16th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 55 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140107219 | LOCAL ANAESTHETIC - In one aspect, there is provided heptanone (e.g. 2-, 3- or 4-heptanone) or a salt thereof for use as a local anaesthetic. In another aspect, there is provided a pharmaceutical composition comprising heptanone (e.g. 2-, 3- or 4-heptanone) or a salt thereof and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, excipients or diluents. Also provided is use of heptanone (e.g. 2-, 3- or 4-heptanone) or a salt thereof in the preparation of a medicament for use as a local anaesthetic. Further provided is a method of treating a mammalian subject in need of local anaesthesia, comprising administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising heptanone (e.g. 2-, 3- or 4-heptanone) or a salt thereof in an effective amount to a region of the subject in need of local anaesthesia. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107220 | OCTAHYDRO-1H-4,7-METHANO-INDENE-5-ALDEHYDES AND THEIR USE IN PERFUME COMPOSITIONS - The present invention is directed to a novel fragrance compound of octahydro-4,7-methano-1H-indene-5-acetaldehyde. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107221 | OCTAHYDRO-1H-4,7-METHANO-INDENE-5-ALDEHYDES AND THEIR USE IN PERFUME COMPOSITIONS - The present invention is directed to a novel fragrance compound of octahydro-6-methyl-4,7-methano-1H-indene-5-carboxaldehyde. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107222 | TREATMENTS FOR SOCIAL LEARNING DISORDERS - The use of Pak1 inhibitors to treat social or learning disabilities is disclosed. In one embodiment patients exhibiting social or learning disabilities as well as abnormally low NF1 activity are administered PAK inhibitors to treat the social or learning disabilities. Reductions in PAK activity have been found to ameliorate the effects of aberrant neurofibromatosis type 1 activity. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107223 | TOPICAL UBIQUINOL SUPPLEMENT SKIN CARE COMPOSITIONS - Topical, UBIQUINOL supplement compositions useful for treating skin by: reducing oxidative stress, adjunctively restoring “local” UBIQUINOL levels, revitalizing aged and/or U.V. damaged skin and regulating immune responses, including responses to inflammatory challenges; comprising: stabilized UBIQUINOL supplement, an emulsion of polydimethylsiloxane in a nonionic surfactant and skin penetrants. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107224 | GENERATION OF THERAPEUTIC MICROFOAM - Improved therapeutic sclerosing microfoams and methods and devices for making them are provided that have advantage in producing a consistent profile injectable foam with minimal input by the physician yet using high volume percentages of blood dispersible gases, thus avoiding use of potentially hazardous amounts of nitrogen. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107225 | THERAPEUTIC APPLICATION OF CEMBRANOIDS AGAINST HIV VIRUS REPLICATION, HIV-ASSOCIATED NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS AND HIV VIRUS-INDUCED INFLAMMATION. - A method and composition for suppressing replication of the HIV-1 virus strains, modulating the production and liberation of inflammatory mediators; and the prevention and treatment of neurocognitive disorders. The method comprises administering to a subject an effective amount of an a macrocyclic diterpenoid, such as 4R cembranoid. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107226 | METHODS FOR ENHANCING STABILITY OF POLYORTHOESTERS AND THEIR FORMULATIONS - Disclosed herein are methods of enhancing the stability of a sustained pharmaceutical composition comprising an active agent and a polymer and methods of preparing such pharmaceutical compositions with enhanced stability. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107227 | MUCOADHESIVE DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEREOF - The present invention relates to mucoadhesive drug delivery devices and their methods of preparation and use. More specifically the present invention relates to mucoadhesive drug delivery devices comprising one or more biocompatible purified proteins combined with one or more biocompatible solvents and one or more mucoadhesive agents. The mucoadhesive drug delivery devices may also include one or more pharmacologically active agents. The drug delivery devices of the present invention adhere to mucosal tissue, thereby providing a vehicle for delivery of the pharmacologically active agent(s) through such tissue. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107228 | OILY COSMETIC - [Problems to be solved] In an oily cosmetic product using a filling extrusion container which is used by extruding a filling from a cylindrical storage portion to a tip of ejection portion, an oily cosmetic having smooth usability, excellent makeup durability and temperature stability, and good ejection performance is provided. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107229 | OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS - The invention relates to oil-in-water emulsions based on fatty alcohols and mono- or diesters of glycerol and the use thereof as antifoams or deaerators for aqueous compositions. The oil phase of the emulsions according to the invention consists to at least 95% by weight of the following constituents: a) 40 to 95% by weight, based on the total weight of the oil phase, of a mixture of at least two alcohols as component A, consisting of: a1) at least one alkanol having 12 to 30 carbon atoms as component A1, a2) at least one mono- or diester of glycerol with at least one fatty acid having 14 to 24 carbon atoms as component A2; b) 0.1 to 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the oil phase, of at least one further component B, which is selected from esters of C | 2014-04-17 |
20140107230 | Wetting Agent for Electrolytic Applications and Use Thereof - The invention relates to a wetting agent and to its use. The wetting agent comprises a biodegradable surfactant which is present in a solution in water, and allows foam to be formed during the electroplating application. The stability of the foam formed allows retarded release of the hydrogen that is formed during the galvanic application. This wetting agent is stable to degradation and has no effect at all on the electroplating application. The wetting agent of the invention exhibits good biodegradability. The level of consumption of the wetting agent is comparable with using PFOS-containing wetting agents. The wetting agent provides a simple, eco-friendly and time cost-effective alternative to the known PFOS-free wetting agents, with the wetting agent of the invention exerting no effect on the outcome of the electroplating application, by virtue of reduced wetting agent consumption and by virtue of the chemically-inert properties of said wetting agent. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107231 | METHOD FOR STARTING UP BUBBLE-COLUMN-TYPE SLURRY-BED REACTOR, START-UP SOLVENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON OIL - A method for starting up a bubble column slurry bed reactor of the present invention includes, when restarting operation of a bubble column slurry bed reactor for producing hydrocarbons by the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction, feeding a hydroprocessed oil produced in the bubble column slurry bed reactor and hydroprocessed that contains 40% by mass or more of paraffin hydrocarbons having carbon number of 21 or more and that has a peroxide value of 1 ppm or less, to the bubble column slurry bed reactor. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107232 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AT LEAST ONE PRODUCT FROM AT LEAST ONE GASEOUS REACTANT IN A SLURRY BED - A process for producing at least one product from at least one gaseous reactant includes feeding the gaseous reactant, as a gaseous feed or as part of a gaseous feed which is ax an inlet superficial gas velocity of at least 0.5 m/s, into a vessel holding an expanded slurry bed of solid catalyst particles suspended in a suspension liquid so that the gaseous reactant can bubble upwardly through die slurry bed. The slurry bed has a catalyst loading of less than 14% by volume of degassed slurry. The gaseous reactant is allowed to react catalytically at a pressure above atmospheric pressure as the gaseous reactant bubbles upwardly through the slurry bed to produce at least one product. The product and any unreacted gaseous reactant are withdrawn from the vessel. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107233 | HIGH PRESSURE GAS TO LIQUID PROCESS - There is herein described a high pressure gas to liquid (GTL) process. More particularly, there is described a once through high pressure GTL process utilising a porous catalytic membrane reactor capable of being connected to a novel structured fixed bed reactor that incorporates forced flow through the porous catalytic structured catalyst in combination with high levels of heat transfer where there is no compression of syngas between reforming and Fischer-Tropsch steps. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107234 | GAS RECYCLE LOOPS IN PROCESS FOR CONVERTING MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE INTO ETHANOL - Facilities and processes for generating ethanol from municipal solid waste (MSW) in an economical way via generating a syngas, passing the syngas through a catalytic synthesis reactor, separating fuel grade ethanol, extracting energy at particular strategic points, and recycling undesired byproducts. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107235 | Process For The Synthesis Of Methanol - In a process for converting synthesis gas to methanol, gas is introduced through an inlet of a tubular reactor. Reactants pass downwardly through at least one reactor tube to an upper surface of a catalyst carrier and into a passage defined by an inner perforated wall of a carrier container before passing radially through the catalyst bed towards a perforated outer container wall. Reaction occurs as synthesis gas contacts the catalyst. Unreacted reactant and product pass out of the container through the outer container wall and then upwardly between the inner surface of a container skirt and an outer annular container wall, and then over the end of the skirt and downwardly between the outer surface of the skirt and the inner surface of the reactor tube where heat transfer takes place. The steps are repeated at any subsequent catalyst carrier and then product is removed from the reactor outlet. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107236 | CROSS-LINKED POLYPHOSPHONATE-SULFONE COMPOSITION FOR REMOVAL OF METAL IONS FROM WASTEWATER - The cross-linked polyphosphonate-sulfone composition for removal of metal ions from wastewater relates to a cross-linked anionic polyelectrolyte polymer for the removal of metal ions, such as lead (Pb | 2014-04-17 |
20140107237 | CATION-STRUNG SIDE CHAIN POLYMERS USEFUL IN HYDROXIDE/ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES - This invention provides a family of cation-strung polymers capable of forming membranes having exceptional hydroxide ionic conductivity as well as low water uptake and methods of making the same. The invention also provides for using these cation-strung polymers to manufacture membranes useful in HEMFC fuel cells and other devices such as electrolysis, solar hydrogen generation, redox flow battery, dialysis, reverse osmosis, forward osmosis, pervaporation, ion exchange, sensor, and gas separation. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107238 | Method For Manufacturing A Cementitious Composition - A method of expanding expandable polymeric microspheres including contacting an aqueous slurry including unexpanded, expandable polymeric microspheres with steam in-situ during manufacture of a cementitious composition or article, wherein the aqueous slurry optionally further includes an admixture therefor. A method of manufacturing a cementitious composition or article includes: (i) contacting an aqueous slurry of unexpanded, expandable polymeric microspheres with steam proximate to and/or during said manufacturing of the cementitious composition to create expanded polymeric microspheres; (ii) pre-wetting the expanded polymeric microspheres; and (iii) mixing the pre-wetted, expanded polymeric microspheres with cement and water to form the cementitious composition, wherein the aqueous slurry optionally further comprises an admixture therefor. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107239 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FOAMED MATERIAL,COMPOSITION IN THE FORM OF AN EMULSION USED IN SAID METHOD, AND FOAMED MATERIAL THAT CAN BE OBTAINED FROM SAID METHOD - The present invention relates to a process for producing a foamed material, wherein a composition in the form of emulsion with a matrix-forming component, a surfactant component and a near-critical or supercritical blowing agent component is submitted to a lowering of pressure. The blowing agent component further comprises a hydrophobic co-component, which is soluble in supercritical CO | 2014-04-17 |
20140107240 | FOAMING OF THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS WITH ORGANIC PEROXIDES - A method for making foamed thermoplastic materials includes processing a composition that contains (a) at least one thermoplastic material selected from one or more polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), poly(lactic acid) (PLA), or combinations thereof; and (b) at least one organic peroxide under conditions effective to permit the composition to foam. The foamed thermoplastic materials provide a low density and lightness in weight, can be used in a variety of useful articles spanning many industries, and can have, depending on the choice of thermoplastic materials, excellent biodegradability compared to foamed polymers derived from non-renewable resources. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107241 | HEAT RESISTANT, FLAME RETARDANT POLYLACTIC ACID COMPOUNDS - Significant disadvantages of the use of polylactic acid (PLA), lack of good heat stability and flame retardance, have been overcome by the use of resorcinol bis(diphenyl phosphate) in combination with talc. The compound achieves a threshold of 65° C. in heat deflection temperature and V-0 flame retardance at 1.6 mm thickness. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107242 | COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING TETRAFLUOROPROPENE AND CARBON DIOXIDE - Disclosed are compositions useful in a wide variety of applications, including heat transfer fluids which possess a highly desirable and unexpectedly superior combination of properties, and heat transfer systems and methods based on these fluids. The preferred heat transfer fluid comprises from about 1 to about 40 percent, on a weight basis, of carbon dioxide (CO | 2014-04-17 |
20140107243 | HYDROPHILIC POLYURETHANE FOAM WITH LOW VOLUME SWELLING - The invention relates to a specific composition comprising A) isocyanate-functional prepolymers obtainable by reaction of A1) aliphatic diisocyanates with A2) di- to hexa-functional polyalkylene oxides having an ethylene oxide content of 50 to 100 mol %, based on the total amount of the oxyalkylene groups present, B) an aqueous polyurethane suspension, an aqueous polyacrylate suspension or aqueous silica sols, especially for production of hydrophilic, aliphatic polyurethane foams. The invention further provides a process for producing a hydrophilic, aliphatic polyurethane foam, based on the inventive composition, a polyurethane foam obtainable by the process and a wound dressing comprising the polyurethane foam. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107244 | CLOSED-CELL POLYURETHANE STRUCTURE METHOD AND SYSTEM - A container is provided that may include a transparent portion that reveals an interior portion of the container, an access aperture communicating with the interior portion of the container, and a lid adjacent the access aperture. A first component is placed into the interior portion. A second component is poured into the interior portion. The lid of the container is closed to fully enclose the first and second components. The first and second components in the container are agitated until the first and second components are a mixture of uniform color, without an appearance of marbling and swirling, when viewed through the transparent portion of the container. The lid is opened to expose the mixture of uniform color. The mixture of uniform color is poured from the container into a receiving structure. The mixture of uniform color is transformed into a closed-cell polyurethane structure within the receiving structure. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107245 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF POLYETHER POLYOLS - The invention relates to a method for producing polyether carbonate polyols, wherein (i) in a first step a polyether carbonate polyol is produced from one or more H-functional starter substances, one or more alkylene oxides, and carbon dioxide in the presence of at least one DMC catalyst, and (ii) in a second step the polyether carbonate polyol is chain-extended with a mixture of at least two different alkylene oxides in the presence of at least one DMC catalyst. The invention further relates to polyether carbonate polyols that contain a terminal mixed block of at least two alkylene oxides and to a method for producing soft polyurethane foams, wherein a polyol component containing a polyether carbonate polyol according to the invention is used. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107246 | ULTRAVIOLET CURED POLYESTERS FROM SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS - Crosslinked, ultraviolet cured polycondensation products of either a saturated or unsaturated polyol and an unsaturated polyacid are disclosed. The preferred monomers used in the present invention are sustainable monomers, such as glycerol, castor oil, fumaric acid, sebacic acid, and citric acid. Other monomers, including maleic acid, may also be used. The monomers are cured using a photoinitiator. Processes for preparing the polycondensation products are also provided. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107247 | POLYMERIZABLE COMPOUND, POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION, POLYMER, AND OPTICALLY ANISOTROPIC BODY - The invention provides a polymerizable compound represented by formula (I), a polymerizable composition, and a polymer that have a practical low melting point, can be produced at low cost, and can produce an optical film that achieves uniform conversion of polarized light over a wide wavelength band, and an optically anisotropic article. In the formula: Y | 2014-04-17 |
20140107248 | PHENOXY RESIN COMPOSITION FOR TRANSPARENT PLASTIC SUBSTRATE AND TRANSPARENT PLASTIC SUBSTRATE USING THE SAME - Provided are a phenoxy resin composition for transparent plastic substrate and a transparent plastic substrate using the phenoxy resin composition, capable of effectively substituting for a conventional glass substrate since having excellent thermal and chemical resistance, high adhesiveness, low water infiltration, and a small coefficient of linear thermal expansion. In one general aspect, there is provided a phenoxy resin composition for transparent plastic substrate, including: phenoxy resin having a chemical structure expressed as follows: | 2014-04-17 |
20140107249 | AQUEOUS EMULSION POLYMERS, THEIR PREPARATION AND USE - The present invention provides aqueous emulsion polymers comprising
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20140107250 | FIXING MEMBER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, FIXING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a fixing member including a surface layer containing PFA, the fixing member being excellent in wear resistance and having high release properties to a toner. The fixing member includes a base member, an elastic layer provided on the surface of the base member, and a surface layer, wherein the surface layer contains a tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer having a particular partial structure, and has a surface having a contact angle of 67 degrees or more as measured in a mixed liquid for a wetting tension test having a wetting tension of 31.0 mN/m. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107251 | POLYMERIC TREATMENT COMPOSITIONS - Polymeric compositions are described comprising a biocompatible polymer including a biodegradable linkage to a visualization agent and a non-physiological pH solution; wherein the biocompatible polymer is soluble in the non-physiological pH solution and insoluble at a physiological pH. Methods of forming the solutions and polymers are disclosed as well as methods of therapeutic use. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107252 | Weighted Elastomers, Cement Compositions Comprising Weighted Elastomers, and Methods of Use - Methods and compositions are provided that relate to weighted elastomers. The weighted elastomers may comprise an elastomer and a weighting agent attached to an outer surface of the elastomer. An embodiment includes a method comprising providing a fluid that comprises a weighted elastomer, wherein the weighted elastomer comprises an elastomer and a weighting agent attached to an outer surface of the elastomer; and introducing the fluid into a subterranean formation. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107253 | Weighted Elastomers, Cement Compositions Comprising Weighted Elastomers, and Methods of Use - Methods and compositions are provided that relate to weighted elastomers. The weighted elastomers may comprise an elastomer and a weighting agent attached to an outer surface of the elastomer. An embodiment includes a weighted elastomer comprising an elastomer, and a weighting agent attached to an outer surface of the elastomer. The weighted elastomer may have a specific gravity of at least about 1.1. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107254 | Epoxy Resin Composition For Fiber-Reinforced Composite Material - The present technology is an epoxy resin composition for a fiber-reinforced composite material comprising a phosphorus-containing epoxy resin containing phosphorus in the skeleton thereof, a dicyandiamide, and a curing promoter containing at least one selected from 1,1′-(4-methyl-1,3-phenylene)bis(3,3-dimethylurea), phenyl-dimethylurea represented by the following formula (1), and methylene-diphenyl-bisdimethylurea represented by the following formula (2); wherein the phosphorus content of the phosphorus-containing epoxy resin is at least 1.0 mass % and at most 5.0 mass % in the epoxy resin composition. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107255 | BLENDS COMPRISING EPOXY RESINS AND MIXTURES OF AMINES WITH GUANIDINE DERIVATIVES - The present invention provides a blend comprising one or more epoxy resins and a mixture which comprises 0.3 to 0.9 amine equivalent, per equivalent of epoxide of the epoxy resin used, of a hardener component a) and as hardener component b) a compound of the formula I, a process for preparing this blend, the use of the blend of the invention for producing cured epoxy resin, and an epoxy resin cured with the blend of the invention. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107256 | THERMOSET RESIN COMPOSITION AND ITS USE - The present invention discloses a thermoset resin composition including epoxy resin other than brominated epoxy resin, styrene maleic anhydride copolymer and additive-type flame retardant. The thermoset resin composition also includes an active ester. The thermoset resin composition is used to prepare resin sheet, resin coated copper, prepreg, laminate, copper clad laminate and printed wiring board, and so on. Said thermoset resin composition remarkably reduces the probability of delamination for the PCB laminate, and overcomes drawback of the tetrabromobisphenol A to introduce dielectric properties which will deteriorate the system. The obtained resin composition has good thermal stability and moisture-heat resistance, low dielectric constant and dielectric loss angle tangent, and good flame resistance. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107257 | Inorganic phosphorus-inorganic phosphoric oxyacids compounds and compositions - A flame retardant composition is produced by mixing a flammable organic material with an inorganic phosphorus-inorganic phosphoric oxyacid compound or its salts. The inorganic phosphorus-inorganic phosphoric oxyacid compounds are produced by reacting an inorganic phosphorus compound having a valence of 3-4 with an inorganic phosphorus oxyacid with a valence of 5. Carbonization auxiliaries, metal-containing compound having a carbonization acceleration effect, a comb-like polymer and a filler may be added with the flame retardant composition. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107258 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A SURFACE-TREATED COMPACTED MATERIAL PROCESSABLE ON A SINGLE SCREW PLASTICS CONVERSION EQUIPMENT - The present invention relates to the field of processing thermoplastic polymers, particularly the present invention relates to a process for manufacturing compacted material suitable for the use in thermoplastic polymers without a compounding step, comprising the steps of a) providing at least one primary powder material; b) providing at least one molten surface treatment polymer; c) simultaneously or subsequently feeding the at least one primary powder material and the at least one molten surface treatment polymer into the high speed mixer unit of a cylindrical treatment chamber; d) mixing the at least one primary powder material and the at least one molten surface treatment polymer in the high speed mixer, e) transferring the mixed material obtained from step d) to a cooling unit, as well as the compacted material obtained by this process and its use in thermoplastic polymers. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107259 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A SURFACE-TREATED COMPACTED MATERIAL PROCESSABLE ON A SINGLE SCREW PLASTICS CONVERSION EQUIPMENT - The present invention relates to the field of processing thermoplastic polymers, particularly the present invention relates to a process for manufacturing compacted material suitable for the use in thermoplastic polymers without a compounding step, comprising the steps of a) providing at least one primary powder material; b) providing at least one molten surface treatment polymer; c) simultaneously or subsequently feeding the at least one primary powder material and the at least one molten surface treatment polymer into the high speed mixer unit of a cylindrical treatment chamber; d) mixing the at least one primary powder material and the at least one molten surface treatment polymer in the high speed mixer, e) transferring the mixed material obtained from step d) to a cooling unit, as well as the compacted material obtained by this process and its use in thermoplastic polymers. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107260 | Low Volatile Organic Component Medium - A low VOC medium is described. The medium comprises a low VOC solvent such as propylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, or combinations thereof. The low VOC medium also comprises one or more glycol ethers. In addition, the low VOC medium also includes one or more surfactants and/or dispersants. The low VOC medium may also optionally comprise one or more binders. The low VOC medium can be used in preparing coating compositions and pastes that are intended for use in applications that include a firing step. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107261 | RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR TREAD AND PNEUMATIC TIRE - An object of the present invention is to provide a rubber composition for a tread which can improve fuel economy, grip performance (in particular, wet grip performance), abrasion resistance and handling stability in a balanced manner, and a pneumatic tire produced using the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition for a tread, including a molten mixture of a solid resin having a softening point of not lower than 40° C. and at least one softener selected from the group consisting of oils, liquid coumarone-indene resins, and liquid indene resins, and the molten mixture having a mass ratio of the solid resin to the softener of 90/10 to 50/50. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107262 | Polycarbonate Resin Composition - A polycarbonate resin composition having improved chemical resistance and solvent resistance while maintaining the impact resistance, heat resistance, thermal stability, and the like inherent to the polycarbonate resin which comprises 100 parts by weight of polycarbonate resin and 0.01 to 20 parts by weight of a specific alkyl ketene dimer, and inhibits problems such as cracking, and the like, even when solvents or various chemicals such as hand creams and detergents adhere to the molded article obtained from the resin composition. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107263 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION - An adhesive composition is provided comprising (A) a linear polyfluoro compound having at least two alkenyl groups and a perfluoropolyether structure in its main chain, (B) a fluorinated organohydrogensiloxane having at least two SiH groups, (C) a hydrosilylation catalyst, (D) hydrophobic silica powder, (E) a fluorinated acetylene alcohol, and (F) an organosiloxane containing a SiH group and an epoxy and/or trialkoxysilyl group. A cured product of the composition has a smooth and uniform surface. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107264 | High-Heat Polycarbonate Blends That Are Halogen-Free and Flame Retardant - The present invention is directed to a composition comprising:
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20140107265 | FACILITATED TRANSPORT MEMBRANE INCLUDING METAL COMPLEX - A membrane includes a metal or coordination complex that selectively interacts with one or more materials. The membrane can be used for facilitated transport separation of the materials. The metal complex can include any suitable metal center, but preferably includes a late transition metal. The metal complex can also include any suitable ligand, but preferably includes a triphosphacyclononane. The metal complex can be covalently linked to the membrane. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107266 | ANTISTATIC FLAME RETARDANT RESIN COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS AND USES THEREOF - Disclosed herein are compositions comprising polycarbonate-polysiloxane copolymer, polycarbonate, flame retardant additive, and an anti-static agent. Also disclosed are materials and devices made thereof. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107267 | FLUOROALKYL PHOSPHONATE COMPOSITION - The present invention is a composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of a binder and a salt of the following fluoroalkyl phosphonic acid: | 2014-04-17 |
20140107268 | RUBBER COMPOSITION COMPRISING A THIAZOLINE DERIVATIVE - A rubber composition for manufacturing tyres includes one or more diene elastomers, one or more reinforcing fillers, and a vulcanization system. The vulcanization system includes one or more thiazoline compounds chosen from compounds of formula I and compounds of formula II: | 2014-04-17 |
20140107269 | THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS EXHIBITING SUPERIOR BARRIER PROPERTIES - A blend of styrene-isobutylene-styrene based thermoplastic elastomer and organoclay-filled polyamide is disclosed which has good processability and more effective barrier properties for oxygen than the blend using amorphous or crystalline polyamide without organoclay. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107270 | POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING POLYPROPYLENE - A composition can comprise: linear low density polyethylene having a melt mass flow rate as determined using ASTM D-1238 (190° C./2.16 kg) in the range from 4 to 125 g/10 min or high density polyethylene having a melt mass flow rate as determined using ASTM D-1238 (190° C./2.16 kg) in the range from 4 to 125 g/10 min and polypropylene, wherein the amount of polypropylene is from 0.005 to 10 wt % based on the total weight of the linear low density polyethylene or the high density polyethylene and the polypropylene, wherein the polypropylene has a melt temperature (T | 2014-04-17 |
20140107271 | PLASTICIZERS FOR RESIN COMPOSITIONS AND RESIN COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a plasticizer for a resin composition including any one or more selected from a polyvinyl chloride resin, a polyurethane resin, an epoxy resin, a polycarbonate resin or a biodegradable resin, which has excellent mechanical properties such as tensile strength, elongation and hardness, and shape processability, and particularly has excellent flexibility at low temperatures, does not cause bleeding because compatibility with the resins is good, and has excellent transparency, heat resistance, cold resistance and durability, and a resin composition including the same. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107272 | ONE-TIME APPLICABLE TWO-COMPONENT COATING COMPOSITION FOR CHROME-PLATED SURFACE - The present invention relates to a one-time applicable two-component coating composition for a chrome-plated surface and, more particularly, to a one-time applicable two-component coating composition which can be applied to a chrome-plated surface once because it is used instead of a commercially available two-time applicable coating composition including a primer coating material and a finish coating material and which can satisfy the adhesiveness, chipping resistance and other physical properties necessary for automobile exterior painting materials. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107273 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POLYMER ALLOY, POLYMER ALLOY, AND MOLDED ARTICLE - A process of producing a polymer alloy includes melt-kneading at least two incompatible crystalline resins in a supercooled state by chaotic mixing using a twin-screw extruder. A polymer alloy obtained by melt-kneading at least two incompatible crystalline resins has a dispersed structure that particles dispersed in the polymer alloy have an average particle size of 0.001 to 1 μm, wherein in scattering measurement, (a) a peak half-width in a spectrum obtained by plotting scattering intensity against the wavenumber of scattered light and (b) a maximum wavenumber of the peak satisfy: 0<(a)/(b)≦1.5. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107274 | PROPYLENE-BASED COMPOSITIONS OF ENHANCED APPEARANCE AND EXCELLENT MOLD FLOWABILITY - The present disclosure relates to a class of impact copolymer polypropylene (ICP) compositions exhibiting the advantageous combination of excellent tiger (flow) marking performance in large/long molded parts, very low gels count and exceptional mold flowability (high MFR) despite the high viscosity ratio (e.g., >4) between rubber and propylene based matrix phases. Furthermore, it has been surprisingly found that the inventive compositions are associated with a low gels count even when using a quite coarse mesh wire screen, e.g., 60 mesh wire screen, independent of screw type e.g., twin or single screw. Finally, the inventive compositions exhibit significantly reduced the levels of volatiles, and excellent stiffness-impact balance used as standalone materials or in filled compounds. The significantly reduced number of large gels leads to excellent surface appearance and paintability of the molded parts. The composition of the present disclosure is made with a bulk/gas reactor process (i.e., non-slurry/non-solvent process) that has the advantage of process simplicity, process efficiency and simplicity of compositional structure relative to the complexity in structure and process of making of compositions in the prior art. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107275 | COATING AGENT COMPOSITION FOR BATTERY ELECTRODE OR SEPARATOR - A coating agent composition for battery electrode or separator, comprises a vinyl alcohol copolymer having a structural unit represented by the general formula (1), and an aqueous emulsion of a synthetic resin obtained by polymerizing a copolymerizable monomer having an acrylic monomer as a main component, or an aqueous emulsion of a styrene thermoplastic elastomer. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107276 | ASA GRAFT COPOLYMER COMPOSITION - Disclosed are an ASA graft copolymer having a structure including a seed which comprises at least one compound of an aromatic vinyl compound, a vinyl cyan compound and an alkyl (meth)acrylate compound, a core which surrounds the seed and comprises alkyl acrylate, and a shell which surrounds the core, comprises an aromatic vinyl compound, a vinyl cyan compound and a crosslinking agent, and having suitably controlled thicknesses and refractive indexes of the respective layers, and an ASA graft copolymer composition comprising the ASA graft copolymer. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107277 | PASTE RESIN FOR UNIVERSAL PIGMENT PASTE - The invention relates to a paste resin AB which is a mixture of a water-reducible alkyd resins B and a basic acrylic copolymer resin A comprising at least one amino group-containing vinyl type monomer A1, and a method of use thereof formulating both water-borne and solvent-borne tinted paints with a wide variety of pigments. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107278 | FLUORINE-CONTAINING CURABLE RESIN, ACTIVE ENERGY BEAM-CURABLE COMPOSITION, AND CURED PRODUCT THEREOF - The present invention provides a fluorine-containing curable resin that can impart high stain resistant properties to the surface of a cured coating film and can exhibit high stain resistant properties even when curing is performed in an air atmosphere (in the presence of oxygen). It is also an object to provide an active-energy-ray-curable composition that uses the fluorine-containing curable resin and can exhibit high stain resistant properties even when curing is performed in an air atmosphere and a cured product of the active-energy-ray-curable composition. To achieve the object, there is provided a fluorine-containing curable resin including a poly(perfluoroalkylene ether) chain, a maleimide group, and a mercapto group in a structure of a urethane polymer or a polymer composed of a monomer having a polymerizable unsaturated group. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107279 | ACRYLIC COPOLYMER FOR USE IN HIGHLY FillED COMPOSITES - The invention relates to an acrylic copolymer additive useful as a process aid in highly filled polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) composites. The acrylic additive is especially useful in highly filled PVC flooring tiles, rolled flooring, pipe and siding. The acrylic copolymer additive contains from 50 to 79 weight percent of methyl methacrylate monomer units, and has a Tg of less than 90° C. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107280 | Fluoroelastomer Compositions Having Self-Bonding Characteristics and Methods of Making Same - Self-bonding curable fluoroelastomer compositions are provided wherein the compositions including a) a fluoropolymer composition having at least one curable fluoropolymer; and b) a compound selected from the group consisting of aluminum acrylates, silicon acrylates, and ammonia acrylates, wherein the self-bonding curable fluoroelastomer composition is able to bond directly to a substrate. Bonded structures formed of such self-bonding compositions and a substrate having a surface bonded thereto are also described herein along with a method for bonding a self-bonding curable fluoroelastomer composition to a substrate surface. The fluoroelastomers herein may encompass both non-fully fluorinated (FKM) and fully fluorinated (FFKM) elastomers. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107281 | MOLDING MATERIAL - The present invention has an objective to provide a molding material which has the improved specific strength and specific elastic modulus and which has excellent molding properties. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107282 | Flame Retarding Adhesives - Pressure sensitive adhesives having flame retarding properties include a (meth)acrylate-based block copolymer, and at least 10% by weight of a halogen-free flame retarding agent. The adhesives may contain additional optional additives such as tackifying resins, plasticizers, and the like. The adhesives are prepared by blending the (meth)acrylate-based block copolymer, and the halogen-free flame retarding agent either in solvent or by a solventless process. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107283 | CONTROLLED RADICAL POLYMERIZATION OF (METH)ACRYLATE MONOMERS - Living radical polymerization processes, reaction products of such processes, and compositions containing such reaction products are provided. More particularly, a living radical polymerization of (meth)acrylic acid monomers employing having a defined order of introduction of the reactants and/or a specific set of reaction conditions, is provided. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107284 | FUNCTIONALIZED POLYMER, RUBBER COMPOSITION AND PNEUMATIC TIRE - There is disclosed a functionalized elastomer of formula I | 2014-04-17 |
20140107285 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING RUBBER COMPOSITION - The invention is a process for producing a rubber composition containing at least one rubber component (A) selected from natural rubbers and synthetic diene rubbers, a filler containing an inorganic filler (B), a silane coupling agent (C) and a vulcanization accelerator (D), wherein the rubber composition is kneaded in multiple stages, the rubber component (A), all or a portion of the inorganic filler (B), all or a portion of the silane coupling agent (C) and the vulcanization accelerator (D) are added and kneaded in the first stage of kneading, and the specific energy for kneading in the first stage is from 0.05 to 1.50 kWh/kg. The specific energy is obtained by dividing the power consumption by the motor in the kneading device in the first stage of kneading by the total mass of the rubber composition therein. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107286 | High Styrene High Vinyl Styrene-Butadiene Rubber with Narrow Molecular Weight Distribution and Methods for Preparation Thereof - A polymer having at least the following characteristics: (a) a block styrene content with more than 4 consecutive styrene units from about 40 to about 70 weight percent based on total styrene content in the polymer; (b) a vinyl content from about 25 to about 80 weight percent based on total amount of polymerized 1,3-diene; (c) a styrene content from about 20 to about 75 weight percent based on total weight of polymer; and (d) a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of 1.5 or less. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107287 | Solvent Free Polyurethane Laminating Adhesive With High Oxygen Transfer Rate - A solventless two component laminating adhesive comprising a Part A prepolymer and a Part B curative. The prepolymer comprises a lower molecular weight polyether polyol and a higher molecular weight polyether polyol. The laminating adhesive can be applied to flexible films with high oxygen transfer rate to form flexible packaging, particularly for fresh produce, such as pre-prepared salads and other green leaf products. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107288 | HYDROPHILIC POLYESTER POLYCARBONATE POLYOLS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE DIESEL APPLICATIONS - Embodiments of the invention generally relate to polyols having resistance to hydrocarbons and articles made therefrom. More specifically, embodiments of the invention generally relate to hydrophilic polyester-polycarbonate polyols having resistance to hydrocarbons at high temperatures and articles made therefrom. The novel hydrophilic polyester-polycarbonate polyols described herein may be used in adhesive or elastomer applications requiring enhanced oil and/or diesel resistance. The disclosed polyols are liquid at room temperature, which facilitates processing into polyurethane products As described herein, an elastomer made from such hydrophilic polyester-polycarbonate polyols and methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) retained >90% of tensile strength after 500 hours ageing at 121 degrees Celsius. A comparative example made from a polyester polyol retained 50% of tensile strength under similar conditions. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107289 | RUBBER COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR ITS FORMATION, AND AUTOMOTIVE TIRE CONTAINING THE COMPOSITION - A rubber composition with disperse phase particles containing poly(phenylene ether) can be formed by a method that includes melt blending an uncured rubber with a poly(phenylene ether) composition containing a poly(phenylene ether) and an oil to form an uncured rubber composition, then curing the uncured rubber composition. Before being blended with the rubber, the poly(phenylene ether) composition exhibits a glass transition temperature of about 40 to about 140° C., and during blending with the rubber, the oil component of poly(phenylene ether) composition migrates from the poly(phenylene ether) composition to the rubber, leaving a poly(phenylene ether)-containing disperse phase that gives rise to a second hysteresis peak temperature of about 160 to about 220° C. as measured by dynamic mechanical analysis of the cured rubber composition. Also described are the poly(phenylene ether) composition used in the method, a cured rubber composition formed by the method, and a tire containing the cured rubber composition. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107290 | PROCESS FOR OBTAINING LOW FREE MONOMER LEVELS IN A BLOCK COPOLYMER EMULSION PREPARED WITH (REVERSE) IODINE TRANSFER POLYMERISATION - A process for obtaining an aqueous emulsion comprising a block copolymer by the solution polymerisation of vinyl monomers to obtain block [B] in the presence of a) a radical precursor; and b) an iodine atom containing block [A]; where block [A] and [B] together comprise 0 to 2 wt % of methacrylic acid; where block [A] and block [B] together comprise ≧2.5 wt % of vinyl monomers bearing ionic or potentially ionic water-dispersing groups not including methacrylic acid; and performing a post polymerisation reaction on the block copolymer emulsion obtained in step II; and wherein said aqueous emulsion has a free vinyl monomer level <1000 ppm when having a solids content of ≧20 wt %. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107291 | MOULDED PARTS CONSISTING OF REINFORCED POLYURETHANE UREA ELASTOMERS AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to moulded parts provided with reinforcing materials and consisting of polyurethane urea elastomers having defined urea and urethane contents, and to the use thereof. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107292 | COPOLYMERS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Copolymers, such as block copolymers, having at least one block that is a random copolymer of ε-caprolactone and a-carboxy-s-caprolactone are disclosed. Also described are methods of using such copolymers, such as, for example, in medical devices. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107293 | Method for producing water absorbent resin - The present invention is a method for producing a water absorbent resin which method is a method for producing surface cross-linked water absorbent resin particles, the method including the successive steps of: (a) adding a surface cross-linking agent and water to a particulate water absorbent resin in a mixer; and (b) reacting the resulting water absorbent resin mixture taken out from the mixer with the surface cross-linking agent in a reactor by heating or active energy ray irradiation, water vapor being used as part or all of the water added in the mixer. This makes it possible to provide a method for producing a water absorbent resin in which method a surface cross-linked water absorbent resin that has excellent properties can be obtained efficiently at low cost with high productivity. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107294 | EXTENDED FILM AND THE MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An extended film and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The extended film includes a poly(lactic acid) and a block copolymer, wherein the block polymer includes a first block, a second block and a third block that connected with each other by chemical bonds. The extended film is formed by steps of mixing poly(lactic acid) and the block copolymer to form a mixture, compressing the mixture to form a board body and extending the board body to form an extended film, thereby forming an extended film having properties of high thermal-resistance and high transparency, the film thus obtained is applicable for packaging use. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107295 | EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION, CURED OBJECT AND OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR SEALING MATERIAL - An epoxy resin composition, a cured object thereof, and an optical semiconductor sealing material using the cured object are described. The epoxy resin composition includes an alicyclic epoxy resin (A) and a vinyl polymer particle (B). An acetone soluble part of the vinyl polymer particle (B) is 30 mass % or more. The mass average molecular weight of the acetone soluble part is 100,000 or more. The volume average primary particle diameter (Dv) is 200 nm or more. The epoxy resin composition is rapidly turned into a gel state by heating for a short time, and the transparency of the obtained cured object is good. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107296 | THERMAL ANNEAL OF BLOCK COPOLYMER FILMS WITH TOP INTERFACE CONSTRAINED TO WET BOTH BLOCKS WITH EQUAL PREFERENCE - Methods for fabricating sub-lithographic, nanoscale microstructures utilizing self-assembling block copolymers, and films and devices formed from these methods are provided. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107297 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER, ELASTOMERS PRODUCED THEREBY AND ARTICLES PRODUCED FROM THE ELASTOMERS - A method for producing thermoplastic elastomer is disclosed and comprises the step of: blending a mixture including particles of vulcanized rubber material and a molten thermoplastic material such that the rubber material is subjected to mechanical shearing forces and the surfaces of the rubber particles undergo homolytic bond scission to form chains of free radicals which cross-link with the thermoplastic material. Apparatus for carrying out the method, elastomers produced by the method and articles produced from the elastomers are also disclosed. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107298 | FUNCTIONALIZED POLYMERS AND TIRES THEREFROM - A method for preparing a functionalized polymer, the method comprising providing a reactive polymer, where the reactive polymer includes an oxygen anion, a sulfur anion, or a nitrogen anion, reacting the reactive polymer with carbon disulfide to form a polymer including a dithio carboxyl group, and reacting the polymer including the dithio carboxyl group with a blocking agent. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107299 | MEDICAL DEVICE COMPRISING MACHINED PARTS AND INJECTION MOLDED PARTS - A medical device comprises parts made by injection moulding and parts made by machining such that the respective parts have similar colours, measured on the L*, a*, b* scale. The parts made by injection moulding may be made in a process which involves introducing molten material comprising polymeric material such as PEEK into a mould, wherein a mould surface which contacts the molten material is at a temperature of at least 210° C. and maintaining the molten material in the mould for at least 90 seconds. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107300 | DISPERSIONS OF HIGH CARBOXYL POLYAMIDES INTO POLYESTERS - A polymer composition, stretched and unstretched articles and processes to make stretched and unstretched articles from that composition are set forth wherein the composition comprises a blend of a polyamide wherein the amino to carboxyl end group ratio of the polyamide polymer is less than 1.0 when the relative viscosity of the polyamide polymer is less than 2.0, and less than 0.30 when the relative viscosity is in the range of 2.0 to 2.3 and less than 0.20 when the relative viscosity is greater than 2.3, a crystallizable polyester and an interfacial tension reducing agent. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107301 | Bridged Metallocene Catalyst Systems With Switchable Hydrogen and Comonomer Effects - The present invention provides polymerization processes utilizing an ansa-metallocene catalyst system for the production of olefin polymers. Polymers produced from the polymerization processes have properties that vary based upon the presence or the absence of hydrogen and/or comonomer in the polymerization process. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107302 | SCC WITH IMPROVIED MOBILITY OF MATERIAL TO BE REMOVED - The present invention relates to a SCC with improved mobility of material to be removed due to a wider distance between the upper stages than a distance between the lower stages. The present invention provides a SCC (Spinning Cone Column) comprising a housing having a rotation axis; a supply part of at least one reactant formed inside of the housing; at least two spinning cones that are installed so as to have a constant gradient from the upper part to the lower part to the rotation axis, move reactants supplied through the reactant supply part, and rotate around the rotation axis; a fixed cone that is fixed and formed on the inner side of the housing, and provides a pathway for sequentially moving reactant from a spinning cone at the upper part to a spinning cone at the lower part;
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20140107303 | Preparation Process for Cyclic Conjugated Polymer and Polymerization Catalyst for Cyclic Conjugated Polymer - A preparation process for a cyclic conjugated polymer, includes the steps of deprotonating a monohalogenated cyclic conjugated compound of a 5- to 7-membered ring using a deprotonation catalyst comprising secondary amine represented by R | 2014-04-17 |
20140107304 | CATALYST SYSTEMS FOR THE CATALYTIC OLIGOMERIZATION OF OLEFINIC MONOMERS - The present invention relates to a ligand and its use in a catalyst for the oligomerization of olefinic monomers, the ligand having the general formula (IV); | 2014-04-17 |
20140107305 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING WATER-ABSORBING POLYMER PARTICLES - A process for producing water-absorbing polymer particles, comprising the addition of a solid additive to a polymer gel by means of a conveying screw ( | 2014-04-17 |
20140107306 | CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES BY CATALYTIC FAST PYROLYSIS PROCESS - In this invention, a portion of the products from a pyrolysis reactor are reacted in a process to form one or more chemical intermediates. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107307 | STYRENIC RESIN INCORPORATING RECYCLED POLYSTYRENE - The present disclosure provides a styrenic resin incorporating post-consumer recycle polystyrene (PCR PS), and systems and methods for making the same. For example, a styrenic resin produced in accordance with present embodiments between approximately 1 weight percent and 9 weight percent PCR PS, has a melt flow rate (MFR) of less than approximately 2.0 g/10 min per ASTM D-1238-10, and an Mz+1 molecular weight of at least 700,000. The styrenic resin is produced by a free-radical polymerization process performed on a feed having PCR PS dissolved in monovinylarene monomer. The feed is produced in such a way so as to continuously remove contaminants commonly associated with PCR PS. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107308 | Catalysts for Producing Broad Molecular Weight Distribution Polyolefins in the Absence of Added Hydrogen - The present invention provides a polymerization process utilizing a dual metallocene catalyst system for the production of broad or bimodal molecular weight distribution polymers, generally, in the absence of added hydrogen. Polymers produced from the polymerization process are also provided, and these polymers can have a Mn in a range from about 9,000 to about 30,000 g/mol, and a short chain branch content that decreases as molecular weight increases. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107309 | METHOD FOR PREPARING A POLYORGANOSILOXANE - One object of the present invention is to provide a method for preparing a polyorganosiloxane without using any catalyst having corrosivity and toxicity such as an alkaline earth metal catalyst in a condensation reaction of at least one organic silicon compound having a silanol group and/or an alkoxy silyl group. The present invention is a method for preparing a polyorganosiloxane, wherein the method includes a step of condensation reacting at least one organic silicon compound having at least one —OX group bonding to a silicon atom in the molecule, wherein X is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an alkoxyalkyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the catalyst is at least one selected from the group having hydroxides or oxides of elements in Groups 3-15 of the periodic table. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107310 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING POLYISOBUTENES - Preparation of bifunctional polyisobutenes in which isobutene or an isobutene-containing monomer mixture is polymerized in the presence of a Lewis acid and a compound of the formula I | 2014-04-17 |
20140107311 | Thermoplastic Polyurethane With Reduced Tendency To Bloom From A Bio-Based Glycol - The present invention discloses a thermoplastic polyurethane comprised of the reaction product of (1) a hydroxyl terminated polyester intermediate, (2) a polyisocyanate, and (3) a glycol chain extender; wherein the polyester intermediate is comprised of repeat units derived from a 1,3-propylene glycol component and a dicarboxylic acid wherein the 1,3-propylene glycol component comprises a bio-based 1,3-propylene glycol; wherein the polyester intermediate has a number average molecular weight from 500 to 10,000; and wherein the polyurethane includes hard segments that are the reaction product of the polyisocyanate and the glycol chain extender. This thermoplastic polyurethane is unique as it has a greatly reduced tendency to bloom and is prepared from a renewable material. Blooming causes articles containing the polyurethane to be hazy or foggy in appearance and can also reduce the ability of an article to be securely bound to another with an adhesive. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107312 | Semi-Crystalline Shape Memory Polymer and Production Method Thereof - A semi-crystalline shape memory polymer with transition temperature near body temperature and the production method thereof is disclosed. The shape memory polymer comprises a polymer chain which further comprises a plurality of prepolymers and a plurality of chain extenders bonding the prepolymers together in which each prepolymer further comprises a plurality of synthesized units. The above mentioned synthesized unit is obtained by reacting polymer diol with first diisocyanate. The obtained synthesized units are polymerized together with second diisocyanate and chain extender to form the shape memory polymer. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107313 | LOW-EMISSION HARDENER FOR EPOXY RESINS - The present invention concerns a low-odor, low-viscosity hardener for epoxy resins comprising the amine of formula (I), | 2014-04-17 |
20140107314 | POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION - The polymerizable composition of the present invention contains a ketone compound including one or more carbonyl groups, at least one kind of isocyanate compounds and at least one kind of thiol compounds. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107315 | PROTEIN FOR AFFINITY-SEPARATION MATRIX - An object of the present invention is to provide a technique to create novel engineered protein ligands that, when immobilized through a lysine residue (its side chain ε-amino group) which allows for efficient immobilization to a carrier, show the optimum binding capacity and binding efficiency to a target molecule. The present invention provides an engineered protein having a sequence obtained by replacing all the lysine residues in Protein A, which is the most typical protein ligand, with other amino acids, and adding lysine at a terminal; and an affinity separation matrix in which such an engineered protein is immobilized on a water-insoluble carrier by reductive amination or the like. This affinity separation matrix is characterized by its high binding capacity to a target molecule even when the immobilized amount of the ligand is small. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107316 | DRUG DELIVERY CONJUGATES CONTAINING UNNATURAL AMINO ACIDS AND METHODS FOR USING - Described herein are drug delivery conjugates for targeted therapy. In particular, described herein are drug delivery conjugates that include polyvalent linkers comprising one or more unnatural amino acids. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107317 | Selective Targeting Agents for Mitochondria - The present invention provides a composition and related methods for delivering cargo to a mitochondria which includes (a) a membrane active peptidyl fragment having a high affinity with the mitochondria and (b) cargo. The cargo may be selected from a wide variety of desired cargoes which are to be delivered to the mitochondria for a specific purpose. Compositions and methods are disclosed for treating an illness that is caused or associated with cellular damage or dysfunction which is caused by excessive mitochondrial production of reaction oxygen species (ROS). Compositions which act as mitochondria-selective targeting agents using the structural signaling of the β-turn recognizable by cells as mitochondria) targeting sequences are discussed. Mitochondria and cell death by way of apoptosis is inhibited as a result of the ROS-scavenging activity, thereby increasing the survival rate of the patient. | 2014-04-17 |
20140107318 | PROCESSES AND INTERMEDIATES - The invention relates to compounds and processes useful for the preparation of protease inhibitors, particularly serine protease inhibitors. The protease inhibitors are useful for treatment of HCV infections. | 2014-04-17 |