| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 521146000 | From aromatic reactant | 49 |
| 20090093561 | Carbon-based materials for respiratory protection - A monolithic, carbonaceous foam suitable for use in respiratory protection is produced by creating an emulsion of a monomer such as vinylidene chloride and/or styrene, a cross-linking agent and a surfactant, curing the emulsion to yield a polymeric foam, sulfonating the foam, and carbonizing the sulfonated foam to yield the monolithic, carbonaceous foam. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20100016459 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING HIGH STRENGTH COMPOSITES - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for producing high strength composites. In one embodiment, a polymer matrix and a naturally-occurring inorganic material are melt processed to produce a high strength composite. In a preferred embodiment, the naturally-occurring inorganic material is volcanic ash. High strength composites of this invention have particular utility as building materials and automotive components. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100168263 | FLAME-RETARDED STYRENE-BASED RESIN COMPOSITIONS - Disclosed is a flame-retardant styrene resin composition. The composition comprises 100 parts by weight of a styrene resin, 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of a brominated flame-retarder which has a bromine content of 60% by weight or higher, and 0.005 to 0.5 part by weight of urea, thiourea or an N-substituted derivative thereof. By using an urea compound concomitantly, the amount of the brominated flame-retarder required for achieving a desired flame retardancy level can be reduced. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100331437 | POLYBENZOXAZOLE MEMBRANES PREPARED FROM AROMATIC POLYAMIDE MEMBRANES - The present invention discloses high performance polybenzoxazole membranes prepared from aromatic poly(o-hydroxy amide) membranes by thermal cyclization and a method for using these membranes. The polybenzoxazole membranes were prepared by thermal treating aromatic poly(o-hydroxy amide) membranes in a temperature range of 200° to 550° C. under inert atmosphere. The aromatic poly(o-hydroxy amide) membranes used for making the polybenzoxazole membranes were prepared from aromatic poly(o-hydroxy amide) polymers comprising pendent phenolic hydroxyl groups ortho to the amide nitrogen in the polymer backbone. In some embodiments of the invention, the polybenzoxazole membranes may be subjected to an additional crosslinking step to increase the selectivity of the membranes. These polybenzoxazole membranes showed significantly improved permeability for gas separations compared to the precursor aromatic poly(o-hydroxy amide) membranes and are not only suitable for a variety of liquid, gas, and vapor separations, but also can be used in catalysis and fuel cells. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110065822 | POROUS RESIN BEAD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING NUCLEIC ACID USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a porous resin bead containing a first aromatic monovinyl compound-divinyl compound-(meth)acrylonitrile-second aromatic monovinyl compound copolymer, in which the second aromatic monovinyl compound contains a group capable of binding with a carboxyl group by dehydration condensation reaction, and in which the porous resin bead has a swelling volume in acetonitrile of from 3 to 6 ml/g. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110313072 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PLURALITY OF SHAPED FOAM ARTICLES - The present invention is a method to manufacture one or more shaped foam article. Specifically, the present invention is a method of extruding a thermoplastic polymer with a blowing agent to form a foam polymer plank having a density gradient. Preferably, shaped articles are prepared from the surface of the foam plank having the lowest density. The article is shaped by a mold comprising one or a plurality of cavities wherein the periphery of each cavity is defined by a trimming rib, said mold concurrently shapes the foam article and trims the resulting shaped foam article from the surrounding continuous unshaped foam plank. Preferably, the foam has a vertical compressive balance (Rv) equal to or greater than 0.4 and more preferably, the foam has a cell gas pressure less than 1 atmosphere and/or an open cell content of equal to or less than 20 percent. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120046374 | EXTRUDED FOAMS WITH IMPROVED STIFFNESS - The present invention relates to an extruded foam based on at least one polymer selected from polysulfone or polyether sulfone, polystyrene, or a copolymer produced from styrene, where the extruded foam comprises at least one mineral filler with a particle sizes ≦10 μm, and comprises at least one nucleating agent based on a wax or on an oligomer containing epoxy groups. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120123007 | STYRENIC POLYMER COMPOSITION - There is provided herein a styrenic polymer composition comprising a styrenic polymer and a flame retardant effective amount of a mixture comprising (a) at least one brominated flame retardant; and, (b) at least one solid phosphate ester that has a melting temperature of at least 80 degrees Celsius. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120184638 | Flame Retardant Composition for Use in Styrenics - A method for flame-retarding styrenic resins is disclosed wherein the method comprises incorporating in compositions an effective amount of at least one flame retardant compound comprising both aliphatic and aromatic bromine. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120322906 | POLYMER AND METHODS OF PREPARING AND USING A POLYMER - Methods for preparing a polymer using Hansen solubility parameters are described. Also described is a polymer having certain properties, including those related to the Hansen solubility parameters, having utility in the separation of monatin from a monatin-containing mixture. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130137790 | Impact-Resistant Foam Composition - A foam composition is provided. An exemplary foam composition comprises a polymer of styrene, ethylene, and butylene. The exemplary foam composition further comprises additional agents that enhance the foam composition's stability during industrial laundering and usage. As characterized by a peak tangent δ value around 19 degrees Celsius and a specific gravity below 0.16 g/cc, the foam composition is impact-resistant, lightweight, and resistant to shrinkage. Examples of the foam composition may be incorporated into garments as part of impact-resistant athletic attire. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130197117 | LINKER AND SUPPORT FOR SOLID PHASE SYNTHESIS OF NUCLEIC ACID - The invention provides a universal linker capable of synthesizing nucleic acid having a hydroxy group at the 3′ terminal, a universal support carrying the linker, and a synthesis method of nucleic acid using the universal support. The linker contains a compound represented by the formula | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130317130 | 3D Microfluidic Devices Based on Open-Through Thermoplastic Elastomer Membranes - The invention provides a new process for patterning TPE membranes for use in the design and fabrication of 3D microfluidic devices. The process involves patterning a TPE material without permitting the highest features of the mold to come into contact with the counter-plate, whereby adhesion between the TPE and the mold or counter-plate during demolding results directly in removal of the excess layer from the TPE membrane to produce well formed micrometric-sized open-through holes in the TPE membrane. The process permits rapid, reliable and efficient patterning of densely packed and arbitrarily placed micrometric open-through holes and channels of high aspect-ratio and any shape or wall profile in thin TPE membranes. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130324628 | POLY(PHENYLENE ETHER) FIBER AND METHOD OF MAKING - A fiber comprises a composition including a poly(phenylene ether). The poly(phenylene ether) has less than or equal to 240 parts per million by weight of hydroxyl groups associated with ethylene bridge groups and less than or equal to 800 parts per million by weight of hydroxyl groups associated with rearranged backbone groups, both amounts based on the weight of the poly(phenylene ether). A method of spinning a fiber from the poly(phenylene ether) is disclosed. The fiber can be spun at a low denier. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140045961 | STYRENIC RESIN HAVING IMPROVED EXTENSIONAL VISCOSITY - The extensional viscosity of a styrenic resin is enhanced by increasing the Z+1 average molecular weight (Mz+1) of the resin. In one embodiment, an enhanced extensional viscosity resin is provided that has an Mz+1 molecular weight of at least approximately 745,000 and an extensional viscosity having a minimum value of approximately 360,000 Pascal-seconds (Pa-sec). | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140051777 | FOAM MATERIAL PRODUCT - A method of producing a foam product subjects a body of expanded closed-cell foam, in particular expanded polystyrene particle foam, to a non-melting heat treatment at a temperature above the glass transition temperature of the plastic used to form the foam, in particular polystyrene. The volume of the foam product is reduced by the heat treatment compared with the initial state prior to the heat treatment by a value from a range between a lower limit of 50% and an upper limit of 97%. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140121289 | ORGANIC-INORGANIC COMPOSITE MOLDED PRODUCT AND OPTICAL ELEMENT - An organic-inorganic composite molded product formed by molding a composite material of an organic resin and inorganic fine particles is provided, and in this molded product, the average primary particle diameter of the inorganic fine particles is 1 to 30 nm, the concentration of the inorganic fine particles is 25 to 50 percent by volume, and the porosity is 20 to 55 percent by volume. Accordingly, an organic-inorganic composite molded product having a small content of the inorganic fine particles and a significantly low average coefficient of linear expansion of 20*10 | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140187659 | COMPOSITION FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present invention provides a composition of which viscosity does not cause the problem of use at high temperature in the mounting process of electronic device. The present invention relates to a composition for electronic device comprising (a) a (meth)acrylic compound and (c) a particle having a functional group having metal scavenging functionality. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140256836 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF MONODISPERSE POLYMER PARTICLES - A process for the preparation of monodisperse polymer particles which are formed by contacting monomers with aqueous dispersions comprising monodisperse swellable seed polymers/oligomers, and initiating polymerization in the presence of a steric stabilizer. The resulting swollen seed particles are characterized by the particle mode diameter. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140316025 | Lightweight Gypsum Composition - A gypsum composition for making lightweight blocks, panels, boards, coatings or other user defined shapes that are specially beneficial to the building construction industry. The novel gypsum composition comprises one to five volume percent starch; one to five volume percent crystalline silica; one to ten volume percent cellulose; ten to eighty volume percent gypsum; and ten to eighty volume percent Styrofoam particles, hard plastic particles, rubber particles or a combination thereof, wherein the particles have an average particle size in a range of about 15 to about 150 mesh. The particles can be from a virgin source, a recycled source or a combination thereof. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140329922 | Superinsulation with Nanopores - This invention relates to the field of thermal insulation. In particular, the invention describes superinsulation articles having a desired porosity, reduced pore size and cost-effective methods for manufacturing such articles. In one aspect of the present invention, the article may comprise a material system with at least about 20% porosity. In a further aspect of the invention, an article may comprise greater than about 25% of nanopores having a pore size no greater than about 1500 nanometers in its shortest axis. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140364526 | Compositions For The Production Of A Hydrophilic Polystyrene Article - The invention relates to the use of two components in the joint extrusion with a polystyrene in order to increase the hydrophilic properties of the processed solid or foamed polystyrene film, sheet or food tray. The first component being an alkyl sulfonate, alkylbenzene sulfonate or olefin sulfonate, the second component is a polyethylene glycol, the two components can also be used in form of a composition, the composition being in the form of a masterbatch or of a Compound. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150025167 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED PLASTERS - Systems and methods according to present principles enhance aspects of applied plaster coats. In particular, the materials include a synthetic substitute aggregate (SSA), added to a cementitious base coat, for a plastering step prior to application of stucco or acrylic synthetic finishes or finish coats. The addition of SSA to a pre-blended cementitious base coat creates a light weight product which in some implementations is highly advantageous for the plastering industry. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150087735 | Composition For The Production Of Hydrophilic Polystyrene Material - The invention relates to a composition Z comprising a component B1, a component B2, a component D, a component E and a component P, wherein the component B1 is a polyethylene glycol having a hydroxyl number of from 25 to 600 mg KOH/g and an average molecular weight of 200 to 4000 g/mol; the component B2 is a polyethylene glycol having a hydroxyl number of from 0.1 to 24 mg KOH/g and an average molecular weight of higher than 4000 to about 10,000,000 g/mol;
| 03-26-2015 |
| 20150299414 | BLOWING AGENT COMPOSITIONS OF HYDROFLUOROOLEFINS AND HYDROCHLOROFLUOROOLEFINS - The present invention relates to blowing agent compositions comprising (1) at least one hydrofluoroolefin (HFO) and (2) at least one hydrochlorofluoroolefin (HCFO) used in the preparation of foamable thermoplastic compositions. The HFOs of component (1) include, but are not limited too, 3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HFO-1243zf), 1,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropene (HFO-1225ye), cis- and/or trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234ze), and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO 1234yf), and mixtures thereof. The HCFOs of component (2) include, but are not limited to, 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HCFO-1233zd), 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HCFO-1233xf) and mixtures thereof. The blowing agent compositions are useful in the production of low density insulating foams with improved k-factor. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150322182 | HIGH-TEMPERATURE PEROXIDE-CONTAINING STYRENE POLYMER BEADS FOR SEED POLYMERIZATION - Styrene beads, wherein the styrene polymer beads comprise from 0.5 to 5% by weight of one or more high-temperature peroxides, where the high-temperature peroxides have a half-life time of 1 hour in the range from 110 to 160° C., measured in cumene. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150337101 | RIGID POLYSTYRENE FOAMS, A MOLDED BODY AND INSULATION CONTAINING RIGID POLYSTYRENE FOAMS - Rigid polystyrene foams contain thermally treated non-graphitic anthracite coke particles. Such athermanous materials permit a more energy-efficient grinding process, wherein the ground particles are yielded in the desired platelet form and these ground particles also disperse well in a polystyrene matrix. Therefore the rigid polystyrene foams containing the anthracite coke particles have a density of less than 40 kg/m | 11-26-2015 |
| 20160051727 | IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO COLLAGEN BASED MATERIALS - There are provided collagen based polymeric materials comprising collagen molecules and/or collagen derived molecules which have been functionalised by the addition of one or more ethylenically unsaturated moieties and which have been cross-linked via said moieties. Also provided are collagen based compositions and methods of producing collagen based polymeric materials. | 02-25-2016 |
| 521147000 | With oxygen or nitrogen containing reactant | 13 |
| 20080300333 | Process for Preparation of Vinylaromatic-Vinyl Cyanide Copolymers Comprising Anhydrides - The present invention relates to a process for preparation of copolymers A) comprising
| 12-04-2008 |
| 20090082480 | POLYMERIC BINDING MATERIALS - A monomer having a pair of hydroxy groups held in a fixed relationship (e.g. a dihydroxybenzene) is diesterified with a compound having a polymerisable group, e.g. to form a diacrylate. After polymerisation with a crosslinker, the polymer is hydrolysed. The dihydroxy-monomer is removed, leaving a polymer with pair of carboxyl groups held in spatial relationships determined by the dihydroxy monomer. Thus a range of subtly different polymers can be prepared by using different dihydroxy-monomer templates. The polymers are desirably swellable. They can be used as selective binding materials, e.g. in chromatography or analysis. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20100029797 | BIOCIDAL PARTICLES OF METHYLATED POLYSTYRENE - Methylated polystyrene having pendant N-halamine and N-halamine precursor groups. Biocidal particles have been prepared by reacting highly crosslinked methylated polystyrene beads as starting materials with various N-halamine precursor compounds. The resulting polymer beads are halogenated with chlorine or bromine. The porous beads will be useful in disinfection applications as well as for sanitization and controlling noxious odor when mixed with absorbent materials in items such as disposable diapers, infant swimwear, incontinence pads, bandages, sanitary napkins, pantiliners, mattress covers, shoe inserts, sponges, animal litter, carpets, and fabrics. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100249259 | HARD FOAM - A hard foam formed from a carboxylic acid ester-based polymer having a ring structure, the hard foam being obtained by heating the carboxylic acid ester-based polymer having a ring structure to generate a gaseous organic acid from the carboxylic acid ester-based polymer, and foaming the heated carboxylic acid ester-based polymer with the gaseous organic acid, and a method for producing the same. The hard foam can be used as various heat insulating materials, various vibration isolators, various acoustic materials, various soundproof materials and the like. Therefore, the hard foam is expected to be used for automobile component materials, materials for airplanes, materials for the space field, materials for industries, materials for medical assistance, and the like. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110201713 | AEROGEL, AND COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE AEROGEL - An aerogel including a polymeric reaction product of (a) a first monomer including an aromatic compound having at least two unsaturated functional groups, and (b) a second monomer represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 and including at least two groups independently chosen from (meth)acrylate groups and NR″R′ (where R″ and R′ are the same or different and are (meth)acryloyl groups) is provided. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110245361 | ORGANIC AEROGEL AND COMPOSITION FOR THE ORGANIC AEROGEL - An organic aerogel includes a polymer prepared from a substituted or unsubstituted maleimide compound and a compound having at least two vinyl groups. A composition for the organic aerogel includes a substituted or unsubstituted maleimide compound and a compound having at least two vinyl groups. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120077894 | EXTRUDED POLYMER FOAMS CONTAINING BROMINATED FATTY ACID-BASED FLAME RETARDANT ADDITIVES - Extruded polymer foams are prepared using brominated fatty acids, an ester, amide or ester-amide of a brominated fatty acid, a glyceride of one or more brominated fatty acids, or a polymerized brominated fatty acid as an FR additive. The brominated FR additives unexpectedly are stable at the extrusion temperatures, and provide excellent flame retardancy to the foams. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120142797 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF EXPANDABLE POLYSTYRENE BY CONTINUOUS INJECTION OF A LIQUID ORGANIC PEROXIDE - A process for the preparation of expandable polystyrene including the following steps: i°) heating an aqueous suspension including styrene monomer and at least one organic peroxide initiator of formula (I) 1-alkoxy- | 06-07-2012 |
| 20130053466 | STYRENE-ACRYLONITRILE COPOLYMER FOAM WITH MINIMAL YELLOWING - Prepare polymeric foam articles having low yellowing using a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer that contains less than 145 weight-parts acrylonitrile dimer and less than 8,500 weight-parts acrylonitrile trimer per million weight parts acrylonitrile copolymer. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20140005290 | Ionomer Compositions and Methods of Making and Using Same | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140100300 | Low Melt Flow Branched Ionomers - Embodiments of the present invention include a branched aromatic ionomer, and a process of making it, by co-polymerizing a first monomer comprising an aromatic moiety and an unsaturated alkyl moiety and a second monomer represented by the general formula: | 04-10-2014 |
| 20150105487 | MIXED SALT SUSPENSION POLYMERIZATION PROCESS AND RESINS AND CATALYSTS PRODUCED THEREOF - This invention relates to no-salt and mixed salt suspension polymerization processes for water-soluble monomers and resins and relates to catalysts produced from the same. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150322229 | ANTIMICROBIAL HOUSING AND COVER FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE - A method for immobilizing dyes and antimicrobial agents on a polymeric cover or housing for a medical device is disclosed and described. The surface may be that of a catheter, a connector, a drug vial spike, a bag spike, a prosthetic device, an endoscope, a surface of an infusion pump, a key pad, a touch screen or a handle. The surfaces may also be one or more of those associated with a infusion of a medicament or dialysis treatment, such as peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis, where it is important that the working surface for the dialysis fluid be sterile. These surfaces include connectors for peritoneal dialysis sets or for hemodialysis sets, bag spikes, dialysis catheters, and so forth. A method for determining whether a surface has been sterilized, and a dye useful in so indicating, is also disclosed. | 11-12-2015 |
| 521148000 | With conjugated diene reactant | 8 |
| 20090312449 | HYDROGENATED BLOCK COPOLYMER, RESIN COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE HYDROGENATED BLOCK COPOLYMER, AND CROSSLINKED PRODUCT AND CROSSLINKED FOAMED PRODUCT THEREOF - Provided is a hydrogenated block copolymer for preparing a foam excellent in tear strength, compression set resistance, low impact resilience, and abrasion resistance. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100087559 | Hydrogenated Block Copolymers and Crosslinking Compositions Containing the Same - A hydrogenated block copolymer obtained by selective hydrogenation of a block copolymer comprising at least two polymer blocks (A) which each comprise vinyl aromatic monomer units as the main component and may be the same or different from each other, at least two polymer blocks (B) which each comprise monomer units derived from a conjugated diene of 5 or more carbon atoms as the main component and may be the same or different from each other, and one or more polymer blocks (C) which each comprise monomer units derived from a conjugated diene of 4 or more carbon atoms as the main component and may be the same or different from each other and/or one or more random copolymer blocks (D) which each comprise monomer units (d-1) derived from a conjugated diene of 4 or more carbon atoms and vinyl aromatic monomer units (d-2) as the main components, wherein the degree of hydrogenation of olefinically unsaturated double bonds of the blocks (B) is 50% or below; the degrees of hydrogenation of olefinically unsaturated double bonds of the blocks (C) and (D) are 80% or above; the content of vinyl aromatic monomer units in the block copolymer is 10 to 85% by weight; the contents of A, B, C and D in the block copolymer are 10 to 70% by weight, 1 to 15% by weight, 0 to 85% by weight and 0 to 85% by weight respectively with the proviso that the sum of C and D is 25 to 85% by weight and the sum total of A, B, C and D is 100% by weight; and the weight-average molecular weight (M) of A satisfies the relationship: M≧20000/[l+{content (%) of (d-2)}/20]. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20110184082 | Compositions Containing Styrene-Isobutylene-Styrene And Styrene-Ethylene/Butylene-Styrene Block Copolymers - The present invention provides for a composition that includes a hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer that has at least one block A and at least one block B, and about 10 to about 90 percent by weight of an styrene-isobutylene-styrene block copolymer. Each A is an monoalkenyl arene and each B block is a controlled distribution copolymer of at least one mono alkenyl arene and at least one conjugated diene, having the general formula A-EB/A-A and (A-EB/A)nX. Each B block comprises terminal regions adjacent to the A blocks that are rich in conjugated diene units and one or more regions not adjacent to the A blocks that are rich in mono alkenyl arene units. Oil-free compositions that result in the combination of low gaseous permeability, low thermal conductivity, strong vibration and sound attenuation, and optionally high levels of light transmission with relatively low haze values while maintaining melt flow rates suitable for easy processability are preferred. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110224322 | COMPOSITIONS OF MATERIAL CONTAINING RECYCLED PLASTICS - Techniques for creating recycled plastic materials from waste plastic materials are described. A recycled plastic material contains at least a primary polymer, a secondary polymer, and residual additives. Predetermined properties of the recycled plastic material can be controlled by selecting the types of waste plastic materials used in the recycling feed, determining the types and amounts of recycled plastic material recovered from a separation process and blending the recycled plastic material with other materials. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20120065287 | Methods and Pressure Vessels for Solid-State Microcellular Processing of Thermoplastic Rolls or Sheets - Disclosed herein are methods and pressure vessels for solid-state microcellular processing of thermoplastic rolls and sheets. In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a method for making a gas impregnated interleaved roll, which method comprises: providing a pressure vessel having an internal pressure chamber and a rotatable shaft horizontally positioned within the pressure chamber; placing an interleaved roll about the rotatable shaft and within the pressure chamber, wherein the interleaved roll is made from a thermoplastic material sheet interleaved together with a gas-channeling material sheet; pressurizing the pressure chamber to a selected pressure; rotating the rotatable shaft having the interleaved roll thereabouts (thereby rotating the interleaved roll) while under pressure for a selected period of time; and depressurizing the internal chamber to yield the gas impregnated interleaved roll. In other embodiments, the invention is directed to multi-chambered pressure vessels for gas impregnation of thermoplastic rolls, sheets, and films. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120108691 | LOW DENSITY THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS - A thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) is disclosed which is foamed and has low density by virtue of the use of glass microspheres. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20130059937 | SUPER-SOFT THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS - A thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) compound is disclosed which has very low hardness by virtue of the use of a combination of porous styrene block copolymer thermoplastic elastomer of a molecular weight greater than 200,000 and plasticizer oil of a molecular weight less than 400 present in an amount between 85 and 91 weight percent. Super-soft extruded or molded plastic articles can be formed from pellets of the compound, with a resulting Shore OOO Hardness of between 45 and 60. Molded articles can be prepared using hot melt adhesive dispensing units. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20140357749 | FARNESENE INTERPOLYMERS - Farnesene interpolymer comprises units derived from a farnesene (e.g., α-farnesene or β-farnesene) and units derived from at least one vinyl monomer. The farnesene interpolymer can be prepared by copolymerizing the farnesene and at least one vinyl monomer in the presence of a catalyst. In some embodiments, the farnesene is prepared from a sugar by using a microorganism. In other embodiments, the at least one vinyl monomer is ethylene, an α-olefin, or a substituted or unsubstituted vinyl halide, vinyl ether, acrylonitrile, acrylic ester, methacrylic ester, acrylamide or methacrylamide, or a combination thereof. | 12-04-2014 |
