Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
525089000 | Mixture contains two or more solid block or block-type copolymers | 33 |
20080207832 | Elastomer and vulcanizate compositions having desirable high temperature properties - Compositions including a thermoplastic elastomer or thermoplastic vulcanizate derived from a styrenic block copolymer having a reactive or crosslinkable hard block including aromatic vinyl repeat units and also preferably a crosslinkable soft block, and a non-olefin thermoplastic polymer or copolymer and preferably a compatibilizer such as the reaction product of a non-olefin thermoplastic polymer and a functionalized polymer such as a maleic anhydride functionalized styrenic block copolymer that is compatible with the styrenic block copolymer having a reactive or crosslinkable hard block, and optionally a linking compound. The vulcanizates are prepared by crosslinking the styrenic block copolymer in the presence of the non-olefin thermoplastic polymer and a suitable crosslinking agent, and optionally the compatibilizer, preferably utilizing dynamic vulcanization. In a further embodiment, thermoplastic vulcanizate compositions are provided including the styrenic block copolymer, a polyolefin polymer or copolymer, a non-olefin thermoplastic polymer and the compatibilizer. | 08-28-2008 |
20080255303 | Blends of polyolefins, polar ethylene copolymers and functionalized ethylene copolymers - Polymer compositions having excellent physical properties, adhesion to metals and high temperature resistance consist essentially of 1) a polyolefin such as polypropylene, 2) a first ethylene copolymer selected from the group consisting of ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymers, ethylene/alkyl acrylate copolymers, and ethylene/alkyl methacrylate copolymers and 3) a second ethylene copolymer comprising copolymerized units of a) ethylene and b) a monomer selected from the group consisting of i) cyclic anhydrides of C4-C8 unsaturated acids, ii) C4-C8 unsaturated acids having at least two carboxylic acid groups, and iii) mono- and diesters of C4-C8 unsaturated acids having at least two carboxylic acid groups. | 10-16-2008 |
20080269414 | Styrol/Butadiene Block Copolymer Mixtures for Shrink Films - A mixture which comprises
| 10-30-2008 |
20080293886 | Use Of Amphiphilic Block Copolymers For Producing Polymer Blends - Production of polymer blends using amphiphilic block copolymers which comprise poly-isobutene blocks and also polyoxyalkylene blocks, as compatibilizers. | 11-27-2008 |
20090018270 | Copolymer having a controlled structure and use thereof - The invention relates to a copolymer having a controlled structure, comprising at least two parts, part A and part B, said parts having different compositions, wherein part A is a hydrophilic or hydrophobic part, and part B is a part comprising units deriving from a monomer B having formula: CH | 01-15-2009 |
20090023861 | Resin composition and molded product thereof - A resin composition includes: a resin component comprising 50 to 100 parts by mass of (i-1) a polylactic acid and 50 to 0 part by mass of (i-2) a polyolefin [the total of (i-1) and (i-2) is 100 parts by mass], and 1 to 100 parts by mass, per 100 parts by mass of the resin component, of (ii) a functional group-containing, hydrogenated, diene-based polymer containing at least one kind of functional group selected from the group consisting of carboxyl group, acid anhydride group, epoxy group, (meth)acryl group, amino group, alkoxysilyl group, hydroxyl group, isocyanate group and oxazoline group; and a molded article thereof. The resin composition and the molded article are superior in balance between tensile property or stiffness and impact resistance as well as in appearance when molded and, moreover, have biodegradability (disintegratability); and, therefore, can be used in various applications such as packaging materials, industrial materials, industrial products, containers, medical tools and the like. | 01-22-2009 |
20090076220 | UNDERFILL FORMULATION AND METHOD OF INCREASING AN ADHESION PROPERTY OF SAME - An underfill formulation includes a solvent ( | 03-19-2009 |
20090163660 | ADHESIVE FOR APOLAR SUBSTRATES - A pressure-sensitive adhesive which develops a high bond strength to substrates of low surface energies, even at low temperatures. The adhesive is composed of a first block copolymer A-B and a second block copolymer which is composed of at least two and not more than eleven connected subunits A-B, A being in each case a polymer block comprising vinylaromatic monomer units and B being in each case a poly(1,3-diene). The first block copolymer is present in the adhesive in a fraction of at least 50% by weight, based on the total mass of the block copolymers in the adhesive. The adhesive additionally contains tackifier resins, of which at least 30% by weight are liquid at room temperature and which are miscible with the polymer blocks B, but not with the polymer blocks A. An adhesive tape with the pressure-sensitive adhesive is also described. | 06-25-2009 |
20090209703 | Methods for Modulated Degenerative Transfer Living Polymerization and Isotactic-Atactic Stereoblock and Stereogradient Poly(Olefins) Thereby - Methods for modulated degenerative transfer living polymerization and isotactic-atactic stereoblock and stereogradient poly(olefins) thereby Abstract A method of producing a multiblock, stereoblock polyolefin having substantially uniform microstructure is disclosed. The method includes contacting a Ziegler-Natta pre-catalyst with a co-catalyst and an olefin to polymerize the olefin and form a first stereoblock, adding a methyl donator that changes the stereoregularity of the polymerization, and polymerizing the olefin to form a second stereoblock. The methods of the present invention allow for the production of poly(olefin)s having predictable degrees of incorporation of stereoerrors of a known type. The methods allows for the production of a variety of poly(olefin) microstructures, ranging from stereoblock to stereogradient poly(olefin)s and poly(olefin)s having fully isotactic to fully atactic microstructures. | 08-20-2009 |
20090264590 | HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT COUPLED BLOCK COPOLYMER COMPOSITIONS - High molecular weight coupled block copolymer composition comprising
| 10-22-2009 |
20090299010 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING A BITUMINOUS BINDER COMPOSITION - The present invention is directed to a process for preparing a polymer modified bituminous binder composition in the substantial absence of crosslinking agents by heating a bitumen component in a stirred tank to a temperature from 185° C. to 221° C.; adding a block copolymer composition to the bitumen component while the bitumen component is being stirred to form a homogeneous mixture of the bitumen component and the block copolymer composition; and continuing to stir the homogeneous mixture while maintaining the temperature from 185° C. to 221° C. for a period of time from 4 hours to 30 hours thereby forming a cured polymer modified bituminous binder composition. The block copolymer composition utilized in the process comprises a diblock copolymer comprising one block of a monovinylaromatic hydrocarbon and one block of a conjugated diene having a peak molecular weight from 30,000 to 78,000 and a vinyl content from 35 to 80 mol percent based on the number of repeat monomer units in the conjugated diene block, and optionally one or more block copolymers comprising at least two blocks of monovinylaromatic hydrocarbon and at least one block of conjugated diene, the block copolymer selected from linear triblock copolymers having a peak molecular weight that is 1.5 to 3.0 times the peak molecular weight of the diblock copolymer, multiarm coupled block copolymers having a peak molecular weight that is 1.5 to 9.0 times the peak molecular weight of the diblock copolymer, and mixtures thereof, wherein each block copolymer has a vinyl content from 35 to 80 mol percent based on the number of repeat monomer units in the conjugated diene block, wherein when both (i) and (ii) are present in the block copolymer composition, the ratio of (i) to (ii) is greater than 1:1. The present invention is further related to an alternative to this process, a specific class of bituminous binder compositions and concentrates and a specific class of block copolymer compositions. | 12-03-2009 |
20100022711 | TUBULAR FORMING MATERIAL AND ITS HEAT-SHRINKABLE FILM - To provide a tubular forming material excellent in bubble formation stability in the case of producing a heat-shrinkable film. | 01-28-2010 |
20100152385 | Process for producing propylene resin composition - Disclosed are processes for producing polypropylene resin compositions including two or three sorts of propylene-based polymeric materials, the processes including a first step of melt-kneading at least a propylene-α-olefin block copolymer containing a polymer portion composed mainly of propylene and a propylene-α-olefin copolymer portion having a relatively high intrinsic viscosity and a second step of melt-kneading the product of the first step with a propylene-ethylene block copolymer containing a polymer portion composed mainly of propylene and a propylene-ethylene copolymer portion having a relatively low intrinsic viscosity or a polymer portion composed mainly of propylene having a relatively low intrinsic viscosity. In the composition produced by these processes, no or substantially no fish eyes develop. | 06-17-2010 |
20100168335 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYMER MIXTURES - The invention relates to a process for the advantageous production of polymer mixtures with specific molecular weight distributions, having a quantitatively low short-chained proportion and substantially improved processing characteristics, the working up steps during or after the synthesis of the main portion of the polymer mixture being used to produce the mixture. | 07-01-2010 |
20100280179 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to a moisture-curable adhesive composition applicable to production of automobile interior parts, having excellent adhesion to polyolefins such as polypropylene and polyethylene, and having excellent heat resistance. More specifically, the present invention relates to an adhesive composition comprising: a styrene block copolymer (A) having at least one unsaturated bond, a hydrogenated styrene block copolymer (B) having a styrene content of 15% by weight or more, a silane compound (C) having an unsaturated bond, an acid-modified polyolefin resin (D), and a polymerization initiator (E). | 11-04-2010 |
20100298498 | COPOLYETHERESTERS DERIVED FROM POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE - The invention relates to a composition comprising a modified, random copolyetherester containing a modified, random polybutylene terephthalate copolymer block that is derived from a polyethylene terephthalate component selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate and polyethylene terephthalate copolymers and combinations thereof; and contains at least one residue derived from the polyethylene terephthalate component; and a polyalkylene oxide copolymer block that contains polyalkylene oxide and at least one residue derived from the polyethylene terephthalate component. The composition has a modulus of elasticity that is at least 80%, as compared to the modulus of elasticity of a copolyetherester derived from (1) polybutylene terephthalate derived from a monomer component selected from the group consisting of terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, alkyl esters of terephthalic acid, hydroxyalkyl esters of terephthalic acid, alkyl esters of isophthalic acid, 1,4-butanediol, (2) polyalkylene oxide glycol, and (3) combinations thereof. | 11-25-2010 |
20100305272 | INK-CONTACTING THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER COMPOSITION FOR INK JET PRINTER - The ink-contacting thermoplastic elastomer composition for an ink jet printer of the present invention contains: a styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymer (SIS) in which at least part of isoprene blocks are formed of 3,4-polyisoprene; a styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene block copolymer (SEBS); a polyolefin; and a polybutene. | 12-02-2010 |
20110046307 | BLOCK COPOLYMER COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND FILM OF THE SAME - A block copolymer composition comprising an aromatic vinyl-conjugated diene-aromatic vinyl block copolymer having a high-level balance between a high elastic modulus and a small elongation set is provided. The block copolymer composition comprises a block copolymer A represented by formula (A) and a block copolymer B represented by formula (B), where the weight ratio of the block copolymer A to the block copolymer B, A/B, is from 36/64 to 85/15 and the ratio of the aromatic vinyl monomer units relative to all polymer components in the block copolymer composition is 27-70 wt %. Ar1 | 02-24-2011 |
20110054121 | BUTENE/ALPHA-OLEFIN BLOCK INTERPOLYMERS - Embodiments of the invention provide a class of butene/α-olefin block interpolymers. The butene/α-olefin inter-polymers are characterized by an average block index, ABI, which is greater than zero and up to about 1.0 and a molecular weight distribution, M | 03-03-2011 |
20110077357 | POLYMER COMPOSITION FOR INNER LINER AND PNEUMATIC TIRE USING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a polymer composition for an inner liner, that is excellent in air permeation resistance and adhesion with an adjacent rubber, and a pneumatic tire using the same. In the polymer composition for an inner liner, a polymer component contains 99 to 50% by mass of a styrene-isobutylene-styrene triblock copolymer, and at least one of a styrene-isoprene-styrene triblock copolymer and a styrene-isobutylene diblock copolymer in a total amount of 1 to 50% by mass. | 03-31-2011 |
20110082258 | BLOCK COMPOSITIONS IN THERMOPLASTIC VULCANIZATE APPLICATIONS - Embodiments of the invention provide block composites and their use in thermoplastic vulcanizate compounds. | 04-07-2011 |
20110245422 | THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER SYSTEMS MODIFIED BY COPOLYMERS WITH FUNCTIONALISED BLOCKS - The present invention relates to thermoplastic polymers modified by means of acrylic block copolymers functionalized by hydrophilic monomers. The subject matter of the invention is a blend of polymers comprising, as matrix polymer, a thermoplastic material which comprises flexible segments of polyether or polyester type and comprising at least one acrylic block copolymer dispersed in said matrix polymer and miscible with the latter, said block copolymer comprising at least one hydrophilic monomer. The modified thermoplastic materials according to the invention maintain very good properties of transparency and, in addition, acquire new properties, in particular mechanical properties, such as a better mechanical strength in the molten state during conversion operations specific to thermoplastic materials, such as extrusion, blow molding or calendering operations. | 10-06-2011 |
20110251347 | STYRENE/BUTADIENE DIBLOCK COPOLYMER-CONTAINING BLENDS THAT ARE NOT AN AGGLOMERATION AND A PROCESS FOR PREPARATION - A process for producing a styrene-butadiene diblock copolymer-containing blend that is not an agglomeration, that involves mixing a styrene-butadiene multiblock thermoplastic elastomer solution with a styrene-butadiene diblock copolymer solution. Blends comprising a styrene-butadiene diblock copolymer and a styrene-butadiene multiblock thermoplastic elastomer, which blends are not an agglomeration. | 10-13-2011 |
20110257335 | PHASE-SEPARATING BLOCK COPOLYMERS COMPOSED OF INCOMPATIBLE HARD BLOCKS AND MOLDING MATERIALS WITH HIGH STIFFNESS - A block copolymer with weight-average molar mass M | 10-20-2011 |
20110257336 | BLOCK COPOLYMER COMPOSITION, FILM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING BLOCK COPOLYMER COMPOSITION - An object of the present invention is to provide a block copolymer composition containing an aromatic vinyl-conjugated diene-aromatic vinyl block copolymer, which is capable of achieving a high-level balance between a high elastic modulus and a small permanent set, and is capable of producing a highly isotropic molded product having uniform mechanical properties even when a molding method which is likely to cause molecular orientation, such as extrusion molding, is applied. The object is attained by providing a block copolymer composition comprising a block copolymer A represented by the following Formula (A) and a block copolymer B represented by the following Formula (B), wherein a weight ratio (A/B) between the block copolymer A and the block copolymer B is 36/64 to 85/15: | 10-20-2011 |
20120116018 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR INK JET - Provided is a resin composition for ink jet, including at least a component (A) and a component (B), in which the component (A) includes a (b)-(a)-(b) type isobutylene-based triblock copolymer composed of an isobutylene-based polymer block (a) and a styrene-based polymer block (b), and the component (B) includes a cyclic-polyolefin-based polymer. The resin composition for ink jet has water-vapor barrier properties and gas barrier properties comparable to or more than those of crosslinked rubbers having high water-vapor barrier properties and high gas barrier properties, and can be molded by any of press-molding, injection molding, extrusion molding, and the like. | 05-10-2012 |
20120245290 | Diblock Copolymers Prepared by Cross Metathesis - This invention relates to a composition comprising a multiblock polyolefin represented by the formula: PO—C(R | 09-27-2012 |
20120309901 | LIQUID CRYSTAL BLOCK COPOLYMER AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - A liquid crystal block copolymer comprising at least one liquid crystal polymer block comprising a polymer of diethylene glycol bis(4-hydroxybenzoate) and diphenyl 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylate and at least one non-liquid crystal polymer block. | 12-06-2012 |
20130079468 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION FOR OPTICAL FILMS AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESION TYPE OPTICAL FILM - There is provided a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for optical films, which is excellent in heat resistance, weathering resistance and bleed resistance, which has an excellent balance of pressure-sensitive adhesion properties, such as adhesive strength, cohesive force and tack, the tack of which can be controlled, which is excellent in initial reworkability when it is used for applying an optical film to an adherend or applying a protective film to an optical film, and which further exhibits excellent adhesive durability by virtue of rise of adhesive strength when such a film as above in the applied state is kept over a long period of time after application or especially when the film in the applied state is exposed to high temperatures or moist heat. A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing a specific acrylic diblock copolymer (I) and a specific acrylic triblock copolymer (II) in a specific proportion and a pressure-sensitive adhesive for optical films using the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition as a base are produced. | 03-28-2013 |
20130296491 | Periodic Nanostructures From Self Assembled Wedge-Type Block-Copolymers - The invention provides a class of wedge-type block copolymers having a plurality of chemically different blocks, at least a portion of which incorporates a wedge group-containing block providing useful properties. For example, use of one or more wedge group-containing blocks in some block copolymers of the invention significantly inhibits chain entanglement and, thus, the present block copolymers materials provide a class of polymer materials capable of efficient molecular self-assembly to generate a range of structures, such as periodic nanostructures and microstructures. Materials of the present invention include copolymers having one or more wedge group-containing blocks, and optionally for some applications copolymers also incorporating one or more polymer side group-containing blocks. The present invention also provides useful methods of making and using wedge-type block copolymers. | 11-07-2013 |
20130296492 | FUNCTIONAL DIENE BLOCK ELASTOMER WITH A LOW PI AND IMPROVED COLD FLOW, AND RUBBER COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAME - The invention relates to a functionalized diene elastomer composed a) of a specific block copolymer functionalized, at the chain end or in the middle of the chain, by a tin functional group, b) of a specific block copolymer star-branched by tin and c) of a content of less than 15% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the functionalized diene elastomer, of a specific non-tin-functional block copolymer. | 11-07-2013 |
20150073094 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THICK NANOSTRUCTURED FILMS OBTAINED FROM A BLOCK COPOLYMER COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to a process for producing nanostructured films obtained from block copolymers exhibiting a dispersity index of between 1.1 and 2, limits included, without nanostructuring defects, on a surface, in order for this treated surface to be able to be used as masks for applications in microelectronics. | 03-12-2015 |
20160068723 | HOT-MELT ADHESIVE AGENT - Problem to be solved of the present invention is to provide a hot-melt adhesive agent which is capable of applying at low temperature, excellent in adhesiveness at the wide temperature ranges (10 to 40° C.), and excellent in balance between tackiness and retention force, and a disposable product obtained by employing the hot-melt adhesive agent. Means for Solving the problem is a hot-melt adhesive agent comprising a thermoplastic block copolymer (A) which is a copolymer of vinyl class aromatic hydrocarbons and conjugated diene compounds, wherein the thermoplastic block copolymer (A) comprises the following component (A1) and component (A2): (A1) a radial type styrene block copolymer having a styrene content of 35 to 45% by weight, a diblock content of 50 to 90% by weight, and has a viscosity at 25° C. as 25% toluene solution of not more than 250 mPa·s; and (A2) a triblock type styrene block copolymer. | 03-10-2016 |