| 36th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 52 |
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| 20080214722 | Coating Agent With High Abrasion Resistance Method For Production And Application Thereof - A description is given of coating compositions comprising at least one pigment and/or filler and at least one aqueous dispersion of a selected emulsifier-stabilized vinyl ester copolymer which comprises as its stabilizer a mixture of at least one nonionic emulsifier and at least one salt of a bisester of a sulfonated dicarboxylic acid having 4 to 8 carbon atoms. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214723 | Process for the production of impact-modified polyalkylene terephthalate/polycarbonate compostions - A process for the production of impact-modified composition that contains polyalkylene terephthalate and polycarbonate resins is disclosed. The process includes (i) in a first step combining in the melt at 90 to 175° C. glycidyl ester with at least one member selected from the first group consisting of polyalkylene terephthalate and polycarbonate to obtain a molten mixture, said member in powder form, and (ii) in a subsequent step combining the molten mixture with at least one component selected from the second group consisting of polyalkylene terephthalate and polycarbonate to obtain a composition. The composition is characterized in high gloss value. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214724 | PROCESS FOR FORMING BIODEGRADEABLE POLYESTERS BY REACTIVE EXTRUSION - Described is a process for increasing the molecular weight of a composition of one or more biodegradable aliphatic and/or aliphatic-aromatic thermoplastic polyesters of the dicarboxylic acid/diol type, comprising the reactive extrusion of said polyesters with organic peroxides; and a composition obtained by the process. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214725 | Humidity-Regulating Composite Materials - The invention concerns improved moisture-regulating composites comprising a sheetlike substrate material, a water-soluble hygroscopic substance and a water-absorbing polymer polymerized onto the substrate material in the presence of the hygroscopic substance and obtainable by polymerization of a monomer mixture comprising at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer i) and at least 6 parts by weight of crosslinker iii) based on 100 parts by weight of monomer i), methods of making them and their use for moisture regulation. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214726 | Polymeric Materials - Copolymers, desirably having a molecular weight of from 500 to 20000, of aminoesters or aminoamides of (meth)acrylic acid and (meth)acrylamides at a molar ratio of from 10:1 to 60:1, particularly from 12:1 to 50:1 and especially about 20:1, can act as gas hydrate inhibitors in water containing hydrocarbon gas streams. Desirably the aminoesters or aminoamides are N-alkyl-amino(esters or amides) in particular of the formula (I): H | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214727 | Method for Producing Polyurethane Layers and Use Thereof as Imitation Leather - The invention concerns a process, preferably a solventless process, for producing a polyurethane layer and its use as artificial leather. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214728 | One-Component Polyurethane Systems that are Devoid of Metal - The invention relates to metal-free one-component polyurethane systems. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214729 | Polyurethane Dispersant Resin - The invention relates to a polyurethane dispersant resin having a polyurethane backbone having pendant hydrophilic polyalkylene oxide based side groups, the pendant side groups being linked to the polyurethane backbone via covalent bonds, and wherein the content of polyalkylene oxide in the polyurethane dispersant resin is at least 45% by weight, characterized in that the polyurethane additionally has pendant hydrophobic side groups which are linked to the polyurethane backbone via covalent bonds. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214730 | Solid Pigment Concentrates - Solid pigment concentrate comprising at least one pigment and a dispersant comprising a polyamine backbone and one or more hydrophobic pendent groups, characterized in that the concentrate further comprises a non-ionic 5 surface active agent comprising polyoxyalkylene groups. The polyamine backbone can for instance comprise polyalkylene imine building blocks. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214731 | Flame retardant thermoplastic molding composition - A thermoplastic molding composition characterized by its flame retardance is disclosed. The composition contains A) aromatic poly(ester) carbonate having a weight-average molecular weight of at least 25,000, B) (co)polyester and C) graft (co)polymer having a core-shell morphology, comprising a grafted shell that contains polymerized alkyl(meth)acrylate and a composite rubber core that contains interpenetrated and inseparable polyorganosiloxane and poly(meth)alkyl acrylate where the weight ratio of polyorganosiloxane/poly(meth)alkylacrylate/grafted shell is 70-90/5-15/5-15, D) phosphorus-containing compound, E) fluorinated polyolefin and F) boron compound having average particle diameter of 2 to 10 microns. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214732 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF ARYLENE FLUORINATED SULFONIMIDE POLYMERS AND MEMBRANES - Aromatic sulfonimide ionene polymers useful as membranes in electrochemical cells are prepared. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214733 | FLAME RETARDANT POLYCARBONATE COMPOSITION - The invention relates to a flame retardant polycarbonate composition which is comprised of a polycarbonate, a phosphoric acid ester, a functionalized acrylic polymer, and an alkyl methacrylate-diene-vinyl aromatic terpolymer, wherein the polycarbonate is present in the composition in an amount of at least about 85 weight percent, wherein the phosphoric acid ester is present at a level which is within the range of about 1 weight percent to about 12 weight percent, wherein the functionalized acrylic polymer is present at a level which is within the range of about 0.5 weight percent to about 4.5 weight percent, and wherein the alkyl methacrylate-diene-vinyl aromatic terpolymer is present at a level which is within the range of about 0.5 weight percent to about 4.5 weight percent, with the proviso that the sum of the amount of the functionalized acrylic polymer and the alkyl methacrylate-diene-vinyl aromatic terpolymer present in the composition does not total more than 5 weight percent. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214734 | Manufacturing method of ladder-like phosphorus-containing polysilsesquioxanes nanocomposite material - A manufacturing method of ladder-like phosphorus-containing polysilsesquioxanes nanocomposite material is disclosed. The method uses a reaction between ladder-like phosphorus-containing polysilsesquioxanes and modified epoxy. Besides improved char yield and limiting oxygen index, thermal degradation rate of the nanocomposite material is lowered dramatically so that the nanocomposite material possesses excellent flame retardance and thermal stability. Moreover, optical transparency of the nanocomposite material according to the present invention is still good, not being reduced by increased amount of polysilsesquioxanes. Thus the nanocomposite material is applied to decorative paints or protective paints. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214735 | Interpenetrating polymer networks using blocked polyurethane/polyurea prepolymers for golf ball layers - The present invention is directed to a method of forming a golf ball that contains an interpenetrating polymer network, or IPN, which includes at least two polymeric systems, in one or more of the layers. The first polymeric system may include a polyurethane-based or polyurea-based system having blocked isocyanate groups and the second polymeric system may include an epoxy-based or acrylic-based system, wherein the two systems are polymerized or cured simultaneously or sequentially to form an IPN. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214736 | Antistatic composition - Polymer compositions comprising
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| 20080214737 | Use of Copolymers Containing Alkylene Oxide Units as an Additive to Aqueous Systems - Use of copolymers comprising alkylene oxide units, which copolymers comprise incorporated randomly or blockwise by polymerization
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| 20080214738 | BLENDS OF ANIONIC COPOLYMERS SUITABLE FOR SURFACE SIZE AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A sizing composition comprises a blend of at least two anionic copolymers. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214739 | High cor golf ball using zinc dimethacrylate - The present invention is directed to resilient golf balls and portions thereof including compositions containing zinc dimethacrylate and zinc pentachlorothiophenol, and methods for making same. In particular, the present invention is directed to a golf ball having at least one of a center, cover, or intermediate layer that includes a reaction product that includes a resilient polymer component, a free radical source, zinc dimethacrylate and at least one halogenated organosulfur compound having the following general formula I: | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214740 | Hydrolytically Stable Postcrosslinked Superabsorbents - The present invention relates to a process for producing postcrosslinked water-absorbing polymeric formations, comprising the steps of contacting water-absorbing polymeric formations P | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214741 | Process for the Preparation of Low Molecular Weight Hydrogenated Nitrile Rubber - The present invention relates to a process for the production of hydrogenated nitrile rubber polymers having lower molecular weights and narrower molecular weight distributions than those known in the art in the characterized that the process is carried out in the presence of hydrogen and optionally at least one co-(olefin). | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214742 | Process for Producing Vinyl Polymer - The present invention has its object to provide a process for producing a vinyl polymer which can provide a vinyl polymer in such form that a polymerization catalyst is effectively removed from that. The present invention relates to a process for producing a vinyl polymer wherein a vinyl polymer at the time of completion of the polymerization is treated with oxygen in the presence of a polar solvent. More preferably, the present invention relates to a process for bringing a polymer added with a polar solvent having a relative dielectric constant at 20° C. of not lower than 10 into contact with mixed gases of oxygen and an inert gas such as nitrogen with an oxygen concentration below the explosion limit oxygen concentration of this solvent as in the state of occurrence as a pure component. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214743 | Aliphatic Polyester-Amide Compositions and a Process for Producing the Same - The invention is a method for increasing the molecular weight of and optionally providing branching in a polymer which has a first repeat unit, which comprises the residual of a condensation reaction of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid and either a bisamide diol or a bis diamide diester, and a second repeat unit, which comprises the residual of a condensation reaction of a diol and an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid. The invention is also the branched polymer that can be made by such a method. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214744 | Coating composition, making method, and coated article - A coating composition is based on a water-soluble silicon-containing polymer containing a silyl group capable of reaction with an inorganic material to form a chemical bond and a plurality of amino groups capable of reaction with an organic resin to form chemical bonds. This coating composition has a water solubility and adhesion to inorganic materials and organic resins, and serves as a primer or modifier for improving many properties including mechanical strength, water and boiling water resistance and weatherability. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214745 | Polymerisation Process - A process for the polymerisation of olefins is disclosed wherein at least part of a stream, preferably a catalytically active stream, withdrawn from a polymerisation reactor is passed through a fractionator so as to remove hydrogen and active fines. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214746 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ETHYLENE-ALPHA-OLEFIN COPOLYMER - Disclosed is a process for producing an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer excellent in balancing between strength and elongation by continuous multi-step polymerization. The process comprises continuously polymerizing ethylene and α-olefin in a solvent in the presence of an olefin polymerization catalyst using a polymerization reaction apparatus comprising two or more tanks of polymerization reactors connected in series, said process including a first polymerization step of producing in one tank of polymerization reactor a polymer component under the polymerization condition of a flow state being 1.5 or more tanks in the perfect mixing cell model, and a second polymerization step of producing in one tank of polymerization reactor a polymer component under specific polymerization conditions. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214747 | Use of an Additive For Improving the Flowability of Fines and Their Reintroduction Into a Continuous Gas-Phase (Co-) Polymerisation of Olefins Reactor - The present invention relates to the use of an additive for improving the flowability of fines and their reintroduction into a process for the continuous gas-phase (co-) polymerisation of olefins in a fluidized bed or sub-fluidized bed reactor. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214748 | Method for Removing Residual Monomers from Polyoxymethylenes - Process for removing unconverted residual monomers from polyoxymethylenes, wherein a devolatilization step is carried out in an extrudate devolatilizer. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214749 | Method for the Production of Water Absorbing Polymers - A process for producing a water-absorbing polymer by polymerizing a monomer solution and drying the resulting hydrogel by means of a heated gas stream comprises
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| 20080214750 | Method for Producing Water-Absorbing Polymers - The invention relates to processes for preparing water absorbing polymers by polymerization of a monomer solution comprising allyl acrylate and/or allyl alcohol, the solution comprising not more than 0.002% by weight of allyl acrylate and/or allyl alcohol, based on acrylic acid, to aqueous monomer solutions for producing water absorbing polymers, to water absorbing polymers, to processes for producing hygiene articles and also to hygiene articles. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214751 | Process and Apparatus for Manufacturing a Styrene Polymer in a Mechanically Stirred Reactor - A process and apparatus for the (co) polymerization of styrene. The process is carried out by employing a liquid polymerization reaction mixture that includes styrene, in a mechanically stirred reactor in the form of a vessel comprising a side wall having the shape of a cylinder of revolution with a vertical axis (A), a bottom head and a top head that are joined to the side wall, the vessel being provided with a mechanical stirring device comprising (i) a central shaft of vertical axis coincident with the axis (A), connected to a drive system comprising a motor for rotating the central shaft, (ii) at least one baffle attached to the vessel, which process is characterized in that the baffle is away from the side wall of the vessel and takes the form of a cylinder of vertical axis and of rhomboidal cross section. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214752 | Method for Producing Stabilized Polymer - A method for producing a stabilized polymer comprising adding at least one kind of a phenolic antioxidant masked with an organic aluminum and represented by general formula (I) in a catalyst system or a polymerization system, before or during polymerization, on gas-phase polymerization of a monomer having an ethylenic unsaturated bonding, | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214753 | Catalyst systems and their use in polymerization processes - A catalyst system comprising a hafnocene catalyst compound and zirconocene catalyst compound, wherein the hafnocene and/or zirconocene include(s) at least one ligand substituted with at least one linear or iso alkyl group having 3 or more carbon atoms is provided. A process for polymerizing olefin(s) using the same catalyst system is also provided. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214754 | DIENE POLYMER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A polymer containing units represented by the defined formula (1); and a process for producing the polymer, which comprises the step of polymerizing a compound represented by the defined formula (3), the units represented by the formula (1) being polymerized units of the compound represented by the formula (3) such as 5,5-diallylbarbituric acid. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214755 | OLEFIN-DIENE COPOLYMER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A copolymer containing units represented by the defined formula (1) and olefin units; and a process for producing the copolymer, which comprises the step of copolymerizing a compound represented by the defined formula (3) with an olefin, the units represented by the formula (1) being polymerized units of the compound represented by the formula (3) such as 5,5-diallyl-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214756 | CYCLIC OLEFIN-DIENE COPOLYMER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A copolymer containing units represented by the defined formula (1) and cyclic olefin units; and a process for producing the copolymer, which comprises the step of copolymerizing a compound represented by the defined formula (3) with a cyclic olefin, the units represented by the formula (1) being polymerized units of the compound represented by the formula (3) such as isopropylidene diallylmalonate. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214757 | Use of a Highly Viscous Largely Amorphous Polyolefin For the Production of a Film - A one-layer or multilayer sheet having good layer adhesion and good transparency is produced using a polyolefin which contains the following monomer units:
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| 20080214758 | Process for the Preparation of Low Molecular Weight Nitrile Rubber - Nitrile rubber polymers, optionally hydrogenated, having lower molecular weight and narrower molecular weight distribution than those known in the art, are prepared by metathesis of nitrile butadiene rubber, optionally followed by hydrogenation. The process comprises the steps of a) reacting a nitrile rubber in the presence of at least one compound which is a ruthenium or osmium based indenylidene complex and optionally b) hydrogenating the resulting lower molecular weight nitrile rubber using standard techniques known in the art. The optionally hydrogenated nitrile rubber, with lower molecular weight and narrower molecular weight distribution has very good heat resistance, excellent ozone and chemical resistance and excellent oil resistance. It is used in automotive, oil, electrical, mechanical engineering and shipbuilding industries. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214759 | Polyolefins Prepared From Two New Single Site Catalyst Components In Single Reactor - The present invention discloses the use of two different new single site catalyst components based on different metals for preparing polymers having a broad or multimodal molecular weight distribution in a single reactor. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214760 | TERMINATING AGENT FOR ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION - A terminating agent and a method for preparing an anionic polymer are provided. The terminating agent includes a carbohydrate, which is a solid substantially insoluble in a solvent and is used for terminating an anionic polymerization of a polymer. Another aspect of the method includes steps which provide an initiator for initiating an anionic polymerization, adding a terminating agent for terminating the anionic polymerization and forming a complex, wherein the terminating agent is a carbohydrate, and an alkali metal ion is removed by a solid-liquid separation process. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214761 | INSULATING FILM FORMING COMPOSITION - An insulating film forming composition, includes: a polymerized substance obtained by dissolving a cage-type silsesquioxane compound having two or more unsaturated groups as substituents in an organic solvent to give a concentration of 12 mass % or less, and polymerizing the cage-type silsesquioxane compound in presence of a polymerization initiator, wherein the polymerized substance obtained by reacting the cage-type silsesquioxane compound having two or more unsaturated groups as substituents totally amounts to 70 mass % or greater of a solid component contained in the insulating film forming composition. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214762 | Method for the Production of High-Grade Polyisobutene - The present invention relates to a process for preparing polyisobutenes by polymerizing isobutene in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst in liquid organic phase, terminating the reaction by admixing the organic phase with an aqueous terminator in a dynamic mixer which has a rotationally symmetric mixing chamber formed from one circumferential wall and two end walls, and a mixing rotor driven such that it rotates therein, the organic phase being introduced through a first inlet orifice provided in the circumferential wall and the aqueous terminator via a second inlet orifice provided in the circumferential wall, and removing a finely dispersed mixture of the organic phase and of the terminator through an outlet orifice provided in the circumferential wall and feeding it to a phase separation. The process serves to prepare high-reactivity polyisobutenes and/or polyisobutenes with narrow molecular weight distribution. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214763 | Method For Producing Polyisobutene - The present invention relates to a process for preparing polyisobutene by polymerizing isobutene using an inert diluent and a halogen-containing Lewis acid as a catalyst, wherein the isobutene in the form of droplets is contacted with the Lewis acid in a polymerization apparatus. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214764 | Modified Polyvinyl Alcohol and Process for Producing the Same - The present invention provides modified PVA having unsaturated double bonds derived from a specific monomer in the main chain of the molecule. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214765 | GRAFTED POLYMERS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEREOF - Grafted polymers which are the reaction products of:
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| 20080214766 | Binder combinations based on polyacrylate dispersions - Aqueous polyacrylate dispersions comprising hydrophobic co-solvents are provided. The dispersions are prepared from copolymers P) which are comprised of I) a hydroxy-functional, hydrophobic polymer containing as structural monomers Ia) (meth)acrylic acid esters having from C | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214767 | Isotactic Polypropylene Produced From Supercritical Polymerization Process - This invention relates to an isotactic propylene homopolymer having:
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| 20080214768 | Preparation of ultra high molecular weight linear low density polyethylene - Disclosed is a method of preparing an ultra-high molecular weight, linear low density polyethylene with a catalyst system that comprises a bridged indenoindolyl transition metal complex, a non-bridged indenoindolyl transition metal complex, an alumoxane activator and a boron-containing activator. The ultra-high molecular weight, linear low density polyethylene has a weight average molecular weight greater than 1,000,000 and a density less than 0.940 g/cm | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214769 | Polyurethanes with an Asker C-Hardness of Between 1 and 70 - Process for preparing polyurethanes having an Asker C hardness of from 1 to 70 by reacting (a) isocyanates with (b) compounds which are reactive toward isocyanates, wherein (b | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214770 | Silane-Modified Urea Derivatives, Method For the Production Thereof, and Use Thereof as Auxiliary Rheologicla Agents - The invention describes amphiphilic polymer compounds which have been prepared by
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| 20080214771 | Polyacylurethanes Based on Diisocyanates and Polyesterpolyols - The present invention relates to a polyacylurethane having the following general formula (I) and a process for the preparation of such polyacylurethane. Preferred embodiments of the polyacylurethanes according to the invention have elastomeric properties. The polyacylurethanes can suitable be used in biodegradable, biocompatible and/or biomedical devices. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214772 | Rigid Heterocyclic Polymer, Production Process Thereof, and Fibers Comprising the Polymer - There are provided a rigid heterocyclic polymer comprising rigid recurring units such as units represented by the following formulae (a) and (b): | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214773 | S-(Alpha, Alpha'-Disubstituted-Alpha"-Acetic Acid) - Substituted Dithiocarbonate Derivatives For Controlled Radical Polymerizations, Process and Polymers Made Therefrom - Dithiocarbonate derivatives are disclosed, along with a process for preparing the same. The dithiocarbonate compounds can be utilized as initators, chain transfer agents and/or terminators in controlled free radical polymerizations. The dithiocarbonates can be used to produce polymers having narrow molecular weight distribution. Advantageously, the compounds of the present invention can also introduce functional groups into the resulting polymers. The dithiocarbonate compounds have low odor and are substantially colorless. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214774 | Thiourethane Compositions and Processes for Making and Using Same - Thiourethane prepolymer compositions, thiourethane polymer compositions, methods of making the compositions, and methods of using the thiourethane polymer compositions are provided. The thiourethane polymer composition can be produced by contacting a thiol ester composition and an isocyanate composition to produce a prepolymer composition and then curing the prepolymer composition to produce the thiourethane polymer composition. The prepolymer composition can also include a property modifying agent. In some embodiments, the thiol ester compositions include thiol esters, hydroxy thiol esters, and cross-linked thiol esters. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214775 | METHODS FOR CONVERTING LINEAR POLYESTERS TO MACROCYCLIC OLIGOESTER COMPOSITIONS AND MACROCYCLIC OLIGOESTERS - Macrocyclic oligoesters and compositions comprising macrocyclic oligoesters are prepared from intermediate molecular weight polyesters. In one embodiment, a diol is contacted with a dicarboxylic acid or a dicarboxylate in the presence of a catalyst to produce a composition comprising a hydroxyalkyl-terminated polyester oligomer. The hydroxyalkyl-terminated polyester oligomer is heated to produce a composition comprising an intermediate molecular weight polyester which preferably has a molecular weight between about 20,000 Daltons and about 70,000 Daltons. The intermediate molecular weight polyester is heated and a solvent is added prior to or during the heating process to produce a composition comprising a macrocyclic oligoester. An optional step is to separate the macrocyclic oligoester from the composition comprising the macrocyclic oligoester. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214776 | POLYMERIC ESTERQUATS WITH ASYMMETRIC SIDE CHAINS - A process for preparing polymeric esterquats with asymmetric side chains, includes the steps of: (a) reacting one or more alkanolamines with a mixture comprising: (i) one or more C | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214777 | Heteropolymeric Polyimide Polymer Compositions - The present disclosure describes comprises a polyimide composition comprising at least one diamine monomer and at least two dianhydride monomer types, at least two diamine monomer types and at least one dianhydride monomer at least two diamine monomer types and at least two dianhydride monomer types. In one embodiment, the diamine monomers are 2,2-bis[4-(4aminophenoxy)phenyl]-hexafluoropropane (BDAF) or 4,4′-diaminobenzanilide (DABA) or combinations of the foregoing and the dianhydride monomers are 4,4′-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)di-phthalicanhydride (6-FDA) and 3,3′,4,4′-biphenyltetracarboxylic acid dianhydride (s-BDPA) or combinations of the foregoing. The polyimide compositions described herein have controllable and variable properties, such as but not limited to CTE, allowing the use of the polyimide compositions in a wide variety of applications. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214778 | Method For Producing Polyether Alcohols - The invention provides a process for continuously preparing polyether alcohols using DMC catalysts, which comprises, in a first step, in a continuous reactor, adding alkylene oxides onto H-functional starter substances and transferring the output of this reactor to a second step in a reactor which is divided by closed trays into mutually separate sections, known as compartments, which are connected to one another by external pipelines, in which the output of the reactor from the first step of the reaction passes through the compartments in succession. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214779 | Polymers with pendant alkyl chains - A hydrophobic polymer made by incorporating alkyl chains pendant to the main backbone of the polymer. Alkyl chains of from about 6 to over 22 carbons are fatty compounds well known in the art. The present invention allows linking such chains from commercially available starting materials. It is well known that starting materials such as tallow diamine or ethoxylated tallow amine typically contain a mixture of chain lengths with varying degrees of branching and unsaturation. The unsaturated positions in the final polymer can be made to cross-link in the presence of a catylst and UV light to increase the hardness and reduce the effect of heat and solvent borne exposures. The present invention can be a replacement to current monomers or additive to common polymers to replace or modify the current polymers to alter the properties of the polymer or economics. The present invention adds the known benefits of fatty compounds to common polymers such as hydrophobicity, or alter the HLB (hydrophilic lipophilic balance) of polymeric surfactants. The present invention is directed primarily to urea, urethane, and urea-urethane linkages, but is expected to be useful in the incorporation of pendant alkyl structures in other types of polymers that use an amine, carboxcylic acid or alcohol group to form the linkage. Other polymer types which can utilize this invention that are obvious to one skilled in the art include, but are not limited to the following: polyamide, polyester, polycarbonate, polyether, polysiloxane, epoxy. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214780 | METHOD OF PRODUCING STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS HAVING IMPROVED TOUGHNESS - A method of producing a structural component comprising manufacturing a structural component from a moisture absorbable material the toughness of which increases with increasing moisture absorption and subsequently subjecting the structural component to at least one of elevated temperature and humidity for a period of time such that the structural component attains a predetermined moisture content and distribution. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214781 | LEUCINE-BASED MOTIF AND CLOSTRIDIAL NEUROTOXINS - Modified neurotoxin comprising neurotoxin including structural modification, wherein the structural modification alters the biological persistence, preferably the biological half-life, of the modified neurotoxin relative to an identical neurotoxin without the structural modification. The structural modification includes addition or deletion of a leucine-based motif or parts thereof. In one embodiment, methods of making the modified neurotoxin include using recombinant techniques. In another embodiment, methods of using the modified neurotoxin to treat biological disorders include treating autonomic disorders, neuromuscular disorders or pains. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214782 | Phosphopeptide compositions and anti-phosphopeptide antibody compositions and methods of detecting phosphorylated peptides - The present invention relates to phosphopeptide compositions and anti-phosphopeptide antibody compositions. Also provided are methods of identifying phosphorylation sites in phosphorylated peptides and phosphorylation site motifs. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214783 | Method of Synthesizing Protein, mRna Immobilized on Solid Phase and Apparatus for Synthesizing Protein - The present invention provides a protein synthesis method for efficiently synthesizing a desired protein so that it is properly folded so as to demonstrate a function thereof, the method comprising contacting a translation system with a solid phase-immobilized mRNA in which mRNA encoding that protein is immobilized on a solid phase, a protein synthesis apparatus for the method or the like. The protein synthesis method, protein synthesis apparatus or the like of the present invention are useful for, for example, large-volume synthesis of useful proteins. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214784 | HUMAN T1R2 TASTE RECEPTOR POLYPEPTIDES - Newly identified mammalian taste-cell-specific G protein-coupled receptors, and the genes and cDNA encoding said receptors are described. Specifically, T1R G protein-coupled receptors active in taste signaling, and the genes and cDNA encoding the same, are described, along with methods for isolating such genes and for isolating and expressing such receptors. Methods for representing taste perception of a particular taste stimulus in a mammal are also described, as are methods for generating novel molecules or combinations of molecules that elicit a predetermined taste perception in a mammal, and methods for simulating one or more tastes. Further, methods for stimulating or blocking taste perception in a mammal are also disclosed. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214785 | HUMAN CYTOKINE RECEPTOR - Cytokines and their receptors have proven usefulness in both basic research and as therapeutics. The present invention provides a new human cytokine receptor designated as “Zcytor16.” | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214786 | Modified Powder, Fluid Composition Containing Said Modified Powder, Formed Article, and Method For Producing Modified Powder - The modifying powder is silk powder having an average particle diameter of 10 μm or less, oil absorption of 130 ml/100 g or less and particle diameter of 80 μm or less on the basis of dispersion degree evaluation with a grind gauge according to JIS K5400; or polysaccharide powder having an average particle diameter of 10 μm or less, and ink viscosity of less than 15 Pa·s or oil absorption of 85 ml/100 g or less. Such modifying powders can be obtained through a method comprising a first pulverization process for pulverizing a starting material for modifying material using a dry-type mechanical pulverizer such as a ball mill, and a second pulverization process for pulverizing the obtained pulverized product with a jet mill to fine particles having an average particle diameter of 10 μm or less, wherein pulverization treatment time in the first pulverization process is determined to be 40 hours or more. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214787 | MN Gene and Protein - A new gene—MN—and proteins/polypeptides encoded therefrom are disclosed. Recombinant nucleic acid molecules for expressing MN proteins/polypeptides and recombinant proteins are provided. Expression of the MN gene is disclosed as being associated with tumorigenicity, and the invention concerns methods and compositions for detecting and/or quantitating MN antigen and/or MN-specific antibodies in vertebrate samples that are diagnostic/prognostic for neoplastic and pre-neoplastic disease. Test kits embodying the immunoassays of this invention are provided. MN-specific antibodies are disclosed that can be used diagnostically/prognostically, therapeutically, for imaging, and/or for affinity purification of MN proteins/polypeptides. Also provided are nucleic acid probes for the MN gene as well as test kits comprising said probes. The invention also concerns vaccines comprising MN proteins/polypeptides which are effective to immunize a vertebrate against neoplastic diseases associated with the expression of MN proteins. The invention still further concerns antisense nucleic acid sequences that can be used to inhibit MN gene expression, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays to detect genetic rearrangements. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214788 | INTERFERON-LIKE PROTEIN ZCYTO21 - The present invention relates to polynucleotide and polypeptide molecules for Zcyto21, an interferon-like protein, which is most closely related to interferon-α at the amino acid sequence level. The present invention also includes antibodies to the Zcyto21 polypeptides, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214789 | ANTIANGIOGENESIS THERAPY OF AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE IN PATIENTS WHO HAVE FAILED PRIOR THERAPY - The present application describes therapy with angiogenesis antagonists such as anti-VEGF antibodies. In particular, the application describes the use of such antagonists to treat autoimmune disease in a patient who has failed prior treatment such as treatment with DMARDs or TNFα-inhibitors. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214790 | LEAFTHOPPER ECDYSONE RECEPTOR NUCLEIC ACIDS, POLYPEPTIDES, AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to a novel isolated leafhopper ecdysone receptor polypeptide. The invention also relates to an isolated nucleic acid encoding the leafhopper ecdysone receptor polypeptide, to vectors comprising them and to their uses, in particular in methods for modulating gene expression in an ecdysone receptor-based gene expression modulation system and methods for identifying molecules that modulate leafhopper ecdysone receptor activity. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214791 | MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES TO HUMAN HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT-MELANOMA ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN - The present invention provides monoclonal antibodies that react against high molecular weight melanoma-associated antigen. These antibodies may be used for diagnostic and/or therapeutic purposes. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214792 | Systems and Methods For Separating Proteins From Connective Tissue - Methods and systems for separating muscle tissue from connective tissue are provided, in which animal tissue containing both muscle tissue and connective tissue is subjected to stress, and muscle proteins are separated from the connective tissue. Slurries of separated myofibrillar protein are also provided. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214793 | Method for extracting a biosubstance from hair and hair sampling device useful in the method - Disclosed herein is a method for extracting a biosubstance from a root of a hair, including the step of using as the hair a hair that has pulling force of at least a predetermined reference value to pull out the hair. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214794 | Method and device for extracting an analyte - The invention provides columns and methods for the purification and concentration of an analyte (e.g., a biological macromolecule, such as a peptide, protein or nucleic acid) from a sample solution. The columns typically include a bed of extraction medium positioned in the column between two frits. In some embodiments, the extraction columns employ modified pipette tips as column bodies. The invention also provides methods for purifying and concentrating multiple analytes simultaneously. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214795 | Method of isolating antibodies by precipitation - Methods of isolating antibodies by precipitation are disclosed. Various precipitants that can be employed in the invention are also disclosed, with PEG being a preferred precipitant. In a representative embodiment of the invention, the pH of a solution comprising an antibody of interest is adjusted to ±0.5 pH unit of the pI of the antibody, a precipitant such as PEG is added and the antibody of interest is subsequently isolated from the resulting precipitate. The antibody can be further purified if desired or it can be resuspended in a buffer. The invention can be employed as an alternative to or in addition to chromatographic isolation methods, such as methods that employ affinity chromatography. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214796 | Method - A method for controlling the sodium and sulphur balance of a pulp mill while separating lignin from black liquor, and also a lignin product or an intermediate lignin product obtainable by the method. The present invention also provides use of a lignin product or an intermediate lignin product for the production of fuel (solid, gaseous or liquid) or materials. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214797 | Preparation method of radioisotope labeling compound using carbon nanotube - Disclosed herein is a method for the preparation of radioisotope-labeled compounds using CNT. It comprises filling the carbon nanotube with a radioisotope; and labeling a physiologically active material with the radioisotope charged in the carbon nanotube. Taking advantage of CNT, the method can prepare a radioisotope-labeled compound invention at a high yield and in a simple manner. Also, the radioisotope, when remaining unreacted, can be recovered by the filtration of the CNT, thereby achieving the prevention of radioactive contamination and the reduction of radioactive waste. Further, the radioisotope-labeled compound is useful as a contrast medium for imaging the hepatobiliary system. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214798 | Sugar chain asparagine derivatives, sugar chain asparagine, sugar chain and processes for producing these - An asparagine-linked α2,3-oligosaccharide having undeca- to hepta-saccharides, an asparagine-linked α2,6-oligosaccharide having undeca- to hepta-saccharides and containing fluorine and an asparagine-linked oligosaccharide derivative containing at least one fucose in N-acetylglucosamine on the nonreducing terminal side of an asparagine-linked oligosaccharide wherein the asparagine has amino group protected with a lipophilic protective group, and a process for producing these compounds. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214799 | Biosynthetic platform for cardioprotective stress response in human fatal heart tissue - The present invention is directed toward elucidation of a human fetal gene expression program in response to simulated ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) in order to identify molecular targets which account for the innate cardioprotection exhibited by the fetal phenotype. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214800 | SIRT INHIBITORS THAT BIND TO NAD - Methods of treating sirtuin related disorders and compounds useful in treating sirtuin related disorders are described. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214801 | CHEMOSELECTIVE LIGATION - The present invention features a chemoselective ligation reaction that can be carried out under physiological conditions. In general, the invention involves condensation of a specifically engineered phosphine, which can provide for formation of an amide bond between the two reactive partners resulting in a final product comprising a phosphine moiety, or which can be engineered to comprise a cleavable linker so that a substituent of the phosphine is transferred to the azide, releasing an oxidized phosphine byproduct and producing a native amide bond in the final product. The selectivity of the reaction and its compatibility with aqueous environments provides for its application in vivo (e.g., on the cell surface or intracellularly) and in vitro (e.g., synthesis of peptides and other polymers, production of modified (e.g., labeled) amino acids). | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214802 | Substituted Liposaccharides Useful in the Treatment and Prevention of Endotoxemia - Novel substituted liposaccharides useful as in the prophylactic and affirmative treatment of endotoxemia including sepsis, septicemia and various forms of septic shock and methods of using these agents are provided. Also provided are methods of preparing these agents and intermediates useful therein. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214803 | Production of Glucosamine From Plant Species - The present invention relates to a process for generating glucosamine from plants wherein fresh plant materials, or re-hydrated dried plant materials or plant extracts, are heated at a temperature comprised between 70 and 110° C. for more than hours, characterized in that a fertilizer acting as glucosamine precursor is added during the cultivation of the plants, before the harvest. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214804 | Thermal Conduction During Alkaline Extraction - The present invention relates to an improved process for extracting and subsequently isolating components from biological material, in particular sugar beets. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214805 | Process For the Preparation of Vulnerable Oils - Process for the preparation of vulnerable oil wherein degummed and neutralized vulnerable oil is subjected to bleaching and thereafter subjected to filtration, characterized in that in the process one or more, preferably two or more, more preferably three or more and most preferably all four of the following steps a)-d) are included: a) bleaching involves both a wet step and a dry step; b) filtration is conducted in re-circulation until the filtrate has a turbidity of 0.2 FTU or less, preferably 0.1 FTU or less, before filtration of the vulnerable oil is commenced; c) after filtration the vulnerable oil is subjected to a second filtration to a turbidity of 0.1 FTU or less; d) the deodorization is conducted at a temperature of 190° C. or less until 5-20, preferably 8-20 m3 gas/kg oil is passed through the vulnerable oil. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214806 | Method For Producing Porous Metal-Organic Framework Materials - The present invention relates to processes for preparing a porous metal-organic framework comprising at least two organic compounds coordinated to at least one metal ion, the porous metal-organic frameworks prepared by the process and their use, in particular for gas storage and gas separation. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214807 | Substituted Spiro Compounds and their Use for Producing Drugs - The present invention relates to substituted spiro compounds, to processes for preparing them, to medicaments comprising these compounds and to the use of these compounds for producing medicaments. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214808 | Preparation of Aseptic 3-[2-[4-((6-Fluoro-1,2-Benzisoxazol-3-Yl)-1-Piperidinyl]-6,7,8,9-Tetrahydro-9-Hydroxy-2-Methyl-4H-Pyrido[1,2-a]Pyrimidin-4-One Palmitate Ester - The present invention concerns a process for preparing aseptic crystalline 3-[2-[4-(6-fluoro-1,2-benzisoxazol-3-yl)-1-piperidinyl]ethyl]-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-9-hydroxy-2-methyl-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-one palmitate ester (I) substantially free of 3-[2-[4-(6-fluoro-1,2-benzisoxazol-3-yl)-1-piperidinyl]ethyl]-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-9-hydroxy-2-methyl-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-one (II-a), 3-[2-[4-(6-fluoro-1,2-benzisoxazol-3 -yl)-1-piperidinyl]ethyl]-6,7-dihydro-2-methyl-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]-pyrimidin-4-one (II-b), and 3-[2-[4-(6-fluoro-1,2-benzisoxazol-3-yl)-1-piperidinyl]-ethyl]-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-2-methyl-9-pentadecyl-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-one (III), and having an average particle size ranging from 20 to 150 μm. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214809 | Process for the synthesis of CMHTP and intermediates thereof - The present invention provides processes of preparing 3-(2-chloroethyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-9-hydroxy-2-methyl-4H-pyrrido[1,2-a]-pyrimidin-4-one (CMHTP) useful as intermediates for the preparation of paliperidone, wherein the processes use 3-(2-chloroethyl)-2-methyl-9-benzyloxy-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine-4-one (CMBP) and/or 3-(2-chloroethyl)-2-methyl-9-hydroxy-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine-4-one (CMHP) having phosphorus at least partially removed as the intermediate. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214810 | DYE-FORMING COUPLER, SILVER HALIDE PHOTOGRAPHIC LIGHT-SENSITIVE MATERIAL, AND AZOMETHINE DYE COMPOUND - A dye-forming coupler of formula (I), a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing the coupler, and an azomethine dye compound derived from the coupler: | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214811 | XANTHENE DYES - The invention provides a novel class of xanthene dyes, some of which are functionalized to allow their coupling to conjugation partners of interest, e.g. biomolecules, drugs, toxins and the like. Also provided are conjugates of the dyes, methods of preparing and using the dyes and their conjugates and kits including the dyes and their conjugates. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214812 | Trisubstituted triazolopyrimidines for use in platelet aggregation inhibition - The invention provides new triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidine compounds, their use as medicaments, compositions containing them and processes for their preparation. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214813 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING 2-(2-AMINOPYRIMIDIN-4-YL)-1H-INDOLE-5-CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVES - This invention relates to a novel process for obtaining a compound of formula I: | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214814 | Stable ionic liquid complexes and methods for determining stability thereof - Stable ionic liquid complexes capable of maintaining stability at high temperatures, under acidic and highly oxidative conditions in the presence of a transition metal, and methods for determining the stability of stable ionic liquid complexes are provided. In accordance with the disclosure herein, the stable ionic liquid complexes are derived from pyrazole, pyrazine and 1,2,4-triazole. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214815 | Process for preparing phenoxypyridine derivatives - A process for preparing a compound represented by the formula (I): | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214816 | Process for Preparing Ziprasidone - Process for preparing ziprasidone. The present invention concerns a process for the preparation of 5-(2-(4-(1,2-benzisothiazol-3-yl)-1-piperazinyl)ethyl)-6-chloro-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one of the formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt, solvate, hydrates or clathrate thereof, said process comprising reacting a compound of formula II wherein X is a halogen atom, with a compound of formula III, said compound of formula III being the free base or an addition salt with an organic or inorganic acid, wherein said process is characterized in that said compounds according to formulas II and III are reacted in the presence of a neutralizing agent, and are reacted in a solvent comprising acetonitrile. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214817 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING N-ALKYLNALTREXONE HALIDES - The invention relates to a novel process for preparing N-methylnaltrexone bromide, comprising at least the steps consisting in:
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| 20080214818 | Organic metal complexes - An organic metal complex is provided. The organic metal complex has formula (I): | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214819 | Process of Producing Bleach Boosters - This invention relates to a process of producing compounds, which are useful as bleach boosters, as well as to the compounds, which are obtainable using said process, and to their use. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214820 | Enantiomers of 3-Heteroaryl-8H-8-Azabicyclo (3.2.1) Oct-2-Ene and their Use as Monoamine Neurotransmitter Re-Uptake Inhibitors - This invention relates to novel enantiomers useful as monoamine neurotransmitter re-uptake inhibitors. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080214821 | Method of Preparing Clopidogrel and Intermediates Used Therein - Optically pure clopidogrel can be prepared in a high yield by optically resolving a racemic form of the compound of formula (II) using an optically active amine to form the optically active form of the compound of formula (III) or its acid-addition salt; and methylating the compound of formula (III) or its acid-addition salt. | 2008-09-04 |
