40th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 70 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080242752 | Polystyrene foams incorporating nanographite and HFC-134 - Polymeric foam and polymeric foam products that contain a foamable polymer material, nanographite, and 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134) are provided. Preferably, the foamable polymer material is an alkenyl aromatic polymer material. The foam is free of other conventional blowing agents typically utilized in preparing a foamed product. The nanographite is not chemically or surface modified and is preferably compounded in a polyethylene methyl acrylate copolymer (EMA), which is used both as a medium and a carrier for the nanographite. The nanographite may be compounded in the polymer in an amount up to 60% loading. In addition, the nanographite acts as a nucleating agent, R-value enhancer, infrared attenuating agent, lubricant, UV absorber, and process aid. The inventive foam composition produces extruded foams that have R-values that are equal to or better than conventional extruded foams produced with 1-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane (HCFC-142b). The foamed products are desirably made by a conventional extrusion process. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242753 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION - An adhesive composition for use in the manufacture of wood-based boards, wherein the adhesive composition is foamable and comprises a resin, a filler and a foaming agent without any cationic acrylamide copolymer. According to the invention, the adhesive composition contains 40-80 wt % resin, 5-30 wt % filler, 0-40 wt % solvent, and 0.1-10 wt % foaming agent, which has been selected from organic and/or inorganic surface-active sulfate, sulfonate, phosphate or phosphonate compounds or their derivatives or mixtures. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242754 | LOW LOSS FOAM COMPOSITION AND CABLE HAVING LOW LOSS FOAM LAYER - The invention relates to a low loss foam composition and cable, such as a coaxial cable. The foam composition is formed by heating an olefinic polymer, such as a high density polyethylene, medium density polyethylene, low density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene, polypropylene, or a combination thereof, into a molten state composition, optionally with a nucleating agent. The molten mixture is extruded under pressure through a die with a blowing agent comprising an atmospheric gas, such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen or air, and a co-blowing agent selected from hydrofluorocarbons, hydrochlorofluorocarbons, or perfluoro compounds, such as HFC-134a. The cable is formed by extruding the foam composition onto a signal carrying conductor and sheathing the foam-coated signal carrying conductor in an appropriate conducting shield. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242755 | Polyurethane polishing pad - The polishing pad is suitable for planarizing at least one of semiconductor, optical and magnetic substrates. The polishing pad includes a cast polyurethane polymeric material formed with an isocyanate-terminated reaction product formed from a prepolymer reaction of a prepolymer polyol and a polyfunctional isocyanate. The isocyanate-terminated reaction product has 4.5 to 8.7 weight percent unreacted NCO; and the isocyanate-terminated reaction product is cured with a curative agent selected from the group comprising curative polyamines, curative polyols, curative alcoholamines and mixtures thereof. The polishing pad contains at least 0.1 volume percent filler or porosity. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242756 | DENTAL COMPOSITE RESIN FOR CORE BUILD-UP - To provide a dual curing type composite resin for core build-up having improved curing property by chemical polymerization with improved mechanical strength of a cured body under the condition of no light irradiation and with a shortened setting time, the composite resin is composed of a first component including a (meth)acrylate polymerizable resin and an organic peroxide, and a second component including (meth)acrylate polymerizable resin and a reducing agent, a photopolymerizaton initiator and a filler are included in the first component and/or the second component, and oxide powder of a Group II element in the periodic table having an average particle diameter of 1 μm or less is blended in the first component and/or the second component. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242757 | UV CURABLE COATING COMPOSITION - The present invention is directed to a composition curable by radiation having a wavelength of 300 nm or more, a method of producing a coated substrate using such composition and the coated product so-produced. More particularly, the composition of the present invention comprises A) from about 1 to about 99% by weight of a specific aqueous polyurethane dispersion having a solids content of from about 20 to about 50% by weight, B) from about 1 to about 99% by weight of an aqueous polyester acrylate/urethane dispersion having a solids content of from about 20 to about 60% by weight, C) one or more photoinitiators, and D) water or a mixture of water and solvent | 2008-10-02 |
20080242758 | RADIATION-CROSSLINKED POLYOLEFIN COMPOSITIONS - An article suitable for use as an insulating or coating material comprises a radiation-crosslinked composition comprising a polyethylene, a polypropylene and optionally an ethylene-propylene elastomer. The polyethylene component is selected from high density polyethylene (HDPE), medium density polyethylene (MDPE) and linear medium density polyethylene (LMDPE) and the polypropylene component is either a homopolymer or copolymer. The composition is predominantly based on the polyethylene component and contains the polyethylene component in an amount of at least 50 percent by weight. The article is radiation-crosslinked to a sufficient degree that it possesses thermoset properties, such that when the article is heated to a temperature above the crystalline melting point of the polypropylene homopolymer or copolymer, it is softened but does not become liquid. The article is formed by first blending the polyethylene, polypropylene and optionally the ethylene-propylene elastomer, melt processing the blend to produce an article, crosslinking the article by exposing it to radiation, and optionally heating, stretching and cooling the article to impart heat shrinkability to the article. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242759 | DENTAL PASTES, DENTAL ARTICLES, AND METHODS - The present invention provides a dental paste, a dental article, methods of making and using the dental paste, and compositions prepared therefrom. In one embodiment, the dental paste includes (a) a filler including porous, non-pyrogenic silica having a silane treated surface and being substantially free of heavy metals and (b) a filler including non-aggregated primary silica particles, with the fillers being dispersed in a hardenable resin. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242760 | Poly (Dialkylsiloxane) For Improving Surface of Dental Fillings - The present invention relates to a use of a poly(dialkylsiloxane) having terminal hydroxyl groups, wherein the alkyl groups contain 1 to 4 carbon atoms, for improving the strength and the surface of dental fillings that are based on glass ionomer cement compositions. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242761 | SELF ETCH ALL PURPOSE DENTAL COMPOSITIONS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE, AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A one-part self-etching and bonding dental resin composition comprising in combination about 10 to about 30 weight percent of a polymerizable (meth)acrylate carboxylic acid/anhydride, based on the total weight of the polymerizable components in the composition; a copolymerizable multi-functional (meth)acrylate resin; a copolymerizable diluent monomer; and a curing system. The composition has the advantage of not requiring a separate etching and bonding step. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242762 | Architectural unit possessing rapid deep-section cure silicone rubber component - The invention relates to architectural elements possessing at least two components bonded together employing a silicone rubber composition possessing rapid development of strength and deep-section cure, which is useful for application as a bedding sealant in the manufacture of such architectural elements as window assemblies, door assemblies, structural glazing, curtainwall applications, and the like. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242763 | Rapid deep-section cure silicone compositions - The present invention relates to room-temperature curable silicone compositions possessing rapid deep-section cure. The silicone sealant compositions of the present invention find application in insulating glass units as elements of windows, skylights, doors and related products. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242764 | ANAEROBIC ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS HAVING MICROENCAPSULATED METAL IONS - An enhanced anaerobic adhesive composition containing microencapsulated metal ions is disclosed. Microencapsulated metal ions, such as iron oxide, copper naphthenate, cobalt naphthenate, ferrocene, and ferrocene derivatives, act as bonding sites in the composition, such that the composition achieves more complete polymerization in a shorter curing time. The curing properties and the cure quality are significantly improved by the inclusion of microencapsulated metal ions. The composition can be used to bond metal and plastic substrates. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242765 | Self-assembled nanofiber templates; versatile approaches for polymer nanocomposites - Polymer nanocomposites, nanoparticle-containing organogels utilized in forming the polymer nanocomposites, and methods for forming the polymer nanocomposites and nanoparticle-containing organogels are disclosed. Relatively simple and versatile methods are utilized to form the polymer nanocomposites. The process is based on the format of a three-dimensional network of well-individualized nanoparticles, such nanofibers through gelation thereof with an appropriate non-polymeric solvent. The nanoparticle-containing organogel is subsequently filled with a solution of a desired matrix polymer, the composite is dried and compacted to create the polymer nanocomposite. Polymer nanocomposites can be prepared which exhibit dramatic changes in mechanical properties, such as increased shear modulus, when compared to the neat polymer. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242766 | Curable Composition Containing Surface-Modified Particles - Coating compositions having reproducible properties and high scratch resistance contain an ethylenically unsaturated binder and particles functionalized with an alkoxysilane, the silicon atom of which is spaced from an electron withdrawing group by a methylene group. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242767 | Polymeric Encapsulates Having a Quaternary Ammonium Salt and Methods for Producing the Same - A quaternary ammonium salt encapsulated by a polymeric microcapsule and methods for manufacturing such microcapsules are described. The quaternary ammonium salt can be cetylpyridinium chloride. The polymeric microcapsule encapsulating the quaternary ammonium salt can be used as an ingredient in a dentifrice. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242768 | Resin Composition for Encapsulation and Semiconductor Unit Encapsulated with Resin - A resin composition for encapsulation, which contains 100 parts by weight of a synthetic resin, 10 to 500 parts by weight of a carbon precursor having a volume resistivity of 10 | 2008-10-02 |
20080242769 | NANOMODIFIED CONCRETE ADDITIVE AND HIGH PERFORMANCE CEMENT PASTE AND CONCRETE THEREFROM - A concrete additive for a reinforced concrete composite is provided. The additive can have an exfoliated clay having an exfoliated layered silicate plate comprising structure, and at least one of an oligomer or polymer linking at least a portion of said silicate plate comprising structure. The additive can have a dispersant between the silicate plates. The clay can include sodium or calcium montmorillonite or a phosphatic clay. The oligomer or polymer can include polyvinyl alcohol. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242770 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING BITUMEN/ASPHALT BALE - A process for preparing bitumen bale for clean, safe, eco-friendly and cost-effective packing, storing and transporting of viscous bitumen products and the products thereof is delineated in the present disclosure. The said bituminous products being introduced into a baling process line. The cooling efficiency is enhanced by utilizing the process of the present invention. Viscous bitumen products are made in the form of spiral bitumen bale. “BituBale Film capsules” are produced by the process of the present invention. Polymer additives are added to bitumen/asphalt, by the said process, to enhance the durability and to get good gripping surfaces. The said process enhances the homogenous nature of the said products. The process for preparing bitumen bale for clean, safe, eco-friendly and cost-effective packing, storing and transporting of viscous bitumen products is a clean, safe, environmentally friendly and cost effective method. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242771 | Butyl Rubber Composition for Tire Treads - The present invention relates to a method of improving the hardness and abrasion resistance while maintaining the useful dynamic properties inherent to butyl based tire tread compounds by adding HXNBR to a rubber composition comprising at least one butyl elastomer for a tire tread, in particular a tire tread suitable for a pneumatic tire. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242772 | Low electric conductivity high heat radiation polymeric composition and molded body - The present invention provides a low electric conductivity, high heat radiation polymeric composition which includes a polymeric material, from 10 to 35% by volume of a carbon fiber, and from 1 to 20% by volume of a ceramics. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242773 | Pigment dispersion, precursor of ink for uv-curing type ink-jet recording, method of ink-jet recording, printed matter, and method of manufacturing pigment dispersion - There is provided a pigment dispersion comprising at least one resin-coated pigment comprising a resin and a pigment, and having an average particle diameter of 250 nm or less, and a dispersion medium containing as a major component a cation polymeric compound having a viscosity of 30 mPa·s or less at a temperature of 25° C. and a boiling point of 150° C. or more at 1 atm. The pigment is incorporated in the pigment dispersion at a ratio ranging from 3 to 41% by weight based on a total weight of the dispersion medium, and the resin is incorporated in the resin-coated pigment at a ratio ranging from 5 to 37% by weight based on the weight of the pigment. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242774 | MULTIPHASIC NANO-COMPONENTS COMPRISING COLORANTS - Multiphasic colorant nano-components (MPCs) having at least two phases and at least one colorant are provided. In certain aspects, the at least two phases are optically or visually distinct from one another. The MPCs can be used in various methods in various applications, such as visual, optical, and/or electronic displays, including in paints, inks, coatings, plastics, textiles, electronic display devices, pixels, or electronic paper. The MPCs are formed by methods of electrified jetting of polymers. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242775 | Thermoplastic resin composition and method for stabilizing thermoplastic resin - An object of the present invention is to provide a novel thermoplastic resin composition with improved processing stability, thermal coloration resistance and NOx coloration resistance. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for stabilizing a thermoplastic resin by improving processing stability, thermal coloration resistance and NOx coloration resistance of the thermoplastic resin. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242776 | Pigment Dispersion with Polymeric Dispersants Having Pending Chromophore Groups - A pigment dispersion includes a color pigment represented by formula (I): | 2008-10-02 |
20080242777 | Composite Material and Thermoplastic Resin Composite Material Using the Same - Disclosed is a composite material which is composed of (A) 100 parts by weight of at least one lamellar organosilicate which is obtained by treating a lamellar silicate with an organic onium salt, and (B) 50-1000 parts by weight of at least one nonionic surfactant. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242778 | Method For Purification And Modification Of Mineral Clays In Non-Aqueous Solvents - The present invention discloses a method for obtaining organoclay from crude mineral clay, an organoclay obtainable by this method, a method for incorporating organoclay into a polymeric matrix to obtain composites, and some composites obtainable by this method. The method for obtaining organoclay includes reacting crude mineral clay with quaternary ammonium or phosphonium salt in a non-aqueous solvent to obtain ion-exchanged organoclay suspended in this solvent and a solid residue; and separating out the solid residue. The solvent is then separated, preferably by evaporation or filtration. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242779 | RESINOUS COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM - Disclosed is an article having reduced susceptibility to mar and scratch formation during abrasion of its surface, wherein the article is derived from a composition comprising: (i) at least one rubber modified thermoplastic resin; (ii) a second rigid thermoplastic polymer present in a range of between about 10 wt. % and about 80 wt. %, based on the weight of resinous components in the composition; and (iii) at least one additive selected from the group consisting of (a) a silicone oil and (b) a hydrocarbon wax, said additive being present in an amount in a range of about 0.3 parts per hundred parts resin (phr) to about 3 phr. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242780 | SEALANT MATERIALS AND METHODS OF USING THEREOF - The present invention is a method of using a sealant material, which includes providing the sealant material, where the sealant material comprises mineral oil, petroleum wax, and a viscosity builder, and where the sealant material exhibits a first hardness. The viscosity builder is selected from a group consisting of polybutene, a styrene-rubber diblock copolymer, an ethylene-propylene oligomer, and combinations thereof. The method also includes applying a shear force to at least a first portion of the sealant material, where the first portion of the sealant material exhibits a second hardness after the shear force is applied, and where the first hardness is at least two times greater than the second hardness. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242781 | Aliphatic Polyester Resin Composition and Sheets, Films or Other Products Molded by the Resin - Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition, in particular, an aliphatic polyester resin composition comprising a plasticizer which is soft, exhibits high transparency, is reduced in bleeding out and exhibits high resistance to the extraction by a paraffinic solvent; and a sheet, a film or a molded article formed from the thermoplastic resin composition. An aliphatic polyester resin composition, characterized in that it comprises 100 parts by mass of an aliphatic polyester and, as a plasticizer, 1.0 to 100 parts by mass of a specific ester compound which is an ester formed from a trivalent polyhydric alcohol and an acyl group derived from a carboxylic acid having 2 to 18 carbon atoms and has an average acylation degree of 50 to 90%. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242782 | Compositions comprising an organic polymer as the matrix and inorganic particles as the filler, process for the preparation thereof and applications of the same - Compositions comprising an organic polymer as the matrix and inorganic particles as the filler and exhibiting in mixture
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20080242783 | POLYESTER COMPOSITIONS HAVING IMPROVED HEAT RESISTANCE - A composition of matter comprising a polyester composition derived from: (i) 20 to 80 mole percent of a first diol derived from a disubstituted xylene glycol of the formula (I): | 2008-10-02 |
20080242784 | POLYESTER COMPOSITIONS HAVING IMPROVED HEAT RESISTANCE - A composition of matter comprising a polyester composition derived from: (i) greater than 80 mole percent of a diol derived from a disubstituted xylene glycol of the formula (I): | 2008-10-02 |
20080242785 | TiO2-coated CNT, TiO2-coated CNT reinforced polymer composite and methods of preparation thereof - A method of preparing carbon nanotube/polymer composite is disclosed, which includes: forming a layer of TiO | 2008-10-02 |
20080242786 | White Light Diffusing Thermoplastic Composition - The invention relates to a translucent, white, light-diffusing thermoplastic composition containing both white pigment and refractive index-matched particles. The blend of pigment and particles provides a synergistic effect, resulting in a very high luminous transmission and good diffusion properties. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242787 | Eucryptite ceramic filler and insulating composite material containing the same - The present invention relates a eucryptite ceramic filler and an insulating composite material containing the eucryptite ceramic filler. In particular, the invention provides a eucryptite ceramic filler of formula (I): | 2008-10-02 |
20080242788 | Polypropylene composition - An object of the present invention is to provide a polypropylene composition which is excellent in any performance of mechanical property, stability to thermal oxidation, and coloration resistance of the resulting molded article. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242789 | Polymer Compositions, Method of Manufacture, and Articles Formed Therefrom - A composition comprises, based on the total weight of the composition, from 10 to 80 wt. % of a polyester; from 10 to 80 wt. % of a polycarbonate; from 0 to 20 wt. % of an impact modifier; from 1 to less than 25 wt. % of a reinforcing filler; from 0.1 to less than 2.5 wt. % of a fibrillated fluoropolymer; from 0 to 5 wt. % of an additive selected from the group consisting of antioxidants, mold release agents, colorants, quenchers, stabilizers, and combinations thereof, wherein the composition has a heat deflection temperature of at least 110° C., measured in accordance with to ASTM D648 on 3.2 mm thick molded bars at 0.455 MPa. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242790 | Aqueous Polymer Dispersions Containing Amphiphilic Block Copolymers, Method for Producing Said Dispersions and the Use Thereof - The invention relates to aqueous polymer dispersions, obtained by the emulsion polymerisation of ethylenically unsaturated monomers in an aqueous medium in the presence of polymerisation initiators and stabilisers that form radicals. According to the invention, amphiphilic polymers are used as stabilisers prior to, during or after polymerisation, said polymers containing one or more hydrophobic units (A) and one or more hydrophilic units (B), the hydrophobic units (A) being formed from a polyisobutene block, wherein at least 50 mol % of the polyisobutene macro-molecules have terminal double bonds. The invention also relates to a method for producing the aqueous polymer dispersions by the polymerisation of ethylenically unsaturated monomers in the presence of initiators that form radicals and the aforementioned amphiphilic polymers, which are used prior to, during or after polymerisation. The invention further relates to the use of the aqueous polymer dispersions that are obtained in this manner as associative thickeners in coating slip for paper, in the production of textiles, as thickening agents for textile printing pastes, in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry, for paints, for detergents and cleaning agents, in foodstuffs and as oilfield chemicals. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242791 | Methods of Producing Vinyl Aromatic Polymers Using (Meth)Acrylic Macroinitiators - The present invention relates to the use of poly acrylic and/or methacrylic macroinitiators in the free radical addition reaction of vinyl aromatic monomers to improve the properties of the resulting copolymer and/or composite. More particularly, the present invention relates to the production of poly acrylic and/or poly methacrylic macroinitiators having nitroxyl end groups. Using such macroinitiators in the free radical addition reaction of vinyl aromatics such as polystyrene compatibilizes the acrylic monomer in the vinyl aromatic matrix thereby improving the properties of the resulting polymer. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242792 | ANTIVIBRATION RUBBER COMPOSITION - An antivibration rubber composition containing diene rubber (Component A) and silica (Component B). The amount of the Component B contained is set to a range from 10 to 100 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the Component A. The Component B has the following properties, i.e., a surface silanol-group density of not less than 3.0 groups/nm | 2008-10-02 |
20080242793 | Fiber-Reinforced Resin Composition and Molded Body Thereof - Disclosed is a fiber-reinforced polyolefin resin composition containing (A) 1-20 mass % of carbon fibers having a fiber diameter of 3-20 μm, (B) 3-50 mass % of black lead (graphite) having an average particle diameter of 1-100 μm, and (C) 25-95 mass % of a polyolefin resin, wherein the mass ratio of the black lead (graphite) (B) (Wg) to the carbon fibers (A) (Wcf), namely mass ratio (Wg/Wcf), is 1-10. Also disclosed is a molded body of such a fiber-reinforced polyolefin resin composition. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242794 | COLOR STABILIZED ANTIMICROBIAL POLYMER COMPOSITES - A polymer composite comprising a melt-processed polymer compounded with a color stabilizer comprising a bromate or iodate ion, and a silver-based antimicrobial agent. The specified color stabilizers are particularly superior in inhibiting undesirable darkening or discoloration of melt-processed polymers compounded with silver-based antimicrobial agents containing a grain-size controlling additive. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242795 | Flameproof Copolymer and Flame Retardant Thermoplastic Resin Composition Including the Same - Disclosed herein is a flameproof copolymer comprising repeating units of (A) about 80 to about 99% by weight of a (meth)acrylic monomer and (B) about 1 to about 20% by weight of a vinyl-containing phosphorous monomer. The present invention also provides a thermoplastic resin composition including the flameproof copolymer. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242796 | Self-Dispersing Waxes as Polymer Suspension Aids - Polymer particles of ultrahigh molecular weight poly(alpha-olefins) may be made stable toward agglomeration by suspension within a co-suspension of self-dispersing waxes. This combination prevents polymer agglomeration over time while maintaining good flowability properties. Such materials, ultimately used as pipeline additives to reduce the fluid drag and increase the volumetric throughput, may be shipped and stored for extended periods of time without irreversible loss of the suspension stability. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242797 | Organopolysiloxane-Containing Graft Copolymer Composition - A flame-retardant resin composition is disclosed which contains neither halogen nor phosphorus or reduced amounts of halogen and phosphorus, and has both excellent flame retardancy and impact resistance. An organopolysiloxane-containing graft copolymer composition comprises 100 parts by weight of an organopolysiloxane-containing graft copolymer (A) and 0.02 to 3.5 parts by weight of an alkali metal salt of sulfur-containing organic compound (B), the organopolysiloxane-containing graft copolymer (A) having a content of halogen atoms of 1,000 ppm or less, and a content of alkaline-earth metal atoms of 3,000 ppm or less. Alternatively, an organopolysiloxane-containing graft copolymer composition has a content of halogen atoms of 1,000 ppm or less, and a content of alkaline-earth metal atoms of 3,000 ppm or less. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242798 | Anti-leaking cartridge and anti-leaking ink - The present invention is generally related to an anti-leaking cartridge and anti-leaking ink. The anti-leaking ink comprises: an organic solvent, which is selected from the group consisting of diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, triethanolamine amine extra pure, polyethylene glycol 200, and ethylene glycol and functions with at least one seal member for avoiding leakage; at least one dye dissolved in the organic solvent; a buffer solution maintaining the pH value of the anti-leaking ink in between 6.0 to 8.0; an antibacterial avoiding that the properties of the ink is changed; surfactant, which homogenizes the aquas of ink and the organic solvent; and de-ionized water. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242799 | Method for producing paints, especially by mixing predetermined amounts of liquid products - A method for producing paints, especially by mixing predetermined amounts of coloring products with basic varnish products, involves the following steps: (a) preparation of a liquid monobasic component containing predetermined amounts of a binding element and a filler element, the proportion of said amounts depending upon the final desired quality of paint; and (b) addition of predetermined amounts of at least one liquid component selected from the group including a liquid component comprising TiO | 2008-10-02 |
20080242800 | LOW-EMISSION COLORED POLYOXYMETHYLENE MOLDING COMPOSITION - Colored molding compositions made from polyacetal copolymer, where the polyacetal copolymer essentially consists of oxymethylene units and oxyethylene units, and a strong protonic acid was used as initiator during preparation of the polyacetal copolymer, have lower formaldehyde emission than that from a comparable molding composition for which the polyacetal copolymer was prepared using a Lewis acid as initiator. The formaldehyde emission is generally less than 20 mg/kg, preferably less than 10 mg/kg. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242801 | Compositions Comprising Grafted And Crosslinked LLDPE's, Methods For Making Same, And Articles Made Therefrom - The present invention relates to polymer compositions comprising a grafted and at least partially crosslinked mLLDPE that is the reaction product of: (i) a mLLDPE having a density from 0.910 g/cm | 2008-10-02 |
20080242802 | Vinyl Chloride Resin Composition - Provided are a vinyl chloride resin composition having good melt flowability without lowering the softening temperature and the mechanical strength properties of the molded articles thereof even when various compounding ingredients are not added thereto in a large amount, and a molded article obtained by the composition. The present invention is attained by a vinyl chloride resin composition prepared by adding a vinyl chloride copolymer resin obtained by copolymerizing a vinyl monomer and a macromonomer having a polymer comprising an ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing a double bond in a main chain, to a vinyl chloride resin. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242803 | POLYPROPYLENE DERIVATIVES AND PREPARATION THEREOF - A polypropylene derivative is provided. The polypropylene derivative includes a reactive monomer grafted on polypropylene, with a grafting yield exceeding 5%. A method for preparing the polypropylene derivative is also disclosed. The method includes mixing a reactive monomer, polypropylene and a compatibilizer to prepare a polypropylene derivative grafted with the reactive monomer, with a grafting yield exceeding 5%. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242804 | POLYCARBONATE-POLYSILOXANE COPOLYMERS, METHODS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF, AND ARTICLES DERIVED THEREFROM - A polycarbonate-polysiloxane copolymer comprising structural units of the formula: | 2008-10-02 |
20080242805 | BLEND OF IONIC (CO)POLYMER RESINS AND MATRIX (CO)POLYMERS - The invention relates to polymeric resin blends containing polyelectrolyte resins blended into a polymer or copolymer matrix. Specifically, the polyelectrolyte resins are (co)polymers without hydrolyzable groups. The matrix polymer is a tough, and highly chemical-resistant (co)polymer, preferably a fluoropolymer. The polymeric resin blend is useful for forming films, and especially films useful for MEAs for use in fuel cells. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242806 | Water-Soluble Fluorescent Particle Comprising Entangled Fluorescent Polymer and Amphiphilic Molecule - Water-soluble fluorescent particles are formed in a simple process. A mixture comprising a solvent, water, a fluorescent polymer dissolved in the solvent, and an amphiphilic molecule is provided. The fluorescent polymer comprises a hydrophobic segment. The amphiphilic molecule comprises hydrophilic and hydrophobic segments. The solvent is removed from the mixture to allow the fluorescent polymer and the amphiphilic molecule to entangle in the presence of water, thus forming the water-soluble fluorescent particles. In the formed particles, the hydrophilic segments of the amphiphilic molecule are entangled with one another, and the hydrophobic segments of the fluorescent polymer and amphiphilic molecule are entangled with one another. The amphiphilic molecule encapsulates the fluorescent polymer and at least some of the hydrophilic segments are exposed to render the particle soluble in water. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242807 | SOLVENTLESS SILICONE PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION - A solventless silicone pressure-sensitive adhesive composition is provided. The composition includes (A) a polyorganosiloxane with a polymerization degree of 300 to 2,000 and having at least two alkenyl group-containing organic groups, (B) a polyorganohydrosiloxane having at least three silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms, (C) a polydiorganosiloxane having alkenyl groups at both terminals, (D) a polydiorganosiloxane having SiH groups at both terminals, (E) a polyorganosiloxane composed of R | 2008-10-02 |
20080242808 | Interconnected Loop Reactors - The present invention describes a reactor comprising two interconnected loops wherein the growing polymer flows continuously in circuit from the first loop to the second loop through a First pipe and back to the first loop through a second pipe. It also discloses process for polymerising olefins in two interconnected loop reactors. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242809 | Process for the Preparation of an Ethylene Copolymer in a Tubular Reactor - The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a copolymer of ethylene and a monomer copolymerisable therewith. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242810 | Use of a Combination Chain Transfer and Activating Agent to Control Molecular Weight and Optical Density of Pd Catalyzed Norbornene Polymers - A method of controlling the molecular weight of poly(cyclic) olefin (norbornene-type) polymers and activating the polymerization thereof with a single material is provided. Such method include adding a chain transfer/activating agent to a mixture of monomer(s), catalyst, solvent and an optional cocatalyst and polymerizing the mixture to form a polymer. It is shown that the amount of chain transfer/activating agent in the mixture can serve to control the molecular weight of the resulting polymer, its percent conversion or both, and in some embodiments the optical density of the resulting polymer. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242811 | Amino phosphine - A new P—N—P ligand in which each phosphorus atom is bonded to two ortho-fluorine substituted phenyl groups is useful in ethylene oligomerizations. In combination with i) a source of chromium and ii) an activator such as methalumoxane; the ligand of this invention may be used to prepare an oligomer product that contains a mixture of hexenes and octenes. The hexenes and octenes produced with this ligand contain very low levels of internal olefins when produced under preferred reaction conditions. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242812 | Cycloolefin copolymers, a process for their preparation and the use thereof and catalysts - Cycloolefin copolymers which are distinguished by the presence of racemic diads of repeating polycyclic units and additionally by racemic triads of repeating polycyclic units are described. These copolymers can be prepared by copolymerization of polycyclic olefins with linear olefins in the presence of metallocene catalysts which have no C | 2008-10-02 |
20080242813 | Hairy polymeric nanoparticles - This invention discloses a process for synthesizing a hairy polymer particle which comprises the steps of (1) polymerizing a vinyl aromatic monomer by emulsion polymerization in an aqueous medium to produce core particles, (2) recovering the core particles from the aqueous medium, (3) dispersing the core particles in an organic solvent, (4) adding an organo-lithium compound to the dried core particles in the organic solvent to produce the hairless core initiator, and (5) utilizing the hairless core initiator to initiate the anionic polymerization of a conjugated diolefin monomer in an organic solvent to produce a solution of the hairy polymer particles. The hairy polymer nanoparticles can then be recovered from the organic solvent. These hairy polymer particles are comprised of (1) a core which is comprised of a polymer of a vinyl aromatic monomer and (2) hairs which are polymer chains of a conjugated diolefin monomer, wherein the hairs are covalently bonded to the core. The core is typically spherical in shape, has a diameter of less than 1000 nm, and is comprised of a crosslinked polymer of a vinyl aromatic monomer. The hairy polymer particles of this invention are useful as fillers in rubber compositions used in making articles of manufacture, such as tires, hoses, power transmission belts, windshield wiper blades, and the like. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242814 | SIZE SELECTIVE CATALYSIS WITH ION EXCHANGE RESINS - A method of preparing oligomeric compounds from polyfunctional reactants in the presence of heterogeneous catalysts that exhibit size selective characteristics, such that further reaction between first generation products or first generation products and reactants is less favored than between the starting reactants is disclosed. Preparation of oligomeric polyacrylate compounds in a liquid solution using these catalysts is also disclosed comprising reacting X—H acidic Michael donor compounds with unsaturated Michael acceptor compounds containing more than one unsaturated group. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242815 | Oxide catalyst, process for producing acrolein or acrylic acid and process for producing water absorbent resin - The invention provides a process which enables, in preparation of acrolein by catalytic gas-phase oxidation of propylene in the presence of molecular oxygen or a molecular oxygen-containing gas or in preparation of acrylic acid by catalytic gas-phase oxidation of acrolein in the presence of molecular oxygen or a molecular oxygen-containing gas, using single kind of atalyst, to suppress occurrence of localized extraordinarily high temperature spots (hot spots) in the catalyst layer and can stably maintain high acrolein or acrylic acid yield for a long time. The process is characterized by use of an oxide catalyst containing molybdenum as an essential component and having relative standard deviation of its particle size in a range of 0.02 to 0.20. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242816 | Neutralization Process - The invention relates to a neutralization process in which at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid is neutralized at least partly with a base and at least one stream of the neutralization is determined continuously, and also to an apparatus for carrying out the process. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242817 | Dropping Method for Liquids - In a process for dropletizing a liquid by means of a dropletizer plate at least the underside of the dropletizer plate has at least in part a contact angle of at least 60° with regard to the liquid to be dropletized. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242818 | LIGHT FILTERS COMPRISING A NATURALLY OCCURRING CHROMOPHORE AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF - A composition comprising a polymer backbone and at least one side group, wherein the side group comprises a benzene ring-based chromophore comprising a ketone at the 1-position, a substituted or unsubstituted amino group at the 2-position, and an oxygen atom at the 3-position of the benzene ring. The chromophore is a kynurenine-based compound. Methods of making and using the composition are also provided. The composition can be used in an ophthalmic lens or device for protecting the retina by blocking UV rays and filtering violet rays. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242819 | BLEND OF IONIC (CO)POLYMER RESINS AND MATRIX (CO)POLYMERS - The invention relates to polymeric resin blends containing polyelectrolyte resins blended into a polymer or copolymer matrix. Specifically, the polyelectrolyte resins are (co)polymers without hydrolyzable groups. The matrix polymer is a tough, and highly chemical-resistant (co)polymer, preferably a fluoropolymer. The polymeric resin blend is useful for forming films, and especially films useful for MEAs for use in fuel cells. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242820 | MOLECULAR IMPRINTING OF SMALL PARTICLES, AND PRODUCTION OF SMALL PARTICLES FROM SOLID STATE REACTANTS - Small particles of polymeric material are produced by expansion of a mixture of monomers and a propellant. The size and shape of the particles can be precisely tailored by materials selection and expansion conditions. Particles of 10 nanometers to 100 microns can be produced. If monomers exhibiting solid state reactivity are utilized, the particles thus formed can be polymerized at any time after formation. The particles produced by this method can be molecularly imprinted by incorporating a template into the particle prior to fully curing the particle, in a manner which allows selective extraction of the template from the cured particle after formation without deformation of the imprint site. A two step polymerization process allows the particles to be deposited on and adhered to a wide variety of substrates without additional agents. The molecularly imprinted particles can be used in a wide variety of applications including the selective binding of analyte from a sample, where the analyte is the same as the template or is of substantially the same size and has a similar arrangement of chemical functional groups. Imprinted molecularly imprinted particles can be used for targeted delivery of agents in biological applications. Non-imprinted particles formed by the expansion technique using monomers of solid state reactivity can be used in optical data storage systems. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242821 | Hindered polyalicyclic alkyl catalysts and their use in a gas-phase polymerization reactor - Embodiments of the present invention include a method of polymerizing olefins comprising contacting olefins with a catalyst composition made by the process of combining a hindered polyalicyclic alkyl catalyst precursor with a particulate inorganic oxide for a deposition time greater than 2 hours to form a catalyst composition. Embodiments of the present invention also include catalyst compositions comprising a hindered polyalicyclic alkyl catalyst precursor made by the process of combining the hindered polyalicyclic alkyl catalyst precursor with a particulate inorganic oxide for a deposition time greater than 2 hours to form the catalyst composition. In one embodiment, the hindered polyalicyclic alkyl catalyst precursor is formed by first combining an acid, a compound having the formula RX, and a metal oxide selected from the group consisting of Group 3 to Group 10 oxide compounds to produce a catalyst precursor; characterized in that R is selected from the group consisting of hindered polyalicyclic alkyls, and substituted derivatives thereof, and X is selected from the group consisting of any suitable leaving group. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242822 | POLYURETHANE FORMULATION USING PROTEIN-BASED MATERIAL - A method is provided for preparing a polyol from a protein-based precursor material, the polyol substitute thus produced, and a process for the use of the protein-based polyol substitute thus prepared for the further preparation of polyurethane. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242823 | Process for producing antiaging agent, vulcanization accelerator or modified natural rubber by means of microorganism - The object of the present invention is to provide processes for producing an antiaging agent, a vulcanization accelerator and a modified natural rubber, which are environmentally friendly and allow to make provision against a decrease of petroleum resources in the future. According to the present invention, glucose is used as carbon neutral resources and is converted into aniline or an aniline derivative by a microorganism. An antiaging agent, a vulcanization accelerator or a modified natural rubber is produced from thus obtained aniline or aniline derivative. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242824 | HEAT TREATMENT METHOD OF THERMOPLASTIC RESIN FILM AND APPARATUS THEREOF - An aspect of the invention provides a heat treatment method of a thermoplastic resin film comprising running a strip shaped thermoplastic resin film in a longitudinal direction and heating the thermoplastic resin film while holding the edge of the film in a width direction to conduct a heat treatment, wherein a tension of the thermoplastic resin film in the width direction is controlled to be constant. According to the aspect of the invention, since a thermoplastic resin film during a heat treatment is held with a constant tension in a width direction, the thermoplastic resin film during the heat treatment can be prevented from sagging or pulling excessively. Therefore, occurrence of variability of optical characteristics can be prevented, and thus a thermoplastic resin film excellent in optical characteristics can be produced. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242825 | Process for making hydrolyzable silylated polymers - An improved process for preparing hydrolyzable polymers, the process includes, inter alia, reacting certain silylorganohalide compounds with a salt of a cyanate in the presence of active hydrogen containing polymers. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242826 | Multiple Quartenary Polysiloxanes - The present invention concerns polysiloxanes having plural quaternary ammonium groups, their preparation and their use as softeners in the textile industry. Materials treated therewith exhibit a surprisingly high shear stability, an excellent, pleasant softness and improved sewability. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242827 | Method for producing omni-meta aromatic polysulfonamide fiber - The invention relates to a method of preparing omni-meta aromatic polysulfonamide fiber which comprises three steps of preparing spinning dope, wet spinning and post treating. The said step of preparing spinning dope comprises the following steps: (1) dissolving 3,3′-diaminodiphenyl sulphone in a polar organic solvent and cooling it to −20˜20° C.; (2) adding m-phthaloyl chloride of the same mole of the 3,3′-diaminodiphenyl sulphone to carry out a polymerization reaction; (3) then adding an inorganic base of the same mole of 3,3′-diaminodiphenyl sulphone to neutralize the hydrogen chloride produced during the polymerization reaction. The spinning dope thus prepared has a polymer solid content of 10%-20%. The fiber prepared according to the method in the present invention has a greatly improved crimpability, and evidently increased elongation at break comparing with the conventional aromatic polysulfonamide fiber, so that the spinnability of resultant yarn is improved. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242828 | Process for Producing Polycarbonate - Provided a process for producing a polycarbonate which comprises reacting an aqueous alkali solution of a dihydric phenol with phosgene in the presence of an organic solvent to produce a polycarbonate oligomer and subsequently polycondensing the oligomer, wherein an emulsion solution of a polycarbonate oligomer-containing organic solvent obtained in the polycarbonate oligomer production step is introduced into a coalescer to separate the emulsion solution into a polycarbonate oligomer-containing organic solvent phase and an aqueous phase, and the polycarbonate oligomer-containing organic solvent phase is subjected to polycondensation. Thus the emulsion solution of a polycarbonate oligomer-containing organic solvent obtained in the polycarbonate oligomer production step is efficiently separated to reduce the content of impurity-containing water in the oligomer for producing a polycarbonate having excellent quality and to a obtain wastewater having a low content of organic materials. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242829 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING AND PURIFYING 2-HYDROCARBYL-3,3-BIS(4-HYDROXYARYL)PHTHALIMIDINE MONOMERS AND POLYCARBONATES DERIVED THEREFROM - Disclosed herein is a method comprising reacting a phenolphthalein material and a primary hydrocarbyl amine in the presence of an acid catalyst to form a reaction mixture comprising 2-hydrocarbyl-3,3-bis(4-hydroxyaryl)phthalimidine, wherein the phenolphthalein material comprises greater than or equal to 95 weight percent phenolphthalein, based on the total weight of phenolphthalein material; quenching the reaction mixture and treating the quenched reaction mixture to obtain a first solid. The first solid is then triturated with a trituration solvent and washed to obtain a second solid, wherein the second solid comprises greater than or equal to 97 weight percent 2-hydrocarbyl-3,3-bis(4-hydroxyaryl)phthalimidine, based on the total weight of the second solid. The second solid may be polymerized to form a polycarbonate. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242830 | Lower-color polytrimethylene ether glycol using hydride compounds - The present invention relates to a process for preparing lower-color polytrimethylene ether glycol, comprising contacting said polytrimethylene ether glycol, or its precursor reaction-mixture, with a hydride compound during at least one stage of the process of manufacture, or on the polytrimethylene ether glycol resulting form such process, such that the polytrimethylene ether glycol demonstrates a reduced color (as compared to using no hydride compound). | 2008-10-02 |
20080242831 | Lower-color polytrimethylene ether glycol using zero-valent metals - The present invention relates to a process for preparing lower-color polytrimethylene ether glycol polymer, comprising contacting said polytrimethylene ether glycol polymer, or its precursor reaction-mixture, with a zero-valent metal during at least one stage of the process of manufacture, or on the polytrimethylene glycol resulting form such process, such that the polytrimethylene ether glycol polymer demonstrates a reduced color (as compared to using no zero-valent metal). | 2008-10-02 |
20080242832 | Semi-conductive polyimide film - The present invention provides a semi-conductive polyimide film having: a common logarithm of a surface resistivity at 25° C. and 60% RH of 9 to 15 log Ω/square; a common logarithm of a volume resistivity of 8 to 15 log Ω·cm; a fatigue stress in accordance with a fatigue test complying with JIS K7118, upon a number of repetition being 10 | 2008-10-02 |
20080242833 | BLEND OF IONIC (CO)POLYMER RESINS AND MATRIX (CO)POLYMERS - The invention relates to polymeric resin blends containing polyelectrolyte resins blended into a polymer or copolymer matrix. Specifically, the polyelectrolyte resins are (co)polymers without hydrolyzable groups. The matrix polymer is a tough, and highly chemical-resistant (co)polymer, preferably a fluoropolymer. The polymeric resin blend is useful for forming films, and especially films useful for MEAs for use in fuel cells. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242834 | Methods of Predicting Hyp-Glycosylation Sites For Proteins Expressed and Secreted in Plant Cells, and Related Methods and Products - Proteins with Hyp-glycosylation are more likely to be secreted in plant cells at high levels than those without. Methods are disclosed for the prediction of Pro-hydroxylation and Hyp-glycosylationsites in proteins. Such methods can be used to identify (1) proteins which, without modification, are predisposed to develop Hyp-glycosylation, if expressed in plant cells, and (2) modifications (especially substitution mutations) which increase the propensity of a protein to develop Hyp-glycosylation, with a view to high level or increased secretion. It is also possible to determine empirically whether a particular protein will undergo Hyp-glycosylation suitable for the desired level of secretion in plant cells. Both modified proteins, and methods for the expression and secretion of predisposed and modified proteins, are claimed. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242835 | Ring-Closing Metathesis Process for the Preparation of Macrocyclic Peptides -
Disclosed is a process for preparing a compound of formula (I) by protecting the secondary amide nitrogen atom in the compound of formula (III) to obtain (IV) wherein PG | 2008-10-02 |
20080242836 | Convergent Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis By Reaction Of Two Fragments Bound To Solid Support - A process for preparing a peptide or protein by solid phase synthesis comprising combining a sequence including one or more amino acids obtainable by C-N synthesis linked to a first resin, with an amino acid sequence including one or more amino acid obtainable by N-C synthesis linked to a second resin so as to create a native peptide link between unprotected N and unprotected C terminals of said amino acid sequences, and optionally releasing the resulting peptide from one or more of the linked resins so as to combine with further N-C or C-N sequences or to release the desired peptide or protein sequence. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242837 | Peptide compositions - Described are treatments of disease wherein a gene-regulatory peptide as provided herein is useful as a modulator of NF-kappaB. Also described is a pharmaceutical composition for topical application comprising a gene-regulatory peptide or functional analogue thereof, wherein the peptide or analogue modulates translocation and/or activity of a gene transcription factor. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242838 | LABELING REAGENT AND METHODS OF USE - The present invention provides compounds which are useful as multifunctional labels in proteomics studies. The labels of the present invention are both lysine specific and increase the overall sequence coverage obtained in polypeptide mapping experiments, by for example, increasing the ionization efficiencies of lysine-terminated tryptic fragments. In certain aspects, the labels of the present invention can be used to measure differential quantitation, as for example, deuterium(s) can easily be introduced during their synthesis. In one aspect, a C-terminal derivatized lysine biases the fragment ion intensities strongly toward C-terminal fragment ions, resulting in a highly simplified tandem mass spectrum. In further aspects, the number of lysine residues can be determined in a polypeptide. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242839 | 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.” | 2008-10-02 |
20080242840 | NOVEL INHIBITORS OF ANGIOGENESIS AND TUMOR GROWTH - This invention provides for polypeptides that have surprising anti-angiogenic activity. These peptides are derived from Saposin B, a previously known protein involved in the hydrolysis of sphingolipids. In addition, methods of treating mammals with these anti-angiogenic polypeptides are provided, as well as the pharmaceutical compositions used to treat. Furthermore, the polypeptides of this invention can be used in fusion proteins, wherein the fusion proteins also comprise cell targeting or cytotoxic moieties. Also provided is the receptor to which these polypeptides bind. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242841 | METHODS OF MODULATING COLD SENSORY PERCEPTION - The present invention relates to regulation of cold sensation and pain. More particularly, the present invention is directed to nucleic acids encoding a member of the transient regulatory protein family, CMR1, which is involved in modulation of the perception of cold sensations and pain. The invention further relates to methods for identifying and using agents that modulate cold responses and pain responses stimulated by cold via modulation of CMR1 and CMR1-related signal transduction. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242842 | Decolorization/deodorization of corn zein products - Decolorized and/or deodorized zein from corn products may be recovered in high yields using zeolite adsorbents. A solution of a zein-containing corn product in an aqueous alcohol solvent is contacted with a zeolite adsorbent under conditions effective for adsorption of color and odor impurities in the corn product onto the zeolite. Following this contact, the treated solution may be separated from the adsorbent and recovered, yielding substantially pure zein dissolved in the aqueous alcohol solvent. Optionally, the zein may be further purified by subsequently contacting the treated solution with an activated carbon adsorbent or a mixture of activated carbon and zeolite adsorbents to adsorb any residual color and/or odor impurities therefrom. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242843 | FUNCTION OF A HAPTOGLOBIN-HAEMOGLOBIN RECEPTOR AND THE USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to haptoglobin-haemoglobin (Hp-Hb) complex or a part thereof or a mimic thereof being operably linked to a substance and capable of binding a CD163 receptor. Furthermore, the invention relates to a CD163 variant, membrane bound or soluble, capable of binding at least one haptoglobin-haemoglobin (Hp-Hb) complex, and the use of the Hp-Hb complex and the CD163 receptor for therapy. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242844 | Ultra-high Yield Intravenous Immune Globulin Preparation - An efficacious large-scale alcohol-free plasma fractionation production process which produces a high-yielding, non-denatured, double viral-inactivated intravenous human immune gamma globulin (IgG) product. The process employs one or more salts from a group of salts comprising sodium citrate, sodium acetate, sodium gluconate, ammonium sulfate, sodium chloride, sodium sulfate and ammonium chloride in two initial fractionation steps, followed by diafiltration to remove those salts employed. A process which employs alcohol via the process of the disclosed inventive method is also disclosed. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242845 | Fc variants with optimized properties - The present invention relates to Fc variants with optimized properties, methods for their generation, Fc polypeptides comprising Fc variants with optimized properties, and methods for using Fc variants with optimized properties. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242846 | O-LINKED GLYCOSYLATION OF PEPTIDES - The present invention provides polypeptides that include an O-linked glycosylation site that is not present in the wild-type peptide. The polypeptides of the invention include glycoconjugates in which a species such as a water-soluble polymer, a therapeutic agent of a biomolecule is covalently linked through an intact O-linked glycosyl residue to the polypeptide. Also provided are methods of making the peptides of the invention and methods, pharmaceutical compositions containing the peptides and methods of treating, ameliorating or preventing diseased in mammals by administering an amount of a peptide of the invention sufficient to achieve the desired response. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242847 | Position dependent recognition of GNN nucleotide triplets by zinc fingers - The specificity of binding of a zinc finger to a triplet or quadruplet nucleotide target subsite depends upon the location of the zinc finger in a multifinger protein and, hence, upon the location of its target subsite within a larger target sequence. The present disclosure provides zinc finger amino acid sequences for recognition of triplet target subsites having the nucleotide G in the 5′-most position of the subsite, that have been optimized with respect to the location of the subsite within the target site. Accordingly, the disclosure provides finger position-specific amino acid sequences for the recognition of GNN target subsites. This allows the construction of multi-finger zinc finger proteins with improved affinity and specificity for their target sequences, as well as enhanced biological activity. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242848 | Commercial production of insulin and insulin-like proteins in plants - Plants are engineered to express proinsulin or insulin. The plants can be used as a source of the protein for a variety of purposes. Plant tissue can be orally administered to animals to replace the necessity of injection of insulin. Alternatively, the protein can be extracted from plant tissue and delivered to animals. Plant produced proteins can also provide a less expensive and more readily available source of the protein as reagents or in other experimentation involving insulin proteins. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242849 | Wrinkle-Diminishing Agent - An antiwrinkle agent which is highly effective in alleviating wrinkles caused by the photoaging. The present invention relates to an antiwrinkle agent comprising an eugenyl glycoside. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242850 | Method of producing chitosan scaffold having high tensile strength and chitosan scaffold produced using the method - Provided are a method of producing a porous chitosan scaffold, the method including: providing an aqueous acidic solution having chitosan and a solvent which does not dissolve the chitosan; and freeze-drying the aqueous acidic solution, wherein the solvent is selected from the group consisting of a C3-C8 aliphatic alcohol having one hydroxy group, ethylene glycol monoethylether, ethylene glycol monobutylether, dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, dimethylcarbonate, acetone and acetonitrile, and a chitosan scaffold produced using the method. | 2008-10-02 |
20080242851 | MODIFIED POLYNUCLEOTIDES FOR REDUCING OFF-TARGET EFFECTS IN RNA INTERFERENCE - Methods and compositions for performing RNA interference with decreased off-target effects are provided. The methods and compositions permit effective and efficient applications of RNA interference to applications such as diagnostics and therapeutics through the use of modifications to the siRNA. Uniquely modified siRNAs have been developed that reduce off-target effects incurred in gene-silencing. The modifications comprise 2′-O-alkyl or mismatch modification(s) at specific positions on the sense and/or antisense strands. | 2008-10-02 |