Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100294989 | SMALL SCALE FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS - The disclosure provides for a small scale functional material, where the small scale functional material is imbibed with a material having a functionality response to an externally applied field. | 11-25-2010 |
20110045975 | MESO-SIZED CAPSULES USEFUL FOR THE DELIVERY OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS - Various aspects disclosed herein disclose mesocapsules that include active ingredients such as agriculturally active ingredients including various fungicides, insecticides, miticides, herbicides, safeners and modifiers of plant physiology or structure. These mesocapsules are comprised of a polyurea shell and include hydrophilic groups on their surfaces. These mesocapsules have a volume-average diameter of about 500 nm or less and some of them have a volume-average diameter on the order of about 300 nm or less. These mesocapsules are especially well suited for delivering active ingredients that are not very soluble in water, many of these compounds have solubility values in the range of 1,000 ppm or less. Methods for making these mesocapsules include interfacial polycondensation reactions carried out in the presence of surfactants such as sodium dodecyl sulfate and another method in which all or most of the surfactant is replaced by adding amino acids to the aqueous phase of the interfacial reaction mixture before forming the final emulsion. | 02-24-2011 |
20120035054 | PESTICIDE COMPOSITIONS OF MESO-SIZED PARTICLES WITH ENHANCED ACTIVITY - The present disclosure relates to pesticide compositions consisting of meso-sized particles in combination with certain adjuvants such as built-in adjuvants which are added directly to the formulation or to an aqueous dilution of the formulation such as tank-mix adjuvants, to provide enhanced effectiveness for the control of agricultural pests. Mesoparticle compositions containing such adjuvants have been found to provide improved effectiveness compared to mesoparticle compositions not containing such adjuvants or to conventional formulations. | 02-09-2012 |
20120225272 | NANOPOROUS POLYMERIC FOAM HAVING HIGH POROSITY - Prepare a polymeric foam article having a thermoplastic polymer matrix defining multiple cells therein, wherein the polymeric foam article has the following characteristics: (a) the thermoplastic polymer matrix contains dispersed within it nano-sized nucleating additive particles that have at least two orthogonal dimensions that are less than 30 nanometers in length; (b) possesses at least one of the following two characteristics: (i) has an effective nucleation site density of at least 3×10 | 09-06-2012 |
20120225555 | Stable, concentratable chemical mechanical polishing composition and methods relating thereto - A chemical mechanical polishing composition useful for chemical mechanical polishing a semiconductor wafer containing an interconnect metal is provided, comprising, as initial components: water; an azole inhibitor; an alkali metal organic surfactant; a hydrotrope; a phosphorus containing agent; a water soluble cellulose; optionally, a non-saccharide water soluble polymer; optionally, a water soluble acid compound of formula I, wherein R is selected from a hydrogen and a C | 09-06-2012 |
20120225556 | Stable, concentratable, water soluble cellulose free chemical mechanical polishing composition - A chemical mechanical polishing composition useful for chemical mechanical polishing a semiconductor wafer containing an interconnect metal is provided, comprising, as initial components: water; an azole inhibitor; an alkali metal organic surfactant; a hydrotrope; a phosphorus containing agent; optionally, a non-saccharide water soluble polymer; optionally, a water soluble acid compound of formula I, wherein R is selected from a hydrogen and a C | 09-06-2012 |
20120321873 | NANOPOROUS POLYMERIC FOAM HAVING HIGH CELL DENSITY WITHOUT NANOFILLER - A polymeric foam has a thermoplastic polymer matrix defining multiple cells, the foam characterized by: (a) the polymer matrix having greater than 50 weight-percent copolymer containing at least two different monomers at least one of which is a methacrylate monomer, each monomer having a solubility parameter lower than 20 (megaPascals) | 12-20-2012 |
20130091682 | INORGANIC NANOPOROUS PARTICLES WITH WATER DISPERSIBLE POLYURETHANE BINDER - An article contains inorganic nanoporous particles bound together by water dispersible polyurethane, the article having 75 volume-percent or more inorganic nanoporous particles based on total article volume and having a density of 0.14 grams per cubic centimeter or less and a thermal conductivity of 25 milliWatts per meter*Kelvin or less and having a thickness of at least 0.5 centimeters. A process for preparing such an article includes dispersing inorganic nanoporous particles into an aqueous dispersion of dispersible polyurethane to form a dispersion, casting the dispersion into a mold, and drying to form an article. A method for using such an article includes placing the article in a structure between two areas that can differ in temperature. | 04-18-2013 |
20130224464 | NANOPOROUS PARTICLES IN A HOLLOW LATEX MATRIX - Prepare an article of manufacture by providing a latex of hollow latex particles with a rigid inner shell and adhesive outer shell, providing nanoporous particles and dispersing them into the latex and drying the latex so as to cause the hollow latex particle to bind to one another and form an article of manufacture containing nanoporous particles and hollow latex particles wherein the hollow latex particles are bound directly to one another to form a continuous matrix and the nanoporous particles are dispersed within the continuous matrix of hollow latex particles. | 08-29-2013 |
20140039115 | SULFONIC ACID MONOMER BASED COMPOSITIONS - The present invention relates to a composition which comprises a stable aqueous dispersion of discrete polymer particles and a water-soluble dispersant adsorbed onto the surfaces of pigment particles, wherein the polymer particles comprise structural units of a sulfonic acid monomer or a salt thereof. The present invention addresses a need in the art by providing a way to improve the hiding efficiency of compositions containing pigment such as TiO | 02-06-2014 |
20140039117 | SULFONIC ACID MONOMER BASED COMPOSITIONS - The present invention relates to a composition comprising a water-soluble dispersant comprising structural units of a sulfonic acid monomer or a salt thereof and a co-monomer. The dispersant of the present invention addresses a need in the art by providing a way to improve the hiding efficiency of coatings compositions. | 02-06-2014 |
20140080711 | SUSPENSION OF PARTICLES COMPRISING CYCLOPROPENE COMPLEXES DISPERSED IN A RESIN MATRIX - Compositions for delivering an active ingredient include particles comprising an active ingredient (for example, 1-MCP complex powder) imbedded in a resin matrix, the particles being suspended in an oil medium. Methods for preparing such compositions include blending an active ingredient with a resin at a temperature higher than the melting point of the resin to provide a blend; dispersing the blend into an oil medium at a temperature higher than the melting point of the resin to provide a dispersion comprising dispersed particles in the oil medium; and consolidating the dispersed particles to provide consolidated particles comprising a solid matrix of the resin impregnated with the active ingredient. Methods of using such compositions include mixing the compositions with an aqueous medium to provide an emulsion or slurry and either contacting plants or plant parts with the emulsion or placing the emulsion near plants or plant parts. | 03-20-2014 |
20140127309 | ENCAPSULATED POLAR MATERIALS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION - The present invention meets one or more of the above needs and is a composition comprising plurality of capsules wherein the capsules comprise: a core of one or more highly polar liquids; one or more polar active materials dissolved in or dispersed in one or more highly polar liquids; a mixture of one or more polymers and one of more highly polar liquids; or a mixture of one or more polymers, one or more highly polar liquids and one or more polar active materials, and a shell comprising, particles in a polymer matrix or particles; wherein the thickness of the shell is sufficient to prevent passage of the highly polar liquid or the active material through the shell or to control the rate passage of the highly polar liquid or the active material through the shell with the proviso that the one or more polymers may be located in the core, in the polymer matrix of the shell or both. | 05-08-2014 |
20140350170 | POLYUREA MACROMER AND LATEXES THEREOF - The present invention is a composition comprising a) a stable aqueous dispersion of polymer particles having one or more structural units of i) a polyurea macromer; and ii) an acrylate, a methacrylate, a vinyl ester, or a styrene monomer, or a combination thereof; and/or b) an aqueous mixture of a i) polyurea macromer polymer particles; and b) acrylate, methacrylate, vinyl ester, or styrenic polymer particles, or a combination thereof, wherein the polyurea macromer is characterized by the following formula I: | 11-27-2014 |
20140350178 | POLYUREA MACROMER AND LATEXES THEREOF - The present invention is a composition comprising a) a stable aqueous dispersion of polymer particles having one or more structural units of i) a polyurea macromer; and ii) an acrylate, a methacrylate, a vinyl ester, or a styrene monomer, or a combination thereof; and/or b) an aqueous mixture of a i) polyurea macromer polymer particles; and b) acrylate, methacrylate, vinyl ester, or styrenic polymer particles, or a combination thereof, wherein the polyurea macromer is characterized by the following formula I: | 11-27-2014 |