| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7312295 |
Copolymers of ethylene and 1-heptene |
December 25, 2007 |
| The present invention relates to a copolymer comprising units derived from ethylene and 1-heptene, to a composition comprising such a copolymer, and to an article prepared from or containing such a copolymer. |
| 7312277 |
Mass polymerized rubber-modified monovinylidene aromatic copolymer composition |
December 25, 2007 |
| Disclosed is a mass polymerized rubber-modified monovinylidene aromatic copolymer composition with an excellent balance of physical and mechanical properties especially low temperature impact, and methods for preparing such a composition. |
| 7306825 |
Process to make synthetic leather and synthetic leather made therefrom |
December 11, 2007 |
| A synthetic leather is made by a impregnating a non-woven or woven textile with an aqueous polyurethane dispersion comprised of a nonionizable polyurethane and an external stabilizing surfactant. The impregnated textile is then exposed to water containing a coagulant for a coagulation |
| 7303732 |
Tubular reactor having static mixing elements separated by coalescing zones |
December 4, 2007 |
| A tubular reactor characterized by having short static mixing elements separated by coalescing zones is used to conduct multiphase liquid/liquid reactions. Small droplets of one of the phases are dispersed into the other phase by the static mixing elements. These droplets coalesce and at |
| 7302992 |
Fugitive pattern for casting |
December 4, 2007 |
| A fugitive pattern for making a shell mold for investment casting a metal or alloy comprises a substantially random interpolymer and a low molecular weight polymer in proportions to provide a fugitive pattern having a combination of properties suitable for use in making the shell mol |
| 7302991 |
Fugitive pattern for casting |
December 4, 2007 |
| A fugitive pattern for making a shell mold for investment casting a metal or alloy comprises a substantially random interpolymer and a low molecular weight polymer in proportions to provide a fugitive pattern having a combination of properties suitable for use in making the shell mol |
| 7301039 |
Process for preparing cationic rhodium complexes |
November 27, 2007 |
| The invention comprises a process for the preparation and isolation of a non-amorphous cationic rhodium complex having the formula: [Rh(ligand).sub.m(diolefin)].sup.+X.sup.-, wherein the ligand is an enantiomerically enriched organic compound possessing one or two ligating phosphorus |
| 7300983 |
High melt strength polymers and method of making same |
November 27, 2007 |
| A polymer composition that has a backbone chain; and a plurality of long chain branches connected to the backbone is described. The polymer composition also has a value of .sup.2g'.sub.LCB-.sup.1g'.sub.LCB that is less than about 0.22, where .sup.1g'.sub.LCB is the long chain branching |
| 7300612 |
Hollow strandfoam and preparation thereof |
November 27, 2007 |
| Prepare a foam structure that includes hollow coalesced foam strands and, optionally, solid coalesced foam strands using an extrusion die block equipped with apertures that promote forming the hollow strands and, optionally, the solid foam strands. |
| 7300102 |
Instrument panel assembly |
November 27, 2007 |
| An improved seating system that includes a seat back assembly (10) that is fabricated to include a seat back (12) with a first panel portion (14) that is optionally secured to a second panel portion (16) with one or more fasteners such as welds, adhesives, tack-offs, steel brackets or |
| 7297372 |
Coating process and composition for same |
November 20, 2007 |
| There is disclosed a composition for forming a protective coating upon a substrate. The composition has been found particularly useful for forming a protective coating upon components of automotive vehicles, such as a bedliner for a pick-up truck. The composition may include, without |
| 7279546 |
Hydroxy-functional polyesters |
October 9, 2007 |
| The present invention provides thermoplastic hydroxy-functional polyesters. The polyesters have at least 10 sequential units, wherein the sequential units consist of units selected from units represented by the following formula (1) and units represented by the following formula (2); |
| 7273941 |
Process of preparing an olefin oxide from olefin and organic hydroperoxide |
September 25, 2007 |
| A process of preparing an olefin oxide, preferably propylene oxide, and an alcohol, such as .alpha.-ethylphenyl alcohol, the process involving contacting an olefin, such as propylene, and an organic hydroperoxide, such as ethylbenzene hydroperoxide, in the presence of an epoxidation |
| 7271221 |
Method of making interpolymers and products made therefrom |
September 18, 2007 |
| Olefin polymers having a melt strength of about 5cN at 190 .degree. C., and when made into a film have a CD shrink of at least 20%. Some of the polymers have a comb-like structure with at least 0.3 long-chain branches per 1000 carbon atoms are disclosed. Some compositions described herei |
| 7271202 |
Reactive hot melt adhesive |
September 18, 2007 |
| The invention is a reactive hot melt composition which has excellent adhesion and curing properties, and can be formulated into free-flowing pellets or beads, by using an ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer, and athylene-methacrylic acid copolymer, and/or an ethylene-acrylic acid methacr |
| 7268200 |
Organosilicate resins as hardmasks for organic polymer dielectrics in fabrication of microelectr |
September 11, 2007 |
| This invention is directed to a method of making a composition in which a silane having an unsaturated group and a silane having an aromatic group are hydrolyzed. In this method the more highly reactive silane is continuously added during the hydrolysis reaction of the less reactive |
| 7264960 |
Enzymatic resolution of propylene glycol alkyl (or aryl) ethers and ether acetates |
September 4, 2007 |
| Glycol ether acetates, and in particular propylene glycol alkyl (or aryl) ether acetates, can be resolved enzymatically by enantioselective hydrolysis with a hydrolase at high concentrations of substrates; in some embodiments, the hydrolase is a lipase. Glycol ethers, and in particular |
| 7259219 |
Low molecular weight copolymer of ethylene and vinyl aromatic monomer and uses thereof |
August 21, 2007 |
| An article of manufacture comprises a copolymer of ethylene and vinyl aromatic monomer having a molecular weight of less than 15,000. Preferably, the copolymer is characterized by a backbone having a first and second terminal end group, the first terminal end group is a methyl group, |
| 7250473 |
Multimodal polyolefin pipe |
July 31, 2007 |
| The present invention relates to a polyethylene resin having a multimodal molecular weight distribution, said resin being further characterized in that it has a density in the range of from about 0.925 g/ccm to about 0.950 g/ccm, a melt index (I.sub.2) in the range of from about 0.05 g/1 |
| 7250471 |
Impact resistance polymer blends of crystalline polypropylene and partially crystalline, low mol |
July 31, 2007 |
| Polymer blends that exhibit good impact resistance comprise a crystalline polypropylene matrix and a partly crystalline copolymer impact modifier with a molecular weight lower than that of the matrix polymer. The matrix polymer can comprise any crystalline propylene homo- or copolymer. T |
| 7250470 |
Crystallization of polypropylene using a semi-crystalline, branched or coupled nucleating agent |
July 31, 2007 |
| A method of nucleating a propylene homo- or copolymer, the method comprising contacting the propylene polymer with a semi-crystalline branched or coupled polymeric nucleating agent under nucleation conditions. In one embodiment, the propylene homopolymer is characterized as having .s |
| 7250124 |
Structural reinforcement article and process for preparation thereof |
July 31, 2007 |
| The invention is a process for the preparation of article comprising placing a film on each inner surface of each part of a two part mold; placing an article in the mold with film located between the surface of the mold and the article such that there is a small space between the art |
| 7250091 |
Method of forming a seating system |
July 31, 2007 |
| The present invention discloses a seating system that includes a seat back (20) with one or more plastic panels (22) that extend across a lateral distance of the seat back (20). The seat back (20) preferably includes one or more reinforcements (30) attached to the plastic panels (22). |
| 7247684 |
Network polymers comprising epoxy-terminated esters |
July 24, 2007 |
| The present invention provides network polymers obtained by curing compositions that comprise an ester with at least two terminal epoxy groups. Preferred esters include those represented by the formula (1), wherein each R.sup.1 independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted |
| 7247596 |
Stabilized organoborane polymerization initiators and polymerizable compositions |
July 24, 2007 |
| The invention is polymerizable compositions comprising in one part an organoboron compound capable of forming a free radical generating species and a stabilizing amount of one or more compounds comprising a dihydrocarbyl hydroxyl amine, an alicyclic hydroxyl amine, or a nitrile oxide |
| 7238759 |
Isotactic propylene copolymers, their preparation and use |
July 3, 2007 |
| Unique copolymers comprising propylene, ethylene and/or one or more unsaturated comonomers are characterized as having: at least one, preferably more than one, of the following properties: (i) .sup.13C NMR peaks corresponding to a regio-error at about 14.6 and about 15.7 ppm, the pea |
| 7235624 |
Charge dissipation modifiers for olefinic interpolymer compositions |
June 26, 2007 |
| Olefinic interpolymer compositions comprising the olefinic interpolymer, residuals from a transition metal catalyst and boron containing activator package, and a charge dissipation modifier and methods for making them. The compositions have dissipation factors that are at least 50% less |
| 7235617 |
Organoborane amine complex polymerization initiators and polymerizable compositions |
June 26, 2007 |
| The invention is a two part composition useful for initiating cure of one or more polymerizable monomers which cure when exposed to free radicals comprising in one part an organoboraneamine complex and in a second part an isocyanate which is capable of decomplexing the organoborane compl |
| 7235606 |
Glass-filled propylene polymer composition |
June 26, 2007 |
| Disclosed is a glass-filled coupled impact propylene copolymer composition having an improved combination of strength, stiffness, impact properties and melt strength; articles made therefrom; and a process to prepare said articles. |
| 7234763 |
Instrument panel assembly |
June 26, 2007 |
| An improved seating system that includes a seat back assembly (10) that is fabricated to include a seat back (12) with a first panel portion (14) that is optionally secured to a second panel portion (16) with one or more fasteners such as welds, adhesives, tack-offs, steel brackets or |
| 7232859 |
Polyurethane dispersion and articles prepared therefrom |
June 19, 2007 |
| The present invention is to a polyurethane dispersion and products produced therefrom wherein the dispersion contains a polyurethane prepolymer produced from the a reaction of an excess of a polyisocyanate with an isocyanate reactive molecule wherein the polyisocyanate is a bis(isocy |
| 7226955 |
Macrocellular acoustic foam containing particulate additive |
June 5, 2007 |
| A cellular thermoplastic polyolefin foam comprising at least one particulate additive in admixture with a polymer matrix is disclosed, along with a process and foamable gel for manufacturing the same, wherein the polyolefin matrix comprises at least one polymer resin graft-modified w |
| 7226887 |
Method for preparing metal cyanide catalysts using polymerizable complexing agents |
June 5, 2007 |
| Complexes of a metal cyanide polymerization catalyst and certain monomer complexing agents provide a method whereby heterogeneous, active metal cyanide catalysts can be prepared. The catalysts are useful alkylene oxide polymerization catalysts that are easily separated from the polym |
| 7220884 |
Hydroaminomethylation of olefins |
May 22, 2007 |
| The present invention relates to a method comprising the step of contacting under hydroaminomethylation conditions, an olefin, an amine, a rhodium-phosphorous ligand, and synthesis gas (syngas). In particular, it has been discovered that, under some circumstances, a neutral rhodium-m |
| 7217848 |
Tridentate phosphines and method of forming aldehyde hydrogenation catalysts |
May 15, 2007 |
| This invention comprises a process for hydrogenation of aldehydes to alcohols using novel homogeneous catalysts. The catalysts are generated in situ under hydrogen and carbon monoxide gases in a suitable solvent, by mixing a rhodium catalyst precursor, such as Rh(CO).sub.2 acetoaceto |
| 7214638 |
Olefin polymerization catalyst composition comprising group 13 amide derivatives |
May 8, 2007 |
| Catalyst compositions that are highly tolerant of catalyst poisons for use in addition polymerizations comprising a catalytic derivative of a Group 4 metal complex, a cocatalyst, and a Group 13 metal amide compound. |
| 7213560 |
Adhesively bonded engine intake manifold assembly |
May 8, 2007 |
| An engine intake manifold assembly (10), including a first component (12) having a first mating surface (14) and a second molded plastic component (16) having a second mating surface (18). The second molded plastic component (16) is adhesively bonded to the first component (12) with an |
| 7208547 |
Rubber modified monovinylidene aromatic polymers and thermoformed articles |
April 24, 2007 |
| The present invention is a rubber modified monovinylidene aromatic polymer composition which can be used in conventional thermoforming or other highly orienting forming or shaping processes to produce tough, cost effective, transparent containers or other packaging materials. |
| 7199203 |
Isotactic propylene copolymer fibers, their preparation and use |
April 3, 2007 |
| Fibers comprising a propylene homopolymer or a copolymer of propylene and at least one of ethylene and one or more unsaturated comonomers exhibit desirable properties. The homopolymers are characterized as having .sup.13C NMR peaks corresponding to a regio-error at about 14.6 and about |
| 7199193 |
Polyethylene glycol compounds and process of making |
April 3, 2007 |
| A process for making substituted polyethylene glycol compound. The compound has the formula RO(C2H40)nH wherein R represents a C1 7 hydrocarbon group and n represents the average number of moles of C2H40 groups, ranging from 500 to 2000. The compound has a ratio of weight average mol |
| 7199191 |
Impact modifier compositions with improved flowability |
April 3, 2007 |
| Physical blends of solid particulates of chlorinated polyolefins and elastomeric ethylene copolymers yield a blended product with anti-blocking characteristics superior to that defined by the weight proportion-based linear interpolation of either blend component. The blend compositio |
| 7196160 |
Catalysts and methods for polymerizing macrocyclic oligomers |
March 27, 2007 |
| Cyclic oligomers containing ester linkages are polymerized in the presence of a catalyst having at least one oxygen atom bonded to two metal atoms. At least one of the metal atoms is a tin atom, which is preferably tetravalent, i.e., bonded to three other groups in addition to the oxygen |
| 7195726 |
Internal mold release for low density reaction injection molded polyurethane foam |
March 27, 2007 |
| A method for preparing a molded polyurethane foam article using an internal mold release composition is provided. More specifically, a method using an IMR agent and an IMR-enhancer compound to prepare a molded polyurethane foam article is provided. The method comprises (a) forming a |
| 7192998 |
Additive for rendering inert acidic or halogen-containing compounds contained in olefin polymers |
March 20, 2007 |
| A process for producing olefin polymers, which comprises the steps of polymerizing an olefin monomer in a polymerization zone in the presence of a catalyst comprising a transition metal compound to form an olefin polymer, and adding at the end of or downstream from the polymerization |
| 7185946 |
Automobile assembly |
March 6, 2007 |
| A method is provided for making an automobile assembly having a molded plastics structural member and a reinforcing member in which a polymerisable adhesive is employed to bond the two members together and an automobile assembly having a bonded structural member and a reinforcing mem |
| 7176336 |
Process for the synthesis of unsaturated alcohols |
February 13, 2007 |
| A process of preparing an unsaturated alcohol (olefin alcohol), such as, a homo-allylic mono-alcohol or homo-allylic polyol, involving protecting a hydroxy-substituted unsaturated fatty acid or fatty acid ester, such as methyl ricinoleate, derived from a seed oil, to form a hydroxy-prote |
| 7169863 |
Salts of lewis acid/acid adducts and catalyst activators therefrom |
January 30, 2007 |
| A compound useful as a cocatalyst or cocatalyst component, especially for use as an addition polymerization catalyst compound, corresponding to the formula: (A*.sup.+a).sub.b(Z*J*.sub.j).sup.-c.sub.d, wherein: A* is a proton or a cation of from 1 to 80 atoms, preferably 1 to 60 atoms, |
| 7169445 |
Method and apparatus for curtain coating |
January 30, 2007 |
| A method and apparatus for curtain coating of a moved substrate, particularly for high-speed curtain coating of a continous paper web substrate, wherein a substrate (12) is moved below a hopper means (14), provides one or more liquid coating materials in the form of a free-falling cu |
| 7166676 |
Process for preparing copolymers and blend compositions containing the same |
January 23, 2007 |
| A process for the preparation of blends including an ethylene copolymer by copolymerizing ethylene and at least one comonomer selected from a compound represented by the formula H.sub.2C.dbd.CHR wherein R is an alkyl group or an aryl group, and a diene, in the presence of a solid cat |
| 7164020 |
Preparation of metal amide complexes |
January 16, 2007 |
| A process for the preparation of a Group 4 metal amide complex comprising a monovalent or divalent Lewis base ligand the steps of the process comprising contacting a Group 4 metal amide with a neutral source of a monovalent or divalent, Lewis base ligand group and a solid Lewis acid |
