Apparatus for use in addition polymerization processes

Catalyst injection technique in addition polymerization processes

Comminution of transition metal containing catalyst

Containing catalyst of specified particle size

Detergent property or lubricant additive

Electrodeposit, e.g., electrophoretic, xerographic, etc.

Emulsifying agents

Ethylenic monomers containing at least one salt group

Having the transition metal bonded directly to carbon

High softening temperature, e.g., exposure to boiling water, boilable, etc.

Hot melt adhesive

Interpolymer from at least three ethylenically unsaturated monoolefinic hydrocarbon monomers

Manipulative processes involving a sulfur-containing treating agent

Monomer polymerized in bulk in presence of transition metal containing catalyst

Monomer polymerized in presence of transition metal containing catalyst and hydrocarbon additive affecting polymer properties of catalyst activity

Monomer polymerized in presence of transition metal containing catalyst at least part of which is supported on a polymer; e.g., prepolymerized catalysts, etc.

Monomer polymerized in vapor state in presence of transition metal containing catalyst

Mositure proof or hydrophobic

Optical clarity

Physiological use, e.g., pharmaceutical, veterinary, dental, etc.

Polymer degradation

Polymerization characterized by particle size of product

Polymerization in presence of transition metal containing catalyst in presence of hydrogen

Polymerization in the presence of a liquid co2 diluent

Polymerization process of ethylenic monomers using manipulative technique

Polymerization reactors for addition polymer preparation

Polymerization with metallocene catalysts

Pressure sensitive adhesive

Reaction medium purification

Redox catalyst

Rubbery property

Specified means of reacting components of transition metal catalyst

Suspending agents

Synthetic resins (class 520, subclass 1)

Effecting a change in a polymerization process in response to a measurement or test

Change responsive to composition property other than density

Change responsive to pressure or temperature

Polymerizing in presence of inert solid masses so as to heat, cool, or grind polymerizing mass

Polymerizing in reactor of specified material, or in reactor in which surface contacting polymerizing material has been treated

Polymerizing in tubular or loop reactor

Polymerizing in two or more physically distinct zones

Adding material to polymerization zone in an incremental or sequential manner

Polymers from only ethylenic monomers or processes of polymerizing, polymerizable compositions containing only ethylenic monomers as reactants or processes of preparing

Adding material to an on-going polymerization reaction, said addition being other than the continuous addition of the initial charge

Adding catalyst or catalyst component

Adding in an incremental or sequential manner

Polymerizing in the presence of water

Added material is other than monomer per se, or composition containing monomer

Adding monomer

Adding polymerization inhibitor or terminator, e.g., short-stopper, etc.

Added material contains nitrogen compound

Added material contains oxygen compound

Added material contains sulfur atom

From acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile

Interpolymerized

From aldehyde monomer

From aromatic hydrocarbon

Crystalline polystyrene

Interpolymerized

Monomer other than styrene

From boron containing monomer

From bromine or iodine containing monomer, dichloroethylene, trichloroethylene or tetrachloroethylene

From carbohydrate, tannin, or derivative containing monomer

Cellulose or derivative containing monomer

Mono- or di-saccharide containing monomer, e.g., allyl sucrose, etc.

Starch or derivative containing monomer, e.g., starch-acrylamide, etc.

From carboxylic acid amide-containing monomer

Contains oxygen atom other than in amide form bonded to a carbon atom

Cycloaliphatic or aromatic

N- substituted unsaturated hydrocarbon group

Non-amide nitrogen containing

Plural amide group containing

With hydrocarbon monomer

With monomer containing carboxylic acid amide group

With monomer containing nitrogen other than (meth)-acrylonitrile

With monomer containing oxygen

Oxygen atom is part of carboxylic acid group

Oxygen atom is part of ester group derived from unsaturated carboxylic acid

Oxygen atom is part of ether or hydroxyl group

From carboxylic acid ester monomer

Aromatic

Derived from an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid and an ethylenically unsaturated alcohol

Derived from an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid

Polymer derived from methyl acrylate or methyl methacrylate

With additional monomer

Additional monomer contains an ether group

Additional monomer is a halogen-containing monomer

Additional monomer is acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile

Additional monomer is an ester derived from saturated carboxylic acid

Interpolymerized with hydrocarbon monomer

Aromatic, e.g., styrene, etc.

Hydrocarbon monomer containing at least two ethylenic groups, e.g., butadiene, etc.

Ether or hydroxy containing

Interpolymer of an ester derived from ethylenically unsaturated alcohol, e.g., interpolymer of vinyl acetate, etc.

Interpolymerized with hydrocarbon monomer

Monomer containing at least two carboxylic acid ester groups

Derived from an ethylenically unsaturated alcohol

Derived from an ethylenically unsaturated acid containing plural carboxylic acid groups

Diester derived from an ethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acid and polyol

With additional monomer

Interpolymerized with hydrocarbon monomer

Interpolymerized with monomer of diverse carboxylic ester

From carboxylic acid monomer

Carboxylic acid contains aryl group, or two or more ethylenic groups

Carboxylic acid contains ester group

Carboxylic acid contains two or more carboxyl groups

With hydrocarbon, vinyl chloride or vinylidene chloride monomer

Carboxylic acid other than acrylic or methacrylic acid

With chalcogen containing monomer, e.g., additional carboxyl monomer, etc.

With ester monomer

Monomer contains chalcogen other than in c(=o)-o- chalcogen in any monomer)

Hydroxyl group

Monomer contains two or more ester groups

Two or more ester monomers

With hydrocarbon monomer

With hydrocarbon monomer

From cycloaliphatic monomer

Contains atoms other than carbon and hydrogen

From fluorine containing monomer

Fluorine containing monomer contains at least one diverse halogen atom

Fluorine containing monomer contains f, c and h only or f and c only

Aromatic

Five or more fluorine atoms

Contains only carbon and fluorine atoms

Fluorine compound contains two or more ethylenic groups

Two or more fluorine atoms, e.g., vinylidene fluoride, etc.

Fluorine containing monomer contains nitrogen atom

Fluorine containing monomer is a mono-carboxylic acid ester

Alcohol derived portion of ester contains ether group

Fluorine containing monomer is an ether

Fluorine-containing monomer contains a sulfur atom

Fluorine-containing monomer is a ketone or aldehyde

From fused or bridged ring containing monomer

Bridged monomer

Compound containing dicyclopentadiene moiety

Contains an exterior ethylenic substituent bonded to a single carbon atom of the bridged ring system

Contains an exterior ethylenic substituent bonded directly or indirectly to a single carbon atom of the fused ring system

From halogen containing monomer having at least three carbon atoms

Aromatic

Halogen monomer contains a carboxylic acid, salt, or carboxylic acid amide

Halogen monomer contains an ether group

Halogen monomer is carboxylic acid ester

Contains carbocyclic ring, e.g., aryl, etc.

Contains nitrogen

Contains oxygen other than as part of a carboxylic acid ester group

Contains two or more carboxylic acid ester groups

Interpolymerized with a monomer containing atom other than carbon, hydrogen, or halogen

Interpolymerized

Halogen monomer is nitrile

Plural ethylenic groups

Plural halogen atom

From hydrocarbon monomer containing at least two ethylenic groups, e.g., butadiene, etc.

Butadiene homopolymer contains at least 75% cis-1,4-configuration

Ethylenic groups are non-conjugated, e.g., divinylbenzene, etc.

From hydrocarbon having at least six carbon atoms

From hydrocarbon having only five carbon atoms

Interpolymerized with aliphatic hydrocarbon

Interpolymerized with aromatic hydrocarbon

Interpolymerized with at least one diverse hydrocarbon monomer containing at least two ethylenic groups

Interpolymerized with non-hydrocarbon monomer

Polymerized in the presence of a water medium

From hydrocarbon

At least four carbon atoms

Isobutylene

At least six carbon atoms

Six carbon atoms only

N-hexene

Ten or more carbon atoms

From ethylene only

Low density

From propylene only

Stretched product

With nonhydrocarbon monomer

From ketone or ketene monomer

From metal containing monomer

Transition metal containing

From monomer containing a >>n-c(=o)-n>n-c(-o)-n

From monomer containing a >n-c(=o)-o- group, e.g., carbamic acid, etc.

From monomer containing a carbonate group, i.e., -o-c(=o)-o-

From monomer containing a phosphorus atom

Phosphorus atom is pentavalent

Pentavalent phosphorus is bonded to at least one atom of carbon

Phosphorus is bonded to a nitrogen atom

Phosphorus is part of a ring

From monomer containing a silicon atom

From monomer containing an acetylenic group

From monomer containing an ether group

Aromatic or plural ethylenic groups

Plural ether groups

From monomer containing nitrogen atom as part of a heterocyclic ring

5- or 6-membered nitrogen ring compound having at least one oxygen in the ring

6-membered ring contains a single nitrogen atom

Imide monomer

Nitrogen atom is part of a bridged or fused ring system

Nitrogen of ring is bonded directly or indirectly to extracyclic ethylenic moiety

Lactam monomer

Three or more nitrogen atoms in a single ring

From monomer containing oxygen as part of a heterocyclic ring

3-membered heterocyclic ring contains at least one oxygen atom

5-membered heterocyclic ring compound contains at least one oxygen atom

Acid anhydride

Interpolymerized with hydrocarbon monomer

From cyclic ether which is bridged or fused to a ring system

Hetero-oxygen ring compound contains a carbonate group, i.e., -o-c(=o)-o as ring atoms

Polymer contains coumarone and indene

From monomer containing sulfur atom as part of a heterocyclic ring

Sulfur-containing ring contains additional hetero atom, i.e., n, o, se, te

From natural resin or derivative containing monomer

From nitrile group containing monomer other than acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile

Aromatic

Contains non-nitrile nitrogen atom or contains an oxygen atom

Plural nitrile group-containing

From nitrogen containing monomer other than acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile

Contains oxygen atom bonded to a carbon atom

Nitrogen bonded to oxygen atom (including nitrogen containing salts)

From phenol, phenol ether, or inorganic phenolate monomer

From protein or biologically active polypeptide containing monomer

From s-containing monomer

From monomer containing three or more oxygen atoms bonded to a single sulfur atom, e.g., sulfonate, etc.

From sulfide-containing monomer

From sulfur monomer containing nitrogen atom

From vinyl chloride

Bulk or mass polymerization of vinyl chloride only

Interpolymerized

Polymerization of vinyl chloride only in an aqueous medium

Polyvinyl chloride characterized by physical shape, e.g., fiber, sheet, etc.

From vinylidene chloride

Including step of purifying monomer

Including step of synthesis of monomer or pre-polymer

Polymerizable material derived from petroleum fraction

Monomer from unsaturated petroleum hydrocarbon fraction; from unsaturated coal or bituminous material, extract, or derivative thereof; or from unsaturated fatty still residue

Polymerization involving specified mixing, stirring, agitating, or movement of material

Polymerization involving two or more specified temperature or pressure conditions

Polymerizing in the presence of a specified material other than monomer

Material contains a heavy metal atom containing organic compound

Material contains alcohol or alcoholate

Alcohol contains a single hydroxy group or is alcoholate thereof

Alcohol or alcoholate has at least one atom of nitrogen or sulfur chemically combined therewith

Material contains aldehyde or ketone or polymeric reaction product thereof, e.g., urea-formaldehyde, etc.

Material contains aluminum compound other than aluminum trihalide or nonmetallic organic complex of aluminum trihalide

Material contains boron compound other than boron trihalide or non-metal organic complex of boron trihalide

Boron bonded to hydrogen or carbon atom compound

Contains p, s, or n atom other than as elemental nitrogen

With free oxygen or peroxy compound

Material contains carbohydrate, e.g., starch, sugar, etc.

Material contains carboxylic acid, salt, ester, or anhydride thereof

Derived from aliphatic acid

Derived from carboxylic acid containing at least one atom of halogen or sulfur

Derived from carboxylic acid containing at least one atom of nitrogen

Material contains elemental alkali metal, hydride thereof, or alkali metal to carbon atom bond (li, na, k, rb, cs, fr)

Contains aluminum atom

Contains at least two diverse alkali metal atoms, at least one of which is in the form of a free alkali metal, or in the form of a hydride, or has an alkali metal to carbon atom bond

Contains boron or silicon atom

Contains compound of nitrogen

Contains halogen atom

Contains heavy metal atom

Contains oxygen atom

Contains phosphorus atom

Contains two or more separate chemical entities containing atoms of the same alkali metal, with at least one atom in elemental form, or in the form of a hydride, or has an alkali metal to carbon atom bond

Material contains elemental metal

Material contains elemental phosphorus or inorganic phosphorus compound

Material contains ether

Material contains free oxygen, air, or ozone

Material contains halogenated hydrocarbon wherein at least one halogen atom is other than chlorine, and mixtures of water and a halogenated hydrocarbon one ethylenic monomer

Material contains heterocyclic compound

Sulfur and nitrogen together in a single ring

Material contains inorganic heavy metal compound

Material contains metal atom bonded to a carbon atom

Metal bonded to carbon atom is a heavy metal atom

Metal bonded to carbon is aluminum

Contains aluminum not bonded to carbon

Contains group ia or iia atom

Contains heavy metal atom

Contains p, n, s, or o atom

With free oxygen or peroxy compound (-o-o-)

Material contains metal halide, boron halide or organic complexes thereof, hydrogen halide, elemental halogen, or compound containing only halogen atoms

At least one monomer is nonhydrocarbon material

Material contains nitrogen compound

Material contains organic compound having a phosphorus atom

Material contains organic nitrogen compound

Organic compound contains n=n or n-n group

Azobisisobutyronitrile (aibn)

Contains specified ingredient other than the n=n or n-n group containing compound, or water, or defined hydrocarbon or defined halogenated hydrocarbon

Ingredient contains halogenated hydrocarbon

Ingredient contains water, e.g., an emulsion, dispersion, etc.

N=n or n-n group-containing compound is a catalyst admixed with at least one other catalyst, co-catalyst, or accelerator, e.g., redox catalyst, etc.

Organic n-n or n=n containing compound also contains at least one s or o chemically bound therein

Organic n=n or n-n group containing compound contains carbocyclic group or element other than c,h, or n

Organic nitrogen compound contains at least one s or o atom chemically bound therein

Material contains organic sulfur compound

Mercaptan

Organic compound contains hexavalent s atom, e.g., organosulfate, sulfonate, etc.

Organic sulfur compound contains -s-s- or -o-o-group

Material contains peroxy group compound (-o-o-)

Cycloaliphatic or ethylenically unsaturated peroxy-containing compound

Hydroperoxide

Inorganic peroxide, e.g., persulfate, hydrogen peroxide, etc.

Nitrogen- or halogen-containing inorganic -0-0- compound free of sulfur, or wherein an -0-0- compound is in admixture with a compound devoid of sulfur and containing a n, halogen or p atom

Peroxide contains an aryl group

Benzoyl peroxide

Peroxide contains halogen atom chemically combined therein

Peroxy carbonate

Two or more peroxide compounds

Two or more peroxy groups in same compound

Material contains polypeptide, e.g., protein, gelatin, etc.

Material contains previously formed normally solid polymer which is distinct from polymer to be formed and is a polymer formed from at least one ethylenic monomer

Normally solid polymer contains free alcohol group or alcoholate thereof

Normally solid polymer is formed from ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid, ester, salt, or anhydride thereof

Material contains si, te, se, or group viiia atom, e.g., he, ne, etc.

Material contains sulfur or inorganic sulfur compound

Material contains transition metal or compound thereof

Contains one or more elemental transition metal atoms

With non-transition elemental metal, hydride thereof, or carbon to non transition metal atom bond

With non-metal p, s, o, or n containing material

With peroxy compound (-o-o-)

With transition metal compound

Contains two or more diverse non-transition elemental metals, different non-transition hydride compounds, different carbon to non transition metal compounds, or mixture thereof

At least one atom of as, sb, or bi, in elemental form or bonded to hydrogen or carbon atom

At least one atom of ge, sn, or pb in elemental form or bonded to hydrogen or carbon atom

At least one atom of group iiia metal (al, ga, in, tl) in elemental form or bonded to hydrogen or carbon atom

At least one atom of group ia metal (li, na, k, rb, cs, fr) in elemental form or bonded to hydrogen or carbon atom

Two or more group iiia metals in elemental form or bonded to hydrogen or carbon atom

In presence of water

Carbon-metal bond

Group viii transition metal (fe, co, ni, ru, rh, pd, os, ir, pt)

With organo-sulfur compound or organic-transition metal compound containing sulfur atom

Material contains aluminum compound wherein aluminum atom is not bonded to hydrogen or carbon atom

Contains non-transition elemental metal, hydride thereof or carbon to non transition metal atom bond

Aluminum trihalide

With group ivb transition metal compound (ti, zr, hf)

Inorganic oxygen containing aluminum compound

Material contains boron atom

Boron compound contains boron bonded to hydrogen or to carbon atom

Contains non-transition elemental metal, hydride thereof, or carbon to non transition metal atom bond

Boron compound is halogen-containing

Material contains compound of group ia (li, na, k, rb, cs, fr) or group iia (be, mg, ca, sr, ba, ra) metal wherein ia or iia metal is not bonded to hydrogen or to carbon

Contains nontransition elemental metal, hydride thereof, or carbon to non-transition metal atom bond

Contains a magnesium compound as the group iia metal compound

Contains at least one additional specified material

Contains at least one inorganic material having no h to metal bonds

Contains at least two non-transition elemental metals, hydrides thereof, or compounds containing carbon to non-transition metal atom bond, or mixtures thereof

Contains organic non-metal containing b, si, n, p, or chalcogen material

Contains compound containing only c, h and halogen atoms or only c and halogen atoms

Contains organic non-metal containing b, si, n, p, or chalcogen material

Contains at least one inorganic material having no h to metal bonds

At least one of said inorganic materials is an al halide

Contains at least two organic non-metal containing n, p, or chalcogen materials

Contains compound containing only c, h and halogen atoms or only c and halogen atoms

Contains organic al compound containing no h to aluminum or c to aluminum bonds

Contains organic non-metal containing b or si material

Contains si or al inorganic oxygen-containing compound

Contains organic non-metal containing b, si, n, p, or chalcogen material

Contains two or more magnesium compounds having no h to magnesium or c to magnesium bonds or at least one additional said group ia or iia compound

Material contains compound of non-transition heavy metal wherein non-transition heavy metal is not bonded to hydrogen or carbon

Contains non-transition elemental metal, hydride thereof, or carbon to non-transition metal atom bond

Nontransition heavy metal compound is halogen-containing

Material contains non-transition elemental metal, hydride thereof, or carbon to non-transition metal atom bond

At least one monomer is nonhydrocarbon material

Elemental carbon

Elemental non-transition metal atom

Group iva (ge, sn, pb) or group va (as, sb, bi) metal is bonded to hydrogen or carbon atom

Non-transition metal hydride or carbon to non-transition metal metal atom bond compound contains p, s, or n atom

Non-transition metal is bonded to carbon atom in compound which contains ethylenic unsaturation

Non-transition metal to carbon atom bond compound contains at least two atoms of same or different non-transition metal

Transition metal bonded to carbon atom

Transition metal compound contains p, s, or n atom

Transition metal is group vb, vib or viii metal

Transition metal is group viii

Transition metal is vanadium

Transition metal is ib, iiib, viib or atomic number 58-71, 88, 90 or higher

Material contains silicon atom

Contains non-transition free metal, hydride thereof, or carbon to non-transition metal atom bond

Silicon present in inorganic oxygen-containing compound

Silicon present in organic non-metal compound

Silicon present in inorganic oxygen-containing compound

Material contains transition metal oxide (other than peroxide)

Contains compound containing aluminum to halogen bond and wherein the same aluminum atom is not bonded to a hydrogen or carbon atom

Contains elemental transition metal or a non-oxide compound of a transition metal

Contains non-transition elemental metal, hydride thereof, or carbon to non-transition metal atom bond

Contains non-metal organic n, o, s or p containing compound

Contains non-metallic halogen-containing material

Contains non-transition heavy metal or compound thereof

Group ivb metal oxide (ti, zr, hf)

Group vib metal oxide (cr, mo, w)

Contains non-transition elemental metal, hydride thereof, or nontransition metal to carbon atom bond

Metal oxide is of chromium

Group viii metal oxide (fe, co, ni, ru, rh, pd, os, ir, pt)

Two or more transition metal oxides, at least two of said oxides being other than oxides of ti, zr, hf, or th

Material contains two or more different compounds of same transition metal

Contains non-transition elemental metal, hydride thereof, or carbon to non-transition metal atom bond

Transition metal bonded to carbon atom

Transition metal is group viii (fe, co, ni, ru, ph, pd, os, ir, pt)

Transition metal compound has at least one atom of p, s, n or o therein

Two or more diverse transition metal atoms in distinct compounds or in the same compound

Contains group viii metal atom (fe, co, ni, ru, rh, pd, os, ir, pt)

Contains non-transition elemental metal, hydride thereof, or carbon to non transition metal atom bond

At least one group ivb metal atom (ti, zr, hf) and at least one group vb meta l (v, nb, ta)

Contains group viii metal atom (fe, co, ni, ru, rh, pd, os, ir, pt)

With non-metal n, p, o, s, se, te, or halogen material other than nitrogen gas

Contains non-transition elemental metal, hydride thereof, or carbon to non transition metal atom bond

Non-metal material is inorganic halogen-containing material

Non-metal material is inorganic oxygen-containing material

Non-metal material is organic halogen-containing compound

Non-metal material is organic nitrogen-containing compound

Non-metal material is organic oxygen-containing compound

Non-metal organic oxygen compound is halogen-containing

Non-metal material is organic phosphorus-containing compound

Non-metal material is organic sulfur-containing compound

Non-metal nitrogen-containing material

Non-metal phosphorus-containing material

Non-metal sulfur-containing material

Material contains water and a hydrocarbon

Utilizing material during polymerization to prevent or remove reactor buildup, e.g., fouling, clogging, etc.

Removing and recycling removed material from an ongoing polymerization zone to a polymerization zone

Recycling catalyst

Recycling diluent

Recycling monomer

Removing only nonpolymerized or nonpolymerizable material during polymerization process

Thickener or dispersant for aqueous system

Time cycle used in addition polymerization process control

Vapor phase polymerization in absence of transition metal containing catalyst

Water swellable or hydrophilic