11th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160075784 | CS1-SPECIFIC CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR ENGINEERED IMMUNE EFFECTOR CELLS - Disclosed herein are chimeric antigen receptors (CAR) that can specifically recognize tumor-associated antigens (TAA) on multiple myeloma (MM) cells. Also disclosed are immune effector cells, such as T cells or Natural Killer (NK) cells, that are engineered to express these CARs. Therefore, also disclosed are methods of providing an anti-tumor immunity in a subject with MM that involves adoptive transfer of the disclosed immune effector cells engineered to express the disclosed CARs. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075785 | BISPECIFIC T CELL ACTIVATING ANTIGEN BINDING MOLECULES - The present invention generally relates to novel bispecific antigen binding molecules for T cell activation and re-direction to specific target cells. In addition, the present invention relates to polynucleotides encoding such bispecific antigen binding molecules, and vectors and host cells comprising such polynucleotides. The invention further relates to methods for producing the bispecific antigen binding molecules of the invention, and to methods of using these bispecific antigen binding molecules in the treatment of disease. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075786 | USE OF ANTAGONISTS OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN HIV GP120 AND A4B7 INTEGRIN - Methods are provided for the treatment of a HIV infection. The methods can include administering to a subject with an HIV infection a therapeutically effective amount of an agent that interferes with the interaction of gp120 and α4 integrin, such as a α4β1 or α4β7 integrin antagonist, thereby treating the HIV infection. In several examples, the α4 integrin antagonist is a monoclonal antibody that specifically binds to a α4, β1 or β7 integrin subunit or a cyclic hexapeptide with the amino acid sequence of CWLDVC. Methods are also provided to reduce HIV replication or infection. The methods include contacting a cell with an effective amount of an agent that interferes with the interaction of gp120 and α4 integrin, such as a α4β1 or α4β7 integrin antagonist. Moreover, methods are provided for determining if an agent is useful to treat HIV. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075787 | ANTI-CLL-1 ANTIBODIES AND IMMUNOCONJUGATES - The invention provides anti-CLL-1 antibodies and immunoconjugates and methods of using the same. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075788 | A Novel EGFR Variant - The present invention features a novel EGFR variant, EGFRvVI, and methods for detecting the novel EGFR variant. The novel EGFR variant is preferentially expressed in some cancers. Methods for detecting EGFRvVI may aid in the diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic assessment of a subject. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075789 | ANTI-ECTODYSPLASIN ANTIBODIES - The present invention relates to the preparation of substantially purified anti-EDA1 monoclonal antibodies or isolated monoclonal antibody fragments or antigen binding portions or fragments thereof as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing such antibodies. The antibodies may be used in the treatment of disorders relating to excessive action of EDA1 such as hirsutism, ectopic teeth, hyperhidrosis, breast cancer, dermal eccrine cylindroma or skin disorders such as sebaceous gland hyperplasia, comedones, milia, acne, seborrhea, rosacea, steatoma, and furuncles. The anti-EDA1 antibodies are also useful in immunoassays such as sandwich ELISA. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075790 | ANTIBODY POLYPEPTIDES THAT ANTAGONIZE CD40L - Antibody polypeptides that specifically bind human CD40L are provided. The antibody polypeptides do not activate platelets. The antibody polypeptides are useful in the treatment of diseases involving CD40L activation, such as graft-related diseases and autoimmune diseases. The antibody polypeptides may be domain antibodies (dAbs) comprising a single V | 2016-03-17 |
20160075791 | Compositions Comprising Rank/Rankl Antagonists and Related Compounds for Treating Pain - Disclosed herein are methods of treating pain using comprising RANK/RANKL antagonists. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075792 | ANTIBODY CONTAINING IGG2 HAVING AMINO ACID MUTATION INTRODUCED THEREIN - The present invention can provide a monoclonal antibody which comprises a heavy chain constant region which is IgG2 wherein valine at position 234, glutamine at position 237 and proline at position 331 are at least substituted with alanine, alanine and serine, respectively (numbering is based on the EU index of Kabat et al); has an agonist activity; and binds to human CD40. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075793 | ANTIGEN BINDING MOLECULES WITH INCREASED Fc RECEPTOR BINDING AFFINITY AND EFFECTOR FUNCTION - The present invention relates to antigen binding molecules (ABMs). In particular embodiments, the present invention relates to recombinant monoclonal antibodies, including chimeric, primatized or humanized antibodies specific for human CD20. In addition, the present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding such ABMs, and vectors and host cells comprising such nucleic acid molecules. The invention further relates to methods for producing the ABMs of the invention, and to methods of using these ABMs in treatment of disease. In addition, the present invention relates to ABMs with modified glycosylation having improved therapeutic properties, including antibodies with increased Fc receptor binding and increased effector function. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075794 | ANTIGEN BINDING MOLECULES WITH INCREASED Fc RECEPTOR BINDING AFFINITY AND EFFECTOR FUNCTION - The present invention relates to antigen binding molecules (ABMs). In particular embodiments, the present invention relates to recombinant monoclonal antibodies, including chimeric, primatized or humanized antibodies specific for human CD20. In addition, the present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding such ABMs, and vectors and host cells comprising such nucleic acid molecules. The invention further relates to methods for producing the ABMs of the invention, and to methods of using these ABMs in treatment of disease. In addition, the present invention relates to ABMs with modified glycosylation having improved therapeutic properties, including antibodies with increased Fc receptor binding and increased effector function. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075795 | Antibodies to Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA), Methods of Making Same, and Uses Thereof - The present invention relates to antigen binding molecules (ABMs). In particular embodiments, the present invention relates to recombinant monoclonal antibodies, including chimeric, primatized or humanized antibodies or variants thereof specific for cell surface or membrane bound human CEA. In addition, the present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding such ABMs, and vectors and host cells comprising such nucleic acid molecules. The invention further relates to methods for producing the ABMs of the invention, and to methods of using these ABMs in treatment of disease. In addition, the present invention relates to ABMs with modified glycosylation having improved therapeutic properties, including antibodies with increased Fc receptor binding and increased effector function. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075796 | Generation and profiling of fully human HuCAL GOLD-derived therapeutic antibodies specific for human CD38 - The present invention provides novel antibodies and methods for using recombinant antigen-binding regions and antibodies and functional fragments containing such antigen-binding regions that are specific for CD38, which plays an integral role in various disorders or conditions. These methods take advantage of newly discovered antibodies and surprising properties of such antibodies, such as the ability to bind CD38 of minipig origin and the ability to induce, by cross-linking, specific killing of cells that express CD38. These antibodies as well as the novel methods for using those antibodies can be used to treat, for example, hematological malignancies such as multiple myeloma. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075797 | Anti-Vasa Antibodies, and Methods of Production and Use Thereof - Anti-VASA antibodies (mAbs), particularly humanized mAbs that specifically bind to VASA with high affinity, are disclosed. The amino acid sequences of the CDRs of the light chains and the heavy chains, as well as consensus sequences for these CDRs, of these anti-VASA mAbs are provided. The disclosure also provides nucleic acid molecules encoding the anti-VASA mAbs, expression vectors, host cells, methods for making the anti-VASA mAbs, and methods for expressing the anti-VASA mAbs. Finally, methods of using the anti-VASA mAbs to isolate and/or purify cells expressing VASA are disclosed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075798 | ISOFORM SPECIFIC ANTI-HER4 ANTIBODIES - Compositions and methods useful for detecting and treating cancers which express the HER4 JM-a isoform are disclosed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075799 | A METHOD FOR PRODUCING ACTIVATED SUGAR CHAIN DERIVATIVE AND ACTIVATED SUGAR CHAIN DERIVATIVE PRODUCED THEREFROM - When manufacturing a sugar chain compound having an activating group, there was a problem with the ammonium carbonate method that is the conventional technology that during the process of introducing an amino group at the reducing terminal of the sugar chain, the unit sugar located at the reducing terminal of the sugar chain is subjected to ring-opening, thus causing a mixture of α and β anomers to be produced. The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a sugar chain compound having an activating group with high β selectivity using a compound having a sugar chain asparagine structure as the source material by cleaving the sugar chain from the sugar chain peptide so that the reducing terminal of the sugar chain and the nitrogen atom derived from the asparagine side chain will remain in a bound state, and introducing an activating group to said nitrogen atom while retaining not only the covalent bond between the reducing terminal of said sugar chain and said nitrogen atom but also the β configuration. A novel sugar chain compound which is a β anomer and has an activating group is also provided as a compound of the present invention. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075800 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF MONODISPERSE POLYMER PARTICLES - A process for the preparation of monodisperse polymer particles which are formed by contacting monomers with aqueous dispersions comprising monodisperse swellable seed polymers/oligomers, and initiating polymerization in the presence of a steric stabilizer. The resulting swollen seed particles are characterized by the particle mode diameter. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075801 | CONTINUOUS PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF HIGHLY-BRANCHED POLYMERS - The present invention relates to a continuous process for the manufacture of highly-branched homo- or copolymers of C3-C8 ethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid as well as the anhydrides and salts thereof (monomer A) by means of free-radical polymerization of monomer A and optionally water-soluble, monethylenically unsaturated comonomers (monomer B) in an aqueous medium in the presence of at least one water-soluble initiator, wherein the polymerization takes place in at least one tubular reactor segment. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075802 | PREPARATION METHOD OF CATALYST FOR POLYMERIZATION OF POLYOLEFIN AND PROCESS FOR POLYMERIZATION OF POLYOLEFIN USING THE SAME - This disclosure relates to a method for preparing a catalyst for synthesis of a polyolefin and a process for synthesis of a polyolefin using the same. More particularly, this disclosure relates to a method for preparing a catalyst for synthesis of a polyolefin including: reacting a magnesium compound with an alkane diol having a carbon number of 3 to 15 unsubstituted or substituted with an alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 5, and a benzoyl halide compound to prepare a magnesium compound solution; reacting the magnesium compound solution with a first transition metal compound to prepare a support; and reacting the support with a second transition metal compound to produce a solid catalyst, and a process for synthesis of a polyolefin using the same. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075803 | Novel High Clarity Low Haze Compositions - A first embodiment which is a bimodal polymer having a weight fraction of a lower molecular weight (LMW) component ranging from about 0.25 to about 0.45, a weight fraction of a higher molecular weight (HMW) component ranging from about 0.55 to about 0.75 and a density of from about 0.931 g/cc to about 0.955 g/cc which when tested in accordance with ASTM D1003 using a 1 mil test specimen displays a haze characterized by equation: % Haze=2145−2216*Fraction | 2016-03-17 |
20160075804 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLUORINATED POLYMER - A method for producing a fluorinated polymer, which comprises carrying out polymerization in a container capable of polymerizing a monomer in a pressurized state, in the presence of at least one of specific four organic peroxides, in a polymerization medium containing at least one fluorinated solvent (B) having a boiling point at normal pressure of at most 60° C., using at least a fluorinated monomer (C) having a boiling point at normal pressure higher than said fluorinated solvent (B), and tetrafluoroethylene, at a temperature of at most 70° C. and at least the boiling point at normal pressure of a fluorinated solvent (B) having the lowest boiling point at normal pressure among said fluorinated solvent (B). | 2016-03-17 |
20160075805 | CNSL-BASED HYDROCARBON RESINS, PREPARATION AND USES THEREOF - The present invention is directed to resins made from cashew nutshell liquid and vinyl hydrocarbons and processes for manufacturing the resins. These resins exhibit lower viscosity than the phenol-based homologs. They also exhibit good compatibility with a wide range of solvents, mineral and natural oils, epoxy curing agents, liquid epoxy resins, and polymers, which make them suitable additives as non-reactive diluents for solvent-free coating formulations; tackifiers for structural adhesive, pressure sensitive and hot-melt adhesives; stabilizers for lubricants, fuel and polymer formulations; plasticizers for thermoplastic polymers and processing aid for rubber compounding and stabilizers for respective rubber artifacts. These resins are also valuable precursors for the manufacture of epoxy resins and polyols for coating, adhesive and composite omulations exhibiting ameliorated performance in water repellency, anti-corrosion, and fast hardness development during cure. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075806 | RESIN, RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIST PATTERN - A resist composition includes (A1) a resin which includes a structural unit represented by formula (a4), a structural unit having a cyclic ether, and the resin has no acid-labile group, (A2) a resin having an acid-labile group, and an acid generator: | 2016-03-17 |
20160075807 | COMPOSITION, CURED FILM, COLOR FILTER, LAMINATE, AND PIGMENT DISPERSANT - The composition includes (A) a pigment; and (B) a polymer having (b-1) a bulky amine moiety, (b-2) an acid group, and (b-3) a constituent unit derived from a macromonomer having a weight average molecular weight of 1000 to 50000, in which the bulky amine moiety (b-1) has a nitrogen atom, carbon atoms X | 2016-03-17 |
20160075808 | SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS PREPARED FROM DITHIENYLVINYLENE COPOLYMERS - Disclosed herein are new semiconductor materials prepared from dithienylvinylene copolymers with aromatic or heteroaromatic π-conjugated systems. Such copolymers, with little or no post-deposition heat treatment, can exhibit high charge carrier mobility and/or good current modulation characteristics. In addition, the polymers of the present disclosure can possess certain processing advantages such as improved solution-processability and low annealing temperature. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075809 | SILANE-CONTAINING CARBOXY-TERMINATED POLYMERS - The present invention relates to and group-functionalized polymers having, at the and of the polymer chain, a sliane-containing carboxyl group of the formula (I) | 2016-03-17 |
20160075810 | FUNCTIONALIZED POLYMER HYBRIDS - A method of synthesizing a polynucleotide composition includes attaching a compound including at least one initiator or at least one transfer agent for a reversible deactivation radical polymerization to an end of a nucleotide chain assembly immobilized upon a solid phase support during a solid phase synthesis of a polynucleotide so that the initiator or the transfer agent is attacked to the end of a nucleotide chain assembly in a manner which is stable under conditions of deprotection of the polynucleotide, and growing a polymer from the initiator of from a site of the chain transfer agent via the reversible deactivation radical polymerization to form the polynucleotide composition. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075811 | TRANSPARENT ARTICLE MADE OF PVC GRAFT COPOLYMERS - The invention relates to a method for producing vinyl chloride graft copolymers by emulsion polymerization and to a method for producing mixtures of said graft copolymers. The invention also relates to transparent molded bodies produced using the claimed graft copolymers or mixtures thereof. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075812 | TRANSPARENT ARTICLE MADE OF PVC GRAFT COPOLYMERS - The invention relates to a method for preparing vinyl chloride graft copolymers by emulsion polymerization and to a method for preparing blends of such graft copolymers. The invention also relates to transparent molded articles prepared by using the graft copolymers according to the invention and their blends, respectively. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075813 | THERMOPLASTIC MOULDING MATERIALS BASED ON ACRYLONITRILE, STYRENE AND BUTADIENE - The invention relates to thermoplastic moulding materials based on acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, comprising a SAN-polymer matrix and a graft copolymer, structured from an agglomerated rubber-graft base and a SAN-graft envelope. The basis of the graft base is a diene rubber having a vinyl-aromatic ratio of 10.5 to 24.5 wt %. The agglomerated graft base has a bimodal particle size distribution of a fraction x) of non-agglomerated particles having a d | 2016-03-17 |
20160075814 | HETEROBIFUNCTIONAL POLYMERS AND METHODS FOR LAYER-BY-LAYER CONSTRUCTION OF MULTILAYER FILMS - In one aspect, the present invention is directed to methods for modification of functionalized substrates. In another aspect, the invention relates to systems and methods for fabricating multilayer polymer compositions. In certain embodiments, the multilayer polymer compositions described herein can comprise heterobifunctional polymers and heterotrifunctional molecules. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075815 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYACETAL COPOLYMER - A high-quality polyacetal copolymer produced by a simple process and in an economical manner. The method includes supplying a raw material including trioxane or the like to a reaction device; obtaining a reaction mixture by carrying out a polymerization reaction of the raw material in the state where the rotating shafts are inclined by 1 to 6° upwards with respect to the horizontal direction H from the introduction opening towards a polyacetal copolymer recovery portion; vaporizing and separating an unreacted monomer from the reaction mixture using a vaporization and separation portion; re-supplying the unreacted monomer to the reaction device; and recovering the polyacetal copolymer from the reaction using a polyacetal copolymer recovery portion. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075816 | A Method For Improving Toughness of Polyisocyanate Polyaddition Reaction Products - Use of compounds selected from polyols derived from dimer fatty acids and/or dimer fatty alcohols as toughening agent in a process for making polyisocyanate polyaddition reaction products, in particular for polyisocyanate polyaddition reaction products having a hardblock >40% and a process for making said products. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075817 | Low Emissions Polyurethane Foam Made with Isocyanate Reactive Amine Catalyst - Tertiary amine catalysts having isocyanate reactive groups that are capable of forming thermally stable covalent bonds able to withstand temperatures from 120° C. and higher and up to 250° C. are disclosed. These catalyst can be used to produce polyurethane foam having the following desirable characteristics: a) very low chemical emissions over a wide range of environmental conditions and isocyanate indexes (e.g., indexes as low as 65 but higher than 60) ; b) sufficient hydrolytic stability to maintain the catalyst covalently bound to foam without leaching of tertiary amine catalyst when foam is exposed to water or aqueous solutions even at temperatures higher than ambient (temperature range 25° C. to 90° C.); and c) stable contact interface between the polyurethane polymer and other polymers (for example polycarbonate) with minimal migration of tertiary amine catalyst from polyurethane polymer to other polymers yielding no noticeable polymer deterioration at the point of contact even under conditions of heat and humidity. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075818 | Fast Epoxy Resin for Repairing Glazed Surfaces by Manual Lamination - The present invention relates to a fast curing two component epoxy resin which has excellent adhesion properties to glazed surfaces and a short tack free time at ambient and low temperature conditions. The invention also relates a process for the rehabilitation of glazed surfaces, especially glazed ceramic surfaces or glazed cement surfaces. Furthermore the present invention describes a cartridge for the transportation and risk-free mixing of the described epoxy resin on site. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075819 | NOVEL POLYCARBOXYLIC ACID ANHYDRIDE AND USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a polycarboxylic acid anhydride having a structural unit represented by the following Formula (1). The present invention provides a novel polycarboxylic acid anhydride. When the polycarboxylic acid anhydride is used, for example, as an epoxy resin-curing agent, the balance of the composition of the resin composition is stabilized, and a resin molded article having excellent heat resistance, transparency, thermal yellowing resistance, surface hardness, solvent resistance, flexibility, and adhesiveness is thus provided. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075820 | SYNTHESIS AND MOLECULAR WEIGHT CONTROL OF ALIPHATIC POLYESTER DIOLS - The synthesis of certain polyester diols (PEDs) is disclosed. This application also discloses the purification and polymerization kinetics of lipid based PEDs. Molecular weight and distribution controls were achieved by initial and induced stoichiometric imbalance and optimization of the purification protocol. Thermal degradation and thermal transition behavior of the PEDs were also investigated by TGA and DSC. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075821 | Method to Manufacture PLA Using a New Polymerization Catalyst - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing polylactide, comprising the steps of mixing lactide and a metal-coordination compound as polymerization catalyst to obtain a reaction mixture, polymerizing the lactide in liquid phase at a temperature of at least 150° C. to form polylactide in liquid phase and allowing the polylactide to solidify, characterized in that the polymerization catalyst comprises a metal-ligand coordination compound whereby the parent ligand answers the formula (I), whereby R represents an H atom, an aliphatic group, a halide atom or a nitro group and the metal is at least one of Zr and Hf. The invented catalysts show kinetics which is comparable to the kinetics of the known Sn-octoate catalyst. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075822 | BIODEGRADABLE PHOTOLUMINESCENT POLYMERS - The present invention describes a novel elastomeric biodegradable photoluminescent polymer (BPLP). The BPLPs of the present invention possess great processability and tunable fluorescence emission characteristics and are cell-compatible and biodegradable. The BPLPs of the present invention can serve as both implant materials and bioimaging probes. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075823 | POLYCARBONATE MOLDED ARTICLE - A molded article such as a resin window or a lamp lens for vehicles which is formed from a polycarbonate and excellent in heat resistance, weather resistance, low water absorption, surface hardness and low-temperature impact properties. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075824 | NOVEL COORDINATION COMPLEXES AND PROCESS OF PRODUCING POLYCARBONATE BY COPOLYMERIZATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND EPOXIDE USING THE SAME AS CATALYST - Provided are a complex prepared from ammonium salt-containing ligands and having such an equilibrium structural formula that the metal center takes a negative charge of 2 or higher, and a method for preparing polycarbonate via copolymerization of an epoxide compound and carbon dioxide using the complex as a catalyst. When the complex is used as a catalyst for copolymerizing an epoxide compound and carbon dioxide, it shows high activity and high selectivity and provides high-molecular weight polycarbonate, and thus easily applicable to commercial processes. In addition, after forming polycarbonate via carbon dioxide/epoxide copolymerization using the complex as a catalyst, the catalyst may be separately recovered from the copolymer. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075825 | METHOD FOR THE PURIFICATION OF POLY(ARYLENE ETHERS) - The invention relates to a method for the purification of poly(arylene ethers) of formula (I) in which m=0 to 1.0, n=1.0-m, and Ar | 2016-03-17 |
20160075826 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING POLYAMIDE - In one or a plurality of embodiments, a process for manufacturing polyamide without using PrO (propylene oxide) in synthesis is provided. In one or a plurality of embodiments, provided is a process for manufacturing polyamide, including steps (a) to (c): (a) reacting diacid dichloride monomer with at least two kinds of diamine monomers in a solvent so as to generate polyamide; and (b) removing hydrochloric acid physically out of a reaction system, the hydrochloric acid being generated during the reaction in the step (a); or (c) adding a trapping reagent capable of trapping hydrochloric acid, at any time at least before the step (a), at the same time of starting the step (a), or during the step (a), wherein at least one of the diamine monomers is a diamine monomer containing a carboxyl group, and the trapping reagent does not include propylene oxide. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075827 | NYLON SALT SOLUTION PREPARATION PROCESSES WITH TRIM DIAMINE - Disclosed are nylon salt solution preparation processes including a trim diamine feed. The nylon salt solution is prepared by feeding a dicarboxylic acid monomer and a diamine monomer to a single continuous stirred tank reactor. The dicarboxylic acid is metered, based on weight, from a loss-in-weight feeder to the reactor. The nylon salt solution is formed continuously and has low variability from a target pH and/or a target salt solution concentration. The nylon salt solution is transferred directly to a storage tank, without further monomer addition, pH adjustment, or salt solution adjustment after exiting the continuous stirred tank reactor. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075828 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HIGHLY VISCOUS POLYAMIDES - The invention relates to a method for synthesizing a polyamide, in which method an aqueous solution is sprayed onto the polyamide before and/or during a solid-state postcondensation process. The aqueous solution comprises at least a first compound, selected from the group comprising phosphoric acid, fully neutralized salts of phosphoric acid, partially neutralized salts of phosphoric acid, and mixtures thereof, and a second compound, selected from the group comprising an acid, an anhydride, a lactone, ammonia, an amine, and mixtures thereof, with the stipulation that the second compound is not phosphoric acid and is not phosphoric acid anhydride. The spraying occurs at a temperature that lies below the boiling point of water. A polyamide that can be produced by means of the method according to the invention can be used in particular to produce films, monofilaments, fibers, threads, or textile sheet materials. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075829 | POLYMERIC NANOGELS WITH DEGRADABLE BACKBONES AND FROM GRAS COMPONENTS, AND COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS THEREOF - The invention generally relates to novel polymers and polymeric nanogels having biodegradable polymeric backbones, and compositions and methods of preparation and use thereof, for example, as guest-host polymer nano-assemblies and nano-delivery vehicles, which offer utilities in diverse fields including drug delivery, diagnostics and specialty materials. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075830 | BLOCK POLYIMIDE, BLOCK POLYAMIDE ACID IMIDE AND USE THEREOF - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a block polyamide acid imide having an appropriate solubility in aqueous alkaline solutions, and block polyimides that are obtained using same and have high transparency and a low coefficient of linear thermal expansion (low CTE). This block polyimide comprises blocks configured from repeating structural units represented by formula (1A) and blocks configured from repeating structural units represented by formula (1B). | 2016-03-17 |
20160075831 | SEQUENCE-DEFINED POLYMERS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME AND USING SAME - Methods of making sequence-defined polymers and sequence-defined polymers. The methods are based on the orthogonal reactivity of monomers having at least two different functional groups. The sequence-defined polymers can be used in various applications. For example, the SDPs (e.g., pH sensitive SDPs) are used in cell lysis methods or as molecular vehicles to transport drug cargo into cells. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075832 | Process for Preventing Thiophenol Formation and/or Accumulation During Production of Poly(Arylene Sulfide) - A process for producing a poly(arylene sulfide) polymer comprising (a) polymerizing reactants in a reaction vessel to produce a poly(arylene sulfide) reaction mixture, (b) processing at least a portion of the poly(arylene sulfide) reaction mixture to obtain a poly(arylene sulfide) reaction mixture downstream product, and (c) contacting a reactive aryl halide with at least a portion of the poly(arylene sulfide) reaction mixture and/or downstream product thereof, wherein before and/or after the contacting, the poly(arylene sulfide) reaction mixture and/or downstream product thereof comprise less than about 0.025 wt. % thiophenol, based on the total weight of the poly(arylene sulfide) reaction mixture and/or downstream product thereof. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075833 | POLYARYLETHERSULFONE COPOLYMERS - The present invention relates to a method for preparing polyarylethersulfone-polyalkylene oxide block copolymers (PPC) comprising the polycondensation of a reaction mixture (R | 2016-03-17 |
20160075834 | COATING COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING POLYSILOXANE MICHAEL ADDUCTS - There is provided a curable composition comprising more than 50% by weight of one or more compounds having at least two free radical polymerizable groups and at least 0.1% by weight of one or more polysiloxane additives comprising from 5 to 250 SiO-units and one or more terminal groups T selected from —N(R | 2016-03-17 |
20160075835 | REACTIVE IONIC LIQUID, AND ION-IMMOBILIZED METAL OXIDE PARTICLE, ION-IMMOBILIZED ELASTOMER, AND TRANSDUCER USING SAME - An ion-immobilized metal oxide particle includes a metal oxide particle and an anion that itself includes a) a reactive group that consists of an alkoxysilyl group and b) an anionic group consisting of a carboxylate (—COO | 2016-03-17 |
20160075836 | Elastomer Composites, Blends and Methods for Preparing Same - Blends of elastomer composites with unfilled or less highly filled elastomer reduces hysteresis without compromising reinforcement. Hysteresis may also be reduced by adjusting the compounding method. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075837 | METHOD FOR REMOVING BUBBLES IN POLYIMIDE SOLUTION - The present disclosure provides a method for removing bubbles in polyimide solution, including: putting the polyimide solution in an open container; and emitting microwaves to the polyimide solution using a microwave generator to perform a microwave treatment lasting a time period so as to remove the bubbles in the polyimide solution. Using the method of the present disclosure to process polyimide solution may conveniently and quickly remove the bubbles in the polyimide solution. This greatly reduces the time required by the process and thus may meet industrialization demands. Meanwhile, the method effectively reduces the volatilization of an organic solvent having a low melting point in the polyimide solution, thereby maintaining proportion stability of the polyimide solution and avoiding defects generated in subsequent coating processes. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075838 | Black Polytetrafluoroethylene Porous Film, Production Process for the Same, and Uses of the Same - Provided is a black PTFE porous film which comprises a black colorant-containing PTFE nanofiber (D) containing a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) nanofiber (E) and a black colorant (B) and has a value (V), as represented by a Munsell symbol in accordance with JIS Z 8721, of not more than N2.5, wherein the black colorant-containing PTFE nanofiber (D) is obtained by subjecting a spinning solution containing at least PTFE or modified PTFE (A) to an electrospinning method. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075839 | High Tg Epoxy Formulation with Good Thermal Properties - Varnish compositions and prepregs and laminates made therefrom wherein the varnish compositions include at least one first epoxy resin and at least one second epoxy resin that includes a bisphenol-A novolac epoxy resin and a harder wherein the at least one first epoxy resin and the at least one second bisphenol-A novolac epoxy resin are present in the varnish at a weight ratio ranging from about 1:1 to about 1:3. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075840 | Reversible Derivatization of Poly (Aryl Ether Ketones) - A method of forming a polymer matrix composite using a soluble derivative of a poly (aryl ether ketone) (PAEK). The method includes mixing a starting PAEK polymer with a solvent and an acid, said solvent being selected from a group consisting of diethylether, tetrahydrofuran (THF), dioxin, and chlorinated solvents; reacting the PAEK mixture with a Lewis acid and a thiol compound in amounts effective to form a poly (aryl ether thioacetal) compound which comprises at least one thioacetal group; and impregnating a plurality of fibers in a solution comprising said poly (aryl ether thioacetal) compound. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075841 | METHOD TO ACTIVATE SILICONE RUBBER SURFACES - A method for activating silicone rubber surfaces comprising steps of:
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20160075842 | POLYMERIC FOAM - Polymeric foam, characterized in that the polymeric foam is produced from a polymer composition comprising a polyester containing monomeric units of a dimerised fatty acid and/or a derivative thereof and further monomer units of at least one dicarboxylic acid and at least one diol, which polymer composition is uncrosslinked. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075843 | FLAME-RETARDANT EXPANDABLE STYRENE RESIN COMPOSITION - Provided is a flame-retardant foamable styrene resin composition having a high flame retardancy and thermal stability, and recyclable, with a small amount of a bromine-containing flame retardant added. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075844 | VOIDED PLASTICS FILM - A formulation for making voided plastics film including a polyolefin, a filler and a voiding agent. The voiding agent is a glycerol ester of fumaric rosin or a pentaerythritol ester of fumaric rosin. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075845 | Membrane formulation of fluorinated copolymer porous membrance and preparing method thereof - A membrane formulation of fluorinated copolymer porous membrane includes: 15-50 wt % ethylene-chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymer, 30-85 wt % diluent and 0-20 wt % composite pore-forming agent, totally 100 wt %; wherein the diluent is selected from a group consisting of di-isooctyladinpate, di-isooctyladinpate with dibutyl phthalate, diethyl phthalate and dioctyl phthalate with any proportion. Methods for preparing a fluorinated copolymer porous flat membrane and a fluorinated copolymer hollow fiber porous membrane with the above formulation are also provided. With the formulation, a membrane-forming temperature is reduced to below 200° C., and processes thereof are convenient. Furthermore, membrane mechanical property is excellent, porosity is high, permeability is sufficient, and the method is suitable for membrane separation under severe conditions such as acid-base mediums and organic solvents. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075846 | PRODUCTION OF VISCOELASTIC POLYURETHANE SYSTEMS USING BLOCK POLYMERS HAVING BONDED SILOXANE BLOCKS AS CELL OPENERS - The use of bonded siloxane block polymers of the general average formula (I) M | 2016-03-17 |
20160075847 | Method of Aerogel Synthesis - The present disclosure provides a method for producing an aerogel, the method comprising reacting at least one acid monomer with at least one diamino monomer in a first solvent under conditions appropriate to form a polyimide polymer; conducting a solvent exchange wherein the first solvent is exchanged for a second solvent, said second solvent having a freezing point, wherein said solvent exchange further comprises (1) submersing the polyimide polymer in the second solvent in a pressure vessel and (2) creating a high pressure environment inside the pressure vessel for a first period of time; cooling the polyimide polymer to a first temperature below the freezing point of the second solvent; and subjecting cooled polyimide polymer to a first vacuum for a second period of time at a second temperature. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075848 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CARPET RECYCLING - The present invention includes improved systems and methods for recycling one or more polymers from a carpet that has been contacted with a solvent to dissolve an adhesive carpet backing under conditions that dissolve the adhesive carpet backing to provide a reclaimed polymer composition, the improvement comprising a mechanical disruptor that both pulls and separates the polymers from the adhesive carpet backing concurrently in at least two different vectors for a time sufficient to separate the one or more polymers from the adhesive carpet backing following the step of dissolving the carpet backing with the solvent, contacting the portions of carpet, wherein the improvement provides for the complete separation of two or more polymer components, and the carpet adhesive, and the two or more polymers from the carpet are produced without substantially sheering the two or more polymers. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075849 | Organic Materials as Fire and Flame Retardent Synergists - Use of oligomeric or polymeric compounds according to the general formula I | 2016-03-17 |
20160075850 | POLYARYLETHERSULFONE COPOLYMERS - The invention relates to a method for preparing polyarylethersulfone-polyalkylene oxide block copolymers (PPC) comprising the polycondensation of a reaction mixture (R | 2016-03-17 |
20160075851 | SILVER NANOPLATE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods for preparing high optical density solutions of nanoparticle, such as nanoplates, silver nanoplates or silver platelet nanoparticles, and to the solutions and substrates prepared by the methods. The process can include the addition of stabilizing agents (e.g., chemical or biological agents bound or otherwise linked to the nanoparticle surface) that stabilize the nanoparticle before, during, and/or after concentration, thereby allowing for the production of a stable, high optical density solution of silver nanoplates. The process can also include increasing the concentration of silver nanoplates within the solution, and thus increasing the solution optical density. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075852 | COMPOSITION FOR USE AS A TWO COMPONENT BACK FILLED GROUT COMPRISING EXTRACTED SILICATE - A multi-component cementitious composition with at least a binder and a hardener component, wherein the binder component includes ground granulated blast furnace slag and water and wherein the hardener component includes a sodium silicate solution containing at least 42 wt.-%, preferably at least 45 wt.-% or sodium silicate (Na | 2016-03-17 |
20160075853 | Fluorosilicone Rubber Compound and Rubber Part for Use Near Cargo Plane Engines - A fluorosilicone rubber composition is provided. This composition comprises (A) 100 parts by weight of a fluorosilicone rubber compound, (B) 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of an activated carbon at a pH of up to 9, and (C) a catalytic amount of a curing catalyst. The fluorosilicone rubber composition of the invention can be used in producing a fluorosilicone rubber molded article (cured article) which is less likely to experience loss of its physical properties when brought in contact with an amine antiaging agent. Such fluorosilicone rubber molded article is suitable for use in applications such as rubber parts used near cargo plane engines. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075854 | Articles Produced from VDF-co-(TFE or TrFE) Polymers - VDF-co-(TFE or TrFE) polymers having a molecular weight of at least about 1,000,000 g/mol and a melt temperature less than about 240° C. The VDF copolymer contains at least about 50 mol % VDF monomer and may include an amount of at least one other monomer. The VDF copolymer may be used to form a membrane that has a node and fibril structure. The membrane has a percent porosity of at least 25%. A VDF-co-(TFE or TrFE) polymer membrane may be formed by lubricating the VDF copolymer, subjecting the lubricated polymer to pressure at a temperature below the melting point of the VDF copolymer to form a preform material, and expanding the preform material at a temperature below the melting temperature of the VDF copolymer. Dense VDF copolymer articles, filled VDF copolymer membranes, and VDF copolymer fibers are also provided. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075855 | POLYMERIC COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED NOISE SUPPRESSION - Disclosed is a method for improving vibration damping of a substrate, such as the underbody of an automobile. The method comprises applying a plastisol which comprises a polymeric component and a plasticizer. The fused plastisol has improved damping behavior as determined using Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis. Novel plastisols and novel plasticizers are also disclosed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075856 | POLYMERIC COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED NOISE SUPPRESSION - Disclosed is a method for improving vibration damping of a substrate, such as the underbody of an automobile. The method comprises applying a plastisol which comprises a polymeric component and a plasticizer. The fused plastisol has improved damping behavior as determined using Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis. Novel plastisols and novel plasticizers are also disclosed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075857 | POLYMERIC COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED NOISE SUPPRESSION - Disclosed is a method for improving vibration damping of a substrate, such as the underbody of an automobile. The method comprises applying a plastisol which comprises a polymeric component and a plasticizer. The fused plastisol has improved damping behavior as determined using Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis. Novel plastisols and novel plasticizers are also disclosed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075858 | POLYMERIC COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED NOISE SUPPRESSION - Disclosed is a method for improving vibration damping of a substrate, such as the underbody of an automobile. The method comprises applying a plastisol which comprises a polymeric component and a plasticizer. The fused plastisol has improved damping behavior as determined using Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis. Novel plastisols and novel plasticizers are also disclosed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075859 | RUBBER COMPOSITION AND RUBBER MOLDED ARTICLE USING THE SAME - A rubber composition according to the present invention includes at least a rubber component, which includes an ethylene propylene diene rubber, a peroxide crosslinking agent, and amorphous silica and further includes not less than 0.3 parts by mass of a quaternary ammonium salt with respect to 100 parts by mass of the amorphous silica. A rubber molded article according to the present invention is constituted of the rubber composition. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075860 | AN ETHYLENE-BASED COMPOSITION - The instant invention provides an ethylene-based composition and method of improving stabilization thereof. The inventive ethylene-based composition comprises: (a) a linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) comprising units derived from ethylene and optionally one or more alpha-olefin comonomers; (b) from 20 to 500 part by weight of a primary antioxidant comprising 3,4-Dihydro-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol per one million parts of LLDPE; (c) optionally from 2 to 200 part by weight of an optical brightening agent; and (d) optionally from 20 to 1000 part by weight of a secondary antioxidant per one million parts of LLDPE. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075861 | Additive Composition for Amine Hardeners, Use of Said Additive Composition, and Amine Hardener Composition Containing Said Additive Composition - The invention relates to an additive composition, which comprises a thickener and a thixotropic agent and is characterized in that the thickener is cellulose or a derivative thereof and that the thixotropic agent is a pyrogenically produced silicic acid, the surface of which is modified with groups of general formula (I) —SiR | 2016-03-17 |
20160075862 | NANOCLAYS CONTAINING FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS FOR FIRE RETARDANT APPLICATIONS - The present invention concerns fire retardant materials made of polymers, plastics and elastomeric-based materials comprising nanoclays intercalated with protonised silane. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075863 | PNEUMATIC TIRE, STUDLESS TIRE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PNEUMATIC TIRE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STUDLESS TIRE - Provided are pneumatic tires or studless winter tires that achieve a balanced improvement in fuel economy, reinforcing properties (flex crack growth resistance, abrasion resistance, tensile strength, adhesive strength, resistance to air permeation), grip performance (wet-grip performance, performance on snow and ice), handling stability, and heat aging resistance, and methods for producing such a pneumatic tire or studless winter tire. The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire including at least one component selected from the group consisting of a sidewall, a base tread, a bead apex, a clinch apex, an innerliner, and an undertread, each of which is formed from a rubber composition that contains a highly purified, modified natural rubber whose pH is adjusted to 2 to 7, and carbon black and/or a white filler. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075864 | Tire Rubber Composition - A tire rubber composition comprises from 30 to 60 parts by weight of a silica, from 20 to 50 parts by weight of a carbon black with a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of from 120 to 150 m | 2016-03-17 |
20160075865 | POLYPROPYLENE RANDOM COPOLYMER COMPOSITION FOR PIPE APPLICATIONS - A multimodal propylene copolymer composition suitable for pipe applications comprising a multimodal propylene copolymer (U) with at least one comonomer selected from alpha-olefins with 2 or 4 to 8 carbon atoms in a total amount of 4.0 to 10.0 mole-%, wherein the composition has a melt flow rate MFR | 2016-03-17 |
20160075866 | COMPOSITIONS FOR CAPSTOCK APPLICATIONS - A thermoplastic polymer alloy compositions including a blend of polymers that each contribute beneficial properties to the compositions. The compositions exhibit characteristics desirable for outdoor applications such as weatherability, impact resistance and durability, while offering excellent surface appearance. The compositions are particularly suitable for decking applications and as capstock materials. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075867 | COMPOSITIONS, CONTAINING THERMOPLASTICS BASED ON POLYVINYL CHLORIDE AND CONTAINING CROSS-LINKED NBR MICROGELS MODIFIED WITH HYDROXYL GROUPS - The present invention relates to a composition obtainable by mixing to incorporate at least one microgel (B) that has been crosslinked by means of free-radical generators photochemical by using a wavelength>0.1 μm and/or thermally and that contains hydroxy groups and that is based on polybutadiene-acrylonitrile copolymers (NBR) into polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in an extruder, to processes for production thereof and to use thereof for reproduction of transparent thermoplastically processable moulded items, and also to moulded items produced from the said compositions. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075868 | ENCAPSULATED PARTICLES OF SULPHATE-PROCESS TITANIUM DIOXIDE - Provided is a pigment composition comprising
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20160075869 | UV-Curable Organopolysiloxane Composition, Silicone Gel Cured Product, and Pressure Sensor - A UV curable organopolysiloxane composition includes:
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20160075870 | PLASTICIZER-FREE ARTICLE MADE OF PVC GRAFT COPOLYMERS - The invention relates to blends of vinyl chloride graft copolymers as well as to a method for preparing such vinyl chloride graft copolymers and their blends. The invention also relates to molded articles manufactured by using the blends according to the invention. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075871 | THERMOSETTING RESIN COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided are a thermosetting resin composition with which a semiconductor device having a high connection reliability can be provided while securing availability of member materials by reducing a difference in thermal-responsive behavior between a semiconductor element and an adherend, and a method for producing a semiconductor device using the thermosetting resin composition. The present invention provides a thermosetting resin composition for producing a semiconductor device, the thermosetting resin composition comprising: an epoxy resin; and a novolak-type phenol resin having a hydroxyl equivalent of 200 g/eq or more. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075872 | Toughening of Anhydride Cured Thermosetting Epoxy Polymers Using Grafted Triglycerides - Grafted triglycerides prepared from an epoxidized triglyceride and an acid anhydride containing 4 to 40 carbon atoms are reacted with an epoxy resin and an anhydride curing agent to yield an epoxy thermoset. By varying the length of fatty residues on the grafted triglyceride, the number of fatty residues per triglyceride, the identity of the epoxy resin and the anhydride curing agent, it is possible to prepare epoxy thermosets that exhibit superior physical properties compared to the properties of epoxy thermosets prepared without the grafted triglyceride, or as compared to epoxy thermosets wherein the epoxidized triglyceride is used in place of the grafted triglyceride. A significant improvement in fracture toughness with a minimal reduction of glass transition temperature may be thus achieved. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075873 | ELASTOMER COMPOSITION WITH REDUCED FLAMMABILITY - A polymer composition is disclosed that contains a thermoplastic elastomer combined with an α-olefin and vinyl acetate copolymer and a flame propagation reducing agent. In one embodiment, the flame propagation reducing agent comprises fluoropolymer particles. The particles have an average particle size of less than about 20 microns, such as less than about 15 microns. In one embodiment, the composition is free of any traditional flame retardants. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075874 | FLAME RETARDANT THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS - A flame-retardant thermoplastic elastomer compound is disclosed having polyphenylene ether, a hydrogenated styrene block copolymer, at least one solid non-halogenated phosphorus containing flame retardant, a nucleated olefinic polymer, and two different specific UV stabilizers and pigment. The compound has a before-aging tensile elongation of >200% and an after-aging tensile elongation residual of at least 75%, according to the UL 62 test, which makes it useful as an insulation layer, a jacketing layer, or both for protected electrical lines such as alternating current wire and cable products, accessory cables, and variety of injection molded electrical or electronic parts. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075875 | CONDUCTIVE POLYMER MATERIAL AND SUBSTRATE - A conductive polymer material includes a π-conjugated polymer, dopant polymer which contains a repeating unit having a sulfo group and has a weight-average molecular weight in the range of 1,000 to 500,000, and amphoteric ion compound represented by the following general formula (1), | 2016-03-17 |
20160075876 | Polyarylene ether sulfone (PAES) compositions - A composition [composition (C), herein after] comprising from 30 to 95% by weight of at least one poly(arylether sulfone) polymer, wherein said polymer comprising more than 50% moles of recurring units (R | 2016-03-17 |
20160075877 | COMPOSITION FOR FILLING JOINTS AND/OR CRACKS - A composition comprises a quantity in the range of about 2.5% by weight to about 22% by weight of at least one elastomer selected from a group consisting of styrene-butadiene copolymers, styrene-butadiene-styrene (block) copolymers, styrene-isoprene (block) copolymers and/or styrene-isoprene-styrene (block) copolymers, synthetic and/or natural rubbers; a quantity in the range of about 12% by weight to about 35% by weight of at least one pulverulent mineral filler; a quantity in the range of about 0.5% by weight to about 5% by weight of at least one fibrous anti-flow additive to adjust strength, selected from the group consisting of cellulose, glass fibers and/or synthetic fibers; and a quantity in the range of about 0.1% by weight to about 8% by weight of at least one polymer produced from an olefin and from an α, β-unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or α,β-unsaturated carboxyclic anhydride, where each of the percentages by weight is based on the entire quantity of the composition. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075878 | Bay-Annulated Indigo (BAI) As An Excellent Electron Accepting Building Block for High Performance Organic Semiconductors - A novel electron acceptor based on bay-annulated indigo (BAI) was synthesized and used for the preparation of a series of high performance donor-acceptor small molecules and polymers. The resulting materials possess low-lying LUMO energy level and small HOMO-LUMO gaps, while their films exhibited high crystallinity upon thermal treatment, commensurate with high field effect mobilities and ambipolar transfer characteristics. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075879 | PRINTING INK COMPOSITION - A printing ink composition includes a disperse dye, a surfactant, a water soluble dye, and a dispersant, in which an IOB value A of the disperse dye, an IOB value B of the surfactant, and an IOB value C of the water soluble dye satisfy the following Equation (1), A | 2016-03-17 |
20160075880 | Modified Colorants and Inkjet Ink Compositions Comprising Modified Colorants - The present invention relates to a modified colorant comprising a colorant having attached at least one organic group. Various embodiments of the organic group are disclosed. For each of these embodiments, preferably the organic group has a defined calcium index value. Also disclosed are various uses for these modified colorants, including inkjet ink compositions. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075881 | Bi- and Tri- Layer Interfacial Layers in Perovskite Material Devices - Photovoltaic devices such as solar cells, hybrid solar cell-batteries, and other such devices may include an active layer disposed between two electrodes. The active layer may have perovskite material and other material such as mesoporous material, interfacial layers, thin-coat interfacial layers, and combinations thereof. The perovskite material may be photoactive. The perovskite material may be disposed between two or more other materials in the photovoltaic device. Inclusion of these materials in various arrangements within an active layer of a photovoltaic device may improve device performance. Other materials may be included to further improve device performance, such as, for example: additional perovskites, and additional interfacial layers. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075882 | COATING COMPOSITION - A coating composition contains (A) an acrylate component and (B) a metal oxide. A mass ratio (B)/(A) is from 0.6 to 1.3, (A) contains the components (a-1), (a-2) and (a-3), and a content ratio X of (a-1), a content ratio Y of (a-2) and a content ratio Z of (a-3) satisfies the conditions (1) and (2): (a-1): a polyfunctional acrylate compound having 3 or more acrylate groups in one molecule; (a-2): a dendritic aliphatic compound having an acrylate group at an end thereof; and (a-3): a modified acrylate compound having been modified with an alkylene oxide or ε-caprolactone. The condition (1): in (A), X is from 40 to 60% by mass, and a total of Y and Z is from 60 to 40% by mass, and the condition (2): in the total of Y and Z, Z is 30% by mass or more and less than 100% by mass. | 2016-03-17 |
20160075883 | METHODS OF FABRICATING SUPERHYDROPHOBIC, OPTICALLY TRANSPARENT SURFACES - Methods and solutions for fabricating a superhydrophobic, optically transparent surface on a substrate. A dip coating technique is employed in which a solution comprising hydrophobic nanoparticles, a resin binder and a solvent is provided. The substrate is dipped and then withdrawn from the solution. As the substrate is withdrawn, a precursor coating of the solution is formed on a surface of the substrate. The solvent in the precursor coating is allowed to evaporate (is otherwise removed), immediately resulting in a superhydrophobic, optically transparent coating on the substrate surface. The hydrophobic nanoparticles can be metal oxide nanoparticles (such as SiO | 2016-03-17 |