Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090093560 | Polymer composition - A halogenated polymer containing a functionalized polymer and optionally a blowing agent. | 04-09-2009 |
20100267872 | Stabilized polymer compositions - This invention relates to the thermal stabilization of halogen-containing polymer compositions, more particularly, this invention relates to a poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) or a chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (cPVC) composition comprising an alkyl tin stabilizer and at least one salt of a polymeric polyacid such as a polycarboxylic acid salt supported on a polymeric material. | 10-21-2010 |
20100267873 | Stabilized polymer compositions - This invention relates to the thermal stabilization of halogen-containing polymer compositions, more particularly, this invention relates to a poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) or a chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (cPVC) composition comprising a methyl tin stabilizer and at least one salt of a polyacid material such as a polycarboxylic acid, a phosphoric acid, or a boric acid. | 10-21-2010 |
20130116382 | THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITION, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM - The instant invention provides a thermoplastic composition, method of producing the same, and articles made therefrom. The thermoplastic composition according to present invention comprises the melt blending product of: (a) from 10 to 75 percent by weight of a continuous phase, based on the total weight of the thermoplastic composition, wherein said continuous phase comprises one or more thermoplastic polymers; and (b) from 25 to 90 percent by weight of a dispersed phase comprising one or more core/shell polymer particles, based on the total weight of the thermoplastic composition, wherein said one or more core/shell polymer particles comprise a crosslinked elastomer core and a thermoplastic shell and wherein said core/shell polymer has an average particle size diameter in the range of from 70 to 10,000 nm. | 05-09-2013 |
20130237673 | Thermoplastic Composition, Method of Producing the Same, and Articles Made Therefrom - The instant invention provides a thermoplastic composition, method of producing the same, and articles made therefrom. The thermoplastic composition according to present invention comprises the melt blending product of: (A) from 55 to 95 percent by weight of a thermoplastic matrix comprising one or more thermoplastic polymers; and (B) from 5 to 45 percent by weight of a dispersed phase which comprises a crosslinked (meth)acrylate copolymer, wherein the (meth)acrylate copolymer comprises at least 95 percent by weight derived from methyl methacrylate units and from greater than zero to less than 0.5 percent by weight derived from one or more multifunctional cross-linking monomers and/or graft-linking agents; wherein the difference in refractive index between components (A) and (B) is greater than 0.08. | 09-12-2013 |
20130317174 | Thermoplastic Composition, Method of Producing the Same, and Articles Made Therefrom - A thermoplastic composition comprising from 60 percent to 99 percent by weight of one or more thermoplastic polymers; and from 40 percent to 1 percent by weight of an additive comprising a crosslinked (meth)acrylate polymer, wherein the crosslinked methylmethacrylate polymer comprises at least 99.5 percent by weight derived from methyl methacrylate units, and from greater than zero to less than 0.5 percent by weight derived from one or more multifunctional crosslinking monomers; wherein the crosslinked (meth)acrylate polymer has a volume average particle size of equal to or less than 1.0 micron; and wherein an article produced from the scratch-resistant thermoplastic composition has a hardness of greater than F is provided. Also provided are a method of making the thermoplastic composition, articles made from the polycarbonate composition, and a method of making the articles. | 11-28-2013 |
20130317175 | LIGHT DIFFUSING POLYMER COMPOSITION, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM - A composition comprising: a blended product of: a matrix polymer; and from 0.05 to 2.5 wt % diffuser polymeric particles, wherein the diffuser polymeric particles are characterized by an average diameter from 2.0 to 8 micrometers, a particle size distribution such that at least 90 wt % of the polymer particles fall within ±30% of the volume average particle size, a refractive index, RI, from 1.50 to 1.55; a crosslinking level great than 4%; and wherein the diffuser polymeric particles are produced using at least one alkyl(meth)acrylate monomer copolymerized with from 5 wt % to 25 wt % crosslinking monomer selected from the group consisting of aliphatic crosslinking monomers, aromatic crosslinking monomers, and combinations thereof, and optionally, one or more comonomers selected from the group consisting of aryl(meth)acrylate monomers and monovinyl arenes is provided. | 11-28-2013 |
20140205825 | Multi-Stage Polymer Composition and Films and Polarizer Plates Made Therefrom - A multi-stage polymer composition comprising a crosslinked core component, one or more intermediate layer components and an outermost layer component in which the refractive index of each of the crosslinked core, the one or more intermediate layers and the outermost layer are within 2% of the refractive index of each adjacent component; wherein the crosslinked core component comprises from 75 to 99.9 weight percent of units derived from at least one first monomer selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, and cycloalkyl (meth)acrylate monomer, optionally from 1 to 20 weight percent of units derived from a second monomer selected from the group consisting vinyl monomers; and from 0.1 to 5 weight percent of units derived from cross-linking monomers, graft-linking monomers, or combination thereof, and has a Tg of from −75 to −35° C.; wherein each of the one or more intermediate layer components comprises from 71 to 99.9 weight percent of units derived from a third monomer selected from the group consisting alkyl, aryl and cycloalkyl (meth)acrylate monomers, from 0 to 5 weight percent of units derived from a cross-linking monomer, graft-linking monomer, or combination thereof, optionally from 1 to 10 weight percent of units derived from one or more functional monomers, from 0 to 14 weight percent of vinyl monomers, and has a Tg of from −35 to 100° C.; and wherein the outermost layer component comprises from 90 to 100 weight percent units derived from a fourth monomer selected from the group consisting of alkyl (meth)acrylate having from one to twelve carbon atoms, optionally from 0.5 to 10 weight percent of units derived from one or more functional monomers, and has a Tg of from 80 to 130° C. is provided. Films and polarizer plates made from the compositions are also provided. | 07-24-2014 |
20140336316 | STABILIZED POLYMER COMPOSITIONS - This invention relates to the thermal stabilization of halogen-containing polymer compound compositions, more particularly, this invention relates to a poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) or a chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (cPVC) compound composition comprising either methyl, butyl or octyl tin mercaptide stabilizer, at least one salt of a polymeric polyacid material in the form of a solid on its own, and greater than or equal to 0.52 wt % moisture level in the final halogen-containing polymer compound composition. | 11-13-2014 |
20150051349 | POLYCARBONATE BLEND ARTICLES AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A scratch resistant article comprising a blend which comprises from 50 to 95 percent by weight polycarbonate; and from 5 to 50 percent by weight modified methyl methacrylate polymer, wherein the modified methyl methacrylate polymer is selected from the group consisting of modified methyl methacrylate homopolymer, modified methyl methacrylate copolymers, and combinations thereof; wherein the modified methyl methacrylate polymer has one or more end groups provided by reaction with one or more chain transfer agents selected from the group consisting of mercapto esters, cycloalkyl and substituted cycloalkyl thiols, hydroxyl thiols, aryl and substituted aryl thiols, and aminoalkyl thiols, wherein the modified methyl methacrylate polymer has a Mw from 5,000 to 100,000 g/mole; and wherein the blend exhibits a pencil hardness equal to or greater than F measured according to ASTM D3363-05 is provided. A method for making a scratch resistant article is also provided. | 02-19-2015 |
20150073095 | POLYCARBONATE BLEND AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A blend comprising from 50 to 95 percent by weight polycarbonate; and from 5 to 50 percent by weight modified methyl methacrylate polymer, wherein the modified methyl methacrylate polymer is selected from the group consisting of modified methyl methacrylate homopolymer, modified methyl methacrylate copolymers, and combinations thereof; wherein the modified methyl methacrylate polymer has one or more end groups provided by reaction with one or more chain transfer agents selected from the group consisting of mercapto esters, cycloalkyl and substituted cycloalkyl thiols, hydroxyl thiols, aryl and substituted aryl thiols, and aminoalkyl thiols, wherein the modified methyl methacrylate polymer has a Mw from 5,000 to 100,000 g/mole; and wherein the blend exhibits a pencil hardness equal to or greater than F measured according to ASTM D3363-05 is provided. A method for preparing a polycarbonate/modified methyl methacrylate blend is also provided. | 03-12-2015 |