201 |
Thymol Derivatives in Polyester Polymer Toner Resin |
US13718471 |
2012-12-18 |
US20140170546A1 |
2014-06-19 |
Valerie M Farrugia; Guerino G. Sacripante; Jordan H. Wosnick |
The present disclosure provides a polyester toner resin comprising a polyhydroxylated thymol derivative that may be used in manufacturing an emulsion aggregation (EA) toner for imaging devices. |
202 |
Side-chain crystallizable polymers for medical applications |
US11335771 |
2006-01-18 |
US08703113B2 |
2014-04-22 |
Donald K. Brandom; James E. McGrath; Joan Zeltinger; Eric V. Schmid; Robert K. Schultz |
Side-chain crystallizable (SCC) polymers are useful in various medical applications. In certain applications, heavy atom containing side-chain crystallizable polymers (HACSCCP's) are particularly useful. An example of a HACSCCP is a polymer that comprises a main chain, a plurality of crystallizable side chains, and a plurality of heavy atoms attached to the polymer. In certain configurations, the heavy atoms are present in an amount that is effective to render the polymer radiopaque. A polymeric material that includes an HACSCCP may be fabricated into a medical device useful for at least partially occluding a body cavity. For example, such a medical device may be an embolotherapy product. A polymeric material that includes a SCC polymer may also be fabricated into other medical devices, such as stents. |
203 |
Adipic acid compositions |
US12966783 |
2010-12-13 |
US08669393B2 |
2014-03-11 |
Thomas R. Boussie; Eric L. Dias; Zachary M. Fresco; Vincent J. Murphy; James Shoemaker; Raymond Archer; Hong Jiang |
Disclosed are compositions of matter comprising an adipic acid product of formula (1) wherein R is independently a salt-forming ion, hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, or substituted hydrocarbyl, and at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of formula (2) wherein R is as defined above and each of R1 is, independently, H, OH, acyloxy or substituted acyloxy provided, however, that at least one of R1 is OH, and formula (3) wherein R is as above defined and R1 is OH, acyloxy or substituted acyloxy. Also disclosed are compositions of matter comprising at least about 99 wt % adipic acid and least two constituents selected from the group consisting of formula (2) and formula (3), above. |
204 |
POLYESTER WITH EXCELLENT THERMOSTABILITY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR |
US14114937 |
2012-08-24 |
US20140058059A1 |
2014-02-27 |
Takuro Okubo; Youichiro Tanaka; Kunihiro Morimoto |
A polyester has excellent thermostability with only a small reduction in intrinsic viscosity during melt molding. The polyester is obtained from a dicarboxylic acid, and/or an ester-forming derivative thereof, and a diol which contains 15 to 500 ppm of a 1,2-propanediol-derived component. |
205 |
MONO-LAYER THIN FILM ADHESIVE COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF SYNTHESIS AND USE |
US13951182 |
2013-07-25 |
US20140030944A1 |
2014-01-30 |
John L. Murphy; Jeffrey L. Dalsin; Arinne N. Lyman; Laura L. Vollenweider; Joel L. Broussard; Neil Winterbottom; Justin T. Koepsel |
The invention relates provides synthetic medical adhesives which exploit plant derivatives to form covalent bonds with amines and thiols on tissue surfaces. |
206 |
PLANT BASED MONOMERS AND POLYMERS |
US13859495 |
2013-04-09 |
US20130324688A1 |
2013-12-05 |
Robert T. MATHERS |
The preparation of cyclohexadienes from one or more plant oils is disclosed. The cyclohexadiene can be used to form polymers or derivatized to form other monomers that can be used to form polymeric materials. |
207 |
NOVEL SUSTAINED RELEASE POLYMER |
US13900338 |
2013-05-22 |
US20130303722A1 |
2013-11-14 |
Richard L. Dunn |
A polymer and a method for its preparation are provided. The polymer comprises poly(lactide), poly(lactide/glycolide) or poly(lactic acid/glycolic acid) segments bonded by ester linkages to both ends of an alkanediol core unit. The polymer is for use in a controlled release formulation for a medicament, preferably leuprolide acetate. The controlled release formulation is administered to a patient as a subcutaneous depot of a flowable composition comprising the polymer, a biocompatible solvent, and the medicament. Controlled release formulations comprising the polymer release leuprolide for treatment of prostate cancer patients over periods of 3-6 months. |
208 |
POLYLACTIDE-GRAFT-LIGNIN BLENDS AND COPOLYMERS |
US13850447 |
2013-03-26 |
US20130281582A1 |
2013-10-24 |
John R. Dorgan; Michael Paul Eyser; Clay Perbix |
The present invention is directed to a PLA-graft-lignin polymers and copolymers and methods of making the same. As the lignocellulosic biorefining industry emerges as a viable fuels technology, the availability of the assortment of lignins will also expand. The use of lignins as a copolymer is one area where lignin may be utilized. |
209 |
SYNTHESIS OF METHYLENE MALONATES USING RAPID RECOVERY IN THE PRESENCE OF A HEAT TRANSFER AGENT |
US13880471 |
2011-10-19 |
US20130281580A1 |
2013-10-24 |
Bernard M. Malofsky; Adam G. Malofsky; Tanmoy Dey; Jeffrey M. Sullivan; Yangbin Chen; Stanley C. Wojciak; Michael C. Cockrem |
The present invention provides a method of making a methylene malonate monomer that includes the steps of reacting a malonic acid ester with a source of formaldehyde optionally in the presence of an acidic or basic catalyst and optionally in the presence of an acidic or non-acidic solvent to form reaction complex. The reaction is optionally performed in the presence of or contacted with an energy transfer means such as a heat transfer agent, a heat transfer surface, a source of radiation or a laser such that reaction complex is substantially vaporized to produce a vapor phase comprising methylene malonate monomer which may be isolated. The present invention further provides methylene malonate monomers prepared by the method of the invention, as well as compositions and products formed from the methylene malonate monomers, including monomer-based products (e.g., inks, adhesives, coatings, sealants or reactive molding) and polymer-based products (e.g., fibers, films, sheets, medical polymers, composite polymers and surfactants). |
210 |
Sustained release polymer |
US11469392 |
2006-08-31 |
US08470359B2 |
2013-06-25 |
Richard L. Dunn |
A polymer and a method for its preparation are provided. The polymer comprises poly(lactide), poly(lactide/glycolide) or poly(lactic acid/glycolic acid) segments bonded by ester linkages to both ends of an alkanediol core unit. The polymer is for use in a controlled release formulation for a medicament, preferably leuprolide acetate. The controlled release formulation is administered to a patient as a subcutaneous depot of a flowable composition comprising the polymer, a biocompatible solvent, and the medicament. Controlled release formulations comprising the polymer release leuprolide for treatment of prostate cancer patients over periods of 3-6 months. |
211 |
DEOXYBENZOIN-DERIVED ANTI-FLAMMABLE POLYMERS |
US13655123 |
2012-10-18 |
US20130102754A1 |
2013-04-25 |
Todd Emrick; E. Bryan Coughlin; Thangamani Ranganathan; Michael Beaulieu; Richard Farris; Bon-Cheol Ku |
The invention provides novel flame-retardant polymers and materials, their synthesis and use. More particularly, the flame-retardant polymers are deoxybenzoin-derived polymers. |
212 |
POLYESTERS, METHODS OF MAKING POLYESTERS AND USES THEREFOR |
US13522996 |
2011-01-25 |
US20130071930A1 |
2013-03-21 |
Hunghao Chu; Yadong Wang; Zhengwei You |
Polyester compositions and functionalized polyester compositions are provided along with methods of making the compositions as well as methods of using the compositions, for example as a tissue engineering bioscaffold and as a drug-delivery vehicle. |
213 |
Process for preparing cyclic esters comprising unsaturated functional groups and polyesters prepared from same |
US12968820 |
2010-12-15 |
US08399686B2 |
2013-03-19 |
Peter Markland; Xi Zhang |
Disclosed herein are process for preparing cyclic esters comprising unsaturated functional groups. Also disclosed are copolymers prepared from the cyclic esters. The copolymers can be used to form microparticles, polymer micelles, etc., which are useful in drug delivery applications. |
214 |
PROCESS FOR PREPARING A POLYESTER |
US13297344 |
2011-11-16 |
US20120136134A1 |
2012-05-31 |
Inge van der Meulen; Saskia Huijser; Erik Gubbels; Andreas Heise; Robert Duchateau; Cornelis Erne Koning |
Disclosed is a process for preparing a polyester or copolymer containing ester functionalities. The process can comprise: providing an optionally substituted lactone having a ring size of from 6 to 40 carbon atoms; and subjecting said lactone to metal mediated ring-opening polymerization using as catalyst a compound according to general formula (I): wherein M can be Al, Cr, Mn and Co; X and X′ are independently a heteroatom; Y and Y′ can be, independently, selected from O, N, S, P, C, Si, and B; Z can be selected from hydrogen, borohydrides, aluminum hydrides, carbyls, silyls, hydroxide, alkoxides, aryloxides, carboxylates, carbonates, carbamates, amidos, thiolates, phosphides, and halides; L1 and L2 can be independently an organic ligand linking X and Y together and linking X′ and Y′ together, respectively; and L3 is an optional organic ligand linking Y and Y′ together. |
215 |
Polyester resin and toner including the same |
US12743543 |
2008-07-10 |
US08133650B2 |
2012-03-13 |
Young-Man Yoo; Jae-Kyoung Roh; Kye-Yune Lee; Tae-Woong Lee |
A polyester resin which includes acid components having aromatic dibasic acid component and trivalent or higher acid component; alcohol components including aliphatic, aromatic or cycloaliphatic diol component, and trihydric or higher alcohol component; polyolefin polyol having 1,800 to 2,500 number average molecular weight and hydroxyl value of 40 to 55 KOHmg/g; and wax having melting point of 80 to 110, wherein the amount of the polyolefin polyol is 0.1 to 2 weight % and the amount of the wax is 0.5 to 15 weight % with respect to the total polyester resin. Also disclosed is a method for preparing polyester resin by (a) carrying out an esterification reaction or an ester exchange reaction with the acid components, the alcohol components, and the polyolefin polyol; and (b) carrying out a polycondensation reaction for reaction product of the esterification or ester exchange reaction in the presence of the wax. |
216 |
CRYSTALLINE RESINS FOR TONERS |
US13133528 |
2009-12-09 |
US20110294061A1 |
2011-12-01 |
Eiji Shirai; Tetsuya Ueno |
The present invention relates to a crystalline resin for toners which includes a composite resin including a polycondensation-based resin component obtained by polycondensing an alcohol component containing an aliphatic diol having 2 to 10 carbon atoms with a carboxylic acid component containing an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, and a styrene-based resin component; a resin binder containing the crystalline resin and a non-crystalline resin; and a toner for electrophotography which contains the resin binder. According to the present invention, there are provided a crystalline resin for toners which is capable of producing a toner that is excellent in not only low-temperature fixing ability but also gloss of images and anti-filming property, a resin binder, and a toner for electrophotography. |
217 |
Composition of Matter |
US12966783 |
2010-12-13 |
US20110218318A1 |
2011-09-08 |
Thomas R. Boussie; Eric L. Dias; Zachary M. Fresco; Vincent J. Murphy; James Shoemaker; Raymond Archer; Hong Jiang |
Disclosed are compositions of matter comprising an adipic acid product of formula (1) wherein R is independently a salt-forming ion, hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, or substituted hydrocarbyl, and at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of formula (2) wherein R is as defined above and each of R1 is, independently, H, OH, acyloxy or substituted acyloxy provided, however, that at least one of R1 is OH, and formula (3) wherein R is as above defined and R1 is OH, acyloxy or substituted acyloxy. Also disclosed are compositions of matter comprising at least about 99 wt % adipic acid and least two constituents selected from the group consisting of formula (2) and formula (3), above. |
218 |
Process for the synthesis of ethers of aromatic acids |
US12518170 |
2007-12-18 |
US07985825B2 |
2011-07-26 |
Joachim C. Ritter |
Ethers of aromatic acids are produced from halogenated aromatic acids in a reaction mixture containing a halogenated aromatic acid such as is described by the structure of Formula II wherein each X is independently Cl, Br or I; the reaction mixture further comprising; (i) a polar protic solvent, a polar aprotic solvent or an alcoholic solvent containing the alcoholate RO-M+ (wherein M is Na or K), wherein the polar protic solvent, polar aprotic solvent or alcoholic solvent is either ROH or is a solvent that is less acidic than ROH; (ii) a copper (I) or copper (II) source; and (iii) an amino acid ligand that coordinates to copper, wherein the ligand comprises an amino acid in which the amine nitrogen and the carboxyl carbon are separated by no more than two carbon atoms. |
219 |
Starch-polyester biodegradable graft copolymers and a method of preparation thereof |
US12592996 |
2009-12-07 |
US07985794B2 |
2011-07-26 |
Ramani Narayan; Sunder Balakrishnan; Yogaraj Nabar; Jean-Marie Raquez; Philippe Dubois |
A starch-polyester graft copolymer and chemically modified starch-polyester graft copolymer composition comprising a chemically modified starch or chemically modified starch-nanoclay product is described. The composition can be produced continuously in a twin-screw co-rotating extruder. The starch-polyester graft copolymer can be solvent cast, melt cast and blown into clear transparent film particularly for use in single use disposable applications and can be biodegradable. |
220 |
POLYESTER RESIN AND TONER INCLUDING THE SAME |
US12743543 |
2008-07-10 |
US20100261867A1 |
2010-10-14 |
Young-Man Yoo; Jae-Kyoung Roh; Kye-Yune Lee; Tae-Woong Lee |
A toner for an electrophotographic image forming process or an electrostatic printing process, and a polyester resin for the toner are disclosed. The polyester resin comprises: acid components including aromatic dibasic acid component and trivalent or higher acid component; alcohol components including aliphatic, aromatic or cycloaliphatic diol component, and trihydric or higher alcohol component; poly olefin polyol having number average molecular weight of 1,800 to 2,500 and hydroxyl value of 40 to 55 KOHmg/g; and wax having melting point of 80 to 110° C., wherein the amount of the poly olefin polyol is 0.1 to 2 weight % and the amount of the wax is 0.5 to 15 weight % with respect to the total polyester resin. |