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5889064 Process and apparatus for producing a foamed polymer  
In the process and an extrusion device for producing a foamed polymer, a polymer is melted and a foaming agent is added to the polymer melt. After the polymer melt and the foaming agent have been...
5886061 Polymers capable of reversibly complexing acid gases and foamed polymers produced therefrom  
Polymers capable of reversibly complexing carbon dioxide and other acid gases and a method of producing such polymers are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, the present polymers incorporate...
5869544 Extruded, open-cell microcellular alkenyl aromatic polymer forms, process for making, and articles made therefrom  
Disclosed is an extruded, open-cell microcellular alkenyl aromatic polymer foam useful in insulating applications. The foam has an open cell content of about 70 percent or more. The foam has an...
5863958 Absorbent article containing a foam comprising crosslinked polymers made from 1,3,7-octatriene and like conjugated polyenes  
Polymers are made from 1,3,7-octatriene or like conjugated polyenes and a crosslinking agent having at least 2 activated double bonds such as ethylene glycol dimethacrylate. These polymers can be...
5863957 Polymeric microbeads  
The present invention relates to porous crosslinked polymeric microbeads having cavities joined by interconnecting pores wherein at least some of the cavities at the interior of each microbead...
5858501 Evacuated insulation panel having non-wrinkled surfaces  
There is an evacuated insulation panel comprising a corestock of an open-cell alkenyl aromatic polymer foam and a deformable receptacle. The foam has an open cell content of about 70 percent or...
5854297 Foam materials based on copolymers of styrene and 1,1-diphenylethene  
Foam materials based on copolymers of styrene with from 2 to 50 mol % of 1,1-diphenylethene have a high heat distortion resistance.
5854295 Microcellular foams containing an infrared attenuating agent and a method of using  
Disclosed is an evacuated and unevacuated microcellular foam containing an infrared attenuating agent (IAA). The evacuated foam has an average cell size of about 70 micrometers or less. The...
5847016 Polymer and wood flour composite extrusion  
An extrusion profile is formed of foamed plastic, which includes a filler of wood flour or wood fiber. The foamed plastic may include polyvinyl chloride, chlorinated polyvinyl chloride or...
5830924 Non-linear styrenic polymer-based foams  
Disclosed is a process for preparing a low density closed-cell polymer foam comprising a plurality of closed-cells having an average cell size of at least about 0.08 millimeter characterized in...
5830925 Bitumen compositions and a process for their preparation  
The invention provides a process for preparing a bitumen composition comprising blowing a mixture with an oxygen-containing gas which mixture comprises a bitumen having a penetration of less than...
5824710 Extruded, open-cell foam and process for making  
Disclosed is an extruded, open-cell alkenyl aromatic polymer foam useful in insulating applications. The foam has an open cell content of 30 percent or more. The foam further has in minor dimension...
5811470 Flame retardant styrenic polymers  
Compositions and methods are described wherein a styrenic polymer is rendered flame retardant by incorporation therein before, during or after its formation, a combination of (a) at least one...
5798009 Foamed rubber compositions for tires and pneumatic tire using the same  
A foamed rubber composition for tire comprises a particular amount of particles having specified hardness and average particle size and containing aluminum-bonded hydroxy group and/or...
5795921 Foams made for high internal phase emulsions useful as absorbent members for catamenial pads  
Foams capable of absorbing blood and blood-based fluids, especially menses. These absorbent foams have high capillary absorption pressures required of absorbents used in catamenial products, yet...
5786406 Polyolefin based crosslinked foam  
A polyolefin based crosslinked foam excellent in impact absorbability, vibration absorbability and heat insulation, which can be used for various kinds of industrial applications such as materials...
5786395 Absorbent foams made from high internal phase emulsions useful for acquiring and distributing aqueous fluids  
Absorbent foams materials that are capable of acquiring and distributing aqueous fluids, especially discharged body fluids such as urine. These absorbent foams combine relatively high capillary...
5770634 Foam materials for insulation, derived from high internal phase emulsions  
The present invention relates to compressable polymeric foam materials useful as insulation. These polymeric foams are prepared by polymerization of certain water-in-oil emulsions having a...
5763499 Process for making absorbent foams from high internal phase emulsions useful for acquiring aqueous fluids  
Absorbent foam materials that are capable of acquiring and distributing aqueous fluids, especially discharged body fluids such as urine. These absorbent foams combine relatively high capillary...
5760097 Methods of preparing polymeric microbeds  
The present invention relates to porous crosslinked polymeric microbeads having cavities joined by interconnecting pores wherein at least some of the cavities at the interior of each microbead...
5744505 Prefoamed polyolefin beads produced by extrusion  
Prefoamed polyolefin beads, produced by extrusion followed by granulation, have a crystal structure with a double peak.
5741581 Absorbent foam materials for aqueous fluids made from high internal phase emulsions having very high water-to-oil ratios  
Low density collapsed absorbent foams materials that, upon contact with aqueous fluids, in particular urine, can expand and absorb these fluids. These low density foams typically have an expanded...
5741824 Acoustically active plastisols  
The invention relates to acoustically active sprayable plastisol compositions based on styrene copolymers and/or alkyl methacrylate homopolymers and/or copolymers of methyl methacrylate which, in...
5739221 Suspension-polymerization process for producing expandable styrene resin beads  
Expandable styrene resin beads are described, which, when expanded to a bulk density of 20 g/l, give pre-expanded beads in which the number of cells present along those surface parts of radii which...
5731359 Vibration-absorbing elements  
A vibration-absorbing element comprised of a foamed thermoplastic polymer selected from the group consisting of polyamide elastomers, EPDM polymers and SEBS polymers containing conventional...
5726215 Styrene resin composition and shaped article thereof  
A styrene resin composition is disclosed which constitutes 45 to 92% by weight of a styrene resin (A), 5 to 45% by weight of an olefin resin other than an ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester...
5718968 Memory molded, high strength polystyrene  
An expanded, memory molded, increased density, highly impact-resistant polystyrene construct, and method of making the construct. The construct is formed by molding pre-expanded non-equilibrated...
5717000 Despersions of delaminated particles in polymer foams  
This invention relates to a polymer foam prepared by dispersing an organophilic multi-layered material into a melt comprising an olefinic or styrenic polymer having polar functionality so that at...
5717001 Heat stabilized, flame retardant styrenic polymer foam compositions  
Low density, heat stabilized, flame retardant styrenic polymer foam compositions, include a halogen-based flame retardant such as hexabromocyclododecane and zeolite A heat stabilizer.
5717008 Composition for use in sculpturing, a sculpturing piece comprising the composition and method for obtaining the piece  
A composition for use in sculpturing, a sculpturing piece comprising the composition and a method for obtaining the piece, wherein the composition comprises 90 to 99% of a particulate material...
5712319 Resin composition for low expansion moldings  
A resin composition for low expansion moldings which comprises (A) 20 to 80 parts by weight of a vinyl chloride resin having an average degree of polymerization of from 500 to 1700 and (B)...
5710186 Foams containing treated titanium dioxide and processes for making  
Disclosed is a closed-cell polymer foam comprising a quantity of titanium dioxidce particulates sufficient to reduce the thermal conductivity of the foam to less than that of a corresponding foam...
5710187 Highly cross-linked nanoporous polymers  
Condensation polymerization followed by a supercritical extraction step can be used to obtain highly cross-linked nanoporous polymers with high surface area, controlled pore sizes and rigid...
5708040 Method for preparing porous membranes utilizing water or organic vapor adsorption  
The present invention describes a method for preparing an asymmetric porous membrane by a dry-wet phase inversion method, which comprises contacting a cast or spun polymer solution with water or...
5698603 Expandable styrene polymers containing recycled material  
The present invention relates to expandable styrene polymers containing recycled polystyrene, having a recycled material content of from 10 to 50% by weight, based on the total weight of the...
5693687 Extruded open-cell alkenyl aromatic polymer foam and process for making  
Disclosed is an extruded, open-cell alkenyl aromatic polymer foam useful in insulating applications. The foam has an open cell content of about 30 to about 80 percent. The foam further has in minor...
5692939 Absorbent foams made from high internal phase emulsions useful for acquiring aqueous fluids  
Absorbent foam materials that are capable of acquiring and distributing aqueous fluids, especially discharged body fluids such as urine. These absorbent foams combine relatively high capillary...
5693685 Thermal insulator and method for producing the same  
A thermal insulator of the present invention includes a foam containing solidified CO 2 gas. A method for producing the thermal insulator includes the steps of: mixing a metal compound selected...
5688832 Low molecular weight alkenyl aromatic polymer foam  
Disclosed is a foam structure of desirable mechanical strength made with a low molecular weight alkenyl aromatic polymer material and an inorganic blowing agent. The polymer material has an alkenyl...
5686497 Expandable beads based on a polymer of a vinylaromatic compound containing blowing agent and plasticizer  
The present invention relates to expandable beads based on a polymer of a vinylaromatic compound containing a blowing agent and, in an amount of 0.1 up to 2% wt, preferably 0.3 up to 1.5% wt...
5683800 Surface-modified post-crosslinked adsorbents and a process for making the surface modified post-crosslinked adsorbents  
Disclosed is a surface-modified polymeric adsorbent material comprising a porous post-crosslinked polymer as a substrate and at least one surface-modifying polymer. The porous post-crosslinked...
5684055 Semi-continuous production of solid state polymeric foams  
The present invention provides a method for the semi-continuous production of microcellular foam articles. In a preferred embodiment, a roll of polymer sheet is provided with a gas channelling...
5684087 Process for producing thermoplastic granulated polymer material from polymer solutions  
This invention relates to a process for producing granulated polymer materials from polymer solutions, in which organic solvent of the polymer solution is evaporated in a heat exchanger, optionally...
5674916 Extruded, open-cell microcellular alkenylaromatic polymer foams and process for making  
Disclosed is an extruded, open-cell microcellular alkenyl aromatic polymer foam useful in insulating applications. The foam has an open cell content of about 70 percent or more. The foam has an...
5670552 Foam and process for producing foam using a carbon dioxide blowing agent  
The present invention provides a process for producing thermoplastic foam, including: (a) melting a thermoplastic polymer to produce a polymer melt; (b) introducing a carbon dioxide blowing...
5665785 Process for forming microcellular structures having an integral skin and products thereof  
Shaped microcellular structures having substantially non-cellular skins are produced from reactive liquid polymer systems incorporating thermoplastic microspheres containing volatile materials such...
5650106 Extruded foams having a monovinyl aromatic polymer with a broad molecular weight distribution  
Disclosed is an extruded, linear, bimodal monovinyl aromatic polymer foam having a weight average molecular weight of from about 100,000 to about 200,000, greater than 5 percent by weight of its...
5635543 Expanded foamed bead of a rubber-modified styrene polymer  
Disclosed is an expanded foamed bead of a rubber-modified styrene polymer, comprising a plurality of closed cells defined by cell walls which constitute a matrix for the bead, wherein each of the...
5629352 Solvent for polystyrene, method for reducing volume of polystyrene foam and method for recycling polystyrene foam  
A solvent for polystyrene, having an excellent dissolving ability and chemical stability with no influence on the operating environment, is disclosed. A relatively simple recycling or reutilizing...
5627219 Formed plastic and method of manufacturing the same  
A foamed plastic manufactured by foaming a mixture of a resin and a volatile polymerizable foaming agent, wherein the pressure in the foams of the foamed plastic is less than atmospheric pressure,...