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RE40197 Drill bit having an improved seal and lubrication method using same  
A drill bit ( 100 ) for drilling a wellbore that traverses subterranean formations includes a drill bit body ( 106 ) having a plurality of journal pins ( 112 ), each having a bearing surface ( 128...
7326750 Expanded nanoclays and method of producing such expanded nanoclays  
A method of producing nanoclays comprising the steps of preparing a first intercalant alkali salt of a carboxylic acid, adding the first intercalant to a swelled clay at a temperature of at least...
7250477 Thermoset composite composition, method, and article  
A curable composition includes a functionalized poly(arylene ether), an olefinically unsaturated monomer, and a nanofiller. Suitable nanofillers include, for example, carbon nanofibers and...
7199172 Metal phosphonates and related nanocomposites  
Compositions comprising a polymer and an exfoliated metal phosphonate are provided. Processes for making such polymer compositions and articles formed from such polymer compositions are also...
7163977 Method to reduce the aldehyde content of polymers  
Methods to decrease aldehyde content of a polymer are provided. An effective amount of an additive that contains a P—H functionality is incorporated into the polymer in the presence of an acidic...
7138453 Thermoplastic resin composition and process for preparing the same  
There is provided a polyester resin composition excellent in mechanical properties, heat deformation temperature, surface appearance, dimensional stability and mold releasing ability, and a process...
EP1717264A1 Process for producing a polyamide and/or polyester composition comprising nanoclay  
The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing a nanocomposite masterbatch comprising an amount of at least one thermoplastic matrix polymer material and an amount of platelets of a...
7119134 Nanocomposite color concentrate pellets  
A method of making a polymeric compound with nanofiller of a predetermined grade. The method includes the steps of providing a base grade of the polymeric material, and mixing a nanofiller...
7037969 Polymer composition and method of making the same  
A method for making a polymeric blast media, and a product of this method. The first step involves blending a melamine compound with a cellulosic material and compression molding said first blend...
7025972 Allergen absorbent, blocking, and deactivating compositions and method  
An allergen and blocking sorbent for topical application to the skin comprising a surface-modified layered material, such as an intercalated clay, dispersed in a cosmetically acceptable solvent....
7013998 Drill bit having an improved seal and lubrication method using same  
A drill bit ( 100 ) for drilling a wellbore that traverses subterranean formations includes a drill bit body ( 106 ) having a plurality of journal pins ( 112 ), each having a bearing surface ( 128...
6979708 Hydrotalcites, syntheses, and uses  
Synthetic hydrotalcites of the general formula [M 2+ 1−x M 3+ x (OH) 2 ] x+ [A n− x/n .m H 2 O] x−
6942120 Disposable bakeware with improved drip resistance at elevated temperatures  
A thermoplastic bakeware article (i.e., an article formed to hold, contain or support food, while being heated in a microwave, conventional oven, convection oven, or the like) that is food-grade...
6911258 Optical fiber cable having improved properties  
A cable containing at least one optical fiber and at least one covering layer containing a material including an organic compound and an inorganic compound, wherein the inorganic compound has a...
6900262 Synthesis and characterization of nanocomposites by emulsion polymerization  
The present invention generally provides a method for producing an exfoliated nanocomposite. The method involves charging to water, as the continuous phase, monomers, polymerizable surfactant, and...
6846870 Hydrotalcites, syntheses, and uses  
Synthetic hydrotalcites of the general formula [M 2+ 1-x M 3+ x (OH) 2 ] x+ [A n− x/n ·mH 2 O] x−
6828370 Intercalates and exfoliates thereof having an improved level of extractable material  
The invetion is directed to a polymer-clay nanocomposite material comprising a melt-processible matrix oplymer and a layered clay material having decreased levels of extractable material, such as...
6812273 Manufacturing inorganic polymer hybrids  
Method of manufacturing inorganic polymer hybrids with improved mechanical properties and even dispersion of the inorganic material in the hybrids. Nanoscale exfoliation of inorganic materials...
6737472 Reinforced networked polymer/clay alloy composite  
A reinforced networked polymer/clay alloy composite is produced by contacting a monomer/clay mixture with a reinforcing agent. The monomer/clay mixture comprises a monomer, a cross-linking agent...
6709759 Thermoplastic film structures having improved barrier and mechanical properties  
The present invention relates to thermoplastic film structures having improved barrier and/or mechanical properties and methods for making the film structures. These improvements are achieved by...
6632868 Intercalates formed with polypropylene/maleic anhydride-modified polypropylene intercalants  
A nanocomposite concentrate composition comprising about 10 weight percent to about 90 weight percent of a layered silicate material and about 10 weight percent to about 90 weight percent of a...
6610781 Reinforced networked polymer/clay alloy composite  
A reinforced networked polymer/clay alloy composite is produced by contacting a monomer/clay mixture with a reinforcing agent. The monomer/clay mixture comprises a monomer, a cross-linking agent...
6610780 Networked polymer/clay alloy  
A networked polymer/clay alloy is produced from a monomer/clay mixture comprising a monomer, a cross-linking agent and clay particles. An initiator means is used to initiate polymerization of the...
6596803 Layered clay intercalates and exfoliates having a low quartz content  
The invention is directed to a polymer-clay nanocomposite material comprising a melt-processible matrix polymer and a layered clay material having low quartz content. This invention is also...
6569214 Composite polymer blast media  
A method for making a polymeric blast media, and a product of this method. The first step involves blending a melamine compound with a cellulosic material and compression molding said first blend...
6548705 Compound compatible with inorganic solids, and with homopolymers and copolymers of propylene and of ethylene  
Disclosed is a compound comprising a saturated oligomer of isoprene bonded to a polar group, said compound having formula (I): in which R is H or a C 1 -C 4 alkyl, n is 2-17, and R′ is a...
6500892 Intercalated clay useful for making an α-olefin polymer material nanocomposite  
Disclosed is clay material, the particles of which are intercalated with a compound comprising a saturated isoprene oligomer bonded to a polar group. In a preferred embodiment the polar group is a...
6492452 Poly(ethylene oxide) and organically modified clay compositions having reduced melt viscosity and improved stability to aqueous fluids  
The present invention discloses water-responsive, and optionally flushable compositions with improved stability to aqueous fluids comprising water or water vapor. The compositions of the 10 present...
6462122 Intercalates formed with polypropylene/maleic anhydride-modified polypropylene intercalants  
A nanocomposite concentrate composition comprising about 10 weight percent to about 90 weight percent of a layered silicate material and about 10 weight percent to about 90 weight percent of a...
6461423 Intercalates and exfoliates formed with hydroxyl-functional; polyhydroxyl-functional; and aromatic compounds; composite materials containing same and methods of modifying rheology therewith  
Intercalates formed by contacting a layered material, e.g., a phyllosilicate, with an intercalant monomer having a hydroxyl and/or an aromatic ring functionality to sorb or intercalate the...
6451897 Nanocomposites made from polypropylene graft copolymers  
A nanocomposite material comprises a smectite clay having exhangeable cations that has been treated with at least one organic swelling agent, uniformly dispersed in a graft copolymer having a...
6451895 One step process for making breathable, clay filled polymer compositions having controlled stability in contact with aqueous fluids  
This invention discloses novel water-responsive compositions with improved stability to aqueous liquids and an improved method of making the compositions. The addition of organically modified clay...
6410635 Curable coating compositions containing high aspect ratio clays  
Provided are curable coating compositions comprised of any of a variety of film-forming polymers containing reactive functional groups, a curing agent containing functional groups which are...
6407155 Intercalates formed via coupling agent-reaction and onium ion-intercalation pre-treatment of layered material for polymer intercalation  
Intercalated layered materials prepared by reacting the layered material with a coupling agent and co-intercalating an onium ion and an oligomer or polymer between the planar layers of a swellable...
6399690 LAYERED COMPOSITIONS WITH MULTI-CHARGED ONIUM IONS AS EXCHANGE CATIONS, AND THEIR APPLICATION TO PREPARE MONOMER, OLIGOMER, AND POLYMER INTERCALATES AND NANOCOMPOSITES PREPARED WITH THE LAYERED COMPOSITIONS OF THE INTERCALATES  
Intercalated layered materials prepared by co-intercalation of a multi-charged onium ion spacing/coupling agent and a matrix polymer between the planar layers of a swellable layered material, such...
6391449 Polymer/clay intercalates, exfoliates, and nanocomposites comprising a clay mixture and a process for making same  
This invention relates to a polymer-clay intercalates, exfoliates, nanocomposites and methods of manufacturing comprising (i) a melt-processible matrix polymer, and incorporated therein (ii) a...
6376591 High barrier amorphous polyamide-clay intercalates, exfoliates, and nanocomposite and a process for preparing same  
This invention is directed to a polyamide-clay nanocomposite, products produced from the nanocomposite, and a process for preparing a polyamide-clay nanocomposite. The polyamide-clay nanocomposite...
6262162 Layered compositions with multi-charged onium ions as exchange cations, and their application to prepare monomer, oligomer, and polymer intercalates and nanocomposites prepared with the layered compositions of the intercalates  
Intercalated layered materials prepared by co-intercalation of a multi-charged onium ion spacing/coupling agent and a matrix polymer between the planar layers of a swellable layered material, such...
6251980 Nanocomposites formed by onium ion-intercalated clay and rigid anhydride-cured epoxy resins  
Intercalates formed by contacting a layered material, e.g., a phyllosilicate, with an intercalant onium ion spacing agent and an anhydride-curable epoxy resin. The intercalant onium ion spacing...
6242500 Intercalates and exfoliates formed with long chain (C6+) or aromatic matrix polymer-compatible monomeric, oligomeric or polymeric intercalant compounds, and composite materials containing same  
Intercalates formed by contacting a layered material, e.g., a phyllosilicate, with an intercalant surface modifier selected from the group consisting of a compound having an alkyl radical...
6238790 Superdielectric high voltage insulation for dynamoelectric machinery  
An electrically conducting member (2) is insulated with a thin coating (6) of a resinous insulation composition containing a resin interactive with and bonded to an oligomer containing a metal of...
6228903 Exfoliated layered materials and nanocomposites comprising said exfoliated layered materials having water-insoluble oligomers or polymers adhered thereto  
A phyllosilicate material is exfoliated by admixture of the phyllosilicate with water, and a solvent for a water-insoluble oligomer or polymer that is sorbed or electrostatically bonded to the...
6225394 Intercalates formed by co-intercalation of onium ion spacing/coupling agents and monomer, oligomer or polymer ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) intercalants and nanocomposites prepared with the intercalates  
Nanocomposite layered materials prepared by co-intercalation of an onium ion, preferably an alkoxylated onium ion and an ethylene vinyl alcohol oligomer or polymer between the planar layers of a...
6190775 Enhanced dielectric strength mica tapes  
A flexible insulating tape (16) contains a flexible backing (18) and a mica or mica-like silicate matrix (20) with insulating resin (17) and intercalated metal ions (12) between the matrix (2)...
6126734 Intercalates and exfoliates formed with hydroxyl-functional; polyhydroxyl-functional; and aromatic compounds; composite materials containing same and methods of modifying rheology therewith  
Intercalates formed by contacting a layered material, e.g., a phyllosilicate, with an intercalant monomer having a hydroxyl and/or an aromatic ring functionality to sorb or intercalate the...
6107387 Acidified aqueous dispersions of high aspect ratio clays  
Provided are acidified aqueous stable dispersions of an exfoliated silicate derived from a silicate having a layer lattice structure in which the silicate layer units have a thickness of 5 to 25...
6096803 Methods of preparation of organic-inorganic hybrid nanocomposites  
The present invention relates to particulate concentrate compositions formed by intercalation of a polymer polymerizing component into the galleries of a layered inorganic cation exchange...
6093298 Electrocoating compositions containing high aspect ratio clays as crater control agents  
Provided are cationic electrodepositable compositions comprised of an acidified aqueous dispersion of (a) an ungelled cationic resin, (b) a curing agent having at least two functional groups which...
6083559 Intercalates and exfoliates formed with hydroxyl-functional; polyhydroxyl-functional; and aromatic compounds; composite materials containing same and methods of modifying rheology therewith  
Intercalates formed by contacting a layered material, e.g., a phyllosilicate, with an intercalant monomer having a hydroxyl and/or an aromatic ring functionality to sorb or intercalate the...
5998528 Viscous carrier compositions, including gels, formed with an organic liquid carrier, a layered material: polymer complex, and a di-, and/or tri-valent cation  
Intercalates formed by contacting the layer material, e.g., a phyllosilicate, with an intercalant to sorb or intercalate the between adjacent platelets of the layered material. Sufficient...
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