Rohm and Haas Company

Nautilus Solutions, LLC

Edward E La Fleur

Edwin Hugh Nungesser

Himal Ray

William J Work

Robert M Amici

Partha S Majumdar

William T Freed

William G Carson

Charles T Williams

Jose Antonio Trejo O'Reilly

William Bryan Griffith, Jr

Kinjalbahen Joshi

Edwin Aloysius Nungesser, Jr

Jose Antonio Trejo

Miroslav Janco

Adam Fasula

Nader Nassif Kamel

Gaurav Pranami

Jiun-Chen Way

The present disclosure provides an adhesive composition. The adhesive composition contains (A) multi-stage latex polymer particles, (B) a linear diamine base, and (C) an ethoxylated surfactant. The (A) multi-stage latex polymer particles include (i) a first-stage polymer containing acrylic acid monomer and a first vinyl monomer, and (ii) a second-stage polymer containing a meth acrylic acid monomer and a second vinyl monomer, with the proviso that the second vinyl monomer is different than the meth acrylic acid monomer. The first-stage polymer is bound to the second-stage polymer.

Adhesive composition

Pressure sensitive macromolecular adhesive polymers and compositions capable of integrating fluoropolymeric properties with a catechol-amine functionality to form an adhesive system that allows bonding between metallic substrates and fluoropolymers are disclosed. Also disclosed are core-shell polymeric particles comprised of a core and a shell comprising a thermoplastic polydopamine polymer that may be prepared as a colloidal suspension and used as a hot-melt pressure sensitive adhesive capable of binding low surface energy materials, such as polyolefins and fluoropolymers, to diverse materials including metals.

Hot-melt pressure sensitive adhesive composition and uses thereof

Methods of making bearings using pressure sensitive macromolecular adhesive polymers and pressure sensitive polymer compositions capable of integrating fluoropolymeric properties with a catecholamine functionality to form an adhesive system that allows bonding between metallic substrates and fluoropolymers are disclosed. Also disclosed are core-shell polymeric particles comprised of a core and a shell comprising a thermoplastic polydopamine polymer that may be prepared as a colloidal suspension and used as a hot-melt pressure sensitive adhesive capable of binding low surface energy materials, such as polyolefins and fluoropolymers, to diverse materials including metals in making bearings and/or bearing components.

Bearings and components thereof comprising a hot-melt pressure sensitive adhesive and methods of their preparation

Methods of making bearings using pressure sensitive macromolecular adhesive polymers and pressure sensitive polymer compositions capable of integrating fluoropolymeric properties with a catechol-amine functionality to form an adhesive system that allows bonding between metallic substrates and fluoropolymers are disclosed. Also disclosed are core-shell polymeric particles comprised of a core and a shell comprising a thermoplastic polydopamine polymer that may be prepared as a colloidal suspension and used as a hot-melt pressure sensitive adhesive capable of binding low surface energy materials, such as polyolefins and fluoropolymers, to diverse materials including metals in making bearings and/or bearing components.

A process for improving a latex comprising the steps of (a) providing a latex comprising a polymer binder, wherein said polymer binder is formed by polymerization of a monomer mixture comprising one or more ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid functional monomer, and (b) passing said latex comprising said polymer binder over a cation exchange resin.

Polymeric binders for ink jet inks

Disclosed are skin care compositions containing refractive polymeric particles. The composition improves the appearance of skin but reducing gloss without a noticeable presence on the skin surface.

Skin care compositions containing light diffuser polymeric beads

Provided is an article having a condition-dependent image, said article comprising

Optical effect coating

A film containing polymeric particles which have an average particle diameter from 0.75 to 15 &#x3bc;m and a refractive index which changes continuously from the center of the particles to the surface. The particles are embedded in a continuous polymeric phase comprising a polyolefin. The average refractive index difference measured from 400 nm to 800 nm between the polymeric particles and the continuous polymeric phase is no greater than 0.02.

Anti-reflective film for photovoltaic arrays

An aqueous coating composition including: certain first solid polymeric particles having an average diameter of 0.60-0.99 &#x3bc;m and certain second solid polymeric particles having a calculated Tg of from &#x2212;60&#xb0; C. to 120&#xb0; C. and an average particle diameter of from 50 nm to 500 nm; wherein the dry weight ratio of the first solid polymeric particles to the second solid polymeric particles is from 0.15:1 to 10:1; and the aqueous coating composition includes less than 10% by volume, inorganic extender particles is provided. Also provided is a coating having a ratio of 85&#xb0; specular gloss to 20&#xb0; specular gloss equal to or greater than 33 formed from the aqueous coating composition.

Aqueous coating composition and coating formed therefrom having a particular gloss profile

Provided is an aqueous coating composition including: particular amounts of certain first solid polymeric particles having an average diameter of 0.60-0.99 &#x3bc;m; certain second solid polymeric particles having an average diameter of 2-20 &#x3bc;m, and mixtures thereof; and, third solid polymeric particles having a calculated Tg of from &#x2212;60 C to 120&#xb0; C. and an average particle diameter of from 50 nm to 500 nm; wherein the second solid polymeric particles have a K10 value of less than 1.9E+10 N/m; wherein the difference between the refractive index of the outer surface of the second solid polymeric particles and the refractive index of the third solid polymeric particles is between 10E-4 to 10E-2; and wherein the aqueous coating composition comprises less than 10% by volume, inorganic extender particles. A method for providing a coating from the aqueous coating composition and a low glare coating so formed are also provided.

Aqueous coating composition and anti-glare coating formed thereform

The present invention provides a thermal recording material having a thermosensitive layer comprising single phase diffuser polymer particles. Each of the diffuser polymer particles has a refractive index at the center thereof (RI) different from a refractive index at the surface thereof (RI), and a continuous refractive index gradient, sometimes referred to as GRIN technology. The diffuser polymer particles may have a RIof from 1.46 to 1.61 and a particle size of 0.85 to 15 microns. Additionally, the thermal recording material of the present invention may also include heat deformable particles and a binder. The present invention also provides a method for providing an image by subjecting selected portions of a recording material such as that described above to a physical agent selected from the group consisting of heat, pressure, and combinations thereof, sufficient to reduce the opacity of said selected portions.

Thermal recording material with improved initial contrast

A polymer comprises polymer chains having a glass transition temperature of less than 25&deg; C. and a weight average molecular weight of less than 20,000 wherein the polymer chains contain at least one non-functional aromatic end-group. The polymer is miscible in the uncured state of said thermoset resins and immiscible in the cured state of the thermoset resins.

Non-functional aromatic end group-containing polymer

Polymerizing alkyl acrylate(s) in presence of aromatic initiator to form aromatic group-terminated liquid rubber

A method for preparing an intrinsically conductive copolymer comprising preparing an emulsion latex in a medium; forming a mixture which comprises at least one cyclic heteroatom containing monomer, the emulsion latex in the medium and an additive under first condition effective to maintain the emulsion latex in a first stabilized emulsion state, causing the monomer in the mixture to polymerize under second condition effective to produce the conductive copolymer in a second stabilized emulsion state. Additives include cyclodextrins, partially alkylated cyclodextrins, poly(vinyl alcohol), partially hydrolyzed poly(vinyl acetate), poly(vinyl acetate) and mixtures thereof.

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