Dow Global Technolgoies LLC

The Dow Chemical Company

Rohm and Haas Company

Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials Us, LLC

Dow Global Technology Inc.

Gary D Parsons

Stephen F Hahn

Michael Damian Bowe

Jerry L Hahnfeld

Janah Cecelia Szewczyk

Mary Ann Jones

James P Maher

Rajen M Patel

Eugene R Moore

Wenyi Huang

Mark Alan Barger

Ioannis V Bletsos

Calvin P Esneault

Robert J Donald

Myron J Maurer

Michael J Radler

James E Pate, Iii

Michael H Mazor

Charles A Berglund

Prashant Sharad Shembekar

Jeffrey M Alcott

Jeffrey M Hansbro

Cora M Leibig

Laura M Phipps

Katherine L Johnson

Paul C Balliet

Howard M Clearfield

Daniel G Darling

Clinton M Schmidt

Craig S Buck

John E Lastovica, Iii

Elena Enache Pommer

Anthony D Mazurowski

Attiganal N Sreeram

Jai Venkatesan

Richard Cesaretti

John E Lastovica

Daniel S Woodman

Microporous polymer films and methods of making same are disclosed. The microporous polymer film comprises: one or more polypropylene copolymer, said polypropylene copolymer comprising one or more polypropylene homopolymer chain segments and one or more ethylene-containing copolymer chain segments; wherein the microporous polymer film comprises: (i) polypropylene homopolymer chain segments in total amount of from 50-82 wt. %, based on the weight of the microporous polymer film; (ii) one or more ethylene-containing copolymer chain segments in total amount of from 18-50 wt. %, based on the weight of the microporous polymer film, wherein at least a portion of the ethylene-containing copolymer chain segments comprises polymerized units of ethylene in an amount of at least 45 wt. %, based on the weight of the ethylene-containing copolymer chain segments.

Polyolefin-based microporous films via sequential cold and hot stretching of unannealed polypropylene copolymer films

Air flow is reduced through a structure insulated with one more layers of fiber wool or particulate insulating material. A layer of a foamed fluid polymeric composition is applied onto the exposed surface of the insulation to cover the edges at which the exposed surface of the insulation meets an enclosing member of the structure. The layer is then cured to form a polymeric coating on the exposed surface of the insulation. The coating seals the edge or edges at which the exposed surface of the insulation meets the enclosing members of the structure.

Method to reduce air infiltration through an insulated frame structure

Frame wall constructions are strengthened against lateral forces. A fiber mesh is applied to one side of the stick members as the wall is constructed. A rigid polymer foam is applied between the stick members. It encapsulates the fiber mesh and upon curing adheres to the stick members. No rigid sheathing material such as oriented strand board is needed to produce a frame wall construction having excellent racking strength resistance. The rigid polymeric foam also insulates and seals the structure.

Fiber mesh reinforced shear wall

Seal a fenestration opening that contains a gap having a width of greater than 1.6 millimeters by providing a dispersion having the following components dispersed in an aqueous phase: (i) a film-forming polymer binder having a glass transition temperature in a range of &#x2212;100 degrees Celsius to &#x2212;20 degrees Celsius; (ii) a shear thinning rheology modifier at a concentration sufficient to cause the dispersion to have a Brookfield viscosity greater than 300,000 centiPoise as measured using spindle #3 at 0.3 revolutions per minute; and (iii) optionally, a filler; and then spraying the dispersion directly onto the building elements within the fenestration opening so as to form a continuous coating over the building elements and gap within the fenestration opening; wherein there is an absence of reinforcement or sealing material filling or spanning the gap prior to spraying the dispersion over the gap.

Method for sealing fenestration openings

A building structure includes a framework of: (a) metal studs having walls that define an interior channel; (b) a cellular backing material extending lengthwise within the interior channel of at least a portion of the metal studs; (c) a thermally insulating layer extending over multiple metal studs; (d) fasteners extending through the thermally insulating layer, through a wall of a metal stud and into the cellular backing material within the interior channel of the metal stud; and (e) a cladding attached to the framework of metal studs by means of the fasteners.

Wall structure with enhanced cladding support

A floating dock system contains a polymeric foam core, a structural collar, attachment means connected to the structural collar and a protective coating adhering to and completely covering the polymer foam core and structural collar and is free of decking or plates that are independent of the structural collar between the top surface of the polymeric foam core and the protective coating.

Floating dock system

Seal a flashing joint on an open frame structure using a first barrier sheet having first and second adhesive strips on opposing primary surfaces proximate to opposing edges and running the length of the first barrier sheet by applying the first barrier sheet over the flashing joint with one edge below the flashing joint and adhering an adhesive strip to a building element below the flashing joint with the first adhesive strip and applying a second barrier sheet overlapping the first barrier sheet and adhere the first and second barrier sheets together using the second adhesive strip. The process can include applying flashing over the first barrier sheet and flashing joint and then overlaying the flashing with the second barrier sheet and sealing the second barrier sheet to both the first barrier sheet and the flashing.

Method for sealing flashing joints below flashing

Compositions comprising hydrogenated block copolymers can be successfully used in a variety of applications including films, profiles, sheets, pultruded articles, fibers, coated articles, injection molded articles and blow or rotational molded articles.

Compositions comprising hydrogenated block copolymers and end-use applications thereof

The present invention is directed to a hydrogenated block copolymer of a vinyl aromatic and butadiene which is useful in the preparation of optical media discs having very low birefringence.

Hydrogenated block copolymers and optical media discs produced therefrom

The present invention is directed to a composition comprising a hydrogenated block copolymer of a vinyl aromatic and conjugated diene polymer, having a lamellar morphology and high aromatic hydrogenation level.

Hydrogenated block copolymer compositions

Multi-component articles prepared from hydrogenated block copolymers

The present invention is directed to a hydrogenated copolymer of a vinyl aromatic and conjugated diene monomer which produces optical media discs having extremely low birefringence.

The present invention relates to a process for producing DVD's using injection molding techniques, without the use of compression, from a polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of greater than 110&deg; C. as measured by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) at 10&deg; C./min., an elastic modulus (G&prime;) of less than or equal to 1000 dynes/cm,at a temperature of 240&deg; C., as measured by Dynamic Mechanical Spectroscopy measurements at a temperature ramp rate of 3&deg; C./min., and a shear rate of 1 radian/sec using a parallel plate geometry (under nitrogen), and a complex viscosity (Eta*) of less than 2000 poise, as measured according to Dynamic Mechanical Spectroscopy measurements, using shear rate sweeps at 280&deg; C., and a shear rate of 1 radian/sec using a parallel plate geometry (under nitrogen).

Method of producing optical media discs from hydrogenated block copolymers

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Gary D Parsons