E.i. Dupont De Nemours and Company

Afton Chemical Corporation

Jiang Ding

Christian Peter Lenges

Yanhui Niu

Yu-Ling Hsiao

Young H Kim

Robert John Barsotti

Renee Jeanne Kelly

Robert James Butera

Brian C Auman

Christopher Dennis Simone

Joseph Eugene Remias

Stefan Reinartz

John S Chapman

Judith Johanna Van Gorp

Cheryl Marie Stancik

Renee J Kelly

Robert J Butera

A random copolymer suitable for reducing friction in lubricant compositions is disclosed. The random copolymer can include a short chain acrylate, a long chain acrylate, and a polar acrylate. The random copolymer can have a ratio of short chain acrylate to long chain acrylate of 0 to 2, and a molecular weight number of 1000 to 10000. The disclosure can include a lubricant containing a base oil and the random copolymer. A process for preparing the random copolymer and polymeric friction modifiers is also disclosed.

Random copolymers of acrylates as polymeric friction modifiers, and lubricants containing same

The invention is a process useful for providing a treated support comprising a porous nanoweb coating wherein the treated support is characterized by a biofilm cell count of less than 50% that of an untreated porous support control. The process is useful for modifying porous materials, such as filter media and barrier fabrics to provide resistance to biofouling. The porous nanoweb coating is comprised of fibrous structures derived from gelation and drying of supramolecular assemblies of non-covalently bonded organogelators. Typical organogelators useful in the invention include those that assemble via hydrogen bonding and &#x3c0;-stacking.

Method for providing resistance to biofouling in a porous support

The present invention provides for a rheology control agent that includes a following compound represented by the following formula: wherein A, B, C and D equal CH, CHR, NH, or O, and A, B, C and D may be the same or different and at least one of A and B equals NH and at least one of C and D equals NH; and wherein R, R, and Rmay be the same or different and represent a linear, branched, hyper-branched, or dendritic ether, polyether or hydrocarbon based chain, optionally forming at least one carbon-based ring, being saturated or unsaturated and Rrepresents linear or branched alkylenes, ethers, polyethers, or polyester linkages and at least one of R, R, and Rcomprises an ester group or an amide group which is branched off from the main chain; excluded from Formula (1) is a compound wherein Ris CH&#x2014;CH&#x2014;CH&#x2014;CH&#x2014;CH(C(O)OCH), A, B, C, and D are equal to NH and Rand Rare both equal to a linear octyl hydrocarbon chain; the rheology control agent is suitable for solvent-borne and water-borne coating composition having improved rheology control useful for OEM refinishing or repainting the exterior of automobile and truck bodies and parts thereof.

Rheology control agents

The present invention is directed to the use polycyclic diamines. These diamines, when polymerized with dianhydrides, and optionally other non-polycyclic diamines are used to form new polyamic acids. The polyamic acids can be imidized to form a new class of useful polyimide resins and polyimide films, particularly in electronics type applications.

Polycyclic polyimides and compositions and methods relating thereto

The present invention is directed to a rheology control agent for coating compositions. The rheology control agent includes a compound having the Formula (II) including isomers or mixtures of isomers thereof: wherein R, R, R, m and n are described in the specification. The coating compositions containing the rheology control agent have improved rheology control on application and are useful for OEM, refinishing or repainting the exterior of automobile and truck bodies and parts thereof.

Rheology control agents for coating compositions

The present invention is directed to a rheology control agent for coating compositions. The rheology control agent includes a compound having the Formula (I) including isomers or mixtures of isomers thereof: wherein p is 0, 1, 2, or 3; and R, R, R, X and Y groups are described in the specification. The solvent-borne coating compositions containing the rheology control agent have improved rheology control on application and are useful for OEM, refinishing or repainting the exterior of automobile and truck bodies and parts thereof.

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