Ciba-Geigy Corporation

Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation

King Industries, Inc.

Novinium, Inc.

Southwire Company, LLC

Basf Coatings Gmbh

Ciba Speciatly Chemicals Corporation

Basf Se Corporation

Novartis Ag

Ciba-Geigy Ag

James P. Galbo

Raymond Seltzer

Ramanathan Ravichandran

Andrew Mar

Peter J. Schirmann

Mervin Gale Wood

Joseph Suhadolnik

James Peter Galbo

Robert E Detlefsen

Stephen D Pastor

Mark S Holt

Peter Solera

Tyler A Stevenson

Nancy N Cliff

Revathi Iyengar

Gerald A Capocci

Michael P DiFazio

Roland A Winter

Raymond R Seltzer

Volker H Von Ahn

Farouk Abi-Karam

Peter J Schirmann

Ambelal R Patel

Douglas Wayne Horsey

Bing Hsieh

Thomas E Snead

Valerio Borzatta

Stephen Mark Andrews

Andrea R Smith

Anthony DeBellis

Jacqueline Lau

Joseph E Babiarz

Graziano Vignali

Walter L Renz

Anunay Gupta

Luther A R Hall

David G Leppard

John D Spivack

Jean-Pierre Wolf

Joseph Stephen Puglisi

Deborah DeHessa

Roswell Easton King

Christophe Bulliard

Rong Xiong

Malisa V Troutman

Jean-Luc Birbaum

Glen T Cunkle

Vien V Toan

Leonard Harris Davis

David Bramer

Anthony David Debellis

John James Florio

Robert D Coughlin

Carmen Hendricks-Guy

Rangarajan Srinivasan

Donald J Sabrsula

Darrell David Dyas, Jr

Bruce Vincent Hein

Paul Shields

Robert Leo Gray

Thuy N Phan

Glen John Bertini

James L Hyun

David C Busby

Andrew Brian Naughton

Walid Al-Akhdar

Deborah Judd

Kevin Trainor

Edward T Hessell

Redina Kote

Miles J Hutchings

David P Switala

Alena Yermolenka

Michel Hourani

Ingo Roehrs

Rangarajan Srinivsan

Pascal Hayoz

Peter Hoffmann

Sai Ping Shum

Andreas Valet

Dirk Simon

Elke Westhoff

Roger Meuwly

Roger F Malherbe

Primo Carrozza

Thomas Bolle

Benedikt Schnier

Markus Grob

Frank P Cortolano

Richard A Abramshe

Douglas Wayn Horsey

Andrew J Naisby

Raman C Subrayan

Bernadette Möller

Richard W Thomas

Marvin Blair

Andrea Roberts

Eugene Sitzman

Joseph Suhadonlik

Provided are unique acyl metallocene compounds of formula (1): as defined herein. Additionally provided are dielectric enhancement fluids and hydrosilylation gel compositions, in either case comprising at least one acyl metallocene compound of formula (1). Further provided are methods for extending the useful life of an insulated cable, comprising injecting the dielectric enhancement fluids or the hydrosilylation gel compositions into the cable, wherein the acyl metallocene compound of formula (1) diffuses into the polymeric insulation. Yet further provided are methods for extending the useful life of in-service electrical cable, comprising injecting the dielectric enhancement fluid compositions into the cable, wherein the injected composition provides for both initial permeation of the acyl metallocene compound of formula (1) into the polymeric insulation, and extended retention of subsequent condensation products of the acyl metallocene compound of formula (1) in the cable insulation.

Silane functional stabilizers for extending long-term electrical power cable performance

Provided are methods for extending the life of in-service electrical cable having polymeric insulation, comprising injecting into the cable a dielectric gel formulation containing: (a) Si—H endblocked polydiorganosiloxane (H(RSiO)(RSi)H); (b) polydiorganosiloxane endblocked with unsaturated carbon-carbon functionality; (c) hydrosilylation catalyst suitable to cure (a) and (b); and (d) at least one organoalkoxysilane functional additive (e.g., anti-oxidant-based alkoxysilane, voltage stabilizer-based alkoxysilane, hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS)-based alkoxylsilane, UV absorber-based alkoxysilane, etc.), wherein (a) and (b) are cured post-injection into a non-flowable gel, and wherein (d) diffuses into the insulation. The methods may further comprise a hydrolysis/condensation catalyst compatible with the hydrosilylation catalyst so as not to interfere with the cure of (a), (b) and (c), and/or be compatible with optional siloxane crosslinkers, and/or with optional hydrosilylation inhibitors.

Provided are methods for extending the life of in-service electrical cable having polymeric insulation, comprising injecting a dielectric enhancement fluid composition into the cable, wherein the composition comprises: (a) one or more organoalkoxysilane functional additives (voltage stabilizer-based, hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS)-based, and/or UV absorber-based); and (b) a catalyst suitable to catalyze hydrolysis and condensation of (a), the injected composition providing for rapid initial permeation of (a) into the insulation, and extended retention of subsequent condensation products of (a) in the insulation. Additionally provided are innovative silyl functional ferrocenes (e.g., containing a ferrocene moiety and a silyl function hydrolysable to silanol) having utility as functional voltage stabilizing additives in the methods.

There is a tin-free curable composition having (A) one or more organic polymers having a reactive-silicon-containing group, wherein at least one polymer has a main chain skeleton selected from the group consisting of polyoxyalkylene polymers, saturated hydrocarbon polymers, and (meth)acrylic acid ester polymers; (B) from 0.001 to 20 parts by weight for 100 parts by weight of the organic polymer(s) (A) of a silanol condensation catalyst consisting of one or more metal amidine complexes and one or more amine carboxylate salts, (C) a crosslinker or chain extender chosen from an alkoxysilane, an alkoxysiloxane, an oximosilane, an oximosiloxane, an epoxysilane, an epoxysiloxane, an aminosilane, a carboxysilane, a carboxysiloxane, an alkylamidosilane, an alkylamidosiloxane, an arylamidosilane, an arylamidosiloxane, an alkoxyaminosilane, an alkaryaminosiloxane, an alkoxycarbamatosilane, an alkoxycarbamatosiloxane, and combinations of two or more thereof; and (D) at least one adhesion promoter chosen from a silane or siloxane other than the compounds listed under (C). There is also a cured polymer formed from the tin-free curable composition.

Curable coating compositions of silane functional polymers

Described are coating material compositions comprising an isocyanate group-containing component, a hydroxyl group-containing component, and a zinc (1-methylimidazole)bis(2-ethylhexanoate) complex. Also described is the use of a zinc (1-methylimidazole)bis(2-ethylhexanoate) complex as a catalyst system for the urethane reaction in coating material compositions.

Zinc (1-methylimidazole)bis(2-ethylhexanoate) complex catalyzed coating material composition

Select metal salts of mono and di aromatic sulfonic acids and aliphatic sulfonic acids are effective latent acid catalysts in coating compositions capable of acid catalyzed crosslinking and provide coating compositions with lower cure temperature and quicker cure times than encountered with conventional sulfonic acid catalysts, have excellent storage stability and avoid drawbacks of epoxy and amine blocked sulfonic acid catalysts.

Lower temperature cure coating compositions

The present invention is directed to novel organometallic complexes as catalysts for the reaction of compounds with isocyanate and hydroxyl functional groups to form urethane and/or polyurethane and the process employing such catalysts. More particularly, the present invention is directed to novel complexes of zinc(II) with substituted amidines. These novel catalysts are useful for the production of urethanes and polyurethanes which are important in many industrial applications.

Organometallic compositions and coating compositions

Described herein are metal amidine complexes in combination with a second compound useful as catalysts in a number of polymerization reactions, including polyurethane and epoxy polymerization reactions. Also described herein are various coating compositions and methods of using same for coating substrates using the metal amidine complexes in combination with a second compound.

Compositions of a metal amidine complex and second compound, coating compositions comprising same

The present invention is directed towards novel sulfonic acid esters as catalysts for crosslinking of polymers having hydroxyl, carboxyl, and amide functional groups with a crosslinking agent and resin compositions containing the same. The present invention provides polymeric film coatings which have superior hardness, impact resistance, adhesion, improved blister resistance, salt spray characteristics and flexibility. These catalysts are especially effective in coil primer formulations containing calcium ion exchange anticorrosive pigments, where traditional blocked acid catalysts are ineffective.

Sulfonate esters as latent acid catalysts

This invention relates to lubricating oil additives, and to lubricating oil compositions, their method of preparation, and use. More specifically, this invention relates to several novel lubricating oil additives and compositions which contain a tungsten compound and an antioxidant, namely aminic antioxidants such as a secondary diarylamine or an alkylated phenothiazine. The use of the tungsten compound with the secondary diarylamine and/or the alkylated phenothiazine provides improved oxidation and deposit control to lubricating oil compositions. The lubricating oil compositions of this invention are particularly useful as crankcase and transmission lubricants, gear oils and other high performance lubricant applications.

Amine tungstates and lubricant compositions

The invention relates to poly(vinylalcohol)-co-poly(vinylamine) copolymers represented as formula (I), where B is greater than or equal to 1, L is independently of each other a chemical linking group which is &#x2014;NH&#x2014;, &#x2014;N&#x2550;, &#x3e;N&#x2014;, &#x3e;N+&#x3c;, &#x2014;O&#x2014; or &#x2014;CO&#x2014;, COPOLYMER is derived from a prepolymer of the formula (II) where Rand Rare independently H; 3-propionic acid or C,-Calkyl ester thereof; or is 2-methyl-3-propionic acid or C-Calkyl ester thereof, Rand Rare independently H or C,-Calkyl, x+y+z is between about 3 and about 50 mole percent and q, n and m together make up the remainder of the mole percent, the indices x, y, z, n, m -and q independently may be 0, if q is not 0, b may also be 0. 

Poly(vinylalcohol)-co-poly(vinylamine)polymers comprising functional moieties

Novel flame retarding compounds that comprise at least one sterically hindered nitroxyl, hydroxylamine or hydrocarbyloxyamine moiety and at least one conventional organohalogen or organophosphorus flame retardant moiety, represented by 

Flame retarding compounds

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