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Robert W Campbell

James T Edmonds, Jr

Harold D Yelton

Rex L Bobsein

Lacey E Scoggins

Michael C Yu

Jon F Geibel

Guy Senatore

James W Cleary

Fernando C Vidaurri

Marion T O'Shaughnessy

Harold Wayne Hill, Jr

H Wayne Hill, Jr

Mark A Haney

Kipeland J Campbell

Roger F Kleinschmidt

An electrical outlet cover and an electrical switch plate cover which enable the color of an electrical outlet or an electrical switch plate to be changed without replacing the electrical outlet or electrical switch.

Decorative electrical outlet and switch plate cover

An erosion resistant pipe flange assembly for preventing erosion of metal pipe flanges connecting two joints of pipe. The erosion resistant pipe flange assembly includes a flange section, a reducer section integrally formed with said flange section, and a replaceable liner for preventing erosion and abrasion of the interior of said pipe flange assembly.

Pipe flange assembly

An erosion resistant pipe flange assembly and a method for preventing erosion of metal pipe flanges connecting larger diameter pipe to smaller diameter pipe. The erosion resistant pipe flange assembly includes a flange section, a reducer section integrally formed with said flange section, and a replaceable liner for preventing erosion and abrasion of the interior of said pipe flange assembly.

A process for the production of arylene sulfide polymers is provided which comprises subjecting a mixture of at least one first sulfur source, at least one second sulfur source comprised of at least one organic monothiol compound, at least one polyhalo-substituted aromatic compound and at least one polar organic compound to polymerization conditions sufficient to produce the arylene sulfide polymer. The organic monothiol compound can be added at any time prior to substantial completion of polymerization to provide arylene sulfide polymers of increased extrusion rate.

Arylene sulfide polymers

A phenylene sulfide/sulfone polymer with relatively good melt stability and a method of producing such a polymer are provided. A previously produced phenylene sulfide/sulfone polymer is redissolved in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone to form a solution. This solution is combined with an alcohol to precipitate highly melt stable phenylene sulfide/sulfone polymer in a particulate form. The alcohol has one to four carbon atoms, such as methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, 2-propanol, 1-butanol, 2-butanol, and the like and mixtures thereof.

Melt stable phenylene sulfide/sulfone polymers and method

Aromatic sulfide/sulfone polymers are prepared by initially contacting a dihaloaromatic sulfone, an alkali metal sulfide, an organic amide, and, optionally, an alkali metal carboxylate under polymerization conditions and subsequently at or near completion of the polymerization reaction, adding an end-capping agent comprising additional dihaloaromatic sulfone to the reaction mixture producing a polymer exhibiting improved physical properties including melt flow stability. The resulting polymers have utility as coatings, films, molded objects, filaments, fibers, and the like.

Aromatic sulfide/sulfone polymer production

The tensile strength of shaped articles made from arylene sulfide/sulfone polymers is increased by treating the article with an organic liquid at an elevated temperature. In one embodiment, the organic liquid comprises at least one of selected hydrocarbons, alcohols, and esters.

Treating shaped arylene sulfide/sulfone polymer with organic liquid at

A new polyamide composed at least primarily of 1,4-cyclohexane dicarboxylic acid and 5-methyl-1,9-nonanediamine, the polyamide having less than 5 olefinic double bonds per 100 diamine units, an inherent viscosity of at least about 0.6, a polymer melt temperature of at least about 200.degree. C., a T.sub.g in the range of about 90.degree. to about 130.degree. C., and a T.sub.m in the range of about 260.degree. C. to about 310.degree. C. can be formed into fibers without the use of plasticizers. Such fibers can be produced with a boiling water shrinkage of less than 30 percent.

Polyamides of 1,4-cyclohexane dicarboxylic acid and

Normally solid, moldable polyamides having diamine-derived structural units of the formula ##STR1## wherein each A is individually selected from the group consisting of 5-methylnonamethylene, 2,4-dimethyloctamethylene, 2,4,6-trimethylheptamethylene, and 4-isopropylheptamethylene; and diacid-derived structural units of the formula ##STR2## wherein each n is an integer individually selected from the group consisting of 4, 6, 8, and 10. Minor amounts of other polyamide forming materials can be included in the polyamide to provide up to 30 percent of the nitrogen atoms and up to 30 percent of the carbonyl groups. When used as adhesives, these polyamides possess good peel strength, good lap shear strength, and good boiling water resistance.

Normally solid, moldable polyamide from branched chain diamine and

Normally solid, moldable polyamides, with elastomeric character, having diamine-derived structural units of the formula ##STR1## wherein each A is individually selected from the group consisting of 5-methylnonamethylene, 2,4-dimethyloctamethylene, 2,4,6-trimethylheptamethylene, and 4-isopropylheptamethylene; and diacid-derived structural units of the formula ##STR2## wherein each n is an integer individually selected from the group consisting of 5, 7, 9, and 11. Minor amounts of other polyamide-forming materials can be included in the polyamide to provide up to 30 percent of the nitrogen atoms and up to 30 percent of the carbonyl groups. These polyamides possess elastomeric or energy-absorbing character, as evidenced by their high impact strength, low flexural modulus, and high elongation.

Polyamides with elastomeric character from 5-methylnonamethylene diamine

Terephthalic acid and either 5-methyl-1,9-nonanediamine or an isomeric mixture of 5-methyl-1,9-nonanediamine with 2,4-dimethyl-1,8-octanediamine and/or 2,4,6-trimethyl-1,7-heptanediamine are admixed in a methanol/water medium, wherein the volume ratio of methanol to water is in the range of about 99:1 to about 80:20, and the weight ratio of terephthalic acid and diamine to the methanol/water medium is in the range of about 1:1 to about 1:3. The resulting slurry can be cooled to promote precipitation of the salt. The precipitated salt can be recovered by filtration and employed for the production of a polyamide.

Formation of terephthalamide polymer of 5-methyl-1,9-nonanediamine

Terephthalic acid and a diamine, always including 5-methyl-1,9-nonanediamine, and a lower fatty acid, e.g., acetic acid, are admixed with water, the water is evaporated, the concentrated mixture is heated (100.degree.-200.degree. C., 1/2-2 hrs.); then heated further (125.degree.-295.degree. C., 1/2-3 hrs., autogenous pressure up to 150-600 psig) with venting as needed; decompressed to atmospheric pressure (1/4-2 hrs., 245.degree.-295.degree. C.); and heated (270.degree.-295.degree. C., 1/2-2 hrs.) to produce a polyamide having good acid and basic dye receptivity, inherent viscosity, melt spinning and drawing characteristics. An isomeric mixture of diamines containing 5-methyl-1,9-nonanediamine, and 2,4-dimethyl-1,8-octanediamine, 2,4,6-trimethyl-1,7-heptanediamine and/or 4-isopropyl-1,7-heptanediamine can be the starting 5-methyl-1,9-nonanediamine-furnishing material. The diamine-furnishing material contains at least one principal diamine component having the formula H.sub.2 NRNH.sub.2, where R is selected from the group consisting of 5-methylnonamethylene, 2,4-dimethyloctamethylene, 2,4,6-trimethylheptamethylene, and 4-isopropylheptamethylene, the R in the formula of at least about 50 percent of the principal diamine component molecules initially present in the reaction being 5-methylnonamethylene. Other structural units, up to about 20 mole percent, can be present in the product which preferably will be at least 90 mole percent and up to about 98 mole percent and even up to about 100 mole percent derived from the foregoing recited terephthalic acid and diamines. Such other structural units are supplied by, e.g., other diamines, other dicarboxylic acids, amino acids and lactams.

Producing fiber grade polyamide from terephthalic acid and

Aromatic sulfide/sulfone polymers of increased molecular weight are produced by contacting at least one dihalo aromatic sulfone, at least one alkali metal sulfide, at least one organic amide, at least one sodium carboxylate, and a sufficient amount of water to produce higher molecular weight polymers than are normally produced. The resulting polymers have utility as coatings, films, molded objects, filaments, fibers, and the like.

High molecular weight aromatic sulfide/sulfone polymers are produced by contacting a dihalo aromatic sulfone, an alkali metal sulfide other than lithium sulfide, and an alkali metal carboxylate in a sulfone diluent. Use of the alkali metal carboxylate results in polymers of high molecular weight having utility as coatings, films, molded objects, fibers, filaments, and the like.

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Robert W Campbell