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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 1988
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bi Le-Khac, West Chester, PA (US);
Assignee:
ARCO Chemical Company, Newtown Square, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08B / ; C08K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
524 55 ; 524 56 ; 524 57 ; 604372 ; 604904 ; 128156 ;
Abstract
A copolymer of recurring units of at least one .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated monomer and recurring units of at least one copolymerizable comonomer comprising, in its preferred embodiment from about 20 to about 80 percent pendant carboxylic acid units and from about 80 to about 20 percent pendant carboxylate salt units, is blended with at least one disccharide or oligosaccharide to produce a water-absorbing composition upon curing. The composition is particularly suitable for fiber formation.