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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:
Oct. 16, 1990
Filed:
Apr. 12, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
David W Parker, Holland, PA (US);
Assignee:
Union Camp Corporation, Wayne, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
5262383 ; 530214 ;
Abstract
Copolymerization of maleic anhydride with the resin acids present in rosin, especially abietic-type resin acids (e.g., abietic acid and neoabietic acid), to form high molecular weight copolymers is disclosed. The polymerization is carried out in the presence of a free radical initiator such as AIBN. The temperature can range up to about 190.degree. C. and a solvent such as THF can also be present.