Abstract:
This invention relates to a solder mask composition for thermoplastic substrates. The solder mask has critical components which include a polyhydroxyether and melamine formaldehyde. Other components include a solvent, filler and flow control agent. Optional ingredients include a colorant, epoxy resin and acid to promote the reaction of the composition. A surfactant can also be included. The solder mask provides the necessary flexibility and adhesion required for thermoplastic circuit boards. The mask can be applied directly to a circuit board or to a transfer medium for subsequent covering of a substrate. It relates to an article which can be a circuit board. It also relates to a process for making such composites which includes processing the solder mask.
Abstract:
An apparatus and process for producing tubular film from thermoplastic molten material comprising a tubular housing (12) having an axially-aligned interior defined inner surface (42) an elongated member (50) including an outer surface (80) disposed within the inner surface (42) of the housing (12) and spaced therefrom providing a passageway (118), and an alignment member (82) having a plurality of annularly-spaced feed ports (88) defining an inside surface (110) the alignment member (82) securely connecting the elongated member (50) to the housing (12), wherein the inner surface (42) of the housing (12), the outer surface (80) of the elongated member (50) and the plurality of annularly-spaced feed ports (88) define an annular-axially aligned passageway (118) for allowing a balanced flow of thermoplastic material therethrough.
Abstract:
This invention relates to molding compositions comprising mixtures of wholly aromatic polyesters and fillers. These compositions can be molded, with minimal processing difficulties, into useful articles, such as ovenware, having good mechanical properties and pleasing visual appearances.
Abstract:
A gas-phase isomerization process wherein a feed containing one or more members of the 2,6-DMN isomer triad is selectively isomerized over a lower-acidity, supported, molecular-sieve-based catalyst composition to form essentially thermodynamic equilibrium amounts of the members of the 2,6-triad and reduced amounts of outside-the-triad products.
Abstract:
Improved blends wherein one constituent is a poly(aryl ether ketone), a poly(aryl ether), or a poly(phenylene oxide), and wherein the second constituent is a liquid crystalline polyester. The blends display improved mechanical properties, good high temperature stability and solvent resistance, and good melt-fabricability.
Abstract:
The present invention relates generally to a method of seismic data processing which provides a superior method of removing or attenuating some forms of seismic noise and can also be used as a basis for seismic attribute analysis and automatic trace editing. In particular, the present invention is directed toward the application of a Very Short-Time Fourier Transform (VSTFT) to seismic data, coupled with a novel approach to organizing and/or displaying the transformed data, so as to provide highly localized frequency analyses of seismic reflection events. The present invention utilizes a very great number of short overlapping Fourier transform windows, together with a Gaussian weight or taper function, to produce a plurality of near single-frequency "sub-band" traces for each seismic trace so analyzed. Although the present invention can be applied to a single seismic trace, it is preferably applied to a collection of seismic traces that are spatially related. Among the many uses of the transformed seismic data are selective removal of coherent noise events, analysis for seismic attributes related to subsurfaces features of interest, seismic trace creation by interpolation, and automatic identification and removal of noisy seismic traces.
Abstract:
A process for preparation of cross-linked cellulosic containing at least 30 wt.% cellulosic fibers and the polyanhydride cross-linked cellulosic products resulting therefrom wherein a cellulosic material is treated with an aqueous solution of a polycarboxylic acid formed by hydrolysis of a polyanhydride of structure (I), which comprises the reaction product of trimellitic anhydride and a diol in the mole ratio of from about 2.0:0.9 to about 2.0:1.1, wherein R is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkylene and cycloalkylene moieties of up to 12 carbon atoms and ethylene oxide and propylene oxide moieties of molecular weight up to about 6000, wherein said cellulosic material is impregnated with an aqueous solution of said polyanhydride, dried, and heated to a temperature of from about 120 DEG C to about 200 DEG C at ambient pressure to obtain cross-linking of the cellulose fibers with the said polyanhydride by an ester bond between the hydroxyl groups of the cellulosic fibers and the anhydride groups of the anhydride. Fibrous cellulosic products are readily repulped paper with improved wet strength, pulp fluff with improved wet resilience, wood oriented strand board with improved moisture resistance, and textile products with improved durable press and reduced shrink characteristics.
Abstract:
Compositions for scavenging oxygen are disclosed. These compositions comprise condensation copolymers comprising predominantly polyester segments and an oxygen scavenging amount of polyolefin oligomer segments. The polyester segments comprise segments derived from typical bottling and packaging polyesters such as PET and PEN. The copolymers are preferably formed by transesterification during reactive extrusion and typically comprise about 0.5 to about 12 wt.% of polyolefin oligomer segments. The copolycondensates are capable of absorbing at least 0.4 cc of oxygen per gram of copolymer in the solid state at ambient temperatures and are typically used as layers in films, liners, cups, wraps, bottles, etc. Use of these oxygen scavenging compositions in bottles provides a clear and rigid bottle similar in appearance to unmodified polyester bottles. In a series of preferred embodiments, bottles fabricated with the oxygen scavenging copolycondensates of this invention are over 99.4 wt.% polyester and suitable for recycle with other polyester bottles.
Abstract:
Method and apparatus are described for continuous vapor phase polymerization of a polymerizable monomer or mixture thereof to produce normally solid polymer substances in two or more serially disposed vapor phase polymerization reactors, each containing a quench-cooled subfluidized particulate bed of polymerized monomer. More specifically, method and apparatus for transfer of polymer particles between high pressure, reactive gas-filled, continuous, vapor-phase polymerization reactors while maintaining each at independently selected operating conditions.
Abstract:
A staged alkylation process in the presence of an acid catalyst in a fixed bed of particulate contact material in an alkylation reactor is disclosed.