Copolymers of styrene

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CCHEMISTRY METALLURGY C08Organic compounds C08JWORKING-UP GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G C08J2425/00Characterised by the use of homopolymers or copolymers of compounds having one or more unsaturated aliphatic radicals, each having only one carbon-to-carbon double bond, and at least one being terminated by an aromatic carbocyclic ring Derivatives of such polymers

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

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Filled polymeric resin materials and methods of making
- Patent number 11,685,831
- Issue date Jun 27, 2023
- Nike, Inc.
- Stephane Bazzana
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
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Method for producing foam, and foam produced thereby
- Patent number 11,535,722
- Issue date Dec 27, 2022
- Lotte Chemical Corporation
- Kyun Ha Ban
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Nanoparticle fillers and methods of mixing into elastomers
- Patent number 11,505,635
- Issue date Nov 22, 2022
- Bridgestone Corporation
- William L. Hergenrother
- B32 - LAYERED PRODUCTS
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Thermosetting resin composition and prepreg and metal foil-covered...
- Patent number 11,390,735
- Issue date Jul 19, 2022
- Shengyi Technology Co., Ltd.
- Chiji Guan
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
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Resin composition, laminate sheet, and multilayer printed wiring board
- Patent number 11,377,546
- Issue date Jul 5, 2022
- SHOWA DENKO MATERIALS CO., LTD.
- Takao Tanigawa
- B32 - LAYERED PRODUCTS
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Antagonist of the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) for u...
- Patent number 11,357,778
- Issue date Jun 14, 2022
- Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM)
- Laurence Legeai-Mallet
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Compliant solid-state ionically conductive composite materials and...
- Patent number 11,355,750
- Issue date Jun 7, 2022
- Blue Current, Inc.
- Alexander Teran
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Grant
Polymeric material for use in thermal insulation
- Patent number 11,286,362
- Issue date Mar 29, 2022
- Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
- Vasily A. Topolkaraev
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Grant
Method for preparing benzoxazine-containing resin composition, and...
- Patent number 11,180,617
- Issue date Nov 23, 2021
- Shengyi Technology Co., Ltd.
- Jiang Li
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Grant
Foamable polyamide composition and foam obtained therefrom
- Patent number 11,168,192
- Issue date Nov 9, 2021
- BASF SE
- Jung Hoon Park
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
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Thermoplastic composite
- Patent number 11,136,443
- Issue date Oct 5, 2021
- Arkema France
- Charles C. Crabb
- B32 - LAYERED PRODUCTS
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Method for inducing ordered arrangement of nano-microspheres by mea...
- Patent number 11,104,752
- Issue date Aug 31, 2021
- Xiamen University
- Lizong Dai
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Grant
Molded body and production method thereof
- Patent number 11,091,616
- Issue date Aug 17, 2021
- Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
- Keisuke Kato
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Grant
Coated substrate comprising a surface-treated, aqueous-based polyme...
- Patent number 10,889,938
- Issue date Jan 12, 2021
- BASF SE
- David R. Constant
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Grant
Thermosetting resin composition, prepreg, laminated board, printed...
- Patent number 10,876,000
- Issue date Dec 29, 2020
- SHOWA DENKO MATERIALS CO., LTD.
- Shunsuke Tonouchi
- H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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Compliant solid-state ionically conductive composite materials and...
- Patent number 10,797,314
- Issue date Oct 6, 2020
- Blue Current, Inc.
- Alexander Teran
- C03 - GLASS MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
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Organic polymeric particles, paper coating compositions, and methods
- Patent number 10,774,187
- Issue date Sep 15, 2020
- OMNOVA Solutions, Inc.
- David J. Brennan
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
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Conductive polymeric material
- Patent number 10,763,004
- Issue date Sep 1, 2020
- 3M Innovative Properties Company
- David T. Yust
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Method for producing an aqueous foam
- Patent number 10,759,921
- Issue date Sep 1, 2020
- Commissariat A'Lenergie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
- Stephane Cadra
- A62 - LIFE-SAVING FIRE-FIGHTING
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Porous film and method of forming porous film
- Patent number 10,696,808
- Issue date Jun 30, 2020
- Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
- Katsumi Nukada
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
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Liquid (meth)acrylic syrup for impregnating a fibrous substrate, me...
- Patent number 10,683,405
- Issue date Jun 16, 2020
- Arkema France
- Pierre Gerard
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Porous film and method of forming porous film
- Patent number 10,654,983
- Issue date May 19, 2020
- Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
- Katsumi Nukada
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Grant
Nanoparticle fillers and methods of mixing into elastomers
- Patent number 10,407,522
- Issue date Sep 10, 2019
- Bridgestone Corporation
- William L. Hergenrother
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
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Foamable polyamide composition and foam obtained therefrom
- Patent number 10,358,536
- Issue date Jul 23, 2019
- Rhodia Operations
- Jung Hoon Park
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
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Organic polymeric particles, paper coating compositions, and methods
- Patent number 10,351,678
- Issue date Jul 16, 2019
- OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
- David J. Brennan
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Grant
Thermosetting resin composition and prepreg and laminated board pre...
- Patent number 10,343,383
- Issue date Jul 9, 2019
- Shengyi Technology Co., Ltd.
- Hui Li
- B32 - LAYERED PRODUCTS
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Thermoformed article formed from a porous polymeric sheet
- Patent number 10,286,593
- Issue date May 14, 2019
- Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
- Vasily A. Topolkaraev
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Thickening of fluids
- Patent number 10,240,083
- Issue date Mar 26, 2019
- Schlumberger Technology Corporation
- Gary John Tustin
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
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Organic polymeric particles, paper coating compositions and methods
- Patent number 10,189,958
- Issue date Jan 29, 2019
- OMNOVA Solutions, Inc.
- David J. Brennan
- D21 - PAPER-MAKING PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
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Polylactic acid resin composition
- Patent number 10,100,191
- Issue date Oct 16, 2018
- Kao Corporation
- Tadashi Tachinami
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

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ANTAGONIST OF THE FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 3 (FGFR3) FOR U...
- Publication number 20240350490
- Publication date Oct 24, 2024
- Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM)
- Laurence LEGEAI-MALLET
- B32 - LAYERED PRODUCTS
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RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG USING SAME, FILM PROVIDED WITH RESIN, ME...
- Publication number 20240263003
- Publication date Aug 8, 2024
- Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Yasunori NISHIGUCHI
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
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THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION, AND MOLDED ARTICLE
- Publication number 20240199873
- Publication date Jun 20, 2024
- LG CHEM, LTD.
- Gun KO
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
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METHOD FOR PRODUCING A LIGNOCELLULOSIC COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND COMPO...
- Publication number 20240157597
- Publication date May 16, 2024
- SAS WOODOO
- Timothée BOITOUZET
- B27 - WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL NAILING OR STAPLING MACH...
Information Patent Application
WATERPROOF MEMBRANE, PREPARATION METHOD AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD THE...
- Publication number 20240117134
- Publication date Apr 11, 2024
- BEIJING ORIENTAL YUHONG WATERPROOF TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
- Yuqin XIONG
- E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
Information Patent Application
COATING COMPOSITION
- Publication number 20240034900
- Publication date Feb 1, 2024
- KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD.
- Katsuto KOMURA
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
FINE RESIN PARTICLE AND APPLICATION THEREOF
- Publication number 20240018286
- Publication date Jan 18, 2024
- SEKISUI KASEI CO., LTD.
- Kohei TANAKA
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Application
COMPOSITION AND CURED PRODUCT THEREOF
- Publication number 20230365797
- Publication date Nov 16, 2023
- DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
- Toru ARAI
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Application
RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG, FILM PROVIDED WITH RESIN, METAL FOIL PR...
- Publication number 20230323000
- Publication date Oct 12, 2023
- Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Hiroaki UMEHARA
- H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Information Patent Application
FILLED POLYMERIC RESIN MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING
- Publication number 20230303837
- Publication date Sep 28, 2023
- NIKE, Inc.
- Stephane Bazzana
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Application
Curable Compositions
- Publication number 20230265275
- Publication date Aug 24, 2023
- AGC Multi Material America, Inc.
- Tomoaki Nakanishi
- H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Information Patent Application
ANTAGONIST OF THE FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 3 (FGFR3) FOR U...
- Publication number 20230075776
- Publication date Mar 9, 2023
- Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM)
- Laurence LEGEAI-MALLET
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Application
POLYIMIDE PRECURSOR SOLUTION, POROUS POLYIMIDE FILM PRODUCTION METH...
- Publication number 20220306895
- Publication date Sep 29, 2022
- FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Shigeru SEITOKU
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
POLYAMIDE RESIN COMPOSITION FOR FOAM MOLDING AND FOAM MOLDED BODY
- Publication number 20220251381
- Publication date Aug 11, 2022
- Toyobo Co., Ltd.
- Kazuki IWAMURA
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Application
THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE MATERIAL
- Publication number 20220204707
- Publication date Jun 30, 2022
- NABORE GmbH
- Ewald WILKA
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Application
POLYCARBONATE RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, MAS...
- Publication number 20220153990
- Publication date May 19, 2022
- Ube Material Industries, Ltd.
- Tetsuo Takayama
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Application
COATED SUBSTRATE COMPRISING A SURFACE-TREATED, AQUEOUS-BASED POLYME...
- Publication number 20210172120
- Publication date Jun 10, 2021
- BASF SE
- David R. CONSTANT
- B65 - CONVEYING PACKING STORING HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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BIPOLAR ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE USING HETEROGENEOUS ION EXCHANGE MEMB...
- Publication number 20210106948
- Publication date Apr 15, 2021
- COWAY CO., LTD.
- Guk-Won LEE
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Application
STRETCHED POROUS FILM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR
- Publication number 20200362130
- Publication date Nov 19, 2020
- Tokuyama Corporation
- Nobuyuki TANAKA
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
Method for Producing Foam, and Foam Produced Thereby
- Publication number 20200308361
- Publication date Oct 1, 2020
- LOTTE CHEMICAL CORPORATION
- Kyun Ha BAN
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Application
THERMOSETTING RESIN COMPOSITION AND PREPREG AND METAL FOIL-COVERED...
- Publication number 20200157332
- Publication date May 21, 2020
- Shengyi Technology Co., Ltd.
- Chiji GUAN
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
METHOD FOR PREPARING BENZOXAZINE-CONTAINING RESIN COMPOSITION, AND...
- Publication number 20200040146
- Publication date Feb 6, 2020
- Shengyi Technology Co., Ltd.
- Jiang LI
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Application
NANOPARTICLE FILLERS AND METHODS OF MIXING INTO ELASTOMERS
- Publication number 20190389992
- Publication date Dec 26, 2019
- Bridgestone Corporation
- William L. Hergenrother
- B32 - LAYERED PRODUCTS
Information Patent Application
MOLDED BODY AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF
- Publication number 20190382569
- Publication date Dec 19, 2019
- Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
- Keisuke KATO
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Application
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORBING SHEET
- Publication number 20190373778
- Publication date Dec 5, 2019
- Maxell Holdings, Ltd.
- Masayuki TOYODA
- B32 - LAYERED PRODUCTS
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METHOD FOR INDUCING ORDERED ARRANGEMENT OF NANO-MICROSPHERES BY MEA...
- Publication number 20190330398
- Publication date Oct 31, 2019
- XIAMEN UNIVERSITY
- Lizong DAI
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
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FILLED POLYMERIC RESIN MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING
- Publication number 20190264027
- Publication date Aug 29, 2019
- NIKE, Inc.
- Stephane Bazzana
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Application
RESIN COMPOSITION, LAMINATE SHEET, AND MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD
- Publication number 20190241729
- Publication date Aug 8, 2019
- Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd.
- Takao TANIGAWA
- B32 - LAYERED PRODUCTS
Information Patent Application
THERMOSETTING RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG, LAMINATED BOARD, PRINTED...
- Publication number 20190169432
- Publication date Jun 6, 2019
- Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd.
- Shunsuke TONOUCHI
- B32 - LAYERED PRODUCTS
Information Patent Application
ORGANIC POLYMERIC PARTICLES, PAPER COATING COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS
- Publication number 20190153172
- Publication date May 23, 2019
- OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
- David J. BRENNAN
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...

Copolymers of styrene

Industry

Parent Industries

Current Industry

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Filled polymeric resin materials and methods of making

Method for producing foam, and foam produced thereby

Nanoparticle fillers and methods of mixing into elastomers

Thermosetting resin composition and prepreg and metal foil-covered...

Resin composition, laminate sheet, and multilayer printed wiring board

Antagonist of the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) for u...

Compliant solid-state ionically conductive composite materials and...

Polymeric material for use in thermal insulation

Method for preparing benzoxazine-containing resin composition, and...

Foamable polyamide composition and foam obtained therefrom

Thermoplastic composite

Method for inducing ordered arrangement of nano-microspheres by mea...

Molded body and production method thereof

Coated substrate comprising a surface-treated, aqueous-based polyme...

Thermosetting resin composition, prepreg, laminated board, printed...

Compliant solid-state ionically conductive composite materials and...

Organic polymeric particles, paper coating compositions, and methods

Conductive polymeric material

Method for producing an aqueous foam

Porous film and method of forming porous film

Liquid (meth)acrylic syrup for impregnating a fibrous substrate, me...

Porous film and method of forming porous film

Nanoparticle fillers and methods of mixing into elastomers

Foamable polyamide composition and foam obtained therefrom

Organic polymeric particles, paper coating compositions, and methods

Thermosetting resin composition and prepreg and laminated board pre...

Thermoformed article formed from a porous polymeric sheet

Thickening of fluids

Organic polymeric particles, paper coating compositions and methods

Polylactic acid resin composition

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

ANTAGONIST OF THE FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 3 (FGFR3) FOR U...

RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG USING SAME, FILM PROVIDED WITH RESIN, ME...

THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION, AND MOLDED ARTICLE

METHOD FOR PRODUCING A LIGNOCELLULOSIC COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND COMPO...

WATERPROOF MEMBRANE, PREPARATION METHOD AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD THE...

COATING COMPOSITION

FINE RESIN PARTICLE AND APPLICATION THEREOF

COMPOSITION AND CURED PRODUCT THEREOF

RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG, FILM PROVIDED WITH RESIN, METAL FOIL PR...

FILLED POLYMERIC RESIN MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING

Curable Compositions

ANTAGONIST OF THE FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 3 (FGFR3) FOR U...

POLYIMIDE PRECURSOR SOLUTION, POROUS POLYIMIDE FILM PRODUCTION METH...

POLYAMIDE RESIN COMPOSITION FOR FOAM MOLDING AND FOAM MOLDED BODY

THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE MATERIAL

POLYCARBONATE RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, MAS...

COATED SUBSTRATE COMPRISING A SURFACE-TREATED, AQUEOUS-BASED POLYME...

BIPOLAR ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE USING HETEROGENEOUS ION EXCHANGE MEMB...

STRETCHED POROUS FILM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR

Method for Producing Foam, and Foam Produced Thereby

THERMOSETTING RESIN COMPOSITION AND PREPREG AND METAL FOIL-COVERED...

METHOD FOR PREPARING BENZOXAZINE-CONTAINING RESIN COMPOSITION, AND...

NANOPARTICLE FILLERS AND METHODS OF MIXING INTO ELASTOMERS

MOLDED BODY AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORBING SHEET

METHOD FOR INDUCING ORDERED ARRANGEMENT OF NANO-MICROSPHERES BY MEA...

FILLED POLYMERIC RESIN MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING

RESIN COMPOSITION, LAMINATE SHEET, AND MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD

THERMOSETTING RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG, LAMINATED BOARD, PRINTED...

ORGANIC POLYMERIC PARTICLES, PAPER COATING COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS