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CCHEMISTRY METALLURGY C09Paints, dyes C09DCOATING COMPOSITIONS C09D123/00Coating compositions based on homopolymers or copolymers of unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having only one carbon-to-carbon double bond Coating compositions based on derivatives of such polymers

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

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Roofing materials having one or more polymer networks and related m...
- Patent number 12,122,933
- Issue date Oct 22, 2024
- BMIC LLC
- Denis Muki Tibah
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
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Core electric wire for multicore cable, and multicore cable
- Patent number 12,073,963
- Issue date Aug 27, 2024
- Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- Yutaka Matsumura
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Grant
Method of making a homogeneous mixture of polyolefin solids and car...
- Patent number 12,030,220
- Issue date Jul 9, 2024
- Dow Global Technologies LLC
- Mohamed Esseghir
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Flame-retardant cable with self-extinguishing coating layer
- Patent number 12,014,848
- Issue date Jun 18, 2024
- Prysmian S.p.A.
- Pauline Audebet
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Non-asphaltic coatings, non-asphaltic roofing materials, and method...
- Patent number 11,965,336
- Issue date Apr 23, 2024
- BMIC LLC
- Daniel E. Boss
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Grant
Polyolefin and polyvinylpyrrolidone formulation
- Patent number 11,952,503
- Issue date Apr 9, 2024
- Dow Global Technologies LLC
- Chao He
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Grant
Ethylene-based polymer composition containing a triorganophosphine
- Patent number 11,840,616
- Issue date Dec 12, 2023
- Dow Global Technologies LLC
- Bharat I. Chaudhary
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Grant
Crosslinkable composition without antioxidant and beneficial methan...
- Patent number 11,708,432
- Issue date Jul 25, 2023
- Borealis AG
- Villgot Englund
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Grant
Solvent free textile coating
- Patent number 11,675,440
- Issue date Jun 13, 2023
- Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- James Alec Ishihara
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Nonaqueous electrolyte battery
- Patent number 11,649,369
- Issue date May 16, 2023
- Zeon Corporation
- Kouichirou Maeda
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Grant
Polymeric coating compositions and articles coated with the same
- Patent number 11,634,605
- Issue date Apr 25, 2023
- ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
- Linda M. Van den Bossche
- B32 - LAYERED PRODUCTS
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Electric wire, cable, and manufacturing method of electric wire
- Patent number 11,610,698
- Issue date Mar 21, 2023
- Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
- Hideyuki Suzuki
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Grant
Slip coating composition for glass run of vehicle
- Patent number 11,584,866
- Issue date Feb 21, 2023
- Hyundai Motor Company
- SeokHyun Hong
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Grant
Fastener using lubricated interference fit
- Patent number 11,560,910
- Issue date Jan 24, 2023
- LISI Aerospace
- Laurent Bourges
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
Information Patent Grant
Method for forming a polyethylene alumina nanocomposite coating
- Patent number 11,478,819
- Issue date Oct 25, 2022
- King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
- Mohammed Abdul Samad
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Grant
Method of producing press-hardened and coated steel parts at a high...
- Patent number 11,466,339
- Issue date Oct 11, 2022
- Arcelormittal
- Michel Sanadres
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Cable sheath material
- Patent number 11,460,654
- Issue date Oct 4, 2022
- Hexatronic Cables & Interconnect Systems AB
- Fredrik Skärgård
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Grant
Process for producing thin coatings on film
- Patent number 11,453,799
- Issue date Sep 27, 2022
- Dow Global Technologies LLC
- Justice Alaboson
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Grant
Method of making UHMWPE hybrid nanocomposite coating reinforced wit...
- Patent number 11,401,436
- Issue date Aug 2, 2022
- King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
- Mohammed Abdul Samad
- B82 - NANO-TECHNOLOGY
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Extrusion coating resin from tubular reactor
- Patent number 11,396,562
- Issue date Jul 26, 2022
- Braskem S.A.
- Eduardo José Dotti
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Grant
Metal pipes with anticorrosive polyolefin covering layer
- Patent number 11,346,490
- Issue date May 31, 2022
- Winn & Coales International Limited
- Edwin Welles
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Grant
Peroxide-curable polyolefin composition
- Patent number 11,174,408
- Issue date Nov 16, 2021
- Dow Global Technologies LLC
- Manish Talreja
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Grant
Polymeric coatings for metal surfaces
- Patent number 11,124,609
- Issue date Sep 21, 2021
- Seabourne Solutions, LLC
- John A. Lawton
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Grant
Surface-structured coatings
- Patent number 11,118,069
- Issue date Sep 14, 2021
- HRL Laboratories, LLC
- Michael H. Risbud Bartl
- B05 - SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATER...
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Extrusion coating of low density polyethylene and heat-sealed artic...
- Patent number 11,097,305
- Issue date Aug 24, 2021
- Borealis AG
- Auli Nummila-Pakarinen
- B05 - SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATER...
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Photosensitive element, laminate, permanent mask resist, method for...
- Patent number 11,054,744
- Issue date Jul 6, 2021
- SHOWA DENKO MATERIALS CO., LTD.
- Toshimasa Nagoshi
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Low density ethylene-based polymers with high melt strength
- Patent number 10,975,179
- Issue date Apr 13, 2021
- Dow Global Technologies LLC
- Otto J. Berbee
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Grant
Crosslinkable polymeric compositions with diallylamide crosslinking...
- Patent number 10,941,278
- Issue date Mar 9, 2021
- Dow Global Technologies LLC
- Yu Cai
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Grant
Electrical cable with improved installation and durability performance
- Patent number 10,889,727
- Issue date Jan 12, 2021
- Southwire Company, LLC
- Yuhsin Hawig
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Grant
Polyethylene compositions, and articles made therefrom
- Patent number 10,858,505
- Issue date Dec 8, 2020
- Dow Global Technologies LLC
- Dane Chang
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

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PIGMENT TRANSFER MATERIAL FOR TRANSFERRING AN IMAGE TO A TEXTILE SU...
- Publication number 20240384465
- Publication date Nov 21, 2024
- Coldenhove Know How B.V.
- Koert Johannes SPORTEL
- D06 - TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE LAUNDERING FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTH...
Information Patent Application
METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF SELF-ADHESIVE SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC COATINGS...
- Publication number 20240343913
- Publication date Oct 17, 2024
- King Faisal University
- Junaid SALEEM
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
PLASTIC WASTE VALORIZATION TO SELF-ADHESIVE SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC FILMS
- Publication number 20240343912
- Publication date Oct 17, 2024
- King Faisal University
- Junaid SALEEM
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
HIGHLY HEAT-RESISTANT AND FLAME-RETARDANT COMPOSITION FOR CABLE COV...
- Publication number 20240318013
- Publication date Sep 26, 2024
- HDC HYUNDAI ENGINEERING PLASTICS CO., LTD.
- KYU-HWAN PARK
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A MULTILAYER COATED SURFACE AND A PRO...
- Publication number 20240309219
- Publication date Sep 19, 2024
- SCHATTDECOR SP. Z.O.O.
- Jerzy SZEJWIAN
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
NON-ASPHALTIC COATINGS, NON-ASPHALTIC ROOFING MATERIALS, AND METHOD...
- Publication number 20240218667
- Publication date Jul 4, 2024
- BMIC LLC
- Daniel E. Boss
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Application
AIRTIGHT FILM WITH CERAMIC SEALING LAYER AND POLYMER SEALING LAYER
- Publication number 20240209231
- Publication date Jun 27, 2024
- Quantum MicroMaterials, Inc.
- Sung-Chan JO
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
MULTILAYER COATING WITH DIGITAL PRINTING
- Publication number 20240018363
- Publication date Jan 18, 2024
- SWIMC LLC
- Jade Yoon Joo MUNS
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
MULTILAYER STRUCTURES AND ARTICLES WITH COATING LAYERS
- Publication number 20230365827
- Publication date Nov 16, 2023
- DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Marlos Giuntini De Oliveira
- B32 - LAYERED PRODUCTS
Information Patent Application
ROOFING MATERIALS HAVING ONE OR MORE POLYMER NETWORKS AND RELATED M...
- Publication number 20230357594
- Publication date Nov 9, 2023
- BMIC LLC
- Denis Muki Tibah
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
COMPOSITION RESIN COMPOSITION HAVING EXCELLENT WEATHER RESISTANCE A...
- Publication number 20230348712
- Publication date Nov 2, 2023
- POSCO Co., Ltd
- Du-Hwan Jo
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
ULTRAVIOLET STABILIZED POLYMERIC COMPOSITIONS
- Publication number 20230279196
- Publication date Sep 7, 2023
- DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Wenke Miao
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
POLYOLEFIN FORMULATION
- Publication number 20230265264
- Publication date Aug 24, 2023
- DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Xindi Yu
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
HALOGEN-FREE FLAME RETARDANT POLYMERIC COMPOSITIONS
- Publication number 20230250301
- Publication date Aug 10, 2023
- DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Krischan Jeltsch
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Application
LONG-RANGE ELECTROCHROMIC FIBER FOR INFRARED CAMOUFLAGE AND PREPARA...
- Publication number 20230185148
- Publication date Jun 15, 2023
- DONGHUA UNIVERSITY
- Hongzhi WANG
- D06 - TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE LAUNDERING FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTH...
Information Patent Application
Ionic Polymers for Medical Device Applications
- Publication number 20230166001
- Publication date Jun 1, 2023
- Becton, Dickinson and Company
- He Bai
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
BLENDING ZINC PYRITHIONE WITH BASE MATERIALS IN ORDER TO CREATE QUI...
- Publication number 20230151225
- Publication date May 18, 2023
- CAO GROUP, INC.
- Steven D Jensen
- A01 - AGRICULTURE FORESTRY ANIMAL HUSBANDRY HUNTING TRAPPING FISHING
Information Patent Application
CABLE SHEATH MATERIAL
- Publication number 20230049582
- Publication date Feb 16, 2023
- Hexatronic Cables & Interconnect Systems AB
- Fredrik SKÄRGÅRD
- G02 - OPTICS
Information Patent Application
Particulate filler, preparation and use thereof
- Publication number 20230018717
- Publication date Jan 19, 2023
- Merck Patent GmbH
- Johann BAUER
- C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Information Patent Application
POLYOLEFIN COMPOSITION
- Publication number 20220411658
- Publication date Dec 29, 2022
- DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Paul J. Brigandi
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
AQUEOUS INK COMPOSITION, PRINTED MATERIAL, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING...
- Publication number 20220403190
- Publication date Dec 22, 2022
- DIC CORPORATION
- Ryota Ichikawa
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING USING RECYCLED POLYOLEFINS WITH OLEFIN BLOCK...
- Publication number 20220306890
- Publication date Sep 29, 2022
- DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Craig F. GORIN
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
METHOD OF MAKING A HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURE OF POLYOLEFIN SOLIDS AND CAR...
- Publication number 20220281138
- Publication date Sep 8, 2022
- DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Mohamed Esseghir
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE WITH ENHANCED HOT TACK STRENGTH AND ADHESI...
- Publication number 20220275180
- Publication date Sep 1, 2022
- DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Jong Young Lee
- B05 - SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATER...
Information Patent Application
LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE WITH ENHANCED ADHESION-TO-ALUMINUM FOIL BY...
- Publication number 20220267578
- Publication date Aug 25, 2022
- DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Yifan Y. Dong
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Application
NECK-IN SUPPRESSION FOR TUBULAR LDPE BASED POLYMERS FOR EXTRUSION C...
- Publication number 20220251352
- Publication date Aug 11, 2022
- Dow Global Technologies LLC
- Eva-Maria KUPSCH
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Application
CORE ELECTRIC WIRE FOR MULTICORE CABLE, AND MULTICORE CABLE
- Publication number 20220238253
- Publication date Jul 28, 2022
- Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- Yutaka MATSUMURA
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Application
EXPANDED LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE INSULATION COMPOSITION
- Publication number 20220195232
- Publication date Jun 23, 2022
- DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Wenke Miao
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
METAL PIPES WITH ANTICORROSIVE POLYOLEFIN COVERING LAYER
- Publication number 20220154870
- Publication date May 19, 2022
- WINN & COALES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
- Edwin WELLES
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
Flame-retardant cable with self-extinguishing coating layer
- Publication number 20220148760
- Publication date May 12, 2022
- PRYSMIAN S.P.A.
- Pauline AUDEBET
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Roofing materials having one or more polymer networks and related m...

Core electric wire for multicore cable, and multicore cable

Method of making a homogeneous mixture of polyolefin solids and car...

Flame-retardant cable with self-extinguishing coating layer

Non-asphaltic coatings, non-asphaltic roofing materials, and method...

Polyolefin and polyvinylpyrrolidone formulation

Ethylene-based polymer composition containing a triorganophosphine

Crosslinkable composition without antioxidant and beneficial methan...

Solvent free textile coating

Nonaqueous electrolyte battery

Polymeric coating compositions and articles coated with the same

Electric wire, cable, and manufacturing method of electric wire

Slip coating composition for glass run of vehicle

Fastener using lubricated interference fit

Method for forming a polyethylene alumina nanocomposite coating

Method of producing press-hardened and coated steel parts at a high...

Cable sheath material

Process for producing thin coatings on film

Method of making UHMWPE hybrid nanocomposite coating reinforced wit...

Extrusion coating resin from tubular reactor

Metal pipes with anticorrosive polyolefin covering layer

Peroxide-curable polyolefin composition

Polymeric coatings for metal surfaces

Surface-structured coatings

Extrusion coating of low density polyethylene and heat-sealed artic...

Photosensitive element, laminate, permanent mask resist, method for...

Low density ethylene-based polymers with high melt strength

Crosslinkable polymeric compositions with diallylamide crosslinking...

Electrical cable with improved installation and durability performance

Polyethylene compositions, and articles made therefrom

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

PIGMENT TRANSFER MATERIAL FOR TRANSFERRING AN IMAGE TO A TEXTILE SU...

METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF SELF-ADHESIVE SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC COATINGS...

PLASTIC WASTE VALORIZATION TO SELF-ADHESIVE SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC FILMS

HIGHLY HEAT-RESISTANT AND FLAME-RETARDANT COMPOSITION FOR CABLE COV...

PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A MULTILAYER COATED SURFACE AND A PRO...

NON-ASPHALTIC COATINGS, NON-ASPHALTIC ROOFING MATERIALS, AND METHOD...

AIRTIGHT FILM WITH CERAMIC SEALING LAYER AND POLYMER SEALING LAYER

MULTILAYER COATING WITH DIGITAL PRINTING

MULTILAYER STRUCTURES AND ARTICLES WITH COATING LAYERS

ROOFING MATERIALS HAVING ONE OR MORE POLYMER NETWORKS AND RELATED M...

COMPOSITION RESIN COMPOSITION HAVING EXCELLENT WEATHER RESISTANCE A...

ULTRAVIOLET STABILIZED POLYMERIC COMPOSITIONS

POLYOLEFIN FORMULATION

HALOGEN-FREE FLAME RETARDANT POLYMERIC COMPOSITIONS

LONG-RANGE ELECTROCHROMIC FIBER FOR INFRARED CAMOUFLAGE AND PREPARA...

Ionic Polymers for Medical Device Applications

BLENDING ZINC PYRITHIONE WITH BASE MATERIALS IN ORDER TO CREATE QUI...

CABLE SHEATH MATERIAL

Particulate filler, preparation and use thereof

POLYOLEFIN COMPOSITION

AQUEOUS INK COMPOSITION, PRINTED MATERIAL, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING...

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING USING RECYCLED POLYOLEFINS WITH OLEFIN BLOCK...

METHOD OF MAKING A HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURE OF POLYOLEFIN SOLIDS AND CAR...

LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE WITH ENHANCED HOT TACK STRENGTH AND ADHESI...

LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE WITH ENHANCED ADHESION-TO-ALUMINUM FOIL BY...

NECK-IN SUPPRESSION FOR TUBULAR LDPE BASED POLYMERS FOR EXTRUSION C...

CORE ELECTRIC WIRE FOR MULTICORE CABLE, AND MULTICORE CABLE

EXPANDED LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE INSULATION COMPOSITION

METAL PIPES WITH ANTICORROSIVE POLYOLEFIN COVERING LAYER

Flame-retardant cable with self-extinguishing coating layer