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Brevet US7786236 - Surface layer of a triblock polymer having conjugated diene and/or alkylene ... - Google�BrevetsRecherche Images Maps Play YouTube Actualit�s Gmail Drive Plus »Connexion<nobr> Recherche avanc�e dans les brevets</nobr> BrevetsA flower-like nano-particle composition including a poly(alkenylbenzene) core and a poly(conjugated diene) or a poly(alkylene) surface layer is provided. The nano-particles have a mean average diameter less than about 100 nm and are substantially free of chain ends. The nano-particles can be modified...http://www.google.fr/patents/US7786236?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US7786236 - Surface layer of a triblock polymer having conjugated diene and/or alkylene units and having polyalkenylbenzene end chains, all ends of which form a crosslinked core; natural and synthetic rubber additives Recherche avanc�e dans les brevets Num�ro de publicationUS7786236 B2Type de publicationOctroi Num�ro de demandeUS 11/697,801 Date de publication31 ao�t 2010 Date de d�p�t9 avr. 2007 Date de priorit�12 janv. 2004�tat de paiement des fraisPay�Autre r�f�rence de publicationUS7205370, US20050154117, US20070185273 Num�ro de publication11697801, 697801, US 7786236 B2, US 7786236B2, US-B2-7786236, US7786236 B2, US7786236B2 InventeursXiaorong Wang, Yoichi Ozawa, James E. Hall Cessionnaire d'origineBridgestone CorporationExporter la citationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManCitations de brevets (101), Citations hors brevets (295), Classifications (28), �v�nements juridiques (2) Liens externes: USPTO, Cession USPTO, EspacenetSurface layer of a triblock polymer having conjugated diene and/or alkylene units and having polyalkenylbenzene end chains, all ends of which form a crosslinked core; natural and synthetic rubber additivesUS 7786236 B2 R�sum� A flower-like nano-particle composition including a poly(alkenylbenzene) core and a poly(conjugated diene) or a poly(alkylene) surface layer is provided. The nano-particles have a mean average diameter less than about 100 nm and are substantially free of chain ends. The nano-particles can be modified via, for example, hydrogenation. The nano-particles can advantageously be incorporated into rubbers, elastomers, and thermoplastics.
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