A vehicle windshield wiper blade comprising: a blade support portion; and a lip portion, wherein the lip portion has a tapered portion having a cross section that is taken along a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the wiper blade and that has a width that gradually decreases from a side closer to the blade support portion towards a direction farthest away from the blade support portion, the lip portion has a tip surface and first and second tapered surfaces constituting the tapered portion, and, in a specific observation region of the first and second tapered surfaces, the average value of the elastic modulus measured at a 0.1 μm pitch is 15-470 MPa and the coefficient of variation of the elastic modulus is at most 17.6%.

Disclosed is a moisture reactive hot melt adhesive composition prepared from a combination comprising a polyisocyanate; a polyol; a MA-SCA acid; one or both of an inorganic filler or an organosilane; optionally a thermoplastic polymer; and optionally one or more additives. Useful polyols include poly(hexanediol adipate), a polyester diol having a structure of Formula 1 or of Formula 2 and combinations thereof. Formula 1 is:

H—[O(CH.sub.2).sub.mOOC(CH.sub.2).sub.nCO].sub.k—O(CH.sub.2).sub.m—OH;

m and n are each an even integer; m+n =8; m and n are each independently selected from 2, 4 or 6; k is an integer from 9 to 55; and the polyol of Formula 1 has a number average molecular weight of about 2,000 to about 11,000. Formula 2, a polycaprolactone polyol, is:

HO—[(CH.sub.2).sub.5COO].sub.p—R.sub.1—[OOC(CH.sub.2).sub.5].sub.1—OH;

R.sub.1 is an initiator such as 1,4′-butanediol, 1,6′-hexanediol, or ethylene glycol; p is an integer from 0 to 96; q is an integer from 0 to 96; p+q=16 to 96; and the polyol has a number average molecular weight of about 2,000 to about 11,000 or less.

A moisture-curable reactive hot-melt adhesive composition comprises: a urethane prepolymer having an isocyanate group, the urethane prepolymer being a reaction product of a polyol component comprising a polyester polyol, a polyether polyol and a polybutadiene polyol with an isocyanate component; and an antioxidant.

An object of the present invention is to provide a laminated polyester film that has good adhesion to an UV-curable resin, particularly has excellent adhesion to a coating agent such as an UV-curable ink, and has an excellent property to keep the adhesion at a high level over a long period of time. A laminated polyester film comprising: a polyester film; and a coating layer on at least one surface of the polyester film, the coating layer comprising a composition containing a polyurethane resin having a carboxyl group and having an acid value of 30 to 50 mgKOH/g and a crosslinking agent having a carboxyl group and having an acid value of 30 to 50 mgKOH/g.

Compounds of formula (I) are photoinitiators or photosensitizers in a photopolymerizable composition: ##STR00001##
R.sub.1 represents a monovalent, linear, branched or cyclic, aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, optionally substituted with substituent(s) selected from —Cl, —Br, —OH, ═O, —NH—CO—OR.sub.2, —NH—CO—R.sub.2 or free-radically or ionically polymerizable groups. Each R.sub.2 is independently —H or C.sub.1-6 alkyl; n is ≥1. If n=1, Z and Y are absent and X represents —OR.sub.3; if n is >1, Z represents —OR.sub.4—, Y represents —OR.sub.5— and X represents —H or —OH. R.sub.3 represents —H or R.sub.1; and R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 each independently represent a bivalent hydrocarbon group. The polymerizable moieties as optional substituents of R.sub.1 are polymerizable double or triple bonds, lactam, lactone and epoxide moieties, which are subjectable to ring-opening polymerization; and two of R.sub.1 to R.sub.5 may be linked to one another to form a ring or a dimer.

A primer composition for optical article, the composition includes (A) an urethane prepolymer that is a reactant between (A1) a polyisocyanate compound having two or more isocyanate groups per molecule and (A2) at least one polyol compound having two or more hydroxyl groups per molecule and being selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate polyols, polyester polyols, and polycaprolactone polyols, and that has two or more isocyanate groups per molecule protected by a blocking agent; (B) an active hydrogen-containing compound having, per molecule, two or more active hydrogen functional groups having an active hydrogen; and (C) an organic solvent not having an active hydrogen.

The present invention relates to a process for producing a solid, internally and externally blocked polyurethane curing agent based on a (cyclo)aliphatic polyisocyanate, in which, in the sequence of steps a) to d), a) i) at least one internally blocked (cyclo)aliphatic polyisocyanate and ii) at least one lactam and/or at least one aliphatic alcohol are dissolved in a solvent to produce a reaction mixture, b) the reaction mixture is heated and reacted, c) the reacted reaction mixture is cooled until product precipitates, and d) liquid solvent and any unreacted dissolved reactants and precipitated product are mechanically separated from one another.

A composite polyurethane condom and a preparation method thereof. The composite polyurethane condom includes a first substrate layer, an adhesive layer formed on the first substrate layer, and a second substrate layer formed on the adhesive layer. A special adhesive layer is added between the two layers of materials, so that, for example, two materials with different polarities can be firmly attached together without delamination.

A polyurethane composition is provided. The polyurethane composition comprises (A) a polyurethane-prepolymer prepared by reacting at least one polyisocyanate compound with a first polyol component; and (B) a second polyol component; wherein at least one of the first polyol component and the second polyol component comprises an ester/ether random copolymer polyol synthesized by reacting a starting material polyether polyol with at least one monomeric polyhydric alcohol and at least one monomeric multifunctional carboxylic acid or anhydride thereof. The polyurethane foam prepared by using the polyurethane composition can achieve inhibited internal heat buildup, high thermal stability, superior tear strength, enhanced abrasion resistance and good hydrolysis resistance. A polyurethane product prepared with said foam, a method for preparing the polyurethane foam and a method for improving the performance property of the polyurethane foam are also provided.

A redox curable composition, methods for manufacturing same and uses thereof are disclosed. The redox curable composition is useful as a pre-applied adhesive. The redox curable composition is solid at room temperature, may be heated for application to a substrate, and cools to form a dry-to-touch adhesive layer on said substrate, which may be activated when required by mating with another substrate and exposure to an anaerobic environment. The composition is particularly suited to manufacturing complex products, such as mobile phones, computers and circuits.