PTO Manual of Classification for US patents

PTO Manual of Classification for US patents

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Class Number: 521
 Class Title: SYNTHETIC RESINS OR NATURAL RUBBERS -- PART OF THE CLASS
              520 SERIES

Subclass  Subclass
Number    Title

  *       SYNTHETIC RESINS (Class 520, Subclass 1)
  25      .ION-EXCHANGE POLYMER OR PROCESS OF PREPARING
  26      ..Process of regenerating
  27      ..Membrane or process of preparing
  28      ..Previously formed solid ion-exchange polymer admixed with
             nonreactive material or ion-exchange polymer
  29      ..Polymer characterized by defined size or shape other than bead
             or pearl
  30      ..Chemically treated solid polymer
  31      ...Solid polymer derived from ethylenically unsaturated reactant
              only
  32      ....Treated with nitrogen-containing material
  33      ....Treated with sulfur-containing material
  34      ...Solid polymer derived from at least one 1,2-epoxy containing
              reactant
  35      ...Solid polymer derived from aldehyde or derivative
  36      ....Treated with nitrogen-containing material
  37      ....Treated with sulfur-containing reactant
  38      ..From ethylenically unsaturated reactant only
  39      ..From aldehyde or derivative
  40      .PROCESS OF TREATING SCRAP OR WASTE PRODUCT CONTAINING SOLID
            ORGANIC POLYMER TO RECOVER A SOLID POLYMER THEREFROM
  40.5    ..Process of treating scrap or waste product containing at
             least one polymer derived from ethylenic unsaturated monomers
             only
  41      ...Treating rubber (or rubberlike materials) or polymer derived
              from a monomer having at least two ethylenic unsaturated
              moieties
  41.5    ....Treating with organic phosphorus-containing material
  42      ....Treating with organic nitrogen-containing material
  42.5    ....Treating with organic chalcogen-containing material
  43      .....Containing organic sulfur
  43.5    .....Containing carboxylic acid or anhydride group
  44      .....Containing hydroxyl group
  44.5    ....Treating with hydrocarbon or halogenated hydrocarbon
               material
  45      ....Treating with steam or water
  45.5    ....Treating with mechanical action and in the absence of a
               chemically reactive additive or solvent
  46      ...Treating polymer derived from a monomer containing only
              carbon, hydrogen, and halogen or only carbon and halogen; or
              treating a polymer which has been derived from at least one
              hydrocarbon and which has been subsequently halogenated
  46.5    ....Treating polymer derived from vinyl chloride monomer
  47      ...Treating polymer derived from hydrocarbon monomers only
  47.5    ..Treating polysiloxane
  48      ..Treating polyester
  48.5    ...Treating with alcohol
  49      ..Treating polyurethane, polyurea (excluding urea-formaldehyde
             polymers), polyisocyanurate or polycarbodiimide
  49.5    ...Treating with alcohol or aminee
  49.8    ..Treating polycarbonamide
  50      .CELLULAR PRODUCTS OR PROCESSES OF PREPARING A CELLULAR PRODUCT,
            E.G., FOAMS, PORES, CHANNELS, ETC.
  50.5    ..Compositions to be polymerized by wave energy in order to
             prepare a cellular product wherein said composition contains a
             rate-affecting material; or compositions to be modified by
             wave energy to prepare a cellular product wherein said
             composition contains a rate-affecting material; or processes
             of preparing or treating a solid polymer utilizing wave energy
             in order to prepare a cellular product
  51      ..Processes of preparing a cellular product having an integral
             skin
  52      ..Reticulated cellular product or processes of preparing a
             reticulated cellular product
  53      ..Treating a cellular solid polymer by adding a material thereto
             which reacts with the polymer or forms a composition
             therewith, or products of said treating process
  54      ...Treating a cellular solid polymer by adding a solid polymer
              or solid polymer-forming composition
  55      ...Treating a cellular solid polymer by adding a material
              thereto which forms a composition therewith
  56      ..Particle which is expandible, process of preparing an
             expandible particle, or process of expanding a particle to
             form a cellular product
  57      ...Including step of surface coating a particle or process of
              expanding a surface coated particle
  58      ...Expanding utilizing plural expansion steps
  59      ...Expandible system contains two or more solid polymers or at
              least one solid polymer and at least one polymer-forming
              system
  60      ...Adding expanding agent subsequent to solid polymer formation
  61      ..Process of preparing a cellular product by removal of material
             from a solid polymer-containing matrix without expanding the
             matrix; composition which is nonexpandible and is designed to
             form a cellular product by said process; or process of
             preparing said composition
  62      ...Mixture of solid polymers present during cell formation
  63      ...Cellular product-forming process wherein the removable
              material is present or is produced in situ during the solid
              polymer formation step
  64      ...Removing a liquid to form a cellular product
  65      ..Process of forming a cellular product from an aqueous latex,
             aqueous dispersion, or aqueous emulsion containing a solid
             polymer; process of preparing a latex, dispersion, or emulsion
             containing a solid polymer which is designed to be formed into
             a cellular product, or composition thereof
  66      ...Treating a latex, dispersions, or emulsion containing a solid
              polymer at 32 degrees F. or below, e.g., freezing, etc.
  67      ...Adding -N=C=X material to a latex, dispersion, or emulsion
              containing a solid polymer
  68      ...Adding fibrous material to a latex, dispersion, or emulsion
              containing a solid polymer
  69      ...Latex, dispersion, or emulsion contains an additional solid
              polymer-forming system
  70      ...Latex, dispersion, or emulsion contains two or more solid
              polymers
  71      ...Solid polymer is derived from a conjugated diene monomer
  72      ...Utilizing cell forming agent other than airr
  73      ..Process of preparing a cellular product of a plastisol of a
             solid polymer derived solely from ethylenically unsaturated
             monomers; forming a plastisol of a solid polymer derived
             solely from an ethylenically unsaturated monomer which is
             designed to be formed into a cellular product, or composition
             thereof
  74      ...By incorporation of material in gaseous state
  75      ...System contains two or more solid polymers or contains at
              least one solid polymer and at least one polymer-forming
              system
  76      ..Preparing a cellular product utilizing a stated ingredient
             which is surface coated or is a discrete solid particle
             containing a fluid encapsulated therein, processes of forming
             an expandible composition, containing said stated ingredient
             or composition therefrom
  77      ..Preparing a cellular product by decomposition of a solid
             polymer; or process of forming a composition containing a
             solid polymer which decomposes so as to subsequently form a
             cellular polymer, or composition therefrom
  78      ..Preparing a cellular product by spraying a solid polymer
             containing material
  79      ..Extruding a solid polymer containing material to form a
             cellular product
  80      ...Including solid polymer formation in or during extruding
              step
  81      ...System contains a mixture of solid polymer or at least one
              solid polymer and at least one solid polymer-forming system
  82      ..Process of forming a cellular product subsequent to solid
             polymer formation in the presence of a stated ingredient,
             noncellular composition capable of forming a cellular product
             and containing a stated ingredient, or process of preparing
             same
  83      ...Ingredient is asphaltic, bituminous, or water settable
              inorganic material, e.g., cement, plaster of Paris, etc.
  84.1    ...Ingredient is protein, carbohydrate, or natural resin
  85      ...Ingredient contains a boron or phosphorus atom
  86      ...Ingredient is organic silicon compound
  87      ...Ingredient is aldehyde or ketone
  88      ...Ingredient is ether, alcohol, or inorganic alcoholate, e.g.,
              phenol, etc.
  89      ...Ingredient contains a sulfur atom
  90      ...Ingredient is a heterocyclic compound
  91      ...Ingredient contains a silicon atom
  92      ...Ingredient contains a metal atom
  93      ....Metal atom is part of an organic compound
  94      ...Ingredient is a nitrogen containing compound
  95      ....Nitrogen compound contains a nitrogen atom bonded to a
               nitrogen or oxygen atom
  96      ...Ingredient contains an -O-O- group
  97      ...Ingredient contains a carbon atom double-bonded to oxygen,
              e.g., carbon dioxide, carboxylic acid, etc.
  98      ...Ingredient contains only C and H atoms, only C and halogen
              atoms, or only C, H, and halogen atoms
  99      ..Cellular product formation prior to or during solid polymer
             formation in the presence of a stated ingredient other than
             water
  100     ...Ingredient is water settable inorganic composition
  101     ...Ingredient is bituminous or asphaltic materiall
  102     ...Ingredient is a protein containing material
  103     ...Ingredient contains a boron atom
  104     ....Boron trihalide or complex thereof
  105     ....Boron atom is part of an organic compound
  106     ...Ingredient contains a phosphorus atom
  107     ....Phosphorus atom is part of an organic compound
  108     .....Organic phosphorus compound contains a phosphorus atom
                bonded to an atom other than oxygen
  109.1   ...Ingredient is carbohydrate, or natural resin
  110     ...Ingredient contains a silicon atom as part an organic
              compound
  111     ....Organic silicon atom compound contains an atom other than
               oxygen, hydrogen, silicon, or carbon
  112     ....Organic silicon compound contains an ether group
  113     ...Ingredient is aldehyde or ketone
  114     ...Ingredient contains a -C-X-C- group wherein X is a chalcogen
              atom and none of the C atoms bonded to the chalcogen are
              double-bonded to an additional chalcogen atom
  115     ....-C-X-C- compound contains a nitrogen atom
  116     ....-C-X-C- compound contains a -C-XH group wherein X is a
               chalcogen atom
  117     ...Ingredient contains a -C-XH group wherein X is a chalcogen
              atom and the carbon atom is not double-bonded to a chalcogen
              atom, phenol, etc.
  118     ....-C-XH ingredient contains a nitrogen atom
  119     ...Ingredient is inorganic halogen containing material
  120     ...Ingredient contains a sulfur atom
  121     ....Sulfur atom is part of an organic compound
  122     ...Ingredient contains a silicon atom
  123     ...Ingredient contains a metal atom
  124     ....Metal atom is part of an organic compound
  125     .....Organic metal compound contains a Group I or Group II metal
                atom
  126     .....Organic metal compound contains tin
  127     ......Tin compound is dibutyl tin dilaurate or stannous octoate
  128     ...Ingredient is a nitrogen containing compound
  129     ....Nitrogen compound contains a nitrogen atom bonded to three
               carbon atoms and wherein none of the carbon atoms are
               double-bonded to oxygen
  130     ...Ingredient contains a carbon atom double bonded to oxygen,
              e.g., carboxylic acid, etc.
  131     ...Ingredient contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms, only C
              and halogen atoms, or only C, H, and halogen atoms
  132     ....Said ingredient is substantially nonvolatile material, e.g.,
               hydrocarbon waxes, greases, etc.
  133     ...Ingredient is gaseous at ambient conditions, e.g., air,
              oxygen, etc.
  134     ..Cellular product derived from two or more solid polymers or
             from at least one solid polymer and at least one
             polymer-forming system
  135     ...At least one polymer is derived from reactant containing two
              or more three membered heterocyclic rings having two carbon
              atoms and one chalcogen atom or polymer-forming system
              contains the same type of reactant
  136     ...At least one polymer is derived from an aldehyde or
              derivative or wherein the polymer-forming system contains the
              same type of reactant
  137     ...At least one polymer is derived from a -N=C=X reactantt
              wherein X is a chalcogen atom or wherein the polymer-forming
              system contains the same type of reactant
  138     ...At least one polymer is derived from a polycarboxylic acid or
              derivative and a polyol or wherein the polymer-forming system
              containing the same type of reactants
  139     ...At least one polymer is derived from an ethylenically
              unsaturated aromatic reactant or wherein the polymer-forming
              system contains the same type of reactant
  140     ...At least one polymer is derived from reactant containing two
              or more ethylenic groups or wherein the polymer-forming
              system contains the same type of reactant
  141     ..Cellular vinyl alcohol polymer
  142     ..Cellular product derived from ethylenically unsaturated
             reactants only
  143     ...From acyclic mono-unsaturated hydrocarbon as only reactant
  144     ....Interpolymer
  145     ...From acyclic mono-unsaturated halogenated reactant
  146     ...From aromatic reactant
  147     ....With oxygen or nitrogen containing reactant
  148     ....With conjugated diene reactant
  149     ...From oxygen containing reactant
  150     ...From reactant containing two or more ethylenic unsaturated
              groups
  151     ..Cellular polymer derived from tar, pitch, bitumen, asphalt, or
             plant material of unknown constitution, e.g., nut shell
             liquor, etc.
  152     ..Cellular product derived from boron containing reactant
  153     ..Cellular product derived from aluminum or heavy metal
             containing reactant
  154     ..Cellular product derived from silicon containing reactant
  155     ..Cellular product derived from a -N=C=X containing reactant
             wherein X is a chalcogen atom
  156     ...With three-membered heterocyclic reactant containing two
              carbon atoms and a hetero atom (i.e., nitrogen or a chalcogen
              atom)
  157     ...With a C-C(=X)-XH or C-C(=X)-X-C(=X)-C- reactant wherein X is
              a chalcogen atom, e.g., carboxylic acid or anhydride, etc.
  158     ...With ketone, aldehyde, or aldehyde derivative
  159     ...N=C=X reactant having at least two C-NH-C(=X)- groups, e.g.,
              prepolymers, etc.
  160     ...Two or more N=C=X reactants
  161     ...N=C=X reactant contains a heterocyclic ring
  162     ...N=C=X reactant contains atoms other than carbon and hydrogen
              and other than nitrogen and chalcogen as part of the N=C=X
              group
  163     ...With nitrogen containing reactant
  164     ....Nitrogen reactant contains a C-XH group wherein X is a
               chalcogen atom and wherein the C atom is not double-bonded
               to a chalcogen atom
  165     .....Phosphorus containing reactant
  166     .....Nitrogen reactant contains a nitrogen containing
                heterocyclic ring
  167     .....Nitrogen reactant contains a N-(C-C-O)-group
  168     ...With phosphorus containing reactant
  169     ....Phosphorus reactant contains a -O-(C-C-O-)-group
  170     ...With -XH reactant wherein X is a chalcogen atom
  171     ....-XH reactant contains a halogen atom
  172     ....-XH reactant contains a C=X group, e.g., carboxylic acidd
               ester, etc.
  173     .....With non -C=X containing reactant
  174     ....-XH reactant contains a C-X-C group
  175     .....C-X-C reactant contains a carbohydrate group
  176     .....With non -C-X-C- containing reactant
  177     .....C-X-C reactant contains a carbocyclic ring, e.g., aromatic,
                etc.
  178     ..Cellular product derived from a reactant containing two or
             more three membered heterocyclic rings wherein two of the ring
             members are carbon atoms and the remaining ring member is a
             chalcogen atom
  179     ...With -C(=X)-X containing reactant wherein X is a chalcogen
              atom
  180     ..Cellular product derived from a phenol, phenol ether, or
             inorganic phenolate reactant
  181     ...With reactant which is an aldehyde or aldehyde derivative
  182     ..Cellular product derived from a -C-C(=X)-X containing reactant
             wherein X is a chalcogen atom, e.g., phthalic acid, etc.
  183     ...Nitrogen containing reactant
  184     ....Nitrogen reactant contains at least two amino nitrogen
               atoms
  185     .....Carbocyclic reactant containing -C-C(=X)-X, e.g.,
                containing carboxyl, etc.
  186     ..Cellular product derived from reactant which is an aldehyde or
             aldehyde derivative
  187     ...Nitrogen containing reactant
  188     ....Nitrogen reactant contains a -N-C(=X)-N group wherein X is a
               chalcogen atom, e.g.,urea, etc.
  189     ..Cellular product derived from reactant containing a carbon to
             chalcogen bond
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  *       CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS
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  901     CELLULAR POLYMER CONTAINING A CARBODIIMIDE STRUCTURE
  902     CELLULAR POLYMER CONTAINING AN ISOCYANURATE STRUCTURE
  903     CELLULAR POLYMER HAVING REDUCED SMOKE OR GAS GENERATION
  904     POLYURETHANE CELLULAR PRODUCT HAVING HIGH RESILIENCY OR COLD
           CURE PROPERTY
  905     HYDROPHILIC OR HYDROPHOBIC CELLULAR PRODUCT
  906     POLYURETHANE CELLULAR PRODUCT CONTAINING UNREACTED
           FLAME-RETARDANT MATERIAL
  907     NONURETHANE FLAMEPROOFED CELLULAR PRODUCT
  908     NUCLEATING AGENT FOR CELLULAR PRODUCT
  909     BLOWING-AGENT MODERATOR, E.G., KICKERS, ETC.
  910     PLURAL BLOWING AGENTS FOR PRODUCING NONPOLYURETHANE CELLULAR
           PRODUCTS
  911     SURFACTANT FOR OTHER THAN POLYURETHANE CELLULAR PRODUCT
  912     SEPARATED REACTIVE MATERIALS UTILIZED IN PREPARING CELLULAR
           PRODUCT
  913     CELL FORMING IN ABSENCE OF EXTERNAL HEAT
  914     POLYURETHANE CELLULAR PRODUCT FORMED FROM A POLYOL WHICH HAS
           BEEN DERIVED FROM AT LEAST TWO 1,2 EPOXIDES AS REACTANTS
  915     UTILIZING ELECTRICAL OR WAVE ENERGY DURING CELL FORMING PROCESS
  916     CELLULAR PRODUCT HAVING ENHANCED DEGRADABILITY
  917     SPECIALIZED MIXING APPARATUS UTILIZED IN CELL FORMING PROCESS
  918     PHYSICAL AFTERTREATMENT OF A CELLULAR PRODUCT
  919     SINTERED PRODUCT
  920     CELLULAR PRODUCT CONTAINING A DYE OR PIGMENTT
  921     PREPARING A NONPOLYURETHANE CELLULAR PARTICLE FROM A
           NONPARTICULATE MATERIAL