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No-frills Albany hotel with indoor pool
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- Linn County Expo Center (0.3 mi / 0.5 km)
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Enjoy your visit to Albany with a stay at Comfort Suites Linn County. You can get a morning swim in at the indoor pool, and the spa tub makes for a relaxing end to the day. A fitness center and a sauna are offered, and rooms have conveniences like refrigerators and microwaves.
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This is a great desk. I love the color and look in our living room. The directions are very user friendly; however it did take me about four hours to put is together. At one point you will need another person to help you push it together. Make sure you don't let any little ones pick up the pieces as there is just one extra of each screw and wood peices. You will only need a phillips screwdriver and a mallot to hammer a little to not ruin the wood. The last step will be to put the top of the desk on and there are alot of screws that have to line up. We did it one line at a time using a hammer to push them into place. Also there are little bolt things that you turn to lock in...pay attention to where the arrow is so you know the hole is open so you are not trying to push a screw into a closed bolt. Hope this is helpful. It is a great desk and VERY pretty. Also the surface does not scratch easily and is very easy to wipe clean. Make sure you measure your area as this desk is a little bigger than I thought it would be from the picture.
I needed a large attractive sewing table for my bedroom, this was the perfect desk, very large and well priced. The assembly was overwhelming at first, since there were so many pieces, but it soon went together easily following excellent directions. The top is very heavy and I needed help carrying it upstairs and placing it on the desk base. I assembled it myself and I am 78 years old, so anyone could do it, My daughter did help with crawling under and finishing the assembly for me. I wanted a chair to match the desk that would change heights. At overstock I found the Office Star Delux White Wooden Bankers Chair that matches the desk perfectly and very well priced. I am very pleased with Overstock's quality, pricing and service.
The desk came in two heavy packing boxes and took a few hours to assemble. While all of the pieces were well labeled, the assembly instructions left a little to be desired. The overall quality of this item was good, and well worth the price paid.
I love this desk. I am proud to have it in my office. It was exactly the size I needed. Desk top 60 inches by 30 inches. It is sturdy and makes very nice look in an office designed for a female. I would have appreciated a little decoration on the front of the desk where guests to my office sit. Sitting behind this desk the drawers and pulls are nice. My husband and I have lots of experience assembling furniture, and I found this very easy to understand and to do. Buy it is my recommendation. You won't be sorry.
- How did the color on site compare with the actual product? Perfect
- Please tell us about the quality of the product. Desk quality was great except for the drawer bottoms. It turn out to be exactly like to picture, and assembly was normal for a piece of furniture as nice and heavy as this one is.
- How accurate was the on site description of the product? Perfectly accurate.
beautiful,solid desk - looks much more expensive than it was. It looks perfect in my room, my only complaint was they sent us the wrong size drawer inserts so we couldn't complete the desk until they recent the parts again.
- How did the color on site compare with the actual product? exact
- Please tell us about the quality of the product. great, solid wood desk
- How accurate was the on site description of the product? accurate
I was a little afraid to buy this desk in spite of liking it in the picture because of the various mentions of the difficulties to assemble it. The various parts of the desk are heavy, but being alone and impatient to see it, I opened the two packages. Patiently and handling every part slowly, I assembled the entire desk without any issue or problem. All the parts were perfectly matching. I switched one operation though: I put the assembled desk (legs upside) on the top (placed upside down on the floor). After it was all secured, I raised the desk. It's a heavy item, so I added felt the legs in order to push it (in place) on the maple floor without scratching it. It looks really beautiful, it has a large counter-top, and nice drawer space for various items. One of the drawers started not rolling very well (although it worked perfectly until a few days ago); the reason remains a mystery!
Very nice desk. Bought it back in September so it's been almost 6 month now. I am a single lady so I assembled it myself and it wasn't too difficult if you follow the instructions. I work from home office so I use this desk daily for quite a few hours. Still looks great and drawers work well, nothing is coming apart and this definitely feels like a higher end piece of furniture. I wish for the manufacturer to come up with additional options such as hatch, possibly a free standing book case etc. As it has some darker details around the edges it would be great to have options of buying matching pieces. However, I purchased a white hatch to go on top to give me more storage and it looks just fine. Very happy with my purchase!
Looks better in person. The top is so large, which we love!
This desk came to me in two boxes: one long/wide enough to fill the back floor of my SUV; the other was approximately half the length, but a little deeper. Both boxes are heavy weighing 52 lbs. each and require two people to lift. The smaller of the two boxes contains the instructions, which were fairly easy to follow. Nothing is pre-assembled; however, most of the holes are pre-drilled. It took me approximately four hours to put together by myself. The only time I needed help was when placing the desk top onto the frame. My only real complaint is the quality of the drawers and of the hardware. The drawers are mostly made of MDF, and the longevity of MDF drawers is questionable. The hardware is made of aluminum which is soft and easy to bend and/or break. I broke the head off one of the wood screws without much effort, and I slightly over tightened one of the cams which caused it to bend. Great care needs to be taken with the hardware as only one or two extra pieces is provided for the wood screws and cams. Do not over tighten anything on this piece as it will strip very easily and crack the pieces you are screwing into. As others have mentioned, it's a good sized desk. I purchased this desk for my sewing room, and it will provide plenty of space to lay my art quilts on as I sew them. All in all once fully built this desk is pretty sturdy, the finish is great for the shabby chic look Im trying to accomplish, and the price was fairly good. I would have given 3.5 stars because I think this piece is above average. I bumped it up to 4 stars because 3.5 wasn't an option.
- How did the color on site compare with the actual product? Exact
- Please tell us about the quality of the product. The desk seems sturdy enough, but I question how long the drawers will hold up over time.
- How accurate was the on site description of the product? The site description was very basic. Full assembly is required.
Very pretty, high quality wood desk. Desk is larger than anticipated. More like an executive desk vs. a "writing desk". It requires full assembly and took my husband some time to put together but there were no missing parts or difficulties. Only drawback is it does not have any file drawers. Am very happy with it and it goes great with my country, vintage looking den. Would highly recommend.
- How did the color on site compare with the actual product? Perfect color match
- Please tell us about the quality of the product. High quality, heavy wood desk
- How accurate was the on site description of the product? Accurate
Well made and looks very elegant for a business women home office. Took just about 2 hours to assemble.
Spent 3 hrs to put all pieces together. It looks decent and sturdy. Its color is a little bit off white. The manual is accurate. The 3 drawers slide smooth and stable. Good buy.
Took good few hours to assemble
it was very white but still looked weathered. Love the size
Functional desk, perfect for my daughter going into 8th grade. Plenty of desk space to spread out paper etc. More then what we wanted to spend but for the size, quality and look, it was worth it! My husband assembled it and said the instructions were easy to follow.
It arrived early and was somewhat difficult to assemble by myself so called family member. He had it together within 30 mins. Very attractive and sturdy.
The desk is very nice. Just the right size for what I needed for my new office. I have to say there was a great deal of assembly required, but once put together a good buy
Beautiful piece, nice and large and made of real wood. Takes a while to assemble thought.
I looked far and wide for a large desk with an antiqued white finish. I found this one on Overstock a few months ago, but it was out of stock. I looked elsewhere but never could find one I liked as much as this one. I ordered right away when I got the email that it was back in stock-- so glad that I did! This desk is GORGEOUS. Heavy, sturdy, and a beautiful antiqued finish (it is really a true white with blackish gray shading). The knobs are also of nice quality. That said-- it came in 2 large boxes and comes in a hundred pieces, so be prepared to spend a few hours assembling. You will need 2 people to assemble it, and it is heavy so it is a definite 2-person lift. Also in case anyone is wondering, the back does have a wavy decorative shape, BUT the extra moulding that you see on the sides does not continue to the back. I originally was going to have the back of the desk face the entrance to my office, but since the back is not as attractive as the sides and front, I am going to change the layout to showcase that part of the desk. Overall-- great purchase. You won't be sorry!
It's pretty large once assembled. Speaking of...plan on spending a few hours assembling - but once it's done - the desk is quite nice. We covered it with a plastic top to save the wood from damage by little ones using markers, etc.


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|Aug 4, 1970
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|Sep 10, 1959
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|Dec 19, 1955
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|Joseph N S Kwong
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|Minnesota Mining & Mfg
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United States Patcnt O CURING OF EPOXY RESINS WITH AN ACID TER- MINATED POLYESTER AND A POLYCARBOX- YLIC ACID ANHYDRIDE Joseph N. S. Kwong, St. Paul, Minn., assignor to Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, Minn., a corporation of Delaware No Drawing. Continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 553,695, Dec. 19, 1955. This application Sept. 10, 1959, Ser. No. 839,069
Int. Cl. C08g 45/14 US. Cl. 260-835 8 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE This application as a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 553,695 filed Dec. 19, 1955, now abandoned.
This invention relates to internal plasticizers for epoxy resins, to methods of making and using the same, and to the cured resinous products obtained there-by. More specifically, the invention is concerned with thermosetting epoxy resin compositions which have low viscosity and long pot life and cure rapidly at moderately elevated temperatures to strong, tough resinous products characterized by their improved resistance to breakage under thermal and mechanical shock. The novel thermosetting compositions are prepared from relatively low priced and readily available materials by simple and economical processes.
Typical epoxy resins are those which are obtained from epichlorhydrin and bisphenol or equivalent reactants and which have been represented by the following general formula:
where n has an average value 'between zero and about seven. Somewhat analogous epoxy resins may be prepared from epichlorhydrin and glycerol. Other polyhydric phenols such as resorcinol may be substituted for the bisphenol to provide various polyglycidyl ethers of polyhydric phenol or polyhydric alcohol. In all cases, the epoxy resin contains an average of more than one epoxy group,
ever, the cured products have a tendency toward brittleness, particularly at low temperatures, and this shortcoming has impeded the application of epoxy resins to uses for which they were otherwise singularly suited. For example, the electronics industry makes widespread use of resins for potting purposes, but most thermosetting epoxy resin compositions cannot be used to pot steel or other metal articles and withstand the strains introduced on cooling the casting from reaction temperature to room temperature or below.
It is well known that a variety of materials can be incorporated into thermosetting epoxy resin compositions to plasticize the cured products thereof, that is, to render the cured products less brittle and less transmissive of mechanical shock, e.g., by imparting flexibility and elasticity thereto. Every plasticizer heretofore known, however, involves certain disadvantages which restrict the number of applications for which it may be used. Most plasticizers involve an undesirable increase in viscosity in the uncured compositions, making them unsuitable or less suitable for use in encapsulating complex articles or as impregnants for fibrous materials. In some cases, a satisfactorily low viscosity may be obtained by increasing the temperature of an uncured composition, but this reduces the pot life or period of time for which the composition is suitable for its intended uses. Some plasticizers increase to an undesirable extent the time required to cure the epoxy resin composition. Other plasticizers result in considerable sacrifice in quality in the cured products, e.g., in less of resistance to moisture or in reduction in tensile strength.
It is now found that epoxy resin compositions can be provided which have low viscosity, long pot life, and cure rapidly at moderately elevated temperatures to strong, tough, heat-resistant products having improved resistance to breakage at low temperatures and under thermal and mechanical shock. This combination of useful properties is obtained by a novel composition which comprises a mixture of epoxy resin having more than one 1,2-epoxy group per average molecular weight, polycarboxylic acid or anhydride thereof, and polyalkylene glycol of the formula i i In H- H-OH R is hydrogen or alkyl, and any two Rs attached to adjoining carbon atoms together contain a total of not more than 4 carbon atoms. Since the attainment of low viscosity is of utmost importance, the viscosity of the polyalkylene glycol should not exceed about 20,000 centipoises at 25 C.
Preferably, the polyalkylene glycol is prereacted with a portion of either the epoxy resin or the polycarboxylic acid, which portion contains at least about 1.1 carboxyl or 1,2-epoxy groups (whichever is the case) per hydroxyl group of polyalkylene glycol, to form an acidterminated or epoxy-terminated polyether. Preference for the prereaction is particularly strong where 'a large proportion of the R groups is alkyl, e.g., polypropyleneglycol, because such polyglycols react rather slowly with polycarboxylic acids or their anhydrides; and the hazard exists that the polycarboxylic acid or anhydride might cure the resin without the polyglycol, or substantial portions thereof, becoming incorporated into the cured product, which incorporation is believed to be necessary to obtain maximum strength and resistance to degradation. In any event, the use of polypropylene glycol rather than a preformed acid-terminated (carboxyl-terminated) poly ster thereof is found to slow the curing operation.
The viscosity of the polyalkylene glycol or preformed reaction product thereof should not exceed about 20,000 centipoises at 25 C. to attain desirably low viscosity in the novel thermosetting compositions. In all cases, the mixture apart from extraneous additives such as inert fillers, whether or not it includes either or both acid-terminated or epoxy-terminated polyether, should not have a bulk viscosity in excess of 20,000 centipoises at 25 C. Since moderate heating substantially reduces the viscosity, usually without causing gelation for at least 20 minutes, warmed compositions of such room-temperature viscosity readily penetrate minute interstices such as are present in fine electrical coils.
For the novel composition to cure upon heating to a tough, strong, shock-resistant state, it must include at least 1.5- carboxyl groups per hydroxyl group of polyalkylene glycol. In other words, at least 3.0 carboxyl groups of polycarboxylic acid must be present for each mmoatao At least 0.4 of the 1.5 carboxyl groups per hydroxyl group must be anhydride-forming polycarboxylic acid, preferably the anhydride itself. When a portion of the polycarboxylic acid has been prereacted with the polyalkylene glycol, the composition must contain another portion of unreacted cyclic polycarboxylic anhydride including at least 0.4 carboxyl groups (or 0.2 anhydride groups) per hydroxyl group originally present in the polyalkylene glycol or per carboxyl group of the resultant carboxyl-terminated polyester. The composition should include at least 0.2 epoxy group of epoxy resin per carboxyl group of said polyester, and there should be a total of at least about carboxyl group of said polyester plus anhydride group of anhydride per epoxy group of epoxy resin. Preferably about 2 to 5 anhydride groups are present per unreacted carboxyl group of the carboxyl-termiuated polyester.
When a portion of the epoxy resin has been pre-reacted with the polyalkylene glycol, the composition must contain another portion of unreacted epoxy resin including at least 0.2 epoxy groups per hydroxyl group originally present in the polyalkylene glycol.
While the simple mixture of epoxy resin, polycarboxylic acid and polyalkylene glycol or preformed polyester thereof may cure with moderate heating to a strong thermoset state, it is usually necessary to add catalytic quantities of an activator such as tertiary amine or organo metallic salt if the cure is to be complete within a reasonably short period of time, e.g., 2 hours. 120 C. is usually required. Where epoxy-terminated polyether has been preformed, interaction with additional epoxy resin to a strong thermoset state may be carried out in the absence of polycarboxylic acid by means of an activator such as tertiary amine, boron trifiuoride or an amine complex thereof, which catalyzes the reaction of one epoxy group with another, although the activator may necessarily be present in larger proportion than may be considered catalytic. Even so, the addition of polycarboxylic acid particularly in anhydride form, materially assists in the attainment of a strong tough cured product.
About 540% of the total weight of the mixture, exelusive of extraneous additives, should be contained in the alkylene ether or If n CH-dH-O),
portion of the polyalkylene glycol. If the proportion exceeds about 40%, the cured product is undesirably weak for most intended purposes such as for potting electrical components. Since electrical casting resins are preferably semirigid, while having just enough flexibility for good resistance to thermal and mechanical shock, it is usually preferred that the proportion be less than 20%. Below 10% alkylene ether, the cured products lack flexibility and may have an elongation at break of less than about 40%, determined as described hereinbelow, unless some other long-chain component is chemically combined into the structure. Even with other long-chain components, the proportion of polyalkylene ether should not be much less than 5% or the uncured composition lacks the feature of low viscosity by which this invention is particularly characterized.
The preferred mode of practicing the invention employs the acid-terminated polyester prepared by esterifying two moles of a dicarboxylic acid or the anhydride thereof with one mole of a long-chain polyalkylene glycol, whereby a polymer is formed having a straight skeletal chain comprised of a plurality of alkylene ether groups and terminated at each end by a single carboxylic acid group which is connected to the polyalkylene ether chain predominantly through a single ester linkage. In order to attain the desired combination of low viscosity in the uncured compositions with well plasticized cured products thereof, the acid-terminated polyester should contain an average of at least about three alkylene ether groups and preferably at least about six or eight alkylene ether groups per average molecular weight. Such an acid-terminated polyester is believed to be novel and patentable per se.
As little as 1.1 moles of a dicarboxylic acid per mole of polyalkylene glycol may usually be employed in making the acid-terminated polyester Without undesirably high increase in viscosity. Such acid-terminated polyester contains about 15 (an a. C
groups per average molecular weight. However, it is usually preferred to keep the ratio of moles of dicarboxylic acid to glycol at 3:2 or above, and the higher the ratio is, up to 2:1, the easier the reaction between the acid and glycol is to control and the better the uniformity of product. When the polycarboxylic acid has more than two carboxyl groups in the molecule, the ratio of carboxyl groups to hydroxyl groups is governing.
Likewise, when employing the epoxy-terminated polyether, it is preferred to use close to four epoxide equivalents of epoxy resin per mole of polyalkylene glycol, particularly when employing little or no polycarboxylic acid in curing. In fact, it may be difiicult to cure an epoxyterrninated polyether of less than about 1.3 epoxide equivalents of resin per hydroxide equivalent of polyalkylene glycol without the use of polycarboxylic acid.
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that polymeric chains may be formed which contain small proportions of groups other than alkylene ether groups, e.g., the residue of bisphenol, linked with major proportions of alkylene ether groups. Since such polymeric chains behave essentially as polyalkylene ether chains, they are considered equivalent thereto and reference herein to polyalkylene ethers is meant to include such materials as long as they contain at least about three consecutive alkyl ene ether groups per average molecular weight.
It should also be noted that the terminal carboxylic acid ester groups of the acid-terminated polyesters may be replaced by a number of other functional groups readily reactive with epoxy resin. Among such functional end groups are amino, isocyanato, mercapto, and hydrazido groups.
In reacting a carboxylic acid with oxirane oxygen, it is considered that one epoxide equivalent of resin is stoichiometrically equivalent to one equivalent of acid,
in that a reaction can proceed in such proportion without evolution of water. However, the reaction creates a free hydroxyl group which can react under certain conditions with another acid group to split off water. On the other hand, one mole of a dicarboxylic acid anhydride can react with one epoxide equivalent of resin without evolution of water so that such proportion is said to be stoichiometrically equivalent. Accordingly, when a carboxylic acid anhydride and a polyalkylene ether diacid ester are used to cure an epoxy resin, the proportions may be chosen so that one epoxy group is present for each anhydride group and for each carboxyl group which is not part of an anhydride group. However, an excess of carboxyl groups may be used with a basic catalyst without evolution of water, and as much as to deviation from stoichiometry in either direction may be tolerated Without much diflierence in quality of cured product.
While the ability to cure to an infusible, insoluble state without the evolution of volatiles constitutes one of the features of the novel thermosetting compositions, the addition of volatile liquid diluents to form either organic solutions or aqueous dispersions is not precluded and has been found to be advantageous in certain applications, as in making thin coatings.
Because the viscosity of the thermosetting composition is ordinarily made as low as possible the polycarboxylic acid or its anhydride is accordingly selected for its low viscosity. Particularly suitable in this respect are the reaction products of equimolar proportions of maleic anhydride and olefins, which products may be termed alkenyl succinic anhydrides. These anhydrides are liquids at normal room temperatures, and when blended with low molecular weight epoxy resins produce thermosetting compositions of low viscosity. One which has proved to be of considerable value in the practice of this invention is tetrapropenyl succinic anhydride, which is prepared by heating together equimolar proportions of maleic anhydride and the tetramer of propylene.
Other suitable polycarboxylic acids include aromatic, aliphatic and cycloaliphatic acids and may contain ethylenic unsaturation. However, if the aromatic or cycloaliphatic proportion is too large, the viscosity of the composition might be somewhat high and the cured product might be less flexible than desired.
The low viscosities of the compositions of this invention allow large percentages of finely divided inert matter to be incorporated therein without unduly restricting the ability of the composition to saturate complex articles. Inert matter such as carbon black, zinc sulfide, micalith, asbestos fiber, powdered inert resins, and powdered metals may be included to lend particular electrical properties, to effect a cost reduction, to lower the coefficient of expan sion, to ease thermal strains, to provide a desired coloring, or for a variety of other reasons.
The following typical examples will serve more fully to describe the invention and should not be considered as limitative in any respect.
EXAMPLE I Two moles of maleic anhydride were mixed with onehalf mole of polyethylene glycol of 400 average molecular weight, and 0.05 percent by weight of pyrogallol was added to the mixture. Under a nitrogen blanket, the temperature of the mixture was gradually raised to 65 C. over a period of 15 minutes with stirring, during which time the maleic anhydride completely melted. Another one-half mole of the polyethylene glycol was then added, and the temperature of the mixture was raised to 110 C. over a period of fifty minutes, then heated to and held at about 120 C. for 1 /2 hours. After cooling to room tem perature, the nitrogen blanket was removed, and the vis- 6 cosity of the product was measured on a Brookfield viscometer and found to be 3150 centipoises at 25 C.
The reaction product was analyzed and found to be an acid-terminated diester essentially corresponding to the formula where n is an integer having the value in this case of about 8.
Thirty grams of this acid-terminated diester were mixed with 40 grams of epoxy resin, and 27 grams of a mixture of 99.25 percent tetrapropenyl succinic anhydride and 0.75 percent dimethylbenzyl amine were added with heating. The epoxy resin was the reaction product of about 10 moles of epichlorhydrin per mole of bisphenol A, and it had a melting point of about 10 C. as determined by the Durrans Mercury Method and an epoxide equivalent weight of about 200. The ingredients of the composition were present in stoichiometrically equivalent amounts, based on one epoxy group of resin for each carboxyl group of the acid-terminated diester and for each anhydride group of the tetrapropenyl succinic anhydride. The ethylene ether 2 2 )8 content of the composition was about 17.5% by eight.
An ordinary steel hexagonal nut of about one-half inch diameter was placed at the center of a two-inch aluminum dish, and the above composition was poured into the dish to cover the nut with about a /8 inch layer. After one hour in an oven at C., the resin gelled, and after a second hour, it had cured to a strong, tough resinous product which was hard and rigid at room temperature. Upon gradual cooling to 64 C., the resinous casting did not crack and remained tightly adhered to the nut at all places. When placed in a Dry Ice-acetone bath, hairline fissures developed in the cured resin.
This so-called nut test gives a rough measure of the flexibility and elasticity of a cured resin in that epoxy resin compositions have a coefficient of thermal volume expansion on the order of ten times that of steel. Only well-plasticized resin compositions cast on a steel nut can withstand large temperature changes without cracking. In contrast, castings around identical steel nuts using mixtures of the same epoxy resin with either or both of the maleic and tetrapropenyl succinic anhydrides but without the acid-terminated diester invariably crack on cooling to room temperature.
EXAMPLE II A thermosetting composition was prepared using the same ingredients in the same proportions as in the preceding example except that the polyethylene glycol and maleic anhydride were not prereacted. That is, 40 grams of the epoxy resin, 20 grams of polyethylene glycol of 400 average molecular weight, 10 grams of maleic anhydride, and 27 grams of the tetrapropenyl succinic anhydridedimethylbenzyl amine mixture were mixed together with sufficient heating to melt the maleic anhydride and poured around a steel hex nut as in the preceding example. The composition gelled in 35 minutes at 120 C. and cured after two hours at this temperature to a hard, infusible, insoluble state.
The cured resinous casting, as in the preceding example, withstood cooling to 64 C. without cracking but developed fine cracks when placed in a Dry Ice-acetone bath. No perceptible difierence existed between the cured casting of the mixture of this example and that of the preceding example.
The viscosity of the uncured composition of Example I measured at 25 C. was 2,440 centipoises as determined using a Brookfield viscometer whereas that of the composition of Example II was 330 centipoises. The substantially lower viscosity of the composition of Example II would indicate a preference for that composition except that unreacted maleic anhydride is an irritant, and a composition including it would not be readily marketable for that reason. On the other hand, the acid-terminated diester of polyethylene glycol 400 and maleic anhydride is nonirritating. The viscosity of either mixture is considered satisfactorily low for the purposes of this invention and in each case remained at a suitably low level for a substantial time. For example, the viscosity of the uncured composition of Example II which was initially 330 centipoises rose to 1,280 centipoises after 24 hours at room temperature and to 7,300 centipoises after 120 hours. When the composition is refrigerated at about C., it remains stably below a viscosity of 5,000 centipoises (measured at 25 C.) for two or three months.
A casting prepared using the thermosetting composition of this example and cured for two hours at 120 C. was held in an air-circulating oven for 7 days at a temperature of 120 C. It was found to have incurred a weight loss of 1.4 percent but otherwise appeared unaffected.
EXAMPLE III Two moles of maleic anhydride and one mole of polypropylene glycol having an average molecular weight of 1,025 were reacted in a kettle with stirring for 5 hours at 150 C. The reaction was not noticeably exothermic and proceeded a good deal more slowly than do reactions between maeleic anhydride and polyethylene glycols under the same conditions. The reaction product was an acid-terminated diester having an average of about 16 ether linkages per molecule and a viscosity of 1,480 centipoises at 23 C. After 10 months storage at room temperature, its viscosity was 2,580 centipoises. (Note, for comparison, that the acid-terminated diester of maleic anhydride and polypropylene glycol 2050 has a viscosity of 4,200 centipoises after about ten months storage.)
A number of compositions were prepared by mixing the freshly-prepared acid-terminated diester of polypropylene glycol 1025 with the normally liquid, low molecular weight epoxy resin described in Example I and adding thereto the tetrapropenyl succinic anhydride-dimethylbenzyl amine (TPSA-DMBA) mixture used in that example. The first four compositions included an excess of carboxyl groups, and the last, composition No. 5 of Table A, included an excess of epoxy groups. To evaluate the flexibility and elasticity of the cured products of these compositions, each was cast around a hexagonal steel nut in the manner described in Example I, cured for two hours at 120 C. and allowed to cool until cracks appeared in the resinous casting. The approximate temperatures at which cracks were first detected in each casting are noted in Table A along with the initial viscosity of each composition measured at room temperature with the Brookfield viscometer and the propylene ether content of the composition and of the cured product.
That the acid-terminated diester of the polypropylene glycol and maleic anhydr-ide acts as a viscosity depressant is shown by the lower viscosities obtained with the use of larger proportions of the acid-terminated diester.
The elongation at break of a casting made with composition #4 was 70% as determined by ASTM test pro- 8 cedure D63849T. The hardness measured on the Shore D scale was about 57.
EXAMPLE IV To 40 parts of the acid-terminated diester of polypropylene glycol 1025 and maleic anhydride of the preceding example were added, at room temperature with stirring, 59 parts by weight of tetrapropenyl succinic anhydride, 0.8 part of tris(2,4,6-d-imethylaminomethyl) phenol as catalyst, and 0.2 part of a nonsettling carbon black as pigment. About 67.7 parts powdered talc were mixed in to yield a 40 percent filled composition, referred to in this example as the hardener composition.
The bisphenol-type epoxy resin described in Example I was mixed with powdered tale to obtain a 40 percent filled resin composition.
Two parts of the hardener composition were mixed with one part of the resin composition at room temperature, at which temperature the mixture was a viscous fluid. Portions of the mixture were warmed to various temperatures and immediately checked for viscosity, with the following results at:
Degrees centigrade: Cps. 40 5800 Thus in spite of the high percentage of filler, the composition can, upon warming, penetrate fine interstices of electrical coils and the like. That it remains thinly liquid for sufliciently long periods of time is demonstrated by the fact that the composition gels in 2025 minutes at C. in an air-circulating oven, as measured with a Sunshine gel timer.
A sample of the mixture was used to encapsulate a steel hex nut as described in Example I. The resin was cured for two hours at 120 C. and gradually cooled to more than 40 C. without cracking. The test was repeated a number of times, and in each case the cured sample withstood a temperature drop to below 40 C.
Another sample of the mixture of two parts of the hardener composition with one part of resin composition was used to encapsulate a large current-transformer measuring approximately 8 to 10 by 4 inches in size and was cured at 120 C. for two hours. This resinous casting was cooled to 40 C. Without cracking. After the temperature of the casting had returned to normal room temperature, the casting was dropped from a height of five feet to a concrete floor. The casting absorbed this shock without evidence of injury either to itself or to the transformer.
In spite of the relatively high proportion of filler in the resinous composition and the complexity of the transformer, the cured casting appeared to be free of voids and presented a satisfactory outward appearance.
Three samples of the same thermosetting mixture were used to encapsulate mercury relays. The resin was cured for two hours at 120 C. The encased relays were held over an aqueous solution of a saturated alkyl-aryl-sulfonate detergent solution at 82 C. for 350 hours, after which the insulation resistance was tested. The three samples averaged 182 megohms, an exceptionally high value.
It was found that mixtures of one part of the resin composition and two parts of the hardener composition could be retained at room temperatures for at least about four days and still be used to produce castings of equal caliber to those obtained from fresh mixtures. Even though a mixture has advanced somewhat in viscosity after four days, it poured easily on heating.
9 EXAMPLE V The chemical incorporation of shorter-chain polyglycols, i.e., polyglycols having less than an average of about six or eight ether linkages per molecule, into the cured products of epoxy resin also imparts a flexibility and elasticity thereto. However, the short-chain polyglycols and acid-terminated polyesters prepared therefrom do not act as viscosity depressants in the uncured compositions as do those of longer chains, as evidenced by certain experiments using polyethylene glycol of an average molecular weight of 200, which has about 3 ethylene ether groups.
About 98 parts of maleic anhydride and 100 parts by weight of polyethylene glycol 200 were heated together for five hours at 150 C., yielding an acid-terminated diester. Twenty grams of the diester were mixed at room temperature with 40 grams of the epoxy resin described in Example 1. Heat was applied to the diester-epoxy resin mixture, and a blend of about 26.8 grams of tetrapropenyl succinic anhydride and 0.2 gram of dimethylbenzyl amine was added with stirring, so that the ingredients of the composition were present in approximately stoichiometrically equivalent amounts. The mixture was poured over a steel hex nut as described in Example I and cured for four hours at 120 C. When cooled to 41 C., the casting cracked.
The cured casting of this example had a Shore D hardness of 80, which indicates somewhat greater rigidity than is preferred and an elongation in the order of 40%.
Acid-terminated diesters having less than about three alkylene ether units per average molecular weight are characterized by undesirably high viscosity, and thermosetting compositions prepared therewith are significantly higher in viscosity than are those employing diesters having longer alkylene ether chains. Viscosities of certain acid-terminated diesters are compared in Table B, along with viscosities of thermosetting compositions including 2 equivalents of the epoxy resin of Example I, 1 mole of tetrapropenyl succinic anhydride, 0.5 mole of the diester and a catalytic amount of dimethylbenzyl amine.
Too much weight should not be placed on the nut test results recorded in Table B, since the test results are not reproducible, except as a general indication as to the ability of a particular resin composition to be used for the encapsulation of electrical components.
EXAMPLE VI One mole of polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of 600 was mixed with two moles, 268 grams, of diglycolic acid, and toluene was added as a water entrainer. The mixture was heated in a distillation apparatus until water was no longer distilled over, after which the toluene was stripped 06 leaving the acidterminated diester of diglycolic acid and polyethylene glycol, which had a viscosity of 5000 centipoises at 25 C. One hundred thirty-five parts of this diester was mixed with 200 parts of an epoxy resin prepared from epichlorhydn'n and bisphenol at a mole ratio of approximately 2:1 and having a melting point of about 43 C. as determined by the Durrans Mercury Method and an epoxide equivalent weight of about 335. The mixture was heated while adding 228 parts by weight of a blend of 99.25% tetrapropenyl succinic anhydride and 0.75% dimethyl- 10 benzyl amine. In spite of the fact that a higher weight epoxy resin was used than those used in the experiments reported in the preceding examples, the viscosity of the heat-curable composition at 25 C. was only 3,000 centipoises as measured with a Brookfield viscometer.
A sample used to encapsulate an ordinary steel hexagonal nut as described in Example I was cured for two hours at 120 C. to a tough, rigid solid. It was cooled to below 70 C. without any evidence of cracking.
EXAMPLE VII A mixture of 40 parts of the acid-terminated diester of polybutylene glycol 1000 and maleic anhydride, 50 parts of the epoxy resin of Example I, 60 parts of tertapropenyl succinic anhydride, and 0.45 part of tris(2,4,6- dimethylaminomethyl) phenol was cured for three hours at 120 C. to provide a strong, tough casting having over 40% elongation. The composition and cured product comprised about 20% butylene ether groups by weight.
A cured specimen gained 0.35% in weight after 10 days immersion in water at room temperature. Another cured specimen experienced 0.64% loss in weight after 10 days at 120 C. in an air circulating oven. For a flexible resin, these values are very good. The water resistance is about 25% better than the cured product of an identical composition, save for substitution of polypropylene glycol 1025 in making up the acid-terminated diester. The two are about equal in resistance to heat aging. In both respects the two compositions far out perform compositions based on polyethylene glycol.
EXAMPLE VIII An acid-terminated diester was prepared from one mole of polypropylene glycol of 425 average molecular weight and 1200 grams (4 carboxyl equivalents) of polymeric acid marketed by Emery Industries, Jnc., under the designation Dimer Acid. This acid is prepared by polymerizing C unsaturated fatty acids and has the following characteristics:
Acid value (-mg. KOH/gm.)-l Saponification value (mg. KOH/gm.)l UnsaponifiablesLess than 2.0% Neutralization equivalent-300 Dimer content, C -72% Trimer content, C 22% Monomer content3% Specific gravity at 155 C./ 15.5 C0.95 Viscosity at 25 C.About 10,000 cps.
The acid-terminated diester had a carboxyl equivalent weight of 741 and a viscosity of 9,000 centipoises at 25 C.
A mixture of 40 grams of this diester, 50 grams of the epoxy resin of Example I, 60 grams of tetrapropenyl succinic anhydride and 0.65 grams of tris(2,4,6-dimethylaminomethyl) phenol had an initial viscosity of 3150 centipoises at 25 C. and was cured for two hours at C. Its hardness on the Shore D scale was 54. The polypropylene ether content of the composition was about 6%.
A cured specimen aged 11 days at 120 C. experienced only 0.33% weight loss and increased in Shore D hardness to 76, indicating its elongation was probably still over 40%. Immersion of another cured specimen in water at room temperature for 10 days resulted in 0.25% gain in weight. Immersion in boiling water for 8 days produced only 3.1% gain in weight, excellent for a flexible resin.
EXAMPLE IX A composition of 40 parts by weight of this polyester,
1 l 50 parts of the epoxy resin of Example I, 60 parts of tetrapropenyl succinic anhydride, and tertiary amine in catalytic proportion cured in two hours at 120 C. to a hard, but somewhat flexible casting. The propylene ether content of the cured product was about 16%.
was 25. The propylene ether portion of the composition was 25% EXAMPLE XIII EXAMPLE X Acid-terminated polyesters were prepared at acid/hy- A mixture of 50 Parts y Weight of the F ydroxyl ratios of 1.15/1 as follows: polyethylene glycol Dated Polyether of Example 50 Parts of the p y 200 plus succinic anhydride (PEG ZOO-SA), poly-propylresin 0f EXample and 2 Parts Of 3 Complex ene glycol 425 plus succinic anhydride (PPG 425-SA), 0f monoethyl amine and boron trifluoride) cured in an and polypropylene gly l 2025 plus l i h d id aluminum dish in 3.5 hours at 150 C. to a tough, stiff, (PPG ZOZS-MA). The a id numb r nd viscosity f th but somewhat resilient casting two inches in diameter and polyester is in each case noted in Table C, To 40 grams %-inch in height. The propylene ether content was 26%. of each polyester was added 60 grams of tetrapropenyl Other liquid and low-melting (Durrans softening point succinic anhydride (TPSA), with the viscosity measured el about 0 C.) epoxy resins have utility in their inas noted in Table C. To each mixture wa added 50 vention such as Epon 812, formerly called Epon 562. grams of the epoxy resin of Example I and 0.8 gram of This liquid, aliphatic epoxy resin has an epoxide equivatris(2,4,6dimethylaminomethyl)phenol, and the viscosity lent of 140-165 and is believed to be made by reacting was again measured and recorded in Table C, Ea h om- 3 moles of epichlorhydrin with one mole of glycerol in an position had a good pot life, remaining below about ether solution with boron trifluoride as :a catalyst, dis- 20,000 cps. at C. for at least about 4 days, but cured solving this product and a quantity of sodium aluminate at 120 C. in three hours to provide the recorded Shore in dioxane, agitating the solution at an advanced tempera- D hardness values which indicate good flexibility. Also ture, filtering out inorganic material, and heating to reshown is the alkylene ether content of each cured com- 25 move low boiling point components. position. Also useful are epoxycyclohexane-type resins such as TABLE C Viscosity in cps. at 25 C. Alkylene Acid Polyester With With ShoreD eoni e hif Polyester No. Alone TPSA Epoxy Hardness percent PEG ZOO-SA 26.6 19,500 1,150 4,100 72 12 PPG 425-SA 30.0 13,200 2,900 7,250 03 7 PPG 2025MA 7.0 1,900 1, 370 a, 500 00 4 EXAMPLE XI the liquid HP-201, a prouct of Union Carbide Chemi- An acid-terminated polypropylene ether which was free cals having the formula from ester groups was obtained from Union Carbide 4O 0 Chemical Co. designated as di-(2-carboxyethoxy)polypropylene glycol 1025. It is understood to have been pre- 0 pared by reacting each of the hydroxyl groups of poly- CH3 propylene glycol 1025 with acrylonitrile and then hydrolyzing the terminal nitrile groups to provide terminal car- Epoxy resins produced by reacting a phenol-aldehyde boxyl groups attached directly to the propylene ether Novolak and epichlorhydrin likewise have utility. chain. Many variations in the ingredients and preparation of Amixture of 26 grams of this acid-terminated polyether, the novel compositions of this invention will be obvious 40 grams of a tetrapropenyl succinic anhydride, 34 grams to those skilled in the art. Possible changes include the of epoxy resin of Example I and a catalytic proportion of replacement of th t i l h d l, id, or epoxy tfis(2,4,54imethy1amin0mfithy!) Phenol, having all initial groups of the polyalkylene ether chain with other groups viscosity of 1640 cps. at 25 C. was cast around a steel ti ith epoxy i H h l lk l h But as in EXample After Curing for two hOHIS a glycols and particularly the acid-terminated polyesters 120 C. to a. r g, t gh C g, it withstood cooling 10 thereof are much preferred for economy and ready avail- 0 f Cracking- The alkylene ether Content ability, and may be used in conjunction with the alkenyl (infiludiflg one ethylene ether in the acid-terminated P succinic anhydrides and similar low viscosity polycarether) was 23%. boxylic acids to provide thermosetting compositions of unusually low viscosity. The use of such a combination of curing agents wherein the acid-terminated polyester or EXAMPLE XII other polyalkylene ether having terninal reactive groups tends to provide tough, flexible cured products with epoxy A mixture of 341 grams of polypropylene glycol 1025 resin While anhydlide'forming Polycarboxylic acid and 266 grams of the epoxy resin of Example I was relends to PrOl/lde StFong, hard Pmducts aHQWS retidy fluxed under a nitrogen atmosphere with continual stirring l 9 P PQ of the Cumd Products 111 dance for 20 hours at about 250 C. The reaction product, an Wlth pecific requirements. epoxy-terminated polyether, had a room temperature vis- What l cosity of about 6500 cps. and an oxirane oxygen contents A low vlscosltyfhermosettmg p y I'BSIII 19 of tion for the production of strong cured articles having A mixture f grams f i polyether, 25 grams f good resistance to thermal and mechanical shock andan the epoxy resin f Example I 5 grams f tetrapropenyl 7 elongation at break of at least 40%, said composition succinic anhydride, and 0.5 gram of tris(2,4,6-dimethyl- Comprising flmlxture 0f aminomethyl) phenol had an initial viscosity of 3000 P Y resin Selected from P yg y y ether cps. at 25 C. and cured in an aluminum dish in two of polyhydric phenol or polyhydric alcohol and (b) hours at C. to a tough, fairly flexible casting (twoepoxy cyclohexane resins, inch diameter by /s-inch height). Its Shore D hardness 75 (2) carboxyl-terminated polyester having a viscosity 13 not in excess of 20,000 cps. at 25 C. and having a skeletal chain consisting essentially of 1-15 B R R R o l3H 3H 0.L3H tHalli-oL 1. in
groups, wherein n is an integer averaging at least 3, each R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl, any two Rs attached to adjoining carbon atoms together contain a total of not more than 4 carbon atoms, R is a multivalent organic radical and x is at least one, and
(3) cyclic polycarboxylic anhydride in an amount providing at least 0.2 anhydride group per carboxyl group of said polyester, the proportion of ingredients (1), (2) and (3) being such that the (him).
portion of said polyester comprises about 540% of their total weight and such that there is at least 0.2 epoxy group of epoxy resin per carboxyl group of said polyester and not more than about 1.3 epoxy groups for each anhydride group of said polycarboxylic anhydride and for each carboxyl group of said polyester,
the viscosity of ingredients (1), (2) and (3) being selected such that the composition before addition of any diluent or filler does not exceed 20,000 cps. at 25 C.
2. A solution in a volatile organic solvent of the composition of claim 1.
3. The strong, shock-resistant, resinous cured product of the composition defined in claim 1.
4. A low viscosity thermosetting epoxy resin composition for the production of strong cured articles having good resistance to thermal and mechanical shock and an elongation at break of at least 40%, said composition comprising a mixture of (1) polyglycidyl ether of polyhydric phenol or polyhydric alcohol,
(2) carboxyl-terminated polyester of about 2 moles of dicarboxylic acid and one mole of polyalkylene glycol of the formula said polyester being essentially a diester, wherein n is an integer averaging at least 3, each R is selected from hydrogen and alkyl, and any two Rs attached to adjoining carbon atoms together contain a total of not more than 4 carbon atoms, the viscosity of which polyester does not exceed 20,000 cps. at 25 C.,
(3) cyclic polycarboxylic acid anhydride in an amount providing at least 0.2 anhydride group per hydroxyl group originally present in the polyalkylene glycol,
the ingredients (1), (2) and (3) being so selected that the viscosity of the mixture does not exceed 20,000 cps. at 250 C., that the portion of the carboxyl-terminated polyester comprises about 540% of the total weight of the ingredients (l), (2) and (3), and that the polyglycidyl ether provides at least 0.2 epoxy group per hydroxyl group originally present in the polyalkylene glycol and not more than about 1.3 epoxy groups for each anhydride group of said polycarboxylic anhydride and for each carboxyl group of said polyester.
5. A low viscosity epoxy resin composition which, when admixed with an activator such as tertiary amine, forms a castable, thermosetting material for the produc tion of strong cured semirigid articles having good resistance to thermal and mechanical shock and an elongation at break of at least 40%, said composition comprising a mixture of 1) polyglycidyl ether of polyhydric phenol or polyhydric alcohol, (2) cyclic polycarboxylic acid anhydride, and (3) the carboxyl-terminated polyester of about 2 moles of dicarboxylic acid and one mole of polyalkylene glycol of the formula said polyester being essentially a diester, wherein n is an integer averaging at least 6, each R is selected from hydrogen and alkyl, and any two Rs attached to adjoining carbon atoms together contain a total of not more than 4 carbon atoms, the viscosity of which carboxyl-terminated polyester does not exceed 20,000 cps. at 25 C.; and the ingredients of the mixture being so selected that its viscosity does not exceed 20,000 cps. at 25 C., that the portion of the carboxyl-terminated polyester comprises about 5-20% of the total weight of the mixture, and that about 2 to 5 anhydride groups are present per unreacted carboxyl group of the carboxyl-terminated polyester and more than 1.0 and less than 1.4 epoxy groups are present per anhydride group.
6. A composition as defined in claim 5 wherein the polyalkylene glycol is polypropylene glycol.
7. A composition as defined in claim 5 wherein said polycarboxylic acid anhydride is an alkenyl succinic anhydride.
8. A composition as defined in claim 7 wherein the alkenyl succinic anhydride is tetrapropenyl succinic anhydride.
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|May 2, 1995
|The Sherwin-Williams Company
|Reactive coatings comprising an acid-functional compound, an anhydride-functional compound and an epoxy-functional compound
|Jan 3, 1994
|May 23, 1995
|The Sherwin-Williams Company
|Acid-functional polymers derived from anhydride-functional polymers comprising ene reaction products of unsaturated anhydrides and polyolefins and curable compositions prepared from same
|Jan 3, 1994
|May 23, 1995
|The Sherwin-Williams Company
|Hydrogenated polymers having acid functionality
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|Aug 22, 1995
|The Sherwin-Williams Company
|Tricarboxylic acid-functional monomers and polymers prepared from same
|Dec 29, 1994
|Aug 22, 1995
|The Sherwin-Williams Company
|Anhydride-functional polymers derived from alkenyl succinic anhydride
|Jan 3, 1994
|Jan 2, 1996
|The Sherwin-Williams Company
|Curable compositions incorporating anhydride-functional polymers derived from alkenyl succinic anhydride
|Jan 3, 1994
|Feb 20, 1996
|The Sherwin-Williams Company
|Anhydride-functional polymers comprising ene reaction products of unsaturated anhydrides and polyolefins
|Apr 18, 1995
|Apr 23, 1996
|The Sherwin-Williams Company
|Styrene-based dicarboxylic acid-functional monomers and polymers prepared from same
|Jan 5, 1996
|Aug 27, 1996
|The Sherwin-Williams Company
|Graft copolymers having anhydride functionality
|Oct 20, 1995
|Aug 27, 1996
|The Sherwin-Williams Company
|Hydrogenated polymers having anhydride functionality
|Aug 26, 1991
|Dec 3, 1996
|The Sherwin-Williams Company
|Reactive coatings comprising an acid-functional compound, an anhydride-functional compound, an epoxy-functional compound and a hydroxy-functional compound
|Nov 8, 1994
|Dec 3, 1996
|The Sherwin-Williams Company
|Process for preparing anhydride-functional monomers
|Dec 21, 1995
|Dec 31, 1996
|The Sherwin-Williams Company
|Curable compositions incorporating anhydride-functional polymers derived from alkenyl succinic anhydride
|Feb 15, 1996
|Jan 7, 1997
|The Sherwin-Williams Company
|Anhydride-functional polymers comprising ene reaction products of unsaturated anhydrides and polyolefins
|Mar 1, 1996
|Mar 11, 1997
|The Sherwin-Williams Company
|Anhydride-functional monomers and polymers and reactive compositions prepared from same
|Mar 1, 1996
|Apr 8, 1997
|The Sherwin-Williams Company
|Anhydrid-functional monomers and polymers and reactive compositions prepared from same
|Aug 26, 1996
|May 27, 1997
|The Sherwin-Williams Company
|Graft copolymers having anhydride functionality
|Apr 22, 1996
|May 27, 1997
|The Sherwin-Williams Company
|Styrene-based dicarboxylic acid-functional monomers and polymers prepared from same
|Aug 26, 1996
|Oct 21, 1997
|The Sherwin-Williams Company
|Hydrogenated polymers having anhydride functionality
|Jul 24, 1997
|Jan 26, 1999
|The Sherwin-Williams Company
|Dicarboxylic acid-functional monomers and polymers prepared from same
|May 21, 2004
|Nov 24, 2005
|General Electric Company
|Catalyst for curing epoxy resins, epoxy resin composition, and powder coating composition
|Dec 29, 2011
|Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique
|Epoxy Acid Thermoset Resins and Composites that Can Be Hot-Fashioned and Recycled
|Dec 14, 1987
|Jun 22, 1988
|Ciba-Geigy Ag
|Epoxyresin containing a polyalkylene glycol-based polyester
|U.S. Classification
|525/532, 525/438, 528/110, 528/87
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification


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Colt's fans are prob pretty pissed this morning after that useless win. As a Pat's fan, I love it, though they aren't completely out of the sweepstakes yet.
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you are right mb. rams or minnesota have got some losing to do on out and colts gotta beat jacksonville.


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I stayed at the Wardonia for just 1 night. The hotel location in Argyle Street was perfect for my needs and close to all main underground and main line stations. I was very impressed with the level of comfort for a budget hotel and for the type of accommodation I needed. The hotel staff were pleasant and also polite. The room was small but very well laid out for a single room. Everything I needed was there for a one night stay and would have been more content to stay there for longer. For the price I paid I certainly did not expect my own walk in shower, which I must add was so good I did not want to get out. The room was warm & very clean, with a hair-dryer, coffee & tea making facilities and even a flat screen TV. If I had to point out a couple of things that could make the stay even better I think a second pillow would be ideal, and the wash basin being small could do with the soap/glass shelf above it moving as it is hard to get near the sink. As I said earlier the walk in shower was a great touch - more like a power shower - although a little attention could be spent on the chrome shower hose which was not the cleanest. Easily missed, I guess. I was pleased that I was allowed to leave my belongings in the luggage room after I checked out and to collect later on the way home. So overall I would highly recommend the Wardonia Hotel. Great price for the level of service and in a nice location in Kings Cross considering how busy the area is. I would not hesitate to book the Wardonia again. Thank you.
Room a bit small but well appointed. Staff very helpful and friendly. Good location
Wardonia Hotel is very convenient to Kings Cross, but quiet. The receptionists were all very helpful. The rooms though small were very clean, as were the staircases and corridors. Grateful for tea, coffee etc. Would use again
This is the second time we have stayed at Wardonia Hotel as it is very close to Kings Cross station and St Pancras. The rooms are very clean, however they are very very small and the double rooms have a 3/4 bed in them. But it was the cheapest I could find next to the station.
The Wardonia Hotel was clean and central. The staff were also friendly.
This is the first time I've stayed at the Wardonia Hotel. It is good value for money if all you need is a comfy bed and shower, in a great central location, 3mins from Kings Cross St Pancras Station on a pleasant, quiet street. The rooms are very small, as previous reviews I'd seen had stated, but clean and smart
Wardonia Hotel is in a really good location, just 3 minutes walk from Kings Cross station. The hotel was comfortable and clean. Very small and basic but it serves its purpose if you're just looking for somewhere cheap and central to stay. Staff were really friendly and helpful also. Would stay there again as its great value for money
Only used room for sleeping as out all day so the room was adequate for what I wanted. Staff were very friendly
Absolutely recommend for a short break in the city. Clean, central with pleasant staff
Very basic but clean. No little extras provided like tea and coffee in your room but Wardonia Hotel was perfect for somewhere to stay after a hen party in London. Staff were polite and friendly


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Key changes affect the registration and re-registration of legal entities in Kazakhstan.
On 8 January, amendments to various Kazakhstan codes and laws relating to the registration of legal entities (the Amendments) became effective. This LawFlash highlights the key changes introduced by the Amendments.
Electronic Application
Legal entities may now register electronically by submitting a standard application form here. Previously, electronic filing was available only for small enterprises.
The Unified State Register of Legal Entities (including branches and representative offices) has been abolished and replaced by the National Register of Business Identification Numbers. Additionally, the local taxpayer registration number (TRN) has been replaced with a business identification number (BIN). As a result, legal entities will no longer be required to register with the tax authority, and a legal entity can now be registered by the Ministry of Justice in one business day.
Registration Certificate
The paper form of the certificate (svidetelstvo) of state registration (re-registration) of legal entities (including branches and representative offices) has been abolished and replaced by an electronic statement (spravka) of registration through the assignment of a BIN. Registration certificates issued prior to the Amendments will remain valid. The founders (e.g., participants/shareholders) of a legal entity are no longer required to physically obtain registration (re-registration) documents from a local Population Services Center (Center Obsluzhivania Naselenia), although they may still elect to physically file and obtain registration (re-registration) documents at such centers.
Timing and Practice
The Ministry of Justice will complete state registration (re-registration) of a legal entity (branch and representative office) within one business day from the date the registration application is submitted for state registration (re-registration). Previously, the Ministry of Justice was required to complete registration (re-registration) within seven business days from an application's submission date. In practice, registration (re-registration) previously took at least 15 business days, including registration with the tax authority. Although the Amendments provide that the Ministry of Justice must register (re-register) legal entities within one business day of filing, in practice, registration (re-registration) may still take up to seven business days from filing.
Limited liability partnerships and their branches/representative offices may now register without filing their constitutive documents (e.g., charter) with the Ministry of Justice. Joint stock companies and their branches/representative offices must still file their constitutive documents with the Ministry of Justice.
Tax Certificate for Foreign Legal Entities
The founders (e.g., participants/shareholders) of a Kazakhstan legal entity are no longer required to provide a certificate confirming the absence of tax debt in the Republic of Kazakhstan prior to registration (re-registration) (also known as a tax letter confirming that the founder does not have a presence in Kazakhstan).
Office Location
Previously, the founders of a Kazakhstan legal entity were required to submit a document confirming the location of the legal entity's office (branch/representative office) when registering the legal entity in Kazakhstan. The Amendments abolished this requirement but increased the administrative responsibility for providing false information or failing to update the registration authority of the legal entity's address in the event of a change of office location (legal address). Kazakhstan legal entities must notify the registration authority in writing in the event of a change of legal address. Previously, a legal entity had to undergo the re-registration process to change its legal address.
Legal entities are no longer required to provide a certificate confirming the absence of tax (issued by the tax authorities), pension, and social liabilities when filing for liquidation, except for branches/representative offices of foreign legal entities, which still must provide such a certificate. Legal entities are also no longer required to provide a liquidation balance (tax audit) during the liquidation process. However, legal entities will continue to be required to submit a certificate confirming the absence of customs and tax liabilities from the customs authorities. The Ministry of Justice will register the liquidation (de-registration) of a legal entity within five calendar days from the complete submission of an application. This process previously took 10 days. During the liquidation (de-registration) process, the tax authorities are now required to provide information regarding a legal entity's tax liability (branch/representative office) directly to the registration authorities.
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I am a Hilton Honors Member and I feel this hotel was not up to the standards set by other Hampton Inns. The hotel itself is in a sketchy neighborhood. I understand the cannot control the fact that there is construction, a sketchy alley behind the hotel, and a strip club within walking distance- not the hotel's fault. However, the broken tiles in the elevator, the ripped curtains in our room, and the shower head that was not working well are all things that can be fixed internally.
We had a room with 2 queen beds- one of them squeaked terribly! There was a past guest's floss left on the floor of our bathroom. Our sink did not drain well.
Pros: Cost- this hotel was cheaper then other hotels we'd looked at. I'm typically brand loyal to the Hilton brand and its affiliates- so Hampton is a name I usually consider. Location- besides the sketchy neighborhood this hotel actually is in- about a mile walk will get you to Old Town Transit Center- which is a much better neighborhood and you can catch a bus or a trolley to many different places in San Diego. Breakfast- like all Hampton Inns this one had the hot breakfast available in the lobby each morning. We are early risers and got up around 6:15 each morning and enjoyed breakfast. As we left on the last day around 9 the breakfast area was super crowded so consider that if you are on a schedule.
The thing that disappointed me the most about this hotel was the lack of customer service we received. We needed extra towels- and the maid was obviously upset that she would need extra supplies. Also- when checking out- we were not asked how the stay was. I would have explained some of the issues but the woman who checked us out said "Ok thank you- you're all set" and immediately began helping another party. Disappointment.


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Oct 8 (Reuters) - Proxy advisory group ISS has urgedTwenty-First Century Fox Inc shareholders to voteagainst the reelection of Chairman Rupert Murdoch and some otherboard members at an annual shareholders meeting this month,criticizing the company's adoption of a poison pill.
News Corp in May put in place a poison pillprovision for one year after the splitting off its media andentertainment businesses, seeking to prevent hostile takeovers.It will be triggered if someone acquires more than 15 percent ofthe stock of either company.
Saying the company should have put the plan to a shareholdervote, Institutional Shareholder Services called for anindependent board chairman to replace Murdoch.
It also recommended voting against his sons James andLachlan Murdoch, 21st Century Fox executive Chase Carey, as wellother nominees David DeVoe, Roderick Eddington, James Breyer,Viet Dinh and Alvaro Uribe.
But it endorsed independent directors Delphine Arnault,Jacques Nasser, and Robert Silberman.
Twenty-First Century Fox countered that the current boardhad delivered good returns for shareholders and had strengthenedcorporate governance.
"ISS' proxy analysis is completely out of touch with realitygiven the incredible value created under the leadership of 21stCentury Fox's returning director nominees," company spokesmanNathaniel Brown wrote in an email.
This year's shareholder meeting will be held on Oct. 18 inLos Angeles.
ISS' recommendations are a reversal from last year when itendorsed the controlling Murdoch family.
The year before that, the UK phone hacking scandal thatengulfed News Corp prompted the proxy advisor to urge investorsto vote against its directors. Shareholders reelected the boardthat year and failed to approve a proposal to oust RupertMurdoch from his chairman post.
ISS also said on Tuesday that the company's slow response toallegations of illegal phone hacking in United Kingdom may concern some shareholders. 21st Century Fox's Brown respondedthat ISS has a "disproportionate focus on historical matters."
News Corp has a history of potential takeovers. In 2004,Liberty Media Corp's John Malone quietly snapped up a 20 percentvoting stake in the company. The move prompted Murdoch to swaphis stake in DirecTV and other assets for Malone's shares inNews Corp.
The media and entertainment business of the former NewsCorporation has been trading separately from Murdoch'spublishing assets since the end of June. Rupert Murdoch controlsboth companies through his roughly 40 percent stake in Class Bvoting shares.
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FRC Manual
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- January 28, 2013
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Access the Game Manual and Administrative Manual for FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC®) instantly from your mobile device.
- Rules Section
- Rules Section
- Favorite Section
- Search Function
- Offline Mode - Images stored locally
- Screen Rotation
Search? Much better than last year's app. BUT...Why can't I search within a document like I can with a downloaded PDF? Why no FTC docs (1/3 of the First family is missing)
Does the job :) The first time I used it, none of the images came up, but a few days later it was fine.
Doesn't work After multiple installs manual never downloads. always send a me to the first website
Why is making a manual so hard? I had to uninstall this manual and the one from AppDelegates because neither worked or updated to the latest manual version. It can't be that hard to create a hyperlinked manual app for Android.
Miss Spellings Why is favorites miss spelled so many times but not everywhere.
Mediocre It's functional, but not much more. Definitely a step up from last year though! The UI leaves much to be desired. The app is often very slow to respond and load content.
What's New
We're aware that some of you have had issues with FRC Manual and we're listening to your feedback. This update improves usability in several areas:
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An app detailing the awards and honors in the Adventurer and Pathfinder programs
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