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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120130088 | N-Substituted Pyrrolidonium Ionic Liquids with Expanded Linker This invention relates to compounds useful as ionic liquids that are based on an N-substituted pyrrolidinone and incorporate a pendant ammonium cation that is spaced from the pyrrolidone ring by a variable length linker.... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120108136 | OVERMOLDED POLYAMIDE COMPOSITE STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES FOR THEIR PREPARATION Disclosed herein are overmolded polyamide composites structures and processes for their preparation. The disclosed overmolded composite structures comprise i) a first component having a surface, at least a portion of which is made of a surface resin composition, selecte... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108128 | POLYAMIDE COMPOSITE STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES FOR THEIR PREPARATION Disclosed are composite structures, overmolded composites structures and processes for their preparation. The composite structures have a surface, where at least a portion is made of a surface polyamide resin composition, and comprise a fibrous material impregnated with... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108127 | POLYAMIDE COMPOSITE STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES FOR THEIR PREPARATION Disclosed herein are composite structures, overmolded composites structures and processes for their preparation. The disclosed composite structures have a surface having at least a portion made of a surface resin composition, and comprise a fibrous material being impreg... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108126 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURES HAVING IMPROVED HEAT AGING AND INTERLAYER BOND STRENGTH Disclosed herein are composite structures having improved heat aging and interlayer adhesion properties, processes for making them, and end use articles. The composite structures comprise a second component overmolded onto a first component and wherein the surface of th... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108125 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURES HAVING IMPROVED HEAT AGING AND INTERLAYER BOND STRENGTH Disclosed herein are composite structures having improved heat aging, processes for making them, and end use articles. The composite structures comprise a polyamide matrix resin composition comprising a matrix heat stabilizer ; a fibrous material and a polyamide surface... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120104672 | JOUNCE BUMPERS MADE BY CORRUGATED EXTRUSION The invention provides vehicle suspension systems, and more particularly jounce bumpers made by corrugated extrusion.... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103498 | TIRE CONTAINING A HEAT AND FLAME RESISTANT FIBROUS BARRIER LAYER AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING A TIRE A pneumatic tire comprising at least one heat and flame resistant non-structural barrier layer of polymeric yarns, the barrier layer being positioned outward of the tire carcass cords in the crown and sidewall sections of the tire wherein the barrier layer extends from ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120102823 | PRODUCTION OF HIGH SOLIDS SYRUP FROM LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS HYDROLYSATE FERMENTATION BROTH Lignocellulosic biomass hydrolysate fermentation broth may be processed to produce a high solids syrup having relatively low viscosity that has a high energy content and may be burned in a fermentation production process. The high solids syrup was achieved through liqui... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120102632 | ARC RESISTANT GARMENT CONTAINING A MULTILAYER FABRIC LAMINATE AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING SAME This invention relates to a protective garment and processes for making such a garment, the garment having use in a electrical arc potential environment, the garment having an arc resistant multilayer fabric laminate comprising a first layer of a woven flame-resistant f... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120083619 | Synthesis of Hydrofluoroalkanols and Hydrofluoroalkenes Described herein is a process for the manufacture of hydrofluoroalkanols of the structure RfCFClCHROH. Also described herein are methods of manufacturing hydrofluoroalkenes of the structure RfCF═CHR from halofluorocarbons of the structure Rf... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083552 | GRAFT COPOLYMER PIGMENT DISPERSANT A pigment dispersant comprising a graft copolymer is described. The graft copolymer comprises a backbone having polymerized vinyl imidazole groups and side chains from macromonomers. The vinyl imidazole comprises 2 percent to 20 percent by weight of the graft copolymer ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083548 | RADIATION CURABLE COATING COMPOSITIONS This invention relates to coating compositions curable by radical polymerization by means of high energy radiation and by at least one additional chemical curing reaction, comprising:
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| 20120083065 | ARTICLES SUCH AS SAFETY LAMINATES AND SOLAR CELL MODULES CONTAINING HIGH MELT FLOW ACID COPOLYMER COMPOSITIONS A process of manufacturing a solar cell module, the process comprising:
| 04/05/2012 |
| 20120082799 | PROCESS FOR MULTILAYER COATING This invention relates to Process for multilayer coating of substrates, comprising the steps: I) applying a layer of a water-based color-imparting and/or special effect-imparting base coat coating composition to a substrate, | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120080640 | THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE RESIN COMPOSITION Thermally conductive resin compositions comprising polymer, calcium fluoride, fibrous filler and optionally, polymeric toughening agent are particularly useful for metal/polymer hybrid parts and as encapsulants.... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120071618 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITIONS This invention relates to liquid crystal compositions, and polymer networks and articles comprising the compositions. The compositions comprise at least one compound of the group of compounds represented by the structures of each of the following Formulas (IV), (V) and ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070642 | SAFETY GLAZINGS WITH IMPROVED WEATHERABILITY Disclosed is a polyester film having at least one surface coated with a poly(vinylidene chloride) layer and upon which an abrasion resistant hardcoat. Further disclosed is a laminated article comprising the hardcoated polyester film.... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070587 | FILTRATION MEDIA FOR FILTERING PARTICULATE MATERIAL FROM GAS STREAMS A composite fabric formed by depositing a web of nanofibers electroblown from a first polymer onto a first support web comprising fibers of larger average diameter than the nanofibers spun from a compatible material, in the absence of an adhesive between the webs, and s... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120054913 | SOYBEAN TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATORS AND USE IN EXPRESSION OF TRANSGENIC GENES IN PLANTS Five novel plant transcription terminators MYB2, KTI1, PIP1, EF1A2, and MTH1 are isolated from soybean and their functions in the regulation of RNA transcription and processing in plants are described.... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120054909 | NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES ENCODING RAMOSA3 AND SISTER OF RAMOSA3 AND METHODS OF USE FOR SAME The invention relates to the isolation and characterization of a maize gene, RAMOSA3 (RA3), responsible for meristem development and inflorescence development including branching. The gene, gene product, and regulatory regions may be used to manipulate branching, merist... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120053893 | DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING THE ESTIMATED DRYING TIME OF A COATING COMPOSITION The present disclosure is directed to a device for displaying the estimated drying time of an applied layer of a coating composition that is based on the input of several process variables that can include temperature, humidity, film build, air velocity, altitude, the t... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120053252 | FLUORINATED ETHOXYLATED POLYURETHANES The present invention comprises fluorinated ethoxylated polyurethanes of formula [Rf—(X)n—(CH2CHR1—O)m—CH2CH2—O—C(O)—NH]p-A, wherein Rf is a C1 to... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120053051 | 5-ARYL ISOXAZOLINES FOR CONTROLLING INVERTEBRATE PESTS Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein A1, A2 and A3 are independently selected from the group consisting of CR3 and N; B1 B2 03/01/2012 | |
| 20120052437 | HIGH RESOLUTION, SOLVENT RESISTANT, THIN ELASTOMERIC PRINTING PLATES The present invention relates to a printing element having at least one polymer layer which has photoimageable constituents and a chemically functionalized polymer to make the polymer layer either more hydrophobic or hydrophilic. In one embodiment, the printing element ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120049220 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE ASSEMBLY AND THERMAL CONTROL BLANKET AND METHODS RELATING THERETO The present disclosure relates generally to a light emitting diode assembly and a thermal control blanket. The light emitting diode assembly and the thermal control blanket have advantageous reflective and thermal properties.... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120047608 | Floral Transition Genes in Maize and Uses Thereof The invention provides isolated floral transition nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering floral transition in plants. The invention further provides regulatory elements, recombinant expressi... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120045704 | DURABLE IONOMERIC POLYMER FOR PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE AND MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL FUEL CELL APPLICATIONS The present invention provides a proton exchange membrane and a membrane electrode assembly for an electrochemical fuel cell. A catalytically active component is disposed within the membrane electrode assembly. The catalytically active component comprises particles of c... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120045568 | MULTICOLOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND PROCESSES OF FORMING THE SAME BY PRINTING There is provided a process of forming a regular array of rows of subpixels on a workpiece. The subpixels having 3 different colors, and a subpixel pitch s. Of the three colors, q colors are formed by printing and r colors are formed by a non-printing method. The proces... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120042669 | CHILLER APPARATUS CONTAINING CIS-1,1,1,4,4,4-HEXAFLUORO-2-BUTENE AND METHODS OF PRODUCING COOLING THEREIN Disclosed herein are chiller apparatus containing cis-HFO-1336mzz. These chillers may be centrifugal chillers or positive displacment (e.g., screw) chillers and may comprise flooded evaporators or direct expansion evaporators. Also disclosed herein are methods for produ... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120037898 | CHRYSENE COMPOUNDS FOR LUMINESCENT APPLICATIONS This invention relates to chrysene compounds that are useful in electroluminescent applications. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such a chrysene compound.... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120035326 | Flex Life of Tetrafluoroethylene/Perfluoro(Alkyl Vinyl Ether) Copolymer (PFA) A process is provided for improving the MIT flex life of tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer, said perfluoroalkyl containing from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, comprising incorporating melt flowable polytetrafluoroethylene into said copolymer and thereafte... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120034315 | SOLID FORMS OF AN AZOCYCLIC AMIDE Disclosed are solid forms of 1-[4-[4-[5-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-isoxazolyl]-2-thiazolyl]-1-piperidinyl]-2-[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]ethanone (Compound 1). Methods for the preparation of solid forms of Compound 1 and for the conversion of o... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120034263 | SEQUENCES DIAGNOSTIC FOR SHRIMP PATHOGENS Primers have been isolated that are diagnostic for the detection of the white spot syndrome virus (WSSV). The primers are based on a new portion of the WSSV genome and may be used in primer directed amplification or nucleic acid hybridization assay methods.... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120032158 | Charge transport compositions and electronic devices made with such compositions The present invention is directed to a photoactive device comprising an anode, a cathode, and a photoactive layer, which device further comprises an electron transport and/or anti-quenching layer which minimizes both electron transfer quenching and energy transfer quenc... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120029221 | SILANE COMPOSITIONS FOR POLYESTER NANOCOMPOSITES Novel silane compositions have been prepared by reacting a 3-isocyanatopropyl trialkoxysilane with an alcohol or diol having a divalent alkylene or alkylene-ether group. The alcohol or diol has a formula weight less than about 5000. The compositions can be used to modif... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120028864 | AZEOTROPIC AND AZEOTROPE-LIKE COMPOSITIONS OF METHYL PERFLUOROHEPTENE ETHERS AND ISO-PROPANOL AND USES THEREOF The present disclosure provides azeotropic and azeotrope-like compositions comprised of methylperfluoroheptene ethers and 2-propanol. The present disclosure also provides for methods of use for the azeotropic and azeotrope-like compositions.... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120024348 | CROSS-LINKABLE IONOMERIC ENCAPSULANTS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS Provided herein is a blend composition useful as a cross-linkable encapsulant layer and consisting essentially of two ethylene copolymers and optionally one or more additives. The first ethylene copolymer comprises copolymerized units of ethylene, optionally a first ole... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120024041 | METHOD OF SENSING AND MEASURING THE CONCENTRATIONS OF HIGH TEMPERATURE COMBUSTION GASES Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for analyzing, sensing and measuring information related to the concentrations of various gases, including NOx, hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and oxygen, in a multi-component gas system using chemical sensors and che... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120023617 | PLANTS HAVING ALTERED AGRONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS UNDER NITROGEN LIMITING CONDITIONS AND RELATED CONSTRUCTS AND METHODS INVOLVING GENES ENCODING SNF2 DOMAIN-CONTAINING POLYPEPTIDES Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides and recombinant DNA constructs particularly useful for altering agronomic characteristics of plants under nitrogen limiting conditions, compositions (such as plants or seeds) comprising these recombinant DNA constructs, and meth... | 01/26/2012 |
