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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4451278 | 1-Hydroxyanthraquinone aquatic herbicide A method of inhibiting the growth of weeds is provided by applying to the situs to be treated, an effective herbicidal amount of a compound containing the 1-anthraquinonyloxy moiety, such as 1-hydroxyanthraquinone.... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4451296 | Rust removal process Rust is removed from metal surfaces by applying a coating of an aqueous solution of a copolymer of maleic acid and monomer of the formula CH2 .dbd.CHR wherein R represents H, CH3, OR1 or OCOR1 and R1 ... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4448932 | Polyvinyl chloride modified with butadiene-containing core-shell composite polymers for enhanced impact strength This invention relates to a polyvinyl chloride resin composition containing said resin and a significant amount of a polymer of butadiene in the form of a shell-core polymer wherein a polymer of methylmethacrylate forms said shell and completely encapsula... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4448905 | Alcohol substituted amides as chain extenders for polyurethanes This invention relates to the reaction products of butyrolactone and an aliphatic amine utilizable as a chain extender and curing agent for castable polyurethanes and to the process employing said products in preparing castable polyurethane elastomers and... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4448876 | Electron beam sensitive resist This invention describes an ionizing radiation sensitive material having high contrast, high sensitivity and comprised of a mixed half-ester or half amide of the reaction of an N-hydroxy or N-aminoalkyl amide and a hydroxy alkyl terminally unsaturated com... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4448875 | Electron beam sensitive mixture resist This invention describes an ionizing radiation sensitive material having high contrast, high sensitivity and comprised of the mixture of the half-ester or half amide product of reaction of an N-hydroxy or N-aminoalkyl amide with an alkylvinyl ether-maleic... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4448710 | Corrosion inhibitors including a 3-dialkylamino-3-phenylethenylprop-1-yne An aqueous composition for inhibiting the corrosion of metals placed therein is described. The composition comprises a non-oxidizing acid, and, as a corrosion inhibitor, an effective amount of a 3-dialkylamino-3-phenylethenylprop-1-yne.... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4448982 | Selective process for the preparation of hydroxy alkyl phenoxy benzoates This invention relates to a process for the preparation of hydroxy alkyl phenoxy benzoates in a purified state involving the reaction of ethylene or propylene carbonate and a phenoxy benzoic acid having the formula ##STR1## wherein X is O or S; G is ... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4444915 | Rigid polyisocyanurate foam Polyisocyanurate foam in which the polyol content is largely a polyol mixture prepared by the transesterification with a glycol of a residue obtained from the manufacture of dimethyl terephthalate and in which the foam has been prepared using fluorocarbon... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4444916 | Polyisocyanurate foam and reaction mixture for making same Polyisocyanurate foam in which the polyol content is largely a polyol mixture prepared by the transesterification wtih a glycol of a residue obtained from the manufacture of dimethyl terephthalate and in which the foam has been prepared using fluorocarbon... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4444917 | Polyisocyanurate foam Polyisocyanurate foam in which the polyol content is largely a polyol mixture prepared by the transesterification with a glycol of a residue obtained from the manufacture of dimethyl terephthalate and in which the foam has been prepared using fluorocarbon... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4435588 | Herbicidal compounds, compositions, and method of use Novel and highly effective herbicidal compounds in the diphenylether class are provided herein.... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4431437 | Bioactant translocation agent The present invention relates to novel agents for increasing the basipetal translocation of agricultural chemicals such as plant growth promoters, inhibitors, fungicides, insecticides or herbicides hereinafter referred to as "bioactants". The present agen... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4430158 | Method of improving the wet tensile strength of glass fiber mats What is described herein is a method of improving the wet tensile strength of sized glass fiber mats characterized by forming the mat from a plurality of glass fibers and a binder composition therefor which consists essentially of a urea-formaldehyde resi... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4429146 | Substituted diphenyl ether herbicides and process for use This invention relates to substituted diphenyl ethers having selective herbicidal properties and having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a saturated or unsaturated, straight chain or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon radical of from 1 to 18 carbon ato... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4427439 | Composition for plant growth regulation This invention relates to a composition comprising a mixture of a N-heterocyclic amide, such as N-methylpyrrolidone, and a 2-haloethylsulfinamide having from 3 to 16 carbon atoms for the treatment of plants, including trees, shrubs, farm crops and ornamen... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4424079 | Rust removal process Rust is removed from metal surfaces by applying a coating of an aqueous solution of vinylpyrrolidone/maleic acid copolymer. The rust becomes incorporated into the coating during drying and the coating detaches itself from the metal surface for easy remova... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4419471 | Core-shell polymers Disclosed are improved styrene-butadiene (SBR) core-alkyl acrylate/methacrylate shell-polymer compositions and an improved process for applying patterns to textiles by screen printing employing these polymer compositions as binders. The process for prepar... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4419266 | Corrosion inhibitors containing 3-dialkyl-3-(1-ethylpentyl)-prop-1-yne An aqueous composition for inhibiting the corrosion of metals is described. The composition comprises a non-oxidizing acid, and, as a corrosion inhibitor, an effective amount of a 3-dialkylamino-3-(1-ethylpentyl)prop-1-yne.... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4410726 | Vinylation reaction The present invention relates to an improved method for the vinylation of pyrrolidone with acetylene in the presence of an alkali metal salt of said pyrrolidone as a catalyst, by the addition of between about 0.2 and about 8 weight-%, based on total feed,... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4405749 | Thermoplastic elastomer compositions Segmented thermoplastic copolyester elastomers containing recurring polymeric long chain ester units derived from phthalic acids and long chain glycols and short chain ester units derived from phthalic acids and 1,4-butanediol or 1,4-butenediol. The elast... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4405799 | Treatment of effluents containing dioxane The invention relates to the treatment to remove dioxane from gaseous effluents by contacting the effluent with a concentrated acid having a pK1 value of not more than 5 to complex the dioxane with acid preliminary to venting the treated gaseou... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4396734 | Polymer stabilizers Polymer thickeners having a viscosity of at least 10 K, employed in acid media are stabilized with Redox indicators having from 6 to 30 carbon atoms, such as, for example, methylene blue, phenosafranine, pyronine Y, tartrazine, amaranth, methyl orange, an... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4390336 | Apparatus for air laid fiberglass mat An improvement in the apparatus for the production of air laid fiberglass mat is provided. Fiberglass strands from bobbins, rovings or other sources are fed into a chopper assembly for chopping into smaller in length strands. The smaller in length strands... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4388206 | Corrosion inhibitors An aqueous composition for inhibiting the corrosion of metals placed therein is described. The composition comprises a non-oxidizing acid, and, as a corrosion inhibitor, an effective amount of a 3-di(higher)alkylamino-3-phenylprop-1-yne.... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4387186 | Water swellable polymers Water swellable monovalent alkali metal salt of crosslinked interpolymer of maleic anhydride, monovinyl alkyl ether and 1-5 mole percent crosslinking agent comprising divinyl ether of aliphatic diol.... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4387121 | Method of manufacture of a water-permeable-hydrophobic membrane A method of making a hydrophobic membrane comprising stabilizing a hydrophobic latex binder by admixture with a fugitive, heat decomposable, hydrophilic surfactant which upon heating yields a hydrophobic residue; applying the latex thus stabilized to a hy... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4387041 | Corrosion inhibitors An aqueous composition for inhibiting the corrosion of metals placed therein is described. The composition comprises a non-oxidizing acid and, as a corrosion inhibitor, an effective amount of a 3-dialkylamino-3-(substituted phenyl)-prop-1-yne.... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4387042 | Corrosion inhibitor comprising the ethynylation reaction product of a dialkylamine, a substituted benzaldehyde and acetylene A corrosion inhibitor for aqueous solutions of mineral acids consisting essentially of the reaction product obtained by the catalytic ethynylation of a dialkylamine, a substituted benzaldehyde and acetylene, said reaction product being a complex material ... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4385067 | Fungicidal nitrilomethylidyne phenyl-acrylates and method of use A broad spectrum fungicide having the formula: ##STR1## wherein Y is acrylate, methacrylate, hydroxy, methoxy, halo, or a halogenated methyl group; k has a value of 0 or 1; m has a value of from 0 to 2, and R and R' are each independently hydrogen or... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4378272 | Water purifying latex binder A carboxylated latex is added to an aqueous slurry of fibers to remove metal ions contained in solution. The water is removed to form a felt. The demetallized water removed during felt formation is recycled in a closed process water system. The carboxylat... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4378408 | Silicate coated roofing granules Roofing granules coated with insolubilized reaction product of a coating composition comprising water, kaolin clay, sodium silicate, pigment, and gas forming compound such as hydrogen peroxide or sodium perborate.... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4375437 | Method of removing dioxane from phosphate ester surfactants Dioxane contaminant is removed from a phosphate ester surfactant having a chain of repeating ethyleneoxy units and containing residual phosphoric acid by means of a process which involves mixing the phosphate ester surfactant with a sufficient quantity of... | 03/01/1983 |
| 4375398 | Electron beam sensitive resist of an anhydride copolymer This invention describes an ionizing radiation sensitive material having high contrast, high sensitivity and comprised of a mixed half-ester or half amide of the reaction of an N-hydroxy or N-aminoalkyl amide and a hydroxy alkyl terminally unsaturated com... | 03/01/1983 |
| 4374854 | Fungicidal sulfur-containing phenyl esters and mixtures thereof A broad spectrum sulfur-containing fungicide having the formula ##STR1## wherein X is sulfide, disulfide, sulfinyl, sulfonyl or sulfonate; m has a value of from 0 to 2; halo is fluorine, chlorine or bromine; and R is a radical having not more than 4 ... | 02/22/1983 |
| 4374855 | Fungicidal naphthylene diesters and mixtures thereof A broad spectrum fungicidal naphthylene diester having the formula ##STR1## wherein R, R1 and R2 are each independently a radical having not more than 4 carbon atoms selected from the group consisting of alkenyl, haloalkenyl and... | 02/22/1983 |
| 4371723 | Process of producing a distilled butanediol product of high quality in high yield In accordance with the present invention, there is provided herein a process for producing a distilled butanediol product of high quality in high yield. The process begins with a crude butynediol solution which is made by an ethynylation reaction between ... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4367363 | Production of acetylene The process relates to the recovering of essentially pure acetylene from the gaseous out-put stream from a coal to acetylene conversion process. A plasma arc generator or other high energy type reactor can be used for the conversion to coal. The gaseous o... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4366294 | Water swellable compositions Water swellable reaction product of monobasic amine and crosslinked interpolymer of maleic anhydride, monovinyl alkyl ether and 1-5 mole percent crosslinking agent comprising divinyl ether of aliphatic diol.... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4366171 | Fungicidal biphenyl esters, mixtures thereof and method of use A broad spectrum biphenyl ester fungicide having the formula ##STR1## wherein R is a radical having not more than 4 carbon atoms selected from the group consisting of alkenyl, haloalkenyl and haloalkyl; m has a value of from 0 to 2 and mixtures of th... | 12/28/1982 |
