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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6211283 | Electrically insulated metallic surfaces with interior corners and methods and compositions therefor An effective electrically insulating film on the surface of a metal object, such as a common type of electric motor core assembly, in which the surface includes an interior comer on which insulation is desired, can be formed by autodeposition with an adeq... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6048921 | Method for applying conversion coating with wick applicator The present invention relates to an applicator for flowable materials which comprises a generally cylindrical housing having a chamber, a discharge opening, a wick projecting through said discharge opening, and a projecting structure for shielding the use... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5958511 | Process for touching up pretreated metal surfaces Defects in an initial protective coating, particularly a conversion coating, on a metal substrate can be touched up so as to at least equal the original coating in corrosion protection by use of a dry-in-place aqueous acidic liquid comprising: (A) fluorom... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5936129 | Process for making sterically-hindered ଲ-diketones A process for making a sterically-hindered beta-diketone involving: (a) providing a solution comprising: (i) an ester; (ii) a base; and (iii) a solvent; (b) adding a ketone selected from the group consisting of an aromatic ketone and a hindered aliphatic ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5914308 | Process for agglomerating detergent powders A process for producing detergent agglomerates useful in the production of detergent granules, comprising: (a) providing at least one solid, powder-form detergent component; (b) providing an alkyl polyglycoside of formula I: R1 O(R2 ... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5908928 | Alkyl polyglycoside ether carboxylates A novel surfactant of formula I: R1 O(R2 O)b (Z)a OCH2 COO- X+I wherein R1 is a monovalent organic radical having from about 6 to about 30 carbon atoms; R2 is divalen... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5907067 | Method of alkoxylating alcohols Alkoxylated alcohols containing no insoluble matter which would prevent the spray application of such materials are obtained by reacting an alcohol and epoxide in the presence of a catalytic amount of a calcined hydrotalcite catalyst to form a crude alkox... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5897716 | Composition and process for treating metal A chemically and thermally stable chromate free aqueous liquid treatment for metals, especially aluminum, that imparts corrosion resistance as good as that from conventional chromate containing treatments, contains water and: (A) a component selected from... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5888953 | Use of microwave energy to form soap bars A process for making a soften or fluid personal cleansing composition comprising: (a) providing a solid personal cleansing stock consisting essentially of an acyl isethionate; (b) heating the solid personal cleansing stock using microwave energy to form a... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5879556 | Method of recovering extractant A method for the recovery of extractant from the aqueous effluent continuously exiting from a solvent extraction circuit, in which the effluent is contacted with the same water-immiscible diluent being used in the circuit as solvent for the extractant, su... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5877355 | 2-hydroxy-5-alkyl-beta-methylstyrene and process of preparing hydroxyarylaldehydes therefrom Process for making an alkyl-substituted salicylaldehyde wherein the alkyl substitution amounts to at least 8 alkyl carbon atoms per molecule, and preferably not more than 25, comprising ozonolizing an alkyl-substituted 2-hydroxy beta-methylstyrene wherein... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5877245 | Cross-linked reaction products of alkoxylated alcohols and alkylene glycols The reaction product of A) a linking compound of formula I R1 (X)3 (I) wherein each X group is a halogen or one X group is a halogen and two X groups with 2 carbon atoms from the R1 group and... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5874625 | Process to hydrogenate organic nitriles to primary amines An improved, optimized industrial process has been found for the hydrogenation of organic nitrites into primary amines, which essentially consists of contacting a dried charge of at least one organic nitrile, aqueous alkali metal hydroxide, at least one R... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5868826 | Thickener for aqueous compositions A composition for thickening aqueous based personal care products is comprised of a cosolvent selected from the group consisting of a diol, the mono alkyl ether of a diol, a salt of a sulfated ethoxylated alcohol, a salt of a sulfated ethoxylated alkyl ph... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5859218 | Preparation of alkylpolyglycosides A process for preparing high detergency or surfactant alkyl polyglycoside compositions and a purified alkyl monoglycoside and to compositions employing the polyglycosides for various end use applications. The process involves removal of a substantial port... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5853596 | Method for reducing chemical oxygen demand of water containing organic material emulsified by a surfactant A method for reducing the COD of water containing an emulsion of organic material in water. The emulsion contains insoluble organic material and a surfactant. The COD is reduced by mixing a cationic polymer flocculent with the water and maintaining the te... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5853609 | Polyol ester lubricants for hermetically sealed refrigerating compressors A high quality lubricant for hermetically sealed domestic air conditioner and refrigerator compressors, especially those using chlorine free hydrofluorocarbon refrigerant working fluids, is provided by mixed esters of hindered polyols, most desirably pent... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5851968 | Increasing the electrical resistivity of ester lubricants, especially for use with hydrofluorocarbon refrigerants The electrical resistivity of hindered polyol ester lubricants can be raised to very high levels by treating the lubricants with activated alumina, preferably after the acid values of the lubricants treated have already been reduced to low levels by conve... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5851371 | Reducing or avoiding surface irregularities in electrophoretic painting of phosphated metal surfaces The phenomenon of "mapping" (surface defects) after electrophoretic painting over phosphate conversion coatings passivated with hexavalent chromium containing passivating compositions can be avoided or reduced by keeping the surface being treated constant... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5846342 | Surface treatment agent for zinciferous-plated steel A chromium-free aqueous liquid surface treatment agent that can impart both a good corrosion resistance and a good paint adherence to zinciferous-plated steel sheet contains as its essential components polyhydroxyaryl carboxylic acid and/or depside thereo... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5847183 | Fatty alcohol (ether) sulfates with improved low-temperature behavior Fatty alcohol (ether) sulfates which are obtained by co-sulfating mixtures of (a) C8-22 fatty alcohols and (b) C8-22 fatty alcohol ethoxylates containing an average of 1.9 to 3.9 ethylene oxide units in a ratio by weight of 20:80 to ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5843242 | Compositions and processes for forming a solid adherent protective coating on metal surfaces An aqueous liquid chromate free primary composition for forming a protective coating on metals, particularly aluminum, is made by reacting cobalt(II) cations, carboxylate anions, at least one other type of coordinate complexing agent for cobalt(III) catio... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5833876 | Polyol ester lubricants for refrigerating compressors operating at high temperatures A high quality lubricant for heavy duty service air conditioner and refrigerator compressors, especially those using chlorine free hydrofluorocarbon refrigerant working fluids, is provided by mixed esters of hindered polyols, most desirably di-pentaerythr... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5833719 | Alkyl polyglycosides in textile scour/bleach processing A process for bleaching and scouring unfinished textile materials by adding to an aqueous alkaline peroxide bath an effective amount of a surfactant composition containing (a) from about 94.0 to about 6.0% by weight of an alkyl polyglycoside having the ge... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5831044 | Process for preparation of glycosides A process for making glycosides having enhance color properties comprising the steps of: (a) reacting a reducing saccharide with excess fatty alcohol to obtain a glycoside reaction mixture; (b) adding an effective amount of an unsaturated aliphatic carbox... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5830719 | Process for continuously splitting a glyceride into carboxylic acids and glycerin Carboxylic acids and glycerine are made by a continuous splitting process which involves the formation of a presplitting mixture by separately adding the glyceride, an effective lipase in an amount sufficient to produce partial splitting of the glyceride,... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5827453 | Defoaming compositions Defoamers are the products of the reaction of epichlorohydrin and compounds having the formula II R3 (EO)n (PO)m OH (II) wherein R3 is an alkyl, alkenyl or arenyl group having from 4 to 22 c... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5824163 | Metal cleaning process that does not damage plastic An aqueous liquid composition containing dihydrogen phosphate salt, surfactant(s), and a dual coordinate bonding agent for iron cleans soiled metal surfaces without damaging any plastic parts that come into contact with the composition, supporting the gro... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5820777 | Blended polyol ester lubricants for refrigerant heat transfer fluids From not more than three blending stocks, it is possible to prepare a wide variety of mixtures of esters of hindered polyhydric alcohols that are especially valuable lubricants for chlorine-free fluorocarbon refrigerant heat transfer fluids, particularly ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5810938 | Metal brightening composition and process that do not damage glass An aqueous liquid composition containing acid fluoride ions (i.e., HF2-) not derived from hydrogen fluoride, together with an acid stronger than acid fluoride ions, and, preferably, surfactant, is very effective in brightening unpain... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5807968 | Polyamide compositions and related methods A polyamide resin comprising the reaction product obtained by the reaction of an acid component comprised of a major concentration of a dimer acid and minor concentration of a monobasic acid and an amine component comprised of a major concentration of a s... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5808130 | Esterification of phenols Relates to the direct esterification of phenols, particularly alkyl-substituted phenols, with a carboxylic acid or anhydride, in the presence of a strong acid catalyst. Also relates to the use of the acid anhydride to drive the esterification reaction to ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5807442 | Chromate passivating and storage stable concentrate solutions therefor A concentrated aqueous solution containing: (A) a component of dissolved phosphate ions; (B) a component of dissolved hexavalent chromium; (C) a component of dissolved anions selected from the group consisting of BF4-, AlF6-3 | 09/15/1998 |
| 5804671 | Radiation curable rheology modifiers A composition that is useful in the preparation of radiation curable coatings is provided. The composition comprises the reaction product of an epoxy component comprised of a diepoxide and an acid component comprised of an ethylenically unsaturated carbox... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5804682 | Aqueous dispersions of polyamides A process is provided for preparing a dispersion of a polyamide in water, said process comprising: forming a solution of a polyamide having an acid value of greater than about 2 in an organic solvent to form a solution of said polyamide in said solvent, s... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5803931 | Non-solvent polyester dye auxiliary An aqueous dye composition containing a solvent-free dye carrier selected from the group consisting of mono-styrenated phenols, di-styrenated phenols, tri-styrenated phenols, para-cumenyl phenols, and mixtures thereof.... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5801275 | Method for forming two terminal carboxylic acid groups from an ozonide The present invention is a process for the scission and oxidation of ozonide materials. The process comprises introducing an oxygen-containing gas stream into an agitated liquid body in the form of fine bubbles.... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5798398 | Epoxy curing agent comprising a metaxylylenediamine-epichlorohydrin adduct It has been found that non-blushing coatings of high gloss, long pot life and fast cure time may be obtained by using an epoxy curing agent which comprises an epichlorohydrin-metaxylylenediamine reaction product selected from the group consisting of ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5798325 | Composition and process for barrier coating and/or cleaning paint masks An improved aqueous liquid composition for power washing of paint masks contains: organic film-forming polymer, preferably polyacrylamide; inorganic salts, preferably a combination of alkali metal pyrophosphate, metaborate, and tetraborate; and dissolved ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5795407 | Method for pre-treating aluminum materials prior to painting To improve the water resisting secondary adhesion of paint films to zinc phosphate conversion coatings on aluminum, the initially formed conversion coating is treated by spraying with a second liquid treatment composition that either is itself a liquid co... | 08/18/1998 |
