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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6974894 | Plant Starch Composition Disclosed is a nucleotide sequence encoding an effective portion of a class A starch branching enzyme (SBE) obtainable from potato plants, or a functional equivalent thereof, together with, inter alia, a corresponding polypeptide, a method of altering the characteri... | 12/13/2005 |
| 5739184 | Thermosetting resin compositions The present invention relates to thermosetting resin compositions which may be used in the automotive industry as sealants to coat steel substrates. The thermosetting resin composition contains an epoxy resin, a rosin, an organometallic compound and, opti... | 04/14/1998 |
| 4923695 | Hydrocarbon tolerant hair fixing compositions This invention prevents two series of novel hair fixing compositions, the first comprising copolymers of acrylates, N-substituted acrylamides and acrylic acid; and the second comprising copolymers of vinyl acetate or propionate, vinyl esters of -br... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4916183 | Copolymers as thickeners and modifiers for latex systems A thickened aqueous copolymer solution useful for thickening and improving the properties of latex systems comprising a copolymer having as monomeric units: about 79-99 percent of a (meth)acrylic acid salt of sodium, potassium, or ammonium; about 0-20 per... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4915845 | Inhibition method Water soluble polymers comprising at least one mole percent of a recurring monomer unit represented by the chemical structure ##STR1## wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are independently hydrogen or C1 ... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4912209 | Starch based corrugating adhesives This invention presents starch-based alkaline corrugating adhesives having improved green bond strength due to the use of undried starch as the raw starch component in the adhesive. Such adhesives can be used in corrugation processes at much higher corrug... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4911960 | Laminating adhesive for film/paper microwavable products Wet laminating adhesives capable of withstanding the stresses encountered during heat sealing operations are prepared from emulsion copolymers consisting essentially of 45 to 80% by weight of a vinyl ester of an alkanoic acid, 10 to 30% ethylene, 5 to 30%... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4907822 | Rounding of hard cover books Rounded, hard covered books are bound using a specific class of low viscosity reactive urethane hot melt adhesive compositions which provide a coating which will remain sufficiently flexible and thermoplastic so as to be capable of accepting and maintaini... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4908268 | Ethylene vinyl acetate-dioctyl maleate-2-ethylhexyl acrylate interpolymers Adhesive compositions having a Tg of -45° to -25° C. suitable for application to plasticized polyvinyl chloride comprising 25 to 40% by weight of a vinyl ester of a alkanoic acid; 10-30% by weight ethylene; 20 to 30% by weight of di-2-ethylhexyl maleate... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4906397 | Detergent compositions utilizing divinyl ether polymers as builders and novel divinyl ether polymers This invention provides detergent compositions utilizing divinyl ether/maleic anhydride polymers as detergent builders or co-builders. This invention also provides novel polymers of divinyl ether, maleic anhydride and at least one copolymerizable comonome... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4902370 | Synthetic based cold seal adhesives This invention presents a series of synthetic based cold seal adhesives which are capable of forming a strong bond at room temperature, yet which may be reeled up without blocking and stored for extended periods of time. Such adhesives can be used in plac... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4898677 | Process for inhibiting scale formation and modifying the crystal structure of barium sulfate and other inorganic salts The deposition of scale-imparting precipitates in aqueous media containing significant amounts of barium sulfate and other scale forming salts (e.g., calcium carbonate and calcium sulfate) is inhibited and controlled by adding a scale-inhibiting amount of... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4892785 | Heat resistant binders Heat resistant binders for flexible nonwoven mats may be prepared using an emulsion polymer comprising 100 parts by weight of acrylate or styrene/acrylate monomers, 3 to 6 parts of a blocked, N-methylol containing comonomer, 0 to 3 parts of a water solubl... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4892898 | Water soluble polymers containing allyloxybenzenesulfonate monomers Water soluble polymers comprising at least one mole percent of a recurring monomer unit represented by the chemical structure ##STR1## wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are independently hydrogen or C1 ... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4892917 | Adhesive compositions for use on vinyl substrates Adhesive compositions having a Tg of -45° to -25° C. suitable for application to plasticized polyvinyl chloride comprising 30-70% by weight of a vinyl ester of a alkenoic acid; 10-30% by weight ethylene; 20-40% by weight of a di-2-ethylhexyl maleate or ... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4889884 | Synthetic based cold seal adhesives This invention presents a series of synthetic based cold seal adhesives which are capable of forming a strong bonds at room temperature, yet which may be reeled up without blocking and stored for extended periods of time. Such adhesives can be used in pla... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4888250 | Electroconductive coatings A self-crosslinking polymer consisting essentially of at least 1 mole % of a halohydrin monomer, at least 1 mole % of a tertiary or secondary amine salt monomer, and 0-98 mole % of a vinyl polymerizable monomer other than the halohydrin or amine salt mono... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4886678 | Method for manufacture of jelly gum confections This invention provides a method for manufacture of jelly gum confections at lower temperatures utilizing conventional confectionery formulations containing starch which has been debranched by treatment with an endo-alpha-1,6-D-glucanohydrolase to provide... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4876336 | Amphoteric starches and process for their preparation Improved amphoteric starch derivatives containing tertiary amino or quaternary ammonium groups and anionic phosphate groups are disclosed. The derivatives which are defined by a minimum bound phosphorus content, a minimum viscosity and other criteria have... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4874804 | Hot melt adhesives based on ethylene-n-butyl acrylate Hot melt packaging adhesive compositions consisting essentially of 35 to 45% by weight of an ethylene n-butyl acrylate copolymer containing 25-45% by weight, preferably 30 to 40% n-butyl acrylate and having a melt index of at least 50; 35 to 55% of a terp... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4874628 | Process for the manufacture of cast jelly gum confectionaries Pregelatinized high amylose starches are useful in processing cast jelly gum confectionaries. The starch has an amylose content of at least 40% and it may be used alone or in combination with a converted starch. The starch is pregelatinized by spray-dryin... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4872951 | Starch blends useful as external paper sizes This invention presents a series of blends of ASA-treated and cationic starches for use as external sizes of paper and paperboard products. The blends contain at least 30% (by wt) of the ASA-treated starch, which is a monoester of the starch and an alkyl ... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4871572 | Replacement of mung bean starch by modified potato and sweet potato starch in oriental noodles The present invention provides an imitation oriental noodle consisting essentially of starch and water, wherein the mung bean starch present in the noodles is replaced with at least about 30% by weight of a crosslinked potato starch having a sediment volu... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4866151 | Polysaccharide graft polymers containing acetal groups and their conversion to aldehyde groups Polysaccharide graft polymers which comprise an acetal-containing or aldehyde-containing homopolymer or copolymer grafted to a polysaccharide base have been prepared. The monomer repeating units in the homopolymer are derived from one or more ethylenicall... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4866119 | Textile coatings based on eva-maleate copolymers Woven pile fabrics, particularly upholstery fabrics and corduroy, characterized by a superior balance of strength and softness are back-coated utilizing an aqueous emulsion prepared by the emulsion polymerization of a vinyl ester of an alkanoic acid inter... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4863655 | Biodegradable packaging material and the method of preparation thereof A biodegradable packaging material comprising an expanded high amylose starch product having at least 45% by weight amylose content, said expanded product having a low density, closed cell structure with good resilience and compressibility. Another embodi... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4859455 | Hydrocarbon tolerant hair fixing compositions This invention presents two series of novel hair fixing compositions, the first comprising copolymers of acrylates, N-substituted acrylamides and acrylic acid; and the second comprising copolymers of vinyl acetate or propionate, vinyl esters of -br... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4859248 | Pulse combustion process for the preparation of pregelatinized starches A process for simultaneously atomizing, cooking, and drying a mixture of starch and water in the exhaust gas stream from a sonic pulse jet combustion engine is described. The process consists of preparing a mixture of a granular starch with water (prefera... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4859509 | Textile warp size Textile warp sizing compositions and hydrophobic starch derivatives useful therefor are provided. The compositions strengthen and protect warp yarns as well as render textile lubricants uniformly dispersible thereon. The compositions additionally facilita... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4859508 | Heat resistant binders Heat resistant binders for flexible nonwoven mats may be prepared using an emulsion polymer comprising 100 parts by weight of acrylate or styrene/acrylate monomers, 3 to 6 parts of a blocked, N-methylol containing comonomer, 0 to 3 parts of a water solubl... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4853168 | Process for spinning starch fibers Raw starch is slurried in an aqueous solution containing up to and above saturation levels of an ammonium sulfate, ammonium monobasic or dibasic phosphate, sodium sulfate or mixtures thereof. The slurry is then cooked at temperatures above about 150° C. ... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4851235 | Production of fermented whey products containing an emulsifier Dairy whey, a waste product of cheese production, is fermented with an organism to produce a whey product containing an emulsifier. Fermentation is carried out by forming a fermentation broth of whey or whey and oil, and optionally yeast extract and then ... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4849546 | Process for the preparation of ethynylbenzaldehydes A multi-step process for the preparation of ethynylbenzaldehydes from bromo- or iodobenzaldehydes is disclosed. The arylhalogen is replaced with a protected ethynyl compound which is subsequently cleaved by base to form the arylacetylene. The aldehydic fu... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4845152 | Tape joint compounds utilizing starch stabilized emulsions as binders Tape joint compounds are prepared using as binders therefor vinyl ester polymers prepared by conventional emulsion polymerization techniques employing, as the stabilizer therein, an acid converted or enzyme modified starch having a water fluidity of 10 to... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4845305 | Process for the preparation of isophthaladehyde This invention presents a method for the preparation of isophthalaldehyde in an all-aqueous solution using m-xylenediamine, hexamethylenetetramine, and HCl as the only reactants. Such a process permits the preparation of high yield of a high purity produc... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4844102 | Improved nail coating and bonding method This invention presents improved processes for applying artificial nails to natural fingernails and for applying durable protective coatings to the surface of natural nails. The improvements comprise applying a viscous cyanoacrylate adhesive to the nail s... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4842874 | Composition for preparing freeze-thaw microwaveable pre-fried foodstuffs Batter coated, pre-fried microwaveable foodstuffs characterized by improved freeze/thaw stability are provided by employing as a dry predust, prior to batter application, a composition comprising greater than 20%, by weight, of an hydroxypropylmethyl cell... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4842852 | Hydrocarbon tolerant hair fixing compositions This invention presents two series of novel hair fixing compositions, the first comprising copolymers of acrylates, N-substituted acrylamides and acrylic acid; and the second comprising copolymers of vinyl acetate or propionate, vinyl esters of -br... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4839449 | Polysaccharides containing aromatic aldehydes and their derivatization via amine-aldehyde interactions A polysaccharide derivative having the structure Sacch--O--Z--Ar--CH.dbd.N--Y or ##STR1## where Sacch-O- represents a polysaccharide molecule; Z is --(CH2)n -- or ##STR2## Ar is a divalent aromatic group; Y is (a) a mo... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4838944 | Degradation of granular starch A process for the degradation of granular starch employing hydrogen peroxide and a catalytic amount of manganese ions in an alkaline slurry reaction is disclosed. The manganese ions catalyze the degradative reaction so that the desired amount of degradati... | 06/13/1989 |
