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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8124225 | Aqueous floor polishing composition An aqueous floor care composition comprising water, polymer particles wherein the polymer particles include units derived from a conjugated diene monomer, units derived from an acidic monomer, and units derived from a hard, non-acidic monomer, an external crosslinki... | 02/28/2012 |
| RE43168 | Polymeric latexes prepared in the presence of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonate A polymeric latex prepared by aqueous emulsion polymerization of a monomeric mixture comprising styrene and butadiene in the presence of a seed polymer prepared by aqueous emulsion polymerization of styrene and a salt of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid. | 02/07/2012 |
| 7968034 | Base-coat in-mold coating A coating composition for a fiber-reinforced plastic includes an aliphatic resin such as a saturated aliphatic ester intermediate polyurethane having terminal acrylate end groups, a hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate, a polyacrylate ester of an alkylene polyol, and a vinyl... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7914647 | Paper manufacturing using agglomerated hollow particle latex Agglomerated hollow particle latex is employed as a filler in the wet end of the paper-making process to provide paper with improved properties. ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7846507 | Method of making an easily cleanable polymer laminate A method for preparing a substrate having an adherent, durable, flexible, and stain resistant layer. The layer is formed by applying a composition that includes (i) the reaction product of a polyester and a polyoxetane having at least one carboxylic acid end group a... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7879965 | Gypsum wallboard A polymer latex suitable for use in gypsum wallboard or other applications. The polymer latex is a styrene butadiene latex that is substantially stable against divalent ions. The polymer latex includes styrene, butadiene, and an ionic monomer comprised of a 2-acryla... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7766648 | Coating in multiple injection molding part cavities A molding apparatus includes a mold (12,14) defining a plurality of mold cavities (34,36). Fluidly connected to the mold cavities (34,36) are one or more first composition injectors (30) and one or more second composition injectors (32... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7727436 | Coating derived from polyesters crosslinked with melamine formaldehyde A coating composition is based on a polyester mixed with an alkyl-etherified melamine formaldehyde. The coating composition is partially cured in a first stage to provide a thermoformable partially cured, tack-free, non-blocking, coating layer, followed by applicati... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7629410 | Latex compositions A latex composition having a polymodal particle size distribution. The latex composition is useful in paper coatings. ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7608710 | Cationic surfactants A surfactant comprising a polyether segment including at least one pendant alkoxyfluoroalkyl group, and a cationic substituent defined by one of the formulae: or the substituted derivatives thereof. ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7547404 | Method for modifying existing mold systems to utilize an in-mold apparatus A method of modifying an existing injection molding system so that the system can produce articles wherein at least one of the surfaces is coated while the article remains in the mold. The method includes the steps of providing a dispensing system for a coating comp... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7320829 | Fluorinated polymer and amine resin compositions and products formed therefrom A reactive fluorinated polymer having polyester and polyether segments is mixed with a reactive melamine resin to form a coating composition. The polyether segment can include monomeric units from an oxetane monomer having pendant fluorine groups that are linked to ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7289874 | Method of designing and producing a mold A method of designing and producing a mold for manufacturing an article having at least one surface coated by a coating. The method including evaluating the article design to determine the probable flow characteristics of the mold, an optimal flow of the coating com... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7257520 | Method and system for in-mold coating flow simulation A numerical method operating within a processor-based environment for predicting the fill pattern and coating pressure distribution for a substrate in a computer simulation of an in-mold coating flow within a two-dimensional flow domain having a plurality of possibl... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7022801 | Polymeric surfactants derived from cyclic monomers having pendant fluorinated carbon groups A fluorine containing polymer which acts as a wetting, flow or leveling agent, and has at least one polar group. The polymer has at least one pendant or ether side chain containing from about 1 to about 20 carbon atoms with at least 25% of the hydrogen atoms being r... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6998460 | Amorphous polyether glycols based on bis-substituted oxetane and tetrahydrofuran monomers This invention is directed to mono- and bis-substituted oxetane monomers having fluorinated alkoxymethylene side chains, hydroxy-terminated prepolymers derived from these mono- and bis-substituted oxetane monomers and tetrahydrofuran (THF), and polymers produced fro... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6987153 | Latex binder for nonwoven fibers and article made therewith The invention relates to a latex that may be utilized as a binder for nonwoven applications to form a permeable sublayer of personal hygiene articles. The latex is prepared by a process including the steps of (1) polymerizing a monomer mixture comprising styrene, it... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6863981 | In-mold appearance coatings for nylon and nylon based thermoplastic substrates An in-mold coating composition particularly useful for in-mold coating of molded nylon based substrates comprises a coreactive addition polymerizable composition of urethane-acrylate oligomer having at least two acrylate and/or methacrylate terminal groups, at least... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6861134 | Retroreflective articles of nanoporous construction and method for the manufacture thereof A retroreflective article comprises a) a microporous substrate (52) containing a plurality of pores (56) which are less than 0.5 μm in diameter; and b) a layer of reflective material (54) located on the surface (58) of the substrate such... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6793861 | Optimization of in-mold coating injection molded thermoplastic substrates The present invention is a process for producing an injection-molded thermoplastic workpiece having a thermoset coating bonded thereto, comprising the steps of introducing in three stages into a closed mold a thermoplastic material, such as a polyolefin, heated to a... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6755907 | Gypsum composition with styrene butadiene latex additive Gypsum wallboard made lighter and less dense, without sacrificing strength, by adding to the gypsum slurry used in making the board a styrene butadiene polymer latex substantially stable against divalent ions in which the styrene butadiene polymer latex substantiall... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6727344 | Monohydric polyfluorooxetane polymer and radiation curable coatings containing a monofunctional polyfluorooxetane polymer Monofunctional polyfluorooxetane oligomers and polymers are prepared by the cationic polymerization of fluorooxetane monomers with a monoalcohol. The fluorooxetane oligomers or polymers can be copolymerized with generally cyclic ethers. Alternatively, the polyfluoro... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6676877 | Mold runner for prevention of in-mold coating flow A mold runner for a runner or sprue type injection molding apparatus. The mold runner allows the passage of a substrate material from an injection source into a mold cavity and contains a containment shroud which utilizes the relative incompressibility of... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6673889 | Radiation curable coating containing polyfuorooxetane Acrylate, or methacrylate, or allylic, functionalized polyfluorooxetanes are disclosed for use in radiation curable coating compositions. These acrylate, or methacrylate, or allylic, functionalized polymers provide improvements in wetting and surface prop... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6660828 | Fluorinated short carbon atom side chain and polar group containing polymer, and flow, or leveling, or wetting agents thereof The polymer of the present invention is derived from cyclic ether monomers, dioxane, dioxalane or trioxane and contains both pendant Rf fluoro groups as well as polar groups. These polymers have good wetting, or flow, or leveling properties. Th... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6615892 | Method and apparatus for seaming wide panels of EPDM membrane to form a composite EPDM roofing membrane A method and apparatus for continuously seaming cured EPDM membrane to form a composite sheet of predetermined width and indefinite length. The method includes the steps of providing at least two rolls of cured EPDM membrane having longitudinal marginal e... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6607793 | Large width heat-weldable roof membrane A large width single-ply heat-weldable roof membrane. The roof membrane includes at least two sheets of a thermoplastic polyolefin and one fold strip of a thermoplastic elastomer. The sheets have side edges. The fold strip is bonded to the sheets to join ... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6589628 | Article having optical effects A method and system for forming an article having an optical effect is provided. An original texture is obtained which is digitized using a scanner. The scanner causes a shadow effect on the texture based on the scanning direction. The digitized texture i... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6579966 | Cured polyesters containing fluorinated side chains A polyester polymer includes at least one hydroxyl terminated polyoxetane block containing repeat units derived from polymerizing at least one oxetane monomer having a pendant --CH2 --O--(CH2)n --Rf group wherein said Rf g... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6537402 | Membrane welding apparatus including a visual seam marker A roof membrane welding apparatus capable of applying a weld to a first membrane and an overlapping second membrane. The apparatus includes a movably supported chassis, a welder attached to the chassis for heating the top membrane to at least the vicant s... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6525130 | Polymerization of silicone in a surfactant medium A process for producing a polymerized silicone fluid comprises the steps of charging to a reaction vessel a hydroxy-terminated silicone fluid, an ethoxy-or methoxy-terminated functional silane, a basic catalyst, and a surfactant package having a cloud poi... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6465566 | Anionic waterborne polyurethane dispersions containing polyfluorooxetanes Anionic waterborne polyurethane dispersions are formed in the presence of polyfluorooxetane oligomers, polymers, or copolymers so that the polyfluorooxetanes are incorporated in the polyurethane. Coatings made from such polyurethanes have good low tempera... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6432269 | Opacifier for alkaline paper A novel opacifying composition for use with alkaline paper which does not react with alkyl succinic anhydride, is provided. The opacifier comprises a mixture of an aromatic polymer, preferably a styrene acrylic polymer, and a stearamide which preferably c... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6425978 | Latex binder for nonwoven fibers and article made therewith A latex as a binder for nonwoven applications to form a permeable sublayer of personal hygiene articles. The latex is prepared by a process including the steps of (1) polymerizing a monomer mixture comprising styrene, itaconic acid, surfactant and water s... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6423418 | Easily cleanable polymer laminates A substrate having an adherent and stain resistant layer having durability and flexibility, said layer comprising the reaction product of a reactive polyester having free carboxylic acid and/or hydroxyl groups, a hydroxyl terminated polymer including repe... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6419791 | Amino ester that imparts optical properties when added to paper A novel method of opacifying paper, and a novel opacifier and opacifying composition which opacify as well as brighten paper, is provided. The novel opacifier comprises at least one diglyceride and at least one amino-ester compound. The opacifying composi... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6414070 | Flame resistant polyolefin compositions containing organically modified clay Nanocomposite compositions comprising organically modified clays and polyolefins or copolymers containing repeat units derived from olefins have flame retardant or flame resistant properties. Sheets and laminates of the nanocomposite can be utilized where... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6394166 | Apparatus for applying TPO adhesive to a single-ply roofing membrane An apparatus and method of applying a bead of TPO or TPE adhesive between a talc-free first roofing membrane and an overlapping talc-free second roofing membrane. The apparatus includes a movably supported chassis and an extruder attached to the chassis h... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6383651 | Polyester with partially fluorinated side chains A polyester polymer including at least one polyoxetane block of repeating units derived from polymerizing at least one oxetane monomer having at least one pendant --CH2 --O--(CH2)n -- Rf group wherein said Rf group is part... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6372675 | Nonwoven fabric non-cellulose fibers having improved wet tensile strength A nonwoven fabric of chemically bonded non-cellulose fibers having improved wet tensile properties. The fabric includes a random arrangement of non-cellulose fibers and an essentially formaldehyde free latex binder. The latex binder contains at least abou... | 04/16/2002 |
