Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177857 | Laundry compositions containing an ampholytic polymer and their use There is provided a laundry composition comprising i) at least one laundry component selected from the group consisting of surfactants, softening agents, and mixtures thereof and ii) at least one ampholytic polymer comprising, as polymerize... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8168860 | Compositions and methods for the modification of physiological responses in plants A gene expression system for controllable expression of ethylene response in a plant cell includes an activation cassette comprising a DNA-binding domain that recognizes a response element; an ecdysone receptor ligand binding domain; and an activation domain; and a ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168231 | Antimicrobial composition useful for preserving wood Antimicrobial compositions useful for preserving wood, and comprising a variety of antimicrobial compounds. ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8158714 | Scrub and stain-resistant coating compositions, method for manufacturing thereof and articles comprising the same Disclosed herein is a method that includes mixing opacifying agent particles with a thickening agent to form a first mixture; the mixing being conducted at a shear rate of about 10 to about 2,000 sec−1; the first mixture having a viscosity of greater th... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158713 | Scrub and stain-resistant coating A waterborne coating composition is provided, comprising a vinyl copolymer with an optimized level of phosphorus-containing functional groups in conjunction with at least 20% by weight of the copolymer, of ethyl acrylate, methyl acrylate or combinations thereof and ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158561 | Scale and corrosion inhibitors for high temperature and pressure conditions The present invention relates to a method for inhibiting scale and corrosion in aqueous systems, for example, under high temperature and pressure conditions such as temperatures up to 250° C. and/or pressures up to 10000 psi (i.e., about 68.9 MPa). The method invol... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157969 | Method and apparatus for minimizing accumulation of polymer on process equipment, especially safety devices Accumulation of polymer on equipment, which is in contact with polymerizable material during normal process operation, is minimized by the method and apparatus of the present invention. The method involves positioning and affixing the equipment, such as a pressure r... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8151538 | Weather resistive barrier for buildings We form a weather-resistive barrier on a building by applying a flexible and compressible latex foam comprising one or more polymer having a glass transition temperature of less than 25° C. on the gaps between adjacent sheets of construction sheathing and coating t... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8142895 | Heat stable aryl polysiloxane compositions A curable aryl siloxane composition is disclosed. A heat stable cured aryl polysiloxane composition is further disclosed, along with a method of making that heat stable cured aryl polysiloxane composition from the curable aryl siloxane composition. An encapsulated s... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142563 | Soy flour slurry and method of providing same A stable aqueous soy flour slurry comprising defatted soy flour, water, and a water soluble polymer dispersing agent having a molecular weight in the range of from 1,000 to 20,000, wherein the viscosity of the slurry is in the range from 200 to 2,000 cps as measured... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8138212 | Synergistic microbicidal compositions This invention relates to synergistic combinations of selected isothiazolin-3-one microbicides in combination with a second microbicide or formulation ingredient or raw material. The combinations have greater efficacy than would be expected from combinations of the ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137644 | Method for the elimination of uranium (VI) species in the form of uranyl complexes from waters The invention relates to a method for the removal of uranium(VI) species from waters by means of weakly basic, polyacrylic-based anion exchangers, said uranium(VI) species being present in the form of uranyl complexes as dissolved uranyl. ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8129419 | Microbicidal composition Synergistic microbicidal compositions containing N-methyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one. ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8124664 | Flexible acrylic foam composition The present invention relates to an acrylic foam composition comprising an acrylic polymer and an acrylic processing aid which exhibits increased flexibility characteristics over other types of foam compositions. ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8124635 | Antimicrobial composition useful for preserving wood Antimicrobial compositions useful for preserving wood, and comprising a variety of antimicrobial compounds. ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122638 | Multilayer film This invention relates to multilayer films and structures such as greenhouses and agricultural tunnels covered in such films. ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8119670 | Antimicrobial composition useful for preserving wood Antimicrobial compositions useful for preserving wood, and comprising a variety of antimicrobial compounds. ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8112966 | Weather resistive barrier for buildings We form a weather-resistive barrier on a building by applying a compressible latex foam on the joints between adjacent sheets of construction sheathing, with the sheets having been coated with an aqueous coating composition. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8101787 | Method of preparing organometallic compounds A method of preparing an ultra-pure organometallic compound comprising using a microchannel device and ionic liquid solvent to produce an ultra-pure alkylmetal compound for processes such as chemical vapor deposition. ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8101240 | Release coating and process A release coating having improved stability under aging conditions of heat and humidity is described whose release force can be altered by varying the amount of multi-lobe emulsion polymers relative to release agent. ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8101048 | Purification process using microchannel devices This invention relates to methods of removing impurities from compounds having similar volatilities to form ultra high purity compounds. ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8093277 | Antimicrobial composition useful for preserving wood Antimicrobial compositions useful for preserving wood, and comprising a variety of antimicrobial compounds. ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8088807 | Microbicidal composition A microbicidal composition comprising relatively high levels of a mixture of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one and 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one; a metal nitrate; and water. The composition optionally contains magnesium chloride. ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8084543 | Light-scattering compositions Light-scattering compositions comprising diffuser polymer particles are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the light-scattering compositions. ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8080686 | Integrated process for preparing a carboxylic acid from an alkane The present invention relates to an integrated process for producing unsaturated carboxylic acids from the corresponding C2-C4 alkane. The process begins with performance of thermally integrated dehydrogenation reactions which convert a C2... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8080612 | Polymeric compositions having low glass transition temperatures The present invention provides polymeric compositions having a high polymer size and a low Tg. These novel compositions are useful as plastic additives. Also provided is a method of improving the processing of a matrix resin by adding one or more of the novel polyme... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8076403 | Process for grinding minerals in aqueous dispersion using a dispersing agent comprising homopolymers and/or copolymers of (meth)acrylic acid The process of the present invention produces an aqueous dispersion of mineral materials, suitable for use in pigments and other coatings, by introducing a fully neutralized dispersing agent to an aqueous dispersion of coarse mineral materials, grinding the aqueous ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8076384 | Free radical post-crosslinked adsorbent and method of preparation A post-crosslinked adsorbent comprises: monomer units of (a) at least 55 wt % at least one polyvinylaromatic monomer and (b) up to 45 wt % at least one monovinylaromatic monomer; and 0.5-2.5 mmol/g pendent vinyl groups; wherein the dry adsorbent has BET specific sur... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8068666 | Method for reading test strips There is provided a method for identifying the color intensities of red lines on a white test strip. The method comprises the following steps: (A) attaching the white test strip to a card that is larger and darker than the white te... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8058298 | Antimicrobial composition useful for preserving wood Antimicrobial compositions useful for preserving wood, and comprising a variety of antimicrobial compounds. ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8049036 | Multi-staged catalyst systems and process for converting alkanes to alkenes and to their corresponding oxygenated products Alkenes, unsaturated saturated carboxylic acids, saturated carboxylic acids and their higher analogues are prepared cumulatively from corresponding alkanes utilizing using a multi-staged catalyst system and a multi-stage process which comprises steam cracking of alk... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8048401 | Composition for hydrogen generation A solid composition containing: (a) at least one metal hydride compound; (b) at least one borohydride compound; and (c) at least one of: (i) a transition metal halide, or (ii) a transition metal boride. A “metal hydride” is a compound containing only one metal a... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8044238 | Method for production of purified (meth)acrylic acid The present invention relates to reducing corrosion of distillation equipment during azeotropic distillation of (meth)acrylic acid in the presence of dissolved copper, by providing aqueous (meth)acrylic acid having not more than 0.1% by weight formaldehyde, based on... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8044237 | Method for production of aqueous (meth)acrylic acid The present invention relates to recovery of aqueous (meth)acrylic acid by condensation of a (meth)acrylic acid-containing stream to produce aqueous (meth)acylic acid having a higher concentration of (meth)acrylic acid and a lower concentration of formaldehyde, i.e.... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8043476 | Coated paper and paperboard A paper or paper board coated with an aqueous paper coating composition containing pigment having a phosphorous-containing emulsion polymer and a phosphorous-containing dispersant. ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8042578 | System and method for making paints from prepaints A manufacturing system for making paints from prepaints, along with a method related thereto. ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8039666 | Synthesis of amine boranes A method for preparing an amine borane from an alkali metal borohydride and an amine salt. The alkali metal borohydride is allowed to react with 0.95 to 1.05 equivalents of the amine salt in a solvent which contains water and an amine. ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8034869 | Thickened compositions and method for thickening aqueous polymer compositions Thickened aqueous compositions, and a method for controlling viscosity drift for thickened aqueous compositions comprising a pigment, a copolymer containing polymerized units of phosphate- or phosphonate-containing monomers, and an acid suppressible thickener. ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029904 | Aryl (thio)ether aryl polysiloxane composition and methods for making and using same A curable aryl (thio)ether aryl silicon composition is disclosed. A cured aryl (thio)ether aryl polysiloxane composition is further disclosed, along with a method of making that cured aryl (thio)ether aryl polysiloxane composition from the curable aryl (thio)ether a... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8013068 | Michael addition compositions A curable mixture is provided that is substantially free of volatile nonreactive compounds. Also provided is a method for making such curable mixtures, and a method of bonding substrates with such curable mixtures. ... | 09/06/2011 |
