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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7690182 | Straight-type finish for synthetic fibers, processing method for false twisted textured yarns using same, and false twisted textured yarns A straight-type finish, which has improved storage characteristics and is capable of preventing synthetic fibers from becoming electrically charged and uneven dyeing from being generated, contains a lubricant and a functional improvement agent at specified ratios. A... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7601770 | Multi-functional admixtures for concrete A multi-functional admixture for concrete, having improved fluidity for providing hardened materials with improved early strength, smaller shrinkage rate, improved resistance against freezing and thawing action and slower carbonation speed, contains a specified kind... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7585427 | Processing agents and methods for synthetic fibers A processing agent for synthetic fibers contains four specified kinds of components (Components A, B, C and D) each by a specified amount and also by a specified total amount so as to have improved characteristics of preventing occurrence of fluffs. yard breaking an... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7578948 | Method of producing low concentration aqueous solution of agent for processing synthetic fibers A low concentration aqueous solution of agent for processing synthetic fibers is produced by preparing acidic alkyl phosphate which is solid at room temperatures and gradually adding this prepared acidic alkyl phosphate with stirring to an aqueous solution containin... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7416678 | Processing agents for synthetic fibers A processing agent for synthetic fibers contains a lubricant, a functional improvement agent and an emulsifier, each containing a specified kinds of components by a specified amount and also by a specified amount and also by specified total amount so as to have impr... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7393911 | Organosilicon fine particles and method of producing same Organosilicon fine particles with polysiloxane network structure made of siloxane units of specified kinds at specified ratios and having a circular ring shape as a whole and average outer and inner diameters within specified ranges such that their difference is als... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7351350 | Processing agents for synthetic fibers A processing agent for synthetic fibers contains a lubricant, a functional improvement agent and an emulsifier, each containing a specified kinds of components by a specified amount and also by a specified total amount so as to have improved characteristics of preve... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7265191 | Multi-functional admixtures for hydraulic cement compositions A multi-functional admixture for simultaneously providing specified characteristics to hydraulic cement compositions such as concrete contains one or more of specified reaction mixtures obtained by specified two processes as well as partially or completely neutraliz... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7265168 | High-strength hydraulic cement compositions A high-strength hydraulic cement composition contains cement, fine aggregates, coarse aggregates, water and a specified admixture and has a unit amount of water in the range of 120-185 kg/m3. Water and the cement are contained at a ratio of 20-40% and the... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7259197 | Ultra high-strength hydraulic cement compositions An ultra high-strength hydraulic cement composition contains a binder, fine aggregates, coarse aggregates, an antifoaming agent, water and a specified admixture and has a unit amount of the binder in the range of 480-1800 kg/m3. Water and the binder are c... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7208017 | Processing agents and methods for synthetic fibers A processing agent for synthetic fibers contains four specified kinds of components (Components A, B, C and D) each by a specified amount and also by a specified total amount so as to have improved characteristics of preventing occurrence of fluffs yard breaking and... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7183341 | Antistatic agent for synthetic polymer materials and synthetic polymer compositions comprising same Antistatic agents for synthetic polymer materials have phosphonium sulfonate made from organic sulfonate anion and organic phosphonium cation of specified kinds as significant component and also contain alkali metal ions and/or alkali earth metal ions at total conce... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7160936 | Method of producing ultraviolet radiation absorbent An ultraviolet radiation absorbent for thermoplastic polymer materials such as polyethylene terephthalate or polycarbonate contains cyclic imino ester compound of a specified structure in an amount of over 99.5 weight % and less than 100 weight % and having an acid ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7057037 | Ultraviolet radiation absorbents for thermoplastic polymers and methods of producing same An ultraviolet radiation absorbent for thermoplastic polymer materials such as polyethylene terephthalate or polycarbonate contains cyclic imino ester compound of a specified structure in an amount of over 99.5 weight % and less than 100 weight %, having the melt be... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6958193 | Laminated polyolefin films and methods of production thereof by coextrusion A laminated polyolefin film with two or more layers is produced by coextrusion. An outer-layer forming material is prepared by with olefin resin containing specified kinds of non-ionic surfactant and salt of organic sulfonic acid in a specified amount and at a speci... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6936673 | Anti-bonding methods for blast furnace slag or its grading adjusted slag An anti-bonding agent for blast furnace slag or its grading adjusted slag which includes one or more polymers having a main constituent unit shown by by a greater molar percentage than any other constituent unit where ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6908998 | Method of producing ultraviolet radiation absorbent An ultraviolet radiation absorbent is produced by a method including specified Step A, Step B and Step C. Step A is a process of causing an amidation of anthranilic acid and terephthaloyl dichloride in the presence of a solvent and an alkali to generate N,N′-bis(o... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6894121 | Cement dispersants comprising graft copolymers Cement dispersants made of graft copolymers of a specified type and/or their salts are produced by using as an intermediate product allyletherester monomers prepared by an esterification reaction of α-allyl-ω-hydroxy-polyoxyalkylene refined so as to have peroxide ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6881818 | Method of producing allyletherester monomers for production of cement dispersants Allyletherester monomers to be used as an intermediate product for the production of graft copolymers and/or their salts for use as cement dispersants are prepared by an esterification reaction of α-allyl-ω-hydroxy-polyoxyalkylene refined so as to have peroxide va... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6852159 | Gypsum slurry compositions A gypsum slurry composition contains gypsum, a dispersant and water. A graft copolymer substance of a specified kind, which is one or more of graft copolymers and their salts obtained by specified processes, is contained as the dispersant in an amount of 0.01-1.0 we... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6809133 | Ultraviolet radiation absorbent compositions for thermoplastic polymers An ultraviolet radiation absorbent for thermoplastic polymer materials such as polyethylene terephthalate or polycarbonate contains cyclic imino ester compound of a specified structure in an amount of over 99.5 weight % and less than 100 weight % and having an acid ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6730130 | Agents for treating synthetic fibers An agent containing a lubricant, a non-ionic surfactant and an amphoteric surfactant of a specified kind in specified amounts is applied at a specified rate to spun synthetic fibers before draft and false-twisting processes are simultaneously carried on these fibers... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6627703 | Air content stabilizing agents for hydraulic cement compositions and hydraulic cement compositions containing same An agent for stabilizing air content of hydraulic cement compositions includes graft copolymers obtained by a first step in which copolymers with average numerical molecular weight 5000-50000 are obtained by radical polymerization of a mixture of radical ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6454849 | Hydraulic cement compositions and additives therefor An additive consisting of (poly)ethyleneglycol monocycloalkylether of a specified kind, (poly)alkyleneglycol or (poly)alkyleneglycol monoalkylether of another specified kinds, an organic phosphoric acid ester of still another specified kind and an antifoa... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6444780 | Method of producing polyetherester monomer and cement dispersants Polyetherester monomer of the kind ##STR1## where R1, R2 and R3 are each a group of a specified kind and A is a residual group of another specified kind is produced by an esterification reaction of polyalkyleneglycol with ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6432144 | Methods of treating synthetic fibers An agent containing a lubricant, a non-ionic surfactant and an amphoteric surfactant of a specified kind in specified amounts is applied at a specified rate to spun synthetic fibers before draft and false-twisting processes are simultaneously carried on t... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6433114 | Method of producing polyetherester monomer and cement dispersants Polyetherester monomers of a high quality are produced by causing an esterification reaction of polyalkyleneglycol with a closed end of a specified kind which has been refined so as to contain residual free acid by less than 0.03 weight %, as converted to... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6413698 | Photohardenable resin composition providing heat-resistant photohardened product A photohardenable resin composition comprising (A) a urethanated acrylic compound represented by formula (I): (A)a --C--(R)4-a wherein R is H or alkyl; a is 3 or 4; and A represents a group of formula (II): ##STR1## wherein D represe... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6225386 | Antistatic agent for synthetic polymer materials and method of application thereof An antistatic agent having phosphonium sulfonate of a specified kind and inorganic sulfonate of a specified kind mixed at a specified ratio can provide synthetic polymer materials with a superior antistatic characteristic without adversely affecting the n... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6176921 | Cement dispersants and method of producing concrete by using same A cement dispersant composed of water-soluble vinyl copolymers which include specified kinds of constituent units at specified ratios and of which the weight average molecular weight pullulan converted by GPC method is 15000-150000 and the ratio of weight... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6143038 | Agents for and methods of processing synthetic fibers An agent containing a polyether compound, a straight-chain polyether modified polyorganosiloxane of a specified kind and an ionic surfactant at specified ratios are applied at a specified rate to synthetic fibers subjected to a heat treatment such as fals... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6140440 | Cement dispersants Cement dispersants which contain two specified kinds of water-soluble vinyl copolymers mixed at a specified ratio can produce cement compositions such as concrete with water/cement ratio of 20-40 weight % with a reduced slump loss and provide a high early... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5980772 | Lubricants for and methods of processing synthetic fibers Synthetic fibers can be effectively lubricated by applying a lubricant containing one or more organic phosphoric acid ester compounds such as acidic phosphoric acid ester of the form ##STR1## where R1, R2, X1 and X | 11/09/1999 |
| 5942176 | Methods of and agents for lubricating synthetic fibers Synthtic fibers can be effectively lubricated by applying a lubricant containing polyether polyester block copolymer shown as follows: ##STR1## where X, Z, A1, Y1, and R1 are each of a specified structure and integers... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5919881 | Agents for and method of reducing the fluidity drop of hydraulic cement compositions and method of producing such agents Water-soluble vinyl copolymers with number average molecular weight 500-20000, having two specified repetition units at a specified molar ratio and a specified end group can serve as an effective agent for reducing a drop in the fluidity of hydraulic ceme... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5916474 | Lubricants for and methods of processing synthetic fibers Synthetic fibers are processed under a specified condition by applying a lubricant containing a polyether polyester nitrogenous compound with numerically averaged molecular weight 500-20000 obtained by ring-opening polymerization of hydroxyl group of fatt... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5902458 | Method of separating sesamin analogues A steam stripping substance, which is obtained by steam distillation of sesame oil under reduced pressure and contains sesamin analogues substantially, is mixed with water, a water-soluble solvent or their mixture serving as solvent. Sesamin analogues are... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5863486 | Method of providing leveling property to photocurable resin composition layers in production process of three-dimensional objects by photohardening In a process for producing a three-dimensional photohardened object by forming a layer of photocurable resin composition containing a photocurable liquid, a filler and a photoinitiator, photohardening at least a portion of this layer by exposing it to act... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5846593 | Food materials containing sesaminol triglucoside derived from sesame seeds A food material containing sesaminol triglucoside by at least 3.0 mm per 1 g of its dry component is obtained by subjecting dehulled sesame seeds to an extraction process at an extraction temperature below 120° C. with aliphatic hydrocarbon as extraction... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5807519 | Plastic molds and methods of producing same A plastic mold is produced by first repeating the process of forming a layer of a photocurable resin composition of a specified kind and exposing it to actinic radiation to at least partially photocure it to produce a photocured layered structure having a... | 09/15/1998 |
