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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7108744 | Tape joint compounds with CMC thickener system CMC with CMDS greater than or equal to 0.76, optionally with a non-ionic co-thickener or a CMC with CMDS less than 0.75 is used as both the rheology modifier and partial clay substitute in tape joint compounds. This significant reduction of clay level is sufficient ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7067499 | Cationic polymer composition and its use in conditioning applications A composition of a cationic polygalactomannan or a derivative of cationic polygalactomannans is provided that has a mean average molecular weight (Mw) having a lower limit of 5,000 and an upper limit of 200,000 and has a light transmittance in a 10% aqueous solution... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066996 | Joint compounds using thickeners prepared from raw cotton linters A mixture composition of a cellulose ether made from raw cotton linters and at least one additive is used in a ready mixed joint compound composition wherein the amount of the cellulose ether in the joint compound composition is significantly reduced. When this join... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6905694 | Hydrophobically modified polysaccharide in personal care products A personal care composition is composed of: (a) from about 0.1% to about 99% by weight of a vehicle system which comprises a hydrophobically modified nonionic water soluble polysaccharide polymer which comprises a water soluble pol... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6906133 | Polyalkyldiallylamine-epihalohydrin resins as wet strength additives for papermaking and process for making the same The present invention relates to a process for making polyalkyldiallylamine-epihalohydrin resins, the resultant resins and their uses as wet strength additives for papermaking. These resins are obtained by a two step process, wherein the first step comprises the fre... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6900255 | Suppression of aqueous viscosity of nonionic associative thickeners A composition is composed of a hydrophobically modified aminoplast polyether or hydrophobically modified non-urethane polyethers with a viscosity suppressing agent of cyclodextrins or derivatives thereof. A method for improving the pumpability and pourability of aqu... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6825248 | Paper coating composition with environmentally acceptable fluidized polymer suspension This invention provides a light white mineral oil-based fluidized polymer suspension (FPS) composition for use as a rheology modifier in paper coatings. It has been found that by using a selected composition of low viscosity oil as a carrier, high solids content and... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6809132 | Suppression of aqueous viscosity of associating polyacetal-polyethers A composition is composed of a hydrophobically modified polyacetal-polyether (HM-PAPE) or comb hydrophobically modified polyacetal-polyether (comb HM-PAPE) and a viscosity suppressing agent of cyclodextrins or derivatives thereof. A method for improving the pumpabil... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6806810 | Seat belt shifter lock system A seat belt shifter lock microprocessor system is used with a vehicle having an automatic transmission for preventing the shifting from park gear position into a moving gear position of the vehicle until the driver and all passengers are properly secured into their ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6752947 | Method and apparatus for thermal bonding high elongation nonwoven fabric A method of forming a thermally bonded, nonwoven polypropylene fabric is provided and includes passing a web of thermally bondable skin-core polypropylene fibers through a calender nip under heat and pressure to produce a nonwoven fabric having elongation. The patte... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6682672 | Process for making polymeric fiber Spinnerette including a plate including a plurality of capillaries which have capillary ends with dividers which divide each capillary end into a plurality of openings, and a process of making polymeric fiber. The process includes passing a molten polymer... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6620769 | Environmentally acceptable fluid polymer suspension for oil field services This invention provides a water-free oil based fluid polymer suspension composition for use as a rheology modifier and fluid loss reducer in oil or gas well servicing fluids. It has been found that by using white medicinal oil as a carrier, high solids co... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6602994 | Derivatized microfibrillar polysaccharide A method for producing derivatized microfibrillar polysaccharide, including but not limited to cellulose, derivatized by steric and/or electrostatic forces, where the electrostatic forces are provided by anionic charge or by a combination of both anionic ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6592901 | Highly compressible ethylcellulose for tableting A pharmaceutical dosage form composition is composed of an ethylcellulose that has an ethoxyl range lower limit of 49.6%, an a viscosity of less than 53 cps and at least one active pharmaceutical ingredient. This dosage form is highly compressible and com... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6590050 | Polymeric fluid loss additives and method of use thereof The present invention relates to compositions and use of water-soluble or water-dispersible copolymers for oil field applications. Specifically, the present invention relates to polymers containing allyloxy linkage andits functional dervatives for use in ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6562090 | Fluid abrasive suspension for use in dentifrices A fluid abrasive suspension composition has an abrasive, suspending vehicle, and a water-swellable or water-soluble polymer. This composition is used to make a stable dentifrice formulation.... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6512090 | Asphalt emulsion containing solidified pyrolytic wood tar oil Asphalt emulsions containing emulsifiers comprising alkali metal or ammonium salts of solidified pyrolytic wood tar oil. Resinous compositions useful as asphalt emulsifiers comprising: (a) solidified pyrolytic wood tar oil and salts thereof, and (b) rosin... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6465587 | Polymeric fluid loss additives and method of use thereof The present invention relates to compositions and use of water-soluble or water-dispersible copolymers for oil field applications. Specifically, the present invention relates to polymers containing allyloxy linkage and its functional dervatives for use in... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6358525 | Sustained release polymer blend for pharmaceutical applications A pharmaceutical composition has a blend of at least first and second components and a medicament in a sufficient amount to be therapeutic where the first component is hydroxypropylcellulose (HPC) and the second component is at least one other polymer sel... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6258342 | Process for making toothpaste using agglomerated dispersible polymers An improved process for preparing an oral care composition of mixing at least one dry oral care ingredient and a dry water-soluble or water-swellable polymer, the improvement is by replacing the dry, water-soluble or water-swellable polymer with a particu... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6221428 | Fiberized asphalt hot mix composition and method for improving durability and life of asphalt paved surfaces A fiberized asphalt-type composition and method for increasing the structural stability and durability of fiber-reinforced asphalt-type surfaces without increasing concentration or length of fiber, by addition of an active amount of a special class of bic... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6217903 | Sustained release polymer blend for pharmaceutical applications A pharmaceutical composition has a blend of at least first and second components and a medicament in a sufficient amount to be therapeutic where the first component is ethylcellulose (EC) and the second component is at least one other polymer selected fro... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6162877 | Hydrophobically modified comb copolymers A comb copolymer comprising a backbone comprising (a) hydrophilic units, (b) residues of dihalogeno compound remaining after the halogen atoms have been removed and (c) moiety containing pendant hydrophobe, such copolymer being particularly well suited as... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6121439 | Waterborne coatings with cationically modified associative ethers A coating composition is composed of a water-soluble polysaccharide composition comprising at least one hydrophobic group selected from aryl, alkyl, alkenyl, aralkyl and mixtures thereof and at least one quaternary ammonium salt group, both connected to a... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6083492 | Hydrophobically modified polysaccharide in anhydrous antiperspirant products A solid stick, underarm product composition is composed of a liquid vehicle, an antiperspirant salt, a dibenzylidene alditol gelling agent, and a co-gelling agent of a hydrophobically modified water soluble polysaccharide polymer which comprises a water s... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6068696 | Flexural bond strength/low air/workability additive for mortar cement A mortar cement composition is composed of a cement or ground portland cement clinker, ground limestone and/or lime, sand, a sufficient amount of water to render the composition flowable, and at least one water-soluble polymer present in the amount having... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6054511 | High solids low viscosity polysaccharides Hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC), hydrophobically modified hydroxyethylcellulose (HMHEC), hydroxypropylcellulose (HPC), methylhydroxypropylcellulose (MHPC), carboxymethylhydroxyethylcellulose (CMHEC), guar, starch, xanthan, hydroxypropylguar (HP Guar) or carbo... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6030443 | Paper coating composition with improved optical brightener carriers A paper coating composition has therein an optical brightening agent (OBA) and a water-soluble non-ionic polysaccharide derivative, exhibiting a solution viscosity in water of less than 1500 cps when dissolved at 5% polymer concentration, wherein the pape... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6025311 | Fluid suspension of polysaccharides for personal care and household applications A stable fluid polymer suspension is composed of at least one water soluble polysaccharide polymer in an aqueous carrier fluid in which the polysaccharide polymer does not significantly swell or dissolve where the polysaccharide polymer in the aqueous car... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5962353 | High productivity ceramic glaze A sanitary ceramic glaze with improved drying and leveling properties contains a thickening amount of a hydrophobically modified hydroxyethylcellulose with a M.S. of 1.5 to 4.5 and a weight percent hydrophobic modification between 0.1 and 2.0.... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5922119 | Use of aqueous protective coating compositions for industrial coatings and aqueous coating compositions The invention is directed to the use of an aqueous protective coating composition containing a binder system and an associative thickener for industrial coatings. The associative thickener is not a polyurethane thickener and is selected so that its concen... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5872246 | Ethyl guar A process is provided for making alkylated galactomannans comprising reacting a galactomannan in the presence of sodium hydroxide, water, and an alkyl halide to form a reaction mass under pressure and at temperatures greater than 50° C. in amounts and fo... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5830266 | Slow burning alcohol-free nitrocellulose An alcohol-free and encapsulated nitrocellulose which is primarily suitable for printing inks, varnishes and coatings consists of 65-75% nitrocellulose, 3-8% water, 10-15% non-solvating plasticizer and 10-15% of an active solvent suitable for both nitroce... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5795928 | Cellulose ethers in emulsion polymerization dispersions A process is provided for preparing an acrylic copolymer latex having improved mechanical and shear stability comprising emulsion polymerizing at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer having up to 23 carbons in the presence of, by weight based on th... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5688923 | Pectin fibers A polyvalent cation crosslinked pectin fiber composition is composed of a calcium sensitive low methoxyl pectin with a degree of esterification (DE) of less than 15% or calcium sensitive amidated pectin having a DE of less than 50% where the pectin is pol... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5645731 | Aqueous suspensions of poly(ethylene oxide) useful as a flocculent A method is provided for using an aqueous suspension of at least 15% of poly(ethylene oxide)(PEO) as a flocculent. PEO is dispersed in an aqueous solution of at least one salt selected from the group consisting of sodium or potassium formate, sodium or po... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5641533 | No and low fat mayonnaise compositions A no and low fat mayonnaise or mayonnaise like composition includes a continuous aqueous phase containing a semi-gelled system comprising a non-amidated or amidated galacturonic acid methyl ester with a degree of esterification below 55% (LM pectin) to re... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5636379 | Jaw-joint protective device A jaw joint protective device is provided for protecting teeth, lips, jaw, and other delicate structures of the vital cranial triad (VCT) from injury and/or for supporting the condyle of the temporomamdibular joint (TMJ) in a relatively fixed (stable) pos... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5626901 | No and low fat salad dressing compositions A no and low fat salad dressing composition includes a continuous aqueous phase containing a semi-gelled pourable system comprising an amidated galacturonic acid methyl ester with a degree of esterification below 55% (LMA pectin) to replace part or all of... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5620727 | Method for preparing a fried potato food A food composition, product and method of making thereof uses tissue, such as vegetable, meat, fish or poultry. The tissue is coated with at least one coating, dried and fried. Initially the coating is a gel including water, hydrocolloid gel forming compo... | 04/15/1997 |
