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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7517174 | Molded pile The present invention relates to a molded pile (e.g., 17) that includes a unitary elongated body (52) and an elongated tube (142) residing longitudinally within the elongated body (52). The elongated body (52) includes first (15... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7411024 | Interpolymer resin particles Interpolymer resin particles comprised of 20% to 60% by weight of uncross-linked polyolefin e.g. polyethylene, polypropylene, and from 40% to 80% by weight based on the weight of the particles of a vinyl aromatic monomer, e.g. styrene, that is polymerized in a suspe... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7066979 | Valve metal powders and process for producing them Process for producing a valve metal powder by producing a precursor of desired morphology, converting the precursor into an oxide of the valve metal, stabilizing the structure of the oxide by heat treatment and reducing the stabilized oxide while retaining the morph... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7022357 | Process for the preparation of smoke-impregnated tubular casings A method of preparing smoke-impregnated tubular casings is described. The process comprises: (a) providing a tubular casing having interior and exterior surfaces, the tubular casing being selected from cellulose fiber tubular casings and synthetic tubular casings, a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7022460 | Erasable optical recording material for blue lasers An optical recording material for binary, multibit or volume data storage is described. The optical recording material comprises: (a) at least one dyestuff selected from polymeric azo dyestuffs and oligomeric azo dyestuffs, the dyestuff changing its spatial arrangem... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7012139 | Process of preparing delayed-dissolution cellulose ethers A process for preparing cellulose ethers having delayed dissolution in water is described. The process comprises: (a) treating a moist cellulose ether with a solution comprising a dialdehyde; (b) adding an aqueous salt solution to the moist cellulose ether, such tha... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008562 | Method of forming polythiophene dispersions A process for the preparation of dispersions or solutions comprising polythiophene+An− ion complexes in anhydrous or low-water-content organic solvents, characterized in that at least one water-miscible organic solvent or a water-miscible sol... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7005471 | Flame-retarded poly(ester)carbonates A thermoplastic molding composition comprising poly(ester)carbonate is disclosed. The composition that is characterized by its flame resistance contains a PTFE blend in an amount of 0.2 to 0.6% and an organic salt of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal in an amo... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6992222 | Process for the preparation of quaternary salt phenolate solutions The preparation of quaternary salt phenolate solutions is disclosed. The preparation entails mixing an aqueous hydroxide-containing solution with an organic phase that contains phenol and quaternary salt, distilling off the water and precipitating and filtering off ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6992881 | Capacitor powder Disclosed herein are capacitors having an anode based on niobium and a barrier layer based on niobium pentoxide, at least the barrier layer having a content of vanadium and process for their preparation and use. ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6987663 | Electrolytic capacitors with a polymeric outer layer Electrolytic capacitors having low equivalent series resistance and low leakage current are described. The electrolytic capacitors include a solid electrolyte layer of a conductive material in particular a conductive polymer, and an outer layer that includes binders... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6958139 | Active material for rechargeable batteries A mixed metal hydroxide with brucite structure is described, which contains nickel hydroxide as its main component and at least one trivalent metal selected from the group consisting of Co, Fe, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y and La in an amount of from about 12 to about 30 atom ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6958393 | Cellulose derivatives having gel-like rheological properties and process for the preparation thereof A description is given of cellulose derivatives having gel-like rheological properties in aqueous solution characterized in that: a) cellulose is alkalized with aqueous alkali metal hydroxide solution in the presence of a suspensio... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6943247 | Building material compositions Described is a building material composition prepared from or having added thereto a particulate material selected from particulate polysaccharides or particulate polysaccharide derivatives. The particulate material of the building material composition is prepared b... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6944874 | Thin film data storage carrier A thin film data storage carrier (e.g., a flexible thin film compact disc) is described. The thin film data storage carrier (e.g., 111 of FIG. 8) has a cruciform aperture (114) therein, which is defined in part by two pairs of opposed arcuate si... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6939960 | Cellulose ethers A cellulose ether that is predominantly substituted in the C3 position of the anhydroglucose unit of the cellulose is described. In an embodiment of the present invention, the partial degree of substitution in the C3 position of the cellulose ether is ≧60%, based ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6936090 | Process for isolating rhenium A process for elution of rhenium adsorbed on strongly basic ion-exchange resins by means of highly concentrated aqueous hydrochloric acid solution is described, in which the ion-exchange resin is treated with aqueous solution containing an oxidizing agent. ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929666 | Composition comprising a dye A composition of matter (e.g., a molded article) is described. More particularly, the composition of matter includes: (a) a resinous component selected from at least one member of the group consisting of (co)polyester, (co)polycarbonates, acrylontrile-butadiene-styr... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6916560 | Silicon nitride based substrate for semi-conductor components The invention relates to a silicone nitride based substrate for semi-conductor components, said substrate containing silicon nitride (Si3N4), silicon carbide (SIC) and silicon oxynitride(Si2N2O) as crystalline phases. The silicon phase content is less or equal to 5%... | 07/12/2005 |
| D507001 | Rigid support for a thin film data storage medium | 07/05/2005 |
| 6913714 | Method of producing thermoplastic polycarbonate films having low optical retardation values A method of preparing a thermoplastic polycarbonate film having an optical retardation value of less than or equal to 20 nm, is described. The method includes: (a) forming a molten extrudate (20) of a thermoplastic polycarbonate polymer in an extruder (11 | 07/05/2005 |
| D505680 | Rigid support for a thin film data storage medium | 05/31/2005 |
| 6896752 | Method for producing compacted free-flowing raw materials for varnish A process for producing compacted free-flowing nitrocellulose based lacquer raw materials is described. The process involves pressing a nitrocellulose based lacquer feed material, which is moistened with alcohol or water, through the holes of a die. The pressing ste... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6893689 | Heat-absorbent multi-layer structure A transparent heat-absorbent multi-layer structure comprising, (A) a first layer, and (B) a second layer is described. The first layer (A) contains at least one organic infrared absorber (e.g., a phthalocyanine) and at least one ultraviolet absorber (e.g., a benzotr... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6891016 | Alkylenedioxythiophene dimers and trimers The invention relates to novel 3,4-alkylenedioxythiophene dimers and trimers, to their preparation and to their use as precursors for conductive polymers. ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6891034 | Process for preparing alkylhydroxyalkyl cellulose Described is a process of preparing alkylhydroxyalkyl cellulose, e.g., methylhydroxypropyl cellulose (MHPC). The process includes: (a) alkylating cellulose with an aqueous caustic solution containing from 1.5 to 5.5 equivalents of alkali metal hydroxide, e.g., NaOH,... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6887296 | Powder mixture or composite powder, a method for production thereof and the use thereof in composite materials A process is described for the preparation of powder mixtures or composite powders from at least one first type of powder from the group consisting of high-melting metals, hard materials and ceramic powders and at least one second type of powder from the group consi... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6880772 | Process and apparatus for combined milling and drying A process of both milling and drying a solvent-moist material (e.g., water-moist methylhydroxyethylcellulose) is described. The process includes, (a) providing a mill-dryer (100) which includes, in series, a heat exchanger (1), a mill (2) and a ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6875833 | Monomers and homopolymers, having high photoinduceable double refraction, prepared therefrom Disclosed are monomers which contain groups that are at least trinuclear, which are capable of absorbing the electromagnetic radiation of visible light, and which are structured such that in their thermodynamically stable state they are distended and strongly anisom... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6872820 | Finely divided polysaccharide derivatives Finely divided polysacharide derivatives are described. The finely divided polysacharide derivatives are prepared by a process comprising: a) forming an aqueous composition comprising a polysaccharide derivative and water, in which the polysaccharide derivative is s... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6861460 | Compositions containing polycarbonate Compositions containing polycarbonate and one or more esters derived from a linear carboxylic acid and branched alcohol are disclosed. The inventive compositions feature improved processing properties and are especially suitable for preparing extruded articles. ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6852852 | Method of producing regioselectively substituted esters of oligo- and polysaccharides A method of producing a cellueose ether that is predominantly substituted in the C2 position of the anhydroglucose unit of the cellulose is described. The regioselectively substituted saccharide ester produced according to the method of the present invention is sele... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6845790 | Easily peelable sausage casing made of fibre-reinforced cellulose hydrate having a non-stick coating on the inside A fiber-reinforced sausage casing having a non-stick coating on its interior surface is described. In particular, the coating on the interior surface of the sausage casing includes the following four active components: a chromium-f... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6845289 | Hybrid model and method for determining manufacturing properties of an injection-molded part A method of determining properties relating to the manufacture of an injection-molded article is described. The method makes use of a hybrid model which includes at least one neural network and at least one rigorous model. In order to forecast (or predict) propertie... | 01/18/2005 |
| D500504 | Rigid support for a thin film data storage medium | 01/04/2005 |
| 6839608 | Hybrid model and method for determining mechanical properties and processing properties of an injection-molded part A method of predicting the properties (e.g., mechanical and/or processing properties) of an injection-molded article is disclosed. The method makes use of a hybrid model which includes at least one neural network. In order to forecast (or predict) properties with re... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6828465 | Method for producing bisphenols The present invention provides crystals of an adduct of a bisphenol and a phenol and methods of producing those crystals. The crystals may find use in preparing bisphenols. ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6825257 | Polymer blends with mould-release agents A thermoplastic polymer mixture comprising at least on thermoplastic polycarbonate polymer, and at least one mold release agent including at least one polyol component, is described. At least one polyol component (I) of the mold release agent consists of a parent su... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6824875 | Scratch-resistant coating The present invention provides a coating which contains a primer layer on a substrate with a scratch resistant layer adhered to the primer, wherein the primer layer contains a hardened epoxy resin prepared from a hardener and a multi epoxy-functional compound and th... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6818191 | Autoclave control mechanisms for pressure oxidation of molybdenite The process chemistry during the oxidation of molybdenite concentrates in an oxygen pressure leach can be controlled by regulating the amount of ferric iron and excess sulfuric acid recycled as autoclave discharge slurry or filtrate to the autoclave feed. A computer... | 11/16/2004 |
