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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6583202 | Roofing membrane This invention relates to a roofing or siding membrane comprising a non-woven mat coated with an asphaltic composition containing, in addition to 35-75 wt. % bitumen, a mixture of isotactic and amorphous propylene polymers and between about 0.08 and about... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6544911 | Fiber mats for materials of construction having improved tear strength and process for making same The invention relates to a coated fiber mat of improved tear strength upon dividing pieces of the coated mat and the coating which comprises a cured, non-woven, fiber glass mat containing a polysiloxane wherein the fibers are fixedly distributed in a form... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6479438 | Gel inhibited liquid carrier for a biocide containing a carbodiimide and an emulsifier mixture This invention relates to a biocidal composition resistant to the formation of a gel and to the method for stabilizing a concentrate containing, in addition to the biocide, a carbodiimide in monomeric or polymeric form or a mixture thereof and a lipophili... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6418702 | Storage stabilized oxygen degradable polymer This invention concerns a stabilized packaging environment for a particulate vinyl lactam polymer, particularly polyvinylpyrrolidone particles, which comprises a sealed, oxygen-impervious receptacle containing the polymer particles and a separate air perm... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6417356 | Stabilization of vinylether and vinyl lactam formulations against hydrolysis This invention relates to a composition containing (a) a component selected from the group of a mono- or poly- vinyl substituted mono- or poly-ether, a mono- or poly- vinyl substituted lactam, or a mixture thereof contained in an acidic medium and (b) an ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6368991 | Foamed facer and insulation boards made therefrom This invention relates to a low fiber, plyable facer suitable for use in the construction industry, particularly for insulation board manufacture, comprising a dry preformed fiber mat containing a binder for the fibers, preferably a preformed glass mat, c... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6365533 | Foamed facer and insulation boards made therefrom cross-reference to related patent application This invention relates to a low fiber, plyable facer suitable for use in the construction industry, particularly for insulation board manufacture, comprising a dry preformed fiber mat containing a binder for the fibers, preferably a preformed glass mat, c... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6361851 | Composite roofing shingle A composite roofing shingle coated with weather resistant granules on its exposed surface which comprises (a) a top member having an upper undivided headlap section and a lower butt section comprising spaced tabs depending from said headlap and (b) a bott... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6331333 | Storage stabilized oxygen degradable polymer This invention concerns a stabilized packaging environment for a particulate vinyl lactam polymer, particularly polyvinylpyrrolidone particles, which comprises a sealed, oxygen-impervious receptacle containing said polymer particles and a separate air per... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6316500 | Aliphatically unsaturated hydroxy benzoates and preservative compositions thereof The hydroxybenzoate compounds of this invention are defined by the formula: ##STR1## wherein Y is hydrogen, hydroxy, halo, a C1 to C6 alkyl or a C2 to C6 alkyl ether; R is a C4 to C6 mono- or di... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6271386 | Product and process for making quaternized, water soluble vinylpyridine carboxylate polymers This invention relates to stable, quaternized vinlypyridine carboxylate home-, co- and ter-polymers, useful as dye transfer inhibitors and polymers complexable with active agrochemical, pharmaceutical or cosmetic agents for controlled release thereof, and... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6235372 | Color stable pigment for granular surface coated roofing and siding shingles This invention relates to a color stable pigment composition for coating hard mineral granules employed for weather surfacing asphalt roofing and siding shingles. The composition is a 40-60% aqueous slurry of pigment containing ferrosoferric oxide and a s... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6201046 | Process for making quaternized vinylpyridine carboxylate polymers using suspension polymerization This invention relates to the preparation of stable, quaternized vinylpyridine carboxylate homo-, co- and ter-polymers in high yield and purity, which polymers are useful as dye transfer inhibitors and polymers complexable with active agrochemical, pharma... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6197098 | Fast drying biocidal preservative composition The invention relates to a fast drying biocidal composition having enhanced penetration for the treatment and preservation of wood, leather and similar natural products which comprises: A. between about 10 and about 50 wt. % of a concentrate comprising a ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6193961 | Personal care composition containing a homogeneous terpolymer of an n-vinyl lactam and a polysiloxane A homogeneous terpolymer of random monomer distribution containing (a) from abut 32 to about 90% of an N-vinyl lactam, (b) from about 0.5 to about 20% of a mono- or di-functional polysiloxane and (c) from about 5 to about 48% of quaternized or non-quatern... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6187715 | Water-based microemulsions of a lower alkyl ester of quinoxalinyl herbicide Clear, high load water miscible emulsions of quinoxalinyl ester herbicides, particularly quizalofop-p-ethyl, as a single phase, translocatable composition which is free of xylene and alkylphenol ethoxylate surfactants and concentrate matrix for the active... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6177068 | Vinyl amide polymer delivery system for hair and skin treating compositions A cosmetically active oil-in-water (o/w) or water-in-oil (w/o) emulsion, for topical applications comprising (a) the reaction product of a non-aqueous, heterogeneous polymerization of a liquid reaction mixture containing between about 5 and about 70%, pre... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6156829 | Product and process for making quaternized, water soluble vinylpyridine carboxylate polymers This invention relates to stable, quaternized vinylpyridine carboxylate co-polymers, useful as dye transfer inhibitors and polymers complexable with active agrochemicals or pharmaceuticals for controlled release thereof, and to a commercial process for th... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6105329 | Trilaminate roofing shingle A trilaminated roofing shingle comprising: (a) an anterior layer consisting essentially of a rectangular, granular surfaced shingle sheet having an undivided headlap portion and a butt portion comprising a plurality of tabs of an average given breadth sep... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6096345 | Composition of an active component and free flowing particles of a polysaccharide matrix having significantly improved water dispersibility and stability in aqueous solutions This invention relates to a composition containing an active chemical and a particulate polysaccharide matrix having improved water dispersibility and dispersion stability in aqueous solutions by the incorporation of a copolymer of a N-vinyl lactam monome... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6083592 | Self-sealing shingle adhesive load relief This invention relates to a self-sealing roofing member which is a shingle or siding carrying adhesive in a horizontal area extending from the leading side edge to the rear side edge of one surface of the member, the opposite surface of said member having... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6011096 | Process for producing a suspension of a vinylpyridine polymer in high polymer purity This invention relates to an improved free radical polymerization process for directly producing stable vinylpyridine polymer particles in an aqueous suspension and in a high state of polymer purity by effecting the polymerization in the presence of a wat... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5860263 | Thickened reinforced roofing shingle This invention relates to a rectangular roofing shingle defined as a shingle unit having front and rear stepped edges and having (a) an undivided headlap portion and (b) a butt portion horizontally divided into at least 4 dissimilarly shaped, space-separa... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5830441 | Photostable UV absorbent containing A-cyano cinnamyl moiety A photostable UV absorbent with maximum absorption above 340 nm having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is --CO(R2) or phenyl optionally substituted with lower alkyl and/or lower alkoxy; R2 is --alkyl, --O(C2+ alkyl), ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5830964 | Vinyl pyrrolidone polymers substantially free of vinyl lactam monomers This invention relates to substantially colorless and odorless vinyl lactam polymers containing less than 100 ppm residual vinyl pyrrolidone and less than 1000 ppm vinyl caprolactam monomers and to the process for producing said polymers in the above stat... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5779944 | Water dispersible perfluoroether polymer encapsulates This invention relates to a water insoluble encapsulate comprising a water insoluble polymer of a perfluoroether containing perfluorinated isopropyloxy units and having a number average molecular weight of between about 450 and about 15,000 which polymer ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5776856 | Soluble polymer based matrix for chemically active water insoluble components This invention relates to a water soluble matrix composition comprising an anionic surfactant, a C6 to C18 alkyl pyrrolidone, urea and a water insoluble copolymer of vinyl pyrrolidone with not more than 50 wt. % of a comonomer select... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5776841 | Sheet felt This invention concerns a light weight sheet felt material suitable for use as roof and siding underlayment and insulation board facing which comprises on a dry basis (a) 60-80 wt. % cellulose fibers; (b) 15-30 wt. % glass fibers having a diameter of 5 to 16 m... | 07/07/1998 |