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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5700516 | Repulpable hot melt polymer/wax compositions for fibrous products Hot melt wax compositions are described that render fibrous products such as paper, paperboard and corrugated paper containers water-resistant at room temperature, but enable such articles to be repulped and recycled when the coated articles are repulped ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 4714477 | Ball-and-socket joint prosthesis with bearing insert A ball-and-socket joint prosthesis, e.g. a hip joint prosthesis, which comprises an outer shell element, a ball component, and a replaceable bearing insert element positioned between the shell and the ball component. The bearing insert has a generally sph... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4714474 | Tibial knee joint prosthesis with removable articulating surface insert This invention provides an improved implantable tibial component comprising an implantable tibial base containing two separate, opposed raised walls which engage oppositely configured recesses in the lower surface of a removable hard polymeric condylar ar... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4695185 | Sealant applicator This disclosure relates to an applicator for placing a sealant into a groove, and comprises a member having a lower side, the lower side being adapted to extend into the groove. The lower side has an arcuate shape and a sealant passage extends through the... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4686973 | Method of making an intramedullary bone plug and bone plug made thereby This invention relates to a method of making an inflatable bone plug for plugging the open end of an intramedullary bone canal which is capable of restricting the flow of bone cement, particularly, during the insertion of bone cement, particularly during ... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4677139 | Material and method for dentistry An elastomeric foam composition is useful in dentistry for separating the gingiva from the adjacent teeth, for cleaning, as a pressure pack and wound dressing and as a cushion between dental appliances and the gums of a dental patient. The composition is ... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4662357 | Inflatable surgical implant with variable inflation position An inflatable surgical implant having a remotely located inflation button also designed for implantation and adopted to be pierced by a hypodermic needle. A fluid conduit connector in the wall of the implant for fluid communication with the inflation butt... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4660553 | Medical-surgical dressing and a process for the production thereof A medical-surgical dressing comprising a reinforced sheet of silicone elastomer foam having a thickness not exceeding 10 millimeters, one of the surfaces of the sheet having a surface layer of open cell foam and the other surface having a substantially no... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4655767 | Transdermal drug delivery devices with amine-resistant silicone adhesives This invention relates to an improved transdermal drug delivery device for the controlled transdermal delivery of amino-functional drugs. The improvement resides in providing the device with a silicone pressure-sensitive adhesive layer which has been chem... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4651717 | Multiple envelope tissue expander device This invention relates to an implantable, multiple envelope tissue expander and to a method of using the same to produce a flap or section of tissue having a preselected shaped for use in plastic surgical procedures. The device consists essentially of at ... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4652721 | Method and apparatus for edge contouring lenses A method and apparatus for edge contouring and severing a lens such as a contact lens of an elastomeric material such as a silicone elastomer from a workpiece containing the lens. The method most preferably employs two beam focussing means such as laser o... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4642439 | Method and apparatus for edge contouring lenses This invention relates to a method and apparatus for edge contouring and severing a lens such as a contact lens of an elastomeric material such as a silicone elastomer from a workpiece containing the lens. The method most preferably employs two beam focus... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4623776 | Ring of light laser optics system This invention provides a simplified laser optics system for generating a ring-shaped beam of laser radiation which is used for contouring and severing a curved, particularly a dome-shaped, article such as a silicone elastomer contact lens from a workpiec... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4615704 | Shape retention tissue expander and method of using This invention relates to an implantable, inflatable dual chamber shape retention tissue expander having a resilient annular base and a generally hemispherical shape after inflation which is used to form a generally hemispherical pocket beneath the tissue... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4613380 | Method for removing lipid deposits from contact lenses This invention relates to a method for removing lipid deposits from contact lenses of a polymeric material, particularly contact lenses wherein at least a portion of the polymeric material is an organosilicon compound, by contacting the contact lens surfa... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4601289 | Femoral trial prosthesis/rasp assembly This invention relates to a femoral trial prosthesis/rasp assembly for use in hip implant surgery. The novel handle assembly grips the combination trial prosthesis/rasp in a secure manner by clamping over and locking onto a post on the trial prosthesis/ra... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4600751 | Hydrophilic silicone-organic copolymer elastomers This invention provides compositions which are curable to hydrophilic, water-absorbing silicone-organic copolymer elastomers via free radical polymerization such as by the use of free radical precursors, UV or electron beam. The compositions are mixtures ... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4591622 | Silicone pressure-sensitive adhesive process and product thereof This invention relates to silicone pressure-sensitive adhesives having improved viscosity stability and film physical property stability upon aging by a method comprising the condensation of a benzene-soluble resin copolymer of 0.6 to 0.9 triorganoxiloxy ... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4585836 | Silicone pressure-sensitive adhesive process and product with improved lap-shear stability-II This invention relates to silicone pressure-sensitive adhesives having improved viscosity stability, film physical property stability upon aging and lap shear stability made by a method comprising the condensation of a benzene-soluble resin copolymer of 0... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4584355 | Silicone pressure-sensitive adhesive process and product with improved lap-shear stability-I This invention relates to silicone pressure-sensitive adhesives having improved viscosity stability, film physical property stability upon aging and lap shear stability (hold time) made by a method comprising the condensation of a benzene-soluble resin co... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4584337 | Aqueous emulsions containing hydrophilic silicone-organic copolymers This present invention provides aqueous emulsions which are capable of depositing coatings and membranes of hydrophilic, water-absorbing silicone-organic polymer elastomers. The elastomers are free radical polymerized copolymers of (A) from 50 to 95 parts... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4563539 | Acrylofunctional silicones New acrylofunctional silicones and a method for their synthesis are disclosed. The acrylofunctional silicones are the product of reacting aminoalkyl or diaminoalkyl silicones with isocyanatoacrylates. The acrylofunctional silicones are useful coating mate... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4502483 | Method and apparatus for shaping a distal femoral surface The present invention provides a method and apparatus for preparing the distal surface of a femur to receive a distal femoral prosthesis employing an alignment guide which is used to externally locate the central long axis of the femur based upon certain ... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4487905 | Wettable silicone resin optical devices and curable compositions therefor This invention provides novel compositions curable to resins and particularly provides oxygen permeable, inherently wettable optical devices useful as eye contact or intraocular lenses. The lenses are composed of a cured polysiloxane resin having an advan... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4474177 | Method and apparatus for shaping a distal femoral surface The present invention provides a method and apparatus for preparing the distal surface of a femur to receive a distal femoral prosthesis employing an intramedullary reamer which is used to internally locate the central long axis of the femur, an intramedu... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4467801 | Method and apparatus for shaping a proximal tibial surface The present invention provides a method and apparatus for preparing the proximal surface of a tibia to receive a proximal tibial prosthesis employing a reamer/alignment guide which is used to internally locate the central long axis of the tibia and a plat... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4428364 | Self-sealing injection button and method of making same There is described a self-sealing injection button adapted to be punctured by a hypodermic needle and a method for making such device. The button is preferably a unitary composite comprising at least one sheet of cloth or metal fabric impregnated with cur... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4418165 | Optically clear silicone compositions curable to elastomers Optically clear silicone compositions comprising 100 parts by weight of at least one polydiorganosiloxane and 15 to 120 parts by weight of a hydrophobic reinforcing silica filler wherein substantially all of the surface-treated silica filler particles are... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4354488 | Nose mask gas delivery device A nose mask for administering one or more gases such as oxygen to a human being comprises, in combination, (I) a shell having a front portion, a rear portion and a first opening comprising substantially the entire horizontal area beneath the wearer's nose... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4344800 | Method for producing hydrophobic reinforcing silica fillers and fillers obtained thereby Hydrophobic reinforcing silica fillers for silicone rubber are produced by the steps of mixing an alkyl silicate, preferably methyl orthosilicate, at least 70% of one-half of the stoichiometric amount of water required to hydrolyze the alkoxy radicals pre... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4343533 | Solar radiation reflector with a cellulosic substrate and method of making This invention relates to a solar radiation reflector which can be fabricated from readily available, relatively low-cost materials with a minimum of effort and materials. The reflector consists essentially of a laminate of (A) at least one reflective met... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4311738 | Method for rendering non-ferrous metals corrosion resistant Non-ferrous metal substrates such as aluminum are coated with a composition consisting essentially of a dispersion of colloidal titania particles in a water/polar organic solvent medium of a partial condensate formed by hydrolyzing a silane such as methyl... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4293676 | Oxygen-curable mercaptoorganosiloxane compositions containing both redox and iron carbonyl compounds and method of forming higher molecular weight products therefrom Compositions, stable in the absence of oxygen, are formed by mixing the following substantially in the absence of oxygen: (A) 100 parts by weight of at least one mercapto-functional organosiloxane containing at least two mercapto-functional substituents per mo... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4292422 | Oxygen-curable mercapto-functional organosilicon-organic compound compositions catalyzed by metal carbonyl compounds and method of forming higher molecular weight products therefrom Compositions which are stable in the absence of oxygen are obtained by mixing the following substantially in the absence of oxygen (A) 100 parts by weight of an ingredient selected from either (1) at least one mercapto-functional copolymer, said copolymer cont... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4275118 | Pigment-free coatings with improved resistance to weathering A pigment-free coating composition comprising an acidic dispersion of colloidal titania, colloidal silica and hydroxylated silsesquioxane in an alcohol-water medium. A coating of the composition cured on a plastic substrate such as polycarbonate results i... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4271289 | Oxygen-curable mercapto-functional organic compound compositions catalyzed by metal carbonyl compounds and method of forming higher molecular weight products therefrom Compositions which are stable in the absence of oxygen are formed by mixing the following substantially in the absence of oxygen (A) 100 parts by weight of at least one mercapto-functional organic compound which contains at least two mercapto groups per molecu... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4269741 | Oxygen-curable mercaptoorganosiloxane compositions possessing rapid surface reaction and method of forming higher molecular weight products therefrom Compositions which are stable in the absence of oxygen are formed by mixing the following substantially in the absence of oxygen (A) 100 parts by weight of a mercapto-functional organosiloxane containing an average of at least two mercapto-functional substitue... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4267296 | Oxygen-curable mercapto-functional organosilicon-organic compound compositions possessing rapid surface reaction and method of forming higher molecular weight products therefrom Compositions which are stable in the absence of oxygen are formed by mixing the following substantially in the absence of oxygen: (A) 100 parts by weight of at least one mercapto-functional organosilicon-organic copolymer or mixtures of at least two different ... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4264482 | Oxygen-curable mercapto-functional organic compound compositions possessing rapid surface reaction and method of forming higher molecular weight products therefrom Compositions which are stable in the absence of oxygen are formed by mixing the following substantially in the absence of oxygen (A) 100 parts by weight of at least one mercapto-functional organic compound which contains an average of at least two mercapto gro... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4252932 | Oxygen-curable mercaptoorganosiloxane compositions catalyzed by metal carbonyl compounds and method of forming higher molecular weight products therefrom Compositions stable in the absence of oxygen are formed by mixing the following substantially in the absence of oxygen (A) mercapto-functional organosiloxanes containing an average of at least two mercapto-functional substituents per molecule; (B) optionally, ... | 02/24/1981 |
