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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4780229 | High temperature polyol ester/phosphate ester crankcase lubricant composition Novel polyol ester/triaryl phosphate ester blends comprising a third liquid component are disclosed. They have particular utility as ultra high temperature lubricants, at temperatures in excess of 1000° F. Preferred component compositions and percent wei... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4767884 | Reduction of sulfonic acid to thiol A sulfonic acid is reduced to a thiol by heating the acid under carbon monoxide pressure in the presence of a rhodium carbonyl catalyst.... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4765866 | Energy ray curing of arylsiloxane/silicate compositions and subsequent etching thereof The etching of cured arylsiloxane/silicate resin coatings with HF is improved if the curing of said coatings, prior to etching, comprises curing with energy ray irradiation.... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4764357 | Process for producing finely divided powdery metal oxide compositions A finely divided metal oxide powdery composition, preferably with a narrow particle size distribution, is produced from a particulate, sol-gel derived composition containing agglomerates by heating the particulate composition in the presence of an effecti... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4764634 | Preparation of organic phosphinites The instant invention is directed to a process for producing organic phosphinites by a process wherein a disubstituted halophosphine is reacted with a primary, secondary, or tertiary alcohol or phenol in the presence of a tertiary amine base wherein the r... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4761499 | Carbonylation of vinyl dihalides High yields of olefinic esters and amides, and the like are derived from a process wherein vinyl dihalides are carbonylated in the presence of a palladium catalyst and a primary or secondary amine base or tertiary amine, depending on the desired product, ... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4758684 | Reaction products of polycyclic olefins with P4 S10 and PSX3 Polycyclic olefins such as camphene, norbornene and bicycloheptadiene among others are reacted with P4 S10 and PSX3, wherein X is selected from the group consisting of chlorine and bromine, at a temperature from about 50°... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4758620 | Blend of solvent and arylsiloxane interlayer dielectric materials Striation-free interlayer dielectric films of good reflectivity are formed by spin-coating a solution comprising 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene solvent containing a dissolved arylsiloxane oligomer or polymer capable of forming an interlayer dielectric film.... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4751009 | Fabric softeners comprising stable single phase clear solutions of anionic and cationic surfactants A fabric softener composition comprising a stable, clear single phase solution of an anionic surfactant having an alkyl radical containing at least eight carbon atoms, a cationic surfactant, water and an effective amount of propylene glycol and an alkali ... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4746368 | Decolorization of aqueous saccharide solutions and sorbents therefor The invention is a process for the removal of impurities comprising phenolics, dextrans or amino nitrogen from an aqueous saccharide solution. The solution is contacted with a sorbent, which itself is also an embodiment of the invention, comprising a cati... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4744864 | Cationic grafted starch copolymers as high-strength paper additives Cationic starch graft copolymers are disclosed which improve the dry strength of paper when used as wet-end additives. Such copolymers comprise cationic starch, nonionic vinyl monomers and cationic vinyl monomers which have been polymerized.... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4737530 | Water-reducible coating composition based on an epoxy resin The invention provides a water-reducible coating composition comprising an epoxy resin, an amino group-containing curing agent for the epoxy resin and a formic acid ester having a solubility of at least 0.2 g in 100 g of water of a temperature of 20° C.,... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4678580 | Hydrolysis of fats A process for the hydrolysis of liquid fats comprising contacting the fats, in the presence of water at hydrolyzing conditions, with lipase immobilized by adsorption from aqueous solution without pretreatment or pretreatment with a polar solvent on a micr... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4677208 | Manufacture of oxazolidines by the alkoxylation of imines N-substituted mono or bis-oxazolidines may be manufactured by reacting an alkylene oxide at alkoxylating conditions with a mono-imine of the general formula: ##STR1## or a bis-imine of the general formula: ##STR2## wherein R is a linear or ... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4677029 | Vapor-phase cure of coating compositions containing an aliphatic polyisocyanate and a tertiary amine polyahl An aliphatic isocyanate (such as the biuret of 1,6-diisocyanatohexane) is combined with a tertiary amine polyahl (such as a tertiary amine polyol) and coated onto a substrate. The coated substrate is then exposed to the vapor of a urethane catalyst for cu... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4612688 | Process for making suede-like sheet material Staple fibers made from crimped, in particular compression crimped, multicomponent filaments of the matrix/segment type, the cross section of which shows, in addition to the matrix, at least 6 peripheral wedge-shaped or lenticular segments, not completely... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4603885 | Apparatus and structure for joining pipe A pipe and sleeve telescoped joint with the pipe and sleeve in sealing engagement and keys embedded in both pipe and sleeve at their interface. The size and number of the keys are calculated from the size and strength of the pipe. The sleeve is sized and ... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4604307 | Tubular object of a layered plastics material and a method for the manufacture thereof Multilayer tubular container as a means of transport and storage for chemicals, beverages, food, etc. It is provided with a tubular casing of a particular inner cross-section, the casing being composed of a first layer of a both axially and radially orien... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4558996 | Easy load peristaltic pump There is provided a peristaltic pump which has a base member and a rotor attached to the base member. The rotor is adapted to receive a resilient collapsible tube. The pump further includes a stator having a fixed member disposed in a permanent position r... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4554121 | Method of forming latent-contractable elastomeric composite yarns This invention relates to a process for forming composite yarns comprising an elastic filament and at least one relatively inelastic filament, which process comprises entangling a latent-contractable elastomer producing polymer filament with a relatively ... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4552603 | Method for making bicomponent fibers Novel heat bondable bicomponent fibers useful in the production of nonwoven fabrics, as well as methods for the production of such fibers, are disclosed. The fibers comprise a latently adhesive component for forming interfilamentary bonds upon the applica... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4545949 | Process for the manufacture of flame-resistant and hydrophilic polyester fibers Polyester fibers containing an oxalate complex of the general formula are obtained by transesterification of terephthalic acid with ethylene glycol where, in addition to conventional transesterification catalysts, such as bivalent zinc, calcium, magnesium and ... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4522880 | Thick polyimide-metal laminates with high peel strength A laminate comprising an insoluble, intractable relatively thick layer of a polyimide bonded tightly onto a metallic substrate without the necessity for an intermediate adhesive bonding layer and a process for preparing such by directly extruding a polyam... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521945 | Yarn bulking jet A bulking device for making loop yarn, comprising a base with a blowing chamber, a pin insert with a yarn feeding channel and a jet insert with a yarn delivery channel, followed by a diffusor having resonance chamber just behind the inlet cross section fr... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4502415 | Floor covering for stables Floor covering material for stables, in particular for tie-stall cowsheds, consisting of a top layer impermeable to moisture and a compressible central layer, the underside showing a honeycomb-like structure, having hump-like projections on the surfaces t... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4488346 | Apparatus for joining pipe A pipe and sleeve telescoped joint with the pipe and sleeve in sealing engagement and keys embedded in both pipe and sleeve at their interface. The size and number of the keys are calculated from the size and strength of the pipe. The sleeve is sized and ... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4488929 | Apparatus for the production of a continuous composite material A composite material consisting of at least three layers joined by welds, wherein, in order to prevent the intrusion of cold, as well as to improve the hand, the points of fusion do not join all layers, but in each case only a part thereof. It is especial... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4484599 | Pinch-type pressure- or flow-regulating valve A pinch-type shut-off, pressure- or flow-regulating valve having a flexible tube extending through a valve body wherein the flexible tube is pinched off by the action of an eccentric cam attached to a motor. As the eccentric cam is rotated the flexible tu... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4467595 | Latent contractable elastomers, composite yarns therefrom and methods of formation and use This invention relates to melt extruded latent contractable elastic filaments which are formed by melt extruding certain segmented crosslinked thermoplastic polymers to form filaments, which filaments, when heat processed at elevated temperatures, signifi... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4465310 | Clamping and high pressure containment devices An improved split body clamping or pressure containment device is provided where the body members are retained together through the use of a plurality of double ended links. The ends of each of the links are juxtaposed to and associated respectively with ... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4460555 | Ammonia scavenger A process for making particulate substantially water-insoluble magnesium phosphate product and method of use of the product for removing ammonia from aqueous solutions. The particulate magnesium phosphate product acts as a remarkably effective scavenger w... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4373932 | Application of water-dispersible hydrophobic dyes or pigments as labels in immunoassays Processes, reagents and test kits for the qualitative and/or quantitative determination of an immunochemically reactive component, in which one or more labelled components are used, that are obtained by direct or indirect coupling of such a component or c... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4373629 | Used surgical sharps container with re-usable magnetic base A new and useful container is disclosed for storing "sharps", e.g., surgical needles or blades, comprising: (a) base means formed of a reusable and sterilizable material containing a source of magnetism; (b) collecting means for surgical needles or blades... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4371485 | Process for making hydrophilic polyester fiber A new and useful hydrophilic polyester fiber and process of making same are disclosed; the fiber has a stable pore system exhibiting a moisture pickup (regain) of at least about 2 percent by weight at 40° C. and a relative humidity of 92%. Our experiment... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4363634 | Glass support coated with synthetic polymer for bioprocess A new and useful process is disclosed for manufacturing a device for use in a bioprocess, comprising: (a) providing solid support means insoluble in water or organic solvent solutions; (b) coating said solid support means with water-based polymeric film m... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4362078 | Method of blanking A method of blanking wherein an endless V-shaped groove of desired contour is formed on at least one of the top and bottom sides of a material sheet. The groove is shaped so that the external side thereof is at a right angle to the groove-cut surface of t... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4362645 | Temperature indicating compositions of matter Novel and stable compositions of matter are disclosed which change color sharply upon a transition from a liquid state to a solid state or from a solid state to a liquid state, which change of state is at substantially a predetermined temperature correspo... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4360507 | Sodium zirconium carbonate compound and the method of its preparation There is disclosed a sodium zirconium carbonate compound and the method of its preparation. The sodium zirconium carbonate compound is formed from a metastable aqueous solution comprising zirconium, sodium, sulfate, and carbonate ions.... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4357142 | Glass support coated with synthetic polymer for bioprocess A new and useful process is disclosed for manufacturing a device for use in a bioprocess, comprising: (a) providing solid support means insoluble in water or organic solvent solutions; (b) coating said solid support means with organic-solvent based polyme... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4345470 | All plastic disposable thermometer A new and useful all plastic disposable thermometer is disclosed, which dispenses with the prior art employment of an aluminum or other metal-based substrate. The novel thermometer can either be employed with opaque indicator means or with heat-sensitive ... | 08/24/1982 |