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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110009549 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL NANOCOMPOSITE ADDITIVE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME The present invention relates to a novel multi-functional nanocomposite additive made from rare earth element complex modified organic clay which is called MFNA and methods for making and using the same, particularly in applications of coating manufacture industry. Such... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100312723 | PAINT HARDENING COMPOSITIONS AND ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS METHODS FOR RECYCLING PAINT AND PAINT CONTAINERS The present invention relates to environmentally conscious methods for the distribution and collection of recyclable paint containers, methods for environmentally conscious painting using recyclable paint and paint containers, and compositions for hardening paint for pu... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100263573 | Aqueous Composition Containing a Carbonate of Zirconium and of an Alkaline Metal Salt, and an Ammonium Halide, as Well as its Use Thereof The invention relates to an aqueous composition comprising a carbonate of zirconium and of an alkali metal salt, prepared from a zirconium compound and an alkali metal bicarbonate, and an ammonium halide, and to its use as insolubilizing agent in a coating bath for pape... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100224099 | Anti-skinning composition for oil based coating material The invention provides anti-skinning compositions for use in manufacturing oil-based coating materials. The novel anti-skinning compositions are clear, homogeneous solutions of cyclohexanone oxime that can be prepared by dissolving cyclohexanone oxime in a suitable carb... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100155255 | PRETREATMENT PROCESS FOR ELECTROLESS PLATING OF RESIN MOLDED BODY, METHOD FOR PLATING RESIN MOLDED BODY, AND PRETREATMENT AGENT The present invention provides a pretreatment process for electroless plating of a resin molded article, comprising etching the resin molded article using a manganate salt-containing etching solution, and then bringing the resin molded article into contact with an aqueo... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100092393 | TUNABLE HYDROGEL MICROPARTICLES Techniques are provided to produce and use non-spherical colloidal particles with independently tuned size, shape, flexibility, and chemical properties. A pre-polymer mixture for forming hydrogel particles includes a percentage of PEGDA selected to impart a target stiff... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100068504 | MULTIPLE-COATING PARTICLE AND ANTI-GLARE FILM HAVING THE SAME The present invention relates to a multiple-coating particle and an anti-glare film having the same. The anti-glare film includes a transparent resin and a plurality of multiple-coating particles. The multiple-coating particles are evenly distributed in the transparent ... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100010132 | Additive for and a method of improving early resistance to driving rain of coating compositions An additive for improving the early resistance to driving rain of physically curing coating compositions based on aqueous acrylate dispersions, which have been adjusted to an alkaline pH, is characterized by a basically adjusted aqueous bees wax emulsion containing an a... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090312432 | FLUOROSURFACTANTS The present invention relates to fatty acid alkanolamides or polyolamides containing at least one group Y, where Y stands for CF3—(CH2)a—O—, SF5—, CF3—(CH2)a—S—, CF3CF<... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090306223 | Surface-Active Material and Its Application There is provided a surface-active material that comprises fibres which have been modified so as to impart surface-active properties onto said fibres and giving it a contact angle between 60° and 120°, wherein the fibres have an aspect ratio of more than 10 to 1,000. ... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090299004 | Pressure Sensitive Adhesives PSAs having high shear stability are disclosed. The PSAs are obtained from an aqueous dispersion comprising an effective amount of surfactant mixture comprising at least one ionic surfactant comprising a plurality, preferably at least three, aromatic rings, at least one... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090220772 | PROTECTIVE COATING FOR A CERAMIC SURFACE IN A CASTING TOOL The invention relates to a ceramic surface in a casting tool, particularly a surface located outside the contouring region, which is exposed to a liquid or free-flowing aluminum material, wherein on at least one ceramic surface a layer is present consisting of an infilt... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090023816 | PROCESS FOR MAKING A SOLID COMPOUND BY PRECIPITATION, SUSPENSIONS OF SOLID IN LIQUIDS AND SOLIDS OBTAINED BY THE PROCESS AND THEIR USE AS ADDITIVES Process for making a solid compound by precipitation, using a high intensity mixing reactor and comprising the steps of (A) introducing a first fluid material containing a first reactant and a second fluid material containing a second reactant into said reactor, in orde... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090005491 | One-Pot Synthesis Of Nanoparticles And Liquid Polymer For Rubber Applications A method for performing a one-batch synthesis of a blend of nanoparticles and liquid polymer includes polymerizing a first monomer and optionally a second monomer in a hydrocarbon solvent to form the liquid polymer. The polymerization is terminated before completion wit... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080305271 | Electrostatic Fluidised Powder Bed Coating Process The present invention pertains to a process for forming a coating on a substrate using a tribo-charging electrostatic fluidised bed process; characterised in that a powder coating is used which has a particle size distribution such that a) d(v,90)≦42.5 μm, and b) i) ... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080259100 | FIXER FOR A METALLIC INKJET INK SYSTEM A fixer includes an aqueous vehicle, and at least one film-forming material selected from amine copolymers, polyamines, alkyl phenols, polycarboxylates, carboxylated acrylic copolymers, dendrimers, silicone polymers, acrylic acid copolymers, polystyrene sulfonates, poly... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080262109 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUID PREPARATIONS HAVING A SOLID BODY CONTENT A method for producing a liquid preparation having a solid body content and the resulting liquid preparation. According to the method, the addition of at least a portion of the solid bodies takes place only (a) in the last stage of the method preceding the pouring of th... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080255276 | Thickener for Paint Systems Starch(es) and starch derivatives are combined together with at least one high-viscosity cellulose as a thickener in dispersion binder-based color systems. The cellulose has a viscosity of >50,000 mPa·s, measured by the Brookfield rotation viscometer as a 2% swollen aq... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080245262 | Thixotropic Coating Materials The present invention relates to novel thixotroping agents and coating materials containing the same as well as the production and use thereof, wherein the thixotroping agent comprises a layered silicate and an organically modified phosphate.... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080163790 | Dispersants The present invention relates to dispersants for dispersing a particulate solid for millbases, paints and inks. The present invention provides a composition containing a particulate solid, a polar organic medium and a compound or salts thereof for formula T-(A)m 07/10/2008 | |
| 20080128665 | NANOPARTICLE BASED THIN FILMS A nanoparticle thin film is described. An article includes a substrate and the nanoparticle thin film that includes nanoparticles having an average size from 5 nm to 50 nm, at least one electroactive chemical, and at least one organic binder material. The electroactive ... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080103234 | Dispersants The present invention provides a dispersant of formula (1): T-V-(A)n, —U-Z-W, Formula (1) wherein, T is a polymerisation terminating group; V is a direct bond or divalent linking group; A is the residue of one or more different hydroxy carboxylic acids or lactones the... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080078302 | Ink for ink jet printing and method for preparing metal nanoparticles used therein Disclosed is ink for ink jet printing, which comprises: metal nanoparticles comprising a surfactant attached to surfaces thereof; and a first solvent, wherein the metal nanoparticles are present in an amount of 50˜70 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the ... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080072793 | Renewable process for manufacturing ground and soil treatment compounds using plant by-products The invention relates to a renewable process for manufacturing ground and soil treatment compounds using plant by-products. The invention further relates to products of that process, including an anti-slip compound for use on snow- or ice-covered surfaces, and to a rela... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080028988 | Method and apparatus for making air-entrained or cellular high-strengthconcrete A method for making foam used in the manufacture of concrete, the method comprising, in an exemplary embodiment for making foam at the rate of one cubic foot per minute; (1) injecting water into a mixer, the water injected at a temperature not less than 62 degrees Fahre... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20070056469 | Silane coating compositions and methods of use thereof A method of treating a substrate, such as a metal surface, by application of a silane coating composition containing at least one water-soluble or dispersible silane and a polymeric resin, which may be provided as a water-based dispersion of polymeric resin, the polymer... | 03/15/2007 |
| 20070039520 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING BITUMINOUS COMPOSITIONS This invention relates to bituminous compositions and methods of producing the same. More particularly, the invention relates to the production of bituminous compositions formulated with performance-graded bitumen-containing solvent-free bitumen emulsions which exhibit ... | 02/22/2007 |
| 20060257579 | Use of a salt of a poly-acid to delay setting in cement slurry A spray-dryable cement composition comprises unreacted cement particles and a salt of a poly-acid. The composition can be used in a method for solid free-form fabrication of a three-dimensional object, in which a slurry comprising unreacted cement particles and a poly a... | 11/16/2006 |
| 20060243161 | Plasticizer compositions for nitrocellulose based resins The invention is a plasticizer for nitrocellulose based resins, a method for plasticizing a nitrocellulose based resin and a nitrocellulose based paint containing the plasticizer. The plasticizer contains a mixture of (i) at least one isobutanol ester of a fatty acid wi... | 11/02/2006 |
| 20060236892 | Floor coating composition and floor coating composition additive To provide a floor coating composition and floor coating composition additive. It is possible to improve the leveling performance, mopping performance, and other properties of a floor coating composition over those obtained with a conventional tributoxyethyl phosphate l... | 10/26/2006 |
| 20060150863 | Coating composition for leather, coating method, and coated leather A paint composition for leather comprising a fluorine-containing resin and a silicone oil, and a paint composition for leather comprising a curable fluorine-containing resin, a curing agent and a silicone oil can have both soft feeling of a leather itself and film prope... | 07/13/2006 |
| 20060144292 | High-solids content, pourable anti-settling thickening agent The present development is an improved rheological additive for coating compositions comprising an organic solvent, a hydrocarbon wax thickener, and a dispersing agent. The dispersing agent is selected from oxidized, hyper-branched polyalphaolefins, polymeric amide-base... | 07/06/2006 |
| 20060124030 | Colored top coat composition and colored top coat film using same An industrial product is provided with a colored top coat composition including the material of a colored top coat. An information nucleic acid is contained in the material of the colored top coat and includes a site having an arbitrary and known base sequence. ... | 06/15/2006 |
| 20060124029 | Clear paint composition and clear coat film using same An industrial product is provided with a clear paint composition including a material of a clear paint. An information nucleic acid is contained in the material of the clear paint and includes a site having an arbitrary and known base sequence. ... | 06/15/2006 |
