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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20130130895 | Superabsorbent Comprising Pyrogenic Aluminum Oxide Superabsorbents comprising pyrogenic aluminum oxide exhibit a low caking tendency coupled with good absorption properties and rapid water absorption.... | 05/23/2013 |
| 20130116112 | COMPOSITE MEDIA FOR FLUID STREAM PROCESSING, A METHOD OF FORMING THE COMPOSITE MEDIA, AND A RELATED METHOD OF PROCESSING A FLUID STREAM A composite media including at least one crystalline aluminosilicate material in polyacrylonitrile. A method of forming a composite media is also disclosed. The method comprises dissolving polyacrylonitrile in an organic solvent to form a matrix solution. At least one c... | 05/09/2013 |
| 20130112605 | SUPERFICIALLY POROUS MATERIALS COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY NONPOROUS CORE HAVING NARROW PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF; AND USE THEREOF FOR CHROMATOGRAPHIC SEPARATIONS Novel chromatographic materials for chromatographic separations, columns, kits, and methods for preparation and separations with a superficially porous material comprising a substantially nonporous core and one or more layers of a porous shell material surrounding the c... | 05/09/2013 |
| 20130102460 | POLYANILINE-GRAPHITE NANOPLATELET MATERIALS Nanocomposite adsorbent materials and methods for their preparation and use are described. As an example, a polyaniline-graphite nanoplatelet nanocomposite may be used to adsorb carbon dioxide.... | 04/25/2013 |
| 20130102461 | Absorbent Sheet and Method for Producing Same The present invention provides a method for producing an absorbent sheet containing absorbent resins, hydrophilic fibers, and hydrophobic fibers, comprising: a dehydration step of dehydrating the absorbent resins and the hydrophilic fibers from a state of being in conta... | 04/25/2013 |
| 20130095999 | METHODS OF MAKING THE SUPPORTED POLYAMINES AND STRUCTURES INCLUDING SUPPORTED POLYAMINES Methods of making supported polyamines, supported polyamines, and the like, are disclosed.... | 04/18/2013 |
| 20130095996 | METHODS OF APPLYING A SORBENT COATING ON A SUBSTRATE, A SUPPORT, AND/OR A SUBSTRATE COATED WITH A SUPPORT Methods of applying a sorbent coating on a substrate, a support, and/or a substrate coated with a support are described. One of the methods comprises: (i) optionally, preparing the substrate coated with the support by pre-treating the substrate with a slurry, wherein th... | 04/18/2013 |
| 20130096000 | Superabsorbent Polymer Compositions Having A Triggering Composition The present invention relates to absorbent compositions which exhibit swelling, deswelling, and reswelling behavior. More specifically, absorbent compositions of this invention swell and absorb fluids after exposure to aqueous fluids, deswell and release fluids from the... | 04/18/2013 |
| 20130090232 | ULTRAFINE FIBER-BASED COMPOSITES HAVING HIGH HYDROSCOPICITY The present invention relates to ultrafine fiber-based composites comprising at least one ultrafine fiber-type hydrophobic polymer and oxide moisture absorbent particles distributed on the polymer. The ultrafine fiber-based composites may be appropriately used as sealin... | 04/11/2013 |
| 20130079221 | Recycling Superabsorbent Polymer Fines A process is described for recycling superabsorbent polymer fines into a process that includes treating the superabsorbent polymer fines with caustic and a polymerization step for making the superabsorbent polymer gel. The process requires treating the superabsorbent po... | 03/28/2013 |
| 20130072380 | INDUSTRIAL ABSORBENTS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME An industrial absorbent and methods of manufacturing the same. In one embodiment, the industrial absorbent includes a first scrim made from at least one thermoplastic material; a second scrim made from at least one thermoplastic material; and a middle layer positioned b... | 03/21/2013 |
| 20130065765 | DEGRADABLE SUPERABSORBENT POLYMERS The present disclosure relates to degradable superabsorbent materials based on acetals of glyoxylic acid and derivatives thereof with polyvinyl alcohol, and methods of making the polymers. The polymers are used to make superabsorbent particles, coatings, sheets, and fib... | 03/14/2013 |
| 20130052462 | NETWORKED POLYMERIC NANOFIBERS, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME, GAS ADSORBENT, AND GAS SEPARATION MATERIAL The invention provides networked polymeric nanofibers having a structure in which amorphous polymeric fibers are branched at multiple sites and having a diameter of from 1 nanometer to 100 nanometers. A solution of a polymer such as polysty... | 02/28/2013 |
| 20130045252 | Apparatus for the Arrestment and Retention of Bromhidrosis An apparatus for adsorption of body odour comprising: an activated carbon layer for adsorbing body odour; a first material layer; and wherein the activated carbon layer is coupled to the first material layer.... | 02/21/2013 |
| 20130045857 | COMPOSITE OF POROUS SUBSTRATE AND ONE-DIMENSIONAL NANOMATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME, SURFACE-MODIFIED COMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME The present invention relates to a composite of a porous substrate and one-dimensional nanomaterial, which is manufactured by a hydrothermal method. The method for manufacturing the composite of the present invention is simple and low-cost, and the one-dimensional nanom... | 02/21/2013 |
| 20130040810 | Articles Comprising Reinforced Polyurethane Coating Agent Articles, such as absorbent articles, are described, comprising a coating or film, for example applied to superabsorbent polymer particles, the coating or film containing a polyurethane polymer material, containing polyurethane polymers with covalently bonded modified s... | 02/14/2013 |
| 20130029398 | FORMED ARTICLE AND PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF This invention is made to provide a formed article which ensures, for example, that an active substance included therein and a substance outside capsules can effectively come in contact with each other without suffering influences such as a pressure loss. This invention... | 01/31/2013 |
| 20130012379 | MODIFIED SOL-GEL DERIVED SORBENT MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME Disclosed is a swellable, sorbent material formed of a sol-gel derived composition having a porous matrix and a sorbent property modifier intermixed with at least a portion of the porous matrix. The sorbent property modifier modifies a sorbent property of the sorbent ma... | 01/10/2013 |
| 20120329637 | CLOTH-LIKE RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL ADSORBENT AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD A renewable adsorbent enabling to adsorb cesium selectively and efficiently, and to reuse cesium by eluting adsorbed cesium, and its manufacturing method are provided. Polyethylene (PE)/polypropylene (PP) based non-woven fabric may be exposed with electron beam, PE/PP b... | 12/27/2012 |
| 20120308461 | Crosslinked Polymer-Carbon Sorbent for Removal of Heavy Metals, Toxic Materials and Carbon Dioxide A polymer-carbon sorbent for removing carbon dioxide, heavy metals and toxic materials from a flue gas from a combustion process, such as coal-fired power plants, is described. The sorbent comprises a carbonaceous sorbent material and a cured amine-containing polymer, a... | 12/06/2012 |
| 20120310196 | Absorbent Structures With Coated Water-Absorbing Material Absorbent structures, and absorbent articles with such structures, comprising water-absorbing polymer having a coating of film-forming polyurethane and therein incorporated a hydrophilic silica.... | 12/06/2012 |
| 20120309619 | ABSORBENT RESIN SURFACE-MODIFIED WITH CATIONIC POLYMER COMPOUND The present invention relates to an absorbent resin surface-modified with a cationic polymer compound. According to the present invention, the use of a cationic polymer compound can provide a simple and economical way to prepare an absorbent resin surface-modified with ... | 12/06/2012 |
| 20120305467 | AGGLOMERATES OF ADSORBER PARTICLES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SUCH ADSORBER PARTICLES The invention relates to an adsorptive system, in particular on the basis of an agglomerate, comprising a plurality of absorber particles, wherein the absorber particles are fixed, in particular adhered, to a binding agent carrier and are combined by means of the bindin... | 12/06/2012 |
| 20120302427 | POLYMERIC STRUCTURES FOR ADSORBING BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL AND THEIR METHOD OF PREPARATION A biologic-adsorbent, e.g., protein-adsorbent, material is prepared by forming a polymeric substrate into structures having high surface area topography whose biologic adsorbing properties can be controlled. Biologic adsorption by these structures of optimized high surf... | 11/29/2012 |
| 20120277096 | HIGH PERMEABILITY SUPERABSORBENT POLYMER COMPOSITIONS The invention relates to absorptive, crosslinked polymeric composition that are based on partly neutralized, monoethylenically unsaturated monomer carrying acid groups wherein the absorptive crosslinked polymer may be coated with a polymeric coating, and have improved p... | 11/01/2012 |
| 20120267570 | PARTICULATE SUPERABSORBENT POLYMER COMPOSITION HAVING IMPROVED PERFORMANCE PROPERTIES The present invention relates to a particulate superabsorbent polymer composition which absorbs water, aqueous liquids, and blood, and a process to make the superabsorbent polymers, wherein a superabsorbent polymer is surface treated with a neutralized multivalent metal... | 10/25/2012 |
| 20120270731 | Shaped Body Containing Porous Aromatic Framework Material Aspects of the present invention relate to shaped bodies of compositions comprising a porous aromatic covalent framework polymer, wherein the polymer comprises at least one monomer unit, the at least one monomer unit comprising at least one aromatic ring and the at leas... | 10/25/2012 |
| 20120264589 | POLYMERS OF INTRINSIC MICROPOROSITY CONTAINING TETRAZOLE GROUPS The invention provides a tetrazole-containing polymer of intrinsic microporosity comprising (10) or more subunits, wherein one or more of the subunits comprise one or more tetrazolyl moieties. In one embodiment, a polymer of intrinsic microporosity (PIM-1) was modified ... | 10/18/2012 |
| 20120258853 | POROUS PARTICLES WITH MASKING POWDER AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME A porous particle with a non-polymeric masking powder on at least a portion of its outer surface is disclosed. The non-polymeric masking powder is not attached to the outer surface of the porous particle with a polymeric binder, and the masked porous particle is hydroph... | 10/11/2012 |
| 20120247330 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RAPID ADSORPTION-DESORPTION CO2 CAPTURE An apparatus for capture and sequestration of CO2 from fossil fuel-fired power plant flue gas includes a polymer matrix embedded with a sorbent suitable for removing CO2 from the flue gas and a spacer mated with the polymer matrix. The spacer is ad... | 10/04/2012 |
| 20120225773 | LOW-DENSITY, OPEN-CELL, SOFT, FLEXIBLE, THERMOPLASTIC ABSORBENT FOAM AND METHOD OF MAKING FOAM A soft, flexible, low-density, open-cell, thermoplastic, absorbent foam formed from a foam polymer formula including a balanced amount of a plasticizing agent and a surfactant in combination with a base resin. Thermoplastic elastomers can be added to the foam polymer fo... | 09/06/2012 |
| 20120226054 | MULTIPLE STATIONARY PHASE MATRIX AND USES THEREOF The present invention generally provides a separation matrix comprising at least two stationary phases and a stationary phase comprising at least one chiral modality and at least one achiral modality. Also provided are methods of using the separation matrix or the stati... | 09/06/2012 |
| 20120220452 | ABSORBENT RESIN PARTICLES FOR WATER-STOPPING TAPE, AND WATER-STOPPING TAPE CONTAINING SAME An object of the present invention is to provide absorbent resin particles for a water-stopping tape which are superior in absorption rate even when their average particle size is smaller or when their particle size distribution is wider. The present invention relates t... | 08/30/2012 |
| 20120216675 | Sorbent Articles for CO2 Capture A sorbent article having a substrate having porous channel walls defining open channels, and an organic-inorganic hybrid sorbent material distributed on a surface of the porous channel walls, wherein the sorbent material is derived from an amino-functionalized alkoxysil... | 08/30/2012 |
| 20120209234 | REGENERATED CELLULOSE FIBER The present invention relates to a regenerated cellulose fiber, which is characterized by the combination of the following features:
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| 20120202684 | METAL ION MODIFIED HIGH SURFACE AREA MATERIALS FOR ODOR REMOVAL AND CONTROL This invention relates to high surface area materials, such as nanoparticles, that are coated with metal ions. These modified nanoparticles have active sites that bind various gases and/or odorous compounds, thereby removing these compounds from a medium such as air or ... | 08/09/2012 |
| 20120178621 | Color-Stable Superabsorber A superabsorbent produced by polymerizing a monomer mixture which comprises at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer bearing at least one acid group, at least 0.1% by weight and at most 20% by weight, based on the total amount of ethylenically unsaturated monomers... | 07/12/2012 |
| 20120178620 | CARBOXYETHYL CELLULOSE FIBERS, THEIR USE IN WOUND DRESSINGS AND HYGIENE ITEMS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME The present invention relates to carboxyethyl cellulose fibers, to a method for producing the same and their use for wound treatment, especially in wound dressings, in other products for medical applications such as swabs, bandages and the like, and in hygiene items, an... | 07/12/2012 |
| 20120172215 | OIL ADSORBENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OIL ADSORBENT According to one embodiment, an oil adsorbent includes inorganic particles and a polymer formed on surfaces of or between the inorganic particles. The content rate of the inorganic particles is 50% by volume or more and 97% by volume or less relative to the inorganic pa... | 07/05/2012 |
| 20120172214 | SHEET MATERIALS CONTAINING S-B-S AND S-I/B-S COPOLYMERS A sheet material that includes an elastic component or material (e.g., film, nonwoven web laminated to the elastic component, etc.) is provided. The elastic component is formed from a styrenic block copolymer composition containing from about 10 wt. % to about 90 wt. % ... | 07/05/2012 |
