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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120071577 | USE OF ISOCYANATES BASED ON RENEWABLE RAW MATERIALS The invention relates to the use of 2,5-diisocyanato-1,4:3,6-dianhydro-2,5-dideoxy-D-manitol (I), 2,5-diisocyanato-1,4:3,6-dianhydro-2,5-dideoxy-D-glucitol (II), and/or 2,5-diisocyanato-1,4:3,6-dianhydro-2,5-dideoxy-L-iditol (III).... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120052042 | AMPHIPHILIC COMPOUNDS AND SELF-ASSEMBLING COMPOSITIONS MADE THEREFROM The present disclosure relates to amphiphilic compounds, self assembling compositions formed from the amphiphilic compounds and methods of making such compositions.... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120035321 | COMPOUNDS AND MEDICAL DEVICES ACTIVATED WITH SOLVOPHOBIC LINKERS The present disclosure relates to compounds and medical devices activated with a solvophobic material functionalized with a first reactive member and methods of making such compounds and devices.... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120027814 | Polymeric Fibers Having Tissue Reactive Members A method for bonding a polymeric fiber to tissue is provided which includes providing a polymeric fiber having a plurality of tissue reactive members linked to a surface of the fiber via a specific binding pair, and contacting the polymeric fiber to biological tissue, t... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120010364 | ENCAPSULATED CURE SYSTEMS Encapsulated cure systems are provided wherein a curative is incorporated into a solid or semi-solid carrier material whereby mere fracturing or failure of the capsule wall encapsulating such cure systems will not provide for or allow sufficient release of the curative.... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120008250 | DIELECTRIC RESIN COMPOSITION FOR FILM CAPACITOR AND FILM CAPACITOR To increase the heat resistance of a film capacitor, a dielectric resin composition is used as a material for a dielectric resin film used in a film capacitor, the dielectric resin composition being cured by mixing and crosslinking two or more organic materials having f... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120003271 | POLYMER BLENDS A biocompatible polymer mixture for use as a matrix for cellular attachment includes a mixture of at least two polymers selected from the group consisting of: chitosan (CS), polyethylenimine (PEI), poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA), poly(D-lactic acid) (PDLA), poly(2-hydroxy e... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110313105 | POLYVINYL ALCOHOL POLYMER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME The present invention provides a polyvinyl alcohol polymer having excellent water solubility, compared to conventional polyvinyl alcohol polymers, and having a high cloud point even when the polyvinyl alcohol polymer is partially saponified. The present invention is a p... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110274903 | WEIGHTED FABRIC ARTICLES AND RELATED MATERIALS AND METHODS Embodiments of the invention may include one or more high-density textile fibers with a density from about 1 to about 11 g/mL. Some embodiments may include fabrics and/or garments made from such fibers. Embodiments comprising garments can include, for instance, exercise... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110274594 | AB-REMOVER, AB-REMOVING APPARATUS, AND AB REMOVAL METHOD An object is to provide a material capable of removing Aβ from a body fluid efficiently and use of the material, which are developed for the purpose of establishing a therapeutic or preventive method for Alzheimer's disease. Provided is an amyloid β protein remover, c... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110270400 | PHASE TRANSITIONING HYDROGELS A method of forming and the resulting hydrogel composition comprising poly(vinyl alcohol) at a final concentration of about 20% (w/w) to about 65% (w/w) and polyethylene glycol at a final concentration of about 2% (w/w) to about 20% (w/w), wherein the hydrogel compositi... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110245419 | Continuous Washing of Poly(Vinyl Butyral) The present invention provides a method for continuously washing poly(vinyl butyral) in which a poly(vinyl butyral) slurry is passed through multiple continuous stirred tank reactors, each of which is adjusted to specific processing parameters that allow for continuous ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110237748 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING NANOPARTICLES In one aspect, the present invention provides a process for forming polymeric nanoparticles, which comprises using a static mixer to create a mixed flowing stream of an anti-solvent, e.g., by introducing a liquid anti-solvent into a static mixer, and introducing a polym... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110229550 | Acid-Degradable and Bioerodible Modified Polyhydroxylated Materials Compositions and methods of making a modified polyhydroxylated polymer comprising a polyhydroxylated polymer having reversibly modified hydroxyl groups, whereby the hydroxyl groups are modified by an acid-catalyzed reaction between a polydroxylated polymer and a reagent... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110220534 | USE OF COMPOSITE FILMS AS A PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR OXIDATION-SENSITIVE POLYMERS, METHOD FOR PACKAGING OXIDATION-SENSITIVE POLYMERS, AND PACKAGING CONTAINING SAID COMPOSITE FILMS The use of composite foils, comprising barrier layers based on polyvinyl alcohols, as packaging material for polymers susceptible to oxidation, processes for packaging said polymers, and packaging composed of said composite foils for packaging the polymers susceptible t... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110213070 | CURING ACCELERATOR FOR EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION, AND ONE-PACK TYPE THERMOSETTING EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION A curing accelerator for epoxy resin compositions, which is used in a one-pack type epoxy resin composition having excellent storage stability and rapid curability. The curing accelerator for epoxy resin compositions contains a microcapsule type curing accelerator where... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110203032 | Polylactide Hydrosol and Articles Made Therefrom A polylactide hydrosol polymer formulations suitable for thin film articles and methods of making the thin film articles are provided. The formulations and methods can be use to make articles such as gloves, condoms, catheters and the like using dip forming, and various... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110201242 | Fiber for detecting target and use thereof Provided is a fiber for detecting a target, a method of preparing the fiber for detecting the target, a method of detecting the target in a sample, a fiber complex including the fiber for detecting the target, and a kit including the fiber for detecting the target. The ... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110190446 | Three-dimensional modeling apparatus, method of manufacturing a three-dimensional object, and three-dimensional object Provided is a three-dimensional modeling apparatus including a supply mechanism, a deposition area, a variable mechanism, a discharge mechanism, and a control means. The supply mechanism supplies a powder material. In the deposition area,, the supplied powder material i... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110139496 | RESIN COMPOSITION A resin composition which is low in a roughness of an insulating layer surface and capable of forming thereon a plated conductor layer having a sufficient peel strength in a wet roughing step and which is excellent in dielectric characteristics and a coefficient of ther... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110126497 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC FILM, AND FILM A method for producing a biodegradable plastic film or a composite film, and the film obtained by such method. The film has barrier properties and is made at least of a biodegradable basic plastic material and a second plastic material having barrier properties. The fil... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110123850 | Electrode Separator A multi-functional battery separator comprises two or more active separator layers deposited from different polymer solutions to form a multilayered unitary structure comprising a free-standing film, a multiplex film on one side of a porous substrate, or separate films ... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110104072 | TREATING WATER INSOLUBLE NANOPARTICLES WITH HYDROPHILIC ALPHA-HYDROXYPHOSPHONIC ACID CONJUGATES, THE SO MODIFIED NANOPARTICLES AND THEIR USE AS CONTRAST AGENTS The present application discloses treating water insoluble nanoparticles, particularly nanoparticles of metals and metal compounds which find utility in diagnostic imaging such as MR and X-ray imaging, with an alpha-hydroxyphosphonic acid conjugate with a hydrophilic mo... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110071495 | SHAPE MEMORY EMBOLIC PARTICLES HAVING A HIGH PACKING FRACTION An embolization system having a high packing fraction of embolic particles for use in occluding the flow of body fluid through a body vessel and a method for using such an embolization system are described. The embolic particles, which are made from a shape memory mater... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110064918 | SIZING-ADHESIVE COMPOSITION A novel sizing-adhesive composition for corrugating characterised in that it comprises at least one low molecular weight, water soluble polymer such as a maltodextrin, corrugating boards prepared therewith and methods of producing them.... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110009022 | FIRE RETARDANT FABRIC AND/OR APPAREL A fire retardant fabric or garment comprising: a fabric or garment and a fire retardant composition including a polyvinyl alcohol copolymer, a vinyl acetate copolymer an acrylic emulsion, and vinyl acrylic emulsion or a combination thereof.... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100326597 | HARDENER COMPOSITION, ADHESIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GLUING The invention relates to a hardener composition for use in an amino resin based adhesive system, comprising an aliphatic alpha hydroxy-mono-, or di-, carboxylic acid, and polyvinyl alcohol. It also relates to an adhesive system and a method of gluing wooden materials.... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100311638 | Method for Altering the Shape of Polymer Particles A process for altering the shape of a polymer particle is disclosed. The process comprises suspending polymer particles in a suspending medium at a temperature that effects melting of the polymer and agitating the suspension for a time sufficient to change the shape of ... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100272761 | SYNTHESIS OF LIPOAMIDE-GRAFTED HIGH MOLECULAR COMPOUND AND METHOD THEREFOR The present disclosure provides polymer compounds binding with lipoamide produced by the reaction of the primary amine group of lipoamide with the carboxy group of polysaccharide compounds such as chondroitin sulfates, carboxymethyl celluloses, or hyaluronic acids; func... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100234253 | Method for reducing the viscosity of viscous fluids A viscous fluid, such as heavy crude oil which is too viscous to enable it to be pumped from a flowing phase of a reservoir into and along a pipeline for delivery to a refinery or other storage facility, may be contacted with a formulation to reduce its viscosity. The f... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100215613 | PVA Particle for Temporary Embolic Material and Production Process Thereof, and Temporary Embolic Material A temporary embolic material for blood vessel which can embolize a blood vessel in a living body and is used for the temporary embolization of the blood stream. More specifically, disclosed is an embolus-forming material comprising a specific PVA particle which can be u... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100204800 | MULTI-POLYMER HYDROGELS The invention provides a multi-polymer hydrogel article having a first polymeric, water-swellable material and a second polymeric material, organized such that a first region substantially comprises the first polymeric, water-swellable material, a second region adjacent... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100197831 | CROSSLINKABLE POLYMER POWDER COMPOSITION WHICH IS REDISPERSIBLE IN WATER The invention relates to a crosslinkable polymer powder composition redispersible in water, obtainable by means of free radical polymerization, in an aqueous medium, of one or more monomers from the group consisting of vinyl esters of straight-chain or branched alkylcar... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100196730 | POLYMERIC BLEND PROVIDING IMPROVED OXYGEN RESISTANCE The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to films that serve as barriers to atmospheric oxygen. More particularly, the presently disclosed subject matter pertains to monolayer and multilayer films wherein at least one layer of the film contains a blend of a 21... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100197859 | BLENDS FROM BRANCHED POLYARYL ETHERS AND HYDROPHILIC POLYMERS The present invention provides polymer blends comprising the components
| 08/05/2010 |
| 20100187729 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FINE POLYMER, AND FINE POLYMER MANUFACTURING APPARATUS A method for manufacturing a fine polymer including: generating superheated steam by a superheated steam generating unit (101); adjusting the pressure of the generated superheated steam by a pressure adjusting unit (102); receiving a polymer by a reception... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100184917 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING VINLY RESIN The present invention provides a method for producing a vinyl resin in which, in suspension polymerization of a vinyl compound using a polymerization tank equipped with a reflux condenser, uniform vinyl polymer particles are obtained and an excellent defoaming property ... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100175227 | FASTENING ASSEMBLY FABRICATED FROM A WATER-SOLUBLE MATERIAL AND RELATED METHODS A fastening assembly that has an item made of, or that includes, a water-soluble material; and related methods for manufacturing, or dissolving or weakening, the fastening assembly, which has at least one water-soluble portion that includes the water-soluble material.... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100176210 | Hydrophilic Porous Wicks for Vaporizable Materials This invention provides a hydrophilic porous fiber wick for delivering vaporizable material into the atmosphere, such as a room environment. The wick may be biodegradable. The wick is comprised of a sintered synthetic bicomponent fibers, optionally combined with synthet... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100162473 | WATER-PERMEABLE PROTECTIVE MATERIAL A water-permeable protective material is provided which comprises a composition of one or more quaternary amines in combination with polyvinyl alcohol or precursor thereof. The amine may be either a polymeric or non-polymeric quaternary amine, a preferred example being ... | 07/01/2010 |
