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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6770129 | Coating compositions for paper Aqueous paper coating compositions containing at least one of a clay, a starch, casein, a resin, and a wax; and wherein the composition contains from about 0.001% to about 5% by weight of at least one base-catalyzed branched reaction product comprising the following... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6468339 | Alumina filled gelatin A gelatin based photographic coating contains at least gelatin and colloidal alumina particles less than 0.2 μm. Additionally, the coating may contain any photographic addenda that may be important to the performance of a photographic product, as well as... | 10/22/2002 |
| 5746814 | Decurling compositions Disclosed is a curl preventing/minimizing fluid composition containing a hydrophilic solvent, a polymeric binder, a water soluble/dispersible paper desizing agent, a water soluble/dispersible paper anticurl agent, a defoamer, a biocide, an antistatic agen... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5207941 | Use of water-soluble or water-dispersible grafted proteins as detergent additives Phosphate-free and low-phosphate detergents which contain surfactants as essential constituents also contain from 0.1 to 20% by weight, based on the particular formulation, of water-soluble or water-dispersible grafted proteins obtainable by free radical ... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5187259 | Chain extended gelatin A soluble, chain extended gelatin having a high molecular weight and significantly higher viscosity at equivalent gelatin concentration compared to standard gelatin and significantly faster setting time is produced by preparing an aqueous gelatin composit... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5087694 | Fluorinated gelatin and process for its preparation The present invention relates to modified gelatin containing polyfluorinated substituents grafted on to the protein chain. It further relates to the process for the preparation of this modified gelatin, which consists in reacting a polyfluorinated derivative ... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5015677 | Adhesives derived from bioadhesive polyphenolic proteins An adhesive or coating formulation useful in biomedical application and particularly well suited for use in aqueous environments is provided comprising: (1) a bioadhesive polyphenolic protein component having from about 5 to about 99 weight percent of a p... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4992100 | Gelatine granules as well as methods and apparatus for their manufacture Gelatine granules obtained by plasticizing conventional gelatine consist of solid gelatine particles with a water content of from 1 to 12% by weight, with a particle size of from 0.1 to 10 mm, with an entrapped air content of less than 1% by volume and wi... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4543370 | Dry edible film coating composition, method and coating form A dry powder edible film coating composition for use in pharmaceuticals, confectionery and food, comprising a dry mixture including powdered particles of a film forming non-toxic polymer, powdered edible pigment particles, and an edible polymer plasticize... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4543324 | Process for hardening photographic gelatin with vinyl sulfones containing sulfonyl ethyl sulfate groups The difficulties in the casting process of photographic gelatin containing layers caused by increases in the viscosity of the casting solution due to the premature cross-linking of gelatin can be prevented if a compound containing at least one vinyl sulfo... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4500358 | Foam capsules Foam capsules with telescopically engaged body and cap portions, also known as hard shell capsules, having a special wall structure, obtained by a microdispersion of a gas in a gelatin solution. The capsule body and cap portions are formed by dipmolding the fi... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4468417 | Prevention of metal tarnish Metals are protected against tarnishing by application of a protein-containing solution to the metal surface.... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4439355 | Elastic detergent product of improved foaming power after use An elastic detergent product of improved form-retaining ability during elevated temperature storage and of improved foaming power after use comprises an organic detergent which is an ammonium or lower alkanolammonium anionic organic detergent salt or a mi... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4370412 | Aqueous hydrophilic colloid coating composition containing a combination of anionic surfactants A combination of two anionic surfactants, one of which is an alkyl sulfate surfactant, such as sodium dodecyl sulfate, and the other of which is an N-acyl sarcosinate surfactant, such as sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, is used as a coating aid in aqueous coat... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4338394 | Process for hardening photographic gelatin Gelatin-containing layers of photographic materials are hardened by adding a compound containing from 2 to 6 sulfonyl ethyl sulfate groups in the form of its salts and activating the compound by adjusting a pH-value in the range from 6.5 to 11.... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4335201 | Antistatic compositions and elements containing same Photographic base elements and radiation-sensitive elements are protected against the adverse effects resulting from accumulation of static electrical charges by incorporating therein an antistatic layer. Such layer is prepared from a coating composition ... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4323646 | Process for hardening a photographic material A photographic material containing protein as binding agent is hardened with a compound which contains at least two free vinyl sulfonyl groups in the molecule and which is a bisulfite addition product of a compound containing up to 6 vinyl sulfonyl groups... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4270953 | Two component antifouling paint This invention provides a novel antifouling paint which has excellent storage stability for a long period of time and which affords a coated film having antifouling properties for a long period of time. The paint comprises two components, Component A and ... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4173481 | Method of hardening gelatin and photographic light-sensitive material A photographic silver halide light-sensitive material having at least one hydrophilic colloid layer containing gelatin and/or a gelatin derivative hardened with a compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein a and d eac... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4171976 | Homopolymerization inhibition of photographic hardeners It is disclosed to inhibit homopolymerization of a bis(vinylsulfonyl)alkane hardener for a hydrophilic colloid useful in forming a layer of a photographic element by associating with the hardener a nitro-substituted aromatic compound.... | 10/23/1979 |
| 4142897 | Gelatino silver halide photographic material hardened with a reaction product of a vinylsulfonyl compound and a water soluble compound Gelatin, especially in a layer of a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material, is hardened with the reaction product of a compound having at least three vinylsulfonyl groups in the molecule and a compound having at least one water-soluble group ... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4134770 | Gelatin-containing photographic layer incorporated with hardener Compounds of the formula wherein each A, which may be either the same or different, is selected from direct bond, --NH-- and --O--, P represents an n-valent aliphatic moiety which can be interrupted by a nitrogen atom or phenylene radical, and n is 3 or 4... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4116696 | Photographic material A photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one photographic layer with the layer adjacent the support containing non-volatile or low volatile liquid droplets having smaller diameters than the thickness of the layer adjacent the s... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4088495 | Silver halide photographic element containing a gelatinous layer hardened with an aliphatic hydrocarbon having at least three vinylsulfonyl groups A photographic element comprising a support and a gelatin-containing layer coated thereon which contains gelatin having been hardened with a compound having in the molecular structure an aliphatic hydrocarbon chain to which at least 3 vinyl sulfonyl group... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4028320 | Method of hardening gelatin using sulfonyl compounds A method of hardening gelatin which comprises adding thereto a compound of the following general formula (I): ##STR1## in which Y1 is CH2 =CH--, ClCH2 --CH2 --, BrCH2 --CH2 --, CH... | 06/07/1977 |
| 4007163 | Method for hardening gelatin A method for hardening gelatin is disclosed wherein the gelatin is treated with a hardener which contains a combination of two compounds. One of the compounds contains at least two meslyoxy groups in the molecule while the second compound contains at leas... | 02/08/1977 |
| 4004939 | Bisulfite terminated oligomers as dispersing agents This invention relates to the use of bisulfite-terminated oligomers as dispersants for solid particulate matter, i.e., low molecular weight bisulfate-terminated polymers containing carboxylate groups and either cyano or carbomethoxy moieties are improved ... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3963499 | Photographic light-sensitive material A photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a hydrophilic colloid layer containing at least two surface active agents selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the general formula (I) ##EQU1## ... | 06/15/1976 |
