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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7914614 | Herbal paint A herbal paint mixture comprising, in combination, a carrier paint having a first volume and an herbal mixture having a second volume. The first volume and the second volume being mixed together. ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7361215 | Material and method for treatment of timber A material and method for treating timber. The material comprises a preservative and a carrier. The carrier is selected such that it remains mobile within the wood and provides for migration of the preservative within the treated wood. By providing a carrier which i... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354596 | Anti-microbial agent delivery system A delivery system for delivering an anti-microbial agent to a surface in a time release manner. The delivery system includes one or more polymeric particles (e.g., microspheres, core/shell particles, latexes, porogens, cryogenically ground beads, condensation polyme... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7323044 | Biocidal compositions The invention provides co-solvents for preparing clear solutions of a biocidal agent known as 10, 10′-oxybisphenoxarsine (OBPA). The clear solutions are stable over a relatively broad range of temperatures and have very low Volatile Organic Carbon (VOC) content. T... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7260889 | Coating compositions having antiseize properties for disassemblable socket/pin and/or threaded connections The present invention relates to a coating composition comprising a) at least one binder and b) at least one substance which releases gases at elevated temperature, and c) at least one friction-reducing additive. With the aid of the coating compositions of th... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7238416 | Linoleum-based floor covering with improved flame-retardant properties and a method for producing the same Disclosed is a linoleum-based floor covering with improved flame-retardant properties, whose useful layer contains at least one flame retardant from the group of expandable graphites. Additionally disclosed is a method for producing linoleum-based floor-coverings wi... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7156906 | Impregnating agent The present invention relates to an impregnating agent for wood against fungi which will break down the cellulose and lignin in the wood. The impregnating agent comprises a mixture of potassium diformate and propionic- and/or acetic- and/or benzoic acid and/or a fix... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7060658 | Roofing granules Use of internal gas-forming compound to adjust coating porosity to control copper release rates in algae-retardant roofing granule products. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6974603 | Reducing concentration of organic materials with substituted cyclodextrin compound in polyester packaging materials Volatile organic compound or other materials are produced in the thermoplastic manufacture of thermoplastic polyester beverage containers. Such materials can be eluted into beverages such as carbonated beverages, sparkling or still water from the polyester. Such the... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6911473 | Detectable agent for wood treatment and method for its detection The present invention relates to a composition comprising an organic preservative acid and a UV-active indicator substance for preserving wood and for detection of the sufficient preservation of wood. ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6835327 | Sealant and coating composition for use on wood products and wood material so treated A coating composition and method for applying the same to a wood substrate. The composition includes a major portion of a drying oil such as tung oil in combination with a minor portion of a drying oil such as linseed oil and a wood penetrating compound such as a ca... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6821631 | Method and composition for treating substrates A method of treating substrates, such as wood, including the steps of applying an alkali silicate solution to one or more substrates and applying an alkali borate solution with boric oxide (B2O3) content to the substrates. Substrates that have ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6762208 | Alkane diol foam controlling agents The present invention pertains to a method for controlling the foaming of a waterborne composition or an industrial process by the incorporation of a foam controlling agent. The method comprises utilizing as the foam controlling agent a compound of the formula: ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6743756 | Suspensions of particles in non-aqueous solvents Liquid suspensions of particles in non-aqueous solvents are extremely stable over long periods of time with minimum separation of the solvent and no hard packing of the dispersed particles. The suspensions enable a user to rapidly add the suspension to water and to ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6485841 | Bio-oil preservatives The present invention is directed to bio-oil compositions, derived from fast pyrolysis of wood feedstocks, that exhibit properties of a preservative. The bio-oil may be used alone, in formulations with either a waterbased, or an oilbased, or a combination... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6464764 | Protective agents for wood Solvent-free coating materials and treating agents used as water-based wood or material protective agents containing emulsifiable binding agents, quaternary ammonium compounds and optional additional active agents. The wood or material protective agents a... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6362370 | Wood preservatives Wood preservatives having biocidal properties which include quaternary ammonium compounds of general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R1 is a C8-18 -alkyl group or an optionally substituted benzyl group, R2 is a C8-18 | 03/26/2002 |
| 6180672 | Wood preservatives Wood preservatives having biocidal properties which include quaternary ammonium compounds of general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R1 is a C8-18 -alkyl group or an optionally substituted benzyl group, R2 is a C8-18 | 01/30/2001 |
| 6146556 | Polymer additives for forming objects The present invention relates to flame retardant compositions suitable for use as a cable joint filler. Such flame retardant compositions comprise: at least one oil selected from the group consisting of castor oil, linseed oil and combinations thereof, di... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6146557 | Fire resistant resin composition Provided is a fire resistant resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin (I) such as a polyolefin base resin, 10 to 300 parts by weight of at least one flame retardant (II) selected from the group consisting of a nitrogen bas... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5993891 | Pruning sealant composition and methods of making and using A pruning sealant composition comprising lanolin and a drying agent effective for forming a film upon an exposed surface of the pruning sealant composition. An optional high temperature viscosity modifier may be included in the sealer composition. Also di... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5938824 | Supersaturated solutions and a method of preparing supersaturated solutions The invention provides a method of preparing a supersaturated solution of an inorganic solute in an aqueous solvent, to such solutions and to a method of treating wood by impregnating it with such solutions. The method of preparing the solution involves m... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5776352 | Process for treatment of water and of surfaces in contact with the said water in order to prevent the attachment of and/or to remove and/or to control macroorganisms, composition and paint for the said treatment The invention relates to a process for the treatment of water and of surfaces in contact with the said water in order to prevent the attachment and/or to, remove and/or to control macroorganisms, in particular molluscs, on the said surfaces in contact wit... | 07/07/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5653789 | Water base conditioner for acrylic wood flooring A stable condition for surfaces, comprising a stable emulsion containing at least about 25% linseed oil and no more than about 75% water, the percentages being based on the total weight of the conditioner. The conditioner includes a water soluble emulsifi... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5565021 | Process for treatment of water and of surfaces in contact with the said water in order to prevent the attachment of and/or to remove and/or to control macroorganisms, composition and paint for the said treatment The invention relates to a process for the treatment of water and of surfaces in contact with the said water in order to prevent the attachment and/or to remove and/or to control macroorganisms, in particular molluscs, on the said surfaces in contact with... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5540762 | Flame retardants for linseed oil formulations and applications Formulations containing certain unsaturated drying oils, e.g., linseed oil, are rendered flame retardant by dissolving in them certain halogenated compounds which are solids at room temperature and soluble in linseed oil or other suitable solvents which c... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5488076 | Water ablative coating for drag reduction applications A paint for application to the exterior surface of waterborne vehicles indes a high molecular weight water soluble polymer with drag reducing properties which time releases into the fluid boundary layer immediately adjacent the vehicle surface to reduce ... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5476686 | Wood protection composition A wood protection composition comprising whey saponified with an alkali. The saponification may be carried out using caustic soda solution or sodium carbonate. In particular, diluted whey is used. The wood protection composition is suitable primarily for ... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5399190 | Wood preservatives A wood preservative composition including a mixture of two or more metallic soaps of long chain unsaturated fatty acids, which soaps have a metallic component selected from the group consisting of copper, zinc, chromium, iron, antimony, tin, cobalt, nicke... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5393335 | Starch-oil sizing for glass fibers An aqueous starch-oil sizing composition is provided which produces improved processibility in woven and non-woven applications. The sizing has low viscosity starch, a lubricant which is a mixture of oil and wax where the wax is present in an amount of at... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5382281 | Self-polish type antifouling coating composition A self-polishing antifouling coating composition comprises a metallic soap resin which is prepared by reacting a metal compound containing a metal having a valency of at least 2 with an unsaturated fatty acid, a mixture of unsaturated fatty acids, or a mi... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5370732 | Clear-spraying, clear-heating pan spray Clear-applying, non-foaming lecithin-based pan spray in which quite small amounts of water are added to form lecithin micelles against the spray foaming when applied and when heated.... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5368638 | Natural ear plug composition The invention is an improved ear plug composition wherein the improvement comprises the use of cotton fibers as an additional ingredient in a natural ear plug composition comprising: wax, a starch based acid ester of dicarboxylic acid, lanolin, grapefruit... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5226959 | Gallium-containing glassy low dielectric ceramic compositions A ceramic composition for forming a ceramic dielectric body having a dielectric constant of less than about 5.5 and a TCE of less than about 4.5 ppm/° C. The composition comprises a mixture of finely divided particles of 25-50 vol. % borosilicate glass 4... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5190580 | Process of using biocidal compositions A synergistic composition of biocides for the preparation of anti-fouling paint preferably containing at least one of the group of 3-iodo-2-propynyl-butyl carbamate, 3-iodo-2-propynyl-cyclohexyl carbamate, 3-iodo-2-propynyl phenyl carbamate, 3-iodo-2-prop... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5190579 | Aqueous additive systems, methods and polymeric particles Aqueous application systems for applying additives to polymeric particles, methods of preparing aqueous emulsions which include at least one processing, stabilizing or other functional polymer additive and an emulsifiable wax. Also disclosed are methods o... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5104654 | Ovipositional disruption of the navel orangeworm with fatty acids A method and composition for the ovipositional disruption of the navel orangeworm by releasing into the air, in the area where the navel orangeworms are to be disrupted, an effective amount of a fatty acid mixture containing oleic acid and at least one ot... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5071479 | Biocidal compositions A synergistic composition of biocides for the preparation of anti-fouling paint preferably containing at least one of the group of 3-iodo-2-propynyl-butyl carbamate, 3-iodo-2-propynyl-cyclohexyl carbamate, 3-iodo-2-propynyl phenyl carbamate, 3-iodo-2-prop... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5062996 | Methods and compositions for sorbing flammable liquids Flammable liquids are soaked up and rendered safe from ignition by mixing with the liquid a particulate composition containing an absorbent solid, a first high molecular weight polymer soluble in the flammable liquid, a dry chemical fire extinguishing age... | 11/05/1991 |
