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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7582154 | Compositions of polyol granules and processes of manufacture The present invention includes methods for preparing polyol products including a method of making a free-flowing granular product comprising: a) charging hydrogenated starch hydrolysate to an agglomerator; b) adding polyol syrup to the maximum loading capacity of th... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7442730 | Composition having disperse system, and process for producing colored organic solid particle A colored particle (e.g., a spherical particle) comprising an organic solid component (e.g., a polymer component) and a coloring agent (e.g., an oil-soluble dye, and an organic or inorganic pigment) is produced by eluting a water-soluble auxiliary component comprisi... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7413597 | Imaging powder for CAD/CAM device The present invention relates to an imaging powder for dental restoration using a CAD/CAM device, wherein the powder has improved properties as compared to existing contrast media. The present invention also relates to a method of making and using the imaging powder... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7255731 | Use of particular polysaccharides as admixtures for mineral materials The subject of the present invention is the use of particular polysaccharides as admixtures for mineral materials, especially as admixtures for mineral binders. These polysaccharides have, characteristically: a weight-average molec... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7157021 | Methods and compositions for dust and erosion control The invention is directed to compositions and methods for treating a particulate and for dust and erosion control. The compositions comprise a dissolved sugar solid. Preferably, the composition comprises a dissolved sugar solid, further in combination with a salt or... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150839 | Fluorescent agents Composition comprising a fluorescent material comprising the mixture of one or more metal salts selected from the group consisting of metal oxides and metal hydroxides; one or more carbohydrate(s) selected from the group consisting of sugar and starch; and one or mo... | 12/19/2006 |
| 6974499 | Soil improving agent including soil hardening agent and ground improving agent, soil improving method including soil hardening method and ground improving method, and improved ground A soil improving agent comprising malic acid and/or grape sugar is mixed with soil to enable the ground after consolidation to have good water permeability and strength. ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6939441 | Stock size for paper or board manufacture, method for preparation of size, use of size A stock size intended to be added as a solution to the pulp stock in connection with the manufacture of paper or board in order to improve the characteristics of the paper or board, e.g.), to reduce the absorption of liquids, to increase the dry strength and wet str... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6916369 | Beneficiated water reducing compositions Exemplary compositions comprise at least one aldopentonic acid, such as xylonic acid; and further comprise a lignin, a lignosulfonic acid or its salt, an additional sugar acid such as a aldohexonic acid or salt, a conventional admixture (such as a polyacrylate super... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6911228 | Process for manufacturing a toilet training article A process for manufacturing a toilet training article in the form of a toilet training pad containing an astringent agent or source thereof is disclosed. The toilet training pad, which may be an insertable pad or integrated directly into an undergarment, contains an... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6267808 | Bright white film coatings and film coating compositions therefor A dry film coating composition used to make a bright white film coating for nutritional supplements, pharmaceutical tablets, and the like, comprises dextrose, an auxiliary film-former, and titanium dioxide. Optionally, but advantageously, the coating comp... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6200374 | Anti-bacterial liquid binder for use as a pre-application binder with cosmetic powders for eye liners, eye shadows and eyebrow makeup and the method for making same An improved antibacterial liquid binder for use as a pre-application binder with cosmetic powders for eye liners, eye shadows and eyebrow makeup including a unique blended mixture of de-ionized water, honey, isopropyl alcohol, potassium alum, propylene gl... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6156112 | High solids aqueous dispersions of reactive hydrophobizing agents This invention relates to high solids aqueous dispersions of reactive hydrophobizing agents, to methods of preparation of such dispersions, and to aqueous blends of such dispersions with a variety of other aqueous dispersions or solutions, including synth... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5964933 | Biodegradable molding material The object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive biodegradable molding material which allows easy adjustment of the biodegradability of the material as a molding material, which undergoes 100% degradation within a fixed period following us... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5925182 | Stable liquid suspension compositions A stable liquid suspension composition comprising a liquid carrier, a solid fatty acid or a salt thereof, and a solid particulate is disclosed wherein said liquid carrier is selected from the group consisting of oils, olefins, terpenes, glycols, esters, e... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5876619 | Scleroglucan as a rheological modifier for thermal insulation fluids This invention is directed to a rheologically modified composition containing scleroglucan in an polyol base fluid. The amount of scleroglucan present in the composition is an effective amount to viscosity an polyol base fluid to the point of substantiall... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5827372 | Aqueous alcoholic aklaline process for cationization and anionization of normal, waxy, and high amylose starches from cereal, legume, tuber and root sources A starch cationization process comprises suspending the starch in an aqueous alcoholic alkaline solvent containing a critical level of water (starch to water ratio 1:3 to 3:1), heating the reaction mixture for a few minutes at 30°90° C., adding a cation... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5800602 | Use of inclusion compounds of cyclic polysaccharides as charge control agents Inclusion compounds consisting of a host compound, which is a cyclically linked polysaccharide having 3 to 100 monomeric saccharide units and forming a cavity in its molecular framework, and of one or more chemical compounds which are included in this cav... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5785747 | Viscosification of high density brines The present invention provides compositions useful for viscosifying aqueous fluids, methods for making them and methods for using them. In one aspect of the invention, inventive compositions comprise a prehydrating alcohol having at least two hydroxyl gro... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5776242 | Silicate-dextrin clay adhesive compositions Disclosed are silicate-dextrin-clay adhesive compositions and process for making the same for use in paper products, such as, paper tubes, corrugated boards and corner boards.... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5716440 | Biodegradable molded articles A biodegradable molded article produced by molding under pressure a residue remaining after taking out essential portions of effective elements in foods, and/or in materials thereof, such as lees of Sake, squeezed and strained lees of fruits, etc. This en... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5690725 | Formulation for infusion of fruit A formulation incorporating maltose or maltose corn syrup which allows increased levels of fructose or high fructose corn syrup to be infused into fruit or fruit pieces before drying. The formulation decreases the stickiness associated with high fructose ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5672199 | Water-containing antislip composition A composition useful as an antislip for articles with plastic surfaces is provided. Said composition typically comprises from 35 to 45% by weight of a rosin or derivative thereof, preferably a water-soluble, saponified rosin, from 5 to 10% by weight of an... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5629366 | Glucoside and acrylic copolymer dispersant composition A composition of a glycoside and an acrylic copolymer. The blend may be used to prepare aqueous dispersions of a ceramic materials, for example zirconium silicate. Alternatively, aqueous dispersions of fluorine containing polymers, for example polvinylide... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5503668 | Corrugating adhesive incorporating solubilized cellulosic fiber and polyvinyl alcohol Corrugating adhesives of the carrier, no-carrier and carrier-no-carrier type having excellent dry pin adhesion, green strength and improved water resistance are prepared with solubilized plant fiber as a complete or partial substitute for starch. The adhe... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5466493 | Non-skid surface composition for paper products A non-skid surface composition for paper and paperboard products which is easy to apply and to clean up, which is noncorrosive and nontoxic, and which increases the coefficient of friction on the surfaces of products coated with the composition is provide... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5326390 | Organic vehicle and electronic paste An organic vehicle for electronic paste compositions is provided. The organic vehicle contains organo-soluble hydroxyalkyl substituted polysaccharide, a solvent for the polysaccharide, two hydrogen bonding components and inorganic oxide particulates havin... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5320672 | Associatively dispersed pigments and coatings containing said pigments The present invention resides broadly in a dispersion of particles in a fluid medium which contains a polymeric dispersing agent. The particles are hydrophilic particles. The fluid medium has less than 0.5% by weight electrolyte based on the weight of the... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5310421 | Play material A play material is formed using a self cross-linking sodium alginate combined with germaben II-E and butylparaben preservatives. A sodium chloride salt provides further preservative action which increases the firmness of the alginate gel material. The pla... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5306340 | Scleroglucan-based compositions and their use as a cementation spacer Use of scleroglucan alone or of mixtures of scleroglucan with a polyalcohol or a dialdehyde as cementation spacers during oil drilling operations.... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5304240 | Method of producing a totally water-based paint product with dispersed particles and a paint product which can be produced by the method A method of producing a totally water-based paint product with dispersed particles comprises the steps of: forming a first intermediate product including an aqueous colloidal solution of a non-ionic colloid, a pigment, sodium acetate and an inorganic comp... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5240498 | Carbonaceous binder Provided is a carbonaceous binder composition which comprises a polymerized and dehydrated carbohydrate, a monomer or polymer of resorcinol, and water. It is important that the carbohydrate is a polymer when combined with the remaining components of the c... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5224988 | Process for improving the dispersibility and filterability of scleroglucan powders Process for improving the dispersibility and the filterability of scleroglucan powders, in which a surfactant is incorporated in the coagulated polymer. The powder obtained according to the process has a dispersibility and a filterability after drying of ... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5169943 | Chiral reaction medium for organic reactions The invention concerns a chiral reaction medium for organic reactions and consists of concentrated aqueous solution of at least one carbohydrate selected from among the mono-, di- and tri-saccharides and their alkylglucosides of which the alkyl group comp... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5162057 | Coatings for stable sustained release preparations Fatty acid esters of polyglycerols, such as stearic acid penta(tetra)glyceryl ester, behenic acid hexa(tetra)glyceryl ester, lauric acid mono(deca)glyceryl ester, oleic acid di(tri)glyceryl ester, linolic acid di(hepta)glyceryl ester, palmitic acid deca(d... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5116413 | Process and sealing agent for producing a watertight and/or gastight bushing of lines in a water-resistant and/or gas-blocking wall, and device for use thereof A process is provided for feeding cables, wires, pipes etc. through a wall in such a way that the water- and/or gas resistance of the wall is maintained and that later on additional cables etc. can be passed through. The process uses a sealing agent compr... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5096492 | Dispersed systems and method of manufacture Oleaginous substances such as vegetable oil, baby oil, olive oil, margarine, lanolin, cocoa butter and the like have their affinity for water altered by mixing the oleaginous substance with sugar and melt spinning the mixture in a cotton candy spinning ma... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5011532 | Dispersed systems and method of manufacture Oleaginous substances such as vegetable oil, baby oil, olive oil, margarine, lanolin, cocoa butter and the like have their affinity for water altered by mixing the oleaginous substance with sugar and melt spinning the mixture in a cotton candy spinning ma... | 04/30/1991 |
| 5006171 | Ink eradicator for inks containing triaryl methane dyestuffs An aqueous ink eradicator solution for inks utilizing triaryl methane dyestuff and containing a reducing sulfur compound. the ink contains 20 to 50% by weight of sugar and/or a solid sugar alcohol and the reducing sulfur compound in an amount of 0.5 to 5%... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4997479 | High solids content calcium stearate dispersions This invention relates to urea-free high solids content aqueous calcium stearate dispersions useful as lubricating agents in paper and paperboard coating compositions.... | 03/05/1991 |
