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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7041165 | Method for making cold-process bituminous mix The invention concerns a method for making cold-process bituminous mixes, using a bitumen-type emulsion in aqueous phase and aggregates. It consists of treating said aggregates with an agent providing hydrophobicity, prior to mixing said emulsion with said aggregate... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6887306 | Rosin phenolic resins for printing inks Rosin modified phenolic resins are prepared by reacting together rosin, fatty acid, phenol and aldehyde. The fatty acid may be Monomer (derived from the fatty acid dimerization process). The reaction mixture may optionally include α,β-olefinically unsaturated carb... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6770127 | Multigrade asphalt power additive An additive composition than can be incorporated into asphalt materials to impart thereto multigrade characteristics. The additive is prepared by reacting together at least one saponifiable organic acid, at least one resin acid, at least one unsaturated organic comp... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6699339 | Gypsum plaster compositions with improved adhesion to plastic surfaces and metal surfaces Gypsum plaster compositions with improved adhesion to plastic surfaces and metal surfaces comprise from 10 to 90% by weight of gypsum plaster, based on the total weight of the composition, and also, where appropriate, other additives, and a combination of... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6666952 | Paper sizing compositions and methods This invention relates to paper sizing compositions comprised of at least one sizing agent selected from ASA, AKD and rosin where the at least one sizing agent is emulsified in water, at least one emulsion stabilizer, and from about 0.01% to about 15% by ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6596519 | Paint or ink composition The present invention provides a modifying agent for resins for paints or resins for inks, containing fatty acids obtained by the enzymatic decomposition of vegetable oils or fats, the resins for paints or resins for inks modified with the modifying agent... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6576049 | Paper sizing compositions and methods This invention relates to paper sizing compositions comprised of at least one sizing agent selected from ASA, AKD and rosin where the at least one sizing agent is emulsified in water, at least one emulsion stabilizer, and from about 0.01% to about 15% by ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6483949 | Image processing apparatus and method, and medium therefor In order to measure a distance with high accuracy, a corresponding pixel extraction section reads a projection transformation matrix from a storage section, determines a reference pixel corresponding to a standard pixel, and outputs the pixel value thereo... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6472006 | Oven-stable edible moisture barrier An oven-stable edible moisture barrier for food products is provided. This oven-stable moisture barrier is useful in preventing moisture migration within a multi-component food product between components having different water activities even when the mul... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6369119 | Rosin emulsion A cationic rosin-in-water emulsion which has been prepared without intermediate isolation of an anionic rosin-in-water emulsion and in which the dispersed rosin phase is stabilized by a cationic polymer derived from a degraded starch, said polymer having ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6046260 | Zinc oxide dispersion A zinc oxide dispersion for use in rubber compounds having at least 40, preferably 74-92, weight percent zinc oxide powder and at least five weight percent of a binder selected from the group consisting of asphalt and terpene tackifiers. The dispersion al... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6024784 | Poly (3-hydroxyalkanoate) paint and method for the preparation thereof Poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates) (PHAs) are used as binders for drying paint systems, wherein the poly (3-hydroxyalkanoate) component comprises poly (3-hydroxyalkanoate) containing mono- and/or poly-unsaturated side groups. Medium chain length PHAs based on unsa... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5997953 | Oleic acid as an additive for a protective coating In a protective coating formulation requiring the use of polyamine molecules, oleic acid is used as a very effective additive to remove any excess polyamines. The carboxyl groups of the oleic acid molecules react with the amine groups of the polyamines to... | 12/07/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5708078 | Modified natural-resin acid-aldehyde adducts Modified natural-resin acid esters comprising units of compounds of each of the groups A) natural resins and natural-resin acids, B) aldehydes and aldehyde acetals, C) alcohols having at least two hydroxyl groups, D) metal salts and, if desired, of compou... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5556454 | Modified natural resin esters, processes for their preparation and their use as binder resins in printing inks Toluene-soluble modified natural resin esters suitable as binder resins in ground pigments and printing inks for halftone gravure printing prepared by reacting at least one compound from each of the following substance groups A) to D) A) natural resins an... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5478387 | Opacifying composition for paper A composition is provided for use as an additive to the pulp slurry of cellulose fibers in the papermaking process. The composition contains the reaction product of fatty acid, diamine and rosin acid, wherein the composition further includes a surfactant.... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5476542 | Asphalt compositions with improved cross-linking agent An improved, substantially anhydrous, cross-linking agent is disclosed for use in asphalt compositions of the type used for roofing and paving materials. The cross-linking agent comprises a blend of tall oil, a strong base, an anhydrous organic solvent su... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5460648 | Masonry admixture and method of preparing same An additive is provided that comprises a single blend of an acid component and calcium stearate for simultaneously controlling both primary and secondary efflorescence in concrete, and particularly in concrete masonry units such as pavers. A preferred met... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5427612 | Phenolic-resin-modified natural resin acid esters, processes for their preparation and their use in printing inks Phenolic-resin-modified natural resin acid esters obtained by reaction of A) natural resins or natural resin acids, B) mononuclear or polynuclear alkylolizable phenols, C) aldehydes or aldehyde acetals, D) aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or araliphatic polyols, E) magnesium c... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5427615 | Process for making a gelled ink vehicle for heatset printing A process for producing a gelled ink vehicle for heatset printing including the sequential steps of first mixing a modified rosin ester and a liquid alkyd resin and a fatty acid ester solvent, reserving some of the solvent for later use, which is then hea... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5391225 | Alkenylsuccini acid emulsion sizing agent An alkenylsuccinic acid emulsion sizing agent, wherein said alkenylsuccinic acid emulsion sizing agent has a solid concentration of at least 25% by weight, and comprises active components comprising an alkenylsuccinic acid present in an amount of at least... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5382282 | Ink composition and method of making, using and recovering such composition An ink composition incorporating a water reducible resin which is water insoluble under certain conditions and selectively water washable under certain other conditions. The method aspect of the present invention relates to a method of making, using and r... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5098472 | Preservative composition There is disclosed a preservative composition which is ultra stable in the presence of wood extractives comprising (a) an emulsion of a wood preserative grade creosote; (b) 5-95% water; (c) one or more pre-dispersed micronized pigments; (d) a rheology str... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5053080 | Stabilized asphalt A process for stabilizing asphalt is disclosed which requires mixing with the asphalt a stabilizing mixture composed of tall oil acid salts of alkali or alkaline earth metals in combination with free tall oil acid present in at least 30 molar percent of t... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4925616 | Method of protecting a cased pipeline from corrosion Tall oil pitch is used as casing fillers in the interstitial spaced between a pipeline and a surrounding casing pipe. The tall oil pitch can be used per se or can be modified by: increasing its specific gravity above 1.0; increasing its pour point or drop... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4732991 | Substituted phthalides Process comprises the combination of the three steps of condensing 3-N(R)2 -4-X-benzoic acid with an aromatic or heterocyclic aldehyde, Y-CHO, under acidic conditions to produce 3-Y-5-X-6-N(R)2 phthalide (II), condensing said phthali... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4710228 | Edible coating composition and method of preparation Disclosed are edible film coating compositions of low moisture permeability and their methods of preparation. The compositions comprise cross-linked, refined shellac and preferably an edible member having a reactive hydroxyl or acid moiety selected from t... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4556425 | Anti-rust agent, method of producing the same and method of preventing corrosion Tall oil pitch neutralized with calcium oxide to an acid number between 0 and 7 mg KOH per gram acts as an anti-rust or corrosion preventing agent. The agent may be used most conveniently in solution form. The agent is produced by neutralizing tall oil pi... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4477281 | Corrosion inhibiting organic coatings A corrosion inhibiting coating comprises a mixture of waxes, petroleum jelly, a hardener and a solvent. In particular, a corrosion inhibiting coating comprises candelilla wax, carnauba wax, microcrystalline waxes, white petrolatum, an oleoresin, lanolin a... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4437894 | Sizing compositions containing a formic acid salt, processes, and paper sized wih the compositions Novel sizing comprising an aqueous mixture of ammonia, an ammonium salt of formic acid, and a rosin that is modified with from about 5 to 50 percent, based on the weight of the rosin, of an organic acidic compound selected from the group consisting of an ... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4422878 | Asphalt compositions Paving mixtures are disclosed comprised of paving grade asphalt containing about 4 to 10% by weight of a fibrous filler and 2.5 to 15% by weight of a mixture of eighteen carbon fatty acids containing up to about 30% by weight of rosin.... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4341563 | Protective coating compositions Protective coating composition which comprises dispersed fine particles of one or more of compounds selected from a metal salt of a higher fatty acid, a higher fatty acid having a melting point of 40°-90° C., and a wax having a melting point of 40°-90Â... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4340514 | Non-toxic liquid stabilizer for halogenated hydrocarbon resins and process for stabilizing such resins A non-toxic liquid stabilizer comprising, (a) from about 5 to about 35 percent of zinc resinate, (b) from about 5 to about 35 percent of calcium resinate, (c) from about 10 to about 40 percent of non-toxic plasticizer, (d) from about 1 to about 10 percent... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4324711 | Melt-adhesive traffic paint composition A melt-adhesive traffic paint composition having improved low temperature stability is disclosed which comprises 20-35% by weight of a dimer acid-modified polyamide resin, 1-5% by weight of a plasticizer, 30-45% by weight of an inorganic filler, and balan... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4301049 | Method of producing an azo pigment suitable for use in a gravure printing ink and azo pigments produced thereby An azo pigment suitable for use in gravure printing ink is produced by treating 100 parts by weight of a starting azo pigment with from 1 to 30 parts by weight of an amine, from 0.1 to 0.5 equivalent of a fatty acid and/or rosin or a derivative thereof, b... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4235633 | Dental compositions A novel dental composition is provided, which comprises; a combination of 8 to 92% by weight of liquid acid phosphates obtained by replacing one or two hydrogen atoms of orthophosphoric acid with alcohols having 3 to 13 carbon atoms and being essentially ... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4190568 | Mineral stabilized resin emulsion A mineral stabilized resin emulsion comprising a low to zero acid number hydrocarbon resin modified with an organic acid to the extent necessary for emulsification, a mineral stabilizer and a complexing agent such as an inorganic acid, a polyvalent metal ... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4165304 | Water-based coating composition containing polyvinyl chloride A water-based coating composition is provided that is suitable for food packaging, such as in coating metal containers. The composition comprises a water-dilutable resin, solubilized with ammonia or an amine, dissolved in water or mixtures of water and an... | 08/21/1979 |
| 4161410 | Settable dental compositions with polyterpene binder An oral, settable dental composition is prepared by interacting Component A containing (i) a liquid polycarboxylic acid such as C36 dimer acid, (ii) a reaction rate activator exemplified by acetic acid, zinc acetate, ethanol, phenylmethanol or ... | 07/17/1979 |
