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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147606 | Wax compositions and its use A wax composition comprises at least three amide waxes A, B, and C, where amide wax A is the reaction product of alkylenediamine with linear fatty acids or with mixtures composed of fatty acids, amide wax B is the ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7955429 | Enhancing the properties of waxes by use of trans-4-tertbutyl-1-phenylcyclohexanol The use of an effective amount of trans-4-tertbutyl-1-phenylcyclohexanol in waxes to increase the melting point, softening temperature, as well of other properties. ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7857903 | Mixture for producing sintered moldings comprising carnauba wax To achieve the object of providing a mixture for producing sinterable mouldings that allows high pressed densities to be obtained in a green compact, a mixture is proposed which comprises at least one metallic material and/or plastics material and at least one press... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7407996 | Low dust wall repair compound A wall repair compound useful for filling and repairing cracks, holes, and other imperfections in a wall surface includes a conventional filler material, a conventional binder material, and a dust reducing additive which reduces the quantity of airborne dust particl... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7393401 | Spray wax composition A water based spray wax composition containing a microemulsion of a cationic wax nanoparticles, a quaternary silicone compound and zinc oxide nanoparticles providing long lasting protection of paint, glass, and metal, plastic, rubber, or elastomeric trim surfaces. T... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7341619 | Olefin waxes having improved hardness or viscosity In one embodiment, we disclose hardened olefin waxes and processes for preparing them. In another embodiment, we disclose oxidized olefin waxes having low viscosity and processes for preparing them. The waxes are suitable for use as polishes, coatings, or inks, amon... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7314904 | Functionalized polyalphaolefins Disclosed is a composition of a functionalized polyalphaolefin comprising the reaction product of admixing (a) an alpha-olefin monomer having at least 10 carbon atoms; (b) an unsaturated functionalizing compound; and (c) a polymerization initializer, under reaction ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7297193 | Wax-biocide wood treatment A method for preserving wood by contacting wood with an aqueous composition comprising a paraffin wax, at least one nonionic surfactant, and at least one organic wood preservative. ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7271210 | Stabilized ester compositions and their use in film-forming compositions This invention relates to a composition comprising, consisting of or alternatively consisting essentially of a stabilized furfural or glycol ester of a vegetable oil fatty acid and an antioxidant such as butylated hydroxy toluene. This invention also relates to late... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264667 | Pretreated aggregate for hotmix asphalt concrete applications and other related applications A process of producing an asphalt concrete with enhanced performance is provided by utilizing a primer. The primer is added to a hot aggregate with a surface temperature of at least 250 deg. F. prior to addition of an asphalt-derived base binder. The primer forms a ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7244491 | Thermal interface materials A crosslinkable thermal interface material is produced by combining at least one rubber compound, at least one amine resin and at least one thermally conductive filler. This interface material takes on the form of a liquid or “soft gel”. The gel state is brought... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7226071 | Running surface for a winter sports apparatus The gliding properties of running surfaces for winter sports apparatus, e.g. skis and snowboards are improved by a mineral addition chosen from the sodalite group and tsaregorodtsevite-wadalite series or a mixture thereof. An ultramarine is especially preferred as t... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226655 | Wrap film A wrap film comprising a layer of resin composition (C) as at least one surface layer, wherein resin composition (C) comprises 100 parts by mass of an aliphatic polyester resin (A) and 5 to 40 parts by mass of a liquid additive (B), and having a surface roughness of... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7192909 | Use of polyolefin waxes in the field of plastics processing The invention relates to the use of polyolefin waxes as external lubricants and release agents for plastics. Said polyolefin waxes are produced by using metallocene catalysts, whereby the polyolefin waxes are homopolymerizates of ethylene or are copolymerizates of e... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7153353 | Carnuba silicone wax A carnuba silicone wax which does not contain free silicone oil. This wax is obtained by reacting a silicone compound having a substituent with reactivity to the hydroxyl group in natural carnuba wax, with this hydroxyl group. A carboxyl group may be introduced into... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150996 | Stability assessment of dispersions and emulsions A method and apparatus for determining the stability of dispersions and emulsions accelerates the onset of significant particle agglomeration in a sample by stressing the sample by reducing the height of the interparticle potential energy barrier between the particl... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7144454 | Efflorescence control with wax A method for making a concrete shaped product more resistant to efflorescence, including forming a mixture of a wax blend with a concrete mix into a shaped product, the wax blend including a weight ratio of 50.01% to 99.99% of a main wax and 0.01% to 49.99% of a sec... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7128766 | Triacylglycerol based wax compositions Wax compositions that have a high triacylglycerol content are provided. The wax compositions can be used to produce candle and are particularly useful in the production of container candles. The wax compositions commonly have a melting point of about 50° C. to 57°... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125449 | Malleable surface material An improved surface material is particularly suited for non-turf baseball field applications such as the pitcher's mound and base paths. The material generally comprises clay, wax and sand and has a putty-like consistency. Cleats can penetrate the material but are n... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7094827 | Thixotropic agents comprising ethylene terpolymer waxes The invention relates to a method for producing thixotropic agents containing 0.1–30 wt.-% of at least one ethylene terpolymer wax, 5–7 wt.-% of at least one solvent, which is incompatible with the ethylene terpolymer wax, 5–85 wt.-% of of at least one solvent... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7052544 | Low dust wall repair compound A wall repair compound useful for filling and repairing cracks, holes, and other imperfections in a wall surface includes a conventional filler material, a conventional binder material, and a dust reducing additive which reduces the quantity of airborne dust particl... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7037955 | Additives and methods for reducing odor Additives and methods for reducing or eliminating odor in oil based media. The additives comprise an essential oil, an essential oil component, or mixtures thereof. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7026384 | Process for the preparation of an aqueous dispersion of halogenated vinyl polymers involving a basic after-treatment The invention relates to a process for the preparation of an aqueous dispersion of halogenated vinyl polymers by polymerization, according to which, after polymerization, a basic agent is added in an amount such that the pH of the aqueous dispersion is less than app... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7018432 | Candle composition and candles made therefrom A paraffin wax candle composition comprising a mixture of a hard paraffin wax and a soft paraffin wax the hard wax having a penetration value as measured by the Needle Penetration Test as defined in ASTM D 1321 of no more than 25 and the soft wax having a penetratio... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6908669 | Thermal interface materials A crosslinkable thermal interface material is produced by combining at least one rubber compound, at least one amine resin and at least one thermally conductive filler. This interface material takes on the form of a liquid or “soft gel”. The gel state is brought... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6887305 | Release agent and uses for same A release agent for use in imaging systems having hot a fuser roller wherein the release agent is a hydrocarbon. ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6878227 | Media having ink-receptive coatings for heat-transferring images to fabrics An improved ink-jet printable heat-transfer medium comprising a base substrate having a surface coated with a hot-melt layer and an ink-receptive layer is provided. The ink-receptive layer comprises: i) non-polymeric organic particles that are a reaction product of ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6858071 | Solvent-containing pastes containing in addition polyolefin wax Solvent-containing pastes comprising a polyolefin wax component prepared from one or more olefins by catalysis using a single-site catalyst based on a complex of a transition metal from groups 5 to 8 of the Periodic System of the Elements, and use of these pastes. | 02/22/2005 |
| 6830614 | Wax composition for construction board application Wax compositions suitable for use in making construction boards are prepared by blending a wax or oil having a low n-paraffin content with a wax having a higher n-paraffin content to provide a wax composition having at least 21 wt % of n-paraffins. ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6821332 | Malleable surface material An improved surface material is particularly suited for non-turf baseball field applications such as the pitcher's mound and base paths. The material generally comprises clay, wax and sand and has a putty-like consistency. Cleats can penetrate the material but are n... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6811824 | Repulpable wax Waxes prepared from hydrogenated plant oils, such as palm and soybean, are used to render cellulosic materials resistant to water. Unlike cellulosic materials rendered water resistant with waxes obtained using petroleum-derived or synthetic waxes, the water resistan... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6797382 | Thermal interface materials A crosslinkable thermal interface material is produced by combining at least one rubber compound, at least one amine resin and at least one thermally conductive filler. This interface material takes on the form of a liquid or “soft gel”. The gel state is brought... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6783582 | System for treating petroleum and petrochemical slop oil and sludge wastes An initial chemical composition comprising selected surfactants, dispersants, and degreasers that liquefy, disperse, demulsify, degrease, inhibit corrosion and scale formation, and lower the pour point of a petroleum, coal, Fischer-Tropsch synthesized, or naturally ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6764750 | Multi-layer surfboard wax system A multi-layer wax bar for waxing a surf board, that includes both a higher melting point base coat wax and a second topcoat wax in the same bar. The two waxes are bonded together so that the surfer can carry a single bar of wax into the water and use it to apply bot... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6761764 | Use of wax mixtures for coatings The invention provides for the use of mixtures of waxes which comprise a) a homopolymer or copolymer of C2-C18 α-olefins, prepared by means of metallocene catalysis, and, as auxiliaries, one or more other waxes selected from the ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6699561 | Activated carbon molded body and use thereof An activated carbon molded body, more particularly in honeycomb form and for use as an adsorption filter, can be produced from a mixture including activated carbon, water, novolak powder, clay, cellulose ether, liquid starch, wax, polyacrylamide and soap,... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6676733 | Physiologically acceptable and non-corrosive silicone compositions, methods of making and using them to render surfaces water and soil repellent Physiologically acceptable and non-corrosive silicone compositions are used for treating surfaces such as glass, porcelain, ceramic, marble, granite, metal, coated metal, plastic, wood, painted wood, cement, leather, textile, cloth, and other hard or soft... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6673144 | Joint compound providing low dusting and good gloss retention The present invention provides a low dusting joint compound comprising a filler, a binder, a thickener and one or more synthetic polymeric waxes that are at least slightly soluble in water and are solid at room temperature. Preferably the wax includes a h... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6673434 | Thermal interface materials A crosslinkable thermal interface material is produced by combining at least one rubber compound, at least one amine resin and at least one thermally conductive filler. This interface material takes on the form of a liquid or "soft gel". The gel state is ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6624229 | Powder paints and the use thereof for producing low-noise powder paint coatings The present invention relates to a powder coating material which contains preferably from 0.05 to 5% by weight, preferably from 0.5 to 2% by weight, of at least one polyethylene wax distributed homogeneously within the powder coating material.... | 09/23/2003 |
