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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7361253 | Multi-ply wiping products made according to a low temperature delamination process The present invention is generally directed to paper products having great softness and strength. The paper products are formed from one or more paper webs that can be made according to various methods. In one embodiment, the paper web is an uncreped through-air dri... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7326317 | Lignocellulose product The invention concerns a process for the production of activated fibres or particles having self-binding properties comprising the steps of treating fibers or particles of lignocellulose containing material by contacting them with an oxidant during a time sufficient... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7186457 | Cellulosic composite component A component such as a siding panel comprised of a PVC/wood flour composite. Another embodiment is a component such as a siding panel that is made from a PVC/CPE/wood flour composite. The cellulosic composite may be extruded through a die and then bent into the shape... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7017352 | Cooling of extruded and compression molded materials The present invention relates to a system and a method for cooling extruded and molded materials. The present invention is especially useful to thoroughly cool an extrudate by directing a cooling fluid toward a surface of the extrudate (e.g., an interior surface tha... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6971211 | Cellulosic/polymer composite material The present invention is a component such as a siding panel that may be comprised of various formulations of cellulosic/polymer composite materials. One embodiment of the present invention is a siding panel that is comprised of a cellulosic/PVC composite material. T... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6958185 | Multilayer synthetic wood component A multilayer synthetic wood component comprised of a layer of a first synthetic wood composition that is secured to a layer of a second synthetic wood composition. As a result, the present invention may provide a component that utilizes the beneficial characteristic... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6923889 | Printing paper The invention relates to coated printing paper which contains mechanical pulp and whose opacity is at least 89%, brightness at least 65% and surface roughness not more than 4.5 μm. The printing paper contains mechanical pulp at least 90 weight-% of the total fiber ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6908531 | Calendered paper product and method of producing a calendered paper web The invention relates to a method for producing a calendered paper web. According to the method, a paper web is formed from a fibrous raw material in a paper machine, and the paper web is calendered. According to the invention, a fibrous raw material is used which i... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6887351 | Process for regulating the porosity and printing properties of paper by use of colloidal precipitated calcium carbonate, and paper containing such colloidal precipitated calcium carbonate The invention relates to a process for regulating the porosity and printing properties of paper, in particular uncoated wood-containing paper such as SC-paper, wherein a sufficient quantity of colloidal PCC having a BET surface area of 10-100 m2/g is used... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6846383 | Wiping products made according to a low temperature delamination process The present invention is generally directed to paper products having great softness and strength. The paper products are formed from a paper web that can be made according to various methods. In one embodiment, the paper web is an uncreped through-air dried web. The... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6686039 | Use of thinnings and other low specific gravity wood for lyocell pulps The use of low specific gravity wood from thinning operations, for example, will produce a lower brownstock viscosity for a given kappa number target. A differential of 200-cP falling ball pulp viscosity has been detected from Kraft cooks of low and high ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6527914 | Method of enhancing brightness and brightness stability of paper made with mechanical pulp Methods to enhance the brightness and brightness stability of paper and paperboard made with Mechanical Pulp are described and claimed. The method involves applying a Penetrant Compound to paper or paperboard in an amount from about 0.001 percent to about... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6322667 | Paper and paperboard of improved mechanical properties The present invention relates to an improved method of treating paper products in order to enhance various properties thereof, and more specifically, including the step of treating the paper with superheated steam. In a method of treating paper during a p... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6284098 | Lignocellulose fiber filler for thermoplastic composite compositions A discontinuous lignocellulose fiber is described for use as a reinforcing filler for thermoplastic composite compositions. The fiber filler includes a significant percentage by weight of long, "hair-like" fibers. Specifically, at least about 20 percent b... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6190501 | Electric double-layer capacitor and method of making a separator therefor An electric double-layer capacitor includes a casing, a pair of porous electrodes disposed within the casing, a permeable separator sandwiched between both the porous electrodes, and an electrolytic liquid formed of an organic solvent, injected into the c... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6168686 | Papermaking aid A novel method of improving drainage rate and retention of fines which is effective in unfilled, newsprint-type furnish without a silica/bentonite-type particle is disclosed. The method comprises adding a cationic or amphoteric starch, and a cationic poly... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5955123 | Baked compositions comprising psyllium The subject invention encompasses baked compositions, a therapeutically effective dose of SMOOTH TEXTURE METAMUCIL.RTM. and one or more conventional additives used in dough containing compositions. The present invention also encompasses methods for regula... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5804035 | Process for recovering chips and fibers from residues of timber-derived materials, old pieces of furniture, production residues, waste and other timber containing materials A process is dislcosed for recovering chips and fibers from residues of ter-derived materials, old pieces of furniture, production residues, water and other timber-containing materials glued with urea-formaldehyde binders or other binders capable of bein... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5591307 | Paper containing a filler Paper containing a filler which is synthetic silica, which can be precipitated, spray-dried and ground. The synthetic silica reduces show through.... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5434011 | Method for manufacturing a peat moss board having a predetermined density and the resulting product thereof A method for manufacturing a peat moss board suitable for use as an absorbent core in structures for absorbing body exudate. The method is characterized by conditioning a wet laid board to a specific water content and calendering the conditioned board at ... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5376237 | Newsprint Multicolor printing on a high speed web-fed press with cold-set ink increases production efficiency over that of a press with dryers. For this purpose, newsprint is used because of its good oil absorptiveness, however, the printing quality is not satisfac... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5368689 | Paper and a method of paper manufacture The present invention reduces the normally marked yellowing of paper which is at least partially based on lignin-containing pulps. The invention relates to paper produced from fibre material and other paper ingredients in the form of at least one chemical. The... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5348621 | Low bulk and light-weight products Composition board and various other synthetic or artificial panel and the like structures a well as manually-formable compositions of paste-like consistency for substitution as putty, caulking or molding clays, etc., all of which can be internally reinfor... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5290830 | Reticulated bacterial cellulose reinforcement for elastomers Reinforced elastomeric articles, such as tires, wherein the reinforcement is reticulated bacterial cellulose are provided. Reticulated bacterial cellulose has an average diameter of about 0.1 micron and a substantially infinite aspect ratio. The reinforce... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5227024 | Low density material containing a vegetable filler A process for reducing the density, increasing the bulk, the hand and the porosity of a sheet material containing fibers by use of a vegetable filler, wherein a pulverulant vegetable filler of density less than 500 kg/m3 is introduced into the ... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5203965 | Utilization of sawdust for pulp production A screening system incorporated into the system of sawdust collection for paper producing pulp. An upper and lower range of the sawdust particles is designated as between smaller, strength-inhibiting size particles and larger strength-enhancing size parti... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5137744 | Process and system for the improvement of edible fiber and product A process for preparing a preferred vegetable fiber product is described. A particular process for reducing off-flavor and off-odor problems in materials such as sugarbeet fiber is specifically described. Also, a preferred system for conducting the proces... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5127995 | Synthetic alkali metal alumino-silicates and use as fillers in newsprint A family of novel and unique synthetic alkali metal alumino-silicates (SAMS) are produced by the hydrothermal reaction between kaolin and alkali metal silicates. The integrated composition of the SAMS products is a unique entity having an overall composit... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5112638 | Process for the improvement of edible fiber and product A process for preparing a preferred vegetable fiber product is described. A particular process for reducing off-flavor and off-odor problems in materials such as sugarbeet fiber is specifically described. Also, a preferred system for conducting the proces... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5100511 | Method for the manufacture of products containing fibers of lignocellulosic material A method for the manufacture of products containing fibers of lignocellulosic material which involves the disintegration of a lignocellulosic material into fibers and forming and pressing of the fiber web into the product in question, which is preferably ... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5080754 | Method for reducing brightness reversion in lignin-containing pulps and article of manufacture thereof A method and article of manufacture thereof is provided for reducing brightness reversion in bleached lignin-containing pulps or newsprint by the treatment of the bleached lignin-containing pulp or newsprint with a compound which donates a hydrogen atom t... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5021122 | Exploded bark products A shaped product comprising exploded bark. Preferably the shaped product comprises exploded softwood bark having at least 23% cellulose and at least 18% lignin and polyphenols content, based upon the dry weight basis of the bark. One of the methods to mak... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4882190 | Method of producing sulfite-free sugarbeet pulp A method of producing sulfite-free sugarbeet pulp involving contacting sugarbeet pieces with a sulfite-free aqueous solution containing a non-sulfite antioxidant composition containing sodium erythorbate, calcium chloride, araboascorbic acid, citric acid,... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4874465 | Tissue products containing sliced fibers Tissue products, such as facial and bath tissue, are provided with improved softwood and opacity by making the products from a furnish containing fibers of a lower coarseness created by splitting the fibers in the lengthwise direction.... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4863565 | Sheeted products formed from reticulated microbial cellulose A method and media for producing bacterial cellulose under agitated culture conditions resulting in sustained production over an average of 70 hours of at least 0.1 g/liter per hour are achieved. A unique reticulated cellulose product is produced using th... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4861427 | Bacterial cellulose as surface treatment for fibrous web A fibrous web product with a surface treatment containing bacterial cellulose and a method of surface treating such fibrous webs. The bacterial cellulose is applied to at least one surface of a fibrous web, to make products such as printing material suita... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4832791 | Multipurpose sheet material and method of manufacture A sheet material is produced by pressing to sheet form in the presence of water a material derived from a plant of the type Beta Vulgaris (sugarbeet and beetroot). Fresh plant material can be used as well as plant material already used for sugar productio... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4806206 | Process for preparing ceramic molding A process for preparing ceramic moldings containing no organic matter with retention of their original shapes which comprises mixing 100 parts by weight of ceramic powders and/or fibers, 0.1 to 50 parts by weight of papermaking organic fibers and/or wet-e... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4718982 | Densification and heat treatment of paperboard produced from SCMP and other sulfite pulps Both the wet strength and the folding endurance of SCMP and sulfite paperboard are improved by subjecting the board to steps of densification and high temperature treatment during its production.... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4676871 | Air laid peat moss board Dry laid board comprising peat moss is provided and made by harvesting peat moss having a degree of decomposition of H-1 value as measured by the Modified Von Post Scale, individualizing the harvested peat moss, drying the individualized peat moss and ent... | 06/30/1987 |
