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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7419622 | Stabilizer composition for halogen-containing thermoplastic resin compositions The present invention relates to a stabilizer composition for halogen-containing thermoplastic resins, the stabilizer composition comprising (a) calcium hydroxide and/or calcium oxide which may optionally be surface-modified; and | 09/02/2008 |
| 7342112 | Photochromic compounds Various non-limiting embodiments disclosed herein relate generally to photochromic compounds, which may be thermally reversible or non-thermally reversible, and articles made therefrom. Other non-limiting embodiments relate to photochromic-dichroic compounds, which ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7252706 | Inhibition of calcium and magnesium precipitation from wood preservatives A wood preservative that contains a copper salt complex and a precipitation inhibitor is provided. The wood preservative may contain copper carbonate, an alkanolamine such as monoethanolamine and precipitation inhibitor such as a phosphonate or ethylene diamine comp... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7238300 | Process for subjecting to actinic radiation and storing an oxygen scavenger, and a stored oxygen scavenger A method comprises subjecting ant oxygen scavenger to actinic radiation; and then optionally storing the oxygen scavenger in a container, the container configured such that the oxygen scavenger exhibits no substantial oxygen scavenging activity while inside the cont... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7132481 | Composite of melamine derivative and carbon black, rubber composition and article having a component thereof This invention relates to a composite of a melamine derivative, particularly a liquid melamine derivative, and carbon black. A representative melamine derivative is, for example, comprised of an alkoxymethylmelamine such as hexamethoxymethylmelamine. The invention f... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7078068 | Methods for coagulating collagen using phosphate brine solutions Methods for coagulating collagen and producing a food product by contacting the collagen with a solution comprising at least about 40% by weight of a phosphate salt mixture wherein the phosphate salt mixture is comprised of at least two phosphate salts selected from... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7001452 | Polymeric wood preservative compositions The present invention relates to a method and a wood preserving composition which is free of poly-aspartic acid and its derivatives and comprises mixtures of a metal compound, complexing agents selected from ethanolamines, polyethylenimine, ammonia or a mixture of t... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998067 | Method of dusting-preventive treatment of powder having dusting property A method of dusting-preventive treatment in which a powder having dusting property is treated with fibril-forming PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) to impart non-dusting property thereto and the non-dusting property of the powder, after having been reduced during trans... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994803 | Ball grid array module The method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention mitigates the problem of gold contamination during the SMT assembly operations in the manufacture of Hybrid Multi Chip Modules (HMCM), achieving a high assembly process yield. This target is acc... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6800263 | Non-caking sodium chloride crystals, a process to make them, and their use in an electrolysis process The invention relates to specific non-caking salt (NaCl) compositions with a pH of 1-10 comprising at least one metal (iron, titanium and/or chromium) complex of a hydroxypolycarboxylic acid, a process to make such compositions, as well as the use of such compositio... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6736996 | Compositions for protecting civil infrastructure A method of protecting a civil infrastructure substrate from the damaging effects of pollution, noxious fumes, weather, and the like. The method comprises (a) providing a composition comprising carbon dioxide and a fluorocarbon such as a fluoropolyether (preferably ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6716392 | Preservation of liquid biological samples The present invention relates to the preservation of a liquid biological sample. The biological sample is exposed to a preservative containing at least about 0.15 g of sodium benzoate and at least about 0.025 g of citric acid per 100 ml of sample. The biological sam... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6682791 | Packages and methods for differential oxygen scavenging Packages and methods for protecting oxygen-sensitive products from damage or degradation due to oxygen contamination are provided. The packages contain at least two oxygen scavenging materials having different oxygen scavenging properties, arranged so tha... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6558705 | Composition for reducing evaporation at sites both on land and open water Parent disclosure, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,303,133 B1, taught a calcium hydroxide containing evaporation retardant having particles that mutually repel one another because of water-induced ionization. Calcium hydroxide makes the retardant unsuitable for treat... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6544441 | Ortho-phenylphenolate concentrates The invention relates to frost-stable aqueous alkaline solutions of highly concentrated o-phenylphenol and to their use as preservatives.... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6464896 | Low migratory photoinitiators for oxygen-scavenging compositions An improved composition and a method of scavenging oxygen using said composition which comprise oxidizable organic compounds, transition metal catalysts in combination with certain photoinitiators is disclosed. The method comprises initiating scavenging b... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6458874 | Coating compositions having improved direct to metal adhesion The invention relates to a composition comprising a combination of compounds providing improved "direct to metal" adhesion and coating compositions comprising said composition. The coating compositions of the invention have improved adhesion when applied ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6395198 | Anti-caking and anti-dusting composition and corresponding methods An anticaking and antidusting composition is disclosed that comprises a protein, a saccharide, an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt and an acid. The composition is effective in preventing the agglomeration or caking of particulate materials, namel... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6376560 | Ink follower for water-base ballpoint pens and method of manufacturing the same This invention relates to ink follower for a water-base ballpoint pen with its bubbles removed, time-dependent stability, less oil separation, and greatly reduced lot-to-lot viscosity difference and associated performance difference, and a method for manu... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6365120 | Method for hardening granular inorganic salt compounds Solid inorganic particulate salts having increased hardness are produced by incorporating a novel additive composition comprised of ammonium sulfate and a naphthalene sulfonate compound.... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6303133 | Film-spreading powder for suppressing water evaporation The invention pertains to enhancing the dispersion on the surface of a still or moving body of a polar liquid, such as water, of particles of a powder of the composition essentially comprising a monolayer-forming constituent, such as hexadecanol or octade... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6254802 | Low migratory photoinitiators for oxygen-scavenging compositions An improved composition and a method of scavenging oxygen using the composition which comprise oxidizable organic compounds, transition metal catalysts in combination with certain photoinitiators is disclosed. The method comprises initiating scavenging by... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6139776 | Anti-static and anti-acid scaled additive for polymers Flaked additive composition for producing stock mixtures of polymers, containing magnesia, MgO, or hydrotalcite, calcium stearate, and N,N-bis(hydroxyethyl)-N-stearylamine, or equivalent compounds.... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6110525 | Coating composition for protecting surfaces and method of using same A coating composition which forms a peelable coating for protecting surfaces of an object from the outside elements. The coating composition includes a latex of rubber particles and a UV absorber, wherein the rubber particles are present from about 35 to ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6028211 | Composition and method for reducing fouling in process equipment used for manufacturing aromatic materials Methods for reducing the fouling of process equipment used in the manufacture of aromatic compounds such as dimethyl-2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylate are disclosed. The methods require treating manufacturing process streams with a metal complexing agent. ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5961886 | Cut flower preservative slurry composition A cut flower preservative slurry composition comprising a water insoluble or hardly soluble cut flower preservative component and a dispersing agent for dispersing the preservative component in water to form a slurry.... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5874025 | Timber preservative containing a copper compound Novel wood preservatives comprising at least one copper compound and polyaspartic acid or a derivative of the same, a triazole compound and if appropriate at least one synergistically complementing other fungicide and/or insecticide if appropriate an emulsifie... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5867549 | Inhibition of silica dissolution in an aqueous environment Methods are provided to at least slow the dissolution of silica in an aqueous environment. In the subject methods, the silica surface is contacted with a multivalent metal cation capable of complexing with oxygen atoms present on the silica surface, where... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5855816 | Dust suppression in solids A substantially dust-free solid that is treated with a blend of water or other solvent and certain distillation bottoms. The distillation bottoms are at about 60° C. or less and are obtained from production of an alcohol having the formula: R2--R1--OH, w... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5776361 | Multi-component oxygen scavenging composition An oxygen scavenging composition or system is provided comprising at least one polyterpene and at least one catalyst effective in catalyzing an oxygen scavenging reaction. A film, a multi-phase composition, a multi-layer composition, an article comprising... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5693252 | Generation of chlorine dioxide in a non-aqueous medium A method of preparing chlorine dioxide in a non-aqueous liquid is disclosed. An aqueous solution of chlorine dioxide is mixed and agitated with a non-aqueous liquid. The chlorine dioxide is extracted into the non-aqueous liquid. In a preferred embodiment,... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5691296 | Percarbonate bleach particles coated with a partially hydrated crystalline aluminosilicate flow aid A process for making a granular detergent composition comprising the steps of adding to a detergent powder particles of percarbonate having a mean particle size in the range of from 250 to 900 micrometers and a powdery flow aid containing a partially hydr... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5660761 | Multi-component oxygen scavenger system useful in film packaging An improved oxygen scavenging system is provided. The system involves an oxygen scavenging phase containing at least one oxygen-scavenger and a second phase comprising at least one catalyst effective in catalyzing a scavenging reaction. The oxygen scaveng... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5601849 | Preventative treatment of wood Methods and compositions for protecting wooden members (components) against attack by destructive insects and fungi. The wood preservative is formulated as a paste and is applied in that form to an exposed surface of the member. The active ingredient is r... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5565137 | Process for making a high density detergent composition from starting detergent ingredients A process for preparing high density detergent agglomerates having a density of at least 650 g/l is provided. The process comprises the steps of: (a) continuously mixing a detergent surfactant paste and dry starting detergent material into a high speed mi... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5525147 | Preventative treatment of wood Methods and compositions for protecting wooden members (components) against attack by destructive insects and fungi. The wood preservative is formulated as a paste and is applied in that form to an exposed surface of the member. The active ingredient is r... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5456801 | Storage-stable solutions of carbonated magnesium ethylate in ethanol and their preparation and use The invention relates to storage-stable solutions of carbonated magnesium ethylate of the formula Mg(C2 H5 O)2 (CO2)n in ethanol and processes for their preparation, wherein (1) the magnesium content ... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5425896 | Methods and compositions for oxygen scavenging A method of initiating oxygen scavenging by compositions which comprise oxidizable organic compounds and transition metal catalysts is disclosed. The method comprises initiating scavenging by exposing the composition, etc., to radiation. The radiation exp... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5342438 | Remedial wood preservative This invention discloses a non-water dilutable remedial wood preservative containing 1/2 to 10 parts copper derived from amine-inorganic copper complexes, combined with sodium borate or sodium fluoride, or a combination thereof, in a ratio of 2 to 120 par... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5302430 | Polymeric compositions with barrier properties and packaging materials made from these compositions These compositions comprise a polyamide (PA) resulting from the polycondensation of an aliphatic ,ω-dicarboxylic acid with xylylenediamines and a salt of a metal chosen from the transition metals of group VIIIA of the Periodic Table of the element... | 04/12/1994 |
