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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8114476 | Process for improving the insulating capacity of expanded vinyl aromatic polymers and the products thus obtained Process for improving the insulating capacity of expanded vinyl aromatic which includes: 1) preparing beads of expandable vinyl aromatic polymers containing 1-10% by weight, calculated with respect to the polymer, of an expanding a... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7700153 | Process for making water-swellable material comprising coated water-swellable polymers This invention is directed to a process for making solid, typically particulate, water-swellable material comprising coated water-swellable, preferably hydrogel-forming polymers, which are coated with a coating agent, which is such that it does not rupture when the ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7604838 | Method of making stably preserved microspheres in lower alcohol solvent Active carboxylic acid ester groups are coupled on the surfaces of microspheres so as to reduce protocols for microsphere processing, control side reactions, and stably preserve beads containing active carboxylic acid ester groups. Further, microspheres labeled with... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7582332 | Particles having charge-controlling group on outer surface for electronic-paper display device and method for preparing the same Particles for an electronic paper display device and a method for preparing the same. Since charged particles have a constant electrification amount, a moving speed and a moving amount of the charged particles are uniformly controlled at the time of an electrophores... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7445812 | Process for making water-swellable material comprising coated water-swellable polymers This invention is directed to a process for making solid, typically particulate, water-swellable material comprising coated water-swellable, preferably hydrogel-forming polymers, which are coated with a coating agent, which is such that it does not rupture when the ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7427437 | Absorbent article comprising coated water-swellable polymer This invention is directed to absorbent structures and preferred absorbent articles, comprising solid, typically particulate, water-swellable material that comprises coated water-swellable, preferably hydrogel-forming polymers, which are coated with a coating agent,... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7425348 | Surface treatment with polymer materials A surface reforming method capable of efficiently carrying out a sustainable, even reforming treatment on a prescribed surface part of an element, a surface treatment liquid to be employed for the above-described method, and an element having a reformed surface trea... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7416783 | Resin particles comprising a (meth)acrylate copolymer and a surfactant having a sulfonic-acid or sulfonate group The invention relates to crosslinked (meth)acrylate-based resin particles having an average particle diameter of 1 to 10 μm, containing monomer components containing a monomer having a carboxyl group and at least one monomer selected from an acrylate and a methacry... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7413772 | Method for coating thermoplastic resin beads for use in imitation pearls A method for coating thermoplastic resin beads for use in imitation pearls includes the steps of: applying to celluloid a surface treatment compound (A) dissolved into a mixed solution of acetone, ethylacetate, butylacetate, and benzene; coating the surface treated ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7378153 | Amino resin composite particle and method of producing same The present invention provides an amino resin composite particle in which an inorganic compound is fixed (firmly adhered) on a surface of an amino resin particle, for example, an amino resin composite particle, in which a child particle made of the inorganic compoun... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7361430 | Carbon nanotube-polymer composite actuators The present invention discloses a carbon nanotube (SWNT)-polymer composite actuator and method to make such actuator. A series of uniform composites was prepared by dispersing purified single wall nanotubes with varying weight percents into a polymer matrix, followe... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7341757 | Polymer nanotechnology Size-confined nanocomposite powders and methods for their manufacture are provided by coating fine powders with a nanoscale powder of a different composition. The nanocomposite plastics offer performance characteristics approaching those of metals and alloys. The na... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341142 | Elastomer composite materials in low density forms and methods A bale of elastomer composite is formed of elastomer and filler, the bale having a void volume of at least 3%. In another aspect, a container is provided, at least a portion of the container being occupied by elastomer composite pieces of elastomer and filler, where... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338686 | Method for producing conductive particles The present invention provides a low-cost method for producing conductive particles in a short period of time by simplifying pretreatment in electroless plating. The method for producing conductive particles includes the steps of: introducing a solution composed mai... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7291395 | Coated ion exchanged substrate and method of forming A method for making an ion exchange coating (e.g., a chromatographic medium) on a substrate comprising (a) reacting at least a first amine compound comprising amino groups, with at least a first polyfunctional compound, in the presence of a substrate to form a first... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291392 | Inorganic/organic complex nano-beads and method for manufacturing the same An inorganic/organic composite material which is advantageous in physical characteristics (mechanical strength), chemical characteristics (thermal stability) and electric characteristics (electric conductivity), as compared with a sole system, as being compounded in... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7282237 | Method for surface modification, a novel support matrix and the use of the matrix A method for hydrophilization and/or surface area enlargement of a porous base matrix comprising on its inner and/or outer surfaces a polymer (P′) carrying nucleophilic groups X′. The method is characterized in (a) ethoxylating... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7267876 | Resin-coated sand The resin-coated sand is produced by coating the surface of a refractory granular aggregate with a thermosetting resin and a thermoplastic resin. When using this resin-coated sand, a mold with a less rough surface can be produced by a RP molding apparatus. When usin... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7255895 | Method for controlling solute loading of polymer microparticles Solute-loaded polymer microparticles are obtained by immersing microparticles in a bath comprising a selected solute dissolved in a ternary solvent system. A first solvent of the ternary system is a strong solvent for both the solute and the polymer from which the m... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7247489 | Ion-detecting microspheres and methods of use thereof This invention provides methods of using ion-detecting microspheres containing an ionphore and a chromoionphore in clinical laboratory instrumentation such as flow cytometry for sample analysis. In one embodiment, the microspheres are contacted with a flowing stream... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7232535 | Process for coextruding a tacky amorphous propylene copolymer composition with a low viscosity polyolefin and article prepared thereby Disclosed is a process for producing non-blocking slats of normally tacky amorphous propylene copolymers. The process entails coextruding the normally tacky amorphous propylene copolymer with a low viscosity polyolefin such as a polyethylene wax forming a core of am... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7226563 | Ion-detecting sensors comprising plasticizer-free copolymers Plasticizer-free ion-detecting sensors for detecting a target ion in a sample are provided. The sensor comprises a plasticizer-free copolymer comprised of polymerized units of methacrylate monomers and a polymerizable ion exchanger, wherein the methacrylated monomer... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220483 | Method of treating fluoropolymer particles and the products thereof Fluoropolymer particles are subjected to high energy treatment so as to change the chemical functionality of the particle surfaces and thereby change the surface characteristics of the particles. These characteristics improve the usefulness of these particles and ca... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220454 | Production method of high strength polycrystalline ceramic spheres A method for making hollow spheres of alumina or aluminate comprises: coating polymeric beads with an aqueous solution of an alumoxane, drying the beads so as to form an alumoxane coating on the beads; heating the beads to a first temperature that is sufficient to c... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7208121 | Plasticizer-free-ion-detective sensors A plasticizer-free ion detective sensor for detecting a target ion in a sample is provided. The sensor comprises a copolymer of methacrylate monomers with pendant alkyl groups of different length, and an ionophore for detecting the target ion. The copolymer matrix o... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201941 | Process for production of surface-treated particulate water-absorbent resin An object of the present invention is to provide an excellent process for production of a surface-treated particulate water-absorbent resin wherein the process adopts a surface-treatment process that can enhance the properties (which the water-absorbent resin is des... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7201876 | Ion-detecting sensors comprising plasticizer-free copolymers Ion-detecting sensors for detecting a target ion in a sample are provided. The sensor comprises a plasticizer-free copolymer comprised of polymerized units of methacrylate monomers having pendent alkyl groups of different length and a functionalized ionophore of sai... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7195728 | Method for molding rubber product A method of molding a rubber product from a rubber compound by a molding apparatus having a kneading region. A full amount of carbon black (CB) and a full amount of process oil, together with other auxiliary materials except vulcanizing chemicals, are compounded wit... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7182831 | Method and device for moistening fibrous raw materials with binding agents The disclosure includes a method for gluing fibrous raw materials, which improves the even distribution of the binding agent on the fibers considerably. The disclosure furthermore describes a device for performing the gluing process. The disclosure suggests a method... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7160707 | Process A process for the preparation of coated polymer particles containing superparamagnetic crystals, said process comprising reacting porous, surface-functionalized, superparamagnetic crystal-containing polymer particles of diameter 0.5 to 1.8 μm with at least one poly... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7148285 | Coated carbon black pellets and methods of making same A method of producing coated carbon black pellets is disclosed and includes contacting carbon black pellets with a coating agent to at least partially coat the individual carbon black pellets with the coating agent. The amount of coating agent applied to the carbon ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147928 | Compositions and methods for imparting stain resistance The invention concerns a stain resist composition comprising: (a) a component selected from the group consisting of (1) a naphthalene condensate, (2) a lignin sulfonate, (3) a phenol sulfonate derivative, a mixture thereof and (4) a (meth)acrylic polymer comprising ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7128973 | Expanded polystyrene bead having functional skin layer, manufacturing process thereof, and functional EPS product and manufacturing process thereof using the same Expanded polystyrene particles having a polyvinyl acetate resin-based functional skin layer, and a process thereof are provided. The particle includes an inner expanded polystyrene layer; and a functional skin layer. The inner expanded polystyrene layer is formed by... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7126081 | Radial pulsed arc discharge gun for synthesizing nanopowders A system and method for synthesizing nanopowder which provides for precursor material ablation from two opposing electrodes that are spaced apart within a gaseous atmosphere, where a plasma is created by a high power pulsed electrical discharge between the electrode... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122584 | Flexible resin pellet and process for producing the same A soft resin pellet is provided comprising at least one liquid (B) having a kinematic viscosity at 25° C. ranging from 0.5 to 100,000 cSt (centistokes) and a surface tension at 25° C. ranging from 10 to 50 dyn/cm, and at least one fine powder (C) of an average par... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7112369 | Nano-sized polymer-metal composites A polymer nanoparticle is provided. The nanoparticle includes an inner layer having alkenylbenzene monomer units. The nanoparticle further includes an outer layer having monomer units selected from conjugated dienes, alkylenes, alkenylbenzenes, and mixtures thereof.... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7045050 | Method for producing electroconductive particles The purpose of the invention is to provide a method for producing conductive fine particles having a plating layer of extremely uniform thickness and free from scratches without being accompanied with agglomeration of fine particles to be plated during the plating p... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7026051 | Method of treating the surface of substrates In order to provide a method by means of which the surface of substrates can be protected from corrosive attack and which, in particular, avoids the necessity for oxidative treatment to form oxide layers on surfaces or for phosphatizing or chromatizing treatment ste... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7012736 | Bichromal and multicolored balls Various techniques are disclosed for forming bichromal balls or multicolored balls by laser-based methods. In one method, a laser and a template are used to form small discrete precursors that are subsequently spherodized. In another method a laser is used to cut or... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7001639 | Electroluminescent devices fabricated with encapsulated light emitting polymer particles The present system provides electroluminescent devices including electroluminescent panels, and more specifically, electroluminescent devices fabricated from materials including light emitting polymers and particles comprising light emitting polymers that have been ... | 02/21/2006 |
