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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7524536 | Surface protective compositions A method of protecting a surface includes applying to the surface a protective composition containing an aqueous wax emulsion. The composition prevents or reduces degradation of the surface of equipment in a facility where the surface is contacted by alkali metal si... | 04/28/2009 |
| RE40517 | Enhancing the strength, moisture resistance of wood, timber, lumber, similar plant-derived construction and building materials, and other cellulosic material Materials variously treated with sodium silicate were studied until enough information was obtained to find a way to solve the problems that have prevented sodium silicate from being the used as a fire retardant. These problems are: 1) water solubility (miscible wit... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7348287 | Ceramic material The present invention relates to a ceramic material containing yttrium silicate which further contains zirconium, and to the use of said ceramic material as a heat and/or corrosion protection layer, and to a process for preparing coatings with said ceramic material.... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7297411 | Process of using sodium silicate to create fire retardant products Wood products, specifically wood commonly used in construction including dimension lumber, pressure treated pine, composite wood materials such as plywood, particle board, and wafer board, and samples of paper and fabric were variously treated with concentrations of... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7253130 | Method for making transparent continuous zeolite film and structure of the zeolite film A method for making transparent continuous zeolite film is provided. First a transparent precursor sol is prepared, and the precursor sol is processed to a specific concentration. The precursor solution is coated on a surface of a substrate which is heated under an ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7232479 | Coating composition for a metal substrate The invention relates to a coating composition for a metal substrate exhibiting a free outer surface consisting of a metal coating based on zinc or a zinc-based alloy, characterized in that it comprises: silicate(s) of sodium and/or potassium and/or lithium (3-35 wt... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7205024 | Method of coating film, coating unit, aging unit, solvent replacement unit, and apparatus for coating film Prior to transfer of an wafer W, a mixed gas is being generated and exhausted, thereby fluctuation of concentration and temperature of a solvent component at the beginning of gas introduction into a chamber 3 is suppressed. A step of gelling after the wafer W... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7189285 | Fire resistant glazings Solutions comprising a sodium silicate waterglass having a modulus of less than 3 and at least 8% by weight of an organic polyhydroxy compound such as glycerol are useful in the production of interlayers used in fire resistant glass laminates. The solutions are drie... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7166328 | Primer coating of steel A process for primer coating of steel which is intended to be fabricated and overcoated, in which process the steel is primer coated with a primer coating comprising a silica or silicate binder, wherein the binder comprises an aqueous silica sol or alkali metal sili... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7120129 | System and method for achieving zero-configuration wireless computing and computing device incorporating same A system and method for enabling a zero configuration nomadic wireless and wired computing environment presenting a just works experience is presented. The system examines predefined user preference or profile settings to determine to which of a competing number of ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104789 | Wall structure for carbon baking furnace A carbon baking furnace having spaced-apart, hollow flue walls defining a soaking pit therebetween. Each of the flue walls is formed of refractory bricks and has a pit face facing the pit and a flue face facing an inner flue gas passage. A coating is provided on the... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7105047 | Thermal protective coating A coating, method of coating and substrates coated thereby, wherein the coating contains an inorganic adhesive such as an alkali/alkaline earth metal silicate such as sodium silicate, potassium silicate, calcium silicate, and magnesium silicate; a filler such as a m... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7011888 | Process for protecting fiber-reinforced carbon-containing composites against oxidation Process for protecting fiber-reinforced, carbon-containing composites whose matrix comprises, at least in the outer layer, silicon carbide (SiC) and also silicon (Si) and/or silicon alloys against oxidation, which comprises the steps a) impregnation of the composite... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6921431 | Thermal protective coating for ceramic surfaces A coating admixture, method of coating and substrates coated thereby, wherein the coating contains colloidal silica, colloidal alumina, or combinations thereof; a filler such as silicon dioxide, aluminum oxide, titanium dioxide, magnesium oxide, calcium oxide and bo... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6887367 | Process for the coating of passivated metallic surfaces of components and such coated components The invention relates to a process which is suitable for applying a permanently adhering, stable, dirt and water repellent coating to metallic surfaces, specifically chromium surfaces, specifically sanitary and kitchen fixtures, and also to the components coated in ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6866896 | Method for treating metallic surfaces and products formed thereby An electroless or electrolytic process for treating metallic surfaces is disclosed. The disclosed process exposes the metallic surface to a first medium comprising at least one silicate, and then to a second medium comprising colloidal silica (additional processing ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6844275 | Heat-resistant fabric and method for production thereof The object of this invention is to provide a heat resistant fabric having high stiffness at high temperature and also high chemicals resistance. The heat resistant fabric of this invention is a fabric consisting of heat resistant fibers, characterized in that... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6821631 | Method and composition for treating substrates A method of treating substrates, such as wood, including the steps of applying an alkali silicate solution to one or more substrates and applying an alkali borate solution with boric oxide (B2O3) content to the substrates. Substrates that have ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6797327 | System and method for forming a low temperature cured ceramic coating for elevated temperature applications A method for forming an elevated temperature durable coating on a surface of a substrate includes applying an aqueous slurry comprising lithium silicate, sodium silicate, potassium silicate, zirconia powder, a fibrous agent, and a magnetic powder to a surface of a s... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6759087 | Solution for sealing porous metal substrates and process of applying the solution An aqueous inorganic solution for sealing the porosity of metal components made of sintered compacted powered metal and castings formed from liquid metal, and a process for applying the solution onto the components. The solution consists primarily of a blend of inor... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6706362 | Sodium silicate coating process and products incorporating same There is disclosed a carpet product. The carpet product comprises a polymer-coated carpet backing, a layer of silicate on the polymer-coated carpet backing, and a layer of polyurethane on the layer of silicate. A method of producing the carpet product is also disclo... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6638628 | Silicate coating compositions Aqueous zinc-containing coating compositions are provided in which the bonding agent is a blend of sodium and/or potassium silicate and lithium polysilicate the latter being in relatively high proportion particularly over 30% up to 70% by weight of silica... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6635316 | Method for producing an acid-resistant, electrically conductive building material covering A method of producing acid resistant anti-static building material covering is presented. The method uses a pasty or liquid joint filling mixture of alkali metal silicate binder and powder components. The production of an acid resistant and electricity di... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6630206 | Method for the production of a dehumidifying element The present invention relates to a method of impregnating paper with a suspension of a molecular sieve in waterglass, such as soda waterglass or potassium waterglass, wherein the impregnated paper can be used as a dehumidifying element, and wherein the me... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6589661 | Curable coating compositions for stainless steel An aqueous, curable coating composition comprising a mixture of: (a) at least one water-soluble alkali metal silicate and (b) an effective amount of a water-soluble crosslinking agent comprising an alkali metal aluminophosphate, or an alkali metal alumino... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6576300 | High modulus, low dielectric constant coatings Low dielectric constant films with improved elastic modulus. The method of making such coatings involves providing a porous network coating produced from a resin containing at least 2 Si--H groups where the coating has been thermally cured and has a diele... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6565924 | Textile treatment process and product A process for treating a yarn and/or a fabric to form fine inorganic particulate material in the intra-yarn pores and/or on the surface of the fibers constituting the yarn or fabric, which would substantially maintain fabric reflectance after repeated was... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6544589 | Method of controlling drying stresses by restricting shrinkage of ceramic coating A method of controlling drying stresses through controlled shrinkage of a ceramic coating coated onto a substrate. The method first includes applying a non-cured ceramic coating onto the substrate and permitting the coating to dry until a mechanically sta... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6511705 | Method of treating fabric The invention relates to a method of treating fabric material which may be used for a window covering, for example. The fabric has a first finish on a first side provided by a first pigment having a first particle size and a second finish on the second si... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6460374 | Method of manufacturing glass-impregnated fiber-reinforced ceramic A glass-impregnated, fiber-reinforced ceramic comprises a ceramic matrix having open voids, inorganic fibers embedded in the ceramic matrix in a regular or irregular orientation, and a glass matrix filling up the open voids in the ceramic matrix. The glas... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6455100 | Coating compositions for electronic components and other metal surfaces, and methods for making and using the compositions A method is disclosed for providing inorganic and/or organic coating compositions onto rotor cores to eliminate soldering during aluminum injection. These coatings can also be applied upon electric motor rotors and/or stators laminates as well as other el... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6428616 | Curable coating compositions An aqueous, curable coating composition comprising a mixture of: (a) at least one water soluble alkali metal silicate; and (b) an effective amount of a water-soluble crosslinking agent comprising an alkali metal aluminophosphate, or an alkali metal aluminoborophosp... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6398976 | Coated roofing insulation and roofing systems including such insulations A single ply membrane roofing system includes a roofing insulation board which, preferably, is at least 45% by dry weight expanded perlite. One major surface of the insulation board is coated with a latex coating comprising, by dry weight, between 48.3% a... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6376022 | Protective coating and method A thermal barrier protective coating composition having a thickness sufficient to protect a metal surface against heat, vibration, corrosive, and environmental damage and a method for making the same. The coating composition comprises polymerizable spray-... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6352758 | Patterned article having alternating hydrophilic and hydrophobic surface regions An article is disclosed that has a patterned surface containing alternating hydrophobic and hydrophilic surface regions. The hydrophobic regions may be sufficiently narrow such that under dew conditions moisture accumulated on the hydrophobic region migra... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6303234 | Process of using sodium silicate to create fire retardant products Cellulosic materials, including dimension lumber, plywood, particle board, wafer board, paper, fabric and similar materials, were treated with sodium silicate (Na2 O.SiO2) in concentrations ranging from 400-0.04 g Na2 O.Si... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6291022 | Process for manufacturing a glass article having a durably water-repellent surface A water-repellent glass having a durable and abrasion-resistant silica layer is prepared by a process containing the following steps: (a) preparing a silica solution by subjecting a metal alkoxide-based silane compound to a two step aging process wherein the t... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6291020 | Composition and process for treating metal surfaces A method of forming a hydrophilic coating on a metal surface which includes contacting the metal surface with a substantially silane-free aqueous solution containing a cationic polymer and an alkaline aqueous silicate.... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6284320 | Method for producing member for molten metal bath having coating film excellent in resistance to corrosion by molten metal In a method for manufacturing a member for use in a molten metal bath, a sealing solution is applied on a coating formed of oxide system ceramics formed on an outermost surface of a substrate. The sealing solution includes an inorganic colloid compound so... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6265030 | Method of producing a dehumidifying element A method of impregnating paper with waterglass, such as soda waterglass or potassium silicate, the impregnated paper being usable as a dehumidifying element, wherein the method includes the steps of a) providing a sheet of paper such as facing paper and/or cor... | 07/24/2001 |
