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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7399529 | Aminoplast resin composition Resin compositions, methods of forming such resin compositions, methods of using such resin compositions and substrates treated with such resin compositions are disclosed. One of such resin compositions contains no formaldehyde and is useful as a binder. Such resin ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7166321 | Process for the preparation of an optical compensatory sheet comprising cellulose ester film, orientation layer, and optically anisotropic layer formed of liquid crystal molecules having a fixed alignment An optical compensatory sheet comprises a cellulose ester film, an orientation layer and an optically anisotropic layer formed of liquid crystal molecules in this order. Alignment of the liquid crystal molecules is fixed. An alkaline solution is coated on a surface ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7108891 | Random array of microspheres A method of making a microarray comprising the steps of: providing a support; coating on the support a receiving layer to receive microspheres, the receiving layer being capable of undergoing sol/gel transition; | 09/19/2006 |
| 7041338 | Process for providing a coated paper, a resin coated paper, a polymeric film, and a flexible or inflexible woven fabric substrate by utilizing a coating composition containing a nitrogenous dye-fixing compound The present invention provides a process for making a coated substrate such as paper, by utilizing a coating composition containing a nitrogenous dye-fixing compound. The coating compositions utilized in the process contains from 5–95 wt. percent of a film-forming... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6905724 | Derivatization of support surfaces The present invention relates to a process for derivatizing supports on a carriers, wherein a functional group is activated on a support surface by reaction with an activating reagent and then reacted with an amine component. The invention also relates to a support ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6893527 | Biodegradable polyester and natural polymer laminates Methods of making articles are provided in which a self-supporting structure formed of natural polymer has a self-adherent, moisture resistant thermoplastic film comprising gelatinized starch and a hydroxy-functional polyester on the structure surface. The self-supp... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6824828 | Method for forming multilayer release liners Disclosed herein is a multilayer silicone release surface comprising a backing, a support layer on the backing, and a silicone layer of the support layer. The various layers of the multilayer release surface are deposited substantially simultaneously, as for example... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6743878 | Polymeric surface coatings A biocompatibilising process in which a substrate having a surface which bears substrate pendant functional groups is biocompatibilised by coating it with a coating composition containing a polymer formed from a radical polymerisable monomers including a radical pol... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6558748 | Method for forming edge sealant for wood A process for forming a polyurea coating on a wood composite substrate comprises the steps of applying an isocyanate to an edge of the wood substrate to form a pretreated edge and applying a polymer latex to the pretreated edge to form the polyurea coatin... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6534126 | Coatings for polymeric substrates The tack of a polymeric substrate is reduced by (i) coating a surface of the polymeric substrate with a thermosetting liquid silicone rubber composition, (ii) applying an aqueous suspension of powdered silicone rubber with a mean particle size of 0.1 to 5... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6475612 | Process for applying a topcoat to a porous basecoat A process is provided that allows the production of multi-layer coatings in which one or more topcoats can be applied to a porous basecoat to produce a uniform and defect-free coating layer. Specifically, a process is provided in which a liquid is applied... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6451379 | Increasing dot size on porous media printed with pigmented inks It is found that by wetting coated media, such as film-based media (e.g., Mylar film) and resin-coated papers (e.g., photobase paper), with a dilute polymer solution or colloidal silica or colloidal alumina dispersion with small particle size, the dot siz... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6432523 | Light fastness of inkjet images by adding salts into inkjet inks and print media At least one of the following compounds is included on a surface layer of a print medium and in an inkjet ink formulation to be printed thereon: potassium iodide, sodium iodide, sodium thiosulfate, potassium thiosulfate, and sodium thiocyanate. The additi... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6423375 | Light fastness of inkjet images by adding salts into inkjet media At least one of the following compounds is applied as a re-wet solution to media: potassium iodide, sodium iodide, sodium thiosulfate, potassium thiosulfate, and sodium thiocyanate. The addition of at least one of these compounds to the re-wet solution ca... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6339039 | Hydrogel product for adsorption purposes A hydrogel product for adsorption wherein water non-soluble support matrix is cross-linked with polymers which give rise to a water swellable adsorbent. As support matrix an organic polymer or a combination of such are used; e.g. polysaccharides such as a... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6197383 | Method and composition for coating pre-sized paper with a mixture of a polyacid and a polybase The present invention features coating compositions and methods for improving the quality of images printed on a paper substrate. The novel coating compositions contain a coating agent comprising a mixture of a polyacid and a polybase. When applied to a s... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6132804 | High performance composite membrane A process for producing high quality reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, and ultrafiltration membranes in a high speed process provides membranes which have excellent rejection characteristics coupled with high flux capabilities. The process employs tandem c... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6077565 | Colored bituminous materials a method of obtaining them and a coloring composition for carrying out the method The invention consists of a method of obtaining colored bituminous materials consisting of: applying onto at least one surface of the material to be treated, an aqueous coloring composition based on pigments and resin with a restricted range of solubility... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5973067 | Primer composition and adhesion method A novel primer composition, which is especially adapted for promoting the adhesion of thermosetting rubbers to substrates having exceptionally inert surfaces, such a nickel, stainless steel and organic resins is disclosed. The composition comprises: (A) 1... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5846602 | Process and device for the production of a tube for lining pipe conduits and sewer systems In the production of a transportable, multilayery tube (1) with a gas-impermeable outer layer (2) and at least one layer (3) impregnated with a curable resin (11) and made of a composite fiber material (4) to line pipe conduits and sewer systems, using su... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5840788 | Ultraviolet light resistant urethane top coat for golf balls The invention is directed to a UV light resistant, visibly transparent, urethane golf ball topcoat composition for use with UV curable inks and to golf balls incorporating such a topcoat. The topcoat includes an optical brightener that absorbs at least so... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5708117 | Coating agents and use thereof as primers and/or fillers in the production of multilayer lacquer coatings The description relates to coating agents for use as primers and fillers in the manufacture of multilayer lacquer coatings, more particularly in the motor-vehicle sector. The coating agent contains a binder mixture of A) 60-75 wt. % of a hydroxy-functional cop... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5705583 | Polymeric surface coatings Polymers of one or more radical polymerisable monomers which polymer has pendant groups bearing a center of permanent positive charge and other pendant groups capable of stably binding the polymer to a surface are useful in the treatment of surfaces to re... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5683747 | Carbon fiber reinforced coatings Carbon fiber mat are embedded in a coating by first rolling on a coating of e.g. epoxy on the floor or wall, then applying sheets of fine carbon fibers, (optionally) removing the carbon fiber which is not adherent after the coating has dried, then applyin... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5593483 | Water repellent composition for cellulose containing materials and method for producing same A water based water repellent composition for rendering cellulose containing materials water repellent which contains, in addition to water, from about 2.5 to about 20 percent by volume of a water repellent compound compatible with the cellulose containin... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5470605 | Universal adhesion promoting composition for plastics repair, kit including same, and method of use A composition suitable for use in priming a first plastic surface for adhesion of a second plastic material thereto is presented, the composition comprising an epoxy resin and a solvent, the composition derived from the combination of: a. a first composit... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5362802 | Hot melt adhesives Polymers containing a high percentage of vinyl alcohol units, especially when treated to remove impurities, when blended with copolymers of alkyl (meth)acrylates, N-vinyllactams or N-vinylamides, and unsaturated acids, preferably further with a small amou... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5175028 | Method of forming layers on a support A method of coating a first resin solution containing a polymerization inducer on a moving web-like support with a coating device, comprising conveying the support to pass near the coating device without coming in contact with the coating device, disposin... | 12/29/1992 |
| 4985260 | Food body with surface color indicia An article comprising a substrate such as cellulose casing having thereon a desired indicia such as grill marks or a corporate logo, which in turn comprises a water soluble underlayer such as caramel and a water insoluble binder-sealant layer such as shel... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4880667 | Photochromic plastic article and method for preparing same Described is a method for imparting a photochromic response to a synthetic plastic article, e.g., an optical lens such as a sunglass lens prepared from an allyl diglycol carbonate monomer. The method described comprises depositing a thin uniform substanti... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4877639 | Coating method A method of starting the bead coating of a moving web with a composite liquid layer comprising a higher viscous and lower viscous layer of coating compositon, by reducing the rate of flow of the higher viscous layer to zero, reducing the pre-starting dist... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4741938 | Web-shaped or tubular packaging film, in particular a sausage casing, with a barrier layer A web-shaped or tubular packaging film for use in food packaging applications, particularly as a sausage casing, is comprised of a carrier layer based on fiber-reinforced celulose and a closed thermoplastic, sealable resin coating based on copolymers cont... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4690854 | Electrically conducting material and method of preparing same An electrically conducting material including a polymeric substrate containing mercapto, thiocarbonyl, quaternary ammonium salt, amino or isocyanato groups, and copper sulfide bound to the polymeric substrate. The electrically conducting material may be p... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4627999 | Process for prefinished exterior hardboard A prepaint sealer and process for treating hardboard and similar board fabricated from cellulosic fibers or chips wherein the sealer comprising a thermoplastic or thermosetting vinylidene chloride latex is applied to the surface of the formed hardboard pr... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4487789 | Process for forming film of hydrolyzed ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer A process for forming a film of hydrolyzed ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer employing a mixed solvent of water, at least one member selected from the group consisting of propyl alcohol, butyl alcohol and benzyl alcohol, and at least one member selected fr... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4409264 | Boss formation using low surface energy dams An article and its method of manufacture. The article comprises a base provided with a surface having a surface pattern. The surface pattern has at least one edge or boundary defined by at least one continuous retaining means. At least a portion of the re... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4380565 | Color preservation of wax-coated paperboard An improved wax-coated paper is produced by coating a paper or paperboard substrate with a mixture of (A) a fluorinated organic phosphate compound; and (B) a poly(oxypropylene)poly(oxyethylene) block copolymer surfactant. The coated paper is thereafter im... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4301195 | Transparent sheet material Transparent sheet material comprising a transparent backing having an ink-receptive stratum thereon. The ink-receptive stratum comprises either a mixture of two polymers or individual layers of each polymer. One polymer is the reaction product of an epoxi... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4242412 | Coated materials and production thereof Coated formed materials of plastics or glass having improved anti-scratching and anti-fogging properties, are produced by applying to the surface of the formed material an undercoating material comprising (a) a mixture of methylolmelamine in which all or ... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4208312 | Curable organopolysiloxane compositions Organopolysiloxane compositions are provided which are curable by condensation reaction taking place between a first component, hydroxy-terminated diorganopolysiloxane and a second component, organohydrogenpolysiloxane by aid of a third component, a conde... | 06/17/1980 |
