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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187701 | Porous humidity-control tile and method for manufacturing the same Provided is a porous humidity-control tile including about 40% to about 95% by weight of diatomite, and one or more of ochre, red clay, kaolin, zeolite, illite, vermiculite, feldspar, pottery stone, and pyrophyllite. The porous humidity-control tile has about 10 vol... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8187700 | Continuous, carbon-nanotube-reinforced polymer precursors and carbon fibers The present invention relates to a continuous, carbon fiber with nanoscale features comprising carbon and carbon nanotubes, wherein the nanotubes are substantially aligned along a longitudinal axis of the fiber. Also provided is a polyacrylonitrile (PAN) precursor i... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8137796 | Reusable material for collecting samples for analysis A particle-harvesting material includes a flexible, reusable, and thermally conductive material including a rough surface having dimples of a size within a first range of sizes, a microstructure including interstices of a second range of sizes, the second range of s... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8048514 | Film made of polypropylene, use thereof, and method for the production of the film The invention relates to a film, in particular for an adhesive tape, characterized in that the film contains at least one homopolymer, copolymer, or terpolymer of the propylene and fibers and is monoaxially stretched in the longitudinal direction, wherein the elonga... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8034441 | Multilayer composition The invention relates to a multi-layer acrylic composition having at least two impact modified layers. The outer layer is an acrylic layer containing impact modifiers having a particle size of less than 225 nm, and the impact modifiers in the inner thermoplastic lay... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8017227 | Adaptive composite materials Shaped articles with the inherent capability to evolve in response to at least one of external and internal stimuli are described. These articles comprise at least one solid electrolyte with at least one dissolved salt, and at least one interface which involves a so... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7955692 | Protective garment comprising fibers comprising copolymers containing structures derived from a plurality of amine monomers including 4,4′ diamino diphenyl sulfone The invention concerns a protective garment comprising a fabric made from a flame-resistant yarn having a fiber, obtainable by spinning a copolymer from the polymerization solution, derived from a plurality of amine monomers, including 4,4′diaminodiphenyl sulfone ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7947362 | Carbon fiber composite sheet A carbon fiber composite sheet obtained by combining a carbon fiber aggregate with a thermosetting resin component selected from the group consisting of thermosetting silicone-based gel components, thermosetting epoxy resin components and thermosetting silicone resi... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7781051 | Perforated functional textile structures The invention provides a functional stretch laminate composite puckered fabric which is robust, laundry-durable and adaptable for securing about any three dimensional body, and a method for forming such puckered fabric. The functional stretch laminate fabric is prov... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7615278 | Fibrous structures comprising a polymer structure Polymer structures and methods for making such polymer structures are provided. More particularly, polymer structures comprising a hydroxyl polymer structure, such as a fiber comprising a hydroxyl polymer are provided. Even more particularly, fibrous structures comp... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7537823 | High-whiteness hygroscopic fiber A moisture absorbing hygroscopic fiber having high whiteness, characterized in that (1) acrylic fiber comprising acrylonitrile copolymer where a (meth)acrylate compound as a copolymer component is less than 5% by weight is treated with a hydrazine compound whereby i... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7476438 | Modified self-adherent wrap The invention provides a self-adherent wrap containing a camouflage pattern and/or an active agent, as well as methods of making and using such self-adherent wraps. ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7439317 | Amorphous polyester chip and method for production thereof, and method for storage of amorphous polyester chip An amorphous polyester chip having superior processing ability is characterized by a moisture content of not more than 300 ppm and a fine particle content of not more than 500 ppm. A preferred embodiment is a copolymerized polyester chip comprising a main repeating ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7396521 | Heat transfer fluids with hetero-nanocapsules A heat transfer fluid with hetero-nanocapsules. The heat transfer fluid comprises a fluid and a plurality of hetero-nanocapsules, uniformly dispersed in the fluid, in an amount of 0.01 to 10 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the heat transfer fluid. S... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7371455 | Laminates and packaging containers A laminate has a core layer and a skin layer on either side of the core layer, wherein the skin layer is formed of a copolymer having a glass transition point of 85° C. or more and 115° C. or below and consisting of 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid or its lower a... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365147 | Epoxy resin composition, process for producing epoxy resin, novel epoxy resin, novel phenol resin In the technical field where a difunctional epoxy resin having increased molecular weight is used to impart flexibility or improving dielectric properties, the present invention has remarkably improved moisture resistance and water resistance when used to produce a ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361420 | Structure, magnetic recording medium, and method of producing the same To provide a filmy structure of a nanometer size having a phase-separated structure effective for the case where a compound can be formed between two kinds of materials. A structure constituted by a first member containing a compound between an element A except both... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358325 | Sulfonated aromatic copolyesters containing hydroxyalkanoic acid groups and shaped articles produced therefrom Sulfonated aromatic copolyesters and articles made therefrom, and processes for producing the sulfonated aromatic copolyesters and articles are provided. Articles that can be made from the sulfonated aromatic copolyesters include films, coatings and laminates. Some ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354653 | High clarity films with improved thermal properties Disclosed are high clarity films produced from semicrystalline polyesters by calendering. These films unexpectedly develop a higher peak melting point, which leads to higher thermal resistance. The semicrystalline polyesters may be biodegradable. When these calender... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7348080 | Low temperature polyimide adhesive compositions and methods relating thereto The present invention relates to a polyimide adhesive composition having a polyimide derived from an aromatic dianhydride and a diamine component, where the diamine component is preferably about 50 to 90 mole % of an aliphatic diamine and about 10 to 50 mole % of an... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341680 | Printable composition with nanostructures of first and second types A printable composition for use in forming a printed element by printing and curing is described. The printable composition comprises a plurality of nanostructures of a first type that, upon printing and curing, form an arrangement defining intermediate volumes ther... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338877 | Multicomponent fiber including a luminescent colorant The present invention is directed to multicomponent fibers having a non-luminescent first polymeric component and a second polymeric component comprising a luminescent colorant. The second component comprises less than about 50 percent of the total cross-section of ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7320824 | Paint substitute film A paint substitute film 1 is provided which has an excellent property that permits universal application to a variety of components, for example to a complexly shaped component, without decreasing marketability of the component due to undesirable change in co... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316982 | Controlling carbon nanotubes using optical traps An embodiment of the present invention is a technique to control carbon nanotubes (CNTs). A laser beam is focused to a carbon nanotube (CNT) in a fluid. The CNT is responsive to a trapping frequency. The CNT is manipulated by controlling the focused laser beam. ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7309522 | Fibers made from block copolymer The present invention relates to compositions such as fibers, elastic yarns, wovens, nonwovens, knitted fabrics, fine nets, and articles produced at least in part from a styrenic block copolymer comprising at least two blocks produced from vinyl aromatic monomers an... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309082 | Document sheet with recessed cavity and window to allow two-sided printing of an object received therein A document sheet with a removably attached object thereon having simplified inexpensive construction and having a reduced cross-sectional thickness enabling use of the sheet in printers without the risk of jamming the printer. The document sheet also allows both sid... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309520 | Flat packing and method for the production thereof A flat gasket made up of at least one layer of nonwoven fabric consisting of a sheet of asbestos-free fibers or fiber mixtures and impregnated with a polymer, the sealing element consisting of at least one polytetrafluoroethylene-impregnated nonwoven fabric. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7300895 | Elastically stretchable composite sheet and process for making the same A sheet-like fibrous assembly having an inelastic stretchability is intermittently joined to at least one surface of an elastically stretchable sheet. The elastic sheet is elastically stretchable at least 80% in one direction and the fibrous assembly is curved betwe... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300892 | Facing material with controlled porosity for construction boards This invention provides facing materials for cementitious boards such as those including Portland cement or gypsum cores. The preferred facing material includes, in a first embodiment, a facing layer having an areal weight of about 300 grams/M2, and an ai... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291247 | Absorbent sheet made with papermaking fibers with durable curl A process for bleaching high bulk cellulosic fiber and producing a durable elevated curl index includes: (a) concurrently bleaching, heat treating and convolving cellulosic fiber pulp at elevated temperature and pressure at high consistency generally under condition... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288618 | Biodegradable thermoplastic polyesters Biodegradable aliphatic thermoplastic polyesters useful for the production of several types of articles such as films, sheets, nets, expanded molded products, and the like, and process for their production. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281670 | Wick-based delivery system with wick made of different composite materials A wick-based delivery system includes a container for holding a liquid that has an opening therein. A porous wick is positioned in the container so that a lower region of the wick is in contact with the liquid in the container and an upper region of the wick is expo... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279438 | Coated insulation board or batt An insulation composite for attenuating energy or sound transmission has a body layer of insulating material with a roughly textured face and a uniform thickness solid cover layer permanently embedded in the body layer to a partial depth so that material of the body... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276280 | Fibre mats A fibre mat (1) comprises inorganic fibres (3; 5 ) held in a flocculated binder system (4 ), the binder system comprising less than 12 w/w % of the mat. The binder-fibre flocs (3, 4 ) may be held together with relatively long inorganic fi... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7271209 | Fibers and nonwovens from plasticized polyolefin compositions The present invention relates to fibers and nonwovens made from plasticized polyolefin compositions comprising a polyolefin and a non-functionalized hydrocarbon plasticizer. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270853 | Glass adhesion promoter A glass adhesion composition containing a copolymer having an acid and a substituted amide, silanol, or amine oxide functionality. The substituted amide, silanol, or amine oxide functionality provide excellent adhesion of the copolymer to glass, silica, sand and oth... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267855 | Articles prepared from hydrogenated controlled distribution block copolymers The present invention relates to articles prepared from novel anionic block copolymers of mono alkenyl arenes and conjugated dienes, and to blends of such block copolymers with other polymers. The block copolymers are selectively hydrogenated and have mono alkenyl a... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267867 | Insulation material based on polymeric plastic An insulation material based on polymeric plastic is specified, to which glass particles that consist of types of glass with different softening points are added for stabilization in case of fire. To provide protection in a very broad temperature range, at least thr... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265169 | Adhesive compositions and methods of using and making the same Adhesive compositions produced from abundant and renewable resources such as lignocellulosic materials, particularly decayed lignocellulosic materials or demethylated lignin. Other components present in particular examples of the adhesive compositions include relati... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258730 | Air purifier Disclosed is an air purifier with a small size, having an excellent air purifying capacity, capable of preventing a large amount of ozone from being generated, the ozone harmful to a human body. The air purifier includes a case, a pair of discharge electrodes provid... | 08/21/2007 |
