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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7314561 | Method for purifying water An integrated system and method for removing excess nutrients from water, for removing the nutrients from the removal site, for enhancing soil, and for producing pulp and paper products includes bioremediating water to be treated with cultured algae or another suita... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7160606 | Method of treating building materials with boron and building materials A method of treating building materials with boron and boron treated building materials. The method involves introducing boron during manufacture of the building materials in the form of a water soluble copper-borate complex. The copper-borate complex enables a wide... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7141519 | Ion triggerable, cationic polymers, a method of making same and items using same The present invention is directed to ion triggerable, water-dispersible cationic polymers. The present invention is also directed to a method of making ion triggerable, water-dispersible cationic polymers and their applicability as binder compositions. The present i... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7125591 | Hard coat film, production method of the same, polarizing plate and display To provide hard coat films having high hardness, and uniform durability against scratching and high flatness even with a small thickness and a large width, and to provide a method producing the same. The hard coat films are provided with an actinic ray curable resin... | 10/24/2006 |
| 6996859 | Toilet seat cover A toilet seat cover includes top and bottom layers each having outer and inner edge portions. The top and bottom layers are preferably formed from a paper and nylon composite for providing a waterproof barrier. The toilet seat cover further includes a middle layer s... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994909 | Isocyanate-based laminating adhesives The invention relates to a laminating adhesive including a reaction product of at least one polymeric polyol (part A) and at least one NCO terminated polyurethane prepolymer (part B). The part A includes a reaction product of at least one alkylene diol; at least one... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6974624 | Aligned composite structures for mitigation of impact damage and resistance to wear in dynamic environments Fibrous monolith composites having architectures that provide increased flaw insensitivity, improved hardness, wear resistance and damage tolerance and methods of manufacture thereof are provided for use in dynamic environments to mitigate impact damage and increase... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6958394 | Cellulose ester film A cellulose ester film is disclosed which comprises a polyhydric alcohol ester, which is an ester of one or more kinds of monocarboxylic acids with an aliphatic polyhydric alcohol, wherein the cellulose ester film has a water vapor transmission rate of from 20 to 26... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6933038 | Fiber reinforced mineral-based materials and methods of making the same The present invention relates to a method for reinforcing mineral-based materials using reinforced fiber material. More particularly, the present invention relates a method for more uniformly dispensing a fiber material with a mineral-based material, such as cement ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6927189 | Coatings A substrate, such as a plate or catalyst monolith, may be coated with a metal oxide, particularly with a zeolite, by treating the substrate with a polyectrolyte to form a coating, and then depositing the coating of metal oxide from an aqueous slurry. A continuous co... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6863971 | Strong durable low cost composite materials made from treated cellulose and plastic The present invention concerns treated fibrous porous material having a defined nanostructure comprising reactive sites thereon, wherein said fibrous porous material is treated with a low viscosity organic solution comprising organic solvent, isocyanate component un... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6828014 | Water-dispersible, cationic polymers, a method of making same and items using same The present invention is directed to triggerable, water-dispersible cationic polymers. The present invention is also directed to a method of making triggerable, water-dispersible cationic polymers and their applicability as binder compositions. The present invention... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6753061 | Flexible sandwich panel with honeycomb structure A flexible sandwich panel (100), comprised of a center layer (1) and one or two outer layers (2; 3), where the center layer is made of a polymeric synthetic material, is itself flexible and exhibits a coarse-cell honeycomb structure with open ce... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6743850 | Cationic polymer and inkjet recording sheet Provided are a new cationic polymer and an inkjet recording sheet exhibiting a superior printing density of an image without lowering ink receptivity. A cationic polymer represented by the following general formula (A): ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6740607 | Substrate with stretch and heat sealing properties to make a multidirectional restraint module design The invention is directed to coating a plurality of polyurethane films onto a stretchable knit fabric substrate and heat sealing such substrates together to yield an air curtain or air bag having improved air-holding properties. ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6709737 | Aligned composite structures for mitigation of impact damage and resistance to wear in dynamic environments Fibrous monolith composites having architectures that provide increased flaw insensitivity, improved hardness, wear resistance and damage tolerance and methods of manufacture thereof are provided for use in dynamic environments to mitigate impact damage and increase... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6617031 | Isocyanate-based laminating adhesives The invention relate to a method of laminating flexible packaging, articles of manufacture and bonded laminates. The method comprises employing a laminating adhesive comprising an isocyanate-based composition comprising the reaction product of at least on... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6603054 | Fibrous absorbent material and methods of making the same Disclosed is a fibrous absorbent structure that is wet stable and has large void volume with a density below the critical density of the fiber employed. In one embodiment, the fibrous absorbent uses open-celled foam technologies to keep the fibrous struct... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6599977 | Process for the preparation of an aqueous dispersion of an anionic polyurethane free of volatile tertiary amines The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of an aqueous dispersion of an anionic polyurethane. According to the invention, a tertiary amine functional urethane polymer or oligomer acts as acid neutralizing agent. The process of the in... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6537653 | Ligneous fibrous filler/olefinic plastic composite sheet for bonding A bondable wood cellulosic filler/olefinic plastic composite sheet material made by extruding in a sheet shape a mixture consisting of: (1) 40-60 parts by weight of an olefinic plastic; (2) 60-40 parts by weight of a wood cellulosic filler, the size there... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6458460 | Wound dressing A wound dressing comprises a blend of at least two types of discrete fibers wherein one discrete fiber is of a modified cellulose gel-forming material and a second discrete fiber is of another type of gel-forming material such as an alginate.... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6407309 | Absorbent sheet or web material and a method of producing the material by dry forming An inexpensive sheet or web shaped fibre material for use e.g., in sanitary napkins typically consists of a mixture of short cellulose fibres and some 15% of relatively long, thermoplastic binder fibers. It is a noticeable problem that the short fibres "d... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6372333 | Composition containing inorganic porous crystals-hydrophilic macromolecule composite and product made therefrom A composition containing a function improver and an inorganic porous crystals-hydrophilic macromolecule composite wherein the hydrophilic macromolecule contains inorganic porous crystals in its inner matrix, and a product made therefrom The product, texti... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6365667 | Synthetic polymers having hydrogen bonding capability and containing aliphatic hydrocarbon moieties Synthetic polymers having hydrogen bonding capability and one or more aliphatic hydrocarbon moieties are capable of providing two distinct properties to paper products, such as tissues, which properties heretofore have been imparted through the use of at ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6361666 | Gas diffusion electron, process for producing an electrode an carbonizable composite A gas diffusion electrode made of carbon, a process for producing an electrode and a carbonizable composite are provided. Thin, flat, porous gas diffusion electrodes made of carbon, which have a smooth surface and in which the porosity can be regulated at... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6287743 | Imaging material with smooth cellulose base The invention relates to an imaging element comprising an imaging layer and a cellulose paper base wherein said base has an upper surface roughness of between 0.30 and 0.95 μm at a spatial frequency of between 200 cycles/mm and 1300 cycles/mm.... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6159879 | Building material made from bast fibers, shives, and a binder A building material includes shives, previously considered to be a waste material. Shives of bast fibers are added to bast fibers and a binder. The shives may contain fibers which are still partially attached to the shives with their natural bond. These p... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6040251 | Garments of barrier webs The present invention includes novel barrier webs that have certain desirable physical qualities such as water resistance, increased durability, improved barrier qualities and the like. The present invention further comprises a barrier web comprising a we... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6025066 | Stencil sheet roll and a method for preparing the same The present invention provides a stencil sheet roll formed by winding up a stencil sheet to form a roll, the sheet including a thermoplastic resin film and a porous support laminated thereto, wherein the compression elastic modulus of the sheet is not les... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6013696 | Friction member and method for manufacture thereof A method for manufacturing a heat resistant friction material which comprises forming pores in the surface of the friction material, the pores being formed with a controlled pore size, depth, pattern, orientation and distribution.... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5993953 | Laminated paper for cushioning material A laminated paper, including a water soluble polyvinyl alcohol layer of 15-40 μm thickness having an air permeability of 800,000 seconds/100 ml or higher, a total thickness of 40-100 μm and a lengthwise softness of 50 g or less. The laminated paper has ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5981052 | Inorganic porous crystals-hydrophilic macromolecule composite An inorganic porous crystals-hydrophilic macromolecule composite comprising a hydrophilic macromolecular substrate containing the inorganic porous crystals in its inner matrix, production method thereof and use thereof. The present invention affords an in... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5925452 | Decorated shaped product having source expression applied thereto, method for manufacturing same and shaped base material therefor A decorated shaped product is formed with an expression or design applied to a shaped material. The design closely resembles an actual expression of a source material such as a natural object. The shaped base material is formed with a flow pattern thereon... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5869172 | Internally-coated porous webs with controlled positioning of modifiers therein Improved processes are provided for treating a porous substrate (especially a fabric) to produce novel internally coated porous materials. During treatment, a curable thixotropic material and one or modifying materials are applied to the porous substrate ... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5863471 | Compressible/expandable humidifier wick and method for manufacture A new and improved humidifier wick and its method of manufacture are disclosed. The humidifier wick is made from a cellulose foam material that is compressed to a predetermined thickness in a dry condition. A series of air flow openings are formed in such... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5786064 | Paper-plastic laminate fabric sheeting Apparatus for producing a breathable high strength, paper-plastic film laminate fabric sheeting, capable of being cut and sewn to form medical gowns and other garments. In this apparatus, a web of metallized paper and a web of oriented synthetic plastic f... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5631078 | Films made from paper containing cellulose ester fiber A thermoplastic film is comprised of an admixture of 20 to 85 weight percent cellulose ester fibers and 80 to 15 weight percent cellulose fibers and a functional amount of a cellulose ester plasticizer. The film has an opacity in the range of 10 to 85 per... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5629083 | Method of manufacturing cellulosic composite and product thereof A process for the production of modified phenol-aldehyde resins includes the use of a modifier selected from melamine, urea, and other suitable nonvolatile organic compounds. The phenolic component of the resins preferably includes a difunctional phenolic... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5612385 | Aerated fibrous foam compositions Novel aerated fibrous slurry comprising fibrous material, foaming agent, stabilizer, water and gas, which when dried to a water content of not more than 10% by weight, forms a dry, resilient fibrous foam composition. The dry, resilient fibrous foam compos... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5596031 | Absorptive fibrous sheets and processes for their manufacture The present invention relates to absorbent materials comprising fibers cross-linked by a suitable heat activatable compound therefor, and wherein said heat activatable compound is associated with substantially the entire surface of each fiber, said materi... | 01/21/1997 |
