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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7335416 | Mouldable hydrocolloid adhesive compositions A mouldable pressure-sensitive hydrocolloid adhesive composition, particularly useful as a medical adhesive, comprising a dispersion of a discontinuous phase of one or more water-soluble and/or water swellable absorbent polymers in a continuous phase comprising a th... | 02/26/2008 |
| 6964986 | Aqueous adhesive system, method for the production and use thereof An aqueous adhesive system consisting of two separate components, A and B. Component A is an aqueous dispersion of polymer containing at least one olefinically unsaturated double bond and Component B consists of a dispersion of a drying agent in an oil phase liquid.... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6875796 | Methods of using primer molecules for enhancing the mechanical performance of tissue adhesives and sealants The present invention concerns novel methods for enhancing the mechanical performance of tissue adhesives and sealants which comprises employing a primer molecule in association with a tissue adhesive or sealant, wherein the primer molecule serves to enhance the str... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6765044 | Starch-based adhesives with improved green bonding Complexing packages suitable for use in alkaline starch-based adhesives are provided. The complexing packages generally include a polymeric vehicle and bivalent metal salt derived from a bivalent metal oxide. The complexing packages impart a host of beneficial prope... | 07/20/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6558792 | Pressure sensitive adhesive composition A pressure sensitive adhesive composition suitable for medical purposes comprising a rubbery elastomeric base and water soluble or water swellable hydrocolloids, where the adhesive composition includes a substantially homogeneous mixture of 15-60% of one ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6387475 | Water based adhesive composition with release properties An aqueous adhesive composition with good release properties comprising a water based adhesive and a metal activated dicarboxylic acid anhydride starch derivative as release agent. This adhesive composition is useful in forming coreless paper rolls.... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6074721 | Temporary tattoo decals A temporary decal comprising a porous paper base coated with a water-soluble slip layer (e.g., dextrin gum) on which offset printing inks are directly imprinted using a high speed lithographic press. The inks are printed in a designated area only, in a de... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5780150 | Paper-film laminate sealing tape A paper-film laminate sealing tape for sealing a corrugated board carton or other article fabricated of recyclable material. The tape is composed of a base ply formed of high-strength, oriented synthetic plastic film whose opposing surfaces are corona-dis... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5190818 | Adhesive composition for temporary adhesive bonding of paper sheets The adhesive composition of the invention exhibits an adequately controlled adhesive bonding strength when paper sheets coated therewith are bonded together to be adaptable to subsequent separation of the bonded sheets of paper by peeling. The essential i... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5158825 | Adherent insert for artificial teeth and process of manufacturing the insert An adherent insert for artificial teeth consists of a nonwoven fabric, which is impregnated with an adhesive. In order to ensure a strong and persistent adhesiveness, the nonwoven fabric is impregnated with an adhesive which consists of a viscous mixture ... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5141789 | Self-adhesive sheet Provided herein is an improved self-adhesive sheet composed of a base member having a water-soluble polymer layer on its reverse side and a release member, with a pressure sensitive adhesive layer interposed between them, in which the bond strength betwee... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5024667 | Disposable article construction The composite articles of this invention can be made more efficiently through the use of a single adhesive having sufficient resistance to creep, sufficiently high bond strength, and a viscosity that is controllable through a range permitting it to be use... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4943462 | Nail treatment device The present invention is a nail hydration device in which a substrate sheet or film, suitable for application to the fingernail or toenail surface, includes a moisturizing constituent for hydrating the nail material. Preferably, the film is a polymeric fi... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4938998 | Process for treating the surface of a plastic article A plastic article, especially of polypropylene or polyethylene, can be rendered resistant to diffusion of motor fuel vapors or the like and/or prepared for surface-coating by applying a film of a naturally-occurring, enzymatically-functionalized cellulose... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4833002 | Remoistenable adhesives Paper coated uniformly with discrete dots of remoistenable adhesive, especially based on starch or polyvinyl alcohol, has curl stability comparable with particle gum coated papers. Preferably, the dots are less than 0.3 mm in diameter and typically spaced... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4822676 | Pressure sensitive adhesive compositions for use on vinyl substrates Adhesive compositions having a Tg of -45° to -25° C. suitable for application to plasticized polyvinyl chloride comprising 25-48% by weight of a vinyl ester of a alkenoic acid; 10-25% by weight ethylene; 40-70% by weight of an acrylic acid ester; 1 to 1... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4551490 | Adhesive composition resistant to biological fluids Medical grade pressure sensitive adhesive compositions comprising a homogeneous mixture of one or more polyisobutylenes or blends of one or more polyisobutylenes and butyl rubber, one or more styrene radial or block type copolymers, mineral oil, one or mo... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4505976 | Stoma seal adhesive A pressure-sensitive adhesive having the capacity to absorb at least about 7 percent of its own weight in water and having a desirable combination of plasticity and wet-stick characteristics, as well as good dry skin adhesion. An adhesive composition part... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4455146 | Novel plasters A novel plaster comprising a thermoplastic elastomer, an oil or higher fatty acid, a tack-providing resin and a medicinal ingredient. The plaster may be easily released therefrom without giving appreciable irritation or pain to the skin and body hairs of ... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4434192 | Process for making water activatable tiles A self-adhesive ceramic or other rigid tile having on a face thereof which is to be adhered to a surface a whole or partial, dry coating of a hydraulically active tile composition comprising a hydraulic material and a water-soluble adhesive. A method for ... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4434207 | Radiation hardened lift-off correction medium and process of manufacture A formula and process to manufacture a lift-off correction ribbon in which the bonding material layer is cured by ultraviolet radiation. The bonding material is not normally tacky, but bonds under impact. The radiation curing eliminates solvents and their... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4427737 | Microporous adhesive tape A breathable tape comprising a porous backing layer and a microporous adhesive layer. The adhesive layer includes a rubbery elastomer, one or more water soluble or swellable hydrocolloids, and other optional substances and has a porosity of from about 1 t... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4415628 | Moisture vapor permeable sheet materials A moisture vapor permeable sheet material is comprised of a homogeneous admixture of a synthetic polymer material and a protein derivative. The sheet material is moisture vapor permeable and nonpenetrable by liquid water. The sheet material additionally c... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4355074 | Bonding sheet-like material to a substrate from which it can be dry-stripped Sheet-like material, such as wallpaper, posters or labels, can be stripped dry from surfaces to which they have been bonded after adhesive layers (applied in an aqueous medium) have dried. Adhesives which contain film-forming, water-soluble or water-swell... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4117183 | Starch-coated paper and gypsum wallboard prepared therewith A composition comprising water, finely particulate gypsum and starch is coated on a paper cover sheet in a selective pattern such that the starch composition is disposed only at limited areas of the bond liner surface, and wherein substantial areas of the... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4105824 | Starch-dextrine-polyacrylamide adhesive and tape Adhesive composition comprising starch, dextrine and a polyacrylamide. The composition is carried by water; but, when the composition is applied to a substrate, the water is evaporated to produce a water activatable adhesive. Thus, the composition is suit... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4061825 | Water activatable tapes Water-activatible tapes are disclosed comprising a substrate of fibrous or foamed plastics material impregnated or coated with a water-reactive cementitious composition which is reactive with water to form a set mass, the composition containing at least o... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4055698 | Polyolefin web having remoistenable adhesive bonded thereto An inexpensive, easy-to-produce, adhesive-coated polyolefin ribbon or the like is provided which has desirable remoistenability and excellent peel strength characteristics, notwithstanding elimination of the need of physically treating the polyolefin subs... | 10/25/1977 |
| 3988495 | Remoistening adhesive composition and adhesive sheet A remoistening adhesive composition based on high amylopectin, low amylose starch includes poly(vinyl methyl ether-maleic acid monoalkyl ester) in a preferred proportion of about 1.5-20% by weight of the composition, thereby providing improved quick tack ... | 10/26/1976 |
| 3975570 | Adhesive tapes having a pressure sensitive adhesive composition containing hydroxyethyl cellulose An adhesive composition comprising, of the total composition of 100 parts by weight, 90-99 parts by weight on a tacky copolymer of an alkyl acrylate, the alkyl group of which contains 1 to 14 carbon atoms and the average number of which carbon atoms is 4 ... | 08/17/1976 |