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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8057897 | Melt spinning blends of UHMWPE and HDPE and fibers made therefrom Compositions that are intimate blends of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene and high-density polyethylene (HDPE), and which are melt spinnable. The compositions include certain quasi-spherical particles. Also disclosed is a method of melt spinning from such com... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8017233 | Fibers having excellent responsiveness to magnetic fields and excellent conductivity, as well as articles made of the same Fibers having excellent responsiveness to magnetic field and conductivity, made of a polymer having fiber forming functions which contains magnetic material particles in spherical form having a saturation magnetic flux density of no less than 0.5 tesla. The fibers c... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7998576 | Radiopaque monofilament for contrast X-ray radiography Disclosed is a monofilament allowing contrast X-ray radiography. At least part of the monofilament is formed of a thermoplastic resin containing a radiopaque agent. The monofilament contains the radiopaque agent in the thermoplastic resin in a content of 30 to 80% b... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7906208 | Composite fibers including at least carbon nanotubes, methods for obtaining same and use thereof Composite fibers including carbon nanotubes, at least one other type of particles provided in colloidal form and intimately and evenly mixed with the carbon nanotubes wherein the particles are evenly dispersed throughout the whole body of the fibers. ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7879442 | Composite of vapor grown carbon fiber and inorganic fine particle and use thereof The present invention relates to a composite of vapor grown carbon fiber and inorganic fine particles comprising vapor grown carbon fiber, each fiber filament of the carbon fiber having a structure with hollow space extending along its axis, a diameter of 0.001 to 1... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7871700 | Composite fibers and asymmetrical fibers based on carbon nanotubes and colloidal particles A method of manufacturing composite fibers comprising two distinct layers having different compositions and physico-chemical properties and controlled, homogenous thicknesses, wherein one of two layers comprises carbon nanotubes and the composite fibers are obtained... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7767297 | Fiber, fiber assembly, and fiber producing method A fiber containing an eggshell membrane component. The fiber is produced by spinning using a solution containing the eggshell membrane component by employing an electrospinning method. A fiber assembly formed from the fiber obtained by employing the electrospinning ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7622189 | Ceramic nanostructures and methods of fabrication Structures and methods for the fabrication of ceramic nanostructures. Structures include metal particles, preferably comprising copper, disposed on a ceramic substrate. The structures are heated, preferably in the presence of microwaves, to a temperature that soften... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7491443 | Polysaccharide structures comprising an unsubstituted polysaccharide and processes for making same Polysaccharides, more particularly, polysaccharide structures, especially fibers, comprising an unsubstituted polysaccharide, webs comprising such polysaccharide structures and processes for making such polysaccharide structures and/or webs are provided. ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7485364 | Polyurethane elastic fiber and process for producing same A polyurethane elastic fiber, containing inorganic compound particles that have an average particle size of 0.5 to 5 mm and that show a refractive index of 1.4 to 1.6, having at least one protruded portion that has a maximum width of 0.5 to 5 μm, in the fiber surfa... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7425368 | Filler-enhanced polymeric fibers with improved mechanical properties and method for making Filler-enhanced polymeric fiber. High aspect ratio filler particles are placed into intimate contact during processing with a polymeric fiber. The filler particles serve as templates to orient the molecular structure of the polymeric fiber to enhance mechanical prop... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7410697 | Methods for material fabrication utilizing the polymerization of nanoparticles The present invention relates generally to novel systems and methods for polymerizing nanoparticles within a polymer matrix and to novel methods for fabricating materials containing nanoparticles in a polymer matrix. ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410690 | Ultrafine mixed-crystal oxide, production process and use thereof An ultrafine mixed-crystal oxide, wherein the oxide has a change in absorbance of about 5 (/hr) or less when measured in such a manner that said oxide is dispersed at a concentration of 0.067% in a solvent of a 98% glycerin in which Sunset Yellow is dissolved at a c... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7406797 | Super high floating line Fly fishing lines and methods for manufacturing fly fishing lines entail the use of polymer microspheres within the fly line coating to produce lines with very low specific gravities. The fly lines have single or multiple coatings. In fly lines having multiple coati... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7396584 | Crosslinked polyamine coating on superabsorbent hydrogels The invention concerns superabsorbent particles with a shell, wherein said shell comprises a cationic polymer crosslinked by the addition of crosslinker and adhered to hydrogel-forming polymer obtainable by applying a coating solution, containing both a cationic pol... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7364792 | Spun-dyed polyurethaneurea fibres, a process for their production and their use for producing fabrics Described are elastic polyurethaneurea fibres comprising a cationically modified carbon black as an additive, so that the colour of the fibre is distinctly changed. Also described are a process for producing coloured polyurethaneurea fibres and also their use for pr... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361617 | Fire resistant composite material and fabrics therefrom The present invention relates to fire resistant composite materials and to fire resistant fabric materials and mattresses made therefrom. The composite materials include (a) a substrate selected from the group consisting of cotton, rayon, lyocell and blends thereof;... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357986 | Security articles This invention provides security articles comprising fibers, threads and fiber sections (“dots”) possessing multiple verification characteristics. The fibers possess unique and difficulty duplicated combinations of complex cross-sections, components, and multipl... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354478 | Insulation product having bicomponent fiber facing layer and method of manufacturing the same An insulation product is provided comprising an insulation sheet containing randomly oriented fibers bonded together. The sheet has first and second major surfaces and a pair of side portions. A nonwoven facing layer is bonded to at least one of the major surfaces. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355091 | Elastomeric nonwoven with attached superabsorbent polymer Absorbent, elastomeric materials and methods of making absorbent, elastomeric materials. The absorbent, elastomeric materials include an elastomeric substrate and a superabsorbent polymer non-adhesively attached to the substrate. The elastomeric substrate includes a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351279 | Cement compositions with improved mechanical properties and methods of cementing in subterranean formations Cement compositions with improved mechanical properties and associated methods are provided, which are useful in conjunction with subterranean well operations. In certain embodiments, the cement compositions comprise carbon fibers, rubber particles, a hydraulic ceme... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349607 | Optical transmission element Between an optical fiber (LF11, LFB12, LFB13) and a surrounding core covering (AH11, AH12, SB13) of an optical transmission element (OE11 to OE13) there is at least one dry and compressible fixating element (FE... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7336873 | Optical tube assembly having a dry insert and methods of making the same An optical tube assembly having at least one optical waveguide, at least one dry insert, and a tube. In one embodiment, the dry insert has a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is a polyurethane foam and the second layer is a water-swellable layer, where... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332101 | Permanently linked, rigid, magnetic chains One aspect of the present invention relates to a permanently linked, rigid, magnetic chain of particles prepared by sol-gel methods. A second aspect of the present invention relates to a method of preparing a permanently linked, rigid, magnetic chain of particles co... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329360 | Oil recovery and environmental cleanup compositions comprising a polyethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer This invention relates to improvements in products and processes for cleaning up oil, chemical, or other hydrocarbon spills, and cleaning up the environment where such spills have occurred. In one aspect of the invention, there is provided an adsorbent polymeric com... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326463 | Conductive circuits or cables manufactured from conductive loaded resin-based materials Circuit conductors and cables are formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base resin h... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316838 | Low cost electrically conductive carpeting manufactured from conductive loaded resin-based materials Conductive carpeting is formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base resin host. The p... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316984 | Textile product A textile product having arginine impared thereto; a process for producing the product; and a method for the pretreatment of a textile product. The textile product compensates for the water-retaining function of the horny layer and enhances metabolism. It hence has ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7309457 | Chain inorganic oxide fine particle groups A chain antimony oxide fine particle group comprising antimony oxide fine particles which have an average particle diameter of 5 to 50 nm, are connected in the form of a chain and have an average connection number of 2 to 30 and preferably used for forming a hard co... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303816 | Process and apparatus for manufacturing fiber and fiber sheet carrying solid particles and fiber and fiber sheet carrying solid particles Disclosed is a process for manufacturing a fiber having at least a surface comprised mainly of a thermoplastic resin and carrying solid particles affixed to the surface, comprising the steps of: heating the solid particles having a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300546 | Cellulose fiber having improved biostability and the resulting products A cellulose fiber having extended biostability and the method of its manufacture are described. While prior treatments of cellulose with biotoxic metal compounds have given improved resistance to decay, these treatments have not been entirely satisfactory where the ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291570 | Yarns and fabrics having a wash-durable non-electrically conductive topically applied metal-based finish Durable non-electrically conductive metal treatments (such as coatings or finishes) for yarns and textile fabrics. Such treatments preferably comprise silver and/or silver ions; however, other metals, such as zinc, iron, copper, nickel, cobalt, aluminum, gold, manga... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288317 | Composite fibre reforming method and uses The invention concerns a method for reforming composite fibres comprising colloidal particles and at least a binding and/or crosslinking polymer, characterised in that it comprises: means for deforming, by cold process at room temperature or at a temperature slightl... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285576 | Absorbent polymer compositions, medical articles, and methods An absorbent polymer composition, which can be in the form of a foam, that includes a polymeric material, absorbent particles and thermally expandable (or expanded) microspheres. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279220 | Highly flame-retardant cross-linked acrylic fiber and highly flame-retardant composite The highly flame-retardant acrylic fiber of the invention comprises 1 to 20 weight % of a glycidyl methacrylate polymer and 1 to 20 weight % of antimony oxide in an acrylonitrile copolymer obtained with use of monomers containing 20 to 70 weight % of at least one ha... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7277615 | Fiber optic cable having a dry insert and methods of making the same A fiber optic cable and a method of making the same include at least one optical waveguide, at least one dry insert and a cable jacket. The at least one optical waveguide and at least one dry insert are at least partially disposed within a cavity of the cable jacket... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270878 | Ionic toothbrush bristles and method of fabricating a toothbrush A toothbrush with bristles containing a far-infrared emitting material and multi-element minerals is disclosed. The negative ions and radiation emitted from the bristles stimulate the cells of the gums and help prevent periodontal conditions. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7262266 | Copolymerization of polybenzazoles and other aromatic polymers with carbon nanotubes The present invention is generally directed to the block copolymerization of rigid rod polymers with carbon nanotubes (CNTs), the CNTs generally being shortened, to form nanotube block copolymers. The present invention is also directed to fibers and other shaped art... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7254302 | Optical tube assembly having a dry insert and methods of making the same An optical tube assembly having at least one optical waveguide, at least one dry insert, and a tube. The at least one optical waveguide is disposed within the tube and generally surrounds the at least one optical waveguide. In one embodiment, the dry insert has a fi... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250093 | Method using a dry fluidised bed for producing thin, absorbent surface structures A process for producing thin absorbent planar structures which may be used in hygiene products such as diapers, incontinence products, wound contact materials or sanitary napkins to absorb body fluids, comprises the steps of: A) producing a mixture of a... | 07/31/2007 |
