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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4500368 | Ag/Pd electroding powder and method for making Pure silver and palladium powders are thoroughly mixed and dispersed by ball milling in a solution of a surfactant in a liquid vehicle. After drying and granulating, the resulting powder was heated to 500° C., first to form an Ag/Pd alloy powder and then... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4500601 | Chelating polymers for modifying metal surface properties A composite structure and method therefor comprises a metal surface which is coated with a polymer incorporating a bidentate chelating functionality. The polymer provides significant and varied chemical modification to the metal surface and is useful, for... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4496627 | Electrical conductive foam beads and molded electrical conductive foamed articles obtained therefrom This invention provides an electrical conductive foam bead comprising a foamed bead core of a thermoplastic synthetic resin at least partially covered on the surface thereof with an electrical conductive layer, and a molded electrical conductive foamed ar... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4496415 | Method for impregnating resin powder directly into a laminate lay up Dry resin powder can be used to impregnate a laminate lay up, by coating a dry resin powder directly onto a bare fibrous sheet, and then subjecting a plurality of sheets including at least one dry resin-coated sheet to an amount of heat and pressure effec... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4496670 | Coated particulate fillers comprises a phosphinic acid group-containing unsaturated organic polymer Filler particles are coated with an adduct of an unsaturated polymer, e.g. polybutadiene, and phosphinic acid groups. The coated filler may be prepared by reacting an unsaturated organic polymer with a phosphorus trihalide and applying the product in the ... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4496475 | Conductive paste, electroconductive body and fabrication of same A conductive paste and an electroconductive body fabricated from the paste, in which the paste comprises inorganic non-metallic particles coated with silver, silver particles and an organic binder, or inorganic non-metallic particles coated with silver, s... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4495246 | Acicular ferromagnetic chromium dioxide particles Acicular ferromagnetic chromium dioxide particles having a pH greater than 4 and a process for their preparation.... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4495245 | Inorganic fillers modified with vinyl alcohol polymer and cationic melamine-formaldehyde resin Modified fillers prepared by contacting inert, particulate, mineral fillers with aqueous solution of vinyl alcohol polymer and aqueous colloidal dispersion of cationic melamine-formaldehyde resin to obtain a filler having adsorbed thereon from about 0.1 t... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4493875 | Proppant for well fractures and method of making same The novel proppant consists of composite particles, the core of which is a conventional proppant particle such as silica sand. The core has a thin, void-containing coating which provides an overall density approaching that of the fracturing fluid. The coa... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4493874 | Production of a magnetic powder having a high dispersibility A hexagonal ferrite magnetic powder for high density magnetic recording, having an improved dispersibility in a binder or paint is obtained by melting a mixture of hexagonal ferrite-forming components and a glass-forming component, and rapidly cooling the... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4492725 | Composite thermal insulator The disclosure is directed to a composite thermal insulator including a Freon gas expanded plastic, and an evacuated powder insulation. The present invention provides a composite thermal insulator light in weight and having a superior heat insulating perf... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4492729 | Cohesive fibrous mat for in-transit particulate control Particulate material is protected from dispersion during transportation by a cohesive fibrous mat comprised of the particulate material bound by cellulosic fibrous material and gelantinized starch.... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4491619 | Thermostable iron oxide pigments Iron oxide particles containing at least 5% by weight of iron (II) content calculated as FeO are stabilized against atmospheric oxidation by a coating of at least one compound containing boron and those particles are useful as coloring pigments and magnet... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4490436 | Polymer filler particles with filler free coating A polymer particle produced by forming a layer of filler-free polymer (II) on the surface layer of a filler-containing polymer particle (I) by polymerization of a monomer composed mainly of an ethylenically unsaturated compound in the presence of the poly... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4487803 | Boric acid having improved handling properties The lubricity of particulate boric acid is reduced by treating the surface of the particles with gaseous ammonia. Fine particles of boric acid treated with a small amount of gaseous ammonia are readily fed to a continuous compactor system.... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4483974 | Process for the production of stabilized polyisocyanates, the polyisocyanates so-stabilized and their use in the production of polyurethanes A process for the production of solid polyisocyanates stabilized by a polymer coating and showing retarded reactivity comprising reacting (1) one or more solid polyisocyanates in particulate form, said polyisocyanates having melting points above 30° C., and (... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4482607 | Method for coating magnesium granules with fluoride-containing flux A method is provided for coating magnesium granules with a fluoride-containing salt comprising contacting the granules with at least one fluoride-containing salt selected from the group consisting of alkali and alkaline earth metal fluorides and fluoborat... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4481303 | Electrode material A particle suitable for use as an electrode material comprising a substrate at least partially coated with an admixture of a hydrophobic material and an electrochemically active, electrically conductive catalyst. The invention includes a method for producing t... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4478914 | Process for applying multiple layers of a protein and a ligand extender to a surface and to the multiple-layer system A multiple-layer process for applying, in alternate, successive molecular layers, a protein material, and a ligand extender material to a surface to modify the properties of the surface and to the multiple-layer product so prepared.... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4478966 | Cellulosic board A board of cellulose containing components using formaldehyde-based curable glues. By treatment of at least one part of the components at a low moisture content with a formaldehyde absorbing agent the board obtained after pressing get a low content of fre... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4477492 | Process for preparing superficially porous supports for chromatography and catalysts There is disclosed a process for preparing superficially porous macroparticles comprising spray drying a specified well-mixed slurry of core macroparticles, colloidal inorganic microparticles and a liquid and sintering the resulting product to cause a 5%-... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4475946 | Ferromagnetic metal particles of iron alloyed with Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Si, P, Mo, Sn, Sb and Ag coated with mono- or dialkoxysilanes Ferromagnetic metal particles are disclosed, which have a silane compound on the surface thereof. The silane compound is represented by the formula: wherein R and R' each represent an alkyl group and n represents 2 or 3. The ferromagnetic metal particles have ... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4474853 | Sorbent comprising spherical particles of activated carbon depositing non-crystalline compound of zirconium and process for preparing thereof Disclosed herein are a sorbent comprising spherical particles of activated carbon formed from a pitch and/or a synthetic, organic high polymer, to which a non-crystalline compound of zirconium has been deposited in an amount of 1 to 10% by weight (calcula... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4474852 | Hydrophobic colloidal oxide treated core material, method of production and composition comprised thereof An improved hydrophobic composite is prepared by depositing on a particulate or granular core material an adherent first coat comprising a film-forming polyurethane and, optionally, asphalt, and applying to the thus-coated core material a hydrophobic coll... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4473619 | Magnetic audio recording tape and method of preparation thereof An audio magnetic recording medium includes a magnetic material carrier backing and a layer of a magnetic material thereover comprising magnetic particles dispersed in a binder, the magnetic particles having a thin coating thereon of a rare earth-containi... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4470839 | Solid particles containing metal peroxides, their preparation and their use for the amendment of soils Solid particles of metal peroxide are coated by means of a coating agent containing a water-soluble condensed phospahte.... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4471015 | Composite material for shielding against electromagnetic radiation A composite material comprising a polymer matrix containing metallized sheet-form textiles and/or metallized particles, and in addition additives for increasing the ohmic, electrical and/or magnetic losses which are uniformly present in the polymer and/or... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4469749 | Metalized recording papers, and a process for their manufacture Metalized recording papers contain, located on a paper web, a firmly adhering varnish coating in which mineral fillers and/or pigments combined with wax particles are embedded and the external surface of the varnish coating is covered with a metal layer, ... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4465735 | Magnetic recording medium An improved magnetic recording medium suitable for high density recording is disclosed, which has a squareness ratio in the vertical direction of 0.6 or more and an orientation ratio (squareness ratio in the vertical direction/squareness ratio in the leng... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4463031 | Process for preparing a bacteriological inhibitor for water A process for preparing a silver-plated coral sand useful as a bacteriological inhibitor for drinking water is provided. The process comprises (1) heating desalted coral sand in an inert gas under reduced pressure; (2) thoroughly washing the resulting act... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4461865 | ABS Resin composition An ABS resin composition comprises 100 parts by weight of an ABS resin having a melt index of at least 4.0 g/10 min. and a rubber content of from 10 to 28% by weight and from 0.5 to 30 parts by weight of powder of at least one metal selected from aluminum... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4460645 | Insulation This invention relates to insulation materials and, in particular, to thermal insulation materials having heat reflective properties. In particular insulation material according to the invention comprises a random array of elements as herein defined having at ... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4457982 | Acicular ferrimagnetic iron oxide and its preparation A modified acicular ferrimagnetic iron oxide which consists of a core of gamma-iron(III) oxide and a surrounding shell of gamma-iron(III) oxide modified by tin dioxide and carbon, and a process for its preparation.... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4457775 | Salt-coated magnesium granules A process is provided for producing salt-coated spheroidal granules of magnesium by employing a molten flux bath comprised of a salt composition of NaCl, KCl and CaCl2 maintained at a temperature in excess of the melting point of magnesium to w... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4456643 | Decorative laminate A decorative laminate having a differential texture and a differential gloss, and a method of manufacture therefor, are provided wherein the laminate has an embossed surface comprising raised segments which contain PVC resin particles adjoining recessed s... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4455170 | Method of upgrading rock and treated rock obtained therefrom A method is provided for upgrading rock in the form of aggregate, block, shaped stone or concrete structures involving the treatment of such rock with a dilute aqueous solution of polyelectrolyte and polyalkyleneglycol. Treated aggregate, portland cement ... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4454194 | Lyophilization process for preparing composite particles for use in electroconductive transfer films and products produced therewith A method for the preparation of conductive graphite particles useful as an electrically anisotropic support layer for an electroconductive transfer film comprising initially grinding a slurry of graphite particles in the presence of water or a solvent hav... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4452830 | Electroconductive powder and process for production thereof By pouring a solution containing hydrolyzable tin and antimony salts into an aqueous dispersion of titanium oxide particles and mixing, the salts are caused to hydrolyze, whereby a uniform and strongly adherent coating layer of antimony-containing tin oxi... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4452843 | Security paper Security papers with luminescing authenticity characteristics built in or printed thereon which absorb in the visible region of the optical spectrum but in the infrared have a transparent region in which the luminophore also emits. By the absorption in th... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4452698 | Rigid filter plate and process for manufacture of the same An improved rigid filter plate for sludge dewatering is comprised of a filter element of two or more sizes within the range of 0.2 to 0.002 inch of irregular hard particles of aluminum oxide or similar materials, and of a supporting element of larger part... | 06/05/1984 |