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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7981517 | Bituminous compositions and methods of making and using same This invention relates to bituminous compositions comprising an interpolymer and a bituminous material and methods of making and using same. The interpolymer may comprise ethylene, at least one alpha-olefin, and, optionally, at least one diene and the interpolymer i... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7332865 | Display panel device with a light-permeable front sheet A display panel device includes a front sheet that is glued on a front face of a plasma display panel. The front sheet includes a mesh made of a light shield member that has a blackened front surface and a plane size larger than a screen. A length between diagonal l... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7309524 | Adhesive and its use for an at least one-layer PSA sheet strip which can be redetached without residue or destruction by extensive stretching substantially in the bond plane An adhesive for an at least one-layer pressure sensitive adhesive sheet strip which is residuelessly and nondestructively redetachable by extensive stretching substantially in the bond plane, said adhesive being composed of at least one block copolymer having one or... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7267854 | Sealing strip composition The inventions relates to a composition adapted for use as a sealing strip in the manufacture of insulating structures. The composition includes an adhesion promoter compound of at least two components, a polymeric base material(s), and a cross linking agent(s). The... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7244479 | Sealing strip composition The inventions relates to a composition adapted for use as a sealing strip in the manufacture of insulating structures. The composition includes an adhesion promoter compound of at least two components, a polymeric base material(s), and a cross linking agent(s). The... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7175898 | Reusable elastic adhesive sheet redetachable without residue or damage A single-sidedly or double-sidedly pressure-sensitively adhesive, elastic adhesive sheet comprising at least one layer of a pressure-sensitive adhesive, and having a maximum stretchability of more than 200% and a recovery of more than 60% after stretching to ⅔ of ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7154045 | Wired circuit board A wired circuit board having a semi-conducting layer which has excellent chemical resistance, such as acid resistance and alkali resistance, provides no possibility of minute particles being mixed into parts mounted on the wired circuit board; and yet has excellent ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 6905100 | Redetachable adhesive strips having slip-resistant grip tabs An adhesive sheet strip, single-sidedly or double-sidedly pressure-sensitively adhering, redetachable by extensive stretching pulling on a grip tab in the direction of the bond plane, wherein the grip tab is such that it has a static frictional force Fs of at least ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6699561 | Activated carbon molded body and use thereof An activated carbon molded body, more particularly in honeycomb form and for use as an adsorption filter, can be produced from a mixture including activated carbon, water, novolak powder, clay, cellulose ether, liquid starch, wax, polyacrylamide and soap,... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6686002 | Sealing strip composition The invention relates to a composition adapted for use as a sealing strip in the manufacture of insulating structures. The composition includes a polymeric base material, a cross linking agent, an adhesion promoter and less than 10% tackifier. The inventi... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6548155 | Fiber glass mat A fiber glass mat containing a novolac resin having an acid solubility of at least about 35 wt. percent is especially useful for bonding to a light weight fibrous or foam web or board, such as a polymer fiber web. A method of making the mat by wet laying ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6548177 | Transparent shock-absorbing laminate and flat panel display using the same A transparent shock-absorbing laminate to be formed on a glass substrate for a display panel having a fracture strength such that it is fractured by a falling ball impact (drop height: 1.5 m; ball weight: 510 g) corresponding to 79,000 N, the transparent ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6416868 | Alkaline earth-manganese oxide pigments Alkaline earth-manganese oxides are used as pigments. The alkaline earth-manganese oxide pigments are preferably of the formula Mex MnOy, where Me is at least one metal selected from Ca, Sr, Ba and Mg, x is from 0.01 to 99, and y is ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6399540 | Porous titania, catalyst comprising the porous titania The present invention provides a porous titania, which has an anatase-form crystalline structure, an anatase-form crystallite diameter of 3 nm to 10 nm, a degree of anatase crystallinity of 60% or more, a BET specific surface area of 10 m2 /g o... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6379771 | Sheet-like structure material and manufacturing method The invention discloses a sheet-like structure material and its manufacturing method. The sheet-like structure material has the advantages that impact imposed on its edge ends can be adsorbed to protect its adherends, and that the labor required for insta... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6346334 | Plasma display panel assembly A plasma display panel assembly comprising a panel, a heat radiation plate and a heat radiation adhesive sheet layer interposed therebetween. A heat radiation adhesive sheet for use in the heat radiation adhesive sheet layer is formed of a heat radiation ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6159606 | Fire-resistant glazing panel A fire-resistant glazing panel comprises at least two glass sheets, between which is placed a transparent fire-resistant material made of a cured alkali metal polysilicate hydrate. At least one glass sheet is provided, on its surface which is in contact w... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6106953 | Using a cleaning cloth impregnated with coupling agent for adhesive films Use of a prior-cleaning cloth for an adhesive bond brought about by means of an adhesive film which is rereleasable without damage by pulling in the direction of the bond plane and which has an adhesive composition based on polymers and/or copolymers of s... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5962144 | Polyurea elastomer systems with improved adhesion to substrates Polyurea elastomer systems have improved adhesion to a substrate with the use of a primer that is applied first. The primer is composed of hydrophobic, primary hydroxyl-containing compound, for example, castor oil, and an isocyanate. It is not necessary t... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5962147 | Method of bonding with a natural rubber latex and laminate produced A composition, system and method of bonding together two substrates employing a deproteinized, enzyme-treated, natural rubber latex composition as a contact curing adhesive between the substrate surfaces.... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5935715 | Draft roller for fibers and preparation thereof In a draft roller for fiber, a rubber roller is used as the top roller. A thin amorphous quartz membrane of 0.05 to 5 micron thick is provided on all or part of the surface of the rubber roller to improve both holding of a fiber bundle and abrasion resist... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5865003 | Reinforced glass fiber mat and methods of forming A glass fiber mat includes glass fibers saturated with a binder and then cured. A predetermined pattern of relatively high and low concentrations of binder is formed throughout the length of the glass fiber mat. The pattern produces at least one portion o... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5772846 | Nonwoven glass fiber mat for facing gypsum board and method of making A new thermoformable nonwoven fibrous mat having properties particularly suited for a facer on insulating gypsum board and the method of making the mat is disclosed. The mat can also be pleated or thermoformed to produce filter elements and preforms for p... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5759695 | Polyurea elastomer systems with improved adhesion to substrates Polyurea elastomer systems have improved adhesion to a substrate with the use of a primer that is applied first. The primer is composed of hydrophobic, primary hydroxyl-containing compound, for example, castor oil, and an isocyanate. It is not necessary t... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5677066 | Sealing part for connector waterproofing A sealing part for connector waterproofing is disclosed, which comprises a vulcanized molding obtained from a composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a polyorganosiloxane (1), from 5 to 100 parts by weight of a reinforcing silica powder filler (2), ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5645940 | Shatter-resistant glass having polyester layers A layer of glass, and an optically clear or transparent coating layer bonded to at least one surface of the glass layer by an interposed layer of optically clear adhesive having a peel strength of at least 3,000 grams per square inch. The coating layer ge... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5632835 | Laminated glass and preparation thereof A laminated glass is composed of glass plates, between which a thermosetting resin composed of a copolymer of ethylene-vinyl acetate, a hydrocarbon resin and an organic peroxide is inserted and cured to intergrate them. An organic resin film is inserted b... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5591528 | Vehicular panel assembly and method for making same A panel assembly and method for manufacturing the panel assembly, especially adapted for use in vehicles, includes a panel of predetermined size and geometry wherein a surface of the panel to receive a gasket is primed using a material especially adapted ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5547762 | Sandwich glasses A sandwich glass is disclosed containing a thermoset resin layer interposed between glass plates, wherein the thermoset resin layer, prior to thermosetting, contains an uncured resin composition containing: (a) an organic peroxide, (b) an ethylene-vinyl acetat... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5543211 | Asphalt fibers A method for producing asphalt fibers includes supplying molten asphalt to a rotating asphalt spinner, centrifuging asphalt fibers from the asphalt spinner, and collecting the asphalt fibers. The molten asphalt is supplied to the asphalt spinner at a temp... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5521001 | Carbide formed on a carbon substrate A carbide phase on a porous or impervious carbon substrate is provided by chemically reacting the substrate with a concentrated solution of a carbide forming element in compound dissolved in a suitable solvent. The carbon substrate is heated to a temperat... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5472776 | Catalyzed asphalt binder for glass fibers Glass fibers are coated with an asphalt emulsion wherein the coating is catalyzed with a Friedel-Craft catalyst. The preferred catalyst is ferric chloride. The coated glass fibers are especially useful as thermal insulation.... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5468546 | Method of making a highway reinforcement product A method for producing asphalt fibers includes supplying molten asphalt to a rotating asphalt spinner, centrifuging asphalt fibers from the asphalt spinner, and collecting the asphalt fibers. The molten asphalt is supplied to the asphalt spinner at a temp... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5389301 | Formulation to protect from the corrosion metal-coating mirrors and similar and procedure for the production thereof A lead-free anticorrosive formulation applied in layer form for the protection of metal films applied to transparent supports, said formulation comprising a binder consisting of at least one resin selected from the group consisting of isomerized rubber, u... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5094918 | Sandwich glass A sandwich glass comprises two glass plate and a resin layer interposed therebetween. In this case, the resin layer is produced by adding a hydrocarbon resin and an organic peroxide to ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and thermosetting them.... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5008151 | Glass powder adhesive sheet A glass powder adhesive sheet used for a surface coating of inorganic structures comprising ceramics, metals, glasses, etc., a glazed ceramic substrate such as a substrate of electronic circuit, etc. or a heat-resistant label, etc., which comprises a glas... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4990407 | Ceiling tile composite A construction of an element adapted to provide fire-resistant support for a relatively fragile and relatively heavy decorative glass member, the construction converting that element into a structural element having in bonded combination a water-felted mi... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4948656 | Laminate including sealing liquid between facing surfaces of laminations Method for forming a laminate and a product formed thereof. A thin layer of oil is applied to a facing surface of at least one a plurality of adjacent laminations. The laminations are passed between a pair of rollers which apply sufficient pressure to rem... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4944818 | Composite roofing substrate panel A panel for use as a substrate for a torch-down modified bitumen roof membrane is disclosed. The panel comprises a board of combustible material with a pre-applied noncombustible facer sheet. The facer sheet protects the board from burning during installa... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4789578 | Protection membrane The invention relates to protective waterproof membranous sheeting which will prevent the passage of water and corrosive salt solutions into structures. The protection membrane comprises a bituminous adhesive waterproof sheet 1, a flexible polymeric prote... | 12/06/1988 |