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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7404999 | Anti-blocking barrier composite A barrier paper has a polymeric layer substantially covering a first side of the paper and an anti-blocking coating on a second side. The polymeric layer has anti-blocking characteristics. A method of making an anti-blocking barrier paper also is provided. ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7264796 | Termite resistant and fungal resistant oriented strand board and methods for manufacturing The present invention provides for wood based panels (e.g., OSB or plywood) that are termite resistant, fungal resistant, or a combination thereof; and methods of manufacturing the same. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264867 | Extruded toner receiver layer for electrophotography The invention relates to a receiver sheet for electrophotography comprising a base material having thereon at least one toner receiver layer comprising a mixture of polyolefin and at least one member selected from the group consisting of polyolefin copolymers, amide... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7199811 | Image recording media and image recording method An image recording sheet used in electrophotographic imaging which comprises a paper sheet substrate coated with an image recording layer that takes on a probe penetration depth of 0.33 μm or greater for a change in prove temperature from 50° to 150° C. when meas... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7150909 | Electrophotographic image-receiving sheet and process for image formation using the same The present invention aims to provide an process for image formation using an electrophotographic image-receiving sheet having excellent anti-offset properties, adhesion resistance, paper transport properties and gloss, and being resistant to cracks, and able to for... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147909 | Electrophotographic media with carboxylic acid polymer The invention relates to an image receiving element comprising in order a support, at least one polyolefin resin coating and at least one toner receiver layer wherein said toner receiver layer comprises fuser-oil sorbent additive and a carboxylic acid containing the... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7083673 | Biodegradable or compostable containers The present invention provides an improved method and materials for forming biodegradable containers that can hold food products in dry, damp or wet conditions and provides the biodegradable containers prepared according to the disclosed process. The containers are ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081159 | Soy protein based adhesive and particleboard An adhesive composition that can be used in particleboards and other composites is formed from an aqueous mixture of soy protein, zinc sulfate heptahydrate, calcium oxide, sodium benzoate, pine oil, wax emulsion and non-sulfonated kraft lignin. In a second embodimen... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7041377 | Resin composition for vibration-damping material, vibration-damping material, and sound-insulating member The object of the invention is to provide sound insulating members exhibiting both high vibration damping performance and high sound insulation performance, a vibration damping material for affording such members and a resin composition for forming the vibration dam... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6929854 | Methods of straw fiber processing A method of producing boards or panels from cereal straw includes the steps of treating and mechanically refining the straw with steam under elevated pressure which may be in excess of 8 bar (800 kPa). The resulting fiber may then be pressed in to boards or panels w... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6878199 | Biodegradable or compostable containers The present invention provides an improved method and materials for forming biodegradable containers that can hold food products in dry, damp or wet conditions and provides the biodegradable containers prepared according to the disclosed process. The containers are ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6800325 | Method of producing an interior fitment for vehicles, and interior fitment produced accordingly The invention relates to a method of producing an interior fitment for motor vehicles, the interior fitment having on its facing side a wood molding which is provided with a coating. In order to impart a substantially natural impression to the interior fitment, the ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6787489 | Absorbent mixture and product An absorbent mixture consisting of an absorbent such as sodium or potassium polyacrylate, a fluent wax and a channeling agent. A product consisting of a porous member containing a mixture including an absorbent such as sodium or potassium polyacrylate, a fluent wax ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6746736 | Oil and grease resistant coating composition The present invention is a composition for use as an oil and grease resistant coating for packaging materials including a radiation sensitive monomer; a photopolymerization initiator; and an additive, wherein the additive preferably is a chlorinated paraffin. Prefer... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6656857 | Integral composite wax-polymer membranes A composite barrier membrane coated on a substrate and membrane is formed by phase inversion technique utilizing a water-insoluble wax and a water-insoluble polymer dissolved in a solvent. The barrier membrane coated upon the substrate is used to control ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6641909 | Hemp hurd composite panels and method of making A method of forming a structural member from hemp hurd and the structural member produced which is substantially free of hemp bats fibers is made by providing hemp stalks which have been decorticated and hurd material is divided into hurd strands which ar... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6586516 | Aqueous coating compositions The present invention relates to an aqueous coating composition having low volatile organic compounds (VOC) and producing a coating having excellent durability and resistance properties. The coating composition contains acetoacetate functional polymer and... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6573203 | High utility towel The present invention may provide a towel desirably including first and second layers having cellulosic fibers and a repellant agent. The first and second layers may substantially sandwich a third layer having cellulosic fibers with higher absorbency than... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6294265 | Hydrophobic biodegradable cellulose containing composite materials Composite cellulose containing materials which are waterproof and biodegradable are produced which consist essentially of cellulose and hydrophobic polymer-based composition in the amount about 4 to 40 wt %. The polymer-based composition comprises first p... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6183849 | Method for manufacturing composite board using high oil content wax and the composite board made using high oil content wax A quality composite board can be manufactured by combining natural fibrous material, resin and a waxy hydrocarbonaceous material wherein the waxy hydrocarbonaceous material is a natural, synthetic or petroleum wax containing from greater than 30 wt % to u... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6132885 | Composites prepared with ready-to-use resin/wax emulsion adhesives A single package, ready-to-use (RTU) resin/wax emulsion adhesive and a method of preparing the same by heating a thermosetting resin and adjusting the pH of the wax emulsion prior to combining the resin and wax emulsion. The use of the adhesive in making ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6028133 | Phenolic resins compatible with wax emulsions A phenolic resin modified with an alkali salt of sulfite or bisulfite in order to provide compatibility with a wax emulsion sizing agent, an adhesive prepared from the phenolic resin and wax emulsion, and the use of the adhesive in making bonded composite... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5955203 | Resin-coated overlays for solid substrates There is disclosed a resin-coated overlay for bonding to solid substrates, and which imparts improved waterproofing and chemical resistance to the resulting resin-coated overlaid solid substrate. Depending upon the desired end use of resin-coated overlaid... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5750237 | Double-faced liner board A recyclable double-faced liner bard, the board having a top layer, a medium corrugated layer, and a bottom layer, the top layer having a coating formed from an aqueous composition comprising (A) an emulsion of a curable butadience-styrene copolymer and (... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5744240 | Basecoat color shift inhibitor An intermediate clear barrier coat is composed of at least one polymer or oligomer or combination in an aqueous or organic solvent carrier. This layer is placed between a basecoat layer containing pigment and a low VOC clearcoat layer and inhibits the com... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5712042 | Second seal for closure liners Two liners are provided: one for containers with dry contents, one for containers with liquid contents. The liner for dry contents has layers pulp/foil/wax/paper/heat seal, which are laminated and placed into a closure. The closure is mounted on a contain... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5512378 | Biodegradable starch based articles Thin-walled biodegradable starch-based articles, particularly sheets of film including at least one first layer of polymeric material including starch and at least one second layer of hydrophobic material, are characterized in that the second layer includ... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5501902 | Printable material A portable material having first and second surfaces, which printable material includes a first layer defining the first surface and a second layer defining the second surface. The second layer includes particles of a thermoplastic polymer having largest ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5487950 | Multilayer lacquering of polar film substrates by a single application of material The invention relates to the lacquering of polar film substrates with a coating system consisting of several components, the single application of material resulting in a multilayer structure of the lacquer coat. The coating system is preferably aqueous a... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5486436 | Sealable web or sheet product A web or sheet product is provided which is coated on at least a portion of its surface with a bond-enabling material for adhering toner particles, on the surface of the sheet. The sheet product can be used as a mailer or confidential form which is sealed... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5427165 | Reinforcement assemblages with monofilaments of liquid crystal organic polymers A reinforcement assemblage formed at least in part of continuous monofilaments of liquid crystal organic polymer or polymers, characterized by the following features: (a) the diameter Dm of the monofilaments is at least equal to 40 μm and less... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5418042 | Electrostatic printing element Improved image receiving elements for nonimpact printing comprising a support and an image receiving layer, said image receiving layer comprising a whitening agent and a binder, said binder consisting essentially of 10-25% gelatin and 75-90% water soluble... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5242739 | Image-receptive heat transfer paper An image-receptive heat transfer paper which includes: (a) a flexible cellulosic nonwoven web base sheet having top and bottom surfaces; and (b) an image-receptive melt-transfer film layer overlaying the top surface of the base sheet, which film layer is ... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5167994 | Reusable core for paper rolls A multiple ply tubular core having continuous vapor barrier layers near the inner and outer surfaces of the tube. The vapor barrier layers have overlying and underlying layers comprising fibrous cellulosic material. The tube is stable to dimensional chang... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5126174 | Food packaging improvements A food packaging material that has a plurality of porous polymeric beads impregnated with an anti-oxidant, or oxygen scavenger compound.... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5073457 | Repositionable adhesive Repositionable adhesives which display surprising latent permanent adhesive properties are described herein. These adhesives are comprised of acrylic pressure sensitive resins. These pressure-sensitive adhesive resins can be either solvent based or water ... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5063100 | Moisture-impervious panel capable of delayed, rapid hydration including water channels filled with water-removal material A panel, and method of making the panel, useful as a water barrier including an intermediate layer of a water-swellable colloidal clay, such as bentonite, sandwiched between two layers of sheet material, such as paperboard, wherein at least one of the she... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5053265 | Moisture-imprevious panel capable of delayed hydration A flexible or rigid panel, and method of making the panel, useful as a water barrier including an intermediate layer of a water-swellable colloidal clay, such as pentonite, sandwiched between two layers of sheet material, such as woven or non-woven fabric... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4837077 | Hydroexpansible composite material, the preparation thereof and a composition for its implementation as well as the uses thereof The invention relates to a hydroexpansible composite material, the method of preparing same and a composition for implementing this method, as well as to the uses thereof. The composite material includes a solid flat support having, on at least one of its... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4792515 | Erasable diazotype material Erasable diazotype second originals on a translucent base have become very popular because they permit correcting, deletions and additions of new information to drawings without the need to redo an entire drawing. A new barrier film composition that acts ... | 12/20/1988 |
