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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7682702 | Process for preparing water-absorbing polymer particles A process for producing water-absorbing polymeric particles comprises the steps of i) drying a hydrogel to produce a dried hydrogel, ii) separating incompletely dried polymeric particles from the dried hydrogel, and iii) drying... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7419717 | Thermoplastic planks and methods for making the same A thermoplastic laminate plank is described wherein the thermoplastic laminate plank comprises a core, a print layer, and optionally an overlay. The core comprises at least one thermoplastic material and has a top surface and bottom surface wherein a print layer is ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7407700 | Coated paper for printing A coated paper is white and glossy enough to give satisfaction as a printing paper, exhibits a good printability in offset sheet-fed printing and a high printing gloss, and does not degrade the print efficiency. The coated paper is characterized by having two or mor... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7399529 | Aminoplast resin composition Resin compositions, methods of forming such resin compositions, methods of using such resin compositions and substrates treated with such resin compositions are disclosed. One of such resin compositions contains no formaldehyde and is useful as a binder. Such resin ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7377998 | Light-fast overlay paper An overlay paper is described which comprises a cellulosic non-woven to which a UV stabilizing agent is applied in an amount from 0.001 to 10% by weight, based on the grammage of the non-woven used, a process for producing the same and the use of the same for the pr... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7244508 | Frosting coating materials, articles, and methods Frosting coating materials and methods, frosted articles, and, in certain aspects, a frosting coating that includes thermoset acrylic resin, polymethyl methacrylate, polyacrylate copolymer and methylated melamine-formaldehyde resin, and, optionally, UV absorbent mat... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7235503 | Decorative panel and method for the manufacture thereof The invention relates to a decorative panel comprising a carrier layer and a decorative layer on one or both surfaces of said carrier layer, which decorative layer comprises a synthetic resin layer with a base of one or more radiation-curable components. In addition... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229698 | Laminated board for exterior cladding Laminated board for exterior cladding formed from a core (13) of kraft paper impregnated with phenolic resin, at least one layer of natural wood (14) and at least one surface covering layer (15) including a coating film (17) and a substra... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7186457 | Cellulosic composite component A component such as a siding panel comprised of a PVC/wood flour composite. Another embodiment is a component such as a siding panel that is made from a PVC/CPE/wood flour composite. The cellulosic composite may be extruded through a die and then bent into the shape... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7157133 | Embossed reflective laminates This invention provides an embossed decorative composite laminate interlayer for use in reducing UV and IR energy transmittance through a glass laminate. One interlayer of the present invention comprises an embossed decorative composite disposed between a first and ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7017352 | Cooling of extruded and compression molded materials The present invention relates to a system and a method for cooling extruded and molded materials. The present invention is especially useful to thoroughly cool an extrudate by directing a cooling fluid toward a surface of the extrudate (e.g., an interior surface tha... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6994764 | Method for producing a shaped part To make a shaped article, a decorative paper whose cotton linters content is at least 10 wt % and can be as high as 100 wt % of the total fiber content in the paper is impregnated with a cross-linkable aminoplastic resin, applied on a carrier of wood-based material ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6986934 | Thermoplastic planks and methods for making the same A thermoplastic laminate plank is described wherein the thermoplastic laminate plank comprises a core, a print layer, and optionally an overlay. The core comprises at least one thermoplastic material and has a top surface and bottom surface wherein a print layer is ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6971211 | Cellulosic/polymer composite material The present invention is a component such as a siding panel that may be comprised of various formulations of cellulosic/polymer composite materials. One embodiment of the present invention is a siding panel that is comprised of a cellulosic/PVC composite material. T... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6958185 | Multilayer synthetic wood component A multilayer synthetic wood component comprised of a layer of a first synthetic wood composition that is secured to a layer of a second synthetic wood composition. As a result, the present invention may provide a component that utilizes the beneficial characteristic... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6902794 | Coated paper for printing and manufacturing method thereof A coated paper used for printing and manufacturing method thereof. The coated paper comprises a coated layer mainly compose of a pigment and an adhesive on a base paper or paper web. The coated paper also comprises the thermal shrinkage force (R) which satisfies fol... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6703140 | Sandwich type board Sandwich type board, for application in the construction field, of the type comprised of side and counterside, which has the following successive layers, from the center to the outside: a cellulose core impregnated in phenolic resin, a cellulose film impr... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6689451 | Pre-finished and durable building material This invention relates generally to a pre-finished, moisture resistant and durable building material that is able to diffuse stress caused by variations in temperature and climate. One preferred embodiment of the building material includes a fiber cement ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6641629 | Abrasion resistant coatings A coating composition for forming abrasion-resistant, high clarity coatings is described. It has been found that a macrocrystalline or single crystal mineral abrasive can be added at high levels, about 5 to about 80 percent by weight, to art-recognized fi... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6617009 | Thermoplastic planks and methods for making the same A thermoplastic laminate plank is described wherein the thermoplastic laminate plank comprises a core, a print layer, and optionally an overlay. The core comprises at least one thermoplastic material and has a top surface and bottom surface wherein a prin... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6436159 | Abrasion resistant coatings A coating composition for forming abrasion-resistant, high clarity coatings is described. It has been found that a macrocrystalline or single crystal mineral abrasive can be added at high levels, about 5 to about 80 percent by weight, to art-recognized fi... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6187415 | Solid surfacing dimensional laminate, and methods for making and using same Multilayered dimensional laminates with improved depth appearance are provided that include a plurality of decorative layers having the same or different patterns layered so that a portion of each pattern is visible in the final dimensional laminate. Such... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6180213 | Heat sensitive planographic printing plate, its manufacturing method and image forming method employing the same Disclosed is a heat sensitive planographic printing plate material comprising a support and provided thereon, a heat sensitive layer containing 10 to 98 weight % of at least one hydrophilic resin selected from the group consisting of gelatin, polyvinyl al... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6037034 | Method of producing foil for surface protection of profile body A foil for forming a surface protection layer on a profiled body is produced by a method including forming a carrier foil impregnated with an impregnating resin which is an aqueous condensation resin having a higher volatile component content during coati... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5962603 | Intumescent composition and method An aqueous composition containing an acid-hardenable melamine-formaldehyde resin and a nitrogen-containing acidic phosphorus curing agent made from either phosphoric acid or phosphorous acid which is curable to an intumescent composition.... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5925211 | Low pressure melamine/veneer panel and method of making the same A layered composite product for use as a floorboard, a door, a cabinet, a wall, etc. is disclosed. The product is a layered structure that includes a rigid substrate layer having two substantially planar sides, a resin-saturated sheet layer disposed on ea... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5891937 | Agriculture residue based absorbent material and method for manufacture An absorbent agriculture residue product and method of making the product. Preferably the agriculture residue material is reduced in size, adhesive added, consolidated to form panels or other shapes and heated to cure the adhesive. Preferably, the agricul... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5837376 | Postforming decorative laminates Improvements in the construction of postformable laminates are disclosed by the provision of a single high basis weight sheet exhibiting improved saturation and resin pick up characteristics and formed predominantly of hardwood pulp which pulp has been me... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5820997 | Decorative high-pressure laminates made with thermosetting melamine resins modified with sorbitol A decorative, high-pressure laminate produced with a sorbitol-modified melamine-formaldehyde resin and methods of making high-pressure laminates.... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5766752 | High pressure laminates made with paper containing cellulose acetate A high pressure laminate is made of several layers of paper, including from bottom to top core sheets, a decor sheet and an overlay sheet. The core sheets are either composed of cellulose fibers or composed of 30 to 90 weight percent cellulose acetate fib... | 06/16/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5714269 | Film composite A film suitable for continuous application to particle boards in the making of laminated particle board is disclosed, which film is stem penetrable and impregnated with semi-cured impregnating resins and provided with a partially cured layer of glue on on... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5547738 | Linerless labels with tie coat Linerless label stock is produced from a single substrate utilizing a coating machine by moving the substrate through the coating machine and applying a tie coating to the substrate first face, a release coating to the substrate second face, and a pressur... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5473013 | Redispersible polymer powders by redistribution of polyvinyl alcohol dispersant A process for making a spray dried redispersible polymer powder, especially a VAE copolymer powder, by spray drying a polymer emulsion containing a polyvinyl alcohol redispersant. A sufficient amount of the total polyvinyl alcohol redispersant is added to... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5443902 | Postforming decorative laminates Improvements in the construction of postformable laminates are disclosed by the provision of a single high basis weight, high coarseness, high kappa number sheet formed predominantly of softwood pulp, preferably southern loblolly pine, which pulp has been... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5432258 | Transfer paper The invention provides a transfer paper which comprises a releasable base and as disposed successively thereon at least one picture printing layer, a thermosetting adhesive layer and a release layer, and a transfer process employing the above transfer pap... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5330846 | Heat-curable, aqueous synthetic resin mixtures for coating woodworking materials Heat-curable, aqueous synthetic resin mixtures for coating woodworking materials, based on etherified melamine/formaldehyde condensates and aqueous synthetic resin dispersions, a process for the preparation of these mixtures and their use for coating wood... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5229217 | Decorative high-pressure laminate and a process for producing a surface layer thereon The invention concerns the production of a decorative high-pressure laminate with a surface layer (3) on the surface of which an adhesive primer layer (4) of polyvinyl butyral is applied. The adhesive primer layer (4) enables a lacquer coating to be appli... | 07/20/1993 |
| 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 |
| 4990409 | Flame retardant electrical laminate A flame retardant electrical laminate prepared by impregnating a base material with a halogen-containing unsaturated polyester resin which is prepared by dissolving a halogen-containing unsaturated polyester into a polymerizable monomer; and then curing t... | 02/05/1991 |
