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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7325325 | Surface groove system for building sheets The present invention involves building sheets with a plurality of grooves indented into a surface of the building sheet to provide a guide for cutting the building sheet along the grooves. Preferably, the grooves are arranged in a regularly repeating pattern and ar... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7276549 | Surface enhancing coating for gypsum-containing floor underlayments A coating for preparing a floor underlayment to receive an adhesive includes a water-soluble, latex polymer, a defoamer and a dual-function surface enhancing agent. The surface enhancing agent includes a set accelerator that also functions to cross link the adhesive... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270876 | Enhanced adhesion of polyethylene terephthalate to paperboard A unique primer emulsion chemistry yields excellent adhesion of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)resin to clay coated paperboard (with high starch content)at reduced coatweights of the primer emulsion and the resin as compared to other primer and tie-resin chemistrie... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267888 | Products containing an anti-fungal amount of a salt of formic acid A building material adapted for controlling growth of vegetative fungi from spores having a compressed calcium sulfate layer, a paper layer over the sulfate layer, an adhesive for securing the paper layer to the sulfate layer; an amount of between about 30 wt % to 5... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7250136 | Method for controlling spore producing fungi and bacteria The invention is a method for controlling growth of spores of specific fungi to the vegetative state by introducing a salt of formic acid to an aqueous system forming a mixture, applying the mixture to a surface where fungal spore growth control is desired, and dryi... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7238402 | Glass fibers and mats having improved surface structures in gypsum boards A gypsum board having roughened surface glass fiber reinforcement. The roughened surface of glass fiber is created by incorporating nano or micro particles of colloidal silica or clay or other inorganic particles in a silane based sizing composition. The sizing coat... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7223443 | Antimicrobial cementitious composition An antimicrobial cementitious composition for imparting antimicrobial characteristics to cement comprises cement and an antimicrobial agent selected from the group consisting of an ortho-phenyl phenol or salt thereof, a tolyl diiodomethyl sulfone, a zinc pyrithione,... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7208225 | Prefabricated plaster board The present invention provides a construction assembly for interior works, comprising: prefabricated elements, preferably flat prefabricated elements e.g. gypsum fiberboards, cement fiberboards, gypsum wall boards or plaster boards... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198841 | Paper having a cellulosic fiber layer treated with elementary particles A paper, board or non-woven product containing a fiber layer containing cellulosic fibers, plant fibers or other material suitable for making a paper, board or non-woven product. One surface of the fiber layer is treated with pigment particles. The web is treated wi... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7175905 | Composite coated/encapsulated wood products and methods to produce the same Composite coated wood products, and methods to produce such products, are described by embodiments of the invention. Composite layers may comprise polymer and fillers, such as organic fillers and inorganic fillers. The composite layers may also be foamed in some emb... | 02/13/2007 |
| 6974632 | Archival spray composition A substrate that is treated with an archival composition. An aerosol archival product includes the aerosol archival composition and may be disposed in a pressurized container. The aerosol archival composition includes one or more chlorinated fluorinated hydrocarbons... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6939609 | Filler and pigment The present invention relates to the use of calcium oxalate as a filler or pigment. In particular described herein is a method of reducing the combustion residue of coated paper or cardboard products by replacing at least a part of the conventional pigments and fill... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6846358 | Fire door core The present invention describes an improved building material composition, useful for example as a fire door core and to improved methods of making this composition. The building material of the present invention is prepared from an aqueous mixture of expanded perli... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6821637 | Products containing an anti-fungal amount of a salt of formic acid A building material adapted for controlling growth of vegetative fungi from spores having a compressed calcium sulfate layer, a paper layer over the sulfate layer, an adhesive for securing the paper layer to the sulfate layer; an amount of a salt of formic acid disp... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6773822 | Antifungal gypsum board A novel gypsum board having antifungal properties is disclosed. The board comprises a gypsum core, front and back paper facings and an antifungal agent effective at inhibiting fungal growth. A preferred antifungal agent is cetyl pyridinium chloride. The antifungal a... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6767647 | Antimicrobial wallboard A gypsum wallboard that exhibits antimicrobial characteristics is disclosed. A method for making the wallboard is also disclosed. Suitable antimicrobial agents that may be applied to the wallboard or any components thereof include propiconazole, sodium pyrithione, t... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6746781 | Gypsum board having polyvinyl alcohol binder in interface layer and method for making the same Paper and/or mat-faced gypsum board is prepared by applying a relatively thin coating of aqueous gypsum slurry containing a polyvinyl alcohol binder to one or two facer sheets. The polyvinyl alcohol binder provides adequate adhesion between the set gypsum core and t... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6740423 | Colored building boards, manufacturing methods thereof There is provided a building board which is colored by mixture of a pigment(s) into the raw materials and exhibiting an excellent color development effect. A pigment and a resin(s) are incorporated into the raw materials of the front layer to form a resin film simul... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6680127 | Antifungal gypsum board A novel gypsum board having antifungal properties is disclosed. The board comprises a gypsum core, front and back paper facings and an antifungal agent effective at inhibiting fungal growth. A preferred antifungal agent is cetylpyridinium chloride. The an... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6663979 | Coating for gypsum board face with uniform gloss intensity A coating for gypsum board includes a binder, a soy protein, and two or more pigments. Two of the pigments include calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate and the magnesium carbonate makes up at least 20% by weight of the coating on a dry basis.... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6660369 | Paper coating for ink jet printing The invention provides an improved paper coating composition for ink jet printing applications. The composition contains from about 2 to about 1 parts by weight polyvalent metal salt, from about 0 to about 30 parts by weight deionized water, an effective ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6641649 | Fire resistant compositions An aqueous fire resistance treatment composition consisting of water, sodium silicate, a calcined filler and a latent acid catalyst is disclosed. The composition may be applied to cardboard substrates such as corrugated cardboard. The composition is then ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6569541 | Plaster-based prefabricated structural element exhibiting water resistance A water-resistant prefabricated structural element comprising a substrate based on cured plaster, said substrate being able to be obtained by at least the following steps: (a) homogeneously mixing a dry material, comprising mostly at least one hydratable ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6489040 | Wallboard with improved roll-up resistance A gypsum wall board is disclosed in which at least one of the paper cover sheets is made with neutral size and a small amount of a cationic polyamide resin is added to the stock used to make the cover sheet. The paper cover sheets provide improved resista... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6488999 | Printable label coating A versatile envelope assembly that can be printed upon either before or after the resulting envelope is assembled. The resulting envelope can be used to store a wide variety of items, including compact discs and digital video discs, and can also provide a... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6352786 | Fire resistant cellulosic materials A process for preparing a fire-resistant cellulosic material which comprises contacting cellulosic material with an aqueous solution of aluminum phosphate wherein the molar ratio of aluminum to phosphorous is less than 1:1, optionally containing a metal o... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6340388 | Strengthened, light weight wallboard and method and apparatus for making the same A novel wallboard composition is disclosed comprising a unique combination of synthetic binders selected for their ability to establish a strengthened permanent bond in the final dry state for use in a wallboard composition comprising primarily gypsum, an... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6265063 | Paperboard carrier for static cling applications This invention relates to paperboard materials for carrying static cling vinyl products for transport to end users. Such structures of this type, generally, provide good adhesion for the static cling vinyl product, but allow the vinyl product to be peeled... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6177181 | Porous films, process for producing the same, and laminate films and recording sheets made with the use of the porous films Porous membranes having a micro phase separation structure and showing a light transmittance at the wavelength of 400 nm of not less than 30% are obtained by the dry phase conversion method comprising drying a coating layer of a dope containing a polymer,... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6153040 | Gypsum board paper that reduces roll up during lamination, and board comprising such paper A process for reducing rollups in gypsum board panels when the panels are laminated with a laminate, is provided. A laminator is provided, as is at least one gypsum board panel, each panel having a face paper layer and a backing paper layer. Each paper la... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6124023 | Prepreg for laminate and process for producing printed wiring-board using the same The problems are to provide a prepreg for laminate which can secure a heat resistance, electrical insulation properties and an adhesion strength of a conductor layer, a printed wiring-board which satisfies a high density and which is excellent in a heat r... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6107222 | Repositionable sheets with a nonwoven web of pressure-sensitive adhesive fibers The present invention provides repositionable sheets having a backing and a layer of a nonwoven web thereon. The nonwoven web is prepared from fibers, which can be multilayer fibers, that include a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition.... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6027702 | Aluminum-based polymer material and use of this material in a photographic product The invention concerns an inorganic aluminum-based polymer and another element chosen from amongst silicon, titanium and zirconium. The polymer material is obtained from hydrolisable salts and/or compounds such as alcoxides. Application to the production ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5962119 | Gypsum wallboard and process of making same A process for continuously manufacturing gypsum board having a gypsum core and at least one fibrous cover sheet comprising: (A) applying a defoaming agent to the top surface of the fibrous sheet as it advances along a production line; (B) depositing a foa... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5945198 | Coated wallboard employing unbleached face paper comprising a coating containing soy protein A coating for providing a cover sheet used in the manufacture of wallboard with a light colored finish without the use of manila top plies is disclosed. The coating has a porosity adapted to allow evaporation of moisture from the wallboard core through th... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5858555 | Recording paper and method of preparing the same Provided are a recording paper comprising a support paper coated on one side with a recording layer and a method of preparing the same: with the recording layer comprising 60-95 weight % of a pigment and 40-5 weight % of a water base binder and having a t... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5843566 | Laminated transparent paper A laminated transparent paper is disclosed therein which is obtained by laminating transparent papers on both the surfaces of a transparent polyester film via an adhesive, the surfaces of the transparent papers having coating layers of a coating solution ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5807781 | Release base paper having silicate-containing primer coats A release base paper having silicate-containing primer coats based on potassium or sodium waterglass, due to which the penetration of subsequent coatings comprising aqueous, solvent-containing or solvent-free silicone systems into the texture of the paper... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5783280 | Rigid thermal insulation An insulation material comprising the double salt of aluminum potassium sulphate and method of producing such. Aluminum sulphate materials and potassium sulphate materials are combined to form aluminum potassium sulphate which is then dehydrated to remove... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5744245 | Precious metal composition A homogeneous composition for forming on firing a film of precious metal, which is one or more of platinum, palladium, gold and silver, on a substrate, for instance to decorate table ware, comprises polymeric resin and a solution, in water and a co-solven... | 04/28/1998 |
