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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7109134 | Fusible quilt batt A fusible quilt batt. The fusible batt includes a non-woven fibrous web and a heat sealable and releasable adhesive. The adhesive is coated on the outer surface of the web and insinuates between the fibers of the web internally. The adhesive thus binds the fibers of... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6887564 | Articles comprising chitosan material and an anionic absorbent gelling material The present invention relates to articles, preferably disposable absorbent articles like sanitary napkins and pantiliners, which comprise a chitosan material and an anionic absorbent gelling material. Such disposable absorbent articles deliver improved odor control ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6840977 | Coolant for air-bag gas generator and production method therefor The present invention provides a coolant for an air bag inflator in which unevenness in density in the axial direction is reduced even though the coolant is compressed in its axial direction. The coolant is a molded product made of wire rods and compressed in... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6787228 | Flame-resistant and high visibility fabric and apparel formed therefrom A yarn, fabric, and apparel formed from modacrylic fibers and high energy absorptive fibers. When the yarn is formed into a fabric comprised substantially of the yarn, the fabric meets the American Society for Testing and Materials standard for flame resistance and ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6709994 | Storm proof roofing material An asphalt-based roofing material includes a substrate coated with an asphalt coating, a protective coating adhered to the upper surface of the asphalt coating, a layer of granules adhered to the protective coating, and a web bonded to the lower region of the asphal... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6706650 | Flame-resistant and high visibility fabric and apparel formed therefrom A fabric for use in safety apparel and items of apparel formed substantially from modacrylic yarns and a cationic dye applied to the fabric so that the dyed fabric meets both the American National Standards Institute guidelines for high-visibility safety apparel and... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6679963 | Process for the preparation of acrylic end-products for external use A process is described for the preparation of end-products made of acrylic fiber, for external use, by the joining of one or more sheets with a copolyamide adhesive, resistant to solar light, the above junction been effected by the melting of said adhesiv... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6465076 | Abrasive article with seamless backing Seamless backings and seamless coated abrasive articles are provided. The seamless backings and seamless coated abrasive articles have a backing binder formed from a backing binder precursor comprising an aromatic polyisocyanate prepolymer, a polyol curat... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6426309 | Storm proof roofing material An asphalt-based roofing material includes a substrate coated with an asphalt coating, a protective coating adhered to the upper surface of the asphalt coating, a layer of granules adhered to the protective coating, and a web bonded to the lower region of... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6228785 | Roofing material having improved impact resistance An asphalt-based roofing material includes a substrate coated with an asphalt coating. The asphalt coating includes a lower region that is positioned below the substrate when the roofing material is installed on a roof. A web is fused to the lower region ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6194517 | Ion sensitive polymeric materials A water soluble polymer comprising from about 25 weight % to about 90 weight % of an unsaturated carboxylic acid/unsaturated carboxylic acid ester terpolymer; from about 10 weight % to about 75 weight % of a divalent ion inhibitor and from about 0 weight ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6177366 | Two-layer coating system for airbag fabrics This invention relates to novel airbag coating compositions comprising at least two separate and distinct layers. The first layer (base coat), being in contact with the airbag surface. comprises a composition of at least one coating material which may com... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6177365 | Two-layered coating system for airbag fabrics This invention relates to novel airbag coating compositions comprising at least two separate and distinct layers. The first layer (base coat), being in contact with the airbag surface, comprises a non-silicone composition of at least one coating material,... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6051317 | Sheet-like superabsorbent structures The invention relates to sheet-like absorbents for water and aqueous solutions, containing at a defined distribution A) at least one water-swellable synthetic and/or natural superabsorbent polymer, and B) at least one water-soluble synthetic and/or natural pol... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6046120 | Hydrophilic finish for textiles An improved textile material having a hydrophilic finish which is made by a method comprising applying to a fibrous web an aqueous solution comprising an anhydride based graft copolymer, and drying the fibrous web at a temperature sufficient to cure the a... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6034005 | Nonwoven fabric of non-cellulose fibers and a method of manufacture A nonwoven fabric of chemically bonded non-cellulose fibers including a random arrangement of non-cellulose fibers and an essentially formaldehyde free latex binder capable of developing maximum tensile properties at temperatures less than the melt bondin... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6027794 | Prepregs, processes for their production, and composite laminates Prepregs, comprising the following components [A], [B] and [C], with the component [C] distributed near either or both of the surface layers without being regularly arranged. [A]: Long reinforcing fibers [B]: A matrix resin [C]: Long thermoplastic resin fibers... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6022816 | Closure A closure for a container having an opening, said closure comprising at least one resilient mass of fibers selected from synthetic fibers, natural fibers and mixtures thereof, said at least one resilient mass of fibers having a density in the range of 0.1... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5986004 | Ion sensitive polymeric materials A water soluble polymer comprising from about 25 weight % to about 90 weight % of an unsaturated carboxylic acid/unsaturated carboxylic acid ester terpolymer; from about 10 weight % to about 75 weight % of a divalent ion inhibitor and from about 0 weight ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5972805 | Ion sensitive polymeric materials A water soluble polymer comprising from about 25 weight % to about 90 weight % of an unsaturated carboxylic acid/unsaturated carboxylic acid ester terpolymer; from about 10 weight % to about 75 weight % of a divalent ion inhibitor and from about 0 weight ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5922625 | Print medium for use in ink jet printing method An ink jet printing method for effecting printing on a print medium such as a sheet of cloth by applying a jet of an ink to the print medium. The print medium is formed by preparing a sheet of cloth containing a cationic substance, preparing a backing she... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5853867 | Absorbent composite, method for production thereof, and absorbent article This invention concerns an absorbent composite a supporting member and a cationic absorbent polymer and anionic absorbent polymer particles fixed to the supporting member. This absorbent composite excels in absorbing capacity under pressure, vertical aspi... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5792323 | Spiral base structres for long nip paper machine press belts A belt for use on a long nip press for dewatering a fibrous web includes a base assembled by spirally winding a prepared structure strip in a plurality of non-overlapping turns. Successive turns are abutted against and joined to those previously wound by ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5783304 | Acidic or basic gas absorptive fiber and fabric Disclosed are acidic or basic gas absorptive fiber having both a degree of acidic gas absorption of 70% or higher and a degree of basic gas absorption of 80% or higher, and also fabric comprising the fiber. The fiber and fabric, after having absorbed acid... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5474839 | Surface-treated apparel material According to the invention, a chemically adsorbed film is formed on an apparel material which has a surface layer containing fluorocarbon groups and a stem which is chemically bonded by --Si-- bonds to the material. A high performance apparel material thu... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5342534 | Hard surface cleaner A novel pre-moistened wiping article has been discovered comprising a flexible substrate carrying a liquid composition comprising an aqueous solution of: (1) from about 5 to about 15 weight % of a monohydric aliphatic alcohol having from 1 to about 6 carb... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5063099 | Non-woven mat consisting of acrylic continuous filaments showing high modulus impregnated with an inorganic matrix Non-woven mat consisting of one or more overlapped layers, each made of continuous, parallel, monodirectional filaments of an acrylic polymer having a tenacity of at least 50 cN/tex, an elastic modulus equal to at least 1000 cN/tex, and an ultimate elonga... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5001002 | Sheet-like structure consisting of a substrate and a coating A sheet-like structure consists of an adhesion-promoting coating on at least one surface of the substrate. The adhesion-improving coating is produced by treating this substrate surface with an electrical corona discharge between high voltage electrodes an... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4902542 | Cushion and method of manufacturing the same A cushion has a main body formed of fibers including organic synthetic fibers which are stereoscopically intertwined. A cured polyurethane resion covers surfaces of the fibers and binds the fibers at their intersections. The cured polyurethane resin is ob... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4871611 | Breathable backing or release liner and process for forming the same A breathable backing or release liner comprising a breathable, woven or non-woven support member having a silicone-release coating on essentially only one side thereof, said coating being formed by applying a radiation-curable composition containing a pol... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4551383 | Process for the production of padding for clothing or furnishings and product A process for the production of padding for clothing or furnishing is discussed. The process involves the use of synthetic or other fibres, and padding formed by the process comprises a mixture of fibres, preferably polyester or other, with silicone treat... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4490201 | Method of fabricating carbon composites An improved method of making a carbon composite product wherein a fabric comprised of oxidized or otherwise stabilized polyacrylonitrile fibers is heat treated and then coated with a closely controlled amount of a carbonaceous binder such as a polyimide r... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4449978 | Nonwoven products having low residual free formaldehyde content A nonwoven product formed from a nonwoven web of fibers bonded together with a binder comprising an interpolymer of vinyl acetate/ethylene/N-methylol acrylamide/acrylamide, the interpolymer comprising about 5 to 40 wt % ethylene and an amount of N-methylo... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4410601 | Colloidal solutions, processes for producing the same and uses thereof A process for producing a colloidal solution of a curable resin which comprises: blending (a) 5 to 90% by weight of a polyfunctional maleimide component and (b) 95 to 10% by weight of at least one thermosetting resin, heating them to form a composition, and bl... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4397908 | Electrically neutral nonpermselective porous membrane A nonpermselective porous membrane sheet, which comprises a natural or synthetic fiber material substrate having coated thereon a mixture of a plastic binder material and a non-ion exchangeable filler material, said membrane being capable of transmitting ... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4268546 | Method of making non-woven fabrics from synthetic fibers Non-woven fabrics are prepared from synthetic fibers by impregnating the fibers with a liquid binder system containing a polymer of from 35 to 60 weight percent of a hard monomer, 0 to 45 weight percent of butadiene or isoprene, 10 to 50 weight percent of... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4234636 | Thermoplastic elastomeric composition, product and method of manufacture An unvulcanized, moldable composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic elastomer, at least about 10 parts by weight of an extender oil per 100 parts by weight of the thermoplastic elastomer and at least about 20 parts by weight of a solid... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4233358 | Method for the production of waterproof and like fabrics A method of producing a stretchable coated fabric having waterproof or like characteristics of particular application to the manufacture of protective clothing is proposed wherein plural layers of a coating material are applied to a carrier element having... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4226906 | Microporous coated fabrics from clustered microspheres Poromeric plastic coated fabrics containing embedded therein microspheres disposed in natural or synthetic clustered domains each constituted by a matrix insoluble in the coating composition, the clustered domains adjacent to one another but spatially sep... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4126647 | Ethylene polymer/acrylonitrile polymer composites Solid, homogeneous, ethylene polymer/acrylonitrile polymer composites which comprise (a) about 5 to about 65% by weight of a high molecular weight ethylene polymer such as polyethylene, and (b) about 35 to about 95% by weight of a solid acrylonitrile polymer s... | 11/21/1978 |
