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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7678716 | Hydrogel-web composites for thermal energy transfer applications and methods of making the same The present disclosure is generally directed to hydrogel-fibrous web composites that can be used various heat transfer applications. For instance, the thermally conductive hydrogel-fibrous web composite can be used as a skin-contacting layer in a thermal energy tran... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7442429 | Grain-finished artificial leathers A grain-finished artificial leather composed of a base layer and a coating layer Y formed on one of the surfaces of the base layer. The base layer is composed of an entangled nonwoven fabric X made of bundles of microfine fibers having an average single fiber finene... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7429418 | Porous friction material comprising nanoparticles of friction modifying material A friction material which includes a porous base material, at least one type of resin material, and at least one type of nanoparticle-sized friction modifying particle, is disclosed. The resin material and the nanoparticle-sized friction modifying particles are subs... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7425367 | Method for making an article water resistant and articles made therefrom The present invention relates in general to a method and variations thereof for making an article such as cloth water repellent and/or water resistant. In particular, the method involves the process of providing a thin-layer polymer coating on the article thereby re... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7399718 | Water-repellent and vapor-permeable multilayer material for outdoor applications The invention relates to a multilayer material comprising (a) a first layer that consists of plaster or that substantially consists of plaster, and (b) at least one second layer, comprising a sandwich textile fiber material. The fibers of said material are interlink... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7300335 | Glass substrate for data recording medium, manufacturing method thereof and polishing pad used in the method A polishing pad is used when a surface of a glass workpiece is polished for manufacturing a glass substrate of information recording medium. The polishing pad has a nap layer. The nap layer includes an inner layer that contains a plurality of closed cells, and an ou... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7226243 | Load-bearing, lightweight, and compact super-insulation system A lightweight and compact super-insulation system that is also capable of supporting a high level of compressive load. The system utilizes spacers to provide structural support and utilize controlled buckling of a thin protective outer skin supported by spacers to f... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7189667 | Sponge towel based on cellulose and a method for producing the same The invention relates to a sponge cloth based on cellulose and having an internal reinforcement, obtainable by the amine oxide process. In the process, a solution of cellulose in an aqueous amine oxide is first produced, which is then mixed with at least one pore fo... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185380 | Methods for laundering delicate garments in a washing machine comprising a woven acrylic coated polyester garment container A product and process for laundering delicate or dry-clean only garments in a washing machine, such as a conventional home washing machine. The process may utilize a garment container, such as a flexible wrap to protect the garments. The process also includes at lea... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7105234 | Flame retardant corrosive resistant conductive fabric article and method Disclosed is a conductive, flame-retardant polymeric fabric composed of a woven or non-woven nylon, polyester or acrylic fabric. A surface of the fabric is provided with a flame-retardant layer applied by coating the flame-retardant directly onto the fabric surface.... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7078359 | Aerogel composite with fibrous batting Aerogel composite materials having a lofty fibrous batting reinforcement preferably in combination with one or both of individual short randomly oriented microfibers and conductive layers exhibit improved performance in one or all of flexibility, drape, durability, ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7005181 | Organic, open cell foam materials, their carbonized derivatives, and methods for producing same Organic, small pore area materials (“SPMs”) are provided comprising open cell foams in unlimited sizes and shapes. These SPMs exhibit minimal shrinkage and cracking. Processes for preparing SPMs are also provided that do not require supercritical extraction. The... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6941720 | Composite building material This invention generally pertains to a composite building material comprising a lightweight core with a thin fiber cement facing on one side of the core and a second facing material on the other side. The fiber cement facing that is used on at least one of the faces... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6939818 | Strippable glass fiber wall covering An improved strippable glass fiber wall covering and process for its formation are provided. Initially, both sides of a glass fiber fabric are coated with a first coating applied from an aqueous dispersion of starch binder and polymeric latex binder. In a preferred ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6877255 | Two-in-one shoe component A laminate of a thermally pointbonded nonwoven base fabric and a coating of polyurethane or polyvinyl chloride on at least one surface of the base fabric, and a footwear upper made from the laminate and wherein the upper functions additionally as a lining for the fo... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6818038 | Polymer substrates for radiation-induced graft polymerization and filter stock A radiation graft treated material in the form of a woven or non-woven fabric material that is composed of polymer monofilament fiber of which only the surface has undergone a radiation-induced graft polymerization but of which the center remains unaffected by graft... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6764969 | Textile surface coatings of iron oxide and aluminum oxide A textile substrate is provided which is coated with a film comprising iron (III) oxide hydroxide and aluminum oxide hydroxide. This film or coating is formed by contacting the textile substrate with an aqueous solution comprising ferrous or ferric salts and aluminu... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6737472 | Reinforced networked polymer/clay alloy composite A reinforced networked polymer/clay alloy composite is produced by contacting a monomer/clay mixture with a reinforcing agent. The monomer/clay mixture comprises a monomer, a cross-linking agent and clay particles. An initiator means is used to initiate polymerizati... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6716774 | Knitted fabric for insect screening A knitted screen cloth fabric including a polymer coated, fiber-reinforced, flexible, foil-like web and method for making same are disclosed, the web including a lattice material of filaments and a polyester binding thread. ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6610781 | Reinforced networked polymer/clay alloy composite A reinforced networked polymer/clay alloy composite is produced by contacting a monomer/clay mixture with a reinforcing agent. The monomer/clay mixture comprises a monomer, a cross-linking agent and clay particles. An initiator means is used to initiate p... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6579518 | Ceramic deodorizer Disclosed is a deodorizer composition comprising magnesium and calcium phosphate compounds, capable of effectively removing various malodorous components from the atmosphere.... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6551950 | Surface coatings A method of coating a surface with a polymer layer, which method comprises exposing said surface to a plasma comprising a monomeric unsaturated organic compound which comprises a chain of carbon atoms, which are optionally substituted by halogen; provided... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6506696 | High performance synthetic nonwovens using polymers having dual crosslinkable functionality A process for forming a synthetic based nonwoven web bonded with a crosslinkable polymer wherein an aqueous polymeric emulsion containing a crosslinkable polymer is applied to the synthetic based nonwoven web, the water removed, and the crosslinkable poly... | 01/14/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6447840 | Method for producing an intra-laminar structural matrix within a homogeneous composite layer and apparatus produced thereby A method for creating an intra-laminar matrix within a homogeneous layer enhances the overall structural integrity of a composite layer or layers is disclosed and a composite made thereby. This enhanced structural integrity is provided by reducing and/or ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6416854 | Monolithic roofing surface membranes and applicators and methods for same A uniformly applied monolithic roofing surface membrane at appropriate thickness and pitch is field applied upon a surface. The surface membrane may be field applied from a spray applicator foam dispenser moving between two parallel tracks. The uniform ap... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6391446 | Textile element made of fibres which contain silicon and procedure for improving their thermal stability Textile elements made of fibres which contain from 40% to 99.9% silicon dioxide and are coated with a silicone-containing emulsion are disclosed. The emulsion includes an anionically stabilized hydroxylated polydiorganosiloxane contains two hydroxyl group... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6248450 | High adhesion of a variety of rubber compounds to fabric using a single resorcinol-formaldehyde latex composition A single adhesive composition for use in bonding more than one class of rubber polymer to textiles, in particular nylon and polyester fabric. The composition comprises an aqueous mixture of: a) about 85 to about 90 weight % polychloroprene latex; b) about... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6228895 | Method for plasticizing a composition comprised of cellulose fiber and a cellulose ester This invention relates to compositions, paper, thermoplastic sheets, and medical paper containing cellulose ester alkylpolyglycoside (APG) or a mixture of APG and polyether glycol, and, optionally, cellulose. The process of incorporating APG or a mixture ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6156403 | Composite materials and products made therefrom An article which comprises (1) a composite comprising a polyurethane matrix including fibrous or particulate reinforcement, the polyurethane matrix being formed in situ about the reinforcement by reaction of polyurethane forming components at a temperatur... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6136883 | Resin for an oriented-reinforcement prepreg that can be shaped and molded products that are obtained A modified polyester-polyurethane resin is formed by reacting at least one polyisocyanate at least one polyol polyester that is prepared from at least one diacid or ethylenically unsaturated anhydride and at least one polyhydric alcohol, at least one ethy... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6117489 | Microporous sheet, substrate for artificial leather using said sheet, and process for production of said sheet A microporous sheet suitably used as a substrate for artificial leather for its good balance in properties such as softness, abrasion resistance and the like, obtained by impregnating a non-woven fabric with an elastic polymer and then coagulating the imp... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6084021 | Modified urea-formaldehyde binder for making fiber mats An aqueous binder composition containing a urea-formaldehyde resin modified with a water-soluble styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer is used in the preparation of fiber mats.... | 07/04/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6048917 | Cellulose bonded nonwoven fiber fabric and method for the production thereof The invention relates to a bonded nonwoven fiber fabric and packaging films strengthened with such a fabric, especially sausage casings based on celluloses. The nonwoven fiber fabric itself can be used as teabag paper. Bonding is achieved through treatmen... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5972807 | Photosensitive, heat-resistant resin composition and process for using same to form patterns as well as polymeric composite and production process thereof A film forming, photosensitive, heat-resistant resin composition including a varnish of a polyimide precursor having no photosensitivity in itself, a polymeriziable monomer or oligomer compatible with the varnish and capable of providing a high-heat-resis... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5932494 | Textile material as a support for coagulation and product obtainable through coagulation of resins on said support A textile material for use as a support for coagulation is disclosed. The textile material consists of a warp including of from 8 to 10 polyester yarns per centimeter and a weft including of from 12 to 16 cotton yarns per centimeter. The coagulated produc... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5885908 | Anisotropic elastic films An anisotropic elastic web, particularly an anisotropic elastic film layer having a machine direction and a cross direction and having a thickness of from 20 to 300 microns formed of an extruded blend of a block copolymer elastomer portion and a polyolefi... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5874133 | Process for making a polyurethane composite An article which comprises (1) a composite comprising a polyurethane matrix including fibrous or particulate reinforcement, the polyurethane matrix being formed in situ about the reinforcement by reaction of polyurethane forming components at a temperatur... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5869410 | Fabric treatment and softener system for in-dryer use A system for the softening or other treatment of fabric articles is provided which comprises a vented bag comprising a fastening system and flexible sheet releasably impregnated with an effective amount of a liquid fabric-treatment composition.... | 02/09/1999 |
