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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7351749 | Process for manufacture of personal care products utilizing a concentrate water phase A process which may be continuous is provided for manufacture of personal care product compositions. The process involves feeding a first water phase which is a concentrate containing most if not all water soluble ingredients of the composition into a blending tube.... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7287590 | Internal breaker for oilfield fluids Delayed breakers are given that break viscoelastic surfactant fluids inside the pores of formations into which the fluids have been injected. The breakers comprise proteins, proteins that contain breakers, or cells that contain breakers. Proteins become breakers, an... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7271210 | Stabilized ester compositions and their use in film-forming compositions This invention relates to a composition comprising, consisting of or alternatively consisting essentially of a stabilized furfural or glycol ester of a vegetable oil fatty acid and an antioxidant such as butylated hydroxy toluene. This invention also relates to late... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7247796 | Filling materials The present invention relates to a filler material useful for communication cables, such as electrical cables and optical cables. In one embodiment, (a) from about 50 to 95 percent by weight mineral oil; (b) less than about 10 percent by weight block copolymer selec... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7189289 | Cleaning agent and method for cleaning heater tubes Disclosed is a cleaning agent for heater tubes, which is capable of eliminating deposits such as soot particulates in tubes installed in industrial heaters that typically use oil, coal or gas. The cleaning agent of the present invention is prepared by formulating a ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7141532 | Process for the preparation of a dry pesticidal composition containing a dicarboxylate component A process for preparing a dry pesticidal composition including a glyphosate component comprising a water-soluble salt of glyphosate acid, a dicarboxylate component and optionally an adjuvant component. According to the process of the present invention, a glyphosate ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7105580 | Porous structures useful for growing living tissue, and methods of manufacture In one aspect the present invention provides biodegradable, porous structures that each include a structural framework, wherein the structural framework includes: (a) a solidified mixture of polymer molecules and amino acid molecules, wherein at least some of the am... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6743756 | Suspensions of particles in non-aqueous solvents Liquid suspensions of particles in non-aqueous solvents are extremely stable over long periods of time with minimum separation of the solvent and no hard packing of the dispersed particles. The suspensions enable a user to rapidly add the suspension to water and to ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6653355 | Treating agent for oil An oil treating agent of W/O emulsion, wherein an aqueous dispersed phase is dispersed in an oily continuous phase, and wherein the dispersed phase is an alkaline mixture solution obtained by mixing water, a solution comprising water and an alcohol, or a ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6391928 | Process for preparing a novel synergistic solid/semi-solid organic composition This invention relates to a novel synergistic reversible solid/semi-solid organic composition, said composition comprising (a) at least one saturated long chain fatty acid and/or its glycerol esters and (b) one or more liquid neutral organic compounds, sa... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6203624 | Organomineral decontamination gel and use thereof for surface decontamination An organomineral decontamination gel that is used to decontaminate surfaces, in particular metal surfaces. The organomineral gel is made up of a colloid solution containing the combination of a mineral viscosing agent and an organic viscosing agent (covis... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6172122 | Stable emulsions from gelled overbased substrates with surfactants and aqueous liquids A stable emulsion composition is disclosed which comprises: (A) a metal overbased gelled composition, prepared by forming a mixture of (i) a carbonated overbased material in an oleophilic medium, which material contains a metal salt of at least one organic aci... | 01/09/2001 |
| 5908377 | Method of solidifying liquid oils A method of solidifying a liquid oil without heating the liquid oil. The method utilizes a solidifying agent for liquid oil which includes a gel-in-oil forming material (I) and a temporarily protective material (II) for the gel forming material (I), the s... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5837029 | Dried particulate hydrophilic gel as micronutrient delivery system The inclusion of certain organic hydroxy acids, most notably citric acid, in the iron sulfate formulations of at least one prior art hydrophilic polymer delivery system followed by drying and crushing the product into particles has been found to significa... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5746937 | Oxygen absorbing composition An oxygen absorbing composition having an effective amount of at least one oxygen absorbent contained in an emulsion. An oxygen absorbing product is produced by dispersing an oxygen absorbent in an emulsion to form an oxygen absorbing composition and tran... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5674624 | Highly light-transmitting dust protective film, and dust protective member Disclosed is a highly light-transmitting dust protective film composed of at least one member selected from the group consisting of transparent gels of oxides, hydroxides, organic group-containing oxides and organic group-containing hydroxides of polyvale... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5637401 | Odorant composition, delivery system and method An odorant composition in the form of a colloidal suspension. A colloidal suspension odorant composition comprised of a colloidal material and a liquid fragrance component is provided. A package comprised of a multiple layer top substrate and a multiple l... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5576064 | Multiple emulsions A multiple emulsion to administer at least one water-soluble or liposoluble active ingredient in the form of a water/oil/water emulsion comprising a dispersed phase of a water/oil type and an aqueous dispersion medium which is a gelled aqueous phase usefu... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5574257 | Telecommunications articles containing gelled oil compositions The invention generally relates to the protection of telecommunications and electrical devices, such as terminal blocks, with gelled oil compositions that employ aluminum complex soaps as gelling agents. The telecommunications devices are typically instal... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5538662 | Translucent gel prespotting composition Disclosed is a translucent prespotting composition containing a single phase liquid microemulsion at the processing temperature. The single phase microemulsion comprises a gelling agent, one or more surfactants, a water immiscible solvent or a mixture of ... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5492754 | Absorbent composition including a magnetically-responsive material Disclosed is an absorbent composition including a hydrogel-forming polymeric material and a magnetically-responsive material; disposable absorbent products, including the absorbent composition, intended for the absorption of body fluids; and a method for ... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5490948 | Translucent solid prespotting composition Disclosed is a translucent solid prespotting composition containing a single phase liquid microemulsion at the processing temperature. The single phase microemulsion comprises a gelling agent, one or more surfactants, a solvent or a mixture of solvents wh... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5358664 | Gelled oil compositions The invention generally relates to gelled oil compositions which employ aluminum complex soaps as gelling agents. The gelled oils comprise an oil component, a bleed inhibitor of polybutene, and optional amounts of antioxidant and pour point depressant. Th... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5290962 | Method for preparation of anti-calking coating with pigment therein A coating composition useful on a variety of substrates, and particularly as a coating for ammonium nitrate which exhibit a reduced tendency to cake or dust once applied to the surface of a substrate. In one embodiment, the composition is composed of magn... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5271943 | Wound gel compositions containing sodium chloride and method of using them Therapeutic gels are provided which promote the healing of wounds and which have a minimum yield point of about 800 poise and a maximum apparent viscosity of about 100,000 cps, which gels comprise water, sodium chloride, and a gelling agent.... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5258136 | Alkoxylated compounds and their use in cosmetic stick formulations Novel phenol compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R1 is an alkyl substituent of from 8 to 18 carbon atoms, R is an ethyl or propyl substituent, and n is from about 50 to 200. These compounds as well as certain other similarly alkoxylated ... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5198218 | Clear cosmetic sticks with compatible fragrance components A clear gel composition is provided which includes a polyhydric alcohol, a soap, an alkoxylate copolymer and a fragrance. For purposes of maintaining clarity, the fragrance will contain at most 25% of total ester compounds by weight of the fragrance.... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5196343 | Ultrasonic calibration material and method Ultrasonic calibration material produced by polymerization of acrylamide with N,N'-methylene-bis-acrylamide in vacuum-degassed liquid solutions such as water, ethylene glycol, emulsions of non-miscible liquids with water and blends of liquids in which a h... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5175202 | Salt-containing glossy surface coating polymer compositions and substrates coated therewith Gloss in surface coating compositions is increased by admixing a sol or gel containing salt with a polymer and a surface coating paste stock. A novel surface coating composition containing a polymer and salt homogeneously distributed in the composition is... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5173214 | Precursor composition for sols and gels An electrically conductive polymer composition containing a nonconjugated polymer and a salt is prepared by admixing a sol or gel composition containing the salt with a polymer. A novel sol or gel composition containing a nonionic surfactant stabilizer is... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5149463 | Thickened acidic liquid composition with sulfonate FWA useful as a bleaching agent vehicle A liquid laundry product which thickens in the acidic pH range by combination of a copolmer containing carboxylic acid groups, a relatively small amount of an amphoteric surfactant or amine oxide, and a soluble sulfonate which is a fluorescent whitening a... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5034139 | Polymer composition comprising phosphorous-containing gelling agent and process thereof Water absorbent polymers provided, in the form of a thixotropic hydrocarbon gel, demonstrate controlled water absorption. This property enables improved usage of such polymers in the reduction of the loss of circulation fluid or as a viscous sweep in the ... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5034222 | Composite gel-foam air freshener A solid composite air freshening article is provided which comprises a granular foam phase dispersed throughout a gelled phase in an amount effective to provide a sustained release of an effective amount of volatile air freshening ingredients present in b... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5004563 | Antistatic textile compositions and sol/gel/polymer compositions A textile composition contains a textile material with a salt suffused therein. The composition is prepared by treating a textile material with a sol or gel composition containing a salt. The sol or gel composition is usually admixed with a polymer and th... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4950416 | Liquid dishwasher detergent composition The present invention is directed to an improved automatic dishwashing detergent composition. More particularly, the present invention comprises an aqueous, thixotropic automatic dishwasher composition containing a thickener comprised of an aqueous alumin... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4874432 | Multigrade asphalt cement product and process A gelled asphalt cement having improved properties over conventional asphalt cement, including reduced temperature susceptibility and lower rate of age hardening is disclosed. This multigrade asphalt cement is produced by gelling a liquefied asphalt mater... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4867896 | Cleaning compositions containing cross-linked polymeric thickeners and hypochlorite bleach Liquid or gel-type cleaning compositions are reported containing a water-soluble polymer formed from monomers comprising at least one , ଲ-unsaturated carboxylic acid or salt thereof and one or more cross-linking monomers each having at least ... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4861500 | Delayed crosslinker composition containing organic titanium complexes and hydroxycarboxylic acids A crosslinker composition that can produce delayed crosslinking of an aqueous solution of a crosslinkable organic polymer. The composition comprises an organic titanium complex. The composition further contains an organic hydroxycarboxylic acid, preferabl... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4851220 | Stable oleaginous gel Stable oleaginous gels comprising water-in-oil emulsions in gels are disclosed. Sustained release injectable pharmaceutical formulations comprising such oleaginous gels are also disclosed, in particular such formulations comprising interferon.... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4768523 | Hydrogel adhesive An improved hydrogel adhesive, particularly adapted for adhesion and contact to tissue. It is especially useful in attaching electrical leads to tissue, for example in attaching pacemaker leads to the heart, interiorly or exteriorly.... | 09/06/1988 |