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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7345093 | Methods of enhancing solubility of compounds This invention concerns novel methods of enhancing the solubility of a compound. Compositions prepared using such methods are also disclosed. Compositions prepared using the methods have various advantages over conventionally known compositions. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7288588 | Polymer binder for intumescent coatings The present invention discloses a copolymer composition for use in or as a polymeric binder in an intumescent coating, said copolymer composition comprising a blend of a Newtonian copolymer and of a reticulated copolymer, wherein the Newtonian copolymer is comprised... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7273892 | Reversible stabilized emulsion and method for stabilizing and/or destabilizing an emulsion The present invention relates to a stable emulsion of an immiscible fluid and of an aqueous phase having a determined pH value. The emulsion is optimized in that it comprises an ionic surfactant and a polyampholytic polymer whose charge depends on the pH value. The ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7273624 | Stable dosage forms containing ubiquinones The invention relates to stable solid dosage forms for peroral administration containing, in addition to an ubiquinone, at least one thermoplastically processible matrix-forming auxiliary agent. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7256159 | Fluid loss reducer for high temperature high pressure water based-mud application The present invention concerns a water-based drilling mud for utilization in the drilling of oil wells comprising an aqueous phase wherein the aqueous phase contains an oil soluble polymer in the form of a gel as a fluid loss reducer. The subject invention further r... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7214474 | Wash composition with polymeric surfactant A wash composition that includes a polymeric surfactant and methods for using the wash composition are described herein. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7196041 | Surfactant comprising alkali metal salt of 2-methyl oleic acid or 2-ethyl oleic acid A surfactant has the formula (R1—X)nZ, where R1 is an aliphatic group comprising a C10–C25 principal straight chain bonded at a terminal carbon atom thereof to X, and comprising at least one C1–... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7105579 | Method for controlling the stability of emulsions The invention concerns a method for controlling the stability of an emulsion comprising a hydrophobic phase dispersed in an aqueous phase, or an aqueous phase dispersed in a hydrophobic phase, and less than 4% by weight of a surfactant, said process comprising the s... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101829 | Fluid loss reducer for high temperature and high pressure water-based mud application The present invention concerns a water-based drilling mud for utilization in the drilling of oil wells comprising an aqueous phase wherein the aqueous phase contains an oil soluble polymer in the form of a gel as fluid loss reducer. The subject invention further rev... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7098250 | Surfactant for emulsion polymerization The invention provides a surfactant for emulsion polymerization represented by the formula (I), (II) or (VI). The invention also provides a method of producing a polymer emulsion using this surfactant. wherein A ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094395 | Pigment dispersion and related method of manufacture A method for producing a colored cosmetic composition having inorganic pigments resistant to agglomeration in an oil-in-water emulsion. The method includes the following: preparing an oil dispersion by adding inorganic pigments directly to an oil; preparing an aqueo... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7026361 | Composition comprising ubiquinone This invention relates to a composition comprising ubiquinone having superior dispersion-stability in an aqueous solution and high bioavailability. The ubiquinone(s) is dispersed and emulsified in an aqueous solution of a water-soluble material in the presence of an... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6984610 | Acid based micro-emulsions of surfactants and solvents Acid based micro-emulsions are disclosed comprising water, an acid blend, an anionic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, a co-solvent, a solvent and an oxidizer. The micro-emulsions have particular utility in cleaning oil sludges and drilling mud residues from well c... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6946138 | Dilatant composition A dilatant composition comprises (A) an o/w emulsion comprising an ionic surfactant, a water phase, and an oil phase which comprises a ceramide or a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated C12-C32 fatty acid, wherein the oil phase is in a ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6806238 | Use of lamellar crystallites as extreme pressure additives in aqueous lubricants, lamellar crystallites and method for obtaining same The invention concerns the use as extreme pressure additive in aqueous lubricants used for deforming or transforming metals, lamellar crystallites having a length (L) ranging between 0.1 and 100 μm, a width (I) ranging between 0.5 and 30 μm and a thickness (e) ran... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6780824 | Emulsifier system, anti-corrosive and low-temperature lubricant emulsion Emulsifier system containing a) ethoxylates/propoxylates of fatty alcohols with 8 to 18 C atoms in the alcohol with 2 to 6 ethylene oxide units and 4 to 8 propylene oxide units, b) fatty alcohols and/or fatty alcohol propoxylates with 12 to 24 C atoms in the alcohol... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6749673 | Biliquid foam furniture polish Furniture polishes, and methods for their use, are disclosed. The polishes are liquids in the form of a dispersion which is a biliquid foam with a thickener, where the foam is structured as an oil-in-water complex. The dispersion has an oil portion having a polysilo... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6642307 | Process for producing fluoropolymer In the emulsion obtained by forcedly emulsifying by applying a high shearing force on the water insoluble liquid in the presence of a small amount of emulsifying agent, at least one of fluorine-containing monomers being in the form of gas at ordinary temp... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6593376 | Amphiphilic compounds with at least two hydrophilic and at least two hydrophobic groups on a di-,oligo- or polyene base A process for preparing amphiphilic compounds having at least two hydrophilic and at least two hydrophobic groups by reacting an olefinic substrate having at least two double bonds with an organic hydroperoxide to form an oxirane ring, opening, the oxiran... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6593279 | Acid based micro-emulsions Acid based micro-emulsions are disclosed comprising water, an acid blend, an anionic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, a co-solvent, a solvent and an oxidizer. The micro-emulsions have particular utility in cleaning oil sludges and drilling mud residues ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6569939 | Polymer composition for flexibilizing building materials The invention provides a polymer composition for flexibilizing building materials, in the form of their aqueous dispersion or of powder redispersible in water, containing a) at least one water-insoluble, film-forming polymer of one or more ethylenically u... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6387840 | Oil soluble coking additive A method for making an oil soluble coking process additive, includes the steps of: providing mixture of a metal salt in water wherein the metal salt contains a metal selected from the group consisting of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals and mixtures t... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6365774 | Carboxylated surfactants The present invention relates to a (a) dicarboxylated surfactant, (b) a method for its preparation and (c) application in industrial and personal care applications. The compounds of the present invention are made by reacting epoxy succinic acid and a salt... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6316396 | Amphiphilic compounds with at least two hydrophilic and at least two hydrophobic groups based on di-, oligo- or polyolethers The invention relates to amphiphilic compounds of the general formula (I) with at least two hydrophilic and at least two hydrophobic groups based on di, oligo or polyolethers. The amphiphilic compounds of this invention are highly surface active and are s... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6176243 | Composition for paraffin removal from oilfield equipment A non-hazardous, non-flammable, biodegradable composition for use in removal of paraffin accumulations in oilfield equipment may contain limonene, a glycol ether an ethoxylate(alcohol surfactant, an aliphatic alcohol having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or mixtures... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6169054 | Oil soluble coking additive, and method for making and using same A method for making an oil soluble coking process additive, includes the steps of: providing mixture of a metal salt in water wherein the metal salt contains a metal selected from the group consisting of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals and mixtures t... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6153657 | Process for producing a solvent-less O/W type emulsion An organic solvent-less O/W type emulsion having an excellent stability for storage and water-dilution is produced by a specific process in which (1) a mixture of (a) water with (b) an oily substance selected from oily effective materials and oily liquid ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6037380 | Ultra-fine microcrystalline cellulose compositions and process Ultra-fine microcrystalline cellulose compositions are disclosed which produce highly stable suspensions and/or dispersions in which substantially all of the microcrystalline cellulose has a particle size not greater than about 0.7 μm. The compositions i... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5990180 | Aqueous composition containing solubilized or dispersed oil-soluble substance An aqueous composition which comprises an aqueous medium (component C) and an oil-soluble substance (component B) solubilized or dispersed therein by the action of a solubilizing or dispersing agent (component A), said component A comprising a polyglycero... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5941812 | Storage-stable, concentrated surfactant composition based on alkylglucosides The invention relates to a storage-stable, concentrated, aqueous surfactant composition comprising a) 40 to 75% by weight of one or more alkylglucosides of the formula R1 O--G!p (I) wherein R1 | 08/24/1999 |
| 5880213 | Microemulsion polymerization systems for the production of small polytetrafluorethylene polymer particles An aqueous microemulsion polymerization procedure is described in which very small colloidal polymer particles are produced from tetrafluoroethylene monomer. The polymerization procedure involves forming a microemulsion of at least one liquid saturated or... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5869601 | Method of stabilizing the viscosity of a thickened composition A method of stabilizing a composition containing a thickening agent which is adversely affected by the increasing ionic strength of the composition, by blanketing the solution in a vessel with a sufficient amount of gas capable of diluting or displacing t... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5817254 | Free-flowing emulsion concentrate An aqueous emulsion concentrate comprising: A) a water-insoluble oil component; B) at least one hydrophilic nonionic emulsifier; C) at least one lipophilic co-emulsifier; and D) from about 50 to about 70% by weight of water, based on the weight of the concentrate; ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5746810 | Aqueous emulsion of alkylalkoxysilane, process for the production thereof, and use thereof An aqueous emulsion of alkylalkoxysilane which has a stable emulsion state for a long period of time and is useful as an infiltrative preventer of water absorption into a porous inorganic construction material, the emulsion containing an alkylalkoxysilane... | 05/05/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5698138 | Microemulsions based on three immiscible liquids comprising a perfluoropolyether Microemulsions substantially consisting of: an aqueous solution, a perfluoropolyether having perfluoroalkyl end groups, a hydrocarbon compound, a fluorinated surfactant and optionally also of a hydrogenated or fluorinated alcohol, said microemulsions being in the f... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5693255 | Oil-in-water type emulsion composition An oil-in-water type emulsion composition comprising: an amphiphile and a surfactant selected from the substances which can form a gel in an amphiphatic substance-surfactant-water system at a temperature of not lower than ordinary temperatures; oil and wa... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5628930 | Stabilization of fluorocarbon emulsions Storage stable fluorocarbon emulsions having a continuous aqueous phase and a discontinuous fluorocarbon phase, in which the fluorocarbon phase comprises a major amount of a first fluorocarbon or fluorocarbon mixture, and a minor amount of a second fluoro... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5599870 | Aqueous emulsion The present invention relates to an aqueous emulsion comprising a dispersant of a modified polyvinyl alcohol with an ethylene unit content of 2 to 9 mol % and a degree of hydrolysis of at least 95 mol %, a dispersoid of a polymer of an ethylenically unsat... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5591568 | High dye stability, high activity, low stain and low viscosity small particle yellow dispersion melt for color paper and other photographic systems This invention provides composition and method to overcome the very high viscosity of prior small-particle dispersions when admixed with gelatin in aqueous solution for coating a photographic film element. The invention is generally accomplished by the utiliza... | 01/07/1997 |
