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...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7550517 | Expandable mixtures that are devoid of isocyanates Foamable mixtures of excellent quality and which are isocyanate free are prepared from silane-terminated prepolymers in which a proportion of the silane end groups are replaced by non-polar organic groups. As a result, the prepolymers have much greater hydrocarbon b... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7541388 | Polyimide foams A fully imidized, solvent-free polyimide foam having excellent mechanical, acoustic, thermal, and flame resistant properties is produced. A first solution is provided, which includes one or more aromatic dianhydrides or derivatives of aromatic dianhydrides, and may ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7388037 | Low-resilience flexible polyurethane foam and process for producing the same A flexible polyurethane foam whereby exceedingly low resilience can be obtained without using a plasticizer and the hardness change due to a temperature change is little; and a process for its production, are provided. The flexible polyurethane foam is characterized... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7341661 | Clarification and sorptive-filtration system for the capture of constituents and particulate matter in liquids and gases A sorptive-filtration system for removing at least one of negatively or positively charged ions, complexes or particulates from an aqueous stream. The system includes a) flow formed substantially from at least one of rainfall-runoff or snowmelt-runoff; b) a filter c... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338983 | Low density polyurethane foam, method of producing, and articles comprising the same A method for producing a cured, low-density polyurethane foam, the method comprises frothing a reactive polyurethane-forming composition comprising an isocyanate-containing component, an active hydrogen-containing component reactive with the isocyanate-containing co... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329703 | Polymerized macrocyclic oligomer nanocomposite compositions The invention relates to polymers derived from macrocyclic oligomers containing organo clay fillers comprising a) a polymer derived from a macrocyclic oligomer; b) clay platelets; and c) the residue of one or more onium compounds having at least one ligand with a C | 02/12/2008 |
| 7309756 | Methods for converting linear polyesters to macrocyclic oligoester compositions and macrocyclic oligoesters Macrocyclic oligoesters and compositions comprising macrocyclic oligoesters are prepared from intermediate molecular weight polyesters. In one embodiment, a diol is contacted with a dicarboxylic acid or a dicarboxylate in the presence of a catalyst to produce a comp... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7294655 | Coating composition for thermoplastic resin particles for forming foam containers Expandable or pre-expanded thermoplastic particles, e.g. polystyrene particles, used to form foam containers e.g. cups, bowls, are coated with a coating composition comprising a liquid part consisting of a) liquid polyethylene glycol with an average molecular weight... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7268170 | Foam modifier, foams prepared from this novel foam modifier and a process for the preparation of these foams This invention relates to novel foam modifiers which can be used to prepare flexible foams. These novel foam modifiers provide improved processability and improved properties of the resultant flexible foams. The present invention also relates to the process of prepa... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7268202 | Polyisocyanate composition having allophanate group and high-solid coating material A polyisocyanate composition comprising an allophanate group, which is obtained from an aliphatic diisocyanate(s), wherein in a state substantially free of a solvent and the aliphatic diisocyanate(s), (i) the content of components ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7250074 | Process for separating nitrogen from methane using microchannel process technology The disclosed invention relates to a process for separating methane or nitrogen from a fluid mixture comprising methane and nitrogen, the process comprising: (A) flowing the fluid mixture into a microchannel separator, the microchannel separator comprising a plurali... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7195726 | Internal mold release for low density reaction injection molded polyurethane foam A method for preparing a molded polyurethane foam article using an internal mold release composition is provided. More specifically, a method using an IMR agent and an IMR-enhancer compound to prepare a molded polyurethane foam article is provided. The method compri... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7151143 | Blends containing macrocyclic polyester oligomer and high molecular weight polymer The invention provides blends of macrocyclic polyester oligomer (MPO) with high-molecular-weight polymer and polymerization catalyst as friable, one-component, ready-to-polymerize materials with long shelf life. The invention also provides methods for preparation an... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7129279 | Lightweight tire support and composition and method for making a tire support A polyurethane-polymer composition suitable for preparing a lightweight tire support includes at least one isocyanate, at least one polyol, and at least one chain extender. A polyurethane-polymer composition can also include an additive such as a catalyst, a filler,... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7071291 | Isolation, formulation and shaping of macrocyclic oligoesters Processes for isolating, formulating, and shaping macrocyclic oligesters were developed which allow efficient production of macrocyclic oligoesters substantially free from solvent, which may include additives, fillers, and catalysts. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063877 | Bio-based carpet material The present invention includes a bio-based carpet material that includes tufts, a backing, a pre-coat, and a backing material wherein the pre-coat includes the reaction product of a pre-coat A-side having a pre-coat isocyanate and a pre-coat B-side and the backing m... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7038003 | Polyether allophanates stable towards discolouration A process for preparing polyisocyanate prepolymers containing allophanate structural units that includes reacting a) one or more polyisocyanates with b) one or more polyetherpolyols containing less than or equal to... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7022806 | Methods for converting linear polyesters to macrocyclic oligoester compositions and macrocyclic oligoesters Macrocyclic oligoesters and compositions comprising macrocyclic oligoesters are prepared from intermediate molecular weight polyesters. In one embodiment, a diol is contacted with a dicarboxylic acid or a dicarboxylate in the presence of a catalyst to produce a comp... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6994914 | Macrocyclic polyester oligomers and processes for polymerizing the same A water slurry process is used to prepare a prepreg and to manufacture articles from macrocyclic polyester oligomers. In one embodiment, a process for preparing a water suspension of macrocyclic polyester oligomers includes the steps of contacting a macrocyclic poly... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6962968 | Purification of macrocyclic oligoesters Acid impurities, such as carboxylic acid-terminated polymers, are removed from macrocyclic oligoesters with ion exchange resins, resulting in macrocyclic oligoesters that are substantially free of acid impurities. The ion exchange resins can be regenerated anew and ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6960626 | Intimate physical mixtures containing macrocyclic polyester oligomer and filler The invention provides intimate physical mixtures of macrocyclic polyester oligomer (MPO) and filler, as well as methods for their preparation and use. Improved dispersion of filler in a polymer matrix is achieved upon polymerization, and larger amounts of filler wi... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6956066 | Polyimide foams A fully imidized, solvent-free polyimide foam having excellent mechanical, acoustic, thermal, and flame resistant properties is produced. A first solution is provided, which includes one or more aromatic dianhydrides or derivatives of aromatic dianhydrides, and may ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6939394 | Gas storage and dispensing system with monolithic carbon adsorbent A fluid storage and dispensing apparatus, including a fluid storage and dispensing vessel having an interior volume, in which the interior volume contains a physical adsorbent sorptively retaining a fluid thereon and from which the fluid is desorbable for dispensing... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6906110 | Method for the production of polyurethanes In a process for producing polyurethanes by reacting at least one polyisocyanate with at least one compound containing at least two hydrogen atoms which are reactive toward isocyanate groups, the compound having at least two active hydrogen atoms which is used is at... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6906147 | Catalytic systems This invention relates to single-component and multi-component catalytic systems using aryl titanates. Aryl titanate compounds are useful as catalysts and co-catalysts in single-component and multi-component catalytic systems (e.g., for the polymerization of macrocy... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6906003 | Method for sorption and desorption of molecular gas contained by storage sites of nano-filament laded reticulated aerogel A system and method for sorption and desorption of molecular gas contained by storage sites of graphite nano-filaments randomly disposed in three-dimensional reticulated aerogel. ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6825238 | Low acid organometallic catalyst for the production of flexible, semi-flexible and rigid polyurethane foams The present invention relates to an improvement in flexible, semi-flexible and rigid foams formed by the catalytic reaction of an aromatic polyisocyanate, a polyol and a blowing agent and a process for preparing such polyisocyanate. The improvement resides in using ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6794421 | Polyisocyanate polyaddition products The polyisocyanate polyaddition products comprise hydrophobic compounds plus at least one further compound selected from the group consisting of: (i) organic, cyclic compounds having a molecular weight of from 200 to 3000 g/mol, (ii) salts of metals of transition gr... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6706776 | Syntactic foams with improved water resistance, long pot life and short demolding times This invention relates to syntactic foams comprising the reaction product of a liquid diphenylmethane diisocyanate component, with an isocyanate-reactive component, a filler having a density of less than 1 g/cm 3, and at least one organo-metallic catalyst. This inve... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6706844 | Polyurethane products produced from aluminum phosphonate catalyzed polyetherols A method for the production of polyurethane products using very low unsaturation polyether polyols prepared in the presence of aluminum phosphonate catalysts is disclosed. Reaction products of the process include various polyurethane products including foams, coatin... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6706774 | Two-component on-site foam system and its use for foaming openings for the purpose of fire protection A two-component on-site foam system for producing an intumescing fire protection foam is described with a density of less than 200 kg/m3 and an increased fire resistance endurance, with a polyol component (A), which contains at least one polyol, one catal... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6653362 | Process for producing flexible polyurethane foam A process for producing a flexible polyurethane foam satisfying low resilience, high vibration absorption and high durability, is presented. A mixture comprising from 95 to 50 mass % of a polyoxyalkylene polyol produced by means of an alkali metal catalys... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6590057 | Polyurethane elastomers, process for their production and use thereof The invention provides polyurethane elastomers (PU elastomers), a process for their production using special catalyst mixtures and their use in particular for the manufacture of shoe soles.... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6586486 | Preparation of low-density hydrophilic flexible polyurethane foams Low-density hydrophilic flexible polyurethane foams are prepared by reacting organic and/or modified organic polyisocyanates (a) with a polyetherol mixture (b) and, if required, further compounds (c) having hydrogen atoms reactive toward isocyanates, in t... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6555591 | Foam cross-linked with metal salt and process for production The present invention has its object to provide a foam outstanding in electrification and heat insulating and sound insulating properties and has high compressive strength even when it has low density. The present invention relates to a foam comprising an... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6541411 | Titanium/zirconium catalysts and their use to prepare esters or polyesters The invention relates to novel titanium/zirconium catalysts, and to a process for the preparation of these titanium/zirconium catalysts. The process comprises reacting orthoesters or condensed orthoesters of titanium and/or zirconium, with one or more pol... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6528551 | Process for manufacturing composite thermal insulating systems by means of an organic adhesive of filler material A process for manufacturing composite thermal insulating systems using an organic adhesive or filler material serving as an adhesive for insulating boards to be attached to a facade or as a filler material for evening out facade unevenness prior to attach... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6518324 | Polymer foam containing nanoclay Polymer foams containing nanoclay are provided, the foams having improved properties such as thermal insulation values.... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6403664 | Combination of metal salts of ricinoleic acid with reactive amines in producing polyurethane forms The invention relates to the combined use of metal salts of ricinoleic acid with reactive amines in the preparation of polyurethane foams (PUR foams) and of their solutions in aqueous or organic solvents in the preparation of polyurethane foams in combina... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6316511 | Polyethylene closure for a container A polymeric closure for a container comprising a foamed polyethylene, wherein said polyethylene prior to foaming has: 1) a density of between 0.910 g/cm3 and 0.885 g/cm3 ; ii) a molecular weight distribution of 2 or less; and iii) a ... | 11/13/2001 |
