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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7906561 | Cross-linked polyolefin foam The invention pertains to a process for producing a cross-linked polyolefin foam in a continuous process using standard processing equipment without using a moisture cross-linking step after processing. In this method, a vinyl functional silane compound is melt graf... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7612121 | Cross-linked foamed pressure sensitive adhesive and method for preparing the same A cross-linked foamed pressure sensitive adhesive having excellent stress relaxing property, restoration property and solvent resistance brought forth by uniform and sufficient cross-linking and foaming irrespective of transmissibility of ultraviolet rays and electr... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7425583 | Ion exchanger A porous ion exchanger includes an open cell structure including interconnected macropores and mesopores whose average diameter is in a range of 1 to 1000 μm existing on walls of the macropores. Moreover, a total pore volume is in a range of 1 to 50 ml/g, ion excha... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7378453 | Surface crosslinking treatment method of water-absorbing resin powder A surface crosslinking treatment method of a water-absorbing resin powder is disclosed that can overcome various problems in production encountered in the production of surface crosslinked water-absorbing resin powders on an industrial scale and can produce a water-... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7361693 | Low density polymer beads Low density polymeric beads made by polymerizing monomeric building blocks into large crosslinked polymer molecules in porous, spherical bead form by droplet or suspension polymerization in the presence of a porogen. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7332554 | Polymers with new sequence distributions The invention relates to new polymerization processes including diluents including hydrofluorocarbons and their use to produce novel polymers with new sequence distributions. In particular, the invention relates to copolymers of an isoolefin, preferably isobutylene,... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332555 | Polymers with new sequence distributions The invention relates to new polymerization processes including diluents including hydrofluorocarbons and their use to produce novel polymers with new sequence distributions. In particular, the invention relates to copolymers of an isoolefin, preferably isobutylene,... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316919 | Composite materials comprising supported porous gels This invention relates to a composite material that comprises a support member that has a plurality of pores extending through the support member and, located in the pores of the support member, and filling the pores of the support member, a macroporous cross-linked... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7312268 | Water-absorbent carboxyl-containing polymers with low monomer content A water absorbent polymer with reduced residual monomer content is prepared using silver ions and/or colloidal silver. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312301 | Methods for the formation of hydrogels using thiosulfonate compositions and uses thereof The present invention provides both crosslinked polymer compositions capable of forming hydrogel upon exposure to an aqueous environment and thiosulfonate hydrogel-forming components. The thiosulfonate hydrogel-forming components of the invention are preferably mult... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7291312 | Ozone removing material and method for preparing the same An object of the present invention is to solve problems of conventional ozone-scavenging materials and to provide an ozone-scavenging material capable of effectively decomposing/removing ozone at low cost. To attain the above object, the present invention provides a... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7276283 | Plasma-enhanced functionalization of carbon-containing substrates Methods for producing plasma-treated, functionalized carbon-containing surfaces are provided. The methods include the steps of subjecting a carbon-containing substrate to a plasma to create surface active sites on the surface of the substrate and reacting the surfac... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7271202 | Reactive hot melt adhesive The invention is a reactive hot melt composition which has excellent adhesion and curing properties, and can be formulated into free-flowing pellets or beads, by using an ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer, and athylene-methacrylic acid copolymer, and/or an ethylene-ac... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7265160 | Crosslinked biodegradable resin continuous foamed sheet and method for production thereof The foam sheet of the present invention is biodegradable, can be recycled, has good processability, is lightweight, exhibits excellent appearance, has practically satisfactory heat resistance and is more acceptable to the environment. There is provided a cros... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7252792 | Medical electrode An electrode providing electrical contact with a patient's skin includes a conductive member adapted for connection to an external electrical apparatus and a non-liquid water containing film for electrically interfacing to said patient's skin, the non-liquid film be... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7247368 | Stealth foam and production method Carbon foams exhibiting a dielectric constant of from about 2 to about 6 and simultaneously an electrical resistivity in the range of between about 1.E+00 ohm-cm and about 1.E+06 ohm-cm, demonstrate excellent radar emission absorptivity in the ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7232872 | Polymerization processes The invention provides for a process to produce polymers utilizing a hydrofluorocarbon diluent. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7217750 | Process for incorporating one or more materials into a polymer composition and products produced thereby The present invention relates to various processes that utilize one or more supercritical fluids to disperse various inorganic and organic materials, including crystalline materials, into polymeric compositions, substrates or pre-formed articles without the utilizat... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214724 | Method for cross-linking a foamable plastic A plastic is converted from an initial condition with a higher density into a foamed condition with a lower density using a blowing agent, wherein the plastic is cross-linked prior to foaming by means of a first cross-linking agent and during the foaming by means of... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7214750 | Polymerization processes The invention relates to new processes to produce polymers utilizing bayonette cooled slurry reactor systems and diluents including hydrofluorocarbons. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7208223 | Composite sheet material Composite sheet material comprises a core (12) formed from cellular material having a respective skin of continuous sheet material on each side thereof. Both the core and the skins are formed of thermoplastic materials and the skins are attached to the core b... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198844 | Microporous polymeric resin containing stabilizers and method for making thereof Microporous particles for stabilizing thermoplastic compositions comprising comprising a stabilizer are provided. Each of the porous microparticles has a plurality of preformed pores into which the stabilizing agent is loaded and from which the stabilizing is subseq... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7179851 | Damage-resistant superabsorbent materials Superabsorbent material treated to resist damage when subjected to an Absorbent Product Processing Simulation Test, which simulates the mechanical damage that occurs during current commercial diaper manufacturing processes. The treated superabsorbent material has a ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179845 | Elastomeric latex foams The invention relates generally to a stable flexible latex foam. The latex foam will contain at least one polymer having a plurality of hard domains and a plurality of soft domains, a micelle forming agent, a hydrocarbon propellant substantially free of dimethyl eth... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175910 | Absorbent cores for absorbent diapers having reduced thickness and improved liquid handling and retention performance and comprising a super absorbent polymer The present invention relates to absorbent cores for absorbent articles, which are intended to receive and retain bodily discharges such as urine. Such articles are disposable hygiene articles like baby diapers, training pants, adult incontinence articles, feminine ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7176247 | Interpenetrating polymer network A water insoluble interpenetrating polymer network is obtained by independently cross-linking a first polymer derived from a sulfonic acid or phosphonic acid group containing alkenyl monomer and a second polymer polymerized independently of the first polymer and int... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7173066 | Ion exchanger A porous ion exchanger includes an open cell structure including interconnected macropores and mesopores whose average diameter is in a range of 1 to 1000 μm existing on walls of the macropores. Moreover, a total pore volume is in a range of 1 to 50 ml/g, ion excha... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7166237 | Pitch-based carbon foam heat sink with phase change material A process for producing a carbon foam heat sink is disclosed which obviates the need for conventional oxidative stabilization. The process employs mesophase or isotropic pitch and a simplified process using a single mold. The foam has a relatively uniform distributi... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7166248 | Reduced VOC emission alkenyl aromatic polymer foams and processes A method for producing an alkenyl aromatic polymer foam structure that comprises melting at least one alkenyl aromatic polymer resin. An effective amount of blowing agent mixture is dissolved in the at least one alkenyl aromatic polymer. The blowing agent mixture co... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7157019 | Pitch-based carbon foam heat sink with phase change material A process for producing a carbon foam heat sink is disclosed which obviates the need for conventional oxidative stabilization. The process employs mesophase or isotropic pitch and a simplified process using a single mold. The foam has a relatively uniform distributi... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153890 | Porous resin bead production method The present invention provides, as a resin bead which can be developed for use completely different from the use of conventional polystyrene resin beads, a porous resin bead made from a styrene-hydroxystyrene-divinylbenzene copolymer, which contain a hydroxyl group ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147997 | Silver salt photothermographic dry imaging material A silver salt photothermographic dry imaging material comprising a support having thereon a photosensitive layer and a polymer layer, wherein the polymer layer comprises a copolymer of: (i) a fluorine containing acrylate or a fluorine containing methacrylate; and (i... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147214 | Humidifier for fuel cell using high conductivity carbon foam A method and apparatus of supplying humid air to a fuel cell is disclosed. The extremely high thermal conductivity of some graphite foams lends itself to enhance significantly the ability to humidify supply air for a fuel cell. By utilizing a high conductivity pitch... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7138436 | Uncrosslinked foams made from emulsions The invention discloses methods for making uncrosslinked foams by polymerizing emulsions comprising a reactive phase and a phase immiscible with the reactive phase components. Foams made from water-in-oil emulsions, including high internal phase emulsion are disclos... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7087710 | Polymeric surfactants derived from cyclic monomers having pendant fluorinated carbon groups A fluorine containing polymer which acts as a wetting, flow or leveling agent, and has at least one polar group. The polymer has at least one pendant or ether side chain containing from about 1 to about 20 carbon atoms with at least 25% of the hydrogen atoms being r... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7070755 | Pitch-based carbon foam and composites and use thereof A thermally conductive carbon foam is provided, normally having a thermal conductivity of at least 40 W/m·K. The carbon foam usually has a specific thermal conductivity, defined as the thermal conductivity divided by the density, of at least about 75 W·cm3 | 07/04/2006 |
| 7056957 | Formation of strong superporous hydrogels The present invention features a method for the formation of superporous hydrogels using an ion-equilibration technique. Anionic polysaccharides are included in the hydrogel reaction mixture and cations are introduced either during or after hydrogel formation. Prope... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044972 | Bone implant, in particular, an inter-vertebral implant A bone implant and the method of manufacturing thereof, the bone implant, in particular an inter-vertebral implant, made of a radiation-permeable material having a circular-shaped hollow body with a sleeve. The inter-vertebral implant defining a surface and comprisi... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7026364 | Ion exchanger A porous ion exchanger includes an open cell structure including interconnected macropores and mesopores whose average diameter is in a range of 1 to 1000 μm existing on walls of the macropores. Moreover, a total pore volume is in a range of 1 to 50 ml/g, ion excha... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014151 | Pitch-based carbon foam heat sink with phase change material A process for producing a carbon foam heat sink is disclosed which obviates the need for conventional oxidative stabilization. The process employs mesophase or isotropic pitch and a simplified process using a single mold. The foam has a relatively uniform distributi... | 03/21/2006 |