Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8163811 | Fire retardant elastic foam material The present invention relates to an expandable and crosslinkable elastomeric material with improved fire retardant properties and low smoke generation, the manufacturing and use of the material. The material includes polychloroprene as a main polymeric ingredient an... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7432311 | Process for creating high internal phase polymeric emulsions A “high internal phase polymeric emulsion” (“HIPPE”) composition is described which comprises an emulsion of a discrete phase (component A) and a continuous phase (component B), wherein the volume fraction of the discrete phase is the majority fraction (on a... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7390844 | Polymer particle stabilized by dispersant and method of preparation The present invention discloses a water dispersible polymer particle stabilized by a hydrophobically capped oligomeric acrylamide dispersant. The present invention also discloses a heterogeneous method for forming polymer particles comprising providing a water immis... | 06/24/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7372511 | Device for controlling spreading of liquid crystal and method for fabricating an LCD Device for controlling spreading of liquid crystal including a stage, and variable temperature controlling means in the stage for controlling spreading of the liquid crystal, wherein the variable temperature controlling means is formed of a heating wire, and control... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7358282 | Low-density, open-cell, soft, flexible, thermoplastic, absorbent foam and method of making foam A soft, flexible, low-density, open-cell, thermoplastic, absorbent foam formed from a foam polymer formula including a balanced amount of a plasticizing agent and a surfactant in combination with a base resin. Thermoplastic elastomers can be added to the foam polyme... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7326809 | Salts of 4- or 5-aminosalicylic acid The present invention provides L-arginine salts of 4- or 5-aminosalicylic acid, and a pharmaceutical composition containing these L-arginine salts of 4- or 5-aminosalicylic acid as active ingredients, useful for the treatment of an inflammatory condition of the GI t... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7311825 | Polymer modified porous substrate for solid phase extraction A polymer modified porous substrate for solid phase extraction or chromatography, comprising a porous substrate and a polymeric monolith formed thereon, wherein the polymeric monolith comprises C5-10 monocyclic or bicyclic aryl or heteroaryl, optionally s... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7232849 | Low void space resins and method of preparation A crosslinked polymeric bead comprising a polymer having from 0.5 mole percent to 2 mole percent crosslinker. The bead has a diameter no greater than 200 μm, no void spaces having a diameter greater than 5 μm, and less than 5 weight percent of organic extractables... | 06/19/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7201962 | Hemocompatible coated polymer and related one-step methods A polymer with a hemocompatible film or coating is manufactured by a one-step method comprising polymerizing monomer droplets comprising at least one crosslinking agent to form a polymer and simultaneously coating the resulting polymer using at least one dispersing ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7169425 | Size exclusion chromatography process for the preparation of an improved soy protein-containing composition Relatively low molecular weight components which contribute undesirable flavor, odor, appearance, functionality, and/or other characteristics to soy protein materials may be removed, in accordance with the present invention, by treating the materials with a size exc... | 01/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7122582 | Production method of porous spherical particles of vinyl polymer The present invention provides a method of producing porous spherical particles, which includes suspension polymerization of a multifunctional monomer having two or more vinyl groups and a vinyl monomer having one vinyl group in an aqueous medium in the presence of ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7026366 | Thermoplastic elastomers having enhanced foaming an physical properties An olefinic thermoplastic elastomer composition which includes an acrylic-modified polytetrafluoroethylene. When foamed, such compositions produce a very soft foam with improved processing properties and physical characteristics. A process of foaming and foamed arti... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7005492 | Copolymer rubber, and foamed article, vulcanized rubber, profile extrusion molded rubber and hose for water comprising said copolymer rubber There is provided an ethylene-α-olefin-non-conjugated diene copolymer rubber satisfying the following requirements (1) to (4): (1) a ratio of a Z-average molecular chain length (Az) measured according to a gel permeation chromatog... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6960619 | Foamable photo-polymerized composition Acrylic composition for use in variety of indoor or outdoor sealing applications, where it is required to seal, to fill or to repair cracks, joints, gaps etc. in concrete, masonry, stone, wood or other constructional materials. The composition comprises acryl... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6897247 | High internal phase polymeric emulsion composition A high internal phase emulsion composition comprising: a) at least three components; b) component A is a polymer, monomer or mixture thereof; c) component B is a polymer; d) component C is a compatiblizer; e) substantially no voids; and wherein the volume fraction o... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6852764 | Blend for masterbatches Provided is a blend comprising: a) from 20 to 60 wt % of a thermoplastic elastomer; b) from 8 to 30 wt % of a vinylaromatic polymer; c) from 10 to 30 wt % of one or more processing aid; d) from 0 to 20 wt % of one or more additives. ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6759080 | Process for making foams by photopolymerization of emulsions The invention discloses methods for making foams by photopolymerizing 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 disclosed. Artic... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6734218 | Process for producing foamed rubber There are provided: (i) a process for producing a foamed rubber having a density of less than 0.50 g/cm3, which comprises the step of foaming and cross-linking a rubber composition containing (i) an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer rubber, (ii) a vulca... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6730710 | Rubber composition for tire and process of production thereof A rubber composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a diene rubber and 0.5 to 20 parts by weight of a foaming agent-containing resin containing 5 to 65% by weight of a chemical foaming agent, wherein the resin is mainly a polyolefin resin which is not co-crosslin... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6720361 | Foamable thermoplastic elastomer composition and method of producing the same It is an object of the present invention to provide a foamable thermoplastic elastomer composition which produces a stable foam. The present invention provides a foamable thermoplastic elastomer composition which contains: (a) 10 to 90 parts by weight of one ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6703432 | Moisture adsorbing and desorbing material An object of the present invention is to provide a water adsorbing/desorbing organic polymer material having excellent water adsorbing/desorbing performance and which is inexpensive and readily disposable by incineration or the like. In order to attain th... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6635727 | Ethylene copolymer rubber, process for producing the same, and use The ethylenic copolymer rubber according to the present invention is a novel and useful ethylenic copolymer rubber which can be cross-linked at a high velocity and is superior in scorching stability, in workability and in moldability, of which cross-linke... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6602928 | Packing material and cartridge for solid phase extraction A packing material for solid phase extraction, which is a particle having an exclusion limit molecular weight of 1×103 to 1.5×104 in gel permeation chromatography using a standard polystyrene as the sample. A column for solid phase... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6573305 | Foams made by photopolymerization of emulsions The invention discloses methods for making foams by photopolymerizing 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 discl... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6573307 | Process for making fluorinated polymer adsorbent particles A process to make particles by anaerobic reaction of a water-insoluble solution of organic compounds comprising (a) a monomer selected from C2-4 alkylene glycol esters of a C3-6 acrylic acid and a divinyl benzene; (b) a polyfluorinat... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6569911 | Manufacturing method and article produced by the method A method of manufacturing a support media from a cross-linked polymerisate based on vinyl compounds, and exhibiting residual vinyl groups. The characteristic feature of the method is that the polymerisate is subjected to a heating step that preferably is ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6550508 | Rubber composition for tire tread having high performance on ice and pneumatic tire using the same A rubber composition for a tire tread, or a pneumatic tire using the same in a tire tread portion, wherein the tread portion contains a diene rubber; and carbon black and/or silica; and a gas-encapsulated thermoplastic resin and, further, a short fiber, a... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6515037 | Polypropylene base resin composition for foam-molding, foamed article using the same composition, production process for the same foamed article and foam-molded product using the foamed-article A polypropylene base resin composition for foam-molding which use's a propylene.cndot.,ω-diene base copolymer containing a small amount of ,ω-diene and obtained by copolymerizing propylene with a specific amount of ,ω-diene in the ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6509386 | Porous insulating compounds and method for making same A method of forming a porous insulating composition comprising the steps of (A) providing at least one organic sacrificial material/dielectric material composition comprising at least one organic sacrificial material and at least one dielectric material; ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6482867 | Polymer packing material for liquid chromatography and a producing method thereof There are disclosed a polymer packing material suitable for liquid chromatography and a producing method thereof. The polymer packing material having a polymer particle based on a styrene skeleton with monodispersed particle distribution can be obtained b... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6479559 | Chlorinated vinyl chloride resin composition for siding extrusion molding and siding molded article using the same There is obtained a chlorinated vinyl chloride resin composition from which a siding molded article having good appearance and excellent heat resistance, impact resistance and weatherability is obtained. A chlorinated vinyl chloride resin composition for ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6472443 | Porous polymer media Highly crosslinked monolithic porous polymer materials for chromatographic applications. By using solvent compositions that provide not only for polymerization of acrylate monomers in such a fashion that a porous polymer network is formed prior to phase s... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6465534 | Elastic sponge A sponge including an elastic material having a lipid, such as an oil, a fat, or a combination thereof, integrally formed therewith. The elastic material includes an amount from between 0.5 to 20 parts by weight of the lipid, and the lipid is selected fro... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6458863 | Vibration damping, resinous, open cell cellular bodies A vibration damping, resinous, open cell cellular body is disclosed. The body has a base material thereof which consists essentially of a mixture of a tri-block copolymer as a combination of polystyrene and vinyl-polyisoprene and an ethylene series resin.... | 10/01/2002 |
