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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7863342 | Fire resistant materials A method for forming a fire resistant material is disclosed. The method comprises providing a plurality of expandable beads of a polymeric material. The beads are coated with an exfoliable graphite. The exfoliable graphite is adhered to the beads with a resin having... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7807729 | Heat-expanded microspheres, production process thereof, heat-expandable microspheres and application thereof A production process for heat-expanded microspheres includes the step of providing a gaseous fluid containing heat-expandable microspheres, which includes a shell of thermoplastic resin and a blowing agent encapsulated therein having a boiling point not higher than ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7772294 | Fire resistant materials A method for forming a fire resistant material is disclosed. The method comprises providing a plurality of expandable beads of a polymeric material. The beads are coated with an exfoliable graphite. The exfoliable graphite is adhered to the beads with a resin having... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7368167 | Ultra low density thermally clad microspheres and method of making same Microsphere beads are mixed with a surface barrier solid, liquid or mixture of such a liquid with a solid effective to prevent agglomeration and surface bonding of the microspheres; by the control of the application of heat and balancing temperature and active mixin... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7358216 | Lubricant compositions and methods A process is disclosed for manufacturing a lubricant composition comprising combining a superabsorbent polymer with a material for decreasing friction between moving surfaces. The superabsorbent polymer absorbs from about 25 to greater than 100 times its weight in w... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351752 | Thermo-expansive microspheres, their production process and their application The present invention provides thermo-expansive microspheres comprising thermoplastic resinous shell and a blowing agent being encapsulated in the shell, the blowing agent which is a fluorine-containing C2-10 compound having ether linkage, being free of c... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348377 | Fluoropolymer sealant A heat sealable tape of a copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and at least about 15% by weight of a highly fluorinated monomer. The copolymer has a melt viscosity of no greater than about 1000 Pa·S at 372° C. and an application temperature of no greater than about 25... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338926 | Lubricant compositions and methods A process is disclosed for manufacturing a lubricant composition comprising combining a superabsorbent polymer with a material for decreasing friction between moving surfaces. The superabsorbent polymer absorbs from about 25 to greater than 100 times its weight in w... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7300973 | Composition for recovering hydrocarbon fluids from a subterranean reservoir A composition comprising expandable cross linked polymeric microparticles having an unexpanded volume average particle size diameter of from about 0.05 to about 10 microns and a cross linking agent content of about 6,000 to less than about 9,000 ppm of labile cross ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297718 | Method of producing substantially spherical lyogels in water insoluble silylating agents A method of producing substantially spherical lyogels in water insoluble silylating agents is provided. The present invention refers to a method of producing substantially spherical lyogels in which a) a lyosol is provided, b) the lyosol obtained in step a) is trans... | 11/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7276290 | Cryogenic insulation Putty-like gap-filling compounds for insulation that can be utilized at temperatures from about −420° F. (−250° C.) up to about 500° F. (260° C.) are described herein. Embodiments of these compounds contain about 25-50 volume percent base material, about 50-... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7259189 | Expanded polypropylene resin beads and process for the production thereof A process for the production of expanded beads, including kneading a base resin containing a polypropylene resin and having a tensile modulus of at least 1,200 MPa together with a mixture of a coloring agent and a thermoplastic polymer having a tensile modulus lower... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255738 | Lightweight cementitious composite material A lightweight cementitious composite material includes expanded synthetic polymer particulate having a particle size of between 0.0625 and 0.5 inches. A dispersant coating on said particulate suppresses electrostatic attraction between particulate particles. A matri... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7192989 | Method and expansion device for preparing expanded thermoplastic microspheres The present invention relates to a method of preparing expanded thermoplastic microspheres, comprising charging thermally expandable microspheres into an expansion device comprising rotating feeding means enveloped by a hollow body, and one or more scrapers. The inv... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7049365 | Fluoropolymer sealant A heat sealable tape of a copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and at least about 15% by weight of a highly fluorinated monomer. The copolymer has a melt viscosity of no greater than about 1000 Pa·S at 372° C. and an application temperature of no greater than about 25... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6998107 | Composition comprising low density microspheres Low density microspheres, methods for preparing same, and use of same as contrast agents are described. The microspheres have a void having a volume that comprises at least about 75% of the total volume of the microspheres, and which contains a gas or the vapor of a... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6964940 | Method of preparing quaternized amidoamine surfactants This invention is a method of preparing a quaternized amidoamine surfactant comprising reacting an amidotertiaryamine of formula with methyl halide and alkylene oxide, an aqueous quaternized amidoamine surfactant composition, a gelled aqueous composition comprising ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6956067 | Expanded polypropylene resin bead and process of producing same Expanded, substantially non-crosslinked polypropylene resin beads capable of producing a high rigidity foamed molding at a relatively low temperature. The beads are produced by a process including a step of dispersing substantially non-crosslinked polypropylene resi... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6866936 | Articles with hydrophilic coating A water-based coating composition suitable for preparing hydrophilic surfaces on various articles is provided which includes a supporting polymer having functional moieties capable of undergoing crosslinking reactions, said supporting polymer soluble in or emulsifie... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6864298 | Expandable polyolefin particles The invention relates to expandable polyolefin beads which comprise blowing agent and have been coated with from 0.01 to 3% by weight of a salt and/or ester of a long-chain fatty acid, preferably with calcium stearate, to prevent caking during foaming. ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6800666 | Hydrophilic, open-cell, elastic foams with a melamine/formaldehyde resin base, production thereof and use thereof in hygiene products Hydrophilic open-celled resilient foams containing melamine-formaldehyde resins, characterized by a droplet absorption rate of less than 5 seconds and an EU standard EN ISO 14184-1 formaldehyde emission of less than 100 mg of formaldehyde/kg of foam, and obtainable ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6746759 | Cellular plastic material based on phenolic resin A resin mixture for forming a stable closed cell foam contains a phenolic resole, a chain extending agent, and as curing agents, a base, and an ester and/or an aliphatic carbonate. The chain extending agent is especially an epoxy resin and/or a phenolic novalak resi... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6743830 | Construction board materials with engineered microstructures The present invention discloses a composition of matter for use in wallboard in the construction that has a morphology of pores and a network of interconnected inorganic particles that are coated with a thin layer of organic binder. The process used to produce the w... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6667350 | Calcium borate infused foam building materials and the like and method of making same An insect resistant foam building material includes calcium borate incorporated therein in sufficient quantity to provide insect resistance. Calcium borate may be incorporated in expanded polystyrene or extruded polystyrene foam materials as part of the f... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6646018 | Anti-lumping compounds for use with expandable polystyrene beads An anti-lumping agent for use with expandable polystyrene beads is disclosed. The expandable polystyrene beads comprise a styrene or styrene derivative polymer in combination with a blowing agent. Typical blowing agents are C3 -C6 hy... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6476088 | Polyolefin foam beads having high density crust and method for manufacturing the same Polyolefin foam bead having a high-density crust and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The novel polyolefin foam bead having an surface layer (crust) which is higher in density than its inner structure can be manufactured by the method co... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6476087 | Method of manufacturing syntactic foam A method of manufacturing syntactic foam is disclosed which includes the steps of combining a polymer, microspheres and a solvent to form a slurry. At least a portion of the solvent is removed through a porous wick, and conditions are applied which substa... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6444714 | Method for producing expandable polystyrene particles A process for preparing expandable particulate styrene polymers wherein from 5 to 50% by weight of expanded graphite and also, if desired, from 2 to 20% by weight of a phosphorus compound, are present as flame retardants, by suspension polymerization of s... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6355698 | Substantially anhydrous foaming agent and process for producing the same It provides a blowing agent which is significantly inhibited from solidification and is exceedingly useful as a blowing agent satisfactory in flowability, dispersibility into resins, and the like, even after the lapse of a prolonged period of time, and a ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6350511 | Melamine resin foam The invention relates to open-celled melamine foams which have improved fire performance and whose cell-structure surface has been to some extent or entirely coated with an ammonium salt.... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6277491 | Expandable thermoplastic resin beads and molded foam made from the same An object of the invention is to prevent an oil from penetrating into a vessel obtained from expandable thermoplastic resin beads through molding. The above object is achieved by expandable thermoplastic resin beads whose surface or surface layer is coated or ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6274231 | Support with super-absorbent material, method for the preparation thereof and use The invention relates to a support provided with super-absorbent material to be manufactured by causing suitable monomers to polymerize in the presence of a catalyst in order to obtain a polymer solution, adding a cross-linking agent to the polymer soluti... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6271272 | Expandable polystyrene composition, expanded beads and moulded parts The present invention relates to a homogeneous composition of an expandable styrene polymer in the form of beads comprising (a) 100 parts b.w. of a styrene polymer having a weight-average molecular mass of 150,000 to 300,000 and a residual monomer content... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6238799 | Articles prepared from water-based hydrophilic coating compositions A water-based coating composition suitable for preparing hydrophilic surfaces on various articles is provided which includes a supporting polymer having functional moieties capable of undergoing crosslinking reactions, said supporting polymer soluble in o... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6225361 | Expanded hollow micro sphere composite beads and method for their production The invention provides expanded hollow micro sphere composite beads and a process for producing the beads. According to the invention, finely divided calcium carbonate can be uniformly deposited on expanded hollow thermoplastic polymer micro spheres by a ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6221926 | Expandable polystyrene resin beads, process for the preparation of them, and foam made by using the same Foamable modified polystyrene resin particles (E) comprising a particle of a modified polystyrene resin (C) containing a blowing agent (D), wherein the modified polystyrene resin (C) comprises conjugated diene polymer rubber particles (B) dispersed unifor... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6214895 | Method for making a polyvinyl acetal sponge packing for use in the nasal, sinus and otic cavities Nasal, sinus and otic packings exhibiting a less adherent surface when in contact with tissue and being less traumatic on removal are prepared. In a first embodiment, polyvinyl acetal foamed packing material undergoes a surface modification imparting a no... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6214260 | Conductive elastomeric foams by in-situ vapor phase polymerization of pyrroles A conductive elastomeric foam composite is presented, comprising an elastomer foam and polypyrrole, thiophene, or aniline and derivatives thereof. The foam is manufactured by first diffusing an oxidant into the dense polymer phase of a solvent-swollen foa... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6153658 | Process for the preparation of polymer particles A process for the preparation of expandable polymer particles containing a polymer of a vinylarene monomer and a foaming agent, which process comprises: 1) polymerizing, by suspension polymerization, 100 parts by weight of a vinylarene monomer, in the pre... | 11/28/2000 |
