Bizarre Patents
A vest or belt is integrally formed with tubular, pet receiving passageways which extend around the wearer's body and terminate in pocket-like chambers for feeding and retrieval.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of PatentStorm
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest patents by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Got questions? Ask a Patent Expert!
Registered users: Manage your profile, comments and alerts.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7354503 | Fire retardant composite panel product and a method and system for fabricating same In one embodiment, a fire retardant composite panel material is fabricated. A water-based slurry comprising partially soluble boric acid and borax pentahydrate solids is created. An adhesive used in the composite panel fabrication process is added to fibers. The wat... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7307108 | Compositions and composites of cellulosic and lignocellulosic materials and resins, and methods of making the same Cellulosic or lignocellulosic materials, and compositions and composites made therefrom, are disclosed. ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7265169 | Adhesive compositions and methods of using and making the same Adhesive compositions produced from abundant and renewable resources such as lignocellulosic materials, particularly decayed lignocellulosic materials or demethylated lignin. Other components present in particular examples of the adhesive compositions include relati... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7252041 | Flame retardant polyolefin pallets and flame retardant master batch for their production Polyolefin-based pallets capable of passing standard pallet flammability tests are prepared by molding the pallet or one or more subassemblies thereof, of a polyolefin molding resin containing a flame retardant package containing magnesium hydroxide, and optionally ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7235605 | Crystalline biodegradable resin composition A crystalline biodegradable resin composition obtained by annealing a composition comprising an aliphatic polyester and a modified elastomer. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7186457 | Cellulosic composite component A component such as a siding panel comprised of a PVC/wood flour composite. Another embodiment is a component such as a siding panel that is made from a PVC/CPE/wood flour composite. The cellulosic composite may be extruded through a die and then bent into the shape... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175907 | Beneficiated fiber and composite A beneficiated fiber and composite including a fiber having a lumen with voids. A suspension including a bonding agent, chemical blowing agent, and catalyst is drawn into the lumen by a capillary action to beneficiate the fiber. The beneficiated fiber may be imbedde... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7160622 | Oil repelling agent An oil repelling agent to coat a dynamic pressure device, such as a fluid dynamic pressure bearing device, includes a UV coloring agent, a fluorine-based polymer and a solvent. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the concentration of the UV coloring agent c... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7144932 | Low-friction, high-dispersion synthetic resin composition containing fine particles of RB ceramic or CRB ceramic and a method for its preparation A synthetic resin composition includes at least one synthetic resin and RBC or CRBC particles dispersed in the resin. A method for preparing a synthetic resin composition includes mixing RBC or CRBC particles with a synthetic resin at a temperature near the melting ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7066110 | Method of manufacturing granulated body for absorbing excrement of animals Moisture absorbing efficiency of excrement is enhanced by providing a high degree of porosity and a high porosity ratio to a hydraulic granulated body and a non-hydraulic granulated body in a method of manufacturing a granulated body for absorbing excrement of anima... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7017352 | Cooling of extruded and compression molded materials The present invention relates to a system and a method for cooling extruded and molded materials. The present invention is especially useful to thoroughly cool an extrudate by directing a cooling fluid toward a surface of the extrudate (e.g., an interior surface tha... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6972144 | Composite structural material and method of making same A composite structural material suitable, for example, as a replacement for wooden boards, is disclosed. It comprises a dimensionally stable core material ensheathed in a dimensionally stable, laminar covering that is adherent to the core material. The laminar cover... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6930221 | Absorbent structure having improved absorption properties An absorbent structure in an absorbent article such as a diaper, a pant diaper, an incontinence guard, a sanitary napkin or the like, includes a combination of a porous material such as fibers and/or foam, and at least 50% by weight of a superabsorbent material in a... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6922941 | Method for making a plant-cultivating web from excretive sludge of domestic animals A method for making a plant-cultivating web or sheet from excretive sludge of domestic animals includes collecting sludge; concentrating the sludge; stabilizing the sludge; dehydrating the sludge; mixing the sludge with polyvinyl acetate (PVAC), wherein the mixing r... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6448307 | Compositions of texturized fibrous materials The invention is based on the discovery that texturized cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials can be combined with many different matrix materials, including organic matrices (e.g., thermosetting resins, elastomers, asphalts, lignins, or tars) to pr... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6444730 | Mixture of a vegetable residue and a water-absorbing polymer product The invention relates to a storable and transportable and optionally utilizable mixture containing vegetable residues and at least one polymer product which absorbs water and/or aqueous liquids. The invention also relates to a process for producing said m... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6387386 | Controlled delivery compositions and processes for treating organisms in a column of water or on land Controlled release compositions of matter are disclosed comprising complexes for treating a population of one or more aquatic organisms in a column of water. The complexes comprise at least one system wherein the system comprises at least one bioactive ag... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6258876 | Cellulosic fiber composites Composites of a resin and texturized cellulosic or lignocellulosic fiber, and methods for forming the composites, are disclosed.... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6207729 | Texturized cellulosic and lignocellulosic materials and compositions and composites made therefrom Texturized cellulosic or lignocellulosic materials, and compositions and composites made therefrom, are disclosed.... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6169128 | Plastic/rubber composition By employing the present invention, a process for manufacturing products from discarded rubber and plastic material is achieved wherein compositions of vulcanized rubber and thermoplastic polymers, particularly those of the olefinic branch, are intermixed... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6013684 | Method for recycling a cured phenolic resin into a molded article and a vacuum thermal insulator of the molded article There is disclosed a method for recycling a cured phenolic resin by (a) heating a cured phenolic resin to form a thermal decomposition product having a residue, (b) separating said residue from said thermal decomposition product, (c) pulverizing said sepa... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6001382 | Controlled delivery compositions and processes for treating organisms in a column of water or on land Controlled release compositions of matter are disclosed comprising complexes for treating a population of one or more aquatic organisms in a column of water. The complexes comprise at least one system wherein the system comprises at least one bioactive ag... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5990196 | Surface-layer structure of soil having weed emergence inhibitor activity and method of weed emergence inhibition The present invention provides a ground surface structure for prevention of weed growing. The structure includes a germination-preventing sheet (2) resistant to penetration of buds of a plant and laid over the surface of a selected ground (1). The structu... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5977193 | Reclaiming epsilon-caprolactam from nylon 6 carpet &3xb5;-Caprolactam is continuously recovered from carpet made from nylon 6 face fibers and a backing. The carpet is fed to a separator to prepare scrap containing nylon 6 and auxiliary materials. The scrap from the separator is fed to a depolymerizing rea... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5973035 | Cellulosic fiber composites Composites of a resin and texturized cellulosic or lignocellulosic fiber, and methods for forming the composites, are disclosed.... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5859236 | Process for preparation of lignin and microcellulose The method of the invention involves treating cellulosic vegetable matter (the "Feed Stocks") for the selective recovery of lignin (when present in the feed-stock), cellulose and hemicelluloses by: (1) reducing the material to be processed to an appropria... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5788867 | Method of stabilizing red mud waste slurries This invention relates to processes for modifying the flow characteristics of slurries, particularly mineral slurries such as red mud from the Bayer process, using water-soluble polymeric emulsions to increase the slurries' angle of repose.... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5656674 | Method for working up waste materials The invention manufactures mechanical strong objects from a mixture of a plurality of fractions, which together have a high filling grade by accommodating them in plastic, preferably a thermosetter of the low viscosity type. The plastic is preferably resi... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5412025 | Method to reactor-fill polyolefins by employing a sticky prepolymer as a blending and compatibilizing agent The present invention relates to a process to in-situ reactor-fill polyolefins. More specifically, the instant invention provides a process to reactor-fill polyolefins comprising the steps of (a) adding a sufficient amount of alpha-olefin to a filler prio... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5384343 | Water absorbing polymers A water absorbing particulate polymer material wherein the polymer material when in dry powder form has a particle size of about 50 μm to about 500 μm and wherein the particles consist of internally bonded finer particles which finer particles have a si... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5312858 | Construction article from waste materials and method of making the same A construction article manufactured from recycled waste materials is provided which efficiently utilizes a variety of ordinary refuse materials in providing a high-strength article. The article may be constructed of either ash as well as unburnt material ... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5252614 | Process for separating polyethylene terephthalate from polyvinyl chloride This invention reveals a process for recovering polyethylene terephthalate flakes from a recycle stream containing polyethylene terephthalate flakes and polyvinyl chloride flakes which comprises: (1) treating the recycle stream with (a) at least one inorg... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5250586 | Method for the production of finely divided water soluble polymers A composition including an oil and particles of a solid, water soluble flocculant polymer substantially immiscible with the oil provides ready dispersibility of the polymer in aqueous fluids. Desirably, the composition is substantially free of surfactants... | 10/05/1993 |
| 4828761 | Process for impregnating a concrete or cement body with a polymeric material A process for impregnating cementitious solids with polymeric materials by blending polymeric materials in a grout, allowing the grout to cure, and contacting the resulting solidified grout containing the polymeric materials with an organic mixture contai... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4795764 | Poly(oxyalkylene) poly(aliphatic isocyanate) prepolymer and polyurea polymer derived therefrom by reaction with polyamine Air is mechanically entrained in an aqueous solution of surfactant, polyamine reactant, and low moisture sensitive poly(oxyalkylene) poly(aliphatic isocyanate) prepolymer the poly(oxyalkylene) portion of which contains sufficient oxyethylene units to rend... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4623499 | Method for manufacture of shaped article of organic substance A method for manufacturing shaped articles of organic substance is disclosed, which comprises mixing an organic substance as raw material with a binder, filling a die with the resultant binder-containing mixture, compressing the mixture in a prescribed sh... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4495310 | Method of forming a urethane prepolymer and its use in consolidating aggregate material A method of forming a urethane prepolymer comprising the steps of gradually adding an isocyanate compound to a hydrophilic polyether or polyester compound without substantial added mixing whereby a relatively dense isocyanate layer and a polyether or poly... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4454259 | Process for the preparation of polyaddition products of isocyanates and denatured biomasses, their use as reactive fillers and as plant nutrients and a process for the production of sheets or shaped articles using the polyaddition products The instant invention is directed to a process for the production of denatured polyaddition products of biomasses and isocyanates, comprising reacting (A) from 5 to 98%, by weight, based on (A)+(B), of a biomass based on microorganisms or derivative and d... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4393166 | Process for the preparation of polyaddition products of isocyanates and denatured biomasses, their use as reactive fillers and as plant nutrients and a process for the production of sheets or shaped articles using the polyaddition products The instant invention is directed to a process for the production of denatured polyaddition products of biomasses and isocyanates, comprising reacting (A) from 5 to 98%, by weight, based on (A)+(B), of a biomass based on microorganisms or derivative and d... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4157322 | Water diverting gel compositions This invention relates to the recovery of oil from underground deposits. The invention relates to novel gel compositions consisting of water, a polysaccharide polymer, an acid generating salt and a melamine resin. The invention also relates to the method ... | 06/05/1979 |