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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6825251 | Organo-acid phosphate treated pigments A unique treatment for pigments is provided. This treatment, which uses certain organo-acid phosphate molecules, imparts improved physical and chemical qualities including lacing resistance, improved dispersion and decreased chemical reactivity when these treated pi... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6822020 | Tetrahalosilane blends for treating silica Modified silica fillers are prepared by contacting silica with blends or mixtures containing diorganodihalosilanes and tetrahalosilanes in weight ratios of 1:0.1 to 1:2, respectively. While dialkyldichlorosilanes and tetrahalosilanes such as dimethyldichlorosilane a... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6818685 | Ink-receptive coatings and recording medium prepared therefrom The coating composition comprises inorganic oxide, e.g., silica, in combination with a binder system comprising a mixture of a water soluble polymer and non-ionic latex polymer. The composition may contain optional dye mordant (e.g., cationic polymer). It is found t... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6818684 | Methods and compositions involving polar monomers and multivalent cations The present invention is directed, in part, to improved polymer compositions and processes for preparing same. Specifically, in one embodiment, there is provided a process for preparing a polymer, wherein the process comprises: providing a reaction mixture comprisin... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6797391 | Stain resistant coating compositions, methods of coating and coated articles A nonstaining coating composition which comprises as essential components (A) a specific aliphatic sulfonic acid compound or amine salt thereof, (B) a compound having per molecule at least one functional group selected among carboxly, a carboxly anhydride group, and... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6794428 | Carbon black coupler A coupler is described for use in carbon black filled rubber compositions. The coupler includes an amine group and a thiol group or a polysulfidic linkage. The coupler improves the interaction of the carbon black with the rubber as measured by a decrease in the tan ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6790881 | Adhesive composition A single-liquid type adhesive composition contains a main agent, an imidazole serving as a hardener, and a hardening promoter for increased hardening speed. The imidazole has its surface covered by a thermoplastic resin, and the hardening promoter is provided by a m... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6790878 | Ink, ink set, ink cartridge, recording unit, image recording process and image recording apparatus Disclosed herein is an ink comprising a pigment and a resin encapsulating a coloring material. The ink can provide an image high in optical density and excellent in rub-off resistance, water fastness and resistance to line marker, and exhibits excellent ejection sta... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6784226 | Process for producing a styrenic resin composition A process for producing a styrenic resin composition includes the step of compounding a styrenic resin with greater than 2 wt % water and an antioxidant which is prepared by blending (a) 20 to 99.9 wt % of organic phosphite or phosphonite with (b) 0.1 to 80 wt % of ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6783846 | Use of alkylhydroxyalkyl cellulose possibly in combination with a carboxymethyl cellulose for the improvement of gloss and printability The present invention relates to use of an alkylhydroxyalkyl cellulose, which has alkyl groups having 1-3 carbon atoms and hydroxyalkyl groups having 2-3 carbon atoms, is free from hydrophobically modifying alkyl groups having at least 4 carbon atoms and has a turbi... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6780901 | Ink, ink-jet recording method, ink-jet recording apparatus, and coloring material An ink is provided which is capable of forming a recorded image with improved water resistance and improved ozone resistance of recorded images which are not achievable by conventional aqueous inks employing a water-soluble dye as the coloring agent, and also capabl... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6770695 | Time release calcium sulfate matrix for bone augmentation An implant composition having controlled resorption rate in vivo for stimulating bone growth, a method of making the implant composition, and a kit of implant materials are disclosed. The implant composition includes a calcium sulfate compound, polymer containing pa... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6770690 | Silicone rubber compositions for rubber construction materials A silicone rubber composition for use in rubber construction materials contains dispersed particles having a photocatalytic activity. The particles are surface-treated with a compound that can easily be deteriorated by the photocatalytic activity under outdoor expos... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6765047 | Microencapsulation of red phosphorus A method for microencapsulating red phosphorus in polymerized urea resorcinol formaldehyde resin is disclosed. The method entails (i) preparing an aqueous mixture containing urea, resorcinol and formaldehyde, (ii) adding hexamethylene tetramine and optionally water ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6765041 | Organo-acid phosphate treated pigments A unique treatment for pigments is provided. This treatment, which uses certain organo-acid phosphate molecules, imparts improved physical and chemical qualities including lacing resistance, improved dispersion and decreased chemical reactivity when these treated pi... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6759451 | Surface-modified inorganic oxide powder, process for producing the same, and use thereof A surface modified inorganic oxide powder is provided, which includes inorganic oxide particles having a surface modified with a mixed solution, which includes an organopoly-siloxane and a silane compound, in the presence of an acid or a base. ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6750282 | Flameproof polymer composition The invention relates to a flameproof, essentially halogen-free polymer composition, containing the following: a) 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic, cross-linkable or cross-linked, elastomeric and/or duroplastic polymer; b) 10 to 200 parts by weight of magnesiu... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6750271 | Polymer particles The present invention provides polymer particles being capable of stably maintaining a hydrophobic protecting agent for skin and/or hair and a method of treating fibers by the polymer particles. It is polymer particles having a volume average particle diameter of 0.... | 06/15/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6737451 | Thermally stable, high temperature, samarium cobalt molding compound A magnetic compound is formed comprising: (1) 25% to 50% by volume of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS); (2) 50% to 70% by volume of coated samarium cobalt (the coating comprising 1 to 30% Kaolin by weight of the coating and 70 to 99% potassium silicate by volume of the c... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6737108 | Microcapsulating conductive metal particles with polymerized monomers A process for producing a MC-type conductive filler includes treating minute metallic particles with a coupling agent, preparing an oil phase of the coupling agent-treated minute metallic particles and a reactive substance A, the reactive substance A directly contac... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6737157 | Coating type reinforcement composition of sheet metal The present invention provides a coating type reinforcement composition of sheet metal which can be applied under warming for ensuring satisfactory levels of tensile rigidity and resistance to dent of a thin sheet metal mainly due to weight reduction of an automobil... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6734227 | Optical elements comprising a fluoropolymer surface treatment The present invention relates to optical elements comprising fluorochemical surface treatments. The invention further relates to articles such as retroreflective sheetings, pavement markings and beaded projection screens comprising a binder and the surface treated o... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6734228 | Water-based resin composition A thermosetting water-based resin composition comprising an oil-soluble initiator of which a temperature for one-minute half-life is from 90° to 270 ° C. and a polycondensation resin comprising an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid having a radical-polymerizable unsatu... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6727306 | Polymer resins having reduced frictional properties The invention is a polymer resin that includes between about 20 and 200 ppm of an inert particulate additive, preferably selected from the group consisting of surface-modified talc and surface-modified calcium carbonate. The polymer resin is capable of being formed ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6723779 | Low-temperature film-forming latex based on hydrophobic polymers having a core/shell structure without coalescents A latex which forms a film by evaporation at a temperature of less than 40° C. is based on hydrophobic polymer particles having a core/shell structure. The particles consist of 70 to 90% by weight of at least one polymer with a soft character having a glass transit... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6720368 | Matt, thixotropic paint formulation The invention provides a matt, thixotropic paint formulation comprising a resin system and a matting agent. The matting agent comprises a hydrophobic metal oxide, which has a surface moiety (i.e., one or more surface moieties) selected from the group consisting of t... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6716903 | Coating composition for the manufacture of printable coated paper and board, component of the coating composition and process for the manufacture of paper and board A coating mix for the production of coated paper and board is described in form of an aqueous dispersion with a solids content of 50 to 80% consisting of pigments, binders, and additives. The coating mix exhibits thixotropic flow characteristics and is characterized... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6713543 | Pigments treated with organo-phosphoric acids and their salts A unique treatment for pigments is provided. This treatment, which uses certain organo-phosphoric acids and/or their salts, imparts improved physical and chemical qualities including lacing resistance, improved dispersion and decreased chemical reactivity when these... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6713532 | Solid polymer dispersions and method for their preparation Solid blends of rubbery polymers and amorphous or crystalline polymers, said blends being free-flowing at temperatures lower than the glass transition temperature or crystalline melting temperature of the amorphous or crystalline polymer, are prepared by intimate mi... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6710104 | Organic/inorganic hybrid hydrogel and manufacturing method therefor The present invention provides a novel organic/inorganic hybrid hydrogel which is superior in homogeneity, transparency, mechanical properties, and in swelling and shrinking properties, a manufacturing method therefore, and a dry body of the organic/inorganic hybrid... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6699586 | Organosilicon nano/microhybrid or microhybrid system composition for scratch and abrasion resistant coatings Organosilicon nano/microhybrid systems or microhybrid systems having nanoscale and/or microscale oxide particles (KA--O), and an organosilicon shell with at least one organosilicon constituent of the general formula Ia ##STR1## wherein the organosili... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6686409 | Method of making a multi-phase aggregate using a multi-stage process A method of making an aggregate having a carbon phase and a silicon-containing species phase is described and includes introducing a carbon black-yielding feedstock and a silicon-containing compound feedstock into different stages of a multi-stage reactor... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6682660 | Ultrasonically generated paramagnetic polymer particles A composite paramagnetic particle and method of making are provided. In one aspect of the invention, a particle comprising a multitude of submicron polymer bead aggregates covalently cross-linked to each other to form larger diameter particles is presente... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6683122 | Filler mixtures A filler mixture comprising an organophilic layer silicate obtainable by treatment of a natural or synthetic layer silicate with a swelling agent selected from sulfonium, phosphonium and ammonium compounds (salts of melamine compounds and cyclic amidine c... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6680007 | Conductive resin compositions and electronic parts using the same A conductive resin composition comprising (A) an epoxy resin, (B) a phenolic resin, (C) a curing accelerator, and (D) a conductive filler is provided wherein component (A) and/or (B) is a copolymer obtained by reacting an epoxy resin or phenolic resin wit... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6664315 | Nanocomposites of dendritic polymers In the present invention, an inorganic reactant is, or reactants are, localized with respect to a dendritic polymer by physical constraint within or by a non-covalent conjugation to the dendritic polymer. The localized inorganic reactant or reactants is/a... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6664312 | Particle having an attached halide group and methods of making the same A modified particle or aggregate is disclosed wherein a particle has an attached group having the formula: ##STR1## wherein the substituents are defined in the disclosure. Modified particles with attached polymers are also disclosed as well as methods of ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6652968 | Pressure activated electrically conductive material A pressure activated electrically conductive polymeric matrix material that is doped with particulate filler material. Electrical conductivity is pressure activated with a change in electrical resistance; specifically, with no pressure applied, the materi... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6649672 | Binding agents modified by nanoparticles for coating agents and use of the same Binders suitable for coating compositions, obtainable by reaction of one or more epoxy-functional binders with carboxyl-functional nanoparticles, and coating compositions containing them and the use thereof.... | 11/18/2003 |
