Did You Know...
...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7351510 | Toner for electrophotography A toner for electrophotography, containing a low-softening point polyester-based resin having a softening point of from 80° to 120° C.; and a high-softening point polyester-based resin having a softening point of higher than 120° C. and 160° C. or lower, wherein... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338698 | Homogeneously branched ethylene polymer carpet, carpet backing and method for making same The present invention pertains to carpet and methods of making carpet. In one aspect, the carpet includes (a) a primary backing which has a face and a back surface, (b) a plurality of fibers attached to the primary backing and extending from the face of the primary ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329696 | Aqueous synthetic resin dispersion A aqueous dispersion comprising particles of at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a polyaddition type resin, a polycondensation type resin, an addition condensation type resin, a ring-opening-polymerization type resin and an addition polymerizati... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7314900 | Aqueous dispersions and aqueous electrodepositable primers The invention relates to aqueous dispersions and aqueous electrodepositable primers made with the aqueous dispersions of the invention. The aqueous dispersion of the invention requires the use of a polymer (a) comprising one or more water dispersible groups per mole... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7247661 | Masterbatch pellet mixture A mixture including a high specific gravity masterbatch pellets group (A) with specific gravity within a range from 1.8 to 3.5, and a low specific gravity masterbatch pellets group (B) with specific gravity within a range from 0.5 to 1.6. The high specific gravity m... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7199179 | Curable aqueous composition and use as heat-resistant nonwoven binder A curable aqueous composition including (a) a polyacid including at least two carboxylic acid groups, anhydride groups, or salts thereof; (b) a polyol including at least two hydroxyl groups; and (c) an emulsion polymer including, as copolymerized units, greater than... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7186443 | Systems and methods for dispensing an anti-traction, mobility denial material Systems and methods for dispensing an anti-traction, mobility denial material on a target surface. In various exemplary embodiments, a method of dispensing an anti-traction material on a target surface includes providing a polymer particle powder to a first section ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7179531 | Polymer particles having select pendant groups and composition prepared therefrom Polymer particles having select functional or absorbing groups are provided. The polymer particles are useful for preparing organic-inorganic composite particles that are suitable for providing dried coatings with improved hiding. Aqueous compositions containing the... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7101926 | Free-flowing polymer composition The present invention relates to substantially free-flowing polymer particles. The polymer particles are those which have a one millimeter penetration temperature of less than about 75° C. as determined by thermal mechanical analysis or an unconfined yield strength... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7087662 | Rinse aid surface coating compositions for modifying dishware surfaces Rinse aid materials for coating, coating compositions, methods and articles of manufacture for use in automatic dishwashing appliances comprising a nanoparticle system or employing the same to impart surface modifying benefits for all types of dishware surfaces are ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7074854 | ABS moulding material with improved workability and a high lustre A Polymer compositions that features high degree of toughness, very good processability and extremely high gloss is disclosed. The composition contains (I) a graft rubber polymer obtained by emulsion polymerization of styrene and a... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7067464 | Easily dispensed, anti-traction, mobility denial system The present invention relates to a lubricious anti-traction material for effectively denying the mobility and access of personnel and vehicles to selected areas. The anti-traction material is composed of a slurry combined with water. The slurry is composed of an emu... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7037590 | Water vapor-permeable coating composite The present invention relates to a water vapor-permeable coating composite containing one or more flexible substrates, which are coated on one or both sides with one or more identical or different coating compositions, provided that at least one coating composition ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7022753 | Composition for equalizing radial and lateral force variations at the tire/road footprint of a pneumatic tire A composition or particle mixture (20) for equalizing radial and lateral forces at the tire/road footprint of a pneumatic tire (11) due to tire/wheel assembly imbalance, non-uniformity of the tire, temporary disturbances in the road surface, or other v... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7012109 | Fluoropolymer dispersions Mixtures of fluoropolymer dispersion, wherein: a) a dispersion is formed by TFE (co)polymers with average particle sizes in the range 180–400 nm; b) another dispersion selected from: ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008998 | Method for making an aqueous dispersion The invention relates to a method for preparing aqueous dispersions, especially electrodepositable aqueous dispersions. The invention requires the use of a polymer (a) comprising one or more water dispersible groups per molecule and one or more functional groups (f)... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6946202 | Powder coating A combination of powder coatings usable in a powder coating method for forming a coating film having visually homogeneous hue by mixing two or more powder coatings of which each color is different. In the combination of powder coatings, each of differences in triboe... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6939922 | Coating and coating composition Provided are improved coatings, polymeric dispersions, and polymeric composites, which include crosslinked polymeric nanoparticles (hereafter “PNPs”). Also provided are methods for forming improved coatings, polymeric dispersions, and polymeric composites, which... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6919408 | Thermoplastic transparent resin composition and method of manufacturing same Disclosed is a thermoplastic transparent resin composition and a method for manufacturing the same. The resin composition includes 3-15 parts by weight of small aperture polybutadiene rubber latex; 5-25 parts by weight of large aperture polybutadiene rubber latex; 4... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6900254 | Processes for preparing impact modifier powders Processes for preparing a powdery high rubber impact modifier containing two or more populations of polymer particles having a total rubbery weight fraction of greater than 90 weight percent is provided. Also provided are various methods of preparing aqueous polymer... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6894086 | Color effect compositions A coating composition comprising a resinous binder and a color effect colorant in particulate form. The colorant includes an ordered periodic array of particles held in a polymer wherein a difference in refractive index between the polymer and the particles is at le... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6858257 | Powder coating composition The invention provides a powder coating composition in which the powder particles are an agglomerate of individual particulate components fused or bonded together into composite particles. ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6833396 | Molding material made from recycled scrap tires The present invention is a molding material made from a combination of recycled scrap tire particles and recycled plastic flake. In one embodiment, the molding material comprises a plurality of recycled scrap tire particles having different surface areas, a pluralit... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6740469 | Developer-soluble metal alkoxide coatings for microelectronic applications Anti-reflective compositions and methods of using these compositions to form circuits are provided. The compositions comprise a polymer dissolved or dispersed in a solvent system. In a preferred embodiment, the polymers of the composition include recurring units hav... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6525136 | Photochromic core and shell matrix Disclosed is a composition comprising a matrix which comprises particles comprising a core resin and a shell resin thereover, wherein at least one of the core resin and the shell resin contains a chelating agent and a spiropyran compound of the formula ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6331581 | Method for color matching of powder coating composition and process for the preparation thereof This invention provides a method for color matching of a thermosetting powder coating composition, the method comprising the steps of: dryblending two or more kinds of starting colored thermosetting powder coating compositions of different colors having a... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6270562 | Filler material for dental composites A filler material comprising a fibrous material and one or more forms of surface-modifying particles for use in dental composites and dental restorations. The surface-modifying particles are bonded to the fibrous material to increase the surface area of t... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6228932 | Fluororesin powder liquid dispersion capable of forming thick coatings A fluororesin powder liquid dispersion comprising heat-flowable fluororesin powder, liquid dispersion medium having a surface tension of not more than 45 dyne/cm, and colloidal particles having an average particle size of not more than 1 μm provides thic... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6184286 | Filler-reinforced engineering thermoplastic polyurethane dispersion in a thermoplastic resin Physical properties of polymer resins, particularly amorphous resins such as ABS or SAN copolymers, are markedly improved by dispersing therein a filler-reinforced engineering thermoplastic polyurethane.... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6133344 | Colored powdery coating mass A colored pulverulent coating composition comprising spherical particles having a mean particle size >40 μm, in two or more different color tints, where at least the particles of one color tint are colored and the particles of the other color tint may be... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6048626 | Polyester composition and film made therefrom A polyester composition, comprising a thermoplastic polyester resin and hydroxy apatite particles with an average particle diameter of 0.01 to 10 μm and a specific surface area of 50 to 500 m2 /g and represented by the following chemical formu... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6001919 | Conductive sheet molding compound The present invention provides an electrically conductive sheet molding compound composition adapted for electrostatic painting comprising a resin mixture including about 20 to about 60% by weight of thermoplastic resin based on the total weight of said r... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5952404 | Gloss emulsion paints An aqueous gloss emulsion paint comprises a dispersion of structured composite particles, said structured particles comprising an association of particles of inorganic pigment and polymeric particles. The polymeric particles are formed from a polymer or c... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5922257 | Process to produce an article that has a granite-like appearance and said article A process to produce an article having a granite-like appearance is disclosed which consists essentially of (a) extruding a first mixture to form a second mixture; and (b) using the second mixture to form an article having a granite-like appearance. The f... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5914366 | Multimodal emulsions and processes for preparing multimodal emulsions Multimodal emulsions comprising a blend of at least one polymeric microemulsion provide for high solids and low bulk viscosity. Convenient and versitale processes for preparing multimodal emulsions are also provided. Mannich (alk)acrylamide polymeric micr... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5891525 | Aqueous composition for antimigration and antiozone protection of tires Aqueous composition intended to form an antimigration and antiozone protective coating on the external surface of a tire, comprising an aqueous emulsion of at least: (a) a polymer called constituent I, said constituent I being a homopolymer or copolymer b... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5886068 | Composition for rotational-molding A new molding composition used, for example, in a rotationally-molded thermoplastic refuse container of the type having a hollow handle integrally-molded with a refuse carrying compartment of the container, the improvement which includes a wall integrally... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5856377 | Process for manufacturing thermosetting resin particles for powder coating use A process for manufacturing thermosetting resin particles for powder coating use exhibiting improved anti-blocking property and workability is disclosed. The process include providing a suspension of the thermosetting resin particles in an aqueous medium ... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5844037 | Thermoplastic polymer compositions with modified electrical conductivity A process for preparing an electronically-conductive thermoplastic composition having at least two phases, which includes (A) combining an amorphous or semi-crystalline thermoplastic polymer or miscible blend of polymers with an electronically-conductive ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5756211 | Method of manufacturing high filler content plastics having a glitter appearance The invention relates to high filler content plastic molded articles, which articles have a surface having a pronounced glitter appearance resembling that of a microcrystalline mineral material. The glitter effect is obtained by incorporating glitter-prod... | 05/26/1998 |
