Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7368057 | Method and system for removing residual water from excess washcoat by ultrafiltration A washcoat coating composition is disclosed that includes at least one water insoluble organic solvent and at least one polymer, such as an epoxy acrylic copolymer. A method of removing residual water from a mixture of residual water and washcoat using ultrafiltrati... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7351755 | Method of producing oil-in-water type emulsion containing internally crosslinked fine resin particle, oil-in-water type emulsion containing internally crosslinked fine resin particle, cation electrodeposition coating composition and substance coated In a method of producing an oil-in-water type emulsion containing an internally crosslinked fine resin particle, the fine resin particle is encapsulated in an emulsion particle having an average particle diameter of 0.02 to 0.3 μm. The method includes a step of und... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7244510 | Vapor screen composition The invention relates to a water-dispersible composition for making a water repellent paper with a low permeability for moisture. The composition comprises components (A) to (H), in the following amounts by dry weight (wt): (A) 5 to 89 wt % of polyvinyl butyral (PVB... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7238733 | Storable water-silica suspensions and methods Storable water-silica suspensions and methods of cementing well bores are provided. The storable water-silica suspensions are basically comprised of water, silica and an effective amount of a suspending agent selected from the group consisting of colloidal materials... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7179376 | Method and system for removing residual water from excess washcoat by ultrafiltration A washcoat coating composition is disclosed that includes at least one water insoluble organic solvent and at least one polymer, such as an epoxy acrylic copolymer. A method of removing residual water from a mixture of residual water and washcoat using ultrafiltrati... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7091253 | Water-absorbent resin, hydropolymer, process for producing them, and uses of them The present invention provides a production process by which a water-absorbent resin of excellent quality can be obtained at a low cost by reasonable steps in aqueous solution polymerization. The process for producing a water-absorbent resin comprises the step of po... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7087663 | Adducts of epoxy resins and phosphorus-derived acids and a process for their preparation Adducts ABC of epoxy resins A and reaction products BC of epoxy resins B with phosphorus-derived acids C, and mixtures of such adducts, containing a mass fraction of not more than 5% of unreacted acid C, the reaction products BC containing at least one acidic phosph... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7064672 | High resolution digital display system with recording capability A high resolution and high definition digital display system which is computer operated and includes a high resolution display panel in the form of a television system. A computer in the housing controls the generation of a display on the display screen with X-Y coo... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7045575 | Cationic electro-deposition coating compositions A cationic electro-deposition coating composition, comprises: Component (A): an amino-containing epoxy resin (A) obtained by adding an amino-containing compound (a-2) to an epoxy resin (a-1) having an epoxy equivalent of from 400 to 3000, Component (B): an amino-con... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7041749 | Dual cure reaction products of self-photoinitiating multifunction acrylates with cycloaliphatic epoxy compounds Photopolymerizable liquid oligomeric compositions are disclosed. The oligomeric compositions are formed from cycloaliphatic epoxides and Michael addition polyacrylate resins, synthesized from multifunctional acrylates and β-dicarbonyl Michael donors, specifically Î... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7008995 | Carboxy resin crosslinkers Carboxy resins of low equivalent weight per carboxyl group are synthesized by reacting a compound having two or more isocyanate groups with a compound having one hydroxyl group and two or more carboxyl groups. In a preferred embodiment, the compound having isocyanat... | 03/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6984674 | Curable, weldable coating compositions A curable coating composition is disclosed comprising a resinous binder comprising (a) a reaction product of an epoxy-containing polymer with a compound containing phosphorus acid groups, the reaction product having reactive functional groups, and (b) a curing agent... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6956026 | Use of exendins for the reduction of food intake Methods for treating conditions or disorders which can be alleviated by reducing food intake are disclosed which comprise administration of an effective amount of an exendin or an exendin agonist, alone or in conjunction with other compounds or compositions that aff... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6951602 | Electrodeposition bath with water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol (co) polymers The invention relates to the use of a water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol (co)polymer or a mixture of polyvinyl alcohol (co)polymers as additives in aqueous electrodeposition baths, to electrodeposition baths comprising a polyvinyl alcohol (co)polymer, and to a method o... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6946502 | Paint compositions The present invention concerns a paint composition which comprises a binder, a coalescent agent and optionally admixtures and auxiliary agents known per se. The film forming agent comprises a glycidyl ether or glycidyl ester or a mixture thereof, the hydrocarbyl res... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6926919 | Method for fabricating a coating for a medical device Methods for fabricating coatings for implantable medical devices are disclosed. The coatings include blends of hydrophilic and hydrophobic polymers. The methods provide for treatment of the coatings to cause enrichment a region close to the outer surface of the coat... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6887360 | Stable, reduced gloss electrocoat compositions and methods for using the same Electrocoat compositions providing coatings having reduced gloss levels are disclosed. The reduction in gloss is achieved through the incorporation of a solid polymer additive to a standard electrocoat composition. The polymer additive includes particulate polyacryl... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6780902 | Water-based coating composition The present invention provides an aqueous coating composition comprising a carboxyl-containing, acrylic-modified polyester resin (B) neutralized and dispersed in an aqueous medium, the polyester resin (B) being obtainable by reacting a carboxyl-containing acrylic re... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6683131 | Protective coating of metal and product therefrom A water-based liquid treatment composition for metal surfaces comprises water, (A) dissolved, dispersed, or both dissolved and dispersed urethane resin, acrylic resin; or both urethane and acrylic resins; (B) dissolved, dispersed, or both dissolved and di... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6596817 | Low molar mass aliphatic polyester polyols, their preparation and use in high performance coating compositions Low molar mass polyester polyols having a weight average molar mass Mw of up to 3500 g/mol, hydroxyl numbers of from 80 to 280 mg/g and acid numbers of from 5 to 40 mg/g, comprising structural units derived from aliphatic monocyclic or polycycl... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6590025 | Latex compositions having improved drying speed Disclosed are modified latexes having improved drying speed, comprising a polymer having one or more pendant side chains, such side chain comprising the product of the reaction between a mono- or poly-functional group capable of reacting with an acid or h... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6579588 | Substrate provided with removable adhesive of polyepoxide, curing agent and microspheres An article comprises a substrate wherein at least a portion of its surface is provided with a thermosettable adhesive composition prepared from a polyepoxide resin, a curing agent and a plurality of microspheres. The cured composition forms a semi-structu... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6576689 | Water based coating composition A water based coating composition prepared by reacting an epoxy resin (A) having a bisphenol A skeletal structure and a carboxyl group-containing acrylic resin (B) in the presence of an amine compound to form an acrylic-modified epoxy resin (C), and neutr... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6572972 | Aqueous binders Aqueous binders comprising organic bismuth compounds and reaction products, having a number-average molar mass Mn of at least 5000 g/mol, of epoxy resins, optionally fatty acids and amines are obtained by reacting epoxide compounds containing a... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6541544 | Textured weatherable powder coatings A thermosetting weatherable powder coating composition applyable to a temperature sensitive substrate by means of electrostatic spray or fluidized bed, and curable at low temperature to form a textured surface to hide irregularities on the surface of the ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6534177 | Crosslinkable polymer composition Crosslinkable polymer compositions are provided which can be in the form of a polymer powder which is redispersible in water or as an aqueous dispersion. The polymer composition is composed of A) a copolymer of one or more comonomers of vinyl esters of st... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6525115 | Method of making an aqueous dispersion of particles comprising an epoxy material for use in coatings The present invention relates to a method of making an aqueous dispersion of particles comprising epoxy-functional and acid-functional materials. Coating compositions made from such a dispersion can be used to protect various substrates, including imaging... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6514619 | Aqueous resin composition and coated metal material having cured coating of the same An aqueous resin composition comprising prepared by a process comprising the steps of: reacting epoxy resins comprising: (A) an aromatic epoxy resin having a number average molecular weight of at least 9,000 and an epoxy equivalent of not larger than 9,00... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6465562 | Latex binder for coating composition The invention concerns a novel binder for aqueous coating composition, comprising: at least a latex (A) prepared from ethylenically unsaturated monomers and having a carboxylic acid function, and at least a latex (B) prepared from ethylenically unsaturate... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6462124 | Water-dilutable coating of oh-acrlylate or polyesterurethane resin and blocked acid catalyst A base-neutralized, water-diluted coating comprises (A) a polyhydroxyl-functional resin of an acrylate resin or an oil-free polyester containing urethane groups, (B) an amino resin partially etherified with an alcohol, (C) a basic neutralizing agent, (D) ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6417252 | Aqueous resin composition for use as a sealer A novel aqueous resin composition for use as a sealer is provided, including an aqueous resin as a major component, and a viscosity modifier adjusting the viscosity of the aqueous resin composition to a value ranging from 5,000 to 100,000 mPa.multidot.s, ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6395836 | Polymer useful for coating A copolymer containing at least two acrylic copolymers having a specific range of glass transition temperatures is disclosed. The copolymer provides a film having excellent physical properties. The process for forming the copolymer is also disclosed.... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6372824 | Cationic electrodeposition coating composition and a process for preparing the same Disclosed are a cationic electrodeposition coating composition and a process for preparing the same in which the dried coating film of the electrodeposition paint has an epoxy-acrylic double-layered structure for displaying excellent properties, and in wh... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6372823 | Cationically electrodepositable coating composition The present invention provides a cationically electrodepositable coating composition comprising: (A) a water-soluble or water-dispersible resin obtained by reacting a hydroxyl group of a bisphenol A type epoxy resin with a cyclic ester compound, (B) a vin... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6355351 | Cationically electrodepositable coating material The present invention provides a cationically electrodepositable coating composition capable of forming a coating film which is excellent in both of coating film physical properties such as a chipping resistance and an impact resistance and a corrosion re... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6342274 | Clear powder coating The present invention relates to a transparent powder coating material comprising a) at least one epoxy-containing binder with a content of from 20 to 45% by weight, preferably from 25 to 40% by weight of glycidyl-containing monomers and with or without a... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6333367 | Cationic electrodeposition coating composition A cationic electrodeposition coating composition containing (A) an acrylic resin obtained by subjecting a mixture of 10 to 60% by weight of a hydroxyl group-containing acrylic monomer (a), 5 to 35% by weight of an amino group-containing acrylic monomer (b... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6309707 | Coating composition comprising at least 3 components, process for its preparation, and its use The present invention relates to a coating composition comprising at least three components, characterized in that component (I) contains as binder at least one acrylate copolymer which is dissolved or dispersed in organic solvent and has a number-average ... | 10/30/2001 |