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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7344658 | Radiation protector and utilization thereof The present invention provides radioprotective materials and products produced using the materials, the materials and products being easily usable for blocking the effects of radiation, exposure to which occurs unconsciously in daily life or in the working environme... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7214217 | Ostomy appliance having outer and inner pouches joined by peelable seams and a filter for deodorizing flatus gases An ostomy appliance is provided with inner and outer pouches separably joined together by peelable seams. A vent passage and deodorizing filter are also provided, most advantageously located externally of the pouches, and a pre-filter is preferably positioned in adv... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7153896 | Element for protein microarrays An element for the attachment of protein arrays, the element comprising a surface to which are attached a plurality of piperazine functional groups wherein the piperazine functional groups are represented by Formula I: | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151131 | Composition and media A coating composition comprising pigment, medium and a binder characterised in that (i) the binder comprises a cationic polymer comprising a repeat unit of Formula (1): wherein: | 12/19/2006 |
| 7141280 | Macroporous ink receiving media The invention provides an ink receiving medium comprising a macroporous substrate having a fluid management system and having a pigment management system in contact with surfaces of macropores of the substrate therein. In one embodiment, the pigment management syste... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7049962 | Materials and construction for a tamper indicating radio frequency identification label Materials and construction for a tamper indicating radio frequency identification (RFID) label are provided to permit the destruction of the label or its properties in the event of attempts to remove the label from a surface to which it has been applied. An adhesion... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6987138 | Biodegradable polylactide resin composition This invention provides a novel rapidly biodegradable polylactide resin composition while maintaining the good mechanical strength and physical properties of polylactide. This biodegradable polylactide resin composition comprises at least one protein selected from s... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6953602 | Pattern coated adhesive article The invention relates to a adhesive article comprising at least one backing layer with a first and second surface and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer adhered first surface of the backing layer in a pattern, wherein the pattern of the adhesive layer has an adhesi... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6951027 | Optical information medium An optical information medium having an ink-accepting layer that may secure a high-gloss printed surface similar to print image quality of print image on photographic paper is provided. The optical disk 1 is constituted by sequentially laminating concavo-conv... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6919492 | Skin barrier strip having triangular cross section An elongate rectilinear strip of skin barrier material is disclosed, such strip being of generally uniform triangular cross section through its length, such triangle having at least two, and preferably three, unequal sides. The strip may be cut to desired length and... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6908505 | Thermochromic compositions of color formers and lewis acids Thermochromic compositions that include combinations of at least one color former and at least one Lewis acid in a polymer mixture are disclosed. The thermochromic compositions reversibly change appearance from substantially transparent to substantially non-transpar... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6869990 | Agricultural solid waste composition and product made from the same An agricultural solid waste composition contains 81-90% by weight of a powdered agricultural solid waste, 9-15% by weight of water, and 1-4% by weight of a binder. The binder contains 85-95% by weight of a gel material, 2-7% by weight of a sulfate, 2-7% by weight of... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6818686 | Water based polymer composition comprising a biopolymer and a polymer resin The invention relates to a water based polymer composition comprising a biopolymer and a synthetic polymer resin. The biopolymer results from a mechanical thermoplastic processing of a polysaccharide and/or protein starting material using shear forces in the presenc... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6777465 | Tackifier composition A tackifier utilizing a synthetic polymer of polyacrylamide, polyacrylate, or a co-polymer of acrylamide or acrylate, combined with a natural organic material. A cross-linking agent is also employed to cross-link the synthetic polymer to the natural organic material... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6710100 | Fluid absorbing, adhesive hydrocolloid compositions A fluid-absorbing, composite material that is pressure sensitive adhesive and which is made of a mixture comprising a continuous phase formed from a pressure sensitive adhesive matrix, and a discontinuous phase substantially comprised of one or more natural or synth... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6545082 | Coating material A coating material contains at least one substance selected from the group consisting of water-soluble resin such as water-soluble acryl resin, resin emulsion such as acryl emulsion and solvent resin such as solution of urethane resin into a solvent (A); ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6451883 | Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Composition A pressure sensitive adhesive composition suitable for medical purposes comprising a rubbery elastomeric base and one or more water soluble or water swellable hydrocolloids, the adhesive composition comprising a substantially homogeneous mixture of 35-50%... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6437038 | Pressure sensitive adhesive composition A pressure sensitive adhesive composition suitable for medical purposes comprising a rubbery elastomeric base and one or more water soluble or water swellable hydrocolloids, the adhesive composition comprising a substantially homogeneous mixture of 15-60%... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6346515 | Collegan-based matrix A collagen matrix comprises collagen fibrils which are cross-linked to one another by reducing sugar or a reducing sugar derivative. The collagen matrix may be formed into a membrane useful in guided tissue regeneration.... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6284819 | Recording medium The present invention provides a recording medium comprising a substrate having a glossy coating thereon, wherein the glossy coating comprises a binder and first and second groups of particles, wherein: (a) the first group comprises metal oxide particles, wher... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6284838 | Biodegradable composition A biodegradable composition, is obtained by heating a melting together at least one lignin and/or a lignin containing material with a protein. This composition may contain one or more additives. Also disclosed are articles produced with this composition.... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6071981 | Anti-immunoresponsive polymeric material and its use in biological applications A polymer composition comprising an anticoagulant carried in a water soluble polymer hydrogen bonded to a cellulose polymer. The composition is useful as sutures, implantable material, temporary grafts, vasculature connections and the like. The compositio... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6060541 | Aqueous coating compositions for surface protective layers for imaging elements The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, at least one image forming layer superposed on the support and a protective overcoat superposed on the support. The protective overcoat is farthest from the support. The protective over... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5955438 | Collagen-based matrix A collagen matrix comprise collagen fibrils which are cross-linked to one another by a reducing sugar or a reducing sugar derivative. The collagen matrix may be formed into a membrane useful in guided tissue regeneration.... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5948857 | Gelatin-modified polyurethane The present invention is a water-dispersible polyurethane composed of a polyurethane containing carboxylate groups covalently bonded to gelatin through a grafting agent. The polyurethane is formed by providing a polyurethane dispersion containing carboxyl... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5922789 | Redispersible powder compositions for preparing photographic recording materials The invention is a ready-to-use, water-redispersible powder composition useful for preparing photographic recording materials or inkjet recording materials, which comprises a mixture containing polymers made from ethylenically unsaturated monomers and gel... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5902844 | Spray drying of pharmaceutical formulations containing amino acid-based materials Methods of forming solid pharmaceutical compositions comprise solubilizing water-soluble polymers and amino acid-based components having molecular weights ranging from about 100 daltons to about 200,000 daltons or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5883155 | Elastomer films containing at least one active chemical substance, process for their preparation and their applications Elastomer films in which active chemical substances, such as corrosion inhibitors, lubricants or biocides for medical use are uniformly dispersed in the form of gel inclusions, processes for preparation and applications of these films. The elastomer film ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5851684 | Decorative sheets used in the production of laminated panels A novel aqueous sheet-impregnating composition including a composition of a styrene-ethyl acrylate-butyl acrylate copolymer and a binder. The binder is selected from polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl acetate, gelatin and starch, and the composition includes 5-... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5837755 | Biodegradable thermosetting urea-resin compositions A urea-resin composition comprising a urea-formaldehyde reaction product, cellulose material, and at least one substance selected from the group cosisting of -amino acid, powdered collagen and gelatin. The present invention provides urea-resin comp... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5834538 | Pressure sensitive adhesives A pressure sensitive adhesive(PSA) composition includes a latex system of an aqueous polymer dispersion derived from ethylenically-unsaturated monomers in the presence of a water soluble protective colloid. The PSA compositions are used in the manufacture... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5563191 | Phase-separated membrane A phase-separated membrane in which the control of permeation rate and the control of permeation amount of a minute amount of drugs or other chemical substances are easily performed is provided. The phase-separated membrane has a constitution that a cross... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5492943 | Adhesive skin barrier composition for ostomy appliance A pressure sensitive adhesive composition particularly suitable for use as a protective skin barrier material for sealing the faceplate of an ostomy appliance, such as the faceplate of a one-piece or two-piece urostomy or an ileostomy appliance, to skin s... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5424342 | Modified vinyl chloride resin compositions A modified vinyl chloride resin composition prepared by adding 1 to 10 parts by dry weight of glue or gelatin to 100 parts by weight of vinyl chloride resin compound shows improved physical properties such as improved cracking resistance when used as the ... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5369155 | Composite of a dispersed gel in an adhesive matrix and method for preparing same A composite of a gel of swollen hydrocolloid dispersed in a pressure sensitive adhesive matrix is provided. The gel has a natural or synthetically derived hydrocolloid swollen with a non-volatile swelling agent, such that the gel may have a shear modulus ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5164057 | Electrophoretic matrices and electrophoretic method using same An electrophoretic matrix comprised of at least one water-insolubilized, temperature-responsive polymeric compound having an LCST is disclosed. The electrophoretic matrix can change its hydrophilic/hydrophobic property by changing temperature. A method of... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5110848 | Wet dispersion process and process of producing heat-sensitive recording material A process for dispersing particles of an organic commpound in water is disclosed, which comprises dispersing the organic compound in water using (1) a water-soluble high molecular weight compound having a molecular weight of at least 10,000 and (2) a copo... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5104914 | Preparation of polymer dispersions and photographic elements containing polymer particles It is the object of this invention to provide a method for the preparation of an antiblocking agent which is effective in its antiblocking activity but is considerable less visible in photographic enlargements made from the film containing the antiblock o... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5077336 | Low-temperature insulating material The present invention relates to a first low-temperature insulating material which comprises polyvinyl chloride, a plasticizer, a water-containing or absorbing gel or an aqueous solution of a water-soluble polymer and an emulsifier and a second low-temper... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5057560 | Thermotropic copolymer hydrogels from N,N-dimethylacrylamide and methoxy-ethyl (meth) acrylate Novel thermotropic hydrogel forming polymers are described, which are ramdom copolymers of N,N-dimethyacrylamide with methoxy-ethyl acrylate or methacrylate. The linear polymers exhibit in water a lower-critical-solution-temperature (LCST) between 0° and... | 10/15/1991 |
