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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8067492 | Biodegradable hot-melt adhesive composition The invention relates to biodegradable hot-melt adhesive compositions, preferably without residual tackiness at room temperature and having a biodegradability, as measured by the released carbon-dioxide analysis method pursuant to Standard EN ISO 14855, that is high... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8013046 | Methods of vulcanizing elastomers using tall oil heads Tall oil heads may be used in lieu of, or in combination with, conventional fatty acids in the compounding and curing of vulcanizable rubber. Tall oil heads inherently contain a significant amount of neutral materials, and their incorporation into a pre-vulcanized r... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7956114 | Water immiscible rosin mildly activated flux Embodiments of the present invention are directed to modified rosin mildly activated (RMA) fluxes and methods of soldering components on printed circuit boards. The modified RMA flux includes a RMA flux material and a randomizing additive. The randomizing additive c... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7951862 | Hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated heat-bodied oils and uses thereof The present disclosure presents materials comprising hydrogenated and/or partially hydrogenated polymerized vegetable oils. Non-limiting applications of the polymerized oils, including coatings, binders, blends, and greases are presented. Methods for forming these m... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7923495 | Water-based inks for ink-jet printing The present invention relates to (1) particles of a polymer for ink-jet printing which contain a colorant, wherein the polymer is in the form of a mixture containing a rosin (A) and a vinyl polymer (B); (2) a water dispersion and a water-based ink for ink-jet printi... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7851531 | Aqueous pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, pressure-sensitive adhesive tape and wire harness An aqueous pressure-sensitive adhesive composition of the invention comprises a rubber-based latex and a tackifier resin emulsion, wherein the tackifier resin emulsion is that obtained by emulsifying a tackifier resin in the presence of an emulsifier containing an a... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7842746 | Hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated heat-bodied oils and uses thereof The present disclosure presents materials comprising hydrogenated and/or partially hydrogenated polymerized vegetable oils. Non-limiting applications of the polymerized oils, including coatings, binders, blends, and greases are presented. Methods for forming these m... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7737204 | Rubber with combination of silica and partially decarboxylated rosin acid and tire with component thereof This invention relates to rubber compositions which contain a combination of silica reinforcement and plant-derived liquid partially decarboxylated rosin acid and to tires having components thereof, such as, for example, tire treads. Said liquid partially decarboxyl... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7470736 | Primer coating for enhancing adhesion of liquid toner to polymeric substrates A primer coating is provided for use on polymeric substrates to enhance adhesion of liquid toner to the substrates for printing in an electrophotographic printing device. The primer coating is water-based and includes a dispersion of a copolymer of ethylene and acry... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7420008 | Hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated heat-bodied oils Polymerized oils (heat-bodied oils) were hydrogenated to make a semi-crystalline wax-like material. The process of the present invention yields hydrogenated polymerized oils that can be used as bio-renewable replacements for micro-crystalline wax and petrolatums raw... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7407994 | Cold-box binders containing an epoxy resin, acrylate, and isooctyl tallate This invention relates to foundry binder systems, which will cure in the presence of sulfur dioxide and a free radical initiator, comprising (a) an epoxy resin; (b) an acrylate; (c) an alkyl ester of a fatty acid, wherein the alkyl group of the ester is an aliphatic... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7399800 | Temperature switchable adhesives comprising crystallizable abietic acid derivative-based tackifiers Temperature switchable pressure sensitive adhesives comprising an elastomer and a crystallizable abietic acid derivative as tackifier are described. These pressure sensitive adhesives exhibit a sharp reduction in peel strength when the temperature is raised above th... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7399796 | Phase change support material composition A jettable non-curable support material composition useful for three-dimensional ink jet printing comprising at least one fatty alcohol and at least one abietic rosin ester alcohol, wherein the support material has a melting point between about 50° C. to about 65°... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7388046 | Self-dispersing waxes as polymer suspension aids Polymer particles of ultrahigh molecular weight poly(alpha-olefins) may be made stable toward agglomeration by suspension within a co-suspension of self-dispersing waxes. This combination prevents polymer agglomeration over time while maintaining good flowability pr... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7371792 | Stain compositions and related coated substrates Disclosed are dryable stain compositions, such as wiping stains, that include a binder including a mixture of an alkyd resin and a drying and/or semi-drying oil, wherein the stain composition (a) includes no more than 100 grams of volatile organic material per liter... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371791 | Rubber composition and pneumatic tire using the same A high performance rubber composition using a plasticizer derived from resources other than petroleum and a pneumatic tire using the same are provided. The rubber composition includes a rubber component containing at least 50% by weight of a natural rubber and/or a ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364611 | Fast drying coatings Novel, rapidly drying, low volatile organic compound (VOC), minimal dot gain coatings, (including lithographic ink and varnish systems) are herein described. These systems dry sufficiently rapidly, that their usage eliminates ink drying speed as the rate limiting fa... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364800 | Biaxially oriented polyester film with adhesion-promoting coating The invention relates to an in-line coated, biaxially oriented polyester film in which at least one surface has a coating formed from the dried residue of an aqueous coating composition, where the aqueous coating composition includes from 1 to 20% by weight (based o... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360244 | Method for authenticating a user access request A firewall for authenticating a user access request is disclosed. The firewall device may include a proxy process for processing incoming connection requests. The proxy is configured to receive an access request from a user over a first communication medium and prom... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7344568 | Tear resistant gels, composites, and liner articles Tear and fatique resistant SEEPS gels useful for making liners for orthotics and prosthetic uses. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7335691 | Caries preventive desensitizing and fluoridizing dental varnishes Disclosed are dental varnishes comprising reaction products of rosins with polyalcohols dissolved in mixtures of C2-C4 alcohols with C5-C7 hydrocarbons which have been found effective in preventing tooth decay and alleviat... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332219 | Tape-shaped insulating material, insulated product and aqueous dispersion type acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive for insulating material A tape-shaped insulating material comprises an insulating substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on one side or both sides of the substrate, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is made of an aqueous dispersion type acrylic pressure-sens... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326745 | Tread for a tire A tire tread comprising a rubber composition based on at least: (i) a diene elastomer; (ii) more than 60 phr of a reinforcing inorganic filler; (iii) between 2 and 15 phr of a coupling agent; and | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320649 | Golf balls incorporating rigid, rosin-modified polymers Golf ball compositions including a rosin-modified polymeric composition including a conventional ionomer, acid copolymer, highly neutralized polymer, or other suitable polymer that has been modified with a rosin material to impart stiffness through increasing the fl... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316842 | High-viscosity elastomeric adhesive composition High-viscosity elastomeric adhesive compositions including a high softening point tackifier resin in combination with a base polymer can be used to create elastomeric composite laminates having effective adhesion and elastic properties. The elastomeric adhesive comp... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7303944 | Microelectronic devices having underfill materials with improved fluxing agents Microelectronic packages formed by using novel fluxing agents are disclosed. In one aspect, a microelectronic package may include a microelectronic device, a substrate, and an interconnect structure including a solder material coupling the microelectronic device wit... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7294681 | Mutliple catalyst system for olefin polymerization and polymers produced therefrom This invention relates to a polymer of one or more C3 to C40 olefins, optionally one or more diolefins, and less than 15 mole % of ethylene, and polymerization processes for producing the same. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7285583 | Hybrid plastisol/hot melt compositions A multiple component adhesive composition is comprised of a polymeric reinforcing phase component and an adsorbent phase component, both as heterogeneously dispersed particulates in an adsorbed liquid component. The reinforcing phase component is substantially incom... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285315 | Closure in synthetic material for containers The present invention relates to a closure which is made of synthetic material with characteristics similar to or even better than those of cork and which can therefore be used in all applications in which a cork closure is normally used. In particular, the closure ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285588 | Low polarity dimerate and trimerate esters as plasticizers for thermoplastic compositions A plasticized thermoplastic composition including a thermoplastic, and plasticizer compound selected from the group consisting of a cyclic dimerate ester, a cyclic trimerate ester plasticizer, and mixtures thereof. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285058 | Pre-vulcanized or pre-crosslinked materials for golf balls The present invention relates to golf ball components and golf balls comprising high levels of pre-vulcanized or pre-crosslinked materials, as well as methods of making same. The pre-vulcanized or pre-crosslinked materials are typically thermoset materials that are ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279528 | Adhesive components and process for manufacture Resins and oligomer materials and/or combinations thereof grafted with an unsaturated acid or anhydride, such as maleic anhydride, are disclosed herein. The grafted materials are useful in adhesive formulations, particularly in hot melt adhesive applications. ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276557 | Adhesive components and process for manufacture Resins and oligomer materials and/or combinations thereof grafted with an unsaturated acid or anhydride, such as maleic anhydride, are disclosed herein. The grafted materials are useful in adhesive formulations, particularly in hot melt adhesive applications. ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7277141 | Optical bodies containing cholesteric liquid crystal material and methods of manufacture An optical body includes a substrate and a cholesteric liquid crystal layer disposed on the substrate. The cholesteric liquid crystal layer has a non-uniform pitch along a thickness direction of the layer and comprises a crosslinked polymer material that substantial... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267288 | Polyurethane in intimate contact with fibrous material A sprayable polymeric material and a process for preparing the material which contains a fibrous material, dispersed throughout the polymeric material. A restriction free spray nozzle is provided for mixing and spraying the polymeric material having a fibrous materi... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7268183 | Reactive polyurethane hotmelts with large PSA range Reactive polyurethane hotmelts comprising crystallizing polyesterpolyols based on fumaric acid and 1,6-hexanediol. These hotmelts exhibit good pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) properties over a very broad temperature range. The reactive polyurethane hotmelts are pr... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262251 | Hot melt adhesive composition based on a random copolymer of isotactic polypropylene and a secondary polymer A hot melt adhesive composition is based on an isotactic polypropylene random copolymer (RCP). The composition contains about 4%-50% by weight of the RCP copolymer, about 20%-65% by weight of a compatible tackifier, about 0%-40% by weight of a plasticizer, about 0%-... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7262242 | Aromatic/acrylate tackifier resin and acrylic polymer blends An adhesive composition comprising at least one tackifier resin and at least one acrylic polymer is provided wherein the tackifier resin comprises monomer repeating units from at least one aromatic monomer and at least one acrylate monomer; and wherein the tackifier... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7256221 | Low outgassing photo or electron beam curable rubbery polymer material, preparation thereof and device comprising same Disclosed are photo or electron beam polymerizable compositions, and preparation thereof and devices containing them. The composition contains completely or substantially completely hydrogenated hydrocarbon-based material completely free or substantially free of car... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7256223 | Environmentally friendly polylactide-based composite formulations Polymeric materials and products, including sheet flooring materials prepared from the polymeric materials, and processes for preparing the polymeric materials, are disclosed. The polymeric materials include a polylactic acid-based polymer in combination with plasti... | 08/14/2007 |