Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8034860 | Organosol plastisol compositions Both the viscosity of a plastisol comprising a dispersed polymer, a plasticizer for the polymers and at least one liquid diluent, and exudation of liquids from articles formed from the plastisol are minimized when the difference between 1) the weighted average of th... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7384469 | Porous elastic pavement material A porous elastic pavement material is provided which is excellent in noise reducing effect and yet sustainably has a wet state slip resistance for a long period of time. The porous elastic pavement material comprises elastic aggregates (1), hard aggregates ( | 06/10/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7232855 | Low polarity dimerate and trimerate esters as plasticizers for thermoplastic polymer/elastomer composites A thermoplastic polymer/elastomer composite composition including one or more thermoplastic polymers, a natural or synthetic rubber, and a long chain cyclic dimerate ester and/or long chain cyclic trimerate ester plasticizer. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7071252 | Plasticizer compositions for non-aqueous plastisols Monoesters derived from a dihydric alcohol and a carboxylic acid such as benzoic acid are secondary plasticizers for non-aqueous and solventless plastisols containing primary plasticizers that do not contain unreacted alkanol groups. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7056966 | Liquid benzoate ester compositions and aqueous polymer compositions containing same as plasticizers The addition of at least 20 weight percent of at least one member of a specified class of monobenzoates to at least one member of a specified class of dibenzoates that freeze at 28° C. or above results in a mixture that is both a liquid at this temperature and an u... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7030181 | Films prepared from plasticized polyesters A film or sheet having a glass transition temperature below about 23° C. and a melting temperature greater than about 120° C. is prepared by first preparing a polyester composition of about 50 to about 95 weight percent of a base copolyester having a melting tempe... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7019060 | Low application temperature hot melt adhesive A low application temperature hot met adhesive composition and its use in carton, case or tray formation comprising from about 5 to about 60 weight percent ethylene vinyl acetate with about 30 to about 50 weight percent VA content and having a melt index of about 70... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6933337 | Plastisol compositions comprising vinyl chloride polymers and mixtures of aromatic and aliphatic esters of diols as plasticizers Mixtures of esters produced by reacting a mixture of aromatic and aliphatic monocarboxylic acids with a diol containing from 2 to 12 carbon atoms are effective plasticizers for plastisols containing dispersion grade polymers of vinyl chloride. The freezing point of ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926767 | Aqueous dispersions of nucleating agents A storage stable aqueous dispersion useful in preparing sizing compositions for glass fibers contains a normally solid nucleating agent, a nonionic surfactant, and a base. The nucleating agent is a mixture of an aliphatic monocarboxylic acid and an aliphatic dicarbo... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6841221 | Heat activated coating texture A process for making a textured coating on a substrate and compositions for such coatings are disclosed wherein coating mixtures comprising un-expanded micro-capsules and a plastisol or other suitable resins are applied to the substrate and subsequently heat treated... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6831121 | Trimethylolpropane ester-based plasticizer composition for polyvinyl chloride resin The present invention relates to a trimethylolpropane ester-based plasticizer composition for polyvinyl chloride resin, more particularly a plasticizer composition comprising trimethylolpropane ester capable of using as plasticizer of polyvinyl chloride resin. The p... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6800366 | Acrylic adhesive compositions for polarizing film and the polarizer film using the same The present invention provides an acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive composition having an element with a positive stress optical coefficient for a polarizing film and a polarizing film using the same. ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6703436 | Neopentylglycol ester based plasticizer composition for polyvinyl chloride resin and method of process thereof The present invention relates to a plasticizer composition, and more particularly a plasticizer composition comprising neopentylglycol ester capable of being using as plasticizer of polyvinyl chloride resin, and method of prepation thereof. The plasticize... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6525120 | Polymer composition A polymer composition having satisfactory processing stability is provided which comprises a polymer; a bisphenol monoester represented by the Formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R1 represents hydrogen, alkyl or phenyl group; R2 and R... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6517917 | Shaped bodies for transporting, packaging, storing, and handling food products The invention describes food-compatible monofilaments and flat-shaped bodies made from them, wherein the monofilaments are based on polyester with the addition of 0.5 to 3.5 percent by weight of a polycarbonate, and which are characterized by an especiall... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6479126 | Bookbinding case-making applications utilizing polyurethanes Reactive hot melt polyurethane adhesives are useful in the graphic arts area, and in particular, for bookbinding applications such as casemaking, casing-in, gluing-off or thread-securing, facing, slip cases, lining-up, tightbacking, and bonding sides and ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6359028 | Polycarbonate resin composition A polycarbonate resin composition according to the present invention is suited to be used for medical supplies or appliances and shows a very low yellow discoloration when exposed to an ionizing radiation for sterilization. The polycarbonate resin composi... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6172147 | Additive for production of highly workable mortar cement Mortar cement additives provide workability while retaining strength by employing a multi-stage polymer comprising a hydrophobically-modified, ionically-soluble polymer stage, the polymer being soluble at a pH of 6 and above; and an air-entraining agent. ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6147170 | UV stabilized ethylene copolymers A novel plasticizer composition is disclosed which comprises an ethylene copolymer combined with a reactive ultraviolet (UV) absorbing agent by reaction. Useful UV absorbing agents include homopolymers and copolymers of vinyl-functionalized monomer of ben... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6051639 | Liquid crystal macrocycles A material of general formula I: ##STR1## where E=0 indicates a non-cyclic system, and E=1 indicates a cyclic system; G is R3 SiR1 R2 (O)k R1, R2, R3 are independently selected f... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6034159 | Fast setting multipurpose bookbinding adhesive with excellent flexibility A hot melt adhesive for multipurpose bookbinding comprising a) from about 35% to about 40% by weight of a styrene-isoprene-styrene bloc copolymer; b) from about 25% to about 50% by weight of at least one compatible tackifying resin; c) from about 5% to ab... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6008304 | Additive for masticating natural rubber, mastication method of natural rubber, natural rubber composition obtained by the mastication method thereof, and pneumatic tire using the natural rubber composition thereof An additive for masticating natural rubber comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of benzoic acids, naphthoic acids, dicarboxylic acids and compounds represented by Formula (IV): ##STR1## wherein m and n each represent an... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5939483 | Low application temperature hot melt with excellent heat and cold resistance A hot melt useful for packaging comprising a) from about 10% to about 40% by weight of a block copolymer; b) up to about 20% of a compatible polymer wherein the total polymer content does not exceed 40% by weight; c) from about 25% to about 60% by weight ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5853864 | Composite article resistant to moisture-induced debonding The articles of this invention have increased resistance to moisture induced delamination at a bond line comprising a substrate, a second layer an dan adhesive. The increased resistance to moisture and increase in bond strength between the adhesive, the s... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5747573 | High heat resistant hot melt adhesive A high heat resistant hot melt adhesive composition, its method of manufacture and its use on plastic and metallized foil containers, structures and the like is described herein, which adhesive contains a blend of an amorphous polyalphaolefin polymer, a s... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5739188 | Thermoplastic polymer compositions with improved processability and method of processing A thermoplastic composition comprising: (i) a thermoplastic resin; (ii) an antiplasticizing amount of a solid plasticizer; (iii) optionally an acid scavenger; and (iv) optionally a heat stabilizer selected from the group consisting of mixed metal stabiliz... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5710199 | Automotive additives and sealants containing waste powder prime The present invention is directed to compositions for use as additives in the automotive industry, which compositions contain waste powder prime and a plasticizer selected from the group consisting of 2-ethylhexyl diphenyl phosphate, diisoheptyl phthalate... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5698621 | Printable self-clinging polyvinyl chloride film and methods relating thereto There is disclosed a printable self-clinging flexible film containing a polymerized PVC-based resin, a primary plasticizer and a stabilizer. The film exhibits high tackiness and surface tension, and printing ink may be applied directly to the surface of t... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5650458 | Waterborne coating composition for paperboard A waterborne composition particularly adapted for coating paperboard is a mixture of a major portion of high-styrene content latex, and minor levels of butyl benzyl phthalate, styrene/butadiene rubber latex and high-acid content styrene/acrylic latex. The... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5627231 | Decorative floor coverings having the appearance of ceramic tile and compositions and methods for making same Disclosed are compositions comprising plasticizer, first organic polymeric material fused or fusible in the plasticizer and second polymeric material not fusible in the plasticizer, said second polymeric material having a softening point temperature less ... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5624986 | Hot melt adhesive having controlled property change The novel adhesives of this invention contain a blend of components that result in the adhesive having a physical property that changes at a controlled rate as a function of time after application until it reaches a final equilibrium value. The adhesives ... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5516455 | Polymer dispersed liquid crystals in radiation curable electron-rich alkene-thiol polymer mixtures A polymer dispersed liquid crystal composite prepared from: (1) at least one multifunctional electron-rich alkene that does not undergo appreciable homopolymerization and is selected from the group consisting of (a) vinyl ethers and vinyl sulfides; (b) ke... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5486559 | Optically non-linear active waveguiding material comprising donor and acceptor groups-containing triphenylcarbinols The invention relates to an optically non-linear active waveguiding material comprising an optically transparent polymer and a donor group and acceptor group-containing triphenylcarbinol as a dopant. Said dopants have a high hyperpolarizability and have a... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5389711 | Plasticisers for salt functionalized polyvinyl aromatics The present invention provides an aromatic acid, a salt of an aromatic acid, anhydride of an aromatic acid, or mixtures thereof in which at least 50 percent of the carbon atoms are in aromatic rings and which have a melting point above about 100° C. as a... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5324762 | Plastisol compositions The subject of this invention is acrylic polymer plastisol compositions, wherein the acrylic polymer component of the plastisol composition is a single-stage methyl methacrylate copolymer derived from methyl methacrylate and a comonomer component comprisi... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5269963 | Liquid-crystalline polymer composition A liquid-crystalline polymer composition comprising a ferroelectric liquid-crystalline polymer and a low molecular weight liquid-crystalline compound which exhibits smectic C phase or chiral smectic C phase. Such liquid-crystalline polymer compositions ha... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5256717 | Hot melt adhesives useful in temporary bonding operations Hot melt adhesives having suitable open time and crystallinity properties making them especially useful as temporary adhesives are provided by a composition comprising a combination of 5 to 50% by weight of an isotactic thermoplastic polybutylene copolyme... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5240985 | Additive for increasing the surface energy of molding and extrusion grade polyethylene A method is disclosed for increasing the surface energy of a surface of an organic polymeric material, particularly polyolefins. The method is comprised of blending from about 99.5% to about 90.0% by weight of the polymeric material with from about 0.5% t... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5151458 | Highly fluid polyarylene sulphide moulding compounds This invention relates to new highly fluid polyarylene sulphide-(PAS)-moulding compounds, preferably polyphenylene sulphide-(PPS)-moulding compounds containing low molecular weight, liquid crystalline ester(amide)s.... | 09/29/1992 |
