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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7348373 | Polyimide compositions having resistance to water sorption, and methods relating thereto Water absorption resistant polyimide pastes (or solutions), are particularly useful to make electronic screen printable pastes and the electronic components made from these pastes. A group of soluble polyimides and their solvents were discovered to be particularly r... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7285165 | Cement compositions comprising set retarder compositions and associated methods Cement compositions are provided that comprise a hydraulic cement, water, and a set retarder composition, the set retarder composition comprising an acrylamide polymer derivative; and an iron compound. In some embodiments, cement compositions are provided that compr... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7270767 | Environmentally friendly de-icer and anti-icer compositions The invention relates to ice control formulations (deicing and anti-icing compositions) that have a tailorable BOD. The deicing compositions of the present invention comprise a) at least one first freezing point depressant (FPD) that is non-toxic, biodegradable and ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7262239 | Internal softening additives for polyolefin-containing materials and methods of using the same Methods for imparting softness to polyolefin-containing articles are described wherein the methods comprise: (a) providing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds of the general formula (I) and compounds of the general formula (II): | 08/28/2007 |
| 7205031 | Coating system comprising a dry powder composition dispersible in water A coating system for in-situ coating of a surface formed by a plurality of plasterboard sections comprises a dry powder composition which is dispersible in an aqueous applicator medium and provides a very high quality surface finish to which gloss or matt paint may ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201819 | Process for producing a sealed water-soluble package Process for producing a sealed water-soluble package of improved aesthetic appearance by treating at least part of the outer surfaces of the sealed package with a plasticizer composition and applying heat thereto, a package obtainable thereby and a specified use of ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7169321 | Biobased deicing/anti-icing fluids A nontoxic deicing/anti-icing fluid includes a biobased freezing point depressant, a surfactant, an antioxidant, and water. The fluid has an LD50 greater than about 10,000 mg/L. Another deicing/anti-icing fluid includes a biobased freezing point depressan... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165888 | Resealable closures for packages and packages containing the same A resealable closure for a container is described which includes a container having a main body portion and an integral extended body portion foldable over a part of the main body portion; and a releasable enclosure comprising a release surface and a releasable adhe... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7157513 | Hydrophilic additives The invention relates to hydrophilic additives for synthetic fibres containing polyolefin; said additives are represented by general formula (I): A—B—C—B—A wherein A is a radical R—COO, wherein R represents a saturated, cross-linked or non-cross-linked alk... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7105105 | Deicing/anti-icing fluids A nontoxic deicing/anti-icing fluid includes a freezing point depressant selected from short chain polyols having 3 to 5 carbons atoms, and mixtures thereof, a wetting agent, an antioxidant/preservative, and water. The fluid has an LD50 greater than about... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097853 | Matrix for transdermal drug delivery A transdermal drug delivery device involving a macromonomer-containing acrylate or methacrylate copolymer, a softener, and a drug. Also a pressure sensitive skin adhesive involving a macromonomer containing acrylate or methacrylate copolymer and a softener. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7073585 | Cement compositions with improved fluid loss characteristics and methods of cementing in surface and subterranean applications Cement compositions comprising an improved fluid loss control additive, and methods for cementing using such cement compositions, are provided herein. Exemplary embodiments of the cement compositions comprise a hydraulic cement, water, and a fluid loss control addit... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7055603 | Cement compositions comprising strength-enhancing lost circulation materials and methods of cementing in subterranean formations Cement compositions comprising a strength-enhancing lost circulation material, and methods for cementing using such cement compositions are provided. Exemplary embodiments of the cement compositions comprise cement, water, and a strength-enhancing lost circulation m... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7021380 | Compositions comprising set retarder compositions and associated methods Cement compositions comprising set retarder compositions, and methods of using the cement compositions in surface and subterranean applications are provided. In some embodiments, cement compositions are provided that comprise a hydraulic cement comprising an API cem... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6998435 | Aqueous adhesive composition An aqueous adhesive composition is provided which comprises a major amount by weight of an aqueous acrylate emulsion having a viscosity of about 500 centipoise (cps) to about 10,000 cps at a temperature ranging from about 15° C. to about 45° C. and a minor amount ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6998132 | Enveloped pesticidal formulations A solid pesticidal formulation, such as wettable powders, water dispersible granules and water soluble formulations, enveloped in a water soluble substance, such as polyvinyl alcohol and so on, wherein the solid pesticidal formulation comprises at least one water so... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6989414 | Aqueous emulsion comprising ethylene-vinylester copolymer An aqueous emulsion having excellent water resistant property and comprising a copolymer obtainable by polymerizing ethylene and vinyl ester, and a nonionic polyoxyalkylene surface active agent, wherein the nonionic polyoxyalkylene surface active agent comprises 1 t... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6964988 | Scuff resistant ionomers compositions The invention relates to a thermoplastic composition comprising at least a copolymer of ethylene and an α,β-unsaturated C3-C8 carboxylic acid, from about 10 to 99.9% neutralized with Lithium, and at least from about 0.01 wt % to about 2 wt % ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6911488 | Physical methods of dispersing characteristic use particles and compositions thereof The present invention provides compositions that are capable of being dispersed in a target medium. The compositions include characteristic use particles entrapped within a physical entrapment phase, wherein the physical entrapment phase is dispersible in the target... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6903151 | Wet-stick adhesives, articles, and methods A wet-stick pressure-sensitive adhesive is provided wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive comprises: at least one copolymerized monoethylenically unsaturated (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer, wherein the (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer, when homopolymerized, has ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6846867 | Aqueous coating composition with improved adhesion to friable surfaces An aqueous coating composition having improved adhesion to friable surfaces including an emulsion polymer of certain compositions and certain acid numbers having a glass transition temperature of −20° C. to 100° C. and an average particle diameter less than 120 ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6686404 | Flame-resistant polycarbonate ABS moulding compounds Flame-retardant thermoplastic moulding compositions containing an aromatic polycarbonate or polyestercarbonate, a graft polymer, a thermoplastic vinyl copolymer, a fluorinated polyolefin, 0.5 to 20 parts by weight of at least one phosphorus compound of ge... | 02/03/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6596798 | Preparation of low hysteresis rubber by reacting a lithium polymer with oxazoline compounds The present invention provides a method of forming a functionalized polymer. The method includes the steps of providing a living lithium polymer and terminating the polymer with an oxazoline compound selected from an organic halide oxazoline and a branche... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6579469 | Cyanoacrylate solutions containing preservatives An adhesive composition that contains a preservative is particularly useful as a medical adhesive and can include alkyl cyanoacrylate monomers. The preservative is preferably soluble in the monomer. The composition may optionally be sterilized by placing ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6512034 | Cationic graft-modified natural rubber latex Disclosed is a cationic graft-modified natural rubber latex, which is obtained by cationically modifying the graft-natural natural rubber latex with a cationic surfactant in the presence of a nonionic surfactant such as polyoxyalkylene alkyl phenyl ether,... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6479070 | Compositions containing pinolenic acid and its use as a health component Pinolenic acid can be used in the form of a food supplement, a pharmacentical composition or as part of a food composition as anti-inflammatory agent. The pinolenic acid used herefore suitably is applied as a natural product, or as a concentrate with more... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6448313 | Temporary protective coating compositions Aqueous compositions are provided which are useful for forming temporary protective coatings on metallic substrates. The aqueous compositions may contain polyvinyl alcohol, surfactant and corrosion inhibitor. The protective coating may be easily removed o... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6428900 | Sulfonated copolyester based water-dispersible hot melt adhesive A water-sensitive hot melt adhesive composition based on sulfonated branched copolyester polymers for use with articles such as paper products, disposable nonwoven products, tapes, labels and packaging materials. The adhesive composition includes about 10... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6391957 | Emulsion release coating composition An aqueous emulsion-type release coating composition comprising (i) a product produced by reaction of an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer represented by the formula (1): ##STR1## wherein the sum of n, m and m' is an integer of 300-3,000, ratio of n/(... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6359044 | Fluoropolymer dispersions Fluoropolymer aqueous dispersions comprising an hydrogenated nonionic surfactant and a fluorinated nonionic surfactant selected from the following classes: Rf --L--(OCH(R1)--CH(R2))n --O--A (I) wherein: n is an inte... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6277906 | Fluoropolymer dispersions Fluoropolymer aqueous dispersions comprising an hydrogenated nonionic surfactant and a fluorinated nonionic surfactant selected from the following classes: Rf --L--(OCH(R1)--CH(R2) )n --O--A (I) wherein: n is an int... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6271312 | Graded-refractive-index optical plastic material of a fluoropolymer containing a material in a concentration gradient therein A graded-refractive-index optical plastic material composed of an amorphous fluoropolymer and at least one material which differs from the polymer in refractive index by at least 0.001, wherein the material is so distributed as to have a concentration gra... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6225381 | Photographic quality inkjet printable coating An inkjet printing coating compositions and recording sheets having printable coating compositions on substrates which are suitable for photographic quality prints by inkjet printing technology, such as thermal and piezo. The recording sheet which compris... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6201038 | Hydrophilically modified curable silicone impression material The present invention provides hydrophilically modified curable silicone dental impression materials comprising an addition curable silicone prepolymer composition and a polymerizable hydrophilic modifier. The addition curable silicone prepolymer in the c... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6194500 | Modified emulsion of polycarbonate resin and process for production thereof A modified emulsion of polycarbonate resin, comprising a polycarbonate resin emulsion and a monocarbodiimide compound and/or a polycarbodiimide compound; and a process for producing a modified emulsion of polycarbonate resin, which comprises adding a mono... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6174946 | Agglomerated particles of water-swellable addition polymers, preparation thereof and use thereof Agglomerated particles of water-swellable addition polymers, the agglomerated particles having an average particle diameter of from 20 to 5000 μm and consisting of primary particles having an average particle diameter of from 0.1 to 15 μm, being prepara... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6107383 | Solid-form additive systems dispersible in aqueous media, methods for the preparation and application thereof to polymeric particles Solid form additive systems which are dispersible in aqueous media are disclosed, as are methods for preparing such additive systems and methods for dispersing such additive systems in aqueous media. Also disclosed are methods for applying additives to po... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6107399 | Silicone release agent and method A method of improving the release and antideposition characteristics of a hard impermeable surface. A hard impermeable surface is coated with a film of an aqueous solution. The solution is formed by combining (i) a dimer of at least two alkoxy functional ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6077894 | Instrument and mounting equipment used in clean room There are instruments used for handling a substrate in a clean room at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, which contain a resin base and at least one additive selected from the group consisting of a lubricant, a plasticizer, an anti-oxidizing agen... | 06/20/2000 |
