...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5216062 | Thermoplastic polyurethane molding composition A thermoplastic molding composition was composed of A: 20-90% by weight of a thermoplastic polyurethane, B: 1-40% by weight of an elastomeric graft copolymer formed from b1 : 50-90% by weight of a grafting base comprising an elastomeric polymer which has... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5204399 | Thermoplastic film die attach adhesives This is a thermally conductive adhesive having excellent die shear strength, in film form, and having a weight average molecular weight of about 100,000 to 150,000, prepared from a mixture of a dietherdianhydride, a meta-substituted benzenediamine, a poly... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5202367 | Epoxy self-priming topcoats A corrosion-resistant coating which can be applied directly to a surface as self-priming topcoat comprising an epoxy resin binder and a combination of pigments consisting essentially of an alkaline earth metal phosphosilicate, zinc salts of benzoic acids,... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5200113 | Antistatic and electrically conducting composition The action of thermoplastic polymers to whose polymer backbone aliphatic or cycloaliphatic groups are bonded via a group --O--, --O--CO--, --CO--OR22 --OCO-- or --CO--O--, said aliphatic or cycloaliphatic groups being substituted by Cl, Br and/... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5198487 | Process for preparing salt-containing surface coating polymer compositions Corrosion inhibiting properties in surface coating compositions are increased by admixing a sol or gel containing salt with a polymer and usually a surface coating paste stock. A novel surface coating composition containing a polymer and salt homogeneousl... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5198488 | Preceramic compositions and ceramic products with silicon boride Preceramic compositions which have particular utility in providing protective ceramic coatings on carbon/carbon composites, graphite, carbon fibers, and other normally oxidizable materials are prepared by dispersing about 0.1-4 parts by weight of silicon ... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5196471 | Thermal spray powders for abradable coatings, abradable coatings containing solid lubricants and methods of fabricating abradable coatings Thermal spray powders are characterized by the presence of a matrix-forming component, a solid lubricant component and a plastic component. Abradable coatings formed by thermal spraying the powders abrade readily to form abradable seals. The abradable coa... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5194480 | Thermally conductive elastomer Thermoplastic rubber is used as part of a thermally conductive electrically insulating filled elastomer composition. The filler may be any conventional filler such as hexagonal boron nitride or alumina. The thermoplastic rubber may be crosslinked. The fil... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5190819 | Fibers formed of blends of etheric phosphazene polymers and metal oxides and the method of their formation The invention provides fibers formed of a blend of metal oxide, such as titanium or zirconium oxide, with etheric phosphazene. The invention optionally contains salt for antistatic fibers. The composition of the invention is formed by preparing solutions ... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5182325 | Polymer containing fluorinated polymer and boron compound The flame-retardant properties of polymers with an aromatic main chain can be improved by incorporating therein a fluorine compound in combination with a boron compound.... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5173531 | Antistatic textile compositions and sol/gel/polymer compositions A textile composition contains a textile material with a salt suffused therein. The composition is prepared by treating a textile material with a sol or gel composition containing a salt. The sol or gel composition is usually admixed with a polymer and th... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5159003 | Polyester-compatible alloys of polycarbonate A compatible alloy of a polyester, such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and a polycarbonate containing effective amounts of a polyester compatibilization agent and a polycarbonate compatibilization agent does not show any apparent phase separation ac... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5145900 | Thermoplastic materials for the production of ceramic moldings Thermoplastic materials for the production of ceramic moldings contain A) 40-65% by volume of a sinterable inorganic non-metallic powder, B) 35-60% by volume of a mixture of B1) 70-90% by weight of a polyoxymethylene homo- or copolymer having up to 10 mol % of como... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5131827 | Fiber- and whisker-reinforced injection moldable resin composition for scroll compressor parts and method of manufacturing scroll compressor parts This invention relates to a resin composition for scroll compressor parts which comprises (A) about 40 to 70 parts by weight of at least one thermoplastic resin selected from the group consisting of polyphenylene sulfide, polyetheretherketone, polyetherke... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5130361 | Epoxy self-priming topcoat A corrosion-resistant coating which can be applied directly to a surface as self-priming topcoat comprising from about 10 to 90 percent by weight of an epoxy binder and 5 to 65 percent by weight of a combination of metal salts or pigments which consist es... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5130352 | Suppression of degradation of lignocellulose/polyethylene compositions Mouldable filled polyethylene compositions containing particulate lignocellulosic fillers are disclosed. The compositions contain 0-89.97% (by weight of the composition) of polyethylene, 0.01-89.99% (by weight of the composition) of grafted polymer, 10-60... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5124377 | Flame retardant polycarbonate composition having improved impact strength A thermplastic molding composition is disclosed which contains a homogeneous blend of a polycarbonate resin, an olefin-acrylate rubber terpolymer impact modifier and a flame retardant package which contains a fluorinated polyolefin, a halogenated phthalim... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5116899 | Resin composition for electric insulation materials for vehicles The present invention is directed to a resin composition for electric insulation materials for vehicles such as distributor caps which is prepared by blending a crystalline propylene-ethylene copolymer resin with 3 to 10 wt. % of a glass fiber, 10 to 20 w... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5112529 | Conductive material and process for producing the same The present invention relates to a conductive material and a process for producing said conductive material. More particularly, the present invention relates to a conductive material comprising (a) a substrate obtained from a polycarbodiimide resin and (b... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5110861 | Sealing resin composition for electronic component and electronic component A sealing resin composition is provided with is useful in the encapsulation of an electronic component and comprises a melt-processable polyester having a weight-average molecular weight of 1000 to 3900 and is capable of forming an optically anisotropic m... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5110504 | Low frequency nonlinear electric material and method for generation of higher harmonic wave A polymer produced by removing an electrolytic ion from a polymer doped with the electrolytic ion possesses a nonlinear conductivity. An element made of this polymer, on exposure to a sine wave electric field, generates a higher harmonic wave.... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5104602 | Method of forming fibers of blends of etheric phosphazene polymers and metal oxides Fibers formed of a blend of metal oxide, such as titanium or zirconium oxide, with etheric phosphazene are formed by preparing solutions of etheric phosphazene and inorganic alkoxides, such as titanium isopropoxide. The solutions are then formed into fibe... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5098609 | Stable high solids, high thermal conductivity pastes A paste including a thermally conducting solid filler, a nonaqueous liquid carrier and a stabilizing dispersant. The pastes are highly concentrated, of low viscosity, electrically resistive, highly thermally conducting and stable. The pastes are easily ap... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5093403 | Polymer-metal bonded composite and method of producing same A coating composition comprising a major amount of resin and a minor amount of a property-improving additive, said resin being: (A) a fluorocarbon resin selected from the group consisting of (1) perfluoroalkoxy tetrafluoroethylene copolymer resin (PFA), (2) ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5091502 | Tetraketone porphyrin monomers and the porphyrin-based polymers thereof The present invention relates to a tetraketone of the structure ##STR1## wherein M is a metal atom and R is selected from phenyl, alkyl substituted phenyl or halogen substituted phenyl. The process to prepare this tetraketone is disclosed. The present inv... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5091463 | Resin composition for adhering polyarylene sulfide and polyvinylidene fluoride, method of adhering them and their laminated structure A resin composition comprising polyarylene sulfide, polyvinylidene fluoride and optionally ultrafine particles. A method of adhering a polyarylene sulfide article and a polyvinylidene fluoride article by using a resin composition comprising polyarylene su... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5089552 | High char yield silazane-modified phenolic resins The hydrolytic polycondensation of a monomer of ##STR1## wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are independently alkyl groups containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, Ra, Rb, Rc, and R | 02/18/1992 |
| 5064574 | Method and composition for providing electrostatic discharge protection for spacecraft A method and composition which provides both thermal control and electrostatic discharge protection to bodies in the space environment. The composition comprises: a) a chosen polymer or resin that forms a polymer that is an electronic insulator and is sui... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5049606 | Thermosetting resin composition A thermosetting resin composition formed of a polyaminobismaleimide resin, which is composed of a bismaleimide compound and a diamine compound, and a solid lubricant. The composition has low coefficient of friction and excellent wear resistance, and can b... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5034451 | Water-soluble binder and hot-melt binder for ceramics molding This invention provides a water-soluble binder and a hot-melt binder for ceramics molding, said binder being composed of a polyvinyl alcohol-based copolymer containing (meth)allyl group-containing nonionic monomer units or nitrogeneous group-containing no... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5032431 | Glass fiber insulation binder A dark colored glass fiber insulation having improved moisture tolerance prepared using an aqueous phenolic resole resin composition containing a water soluble borate and cured under alkaline conditions.... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5028650 | Boron nitride sheets Boron nitride green sheets are made of boron nitride powder in an organic binder which leaves no undesirable residue upon pyrolysis in the absence of oxygen. These boron nitride green sheets can be placed on each side of the ceramic green sheet to form a ... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5021494 | Thermal conductive silicone composition A thermally conductive silicone composition comprising: (A) 100 parts by weight of a polyorganosiloxane containing at least two silicon-bonded alkenyl groups per molecule and having a viscosity as measured at 25° C. of 10 to 100,000 cP; (B) a polyorganohydrog... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5019616 | Composition comprising a polyphenylene-ether-containing polymeric component and reinforcing fibers A thermally stable polyphenylene ether composition having long glass fibers of at least 4 mm length incorporated therein. A suitable high temperature binder such as polyethyloxazoline may be included in the composition, as well as a flame retardant additi... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5019618 | Spray dried phenol-formaldehyde resin compositions A pre-cure resistant powder resin binder for waferboard/oriented strandboard manufacture is manufactured from spray drying a liquid resin composition containing a low advanced phenol-formaldehyde resin and a water soluble oxo compound of boron. The spray ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5011872 | Thermally conductive ceramic/polymer composites A thermal conductive polymer composition comprising a mixture of a polymer and a thermally conductive filler material, said filler material having a median particle size of between about 130 to 260 microns and a size distribution characterized by the form... | 04/30/1991 |
| 5011870 | Thermally conductive organosiloxane compositions The combination of known thermally conductive fillers having an average particle size of from about 10 to about 100 microns with aluminum nitride having an average particle size of less than one micron improves the thermal conductivity of organosiloxane c... | 04/30/1991 |
| 5009812 | Antistatic and electrically conducting polymers and moulding materials As a result of the action of electron acceptors, for example chlorine, bromine and/or iodine, on compositions containing a linear, branched or structurally crosslinked polymer and an unsubstituted or substituted tetrathionaphthalene, tetraselenonaphthalen... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5010128 | Composites of etheric phosphazene and metal oxides and the method of their formation The invention provides a blend of metal oxide, such as silicon oxide, with etheric phosphazene. The invention optionally contains salt for antistatic coatings. The composition of the invention is formed by preparing solutions of etheric phosphazene and al... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4996112 | Storage-stable organopolysiloxane compositions moisture-curable into elastomeric state Organopolysiloxane compositions that are storage-stable under anhydrous conditions, but curable into elastomeric state in the presence of moisture and, thus, are well suited as sealants and coatings and which particularly strongly adhere to substrates use... | 02/26/1991 |