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...that the Band-Aid Bandage was invented by a Johnson & Johnson employee whose wife had cut herself? Earl Dickson's wife was rather accident prone, so he set out to develop a bandage that she could apply without help. He placed a small piece of gauze in the center of a small piece of surgical tape, and what we know today as the Band Aid bandage was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7303795 | Molding of polypropylene with enhanced reheat characteristics Bottles, containers and other articles are formed from polypropylene compositions that include a reheating agent, such as antimony, carbon black, graphite, titanium, copper, manganese, iron, tungsten, graphite, infra-red absorbing dyes or other infra-red absorbing m... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7271212 | Thermoplastic resin composition and shaped article A resin composition comprises 1 to 60 parts by weight of a wollastonite fiber (in which the number-average fiber length is 1 to 30 μm, the number-average fiber diameter is 0.1 to 10 μm, and the proportion of the number of a fiber having a fiber length of 5 to 25 Î... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7262234 | Process for preparing value-added RPET containing polymer blend component A process for preparing an RPET polymer blend component comprises providing a quantity of RPET flakes, comminuting the RPET flakes to prepare RPET particles having an average mean particle size from about 500 microns to about 5 microns, adding at least one specialty... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7153570 | Optical fiber cord An optical fiber cord which is a single core optical fiber cord having an outer diameter of 1.2 mm or less, and has a structure in which an optical fiber core wire having a resin coating is provided at the center, a tensile-strength-fiber layer is provided around th... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7105589 | Flame-resistant black thermoplastic molded masses The invention relates to thermoplastic molded masses, comprising A) 10 to 97 wt. % of at least one thermoplastic polyester, B) 1 to 30 wt. % of a flame-resistant agent combination with, based on 100 wt. % B), b1) 20 to 99 wt. % of a halogenated flame resistant agent... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7105594 | Conductive carbon filled polyvinyl butyral adhesive An adhesive having a resin selected from polyvinyl butyral resins, phenolic resins, epoxy resins, and mixtures thereof, and at least one type of filler such as a carbon filler, for use in seaming components useful in electrostatographic, contact electrostatic, digit... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7070229 | Underhood electronic interior integration An electronic system generally includes a flatwire electronic site and a flatwire bus electronically connecting the flatwire electronic site to an electronic device in the engine compartment. The flatwire electronic site has a flexible substrate with electronic comp... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067576 | Flame retardant polypropylene resin composition The present invention provides a polypropylene resin composition including a polypropylene resin having a melt flow rate of 4-18 g/10 minutes, a flame retardant additive having a low melting point, an antimony oxide, a UV stabilizer, a silane coupling agent, and tit... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7055552 | Rubber hose material and rubber hose using the same A rubber hose material for providing a rubber hose excellent in mechanical strength and with an intrinsic property (elongation) of rubber retained. The rubber hose material is formed by blending an ethylene-olefin resin (component (B)) as an organic filler into an e... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7012112 | Thermoplastic resin composition for electrical/electronic contact part and electrical/electronic contact part using the same A thermoplastic resin composition for an electrical/electronic contact part according to the present invention includes a thermoplastic resin and a polyol, wherein the polyol is contained in a range of 0.2 to 10 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the th... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6998536 | Cable sheath including a halogen-free intumescent composition The present invention relates to a sheath (7) for a cable (1), where the sheath contains, at least in part, a halogen-free intumescent composition. The composition of the sheath contains a mixture of a polymer matrix chosen from a polyethylene, a polyp... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6958423 | Bromination process This invention relates to a novel process which comprises feeding a mixture formed from diphenylethane and bromine to a stirrable reaction mass comprised of bromine and a bromination catalyst to yield a decabromodiphenylethane wet cake which can be most economically... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6956099 | Polyamide-polyether block copolymer Copolymers having linked internal polyether blocks and internal polyamide blocks have advantageous physical properties and solvent-gelling abilities. The copolymer may be prepared from a reaction mixture that contains 1,4-cyclohexane dicarboxylic acid (CHDA) and pol... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6951896 | Flame-retardant thermoplastic composition with improved properties The invention relates to a flame-retardant thermoplastic composition which comprises at least (A) a thermoplastic polymer and (B) a flame-retardant system and which also contains (C) an n-alkanelactam-substituted polymer. Such a composition shows both a good flame r... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6924331 | Flame-retardant polyolefin resin composition A flame retarded polyolefin resin composition comprises polyolefin resin, 1 to 40 parts by weight per 100 parts of the polyolefin resin of a brominated bisphenol ether derivative of the formula: wherein R is hydrogen o... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6919391 | Flame-retardant polyolefin-resin composition A flame retarded polyolefin resin composition comprises polyolefin resin, 1 to 40 parts by weight per 100 parts of the polyolefin resin of a brominated bisphenol ether derivative of the formula 1: wherein R is hydrogen... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6849677 | Flame retardant polyolefin pallets and flame retardant master batch for their production Polyolefin-based pallets capable of passing standard pallet flammability tests are prepared by molding the pallet or one or more subassemblies thereof, of a polyolefin molding resin containing a flame retardant package containing a halogenated organic flame retardan... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6818731 | Polyamide resin composition A polyamide resin composition contains 100 parts by weight of (A) a polyamide resin with a melting point of 270° C. to 340° C.; 0.2 to 20 parts by weight of (B) a compound represented by Formula (I) ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6780963 | Molding material for electrical and electronic parts The polyamide resin composition of the invention is characterized by having a solder reflow heat-resistant temperature of not lower than 250° C. Since the polyamdie resin composition has low water absorption and is excellent in moldability, heat resistance, shape s... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6780914 | Flame retardant polypropylene resin composition The present invention provides a flame retardant resin composition, or more particularly, a flame retardant polypropylene resin composition which comprises polypropylene having improved flow melt characteristics, flame retardants, a flame retardant aid, and a tetraf... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6774174 | Flame-retardant polyamide compositions This invention deals with the development of improved SMT performance flame retardant polyamide compositions. The compositions include replacing the poly bromostyrene or brominated polystyrene with a copolymer of a halostyrene and glycidyl(meth)acrylate. The resulti... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6632509 | Fire retardant EPDM roofing membrane compositons for use on high-sloped roofs Fire retardant sheeting materials for roofing having improved burn resistivity and are suitable for use on roofs having inclines of at least 1 inch per linear foot. These sheeting materials are prepared from a polymeric composition of matter comprising a ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6627690 | Flame-retardant polyester resin composition, molded article thereof, and method of molding the same A flame-retardant composition comprising (A) 100 parts by weight of an aromatic polyester having a terminal carboxyl group concentration of 60 equivalents/ton or less; (B1) a specific brominated epoxy compound and (B2) a brominated polyacrylate in the amo... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6518344 | Flame retarded polyolefin composition The present invention provides a new and improved flame retarded polyolefin composition that displays good retained physical properties upon aging. The composition also exhibits excellent moldability and it may be easily colored. In a preferred embodiment... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6448324 | Flame-retardant polycarbonate resin composition and its blow moldings Provided are a flame-retardant polycarbonate resin composition having good blow moldability, and blow moldings of the composition having good flame retardancy and having good impact resistance, high mechanical strength and good thermal stability intrinsic... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6441072 | High-melting polyamide composition for electronic applications The invention relates to a polyamide composition for the production of electrical and electronic components that are suitable for the conditions of the surface mounting technology. In particular, the composition exhibits a high resistance to blistering du... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6414072 | Flame-retardant thermoplastic resin composition and products of injection molding thereof A flame-retardant thermoplastic resin composition, which comprises a polymer alloy composed of a thermoplastic resin (A) and a liquid-crystal polymer (B), is excellent in the stability of the heat retentivity imparted thereto in the injection molding step... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6407155 | Intercalates formed via coupling agent-reaction and onium ion-intercalation pre-treatment of layered material for polymer intercalation Intercalated layered materials prepared by reacting the layered material with a coupling agent and co-intercalating an onium ion and an oligomer or polymer between the planar layers of a swellable layered material, such as a phyllosilicate, preferably a s... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6372828 | High temperature flame retardant insulation compositions stabilized with zinc salt/secondary amine combinations Flame retardant compositions useful as insulation for 150° C.-rated wire and cable applications are provided. The compositions of the invention utilize an ethylene-alkyl acrylate copolymer base resin with a two-component stabilizer package consisting of ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6372831 | Flame resistant rubber modified polymer compositions The present invention is an flame resistant resin composition comprising: A) from about 50 to about 90 parts by weight of a rubber modified polymer derived from a vinyl aromatic monomer, B) from about 1 to about 8 parts by weight of an impact modifier, C) from abou... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6340721 | Flame-retardant thermoplastic resin composition The present invention relates to a flame-retardant resin composition comprising: (A) 60 to 98 wt % of a thermoplastic resin comprising a rubber-reinforced resin; and (B) 40 to 2 wt % of a halogen type flame-retardant which comprises a mixture of compounds... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6291574 | Polyester molded articles A moldable polyester composition comprising a sound damping amount of an isoprenoid rubber modifier.... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6291567 | Flame retardant antistatic polyester resin composition A flame retardant antistatic polyester resin composition having excellent flame resistance, antistatic properties, mechanical strength and heat resistance, which includes a thermoplastic polyester and, per 100 parts by weight of the thermoplastic, 1 to 35... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6258927 | Polyamide composition A polyamide composition, comprising: (A) 100 parts by weight of a polyamide, (B) from 10 to 200 parts by weight of an aromatic ring-containing bromine compound, and (C) from 0.1 to 100 parts by weight of at least one flame-retardant synergist selected from met... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6228911 | Light-stabilized flameproof styrene homopolymers and copolymers The invention relates to a composition comprising a) a styrene, -methylstyrene or p-methylstyrene homo- or copolymer; b) a bromine-containing flame retardant; c) a UV absorber; d) a sterically hindered amine and e) an epoxidized fatty acid. This in... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6207741 | Thin flame resistant solid surface material Thin flame resistant solid surface material is provided from compositions containing an acrylic polymer matrix having dispersed therein controlled amounts of magnesium hydroxide as filler, antimony oxide and a brominated flame retardant.... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6204318 | Insulated wire comprising a flame-retardant polyolefinic resin composition A flame-retardant resin composition for insulated wires, shielded wires and insulating tubes which are used in the field requiring high-frequency current transmission, for example, in the field of high-density wiring of internal circuits in electronic app... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6197864 | Flame retardant insulation compositions having enhanced curability Improved flame retardant compositions suitable for insulating wire and cable products comprised of ethylene-alkoxy silane copolymer, halogenated organic compound, antimony trioxide, silane condensation catalyst and magnesium hydroxide are provided. Additi... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6190581 | Dehydrated antimonate/polymer pelletizing process A dehydrated mixture of hydrated sodium antimonate and ionomer polymer flame retard a polymer or resin composition such as film, fiber, electrical connection and molded part. From 10 to 90 parts sodium antimonate containing 3% moisture mixed with 10 to 90... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6156831 | Modified cyanate ester group curable resin composition and varnish, prepreg, metal clad laminated board, film, printed circuit board, and multilayered circuit board using the same A modified cyanate ester group curable resin composition, and varnishes, prepregs, laminated boards adhered with metal foil, films, printed circuit boards, and multilayered circuit boards using the same, comprising: (A) a cyanate ester group compound (B) ... | 12/05/2000 |
