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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7361711 | Compositions for use in golf balls A golf ball including a core and at least one layer disposed about the core, wherein the core or the layer is formed from a composition including a base polymer, a crosslink initiator, and an additive, wherein the additive is both an inorganic-sulfur compound and a ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7342068 | Aqueous polyurethane dispersion and method for making and using same Aqueous polyurethane dispersions comprising polyurethane polymer and methods for making and using same are disclosed herein. In one aspect of the present invention, aqueous polyurethane dispersions, comprising a polyurethane polymer having a weight average molecular... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7285287 | Carbon dioxide-assisted methods of providing biocompatible intraluminal prostheses Methods of producing biocompatible intraluminal prostheses are provided and include immersing polymeric material of an intraluminal prosthesis in a densified carbon dioxide composition under controlled conditions such that toxic materials are absorbed by the densifi... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7226551 | Conductive member for OA equipment It is an object of the present invention to provide a conductive member for use in OA equipment which shows very stable conductivity in the volume resistivity range of 105 to 1012 Ω·cm, the conductivity of which is less dependent on the volta... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7217750 | Process for incorporating one or more materials into a polymer composition and products produced thereby The present invention relates to various processes that utilize one or more supercritical fluids to disperse various inorganic and organic materials, including crystalline materials, into polymeric compositions, substrates or pre-formed articles without the utilizat... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7202322 | Heat resistant high moisture vapor transmission thermoplastic polyurethane A thermoplastic polyether polyurethane having high moisture vapor transmission, high melting point and static dissipative properties is disclosed. The thermoplastic polyether polyurethane is prepared by reacting a hydroxyl terminated polyether intermediate, an aroma... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7144937 | Adhesion promoters for sealants A sealant composition comprising a sealant, an adhesive resin, and a long chain ester, particularly dimerate and trimerate esters, is capable of unexpected adhesion to substrates such as ceramic substrates (e.g., concrete), glass substrates, metal substrates such as... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7138450 | Vulcanized rubber composition with a liquid adhesion promoter containing an adhesive resin and ester A rubber composition including a natural or synthetic rubber, and an adhesive resin capable of unexpected adhesion to metal, polymer and glass substrates, particularly cords in radical tires, hoses, conveyor belts, transmission belts, and the like by the addition of... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7135189 | Compositions and techniques for localized therapy A therapeutic medical article is provided which comprises a medical article, a precursor compound and an activator compound. The medical article is adapted, upon administration to a patient, to release the precursor compound and the activator compound such that the ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7122027 | Implantable medical device with controllable gaseous agent release system The present invention generally relates to medical devices. Specifically, the invention pertains to implantable medical devices that produces gaseous agents from precursors and releases them into the body. More specifically, the invention provides for the controlled... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7122592 | Adhesion promoters for cord-reinforced thermoplastic polymeric materials and substrate/thermoplastic polymeric material composites A thermoplastic polymeric material composition including a thermoplastic polymeric material selected from the group consisting of a thermoplastic polymer and a thermoplastic polymer alloy, an adhesive resin, and a long chain ester, particularly dimerate and trimerat... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7045152 | Treating pulmonary disorders with gaseous agent causing repletion of GSNO Pulmonary disorders in which the GSNO pool or glutathione pool in the lung is depleted and where reactive oxygen species in lung are increased, are treated by delivering into the lung as a gas, agent causing repletion or increase of the GSNO pool or protection again... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7041724 | Resol-type phenol resin composition and method for curing the same The present invention provides a resol-type phenol resin composition which can be cured even in a low temperature range, using a curing accelerator which has no adverse effect on other materials or substances with which the resulting cured article is in contact, or ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6969737 | Adhesion promoter for cord-reinforced rubber and metal or polymer substrate/rubber composites A rubber composition including a natural or synthetic rubber, and an adhesive resin capable of unexpected adhesion to metal, polymer and glass substrates, particularly cords in radical tires, hoses, conveyor belts, transmission belts, and the like by the addition of... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6932930 | Intraluminal prostheses having polymeric material with selectively modified crystallinity and methods of making same Methods of manufacturing polymeric intraluminal prostheses include annealing the polymeric material to selectively modify the crystallinity thereof. Annealing may be utilized to selectively modify various properties of the polymeric material of an intraluminal prost... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6767949 | Composition and method for color improvement of nitroxyl containing polymers The invention relates to a composition comprising, a) at least one oligomer, cooligomer, polymer or copolymer or blends thereof, containing a stable free nitroxyl radical (1); and b) a reducing agent; with the proviso that the composition is essentially free of a po... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6617376 | Flexible wood composition A flexible wood composition comprising at least one cellulosic filler and a material selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic elastomers and melt-processible rubbers. Additionally, the composition may include other ingredients including, but no... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6548707 | Latent mercaptans as multi-functional additives for halogen-containing polymer compositions Halogen-containing polymer compositions comprising a latent mercaptan-containing heat stabilizer composition substantially free from the offensive odor typically associated with mercaptans are protected during processing by the degradation products of the... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6531532 | Composition for optical materials Optical materials which are cured compositions of a mixture of (a) a compound comprising sulfur and (b) an inorganic compound comprising at least one atom selected from the group consisting of sulfur atom and selenium atom, the optical material being obta... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6528558 | Flame retardation of polymeric compositions Compositions are disclosed for the flame retardation of polymeric compositions including fillers such as glass fibers. The compositions contain a flame retarding effective additive of at least one polyphosphate, a sulfur containing compound, catalyst and ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6500880 | Black to color bleed control using specific polymers in ink-jet printing inks containing pigmented inks requiring dispersants The ink set of this invention comprises at least two inks, one of which contains a pH sensitive polymer and pigment colorant with dispersant. A second ink is provided which comprises incompatible inorganic or organic salts or has an appropriate pH. The po... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6492449 | Polymers obtained from monomers allowing a sequential polymerization, and their use for preparing ionic conductors The present invention concerns polymers obtained by anionic initiation and bearing functions that can be activated by cationic initiations that are not reactive in the presence of anionic polymerization initiators. The presence of such cationic initiation... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6451893 | Soft nitrile zinc oxide free medical gloves A new formulation for producing nitrile gloves has been developed. The resulting glove shows following outstanding characteristics: stress at six minutes greater than 50% of its initial value; ultimate tensile strength and elongation well above ASTM requi... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6417347 | High yield S-nitrosylation process A method for producing a S-nitrosylated species is provided. The method comprises: (a) providing a deoxygenated, alkaline aqueous solution comprising a thiol and a nitrite-bearing species; (b) acidifying the solution by adding acid to the solution while c... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6359046 | Hydrocarbon core polysulfide silane coupling agents for filled elastomer compositions The present invention discloses novel hydrocarbon core polysulfide silanes and methods of preparing the hydrocarbon core polysulfide silanes. Preferably, the silanes of the present invention contain assemblies of a single unit of a hydrolyzable silane gro... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6329455 | Rubber compositions containing a disodium salt of 3,3'-dithiodipropionic acid The present invention relates to rubber compositions containing a disodium salt of 3,3'-dithiodipropionic acid.... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6291569 | Stabilized dispersion of insoluble sulfur and method of stabilizing A method of achieving a novel superior dispersion of insoluble sulfur comprises mixing polysulfur while it is in the rubbery state with a diluent, such as rubber, to obtain a novel uniform dispersion of the sulfur in the diluent.... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6262168 | Aqueous dispersions Aqueous dispersions of cationic water-soluble polymers are provided, as well as processes for making and methods of using the same. The cationic polymers contain anionic recurring units in amounts that encourage the formation of the aqueous dispersion and... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6245848 | Bipopulated latex based on vinyl chloride polymers having a high population level of fine particles, processes for the manufacture thereof and applications thereof The present invention relates to a latex containing two populations of particles of polymers based on vinyl chloride, respectively exhibiting mean diameters of between 0.9 and 1.3 μm and between 0.15 and 0.3 μm, in proportions such that the ratio by wei... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6211318 | Solvent-free, fine white powders of a copolymer of maleic anhydride and A C1-C4 alkyl vinyl ether substantially free of poly (alkyl vinyl ether, homopolymer Solvent-free, fine white powders of a copolymer of maleic anhydride and a C1 -C4 alkyl vinyl ether substantially free of poly(alkyl vinyl ether) homopolymer.... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6207737 | Glass fiber sizing, sized glass fibers and polyolefin reinforced articles An aqueous sizing composition for glass fibers used to reinforce polyolefin polymers contains coupling agent, chemically modified polyolefin film forming material, and stabilizer. The stabilizer is one or more of the following: i) phosphinates selected fr... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6140405 | Salt-modified electrostatic dissipative polymers A low molecular weight polyether oligomer is modified with a salt during chain extending reaction of the polyether oligomer to form electrostatic dissipative polymer products such as polyurethanes, polyether amide block copolymers and polyether-ester bloc... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5990226 | Aqueous resin composition and curing process There is provided an aqueous resin composition which does not cause coagulation, can be cured at low temperature, and, by this curing, forms a coating superior in mechanical strength, water resistance, solvent resistance and adhesion to various substrates... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5985963 | Rubber compound containing a hydrated thiosulfate and a bismaleimide This invention relates to the discovery that the combination of a hydrated thiosulfate and a bismaleimide compound provides for excellent final rubber vulcanizate physical properties including improved adhesion to aramid reinforcement.... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5955528 | Polymeric composite material and process for manufacturing the same Disclosed is a polymeric composite material in which metal sulfide microparticles having optical characteristics are uniformly dispersed and suspended in a high polymer material at high concentration. The polymeric composite material comprises metal sulfi... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5942567 | Resin-molded product and yellowing inhibitor A resin-molded product includes a phenol-based oxidation inhibitor, and a thiol-based compound. The thiol-based compound reacts chemically with a coloring substance (or a compound having a quinone-type structure) resulting from the phenol-based oxidation ... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5941037 | Oxygen scavenging hydrotalcite and compositions containing same An oxygen scavenging agent and compositions capable of providing good oxygen absorption capabilities which contain said agent, wherein the agent is a modified anionic hydrotalcite particulate material.... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5900448 | Rubber composition containing hydrated zinc-sodium thiosulfate A method for processing an elastomer comprising mixing 100 parts by weight of an elastomer having olefinic unsaturation with from 0.05 to 10 phr of a hydrated zinc-sodium thiosulfate. The hydrated zinc-sodium thiosulfate may be used in place of in whole o... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5840789 | Aqueous compositions thickened with acrylate-based polymeric rheology modifiers The present invention relates to aqueous compositions having pH of less than or equal to about 11 and which contain a thickening amount of an acrylate-based rheology modifier, which modifier contains an emulsion which is prepared by single-stage emulsion ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5770645 | Polymers for delivering nitric oxide in vivo Disclosed are novel polymers derivatized with at least one --NOX group per 1200 atomic mass unit of the polymer. X is one or two. In one embodiment, the polymer is an S-nitrosylated polymer and is prepared by reacting a polythiolated polymer wi... | 06/23/1998 |
