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...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8138256 | Flame-retardant resin composition Disclosed is a flame-retardant resin composition which comprises inorganic particles, preferably a fly ash, containing a complex of silicon dioxide and aluminum oxide and having D50 of 1 to 10 μm. ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7981957 | Biodegradable gas barrier container and process for producing the same A biodegradable gas barrier vessel comprising 100 parts of mass of a biodegradable polyester resin having a polylactic acid content of not less than 50% by mass and 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of a phyllosilicate. The degree of crystallization as measured by X-ray diffr... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7855247 | Particle dispersed resin composition and process for producing the same A particle dispersed resin composition (19) is a composition in which a particle dispersed solvent (17) with and in which functional particulate powder is mixed and dispersed is mixed with a heated and melted resin (16). The amount of the resin ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7829619 | Flame-retardant filler for plastics The invention relates to a flame-retardant filler based on aluminium hydroxide, its use in polymers and a method for its production, in which aluminium hydroxide in the form of bayerite or a bayerite/gibbsite mixture is modified under pressure at temperatures of at ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7803862 | Composition for polyolefin resin foam, foam of the same, and process for producing foam A composition for polyolefin resin foam, which comprises a polymer component comprising a polyolefin resin and a rubber and/or thermoplastic elastomer, and a powder particle, wherein the composition has an extensional viscosity as measured with a capillary rheometer... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7589142 | Thermoplastic resin composition and moldings thereof A polyamide resin/rubber-reinforced styrene-based resin composition, particularly, a polyamide resin/ABS resin composition, excellent in the balance between impact strength and fluidity as well as in the heat resistance, chemical resistance and paintability, as well... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7442740 | Hybrid toner processes A toner process that includes a first heating of a colorant dispersion, a first polyester resin free latex emulsion, a second polyester latex emulsion, and a wax dispersion in the presence of a coagulant containing a metal ion; adding a third polyester free latex; a... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7425591 | Elastomeric composition The present invention is a composition including an isobutylene-based copolymer and polybutene. The copolymers may be mixed with an exfoliating compound and clay, the entire composition forming a nanocomposite. The clay may or may not have an additional exfoliating ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7417087 | Process for producing resin composition using powder of aluminum-containing inorganic compound having specific BET surface area and pore volume and resin composition obtained according to said process A resin composition, wherein the composition contains a thermoplastic resin and an aluminum-containing inorganic compound; the thermoplastic resin and the aluminum-containing inorganic compound form a parent phase and a dispersed phase, respectively; and the followi... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7388047 | Redispersible powders comprising pozzolanic components Water-redispersible polymer powder compositions based on homopolymers or copolymers of one or more monomers from the group consisting of vinyl esters of unbranched or branched alkylcarboxylic acids having from 1 to 15 carbon atoms, methacrylic esters and acrylic est... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7371798 | Thermoplastic water-curable composition, molded object made from the thermoplastic water-curable composition, and process for producing the same A thermoplastic water-curable composition which is excellent in mechanical properties, heat resistance, dimensional stability, and moldability and from which a mechanical part of a complicated shape can be produced: a molding formed from the thermoplastic water-cura... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371782 | Polymerizable composite material This invention relates to a polymerizable composite material and method of making same including at least one multifunctional acid containing monomer having a concentration ranging from about 10% to about 85%, a non-reactive filler having a concentration ranging fro... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365117 | Polyethylene formulations An ethylene polymer composition having improved optical properties and masterbatch for producing the composition comprising a predetermined amount of clarifying agent, and a predetermined amount of an amide slip agent. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7352984 | Electrophotographic endless belt, electrophotographic apparatus having electrophotographic endless belt, and process for producing electrophotographic endless belt An electrophotographic endless belt containing a polyamide resin, carbon black and a filler, characterized in that the polyamide resin is at least one resin selected from the group consisting of polyamide 610, polyamide 612, polyamide 11 and polyamide 12, the filler... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7329703 | Polymerized macrocyclic oligomer nanocomposite compositions The invention relates to polymers derived from macrocyclic oligomers containing organo clay fillers comprising a) a polymer derived from a macrocyclic oligomer; b) clay platelets; and c) the residue of one or more onium compounds having at least one ligand with a C | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320824 | Paint substitute film A paint substitute film 1 is provided which has an excellent property that permits universal application to a variety of components, for example to a complexly shaped component, without decreasing marketability of the component due to undesirable change in co... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321009 | Process for the production of vermiculite foil The invention is concerned with gasket sealing foils having a sealing layer with enhanced properties which is based upon chemically exfoliated vermiculite. The method of producing a sealing foil for gaskets is described. The method comprises the steps of: (a) the ap... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7314902 | Hot-melt adhesive The present invention provides a hot-melt adhesive composition comprising a blend of: a reactive filler comprising an aluminum compound, a magnesium compound, a calcium compound, a barium compound or a mixture thereof; and, a grafted polyolefin having a functional g... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312268 | Water-absorbent carboxyl-containing polymers with low monomer content A water absorbent polymer with reduced residual monomer content is prepared using silver ions and/or colloidal silver. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7294663 | Compatibility improvement in aromatic polyesters with mineral fillers Liquid crystalline polymers (LCP) with relatively high melting points are prepared by a process which includes solid state polymerization of a (pre)polymer, which contains alkali metal cations, to raise the LCP molecular weight. The presence of the alkali metal cati... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291400 | Decorative sheet The present invention improves a surface protective layer in the resistance to marring to the extent not achieved even if the surface protective layer is made of a crosslinked cured product of an ionizing radiation-curable resin and added with silica. When forming a... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7262251 | Hot melt adhesive composition based on a random copolymer of isotactic polypropylene and a secondary polymer A hot melt adhesive composition is based on an isotactic polypropylene random copolymer (RCP). The composition contains about 4%-50% by weight of the RCP copolymer, about 20%-65% by weight of a compatible tackifier, about 0%-40% by weight of a plasticizer, about 0%-... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7256233 | Tire rubber composition based on a reinforcing aluminosilicate A rubber composition usable for the manufacture of tires, based on at least one diene elastomer, one reinforcing inorganic filler and a coupling agent providing the bond between the inorganic filler and the elastomer. The inorganic filler comprises a synthetic alumi... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7244780 | Powder coating compositions Powder coating compositions comprise a film-forming polymer, a pigment providing a metallic effect, and a stabilizing additive which, in a coating formed from the composition on a substrate, inhibits degradation of the metallic pigment in the presence of oxygen and ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7226499 | Cellulose acylate film, cellulose acylate film with functional thin film, and method for preparation thereof The present invention relates to a cellulose acylate film having a high modulus of elasticity and a high surface hardness. The cellulose acylate film of the present invention is characterized by containing 1 vol % to 99 vol % of a metal oxide having an average parti... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7214728 | Method of making a surface size composition A size composition for the surface sizing of paper, board or other suchlike. The size composition comprises a size fraction which comprises a water-soluble, principal component made up of, for example, starch, polyvinyl alcohol, carboxymethyl cellulose, glucomannan,... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7208540 | Process for curing aminoplast resins Aminoplast resins are cured using inorganic particles as curing agents. The inorganic particles have a laminated structure and include interlamellarly exchangeable cations such as alkali cations, alkaline-earth cations, aluminum cations, iron cations and/or manganes... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7183345 | Superabsorbent carboxyl-containing polymers with odor control properties and method for preparation This invention relates to a water-absorbent, water insoluble polymer comprising silver complex ions. ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7169834 | IR absorbing compositions A composition containing transparent thermoplastic polymers and a surface modified oxide particles is disclosed. The size of the particles is less than 200 nm and the composition is suitable for the preparation of products wherever diathermancy is undesirable. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169831 | Pavement marking composition comprising ceramic fibers The invention relates to a pavement marking composition comprising ceramic fibers. The ceramic fibers are preferably randomly dispersed within a polymeric material. The polymeric material preferably comprises a substantially non-crosslinked elastomer. The pavement m... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7135518 | Curable compositions, sealing material, and adhesive Curable compositions capable of giving a cured article excellent in weatherability and flam retardancy. (1) One of the curable compositions comprises an organic polymer having at least one crosslinkable hydrolysable silyl group and phyllosilicate. It has enhanced we... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7112621 | Coating compositions for modifying surfaces Coating compositions, methods and articles of manufacture comprising a nanoparticle system employing same to impart surface modifying benefits for all types of soft surfaces, and in some cases, hard surfaces, are disclosed. In some embodiments, dispersement of nanop... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7105360 | Low temperature melt-processing of organic-inorganic hybrid The present invention provides a process for preparing a melt-processed organic-inorganic hybrid material including the steps of maintaining an solid organic-inorganic hybrid material at a temperature above the melting point but below the decomposition temperature o... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7091297 | Shape memory polymers based on semicrystalline thermoplastic polyurethanes bearing nanostructured hard segments Thermoplastic polyurethanes having an alternating sequence of hard and soft segments in which a nanostructured polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane diol is used as a chain extender to form a crystalline hard segment constituting SMPs. The polyurethanes are formed by... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7078452 | Low smoke emission, low corrosivity, low toxicity, low heat release, flame retardant, zero halogen polymeric compositions Zero halogen polyolefin compositions exhibit low smoke emission, low corrosivity, low toxicity, and low heat release properties, as well as flame resistance and char formation, while simultaneously maintaining favorable electrical insulation properties. Such composi... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7078453 | Barrier coating of a non-butyl elastomer and a dispersed layered filler in a liquid carrier and coated articles Barrier coating mixtures include (a) a non-butyl elastomeric polymer; (b) an acid or base treated dispersed, substantially exfoliated silicate filler material that has not been functionalized with organic cations having an aspect ratio greater than 25; and (c) at le... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7078449 | Rubber compositions for use in tires, comprising a (white filler/elastomer) coupling agent with an ester function The present invention is directed to a rubber composition comprising a diene elastomer, a reinforcing white filler, and a (white filler/elastomer) coupling agent, which is bifunctional and which can be bonded to the elastomer by means of a function X. The coupling a... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7071254 | Preparation containing gypsum from flue gas desulphurisation, method for using the same and use thereof The present invention relates to a composition, and a method of preparing and using the same. The composition contains at least one water-soluble or water-dispersible polymer or combinations thereof, and one or more filler particles that includes WDP gypsum particle... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067585 | Hot melt adhesive composition based on a random copolymer of isotactic polypropylene A hot melt adhesive composition is based on an isotactic polypropylene random copolymer (RCP). The composition contains about 4%–50% by weight of the RCP copolymer, about 20%–65% by weight of a compatible tackifier, about 0%–40% by weight of a plasticizer, abo... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7067573 | Non-wax superior gloss polishing composition A novel non-wax superior gloss polishing compound formulation is disclosed. The polishing compound comprises: a) a water repelling and film forming acrylic resin; b) silicone fluids; c) finely divided abrasives; d) a hydrocarbon and alkan... | 06/27/2006 |
