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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8114936 | Cationic polymers containing 2-hydroxyalkyl-(meth)acrylates as promoters for ASA sizing The invention relates to polymers useful as a papermaking additives. The invention also relates to methods for making and using such additives. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7893151 | Liquid-applied sound damping A liquid applied sound damping composition with a binder having from 0.05 wt. % to 20 wt. %, based on the total weight of polymer solids, of carboxy acid monomers, present as copolymerized monomers in pendant polyacid sidechain groups. ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7691937 | Polymeric dispersants containing (meth)acryloyloxybenzoic acid A polymeric dispersant having a block copolymer structure or a segmented oligomer structure wherein the block copolymer structure or segmented oligomer structure includes a segment polymerized by monomers according to Formula (I): | 04/06/2010 |
| 7470742 | Rubber composition for covering carcass cord and tire having carcass using same The present invention provides a rubber composition for covering a carcass cord, which makes it possible to consider an effect on environment, prepare for decrease in supply quantity of petroleum resources in future, reduce rolling resistance and improve rubber stre... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7408003 | Pigmented polymer composition A pigmented polymer composition containing colorant particles and polymer particles having phosphorus acid groups is provided. The polymer particles are prepared from the low pH polymerization of phosphorus acid monomer, or alternatively, are substantially free of w... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7371510 | Material for forming resist protecting film for use in liquid immersion lithography process, composite film, and method for forming resist pattern Provided are a material for forming a resist protecting film which is for use in a liquid immersion lithography process and which is formed on a resist film, wherein the material has the following properties of: being transparent with respect to exposure light; havi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371273 | Latexes and ink-jet inks prepared using blocked acid monomers The present is drawn to the use of blocked acid monomers for the incorporation of highly acidic groups, such as strong acids and multiple acids, on the surface of latex particles via emulsion polymerization. In accordance with this, a method of forming latex particu... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357962 | Automobile body-used light-colored water based coating composition An automobile body-used light-colored water based coating composition containing a water dispersion (A1) prepared by water-dispersing a block copolymer resin (A) comprising a copolymer (a1) obtained by copolymerizing a monomer component contain... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351754 | Water-based ink A water-based ink comprising a colorant and a water-insoluble polymer having at least two hydroxyl groups at its end; a water-based ink comprising a water-insoluble polymer having an ionic group at its end and a pigment; and a process for preparing a water-based ink... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7328988 | Ink composition for inkjet spacer formation and spacer element using the same The present invention relates to an ink composition for spacer formation and a spacer element using the same, and more particularly to an ink composition for spacer formation including a) 10 to 70 parts by weight (dry weight) of a polymer emulsion; b) 0.1 to 50 part... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329705 | Salt-sensitive binder compositions with N-alkyl acrylamide and fibrous articles incorporating same A salt sensitive polymeric binder for use in fibrous webs, where the binder contains a copolymer of carboxylic acid monomer units, acrylate monomer units, and N-alkyl acrylamide units. The copolymer is neutralized at least to the point where it is water soluble. The... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320831 | Salt-sensitive vinyl acetate binder compositions and fibrous article incorporating same A salt sensitive polymeric binder for use in fibrous webs, where the binder contains a copolymer incorporating the residue of vinyl acetate, a carboxylic acid, and a vinyl ester of a saturated aliphatic monocarboxylic acid having between 6 and 18 carbon atoms in the... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7309752 | Polymer and film forming composition A polymer obtained by polymerizing, in a presence of a polymerization initiator, a compound having a cage structure with at least 11 carbon atoms and an ethylenic double bond; a film forming composition containing the polymer; an insulating film formed using the com... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7300973 | Composition for recovering hydrocarbon fluids from a subterranean reservoir A composition comprising expandable cross linked polymeric microparticles having an unexpanded volume average particle size diameter of from about 0.05 to about 10 microns and a cross linking agent content of about 6,000 to less than about 9,000 ppm of labile cross ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300585 | Method of treatment of effluent stream A method for treating an effluent stream containing material which it is desired to remove from the effluent stream comprises treating the effluent stream with a solution of an acid and a first polymer to reduce the pH of the thus-treated stream to a range of about ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294662 | Resin compositions and uses thereof The invention pertains to a resin composition comprising a polymer and a solvent, characterized in that the polymer is obtained by polymerizing the following monomers: (a) an acrylate monomer; (b) a tertiary carbox... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291274 | Method of deionising and clarifying the aqueous medium used in an electrical discharge machine and the product used in said method Deionisation and clarification process of the aqueous medium used in an electroerosion machine and product for this process, where the electroerosion machines are comprised of a purification circuit for this aqueous medium, which includes an ion exchange phase betwe... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291390 | Sizing composition for glass fibers and sized fiber glass products An aqueous sizing composition for at least partially coating a plurality of glass fibers can comprise at least one rosin, at least one coupling agent, and at least one lubricant. The rosin can be a chemically-modified rosin. A plurality of coupling agents can be inc... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7270876 | Enhanced adhesion of polyethylene terephthalate to paperboard A unique primer emulsion chemistry yields excellent adhesion of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)resin to clay coated paperboard (with high starch content)at reduced coatweights of the primer emulsion and the resin as compared to other primer and tie-resin chemistrie... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268198 | Silicone hydrogel contact lenses Silicone hydrogels, including vinyl carbonate endcapped polysiloxanes containing a fluorinated side chain, are useful as biomaterials, especially hydrogel biomaterials, including contact lens materials. The hydrogels are the hydrated polymerization product of a mono... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7250448 | Anionic copolymers prepared in an inverse emulsion matrix and their use in preparing cellulosic fiber compositions A papermaking method and a composition which utilize, as a drainage aid, a water-soluble anionic copolymer prepared via a water-in-oil polymerization technique that, absent a cross-linking agent, is characterized by a Huggins' constant (k′) determined in 0.01M NaC... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7241487 | Polycarboxyl/polyol fiberglass binder Provided is a novel fiberglass binder comprising a polycarboxy polymer and a polyol. The amount of polycarboxy polymer and polyol contained in the binder is such that the ratio of equivalents of hydroxyl groups to carboxy groups is preferably in the range from about... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241454 | Pesticidal formulations Aqueous pesticidal suspensions comprise: (a) 5 to 40% w/v of (i) a pesticide having a melting point in the range of from 50 to 120° C. and a solubility in water of not more than 0.2% w/v or (ii) a mixture of the pesticide (i) and one or more other pesticides having... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7223813 | Aqueous vinyl polymer coating compositions An aqueous coating composition comprising a crosslinkable water-dispersible vinyl oligomer(s) wherein said composition when drying to form a coating has an open time of at least 20 minutes, a wet edge time of at least 10 minutes, a tack free time of ≦20 hours and ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220218 | Modified trampoline holder structure A modified trampoline holder structure comprises a plurality of transverse tubes, six connection sleeves, and three supporting tubes. The transverse tubes are connected together into a ring shape. Each connection sleeve firmly clamps the joint of two adjacent transv... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217758 | Polymeric aqueous coating compositions An aqueous coating composition comprising a crosslinkable water-dispersible oligomer(s), a dispersed polymer(s) and optionally a non-crosslinkable water-dispersible oligomer wherein the crosslinkable oligomer(s) and non-crosslinkable oligomer(s) comply with Equation... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7201481 | Contact lens This invention is directed to ophthalmic materials and ophthalmic lenses that are a co-polymerization product of a (a) hydrophilic monomer with (b) a tris(siloxy)silyl group-containing monomer, (c) a wide variety of hydrophobic monomers (both aliphatic and aromatic)... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7183338 | Tile grout A durable, stain resistant tile grout comprised of naturally rounded quartz particles and water-borne polyurethane. The naturally rounded quartz particles are permanently colored and encapsulated within the water-borne polyurethane, which remains transparent and sho... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7173085 | Salt sensitive aqueous emulsions This invention relates to aqueous emulsions comprising a water-dispersible copolymer which is non-dispersible in aqueous solutions containing 0.5% or more of an inorganic salt, comprising acidic ethylenically unsaturated monomers and ethylenically unsaturated monome... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7166362 | Film-forming composition, production process therefor, and porous insulating film There are provided a film-forming composition that includes a hydrolysis product and/or a condensation product of a compound having a repeating unit represented by Formula (1) below. (In the formula, at least one o... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7109262 | Effect-producing, aqueous coating material, method for the production and use thereof An aqueous effect coating material, comprising (A) at least one water-soluble, -dilutable and/or -dispersible binder, (B) at least one effect pigment, and (C) at least one silicon compound of the general formula I [(E... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108033 | Synthetic rubber that exhibits low hysteresis This invention discloses a rubbery polymer which is comprised of repeat units that are derived from (1) at least one conjugated diolefin monomer, and (2) 0.1 weight percent to 2 weight percent of at least one monomer having the structural formula: ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101928 | Polymeric thickeners for oil-containing compositions Novel thickeners for oil-containing compositions are crystalline polymers, preferably side chain crystalline polymers, which (a) have a crystalline melting point, Tp, and an onset of melting temperature, To, such that Tp−To | 09/05/2006 |
| 7087222 | Method for enhancing integrity of epithelium using retinoic acid A method for improving the integrity of the corneal epithelium by introducing into the eye an effective amount of a ophthalmically compatible retinoid sufficient to enhance the integrity of the corneal epithelium. ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7087710 | Polymeric surfactants derived from cyclic monomers having pendant fluorinated carbon groups A fluorine containing polymer which acts as a wetting, flow or leveling agent, and has at least one polar group. The polymer has at least one pendant or ether side chain containing from about 1 to about 20 carbon atoms with at least 25% of the hydrogen atoms being r... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7081488 | Coating with improved hiding, compositions prepared therewith, and processes for the preparation thereof A coating containing pigment particles and a polymer matrix is provided. The coating contains pigment particles that have a scattering coefficient with a linear or quasi-linear relationship to the pigment volume concentration of those pigment particles. The coating ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7067579 | Polycarboxy/polyol fiberglass binder Provided is a novel fiberglass binder comprising a polycarboxy polymer and a polyol. The amount of polycarboxy polymer and polyol contained in the binder is such that the ratio of equivalents of hydroxyl groups to carboxy groups is preferably in the range from from ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7064156 | Continuous method for the production of powder paint suspensions (powder slurries) and powder paints Powder coating materials prepared by (1) mixing at least two liquid components comprising in each case at least one liquid starting product in a static mixer, to give a molecularly disperse and/or finely dispersed liquid mixture, (2) emulsi... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7060166 | Aqueous ionomeric gels and products and methods related thereto An aqueous ionomer gel having a high viscosity, particularly a proton conducting ionomer, as well as to related products incorporating such gels. Such aqueous ionomer gels are suitable for suspending catalysts for formation of catalyst inks, which in turn are suitab... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7060748 | Catalyst paste composition for electrode A catalyst paste composition for making electrodes has a uniform dispersion condition of a carbon black supporting a hydrogen reduction catalyst and is excellent in storage stability. The catalyst paste composition comprises a carbon black supporting a hydrogen redu... | 06/13/2006 |
