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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4186250 | Method of desensitizing image-bearing lithographic plates Aqueous solutions are provided for treating imagebearing lithographic plates. These solutions include as an active polmyer component: (a) a polyacrylamide-based polymer wherein from about 3 to about 70 percent of the carbonyl sites are carboxyl groups, and the... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4167464 | Photopolymerized hydrophilic interpolymers of unsaturated carboxylic acid and esters Highly water absorbent films and fibers are prepared by photopolymerizing an alkaline metal salt of acrylic acid, at least one alkyl acrylate or methacrylate wherein the alkyl group contains 10 to 30 carbon atoms, at least one alkyl acrylate or methacryla... | 09/11/1979 |
| 4166051 | Ostomy composition A composition adapted for use around the stoma consisting of a homogeneous mixture of a pressure sensitive adhesive component, mineral oil, and hydrocolloid gums or cohesive strengthening agents or a mixture of hydrocolloid gums and cohesive strengthening... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4160750 | Aqueous acrylic contact cement An acrylic contact cement is prepared from ingredients which include in excess of about 98% of a 52% acrylic emulsion; trace quantities of an epoxy silane and glyoxal which synergistically improve water resistance and adhesion without interfering with she... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4143007 | Thickening agent containing a polygalactomannan gum and a copolymer of an olefinically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride useful in hydraulic well-treating This invention provides a novel dry blend composition adapted for application as a thickening agent in aqueous solutions. The composition consists essentially of an admixture of a polygalactomannan gum and a copolymer containing carboxylate groups. The in... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4125110 | Monitoring and stimulation electrode An improved combination electrode for use in monitoring and stimulation medical applications is provided having an electrical current conductor including a connector plug and a skin-interfacing substrate material, this substrate being a composition such a... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4123403 | Continuous process for preparing aqueous polymer microsuspensions Aqueous polymer microsuspensions having controlled particle size and narrow particle size distribution are prepared by a continuous process comprising the steps of (a) forming a heterogeneous composition having a discontinuous aqueous phase and a continuo... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4115327 | Phenolic resin color developing compositions for copying papers and methods of preparation Improved aqueous color developing compositions for copying papers are prepared by emulsifying phenolic resins having relatively low molecular weights. The aqueous emulsions are prepared by condensing a phenol and an aldehyde in the presence of an acid cat... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4115474 | Grafted, polymeric microcapsular system Discrete, substantially spherical microcapsules having a solid polymeric shell and a solid, non-tacky polymeric core, which is grafted to the polymeric shell, are provided. Such microcapsules may be coated onto cellulosic substrates or incorporated into s... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4113854 | Prophylactic treatment of mastitis A method is disclosed for the prophylactic treatment of mastitis in milk-producing animals. The method comprises dipping the teats of the animal into a composition comprising a film-forming polymer latex and a water-soluble polymer thickening agent in an ... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4096327 | Modified kappa-carrageenan Modified kappa-carrageenan containing hydroxyalkyl groups each having two to three carbon atoms, the degree of substitution of such groups above the corresponding unsubstituted kappa-carrageenan being from 0.1 to 2.0 meq. per gram, forms aqueous gels exhi... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4093268 | Plastic drag reducing surfacing material A substrate, useful as the base layer on a snow ski is made, comprising a rigid plastic matrix and from about 5 wt.% to about 45 wt.% of a thermoplastic, water soluble polymer disposed within the plastic matrix; wherein the substrate provides a surface wh... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4065417 | Reversible shear thinning gel forming coating composition for glass fibers An improved method of coating fibers and particularly glass fibers with a solution of materials containing a reversible shear thinning gel producing agent which causes the coating to be transformed into a shear thinning gel under predetermined conditions.... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4060504 | Emulsifiable resoles having dispersed inert salts This invention relates to high efficiency stable aqueous emulsifiable resoles which contain low concentrations of free phenol and free aldehyde causing less pollution than prior art resoles. Said resoles are catalyzed with alkaline earth metal hydroxides ... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4048377 | Dried rehydratable film containing agarose or gelose and process for preparing same Dried agarose or gelose-containing films which are rehydratable into aqueous gel films are disclosed. The dried films are prepared by first forming, on a support, an aqueous gel film containing at most 5% by weight of agarose or gelose and a water-soluble... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4040967 | Method of fracturing subterranean formations penetrated by a well A water dispersible particulate organic polymer is coated with a polyvinyl lactam-containing polymeric material to provide a particulate material which is readily dispersible in aqueous solutions with a minimum of agglomeration of the water soluble polyme... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4039525 | Aqueous phenolic resole dispersion containing certain hydroxyalkylated gums as interfacial agents Aqueous phenolic resole dispersions are disclosed. The dispersions are produced in the presence of certain hydroxyalkylated gums, such as hydroxyalkylated guar gum, as interfacial agents.... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4039492 | Synthetic fiber water base surface coating composition There is disclosed a class of asbestos-free, surface coating compositions useful for finishing of interior building walls or ceilings constructed with wallboard and the like, the so called dry wall construction. The compositions contain, as a substitute f... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4026848 | Aqueous phenolic resole dispersion containing gum ghatti interfacial agent Aqueous phenolic resole dispersions are disclosed. The dispersions are produced in the presence of gum ghatti and a thickening agent. The dispersions of the invention contain phenolic resole particles that can be very small and uniform in size, thereby en... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4001151 | Anhydrous products having improved wettability characteristics Water-wettable anhydrous products, such as the powders and creams used in cosmetic and drug products, are admixed with 20% to 60% by weight, based on the weight of the total formulation, of a powdered polyethylene or powdered polypropylene polymer, to imp... | 01/04/1977 |
| 3989632 | Method of conducting drilling operations A method for reducing the loss of fluid through the walls of a well penetrating a permeable subterranean formation during completion, workover and other operations. The method provides for the use of a fluid comprising an aqueous dispersion of finely divi... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3955997 | Semi-solid emulsion coating composition A semi-solid emulsion coating composition which is shapable and fluidizable under shear when contacted to the surface of an article to be coated, and comprising at least an aqueous emulsion; a water-soluble organic solvent; a thixotropy imparting material... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3944703 | Fibrous batts impregnated with aqueous dispersions based on heat-hardenable phenolic resins Aqueous dispersions of heat-hardenable phenolic resins are disclosed. They are characterized by excellent stability and by a low Pollution Index; they are capable of being infinitely diluted with water, and they are especially desirable for use in applica... | 03/16/1976 |
| 3941912 | Copolymer latex and paper coating composition thereof A copolymer latex comprising 25 to 45 percent by weight of a conjugated diolefinic monomer, 3 to 40 percent by weight of an alkyl ester of unsaturated carboxylic acid, 1 to 5 percent by weight of a hydroxyalkyl-containing unsaturated monomer, 0.5 to 4 per... | 03/02/1976 |
| 3932319 | Blends of biodegradable thermoplastic dialkanoyl polymer, a naturally occurring biodegradable product, a plastic additive and a filler Novel blends comprising biodegradable thermoplastic dialkanoyl polymer, e.g., poly(alkylene adipate), and additional material such as naturally occurring biodegradable product, e.g., tree bark; and to the novel shaped articles therefrom. In one aspect, th... | 01/13/1976 |
| 3931068 | Blends of biodegradable thermoplastic oxyalkanoyl polymer, a naturally occurring biodegradable product, filler and plastic additive Blends comprising biodegradable thermoplastic oxyalkanoyl polymer, e.g., epsilon-caprolactone polymer, and naturally occurring biodegradable product, e.g., tree bark. These novel blends are useful in the production of shaped articles such as mulch film, t... | 01/06/1976 |
