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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7897681 | Hybrid PVC/wood-reinforcement nanocomposites and method of manufacture Compositions including composites of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and nanoparticles are disclosed. A wood-polymer composite using the PVC-nanoparticle composite as a matrix also is disclosed. The nanoparticle filler is dispersed throughout the PVC matrix by blending the... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7316275 | Well treating compositions containing water superabsorbent material and method of using the same A well treating composition containing a polysaccharide-based water-superabsorbent material has particularly applicability as a thermal insulating, fracturing or acid stimulation fluid. The water-superabsorbent material is capable of absorbing, at a minimum, its own... | 01/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7285611 | (Meth)acrylic acid type polymer and unsaturated polyalkylene glycol type copolymer, and methods for production thereof This invention concerns a (meth)acrylic acid type polymer, wherein the value S representing the quantity of an sulfur element introduced which is defined by the formula, S=(quantity of S contained in polymer)/(total quantity of S)×100, is not less than 35. This (me... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7199200 | Method for the production of homo-, co- and block copolymers A process is described for producing homo-, co- and block copolymers by controlled radical polymerization in aqueous solution, wherein a monomer component (A) consisting of at least one radically polymerizable monomer, an initiator component (B) consisting of at lea... | 04/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7132487 | (Meth) acrylic acid type polymer and unsaturated polyalkylene glycol type copolymer, and methods for production thereof This invention concerns a (meth)acrylic acid type polymer, wherein the value S representing the quantity of an sulfur element introduced which is defined by the formula, S=(quantity of S contained in polymer)/(total quantity of S)×100, is not less than 35. This (me... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7078458 | Method for production of hydrophilic resin In the production of an acrylate polymer by the steps of preparing a water-soluble unsaturated monomer having a ratio of neutralization in the range of 30 to 100 mol % and containing 50 to 100 mol % of an acrylate and then polymerizing the monomer, a method for the ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7048205 | Lavatory freshening and/or cleaning system and method A lavatory freshening and/or cleaning system comprises a dispenser for dispensing a liquid composition from under the rim of a lavatory bowl. The dispenser is in the form of a reservoir arranged for suspension from the rim of lavatory bowl, and the reservoir contain... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7026433 | Continuous bioreactor process for the preparation of polyester cyclic oligomers A continuous process for the process for the enzyme-catalyzed preparation of cyclic ester oligomers from linear ester oligomers. The process may use a linear or recirculating reactor. ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6979720 | manufacture of certain cyclic ester oligomers Enzymes which are capable of catalyzing esterifications and/or transesterifications such as selected lipases and esterases can, under specified conditions, convert certain lower linear oligomers of polyesters to their cyclic ester oligomers in quantities greater tha... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6943222 | Temperature-controlled process of producing polymer A process of producing a polymer by aqueous solution polymerization with good productivity without causing the formation of noxious gases or the formation of impurities due to the noxious gases, or without any danger of foaming and the like is disclosed. The process... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6914099 | Water absorbent resin particles of crosslinked carboxyl-containing polymers with low monomer content Superabsorbent polymers having reduced levels of residual monomer are produced using a peroxodisulfate salt. ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6908609 | In vivo use of water absorbent polymers The subject invention is a method and material for removing fluid from the intestinal tract of a host and may be useful in treating animals or human patients suffering from fluid overload states. In one embodiment, the subject method involves ingesting an entericall... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6906014 | Stabilized topical composition A topical composition has from 0.1 to 2 total weight percent of a first surfactant, an organic solvent, a polymer thickener, and 80 to 98 total weight percent water. The topical composition affords good topical cleaning or lotion actions and rapid water rinse in a f... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6803444 | Polyhydroxyalkanoate polyester having vinyl phenyl structure in the side chain and its production method Polyhydroxyalkanoate type polyester that comprises one unit % or more of 3-hydroxy-ω-(4-vinylphenyl)alkanoic acid units. A microbial production method is also provided. ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6680347 | Self-dispersible epoxide/surfactant coating compositions A process for making a self-dispersible, radiation curable coating composition involving: (a) providing a cationic oligomer; (b) providing an epoxy functional monomer; (c) providing a surfactant component; (d) providing a transfer agent; (e) providing a p... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6649381 | Polyhydroxyalkanoate, method for production thereof and microorganisms for use in the same A polyhydroxyalkanoate having a monomer unit composition represented by General Formula (1): The efficient production methods are also provided.... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6645743 | Polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer containing in molecule unit with vinylphenyl structure in its side chain and method of manufacturing the same A polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) having a desired configuration is produced using a raw material containing ω-(4-vinylphenyl)-alkanoic acid and (ω-substituted alkanoic acid in which a group having a ring structure selected from phenyl, thienyl, and cyclohex... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6579958 | Superabsorbent polymers having a slow rate of absorption Superabsorbent polymers having a slow rate of absorption, and a process for their preparation. The superabsorbent polymer has a slow rate of absorption, is crosslinked with a covalent crosslinking agent and the metal of a polyvalent metal coordination com... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6552120 | Use of Vinylaromatic/1,3-diene copolymers stabilized with protective colloids in building adhesive formulations The invention relates to the utilization of aqueous polymer dispersions or of polymer powders which can be redispersed in water and which are based on protective colloid-stabilized aromatic vinyl-1,3-diene-copolymers in adhesive formulations used in the b... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6541564 | Preparation of copolymers of carbon monoxide and an olefinically unsaturated compound in an aqueous medium In a process for the metal-catalyzed preparation of copolymers of carbon monoxide and an olefinically unsaturated compound having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms in an aqueous medium, the copolymerization is carried out in the presence of a water-soluble macrom... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6399700 | Comb copolymers for regulating cell-surface interactions Synthetic comb copolymers which elicit controlled cellular response, methods of applying these polymers to various surfaces, and methods of using the polymers for modifying biomaterial surfaces, in tissue engineering applications and as drug delivery devi... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6313203 | Use of polyalcohols as polymer stabilizers Natural cyclic polyalcohols such as polyfructoses and, dehydration products of sugar alcohols can be used for stabilising thermoplastic polymers, at a ratio of 0.001-5 phr of polyol with respect to the polymer. The cyclic polyol is in particular inulin or... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6207749 | Comb copolymers for regulating cell-surface interactions Synthetic comb copolymers which elicit controlled cellular response, methods of applying these polymers to various surfaces, and methods of using the polymers for modifying biomaterial surfaces, in tissue engineering applications and as drug delivery devi... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6153675 | Fluorinated water-and oil-repellent agents with improved freeze-thaw stability A water-dispersible, water- and oil-repellent agent, which comprises an aqueous emulsion comprising a copolymer of a fluoroalkyl group-containing monomer with vinylidene chloride or benzyl (meth)acrylate and a carboxyl group-containing, water-soluble poly... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6127439 | Process for the preparation of polymer particles The present invention provides a process for preparing an expandable polymer of a vinyl aromatic monomer and a polar water adsorbing monomer. The monomers are partially polymerized and then suspended in water so that the resulting beads contain from 3 to ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6114417 | Paper sizing agents and methods Sizing agents comprised of dispersed synthetic polymers in an aqueous solution are provided, as well as methods for making these sizing agents and methods for using these sizing agents to size paper. Improved sizing is obtained by including recurring unit... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6100328 | Method for the production of thermoplastic and thermoadhesive reinforcing materials used in the construction of footwear Disclosed herein is a method for the production of reinforced thermoplastic and thermoadhesive polymers, used to make shaped reinforcing pieces for footwear in general, including sports shoes, these reinforced condensation polymers resulting from the poly... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6060558 | Crosslinked bead-form polymers Suspension polymers having high swellability have low contents of soluble fractions if aliphatic peroxy esters are used as polymerization initiators.... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6020422 | Aqueous dispersion polymers Water soluable, aqueous salt solution dispersible polymers and aqueous salt solutions containing dispersed polymers are produced by polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated soluble monomers in an aqueous salt solution in the presence of at least one ca... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6001927 | Thixotropic paint compositions containing hydrophobic starch derivatives Latex paint compositions containing water, pigment and a latex wherein the latex is prepared by emulsion polymerization of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer in the presence of 0.1 to 0.2 pphm of at least one hydrophobically modified starch ha... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5929143 | Low compression set silicone elastomers The present invention provides novel vinyl containing organopolysiloxane elastomers which possess excellent low compression set and heat aging characteristics and which can advantageously be formulated into liquid silicone elastomer moldable compositions.... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5916967 | Mixed surfactant and hydrophobically-modified polymer compositions Aqueous compositions comprising two or more surfactants and an associative thickener, where the type and amounts of the surfactants are selected to provide an aqueous solution having enhanced thickening properties, is disclosed. In particular, selected su... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5849850 | Process for making flexible foams Process for preparing a flexible foam by reacting a prepolymer having an NCO value of 3-15% by weight, which is the reaction product obtained by reacting an excessive amount of a polyisocyanate with a polyether polyol or a mixture of such polyols, said po... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5789469 | Polymers having enhanced thermal stabilities and methods for their preparation using stabilization agents 1,6,6,-trimethacryloyl 2,3,3,4,4,-penta-o-methylsucrose 1,2,3,3,4,4,6,6,-octa-o-allylsucrose 1,2,3,3,4,4,6,6,-octo-o-crotylsucrose A method for producing stabilized polymers, exhibiting enhanced thermal stability, which comprises polymerizing a mixture comprising: a monomer comprising an allyl-containing group which is bonded to primary and/or secondary hydroxyl groups on a saccharid... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5760129 | Method for forming polymers An aqueous polymerization method is disclosed for forming polymers containing, as polymerized units, at least one monomer having low water solubility, including the steps of: (1) complexing at least one monomer having low water solubility with a macromole... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5667848 | Use of aqueous polymer dispersions as textile auxiliaries for easy-care finishing of textiles Aqueous polymer dispersions obtainable by polymerizing free-radically polymerizable unsaturated monomers in aqueous phase in the presence of a saccharide or of mixtures of saccharides by the method of free-radical aqueous emulsion polymerization are usefu... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5563192 | Use of sucrose-based additives as non-crosslinking agents to produce polymers having enhanced thermal stability A method for producing stabilized polymers, exhibiting enhanced thermal stability, which comprises polymerizing a mixture comprising: a monomer comprising an allyl-containing group which is bonded to primary and/or secondary hydroxyl groups on a saccharid... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5538655 | Molecular complexes for use as electrolyte components An molecular complex is provided which includes a linear polymer associated with a cyclic molecule to form a rotaxane of the general formula, ##STR1## where R1 and R2 are blocking end groups of size and character sufficient to p... | 07/23/1996 |
