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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8076399 | Binder composition and asphalt mixture A binder composition and asphalt mixture that are suitably used to prepare asphalt pavements are disclosed. The binder composition comprises a resin of vegetable origin, an oil of vegetable origin and a polymer, and the polymer comprises functional groups chosen fro... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7371791 | Rubber composition and pneumatic tire using the same A high performance rubber composition using a plasticizer derived from resources other than petroleum and a pneumatic tire using the same are provided. The rubber composition includes a rubber component containing at least 50% by weight of a natural rubber and/or a ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364611 | Fast drying coatings Novel, rapidly drying, low volatile organic compound (VOC), minimal dot gain coatings, (including lithographic ink and varnish systems) are herein described. These systems dry sufficiently rapidly, that their usage eliminates ink drying speed as the rate limiting fa... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7309757 | Polymers for the delivery of bioactive agents and methods of their preparation Provided is a poly(amino ester) having a polymer backbone comprising at least one secondary amine linkage and at least one tertiary amine linkage in the polymer backbone. Poly(amino ester)s are prepared via the Michael addition of a bis(acrylate ester)monomer to a d... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7276557 | Adhesive components and process for manufacture Resins and oligomer materials and/or combinations thereof grafted with an unsaturated acid or anhydride, such as maleic anhydride, are disclosed herein. The grafted materials are useful in adhesive formulations, particularly in hot melt adhesive applications. ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7244787 | Elastic blends of semicrystalline propylene polymers and high glass transition temperature materials Compositions are provided having from 70 wt % to 95 wt % of a polymer selected from homopolymers and random copolymers of propylene and from 5 wt % to 30 wt % of a miscible hydrocarbon resin with a glass transition temperature greater than 20° C. The polymer has a ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7235597 | Styrenic thermoplastic resin composition containing an aromatic pentaerythrityl diphosphate The present invention relates to a styrenic thermoplastic resin composition, and more particularly to a styrenic thermoplastic resin composition comprising a non-halogen flame-retardant having superior flame-retarding properties and impact strength. The present inve... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7199174 | Wide-gap filler material This invention relates to a composition for repairing metallic articles which in its initial state is in the form of an adhesive, self-supporting putty, capable of being molded including 5–15% by weight of a sacrificial binder containing at least one acrylic resin... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7137148 | PVC based medical gloves and formulations therefor A new formulation for making a polyvinyl chloride (PVC, usually referred as vinyl in glove industry) glove has been disclosed in this invention. The resulting glove shows the following superior barrier integrity characteristics by comparing with current vinyl gloves... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7118785 | System for covering floors A coating system for floors, containing a) one or more agents in which, together or separately, a polymer/wax dispersion and aziridine and, where desired, a flatting component are present, for application on the floor in order to f... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7112624 | Ethylene alkyl acrylate copolymers with improved heat resistance The invention provides a copolymer of ethylene and at least 5 mol % of comonomer units derived from an alkyl acrylate or alkyl methacrylate, wherein the copolymer has a melt index of from 1 to 10,000 g/10 min, and a maximum peak melting temperature of at least 100°... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7053130 | Method to accelerate biodegradation of aliphatic-aromatic co-polyesters by enzymatic treatment Provided is a method for accelerating the biodegradation of aliphatic-aromatic co-polyesters comprising greater than 60 mol percent aromatic acid, based on total diacid in the co-polyester. The method involves contacting at least one hydrolytic enzyme in aqueous sol... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7049356 | Low fogging thermoplastic elastomer composition and manufacturing method and use of same composition This invention relates to a perfectly or partially crosslinked olefinic thermoplastic elastomer composition which comprises 10 to 90 parts by weight of a crystalline polyolefin (a), 90 to 10 parts by weight of an olefin-based copolymer rubber (b) (the total amount o... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6984696 | Elastic blends of semicrystalline propylene polymers and high glass transition temperature materials Compositions are provided having from 70 wt % to 95 wt % of a polymer selected from homopolymers and random copolymers of propylene and from 5 wt % to 30 wt % of a miscible hydrocarbon resin with a glass transition temperature greater than 20° C. The polymer has a ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6946528 | Hot melt adhesives The invention provides a hot melt adhesive composition including a tubular reactor copolymer of ethylene and 5 to 20 mol % of comonomer units derived from an alkyl acrylate or alkyl methacrylate, wherein the copolymer has a melt index of at least 300 g/10 min. The a... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6805954 | Tackified acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive Pressure sensitive adhesive formulations comprising an acrylic copolymer and a mixture of tackifiers exhibit outstanding adhesion to foam facestocks. ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6797774 | Polyolefin resin for hot-melt adhesive The present invention provides a polyolefin resin for hot melt adhesives containing [I] a propylene polymer in an amount of 20 to 99 mass %, and [II] an adhesive capacity applying resin in an amount of 80 to 1 mass %, wherein [I] the propylene polymer satisfies the ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6780910 | Alkyd resin emulsion An aqueous emulsion of an alkyd resin which contains as an emulsifier at least one branched primary alcohol alkoxylate of the formula (I): [CH3.(CH2)n][CH3.(CH2)m].CH.[(CH2)p.O.(... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6723778 | Butadiene polymer latex An aqueous composition that includes (A) a butadiene polymer latex that is prepared by an emulsion polymerization in the presence of a styrene sulfonate stabilizer and (B) a phenolic resin. A preferred aqueous butadiene polymer latex is one that is prepared by emuls... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6565960 | Polymer composite compositions The invention relates to methods of treating mixtures containing polymeric materials, e.g., collagen, to form a polymer that intercalates into the polymeric material. The treatment provides greater tensile strength to the mixture, among other advantages. ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6518334 | Preparation and use of dispersions of blended polycarboxypolyamide resins and alkali dispersible resins and compositions thereof This invention relates to polymer blends comprising a polycarboxypolyamide resin with an alkali dispersible resin. This invention also relates to the use of the polymer blends to prepare aqueous dispersions. The aqueous dispersions were obtained by heatin... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6350794 | Denture adhesive compositions A denture adhesive base composition comprising a polycarbophil component and ethylene oxide polymer. A denture adhesive composition including this base composition is also provided with other optional adhesive components. Also is provided a method for for... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6348217 | Method for preparing stable bleached shellac A stable bleached shellac and an improved method for making stable bleached shellac is provided which involves precipitating bleached stable shellac from a pre-shellac solution at a pH of from 5.0 to 6.8, preferably from 5.0 to 6.5, most preferably from 5... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6302950 | Aqueous shellac solution or dispersion The invention relates to an aqueous solution or dispersion with high shellac content. The aqueous shellac solution or dispersion is characterized in that it has a pH value of 2 to 4.2, and contains: 1 to 60% wt. shellac; 0.1 to 3% wt. of at least one wate... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6288148 | Acrylic emulsions containing tackifiers, processes for preparing them, and adhesive tape containing acrylic emulsions containing tackifiers Acrylic emulsions are obtained by carrying out a polymerization reaction of a first acrylic monomer dispersion, adding a second acrylic monomer dispersion, and carrying out a further polymerization reaction wherein the first acrylic monomer dispersion con... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6275816 | Aqueous ink composition for ball-point pen A aqueous ink for a ball-point pen which is stable over time and has high pigment dispersion stability, includes a pigment, a water-soluble organic solvent, water, xanthane gum of about 0.01 to about 0.2 wt. % and a sodium alginate of about 0.2 to about 0... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6235818 | Hot melt adhesive composition containing -olefin/aromatic vinyl compound random copolymer A hot melt adhesive composition exhibiting excellent adhesive strength and which is useful as an adhesive for styrene resins contains (B) tackifier and (C) ethylene/C3 -C20 -olefin/aromatic vinyl compound random copolymer and,... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6207265 | Non-ionic circuit board masking agent A water soluble, non-ionic masking agent is used in the manufacture of printed circuit boards. The masking agent masks portions of the circuit board to prevent adhesion of solder, flux and the like. The masking agent includes a water soluble non-ionic bin... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6172146 | Hot-melt composition and a modified aromatic petroleum resin used therefor A hot melt composition comprising a specific ratio of: (a) an ethylene copolymer resin; (b) a modified aromatic petroleum resin having a specific weight-average molecular weight and produced by copolymerization using a Friedel-Crafts catalyst from a speci... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6020405 | Preparation of shear-thinning phase change ink jet inks Phase change (hot melt) ink compositions for use in a phase change (hot melt) ink jet recording device are disclosed to comprise: (a) from about 0.1% to about 30% of one or more colorants; and (b) from about 0.1 to about 99.9% of one or more reversibly-crossli... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6011104 | Footware dressings incorporating fluorocarbons Footware dressings containing fluorocarbons in a carrier base plus optional colorants and additives. These dressings create a relatively slick and non-stick surface with excellent "contamination" resistance.... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6007610 | Corrosion inhibiting phase change ink jet inks Phase change (hot melt) ink compositions for use in a phase change (hot melt) ink jet recording device in which recording is conducted by thermally melting the ink at a temperature above ambient temperature (20° C.) to provide prints that possess high qu... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6001910 | Use of anionic or cationic plasticizers with sulfonated polyesters in hot melt formulations A remoistenable hot melt adhesive composition comprising (i) 25 to 80% by weight of a sulfonated polyester; (ii) 3 to 40% by weight of an anionic or cationic plasticizer; (iii) 0 to 40% by weight of a polar tackifier; (iv) 0 to 3% by weight of an antioxidant; and (... | 12/14/1999 |
| 6001904 | Shear-thinning phase change ink jet inks and method of printing therewith Phase change (hot melt) ink compositions for use in a phase change (hot melt) ink jet recording device in which recording is conducted by thermally melting the ink at a temperature above ambient temperature (20° C.) to provide prints that possess high qu... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5990227 | Ink set Disclosed herein is an ink-jet recording process which comprises applying a first liquid at least containing a water-soluble resin having at least one carboxyl group or anhydride thereof, or sulfonic group per molecule to a recording medium and then apply... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5973036 | Reversibly-crosslinked-polymers for shear-thinning phase change ink jet inks Phase-change (hot melt) ink compositions for use in a phase change (hot melt) ink jet recording device are disclosed to comprise: (a) from about 0.1% to about 30% of one or more colorants; and (b) from about 0.1 to about 99.9% of one or more reversibly-crossli... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5932680 | Moisture-curing polyurethane hot-melt adhesive The hot-melt adhesive of the invention includes A) at least one polyurethane prepolymer of a) at least one polyisocyanate, in particular, toluene diisocyanate and/or MDI, b) at least one polyalkylene glycol at a concentration of more than 10% by weight based o... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5854306 | Wear resistant image printing on latex surfaces There is provided a method and novel formulations for printing images on a latex rubber surface. An ink containing natural or synthetic rubber, a pigment dispersion, and an aromatically unsaturated solvent medium for said rubber is used. The stability of ... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5741889 | Modified rosin emulsion The invention disclosed herein is directed to a modified rosin emulsion, to methods for making the modified emulsion and to uses for the emulsion. The modified emulsion of the invention is made by mixing emulsified rosin solids with a water soluble salt o... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5670263 | Treatment of rubber articles Rubber articles e.g. rubber latex gloves have an adherent anti-tack coating comprising a mixture of a) a carboxylated synthetic rubber latex having a minimum film forming temperature (MFFT) of 10° C. or above, with b) a latex polymer having an MFFT below... | 09/23/1997 |
