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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8148452 | Rubber composition for coating tire cord The object of the present invention is provide a rubber composition for coating a tire cord, which improves adhesion with a tire cord and has an effect of recovering adhesion with a tire cord at hygrothermal aging with maintaining the initial vulcanization rate. The... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7884146 | Polymer material containing ultraviolet absorbent A polymer material, containing at least one kind of polymer substance selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid-based polymers, polyester-based polymers, and polycarbonate-based polymers; and a compound represented by formula (2) contained in the polymer su... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7851524 | Antistatic agents, compositions thereof, and methods of manufacture A quaternary onium aromatic sulfonate represented by the formula: wherein each R1 independently comprises substituted or unsubstituted, aliphatic or aromatic, hydrocarbyl, carbocyclic or ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7432340 | Fluorinated alkyl substituted-thieno[3,4-]thiophene monomers and polymers therefrom Partially and fully fluorinated alkyl substituted thienothiophene monomers (and polymers thereof) wherein the monomers are represented by the formula: wherein R is a partially or fully fluorinated primary, seco... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7371789 | Anti-microbial plastic composition and washing machine comprising the parts manufactured by using the same Disclosed are anti-microbial composition, a washing machine including parts manufactured by the same, and a drum washing machine including a stand manufactured by the same. The anti-microbial plastic composition includes 99.0-99.7% of polypropylene and 0.3-1.0% of a... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7332223 | Polymers comprising thieno [3,4-b]thiophene and methods of making and using the same This invention presents polymers and copolymers comprising repeating units of thieno[3,4-b]thiophene. Water-borne dispersions of such polymers and copolymers can be cast by conventional methods to provide uniform, thin films which possess utility in numerous electro... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7291668 | Composition containing polymer having ionic functional group, ink composition, and image-forming method and image-forming apparatus employing the ink composition The present invention provides an ink composition containing a pigment dispersed uniformly in a solvent and a block polymer having an ionic functional group, an image-forming method and an image-forming apparatus employing the ink composition. The composition... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7285310 | Active energy ray curable aqueous ink, and ink-jet recording process, ink cartridge, recording unit and ink-jet recording apparatus using the same An active energy ray curable ink which is quickly polymerized by an active energy ray, high in crosslinking degree of a cured material formed, excellent in adhesive property, low in viscosity, excellent in long-term storability and also excellent in ejection stabili... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285161 | Water base pigment ink for ink-jet recording A water base pigment ink for ink-jet recording contains a pigment, water, and at least one of polyethylene glycol and diglycerol. The ink is solidified into a solid matter when the water is evaporated. Further, the solid matter is redissolved in the unsolidified wat... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7225095 | Thermal processing equipment calibration method The invention relates to a method for calibrating thermal processing equipment used for heat treatment of a multilayer substrate, in particular a multilayer semiconductor substrate. A calibration test profile is determined by processing a calibration test substrate ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220301 | Ink, ink-jet recording process, recorded article, recording unit, ink cartridge, ink-jet recording apparatus fluorescence enhancing method and method of elongating life time of fluorescence Disclosed herein is an ink comprising (i) first and second organic compounds which are incompatible with each other; (ii) at least one of a compound exhibiting fluorescence properties and a coloring material exhibi... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7212230 | Digital camera having a motion tracking subsystem responsive to input control for tracking motion of the digital camera A digital camera delays the capture of a digital image after image capture has been requested until the motion of the digital camera satisfies a motion criterion. The digital camera thereby reduces image blur that would otherwise occur due to camera motion. ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7202287 | Method and compositions The invention relates to a method for inhibiting the growth of microorganisms in a latex, especially a sterically stabilised or cationic stabilised latex and to a composition for use in the method comprising a polymeric biguanide and an isothiazolinone of the Formul... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7176260 | Soft nitrile medical gloves having improved glove relaxation properties The invention is the manipulation of the zinc oxide content and sulfur content of nitrile butadiene rubbers and selected vulcanization conditions that can be achieved economically with common production facilities. The manipulation of these components affects the re... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7144105 | Ink, ink-jet recording process, recorded article, recording unit, ink cartridge, ink-jet recording apparatus, fluorescence enhancing method and method of elongating life time of fluorescence Disclosed herein is an ink including (i) first and second organic compounds which are incompatible with each other; (ii) at least one of a compound exhibiting fluorescence properties and a coloring material exhibit... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7101998 | Fused ring compounds, and their use as cationic photoinitiators Compounds of formula (I): [in which: R1 represents a direct bond, an oxygen atom, a group >CH2, a sulphur atom, a group >C═O, a group —(CH2)2— or a group of formu... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094865 | Thiophenes and polymers derived therefrom A thiophene compound represented by formula (I): in which: A represents a C2–C5 alkylene bridge; R represents a stereoselectively substituted, linear or branched C2–C24 alkyl, C3–C18 cycloalkyl, C1... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7071289 | Polymers comprising thieno [3,4-b]thiophene and methods of making and using the same This invention presents polymers and copolymers comprising repeating units of thieno[3,4-b]thiophene. Water-borne dispersions of such polymers and copolymers can be cast by conventional methods to provide uniform, thin films which possess utility in numerous electro... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7060123 | Fluorescent ink, and ink cartridge recording unit, ink-jet recording method, and ink-jet recording apparatus employing the fluorescent ink A novel fluorescent ink is provided which contains at least a coloring material and an aqueous liquid medium for dissolving the coloring material, wherein the coloring material comprises C.I. Acid Red 52 and at least one direct dye, the content of the C.I. Acid Red ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056972 | Composition containing stimuli-responsive polymer, ink composition containing it, and image-forming method and apparatus using the ink composition The present invention relates to a stimuli-responsive composition that contains a polymer, a solvent and a substance having a predetermined function. One embodiment of the composition contains a block polymer, a solvent and a substance having a predetermined functio... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055943 | Ink set for ink-jet recording, recording unit, ink-jet recording apparatus and ink-jet recording method Provided is an ink set including a plurality of inks each of which contains a water-insoluble coloring material and enabling ink-jet record images to be stably formed. The ink set includes first to nth aqueous inks for ink-jet recording, each of the aqueous inks con... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044592 | Process for forming image with liquid droplets, image forming apparatus utilizing such process and process for ejecting and projecting liquid droplets An image forming process provides an excellent ink fixation effect for high speed, low energy consumption printing. Two-valued or multi-valued gradation expression of a picture element, or the smallest output unit, is realized by controlling the number of liquid dro... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7041350 | Polyester composition and articles with reduced acetaldehyde content and method using hydrogenation catalyst A polyester composition with reduced acetaldehyde concentration comprising polyester, at least one hydrogenation catalyst, and at least one source of reactive hydrogen. A method for making the polyester composition is also disclosed along with polyester articles mad... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7041825 | Additive compound for curing halogenated polymers The present invention relates to 1,3,4-thiadiazole reaction products useful as accelerators and/or curing agents for halogenated polymers in rubber vulcanization processes, and to halogenated polymer compositions containing the thiadiazole derivatives, as well as a ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037996 | Composition containing polymer having ionic functional group, ink composition, and image-forming method and image-forming apparatus employing the ink composition The present invention provides an ink composition containing a pigment dispersed uniformly in a solvent and a block polymer having an ionic functional group, an image-forming method and an image-forming apparatus employing the ink composition. The composition... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7029759 | Halogen-containing vinyl polymer compositions The invention provides a film that includes chloride-containing vinyl polymer and a stabilizer component, wherein the film has a 96-hour Volatile Organic Compound Emission Factor of no more than 1,000 μg/m2/hour. The invention also provides a film that i... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7029109 | Ink, ink set, ink jet recording method, ink jet recording apparatus, recording unit and ink cartridge Provided is an ink which comprises an aqueous medium and a coloring material dispersed in the aqueous medium with a dispersant, where the coloring material is contained in an amount of at most 1% by weight with respect to the total weight of the ink, and the ratio (... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022798 | Prosthetic device having a polyaryletherketone component with enhanced wettability and method for making the same A prosthetic device having a polyaryletherketone component with a wettable surface is disclosed. The surface of the polyaryletherketone component has a surface chemistry which enhances the ability of tissues to grow directly thereon. An associated method for enhanci... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6995211 | Flame-retardant polycarbonate resin composition and molded article thereof A flame-retardant polycarbonate resin composition which exhibits excellent flame-retarding property and retention of the antistatic property for a long time. It comprises (A) a polycarbonate resin, (B) an aromatic vinyl resin having an acid salt group and (C) a sili... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6972306 | Compositions and articles comprising asymmetric dipolar multi-substituted alditol derivatives Certain multi-substituted dibenzylidene sorbitol acetals having electron withdrawing groups as constituents and electron donating groups on the other such that the compounds are asymmetric in structure and are dipolar in nature are provided. Polymer compositions com... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6918958 | Acid pigment dispersants and pigment preparations The invention relates to pigment dispersants of the formula (I), and to pigment preparations including at least one organic pigment and at least one pigment disperant of the formula (I): wherein Q1, R1 | 07/19/2005 |
| 6906207 | Polymer additive compositions and articles comprising novel fluorinated and alkylated alditol derivatives Plastic additives which are useful as nucleating agents and which are especially useful for improving the optical properties of polymeric materials are provided. More particularly, this invention relates to certain alkyl (or alkoxy) substituted fluoro-benzylidene so... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6875811 | Single compound toners for use in polyesters Individual compounds that provide effective toning (or bluing) to combat yellowing within polyester articles (such as bottles, containers, and the like) are provided. Such a novel toner permits effective neutralization of yellowness while also providing highly desir... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6861484 | Amphipathic polymer particles and methods of manufacturing the same The invention is directed to amphipathic polymeric particles that serve as both the dispersant and the binder in water based inks, ink compositions containing these particles, and methods for making the particles. The polymeric particles contain both hydrophilic and... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6841598 | Antistatic and antidust agents, compositions thereof, and methods of manufacture A quaternary onium aromatic sulfonate represented by the formula: wherein each R1 independently comprises substituted or unsubstituted, aliphatic or aromatic, hydrocarbyl, carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6835457 | Marking substrates A marking composition includes a polymerizable first material that comprises silicon and a second material capable of extending polymeric chains of the first material, wherein the marking composition is capable of undergoing a change that can be detected optically w... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6835424 | Marking substrates A marking composition includes a polymerizable first material that comprises silicon and a second material capable of extending polymeric chains of the first material, wherein the marking composition is capable of undergoing a change that can be detected optically w... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6833405 | Compositions containing liquid crystalline polymers Excellent tracking index as well as flame-resistant properties are achieved with other desirable characteristics of LCPs in a resin composition consisting essentially of: a) a wholly aromatic polyester which is melt processible and which displays anisotropy in the m... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6827774 | Rheology improvers and pigment compositions having improved rheology The invention relates to a compound of the 1-aminoanthraquinone, anthanthrone, anthrapyrimidine, quinacridone, dioxazine, diketopyrrolopyrrole, flavanthrone, indanthrone, isoindolinone, isoviolanthrone, perinone, perylene, phthalocyanine, pyranthrone or thioindigo s... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6827775 | Rheology improvers and pigment compositions having improved rheology The invention relates to a compound of the 1-aminoanthraquinone, anthanthrone, anthrapyrimidine, quinacridone, dioxazine, diketopyrrolopyrrole, flavanthrone, indanthrone, isoindolinone, isoviolanthrone, perinone, perylene, phthalocyanine, pyranthrone or thioindigo s... | 12/07/2004 |
