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...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7323507 | Stable dispersion concentrate consisting of a copolymer of acryloyldimethyltauric acid and cyclic carboxamide and an oil, emulsifier, or oil/emulsifier phase for cosmetic, pharmaceutical and dermatological compositions, and methods for preparation thereof Dispersion concentrates are claimed which consist of: I) 10-80% by weight of a crosslinked copolymer obtained by polymerization of 1 to 50% by weight of a cyclic N-vinylcarboxamide and 49.99 to 98.99 by weight of acryloyldimethyltauric acid, II) 20-90%... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323083 | Adhesion promoters for glass-containing systems Resinous coatings can be applied to glass, exhibiting improved adhesion thereto, by including in the coating composition a sulfonic acid derived compound such as 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid or a salt thereof. Alternatively, the glass can be first coate... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7312264 | Process for obtaining a grafted elastomer having functional groups along the chain and a rubber composition A process for obtaining a grafted diene elastomer having functional groups along the chain, a rubber composition containing this grafted elastomer and having in particular improved hysteresis properties in the cross-linked state, a preparation process for this compo... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312272 | Food coating substance containing a softener-free aqueous copolymer poly(vinyl ester) dispersion, production and use thereof A novel food coating substance comprising a plasticizer-free aqueous copolymer poly(vinyl ester) dispersion of emulsion polymer, emulsifier, protective colloid and optionally other stabilizers is outstandingly suitable for the surface treatment or surface coating of... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7279154 | Use of comb copolymers based on acryloyldimethyltaurine acid in cosmetic, pharmaceutical and dermatological products The invention relates to uses of comb polymers of acryloyldimethyltaurine and/or acryloyldimethyltaurates in cosmetic, pharmaceutical and dermatological applications as thickeners, dispersing agents, suspending agents, emulsifiers, stabilizers, solubilizers, conditi... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7262252 | Nonlinear optical materials comprising fluorine-containing polymer There is provided a fluorine-containing resin composition which is used for nonlinear optical material and comprises (I) a fluorine-containing prepolymer and (II) an organic compound exhibiting a second- or higher-order nonlinear optical effect, in which the fluorin... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7220510 | Sulfonated poly(arylene) films as polyelectrolyte membranes Polyelectrolyte membranes suitable for use in a fuel cell are provided as a solid state sulfonation product of particular fluorinated polymers, or alternatively as a fluorination product of particular sulfonated polymers. A sulfonated polymer is provided that contai... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7165888 | Resealable closures for packages and packages containing the same A resealable closure for a container is described which includes a container having a main body portion and an integral extended body portion foldable over a part of the main body portion; and a releasable enclosure comprising a release surface and a releasable adhe... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163988 | Aromatic sulfonic acid ester derivative, polyarylene, polyarylene having sulfonic acid group and process for producing the same, and polymer solid electrolyte and proton-conductive membrane Disclosed is an aromatic sulfonic acid ester derivative represented by the formula (1); in the formula, X is an atom or a group selected from a halogen atom excluding fluorine, —OSO3CH3 an... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7115699 | Sulfonated polymer having nitrile-containing hydrophobic block and solid polymer electrolyte Provided are a sulfonated polymer capable of high hot water resistance even if it has an increased amount of the sulfonic groups introduced therein, and a solid polymer electrolyte containing the sulfonated polymer that has high proton conductivity and excellent gen... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7022791 | Cosmetic, pharmaceutical and dermatological products containing an electrolyte The invention relates to cosmetic, dermatological, and pharmaceutical products containing an electrolyte. The products are obtained by free-radical copolymerization of A) acryloyldimethyltaurine and/or acryloyldimethyltaurates, and... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7015261 | Impact modifier combination for polymers An improved impact modifier for polymers, such as PBT and blends thereof; is disclosed. The impact modifier is a blend of (A) a core/shell additive having a core based on alkyl acrylate, on a polyorganosiloxane rubber or a blend thereof and a shell based on poly(alk... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7009004 | Process for producing vinyl polymer having alkenyl group at end vinyl polymer and curable composition Objects of the present invention are to provide a process for easily producing an alkenyl-terminated vinyl polymer without using a metal compound requiring a complicated purification step, and to provide a curable composition containing the vinyl polymer. An alkenyl... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6964995 | Grafted comb polymers based on acryloyldimethyltaurine acid The invention provides water-soluble or water-swellable copolymers obtained by free-radical copolymerization of A) acryloyldimethyltaurine and/or acryloyldimethyltaurates, B) optionally, one or more other olefinically unsaturated, noncation... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6953649 | Photosensitive composition for photoresist manufacture The invention concerns a novel photosensitive composition for photoresist and a system comprising a substrate and a photoresist obtained from said novel composition. The photosensitive composition for photoresist comprises a copolymer with hydrophobic blocks whereof... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6913043 | Polyamide-based composition for flexible pipes containing oil or gas A composition comprising by weight: 70 to 96% of at least one polyamide chosen from PA-11, PA-12, aliphatic polyamides resulting from the condensation of an aliphatic diamine having from 6 to 12 carbon atoms and an aliphatic diacid... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6855780 | Polymer, process for producing the polymer, and curable composition containing the polymer This invention provides a production method of a vinyl polymer having a functional group at a molecular chain terminus which comprises adding a compound (I) having a functional group and an internal alkenyl group or conjugated polyene compound (II) in the living rad... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6812290 | Polyarylene copolymers and proton-conductive membrane A polyarylene copolymer which comprises (A) aromatic compound units having a main chain containing one or more electron-withdrawing groups therein and (B) aromatic compound units having a main chain containing no electron-withdrawing groups therein, and a proton-con... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6812291 | Method for block polymer synthesis by controlled radical polymerization from dithiocarbamate compounds Chain end functionalized block copolymers having low polydispersity index are produced via controlled free radial polymerization of dithiocarbamates. ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6803423 | (Meth)acryloyl group-modified ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymer, production method thereof and rubber composition An (meth)acryloyl group-modified ethylene-α-olefin copolymer (A) which has (meth)acryloyl group as a the side-chain thereof, wherein the intrinsic viscosity [η] was 0.01 to 10 dl/g measured in decalin at a temperature of 135° C.; and a rubber composition which co... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6765065 | Process for producing modified polymer rubber There is provided a process for producing a modified polymer rubber having modified both ends, which comprises the steps of: (1) reacting a compound represented by the following formula (1) with an organic alkali metal compound to produce a chemical species, ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6713564 | Star block copolymer A novel star block copolymer which can be made to have a high molecular weight and gives a solution having a lower viscosity than solutions of linear polymers having the same molecular weight as the copolymer and which is expected to be used as a resist material; an... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6703447 | High bi-directional strength monolayer polymeric film and method of fabrication A polymeric film and method for making the film. Mixing a structural material with a secondary material to form a unitary mixture prior to processing forms the film. For a printable film, the secondary material is a printable material. The unitary mixture... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6703446 | Hetero-telechelic polymers and processes for making same Hetero-telechelic polymers having the formula: wherein FG is a protected or non-protected functional group; Q is a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbyl group derived by incorporation of a compound selected from the group consisting of conjugated diene hyd... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6699939 | Hetero-telechelic polymers and processes for making same Hetero-telechelic polymers having the formula: wherein FG is a protected or non-protected functional group; Q is a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbyl group derived by incorporation of a compound selected from the group consisting of conjugated diene hyd... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6576717 | Water-dispersible acrylic-modified polyester resins used in coatings and process for their preparation Disclosed is a water-dispersible acrylic-modified polyester resin containing sulfonate groups prepared by addition copolymerization of ethylenically unsaturated vinyl monomers and a polyester. The polyester is prepared from a polycondensation reaction wit... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6555626 | Polyarylene copolymers and proton-conductive membrane A polyarylene copolymer which comprises (A) from 60 to 3 mol % aromatic compound units having a main chain containing one or more electron-withdrawing groups therein and (B) from 40 to 97 mol % aromatic compound units having a main chain containing no ele... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6489516 | Process for the etherification of olefins The present invention concerns a process for the etherification of olefins. According to the process, an olefin or a mixture of olefins is reacted with an alcohol or a mixture of alcohols in the presence of a catalyst. According to the invention, a cataly... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6482900 | Polymer, process for producing the polymer, and curable composition containing the polymer A vinyl polymer having, at a molecular chain terminus, a structure represented by the general formula 1: ##STR1## (wherein R3 is a hydroxy, amino, epoxy, carboxylic acid, ester, ether, amide or silyl group, an alkenyl group having low polymeriz... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6429256 | Aqueous coating composition and a polyol for such a composition Aqueous coating composition, for example for use as a clear or pigmented top coat or a primer, comprising: a) a polyol or a mixture of polyols having at least two hydroxy groups per molecule and: i a content C of carboxylate- and/or carboxylic acid-functional ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6423801 | Branched polyammonium compounds of high molecular weight and processes for producing said compounds The invention is concerned with water soluble high-molecular weight quaternary ammonium graft polymer, wherein ammonium salt side chains are grafted onto a polyamine backbone under free radical conditions, and wherein the initiator system comprises a free... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6369164 | Polymerizable compounds and compositions An esterified macromonomer within the scope of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein Z is an organic moiety, R1 is hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, oxyalkyl having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, alk... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6239227 | Water-soluble or water-dispersible grafted copolymers Novel water-soluble or water-dispersible grafted copolymers comprising polyvinyl alcohol, vinylpyrrolidone or oxyalkylene oligomer or polymer units and hydrophilic copolymer units derived from ethylenically unsaturated anionic and amphoteric water-soluble... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6197906 | Electrophoresis gels and cross-linking agents for their preparation This invention relates to the separation of molecules on polymer gels, in particular to novel cross-linked polymer gels comprising the cross-linking moiety of for formula (1) ##STR1## and their preparation, the separation of molecules by techniques such a... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6197891 | Functionalized chain extended initiators for anionic polymerization A process for the preparation of hydrocarbon solutions of monofunctional ether initiators of the following general structure: M--Qn --Z--O--[A(R1 R2 R3)] wherein M is an alkali metal selected from the group consisting of ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6160054 | Hetero-telechelic polymers and processes for making same Hetero-telechelic polymers having the formula: FG--(Q)d --Z--J--[A(R1 R2 R3)]x (I) wherein FG is a protected or non-protected functional group; Q is a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbyl group derived by inc... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6136925 | Hydroxyl group-containing covalently bound polymer separating materials and processes for their preparation The invention relates to separating materials based on supports containing hydroxyl groups, whose surface [sic] are coated with covalently bound polymers, and to processes for their preparation. The separating materials are characterized in that the polym... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6127433 | Process for producing separation functional fibers and ion-exchange fibers produced therefrom Separation functional fibers are produced by exposing fibers with a core/sheath structure to an ionizing radiation and then grafting a polymerizable monomer to the fibers. Ion-exchange fibers are produced by introducing, through radiation-initiated graft ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6080820 | (Fluorovinyl ether)-grafted high-surface-area polyolefins and preparation thereof High-surface-area polyolefins grafted with certain fluoroalkylvinylether sulfonate or carboxylate monomers, and their method of preparation, are disclosed. Such materials are usefuli as catalysts and as membranes in electrochemical cells.... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5929171 | Solid golf ball The present invention provides a solid golf ball wherein rebound characteristics and shot feel at the time of hitting are improved without adversely affecting satisfactory flight distance and durability as a feature of the solid golf ball. Disclosed is a ... | 07/27/1999 |
