Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8008424 | Photovoltaic cell with thiazole-containing polymer Photovoltaic cells with thiazole-containing polymers, as well as related components, systems, and methods, are disclosed. ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7989576 | Triazine derivative, liquid crystal composition, anisotropic material, and liquid crystal display device using the same A triazine derivative represented by formula (I) below: where, in formula (I), each of M1a, M1b, M2a and M2b is a divalent group comprising one or more su... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7795370 | Tetracarboxylic acid compound, polyimide thereof, and production method thereof A tetracarboxylic acid compound of formula (1) or (2) wherein A represents a divalent group; X1, X2 and X3 respectively represent a hydrogen atom or the like; R1, R2, R... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7728101 | Overcoat lacquer The invention relates to an overcoat lacquer containing a) at least one binding agent containing alkyd resins made from tris-(2-hydroxylethyl)-isocyanurate, 2,6-naphthaline dicarboxylic acid, drying fatty acids, and, optionally, other components known from alkyd res... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7538180 | Biologically absorbable coatings for implantable devices based on poly(ester amides) and methods for fabricating the same Coatings for an implantable medical devices such as stents and methods of fabricating thereof are disclosed. The coatings comprise a biologically absorbable poly(ester amide), which is a polymeric product of a reaction between a diol-diamine and a dicarboxylic acid.... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7407544 | Polymeric dispersants based on addition of amines to dialkylsuccinyl succinate or its derivatives Dispersants for pigments as well as dispersions of pigments containing them, and compositions such as inks and coatings containing them are described. The dispersants are the reaction product of a dialkylsuccinyl succinate and an amine. ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7329719 | Ester-terminated poly(ester-amide) in personal care products A resin composition is prepared by reacting components comprising dibasic acid, diamine, polyol and monoalcohol, wherein (a) at least 50 equivalent percent of the dibasic acid comprises polymerized fatty acid; (b) at least 50 equivalent percent of the diamine compri... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7314639 | Process for the production of crystals of a benzoic acid derivative A method for preparing a crystal of 4-[(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-2-naphthalenyl)carbamoyl]benzoic acid having a single endothermic peak approximately at 233° C. in differential scanning calorimetry, which comprises the step of recrystallizing a crysta... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7282555 | Method for incorporating nitrogen containing methine light absorbers in pet and compositions thereof The present invention is a method for efficiently incorporating a nitrogen containing methine light absorber into a polyester resin. The method includes forming a reaction mixture comprising combining a diol component, a diacid component selected from the group cons... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276281 | Containers prepared from laminate structures having a foamed polymer layer A laminate structure includes an internal layer of foamed polymer. The foamed polymer replaces a paperboard layer used in prior laminate structures. Built upon the foamed polymer are three layers of low density polyethylene (LDPE), a layer of aluminum foil, and a ti... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7244807 | Aromatic polyester film and production process thereof An aromatic polyester film comprising a polymer having a repeating unit such as a unit derived from 4-hydroxy-carboxyphenyl is provided. The film is excellent in heat resistance and solvent resistance and can be obtained by a deposition polymerization method. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7238770 | Methods of making imide-modified polyester resins The present invention relates to methods of making imide-modified polyester imide resins. The present invention further relates to forming these imide-modified polyester imide resins into articles, such as preforms, bottles, containers, sheets, films, fibers, and in... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7220816 | Biologically absorbable coatings for implantable devices based on poly(ester amides) and methods for fabricating the same Coatings for an implantable medical devices such as stents and methods of fabricating thereof are disclosed. The coatings comprise a biologically absorbable poly(ester amide), which is a polymeric product of a reaction between a diol-diamine and a dicarboxylic acid.... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7211131 | Phase change inks Phase change inks comprising a phase change ink carrier and a colorant compound of the formula wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, m, n, and p are as defined herein,... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7169615 | Method of authenticating polymers, authenticatable polymers, methods of making authenticatable polymers and authenticatable articles, and articles made there from Disclosed is a method of authenticating that a test polymer is an authenticatable polymer, wherein the authenticatable polymer has an authentication signal and comprises a substrate polymer and an optically variable tag, the optically variable tag having a fluoresce... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7153811 | Multi-component catalyst system for the polycondensation manufacture of polyesters This invention relates to new multi-component catalyst systems for the polycondensation of polyesters. More particularly, this invention pertains to novel multi-component, germanium based catalyst systems for the polycondensation of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7129190 | Fiber article comprising a biodegradable plastic A fiber article having excellent hydrolysis resistance, characterized in that the article is fiber structure composed of 10 to 90% by weight of a fiber (A) comprised of a biodegradable plastic formulated with a carbodiimide compound as a stabilizer against hydrolysi... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7122248 | Security articles This invention provides security articles comprising fibers, threads and fiber sections (“dots”) possessing multiple verification characteristics. The fibers possess unique and difficulty duplicated combinations of complex cross-sections, components, and multipl... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108807 | Methods for producing a dielectric, dielectric having self-generating pores, monomer for porous dielectrics, process for preparing poly-o-hydroxyamides, process for preparing polybenzoxazoles, and processes for producing an electronic component Poly-o-hydroxyamides include binaphthyl substituents as repeating units. The poly-o-hydroxyamides can be cyclized to give the polybenzoxazole by heating. Pore formation occurs, so that a dielectric having a very low dielectric constant k of less than 2.5 is obtained... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7105260 | Binder resin for toner and toner A binder resin for a toner comprises a polyester component having a specific structure which is not soluble in tetrahydrofuran, and a polyester component having a specific branched structure which is soluble in tetrahydrofuran. The binder resin can provide a toner, ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7094364 | Method of authenticating polymers, authenticatable polymers, methods of making authenticatable polymers and authenticatable articles, and articles made there from In one embodiment, a method for authenticating that a test polymer is an authenticatable polymer is disclosed wherein the authenticatable polymer comprises a substrate polymer and a thermochromic compound, the thermochromic compound having a first signal at a first ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7087312 | Polyester film having improved oxygen barrier and poly(m-xyleneadipamide)-containing overlayer, process for its production and its use Biaxially oriented polyester films which have a polyester-containing base layer (B) and at least one overlayer (A) which comprises poly(m-xyleneadipamide) (MXD6) feature improved optical properties such as increased gloss and very good barrier properties, in particu... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7074265 | Ink jet recording liquid An ink jet recording liquid exhibiting superior image color and improved color image fastness is disclosed, comprising a medium and an oil-soluble dye represented by the following formulas ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7052766 | Functionalized halogenated polymers for microencapsulation The present invention is directed to a novel reactive protective colloid system suitable for stabilizing an electrophoretic display in which a halogenated solvent, particularly a fluorinated, more particularly a perfluorinated, solvent, or a mixture thereof, is used... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6967234 | Alkyd-lactone copolymers for medical applications The present invention is directed to biodegradable, biocompatible polymers that are the reaction product of a polybasic acid or derivative thereof, a monoglyceride and a lactone monomer, as well as medical devices and compositions containing such polymers. ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6960474 | Method for the treatment of a condition remediable by administration of a selective androgen receptor modulator Selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs) having antagonist activity in hormone-dependent tumors while exhibiting no activity or agonist activity against other nontumor tissues containing the androgen receptor as well as methods for identifying, designing and u... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6953768 | Multi-component catalyst system for the polycondensation manufacture of polyesters This invention relates to new multi-component catalyst systems for the polycondensation of polyesters. More particularly, this invention pertains to novel multi-component, germanium based catalyst systems for the polycondensation of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6902860 | Two-layer imageable element comprising thermally reversible polymers The present invention includes a two-layer imageable element, including: a substrate, a top layer including a first thermally imageable composition including (a) a first thermally sensitive supramolecular polymer or (b) a thermally imageable composition free of the ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6875245 | Ester-terminated poly(ester-amides) in personal care products A resin composition is prepared by reacting components comprising dibasic acid, diamine, polyol and monoalcohol, wherein (a) at least 50 equivalent percent of the dibasic acid comprises polymerized fatty acid; (b) at least 50 equivalent percent of the diamine compri... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6852421 | Coating compositions for use with an overcoated photoresist In a first aspect, organic coating compositions are provided, particularly spin-on antireflective coating compositions, that contain a polyester resin component. In a further aspect, coating compositions are provided that contain a resin component obtained by polyme... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6835391 | Poly (ether ester amide) and poly (ether ester urethane) copolymers The invention relates to new biologically degradable aliphatic copolymers of the polyesteramide or polyesterurethane type. The invention further relates to a method for preparing the copolymers and to products which can be manufactured from the new copolymers. ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6828408 | Aromatic polyimide ester and method for producing thereof An aromatic polyimide ester having a small coefficient of linear expansion, small water absorbing property, and excellent heat resistance. The aromatic polyimide ester comprising: a repeating unit represented by a following formula (I), | 12/07/2004 |
| 6818726 | Polymers from hydroxyalkyl amino triazines and polyfunctional compounds Polymers are prepared from A) 60 to 95 percent by weight of a mixture including A1) 20 to 70 percent by weight of hydroxyalkyl amino triazines and A2) 30 to 80 percent by weight of ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6787589 | Amber polyester compositions and container articles produced therefrom This application discloses amber colored polyesters suitable for packaging food and beverages. The amber polyester compositions provide excellent blockage of UV and visible light over the wavelength ranges of from about 320-550 nm, rendering them suitable for packag... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6727300 | Polymeric articles containing hindered amine light stabilizers based on multi-functional carbonyl compounds Polymeric articles containing at least one polymeric material and a sufficient amount of at least one novel hindered amine light stabilizers to inhibit at least one of photo- or thermal degradation. The hindered amine light stabilizer may be a monomeric or an oligom... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6590061 | Functionalized polymers of -amino acids and the method of preparation thereof Functionalized homopolymers and copolymers of -amino acids of the general formula 1, wherein X is oxygen or sulphur; R1 could be alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkyl, aryl or substituted aryl; structure [A]n represents a poly(ami... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6583255 | Polyester oligomer High performance polyester sulfone oligomers are prepared for aerospace applications by condensing mono- or difunctional crosslinkable end caps (i.e. unsaturated hydrocarbons having one or two crosslinking sites) with dicarboxylic acid halides and dialcoh... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6559256 | Polymers for use in optical devices Optical devices fabricated from solvent processible polymers suffer from susceptibility to solvents and morphological changes. A semiconductive polymer capable of luminescence in an optical device is provided. The polymer comprises a luminescent film-form... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6552160 | Ester-terminated poly(ester-amides) useful for formulating transparent gels in low polarity fluids A resin composition is prepared by reacting components comprising dibasic acid, diamine, polyol and monoalcohol, wherein (a) at least 50 equivalent percent of the dibasic acid comprises polymerized fatty acid; (b) at least 50 equivalent percent of the dia... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6531569 | Resin material for gas separation base and process for producing the same This invention relates to resin material for gas separation base containing a cardo polyimide structure in which the hydrogen atoms in the side-chain benzyl and/or allyl position are halogenated at a rate of modification by halogen of 0.1% or more or resi... | 03/11/2003 |
