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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7196157 | Biodegradable saturated/unsaturated thermoplastic polyesters Biodegradable aliphatic thermoplastic copolyesters of the saturated-unsaturated type, utilizable for the production of several types of articles such as films, sheets, nets, expanded molded products, and the like, and process for their production. ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7189798 | Composition containing mixture of dihydroxybutane sulfonates This invention relates to new cyclodextrin derivatives, processes for producing these cyclodextrin derivatives, and inclusion complexes comprised of the new cyclodextrin derivatives and guest molecules, as well as methods of making such materials and related materia... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7087708 | Poly ((polythioalkyl)esters), their applications and derivatives Compounds and polymers of such compounds are prepared based on the reaction product of a polysulfide containing diol and a dibasic acid, conveniently using an acid catalyst for the reaction. By appropriate choice of mole ratios, the resulting compound may have a hyd... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7084213 | Compositions adapted for chain linking A polymer composition comprising chains of at least one aromatic polymer or a mixture thereof together with at least one chain linking component wherein the at least one aromatic polymer comprises polymer chains of number average molecular weight (Mn) in a first ran... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6979719 | Coating composition comprising a compound comprising at least one bicyclo-orthoester group and at least one other functional group The invention pertains to a coating composition comprising a compound comprising at least one bicyclo-orthoester group and at least one other functional group. The invention also comprises a process for curing the present coating composition. Further, a process for ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6872460 | Matt, UV-stable, Thermoformable, co-extruded polyester film, a method for the production thereof and the use of the same The invention relates to biaxially oriented, co-extruded polyester films. Said films comprise a base layer which consists of at least 70% by weight of a thermoplastic polyester, preferably polyethylene terephthalate (PET) with a diethylene glycol and/or polyethylene... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6872461 | Matt, flame-retardant, co-extruded polyester film, a method for the production thereof and the use of the same The invention relates to a co-extruded, biaxially oriented polyester films containing a flame-retardant agent which can be dissolved in the polyester. The film has a matt outer layer which contains a mixture and/or a blend of two components (I) and (II), whereby com... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6869782 | Polyhydroxyalkanoate that comprises unit having (methylsulfanyl) phenoxy structure in side chain thereof and process for producing the same A polyhydroxyalkanoate that comprises a unit represented by the following chemical formula (1): wherein x is an integer of 1 to 8 being the same or different in the polyhydroxyalkanoate. The microbial production proces... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6828010 | Laminated polyester film Provided is a laminated polyester film, in which a laminated layer comprising two types of polyester resins having different glass transition points from each other is formed on at least one side of a base polyester film wherein the two types of polyester resins are... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6683132 | Self-crosslinking aqueous acetoacetate-functionalized sulfonated alkyd systems Self-crosslinking aqueous coating compositions are disclosed comprising a water-dispersible alkyd having both sulfonate and acetoacetate functionality, a suitable bi- or poly-functional primary amine, and a monofunctional primary or cycloaliphatic seconda... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6645615 | Silicone coated film with back side slip control coating and method of controlling slip of such film The present invention relates to a self-supporting polymer film with a silicone-containing coating layer on the front surface that is capable of releasing free silicone oil and a slip control coating on the back surface, where the slip control coating has... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6629833 | Transparent conductive film and touch panel A transparent conductive film (1) having a transparent plastic film (11) and a transparent conductive thin film (12) formed on at least one side thereof, characterized in that a resin layer (P) containing an ionic group in the range of 20 to 1000 eq/ton i... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6627280 | Coated hollow polyester molding, method of reclaiming the same, and solution for surface coating To provide a polyester hollow molded product which eliminates the possibility of contaminating its contents, retains excellent transparency after it is used repeatedly by recycling and can be re-used with a substantially unscratched surface. The polyester... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6525165 | Trimethylene-2, 6-naphthalene dicarboxylate (co)polymer film, quaternary phosphonium sulfonate copolymer and compositions thereof An aromatic polyester film, which comprises an aromatic polyester comprising 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid as the main dicarboxylic acid component and 1,3-propanediol as the main diol component and having a density of at least 1.310 g/cm3. A... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6468632 | Method of edge-sealing gypsum board for clean room quality A method for coating the sawed edges of gypsum wallboard to prevent dusting of gypsum particles in clean rooms. The method includes applying a water-dispersible polymers to the sawed edges of gypsum wallboard. The polymer forms a water-insoluble salt thro... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6455142 | Anti-fog coating and coated film The present invention provides a coated polymer film having an essentially streak-free coated surface that resists the formation of fog. The film includes a self-supporting polymer film layer, and an anti-fog coating on the film layer. The anti-fog coatin... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6423774 | Cationic aliphatic polyester resins and their electrodeposition The present invention is directed to an electrodepositable composition of a resinous phase dispersed in an aqueous medium. The resinous phase includes an ionic polyester polymer prepared from a) an aromatic and/or cycloaliphatic carboxylic acid compound h... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6380349 | Golf equipment and compositions comprising sulfonated, carboxylated, or phosphonated ionomers The present invention relates to golf equipment, such as golf shoes, golf clubs, golf gloves, or portions thereof, formed from compositions comprising a sulfonated, carboxylated, or phosphonated acid moieties, or a mixture thereof. The preferred ionomer c... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6287656 | Low melt viscosity amorphous copolyesters having improved resistance to lipids Amorphous copolyesters containing residues derived from 2,2'-[2,2-](sulfonylbis(4,1-phenyleneoxy))bis(ethanol). They exhibit enhanced heat distortion temperatures and glass transition temperatures without a significant increase in viscosity at low shear r... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6183848 | Low melt viscosity amorphous copolyesters with enhanced glass transition temperatures having improved gas barrier properties An amorphous copolyester having a maximum melt viscosity at 1 radian/second and at about 260 to about 290° C. of about 12000 poise, a glass transition temperature ranging from about 88° C. to about 120° C., and an inherent viscosity of at least about 0... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6171685 | Water-dispersible films and fibers based on sulfopolyesters Provided are water-dispersible sulfopolyester compositions having relatively large proportions of pigments and/or fillers. Such compositions are useful as packaging materials and are substantially non-blocking when processed using packaging rolls and are ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6165701 | Base film for photographic films A base film for photographic films formed from a copolyester comprising 97 to 100 mol % of 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid and 0 to 3 mol % of a dicarboxylic acid other than 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid and (i) 87 to 99.8 mol % of ethylene glycol, 0.... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6120889 | Low melt viscosity amorphous copolyesters with enhanced glass transition temperatures The invention relates to an amorphous copolyester having a maximum melt viscosity at 1 radian/second and at about 260 to about 290° C. of about 12000 poise, a glass transition temperature ranging from about 88° C. to about 120° C., and an inherent visc... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6117532 | Interdraw pretreatment for polyester film An oriented polyester film coated on at least one surface with a coating that improves its adhesion to gelatin is disclosed. The dry coating contains one or more sulfopolyesters; one or more tetrablock copolymer resins; and one or more non-volatile polyam... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6075115 | Process for the production of 5-sulfo isophthalate bis-glycolate ester metal salts and oxysulfonated polyesters made therefrom The invention provides a process that can be used for producing a bis-glycolate ester of 5-sulfo isophthalate metal salt. The process comprises contacting a 5-sulfo isophthalate a metal salt or a dialkyl ester of 5-sulfo isophthalate metal salt, in the pr... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6066694 | Polyester molding composition A thermoplastic resin composition comprising: (a) Alkylene aryl polyester copolymers having metal sulfonate units represented by the formula IA: ##STR1## or the formula IB: (M+n O3 S)d --A--(OR"OH)p where p=1-3,... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5936045 | Biodegradable polymers, the preparation thereof, and the use thereof for producing biodegradable moldings Biodegradable polymers comprising a polyether ester P1 obtained by reacting a first mixture of 20-95 mol% of adipic acid or ester-forming derivatives thereof or mixtures thereof, 5-80 mol% of terephthalic acid or ester-forming derivatives thereof or mixtures t... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5919403 | Polymeric fluorescence quenching compounds and their use This invention relates to homopolyester compositions having fluorescence quenchers polymerized therein ("poly quenchers"). Specifically the "poly quencher" polymeric compositions comprises repeating units from (a) a dicarboxylic acid component and (b) a diol c... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5698626 | Functional group terminated polymers containing sulfonate group via polymerization of sulfonated monomers Disclosed is a process for producing water-dispersible polymers, particularly condensation polymers such as polyesters, and polyamides, by sulfonating an ethylenically unsaturated monomeric precursor and then condensation polymerizing the sulfonated precu... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5686553 | Copolyesters and molded articles comprising the same The invention provides polyesters of terephthalic acid units and ethylene glycol units, having excellent melt moldability. The invention also provides molded articles having excellent transparency, impact resistance, gelation characteristics, appearance, ... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5670603 | Polymers exhibiting nonlinear optical properties This invention relates to polymers having non-linear optical properties which polymers include fluorene moieties having at least one electron accepting group and at least one electon donating group substituted to different phenyl rings of the fluorene moi... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5648449 | Copolyesters, molded articles from the same and aromatic triols used for producing the same A copolyester consisting essentially of ethylene terephthalate units and further comprising 0.01 to 1 mole % based on the sum of the moles of total diol units and the moles of triol units of a triol unit represented by the following formula (I) and/or a t... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5613494 | Polycondensates which contain tartaric acid derivatives, processes for their preparation and use thereof Polycondensates which contain tartaric acid derivatives, processes for their preparation and use thereof. The invention relates to polycondensates which consist of at least 95 mol % of recurring structural units of the formula I ##STR1## where R... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5593778 | Biodegradable copolyester, molded article produced therefrom and process for producing the molded article A biodegradable copolyester having an average molecular weight of at least 50,000 produced by copolymerizing a lactic acid component as the main component with PEG, an aliphatic polyester or a sulfo group-containing ester-forming compound, a molded articl... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5554720 | Naphthalenedicarboxylic acid polymers containing aryl thioethers and having reduced fluorescene This invention relates to polymer compositions containing naphthalenedicarboxylic acid residues and having reduced fluorescence due to the presence of aromatic thioether compounds. More specifically, the polymer compositions contain poly(ethylene 2,6-naph... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5545713 | Primer coating, polyester film having a primer coating, and a process for coating film A polyester film coated with a novel primer coating and overcoated with one or more gelatin-aziridine coatings makes an excellent photographic film. The primer coating has about 85-90% by weight of a water-dispersible copolyester and about 1-15% by weight... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5505784 | Polycondensates which contain tartaric acid derivatives, processes for their preparation and use thereof The invention relates to polycondensates which consist of at least 95 mol % of recurring structural units of the formula I ##STR1## where R1 is a 2,3-O-alkylidenetartaric acid derivative (II) or furo[2,5] (V), alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, c... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5496647 | Primer coating, polyester film having a primer coating, and a process for coating film A polyester film coated with a novel primer coating and overcoated with one or more gelatin-aziridine coatings makes an excellent photographic film as well as for other suitable purposes like reprographic film, x-ray film, etc. The primer coating has abou... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5488093 | Stiff-chain polyesters and a method of preparing them The description relates to novel liquid-crystalline polyesters containing the following repeating units: A having the formula: ##STR1## and B having the formula ##STR2## The novel polyesters are of use e.g. as starting materials for production ... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5407972 | Photocurable ethylenically unsaturated sulfide and polysulfide polymer compositions A photocurable composition comprising the reaction products of hydroxy terminated liquid sulfide or polysulfide oligomers with photocurable ethylenically unsaturated compounds. The products provide improved sealants for air and marine vehicles.... | 04/18/1995 |
