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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7438748 | Flame retardant composition The present invention is a flame-retardant composition comprising a polyolefin polymer, a nano-silicate, a metal hydroxide, and calcium carbonate. The invention also includes a coating prepared from the flame-retardant composition as well as a wire-and-cable constru... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7367364 | Fire retardant jacket for tubing A tubing assembly including a conductive corrugated tubing including convolutions of peaks and valleys and a polymer jacket disposed along a length of said corrugated tubing, the polymer jacket including a fire retardant. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7252706 | Inhibition of calcium and magnesium precipitation from wood preservatives A wood preservative that contains a copper salt complex and a precipitation inhibitor is provided. The wood preservative may contain copper carbonate, an alkanolamine such as monoethanolamine and precipitation inhibitor such as a phosphonate or ethylene diamine comp... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7211293 | Methods, systems and compositions for fire retarding substrates A closed-loop system and process is used for applying fire retardant chemicals to fibers. Fibers are preferably positioned in a vessel such as a dye machine which circulates the fire retardant chemicals. After absorption of the fire retardant composition, non-absorb... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7166668 | Method of making a finished product A method of making a finished product includes the steps of providing a feedstock comprising a polymer component comprising 5 to 100 parts by weight of a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyethylene in particulate form, polyvinyl chloride in particulat... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160606 | Method of treating building materials with boron and building materials A method of treating building materials with boron and boron treated building materials. The method involves introducing boron during manufacture of the building materials in the form of a water soluble copper-borate complex. The copper-borate complex enables a wide... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7045476 | Aerated refractory, method for producing high-temperature structural members An aerated refractory is provided comprising a mixture containing a phosphate compound, a metal oxide, a calcium containing compound; and an agent for increasing the volume of the mixture. Also provided is a method for protecting a substrate with aerated refractory,... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7022750 | Anti-fouling coating containing copper and graphite Anti-fouling compositions are disclosed. The compositions comprise a film-forming resin and effective amounts of graphite and copper. Methods for using the compositions are also disclosed, as are substrates coated with the compositions. The coatings find particular ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6960308 | Endothermic heat shield composition and method for the preparation thereof A method for preparing an endothermic heat shield composition, which comprises at least 50 wt/wt % hydrated salt and at least one filler material, the method comprising the steps of: a) heating the hydrated salt to a temperature at... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6921495 | Environmentally compatible defrosting and antifreeze agents for aeroplanes The invention relates to a deicing or anti-icing composition comprising at least 0.01 to 0.5% wt of at least one alkali metal salt of polyaspartic or polyglutamic acids or a mixture thereof, having a total molecular weight of 5,000 to 50,000 g/mole as a flame retard... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6905693 | Intumescent polymer compositions An intumescent polymer composition includes a matrix polymer, an acid catalyst source, a nitrogen source and an ionic phyllosilicate synergist having substantial cationic exchange capacity. Particularly preferred ionic phyllosilicates are montmorillonoids whereas pe... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6872242 | Fireproof mixture and elastifier for the same and method for its production A mixture, in particular for the production of fireproof molded bodies, including a fireproof metal oxidic main component, and an elastifying component containing a mineral emery. If needed, a binder component such as lignin sulphonate is added. A method is provided... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6764765 | Fire-retardant adhesive, fire-retardant adhesive film using the same, and flat cable A fire-retardant adhesive and a fire-retardant adhesive film, which are suitable for producing flat cables using a non-halogen flame-retardant and have fire-retardant properties rivaling those of halogen flame-retardants while maintaining good electrical insulating ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6755995 | Halogen-free flame-retardant resin composition A flame-retardant resin composition, which has a high flame retardancy equivalent to that of PVCs and can be separated from PVCs by a difference in specific gravity, is obtained by adding not less than 5 parts by weight and less than 50 parts by weight of a hydrated... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6506828 | Resin composition, molded article therefrom, and utilization thereof A resin composition which comprises 100 parts by weight of a synthetic resin and 50 to 1,500 parts by weight of magnesium oxide particles, wherein the magnesium oxide particles satisfy the following requirements (i) to (v): (i) an average secondary partic... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6475631 | Antimicrobial agent, antimicrobial resin composition and antimicrobial artificial marble The present invention provides an antimicrobial agent consisting of glass which comprises 50 to 60 mole % of ZnO, 20 to 30 mole % of at least one member selected from the group consisting of B2 O3 and P2 O5, 1 t... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6372360 | Fire retardant treatment Fire retardant cellulosic material comprises from 0.4 to 2.0% by weight of tin and from 0.4 to 8.0% by weight of boron based on the weight of the cellulosic material. The fire retardant material is prepared in a two-stage or a one-stage process. The two-s... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6352786 | Fire resistant cellulosic materials A process for preparing a fire-resistant cellulosic material which comprises contacting cellulosic material with an aqueous solution of aluminum phosphate wherein the molar ratio of aluminum to phosphorous is less than 1:1, optionally containing a metal o... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6333095 | Flame-retardant adhesive film and flat cable A flame-retardant adhesive film comprises an insulating substrate film, a flame-retardant interlayer provided on the insulating substrate film, and a flame-retardant adhesive layer provided on the flame-retardant interlayer. The flame-retardant interlayer... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6280839 | Nonhygroscopic thermally stable aluminum hydroxide A nonhygroscopic thermally stable aluminum hydroxide, which is particularly useful for the preparation of thermally stable and fire retardant laminates for printed circuit boards.... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6235347 | Fire resistant cellulosic materials and rendering such cellulosic materials leach resistant A process for preparing a fire-resistant cellulosic material which comprises contacting cellulosic material with an aqueous solution of aluminum phosphate wherein the molar ratio of aluminum to phosphorous is less than 1:1, optionally containing a metal o... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6102995 | High performance intumescent system for imparting heat/flame resistance to thermally unstable substrates An intumescent composition comprising the dried product of a composition containing as essential components (1) the reaction product of aluminum oxide or aluminum hydroxide hydrate and an organic amine phosphate or a salt thereof, and (2) expandable graph... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5985013 | Ablative material for fire and heat protection and a method for preparation thereof A method and a mixture for preparing an ablative material for fire and heat protection is provided. The mixture includes calcium sulfate hemihydrate and a hydrated salt and the ablative material is prepared by adding water to the mixture.... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5958117 | Stabilized, corrosion-inhibited fire retardant compositions and methods A gum-thickened fire retardant composition with improved stability and/or corrosion resistance contains a fire retardant salt, a gum thickener, an aqueous liquid carrier and at least one non-toxic water-soluble additive which is at least one carboxylic ac... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5900281 | Platinum-containing thermal protective compositions An intumescent composition for protecting a substrate against fire and thermal extremes includes a polymer binder containing a small amount of platinum, preferably in the form of a coordination complex. The binder is a non-silicone based polymer, and the ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5882467 | Organosiloxane compositions yielding cured products exhibiting adhesion and reduced flammability The combination of reduced flammability and adhesion can be imparted to cured organosiloxane materials when the curable compositions used to prepare these materials contain 1) an adhesion promoting composition comprising up to about 0.1 weight percent, ba... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5766568 | Method of producing composite metal hydroxide, composite metal hydroxide obtained thereby and a flame retardant composition obtained thereby and therewith A composite metal hydroxide is produced by reacting magnesium-containing aqueous solution (X) including water soluble zinc compound wherein magnesium ion concentration is 0.01 to 1 mol/liter with alkaline material (Y) at a specific reaction equivalent rat... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5658972 | Fire retardant plastic construction material Fire retardant plastic construction materials containing a fire retarding quantity of the oxidation product of certain asphalts.... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5571526 | Composite metal hydroxide and its use A composite metal hydroxide which is a solid solution of the formula (1), Mg1-x M2+x (OH)2 (1) wherein M2+ is at least one divalent metal ion selected from the group consisting of Mn2... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5556578 | Aggregate containing hydration water in spray applied fireproofing Sprayable fireproofing compositions for structural members such as steel columns are provided. The compositions comprise a cementitious binder such as Portland cement, and a hard aggregate containing water of hydration. Such hard aggregates contribute not... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5476642 | Magnesium hydroxide and process for production thereof Magnesium hydroxide of the formula Mg(OH)2 having a crystallite size in the direction greater than 150 Å and smaller than 500 Å, an aspect ratio in the range from 2 to 5, a strain in the direction not greater than 4.2×10-3 | 12/19/1995 |
| 5474602 | Treatment of magnesium hydroxide and its use as plastics filler Improved fire retardant fillers for plastics materials are described which consist of magnesium hydroxide particles of reduced average surface area. The particles are produced by contacting particles of magnesium hydroxide of a relatively high average sur... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5372846 | Heat blocking materials and methods A product and process by which heat from hyperthermal sources is blocked by compositions including coordination complexes. The compositions provide a sustained, uniform, and controlled method of heat blockage in an artificial boundary layer or heat exchan... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5346539 | Flame-retardant adhesive Disclosed is a flame-retardant hot-melt adhesive to be applied to the inner surface of a heat-shrinkable tube, It contains 100 parts by weight of a resin composition having an MI value (190° C.) of 30-220, 5-40 parts by weight of a chloric or bromic flam... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5314530 | Coating compositions for producing watertight, vapor-permeable and flame retardant coatings The invention relates to coating compositions for producing watertight, vapor-permeable and flame-retardant coatings, comprising a vinyl chloride copolymer or vinyl acetate/ethylene dispersion, flameproofing agents, foam stabilizer and optionally crosslin... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5308553 | Metal hydride compositions and methods Metal hydride compositions comprise a mixture of (a) from about 1 to about 10 parts, by molecular weight, of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of silicon, aluminum, tin and zinc; (b) from about 1 to about 3 parts, by molecular weight, ... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5286285 | Finely powdery magnesium hydroxide and a process for preparing thereof A finely powdery magnesium hydroxide especially suitable as a flame-retardant filler for plastic compounds, in which the particles are provided optionally with a thin coating of a surfactant. The grain size of the magnesium hydroxide, measured by laser di... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5286290 | Filler and artificial stone made therewith Alumina trihydrate is dehydrated and rehydrated with a solution of dye, then dried to make colored alumina trihydrate which is distributed in a resin matrix to make solid decorative materials, such as artificial granite having excellent fire retardance.... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5215581 | Composition and use A particulate inorganic solid, especially hydrated alumina or magnesium hydroxide, which has been treated with a hydroxybenzene derivative of a defined type, particularly a gallate. The treated solid may be incorporated into a polymer especially a thermop... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5211746 | Flame retardant compositions A composition comprising: (a) polyethylene having a density equal to or less than 0.925 gram per cubic centimeter, grafted with an unsaturated aliphatic diacid anhydride; and (b) magnesium hydroxide, surface treated with a saturated or unsaturated carboxy... | 05/18/1993 |
