Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123905 | Absorbent sheet exhibiting resistance to moisture penetration An absorbent paper sheet is treated with an aqueous wax dispersion such that the sheet includes a fused wax and emulsifier residue in an amount of from about 1 to about 20 weight percent of the sheet based on the combined weight of the fiber, wax residue and an emul... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7846296 | Absorbent sheet exhibiting resistance to moisture penetration An absorbent paper sheet is treated with an aqueous wax dispersion such that the sheet includes a fused wax and emulsifier residue in an amount of from about 1 to about 20 weight percent of the sheet based on the combined weight of the fiber, wax residue and an emul... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7351308 | Paper products having a tropical composition applied in discrete droplets A method is disclosed for application of compositions onto non-woven webs, such as paper webs. The present invention is also directed to products made from the process. In general, the method includes applying a composition to a non-woven web using a non-impact prin... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7300547 | Absorbent sheet exhibiting resistance to moisture penetration An absorbent paper sheet is treated with an aqueous wax dispersion such that the sheet includes a fused wax and emulsifier residue in an amount of from about 1 to about 20 weight percent of the sheet based on the combined weight of the fiber, wax residue and an emul... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7279071 | Paper articles exhibiting water resistance and method for making same This invention relates to a process for preparing sized paper and paperboard which incorporates in the paper and paperboard at the size press size a composition comprising one or more “hydrophobic polymers” wherein hydrophobic polymers, the amount of such polyme... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267743 | Wax emulsion coating applications Waxes prepared from hydrogenated plant oils, such as castor, palm, and soybean, are used to prepare water based emulsions. The inventive waxes, obtained from naturally derived, renewable resources, were emulsified under anionic, cationic and nonionic conditions, pro... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7255776 | Paper product and method therefor using molten wax suspension A method including improving a property of a paper product precursor by adding a molten wax suspension to paper product precursor, the molten wax suspension including a suspension of liquid wax particles in a liquid solvent, the liquid wax particles being at a tempe... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7189308 | Treated paper product A treated paper product is provided according to the invention. The treated paper product comprises a result of applying a water based emulsion to a paper base sheet to provide an impregnated paper product, and drying the impregnated paper product to a water content... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7141519 | Ion triggerable, cationic polymers, a method of making same and items using same The present invention is directed to ion triggerable, water-dispersible cationic polymers. The present invention is also directed to a method of making ion triggerable, water-dispersible cationic polymers and their applicability as binder compositions. The present i... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7008507 | Non-impact printing method for applying compositions to webs and products produced therefrom A method is disclosed for application of compositions onto non-woven webs, such as paper webs. The present invention is also directed to products made from the process. In general, the method includes applying a composition to a non-woven web using a non-impact prin... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6872820 | Finely divided polysaccharide derivatives Finely divided polysacharide derivatives are described. The finely divided polysacharide derivatives are prepared by a process comprising: a) forming an aqueous composition comprising a polysaccharide derivative and water, in which the polysaccharide derivative is s... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6860967 | Tissue paper penetrated with softening lotion A tissue paper penetrated with a lotion composition being a liquid, viscous W/O emulsion includes (A) 20 to 75 weight % of at least one oil, (B) 3 to 40 weight % of at least one non-ionic W/O emulsifier, ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6824651 | Talc composition and use in paper products This invention discloses a talc additive for use as a filler in making paper products which is useful in preventing dusting or linting of paper. Also disclosed is a method of making the additive and using it in making paper. ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6770129 | Coating compositions for paper Aqueous paper coating compositions containing at least one of a clay, a starch, casein, a resin, and a wax; and wherein the composition contains from about 0.001% to about 5% by weight of at least one base-catalyzed branched reaction product comprising the following... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6758943 | Method of making a high utility tissue A toilet tissue product which having a cellulosic ply having at least one layer incorporating a repellant agent and a debonder which are each substantially dispersed throughout the layer. The layer is configured to provide a substantially homogeneous structure havin... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6573203 | High utility towel The present invention may provide a towel desirably including first and second layers having cellulosic fibers and a repellant agent. The first and second layers may substantially sandwich a third layer having cellulosic fibers with higher absorbency than... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6544386 | Ply bonded lotion treated tissue and method for making same A process for producing additive composition treated multi-ply tissue products is disclosed. In accordance with the present invention, at least one (1) ply of the tissue product is treated with an additive composition, such as a lotion. Once the additive ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6468394 | Method of preventing over-adhesion of paper onto press roll of paper machine An object of the present invention is to provide a method of preventing the over-adhesion of paper onto the surface of a press roll for a long time and preventing both wear and contamination in a paper machine. To do so, there is adopted a method of, in a... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6440269 | Base sheet for wallcoverings A paper-based sheet for wallcoverings that is made in a single pass on a standard paper making machine is described. The sheet has a print side and a barrier side and is made from softwood pulp in an amount of about 15% to about 40% by dry weight; hardwoo... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6416628 | Method of producing dimensionally stable paper and paperboard products A method of producing dimensionally stable paper and/or paperboard products by treating a hygroreactive cellulosic fiber matrix with a hydrophobic sizing agent solution; and drying the treated fibers using heat and/or pressure so that the hydrophobic sizi... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6294265 | Hydrophobic biodegradable cellulose containing composite materials Composite cellulose containing materials which are waterproof and biodegradable are produced which consist essentially of cellulose and hydrophobic polymer-based composition in the amount about 4 to 40 wt %. The polymer-based composition comprises first p... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6270878 | Wipes having a substrate with a discontinous pattern of a high internal phase inverse emulsion disposed thereon and process of making A wipe product comprises a substrate and functional additive, preferably a high internal phase inverse emulsion, disposed in a discontinuous pattern on the substrate such that the pattern provides areas coated with the emulsion and areas free of the emuls... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6210475 | Use of hydroxyalkylated starches for improved emulsification of sizing agents The present invention is directed to paper sizing emulsions, a method of making sizing emulsions, a method of sizing paper products, such as paper and board, and paper or board made using the method and the sizing emulsions of the invention. The paper siz... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6207014 | Softening lotion composition, use thereof in paper making, and resulting paper product The invention concerns in particular a composition for a softening lotion used in fiber treatment. In the invention, the lotion composition is aqueous and liquid at a temperature of at least 5° C. and comprises, as active substances: (a) one or more satu... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6165320 | Method of sizing This invention relates to a method of sizing paper comprising use of a sizing composition comprising: (a) at least one thermoplastic resin selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic rosins having an acid number less than 50, thermoplastic hydroca... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6010596 | Gypsum wood fiber product having improved water resistance An improved water resistant gypsum board is made by adding an aqueous wax emulsion containing a cationic surfactant to an aqueous slurry containing calcium sulfate and host particles at a slurry temperature which maintains calcium sulfate hemihydrate crys... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5935384 | Water-disintegrable paper having moisture retaining property and process for producing the same A water-disintegrable paper which can be used in the same way as the ordinary toilet paper and shows excellent water disintegrability, wiping out property, feel, and moisture retaining property is provided, the water-disintegrable paper comprising: a wate... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5885697 | Soft treated tissue A soft tissue product is disclosed having uniformly distributed surface deposits of a solidified composition having a melting point of from about 30° C. to about 70° C. The solidified composition is applied to the outer surfaces of the tissue product in... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5865953 | Paper for corrugating medium Making paper for corrugating medium includes forming a sheet of pulp material, partially drying the sheet of pulp material to provide a partially dried sheet, applying a crack-reducing agent to surfaces of the partially dried sheet, and providing a sheet ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5626719 | System for sizing paper and cardboard A process for increasing the resistance of the cut edges of liquid packaging board to penetration by hot hydrogen peroxide, comprising adding to an aqueous pulp slurry at a neutral to alkaline pH, either separately or in preblended form an aqueous emulsio... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5614293 | Soft treated uncreped throughdried tissue A soft uncreped throughdried tissue product is disclosed having uniformly distributed surface deposits of a chemical composition which imparts a benefit to the user, such as a reduction in skin irritation during use. Particularly suitable compositions are... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5601871 | Soft treated uncreped throughdried tissue A soft uncreped throughdried tissue product is disclosed having uniformly distributed surface deposits of a chemical composition which imparts a benefit to the user, such as a reduction in skin irritation during use. Particularly suitable compositions are... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5456800 | System for sizing paper and cardboard A process for increasing the resistance of the cut edges of liquid packaging board to penetration by hot hydrogen peroxide, comprising adding to an aqueous pulp slurry at a neutral to alkaline pH, either separately or in preblended form an aqueous emulsio... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5026457 | Process for sizing in the production of paper, cardboard, paperboard and other cellulose containing materials The present invention provides a process for sizing in the production of paper, cardboard, paperboard and other cellulose-containing materials with and without filling materials and/or pigments by natural or synthetic sizing agents under neutral to weakly... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4919724 | Stable aqueous emulsions of ketene dimer/nonreactive hydrophobe Stabilized aqueous emulsions of ketene dimer and nonreactive hydrophobe and method for sizing unbleached fibers and undigested wood chips for use in building products are provided.... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4567215 | Product and process relating to hardboard A novel economical hardboard is provided which comprises (a) about 1-40 wt % of a porous additive having a particle size in the range of about 0.1-2 mm; (b) about 65-97 wt % of cellulose fibers; (c) about 2-5 wt % binder; and (d) about 1-4 wt % wax. Also ... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4404252 | Surface stabilized waferboard A waferboard having at least one surface rendered water resistant and stabilized against wafer loss is disclosed. In the past heavy paper overlays have been used on panel surfaces. However, these paper overlays are specially treated non-porous paper and g... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4396673 | Methods for the manufacture of particle board utilizing an isocyanate binder and mineral wax release agent in an aqueous emulsion Sheets or moulded bodies, for example particle board, are manufactured by hot pressing a lignocellulosic material in contact with an organic polyisocyanate and a wax release agent which is a vegetable wax, a modified vegetable oil, a microcrystalline wax ... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4245689 | Dimensionally stable cellulosic backing web An improved dimensionally stable backing web is disclosed, especially for resilient flooring product and linoleum, comprising cellulosic fiber, a binder, antioxidant, fungicide and glass fiber, as well as optionally dyes or pigments, surfactants and vulca... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4198267 | Improved pulp sheet formation The drainage of pulp sheet is improved by treatment of the pulp prior to entry to the sheet making machine with a composition comprising a suspension of finely-divided hydrophobic lubricating particles in a suitable carrier liquid. The invention has parti... | 04/15/1980 |
