The ice cream cone was invented at the St. Louis Worlds Fair by Ernest Hamwi in 1904. His waffle booth was next to an ice cream vendor who ran short of dishes. Hamwi rolled a waffle to hold ice cream and the cone was born.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7887716 | Barrier sealant of phenylene oxetane and cationic initiator This invention relates to cationically curable sealants that provide low moisture permeability and good adhesive strength after cure. The composition consists essentially of an electrophoretic device containing an oxetane compound and a photoinitiating system compri... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7670500 | Reaction product of polyamine, acyclic carbonate and cyclic carbonate The present invention provides a film-forming composition. The composition includes a reaction product of: a) a polyamine containing a primary amino group and a secondary amino group; and b) an acyclic carbonate. | 03/02/2010 |
| 7438830 | Mixtures for producing transparent plastics, transparent plastics, method for producing the same and the use thereof The present invention relates to mixtures for preparing transparent plastics, encompassing a) a prepolymer prepared from compounds of the formula (I) and (II) where each R1, indepen... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7419619 | Mixtures for producing transparent plastics, transparent plastics and method for their production and use The invention relates to mixtures for producing transparent plastics, comprising a) a prepolymer, produced from the compounds of formulae (I) and (II), wherein R1 independently represents hydrogen or a methyl group, R2 independently represents ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7390430 | Curable liquid compositions containing bisoxazoline Difunctional oxazoline resins, which may be produced in a convenient one-step reaction from an arylalkylene dinitrile by reaction with an amino alcohol, are used in compositions with an additional curable compound or resin containing one or more carbon to carbon dou... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7336106 | Phase detector and method having hysteresis characteristics A phase detector generates a first output signal if a feedback clock signal leads a reference clock signal by more than a first time. The phase detector generates a second output signal if the feedback clock signal lags the reference clock signal by more than a seco... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7276572 | Process for preparing aspartates The present invention relates to novel aspartates, their method of production and the use of these mono and polyaspartates as reactive components for polyisocyanates in two-component polyurethane coating compositions and for preparing polyurethane prepolymers. ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7271224 | Composition for coating having a gas barrier property, coating and coated film having a gas barrier property used the same A composition for coating having a gas barrier property comprising coating-forming components of an epoxy resin and an amine curing agent, wherein said amine curing agent is a reaction product of (A) methaxylylenediamine or paraxylylenediamineand (B) polyfunctional ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267877 | Composition for coating having a gas barrier property, coating and coated film having a gas barrier property used the same A composition for coating having a gas barrier property comprising coating-forming components of an epoxy resin and an amine curing agent, wherein said amine curing agent is a reaction product of (A) methaxylylenediamine or paraxylylenediamineand (B) polyfunctional ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262231 | Photosensitive amine generator, photocurable composition and photoreactive adhesive composition The invention provides compounds which can generate amine by irradiation with light and are excellent both in photodecomposability and in reactivity and compatibility with amine-curable compounds, and photo-setting compositions containing the compounds. The compound... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252784 | Cyclic ketone peroxide formulations The present invention relates to a cyclic ketone peroxide formulation comprising one or more crystallizing cyclic ketone peroxides, one or more co-crystallizing compounds which solidify in said cyclic ketone peroxide formulation at a temperature above the crystalliz... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7179399 | Material for forming protective film A material for forming a protective film comprising an organic solvent and a compound having at least two alicyclic structures. ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7157509 | Curable compositions Curable compositions, such as benzoxazine-based ones, are useful in applications within the aerospace industry, such as for example as a heat curable composition for use as a matrix resin or an adhesive, and form the basis of the present invention. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7135504 | Ink composition for ultraviolet curable ink-jet recording An ink composition for ultraviolet curable ink-jet recording including carbon black, a photopolymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator, comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of non-metallic phthalocyanine sulfonic acids, metal ph... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7078475 | Synergistic amine chain-extenders in polyurea spray elastomers Disclosed are derivatives of isophorone diamine exhibiting a synergistic relationship with other commonly employed chain extenders offering enhanced efficacy with regard to slowing of the polyurea elastomer cure profile, and processes employing their use. According ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6953535 | Initiator system for acid dental formulations The invention relates to a redox initiator system which allows dental formulations to be cured in acidic medium by way of a free-radical polymerization and which ensures a high level of adhesion of the polymerizing composition to the hard substances of the teeth, na... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6835325 | Crosslinking agent based on polyallyl ether compound A crosslinking agent containing a polyallyl ether compound having at least one hydroxyl group derived from a glycidyl group and at least two allyl groups can be used for the production of a highly water-absorbing polymer comprising a polymerizable compound having a ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6803436 | Transportable and safely packaged organic peroxide formulations comprising reactive phlegmatisers The invention relates to a method to safely produce, handle and transport packaged organic peroxide formulations comprising a reactive phlegmatiser and to the use of such packaged material in polymerisation and polymer modification processes, particularly the high-p... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6787067 | Granular composite additive for polyolefin, process for producing the same, and polyolefin composition containing the same The present invention provides a multi-component granular additive for polyolefins which has a strength and a function which enable the additive to be dust-free and be of components-in-granule type. It comprises 10 parts by mass of a nucleating agent comprising an a... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6777494 | Optical terpolymer of polyisocyanate, polythiol and polyene monomers A monomer composition characterized by being curable to form a resin suitable for optical products having a balanced refractive index and Abbe's number range and good tintability comprising a polyene monomer; and polyisocyanate, polyisothiocyanate, or an isocyanate ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6723440 | Abrasion resistant coating composition and article The process comprises, (a) adding to a polymerizable composition containing a component A comprising at least one silane compound containing at least one epoxy group and at least two alkoxy groups directly bonded to the Si atom of the molecule or hydrolysate thereof... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6723797 | Crosslinking agent for water-absorbing resin and water-absorbing material obtained with the same A crosslinking agent for water-absorbing resins which comprises (A) at least one halohydrin compound selected between (A1) a first halohydrin compound having per molecule at least two halohydrin groups (D) represented by the general formula (I), wherein R1 | 04/20/2004 |
| 6703443 | Low-viscosity nonaqueous liquid pigment dispersions and methods of utilizing such compositions A new and useful nonaqueous liquid pigment dispersion is provided which is easy to handle and produces thorough and effective colorations within target media, particularly as compared to standard solid pigments or high-viscosity liquid pigment dispersions... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6646079 | Multimodal polymers by controlled radical polymerization in the presence of alkoxyamines For the preparation of a multimodal polymer at least one monomer is subjected to free radical polymerization in the presence of several alkoxyamines comprising the sequence of formula: ##STR1## in which RL is a monovalent radical exhibiting a m... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6607591 | Low-viscosity nonaqueous liquid pigment dispersions and methods of utilizing such compositions A new and useful nonaqueous liquid pigment dispersion is provided which is easy to handle and produces thorough and effective colorations within target media, particularly as compared to standard solid pigments or high-viscosity liquid pigment dispersions... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6608148 | Hot melt adhesive of cationic polymerizable compound, photoinitiator and phthalate diester The invention is a reactive hot melt adhesive composition comprising a cationically polymerizable compound, on the average per molecule, having one or more cyclic ether groups such as epoxy groups, a phthalate diester compound expressed by the following f... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6605376 | Process for the production of hydrogen and electrical energy from reforming of bio-ethanol A process for the production of hydrogen and electrical energy, with zero emission of pollutants, from ethanol which is produced from biomass, which is characterized by the partial oxidation/reforming of ethanol with water for hydrogen production which is... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6521685 | Clarifying agent formulations for thermoplastics exhibiting very high nucleation efficacy Certain thermoplastic additives that induce simultaneous low clarity and high nucleation efficacy are provided. Such additives include combinations of certain bicyclic salts (which by themselves induce very high nucleation efficacy) and certain benzyliden... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6471928 | Aqueous formaldehyde solutions with a low tetroxane content The claimed invention relates to a process for preparing an aqueous formaldehyde solution comprising absorbing a formaldehyde-loaded gas stream, in an absorption zone, in an aqueous solution comprising from 0.000% to 0.01% by weight of a Bronsted base, ba... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6458293 | Polyurea coatings from dimethyl-substituted polyaspartic ester mixtures A method for making a polyurea coating by: (a) coating a substrate with a coating composition containing effective coating-forming amounts of (i) a polyisocyanate component, and (ii) an polyaspartic ester mixture. The invention also relates to the coating... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6436311 | Sampling material for a carbonyl compound in a gas A sampling material for a carbonyl compound in a gas comprising a reagent capable of converting a carbonyl compound to a derivative thereof supported on a cation exchanger; and a sampling cartridge for a carbonyl compound in a gas wherein a sampling mater... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6433124 | Reactive polymers and isocyanate-reactive polymers obtainable therefrom In a compound of the formula I ##STR1## (reactive polymer), L is a, polymer, XY is a reactive radical which is inert toward NCO groups and splits off one or more protective groups Y under acidic, neutral or basic conditions and the radical X bears, after ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6423850 | Preparation and use of gamma-butyrolactones as cross-linking agents The rate of aminolysis of butyrolactones is predictably adjusted by attaching a substituent having a known field effect value (F) to the alpha position before reacting the substituted buytrolactone with an amine. The aminolysis product is a gamma-hydroxy ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6369188 | Polyfunctional urethane- or urea-containing oligomers and polymers prepared therefrom Polyfunctional polymerizable urethane- or urea-containing oligomers allow the design, adjustment, and regulation of chemical and physical properties of the described oligomers. The invention discloses the formulas and compositions of these oligomers, meth... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6358435 | Phlegmatization of cyclic ketone peroxides The present invention relates to a composition comprising cyclic ketone peroxide and a phlegmatizer having a 95% boil-off point falling in the range of 220-265° C., most preferably 235-250° C. A preferred peroxide is cyclic methyl ethyl ketone peroxide.... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6322721 | Quaternary ammonium salt vulcanization accelerators for rubbers and plastics Rubber and plastic accelerator formulations of the present invention are directed to formulations containing an accelerator compound comprised of an organic-based quaternary ammonium salt. Preferably, the accelerator compound of the present invention is c... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6258866 | Blowing agent compatabilization Provided herein are subcombinations from which polyurethane foams and polyurethane foams containing polyisocyanurates may be prepared. The subcombinations are unique in that they contain components which synergistically act towards promoting compatibility... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6127308 | Trimer catalyst system for aliphatic and aromatic isocyanates This invention relates to a novel trimerization catalyst system, and to a process for trimerizing organic polyisocyanates in the presence of thermally active catalyst systems. These catalyst systems comprise (A) compounds selected from the group consistin... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6114488 | Polyurethaneurea elastomers for dynamic applications A method for the rotational casting of a polyurethane elastomer onto a rotating substrate which comprises mixing a polyurethane prepolymer, an amine curative and optionally a polyol in a mixing head and depositing the mixture onto the rotating substrate, ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6063891 | Freeze stable allophanate-modified toluene diisocyanate trimers This invention relates to a novel freeze-stable allophanate modified toluene diisocyanurates, and to a process for producing these freeze-stable allophanate-modified toluene diisocyanurates which requires a catalyst which is capable of forming both trimer... | 05/16/2000 |