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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6994803 | Ball grid array module The method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention mitigates the problem of gold contamination during the SMT assembly operations in the manufacture of Hybrid Multi Chip Modules (HMCM), achieving a high assembly process yield. This target is acc... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6572927 | Method for sealing porous building materials and building components A method for sealing porous building materials, using a polyurethane and/or epoxy resin based sealing composition. The composition can include a substance/substance mixture with a viscosity of less than 100 mPa.multidot.s at 12° C. which can be added to ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6099892 | Protective coating for decorative vegetable material The present invention is directed to a composition adapted to be applied to coat a surface area of a vegetable in order to retard environmental degradation thereof. The composition comprises a film-former, a fungicide and a thickener distributed in a carr... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5961886 | Cut flower preservative slurry composition A cut flower preservative slurry composition comprising a water insoluble or hardly soluble cut flower preservative component and a dispersing agent for dispersing the preservative component in water to form a slurry.... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5932653 | Loss of dry inhibitor for coating compositions and acceletator for curing unsaturated polyester resin This invention is directed to a composition comprising a complex reaction product of an oil soluble cobalt soap and an oil soluble overbased calcium soap which serves as a "loss of dry" inhibitor, particularly in an oil-based paint, and as an accelerator ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5840213 | Uses of heptafluoropropane A method of improving the storage life of goods by storing the goods in an environment comprising heptafluoropropane at pressures of between about 0.1 atmospheres and about 2.0 atmospheres. Foods, pharmaceuticals, and other goods adversely affected by oxy... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5733478 | Method and composition for reducing the degradation rate of agrochemicals in storage A method for reducing the rate of degradation of stored agrochemicals, particularly pesticides, is provided which essentially involves incorporating a stabilizing compound into the agrochemical in preparation for storage, with the stabilizing compound sel... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5434192 | High-stability foams for long-term suppression of hydrocarbon vapors Novel formulations for aqueous foams which, in the presence of hydrocarbons, can persist for 24 hours or more. The foams are suitable for the suppression of hydrocarbon and polar organic vapors.... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5428092 | Release agent composition The release agent compositions of the present invention comprise mixtures of amino-functional and amine-free polydimethylsiloxanes wherein the viscosity, amine equivalent and content of dimethylsiloxane oligomers containing up to 20 silicon atoms are with... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5314755 | Method to reduce scaling due to freezing and thawing in concrete A concrete surface having at least a residual amount of sodium fluorophosphate. A method to reduce scaling due to freezing and thawing is also disclosed. The method comprises contacting the surface of a concrete with a system containing at least sodium fl... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5296164 | High-stability foams for long-term suppression of hydrocarbon vapors Novel formulations for aqueous foams which, in the presence of hydrocarbons, can persist for 24 hours or more. The foams are suitable for the suppression of hydrocarbon and polar organic vapors.... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5225095 | Foam concentrate An improved foamable protein hydrolysate based concentrate is provided containing multivalent cations and a water soluble polymer, which remains stable in storage for at least six months and which, when diluted with 10 to 50 parts of water and mixed with ... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5215786 | Composition for providing a foam barrier between a substrate and the atmosphere and the method of use A composition for forming an essentially biodegradable foam for application to a substrate to provide a barrier between the substrate and the atmosphere formulated from a mixture in water of specified materials in certain proportional relationships. Its u... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5181957 | Dust control and ore handling aid for bauxite ore The invention provides a method for the suppression of bauxite dust emissions from dry, finely divided bauxite ore. The method includes the step of contacting bauxite ore with an aqueous solution of a water-soluble vinyl addition polymer. The polymer bein... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5143645 | Method for suppressing process dust emissions using a salt of a fatty acid as a foaming agent Foam is formed from a solution of demineralized make-down water and foaming agent, and the foam contacted with solid materials to suppress process dust emissions. The foaming agent may be a low salt tolerant surfactant which loses its surface active prope... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5098472 | Preservative composition There is disclosed a preservative composition which is ultra stable in the presence of wood extractives comprising (a) an emulsion of a wood preserative grade creosote; (b) 5-95% water; (c) one or more pre-dispersed micronized pigments; (d) a rheology str... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5017303 | Paint peeling composition and paint peeling method A paint peeling composition contains as effective components thereof 17 to 25 weight percent of polyvinylalcohol or 2 to 12 weight percent of an acrylic resin or polyvinyl acetate and a subsstance which when heated is in the form of minute shells enclosin... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4971720 | Method for suppressing process dust emissions Foam is formed from a solution of demineralized make-down water and foaming agent, and the foam contacted with solid materials to suppress process dust emissions. The foaming agent may be a low salt tolerant surfactant which loses its surface active prope... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4964884 | Flexible grinding tool and process for producing it The interspace-filling finish (10, 15) of the textile backing of a flexible grinding tool has a foam structure, thereby achieving better filling properties, while at the same time ensuring good fiber bonding.... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4897218 | Methods for suppressing cement clinker dust emissions A method of suppressing dust generation emanating from cement clinker by applying a foamed water/surfactant solution thereto. The solution comprises a low salt tolerant anionic surfactant.... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4849117 | Concentrated composition for forming an aqueous foam A concentrate composition for forming a stable aqueous foam. The concentrate composition comprises an anionic surfactant, a solvent and a stabilizer. The surfactant is preferably the sodium salt of an alpha olefin sulfonate such as sodium dodecyl sulfonat... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4836939 | Stable expandable foam & concentrate & method A stable aqueous foam concentrate for use in the generation of a stable aqueous foam having an expansion ratio of between 10:1 to as high as 1000:1 or more includes an anionic surfactant material of a chain length of between C12 to C14, a glycol or mixtur... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4782121 | Fluorine induced dehydrohalogenation process A process and the product made thereby are disclosed in the preferred form of this process, chlorinated polyethylene is first fluorinated ambient temperature for an interval of contact with elemental fluorine. Then, contact with a strong base converts the... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4756839 | Fire extinguishing composition A fire extinguishing composition including potassium carbonate, a boron-containing compound, and water. In another embodiment, the fire extinguishing composition, in addition to the above, includes a potassium salt of an organic acid having from 1 to 6 ca... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4717555 | Anticaking and antidusting composition for ammonium nitrate An aqueous liquid anticaking and antidusting composition is disclosed which comprises from 20 to 30 parts of a sodium naphthalene sulfonate, from 17 to 28 parts of an ammonium naphthalene sulfonate, and from 30 to 80 parts of water. In preferred practice,... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4689251 | Anticaking and antidusting composition An aqueous liquid anticaking and antidusting composition is disclosed which comprises from 35 to 60 parts of C2 -C6 polyhydric alcohols and ethers thereof having a molecular weight up to 600, especially glycerin in admixture with fro... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4629633 | Composition and method for protection of liquid surface from heat- and mass-transfer in liquid gas system A composition for protection of the liquid surface from heat- and mass-trfer, for example from evaporation, contains a polymer limitedly swelling in the protected liquid or a mixture of said polymer with a neutral filler having a density lower than the d... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4594167 | Foam fire-extinguishing composition This invention provides a foam fire-extinguishing composition containing (a) dibenzylidene sorbitol, dibenzylidene xylitol or the derivative thereof substituted at the nucleus, (b) a surfactant, (c) a stabilizer, (d) a polar organic solvent and (e) water.... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4537179 | Polymer-gel covered solar energy collector and storage unit An aqueous gel comprising water and a cross-linked polyacrylamide provides a transparent, thermally insulating cover for a solar pond. Heat losses from the top of the pond to the atmosphere due to convection currents are minimized as well as losses due to... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4490281 | Anticaking compositions for treating hygroscopic or water-soluble material in particulate form There is disclosed an anticaking composition comprising a dispersion of an alkyl or cycloalkyl amine, either unneutralized or as a salt, in a liquid medium comprising a water-in-oil emulsion containing from about 5 to about 60 percent, by weight, of water... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4442018 | Stabilized aqueous foam systems and concentrate and method for making them This invention comprises a combination of a water soluble polymer of the polyacrylic acid type, a foam stabilizer of dodecyl alcohol, a surfactant, a solvent and water as a concentrate for use in producing stabilized aqueous foams. In another aspect, the ... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4402908 | Method for reducing heat loss from contained bodies of water using polysiloxane foams Heat loss and evaporation from contained bodies of water are reduced by generating a cured polysiloxane foam on the surface of the water. The foam is formed by reacting an organohydrogenpolysiloxane with the water in the presence of a rhodium catalyst or ... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4386052 | Composition and method for suppressing vapor loss of volatile hydrocarbons A very effective composition for inhibiting vapor losses of stored hydrocarbons comprises a mixture of a surfactant, such as a foaming agent, and a polyglycol. A method for retarding evaporation of volatile hydrocarbons from a body of liquid hydrocarbon m... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4345079 | Scoopable triethylene diamine Scoopability of triethylene diamine (TEDA) is improved by admixture therewith of a minor quantity (about 0.5 up to 2% by weight) of an additive in liquid form. The types of additives described are liquid glycol compounds selected from among polyethylene g... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4326986 | Composition and method for suppressing vapor loss of volatile hydrocarbons A very effective composition for inhibiting vapor losses of stored hydrocarbons comprises a mixture of a surfactant, such as a foaming agent, and a polyglycol. Indeed a method for retarding evaporation of volatile hydrocarbons from a body of liquid hydroc... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4306994 | Anti-sticking composition for coating unvulcanized rubber A dry composition is described which can be converted to an anti-sticking composition for unvulcanized rubber by dispersion in water, consisting essentially of a film forming clay (bentonite or attapulgite), a surfactant and an additive capable of inactiv... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4288460 | Non-caking, water-soluble, granular coated food ingredient Granular water-soluble food ingredients which deteriorate upon exposure to the atmosphere, such as hygroscopic organic acids which cake or coloring agents which oxidize, are protected by encapsulation in a protective coating consisting essentially of 5-37... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4284601 | Surfactant foams and their use Aqueous foam compositions comprising water and a mixture of ammonium lauryl sulfate, methyl polyoxyethylene cocoamine chloride, dimethyl cocoamine oxide and polyvinyl alcohol are used to suppress the formation of fumes from fumable materials by covering t... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4265958 | Method for the treatment of wood by a wood preserving agent, as well as wood treated with such a wood preservative agent A method for the treatment of wood by a wood preserving agent in a liquid or paste-like form, to be positioned (inserted) in a recess in the wood, which recess is subsequently sealed off. The wood preserving agent contains a water-expelling agent, a water... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4251277 | Compositions containing thiofunctional polysiloxanes Compositions containing organopolysiloxanes and thiofunctional polysiloxanes having at least one mercaptan group which are effective as corrosion inhibitors and as release agents for metal substrates.... | 02/17/1981 |
