Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7862746 | Stabilization of natural composites The invention relates to a method of stabilizing natural composites against damage by heat and light by treating the wood derived fillers with a water based solution of a sterically hindered amine, drying the treated wood derived filler and then combining with plast... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7368525 | Polymeric alkoyamines prepared by atom transfer radical addition (ATRA) The instant invention pertains to polymeric alkoxyamines, which are prepared by atom transfer radical addition polymerization (ATRA). Further aspects of the invention are a process for their preparation and their use as light stabilizers, flame retardants and polyme... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7329772 | Method for the preparation of a hydroxyalkyl hindered phenolic antioxidant A method of making a hindered phenolic antioxidant is disclosed wherein the method comprises: reacting an ester of the formula: wherein ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7297746 | Color stability of isocyanates A hardener composition for use as a component of a two component polyurethane coating composition, comprising a polyisocyanate, a catalyst for promoting reaction of the polyisocyanate with a reactive hydrogen compound, and one or more antioxidants selected from: a f... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7262319 | Phenolic antioxidants in crystalline form The invention relates to a process for preparing solid particles of a phenolic antioxidant from the IRGANOX series in the form of crystals, particularly IRGANOX 1010 and 1098, the crystal particles obtainable by the process, the further processing of the crystal par... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7247658 | Reduction of discoloration in white polyurethane foams Surprisingly effective additive formulations for the reduction of highly undesirable yellowing or other discoloration of white, uncolored, polyurethane foam articles are provided. White polyurethane foam exhibits a susceptibility to yellowing and discoloration to a ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243788 | Package for segregating and mixing substances The present invention relates to a package that includes an enclosure having a first substance and a second substance within the enclosure. The package further includes a plastic zipper which segregates the first substance from the second substance within the enclos... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7223460 | Rubber modified styrenic copolymers and their use in disposable card applications A thermoplastic sheet that includes a continuous phase and a dispersed phase, where A) the continuous phase contains a polymer composition resulting from the polymerization of a monomer mixture containing a styrenic monomer and an ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7199181 | Stabilising composition II A stabilizer composition is described and comprises a 2-cyano-3,3-diarylacrylate, a sterically hindered monomeric amine, a sterically hindered phenol and, where appropriate, a chromane derivative and/or an organic phosphite and/or phosphonite. The stabilizer composi... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196135 | Stabilizing composition I A stabilizer composition is described and comprises a 3-arylacrylate, a polymeric compound with molecular weight at least 2000, bearing, on a polymeric framework, side groups having amine functions, where all of the substituents in the α-position to the amine nitro... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7153541 | Method for inhibiting oxidation of metal sulfide-containing material The present invention provides means for inhibiting the oxidation of a metal sulfide-containing material, such as ore mine waste rock or metal sulfide taiulings, by coating the metal sulfide-containing material with an oxidation-inhibiting two-tail lipid coating ( | 12/26/2006 |
| 6916778 | UV absorbers with affinity for textile fiber The invention relates to the use of compounds (A) with at least one structural unit of formula (I), wherein X represents groups of formula —CR1═CR2— or a carbonyl group C═O, R1 and R2 meaning hydrogen or essentiall... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6897254 | Stabilized halogen-containing polymer composition Halogen-containing polymer compositions containing a heat stabilizer comprising a latent mercaptan, a zinc salt, and a free mercaptan as a separate entity are protected during processing by the degradation products of the latent (i.e., blocked) mercaptan. A free mer... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6894008 | Method of increasing pH of high-density brines It has been discovered that carbonate powders and bicarbonate powders are useful to increase the pH and corrosion resistance of high-density brines, such as zinc bromide brines, without significantly reducing their densities. The carbonates and/or bicarbonates shoul... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6841061 | Antigelling agent for hydrocarbon mixture containing conjugated diene and method of preventing clogging of apparatus for separating and purifying the mixture An Anti-gelling agent for a hydrocarbon mixture containing a conjugated diene, which comprises (a) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds having an NO radical in the molecule, and precursor compounds capable of forming an NO radical, (... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6833087 | 2,4,-Hexadienoic acid, its alkali salts and/or derivatives for preventing oxidative corrosion of metals Compositions and methods are disclosed for preventing the oxidative corrosion of metal surfaces by exposing a metal surface to an anti-corrosion agent characterized as 2,4-trans, trans-hexadienoic acid (2,4-HDA), its alkali salt identified as potassium sorbate (KHDA... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6746630 | Oxygen scavengers independent of transition metal catalysts The claims are drawn to a method of detecting seal breakage or incomplete seal formation in a package, said method comprising the steps of: (i) providing said package, prior to sealing, with a strip or ring of an indicator comprising an oxygen scavenging composition... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6726753 | Coated carbon brake disc materials Antioxidant coating compositions containing 10-75 wt % H2O, 20-65 wt % H3PO4, 0.1-20 wt % alkali metal mono-, di-, or tri-basic phosphate, 0-2 wt % hydrated boron oxide, 0-18 wt % KH2PO4, 3-10 wt % of a transiti... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6716370 | Supramolecular oxo-anion corrosion inhibitors A corrosion inhibitor is described which includes several supramolecular oxo-anion compositions useful for preventing the propagation of pit corrosion on aluminum and aluminum alloys. The oxo-anion compositions preferably include soluble polymeric oxidic acids compr... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6699459 | Methods of treating lung inflammation The present invention relates to a method of treating lung inflammation in a subject which includes administering butylated hydroxyanisol to the subject in an amount effective to treat lung inflammation. The invention also relates to methods of inhibiting... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6645400 | Corrosion control utilizing a hydrogen peroxide donor The present invention describes an innovative means of inhibiting corrosion of metals which experience active-passive transition in contact with an electrolyte. This invention incorporates hydrogen peroxide and/or peroxycarboxylic acids or their constitue... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6562863 | Partially purified cocoa extracts containing cocoa polyphenols Disclosed and claimed are cocoa extracts such as polyphenols or procyanidins, methods for preparing such extracts, as well as uses for them, especially as antineoplastic agents and antioxidants. Disclosed and claimed are antineoplastic compositions contai... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6537467 | Immobilized free radical captors The present invention relates to free radical captors, especially to radical polymerization inhibitors or retarders which, characteristically, are immobilized on a solid support. The present invention also relates to a method of preparing said immobilized... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6531317 | Cytological and histological fixature composition and methods of use The present invention is directed to a fixative composition, the use of the fixative composition in preparing cytological or histological specimens, and a method of preparing particulate matter, such as cytology, hematology and microbiology specimens, for... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6517728 | Oxygen scavengers independent of transition metal catalysts A composition for reducing the concentration of molecular oxygen present in an atmosphere or liquid, comprising at least one reducible organic compound which is reduced under predetermined conditions, the reduced form of the compound being oxidizable by m... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6475348 | Mixture of substances containing compounds with vinyl groups and stabilizers A mixture contains one or more vinyl-containing compounds as component (A) and, as a further component, a stabilizer (B) which contains one or more readily volatile nitroxyl compounds as component (b1), one or more sparingly volatile nitroxyl c... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6468488 | Mg-Al anionic clay having 3R2 stacking The present invention pertains to Mg--Al anionic clay having 3R2 stacking. This new polytype of anionic clay has a three-layer repeat, but it has a different interlayer arrangement than the conventional 3R1 hydrotalcite. Said new pol... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6461415 | High temperature amorphous composition based on aluminum phosphate A composition providing thermal, corrosion, and oxidation protection at high temperatures is based on a synthetic aluminum phosphate, in which the molar content of aluminum is greater than phosphorous. The composition is annealed and is metastable at temp... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6455159 | Oxidation protection for carbon/carbon composites and graphites The invention provides for oxidatively resistant carbon/carbon composites and other graphite-like material, a method for the preparation of these materials, and their use in high temperature applications, preferably in brakes for airplanes. The carbon/car... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6379588 | Stabilized monomer composition A monomer composition, which contains A) vinyl-containing monomers in which a heteroatom selected from the group consisting of the halogens, nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur and silicon is present on the vinyl group, and B) a compound or a mixture of compounds of the ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6346200 | Oxygen scavengers independent of transition metal catalysts A composition for reducing the concentration of molecular oxygen present in an atmosphere or liquid, comprising at least one reducible organic compound which is reduced under predetermined conditions, the reduced form of the compound being oxidizable by m... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6306352 | Oxygen generating materials, carbon dioxide absorbing materials, and transport system and transport method of live fishery products The present invention provides an effective oxygen generating materials, carbon dioxide absorbing materials, and transport system and transport method of live fishery products for use upon transporting live fishery products. An oxygen generating materials... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6303052 | Antioxidant compostions An antioxidant composition comprising at least one compound having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R1 and R2 are each hydrocarbon groups having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, a is from 1 to 3, R3 is a linear alkyl group having ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6261844 | Urine preservative Disclosed is CPG, a combination of a chlorhexidine salt (such as chlorhexidine digluconate, chlorhexidine diacetate, or chlorhexidine dichloride) and n-propyl gallate that can be used at ambient temperatures as a urine preservative.... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6255248 | Oxygen scavenging composition with improved properties and method of using same A composition capable of scavenging oxygen composed of (i) a copolymer of, at least, ethylene and a strained, cyclic alkylene, preferably cyclopentene; (ii) a transition metal catalyst; (iii) preferably, a photoinitiator; and (iv) optionally, a polymeric ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6232469 | 4-acylamino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine derivatives and antioxidants containing the same A novel 4-acylamino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine derivatives and antioxidants comprising the same. The 4-acylamino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine derivatives are represented by formula (A): ##STR1## wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a hydr... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6225338 | Methods of using procyanidin antioxidants Disclosed and claimed are cocoa extracts such as polyphenols or procyanidins, methods for preparing such extracts, as well as uses for them, especially as antineoplastic agents and antioxidants. Disclosed and claimed are antineoplastic compositions contai... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6165381 | Viscous liquid deoxidizer, deoxidizing sheet made thereof and manufacturing method for deoxidizing sheet A viscous liquid deoxidizer including a metal powder, a water absorptive polymer and/or a tackifier and water as an essential component, where the metal powder is a reacting component and the deoxidizer is formed in the form of a viscous liquid. It also r... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6165982 | Use of sericin as antioxidants and tyrosinase inhibitors This invention relates to a composition useful as an antioxidant or an inhibitor for tyrosinase activity which comprises as an active ingredient a sufficient amount of sericin to exert an antioxidizing ability or an inhibiting action on tyrosinase activit... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6143197 | Methods and compositions for improved oxygen scavenging A composition capable of scavenging oxygen composed of (i) a copolymer having long chain branches comprising units derived from monomers of ethylene and at least one vinyl unsaturated alicyclic monomer; (ii) a transition metal catalyst; (iii) preferably, ... | 11/07/2000 |