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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7459185 | Treatment of natural polymer based materials and the products based thereon A method for modifying a substrate containing a natural polymeric material to improve its interaction with other materials, the method comprising: A) Treating the substrate containing the natural polymeric material with a modifying agent selected from the group cons... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7338985 | Rustproofing composition A rustproofing composition has superior properties satisfying rustproofing quality requirements and workability requirements for car underbodies, parts around tires, parts with pockets, plate-bonded parts or the like of car bodies, and containing volatile organic so... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7166321 | Process for the preparation of an optical compensatory sheet comprising cellulose ester film, orientation layer, and optically anisotropic layer formed of liquid crystal molecules having a fixed alignment An optical compensatory sheet comprises a cellulose ester film, an orientation layer and an optically anisotropic layer formed of liquid crystal molecules in this order. Alignment of the liquid crystal molecules is fixed. An alkaline solution is coated on a surface ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7141306 | Sol-gel composition and process for coating aerospace alloys An anti-corrosive sol-gel composition and process for coating an aerospace alloy substrate with the composition. ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6960370 | Methods of forming medical devices Medical devices that include oxidizable portions can be plated after a two step activation process that includes successive applications of two aqueous solutions of ammonium bifluoride. Once plated, such materials can be soldered using conventional solders and fluxe... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6960363 | Treatment method for preservation of plant leaves A treatment method for preservation of plant leaves wherein the plant leaves are immersed in a dehydrating solvent consisting of acetone and ethyl alcohol to replace the tissue water and remove chlorophyll in the leaves by the dehydrating solvent. Thereafter, the le... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6800325 | Method of producing an interior fitment for vehicles, and interior fitment produced accordingly The invention relates to a method of producing an interior fitment for motor vehicles, the interior fitment having on its facing side a wood molding which is provided with a coating. In order to impart a substantially natural impression to the interior fitment, the ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6475566 | Processing for improving the impregnability of wood by pretreatment with fungi The object of the invention is a method for improving the impregnability of refractory wood species by pretreatment with fungi of the genera Trichoderma o Gliocladium or with weakly wood-degraging fungi. The pretreatment comprises a thermal treatment of t... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6436486 | Method for distributing chemicals through a fibrous material using low-headspace dielectric heating System and method for diffusing chemicals rapidly and evenly into and through fibrous material, such as wood. Chemicals are introduced into the fibrous material by applying the chemicals to the fibrous material. After treating the fibrous material with th... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6348243 | Container stoppers A cork stopper for a wine bottle or the like is coated with, for example, silicone rubber to prevent impurities in the cork from contaminating the contents of the bottle. The coating may be applied by dipping or immersion preferably with ultrasonic agitat... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6194477 | Method of making honeycomb panel structures Expanded cellular structures are formed from dense nonporous cellulose paper with an air permeance of less than 30 ml/min which cellular structure is provided with a shape retention of at least 90%. The shape stability is obtained by forming the cellular ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6180171 | Method of producing a plated product having recesses A plated product and apparatus for forming recesses or grooves on material to be plated to produce such a product. The product includes material having a surface having many recesses, each having an opening of size d, where d is in the range 5-100 microns... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6100343 | Process for producing paintable polymeric articles A method for improving surface adhesion characteristics of a polymeric substrate and/or virgin polymeric material in which the portion of the surface of the polymeric substrate and/or virgin polymeric material to be treated is contacted with a composition... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6086998 | Non-inflammable fiber product The invention relates to a non-inflammable fiber product that can be used as flame-resistant material or insulating material or both. The invention seeks to provide a material made of used cellulose or cellulose-containing refuse, which had not been sensi... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6077913 | Process for producing paintable polymeric articles A method for improving surface adhesion characteristics of a polymer substrate in which the portion of the surface of the polymeric substrate to be treated is contacted with a fluid material containing at least one oxidizing agent. The oxidizing agent in ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6074964 | Fabric and a production process therefor An object of the present invention is to provide a fabric exhibiting excellent hygroscopicity, pliable handling touch and shape memory. An aspect of the present invention for achieving the foregoing object lies in a fabric comprising cellulose fibers, wherein ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6025025 | Water-repellent surface treatment The present invention relates to a method of improving the durability of water-repellent films deposited on the surface of a substrate and to a coated article having a water-repellent film of improved durability deposited on the substrate surface. The met... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5750197 | Method of preventing corrosion of metals using silanes A method of preventing corrosion of metals using silanes. The method comprises applying a first treatment solution directly onto the surface of the metal, wherein the first treatment solution contains at least one multi-functional silane having at least t... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5731037 | Pollution-preventing process A pollution-preventing process which comprises (i) controlling a surface moisture content of a first building material selected from the group consisting of an inorganic base material and wood at 0 to 20%, or (ii) coating a penetration-inhibiting primer o... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5731083 | Cellulosic fibres Carboxymethyl cellulose fiber having a degree of substitution of at least 0.1, preferably 0.2-0.5, carboxymethyl groups per glucose unit is derived from solvent-spun cellulose fiber, for example by reaction with a strong alkali and a monochloroacetate rea... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5486381 | Liquid saturation process Disclosed is a continuous process of non-compressively and uniformly applying a liquid saturant throughout a permeable sheet. The process includes the steps of: 1) providing a continuously advancing permeable sheet having a first surface and a second surf... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5320869 | Method for producing high gloss bright colored plastic articles A high gloss color finish for a plastic article is formed by coating and curing a colored primer layer (12) onto a plastic substrate (10). A light transmissive basecoat (14) is applied and cured onto the primer layer (12) to form a substrate (10) with a c... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5000980 | Process for coating fibers and applications thereof to the production of composite materials The present invention relates to a process for coating reinforcing elements preferably in fiber form, wherein said material is treated, between two electrodes, by the field obtained by means of a direct electric current of voltage included between 50 and ... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4992308 | Supercritical fluid-aided treatment of porous materials Method and process using a supercritical fluid, with or without the aid of entrainers (1) to solubilize a monomer, monomer mixture or polymer which may or may not include additives and entrainers, (2) to carry the supercritical solvent mixture thereby cre... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4937143 | Compositions and processing for preserving and/or coloring wood A method for both preserving and coloring wood which comprises in a first step contacting the wood with a liquid composition containing a biocidally effective amount of a copper compound, and in a second step contacting the wood with a liquid composition ... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4740269 | Process and apparatus for applying authenticating coding to value-carrying paper In the process according to our invention authenticating (code) marks are provided on paper, particularly a security or other financial instrument, by contacting laser radiation from a laser light source on the paper to form the authenticating marks. The ... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4664936 | Aromatic polyamide fiber-based composite prepreg The resin-impregnated composite prepreg based on a fabric material of an aromatic polyamide fiber is prepared by exposing the fabric material to low temperature plasma generated in an atmosphere of an inorganic gas, which is preferably oxygen or an oxygen... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4604162 | Formation and planarization of silicon-on-insulator structures A process for fabricating silicon-on-insulator structures on semiconductor wafers and planarizing the topology of the patterns formed from the silicon. In the composite, the process provides for the formation of monocrystalline silicon islands electricall... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4512813 | Method for treating wooden articles The monourea adduct of sulfuric acid, when combined with water, has the unique ability to ablate the surface of wooden articles without charring or otherwise disfiguring the surface of the wooden article. Thus, wooden articles can be treated to accomplish... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4422907 | Pretreatment of plastic materials for metal plating This invention relates to a process for conditioning the surfaces of natural and synthetic plastic materials for electroless plating of a metal coating thereon by exposing such materials to an atmosphere comprising an effective amount of ozone and thereaf... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4162339 | Newsprint coupon separator A weakening composition printed onto newsprint in a predetermined pattern causes the newsprint to weaken within a short period of time along the lines of the pattern so that the newsprint tears preferentially along the outline of the pattern.... | 07/24/1979 |
| 4108226 | Veneer production Veneer production from softwood logs is improved by adding at least about 0.003% of urea to the hot water soaking vats prior to peeling the veneer from the logs. Enhanced results are achieved when urea is added together with a base such as sodium hydroxid... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4073982 | Newsprint coupon separator A weakening composition printed onto newsprint in a predetermined pattern causes the newsprint to weaken within a short period of time along the lines of the pattern so that the newsprint tears preferentially along the outline of the pattern.... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4025663 | Method of producing a translucent panel A translucent panel is made up of one or more pieces of translucent wood. Each piece of wood is cut to less than one-half inch in thickness in the direction of the grain of the wood and is then impregnated with an initially liquid polymerizable material c... | 05/24/1977 |
| 3976817 | Method of preparing diffusion transfer image-receiving materials A method of preparing a diffusion transfer image-receiving material for use in the silver halide diffusion transfer process which comprises hydrolyzing the surface portion of an alkali non-diffusible polymer sheet and, at the same time as or after the hyd... | 08/24/1976 |
| 3967007 | Method for producing distressed wood Particles of metallic sodium or potassium are placed on a wood substrate which has been pre-heated. When the wood substrate is introduced subsequently into a steam zone the sodium or potassium, as the case may be, reacts exothermally with the water vapor,... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3967010 | Process for the production of metal-plated staple fibers A process for the production of metal-plated staple fibers comprising providing staple fibers having an areal weight of 0.5 to 5.0 kg/m2, activating said fibers by conventional means, and spraying an electroless metal-plating solution onto the ... | 06/29/1976 |