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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7976901 | Polishing sheet and manufacturing method of elastic plastic foam sheet A polishing sheet which can improve waviness at a face of a material to be polished and which has a long life is provided. The polishing pad 1 has a polyurethane sheet 2 made of polyurethane resin. The polyurethane sheet 2 has a polishing layer ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7955653 | Inkjet-recording medium and method of producing the same An inkjet-recording medium comprising a support and an ink-receiving layer formed thereon containing inorganic fine particles, a water-soluble aluminum compound, a zirconium compound, a cationic modified self-emulsifying polymer, a polyvinyl alcohol having a saponif... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7651738 | Supramolecular composite film material and method for fabricating The present invention provides an optically anisotropic composite film material possessing improved working characteristics, including hydrolytic stability and mechanical strength with respect to environmental factors. These and other advantages of the present inven... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7435446 | Method of producing gas barrier multilayer body A method of producing a gas barrier laminate is disclosed that comprises: preparing a laminate comprising a plastic substrate, a gas barrier layer formed from a gas barrier layer-forming coating material comprising a polyvinyl alcohol and an ethylene-maleic acid cop... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7410673 | Smooth board and process for preparing a smooth board The thermosetting resin composition which is valuable for an undercoat of a printed wiring board, and does not leave an air bubble in a cured film, and makes the surface polishing easy and can form a smooth printed wiring board comprises (I) an adduct of epoxy resin... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7399504 | Method of preparing an insoluble polymer film on a substrate from a soluble polymer containing labile solubilizing groups The present invention relates to a method for preparing polymeric films, preferably electroactive films, with enhanced physical properties by the steps of applying to a substrate a solution of a polymer containing pendant labile solubilizing groups, then removing th... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7348040 | Method for improving characteristics of resin coated papers comprising applying a solution of one or more alkaline metal salts For treating resin coated decorative papers. a solution of sodium aluminate in deionized water is applied, during printing with metal effect inks by gravure printing by a fond or subcoat cylinder. The solution has a pH-value between pH 9 and pH 14. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7314512 | Treatment of surfaces to stabilize heavy metals A reactive coating composition and method for treating a surface including heavy metals by applying the reactive coating composition to the surface. The surface can be, for example, a paint layer containing heavy metals. The reactive coating composition includes a s... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7306825 | Process to make synthetic leather and synthetic leather made therefrom A synthetic leather is made by a impregnating a non-woven or woven textile with an aqueous polyurethane dispersion comprised of a nonionizable polyurethane and an external stabilizing surfactant. The impregnated textile is then exposed to water containing a coagulan... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7211293 | Methods, systems and compositions for fire retarding substrates A closed-loop system and process is used for applying fire retardant chemicals to fibers. Fibers are preferably positioned in a vessel such as a dye machine which circulates the fire retardant chemicals. After absorption of the fire retardant composition, non-absorb... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208457 | Heavy metal-remediating paint stripper An improved paint stripper is provided and comprises at least one paint-stripping agent modified with at least one heavy metal remediation agent. Optionally, one or more viscosity-modification agents, dispersants, or other additive is also included. The invention al... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7208068 | Dullish coated paper for printing A dull coated printing paper that is bulky (low in density) having a density of 0.90 to 1.15 g/cm3 and yet offers excellent pliability, superior surface smoothness, high degree of print gloss and minimal small-scale gloss variations in the image area are ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7157147 | Gas-barrier film and gas-barrier coating agent, and method for production thereof Provided are a gas-barrier film which is a laminate comprising a substrate layer comprising a thermoplastic resin film and a gas-barrier layer comprising a hydrolysate of a silicon alkoxide, a stratified silicate and a polyvinyl alcohol base resin, wherein a radius ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7087710 | Polymeric surfactants derived from cyclic monomers having pendant fluorinated carbon groups A fluorine containing polymer which acts as a wetting, flow or leveling agent, and has at least one polar group. The polymer has at least one pendant or ether side chain containing from about 1 to about 20 carbon atoms with at least 25% of the hydrogen atoms being r... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7073974 | Process and apparatus for highway marking A system for forming and applying a coherent refractory mass on the surface of a road wherein one or more non-combustible materials are mixed with one or more metallic combustible powders and an oxidizer, igniting the mixture so that the combustible metallic particl... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7052202 | Process and apparatus for highway marking A process and apparatus for forming a coherent refractory mass on the surface of a road wherein one or more non-combustible materials are mixed with one or more metallic combustible powders and an oxidizer, igniting the mixture so that the combustible metallic parti... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6978976 | Magnetized core with pneumatic release system for creating a wax mold for a golf club head An improved core for creating wax patterns of golf club heads is disclosed herein. The core includes a center core piece and several outer core pieces removably coupled to the center core piece by magnets embedded in each of the core pieces. The core further include... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6969214 | Process and apparatus for highway marking A process and apparatus for forming a coherent refractory mass on the surface of a road wherein one or more non-combustible materials are mixed with one or more metallic combustible powders and an oxidizer, igniting the mixture so that the combustible metallic parti... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6939581 | Process for impregnating supports An impregnation process of a porous support including immersing the support in an aqueous colloidal dispersion of ionomeric (per)fluorinated polymer, containing suiphonyl fluoride groups and having a concentration greater than 15% by weight, thermal treatment at 200... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6932727 | Baseball and softball bat grip A one body member solid molded bat handle grip manufactured from thermoplastic material or the likes for improving the gripping control of the batter for baseball or softball, which is useful for left handed or right handed players. The longitudinal raised surface a... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929705 | Antimicrobial coated metal sheet The present invention relates to metallic sheets having an improved antimicrobial property and also related to a method of manufacturing such sheets. More particularly, it relates to the continuous coating on metallic sheets with a resin composition containing antim... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6905041 | Fuel tank made from aluminum coated steel sheet An Al-coated steel sheet is improved in anti-scratching property during press-working and corrosion-resistance to a stored fuel by direct formation of an alkali-soluble resin film on an Al-coated steel sheet. An alkali-soluble resin, which can be dissolved in an alk... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6821636 | Method of producing formaldehyde laden layered products having reduced emission of formaldehyde A method of producing formaldehyde laden layered products, the products having reduced emission of formaldehyde, of at least 2 layers, at least one of the layers being a veneer, comprising a step of treating at least one of the surfaces of said veneer, prior to bond... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6784121 | Integrated circuit dielectric and method A xerogel aging system includes an aging chamber (190) with inlets and outlet and flows a gel catalyst in gas phase over a xerogel precursor film on a semiconductor wafer. Preferred embodiments use an ammonia and water vapor gas mixture catalyst. ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6773752 | Method for making synthetic leather A method for making synthetic leather includes the steps of: preparing a knitted substrate having a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction transverse to the longitudinal direction, the knitted substrate being stretchable in the longitudinal and transverse... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6749949 | Method of producing formaldehyde laden layered products having reduced emission of formaldehyde A method of producing formaldehyde laden layered products, the products having reduced emission of formaldehyde, of at least 2 layers, at least one of the layers being a board or veneer, comprising a step of treating at least one of the surfaces of said board or ven... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6667075 | Method for imparting hydrophilicity to substrate The present invention relates to a method for imparting hydrophilicity to a substrate whereby high hydrophilic properties and water-holding properties can be maintained for a long period of time. According to the present invention, an SiO2 film... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6613387 | Protective reaction rinse for autodeposition coatings The anticorrosive properties of a coating autodeposited on a metal substrate are improved by contacting the autodeposited coating with an aqueous solution containing Group IIA or Group IIB metal cations (e.g., calcium or zinc cations) and phosphate anions... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6569495 | Process for making composite structures containing microporous polyvinylchloride A composite porous structure capable of absorbing organic pollutants from water is produced by preparing a dispersion of non film-forming PVC particles in a water-soluble organic liquid, impregnating a macroporous matrix such as a cellulosic sponge or pap... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6559204 | Autodepositable aqueous compositions including dispersed non-film-forming polymers An autodepositing liquid composition comprises dispersed non-film-forming polymer particles in addition to the dispersed film forming polymer characteristic of all autodepositing liquid compositions. Preferably, the non-film-forming polymer particles are ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6551661 | Method for conductive activation of thick complex porous structures The invention concerns complex porous structures varying in thickness and the method used for making them electrically conductive by conductive polymer deposit. The conductive activation is obtained by depositing a conductive polymer, set on the whole dev... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6548116 | Method for manufacturing a chemically adsorbed film and a chemical adsorbent solution for the method The methods of forming a chemically adsorbed film by contacting a substrate with a solution mixture containing an alkoxysilane surface active agent, a non-aqueous solvent and a silanol-condensing catalyst to form a film covalently bonded to the substrate ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6509136 | Process of drying a cast polymeric film disposed on a workpiece A process of drying a cast film polymeric disposed upon a workpiece. In this process a cast polymeric film, which includes a volatile organic compound therein, disposed on a workpiece, is contacted with an extraction agent which may be liquid carbon dioxi... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6503567 | Transparent substrate and method of manufacturing the same At least one monomolecule film is formed on a transparent substrate surface directly or via a protective film. The monomolecule film is formed with chemical coupling of chlorosilane surface active compound, for example, of the formula: F(CF2)m(... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6410092 | Autodeposition post-bath rinse process The anticorrosive properties of a coating autodeposited on a metal substrate are improved by contacting the autodeposited coating with an aqueous solution of an alkaline earth metal compound such as calcium nitrate prior to curing.... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6340496 | Method for patterning a layer of conductive polymers A method for producing electrode pattern in a conductive polymer on a substrate comprising the steps of applying a layer containing between 10 and 5000 mg/m2 of a conductive polymer, so as to prepare a conductive layer and printing an electrode patt... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6337106 | Method of producing a two-pack fast-setting waterborne paint composition and the paint composition therefrom This invention relates to a method of producing a two-pack or multi-pack fast-setting waterborne paint composition, particularly a traffic paint, which has a reducing component in one pack and an oxidizing component in the other pack of the two-pack paint... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6319674 | Methods for attaching substances to surfaces Methods are disclosed for immobilizing a substance to a surface. A surface is employed that comprises a linking group consisting of a first portion comprising a hydrocarbon chain, optionally substituted, and a second portion comprising an alkylene oxide o... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6280562 | Contact adhering method A contact adhering method comprising the steps of: (1) applying a layer of a moisture curable adhesive to at least one of two adherends; (2) maintaning the two adherends in non-contact with each other for a period of time until the surface of the layer of mois... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6277444 | Chemically adsorber film and method of manufacturing the same A highly dense chemically adsorbed film is formed by repeating the alternate process of adsorption reaction and washing. Adsorption reaction is directed by contacting the substrate surface, which has or is given an alkali metal or a functional group, with... | 08/21/2001 |
