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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7311959 | Carpet with improved liquid barrier properties and methods of manufacture thereof A method for producing a carpet comprising the steps of (a) providing a carpet having a pile side formed from yarn fibers projecting through a primary backing layer and an underside region comprising back stitch yarn fibers; (b) applying effective repellency enhanci... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7183354 | Room temperature curable functionalized HNBR coating The coating for substrates or materials, preferably elastomers or elastomers bonded to metal. The coating composition comprises (a) a functionalized hydrogenated copolymer comprising at least one repeat unit derived from a conjugated diene monomer; preferably includ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7176421 | Straight ribbon heater A heater for heating a rigid fluid line or hose for freeze protection. The heater has a base made of an outer base layer, a middle base layer attached to the outer base layer; and an inner base layer attached to the middle base layer. The inner base layer can be unc... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7128971 | Coated glass fibers for reinforcing rubber A coated glass fiber for reinforcing a rubber includes a glass fiber, a first coating layer covering the glass fiber, and a second coating layer covering the first coating layer. The first coating layer is prepared by a process including (a) dispersing a resorcinol-... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7011774 | Composite structural components containing thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer reinforcements for optical fiber cables A process for producing an optical fiber cable composite structural component, such as reinforcing members, buffer tubes, filler rods, jackets, and slotted cores, is disclosed. The composite structural components are produced by co-extruding a thermotropic liquid cr... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6998443 | Flame retardant insulation compositions having improved abrasion resistance Moisture curable flame retardant insulation compositions for wire and cable having improved adhesion are provided. The compositions are comprised of an ethylene-silane copolymer, high density polyethylene resin, halogenated flame retardant, silanol condensation cata... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6875509 | Fiber for reinforcing rubber products Fiber for reinforcing rubber products, which comprises fiber coated with a coating film formed by a coating agent, wherein the coating agent comprises, as calculated as solid contents, 100 parts by mass of a rubber latex containing at least a vinylpyridine/styrene/b... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6830826 | Coated metal reinforcement element and coating materials A coated metal reinforcement element for polymeric or elastomeric materials comprises a coating of: a polymer or prepolymer compatible with and co-polymerizable, co-vulcanizable or crosslinkable with said polymeric or elastomeric material to be reinforced, and beari... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6815062 | Cable, in particular for electric energy transportation or distribution, and an insulating composition used therein The invention describes a cable, in particular for electric energy transportation or distribution, in which an electrically insulating layer is present, consisting of a material substantially free of lead or derivatives thereof, and having high resistance to water. ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6645627 | Vitreous filler for plastic materials and resins and method for obtaining same A filler (1) is envisioned which comprises glass-based granules (2) provided with a sizing composition, in which filler each of the granules (2) consists of a multiplicity of milled glass fragments (3) agglomerated together by the agency of a sizing compo... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6641749 | Treatment for improving cellulose insulation A method for manufacturing a tire retardant cellulose insulation with reduced density and reduced settling. The method consists of adding a material, the fibers of which have a positive electrostatic charge, onto a shredded newspaper base either before or... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6641750 | Treatment for improving cellulose insulation An improved fire retardant cellulose insulation with reduced density and reduced settling. A method consists of adding a material, the fibers of which have a positive electrostatic charge, is added onto a shredded newspaper base either before or after the... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6607819 | Polymer/dispersed modifier compositions Polymer resin/dispersed modifier compositions are provided. The polymer resin/dispersed modifier compositions have improved melt processability and properties and may be used to thermally process films, fibers, and articles having improved properties. In ... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6541138 | Treated textile fabric A method of preparing a stain resistant and water repellant textile fabric comprising: a) treating a textile fabric with an aqueous primary treatment composition comprising at least about 5 weight percent of a fluorochemical textile treating agent, based ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6482515 | Colored long-fiber-reinforced polyolefin structure and shaped articles produced therefrom A colored long-fiber-reinforced polyolefin structure with a length ࣙ3 mm, which comprises from 0.1 to 90% by weight of at least one polyolefin, from 0.1 to 50% by weight of at least one polyamide, from 0.1 to 15% by weight of at least one modified polyo... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6468654 | Rubber-reinforcement glass fiber product A treating agent comprises a nitrile group-containing highly saturated polymer rubber latex (A) having an iodine value of 120 or less, a rubber latex (B) other than the highly saturated polymer rubber latex, and a water-soluble resorcinol/formaldehyde con... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6436535 | Fiber having durable hydrophilicity and fabrics using the same A fiber or fabric having durable hydrophilicity and excellent anti-staticity is produced by adhering specific amount of a fiber treating agent comprising the following components (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) each at the following ratio onto the surface of t... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6348255 | Synthetic rawhide lace An artificial leather strip, and methods of making such a strip. The synthetic leather strip is suitable for sporting applications such as lacing baseball gloves and shoes. The strip comprises at least one reinforcing cord embedded in a matrix. The matrix... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6309746 | Halogen-free fire-retarding composition, yarn fire-retarded with the latter and fire-resistant textile structure comprising such yarns A halogen-free fire retarding plastic coating composition, includes a binding fraction that has a limited oxygen index (LOI) of at least 25% and an intumescent agent that has a thermodegradable strong acid compound and a polyhydric carbon compound, with a... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6231921 | Use of polymer powder for producing ballistic-resistant fiber materials The invention discloses a method of using crosslinkable polymer powders for producing ballistic-resistant fiber materials, which comprises consolidating the textile sheet materials by means of pulverulent crosslinkable copolymers which are based on ethyle... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6146760 | High strength cord Steel reinforcing cords (36) having four or more filaments (38, 40, 42 and 44) in two groups, one twisted and the other untwisted with a filament tensile strength TS equal to K1 -K2 D where K1 =4080N/mm2, and D ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6106943 | Cord for reinforcing a rubber and treating material thereof A reinforcing cord which strongly adheres to a mixed rubber comprising a hydrogenated acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber having excellent flex resistance and heat resistance and a hydrogenated acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber having dispersed therein zinc metha... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6066395 | Chopped carbon fibers and a production process there of A bundle of short chopped carbon fibers impregnated with a sizing agent, the short fiber bundle having an average weight per unit length of 1.7 to 4 mg/mm in the fiber length direction and a coefficient of variation of 30 to 60% in the distribution of wei... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5958533 | Covered roll and a method for making the same The problems caused by chemical and thermal shrinkage of hard roll covers, are reduced by the inclusion of one or more intermediate compressive layers between the metal roll substrate and the outer cover, or cover. A compressive layer has the properties o... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5891224 | Rubber modified asphalt type of water-proofing compositions An object of the invention is to provide a rubber modified asphalt type of waterproofing composition which can be used in a normal temperature type of spray waterproofing method and can find its application in waterproofing, moisture-proofing, rustproofin... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5891561 | Power transmission belt with load carrying cord A component for a power transmission belt. The component is a fiber cord that is treated in a first step with at least one of a) an isocyanate compound and b) an epoxy compound such that after the first step the at least one of the isocyanate compound and... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5882792 | Sizing composition for glass threads, process using this composition and resulting products The present invention relates to a sizing composition for glass threads which comprises a solution of a viscosity of less than or equal to 400 cP containing less than 5% by weight of solvent and containing at least one base system which can be polymerized... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5861212 | Adhesive composition and composite of rubber with fiber An adhesive composition comprised of (A) a latex of 100 wt. parts of a carboxyl group-containing highly saturated nitrile-conjugated diene copolymer rubber, (B) 5-30 wt. parts of a resorcinol-formaldehyde resin, and (C) 2-10 wt. parts of an aromatic epoxy... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5807634 | Adhesion between ACSM and CSM to RFL-treated polyester cord A method for improving the adhesion of alkylated chlorosulfonated polyethylene (ACSM) and chlorosulfonated polyethylene (CSM) rubber compounds to a resorcinol-formaldehyde latex (RFL) treated polyester reinforcing element using lower than conventional hea... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5804307 | Rubber thread A rubber thread includes in cross-section a first rubber portion and a second rubber portion.... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5786091 | Charge roller for an image forming apparatus In a charging device included in an image forming apparatus for charging an image carrier uniformly, a charge roller has an elastic layer and a surface layer. The elastic layer is made of a substance having a medium electric resistance and having no condu... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5780131 | Covered roll and a method for making the same The problems caused by chemical and thermal shrinkage of hard roll covers, are reduced by the inclusion of one or more intermediate compressive layers between the metal roll and the outer cover, or topstock. A compressive layer has the properties of being... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5654100 | Offset rubber-blanket sleeve An offset rubber-blanket sleeve having a support sleeve in the form of a layered body. The layered body is produced from a plastic, preferably rubber, as a base material and the base material is reinforced by layer inserts embedded therein. Additionally, ... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5654099 | Method of improving adhesion between alkylated chlorosulfonated polyethylene (ACSM) or chlorosulfonated polyethylene (CSM), and resorcinol formaldehyde latex (RFL) treated polyester cord A method for improving the adhesion of alkylated chlorosulfonated polyethylene (ACSM) and chlorosulfonated polyethylene (CSM) rubber compounds to a resorcinol-formaldehyde latex (RFL) treated polyester reinforcing element using lower than conventional hea... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5639549 | Fixing roll Disclosed is a fixing roll, comprising a core metal, a heat resistant elastic layer formed to cover the circumferential outer surface of the core metal, and a surface layer formed to cover the circumferential outer surface of the heat resistant elastic la... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5601920 | Covered roll and a method for making the same The problems caused by chemical and thermal shrinkage of hard roll covers, are reduced by the inclusion of one or more intermediate compressive layers between the metal roll and the outer cover, or "topstock". A compressive layer has the properties of bei... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5562985 | Communication line material The invention relates to coating composition, coated articles of manufacture, and to the formation of the coated articles. The coating is an energy-beam set resin containing fluid containing heat-expandable, fluid-encapsulating hollow spheres in the resin... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5562988 | Organic polymers having a modified surface and process therefor Organic polymer surfaces are modified by contacting such surfaces with a haloester compound and a cationic compound of having a pKa >5. Preferably the organic polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyesters, aromatic polyamides, and... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5532298 | Degradable agricultural mat A degradable agricultural ground cover which is composed of high density polyethylene polymer fiber and cellulose pulp which is 100% photo and biodegradable for use in weed control and moisture retention in soil. The unique agricultural mat or cover lasts... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5500280 | Elastomer-based connector sheet An improved elastomer-based connector sheet for use to electrically connect electrode terminals is proposed which comprises, in the form of an integral sheet: (a) a matrix in the form of a sheet made from an electrically insulating rubber having a specifi... | 03/19/1996 |
