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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7887917 | Inorganic fiber Provided are inorganic fibers containing calcium and alumina as the major fiber components. According to certain embodiments, the inorganic fibers containing calcia and alumina are provided with a coating of a phosphorous containing compound on at least a portion of... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7732047 | Fiber size, sized reinforcements, and articles reinforced with sized reinforcements A fiber size composition contains a modified polyolefin, a hydrophilic coupling agent, a boron-containing, fluorine-containing compound, a blend of at least two fatty acids and a compound selected from phosphorus(V) compounds and sulfur(VI) compounds, the fiber size... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7645509 | Removal method for coating of polymer coated glass capillary tubing and polymer coated glass capillary tubing The present invention provides a method for producing a high-quality capillary tube used in an electrophoresis apparatus in a safe and inexpensive manner. A polymer coating on a capillary tube is converted into gas and removed through an oxidative reaction with oxyg... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7585563 | Fiber size, sized reinforcements, and articles reinforced with such reinforcements A fiber-size composition contains a modified polyolefin, a hydrophilic coupling agent, and an enhancer with at least one of the following: a fluorine-containing compound, a hydrophobic coupling agent, a cyclic fatty acid, or at least two saturated fatty acids with a... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7423105 | Fast curing primary optical fiber coatings A curable composition for coating an optical fiber that includes an aliphatic-aromatic oxyglycidyl(meth)acrylate monomeric component, an aliphatic-(hetero)cyclic oxyglycidyl(meth)acrylate monomeric component, or a combination thereof, and an ethylenically unsaturate... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419721 | Sizing composition and glass fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin The present invention is directed to sizing compositions for glass fibers and glass fiber reinforced thermoplastic resins. The sizing composition comprises a maleic anhydride copolymer. Thermoplastic polyamide resin articles reinforced with glass fibers at least par... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7373054 | Optical cable shield layer connection An optical cable shield layer connection may include a wire electrically connected to a shield layer of an optical cable. The optical cable shield layer connection may also be sealed, for example, to prevent leak paths. The optical cable shield layer connection may ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361617 | Fire resistant composite material and fabrics therefrom The present invention relates to fire resistant composite materials and to fire resistant fabric materials and mattresses made therefrom. The composite materials include (a) a substrate selected from the group consisting of cotton, rayon, lyocell and blends thereof;... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351473 | Sized glass yarns, sizing composition and composites comprising said yarns The invention relates to glass strands coated with an essentially aqueous sizing composition which comprises the combination of at least one bissilane (A) of formula ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348059 | Modacrylic/aramid fiber blends for arc and flame protection and reduced shrinkage A yarn, fabric and garment suitable for use in arc and flame protection contains modacrylic, p-aramid and m-aramid fibers wherein the m-aramid fibers have a degree of crystallinity of at least 20%. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7335693 | Antioxidants for polyamides The invention relates to an antioxidant for polyamides containing a sterically hindered phenol of formula (I) as a single primary antioxidant, wherein n is a mixture of whole numbers from 1-5. The invention also relates to compositions containing a polyamide and a c... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336873 | Optical tube assembly having a dry insert and methods of making the same An optical tube assembly having at least one optical waveguide, at least one dry insert, and a tube. In one embodiment, the dry insert has a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is a polyurethane foam and the second layer is a water-swellable layer, where... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329459 | Polymer-based reinforcement material and tire cord compositions and methods of production thereof The subject matter herein is directed to a polymer-based cap ply reinforcement material that has a shrinkage component, wherein the reinforcement material is treated such that the shrinkage component increases at least about 10% over a reference shrinkage component ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7311964 | Inorganic matrix-fabric system and method A method of reinforcing a structural support, includes applying a reinforcement system comprising an AR-glass fibrous layer embedded in an inorganic matrix to the structural support. The AR-glass fibrous layer has a sizing applied thereon, and a resinous coating app... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306846 | Flowable and meterable densified fiber particle Discrete particles of cellulosic material are flowable and meterable. They are easily dispersible in an aqueous or a dry medium. The particles comprise singulated cellulose fibers that have been densified. The particles have a density of at least 0.3 g/cc. ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303817 | Dental filling material A dental filling material comprising an inner core and outer layer of material disposed and surrounding the inner core, both the inner core and outer layer of material each containing a thermoplastic polymer. The thermoplastic polymer may be biodegradable. A bioacti... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7295749 | Curable resin composition, optical component and optical waveguide The present invention is to provide a curable resin composition that is desirably used for manufacturing an optical part, in particular, an optical waveguide, that is superior in heat-resistant properties such as a heat-resistant decomposing property and a coloring-... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291390 | Sizing composition for glass fibers and sized fiber glass products An aqueous sizing composition for at least partially coating a plurality of glass fibers can comprise at least one rosin, at least one coupling agent, and at least one lubricant. The rosin can be a chemically-modified rosin. A plurality of coupling agents can be inc... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289706 | Optical fiber ribbon with improved stripability An optical fiber ribbon includes a plurality of optical fibers encapsulated within a matrix material, where the optical fiber coating(s) and the matrix material(s), and optionally any ink layers thereon, are characterized by compatible chemical and/or physical prope... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7277615 | Fiber optic cable having a dry insert and methods of making the same A fiber optic cable and a method of making the same include at least one optical waveguide, at least one dry insert and a cable jacket. The at least one optical waveguide and at least one dry insert are at least partially disposed within a cavity of the cable jacket... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7276282 | Reinforcing threads and composites resistant to corrosive media The present invention relates to reinforcement yarns coated with a sizing composition comprising at least one silane satisfying the formula: Si(R1)(R2)(R3)(R4) in which: | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270853 | Glass adhesion promoter A glass adhesion composition containing a copolymer having an acid and a substituted amide, silanol, or amine oxide functionality. The substituted amide, silanol, or amine oxide functionality provide excellent adhesion of the copolymer to glass, silica, sand and oth... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264094 | Friction pair A friction pair has a friction member and a mating member. A braking force is generated owing to a friction force generated between the friction member and the mating member. The friction member includes base fibers, a friction conditioner, a binder and copper oxide... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261936 | Synthetic blown insulation An insulation material having insulative properties of a synthetic down, while have a fir-tree structure more similar to natural down, and being in a blown form. The blowable insulation material is composed of plural units each having a number of filaments that are ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7257299 | Optical fiber ribbon with improved stripability An optical fiber ribbon includes a plurality of optical fibers encapsulated within a matrix material, where the optical fiber coating(s) and the matrix material(s), and optionally any ink layers thereon, are characterized by compatible chemical and/or physical prope... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254302 | Optical tube assembly having a dry insert and methods of making the same An optical tube assembly having at least one optical waveguide, at least one dry insert, and a tube. The at least one optical waveguide is disposed within the tube and generally surrounds the at least one optical waveguide. In one embodiment, the dry insert has a fi... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250470 | Crystallization of polypropylene using a semi-crystalline, branched or coupled nucleating agent A method of nucleating a propylene homo- or copolymer, the method comprising contacting the propylene polymer with a semi-crystalline branched or coupled polymeric nucleating agent under nucleation conditions. In one embodiment, the propylene homopolymer is characte... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7241499 | Sizing composition for glass yarns, the glass yarns thus obtained and composite materials comprising said yarns The invention relates to a sizing composition composed of a solution comprising at least 5% by weight of solvent and comprising a thermally curable base system, said system comprising at least 60% by weight of components with a molecular mass of less than 750 and at... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238423 | Multicomponent fiber including elastic elements Disclosed herein are multicomponent fibers, and particularly sheath-and-core type multicomponent fibers including elastic polymers. The multicomponent fibers have at least three cross sectional elements, wherein a first cross sectional element is an outer sheath ele... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7239785 | Method of preventing optical fiber failure in high power application A method of minimizing localized heating of, or minimizing signal losses across a source of loss in, an optical fiber used in transmission of a high power optical signal at an operating wavelength. These methods include the steps of: providing an optical fiber which... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7236670 | Optical tube assembly having a dry insert and methods of making the same An optical tube assembly and methods of manufacturing the same include a tube, at least one optical waveguide, and a dry insert. In one embodiment, the dry insert generally surrounds the at least one optical waveguide and forms a core that is disposed within the tub... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232776 | Surface material for an automobile internal trim panel and automobile internal trim panel Disclosed is a surface material for an automobile internal trim panel consisting of a fiber sheet, wherein the fiber sheet contains an oil repellent and substantially consists of non-water absorbent fibers; an oil repellency of at least one surface of the surface ma... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7224108 | Low cost spark plug manufactured from conductive loaded resin-based materials Spark plug devices are formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base resin host. The pe... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7223144 | Low cost spark plug manufactured from conductive loaded resin-based materials Spark plug devices are formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base resin host. The pe... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7218820 | Method and system for providing a hydrogen diffusion barrier for fiber optic cables used in hostile environments A fiber optic conduit for use in a hostile environment includes a hydrogen barrier shell that is disposed outwardly from an inner axial tube. The hydrogen barrier shell comprises a material that is capable of reducing hydrogen permeation through the fiber optic cond... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7211199 | Magnetically-and electrically-induced variable resistance materials and method for preparing same Provided are new compositions of ruthenates in the pervoskite and layered pervoskite family, wherein the ruthenate compositions exhibit large magnetoresistance (MR) and electric-pulse-induced resistance (EPIR) switching effects, the latter observable at room tempera... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208542 | Glass fibre reinforced polycarbonate composition met improved toughness The invention relates to a polycarbonate composition containing: a) 40–69.5 mass % of aromatic polycarbonate having a limiting viscosity number of 43–52 ml/g, b) 30–50 mass % of sized glass fibres, c) 0.5–5 mass % of at least one partially hydrogenated block... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207732 | Coated optical fiber and curable compositions suitable for coating optical fiber The present invention provides materials suitable for use as secondary coatings of optical fibers or the re-coating of spliced optical fiber junctions. With regard to the latter use, the coating materials a preferably characterized by a Young's modulus that is at le... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7200300 | Lensed fibers and methods of making lensed fibers The present invention provides lensed fibers and methods of making lensed fibers. According to one embodiment of the invention, a method of making a functional-coated lensed fiber includes the steps of providing a lensed fiber, the lensed fiber having a terminal sec... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7192639 | Chromate free corrosion resistant coating The chromate free corrosion resistant coating for a fastener contains corrosion inhibiting inorganic constituents, or a combination of inorganic and organic corrosion inhibiting constituents, suspended in a phenol-formaldehyde thermosetting resin. The coating materi... | 03/20/2007 |
