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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7422791 | Joint assemblies, methods for installing joint assemblies, and jointing compositions The invention is directed to joint assemblies comprising at least two adjacent panels and a jointing composition adhering to and positioned between the at least two adjacent panels, methods for installing joint assemblies, and jointing compositions. The jointing com... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7319565 | Silicone rubber surfaces for biometric print TIR prisms Molded silicone rubber sheets with optical quality surfaces and methods for making the same. The silicone rubber sheets are made by molding liquid silicone rubber in a mold. In embodiments, the mold forms parallel optical quality flat surfaces. In one embodiment, a ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7189298 | Hot forming system to produce pre-cured innerliners Method for providing precured innerliners (50) having a predetermined cross sectional profile for use as part of a pneumatic tire assembly used in a bladder-less shaping and vulcanizing mold. The innerliner (50) is formed from a continuous strip of ela... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7048977 | Latex film compound with improved tear resistance The invention relates to a method of enhancing the tear resistance, tensile strength, and the aging properties of a latex product by adding an antioxidant synergist with an antioxidant to a latex compound comprising of a polymer and a curing system comprised of an a... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6805963 | Elastomeric articles with improved damp slip Disclosed is an elastomeric article, such as an elastomeric glove, for example, and a method for making the disclosed elastomeric article. The elastomeric article includes a fluorocarbon graft on the donning surface of the article. In addition, a hydrophilic lubrica... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6673404 | Powder-free nitrile-coated gloves with an intermediate rubber-nitrile layer between the glove and the coating and method of making same Powder-free natural rubber and synthetic elastomeric articles, in particular, gloves, having an inner coating of a nitrile rubber with an intermediate layer of a rubber blend comprised of natural or synthetic rubber and nitrile rubber interposed between t... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6656594 | Method to produce shaped multi-layer plates, the relative plant and shaped multi-layer plates obtained therewith A method to produce shaped multi-layer plates having super-imposed layers includes individually extruding raw materials comprising powder, granules, or crystals, in liquid form, to form a plurality of separate layers, each layer being mono-component or mu... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6641879 | Acrylic glove with internal coating An acrylic resin glove is made of a film having a crosslinked structure, formed of an acrylic resin emulsion, and an internal surface treating agent for an acrylic resin glove, is composed of an acrylic resin emulsion, and at least one organic filler sele... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6576337 | Rubber articles adapted to make weldable seals; their manufacture and use A flexible rubber article such as a neck or cuff seal (1) for a drysuit is made of natural rubber in a conventional way, by dipping a former into a sensitized rubber latex. The application describes applying a thin thermoplastics layer e.g. about 25 μm t... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6551390 | Composition containing two different disazodyestuffs useful for ink jet recording Compositions comprising (a) a dye of the Formula (1) or a salt thereof; and (b) a dye of the Formula (2) or a salt thereof: ##STR1## wherein R1 to R10, a and b are as defined in the description. Also claimed are liquid compositions and i... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6544608 | Bladder shell for inflatable balls A bladder shell for inflatable balls having at least a pair of layers of compounded synthetic latex and compounded natural rubber latex or at least a layer of blended synthetic latex and natural rubber latex compounded with anti-oxidant, activators, accel... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6537669 | Device and method for in-mold compression and/or in-mold injection and for edging a decorative material with a supporting material An apparatus and a process for the compression and/or injection in-mold lamination of a decorative material (1) and for the complete bordering of at least part of the edge (2) of this decorative material with a backing material (3) are proposed. The appar... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6528140 | Shoe sole with dual energy management system An article of footwear provides a dual energy management system to improve the biomechanical properties of the article of footwear. The article of footwear includes a forefoot portion, a rearfoot portion, and a sole layer. The sole layer is divided into a... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6399842 | Ordered polyacetylenes and process for the preparation thereof Polyacetylene compounds and process for the preparation thereof from a chiral dihydroxy amide are described. The compounds preferably have diacyl groups attached to the amide. The compounds are useful for making films which are electrically conductive, ne... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6391409 | Powder-free nitrile-coated gloves with an intermediate rubber-nitrile layer between the glove and the coating and method of making same Powder-free natural rubber and synthetic elastomer gloves having an inner coating of a nitrile rubber with an intermediate layer of a rubber blend comprised of natural or synthetic rubber and nitrile rubber interposed between the nitrile coating and the b... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6187420 | Fender The present invention provides a novel fender, which has a sufficient shock absorbing action with respect to a ship and is capable of dispersing a compressive force given at the time when the ship comes alongside at the pier and reducing a friction force ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6121360 | Gaskets A gasket comprises a sealing layer formed from a resilient material which comprises particles of chemically-exfoliated vermiculite bonded together. The layer also comprises a hydrolysis-resistant polymer coupled to the vermiculite by a coupling agent. A f... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6120880 | Performance enhancing athletic shoe components and methods The present invention provides performance enhancing shoe components. The invented shoe component includes an upper layer of 1,4-polybutadiene and, optionally, a rubber such as natural rubber, synthetic isoprene rubber or polyisoprene. The first layer is ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6022626 | Coatings for high temperature engine mounts The performance of natural rubber based products, such as engine mounts which are susceptible to degradation caused by heat, oxidation, ozone attack or ultraviolet radiation is significantly improved by coating exposed surfaces of the product with a polym... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6017618 | Ultra high density storage media and method thereof A storage media for storing information having a substrate. The substrate has an upper surface and a molecular weight greater than 5,000. Preferably the material is a polymer. The material has a plurality of piles of molecular chains in selected areas for... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6001454 | Charging member and electrophotographic apparatus using the same A charging member supplied with a voltage to charge a charge-receiving member such as an electrophotographic photosensitive member has an elastic layer of an ethylene-propylene copolymer containing a diene component. The ethylene-propylene copolymer has a... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5932313 | Rubber-based paper feed rollers Paper moving rollers, for use in printer or duplicating machines, particularly those using an autocompensating feed system, are disclosed. These rollers have a long effective life and provide reliable single feed of paper while minimizing double and multi... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5733943 | Street signs and other products and method for making same from used rubber tires Reground rubber from used tires is mixed with a styrene-butadiene copolymer and polypropylene or polyethylene. The mixture is placed under temperatures and pressures to form a plasticized, moldable material, which is then injected into a mold to form shee... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5731053 | Potable liquid container Potable liquid containers including a container, container closure and a closure liner, where the closure liner is formed from a polymeric heterogeneous blend of unvulcanized and uncrosslinked butyl rubber and a thermoplastic polymer are described. The cl... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5695850 | Performance enhancing athletic shoe components and methods The present invention provides performance enhancing shoe components, and methods of making the same, comprising 1,4-polybutadiene and a rubber selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, synthetic isoprene rubber, polyisoprene, butadiene acrylo... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5674628 | Solventless butadiene- vinylidene chloride adhesives containing macromonomers for the bonding of rubber to metal Disclosed is a water-based adhesive with enhanced effectiveness for bonding metal and rubber substrates for uses such as vibration damping devices. The adhesive is formulated from a latex which includes at least one conjugated diene and a macromonomer con... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5665183 | Tire inner-liners comprising a solid rubber and a complex of a reactive rubber and layered silicate clay A tire inner-liner, comprising a solid rubber and a complex, said complex comprising a reactive rubber and a layered silicate clay uniformly dispersed therein. The complex comprising the clays significantly improve the low air permeability of the tire inn... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5658657 | Reclaimed joint sheet A reclaimed joint sheet used as a gasket or packing member for automobiles, ships and the like consists of a first layer of a joint sheet made from a given composition, a second layer of a joint sheet made by mixing finely pulverized pieces of the joint s... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5645674 | Methods for achieving improved bond strength between unvulcanized and vulcanized rubbers An improved method for achieving enhanced bond strength between components of unvulcanized and at least partially vulcanized rubber the improvement comprising the steps of selecting first and second initially unvulcanized rubber components (10, 12) for th... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5570475 | Surgeon's glove having improved donning properties There is disclosed a body contacting article, eg. a surgeon's glove which comprises a first layer of a natural or synthetic elastomer and thereupon a layer of polymer comprising repeating units of the formula: [--CH2 --CH(OR)--] and [--CH(CO2 | 11/05/1996 |
| 5527580 | Rubber stopper for vials A rubber stopper for a vial comprising a body member 1 and a sheet of polyethylene 3 having an average molecular weight of 1,300,000 to 8,000,000, a surface being contacted with an inner surface of a mouth and a liquid medicine, or a top surface 1b of whi... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5405673 | Shooting range backstop A backstop for firearm projectiles includes a body of an ionomeric polymer disposed so as to slow and stop projectiles. The body of ionomeric material may comprise a plurality of spaced-apart sheets.... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5385771 | Outdoor poster grade electrographic paper Provided is an electrographic printing paper suitable for the printing of a quality image, which printing paper is pastable and is therefore useful in pastable displays, including outdoor billboards. The electrographic printing paper is comprised of a die... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5322724 | Laminate of heat sealable polyolefin and cured polyolefin sheeting A laminate formed by heat fusing a heat sealable polyolefin sheet to two cured polyolefin sheets to produce a water impermeable seal between the cured polyolefin sheets. The heat sealable polyolefin sheet is preferably bonded to a porous heat resistant ba... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5312662 | Conductive roll An electrically conductive roll including (a) a cylindrical core body, (b) an electrically conductive, resilient layer located radially outwardly of the core body, the resilient layer containing a softening agent, (c) a preventive layer located radially o... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5273797 | Food package, retort lidding, and coextruded film therefor A seal layer for use in heat sealed containers, especially retortable polymer containers. A semirigid or rigid packaging container with a multilayer laminate heat sealed to a tray flange, the laminate having a barrier layer and the lidding being easily op... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5204148 | Laminate cover and method for sealing a roofing membrane A laminate cover for sealing an opening in a weatherproof roofing membrane includes a top sheet of a weather resistant material, preferably an uncured butyl rubber EPDM material, and a complementary shaped and sized lower sheet of a lightly cured butyl ru... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5141816 | Composite structure of a first heat curable rubber polymer material and a second heat curable rubber polymer material having a homogeneous chemical bond A method of molding articles having layers or sections of varying hardness in which the interface between the diverse hardness consists of a permanent homogeneous intermaterial crosslink and therefore continuous chemical bond. The invention contemplates u... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5122419 | Plastic body A body that is adapted to contain a heat source such as a watercraft propelled by an internal combustion engine that is formed from heat sensitive polydicyclopentadiene. In order to protect the polydicyclopentadiene from deterioration due to oxidation cau... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5085925 | Optical recording medium An optical recording medium comprises an optical recording layer provided on a substrate, a protective material and a bond layer for bonding the optical recording layer to the protective material, the bond layer having a thermoplastic adhesive comprising ... | 02/04/1992 |
