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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7989367 | Reducing formaldehyde emissions from fiberglass insulation A process for making a fibrous product using a binder based on a formaldehyde-containing resin and especially for making fiberglass insulation products, and to the fibrous products themselves, wherein the fibrous product has a backing sheet affixed thereto and the b... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7517820 | Polymers for water-permeable protective materials The invention provides use of a polymer composition comprising polyethylenimine and one or both of polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinyl alcohol co-ethylene for protection against harmful and/or noxious agents. The invention further provides a laminate suitable for provid... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7354475 | Adsorption filter material and its use A gas and water vapor pervious adsorption filter material having a protective function against biological and chemical noxiants and poisons and a multilayered layer construction including a first sheetlike carrier layer, a second sheetlike carrier layer and, interpo... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7312167 | Breathable multilayer films for use in absorbent articles A multilayer, breathable film that contains a base layer and at least one skin layer is provided. The skin layer is incorporated with a filler that is capable of reducing odor. The base layer may be substantially free of the odor-reducing filler to maintain the inte... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7264707 | Corrosion inhibitor materials for use in combination with cathodic protectors in metallic structures A corrosion inhibitor composition for use in combination with cathodic protection of metallic structures includes between about 5 and 80 percent by weight cyclohexylammonium benzoate; between about 1 and 10 percent by weight monoethanolammonium benzoate; between abo... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7256166 | Laundry articles Laundry articles comprise a water-insoluble substrate and a particulate soil absorber comprising a crosslinked polyamide including units having a nucleophilic group. The particulate soil absorber is adhered to the water-insoluble substrate and is effective for inhib... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7183230 | Protective cover system including a corrosion inhibitor A protective cover system (100) for inhibiting corrosion of a metallic object. The protective cover system includes a cover (101, 200, 600) for defining a microenvironment and a corrosion inhibitor source for releasing one or more corrosion inhibitors ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7141518 | Durable charged particle coatings and materials This invention concerns coatings having high surface area materials and at least one metal ion adsorbed onto the high surface area material as well as substrates having the coating and methods of applying the coating. The substrates may be films, woven fabrics or ma... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7141108 | Method for treating non-woven webs The present invention describes a means for fixing skin care ingredients on the surface of non-woven webs and cellulosic mats. The active ingredients can be released (deposited) onto the skin by normal triggering mechanisms, which include the action of water or urin... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128811 | Belt for a papermaking machine A belt for a papermaking machine has minute projections and recesses randomly formed in a shoe-contacting surface of the belt by a powdery material contained in a high molecular weight elastic section formed on a base body. The surface roughness RZ of the shoe-conta... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7115535 | Personal care articles comprising batting The present invention relates to a substantially dry, disposable personal care article comprising: a) a water insoluble substrate comprising: 1) a non-scouring, lofty, low-density batting layer comprisi... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7091167 | Laundry detergents and laundry treatment compositions comprising dye-transfer-inhibiting dye fixatives The following dye-transfer-inhibiting dye fixatives are used in laundry detergents which comprise nonionic surfactants: Reaction products of a) amines with epichlorohydrin or b) cyanam... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7078088 | Disposable cutting sheet A disposable cutting sheet for Processing food items thereon includes a cut-resistant layer including a thermoplastic material ply and an absorbent ply, wherein the first layer has a surface area and wherein the thermoplastic material of the first layer includes a p... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066321 | Paper container In a paper container 10 having a hexahedral configuration which is formed by shaping paper into a box, the paper container 10 comprises a container main body 12 and a lid member 14 hingedly attached to a back side edge part of an upper en... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063880 | Sheet material and manufacturing method and apparatus therefor A method of manufacturing a single use processing substrate includes the step of extruding a first layer having ridges and troughs between the ridges. The method further includes the steps of placing a second layer into the troughs while the first layer is pliant an... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063879 | Disposable cutting sheet A disposable cutting sheet for processing food items thereon includes a first cut-resistant layer having a first surface area and including a first absorbent ply and a thermoplastic material ply. The cutting sheet further includes a second layer having a second surf... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7056569 | Disposable cutting sheet A cutting sheet for cutting and preparation of food items thereon comprises a first cut-resistant layer having a width and including a first absorbent ply and a first thermoplastic material ply. The thermoplastic material ply of the first layer includes a plurality ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7033964 | Nonwoven car wash glove or mitt Coating compositions, processes for making them and articles for cleaning composed of non-woven fabrics coated with the novel compositions are described. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7026034 | Processing substrate and method of manufacturing same A disposable cutting sheet for cutting and preparation of food items thereon includes a first section having a plurality of apertures therethrough and a cut resistant surface, a second liquid impermeable section disposed adjacent the first section, and a fold line d... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022395 | Disposable cutting sheet A disposable cutting sheet for cutting and preparation of food items thereon includes a first cut-resistant layer having a first surface area and an absorbent ply and a thermoplastic material ply, wherein the first layer includes a plurality of non-circular aperture... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6989339 | Nonwoven webs treated with fixed mobile materials The present invention describes a means for fixing skin care ingredients on the surface of non-woven webs and cellulosic mats. The active ingredients can be released (deposited) onto the skin by normal triggering mechanisms, which include the action of water or urin... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6979485 | Processing substrate and/or support surface A disposable cutting sheet for cutting and preparation of food items thereon includes a first cut-resistant layer having a first surface area and including an absorbent ply and a thermoplastic material ply, wherein the thermoplastic ply includes a plurality of apert... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6953604 | Microporous filter media, filtration systems containing same, and methods of making and using The invention is directed to a microbiological interception enhanced filter medium, preferably having an adsorbent prefilter located upstream from the filter medium. Preferably, the prefilter is adapted to remove natural organic matter in an influent prior to the in... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6916776 | Article for sanitizing a surface comprising a wipe containing an adhesive, positively charged, binder A restaurant cleaning towel made from a substrate such as a woven, nonwoven, or knit fabric. A sanitizer release polymer composition comprising at least one cationic (or alternatively, nonionic) surfactant is bound to the surface of the towel. Preferably, the cation... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6867344 | Absorbent article with fluid treatment agent A personal care absorbent article, such as a sanitary pad or napkin, wound dressing, and the like having one or more layers of absorbent material treated with a red blood cell lysing agent and a gelling agent. The effect of combining a lysing agent that thins menses... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6833487 | Articles comprising a cationic polysaccharide and silica The present invention relates to articles, preferably disposable absorbent articles like sanitary napkins and pantiliners, which comprise a cationic polysaccharide, preferably chitosan material, and silica. Such disposable absorbent articles deliver improved odor co... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6833336 | Laundering aid for preventing dye transfer A laundry additive article comprising an insoluble polymeric amine dye absorber physically adhered to an insoluble substrate is disclosed. The insoluble polymeric amine dye absorber is dye-selective, preferentially binding fugitive dyes in a wash solution, rather th... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6818038 | Polymer substrates for radiation-induced graft polymerization and filter stock A radiation graft treated material in the form of a woven or non-woven fabric material that is composed of polymer monofilament fiber of which only the surface has undergone a radiation-induced graft polymerization but of which the center remains unaffected by graft... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6812169 | Absorbent article with fluid treatment agent A personal care absorbent article, such as a sanitary pad or napkin, wound dressing, and the like having an absorbent material treated with a fluid treatment agent, which fluid treatment agent causes red blood cells in a blood-containing fluid to agglomerate or lyse... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6806213 | Disposable wash cloth and method of using This invention relates to a disposable wash cloth. The disposable wash cloth includes an aqueous solution incorporated onto a basehseet. The aqueous solution includes a fragrance, at least one mild surfactant, at least one moisturizer, and at least one preservative.... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6770576 | Absorbent structures of chemically treated cellulose fibers Disclosed are absorbent structures including fibers bound with a polyvalent cation-containing compound and superabsorbent polymer particles. The fibers exhibit an ion extraction factor of at least 5%. Also disclosed are multi-strata absorbent structures, such as dis... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6762139 | Flexible adsorbent filter The invention comprises a flexible adsorbent-loaded filter formed from a flexible support web and attached adsorbent particles. The adsorbent-loaded filter has open filter cells which are defined by the support web and the attached adsorbent particles and are random... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6759127 | Treated inherently flame resistant polyester fabrics A textile article having flame resistant properties includes a plurality of inherently flame resistant polyester fibers formed into a fabric, and a finish on the fabric including a cyclic phosphonate flame retardant. The finish imparts a property selected from the g... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6756328 | Reinforced cation exchange membrane and production process thereof A cation exchange membrane wherein a plain weave reinforced cloth is embedded in a fluorinated polymer having a sulfonic acid group and/or a carboxylic acid group, characterized by possessing therein a tubular path which is formed in a direction of a warp and a weft... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6743261 | Functionalized fiber material and method for treating fiber material therefor The present invention discloses a functionalized fiber material treated with a emulsion containing an ascorbic acid derivative which is hardly soluble in water, wherein the ascorbic acid derivative which is hardly soluble in water is preferably tetraalkylester of L-... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6667255 | Garment, in particular undergarment, for persons in military and civil defense services A garment, in particular an undergarment, for persons in military and civil defense services is provided with a first nonwoven (1) of natural fibers or synthetic fibers, a second nonwoven (5) of natural or synthetic fibers and discrete flakes (4) of expan... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6632752 | Protective clothing An article of clothing has a clothing part adapted to surround and cover a user's body, and a layer of a polymeric adsorbing material applied on the clothing part and formed so as to retain at least some toxic components of a poison gas so as to prevent p... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6632499 | Hunter camouflage system A hunter camouflage system for temporarily camouflaging a hunter's face and neck. The hunter camouflage system includes a sheet member, a plurality of camouflage members each having an exterior surface, and a layer of adhesive attached to an inner surface... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6591427 | Protective garment and process for its production A protective garment such as a glove is knitted from a yarn comprising a heat-resistant core and a core covering comprising a carbon based yarn. The knitted garment is treated (e.g. by heating) to at least partially decompose the carbon based yarn to form... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6562743 | Absorbent structures of chemically treated cellulose fibers Disclosed are absorbent structures including fibers bound with a polyvalent cation-containing compound and superabsorbent polymer particles. The fibers exhibit an ion extraction factor of at least 5%. Also disclosed are multi-strata absorbent structures, ... | 05/13/2003 |