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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7056845 | Finishing of textile fibers, tissues and fabrics A method is provided for the application of a finishing layer to a textile support material. A water repellent or oil repellent layer, a so-called finishing layer, is applied to a textile support material selected from the group of fibers, tissues, and fabrics. The ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6869662 | Self-adherent roofing membrane without the need for a removable release liner The present invention relates to a non-blocking roll of roofing membrane employing a combination of silicone rubber sealant, non-woven fiberglass scrim and pressure sensitive adhesive. The method utilizes a process by which silicone rubber sealant is applied to the ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6855651 | Cover tape A cover tape for winding on a grip of a device comprising an elongated cloth layer and an elastic layer. The cloth layer has a first surface and a second surface. The elastic layer is made of silicone gel and bonded to the first surface of the cloth layer for enabli... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6746977 | Wax-impregnated towelette A moist wax-impregnated towelette suitable for polishing a lightly-soiled exterior surface of a vehicle without buffing and without abrading the vehicle surface comprises a low-lint fabric such as melt-blown polypropylene non-woven fabric, impregnated with an aqueou... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6565612 | Shrink resistant rayon fabrics Fabrics containing rayon fibers may exhibit, after the fabric has been aqueous laundered at least one time, changes in dimension in length and in width of less than about 5% each, a durable press value of at least about 2.5, and a water absorbency time of... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6511928 | Rayon fabric with substantial shrink-resistant properties A durable press process for rayon fiber-containing fabrics comprising treating a rayon fiber-containing fabric with an aqueous mixture containing a high concentration of formaldehyde, and a catalyst capable of catalyzing the crosslinking reaction between ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6391446 | Textile element made of fibres which contain silicon and procedure for improving their thermal stability Textile elements made of fibres which contain from 40% to 99.9% silicon dioxide and are coated with a silicone-containing emulsion are disclosed. The emulsion includes an anionically stabilized hydroxylated polydiorganosiloxane contains two hydroxyl group... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6333281 | Composition for promoting adhesion between rubber and textiles A composition for the promotion of adhesion between a rubber formulation and a textile substrate is provided. The inventive composition comprises either a mixture of specific amine functional silanes and organo-functional silanes having reactive groups or... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6326061 | Aminosiloxane polyether polymers Textiles treated with a textile treating composition containing a silane or organosiloxane containing both an Si--C bonded aminoalkyl group containing a primary, secondary, or tertiary amine group, and at least one Si--O--C bonded (iso) oxyalkyl radical e... | 12/04/2001 |
| 5866222 | Silicone copolymer modified release tapes There is provided a block, segmented or graft copolymer having polyorganosiloxane segments and self-associating hard segments, which copolymer is capable of forming a solid, generally non-tacky release coating without the requirement of curing. The releas... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5814397 | Method for waterproofing ceramic materials Hygroscopic ceramic materials which are difficult to waterproof with a silane, substituted silane or silazane waterproofing agent, such as an alumina containing, fibrous, flexible and porous, fibrous ceramic insulation used on a reentry space vehicle, are... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5792711 | Antiwetting composition for fabrics and fibrous substrates The invention covers an antiwetting composition for imparting hydrophobic properties onto fabrics and fibrous substrates, as well as a method for producing a hydrophobic article. The composition of the present invention includes a dispersion of polymeric ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5719219 | Process for producing a nonwoven web using silane modified elastomeric compositions There is provided a melt extrudable, moisture curable thermoplastic polymer which is produced from a silane modified elastomeric polymer and which has improved hysteresis, reduced stress decay and improved creep properties. The polymer may be processed in... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5714257 | Silane modified elastomeric compositions and articles made therefrom There is provided a melt extrudable, moisture curable thermoplastic polymer which is produced from a silane modified elastomeric polymer and which has improved hysteresis, reduced stress decay and improved creep properties. The polymer may be processed in... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5362553 | Microporous waterproof and moisture vapor permeable fabric Microporous waterproof and moisture vapor permeable products are described which are formed from a matrix having an internal microstructure which is coated with a hydrophobic material. A process is described including the steps of (1) applying to the surf... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5334737 | Liquid silicone esters The present invention provides a liquid silicone ester having a melting point of up to about 30° C., and comprising (A) units of the general formula Ra REb SiO.sub.[4-(a+b)]/2 or (B) Rx REy | 08/02/1994 |
| 5310597 | Film-forming copolymers and their use in water vapor permeable coatings A film-forming copolymer is formed by copolymerising 100 parts of a curable polyurethane resin and 10 to 100 parts of an organosilicon compound, consisting essentially of SiO2, R3 SiO1/2 and R'R2 SiO1... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5209965 | Internally coated webs An improved process is provided for treating a porous web (especially fabric) to produce a novel silicone polymer internally coated web. In the process, a starting curable liquid silicone polymer is coated under pressure upon one surface of the web, and t... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5196260 | Process for the treatment of fibrous materials with modified organopolysiloxanes and the materials The present invention relates to a process for the treatment of fibrous materials with modified organopolysiloxanes, wherein, in an aqueous medium, an organopolysiloxane copolymer prepared in a first stage from customary cyclic siloxanes (A) and unsaturat... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5183702 | Barrier fabrics A liquid impermeable barrier fabric which resists penetration of liquids under finite hydraulic heads and maintains that capable after upwards of 75 institutional washing/sterilization cycles. The barrier fabric istructurally characterized by a silicone m... | 02/02/1993 |
| 4708807 | Cleaning and waterproofing composition A composition and method for cleaning and waterproofing fabrics and textiles is disclosed. The composition comprises a siloxane resin copolymer, a polydimethylsiloxane fluid, a titanate ester and a dimethylsiloxane-oxyalkylene block copolymer dispersed in... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4442164 | Fibrous composite materials and the production and use thereof A fibrous composite material of essentially two-dimensional form in the form of individual fibres, sheets or layers comprising combustible fibres and lamellae of a layer mineral of size below 50 microns, a method for the manufacture of the fibrous composi... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4210697 | Process for preparing hydrophobic porous fibrous sheet material of high strength and porosity and product A process is provided for preparing hydrophobic porous fibrous sheet material suitable for use as a filter due to its inertness, strength, resistance to deterioration at elevated temperatures, and porosity, comprising impregnating a porous fibrous substra... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4113947 | Addition products of an N-allylamino-s-triazine and an organopolysiloxane The invention provides a process for the manufacture of addition products from nitrogen containing compounds which contain at least one ethylenically unsaturated radical and organopolysiloxanes which contain hydrogen atoms bonded to silicon, and a process... | 09/12/1978 |
