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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7390844 | Polymer particle stabilized by dispersant and method of preparation The present invention discloses a water dispersible polymer particle stabilized by a hydrophobically capped oligomeric acrylamide dispersant. The present invention also discloses a heterogeneous method for forming polymer particles comprising providing a water immis... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7369396 | Composite electroactive material for electromechanical actuators A composite electroactive material having a plurality of particle cores, each particle core surrounded by a polymer covering having one or more strands of an electroactive polymer. In one embodiment, the particle cores have a relatively small size, e.g., between abo... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7341635 | Eraser An eraser is constituted by an elastic material containing a rubber component or a resin component, and a skeleton structure for reinforcing the elastic material, and the skeleton structure is made from a porous structural material such as from an organic polymer th... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7332224 | Cleaning article containing hydrophilic polymers The invention relates to a cloth that can function as a moisturizing cleanser. When the cloth is moistened with water, it works up into a warm, sudsy cleansing lotion that feels great and works well as a facial cleansing cloth. The cloth contains water, at least one... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316841 | Eraser An eraser is constituted by an elastic material containing a rubber component or a resin component, and a skeleton structure for reinforcing the elastic material, and the skeleton structure is made from a porous structural material such as from an organic polymer th... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7291410 | Orientation independent liquid fuel reservoir A fuel reservoir for a liquid fuel cell particularly useful for portable electronic devices or for a reformer, includes (a) a container defining a volume for holding a liquid fuel; (b) a wicking structure positioned within the volume and into which at least one port... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7259580 | Method and apparatus for temporary thermal coupling of an electronic device to a heat sink during test A method, system and apparatus for testing an electronic device. The method including: (a) forming a temporary liquid heat transfer layer on a surface of the electronic device; after step (a), (b) placing a surface of a heat sink into physical contact with a surface... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7238730 | Viscoelastic polyurethane foam The subject invention provides a viscoelastic polyurethane foam being flame retardant and having a density of greater than two and a half pounds per cubic foot that comprises a reaction product of an isocyanate component, an isocyanate-reactive blend, and a chain ex... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7192543 | Method and mould for manufacturing a moulded article comprising at least an elastomeric polyurethane skin For manufacturing a moulded article comprising at least an elastomeric polyurethane skin (9) and optionally a structural backing layer (10) and an intermediate foam layer (12) a mould is used having at least a first mould part (1) compris... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7175832 | Aqueous dispersions of crystalline polymers and uses Aqueous dispersions of crystalline polymers based on hydrophobic monomers, preferably on a mixture of hydrophobic and hydrophilic monomers which contains a crosslinking monomer, particularly side chain crystalline (SCC) polymers. The dispersions are useful for provi... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7141188 | Organic compositions The present invention provides a composition comprising: (a) dielectric material; and (b) porogen comprising at least two fused aromatic rings wherein each of the fused aromatic rings has at least one alkyl substituent thereon and a bond exists between at least two ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7138077 | Process and installation for the production of foam in a continuous slabstock foam process The invention relates to an installation and a process for the production of foam in a continuous block foam process in which the height of a foam-forming mixture along a conveyor is measured and a correcting variable as a function of deviation of the actual height ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7060204 | Organic compositions The present invention provides a composition comprising: (a) dielectric material; and (b) porogen comprising at least two fused aromatic rings wherein each of the fused aromatic rings has at least one alkyl substituent thereon and a bond exists between at least two ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6994932 | Liquid fuel reservoir for fuel cells The present invention concerns a fuel reservoir for a liquid fuel cell particularly useful for portable electronic devices in which the fuel reservoir can deliver the liquid fuel regardless of the orientation. The fuel reservoir comprises (a) a container defining a ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6974560 | Electro-kinetic air transporter and conditioner device with enhanced anti-microorganism capability An electro-kinetic air conditioner for removing particulates from the air creates an airflow using no moving parts. The airflow is subjected to UV radiation from a germicidal lamp within the device. The conditioner includes an ion generator that has an electrode ass... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6960616 | Expanded porous thermoplastic polymer membranes Open-celled membranes from thermoplastic polymers are prepared from foamed polymer melts by extrusion through a die and particulary suitable for filtration. ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6953556 | Air conditioner devices An air conditioner includes an ion generator that provides ions and safe amounts of ozone. The ion generator includes a high voltage generator that provides a voltage potential difference between first and second electrode arrays. At least one of the first and secon... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6938928 | Integrated fuel tank and complementary counterweight A fuel system for a work vehicle having fewer points of leakage and a secure or virtually damage proof location for the filler tube of the fuel tank is provided. The fuel system includes an integrated fuel tank which includes a fuel tank and a filler tube integrated... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6932531 | Writing assembly with eraser assembly A writing assembly includes a writing instrument having a first end with a marking point depending therefrom and a second, opposite end, and a cap having a first end with a receptacle defined therein and a second end, the first end of the writing instrument disposed... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6914085 | Expanded polypropylene granule composition Expanded granules or a moulded article made therefrom, based on semicrystalline propylene polymer comprising, per 100 parts by weight, less than 0.035 parts by weight of volatile compounds and processes for its preparation. ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6911186 | Electro-kinetic air transporter and conditioner device with enhanced housing configuration and enhanced anti-microorganism capability An electro-kinetic air conditioner for removing particulates from the air creates an airflow using no moving parts. The airflow is subjected to UV radiation from a germicidal lamp within the device. The conditioner includes an ion generator that has an electrode ass... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6908501 | Electrode self-cleaning mechanism for air conditioner devices An air conditioner with a cleaning member having an opening, through which a wire-like electrode passes. The member is moved along the wire to frictionally clean the wire-like electrode when a collector electrode array is moved. A lifting arm is mounted to the colle... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6907885 | High efficiency cigarette filters having shaped micro cavity fibers impregnated with adsorbent or absorbent materials This invention is a highly efficient filter containing fibers that contain small particle size adsorbents/absorbents such as carbon and/or silica to selectively reduce targeted components in mainstream cigarette smoke. The invention relates to a novel class of highl... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6740685 | Organic compositions The present invention provides a composition comprising (a) thermosetting component comprising: (1) optionally monomer of Formula I as set forth below and (2) at least one oligomer or polymer of Formula II as set forth below where E, Q, G, h, l, j, and w are as set ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6596785 | Ink retaining foam structure An ink retaining flexible polyurethane foam is prepared by reacting a polyether polyol with from 50 to 80 parts by weight, based on the weight of polyol, of a polyisocyanate component having one or a mixture of methylene diisocyanates. The foam has pore s... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6589444 | Process for separating water from chemical mixtures The present invention relates to novel compositions of drying agents of superabsorbent polymers, molecular sieves and mixtures thereof and binders of polyurethane foam, polyisocyanurate foam and supports comprising cellulose and a method for separating, d... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6371606 | Ink retaining foams An ink retaining flexible polyurethane foam is prepared by reacting a polyether polyol with from 20 to 50 parts by weight, based on the weight of polyol, of a polyisocyanate component having one or a mixture of toluene diisocyanates, such that the 2,4 iso... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6337354 | Ink wastage absorber and ink supporter An ink wastage absorber is made from a flexible polyurethane foam having an air-permeability of 1.0 cc/cm2 /sec or more, or is made from a flexible polyurethane foam produced by using a foamable raw material containing a polyol, an isocyanate, ... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6277464 | Polymeric integral net The present invention provides an integral net having a lattice of polymeric material defined by holes traversing the integral net from one surface to the other. The present invention also provides a method for producing an embossed sheet of polymeric mat... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6146892 | Fibrillar matrices Methods and compositions are described that provide three-dimensional fibrillar matrices useful as, among other things, structural prosthetics and scaffolds for cells. The porous fibrillar matrices of the present invention have desirable mechanical proper... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6071711 | Degradation of biodegradable polyester amides with enzymes A method is disclosed for the enzymatic degradation of polyester amides. The method involves mixing polyester amides with esterase or protease enzymes in aqueous solution.... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5856409 | Method of making hydrophobic copolymers hydrophilic A method for altering a macroporous cross-linked hydrophobic copolymeric lattice produced by precipitation polymerization in a solvent of at least one monounsaturated ester monomer and at least one polyunsaturated ester monomer soluble therein, in order t... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5845653 | Applicator for coloring hair or fibers and methods for making and using same An applicator (10) for transferring color-altering material from a rigid substrate (12) to hair or fibers, and methods for making and using the same. The applicator (10) includes a first side (14) and a second side (16). A color-altering dye material (38)... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5744509 | Foamed polymer and process for production thereof A foamed isocyanate-based polymer having a cellular structure and comprising a superabsorbent material, the polymer being capable of: (i) absorbing at least about 10 times its weight of a 0.9 wt./wt. % aqueous NaCl solution maintained at a temperature of ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5719201 | Superabsorbent hydrophilic isocyanate-based foam and process for production thereof A foamed isocyanate-based polymer having a cellular structure and containing a superabsorbent material, the polymer being capable of: (i) absorbing at least about 20 times its weight of an aqueous fluid maintained at a temperature of from about 20° to ab... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5716997 | Polymeric reticulated structure and method for making A polymeric reticulated structure is prepared by mixing an ethylene-propylene copolymer having an ethylene content of at least 60% by weight or a thermoplastic block copolymer terminated with a crystalline ethylene block with a low molecular weight materi... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5698601 | Process for the production of open-celled rigid polyurethane foams useful as insulating materials Completely open-celled rigid polyurethane foams are produced by subjecting closed-celled or partially closed-celled rigid polyurethane foams to applied external pressure. These open-celled foams are useful as filling material in insulating panels or as in... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5674917 | Superabsorbent hydrophilic isocyanate-based foam and process for production thereof A foamed isocyanate-based polymer having a cellular structure and containing a superabsorbent material, the polymer being capable of: (i) absorbing at least about 20 times its weight of an aqueous fluid maintained at a temperature of from about 20° to ab... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5451454 | High-molecular materials and processes for manufacturing the same A blend of high-molecular and a low-molecular organic material contains the high-molecular organic material in a proportion smaller than that of the low-molecular organic material, and has a three-dimensionally continuous network skeleton structure formed... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5308877 | Resins with high surface areas and porosities Organic resins with high surface areas and porosities, which are insoluble in organic solvents and contain few or no flexible groups in the resin structure, are disclosed. Also disclosed is a process for making such resins from polyfunctional aryl alkali ... | 05/03/1994 |
