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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8048940 | Reactive graphitic carbon nanofiber reinforced polymeric composites showing enhanced flexural strength Composites comprising at least one graphite-carbon nanofiber (GCNF) and a polymer phase covalently linked to a surface thereof. ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7994234 | Diamond polymer brushes A composite comprising at least one diamond/polymer brush and a method of making the composite comprising covalently bonding at least one polymer to said diamond surface. ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7956106 | Organic siloxane composite material containing polyaniline/carbon black and preparation method thereof An organic siloxane composite material containing polyaniline/carbon black and a preparation method thereof are disclosed. The organic siloxane composite material containing polyaniline/carbon black consists of a plurality of polyaniline/carbon black composites dist... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7897658 | Aqueous coating compositions The present invention relates to a dispersant composition comprising at least one non-ionic surfactant and at least one polymer comprising at least one salt of a carboxylic acid group. Also disclosed are pigment compositions and aqueous coating compositions comprisi... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7834068 | Epoxy composite material containing polyaniline/carbon black and preparation method thereof An epoxy composite material containing polyaniline/carbon black composite and preparation method thereof are disclosed. The epoxy composite material containing polyaniline/carbon black composite includes a plurality of polyaniline/carbon black composite with core-sh... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7799850 | Epoxy composite material containing polyaniline/carbon black and preparation method thereof An epoxy composite material containing polyaniline/carbon black and preparation method thereof are disclosed. The epoxy composite material containing polyaniline/carbon black includes a plurality of polyaniline/carbon black composite with core-shell structure distri... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7795331 | Polyaniline/carbon black composite and preparation method thereof A polyaniline/carbon black composite and a preparation method thereof are disclosed The polyaniline/carbon black composite is formed by polyaniline covering carbon black and is with core-shell structure while the polyaniline/carbon black composite contains 10˜30 wt... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7495042 | Non-aqueous coating compositions The present invention relates to a dispersant composition comprising at least one anionic surfactant and at least one polymer comprising at least one salt of a carboxylic acid group. Also disclosed are pigment compositions and non-aqueous coating compositions compri... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7368587 | Functionalized siloxy compound, silica reinforced rubber compositions thereof and tire with component comprised thereof The present invention relates to a functionalized siloxy compound which is useful in silica-filled rubber compositions and the processing of a sulfur curable rubber composition containing silica. Accordingly, the invention further relates to a rubber composition con... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365110 | Rubber composition A rubber composition obtained by blending, into 100 parts by weight of a rubber, 10 to 100 parts by weight of carbon black surface-treated with a silane compound having an amino group (or groups), wherein at least 0.1 part by weight of the rubber ingredient is modif... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354047 | Gasket material A gasket material to be mounted on an engine of a vehicle, including: a metal plate; a film made from silica and a reaction product of an acid component and metal or a metallic compound; and a rubber layer formed on at least one of opposite surfaces of the metal pla... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351763 | Tire with tread of rubber and carbon black with silica domains on its surface prepared by extended reactive mixing A tire is provided having a circumferential tread of a diene-based rubber composition reinforced with a silica-containing carbon black which contains domains of silica on its surface prepared by extended reactive mixing of said silica-containing carbon black with a ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7335411 | Method of producing a tire composition having improved silica reinforcement Vulcanizable elastomeric compositions and vulcanizates are prepared by employing a strong acid. The strong acid is believed to enhance the reaction between a silica particle and a silica-reactive compound. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7312271 | Solution masterbatch process using fine particle silica for low hysteresis rubber Methods are provided for making a solution masterbatch containing a diene elastomer in an organic solvent and a reinforcing silica filler dispersed therein, comprising the steps of (a) mixing a precipitated silica having an average particle size substantially equiva... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7294185 | Reaction of carbon black with diazonium salts, resultant carbon black products and their uses Processes for preparing a carbon black product having an organic group attached to the carbon black. In one process at least one diazonium salt reacts with a carbon black in the absence of an externally applied electric current sufficient to reduce the diazonium sal... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288582 | Colored compositions with substrate-hiding materials Compositions are disclosed. The compositions include a binder, a transparent or semi-transparent colorant having an average particle diameter of greater than 150 nanometers; and at least one member comprising a scattering pigment dispersed in a matrix. Substrates co... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7282526 | Particle having an attached halide group and methods of making the same A modified particle or aggregate is disclosed wherein a particle has an attached group having the formula: wherein the substituents are defined in the disclosure. Modified particles with attached polymers are als... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7265197 | Polymeric dispersant A polymeric dispersant of the structure: wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of H, CH3, and a combination thereof, and n is an integer from 4 to 200, for use in printing inks. | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258956 | Printing plates comprising modified pigment products The present invention discloses printing plates comprising a substrate and a radiation-absorptive layer, wherein the radiation-absorptive layer comprises at least one modified pigment product. The modified pigment product comprises a pigment having attached at least... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254034 | Thermal management for shielded circuit packs A thermal management for EMI shielded circuit packs having one or more high-power components, i.e. heat sources. More particularly, a heat transfer device or assembly for EMI shielded circuit packs is provided whereby multiple components (e.g., high-power components... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7247667 | Particle containing solid surface material A liquid composition which is a precursor to a solid surface material comprises a liquid polymerizable component and two different solid particle distributions with an added polycarboxylic acid or salt retarding or preventing particle settling. ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241334 | Sulfonated carbonaceous materials The present invention provides methods for the incorporation of sulfonate functional groups onto the surface of carbonaceous compounds and materials, and similarly provides several surface modified carbonaceous compounds and materials resulting therefrom. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7217748 | Polymer-chain-grafted carbon nanocapsule A polymer-chain-grafted carbon nanocapsule. The polymer-chain-grafted carbon nanocapsule includes a carbon nanocapsule and at least one kind of polymer chain grafted thereon, forming a polymer-chain-grafted carbon nanocapsule in which the carbon nanocapsule is the c... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7208105 | Adhesive for circuit connection, circuit connection method using the same, and circuit connection structure There are provided an adhesive for connecting a circuit to be interposed between substrates having circuit electrodes thereon opposed to each other and to electrically connect the circuit electrodes on the substrates opposed to each other to the pressurizing directi... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7208192 | Thermally or electrically-conductive form-in-place gap filter Application of a thermally and/or electrically conductive compound to fill a thermal and/or EMI shielding gap between a first and a second surface. A supply of a fluent, form-stable compound is provided as an admixture of a cured polymer gel component, and a particu... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7200973 | Wire reinforced thermoplastic coating A structural reinforcing layer made from wire, a structural reinforcing composite layer made from wire, and the resulting load bearing structures made from or retrofitted with wire reinforced plastics and cements. Said layers and structures made from monofilament me... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7202288 | Laser-markable pigments containing an absorber coated with a marker Laser-markable pigments which are distinguished by the fact that an absorber is coated with a marker and optionally with a diffusion barrier are described. Further, processes for the preparation of the laser-markable pigments and methods for using them are described... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7199176 | Elastomeric compounds incorporating silicon-treated carbon blacks Disclosed are elastomeric compounds including an elastomer and a silicon-treated carbon black, and optionally including a coupling agent. The elastomeric compound exhibits poorer abrasion resistance in the absence of a coupling agent, lower hysteresis at high temper... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195713 | Material for chromatography Granulated products are provided and include carbonaceous particles and a carbonized agent or binder. The agent or binder is preferably a synthetic resin, pitch component, or mixture thereof. Packing materials for packing columns used in chromatographic separations ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7195834 | Metallized conducting polymer-grafted carbon material and method for making A composition comprising particulate carbonaceous material and a conducting polymer containing hetero atoms. The composition can further comprise a metal. Devices comprising the composition can be constructed including supported electrocatalysts, membrane electrode ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7186845 | Polymer-filler coupling additives Dispersion of filler(s) in polymeric compositions are improved by the use of a polymer-filler coupling compound, Q—A—B, wherein Q comprises a dipolar nitrogen-containing moiety that can form a 1,3 dipolar addition to an unsaturated carbon-carbon bond; B is an ox... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7187396 | Low visibility laser marking additive Laser marking of plastic material is achieved by incorporating into the plastic a laser marking particulate additive having a particle size of less than 100 nm. A mixed oxide particle of tin and antimony having a particle size of 10–70 nm is useful as a laser mark... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175946 | Modified pigment products and black matrixes comprising same The present invention describes modified pigment products comprising a pigment having attached at least one photopolymerizable group and at least one ionic or ionizable group. Dispersions, black matrixes, and resin compositions comprising these modified pigment prod... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175930 | Conducting polymer-grafted carbon material for fuel cell applications A composition comprising particulate carbonaceous material and a conducting polymer containing hetero atoms. The composition can further comprise a metal. Devices comprising the composition can be constructed including supported electrocatalysts, membrane electrode ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7173078 | Process for preparing modified pigments A process for preparing a modified pigment having attached at least one organic group is described. This process comprises the step of reacting a dried mixture comprising a pigment having attached at least one reactive group and a modifying agent. The dried mixture ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7157517 | Method of delaminating a graphite structure with a coating agent in a supercritical fluid The present invention involves a method of delaminating a graphite structure. The method comprises diffusing a coating agent in a supercritical fluid between layered particles of a graphite structure defining contacted graphite particles and catastrophically depress... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7148269 | Interfacial polymer incorporation of nanotubes A method for producing a composite material containing nanotubes and an interfacial polymer, and a composite material made by the method. The method involves contacting two mutually insoluble monomer solutions, at least one of which contains nanotubes, to provide an... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7148285 | Coated carbon black pellets and methods of making same A method of producing coated carbon black pellets is disclosed and includes contacting carbon black pellets with a coating agent to at least partially coat the individual carbon black pellets with the coating agent. The amount of coating agent applied to the carbon ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144625 | Wire reinforced thermoplastic coating A structural reinforcing layer made from wire, a structural reinforcing composite layer made from wire, and the resulting load bearing structures made from or retrofitted with wire reinforced plastics and cements. Said layers and structures made from monofilament me... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137423 | Tire with component comprised of amine functionalized styrene/diene copolymer elastomer, silanol functionalized carbon black and coupling agent The invention relates to a tire having at least one component (e.g. tread) of a rubber composition comprised of an amine functionalized styrene/conjugated diene copolymer elastomer (e.g. styrene/butadiene and/or styrene/isoprene/butadiene copolymer elastomer) which ... | 11/21/2006 |