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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7825174 | Electrically conductive strands, fabrics produced therefrom and use thereof Described are melt-spun strands having a modulus of elasticity of from 8 to 14 GPa and an elastic extension of up to 1.5%, comprising a) a thermoplastic polyester, b) a thermoplastic elastomeric block copolymer, and c) carbon black and/or graphite particles in the f... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7441573 | Pneumatic tire having a rubber component containing short untwisted cord The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire having a component including at least one diene based rubber and discontinuous textile cord having at least two textile yarns, wherein the cord is partially untwisted. ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7271207 | Bituminous composition A bituminous composition which comprises a bituminous component and a block copolymer which comprises at least two blocks of a conjugated diene and at least two blocks of a monovinylaromatic hydrocarbon, being of the general formula: S1—B1—... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7186760 | Triaxial weave for reinforcing dental resins The present invention provides methods of constructing, reinforcing or modifying dental structures. The methods of the present invention include contacting a dental structure with dental resin and a triaxial material. In another aspect, the present invention provide... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7053141 | Organosilicone compounds having alkynol groups and the use thereof in crosslinkable materials Organosilicon compounds having alkynol groups and containing units of the formula where R3 and R2 are optionally substituted hydrocarbon radicals, R4 are divalent organic radicals... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7008555 | Epoxy resin curing agents and epoxy resin compositions A curing agent for epoxy agent having N-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine(4-aminodiphenylamine). An epoxy resin combination having a main agent and a curing agent. The main agent has an epoxy resin. The curing agent has a N-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine(4-aminodiphenylamine). | 03/07/2006 |
| 6939818 | Strippable glass fiber wall covering An improved strippable glass fiber wall covering and process for its formation are provided. Initially, both sides of a glass fiber fabric are coated with a first coating applied from an aqueous dispersion of starch binder and polymeric latex binder. In a preferred ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6841239 | Composite wood and manufacturing method thereof A manufacturing method of composite wood that arbitrary amount of wood can be used, nailing is possible and a product with arbitrary configuration is easily manufactured is provided. A melted binder resin and a plurality of wood pieces are kneaded. Then, a re... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6756412 | Fiber-reinforced recycled thermoplastic composite and method Fiber reinforced recycled thermoplastic composites and methods for their manufacture are presented. In a preferred embodiment, the thermoplastic composite incorporates a matrix of recycled thermoplastic and a plurality of high modulus, reinforcing fibers, with the r... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6682673 | Method for producing fiber reinforced materials A process for making a fiber composite involving: (a) providing a natural fiber; (b) providing a matrix material produced by a radical polymerization reaction of: (i) a monomer selected from the group consisting of ring opening products of epoxidized fatt... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6638612 | Thermoplastic composite wood material A composite material comprises a first wood component of substantially axially aligned wood chips having a first size range and being distributed throughout the composite material in a first discontinuous phase, a second wood component of wood particles h... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6583199 | Lightweight composite material for protective pads, cushions, supports or the like and method An improved material for use in resilient conforming pads, cushions, impact resistance padding and the like is described. The material comprises hollow coated micro particles cohered to a mass by a combination of a carboxylic acid bonding agent and a hydr... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6420471 | Film-forming substance for temporarily opacifying transparent or translucent surfaces The invention concerns a film-forming substance for temporarily opacifying transparent or translucent surfaces made of glass or rigid or flexible plastic, such as, for instance, agricultural or horticultural greenhouse covering, characterized in that it c... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6387967 | Fiber-reinforced recycled thermoplastic composite and method Fiber-reinforced recycled thermoplastic composites and methods for their manufacture are presented. In a preferred embodiment, the thermoplastic composite incorporates a matrix of recycled thermoplastic and a plurality of high modulus fibers, with the rec... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6365272 | System for preparing glass fiber pellets having low discoloration A two-part sizing system for making colorless, densified fiber pellets of a reinforcing fiber material. The densified product may be advantageously produced by first applying a precursor size composition to reinforcing fiber strands, chopping the reinforc... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6335384 | Methods for embolizing blood vessels Disclosed are methods useful for treating vascular lesions wherein a non-particulate agent such as a metal coil is introduced into a vascular site (e.g., an aneurysm cavity) in conjunction with an embolizing composition comprising a biocompatible polymer ... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6291552 | Method for producing a glass mat The invention relates to glass mats and their method of manufacture. In particular, the invention relates to a wet-laid method of making a glass mat and the mats formed by this method. The method includes combining a dispersant, water, glass fiber bundles... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6281263 | Methods for embolizing blood vessels Disclosed are methods useful for treating vascular lesions wherein a non-particulate agent such as a metal coil is introduced into a vascular site (e.g., an aneurysm cavity) in conjunction with an embolizing composition comprising a biocompatible polymer ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6271270 | Fiber-reinforced recycled thermoplastic composite Fiber-reinforced recycled thermoplastic composites and methods for their manufacture are presented. In a preferred embodiment, the thermoplastic composite incorporates a matrix of recycled thermoplastic and a plurality of high modulus fibers, with the rec... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6268408 | Conductive fire-retardant thermoplastic elastomer mixture A conductive soft-durometer fire-retardant mixture comprises a thermoplastic base elastomer material, a fire-retardant material and metal-coated graphite fibers. The resulting mixture is easily molded, relatively low-cost and recyclable.... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6265056 | Micro-diastrophic synthetic polymeric fibers for reinforcing matrix materials Exemplary mechanically-flattened fibers of the invention comprise generally elongate bodies having varied width or thickness dimensions and micro-diastrophic surface deformities. Preferred fibers are elongate synthetic polymer or multipolymer blend fibers... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6245831 | Disposable articles having biodegradable nonwovens with improved fluid management properties A disposable article including a biodisintegratable nonwoven material having improved fluid management properties. The nonwoven material may be produced using a thermoplastic composition that comprises a unreacted mixture of an aliphatic polyester polymer... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6114409 | Dental material and tool for its application Ready-to-use, packaged, dental composition curable by UV, light or laser beams, for the preparation of dental fillings, inlays, onlays, crowns, bridges, artificial teeth, dental protheses and implantates with a container, impervious for UV or light, which... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6031024 | Inkjet recording liquid and process for the production thereof An inkjet recording ink having excellent water resistance and having excellent ejection stability through a nozzle, which ink is obtained by dispersing colorant particles in a water-based liquid, the colorant particles being a product formed by coating ea... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6017977 | Methods for embolizing blood vessels Disclosed are methods useful for treating vascular lesions wherein a non-particulate agent such as a metal coil is introduced into a vascular site (e.g., an aneurysm cavity) in conjunction with an embolizing composition comprising a biocompatible polymer ... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6015611 | Advanced polymer wood composite A composition in the form of pellets comprising a thermoplastic and wood fiber composite material suitable for forming structural members as a replacement for wood in the manufacture of doors and windows. The composite has less than about 10 wt % water ba... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6015612 | Polymer wood composite The invention relates to a composition comprising a polymer and wood fiber composite that can be used in the form of a linear extrudate or thermoplastic pellet to manufacture structural members. The polymer and wood fiber composite structural members can ... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6004668 | Advanced polymer wood composite A composition in the form of pellets comprising a thermoplastic and wood fiber composite material suitable for forming structural members as a replacement for wood in the manufacture of doors and windows. The composite has less than about 10 wt % water ba... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6001926 | Fiber-reinforced phthalonitrile composite cured with low-reactivity aromatic amine curing agent A fiber-reinforced phthalonitrile composite is made by impregnating or coating a fibrous material with a phthalonitrile prepolymer mixture containing a phthalonitrile monomer and an aromatic amine curing agent that is thermally stable and nonvolatile at a... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5827907 | Homo-, co- or multicomponent thermoplastic polymer dispersed in a thermoset resin A composition having enhanced fracture resistance comprising a heat curable reaction product of a fluorine-containing thermoset material and a fluorine-containing homopolymer, wherein the cured reaction product comprises the thermoset material having a pl... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5827607 | Advanced polymer wood composite The invention relates to a thermoplastic composite material consisting essentially of a thermoplastic polymer and a wood fiber. The composite can be used in the form of a linear extrudate or a thermoplastic pellet to manufacture structural members. The li... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5684068 | Spray-on insulation The present invention, in certain embodiments discloses an insulation composition including polyvinyl alcohol cooked without an acidic medium and cellulose fibers combined with an acidic medium for spray-on insulation. In certain embodiments cellulose fib... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5677372 | Diamond reinforced composite material An improved adhesion or bonding between diamond fibers and a matrix of at least one organic polymer such as a resin is achieved in a composite material reinforced with vapor-deposited diamond. To improve bonding to the matrix, hydrogen is removed from the... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5663224 | Process for preparing an aqueous dispersion Inorganic material particles are dispersed in an aqueous medium with surface charge adjusting additives to give a moderately stable slurry or pigment grind. The dispersion can be used to prepare fully formulated compositions. Products formulated using the... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5643989 | Fiber reinforced functionalized polyolefin composites A composite material consisting of continuous random glass mats with a new non-peroxide sizing chemistry, polypropylene and a functionalized polypropylene. This composite gives unexpectedly higher performance in bumper beam applications. The functionalize... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5604289 | Composite thermoplastic material and method of manufacturing articles based on it Thermoplastic material comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer and 1 to 1000 ppm (by weight) of at least one substance which substantially absorbs infrared radiation, such as carbon black. The reinforcement-fibre bundles impregnated with a thermopla... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5541238 | Fibers comprising ultrafines uniformly dispersed and deposited thereon Disclosed is a fiber of an organic, inorganic or metallic material or a simple substance wherein ultrafines of an inorganic or metallic material or a simple substance having an average particle diameter of 0.005-1 μm are uniformly dispersed and deposited... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5539040 | Plastics molding composition for production of moldings having a decorative effect A polypropylene molding composition which comprises 0.5 to 15% by weight of dark mineral fibers, in particular basalt fibers, can be processed to moldings having a decorative surface. These moldings are used for domestic appliances, for motor vehicles, in... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5521232 | Molding composition and process for low pressure molding of composite parts The invention is a molding composition and molding process for use in the manufacture of lightweight composite vehicle parts and construction parts having smooth surfaces. The molding process may be at low pressures. The composition includes kaolin clay f... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5506293 | Isotropic orientation of carbon fibers in resin matrix materials An isotropic resin matrix material includes resin doped with fiberballs. Fiberballs are formed from a plurality of fibers generally radiating outward from a common node. These fibers are of sufficient numbers and separation at a distal end to form a spher... | 04/09/1996 |
