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...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7598302 | Adhesion promoter for bonding fluoropolymer layers in a multi-layered article The present invention is directed to an adhesion promoter for bonding fluoropolymers and, more specifically, for bonding a fluoroplastic layer to a fluroelastomer layer in a multi-layered article, such as a fuel filler hose. In one embodiment, the adhesion promoter ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7268171 | Water-based coating composition curable with actinic energy ray, coated metallic material with cured film of the composition, production process, and method of bonding coated metallic material A radiation curable aqueous coating composition comprises an aqueous resin having a chemically bonded phosphate group and an ethylenic unsaturated double bond, and/or a phosphate compound having an ethylenic unsaturated double bond and an aqueous resin having an eth... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7214114 | Buoyancy element and module A buoyancy element (200) is disclosed which comprises a moulded body of plastics-composite material incorporating reinforcement (202) comprising at least one elongate flexible member or filament, embedded in the body and adapted to retain fragments of ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7205342 | Poly(arylene ether) composition and method of molding A low gloss thermoplastic composition comprises poly(arylene ether), a rubber-modified poly(alkenyl aromatic) resin and an acrylonitrile containing polymer gel. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7189787 | Aqueous dispersions and coatings The present invention provides aqueous dispersions that, for example, include the reaction product of an oxirane-functional vinyl addition polymer having an oxirane functionality between 0.5 and 5; an acid-functional polymer having an acid number 30 to 500; and a te... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7144605 | Curable coating composition and coating film forming method A curable coating composition comprises (a) a component having an active methylene group and/or an active methane group, (b) a component having a methacrylate group and/or an acrylate group, (c) a ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7125471 | Papermaking process using enzyme-treated sludge, and products Enzyme-treated papermaking sludges are provided, as are methods of making the enzyme-treated sludge. Papermaking processes that incorporate the enzyme-treated papermaking sludges into papermaking pulp are also provided as are paper and paperboard products made from ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125623 | Separator for solid polymer type fuel cell and process for producing the same A separator for solid polymer-type fuel cell is produced by molding the resin composition which comprises an electroconductive agent and a radical-polymerizable thermosetting resin system by a resin molding method. The electroconductive agent comprises a carbon powd... | 10/24/2006 |
| 6951602 | Electrodeposition bath with water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol (co) polymers The invention relates to the use of a water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol (co)polymer or a mixture of polyvinyl alcohol (co)polymers as additives in aqueous electrodeposition baths, to electrodeposition baths comprising a polyvinyl alcohol (co)polymer, and to a method o... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6946502 | Paint compositions The present invention concerns a paint composition which comprises a binder, a coalescent agent and optionally admixtures and auxiliary agents known per se. The film forming agent comprises a glycidyl ether or glycidyl ester or a mixture thereof, the hydrocarbyl res... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6887360 | Stable, reduced gloss electrocoat compositions and methods for using the same Electrocoat compositions providing coatings having reduced gloss levels are disclosed. The reduction in gloss is achieved through the incorporation of a solid polymer additive to a standard electrocoat composition. The polymer additive includes particulate polyacryl... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6743837 | Resin dispersion for cationic electrodeposition and cationic electrodeposition coating composition including the same Disclosed are a resin dispersion and a cationic electrodeposition coating composition including the same, in which the dried coating film of the electrodeposition paint is lead-free and has an epoxy-acrylic double-layered structure for displaying excellent propertie... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6590025 | Latex compositions having improved drying speed Disclosed are modified latexes having improved drying speed, comprising a polymer having one or more pendant side chains, such side chain comprising the product of the reaction between a mono- or poly-functional group capable of reacting with an acid or h... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6525113 | Process for producing cross-linked polyallylamine hydrochloride The present invention relates to a process for preparing a cross-linked pollyallylamine hydrochloride. The process involves mixing polyallylamine hydrochloride, water, a hydroxide or alkoxide, and a water-miscible organic solvent or co-solvents, to a reac... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6482890 | Aqueous curable resin composition An object is to remarkably improve the water resistance and weather resistance of the cured coating film in the aqueous curable resin composition. An aqueous dispersion is used as a main agent which contains, as essential components, gel-like resin disper... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6476102 | Resin dispersion for cationic electrodeposition and low temperature curable cationic electrodeposition coating composition including the same Disclosed are a resin dispersion and a low-temperature curable cationic electrodeposition coating composition including the same, in which the dried coating film of the electrodeposition paint is lead-free and has an epoxy-acrylic double-layered structure... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6372823 | Cationically electrodepositable coating composition The present invention provides a cationically electrodepositable coating composition comprising: (A) a water-soluble or water-dispersible resin obtained by reacting a hydroxyl group of a bisphenol A type epoxy resin with a cyclic ester compound, (B) a vin... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6355351 | Cationically electrodepositable coating material The present invention provides a cationically electrodepositable coating composition capable of forming a coating film which is excellent in both of coating film physical properties such as a chipping resistance and an impact resistance and a corrosion re... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6333368 | Water-based neutralized tertiary amino and/or acidic vinyl polymer with epoxy and hydrolyzable silyl compound A curable composition useful in water-based paints comprises a water-based product obtained by dispersing or dissolving in water a vinyl polymer (II) containing tertiary amino and/or acidic groups which have been neutralized by an acidic or basic compound... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6333367 | Cationic electrodeposition coating composition A cationic electrodeposition coating composition containing (A) an acrylic resin obtained by subjecting a mixture of 10 to 60% by weight of a hydroxyl group-containing acrylic monomer (a), 5 to 35% by weight of an amino group-containing acrylic monomer (b... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6306934 | Aqueous coating composition A protective coating composition for coating interior surfaces of beer, beverage, and food containers, as well as interior and exterior surfaces of can ends, comprises a polymeric binder of emulsion copolymerized ethylenic monomers in the presence of an u... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6136895 | Cationic electrocoating composition The present invention can provide a cationic electrocoating composition, comprising: (a) an acrylic resin functioning as a leveling agent, which has both an amino group and an acid group in one molecule and has a hydroxyl value of 50 to 200, (b) a base re... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6130274 | Aqueous dispersion of low-temperature curable cationic electrodeposition resin composition and process for preparing the same Disclosed are an aqueous dispersion for a low-temperature curable cationic electrodeposition coating composition and a process for preparing the same in which the dried coating film of the electrodeposition paint has an epoxy-acrylic double-layered struct... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6103788 | Curable resin composition for use in water-based coating materials The present invention relates to a curable resin composition for use in water-based coating materials which includes as essential components an emulsion polymer (A) containing tertiary amino groups obtained by carrying out emulsion polymerization of a vin... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6072000 | Curable resin composition for use in water based paint The present invention proposes highly practical curable resin compositions for use in water based paints, which contain no, or much less organic solvent when compared with current organic solvent based paints, and which produce painted surfaces which have... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6008273 | Waterborne coating compositions for metal containers A waterborne coating composition for metal containers, a method of coating a metal container, and a metal article useful as a food or beverage container are disclosed. The waterborne coating compositions are thermoplastic and self-crosslinkable materials ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5962555 | ASA sizing emulsions containing low and high molecular weight cationic polymers ASA sizing emulsions containing low and high molecular weight cationic polymers are described. An ASA sizing emulsion of the invention contains 25 to 99 percent by weight water, 0.003 to 60 percent by weight ASA, 0.003 to 50 percent by weight of a cationi... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5962571 | Production of aqueous polymer compositions Process for making organic solvent-free aqueous crosslinkable polymer composition comprising: a) preparing an aqueous solution of an acid-functional oligomer with Tg 10 to 125° C. and having crosslinker functional groups; b) conducting an aqueous emulsio... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5959029 | Composition containing a styrene/methacrylate polymer The invention relates to a chemical composition containing a) a copolymer based on styrene and/or at least one alkyl (meth)acrylate, the quantity of styrene and/or alkyl (meth)acrylate being ࣙ50% by weight, based on the total monomers, and at least one ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5948546 | Flexible laminates bonded with water-based laminating vehicles and laminating adhesives This invention relates to improved flexible laminates formed from at least one corona treated polyolefin or polyester film bonded to another polymeric or cellulosic film via an aqueous based laminating ink. The improvement in the flexible laminates reside... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5880178 | Catalyst for low temperature cure of blocked isocyanates The present invention comprises a curable composition comprising: (i) a blocked reactive component comprising a blocked isocyanate or a blocked isothiocyanate; (ii) a functional compound containing reactive hydrogen; (iii) a triorganotin catalyst for promoting the ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5780532 | Aqueous coating of carboxyl acrylic resin-epoxy resin product An aqueous coating composition comprising a carboxyl-containing reaction product neutralized and dispersed in an aqueous medium, the reaction product being produced by the esterification reaction of a carboxyl-containing acrylic resin (A) and an epoxy res... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5726235 | Aqueous coating composition and its preparation An aqueous coating composition wherein fine grains coated with water soluble resin composed of three monomers are contained in aqueous medium, each of said fine grains are composed of aqueous resin of ethylenically unsaturated monomer and aqueous colloida... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5712340 | Aqueous dispersion of polymer composition The present invention relates to an aqueous dispersion of a polymer composition comprising (A) a copolymer which comprises (a1) a unit derived from a vinyl monomer having a hydrolyzable silyl group and (a2) a unit derived from anothe... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5691416 | (Meth)acrylate polymer particles dispersed in epoxy resin An epoxy resin composition which is tough and has excellent heat resistance and adhesion is obtained by dispersing, in an epoxy resin, polymer particles with a glass transition temperature of lower than 20° C. obtained by emulsion polymerization of a (me... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5677379 | ଲ-keto-ester-esterified polyol with polymerized monomers A binder composition for coating agents contains A1) C--H-acid compounds obtainable by polymerization of hydroxyfunctional and non-hydroxyfunctional monomers, polyols and ଲ-keto carboxylic acid esters and subsequent esterification of the ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5670612 | Polyamine/epoxy-containing polyoxyethylene/hydrophobic epoxy adduct curing agent An aqueous self-emulsifiable epoxy resin curing agent which is produced by reacting, with each other, an (A) polyamine (meta-xylylenediamine, etc), a (B) epoxy group-containing alkoxypolyethylene polyether compound (methoxypolyethyleneglycol glycidyl ethe... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5643977 | Room-temperature curable waterbased coating compositions A water-based coating composition which cures through a Michael reaction at room temperature is provided. The composition comprises (a) an aqueous emulsion of an acrylic copolymer having a plurality of activated methylene groups in the molecule, (b) an aq... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5635549 | Acrylic latex vehicles for aqueous emulsion/dispersion paints Vehicles for one-component aqueous emulsion/dispersion acrylic paints having improved washability and wash-fastness include (a) from 96% to 99.9% by weight, relative to the solids content thereof, of an aqueous dispersion of acrylic latex, and (b) from 0.... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5593731 | Aqueous curable resin compositions The present invention provides an aqueous curable resin composition which comprises: [A] a resin component containing, as functional groups, a specific aprotic onium salt-containing group, a hydroxyl group, an epoxy group, and a hydrolyzable group directl... | 01/14/1997 |
