Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7201959 | Absorbent polymeric composition A moisture-absorbing polymeric material is disclosed which comprises a combination of a thermoplastic material with an absorbent. The thermoplastic material is chosen such that when the absorbent is added to the thermoplastic material in the molten state, the absorb... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7005459 | Desiccant entrained polymer The present invention includes a composition having a co-continuous interconnecting channel morphology. These co-continuous interconnecting channels are predominately occupied with a polymer and particles that control the percolation through the composition. The par... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000729 | Five-layer sound absorbing pad: improved acoustical absorber An acoustical absorber, having the structure: scrim/film/batt/film/scrim. Preferably, the batt is made from about 60% to about 90% by weight natural fiber and about 10% to about 40% synthetic fiber. Also, a method of making the acoustical absorber is provided. Addit... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6900261 | Sheet molding compound resins from plant oils This invention is directed to the preparation of a molded compound. The molded compound is made by the process which contains the steps of (1) mixing a. an unsaturated polymer resin which has been synth... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6498204 | Resin composition and moldings A resin composition contains a thermoplastic elastomer, natural organic, and silicone. As the thermoplastic elastomer, an olefin thermoplastic elastomer, such as a ethylene-propylene copolymer or the like, can be used. As the thermoplastic elastomer, a st... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6482875 | Thermoplastic composite material The invention relates to a thermoplastic composite material containing at least 15 percent by weight of one or more organic fibrous material, and at least 15 percent by weight of thermoplastic binder, with binder containing at least two different polyacry... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6277899 | Biodegradable polymeric composition A polymeric composition comprising a filler melt-dispersed in a matrix comprising, a destructurized starch component; a synthetic thermoplastic polymeric component selected from the group consisting of polyvinylalcohol, polyvinyl acetate, thermoplastic po... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6268411 | Use of multivalent chimeric peptide-loaded, MHC/ig molecules to detect, activate or suppress antigen-specific T cell-dependent immune responses To increase the effective affinity of soluble analogs of peptide/MHC molecules for their cognate ligands, divalent peptide/MHC complexes were constructed. Using a recombinant DNA strategy, DNA encoding the MHC class I was ligated to DNA coding for murine ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 5955517 | Antistatically treated polymers The invention relates to a composition comprising a thermoplastic, structurally crosslinked elastomeric or thermosetting polymer, which comprises (a) a polar, adsorptive inorganic or organic material in the form of fibres or particles which are in mutual ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5874486 | Biodegradable polymeric composition A polymeric composition comprises a matrix including a starch component and at least one synthetic thermoplastics polymeric component in which a filler is dispersed, characterised in that the matrix includes a fluidising agent selected from the group cons... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5814688 | Antistatically treated polymers The invention relates to a composition comprising a thermoplastic, structurally crosslinked elastomeric or thermosetting polymer, which comprises (a) a polar, adsorptive inorganic or organic material in the form of fibers or particles which are in mutual ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5770571 | Method and agents for inhibiting protein aging The present invention relates to compositions and methods for inhibiting the aging of amino-containing amino acid, peptides, proteins and biomolecules. Accordingly, a composition is disclosed which comprises an agent or compound capable of reacting with t... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5718954 | Substance including natural organic substance fine powder Materials containing fine natural organic material particles are disclosed. As the fine particles, superfine silk fibroin particles are produced by a process comprising a first step of comminuting silk fibroin into coarse particles with dry mechanical com... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5612385 | Aerated fibrous foam compositions Novel aerated fibrous slurry comprising fibrous material, foaming agent, stabilizer, water and gas, which when dried to a water content of not more than 10% by weight, forms a dry, resilient fibrous foam composition. The dry, resilient fibrous foam compos... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5514737 | Fiber treatment composition, fiber treated thereby, and a method of treating fiber thereby A fiber treatment composition containing a synthetic resin such as a silicon resin emulsion, a polyurethane resin emulsion and the like and a pulverized hydrophilic organic group natural material such as collagen. A fiber treated by using the treatment co... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5492946 | Liquid crystalline polymer blends and molded articles therefrom A molded article having improved weld line strength, fabricated from a polymer blend composition comprising at least one liquid crystalline polymer and at least one additional polymer, wherein the composition has a crystallization rate lower than said at ... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5432214 | Polymer-based dehydrating materials A dehydrating plastics material composition of high moisture-absorption capacity, comprising: A) 50% to 80% by weight of one or more compatible thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers; B) 20% to 50% by weight of one or more dehydration agents; C) 2% to 8% by w... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5244938 | Room temperature curable organopolysiloxane composition The present invention is characterized by adding and mixing an organosilicon compound having alkoxy, groups and an ester linkage in the molecule represented by the following formula: ##STR1## in an amount of 1 to 20 parts by weight per 100 parts by w... | 09/14/1993 |
| 4988746 | Flame resistant staple fiber blend A flame resistant staple fiber blend, useful for flame-resistant clothing, comprising 80 to 97 weight parts of m-aramide polymer staple fibers (A) with a small thermal shrinkage stress of 130 mg/d or less at 350° C., 3 to 20 weight parts of p-aramide cop... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4820764 | High gas oil ratio resistant elastomer A sulfur curable elastomeric composition is shown which exhibits improved resistance to deformation in hot, high gas content environments, such as oil and gas wells. The composition includes a conjugated diolefin polymer rubber, a low molecular weight pol... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4769405 | Aqueous silicone emulsion coating material An aqueous silicone emulsion coating material has been developed with can be used to form a membrane with a decorative, uneven surface. The decorative surface is durable and waterproof. The coating material consists essentially of aqueous silicone emulsio... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4678822 | Resin impregnated fibre batt A bonded fibre insulation batt is produced by ragging, teasing and otherwise doffering fibres of wool and/or synthetic or other natural fibres such as monoacrylic, acrylic, polyamide, polyester or cotton fibres, so as to form a sliver with said fibres ran... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4588760 | Hair treatment composition Method and composition for modifying moisture retention of hair and thus improving its settability which comprises applying to hair an aqueous solution containing a heximinium salt and a resorcinol under conditions promoting in situ polymerization.... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4543388 | Thermosettable polymers or prepolymers prepared from polymethylated pyrazines and aromatic polyaldehydes and cured products therefrom Thermosettable prepolymers or resins are prepared by reacting a pyrazine containing at least two substituent groups which have a hydrogen atom attached to a carbon atom which is attached to the ring with a material containing at least two aromatic aldehyd... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4456707 | Process for the production of fiber-containing polyurethane moldings having inhomogeneously colored surfaces Polyurethane moldings having an inhomogeneously colored surface with color contrasts in fiber-like distribution are made by incorporating colored fibers of a specified type in a polyurethane forming reactionmixture. The colored fibers must have a staple l... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4393154 | Curable long fiber loaded rubber composition and method of making same An improved curable chopped fiber loaded elastomer or plastic composition composed of a blend of about 5 to 50 percent of chopped fiber of up to 1.3 centimeters in length and 95 to 50 percent of particulate unvulcanized elastomer or plastic which is capab... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4211682 | Dental hydraulic investment A dental hydraulic investment comprising (A) an aqueous polyvinyl alcohol solution, (B) a water-soluble metallic compound, (C) a water-soluble, thermosetting resin precondensate and (D) a filler. Use of this investment allows formation of a desired dentur... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4166166 | Process for producing acetophenone-modified phenolic resin Phenolic novolak resins are produced from acetophenone, particularly by-product acetophenone obtained from the cumene process for manufacturing phenol, by the process of (1) reacting acetophenone with an aldehyde under alkaline conditions, and (2) reactin... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4130537 | Asbestos free friction element A composition for use in forming an asbestos free friction element includes a cross-linkable polymeric binder and glass fibers with a sufficient amount of an infusible organic fiber to mitigate the aggressive behavior of the friction element during operat... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4126662 | Method for limiting gloss of injection moldable polymers An injection molded polymer having limited surface gloss is provided by preparing an admixture of an injection moldable polymer substrate and an additive chosen from among the group consisting of finely divided textile fibers, finely divided hydrocarbon p... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4112040 | Method of making fibers containing hair particles Method of making fibers suitable for making a hair brush includes a matrix or pad made of a flexible material and a plurality of relatively rigid, single natural-type bristles having their lower ends anchored by flexible, sleevelike members projecting upw... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4035542 | Flame retardant fiber blend containing fibers which if present apart from the admixture undergo burning An assemblage of fibers is provided which exhibits highly satisfactory flame retardant characteristics in spite of the fact that discrete fibers are included within the admixture which would normally burn when exposed to flame. Included in intimate physic... | 07/12/1977 |