Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7592380 | Fire resistant composition in particular for energy or telecommunication cables The present invention concerns a fire resistant composition particularly for a power and/or telecommunications cable, said composition comprising a polymer and a fire retardant filler. The invention is remarkable in that the polymer is thermoplastic in type and in t... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7314661 | Synthetic closures having improved physical properties The synthetic closures disclosed herein are made from novel compositions that comprise a thermoplastic elastomer, polypropylene, a foaming agent, and a plurality of gas-encapsulating thermoplastic microspheres. Without necessarily prescribing to any scientific theor... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7175905 | Composite coated/encapsulated wood products and methods to produce the same Composite coated wood products, and methods to produce such products, are described by embodiments of the invention. Composite layers may comprise polymer and fillers, such as organic fillers and inorganic fillers. The composite layers may also be foamed in some emb... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163750 | Thermal barrier composition The thermal barrier composition of the present invention provides polymethylsilsesquioxane dissolved in a crosslinking agent, and a filler and/or hollow glass microspheres. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7041377 | Resin composition for vibration-damping material, vibration-damping material, and sound-insulating member The object of the invention is to provide sound insulating members exhibiting both high vibration damping performance and high sound insulation performance, a vibration damping material for affording such members and a resin composition for forming the vibration dam... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037959 | Biodegradable polymer compositions methods for making same and articles therefrom A polymer composition includes a first component being a hydroxy-functional polymer, a second component being a natural polymer and a third component being a thermoplastic polyester. The first component, second component and third component are compounded to form a ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7030179 | Chlorinated vinyl resin/cellulosic blends: composition, processes, composites, and articles therefrom Compositions and processes for preparing extrudable powder blends containing at least one vinyl chloride resin and a cellulosic material are provided. More specifically, compositions and processes for preparing extrudable free-flowing powder blends containing PVC an... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6942829 | Polymer-wood composites and additive systems therefor The present invention provides a method of forming a polymer-wood composite structure and additive systems for use therein. The method of the invention includes extruding a heated mixture that includes from about 20% to about 80% by weight of a thermoplastic polymer... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6933334 | Silicone-cork ablative material In accordance with the present invention, a material for use in a thermal protection system contains a silicone resin binder, a silicone catalyst, ground cork, glass ecospheres, and a silicone solvent. In a preferred embodiment, the material consists of from 65.3 wt... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6893594 | Extruded window and door composite frames Novel window and patio door frame members are formed by an extrusion process that provide these members with at least one channel and with an outer weather resistant surface and an internal imitation wood surface together with integrated sealing strips formed in the... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6869989 | Method of modifying components present in cashew nut shell liquid Disclosed is a process for modifying cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) which involves the steps of subjecting the CNSL to ozonolysis to form ozonolysis reaction products, followed by reduction of the ozonolysis reaction products to give a mixture of phenolic components... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6787590 | Composites comprising plant material from Parthenium spp. and plastic This invention relates to novel composites comprising plastic and plant material derived from members of Parthenium spp. and, in particular, Parthenium argentatum (also known as guayule), Parthenium tomentosum or Parthenium incanum. The inventio... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6784230 | Chlorinated vinyl resin/cellulosic blends: compositions, processes, composites, and articles therefrom Compositions and processes for preparing extrudable powder blends containing at least one vinyl chloride resin and a cellulosic material are provided. More specifically, compositions and processes for preparing extrudable free-flowing powder blends containing PVC an... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6774161 | Process for the cold molding of particulate materials Particulate materials are cold molded by preheating a binder and the material to be bound to a temperature of from 160 to 240° C., and then press molding at a temperature less than 80° C. and at a pressure of from 1 to 120 bar to give a molding, wherein the binder... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6753361 | Compositions for producing moldings from finely divided materials The present invention relates to the use of compositions comprising reaction products of low molecular mass dicarboxylic or tricarboxylic acids with ammonia to produce moldings comprising finely divided materials. ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6686056 | Reactive oil/copper preservative systems for wood products The specification describes preserved solid wood or wood composites including a copper ammonium acetate complex wood preservative and a drying oil. The wood preservative is present in the wood in an amount effective to improve the resistance of the treate... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6667103 | Wet friction material There is provided a wet friction material excellent in heat resistance and durability, high in friction coefficient, small in initial fluctuation of the friction coefficient, excellent in heat spot resistance and superior in physical strength to a wet fri... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6660190 | Fire and flame retardant material A fire and flame retardant composition is provided by mixing brazing flux, baking soda, lime and redwood bark to form the basis of the material composition. The basic material is then readily combined with other materials including flammable items such as... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6632863 | Cellulose/polyolefin composite pellet A cellulose/polyolefin pellet comprising polyolefin material and cellulosic material. The pellet may be concentrated such that it contains less than about 20% by weight of the polyolefin material and at least about 55% by weight of the cellulosic material... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6632862 | Biodegradable polymer compositions, methods for making same, and articles therefrom A polymer composition includes a first component being a hydroxy-functional polymer, a second component being a natural polymer and a third component being a thermoplastic polyester. The first component, second component and third component are compounded... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6624217 | Plant fiber composite material, its products and a processing method thereof There is disclosed a plant fiber composite material that is environmentally benign. There is also disclosed products of the plant fiber composite material, a processing method for the plant fiber composite material, and extruded or molded products using t... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6617376 | Flexible wood composition A flexible wood composition comprising at least one cellulosic filler and a material selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic elastomers and melt-processible rubbers. Additionally, the composition may include other ingredients including, but no... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6586504 | Wood and plastic composite material and methods for making same A method of preparing wood and plastic to produce a composite material.... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6586503 | Composite products comprising cellulosic materials and synthetic resins and methods of making the same New wood-synthetic resin composite products and methods of forming these products are provided. The products comprise a cellulosic or fibrous material and polypropylene (preferably reactor flake polypropylene). The products are formed by passing ingredien... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6569540 | Dimensionally stable wood composites and methods for making them The invention is a wood composite including wood particles, a binder, at least one wood stabilizer, and optionally other ingredients. Examples of the wood stabilizer are an ammoniacal wood stabilizer or ammoniacal copper dimethyl glyoxime. The wood stabil... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6362256 | Biodegradable polymer compositions, methods for making same and articles therefrom A polymer composition includes a first component being a hydroxy-functional polymer, a second component being a natural polymer and a third component being a thermoplastic polyester. The first component, second component and third component are compounded... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6340498 | Porous composition for use in an environment of variable pressure and/or variable temperature A mixture of a binder and a particle material, the mixture having 50 to 90 volume percent of the particle material. The binder is curable in a temperature range of 50° F. to 90° F. The volume percent of the present composition provides an inherent perme... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6265066 | Wet friction material A wet friction material contains a fibrous base, a filler, a friction adjuster and a binder. The binder contains a material having siloxane bond. For example, the binder is a product of hardening of a hydrolytic solution of a silicon alkoxide.... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6191196 | Biodegradable polymer compositions, methods for making same and articles therefrom A polymer composition uncludes a first component being a hydroxy-functional polymer, a second component being a natural polymer and a third component being a thermoplastic polyester. The first component, second component and third component are compounded... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6150436 | Material containing polyreactions products and method for the production thereof This invention relates to materials containing polyreaction products, which contain reaction products of dicarboxylic acids or polycarboxylic acids or derivatives thereof with epoxidation products of carboxylic acid esters and at least one filler, methods... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6013702 | Process for manufacturing a composition which can be used for the production of stoppers, composition and stopper comprising such a composition The invention relates to a process for manufacturing a composition which can be used for producing stoppers. According to the invention, it comprises the following steps: a) sheets of cork are ground into small-sized granules, b) said cork granules are decomposed i... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5929143 | Low compression set silicone elastomers The present invention provides novel vinyl containing organopolysiloxane elastomers which possess excellent low compression set and heat aging characteristics and which can advantageously be formulated into liquid silicone elastomer moldable compositions.... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5922834 | Method for treating paint sludge A method of treating paint sludge containing uncured polymer resin, water and/or solvent is provided in which a paint sludge putty is formed which may be used as a replacement for polymeric components used to form compounded polymeric compositions. The tr... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5863969 | Low compression set silicone elastomers The present invention provides novel vinyl containing organopolysiloxane elastomers which possess excellent low compression set and heat aging characteristics and which can advantageously be formulated into liquid silicone elastomer moldable compositions.... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5763509 | Binder containing plant protein and densified refuse fuel cubes made using same and methods of making them To form a binder from naturally occurring products or a fuel brick or pellet using the binder without extraction or purification steps, the binder utilizes proteins from the germ or endosperm of cereal grasses or from the seed of buckwheat, oil seed plant... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5741832 | Mechanically bonded fiber mulch and process for producing same A mechanically-bonded, water-absorbent fiber mulch including natural and crimped synthetic fibers that are intimately mixed to form a mechanically-bonded fiber mulch. A water-absorbent polymer-based material is dispersed throughout the fiber mulch to incr... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5665798 | Composite wood products from solvent extracted wood raw materials Wood products of superior strength are produced from wood particulates that have been extracted with a solvent to remove volatile organic compounds and a significant proportion of pitch from the wood particulates. The products are especially resistant to ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5656674 | Method for working up waste materials The invention manufactures mechanical strong objects from a mixture of a plurality of fractions, which together have a high filling grade by accommodating them in plastic, preferably a thermosetter of the low viscosity type. The plastic is preferably resi... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5633299 | Wood composite The use of a curable resin composition as a binder in the production of a wood composite, wherein the curable resin composition comprises a copolymer of carbon monoxide with an olefinically unsaturated compound and a curing agent; a wood composite compris... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5612314 | Nitrosylated neuropeptides Neuropeptides, particularly vasoactive intestinal peptide(VIP) and fragments, mutations and derivatives thereof that have corresponding activities to which have been directly or indirectly linked at least one NO or NO2 group, and their uses, in... | 03/18/1997 |
