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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7288584 | Mixing scheme and process for the preparation of a refinish coating composition The present invention refers to a mixing scheme containing a plurality of pigmented base paint compositions having defined colors and optionally one or more non-pigmented base paint compositions comprising at least one rheology controlled base paint composition cont... | 10/30/2007 |
| 6936648 | Coating for treating substrates for ink jet printing including imbibing solution for enhanced image visualization and retention, method for treating said substrates, and articles produced therefrom An aqueous coating formulation containing solids, for enhancing image visualization and retention of acid dye-based inks includes a cationic polymer or copolymer, a fabric softener, urea, and ammonium salts of multifunctional weak acids. Desirably the ammonium salts... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6652916 | Coating material comprising a mixture that consists of at least one wetting agent and of ureas and/or urea derivatives serving as thixotropic agents The invention relates to a coating material containing a binding agent and a cross-linking agent as well as a thixotropic agent based on ureas and/or ureas derivatives, whereby the coating material additionally contains a wetting agent that improves the w... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6506825 | Aqueous electrophoretic enamels containing solid urea compounds Use of solid, finely divided urea compounds to prevent edge migration when stoving electrophoretically deposited electrodeposition lacquers, and electrodeposition lacquers with a content of 0.1 to 5 wt. % of urea compound, related to resin solids.... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6225401 | Production of highly concentrated adhesive dispersions and their use Readily filterable and deodorizable aqueous dispersions of pressure-sensitive adhesive, especially for self-adhesive labels, having solids contents of more than 65%, can be prepared with readily reproducible properties by copolymerizing esters of acrylic ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 5985968 | Surface tension reduction with N,N-dialkyl ureas This invention provides water-based compositions, particularly coating, ink, and agricultural compositions, manifesting reduced equilibrium and dynamic surface tension by the incorporation of an effective amount of certain N,N-dialkyl urea compounds of th... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5645631 | Cloth suitable for ink-jet textile printing and ink-jet textile printing method A cloth suitable for ink-Jet textile printing is mainly composed of cellulosic fibers having an average fiber length of 25 to 60 mm, the cloth having a moisture regain of 13.5 to 108.5%. The cloth may be mainly composed of cellulosic fibers having an aver... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5580373 | Aqueous ink compositions containing amide anti-curl agent Aqueous ink compositions containing anti-curl agents substantially reduce or eliminate paper curl in plain-paper printed elements without adversely effecting storage stability, decap properties or print quality, and thus eliminate the need for expensive a... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5552028 | Polymers for separation of biomolecules by capillary electrophoresis The invention provides uncharged water-soluble silica-adsorbing polymers for suppressing electroendoosmotic flow and to reduce analyte-wall interactions in capillary electrophoresis. In one aspect of the invention, one or more of such polymers are employe... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5503664 | Ink compositions for ink jet printing An ink for ink jet printing comprising a pigment, a component selected from the group consisting of saccharides, derivatives thereof and polyols having 5 or more hydroxyl groups, and a resin emulsion. This pigment-type ink is excellent in preservability, ... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5401790 | Waterborne coating compositions having improved smoothness Waterborne coating compositions comprising polymeric film-forming resins and about 0.1 to 5 percent by weight based on weight of resin solids of an oligomer containing from about two to four urethane, urea, or amide moieties per molecule and two or more m... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5374305 | Precursor coating compositions containing water and an organic coupling solvent suitable for spraying with supercritical fluids as diluents The present invention relates to precursor coating compositions containing water and at least one organic solvent which are particularly suitable for being admixed with at least one supercritical fluid used as a viscosity reduction diluent and then sprayi... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5294253 | Carbon black system and improved rubber stock An improved rubber stock with a unique carbon black system including mismatched pairs of furnace blacks with fumed silica and a silane coupler has been developed. The carbon black system includes a mixture of large and small particles with high and low st... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5286770 | Disposable absorbent articles An absorbent article, such as diapers and the like, comprises a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet joined with said topsheet and an absorbent core positioned between said topsheet and said backsheet, said backsheet comprising a flexib... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5270121 | Polymer-coated articles Extended polymer compositions are provided which comprise polymers containing pendant functional groups of the formula: ##STR1## extended, i.e. admixed with a chalcogenide having the empirical formula ##STR2## wherein R1 is a divalent... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5264475 | Extended polymer compositions and textile materials manufactured therewith Extended polymer compositions are provided which comprise polymers containing pendant functional groups of the formula: ##STR1## extended, i.e. admixed with a chalcogenide having the empirical formula ##STR2## wherein R1 is a divalent... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5047455 | Thickened molding compositions A thickened, uncrosslinked molding composition which has a long shelf life and can be cured above 50° C. comprises a liquid reactive system, a thickener, a polymerization initiator and conventional additives. The thickener is a combination of a primary a... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4985482 | Composition for gumming mineral fibers and gummed mineral fibers An aqueous resin composition usable in sizing compositions for the treatment of mineral fibers is disclosed. This aqueous composition comprises a resin obtained by the condensation, in a basic medium, of formaldehyde, urea, and melamine, in the presence o... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4956409 | Binder chemistry A glass wool binder is made to include a surfactant decomposable upon heating so as to produce a hydrophobic surface on the wool after curing of the binder.... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4954544 | Modified adhesive composition which undergoes color changes upon application Adhesive compositions are provided containing additives which improve application characteristics and which undergo a color change upon application to a substrate. The adhesive composition is preferably in stick-form disposed in an applicator such as a re... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4912157 | Ink compositions and preparation A composition useful in printing inks exemplified as comprising: (1) from about 4 to about 80% by weight of one or more polyester materials having an acid component of from about 75 to about 84 mole % isophthalic acid and conversely from about 25 to about 16 m... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4806434 | Medium for electrophoresis A medium for electrophoresis comprising an aqueous acrylamide gel formed by crosslinking polymerization of an acrylamide compound and an acrylamide copolymer having at least one specifically selected constitutional repeating unit in the presence of water.... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4675351 | Labeling adhesives An adhesive formulation useful for applying a paper label to a glass bottle, having the tack and rheology making it suitable for use in modern labeling equipment, and imparting water immersion resistance in ice water for a period of at least 72 hours. Bas... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4603494 | Non-skid ironing board cover A cover for an ironing board or pressing machine is provided with non-skid characteristics to prevent articles being ironed from sliding under the influence of gravity. The non-skid surface, which extends at least over a portion of the ironing surface, is... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4598119 | Stabilized water-in-oil emulsions of a polyacrylate The stability of a water-soluble acrylate polymer such as sodium polyacrylate in the disperse aqueous phase of a water-in-oil emulsion is improved by the addition to the emulsion of a water-soluble thiosulfate, thiourea, nitrite or thiocyanate, e.g., sodi... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4596846 | Mechanically erasable printing liquid A printing ink for capillary or jet printers adapted to form a mechanically erasable image, comprises a latex-based aqueous polymer dispersion including a water-soluble or organic-solvent soluble dyestuff coloring the particles of the dispersion without t... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4571413 | Phenolic resin composition A curable phenolic resin composition comprising (A) a major proportion of an aqueous phenolic resole resin and (B) a minor proportion of a poly(1,2-alkylene oxide) having terminating groups selected from the group comprising --NH2, --CONH2... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4481319 | Low-foam surface sizing agents for paper which contain copolymeric _maleic anhydride semi-amides Low-foam surface sizing agents for paper in the form of aqueous or aqueous-alcoholic alkali metal, amine or ammonium salt solutions of copolymers containing carboxylic acid semi-amide groups obtainable by reacting copolymers of maleic acid anhydride and d... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4460727 | Water base pigment ink composition for writing A water base pigment ink composition for writing comprises a pigment, a dispersing agent, an anti-drying agent and an aqueous medium, in which said dispersing agent is a water soluble amine salt or ammonium salt of a copolymer comprises at least 50 molar ... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4323491 | Polyurethane adhesive composition An adhesive composition comprising a prepolymer of polydiethylene glycol adipate and tolylene diisocyanate, polyisocyanate, trichlor ethylphosphate, and a mixture of water, urea, and sodium sulphoricinate, the ratio of said mixture components being, respe... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4317758 | Viscosity-stabilized aqueous solutions Selected sulfur-containing compounds function as solution viscosity stabilizers in aqueous compositions comprising acrylamide polymers containing a redox couple or components which can produce a redox couple in the presence of the solution. The aqueous co... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4309328 | Stable aqueous dispersions of particles of vinylidene fluoride polymer Coating compositions based on stable aqueous dispersions of particles of vinylidene fluoride polymer are prepared by bringing into admixture unstabilized particles of vinylidene fluoride polymer, liquid organic active solvent for the vinylidene fluoride p... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4252705 | Resistance of polyvinyl chloride resins to discoloration during drying with N,N'-diphenyl urea The resistance of polyvinyl chloride resins to the development of yellow to orange reversible discoloration when heated in the presence of water at moderately elevated temperatures above 80° C. up to about 160° C. is improved by combining therewith an N... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4224210 | Fiber from acrylonitrile copolymers having reduced inflammability, compositions and processes for manufacturing the same Textile fibers having reduced inflammability and high luster, constituted copolymers of acrylonitrile, vinylidene chloride and a significantly homopolymerizable sulphonic comonomer are described. Significantly homopolymerizable comonomers are defined as ... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4222922 | Warp size for filament yarn consisting essentially of polyvinyl alcohol having a degree of hydrolysis of 88-100%, quaternary ammonium surfactant and plasticizer An improved warp size for filament yarn is provided consisting essentially of polyvinyl alcohol, alkyl phenoxy (or cresoxy) ethoxyethyl dimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride and a plasticizer such as glycerol or urea, which when applied to filament yarn from a... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4192783 | Vegetable based, remoistenable adhesive for pregummed tape Remoistenableadhesive compositions for use on pregummed substrates comprising, in aqueous medium, a low viscosity starch-acrylamide graft copolymer.... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4131581 | Adhesive compositions consisting essentially of a vinyl alcohol polymer, a crystalline solvent and a viscosity reducing diluent Adhesives consisting essentially of polyvinyl alcohol or ethylene/vinyl alcohol copolymer, a crystalline solvent for the polymer component (such as urea, thiourea, acetamide, ammonium formate, etc.) and a viscosity reducing diluent (such as water, glycols... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4108817 | Autodeposited coatings In an acidic aqueous coating composition containing dispersed particles of an organic coating-forming material and of the type which forms on a metallic surface immersed therein an organic coating which increases in thickness the longer the surface is imm... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4073761 | Polyethylene emulsion containing resin binder compositions and processes Compositions which are useful for binding solid, discrete particles are comprised of a liquid one-step phenol formaldehyde resin, a urea resin component such as urea formaldehyde, an accelerator selected from an acid and a salt of an acid, and an aqueous ... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4060504 | Emulsifiable resoles having dispersed inert salts This invention relates to high efficiency stable aqueous emulsifiable resoles which contain low concentrations of free phenol and free aldehyde causing less pollution than prior art resoles. Said resoles are catalyzed with alkaline earth metal hydroxides ... | 11/29/1977 |
