...that Thomas Edison's patent application on his phonograph was approved by the Patent Office in just seven weeks? In contrast, it took Gordon Gould, the inventor of the laser, 30 years to obtain his patent -- finally awarded in 1988!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7919551 | Branched olefin compositions Olefin compositions comprising C5 to C13 branched chain olefins are stabilised by the addition of 5 to less than 50 ppm by weight of antioxidant. These lower than normal amounts of antioxidant enable improved yields in a hydroformylation reacti... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7807740 | Two-component reaction resin and method of fastening using the resin A two-component reaction resin includes a resin component (A), which contains, as curable constituent (a), at least one free radical-curable, ethylenically unsaturated compound, an agent (b) for adjusting the reactivity and the gel time and at least one comonomer (c... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7531589 | Rubber composition for breaker cushion and tire using the same The present invention provides a rubber composition for a breaker cushion suppressing exothermic heat and lower of rubber properties and a tire using the same. A rubber composition for a breaker cushion, comprising 25 to 35 parts by weight of carbon black having an ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7364612 | Printing ink, and decorated sheet obtained using the same The invention provides a printing ink for printing on a decorated sheet for application to integral molding of synthetic resin, which is less capable of curling the decorated sheet and less susceptible to run during molding. The printing ink comprises a compound hav... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366244 | Method and system for antenna interference cancellation A wireless communication system can comprise two or more antennas that interfere with one another via free space coupling, surface wave crosstalk, dielectric leakage, or other interference effect. The interference effect can produce an interference signal on one of ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7335694 | Polypropylene resin composition Disclosed is a polypropylene resin composition comprising (A) 100 parts by weight of polypropylene resin and the following components (B) to (D): (B) from 0.001 to 0.1 part by weight of an inorganic neutralizing agent, ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7323505 | Aqueous dispersions for antioxidants The present invention relates to aqueous dispersions for solid phenolic antioxidants, wherein the antioxidants are dispersed in the aqueous phase with polyvinyl alcohol as dispersing agent. The invention also relates to a process, which comprises stabilising a polym... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323250 | Curable silicone resin composition, sealing material for optical semiconductor, and optical semiconductor device Provided is a curable silicone resin composition including (A) a siloxane-based compound containing at least 2 addition reactive carbon-carbon double bonds within each molecule, (B) a siloxane-based compound containing at least 2 hydrogen atoms bonded to silicon ato... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7317067 | Polycarbonate copolymer, and heat resistant parts comprising the same An object of the present invention is to provide a polycarbonate copolymer having excellent heat resistance and dimensional stability and heat resistant parts comprising the copolymer and suitable for use in various applications. The present invention is a polycarbo... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7291388 | Adhesive optical component comprising an adhesive composition An adhesive optical component comprising an optical component and a layer which comprises an adhesive composition, the adhesive composition being disposed on at least one face of the optical component by coating a solution of the adhesive composition on the face of ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7273906 | Dip-forming latex, dip-forming composition and dip-formed article A dip-forming latex obtained by copolymerization of (a) 50-89.5 weight parts of a conjugated diene monomer, (b) 10-40 weight parts of an ethylenically unsaturated nitrile monomer, (c) 0.5-10 weight parts of an ethylenically unsaturated acid monomer and (d) 0-20 weig... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270775 | Corrosion inhibiting composition and article containing it An effective corrosion inhibiting polymer composition including an interceptor for an acid gas combined with known VCI ingredients produces a more effective VCI than the prior art composition. The composition in macrogranular form may be held in a receptacle which i... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261944 | Oriented, aminosilane-coated film capable of structuring by means of electromagnetic radiation and composed of thermoplastic polyester for the production of selectively metallized films The invention relates to a single- or multilayer, oriented, film coated with an aminosilane compound and composed of polyester which comprises an additive which, on irradiation with electromagnetic radiation, forms metal nuclei on which further metal can be deposite... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7241507 | Hydrolysis-stable film comprising a polyester with a hydrolysis stabilizer and process for its production and its use The invention relates to a hydrolysis-stable polyester whose thickness is preferably in the range from 0.4 to 500 μm. The film comprises polyester and at least one hydrolysis stabilizer and is distinguished by its low hydrolysis rate. The invention furthermore rela... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238765 | High density polyethylene and insulation compositions for wire and cable High density polyethylene having reduced melt elasticity and a reduced level of highly short-chain branched polymer molecules and wire and cable insulation compositions based thereon having improved strippability and oxidative stability are provided. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7229697 | Hydrolysis-stable film comprising a polyester with a hydrolysis stabilizer and process for its production and its use The invention relates to a hydrolysis-stable polyester film comprising a polyester, whose thickness is preferably in the range from 0.4 to 500 μm. The film comprises polyester and at least one hydrolysis stabilizer and is distinguished by its low hydrolysis rate. T... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7217750 | Process for incorporating one or more materials into a polymer composition and products produced thereby The present invention relates to various processes that utilize one or more supercritical fluids to disperse various inorganic and organic materials, including crystalline materials, into polymeric compositions, substrates or pre-formed articles without the utilizat... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7217463 | Machine direction oriented polymeric films and methods of making the same This invention relates to a film comprising a machine direction oriented polymeric film prepared from (A) at least one propylene homopolymer or copolymer or lend of two or more thereof, wherein (A) has a melt flow rate from about 6 to about 30 and (B) an olefin elas... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7205350 | Aqueous dispersions for antioxidants The present invention relates to aqueous dispersions for solid phenolic antioxidants, wherein the antioxidants are dispersed in the aqueous phase with polyvinyl alcohol as dispersing agent. The invention also relates to a process, which comprises stabilising a polym... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198854 | Silicone composition useful especially for the production of anti-friction varnish, process for the application of said varnish to a substrate, and treated substrate A silicone composition useful especially for the production of varnishes applicable to substrates whose coefficient of friction it is sought to reduce. The object is to provide an anti-friction silicone varnish for textiles coated with silicone elastomers which is e... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7199181 | Stabilising composition II A stabilizer composition is described and comprises a 2-cyano-3,3-diarylacrylate, a sterically hindered monomeric amine, a sterically hindered phenol and, where appropriate, a chromane derivative and/or an organic phosphite and/or phosphonite. The stabilizer composi... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195799 | Polymer composition for traction on ice The present invention provides a composition comprising a polymer and methods of using the composition to increase the traction of an article of manufacture on an icy surface. The polymer can be a silicate polymer, a plancheite-derived polymer, a pinacol polymer, an... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7196135 | Stabilizing composition I A stabilizer composition is described and comprises a 3-arylacrylate, a polymeric compound with molecular weight at least 2000, bearing, on a polymeric framework, side groups having amine functions, where all of the substituents in the α-position to the amine nitro... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7186464 | Compatible blend systems of oxygen barrier polymers and oxygen scavenging polymers Herein is disclosed an oxygen barrier composition comprising an oxygen barrier polymer and an oxygen scavenging polymer. The composition can be in the form of a physical blend or a cross-linked blend, and can further comprise a compatibilizer, a transesterification ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7179528 | Adhesive composition and adhesive optical component using the composition An adhesive sheet including an adhesive composition disposed on at least one face of a film of acetyl cellulose, the adhesive sheet being produced by coating a solution of the adhesive composition on the face of the film and drying the solution to form a laminate, t... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7138080 | Polyamide molding compositions A thermoplastic molding composition comprising polyamide is disclosed. The composition that contains vinyl (co)polymer and an optional solvent is useful in application where inhibited crystallization of polyamide is desirable, including laser-welding. ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138447 | Thermoplastic polymer composition The present invention provides a thermoplastic polymer composition mainly comprising a block copolymer prepared by extending, with a specific polyurethane component, the polymer chain of a block copolymer, which may be hydrogenated, having a polymer block of an arom... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7123676 | Method and system for antenna interference cancellation A wireless communication system can comprise two or more antennas that interfere with one another via free space coupling, surface wave crosstalk, dielectric leakage, or other interference effect. The interference effect can produce an interference signal on one of ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7119141 | Polyester molding composition A thermoplastic resin molding composition comprising an alkylene aryl polyester, a core-shell impact modifier for enhancing heat resistance having a shell derived from an alkylacrylate and a rubbery acrylate core derived from an acrylate having 4 to 12 carbon atoms,... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7112365 | Multilayer, oriented film capable of structuring by means of electromagnetic radiation and composed of thermoplastic polyester, for the production of selectively metallized films The invention relates to a multilayer, oriented film, in which at least one layer comprises a polyester which comprises an additive which, on irradiation with electromagnetic radiation, forms metal nuclei on which further metal can be deposited in further steps of t... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7112631 | Moisture cured reactive hot melt adhesive with monofunctional reactants as grafting agents High green strength reactive hot melt adhesives are prepared using crystalline monofunctional reactants. ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7105223 | Single-layer, oriented thermoplastic polyester film capable of structuring by means of electromagnetic radiation, for producing selectively metallized films The invention relates to a single-layer, oriented polyester film where the polyester comprises an additive which on irradiation with electromagnetic radiation forms metal nuclei on which further metal can be accumulated during further steps of the process. The inven... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7083848 | Single- or multilayer thermoplastic polymer film capable of structuring by means of electromagnetic radiation, process for its production, and its use The invention relates to a single- or multilayer, oriented film in which at least one layer is comprised of a thermoplastic polymer having a minimum amount of amide groups. The polymer is a polyester, a polyamide, or a mixture comprised of polyester and polyamide, o... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7050388 | Method and system for crosstalk cancellation Signals propagating in one communication channel can generate crosstalk interference in another communication channel. A crosstalk cancellation device can process the signals causing the crosstalk interference and generate a crosstalk cancellation signal that can co... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7045578 | Oil extended rubber and rubber composition An oil-extended rubber comprising a conjugated diene rubber having a specific amount of isoprene units, and an extender oil incorporated therein, characterized in that the rubber is obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture comprising 1,3-butadiene and an aromatic ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6989429 | Prepolymer compositions and sealants made therefrom Prepolymer compositions for preparing a one-part, moisture-curable sealant, adhesive or coating, and a method of making such prepolymer compositions are provided. The prepolymer compositions comprise a polyurethane prepolymer that is end-capped with silane groups or... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6984680 | Low odor, light color hot pick-up adhesive A hot melt label or other paper stock pick-up adhesive can be formulated using a hydrogenated tackifying resin combined with waxes, oils, stabilizers and other additive materials. Such a material has hot tack and other properties that produce excellent pick-up prope... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6956074 | Polyurethane composition There is a provided a polyurethane composition, which exhibits an excellent property of preventing discoloring or coloring not only by oxidized nitrogen gases but also by heat, characterized in that (A) a hindered phenol antioxidan... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6914085 | Expanded polypropylene granule composition Expanded granules or a moulded article made therefrom, based on semicrystalline propylene polymer comprising, per 100 parts by weight, less than 0.035 parts by weight of volatile compounds and processes for its preparation. ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6894093 | Materials free of endorine disruptive chemicals The present invention describes plastic materials and food additives that are free or substantially free from endocrine disruptive chemicals. The plastic materials may be used in products which are exposed to individuals in which endocrine disruptive activity is par... | 05/17/2005 |