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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8003715 | Low molecular weight cellulose mixed esters and their use as low viscosity binders and modifiers in coating compositions Cellulose mixed esters are disclosed having low molecular weights and low degrees of polymerization. These new cellulose mixed esters include cellulose acetate propionate and cellulose acetate butyrate. The esters exhibit solubility in a wide range of organic solven... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7297732 | Solid composition The invention has for its primary object to provide a solid composition having excellent wet-surface writing properties and high safety. The object is accomplished by the provision of a solid composition characterized by its comprising a colorant, a gelation agent, ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294614 | Phosphoprotein affinity resins and methods for making and using the same Phosphorylated protein (i.e., phosphoprotein) affinity resins and methods for making and using the same are provided. The subject resins include a substrate bonded to aspartate-based tetradentate ligand/metal ion complexes, where the tetradentate ligand/metal ion co... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7276546 | Carbohydrate esters and polyol esters as plasticizers for polymers, compositions and articles including such plasticizers and methods of using the same The invention relates to methods of making carbohydrate and polyol esters suitable for use as plasticizers for polymer compositions. The invention also relates to plasticized polymer compositions comprising such carbohydrate and polyol esters. The invention also rel... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7208534 | Solvent based coating composition The present invention pertains to a solvent based coating composition comprising A) at least one toner base comprising an acrylic polyol, a cellulose resin, a polyester polyol, and a pigment, B) at least one connector base comprising at lea... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7125918 | Protective film of a polarizing plate A protective film of a polarizing plate comprising a cellulose ester film, wherein a variation in a weight of the cellulose ester film is 0 to 2% under a keeping condition of 80±5° C. and 90±10% RH for 48 hours. ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7071249 | Biodegradable starch resin and method for making same The present invention relates generally to biodegradable compositions containing starch, especially in combination with a polymer containing pendant carboxylic acid groups, a polyolefin homopolymer or copolymer, water, an oil component, and other optional components... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6977275 | Carbohydrate esters and polyol esters as plasticizers for polymers, compositions and articles including such plasticizers and methods of using the same The invention relates to methods of making carbohydrate and polyol esters suitable for use as plasticizers for polymer compositions. The invention also relates to plasticized polymer compositions comprising such carbohydrate and polyol esters. The invention also rel... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6929823 | Process for the high-speed rotary application of liquid, pigmented coating agents A process for the high-speed rotary application of a liquid coating agent containing at least one pigment and/or at least one extender onto a substrate, wherein the process comprises the steps: (a) directly supplying at least two l... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6767972 | Methods for slowing the degradation rate of biodegradable polymers and biodegradable polymer compositions and compositions thereof The invention provides a biodegradable polymer composition comprising a biodegradable polymer and a phenol-containing compound mixed with the polymer. The phenol-containing compound is present in the biodegradable polymer at an amount sufficient to slow the degradat... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6719923 | Paste, which can undergo screen printing for producing a porous polymer membrane for a biosensor The invention relates to a paste, which can undergo screen printing, for producing a porous polymer membrane. Said paste contains at least one polymer, one or more solvents for the polymer having a boiling point of >100° C., one or more non-solvents for the polymer... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6509397 | Plastic material made from a polymer blend A plastic material made from a polymer blend, is characterized in that said material contains at least one lignin-based natural polymer, in particular based on alkali lignin produced during the extraction of cellulose, and at least one other synthetic and... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6506824 | Thermoplastic compositions comprising starch and other components from natural origin Biodegradable thermoplastic compositions comprising a starch component, a cellulose ester or ether, a plasticizer for the starchy phase and of the cellulose and derivatives, and a compatibilizer agent selected from polymers compatible with the cellulose a... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6437023 | Liquid pressure transfer ink, liquid pressure transfer film, liquid pressure transfer product and liquid pressure transfer method A pattern transferring film having a print pattern provided on an upper surface thereof is floated on a liquid surface within a transferring bath and an objective body to which a pattern is to be transferred is immersed into a liquid within the transferri... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6410618 | Polymeric composite material and method of manufacturing the same A polymeric composite material contains a biodegradable polymeric material that can be biologically decomposed in soil. More specifically, it contains bacterial cellulose including ribbon-shaped micro-fibrils that can be biologically decomposed by microbe... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6313202 | Cellulose ester blends This invention relates to a blend comprising (a) about 2% to about 98% by weight of at least one ester of cellulose comprising an alkanoyl chain having from about 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, and having at a D.S. of about 2.3 to about 3.0, and an inherent visco... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6274652 | Composite polymer materials and process for producing the same A polymeric composite material contains a biodegradable polymeric material that can be biologically decomposed in soil. More specifically, it contains bacterial cellulose including ribbon-shaped micro-fibrils that can be biologically decomposed by microbe... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6264732 | Puncture preventive sealant A puncture preventive sealant capable of reducing the content of cellulose fibers for suppressing the cost of the sealant while keeping a high sealing performance due to the cellulose fibers. A sealant, which is filled in a sealant chamber defined in a tu... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6218448 | Mixtures or pastes based on cellulose and the use thereof in coatings The invention pertains to mixtures or pastes comprising a cellulose ester, a binder resin, water, and optionally a plasticiser, an organic solvent, an emulsifier, and/or a thickener, wherein in that at least a portion of the binder resin is functionalized... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6214907 | Biologically degradable polymer mixture A biologically degradable polymer mixture is proposed which consists essentially of starch and at least one hydrophobic polymer. The hydrophobic polymer is in this connection at least substantially biologically degradable and thermoplastically processable... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6133439 | Environmentally non-persistant cellulose ester fibers This invention provides cellulose ester fibers having an intermediate degree of substitution per anhydroglucose unit (DS/AGU) along with pigments which act as photooxidation catalyst. The fibers are useful as filler materials for tobacco products. The fil... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6063842 | Thermal transfer ink layer composition for dye-donor element used in sublimation thermal dye transfer The present invention relates to a thermal transfer ink layer composition, wherein polyvinylacetal resin and cellulose derivatives are used in a mixture for the binder in the thermal transfer ink layer composition of the sublimation thermal transfer ink r... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6046259 | Stable aqueous dispersions of cellulose esters and their use in coatings A stable aqueous dispersion containing cellulose ester, the dispersion being polymeric microparticles comprised of cellulose ester and a polymer formed from at least two different vinyl monomers of which at least one vinyl monomer is polyethylenically uns... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6020405 | Preparation of shear-thinning phase change ink jet inks Phase change (hot melt) ink compositions for use in a phase change (hot melt) ink jet recording device are disclosed to comprise: (a) from about 0.1% to about 30% of one or more colorants; and (b) from about 0.1 to about 99.9% of one or more reversibly-crossli... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6007610 | Corrosion inhibiting phase change ink jet inks Phase change (hot melt) ink compositions for use in a phase change (hot melt) ink jet recording device in which recording is conducted by thermally melting the ink at a temperature above ambient temperature (20° C.) to provide prints that possess high qu... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6001904 | Shear-thinning phase change ink jet inks and method of printing therewith Phase change (hot melt) ink compositions for use in a phase change (hot melt) ink jet recording device in which recording is conducted by thermally melting the ink at a temperature above ambient temperature (20° C.) to provide prints that possess high qu... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5994530 | Carboxyalkyl cellulose esters for use in aqueous pigment dispersions The present invention provides certain carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) esters of higher acids (e.g., CMC acetate propionate, CMC propionate, CMC acetate butyrate, and CMC butyrate)having specific use in aqueous dispersions useful in formulating waterborne c... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5973036 | Reversibly-crosslinked-polymers for shear-thinning phase change ink jet inks Phase-change (hot melt) ink compositions for use in a phase change (hot melt) ink jet recording device are disclosed to comprise: (a) from about 0.1% to about 30% of one or more colorants; and (b) from about 0.1 to about 99.9% of one or more reversibly-crossli... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5844023 | Biologically degradable polymer mixture A biologically degradable polymer mixture is proposed which consists essentially of starch and at least one hydrophobic polymer. The hydrophobic polymer is in this connection at least substantially biologically degradable and thermoplastically processable... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5804296 | Cellulose ester compositions and shaped articles A composition comprises a cellulose acetate or other cellulose ester, and an anatase-type titanium oxide having (1) a specific surface area of not less than 30 m2 /g, (2) a primary particle size of 0.001 to 0.07 μm, or (3) a specific surface a... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5804617 | Poly(cyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate) copolyester molding compositions This invention relates to a molded object prepared from a copolyester having an inherent viscosity of 0.4 to 1.1 dL/g, wherein the acid component comprises repeat units from 90 to 40 mole % terephthalic acid and from 10 to 60 mole % of one or more additional ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5698612 | Thermoplastically workable, biodegradable moulding compositions The present invention provides thermoplastically workable and completely biodegradable moulding compositions, a process for the preparation thereof and the use thereof as biodegradable materials for the production of, for example, injection-moulded parts,... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5668273 | Carboxyalkyl cellulose esters This invention provides certain carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) esters of higher acids (e.g., CMC acetate propionate, CMC propionate, CMC acetate butyrate, and CMC butyrate). These new ether derivatives of cellulose esters exhibit solubility in a wide range... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5656682 | Polymer composition comprising esterified starch and esterified cellulose According to the present invention there is provided a composition as obtained from a melt comprising a starch ester and a cellulose ester. The starch ester and cellulose ester may be of the kind obtained by reaction of a mixed acid anhydride with the pol... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5599858 | Aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters and cellulose ester/polymer blends This invention relates to binary blends of cellulose esters and aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters, cellulose esters and aliphatic polyesters as well as ternary blends of cellulose esters and/or aliphatic polyesters and/or aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters and... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5559171 | Aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters and cellulose ester/polymer blends This invention relates to binary blends of cellulose esters and aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters, cellulose esters and aliphatic polyesters as well as ternary blends of cellulose esters and/or aliphatic polyesters and/or aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters and... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5541249 | Injection moldable ceramic and metallic compositions and method of preparing the same Provided is an injection moldable composition suitable for forming ceramic or metallic greenbodies. The composition comprises in combination an inorganic or metallic filler in an amount of from about 63 volume percent to about 92 volume percent, a binding... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5505830 | Biodegradable compostable plastic and method of making the same Electron beam radiation of resin blends and compounds comprises in major part by weight of cellulose acetate accelerates the rate and increases the degree of biodegradation of the compounds and products made therefrom, and renders the same fully compostab... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5384163 | Cellulose esters moidified with anhydrides of dicarboxylic acids and their use in waterborne basecoats Novel coating compositions containing modified cellulose esters are disclosed. The modified cellulose esters contain acid functionality, permitting their dispersion in aqueous systems. The modified cellulose esters are particularly useful as rheology cont... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5376708 | Biodegradable plastic materials, method of producing them, and their use A biodegradable plastic material based on cellulose esters and possibly biodegradable carboxylic acid esters, glycol esters or glycol ethers as softener, composed of from about 50 to about 90 weight percent cellulose ester, from about 5 to about 40 weight... | 12/27/1994 |
