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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7388047 | Redispersible powders comprising pozzolanic components Water-redispersible polymer powder compositions based on homopolymers or copolymers of one or more monomers from the group consisting of vinyl esters of unbranched or branched alkylcarboxylic acids having from 1 to 15 carbon atoms, methacrylic esters and acrylic est... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7361617 | Fire resistant composite material and fabrics therefrom The present invention relates to fire resistant composite materials and to fire resistant fabric materials and mattresses made therefrom. The composite materials include (a) a substrate selected from the group consisting of cotton, rayon, lyocell and blends thereof;... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7338999 | Rubber composition for tire tread and pneumatic tire using the same To provide a rubber composition having excellent wet grip performance while maintaining low heat build-up characteristics without lowering processability, abrasion resistance and rolling resistance. The rubber composition of the present invention comprises, based on... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7326742 | Wet type friction material The present invention provides a wet type friction material comprising a paper base material and binder, in which the paper base material includes silica having an average particle diameter of 1 to 10 μm and disc-shaped diatom earth, and the binder comprises a cure... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7321009 | Process for the production of vermiculite foil The invention is concerned with gasket sealing foils having a sealing layer with enhanced properties which is based upon chemically exfoliated vermiculite. The method of producing a sealing foil for gaskets is described. The method comprises the steps of: (a) the ap... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7312274 | Composition and method for use with ceramic matrix composite T-sections A composition is for use with fabricating a ceramic composite stiffening member that defines a T-section. The stiffening member includes a web portion, at least one flange portion, a radius region disposed between the web portion and the at least one flange portion,... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7288594 | Process for producing modified polymer modified polymer obtained by the process and rubber composition Provided is a process for producing a modified polymer, characterized by carrying out primary modification in which a hydrocarbyloxysilane compound is reacted with the active site of a polymer having an active site of an organic metal type in a molecule and then car... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288585 | Acrylic dispersing agents in nanocomposites The instant invention discloses a composition, preferably a nanocomposite material, comprising (a) a synthetic polymer, (b) a filler such as for example a natural or synthetic phyllosilicate or a mixture of such phyllosilicates, preferably in nanoparticles, and (c) ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7241829 | Exfoliated polyolefin/clay nanocomposites using chain end functionalized polyolefin as the polymeric surfactant Polyolefin/clay nanocomposites with an exfoliated structure are prepared by a process which employs a specific chain end functionalized polyolefin that serves as the clay/polyolefin interfacial compatibilizer (or polymeric surfactant). The polyolefin contains a hydr... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241828 | Textured grout composition, dispenser therefor, and method of use The invention relates to grout compositions that are suitable for packaging in pressurized containers. The compositions comprise a mineral filler that has average particle size greater than about 160 micrometers in which the mineral particles exhibit a Mohs hardness... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7214728 | Method of making a surface size composition A size composition for the surface sizing of paper, board or other suchlike. The size composition comprises a size fraction which comprises a water-soluble, principal component made up of, for example, starch, polyvinyl alcohol, carboxymethyl cellulose, glucomannan,... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211331 | Preparation of nano-sized organic-inorganic composite material A nano-sized composite material of a polymer resin and a layered clay composite having improved properties can be prepared by a simple and economic process comprising applying an electric field thereto. ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7189789 | Curable fluoropolyether composition and rubber article A curable fluoropolyether composition comprising (A) a fluoropolyether compound containing alkenyl radicals and having a fluorine content of at least 40% by weight, (B) a curing agent in the form of a fluorinated organosilicon compound which is fully soluble in the ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7173097 | Metathesis-curable composition with a reaction control agent A composition curable by a metathesis reaction upon mixing its components and comprising an olefin-containing substrate, a metathesis catalyst, and a reaction control agent for slowing the progress of the metathesis reaction. The metathesis catalyst is a ruthenium o... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7166668 | Method of making a finished product A method of making a finished product includes the steps of providing a feedstock comprising a polymer component comprising 5 to 100 parts by weight of a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyethylene in particulate form, polyvinyl chloride in particulat... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7153895 | Blending of rubber compounds, fillers and plasticizers Disclosed are methods for the formation of a rubber/filler/curative/plasticizer compacted masterbatch which may be performed in two ways. In one embodiment, a rubber and a filler are intimately mixed for a time and under shear conditions sufficient to form a free fl... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7060770 | Metathesis-curable composition with a reaction control agent A composition curable by a metathesis reaction upon mixing its components and comprising an olefin-containing substrate, a metathesis catalyst, and a reaction control agent for slowing the progress of the metathesis reaction. The metathesis catalyst is a ruthenium o... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7060769 | Method of curing composition by metathesis reaction using reaction control agent A method of controlled curing by a metathesis reaction upon mixing its components, the method including the step of mixing an olefin-containing substrate, a metathesis catalyst, and a reaction control agent. The metathesis catalyst is a ruthenium or osmium carbene c... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7030184 | Method for improving the mechanical strength of cement matrices, and cement matrices produced thereby The mechanical property known as “strength at young ages” of cement matrices or hydraulic binders may be significantly improved by adding dispersions of mineral fillers and dispersing agents. The dispersing agents of the present invention comprise copolymers pre... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7012108 | Modified inorganic particles The invention relates to modified inorganic particles with a layer structure with an average particle diameter of 5 nm to 20000 nm, comprising an outer shell consisting of aminoplasts which contain, interlamellarly, multifunctional C1–C30 ami... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7005460 | Two-step curable mixer-suitable materials The present invention relates to a multi-component system for making impressions which contains (a) at least one compound having at least two alkenyl groups; (b) at least one organohydrogenpolysiloxane; ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001944 | Mineral-reinforced impact-resistant modified polycarbonate blends A mineral-filled, impact-resistant thermoplastic molding composition is disclosed. The composition contains at least one resin selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate and polyester carbonate B) impact resistance modifier, and C) wollastonite having carbo... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7001590 | Metathesis-curable composition One-part and two-part compositions curable by a metathesis reaction comprising a resin containing a substrate with at least two cycloolefin groups per molecule curable by a metathesis reaction with a metathesis catalyst. These compositions may optionally contain a r... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998427 | Hydrophilic silicone elastomer material used in particular for taking dental imprints A crosslinkable silicone material made of a silicone elastomer by polyaddition reaction is provided. The crosslinkable silicone material is especially useful for taking impressions such as, for example, dental impressions. ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6951683 | Synthetic paper skins, paper and labels containing the same and methods of making the same This invention relates to polymer film useful as a skin layer for synthetic paper or label comprising (A) a filler (B) a carrier polymer and (C) a minor amount of an ink adhesion improving polymer. The film is printable by thermal transfer printing. The invention re... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6831123 | Ionomeric polyester compositions containing organoclays, and method Resinous compositions are disclosed which comprise at least one ionomeric polyester and at least one organoclay. Also a method is disclosed for improving the modulus properties of a resinous composition comprising at least one organoclay, the method comprising the s... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6822032 | Impact modified compositions of polyimide and polyamide resins Blends of polyimide resins and polyamide show improved physical properties with the addition of rubbery olefinic resins containing zinc carboxylate moieties. ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6815489 | Nanocomposite coatings The invention relates to a method for preparing a composition for coating, wherein a layered, inorganic filler is subjected to an ion exchange with a modifier, which modifier comprises at least two ionic groups, which groups are separated from each other by at least... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6812273 | Manufacturing inorganic polymer hybrids Method of manufacturing inorganic polymer hybrids with improved mechanical properties and even dispersion of the inorganic material in the hybrids. Nanoscale exfoliation of inorganic materials having layered structures is induced, and said inorganic materials are co... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6765050 | Complexes of clay and polyoxyalkylene amine and method for producing the same The present invention discloses a complex of clay and polyoxyalkylene amine and a method for producing the same. The clay in the present invention is layered and includes silicate, and the polyoxyalkylene amine with molecular weight over 1,800 is provided as an inte... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6750283 | High-hardness, soft composite material A high-hardness, soft composite material which consists of an organic/inorganic composite material having at least 60 wt. % of inorganic components including an aggregate component, and which has a surface Vickers hardness (JIS Z 2244) of at least 400 and a radius o... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6713553 | Method for improving the mechanical strength, particularly the strength “at the young ages” of cement matrices, and the cement matrices obtained thereby Cements or hydraulic binders may be prepared by adding an aqueous suspension comprising a ground mineral filler and at least one grinding aid agent to a cement or hydraulic binder. The resulting cement or hydraulic binder has very appreciably improved mechanical pro... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6713547 | Process for preparing high barrier nanocomposites The present invention relates to processes for preparing a nanocomposite comprising: a. preparing an organoclay material by reacting a swellable layered clay with an onium ion represented by Formula (I): wherein | 03/30/2004 |
| 6653377 | System for the contained transfer of particulates An economical and reliable system for the contained transfer of particulates by means of a series of transfer containers facilitates the particulate transfer without either exposure of the operating personnel and the environment to the particulate, or env... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6649146 | Dental impression material utilizing ruthenium metathesis catalyst A composition for use as a dental impression material including a polymerizable resin consisting of oligomers or polymers functionalized with groups curable by ring opening metathesis polymerization. These oligomers or polymers are end-capped and/or tethe... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6646026 | Methods of enhancing dyeability of polymers The invention relates to new methods of dyeing polymers. The methods include dispersing nanomaterials into the polymers to form polymer nanocomposites, and dyeing the polymer nanocomposites with a dye. The invention also relates to dyed polymers thus obta... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6569933 | Granulate composition of antiblocking agents and additives for polymer production The invention comprises a granulate comprising a) a micronized silicic acid gel (A) with an average particle size from 2 to 15 microns, a specific pore volume from 0.3 to 2.0 ml/g, a specific surface (BET) from 200 to 1000 m2 /g, in a concentra... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6528569 | Solid water-soluble or water-dispersible compositions The invention provides processes for producing solid, water-soluble or water-dispersible compositions comprising non film-forming materials, such as water-soluble agrochemical electrolytes, supported by film-forming polymers. The water-soluble agrochemica... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6515099 | Shaped article of polyamide resin and production thereof The polyamide resin shaped article of the present invention is produced by preliminarily melt-kneading a m-xylylene-containing polyamide resin and a layered silicate subjected to a swelling treatment to prepare a resin composition containing the layered s... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6509390 | Two-paste dental alginate impression material The dental alginate impression material comprising a main paste containing an alginate, water and a filler as major components and a setting paste containing calcium sulfate and a liquid component as major components, the both pastes being to be mixed and... | 01/21/2003 |
