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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7425589 | Method for modifying cellulose ethers The invention relates to a method for modifying cellulose ethers. The inventive method is characterised in that a cellulose ether having a humidity content of between 5 and 90% is intensively mixed with between 0.1 and 5 wt. %—in relation to the dry cellulose ethe... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7371279 | Cellulose ether composition A composition comprising cellulose ether, a superplasticizer and defoamer suitable for use as an additive in extruding inorganic compositions is disclosed. The inventive composition functions as a water retention agent, plasticizer and lubricant in the extrusion of ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7348378 | Adhesive An adhesive composition includes a polymer adhesive material and a thickener. The adhesive composition has a stringing length of 9 cm or less and a phase lag of 45 degrees or less or a sag distance of 5 mm or less. The adhesive can be formed by combining a vinyl ace... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7335690 | Crosslinkable hydrophilic materials from polymers having pendent Michael donor groups The present invention provides crosslinkable compositions useful in the preparation of hydrophilic gels, and are prepared from polymers having pendent hydrophilic groups, and pendant Michael donor groups, and crosslinked by polyacryl Michael acceptor compounds. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7276547 | Compositions comprising heteropolymers and at least one oil-soluble polymers chosen from alkyl celluloses and alkylated guar gums Compositions comprising at least one structuring polymer and at least one oil-soluble polymer chosen from alkyl celluloses and alkylated guar gums. The compositions may further comprise at least one fatty alcohol. This composition may be in the form of stable compos... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264740 | Process for increasing strength, flexibility and fatigue life of metals A method is described for the surface treatment of metals to improve the strength, flexibility and fatigue life of the metal, which in a preferred embodiment includes the steps of thoroughly cleaning and drying the metal surface, etching the surface of the metal to ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 6992123 | Polishing pad A polishing pad of the present invention contains a water-insoluble matrix material comprising a crosslinked polymer such as a crosslinked 1,2-polybutadiene and water-soluble particles dispersed in the material, such as saccharides. The solubility of the water-solub... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6759473 | Coating material and molded article By coating a dip-formed article with a coating agent comprising a polymer latex dispersion-stabilized with a water-soluble high-molecular-weight compound containing an alcoholic hydroxyl group, a coated article having excellent donning and putting off properties and... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6667354 | Stable liquid suspension compositions and suspending mediums for same Stable and environmentally friendly suspensions of solid particulates are provided through the addition of such solid particulates to a suspension medium which is comprised of a liquid carrier, a liquid carrier soluble resin, an organophyllic clay, and an... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6515049 | Water-soluble, sulfoalkyl-containing, hydrophobically modified cellulose ethers, process for preparing them, and their use as protective colloids in polymerizations The present invention relates to water-soluble ionic cellulose ethers from the group of the hydroxyalkylcelluloses which are substituted by on average from 0.001 to 1.0 alkyl group per anhydroglucose unit and which carry from 0.01 to 0.1 sulfoalkyl group ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6482876 | Agglomerates for the production of an aqueous binder system The invention relates to an agglomerate containing at least one of the following water-soluble or water-dispersible materials as a bonding base polymer: carboxylized and/or alkoxylized starch, cellulose ether and fully synthetic vinyl polymers and/or poly... | 11/19/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6166119 | Flowability additive A cement pumpability-enhancing additive which confers good pumpability on cementitious compositions such as concrete consists essentially of (a) polyethylene glycol; (b) diethylene glycol monobutyl ether and/or a derivative thereof; (c) polysaccharide; and (d) a th... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6156112 | High solids aqueous dispersions of reactive hydrophobizing agents This invention relates to high solids aqueous dispersions of reactive hydrophobizing agents, to methods of preparation of such dispersions, and to aqueous blends of such dispersions with a variety of other aqueous dispersions or solutions, including synth... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6121439 | Waterborne coatings with cationically modified associative ethers A coating composition is composed of a water-soluble polysaccharide composition comprising at least one hydrophobic group selected from aryl, alkyl, alkenyl, aralkyl and mixtures thereof and at least one quaternary ammonium salt group, both connected to a... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6071984 | Biodegradable plastics filled with reinforcing materials This invention relates to reinforced thermoplastic moulding compositions prepared from biodegradable polymers, for example aliphatic or polyester amides, aliphatic polyester urethanes, and to the use thereof for the production of mouldings and to the moul... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6054511 | High solids low viscosity polysaccharides Hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC), hydrophobically modified hydroxyethylcellulose (HMHEC), hydroxypropylcellulose (HPC), methylhydroxypropylcellulose (MHPC), carboxymethylhydroxyethylcellulose (CMHEC), guar, starch, xanthan, hydroxypropylguar (HP Guar) or carbo... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6017587 | Electrically conductive silicone compositions The present invention relates to electrically conductive silicone compositions comprising an organopolysiloxane containing at least two alkenyl groups per molecule, an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecu... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5993530 | Aqueous dispersion of biodegradable resin composition A thermally-decomposable, biodegradable resin composition is dispersed and stabilized in water optionally along with additives to give an aqueous dispersion of the resin composition. In the dispersion, the base polymer consists substantially of a water-in... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5989329 | Biostable water-borne paints Water-borne paints containing reduced molecular weight polysaccharide derivatives that are resistant to enzyme hydrolysis. The water-borne paints are biostable, retaining at least about 80% of their initial viscosity 24 hours after they are inoculated wit... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5976000 | Polishing pad with incompressible, highly soluble particles for chemical-mechanical planarization of semiconductor wafers A hard polishing pad with a porous surface for use in chemical-mechanical planarization of semiconductor wafers. The polishing pad has a body with a planarizing surface upon which a slurry may be deposited, and a plurality of particles are suspended in th... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5922119 | Use of aqueous protective coating compositions for industrial coatings and aqueous coating compositions The invention is directed to the use of an aqueous protective coating composition containing a binder system and an associative thickener for industrial coatings. The associative thickener is not a polyurethane thickener and is selected so that its concen... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5902392 | Paint for nonhazardous removal of heavy metals and method for using the same This invention involves a novel paint formulation comprising a phosphate or metal sulfide heavy metal reactive compound, a binder, a solubilizing compound and a buffer which acts as a carrier for heavy metal reactive chemicals so that when this novel pain... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5883155 | Elastomer films containing at least one active chemical substance, process for their preparation and their applications Elastomer films in which active chemical substances, such as corrosion inhibitors, lubricants or biocides for medical use are uniformly dispersed in the form of gel inclusions, processes for preparation and applications of these films. The elastomer film ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5879440 | Biostable water-borne paints and processes for their preparation Water-borne paints containing reduced molecular weight polysaccharide derivatives that are resistant to enzyme hydrolysis. The water-borne paints are biostable, retaining at least about 80% of their initial viscosity 24 hours after they are inoculated wit... | 03/09/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5834538 | Pressure sensitive adhesives A pressure sensitive adhesive(PSA) composition includes a latex system of an aqueous polymer dispersion derived from ethylenically-unsaturated monomers in the presence of a water soluble protective colloid. The PSA compositions are used in the manufacture... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5801220 | Rapidly disintegrating thickening composition A rapid disintegrating and dispersing composition for thickening liquid waste into a thixotropic gel comprises a polymeric acrylic resin and a colloid-forming mixture of microcrystalline cellulose and sodium carboxymethylcellulose. Additional ingredients ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5744520 | Aggregation processes A process for the preparation of polymer compositions which comprises mixing a conductive component with an anionic polymeric latex containing a polymer; adding a cationic surfactant, or flocculant whereby the aggregation of the latex particles and the co... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5725648 | Paper coatings containing guar or reduced molecular weight guar This invention relates to paper coating compositions comprising pigment, adhesive binder and rheology modifier wherein the rheology modifier comprises at least one of a) a mixture of guar and at least one other water-soluble polymer in sufficient amount t... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5710195 | Non-pigmented opaque jet ink compositions and methods of creating opaque indicia This invention applies to methods for creating opaque indicia on substrate surfaces and to non-pigmented, moisture-free, jet ink compositions containing only solvents and solvent soluble resins and dyes that exhibit the acceptable characteristics of opaci... | 01/20/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5658377 | Stable high solids aqueous dispersions of hydrophobizing agents Stable high solids aqueous dispersions of hydrophobizing agents can be prepared utilizing combinations of water-soluble protective colloids in combination with hydrolytically stable water-insoluble organic compounds selected from the group comprising orga... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5616635 | Aqueous multicolor paint The present invention discloses a multicolor paint formulation which is comprised of: (1) from about 5 to about 30 weight percent of a neutralized latex made by a method which comprises (A) free radical aqueous emulsion polymerizing at a pH of less than a... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5521234 | Fluidized polymer suspension (FPS) for continuous coating composition manufacture A Fluidized Polymer Suspension (FPS) thickener comprising a hydroxyethylcellulose and/or alkyl or arylalkyl hydrophobically modified hydroxyethylcellulose added continuously to an aqueous dispersion increases productivity for manufacture of aqueous coatin... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5504123 | Dual functional cellulosic additives for latex compositions Cellulose ether derivatives comprising a hydrophobic substituent having an unsaturated alkyl portion are disclosed. The unsaturation in the alkyl portion of the hydrophobic substituent can promote crosslinking of the cellulose ether derivative. The cellul... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5432213 | Water-permeable resinous composition for road paving of high strength and blocks and pavement thereof The present invention relates to a high strength water-permeable resinous road paving composition characterized by the use of 2-20 weight parts of thermosetting resin as a binder per 100 weight parts of granular aggregate and 1-20 weight parts of cellulos... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5432215 | Building material products containing organic polymers as thickeners Building material products, such as, for example, jointing compounds, adhesives, emulsion paints, synthetic plasters, fillers and the like, comprising a mixture of a) at least 10% by weight, in particular 10 to 99% by weight, of a water-soluble natural po... | 07/11/1995 |
