...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6939944 | Inhibition of rosin crystallization The invention relates to the inhibition of crystallization in rosin and rosin-based materials through the use of crystallization inhibitors. More specifically, the crystallization inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acids and the salts of c... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6844390 | Modified alkyd compositions comprising polyol latex compositions and processes of making them The present invention relates to modified alkyd polymers and compositions thereof, in which the alkyd polymers are modified with polyol-containing latex compositions and/or diol-containing latex compositions. The invention further relates to compositions prepared fr... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6762216 | Printing ink composition A printing ink composition comprising: a vegetable oil; and a rosin-modified phenol resin having a weight average molecular weight of at least 30,000, the rosin-modified phenol resin being dissolved in the vegetable oil, wherein the printing ink composition has a co... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6710128 | Process to produce an aqueous composition A process is provided to produce an aqueous composition. The process comprises shearing a mixture to produce a mini-emulsion and polymerizing said mini-emulsion in the presence of an initiator to produce the aqueous composition; wherein said mixture comprises at lea... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6541564 | Preparation of copolymers of carbon monoxide and an olefinically unsaturated compound in an aqueous medium In a process for the metal-catalyzed preparation of copolymers of carbon monoxide and an olefinically unsaturated compound having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms in an aqueous medium, the copolymerization is carried out in the presence of a water-soluble macrom... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6503971 | Rosin-fatty acid vinylic polymers as grind resins and grind vehicles comprising same This invention relates to novel rosin-fatty acid vinylic polymer compositions that exhibit characteristics which make them useful as grind resins for preparing grind vehicles for ink and coating formulations. In particular, this invention relates to rosin... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6429247 | Rosin-fatty acid vinylic emulsion compositions A rosin fatty acid vinylic emulsion composition produced by (A) polymerizing a mixture of vinylic monomers in the presence of a fatty acid rosin mixture comprising a mixture of fatty acids and rosin, at temperature in the range of about 135° C. to about ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6344516 | Resin composition and process for producing the same A curable resin composition, which comprises a resin formed, in the presence of a transition metal complex, by polymerizing an oxidative-polymerizable compound that contains a phenol-compound-containing vegetable oil. A method for producing a curable ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6177510 | Air curing water base copolymers and method of preparation An aqueous dispersion comprising a copolymer which is the polymerization product of a mixture of vinylic monomers wherein from about 5% to about 90% by weight of the vinylic monomers are selected from co-esters of a drying oil acid and an unsaturated ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6160032 | Biocompatible coating composition A coating composition is provided comprising hyaluronic acid or a salt thereof and a blocked polyisocyanate in a solvent comprising water. A method is provided for preparing the coating on a substrate comprising forming a coating mixture of hyaluronic aci... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5652291 | Aqueous dispersion of urethane vinyl composite resin An aqueous dispersion containing urethane vinyl composite resin which exhibits superior dispersability properties. The composite resin is obtained by graft polymerizing vinyl monomers with dispersable polyurethane. The polyurethane exhibits an acid value ... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5646197 | Antimicrobial root canal sealer The present invention is directed to a root canal sealer which satisfies the need for obtaining a tight seal. The root canal sealer comprises the following powders in the following weight ratios: 31 to 41% zinc oxide, 25% hydrogenated rosin glycerol ester... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5525655 | Water based stencil filler A water based stencil filler that can be cleaned off monuments with a water wash, the filler being comprised of a tackified elastomer aqueous dispersion formulation containing (a) a rosin derived resinous composition which is a substantially a polyhydric ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5008329 | Process for producing aqueous copolymer dispersion from a vinyl monomer mixture A process for producing an aqueous copolymer dispersion is disclosed, which comprises emulsion polymerizing 100 parts by weight of a vinyl monomer mixture comprising (A) from 60 to 99.8% by weight of an acrylic ester of an aliphatic saturated alcohol havi... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4788239 | Water-based neoprene contact cement comprising ionizable resin mixture in a copolymer of chloroprene and methacrylic acid An aqueous contact cement, which comprises a dispersion in water of a chloroprene copolymer of 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene and methacrylic acid and a resinous polyelectrolyte of an ionizable resinous mixture which is ionized with a volatile ionizing atent, and... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4681909 | Rosin emulsion sizing agent A rosin emulsion sizing agent comprising 20 to 50% by weight of fortified rosin, 2 to 30% by weight of a saponification product of a styrene/acrylic acid copolymer or a styrene/methacrylic acid copolymer, and the remainder being water.... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4648905 | Aqueous printing ink Aqueous printing ink vehicle and ink compositions are disclosed, which are based on sulfated or sulfonated organic compound binders or non-ionic pigment binders.... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4581400 | Rubber compositions modified with blends of rosin material A rubber composition comprising (a) 100 parts by weight of a rubber selected from the group consisting of natural rubber and synthetic diene rubbers and (b) about 1 to about 30 parts by weight of a rosin derivative comprising a blend of (i) about 15 to ab... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4536218 | Process and compositions for lithographic printing in multiple layers Printed materials such as tickets, lottery forms, cards and contest forms, bearing a hidden message which is revealable by scratching off a covering opaque layer, are prepared by printing the message on the substrate, lithographing a protective layer such... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4532295 | Polymerization process for aqueous polymer dispersions of vinyl esters and ethylenic monomers A process for the preparation of aqueous polymer dispersions comprising polymerizing vinyl esters and up to 50% by weight of the total monomer of compounds with unsaturated ethylenic bonds at a temperature of 10° to 100° C. in the presence of an at leas... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4495319 | Water based concrete cure A concrete cure is provided which is totally water based and completely void of solvents. A moisture impermeable film is attained when the cure is applied to fresh concrete. The cure forms a barrier over the concrete allowing it to retain over 95% of the ... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4491655 | Rubber containing esters of rosin acid There is disclosed the use of esters especially methyl esters of rosin acids as total or partial replacements for oil in rubber formulations. Vulcanizate properties, low temperature performance, and processibility are comparable when using either the rosi... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4478993 | Rubber containing decarboxylated rosins There is disclosed the use of decarboxylated rosins as total or partial replacements for oil in rubber formulations. Vulcanizate properties, low temperature performance, and processibility are comparable when using either the decarboxylated rosins or an a... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4463115 | Pressure sensitive adhesive composition A pressure sensitive adhesive composition comprising (A) a polyether having at least one silicon-containing hydrolyzable group, having an average molecular weight of 300 to 30,000 and having a principal chain which is essentially constructed with the chem... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4439563 | Water based concrete cure A concrete cure is provided which is totally water based and completely void of solvents. A moisture impermeable film is attained when the cure is applied to fresh concrete. The cure forms a barrier over the concrete allowing it to retain over 95% of the ... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4396053 | Pneumatic tire including a curable, storage-stable and solventless single component sealant composition A curable, storage-stable and solventless single component sealant for pneumatic tires having as its essential sealant functioning components a liquid low molecular weight hydroxy terminated polybutadiene diol, an antioxidant, a polymeric isocyanate, and,... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4388427 | Heat-set type printing inks A heat-set type printing ink comprising as the vehicle a non-aqueous dispersion prepared by dissolving a resin in a hydrocarbon solvent-containing solvent boiling at not lower than 170° C. to form a resin solution and polymerizing at least one kind of vi... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4359552 | Hot melt adhesive compositions containing an aliphatic hydrocarbon resin Hot melt adhesive compositions are provided which contain (a) about 10-30 weight % of an alkenyl succinic anhydride, (b) about 20-60 weight % of an ethylene copolymer, and (c) about 10-40 weight % of a tackifying resin which is an aliphatic hydrocarbon re... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4183834 | Ionized rosin-based resinous mixtures as tackifiers for latex A resinous polyelectrolyte, especially suitable for use as a tackifier in latex adhesives, comprises an ionizable resinous mixture which is ionized with a volatile ionizing agent, said ionizable resinous mixture being the reaction product of a rosin, a ca... | 01/15/1980 |