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...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7960470 | Method for producing polymer composition and polymer composition Disclosed are a process for producing a polymer composition having a high solubility in a solvent, and a polymer composition. The process for producing a polymer composition comprises polymerizing a radical polymerizable monomer in a solvent comprising a compound of... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7371273 | Latexes and ink-jet inks prepared using blocked acid monomers The present is drawn to the use of blocked acid monomers for the incorporation of highly acidic groups, such as strong acids and multiple acids, on the surface of latex particles via emulsion polymerization. In accordance with this, a method of forming latex particu... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371466 | Polymerisation initiators, polymerisable compositions, and uses thereof for bonding low surface energy substrates Quaternary boron salts are used as initiators of polymerisation in adhesive compositions for bonding low surface energy substrates such as polyolefins. The quaternary boron salts are of the formula I wherein R1 i... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7309523 | Hybrid material, use of said hybrid material and method for making same The present invention relates to a hybrid material, its use and its production process. The hybrid material comprises a polymer with acid groups. The inorganic part of the said hybrid material is constituted by the combination of at least two metal oxide comp... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7300979 | Powder coating compositions comprising urethane (meth)acrylates and micronized waxes and their use Light-stable and weather-stable coating films contain a powder coating composition, containing from 30 to 98.5% by mass of a binder containing at least one urethane (meth)acrylate having a melting point of from 40 to 130° C.; from 1 to 20% by mass of at least one m... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7267886 | Polymerisation initiators, polymerisable compositions, and uses thereof for bonding low surface energy substrates Quaternary boron salts are used as initiators of polymerisation in adhesive compositions for bonding low surface energy substrates such as polyolefins. The quaternary boron salts are of the formula I ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7247667 | Particle containing solid surface material A liquid composition which is a precursor to a solid surface material comprises a liquid polymerizable component and two different solid particle distributions with an added polycarboxylic acid or salt retarding or preventing particle settling. ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7223473 | Porous inorganic/organic hybrid particles for chromatographic separations and process for their preparation Novel material for chromatographic separations, processes for its preparation, and separations devices containing the chromatographic material. In particular, the disclosure describes porous inorganic/organic hybrid particles having a chromatographically-enhancing p... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7208546 | Nanocomposite ethylene copolymer compositions for golf balls A method for making a golf ball including the steps of providing a core; providing a nanoparticulate; providing a first monomer including an olefin; providing a second monomer including an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid; in-situ polymerizing the fir... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7189463 | Polymerisation initiators, polymerisable compositions, and uses thereof for bonding low surface energy substrates Quaternary boron salts are used as initiators of polymerisation in adhesive compositions for bonding low surface energy substrates such as polyolefins. The quaternary boron salts are of the formula I wherein R | 03/13/2007 |
| 7119133 | Latex-encapsulated particulates for ink-jet applications The present invention is drawn to a latex-encapsulated particulate, comprising a particulate from 30 nm to 150 nm in size, and a latex at least partially encapsulating the particulate. The latex can have a surface dielectric constant from 2.0 to 3.0 at room temperat... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7001930 | Acrylic resin formulations curable to clear, heat-resistant bodies A non-aqueous, solvent-free formulation for producing clear, transparent, heat-resistant elements, suitable for use as lenses in optoelectronic devices, consists essentially of an acidic, nonpolymerizing acrylic resin; THFA, DMA, HEMA, HBA, or an equivalent polymeri... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6989419 | Ambient temperature curing coating composition Ambient temperature curing coating composition comprising a polysiloxane having the formula: wherein each R1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, and alkoxy groups having up to six carbon atoms, reactiv... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6939932 | Initiator systems, polymerisable compositions, and uses thereof for bonding low surface energy substrates Use of an initiator system comprising: a combination of an organoborane and a polyaziridine, in a ratio of aziridine groups to boron atoms of greater than 1.3:1, as an initiator of polymerisation in an ad... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6939913 | Adhesive agent, method of connecting wiring terminals and wiring structure This invention provides a wiring-terminal-connecting adhesive comprising a curing agent capable of generating a free radical upon heating, a radically polymerizable substance and silicone particles, and a wiring-terminal-connecting method and a wiring structure whic... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6855386 | Wet surface adhesives A wet stick pressure sensitive adhesive comprising the solventless polymerization product of: a) about 30 to about 70 parts by weight of an (meth)acrylate ester monomer wherein the (meth)acrylate ester monomer, when homopolymerized, has a Tg of less than about 10° ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6770710 | Process for obtaining a photochromic latex The process comprises: (1) the preparation of a mixture comprising at least one organic monomer Z with a C═C group, polymerizable by a radical process, at least one organic photochromic compound, at least one surfactant, water and optionally a polymerizatio... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6740706 | Method for obtaining coating compositions having reduced VOC The invention relates to an economical method of making a polymer having reduced VOCs and coating compositions containing such polymers. In one embodiment, the method of invention requires providing a reactant mixture (a), providing a solvent mixture (b) comprising ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6703470 | Conjugated diene-based rubber, oil extended rubber and rubber composition containing the same An objective of the invention is to provide a conjugated diene-based rubber having a specific composition and an oil extended rubber using the same, as well as a rubber composition capable of being converted into a vulcanized rubber which has a low rollin... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6649708 | Process for producing polymer particles To provide a process for producing polymer particles which are spherical and have smooth surfaces and small contents of oil- and the solvent-soluble at the time of being compounded. Polymer particles are produced by adding 0.099 to 47 parts by mass of a c... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6617372 | Process of making polymeric hydrogel products What is described is a polymeric hydrogel product of a stable, aqueous polymeric composition which composition forms a clear to translucent film upon application to a substrate, and includes, by weight, 5-75% of (a) a water-soluble polymer having (b) in s... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6593405 | Method for elastifying and extending polymers with PVC-homo-and copolymers or with EVA-copolymers in gel form Methods for elastifying and extending polymers with EVA copolymers, PVC homopolymers or PVC copolymers in gel form are described. The elastified and extended polymers are useful as sealing materials, adhesives and sealants.... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6573349 | High molecular weight monovinylidene aromatic polymers with good processability The present invention relates to a polymer produced by polymerizing a vinyl aromatic monomer in the presence of a small amount of furfuryl (alkyl)acrylate.... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6562927 | Method of making a thermoformable article having uniform distribution of coloring and mineral filler before and after thermoforming The present invention is drawn to a composition and thermoformable sheets and articles made therefrom. In the present invention, ranges of chain-transfer agents, thixotropic agents, and mineral filler content are balanced to minimize migration or maldistr... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6403711 | Polysiloxane having a copolymer dispersed therein and sealants containing the same A high elongation, low 100% modulus composition comprises a copolymer dispersed in a continuous phase polysiloxane. The copolymer is made from high amounts of at least a monomer which is capable of forming a low Tg polymer and relatively low amounts of at... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6388006 | Self-adhesive composition A pressure sensitive adhesive composition which comprises the following two components: (A) a vinyl polymer having at least one alkenyl group represented by the general formula (1): CH2.dbd.C(R1)-- (1) wherein R1 represents a ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6379807 | Coating composition having improved acid etch resistance The present invention is directed to a coating composition particularly useful as a clear coating applied over a pigmented base coating, wherein the clear coating has improved resistance to marring and to acid etching when exposed to natural weathering co... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6313219 | Method for hybrid inorganic/organic composite materials The present invention provides a systematic method for "engineering" hybrid inorganic/organic compounds (IOCs) to exhibit specific physico-chemical properties as may be desired for a particular materials application. Such hybrid inorganic/organic compound... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6281271 | Radically polymerizable dental material The invention relates to a dental material with at least one polymerizable binder and at least one filler containing a redox-initiator system for the radical polymerization, which comprises an initiator and an activator. The material is characterized in t... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6191215 | Process for the preparation of pulverulent polymers by polymerization in supercritical carbon dioxide in the presence of polyoxyalkylene-polysiloxane copolymers Process for the preparation of pulverulent polymers by polymerization in supercritical carbon dioxide in the presence of polyoxyalkylene-polysiloxane copolyers The invention relates to a process for the preparation of pulverulent polymers by polymerizatio... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6160037 | Reactive extrusion of latent pigments Pigment composition obtainable by (a) mixing a latent pigment with a polymerizable substance, and (b) treating the mixture of step (a) with heat while mixing the reaction mixture, and (c) cooling the treated reaction mixture to room temperature, and, if desire... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6130286 | Fast drying clear coat composition with low volatile organic content A fast-drying coating composition intended primarily as an automotive clear coat that may be cured at ambient conditions is provided with VOC less than 4.0 (preferably about 3.5) by the use as a major film-forming component an acrylic polyol that is the p... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6103795 | Continuous process for preparing acrylate based pigment preparations Process for preparing pigment preparations by mixing a colored composition with monomers and simultaneously polymerizing the monomers in an extruder at elevated temperatures, whereby the following steps are carried out: (A) introducing continuously into an ext... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5985463 | Coating containing hydroxy containing acrylosilane polymer to improve mar and acid etch resistance A coating composition particularly useful as a clear coating used over a pigmented base coat that has improved resistance to marring and to acid etching when exposed to natural weathering conditions containing 40-70% by weight of film forming binder and 3... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5739180 | Flat panel displays and methods and substrates therefor Flat-panel displays, a substrate for use in such displays, and methods for making the displays and the substrate are disclosed. The substrate is a hybrid composite containing an organic component and an inorganic component. The substrate possesses attribu... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5739205 | -cyanoacrylate adhesive composition An -cyanoacrylate adhesive composition having high thixotropy, excellent stability with age including difficulty of separation and excellent adhesiveness, for use of rubbers, plastics, metals or so, comprises (b) 10 through 20 parts by weight of po... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5605959 | Particulate vinyl polymer and water-base coating composition using the same A particulate vinyl polymer is provided. At least 95 wt. % of its particles have a minor axis A and a major axis B, which are in a relationship of 1ࣘB/Aࣘ1.5 and individually range from 30 μm to 400 μm. The polymer has an acid value of from 30 to 150... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5565535 | Method for improving the substrate adhesion properties of polymer concrete A method for improving the substrate adhesion properties of polymer concrete composition including a substantially non-aqueous slurry of (i) an aggregate component, (ii) a monomer binder component in an amount effective to bind the aggregate component, up... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5461087 | Adhesive and double-sided adhesive tape A UV curable adhesive composition contains a C4 to C14 alkyl alcohol-acrylic acid ester monomer and a monofunctional oligoester acrylate. The composition is cured with UV rays to produce an adhesive the glass transition temperature of which is to be lower... | 10/24/1995 |
