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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7378470 | Molding compositions based on a thermoplastic polyester with improved flowability This invention relates to thermoplastic molding compositions with improved flowability based on a thermoplastic polyester and on at least one copolymer composed of at least one olefin with at least one methacrylic ester or acrylic ester of an aliphatic alcohol, the ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7308738 | Releasable fastener systems and processes A releasable fastener system comprises a loop portion and a hook portion. The loop portion includes a support and a loop material disposed on one side thereof. The hook portion generally includes a support and a plurality of closely spaced upstanding hook elements e... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7288218 | Deaggregated electrically conductive polymers and precursors thereof Deaggregated substituted and unsubstitued polyparaphenylenes, polyparaphenylevevinyles, polyanilines, polyazines, polythiophenes, poly-p-phenylene sulfides, polyfuranes, polypyrroles, polyselenophene, polyacetylenes formed from soluble precursors and combinations th... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7232593 | Aligned emissive polymer blend, film and device based thereon The invention relates to aligned emissive polymer blended with at least one chromophore with rigid-rod-type or discotic asymmetric molecular structure; to film incorporating such polymer blends; to devices incorporating such polymers blends or films, and to uses the... | 06/19/2007 |
| RE39617 | Butadiene polymers having terminal functional groups Hydrogenated butadiene polymers having terminal functional groups have minimum viscosity at any molecular weight when the 1,2-addition is between 30% and 70% Hydrogenated butadiene polymers having about two terminal hydroxyl groups per molecule have surprisingly low... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7214866 | Method for manufacturing musical instrument and a musical instrument The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a musical instrument, in which method a musical instrument is manufacturing for one or several parts and of which parts at least one part is manufactured of plastic material compound, which includes thermop... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7146690 | Releasable fastener system A releasable fastener system comprises a loop portion and a hook portion. The loop portion includes a support and a loop material disposed on one side thereof. The hook portion generally includes a support and a plurality of closely spaced upstanding hook elements e... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140081 | Releasable fastener system A releasable fastener system comprises a loop portion and a hook portion. The loop portion includes a support and a loop material disposed on one side thereof whereas the hook portion includes a support and a plurality of closely spaced upstanding hook elements exte... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137477 | Sound absorbers The present invention relates to a sound absorber consisting of a first non-woven fabric facing towards the sound-emitting source having a layer thickness within a range of from 2 to 15 mm, a density within a range of from 50 to 500 kg/m3, a weight per su... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7101597 | Medical devices made from polymer blends containing low melting temperature liquid crystal polymers A medical device, at least a portion of which is composed of a polymeric material in which the polymeric material is a melt blend product of at least two different thermoplastic polymers, one of the thermoplastic polymers being a thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094828 | Olefin thermoplastic elastomer composition An olefin thermoplastic elastomer composition which is superior in the resistance to oils, heat resistance, formability and flexibility is provided, said elestomer composition comprising the components (A) 40–90 parts by weight of a polypropylene resin havi... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7058475 | System for software PLC implementation for plastic molding machines A system for integrating a software programmable logic controller functions along with the human machine interface functions for plastics molding machines is disclosed. A general purpose computer integrates the programmable logic controller functions of monitoring a... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7032282 | Releasable fastener system A releasable fastener system comprises a loop portion and a hook portion. The loop portion includes a support and a loop material disposed on one side thereof. The hook portion generally includes a support and a plurality of closely spaced upstanding hook elements e... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7026026 | Balloons made from liquid crystal polymer blends Balloons for use on medical devices such as catheter balloons are formed from polymer blend products which include a liquid crystal polymer (LCP), a crystallizable thermoplastic polymer, especially thermoplastic polyesters such as PET, and a compatabilizer. The comp... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7020938 | Magnetorheological nanocomposite elastomer for releasable attachment applications A releasable fastener system comprises a loop portion and a hook portion. The loop portion includes a support and a loop material disposed on one side thereof whereas the hook portion includes a support and a plurality of closely spaced upstanding hook elements exte... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021633 | Low friction fluid seal device with additive to rubber compound A fluid seal device for use in sealing an annular space between an internal surface of a cylinder and a member therein having an outer cylindrical surface and being formed at least in part from rubber. An oleamide additive is included in the rubber compound comprisi... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7013538 | Electroactive polymer releasable fastening system and method of use A releasable fastening system for retaining two surfaces at each other or disengaging the two surfaces from each other comprises a first electrode disposed at a first surface, a second electrode disposed at a second surface, and a polymer film disposed between the f... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7013536 | Releasable fastener systems and processes A releasable fastener system comprises a loop portion and a hook portion. The loop portion includes a support and a loop material disposed on one side thereof. The hook portion generally includes a support and a plurality of closely spaced upstanding hook elements e... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6977103 | Dimensionally stable balloons An inflatable medical balloon comprises a polymer matrix material and a plurality of fibers distributed in the matrix material. The plurality of fibers operatively adhere to the matrix material and provide reinforcement thereof. The fibers may be parallel or angular... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6973701 | Releasable fastening system based on ionic polymer metal composites and method of use A releasable fastening system comprises a knob portion comprising a knob element, a cavity portion comprising a cavity configured to receive the knob element, and an ionic polymer metal composite actuator disposed at the knob element. The ionic polymer metal composi... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6960394 | Fabric reinforced cement A cement panel that is reinforced with a fabric made of nucleated polypropylene fibers. The cement panel includes a core layer that is made of a lightweight cement composition. This core layer is covered with a layer of reinforcing nucleated polypropylene fabric on ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6944920 | Electrostatically releasable fastening system and method of use A releasable fastening system comprises a loop portion comprising a loop material, a hook portion comprising a plurality of hook elements, and an actuation device disposed in electrical communication with the loop portion and the hook portion. The actuation device i... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6943218 | Polyolefins with flame retardancy and abrasion resistance additives A chemical composition and method for the production of polyolefins having enhanced flame retardancy and abrasion resistance properties. Additives are covalently bound to substrate polymers by means of a graft polymerization process. Chemical grafting is facilitated... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6933333 | Conductive adhesive sealant for bipolar fuel cell separator plate assemblies A conductive adhesive sealant comprising vinyl ester resin or polyester resin, graphite powder, peroxide free-radical initiator, milled carbon fiber, and a quinone-based inhibitor such as para benzoquinone. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6920675 | Process for attachment and/or disengagement of components Processes for providing rapid release of a hook and loop type releasable fastener system comprise preconditioning the releasable fastener system to effect rapid release. In this manner, minimal energy and time is required for disengagement of the releasable fastener... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6905743 | Dimensionally stable balloons A medical balloon composed of a micro-composite material which provides for radial expansion of a balloon to a predetermined extent, but which has minimal longitudinal growing during balloon inflation. The micro-composite material includes a fibril component, a matr... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6900267 | Methods of CO2-assisted reactive extrusion Methods of carrying out a reactive extrusion processes are described that include combining at least one polymer, oligomer, or combination thereof, a carbon dioxide containing fluid, and at least one reactant in an extruder to form a mixture such that the carbon dio... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6793994 | Oxygen scavenging polymer compositions containing ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymers Oxygen barrier polymer compositions exhibiting high oxygen scavenging capability suitable for extended shelf-life, packaging applications. These polymer compositions comprise at least one ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer, at least one oxidizable polydiene, and at le... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6780502 | Insulating resin composition and laminate obtained therefrom This invention relates to an insulating resin composition which exhibits high impact resistance and heat resistance and good adhesiveness to the plating metal, is selectively etchable by a permanganate salt commonly used in a plating operation and suited for an insu... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6682685 | Method of rotational molding using a resin blend A method for making rotationally molded objects using resin blends. The resin blend comprises resin pellets and an amount of ground resin powder sufficient to yield rotomolded objects having desirable impact strength and other strength characteristics. Pr... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6617394 | Dimer acid derivatives as enhancers The invention relates to low molecular weight LPA surface quality enhancers derived from C36-44 dimer acids capped with a glycol or a polyether polyol. The capped dimer acids are incompatible in the cured matrix of a polyester molding compositi... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6559257 | Adhesive formulations An adhesive composition that includes a free radical-polymerizable monomer component that includes a reaction product of a (hydroxy)acrylate with an anhydride and is substantially free of at least methyl methacrylate or methacrylic acid. The adhesive comp... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6444753 | Polyester molding composition A polyester molding composition which includes the presence of gloss reducing amounts of PET, polyester containing ionomeric groups, or mixtures thereof in a PBT/styrenic impact modifier blend for providing low gloss on a textured surface.... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6433086 | Method of rotational molding using a resin blend and the resulting molded objects A method for making rotationally molded objects using resin blends. The resin blend comprises resin pellets and an amount of ground resin particles sufficient to yield rotomolded objects having desirable impact strength and other strength characteristics.... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6399705 | Method of preparing polyethylene glycol modified polyester filaments Disclosed is a method of copolymerizing polyethylene glycol (PEG) into polyethylene terephthalate (PET) to achieve a polyethylene glycol-modified polyester composition that can be spun into filaments. The method includes the steps of copolymerizing polyet... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6346308 | Active oxygen scavenger compositions and their use in packaging articles Active oxygen scavenging compositions and their use in packaging articles are disclosed. The compositions are all plastic materials and are typically deployed as at least one layer in a multi-layered wall of a packaging article such as a bottle, can or fi... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6261655 | Multi-layered polymer based thin film structure for medical grade products A multiple layer structure comprising a skin layer composed of a polypropylene copolymer with styrene ethylene-butene styrene block copolymer within a range of 0-20% by weight skin layer, and, a radio frequency ("RF") susceptible layer adhered to the skin... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6156842 | Structures and fabricated articles having shape memory made from -olefin/vinyl or vinylidene aromatic and/or hindered aliphatic vinyl or vinylidene interpolymers The present invention pertains to structures and fabricated articles having shape/reshape behavior (and processes for their preparation) comprising; (A) from about 1 to 100 wt % (based on the combined weights of Components A and B) of at least one substantiall... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6083585 | Oxygen scavenging condensation copolymers for bottles and packaging articles Compositions for scavenging oxygen are disclosed. These compositions comprise condensation copolymers comprising predominantly polyester segments and an oxygen scavenging amount of polyolefin oligomer segments. The polyester segments comprise segments der... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6043315 | Functionalized copolymers, process for their production, moulding compounds containing them and mouldings A functionalized copolymer of the formula A--B--Z--X where A is a block of vinylaromatic monomers of 8 to 20, preferably 8 to 12, carbon atoms, B is a block of alkadiene monomers of 4 to 12, preferably 4 to 8, carbon atoms, Z is a fundamental building block of... | 03/28/2000 |