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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7659348 | Crosslinked (meth)acrylamide particles, process for their production and their use Crosslinked (meth)acrylamide particles in the form of substantially spherical fine particles having particle sizes of from 1 to 1000 μm made of a polymer of a N-alkoxymethyl(meth)acrylamide and a polyfunctional unsaturated monomer copolymerizable with the N-alkoxym... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7473740 | Method for partial or total oxidation of one or several thiocarbonylthio ends of a polymer obtained by radical polymerisation controlled by reversible addition-fragmentation The present invention relates to a method for partial or total oxidation of one or several thiocarbonylthio ends of a polymer, obtained by radical polymerisation controlled by reversible addition-cleavage with thiocarbonylthio agents, Said method comprising the step... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7439309 | Silver halide photographic light-sensitive material, photographic emulsion, and mercapto group-containing polymer compound used for them Disclosed is a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material, which has at least one polymer compound having a nitrogen-containing aromatic ring having a mercapto group represented by the formula Z-SH wherein Z represents a nitrogen-containing aromatic ring as... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435477 | Particulate water absorbent containing water absorbent resin as a main component A particulate water absorbent contains a water absorbent resin as a main component, the water absorbent resin being a crosslinked polymer of a water-soluble unsaturated monomer. The water absorbent resin is particular in shape and contains particles of a particle si... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7358324 | Manufacturing method of co-polyester resins for clear mono-layer containers with improved gas barrier characteristics A process for producing compositions having improved gas barrier properties, and compositions containing a polyester resin and one or more of another thermoplastic resin and a filler, and may be used to form containers that exhibit improved resistance to gas permeat... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7338608 | Solid-liquid separation of oil-based muds This invention relates to a method of achieving a solid-liquid separation of an oil-based mud comprising the step of contacting said oil-based mud with a water-in-oil emulsion comprising a polymer derived from at least one water-soluble monomer, where the polymer is... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329705 | Salt-sensitive binder compositions with N-alkyl acrylamide and fibrous articles incorporating same A salt sensitive polymeric binder for use in fibrous webs, where the binder contains a copolymer of carboxylic acid monomer units, acrylate monomer units, and N-alkyl acrylamide units. The copolymer is neutralized at least to the point where it is water soluble. The... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320831 | Salt-sensitive vinyl acetate binder compositions and fibrous article incorporating same A salt sensitive polymeric binder for use in fibrous webs, where the binder contains a copolymer incorporating the residue of vinyl acetate, a carboxylic acid, and a vinyl ester of a saturated aliphatic monocarboxylic acid having between 6 and 18 carbon atoms in the... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319003 | Arrays of probes for positional sequencing by hybridization This invention is directed to methods and reagents useful for sequencing nucleic acid targets utilizing sequencing by hybridization technology comprising probes, arrays of probes and methods whereby sequence information is obtained rapidly and efficiently in discret... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7317053 | Compositions for imparting desired properties to materials The present invention relates to aqueous compositions comprising component (A) which comprises at least one water-soluble component comprising at least one functional group that undergoes a crosslinking reaction, preferably upon drying and/or heating; component (B) ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7304086 | Inhibitors of glutaminyl cyclase The present invention relates to novel inhibitors of glutaminyl cyclase and combinations thereof for the treatment of neuronal disorders, especially Alzheimer's disease, Down Syndrome, Parkinson disease, Chorea Huntington, pathogenic psychotic conditions, schizophre... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7285422 | Systems and methods for preparing and analyzing low volume analyte array elements The invention provides methods for dispensing tools that can be employed to generate multi-element arrays of sample material on a substrate surface. The substrates surfaces can be flat or geometrically altered to include wells of receiving material. The tool can dis... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7271134 | Water-based polymers for use as friction reducers in aqueous treatment fluids Disclosed are methods comprising providing an aqueous polymer dispersion comprising water, an anionic salt, a water-based friction reducing polymer, a polyol, an anionic surfactant, and a nonionic surfactant; mixing the aqueous polymer dispersion with additional wat... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7259218 | Processes for making temporary wet strength additives Processes for making temporary wet strength additives, more particularly, processes for oxidizing a homo-crosslinking monomeric unit present in a polymer comprising the homo-crosslinking monomeric unit and a cationic monomeric unit to produce a temporary wet strengt... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7241830 | Organic solvent-free film-forming compositions, multi-layer composite coatings, and related methods Provided is a film-forming composition substantially free of organic solvent which includes an aqueous dispersion of polymeric microparticles prepared by emulsion polymerization of a monomeric composition containing (1) at least 10 percent by weight of one or more v... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7232688 | Systems and methods for preparing and analyzing low volume analyte array elements Methods for dispensing tools that can be employed to generate multi-element arrays of sample material on a substrate surface. The resulting substrates are also provided. The substrates surfaces can be flat or geometrically altered to include wells of receiving mater... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232793 | Water-based polymers for use as friction reducers in aqueous treatment fluids Provided are methods comprising providing an aqueous polymer dispersion comprising water, an anionic salt, a water-based friction reducing polymer, a polyol, an anionic surfactant, and a nonionic surfactant; mixing the aqueous polymer dispersion with additional wate... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7230048 | Process for continuous production of reactive polymers with in-line post-modification and products thereof A continuous polymerization process for producing reactive polymers comprises continuously charging into a first reaction zone at least one functional monomer and polymerizing the monomers to produce a first polymeric product having at least one functional group. Th... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7220802 | Self-crosslinking alkyd dispersion A coating composition is produced by forming an aqueous dispersion of a crosslinking agent and a resin that comprises the reaction product of an alkyd polymer, an optional surfalkyd, diacetone acrylamide, another acrylate monomer and optionally aromatic monomers whe... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217769 | Medical device with plasma cross-linked hydrophilic coating A medical device with a hydrophilic and lubricious coating, wherein the coating includes a hydrophilic polymeric unit layer deposited on the medical device and cross-linked with a plasma deposited double bond monomer. The hydrophilic polymeric unit can include ethyl... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7198893 | DNA diagnostics based on mass spectrometry Fast and highly accurate mass spectrometry-based processes for detecting a particular nucleic acid sequence in a biological sample are provided. Depending on the sequence to be detected, the processes can be used, for example, to diagnose a genetic disease or chromo... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195782 | Concentrated aqueous bromine solutions and their preparation Described is a process of producing a concentrated liquid biocide formulation. Mixed together are (a) bromine chloride or bromine and (b) an aqueous solution of alkali metal salt of sulfamic acid having a pH of at least about 7, in amounts such that (i) the active b... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192736 | Nucleic acid molecules encoding cytotoxic conjugates that contain a chemokine receptor targeting agent Nucleic acid moleucles that encode conjugates containing as a ligand a chemokine receptor targeting agent, such as a chemokine, and a targeted agent, such as a toxin are provided. These conjugates are used to treat inflammatory responses associated with activation, ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189279 | Cross-linked polymeric nanoparticles and metal nanoparticles derived therefrom There are provided internally cross-linked, stable polymeric materials, in the form of substantially spherical particles, each particle consisting essentially of a single macromolecule. They have the unusual property of being soluble or dispersible in a liquid mediu... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7173125 | Triphosphate oligonucleotide modification reagents and uses thereof Hydrazino, oxyamino and carbonyl-based monomers and methods for incorporation into oligonucleotides during enzymatic synthesis are provided. Modified oligonucleotides are provided that incorporate the monomers provided herein. Immobilized oligonucleotides and oligon... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7166702 | Cytotoxic conjugates comprising a chemokine receptor targeting agent Conjugates containing as a ligand chemokine receptor targeting agents, such as chemokines, and a targeted agent, such as a toxin are provided. These conjugates are used to treat inflammatory responses associated with activation, proliferation and migration of immune... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160970 | Process for manufacturing polymers The present invention is directed to methods for preparing multi-functional emulsion polymers. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7138462 | Functionalized polymers for binding to solutes in aqueous solutions A functionalized polymer for binding a dissolved molecule in an aqueous solution is presented. The polymer has a backbone polymer to which one or more functional groups are covalently linked. The backbone polymer can be such polymers as polyethylenimine, polyvinylam... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7132519 | Releasable nonvolatile mass-label molecules Releasable tag reagents for use in the detection and analysis of target molecules, particular in mass spectrometric analyses are provided. Also provided are methods of detection that employ releasable tag reagents. ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7119148 | Glyoxylated polyacrylamide composition strengthening agent A method for making a storage-stable glyoxalated polyacrylamide composition suitable for use as a strengthening agent for paper in which the glyoxal is added to the base polyacrylamide polymer in two portions and a scavenger for aldehyde groups is used. ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7102024 | Functional biopolymer modification reagents and uses thereof Hydrazino, oxyamino and carbonyl-based reagents and methods for incorporation into oligonucleotides during their solid phase synthesis are provided. Modified oligonucleotides are provided that incorporate the reagents provided here in. Immobilized oligonucleotides a... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7087251 | Control of biofilm A method of eradicating or at least substantially reducing biofilm on a surface in contact with water, or which comes in contact with water, which method comprises introducing into such water a concentrated aqueous biocidal composition formed from bromine chloride a... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7074563 | Mass spectrometric methods for detecting mutations in a target nucleic acid Provided herein are mass spectrometric methods for detecting a mutation in a target nucleic acid. In an embodiment, provided is a method which comprises digesting a target nucleic acid molecule; capturing digested fragments on a solid support that comprises oligonuc... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7045559 | Electrically conductive adhesive hydrogels with solubilizer A composition providing electrically conductive adhesive hydrogels suitable for use as skin contact adhesives and, particularly, suitable for use as an electrical interface for disposable medical devices. The present hydrogels provide for reduced skin irritation and... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037978 | Quasi-interpenetrating networks used as separation media The invention relates to a quasi-interpenetrating network of polymer chains, the chains comprising linear polyacrylamide (LPA) chains in the form of a main frame having a weight average molecular weight of approximately 0.05 million to approximately 25 million g/mol... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033646 | High resistance polyaniline blend for use in high efficiency pixellated polymer electroluminescent devices Compositions are provided comprising polyaniline (PANI) with poly(2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid) (PAAMPSA) as the counterion (PANI/PAAMPSA) and an amount of poly(styrenesulfonic acid) (PSS) sufficient to reduce the conductivity of the composition rela... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7034087 | Aldehyde scavengers for preparing temporary wet strength resins with longer shelf life Aldehyde scavengers which are adducts of choline or a choline salt and an optionally substituted acrylamide monomer can be used to stabilize glyoxalated polyacrylamide compositions and to provide supplementary cationic charges for the polymer backbone. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7018957 | Method of using high molecular weight demulsifiers Homopolymers and copolymers of an esterified reaction product of an epoxidized mono-hydroxyl alcohol and a free radical polymerizable monomer are highly effective demulsifying agents. The molecular weight of the polymer is between from about 10,000 to about 500,000.... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7004254 | Subterranean treatment fluids, friction reducing copolymers, and associated methods Aqueous treatment fluids that comprise water, and a friction reducing copolymer that comprises acrylamide in an amount in the range of from about 60% to about 90% by weight and acrylic acid in an amount in the range of from about 10% to about 20% by weight. Methods ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6949633 | Primers useful for sizing nucleic acids The present invention provides modified oligonucleotide primers designed to incorporate a cleavable moiety so that a 3′ portion of the primer (linked to an extension product) can be released from an upstream 5′ portion of the primer. Upon selective cleavage of t... | 09/27/2005 |
