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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7928163 | Compositions containing, methods involving, and uses of non-natural amino acids and polypeptides Disclosed herein are non-natural amino acids and polypeptides that include at least one non-natural amino acid, and methods for making such non-natural amino acids and polypeptides. The non-natural amino acids, by themselves or as a part of a polypeptide, can includ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7888430 | Modified powder, fluid composition containing said modified powder, formed article, and method for producing modified powder The modifying powder is silk powder having an average particle diameter of 10 μm or less, oil absorption of 130 ml/100 g or less and particle diameter of 80 μm or less on the basis of dispersion degree evaluation with a grind gauge according to JIS K5400; or polys... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7851551 | Polymer processes Disclosed is a process for the preparation of poly(vinylbenzyl alcohol) by, for example the hydrolysis of poly(vinylbenzyl acetate) in the presence of a basic catalyst in an organic solvent. ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7838597 | Fluid loss concentrate for hydraulic cement A fluid loss additive for hydraulic cement, comprising a polyvinyl alcohol resin and a fluid loss ameliorating sulfonic acid-functionalized co-resin, where the polyvinyl alcohol has a characteristic viscosity in the range of about 1 to about 25 cps. The invention in... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7776961 | Oxygen absorber The present invention provides an oxygen absorber which exhibits a high oxygen-absorbing ability even if a transition metal salt as a catalyst for making oxygen-absorbing ability high is not added thereto and further keeps a high mechanical strength even after the a... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7754812 | Adhesion promoter An adhesion promoter for a hot melt adhesive or a pressure sensitive adhesive prepared by admixing a hydrolytic silane compound with an aqueous buffer solution. The adhesive is able to bind at very low surface free energy substrates, such as Xerographic prints conta... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7732527 | Water-soluble polymers reduced in molecular weight, process for production thereof and usage thereof The invention relates to water-soluble polymers reduced in molecular weight, a process for production of the same, and usage thereof. It makes it possible to obtain water-soluble polymers reduced in molecular weight by a simple procedure and in an economical and sim... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7714064 | Controllable and rapid solubility rate of water-soluble polymeric films Water-soluble films are prepared from polymer blends of polyvinyl alcohol and sulfonate polymers. The sulfo group can be acid form, SO3H, as well as salt form of potassium, sodium, ammonium, i.e. —SO3K, —SO3Na, and —SO3 | 05/11/2010 |
| 7683126 | Creping aid composition and methods for producing paper products using that system The present invention relates to a creping aid composition comprising a film-forming semi-crystalline polymer and a vehicle system comprising a cationic polymer resin, a water soluble anionic film forming polymer, and water, wherein the net Mutek charge of the vehic... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7598320 | Protected polyvinyl alcohol auxiliary for forming fine pattern and process for producing the same A modified polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) protected with a protecting group of the present invention is one wherein an amount of high-molecular weight body components of the modified polyvinyl alcohol having a weight-average molecular weight of 250,000 or more as determine... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7432330 | Hydrolytically stable maleimide-terminated polymers The present invention is directed to hydrolytically stabilized maleimide-functionalized water soluble polymers and to methods for making and utilizing such polymers and their precursors. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7432335 | Basic silane coupling agent organic carboxylate composition, method for producing the same, and epoxy resin composition containing the same There are provided a composition for functioning as an effective additive for epoxy resin that is solid at room temperature and has high storage stability, and a method thereof. The composition of the present invention is a basic silane coupling agent organic carbox... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7432331 | Hydrolytically stable maleimide-terminated polymers The present invention is directed to hydrolytically stabilized maleimide-functionalized water soluble polymers and to methods for making and utilizing such polymers and their precursors. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7385005 | Polyvinylacetal resin and process for producing the same A polyvinylacetal resin powder with a low metal content, being excellent in transparency, moisture resistance and electrical insulating properties and having a large specific surface area, and a process for its production, are presented. A polyvinylacetal resin powd... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7378469 | Method for the preparation of 1-benzotriazolyl carbonate esters of poly(ethylene glycol) The invention provides a method for preparing a 1-benzotriazolylcarbonate ester of a water-soluble and non-peptidic polymer by reacting a terminal hydroxyl group of a water-soluble and non-peptidic polymer with di(1-benzotriazolyl)carbonate in the presence of an ami... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7371272 | Modifier for hydrophilicity, hydrophilic modification method and aluminum material or aluminum alloy material modified hydrophilic thereby A modifier for hydrophilicity and a hydrophilic modification method capable of suppressing not only the odor of the resulting hydrophilic coat itself, but also the unpleasant odor emanation after exposure to odorants and retaining the hydrophilicity even during a lo... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7358304 | High-molecular, crosslinked polyvinyl butyrals, method for the production and use thereof The invention relates to high-molecular, crosslinked polyvinyl butyrals, obtainable by (self-) crosslinking polyvinyl butyrals that contain coacetalated, acid-functionalized aldehydes. The invention also relates to a method for producing the same and to the use ther... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357960 | Silane-crosslinkable coating formulations The invention relates to coating formulations (B) which can be hardened to form coatings having a pencil hardness according to ISO 15184 of at least HB. Said formulations contain prepolymers (A) having alkoxysilane functions of general formula (6) —X—CH2 | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351765 | Method for producing polyvinylacetals Polyvinyl acetals are obtained in a cost-effective and environmentally advantageous manner by employing as at least a portion of the aqueous acetalization medium, the mother liquor from a previous acetalization reaction. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348128 | Photosensitive resin based on saponified polyvinyl acetate photosensitive resin composition, method of forming aqueous gel from the same, and compound A photosensitive resin which exhibits excellent storage stability, affinity, miscibility, or solubility with respect to a variety of compounds, and high sensitivity can be solidified even under hydrous conditions as well as exhibiting high cure-related sensitivity a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7345166 | Water soluble biodegradable polymeric photocatalysts Novel antenna polymers characterized by a polymeric background of a biodegradable water soluble polymer and chromophores chemically bonded to the polymeric background have been found to be useful as photocatalysts in aqueous media. On completion of the desired photo... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7326514 | Organoelement resists for EUV lithography and methods of making the same Resist compositions containing silicon, boron, or both silicon and boron may be used with ultra-violet lithography processes and extreme ultra-violet (EUV) lithography processes to increase the reactive ion etch resistance of the resist compositions, improve transmi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7312275 | Cross-linked polyvinyl acetals The invention relates to a cross-linked polyvinyl acetal which is characterized in that it can be obtained from at least one polyvinylacetal (1) which is obtained by reacting at least one polymer (A), which contains a) 1,0 to 99.9 wt. % structural units of formula (... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7271217 | Phytoprotein synthetic fibre and method of manufacture thereof This invention relates to a phytoprotein synthetic fiber and the method for the manufacture thereof. This synthetic fiber is composed of phytoprotein and polyvinyl alcohol, the phytoprotein comprising A parts of the two components, where A is equal to or greater tha... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7235592 | PVA hydrogel The present invention provides methods of making covalently crosslinked vinyl polymer hydrogels having advantageous physical properties, and covalently crosslinked vinyl polymer hydrogel compositions made by such methods, as well as articles of manufacture comprisin... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7223803 | Polyethylene (glycol) derivatives with proximal reactive groups An activated, substantially water soluble poly(ethylene glycol) is provided having of a linear or branched poly(ethylene glycol) backbone and at least one terminus linked to the backbone through a hydrolytically stable linkage, wherein the terminus is branched and h... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7223471 | Polytrimethylene terephthalate resins with improved properties A composition comprising Polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) with a reduced emission of acrolein is obtained by contacting Polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) resin with an effective amount of a melt stable, organic stabilizing compound. Such PTT resin has an acro... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7208145 | Polymeric reagents comprising a ketone or a related functional group Polymeric reagents comprising a polymer attached, either directly or through one or more atoms to a ketone or a related functional group such as ketone hydrate, thione, monothiohydrate, dithiohydrate, hemiketal, monothiohemiketal, dithiohemiketal, ketal, or dithioke... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7193012 | Dispersing agent comprising vinyl alcohol polymer having conjugated double bonds in its molecule A dispersing agent suitable for suspension polymerization of vinyl compounds, comprising a polyvinyl alcohol resin containing carbonyl groups in its molecule and having a block character of remaining fatty acid ester groups of at least 0.5 and an absorbance of at le... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7193028 | Peel-treating agent and method for producing the peel-treating agent A peel-treating agent comprising a reaction product of an aliphatic isocyanate having an aliphatic group of at least 8 carbon number with an ethylene/vinyl alcohol copolymer or polyvinyl alcohol as an effective component, wherein a bisurea form content in the reacti... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7169847 | Polymeric membranes and uses thereof A polymeric membrane suitable for use in electrophoresis formed from a pre-polymer having a plurality of crosslinkable moieties and the crosslinkable moieties being crosslinked with a polyfunctional crosslinking agent. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7148288 | Process for formation of preformed stabilizer polyols A process is disclosed for formation of a preformed stabilizer for use in formation of graft polyols. The preformed stabilizer has a reduced level of transesterification products and results in less reactor fouling. The preformed stabilizer is prepared in the presen... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7132030 | Method of manufacturing a skateboard deck A skateboard deck and a method of manufacturing a skateboard deck is provided without requiring the use of industrial-grade machinery. Precut layers of veneer or other suitable material are coated with adhesive and stacked on a one-sided, negative-contoured mold and... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7112629 | Print media products for generating high quality images and methods for making the same Ink-receiving print media products capable of producing high quality printed images which are light-fast, humid-fast, have low coalescence (graininess) levels, and are characterized by other beneficial attributes. The print media products have at least one ink-recei... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7112259 | High temperature paper Provided is a paper structure comprised of two outside layers and at least one inside layer. The two outside layers are comprised of substantially cellulosic pulp fiber, and the inside layer is comprised of a high temperature fiber and a polymeric binder, and prefer... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7101932 | Method for the preparation of 1-benzotriazolyl carbonate esters of poly (ethylene glycol) The invention provides a method for preparing a 1-benzotriazolylcarbonate ester of a water-soluble and non-peptidic polymer by reacting a terminal hydroxyl group of a water-soluble and non-peptidic polymer with di(1-benzotriazolyl)carbonate in the presence of an ami... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094845 | Basic silane coupling agent organic carboxylate composition, method for producing the same, and epoxy resin composition containing the same There is provided a composition for functioning as an effective additive for an epoxy resin that is a solid at room temperature and has a high storage stability, and a method thereof. The composition of the present invention is a basic silane coupling agent organic ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7083047 | Polymeric film for water soluble package A water soluble package comprises a polymeric film, the polymeric film comprising a polymeric backbone derived from a polymer which is water soluble, as defined herein, and one or more derivatising groups attached to the backbone, the derivatising group(s) being der... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7078462 | Cleaning product An automatic laundry or dishwashing product in unit dose form comprising at least three distinct zones for delivering into at least three different stages in the washing cycle. The product provides improved cleaning, care and finishing benefits. ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7064158 | Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition and multilayered container using the same A resin composition comprising 70 to 99.9% by weight of ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) and 0.1 to 30% by weight of a thermoplastic resin (B) other than the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) is provided. In the resin composition, an ethylene content ETa (mol... | 06/20/2006 |
