Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8153727 | Block copolymer, resin composition comprising same, and process for producing the resin composition A block copolymer comprised of a polymer block or blocks (A) comprising conjugated diene monomer units and a polymer block or blocks (B) comprising conjugated diene monomer units and aromatic vinyl monomer units, wherein (1) the polymer block or blocks (A) have a gl... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7906584 | Polymer composition The invention provides a polymer composition containing an addition polymerization-based block copolymer (a), an acrylic resin (b), and a softener (c), wherein the addition polymerization-based block copolymer (a) has a weight average molecular weight of 30000 to 20... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7902296 | Poly(arylene ether) composition and article A composition includes specific amounts of a high molecular weight poly(arylene ether), a rubber-modified polystyrene, and a hydrogenated block copolymer. The use of the high molecular weight poly(arylene ether) unexpectedly provides substantially improved durabilit... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7659342 | Polymer nano-particle with polar core and method for manufacturing same The present invention provides a nano-particle comprising a shell and a polar core, their preparation, and their applications in ER fluids, polymeric product, rubber composition, tire product, hard disk drive gasket, matrix composition, and engine mount etc. The she... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7425322 | Responsive biomedical composites A responsive polymeric system including a responsive polymeric component capable of undergoing a transition that results in a sharp increase in viscosity in response to a triggering effected at a predetermined body site. The system includes a solid non-ceramic reinf... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7354635 | Peelable seal film The present invention is related to a heat sealable coextruded multilayer packaging film peelable on a variety of substrates including polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester, polyvinyl chloride, polyamide, polyacrylonitirle and paper, comprising at least one peelabl... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351767 | Composition for monovinylrenic-based shrink label films We disclose a composition comprising (i) a monovinylarene-conjugated diene copolymer and (ii) an acrylate terpolymer. The composition can be in the form of a film. We also disclose a container comprising a container structure and a shrink label in contact with the c... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7335424 | Ionomer laminates and articles formed from ionomer laminates A co-extruded laminate of at least one layer of an ionomer and at least one layer of an acid polymer that can be thermoformed with a plastic substrate such as a polyolefin. The laminate can be pigmented to eliminate the need to paint the surface of the plastic subst... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320649 | Golf balls incorporating rigid, rosin-modified polymers Golf ball compositions including a rosin-modified polymeric composition including a conventional ionomer, acid copolymer, highly neutralized polymer, or other suitable polymer that has been modified with a rosin material to impart stiffness through increasing the fl... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319121 | Microcellular foams of thermoplastic vulcanizates The invention described relates to formed profiles comprising microcellular TPE foam compositions, and articles therefrom, wherein the TPE are thermoplastic vulcanizates. The foamed thermoplastic elastomer profile comprises a foamable thermoplastic elastomer composi... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7309522 | Fibers made from block copolymer The present invention relates to compositions such as fibers, elastic yarns, wovens, nonwovens, knitted fabrics, fine nets, and articles produced at least in part from a styrenic block copolymer comprising at least two blocks produced from vinyl aromatic monomers an... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7294070 | Golf ball In a golf ball having a core and a cover of one or more layer which encloses the core, at least one cover layer is made primarily of a mixture of (A) a thermoplastic resin or thermoplastic elastomer and (B) a polyacetal. The golf ball has an excellent durability to ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7268186 | Sheet for carrier tape The present invention relates to a sheet for a carrier tape, having at least one layer comprising (I) a block copolymer comprising a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and a conjugated diene, (II) a non-rubber-modified vinyl aromatic type hydrocarbon polymer, and (III) a ru... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265180 | Thermoplastic molding composition having high clarity A clear and ductile thermoplastic molding composition containing (i) a styrene copolymer and (ii) a rubber component is disclosed. The styrene copolymer is represented by styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer and the rubber component is a styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) b... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7250210 | Pressure-sensitive adhesives having microstructured surfaces The invention provides pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coated articles, including tapes and transfer coatings, having microstructured surfaces and methods of making pressure-sensitive adhesive articles bearing such microstructured surfaces. The performance propert... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247674 | Polymer composition and uses thereof The present invention concerns a polymer composition comprising: a block copolymer (a) including a polymer block A, which is composed mainly of an α-methylstyrene, and a hydrogenated or unhydrogenated polymer block B, which is composed of a conjugated diene or isob... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7217764 | Golf ball layers formed of polyurethane-based and polyurea-based compositions incorporating block copolymers Golf equipment having improved cut and shear resistance that includes a polyurea-based composition or polyurethane-based composition, preferably saturated and/or water resistant, formed of a prepolymer, a functionalized block copolymer, and optionally further cured ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214738 | Golf ball layers formed of polyurethane-based and polyurea-based compositions incorporating block copolymers Golf equipment having improved cut and shear resistance that includes a polyurea-based composition or polyurethane-based composition, preferably saturated and/or water resistant, formed of a prepolymer, a functionalized block copolymer, and optionally further cured ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211624 | Golf ball layers formed of polyurethane-based and polyurea-based compositions incorporating block copolymers Golf equipment having improved cut and shear resistance that includes a polyurea-based composition or polyurethane-based composition, preferably saturated and/or water resistant, formed of a prepolymer, a functionalized block copolymer, and optionally further cured ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7211625 | Thermoplastic resin composition and elastomer composition Provided are a thermoplastic resin composition which is excellent in oil resistance, heat resistance, weatherability, impact resistance, transparency, and moldability, and which can be produced economically, an elastomer composition with low hardness and high tensil... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7202303 | Golf ball layers formed of polyurethane-based and polyurea-based compositions incorporating block copolymers Golf equipment having improved cut and shear resistance that includes a polyurea-based composition or polyurethane-based composition, preferably saturated and/or water resistant, formed of a prepolymer, a functionalized block copolymer, and optionally further cured ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198576 | Golf ball comprising UV-cured non-surface layer Golf balls including at least one non-surface layer that has been treated with a radiation source to effect a complete cure of the non-surface layer and methods for making same, wherein the radiation-curable non-surface layer includes a polymer component and, option... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7193014 | Binary and ternary blends comprising monovinylarene/conjugated diene block copolymers and monovinylarene/alkyl (meth)acrylate copolymers We disclose compositions, comprising (i) from about 25 parts by weight to about 95 parts by weight of a monovinylarene-conjugated diene coupled block copolymer comprising at least one tapered block, having a blocky monovinylarene content of less than 90 wt % of tota... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7186777 | Polyurethane compositions for golf balls Polyurethane and polyurea compositions for golf balls with improved stability of the curative blend, wherein the curative blend includes a pigment, a curing agent, and a compatible freezing point depressing agent so that the curative blend has a lower freezing point... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182951 | Selection and treatment of seeds A new vigor test is used to select seeds which, after appropriate polymeric coating, will perform well under adverse planting and growing conditions. For example, suitably coated hybrid corn seeds can be planted earlier than seeds now available, while still obtainin... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7166675 | Low gloss powder coating composition A thermosetting protective and/or decorative coating composition that includes a co-reactable solid, particulate mixture of a film-forming material that includes a copolymer containing functional groups and a crosslinking agent having at least two functional groups ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163968 | UV curable pressure sensitive adhesives UV curable adhesives are provided that comprise epoxidized monohydroxylated polydiene polymers, hydrogenated hydroxylated polydiene polymers, and selectively hydrogenated starblock copolymers. The adhesive formulations provide both excellent room temperature propert... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160952 | Process for preparing linear block copolymer The present invention relates to a linear block copolymer and a process for preparing the same, particularly to a linear block copolymer and a process for preparing the same which can improve transmissivity of a block copolymer and remarkably lower a Haze value by i... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7144952 | Compositions based on semicrystalline thermoplastic resins and block copolymers, resulting materials and methods for obtaining same These compositions based on semi-crystalline thermoplastic resin and on ABC block copolymers result in materials or in items which exhibit an impact strength, an elongation at break, a resistance to cracking and to deformation under stress, and a thermal behavior wh... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7135529 | Golf ball comprising saturated rubber/ionomer block copolymers The invention provides golf balls with a core and with one or more layers, preferably cover layers, formed of a saturated rubber/ionomer block copolymer comprising one or more neutral thermoplastic polymer blocks and one or more ionomeric blocks. The saturated rubbe... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7132475 | Block copolymers for multifunctional self-assembled systems The invention provides methods for the preparation of multiblock copolymers, dispersions of multiblock copolymers, vesicles and micelles containing multiblock copolymers, and oxidative degradation products of multiblock copolymers. ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7119160 | Polyalkenyl ether resin There are provided a polyalkenyl ether type polyurethane, which is excellent in flexibility, aor the like, and which has in the molecule, a structural unit represented by formula (XXX): (wherein n represents an i... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108269 | Plug for the sealing closure of an opening in a sheet of a body or the bottom of an automobile A plug for the sealing closure of an opening in a sheet includes an integral body including a cap portion having an annular shirt portion and a cover portion connected to one end of the shirt portion. The body further includes a flange portion extending obliquely ou... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108911 | Adhesive composition and adhesive sheet To provide an adhesive composition which can effectively improve the thermal-peeling-easy properties and the adhesion properties at low temperature at the same time. An adhesive composition comprising a crystalline polymer which comprises polyol units formed from a ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7091269 | Golf ball In a golf ball comprising a core and a cover of one or more layers, at least one layer of the cover is formed primarily of a mixture comprising (A) an ionomer resin, (B) a thermoplastic elastomer and (C) a thermoplastic block copolymer terminated with a functional g... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7081499 | Electrical insulating material and method for fastening a shaped body An electrical insulating material for use in electrical insulators, for example, for insulated electric wires such as internal wiring of electronic equipment, automobiles or the like, electrical insulating covers produced from the electrical insulating material and ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7074855 | Thermoplastic elastomer composition A thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising (I) 100 parts by weight of at least one block copolymer formed by addition polymerization which is selected among block copolymers which comprise a polymer block (A) consisting of aromatic vinyl units and a polymer bl... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7071256 | Polymer composition A polymer composition which comprises a continuous phase comprising a water immiscible liquid and a dispersed phase comprising a polymer of an N-substituted acrylamide and ethylenically unsaturated acid or salt and optionally a cross-linking agent. The polymer compo... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7071253 | Golf ball core compositions comprising unsaturated long chain organic acids and their salts A golf ball comprising a core formed from a polymer composition including a blend of a diene rubber, a halogenated organosulfur compound, and a salt of a mono- or poly-unsaturated long chain organic acid; and a cover having a thickness of about 0.05 inches or less a... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7059977 | Golf ball In a golf ball comprising a core and a cover of one or more layers, the cover or its layer is formed primarily of a mixture comprising a blend of (a) an ionomer resin in the form of an alkali metal-neutralized ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer and (b) an olefin-unsatu... | 06/13/2006 |
