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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4542061 | Plastic film An infrared radiation absorbing film suitable for agricultural purposes comprising a first layer of olefin resin containing an amorphous hydrated aluminosilicate gel and optionally, additional layers of an olefin resin encompassing said first layer.... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4537922 | Sulfur stabilized oxidized polyolefin composition The present invention is a sulfur stabilized composition. The composition comprises an oxidized polyolefin, preferably oxidized polyethylene or oxidized polypropylene, with oxidized polyethylene being most preferred. The composition of the present inventi... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4533587 | Connection insulators Connection insulators having a plurality of insulating compartments for electrically isolating electrical connections formed from strips of insulating material of indeterminate length. In one embodiment, a first strip of insulating material is supplied to... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532179 | Metal-ceramic bonded material A metal-ceramic bonded material is described wherein a metal member comprising a metal film and an oxide film as an upper layer is bonded to a ceramic member by a heat-resistant adhesive so that the surface of the oxide film of said metal member faces the... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4528234 | Transparent laminates A transparent laminate is disclosed, which laminate comprises a transparent plastic resin film or sheet substrate (A), a thin layer (B) of at least one metal such as aluminium, tin, iron, zinc, or magnesium formed on the film or sheet substrate (A) by vac... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4528212 | Coated ceramic substrates for mounting integrated circuits Coated ceramic substrates or structures having a barrier layer against alpha-particle radiation and integrated circuits prepared therefrom. Ceramic surfaces having reduced or modified surface roughness are also provided.... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4526823 | Laminate structure for collapsible dispensing container A plastic laminate sheet for making collapsible dispensing container comprises an outer layer of filled-plastic made of polypropylene or a blend of polypropylene, and high density polyethylene, and a filler, preferably calcium carbonate, incorporated ther... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4525422 | Adhesion primers for encapsulating epoxies A copper plastic laminate is provided having a high bond strength. The copper is selected from the group consisting of copper and copper alloys and has on its surface a uniform glassy-like, substantially pore-free coating of copper phosphate. A plastic en... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4525426 | Ultraviolet light absorbing agents, method for making, compositions, and articles containing same A method is provided for making certain methoxy-substituted silyl benzophenones useful as ultraviolet light absorbing agents for silicone hardcoat formulations. The methoxy-substituted benzophenones have been found to more readily equilibrate into silicon... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4522882 | Method and apparatus for coating submerged portions of floating structures A coating for ship hulls is designed for application to areas of the hull t accessible when ship is in dry dock. The means for applying the coating may take several forms: (1) a multilayered tape system having impregnated in or carrying an antifoulant and... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4522870 | Linerless double-coated pressure-sensitive adhesive tape A linerless double-coated pressure-sensitive adhesive tape of the prior art is wound directly upon itself into a roll that can later be unwound without delamination or offsetting of adhesive. The novel tape differs from the prior tape in that the pressure... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521471 | Processes and articles for removing typewriter inks An article comprising a backing, a silicone pressure sensitive adhesive, and optionally, a silicone release coating is provided for effecting removal of vertically cohesive inks from cellulosic materials. There is also provided the process of making and u... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4521469 | Casing for electronic components A copper plastic laminate is provided having a high bond strength. The copper is selected from the group consisting of copper and copper alloys and has on its surface a uniform glassy-like, substantially pore-free coating of copper phosphate. A plastic en... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4521491 | Flame-retarded copper-clad laminate A flame-retarded copper-clad laminate is provided comprising a plurality of paper substrate layers each impregnated with an unsaturated polyester resin and a copper cladding adhesively bonded onto at least one side thereof. The improvement comprises said ... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4519720 | Process and articles for removing typewriter inks An article comprising a backing, a silicone pressure sensitive adhesive, and optionally, a silicone release coating is provided for effecting removal of vertically cohesive inks from cellulosic materials. There is also provided the process of making and u... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4517239 | Fiber-cement/plywood walking surface A fiber-cement/plywood surface and method of providing a preformed surface material for flooring, decking, walkways and roadways, more particularly for use with marine dock structures. The method includes applying a coating of a polyester resin over one s... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4513038 | Multilayer film having a layer of low pressure, low density heterogeneous ethylene copolymers A multilayer plastic film suitable for use in the manufacture of garbage and trash bags wherein the film comprises at least one layer of a high pressure low density polyethylene, and a layer comprising low pressure low density gas phase heterogeneous copo... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4513036 | Barrier laminates for containment of essential oils and flavors and cartons made therefrom A laminate providing an effective barrier to the migration of essential oils and/or flavorings, such as d-limonene, therethrough is provided comprising, from the outer surface to the inner surface, a paperboard substrate, a web of propylene polymer coated... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4513039 | Composite of separable pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes Composite of two pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes which are releasably adhered together adhesive face to adhesive face and then put to individual uses. The tapes are separable because their facing adhesives are substantially solvent-free, crosslinked alk... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4508568 | Biocidal wood preservative composition and method The invention encompasses a petrolatum wax-biocidal composition and a method of preserving wood with the composition.... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4505969 | Oriented polypropylene with linear low density poly-ethylene copolymer coating The present invention relates to heat sealable laminar thermoplastic films which may be heat sealed over a wide range of temperatures. The resultant heat seals exhibit a high heat seal strength. Such laminar structures comprise at least two layers of ther... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4505970 | Multilayer films comprising mixtures of a melt index and 2 melt index linear low density polyethylene A multilayer film suitable for use in the manufacture of garbage and trash bags wherein the first outer layer comprises a blend of a low pressure, low density polyethylene having a melt index of about 1 decigram per minute and a low pressure, low density ... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4504531 | Polyester, adhesives comprising the same, and laminates and laminated hollow vessels made thereof An aluminum atom- and monocarboxylic acid residue-containing polyester is provided. Using the polyester as an adhesive or a base, laminates and laminated hollow vessels which comprise, as the constituent elements, the polyester and an ethylene-vinyl alcoh... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503121 | Laminate compositions with polyarylate and poly(aryl ether) Described herein are laminate compositions comprising a polyarylate, or blends thereof, derived from a dihydric phenol and an aromatic dicarboxylic acid which is laminated upon the surface of a poly(aryl ether), particularly polysulfone. In contrast to th... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4503285 | Flexible base materials, their preparation and their use for printed circuits Flexible base materials consisting of a metal foil and a film, firmly adhering thereto without an interlayer, of a polyamide/polyimide block copolymer of the formula I, or of a polyamide/polyimide copolymer prepared from a polyamide acid block of the form... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4503123 | Inner seal for capped containers Tamper-resistant inner seals that bond firmly to the lips of lidded and capped glass and plastic containers incorporate an aluminum foil having a heat-sealable adhesive that is a blend of an acrylate polymer and a vinyl polymer. HCl scavengers, plasticize... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4501798 | Unbalanced oriented multiple layer film An unbalanced multiple layer polymeric film having good interfacial adhesions has a first molecularly oriented polymeric surface layer of nylon on one surface thereof, and a second molecularly oriented polymeric surface layer of a heat sealable ethylene-b... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4501797 | Unbalanced oriented multiple layer film An unbalanced polymeric film has a plurality of adjacent molecularly oriented layers. The first, second, and third layers are molecularly oriented, and are, respectively (1) polypropylene, (2) anhydride modified polypropylene and (3) a barrier layer of ei... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4500600 | Size composition for glass fibers Glass fibers coated with a size composition comprising gamma-aminopropyltriethoxysilane and an alkoxysilane are disclosed. When a glass fiber size composition of this invention is employed on glass fibers incorporated into plastics reinforced by the incor... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4497857 | Flexible heat-sealable sheet and bag made therefrom A flexible multilayered heat-sealable sheet comprising a structural layer, a heat-sealing layer on the structural layer and a nonsticky cover layer on the heat-sealing layer and made of material that permits exposure and bonding of the heat-sealing layer ... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4496794 | Flexible base materials, their preparation and their use for printed circuits Flexible base materials consisting of a metal foil and a film of a polyamide, polyamide-imide and/or polyimide, firmly adhering thereto without an intermediate layer, the film being obtained by heating a polyamide, polyamide-amidoacid and/or polyamide-aci... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4489106 | Two step interleaving method A method is disclosed for protecting glass surfaces in a stack of glass sheets by treating the surfaces with a stain-inhibiting organic hydroxy acid and separating adjacent surfaces with an interleaving material.... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4487807 | Mixed acid stain inhibitor A method is disclosed for protecting glass surfaces in a stack of glass sheets by treating the surfaces with a mixture of stain-inhibiting organic acids which crystallize on the glass, and separating adjacent surfaces with an interleaving material.... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4487876 | Wire coating composition An insulative coating composition for providing water-repellancy to and protecting communication wire comprises an admixture of an anhydride copolymer, a flexibilizing copolymer, a suitable solvent system, a hydrophobic, soluble, compatible fluoroaliphati... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4486469 | Method of making a composite structure Compositions of matter having among other desirable characteristics strong adhesive properties to various substrates, these compositions comprising blends of a graft copolymer of a high density polyethylene and at least one unsaturated fused ring carboxyl... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4486507 | Transparent, shrinkable film, consisting of one or several layers A transparent, shrinkable film composed of at least one layer which is a mixture of 85-10 weight percent of a linear polyamide, linear copolyamide, or an elastomeric component, and 15-90 weight percent of a partially aromatic polyamide or partially aromat... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4486497 | Laminated material A laminated material comprising an aluminum or polypropylene substrate and a resin composition layer coated on the substrate is described, wherein the composition layer comprises from 60 to 99.9% by weight of an ethylene-based copolymer and from 40 to 0.1... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4485146 | Glass body provided with an alkali diffusion-preventing silicon oxide layer A glass body comprising an alkali-containing glass substrate and a silicon oxide layer formed on its surface for preventing diffusion of alkali metal ions from the glass substrate. Said silicon oxide layer contains hydrogen bonded to silicon.... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4485143 | Silicon carbide material for low-melting point fusion metal A silicon carbide material for low-melting point fusion metal composed of recrystallization silicon carbide or silicon nitride coupled silicon carbide and containing free silicon and silicon oxide in a total amount of 5% by weight or below. More preferabl... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4481058 | Heat-sealable laminar thermoplastic films A biaxially oriented polypropylene film is provided which exhibits improved heat-seal strength and good optical clarity. The polypropylene film is characterized by having on at least one surface thereof a continuous coating of a heat-sealable film layer c... | 11/06/1984 |