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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7459518 | Thermoplastic polyimide composition A thermoplastic polyimide composition, comprising a silane-modified polyimide (A); and a polar solvent (B), wherein the silane-modified polyimide (A) is obtained by reacting a polyimide (a) and an epoxy-containing silane (b). The polyimide (a) contains repeating uni... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7456232 | Use of branched polyacids in dental compounds The invention relates to dental compounds that contain at least one polyacid or at least one polyacid and at least one salt of at least one polyacid. The polyacids used have at least one branch point in the polymer structure and are water-soluble and not cross-linke... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7452924 | Self-etching emulsion dental compositions and methods The present invention is directed to dental compositions that can be used as adhesives for bonding a dental material to a dental structure surface and/or as a dental restorative material. The dental composition is preferably applied to a dental structure surface und... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7452928 | Cold water-soluble polymer particles and method for preparing the same A method for preparing cold water-soluble polymer particles is described. The method includes subjecting a liquid containing a wetting agent or a powder of the wetting agent to dropping or spraying over or mixing with a starting water-soluble polymer particles while... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7452925 | Three part dental bonding compositions and methods of use Three part bonding compositions that include an etching solution, a preparative solution, and a curable composition, as well as packaged products and methods of use for the treatment of bone substrate, i.e., teeth, are described. The etch solutions generally include... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7452929 | Radiopaque animal chew An animal chew toy comprising a radiopaque polymer. The radiopaque polymer may comprise a polymer that is inherently radiopaque or a polymer that has been made radiopaque by the addition of an additive that provides radiopaque characteristics. The radiopaque polymer... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7452938 | Aqueous resin composition, aqueous coating material containing the composition, coating provided by the material, and metal plate coated with the material There is provided an aqueous resin composition excellent in settability, flexibility, retort resistance, hygienicity, sprayability and dispersibility in water, and used to coat an internal surface of a can. The aqueous resin composition contains: polyester resin hav... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7452926 | Resin pulley formed of a resin composition having a phenol resin, an inorganic powder , a reinforcing fiber, and a lubricant A resin pulley according to the present invention is obtained by molding a resin composition containing a phenol resin serving as a base resin, 15 to 50% by weight of an inorganic powder having a Mohs hardness of not less than 6.5, 20 to 40% by weight of a reinforci... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7449498 | Composite materials for bone defect filling and bone replacement The present invention relates to composite materials for bone replacement comprising organic and inorganic material, more particularly to composite materials for bone replacement wherein cyanoacrylate as organic material and osteo-conductive inorganic material as in... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7449499 | Self-etching dental compositions and methods The present invention is directed to dental compositions that can be used as adhesives for bonding a dental material to a dental structure surface and/or as a dental restorative material. The dental composition is preferably applied to a dental structure surface und... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7446141 | Thermoplastic composition comprising an aromatic polycarbonate and/or a polyester with improved mould release behaviour The invention relates to a thermoplastic composition comprising (a) an aromatic polycarbonate and/or a polyester, and (b) an effective amount of a mould release agent containing (b1) a fatty acid ester of an aliphatic polyol having 2-6 hydroxy groups and an aliphati... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7442734 | Coating composition and optical article There is provided a coating composition which can be applied to a substrate such as a plastic lens so as to form a photochromic coating layer having good photochromic properties and excellent adhesion to the substrate on the surface of the substrate. This com... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7439284 | Method of making poly(arylene ether) compositions A method of making a thermoplastic composition comprises melt mixing a concentrate comprising a first thermoplastic, a second thermoplastic and an additive with a component selected from the group consisting of a third thermoplastic, fire retardant additive, reinfor... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435764 | Prepreg and its use The invention relates to a prepreg comprising a base part, said base part comprising fibers and a matrix, said matrix being at least partially uncured. The prepreg is characterized in that it further comprises a surface part consisting essentially of bioactive fille... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7432318 | Rubber composition for a tire and pneumatic tire using the same The present invention provides a tread rubber composition for a tire, which highly controls energy loss in a wide frequency range and has high frictional force especially on wet road surfaces, and a tire using the same. Specifically, the present invention provides a... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427645 | Adhesive compositions and tapes comprising same An adhesive composition and tapes utilizing the adhesive compositions are disclosed. A tape utilizing the adhesive composition of the present invention is particularly suitable for use in closure systems associated with air ducts and air connectors. A composition pa... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7417077 | Composition for an injectable bone mineral substitute material The invention refers to an injectable composition for a bone mineral substitute material, which comprises a dry powder mixed with an aqueous liquid. The powder comprises a first reaction component comprising a calcium sulphate hemihydrate with the capability of bein... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410697 | Methods for material fabrication utilizing the polymerization of nanoparticles The present invention relates generally to novel systems and methods for polymerizing nanoparticles within a polymer matrix and to novel methods for fabricating materials containing nanoparticles in a polymer matrix. ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407993 | Compositions and methods for resisting soil erosion and fire retardation Compositions and methods for concomitantly resisting fire and soil erosion. The compositions comprise an aqueous mixture of a polymer mixed with an organic material. The polymer preferably comprises polyacrylamide or a copolymer of polyacrylamide having anionic func... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7399795 | Surface modification of contact lenses Provided are surface modified contact lenses formed from one or more fumaric- or itaconic-containing prepolymers having reactive functionality that is complimentary to reactive hydrophilic polymers. ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396862 | Dental composite filler particles Dental composite filler materials comprise particles coated via an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process. The coating material has a different composition than the core particle. The difference in composition permits fine control over the refractive index of the coa... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393883 | Filler for dental composite materials Ceramic filler compositions of customized shapes (FIGS. 1-30) according to the present invention, includes ceramic and glass-ceramic particles having a customized shape which provides mechanical locking within a resin matrix giving significantly imp... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7393882 | Dental pastes, dental articles, and methods The present invention provides a dental paste, a dental article, methods of making and using the dental paste, and compositions prepared therefrom. In one embodiment, the dental paste includes (a) a filler including porous, non-pyrogenic silica having a silane treat... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390843 | Antifouling coating An antifouling coating which comprises a varnish comprised of a metal-containing acrylic resin having, in a side chain thereof, at least one group represented by the following formula (1): wherein X represents a grou... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7388042 | Nanotechnology for biomedical implants Biomedical nanocomposite implants having both low-loaded and highly-loaded nanocomposites. A matrix and nanofillers are provided wherein the nanofillers are dispersed in the matrix to form a composite. Nanoscale coated and un-coated fillers are used. Methods for pre... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7388040 | Anti-kogation additives compatible with cationic polymers for fixer-based printing systems A fixer fluid having reduced kogation. The fixer fluid includes at least one phosphate ester surfactant and at least one cationic polymer, wherein the fixer fluid is formulated so that the at least one phosphate ester surfactant does not precipitate with the at leas... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7381764 | Radiation-curing binders containing carboxylic acid esters The present invention relates to novel radiation-curing powder coating binders containing maleic and/or fumaric acid esters and one or more amorphous or partially crystalline resins containing at least one group that reacts with ethylenically unsaturated compounds u... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7375148 | Method for producing aqueous styrene-butadiene-iv polymer dispersions A process for preparing an aqueous styrene-butadiene polymer dispersion by free-radical aqueous emulsion polymerization of a monomer mixture M comprising styrene, butadiene, and if desired up to 30% by weight, based on 100% by weight of monomers, of ethylenically un... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371784 | EPDM rocket motor insulation A novel and improved EPDM formulation for a solid propellant rocket motor is described wherein hexadiene EPDM monomer components are replaced by alkylidene norbornene components, and, with appropriate adjustment of curing and other additives, functionally required r... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371444 | Aliphatic copolyester resin, a preparation method, an aliphatic polyester resin composition, uses thereof, a coating composition, a particle-state composition for agriculture and gardening coated by degradable layer In the present invention, there are obtained aliphatic polyesters having a controlled thermal decomposing property, hydrolizability, and biodegradability, in which OH terminals and COOR terminals are decreased to 50% and 30%, respectively, through a ring-opening pol... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371715 | Emulsion composition The invention relates to an emulsion composition, wherein an optically isotropic surfactant phase containing a nonionic surfactant (hereinafter the phase being referred to as the surfactant phase) is present as stable droplets in an aqueous solution phase containing... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368486 | Dental materials with high abrasion resistance Dental materials with high abrasion resistance and their use for producing artificial teeth and/or their enamel or cutting areas are described. The materials primarily contain: | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368495 | Flame-retardant resin composition free from halogen The invention discloses a flame-retardant thermoplastic resin composition without containing any halogen compounds as a flame-retardant agent but still exhibiting excellent flame retardancy. The resin composition comprises: (a) a thermoplastic resin kneadable or mol... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365222 | Polymerizable bicyclic cyclopropane derivatives and their use for the preparation of dental materials Bicyclic cyclopropane derivatives of the general Formula (I) in which n+m is 0 to 8; r is 1 to 4; R1 is absent or is a C1-C20 alkylene radical which can be interrupted by O or S, a cycloalip... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365118 | Polymer-assisted deposition of films A polymer assisted deposition process for deposition of metal oxide films is presented. The process includes solutions of one or more metal precursor and soluble polymers having binding properties for the one or more metal precursor. After a coating operation, the r... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365120 | Polymer composite, stretched product thereof and production processes therefor A polymer composite and a stretched product thereof formed from a three dimensional network structure including an organic polymer (A), comprising either a polymer produced from a water soluble (meth)acrylate ester (a), or a copolymer of a water soluble (meth)acryla... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361697 | Prosthesis material Prosthesis material having improved stability during storage, reduced plaque affinity and improved polishing properties. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361706 | Water- and oil-repellent, antistatic composition A water- and oil-repellent, antistatic composition comprises (a) at least one nonpolymeric ionic salt consisting of (i) at least one cation selected from the group consisting of monovalent metal cations, divalent metal cations, and organic onium cations, and (ii) at... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354969 | Dental and medical polymer composites and compositions The invention relates to polymerizable multifunctional polymer composites and compositions, which are suitable for dental and medical applications, such as dental prostheses, filling materials, implants and the like. It also relates to a method for the manufacture o... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7345107 | Material and method and device for producing the same The invention relates to a material which consists essentially of sand and polymers as well as optionally, a small quantity of aggregates. The invention also relates to a method for producing this material, comprising the following steps: producing a hot molten mixt... | 03/18/2008 |
