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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7176168 | Lubricant containing a synergistic combination of rust inhibitors, antiwear agents, and a phenothiazine antioxidant The present invention describes an improved lubricant composition comprising a particularly effective combination of components comprising ashless antiwear and rust inhibitor additives with an antioxidant liquid mixture formed by reacting an olefin with a mixture of... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7169831 | Pavement marking composition comprising ceramic fibers The invention relates to a pavement marking composition comprising ceramic fibers. The ceramic fibers are preferably randomly dispersed within a polymeric material. The polymeric material preferably comprises a substantially non-crosslinked elastomer. The pavement m... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166329 | Method of rendering substrates oil and water repellent with a fluorochemical oligomeric silane A fluorochemical composition comprising of organic solvent and fluorochemical oligomer represented by the general formula: X-MfnMhmMar-G wherein X represents the residue of an init... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7166667 | Methods of preparing paints from prepaints Sets of prepaints wherein at least one set member is in solid form, methods of formulating paint lines using the sets of prepaints, and a method of formulating a range of paints from the sets of prepaints, where the paint lines and ranges of paints are useful as roa... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7166561 | Lubricant-carrying substrate for maintenance of paper shredders Paper shredders are maintained using lubrication substrates that have been treated with or that carry a lubricant. The lubrication substrate is fed through the shredding mechanism of a paper shredder. Rather than requiring disassembly of the paper shredder, maintena... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163978 | Waterborne anti-chipping coating composition for automobiles A waterborne coating composition comprising fine polymer particles dispersed in an aqueous medium and an inorganic filler, wherein the fine polymer particles comprise (A) 50 to 90% by weight of synthetic rubber polymer particles containing 50 to 90% by weight of a r... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7163972 | Preparation of a concentrated organophyllosilicate and nanocomposite composition The present invention provide methods for producing a low moisture organophyllosilicate composition using monomers, oligomers, or polymers to displace water associated with the organophyllosilicates in an aqueous organophyllosilicate slurry or filter cake. The inven... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160845 | Dithiocarbamate derivatives useful as lubricant and fuel additives Dithiocarbamate derivative compounds, useful as multifunctional additives for lubricating oils and fuels, are provided and are derived from a reaction product obtained from (a) a di(hydrocarbyl)thiocarbamate intermediate derived from the reaction of a dihydrocarbyla... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7148282 | Composite of high melting polymer and nanoclay with enhanced properties A composite of a polyester, e.g., a polycarbonate, and a nanoclay (layered silicate) cation exchanged with a quaternized copolymer of styrene and 2-(dimethylamine) ethyl methacrylate is provided, the composite being useful for preparing injection molded objects and ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144937 | Adhesion promoters for sealants A sealant composition comprising a sealant, an adhesive resin, and a long chain ester, particularly dimerate and trimerate esters, is capable of unexpected adhesion to substrates such as ceramic substrates (e.g., concrete), glass substrates, metal substrates such as... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7138450 | Vulcanized rubber composition with a liquid adhesion promoter containing an adhesive resin and ester A rubber composition including a natural or synthetic rubber, and an adhesive resin capable of unexpected adhesion to metal, polymer and glass substrates, particularly cords in radical tires, hoses, conveyor belts, transmission belts, and the like by the addition of... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7135519 | Gasket coating containing chemically exfoliated vermiculite A sealing-enhancing coating for a gasket or a portion of a gasket includes flaky particles of chemically exfoliated vermiculite, at least 90% by weight of the particles having a thickness of no more than 30 microns, and no dimension greater than 1 mm. The particles ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7132059 | Ambient applied desiccant matrix composition A desiccating matrix composition that includes hydrogen-bonding polymer, plasticizer, organic-modified clay, adsorbent and optionally metal stearate. ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7132468 | Thickener for high-surfactant aqueous systems An aqueous composition comprising at least 18% surfactant and colloidal inorganic clay. This composition is stable with regard to phase separation at 40° C. for at least three months and exhibits increased low-shear viscosity relative to a composition without clay.... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125916 | Method for producing nanosilica plates The present invention relates to an exfoliating agent and to a process for producing random form of nanoscale silicate plates. Two types of exfoliating agents are applied in the present invention, which respectively have the formula: | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122583 | Cold-box binders containing an epoxy resin, acrylate, and certain akyl esters This invention relates to foundry binder systems, which will cure in the presence of sulfur dioxide and a free radical initiator, comprising (a) an epoxy resin; (b) an acrylate; (c) an alkyl ester of a fatty acid, wherein the alkyl group of the ester is an aliphatic... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7122592 | Adhesion promoters for cord-reinforced thermoplastic polymeric materials and substrate/thermoplastic polymeric material composites A thermoplastic polymeric material composition including a thermoplastic polymeric material selected from the group consisting of a thermoplastic polymer and a thermoplastic polymer alloy, an adhesive resin, and a long chain ester, particularly dimerate and trimerat... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7115671 | Process for recovering monomeric units of a nylon from whole carpet The invention relates to a process for recovering monomeric units of a nylon from carpet material. The carpet material includes fibres containing nylon bound to a backing containing one or more non-nylon components. The carpet material contains between 15 and 35 wt.... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7101410 | Method for the microbiological desulfurization of fossil fuels A microbiological method of desulfurization (MDS) of hydrocarbon fuels such as coal, coal tar and petroleum uses an aqueous microbial biocatalytic agent which is not significantly reproducing but is still capable of oxidizing inorganic sulfur compounds and/or of sel... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7101927 | Latex obtainable by a gradient regime reaction A latex having a reduced amount of 4-phenylcyclohexene is obtainable by reacting A) 30–90% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer; B) 70–10% by weight of a diene; C) 1–10% by weight of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid ni... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097674 | Diesel fuel compositions that contain glycerol acetal carbonates A diese fuel composition containing a major proportion of at least one diesel fuel and a minor proportion of at least one glycerol acetal carbonate of the formulae: in which: R1... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7091274 | Pneumatic tire having a rubber component containing a tin/amino functionalized rubber and an inversion carbon black There is disclosed a pneumatic tire having a rubberized component comprising: (A) a copolymer rubber that contains amino groups bound to the rubber and at least 40 percent of the terminal ends of the copolymer are modified or coupl... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7087671 | Recycled plastic molded parts for photosensitive materials A front cover, a rear cover and a base portion are crushed into a crushed material, and further pelletized into a recycled plastic pellet. The recycled plastic pellet is used as a part of a molding material to produce mold plastic parts for a photosensitive material... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7067575 | Water-soluble film of polyvinyl alcohol A water-soluble film made from a resin composition comprising (A) 100 parts by weight of an anionic group-modified polyvinyl alcohol having a viscosity of 10 to 35 mPa·s measured at 20° C. with respect to a 4% by weight aqueous solution thereof, an average degree ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7041729 | Structurally viscous powder clearcoat slurry free from organic solvents and external emulsifiers, method for producing the same the use thereof A pseudoplastic powder clearcoat slurry free from organic solvents and external emulsifiers and comprising particles which are solid and/or of high viscosity and are dimensionally stable under storage and application conditions, where the particles have an average s... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7012114 | Surface chemistry modified latex and redispersible powders, production and use thereof The present invention relates to a latex with modified surface chemistry, which may be obtained by carrying out a free-radical emulsion polymerization in the presence of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer or at least one polymer containing residual ethyl... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6958367 | Decorative coating composition for solid substrates A coating composition comprising (a) 10 to 60 wt. % of one or more hydroxy-, carboxy- and/or amino-functionalized solid resins selected from the group of methacrylic resins, acrylic resins, polyester resins, polyurethane resins, ep... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6919392 | Stabilization of vinyl halide polymers The heat and light stability imparted to vinyl halide polymers by metal compounds conventionally employed for this purpose is considerably improved by the presence of a mercapto ester such as 2-mercaptoethyl stearate. The esters can replace a substantial portion of ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6911491 | Hot melt adhesive A moisture reactive hot melt adhesive composition formed by admixing components including a polyisocyanate, an amorphous polyol, tri-C1-C6-alkyl citrate in the amount of 1.3 to 6% by weight based on the weight of said adhesive composition, and styrene/allyl alcohol ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6822020 | Tetrahalosilane blends for treating silica Modified silica fillers are prepared by contacting silica with blends or mixtures containing diorganodihalosilanes and tetrahalosilanes in weight ratios of 1:0.1 to 1:2, respectively. While dialkyldichlorosilanes and tetrahalosilanes such as dimethyldichlorosilane a... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6749939 | Composition having sealing and sound dampening properties and methods related thereto A composition having sealing and sound dampening properties is disclosed which comprises one or more polyepoxides comprising at least two epoxide groups per molecule; a thermoplastic polyester polymer; a curing agent adapted to react with the polyepoxides; inorganic... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6627677 | Ink jet inks and methods A water-based, flash-curable ink jet ink that is capable of adhering to plastic substrates, such as flexible polyvinyl chloride, the ink comprising: a) at least one water-dispersible or water-soluble acrylate polymerizable material; b) at least one polyme... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6627364 | Ink jet color filter resin composition, color filter and color filter production process A resin composition for producing a color filter by an ink jet system contains (A) a colorant, (B) a binder resin and (c) a solvent having a boiling point of 245° C. or more at normal pressure, wherein the color filter is produced by discharging the abov... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6586498 | Ink jet ink An ink jet ink composition comprising from about 0.5% to about 30% by weight of a pigment, a carrier and a dispersant, the dispersant comprising an anionic derivative of an ethoxylated alkylphenol-formaldehyde resin, the ratio of dispersant:pigment being ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6541561 | Resin reinforced cross-linkable printing inks and coatings A method is disclosed of making a polymerizable printing ink which comprises mixing a powdered polymer with a liquid composition comprising at least one polymerizable monomer or oligomer, said oligomer or monomer being polymerizable and the powdered polym... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6538047 | Ink composition and ink jet recording method using the same An ink composition is provided which possesses excellent dispersion stability and ejection stability and can yield printed images having excellent rubbing/scratch resistance. An ink jet recording method using the ink composition is also provided. The ink ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6538048 | Ink jet printing method An ink jet printing method, comprising the steps of: A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading the printer with ink jet recording elements; C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition comprising from about 0.5... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6534566 | Ink jet ink composition An ink jet ink composition comprising water, a humectant, and a water-dispersible polymeric latex having contained therein a delocalized cationic azo dye having the following formula: ##STR1##... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6528557 | Inks comprising linear Asbs`A` block copolymers of alkylene oxide and siloxane Disclosed is an ink composition comprising water, a colorant, and a linear ASBS'A' block copolymer wherein A and A' are each, independently of the other, blocks comprising one or more repeat monomer units of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, or random or a... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6521683 | Antistatic agents and resin compositions incorporated therein Antistatic agents for reducing and eliminating static electric charges on resins, particularly acrylic resins, including an antistatically effective amount of at least one substituted imidazolinium salt of alkylbenzene sulfonic acid having the formula: ... | 02/18/2003 |