181 |
Polymeric polysorbate softeners |
US11980271 |
2007-10-31 |
US07723459B1 |
2010-05-25 |
Carter LaVay; Anthony J. O'Lenick, Jr. |
The present invention is directed to a class of polyesters that are lightly crosslinked polyesters made by reacting polysorbate units (linked by the reaction of their hydroxyl groups) to the carboxyl group of dimer acid. As will become clear, lightly crosslinked as used herein relates to reactions in which there is an excess of hydroxyl groups on a molar basis to carboxylic groups on the dimer acid. The polymers and a contribute softness, lubricity and antistatic properties when applied to hair, skin, textile fiber and paper. |
182 |
METHOD FOR GIVING ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY TO MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL, AND CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL |
US12446643 |
2007-10-24 |
US20100090170A1 |
2010-04-15 |
Masashi Uzawa |
Disclosed is a method for giving electric conductivity to a material, by which a conductive material having excellent water resistance and sufficient antistatic properties even at a low temperature and a low humidity can be easily obtained at low cost. In the method, electric conductivity is given to a base material (A) having a nitrogen-containing functional group by soaking the base material (A) in a liquid containing a conductive polymer (B) having at least one kind of sulfonic group and carboxyl group while holding the liquid at a temperature in the range of from 30 to 130° C. A conductive material to be obtained by such a method is also disclosed. |
183 |
Straight-type finish for synthetic fibers, processing method for false twisted textured yarns using same, and false twisted textured yarns |
US12124842 |
2008-05-21 |
US07690182B2 |
2010-04-06 |
Satoshi Aratani; Atsushi Toda; Makoto Hattori |
A straight-type finish, which has improved storage characteristics and is capable of preventing synthetic fibers from becoming electrically charged and uneven dyeing from being generated, contains a lubricant and a functional improvement agent at specified ratios. A metal organic sulfonate of a specified type is contained at least as a part of the functional improvement agent at a specified mass % of the total. |
184 |
Production of nanoparticle-coated yarns |
US12230616 |
2008-09-02 |
US20100055456A1 |
2010-03-04 |
Willorage Rathna Perera; Gerald J. Mauretti |
A strand is coated with a powdered material by first applying a layer of hot polymer resin to the strand, and spraying the powdered material onto the resin-coated strand from at least three nozzles disposed along the processing path and spaced radially therearound. The spray apparatus is disposed within nested containers so as to limit the escape of overspray powder. The powder-coated strand may be heat-set to increase the adhesion of the powder. |
185 |
FLUOROSURFACTANTS |
US12307291 |
2007-07-02 |
US20090264525A1 |
2009-10-22 |
Wolfgang Hierse; Nikolai (Mykola) Ignatyev; Martin Seidel; Elvira Montenegro; Peer Kirsch; Andreas Bathe |
The present invention relates to fatty acid esters of polyols or sulfonated fatty acid esters or sulfonated fatty acid amides containing at least one group Y, where Y stands for CF3—(CH2)a—O—, SF5—, CF3—(CH2)a—S—, CF3CF2S—, [CF3—(CH2)a]2N— or [CF3—(CH2)a]NH—, where a stands for an integer selected from the range from 0 to 5, or formula (I), where Rf stands for CF3—(CH2)r—, CF3—(CH2)r—O—, CF3—(CH2)r—S—, CF3CF2—S—, SF5—(CH2)t— or [CF3—(CH2)r]2N—, [CF3—(CH2)r]NH— or (CF3)2N—(CH2)r—, B stands for a single bond, O, NH, NR, CH2, C(O)—O, C(O), S, CH2—O, O—C(O), N—C(O), C(O)—N, O—C(O)—N, N—C(O)—N, O—SO2 or SO2—O, R stands for alkyl having 1 to 4 C atoms, b stands for 0 or 1 and c stands for 0 or 1, q stands for 0 or 1, where at least one radical from b and q stands for 1, and r stands for 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, to processes for the preparation of these compounds, and to uses of these surface-active compounds. |
186 |
COVERING MATERIALS FOR VEHICLE SEATS |
US12419398 |
2009-04-07 |
US20090258556A1 |
2009-10-15 |
Kousuke TANAKA; Akihiro MATSUYAMA |
A covering material for a vehicle seat may include a base material constructed of polyester fiber containing fabric and an electrically conductive agent applied to the base material. The electrically conductive agent may include a copolymer of polyethylene terephthalate and polyethyleneglycol. |
187 |
Sensor assembly for determining the temperature state in an area of a heating surface |
US11379108 |
2006-04-18 |
US07534032B2 |
2009-05-19 |
Josef Reithofer; Christian Auradnik |
A sensor assembly is disclosed for determining the temperature state in an area of a heating surface heated by a heat source and disposed between the heat source and the heating surface in parallel relationship to the heating surface. The sensor assembly includes a first sensor having a carrier and a temperature-dependent resistor web which is attached to the carrier and confronts the heating surface and which is electrically contacted at a contact zone outside a temperature-measuring zone, and a second sensor having a carrier and a temperature-dependent resistor web which is attached to the carrier and electrically contacted at a contact zone outside the temperature-measuring zone and which confronts the heat source. |
188 |
High absorbency lyocell fibers and method for producing same |
US12133763 |
2008-06-05 |
US20090120599A1 |
2009-05-14 |
Hien Vu Nguyen |
High absorbency lyocell fibers are obtainable by hydrothermal treatment. The fibers can be treated with water at temperatures of at least about 60° C. to provide lyocell fibers that can be formed into a random fibrous plug having a mass of 2 g, a density of 0.4 g/cm3, and a diameter of 25 mm which has a GAT Absorbency (at 15 min.) of at least about 3.7 g/g. |
189 |
Antimicrobial and antistatic polymers and methods of using such polymers on various substrates |
US10882570 |
2004-07-01 |
US07491753B2 |
2009-02-17 |
Venkataram Krishnan |
The present invention relates to a substrate having antimicrobial and/or antistatic properties. Such properties are imparted by applying a coating or film formed from a cationically-charged polymer composition. The polymer composition includes a noncationic ethylenically unsaturated monomer, an ethylenically unsaturated monomer capable of providing a cationic charge to the polymer composition, and a steric stabilization component incorporated into the cationically-charged polymer composition. The present invention also relates to a polymeric material comprising a base polymer blended with the above cationically-charged polymer composition. |
190 |
Method of enhancing moisture management and providing negative ion properties to fabric materials |
US11785774 |
2007-04-20 |
US20080258347A1 |
2008-10-23 |
Yi Li; Junyan Hu; Qingwen Song; Yong Fan Mao |
The present invention relates to a method of enhancing the negative ion properties of a material and enhance its moisture management properties if necessary. The method of the present invention teaches the determination of the moisture properties of a material, development of a negative ion agent, and the application of that agent to the material, such steps leading to a material possessing negative ion properties and good moisture management. |
191 |
Treated textiles |
US11977619 |
2007-10-25 |
US20080139063A1 |
2008-06-12 |
Xinggao Fang; Sidney S. Locke; Paul A. Maclure; Jason G. Chay; Michelle Purdy |
Certain chemical compositions provide superior repellency, durability, and soil (stain) release properties when applied to a textile or fabric. Compositions may contain a fluorochemical-containing soil release component or a crosslinking component, or both, and also may contain an antimicrobial agent. In some applications, the crosslinking component may be hydrophobic, so as to be generally not compatible with aqueous environments. Compositions having less than about 6 weight percent of a fluorochemical-containing soil release component, based upon the weight of the treating composition, may be employed in some applications. |
192 |
Conductive composite compositions with fillers |
US11897692 |
2007-08-31 |
US20080118736A1 |
2008-05-22 |
Lawrence T. Drzal; Wanjun Liu; Hiroyuki Fukushima; InHwan Do |
Composite materials with a polymer matrix, low resistivity graphite coated fillers having exfoliated and pulverized graphite platelets coated on an outer surface of high resistivity fillers, are provided. The fillers can be fibers or particles. The composite materials incorporating the graphite coated fillers as reinforcements can be electrostatically painted without using a conductive primer on the polymer matrix. |
193 |
HYDROPHILIZED SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR HYDROPHILIZING A HYDROPHOBIC SURFACE OF A SUBSTRATE |
US11761980 |
2007-06-12 |
US20080028986A1 |
2008-02-07 |
Tobias Futterer; Robert Reierson; Jean-Christopher Castaing |
A hydrophilized article includes (a) a substrate having a hydrophobic surface, and (b) a hydrophilizing layer disposed on at least a portion of the hydrophobic surface of the substrate. said layer comprising an organophosphorus material or a vinyl alcohol material, or a mixture of an organophosphorus material and a vinyl alcohol material. |
194 |
Static dissipative textile |
US11881439 |
2007-07-27 |
US20070270063A1 |
2007-11-22 |
Andrew Child; Alfred Deangelis |
The present invention relates generally to a static dissipative textile having an electrically conductive surface achieved by coating the textile with an electrically conductive coating in a variety of patterns. The electrically conductive coating is comprised of a conducting agent and a binding agent, and optionally a dispersing agent and/or a thickening agent. The static dissipative textile generally comprises a fabric which may be screen printed or otherwise coated with a conductive coating on the backside of the fabric so that the conductive coating does not interfere with the appearance of the face of the fabric. The economically produced fabric exhibits relatively permanent static dissipation properties and conducts electric charge at virtually any humidity, while the conductive coating does not detrimentally affect the overall appearance or tactile properties of the fabric. Also encompassed within this invention is a method for producing a static dissipative textile having an electrically conductive surface. |
195 |
Electroconductive woven and non-woven fabric and method of manufacturing thereof |
US11219119 |
2005-09-02 |
US20070054577A1 |
2007-03-08 |
Jamshid Avloni |
The invention relates to an electroconductive textile material and method of preparation thereof. The method consists mainly of two stages: 1) special pretreatment of the fabric substrate for activation and making it suitable for subsequent application and strong attachment of a conductive coating with the use of a layer-by-layer technique (LBL); 2) subsequent application and strong attachment of a conductive coating by means of a layer-by-layer technique. The first stage may be carried out thermally, thermochemically, by treating in hot solutions, or plasma-chemically by plasma treatment. The pre-treatment may be performed, e.g., for swelling and/or for the formation of unsaturated chemical bonds or uncompensated charges in the fabric material. The pretreatment is needed to ensure more efficient penetration of chemical components into the fabric structure during subsequent LBL applications of treatment solutions that contain nano-particles and that determine the density of the molecular layer. The types and amounts of the nano-particles determine their charge density (solution pH is very important for charge density) in the sublayer. Such a pretreatment increases bonds of the applied layers with the substrate material. |
196 |
Methods of chemically treating an electrically conductive layer having nanotubes therein with diazonium reagent |
US11196519 |
2005-08-03 |
US20070031318A1 |
2007-02-08 |
Jie Liu; Lei An |
Methods of treating an electronic device including an electrically conductive layer having single-walled semiconducting carbon nanotubes and single-walled metallic carbon nanotubes therein include the following step performed in the absence of an applied potential to the single-walled metallic carbon monotubes: chemically treating the electrically conductive layer with an aqueous solution having a first concentration of a diazonium reagent therein that is sufficient to convert at least some of the single-walled metallic carbon nanotubes to electrically insulating carbon nanotubes, but insufficient to convert more than 25% of the single-walled semiconducting carbon nanotubes to electrically insulating carbon nanotubes in the absence of an applied potential. |
197 |
Hydrophilic composite material |
US11485988 |
2006-07-14 |
US20060257582A1 |
2006-11-16 |
Harald Keller; Ekkehard Jahns; Thomas Frechen; Wolfgang Schrepp |
Hydrophilic composite material comprising components A and B, and optionally C, where A is a substance which readily swells with water, B is a substance which forms a porous structure or has a predetermined porous structure, and in whose pores A is present, and C is a binder. |
198 |
Polycarboxylated polymer, method of making, method of use, and superabsorbent compositions including the same |
US11217623 |
2005-09-01 |
US20060246186A1 |
2006-11-02 |
Michael Nowak; Charles Graves; Wayne Miller; Patrick Gleason |
An aqueous superabsorbent polymer precursor composition that includes a superabsorbent polymer precursor prepared by polymerizing alpha,beta-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomers in the presence of inorganic metal salt catalyst, and an optional metal ion containing crosslinking agent, and a method of making an absorbent article that includes contacting a mesh with a slurry that includes cellulose fibers to form a wet fiber mat, removing water from the wet fiber mat, contacting the wet cellulose fiber mat with the aqueous superabsorbent polymer precursor composition, and drying the mat. |
199 |
SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR DETERMINING THE TEMPERATURE STATE IN AN AREA OF A HEATING SURFACE |
US11379108 |
2006-04-18 |
US20060231546A1 |
2006-10-19 |
JOSEF REITHOFER; Christian Auradnik |
A sensor assembly is disclosed for determining the temperature state in an area of a heating surface heated by a heat source and disposed between the heat source and the heating surface in parallel relationship to the heating surface. The sensor assembly includes a first sensor having a carrier and a temperature-dependent resistor web which is attached to the carrier and confronts the heating surface and which is electrically contacted at a contact zone outside a temperature-measuring zone, and a second sensor having a carrier and a temperature-dependent resistor web which is attached to the carrier and electrically contacted at a contact zone outside the temperature-measuring zone and which confronts the heat source. |
200 |
Straight-oil finishing composition and fiber yarn treated therewith |
US10530458 |
2003-10-10 |
US20060163523A1 |
2006-07-27 |
Mari Wakita; Hisataka Nakashima; Hideki Kobayashi |
The invention relates to a straight-oil finishing composition comprising (A) 100 parts by weight of a polydimethylsiloxane oil or liquid paraffin having a viscosity of 3 to 70 mm2/s at 25 centigrade temperature; and (B) 0.5 to 100 parts by weight of an organopolysiloxane resin, which contains silanol groups and silicon-bonded alkoxy groups and wherein 20 mole % or more of all siloxane units are siloxane units represented by formula C3H7SiO3/2. This composition is useful for treating fiber yarn. |