Compositions inventions 10/06

20060237682 - Size composition: The invention provides hydrolysis-stable size compositions based on polycarbonate polyols and polytetramethylene glycol polyols, their preparation and use....

20060237683 - Heat transfer and refrigerant compositions comprising 3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6-nonafluoro-1-hexene and a fluoroether: The present invention relates to Disclosed herein are 3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6-nonafluoro-1-hexene compositions for use in refrigeration and air conditioning systems, particularly in centrifugal compressor systems. Also disclosed are 3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6-nonafluoro-1-hexene in combination with fluoroethers, which are azeotropic or near azeotropic....

20060237684 - Tungstate based corrosion inhibitors: A trace amount of a tungstate is disclosed for inhibiting corrosion by nitrogen fertilizer solution, in particular, an ammonium nitrate fertilizer solution, (UAN) in contact with ferrous metal storage tanks, piping, and equipment surfaces. Tungstate added with a dispersant polymer is also effective for inhibiting corrosion....

20060237686 - Coolant composition: The present invention provides a coolant composition which has a glycol as a main ingredient, is excellent in stability in a hard water, and has excellent corrosion preventing properties for aluminum and aluminum alloys, and the coolant composition is characterized by comprising: (a) 0.1-10% by weight of at least one...

20060237685 - Coolant composition and methods of use thereof: The present invention provides a coolant composition having a glycol as a main component, which prevents iron and aluminum from being corroded, and in particular, has excellent corrosion preventing properties for aluminum and aluminum alloys at high temperatures, and the coolant composition is characterized by containing: (a) 0.1-10% by weight...

20060237687 - Functional uv paint, construction material using the same, and method of preparing the paint: Provided is a functional UV paint including a flavonoid compound, a steroid compound, a polyphenol compound, or a mixture thereof, in which molecular weights of the compounds range from 250 to 1000. The UV paint can reduce VOCs of a product using the paint as well as VOCs and HCHO...

20060237688 - Composite hydrogen storage material and methods related thereto: Embodiments of the invention relate to a composite hydrogen storage material comprising active material particles and a binder, wherein the binder immobilizes the active material particles sufficient to maintain relative spatial relationships between the active material particles....

20060237689 - Uv-emitting strontium borate phosphor with improved holdover stability: A UV-emitting phosphor comprising SrB4O7:Eu phosphor particles that have been treated to yield a surface layer containing from greater than 0 to about 25 atomic percent aluminum. The holdover stability of the treated SrB4O7:Eu phosphor improves the 100-hour maintenance in a fluorescent tanning lamp to the extent that the treated...

20060237690 - Phosphor for low-voltage electron beam, method of producing the same, and vacuum fluorescent display: Nano-particles of an electrically conductive oxide adhere to the surface of particles of a phosphor for low-voltage electron beams. The average diameter of nano-particles of the electrically conductive oxide is in the range of 5 to 100 nm. The weight percentage of the nano-particles of the electrically conductive oxide to...

20060237691 - Amine-based gas hydrate inhibitors: n

20060237693 - Altering zeta potential of dispersions for better hcd performance and dispersion stability: Ink dispersions for use in fuel cells, comprising a mixture of: (1) a carbon-containing material, such as carbon black; and (2) a base or acid operable to adjust the pH of the ink dispersion, wherein the pH of the mixture has a zeta potential as close to lying outside the...

20060237696 - Composition comprising at least one electrophilic monomer and at least one conductive polymer, and cosmetic processes for treating keratin fibers: The present disclosure relates to a composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one electrophilic monomer and at least one conductive polymer, and to its use for the cosmetic treatment of keratin fibers. The disclosure also relates to a cosmetic process for treating keratin fibers using the composition....

20060237695 - Copolymers of soluble poly(thiophenes) with improved electronic performance: Polythiophene copolymers having tunable work functions and oxidation voltage onset. The ratio of monomer can be varied to achieve the desired property for a particular application. One monomer can be unsubstituted thiophene. The copolymer microstructure can be random. Another monomer can be a 3-substituted thiophene such as 3-alkyl or a...

20060237697 - Electrode material for rechargeable lithium battery, electrode structural body comprising said electrode material, rechargeable lithium battery having said electrode structural body, process for the production of said electrode structural body, and proces: An electrode material for a rechargeable lithium battery, characterized in that said electrode material comprises a fine powder of a silicon-based material whose principal component is silicon element, said fine powder having an average particle size (R) in a range of 0.1 μm≦R<0.5 μm. An electrode structural body for a...

20060237694 - Flash welding of conducting polymer nanofibers: The welding of certain polymeric nanofibers can be accomplished by exposure to an intense short burst of light, such as is provided by a camera flash, resulting in an instantaneous melting of the exposed fibers and a welding of the fibers where they are in contact. The preferred nanofibers are...

20060237692 - Synthesis of libc and hole-doped li1-xbc: Methods are described for synthesizing stoichiometric LiBC and hole doped Li1-xBC (lithium borocarbide) according to heating processes, such as by both an arc-melting method and a sealed tantalum ampoule method. - The arc-melting method requires forming a pellet of uniformly-mixed elemental lithium, boron, and graphite and subjecting it to an...

20060237698 - Immersion oil for microscope: An immersion oil for microscopes which exhibits suppressed fluorescence in the absence of excitation and suppressed fluorescence under excitation with ultraviolet light, exhibits excellent other properties required for an immersion oil for microscopes such as excellent refractive index, Abbe number, viscosity and resolution and is advantageously used, in particular, for...

20060231789 - Transparent ferromagnetic alkali/chalcogenide compound comprising solid solution of transition metal or rare earth metal and method of regulating ferromagnetism thereof: Disclosed is a ferromagnetic alkali chalcogen compound capable of providing a completely-spin-polarized transparent ferromagnetic material using an alkali chalcogen compound having light-transparency, and a method of adjusting ferromagnetic properties thereof. The transparent ferromagnetic alkali chalcogenide comprises an alkali chalcogen compound which has an anti-fluorite structure and contains at least one...

20060231790 - Feed water composition for boilers: The present invention discloses a feed water composition for boilers whose main ingredient is a purified ethylene glycol aqueous solution that is a mixture of purified ethylene glycol and pure water in a weight ratio of 70-90:10-30 wt %. The inventive feed water composition comprises 92.1 to 98.8 wt %...

20060231791 - Cooking aid for improving the removal of extractives in pulp production, its production and use: The present invention relates to a wood cooking aid which comprises a mixture of fatty acids and rosin acids and/or salts thereof in a ratio which is effective in removing the extractives in pulp production. The invention also relates to a method for preparing a wood cooking aid wherein fatty...

20060231792 - Expanded graphite and products produced therefrom: Graphite nanoplatelets of expanded graphite and polymer composites produced therefrom are described. The graphite is expanded from an intercalated graphite by microwaves or radiofrequency waves in the presence of a gaseous atmosphere. The composites have barrier and/or conductive properties due to the expanded graphite....

20060231793 - Liquid crystalline polymer composition: Liquid crystalline polymers containing specified ratios of repeat units derived from hydroquinone, 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and optionally terephthalic acid have exceptionally high heat distortion temperatures, making especially useful for service at high temperatures. Compositions containing reinforcing agents, especially fibrous or platy reinforcing agents are particularly useful. These polymers and...

20060231794 - Image display device: An image display device is arranged to irradiate a ray of light from a light source into liquid crystal display devices, form an optical image corresponding with a video signal, and expansively project the optical image. The image display device includes a reflection mirror for reflecting the ray of light...

20060231795 - Sulfur-containing phosphor powders, methods for making phosphor powders and devices incorporating same: Sulfur-containing phosphor powders, methods for making phosphor powders and devices incorporating same. The powders have a small particle size, narrow particle size distribution and are substantially spherical. The method of the invention permits the continuous production of such powders. The invention also relates to products such as display devices incorporating...

20060231796 - Fluorescent substance, method of manufacturing fluorescent substance, and light emitting device using the fluorescent substance: l

20060231797 - Optically transparent nanocomposite materials: Optically transparent composite materials in which solid solution inorganic nanoparticles are dispersed in a host matrix inert thereto, wherein the nanoparticles are doped with one or more active ions at a level up to about 60 mole % and consist of particles having a dispersed particle size between about 1...

20060231798 - Bismuth mediated oxidations: A process is provided for the catalytic oxidation of a benzylic alkyl moiety using a bismuth complex and a stoichiometric oxygen source. This new oxidation methodology uses environmentally benign salts of bismuth in a process that uses mild conditions which are suitable for the oxidation of polyfunctional benzylic compounds. The...

20060231799 - Topical polyurethane foam oxidative photooxidative stabilizer: Compositions are disclosed for inhibiting oxidation and photooxidation in polyurethane foams. The compositions contain an antioxidant and a UV light inhibiting compound, along with an organic solvent or alternatively, water and an emulsifier....

20060231806 - Black conductive thick film compositions, black electrodes, and methods of forming thereof: This invention is directed to black conductive compositions, black electrodes made from such compositions and methods of forming such electrodes....

20060231805 - Catalytic synthesis of metal crystals using conductive polymers: A method of forming metal nanoparticles using a polymer colloid that includes at least one conductive polymer and at least one polyelectrolyte. Metal ions are reduced in water by the conductive polymer to produce the nanoparticles, which may be then incorporated in the colloidal structure to form a colloid composite....

20060231801 - Conductive compositions and processes for use in the manufacture of semiconductor devices: The present invention is directed to a thick film conductive composition comprising: (a) electrically conductive silver powder; (b) zinc-containing additive; (c) glass frit wherein said glass frit is lead-free; dispersed in (d) organic medium. The present invention is further directed to an electrode formed from the composition above wherein said...

20060231803 - Electroconductive thick film composition(s), electrode(s), and semiconductor device(s) formed therefrom: The present invention is directed to an electroconductive thick film composition comprising: (a) electroconductive metal particles selected from (1) Al, Cu, Au, Ag, Pd and Pt; (2) alloy of Al, Cu, Au, Ag, Pd and Pt; and (3) mixtures thereof; (3) glass frit wherein said glass frit is Pb-free; dispersed...

20060231802 - Electroconductive thick film composition, electrode, and solar cell formed therefrom: The electroconductive thick film paste of the present invention is a silver electroconductive paste, which includes silver particles, glass particles, and an organic vehicle, and is used in an electrode for connecting a back face terminal on the silicon substrate of a solar cell, and is characterized by the fact...

20060231800 - Method of manufacture of semiconductor device and conductive compositions used therein: The present invention is directed to a thick film conductive composition comprising: (a) electrically conductive silver powder; (b) Mn-containing additive; (c) glass frit wherein said glass frit has a softening point in the range of 300 to 600° C.; dispersed in (d) organic medium. The present invention is further directed...

20060231804 - Method of manufacture of semiconductor device and conductive compositions used therein: The present invention is directed to a thick film conductive composition comprising: (a) electrically conductive silver powder; (b) Zn-containing additive wherein the particle size of said zinc-containing additive is in the range of 7 nanometers to less than 100 nanometers; (c) glass frit wherein said glass frit has a softening...

20060231807 - Ptc composition, method of making the same, and thermistor body obtained therefrom: In a first aspect of the present invention, a PTC composition contains (a) a crosslinked polymer matrix having a gel fraction of at least 10%, and (b) an electrically conductive substance. An article shaped therefrom yields an electric resistance of at least 50 mΩ at 25° C. after being placed...

20060231808 - Polymer nanocomposites for lithium battery applications: A single ion-conducting nanocomposite of a substantially amorphous polyethylene ether and a negatively charged synthetic smectite clay useful as an electrolyte. Excess SiO2 improves conductivity and when combined with synthetic hectorite forms superior membranes for batteries. A method of making membranes is also disclosed....

20060231809 - Poly(arylene ether)/polyamide composition: A conductive composition comprises a poly(arylene ether), a polyamide, a conductive additive, and an impact modifier, wherein the composition demonstrates less than or equal to 0.0150 grams of composition buildup on the die face per minute of running time per meter of die opening perimeter after extruding the composition at...

20060226393 - Plastic magnet precursor, production method for the same, and plastic magnet: The present invention provides a plastic magnet precursor which can be supplied to a step of molding a plastic magnet at a constant composition without requiring a kneading step in which a resin is melted and sheared. Through injection molding using the precursor, a plastic magnet having little deterioration of...

20060226394 - Stabilizer mixtures: e

20060226395 - Stabilizer mixtures for the protection of polymer substrates: cycloalkyl-, aralkyl- or aryl-rest whereas the aromatic ring system may be optionally substituted by one or more groups R′ which may be identical or different and which groups R′ can be an aryl-, a saturated or unsaturated alkyl-, aralkyl- or cycloalkyl-group as well as halogen, an amino-, aminoalkyl-, aminocycloalkyl-, cyano-,...

20060226399 - Conductive flakes manufactured by combined sputtering and vapor deposition: A release agent is flash evaporated and deposited onto a support substrate under conventional vapor-deposition conditions and a conductive metal oxide, such as ITO, is subsequently sputtered or deposited by reactive electron beam onto the resulting release layer in the same process chamber to form a very thin film of...

20060226398 - Conductive powder, conductive composition, and producing method of the same: The present invention provides an Ag or Ni conductive powder, which can show the high conductivity even in condition that a resin is included and can has the narrow particle size distribution, and a conductive composition using the same, and a producing method of the same. In such an Ag...

20060226396 - Ionic liquid and electronically conductive polymer mixtures: The invention relates to a mixture comprising an ionic liquid and an electronically conductive polymer in its cationic form and a polyanion associated with the conductive polymer....

20060226397 - Positive temperature coefficient polymer composition and circuit protection device made therefrom: A PTC polymer composition contains: (a) a non-elastomeric polymer mixture in an amount from 20 wt % to 80 wt % based on the weight of the polymer composition; (b) a conductive particulate material in an amount from 20 wt % to 60 wt % based on the weight of...

20060226400 - Photochromic materials with reactive substituents: Various non-limiting embodiments of the present disclosure relate to photochromic materials comprising a reactive substituent. For example, the present disclosure contemplates photochromic materials, such as photochromic naphthopyrans and indeno-fused naphthopyrans having a reactive substituent comprising a reactive moiety linked to the photochromic naphthopyran by one or more linking groups. In...

20060226402 - Ophthalmic devices comprising photochromic materials having extended pi-conjugated systems: Various non-limiting embodiments disclosed herein relate to ophthalmic devices comprising photochromic materials having extended pi-conjugated systems. For example, various non-limiting embodiments disclosed herein provide a photochromic material, such as an indeno-fused naphthopyran, which comprises a group that extends the pi-conjugated system of the indeno-fused naphthopyran bonded at the 11-position of...

20060226401 - Ophthalmic devices comprising photochromic materials with reactive substituents: Various non-limiting embodiments of the present disclosure relate to ophthalmic devices comprising photochromic materials comprising a reactive substituent. For example, the present disclosure contemplates ophthalmic devices comprising photochromic materials, such as photochromic naphthopyrans and indeno-fused naphthopyrans having a reactive substituent comprising a reactive moiety linked to the photochromic naphthopyran by...

20060226403 - Powder for isolating infrared rays, and isolating solution and goods using the same: Disclosed is a novel concept of infrared blocking powder, that is to say, indium antimony tin oxide (IATO), which is produced by mixing indium (In), antimony (Sb), and tin (Sn) in a predetermined mixing ratio, and co-precipitating a mixture in solvent. Additionally, the present invention provides infrared blocking solution and...

20060226404 - Stabilized flame retardant: The invention relates to a stabilized flame retardant comprising a) from 99 to 1% by weight of melamine polyphosphate b) from 1 to 99% by weight of additive with latent alkalinity....

20060219974 - Ferrite sintered body and method of manufacturing same: The ferrite sintered body of hexagonal Z-type ferrite contains 17 mol % to 21 mol % of BaO, 6 mol % to 13 mol % of CoO, the remainder being Fe2O3 as its main components and also contains 0.05% to 1.0% by mass of Li, based on the main components,...

20060219975 - Coolant comprising azole derivatives for cooling systems in fuel-cell drives: An antifreeze concentrate for cooling systems in fuel-cell drives which gives ready-to-use aqueous coolant compositions having a conductivity of at most 50 μS/cm, based on alkylene glycols or derivatives thereof and containing one or more five-membered heterocyclic compounds (azole derivatives) having 2 or 3 hetero atoms from the group consisting...

20060219976 - Fluorescent colorant compositions, coloring process and colored articles: Fluorescent colorant compositions contain a pigment and a resin. The pigment is a crystalline, azo-based, fluorescent pigment obtained from a coupling reaction of a specific diazo compound, which was obtained from a particular aromatic amine, with a particular acetoacetylamino-containing aromatic coupler. As crystalline characteristics of the crystalline, azo-based, fluorescent pigment,...

20060219977 - Phosphor and fluorescent display device: A phosphor including a matrix in the form of titanate expressed by Ca1-xSrxTiO3 (0<x≦0.5), and Pr (praseodymium) and Li (lithium) that are added to the matrix. The phosphor may further include Zn (zinc) that is added as well as the Pr and Li to the matrix. Also disposed is a...

20060219978 - Method of making narrow-band uvb-emitting phosphors: A method is provided for making narrow-band, UVB-emitting, (Y,Gd,Ce,Pr)Mg borate phosphors. The method involves the use of a mixed oxide co-precipitate which is combined with MgO and boric acid and fired twice to form the borate phosphor. The mixed oxide co-precipitate is formed by dissolving sources of Y, Gd, Ce,...

20060219979 - Method of increasing the oxidation stability of biodiesel: to the biodiesel to be stabilized, in an amount of from 10 to 20 000 ppm (w/w); a biodiesel stabilized by the at least one primary antioxidant of the formula I; and a method of preventing corrosion, blockages in injection pumps, blockages in fuel lines, or a combination thereof, in...

20060219983 - Conductive polymer actuator: Two conductive polymer films, one of which swells and the other of which shrinks by an oxidation-reduction reaction, are connected to a link mechanism for reciprocally converting shrinkage-directional displacements of one film to swell-directional displacements of the other film, so that driving force in the expansion direction of one conductive...

20060219985 - Conductive powder and method for preparing the same: Disclosed are conductive powder having a packing density of 68% by volume or more with a relative value preferably comprising 60 to 92% by weight of roughly spherical and silver-plated copper powder part of the surface of which has been coated with 3 to 30% by weight of silver based...

20060219984 - High conductivity polyaniline compositions and uses therefor: The present invention describes compositions formed from polyanaline and carbon nanotubes, which exhibit enhanced conductivity and which provide uses in electronic circuit applications....

20060219982 - High resistance poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly (styrene sulfonate) for use in high efficiency pixellated polymer electroluminescent devices: High resistance PEDT/PSS buffer layers are provided for use in electroluminescent devices such as, e.g., OLEDs. In accordance with another embodiment, there are provided OLEDs comprising high resistance PEDT/PSS buffer layers. In accordance with a further embodiment, methods have been developed for decreasing the conductivity of a PEDT/PSS layer cast...

20060219981 - Proton conductive film, process for producing the same, and fuel cell employing the proton-conductive film: It is intended to provide a proton conducting membrane which is excellent in heat resistance, dimensional stability, fuel barrier properties, flexibility, etc. and exhibits an excellent protonic conductivity even at high temperatures, a method of producing same and a fuel cell which can operate stably at high temperatures, the proton...

20060219980 - White conductive primer coating composition and method of forming multilayered coating film: The present invention provides a white conductive primer coating composition comprising (a) 100 parts by total weight of a chlorinated polyolefin resin with a chlorine content of 10 to 40 wt. % and at least one modifier resin selected from the group consisting of acrylic resins, polyester resins and polyurethane...

20060219987 - Insulating film, process for producing the same and electronic device having the same: An insulating film comprising a compound having a cage structure, wherein the insulating film has a coefficient of linear expansion of 120×10−6 K−1 or less; an insulating film, which is obtained by a method comprising: irradiating a film-forming composition containing a compound having a cage structure with electron beams so...

20060219986 - Mixed conductive carbon and electrode: An electrode having both of electronic conductivity and ionic conductivity is provided. An electrode provided with a mixed conductive carbon having electronic conductivity and ionic conductivity, the carbon containing an ion-dissociative group on the surface thereof. The use of a platelet-type or herringbone-type carbon fiber as the carbon material enables...

20060219988 - Transparent conductive thin film, process for producing the same, sintered target for producing the same, and transparent, electroconductive substrate for display panel, and organic electroluminescence device: A transparent conductive thin film which can be produced easily by sputtering or the like with a sintered target, needs no post-treatment such as etching or grinding, is low in resistance and excellent in surface smoothness, and has a high transmittance in the low-wavelength region of visible rays; and transparent,...

20060219989 - Zeolites with incorporated dipolar nonlinear optical molecules in uniform orientation and preparation thereof: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a uniformly aligned zeolite supercrystal, which comprises growing a crystal of a zeolite or zeotype material in a uniformly aligned template, whereby said uniformly aligned zeolite supercrystal is prepared, and a uniformly aligned zeolite supercrystal. The uniformly aligned zeolite supercrystal of...

20060219990 - Substituted phenanthropyrans: The present invention relates to specific photochromic phenanthropyrans as well as to their use in synthetic resin materials of all types, especially for ophthalmic purposes. In particular, the present invention relates to photochromic compounds derived from 2H-phenanthro[2,1-b]pyrans and 3H-phenanthro[3,4-b]pyrans, which in the open form have especially long wavelength absorption maxima,...

20060219991 - Novel metal hydroxide derivatives containing chemically bound organophosphorus or polyphosphate species as flame retardants: Novel metal hydroxide derivatives which chemically combine positively charged metal hydroxide layers with negatively charged phosphorus-containing species, which can be either anionic organophosphorus materials or phosphorus-containing polymeric anions, are described. The metal hydroxide derivatives are useful flame retardants through their ability to be completely dispersed and their formation of a...