Compositions inventions 12/08

20080315147 - Perfluoroalkyl substituted acrylate monomers and polymers thereof: P

20080315148 - Rubber compound: A method for producing a rubber compound wherein the mechanical properties thereof are improved. In particular, the rubber compound has an increased elongation at rupture and/or increased tensile strength and/or increased tear strength and also a reduced compression set (DVR). The rubber compound includes a rubber which has at least... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20080315149 - Heat transfer and refrigerant compositions comprising 3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6-nonafluoro-1-hexene and a hydrocarbon: m

20080315150 - Antifreeze material for outdoor sites, typically roads: Antifreeze material typically for outdoor constructions, such as roads and the like, comprising a loose material of generally granular form and generally porous structure which does not degrade in the presence of water and does not immediately completely disaggregate when subjected to compressive action due to treading and/or tyre rolling... Agent: Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

20080315152 - Heat transfer fluid: A heat transfer fluid comprised of glycerin. A method of using the heat transfer fluid to heat or cool an object. A method of using the heat transfer fluid in a heating or cooling system to heat or cool a building.... Agent: Mary M. Moyne Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Dunlap, P.C.

20080315151 - Method of producing lower alcohols from glycerol: A reactive-separation process converts glycerin into lower alcohols, having boiling points less than 200° C., at high yields. Conversion of natural glycerin to propylene glycol through an acetol intermediate is achieved at temperatures from 150° to 250° C. at pressures from 1 and 25 bar. The preferred applications of the... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20080315153 - Polishing fluids and methods for cmp: Provided are several polishing compositions useful for modifying a surface, such as a semiconductor wafer suitable for fabrication of a semiconductor device, especially when used in fixed abrasive planarization techniques. The polishing compositions include a synergistic mixture of water, an oxidizing agent, a complexing agent, and metal ions. Also provided... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080315154 - Polishing fluids and methods for cmp: Provided are several polishing compositions useful for modifying a surface, such as a semiconductor wafer suitable for fabrication of a semiconductor device, especially when used in fixed abrasive planarization techniques. The polishing compositions include a synergistic mixture of water, an oxidizing agent, a complexing agent, and metal ions. Also provided... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080315155 - Diamines having reduced color: This invention provides compositions which comprise at least one aromatic secondary diamine having a Gardner color number no more than about 6. The aromatic secondary diamine either is in the form of one benzene ring having two secondary amino groups on the ring, or is in the form of two... Agent: Albemarle Corporation

20080315156 - Polymeric material: A composition comprises a first polymeric material having a melt viscosity of 0.15 kNsm−2 or less and liquid crystal polymer. The first polymeric material is preferably a polyaryletherketone. A composite material which comprises high levels of fillers in combination with the aforementioned composition is also described.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20080315157 - Liquid-crystalline medium: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium based on a mixture of polar compounds which comprises at least one compound of the formula (I) in which R11, R12 and Z1 have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display based on the ECB,... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20080315158 - Process for obtaining hydrogen from natural gas: The invention relates to a process for obtaining hydrogen from natural gas which comprises (a) reacting the natural gas with a mixture of air and steam in a single reactor to obtain a gas comprising H2 and CO, (b) reacting the CO produced at a high temperature with steam to... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20080315159 - Method for producing conductive thermoplastic elastomer composition and conductive roller composed of same: A conductive thermoplastic elastomer composition including a continuous phase and first and second uncontinuous phases. The continuous phase and the first and second uncontinuous phases form a sea-island structure; and the first and second uncontinuous phases independently forming island structures. In this structure, the continuous phase contains a composition (A)... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080315160 - Gallium containing zinc oxide: It is an object of the present invention to provide a gallium containing zinc oxide with an improved heat ray shielding function while keeping high transparency to visible light rays. The present invention is directed to a gallium containing zinc oxide, which has a heat ray shielding function, a gallium... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080315161 - Electrochemical device-oriented electrode material and production method thereof , as well as electrochemical device-oriented electrode and electochemical device: There can be obtained an electrochemical device-oriented electrode material, containing 90% or more of lithium titanate, and having a bulk density of 1.5 g/cm3 or more and a volume resistivity of 16 Ω·cm or less, by mixing the lithium titanate with an organic substance followed by heat treatment. Usage thereof... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20080315162 - High adhesion acrylate coating for a photochromic ophthalmic lens: A method and coating used to prepare a photochromically-enabled bifocal ophthalmic lens. The coating is a high adhesive strength acrylate-based coating that contains a small quantity of a polycarbonate-based TPU. The coating is applied to produce an intermediate imbibable bifocal surface. A photochromic solution is subsequently imbibed by contact with... Agent: Keusey, Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C.

20080315163 - Building material: Building material for use in the building industry. According to the invention, the building material comprises at least one thermochromic material which changes colour and/or transparency depending on a switching temperature, the colour and/or transparency changing occurring in the temperature range of the lower and/or upper processing temperature of the... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20080315164 - Flame-retardant prepreg: A flame-retardant prepreg includes: a fibrous reinforcing material; and a flame-retardant composition having an epoxy equivalent weight ranging from 190-270g/eq, and including an epoxy resin, a flame-retardant inorganic agent, a thermoplastic resin, and a curing agent. The flame-retardant inorganic agent is in an amount ranging from 12 to 18 parts... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20080308762 - Piezoelectric laminate, surface acoustic wave device, thin-film piezoelectric resonator, and piezoelectric actuator: A piezoelectric laminate including a base and a first piezoelectric layer formed above the base and including potassium sodium niobate. The first piezoelectric layer is shown by a compositional formula (KaNa1-a)xNbO3, “a” and “x” in the compositional formula being respectively 0.1<a<1 and 1≦x≦1.2.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080308763 - Azeotrope-like compositions of tetrafluoropropene and hydrofluorocarbons: Provided are azeotrope-like compositions comprising tetrafluoropropene and hydrofluorocarbons and uses thereof, including use in refrigerant compositions, refrigeration systems, blowing agent compositions, and aerosol propellants.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080308764 - Leaching resistant pre-wetted deicer composition: A deicer comprises a mixture of a deicing agent, a pre-wetting agent, and a leaching inhibitor. The leaching inhibitor results in decreased liquid migration within and out of a mass of pre-wetted deicer. The deicer can include a deicing salt such as sodium chloride, a pre-wetting agent comprised of magnesium... Agent: Cargill, Incorporated

20080308765 - Process for preparing vinyl carboxylates: d

20080308767 - Increasing the stability of liquid hypochlorite-containing washing and cleaning compositions: The improvement of shelf stability in hypochlorite-containing aqueous liquid washing and/or cleaning agents that contain colored metal pigment is achieved by the use of a specific aromatic fragrance.... Agent: Paul & Paul

20080308766 - Stability improvement of liquid hypochlorite-containing washing and cleaning compositions: The improvement of shelf stability in hypochlorite-containing aqueous liquid washing and/or cleaning agents that contain colored metal pigment is achieved by the use of an alkali iodide and a sterically hindered amine.... Agent: Paul & Paul

20080308768 - Liquid crystalline medium: The present invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium based on a mixture of polar compunds having negative dielectric anisotropy (Δε), which is distinguished by the fact that it has a value for the ratio γ1/Δn2 in the range 6-45 with a clearing point of >60° C. and a Δε of... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20080308769 - Method for simultaneously producing hydrogen and carbon monoxide: The invention relates to a method for simultaneously producing hydrogen and carbon monoxide consisting in generating a synthesis gas and in processing it by decarbonising and removing water and remaining carbon dioxide by passing said gas through a bed of adsorbents, in separating remaining components by forming at least one... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property

20080308770 - Mono and bis-ester derivatives of pyridinium and quinolinium compounds as environmentally friendly corrosion inhibitors: is an aromatic, nitrogen-containing ring of 5 to 14 ring atoms, optionally containing an additional N, O or S ring atom and optionally substituted with one or more alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, amino, aminoalkyl, alkoxy, hydroxylalkyl, or cyano groups, or a mixture thereof, Y is a group of formula... Agent: Michael B. Martin Patent And Licensing Department

20080308771 - Area liconductive polymers having highly enhanced solubility in organic solvent and electrical conductivity and synthesizing process thereofght: The present invention relates to a new process of synthesizing conductive polymers from monomers substituted with amine group. The process provides simple synthesizing steps for the conductive polymers without using other additives such as stabilizers or emulsifiers. The conductive polymers synthesized according to the present invention have highly enhanced solubility... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20080308772 - Method of carbon nanotube separation, dispersion liquid and carbon nanotube obtained by the separation method: A method of realizing selective separation of metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes and semiconducting carbon nanotubes from bundled carbon nanotubes; and obtaining of metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes separated at high purity through the above method. Metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes are dispersed one by one from bundled carbon nanotubes not only by... Agent: K.a. Patents

20080308773 - Novel cocrystalline metallic compounds and electrochemical redox active material employing the same: The present invention includes an electrochemical redox active material. The electrochemical redox active material includes a cocrystalline metallic compound having a general formula AxMO4-yXOy.M′O, where A is at least one metallic element selected from a group consisting of alkali metals, M and M′ may be identical or different and independently... Agent: Madson & Austin

20080308774 - Sputtering target, transparent conductive film, and their manufacturing method: A sputtering target including indium oxide and tin oxide, the content by percentage of the tin atoms therein being from 3 to 20 atomic % of the total of the indium atoms and the tin atoms, and the maximum grain size of indium oxide crystal in the sputtering target being... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20080308775 - Near infrared absorbing fiber and fiber article using same: An inexpensive fiber that has heat retaining properties, satisfactory weather resistance and heat absorption efficiency, and includes a heat absorbing material having excellent transparency; and a fiber article that uses the fiber. A particle dispersion of Cs0.33WO3 is obtained by mixing Cs0.33WO3 microparticles, toluene, and a microparticle dispersing agent to... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080308776 - Chemiluminescent compositions and methods of making and using thereof: Described herein are chemiluminescent compositions that can be applied to a variety of substrates that are generally sensitive to existing chemiluminescent compositions. Methods for producing the chemiluminescent compositions are also provided.... Agent: Gardner Groff Greenwald & Villanueva. PC

20080302996 - Piezoelectric/electrostrictive porcelain composition and piezoelectric/electrostrictive element: A (Li, Na, K)(Nb, Ta)O3 based piezoelectric/electrostrictive porcelain composition obtained by adding a slight amount of a Mn compound to a perovskite type oxide containing Li, Na and K as A-site elements and contains at least Nb out of Nb and Ta as B-site elements, where a ratio of a... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080302997 - Snow-melting/antifreezing agents: A snow-melting/antifreezing agent which comprises potassium silicate as an active ingredient and a snow-melting/antifreezing agent which comprises potassium silicate and a nitrite salt as active ingredients are disclosed. These snow-melting/antifreezing agents may optionally further contain an alkali metal salt and/or a lower alcohol. These snow-melting/antifreezing agents are safe for the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080302998 - Carbon nanoparticle-containing hydrophilic nanofluid with enhanced thermal conductivity: The present invention relates to a nanofluid that contains carbon nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles and a surfactant in a thermal transfer fluid. The present invention also relates to processes for producing such a nanofluid with enhanced thermal conductive properties.... Agent: Gordon & Rees LLP

20080302999 - Negative active material for rechargeable lithium battery, method of preparing same and rechargeable lithium battery: Disclosed is a negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery comprising a Si phase, a SiM phase and at least one of a X phase and a SiX phase, wherein each of phases has a crystal grain size of 100 nm and 500 nm. The element M is at... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080303002 - Display material and automobile member: A display material or automobile member of the present invention includes at least one cholesteric liquid crystal layer, an optical property of which is changed by an electric field, and the cholesteric liquid crystal layer contains at least one chiral reagent having one or more fluorine atoms, and at least... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080303001 - Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device: wherein R1 and R2 are each independently alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons, alkoxy having from 1 to 12 carbons, alkenyl having 2 to 12 carbons or alkenyl having 2 to 12 carbons, arbitrary hydrogen of which is replaced by fluorine; Z1 is a single bond, ethylene, methyleneoxy or carbonyloxy;... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20080303000 - Monomers, oligomers and polymers comprising thiophene and selenophene: The invention relates to novel mono-, oligo- and polymeric compounds comprising thiophene and selenophene, to their use as semiconductors or charge transport materials, in optical, electro-optical or electronic devices, and to optical, electro-optical or electronic devices comprising the novel compounds.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080303003 - Novel materials for organic electroluminescent devices: The present invention relates to anthracene derivatives, to the use thereof in organic electroluminescent devices, and to organic electroluminescent devices comprising these compounds.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080303004 - Method for producing lithium transition metal polyanion powders for batteries: This invention relates to a process for producing an improved powder for the positive electrode of lithium ion batteries wherein the powder comprises lithium, vanadium and phosphate. The process includes forming a suspension of the precursors with a high boiling temperature solvent and heating the suspension to a reaction temperature... Agent: Conocophillips Company -IPServices Group Attention: Docketing

20080303005 - Infrared absorbing polymer compositions and films: The invention provides the use of a dehydrated particulate mineral having a d50 of less than or equal to about 0.5 μm as a filler in combination with a thermoplastic polymer in an infrared absorbing polymer film. The polymer film may be used in greenhouses and the like.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080303006 - Flame retardant thermoplastic resinous compostion: Disclosed are compositions comprising: a flame retardant composition comprising (i) an acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate graft copolymer (ASA) or acrylate-modified ASA, (ii) at least one rigid thermoplastic polymer comprising structural units derived from styrene and acrylonitrile; alpha-methylstyrene and acrylonitrile; alpha-methylstyrene, styrene, and acrylonitrile; styrene, acrylonitrile, and methyl methacrylate; alpha-methyl styrene, acrylonitrile, and methyl... Agent: Sabic- Esr Sabic Innovative Plastics -IPLegal

20080296527 - Uv cross-linked polymer functionalized molecular sieve/polymer mixed matrix membranes: The present invention discloses high performance UV cross-linked polymer functionalized molecular sieve/polymer mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) with either no macrovoids or voids of less than several angstroms at the interface of the polymer matrix and the molecular sieves. These UV cross-linked MMMs were prepared by incorporating polyethersulfone (PES) functionalized molecular... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20080296530 - Nanostructured magnetorheological fluids and gels: Magnetorheological materials having a supramolecular polymer gel as a component of the carrier are disclosed. Useful supramolecular polymers for gels include those having bipyridine or terpyridine ligands which can participate in metal coordination bonding. The magnetizable particles of magnetorheological materials can have supramolecular surfactant-polymer coatings.... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20080296528 - Multilayer inductor component: A multilayer inductor component has a multilayer part having a plurality of magnetic layers laminated therein and a conductor part arranged within the multilayer part. The magnetic layers are formed from a ferrite material and an additive. The ferrite material contains Fe2O3, NiO, CuO, and ZnO. Fe2O3 is 30 to... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080296529 - Piezoelectric thin film, piezoelectric material, and fabrication method of piezoelectric thin film and piezoelectric material, and piezoelectric resonator, actuator element, and physical sensor using piezoelectric thin film: A piezoelectric thin film of the present invention includes an aluminum nitride thin film that contains scandium. A content ratio of scandium in the aluminum nitride thin film is 0.5 atom % to 50 atom % on the assumption that a total amount of the number of scandium atoms and... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080296531 - Ionic liquids: The invention relates to an ionic liquid composition and a method for preparing the ionic liquid. The ionic liquid comprises a cation containing the Formula I, as herein disclosed, and wherein: n is 1 or 2, R1 is selected from the group consisting of: H, C1-C12 alkyl, aryl or together... Agent: Invista North America S.a.r.l.

20080296532 - Low adhesion material, resin molding die, and soil resistant material: A resin molding die has a molding surface formed of a low adhesion material formed of a solid solution of La—Y2O3 produced from Y2O3 and an other oxide of La2O3. La2O3 contains La, which has an ionic radius larger than Y3+, and is larger in basicity than Y2O3. The low... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080296534 - Core-alloyed shell semiconductor nanocrystals: The invention relates to a core-alloyed shell semiconductor nanocrystal comprising: (i) a core of a semiconductor material having a selected band gap energy; (ii) a core-overcoating shell consisting of one or more layers comprised of an alloy of the said semiconductor of (i) and a second semiconductor; (iii) and an... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080296533 - Barium thioaluminate phosphor materials with novel crystal structures: The present invention provides thioaluminate phosphor compounds BaAl2S4 and BaAl4S7 with novel crystal structures that have higher luminosity and improved colour coordinates. The invention is also directed to rare earth element activated barium thioaluminate phosphor films comprising a phosphor compound having a novel crystal lattice structure that increases the electroluminescent... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080296535 - Structured catalyst for pox reforming of gasoline for fuel-cell powered vehicles applications and a method of preparing the same: The present invention relates to a structured catalyst for reforming of gasoline and a method of preparing the same, more particularly to a structured catalyst for reforming of gasoline for fuel-cell powered vehicles prepared by wash-coating the transition metal based reforming catalyst on the surface of the ceramic honeycomb support... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080296536 - Water dispersible polythiophenes made with polymeric acid colloids: Compositions are provided comprising a continuous liquid aqueous medium having dispersed therein a polydioxythiophene and at least one colloid-forming fluorinated polymeric acid. Films from invention compositions are useful as buffer layers in organic electronic devices, including electroluminescent devices, such as, for example, organic light emitting diodes (OLED) displays.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080296537 - Gas-phase functionalization of carbon nanotubes: In a method for functionalizing a carbon nanotube surface, the nanotube surface is exposed to at least one vapor including at least one functionalization species that non-covalently bonds to the nanotube surface, providing chemically functional groups at the nanotube surface, producing a functionalized nanotube surface. A functionalized nanotube surface can... Agent: Theresa A Lober T.a. Lober Patent Services

20080296538 - Carbon nanotube and method of visualizing carbon nanotube: A carbon nanotube is described, to which quantum dots are attached through non-covalent bonding via linking molecules bonded to the quantum dots. A method of visualizing a carbon nanotube is also described, wherein quantum dots are attached to the carbon nanotube through non-covalent bonding via linking molecules bonded to the... Agent: J. C. Patents

20080296539 - Method of modifying carbon nanotube using radical initiator, and dispersion liquid and electrode comprising the carbon nanotube modified by using the method: Provided is a method of modifying carbon nanotubes, the method including: preparing a mixed solution in which a radical initiator and a carbon nanotube are dispersed; applying energy to the mixed solution to decompose the radical initiator into a radical; and reacting the decomposed radical with a surface of the... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080296540 - Metallic particles for electrokinetic or electrostatic deposition: Metallic particles for electrokinetic or electrostatic deposition, and a method for making such particles, comprising metallic particle bodies, an organic acid film on the particle bodies, and a charge director adhered to the organic acid film.... Agent: Senniger Powers LLP

20080296541 - Chemically bonded ceramic radiation shielding material and method of preparation: A composition of matter and method of forming a radiation shielding member at ambient temperatures in which the composition of matter includes a ‘cold-fired’ chemically bonded oxide-phosphate ceramic cement matrix; with one or more suitably prepared and distributed radiation shielding materials dispersed in the ‘cold-fired’ chemically bonded oxide-phosphate ceramic cement... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC