Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series inventions 02/07

20070043139 - Fragrance-emitting rubber composition for tire: Disclosed is a fragrance-emitting rubber composition for tire treads, which contains, in addition to the prior rubber composition for tire treads, a fragrance. Preferably, the fragrance contained in the tire tread rubber composition is an oil-type fragrance that maintains more than 90% of its fragrant component even at a temperature... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20070043140 - Method for the mitigation of symptoms of contact lens related dry eye: The present invention relates to method for the treatment of contact lens related dry eye comprising contacting the surface of the eye of a patient in need of treatment for contact lens related dry eye with a contact lens having specified properties.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070043141 - Free-radical initiator systems containing enzymes, compositions, and methods: A free-radical initiator system that includes a combination of an oxidase enzyme, a peroxidase coenzyme, an oxidase substrate, and a reductant (i.e., reducing agent). This system can be used with a resin system that includes a polymerizable component.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070043142 - Dental compositions based on nanofiber reinforcement: A dental material using nano material that will serve as reinforcement and will enhance mechanical properties with minimal sacrifice in other properties including processability of a dental material. The dental material may be used as a filling, restorative, cement, liner, adhesive or primer. This is achieved by combining several polymerizable... Agent: Rudoler & Derosa LLC Attn: Docket Clerk

20070043143 - Active energy beam-curable composition for optical material: In formulae, R1 and R3 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 and R4 independently represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or an ethyl group, R5 to R8 independently represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or a bromine atom, and l and m independently represents... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070043145 - Inkjet inks, methods for applying inkjet ink, and articles printed with inkjet inks: Compositions for inkjet inks, methods for applying the ink to a surface of a substrate, and articles that include indicia printed with the ink. The inkjet inks include a cellulose polymer and a liquid carrier. Unlike currently available commercial inks, the inkjet inks of this invention can be formulated with... Agent: Law Office Of James Trosino

20070043147 - Particulate polymeric material: A polymeric particulate material suitable for use in an ink-jet receiver is prepared by generating an emulsion comprising a first phase having a first carrier fluid and a second phase having a second carrier fluid, said first and second carrier fluids being immiscible; carrying out a first treatment to at... Agent: Paul A. Leipold, Patent Legal Staff Eastman Kodak Company

20070043144 - Pigment ink jet ink composition: An ink jet ink composition comprising an aqueous media and a pigment dispersion comprising a pigment and a polymeric dispersant wherein said polymeric dispersant is a copolymer comprising at least a hydrophobic methacrylate or acrylate monomer containing an aliphatic chain having greater than or equal to 12 carbons; and a... Agent: Paul A. Leipold Patent Legal Staff

20070043146 - Polymeric black pigment dispersions and ink jet ink compositions: An ink jet ink composition comprising an aqueous media and a pigment dispersion comprising a specific carbon black pigment and a polymeric dispersant wherein said polymeric dispersant is a copolymer comprising at least a hydrophobic methacrylate or acrylate monomer containing an aliphatic chain having greater than or equal to 12... Agent: Paul A. Leipold Patent Legal Staff

20070037897 - Method for making contact lenses: The instant invention pertains to a method and a fluid composition for producing contact lenses with improved lens quality and with increased product yield. The method of the invention involves adding a non-crosslinkable hydrophilic polymer into a fluid composition including a lens-forming material in an amount sufficient to reduce an... Agent: Ciba Vision Corporation Patent Department

20070037898 - Silicone hydrogels: The present invention provides silicone hydrogel materials having relatively high oxygen permeability and a relatively low modulus. The relatively-low modulus is achieved by adding a chain transfer agent into a polymerizable fluid composition in an amount sufficient to provide to the resultant silicone hydrogel material with a reduced modulus. In... Agent: Ciba Vision Corporation Patent Department

20070037899 - Coated microspheres and their use: The invention relates to microspheres coated with a phenolic novolak resin, a process for preparing them, and their use in making foundry shapes, e.g. molds, cores, sleeves, pouring cups, etc., which are used in casting metal parts.... Agent: David L. Hedden Ashland Inc.

20070037900 - Aqueous pigment dispersion for ink-jet ink and ink-jet ink composition: An aqueous pigment dispersion which contains C.I. Pigment Yellow 74, a styrene-acrylic-based resin with an acid number of 100 to 250, and a basic compound, wherein the styrene-acrylic-based resin includes at least styrene-based monomer units, acrylic acid monomer units, and methacrylic acid monomer units as component monomer units, and the... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070037902 - Aqueous pigmented ink formulation containing polymer-encapsulated pigments, binder and smectite clay particles: An ink jet ink composition comprising from about 30 to about 90% by weight of water, from about 0.5 to about 30% by weight of a composite colorant, from about 0.1 to about 10% by weight of natural or synthetic smectite clay mineral, and from about 10 to about 50%... Agent: Paul A. Leipold Patent Legal Staff

20070037901 - Ink set, and recording method and recorded material using the same: An ink set includes: at least one black ink composition that contains at least a self-dispersing pigment and a resin emulsion; and at least one color ink composition that contains at least an organic pigment covered with water-insoluble polymer and a resin emulsion.... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070037904 - Adhesion enhancer for polymer composition substrate and polymer composition containing the same: The present invention provides an adhesion enhancer and a polymer composition containing the adhesion enhancer for enhancing the adhesion performance of polymer composition substrates to a primer. The adhesion enhancer of the present invention includes an alcohol, a phenol or another organic compound having a hydroxyl group of the alcohol... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070037903 - Polymeric aerogel nanocomposites: A nanocomposite composition includes aerogel components and polymeric components and is capable of absorbing water in an amount that is less than an amount that can be absorbed by the polymeric resin components. The nanocomposite has decreased hydrophilicity and improved mechanical and electrical characteristics. Charging members, such as bias transfer... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20070032566 - Liquid absorbing material and method for making the same: An improved material for liquid absorption including an absorbent material in particle form with a very low average particle size dispersed into a selected inert hydrophilic organic carrier which is solid at room temperature. The present invention also includes an improved process for manufacturing the material. Such liquid absorbing material... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division

20070032565 - Process for making a liquid absorbing thermoplastic material: The present invention relates to an improved process for making liquid absorbing thermoplastic materials comprising a thermoplastic polymeric composition and an absorbent material in particle form dispersed in the thermoplastic polymeric composition. Such liquid absorbing thermoplastic material can be utilised in the absorbent cores of disposable absorbent articles, such as... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division

20070032567 - Bone cement and methods of use thereof: A bone cement comprising an acrylic polymer mixture. The cement is characterized in that it achieves a viscosity of at least 500 Pascal-second within 180 seconds following initiation of mixing of a monomer component and a polymer component and characterized by sufficient biocompatibility to permit in-vivo use.... Agent: Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-cohen LLP

20070032568 - Cement products and methods of making and using the same: Disclosed are cement products, methods of forming cement using the cement product, and methods of using the cement product in orthopedic and dental applications. Generally, the disclosed cement product includes a first component comprising a polymerizable resin comprising ethylenic unsaturated double bond, a second component comprising a compound comprising more... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070032569 - Laser markable polymeric compositions: The present invention relates to improved polymeric compositions having laser-marking properties, which compositions comprise a polymeric material, mica or a micaceous material, preferably coated with a metal oxide, and a metal sulphide preferably selected from the group consisting of cadmium sulphide, iron sulphide, zinc sulphide and mixed sulphides comprising cadmium,... Agent: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation Patent Department

20070032570 - Ink comprising a block copolymer dispersing agent having a hydrophilic and a hydrophobic segment and an ink-applying process and apparatus using the same: Disclosed herein is an ink comprising a coloring agent composed of composite particles of a coloring material and inorganic fine particles, a polymeric dispersing agent and a solvent, wherein the polymeric dispersing agent is composed of a block copolymer of a polyvinyl ether structure having a hydrophilic segment and a... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070032571 - Ink-jet ink, ink-jet ink set, and ink-jet recording method: An ink-jet ink comprising water, a pigment, Polymer A and Polymer B, wherein Polymer A is a polymer compound having a plurality of side chains on a hydrophilic main chain and capable of undergoing cross-linking among the side chains when exposed to active rays; and Polymer B is a copolymer... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070032573 - Black bright pigment, and cosmetic, coating composition, resin compostion and ink composition comprising the same: The present invention provides a flaky black bright pigment which exhibits a black color having brightness and a high hiding power, and thus a cosmetic or the like containing the pigment is excellent in the touch feeling, smoothness and spread during use. The pigment is a black bright pigment which... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070032572 - Optically clear nanocomposites and products using nanoscale fillers: Methods for preparing nanocomposites that enable films with optical clarity, wear resistance and superior functional performance. Nanofillers and a substance having a polymer are mixed. Both low-loaded and highly-loaded nanocomposites are included. Nanocomposite films may be coated on substrates.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070032574 - Surface-coated pearlescent pigments, process for preparing them, and their use: t

20070032575 - Syntactic foam: Syntactic foam, comprising a cured product obtained from a composition which comprises: at least one epoxy resin, a curing agent, and hollow microspheres, wherein the microspheres have a density less than 0.25 g/cc and wherein the cured syntactic epoxy foam has a density less than 0.7 g/cc. The foam may... Agent: O'keefe, Egan & Peterman, L.L.P.

20070032576 - Composite materials and methods of making the same: Composite materials that contain formaldehyde-free, cured binder compositions are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of making and using composite materials containing formaldehyde-free binder compositions.... Agent: Rohm And Haas Company Patent Department

20070027229 - Photopolymerizable dental materials with bisacylphosphine oxides as initiators: in which R1 is a linear or branched C2 to C14 alkyl residue, which can be interrupted by one or more O atoms, PG-Y-R2-X- or a substituted or unsubstituted, aromatic C6 to C14 radical; R2 is absent or a linear or branched C1 to C20 alkylene radical, which can be... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP - Patent Group

20070027230 - Methods, materials, and apparatus for treating bone and other tissue: A bone cement comprising a first component and a second component, wherein contacting the first component and the second component produces a mixture which attains a high viscosity an initial period and the viscosity of the mixture remains relatively stable for a working time of at least 5 minutes after... Agent: Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-cohen LLP

20070027231 - Photosensitive insulating resin composition and cured product thereof: The present invention provides a photosensitive insulating resin composition which can be cured at low temperatures without inhibiting functions of an organic semiconductor device or the like, by the use of which a cured product excellent in various properties such as resolution, electrical insulation, thermal shock resistance and chemical resistance... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070027232 - Coating compositions incorporating nanotechnology and methods for making same: The present invention relates to coating compositions, particularly water-based coating compositions, which incorporate nanotechnology. More specifically, the water-based coating compositions may include: a binder; a plurality of hydrophobic silica particles; and a solvent. The coating compositions may be applied to a variety of different surfaces, such as, for example, metals,... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070027233 - Process for producing modified epoxy resin: This invention provides a process for producing an epoxy resin composition having core/shell rubber particles (rubber-like polymer particles) dispersed in an epoxy resin, wherein an epoxy resin composition excellent in the dispersed state of rubber-like polymer particles in an epoxy resin with a reduced amount of contaminants is produced easily... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC