Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series inventions 04/08

20080097001 - Wound management fibres: A wound management fibre comprising a base fibre having a chitosan material associated therewith, characterised in that the wound management fibre has a significant proportion of chitosan associated therewith.... Agent: Duane Morris, LLPIPDepartment

20080097002 - Novel prepolymers for improved surface modification of contact lenses: Provided are a novel class of fumaric- and itaconic-containing prepolymers and compositions comprising the prepolymers used in the manufacture of medical devices.... Agent: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

20080097003 - Process for preparation of food packaging film containing chitosan: Disclosed herein is a method for preparing a food packaging film containing chitosan comprising 90.0 to 98.0% by weight of polyethylene resin and 2.0 to 10.0% by weight of a premix containing chitosan, in which the premix comprises fine flakes of polyethylene film and chitosan powder in a ratio of... Agent: Park Law Firm

20080097004 - Roofing membranes having improved resistance to deleterious solar radiation: A roofing membrane comprising a polymer and an infrared reflective compound.... Agent: Chief Intellectual Property Counsel Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc.

20080097005 - Ink composition for inkjet printing: The invention provides an ink composition for ink-jet printing which does not cause clogging of nozzles of an ink-jet printer during printing, to thereby provide a print of desired printing quality; which ensures an appropriate drying rate of printed images; and which attains excellent color development. The ink composition for... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080097006 - Marking liquid: A marking liquid which contains a polymer dispersion with particles which are colored with marking agent, optionally further dyes and marking agents, one or more salts of a polyvalent, in particular bi- or trivalent cation, water and optionally moisture retaining agents and further usual additives, wherein the polymer forming the... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20080097007 - Silicone impact modifier with high refractive index and method for preparing the same: Disclosed is a silicone impact modifier with a high refractive index. The silicone impact modifier can include (A) a rubber core including (a1) an organosiloxane cross-linked (co)polymer with a particle size of about 50 to about 400 nm and (a2) an alkylacrylate-styrenic aromatic compound cross-linked copolymer; and (B) a plastic... Agent: Summa, Allan & Additon, P.A.

20080097008 - Flame-retardant injection-molded object: To provide a flame retardant injection molded article that not only has flame-retardant properties but also combines impact resistance and heat resistance, either a flame retardant injection molded article is formed from a resin composition comprising a lactic acid resin (A), a metal hydroxide (B) whose surface has been treated... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080097009 - Method for production of organic solvent dispersion of intrinsically conductive polymer: A method for producing an organic solvent dispersion of an intrinsically conductive polymer which comprises a step of deionizing an aqueous colloidal dispersion of an intrinsically conductive polymer by the passing of liquid, thereby clearing the intrinsically conductive polymer of cations adhering thereto, and a subsequent step of substituting water... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080097010 - Resin composition for semiconductor encapsulation and semiconductor device: m

20080090936 - Adhesion-preventive film: An adhesion-preventive film is provided that is excellent in flexibility and can prevent cracks from occurring. The adhesion-preventive film contains a copolymer of lactide and caprolactone. The lactide and the caprolactone of the copolymer has a mole ratio in the range of 65:35 to 80:20. Even when this adhesion-preventive film... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20080090937 - Intraocular lenses with unique blue-violet cutoff and blue light transmission characteristics: Disclosed are ophthalmic device materials having improved light transmission characteristics. The materials contain a combination of certain UV absorbers and blue-light absorbing chromophores.... Agent: Alcon

20080090938 - Fouling resistant polyurethanes, in particular for maritime use: The invention relates to polyurethanes which comprise biocides, a process for their preparation and the use thereof for the production of maritime articles which have anti-fouling activity.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080090939 - Biodegradable soy protein-based compositions and composites formed therefrom: A biodegradable polymeric composition includes 99.5 wt. % to 40 wt. % soy protein and 0.5 wt. % to 60 wt. % of a first strengthening agent that consists essentially of a polysaccharide selected from the group consisting of agar, gellan, and mixtures thereof. The composition is substantially completely soluble... Agent: Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP

20080090940 - Cold water-soluble and biodegradable ammunition: The product and method of manufacture of cold water-soluble and biodegradable ammunition for the improved environmental impact and safety of ammunition.... Agent: The Intellect Law Group

20080090941 - Process for preparing semi-metallic friction material: A process for preparing a semi-metallic friction material having improved thermal resistance includes preparing a semi-metallic composition containing (i) at least one carbonizable thermosetting resin as a binder; and (ii) at least one transition metal powder having a melting point higher than 1000° C. and density less than 10 g/ml;... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080090942 - Tamper evident paint having microcapsules containing signal indicators: A method of providing a tamper evident paint comprising microcapsules enclosing signal indicators including dyes or odors which provide evidence of mechanical tampering after scratching or aggressively handling of a painted surface. An alternate embodiment of the tamper evident paint includes a microcapsule containing a magenta dye which stains the... Agent: Pearson & Pearson, LLP

20080090943 - Epoxy compositions: An epoxy composition for applications such as one-part adhesives, coatings, prepreg and molding compounds that includes leuco dyes, particularly those comprising a N,N-dialkylamino-, N,N-diarylamino-, or cycloalkylamino-functional group on one of the aromatic rings, as a co-catalyst or co-curing agent. The use of the leuco dye co-catalyst provides improved curing speed... Agent: Bo-in Lin

20080085948 - Gutta-percha compositions for obturating dental root canals: Improved compositions comprising a mixture of gutta-percha and a hydraulic material containing calcium silicate, calcium aluminate, calcium phosphate, and calcium sulfate compounds are provided. Preferably, the composition includes hydroxylapatite mineral. The composition is particularly suitable for obturating and sealing dental root canals. The composition should provide a stable barrier to... Agent: Dentsply International Inc

20080085949 - Antimicrobial lubricious coating: The present disclosure provides lubricious antimicrobial coating vehicles for medical devices capable of reducing the coefficient of friction of such devices upon exposure thereof to moisture and imparting antimicrobial properties to said devices. The coating vehicle allows the introduction of a pharmacological additive having a release rate that is within... Agent: Kendall (cdfs)

20080085950 - Maleimide-containing latex dispersions: The present invention is drawn to the use of blocked maleimide monomers for the preparation of latex particles, including those having active maleimide surface groups. In accordance with this, a method of forming latex particulates can comprise the steps of preparing a monomer emulsion including an aqueous phase and an... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080085951 - Easy to disperse, high durability tio2 pigment and method of making same: The present invention relates to a TiO2 pigment coated sequentially in a wet treatment process with hydrous silica and hydrous alumina both in the presence of citric acid wherein the resulting pigment is coated with from 1 to 4% amorphous alumina based on the weight of the untreated TiO2; from... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080081850 - Process for producing hydrolysis-resistant silicone compounds: In one aspect, the invention relates to hydrolysis-resistant silicone compounds. In particular, disclosed are sterically hindered hydrolysis-resistant silicone compounds and improved purity hydrolysis-resistant silicone compounds. Also disclosed are processes for making hydrolysis-resistant silicone compounds; the products of the disclosed processes; compositions and polymers comprising the disclosed compounds and products of... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.

20080081851 - Optical polymers with higher refractive index: Hydrophilic lens materials having a good combination of high refractive index and mechanical properties. The materials are clear and allow for use in increasingly narrow injectors in intraocular lens applications. A monomer based on a methacrylamide comprising a spacer and an aromatic group can be used to increase the refractive... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080081852 - Mouth guard composition: A mouth guard composition comprises 39 to 98% by weight of styrene block copolymer; 1 to 60% by weight of one or more kinds of thermoplastic resins selected from the group consisting of aliphatic cyclic saturated hydrocarbon resin, terpene resin, aliphatic petroleum resin and ester gum; and 0.1 to 40%... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.