Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110318292 | ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN PLASTICIZERS BASED ON DERIVATIVES OF ACETONE - Compounds derived from acetone are provided. Particularly, the compounds are derivatives of hydroxyacetone, including dimers of both 1-hydroxyacetone and 1,3-dihydroxyacetone. The hydroxy moieties on the core hydroxyacetone molecule serves as an attachment point for a variety of moieties (e.g., ethers, esters, phosphorous containing, or nitrogen containing) that are selected to provide the compound with a particular property. Applications of the compounds include plasticizers, supersurfactants, and additives for health care products, such as shampoo and perfume. | 12-29-2011 |
20130337124 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL FILTRATE MATERIALS FOR ADSORBING ETHYLENE GAS - Compositions for adsorbing ethylene gas, methods for adsorbing ethylene gas and process for making these compositions are provided. A composite material may include at least one modified amorphous high softening point wax and at least one active agent. The active agent may include at least one inorganic compound including at least one metal having at least one free p-orbital and/or at least one free d-orbital. The wax and the active agent may each adsorb ethylene. | 12-19-2013 |
20140018466 | SELF-RENEWING HYDROPHILIC ORGANIC COATINGS - Hydrophilic coaling compositions and methods to make and use the compositions are disclosed. The compositions include a polymer comprising a plurality of isocyanate groups and a blocking agent contacting at least one of the plurality of isocyanate groups. | 01-16-2014 |
20140037572 | POLYMERIZABLE ORGANOBORON ALKYD RESIN ANTI FOULING COATINGS - A compound includes a boron atom attached to at least one C | 02-06-2014 |
20140045677 | INORGANIC HYDROPHILIC SELF-CLEANING COATINGS - Hydrophilic coating compositions and methods to make and use the compositions are disclosed. The compositions may include at least one metal organic oxide and at least one inorganic photocatalytic pigment. The metal organic oxide may contact the inorganic photocatalytic pigment non-covalently. A coating composition may be applied to a substrate to coat the substrate. | 02-13-2014 |
20140083323 | OXIDIZING AGENTS ON PIGMENTS - Hydrophilic self-cleaning coating compositions and methods to make and use the compositions are disclosed. The compositions include a pigment material made up of an inorganic pigment attached or linked to at least one oxidizing agent. In some embodiments, the oxidizing agent is an organic molecule covalently or non-covalently attached to the inorganic pigment. In some embodiments, the oxidizing agent is linked to the inorganic pigment by a linker moiety. | 03-27-2014 |
20140110679 | PROTECTION OF LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES - A light emitting device, includes a light emitting diode unit on a substrate; a gas-generating species; an inert gas; a barrier; and a sealant; wherein: the sealant, barrier, and substrate define a protective chamber; and the light emitting diode unit, the gas generating species, and the inert gas are disposed within the chamber. | 04-24-2014 |
20140121296 | HYDROPHILIC AGENTS IN PAINTS - Coating compositions that provide hydrophilic and anti-freeze properties are disclosed. The coatings include at least one hydrophilic agent bound to one or more coating components, such as a rheology modifier, a surfactant, a coalescing agent, and a pigment. The hydrophilic agents are attached to the coating components covalently. | 05-01-2014 |
20140126966 | SOIL FIXATION, DUST SUPPRESSION AND WATER RETENTION - A method for at least temporarily retaining moisture in a soil-based substrate includes applying an acrylamide pyranose polymer to the soil-based substrate. | 05-08-2014 |
20140128513 | CEMENT SLURRIES HAVING PYRANOSE POLYMERS - A composition includes a cement component and an amidyl pyranose component. A method of making the composition includes mixing a cement component with an amidyl pyranose component. | 05-08-2014 |
20140144911 | STORAGE CONTAINERS INCLUDING NEGATIVE THERMAL EXPANSION COEFFICIENT MATERIALS - A container may have a first component configured to contain one or more articles, and a second component configured to confine the one or more articles contained in the first component where at least one of the first component and the second component have at least a portion made from a material having a negative thermal expansion coefficient. | 05-29-2014 |
20140170398 | LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCTURAL MATERIALS - A light-weight material and a method for producing a light-weight material use removable forms to produce an array of interconnected voids within the material. The forms include a plurality of spaced apart and adjoining blocks onto which the material is deposited, and the blocks are constructed of a material that may be desolidified, such as by vaporization, to remove the blocks from the material, leaving behind a network of interconnected voids. | 06-19-2014 |
20140194573 | HYDROPHOBIC COATINGS THAT PROVIDE RENEWABLE HYDROPHILIC SURFACE - Paints and coatings that change the coated surface from hydrophobic to a hydrophilic, self-cleaning surface when exposed to atmosphere are described. The compositions include a plurality of boronic acid functionalized polymers, and a blocking agent contacting at least one of the plurality of boronic acid, wherein the blocking agent is configured to be removed by a stimulus to provide a renewable hydrophilic, self-cleaning polymer coating. | 07-10-2014 |
20140196629 | HYDROPHILIC PAINTS USING PIGMENTS COATED WITH ANTI-OXIDANTS - Hydrophilic coating compositions and methods to make and use the compositions are disclosed. The compositions include a photocatalytic pigment material made up of an inorganic pigment and a monomeric anti-oxidants and free radical scavenger that is contacted to the surface of the inorganic pigment. | 07-17-2014 |
20140212328 | AIR PURIFICATION - Embodiments herein generally relate to the use, devices, and compounds for generating singlet oxygen. In some embodiments, the singlet oxygen can be used for fluid purification and/or sterilization. | 07-31-2014 |