Abstract: A device and method used to help reduce aches and pains to joints, muscles, and other body parts; helps to relieve swelling; provide support to joints and muscles. Comprising of a plurality of ridges 120 affixed to a flexible thermal sheet 110. Said ridges 120 produce an acupressure-like massage effect and the flexible thermal sheet 110 absorbs and reradiates heat between the device and skin producing a self-heating effect. The device can be sized for a particular application. A user places the device against his or her body part and device is held in place by a method of user's choice.

Abstract: A devise and method used to help reduce aches and pains to joints, muscles, and other body parts; helps to relieve swelling; provide support to joints and muscles. Comprising of a plurality of ridges 120 affixed to a flexible thermal sheet 110. Said ridges 120 produce an acupressure-like massage effect and the flexible thermal sheet 110 absorbs and reradiates heat between the device and skin producing a self-heating effect. The device can be sized for a particular application. A user places the device against his or her body and device is held in place by a method of user's choice.

Abstract: Copolymers of styrene and sodium styrene sulfonate can be combined with a plasticizer to make a non-PVC plastisol sealant for containers.

Abstract: A tin catalyst constituting an organotin compound modified with an amine is used to catalyze the hydrolysis of latent amine curing agents in amine-curable polymeric compositions. The tin catalyst is formed from the reaction product of a stannous alkanoate and an amine, optionally in the form of an adduct with water. A preferred catalyst is the reaction product of stannous octoate and ethylenediamine.

Abstract: An adhesive composition for adhering two substrates includes a mixture of acrylate and epoxy with a tri- or tetrafunctional ketimine as a curing agent. The adhesive composition provides a two-stage cure in which, in a first stage, the adhesive is moisture cured at ambient temperature to provide green strength. In a second stage, the adhesive is post-cured at elevated temperatures to provide a high strength bond. The ketimine is formed form the reaction of diisopropyl ketone and an amine.

Abstract: Novel fire-retardant and hydrolysis resistant, liquid, photosensitive compositions are disclosed comprising(1) the reaction product of(a) an aliphatic unsaturation containing chlorendate, and(b) a non-ester containing polythiol, said (a) and (b) being reacted non-stoichiometrically;(2) a member of the group consisting of either (a) or (b) in an amount up to that sufficient to react with the excess of the other in (1) and a liquid acrylate monomer or oligomer, and(3) at least one photoinitiator.Acrylates or methacrylate monomers are optionally added to the composition.

Abstract: This invention relates to a screen printable, opaque legend ink composition curable on exposure to radiation, e.g., UV radiation in the presence of a photoinitiator or high energy ionizing radiation comprising(a) 15 to 40% by weight of an allyl terminated polyene which is the reaction product of an epoxide and an unsaturated amine,(b) 5 to 25% by weight of a cocurable allyl terminated polyene having a molecular weight of less than 500 selected from the group consisting of diallyl phthalate, triallyl isocyanurate, diallyl adipate, diallyl azelate, diallyl sebacate, diallyl itaconate, diallyl maleate, diallyl chlorendate, diallyl malate and triallyl cyanurate,(c) 15 to 45% by weight of a polythiol having a molecular weight in the range from about 94 to 20,000 of the general formula: R.sub.8 --(SH).sub.n wherein R.sub.8 is a polyvalent organic moiety free from reactive carbon-to-carbon unsaturation and n is at least 2 and(d) a pigment member of the group consisting of 0.5 to 25% by weight of zinc sulfide and 0.

Abstract: This invention relates to a solid curable composition formed by adding finely divided urea in amounts ranging from 10 to 70 weight percent of the composition to liquid polyene/polythiol curable systems wherein the combined polyene and polythiol contain at least 20 percent by weight of oxyethylene units. The thus formed solid compositions are readily cured by radiation, e.g., high energy ionizing radiation or U. V. radiation in the presence of a photocuring rate accelerator.

Abstract: The compound: ##SPC1##Which can be reacted with dialkylamine to form a product compound having the formula ##SPC2##In which:A. R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.7, and R.sub.8 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, fluorine, chloride, bromine, and lower alkyl; ##EQU1## b. A is C. R.sub.9 is ##SPC3## ##SPC4##An alkylene group having 2-20 carbon atoms, a cycloalkylene group having 3-20 carbon atoms, a phenylene group, an alkaryl group having 7-10 carbon atoms, or an aralkyl group having 7-10 carbon atoms; andD. R.sub.10 and R.sub.11 are independently selected from a group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, a cycloalkyl group having 3-10 carbon aboms, a phenyl group, an alkylaryl group having 7-10 carbon atoms, and an aralkyl group having 7-10 carbon atoms.