Patents Examined by Willie J. Thompson
  • Patent number: 4622074
    Abstract: Pigments or extender pigments the surface of which are uniformly coated with hydrogenated lecithin or with the reaction product of hydrogenated lecithin and a metal salt; and a composition for make-up cosmetics containing such pigments or extender pigments and exhibiting excellent protection for the skin, resistance to wear, and good water repellency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1986
    Assignee: Miyoshi Kasei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryota Miyoshi, Isao Imai
  • Patent number: 4620879
    Abstract: Iron oxide yellow pigments having a silking effect .DELTA.E.sub.1 *, less than or equal to 0.5, and having color values which range for L* from 52-63, for a* from 8 to 14 and for b* from 40 to 48 CIELAB units are produced by a process by first, forming needle-shaped .alpha.-FeOOH yellow pigment nuclei in the presence of compounds containing the elements B, Al, Ga, Si, Ge, Sn or Pb present in a quantity of from 0.05 to 10% by weight, where the quantity is calculated as the tri- or tetra-valent oxides of the compounds and based on the .alpha.-FeOOH which is precipitated during nucleation, and second, growing iron oxide yellow pigments on the thus formed iron oxide yellow nuclei.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1986
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wilfried Burow, Helmut Printzen, Horst Brunn, Klaus Nollen
  • Patent number: 4619705
    Abstract: A dry clay product useful as a filler in organic solvent-based paints and water-based paints to impart improved gloss to dried films of the paints and in paper coatings to improve the gloss of paint films and paper coatings and to improve gloss ink holdout in paper coatings and comprising a mixture of a major amount of kaolin clay particles and a minor amount of a nonionic surfactant compatible with water and oil and having an HLB value in the range of 3 to 15. Methods of making the novel clay product and coating materials including paints and paper coatings containing same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1986
    Assignee: Engelhard Corporation
    Inventors: Dan M. Dixon, Richard J. Drexel, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4619663
    Abstract: A stabilizing composition for and a process for the bleaching of cellulose-containing fibers or fabrics in a bleaching bath containing an oxidizing agent without any degradation thereof due to the presence of iron or ferrous metals, comprising adding to said bath a stabilizing composition consisting essentially of:______________________________________ A metal chelating agent 1-2 g/l of bath Sodium metasilicate 0-8 g/l of bath pentahydrate Sodium tetraborate 5-10 g/l of bath decahydrate A soluble alkaline phosphate 10-15 g/l of bath (calculated in weight of anhydrous product) A non-ionic wetting agent 1-2 g/l of bath ______________________________________
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1986
    Assignee: Atochem
    Inventor: Gerard Tatin
  • Patent number: 4617058
    Abstract: A process for producing blackboard crayon by molding a mixture of calcium carbonate, titanium oxide and zinc oxide in place of conventional calcined gypsum or chalk, a resinous material primarily containing paraffin, beef tallow or palm oil as a coagulant, and a solvent, into a stick form. The blackboard crayon does not scatter dust.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1986
    Inventor: Seung J. Lee
  • Patent number: 4615816
    Abstract: New lubricating agents, or finishes, containing as principal constituent a polyalkylene ether polycarbonate compounds of a specified type are effective when used for the processing of thermoplastic synthetic yarns not only because they can provide lubricity and antistatic properties to the yarns but also because they can reduce the rate of generating tar and provide oil membranes of improved strengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1986
    Assignee: Takemoto Yushi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Osamu Ogiso, Ippei Noda
  • Patent number: 4615151
    Abstract: To manufacture a sound absorbing grinding wheel, vibration damping foils (2) and zones of the grinding compound forming the grinding layers (1) are alternately inserted or poured into a mold (5) and compressed. The obtained grinding wheel blank (7) is cured in a furnace at temperatures from 150.degree. C. to 200.degree. C. The foils (2) are of butyl rubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1986
    Assignee: Tyrolit Schleifmittelwerke Swarovski K.G.
    Inventors: Johann Huber, Otto Thanner
  • Patent number: 4615815
    Abstract: A free-flowing particulate fabric-softening adjunct for use in laundry detergent compositions is disclosed which comprises sodium perborate monohydrate having absorbed therein from about 5 to about 100% of its weight of a fabric-softening agent selected from the group consisting of organic compounds which contain primary, secondary, tertiary or quaternary nitrogen, or which are phosphonium or sulphonium compounds, having at least one, preferably two, relatively long hydrocarbon group substituents, conferring hydrophobicity and lubricity, and mixtures thereof.A process for preparing such free-flowing particulate adjunct as well as fabric-softening detergent compositions which clean well and at the same time provide fabric-softening through the wash are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1986
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company
    Inventors: Ho T. Tai, Leandre Naddeo
  • Patent number: 4614547
    Abstract: Pigments which, in one of their tautomeric forms, have the formula ##STR1## in which R signifies --CH.sub.3 or ##STR2## and which, in the event that R is --CH.sub.3, are present in the .beta.-modification which is characterized by the lattice plane spacings d/.ANG. 13.33, 12.67, 9.17 and 15.15 having the relative intensities 100, 100, 60 and 2%, process for their preparation and their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1986
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rutger Neeff, deceased, Meinhard Rolf, Walter Muller
  • Patent number: 4613345
    Abstract: An improved method and formulation is shown for preparing polishing media for superfinishing pure metal surfaces. A combination of hydrophobic and hydrophilic silicone surfactants is used to control the porosity and water absorption during use whereby durability is obtained and the catalyst concentration is regulated to control hardness to achieve durability without scratching the workpiece. Density is controlled by the quantity of mixture with which a closed mold is charged. To produce successful media it is also necessary to preheat the closed mold and to be certain that the resin mixture of particles, polyol and additives does not exceed 120 degrees F. prior to final mixture with isocyanate just before charging the mold and curing. Also a longer cure at a lower temperature enhances the qualities of the resulting polishing media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1986
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ricky P. Thicke, Stanley B. O'Brien, David M. Nordyke, Dennis L. Fox, Thomas E. Folkert, Bruce R. Diemer
  • Patent number: 4610699
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hard diamond sintered body for use in tools such as cutting tools, excavating tools and wire drawing dies and a method for producing the same. A sintered body obtained by sintering fine powders of diamond under a superhigh pressure has been already used in cutting tools, drill bits, wire drawing dies and the like of nonferrous metals and similars. However, they have said that such a diamond sintered body is inferior in heat-resistance. The present invention was achieved from the investigation aiming at the elimination of the above described defect of being inferior in heat-resistance of the conventional diamond sintered body. That is to say, according to the present invention, synthetic diamond powders containing a diamond synthesizing catalyst consisting of VIII group ferrous metals of the periodic table or Cr, Mn or Ta or alloys containing them used in the synthesis of diamond at a ratio of 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1986
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuji Yazu, Tsutomu Nakamura
  • Patent number: 4610698
    Abstract: A combination of sintering, plasma arc spraying, hot isostatic pressing and chemical milling is used to form an abrasive surface on an article. Alumina coated silicon carbide particulates are clad with nickel and sinter bonded to the surface of a superalloy turbine blade tip. An impermeable layer of plasma arc sprayed superalloy matrix is deposited over the particulates and then has its inherent voids eliminated by hot isostatic pressing. The abrasive material so formed on the surface is then machined to expose the particulates. Next, a portion of the matrix is removed so that the machined particulates project into space and are thus best enabled to interact with abradable ceramic air seals in a gas turbine engine. The ceramic particulates are sized so they are larger than the finished thickness of the abrasive and they have small aspect ratios. Thus, a high density spacing can be achieved while at the same time it is insured that matrix adequately surrounds the particles and holds them in place during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1986
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Harry E. Eaton, Richard C. Novak, Alfred P. Matarese
  • Patent number: 4609473
    Abstract: Agglomerated particles of finely divided fabric softening bentonite and sodium sulfate particles have been found to possess improved fabric softening properties, compared to agglomerated bentonite, especially when employed in the hand washing of laundry which is subsequently line dried. Such agglomerates are also of excellent particle strength and are readily dispersible in water. The described product may be made by agglomerating finely divided bentonite and sodium sulfate powders with the aid of excess moisture, after which the agglomerated particles resulting are dried and those of desired size, preferably in the No's. 30 to 100 sieve size range (U.S.), are obtained. The fabric softening agglomerate made may be mixed with spray dried synthetic organic anionic detergent composition beads of about the same or lower bulk density, preferably in the 0.3 to 0.5 g./cc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1986
    Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Pallassana N. Ramachandran, Charles J. Schramm, Jr., H. Peter Lazecky, Martin D. Reinish
  • Patent number: 4609381
    Abstract: This invention relates to organically bonded abrasive articles that include grinding aids. It has been determined that when known grinding aids such as alkali metal sulphates and alkali metal chlorides are cofused in about eutectic proportions and added to thermoset resin bonded abrasive articles in the form of finely crushed particles having an approximate eutectic composition that an improved abrasive article results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1986
    Assignee: Norton Company
    Inventors: Kesh S. Narayanan, Suresh S. Vagarali
  • Patent number: 4609382
    Abstract: The wear on machine components is reduced during processing of solids concentrates containing abrasive solids if solids concentrates in which the carrier material has a resistance to shear and/or deformation which is the same as or higher than that of the polymer to be provided with the solids concentrate are employed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1986
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans-Gerhard Fritz, Helmut Schule, Eberhard Grunschloss, Tomas Riedel, Karl Maier
  • Patent number: 4609380
    Abstract: An abrasive wheel comprised of abrasive granules dispersed throughout and adhered in a matrix with a binder system which comprises a blend of a tough adherent binder and a smear-reducing quantity of a smear-reducing compatible polymer. An abrasive wheel having abrasive granules adhered by the binder without the compatible polymer has a tendency to smear onto the surface of a workpiece when rotated thereagainst under heat-generating conditions such as high wheel to workpiece pressure and surface speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1986
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Scott L. Barnett, Gary M. Fariss
  • Patent number: 4605508
    Abstract: A rapidly dissolving granular hydrated calcium hypochlorite product is comprised of hydrated calcium hypochlorite particles having at least 95 percent of the particles within a size range of from about 300 to about 850 microns. The product has a packed bulk density of less than about 1.05 grams per cubic centimeter. When dispersed on the surface of a body of water, such as a swimming pool, at least 3 feet deep, about 70 weight percent or higher of the particles dissolve within one minute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1984
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1986
    Assignee: Olin Corporation
    Inventors: David C. Dodge, David F. Knoop, George T. Thomas, James P. Newman
  • Patent number: 4604106
    Abstract: The invention is a composite polycrystalline diamond compact comprising at least one layer of diamond crystals and precemented carbide pieces which have been pressed under sufficient heat and pressure to create composite polycrystalline material wherein polycrystalline diamond and the precemented carbide pieces are interspersed in one another. Preferably, this composite material layer is disposed as a transition layer between the layer including the working surface of the compact and the substrate for the compact. In addition, the layer including the working surface may also be comprised of the composite material, with the general requirement that the volume percent of the polycrystalline diamond component in the layer including the working surface be higher than in the transition layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1986
    Assignee: Smith International Inc.
    Inventor: David R. Hall
  • Patent number: 4602962
    Abstract: An expanded mineral material suitable for use as a filler, e.g. instead of or in addition to sand or gravel in concrete mixes, is produced by dropping a stream of solid pellets into a rising stream of heated gas contained in a substantially vertical reactor space; the pellets consist essentially of a fusible mineral composition and a latent blowing agent; while falling in counter-current to the gas stream the pellets are heated progressively and expand at least to the point where they are capable to float in the gas stream and are carried in concurrent motion with the gas stream out of the reactor space. This reversal of motion of the expanding particles provides for a substantially self-regulating residence period of the particles in the expansion zone resulting in substantially improved process control and economy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1986
    Inventor: Hans B. Fehlmann
  • Patent number: 4602960
    Abstract: A novel modified diarylide pigment contains (a) a pigment which is composed of a tetrazotized benzidine, coupled to an acetoacetarylide and/or a 1-phenyl-3-methylpyrazole-5-one, and (b) a water-soluble component obtained from a symmetric or asymmetric coupling product of a tetrazotized 4,4'-diamino-2,2'-stilbenedisulfonic acid and an acetoacetarylide and/or a 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone. The novel pigments possess very good color strength, very good gloss characteristics and very good transparency, and exhibit improved printing characteristics, particularly in offset printing inks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1986
    Assignee: BASF Farben & Fasern Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Egon Liedek, Wolfgang Ruff, Gerhard Berger, Hans W. Sonneborn, Reinhard Kemper