Abstract: A coating composition for sound and vibration damping is disclosed, the coating composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of polymeric microparticles prepared from components comprising a non-migrating surfactant comprising a phosphonate ester, and (b) a filler material comprising 20% to 90% by weight based on the total weight of the coating composition. The coating composition is useful for water resistance and sound damping applications.

Abstract: Sulfated bis-cyclic compounds that are potent anticoagulants and methods for their manufacture are provided. The sulfated compounds are bis-cyclic moieties comprised of an isoquinoline ring joined to a phenyl ring with the general chemical structure formula (I) where R2 is hydrogen or a sulfate moiety, R3 is either hydrogen or carboxylate moiety; R4 is a hydrogen or oxygen; and R5 is a hydrogen if R4 is a hydrogen, and is absent if R4 is oxygen. Counterions such as sodium may also be coordinated to the sulfate and carboxylate moieties.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for acquiring services on a multiplicity of devices. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a service management center (SMC) (100) that has a plurality of service centers (102-110) for supplying services to a corresponding plurality of devices (120-128), and a controller (112) for managing operations of the service centers. The controller is programmed to receive (202) from a select one of the devices an identification reference in response to a request for service by an end user, search (210) for one or more services associated with the identification reference, select (212) from the search results one or more services appropriate for the requesting device, and enable (220) the one or more services on the selected device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for processing ideas and managing intellectual property assets. The present invention provides a patent portfolio development portal for control and implementation of a workflow for the management of ideas such as intellectual property assets. The intellectual property assets comprise proprietary concepts and ideas captured or described in documents which are filed as applications for patent, trade marks, service marks or copyright. In the case of ideas, the intellectual property assets may also be published in defensive publications or held privately as trade secrets. The present invention provides an interface for comparing an intellectual property concept to other intellectual property concepts in a data base. The comparison enables easy access to similar and related intellectual property concepts so that similar concepts can be used to boot strap descriptions of new ideas based on improvements over and new combinations of other ideas.

Abstract: A process is provided for applying multi-component composite coating compositions to substrates to provide sound damping and print-through resistance. The process includes applying at least one first coating composition to a surface of the substrate; applying at least one second coating composition over the first; and curing one or both of the first and second compositions, thereby forming a multi-layered coated substrate. The coating compositions may be applied by a method selected from spraying, extruding, brushing, and/or dipping.