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20080302995 | Wear Resistant Design for Plastic Valve Stem Installations - An arrangement is provided to relieve the wear in a vibration type indicator for a valve by providing a stress relieving opening behind one of two temporarily interengaging structures formed of a groove and a projection particularly in a plastic construction. | 12-11-2008 |
20090039037 | Portable Drinking Water Purification Device - A portable water disinfecting and purification apparatus comprising a first chamber into which water to be purified may be drawn by suction or negative pressure, a second chamber into which the water from the first chamber can be forced by a pumping action or positive pressure, whereby the water is passed across a micro-filter positioned within a section of the second chamber through which water can be forced by said pumping action to an outlet for purified water. | 02-12-2009 |
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20100102002 | Portable Drinking Water Purification Device - A portable water disinfecting and purification apparatus comprising a first chamber into which water to be purified may be drawn by suction or negative pressure, a second chamber into which the water from the first chamber can be forced by a pumping action or positive pressure, whereby the water is initially passed across a pre-filter secured over the inlet to the first chamber and having a very small pore size and an inner cavity in which a disinfecting agent is place to filters most contaminants before the water is drawn into said filtering device, and once in the first holding chamber the water is isolated and may be further treated with a disinfectant agent, and then is passed though at least additional filtering substance including an activated carbon or nano-filter. | 04-29-2010 |
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20090061219 | Composition for Coating Glass - A coating composition is provided that is suitable for use on glass articles. When suitably cured on a glass substrate, the coating composition provides a durable and abrasion resistant coating. The coating composition preferably includes an acrylic polymer, an optional crosslinker, and a carrier. | 03-05-2009 |
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20110195213 | Aqueous Dispersions and Coatings - The present invention provides aqueous dispersions that, for example, include the reaction product of an oxirane-functional vinyl addition polymer having an oxirane functionality between 0.5 and 5; an acid-functional polymer having an acid number 30 to 500; and a tertiary amine. Also described are coating compositions containing the dispersion and methods of forming the dispersion. | 08-11-2011 |
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20120318699 | Coating Composition for Metal Substrates - The present invention provides novel packaging articles, e.g., food and beverage cans. Preferred cans typically comprise a body portion and an end portion, wherein at least one of the body and end portions are aluminum and are coated on at least one major surface with a coating composition of the present invention. Suitable coating compositions of the present invention comprise: one or more polyester resins, wherein at least one of the polyester resins has a glass transition temperature (“T | 12-20-2012 |
20130064938 | Coating Compositions for Cans and Methods of Coating - A coating composition for a food or beverage can that includes an emulsion polymerized latex polymer formed by combining an ethylenically unsaturated monomer component with an aqueous dispersion of a water-dispersible polymer. | 03-14-2013 |
20130196037 | Coating Compositions for Aluminum Beverage Cans and Methods of Coating Same - A coating composition for a food or beverage can that includes an emulsion polymerized latex polymer formed by combining an ethylenically unsaturated monomer component with an aqueous dispersion of a water-dispersible polymer. | 08-01-2013 |
20130206756 | Compositions for Containers and Other Articles and Methods of Using Same - This invention provides a polymer, which is preferably a polyether polymer. The polymer may be uses in coating compositions. Containers and other articles comprising the polymer and methods of making such containers and other articles are also provided. The invention further provides compositions including the polymer (e.g., powder coatings), which have utility in a variety of coating end uses, including, for example, valve and pipe coatings. | 08-15-2013 |
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20130316109 | Compositions for Containers and Other Articles and Methods of Using Same - This invention provides a polymer, which is preferably a polyether polymer. The polymer may be uses in coating compositions. Containers and other articles comprising the polymer and methods of making such containers and other articles are also provided. The invention further provides compositions including the polymer (e.g., powder coatings), which have utility in a variety of coating end uses, including, for example, valve and pipe coatings. | 11-28-2013 |
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20140120267 | Aqueous Dispersions and Coatings - The present invention provides aqueous dispersions that, for example, include the reaction product of an oxirane-functional vinyl addition polymer having an oxirane functionality between 0.5 and 5; an acid-functional polymer having an acid number 30 to 500; and a tertiary amine. Also described are coating compositions containing the dispersion and methods of forming the dispersion. | 05-01-2014 |
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20150197657 | CONTAINER COATING SYSTEM - A multi-coat coating system having an undercoat composition and an overcoat composition, wherein the undercoat, overcoat or both the undercoat and overcoat contain a polymer having segments of a specified formula and are substantially free of polyhydric phenols having estrogenic activity greater than or equal to that of bisphenol S. The coating system is suitable for use on a food-contact surface of food or beverage containers. | 07-16-2015 |
20150203713 | STABILIZER AND COATING COMPOSITIONS THEREOF - Coating compositions that include a thermoplastic dispersion and an epoxy-functional stabilizer having polyhydric phenols that exhibit estrogenic activity less than bisphenol S. | 07-23-2015 |
20150224034 | DENTAL MATERIALS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - Dental materials may be made from polyhydric phenols that are non-genotoxic and exhibit estrogenic activity less than that of bisphenol S, while exhibiting properties such as strength and flexibility comparable to those of conventional BPA-derived dental materials. | 08-13-2015 |
20150259471 | POLYCARBONATES - Polycarbonates made from polyhydric phenols that preferably exhibit estrogenic activity less than bisphenol S exhibit properties such as high impact strengths, moderate to high glass transition temperatures, chemical resistance, and good color and clarity similar to conventional BPA-derived polycarbonates. | 09-17-2015 |
20150376435 | AQUEOUS COATING COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING PHENOLIC RESIN(S) - The present invention relates to strategies by which one or more phenolic resins are provided in aqueous phenolic dispersions in a manner so that the resultant aqueous phenolic dispersions are more easily combined with water-based latex compositions. The principles of the present invention make it much easier to formulate water-based latex compositions in which substantial phenolic resin content can be stably dispersed for long periods of time. In one aspect, the present invention relates to a method of making a coating composition, comprising a) providing an inverted aqueous dispersion comprising i) at least one polymer having one or more polar, hydrophilic groups; and ii) at least one phenolic resin; b) providing a latex composition; and c) blending the latex composition with the aqueous dispersion to form the coating composition. | 12-31-2015 |