Hercules Corporation

Other

Anthony B Clayton

Brian D Kramer

Jashawant J Modi

Anita N Chan

Diveley William R

Lawrence C Carosino

In accordance with the instant invention, material that is designed to absorb energy, shock, vibration and/or impact ('ESVI') is applied to a glove to protect the wearer from injury or fatigue due to same. The material features a spongy (but essentially non-porous), elastic polymer, and may be provided in relatively thin sheets or strips. The glove modified with the ESVI ameliorating material hardly changes flexibility. The ESVI material may be applied selectively to strategic areas on the glove covering or corresponding to regions on the hand of the wearer such as bone joints, e.g., the knuckles and the wrist.

Shock-absorbing glove

An article of apparel for a human being, designed or arranged to be worn around an appendage such as an arm or leg, and designed or intended to resist impact. The article contains a material in the form of a spongy, elastic polymer engineered to absorb energy, shock, vibration and impact. The article of apparel can be used to protect hard, bony areas of the human body such as elbows, knees and ankles. The article will be of use to persons engaged in sports involving bats, sticks, mallets, pucks and hard balls, as well as to cyclists, and anyone whose occupation requires the knees or elbows to come into contact with hard surfaces.

Impact-resistant padding

Disclosed are hair spray compositions containing non-ionic cellulosic ethers in a solvent base containing water and volatile organic solvent wherein the level of volatile organic solvent in the composition is about 80% or less, and wherein the non-ionic cellulose ether is characterized by a solution viscosity of less than about 50 cps at 25.degree. C. for an aqueous solution containing 3 wt. % solids and 55 wt. % ethanol. The preferred non-ionic cellulosic ether is methylhydroxypropyl cellulose.

Low VOC hair sprays containing cellulose ethers

A new composition of matter that can be substituted as a bulking agent for sugar or starch to reduce the caloric content of foods comprising the polymeric product of the reaction of a water-soluble polyol with a di- or tri-epoxide, in water containing a water-soluble inorganic base that serves as a catalyst, and the process for making it.

Non-caloric bulking agents for food for replacement of sugar or starch

An epoxy-sulfonylazide having the general formula ##STR1## wherein R is lower alkyl and R' is hydrogen or lower alkyl.

Epoxy-sufonylazide as bonding agent

Epoxy-azides

Graft copolymers are disclosed wherein maleic acid or maleic anhydride is grafted to a poly(propylene--butene) backbone. The grafts are useful materials for adhering polypropylene to other materials.

Maleic modified butene copolymers for adhering polypropylene

Maleic modified butene copolymers

Disclosed is a new class of polymeric hindered amine light stabilizers based on maleic anhydride modified polyolefins reacted with tetramethyl piperidine derivatives. These materials are more effective than most of the generally used hindered amine light stabilizers, but due to their higher molecular weights and the polyolefin backbone, they are more compatible with polyolefins.

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Wilmington, DE, United States of America

Anthony B Clayton