Other

Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC

Ocv Intellectual Captial, LLC

John R Green

Yadollah Delaviz

Xiangmin Han

Chase J Boudreaux

Nigel Ravenscroft

Jose Mendez-Andino

Heather Alspaugh

Charles D Turner

Leonard Joseph Adzima

William G Hager

Kevin Guigley

David D Hokens

Jeff L Antle

Teresa Wagner

Inorganic infrared attenuation agent blends have been developed to improve the thermal insulation properties of polymeric foams such as polystyrene low density foams. The inorganic infrared attenuation agent blends can include two or more metal oxides such as silicon dioxide, manganese (IV) oxide, iron (III) oxide, magnesium oxide, bismuth (III) oxide, cobalt oxide, zirconium (IV) oxide, molybdenum (III) oxide, titanium oxide, and calcium oxide. In some preferred embodiments, the inorganic infrared attenuation agent blends can include four or more of these metal oxides.

Infrared attenuation agent blends

A sizing composition containing an epoxy resin emulsion, one or more coupling agents, a cationic lubricant, and an acid. The epoxy resin emulsion includes a low molecular weight epoxy and one or more surfactants. The epoxy resin has an epoxy equivalent weight of from 175-225, preferably from 175-190. Optionally, the sizing composition may also contain a non-ionic lubricant, a polyurethane film former, and/or an antistatic agent. The sizing composition may be used to size glass fibers used in filament winding applications to form reinforced composite articles with improved mechanical properties, wet tensile properties, improved resistance to cracking, and improved processing characteristics.

Epoxy sizing composition for filament winding

A blackjack wagering game in which an order card is dealt to determine the order of play. If the order card is a predetermined card, the dealer's hand is played before each player's hand, thereby giving an advantage to the players. In the preferred embodiment, the order card is a card that is dealt face up in the dealer's hand and the predetermined card is the ace of spades. A side wager is also disclosed in which a deck of cards used in the game has a plurality of card types. The card types are given a relative ranking. A side wager card is dealt during the game. If the side wager card is between two cards in a player's hand, then the player will win the side wager. In the preferred embodiment, the side wager card is the same card as the order card.

Method of playing a blackjack wagering game

A Twenty-One game is modified by adding one or more Jokers to a standard deck of fifty-two playing cards. In one version, each Joker dealt as one of the first two cards is counted as a variable number so that the resulting first two cards are then valued at a numerical count of an ordinary twenty-one. In this version, any Jokers appearing after the first two cards have a numerical value of one. In a second version, if either the player or the dealer's first two cards are a Joker-Joker combination or a Joker-Ace combination, the hand automatically becomes a Blackjack. In any other first two card combinations, the Joker is a non-playable card and must be replaced with a playable card. After the player and the dealer each have two playable cards, their respective hands are then played out. If, during the play of the hands and before the player and the dealer either stand or bust, a Joker is dealt, the Joker has a numerical value of one. In a third version the method of play follows the conventional manner of play of Twenty-One except when a Joker is dealt to either a player or the dealer. The Joker is given a pre-established value during the first two cards and a pre-established value after the first two cards. A PRESS feature, either progressive or multi-level progressive, or another progressive or multi-level progressive jackpot feature may be included.

Method of playing a card game

Pair of binoculars

A golf putter provided with co-linear reference mark portions to facilitate use of the putter for accurate plumb lining, the mark portions being disposed at a predetermined location along the club shaft such that the lines and the longitudinal centerline of the shaft line in a vertical plane when the putter is held at the extending end of its handle for plumb lining, whereby the club shaft will appear as a vertical plumb line when viewed from a position from which the reference mark portions appear at substantially the circumferential center of the visible portion of the shaft.

Golf club with reference plumb mark

A low-cost folding binocular which may be collapsed to a relatively thin package. The foldable binocular includes a laminated synthetic plastic, pressed paper or cardboard case provided with synthetic plastic objective and eyepiece lenses. The focus adjustment is effected by longitudinal folding of the case along the same fold lines which permit the case to be collapsed. No gluing is necessary.

Foldable binoculars

Growing community of inventors

Alexandria, OH, United States of America

John R Green