Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7683103 | Dental polymerizable composition A dental polymerizable composition comprising (a) a fluorine compound comprising a chain polymer having a main chain comprising a monomer unit having a hydrophilic group, and terminal groups comprising a fluoroalkyl group at each of both ends of the main chain; (b) ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7579388 | Radiation curable ink compositions and applications thereof Radiation curable ink compositions that include a curable component having a functionality that is greater than two, is present in the ink composition in an amount greater than 30 percent by weight, and has a molecular weight in the range of about 400 g/mole to abou... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7439278 | Curable adhesive composition and its use in the optical field The invention concerns a photocurable adhesive composition comprising, based on total weight of photopolymerizable monomers and/or oligomers of the composition: (A1) 20 to 80 wt % of at least one diacrylate monomer or oligomer ther... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7436115 | Electroluminescent device The present invention discloses a method for fabricating an electroluminescent lamp that includes a step in which an electroluminescent active layer is formed by curing a UV curable electroluminescent composition. Embodiments of the method of the present invention i... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7425585 | Photosensitive resin composition Photosensitive compositions which can be developed by alkali solution, comprise (A) a polymer containing at least one carboxylic acid group in the molecule and having a molecular weight of 200,000 or less, (B) sele... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7425587 | Flowable underfilling material A flowable, light-curing underfilling material that is easily visible and distinguishable from the tooth substance. The underfilling material contains at least one polymerizable monomer, at least one polymerization initiator and also ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7423072 | Weather resistant, ink jettable, radiation curable, fluid compositions particularly suitable for outdoor applications Low viscosity, radiation curable fluid formulations that can be used advantageously as radiation curable, inks. The formulations are easily prepared for use in ink jet systems. The viscosity of the compositions is low enough so that conventional solvent is not requi... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7407617 | Free radical polymerization method having reduced premature termination, apparatus for performing the method, and product formed thereby A method of polymerizing by a free radical polymerization mechanism, product formed thereby, and apparatus for performing this method, are disclosed. The composition to be polymerized by the free radical polymerization mechanism is irradiated by a substantially cons... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7399793 | Coating composition curable with ultraviolet radiation A clearcoat curable by ultraviolet radiation including at least one of A) acrylate or methacrylate monomers or mixtures thereof having from one to six free-radically polymerizable groups per molecule or B) compounds containing two or more ethylenically unsaturated, ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7388039 | UV-curable, non-chlorinated adhesion promoters Modified polyolefins are produced by reacting a functionalized polyolefin with one or more ethylenically unsaturated compounds having a functional group reactive with the functional group on the polyolefin. These modified polyolefins may then polymerize in the prese... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7378457 | No VOC radiation curable resin compositions with enhanced flexibility The present invention provides radiation curable resin compositions having enhanced low temperature flexibility and to methods of using these compositions. The radiation curable resin compositions contain no or essentially no volatile organic components (VOCs), and ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7371335 | Curable thick film compositions for use in moisture control The invention is directed to a thick film getter composition comprising: (a) desiccant material; dispersed in (b) organic medium comprising (1) curable organic polymeric binder; (2) monomer; and (3) photoinitiator. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371783 | Alkali-soluble maleimide copolymer and liquid crystal display comprising the same Provided is an alkali-soluble maleimide-based copolymer which comprises, as essential constituents, 5 to 50% by mass of a maleimide monomer unit which is at least one unit selected from the group consisting of a N-cyclohexylmaleimide monomer unit, a N-benzylmaleimid... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365105 | Radiation curable ink compositions and applications thereof Radiation curable ink compositions that include a curable component having a functionality that is greater than two, is present in the ink composition in an amount greater than 30 percent by weight, and has a molecular weight in the range of about 400 g/mole to abou... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7335402 | Radiation curable putty compositions and methods for refinishing a substrate using such compositions Disclosed are radiation curable putty compositions that include (a) a radiation curable material, (b) a radiation cure initiator, and (c) a filler comprising a polymer, such as a polymer that is transparent to ultraviolet radiation. Also disclosed are methods for re... | 02/26/2008 |
| RE40087 | Coating composition and optical recording medium There are provided a composition for coating which can form an ink receiving layer having excellent adhesion with hydrophobic substrates, water-resistance and printing stability, and an optical recording medium having an ink receiving layer formed from this composit... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329693 | Adhesive composition and method for bonding to rubber An adhesive composition of the present invention comprises (A) a conjugated diene polymer having a weight-average molecular weight of 500 to 100,000 and (B) an electron pair-donating basic compound; or comprises (A) a conjugated diene polymer having a weight-average... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329713 | Coating, laminating, and casting compositions and methods of producing and curing same Zero VOC compositions are described and may include: one of vinyl ester solids, unsaturated polyester solids (e.g., isophthalic polyester, orthophthalic polyester, terephthalic polyester, and mixtures thereof), and mixtures thereof; polymerizable solids (e.g., a mon... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7312255 | Water-based coating mixture, method for application of corrosion protection layer with said mixture, substrates coated thus and use thereof The invention relates to a mixture for the application of a polymeric coating to a substrate. Said mixtures comprises water and optionally an organic solvent, at least one water-dispersible radically polymerizable compound, at least one water-dispersible polymerizab... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7291656 | Ultraviolet light curing compositions for composite repair An ultraviolet (UV) light curable formulation useful for repairing composite materials, comprising: an acrylic oligomer, an acrylic monomer, and a photoinitiator. This formulation may include fiberglass. The photoinitiator can be a combination of a bis-acylphosphine... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291657 | Ultraviolet light curing compositions for composite repair An ultraviolet (UV) light curable formulation useful for repairing composite materials, comprising: an acrylic oligomer, an acrylic monomer, and a photoinitiator. This formulation may include fiberglass. The photoinitiator can be a combination of a bis-acylphosphine... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7276542 | Ultraviolet light curing compositions for composite repair An ultraviolet (UV) light curable formulation useful for repairing composite materials, comprising: an acrylic oligomer, an acrylic monomer, and a photoinitiator. This formulation may include fiberglass. The photoinitiator can be a combination of a bis-acylphosphine... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7276247 | Crosslinkable hydrophilic materials from reactive oligomers having pendent photoinitiator groups The present invention provides crosslinkable compositions useful in the preparation of hydrophilic gels, and are prepared from oligomers having pendent hydrophilic, poly(alkylene oxide) groups, pendent photoinitiator groups, and optionally polymerizable functional g... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7271203 | Crosslinking of photoiniator-initialized polyacrylates A process for increasing the molecular weight of polyacrylates, characterized in that polyacrylates which are functionalized at least on one part of their chain ends by photoinitiator groups X are exposed to actinic radiation, so that a direct linking reaction of th... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268173 | Free-radically radiation-curable, solvent-free and printable precursor of a pressure-sensitive adhesive The present invention relates to a free-radically radiation-curable, solvent-free and printable precursor of a pressure-sensitive adhesive, the precursor comprising: (i) 30-75 wt. % of one or more mono(meth)acrylate functional oligomer compounds at least one of said... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264873 | Surface protecting film for polycarbonate The objective is to provide a surface protecting film for polycarbonate which is easy to laminate on polycarbonate and remove from the polycarbonate, the peel adhesive strength change to polycarbonate with times is small and there is no adhesive transferring to the ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7262231 | Photosensitive amine generator, photocurable composition and photoreactive adhesive composition The invention provides compounds which can generate amine by irradiation with light and are excellent both in photodecomposability and in reactivity and compatibility with amine-curable compounds, and photo-setting compositions containing the compounds. The compound... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7244548 | Photopolymerizing composition and photopolymerizing recording medium manufactured using the same and used to manufacture 3D optical memory having ultra-high information storage capacity A photopolymerizing composition and a photopolymerizing recording medium manufactured using the composition, wherein the photopolymerizing composition contains: 1.0-99.0% by weight of at least one kind of polymerizable compound; 0.05-0.5% by weight of at least one k... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7208532 | Manufacture of improved support matrices A method for the production of a cross-linked support matrix that in form of a bed will permit liquid flow velocities above 5 cm/h, preferably above 50 cm/h, to pass through the bed. The method is characterized in that it comprises the steps: (a) providing a startin... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201941 | Process for production of surface-treated particulate water-absorbent resin An object of the present invention is to provide an excellent process for production of a surface-treated particulate water-absorbent resin wherein the process adopts a surface-treatment process that can enhance the properties (which the water-absorbent resin is des... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7156944 | Fusible adhesives crosslinkable by radiation To obtain an adhesive having both a high initial adhesive capacity and high heat resistance, a fusible adhesive which can be cross-linked by radiation and a low tendency to creep is provided. The adhesive contains 0 to 40 weight percent of at least one elastomer whi... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7084185 | Method for the production of cross-linkable acrylate contact adhesive materials Process for preparing crosslinked pressure ensitive adhesives, in which a plyacrylate is prepared by the free radical copolymericzation of a monomer mixture , the polyacrylate is then concentrated and the concentrated polyacrylate is reacted with further monomers ha... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7067564 | Coated optical fibers The invention relates to coated optical fibers comprising soft primary coatings and to such primary coatings for protecting glass optical fibers having a sufficient high resistance against cavitation. In particular, the primary coatings have a cavitation strength at... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063936 | Polymerizable composition and image recording material containing the same A polymerizable composition comprising; a dendrimer having at least two polymerizable groups within a molecule; a radical initiator; and an alkali-soluble polymer, and an image recording material comprising a support and a recording layer comprising a polymerizable ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7037460 | Free radical polymerization method having reduced premature termination, apparatus for performing the method, and product formed thereby A method of polymerizing by a free radical polymerization mechanism, product formed thereby, and apparatus for performing this method, are disclosed. The composition to be polymerized by the free radical polymerization mechanism is irradiated by a substantially cons... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6995193 | PHOTOCURABLE COMPOSITION, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PHOTOCURABLE COMPOSITION, PHOTOCURABLE PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PHOTOCURABLE PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET, AND METHOD OF BONDING A photocurable composition which can be produced and cured while utilizing two different polymerization modes, can be used for bonding over a sufficiently long time period, and has excellent peel strength. The composition comprises (A) a compound containing a... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6974845 | Polymer composition crosslinkable with ultraviolet An ultraviolet-crosslinkable polymer composition comprising a polymer containing iodine and/or bromine in an amount of from 0.001 to 10% by weight, a photoinitiator as a crosslinking agent and a polyfunctional unsaturated compound as a crosslinking aid. By using iod... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6967224 | Resin composition and three dimensional object A photocurable resin composition suitable for use in three-dimensional photofabrication comprising (A) a cationically polymerizable organic compound, (B) a cationic photoinitiator, and (C) a (co)polymer obtainable by (co)polymerization of monomers comprising at leas... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6949297 | Hybrid adhesives, articles, and methods Described are curable adhesives containing a polyacrylate component and an epoxy component, and that are preferably optically clear, as well as methods of using such adhesives and optical components and optical elements prepared from the adhesives. ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6943204 | Process for the modification of elastomers with surface interpenetrating polymer networks and elastomers formed therefrom A process for forming a surface modification on a polymer substrate and polymer substrates having such surface modifications. The process comprises the steps of absorbing a swelling monomer into the polymer substrate for a period of time in order to swell the polyme... | 09/13/2005 |
