Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7754780 | Resist for forming pattern and method for forming pattern using the same A method for forming a pattern includes forming an etching object layer on a substrate, applying a resist on an etching object layer, the resist including a photo-initiator, and a liquid pre-polymer including a vinyl functional group and a hydrophilic functional gro... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7709546 | Ink composition, inkjet recording method, printed material, process for producing lithographic printing plate, and lithographic printing plate An ink composition is provided that includes a compound represented by Formula (I) or (II). (In Formulae (I) and (II), R1 and R2 independently denote a monovalent substituent, R3 to R6 ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7582685 | Multi-photon polymerizable pre-ceramic polymeric compositions A multi-photon reactive composition comprises an ethylenically unsaturated liquid polysilazane precursor, a multi-functional thiol additive, a multi-ethylenically-unsaturated additive different from the polysilazane, and a multi-photon photocuring composition. The i... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7456230 | Cationically photocurable epoxy resin compositions The present invention provides a cationically photocurable epoxy resin composition, which contains (a) an epoxy resin component comprising an alicyclic epoxy resin and an aromatic-ring containing epoxy resin, (b) a cationic photoinitiator component, and (c) a filler... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7417075 | Cationically polymerizable composition, actinic radiation curable ink-jet ink, and production method of cationically polymerizable composition A cationically polymerizable composition containing a cationically polymerizable compound and a cationic polymerization initiator, wherein a total content of a cationic compound, a metal compound and a strong acid compound contained in the cationically polymerizable... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7378455 | Molding composition and method, and molded article A curable method useful for encapsulating solid state devices includes (A) an epoxy resin; (B) an effective amount of a cure catalyst comprising (B1) a first latent cationic cure catalyst comprising a diaryl iodonium hexafluoroantimonate salt; (B2) a second latent c... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7365106 | Cationically curable composition for dental use A cationically curable composition for dental use containing a cationic polymerization initiator (I) and cationically polymerizable monomers (II), the cationically polymerizable monomers (II) containing an oxetane compound and an epoxy compound or an alkenyl ether c... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354957 | Multi-functional thioxanthone photoinitiators Compounds of formula (I): {where n is a number from 1 to 6; R3 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl; A represents a group of formula —[O(CHR2CHR1)a]y—,—[O(CH2)bCO]y—, or —[O(CH... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354628 | Medical device lubricant comprising radiation curable silicon material The invention relates to a lubricant for medical devices. The inventive lubricant uses silicone epoxy and vinyl ether that both rapidly cure when exposed to ultraviolet light or an intense electron beam. The lubricants formulated with these components in combination... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7332249 | Holographic storage medium comprising polyfunctional epoxy monomers capable of undergoing cationic polymerization Disclosed is a holographic recording medium. The novel holographic recording mediums disclosed herein comprises: a) at least one polyfunctional epoxide monomer or oligomer which undergoes acid initiated cationic polymerization. Each epoxide in the monomer or oligome... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329692 | Arylsulfinate salts in initiator systems for polymeric reactions Compositions are provided that that can be used as an initiator system for free radical polymerization reactions. More specifically, the initiator systems include an electron acceptor and an electron donor. The electron donors are arylsulfinate salts having a cation... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7311945 | Silicone composition used in the production of antifriction varnishes, method for the application of said varnishes to a support and support thus treated A silicone composition which can be used in the production of varnishes that can be applied to supports to reduce the friction coefficient. The silicone composition includes at least one polyorganosilane A (POS) which can be cationically and radically cross-linked b... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309745 | Coating material for a grafted ignition wire A silicone coating material is operative to graft a silicone polymer coating on an ignition wire. The ignition wire includes an insulated conductor with an inner conductive core and an outer insulating jacket layer which has an outer surface. The silicone coating ma... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303852 | Photoacid generating compounds, chemically amplified positive resist materials, and pattern forming method The invention provides a high-resolution resist material comprising an acid generator that has high sensitivity and high resolution with respect to high-energy rays of 300 nm or less, has small line-edge roughness, and is superior in heat stability and in shelf stab... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7285363 | Photoactivators, methods of use, and the articles derived therefrom A method for crosslinking one or more molecules comprises crosslinking the one or more molecules with a photactivatable crosslinker by one-photon or multi-photon excitation, wherein the crosslinker comprises at least two photoactive groups linked by a bridging moiet... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282324 | Photoresist compositions, hardened forms thereof, hardened patterns thereof and metal patterns formed using them Photoresist compositions that demonstrate superior photolithographic performance and hardened resist films that show superior resistance to solvents, have excellent resistance to under plating during the electrodeposition of metals, and show excellent resist strippi... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279603 | Boron and aluminum compounds in electronic components The present invention relates to the use of boron and aluminum compounds in electronics, in particular as electron transport material, as host material of the emission layer and as hole blocking material, in each case in phosphorescent OLEDs, and also to layers prod... | 10/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7270932 | Imaging composition and method Imaging compositions and methods of using the compositions are disclosed. The imaging compositions are sensitive to low levels of energy such that upon application of the low levels of energy the compositions change color or shade. The compositions may be used in me... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7265161 | Multi-photon reactive compositions with inorganic particles and method for fabricating structures A multi-photon reactive composition including: (a) at least one reactive species; and (b) multi-photon photoinitiator system; and (c) a plurality of substantially inorganic particles, wherein the particles have an average particle size of less than about 10 microns ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261843 | Photochromic optical article Describes a photochromic article, e.g., an ophthalmic photochromic plastic article, such as a lens, in which the article includes (1) a rigid substrate, e.g., a transparent substrate such as a glass or organic polymeric substrate, as for example, a thermoset or ther... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7262228 | Photoinitiator systems with anthracene-based electron donors for curing cationically polymerizable resins The invention features a photopolymerizable composition that comprises a cationically polymerizable resin, and a photoinitiator system comprising an iodonium salt, a visible light sensitizer, and one or more anthracene-based compounds as electron donors. Electron do... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7244472 | Actinic radiation curable composition and actinic radiation curable ink, and image forming method as well as ink jet recording apparatus using the same An actinic radiation curable composition, comprising a photo-acid generating agent selected from the group consisting of sulfonium represented by General Formulas (I)–(III). ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241856 | Dental resins, dental composite materials, and method of manufacture thereof A low shrinkage, polymerizable oligomer comprises units of the structure: AB (I) wherein A is an organic radical comprising 1 to about 6 (meth)acrylate groups and 0 to about 5 hydroxy groups; B is an organic radical comprising 1 to about 5 e... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7232850 | Photocurable compositions for articles having stable tensile properties A photocurable composition comprising cationically curable compound, an acrylate-containing compound; a hydroxyl-containing compound; a cationic photoinitiator; and a free radical photoinitiator; wherein said composition has less than 0.54 equivalents of cationicall... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232852 | Photopolymerizable compositions that include alicyclic/aromatic dioxiranes and novel dioxiranyl tetraoxaspiro [5.5] undecanes A visible light cationically photopolymerizable composition is provided. This composition includes an expanding monomer and a dioxirane. More specifically, the expanding monomer used in this composition is one or more dioxiranyl tetraoxaspiro[5.5]undecanes. The comp... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7223519 | Imaging compositions and methods Imaging compositions and methods of using the compositions are disclosed. The imaging compositions are sensitive to low levels of energy such that upon application of the low levels of energy the compositions change color or shade. The compositions may be applied to... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7223518 | Compositions and methods of use thereof Compositions and methods of use thereof are disclosed. One exemplary composition, among others, includes a polymer resin and a photoacid generator. In particular, the composition includes a polymer resin, wherein the polymer resin does not substantially absorb about... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7202014 | Stimulus-sensitive composition, compound and pattern formation method using the stimulation-sensitive composition A stimulus-sensitive composition comprising a compound (A) that generates one of an acid and a radical by external stimulation, the compound (A) having a specific structure. ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198576 | Golf ball comprising UV-cured non-surface layer Golf balls including at least one non-surface layer that has been treated with a radiation source to effect a complete cure of the non-surface layer and methods for making same, wherein the radiation-curable non-surface layer includes a polymer component and, option... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7192991 | Cationically curable composition A cationically curable composition comprises (a) at least one cationically curable species; (b) at least one cationic photoinitiator; and (c) at least one encapsulated, polymer-bound base. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7193706 | Computer interfaced scanning fluorescence lifetime microscope applied to directed evolution This invention provides a method for screening large numbers of individual cells or colonies of cells using scanning microscopy coupled with fluorescence lifetime measurement and analysis, using time-correlated single photon counting. This invention further provides... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189456 | Photochromic optical article Describes a photochromic plastic article, e.g., an ophthalmic photochromic article, such as a lens, in which the article includes (1) a rigid substrate, e.g., polymeric substrate, such as a thermoset or thermoplastic substrate, (2) a photochromic polymeric coating a... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7183333 | Photoinitiated reactions Photoinitiated reactions especially in photopolymer technology, as well as photoinitiated colour forming reactions are achievable by applying a reactive substrate selected from a polymerisable and/or crosslinkable composition and a colour changing substance to a sup... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7160669 | Chemical amplification type resist composition The present invention provides a sulfonium salt of the formula (Ia) a polymeric compound comprising a structural unit of the formula (Ib) and a chemical ampl... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160941 | Dental composite materials and method of manufacture thereof A dental composite material that comprises a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane is disclosed. The dental composite material is useful for a variety of dental materials, treatments, and restorative functions including crown and bridge materials, fillings, adhesives... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7144927 | Photoinitiator system with acylphosphine oxide initiators A visible light photopolymerizable composition comprising a) an aryliodonium salt and b) an acylphosphine oxide compound. These compositions can be used together with an epoxy resin as a dental composition. ... | 12/05/2006 |
