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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8133931 | Acrylate nanocomposite material The present invention discloses an acrylate nanocomposite material which can apply to optoelectronic device encapsulation, dental restorations and light waveguide. The acrylate nanocomposite material comprises an inorganic nano-particle, an acrylate monomer with at ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7812063 | Flame-retardant resin formulation and its use The invention relates to a flame-retardant resin formulation comprising respectively at least one flame-retardant component, one alkali-soluble component, one polymerizable monomer, one photoinitiator, and one epoxy component, which comprises, as flame-retardant com... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7745506 | UV-curable ink-jet ink, electronic circuit board, electronic component and display device A UV-curable ink-jet ink is provided, which has a high sensitivity and allows soft and highly fine patterns to be formed. The UV-curable ink-jet ink includes a mono-functional polymerizable monomer (A) having a hydroxyl group, a di(meth)acrylate ester (B) and a phot... | 06/29/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7396861 | Radiation curable compositions Radiation curable compositions with a polymeric co-initiator are disclosed comprising a dendritic polymer core with at least one co-initiating functional group as an end group. The dendritic polymeric core is preferably a hyperbranched polymer. Industrial applicatio... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7368519 | Fast moisture curing and UV-moisture dual curing compositions The invention provides fast moisture and photo/moisture curing silicone compositions and methods for the preparation thereof. More particularly, the compositions provided are prepared from silanol and silane cappers; the cappers have an α-carbon bonded to the silic... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368485 | Printing ink Inks are disclosed which are used in ink-jet printing. The inks are cured by ultraviolet radiation, preferably free radical initiation. The inks contain a (meth)acrylate monomer, an α,β-unsaturated ether monomer and a photoinitiator. The inks exhibit a low viscosi... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368484 | Reverse thermal gels as support for rapid prototyping The present invention relates to novel polymeric compositions that exhibit Reverse Thermal Gelation (RTG) properties for use as Support Materials (SM) in the manufacture of three-dimensional objects. These polymers are Temperature Sensitive Polymers that respond wit... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7312013 | Photoreactive composition This invention provides a photoreactive composition in which reaction of a hydrolyzable metal compound takes place by irradiation of light. A photoreactive composition, which comprises a hydrolyzable metal compound (A) comprising a metal atom and a hydrolyzab... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309732 | UV and UV/moisture dual curable compositions with improved cure through volume The present invention is directed to silicone formulations which are capable of being rapidly cured to tough elastomeric materials through exposure to UV radiation, and optionally through exposure to moisture as well. The cured products demonstrate high resistance t... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7300747 | Photobase generator and curable composition The photobase generator of the invention is represented by the following formula 1: wherein Ar, R, A+ and X− are as defined in the specification. Since the photobase generator of the formu... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291654 | Storage stability of photoinitiators Compounds of formula (I), wherein R1 is hydrogen or alkyl; R2 is C1-C4alkoxy or a morpholino radical; and R3 is hydrogen or C1-C4alkoxy, are suitable for improving the solubility of specifi... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7282525 | Pellicle, producing method thereof and adhesive A pellicle comprises a pellicle film and a pellicle frame for supporting the pellicle film, wherein the pellicle film is adhered to the pellicle frame through an adhesive layer comprising a fluorine-containing polymer and a substance resulting from curing of an ultr... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7272284 | Bundled cables and method of making the same Bundled cables and a method for maintaining a plurality of cables together during use and installation and for allowing the cables to be easily separated for termination or connectorization. The bundled cables include a plurality of cables and a central flexible str... | 09/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7256221 | Low outgassing photo or electron beam curable rubbery polymer material, preparation thereof and device comprising same Disclosed are photo or electron beam polymerizable compositions, and preparation thereof and devices containing them. The composition contains completely or substantially completely hydrogenated hydrocarbon-based material completely free or substantially free of car... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7250238 | Toners and processes thereof Disclosed are toner compositions comprised of a polymer, an optional colorant, and an UV light curable oligomer. Also disclosed are methods for producing a UV curable toner compositions, the toner compositions produced thereby, and methods of utilizing the UV curabl... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247659 | Photosensitive resin composition A photosensitive composition comprising, (A) an oligomer or polymer containing at least one carboxylic acid group in the molecule and having a molecular weight of 200′000 or less; (B) at least one photoinitiator ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7226957 | Method for producing polymers with controlled molecular weight and end group functionality using photopolymerization in microemulsions A method for producing polymers with controlled molecular weight and desired end functionalities and the resulting polymers. The method comprises a) forming a microemulsion comprising monomer, water, and an effective amount of an effective surfactant, b) adding to t... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7214431 | Two-layer film formed of radiation cured resin compositions and methods of making the same The invention relates to a liquid curable resin composition capable of forming a ribbon matrix material which can be completely removed from a coloring layer when separating the optical fiber ribbon. A liquid curable resin composition comprising: (1) 30–80 wt. % o... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7112617 | Patterned substrate with hydrophilic/hydrophobic contrast, and method of use A gas phase species (such as ozone, H2O2, or N2O) is photodissociated with ultraviolet light into a reactive species that is patternwise directed (e.g., through a mask) onto a surface of a material, such as an organosilicate. The rea... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7105207 | UV curable oligomeric adhesive compositions suitable for use in flexible packaging applications The present invention relates to flexible package laminates useful in food packaging that are prepared using a liquid, UV curable, oligomeric, adhesive composition that does not require a photoinitiator. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7105583 | Radiation-curable compositions for optical fiber coating materials Compositions for use in optical fiber coatings, optical fibers and optical fiber arrays using these coatings and methods for making the same are disclosed. The composition comprises a combination of two different radiation curable urethanes, and can further comprise... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7051290 | Graphical interface for receiving eyeglass prescription information A high volume lens curing system is described. The high volume lens curing system is configured to cure multiple eyeglass lenses in a continuous manner. The lens curing system includes a computer-implemented method configured to collect prescription information, sav... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7014790 | Room temperature cured high temperature and load dimensionally stable acrylate adhesives This invention concerns an acrylate adhesive that cures at room temperature and has excellent dimensional stability. The adhesive may be used in applications such as for fiber optic connectors. The adhesive may be made by curing a two-part system or by use of a prim... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6939899 | Composition for producing ultraviolet blocking lenses An eyeglass lens forming composition containing light absorbing compounds which may undergo light initiated polymerization is provided. Typically, lens forming compositions that absorb light do not permit enough activating radiation to penetrate into the depths of t... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6927267 | High solids dispersion for wide temperature, pressure sensitive adhesive applications A pressure-sensitive adhesive polymer comprising a reaction product of a C1 to C20 alkyl (meth)acrylate, an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, a C2 to C8 hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate, a vinyl aromatic, optionally a ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6906113 | Surface-active photoinitiators Compounds of formula Ia, Ib and Ic, (Ic), in which R, R1 and R2 are e.g. phenyl, naphthyl, anthracyl, phenanthryl or a heterocyclic radical, are suitable as photoinitiators which accumulate at the surface of coatings. ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6867244 | Photoactivatable coating composition Photoactivatable coating composition comprising at least one photoinitiator and a base-catalysed polymerisable or curable organic material comprising at least one polyisocyanate and at least one compound containing isocyanate reactive groups, wherein the isocyanate ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6860600 | Edge coated ophthalmic lenses The disclosure relates to the provision of a lens having front and back optical surfaces bound by a peripheral edge, wherein the peripheral edge is coated with an edge coating that strongly bonds to the edge but that only weakly bonds to the optical surface, and whe... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6855745 | Polymerization processes using aliphatic maleimides Aliphatic maleimides and methods using the same are disclosed. Polymerization of compositions which include the compounds of the invention may be activated by irradiating the composition with radiation. ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6841587 | UV-curable pressure-sensitive adhesive composition and its pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet Provided are a UV-curable pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprising a photoinitiator which has a molar absorptivity at 365 nm of at least 1,000 mol−1·cm−1 and the maximum absorption wavelength of at least 420 nm on a long waveleng... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6805917 | UV curable compositions for producing decorative metallic coatings The present invention discloses an ultraviolet light curable decorative metallic composition and method for making such a composition that may be used to produce a decorative metallic coating on a substrate. The composition comprises a novolac epoxy acrylate prepoly... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6790874 | Polyolefin materials having enhanced surface durability and methods of making the same by exposure to radiation The invention relates to thermoplastic polyolefin compositions having enhanced surface durability and products thereof which include a thermoplastic polyolefin base component at least one radiation-crosslinkable component present in an amount sufficient to enhance t... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6776934 | Method for polymerizing lenses A method for photopolymerizing a monomer mixture to form a lens involves photopolymerizing a mixture of lens-forming monomers that includes an initiator of the formula: wherein: Ar represents an aromatic radical; | 08/17/2004 |
| 6770685 | Resin composition for manufacturing optical fiber ribbon and method for preparing resin for manufacturing optical fiber ribbon using the same When a resin for manufacturing ultraviolet or electron ray curable optical fiber ribbon is prepared by properly mixing a photopolymerizable urethane acrylate oligomer containing polydimethylsiloxane, monomer, photoinitiator, leveling/defoaming agent, and antioxidant... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6693141 | Surface-active photoinitiators The invention relates to the use of surface-active photoinitiators of formula I ##STR1## the units being arranged randomly or in blocks, and wherein n is a number from 1 to 1000; m is a number from 0 to 100; p is a number from 0 to 10,000; x is the n... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6673851 | Self-photoinitiating multifunctional acrylates Self-photoinitiating liquid oligomeric compositions having tertiary amine groups are provided by Michael Addition reaction of: A) an uncrosslinked Michael Addition reaction product of a multifunctional acrylate acceptor and a Michael Donor; and B) a pr... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6652970 | Degradable crosslinkers, compositions therefrom, and methods of their preparation and use The present invention is directed toward compositions that are chemically different after application to a substrate as compared to the composition prior to its application. A method of the invention comprises a method of transitioning a crosslinked polym... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6627677 | Ink jet inks and methods A water-based, flash-curable ink jet ink that is capable of adhering to plastic substrates, such as flexible polyvinyl chloride, the ink comprising: a) at least one water-dispersible or water-soluble acrylate polymerizable material; b) at least one polyme... | 09/30/2003 |
