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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7838571 | Photopolymers and use in dental restorative materials Photopolymerizable polymer composites based on dimethacrylate systems have been increasingly utilized as dental restorative materials. One of the biggest drawbacks of current dental resin systems is the volume shrinkage and shrinkage induced stresses that arise duri... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7767727 | Autoxidisable architectural coating compositions An autoxidisable architectural coating composition suitable for application to surfaces found in and around buildings at ambient temperatures and in natural daylight wherein surface autoxidation of the composition is promoted by a combination of low concentrations o... | 08/03/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7405244 | Solvent-free polyimide silicone resin composition and a resin film composed of the same A solvent-free resin composition comprising (a) a polyimide silicone resin having repeating units represented by the following general formulas (1-1) and (1-2), wherein X is a tetravalent organic gr... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7307106 | Photocurable Michael addition polymers A curable composition is described comprising a Michael donor component, a polyacryl component, and a monoacryl component, where at least one of the Michael donor or monoacryl components comprises a pendent photoinitiator group. A Michael addition polymer that is th... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7285310 | Active energy ray curable aqueous ink, and ink-jet recording process, ink cartridge, recording unit and ink-jet recording apparatus using the same An active energy ray curable ink which is quickly polymerized by an active energy ray, high in crosslinking degree of a cured material formed, excellent in adhesive property, low in viscosity, excellent in long-term storability and also excellent in ejection stabili... | 10/23/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7183355 | Waterborne thermosetting compositions containing alternating copolymers of isobutylene type monomers A curable, aqueous film-forming composition is provided, comprising: (a) a copolymer containing reactive functional groups and comprising at least 30 mol % of residues having alternating structural units: -[DM-AM]- | 02/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7153892 | Environmentally friendly, actinic radiation curable coating compositions for coating thermoplastic olefin objects and methods, processes and assemblages for coating thereof Disclosed are environmentally friendly coating compositions for coating thermoplastic olefin objects and which are curable using ultraviolet and visible radiation. Even if the coating compositions are applied to an unprimed surface, the resulting cured compositions ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7132476 | Thermosetting compositions containing alternating copolymers of isobutylene type monomers A thermosetting composition that includes an ungelled copolymer composition and a crosslinking agent. The ungelled copolymer composition includes a functional group-containing copolymer that includes segments of alternating residues derived from a donor monomer comp... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7132477 | Powder coating compositions A thermosetting composition that includes a co-reactable solid, particulate mixture of a film forming material having functional groups, a crosslinking agent having at least two functional groups that are reactive with the functional groups in the film forming mater... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125931 | Thermosetting compositions containing alternating copolymers of isobutylene type monomers A thermosetting composition that includes an ungelled copolymer composition and a crosslinking agent. The ungelled copolymer composition includes a functional group-containing copolymer that includes segments of alternating residues derived from a donor monomer comp... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122600 | Powder coating compositions having improved mar and acid resistance A thermosetting composition that includes a co-reactable solid, particulate mixture of a film forming material having functional groups and a crosslinking agent having at least two functional groups that are reactive with the functional groups in the film forming ma... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7087222 | Method for enhancing integrity of epithelium using retinoic acid A method for improving the integrity of the corneal epithelium by introducing into the eye an effective amount of a ophthalmically compatible retinoid sufficient to enhance the integrity of the corneal epithelium. ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7019041 | Radiation-curable compositions containing alternating copolymers of isobutylene-type monomers A composition that includes a copolymer containing residues having the following structural units (I): where n is an integer from 1 to 10,000; R1 is linear or branched C1 to C4 alkyl; R | 03/28/2006 |
| 6946168 | Reversibly thermochromic ultraviolet ray-hardening ink composition and reversibly thermochromic laminate using the same This invention provides a reversibly thermochromic ultraviolet ray-hardening type ink having good color change sensitivity and excellent light resistance and fastness, and a reversibly thermochromic laminate produced using the same. The present invention also provid... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6946498 | Coating composition and article coated with the composition A coating composition comprising (1) an anionic surfactant comprising a sulfonic acid salt, (2) a sol of fine inorganic oxide particles, (3) a silicon compound having one acryl or methacryl group and a hydrolyzable group or a product of hydrolysis of the compound, (... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6929828 | Surface-active photoinitiators A process for the production of coatings having scratch-resistant durable surfaces, in which there is used a photocurable formulation comprising a surface-active photoinitiator, concentrated at the surface of the formulation, of formula (Ia) or (Ib), wherein R and R... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6897248 | UV curable ferromagnetic compositions The present invention discloses an ultraviolet light curable ferromagnetic composition and method for making such a composition that may be used to produce a ferromagnetic coating on a suitable substrate. These coatings may be used to produce printed capacitors and ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6887918 | Formulation of UV-curable coatings for optical fiber for a fast cure A fast-curing, low viscosity composition for coating an optical waveguide, more specifically, an optical fiber, and optical fibers coated therewith are disclosed. The coating composition is a radiation curable composition containing: a radiation curable oligomer, a ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6866899 | Polymerization method comprising sequential irradiation A two-step method of polymerizing a composition containing a free radical photoinitiator includes the sequential steps of exposing the composition to a first radiation source having a maximum spectral output occurring at a wavelength of greater than 300 nm and, ther... | 03/15/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6716893 | UV curable ferromagnetic compositions The present invention discloses an ultraviolet light curable ferromagnetic composition and method for making such a composition that may be used to produce a ferromagnetic coating on a suitable substrate. These coatings may be used to produce printed capacitors and ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6673850 | Photoinitiators and their applications Photoinitiators of formula (Ia) or (Ib) having chain transfer groups, wherein n is 1 or 2; PI is for example a group of formula (IIa); PI' inter alia is a group of formula (IIIa); Ar is for example phenyl; Ar2 is inter alia phenylene; R1 | 01/06/2004 |
| 6596786 | Radiation-curable coating composition including oligomeric photoinitiator and/or oligomeric adhesion promoter There is provided a radiation-curable coating composition containing oligomers that each have two end groups X1 and X2, wherein the end groups X1 and X2, which may be the same or different, are a photoinitiator ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6586493 | Polysaccharide-based hydrogels and pre-gel blends for the same Disclosed are hyaluronate-containing hydrogels having angiogenic and vascularizing activity and pre-gel blends for preparing the hydrogels. The hydrogels contain a cross-linked matrix of a non-angiogenic hyaluronate and a derivatized polysaccharide materi... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6583196 | Curable casting compositions having a high refractive index and high impact resistance A high refractive index composition comprising a core resin mixture comprising a first compound of formula (I), a second compound of a poly(ethylene glycol) di(meth)acrylate of formula (II) and a reactive diluent to provide enhanced impact resistance and ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6500875 | Ink, ink-jet recording method using the same, and photopolymerization initiator An ink for ink-jet recording contains a coloring agent, a polymerizable oligomer, water, and a photopolymerization initiator having a solubility in water of 3 percent by weight or more. Another ink for ink-jet recording contains a coloring agent, a polyme... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6488882 | 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 t... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6451869 | Irradiation-curable silicone compositions, photo-active platinum (IV) compounds, and method Cyclopentadienylplatinum (IV) compounds having C7-20 aromatic radical substitution on the cyclopentadienyl ring have been found to impart enhanced cure speed and shelf-life stability to irradiation-curable silicone mixtures.... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6451870 | Dual curing silicone compositions The present invention relates to dual curing silicone compositions which are capable of cross-linking when subjected to ultraviolet ("UV") or visible ("VIS") light and/or by a moisture condensation method. When cured, these compositions have excellent adh... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6429235 | Energy-curable composition for making a pressure sensitive adhesive An energy-curable polymer-forming composition for making a pressure sensitive adhesive includes an unsaturated oligomer resin and an adhesive promoter which increases the peel strength of the adhesive without reducing its tack. The composition also includ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6384100 | Graft polymerization, separators, and batteries including the separators A method for producing an acrylic graft polymer on the surface of a polyolefin article is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of immersing the polyolefin article in a solution of a photoinitiator in a volatile solvent, allowing the volatile solvent ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6335382 | Ultraviolet-curable adhesive for bonding optical disks An ultraviolet-curable adhesive having an excellent moisture resistance and suitable for bonding optical disks having an information recording layer (vapor deposition layer), particularly optical disks having a thick vapor deposition layer, which contains... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6309585 | Curable casting compositions having a high refractive index and high impact resistance A high refractive index composition comprising a core resin mixture comprising a mixture of ethoxylated bisphenol A di(meth)acrylates and/or their derivatives having variable degrees of ethoxylation to provide enhanced impact resistance and refractive ind... | 10/30/2001 |
