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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8110611 | Composition for image recording, image recording ink set, and recording apparatus A composition for image recording includes a curable material that is curable by an external stimulus, and an oil absorbing material. ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7338985 | Rustproofing composition A rustproofing composition has superior properties satisfying rustproofing quality requirements and workability requirements for car underbodies, parts around tires, parts with pockets, plate-bonded parts or the like of car bodies, and containing volatile organic so... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7288225 | Irradiation of ispaghula Ispaghula (material from the plant Plantago ovata, useful as an agent in relieving constipation, is subjected to treatment with -radiation at a dose of up to 13 kGy, and preferably in the range 5-10 kGy. As well as effecting sterilisation of the ispaghula, th... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7262229 | Ink for excimer curing A lithographic ink composition that comprises a colorant having absorbency wavelength cutoffs of about 300 nm or longer, acrylate-functional materials, and a photoinitiator that absorbs at a wavelength of 300 nm or longer is formulated with a mileage of from about 1... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7238731 | Environmentally friendly coating compositions for coating metal objects, coated objects therefrom, and methods, processes and assemblages for coating thereof Disclosed are environmentally friendly, substantially all solids coating compositions which are curable using ultraviolet and visible radiation. In addition, the disclosed coating compositions are suitable for coating flexible objects and/or objects having angular f... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7220798 | Process for preparing block copolymer and resulting composition Lithium-terminated polymers of one or more conjugated dienes and of one or more mono alkenyl arenes are coupled by reaction with an alkoxy silane coupling agent having the formula Rx—Si—(OR′)y, where x is 0 or 1, x+y=4, R and R′ are the... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7196136 | UV curable coating composition Disclosed is a UV curable coating composition comprising a (methyl)acryloxy or vinyl functionalized silane, silica and acrylate oligomer containing at least two acrylate groups. ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192992 | Environmentally friendly, 100% solids, actinic radiation curable coating compositions for coating thermally sensitive surfaces and/or rusted surfaces and methods, processes and assemblages for coating thereof Disclosed are environmentally friendly, substantially all solids coating compositions which are curable using ultraviolet and visible radiation. In addition, the disclosed coating compositions are suitable for coating thermally sensitive objects and/or rusted surfac... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7160146 | Connector insulating boot for different sized conductors and associated methods An electrical connector may include a conductive body having a conductor receiving passageway therein to receive the conductor of a cable end. The conductive body may also have a fastener receiving passageway intersecting the conductor receiving passageway, and a fa... | 01/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7151123 | Environmentally friendly, 100% solids, actinic radiation curable coating compositions and coated surfaces and coated articles thereof Disclosed are environmentally friendly, substantially all solids coating compositions which are curable using ultra violet and visible radiation. In addition, methods for coating surfaces, or at least a portion of the surfaces, and curing of the coated surface to ob... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147905 | Layered product and medical supply comprising the layered product A laminate comprising at least a surface layer (I) and an adjacent layer (II) thereto, characterized in that the surface layer (I) comprises a cross-linked copolymer formed by cross-linking a copolymer prepared by using as monomers at least one vinyl aromatic compou... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7084187 | Curable liquid resin composition To provide a radiation-sensitive curable liquid resin composition having excellent applicability and capable of producing a film excelling in hardness, scratch resistance, adhesion, transparency, and appearance of the surface of the film. A curable liquid res... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7060213 | Cushioning devices, gelatinous elastomer materials, and devices made therefrom A cushion that includes a cushioning element. The cushioning element has a number of substantially parallel elongate columns formed in a soft, easily deformable elastic or visco-elastic cushioning media. The columns are configured so that when a force is applied to ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6994948 | Aqueous developable photoimageable thick film compositions A photoimageable composition comprising finely divided particles of inorganic material comprising coated silver particles that are at least partially coated with at least one surfactant and inorganic binder dispersed in organic medium comprising an aqueous developab... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6971897 | Gel-filled telephone jack An improved gel-protected registered telephone jack includes a cavity in a housing, and a rear opening to the cavity that permits positioning an insert that connects permanent telephone wires to spring connectors. A front opening receives a plug to make contact betw... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6927242 | Resin composition, coating materials containing the same, coating film and process for forming the film A resin composition of the present invention is obtainable by adding a photo-polymerization initiator (d) to a resin solution (a) containing a modified product of a thermoplastic resin (A). The modified product is prepared by conducting radical polymerization of the... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6908952 | Ring-opened azlactone photoiniferters for radical polymerization Photoiniferters for controlled radical polymerizations are described. The photoiniferters have an azlactone or ring-opened azlactone moiety to provide telechelic (co)polymers. ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6905735 | UV curable paint compositions and method of making and applying same The present invention discloses an ultraviolet light curable paint composition and method for applying and making such a composition to a substrate. Suitable substrates include glass, metals, and various plastics such as polycarbonates. The disclosed composition doe... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6902956 | Method and structure for manufacturing improved yield semiconductor packaged devices A semiconductor package structure for a ball grid array type package using a plurality of pieces of adhesive elastomer film to attach a semiconductor die to a substrate having conductive traces in order to alleviate thermal mismatch stress between the semiconductor ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6900251 | Dental materials based on acrylic-ester phosphonic acids Acrylic ester phosphonic acids of general formula (I), stereoisomers thereof and mixtures of these, wherein n is 1 or 2, on the condition that for n=1 R1 has the meaning ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6864301 | Preparation and use of photopolymerized microparticles Methods of forming crosslinked polymer particles in situ from polymer precursors such as monomers or oligomers, comprising exposing a composition comprising at least one polymer precursor, a solvent or solvent mixture, and an antisolvent or antisolvent mixture to ph... | 03/08/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6852769 | UV-assisted grafting of PES and PSF membranes An ultrafiltration membrane is modified to exhibit low protein fouling and yet maintains a greater fraction of the original membrane permeability and retention properties after modification. This is achieved by grafting monomer onto the surface of a highly photoacti... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6815034 | Light-curable resin composition having antistatic property A light-curable resin composition includes an acrylate oligomer, an acrylate monomer having 4 or less functional groups, a photopolymerization initiator, a hardness enhancing agent represented by the formula(1), m-terphenyl represented by the formula(2) and a colloi... | 11/09/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6784222 | 100% solids radiation curable conductive primer An electroconductive coating composition which function as a sealer/primer includes (a) a radiation curable, polymerizable compound, (b) a photoinitiator and (c) a conductive pigment. The conductive pigment may be a mixture of pigment including a blend of conductive... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6762009 | Aqueous developable photoimageable thick film compositions with photospeed enhancer A photoimageable composition comprising finely divided particles of inorganic materials comprising functional phase particles selective from electrically conductive, resistive and dielectric particles; and inorganic binder dispersed in organic medium comprising an a... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6730714 | Inks and other compositions incorporating limited quantities of solvent advantageously used in ink jetting applications Radiation curable inks with moderate amounts of solvent with low surface tension provide unique processability characteristics that allow ink jetted features to be formed and cured with excellent flow, adhesion, dot gain, compatibility, weatherability, and curing ch... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6646021 | Golf ball printing ink, golf ball bearing a mark printed with the ink, and method of manufacturing the golf ball A golf ball printing ink is provided which ensures a sufficient pot life, requires a shortened drying time after printing, and yields a mark having a clear appearance and superior durability. Also provided are a printing method using the ink, a golf ball ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6635691 | Dental material containing a component which contracts during thermal treatment The invention relates to dental materials which contain filler and a polymerizable matrix and are characterized in that they additionally have a component which contracts during thermal treatment.... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6632852 | No-rub finishing compositions A self-leveling finishing composition capable of providing chemically resistant low profile coatings is described. The finishing composition comprises thermoplastic resin solids and thermosetting resin solids in a weight ratio of about 0.5:1 to about 11:1... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6555592 | Photothermosetting composition comprising acrylated epoxy resin A photothermosetting composition is described which contains a base resin (A), a photopolymerizable photomonomer or photooligomer (B), a photoinitiator (C), an epoxide compound containing at least two epoxy groups (D), and an organic solvent. The base res... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6555056 | Method of preserving silicone composition and kit of separate packages A method of preserving two or more separately packaged agents for forming a silicone composition which can be cured by mixing the separately packaged agents, which method can reduce the number of air bubbles contained in a cured product of the silicone co... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6540942 | Nonaqueous compositions and additives therefor Nonaqueous compositions comprising at least one product of the reaction between A) a linking agent of formula I R4 (Y)3 (I) Wherein each Y group is a halogen atom or one Y group is a halogen atom and two Y groups represent an epoxy oxyge... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6500877 | UV curable paint compositions and method of making and applying same The present invention discloses an ultraviolet light curable paint composition and method for applying and making such a composition to a substrate. Suitable substrates include glass, metals, and various plastics such as polycarbonates. The disclosed comp... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6495627 | Conductive composition for biological electrode A conductive composition for a biological electrode is capable of reducing the impedance between the electrode and the skin. A conductive gel composition for a biological electrode which is capable of electrically and physically connecting a living body t... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6486229 | Radiation curable hot melt adhesive Provides high vinyl, radial multi-block styrene-butadiene-styrene-containing hot melt adhesive compositions that are radiation-curable to yield pressure-sensitive adhesive films with improved peel adhesion and cohesive strength, especially at elevated ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6476093 | Frosting composition and frosted glass container There are disclosed a frost-coating composition, which comprises (i) a hydrophobic silica particle or further comprises (ii) a polymer particle, in addition to a photocurable compound; and a frosted glass container coated with such a composition. The fros... | 11/05/2002 |