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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7619039 | High build dispersions An aqueous dispersion of non-melt-processible fluoropolymer, process for making same and concentrated dispersion and powder obtained from the dispersion. The fluoropolymer particles of the dispersion have a standard specific gravity (SSG) of less than 2.225 and comp... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7521510 | Bisaminophenyl-based curatives and amidine-based curatives and cure accelerators for perfluoroelastomeric compositions Novel monoamidine, monoamidoxime and bisamidine curatives, co-curatives and cure accelerators are provided for use with perfluoroelastomeric compositions as well as novel synthesis methods for making monoamidine- and monoamidoxime-based curatives, co-curatives and c... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7470749 | Block polymer, process for producing a polymer, and polymer electrolyte fuel cell A polymer electrolyte fuel cell comprising a membrane-form polymer electrolyte, a cathode disposed on one side of the polymer electrolyte, and an anode disposed on the other side of the polymer electrolyte, wherein the cathode comprises a catalyst and an ion exchang... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7414084 | Fluororesin powder coating composition and article having coating film A composition which can improve impact resistance of a coating film while maintaining superior weather resistance and gloss of the coating film of a fluororesin powder coating material is provided. A fluororesin powder coating composition containing the following pa... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7408006 | Perfluoroelastomeric compositions A crosslinking system of perfuoroelastomers curable by peroxidic way comprising: as crosslinking agent, a bis-olefin having general formula: ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7399807 | Hydrophobic, oleophobic and alcohol-resistant fluorochemical additive A fluorochemical additive is the reaction product under polymerization conditions of monomers that include: (a) an aromatic polycarboxylic acid as an anhydride, ester, or ester chloride; (b) at least one fluorinated reactant; and (c) at least one aliphatic amine, me... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7388054 | Fluoropolymer curing co-agent compositions Provided is a composition comprising a fluorocarbon polymer, a radical initiator, and a first curing co-agent. The first curing co-agent comprises at least one silicon-containing group selected from a hydrocarbyl silane and a hydrocarbyl silazane. Furthermore, the f... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7381519 | Top anti-reflective coating polymer, its preparation method and top anti-reflective coating composition comprising the same Disclosed herein is a top anti-reflective coating polymer and its composition comprising the same represented by Formula 1 below: wherein R1 and R2 are independently, hydrogen,... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7351471 | Fluoropolymer coating compositions with multifunctional fluoroalkyl crosslinkers for anti-reflective polymer films An economic, optically transmissive, stain and ink repellent, durable low refractive index fluoropolymer composition for use in an antireflection film or coupled to an optical display. In one aspect of the invention, the composition is formed from the reaction produ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7342072 | Bimodal compounds having an elastomeric moiety A bi-modal compound is provided having an elastomeric moiety and a second moiety derived from any of a metal, a ceramic, and thermoplastic. At least one free radical site is generated (preferably with electron beam radiation) on an elastomer molecule to provide the ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342573 | Electrostrictive polymer as a combined haptic-seal actuator This invention describes a method for a haptic (tactile) feedback to a user of an electronic device having a touch display (screen) by utilizing an electrostrictive polymer as a combined haptic-seal actuator attached to the touch screen. In addition, the combined se... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342074 | Grafted fluoroelastomers Polyhydroxy curable fluoroelastomers that are substantially free of nucleophilic endgroups are grafted with a monophenol having at least one pendant group. The resulting grafted fluoroelastomers retain most of the properties of the original elastomers including exce... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7323514 | Low refractive index fluoropolymer coating compositions for use in antireflective polymer films An economic, optically transmissive, stain and ink repellent, durable low refractive index fluoropolymer composition for use in an antireflection film or coupled to an optical display. In one aspect of the invention, the composition is formed from the reaction produ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321071 | Process for the production of water-soluble fluorine-containing vinyl ethers The present invention relates to a method for producing a water-soluble fluorine-containing vinyl ether which comprises subjecting a fluorine-containing 2-alkoxypropionic acid derivative represented by the following general formula (I): | 01/22/2008 |
| 7312534 | Interlayer dielectric and pre-applied die attach adhesive materials The present invention relates to interlayer dielectric materials and pre-applied die attach adhesives, more specifically pre-applied die attach adhesives (such as wafer and other substrate-applied die attach adhesives), methods of applying the interlayer dielectric ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309567 | Method for reducing fluorescence quenching in bioassays The invention relates to a process for reducing the fluorescence quenching caused by the measuring medium, in a fluorescence assay for an analyte using at least one fluorescent label, characterized in that a fluorescent conjugate comprising an oligonucleotide bonded... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7300984 | Process for preparing graft copolymers and membranes formed therefrom A process for preparing a graft copolymers is provided comprising exposing a polymeric base material to a dose of ionizing radiation, and then contacting the irradiated base material with a microemulsion comprising at least one fluorostyrenic monomer, water and wate... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7288592 | Organofunctional silicone copolymers and the saponification products thereof Organosilicone and vinyl ester copolymers free from phase separation are prepared by copolymerizing at least one vinyl ester monomer with organosilicones containing difunctional silicone monomers and optionally a minor amount of monofunctional silicone monomers, in ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285597 | Radical polymerization processes for preparing halogenated polymers, and halogenated polymers Radical polymerization process for the preparation of halogenated polymers employing one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers, at least one of which is chosen from halogenated monomers, molecular iodine and one or more radical-generating agents chosen from dia... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7276561 | Processes for producing nano-space controlled polymer ion-exchange membranes A polymer film substrate is irradiated with ions to make a large number of nano-sized through-holes and the substrate is further irradiated with an ionizing radiation so that a functional monomer is grafted or co-grafted onto a surface of the film and within the hol... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7268198 | Silicone hydrogel contact lenses Silicone hydrogels, including vinyl carbonate endcapped polysiloxanes containing a fluorinated side chain, are useful as biomaterials, especially hydrogel biomaterials, including contact lens materials. The hydrogels are the hydrated polymerization product of a mono... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7268188 | Reversible crosslinking method for making an electro-optic polymer A crosslinkable second-order nonlinear optical polymer having one or more polarizable chromophore moieties, one or more diene moieties, and one or more dienophile or dienophile precursor moieties, wherein the diene and dienophile moieties are reactive to form 4+2 cy... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262252 | Nonlinear optical materials comprising fluorine-containing polymer There is provided a fluorine-containing resin composition which is used for nonlinear optical material and comprises (I) a fluorine-containing prepolymer and (II) an organic compound exhibiting a second- or higher-order nonlinear optical effect, in which the fluorin... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7253236 | Grafted fluoroelastomers Polyhydroxy curable fluoroelastomers that are substantially free of nucleophilic endgroups are grafted with a monophenol having at least one pendant group. The resulting grafted fluoroelastomers retain most of the properties of the original elastomers including exce... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7244540 | Liquid toners comprising amphipathic copolymeric binder having insoluble components in the shell portion thereof The invention provides liquid electrographic toner compositions comprising a liquid carrier having toner particles dispersed in the liquid carrier. The liquid carrier has a Kauri-Butanol number less than about 30 mL. The toner particles comprise polymeric binder com... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241817 | Process for grafting a fluoropolymer and multilayer structures comprising this grafted polymer The present invention relates to a process for grafting an unsaturated monomer onto a fluoropolymer, having the steps of: a) melt blending the fluoropolymer with the unsaturated monomer; b) forming the blend obtain... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7220508 | Solid polymer electrolyte material, liquid composition, solid polymer fuel cell and fluoropolymer A solid polymer electrolyte material made of a copolymer comprising a repeating unit based on a fluoromonomer A which gives a polymer having an alicyclic structure in its main chain by radical polymerization, and a repeating unit based on a fluoromonomer B of the fo... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220807 | Process of preparing functional fluoropolymers Functional fluoro-monomers are polymerized with an organoborane functional initiator in the presence of oxygen to yield functional fluoropolymers and copolymers to produce functional polymers having functional groups at the beginning of the polymer chain. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220809 | Optical material containing fluorine-containing polymer having functional group There is provided an optical material obtained from an organic composition which is suitable for an optical material in optical communication and comprises a fluorine-containing polymer having functional group and a rare earth metal ion, in which the fluorine-contai... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7211635 | Optical material containing curable fluorine-containing polymer There can be obtained a suitable optical material which has a stable structure with a rare earth metal ion while maintaining transparency in a region of from visible light to near infrared light. The optical material is obtained by curing a fluorine-containing resin... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7202310 | Polymers, processes for producing the same, and curable compositions produced therefrom An alkenyl- or crosslinkable silyl-terminated vinyl polymer is provided. Such a functional group is introduced into its terminus at a high ratio, not via sulfur atoms. Those polymers can be prepared by polymerizing a vinyl monomer for obtaining a halogen-terminated ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7199249 | Free radically polymerizable coupling agents In accordance with the present invention, there are provided novel coupling agents which are compatible with a wide variety of adhesive formulations and which provide substantial adhesion enhancement relative to base formulations to which they are added. Invention c... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196133 | Surface tension control agent for coating material and coating material containing same A surface tension control agent for coating materials includes a fluorine-containing (meth)acrylate copolymer obtained by copolymerizing a fluorine-substituted alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer (A), an alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer (B), and a hydroxyl group- or ether grou... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7196141 | Polymer and epoxy resin compositions The present invention provides a vinyl polymer with an epoxy group terminally introduced therein and an epoxy resin composition comprising (A) an epoxy resin and (B) a vinyl polymer which has a main chain produced by living-radical polymerization and has a reactive ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7195852 | Liquid toner compositions comprising an amphipathic copolymer comprising a polysiloxane moiety The invention provides liquid toner compositions in which the polymeric binder is chemically grown in the form of copolymeric binder particles dispersed in a liquid carrier. The polymeric binder includes one amphipathic copolymer comprising one or more S material po... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7183356 | Fluororesin powder coating composition A fluororesin powder coating composition having high light resistance and being excellent in blocking resistance and smoothness of the coating film when coated, and a fluororesin powder to be used for a powder coating material, are presented. The fluororesin ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179863 | Use of a film based PVDF, PMMA or a blend thereof for covering articles made of a thermoset The present invention relates to the use of films, formed from an adhesive layer and a layer (A), for coating articles made of a thermoset, the adhesive layer comprising, by weiqht: 0 to 60 parts of PVDE, 10 to 100 parts of functionalized PMMA, 0 to 50 parts of an a... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172810 | Resin compositions, monofilaments, process for producing the same and fishing lines Monofilaments comprising resin compositions which contain 1% by mass or more of a comonomer component (for example, hexafluoropropylene), have an intrinsic viscosity of 1.3 dl/g or more and a melting point of 165° C. or higher and contain a PVDF-based resin. Owing ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169868 | Molding material for ozone-resistant articles and ozone-resistant injection-molded articles Highly ozone-resistant molding/shaped articles inclusive of piping materials and joints for use in semiconductor production lines, molding materials for ozone-resistant molding/shaped articles which are suited for the production of the molding/shaped articles, and o... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7160951 | Peroxide compositions with reactive diluents The invention relates to peroxide compositions comprising a reactive diluent for the peroxide, wherein the diluent is either a component containing one or more vinyl ether group(s) and having a monomeric structure according to formula 1, (A—CH═CH—O)n | 01/09/2007 |
