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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7439302 | Low refractive index polymers as underlayers for silicon-containing photoresists A new underlayer composition that exhibits high etch resistance and improved optical properties is disclosed. The underlayer composition comprises a vinyl or acrylate polymer, such as a methacrylate polymer, the polymer comprising at least one substituted or unsubst... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435782 | ABA tri-block copolymer An ABA tri-block copolymer represented by the following formula (1) [in the formula (1), n and m are each independently an integer of 30 to 1,000]. The copolymer is a so-called ABA tri-block copolymer between 8-vinyloxytric... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7423092 | Radiation-curable compositions for pigmented inks The present invention relates to radiation-curable compositions useful as ink vehicles or inks, in particular UV-curable inks, such as UV-litho inks, comprising a (meth)acrylated styrene allyl alcohol copolymer obtained from the (meth)acrylation of a styrene allyl a... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7396882 | Styrene-free unsaturated polyester resin compositions Styrene-free unsaturated polyester resin compositions are provided which have low volatile organic compounds and hazardous air pollutants emissions when these resin compositions are used in open molding applications. A process for the manufacture of these resin comp... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7354977 | Process for hydroxyalkylating carboxylic acid-functionalized materials The present invention relates to a process for hydroxyalkylating terminal carboxylic acid groups. More specifically, this invention provides a process for preparing hydroxyl-functionalized materials, such as butadiene nitrile polymers, from carboxylic acid-functiona... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7300977 | Acrylic modified chlorinated polyolefin resin, process for producing the same, and coating composition containing the same for polyolefin material This method for preparing an acrylic-modified chlorinated polyolefin resin comprises graft-copolymerizing an acid-modified chlorinated polyolefin resin with a monomer mixture containing a (meth)acrylate ester monomer having one hydroxyl group and another vinyl monom... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7226979 | Copolymers comprising olefin and protected or unprotected hydroxystyrene units Novel copolymers, including block copolymers, which comprise: (a) a plurality of constitutional units that correspond to one or more olefin monomer species and (b) a plurality of constitutional units that correspond to one or more protected or unprotected hydroxysty... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7205361 | Particulate hydrophobic polymer, production process therefor and column for reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography A particulate hydrophobic polymer produced by reacting (A) a particulate crosslinked polymer having a hydroxyl group with (B) a crosslinkable epoxy compound, hydrolyzing the epoxy bonds, and then reacting the obtained compound having a hydroxyl group with (C) an epo... | 04/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7067590 | Stimuli-responsive composition, and image-forming method and apparatus using the composition The present invention relates to a stimuli-responsive composition that comprises a polymer, a solvent and a substance having a predetermined function. One embodiment of the present invention is a composition comprising a block polymer, a solvent and a substance havi... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6992140 | Curable unsaturated resin composition The present invention provides a curable unsaturated resin composition, which has less odor characteristics and high safety and is also superior in thin film coating characteristics in a coating film. The curable unsaturated resin composition contains a polymerizabl... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6984701 | Polymeric dispersants to improve smear in printing This invention relates to polymeric dispersants useful in ink jet ink compositions. The graft polymers comprise monomers having electron rich functional groups, which exhibit favorable interactions with the surface of pigment particles thereby better stabilizing the... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6861484 | Amphipathic polymer particles and methods of manufacturing the same The invention is directed to amphipathic polymeric particles that serve as both the dispersant and the binder in water based inks, ink compositions containing these particles, and methods for making the particles. The polymeric particles contain both hydrophilic and... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6855775 | Polymeric blocks of an oxetane oligomer, polymer or copolymer, containing ether side chains terminated by fluorinated aliphatic groups, and hydrocarbon polymers or copolymers A composition comprises an oxetane oligomer or polymer or copolymer block wherein each repeat group has at least one ether side chain which is terminated by a fluorinated aliphatic group and optionally with the proviso that at least two different repeat units of the... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6855780 | Polymer, process for producing the polymer, and curable composition containing the polymer This invention provides a production method of a vinyl polymer having a functional group at a molecular chain terminus which comprises adding a compound (I) having a functional group and an internal alkenyl group or conjugated polyene compound (II) in the living rad... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6828379 | Vinyl ethers in unsaturated polyester resins, vinyl esters and vinyl ester urethanes for structural applications The invention relates to curable resin compositions based on an unsaturated prepolymer, a vinyl ether monomer that can be cross-linked with it and one or more other monomers for use as structural resins. The resin composition is cured with the aid of a radical-formi... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6765065 | Process for producing modified polymer rubber There is provided a process for producing a modified polymer rubber having modified both ends, which comprises the steps of: (1) reacting a compound represented by the following formula (1) with an organic alkali metal compound to produce a chemical species, ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6706391 | Anisotropically electroconductive film An anisotropically electroconductive film, which has a high reliability in its capacity for conducting electricity and also a good adhesion under such an adhesive condition that the film is heated at a temperature of 130° C. or less for a short period of time, has ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6657007 | Clearcoat composition with improved adhesion Clearcoat coating composition for automotive exterior coatings with improved intercoat adhesion to a subsequently applied coating layer and improved flexibility contains (a) a first vinyl copolymer prepared from a monomer mixture including no more than ab... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6576722 | Acrylic-halogenated polyolefin copolymer adhesion promoters The present invention is directed to a method for producing a copolymer and a copolymer product of the method. The copolymer is prepared by a controlled radical polymerization process, typically an atom transfer radical polymerization process, in which po... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6559233 | Composition comprising a copolymer at least two charged blocks and type of opposite charge A subject of the present invention is an aqueous composition combining at least one block copolymer (A) comprising, in the pH and temperature conditions of the composition, at least two polyionic blocks of the same charge and at least one non-charged bloc... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6482900 | Polymer, process for producing the polymer, and curable composition containing the polymer A vinyl polymer having, at a molecular chain terminus, a structure represented by the general formula 1: ##STR1## (wherein R3 is a hydroxy, amino, epoxy, carboxylic acid, ester, ether, amide or silyl group, an alkenyl group having low polymeriz... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6413306 | Pigment dispersions containing ABC-block polymer dispersant A pigment dispersion useful for forming coating compositions containing dispersed pigment, a non-aqueous carrier liquid and an ABC-block polymer dispersant (binder); wherein the ABC block polymer has a number average molecular weight of about 5,000-20,000... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6414101 | Dendritic polymers and making method A dendritic or hyperbranched polymer having a weight average molecular weight of 500-10,000,000 is prepared by polymerizing a hydroxystyrene derivative, adding a branching monomer midway in the polymerization step to introduce branch chains, and repeating... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6380317 | Production of acetal derivatized hydroxyl aromatic polymers and their use in radiation sensitive formulations The present invention provides a process for generating mixed acetal polymers by reacting a hydroxyl containing polymer or monomer with vinyl ether and alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst. The process of this invention provides a new class of poly... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6312869 | Chemically amplified positive resist composition, pattern forming method, and method for preparing polymer having a crosslinking group A chemically amplified positive resist composition contains (A) an organic solvent, (B) a base resin in the form of a polymer having at least one acid labile group and crosslinked within a molecule and/or between molecules with a crosslinking group having... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6300526 | Hydro-fluoroalkylvinylethers and process for obtaining them Hydro-2,2-difluoroalkylvinylethers having the formula CF2.dbd.CH--O--R.sub.A (I) wherein RA is a radical containing fluorine, optionally containing halogens such as Cl, Br, I, hydrogen, functional groups CM, COOR', CON(R')2, S... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6262181 | Preparation of partially cross-linked polymers and their use in pattern formation This invention relates to a process for generating a organically soluble partially cross-linked acid labile polymer according to the present invention comprises the steps of providing a polymer with one or more monomer units, wherein at least one of the m... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6159653 | Production of acetal derivatized hydroxyl aromatic polymers and their use in radiation sensitive formulations The present invention provides a process for generating mixed acetal polymers by reacting a hydroxyl containing polymer or monomer with vinyl ether and alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst. The process of this invention provides a new class of poly... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6124405 | Polymers for photoresist compositions Polymers having an average molecular weight Mw (weight average) of 5,000 to 1,000,000 (measured by gel permeation chromatography), comprising structural repeating units of the formulae I-IV: ##STR1## in which R1, R2, ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6121371 | Application of atom transfer radical polymerization to water-borne polymerization systems A process is provided for the preparation of (co)polymer emulsions or suspensions from a full range of free radically (co)polymerizable monomers, wherein the (co)polymers exhibit the characteristics of "living" polymerization, including one or more of pre... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6114462 | Chemically amplified positive resist composition, pattern forming method, and method for preparing polymer having a crosslinking group A chemically amplified positive resist composition contains (A) an organic solvent, (B) a base resin in the form of a polymer having at least one acid labile group and crosslinked within a molecule and/or between molecules with a crosslinking group having... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6072006 | Preparation of partially cross-linked polymers and their use in pattern formation This invention relates to a process for generating a organically soluble partially cross-linked acid labile polymer according to the present invention comprises the steps of providing a polymer with one or more monomer units, wherein at least one of the m... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6031019 | Aqueous ink for ink-jet printing Aqueous ink for ink-jet printing comprises an emulsion of fine polymer particles and contains at least one compound selected from an amino acid or a salt thereof and the like.... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5998501 | Process for producing aqueous ink for inkjet printing A process for producing an aqueous ink for inkjet printing capable of giving an elevated print density of printed matters, being improved in fixability to the material to be printed, water resistance and improved storage stability and scarcely scorching o... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5948868 | Fluoroelastomeric compositions Curing system for fluoroelastomers curable by peroxidic route which comprise iodine comprising as curing agent a bis-olefin having general formula ##STR1## wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 | 09/07/1999 |
| 5942580 | Acrylic rubber composition An acrylic rubber composition comprising a halogen-containing acrylic rubber, a vulcanizing agent and at least one unsaturated compound selected from the group consisting of (1) -olefins having at least 4 carbon atoms, (2) carboxylic acid vinyl est... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5929172 | Conductive heterocyclic graft copolymer A conductive graft copolymer is provided comprised of a polymerized acrylic or methacrylic acid ester backbone having grafted thereon pendant polymeric sulfur, nitrogen or oxygen-containing heterocyclic moieties. The conductive graft copolymer is particul... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5908899 | Resin composition for sealing liquid crystal cells A resin composition for sealing liquid crystal cells which contains as essential components a rubber-modified unsaturated compound obtained by grafting a monomer having at least one polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated bond in a molecule with at least ... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5902838 | Process for the assembly of glass devices subjected to high temperatures, compositions therefor and novel polymers for rheological control of such compositions Cationically curable adhesives and sealants with increased viscosities and improved rheological control and good storage stability are prepared using a cationically curable monomer and a thickening polymer which is the alkylation reaction product of poly(... | 05/11/1999 |
