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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8158728 | Methods and materials for fabricating microfluidic devices Materials and Methods are provided for fabricating microfluidic devices. The materials include low surface energy fluoropolymer compositions having multiple cure functional groups. The materials can include multiple photocurable and/or thermal-curable functional gro... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8022149 | Organic polymer containing reactive silicon group The present invention provides a solution to a problem that a composition including a reactive silicon group-containing polyether undergoes red coloration. More specifically, in a reactive silicon group-containing organic polymer which contains Co, the problem conce... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7989553 | Epoxy-amine composition modified with hydroxyalkyl urethane Disclosed is a novel epoxy-amine composition modified a hydroxyalkyl urethane, which is obtained as a result of a reaction between a primary amine (C1) and a monocyclocarbonate (C2), wherein modifier (C) is represented by the following formula ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7906595 | Hydrophilic graft polymer A hydrophilic graft polymer having the reducing amount of the residual unsaturated monocarboxylic acid, and having very excellent temporal stability is provided. The present invention relates to the hydrophilic graft polymer obtained by graft polymerization o... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7897698 | Method of modifying a macromolecular system The present application discloses a method of modifying a macromolecule, the method comprising the steps of (i) providing the macromolecule; (ii) providing a compound of the general formula (I): wherein N is a primary amino... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7855256 | Fluoropolyether adhesive composition An adhesive composition comprising the following components: (A) a linear polyfluoro compound having at least two SiH bonds per molecule and a perfluoropolyether residue in a main chain of the linear polyfluoro compound (A); ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7674864 | Polymeric hybrid precursors, polymeric hybrid precursor composite matrices, medical devices, and methods Polymeric hybrid precursors, mixtures of polymeric hybrid precursors and polymers, and polymer composite matrices prepared from the mixture of the polymeric hybrid precursors and the polymer. The mixture of the polymeric hybrid precursors and the polymer can undergo... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7655735 | Biodegradable multi-block polymeric composition capable of sol-gel transition and pharmaceutical composition comprising the same The present invention relates to an ionic multi-block copolymer composition comprising tri-block copolymers having a polypropyleneoxide or polybutyleneoxide block positioned between two polyethyleneoxide blocks and the tri-block copolymers are connected through dica... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7642323 | Heterobifunctional poly(ethylene glycol) derivatives and methods for their preparation This invention provides a method for preparing, in high purity and high yield, heterobifunctional derivatives of poly(ethylene glycol) or related polymers. A chromatographic purification step is not necessary in the method. In accordance with the method of the inven... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7601784 | Molecular compounds containing polymers having hydrogen bond sites as the constituent compounds It is an object of the present invention to provide molecular compounds useful in the fields of state-of the-art materials, such as formulations, waste water treatments, energy transducers, conductors and bio-model reactions, in a way that interaction points and for... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7432330 | Hydrolytically stable maleimide-terminated polymers The present invention is directed to hydrolytically stabilized maleimide-functionalized water soluble polymers and to methods for making and utilizing such polymers and their precursors. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7432331 | Hydrolytically stable maleimide-terminated polymers The present invention is directed to hydrolytically stabilized maleimide-functionalized water soluble polymers and to methods for making and utilizing such polymers and their precursors. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7425594 | Copolymer of glycidyl ester and/or ether with polyol A copolymer and a process of making the copolymer are disclosed. The copolymer is produced from reacting a glycidyl ester and/or ether with a polyol comprising a functionality of at least 2 wherein at least 50% by weight of the copolymer comprises a minimum of 3n+X ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7423111 | Reacting alkylene oxide with active hydrogen initiators to produce polyoxyalkylenes The problem is to efficiently produce an active hydrogen group-containing oxyalkylene polymer as a starting material of a hydrolyzable silicon group-containing oxyalkylene polymer which has a low viscosity while maintaining a plasticity of a cured product and which ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7381251 | Mineral particle dispersions stabilized with a poly (oxyalkene) phosphonate The instant invention relates to a liquid composition comprising a mixture of: (1) water and/or a polar solvent; (2) a colloidal dispersion of mineral particles; and (3) a phosphonate terminated poly(oxyalkene) polymer; the invention also relates to process for stab... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7365145 | Moisture curable silylated polymer containing free polyols for coating, adhesive and sealant application The present invention relates to moisture-curable silylated polymers having unreacted or “free” hydroxyl groups prior to cure with improved physical properties, lower viscosity and lower cost, suitable for preparing coatings, adhesives and sealants. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7351787 | Process for the preparation of activated polyethylene glycols A process for preparing activated polyethylene glycols is disclosed. In some embodiments, the process includes reacting a molten polyethylene glycol with an activator. In other embodiments, the process includes reacting a polyethylene glycol with an activator in the... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7339008 | Membranes for selective gas separation The present invention relates to the use of a hydrophilic, biocompatible and biodegradable elastomer membrane or film for the selective separation of a gas mixture. Accordingly, processes for selective gas separation of a gas mixture are provided in which a gas mixt... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329709 | Photoactive materials and related compounds, devices, and methods The present invention relates to fullerene derivatives including a pendant group that may be reacted to prepare a composition including a plurality of covalently bound fullerenes. The pendant group may be a cyclic ether, such as an epoxide. The present invention als... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7319128 | Preparation of organyloxysilyl-terminated polymers The present invention relates to a process for preparing organyloxysilyl-terminated polymers which have increased stability toward atmospheric moisture, by reacting hydroxy-terminated organic polymers with isocyanato-functional silanes in the presence of at least on... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314853 | Cleaning solution for photoresist and method for forming pattern using the same Disclosed herein are photoresist cleaning solutions useful for cleaning a semiconductor substrate in the last step of a developing step when photoresist patterns are formed. Also disclosed herein are methods for forming photoresist patterns using the solutions. The ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7291713 | Branched polyalkylene glycols The present invention provides a branched polyalkylene glycol wherein three or more single-chain polyalkylene glycols and a group having reactivity with an amino acid side chain, the N-terminal amino group or the C-terminal carboxyl group in a polypeptide or a group... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291369 | Multi-layer articles including a fluoroelastomer layer and a barrier layer and method of making the same A multi-layer article includes a first polymer layer bonded to a barrier layer, which is bonded to a second polymer layer. The first polymer layer can include a fluoroelastomer. The second polymer layer can be a non-fluorinated polymer layer. The barrier layer can i... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7273909 | Polyethylene glycol aldehydes Polyethylene glycol aldehyde compounds are provided. Methods of making and using such compounds, as well as chemical intermediates are also provided. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7268181 | Volume-modified casting compounds based on polymeric matrix resins Bulk-modified potting composition based on a curable epoxy resin or on a mixture of these resins, where the resin or the mixture is composed of an epoxy resin, a hardener, where appropriate an accelerator, and also other additives, such as fillers, flexibilizers, an... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7259443 | Methods for forming patterns on a filled dielectric material on substrates Methods of forming a pattern of filled dielectric material on a substrate by thermal transfer processes are disclosed comprising exposing to heat a thermally imageable donor element comprising a substrate and a transfer layer of dielectric material. The exposure pat... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7241845 | Random block copolymers A linear random block copolymer comprising segments of polyethylene oxide and a relatively more hydrophobic polymer, e.g. polypropylene oxide connected by hydrophobic segments containing urethane and urea groups formed from the reaction of a di-isocyanate and a diam... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7230068 | Polymer derivatives The invention provides water-soluble compounds that include a polymer and at least one terminal azide or acetylene moiety. Also provided are highly efficient methods for the selective modification of proteins with PEG derivatives, which involves the selective incorp... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226549 | High cation transport polymer electrolyte A solid state ion conducting electrolyte and a battery incorporating same. The electrolyte includes a polymer matrix with an alkali metal salt dissolved therein, the salt having an anion with a long or branched chain having not less than 5 carbon or silicon atoms th... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7217845 | Bifunctional polyethylene glycol derivatives The present invention provides novel heterobifunctional and monobifunctional polyethylene glycol derivatives for the pegylation of therapeutically active proteins. The heterobifunctional PEGs which bear two different functional groups as well as the monobifunctional... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7208554 | Polyoxyalkylene phosphonates and improved process for their synthesis A process for preparing polyoxyalkylene phosphonates in high yield and purity without extensive isolation procedures. The process also enables hydroxy terminated polyoxyalkylene phosphonates to be produced with their attendant high aqueous solubility and the availab... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7205337 | End-capped polymers and compositions containing such compounds End-capped polymers, methods for making those end-capped polymers, compositions containing those end-capped polymers, and methods for using those compositions are disclosed. One of the disclosed end-capped copolymers has the formula (I): | 04/17/2007 |
| 7199193 | Polyethylene glycol compounds and process of making A process for making substituted polyethylene glycol compound. The compound has the formula RO(C2H40)nH wherein R represents a C1–7 hydrocarbon group and n represents the average number of moles of C2H40 groups, ranging from 500 to 2000. The compound has a ratio o... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7182833 | Method of bonding adherend By using a high viscosity moisture-curable adhesive composition comprising at least one polymer or resin selected from the group consisting of (A) a reactive silyl group-containing polyoxyalkylene polymer, (B) a reactive silyl group-containing saturated hydrocarbon ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7169858 | Polyfluorinated compounds useful as surfactants, foam control agents and/or rheology modifiers Reaction products prepared by processes which comprise reacting: A) at least one compound having the general formula I: R1(X)3 (I) wherein each X group independently represents a halog... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166413 | Enabling chain scission of branched photoresist By using a branched long chained chain scission polymer as a photoresist for EUV and 157 nanometer applications, a relatively higher molecular weight polymer with good mechanical properties may be achieved. In addition, by using chain scission technology, line edge ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160924 | Protein conjugates with a water-soluble biocompatible, biodegradable polymer The present invention broadly relates to the field of protein modification, and, more specifically, to conjugates of proteins or analogs thereof to a water-soluble biocompatible polymer and methods of making and using the same. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150869 | Modified cytokines for use in cancer therapy Cytokine derivatives capable of homing the tumoral vessels and the antigen presenting cells and the use thereof as antitumoral agents. ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7144668 | Toner and two-component developer The present invention provides a toner: comprising a binder resin comprising a polyester unit, a colorant, a releasing agent, and inorganic fine particles; has a weight average particle diameter of 3.0–6.5 μm; has an average circularity of particles in the toner ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144763 | Epoxy resin compositions, solid state devices encapsulated therewith and method Epoxy resin compositions are disclosed which comprise (A) at least one silicone epoxy resin, (B) at least one hydroxyl-containing compound, (C) at least one anhydride curing agent, (D) at least one ancillary curing catalyst, and optionally at least one of thermal st... | 12/05/2006 |