Celebrity Inventors
Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7790821 | Dispersions of acrylic polymer latex as additives for the inhibition of the deposition of paraffins in crude oils and compositions that contain them This invention relates to latex dispersions that are based on (co)polymers with one or more n-alkyl(meth)acrylate monomers with n a varying from 6 to 40, and optionally one or more monomers that are not very water-soluble of the (meth)acrylic and/or vinyl type, opti... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7763690 | Method for producing peroxydicarbonates and their use in the radical polymerization of monomers A process for producing peroxydicarbonates comprising first reacting at least one inorganic peroxide with at least one alkali metal hydroxide to form at least one alkali metal peroxide. The at least one alkali metal peroxide is added to a mixture of at least one hal... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7605216 | Method of reducing a content of a residual styrene monomer in a polyol A method of reducing a content of a residual styrene monomer in a polyol utilizes a polyol, a peroxide, an adjustment of temperature, and an application of a vacuum to separate the residual styrene monomer from the polyol. The residual styrene monomer is classified ... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7534843 | Accelerated organoborane amine complex initiated polymerizable compositions The invention is a two part polymerizable composition comprising in one part an organoboron compound capable of forming free radical generating species amine complex and in the second part one or more compounds capable of free radical polymerization and a cure accel... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7417096 | Preparation of transition metal nanoparticles and surfaces modified with (CO) polymers synthesized by RAFT A new, facile, general one-phase method of generating thiol-functionalized transition metal nanoparticles and surface modified by (co)polymers synthesized by the RAFT method is described. The method includes the steps of forming a (co)polymer in aqueous solution usi... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7411025 | Cure accelerators for anaerobic curable compositions The present invention relates to phenylgycines and derivatives thereof, 1,4-aminobenzoyl compounds, and phenyl pyrazolinones as cure accelerators for anaerobically curable compositions. ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7411009 | Cure accelerators for anaerobic curable compositions The present invention relates to new cure accelerators for anaerobic curable compositions. These anaerobic cure accelerators are generally sulfonimide derivatives and sulfonamide derivatives. ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7384992 | Rosin-fatty acid ester vinylic polymers This invention relates to novel rosin-alkyl ester of unsaturated fatty acid vinylic polymer and emulsion compositions and the processes for preparing them. In particular, the invention relates to novel rosin-alkyl ester of unsaturated fatty acid vinylic polymer and ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7378476 | Olefin polymerization process in the presence of a radical generating system An olefin polymerization process comprises gas-phase polymerization of at least one olefin monomer in a reactor using a Ziegler-Natta or metallocene catalyst system in the presence of at least one suitable radical-generating compound in an amount sufficient for poly... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7375175 | Dispersions containing living radicals A dispersion of polymer particles, the particle containing, on average, one or more living radicals each, the radicals not being chemically protected. Further disclosed is a free radical polymerization process resulting in a dispersion containing polymer particles h... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7348388 | Copolymers of olefins and vinyl- and allylsilanes Ethylene and allyl- or vinylsilanes are efficiently copolymerized by certain late transition metal complexes containing selected bidentate or tridentate ligands. The resulting novel polymers may be crosslinked by moisture when vinylsilane contains groups bound to si... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7345120 | Moisture cure non-isocyanate acrylic coatings An acrylic polymer having pendant alkoxysilane comprising the free radical reaction product of a polysiloxane, an N-alkylphosphonate N-oxylalkyl ester initiator; and ethylenically unsaturated monomers. The acrylic polymer can be further crosslinked with reactive pol... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7332554 | Polymers with new sequence distributions The invention relates to new polymerization processes including diluents including hydrofluorocarbons and their use to produce novel polymers with new sequence distributions. In particular, the invention relates to copolymers of an isoolefin, preferably isobutylene,... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332555 | Polymers with new sequence distributions The invention relates to new polymerization processes including diluents including hydrofluorocarbons and their use to produce novel polymers with new sequence distributions. In particular, the invention relates to copolymers of an isoolefin, preferably isobutylene,... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323528 | Block copolymers containing functional groups The present invention provides a block copolymer of styrene and an unsaturated cyclic anhydride, such as maleic anhydride, a process for making a copolymer using controlled free radical polymerization in which certain parameters are adjusted to control the microstru... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314904 | Functionalized polyalphaolefins Disclosed is a composition of a functionalized polyalphaolefin comprising the reaction product of admixing (a) an alpha-olefin monomer having at least 10 carbon atoms; (b) an unsaturated functionalizing compound; and (c) a polymerization initializer, under reaction ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309752 | Polymer and film forming composition A polymer obtained by polymerizing, in a presence of a polymerization initiator, a compound having a cage structure with at least 11 carbon atoms and an ethylenic double bond; a film forming composition containing the polymer; an insulating film formed using the com... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7304114 | Processes for preparing tougheners for thermoset compositions Liquid rubbers that are ordinarily immiscible in liquid thermoset resins can be made miscible by the addition of at least one non-functional aromatic end-group to the polymer chains of such liquid rubber compositions. Such addition may be initiated by high-temperatu... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7279542 | Polymeric particles and fragrance delivery systems Polymeric micro- and nano-capsules formed of a spherical single hydrophobic polymer, chemically functionalised at their surface so as to comprise hydrophilic moieties thereon are disclosed. The capsules are susceptible of absorbing a perfume and of being optionally ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7265159 | Monodisperse anion exchangers Process for preparing monodisperse weakly basic or optionally strongly basic anion exchangers of the poly(meth)acrylamide type, the ion exchangers themselves and their use. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7252784 | Cyclic ketone peroxide formulations The present invention relates to a cyclic ketone peroxide formulation comprising one or more crystallizing cyclic ketone peroxides, one or more co-crystallizing compounds which solidify in said cyclic ketone peroxide formulation at a temperature above the crystalliz... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7232867 | Process for producing vinyl chloride polymer There is provided a process for producing a vinyl chloride-based polymer, in which a suspension polymerization of either vinyl chloride monomer, or a mixture of vinyl chloride monomer and another copolymerizable monomer, is conducted in a polymerization vessel fitte... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7233068 | Filling small dimension vias using supercritical carbon dioxide Suitable particles may be deposited within an extremely small high-aspect ratio via by flowing the particles in a suspension using supercritical carbon dioxide. The particles may be made up of diblock copolymers or silesquioxane-based materials or oligomers of phobi... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232872 | Polymerization processes The invention provides for a process to produce polymers utilizing a hydrofluorocarbon diluent. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7226980 | Thermoset composition, method for the preparation thereof, and articles prepared therefrom A curable composition includes a poly(arylene ether) and a fused alicyclic (meth)acrylate monomer. Also described are a method of preparing the composition, a cured composition derived from the curable composition, and an article comprising the cured composition. Th... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7214750 | Polymerization processes The invention relates to new processes to produce polymers utilizing bayonette cooled slurry reactor systems and diluents including hydrofluorocarbons. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7214329 | Storage stable aqueous organic peroxide emulsions The invention relates to an aqueous organic peroxide emulsion comprising an anti-freeze agent, a protective colloid, and a plasticiser wherein the plasticizer is an ester having a ratio of the number of carbon atoms present in the pasticiser molecule (excluding arom... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7208558 | 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... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7175878 | Cold antireflection layer deposition process The invention concerns a method for making an antiglare stack by vacuum evaporation on an organic substrate (1) at a temperature lower than 150° C., comprising steps which consist in depositing at least a layer of material having a refractive index different... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7173074 | Composition containing a polymerizable reducing agent, kit, and method The present invention provides a hardenable (i.e., curable by polymerization, crosslinking, ionic, or other chemical reaction) composition that includes polymerizable urea or thiourea compounds that function as reductants (i.e., reducing agents) in redox polymerizat... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7173098 | Process for producing fluoropolymer The present invention has for its object to provide a method of producing fluoropolymers with high productivity under comparatively low temperature and low pressure conditions which are conducive to reduced cost of commercial-scale production equipment. The present ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7153754 | Methods for forming porous insulators from “void” creating materials and structures and semiconductor devices including same Methods for forming porous insulative materials for use in forming dielectric structures of semiconductor devices are disclosed. Each insulative material may include a first, substantially nonporous state and a second, porous state. When in the first state, the insu... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7138468 | Preparation of transition metal nanoparticles and surfaces modified with (CO)polymers synthesized by RAFT A new, facile, general one-phase method of generating thio-functionalized transition metal nanoparticles and surfaces modified by (co)polymers synthesized by the RAFT method is described. The method includes the stops of forming a (co)polymer in aqueous solution usi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7132462 | Two-component dental materials having a low setting temperature The invention relates to polymerizable materials comprising two components, where component I comprises: (a) from 0.1 to 20% by weight of at least one vinyl ether, (b) from 10 to 89.9% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer which is not a vinyl ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7132294 | Functionalized small molecules for use in chemical sensors The invention provides a device for selective molecular recognition, the device comprising a sensing portion, wherein said sensing portion includes a substrate having coated thereon a layer comprising a non-volatile, small molecule compound having at least two penda... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125938 | Atom or group transfer radical polymerization A polymerization process comprising initiating a first polymerization of monomers using an initiator functionalized with an ATRP initiating site, wherein the first polymerization is selected from the group of cationic polymerization, anionic polymerization, conventi... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7119155 | Polymerized catalyst composition II Copolymerization of Ni(II) phenol imine complexes containing olefinic substituents on aryl groups with styrene in the presence of a radical initiator results in polymerized late transition metal catalysts which can be used for olefin polymerization or oligomerizatio... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7098280 | Controlled polymerization The present invention discloses an emulsion polymerization process that comprises: (1) preparing an aqueous polymerization medium which is comprised of (a) at least one monomer, (b) a polymerization control agent, and an emulsifier, wherein the emulsifier is prepare... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7087693 | Polymerization process involving diacyl peroxides The invention relates to a process to make and use specific diacyl peroxides in polymerization reactions. The peroxides are produced and used in a polymerization process within a short timeframe in order to overcome stability issues associated with them. ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7084224 | Use of C-C-polymercaptopolyols as regulators in solution or precipitation polymerization The present invention relates to C4–C6-polymercaptopolyols as regulators in the free-radically initiated solution and precipitation polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers. ... | 08/01/2006 |
