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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7772341 | Norbornene compounds with cross-linkable groups and their derivatives The present invention provided a norbornene compound with cross-linkable groups and their derivative polymers, wherein said cross-linkable groups were olefin or epoxy groups. Norbornene polymers with cross-linkable side chain and their block copolymers as well as mo... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7645846 | Process for the preparation of a diol There is provided a process for the preparation of a polymerizable composition comprising a cross-linker and a polymerizable monomer of formula (I) comprising (i) contacting a compound of formula (II) with an acid such as an imobilized acid; and (ii) neutralizing pr... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7388038 | Curable compositions The present invention has for its object to provide a curable composition which, despite its low viscosity, gives a cured product with a high gel fraction, low residual tack, low modulus, high elongation, and good flexibility. The present invention relates to... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7342075 | Carbamate functional addition polymers and method for their preparation Disclosed is a method for making nongelled addition polymers, especially carbamate functional additional polymers from linear unsaturated anhydrides. The method comprises reacting an unsaturated linear anhydride with an active hydrogen compound to provide two monome... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7300993 | Process for the preparation of polyether polyols The invention relates to a process for the preparation of polyether polyols, which process involves: (a) contacting a phosphorus containing compound having at least one hydroxyl group with alkylene oxide to obtain alkoxylated initi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7268196 | Process for producing cycloolefin addition polymer A process for producing a cycloolefin addition polymer in which one or more cycloolefin monomers can be (co)polymerized by addition polymerization with a small palladium catalyst amount to produce a cycloolefin addition (co)polymer while attaining high catalytic act... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7247691 | Perfluoroalkyl substituted acrylate monomers and polymers thereof Fluoroalkyl amidoalkyl alcohols of the formula are disclosed and their corresponding (meth)acrylate esters. These fluoroalkyl amidoalkyl (meth)acrylate monomers can be copolymerized with a wide variety of convent... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7232863 | Functional addition polymers and a method for their preparation Disclosed is a method for making nongelled functional addition polymers from linear unsaturated anhydrides. The method subjects a linear unsaturated anhydride compound, an active hydrogen compound, and an epoxide compound to reaction conditions such that each of the... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232877 | Preparation of oligomeric cyclocarbonates and their use in ionisocyanate or hybrid nonisocyanate polyurethanes A method and apparatus for synthesis of oligomeric cyclocarbonates from epoxy compounds and carbon dioxide in the presence of a catalyst. Star epoxy compounds and their preparation and use in making star cyclocarbonates, star hydroxy urethane oligomers, and star NIP... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7135269 | Polymer, resist composition and patterning process A polymer comprising recurring units containing silicon and recurring units having a substituent group of formula (1) is novel wherein A1 is a divalent group selected from furandiyl, tetrahydrofurandiyl and oxanorbornanediyl, R1 and R2 | 11/14/2006 |
| 7105602 | Processing aid for thermoplastic resin and thermoplastic resin composition containing the same The present invention provides a processing aid for thermoplastic resin having a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 to 300,000, which is obtained by polymerizing an alkyl (meth)acrylate, or an alkyl (meth)acrylate and another vinyl monomer copolymerizable the... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097883 | Low temperature liquid polythioether polymers Polythioether polymers, curable compositions of polythioether polymers, the process of making polythioether polymers, and the use of polythioether polymers in sealants, wherein the polythioether polymers and curable compositions are liquid at a temperature of 20° C... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7081494 | Curable compositions The present invention has for its object to provide a curable composition which, despite its low viscosity, gives a cured product with a high gel fraction, low residual tack, low modulus, high elongation, and good flexibility. The present invention relates to... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7049381 | Polymerizable compositions for making transparent polymer substrates, resulting polymer substrates, and uses thereof in optics Polymerizable compositions for making transparent polymeric substrates, resulting transparent polymeric substrates and the applications thereof in optics. The composition comprises: from 35 to 70 parts by weight of one or more mono... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7046903 | Light-guide body and process for its production The present invention relates to a light-guide body, which has at least one light-entry surface and at least one light-exit surface, the ratio of the light-exit surface area to the light-entry surface area being at least 4, comprising at least one light-guiding laye... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7024770 | Method of making a dental product The invention provides high strength dental polymeric dental products made from wax-like polymerizable dental material. These dental products have superior strength compared to products formed from prior wax-like polymerizable materials. Prior wax-like polymerizable... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022744 | Ion exchanger for lipoproteins separation and lipoproteins separation method using the same A composition useful for separating lipoproteins, such as high density lipoprotein (HDL), low density lipoprotein (LDL), very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) and modified lipoproteins with a high degree of accuracy by ion-exchange based procedures. The composition co... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7019075 | Acrylic structural adhesive having improved T-peel strength A two-part acrylic structural adhesive comprises a first package containing from about 10 to about 90 percent by weight of at least one ethylenic unsaturated methacrylic ester selected from the group consisting of 1) an alkyl mono-, di- or tetra-substituted cyclohex... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7008993 | Oil and water repellent compositions and methods of application thereof An oil and water repellent composition for protecting fabric, wool, and other substrates is described. The oil and water repellent composition comprises: (a) a cationic fluoroacrylate copolymer with a glass transition temperature near ambient temperature; (b) a cati... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6984694 | Oligomeric chain extenders for processing, post-processing and recycling of condensation polymers, synthesis, compositions and applications The invention provides chain extenders made from epoxy-functional (meth)acrylic monomers and styrenic and/or (meth)acrylic monomers. The invention further provides polymeric compositions made from the chain extenders and plastic articles made from the compositions. ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6977286 | Crosslinked rubber particles and rubber compositions An objective of the invention is to provide a rubber composition which has satisfactory processability and dimension stability, and the like, gives a vulcanized rubber exhibiting excellent wearing resistance and tensile strength, and the like, and thus is useful in ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6967232 | High-molecular gelling agent precursor for electrolyte A high-molecular gelling agent precursor for an electrolyte comprises a copolymer formed of (A) a hydrophobic monomer having a hydrophobic group, which forms a carboxyl group upon saponification, and (B) a hydrophobic polyfunctional monomer. The saponification produ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6958169 | Surface treatment of medical device A method for improving the wettability of a medical device involves: (a) providing a medical device formed from a monomer mixture comprising a hydrophilic device-forming monomer including a copolymerizable group and an electron donating moiety, and a second device-f... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6956091 | Organic anti-reflective polymer and preparation thereof The present invention relates to organic anti-reflective coating polymers suitable for use in a semiconductor device during a photolithograhy process for forming ultrafine patterns using 193 nm ArF beam radiation, and preparation method therefor. Anti-reflective coa... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6943219 | 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 ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6933348 | Method of producing powdery coating material Disclosed is a method of producing a powdery coating material by using a curable acrylic resin (A) having a number average molecular weight of from 2,000 to 20,000 and a glass transition temperature of from 30 to 90° C. obtained by polymerizing a starting monomer c... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6923978 | Multilayer materials The invention is directed to a composite material, especially a biomedical device, e.g. an ophthalmic device, preferably a contact lens, with one or more wettable surfaces capable of holding a continuous layer of aqueous fluid thereon which composite material compri... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6916547 | Multi-functional unsaturated polyester polyols Novel multifunctional unsaturated polyester polyols, UV-curable top coat formulations including these polyols, and a one-step process for preparing these polyols, are disclosed. Surface coverings and surface covering components including these top coat formulations ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6908875 | Organometallic compositions and polyisocyanate compositions containing them An organometallic composition, suitable for use in curing polyisocyanate compositions, includes a complex of at least one metal selected from iron, cobalt and aluminum and at least one β-dicarbonyl compound wherein when the metal is iron (II) or cobalt (II) the mol... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6906156 | Accelerators for cationic polymerization catalyzed by iron-based catalyst Accelerators that can be useful for an energy polymerizable composition comprising a cationically curable material; energy polymerizable compositions comprising at least one cationically curable material and an initiation system therefor, the initiation system compr... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6903174 | Copolymer of ethylene oxide and at least one substituted oxirane carrying a cross-linkable function, process for preparation thereof and use thereof for producing materials with ionic conduction The invention concerns a copolymer of ethylene oxide and at least one substituted oxirane carrying a cross-linkable function. The copolymer comprises ethylene oxide, —O—CH2—CHR— units in which R is a substituent containing a reactive function whic... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6869541 | Epoxy resin composition, surface treating method, ink-jet recording head, and ink-jet recording apparatus An epoxy resin composition suitable for forming a film of excellent water repellency which comprises an epoxy resin having one or more water repellent groups and two or more cyclic aliphatic epoxy groups per molecule, a triazine-base catalyst for cationic polymeriza... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6858693 | Carbamate-functional resins having improved adhesion, method of making the same, and method of improving intercoat adhesion The invention provides carbamate-functional resins and coating compositions incorporating said resins that have improved adhesion with respect to subsequently applied films or coatings. More particularly, the invention relates to carbamate-functional addition polyme... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6855789 | Carbamate-functional resins having improved adhesion, method of making the same, and method of improving intercoat adhesion The invention provides carbamate-functional resins and coating compositions incorporating said resins that have improved adhesion with respect to subsequently applied films or coatings. More particularly, the invention relates to carbamate-functional addition polyme... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6855788 | Copolymer of ethylene oxide and at least one substituted oxirane carrying a cross-linkable function, process for preparation thereof, and use thereof for producing ionically conductive materials The invention concerns a copolymer of ethylene oxide and at least one substituted oxirane carrying a cross-linkable function. The copolymer comprises ethylene oxide, —O—CH2—CHR— units in which R is a substituent containing a reactive function whic... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6825305 | Golf balls comprising non-ionomer glycidyl polymer layers A golf ball comprising a core, a cover, and an intermediate layer disposed between the core and the cover, wherein the intermediate layer comprises a glycidyl homo-polymer having the formula: wherein R1 is h... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6825273 | Polymer composites containing alkylene oxide copolymers Polymer composites comprising a water-insoluble polymer and a water-sensitive polymer are disclosed. The water-sensitive polymer is a copolymer polymerized from one or more alkylene oxide monomers and one or more epoxy-functional monomers. The polymer composites can... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6818717 | Fluorinated polymeric paper sizes and soil-release agents Novel fluorine-containing paper sizes which impart oil and grease resistance to paper and soil-release properties to textile products are described which are the copolymerization products of (a) a perfluoroalkyl-substituted (meth)acrylate or (meth)acrylamide, (b) a ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6809211 | Catalysts for polymerization of alkylene oxides The present invention provides new coordinative catalysts for the polymerization of alkylene oxides. ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6797805 | Organic polymers and novel polymerizable compounds Organic polymers having water contact angles of 20° or smaller, preferably 7° or smaller and equipped with both high wettability and high transparency. The organic polymers may contain as partial structures polar structures of about 3 debyes or higher in dipole mo... | 09/28/2004 |