Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8044159 | Homopolymer and copolymer, and production process thereof A homopolymer having a monomer unit such as an isopropylidene diallylmalonate unit; a process for producing said homopolymer comprising the step of homopolymerising a monomer such as isopropylidene diallylmalonate; a copolymer containing said monomer unit and an eth... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7354980 | High refractive index polymers for ophthalmic applications This invention relates to novel copolymers preferably for intraocular lenses (“IOL”), contact lens, and other ophthalmic and optical applications. This invention, in one aspect, relates to copolymer compositions comprising limited amounts of a monomer hav... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341784 | Light management film and its preparation and use A light management film includes a first layer with a thermoplastic resin and a particular phosphonium sulfonate salt, and a second layer formed from a curable composition and having a refractive index of at least 1.5. The light management film exhibits reduced stat... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7304117 | Reactive yellow dyes useful for ocular devices Novel azo-based reactive yellow dyes and a process for manufacturing and using ocular devices having blue light absorption properties. Intraocular lenses so produced block blue light from reaching the retina of an eye implanted with the IOL. By blocking blue light f... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7282322 | Long-term high temperature and humidity stable holographic optical data storage media compositions with exceptional high dynamic range A novel photoimageable system for a two-chemistry system containing liquid photoreactive asymmetric acrylate compound containing sulfur, aromatic moieties, and optionally bromine, and an aluminum salt compound is disclosed. The photoimageable system has high dynamic... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7262230 | Process of preparing crosslinked, low loss polymers with tunable refractive indices A process that includes (a) providing a mixture including i) a halocatechol diacrylate, a haloresorcinol diacrylate, or a halohydroquinone diacrylate component, ii) a charge transporting component having a radical polymerizable group, and iii) a radical initiator an... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7251079 | Brightness enhancement film, and methods of making and using the same In one embodiment, a brightness enhancement film comprises: a diffusing film comprising a front surface and a back surface, a coating on the front surface, and light redirecting structures disposed in the coating. The brightness enhancement film is capable of collim... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7229741 | Exceptional high reflective index photoactive compound for optical applications A novel liquid photoreactive asymmetric acrylate compound containing sulfur, aromatic moieties, and optionally bromine, and having high dynamic range sensitivity is disclosed. The acrylate compound is a monomer for a photoimageable system. In one embodiment, when ab... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7199204 | Hot melt adhesive composition A hot melt adhesive comprising an adhesive polymer and a modified rosin-terpene, preferably a phenol modified rosin terpene. The adhesive is particularly useful in packaging applications. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7138472 | High molecular weight polymers containing pendant salicylic acid groups for clarifying bayer process liquors A high molecular weight, water-soluble polymer comprising pendant salicylic acid groups and having a weight average molecular weight of at least about 2,000,000 daltons and use of the polymer for clarifying red mud-containing liquors generated in the Bayer process f... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7098283 | Reactive yellow dyes useful for ocular devices Novel azo-based reactive yellow dyes and a process for manufacturing and using ocular devices having blue light absorption properties. Intraocular lenses so produced block blue light from reaching the retina of an eye implanted with the IOL. By blocking blue light f... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7087654 | Ion exchange and electrochemical methods and devices employing one-step quaternized and polymerized anion selective polymers The invention provides ion exchange and electrochemical methods and devices employing anion exchange polymers produced by substantially simultaneous quaternization and polymerization reactions. Anion selective polymers are produced in accordance with the invention b... | 08/08/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6979716 | Process for producing branched polymer and polymer This invention is related to a production method of a branched polymer which comprises polymerizing a macromonomer [I], said macromonomer [I] being a vinyl polymer obtainable by radical polymerization and terminall... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6872793 | Ophthalmic and otorhinolaryngological device materials Disclosed are soft, high refractive index device materials having improved strength. The materials contain microphase-separated aliphatic and aromatic domains. ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6858678 | Continuous bulk polymerization and esterification process and compositions including the polymeric product A continuous bulk polymerization and esterification process includes continuously charging into a reaction zone at least one ethylenically unsaturated acid-functional monomer and at least one linear or branched chain alkanol having greater than 11 carbon atoms. The ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6855747 | Method of producing ion sensitive film for ion sensor There is disclosed a method of easily producing a long-lived ion sensitive film having excellent durability and used in an ion sensor. The method starts with preparing a monomer mixture consisting chiefly of monomer units including a functional group and a second gr... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6852820 | Method for preparing acrylic copolymer materials suitable for ophthalmic devices Solid rigid acrylic copolymer materials, useful for forming ophthalmic devices, are processed into the shape of an ophthalmic device, such as an intraocular lens and are then processed into a foldable form. The acrylic copolymer material has polymer units derived fr... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6806337 | Ophthalmic and otorhinolaryngological device materials Disclosed are soft, high refractive index, acrylic device materials having improved strength. The materials contain cross-linked acrylate or methacrylate microspheres. ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6802993 | Curable composition comprising a photochromic compound A photochromic cured product which has excellent photochromism such as high color density and high fading speed, excellent adhesion to a hard coat and high striping work efficiency. This cured product is obtained by polymerizing and curing a curable composition whic... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6780953 | Organic polymer for anti-reflective coating layer and preparation thereof The present invention provides a polymer that can be used as an anti-reflective coating (ARC) polymer, an ARC composition comprising the same, methods for producing the same, and methods for using the same. The polymer of the present invention is particularly useful... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6777385 | Low-Molecular (meth)acrylicacid(salt)-based polymer and its production process and uses A low-molecular (meth)acrylic acid (salt)-based polymer having a good color tone is obtained by polymerizing an aqueous solution of at least one monomer component of a high concentration in the presence of an alkaline substance, wherein: 100 to 95 mol % of the at le... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6765079 | LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYMER FILMS OF POLYMERS OF HAVING AZOBENZENE MESOGENIC GROUPS IN CROSS LINKED NETWORK STRUCTURES, PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF, POLYMERS AND NOVEL MONOMERS HAVING AZOBENZENE MESOGENS Novel cross linked polymer films prepared from poly4-[(4-cardanylazo]benzoic acid and poly4-[(4-acryloylcardanylazo]benzoic acid are disclosed. The invention also relates to novel monomers 4-[(4-cardanylazo] benzoic acid and 4-[(4-acryloylcardanylazo] benzoic acid a... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6723815 | Covalently-bound, hydrophilic coating compositions for surgical implants Covalently-bound, hydrophilic copolymer coatings for implants are disclosed. The copolymer coatings comprise a hydrophobic aryl acrylic monomer, a hydrophilic monomer selected from the group consisting of hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylates, n-vinyl pyrrolidone and acrylam... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6720398 | Use of trioxepans in the process to make high-solid acrylic, styrenic, and LDPE-type resins The invention relates to a polymerization process wherein at least one initiator is selected from trioxepan compounds of formula I with R1-3 being independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted hydro... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6713583 | Intraocular lenses made from polymeric compositions Ophthalmic lenses, such as intraocular lenses, include cross-linked polymeric materials having a first constituent derived from a first monomeric component selected from the group consisting of acrylates, methacrylates and mixtures thereof, and a second constituent ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6673886 | High refractive index hydrogel compositions for ophthalmic implants Optically transparent, high refractive index hydrogels and intraocular lenses fabricated therefrom. The preferred hydrogels have a refractive index of 1.45 or above and a water content of approximately 5 to 30 percent by weight.... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6657030 | High refractive index hydrogel compositions for ophthalmic implants Optically transparent, high refractive index hydrogels and intraocular lenses fabricated therefrom. The preferred hydrogels have a refractive index of 1.45 or above and a water content of approximately 5 to 30 percent by weight.... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6657032 | High refractive index hydrogel compositions for ophthalmic implants Optically transparent, high refractive index hydrogels and intraocular lenses fabricated therefrom. The preferred hydrogels have a refractive index of 1.45 or above and a water content of approximately 5 to 30 percent by weight.... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6632907 | Process for producing methacrylic polymer The present invention relates to a process for the production of methacrylic polymers which comprises the steps of, in one perfect mixing type reactor, effecting continuous bulk polymerization at a polymerization temperature of 110 to 160° C. by using a ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6632905 | Covalently-bound, hydrophilic coating compositions for surgical implants Covalently-bound, hydrophilic copolymer coatings for implants are disclosed. The copolymer coatings comprise 2-phenylethyl (meth)acrylate, a hydrophilic monomer selected from the group consisting of hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylates and acrylamides, and a reac... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6605681 | Process for the continuous production of epoxylated addition polymers, and powder and liquid coating applications containing epoxylated addition polymers A process is disclosed for a continuous, high temperature polymerization process for preparing a free radically polymerized epoxy-functional polymeric product. The process comprises continuously charging into a reactor at least one epoxy-functional acryli... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6573348 | Curable resin composition A curable resin composition containing (A) an aromatic diallyl compound, (B) an acid derivative or an aliphatic group-containing compound having at least 4 (meth)acryl groups in one molecule, (C) divinylbenzene, and (D) a polythiol compound having at leas... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6534677 | Non-crushable, non-friable, non-breakable carbon catalyst supports The present invention provides a carbon-containing catalyst support that includes at least a carbonaceous material nd a thermosetting or sinterable polymer. The components are mixed and the polymer sintered or thermoset to provide a non-crushable, non-fri... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6500879 | Dental composition and method The invention provides dental cement compositions and methods of using them for binding hard tooth material, metal and ceramic. The cement compositions include shelf stable complexes of ethylenically unsaturated monomers reacted with cations. The cements ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6497867 | Use of copolymers of monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids as solubilizers The invention relates to the use of copolymers comprising a) 82 to 99.9 mol % of at least one monoethylenically unsaturated C3 -C8 -carboxylic acid; b) 0.1 to 18 mol % of at least one monomer selected from the group b1) N--C8 | 12/24/2002 |
| 6479600 | Polyolefin containing a terminal phenyl or substituted phenyl group and process for preparing same Functional polyolefin material containing a terminal styrene or styrene derivative unit and having the following molecular structure: ##STR1## in which polyolefin is a homopolymer or copolymer prepared by metallocene-mediated coordination polymerization o... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6476136 | Polymer compositions derived from vinyl neo C9-C13 carboxylic acid esters The present invention relates generally to compositions prepared by polymerizing vinyl neo C9 -C13 carboxylic acid esters. Such compositions include latex compositions that are formed by polymerizing vinyl neo C9 -C13... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6410672 | Ion exchange and electrochemical methods and devices employing one-step quaternized and polymerized anion selective polymers The invention provides ion exchange and electrochemical methods and devices employing anion exchange polymers produced by substantially simultaneous quaternization and polymerization reactions. Anion selective polymers are produced in accordance with the ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6403698 | Polyamide/emulsion polymer blends The invention provides a method of making an amide-type polymer/first polymer blend comprising the steps of: a) preparing a polymer colloid system comprising a first polymer dispersed in a liquid continuous phase; b) introducing the polymer colloid system... | 06/11/2002 |
