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.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7989574 | Curable silicone rubber composition and cured product thereof Provided is a curable silicone rubber composition, including: (A) an organopolysiloxane containing two or more silicon atom-bonded aliphatic unsaturated groups within each molecule, and containing a phenyl group and/or cyclohexyl group, (B) an organopolysiloxane res... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7863399 | Curing silicone composition and cured product thereof A curable silicone composition comprising: (A) an organopolysiloxane that has a branched molecular structure and contains in one molecule at least two univalent hydrocarbon groups with phenolic hydroxyl groups therein; (B) a linear-chain organopolysiloxane having at... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7728095 | Organic-inorganic hybrid glassy material and its production process There is provided a process for producing an organic-inorganic hybrid glassy material, including the sequential steps of (a) concentrating a starting sol of an organic-inorganic hybrid glassy material, thereby yielding a precursor material having meltability; (b) me... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7705105 | Compound having silsequioxane skeleton and its polymer A compound represented by Formula (1) and a polymer obtained using the compound: wherein R1 is phenyl which may have substituents, Q1 is hydrogen, halogen, alkyl having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, cyclopropy... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7456246 | Hydrophilic polyorganosiloxane composition A hydrophilic polyorganosiloxane composition comprising (A) a curable organopolysiloxane containing at least 5 mol % of diphenylsiloxane units or at least 10 mol % of methylphenylsiloxane units, (B) a curing agent, and (C) a specific polyether cures into an elastome... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7429638 | High refractive index polysiloxanes and their preparation A polysiloxane having a refractive index of about 1.56 measured at light wavelength 633 nm, characterized in that the polysiloxane includes siloxane T units of the formula where A represents an alkylene group having 1 to 4 ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7423095 | Coating compositions containing aminofunctional silicone resins This invention relates to a coating composition comprising (A) 100 weight parts of a compound containing at least one acrylate group or a compound containing at least one isocyanate group; (B) at least one aminofanctional silicone resin; (C) up to 300 weight parts o... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7417104 | Porous film-forming composition, patterning process, and porous sacrificial film A porous film-forming composition is provided comprising (A) a polymer obtained by hydrolytic condensation of a hydrolyzable silane having formula (1): R1n—Si—R24-n (1) wherein R1 is... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7407992 | High refractive index and optically clear copoly(carbosilane and siloxane) elastomers High refractive index and optically clear copoly(carbosilane and siloxane) elastomers and ophthalmic lenses made therefrom are provided. The elastomers are comprised of copolymers having carbosilane repeat units and siloxane repeat units. The copolymers and ophthalm... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7390599 | Silicon-containing overcoat layers Silicon-containing layers that have been prepared by a sol-gel method and include sol-gel polymerization products of siloxane-containing compounds, disilanol compounds and alcohols are provided. Methods for preparing silicon-containing layers including sol-gel polym... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7368173 | Siloxane resin-based anti-reflective coating composition having high wet etch rate Herein we disclose a composition, comprising a siloxane resin having the formula (HSiO3/2)a. (SiO4/2)b(HSiX3/2)c(SiX4/2)d, wherein each X is independently —O—, —OH, or —O... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365134 | Compounds containing silicon-containing groups, medical devices, and methods Compounds that include silicon-containing groups, and optionally urethane groups, urea groups, or combinations thereof (i.e., polyurethanes, polyureas, or polyurethane-ureas), as well as materials and methods for making such compounds. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7348447 | Aromatic disiloxane compositions Processes for preparing aromatic matrix materials by metal hydrosilylation followed by alcholysis are provided. Silicon-containing layers that contain such aromatic matrix materials are also provided, as well as electrophotographic photoreceptors and electrophotogra... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7335717 | Methods, compositions, and biomimetic catalysts for the synthesis of silica, polysilsequioxanes, polysiloxanes, non-silicon metalloid-oxygen networks, polymetallo-oxanes, and their organic or hydrido conjugates and derivatives The in vitro polymerization of silica, silicone, non-silicon metalloid-oxane and metallo-oxane polymer networks, by combining a catalyst and a substrate to polymerize the substrate to form silica, polysiloxanes, polymetalloid-oxanes polymetallo-oxanes (metal oxides)... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7326442 | Antireflective composition and process of making a lithographic structure An antireflective composition and a lithographic structure comprising a silicon-metal oxide, antireflective material derived from the composition. The antireflective composition comprises a polymer of formula I, | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323531 | Fluorescent polysiloxanes Disclosed herein are fluorescent polysiloxanes and methods of making them. Fluorescent aryl alcohols or fluorescent aryl carbinols are reacted with hydropolysiloxanes in the presence of a catalyst to link the fluorescent groups to the polysiloxane chain through an e... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319129 | Silsesquioxane derivative and process for producing the same The silsesquioxane derivative of the invention is represented by Formula (1), and it may be utilized as additives to ordinary organic polymers for improving the flame retardancy, heat resistance, weather resistance, light resistance, electric insulating property, su... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7309745 | Coating material for a grafted ignition wire A silicone coating material is operative to graft a silicone polymer coating on an ignition wire. The ignition wire includes an insulated conductor with an inner conductive core and an outer insulating jacket layer which has an outer surface. The silicone coating ma... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303785 | Antireflective film material, and antireflective film and pattern formation method using the same It is an object of the present invention to provide a material for an antireflective film that has high etching selectivity with respect to the resist, that is, that has a faster etching speed than the resist, a pattern formation method for forming an antireflective... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7297160 | High refractive-index, hydrophilic, arylsiloxy-containing macromonomers and polymers, and ophthalmic devices comprising such polymers Hydrophilic, arylsiloxy-containing macromonomers have at least a terminal hydrophilic group attached to an arylsiloxy group. The aryl groups attached to siloxy groups can be substituted with other hydrophilic groups. Polymers comprising such hydrophilic, arylsiloxy-... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294682 | Curable silicone resin composition A curable silicone resin composition is provided. It includes (A) an aromatic ring-containing hydrocarbon compound containing at least 2 silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms, in which the silicon atoms are bonded to the hydrocarbon skeleton; (B) an organopolysiloxane with ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288322 | Self-adhesive, addition cross-linking silicone-rubber blends, method for their production, method for producing composite molded parts and use of the latter Self-adhesive, addition cross-linking silicone-rubber blends which have good adhesion to substrates but which release from molds used to prepare molded parts from them. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7282270 | Curable organopolysiloxane composition and a semiconductor device made with the use of this composition A curable organopolysiloxane composition includes: (A) a straight-chain organopolysiloxane having per molecule at least two silicon-bonded alkenyl groups and at least one silicon-bonded aryl group; (B) a branched-chain organopolysiloxane with siloxane units represen... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279538 | Aromatic-based polysiloxane prepolymers and ophthalmic devices produced therefrom A polysiloxane comprises diaryl, dialkyl, and arylalkyl siloxane units, and further has at least a functional group. Such polysiloxane can be further copolymerized with an additional monomer to produce polymeric compositions suitable for making ophthalmic devices. T... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276290 | Cryogenic insulation Putty-like gap-filling compounds for insulation that can be utilized at temperatures from about −420° F. (−250° C.) up to about 500° F. (260° C.) are described herein. Embodiments of these compounds contain about 25-50 volume percent base material, about 50-... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7271232 | Curable organopolysiloxane composition, use of the cured product of the composition, and semiconductor device A curable organopolysiloxane composition capable of forming cured products of superior optical transmittance exhibiting little heat-induced yellowing over time. A semiconductor device having semiconductor elements encapsulated in a cured product of the composition. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268200 | Organosilicate resins as hardmasks for organic polymer dielectrics in fabrication of microelectronic devices This invention is directed to a method of making a composition in which a silane having an unsaturated group and a silane having an aromatic group are hydrolyzed. In this method the more highly reactive silane is continuously added during the hydrolysis reaction of ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7255970 | Photoresist composition for imaging thick films The present invention provides for a light-sensitive photoresist composition useful for imaging thick films, comprising a polymer which is insoluble in an aqueous alkali developer but becomes soluble prior to development, a photoacid generator which produces a stron... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7220813 | Application of photocurable pre-ceramic polymers A process for synthesizing photocurable poly(ethynyl) carbosilane includes the steps of mixing dichlorosilane and trichlorosilane reagents, adding sub-stoichiometric amounts of alkali metal and adding excess sodium acetylide. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217490 | Processes for producing silane monomers and polymers and photoresist compositions comprising same The invention includes new Si-containing monomers, polymers containing such monomers and photoresists that contain the polymers. Synthetic methods of the invention include reacting a vinyl carbocyclic aryl ester compound with a reactive silane compound to provide th... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7217778 | High refractive index flexible silicone The present invention discloses to a high refractive index polysiloxane (co)polymer comprising refractive index modifying groups chemically bonded in clustered configuration to the polysiloxane backbone. The invention also discloses methods for the preparation of su... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7202013 | Antireflective film material, and antireflective film and pattern formation method using the same It is an object of the present invention to provide a material for an antireflective film that has high etching selectivity with respect to the resist, that is, that has a faster etching speed than the resist, a pattern formation method for forming an antireflective... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198205 | Silicone protective coating A silicone polymer gel/coating which can be sprayed from an aerosol can preferably has a viscosity of 2,000–5,000 cps. and provides a moisture resistant coating of preferably 20–30 mils to protect components in telephone installation and maintenance applications... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7189490 | Photoresists containing sulfonamide component Photoresist compositions that contain one or more components having sulfonamide and Si substitution. Preferred photoresist compositions of the invention contain an Si-polymer such as a silsesquioxane that has sulfonamide substitution and may be employed in multilaye... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7176270 | Curable composition Provided is a curable composition including (A) an addition reaction product of (a) a compound with 2 silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms within each molecule, having a general formula (1): wherein, A is a bivalen... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7169477 | Composition for preparing porous dielectric thin films The present invention provides a composition for preparing porous dielectric thin films containing pore-generating material, said composition comprising gemini detergent, and/or a quaternary alkyl ammonium salt, a thermo-stable organic or inorganic matrix precursor,... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169874 | High refractive index polymeric siloxysilane compositions Optically transparent, relatively high refractive index polymeric compositions and ophthalmic devices such as intraocular lenses, contact lenses and corneal inlays made therefrom are described herein. The preferred polymeric compositions are produced through the pol... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163778 | Anti-reflection film material and a substrate having an anti-reflection film and a method for forming a pattern There is disclosed an anti-reflection film material used in lithography containing at least a polymer compound having repeating units for copolymerization represented by the following general formula (1), or those containing a polymer compound having repeating units... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160972 | Optically clear high temperature resistant silicone polymers of high refractive index A thermally stable polysiloxane composition is a cross-linked product of a Part A composition, of a Part B composition and a catalyst, the Part A composition being a polysiloxane having 60 to 75 percent by weight phenyl groups, the Part B composition being a polysil... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7157052 | Linear chemoselective carbosilane polymers and methods for use in analytical and purification applications This invention relates generally to a new class of chemoselective polymer materials. In particular, the invention relates to linear polycarbosilane compounds for use in various analytical applications involving sorbent polymer materials, including chromatoghraphy, c... | 01/02/2007 |