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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7420074 | Process for fluoro derivative-substituted aryl pnictogens and their oxides A process to prepare substituted aryl pnictogen derivatives comprising contacting a fluoropolyether or fluoroalkyl primary bromide or iodide, with a pnictogen derivative such as triaryl phosphine, triaryl arsine, or triaryl stibine or triaryl phosphine oxide, triary... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7399814 | Living radical polymerization method A highly active and environment-friendly catalyst for use in a living radical polymerization is provided. A catalyst for use in a living radical polymerization method is provided. The catalyst comprises a central element, which is selected from germanium, tin... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396948 | Process for fluoro derivative-substituted aryl pnictogens and their oxides A process to prepare substituted aryl pnictogen derivatives comprising contacting a fluoropolyether or fluoroalkyl primary bromide or iodide, with a pnictogen derivative such as triaryl phosphine, triaryl arsine, or triaryl stibine or triaryl phosphine oxide, triary... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7285579 | Solventless, non-polluting radiation curable coatings Solventless siloxane epoxy-based coating compositions for use on metals, plastics, wood, and glass are disclosed. The compositions are cationically curable in air by U.V. or by electron beam radiation. The siloxane epoxy coating compositions exhibit excellent film p... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7230121 | Sulfoniun salts, methods for their preparation and use thereof as photoinitiators for radiation curable systems The present invention relates to sulfonium salts, to methods for their preparation and to radiation curable compositions containing them as photoinitiators. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7224532 | Optical uses diamondoid-containing materials Novel optical devices based on diamondoid-containing materials are disclosed. Materials that may be fabricated from diamondoids included diamondoid nucleated CVD films, diamondoid-containing CVD films, molecular crystals, and polymerized materials. Devices that may ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7179765 | Process for preparing hydrogen peroxide from the elements The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of hydrogen peroxide from oxygen or oxygen-delivering substances and hydrogen or hydrogen-delivering substances in the presence of at least one catalyst containing a metal-organic framework material, whe... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7160669 | Chemical amplification type resist composition The present invention provides a sulfonium salt of the formula (Ia) a polymeric compound comprising a structural unit of the formula (Ib) and a chemical ampl... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7132220 | Organosiloxane polymer, photo-curable resin composition, patterning process, and substrate protective film A novel organosiloxane polymer is obtained by addition reaction of an organohydrogenpolysiloxane, an alkenyl-containing organopolysiloxane and an unsaturated compound of formula (3) or (4). Using the organosiloxane polymer, a photo-curable resin composition is prepa... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7094517 | Recording layer with organic dye-in-polymer (DIP) medium for write-once-read-many (WORM) optical discs with fluorescent reading High sensitive organic dye-in-polymer (DIP) medium for write-once-read-many (WORM) optical discs with fluorescent reading. The medium consists of a fluorescent color means, capable of absorbing writing radiation produced by a laser, a compound capable of generating ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7049374 | Heterodiamondoids This invention is related to heteroatom containing diamondoids (i.e., “heterodiamondoids”) which are compounds having a diamondoid nucleus in which one or more of the diamondoid nucleus carbons has been substitutionally replaced with a noncarbon atom. These hete... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6962758 | Organic light-emitting device using iptycene derivatives An organic light-emitting device (OLED) in which an iptycene derivative is used as the emissive layer and/or one or more of the charge transport layers, or as a host material for one or more of these layers. ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6962948 | Solventless, non-polluting radiation and thermal curable coatings Solventless siloxane epoxy-based coating compositions for use on metals, plastics, wood, and glass are disclosed. The compositions are cationically curable in air by heat or by electron beam radiation. The siloxane epoxy coating compositions exhibit excellent film p... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6949665 | Inhibition of cell surface protein disulfide isomerase The invention provides anti-thiol reagents which inhibit enzyme activity of cell-associated protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) by oxidizing or blocking PDI active site vicinal thiol groups which normally participate in disulfide bond rearrangement of PDI substrates. ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6942058 | Vehicle steering system for kickback reduction A steering system (10) and a method of dampening the forces transmitted to a steering wheel (20) of a vehicle when a steerable wheel (22) of the vehicle collides with an obstacle using the steering system (10). The method includes steerin... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6939969 | Tri-and bidentate amido ligands prepared by palladium0 coupling and metallation thereof to form metal-amido catalysts This invention provides an amido ligand and its synthesis. Use of the amide ligand in a variety of metal complexes, and transition metals in particular, is also provided. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6921454 | Elastomer toughened radiation curable adhesives A radiation curable adhesive composition which includes: a) an α,β-olefinically unsaturated ether monomer component consisting of one or more compounds having the formula: R[O—CH═CHR1]n (I) where R is... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6906112 | Radiation-curable, cyanoacrylate-containing compositions A radiation-curable composition which includes a cyanoacrylate component or a cyanoacrylate-containing formulation; a metallocene component; and a polymerizingly effective amount of a photoinitiator to accelerate the rate of cure is provided. ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6881582 | Thin film ethanol sensor and a process for the preparation Disclosed is a method of making a bismuth molybdate precursor solution using a metallorganic decomposition (MOD) process consisting of the formation of a precursor sol of hexanoates of Bismuth (Bi) and Molybdenum (Mo). The precursor solution is used to make thin fil... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6762329 | Diaryl ether condensation reactions One aspect of the present invention relates to novel reaction conditions that allow the efficient synthesis of diaryl ethers from arenes bearing a leaving group and arenols under relatively mild conditions. Another aspect of the present invention relates to the dram... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6682602 | Chemical vapor deposition systems including metal complexes with chelating O- and/or N-donor ligands A method of forming a film on a substrate using one or more complexes containing one or more chelating O- and/or N-donor ligands. The complexes and methods are particularly suitable for the preparation of semiconductor structures using chemical vapor depo... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6579904 | Process for making betaine transition metal complexes for use in animal feed supplements and compositions thereof Betaine transition metal complexes are formed by: a) reacting a solution including an alkali metal salt of chloroacetic acid with a solution including the transition metal salt to give a solution including a chloroacetate transition metal complex; and b) ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6455717 | Metal complexes with chelating O-and/or N-donor ligands A method of forming a film on a substrate using one or more complexes containing one or more chelating O- and/or N-donor ligands. The complexes and methods are particularly suitable for the preparation of semiconductor structures using chemical vapor depo... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6395939 | Diaryl ether condensation reactions One aspect of the present invention relates to novel reaction conditions that allow the efficient synthesis of diaryl ethers from arenes bearing a leaving group and arenols under relatively mild conditions. Another aspect of the present invention relates ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6380277 | Iodonium salt photoinitiators containing urethane groups for cationic curing The present invention relates to iodonium salts containing urethane groups of reduced crystallization tendency, to a process for their preparation, and to their use for the radiation curing of cationically curing compositions.... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6306555 | Iodonium salts as latent acid donors Radiation-sensitive compositions comprising (a1) a cationically or acid-catalytically polymerisable or crosslinkable compound or (a2) a compound that increases its solubility in a developer under the action of acid; and (b) at least one diaryliodonium salt of ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6184418 | Aromatic compound acylation method A method for acylating an aromatic compound, specifically an activated or deactivated aromatic compound, is disclosed. The method is suitable for preparing aromatic ketones. The preparation of a catalyst and novel bismuth compounds is also disclosed. Said... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6156873 | Bismuth dendrimers, processes for their preparation, and their use as x-ray contrast agents The invention relates to dendrimeric organometallic bismuth compounds (bismuth dendrimers), which can advantageously be used as x-ray contrast media, as well as processes for their production.... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6124487 | Olefin polymerization catalyst having a bridged phosphole-heteroatom ligand A new family of metallacycles, which are preferably zirconacycles, is characterized by having a unique halogenated substituent. The metallacycles are useful for the preparation of main group heterocycles, especially two novel families of heterocycles. The... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6111124 | Lewis base adducts of anhydrous mononuclear tris(ଲ-diketonate) bismuth compositions for deposition of bismuth-containing films, and method of making the same Anhydrous mononuclear Lewis base adducted tris(ଲ-diketonato) bismuth complexes, useful as precursors for chemical vapor deposition of bismuth, for producing Bi-containing films of significantly improved stoichiometry, morphology and functional chara... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6005127 | Antimony/Lewis base adducts for Sb-ion implantation and formation of antimonide films An antimony/Lewis base adduct of the formula SbR3.L, wherein each R is independently selected from C1 -C8 alkyl, C1 -C8 perfluoroalkyl, C1 -C8 haloalkyl, C6 -C10... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5910599 | Preparation of antimony ethyleneglyoxide The invention discloses a process of the preparation of antimony glycoloxide which comprises reacting an antimony halide with excess of ethylene glycol and further comprises the addition of a nitrogen compound selected from ammonia, organic amines and het... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5908931 | Preorganized hexadentate ligands useful in radiographic imaging agents The present invention relates particularly to novel preorganized hexadentate ligands that are suitable for completing with a radionuclide, and are useful as general imaging agents for diagnostic purposes.... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5886203 | Metalorganic compounds A process is provided for the production of metalorganic compounds by reacting a Grignard reagent with a Group II, Group III or Group V metal halide in a tertiary alkyl amine solvent to form a metalorganic adduct, isolating the adduct and dissociating the... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5859274 | Anhydrous mononuclear tris(ଲ-diketonate) bismuth compositions for deposition of bismuth-containing films, and method of making the same Anhydrous mononuclear tris(ଲ-diketonato)bismuth complexes, useful as precursors for chemical vapor deposition of bismuth, for producing Bi-containing films of significantly improved stoichiometry, morphology and functional character, as compared to ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5847174 | Method for the preparation of a polyhalogeno metal complex compound Proposed is a method for the preparation of an ionic polyhalogeno metal complex compound consisting of a tetraalkylammonium cation and a polyhalogeno metal anion, of which the metal is selected from those having an atomic valency of 1 and a coordination n... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5629355 | Polymeric sulfonium salt photoinitiators The invention is a polymeric photoinitiator having the formula: ##STR1## wherein n=10 to 50; each of a and b may be 0-4 while c is 0-5; A is an alkyl or aryl group; X is an anion; and each of R, R', and R" is independently H or one or more groups sub... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5616312 | Thiol ligands and complexes for X-ray imaging The present invention provides new and structurally diverse compositions comprising compounds of the general formula: ##STR1## Wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are the same or different and are --C... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5612082 | Process for making metal oxides Metals are reacted in a first solvent, such as 2-methoxyethanol, to form an initial precursor comprising metal-oxide compounds dissolved in the first solvent. A second solvent, such as xylene, that does not react with the metal is added to the solution an... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5585468 | Substituted thioureas as bifunctional chelators This invention relates to chelating agents useful for coupling metal ions to biologically active molecules. In particular, substantial thioureas for chelating metals such as technetium are provided that can be conjugated to a targeting molecule such as an... | 12/17/1996 |