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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8124193 | Gloss control of UV curable formulations through micro-patterning Methods of controlling gloss of an image are disclosed. The methods may include forming an image over a substrate by applying an ink composition and optionally an overcoat composition at least partially over the substrate. The ink composition or overcoat composition... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8043665 | Method of controlling gloss in UV curable overcoat compostitions A method of controlling gloss of an image includes applying an overcoat composition of at least one gellant, at least one curable monomer, at least one curable wax and optionally at least one photoinitiator over a substrate, wherein the overcoat composition is curab... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7419716 | Multiple gloss level surface coverings and method of making Methods for providing surface coverings with differential gloss, and surface coverings prepared by the method, are disclosed. The methods involve screen printing or rotogravure printing a relatively low gloss primer onto portions of a substrate surface covering. The... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7341643 | Method of making packaging material A packaging material, a method of making such a material, and a package made from such material, are disclosed. A substrate comprises at least one sheet of plastic material. An energy-curable coating is applied to one side of the substrate, which will be the outside... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331120 | Throughflow cylinder A throughflow cylinder made at least partly of fiber-reinforced plastic including glass fibers, aramide fibers, carbon fibers, and/or carbon-reinforced plastic (CRP). The matrix material of the fiber-reinforced plastic includes a material heat resistant at least up ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329438 | Method of producing a high gloss coating on a printed surface The present invention is directed to a method for producing a high gloss coating on a printed surface. In the present method, an aqueous coating composition is deposited onto a surface to be printed using a blanket roller coating face which is a low energy, non-stic... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7285613 | Free-radical curable polyesters and methods for use thereof The invention is based on the discovery that certain polyester compounds bearing free-radical curable moieties are useful as b-stageable adhesives for the microelectonic packaging industry. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279205 | Packaging material A packaging material, a method of making such a material, and a package made from such material, are disclosed. A substrate comprises at least one sheet of plastic material. An energy-curable coating is applied to one side of the substrate, which will be the outside... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276265 | Method of making a surface covering having gloss-in-register Surface covering components that include a topcoat layer with different gloss levels in various regions on the top coat layer, and methods of manufacturing such surface covering components, are disclosed. The surface covering components include a coating layer that ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7244386 | Method of compensating for a volumetric shrinkage of a material disposed upon a substrate to form a substantially planar structure therefrom The present invention provides a method of planarizing a substrate with a template spaced-apart from the substrate having a liquid disposed therebetween, the method including: contacting the liquid with the template forming a first shape therein; and impinging radia... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7139521 | Gloss and differential gloss control methodology Gloss, differential gloss, and image relief of a printed image may be controlled by utilizing a combination of technologies in the appropriate manner. These technologies include the use of transparent toner overcoats, negative transparent toner masks, variable scree... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7105206 | Light curing of radiation curable materials under protective gas A process is described for producing molding compounds and coatings on substrates by curing radiation-curable compositions under inert gas by exposure to light wherein said inert gas comprises a gas heavier than air, and lateral escape of the inert gas in the course... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101921 | Polymer composition A polymer composition including polymer particles containing a first polymer and a second polymer is disclosed. The first polymer has a crosslinked core and has a glass transition temperature in the range of −30° C. to 100° C. The second polymer containing selec... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7026635 | Particle beam processing apparatus and materials treatable using the apparatus Methods, and materials made by the methods, are provided herein for treating materials with a particle beam processing device. According to one illustrative embodiment, a method for treating a material with a particle beam processing device is provided that includes... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021754 | Ink-jet recording method The present invention relates to an ink-jet recording method including: jetting an active ray-hardenable ink from an ink-jet head onto a recording material; irradiating the jetted active ray-hardenable ink on the recording material with an active ray; and heating th... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011890 | Modulated/composited CVD low-k films with improved mechanical and electrical properties for nanoelectronic devices A method for depositing a low dielectric constant film is provided. The low dielectric constant film includes alternating sublayers, which include at least one carbon-doped silicon oxide sublayer. The sublayers are deposited by a plasma process than includes pulses ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6966645 | Conservation method of ink for ink-jet recording and image forming method A method for preserving an ink-jet, including a step of: keeping the ink-jet ink in a sealed container having a ratio of water of 1.50 to 5.00 weight % measured with Karl-Fischer method in an inside portion of the sealed container, wherein the ink-jet ink includes a... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6960620 | Powder coating compositions comprising crystalline urethane acrylates and use thereof A radiation-curable powder coating compositions based on crystalline urethane acrylates, which crosslink to light-stable and weather-stable coating films. ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6951623 | Radiation curable maskant and line sealer for protecting metal substrates The invention provides a coated metal substrate comprising a metal substrate having an outer surface, a maskant film adhered to at least a portion of the outer surface of the metal substrate, the maskant film having a pattern of scribed lines therein, and a line sea... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6942903 | Thin film, method and apparatus for forming the same, and electronic component incorporating the same A method for forming a thin film includes the steps of: supplying a deposition material in the form of a liquid onto a heated surface; heating and vaporizing the deposition material on the heated surface while the deposition material is undergoing movement; and depo... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6926951 | Laminate for gum packaging A laminate for gum packaging is defined. The laminate includes a metal layer, a polymer layer, a paper layer, and an electron beam cured coating. The laminate provides as good or better barrier properties as a conventional laminate for gum packaging. However, the la... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6878413 | Method of producing a high gloss coating on a printed surface The present invention is directed to a method for producing a high gloss coating on a printed surface. In the present method, an aqueous coating composition is deposited onto a surface to be printed using a blanket roller coating face which is a low energy, non-stic... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6759096 | Method for making differential gloss coverings The foregoing differential gloss covering comprises a backing substrate, an ink layer, and a cured top layer having a first surface portion with a first gloss and a second surface portion, made by the process comprising providing the backing substrate; depositing an... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6569500 | Method for controlling gloss level The invention is a method for manufacturing a surface covering product having a gloss controlled surface wearlayer coating and a curable composition used in that method. The preferred curable composition is a polymerizable coating which includes a di-isoc... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6528127 | Method of providing a printed thermoplastic film having a radiation-cured overprint coating A printed packaging material and a method for making the same is described. On a primary surface of a thermoplastic flexible packaging material is disposed a printed image. That image includes two primary components. The first is at least one marking cont... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6480249 | Polarizing plate having a light diffusing layer A light diffusing film is produced by preparing a paint by adding a light transmissive diffusing material comprising resin beads to a light transmissive resin, and coating the paint on one or both of the surfaces of transparent film substrate made of TAC,... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6472028 | Method of producing a high gloss coating on a printed surface The present invention is directed to a method for producing a high gloss coating on a printed surface. In the present method, an aqueous coating composition is deposited onto a surface to be printed using a blanket roller coating face which is a low energ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6461689 | Method of controlling specular gloss characteristics The specular gloss of a polyurethane wear layer of a surface covering is controlled by controlling the thermal conditions of a substrate before and after it is coated with a liquid polyurethane and by controlling the termal conditions of the liquid polyur... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6447836 | Method for optimizing lacquers The present invention relates to a method of and a device for optimizing at least one coating material at at least one point of a substrate surface to which the coating material is applied. The method, which is carried out with the corresponding device, c... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6440500 | Method for manufacturing a surface covering product having a controlled gloss surface coated wearlayer The invention is a method for manufacturing a surface covering product having a gloss controlled surface wearlayer coating and a curable composition used in that method. The preferred curable composition is a polymerizable coating which includes a di-isoc... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6423382 | Method of coating an uncured mineral substrate A high gloss coating on a mineral substrate, such as a roof tile or floor tile, can be achieved by a method comprising: i) applying a first coating consisting of an aqueous composition comprising a film forming polymeric binder to a surface of the uncured subs... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6333076 | Composition and method for manufacturing a surface covering product having a controlled gloss surface coated wearlayer The invention is a method for manufacturing a surface covering product having a gloss controlled surface wearlayer coating and a curable composition used in that method. The preferred curable composition is a polymerizable coating which includes a di-isoc... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6242053 | Process for coating plastic containers or glass containers by means of a PCVD coating process A process and device is shown for coating the delineating surfaces of a hollow object, preferably a hollow object having at least one sealable opening, by means of plasma coating, via the action of plasma on the delineating surface of the hollow object th... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6187389 | Aqueous based image receptive coating and process for producing same This invention relates to an economical coating composition for porous substrates that provides extremely glossy surfaces, is capable of supporting holographic images, provides good oxygen barrier properties as well as good oil, grease, solvent and water ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6111699 | Light diffusing film and its manufacture, a polarizing plate with a light diffusing layer, and a liquid crystal display apparatus A light diffusing film is produced by preparing a paint by adding a light transmissive diffusing material comprising resin beads to a light transmissive resin, and coating the paint on one or both of the surfaces of transparent film substrate made of TAC,... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5888617 | Object with matted surface and polymerization method for the production of the matting An object with a homogeneous matted surface is provided which can be carried out in a simple manner and at low cost. The surface of the object has a thin skin layer produced by UV polymerization at a wavelength of at most 200 nm, and a core or carrier lay... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5571570 | UV curable blend compositions and processes An ultraviolet curable blend composition comprising (exclusive of any solvent present): (a) about 35% to about 65% by weight of a first acrylated aliphatic urethane having a molecular weight of between about 500 and 2000 and formed by the reaction of (i) ... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5534310 | Method of improving adhesive of durable coatings on weathered substrates A latex binder suitable for producing high gloss coating on weathered substrates and a method for producing such coatings. The binder includes a low molecular weight and low acid number latex polymer having an acid functional and an enamine functional moi... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5529812 | Method of electron-beam curing of varnished board The present invention concerns a method of manufacturing decorative board meeting exceptionally high standard concerning abrasion resistance, scratch resistance and impact resistance and which for this pruposes is varnished, electron-beam cured to 60-9.5%... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5460857 | Method of producing dull paint surfaces The present invention relates to a method of producing dull surfaces, in which initially a first paint layer is applied in a first layer thickness and at least one second paint layer is then applied on top of the first paint layer, at least the paint laye... | 10/24/1995 |
