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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147923 | Method for producing coatings from coating materials that can be cured by the action of heat or actinic radiation A process comprising applying coating materials to substrates, and curing the coating materials thermally and with actinic radiation, alone or together with optional coating films already present on the substrate. The actinic radiation cure is conducted under an oxy... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8105659 | Method of controlling gloss with curing atmosphere using radiation curable ink or overcoat compositions A method of controlling gloss of an image includes forming an image over a substrate by applying a colored or colorless composition, included a colored ink and/or a colorless overcoat composition, over one or more portions of the substrate, wherein the colored or co... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7323222 | Anaerobic adhesive compositions curable on inactive surfaces The present invention relates to anaerobically curable compositions, methods of preparation and methods of use that provide enhanced physical properties when cured in contact with untreated inactive surfaces. The compositions which include isobornyl acrylate, isobor... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7257990 | Accelerated ultralow moisture permeation measurement By measuring ultralow moisture permeation through a barrier material sample at a temperature substantially above ambient, definitive values are produced on an accelerated basis that can be used to accurately predict long term daily performance of that barrier materi... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7178384 | Method and apparatus for measuring ultralow permeation Method and apparatus for testing ultralow moisture permeation through a sample such as a thin barrier film by exposing one surface of a sample to be tested for moisture permeation to a predetermined humidity of HTO. The HTO permeating therethrough is collected in a ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178778 | Portable easel This invention is a collapsible panel assembly having a front panel, a back panel, and at least one dry erase sheet carried by said front panel. The invention can have a first position where the collapsible panel assembly is generally a triangular shape and a second... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7146897 | UV/visible light and anaerobic curable composition This invention relates to a visible light or UV/visible light and anaerobically curable composition for encapsulating the surface of the primer mix disposed in the primer cup, particularly for use in center fire ammunition. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7018771 | Material transfer method and manufacturing method for substrate for plasma display The present invention provides a highly reliable technology for manufacturing a substrate with protrusions. After filling an UV-curable transfer material into the grooves of an intaglio plate for transfer, the UV-curable transfer material is cured by irradiating UV ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7011914 | Method of producing circular polarization controlling optical element An active-radiation-curing liquid crystalline composition is applied to an alignment layer 2 formed on a base 1, and the liquid crystal alignment is regulated by the application of heat or the like, thereby forming a liquid crystal layer 3 havin... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6962671 | Multilayer plastic substrates A multilayer plastic substrate. The substrate comprises a plurality of thin film layers of at least one polymer, the plurality of thin film layers being adjacent to one another and having sufficient strength to be self-supporting, wherein the multilayer plastic subs... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6913823 | Process for the preparation of water repellent materials made of acrylic fiber A process for the preparation of water repellent acrylic fiber materials which includes (a) a first step in which the material is subjected to plasma treatment in the presence of a reactive gas or a mixture thereof with a noble gas; and (b) a second step in which th... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6878414 | Method of making a dry erasable substrate A flexible and self-adhesive repositionable dry erasable markerboard is disclosed, together with a method for making such repositionable dry erasable markerboard. The repositionable dry erasable markerboard is made of a second layer, comprising a paper layer, with a... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6808757 | Method of coating a substrate A method of coating a substrate comprises the steps of applying a coating composition to selected areas of the substrate. The coating composition comprises a mixture including at least a reactive part. The reactive part comprises between 30% and 100% multi-functiona... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6777458 | Method for producing scratch-resistant coatings A process for producing scratch-resistant coatings, encompassing the following steps: applying at least one UV-curable coating composition to at least one surface of an article to be coated, said coating composition comprising at least one polymer and/or olig... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6653719 | Silicone polymer insulation film on semiconductor substrate A siloxan polymer insulation film has a dielectric constant of 3.3 or lower and has --SiR2 O-- repeating structural units. The siloxan polymer has dielectric constant, high thermal stability and high humidity-resistance on a semiconductor subst... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6652920 | Method for meniscuscoating a substrate with a polymeric precursor A method of coating a substrate comprises immersing a surface portion of a substrate in a first phase comprising carbon dioxide and a coating component comprising a polymeric precursor; then withdrawing the substrate from the first phase into a distinct s... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6514877 | Method using sub-micron silicide structures formed by direct-write electron beam lithography for fabricating masks for extreme ultra-violet and deep ultra-violet lithography To fabricate masks for deep ultra-violet lithography and for extreme ultra-violet lithography, a layer of material opaque to deep ultra-violet radiation and an extreme ultra-violet radiation absorbent layer are each deposited successively with a layer of ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6504163 | Electron beam irradiation process and an object irradiated with an electron beam A process of accelerating electrons with a voltage applied thereto in a vacuum, guiding the accelerated electrons into a normal-pressure atmosphere, and irradiating the electron beam (EB) onto an object. The electron beam irradiation process uses a vacuum... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6387379 | Biofunctional surface modified ocular implants, surgical instruments, medical devices, prostheses, contact lenses and the like A method for modifying the surface of a material adapted for contact with tissue of a human or non-human animal to impart biofunctional, bioactive or biomimetic properties to the surface comprising: (a) exposing the surface to a solution comprising (1) an ethy... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6358570 | Vacuum deposition and curing of oligomers and resins The present invention is the formation of solid polymer layers under vacuum. More specifically, the present invention is the use of "standard" polymer layer-making equipment that is generally used in an atmospheric environment in a vacuum, and degassing t... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6188075 | Electron beam irradiating method and object to be irradiated with electron beam A process of accelerating electrons with a voltage applied thereto in a vacuum, guiding the accelerated electrons into a normal-pressure atmosphere, and irradiating the electron beam (EB) onto an object. The electron beam irradiation process uses a vacuum... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6010747 | Process for making optical structures for diffusing light Optical diffusing structures can be fabricated from photopolymerizable material by directing light through a transparent or translucent substrate and then through the photopolymerizable material for a period of time sufficient to photopolymerize only a po... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5731043 | Triboelectric coating powder and procees for coating wood substrates An electrically chargeable dielectric coating powder and a triboelectric coating process for applying the powder to wood substrates are described. The coating powder is a mass of finely divided, heat fusible dielectric plastic material having an average p... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5698192 | Ocular implants and methods for their manufacture A method for modifying an ocular implant polymer surface by the gamma-irradiation induced polymerization thereon of N-vinylpyrrolidone, 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate or a mixture thereof while maintaining the following conditions: (a) monomer concentration i... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5631049 | Process of curing a gasket coating A formulation for a resilient gasket coating which is curable by ultraviolet radiation without emitting fumes into the surrounding environment. Different portions of the coating are cured by successive exposure to two different wavelengths of ultraviolet ... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5607729 | Method for making curable coatings A gel-free silica acrylate curable coating composition made from one or more of soluble salts, soaps, amines, nonionic and anion surfactants, acids or mixtures thereof, and a method for producing these compositions.... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5580650 | Process of preparing a composite membrane A process is disclosed for the formation of a high flux composite membrane having a thin discriminating film affixed to a porous support layer through a glue layer. The process comprises the formation of the discriminating film by irradiating an aqueous p... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5571569 | Thin-film forming method A thin-film forming method comprising an uncured-layer forming step in which a mixed composition containing an organic polymerizing agent curable composition and a silicone polymerizing curable composition is prepared to form an uncured layer consisting o... | 11/05/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5569497 | Protective coating of plastic substrates via plasma-polymerization A protective layer or film is deposited onto a face surface of a plastic substrate, e.g., a PMMA shaped article, by (a) placing such plastic substrate on a weakly or unpolarized electrode comprising a plasma-generating circuit, (b) plasma-pretreating the ... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5569498 | Process for the preparation of shaped articles based on acrylic polymers coated with an antiscratch and antiabrasion film The invention refers to a process to render antiscratch and antiabrasion shaped articles based on thermoplastic acrylic polymers consisting in coating the article by a composition comprising (A) 55-95% by weight of at least a (meth)acrylic monomer and/or oligo... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5506007 | Polymerization of systems using a deoxygenated medium A process for polymerizing a free-radically polymerizable composition comprising the steps: (a) coating a coatable free-radically polymerizable mixture onto at least one major surface of a web; (b) deoxygenating a liquid inerting medium; (c) immersing the coat... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5468542 | Method for production of a coated substrate with controlled surface characteristics A method for providing an abrasion-resistant, radiation-cured coating on a surface of a polymeric substrate is disclosed, as well as the article produced from the method. The uncured coating material is applied to the substrate, followed by the expulsion ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5439736 | Gas plasma polymerized permselective membrane Plasma polymerization of a fully alkylated disiloxane is greatly enhanced by the addition of oxygen to the plasma feed gases. Deposition rate of polysiloxane polymerizate upon substrates is increased, and the deposits are nontacky. Composite permselective... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5334421 | Process for color coding an optical fiber To color code optical fibers, a ultraviolet light curable ink is mixed with a carrier fluid. The mixture is then applied to a horizontally moving optical fiber by an ink applicator using a rigid applicator die. The fiber then passes through a convection o... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5320875 | Method of providing an abrasion resistant coating A method of preparing a coated substrate is disclosed. The substrate is coated with a plasma generated polymer containing Si, Or C and H in specific atom ratio wherein the polymer also contains certain functional groups, A power density of about 106 | 06/14/1994 |
| 5290548 | Surface modified ocular implants, surgical instruments, devices, prostheses, contact lenses and the like A method for modifying the plastic surface of an article adapted for contacting living tissue by the gamma or electron beam irradiation induced chemical graft coating thereon of: (1) a neutral or ionic water-soluble, hydrophilic vinylic monomer or salt th... | 03/01/1994 |
