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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7303923 | Biochemical and immunochemical assay device We describe an assay device which comprises (a) a substrate comprising: (i) a porous material capable of chromatographically transporting a liquid and (ii) one or more test reagents for an assay provided on the porous material; and (b) a water-impermeable coating po... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7226957 | Method for producing polymers with controlled molecular weight and end group functionality using photopolymerization in microemulsions A method for producing polymers with controlled molecular weight and desired end functionalities and the resulting polymers. The method comprises a) forming a microemulsion comprising monomer, water, and an effective amount of an effective surfactant, b) adding to t... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7163738 | Polyvinyl alcohol films prepared by coating methods A method of film fabrication is taught that uses a coating and drying apparatus to fabricate resin films suitable for optical applications. In particular, polyvinyl alcohol films are prepared by simultaneous application of multiple liquid layers to a moving carrier ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7045276 | Hydrophilic member precursor and pattern forming material that utilizes it, support for planographic printing plate, and planographic printing plate precursor The invention provides a hydrophilic member precursor having a hydrophilic surface that is formed by contacting a hydrophobic polymer-containing layer formed on a substrate with a composition that contains a polymerizing group-having hydrophilic polymer followed by ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7043297 | Iontophoretic drug delivery device and reservoir and method of making same A reservoir electrode assembly of the present invention for an iontophoretic drug delivery device includes an electrode and a hydrophilic reservoir situated in electrically conductive relation to the electrode. The hydrophilic reservoir is formed from a bibulous hyd... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7022408 | Oriented acrylic hotmelts A pressure sensitive adhesive obtainable by free-radical polymerization, characterized in that at least 65% by weight of the adhesive is based on at least one acrylic monomer from the group of the compounds of the following general... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6991832 | Method of producing a fusible interfacing with dots of hot-melt polymer, and hot-melt polymer designed especially for carrying out said method In order to produce a fusible interfacing, dots of a hot-melt polymer are deposited on the right side of an interfacing support selected from textile and nonwoven supports and the wrong side of the interfacing support undergoes electron bombardment. The dots of hot-... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6867242 | Method for producing a sealed release coating applied on a cylinder-head gasket using a silicone material The invention relates to a method for producing a sealed impregnation and/or release coating of flat joints, in particular of cylinder-head gaskets such as composite seals, metallic joints and multi-layered steel joints. The invention uses a silicone composition inc... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6824728 | Electron beam crosslinking of polyacrylates A process for crosslinking polyacrylate compositions, wherein, by selective irradiation of the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition with electron beams, the polymer is cured only in certain structures and, as a result, structured pressure-sensitive adhesive compo... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6749903 | Electron beam apparatus having a low loss beam path An apparatus for irradiating an article, particularly a multi-layer article, with electron beam radiation is provided. The apparatus contains a window having a short unit path length and allows for controlled irradiation of an article such that upper portions of the... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6745464 | Removable film, a substrate with film, a process for forming the removable film and a process for the manufacturing of the circuit board Removable mask films 303 are formed on the both sides of the substrate having the adhesive layer 302 by applying and drying a resin varnish 304 including a ultraviolet-absorbing agent, and fine through holes 306 are formed by using a thir... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6743469 | Adhesive coating method Disclosed is a method for making a substrate coated with an adhesive, comprising applying an electron beam modifiable adhesive layer onto a repeatably reusable transfer surface, irradiating the adhesive layer with an electron beam to chemically modify the adhesive l... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6709716 | Microemulsion compositions and methods of making and using same A method for making a bicontinuous, conductive, pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA), such that the starting microemulsion has a convenient viscosity for coating, and such that only a single polmerization step is needed. This has been accomplished by the discovery of a... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6677000 | EB and/or UV crosslinking and polymerization of material in web form A process for irradiating material in web form by means of electron beams and/or UV rays, wherein the material is applied to a transport means, the material on the transport means is guided through a first irradiation in which the material is irradiate... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6673397 | Method of production of a crosslinked perfluorinated polyether release film A novel crosslinkable ambifunctional perfluorinated polyetheris provided wherein the polyether is defined by the formula X1 --(Ca F2a O)n --X2 where X1 and X2 are different funct... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6660354 | Release material, release material article, and process for producing the release material article The present invention provides a release material formed by irradiating a release material precursor having a shear storage modulus of about 1×102 to about 3×106 Pa at 20° C. and a frequency of 1 Hz, wherein the release material h... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6652908 | Application of pressure sensitive coating to substrate from roller having a fluid film thereon A method of producing a coating of solvent-free pressure-sensitive adhesive systems on substrates, especially release-coated substrates, in which a fluid film is applied to a rotating roller by means of a fluid applicator, the pressure-sensitive adhesive ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6546624 | Removable film, a substrate with film, a process for forming the removable film and a process for the manufacturing of the circuit board Removable mask films 303 are formed on the both sides of the substrate having the adhesive layer 302 by applying and drying a resin varnish 304 including a ultraviolet-absorbing agent, and fine through holes 306 are formed by using a third harmonics YAG s... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6500495 | Method for curing reactive ink on game balls This invention is directed to a method for forming an inked image on game balls, golf balls, and the like, through the use of novel curable inks that are low energy curable and require minimal curing through multiple source radiation curing processes, suc... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6485600 | EB and UV crosslinking of composition layers, and products produced with these layers Process for the radiation crosslinking of double-sided adhesive tapes, in which a backing material coated on both sides with adhesives is irradiated asymmetrically from both sides with different doses in an irradiation means.... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6472025 | Method for producing a coating of solvent-free pressure-sensitive adhesive systems on especially release-coated substrates in conjunction with crosslinking of the pressure-sensitive adhesive system A method of producing a coating of solvent-free pressure-sensitive adhesive systems on substrates, especially release-coated substrates, in which the pressure-sensitive adhesive system is applied in one or more layers to a rotating roller by means of an a... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6350344 | Solventless primers which are hardenable by radiation Solvent-free and water-free radiation-curable primers based on hydroxy-functional prepolymers and cycloaliphatic epoxides or based on hydroxy-functional prepolymers and olefinically unsaturated compounds or based on epoxides and vinyl ethers together with... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6299945 | Processes for making release liners Release liners and processes for making the same are disclosed. The release liners include no more than about 1.5 micrograms/square centimeter of nonreacted silicone materials (extractables). The release liners are prepared using solvent coating of radiat... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6284328 | Process for producing adhesive tapes, in which adhesive tapes coated on one side with an adhesive composition are subjected to radiation crosslinking Process for producing adhesive tapes in which adhesive tapes coated on one side with an adhesive composition are subjected to radiation crosslinking, the irradiation of the adhesive tape taking place through the backing material of the adhesive tape onto ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6274231 | Support with super-absorbent material, method for the preparation thereof and use The invention relates to a support provided with super-absorbent material to be manufactured by causing suitable monomers to polymerize in the presence of a catalyst in order to obtain a polymer solution, adding a cross-linking agent to the polymer soluti... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6242504 | Crosslinking of radiation-crosslinkable pressure-sensitive adhesive films A description is given of a method of crosslinking radiation-crosslinkable pressure-sensitive adhesive films by controlled-dose exposure to actinic radiation, which involves exposing the film surface to a regular or irregular radiation pattern made up of ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6166110 | Process for preparing pressure sensitive adhesives A method for producing a pressure sensitive adhesive composition includes at least one elastomer that produces a substantially homogeneous pressure sensitive adhesive composition. The method is particularly well suited for relatively high throughput conti... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6103316 | Method of making electron beam polymerized emulsion-based acrylate pressure sensitive adhesives A one-step process using electron beam radiation to polymerize pressure sensitive adhesives on web from acrylate emulsions is disclosed. The radiation may be supplied in a single or multiple dose. Products using such pressure sensitive adhesives are also ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6042894 | Anisotropically electroconductive resin film An isotropically electroconductive resin film material produced by sticking electroconductive particles to a sticking layer formed on a support and fixing therein, and filling a film-forming resin incompatible with the sticking material among the electroc... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5954907 | Process using electrostatic spraying for coating substrates with release coating compositions, pressure sensitive adhesives, and combinations thereof This invention relates to a process for applying a coating material comprising a release coating composition or a pressure sensitive adhesive composition to a substrate, the process comprising: (A) atomizing and electrically charging said coating material... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5879759 | Two-step method for the production of pressure sensitive adhesive by radiation curing A two-step method is provided for the production of a pressure sensitive adhesive by radiation curing. The method comprises the steps of initially irradiating a monomer composition comprised of 65 to 100 percent by weight of monomers having a Tg | 03/09/1999 |
| 5879758 | Method of manufacture of coated fiber material such as a fly line An improved method for manufacture of coated fiber material, for example a composite fly fishing line, is disclosed. The method includes coating fiber of a first material with a hot melt adhesive material. For fly lines, indices of refraction of the mater... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5858150 | Pressure-sensitive adhesive based on partially oriented and partially crystallized elastomer A pressure-sensitive adhesive comprises an elastomer having a partially oriented and partially crystallized elastomer component. Articles comprising the pressure-sensitive adhesive on a backing or substrate are also disclosed, as are methods of preparing ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5851598 | Method for applying a release coating to a roll Machine elements having Release Coatings that are Electromagnetic Wave Energy Cured, Highly Abrasion Resistant, Flexible, Low Friction, Release Coatings for Compliant Elastomeric Substrates used on Bowed Rolls and Press Rolls. 100% solids, highly abrasion... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5547753 | Aminoplast-anchored ultraviolet light stabilizers Novel aminoplast anchored UV stabilizers are provided. Compared to unanchored stabilizers, the anchored stabilizers disclosed herein have increased compatibility with coating resins and have reduced volatility due to higher molecular weights resulting fro... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5529822 | Process for forming a laminate The present invention relates to a process for forming a laminate and the laminate using silicone release coating compositions comprising (A) a mixture of (i) a dimethylsiloxane-methylvinylsiloxane-methylphenylsiloxane copolymer and (ii) a dimethylsiloxan... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5405657 | Process for the production of flexible protective, auxiliary and insulating materials on a fibre basis for electrical purposes, using impregnating massas which are curable by high energy radiation A process for the production of flexible impregnated protective, auxiliary and insulating materials on a fibre basis for electrical purposes by the application of an impregnating agent to the material to be impregnated, followed by curing, characterised i... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5283101 | Launderable retroreflective applique with binder layer comprising electron-beam cured polymer Retroreflective appliques comprising a monolayer of retroreflective elements partially embedded in and protruding from the front surface of a binder layer and an optional layer of adhesive on the rear surface of the binder layer for securing the applique ... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5055357 | Radiation curable cross linkable compositions This invention realtes to a radiation curable cross linkable composition containing (a) from about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of an initiator containing at least 25% cationic initiator, (b) from about 0 to about 60 wt. % of a polymerizable vinyl ether, expoxide... | 10/08/1991 |