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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7803431 | Method for coating a yarn A method for coating yarn is proposed, including steps in which the yarn is first placed in contact with a dispersion of the coating agent in a dispersing agent or with the coating agent in melted form, optionally excess dispersion or melt is scraped back off the ya... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7387822 | Process of making a composite mat A method for the production of a laminated composite mat is disclosed. The method involves impregnating a fibre mass with a liquid binder system and subjecting the so-obtained impregnated fibre mass to a drying step while the impregnated fibre mass is deposited as a... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7366383 | Optical fiber and method of manufacturing the optical fiber An optical fiber 1 comprising a glass portion 2 having a core 2a and a cladding 2b, and one or more covering layers 3 formed around the glass portion 2, in which an arrangement form of the covering layer 3 | 04/29/2008 |
| 7234881 | MOLDING APPARATUS FOR A REINFORCEMENT RESIN COATING OF GLASS OPTICAL FIBER EXPOSING PORTION OF AN OPTICAL FIBER JUNCTION, METHOD FOR MOLDING REINFORCEMENT RESIN COATING OF A GLASS OPTICAL FIBER EXPOSING PORTION OF AN OPTICAL FIBER JUNCTION, AND OPTICAL FIBER CABLE A molding die 1 is constituted by an upper die 1a and a lower die 1b which are made of a material transparent to an ultraviolet light, and has a cavity 3 constituted by grooves 2c, 2d, whereas a r... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229670 | Method of making a glove with gripping dots A stretchable glove and the method of making the glove that stabilizes the interior of the glove with the skin of the user and enables the user to deftly grip and manipulate various types of articles. Uniquely, the glove is provided with a multiplicity of gripping d... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7214431 | Two-layer film formed of radiation cured resin compositions and methods of making the same The invention relates to a liquid curable resin composition capable of forming a ribbon matrix material which can be completely removed from a coloring layer when separating the optical fiber ribbon. A liquid curable resin composition comprising: (1) 30–80 wt. % o... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7166322 | Optical waveguide and method for producing the same In the condition that an acrylic transparent vessel is filled with a curable resin solution capable of being cured by a light, a plastic optical fiber is immersed in the curable resin solution. A laser beam is applied on the curable resin solution through the plasti... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7135209 | Water soluble radiation activatable polymer resins The present invention relates to water soluble radiation activatable polymer resin formulations which are suitable to modify the absorption properties of fibrous materials and the polymer obtained by such radiation activatable polymer resins and the method of prepar... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128943 | Methods for fabricating lenses at the end of optical fibers in the far field of the fiber aperture A microlens is affixed in the far field of an optical fiber to spatially transform a beam either entering or exiting the fiber. In a first embodiment, a droplet of photo polymer is placed on the end of an optical fiber and the fiber is spun to create an artificial g... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7129280 | Mixtures which contain carbamate groups and/or allophanate groups and can be cured thermally and by using actinic radiation Mixtures curable thermally and with actinic radiation and containing carbamate and/or allophanate groups, comprising (A) at least one of (A1) low molecular mass compounds, oligomers and polymers containing allophanate groups, carbam... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7074744 | Apparatus for consecutive deposition of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) buffer layers A method of coating a substrate for a high temperature superconductor material is disclosed, including loading a substrate into a first deposition chamber, routing the substrate in the first deposition chamber such that the substrate forms a helical winding in the f... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7067601 | Multi-functional alpha-alkoxyalkyl acrylate and methacrylate ester compositions and reworkable polymers formed therefrom Adhesive compositions are disclosed which include acrylates, their polymers, and free radical initiators. The compositions include a multi-functional alpha-alkoxyalkyl (meth)acrylate compound and a free radical initiator. The multi-functional alpha-alkoxyalkyl (meth... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7067564 | Coated optical fibers The invention relates to coated optical fibers comprising soft primary coatings and to such primary coatings for protecting glass optical fibers having a sufficient high resistance against cavitation. In particular, the primary coatings have a cavitation strength at... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7045174 | Method and device for insulating electro-technical components The method for hardening electro-insulating materials is characterised by the utilization and/or co-utilization of near-infrared radiation (NIR) having a wavelength of 500 nm to 1400 nm. NIR also enables very fast hardening of the component surface even with pure th... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7022382 | UV-cure of coatings for an optical fiber with a laser An apparatus and method efficiently focuses laser light to a target fiber to rapidly and evenly cure a coating on the fiber and to increase a draw rate for the fiber. The laser light is expanded and refocused to a strip of light having a diameter that is a multiple ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7005043 | Method of fabrication of a dryer fabric and a dryer fabric with backside venting for improved sheet stability A method of manufacturing and a papermaker's or industrial fabric, such as a dryer fabric for the dryer section of a paper machine, includes the application of a polymeric resin material onto preselected locations on the backside of a base substrate using a piezojet... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6998155 | Woven materials with incorporated solids and processes for the production thereof The invention relates woven and knit materials with an incorporated particulate solid and to a process for producing woven materials incorporated with a particulate solid. The process comprises: entraining a particulate solid in a gaseous carrier; disposing one face... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6949591 | Coating material which can be thermally cured and hardened by actinic radiation and use thereof A coating material curable thermally and with actinic radiation, comprising at least one constituent (a1) containing at least two functional groups (a11) which serve for crosslinking with actinic radiation, and if desired at least one functional group (a12) which is... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6949294 | Radiation curing silicone rubber composition and adhesive silicone elastomer film A radiation curing silicone rubber composition is provided. This composition includes as a base polymer either a liquid polysiloxane with a (meth)acryloyl group and a hydrosilyl group, or a combination of a liquid polysiloxane with at least two (meth)acryloyl groups... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6918981 | Process for adding superabsorbent to a pre-formed fibrous web using two polymer precursor streams A process for making an absorbent fibrous web composite including a stable, controllable dispersion of superabsorbent polymer is provided. A pre-formed web, desirably including cellulose fibers and, optionally, thermoplastic fibers is provided. First and second supe... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6908586 | Free radical polymerization method having reduced premature termination, apparatus for performing the method and product formed thereby A method of polymerizing by a free radical polymerization mechanism, product formed thereby, and apparatus for performing this method, are disclosed. The composition to be polymerized by the free radical polymerization mechanism is irradiated by a substantially cons... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6906008 | Apparatus for consecutive deposition of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) buffer layers The present invention is a deposition system for the production of coated substrates that provides a first deposition process that subsequently feeds a second deposition process and where the two deposition processes are occurring concurrently. The consecutive depos... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6902769 | Process for preparing coatings on porous and/or absorbent materials The present invention relates to a process for process for preparing a coating by a) applying to a porous and/or absorbent substrate a liquid coating composition containing at least one component having (meth)acryloyl groups and a ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6903161 | Low-acid ethylene copolymers for improving the adhesion of LDPE to aluminum foil in extrusion coating This invention relates to a low-density polyethylene composition useful for coating polar substrates. This invention particularly relates to a low-density polyethylene composition useful for coating metal foils, wherein the composition comprises an ethylene/(meth)ac... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6887918 | Formulation of UV-curable coatings for optical fiber for a fast cure A fast-curing, low viscosity composition for coating an optical waveguide, more specifically, an optical fiber, and optical fibers coated therewith are disclosed. The coating composition is a radiation curable composition containing: a radiation curable oligomer, a ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6821631 | Method and composition for treating substrates A method of treating substrates, such as wood, including the steps of applying an alkali silicate solution to one or more substrates and applying an alkali borate solution with boric oxide (B2O3) content to the substrates. Substrates that have ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6759664 | Ultraviolet curing system and bulb The present invention is an apparatus for curing an article that is passing through the apparatus, wherein the article is being cured by ultraviolet radiation curing. The present invention most commonly applies to the field of fiber optics, and the manufacture of op... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6741780 | Coating for optical fibers and method of manufacturing thereof Coating for an optical fiber and method of manufacturing thereof, the coating comprising at least one partly crosslinked polymer having a level of crosslinking which increases according to a radial distance as one moves from the internal surface (3) of the co... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6706779 | Radiation curable compositions containing alkenyl ether functional polyisobutylenes This invention relates to radiation curable compositions comprising an alkenyl ether functional polyisobutylene, a cationic photoinitiator, and a miscible reactive diluent selected from specified organic vinyl ether compounds, epoxy functional compounds, or compound... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6703433 | Radiation curable compositions containing alkenyl ether functional polyisobutylenes This invention relates to radiation curable compositions comprising an alkenyl ether functional polyisobutylene, a cationic photoinitiator, and a miscible reactive diluent selected from specified organic vinyl ether compounds or compounds having the formu... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6660339 | Process for hydrophobic treatment of water vapor permeable substrates The present invention relates to a process, preferably a continuous process, of coating a substrate, which allows water vapor and preferably air permeation, with a hydrophobic coating. The process preferably uses a thin film vacuum condensation step to cr... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6620878 | Aqueous polymeric emulsion compositions A pourable liquid composition comprising water, a water soluble or water swellable organic polymer, comprising 25 to 90 mole % monomer or monomers selected from the group consisting of C8 -C30 alkyl ethoxylated (meth)acrylates, C | 09/16/2003 |
| 6559197 | Optical fiber coating The invention disclosed includes a coating composition for siliceous surfaces. The coating includes at least one component from the group consisting of poly(alkoxy)silane, poly(halo)silane, alkoxysilane, halosilane, and mixtures thereof and a catalyst com... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6551950 | Surface coatings A method of coating a surface with a polymer layer, which method comprises exposing said surface to a plasma comprising a monomeric unsaturated organic compound which comprises a chain of carbon atoms, which are optionally substituted by halogen; provided... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6548121 | Method for producing adhesive surface coatings The invention relates to a process for the production of strongly adherent coatings on an inorganic or organic substrate that comprises, in a first step a) subjecting the inorganic or organic substrate to the action of a low-temperature plasma discharge, ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6539152 | Composition containing tackifier and method of modifying time-sensitive rheological properties of optical fiber coating The present invention relates to a composition for preparing optical fiber coatings, the composition including a polymerizable base composition, containing at least one monomer and optionally at least one oligomer, wherein the polymerizable base compositi... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6497927 | Method for preparing a filter for removal of leucoclytes coated with chitosan Filter for removal of leucocytes is provided, wherein the filter is coated with a natural polymer of chitosan which has a good blood compatibility and no side effect in human body on an ultrafine non-woven fabric. This blood filter provides a high removal... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6455111 | Impregnating, casting and coating compounds for electrotechnical and/or electronic components and for carrier materials for plane insulating materials The subject of the present invention is the use of a resin composition (A) comprising A1) at least one unsaturated polyester resin, A2) at least one vinyl ether having a viscosity of less than 4000 mPa.multidot.s at 25° C., A3) if desired, at least one furthe... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6436485 | Method for powder-coating The invention relates to a method of applying a powder coating to a substrate (5), in particular a temperature-sensitive substrate such as wood, wood-fiber material, plastic, rubber, cloth, paper or cardboard, wherein a thermoreactive powder is applied as... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6436484 | Processes for coating sewing thread Processes for coating sewing thread using a radiation curable composition and the resultant coated sewing thread. Sewing thread is coated with a radiation curable composition, which exhibits a self sustaining cure after exposure to radiation. The composit... | 08/20/2002 |