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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7385002 | Process for preparing resin binder for toner The present invention relates to a process for preparing a resin binder for toner, comprising the steps of (A) carrying out an addition polymerization reaction of addition polymerization resin monomers including styrene in the presence or absence of an organic solve... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7361450 | Photosensitive resins, resin compositions and products of curing thereof A photosensitive resin (A) consisting substantially of a product obtained by reacting a polyester (c) which is a reaction product of a polyol (a) with a tetrabasic acid dianhydride (b) with a compound (d) having an ethylenically unsaturated group and an epoxy group ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7264913 | Antireflective compositions for photoresists The present invention relates to a novel antireflective coating composition comprising a polymer, a crosslinking agent and an acid generator. The present invention further relates to a process for using the novel composition, particularly at 193 nm. The polymer of t... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7166413 | Enabling chain scission of branched photoresist By using a branched long chained chain scission polymer as a photoresist for EUV and 157 nanometer applications, a relatively higher molecular weight polymer with good mechanical properties may be achieved. In addition, by using chain scission technology, line edge ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7105268 | Polymer for photoresist and resin compositions therefor A polymeric compound for photoresist of the invention includes at least one monomer unit represented by following Formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7041426 | Photoresist based on polycondensates and having an increased resolution for use in 157 nanometer lithography A photoresist includes a polymer which has acid-cleavable groups in its main chain. The polymer can thus be cleaved by acid into short cleavage products which can be removed from the substrate through the use of a developer. The polymer is completely or partially fl... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7022454 | Monomers, polymers, methods of synthesis thereof and photoresist compositions The present invention provides novel alicyclic-esterified norbornene carboxylates monomers, polymers and photoresist compositions that comprise the polymers as a resin binder component. Methods for synthesis of the monomers and polymers of the invention are also pro... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6994946 | Silicon-containing polymer, resist composition and patterning process Novel silicon-containing polymers are provided comprising recurring units having a POSS pendant and units which improve alkali solubility under the action of an acid. Resist compositions comprising the polymers are sensitive to high-energy radiation and have a high ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6911296 | Imageable element and composition comprising thermally reversible polymers The present invention also includes an imageable element, comprising a substrate and a thermally imageable composition comprising a thermally sensitive polymer which exhibits an increased solubility in an aqueous developer solution upon heating. The thermally sensit... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6893795 | Lithographic printing plate precursor and production method of lithographic printing plate A positive working lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a lower layer containing a water-insoluble and alkali-soluble resin, and an upper heat-sensitive layer containing a water-insoluble and alkali-soluble resin and an infrared absorbing dye and increas... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6884568 | Stabilized infrared-sensitive polymerizable systems The use of certain mercapto compounds as shelf life improvers for infrared-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursors is disclosed. The compounds are five-membered heteroaromatic rings containing a nitrogen atom and at least one other heteroatom, which can be ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6787289 | Radiation sensitive refractive index changing composition and refractive index changing method A radiation sensitive refractive index changing composition whose refractive index of a material is changed by a simple method, whose changed refractive index difference is sufficiently large, and which can provide a stable refractive index pattern and a stable opti... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6723486 | Photoresist compositions comprising polycyclic polymers with acid labile pendant groups The present invention relates to a radiation sensitive photoresist composition comprising a photoacid initiator and a polycyclic polymer comprising repeating units that contain pendant acid labile groups. Upon exposure to an imaging radiation source the photoacid in... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6632582 | Pattern formation material and pattern formation method A pattern formation material contains a base polymer including a siloxane compound represented by Chemical Formula 1: ##STR1## wherein R1 are the same or different compounds selected from the group consisting of an alkyl compound, an ester comp... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6476094 | Compositions containing unsaturated polyester resins and their use for the production of coatings The present invention relates to compositions that may be cured under the action of UV radiation and contain A) 40 to 80 parts by weight of a polyester resin component containing one or more ethylenically unsaturated polyester resins prepared from a carbo... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6265131 | Alicyclic dissolution inhibitors and positive potoresist composition containing the same A positive photoresist composition comprising a polymer, a photoactived agent and an dissolution inhibitor represented by the following formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R1 and R2 each independently is a hydroxyl group, a C1-8 | 07/24/2001 |
| 6231958 | Heat-shrinkable polyester film and method for manufacturing the same A heat-shrinkable polyester film including: a repeating unit of trimethyleneterephtalate of 5-30% by mole; a repeating unit of 2,2-dimethyl(-1,3-propylene)terephtalate of 5-30% by mole of the total composition; and a repeating unit of ethyleneterephtalate... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6194120 | Organic photochromic compositions and method for fabrication of polymer waveguides Optical waveguides prepared by irradiating selected regions of positive photochromic polymeric materials with actinic radiation are disclosed. The photochromic materials undergo an irreversible photochemical change which results in an increase in the refr... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6156475 | Image forming process using silver halide, reducing agent and polymerizable compound An image forming process comprises the steps of image-wise exposing to light a light-sensitive material, heating the light-sensitive material to develop the silver halide within the exposed area and to harden the hardening layer, and removing the light-se... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6136521 | Polycarbonate, and molding and electrophotographic photoreceptor prepared therefrom A polycarbonate containing repeating units (1) represented by the general formula (1), a polycarbonate molding produced by molding the polycarbonate, and an electrophotographic photoreceptor having a photosensitive layer which has a surface layer containi... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6132937 | Alkali-developing type photocurable composition and calcined pattern obtained by use thereof Disclosed are a photocurable composition which is developable with an aqueous alkaline solution and such calcined patterns as a conductor pattern, a vitreous dielectric pattern, and a fluorescent pattern which are obtained by the use of the photocurable c... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6074801 | Negative type photoresist composition used for light beam with short wavelength and method of forming pattern using the same A negative type photoresist composition is composed of a polymer which contains a repetition unit which is expressed by a general chemical formula (1), a crosslinker composed of a compound which contains a functional group which is expressed by a general ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6071670 | Transparent resin, photosensitive composition, and method of forming a pattern A photosensitive composition comprising, an oligomer having a backbone chain comprising an alicyclic skeleton and/or a conjugated polycondensed aromatic skeleton, the backbone chain being acid-decomposable or hydrolyzable, and a photo-acid-generating agen... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6048664 | Energy-sensitive resist material and a process for device fabrication using an energy-sensitive resist material The present invention is directed to a process for device fabrication and resist materials that are used in the process. The resist material contains a polymer that contains monomeric units that contain alicyclic formate moieties, and at least one other t... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6042990 | Thermosetting polyester anti-reflective coatings for multilayer photoresist processes Thermosetting, bottom-applied polymeric anti-reflective coatings exhibiting high optical density, rapid plasma etch rates, high solubility in preferred coating solvents, excellent feature coverage, and improved stability in solution are disclosed. The pri... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6030712 | Printing plate materials and a method of producing the same A printing plate material producing prints with inhibited background staining is provided by formation of a photosensitive layer comprising nitrocellulose, a black coloring agent, e.g. carbon black, and an organic binder and having (1) a surface roughness... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5994022 | Radiation sensitive resin composition A radiation sensitive resin composition useful as a chemically amplified positive tone resist is provided. The composition comprises (A) a copolymer which becomes soluble in an alkali developing solution by the action of an acid, the copolymer containing ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5952151 | Photopolymerizable mixture exhibiting low oxygen sensitivity for the production of color proofs Photopolymerizable mixtures containing a polymeric binder mixture with salt-forming groups, a photopolymerizable monomer, a photoinitiator and at least 10% by weight of a vinyl acetate homopolymer or a vinyl acetate copolymer, and photopolymerizable recor... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5948590 | Negative type image recording material A negative type image recording material capable of processing directly from computer and other digital data, with excellent printing durability at the time of printing and lack of staining. The negative type image recording material includes (A) a polyme... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5935760 | Thermosetting polyester anti-reflective coatings for multilayer photoresist processes Thermosetting, bottom-applied polymeric anti-reflective coatings exhibiting high optical density, rapid plasma etch rates, high solubility in preferred coating solvents, excellent feature coverage, and improved stability in solution are disclosed. The pri... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5935761 | Photosensitive resin composition Disclosed herein is a photosensitive resin composition comprising a photopolymerizable monomer, thermoplastic polymeric binder and photoinitiator, wherein said photopolymerizable monomer comprises as least one species of water-soluble monomer and at least... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5916731 | Photosensitive resin composition Provided are a photosensitive resin composition having an anionic group and a cationic group, which is characterized in that it has an anionic group content of 0.15 mole/kg or more and a cationic group content of 0.15 mole/kg or more and contains a cation... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5876899 | Photoresist compositions A method for making an acrylic resin photoresist characterized by polymerization of an acrylic monomer in a solvent that dissolves all monomers and resultant polymers. The use of the solvent permits formation of acrylic resins suitable for use in the prep... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5780195 | Toner resin compositions A toner resin composition and a method of making the same are disclosed. The toner resin composition comprises a polyester resin formed from a reaction between a polybasic acid or anhydride and a polyhydric alcohol, and a polyfunctional epoxy resin which ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5612445 | Ultraviolet curable epoxidized alkyds The epoxidation of alkyds containing anhydrides or diacids with cycloaliphatic unsaturation results in epoxy resins which cure rapidly in UV light to produce uniform films without the use of flow modifiers. The fatty acid portion of the alkyd functions as... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5518865 | Production of microstructure elements The invention relates to a process for producing microstructure elements having structure depths of from several μm to the mm region by imagewise irradiation of polymers with X-rays, where the polymers employed are aliphatic polyesters.... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5492793 | Photoresist composition The present invention relates to an improved chemically amplified photoresist composition comprising (i) a photosensitive acid generator and (ii) a polymer comprising the reaction product of hydroxystyrene with acrylate, methacrylate or a mixture of acryl... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5422227 | Resin particles, method for production thereof and their uses Spherical resin particles in micron order with a narrow particle diameter distribution, methods for the production thereof and uses thereof are disclosed. Overcoming various problems comprised in the hitherto-known polymerization granulation methods, resi... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5403698 | Negative type photosensitive electrodepositing resin composition A negative type photosensitive electrodepositing resin composition comprising (a) a polymer obtained by neutralizing a copolymer of acrylic or methacrylic acid and having an acid number of 20 to 300 with a basic organic compound, (b) a non-water-soluble m... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5378566 | Structurally simplified electrophotographic imaging member An electrophotographic imaging member including a substrate, a hole blocking adhesive layer, a charge generating layer and a charge transport layer, the hole blocking adhesive layer including a polyester film forming binder having dispersed therein a part... | 01/03/1995 |
