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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8044110 | Optical fiber with polymeric coating crosslinked in the presence of both radical and cationic photoinitiators Optical fiber has a glass portion and at least one coating of crosslinked polymer material surrounding the glass portion, the coating being obtained by crosslinking a composition of (a) at least one radically crosslinkable oligomer containing at least two reactive f... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7939577 | Radiation-curable alkoxy silanized hyperbranched polyester acrylates and preparation thereof The invention provides a radiation-curable alkoxy silanized hyperbranched polyester acrylate, characterized in that the radiation-curable alkoxy silanized hyperbranched polyester acrylate is produced by using a hyperbranched molecule with at least 16 functionalities... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7863346 | Mold compositions with high adhesion to metal substrates The invention is based on the discovery that certain well-defined crosslinkable polyester compounds are useful as components in mold compositions having increased adhesion to substrates, compared to mold compositions that do not contain the crosslinkable polyester c... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7816421 | Radiation curable low gloss powder coating compositions A radiation curable powder coating composition for preparing low gloss coatings, comprises as a binder a mixture of 30 to 90 weight % of one or more (meth)acryloyl group containing amorphous polyester resins having an unsaturated equivalent weight of more than 700 g... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7816420 | Radiation curable low gloss powder coating compositions A radiation curable powder coating composition for preparing low gloss coatings, comprises as a binder a mixture of 30 to 90 weight % of one or more (meth)acryloyl group containing amorphous polyester resins having an unsaturated equivalent weight of more than 700 g... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7425586 | Environmentally friendly, 100% solids, actinic radiation curable coating compositions and coated surfaces and coated articles thereof Disclosed are environmentally friendly, substantially all solids coating compositions which are curable using ultra violet and visible radiation. In addition, methods for coating surfaces, or at least a portion of the surfaces, and curing of the coated surface to ob... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7420005 | Photocurable resin composition, finely embossed pattern-forming sheet, finely embossed transfer sheet, optical article, stamper and method of forming finely embossed pattern The photocurable resin composition in the first aspect of the invention comprises, as essential components, (A) a binder resin having photopolymerizable functional groups and (B) inorganic superfine particles in the order of sub-micron which can be dispersed in a co... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7407617 | 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... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7399793 | Coating composition curable with ultraviolet radiation A clearcoat curable by ultraviolet radiation including at least one of A) acrylate or methacrylate monomers or mixtures thereof having from one to six free-radically polymerizable groups per molecule or B) compounds containing two or more ethylenically unsaturated, ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7393880 | Radically polymerizable composition resulting in shock resistant organic lenses A radically polymerizable composition comprising: a first component A comprising at least an oligomer having at least two radically polymerizable functions and the homopolymer of which has a glass transition temperature (Tg | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390605 | Resin binder for toner The present invention relates to a resin binder for toner, containing a crystalline polyester having a softening point of 80° to 130° C., containing a resin obtained by polycondensation of an alcohol component comprising 70% by mol or more of an aliphatic diol hav... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7378457 | No VOC radiation curable resin compositions with enhanced flexibility The present invention provides radiation curable resin compositions having enhanced low temperature flexibility and to methods of using these compositions. The radiation curable resin compositions contain no or essentially no volatile organic components (VOCs), and ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7375144 | Abrasion resistant coatings Disclosed are radiation-curable, abrasion resistant coating compositions for thermoplastic substrates which provides superior abrasion, chemical, and impact resistance properties. The coating composition includes at least one flexible diacrylate component, at least ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7365105 | Radiation curable ink compositions and applications thereof Radiation curable ink compositions that include a curable component having a functionality that is greater than two, is present in the ink composition in an amount greater than 30 percent by weight, and has a molecular weight in the range of about 400 g/mole to abou... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7348128 | Photosensitive resin based on saponified polyvinyl acetate photosensitive resin composition, method of forming aqueous gel from the same, and compound A photosensitive resin which exhibits excellent storage stability, affinity, miscibility, or solubility with respect to a variety of compounds, and high sensitivity can be solidified even under hydrous conditions as well as exhibiting high cure-related sensitivity a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338748 | Polymerizable composition and planographic printing plate precursor The present invention provides a planographic printing plate precursor including on a support a photosensitive layer that contains a polymerizable composition containing a specific binder polymer having a repeating unit of formula (I), an infrared absorbent, a polym... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338985 | Rustproofing composition A rustproofing composition has superior properties satisfying rustproofing quality requirements and workability requirements for car underbodies, parts around tires, parts with pockets, plate-bonded parts or the like of car bodies, and containing volatile organic so... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7323499 | UV curable silver chloride compositions for producing silver coatings The present invention discloses an ultraviolet light curable silver chloride composition and method for making such a composition that may be used to produce an silver coating on a substrate. The disclosed composition does not contain any significant amount of volat... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7312290 | Curable formulations, cured compositions, and articles derived thereform Curable formulations comprising: (a) at least one multifunctional acrylate having a functionality of at least two, (b) at least one mono-acrylate monomer, (c) at least one heteroatom-containing diacrylate, wherein the heteroatom is sulfur or selenium; and (d) a curi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309723 | Redox polymer nanoparticles The invention provides nanoparticles comprising one or more redox-active species, methods of making such nanoparticles, and methods for using such nanoparticles, for example, as diagnostic agents for the detection of various analytes. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7304095 | Photocurable ink-jet ink, ink-jet image forming method and ink-jet recording apparatus using the same A photocurable ink for ink-jet printing, including: a photopolymerizable compound; a pigment; and a dispersing agent, wherein the photopolymerizable compound is a radical polymerizable compound; an amine value of the pigment (AMp) is larger than an acid value of the... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7297400 | Curable pressure sensitive adhesive compositions Curable pressure sensitive adhesive compositions comprising an acrylate copolymer, a mono-acrylate oligomer, a multi-acrylate oligomer having from 2 to 5 acrylate functional groups per molecule, and a photoinitiator, the adhesive exhibiting pressure sensitive adhesi... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294658 | Radiation-cured, laminated flexible packaging material and radiation-curable, adhesive composition Provided are laminated flexible packaging materials (20) suitable for containing a pharmaceutical, food or beverage grade product. The laminated flexible packaging material includes a layer of flexible packaging material (26) bound to at least one othe... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291658 | Radiation-curable inks for flexographic and screen-printing applications from multifunctional acrylate oligomers The present invention relates generally to radiation-curable ink formulations, and particularly, but not by way of limitation, to a family of radiation-curable ink formulations specifically for flexographic and screen printing applications. The inventive ink formula... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291657 | Ultraviolet light curing compositions for composite repair An ultraviolet (UV) light curable formulation useful for repairing composite materials, comprising: an acrylic oligomer, an acrylic monomer, and a photoinitiator. This formulation may include fiberglass. The photoinitiator can be a combination of a bis-acylphosphine... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291656 | Ultraviolet light curing compositions for composite repair An ultraviolet (UV) light curable formulation useful for repairing composite materials, comprising: an acrylic oligomer, an acrylic monomer, and a photoinitiator. This formulation may include fiberglass. The photoinitiator can be a combination of a bis-acylphosphine... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288319 | Forming a chemically cross-linked particle of a desired shape and diameter Chemically cross-linked polymeric particles are formed using mechanical rather than chemical processes, facilitating production of small-diameter particles in a manner largely independent of the viscosity or density of the polymer. For example, an uncross-linked res... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7276542 | Ultraviolet light curing compositions for composite repair An ultraviolet (UV) light curable formulation useful for repairing composite materials, comprising: an acrylic oligomer, an acrylic monomer, and a photoinitiator. This formulation may include fiberglass. The photoinitiator can be a combination of a bis-acylphosphine... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7276544 | Process for manufacturing intraocular lenses with blue light absorption characteristics A process for producing intraocular lenses (IOLs) capable of absorbing blue light and ultraviolet light using photo curing. Intraocular lenses so produced block blue light and ultraviolet light from reaching the retina of an eye implanted with the IOL. By blocking b... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273896 | Compositions and methods of using a transient colorant This invention relates generally to compositions and systems for forming biomaterials containing a transient colorant for visualizing tissue or surgical materials coated with such biomaterials, to methods of using such compositions as bioadhesives, for tissue augmen... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7268172 | Radiation curable compositions The present invention is directed to a composition curable by radiation having a wavelength of 300 nm or more, a method of producing a coated substrate using such composition and the coated product so-produced. More particularly, the composition of the present inven... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264873 | Surface protecting film for polycarbonate The objective is to provide a surface protecting film for polycarbonate which is easy to laminate on polycarbonate and remove from the polycarbonate, the peel adhesive strength change to polycarbonate with times is small and there is no adhesive transferring to the ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7262230 | Process of preparing crosslinked, low loss polymers with tunable refractive indices A process that includes (a) providing a mixture including i) a halocatechol diacrylate, a haloresorcinol diacrylate, or a halohydroquinone diacrylate component, ii) a charge transporting component having a radical polymerizable group, and iii) a radical initiator an... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7262229 | Ink for excimer curing A lithographic ink composition that comprises a colorant having absorbency wavelength cutoffs of about 300 nm or longer, acrylate-functional materials, and a photoinitiator that absorbs at a wavelength of 300 nm or longer is formulated with a mileage of from about 1... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259192 | Molecular weight reduction of polysaccharides by electron beams A method of depolymerizing galactomannan-type polysaccharide polymers and xanthan, preferably galactomannans, to a pre-selected lower molecular weight by irradiation with high energy electron beams. The preferred galactomannans for treatment according to this method... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7238732 | Radiation-curable adhesive compositions A radiation-curable adhesive composition comprising at least one tackifier resin and at least one radiation-curable composition is provided wherein the tackifier resin comprises monomer repeating units from at least one aromatic monomer and at least one acrylate mon... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238731 | Environmentally friendly coating compositions for coating metal objects, coated objects therefrom, and methods, processes and assemblages for coating thereof Disclosed are environmentally friendly, substantially all solids coating compositions which are curable using ultraviolet and visible radiation. In addition, the disclosed coating compositions are suitable for coating flexible objects and/or objects having angular f... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235591 | Uv-curable coating composition and coated articles The present invention relates to an ultraviolet-curable coating composition comprising: (A) an ultraviolet curable four or more functional groups-containing polyfunctional (meth)acrylate having four or more (meth)acryloyl groups in the molecule and a nu... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232850 | Photocurable compositions for articles having stable tensile properties A photocurable composition comprising cationically curable compound, an acrylate-containing compound; a hydroxyl-containing compound; a cationic photoinitiator; and a free radical photoinitiator; wherein said composition has less than 0.54 equivalents of cationicall... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232540 | Radiation-curable coatings for plastic substrates from multifunctional acrylate oligomers The present invention relates to radiation-curable coating formulations specifically for plastic substrates. The present invention specifically relates to resinous Michael addition products of β-dicarbonyl compounds and Lewis-functional multifunctional acrylate est... | 06/19/2007 |