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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8097661 | Ink compositions and methods A radiation-curable gel ink with reduced syneresis. The inks include a curable monomer, an organic gellant, a gel-forming wax, an optional photoinitiator, and an optional colorant. Also disclosed are methods of making such inks, and methods of forming images with su... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7750062 | Method of producing a polymeric material, polymer, monomeric compound and method of preparing a monomeric compound A method of producing a polymeric material including subjecting a starting material to conditions under which polymerisation occurs. The starting material includes a group of sub-formula (XIII) where R16 is selec... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7625956 | Phase change inks containing photoinitiator with phase change properties and gellant affinity Disclosed is a phase change ink comprising a colorant, an initiator, and an ink vehicle, said ink vehicle comprising (a) at least one radically curable monomer compound, and (b) a compound of the formula wherein R1 | 12/01/2009 |
| 7605191 | Photosensitive resin, photosensitive composition and photo-crosslinked structure The invention provides a photosensitive resin which can readily form, through photo-crosslinking, a surface coating which has hydrophilicity and high bioadaptability; a photosensitive composition containing the photosensitive resin; and a photo-crosslinked structure... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7414081 | Colored, radiation-curable composition Radiation-curable compositions, and methods of making the same, for providing a wide variety of substrates with a durable, colored coating or colorant are disclosed. The color is at least in part provided by chromophore molecules that are covalently bonded to other ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7407707 | Radiation-curable coatings for metal substrates from multifunctional acrylate oligomers The invention detailed herein comprises a family of radiation-curable coating formulations specifically for metal substrates. These coating formulations are based on multifunctional acrylate resins formed by the reaction of acrylate monomers and oligomers with ÿ-ke... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7393881 | Colored radiation curable coating compositions for identifying telecommunications elements and telecommunications elements coated thereby A telecommunication element having a durable color identifying polymeric coating thereon is disclosed. The telecommunication element comprises an elongated communication transmission medium, such as an optical fiber or an optical fiber ribbon, and a radiation cured ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7384989 | Coating material, method for production and use thereof for production of adhesive, corrosion-resistant coatings A liquid coating material in the form of a water-in-oil dispersion which is curable with actinic radiation, is substantially or completely free from organic solvents and has a pH | 06/10/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7371345 | Sterilization of medical adhesive kits Adhesive compositions, particularly medical adhesive compositions, often include several components that may react differently to different sterilization processes, particularly when combined with one another. The present invention is directed to methods of steriliz... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371511 | Polydiacetylene polymer blends Polymer blend compositions that include diacetylene segments are provided. The polymers containing diacetylene segments are capable of a calorimetric indication in response to stimuli, such as heat, an analyte or exposure to certain environmental factors, despite be... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7341791 | Photo-crosslinkable multi-coating system having improved gas barrier properties The present invention relates to a multi-coating system with gas-barrier properties which is able to undergo photo-crosslinking by means of UV radiation and is particularly suitable for the external protection of containers made of thermoplastic polymers, such as bo... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342053 | Resin composition, adhesive film using the same and multilayer printed circuit board Producing a printed circuit board, by coating a resin composition comprising an aromatic cyanate compound having two or more cyanato groups in a molecule and a radical-polymerizable resin on a circuit substrate, photo-curing the resin composition, and thermally curi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341828 | Thiol compound, photopolymerization initiator composition and photosensitive composition A photopolymerization initiator composition containing a thiol compound having a mercapto group-containing group that has at least one substituent on the carbon atoms on carbon atom(s) at the α- and/or β-position with respect to the mercapto group and a photopolym... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338986 | UV curable low gloss additives for overprint varnish coating formulations and coatings therefrom The invention relates to UV curable, low gloss overprint varnish coating formulations and cured coatings prepared therefrom. The low gloss overprint varnish formulations contain a Michael addition resin, a polyamide powder and a reactive monomer. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338984 | Resin composition containing ultrafine inorganic particle By providing a composition in which refractive index can be controlled, and scratch resistivity and adhesion (especially adhesion to a resin having a thiourethane bond or epithiosulfide bond) are excellent when the composition is coated on a base material such as a ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7326739 | Optical fiber ribbons containing radiation cured encapsulating materials Optical fiber ribbons comprise at least two optical fiber subunit ribbons encapsulated within a radiation cured encapsulating material. The radiation cured encapsulating material allows separation of the subunit ribbons by hand tearing of the encapsulating material ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7312255 | Water-based coating mixture, method for application of corrosion protection layer with said mixture, substrates coated thus and use thereof The invention relates to a mixture for the application of a polymeric coating to a substrate. Said mixtures comprises water and optionally an organic solvent, at least one water-dispersible radically polymerizable compound, at least one water-dispersible polymerizab... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309724 | Thermosetting resin compositions containing maleimide and/or vinyl compounds In accordance with the present invention, there are provided novel thermosetting resin compositions which do not require solvent to provide a system having suitable viscosity for convenient handling. Invention compositions have the benefit of undergoing rapid cure. ... | 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 |
| 7294656 | UV curable coating composition The present invention is directed to a non-aqueous composition curable by UV radiation broadly comprising a mixture of two UV curable urethane acrylates. The invention is also directed to a coating process using such composition. One of the urethane acrylates is the... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 7279505 | Radiation-curable prepolymers The present invention provides a radiation-curable prepolymer. The radiation-curable prepolymer of the invention is prepared by reacting an isocyanate-capped polyurethane with an ethylenically unsaturated amine or an ethylenically unsaturated monohydroxy compound or... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276543 | Radiation curable resin composition The present invention relates to a coated optical fiber comprising a glass optical fiber with a single protective coating or a combination of an inner and an outer primary coating applied thereon and optionally with a colored coating subsequently applied thereon whe... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7271204 | Liquid oligomeric compositions containing acrylate unsaturation and polybutadiene segments UV curable, liquid, oligomeric compositions are prepared from the reaction product of a Michael addition oligomer and an isocyanate capped polybutadiene. The UV curable, liquid, oligomeric compositions can be cured in the presence of fragrances to form articles that... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268173 | Free-radically radiation-curable, solvent-free and printable precursor of a pressure-sensitive adhesive The present invention relates to a free-radically radiation-curable, solvent-free and printable precursor of a pressure-sensitive adhesive, the precursor comprising: (i) 30-75 wt. % of one or more mono(meth)acrylate functional oligomer compounds at least one of said... | 09/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7262231 | Photosensitive amine generator, photocurable composition and photoreactive adhesive composition The invention provides compounds which can generate amine by irradiation with light and are excellent both in photodecomposability and in reactivity and compatibility with amine-curable compounds, and photo-setting compositions containing the compounds. The compound... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252709 | Multifunctional acrylate oligomers as pigment grinding vehicles for radiation-curable ink applications The invention detailed herein comprises a family of multifunctional acrylate oligomers which are useful as pigment grinding vehicles for use in radiation-curable coating formulations. The multifunctional acrylate resins are formed by the reaction of acrylate monomer... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7247697 | Coating compositions for use in golf balls A golf ball comprising a core, a cover encasing the core, at least one coating layer encasing the cover, and at least one indicia layer immediate adjacent to the coating layer is provided. At least one of the indicia and coating layers comprises at least one two-par... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7235616 | Curable resin compositions and process for preparing oligomers containing acrylate groups and substituted methacrylate groups A curable resin composition which exhibits excellent hardness of their curing products as well as storage stability is provided, and a simple method to obtain acrylated resins is provided. The composition comprises a curable oligomer which has an acryloyl group and ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7235592 | PVA hydrogel The present invention provides methods of making covalently crosslinked vinyl polymer hydrogels having advantageous physical properties, and covalently crosslinked vinyl polymer hydrogel compositions made by such methods, as well as articles of manufacture comprisin... | 06/26/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7214725 | Radiation-curable lithographic inks 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 lithographic printing applications. The inventive ink formulations are b... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210835 | Diffusion sheet and manufacturing method thereof A diffusion sheet structure in the direct type backlight module with anti-UV rays function and its manufacturing method discloses a diffusion sheet in the backlight module applied to TFT-LCD TV, and plural layer of the diffusion sheet made by a method of a multi-lay... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7202285 | Radiation-curable composition Compositions suitable for use as base coats and varnishes, preferably for use in combination with electrostatic of set inks printed onto plastics substrates, particularly polycarbonate compact discs. They contain a photopolymerisable material, a photoinitiator, an i... | 04/10/2007 |
