Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7888399 | Curable composition containing thiol compound The present invention relates to a curable composition having high adhesiveness and transparency, comprising a thiol compound containing two or more groups represented by formula (1): wherein the symbols in the formula have... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7763670 | Inks for in-mould decoration An energy-core ink or varnish composition is provided for use in an in-mold decoration (IMD) process, comprising an energy-curable resin, additional reactive monomers and/or oligomers and, optionally and in an amount not exceeding 10% by weight, a solvent, wherein t... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7750060 | Radiation curable coating composition The invention relates to a radiation curable composition including a polyester urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer prepared from ortho-carboxylic polyester polyols, where the composition, after cure, has a secant modulus greater than about 600 MPa and an elongation at ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7423105 | Fast curing primary optical fiber coatings A curable composition for coating an optical fiber that includes an aliphatic-aromatic oxyglycidyl(meth)acrylate monomeric component, an aliphatic-(hetero)cyclic oxyglycidyl(meth)acrylate monomeric component, or a combination thereof, and an ethylenically unsaturate... | 09/09/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7381785 | Preparation of new radiation-curing binders Process for preparing binders including reacting A) one or more NCO-functional compounds containing uretdione groups with B) one or more compounds containing groups capable of participating in polymerization reaction with ethylenically unsaturated compounds on expos... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7323532 | Low-viscosity radiation-curing and thermally curing polyisocyanates The present invention concerns a process for producing low-viscosity polyisocyanates or secondary products thereof, which carry activated, radiation-curable double bonds and can optionally also cure thermally, and low-viscosity polyisocyanate mixtures or secondary p... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7307107 | Photopolymerizable composition and use thereof A photopolymerizable composition comprising a polymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator, wherein the polymerizable compound is characterized by comprising (a) a bifunctional (meth)acrylic acid (thio)ester compound containing a sulfur atom in the mol... | 12/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7279506 | Ink jettable overprint compositions Ink jettable, radiation curable overprint compositions containing at least one radiation curable oligomer/monomer, at least one photoinitiator, and at least one surfactant are disclosed. The overprint compositions are particularly well-suited for protecting ink-base... | 10/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7264823 | Medical adhesive and methods of tissue adhesion An adhesive including a mixture of isocyanate capped molecules formed by reacting multi-isocyanate functional molecules with multi-functional precursor molecules including terminal functional groups selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, a primary a... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7199166 | Radiation-curable resins based on hydrogenated ketone-aldehyde and phenol-aldehyde resins and a process for preparing them Radiation-curable resins containing a carbonyl-hydrogenated ketone-aldehyde and/or a ring-hydrogenated phenyl-aldehyde resins, and a process for preparing them. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7189781 | Moisture curable, radiation curable sealant composition Sealant composition comprising at least one of a) a moisture curable, radiation curable polyurethane prepolymer or b) a blend comprising a moisture curable polyurethane prepolymer and a radiation curable prepolymer. Also disclosed are insulating glass assemblies tha... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7166649 | Polyester-polyether hybrid urethane acrylate oligomer for UV curing pressure sensitive adhesives The invention is a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) composition, which is the ultraviolet radiation (UV) cured reaction product of a polyester-polyether-based urethane acrylate, one or more acrylate monomers, and a UV photosensitizer. The polyester-polyether-based ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163471 | Golf balls having sound-altered layers and methods for making them Golf ball covers incorporate base material compositions including a sound-altering material for selectively enhancing or dampening the acoustic output of a golf ball when it is struck. A ratio in the composition by weight of base material to sound-altering material ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7155100 | Flame-retardant optical fiber coating composition An optical fiber comprises a flame retardant tight-buffer coating. The tight-buffer coating has a limiting oxygen index of at least 20% and preferably has a durable tensile strength. Flame retardant, inner primary, outer primary, ink, ink base and single coatings an... | 12/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7098256 | Antimicrobial radiation curable coating The invention is a radiation curable coating containing an antimicrobial agent, where upon irradiation with UV light, the radiation curable coating rapidly cures to a polymeric coating. The polymeric coating has durable antimicrobial properties, being especially eff... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7091257 | Radiation-curable composition with simultaneous color formation during cure A radiation-curable fiber optic coating composition for an inner primary coating includes a coloring agent, preferably a dye or a dye precursor, compatible with the fiber of the fiber optic and capable of imparting a pre-selected color to the inner primary coating, ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7064154 | Radiation-curable composition for optical fiber coating materials Compositions for use in optical fiber coatings and optical fibers and optical fiber arrays using these coatings are disclosed, as are methods for making the same. The compositions comprise a combination of two different radiation curable urethane oligomers, and can ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7041708 | Ultraviolet-curable polyurethane compositions Ultraviolet (UV)-curable polyurethane compositions are provided which are made by reacting an isocyanate with an ultraviolet (UV)-curable polyol that is made by co-polymerizing an alkylene oxide, an unsaturated carboxylic acid or anhydride and a hydroxy functional c... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7039286 | Light guide module having uniform light diffusion arrangement and method for making the same A light guide module (10) for use in a flat panel display (21) comprises a light guide pipe (20) having a light emitting surface (21), and a light incident surface (25) orthogonal to the light emitting surface. A light diffusion ar... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7034063 | Multi-component system containing solvents, hardenable by thermal and actinic radiation and the use thereof A solvent-containing multicomponent system curable thermally and with actinic radiation (dual cure) and comprising (A) at least one component comprising (A1) at least one constituent containing at least 1.8 meq/g of isocyanate-react... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6995192 | 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... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6987135 | Photoactivatable water borne coating composition Photoactivatable water born coating composition comprising a) a (meth)acryloyl-functional polyurethane dispersion, with the (meth)acryloyl-functional polyurethane comprising 5 to 18 wt. % of alkylene oxide groups while the (meth)ac... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6984672 | Urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer, process for its production and photo-curable composition A urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer which has a low viscosity and gives a flexible cured product having a low surface tackiness, is provided. It is obtainable by reacting a polyol component comprising a polyoxyalkylene polyol which has from 2 to 4 hydroxyl groups, a ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6943202 | Radiation-curable polyurethane A radiation-curable polyurethane is obtained from the reaction of a low free diisocyanate polyurethane prepolymer and an acrylic monomer. ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6916855 | Radiation curable compositions The invention relates to a radiation curable composition comprising radiation curable components wherein at least one component of the radiation curable composition contains a functional group which, when attached to an acrylate group has a calculated Boltzmann aver... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6906115 | Surface treatment composition and preparation thereof A perfluoropolyether-containing composition, which can easily conform to a fluorine-free substrate and can form a film on a surface of the substrate to fix the composition to the substrate surface, wherein the composition is a carbon-carbon double bond-containing co... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6906114 | UV curable silver chloride compositions for producing silver coatings The present invention discloses an ultraviolet light curable silver chloride compositions and method for making such a composition that may be used to produce a silver coating on a substrate. The disclosed composition does not contain any significant amount of volat... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6905735 | UV curable paint compositions and method of making and applying same The present invention discloses an ultraviolet light curable paint composition and method for applying and making such a composition to a substrate. Suitable substrates include glass, metals, and various plastics such as polycarbonates. The disclosed composition doe... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6903145 | Method for producing a multicomponent system which can be thermally hardened and hardened by actinic radiation and the use thereof A process for preparing a multicomponent system curable thermally and with actinic radiation (dual cure), where (A) at least one component comprising at least one constituent (A1) containing per molecule at least two isocyanate-reactive functional group... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6872760 | Radiation-curable composition for optical fiber coating materials Compositions for use in optical fiber coatings and optical fibers and optical fiber arrays using these coatings are disclosed, as are methods for making the same. The compositions comprise a combination of two different radiation curable urethane oligomers, and can ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6858657 | Radiation curable resin composition The present invention provides a curable composition, comprising: a (meth)acrylate urethane compound derived from a polypropylene glycol or a propyleneoxide ethyleneoxide copolymer glycol having a molecular weight between 1,000 and 13,000 and an amount of unsaturati... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6855746 | Process for the production of molded particles for enzyme- or microbial cell-immobilization This invention provides a process for the production of molded particles for enzyme- or microbial cell-immobilization which is characterized in that: an aqueous liquid composition which comprises: (A) an unsaturated group-containing ureth... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6852773 | Photocurable resin composition and optical parts The invention relates to a photocurable resin composition comprising: (A) a di or more functional urethane (meth)acrylate compound; (B) a monofunctional (meth)acrylate; (C) a photoinitiator; and (D) a polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether phosphate represented by the followin... | 02/08/2005 |
