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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7368718 | X-ray detector An x-ray detector with a scintillator element connected to a detection area of a photodiode via an optically transparently curing adhesive. To increase the sensitivity of the x-ray detector, it is proposed to mix the adhesive with a powder prepared from a material w... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7226719 | Limited play data storage media and coating formulations thereon The present invention provides a formulation for a reactive dye layer for a limited-play optical storage medium, the reactive formulation including at least one carrier material or curable acrylate monomer, at least one reactive material disposed within the carrier ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7187859 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing contact lenses The present invention is directed towards adhering a contact lens button on a fixture for use in shaping, forming and/or otherwise configuring a contact lens. For example, in accordance with one exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a combination of adhesi... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7147742 | Method for accelerating the curing of adhesives A process for heating particle filled adhesive compositions by using an electrical, magnetic or electromagnetic alternating field. Nanoscale particles are employed having ferromagnetic, ferrimagnetic, superparamagnetic or piezoelectric properties. These particles mo... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7101920 | Water-soluble blocking wax formulation The invention provides, in a first embodiment, a blocking wax composition. The blocking wax comprises from about 50 to about 90 weight percent of a water-soluble continuous phase and from about 10 to about 50 weight percent of a discontinuous solid phase filler that... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7091271 | Core shell nanocomposite optical plastic article A nanocomposite optical plastic article has a plastic host material with a temperature sensitive optical vector (x) and a core shell nanoparticulate material dispersed into the plastic host material. The core shell nanoparticulate material is characterized by a core... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7013965 | Organic matrices containing nanomaterials to enhance bulk thermal conductivity Thermal interface compositions contain nanoparticles blended with a polymer matrix. Such compositions increase the bulk thermal conductivity of the polymer composites as well as decrease thermal interfacial resistances that exist between thermal interface materials ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6586499 | Water-soluble blocking wax formulation The invention provides, in a first embodiment, a blocking wax composition. The blocking wax comprises from about 50 to about 90 weight percent of a water-soluble continuous phase and from about 10 to about 50 weight percent of a discontinuous solid phase ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6107366 | Modified polycaprolactone composition The present invention provides thermoplastic ophthalmic lens blocking compositions that have many advantages over traditional metal alloy materials. Preferred compositions comprise a blend of a homopolymer or copolymer of epsilon-caprolactone with a modif... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5910522 | Composite adhesive for optical and opto-electronic applications The composite adhesive for optical and opto-electronic applications contains the following: a) transparent polymers and/or polymerizable oligomers and/or monomers suitable for use as adhesive, b) nanoscale inorganic particles, c) optionally, compounds for the ... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5905554 | Non-birefringent optical adhesives and films The invention pertains generally to miscible polymer blends which can be used in optical applications, particularly in liquid crystal displays and optical adhesives, in that they are essentially birefiringence-free. The polymeric blend alloy includes a fi... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5844051 | Coating composition for high-molecular weight elastic body The invention relates to a coating composition intended to be applied to a surface of a high-molecular-weight elastic body. The coating composition includes 100 parts by weight of a mixture of a polyisocyanate and a compound containing therein at least tw... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5667735 | Opthalmic mold coatings A method is provided for applying a coating to an ophthalmic device by applying a coating to a face of the mold used to make the device and partially curing the coating, or, if the viscosity is sufficiently high, leaving the coating uncured. Then the liqu... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5543228 | Molded relief hologram A holographic optical element or other similar molded article using glass as a substrate is improved in the adhesion between the glass substrate and a resin layer formed thereon so that neither peeling nor change of properties will occur. A holographic op... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5278266 | Synthesis of poly(vinyl phosphonic acid) Poly(vinyl phosphonic acid) is synthesized by polymerizing vinyl phosphonyl dichloride in the presence of a cross-linker such as formaldehyde or 1,3-butadiene di-epoxide, with a free-radical initiator. The product can be reacted with aluminosilicate glass... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5198924 | Optical component coupling and composition therefor An optical coupling fluid which is transmissive to light, is a polymerized (cured) gel prepared from a mixture of two silicon components, one a silicon oil and one a silicon gel. The miscible substances can be combined to provide a composition suitable fo... | 03/30/1993 |
| 4756972 | Laminated optical component Laminated optical component, for example an aspherical lens, comprising a supporting member which is manufactured from a transparent inorganic material and on at least one side has a layer of lacquer of a specific composition cured by means of radiation, ... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4178274 | Casting resin compositions for sealing opto-electronic components Casting resin compositions for sealing opto-electronic components on the basis of quick-setting casting resin compounds, consisting of at least one epoxy compound with a cycloaliphatic base with at least two oxiran rings in the molecule, at least one carb... | 12/11/1979 |
