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...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 |
| 7893165 | Metal-containing inorganic block copolymers There are provided in accordance with embodiments of the invention metal-containing inorganic block copolymers, structures formed by self-assembly of such copolymers, and metal-containing ceramics which may be formed from such copolymers and/or structure. Methods fo... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7417092 | End-capped polymer chains and products thereof Methods are described herein for converting carbocationically terminated polymers to anionically terminated polymers. These methods comprise: (a) providing a carbocationically terminated polymeric moiety; (b) reacting the carbocationically terminated polymeric moiet... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7388055 | Functional norbornenes and polymeric derivatives and fabrication thereof The invention relates to functional norbornenes as initiators for radical polymerization, its polymer and fabrication method thereof. More particularly, the functional norbornenes can be selectively polymerized by ring-opening metathesis polymerization or radical po... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7368589 | Purification of silicone containing compounds by supercritical fluid extraction The present invention relates to a process for the purification of silicone containing compounds via supercritical fluid extraction. Specifically, the present invention relates to a process comprising the steps of contacting at least one silicone containing compound... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365131 | Thermoplastic vulcanizate composition A thermoplastic vulcanizate composition comprised of (a) thermoplastic resin selected from the group consisting of polyphenylene ether, polypropylene, polyethylene, and polystyrene, (b) at least one elastomer selected from the group consisting of butadiene-isoprene ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7335704 | Functional norbornenes and polymeric derivatives and fabrication thereof The present invention relates to novel functional norbornenes as initiators for radical polymerization, its polymer and a process for producing the same. More particularly, the novel functional norbornenes can be selectively polymerized by ring-opening metathesis po... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7326514 | Organoelement resists for EUV lithography and methods of making the same Resist compositions containing silicon, boron, or both silicon and boron may be used with ultra-violet lithography processes and extreme ultra-violet (EUV) lithography processes to increase the reactive ion etch resistance of the resist compositions, improve transmi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7312285 | Method for preparing norbornene based addition polymer containing ester or acetyl functional group The present invention relates to a method for preparing a cyclic olefin polymer by addition polymerization, and more particularly to a method for preparing a norbornene-based addition polymer, which comprises a step of contacting a norbornene-based monomer having an... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7304110 | Polymer, process for producing the polymer and curable composition containing the polymer This invention provides a production method of a vinyl polymer having a functional group at a molecular chain terminus which comprises adding a compound (I) having a functional group and an internal alkenyl group or conjugated polyene compound (II) in the living rad... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7279529 | Non-ionomeric silane crosslinked polyolefin golf ball layers The present invention relates to golf balls, and in particular, to golf balls having at least one portion formed from at least one non-ionomeric, silane-crosslinked polyolefin materials that are formed in the presence of moisture or water during golf ball constructi... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7252918 | Hot-roller fixing toner for developing electrostatically charged images This invention relates to a toner for developing an electrostatically charged image of a heat roller type copier or printer, the toner consisting essentially of a binder resin, a colorant and a charge control agent, in which the binder resin at least includes a poly... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7247596 | Stabilized organoborane polymerization initiators and polymerizable compositions The invention is polymerizable compositions comprising in one part an organoboron compound capable of forming a free radical generating species and a stabilizing amount of one or more compounds comprising a dihydrocarbyl hydroxyl amine, an alicyclic hydroxyl amine, ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241404 | Resin composition, optical filter and plasma display A resin composition which can enhance the heat resistance and the humidity resistance of a dye possessing the maximum absorption at wavelengths in the range of 380–780 nm is provided. It is obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture containing 5–100 wt. % of a m... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235617 | Organoborane amine complex polymerization initiators and polymerizable compositions The invention is a two part composition useful for initiating cure of one or more polymerizable monomers which cure when exposed to free radicals comprising in one part an organoboraneamine complex and in a second part an isocyanate which is capable of decomplexing ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232640 | Positive resist composition A positive resist composition comprising a polymer capable of increasing its solubility in an alkali developer under action of an acid, wherein the resin comprises repeating units containing at least two special types of acetal structures separately, a compound capa... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232604 | Flame retardant crosslinkable compositions and articles Flame retardant crosslinkable polyolefin compositions useful for the production of films, sheets and membranes are provided. The compositions are comprised of ethylene-silane copolymer, plastomer, flame retardant filler and, optionally, silanol condensation catalyst... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7226979 | Copolymers comprising olefin and protected or unprotected hydroxystyrene units Novel copolymers, including block copolymers, which comprise: (a) a plurality of constitutional units that correspond to one or more olefin monomer species and (b) a plurality of constitutional units that correspond to one or more protected or unprotected hydroxysty... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220510 | Sulfonated poly(arylene) films as polyelectrolyte membranes Polyelectrolyte membranes suitable for use in a fuel cell are provided as a solid state sulfonation product of particular fluorinated polymers, or alternatively as a fluorination product of particular sulfonated polymers. A sulfonated polymer is provided that contai... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7205359 | Functional norbornenes as initiators for radical polymerization, their polymeric derivatives and a process for producing the same The present invention relates to novel functional norbornenes as initiators for radical polymerization, its polymer and a process for producing the same. More particularly, the novel functional norbornenes can be selectively polymerized by ring-opening metathesis po... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7202309 | Process for crosslinking thermoplastic polymers with silanes employing peroxide blends and the resulting crosslinked thermoplastic polymers A composition comprising at least one silane possessing an unsaturated organic function; at least two free radical initiators, and a process for producing silane-crosslinked thermoplastic polymers comprising providing a cross-linkable compound; at least one thermopl... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7169874 | High refractive index polymeric siloxysilane compositions Optically transparent, relatively high refractive index polymeric compositions and ophthalmic devices such as intraocular lenses, contact lenses and corneal inlays made therefrom are described herein. The preferred polymeric compositions are produced through the pol... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163988 | Aromatic sulfonic acid ester derivative, polyarylene, polyarylene having sulfonic acid group and process for producing the same, and polymer solid electrolyte and proton-conductive membrane Disclosed is an aromatic sulfonic acid ester derivative represented by the formula (1); in the formula, X is an atom or a group selected from a halogen atom excluding fluorine, —OSO3CH3 an... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7157399 | Amine organoborane complex initiated polymerizable compositions containing siloxane polymerizable components In one embodiment the invention is a polymerizable composition comprising a) an organoborane amine complex; b) one or more of monomers, oligomers or polymers having olefinic unsaturation which is capable of polymerization by free radical polymerization; c) one or mo... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153571 | Silane crosslinkable polyethylene Crosslinkable or crosslinked polymer compositions are provided, the compositions including a copolymer of ethylene and C3 to C12 alpha-olefin comonomer, the copolymer having a CDBI of at least 70%, a melt index I2.16 of from 0.1 to 1... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7138440 | High refractive index polymeric siloxysilane compositions Optically transparent, relatively high refractive index polymeric compositions and ophthalmic devices such as intraocular lenses, contact lenses and corneal inlays made therefrom are described herein. The preferred polymeric compositions are produced through the pol... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7132494 | High refractive index aromatic-based silyl monomers Optically transparent, relatively high refractive index polymeric compositions and ophthalmic devices such as intraocular lenses, contact lenses and corneal inlays made therefrom are described herein. The preferred polymeric compositions are produced through the pol... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7101949 | High refractive index polymeric siloxysilane compositions Optically transparent, relatively high refractive index polymeric compositions and ophthalmic devices such as intraocular lenses, contact lenses and corneal inlays made therefrom are described herein. The preferred polymeric compositions are produced through the pol... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097301 | Hybrid contact lens system and method A hybrid hard-soft contact lens is provided. Several embodiments of the invention include methods of coupling the hard and soft sections of the contact lens. Other embodiments of the invention include contact lens materials and coatings that increase oxygen transmis... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094840 | Compositions comprising low molecular weight polyhydroxyalkanoates and methods employing same Polyhydroxyalkanoate compositions including hot melt adhesive compositions, biodegradable wax compositions, and protective coating compositions are provided and include a low molecular weight polyhydroxyalkanoate, a terminally-modified polyhydroxyalkanoate, or both.... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7091299 | High refractive index polymeric siloxysilane compositions Optically transparent, relatively high refractive index polymeric compositions and ophthalmic devices such as intraocular lenses, contact lenses and corneal inlays made therefrom are described herein. The preferred polymeric compositions are produced through the pol... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7074873 | High refractive index aromatic-based prepolymers Relatively high refractive index polymeric compositions and ophthalmic devices such as for example intraocular lenses and corneal inlays made therefrom are described herein. The preferred polymeric compositions are produced through the copolymerization of one or mor... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7067196 | Grafted syndiotactic polypropylene and coextruding binders based on syndiotactic polypropylene A coextrusion binder and a multilayer structure containing the binding wherein the binder contains a composition comprising (I) syndiotactic polypropylene and (II) at least one polymer being: (A), a polyethylene or a copolymer of e... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7064163 | Polyolefin-based adhesive resins and method of making adhesive resins A method for producing polyolefin-based adhesive resins having improved physical and optical properties and the improved adhesive resins thereby produced, eliminates at least one reheating and melting of polyolefin polymer, comprises polymerizing a monomer compositi... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7022749 | High refractive index aromatic-based siloxane difunctional macromonomers Optically transparent, relatively high refractive index polymeric compositions and ophthalmic devices such as intraocular lenses, corneal inlays and contact lenses made therefrom are described herein. The preferred polymeric compositions are produced through the pol... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7019083 | Fluoroplastic polymers having nitrogen-containing cure sites Provided is a fluoroplastic or latex comprising a nitrogen-containing cure site and units derived from a fluorinated monomer. Also provided is a curable blend comprising a fluoroplastic and a fluoroleastomer gum, wherein said fluoroplastic comprises a nitrogen-conta... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7009024 | High refractive index aromatic-based siloxane difunctional macromonomers Optically transparent, relatively high refractive index polymeric compositions and ophthalmic devices such as intraocular lenses, corneal inlays and contact lenses made therefrom are described herein. The preferred polymeric compositions are produced through the pol... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7005552 | Single reactor synthesis of KOH-capped polyols based on DMC-synthesized intermediates The present invention relates to processes for preparing ethylene oxide (EO)-capped polyols in which removal of catalyst residues or salts formed by the neutralization of the basic catalyst is not required prior to discharging the polyol from the reactor because neu... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7005494 | High refractive index aromatic-based siloxane monofunctional macromonomers Optically transparent, relatively high refractive index polymeric compositions and ophthalmic devices such as intraocular lenses, corneal inlays and contact lenses made therefrom are described herein. The preferred polymeric compositions are produced through the pol... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001966 | Method for the production of isobutene polymers The present invention relates to a process for preparing an isobutene polymer using a cyclopentene derivative as initiator and to the isobutene polymer obtainable by means of the process and to particular functionalization products thereof. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998443 | Flame retardant insulation compositions having improved abrasion resistance Moisture curable flame retardant insulation compositions for wire and cable having improved adhesion are provided. The compositions are comprised of an ethylene-silane copolymer, high density polyethylene resin, halogenated flame retardant, silanol condensation cata... | 02/14/2006 |
