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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7964673 | Proton-conducting polymer A proton-conducting polymer comprises a main chain and a plurality of branched side chains extending radially therefrom. The branched side chains are each bonded to a proton-conducting salt at the end. In the proton-conducting polymer, the salts can be circumscribed... | 06/21/2011 |
| RE42299 | Polymer comprising terminal sulfonic acid group, and polymer electrolyte and fuel cell using the same The present invention is related to a polymer comprising terminal sulfonic acid groups, which has a high ionic conductivity and good structural stability, does not decompose even under low humidity conditions, and is inexpensive to produce. Furthermore, the present ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7629419 | Process for producing modified polymer, apparatus for producing modified polymer, and modified polymer It is an object of the invention to provide a method for producing a modified polymer compound and a production apparatus of a modified polymer capable of producing a modified polymer compound with a high purity in a short time, and such a modified polymer compound.... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7547748 | Polymer comprising terminal sulfonic acid group, and polymer electrolyte and fuel cell using the same The present invention is related to a polymer comprising terminal sulfonic acid groups, which has a high ionic conductivity and good structural stability, does not decompose even under low humidity conditions, and is inexpensive to produce. Furthermore, the present ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7439302 | Low refractive index polymers as underlayers for silicon-containing photoresists A new underlayer composition that exhibits high etch resistance and improved optical properties is disclosed. The underlayer composition comprises a vinyl or acrylate polymer, such as a methacrylate polymer, the polymer comprising at least one substituted or unsubst... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435477 | Particulate water absorbent containing water absorbent resin as a main component A particulate water absorbent contains a water absorbent resin as a main component, the water absorbent resin being a crosslinked polymer of a water-soluble unsaturated monomer. The water absorbent resin is particular in shape and contains particles of a particle si... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7432330 | Hydrolytically stable maleimide-terminated polymers The present invention is directed to hydrolytically stabilized maleimide-functionalized water soluble polymers and to methods for making and utilizing such polymers and their precursors. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7432331 | Hydrolytically stable maleimide-terminated polymers The present invention is directed to hydrolytically stabilized maleimide-functionalized water soluble polymers and to methods for making and utilizing such polymers and their precursors. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7423092 | Radiation-curable compositions for pigmented inks The present invention relates to radiation-curable compositions useful as ink vehicles or inks, in particular UV-curable inks, such as UV-litho inks, comprising a (meth)acrylated styrene allyl alcohol copolymer obtained from the (meth)acrylation of a styrene allyl a... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7413801 | Aqueous formaldehyde-free composition and fiberglass insulation including the same An aqueous composition that includes a) aqueous hydroxy functional, carboxy functional polymer including the reaction product of at least 5% by weight α,β-ethylenically unsaturated hydroxy monomer, at least 30% by weight ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid m... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7378471 | Polymer comprising terminal sulfonic acid group, and polymer electrolyte and fuel cell using the same The present invention is related to a polymer comprising terminal sulfonic acid groups, which has a high ionic conductivity and good structural stability, does not decompose even under low humidity conditions, and is inexpensive to produce. Furthermore, the present ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7361447 | Photoresist polymer and photoresist composition containing the same Photoresist polymers and photoresist compositions containing the same. Photoresist patterns of less than 50 nm are achieved with EUV (Extreme Ultraviolet) as an exposure light source with photoresist compositions comprising (i) a photoresist polymer comprising a pol... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358311 | Crosslinking of unsaturated polymers by the use of hydroxylamine-esters The instant invention relates to a process for crosslinking unsaturated polymer resins as e.g. unsaturated polyesters using hydroxyamine esters as radical source. Further aspects of the invention are a composition comprising unsaturated polymer resins as e.g. unsatu... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7345126 | Production method of hydroxyl-containing polymer The present invention provides a production method of a hydroxyl-containing polymer including: protecting a hydroxyl group of a hydroxyl-containing monomer with a protecting group to make the monomer a protected monomer with decreased hydrophilicity; adding the prot... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7335705 | Thermosetting coating compositions comprising a copolymer formed from chlorotrifluoroethylene and methods of making copolymers formed from chlorotrifluoroethylene Fluoropolymers are disclosed. The fluoropolymers include (i) units derived from a fluoromonomer composition comprising chlorotrifluoroethylene, and (ii) units derived from at least one donor monomer composition. In the disclosed fluoropolymers, units (i) and (ii) ar... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332545 | Fluoropolymers, methods for their production, and thermosetting compositions containing them Fluoropolymers are disclosed. The fluoropolymers include (i) units derived from a fluoromonomer having the formula F2C═CXY, where X is CF3 and Y is either F or CF3, and (ii) units derived from at least one donor monomer. In the dis... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7285598 | Polymer and process for producing the same A polymer consisting mainly of structural units represented by the general formula (1), wherein the total molar amount of terminal aldehyde groups and acetal groups is 0.6 mol % or smaller based on the total molar amount of the structural units represented by the ge... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282237 | Method for surface modification, a novel support matrix and the use of the matrix A method for hydrophilization and/or surface area enlargement of a porous base matrix comprising on its inner and/or outer surfaces a polymer (P′) carrying nucleophilic groups X′. The method is characterized in (a) ethoxylating... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279525 | Curable compositions This invention relates to a curable composition comprising a solvent solution of a mixture comprising: (i) at least one hydroxy-functional acrylic-polymer; and (ii) at least one low molecular weight polyol reactive... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7265186 | Multi-arm block copolymers as drug delivery vehicles The invention provides methods for making copolymers and multi-arm block copolymers useful as drug delivery vehicles. The multi-arm block copolymers comprise a central core molecule, such as a residue of a polyol, and at least three copolymer arms covalently attache... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261774 | Crystal-growing furnace, in particular a vertical Bridgman crystal-growing furnace or a vertical gradient freeze crystal-growing furnace having a jacket heater and a method of regulating the heat output of the jacket heater This invention is based on the problem of achieving the most planar possible phase boundary extending in the horizontal direction between the still molten material and the material that has already crystallized out in a vertical Bridgman crystal-growing furnace or v... | 08/28/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7217497 | Hydroxy-amino thermally cured undercoat for 193 nm lithography The present invention is directed to a thermally curable polymer composition, and a photolithographic substrate coated therewith, the composition comprising a hydroxyl-containing polymer, an amino cross-linking agent and a thermal acid generator. The thermally curab... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7186784 | Phosphorus-containing carboxylic acid derivatives process for preparations thereof and flame retardant There are disclosed a phosphorus-containing carboxylic acid derivative which has a group containing phosphorus atom and has in its molecule, a group represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7183355 | Waterborne thermosetting compositions containing alternating copolymers of isobutylene type monomers A curable, aqueous film-forming composition is provided, comprising: (a) a copolymer containing reactive functional groups and comprising at least 30 mol % of residues having alternating structural units: -[DM-AM]- | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175974 | Organic anti-reflective coating composition and method for forming photoresist patterns using the same The present disclosure relates to an organic anti-reflective coating composition and a method for forming photoresist patterns using the same. The anti-reflective coating compositions are useful for preventing reflection of a lower film layer or a substrate of a pho... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7169847 | Polymeric membranes and uses thereof A polymeric membrane suitable for use in electrophoresis formed from a pre-polymer having a plurality of crosslinkable moieties and the crosslinkable moieties being crosslinked with a polyfunctional crosslinking agent. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163769 | Photosensitive material and process of making same A photosensitive material, suitable for image-wise recording, e.g., holographic recording of data or other information, comprises an organic species in an organic-inorganic matrix, the organic species comprising a material having a refractive index which changes upo... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7147984 | Positive-working chemical-amplification photoresist composition Disclosed is a positive-working chemical-amplification photoresist composition used in the patterning works in the manufacture of semiconductor devices, with which quite satisfactory patterning of a photoresist layer can be accomplished even on a substrate surface p... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141626 | Fiberglass non-woven catalyst The present invention relates to novel catalysts for use with a fiberglass non-woven binder. The catalyst can be a Lewis acid, an organic acid salt, a free-radical generator, or a mixture thereof. The catalyst provides stronger bonding, increased crosslinking densit... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7132477 | Powder coating compositions A thermosetting composition that includes a co-reactable solid, particulate mixture of a film forming material having functional groups, a crosslinking agent having at least two functional groups that are reactive with the functional groups in the film forming mater... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7132476 | Thermosetting compositions containing alternating copolymers of isobutylene type monomers A thermosetting composition that includes an ungelled copolymer composition and a crosslinking agent. The ungelled copolymer composition includes a functional group-containing copolymer that includes segments of alternating residues derived from a donor monomer comp... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125931 | Thermosetting compositions containing alternating copolymers of isobutylene type monomers A thermosetting composition that includes an ungelled copolymer composition and a crosslinking agent. The ungelled copolymer composition includes a functional group-containing copolymer that includes segments of alternating residues derived from a donor monomer comp... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122600 | Powder coating compositions having improved mar and acid resistance A thermosetting composition that includes a co-reactable solid, particulate mixture of a film forming material having functional groups and a crosslinking agent having at least two functional groups that are reactive with the functional groups in the film forming ma... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7106519 | Tunable micro-lens arrays An apparatus includes a planar substrate and an array of substantially transparent spherical micro-lenses forming a pattern. The pattern has an internal two-dimensional lattice symmetry on the planar substrate. Each micro-lens includes a convex bulge or a concave de... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101945 | Phosphorus-containing polymers for optical signal transducers The invention relates to a phosphorus-containing polymer for coating dielectric materials, to processes for its preparation and to its use, as well as to an optical signal transducer having a coating of the polymer and to its use. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7073277 | Shoe having an inner sole incorporating microspheres The invention relates to the field of shoes in general, and more specifically to the application of microspheres in shoe material formulations to yield desired shoe properties. Even more specifically, the invention relates to a shoe component prepared from a closed ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7067227 | Sensitized chemically amplified photoresist for use in photomask fabrication and semiconductor processing The disclosure pertains to a photoresist composition and a method of using the photoresist in the fabrication of reticles or features on a semiconductor substrate. The photoresist composition and the method are designed to reduce the variation in critical dimension ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7062142 | Organosilicate materials with mesoscopic structures A solid includes crosslinked amphiphilic organosilicate precursors. The amphiphilic organosilicate precursors form a matrix with an array of micro-structures dispersed in the matrix. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7034083 | Pressure-sensitive adhesive and patch employing the same An adhesive which comprises aqueous and nonaqueous polymers suitable for holding an lipophilic drug, etc., and has tackiness and cohesiveness which are sufficient for the plaster of a patch; and a patch employing the adhesive. The adhesive contains a polymer which c... | 04/25/2006 |
