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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7297810 | High refractive index monomers for optical applications The present invention includes optical coatings containing ultraviolet curable monomers employing a bromine substituted fluorene structure. The fluorene backbone of the monomers of the present invention may also be functionalized with one or more polymerizable or re... | 11/20/2007 |
| 6610809 | Polymer, producing method thereof, and photorefractive composition A photorefractive composition comprising a polymer prepared by living radical polymerization, wherein: the living radical polymerization is carried out using a monomer, a polymerization initiator, transition metal catalyst and a ligand capable of reversib... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6355753 | Polymer and antifouling agent composition containing the same A stainproofing polymer having: (i) a reactive group selected from the group consisting of a carboxyl group or its salt, a hydroxyl group, an epoxy group, a phosphoric acid group, an alkoxysilane group, an imine group, a sulfonic acid group, an amino grou... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6156855 | Production of branched polymers The present invention is a free radical polymerization process for producing a branched polymer which comprises polymerizing a vinyl aromatic monomer in the presence of a molecular weight regulator which allows for the rapid production of high molecular w... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5883152 | Contact lens A contact lens contains a copolymer obtained by copolymerizing, as an indispensable feed monomer, 2 to 95 wt. % of a carboxylic acid ester monomer and 98 to 5 wt. % of a copolymerizable monomer. The carboxylic acid ester monomer is represented by the form... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5621057 | Alkenyl ether-siloxane compositions which can be crosslinked by free radicals Alkenyl ether-siloxane compositions comprising (A) an oligomeric or polymeric organosilicon compound having on average more than one alkenyloxy group of the formula R2 --CH.dbd.CH--O-- (VI) (B) a monomeric maleic and/or ... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5518652 | Liquid crystalline copolymer The invention relates to copolymers made from mono-reactive liquid and/or di-reactive liquid crystals which can be photopolymerized to form copolymers and to novel reactive liquid crystal compound having a nematic phase. Preferentially the reactive liquid... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5417983 | Drug release controlling material responsive to changes in temperature The present invention related to a drug release controlling material responsive to changes in temperature comprising the polyester gel which is obtained by polymerization of a polyfunctional macromonomer represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5340893 | Cast resin for optical use A cast resin for optical use is obtained by polymerizing 40 to 89 wt % of a diallyl phthalate component represented by the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein --R1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, --OR2 is a dihydric alcohol resid... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5336743 | Cast resin for optical use A cast resin for optical use is obtained by polymerizing a diallylphthalate component represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein --R1 stands for a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, --OR2 for a dihydric alcohol residue having 1-... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5324791 | Antistatic and electrically conducting composition The action of thermoplastic polymers to whose polymer backbone aliphatic or cycloaliphatic groups are bonded via a group --O--, --O--CO--, --CO--OR22 --OCO-- or --CO--O--, said aliphatic or cycloaliphatic groups being substituted by Cl, Br and/... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5218067 | Allyl ester oligomer composition and organic glass for optical material comprising same An allyl ester oligomer composition having a viscosity of 200 to 50,000 cP at 30° C. and a refractive index of 1.50 to 1.57 at 30° C., which is formed by mixing (a) 20 to 90% by weight of an allyl ester oligomer, (b) 10 to 80% by weight of at least one ... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5210265 | Reactive compounds containing perfluorocyclobutane rings Novel compounds have at least one perfluorocyclobutane ring and at least two functional groups suitable for forming condensation polymers. Preferably the compounds have a structures represented by Formula II: ##STR1## wherein R and R' independently r... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5015472 | Coating compositions and methods for preventing adhesion of organisms Disclosed are a coating composition (A) for preventing adhesion of organisms which comprises as its vehicle component a homopolymer or a copolymer, the homopolymer being one prepared by homopolymerizing a phenol-modified unsaturated monomer obtained by re... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4973477 | Coating compositions for preventing adhesion of organisms Disclosed are a coating composition (A) for preventing adhesion of organisms which comprises as its vehicle component a homopolymer or a copolymer, the homopolymer being one prepared by homopolymerizing a phenol-modified unsaturated monomer obtained by re... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4948854 | Transparent optical article and process for preparing same A transparent optical article is constituted of an optical resin. The optical resin in obtained by polymerizing a feed monomer containing at least a diester of unsaturated dicarboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of itaconic acid, citraconic a... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4930879 | Synthetic resin lens A Synthetic resin lens having a surface hard coating comprises a synthetic resin lens body and a surface hard coat deposited on the lens body. The synthetic resin lens body is made of a resin obtained by copolymerizing monomers consisting essentially as s... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4921884 | Hydroxy-substituted polymeric shaped hydrogel article Articles including ophthalmic devices prepared by a process comprising the steps of thermoforming a polymer comprising units derived from an ethylenically-unsaturated monomer bearing at least one trihaloacetoxy-substituent group, by heating the polymer in... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4898915 | Alternating copolymerization of donor monomers having protected amine groups with acceptor monomers A composition and process for making an alternating copolymerization of acceptor monomers such as acrylic acid and derivatives thereof and donor monomers containing free amine groups therein such as an aminostyrene compound. The free amine groups are init... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4883899 | End carboxyl bearing reactive vinyl monomers and preparation thereof An end carboxyl bearing reactive vinyl monomer represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R1 is hydrogen or methyl group; R2 is a bivalent aliphatic hydrocarbon having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a bivalent alicyclic hydrocarbon hav... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4855374 | Optical resin from diallyl esters According to the invention, there are provided an optical resin and a process for preparing such a resin. The optical resin is obtained by polymerizing a feed monomer comprising at least a diester of dicarboxylic acid represented by the general formula (1... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4696955 | X-ray opaque dental filling composition-brominated aromatic di-methacrylic ester polymerizable component Dental restoration materials with improved properties, particularly X-ray opacity and polishability, are obtained, if they contain fillers and polymerizable compounds consisting in total or in part of one or more compounds of the general formula ##ST... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4644025 | Lens materials of high refractive indexes Compositions each comprising a copolymer of a specific allylic or (meth)acrylic compound of an iodine-substituted benzoic acid derivative and a comonomer have a refractive index nD20 of at least 1.58 and an Abbe's number of at least ... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4569977 | Anaerobic adhesives Polymerizable acrylic monomers, and anaerobic adhesives which contain such monomers, wherein the acrylic monomers contain internal chain unsaturation in addition to terminal acrylic unsaturation.... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4524198 | Poly(1,2-disubstituted cyclohexa-3,5-dienes A process for the preparation of polymeric compositions which comprise novel polymers and copolymers of certain 1,2-disubstituted-cyclohexadienes, aromatization of such polymers in the form of inter alia fibres, and novel aromatic polymers.... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4522993 | Resin for high-refractivity lenses and lenses made of same resin Disclosed herein are a resin for high-refractivity lenses, formed by copolymerizing at least one nucleus-halogenated benzene dicarboxylate represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X means a chlorine or bromine atom, n is 2 o... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4520183 | Process for making random ethylene/alkyl acrylate copolymers An improved continuous process for producing random ethylene/acrylate/cure-site copolymers with greater efficiency by copolymerizing therewith a small quantity of certain polyfunctional monomers, such as diallyl maleate.... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4518794 | Telomers which can be cross-linked by light Telomers and cotelomers with at least one sequence which can be cross-linked by light, and a method of preparing them. They are of the general formula ##STR1## wherein the taxogen links --(Xi)-- belong to the group made up of 2-hydroxy eth... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4463150 | Acrylic or methacrylic terminated oligomers Acrylic or methacrylic terminated unsaturated maleate or fumarate oligomers are disclosed. The oligomers can be reacted with other ethylenically unsaturated compounds through the acrylate, methacrylate, or maleate/fumarate functionality, they can also be ... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4431787 | Anaerobic adhesives Polymerizable acrylic monomers, and anaerobic adhesives which contain such monomers, wherein the acrylic monomers contain internal chain unsaturation in addition to terminal acrylic unsaturation.... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4393184 | Lens having a high refractive index with a low dispersion A lens having a high refractive index with a low dispersion produced by copolymerizing a polyfunctional allyl monomer with at least one monomer selected from the group represented by the general formula A: ##STR1## X: H, CH3, Cl Y: H, CH | 07/12/1983 |
| 4285755 | Adhesive composition and method Adhesive composition based on acrylate monomers and a peroxide, together with selected halogenated aliphatic acids, which is storage stable and can be used as an anaerobic adhesive composition and a method of bonding by use of that adhesive to quickly for... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4284732 | Halogen-containing unsaturated bis-esters and polymers and copolymers based on these esters Halogen-containing bis-acrylates and bis-methacrylates corresponding to the formula ##STR1## in which R represents hydrogen or a methyl group and X represents chlorine and/or bromine, are provided as well as a process for producing such compound... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4282138 | Esters of tetracarboxylic acids and resins derived therefrom Esters of tetracarboxylic acids having the following general formula: wherein .dbd.X.dbd. is selected from tetravalent 5 or 6 membered or a double 6 membered ring system and wherein C' and C" carbons are attached to separate pairs of vicinal carbons and R and ... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4235986 | Anaerobic curing adhesive composition and process for making same Storage-stable anaerobic curing adhesive compositions useful as anaerobic adhesives and sealants are prepared by first mixing a polymerizable acrylate ester monomer, an inhibitor for free radical polymerization, a chelator, and at least an effective amoun... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4215209 | Anaerobic curing composition and process for preparing same Improved storage-stable anaerobic curing adhesive compositions useful as anaerobic adhesives and sealants are prepared by first mixing a polymerizable acrylate ester monomer, an inhibitor for free radical polymerization, a chelator, and at least an effect... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4211730 | Acrylate-based polymers and copolymers and their use as flameproofing agents A polymer having as a component thereof a moiety corresponding to a monomer having the following formula ##STR1## wherein n=0 or 1, X is bromine, chlorine or a mixture thereof and R represents hydrogen or methyl, a method of preparing the same and th... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4209604 | Anaerobic monomers and adhesives Polymerizable acrylic monomers, and anaerobic adhesives which contain such monomers, wherein the acrylic monomers contain internal chain unsaturation in addition to terminal acrylic unsaturation.... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208502 | Curable resin compositions Curable compositions are provided by the interaction of bis(2-hydroxyethyl) tetrachloroterephthalate with acrylic acid derivatives to form flame retardant unsaturated esters of tetrachloroterephthalic acid.... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4205150 | Thermo-reversible elastomer composition comprising a liquid chloroprene polymer and a polyvalent metal oxide or hydroxide A liquid chloroprene polymer having substantially at least one carboxyl group in the molecule and having a number average molecular weight of about 500 to about 20,000 which is produced by (1) homopolymerizing a chloroprene monomer or (2) copolymerizing a chlo... | 05/27/1980 |