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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431793 | Process for bonding substrates or parts and system including cyanoacrylate adhesive and accelerator composition An activator composition for accelerating hardening and achieving cure-through-volume of cyanoacrylate adhesives) comprising; (a) one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of :(i) pyrazine; or a pyrazine derivative; said pyrazine derivative being pyra... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7416559 | Micromantled drug-eluting stent Pharmacologically active, easy-to-deploy, biomechanically compatible, inflatable endovascular, drug-eluting stent are formed of a primary expandable polymeric or metallic construct, intimately mantled with a biomechanically compatible, polymeric microporous, microfi... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7361710 | Functionalized vegetable oil derivatives, latex compositions and coatings An ethylenically unsaturated vegetable oil is modified by the addition of an enophile or dienophile having an acid, ester or anhydride functionality. The modified vegetable oil is then reacted with a functional vinyl monomer to form a vegetable oil derivative. The v... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351461 | Articles comprising benzopyran colorants, method of manufacture, and method of use An article comprising the compound of Formula (I) wherein X is hydrogen or a radical of Formula (II), R1 independently at each occurrence is a C1-C20 aliphatic radical, a C3-C | 04/01/2008 |
| 7300739 | Negative resists based on a acid-catalyzed elimination of polar molecules The present invention provides polymers that are useful in negative resist compositions. Polymers of the present invention comprise (1) a first monomer having a polar functional group; (2) a second monomer; and optionally, (3) a third monomer that imparts at least o... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7270935 | Cyanoadamantyl compounds and polymers and photoresists comprising same Cyanoadamantyl compounds, polymers that comprise polymerized units of such compounds, and photoresist compositions that comprise such polymers are provided. Preferred polymers of the invention are employed in photoresists imaged at wavelengths less than 250 nm such ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7265192 | Breathable elastomeric article The present invention is directed to breathable elastomeric articles. The articles of the present invention may allow the transmission of water vapor while still providing an effective barrier to virus, bacteria, contaminants, bodily fluids, and the like. In general... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7262244 | Polymer composites comprising low molecular weight nitrile rubber The present invention relates to polymer composites comprising at least one, optionally hydrogenated, nitrile rubber polymer having a Mooney viscosity (ML 1+4 @ 100° C.) below 30 at least one filler and optionally at least one cross-linking agent, a process for pre... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7235601 | Hydrogenated nitrile rubber compositions with improved processability The present invention relates to polymer composites containing at least one, optionally hydrogenated, nitrile rubber polymer having a Mooney viscosity (ML 1+4 @ 100° C.) in the range of from 50–30 at least one filler and optionally at least one cross-linking agen... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7235343 | Photoacid generators, chemically amplified resist compositions, and patterning process Photoacid generators have formula (1) wherein R1 and R2 are alkyl, or R1 and R2, taken together, may form a C4–C6 ring structure with sulfur, R is hydrogen or alkyl, R′ is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxyl... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7179506 | Surface modification of solid phase objects by poly(vinyl alcohol) The adsorption of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVOH) from aqueous solution to hydrophobic solid-phase objects with varying chemical compositions, sizes, and geometries, is assessed as a new approach for surface modification. The effects of PVOH concentration, adsorption kin... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7118013 | α-cyanoacrylate adhesive systems An α-cyanoacrylate adhesive system, having an excellent fast setting property in the adhesion of hardly adhering materials and porous materials; having an excellent storage stability, even when a plastic material is used for at least a part of container for the adh... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7105606 | Polymer blends comprising low molecular weight nitrile rubber The present invention relates to a polymer blend containing at least one nitrile rubber polymer having a Mooney viscosity (ML 1+4 @ 100° C.) below 10 and at least one nitrile rubber polymer having a Mooney viscosity (ML 1+4 @ 100° C.) above 30 wherein said polymer... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6995227 | Activator compositions for cyanoacrylate adhesives An activator composition for the accelerated hardening of cyanoacrylate adhesives, wherein the activator comprises a member selected from the group consisting of: aromatic heterocyclic compounds having at least one N hetero atom in the ring(s) such as pyridines, qui... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6906112 | Radiation-curable, cyanoacrylate-containing compositions A radiation-curable composition which includes a cyanoacrylate component or a cyanoacrylate-containing formulation; a metallocene component; and a polymerizingly effective amount of a photoinitiator to accelerate the rate of cure is provided. ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6897278 | Branched polyolefin synthesis This invention relates to a process for the synthesis of addition polymers containing branches upon branches and having a polymerizable olefin end group by a convenient one-pot polymerization of selected vinyl monomers with chain polymerization initiators and a meth... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6858696 | Method for synthesis of hybrid silicon and organic copolymers by controlled free radical polymerization The invention concerns a method for preparing by thermal activation of hybrid silicone and organic polymers comprising the motifs RxUySiO[4−(x+y)]/2 (I) wherein: x is equal to 0, 1, 2 or 3, y is equal to 0, 1, 2 or 3 with 2≦(x+y)≦3 and y is different from 0 fo... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6833421 | Compound New photoactive polymers, their use as liquid crystal (LC) orientation layers and their use in the construction of unstructured and structured optical and electro-optical elements and multi-layer systems. The new photoactive polymers are crosslinkable polymers that ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6743881 | Chemically amplified resist and a resist composition The present invention relates to a polymer for a chemically amplified resist and a resist composition using the same. The present invention provides a polymer represented by the Formula (1) and a chemically resist composition for deep ultraviolet light comprising th... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6737215 | Photoresist composition for deep ultraviolet lithography The present invention relates to a photoresist composition sensitive in the deep ultraviolet region and a method of processing the photoresist, where the photoresist comprises a novel copolymer, a photoactive component, and a solvent. The novel copolymer comprises a... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6734261 | Additives made from polymeric surfactants for water-based adhesives An adhesion promoter for a water-based adhesive, said adhesion promoter having the general formula: ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6723814 | Amphiphilic copolymer planar membranes Membranes made from amphiphilic copolymers are disclosed. The amphiphilic copolymers can be ABA copolymers, where one of A and B is hydrophilic and the other is hydrophobic. The copolymers may be crosslinked to form more stable structures. Crosslinking can be accomp... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6710150 | Protolytically leaving group-containing copolymer and process for its production The present invention provides a protolytically leaving group-containing copolymer having improved characteristics such as increased solubility in alkaline aqueous solution in the presence of a proton, thus finding application with advantage in various uses, and a p... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6699940 | Cyanoacrylate-capped heterochain polymers and tissue adhesives and sealants therefrom The present invention is directed toward cyanoacrylate-based tissue adhesive or sealant compositions comprising cyanoacrylate-capped heterochain polymers, such as those comprising one or more oxyalkylene, alkylene carbonate, and ester-units derived from c... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6686429 | Polymer suitable for photoresist compositions The present invention relates to a novel polymer comprising at least one unit derived from an ethylenically unsaturated compound containing at least one cyano functionality and at least one nonaromatic cyclic unit. The novel polymer is particularly useful... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6673881 | Process for the preparation of low molecular weight hydrogenated nitrile rubber A hydrogenated nitrile rubber having lower molecular weights and narrower molecular weight distributions than those known in the art can be prepared by the olefin metathesis of nitrile butadiene rubber, followed by hydrogenation of the resulting metathesi... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6602970 | 2-cyanoacrylate composition A 2-cyanoacrylate composition comprising a cyclic phenol sulfide derivative. The composition has a high curing rate and is excellent in moist-heat resistance, surface curability and clearance curability.... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6541587 | Saccharide-derived monomer, method for manufacturing the same and highly-dielectric polymer consisting of the said monomer It is disclosed that a saccharide-derived monomer in which polymerizable functional group is introduced into hydroxyl group or other functional group contained in a saccharide or a saccharide derivative compound and cyanoethyl group is introduced into all... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6518383 | Branched polyolefin synthesis This invention relates to a process for the synthesis of addition polymers containing branches upon branches and having a polymerizable olefin end group by a convenient one-pot polymerization of selected vinyl monomers with chain polymerization initiators... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6465538 | Method for polymerizing contact lenses A method for photopolymerizing a monomer mixture to form a lens involves charging to a mold a monomer mixture including lens-forming monomers, and exposing the monomer mixture in the mold to a light source including light in the visible region of the spec... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6433096 | Sterilized cyanoacrylate solutions containing thickeners A method of making a sterile adhesive composition includes placing a mixture of a polymerizable adhesive monomer and a thickening agent in a container, sealing the container, and sterilizing the mixture and the container. The method provides superior visc... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6433036 | Radiation-curable, cyanoacrylate-containing compositions A radiation-curable composition which includes a cyanoacrylate component or a cyanoacrylate-containing formulation; a metallocene component; and a polymerizingly effective amount of a photoinitiator to accelerate the rate of cure is provided.... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6432608 | Resist composition This invention relates to a polymer capable of forming an ultra-fine pattern with excellent rectangular shape in a silylated surface resolution process using a chemically amplified type resist composition as single layer or the most upper layer among mult... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6294629 | Cyanoacrylate compositions This invention relates to cyanoacrylate-containing compositions that include, in addition to the cyanoacrylate component, the combination of two accelerators to improve fixture speeds on certain substrates.... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6291616 | Methods and reagents for capping ruthenium or osmium carbene-catalyzed ROMP products Methods of preparing a telechelic polymer (mono- or bi-telechelic) that use a ruthenium or osmium carbene catalyst and a capping agent, at least one of which is functionalized.... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6228977 | Nonlinear optically active copolymers The nonlinear optically active copolymers according to the invention are polyadducts of at least one organic di- or polycyanate and a nonlinear optically active compound, i.e. a chromophore. These copolymers have outstanding thermal stability and are suit... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6156861 | Carbamate-functional allyl monomers and polymers therefrom Carbamate-functional allyl monomers and methods for making them are disclosed. The monomers, which are easy to prepare, readily polymerize with common ethylenic monomers to give low-molecular-weight resins without the need for solvents or chain-transfer a... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6096848 | Process for the production of biscyanoacrylates Biscyanoacrylates in solution are prepared by reacting 2-cyanoacrylic acids or their alkyl esters with diols in the presence of sulfonic acids as catalysts. The reaction mixture is processed by substituting an aliphatic solvent for the aromatic solvent an... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6093780 | Cyanoacrylate adhesive compositions with improved cured thermal properties The present invention is directed to cyanoacrylate-based compositions, which include in addition to the cyanoacrylate component, a thermal-resistance conferring agent, such as an alkylating agent and/or silylating agent, which provides reaction products o... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6075108 | Carbamate-functional allyl monomers and polymers therefrom Carbamate-functional allyl monomers and methods for making them are disclosed. The monomers, which are easy to prepare, readily polymerize with common ethylenic monomers to give low-molecular-weight resins without the need for solvents or chain-transfer a... | 06/13/2000 |
