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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8158736 | Method for production of polyfunctional compound Provided is an easy method for production of a high-performance polyfunctional compound which can be used as an optical recording material, an optical waveguide material, a photo-alignment film material, or the like, in a simple manner. The method for production of ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158737 | Method for production of polyfunctional compound Provided is an easy method for production of a high-performance polyfunctional compound which can be used as an optical recording material, an optical waveguide material, a photo-alignment film material, or the like, in a simple manner. The method for production of ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7964688 | Chelating compound, and method of use of, poly(1-octadecyl-butanedioate) and the corresponding acid, poly(1-octadecyl-butanedioic acid) A Chelating agent comprising a polymer backbone. The polymer backbone has a plurality of carbon atoms. There are two carboxylate groups or carboxylic acid groups per repeating unit being coupled to separate carbon atoms of the backbone. ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7884167 | Method for production of polyfunctional compound Provided is an easy method for production of a high-performance polyfunctional compound which can be used as an optical recording material, an optical waveguide material, a photo-alignment film material, or the like, in a simple manner. The method for production of ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7700702 | High molecular weight associative amphoteric polymers and uses thereof High molecular weight associative amphoteric polymers for increasing the viscosity of aqueous solutions, comprise: at lease one cationic monomer derived from acrylamide bearing at least one hydrophobic chain of 8 to 30 carbon atoms; 1 to 99.9 mole % of at least one ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7700701 | Water-soluble polymer compound having sugar chains A polymer compound having a monosaccharide or an oligosaccharide residue, or an amino acid or peptide residue bound to a monosaccharide or an oligosaccharide residue bound to a side chain of a water-soluble polymer through a linker containing a selectively cleavable... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7417101 | Thermo-responsive water-soluble polymers for viscosity switch A thermal responsive, water soluble copolymer is disclosed, which comprises the co-polymerization product of: (a) 0.5˜20 wt % of N-isopropyl acrylamide (NIPAAm); (b) 0.5˜20 wt % of 1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidinone (VPD); (c) 0.01˜10 wt % of acrylic acid (AA); and (d) 80˜... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7375163 | Cement admixture for improved slump life Described are polymers and cement admixtures which reduce drop in fluidity with time. Said admixture comprises at least one polymer of the present invention and at least one polymer A. The polymer of the present invention comprises side chains of which at least 10 w... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7361719 | Monomer with anti-microbial character, polymer using the same, and manufacturing method thereof The present invention relates to a monomer with anti-microbial characteristics, a polymeric compound with anti-microbial characteristics using the same, and manufacturing methods thereof, and more particularly, to an antimicrobial monomer comprising a saturated hydr... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361718 | Alkali-soluble gap fill material forming composition for lithography There is provided a gap fill material forming composition for lithography that is used in dual damascene process and contributes toward an improvement in production efficiency. Concretely, it is a gap fill material forming composition characterized in that the compo... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7329713 | Coating, laminating, and casting compositions and methods of producing and curing same Zero VOC compositions are described and may include: one of vinyl ester solids, unsaturated polyester solids (e.g., isophthalic polyester, orthophthalic polyester, terephthalic polyester, and mixtures thereof), and mixtures thereof; polymerizable solids (e.g., a mon... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7316816 | Temperature and pH sensitive copolymers The invention is directed to a copolymer comprising at least three types of monomeric units, said three types of monomeric units comprising: a temperature-sensitive unit, a hydrophilic unit, and a ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7304117 | Reactive yellow dyes useful for ocular devices Novel azo-based reactive yellow dyes and a process for manufacturing and using ocular devices having blue light absorption properties. Intraocular lenses so produced block blue light from reaching the retina of an eye implanted with the IOL. By blocking blue light f... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304116 | Braided comb-shaped salt-resistant polymer thickening agent A braided comb-shaped salt-resistant thickening agent for tertiary oil extraction from class I oil reservoir is disclosed. The agent is polymerized with monomer (A) and monomer (B), and monomer (A) is one or multiple water soluble non-saturated compound(s) wi... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7288616 | Multi-purpose polymers, methods and compositions Disclosed are multi-purpose alkali-swellable and alkali soluble associative polymers, which are the polymerization product of a monomer mixture comprising: (a) at least one acidic vinyl monomer; (b) at least one nonionic vinyl monomer; (c) a first associative monome... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7279539 | Alkali-soluble polymer and polymerizable composition thereof A polymer, which contains a structural unit having a carboxyl group represented by the following formula (1) at a side chain of the structural unit, wherein node position is formed, when the polymer is dissolved in an alkali aqueous solution having a pH of 10 or mor... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7250462 | Amphoteric water-soluble polymer dispersion and use thereof The invention relates to an amphoteric water-soluble polymer dispersion containing polymer particles with particle diameters of 100 μm or smaller and produced by dispersion-copolymerization of a monomer mixture comprising a methacrylate monomer containing a quatern... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7205362 | Method for controlled radical polymerization The present invention relates to a process for controlled radical polymerization using an organosulfur reversible chain transfer agent which consists in preparing polymers having a molar weight of greater than 100 000 g/mol, with a polydispersity index of less than ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7101605 | White, biaxially oriented polyester film White, biaxially oriented polyester films which have a base layer B which comprises a thermoplastic polyester such as polyethylene terephthalate, and which comprise substantially only TiO2 as a white pigment, whose R value is less than 43 daN/mm2 | 09/05/2006 |
| 7098283 | Reactive yellow dyes useful for ocular devices Novel azo-based reactive yellow dyes and a process for manufacturing and using ocular devices having blue light absorption properties. Intraocular lenses so produced block blue light from reaching the retina of an eye implanted with the IOL. By blocking blue light f... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7015279 | Composition and method for preparing novel cationic thickeners A composition and method for a linear or crosslinked cationic polyelectrolyte, involving copolymerization of at least one cationic monomer with at least one neutral monomer and at least one nonionic surfactant monomer. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6903175 | Polymer synthesis and films therefrom Disclosed are methods of preparing solution polymers and compositions derived therefrom. ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6900280 | Acid macromonomers and their method of preparation The invention relates to a composition comprising: a) an acid monomer or oligomer of acrylic acid or of an acid derivative of acrylic acid or mixtures thereof; or a mixture of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer or oligomer and an acid monomer or oligomer of acryli... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6872793 | Ophthalmic and otorhinolaryngological device materials Disclosed are soft, high refractive index device materials having improved strength. The materials contain microphase-separated aliphatic and aromatic domains. ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6858694 | Stimuli-responsive polymer utilizing keto-enol tautomerization and stimuli-responsive separating material and chemical-releasing capsule comprising the same A stimuli-responsive polymer derivative utilizing keto-enol tautomerization. Also disclosed are a simple process for producing an N-acyl(meth)acrylamide derivative which can be used as a monomer for the stimuli-responsive polymer, a process for the production of an ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6852820 | Method for preparing acrylic copolymer materials suitable for ophthalmic devices Solid rigid acrylic copolymer materials, useful for forming ophthalmic devices, are processed into the shape of an ophthalmic device, such as an intraocular lens and are then processed into a foldable form. The acrylic copolymer material has polymer units derived fr... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6852819 | Stimuli-responsive polymer utilizing keto-enol tautomerization and stimuli-responsive separating material and chemical-releasing capsule comprising the same A stimuli-responsive polymer derivative utilizing keto-enol tautomerization. Also disclosed are a simple process for producing an N-acyl(meth)acrylamide derivative which can be used as a monomer for the stimuli-responsive polymer, a process for the production of an ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6849702 | Polymer matrix material The polymer matrix material includes a polymerization product of one or more monomers selected from the group of water-soluble, ethylenically-unsaturated acids and acid derivatives, and a crosslinking agent. A quantity of water is used for polymerization, such that ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6828401 | Preparation method of peg-maleimide derivatives The present invention relates to novel synthetic methods for PEG-maleimide derivatives, specifically, novel synthetic methods for PEG-maleimide. The final products thereof are useful as a pegylation reagent in the field of bioengineering and the medicinal field or t... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6818684 | Methods and compositions involving polar monomers and multivalent cations The present invention is directed, in part, to improved polymer compositions and processes for preparing same. Specifically, in one embodiment, there is provided a process for preparing a polymer, wherein the process comprises: providing a reaction mixture comprisin... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6806337 | Ophthalmic and otorhinolaryngological device materials Disclosed are soft, high refractive index, acrylic device materials having improved strength. The materials contain cross-linked acrylate or methacrylate microspheres. ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6765077 | Negative-chargeability control resin A negative-chargeability control resin containing a specific vinyl copolymer imparts stable chargeability to toner. The vinyl copolymer is obtainable by copolymerizing a monomer composition which contains at least i) a vinyl monomer (A) as exemplified by N-acryloylm... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6762269 | High temperature viscosity stable thickener A hydrophobe-containing alkali soluble or swellable copolymer thickener comprising an emulsion polymerization product of (A) an ethylenically unsaturated copolymerizable surfactant monomer having a cloud point of from about 65° C. to about 95° C., wherein the surf... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6740720 | Water-soluble homopolymers and copolymers having an improved environmental acceptability The invention relates to water-soluble homopolymers and copolymers, which comprise an EbC50 value according to the algae toxicity test of Scenedesmus subspicatus of grater than 10 mg/l. The invention also relates to the production and use of these polymers a... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6737491 | Absorbent binder composition and method of making same An absorbent binder composition including a monoethylenically unsaturated polymer, such as carboxylic acid, sulphonic acid, or phosphoric acid, or salts thereof, and an acrylate or methacrylate ester that contains an alkoxysilane functionality, or a monomer capable ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6727309 | Floor finish composition One aspect of the present invention provides an aqueous surface finish composition comprising a film-forming, reversibly crosslinked, emulsion-based polymer composition, and a surface modified inorganic particle material. The surface modified inorganic particle mate... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6723815 | Covalently-bound, hydrophilic coating compositions for surgical implants Covalently-bound, hydrophilic copolymer coatings for implants are disclosed. The copolymer coatings comprise a hydrophobic aryl acrylic monomer, a hydrophilic monomer selected from the group consisting of hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylates, n-vinyl pyrrolidone and acrylam... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6703468 | Compound, polymer prepared from the compound, and composition comprising the polymer A composition comprising a polymer containing a compound represented by Formula (1) or a salt thereof as a constituent monomer, or a polymer containing a structure represented by Formula (9) as a partial structure is used for protecting or improving skin.... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6664356 | Leach resistant oil based carrier for cosmetically and pharmaceutically active agents This invention relates to a non-leachable, oil based carrier derived from the anhydrous free radical solution polymerization of a water insoluble acrylate and/or acrylamide monomer in an oil medium for use in long lasting skin lubricating formulations.... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6646086 | Methods and compositions involving polar monomers and multivalent cations The present invention is directed, in part, to improved polymer compositions and processes for preparing same. Specifically, in one embodiment, there is provided a process for preparing a polymer, wherein the process comprises: providing a reaction mixtur... | 11/11/2003 |
