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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8188205 | Hydrotalcite catalyzed polymerization of trimethylene carbonate The present invention relates to the use of hydrotalcites as catalysts for the polymerization of unsubstituted or substituted trimethylene carbonate. ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7399817 | Olefin copolymers containing hydrolytically cleavable linkages and use thereof in degradable products The invention is directed to olefin copolymers composed of nonhydrolyzable monomer units and hydrolyzable monomer units, the latter resulting from copolymerization of monomers containing a linkage that is hydrolytically cleavable in the presence of aqueous base or a... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7354531 | Polymer electrolyte composition A composition for use as a polymer electrolyte, wherein said composition includes one or more polar materials and one or more polyesters of formula III, wherein each unit A may be identical or different and is of the struct... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7297463 | Photosensitive polymer and chemically amplified photoresist composition including the same A photosensitive polymer for forming high-resolution fine circuit patterns with an exposure light source of a short wavelength, and a chemically amplified photoresist composition including the polymer, are disclosed. The photosensitive polymer is represented by the ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7256246 | Low polydispersity poly-hema compositions The present invention relates to compositions comprising poly-HEMA having a peak molecular weight between about 25,000 and about 100,000 , preferably between 25,000 and 80,000 and a polydispersity of less than about 2 to less than about 3.8 respectively and covalen... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7220792 | Water resistant permanent antistatic thermoplastic composition A water resistant permanent antistatic thermoplastic composition contains about 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic polymer, such as polycarbonate or a blend thereof, about 0.1 to about 10 parts by weight of an antistatic agent, and about 0.1 to about 10 parts by... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7214754 | Polymerizable polyol (allyl carbonate) compositions A polymerizable composition is described, which composition comprises a major amount of a polyol(allyl carbonate) monomer, e.g., diethylene glycol bis(allyl carbonate) monomer, and a minor amount of a radically polymerizable second monomer represented by the general... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7166661 | Organic-inorganic composite material and laminate, optical waveguide and light transmission structure comprising the same An organic-inorganic composite material is formed by polycondensating a metal alkoxide through hydrolysis until the unreacted metal alkoxide is reduced to 3 vol. % or less, and mixing it with an organic polymer. The composite material has a light transmittance of at... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7098290 | Method of preparing an optical polymerizate The present invention is directed to a novel method of preparing a polymerizate, which includes the step of polymerizing a two-component composition, which includes: a first component containing at least one polycyanate reactant having at least two functional groups... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7087698 | Method of preparing an optical polymerizate The present invention is directed to a novel method of preparing a polymerizate, which includes the step of polymerizing a two-component composition, which includes: a first component containing at least one polycyanate reactant having at least two functional groups... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7051290 | Graphical interface for receiving eyeglass prescription information A high volume lens curing system is described. The high volume lens curing system is configured to cure multiple eyeglass lenses in a continuous manner. The lens curing system includes a computer-implemented method configured to collect prescription information, sav... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7037992 | Olefin copolymers containing hydrolytically cleavable linkages and use thereof in degradable products The invention is directed to olefin copolymers composed of nonhydrolyzable monomer units and hydrolyzable monomer units, the latter resulting from copolymerization of monomers containing a linkage that is hydrolytically cleavable in the presence of aqueous base or a... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6998072 | Photochromic polymerizable compositions Described is a polymerizable composition of a photochromic amount of at least one photochromic compound, at least one material having at least one carbonate group and at least one hydroxyl group, and at least one monoisocyanate containing material having at least on... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6933096 | Photosensitive polymer including fluorine, resist composition containing the same and patterning method using the resist composition A photosensitive polymer including fluorine, a resist composition containing the same and a patterning method for IC fabrication using the resist composition are provided. The photosensitive polymer having at least one selected from the group consisting of fluorine-... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6916537 | Articles having a photochromic polymeric coating Described is a photochromic article that includes a substrate and at least a partial coating of an at least partially cured polymerizable composition of a photochromic amount of at least one photochromic compound, at least one material having at least one carbonate ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6911339 | Transparent polymer support for organic synthesis The invention provides polyol (allyl carbonate) polymer solid supports. The supports can be modified for attachment of a chemical moiety or ligand. A solid support comprising one or more ligands immobilized to a polyol (allyl carbonate) polymer solid support. The so... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6858693 | Carbamate-functional resins having improved adhesion, method of making the same, and method of improving intercoat adhesion The invention provides carbamate-functional resins and coating compositions incorporating said resins that have improved adhesion with respect to subsequently applied films or coatings. More particularly, the invention relates to carbamate-functional addition polyme... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6855789 | Carbamate-functional resins having improved adhesion, method of making the same, and method of improving intercoat adhesion The invention provides carbamate-functional resins and coating compositions incorporating said resins that have improved adhesion with respect to subsequently applied films or coatings. More particularly, the invention relates to carbamate-functional addition polyme... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6846892 | Low polydispersity poly-HEMA compositions The present invention relates to compositions comprising poly-HEMA having a peak molecular weight between about 25,000 and about 100,000, preferably between 25,000 and 80,000 and a polydispersity of less than about 2 to less than about 3.8 respectively and covalentl... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6818039 | Anionic polymers composed of dicarboxylic acids and uses thereof Biodegradable anionic polymers are disclosed which include recurring polymeric subunits preferably made up of dicarboxylic monomers such as maleic anhydride, itaconic anhydride or citraconic anhydride. Free radical polymerization is used in the synthesis of the poly... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6756461 | Anionic polymers composed of dicarboxylic acids and uses thereof Biodegradable anionic polymers are disclosed which include recurring polymeric subunits preferably made up of dicarboxylic monomers such as maleic anhydride, itaconic anhydride or citraconic anhydride. Free radical polymerization is used in the synthesis of the poly... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6756438 | Water based emulsion copolymers incorporating vinyl ethylene carbonate Aqueous based emulsion copolymers containing vinyl ethylene carbonate, vinyl acetate, and one or more other ethylenically unsaturated monomers, and aqueous based poly(vinyl alcohol)-containing emulsion copolymers formed by emulsion copolymerization of vinyl ethylene... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6753395 | Anionic polymers composed of dicarboxylic acids and uses thereof Biodegradable anionic polymers are disclosed which include recurring polymeric subunits preferably made up of dicarboxylic monomers such as maleic anhydride, itaconic anhydride or citraconic anhydride. Free radical polymerization is used in the synthesis of the poly... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6739720 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ALICYCLIC (METH)ALLYI ESTER MONOMER, ALICYCLIC (METH)ALLYL ESTER COMPOUND, PRODUCTION PROCESS OF THE COMPOUND, PLASTIC LENS COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE COMPOUND, PLASTIC LENS OBTAINED BY CURING THE COMPOSITION, AND PRODUCTION PROCESS OF THE PLASTIC LENS An alicyclic (meth)allyl ester monomer obtained by a specific production process. An alicyclic (meth)allyl ester compound for plastic lenses, which can be obtained by a simple and easy production process and which can endure a long-term storage, is produced using th... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6740721 | Plastic lens composition, plastic lens, and process for producing the plastic lens A plastic lens composition having a low viscosity, a plastic lens by curing the composition, and a method for producing the plastic lens are disclosed. The plastic lens composition contains a bromine-containing (meth)allyl ester-based compound and exhibits low visco... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6723770 | Method of producing organic-inorganic composite material and organic-inorganic composite material A method of producing an organic-inorganic composite material formed from an organic polymer and a metal alkoxide, comprising the steps of polycondensating the metal alkoxide through hydrolysis until the unreacted metal alkoxide is reduced to 3 vol. % or less, and m... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6706837 | Anionic polymers composed of dicarboxylic acids and uses thereof Biodegradable anionic polymers are disclosed which include recurring polymeric subunits preferably made up of dicarboxylic monomers such as maleic anhydride, itaconic anhydride or citraconic anhydride. Free radical polymerization is used in the synthesis of the poly... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6703469 | Anionic polymers composed of dicarboxylic acids and uses thereof Biodegradable anionic polymers are disclosed which include recurring polymeric subunits preferably made up of dicarboxylic monomers such as maleic anhydride, itaconic anhydride or citraconic anhydride. Free radical polymerization is used in the synthesis ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6696159 | Carbamate-functional resins having improved adhesion, method of making the same, and method of improving intercoat adhesion The invention provides carbamate-functional resins and coating compositions incorporating said resins that have improved adhesion with respect to subsequently applied films or coatings. More particularly, the invention relates to carbamate-functional addi... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6696535 | Carbamate-functional resins having improved adhesion, method of making the same, and method of improving intercoat adhesion The invention provides carbamate-functional resins and coating compositions incorporating said resins that have improved adhesion with respect to subsequently applied films or coatings. More particularly, the invention relates to carbamate-functional addi... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6608157 | Process for preparing ethylene interpolymers and ethylene interpolymers There is described a novel process for preparing interpolymers comprising ethylene, at least one monomer unit selected from heteroatom substituted olefin monomer units derived from a compound of the formula XV ##STR1## wherein E and G represent the same o... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6608156 | Process for preparing interpolymers of ethylene and 2,3-dihydrofuran, or a heteroatom substituted olefin monomer and ethylene interpolymers There is described a novel process for preparing interpolymers comprising ethylene, at least one monomer unit selected from heteroatom substituted olefin monomer units derived from a compound of the formula XV ##STR1## wherein E and G represent the same o... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6596831 | Anionic vinyl/dicarboxylic acid polymers and uses thereof Biodegradable anionic polymers are disclosed which include recurring polymeric subunits preferably made up of vinylic and dicarboxylic monomers such as vinyl acetate or vinyl alcohol and maleic anhydride, itaconic anhydride or citraconic anhydride, or com... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6593412 | Water based emulsion copolymers incorporating vinyl ethylene carbonate Aqueous based emulsion copolymers containing vinyl ethylene carbonate, vinyl acetate, and one or more other ethylenically unsaturated monomers, and aqueous based poly(vinyl alcohol)-containing emulsion copolymers formed by emulsion copolymerization of vin... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6586082 | Polymer-saturated paper articles A composite article includes a paper substrate, at least a portion of which is saturated with either a polymerizable ring-strained olefin monomer or the polymerization product of such a monomer. The polymerization of such monomers are catalyzed by transit... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6562922 | Vicinal hydroxyl group containing copolymer and articles formed therefrom The present invention is directed to vicinal hydroxyl-functionalized hydrocarbon polymers having a mole ratio of methylene to hydroxyl group of greater than 1 and to films, coatings and articles useful in packaging applications containing said polymers.... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6552140 | Auto-oxidation systems for air-activatable polymerisable compositions An air-activatable polymerisable composition useful, in the field of adhesives, sealants, surface coatings, moulding resins and composite matrices, comprises: a) at least one free-radically polymerisable monomer, b) an activator system for effective polym... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6545120 | Production of alicyclic (meth)allyl esters for plastic lens compositions An alicyclic (meth)allyl ester monomer obtained by a specific production process. An alicyclic (meth)allyl ester compound for plastic lenses, which can be obtained by a simple and easy production process and which can endure a long-term storages, is produ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6538085 | Copolymerization of norbornene and functional norbornene monomers The present invention is directed to copolymers of norbornene and functional group containing norbornene comonomers and processes for the preparation thereof. These polymers may be random, alternating or block copolymers or terpolymers, etc. In general, t... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6534610 | Hydrolytically degradable olefin copolymers Hydrolytically degradable olefin copolymers, such as ethylene copolymers, contain a hydrolyzable component in the backbone that allows the copolymer to be broken down into dispersable fragments upon exposure to aqueous conditions. The copolymers are prepa... | 03/18/2003 |