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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7947795 | Polymer for filling gaps in semiconductor substrate and coating composition using the same A polymer for filling gaps in a semiconductor substrate and a composition using the polymer are provided. According to the composition, holes having a diameter of 100 nm or less and an aspect ratio (i.e. a ratio between the diameter and height of the holes) of 1 or ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7429555 | Lubricating grease with high water resistance The present invention relates to lubricating greases comprising at least one thickening agent and at least one lubricating oil, wherein the lubricating grease contains at least one polymeric structure improver that can be obtained by polymerization of monomer compos... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7429627 | Leveling agents for cast ferroelectric polymer films A substituted (meth)acrylic copolymer leveling agent is useful in producing a ferroelectric polymer film that is especially suitable for use in a data processing device. Also disclosed is a a casting composition which includes the leveling agent, a film stack, and a... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7423104 | Hyperbranched copolymer comprising monomers of choice, a composition, and a cosmetic method Disclosed is a hyperbranched copolymer comprising at least two polymeric branches, which may be identical or different, each comprising at least one at least trifunctional branch point, wherein a first polymeric branch comprises at least one first monomer chosen fro... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7402627 | Precursor colorant composition for latex paint The present invention relates to copolymer surfactants and their use in, e.g., coatings such as latex paint and solvent-based paint, and to a method of dispersing colored pigments using the copolymer surfactant, colorant compositions in which at least one pigment is... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7384992 | Rosin-fatty acid ester vinylic polymers This invention relates to novel rosin-alkyl ester of unsaturated fatty acid vinylic polymer and emulsion compositions and the processes for preparing them. In particular, the invention relates to novel rosin-alkyl ester of unsaturated fatty acid vinylic polymer and ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7371796 | Copolymers of vinyl alcohol and itaconic acid for use in paper coatings The present invention is a composition useful for coating the surface of paper wherein the coating composition is an aqueous solution comprising less than 40 wt % water and consisting essentially of a polyvinyl alcohol copolymer that is at least about 95% hydrolyzed... | 05/13/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7354972 | Amphipathic polymer particles and methods of manufacturing the same The invention is directed to amphipathic polymeric particles that serve as both the dispersant and the binder in water based inks, ink compositions containing these particles, and methods for making the particles. The polymeric particles contain both hydrophilic and... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7348387 | Thermoplastic polymer, process for producing the same, and molded article A thermoplastic polymer containing glutaric anhydride units of the following general formula (1) and having an absorbance at a wavelength of 280 nm of at most 0.5 (the absorbance is a value of the polymer film having a thickness of 100 μm, measured with a UV-visibl... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7309737 | Acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive The present invention relates to an acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive composition containing organic functional groups of urethane and pyridine, more precisely an acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive composition which has excellent removability owing to its low ini... | 12/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7276189 | Method and compositions for manufacturing plastic optical lens A polymerizable resin material for making a plastic lens includes bisphenol A ethoxylate (1 to 4) dimethacrylate and benzylmethacrylate, and, optionally, one or more stabilizing monomers, preferably selected from trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate, isobornyl methacr... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264866 | Laminate film The object of the present invention is to provide a laminated film excellent in light resistance, scratch resistance, transparency, dimensional stability and adhesion to a hard coating layer. The present invention is a laminated film comprising a base material layer... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261844 | Photochromic contact lens having excellent discoloring characteristic A photochromic contact lens having a period of time for discoloring the contact lens from a colored state to the uncolored state shortened, wherein the photochromic contact lens is made of an oxygen-permeable polymer material having a second-order transition point o... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7262230 | Process of preparing crosslinked, low loss polymers with tunable refractive indices A process that includes (a) providing a mixture including i) a halocatechol diacrylate, a haloresorcinol diacrylate, or a halohydroquinone diacrylate component, ii) a charge transporting component having a radical polymerizable group, and iii) a radical initiator an... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7253241 | Fluorochemical containing low adhesion backsize In one aspect, the invention provides a water-based release coating composition comprising a mixture of (A.) from about 5 to about 100 wt % of a polymer comprising the reaction product of (a.) from 1 to about 15 wt % of a fluorinated monomer selected from the group ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250481 | Method for the production of esters of polyalcohols Unsaturated acids are esterified with polyalcohols. The resulting reaction mixtures have utility. ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247489 | Ion-detecting microspheres and methods of use thereof This invention provides methods of using ion-detecting microspheres containing an ionphore and a chromoionphore in clinical laboratory instrumentation such as flow cytometry for sample analysis. In one embodiment, the microspheres are contacted with a flowing stream... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7220803 | Process for obtaining aqueous polymer dispersions The process comprises the following phases: formation of a pre-emulsion of monomers in water; transfer into the polymerisation reactor with stirring, of (1) reaction stock consisting of a water solution of a surfactant, in an amount by weight relative to the weight ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217746 | Coating compositions having a geometrically ordered array of polymeric particles and substrates coated therewith Coating materials comprising polymeric particles in a geometrically ordered array are disclosed. The particles can be formed from materials having different glass transition temperatures; this allows for phase segregation between areas of different glass transition ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7201962 | Hemocompatible coated polymer and related one-step methods A polymer with a hemocompatible film or coating is manufactured by a one-step method comprising polymerizing monomer droplets comprising at least one crosslinking agent to form a polymer and simultaneously coating the resulting polymer using at least one dispersing ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7199204 | Hot melt adhesive composition A hot melt adhesive comprising an adhesive polymer and a modified rosin-terpene, preferably a phenol modified rosin terpene. The adhesive is particularly useful in packaging applications. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7186774 | Silicone-modified comb polymers based on acryloyldimethyltaurine acid (2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid) The invention provides water-soluble or water-swellable copolymers obtained by free-radical copolymerization of A) acryloyldimethyltaurine and/or acryloyldimethyltaurates, B) optionally, one or more olefinically unsaturated, optionally cros... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7169867 | Catalyst for bulk polymerization A catalyst for bulk polymerization of a polymerizable unsaturated compound of the invention comprises a compound having at least one thiol group and a secondary hydroxyl group and represented by the following formula (I): ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7071269 | Acrylic PSAs with narrow molecular weight distribution A process for preparing acrylic pressure sensitive adhesives by means of radical polymerization of a monomer mixture to give a polyacrylate, wherein said polymerization is carried out with an initiator system comprising at least one triazolinyl compound of the gener... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7060774 | Prepolymer material, polymer material, imprinting process and their use The invention relates to a prepolymer material based on monomeric, oligomeric or polymeric compounds with at least one ethylenically unsaturated (meth)acryloyl group. The problem of imperfect imprinting properties, escpecially of an unwanted adhering to the imprinti... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7029618 | Acetoacetylated polyvinyl polymers The present invention relates compositions containing acetoacetylated polyvinyl polymers obtained from polyvinyl polymers, such as polyvinyl butyrals. These coating compositions are especially suitable for use as wash primers in automotive OEM and refinish coating a... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022462 | Photosensitive resin composition, photosensitive element using the same, process for producing resist pattern, and process for producing printed wiring board A photosensitive resin composition comprising (A) a carboxyl group-containing binder polymer which contains styrene or a styrene derivative as a copolymerized constituent, (B) a photo-polymerization initiator, and (C) a photo-polymerizable compound which has in its ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7001930 | Acrylic resin formulations curable to clear, heat-resistant bodies A non-aqueous, solvent-free formulation for producing clear, transparent, heat-resistant elements, suitable for use as lenses in optoelectronic devices, consists essentially of an acidic, nonpolymerizing acrylic resin; THFA, DMA, HEMA, HBA, or an equivalent polymeri... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6982288 | Medical compositions containing an ionic salt, kits, and methods A hardenable medical composition (preferably, dental composition) that includes an ionic redox polymerization system and at least one secondary ionic salt that includes a cation selected from the group consisting of a Group I ion, a Group II ion, an ammonium ion of ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6927267 | High solids dispersion for wide temperature, pressure sensitive adhesive applications A pressure-sensitive adhesive polymer comprising a reaction product of a C1 to C20 alkyl (meth)acrylate, an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, a C2 to C8 hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate, a vinyl aromatic, optionally a ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6921746 | Multifunctional polymers, method for the production and use thereof Multifunctional polymers containing polymerized units of (a) α-Acyloxyacrylonitrile, α-haloacrylic acid, α-acyloxyacrylic ester and/or α-hydroxyacrylic acid, (b) monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids, (c) vinyl est... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6919416 | Acetoacetylated polyvinyl polymers The present invention relates compositions containing acetoacetylated polyvinyl polymers obtained from polyvinyl polymers, such as polyvinyl butyrals. These coating compositions are especially suitable for use as wash primers in automotive OEM and refinish coating a... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6903151 | Wet-stick adhesives, articles, and methods A wet-stick pressure-sensitive adhesive is provided wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive comprises: at least one copolymerized monoethylenically unsaturated (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer, wherein the (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer, when homopolymerized, has ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6892958 | Process for the continuous polymerization with micromixing of reactive fluids The process for the continuous preparation of homopolymers or copolymers by free-impinging-jet micromixing of fluids formed (1) of monomer(s) and (2) of an initiator system consists in micromixing the said fluids (1) and (2) and in recove... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6864335 | Process for forming solid pressure sensitive adhesive polymer microspheres In forming pressure sensitive adhesive microspheres by copolymerizing a non-ionic monomer of an alkyl acrylate or alkyl methacrylate ester of a non-tertiary alcohol and an ionic monomer copolymerizable with said non-ionic monomer, non-free radically polymerizable ac... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6844410 | Preparation of an aqueous copolymer solution The present invention provides a process for preparing aqueous copolymer solutions by polymerizing ethylenically unsaturated compounds in the presence of foam inhibitors. ... | 01/18/2005 |
