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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7947796 | Materials for making hydrophobic intraocular lens The present invention provides copolymers made up of alkoxyalkyl methacrylate and/or alkoxyalkyl acrylate monomers in combination with one or more additional hydrophobic monomers. The copolymers may be used in the manufacture of intraocular lenses, including both th... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7763695 | Diol (meth) acrylate compound having urethane bond, method for producing the same, and polymer thereof The present invention provides compounds having in their molecule a structure contributing to high hydrophilicity, and having high photopolymerizability, as well as polymers of such compounds, and a method for producing the compound. The compounds are diol (meth)acr... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7763694 | Diol (meth) acrylate compound having urethane bond, method for producing the same, and polymer thereof The present invention provides compounds having in their molecule a structure contributing to high hydrophilicity, and having high photopolymerizability, as well as polymers of such compounds, and a method for producing the compound. The compounds are diol (meth)acr... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7714090 | (Meth)acrylate compound and process for the production thereof, (meth)acrylate copolymer and process for the production of (meth)acrylate copolymer, and soft intraocular lens A (meth)acrylate copolymer obtained by copolymerization of a monomer mixture containing a monomer (A) of the general formula (I), wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or methyl, R2 is a linear or branched alkyl... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7625989 | Processes for making temporary wet strength additives Processes for making temporary wet strength additives, more particularly, processes for oxidizing a homo-crosslinking monomeric unit present in a polymer having a homo-crosslinking monomeric unit and a cationic monomeric unit to produce a temporary wet strength addi... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7598331 | Processes for making temporary wet strength additives Processes for making temporary wet strength additives, more particularly, processes for oxidizing a homo-crosslinking monomeric unit present in a polymer comprising the homo-crosslinking monomeric unit and a cationic monomeric unit to produce a temporary wet strengt... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7442721 | Durable biocompatible controlled drug release polymeric coatings for medical devices Disclosed herein are biocompatible durable controlled drug releasing polymeric coatings for medical devices. The drug release rates of the polymers are controlled by adjusting monomer ratios and glass transition temperatures Tgs. The polymers are durable; they do no... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442724 | Dispersants for preparing aqueous pigment pastes The invention relates to the use of copolymers with styrene-oxide-based, vinyl-functionalized polyethers for preparing aqueous pigment preparations. ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442753 | Polymer compound and block polymer compound A compound represented by the following general formula (1): (1) wherein A represents an alkenyl ether group which may be substituted; B represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms which may be substituted; m represents an integer from... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7417102 | Pigment dispersant, method of making coating compositions, and coating compositions A coating composition comprises at least one material dispersed in a vinyl or acrylic polymer, wherein the vinyl or acrylic polymer comprises (a) one or more anchor group monomer units (a) having an ionizable or active hydrogen functionality or a functionality that ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7411009 | Cure accelerators for anaerobic curable compositions The present invention relates to new cure accelerators for anaerobic curable compositions. These anaerobic cure accelerators are generally sulfonimide derivatives and sulfonamide derivatives. ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7411025 | Cure accelerators for anaerobic curable compositions The present invention relates to phenylgycines and derivatives thereof, 1,4-aminobenzoyl compounds, and phenyl pyrazolinones as cure accelerators for anaerobically curable compositions. ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7411033 | Vinyl ethers and compositions containing them Disclosed are vinyl ethers and related compositions. The vinyl ethers are the conjugate addition reaction product of reactants comprising a vinyl ether group-containing acrylic ester and a nucleophile. ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7405264 | Polycarboxylic acid copolymer, production method and use thereof It is an object of the present invention to provide a polycarboxylic acid polpolymer which improves the water reducing capacity and workability of cement compositions and the like and making them easier to handle when the fluidity and water reducing capacity are at ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7402641 | Terpolymer compositions for coating substrates used in computer printers Terpolymer compositions of vinyl caprolactam (VCL), dimethylaminopropyl methacrylamide (DMAPMA) and hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) are described to coat substrates for use in computer printers, and provide advantageous print quality thereon. ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7402644 | Production processes for alkylene oxide addition product and its derivatives The present invention provides: a production process for an alkylene oxide addition product, by which a high-molecular alkylene oxide addition product can be obtained with ordinary production facilities while the formation of by-products is suppressed; and productio... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7402643 | Water-absorbent resin having treated surface and process for producing the same An object of the present invention is to provide: a water-absorbent resin which can sufficiently overcome the problem of the gel blocking, can manifest sufficient absorption capacity without load and sufficient absorption capacity under load and, at the same time, c... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399811 | Nanohybrid polymers for ophthalmic applications The present invention relates to novel materials particularly useful for ophthalmic applications and methods for making and using the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to relatively soft, optically transparent, foldable, high refractive index ma... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7399570 | Water-soluble negative photoresist polymer and composition containing the same Photoresist patterns are formed using a photoresist composition, which includes water, a negative photoresist polymer having a salt-type repeating unit, and a photoacid generator, so that a developing process can be performed not by using conventional TMAH solution ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396890 | (Meth)acrylamide monomers containing hydroxy and silicone functionalities The present invention relates to (meth)acrylamide monomers of the formula: wherein R is H or CH3, R1 is selected from H, substituted and unsubstituted alkyl groups having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, substitut... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393908 | Cross-linked, water-swellable polymer and method for producing the same The invention relates to a cross-linked, water-swellable polymer that contains polymerized into it moieties of a) water-soluble, monoethylenically unsaturated monomers, and b) 0.001 to 5 mole % based on the monomer... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7384881 | Aqueous formaldehyde-free composition and fiberglass insulation including the same An aqueous composition that includes a) aqueous hydroxy functional, carboxy functional polymer including the reaction product of at least 5% by weight α,β-ethylenically unsaturated hydroxy monomer, at least 30% by weight ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid m... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381759 | Polymer composition, image-forming method and image-forming apparatus A dispersible composition that comprises a polymer compound, a functional substance such as a colorant, and a solvent or a dispersion medium, where the polymer compound is comprised of a monomer unit represented by the general formula (1) | 06/03/2008 |
| 7378479 | Multi-purpose polymers, methods and compositions Disclosed are multi-purpose polymers that are the polymerization product of a monomer mixture comprising at least one amino-substituted vinyl monomer; at least one nonionic vinyl monomer; at least one associative vinyl monomer; at least one semihydrophobic vinyl sur... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7378480 | Polymerizable compound, polymer compound, composition using such compound, and image forming method and apparatus Polymeric compounds suitable for ink and toner compositions, and image forming methods and apparatus using an ink or toner composition containing such a polymer compound, and particularly to a polymer compound having a repeating unit structure represented by the gen... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374815 | Removable pressure sensitive adhesive compositions and sheets A removable pressure sensitive adhesive composition includes at least (A) a hydroxyl-group-containing acrylic polymer, (B) an amine compound containing plural hydroxyl groups, and (C) a polyisocyanate compound and has a gel fraction of equal to or more than 70% by w... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374570 | Polymer compositions for intraluminal stent A polymer composition for use in forming a stent is described. The composition includes a monomer of an aliphatic ester of acrylic acid which has a glass transition temperature less than 25° C. and a second monomer that copolymerizes with the first monomer and whi... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371460 | Highly adhesive pressure sensitive adhesive compositions and sheets A highly adhesive pressure sensitive adhesive composition includes at least (A) a hydroxyl-group-containing acrylic polymer, (B) an amine compound containing plural hydroxyl groups, and (C) a polyisocyanate compound and has a gel fraction of equal to or more than 10... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368501 | Method for improving environmental durability of materials Disclosed is a method of making an environmentally durable material, the method requiring providing a material comprising at least one functional group Fc, and subjecting the material to a free radical source such that substantially all functional groups ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368594 | Composition of vinyl ether group containing (meth)acrylic acid ester and production method thereof It is an object of the present invention to provide a vinyl ether group-containing, (meth)acrylic ester, which has both radical polymerizability and cation polymerizability, improved in storage stability and stability in handling without impairing its polymerizabili... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365141 | Polymers for use in optical devices Optical devices fabricated from solvent processible polymers suffer from susceptibility to solvents and morphological changes. A semiconductive polymer capable of luminescence in an optical device is provided. The polymer comprises a luminescent film-forming solvent... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7354693 | Polymer, resist protective coating material, and patterning process In an immersion lithography process, a pattern is formed by forming a photoresist layer on a wafer, forming a protective coating on the photoresist layer from an overlay material, exposing the layer structure to light in water, and developing. A water-insoluble, alk... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7343073 | Optical members and compositions for producing them It is disclosed a polymerizable composition for producing an optical member for 850 nm wavelength comprising: a polymerizable monomer composition and a compound, having a different refractive index from that of the polymerizable monomer composition, whose structure ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339014 | (Meth)acrylate, raw material alcohol for the (meth)acrylate, method of producing the (meth)acrylate and the alcohol, polymer produced by polymerizing the (meth)acrylate, chemically amplified resist composition, and method of the formation of a pattern A (meth)acrylate represented by the following formula (1): wherein each of R1, R2, R3 and R4 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or an ethyl group;... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335704 | Functional norbornenes and polymeric derivatives and fabrication thereof The present invention relates to novel functional norbornenes as initiators for radical polymerization, its polymer and a process for producing the same. More particularly, the novel functional norbornenes can be selectively polymerized by ring-opening metathesis po... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7323529 | Method of making copolymers containing olefinic type monomers Copolymers containing residues of at least one olefinic monomer and a method of making such copolymers including the steps of: (a) providing a pressurized stirred tank; (b) feeding monomer compositions to one or more stirred tank reactors, ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323222 | Anaerobic adhesive compositions curable on inactive surfaces The present invention relates to anaerobically curable compositions, methods of preparation and methods of use that provide enhanced physical properties when cured in contact with untreated inactive surfaces. The compositions which include isobornyl acrylate, isobor... | 01/29/2008 |
