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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7820776 | Process for the preparation of an ethylene copolymer in a tubular reactor The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a copolymer of ethylene and a monomer copolymerizable therewith. The polymerization takes place in a tubular reactor at a peak temperature between 290° C. and 350° C., the co monomer is a di- or high... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7498395 | Polymer composition A method of preparing a (meth)acrylate functionalized polymer comprising the steps of mixing together a monofunctional vinylic monomer with from 0.3-100% w/w (based on monofunctional monomer) of a polyfunctional vinylic monomer and from 0.0001-50% w/w of a chain tra... | 03/03/2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7385017 | Silicone resin compositions and molded articles thereof This invention relates to a silicone resin composition which exhibits high heat resistance, high transparency and high dimensional stability and thus can be suitably used for optical applications such as a lens, an optical disc, an optical fiber, a substrate for a p... | 06/10/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7345125 | Silicone resin composition and molded product thereof The present invention relates to a silicone resin composition that can be used for a roll film having small birefringence, the silicone resin composition being suitable for, for example, optical applications, and a window material for an automobile, the silicone res... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7250481 | Method for the production of esters of polyalcohols Unsaturated acids are esterified with polyalcohols. The resulting reaction mixtures have utility. ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7229560 | Sack-based processes for recovering oil floating on water One or more water- and oil-porous containers or sacks are made of a pair of mesh sheets affixed together and stiffened around their perimeter. The sacks can be partially filled with a multitude of tubular bodies made of an oil-entrapping polymer, which have their lo... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225095 | Thermal processing equipment calibration method The invention relates to a method for calibrating thermal processing equipment used for heat treatment of a multilayer substrate, in particular a multilayer semiconductor substrate. A calibration test profile is determined by processing a calibration test substrate ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7175832 | Aqueous dispersions of crystalline polymers and uses Aqueous dispersions of crystalline polymers based on hydrophobic monomers, preferably on a mixture of hydrophobic and hydrophilic monomers which contains a crosslinking monomer, particularly side chain crystalline (SCC) polymers. The dispersions are useful for provi... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7135534 | Polymer support for solid phase peptide synthesis and process for preparation thereof A novel polymer support for solid phase peptide synthesis comprising polystyrene backbone and propoxylate function of hexanedioldiacrylate crosslinks having optimum hydrophilic/hydrophobic balance and a process of preparation thereof. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7119160 | Polyalkenyl ether resin There are provided a polyalkenyl ether type polyurethane, which is excellent in flexibility, aor the like, and which has in the molecule, a structural unit represented by formula (XXX): (wherein n represents an i... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7098252 | Preparation of macroreticular polymers The present invention relates to a method of preparing porous macroreticular polymers comprising polymerizing one or more monoethylenically unsaturated monomers in the presence of a silicone based porogen. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094338 | Method of making and using a filter in the form of a block of agglomerated copolymer fragments One of the exemplary filter systems described includes a bracket and a filter module that can be suspended from the bracket by a plurality of flexible supports. The bracket can support the filter system beneath the grate of a storm drain without the need for the fil... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7067602 | 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... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7049355 | Low-odor, cold-curing (METH) acrylate reaction resin for floor coating, a floor coating containing the reaction resin, and a process for the preparation of the floor coating The present invention relates to a low-odor, polymerizable, cold-curing (meth)acrylate composition for floor coatings exhibiting low health hazards during application and consisting of (A) 50–100 wt % a (meth)acrylate; (B) 0–2 parts by weight per 1 part by weigh... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7049381 | Polymerizable compositions for making transparent polymer substrates, resulting polymer substrates, and uses thereof in optics Polymerizable compositions for making transparent polymeric substrates, resulting transparent polymeric substrates and the applications thereof in optics. The composition comprises: from 35 to 70 parts by weight of one or more mono... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048878 | Process of forming oil-absorbent bodies A process for forming an oil-sorbent composition of matter with bound combinations of styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) and ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) utilizes a low-temperature extrusion process. The SBS, or both materials, may be in the form of multitud... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7008568 | Photochromic naphthopyran compounds: compositions and articles containing those naphthopyran compounds A photochromic naphthopyran displays good color distribution when the naphthopyran has a central nucleus of the formula: wherein F is a 5-member, 6-member, or 7-member heterocyclic ring group ha... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6979465 | Biocompatible polymer systems carrying triflusal or HTB New biocompatible polymeric systems carrying triflusal or HTB are described which result from the polymerization of a monomer A of the acrylic or vinylic type and carrying triflusal or HTB, wherein triflusal or HTB are linked to the remainder of the molecule of said... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6965000 | Acrylic-halogenated polyolefin copolymer adhesion promoters The present invention is directed to a method for producing a copolymer and a copolymer product of the method. The copolymer is prepared by a controlled radical polymerization process, typically an atom transfer radical polymerization process, in which polymerizable... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6933325 | High index curable photochromic composition and its process A high refractive index, curable, synthetic resin composition comprising a core resin composition composed of a mixture of ethylenically unsaturated compounds, and an initiation system containing both photo and thermal initiators, particularly a photochromic resin c... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6903175 | Polymer synthesis and films therefrom Disclosed are methods of preparing solution polymers and compositions derived therefrom. ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6818719 | Polymers and ophthalmic lenses in which they are used Polymers of high oxygen permeability and a low modulus of elasticity and ophthalmic lenses and contact lenses using the same are provided. The polymers are characterized in that they are obtained by copolymerizing 5 to 90 parts by weight of a monomer (SiMAA) represe... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6803424 | Process for crosslinking of ethylene/acrylic ester copolymers Disclosed is a process for crosslinking copolymers of ethylene and acrylic esters by converting some of the ester groups to ester or amide groups which contain unsaturation, and then sulfur or peroxide curing the resulting polymers. The resulting crosslinked polymer... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6800709 | Method of preparing polymer particles having narrow particle size distribution A method has been described of preparing monodisperse polymer particles by free radical polymerization or copolymerization of hydrophobic monomers in a water-based system in the presence of cyclodextrin, characterized in that said free radical polymerization is perf... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6780924 | Compositions for printable media Improved binders, ink-receptive compositions, and coated substrates are provided. The ink-receptive compositions contain a binder, a particulate filler, and a mordant. A preferred binder comprises one or more acrylic copolymers made with at least one wet abrasion re... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6774198 | Partially branched polymers The present invention relates to partially branched polymers having a number-average molecular weight Mn in the range from 500 to 20 000 daltons and synthesized from ethylenically unsaturated monomers including: i) from 80 to 99.9% by weight of mon... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6765078 | Method for producing polyacrylates A process for preparing polyacrylates, characterized in that the monomer mixture for preparing the polyacrylates is composed of at least 70% by weight of at least one acrylic monomer of the general formula where R... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6759483 | Preparation of homo-, co- and terpolymers of substituted styrenes A novel one-pot cost efficient process for the preparation of homo-, co- and terpolymers of p-hydroxystyrene or substituted p-hydroxystyrene and alkyl acrylates. The process involves polymerization of esters of p-hydroxystyrene (or its substituted analogs), alkyl ac... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6693159 | Manufacturing porous cross-linked polymer monoliths Highly cross-linked, maroporous/mesoporous polymer monoliths are prepard using supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) as the solvent and porogen for the polymerisation of monomers having more than one polymerisable group, at a monomer concentrati... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6673847 | Water immiscible porogen removal process The present invention relates to a method of removing water immiscible porogens from macroreticular copolymers comprising distilling said porogen in water soluble organic solvent.... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6670436 | Thermochromic dental material The invention relates to dental materials which contain a thermochromic dye and which display a reversible change of colour in the event of changes in temperature, so that they can be distinguished from the natural dentin.... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6653422 | Foldable ophthalmic and otorhinolaryngological device materials Disclosed are soft, high refractive index, acrylic materials having an elongation of at least 150%. These materials, especially useful as intraocular lens materials, contain an aryl acrylic hydrophobic monomer as the single principal device-forming monome... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6649708 | Process for producing polymer particles To provide a process for producing polymer particles which are spherical and have smooth surfaces and small contents of oil- and the solvent-soluble at the time of being compounded. Polymer particles are produced by adding 0.099 to 47 parts by mass of a c... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6635732 | Water plasticized high refractive index polymer for ophthalmic applications A high refractive index, foldable polymer suitable for use in ophthalmic devices, such as intraocular lenses, is provided. The polymer may be produced from a polymerization reaction of first, second and third monomeric components and a crosslinking agent.... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6635731 | Water plasticized high refractive index polymer for ophthalmic applications A high refractive index, foldable polymer suitable for use in ophthalmic devices, such as intraocular lenses, is provided. The polymer may be produced from a polymerization reaction of first, second and third monomeric components and a crosslinking agent.... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6602928 | Packing material and cartridge for solid phase extraction A packing material for solid phase extraction, which is a particle having an exclusion limit molecular weight of 1×103 to 1.5×104 in gel permeation chromatography using a standard polystyrene as the sample. A column for solid phase... | 08/05/2003 |
