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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7790831 | Hyperbranched polybenzazoles via an A+ Bpolymerization In accordance with the present invention there are provided hyperbranched benzobisazole polymers having repeating units of the formulas: and hyperbranched bibenzazole polymers having repeating units of the formulas: | 09/07/2010 |
| 7582719 | Carboxylic-acid-terminated hyperbranched poly(benzoxazole) and the star block copolymers therefrom Hyperbranched benzazole polymers having repeating units of the formula: wherein Q is —O—, —S— or —NH—, and the terminal groups R are carboxylic acids with their total number equals n+1. A generic method for prep... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7230066 | Polycarbonate—ultem block copolymers The present invention provides novel block copolycarbonates comprising residues from a hydroxy terminated polyetherimide or polyimide, residues from a dihydroxy compound, and residues from an activated carbonate. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention th... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7195849 | Photosensitive resin compositions A positive photosensitive resin composition comprising: (a) at least one polybenzoxazole precursor polymer having structure I or II; ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7169878 | Diamines, polyimide precursors and polyimides produced by using the diamines, and liquid crystal aligning agents A diamine compound represented by the formula (1): wherein R1 is a trivalent organic group, each of X1 and X2 is a bivalent organic group, X3 is an alkyl or fluoroalkyl... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7148314 | Process for preparation of functionalized polyimides A method for preparation of a sulfonic and or sulfonic acid salt containing polyimide resins comprising melt reaction of a polyimide resin with an organic compound, wherein the organic compound contains at least one aliphatic primary amine functionality and at least... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7129318 | RTM and RI processable polyimide resins Polyimide resins that are suitable for processing by resin transfer molding (RTM) and resin infusion (RI) methods at reduced processing temperatures are provided. The inventive RTM and RI processable polyimide resins exhibit melting at temperatures of less than abou... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7078477 | Process for producing solvent-soluble polyimide In the process of the present invention, a solvent-soluble polyimide is produced by polycondensing at least one tetracarboxylic acid component with at least one diamine component in a solvent in the presence of a tertiary amine. The tetracarboxylic acid component is... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074880 | Polyimide aerogels, carbon aerogels, and metal carbide aerogels and methods of making same A preparation process of polyimide aerogels that composed of aromatic dianhydrides and aromatic diamines or a combined aromatic and aliphatic diamines is described. Also descried is a process to produce carbon aerogels derived from polyimide aerogel composed of a ri... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7074882 | Polyimide resin for electrical insulating material The present invention provides a polyimide resin for an electrical insulating material which comprises a polyimide resin having a repeating unit represented by general formula (I): wherein R1 represent... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7071282 | Benzimidazole diamine-based polyetherimide compositions and methods for making them Disclosed herein are polyetherimide compositions comprising structural units of the formula: derived from at least one benzimidazole diamine, wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected fro... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7064176 | Coating material for electronic components The invention relates to novel polyhydroxyamide compounds that, in the form of their oxazoles, ane suited as a coating material, particularly for electronic components. The invention also relates to a method for producing these novel compounds and to the use thereof... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7056641 | Photosensitive resin compositions A positive photosensitive resin composition of at least one uncapped polybenzoxazole precursor polymer, at least one capped polybenzoxazole precursor polymer, at least one photosensitive agent and at least one solvent, use of such compositions to pattern an image on... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052936 | Use of polybenzoxazoles (PBOS) for adhesion The present invention describes the use of polybenzoxazoles (PBOs) for adhesively bonding articles or materials, especially components used in the semiconductor industry, such as chips and wafers, a process for adhesively bonding materials, especially chips and wafe... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7053168 | Method for preparing polyimide and polyimide prepared thereby A method for preparing a polyimide includes introducing a mixture of an oligomer and a solvent to an extruder, removing solvent via at least one extruder vent, and melt kneading the oligomer to form a polyimide. The polyimide has a low residual solvent content. The ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7041773 | Polyimide sulfones, method and articles made therefrom Polyimide sulfone resins are provided with a glass transition temperature of from 200–350° C., residual volatile species concentration of less than 500 ppm and a total reactive end group concentration of less than about 120 milliequivalents/kilogram resin. The re... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036311 | Hydrostatic transmission An improved compact design for a hydrostatic transmission having a hydraulic pump and hydraulic motor mounted on a center section in a housing, wherein the pump and motor are mounted at generally right angles to one another, and the longitudinal axis of the input sh... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7026436 | Low temperature polyimide adhesive compositions and methods relating thereto The present invention relates to a polyimide adhesive composition having a polyimide derived from an aromatic dianhydride and a diamine component, where the diamine component is preferably about 50 to 90 mole % of an aliphatic diamine and about 10 to 50 mole % of an... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022810 | Proton exchange membrane materials for the advancement of direct methanol fuel-cell technology A new class of hybrid organic-inorganic materials, and methods of synthesis, that can be used as a proton exchange membrane in a direct methanol fuel cell. In contrast with Nafion® PEM materials, which have random sulfonation, the new class of materials have ordere... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7015304 | Solvent free low-melt viscosity imide oligomers and thermosetting polyimide composites This invention relates to the composition and a solvent-free process for preparing novel imide oligomers and polymers specifically formulated with effective amounts of a dianhydride such as 2,3,3′,4-biphenyltetra carboxylic dianydride (a-BPDA), at least one aromat... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7009026 | Method for producing a liquid crystalline polyester and the liquid crystalline polyester The object is to provide liquid crystalline polyester which gives molded articles without generating acetic acid gas, and a method for producing the liquid crystalline polyester. This object is achieved by a method for producing a liquid crystalline polyester compri... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001699 | Electrophotographic photosensitive member, process cartridge and electrophotographic apparatus In an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a support, and provided thereon a photosensitive layer, a surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member contains an electrically insulating binder resin and a random-copolymer type high-molecula... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998464 | Method for producing a solution consisting of a polymer containing recurrent azole units, solutions produced according to said method and use of the same The present invention relates to a method of preparing a solution of a polymer comprising recurring azole units, which comprises dissolving a sufficiently dried polymer comprising recurring azole units of the formula wh... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6987147 | Low dielectric constant materials with improved thermo-mechanical strength and processability A polymeric network comprises a plurality of monomers that include a cage compound with at least three arms, wherein at least one of the arms has two or more branches, and wherein each of the branches further comprises a reactive group. Monomers in contemplated poly... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6979721 | Substituted cyclohexene endcaps for polymers with thermal-oxidative stability This invention relates to polyimides having improved thermal-oxidative stability, to the process of preparing said polyimides, and the use of polyimide prepolymers in the preparation of prepregs and composites. The polyimides are particularly useful in the preparati... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6956098 | High modulus polyimide compositions useful as dielectric substrates for electronics applications, and methods relating thereto The substrates of the present invention comprise a polyimide base polymer derived at least in part from collinear monomers together with crankshaft monomers. The resulting polyimide material has been found to provide advantageous properties, particularly for electro... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6939940 | Liquid crystalline thermosets from ester, ester-imide, and ester-amide oligomers Main chain thermotropic liquid crystal esters, ester-imides, and ester-amides were prepared from AA, BB, and AB type monomeric materials and were end-capped with phenylacetylene, phenylmaleimide, or nadimide reactive end-groups. The resulting reactive end-capped liq... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6939659 | Photosensitive resin compositions A positive photosensitive resin composition of at least one uncapped polybenzoxazole precursor polymer, at least one capped polybenzoxazole precursor polymer, at least one photosensitive agent and at least one solvent, use of such compositions to pattern an image on... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6929891 | Photosensitive resin compositions A heat resistant negative working photosensitive composition that comprises (a) one or more polybenzoxazole precursor polymers (I): wherein x is an integer from about 10 to ab... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6919418 | Approach to reduce cyclics formation in 3-CIPA based polyetherimide polymers Methods of reducing the amount of undesirable cyclic oligomer by-products in the production of polyetherimides are disclosed. The resulting polyetherimides have enhanced thermomechanical properties. ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6919422 | Polyimide resin with reduced mold deposit A polyimide composition and a process to prepare polyimide resins with reduced plate out and mold deposits is described. During resin molding operations the low plate out resins show a longer period of operation between cleaning of equipment leading to more efficien... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916898 | Process for producing polyimide A process of preparing a polyimide of the present invention comprises effecting an imidization reaction of a diamine and a tetracarboxylic dianhydride in a solvent containing 50 to 100% by weight of an equimolar composition of a nitrogen-containing cyclic compound i... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6891067 | Optical polyimide precursor, optical polyimide compound and fabricating method thereof The present invention provides an optical polyimide precursor for use in making a polyimide. The precursor is defined by the following formula: wherein X is Cl, Br, oxo-halide, or fully halogenated alkyl, and A is a di... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6887580 | Adhesive polyimide resin and adhesive laminate An adhesive polyimide resin which comprises a siloxane polyimide resin obtained from (A) an aromatic tetracarboxylic dianhydride and (B) a diamine ingredient comprising (B1) a diamine having a phenolic hydroxyl group, carboxyl group, or vinyl group as a crosslinkabl... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6881815 | Method for the preparation poly(etherimide)s A method for the synthesis of poly(etherimide)s comprises the reaction of 4-halotetrahydrophthalic anhydride with an activating primary amine to yield an activated 4-halotetrahydrophthalimide. Activated 4-halotetrahydrophthalimide may then be aromatized and treated ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6849706 | Copolyetherimides Copolyetherimides comprise phthalimide structural units comprising both 3- and 4-linkages, wherein the designations 3-linkage and 4-linkage refer to the isomeric positions on the phthalimide ring in the totality of phthalimide-comprising structural units in the copo... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6828408 | Aromatic polyimide ester and method for producing thereof An aromatic polyimide ester having a small coefficient of linear expansion, small water absorbing property, and excellent heat resistance. The aromatic polyimide ester comprising: a repeating unit represented by a following formula (I), | 12/07/2004 |
| 6818726 | Polymers from hydroxyalkyl amino triazines and polyfunctional compounds Polymers are prepared from A) 60 to 95 percent by weight of a mixture including A1) 20 to 70 percent by weight of hydroxyalkyl amino triazines and A2) 30 to 80 percent by weight of ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6797344 | Aromatic diamine derivatives, the preparation thereof and alignment film materials containing same for liquid crystal display cell New aromatic diamine derivatives and the preparation thereof are disclosed. The diamine derivatives of the present invention can be added to conventional polymerization reactions of tetracarboxylic acids or dianhydrides thereof and diamines to form new polyamic acid... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6790930 | Process for producing polyimide resin The present invention provides a method for easily producing a high-molecular weight polyimide resin at high yield by drying and heating a mixture mixed by material monomers of polyimide. ... | 09/14/2004 |