Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173766 | Polymers derived from bis(thienocyclopenta) benzothiadiazole and their use as organic semiconductors The invention relates to conjugated polymers comprising bis(thienocyclopenta)benzothiadiazole units or derivatives thereof, to methods of their preparation, to novel monomer units used therein, to the use of the polymers in organic electronic (OE) devices, and to OE... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8158747 | Method of manufacturing a molded article A method for manufacturing a molded article by melting and molding a granule of a polycarbonate resin at a temperature of 280 to 380° C., wherein the granule satisfies condition (a): when 100 parts by weight of the granule is cleaned with 100 parts by weight of a 1... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8143369 | Polymers bearing pendant pentafluorophenyl ester groups, and methods of synthesis and functionalization thereof A one pot method of preparing cyclic carbonyl compounds comprising an active pendant pentafluorophenyl ester group is disclosed. The cyclic carbonyl compounds can be polymerized by ring opening methods to form ROP polymers comprising repeat units comprising a side c... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8034894 | Terminal modified polycarbonate and manufacturing process thereof A terminal modified polycarbonate having a high content of biogenic matter, excellent heat resistance, heat stability, moldability and moist absorption resistance and high surface energy and a manufacturing process thereof are provided. The terminal modified polycar... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8017719 | Method for preparing polyhydroxy-urethanes The invention relates to a method for preparing polyhydroxy-urethanes without using a compound having an isocyanate function, and from amino compounds and compounds carrying carbonate functions, in particular cyclic carbonate functions. The invention also relates to... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7928183 | Glycerol polycarbonate polyesters and other polyhydroxylated polymers and copolymers, acetylation method and applications The invention relates to polyesters containing at least one partly acylated polyhydroxylated compound belonging the group consisting of glycerol polycarbonates, specific polyglycerols, [(a-hydroxymethyl) oxyethylene/(a-hydroxymethyl)ethylene carbonate] copolymers, [... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7928182 | Glycerol polycarbonate, organic compositions containing same and method for obtaining said compositions An organic composition including a) a glycerol polycarbonate of the formula: in which m is equal to at least 2, and has a value from 2 to 100; ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7906612 | Plant-derived component-containing polycarbonates and process for their production The object of the invention is to provide plant-derived component-containing polycarbonates with improved color tone, and a process for their production. This object of the invention is achieved by reducing the inorganic impurities in the polymer starting material a... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7645855 | Highly functional, highly branched polyureas A process for preparing high-functionality highly branched polyureas which comprises reacting one or more carbonates with one or more amines having at least two primary and/or secondary amino groups, at least one amine having at least three primary and/or secondary ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7351787 | Process for the preparation of activated polyethylene glycols A process for preparing activated polyethylene glycols is disclosed. In some embodiments, the process includes reacting a molten polyethylene glycol with an activator. In other embodiments, the process includes reacting a polyethylene glycol with an activator in the... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7342077 | Acrylic composition and a method of forming the same via free-radical polymerization An acrylic composition, or star acrylic polymer, includes the reaction product of an initiator, a first compound, and a highly-branched, polyfunctional core molecule. The initiator has a radical-forming portion and a functional group. The first compound, which inclu... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335460 | Photosensitive thermosetting resin composition, and photosensitive cover lay and flexible printed wiring board using the composition An object of the present invention is to provide a photosensitive thermosetting resin composition that has a long shelf life and has excellent normal temperature storage stability, has good solder heat resistance after curing, and according to which high adhesive st... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7321008 | Bioabsorbable branched polymers end-capped with diketene acetals Star polymers of soft segment forming monomers are useful in forming surgical devices. The star polymers can be endcapped with diketene acetals, mixed with a filler and/or cross-linked. The polymer compositions are useful, for example, as fiber coatings, surgical ad... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7309756 | Methods for converting linear polyesters to macrocyclic oligoester compositions and macrocyclic oligoesters Macrocyclic oligoesters and compositions comprising macrocyclic oligoesters are prepared from intermediate molecular weight polyesters. In one embodiment, a diol is contacted with a dicarboxylic acid or a dicarboxylate in the presence of a catalyst to produce a comp... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7276570 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These compositions comprise at least one polymer having a plurality of amide linkages and a plurality of anionic moieties attached thereto. These co... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267696 | Composition for dyeing keratinous fibers, comprising a hydroxycarboxylic acid or a salt, ready-to-use composition comprising it, implementation process and device The present invention relates to a composition for dyeing keratin fibers, comprising, in a medium that is suitable for dyeing, a) at least one oxidation base and/or at least one direct dye, and b) at least one particular hydroxycarboxylic acid or a salt thereof. The... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264706 | Cathodic electrocoating compositions containing an anti-crater agent An improved aqueous cathodic electrocoating composition that contains an anti-crater agent which is a water-reducible polyester resin having an acid value less than 40 mg KOH/g. The water-reducible polyester is the reaction product of (1) a hydroxy cyclic carbonate;... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7265195 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These compositions comprise at least one polymer having a plurality of amide linkages and a plurality of cationic moieties attached thereto. These c... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7256249 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. The compositions comprise at least one regioselective polyisocyanate having an asymmetric structure and comprising at least a first NCO group and a ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253242 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable materials are presently disclosed. The materials have a rebound height percentage of greater than 60% and are formed from compositions comprising at least one resilient polyamine polydiene and/or ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7253245 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These elastomer compositions comprise reaction products of polyisocyanates and telechelic polymers having isocyanate-reactive end-groups such as hyd... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250483 | Inhibition of catalytically active impurities in polycarbonate by the melt transesterification process An improvement to the melt transesterification process for the preparation of polycarbonate is disclosed. The improvement entails adding to the process between its medium viscosity reactor and a high viscosity reactor at least one bridged ester of organic sulphur-co... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247596 | Stabilized organoborane polymerization initiators and polymerizable compositions The invention is polymerizable compositions comprising in one part an organoboron compound capable of forming a free radical generating species and a stabilizing amount of one or more compounds comprising a dihydrocarbyl hydroxyl amine, an alicyclic hydroxyl amine, ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7217845 | Bifunctional polyethylene glycol derivatives The present invention provides novel heterobifunctional and monobifunctional polyethylene glycol derivatives for the pegylation of therapeutically active proteins. The heterobifunctional PEGs which bear two different functional groups as well as the monobifunctional... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7196059 | Pharmaceutical compositions of insulin drug-oligomer conjugates and methods of treating diseases therewith Pharmaceutical compositions that include insulin, an insulin drug-oligomer conjugate, a fatty acid component, and a bile salt component or a bile salt component without a fatty acid component are described. The insulin drug is covalently coupled to an oligomeric moi... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7169889 | Insulin prodrugs hydrolyzable in vivo to yield peglylated insulin The present invention relates generally to hydrolyzable drug-oligomer conjugates, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such conjugates, and to methods for making and using such conjugates and pharmaceutical compositions. For example, a conjugate of insulin, PEG, a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7164037 | Enzymatic production of (meth)acrylic esters that contain urethane groups Enzymatic preparation of (meth)acrylic esters containing urethane groups, and their use in radiation-curable compositions. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7163997 | Polyether derivative and process for producing the same The present invention relates to a polyether derivative represented by the following general formula (I): wherein X1 represents —CO— or —SO2—; Ar1 | 01/16/2007 |
| 7157399 | Amine organoborane complex initiated polymerizable compositions containing siloxane polymerizable components In one embodiment the invention is a polymerizable composition comprising a) an organoborane amine complex; b) one or more of monomers, oligomers or polymers having olefinic unsaturation which is capable of polymerization by free radical polymerization; c) one or mo... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7157545 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These elastomer compositions comprise reaction products of polyisocyanates and telechelic polymers having isocyanate-reactive end-groups such as hyd... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7151143 | Blends containing macrocyclic polyester oligomer and high molecular weight polymer The invention provides blends of macrocyclic polyester oligomer (MPO) with high-molecular-weight polymer and polymerization catalyst as friable, one-component, ready-to-polymerize materials with long shelf life. The invention also provides methods for preparation an... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7144414 | Surgical procedures and instruments Surgical instruments and methods are provided. In one aspect, a method of securing a fixation device within an opening in a tissue is provided, including delivering a material in a flowable state to said opening, and changing the state of the material so that the ma... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7138476 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These compositions comprise at least one fatty compound chosen from fatty polyamines and fatty polyamine telechelics. These elastomer compositions c... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138475 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These elastomer compositions comprise at least one amine-terminated polyamide and at least one isocyanate-containing prepolymer. These elastomer com... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138477 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These elastomer compositions comprise reaction products of polyisocyanates and telechelic polymers having isocyanate-reactive end-groups such as hyd... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138479 | Aliphatic diol polycarbonates and their preparation The disclosure provides high quality, low yellowness index copolycarbonates comprising structural units derived from at least one aliphatic diol, at least an aromatic dihydroxy compound and a diaryl carbonate. Also disclosed herein is a method of making such copolyc... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138478 | Process for mixing polymer melts with additives A continuous process for mixing polymer melts with additives, in particular polycarbonate melts with additives in liquid form, in solution or in dispersion is described. The additives are added to a main stream of polymer melt and are then mixed, preferably directly... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7125558 | Process for the preparation of activated polyethylene glycols The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of activated polyethylene glycols, or PEG(NPC)2s, comprising reacting polyethylene glycol with an activator while in the presence of an aromatic nitrogen containing heterocyclic base. The proc... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7115706 | Polyether polymers and compositions derived therefrom Polyether polymers providing a backbone substituted at intervals with electron stabilizing groups containing electron withdrawing groups are described. The polymers capture electrons and are electronegative. The polymers act to solvate alkali metals so that electron... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7115703 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable compositions are presently disclosed. These compositions comprise reaction products of polyacids and polyamines. The polyacid is chosen from polymerized fatty polyacids and polyacid telechelics. T... | 10/03/2006 |
