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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8008418 | High-molecular copolymer containing metal coordination compound and organic electroluminescence element using the same It is an object of the present invention to provide a copolymer containing a metal coordination compound that has blue phosphorescence emission with excellent color purity and, furthermore, to provide a copolymer containing a metal coordination compound that has lum... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7923521 | Process for preparing ortho-metallated metal compounds The present invention describes a process for the preparation of homoleptic and heteroleptic tris-ortho-metallated metal compounds which are used as coloring components as functional materials in a number of different applications which can be ascribed to the electr... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7851579 | Carbazolyl polymers for organic electronic devices Compositions comprising at least one phosphorescent organometallic compound and a polymer comprising structural units of formula II are useful in organic light emitting devices wherein R1... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7772348 | Metal-containing compound and use thereof A compound having two or more thiol groups and an atom selected from metal atoms in a molecule, a polythiol composition containing such a compound, a polymerizable composition containing such a polythiol composition, a resin obtained by polymerization of such a poly... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7767777 | Metal complexes The present invention describes novel metal complexes. Compounds of this type can be employed as functional materials in a number of different applications which can be ascribed to the electronics industry in the broadest sense, in particular as red-emitting compoun... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7649069 | Free radical living polymerization initiator attached nanoclusters and nanocomposites therefrom Free radical living polymerization attached nanocluster (metal oxide, e.g., gamma-Fe2O3 or FeO nanocluster or quantum dot (e.g., CdSe) nanocluster, are used for polymerization of polymer or copolymer to provide nanocomposite polymers or copolym... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7433118 | Bridged polysesquioxane host matrices containing lanthanides chelated by organic guest ligands, and methods of making such matrices Bridged polysesquioxane compositions comprising: a bridged polysesquioxane host matrix comprising sesquioxane moieties and organic moieties, the sesquioxane moieties comprising a metallic element, the organic moieties interposed between sesquioxane moieties; and a g... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7396598 | Light emitting material and organic light-emitting device A polymer light emitting material, wherein the material has a light emitting mechanism based on transition from an excited triplet state to a ground state or transition through an excited triplet state to a ground state of an electron energy level, and the material ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393560 | Organo-metal compounds Organo-tin compound having the formula I: [R—(Y)a]b—SnX4-b wherein R stands for a polycyclic hydrocarbyl residue which optionally carries one or several substituents; Y stands for a bivalent linker group; X r... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7373060 | Optical waveguide using polymer composed of silsesquioxane derivative An optical waveguide is produced by using a polymer obtained by using a silsesquioxane derivative represented by the formula (1-0). In the formula (1-0), R0 independently represents | 05/13/2008 |
| 7358318 | Organo-ceramic composite materials, their use as adsorbents, and methods of making the same The present invention relates to an organo-ceramic composite material useful for the extraction of metal ions from solution. The organo-ceramic composite material is formed according to a sol gel synthesis scheme by reacting a functional precursor silane and its hom... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354596 | Anti-microbial agent delivery system A delivery system for delivering an anti-microbial agent to a surface in a time release manner. The delivery system includes one or more polymeric particles (e.g., microspheres, core/shell particles, latexes, porogens, cryogenically ground beads, condensation polyme... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7348393 | Silane-based resins that can be photochemically and/or thermally structured single-step method for their production, parent compounds and production methods that can be used for said resins A silane resin that can be structured photochemically and/or thermally is obtained by at least partial condensation of a mixture of a) at least one silane compound RaR2bSiX4-a-b wherein R is a group polymerizable photochem... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7335717 | Methods, compositions, and biomimetic catalysts for the synthesis of silica, polysilsequioxanes, polysiloxanes, non-silicon metalloid-oxygen networks, polymetallo-oxanes, and their organic or hydrido conjugates and derivatives The in vitro polymerization of silica, silicone, non-silicon metalloid-oxane and metallo-oxane polymer networks, by combining a catalyst and a substrate to polymerize the substrate to form silica, polysiloxanes, polymetalloid-oxanes polymetallo-oxanes (metal oxides)... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7326442 | Antireflective composition and process of making a lithographic structure An antireflective composition and a lithographic structure comprising a silicon-metal oxide, antireflective material derived from the composition. The antireflective composition comprises a polymer of formula I, | 02/05/2008 |
| 7321053 | Process for the manufacture of tocyl and tocopheryl acylates A process for the manufacture of a tocyl acylate or a tocopheryl acylate comprises reacting tocol or a tocopherol with an acylating agent in the presence of a solid heterogeneous Brönsted acid catalyst, said catalyst being an inorganic Brönsted acid on a solid car... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7271223 | Norbomene compounds with cross-linkable groups and their derivatives The present invention provided a norbornene compound with cross-linkable groups and their derivative polymers, wherein said cross-linkable groups were olefin or epoxy groups. Norbornene polymers with cross-linkable side chain and their block copolymers as well as mo... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268201 | Insulating-film forming material and insulating film using the same A polymer having a repeating unit represented by formula (I) is used for an insulating-film forming material and an insulating film. wherein R1 to R7 each are a monovalent hydrocarbon group,... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258918 | Method for connecting electrodes, surface-treated wiring board and adhesive film used in the method, and electrode-connected structure An adhesive film including a reactive adhesive capable of curing by heating or light irradiation and a polyphthalide represented by the formula I: wherein R represents a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group or a d... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7253213 | Anionic and Lewis base photopolymerization process and its use for making optical articles The invention relates to a process for polymerising a monomer, polymerizing and/or crosslinking an oligomer, or crosslinking a polymer or copolymer, said monomer, oligomer, polymer and copolymer being selected among precursor monomers, urethane, thiourethane and epi... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7241827 | Mineral compounds, method for preparing same and use thereof in thermoplastics materials The present invention relates to an inorganic compound with a lamellar structure, to its process of preparation and to its use in the reinforcement of macromolecular materials. It relates more specifically to a compound based on zirconium and/or titanium phosphate. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241856 | Dental resins, dental composite materials, and method of manufacture thereof A low shrinkage, polymerizable oligomer comprises units of the structure: AB (I) wherein A is an organic radical comprising 1 to about 6 (meth)acrylate groups and 0 to about 5 hydroxy groups; B is an organic radical comprising 1 to about 5 e... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238738 | Thermoplastic material with high barrier properties The invention relates to a material with high barrier properties toward gases and liquids, characterized in that it comprises a thermoplastic matrix and a nanoparticulate compound based on zirconium and/or titanium phosphate exhibiting individual leaves with an aspe... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232864 | Coupled radial anionic polymers The present invention is a coupled radial anionic polymer comprising a polyhedral oligosilsesquioxane [POSS] of the formula [R—SiO3/2]n. POSS compounds having R=vinyl, glycidyldimethyl silyl, and isobutyl have been found effective in coupling... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7214756 | Proton conducting membrane, process for its production, and fuel cells made by using the same The present invention provides relates to a crosslinkable, proton-conducting membrane having a crosslinked structure, excellent in heat resistance, durability, dimensional stability and fuel barrier characteristics, and showing excellent proton conductivity at high ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7198639 | Polysilsesquioxane containing polymeric compositions Soft, durable, polymeric compositions with one or more reactive polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane reinforcing agents and ophthalmic devices such as for example intraocular lenses and corneal inlays made therefrom are described herein. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7193015 | Nanostructured chemicals as alloying agents in fluorinated polymers A method of using nanostructured chemicals as alloying agents for the reinforcement of flouropolymer microstructures, including polymer coils, domains, chains, and segments, at the molecular level. Because of their tailorable compatibility with fluorinated polymers,... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7163650 | Process for producing ceramic bearing components A process for producing ceramic bearing components in which a material mixture is produced from an organometallic compound as a preceramic precursor and from silicon in element form or in the form of an alloy as a chemically reactive filler. The material mixture is ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160941 | Dental composite materials and method of manufacture thereof A dental composite material that comprises a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane is disclosed. The dental composite material is useful for a variety of dental materials, treatments, and restorative functions including crown and bridge materials, fillings, adhesives... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7144545 | Process for the production of ceramic bearing components The invention relates to a process for the production of ceramic bearing components in which a mixture of a metallo-organic compound and a chemically reactive filling substance is subjected to a pyrolysis reaction and the resulting product. ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7132630 | Resistive heating using polyaniline fiber The use of conductive polyaniline fibers for resistive heating applications is described. Unlike metal wires and conductive-polymer coated fibers, under certain conditions, electric voltages or currents used to generate heat in the fibers were found to produce irrev... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7113323 | Magnetophoretic and electromagnetophoretic displays The present invention is directed to a display device which comprises two layers of insulating substrate, at least the substrate on the viewing side is transparent, an array of display cells sandwiched between the two layers of substrate, a writing means, and option... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7053167 | Silsesquioxane derivative having functional group A conventional silsesquioxane derivative has the problems that the functional groups are restricted and the chemical structure is not readily controlled and that it is expensive. The present inventors have developed a process for producing a silsesquioxane derivativ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7041374 | Polymer materials with electrostatic dissipative properties A method for modifying the electrostatic discharge (ESD) characteristics of a polymeric material by integrating metallocene moieties as constituents of the polymer structure. In a preferred embodiment, the metallocene is part of the polymer backbone structure. In an... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7012124 | Solid polymeric electrolytes for lithium batteries Novel conductive polyanionic polymers and methods for their preparion are provided. The polyanionic polymers comprise repeating units of weakly-coordinating anionic groups chemically linked to polymer chains. The polymer chains in turn comprise repeating spacer grou... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7009021 | Paint composition, proces for producing wear-resistant coating film using the same, and wear-resistant coating film comprising the same A paint composition includes a layer organic-inorganic composite, and titanium alkoxide in an amount of from 1 to 50 parts by weight with respect to the layer organic-inorganic composite taken as 100 parts by weight. The layer organic-inorganic composite is composed... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7005224 | Polyolefin waxes modified to make them polar in photocopier toners The present invention relates to the use of polyolefin waxes which have been prepared by means of metallocene catalysts and have been modified to make them polar in photocopier toners and also to photocopier toners comprising such polyolefin waxes modified to make t... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6972312 | Process for the formation of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes Three processes for the manufacture of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) which utilize the action of bases that are capable of either attacking silicon or any compound that can react with a protic solvent (e.g. ROH, H2O etc.) and generate hydro... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6965006 | Metal alkoxide polymers A method of synthesizing metal alkoxide polymers is provided, for use, as an example, in synthesizing hybrid organic/inorganic materials with low optical absorption for optical applications. The method involves a plurality of acidolysis steps involving acidolysis of... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6933345 | Reactive grafting and compatibilization of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes The nanoscopic dimensions of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) and polyhedral oligomeric silicates (POS) materials ranges from 0.7 nm to 5.0 nm and enables the thermomechanical and physical properties of polymeric materials to be improved by providing nan... | 08/23/2005 |