Patents Examined by Jessica Paul
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Patent number: 8034849Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition capable of giving a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet which simultaneously realizes satisfactory holding power, adhesion, and peel resistance in peeling from curved surfaces, while balancing these properties, and has satisfactory heat resistance. The composition comprises the following ingredients: (A) a maleimide crosslinking agent having two or more maleimide groups per molecule; (B) a monomer which, when caused to homopolymerize, gives a homopolymer having a glass transition temperature of ?40° C. or lower; (C) a carboxylated monomer copolymerizable with the monomer of the ingredient (B); and (D) a photopolymerization initiator, the maleimide crosslinking agent of the ingredient (A) being contained in an amount of 0.01-2 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the sum of the monomers of the ingredients (B) and (C).Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2005Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Chemical & Information Device CorporationInventors: Masao Murakami, Hirofumi Hashimoto, Noboru Araki
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Patent number: 8017686Abstract: The invention relates to a polyurethane dispersant resin having a polyurethane backbone having pendant hydrophilic polyalkylene oxide based side groups, the pendant side groups being linked to the polyurethane backbone via covalent bonds, and wherein the content of polyalkylene oxide in the polyurethane dispersant resin is at least 45% by weight, characterized in that the polyurethane additionally has pendant hydrophobic side groups which are linked to the polyurethane backbone via covalent bonds.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2006Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Akzo Nobel Coating International B.V.Inventors: Roelof Buter, Josephina Johanna Hendrika Maria Raben-Schlief, Hendrik Meijer, Geertje Marte Kuiken, Rienk Hettema, Jamie MacLiver Roy, Bart Bouma
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Patent number: 8007582Abstract: The present invention relates to solid, particulate free film-forming compositions, multi-layer composite coatings comprising such film-forming compositions and methods of applying such multi-component composite coatings to a substrate. The solvent free film-forming compositions include UV-curable powder coating compositions comprising an amorphous (meth)acrylate terminated poly(ester-urethane) and optionally a second (meth)acrylate terminated polyurethane.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2007Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Charles M. Kania, Debra L. Singer, Diane J. Schillinger
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Patent number: 7989517Abstract: Disclosed is an actinic ray curable composition comprising a cationically polymerizable compound, an onium salt, and a compound represented by formula 1, R1{(CR2R3)mOH}n??Formula 1 wherein R1 represents a condensed ring group; R2 and R3 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group; m represents an integer of from 2 to 4; and n represents an integer of from 1 to 10.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2006Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.Inventor: Nobumasa Sasa
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Patent number: 7985782Abstract: The present invention provides an ink for a color filter comprising a polymer binder, a crosslinking monomer, a solvent, a pigment, and a polymerization initiator. The polymer binder comprises acrylate or methacrylate including a hydroxy group. The polymer binder may comprise 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate or 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2007Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Dongjin Semichem Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kwang Ho Lee, Byoung Joo Kim, Jang Sub Kim, Chang Hun Kwak, Seong Gyu Kwon, Chan Seok Park, Kyung Ah Kim, Hyun Il Cho, Gil Lae Kim, Yoon Ho Kang
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Patent number: 7977401Abstract: An ultraviolet curable resin composition, which comprises a cationic photopolymerization initiator (B) and a urethane prepolymer (A) having a structure represented by the general formula (1); (wherein R1 and R2 each independently represent an alkylene group, R3, R4 and R5 each independently represent an alkyl group or hydrogen atom, R6 and R7 each independently represent an alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, a represents 0 or 1, and b and c each independently represent an integer of 0 to 10).Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2007Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: DIC CorporationInventors: Kouichi Yokota, Koujirou Tanaka, Kai-Uwe Gaudl, Artur Lachowicz
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Patent number: 7973094Abstract: A metal nanoparticle supported on or dispersed in a polymer is irradiated with photons from a laser source to address the nanoparticles. The polymer is transmissive to the photons and addressed nanoparticles transform the energy of the photon to heat which is transferred to a material in the vicinity of the nanoparticle. The locally heated material undergoes a physical or chemical transformation upon heating. The transformed material can be a material in the proximity of the metal nanoparticle supported polymer or metal nanoparticle/polymer composite. In this manner thermally induced physical or chemical transformations can be carried out in very small volumes of material without significant heating to the bulk of the material.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2007Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: Qun Huo, Jianhua Zou, Hui Chen
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Patent number: 7960445Abstract: The present invention relates to dual curing compositions, which cure with moisture and photo radiation, such as UV light, and methods for preparing and using same. In particular, the compositions of the present invention contain a polyether or polyester backbone, photocurable portion(s) and moisture curable portion(s). The photo curable portion is a urethane or carbamate linkage terminated with a (meth)acryloxyalkyl group. The moisture curable portion is either: (1) a portion terminated with a polyalkoxysilyl group; or (2) a portion having a urea linkage terminated with an alkylpolyalkoxysilyl group.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2005Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Henkel CorporationInventors: Anthony F. Jacobine, John G. Woods, Steven T. Nakos, Thomas Fay-Oy Lim
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Patent number: 7943682Abstract: The invention relates to radiation-curable, water-emulsifiable compounds containing isocyanate groups or capped isocyanate groups, and to their use.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2006Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Eva Wagner, Erich Beck, Angelika Maria Steinbrecher, Yvonne Heischkel, Reinhold Schwalm
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Patent number: 7935741Abstract: An ink composition is provided that includes a condensed polycyclic aromatic compound, a polymerization initiator, and a polymerizable compound, and the condensed polycyclic aromatic compound is a compound selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the formula below, a compound having at least three hydroxy groups, alkoxy groups, and/or aryloxy groups on a condensed polycyclic aromatic ring, and a compound having at least one atom having an atomic weight of 32 or greater bonded to a condensed polycyclic aromatic ring and/or one group bonded to the condensed polycyclic aromatic ring via an atom having an atomic weight of 32 or greater. There are also provided a printed material obtained by employing the ink composition, a process for producing a lithographic printing plate employing the ink composition, and a lithographic printing plate obtained by the production process.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2006Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Tomotaka Tsuchimura
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Patent number: 7932301Abstract: An encapsulant composition is provided, including at least one resin monomer, a filler and a photoinitiator, wherein the at least one resin monomer is selected from the group consisting of acrylic resin monomer, epoxy resin monomer, silicone resin monomer and compositions thereof, and the filler is of about 0.1˜15 weight % of the encapsulant composition. A method for forming encapsulant materials is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2008Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Lung-Chang Liu, Ming-Hua Chung, Jen-Hao Chen
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Patent number: 7906567Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing an encapsulated product in which a core substance having an electric charge on its surface is coated with a wall material comprising a polymer as a main component, the production method comprising at least the following steps (1) to (4): (1) a step of adding an ionic polymerizable surfactant A containing an ionic group having the opposite electric charge to the electric charge on the surface of the core substance, a hydrophobic group and a polymerizable group to an aqueous solvent containing the core substance, followed by mixing, thereby adsorbing the ionic polymerizable surfactant A to the surface of the core substance; (2) a step of adding, after said step (1), an ionic polymerizable surfactant B containing an ionic group having the same or opposite electric charge to the electric charge on the surface of the core substance, a hydrophobic group and a polymerizable group, followed by mixing; (3) a step of adding, after said step (2), a hydrophobic monomeType: GrantFiled: April 24, 2007Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Toshiyuki Miyabayashi
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Patent number: 7897653Abstract: Disclosed is a radiation curable ink containing a fluorescent material that upon exposure to activating energy fluoresces such that an image that was not visible prior to exposure to the activating energy becomes visible. Also disclosed are an ink jet system and a process printing the disclosed radiation curable ink.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2006Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Gabriel Iftime, Jennifer L. Belelie, Christopher A. Wagner, Peter M. Kazmaier, Peter G. Odell, Paul F. Smith
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Patent number: 7888399Abstract: The present invention relates to a curable composition having high adhesiveness and transparency, comprising a thiol compound containing two or more groups represented by formula (1): wherein the symbols in the formula have the meanings as described in the specification; and an urethane compound containing an ethylenically unsaturated double bond represented by formula (2): wherein the symbols in the formula have the meanings as described in the specification.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2007Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.Inventors: Hideo Miyata, Katsuro Urakawa, Haruhiko Ikeda, Yotaro Hattori
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Patent number: 7888402Abstract: The invention relates to radiation-curable, water-emulsifiable compounds containing isocyanate groups or capped isocyanate groups, and to their use.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2006Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Eva Wagner, Erich Beck, Angelika Maria Steinbrecher, Yvonne Heischkel, Reinhold Schwalm
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Patent number: 7825167Abstract: The invention relates to a dental composition comprising a) halogenated aryl alkyl ether component (A) comprising at least 1 aryl alkyl ether moiety, at least 1 halogen atom attached to each aryl residue of the aryl alkyl ether moieties, at least 2 unsaturated moieties, b) Si—H functional component (B), c) initiator (C), d) optionally filler (D), and e) optionally component (E) selected from modifiers, dyes, pigments, thixotropic agents, flow improvers, polymeric thickness, surfactants, odorous substances, diluting agent(s) and flavourings.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2004Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: 3M Espe AGInventor: Adrian S. Eckert
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Patent number: 7812063Abstract: The invention relates to a flame-retardant resin formulation comprising respectively at least one flame-retardant component, one alkali-soluble component, one polymerizable monomer, one photoinitiator, and one epoxy component, which comprises, as flame-retardant component, a phosphinic salt of the formula (I), in which R1 and R2 are identical or different and, independently of one another, are C1-C6-alkyl, linear or branched, and/or aryl; M is Mg, Ca, Al, Sb, Sn, Ge, Ti, Zn, Fe, Zr, Ce, Bi, Sr, Mn, Li, Na, K, and/or a protonated nitrogen base, and m is from 1 to 4. This novel flame-retardant resin formulation is preferably used as solder resist.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2008Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) LimitedInventors: Mathias Dietz, Harald Bauer, Werner Krause
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Patent number: 7803850Abstract: A compound that exhibits excellent color tone stability and physical properties as well as excellent photopolymerization activity over a wide region from near-ultraviolet to visible region, permitting relaxed operation under ambient light, so that wide application can be found in the dental field and photopolymerization industry; and a relevant photopolymerization initiator and hardenable composition. In particular, there is provided a novel camphorquinone derivative having an acylphosphine oxide group [—(C?O)—(P?O)<] in each molecule. Further, there is provided a photopolymerization initiator comprising the camphorquinone derivative having an acrylphosphine oxide group [—(C?O)—(P?O)<] in each molecule as an indispensable component, loaded with at least one member selected from among a polymerization accelerator, a photoacid generator, a photosensitizer and a (bis)acylphosphine oxide, and provided a hardenable composition comprising the initiator.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2006Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ShofuInventors: Kunio Ikemura, Kensuke Ichizawa, Yoshiyuki Jogetsu
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Patent number: 7772295Abstract: To provide a resin composition excellent in conformability to special shapes and in holding power without the need of containing a low molecular softener such as a plasticizer, other than a polysiloxane, and a cured product and a sheet using it. A resin composition characterized by comprising (a) an acrylic rubber, (b) a compound containing at least two mercapto groups per molecule, (c) a compound containing at least two acryloyl and/or methacryloyl groups per molecule, (d) an acrylate and/or methacrylate having a C2-12 alkyl group, and (e) acrylic acid or methacrylic acid. The above resin composition which contains a thermally conductive filler. A cured product and sheet using it.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2006Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koichi Taguchi, Keiji Takano
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Patent number: 7763669Abstract: The invention relates to a biocompatible, low-viscosity, radiation-curable formulation for producing medical products, in particular adaptive ear pieces, otoplastic parts, shells or ear parts, by means of PNP methods or stereolithographic methods. Said formulation comprises: a) 15-60 wt. % of a monomeric or oligomeric dimethacrylate based on bisphenol A or bisphenol F; b) 0-50 wt. % one or more monomeric or oligomeric urethane (meth)acrylates with a functionality n<4, a viscosity <30 Pa s and a molecular weight <3500; c) 2-25 wt. % of a monomeric, aliphatic or cycloaliphatic dimethacrylate with a viscosity <3 Pa s; d) 2-35 wt. % of an iminooxadiazone dion derivative, characterised by 3 methacrylate and/or acrylate functions; 0-15 wt. % one or more monofunctional methacrylates; f) 0.5-6 wt. % of a photo initiator or a combination of photo initiators, whose absorption lies in the wavelength range of the laser beam that is used or the irradiation source; g) 0-0.5 wt.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2005Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: Dreve-Otoplastik GmbHInventors: Martin Klare, Reiner Altman, Michael Kutschinski, Thomas Veit