Processes Of Treating A Solid Polymer Or Sicp Derived From Silicon Containing Reactant; Or Compositions Therefore Patents (Class 522/148)
  • Patent number: 8604150
    Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a curable composition for transfer materials. The curable composition is applicable to a UV nanoimprint process capable of forming micropatterns with high throughput, is applicable to a thermal nanoimprint process in some cases, and is capable of forming a micropattern having high selectivity on etching rates regarding a fluorine-based gas and an oxygen gas. A curable composition for transfer materials of the present invention contains a curable silicon compound produced by subjecting a silicon compound (A) having a Si—H group and a compound (B) having a curable functional group and a carbon-carbon double bond other than the curable functional group to a hydrosilylation reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Morinaka, Yoshikazu Arai, Hiroshi Uchida, Toshio Fujita
  • Publication number: 20130289153
    Abstract: In general, the present invention relates to optical elements, which can be modified post-manufacture such that different versions of the element will have different optical properties. In particular, the present invention relates to lenses, such as intraocular lenses, which can be converted into aspheric lenses post-fabrication. Also, the present invention relates to a method for forming aspheric lenses post-fabrication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Christian A. Sandstedt, Pablo Artal, Eloy Angel
  • Publication number: 20130261201
    Abstract: The invention relates to the production of nitrone-bearing siloxanes and their use as additives for radiation-curable coatings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Evonik Industries AG
    Inventors: Wilfried Knott, Pedro Cavaleiro, Bjõrn Eicke, Sadik Amajjahe, Frauke Henning, Kai Steenweg
  • Patent number: 8546061
    Abstract: A photo-curing polysiloxane composition includes a polysiloxane, an o-naphthoquinonediazidesulfonate compound, and a solvent. The polysiloxane contains 25 wt % to 60 wt % of a polysiloxane fraction having a molecular weight ranging from 10,000 to 80,000 based on a total weight of the polysiloxane when calculated from an integral molecular weight distribution curve obtained by plotting cumulative weight percentage versus molecular weight falling within a range between 400 and 100,000 measured by gel permeation chromatography. The amount of oligomers in the polysiloxane having a molecular weight less than 800 is from 0 wt % to 10 wt % based on a total weight of the photo-curing polysiloxane composition. A protective film formed from the photo-curing polysiloxane composition and an element containing the protective film are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Chi Mei Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Ju Wu, Chun-An Shih
  • Patent number: 8530538
    Abstract: An ultraviolet hardenable ink composition excelling in the wetting characteristic (repellence prevention) of ink having impacted a recording medium. There is provided an ultraviolet hardenable ink composition characterized by containing a polyester-modified polydimethylsiloxane as a surfactant in an amount of 0.01 to 1% based on the ultraviolet hardenable ink. Preferably, at least allyl glycol and/or a N-vinyl compound is contained as a polymerizable compound. Incorporation of the polyester-modified polydimethylsiloxane in the surfactant has realized enhancing of the wetting characteristic on all nonabsorptive material surfaces and avoiding of ink repellence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Keitaro Nakano, Takashi Oyanagi
  • Patent number: 8519018
    Abstract: A resin includes: an acrylate; and a curing agent to cure the acrylate. The resin is adapted to adhere to a degradable material selected from the group consisting of polylactic polymer (PLA), polyhydroxyalkonate (PHA), poly 3 hydroxybutrate co 3 hydroxyhexanote (PHBH), and paper. The curing agent includes a photoinitiator or a sensitizer that, when cured, form a hard coat when the resin is exposed to ultraviolet radiation or an electron beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Innovative Bottles, LLC
    Inventor: Shantu Patel
  • Publication number: 20130210953
    Abstract: Biomaterial compositions comprising organosilicon monomers (such as silorane monomers) and chemical curing systems or dual chemical/light curing systems, in conjunction with optional tetraoxaspiro[5.5]undecanes (“TOSUs”) and/or fillers. The present invention is directed to biomaterial compositions, as well as methods for manufacturing the same, and methods of using the compositions. The biomaterial composition comprises one or more organosilicon monomers (such as a silorane) and a chemical curing system or dual chemicaVlight curing system for polymerizing the 10 monomer(s). The compositions may include one or more tetraoxaspiro[5.5]undecanes “TOSUs”) and/or fillers. Accelerators (such as photoacids), photosensitizers, and/or electron donors may also be included in the composition as appropriate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: Curators of the University of Missouri
    Inventors: Kathleen V. Kilway, Lynda F. Bonewald, Thomas P. Schuman
  • Patent number: 8492071
    Abstract: A curable composition containing (A) a polymerizable compound having an alkyleneoxy group having two or more carbon atoms, (B) a polymerizable compound lacking an alkyleneoxy group having two or more carbon atoms, (C) an i-line absorber, (D) a photopolymerization initiator, (E) an alkali-soluble resin, and (F) a pigment, wherein a mass ratio [(A)/((A)+(B))] is from 0.5 to 0.9, and an i-line transmittance obtainable when the curable composition is formed into a coating film having a thickness of 0.7 ?m, is 10% or less. The curable composition of the invention has enhanced adhesiveness upon forming a micro pattern, and can reduce development residues in unexposed non-cured areas. The curable composition of the invention is suitable for the use in color filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroshi Taguchi
  • Publication number: 20130178553
    Abstract: A curable composition comprises (a) at least one inorganic or organic compound comprising reactive silane functionality comprising at least one hydrosilyl moiety; (b) at least one inorganic or organic compound comprising reactive silane functionality comprising at least one hydroxysilyl moiety, the hydroxysilyl moiety optionally being generated in situ by hydrolysis of at least one hydrosilyl moiety; and (c) at least one photoactivatable composition that, upon exposure to radiation, generates at least one base selected from amidines, guanidines, phosphazenes, proazaphosphatranes, and combinations thereof; with the proviso that, when component (a) is an organic polymer, then component (b) is different from component (a) and is not generated in situ by hydrolysis of component (a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Yu Yang, Michael A. Semonick, George G.I. Moore, Larry D. Boardman, John L. Battiste
  • Patent number: 8466210
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a curable dental composition comprising a surfactant and an F-containing compound. The dental composition can be used e.g. as impression material and/or for the production of crown and bridges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Joachim W. Zech, Peter U. Osswald, Henning Hoffmann, Andreas R. Maurer, Peter Bissinger, Klaus Hintzer
  • Patent number: 8440735
    Abstract: The instant invention pertains to a method and a fluid composition for producing contact lenses with improved lens quality and with increased product yield. The method of the invention involves adding a phospholipid into a fluid composition including a lens-forming material in an amount sufficient to reduce an averaged mold separation force by at least about 40% in comparison with that without the phospholipids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: John Dallas Pruitt, Lynn Cook Winterton, Bernhard Seiferling, Jüergen Vogt, Harald Bothe
  • Patent number: 8436066
    Abstract: Compositions that can be polymerized and/or crosslinked into coatings by cationic and/or radical irradiation contain at least one photoinitiator and at least one compound having at least one isocyanate function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Vencorex France
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Frances, Philippe Barbeau, Jean-Marie Bernard, Damien Bourgeois
  • Publication number: 20130101841
    Abstract: A curable composition comprises (a) at least one polydiorganosiloxane, fluorinated polydiorganosiloxane, or combination thereof comprising reactive silane functionality comprising at least two hydroxysilyl moieties; (b) at least one polydiorganosiloxane, fluorinated polydiorganosiloxane, or combination thereof comprising reactive silane functionality comprising at least two hydrosilyl moieties; and (c) at least one photoactivatable composition that, upon exposure to radiation, generates at least one base selected from amidines, guanidines, phosphazenes, proazaphosphatranes, and combinations thereof; wherein at least one of the components (a) and (b) has an average reactive silane functionality of at least three.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Yu Yang, Michael A. Semonick, George G.I. Moore, Larry D. Boardman, Michele A. Craton
  • Publication number: 20130096223
    Abstract: A method for curing an addition curable organopolysiloxane composition is provided. This method uses a UV activatable platinum catalyst (complex), and this method has enabled consistent curing of the parts where UV exposure is impossible as well as consistent curing of a thick article. This method cures an addition curable organopolysiloxane composition comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane having at least 2 alkenyl groups bonded to silicon atoms per molecule, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least 2 hydrogen atoms bonded to silicon atoms per molecule, and (C) an effective amount of a photoactivatable platinum complex curing catalyst, and the method comprises the first step of exposing the composition to UV to increase catalytic activity of the component (C), and the second step of applying the composition obtained in the first step to a desired position and curing the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20130072591
    Abstract: In general, the present invention relates to optical elements, which can be modified post-manufacture such that different versions of the element will have different optical properties. In particular, the present invention relates to lenses, such as intraocular lenses, which can be converted into aspheric lenses post-fabrication. Also, the present invention relates to a method for forming aspheric lenses post-fabrication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Christian A. Sandstedt, Pablo Artal, Eloy Angel
  • Patent number: 8378004
    Abstract: Silicone coatings and moldings are produced from a photocrosslinkable silicone mixture which contains (A) a polyorganosiloxane containing at least two carbon-carbon multiple bonds, (B) an organosilicon compound containing at least two SiH functions, and (C) a cyclopentadienyl-platinum complex catalyst be activatable by light of 200 to 500 nm, wherein the mixture is heated to 40° C. to 250° C., and then irradiated with light of 200 to 500 nm wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Wacker Chemie AG
    Inventors: Klaus Angermaier, Philipp Mueller
  • Patent number: 8378003
    Abstract: Provided are substantially flat membranes that include a block or graft co-polymer and a water transport protein, such as Aquaporin-Z, or a synthetic mimic of such proteins. Also provided are methods of removing contaminants from a liquid, by contacting the liquid with a substantially flat membrane that includes a block or graft co-polymer and a water transport protein or synthetic mimic thereof. Also provided are methods of making such membranes. Further provided are compositions that include at least one active ingredient and vesicles surrounding the active ingredient, where the vesicles include a block or graft copolymer and a water transport protein or synthetic mimic surrounding the active ingredient. Also provided are methods that include administering such compositions to patients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Kumar Manish, Clark Mark, Zilles L. Julie, Mariusz Grzelakowski, Rainer Nehring, WolfGang Meier
  • Patent number: 8377634
    Abstract: This invention relates to acrylic functional resin compositions. More particularly, this invention relates to Poly [organ-co-(meth)acryloxyorgano]silsequioxane resins that are curable upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation with photo initiator or upon heating with or without a free radical generator. The resin compositions have high storage stability at room temperature and produces films that are useful as planarization layer, interlayer dielectric, passivation layer, gas permeable layer, negative photoresist, antireflective coating, conformal coating and IC packaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: John Dean Albaugh, Gregory Scott Becker, Sina Maghsoodi, Eric Scott Moyer, Sheng Wang, Craig Rollin Yeakle
  • Publication number: 20130040073
    Abstract: Surface-structured, cross-linked silicone-based material and method for making the same. Embodiments of silicone-based materials described herein are useful, for example, in applications of light capture, anti-reflection, light redirection, light diffusion, hydrophobic surfaces, hydrophilic surfaces, light guiding, light collimation, light concentration, Fresnel lens, retro-reflection, drag reduction, air bleed adhesives, release liner, abrasion resistance, and anti-fouling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Todd G. Pett, Timothy J. Hebrink, Naiyong Jing, Justin A. Riddle, David Scott Thompson, Andrew K. Hartzell, Junkang J. Liu
  • Patent number: 8349911
    Abstract: Production of a composition based on silanes for the scratch-resistant, hydrophobic, aqueous coating of metals, plastics, chemical products, ceramic materials, concrete and glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventor: Adolf Kuehnle
  • Patent number: 8329774
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an organosilicon compound having an oxetanyl group, which has a high proportion of an inorganic part in the structure, which, after production thereof, is stable with no gelling, and which has excellent storage stability when it is formed into a composition, and a production method thereof and a curable composition. The organosilicon compound is a compound having an oxetanyl group obtained by a method including a process in which a silicon compound A represented by the formula (1) and a silicon compound B having four siloxane bond-forming groups are subjected to hydrolysis and condensation at a ratio of 0.3 to 2.8 mol of silicon compound B based on 1 mol of silicon compound A.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Toagosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sayaka Ooike, Hiroshi Suzuki, Akinori Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20120283350
    Abstract: The invention aims to provide a resin composition having favorable stain resistance and storage stability even in the form of a one-pack coating material. Provided is a resin composition for a coating material, including: (I) a synthetic resin emulsion; (II) a silicon compound represented by the formula (1): (R1O)4-aSiR2a??(1) wherein R1s are the same or different and each represent an alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6-10 carbon atoms, or an aralkyl group having 7-10 carbon atoms; R2s are the same or different and each represent an alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6-10 carbon atoms, or an aralkyl group having 7-10 carbon atoms; and a represents an integer from 0 to 2; and/or a partial hydrolysis condensation product thereof and/or a modified product thereof; and (III) a photosensitizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Saito, Shinji Kagitani, Youichi Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20120277339
    Abstract: Provided are inorganic-organic block copolymers that self assemble without the addition of a precursor. The inorganic block of the polymers includes silicon and the organic block may be any organic polymer. The inorganic-organic block copolymers self assemble to form a material in which the inorganic polymer block may be crosslinked to produce an organosilicate and/or silica matrix, and further thermal curing of the matrix results in the formation of a porous nanostructured film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Krishna M. Bajjuri, Qiu Dai, Alshakim Nelson, Jitendra S. Rathore
  • Patent number: 8299142
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ink composition having excellent ink ejection stability and stretching property, curable with a high sensitivity by irradiation of radiation rays, and capable of forming an image excellent in rubfastness and blocking resistance, an inkjet recording method using the ink composition, and a printed article. The ink composition includes (a) a polymer having a siloxane structure and a polymerizable group on a side chain thereof, (b) a polymerizable compound, and (c) a photopolymerization initiator, and the inkjet recording method includes a step of ejecting the ink composition onto a recording medium to be recorded with an inkjet recording apparatus and a step of curing the ink composition by irradiating active radiation rays on the ejected ink composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Yokoi
  • Patent number: 8293810
    Abstract: A resin composition suited for rapid prototyping is provided comprising (I) an actinic energy radiation-curable silicone composition, (II) an actinic energy radiation-sensitive polymerization initiator, and (III) an actinic energy radiation absorber. The resin composition experiences little viscosity buildup and maintains fluidity during long-term storage at elevated temperature, and is effective in rapid prototyping or shaping by stereolithography using any actinic energy radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignees: Cmet Inc., Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Ito, Tsuneo Hagiwara, Toshiyuki Ozai, Takeshi Miyao
  • Patent number: 8273519
    Abstract: A hardmask composition includes a solvent and an organosilicon copolymer. The organosilicon copolymer may be represented by Formula A: (SiO1.5—Y—SiO1.5)x(R3SiO1.5)y??(A) wherein x and y may satisfy the following relations: x is about 0.05 to about 0.9, y is about 0.05 to about 0.9, and x+y=1, R3 may be a C1-C12 alkyl group, and Y may be a linking group including a substituted or unsubstituted, linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl group, a C1-C20 group containing a chain that includes an aromatic ring, a heterocyclic ring, a urea group or an isocyanurate group, or a C2-C20 group containing one or more multiple bonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Cheil Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Mi Young Kim, Sang Kyun Kim, Sang Hak Lim, Sang Ran Koh, Hui Chan Yun, Do Hyeon Kim, Dong Seon Uh, Jong Seob Kim
  • Patent number: 8269358
    Abstract: A bis(aminophenol) derivative having substituents at positions adjacent to two amino groups is provided. The bis(aminophenol) derivative is used as a raw material of a polyamide resin for a positive-tone photosensitive resin composition. A polyamide resin comprising bis(aminophenol) and a structure derived from a carboxylic acid is also provided, the bis(aminophenol) having substituents at positions adjacent to the two amino groups. A positive-tone photosensitive resin composition comprising a polybenzooxazole precursor resin, exhibiting high sensitivity and a high cyclization rate even when cured at a low temperature is provided. Also provided is a positive-tone photosensitive resin composition comprising a polyamide resin having an imide structure, an imide precursor structure, or an amide acid ester structure. The composition exhibits high sensitivity and produces a cured product having low water absorption even when cured at a low temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Sumitomo Bakelite Company Limited
    Inventor: Koji Terakawa
  • Patent number: 8263679
    Abstract: The invention provide a new class of silicone-containing prepolymers containing dangling polysiloxane-containing polymer chains. This class of silicone-containing prepolymer is capable of being actinically crosslinked to form a silicone hydrogel material with a relatively high oxygen permeability, a reduced elastic modulus, and a relatively high ion permeability. The present invention is also related to silicone hydrogel contact lenses made from this class of silicone-containing prepolymers and to methods for making the silicone hydrogel contact lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Jian S. Zhou, Dawn A. Smith
  • Patent number: 8247468
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for hard coat capable of forming a hard coat layer having the improved anti-staining property, anti-staining durability, scratch resistance, abrasion resistance, antistatic property and the like. A composition for hard coat comprising: an active energy ray-curable silicone-acrylic copolymer (A); an active energy ray-curable polyfunctional compound (B); and an electrically conductive material (C), wherein the active energy ray-curable silicone-acrylic copolymer (A) contains: a polysiloxane block (a-1), an acrylic block (a-2) containing an active energy ray-curable double bond group, and a fluoroalkyl group-containing acrylic block (a-3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Yoneyama, Kazushi Tanaka, Hiroyuki Hashiguchi, Koichi Ueda
  • Publication number: 20120135251
    Abstract: A photosensitive polyimide and an adhesive composition and adhesive film containing the same are provided. The photosensitive polyimide has an imide backbone and grafted side chains including a methacrylate-based side chain and a silicon-modified side chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chul Ho JEONG, Joon Yong PARK, Jae Jun LEE, Yong Seok HAN, Mi Jeong SONG
  • Patent number: 8178613
    Abstract: An acryloxy-functional silicone composition curable by high-energy radiation, which is characterized by excellent storage stability of the composition and by improved resistance to scratching, transparency, water repellency, and adhesiveness in a hard cured coating film produced from the aforementioned composition. This composition comprises (A) a polyfunctional acrylate of at least one type; an amino-modified organopolysiloxane (B) or a product (F) of a Michael addition reaction between at least one type of a polyfunctional acrylate and amino-modified organopolysiloxane; (C) an organoalkoxysilane having an aliphatic unsaturated bond, (D) a colloidal silica; and (E) an alcohol-containing organic solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Dow Corning Toray Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisataka Nakashima, Mari Wakita, Hideki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8124668
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a safe ocular lens material having high oxygen permeability, excellent surface wettability, the excellent lubricity/easy lubricating property of surface, little in surface adhesive and superior flexibility and stress relaxation, in addition, suppressing elution of a monomer from the final product. [Means for Solving the Problem] An ocular lens comprising a compound (A) having an ethylenically unsaturated group and polydimethylsiloxane structure through a urethane bond and an 1-alkyl-3-methylene-2-pyrrolidone (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Menicon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Baba, Tsuyoshi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20120027973
    Abstract: Process for manufacturing a polymer by polycondensation of a hydroxy acid, said polymer comprising at least 80% by weight of units that correspond to the hydroxy acid, according to which at least one polyfunctional reactant capable of giving rise to the formation of a three-dimensional polymer network is mixed with the hydroxy acid, and according to which the mixture is subjected to temperature and pressure conditions and for a duration which are all suitable for giving rise to the formation of the network. Poly(hydroxy acid) (PHA) obtainable by such a process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: SOLVAY SA
    Inventor: Henri Wautier
  • Patent number: 8071195
    Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-layered object having a hard coat layer capable of improving anti-staining property, anti-staining durability, scratch resistance, abrasion resistance and the like. A multi-layered object comprising a hard coat layer and a light transmitting layer, wherein the hard coat layer is formed from a composition for hard coat comprising: an active energy ray-curable silicone-acrylic copolymer (A); and an active energy ray-curable polyfunctional compound (B), and wherein the active energy ray-curable silicone-acrylic copolymer (A) contains: a polysiloxane block (a-1), an acrylic block (a-2) containing an active energy ray-curable double bond group and a fluoroalkyl group-containing acrylic block (a-3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Yoneyama, Kazushi Tanaka, Hiroyuki Hashiguchi, Akira Yamamoto, Koichi Ueda
  • Publication number: 20110263011
    Abstract: Method for providing a substrate with an anti-biofouling coating the method comprising: a. obtaining a coating composition comprising nanoparticles being grafted with reactive groups and hydrophilic polymer chains and a solvent; b. applying the coating composition to the substrate; and c. optionally curing the coating composition herein the surface tension of the coating composition at 25° C. is below 40 mN/m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Jun Qiu, Ronnie B.M. de Rijk, Jens Christoph Thies
  • Patent number: 8029871
    Abstract: A silica aerogel coating is produced by reacting a wet gel obtained by the hydrolysis and polymerization of alkoxysilane with an organic-modifying agent to form organically modified silica, dispersing the organically modified silica by an ultrasonic treatment to form an organically modified silica dispersion, adding an ultraviolet-curable resin and a photo-polymerization initiator to the dispersion to prepare a coating liquid, applying the coating liquid to a substrate, and then irradiating ultraviolet rays to the coated layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nakayama, Kazuhiro Yamada, Yasuhiro Sakai, Maki Yamada
  • Patent number: 8017211
    Abstract: A composition, etc. are provided, which can enhance hardness and afford abrasion resistance even in a thin film as well as excellent antifouling property and durability of the antifouling property. An organic polymer, is provided, which comprises 5 to 30 weight percent of a radical polymerizable monomer having a perfluoroalkyl group, 0.01 to 5 weight percent of ?,?-dimercaptopolysiloxane, 5 to 40 weight percent of a radical polymerizable monomer having a cationic photo polymerizable epoxy group, and 25 to 75 weight percent of the other radical polymerizable monomer copolymerizable therewith, said organic polymer having a structure corresponding to a radical polymerizable copolymer of a mixture of the monomers in which a molar ratio of the mercapto group to the epoxy group is 0.0001 to 0.025, and/or a structure obtained by reacting the epoxy groups of the radical polymerizable copolymer with (meth) acrylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventor: Makoto Terauchi
  • Publication number: 20110206923
    Abstract: Methods of preparing silicone materials using electron beam curing are described. The materials are hot melt processed and cured in the absence of an effective amount of catalysts and initiators. Both functional and nonfunctionalized silicone materials may be used. Exemplary cured materials include silicone pressure sensitive adhesives, silicone foams, and non-tacky silicon films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Junkang J. Liu, Clayton A. George
  • Patent number: 7978416
    Abstract: A method for generating spontaneously aligned surface wrinkles utilizes control of local moduli-mismatch and osmotic pressure. The method includes modifying the surface of an elastomeric layer to form a superlayer that is stiffer and/or less absorbent than the elastomeric layer. The elastomeric layer is then swollen with a polymerizable monomer, which causes buckling of the superlayer. The monomer is then polymerized, dimensionally stabilizing the surface buckling. The buckled surfaces generated by the method are useful in a wide variety of end-use applications, including microlenses, microlens arrays, compound microlenses, diffraction gratings, photonic crystals, smart adhesives, mechanical strain sensors, microfluidic devices, and cell culture surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: The University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Alfred J. Crosby, Edwin P. Chan
  • Patent number: 7935739
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a cationic curable composition which has low viscosity, can be rapidly photo-cured even in the air, has good adhesion to a substrate such as glass or resin, and is excellent in glass cleaner resistance and water resistance; an ink jet ink, a gravure ink and a hard coating material which comprise the composition; and cured products thereof. A cationic curable composition comprising: (A) 1 to 100 parts by weight of a phenol derivative having 3 or more aromatic rings per molecule, wherein the aromatic ring has a structure in which some or all of hydrogen atoms of phenolic hydroxyl groups of the aromatic ring are substituted by polymerizable functional groups; (B) 1 to 500 parts by weight of a cationic polymerizable compound; and (C) 0.05 to 20 parts by weight of a photo- and/or thermo-cationic initiator is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Shimizu, Masao Kondo, Kuon Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 7923482
    Abstract: The present invention is to provides an ultraviolet-curable resin composition which contains a composite resin (A) having a polysiloxane segment (a1) having a silanol group and/or a hydrolytic silyl group as well as a polymerizable double bond and a polymer segment (a2) other than the polysiloxane segment (a1), and a photo initiator (B). The ultraviolet-curable resin composition is able to form a cured coating film excellent in weatherability such as scratch resistance, acid resistance, alkali resistance and solvent resistance, without heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Matsuzawa, Shinichi Kudo
  • Patent number: 7910283
    Abstract: A composition for forming an antireflective coating for use in a photolithography process using exposure light of up to 200 nm comprises a silicon-containing polymer obtained through hydrolytic condensation of a silicon-silicon bond-containing silane compound having formula: R(6-m)Si2Xm wherein R is a monovalent hydrocarbon group, X is alkoxy, alkanoyloxy or halogen, and m is 3 to 6. The composition allows the overlying photoresist film to be patterned to a satisfactory profile and has a high etching selectivity relative to organic material so that a substrate can be processed at a high accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Ogihara, Motoaki Iwabuchi, Takeshi Asano, Takafumi Ueda
  • Patent number: 7901073
    Abstract: A synthetic route to polymers comprised of at least two monomers each with a very different reactivity ratio by using a corresponding crosslink agent for each monomer. Novel crosslink agents are described that provide for the copolymerization of at least one hydrophilic monomer with at least one lens monomer typically used to prepare materials for ophthalmic lenses. The new crosslink agents have a relatively high selectivity for the hydrophilic monomer and limited reactivity with the crosslink agent used to polymerize the lens monomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventors: Ivan M. Nunez, Joseph A. McGee, David E. Seelye
  • Publication number: 20110046257
    Abstract: The invention provides an improved unsaturated polyester prepared from the polycondensation of unsaturated diacid monomers or unsaturated acid anhydride mononers and polyol monomers and. optionally, one or more saturated aliphatic or aromatic diacid monomers or anhydride monomers thereof. The improvement comprises 0.5 to 50 weight percent, based on the total monomer weight, of an hydroxyalkyl-functional siloxane of formula (1) below. The invention also relates to a UV curable coating formulation containing a siloxane-functional unsaturated polyester resin, a vinyl ether functional diluents and a photoinitiator. The invention further provides a method of preparing an article with a low-surface energy coating. According to the method, at least one surface of an article with a coating formulation of the invention; and the coating is then cured as described above with UV light to form a low-surface energy coating on the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Dean C. Webster, Neena Ravindran, Ankit Vora
  • Patent number: 7893128
    Abstract: The invention provides radiation-curing coating materials composed of at least one silicone resin modified with vinylalkoxysilane and vinylcyclohexene oxide and of at least one epoxy-functionalized polysiloxane and of a cationic photoinitiator. Furthermore, coinitiators may also be a constituent of the mixture, in order to obtain increased reactivity of the formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Evonik Glodschmidt GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Busch, Hardi Doehler, Michael Ferenz, Sascha Herrwerth
  • Patent number: 7887994
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a photoresist composition suitable for coating onto a large substrate and having improved coating uniformity to prevent occurrence of stains, a coating method thereof, a method of forming an organic film pattern using the same, and a display device fabricated thereby. The present invention thus provides a photoresist composition comprising a polymeric resin with an incorporated polysiloxane resin, a photosensitive compound, and an organic solvent. Accordingly, the photoresist composition can be coated onto a large substrate by a spinless coating method, and thereby coating uniformity can be improved, the occurrence of stains such as cumulous stains and resin streaks can be prevented, and the coating rate and quality of a final product prepared using the photoresist composition can also thereby be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeong Beom Lee, Kyung Seop Kim, Jun Young Lee, Sung Wook Kang
  • Publication number: 20110008547
    Abstract: An ink jet-printable composition, which comprises a compound having a reactive silyl group and which is suitable for printing on non-porous substrates such as a glass or ceramic, and a process of decorating non-porous substrates involving ink jet printing the composition onto the substrate, exposing the printed composition to actinic or electron beam radiation to initiate curing and heating the printed composition to a temperature of at least 100° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: Sun Chemical, B.V.
    Inventors: Alexander Grant, Samuel Thomas Moncur, Nigel Anthony Caiger
  • Patent number: 7851122
    Abstract: A radiation curing composition suitable for building a three-dimensional object by a solid freeform method is disclosed. The composition includes one or more mono-functional monomers where a respective polymer has a Glass Transition Temperature higher than about 60° C. and one or more di-functional oligomers where a respective polymer has a Glass Transition Temperature lower than about 40° C. The functional groups of the components may include meth(acrylic) and the composition has a viscosity of about 50-500 cps at ambient temperature. Further, the concentration of the mono-functional monomer may be at least 30% by weight and the concentration of the di-functional oligomer may be at least 20% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Objet Geometries Ltd.
    Inventor: Eduardo Napadensky
  • Patent number: 7844153
    Abstract: An active energy ray (e.g. UV rays)-curable organopolysiloxane resin composition comprises (A) 100 parts by weight of an organopolysiloxane resin containing epoxy groups and aromatic hydrocarbon groups, (B) 0.05 to 20 parts by weight of a photo acid generator, (C) 0.01 to 20 parts by weight of a photosensitizer or photo-radical generator, and (D) 0 to 5,000 parts by weight of an organic solvent. An optical transmission component made of the above-mentioned composition cured by irradiation with active energy rays (for example, UV rays). A method for manufacturing an optical transmission component by irradiating the above-mentioned composition with active energy rays (for example, UV rays).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Toshinori Watanabe, Takuya Ogawa
  • Patent number: 7829605
    Abstract: An energy ray-curable resin composition comprising (A) a (meth)acrylate having a molecular weight of from 500 to 5,000, of which the main chain backbone is at least one member selected from the group consisting of a polybutadiene, a polyisoprene and hydrogenated products thereof and which has at least one (meth)acryloyl group at an end of the main chain backbone or in a side chain, (B) a monofunctional (meth)acrylate having a C2-8 unsaturated hydrocarbon group via an ester bond, (C) a hydroxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate, (D) a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate, (E) a photopolymerization initiator, and (F) an antioxidant which exhibits equally high adhesive strength to various objects to be bonded, has good heat and moisture resistance, excellent rigidity, low cure shrinkage and little adhesion strain is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jun Watanabe, Kimihiko Yoda, Kazuhiro Oshima