Patents Examined by Marion C. McCamish
  • Patent number: 4973502
    Abstract: Film for covering a meal tray with several areas, the contents of which are to be heated up by microwaves. The covering film is coated with printing ink containing metal particles in varying volumes/distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1990
    Assignee: Unilever Patent Holdings B.V.
    Inventors: Arno Holzmuller, Bruno Burkel
  • Patent number: 4971891
    Abstract: Disclosed is a photopolymerizable composition comprising (i) a monomer having at least one ethylenic unsaturated group which is polymerizable by means of active light, (ii) an organoboron compound, and (iii) a pyrylium or thiopyrylium dye. The composition is useful, for example, as photosensitive layers for photosensitive printing plates which are sensitive and respond to an argon laser light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Kawamura, Yasuo Okamoto
  • Patent number: 4971892
    Abstract: A high speed visible light sensitive photopolymerizable composition useful for printing plates comprising(a) at least one free radically polymerizable monomer having at least one ethylenically unsaturated group,(b) an ethylenically unsaturated free radically polymerizable oligomer having carboxyl groups substituted thereon,(c) a visible light sensitizing initiator system for free radical polymerization comprising an initiator selected from diaryl iodonium salts, halogenated triazines, and triaryl iodonium salts which are photoinitiating electron acceptor compounds having a reduction potential in the range 0.0 to -1.5 eV, spectrally sensititzed with at least one merocyanine sensitizer containing a constrained alkylamino group, preferably a julolidinyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Mohammad Z. Ali, Stanley C. Busman
  • Patent number: 4971880
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a developer such as a toner and/or carrier for use in electrophotographic developing processes, and more specifically relates to a developer containing halogenated amorphous carbon particles prepared by plasma-polymerization, wherein the particles may take two forms, i.e., one with seed particles which is coated with the plasma-polymerized film containing at least carbon and halogen or the other without the seed particles which is formed by plasma-reacting carbon and halogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideo Hotomi, Izumi Osawa, Isao Doi, Masanori Fujiwara, Shuji Iino, Kenji Masaki
  • Patent number: 4971895
    Abstract: A photopolymer layer is used as a radiation transparent phototool replacing a light blocking phototool in the photographic process of producing solder mask layers on printed wiring boards. Various simplification and energy reducing steps are introduced with off-contact photoprinting of patterns on liquid photopolymers having special characteristics that permit the polymerization of patterned outer skin areas partly through the thickness thereof with a controlled amount of radiation energy. This creates an in-situ surrogate phototool that permits further polymerization throughout the thickness of the layer with controlled quantities of unpatterned radiation energy. Photodiscrimination is provided by changes of photosensitivity in the layer transparent to radiation rather than by opaque imaging. Thus a first low energy photoflash through an off-contact phototool with uncollimated radiation creates on a liquid photopolymer surface two contrasting patterned areas of liquid polymer and polymerized skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Inventor: Donald F. Sullivan
  • Patent number: 4972005
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an ultraviolet-curable organopolysiloxane composition which provides a cured film having improved brittleness, hardness, scratch resistance, and durability. The composition is composed of an acrylic-functional organopolysiloxane containing phenylsiloxane units and siloxane units having a specific acrylic functional group, a specific acrylate or methacrylate, and a photoinitiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisashi Aoki, Yasuaki Hara
  • Patent number: 4971876
    Abstract: A photoconductor for electrophotography comprises a substrate and a photosensitive layer formed on the substrate and including a novel tetrakisazo compound. The one type of the tetrakisazo compound is represented by the following general formula. ##STR1## Wherein A stands for a coupler residual group and R stands for one of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group and an aryl group which may have a substituent group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masami Kuroda, Yoshimasa Hattori, Noboru Furusho
  • Patent number: 4972006
    Abstract: A method of curing a three-dimensional specimen of preformed cross-linked polymeric material containing polymerizable ethylenically-unsaturated material is provided in which the specimen is immersed in water having dissolved therein an amount of a water-soluble organic free-radical polymerization catalyst effective to transfer a polymerization-initiating amount of the catalyst into the preformed cross-linked polymeric material. This specimen containing the water-soluble organic free-radical polymerization catalyst is heated to a temperature causing polymerization, and is maintained at that temperature while the cure is completed. The aqueous bath preferably contains a catalyst mixture which includes a catalyst of oxidizing character in admixture with a reducing agent, such as an amine, and is maintained at a polymerization temperature of from 60.degree. C. to 100.degree. C. so that immersion of the specimen in a single bath completes the cure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Assignee: DeSoto, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Murphy, John J. Krajewski, Robert E. Ansel
  • Patent number: 4970137
    Abstract: This invention concerns a process of mixing a dispersion comprising a substantially crystalline, image receptive polyacetylenic compound in an aqueous non-solvating binder solutions with an effective ripening amount of an organic liquid boiling above 30.degree. C. which is completely miscible with water at least in a proportion of 1:2 part per parts and in which said polyacetylene is soluble for a time and at an elevated temperature sufficient to effect crystalline growth and improved sensitivity to imaging by exposure to a source of radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 13, 1990
    Assignee: GAF Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: David F. Lewis, Steward E. Purdy
  • Patent number: 4970244
    Abstract: Photopolymerization initiators of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.1 ' independently stand for a tertiary alkyl group or a tertiary aralkyl group and R.sub.2 and R.sub.2 ' independently stand for a hydrogen atom, a tertiary alkoxy group, or a tertiary aralkyloxy group are disclosed. They are useful for effecting polymerization of radically polymerizable unsaturated compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 13, 1990
    Assignee: Nippon Oil & Fats Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Komai, Mamoru Shimizu
  • Patent number: 4970114
    Abstract: Pyrophoric powder can be coated on boron or carbon fibers or sintered with combustible particles. Carbon can be kept from contaminating diffusion-treated workpieces, by conducting diffusion treatment in retorts containing little or no carbon. Porosity can be created by subjecting workpiece to diffusion conditions in contact with depleting material such as powdered nickel or high-nickel aluminides or cobalt or high-cobalt aluminides. Aluminum particles can be electrophoretically deposited on foil and then diffused in. Leaching aluminum out with caustic is improved when a little H.sub.2 O.sub.2 is present in the caustic. Subsequent treatment of the leached surface with weak acid further improves pyrophoricity, and folding of the pyrophoric member extends its pyrophorically-generated high temperature dwell. Resin foil containing pyrophoric particles makes effective decoy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 13, 1990
    Assignee: Alloy Surfaces Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Alfonso L. Baldi
  • Patent number: 4968559
    Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive film reducible in the adhesive force by the application thereto of the ultraviolet light which comprises:(a) a base film permeable to the ultraviolet light; and(b) a layer of a pressure sensitive adhesive formed on one side of the base film, the adhesive comprising:(i) at least one elastic polymer selected from the group consisting of a polymer mainly composed of acrylic acid ester copolymers and a saturated copolyester mainly composed of dibasic carboxylic acids and dihydroxy alcohols;(ii) an ultraviolet light polymerizable acrylic acid ester having not less than two acryloyl or methacryloyl groups in the molecule in amounts of about 15-200 parts by weight in relation to 100 parts by weight of the elastic polymer; and(iii) a photopolymerization initiator in amounts sufficent to induce the photopolymerization of the ultraviolet light polymerizable acrylic acid ester;The film is especially suitable for use as a dicing film in dicing a semiconductor wafer to dices in which the wafe
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1990
    Assignee: Bando Chemical Industries. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Kuroda, Masao Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 4968550
    Abstract: An indium-metal braid-indium sandwich is formed by applying indium ribbons to upper and lower surfaces of a metal braid and then working the sandwich, e.g., between rollers. The resulting product has enhanced tensile strength and stiffness, yet retains the attributes of indium for application as a gasket, gland, or seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1990
    Assignee: Indium Corporation of America
    Inventor: Paul A. Socha
  • Patent number: 4966799
    Abstract: The structural element contains a first sound-absorbing and thermally insulating layer (21) and a second sound-insulating, dimensionally stable supporting layer (23). Preferably, the first layer consists of a thermoformed fibre mat or a foam which is at least partially open-cell, and the second layer consists of a rigid, thermoformed synthetic material, for example a plastic material reinforced with glass fibres. A porous or microporous decorative layer (22) can be applied to the outside of the first layer and a thermoformed carpet (24) can be applied to the outside of the supporting layer. A heat-sealable adhesive layer (27) can be placed between the two layers, the said adhesive layer incrasing the bond between the two layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1990
    Assignee: Matec Holding AG
    Inventors: Eusebio Lucca, Paul Rohrer
  • Patent number: 4966832
    Abstract: To mold artificial leather provided with real leather like feeling or touch on the surface thereof, a leather wrinkle pattern is formed on the artificial leather in such a way that the ridge portions are glazed and the furrow portions are matted. For the purpose of molding the above-mentioned artificial leather, the inner surface of the metallic mold is contrary formed in such a way that the ridge portions are matted but the furrow portions are glazed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1990
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masaaki Shigesada
  • Patent number: 4965171
    Abstract: Disclosed is a photopolymerizable composition which is very sensitive to visible light. The composition comprises a polymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator wherein the photopolymerization initiator comprises (A) a particular xanthene, coumarin or merocianine dyestuff, (B) a diaryliodonium salt and (C) a compound having the formula; R(n)--D--CH.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1990
    Assignee: Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masami Kawabata, Masahiko Harada, Yasuyuki Takimoto
  • Patent number: 4964938
    Abstract: A reactive acrylic adhesive, activated by actinic radiation includes, in addition to a photoinitiator, at least about 1.0 percent by weight of a perester compound or cumene hydroperoxide, and 0.5 percent of a tautomeric organic acid, for enhanced bond strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1990
    Assignee: Dymax Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew G. Bachmann, James M. Hillman
  • Patent number: 4965322
    Abstract: A photosensitive and heat-sensitive polymer having conjugated polyenes and sulfonic acid groups and an absorbance ratio of a strong band in the region of 1200 cm.sup.-1 to 1300 cm.sup.-1 assignable to sulfonic acid groups adjacent to conjugated polyenes of at least 3 sequence lengths to a strong band near 1050 cm.sup.-1 assignable to sulfonic acid groups in the IR spectrum of at least 0.6. The photosensitive and heat-sensitive polymer is obtained by the sulfonation of a polymer of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having a number average molecular weight of at least 10,000 or a polymer having conjugated polyenes and a number average molecular weight of at least 10,000 and selected from specified polymers and copolymers. The photosensitive and heat-sensitive polymer is useful for information recording materials capable of being recorded by a laser beam or a thermal head for preparing printing plates, especially offset printing plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1990
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuki Shimamura, Jyoji Ihata
  • Patent number: 4965155
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic photoconductive material for the electrophotography, which comprises a linear high-molecular-weight polymer having a rhodanine derivative of the following formula incorporated as a substituent: ##STR1## In this derivative group, a benzylidene group or the like is bonded to the 5-position of the rhodanine ring. A photosensitive material comprising a polymer having this rhodanine derivative group shows a photoconductivity to visible rays even without addition of a charge-generating pigment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1990
    Assignee: Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Nishiguchi, Mika Yamamura
  • Patent number: RE33463
    Abstract: A ceramic fiber mat attached to the interior wall or surface of a high temperature chamber or furnace or adapted to overlie an intermediate insulating member positioned between the mat and a furnace wall, the fibers in the mat lying in planes generally perpendicular to the wall, the mat constituting an improved insulation for the wall where the interior of the chamber or furnace will be operating at temperatures in excess of 1600.degree. F.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1990
    Assignee: Thermal Ceramics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Sauder, Gary R. Kendrick, John R. Mase