Oxygen Patents (Class 522/120)
  • Patent number: 8207242
    Abstract: To provide a photocurable material which can form a cured product having a high transparency and a high refractive index, a process for producing the material easily, and an article having a high transparency and a high refractive index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Hideo Nomoto, Yasuhide Kawaguchi, Hideshi Sasakura
  • Publication number: 20120148837
    Abstract: Disclosed is an energy ray-curable pressure-sensitive adhesive composition having a polymer component and an energy ray polymerization initiator, the polymer component being a (meth)acrylate copolymer that includes a hydroxyl group or an energy ray-curable functional group in its molecule and has a mass average molecular weight of 500,000 to 1,000,000, and a content of components having a molecular weight of 2,000,000 or more in the polymer component being 15 mass % or less. Also disclosed is a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for inspecting stampers having a substrate sheet and an energy ray-curable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed on the substrate sheet using said energy ray-curable pressure-sensitive adhesive composition. The composition exhibits excellent adhesion to a substrate sheet and excellent durability and is able to be separated and removed easily from an adherend without leaving any residual material can be formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mikihiro KASHIO, Atsuko KAMESHIMA
  • Publication number: 20120149798
    Abstract: To provide a photocurable fluorinated polymer composition which has a high curing rate, shows little shrinkage before and after photocuring and requires no post treatment such as heat treatment after photocuring and whereby it is possible to obtain a cured resin excellent in heat resistance and weather resistance. According to the photocurable fluorinated polymer composition comprising a fluorinated polymer (A) containing polymerized units derived from a fluoroolefin and polymerized units derived from an unsaturated monomer having an oxetanyl group or a substituted oxetanyl group, and a photoreaction initiator (B), of the present invention, it is possible to provide a photocurable fluorinated polymer composition which has a high curing rate, shows little shrinkage before and after photocuring and requires no post treatment such as heat treatment after photocuring and whereby it is possible to obtain a cured resin excellent in heat resistance and weather resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shun SAITO, Hiroshi Nishio, Sho Masuda
  • Publication number: 20120128881
    Abstract: A phase change composition including at least one crystalline polyester and at least one acrylate monomer. Examples of suitable crystalline polyesters include aliphatic crystalline polyesters and polylactones. A method of making the phase change composition, and a method for applying the phase change composition to a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Santiago FAUCHER, Stephan V. DRAPPEL, Christopher A. WAGNER
  • Patent number: 8178198
    Abstract: An adhesive sheet includes a substrate and an energy-ray curable adhesive layer formed on the substrate. The energy-ray curable adhesive layer includes an energy-ray curable acrylic copolymer and a urethane acrylate. The energy-ray curable acrylic copolymer is formed by copolymerizing at least one of either a dialkyl(meth)acrylamide that has an alkyl group with carbon number of not more than 4, a phenol EO modified (meth)acrylate that has an ethylene glycol chain with a phenyl group bonded to the ethylene glycol chain, a (meth)acryloyl morpholine, or a (meth)acrylate that has an aceto-acetoxyl group, in total of 1 to 30 weight percent of all monomers to form the energy-ray curable acrylic copolymer. The energy-ray curable acrylic copolymer further includes a side chain with an unsaturated group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Lintec Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Maeda, Masaharu Ito, Keiko Kano, Kazuhiro Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20120112219
    Abstract: Method of manufacturing gradient composite material comprises steps of providing plural surface modified inorganic nanoparticles with functional groups or oligomers with functional groups; transferring the surface modified inorganic nanoparticles or oligomers with functional groups into an organic matrix to form a mixture; performing a photo polymerization step or a thermo-polymerization step for polymerizing and generating a gradient distribution of the surface modified inorganic nanoparticles or oligomers with functional groups in the mixture; and curing the mixture to solidify the organic matrix and form a structure with gradient composite, wherein the organic matrix is transferred into an organic polymer after curing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Guang-Way Jang, Ying-Chih Pu, Yin-Ju Yang, Chang-Ming Wong, Chih-Fen Chang
  • Publication number: 20120115976
    Abstract: A UV-curable optical resin adhesive composition is provided, which is excellent in transparency, adhesive reliability and durability and suitable for rework (repair) without an adverse influence on the brightness, the contrast and the Quality of a display image. The UV-curable optical resin adhesive composition is used for filling a gap between an image display panel and a protective cover plate, and comprises: (A) an acryl polymer having a (meth)acryloyl group at its side chain; and (B) a photopolymerization initiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazumasa Igarashi, Yuki Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 8168689
    Abstract: A high optical contrast pigment and colorful photosensitive composition employing the same are disclosed. The composition comprises a solvent, an alkali-soluble resin, reactive monomer, and a modified pigment which has low crystallization. The low crystallization degree means that the grain size variation R is not more 80%, wherein the grain size variation R is represented by a formula R=G1/G0×100%, G0 is the original grain size, and G1 is the grain size after modification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chin-Cheng Weng, Kuo-Tung Huang, I-Jein Cheng, Ming-Tzung Wu, Yu-Ying Hsu, Chiang-Yun Li
  • Patent number: 8163813
    Abstract: To provide a photocurable composition from which a cured product excellent in mold release characteristics and mechanical strength can be obtained, and a method for producing a molded product excellent in durability, with a fine pattern having a reverse pattern of a mold precisely transferred on its surface. A photocurable composition 20 comprising from 15 to 60 mass % of a compound (A) which is an aromatic compound having at least two rings or an alicyclic compound having at least two rings and which has two (meth)acryloyloxy groups, from 5 to 40 mass % of a compound (B) having a fluorine atom and having at least one carbon-carbon unsaturated double bond (excluding the compound (A)), from 10 to 55 mass % of a compound (C) having one (meth)acryloyloxy group (excluding the compound (B)) and from 1 to 12 mass % of a photopolymerization initiator (D) (provided that (A)+(B)+(C)+(D)=100 mass %) is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yasuhide Kawaguchi, Kentaro Tsunozaki
  • Patent number: 8158693
    Abstract: A process for preparing a radiation curable solid ink composition wherein a solid pigment and dispersant are added to a molten solid monomer including (a) heating a monomer that is solid at room temperature to a temperature above the monomer melting point to provide a molten solid monomer; (b) adding a curable component, a non-curable component, and a photoinitiator to the molten solid monomer to provide a molten ink base; (c) adding a dispersant to the molten ink base; and (d) a adding a pigment to the molten ink base with stirring to provide a curable pigmented ink composition. Included is a process for preparing a radiation curable solid ink composition wherein a liquid pigment concentrate or a solid pigment concentrate is added to an ink base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Marcel P. Breton, Michelle N. Chretien, Barkev Keoshkerian, Peter G. Odell
  • Patent number: 8148444
    Abstract: To provide a composition useful for forming a heat conductive sheet that satisfies both high heat conductivity and sufficient softness, has sufficient cohesive strength at a surface portion of a heat conductive sheet and does not cause remaining paste and breakage of an electronic appliance when the sheet is peeled. The composition comprises (A) a photo polymerizable component consisting of a (meth)acryl type monomer or its partial polymer; (B) a heat conductive filler; (C) a photo reaction initiator for initiating the polymerization of the photo polymerizable component; and (D) a photo absorber for absorbing and removing a predetermined wavelength band from electromagnetic rays used for the polymerization of the photo polymerizable component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Masaki Yoda, Yoshinao Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 8129441
    Abstract: The present invention relates to radiation-curable coating compositions which are of low viscosity and comprise (meth)acrylates and divinyl adipate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Oscar Lafuente Cerda, Yvonne Heischkel, Michael Vetter, Reinhold Schwalm, Nick Gruber
  • Patent number: 8114920
    Abstract: The UV-curable aqueous coating composition is characterized by using a UV-curable aqueous emulsion obtained by urethane reaction with a mixture including a poly-carbonate polyol or polyester polyol; an isocyanate compound; a urethane-reactive carboxylic acid; a UV-curable acrylic oligomer having 2 to 9 functional acrylate groups; a UV-curable acrylic monomer; and a urethane-reactive acrylate without an organic solvent. The aqueous composition provides good environmental acceptability and satisfactory film properties comparable to those of the prior oily UV-curable coating composition and, therefore, it is useful for coating various plastics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Akzo Nobel Coatings International B.V.
    Inventors: Dong Soo Kim, Tae Yun Jeong, Su Dong Hong, Jung Hyun Oh
  • Patent number: 8110612
    Abstract: A process for preparing a pressure sensitive adhesive using a modified planetary roller extruder is described. The process in accordance with one aspect of the invention includes introducing primary raw materials including a non-thermoplastic elastomer into a feeding section of the modified planetary roller extruder, conveying the raw materials from the feeding section to a compounding section of the modified planetary roller extruder, continuously mixing the primary raw materials in the compounding section to produce a homogeneous adhesive composition. The adhesive composition may be applied to a web-form material. The compounding section of the modified planetary roller extruder includes a main spindle surrounded by and intermeshed with a plurality of planetary spindles at least one of which is a double transversal mixing spindle having a plurality of back-cut helical flights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Intertape Polymer Corp.
    Inventors: John Kinch Tynan, Jr., Richard Walter St. Coeur, David Michael Kovach, Thomas Lombardo
  • Patent number: 8101673
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a UV-crosslinkable composition comprising a) unmodified, protonated silica nanoparticles; b) urethane acrylate; c) polar solvent; and d) UV initiator system, wherein the amount by weight of unmodified, protonated silica nanoparticles exceeds the content of urethane acrylate and is at least 50.1 wt. %, based on the dry weight of the coating, to the use of the composition in the coating of substrates, and to substrates coated with such formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Karlheinz Hildenbrand, Peter Capellen, Eberhard Koch
  • 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
  • Patent number: 8053486
    Abstract: The invention provides a coating composition comprising a thermal plastic resin selected from the group consisting of a polycycloolefin resin, polyester resin, polyacrylate resin, and a mixture thereof; and a radiation curable resin comprising a radiation polymer containing at least one mono- or multi-functional acrylic acid based monomer as a polymerization unit, an oligomer containing an ethylenically unsaturated functional group, and a photoinitiator, wherein the radiation curable resin is used in an amount of 220-1000% by weight on the basis of the weight of the thermal plastic resin. The invention improves the hardness of the coating composition, prevent the coated substrate from being scratched or impaired, and impart the substrate with high transparency without causing warping problem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Eternal Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lung-Lin Hsu, Sue-Hong Liu
  • Patent number: 8053490
    Abstract: A dental filler and dental resin restorative composition containing the dental filler is provided. The dental filler is prepared by pre-treating an acid-reactive filler with a polymerizable monomer or oligomer pre-treatment chemical having at least one acid or acid-precursor functional group, at least one polymerizable unsaturated carbon-carbon bond, and a molecular weight of about 1,000 grams per mole or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Pentron Clinical Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Weitao Jia, Shuhua Jin
  • Publication number: 20110269868
    Abstract: To provide an environmentally-friendly curable resin composition for surface protection, having a high adhesive strength and being capable of forming a protective film which will readily be removed in the film form without adhesive residue in water on a member to be processed, a photocurable adhesive using it, a method for temporarily fixing a member, and a method for removing a protective film. A curable resin composition for surface protection, comprising (A) a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate, (B) a monofunctional (meth)acrylate, and (C) a resin having a cyclopentadiene skeleton. Further, a curable resin composition for surface protection, comprising (A) a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate, (B) a monofunctional (meth)acrylate, (C) a resin having a cyclopentadiene skeleton, and (D) a photopolymerization initiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomoyuki KANAI, Kazuhiro Oshima
  • Patent number: 8048979
    Abstract: The present invention involves the design of a radiation curable organic pre polymer resin material based on urethane acrylic linkage synthesized from the natural renewable resource cardanol or a derivative thereof, for coating application. These new molecules have a faster and better curing rate compared to the starting renewable resource—cardanol. This is brought about by the hydrogen bonding of the urethane linkage which leads to a pre organization of the molecules in such a way as to bring the cross linkable double bonds closer to each other. The present invention also involves a UV curable formulation of the above mentioned resins along with 2-10 parts by weight of a photopolymerization initiator. The resin, either in a formulation or alone turns into a cross linked film upon photopolymerization in presence of photoinitiator under a UV curable radiation source like a mercury vapor pressure lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
    Inventors: Asha Syamakumari, Chennakkattu Krishna Sadasivan Pillai
  • Patent number: 8039525
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a process for producing polyamide, copolyamide, polyolefin, copolyester amide or fluorocarbon resin powder particles on to the surface of which has been grafted at least one functionalized grafting monomer, characterized in that it comprises: a) a step of blending the polyamide or copolyamide powder particles with the functionalized grafting monomer; followed by b) a step of irradiating the powder impregnated with functionalized grafting monomer resulting from a) with photons (?-radiation) or electrons (?-radiation), with a dose ranging from 0.5 to 15 Mrad. The invention also relates to the particles grafted in this way and to the compositions containing such particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Arkema France
    Inventors: Karine Loyen, Herve Ster, Holger Senff, Thomas Fine
  • Patent number: 8034444
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a porous membrane obtainable by polymerizing at least one type of curable epoxyacrylate monomer that is soluble in a solvent wherein at least 50 wt % of said solvent is water. The invention further relates to image recording materials, in which these porous membranes are used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Manufacturing Europe B.V.
    Inventors: Yujiro Itami, Akira Kase
  • Publication number: 20110245365
    Abstract: A method for producing a graft polymer comprises the steps of: a) irradiating a base polymer with an electron beam or a source of ?-radiation, b) contacting a grafting solution with the base polymer, wherein the grafting solution contains at least one oxygen scavenger and at least one graft monomer selected from the group consisting of styrene and styrene derivatives, and c) graft polymerizing the mixture of the base polymer and the grafting solution obtained in step b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: Belenos Clean Power Holding AG
    Inventor: Dirk Henkensmeier
  • Patent number: 8030367
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of chemistry and relates to radically coupled PTFE polymer powders that can be used, for example, as tribomaterials, and a method for the production thereof. There is disclosed radically coupled PTFE polymer powders which, when incorporated into a matrix as PTFE polymer compound, exhibit improved wear resistance, and furthermore a simple and efficient method for the production thereof. There is provided radically coupled PTFE polymer powders comprising radiation-chemically and/or plasma-chemically modified PTFE powders, onto the particle surface of which homopolymers, copolymers or terpolymers are radically coupled via a reaction in dispersion or in solid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Leibniz-Institut Fuer Polymerforschung Dresden E.V.
    Inventors: Dieter Lehmann, Bernd Kluepfel
  • Publication number: 20110237703
    Abstract: To provide a photocurable material which can form a cured product having a high transparency and a high refractive index, a process for producing the material easily, and an article having a high transparency and a high refractive index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hideo NOMOTO, Yasuhide Kawaguchi, Hideshi Sasakura
  • Patent number: 8022112
    Abstract: A plasticized ceramic-forming mixture and a method for stiffening the mixture, the mixture comprising a combination of inorganic powder, one or more plasticizing organic binders, a radiation-curable monomer, a photoinitiator, and water, and the method comprising stiffening the surfaces of extruded shapes of the mixture by applying electromagnetic energy to the surfaces following extrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Michelle Dawn Fabian, Edward John Fewkes, Kevin Robert McCarthy
  • Publication number: 20110214738
    Abstract: Provided is a photo/thermo curable liquid encapsulant formulation for use in the construction of a variety of optical assemblies. Also provided are such optical assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: PYTHAGORAS SOLAR INC.
    Inventors: Izhar Halahmi, Pasha Solel, Itay Baruchi
  • Publication number: 20110214717
    Abstract: Provided are photovoltaic modules that can include a liquid encapsulant formulation. Also provided are such liquid encapsulant formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: PYTHAGORAS SOLAR INC.
    Inventors: Izhar Halahmi, Pasha Solel, Itay Baruchi
  • Patent number: 8008366
    Abstract: A process for producing a cured coating is provided that includes a step of forming on a substrate layer of a curable composition that includes at least one compound represented by Formula (I) and a step of curing the layer of the curable composition by irradiation with electron beam. In formula (I) , Q1 denoted a cyano group or a —COX2 group, X1 denoted a hydrogen atom, organic residue, or polymer chain bonded to carbon atom CA via a heteroatom, or a halogen atom, X2 denoted a hydrogen atom, organic residue, or polymer chain boned to the carbonyl group via a heteroatom, or a halogen atom, Ra and Rb independently denote a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, or an organic residue, and X1 and X2, Ra and Rb, and X1 and Ra or Rb may be bonded to each other to form a cyclic structure. There is also provided an electron beam-curable composition that includes a compound represented by Formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuto Kunita
  • Patent number: 7999014
    Abstract: A flame retardant suitable for manufacturing a polymer composition is provided. The polymer composition is used for forming a cured film in which a balance among flame retardancy, adhesion, chemical resistance, heat resistance, and elasticity, and so on, is provided. A flame-retardant polymer composition with an excellent balance among the above properties is also provided. The flame retardant of the invention has a structure of Formula (1), (2), or (3): (in which, R1 is hydrogen or methyl, R2 is C2-20 alkylene or C2-20 alkylene in which any —CH2— is replaced by —O—, R3 and R4 are C1-20 alkyl, phenyl, and phenyl substituted by C1-5 alkyl or phenyl, R3 and R4 may also be an integrally-formed cyclic group, and p and q are 0 or 1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: JNC Corporation
    Inventors: Ryota Mineo, Tomohiro Eto, Yosihiro Deyama, Hiroyuki Satou
  • Patent number: 7968618
    Abstract: A one-component self-etching self-priming dental adhesive composition is disclosed. The composition comprises glycerol phosphate di(meth)acrylate monomer, at least one mono-functional polymerizable monomer having just one ethylenically unsaturated group, at least one multi-functional polymerizable monomer having at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups, at least one aprotic solvent, at least one protic solvent, and at least one polymerization initiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Kerr Corporation
    Inventors: Xiangxu Chen, Xuejun Qian
  • Patent number: 7951429
    Abstract: A radiation curable coating composition comprising: (i) a thermoplastic polymer; (ii) at least one ethylenically unsaturated adhesion-promoting monomer or oligomer; (iii) at least one other ethylenically unsaturated radiation polymerizable reactant; and (iv) at least one initiator for initiating cure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: The Sherwin-Williams Company
    Inventor: Joseph E. Miller
  • Patent number: 7943067
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method for preparing polymer hydrogel spherical particles on a nanometer scale (nanogels). The method includes encapsulating hydrogel-forming components into liposomes, diluting the large unilamellar liposomes suspension to prevent polymerization outside the liposomes, and polymerizing the encapsulated hydrogel-forming components. The lipid bilayer may be solubilized with detergent. The phospholipid and detergent molecules and their micelles may then be removed by dialysis. The resulting nanogels may then be dried by evaporation in a temperature gradient. Poly(acrylamide), poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-1-vinylimidazole) hydrogel particles with a diameter from 30 to 300 nm were detected and characterized by dynamic light scattering technique. The solvent, temperature, pH, and ionic sensitivities of the nanogels were studied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Polytechnic Institute of New York University
    Inventors: Sergey Kazakov, Marian Kaholek, Kalle Levon
  • Patent number: 7943681
    Abstract: Low viscosity, radiation curable fluid formulations that can be used advantageously as radiation curable, inks. The formulations are easily prepared for use in ink jet systems. The viscosity of the compositions is low enough so that conventional solvent is not required in order to satisfy the requisite low ink jet viscosity specifications. After curing, the compositions form durable, weatherable, abrasion resistant, printed images on a wide variety of porous and nonporous substrates. The formulations are very suitable for outdoor printing applications, especially for printing outdoor graphics onto a variety of surfaces, including vinyl or other polymer films commonly used for signage, retroreflective signage or other retroreflective items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Jennifer L. Lee, Ronald K. Thery, Caroline M. Ylitalo, Richard L. Severance, Dong Wu, Bruce A. Nerad, Verna J. LeMire, James G. Carlson, William J. Hunt
  • Patent number: 7943206
    Abstract: Microstructured articles such as brightness enhancing film and turning films having a (e.g. brightness enhancing) polymerized structure comprising the reaction product an organic phase and at least 10 wt-% inorganic nanoparticles. The reaction product of the organic phase has a glass transition temperature of less than 35° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Clinton L. Jones, Brant U. Kolb
  • Publication number: 20110105637
    Abstract: Adhesive encapsulating compositions for use in electronic devices such as organic electroluminescent devices, touch screens, photovoltaic devices, and thin film transistors are disclosed herein. The adhesive encapsulating compositions include pressure sensitive adhesives comprising one or more polyisobutylene resins, in combination with optional multifunctional (meth)acrylate monomers and/or optional tackifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Jun Fujita, Nami Kobori, Vivek Bharti, Fred B. Mccormick, Serena L, Mollenhauer
  • Patent number: 7935424
    Abstract: An adhesive sheet includes a substrate and an energy-ray curable adhesive layer formed on the substrate. The energy-ray curable adhesive layer includes an energy-ray curable acrylic copolymer and a urethane acrylate. The energy-ray curable acrylic copolymer is formed by copolymerizing at least one of either a dialkyl(meth)acrylamide that has an alkyl group with carbon number of not more than 4, a phenol EO modified (meth)acrylate that has an ethylene glycol chain with a phenyl group bonded to the ethylene glycol chain, a (meth)acryloyl morpholine, or a (meth)acrylate that has an aceto-acetoxyl group, in total of 1 to 30 weight percent of all monomers to form the energy-ray curable acrylic copolymer. The energy-ray curable acrylic copolymer further includes a side chain with an unsaturated group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Lintec Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Maeda, Masaharu Ito, Keiko Kano, Takashi Akutsu, Kazuhiro Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7935776
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a radiation curable and developable polyurethane which is characterized by having a carboxy group in its main chain and a acryloyl group in its side chain and comprising the following repeat units (I), (II), and (II) in a random arrangement: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and T are defined in the specification. The polyurethane has a weight molecular weight measured by GPC in a range of from 3,000 to 400,000; an acid value in a range of from 5 to 120 mgKOH/g. The present invention also relates to a radiation curable and developable composition containing the polyurethane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: AGI Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Hsiang Huang, Ying Jen Chen, Jui Ming Chang, Chun Hung Kuo, Hong Ye Lin, Li Chung Chang
  • Patent number: 7915319
    Abstract: The present invention provides visible light curing systems, methods for reducing health risks to individuals exposed to radiation curing systems, methods for bonding substrates and visible light curing compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Henkel Corporation
    Inventors: Mark M. Konarski, Edwin R. Perez, Eerik Maandi, Vic Kadziela, Steven J. Hemsen, Ronald E. Belek
  • Patent number: 7910631
    Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition which is excellent in flame resistance, resolution and flexibility, and substantially free from deposition of components thereof to prevent contamination of a product. The photosensitive resin composition comprises: (A) a cyclic phosphazene compound represented by the following general formula (1): wherein at least one of the Rs is an organic group having the urethane(meth)acrylate structure represented by the following general formula (2) and n is a positive number of 2 to 5: wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; (B) a carboxyl-containing linear polymer obtained by polymerizing an ethylenically unsaturated compound through addition polymerization; (C) an epoxy resin; (D) an ethylenically unsaturated group-containing polymerizable compound; and (E) a photopolymerization initiator; wherein the cyclic phosphazene compound (A) is present in a proportion of 5 to 30 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi Fujii, Katsutoshi Hirashima, Masaki Mizutani, Kyouyuu Jo
  • Patent number: 7893127
    Abstract: Radiation curable and jettable ink compositions comprise ethylenically unsaturated oligomer and an ethylenically unsaturated monofunctional monomer. The compositions may optionally include additional ethylenically unsaturated polyfunctional component and/or chain transfer agent. The compositions have a viscosity at 25° C. of not greater than about 70 cPs and are radiation curable to form a cured ink having an elongation of at least 150%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Collins Ink Corporation
    Inventors: Devdatt S. Nagvekar, Matthew M. Ellison
  • Patent number: 7888400
    Abstract: The invention features dental compositions comprising at least one hybrid monomer that comprises a cyclic allylic sulfide moiety attached to a (meth)acryloyl moiety. These two functional moieties are typically joined either directly to each via a chemical bond or through some chemical structure or spacer molecule. The composition may optionally contain additional polymerizable compounds, such as ethylenically unsaturated compounds, that are typically used in dental compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Ahmed S. Abuelyaman, Sumita B. Mitra, Kevin M. Lewandowski, David J. Plaut
  • Patent number: 7883648
    Abstract: Lipobeads (liposome-encapsulated hydrogels) combine properties of hydrogels and liposomes to create systems that are sensitive to environmental conditions and respond to changes in those conditions in a fast time scale. Lipobeads may be produced by polymerizing anchored or unanchored hydrogels within liposomes or by mixing anchored or unanchored hydrogels with liposomes. Giant lipobeads may be produced by shrinking unanchored nanogels in lipobeads and fusing the resulting lipobead aggregates, long-term aging of anchored or unanchored lipobeads, or mixing anchored or unanchored aggregated nanogels with liposomes. Poly(acrylamide), poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-1-vinylimidazole) lipobeads were produced and characterized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Polytechnic Institute of New York University
    Inventors: Sergey Kazakov, Marian Kaholek, Kalle Levon
  • Patent number: 7872058
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a photopolymerizable dental composition which causes less change in a color tone before and after curing and exhibits excellent photopolymerizability to irradiation in a wide wavelength range, and has also excellent thin-layer surface curability, and to provide a photopolymerization initiator used therefor. Disclosed is a visible light-polymerizable dental composition which does not substantially contain an amine compound as a photosensitizer, comprising 0.01 to 10 parts by weight of a (bis)acylphosphine oxide compound, 0.01 to 10 parts by weight of an ?-diketone compound and 100 parts by weight of a polymerizable monomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Shofu
    Inventors: Jun Uchida, Mitsuharu Mizuno, Mitsuji Teramae
  • Patent number: 7868054
    Abstract: The present invention concerns photopolymerisable systems comprising reactive oligomers and/or monomers having ethylenically unsaturated groups and at least one phenylglyoxalic ester that, by photochemical decomposition, generates fragments having low migratability and low odor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Lamberti SpA
    Inventors: Stefano Romagnano, Gabriele Norcini, Marco Visconti, Giuseppe Libassi
  • Patent number: 7865055
    Abstract: The invention relates to coated optical fibers comprising soft primary coatings and to such primary coatings for protecting glass optical fibers having a sufficient high resistance against cavitation. In particular, the primary coatings have a cavitation strength at which a tenth cavitation appears (?10cav) of at least about 1.0 MPa as measured at a deformation rate of 0.20% min?1 and of at least about 1.4 times their storage modulus at 23° C. The coating preferably shows strain hardening in a relative Mooney plot, preferably has a strain energy release rate Go of about 20 J/m2 or more, and preferably has a low volumetric thermal expansion coefficient. The invention furthermore provides a method and apparatus for measuring the cavitation strength of a primary coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: DSM IP Assets B.V.
    Inventors: Markus J. H. Bulters, Gerrit Rekers, Philippe W. P. V. Bleiman, Jozef M. H. Linsen, Alexander A. M. Stroeks, Johannes A. Van Eekelen, Adrianus G. M. Abel, Marko Dorschu, Paulus A. M. Steeman
  • Publication number: 20100305232
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a process for producing polyamide, copolyamide, polyolefin, copolyester amide or fluorocarbon resin powder particles on to the surface of which has been grafted at least one functionalized grafting monomer, characterized in that it comprises: a) a step of blending the polyamide or copolyamide powder particles with the functionalized grafting monomer; followed by b) a step of irradiating the powder impregnated with functionalized grafting monomer resulting from a) with photons (?-radiation) or electrons (?-radiation), with a dose ranging from 0.5 to 15 Mrad. The invention also relates to the particles grafted in this way and to the compositions containing such particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: Arkema France
    Inventors: Karine Loyen, Herve Ster, Holger Senff, Thomas Fine
  • Publication number: 20100298461
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of chemistry and relates to radically coupled PTFE polymer powders that can be used, for example, as tribomaterials, and a method for the production thereof. The object of the invention is to disclose radically coupled PTFE polymer powders which, when incorporated into a matrix as PTFE polymer compound, exhibit improved wear resistances, and furthermore a simple and efficient method for the production thereof. The object is attained through radically coupled PTFE polymer powders comprising radiation-chemically and/or plasma-chemically modified PTFE powders, onto the particle surface of which homopolymers, copolymers or terpolymers are radically coupled via a reaction in dispersion or in substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUER POLYMERFORSCHUNG DRESEDEN E. V.
    Inventors: Dieter LEHMANN, Bernd KLUEPFEL
  • 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
  • Patent number: 7829606
    Abstract: High durable polarized film comprising a radiation curable PSA layer for lamination in TFT/LCD applications have high humidity and heat resistance. In one embodiment, the adhesive comprises a UV curable acrylic polymer, a compatible tackifier, a multifunction unsaturated oligomer, and a long chain alkyl acrylate monomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Ming Chang Lu, Peter D. Palasz