Processes Of Treating A Solid Polymer Or Sicp Derived From At Least One Nonethylenic Reactant Or Compositions Therefore Patents (Class 522/162)
  • Patent number: 10131814
    Abstract: The present invention relates to radiation-curable, water-dispersible polyurethane (meth)acrylates, to coating compositions comprising the latter, to the use thereof and to the process for production thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Sebastian Berger, Peter Thuery, Kenneth Shaun Tranter
  • Patent number: 10038217
    Abstract: A polymer to be used as a binder for sulfur-based cathodes in lithium batteries that includes in its composition electrophilic groups capable of reaction with and entrapment of polysulfide species. Beneficial effects include reductions in capacity loss and ionic resistance gain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Seeo, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell Clayton Pratt, Hany Basam Eitouni, Kulandaivelu Sivanandan
  • Patent number: 9718974
    Abstract: The invention relates to low-viscosity formulations of radiation-curable compounds, to processes for preparing them, to their use, and to inks, printing-inks, and print varnishes that comprise them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Juergen Kaczun, Reinhold Schwalm, David Trumbo, Eugene Valentine Sitzmann
  • Patent number: 9512265
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a foam sheet using cross-linked polylactic acid and method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly a foam sheet using cross-linked polylactic acid and method of manufacturing the same with not only excellent waterproofing and workability but also relatively high foaming ratio and a uniform closed foam cell structure, by producing cross-linked polylactic acid resin in a fixed condition using composites comprising polylactic acid, cross linking agents, and/or co-crosslinking agents, and then forming a sheet shape in a fixed condition using composites comprising the cross-linked polylactic acid and foaming agents, and then foaming at relatively high temperature conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: LG HAUSYS, LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Won Kang, Cheng Zhe Huang, Ji Hyang Son
  • Patent number: 9023914
    Abstract: A new process is provided for preparing nitrile rubbers by free-radical polymerization in an organic solvent and in the presence of specific modifier substances. This polymerization may be followed by hydrogenation to give likewise new hydrogenated nitrile rubbers, the hydrogenation advantageously taking place likewise in organic solvent. The optionally hydrogenated nitrile rubbers obtained are notable for having fragments of the employed modifier substances in the main polymer chain and/or as end groups. They can be prepared with a wide diversity of molecular weights and polydispersity indices, especially with very low polydispersity indices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: LANXESS Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Klimpel, Sven Brandau, Uwe Westeppe, Christopher Barner-Kowollik, Andreas Kaiser
  • Patent number: 9012415
    Abstract: This invention refers to photo-crosslinked hydrogel materials based in gellan gum suitable for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications or as drug delivery systems. Formulations of gellan gum with different degrees of acylation serve as precursor material for insertion of a polymerizable moiety. The materials are capable of free radical polymerization with a photo-initiator at mild temperatures and exposure to ultraviolet light, enabling control of reticulation and withstanding the encapsulation of human and animal cells and/or drugs, and any combination thereof. The physicochemical and biological properties can be adjusted by combining different formulations of gellan gum and reaction conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Stemmatters, Biotecnologia e Medicina Regenerativa S.A.
    Inventors: Joana Catarina Da Silva Correia, Joaquim Miguel Antunes De Oliveira, João Manuel Teixeira De Oliveira, Rui Pedro Amandi Romero De Sousa, Rui Luis Gonçalves Dos Reis
  • Patent number: 8980971
    Abstract: A photocurable resin composition for three-dimensional photofabrication operations, including stereolithography, comprising (A) a cationically polymerizable compound having two or more bisphenol structures and one or more hydroxyl groups, (B) a cationically polymerizable compound other than the component (A), (C) a cationic photoinitiator, (D) a radically polymerizable compound, (E) a radical photoinitiator, and (F) multilayer polymer particles having a core and a shell layer, the shell layer containing functional group-modified rubber polymer particles having at least one reactive functional group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: DSM IP Assets B.V.
    Inventors: Masahiro Ueda, Katsuyuki Takase, Takahiko Kurosawa
  • Patent number: 8952078
    Abstract: This invention relates to a printing ink and in particular to an ink for ink-jet printing which is cured by irradiation. The ink comprises at least one radiation-curable monomer; at least one passive thermoplastic resin; at least one radical photoinitiator; and at least one colouring agent; wherein the ink has a viscosity of less than 100 mPas at 25° C., and wherein the at least one passive resin is present at 2 to 15 wt % based on the total weight of the ink and has a molecular weight of 1,500 to 70,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Sericol Limited
    Inventor: Nigel Paul Gould
  • Patent number: 8861916
    Abstract: Epoxy-functional polysiloxanes containing epoxy groups and hydrocarbyl groups free of aliphatic unsaturation, a silicone composition containing a polysiloxane selected from the aforementioned epoxy-functional polysiloxanes, a cured polysiloxane prepared by exposing the silicone composition to ultraviolet radiation, a coated optical fiber containing a cured polysiloxane, and a method of preparing a coated optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Maneesh Bahadur, Shedric O'Neal Glover, Ann Walstrom Norris
  • Patent number: 8841064
    Abstract: Disclosed are a positive photosensitive resin composition that includes (A) an alkali soluble resin; (B) a dissolution controlling agent including the compound represented by Chemical Formula 6; (C) a photosensitive diazoquinone compound; (D) a silane compound; and (E) a solvent, and a photosensitive resin film prepared by using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Cheil Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Myoung-Hwan Cha, Jong-Hwa Lee, Mi-Ra Im, Min-Kook Chung, Ji-Young Jeong, Hyun-Yong Cho, Hwan-Sung Cheon
  • Patent number: 8841354
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for the manufacture of a catheter comprising a hydrophilic gel. The method comprising the steps of combining a polymeric photoinitiator of the general formula (I): R1(A1)r-(R2(A2)m-O)o—(R3(A3)n-O)p—R4(A4)s??(I) with one or more gel-forming polymers and/or gel-forming monomers to form a matrix composition, curing the matrix composition by exposing it to UV radiation, exposing the matrix composition to a swelling medium and incorporating the hydrophilic gel into a catheter. The invention also provides autocuring of the polymeric photoinitiator (I) to provide a gel precursor, a hydrophilic gel and a catheter comprising or coated with the hydrophilic gel of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Coloplast A/S
    Inventors: Christian B. Nielsen, Niels Joergen Madsen
  • Patent number: 8835664
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel fluorinated compound, a composition comprising the same, and a method for manufacturing a film by using the same, and more particularly a novel compound having a structure in which one or more fluorine and acrylate-based functional groups are substituted in a silane core, a composition comprising the compound and photoinitiator, and a method for manufacturing a film by using the same. If the composition comprising the compound according to the present invention is used, it is possible to manufacture a film in which a refractive index is low, reflectivity is reduced, and transmissivity is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignees: LG Chem, Ltd., Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
    Inventors: Soon-Hwa Jung, Jin-Young Park, Yeong-Rae Chang, Eun-Kyoung Kim
  • Patent number: 8829069
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for preparing a degradable polymer network. The methods for preparing a degradable polymer network comprise a) preparing a polymer composition comprising monomers of cyclic carbonates and/or cyclic esters and/or linear carbonates and/or linear esters and/or cyclic ethers and/or linear hydroxycarboxylic acids at a temperature between 20° C. and 200° C.; b) adding a cross-linking reagent comprising at least one double or triple C—C bond and/or a cross-linking radical initiator; c) processing the polymer composition (that contains the crosslinking reagent into a desired shape; d) Crosslinking by irradiating the mixture. Further, the present invention relates to a degradable polymer network. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of the degradable polymer network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Medisse B.V.
    Inventors: Dirk Wybe Grijpma, Jan Feijen, Erhan Bat
  • Patent number: 8822559
    Abstract: Methods of electron beam curing nonfunctional polysiloxanes and silanol terminated polysiloxanes are described. The resulting release materials are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: 3D Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Panu K. Zoller, Jayshree Seth, Timothy D. Filiatrault, Junkang J. Liu, Clayton A. George, Zai-Ming Qiu
  • Patent number: 8822560
    Abstract: Methods of electron beam curing nonfunctional polysiloxanes blended with functional polysiloxanes are provided. The resulting release materials are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Jayshree Seth, Timothy D. Filiatrault, Robin E. Wright, Panu K. Zoller, Zai-Ming Qiu
  • Patent number: 8802793
    Abstract: A method is provided for obtaining crosslinked polymers having pendent sulfonic acid groups by crosslinking through the sulfonic acid groups or their precursors with aromatic crosslinkers or aromatic pendent crosslinking groups to form aromatic sulfones. Such crosslinked polymers may be used to make polymer electrolyte membranes (PEM's) that may be used in electrolytic cells such as fuel cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Naiyong Jing, Michael A. Yandrasits, Steven J. Hamrock
  • Publication number: 20140206790
    Abstract: Provided are modified bio-derived polymers having improved processability as well as methods of producing such polymers and articles produced therefrom. The modified bio-derived polymers have improved melt strength compared with presently available bio-derived polymers. Thus, the inventive bio-derived polymers are suitable for use in plastic processing techniques such as blow molding and blown film extrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicants: STERIGENICS U.S., LLC, PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: John R. Barolomucci, Song Cheng
  • Patent number: 8729147
    Abstract: A flexographic printing ink for use in a flexographic printing process with wet on wet capability, comprising a polymer and a combination of liquids comprising radiation curable monomers and/or oligomers, diluents, colorants, additives, and photoinitiators, the components having the Hansen Solubility Parameters adjusted to generate an ink with a capability to form a gel having the required physical characteristics, and that is in a liquid form in the presence of a small quantity of non reactive solvent, or is brought to a liquid state during the printing process. The disclosure is also directed to a flexographic printing process with wet on wet capability based on controlled polymer or polymer segment precipitation that leads to gel formation of ink compounds by controlling the solubility parameter of the ink system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Technosolutions Assessoria Ltda
    Inventors: Valter Marques Baptista, Wilson Andrade Paduan
  • Patent number: 8709552
    Abstract: The resin composition of the present invention is a resin composition characterized by including (a) a polyimide, a polybenzoxazole, a polyimide precursor or a polybenzoxazole precursor, (b) 1,5-dihydroxynaphthalene, 1,6-dihydroxynaphthalene, 1,7-dihydroxynaphthalene, or 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene, and (c) a thermal cross-linking agent having a specific structure. By the use of the resin composition of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the transmittance in the visible region of a cured film while maintaining the transmittance of a resin film before curing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuto Miyoshi, Mika Koshino, Masao Tomikawa
  • Publication number: 20140034231
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an adhesive material, especially an electrically and/or thermally and/or radiation-curing or curable adhesive material, having at least one adhesive constituent and/or adhesive matrix, and moreover having at least one additive in the form of a carbon material, especially based on carbon nanomaterials and/or carbon micromaterials, present in the adhesive constituent and/or adhesive matrix. The invention further relates to a method for producing, activating and/or curing an adhesive material. Finally the invention also relates to a method for adhesively bonding two substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Tim Schubert, Thomas Meinen, Christian Zenkel
  • Publication number: 20130333612
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to compositions, devices, and methods for the alignment of certain materials including liquid crystals. In some cases, a photoresponsive material include a moiety capable of undergoing a di-pi-methane rearrangement. Methods described herein may provide chemically and/or thermally stable alignment materials for use in a various technologies, including transistors, luminescent devices, and liquid crystal devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventor: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Patent number: 8609743
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing an electrolyte membrane for fuel cells, which is characterized in that a radically polymerizable monomer is graft-polymerized to a resin without using a photopolymerization initiator by bringing the radically polymerizable monomer into contact with the resin after irradiating the resin with ultraviolet light. The electrolyte membrane for fuel cells obtained by ultraviolet irradiation graft polymerization has both excellent oxidation resistance and excellent mechanical characteristics. By using such an electrolyte membrane, there can be obtained a fuel cell exhibiting extremely high performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mitsuhito Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20130289155
    Abstract: A polymeric photoinitiator, most suitably a polyurethane photoinitiator, is obtained by step-growth co-polymerization of at least one monomer (A) with at least one monomer (B). Monomer (A) includes a photoinitiator moiety, while monomer (B) is a monomer reactive with monomer (A) to form a polymer. A method produces the polymeric photoinitiator, a method cross-links the polymeric photoinitiator, and the polymeric photoinitiator is used as a photoinitiator of radical polymerization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: Coloplast A/S
    Inventors: Niels Joergen Madsen, Petr Sehnal, Christian B. Nielsen, David George Anderson
  • Patent number: 8557031
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods for chemically grafting and attaching ceragenin molecules to polymer substrates; methods for synthesizing ceragenin-containing copolymers; methods for making ceragenin-modified water treatment membranes and spacers; and methods of treating contaminated water using ceragenin-modified treatment membranes and spacers. Ceragenins are synthetically produced antimicrobial peptide mimics that display broad-spectrum bactericidal activity. Alkene-functionalized ceragenins (e.g., acrylamide-functionalized ceragenins) can be attached to polyamide reverse osmosis membranes using amine-linking, amide-linking, UV-grafting, or silane-coating methods. In addition, silane-functionalized ceragenins can be directly attached to polymer surfaces that have free hydroxyls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Sandia Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Hibbs, Susan J. Altman, Howland D. T. Jones, Paul B. Savage
  • Patent number: 8529681
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods for chemically grafting and attaching ceragenin molecules to polymer substrates; methods for synthesizing ceragenin-containing copolymers; methods for making ceragenin-modified water treatment membranes and spacers; and methods of treating contaminated water using ceragenin-modified treatment membranes and spacers. Ceragenins are synthetically produced antimicrobial peptide mimics that display broad-spectrum bactericidal activity. Alkene-functionalized ceragenins (e.g., acrylamide-functionalized ceragenins) can be attached to polyamide reverse osmosis membranes using amine-linking, amide-linking, UV-grafting, or silane-coating methods. In addition, silane-functionalized ceragenins can be directly attached to polymer surfaces that have free hydroxyls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Sandia Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Hibbs, Susan J. Altman, Howland D. T. Jones, Paul B. Savage
  • Patent number: 8530003
    Abstract: A polybenzoxazole precursor is represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1a to R4a, R1b to R4b, X1, Y1 and m are defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro Sato, Tsukasa Yamanaka
  • 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
  • Patent number: 8476333
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a photocurable composition which exhibits excellent adhesiveness not only to thermoplastic resins such as PET and polyimide but also to adherends of metal oxides such as IZO and metals such as gold, more particularly to a photocurable composition which comprises a urethane oligomer (A) having two or more allyl ether and/or vinyl ether groups and a polythiol (B) having two or more thiol groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime Kitano, Shuyou Akama
  • Patent number: 8461225
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for making oxidation resistant homogenized polymeric materials and medical implants that comprise polymeric materials, for example, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). The invention also provides methods of making antioxidant-doped medical implants, for example, doping of medical devices containing cross-linked UHMWPE with vitamin E by diffusion and annealing the antioxidant doped UHMWPE in a super critical fluid, and materials used therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Orhun K. Muratoglu, Ebru Oral
  • Publication number: 20130096224
    Abstract: A photoinitiator of the general formula (I): (—(R1(A1)m)u—(R2(A2)n-0)0—(R3(A3)p-0)q-(R4(A4)r)v-C(0)NH—R5(A5)5-NHC(0))t- wherein R1(R2, R3, R4 and R5 and m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, u and v are as defined herein and A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5 are identical or different photoinitiator moieties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventors: Christian B. Nielsen, Niels Joergen Madsen
  • Patent number: 8420296
    Abstract: Disclosed is a photosensitive resin composition for a color filter protective layer including a cross-linkable alkali soluble resin including a repeating unit represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, a reactive unsaturated compound, a photopolymerization initiator, and a solvent. In Chemical Formulae 1 to 3, R1 to R6 and A1 to A3 are the same as in the detailed description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Cheil Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Jae-Hyun Kim, Se-Young Choi, Nam-Gwang Kim, Eui-June Jeong, Chang-Min Lee
  • Patent number: 8415437
    Abstract: The present invention relates to melamine-formaldehyde resins bearing (meth)acrylic groups, to processes for preparing them, to their use, and to coating compositions comprising them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Reinhold Schwalm, Christine Roesch
  • Patent number: 8404758
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for inducing reversible chain cleavage of polymer chains in a crosslinked polymeric material. Reversible cleavage of the polymer backbone is capable of relieving stress in the polymeric material as the bonds reform in a less stressed state. The invention also provides methods for making polymeric materials capable of reversible chain cleavage, materials made by the methods of the invention, and linear monomers containing reversible chain cleavage groups which are useful in the materials and methods of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
    Inventors: Christopher N. Bowman, Timothy F. Scott
  • 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: 8362103
    Abstract: The invention provides a resin composition which develops excellent flame retardance after curing in spite of its being free from halogen-containing compounds and antimony compounds, which are liable to cause environmental load, and which can give a film meeting the recent sever demands for higher flexing resistance and insulation reliability. Specifically, the invention provides a resin composition which comprises (A) a polyimide precursor and (B) an adduct of an organophosphorus compound represented by formula (1) with a compound having four or more (meth)acrylate groups. It is preferable that the resin composition further contain (C) a phosphazene compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Funaki, Etsuo Ohkawado, Kousuke Hirota, Syuji Tahara
  • Patent number: 8354459
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a block copolymer solid in which microphase-separated structures are formed with good productivity. The present invention provides a method for producing a block copolymer solid in which a microphase-separated structure is formed, or an alloy, blend or composite solid containing a block copolymer in which a microphase-separated structure is formed, which comprises the following steps (1) to (3): (1) immersing a block copolymer solid or an alloy, blend or composite solid containing a block copolymer in a solvent in which each component is insoluble; (2) putting the solid obtained in (1) above in a pressure-resistant container; and (3) irradiating the solid or the solvent in (2) above with microwave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Japan Science and Technology Agency
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yabu, Takeshi Higuchi
  • Patent number: 8329773
    Abstract: The invention relates to holographic media containing specific photopolymers, a process for the production thereof, and unsaturated glycidyl ether acrylate urethanes as writing monomers which are suitable for the preparation of photopolymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Thomas Fäcke, Friedrich-Karl Bruder, Marc-Stephan Weiser, Thomas Rölle, Dennis Hönel
  • Patent number: 8323750
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a UV irradiation assisted method of surface modification, which comprises: introducing a functional group L onto the surface of a polymer material P through the photochemical reaction of a photosensitive group X under UV irradiation, wherein the photosensitive group X comprises at least one xanthone unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignees: Beijing Wanhexinyuan BioTechnology Co., Ltd., Beijing University of Chemical Technology
    Inventors: Wantai Yang, Zhenhua Huang, Yanhe Tong, Lei Shao
  • Publication number: 20120283351
    Abstract: A new process is provided for preparing nitrile rubbers by free-radical polymerization in an organic solvent and in the presence of specific modifier substances. This polymerization may be followed by hydrogenation to give likewise new hydrogenated nitrile rubbers, the hydrogenation advantageously taking place likewise in organic solvent. The optionally hydrogenated nitrile rubbers obtained are notable for having fragments of the employed modifier substances in the main polymer chain and/or as end groups. They can he prepared with a wide diversity of molecular weights and polydispersity indices, especially with very low polydispersity indices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: LANXESS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Klimpel, Sven Brandau, Uwe Westeppe, Christopher Barner-Kowollik, Andreas Kaiser
  • Publication number: 20120255574
    Abstract: A composition comprising polymer PX, wherein polymer PX comprises a moiety of formula selected from the group consisting of: Formula 1, Formula 2 and a combination of Formula 1 and Formula 2: wherein Rx comprises a group according to Formula 3: wherein Ry and Rz are, independently, any suitable atom or moiety; and Ri is an electron-withdrawing functional group; and wherein polymer PX comprises at least one direct crosslink, wherein the direct crosslink is a direct covalent bond between the C? of the polymer PX and a second C? of a polymer PX, and wherein said direct crosslink comprises no intermediary atom. Also inter alia a cosmetic composition, a hairstyling composition, a method of styling hair, the use of the composition, a kit and a process for crosslinking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Andreas FLOHR, Thomas Kripp
  • Publication number: 20120251831
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a near infrared absorbent dye capable of providing a near infrared shielding filter with excellent transparency as well as high heat resistance and hygrothermal resistance. The near infrared absorbent dye is characterized in that it is made of the amorphous form of diimmonium salt represented by formula (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: JAPAN CARLIT CO., LTD
    Inventors: Akinori Okayasu, Masaaki Tamura
  • Patent number: 8193296
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to golf balls made from a crosslinked thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer. The crosslinked thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer includes crosslinks located in the hard segments, where the crosslinks being the reaction product of unsaturated bonds located in the hard segments as catalyzed by a free radical initiator. The crosslinks may be formed from an unsaturated diol as a chain extender. The unsaturated diol may be trimethylolpropane monoallylether (TMPME). The golf ball may include the crosslinked thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer in the cover layer, in which case the cover layer may exhibit a high degree of scuff resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Ishii, Hsin Cheng, Chien-Hsin Chou, Chung-Yu Huang, Yasushi Ichikawa, Chen-Tai Liu
  • Patent number: 8173349
    Abstract: A polymer compound is provided which is excellent in heat resistance and insulating property, and a photosensitive resin composition is provided which includes the polymer compound, and may form a cured pattern or a cured film excellent in pattern forming property, resolution, heat resistance and insulating property. Also, a method for forming a cured pattern excellent in pattern forming property, resolution, heat resistance and insulating property using the photosensitive resin composition, and an electronic device having high reliance for a semiconductor device or for a display device are provided. The photosensitive resin composition includes a polymer compound obtained by reacting a monomer represented by Formula (1) and a monomer represented by Formula (2), and a photosensitizing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Hikita, Yasufumi Ooishi, Kenichiro Sato
  • Publication number: 20120109301
    Abstract: Methods of forming polymeric articles using plasma treated polymer resins, and orthopedic implants comprising a polymeric article wherein the polymeric article has reactive groups bonded to polymer molecules in an interior region of the polymeric article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: ZIMMER, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Thomas, Donald Yakimicki, Oludele Popoola, Michael Wallick
  • Publication number: 20120008077
    Abstract: An alignment layer material is provided. The alignment material includes approximately 3%-50% weight percentage of Methyl acrylate, approximately 15%-50% weight percentage of Acrylate Monomer, and approximately 10%-50% weight percentage of Polyurethane modified Acrylic Resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Zhaoyu CHEN, Yang YANG
  • Publication number: 20110294913
    Abstract: A flexible material that comprises one or more types of polymers and may be used for drawing surface-adhesive rules having a pre-defined cross-section profile. Wherein the flexible material has attribute to reserve a shape of a profile of an orifice through which it is deposited from.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: MICHAEL ZIMMER, Aviv Ratzman, David Idan, Lior Dahan, Kostantin Spiryagin
  • Publication number: 20110275726
    Abstract: This invention relates to chemical polymer compositions, methods of synthesis, and fabrication methods for devices regarding polymers capable of displaying shape memory behavior (SMPs) and which can first be polymerized to a linear or branched polymeric structure, having thermoplastic properties, subsequently processed into a device through processes typical of polymer melts, solutions, and dispersions and then crossed linked to a shape memory thermoset polymer retaining the processed shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas S. Wilson, Michael Keith Hearon, Jane P. Bearinger
  • Publication number: 20110241264
    Abstract: The present invention provides an active radiation curable ink composition including: (A) a polymer having two or more acidic groups or two or more basic groups; (B) a polymerizable monomer having a substituent group capable of forming a counter salt with the acidic group or basic group of the polymer (A); (C) a photo-polymerization initiator; and (D) a polymerizable monomer having a different structure from the polymerizable monomer (B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuhiro YOKOI
  • Publication number: 20110244695
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparation of an ultraviolet (UV)-curable inorganic-organic hybrid resin containing about or less than 4% volatiles and less than 30% organic residues. The UV-curable inorganic-organic hybrid resin obtained according to this method can be UV-cured within a markedly very short time and enables, upon curing, the formation of a transparent shrink- and crack-free glass-like product having high optical quality, high thermal stability and good bonding properties. In view of these properties, this hybrid resin can be used in various applications such as electro-optic, microelectronic, stereolithography and biophotonic applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: SOREQ NUCLEAR rESEARCH CENTER
    Inventor: Raz Gvishi
  • 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