Abstract: A conjugated diene copolymer comprising (A) 10 to 60 mole % of a conjugated diene compound unit, (B) 5 to 50 mole % of an .alpha.,.beta.-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid unit, (C) 0.1 to 20 mole % of a polyfunctional alkenyl compound unit, (D) 0 to 10 mole % of a diene compound unit having cyclic carbon-carbon double bonds and (E) 0 to 80 mole % of a monoolefinically unsaturated compound unit, the sum of the amounts of units (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) being 100 mole %, said copolymer having an intrinsic viscosity [.eta.] of 0.01 to 3.0 dl/g as measured at 30.degree. C. in dimethylformamide. The copolymer is soluble in aqueous alkali solutions, excels in processability and photosetting property, and has excellent rubber elasticity and transparency even after photosetting.

Abstract: A photosensitive elastomeric composition comprising (1) at least one elastomer, (2) an addition-polymerizable compound having at least one CH.sub.2 .dbd.C< group and (3) a polymerization initiator activatable by actinic light, wherein the elastomer (1) is an elastomer selected from (a) an elastomeric polymer composed of a polyene monomer containing at least two non-conjugated double bonds and a conjugated diene-type monomer or both a conjugated diene-type monomer and a copolymerizable vinyl monomer and (b) an elastomeric linear A-B type (wherein A represents a polymer block of a monovinyl aromatic compound and B represents a polymer block of a conjugated diene-type monomer) block copolymer in which a terminal group having a polymerizable ethylenic double bond is present in at least one end of the molecular chain.

Abstract: A curable organopolysiloxane composition having condensation-curing properties and ultraviolet-curing properties, comprising (A) a diorganopolysiloxane having a viscosity of 50 to 200,000 cSt, both ends of each molecule thereof being blocked with a silanol group, (B) a silane compound, (C) an (alkyl)acrylic acid derivative, (D) a catalyst for condensation and (E) a sensitizer.

Abstract: The ultraviolet-curable organoploysiloxane composition of the invention comprises (A) an organopolysiloxane having bonded to a silicon atom thereof a silyl-substituted ethyl group represented by the general formula[CH.sub.2 .dbd.CR.sup.1 --CO--O--(--CH.sub.2 --).sub.a --SiR.sup.2.sub.2 --](R.sup.2 .sub.3 Si--O--).sub.c R.sup.2.sub.2--c Si--C.sub.2 H.sub.4 --,in which R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R.sup.2 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group, a is 1, 2 or 3 and c is 1 or 2, and (B) a photopolymerization initiator. The composition is rapidly cured by ultraviolet irradiation into a gel-like material having adhesiveness without the disadvantages of catalyst poisoning and undue volume shrinkage so that the composition is useful as a potting agent in electronic and electric components.

Abstract: A photocured acrylic coating comprised of the photoreaction products of:(i) at least one photocurable polyfunctional acrylate monomer;(ii) at least one acetophenone photoinitiator; and(iii) at least one active ultraviolet radiation absorber selected from benzotriazoles, cyanoacrylate, and hydroxybenzophenones. The coating is substantially or completely cured and provides improved protection to the substrate against ultraviolet radiation.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel diesters of (meth)acrylic acid represented by the following formula: ##STR1## wherein the mean values of m and n are respectively 0 to 5, preferably 0 to 3, the mean value of m+n is 1 to 10, preferably 1 to 6, and R represents H or CH.sub.3.Also, disclosed herein are resin compositions comprising said diester(s) of (meth)acrylic acid, polyurethane (meth)acrylate(s), monoethylenically unsaturated monomer(s) and initiator(s) of photopolymerization as an optional component.

Abstract: An active energy beam-curable type resin composition, which comprises (A) a graft copolymer comprising a main chain composed mainly of structural units of monomers containing one (meth)acryloyl group and a dicyclopentenyl derivative group represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Z represents a five-membered ring given by ##STR2## and R.sub.1 and R.sub.

Abstract: An active energy ray-curable resin composition comprises (A) a graft copolymerized polymer comprising graft chains composed mainly of structural units derived from at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of (a) hydroxyl containing (meth)acrylic monomers, (b) amino or alkylamino containing (meth)acrylic monomers, (c) carboxyl containing (meth)acrylic or vinyl monomers, (d) N-vinylpyrrolidone, (e) vinylpyridine or its derivatives and (f) (meth)acrylic amide derivatives represented by the general formula (II) shown below: ##STR1## (wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen or methyl group and R.sub.2 is hydrogen or an alkyl or acyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms which may have hydroxyl group added to trunk chains composed mainly of structural units compsiting at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of the monomer represented by the general formula (I) shown below: ##STR2## (wherein R.sub.1 to R.sub.

Abstract: Disclosed is a curable filler composition which resists absorption into a porous substrate, particularly one derived from wood, comprising: (1) a liquid, ungelled binder of an unsaturated polyester resin having number average molecular weight of from 500 to 3,000 derived from an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or anhydride thereof, the unsaturated polyester resin having been iminated with an alkylenimine, (2) one or more ethylenically unsaturated compounds different from and cocurable with the unsaturated polyester resin, (3) pigment, (4) a free radical initiator, and (5) optionally a carrier solvent for the filler composition.Disclosed is a method of minimizing absorption of a filler composition into a warm or hot porous substrate.Also disclosed is a porous substrate, particularly one derived from wood, having adhered to a substrate thereof the cured filler composition.

Abstract: The inventive photosensitive resin composition has excellent heat resistance, adhesiveness to substrate surface and photosensitivity and suitable as a material for solder resist or plating resist on printed circuit boards. The resin composition comprises, in addition to a photopolymerization initiator and curing agent for epoxy resins, a resinous ingredient composed of a diallyl phthalate resin, a first esterified resin as a reaction product of a cresol novolac type epoxy resin and 0.2-0.8 mole per mole of epoxy groups of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid and a second esterified resin as a reaction product of a phenol and/or cresol novolac type epoxy resins and 0.9-1.1 moles per mole of epoxy resins of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid in a limited proportion.

Abstract: Promoters for a crosslinking reaction involved in the curing of a system comprising crosslinkable polymers are bound to polymeric microparticles having a diameter of about 0.01 to 6 microns prepared by polymerizing a mixture of ethylenically unsaturated monomers. The microparticles carrying the crosslinking reaction promoter may be incorporated to coating compositions, printing inks, sealants, adhesives and other polymeric products in place of conventional crosslinking reaction promoters.

Abstract: A linear polymer having a recurring unit represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each independently is a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1-10 alkyl group, a C.sub.6-10 cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, or a halogen atom and the ethynyl group is in either meta position or para position to the main polymer chain;and a weight-average molecular weight of 1,000 to 1,000,000. A resin composition consisting essentially of (i) a polymer having a recurring unit represented by the formula (I) or a polymer having a recurring unit represented by the formula (I) and a recurring unit represented by the formula (II): ##STR2## wherein X and Y each independently is a C.sub.6-20 aryl group, a C.sub.1-10 alkyl group, a C.sub.6-10 cycloalkyl group, a silyl group having a C.sub.1-10 alkyl group or a C.sub.

Abstract: A process for preparing radiation polymerizable acrylate-functional organopolysiloxane-urethane copolymers by reacting aminofunctional polysiloxanes with acrylated urethane oligomers in the presence of a solvent.

Abstract: Ultraviolet curable terpolymers of trioxane, from at least 65 weight percent to about 75 weight percent of 1,3-dioxolane and from about 2 weight percent to about 20 weight percent of a monoethylenically unsaturated aliphatic diol formal having at least 4 carbon atoms in its main chain, e.g., 4,7-dehydro- 1,3-dioxepin, which are non-crystalline at room temperature or above are disclosed. These terpolymers, when admixed with a multifunctional crosslinking monomer, e.g., a multifunctional acrylate such as 1,6-hexanediol diacrylate, and a photosensitizer, e.g., a benzoin compound such as benzoin isobutyl ether, can be cured to an insoluble, non-tacky, rubbery state using UV radiation. The thus-cured polymeric materials form useful crosslinked films, and when cryogenically ground to a suitable small particle size can be blended with conventionally prepared crystalline oxymethylene homo-, co- and terpolymers to improve the latters' impact properties.

Abstract: The curable organopolysiloxane composition of the invention is formulated with two kinds of crosslinking agents including an organosilane compound having 2 or 3 isopropenyloxy groups in a molecule and an organopolysiloxane having at least 2 mercapto groups in a molecule added to the base ingredient of a hydroxy-terminated diorganopolysiloxane together with a curing catalyst and a photosensitizer. The composition has two-way curability by the condensation reaction in the presence of atmospheric moisture between the silanolic hydroxy groups and the isopropenyloxy groups and by the ultraviolet-induced addition reaction between the isopropenyloxy groups and the mercapto groups to exhibit very reliable curing behavior giving a cured rubbery elastomer having excellent properties.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen, chlorine, phenyl, dialkylamino of 2-4 carbon atoms or alkyl or alkoxy each of up to 18 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 is hydrogen, chlorine, bromine or alkyl or alkoxy each of up to 4 carbon atoms; R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, which can be the same or different, each is hydrogen or alkyl of up to 6 carbon atoms; R.sub.5 is hydrogen or alkyl or alkanoyl each of up to 4 carbon atoms; and R.sub.6 is hydrogen or methyl, with the proviso that not all of R.sub.1 to R.sub.6 simultaneously are hydrogen, are effective photosensitizers, especially for photopolymerization of unsaturated compounds and for hardening of printing dyes.

Abstract: A photopolymerizable resin composition for aqueous-developing type dry film resists which comprises(A) 40 to 85% by weight of a binder resin comprising a copolymer of methyl methacrylate, methyl acrylate and methacrylic acid,(B) 15 to 60% by weight of a crosslinkable monomer having at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups in the molecule, and(C) 0.5 to 10% by weight, based on the total amount of the above components (A) and (B), of a photoinitiator.

Abstract: Compositions of (a) a silicone resin characterized by an intermediate region free of acrylic groups, at least 150 siloxane units long, and terminal acrylic groups; (b) at least 10% of a fumed silica filler; and (c) a photoinitiator, can be cured by UV irradiation to tough elastomeric materials useful in adhesive and sealant applications.

Abstract: Disclosed is a resin composition which comprises a mixture of a polyester, an acrylate urethane, in about stoichiometric proportion with the polyester up to about 10% excess polyester over stoichiometric, and a liquid acrylate reactive diluent sufficient to give the resin composition the viscosity of less than 5,000 centipoise. The polyester resin is the reaction product of a polyhydroxy compound having at least three hydroxyl groups, and an aromatic compound that is at least difunctional in acid, anhydride, or ester groups, where the proportion of the polyhydroxy compound to the aromatic compound is such that the polyester has about 150 to about 250 mole % excess hydroxyl groups. The acrylate urethane compound is the reaction product of a hydroxy acrylate and an isocyanate having at least two isocyanate groups, where the hydroxy acrylate and a hydroxy acrylate having a single hydroxyl group are equimolar (when a diisocyanate is used) with the isocyanate .+-.10 mole %.

Abstract: 100 percent solids epoxy, nitrile coating compositions comprising:(a) epoxy resins, and(b) epoxy-nitrile monomers which are useful for protective coatings.The invention further includes a process for producing the 100 percent solids epoxy nitrile coating compositions comprising:(1) forming a mixture of the epoxy resins with the epoxy nitrile monomers and curing agents,(2) applying the mixture to a substrate to form a coating, and(3) curing the coating so that in situ copolymerization of the epoxy resin and epoxy-nitrile monomer results in a multifunctional epoxy nitrile coating system.

Abstract: There is disclosed a resin composition comprising(A) a spiro ortho ester compound and/or a spiro ortho carbonate compound;(B) an aluminum compound; and(C) a silanol compound or a silicon compound which is capable of generating a silanol group;the amounts of components (B) and (C) being within the range of 0.001 to 10% by weight and 0.1 to 20% by weiht, based on the amount of component (A), respectively.The resin composition of this invention is excellent in volumetric shrinkage performance at curing operation and is good in storability. Therefore, the cured product can be used for a wide variety of industrially valuable applications, such as an ink, a coating, an adhesive, a surface coating, an encapsulation and an electrical insulating material.

Abstract: Novel radiation-curable, liquid vinyl-hydro copolymers and coating compositions which are free of volatile solvent(s) and which are adapted to be applied to a substrate and cured rapidly by exposure to radiation to form release coatings having good release properties with respect to adhesives and methods for producing such polymers and compositions and for applying and curing such release coatings are disclosed.