Benzophenone Group Patents (Class 522/905)
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Patent number: 8796350Abstract: An ultraviolet (UV) crosslinkable acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive comprises an acrylic copolymer and a cationic photoinitiator. The acrylic copolymer comprises pendant reactive functional groups. The pressure sensitive adhesive formed from the acrylic copolymer with the pendant reactive functional groups result in high green strength and/or high temperature holding strength of the adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2012Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Henkel US IP LLCInventors: Yuxia Liu, Peter Palasz, Charles W. Paul, Paul B. Foreman
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Patent number: 8492452Abstract: A polymerizable photoinitiator is represented by Formula (I): wherein R1, R2 and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen, an optionally substituted alkyl group and an optionally substituted aryl group or R1 and R3 represent the necessary atoms to form a five to eight membered ring; p, w, y and z are all integers with y representing a value 1 to 6; p representing the sum of w and z; p representing a value of 1 to 6; w=1 to (p?z) and z=0 to (p?w); L represents an optionally substituted (p+y)-valent linking group comprising 1 to 14 carbon atoms; A represents a radically polymerizable group selected from the group consisting of an acrylate group, a methacrylate group, a styrene group, an acryl amide group, a methacryl amide group, a maleate group, a fumarate group, an itaconate group, a vinyl ether group, an allyl ether group, an allyl ester group and a vinyl ester group; and X represents a photoinitiating moiety including at least one group capable of initiating a free radical pType: GrantFiled: December 1, 2009Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Agfa Graphics NVInventors: Johan Loccufier, Luc Van Maele, Jaymes Van Luppen, Roland Claes
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Patent number: 7795324Abstract: A novel polymeric initiator is disclosed comprising a dendritic polymer core with at least one initiating functional group as an end group. The dendritic polymeric core is preferably a hyperbranched polymer. The polymeric initiators are useful in radiation curable compositions such as varnishes, lacquers and printing inks and are especially useful in radiation curable inkjet inks.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2005Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Agfa Graphics, N.V.Inventors: Johan Loccufier, Luc Vanmaele, Jaymes Van Luppen, Roland Claes, Yu Chen, Holger Frey
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Patent number: 7754327Abstract: An article comprising an adhesive attachment region is provided. The adhesive attachment region comprises a radiation curable hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2006Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaAInventor: Wei Kong
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Patent number: 7745505Abstract: UV-crosslinkable acrylic hotmelt pressure sensitive adhesives comprising acrylic and vinyl monomers, and a polymerizable UV photoinitiator. The photoinitiator comprises a spacer comprising both ethylene oxide and urethane, or urea, carbonate, or siloxane functional groups. The ethylene oxide is directly bonded to the chromophore (e.g., benzophenone) moiety, while the urethane (or urea, carbonate, siloxane) is closely linked to the polymerizable moiety (e.g., styrenic C?C double bond).Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2004Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaAInventors: Yuxia Liu, Darwin Scott Bull
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Patent number: 7709545Abstract: Benzophenone/thioxanthone derivatives useful as photoinitiators are provided as well as photopolymerizable compositions comprising the benzophenone/thioxanthone derivatives.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2007Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: The University of Southern MississippiInventors: Charles E. Hoyle, Sukhendu B. Hait, Mahmood Sabahi
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Patent number: 7521487Abstract: A process for preparing a polyacrylate-based shaped article, a polyacrylate being polymerized by a conventional method, wherein the polyacrylate comprises copolymerized comonomers having thermally crosslinkable groups and comonomers having attached photoinitiators, and the polyacrylate is crosslinked thermally in a first step and by irradiation with UV light in a second step.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2005Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Assignee: tesa AktiengesellschaftInventors: Sven Hansen, Marc Husemann, Kay Brandes, Stephan Zollner
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Patent number: 7429409Abstract: Process for preparing crosslinked pressure-sensitive adhesives at least partly based on block copolymers comprising at least one polyvalent thioether unit, characterized in that at least the following process steps are carried out: two-stage or multi-stage free-radical addition polymerization of at least two copolymerizable monomers in the presence of at least one polyvalent mercaptan, at least one of the monomers being functionalized such that on irradiation with ultraviolet rays it initiates a UV crosslinking, the polymerization producing block copolymers containing at least one polyvalent thioether unit, coating of the polymer from the melt onto a backing, crosslinking of the polymer on the backing by irradiation with ultraviolet radiation.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2005Date of Patent: September 30, 2008Assignee: tesa AGInventor: Marc Husemann
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Patent number: 7414081Abstract: Radiation-curable compositions, and methods of making the same, for providing a wide variety of substrates with a durable, colored coating or colorant are disclosed. The color is at least in part provided by chromophore molecules that are covalently bonded to other components within the radiation-curable composition. A telecommunication element having a durable color identifying polymeric coating thereon is also disclosed. The telecommunication element comprises an elongated communication transmission medium, such as an optical fiber or an optical fiber ribbon, and a radiation-cured polymeric coating having an identifying color applied on at least a portion of the transmission medium.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2002Date of Patent: August 19, 2008Assignee: Draka Comteq B.V.Inventors: Robert W. Greer, Todd Warren Gantt, Michael B. Purvis, Bob J. Overton
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Patent number: 7393881Abstract: A telecommunication element having a durable color identifying polymeric coating thereon is disclosed. The telecommunication element comprises an elongated communication transmission medium, such as an optical fiber or an optical fiber ribbon, and a radiation cured polymeric coating having an identifying color applied on at least a portion of the transmission medium. The identifying color in the polymeric coating is provided by chromophore molecules that are covalently bonded thereto. Coating compositions and a method are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2005Date of Patent: July 1, 2008Assignee: ALCATELInventor: Robert W. Greer, IV
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Patent number: 7364834Abstract: A polymer having ?,? unsaturated groups and a group that generates a free radical when exposed to actinic radiation. The polymer may be self-cross-linking.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2005Date of Patent: April 29, 2008Assignee: Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials LLCInventors: Robert K. Barr, Edgardo Anzures, Daniel E. Lundy
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Patent number: 7323290Abstract: A dry film photoresist includes a functional polymer. The functional polymer has ?,?-unsaturated groups and groups that generate a free radical upon exposure to actinic radiation.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2003Date of Patent: January 29, 2008Assignee: Eternal Technology CorporationInventors: Robert K. Barr, Edgardo Anzures, Daniel E. Lundy
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Patent number: 7307106Abstract: A curable composition is described comprising a Michael donor component, a polyacryl component, and a monoacryl component, where at least one of the Michael donor or monoacryl components comprises a pendent photoinitiator group. A Michael addition polymer that is the Michael addition reaction product of these components is also described.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2004Date of Patent: December 11, 2007Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Duane D. Fansler, Kevin M. Lewandowski, Babu N. Gaddam
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Patent number: 7300962Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides hydrogels comprising polymer molecules and bridging molecules, wherein substantially all the polymer molecules are cross-linked by hydrogen bonds between polymer molecules and bridging molecules, wherein each bridging molecule is linked to at least two polymer molecules, and wherein there are substantially no covalent linkages between the polymer molecules. In some embodiments, the polymer molecules are poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and the bridging molecules are amino acids. Some embodiments of the invention provide devices comprising hydrogels, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising biologically active molecules within hydrogels. Another aspect provides methods for forming hydrogels of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2005Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: University of WashingtonInventors: Buddy D. Ratner, Prabha D. Nair, Maximiliane Silvia Boeckl, Elizabeth Reeves Leber
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Patent number: 7271203Abstract: A process for increasing the molecular weight of polyacrylates, characterized in that polyacrylates which are functionalized at least on one part of their chain ends by photoinitiator groups X are exposed to actinic radiation, so that a direct linking reaction of the polyacrylates takes place.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2002Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: tesa AktiengesellschaftInventors: Marc Husemann, Stephan Zöllner
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Patent number: 7166647Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): {where n is a number from 1 to 6; R3 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl; A represents a group of formula —[O(CHR2CHR1)a]y—, —[O(CH2)bCO]y—, or —[O(CH2)bCO](y?1)—[O(CHR2CHR1)a]— (where one of R1 and R2 is hydrogen and the other is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl); a is from 1 to 2; b is from 4 to 5; y is from 3 to 10; Q is a residue of a polyhydroxy compound having 2 to 6 hydroxy groups; and x is greater than 1 but no greater than the number of available hydroxyl groups in Q} and esters thereof are useful as photoinitiators for the preparation of energy-curable compositions, such as varnishes and printing inks.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2002Date of Patent: January 23, 2007Assignee: Sun Chemical CorporationInventors: Shaun Lawrence Herlihy, Roger Edward Burrows, Robert Stephen Davidson
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Patent number: 7157535Abstract: UV curable compositions, polymeric photoinitiators and precursors therefor are described.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2003Date of Patent: January 2, 2007Assignee: National Starch and Chemical Investment Holding CorporationInventors: Donald E. Herr, Ziyi Hu, Charles W. Paul, Robert W. R. Humphreys
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Patent number: 7091257Abstract: A radiation-curable fiber optic coating composition for an inner primary coating includes a coloring agent, preferably a dye or a dye precursor, compatible with the fiber of the fiber optic and capable of imparting a pre-selected color to the inner primary coating, or another coating. The coloring agent can be a reactive dye. Any of the dyes preferably is stabilized by a stabilizer in the colored coating layer, or, preferably, in a more exterior layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2001Date of Patent: August 15, 2006Assignee: AlcatelInventor: Robert W. Greer, IV
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Patent number: 6949590Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides hydrogels comprising polymer molecules and bridging molecules, wherein substantially all the polymer molecules are cross-linked by hydrogen bonds between polymer molecules and bridging molecules, wherein each bridging molecule is linked to at least two polymer molecules, and wherein there are substantially no covalent linkages between the polymer molecules. In some embodiments, the polymer molecules are poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and the bridging molecules are amino acids. Some embodiments of the invention provide devices comprising hydrogels, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising biologically active molecules within hydrogels. Another aspect provides methods for forming hydrogels of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2003Date of Patent: September 27, 2005Assignee: University of WashingtonInventors: Buddy D. Ratner, Prabha D. Nair, Maximiliane Silvia Boeckl, Elizabeth Reeves Leber
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Patent number: 6914086Abstract: A crosslinkable UV absorbing agent prepared by the following steps: (1) preparing a mixture of reactants comprising a UV absorbing compound (A) with multiple pendant hydroxyl groups and an unsaturated monoglycidyl compound (B) with both reactive glycidyl and vinyl groups; (2) mixing a base catalyst (C) with the mixture of reactants; (3) initiating a synthesis reaction of the crosslinkable UV absorbing agent under heating; and (4) recovering the resulting product after the synthesis reaction is completed. The crosslinkable UV absorbing agent is directly applicable in the lens formulation to replace conventional crosslinking agent and UV absorber used in the production of the soft contact lens without any purification or modification.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2003Date of Patent: July 5, 2005Inventor: Shinn-Gwo Hong
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Patent number: 6906113Abstract: Compounds of formula Ia, Ib and Ic, (Ic), in which R, R1 and R2 are e.g. phenyl, naphthyl, anthracyl, phenanthryl or a heterocyclic radical, are suitable as photoinitiators which accumulate at the surface of coatings.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2001Date of Patent: June 14, 2005Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp.Inventors: Gisèle Baudin, Tunja Jung
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Patent number: 6849669Abstract: The invention relates to macromolecular hydrophilic photocrosslinkers having polymeric backbones of substituted ethylene groups carrying photoactive groups. The photocrosslinkers are capable of producing, when being exposed to light of determined wavelengths above 305 nm, radicals which are retained on the macromolecular photocrosslinkers and reacting so as to accomplish a crosslinked network structure. The invention further relates to the preparation of photocrosslinkers, their use in different aqueous systems and their utility in production of medical devices including ophthalmic lenses.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2000Date of Patent: February 1, 2005Assignee: Pharmacia Groningen BVInventors: Kenneth A. Hodd, Keith Alfred Dillingham, Jacqueline deGroot, Hendrik Haitjema
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Patent number: 6756418Abstract: New polymers, compositions comprising these polymers, and methods of using these compositions are provided. The polymers comprise styrene and maleic anhydride monomers with at least some of the maleic anhydride monomers having certain functional groups bonded thereto. Preferred functional groups include those derived from adhesion promoters (e.g., 2-aminophenol), photoinitiators (e.g., 4-aminoacetophenone), and solubilizers (e.g., 4-aminobenzoic acid). The polymers can be incorporated according to conventional processes into compositions which are then used to form a color filter to be used in a liquid crystal display. The final color filter has a high resolution, is highly resistant to solvents typically used in the color filter manufacturing process, is strongly adhered to the color filter substrate, has superior optical clarity, is highly soluble in a wide range of alkali developers, and has excellent heat and UV light stability.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2002Date of Patent: June 29, 2004Assignee: Brewer Science Inc.Inventors: Gu Xu, Dan W. Brewer, Timothy Limmer, Mike Stroder, Shelly Fowler, Jonathon Mayo
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Patent number: 6737203Abstract: New polymers, compositions comprising these polymers, and methods of using these compositions are provided. The polymers comprise styrene and maleic anhydride monomers with at least some of the maleic anhydride monomers having certain functional groups bonded thereto. Preferred functional groups include those derived from adhesion promoters (e.g., 2-aminophenol), photoinitiators (e.g., 4-aminoacetophenone), and solubilizers (e.g., 4-aminobenzoic acid). The polymers can be incorporated according to conventional processes into compositions which are then used to form a color filter to be used in a liquid crystal display. The final color filter has a high resolution, is highly resistant to solvents typically used in the color filter manufacturing process, is strongly adhered to the color filter substrate, has superior optical clarity, is highly soluble in a wide range of alkali developers, and has excellent heat and UV light stability.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2002Date of Patent: May 18, 2004Assignee: Brewer Science Inc.Inventors: Gu Xu, Dan W. Brewer, Timothy Limmer, Mike Stroder, Shelly Fowler, Jonathon Mayo
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Publication number: 20030180664Abstract: A photoimageable, aqueous acid soluble polyimide polymer comprising an anhydride, including a substituted benzophenone nucleus, a diamine reacted with the anhydride to form a photosensitive polymer intermediate, and at least 60 Mole % of solubilizing amine reacted with the photosensitive polymer intermediate to form the photoimageable, aqueous acid soluble polyimide polymer. An emulsion for electrophoretic deposition of a coating of a photoimageable, aqueous acid soluble polyimide polymer comprises a dispersed phase, including the photoimageable aqueous acid soluble polyimide polymer, dissolved in an organic solvent and a dispersion phase including a coalescence promoter and water. The emulsion may be applied, by electrophoretic deposition, to a conductive structure to provide a photoimageable coating on the conductive structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2003Publication date: September 25, 2003Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Guoping Mao, Hany B. Eitouni, Alphonsus V. Pocius
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Patent number: 6583195Abstract: A substantially 100% solids sealer composition for use with wood and, in particular, weathered wood surfaces and other porous surfaces is prepared from a mixture of UV curable acrylates and a photoinitiator blend. The composition may further include fillers, fungicides, insect repellents, animal repellents, UV light absorbers, pigments, dyes, and the like. The photoinitiator blend is used at relatively low levels to controll the degree of polymerization.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2001Date of Patent: June 24, 2003Inventor: Andrew A. Sokol
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Patent number: 6559223Abstract: Forming graft copolymers in water using labeling of water soluble polymers with photoinitiators. Water soluble polymers can form environmentally responsive hydrophobically stimulated cages. The cages, which contain initiating radicals after irradiation, may be “opened” or “closed” by changes in environmental conditions. When the cage is closed, the radicals are trapped inside and thus do not cause substantial polymerization of water soluble monomers in the same solution. When the cage is closed, the radicals escape and cause polymerization. In another variation, hydrogels and graft copolymers are formed by covalently linking phototoinitiator groups to water soluble polymers that do not form cages. Thus, monomers may form grafts to the polymer, allowing formation of physical hydrogels.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2001Date of Patent: May 6, 2003Assignee: Polytechnic UniversityInventors: Mark M. Green, Sung Yun Yang
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Patent number: 6376568Abstract: The invention relates to the use of surface-active photoinitiators of formula I the units being arranged randomly or in blocks, and wherein n is a number from 1 to 1000; m is a number from 0 to 100; p is a number from 0 to 10 000; x is the number 1, or, when n is 1, x may also be the number 2; A1 and A2 are, for example, C1-C18alkyl; or A1 and A2 together are a single bond; R1, R2 and R3 are, for example, each independently of the others C1-C18alkyl, phenyl or C5-C8cycloalkyl; R4 is, for example, unsubstituted or substituted C1-C18alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted phenyl or C5-C8cycloalkyl; IN, when x is 1, is a radical of formula or IN, when x is 2, is a radical of formula R13 and R14 are, for example, each independently of the other C1-C12alkyl; Y is, for example, —(CH2)a—O—; X is OR15 or N(R16)(R17); R15 is, for example, hydrogen or C1-C4alkyl; R16 and R17 are, for example, hydrogen or C1-C12alkyl; X1 has, for example, one of the meaType: GrantFiled: July 18, 2000Date of Patent: April 23, 2002Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals CorporationInventors: Giséle Baudin, Tunja Jung
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Patent number: 6294591Abstract: A process is described for preparing radiation-crosslinkable polymeric acrylates and methacrylates, which involves reacting an acrylate or methacrylate copolymer containing units having a reactive side group with a compound that contains a group which is capable of reacting with the reactive side group and also a group which is capable of forming free radicals under the action of actinic radiation. The preparation of the modified, photoactive polymers by polymer-analogous reaction makes it possible to do without the laborious handling of aggressive, specially synthesized monomers, especially acrylic esters. The products of the process can be employed widely as radiation-curable coating materials.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 1999Date of Patent: September 25, 2001Assignee: BASF Coatings AGInventors: Rainer Blum, Peter Keller
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Patent number: 6252032Abstract: An ultraviolet-absorbing polymer is formed from a reaction mixture including a diisocyanate, at least one selected from the group consisting of a diol, a diamine and mixtures thereof, and a polyfunctional UV-absorbing monomer.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 1999Date of Patent: June 26, 2001Assignee: MiniMed Inc.Inventors: William P. Van Antwerp, Li Yao
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Patent number: 6235353Abstract: Production of a dielectric coating on a substrate whereby a poly(arylene ethers) or fluorinated poly(arylene ethers) layer is cured by exposure to electron beam radiation. A wide area electron beam is used which causes chemical reactions to occur in the polymer structure which are thought to cause crosslinks between polymer chains. The crosslinks lead to higher mechanical strength and higher glass transition temperature, lower thermal expansion coefficient, greater thermal-chemical stability and greater resistance to aggressive organic solvents. The polymer layer may also be optionally heated, thermally annealed, and/or exposed to UV actinic light.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 1999Date of Patent: May 22, 2001Assignee: AlliedSignal Inc.Inventors: James S. Drage, Jingjun Yang, Dong Kyu Choi
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Patent number: 6214488Abstract: In order to produce a polymer electrolyte membrane from sulfonated, aromatic polyether ketone, an aromatic polyether ketone of the formula (I) in which Ar is a phenylene ring having p- and/or m-bonds, Ar′ is a phenylene, naphthylene, biphenylene, anthrylene or another divalent aromatic unit, X, N and M, independently of one another are 0 or 1, Y is 0, 1, 2 or 3, P is 1, 2, 3 or 4, is sulfonated and the sulfonic acid is isolated. At least 5% of the sulfonic groups in the sulfonic acid are converted into sulfonyl chloride groups, and these are reacted with an amine containing at least one crosslinkable substituent or a further functional group, and unreacted sulfonyl chloride groups are subsequently hydrolyzed. The resultant aromatic sulfonamide is isolated and dissolved in an organic solvent, the solution is converted into a film, and the crosslinkable substituents in the film are then crosslinked.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 1997Date of Patent: April 10, 2001Assignee: Hoechst AktiengesellschaftInventors: Freddy Helmer-Metzmann, Frank Osan, Arnold Schneller, Helmut Ritter, Konstantin Ledjeff, Roland Nolte, Ralf Thorwirth
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Patent number: 6197842Abstract: This invention pertains to a process for the manufacture of a hydrophilic polymeric product, consisting in causing a material comprising a crosslinked silicone polymer matrix and photoinitiator groups dispersed and immobilized within the polymer matrix to swell in a swelling solution comprising a solvent for swelling the crosslinked silicone polymer of the matrix of the material, a photopolymerizable hydrophilic monomer and optionally a crosslinking agent and a proton- or electron-donating coinitiator compound, when the material comprises photoactivable photoinitiator groups and does not comprise proton- or electron-donating coinitiator groups causing the photopolymerizable hydrophilic monomer to diffuse into the swollen material, and polymerizing, by irradiation, the photopolymerizable hydrophilic monomer.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 1998Date of Patent: March 6, 2001Assignee: Essilor International Compagnie Generale d'OptiqueInventors: Brigitte Marchin, Dominique Baude, Jean-Pierre Vairon, Marine-Anne Dourges, Philippe Chaumont, Joël Steiner
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Patent number: 6190834Abstract: The present invention provides a photosensitive resin composition capable of forming an insulating film, which is superior in both a roughening property and an adhesiveness, and a via-hole, which is highly reliable in connection, and a multilayer printed circuit board. The present invention provides a photosensitive resin composition containing a first resin, which is an epoxy resin, and a second resin having a N-substituted carbamic acid ester atomic group and a radical polymeric unsaturated bond in its side chain. The second resin is desirably an oligomer having a repeating unit expressed by the following general formula (chem. 1) or (chem. 3) by 3-10 units. Where, X is H or CH3, Y and Z is H or an alkyl group of carbon number 1-4, n is 0 or 1, a part of R1 is an atomic group expressed by the following general formula (chem. 2), the residual R1 is a hydroxyl group, and R2 is an alkylene group of carbon number 1-4.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 1998Date of Patent: February 20, 2001Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd.Inventors: Masatoshi Narahara, Mineo Kawamoto, Tokihito Suwa, Masao Suzuki, Satoru Amou, Akio Takahashi, Hiroyuki Fukai, Mitsuo Yokota, Shiro Kobayashi, Masashi Miyazaki
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Patent number: 6184264Abstract: There are described novel adhesives, which are capable of being “switched” form a tack to a non-tacky state. Such switchable adhesives are especially advantageous when used in medical dressings, and therefore, novel medical dressings comprising a switchable adhesive layer, a removable light occlusive layer and an intermediate transparent or translucent layer are also described.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 1998Date of Patent: February 6, 2001Assignee: Smith & Nephew plcInventor: Iain Webster
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Patent number: 6177144Abstract: The present invention relates to a radiation-curable binder BM consisting of a copolymer which is composed of: A) from 80 to 99% by weight of a hydroxyl-containing polyether acrylate and/or polyester acrylate A), which optionally contains a mono-, di- and/or polyamine AA) as adduct, and of B) from 1 to 20% by weight of benzophenonetetracarboxylic acid, its anhydrides and/or its esters. The invention additionally relates to processes for the preparation of the binder BM and to the use of the binders BM in radiation-curable coating compositions.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 1999Date of Patent: January 23, 2001Assignee: BASF Coatings AGInventors: Wolfgang Kranig, Rainer Blum
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Patent number: 6162840Abstract: The invention concerns the use of monomer-free saturated or unsaturated polyester resins or mixtures of saturated and unsaturated polyester resins containing structural units of general formulae (I) and/or (II), in which n=1-10, as impregnation, sealing and coating compounds for electrical engineering and electronic components and for carrier substances for flat insulating materials.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 1998Date of Patent: December 19, 2000Assignee: Dr. Beck + CO.AGInventors: Rainer Blum, Thomas Loerzer, Gunther Hegemann, Manfred Eichhorst
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Patent number: 6156345Abstract: A crosslinkable macromer system that includes two or more polymer-pendent polymerizable groups and one or more polymer-pendent initiator groups. The polymerizable groups and the initiator group(s) can be pendent on the same or different polymeric backbones. The macromer system provides advantages over the use of polymerizable macromers and separate, low molecular weight initiators, including advantages with respect to such properties as nontoxicity, efficiency, and solubility.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 1999Date of Patent: December 5, 2000Assignee: SurModics, Inc.Inventors: Stephen J. Chudzik, Aron B. Anderson
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Patent number: 6124372Abstract: Disclosed is a composition comprising a polymer with a weight average molecular weight of from about 1,000 to about 100,000, said polymer containing at least some monomer repeat units with a first, photosensitivity-imparting substituent which enables crosslinking or chain extension of the polymer upon exposure to actinic radiation, said polymer also containing a second, thermal sensitivity-imparting substituent which enables further crosslinking or chain extension of the polymer upon exposure to temperatures of about 140.degree. C.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 1996Date of Patent: September 26, 2000Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Thomas W. Smith, Timothy J. Fuller, Ram S. Narang, David J. Luca
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Patent number: 6087414Abstract: Disclosed is a process which comprises reacting a polymer of the general formula ##STR1## wherein x is an integer of 0 or 1, A is one of several specified groups, such as ##STR2## B is one of several specified groups, such as ##STR3##Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 1998Date of Patent: July 11, 2000Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Timothy J. Fuller, Ram S. Narang, Thomas W. Smith, David J. Luca, Raymond K. Crandall
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Patent number: 6011077Abstract: The invention relates to a novel process for the production of mouldings, in particular contact lenses, in which a crosslinkable polymer comprising units containing crosslinkable groups, units containing a bound photoinitiator and, if desired, units containing further modifiers is crosslinked in solution, and to mouldings, in particular contact lenses, obtainable by this process. The present invention likewise relates to novel crosslinkable polymers which can be employed in the process, in particular derivatives of a polyvinyl alcohol having a molecular weight of at least about 2000 which comprises from about 0.5 to about 80%, based on the number of hydroxyl groups in the polyvinyl alcohol, of units of the formula I ##STR1## in which the variables are as defined in the description, and units of the formula IV, as defined in the description, which contain a bound photoinitiator.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 1997Date of Patent: January 4, 2000Assignee: Novartis AGInventor: Beat Muller
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Patent number: 6007833Abstract: A crosslinkable macromer system that includes two or more polymer-pendent polymerizable groups and one or more polymer-pendent initiator groups. The polymerizable groups and the initiator group(s) can be pendent on the same or different polymeric backbones. The macromer system provides advantages over the use of polymerizable macromers and separate, low molecular weight initiators, including advantages with respect to such properties as nontoxicity, efficiency, and solubility.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 1998Date of Patent: December 28, 1999Assignee: SurModics, Inc.Inventors: Stephen J. Chudzik, Aron B. Anderson
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Patent number: 5998496Abstract: A compound of the general formula:A-L.sup.+ D.sup.-where A is a moiety which absorbs radiation and enters an excited state in which it accepts an electron; D.sup.- is a moiety which donates an electron to the excited state A and releases a free radical; and L.sup.+ is a cationic linking group which tethers electron acceptor moiety A to electron donor moiety D.sup.-. Cationic linking moiety L.sup.+ has the formula:-L'-G-where L' is a moiety which forms a stable radical with acceptor moiety A upon transfer of an electron from donor moiety D.sup.- to electron acceptor moiety A, and G is a moiety which forms a leaving group upon transfer of the electron from donor moiety D.sup.- to acceptor moiety A.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 1996Date of Patent: December 7, 1999Assignee: Spectra Group Limited, Inc.Inventors: Salah A. Hassoon, Ananda M. Sarker, Douglas C. Neckers
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Patent number: 5994425Abstract: Disclosed is an improved composition comprising a photopatternable polymer containing at least some monomer repeat units with photosensitivity-imparting substituents, said photopatternable polymer being of the general formula ##STR1## wherein x is an integer of 0 or 1, A is one of several specified groups, such as ##STR2## B is one of several specified groups, such as ##STR3## or mixtures thereof, and n is an integer representing the number of repeating monomer units. Also disclosed is a process for preparing a thermal ink jet printhead with the aforementioned polymer and a thermal ink jet printhead containing therein a layer of a crosslinked or chain extended polymer of the above formula.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 1996Date of Patent: November 30, 1999Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Ram S. Narang, Timothy J. Fuller, Thomas W. Smith, David J. Luca, Ralph A. Mosher
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Patent number: 5958995Abstract: Disclosed is a composition for preparing a thermal ink jet printhead which comprises a mixture of (A) a polymer, some monomer repeat units of which have at least one photosensitivity-imparting group thereon, said polymer having a first degree of photosensitivity-imparting group substitution measured in milliequivalents photosensitivity-imparting group per gram either (1) a polymer having a second degree of photosensitivity-imparting group substitution measured in milliequivalents of photosensitivity-imparting group per gram lower than the first degree of photosensitivity-imparting group substitution, wherein said second degree of photosensitivity-imparting group substitution may be zero, wherein the mixture of the first component and the second component has a third degree of photosensitivity-imparting group substitution measured in milliequivalents of photosensitivity-imparting group per gram which is lower than the first degree of photosensitivity-imparting group substitution and higher than the second degrType: GrantFiled: August 29, 1996Date of Patent: September 28, 1999Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Ram S. Narang, Timothy J. Fuller
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Patent number: 5942555Abstract: A photoactivatable reagent useful as a chain transfer reagent for providing a semitelechelic polymer having one or more terminal photoactivatable groups. The reagent provides one or more photoactivatable groups and one or more sulfhydryl (or other chain transfer) groups, the photoactivatable and chain transfer groups optionally being joined together by a spacer group. The reagent can be used to prepare a polymer by serving to initiate the polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers. The reagent itself becomes an integral part of the resultant polymer, thereby providing the polymer with a terminal photoactivatable nature. The method provides a number of benefits, including the ability to provide homogeneous photoactivatable polymer compositions, e.g., in terms of the uniform location of the photogroup(s) on the terminal portion of each polymer molecule and the ability to build a desired nonpolar quality, and in turn improved surfactancy, into otherwise polar polymers.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 1996Date of Patent: August 24, 1999Assignee: SurModics, Inc.Inventors: Melvin J. Swanson, Richard A. Amos, Dale G. Swan, Gary W. Opperman
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Patent number: 5889077Abstract: Disclosed is a process which comprises reacting a polymer of the general formula ##STR1## wherein x is an integer of 0 or 1, A is one of several specified groups, such as ##STR2## B is one of several specified groups, such as ##STR3## or mixtures thereof, and n is an integer representing the number of repeating monomer units, with (i) a formaldehyde source, and (ii) an unsaturated acid in the presence of an acid catalyst, thereby forming a curable polymer with unsaturated ester groups. Also disclosed is a process for preparing an ink jet printhead with the above polymer.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 1996Date of Patent: March 30, 1999Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Timothy J. Fuller, Ram S. Narang, Thomas W. Smith, David J. Luca, Raymond K. Crandall
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Patent number: 5859084Abstract: A process for the preparation of a radiation-curable acrylate composition, wherein to compounds A containing at least 2 acrylic groups there are added benzophenone derivatives which are not copolymerizable by free-radical copolymerization and which contain at least one primary or secondary amino group or a hydroxyl group or a mercapto group.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 1996Date of Patent: January 12, 1999Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Jochen Schroder, Wolfgang Reich, Erich Beck, Martin Fischer, Wolfram Weiss
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Patent number: 5849809Abstract: Disclosed is a composition which comprises (a) a polymer containing at least some monomer repeat units with photosensitivity-imparting substituents which enable crosslinking or chain extension of the polymer upon exposure to actinic radiation, said polymer being of the formula ##STR1## wherein x is an integer of 0 or 1, A is one of several specified groups, such as ##STR2## B is one of several specified groups, such as ##STR3## or mixtures thereof, and n is an integer representing the number of repeating monomer units, wherein said photosensitivity-imparting substituents are hydroxyalkyl groups; (b) at least one member selected from the group consisting of photoinitiators and sensitizers; and (c) an optional solvent. Also disclosed are processes for preparing the above polymers and methods of preparing thermal ink jet printheads containing the above polymers.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 1996Date of Patent: December 15, 1998Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Ram S. Narang, Timothy J. Fuller
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Patent number: 5776658Abstract: Compounds of the general formula I: (SIL--X--).sub.m IN (I), in which SIL is a radical of the formula Si(R.sup.1)(R.sup.2)(R.sup.3), where R.sup.1 is an alkyl, haloalkyl or alkoxy radical of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an alkenyl radical, an alkenyloxy or acyloxy radical of 2 to 8 carbon atoms, an aryl or aryloxy radical of 6 to 10 carbon atoms, or a dialkyl-, diaryl- or alkylaryl-methyleneaminooxy radical having C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl or C.sub.6 -aryl groups; and R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are identical or different radicals with the meaning of R.sup.1 or X--IN; X is a group C.sub.n H.sub.2n ; IN is the radical of a compound which is active as a photoinitiator or photosensitizer and which has at least one carbonyl group located on an aromatic nucleus; m is a number from 1 to 4; and n is a number from 2 to 12, or of the formula II: Si.sub.o O.sub.o-1 (--X--IN).sub.p R.sup.4.sub.2o+2-p (II), in which R.sup.4 is a radical with the meaning of R.sup.1, and two or more radicals R.sup.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 1995Date of Patent: July 7, 1998Assignee: AGFA-Gevaert AGInventors: Claus-Peter Niesert, Georg Pawlowski, Willi-Kurt Gries, Klaus-Juergen Przybilla