Fluorine Containing Monomer Is A Mono-carboxylic Acid Ester Patents (Class 526/245)
  • Patent number: 8440738
    Abstract: Embodiments of silicone hydrogels, ophthalmic lenses made therefrom, and methods of making the same are described. Fully hydrated silicone hydrogels have relatively high water content and oxygen permeability, along with relatively low modulus of elasticity. Embodiments of the silicone hydrogels in substantially dehydrated condition are adapted to lathe cutting at or above room temperature. Variations of the silicone hydrogels include silicon-containing monomers in an amount greater than 25% by weight, a hydrophilic substituted N-vinyl acetamide monomer in an amount greater than 30% by weight, and a hydrophilic non-acetamide monomer in an amount resulting in a hydrophilic substituted N-vinyl acetamide monomer to hydrophilic non-acetamide monomer weight to weight ratio of greater than 2.1 to 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Inventors: Timothy Higgs, Tristan Tapper, Richard Young
  • Patent number: 8436068
    Abstract: A composition and a polymer are provided. The composition includes the polymer and a melamine derivative. The polymer has a formula of R is hydrogen, halide, alkyl group, alkoxyl group, haloalkyl group or nitro group. n is 1-5 of integer. x+y+z=1, x>0, y?0, z?0. The melamine derivative includes R1 is hydrogen, CqH2q+1, or m and q independently is 1-10 of integer. R2, R3 and R4 independently is hydrogen, halide, or C1-C54 alkyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Feng-Yu Yang, Meei-Yu Hsu, Gue-Wuu Hwang, Po-Yuan Lo
  • Patent number: 8435610
    Abstract: A copolymer of (meth)acrylic ester represented by a general formula (1) including a following repeating unit A and repeating unit B. In the general formula (1), R1 and R2 each independently represent hydrogen atom or methyl group; R3 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; Y represents an atomic group forming an aromatic ring; x represents 1 to n, n represents the number of fluorine atoms which can be contained in the aromatic ring; and a and b each independently represent an integer of 1 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Japan Science and Technology Agency
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Koike, Yoshiyuki Okamoto, Akihiro Tagaya
  • Patent number: 8431664
    Abstract: A copolymer is provided which is capable of providing an article surface with sufficient oil repellency against oils having low surface tensions and which places little burden on the environment. Further, a method for producing such a copolymer, an oil repellent composition containing such a copolymer as an effective component, and an article which is excellent in oil repellency against oils having low surface tensions and which contains no material having high environmental burden, are provided. A copolymer comprising the following polymerized units (a), polymerized units (b), polymerized units (c1) and polymerized units (c2), and an oil repellent composition and article containing it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventor: Taiki Hoshino
  • Patent number: 8426106
    Abstract: A Photoresist composition comprising a polymer comprising a structural unit derived from a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 represents a C6-C12 aromatic hydrocarbon group which can have one or more substituents, R3 represents a cyano group or a C1-C12 hydrocarbon group which can have one or more substituents and which can contain one or more heteroatoms, A1 represents a single bond, —(CH2)g—CO—O—* or —(CH2)h—O—CO—(CH2)i—CO—O—* wherein g, h and i each independently represent an integer of ?1 to 6 and * represents a binding position to the nitrogen atom, a resin having an acid-labile group and being insoluble or poorly soluble in an aqueous alkali solution but becoming soluble in an aqueous alkali solution by the action of an acid, and an acid generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Tatsuro Masuyama, Kazuhiko Hashimoto, Junji Shigematsu
  • Patent number: 8420292
    Abstract: A polymer comprising recurring units of formula (1) and having a solubility in alkaline developer which increases under the action of an alkaline developer is provided. The polymer has transparency to radiation of up to 200 nm and improved water repellency, water slip, acid lability and hydrolysis and is useful as an additive polymer to formulate a resist composition. R1 is H, F, methyl, or trifluoromethyl, R2 is a monovalent fluorinated hydrocarbon group, An is a (n+1)-valent hydrocarbon or fluorinated hydrocarbon group, and n is 1, 2 or 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Harada, Takeru Watanabe, Takeshi Sasami, Yuuki Suka, Koji Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20130084527
    Abstract: A positive resist composition comprising a polymer having carboxyl groups substituted with an acid labile group having formula (1) exhibits a high contrast of alkaline dissolution rate before and after exposure, a high resolution, a reduced acid diffusion rate, and forms a pattern with good profile, minimal edge roughness, and etch resistance. In formula (1), R1 and R2 each are alkyl, aryl, or alkenyl, which may contain oxygen or sulfur, R3 is fluorine or trifluoromethyl, and m is an integer of 1 to 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun HATAKEYAMA, Koji HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20130084528
    Abstract: A positive resist composition comprising a polymer having carboxyl groups substituted with an acid labile group having formula (1) exhibits a high contrast of alkaline dissolution rate before and after exposure, a high resolution, a reduced acid diffusion rate, and forms a pattern with good profile, minimal edge roughness, and etch resistance. In formula (1), R1 is methylene or ethylene, R2 is alkyl, aryl, or alkenyl, which may contain oxygen or sulfur, R3 is fluorine or trifluoromethyl, and m is an integer of 1 to 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Hatakeyama, Koji Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20130078880
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fluorine-containing polymer prepared by polymerizing: (I) a polyfluoroalkyl group-containing (meth)acrylate, in the presence of: (II) an isocyanate compound blocked with a pyrazole compound or a malonate ester. A water- and oil-repellent composition containing the fluorine-containing polymer can impart the excellent water- and oil-repellency, and excellent durability thereof to substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Norimasa Uesugi, Masashi Nanri, Ikuo Yamamoto, Peter Cheshire Hupfield
  • Patent number: 8404426
    Abstract: A negative resist composition including an alkali-soluble resin component (A), an acid generator component (B) that generates acid upon exposure, and a cross-linking component (C), the alkali-soluble resin component (A) including a polymeric compound (F) having a structural unit (f1) containing a base dissociable group and a structural unit (f2) containing a cross-linking group-containing group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sho Abe, Daiju Shiono, Tomoyuki Hirano, Takahiro Dazai
  • Patent number: 8394887
    Abstract: A fluoropolymer comprising: (A) repeating unit derived from an S-sulfate monomer having an —S—SO3— group and carbon to carbon double bond; and (B) repeating unit derived from a fluoromonomer having a fluorine atom and carbon to carbon double bond. This fluoropolymer can be a constituent of water/oil repellent agent having excellent water/oil repelling capability, and is stable in air and permits an arbitrary control of crosslinking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Yamauchi, Shinichi Minami, Ikuo Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20130053526
    Abstract: A polymer includes a repeating unit shown by a following general formula (1). R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a fluorine atom, or a trifluoromethyl group. R2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 22 carbon atoms. Y represents a carbon atom. X represents an atomic group that forms an alicyclic hydrocarbon group together with Y.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: JSR CORPORATION
    Inventor: JSR CORPORATION
  • Publication number: 20130052440
    Abstract: Provided are a fluorine-containing (meth)acrylic (co)polymer that scarcely generates gas when subjected to molding process, and is capable of supplying a molded body excellent in external appearance and transparency; a fluorine-containing (meth)acrylic resin film thereof; and a fluororesin laminated resin film having the same properties. The (co)polymer is a fluorine-containing (meth)acrylic (co)polymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer component including 100 to 70% by weight of a fluoroalkyl(meth)acrylate monomer, and 0 to 30% by weight of a different monomer copolymerizable therewith by effect of a radical polymerization initiator having a solubility in water of 0.1% or less by weight at 25 C, and having 8 to 14 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideyuki Sakamoto, Keisuke Hatano, Kouji Morita, Yukihiro Shimamoto
  • Patent number: 8367776
    Abstract: The present invention includes crosslinked perfluoroelastomeric compositions and molded articles formed from a cross-linkable perfluoroelastomeric composition having a first curable perfluoropolymer having a cure site monomer and a second perfluoropolymer having a cure site monomer. The molar ratio of the tetrafluoroethylene monomer to perfluoroalkylvinyl ether in one perfluoropolymer is about 0 to 100 to about 65 to 35 in the perfluoropolymer. The molar ratio of the tetrafluoroethylene monomer to the perfluoroalkylvinyl ether monomer in the second polymer is about 65:35 to about 95:5 in the second perfluoropolymer. The composition further includes a curative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignees: Greene, Tweed of Delaware, Inc., Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Noguchi, Jiazhong Luo, Tatsuya Morikawa, Hirokazu Komori, Takafumi Yamato, Meiten Koh
  • Publication number: 20130022912
    Abstract: A radiation-sensitive resin composition includes a first polymer having a structural unit represented by a following formula (1), and a radiation-sensitive acid generator. RC in the formula (1) preferably represents an aliphatic polycyclic hydrocarbon group having a valency of (n+1) and having 4 to 30 carbon atoms. The structural unit represented by the formula (1) is preferably a structural unit represented by a n following formula (1-1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: JSR CORPORATION
    Inventor: JSR CORPORATION
  • Patent number: 8349976
    Abstract: Copolymers which are composed of at least 4 monomers, including (meth)acrylate compounds containing perfluoroalkyl groups, are suitable for the treatment of fiber materials. The copolymers are usually used here in the form of aqueous dispersions. The fiber materials are in particular fabrics, for example made of polyolefin. Treatment with the copolymers imparts to them oil- and water-repellent properties and also repellent properties toward low molecular weight alcohols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Huntsman Textile Effects (Germany) GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf Moors, Wilhelm Artner, Isabella Rettenbacher, Edeltraud Schidek
  • Publication number: 20120325419
    Abstract: Disclosed is a water and oil resistant agent comprising a fluorine-containing copolymer obtained by copolymerizing a (meth)acrylate monomer having a polyfluoroalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, the agent being able to afford a superior water and oil resistance to a paper. The invention also discloses a composition comprising the water and oil resistant agent, a process for treating a paper thereby and a treated paper thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Uehara, Kensuke Mohara, Eiji Masuda, Kayo Kusumi, Michio Matsuda
  • Patent number: 8338502
    Abstract: To provide a polymerizable fluorine-containing compound useful for producing a treated substrate having a hydrophilic region and a water repellent region, of which the contrast is high on its surface, without requiring a special apparatus, high energy light, or irradiation with light for a long time. A polymerizable fluorine-containing compound, which is a derivative of a polyhydric alcohol and comprises at least one following structure (A) and at least one following structure (B) in its molecule: structure (A): a structure wherein a compound having a fluoroalkyl group and a carboxyl group is bonded to one hydroxyl group of a polyhydric alcohol by an ester linkage, structure (B): a structure wherein a compound having an ethylenic double bond and a carboxyl group is bonded to one hydroxyl group of a polyhydric alcohol by an ester linkage or a structure wherein a compound having an ethylenic double bond and an isocyanate group is bonded to one hydroxyl group of a polyhydric alcohol by a urethane bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Taiki Hoshino, Yutaka Furukawa
  • Patent number: 8338555
    Abstract: Photopolymers are provided with composites and electronic devices including such photopolymers. Specifically, organic thin film transistors comprising a semiconductor layer, a polymeric layer in contact with the semiconductor layer, a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode are disclosed, wherein the semiconductor layer comprises an organic semiconductor compound, and the polymeric layer comprises a photocrosslinked product of a photopolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Polyera Corporation
    Inventors: He Yan, Antonio Facchetti, Tobin J. Marks
  • Patent number: 8337824
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compositions of a linear polyol and a salt of a crosslinked cation exchange polymer comprising a fluoro group and an acid group. These compositions are useful to bind potassium in the gastrointestinal tract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Relypsa, Inc.
    Inventors: Detlef Albrecht, Michael Burdick, Han-Ting Chang, Dominique Charmot, Ramakrishnan Chidambaram, Eric Connor, Sherin Halfon, I-Zu Huang, Mingjun Liu, Jonathan Mills, Werner Strüver
  • Patent number: 8333360
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are polymeric molds that can be used to make molded articles. The polymeric molds are made from cyclic olefin polymers that may be formed by ring opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of a polycyclic monomer having two or more reactive double bonds and a cyclic monomer comprising one reactive double bond. Fluorinated monomers may be used. The polymeric molds may be structured molds in that they have at least one microstructured feature having a dimension of less than about 2 mm, or less than about 500 um. The polymeric molds may also have a plurality of such microstructured features. Also disclosed herein are methods of making the polymeric molds, methods of making molded articles therefrom, and the molded articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Joseph D. Rule, Kevin M. Lewandowski
  • Patent number: 8329822
    Abstract: A polymer composition comprising A) a first polymer comprising (a) hydrophobized nanoparticle; (b) C1 to C18, straight, branched, or cyclic alkyl(meth)acrylate; (c) N-methylol(meth)acrylamide or a monomer of formula (I) R—(OCH2CH2)a—O—C(O)—C(R1)?CH2??(I) ?wherein R is hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, or —C(O)—C(R1)?CH2, and R1 is H or —CH3; said first polymer in contact with B) a second polymer comprising (d) a fluorinated monomer of formula (II) Rf1-L-X—C(O)—C(R)?CH2??(II) ?wherein Rf1 is a monovalent, partially or fully fluorinated, linear or branched, alkyl radical having 2 to about 100 carbon atoms; optionally interrupted by 1 to about 50 oxygen atoms; wherein the ratio of carbon atoms to oxygen atoms is at least 2:1 and no oxygen atoms are bonded to each other; L is a bond or a linear or branched divalent linking group having 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, said linking group optionally interrupted by 1 to about 4 hetero-radicals selected from the group consisting of —O—, —NR6—, —S—, —SO—, —SO2—, and —N(R6)
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Gerald Oronde Brown, Victoria A. Helinski
  • Patent number: 8329836
    Abstract: A stabilized aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion comprising fluoropolymer particles, wherein the dispersion contains less that about 300 ppm fluorosurfactant based on the weight of the dispersion and a cationic surfactant. The cationic surfactant aids in reducing the viscosity of the dispersion and preferred cationic surfactants are volatile in coating or film casting operations involving drying and sintering of the dispersion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventor: Robert John Cavanaugh
  • Patent number: 8323872
    Abstract: A resist protective coating material is provided comprising a polymer having a partial structure of formula (1) wherein R0 is H, F, alkyl or alkylene, and R1 is fluorinated alkyl or alkylene. In a pattern-forming process, the material forms on a resist film a protective coating which is water-insoluble, dissolvable in alkaline developer and immiscible with the resist film, allowing for effective implementation of immersion lithography. During alkali development, development of the resist film and removal of the protective coating can be simultaneously achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Hatakeyama, Takeru Watanabe, Yuji Harada
  • Patent number: 8318877
    Abstract: A copolymer composition comprising monomers copolymerized in the following percentages by weight: (a) from about 20% to about 95% of a monomer, or mixture of monomers, of formula (I): CnF2n+1(CH2)x[(CF2CF2)y(CH2CH2)z]m-L-C(O)—C(R)?CH2??(I) wherein R is H, Cl, F or CH3, L is O, S, NH, S—(CH2)rO, S—(CH2)rNH, OC(O)NH—CH2CH2O, NHC(O)NHCH2CH2O, S—(CH2)rOC(O)NHCH2CH2O, or S(CH2)rNHC(O)NHCH2CH2O, and (b) from about 5% to about 80% of at least one of: (i) an alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer having a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group of from about 6 to about 18 carbons; or (II) a monomer of formula (II) (R2)2N—R3—O—C(O)—C(R)?CH2??(II) wherein R is H, Cl, F or CH3, each R2 is independently a C1 to C4 alkyl; and R3 is a divalent linear or branched C1 to C4 alkylene; and wherein the nitrogen is from about 40% to 100% salinized; or (iii) a mixture thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Weiming Qiu, Anilkumar Raghavanpillai, Peter Michael Murphy, Jessica Louise Flatter
  • Publication number: 20120296059
    Abstract: Disclosed are a copolymer for organic antireflective films containing a repeating unit represented by the following formula (1), a monomer for the copolymer, and an organic antireflective film composition including the copolymer: wherein in the formula (1), R1, R2, R3, A, m and n respectively have the same meanings as defined in the detailed description of the invention. The organic antireflective film composition including the copolymer for organic antireflective films has an increased refractive index and exhibits excellent effects when produced into an antireflective film, and hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity of the coating film produced from the composition can be regulated, so that excellent compatibility with resists can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Han Lee, Shin Hyo Bae, Seung Hee Hong, Eun Hee Han
  • Publication number: 20120295197
    Abstract: A radiation-sensitive resin composition includes a first polymer, a second polymer and a radiation-sensitive acid generator. The first polymer has a structure unit represented by a following formula (1-1), a structure unit represented by a following formula (1-2), or both thereof, and has a content of fluorine atoms of no less than 5% by mass to a total mass of the first polymer. The second polymer has an acid-dissociable group, and has a content of fluorine atoms of less than 5% by mass to a total mass of the second polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: JSR Corporation
    Inventors: Yuko KIRIDOSHI, Takehiko NARUOKA, Yukio NISHIMURA, Yusuke ASANO, Takanori KAWAKAMI, Hiromitsu NAKASHIMA
  • Patent number: 8314037
    Abstract: A fluoropolymer composition comprising monomers copolymerized in the following percentages by weight: (a) from about 20% to about 95% of a fluoroalkyl monomer, or mixture of monomers, (b) from about 5% to about 80% of at least one of: (i) an alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer having a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group of from about 6 to about 18 carbons; or (ii) one or more ionizable water solvatable monomers; and (c) from about 0.05% to about 2% non-fluorinated polymerizable nanoparticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Gerald Oronde Brown, Peter Michael Murphy, Ying Wang
  • Publication number: 20120285645
    Abstract: A water- and oil-resistant agent obtained by mixing a fluorine-containing copolymer obtained by copolymerizing (a) a (meth)acrylate monomer (a) having a polyfluoroalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, (b) a vinylpyrrolidone monomer, (c) a monomer having an anion-donating group, and (d) a fluorine-free (meth)acrylate monomer with a liquid medium and an acid under heating, can have a decreased residual amount of unreacted vinylpyrrolidone monomer of at most 10 ppm and can afford a superior water- and oil-resistance to a paper. The invention also discloses a method of producing the water- and oil-resistant agent, a paper treatment composition comprising the water- and oil-resistant agent, a method for treating a paper with the treatment composition, and a paper treated with the water- and oil-resistant agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kayo KUSUMI, Eiji MASUDA
  • Patent number: 8309208
    Abstract: Disclosed is an optical sheet for use in liquid crystal displays, which is not easily damaged by external impact, thus facilitating handling thereof and decreasing defective rates, resulting in reduced production costs and increased production efficiency. Decreases in the luminance of the optical sheet due to damage can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Kolon Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Tae Kyung Kim, Kyoung Jong Kim
  • Publication number: 20120283376
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed technology provide an electronic ink microcapsule and a method for producing the same, wherein the electronic ink microcapsule comprises gelatin, polyanion, and an electrophoretic suspension, and the polyanion comprises a hydrolyzate of styrene-maleic anhydride-hexafluorobutyl methacrylate-vinyl triethoxysilane tetracopolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shi SHU, Ming ZHAO, Jianshe XUE, Xiaoxiong TIAN, Wenwen SUN
  • Publication number: 20120282548
    Abstract: Provided is a pattern forming method comprising (i) a step of forming a film from an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition, (ii) a step of exposing the film, and (iii) a step of developing the exposed film by using an organic solvent-containing developer, wherein the actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition comprises (A) a resin capable of decreasing the solubility for an organic solvent-containing developer by the action of an acid, (B) a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with an actinic ray or radiation, (D) a solvent, and (G) a compound having at least either one of a fluorine atom and a silicon atom and having basicity or being capable of increasing the basicity by the action of an acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichiro Enomoto, Shinji Tarutani, Sou Kamimura, Kaoru Iwato, Keita Kato, Akinori Shibuya
  • Patent number: 8304178
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a composition suitable for use as a top antireflective coating and barrier layer for immersion lithography. The inventive composition is soluble in aqueous base solutions and insoluble in water. The inventive composition comprises a polymer having at least one hydrophobic moiety, at least one acidic moiety with a pKa of 1 or less, and at least one aqueous base soluble moiety. The present invention also discloses a method of forming a patterned layer on a substrate by using the inventive composition in lithography.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mahmoud Khojasteh, Wu-Song Huang, Margaret C. Lawson, Kaushal S. Patel, Irene Popova, Pushkara R. Varanasi
  • Publication number: 20120271021
    Abstract: Provided is a polymerizable compound represented by the following general formula (ca-1) or (cb-1): wherein the variables in the formulae are defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuji HIRANO, Kaoru IWATO, Hiroshi SAEGUSA, Yusuke IIZUKA
  • Patent number: 8288072
    Abstract: A resist lower layer film composition, wherein an etching speed is fast, thus an etching time period can be shortened to minimize a film thickness loss of a resist pattern and a deformation of the pattern during etching, therefore, a pattern can be transferred with high accuracy and an excellent pattern can be formed on a substrate is provided. The resist lower layer film composition comprising at least a polymer having a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Hatakeyama, Kazumi Noda, Seiichiro Tachibana, Takeshi Kinsho, Tsutomu Ogihara
  • Patent number: 8278025
    Abstract: The formation of high-resolution resist patterns by liquid immersion lithography with various fluids is enabled by protecting a resist film from deterioration (such as bridging) during the immersion exposure in a fluid (such as water) and the fluid from deterioration and improving the stability of a resist film in the storage after exposure without increase in the number of treatment steps. A material for forming resist protection films which comprises an alkali-soluble polymer for forming a protective overcoat for a resist film, characterized in that the contact angle of the polymer to water is 90° or above. The polymer is preferably an acrylic polymer which comprises as the essential components constituent units derived from (meth) acrylic acid and constituent units derived from a specific acrylic ester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keita Ishiduka, Kotaro Endo
  • Publication number: 20120237875
    Abstract: A radiation-sensitive resin composition includes a first polymer including an acid-labile group, an acid generator to generate an acid upon exposure to radiation, and a second polymer including a fluorine atom and a functional group shown by a general formula (x). The second polymer has a fluorine atom content higher than a fluorine atom content of the first polymer. R1 represents an alkali-labile group. A represents an oxygen atom, —NR?—, —CO—O—# or —SO2—O—##, wherein the oxygen atom represented by A is not an oxygen atom bonded directly to an aromatic ring, a carbonyl group, or a sulfoxyl group, R? represents a hydrogen atom or an alkali-labile group, and “#” and “##” indicates a bonding hand bonded to R1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: JSR Corporation
    Inventors: Yuusuke ASANO, Mitsuo Satou, Hiromitsu Nakashima, Kazuki Kasahara, Yoshifumi Oizumi, Masafumi Hori, Takanori Kawakami, Yasuhiko Matsuda, Kazuo Nakahara
  • Publication number: 20120225300
    Abstract: To provide a water/oil resistant composition which can impart a sufficient water/oil resistance to a base material even though a fluorinated copolymer having an Rf group with at most 6 carbon atoms is used, said water/oil resistance being not substantially influenced by an adjuvant or the pH of dilution water, and which has little odor; an article treated therewith; and processes for their production. A water/oil resistant composition having a fluorinated copolymer dispersed or dissolved in a medium, wherein the fluorinated copolymer is one having one, some or all of amino groups in a fluorinated copolymer comprising structural units based on a monomer (a) having a C1-6 Rf group and structural units based on a monomer (b) having an amino group, converted to form a salt with an organic acid comprising an organic acid having a pKa of from 2.0 to 4.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Junsuke KAWANA, Shuichiro Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 8247078
    Abstract: Photocurable fluorine compound, compatible with non-fluorine organic compounds, of formula (1), wherein: a is 1-4, b is 0-3, c is 1-4, provided that a+b+c is 3-5; e is 2-8; R1 has formula (2), (C4H8O)f(C3H6O)g(C2H4O)h(CH2O)iR3??(2) wherein f, g, h, and i are independently 0-100, and R1 has an MW of 30-3000, these repeating units may be sequenced at random, and R3 is C1-10 hydrocarbon; R2 is independently H, F, CH3, or CF3; Rf is a perfluoropolyether residue represented by the following formula (3), wherein j, k, l, and m are independently of each other integers of 0 to 50, provided that a molecular weight of Rf is in a range of 200 to 6000, X is F or CF3, and these repeating units may be sequenced at random; Z is a divalent organic group; and d is 0 or 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunori Sakano, Noriyuki Koike
  • Patent number: 8247165
    Abstract: An immersion upper layer film composition is provided which exhibits sufficient transparency for the exposure wavelength 248 nm(KrF) and 193 nm(ArF), can form a protective film on the photoresist film without being intermixed with the photoresist film, is not eluted into water used during immersion exposure to maintain a stable film, and can be easily dissolved in an alkaline developer. The composition applied to coat on the photoresist film when using an immersion exposure device which is irradiated through water provided between a lens and the photoresist film, the composition comprises a resin forming a water-stable film during irradiation and being dissolved in a subsequent developer, and a solvent containing a monovalent alcohol having 6 or less carbon atoms, and the resin contains a resin component having an alcoholic hydroxyl group on the side chain containing a fluoroalkyl group on at least the carbon atom of ?-position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: JSR Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Kimura, Yukio Nishimura, Tomohiro Utaka, Hiroaki Nemoto, Atsushi Nakamura, Takashi Chiba, Hiroki Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 8236425
    Abstract: A composition comprises a distribution of telomers of ethylene and at least one fluoroalkyl or perfluoroalkyl halide, the telomers comprising at least one polymethylene segment (—(CH2)n—) and at least one halomethyl group (—CXH2) and optionally comprising at least one non-fluorine heteroatom, and the halogen being selected from iodine and bromine; wherein the distribution has a number average ratio of methylene moieties of the polymethylene segment to the halomethyl groups of at least about 15.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: George G. I. Moore, Yu Yang, Richard M. Flynn
  • Patent number: 8236887
    Abstract: There is provided a fluorine-containing polymer having an ionic group which has a heteroaromatic ring and is useful as a material comprising various heteroaromatic ring compounds having a stable fluorine-containing heteroaromatic ring, and further a fluorine-containing polymer having a heteroaromatic ring which is useful as a starting material of the above-mentioned polymer or a curing agent. Also, there is provided a fluorine-containing polymer having a heteroaromatic ring such as imidazole in its side chain, a polymer salt thereof, and a polymer composition comprising such a polymer and a polymer salt and a nano filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuzo Komatsu, Haruhiko Mohri, Hirokazu Aoyama
  • Patent number: 8236901
    Abstract: Provided is a novel fluorinated compound, a fluoropolymer, and a method for producing the compound. A monomer of the compound has a formula F2?CFCF2C(X)(C(O)OZ)(CH2)nCR?CHR, wherein X is a hydrogen atom, a cyano group, or a group of formula —C(O)OZ; Z is a hydrogen atom or a C1-20 monovalent organic group, n is 0, 1, or 2; and R is a hydrogen atom or a C1-20 monovalent organic group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Koichi Murata, Naoko Shirota, Osamu Yokokoji, Yoko Takebe
  • Patent number: 8226876
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method to produce a semi-crystalline fluoro-polymer film. A semi-crystalline fluoro-polymer material is used. The material is compressed to produce the film. During compression, the material is maintained at a temperature below the melting point of the material. The compression step can be cycled to allow cooling of the material between compression stages. Alternative methods are provided for compressing the material with a co-extrusion substrate, extruding the material and utilizing mandrel expansion for the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: O. Richard Hughes, Alfred R. Austen
  • Publication number: 20120180969
    Abstract: Disclosed is a treatment agent for paper comprising a fluorine-containing copolymer having a repeat unit (a) derived from a fluorine-containing monomer represented by general formula (I): CH2?C(—X)—C(?O)—Y—[—CH2)m—Z—]p—(CH2)n-Rf; a repeat unit (b) derived from at least one amino monomer represented by general formula (II-1): or a derivative thereof; and a repeat unit (c) derived from a pyrrolidone monomer represented by general formula (III): The treatment agent for paper provides paper having high oil resistance and high water resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Michio Matsuda, Tetsuya Uehara, Norimasa Uesugi, Ikuo Yamamoto, Kayo Kusumi
  • Publication number: 20120184696
    Abstract: A method of making a contact lens comprising the steps of reacting in a mould a polymerisable formulation comprising at least one fluorine-containing silicone monomer at least one non-fluorine-containing silicone monomer and at least one hydrophilic monomer to form a contact lens, subjecting the contact lens to one or more solvent extraction steps to remove impurities, oligomers and unreacted monomers and hydrate the contact lens, wherein all of the solvent extraction steps are undertaken using an aqueous solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: SAUFLON CL LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Andrew Broad, Ian Gibson
  • Patent number: 8221956
    Abstract: A resist composition for immersion exposure including: a fluorine-containing polymeric compound (F) containing a structural unit (f1) having a base dissociable group and a structural unit (f2) represented by general formula (f2-1) (wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a halogenated lower alkyl group; and W is a group represented by any one of general formulas (w-1) to (w-4)); a base component (A) that exhibits changed solubility in an alkali developing solution under the action of acid; and an acid generator component (B) that generates acid upon exposure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daiju Shiono, Tomoyuki Hirano, Sanae Furuya, Takahiro Dazai, Hiroaki Shimizu, Tsuyoshi Kurosawa, Hideto Nito, Tsuyoshi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20120171495
    Abstract: Disclosed is a water and oil resistant agent comprising a fluorine-containing copolymer obtained by copolymerizing a (meth)acrylate monomer having a polyfluoroalkyl group having 1-6 carbon atoms, hydrophilic monomer, and monomer having an anion-donating group, which agent affords a superior water and oil resistance to a paper. The invention also discloses a process for treating a paper by the water and oil resistant agent and a treated paper thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Eiji Masuda, Michio Matsuda, Kayo Kusumi, Tetsuya Uehara
  • Publication number: 20120171612
    Abstract: A radiation-sensitive resin composition includes a first polymer, a second polymer and a radiation-sensitive acid generator. The first polymer includes a repeating unit (I) shown by the following general formula (1), a fluorine atom in a molecule of the first polymer. The second a polymer includes an acid-labile group, and is insoluble or scarcely soluble in an alkali. R1 represents a hydrogen atom or the like, each of X1 and R2 represents a single bond or the like, R3 represents a hydrogen atom or the like, and R4 represents an acid-labile group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: JSR Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuo SATOU, Tomohiro KAKIZAWA
  • Patent number: RE44096
    Abstract: There is provided a material which is free from fading into white due to surface scattering and is useful as a laminated article having excellent adhesion and practical low reflection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Sato, Tsuyoshi Itagaki, Yasuo Itami