61 |
Coupling an ultrasound probe to the skin |
US14475596 |
2014-09-03 |
US09211106B2 |
2015-12-15 |
Nicolay Berard-Andersen; Gjermund Fjeld Olsen |
A tape for securing an ultrasound probe to the skin may include a sonolucent silicone gel for transmitting ultrasound from an ultrasound transducer to the body. A method of manufacturing an adhesive silicone product may include a step of treating the adhesive composition or components of the composition to remove air or prevent the formation of air bubbles, in order to provide a sonolucent adhesive product. |
62 |
Porous Polymer Network Materials |
US14405653 |
2012-12-13 |
US20150182903A1 |
2015-07-02 |
Hong-Cai Zhou; Julian Sculley; Weigang Lu |
Functionalized Porous Polymer Networks (PPNs) exhibiting favourable characteristics such as high surface area′ and gas uptake properties are disclosed, including methods of making such networks. A method of preparing a porous polymer network, comprising: (a) a step of homo-coupling a monomer in the presence of 2,2′-bipyridyl, 1,5-cycloocta-1,5-diene, a mixed solvent of DMF/THF and a compound or mixture selected from the group consisting of bis(1,5-cydoocta-1,5-diene)nickel(o), Ni(PPH3) 4, and Zn/NiCI2/NaBr/PPH3 at a temperature in the range of 20 to 40° C. These stable PPNs may be useful in the context of carbon capture, gas storage and separation, and as supports for catalysts. |
63 |
HYALURONIC ACID-CONTAINING BIOPOLYMERS |
US13820177 |
2011-09-02 |
US20130303695A1 |
2013-11-14 |
Heather Sheardown; Andrea Weeks; Lyndon Jones; David Morrision; Johan Alauzun |
Novel hyaluronic acid-containing biopolymers are provided which exhibit increased hydrophilicity and reduced protein adsorption. In one aspect, the biopolymer incorporates hyaluronic acid modified to include a linking agent in a molar excess sufficient to yield a degree of HA modification in a range of about 1-5. In another aspect, the biopolymer incorporates unmodified hyaluronic acid. |
64 |
Low-k dielectrics obtainable by twin polymerization |
US12989665 |
2009-04-28 |
US08476368B2 |
2013-07-02 |
Andreas Klipp; Arno Lange; Hans-Joachim Haehnle |
The invention relates to a dielectric layer with a permittivity of 3.5 or less comprising a dielectric obtainable by polymerizing at least one twin monomer comprising a) a first monomer unit which comprises a metal or semimetal, and b) a second monomer unit which is connected to the first monomer unit via a chemical bond, wherein the polymerization involves polymerizing the twin monomer with breakage of the chemical bond and formation of a first polymer comprising the first monomer unit and of a second polymer comprising the second monomer unit, and wherein the first and the second monomer unit polymerize via a common mechanism. |
65 |
RESIN COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING NON-SPERICAL HOLLOW FINE PARTICLES |
US13688569 |
2012-11-29 |
US20130090411A1 |
2013-04-11 |
Satoshi Aratani; Fumiyoshi Ishikawa; Chiaki Saito |
Resin compositions capable of responding to the advanced requirement of recent years as having both total light transmittance and haze of over 90% are obtained by causing polycarbonate resin to contain non-spherical hollow fine particles of a specified kind, having a spindle shape as a whole with a major axis and a minor axis, a plurality of concave parts on the surface, a hollow part inside connected to the surface through a crack extending along the major axis. |
66 |
FLOCCULANT COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SILICON-CONTAINING POLYMERS |
US13578267 |
2011-02-07 |
US20130048571A1 |
2013-02-28 |
Haunn-Lin Tony Chen; Douglas A. Cywar; Matthew J. Davis; Morris Lewellyn |
A flocculant composition that includes a blend of a first water-in-oil emulsion having a silicon-containing polymer in its aqueous phase and a second water-in-oil emulsion having an anionic polymer in its aqueous phase. The silicon-containing polymer and the anionic polymer are present in the composition at a weight ratio between 100:1 and 1:100. |
67 |
Curable liquid composite light emitting diode encapsulant |
US13211363 |
2011-08-17 |
US20130045292A1 |
2013-02-21 |
Weijun Zhou; Binghe Gu; John W. Lyons; Allen S. Bulick; Garo Khanarian; Paul J. Popa; John R. Ell |
A curable liquid polysiloxane/TiO2 composite for use as a light emitting diode encapsulant is provided, comprising: a polysiloxane with TiO2 domains having an average domain size of less than 5 nm, wherein the curable liquid polysiloxane/TiO2 composite contains 20 to 60 mol % TiO2 (based on total solids); wherein the curable liquid polysiloxane/TiO2 composite exhibits a refractive index of >1.61 to 1.7 and wherein the curable liquid polysiloxane/TiO2 composite is a liquid at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. Also provided is a light emitting diode manufacturing assembly. |
68 |
Processes for curing silicon based low-k dielectric materials |
US12037222 |
2008-02-26 |
US08338315B2 |
2012-12-25 |
Darren L. Moore; Carlo Waldfried; Ganesh Rajagopalan |
Processes for curing silicon based low k dielectric materials generally includes exposing the silicon based low k dielectric material to ultraviolet radiation in an inert atmosphere having an oxidant in an amount of about 10 to about 500 parts per million for a period of time and intensity effective to cure the silicon based low k dielectric material so to change a selected one of chemical, physical, mechanical, and electrical properties and combinations thereof relative to the silicon based low k dielectric material prior to the ultraviolet radiation exposure. Also disclosed herein are silicon base low k dielectric materials substantially free of sub-oxidized SiO species. |
69 |
Method for applying a coating onto a silicone hydrogel lens |
US11726194 |
2007-03-21 |
US08044112B2 |
2011-10-25 |
Yasuo Matsuzawa |
The invention provides a cost-effective method for making a silicone hydrogel contact lens having an LbL coating thereon that is not covalently attached to the lens and has good hydrophilicity, intactness and durability. The method comprises LbL coating at high temperature. |
70 |
PROCESSES FOR CURING SILICON BASED LOW-K DIELECTRIC MATERIALS |
US12037222 |
2008-02-26 |
US20090215282A1 |
2009-08-27 |
Darren L. Moore; Carlo Waldfried; Ganesh Rajagopalan |
Processes for curing silicon based low k dielectric materials generally includes exposing the exposing the silicon based low k dielectric material to ultraviolet radiation in an inert atmosphere having an oxidant in an amount of about 10 to about 500 parts per million for a period of time and intensity effective to cure the silicon based low k dielectric material so to change a selected one of chemical, physical, mechanical, and electrical properties and combinations thereof relative to the silicon based low k dielectric material prior to the ultraviolet radiation exposure. Also disclosed herein are silicon base low k dielectric materials substantially free of sub-oxidized SiO species. |
71 |
SURFACE ACTIVE SEGMENTED BLOCK COPOLYMERS |
US12335774 |
2008-12-16 |
US20090171050A1 |
2009-07-02 |
Jeffrey G. Linhardt; Devon A. Shipp; Jay F. Kunzler |
This invention is directed toward surface active segmented block copolymers useful to treat the surface of a substrate by means of surface active functionalities of the surface active segmented block copolymer material binding with complementary surface functionalities of the polymer substrate. |
72 |
COATING SOLUTIONS COMPRISING SURFACE ACTIVE SEGMENTED BLOCK COPOLYMERS |
US12335794 |
2008-12-16 |
US20090169716A1 |
2009-07-02 |
Jeffrey G. Linhardt; Devon A. Shipp; Jay F. Kunzler |
This invention is directed toward surface treatment of a device. The surface treatment comprises the placing of surface active segmented block copolymers to the surface of the substrate. The present invention is also directed to a surface modified medical device, examples of which include contact lenses, intraocular lenses, vascular stents, phakic intraocular lenses, aphakic intraocular lenses, corneal implants, catheters, implants, and the like, comprising a surface made by such a method. |
73 |
COATING SOLUTIONS COMPRISING SEGMENTED INTERACTIVE BLOCK COPOLYMERS |
US12334619 |
2008-12-15 |
US20090168012A1 |
2009-07-02 |
Jeffrey G. Linhardt; Devon A. Shipp; Jay F. Kunzler; David Paul Vanderbilt |
This invention is directed toward surface treatment of a device. The surface treatment comprises the attachment of interactive segmented block copolymers to the surface of the substrate by means of interactive functionalities of the segmented block copolymer reacting with complementary surface functionalities in monomeric units along the polymer substrate. The present invention is also directed to a surface modified medical device, examples of which include contact lenses, intraocular lenses, vascular stents, phakic intraocular lenses, aphakic intraocular lenses, corneal implants, catheters, implants, and the like, comprising a surface made by such a method. |
74 |
Curable colored inks for making colored silicone hydrogel lenses |
US11110059 |
2005-04-20 |
US07550519B2 |
2009-06-23 |
John Christopher Phelan |
The present invention provides an actinically or thermally curable ink for making colored silicone hydrogel contact lenses. The ink of the invention comprises at least one colorant, a solvent and a binder polymer including ethylenically unsaturated groups and segments derived from at least one silicone-containing vinylic monomer or macromer. The ink of the invention is characterized by having capability to be cured actinically or thermally to form a colored coat on a silicone hydrogel contact lens, wherein the colored coat has good adhesion to the silicone hydrogel contact lens without being covalently attached to the lens material of the contact lens. The invention also provides methods for making colored silicone hydrogel contact lenses. |
75 |
Silica sol composition, membrane electrode assembly with proton-exchange membrane, and fuel cell |
US10807689 |
2004-03-24 |
US07371480B2 |
2008-05-13 |
Michio Ono; Koji Wariishi; Kimiatsu Nomura; Wataru Kikuchi |
Provided are a proton-exchange membrane of which the ionic conductivity is high and the methanol crossover is low, and a fuel cell of high power that comprises the proton-exchange membrane. The proton-exchange membrane has a structure of mesogen-containing organic molecular chains and a proton-donating group-containing group covalent-bonding to a silicon-oxygen three-dimensional crosslinked matrix, in which at least a part of the organic molecular chains are oriented to form an aggregate thereof; and the fuel cell comprises the membrane. |
76 |
Method for applying a coating onto a silicone hydrogel lens |
US11978336 |
2007-10-29 |
US20080100796A1 |
2008-05-01 |
John Dallas Pruitt; Lynn Cook Winteron; Sai Ramamurthy Kumar; Dawn A. Smith |
The invention provides a cost-effective and in-situ method for applying an LbL coating onto a silicone hydrogel contact lens directly in a lens package. The resultant silicone hydrogel contact lens has a coating with good hydrophilicity, intactness and durability and also can be used directly from the lens package by a patient without washing and/or rising. In addition, the invention provides a packaging solution for in-situ coating of a silicone hydrogel contact lens in a lens package and an ophthalmic lens product. |
77 |
Process for making polyesters |
US10817987 |
2004-04-05 |
US20050234201A1 |
2005-10-20 |
Hengpeng Wu; Jianhui Shan; Shuji Ding-Lee; Zhong Xhiang; Eleazor Gonzalez; Mark Neisser |
The present invention relates to a process for making a polyester where a dianhydride is reacted with a diol. The resulting polyester can be further reacted with a compound selected from aromatic oxides, aliphatic oxides, alkylene carbonates, alcohols, and mixtures thereof. |
78 |
Method for forming a region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material using a microemulsion technique |
US10012298 |
2001-11-13 |
US06899857B2 |
2005-05-31 |
Soo Choi Pheng; Lap Chan; Wang Cui Yang; Siew Yong Kong; Alex See |
A method for forming a region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material is disclosed. In one embodiment, the present method includes the step of preparing a microemulsion. The method of the present embodiment then recites applying the microemulsion to a surface above which it is desired to form a region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material. Next, the present method recites subjecting the microemulsion, which has been applied to the surface, to a thermal process such that the region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material is formed above the surface. |
79 |
Membrane for fuel cells |
US10204198 |
2001-02-16 |
US06896983B2 |
2005-05-24 |
Dieter Meissner; Klaus Kohrs |
The invention relates to a membrane, in particular, a membrane for use in a methanol fuel cell. The inventive membrane comprises complexing agents for cations and, therefore, functions like an anion exchanger. In a particular embodiment, the membrane comprises complexing agents selected from the group of crown ethers, cryptates, or of cryptate-like compounds based on carbon cyclic compounds or silicon compounds. |
80 |
Silica sol composition, membrane electrode assembly with proton-exchange membrane, and fuel cell |
US10807689 |
2004-03-24 |
US20040241522A1 |
2004-12-02 |
Michio
Ono; Koji
Wariishi; Kimiatsu
Nomura; Wataru
Kikuchi |
Provided are a proton-exchange membrane of which the ionic conductivity is high and the methanol crossover is low, and a fuel cell of high power that comprises the proton-exchange membrane. The proton-exchange membrane has a structure of mesogen-containing organic molecular chains and a proton-donating group-containing group covalent-bonding to a silicon-oxygen three-dimensional crosslinked matrix, in which at least a part of the organic molecular chains are oriented to form an aggregate thereof; and the fuel cell comprises the membrane. |