Christopher F Tronche

6503593, Jan 7, 2003

Apr 10, 2001

09/832165

Christopher F. Tronche - Schaumburg IL
Chau T. Ha - Arlington Heights IL

DSM N.V. - Heerlen

B32B 302

428 641, 428 648, 43027014

Optical disc, e. g. , CD-R, DVD, DVD-R, comprising a polymer substrate and a radiation-cured coating provided by curing a radiation-curable coating composition having a pH greater than or equal to 3 and comprising at least one acrylate monomer, and advantageously diacrylate monomers and oligomers and monomers having acrylate functionalities of from 1 to at least 3, wherein the optical disc exhibits jitter of no greater than about 35 ns after being subjected to an environment having a temperature of at least 80Â C. and a relative humidity of at least 85% for a period of at least 96 hours.

6646080, Nov 11, 2003

Jul 3, 2002

10/189372

Chandler P. Chawla - Batavia IL
Christopher Tronche - Schaumburg IL

DSM N.V. - Heerlen

C08F13004

526240, 526241, 526279

The present invention provides radiation-curable compositions for coating plastic substrates, wherein the compositions, after cure, have a combination of sufficient adhesion, flexibility, and hardness. The compositions include: (a) metal oxide particles; and (b) a poly(meth)acrylate compound.

6951910, Oct 4, 2005

Sep 14, 2001

09/951777

Chander P. Chawla - Batavia IL, US
Christopher Tronche - Schaumburg IL, US

DSM IP Assets B.V. - Heerlen

C08F130/04

526240, 526241, 526279

The present invention provides radiation-curable compositions for coating plastic substrates, wherein the compositions, after cure, have a combination of sufficient adhesion, flexibility, and hardness. The compositions include:.

20030008950, Jan 9, 2003

Nov 13, 2001

10/008489

Chander Chawla - Batavia IL, US
Michael Sullivan - Belvidere IL, US
Vadim Krongauz - Bartlett IL, US
Christopher Tronche - Schaumburg IL, US

DSM N.V. - Heerlen

C08K005/34
C08K005/35
C08K005/46
C08K005/48

524/083000, 524/087000, 524/092000, 524/095000

Optical disc adhesives and lacquers comprising components that undergo free-radical polymerization when exposed to radiation and a cure-enhancing amount of R-SH, wherein R is a heterocycle; cationic, free-radical, and hybrid adhesives for digital versatile discs (DVD) comprising components that undergo cationic and/or free-radical polymerization when exposed to radiation and a corrosion-inhibiting amount of R-SH, R1-R2 and/or an acyclic thiol, wherein R is a heterocycle, Ris a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl as a substituent of Ror forming with Ra bicyclic structure, and Ris a heterocycle comprising at least one double bond and at least two N atoms; and optical media, e.g., CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD, and the like, that include one, or a combination, of the foregoing inventive adhesive or lacquer compositions.

20050065303, Mar 24, 2005

Nov 3, 2004

10/979148

Chander Chawla - Batavia IL, US
Christopher Tronche - Schaumburg IL, US

C08F130/04

526240000, 526241000, 526279000

The present invention provides radiation-curable compositions for coating plastic substrates, wherein the compositions, after cure, have a combination of sufficient adhesion, flexibility, and hardness. The compositions include: (a) at least one component comprised of a metal oxide bonded to an organic compound, said organic compound having (i) a radiation curable group; and (ii) a group represented by the following formula (1) wherein X represents an amine (NH), oxygen (O), or sulfur (S) radical; and Y represents an oxygen (O), or sulfur (S) radical; (b) a poly(meth)acrylate compound; and (c) an adhesion promoter.

20060093779, May 4, 2006

Dec 14, 2005

11/300209

Chander Chawla - Batavia IL, US
Michael Sullivan - Belvidere IL, US
Vadim Krongauz - Bartlett IL, US
Christopher Tronche - Schaumburg IL, US

DSM N.V. - Heerlen

B32B 27/00
B32B 3/02

428064400, 428411100

Optical disc adhesives and lacquers comprising components that undergo free-radical polymerization when exposed to radiation and a cure-enhancing amount of R—SH, wherein R is a heterocycle; cationic, free-radical, and hybrid adhesives for digital versatile discs (DVD) comprising components that undergo cationic and/or free-radical polymerization when exposed to radiation and a corrosion-inhibiting amount of R—SH, R1-R2 and/or an acyclic thiol, wherein R is a heterocycle, Ris a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl as a substituent of Ror forming with Ra bicyclic structure, and Ris a heterocycle comprising at least one double bond and at least two N atoms; and optical media, e.g., CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD, and the like, that include one, or a combination, of the foregoing inventive adhesive or lacquer compositions.

20070066703, Mar 22, 2007

Jul 23, 2004

10/564816

Noriyasu Shinohara - Tokyo, JP
Hiroyuki Mano - Tokyo, JP
Takayoshi Tanabe - Tsukuba, JP
John Southwell - Elgin IL, US
Christopher Tronche - Schaumburg IL, US

C03C 25/10

522172000

The present invention relates to a radiation-curable resin composition which produces a cured film having low surface resistivity and high transparency, a cured film of the composition, and a laminate including a layer of the cured film. The laminate of the present invention is suitably used as a hard coat material for preventing scratches or stains on a plastic optical part, touch panel, film-type liquid crystal element, plastic container, or flooring material, wall material, or artificial marble as an architectural interior finish; adhesive and sealing material for various substrates; vehicle for printing ink; or the like.

62144332, Apr 10, 2001

Oct 4, 1999

9/411492

Christopher F. Tronche - Schaumburg IL
Chau T. Ha - Arlington Heights IL

DSM N.V. - Heerlen

B32B 302

428 641

Optical disc, e. g. , CD-R, DVD, DVD-R, comprising a polymer substrate and a radiation-cured coating provided by curing a radiation-curable coating composition having a pH greater than or equal to 3 and comprising at least one acrylate monomer, and advantageously diacrylate monomers and oligomers and monomers having acrylate functionalities of from 1 to at least 3, wherein the optical disc exhibits jitter of no greater than about 35 ns after being subjected to an environment having a temperature of at least 80. degree. C. and a relative humidity of at least 85% for a period of at least 96 hours.