This invention provides pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) compositions comprising a copolymer having a vinyl polymeric backbone having grafted thereto polysiloxane moieties. The compositions may contain other ingredients such as tackifier and/or plasticizer. An exposed surface of the PSA composition is initially positionable on a substrate to which it will be adhered but, once adhered, builds adhesion to form a strong bond. The PSA compositions may be used alone or in blends with unsiliconized PSA compositions. The invention also provides sheet materials coated with the PSA composition such as tape, labels, etc.

Polysiloxane-grafted copolymer pressure sensitive adhesive composition and sheet materials coated therewith

Disclosed are photoluminescent formulations, comprising an effective amount of photoluminescent phosphorescent materials, which exhibit high luminous intensity and persistence. Also disclosed are photoluminescent objects formed by applying at least one photoluminescent layer, formed from photoluminescent formulations, to preformed articles. Further disclosed are methods for creating photoluminescent objects.

High-intensity, persistent photoluminescent formulations and objects, and methods for creating the same

A novel marking system is provided. The marking includes photoluminescent materials and provides for shifting of excitation energy. The marking provides flexibility for identification and tracking, both in stealth and non-stealth appearances.

Photoluminescent Compositions, Methods of Manufacture and Novel Uses

Epoxy- and/or acrylic-functional polysiloxanes are disclosed which, when combined with onium salt photoinitiating catalysts or free-radical photoinitiating catalysts, or both, form ultraviolet radiation-curable release coating compositions which render surfaces non-adherent to other surfaces which would normally adhere thereto. The compositions will cure to such an adhesive state upon brief exposure to ultraviolet radiation. Cure and substrate adhesion may be enhanced by the addition of epoxy monomers where onium salt photocatalysts are included. Preparation of the polymers, coating compositions, catalysts and catalyst blends are also disclosed.

Ultraviolet radiation-curable silicone release compositions with epoxy and/or acrylic functionality

Customer relationships, particularly in a business-to-business environment, are evaluated and enhanced by generating actionable inferences through the measurement and analysis of both customer satisfaction and customer importance. Customer satisfaction information is captured from both an internal channel comprising key internal customer contacts or boundary employees, as well as an external channel comprising representatives from a plurality of identified respondent profile groups. Customer Importance is also considered in the overall analysis and interpretation of the customer satisfaction. By incorporating all the internally reported customer satisfaction, the externally obtained satisfaction figures and the customer importance scores, a framework is provided for the analysis of various relationships which can help to identify relationships that are in critical need of attention, isolate critical areas of improvement, and identify trends across various respondent profiles and lifecycle phases in a manner that optimizes the use of vendor organizational resources.

Systems and methods for customer relationship evaluation and resource allocation

A method and computer-implemented system for optimizing a product Based on the “voice of the customer”, aspects of the product that are critical to the customer satisfaction, and target values, therefore, are identified Aspects are characterized in terms of their contributing factors Each contributing factor is characterized in a transfer function in terms of control and noise factors impacting the contributing factors Contributing factors are optimized during product design by shifting nominal design values for control factors with respect to the transfer function such that target contributing factors are attained with minimum variability due to existing noises and variability in control Where target values cannot be obtained through design optimization, conventional methods of manufacturing optimization are implemented The extent to which the target values are attained and maintained over the life of the product are assessed

Method and system for product optimization

A novel acrylic-siloxane paint binder resin that is crosslinkable with vinyl monomers by exposure to an electron beam is produced in a two step reaction wherein (1) a siloxane having two or more hydroxy or alkoxy functional groups per molecule is reacted with a hydroxy functional copolymer of acrylic monomers, and (2) the siloxane-comprising reaction product of the first reaction step is reacted with a C5 - C12 monohydroxy acrylate, eg, the monoester of a C2 - C8 diol and acrylic or methacrylic acid

Acrylic-siloxane resin paint ii

A novel acrylic-siloxane paint binder resin that is crosslinkable with vinyl monomers by exposure to an electron beam is produced in a three step reaction wherein (1) a siloxane having two or more hydroxy or alkoxy functional groups per molecule is reacted with a C5 - C12 monohydroxy acrylate, i.e., the monohydroxy ester of a C2 - C8 diol and acrylic or methacrylic acid, (2) the siloxane-acrylate product of the first reaction step is reacted with a mixture of vinyl monomers at least one constituent monomer of which is selected from glycidyl acrylate and glycidyl methacrylate, and (3) the resultant siloxane-acrylate-vinyl monomer copolymer is reacted with a C5 C12 monohydroxy acrylate, i.e., the monohydroxy ester of a C2 C8 diol and acrylic or methacrylic acid.

Carolyn B Zelek

Papers

Method and system for product optimization

Acrylic-siloxane resin paint ii

Acrylic-siloxane resin paint and painted article