Henkel Corporation

Loctite Corporation

Henkel US IP Lcc

Alan Edward Litke

Victor Karol Kadziela

JoAnn DeMarco

Vic Kadziela

Shabbir Attarwala

Susan Lamtroung Levandoski

Dzu Dinh Luong

Teresa A Love

The present invention relates to curable compositions which are capable of safely and sufficiently bonding components of electrical devices. In particular, the invention relates to two-part, halogen-free curable compositions which are capable of rapidly curing at room temperatures as well as at elevated temperatures.

Ultrafast heat/room temperature adhesive composition for bonding applications

UV curable coating compositions and methods for applying such compositions to surfaces to provide abrasion resistance and/or structural rigidity thereto. The UV curable compositions of the present invention include at least one curable (meth)acrylate, at least one photoinitiator which absorbs only in the UV range of the electromagnetic spectrum, and an inorganic filler, at least a portion of which having a particle size in the range of 1 to 1,000 nm. The compositions may further comprise a reactive diluent.

UV curable coating compositions

A curable composition and method for producing a tear resistant, yet soft and deformable in-the-ear product yielding the user greater comfort and durability. The curable composition incorporated into a hearing aid apparatus provides a deformable, yet tear resistant housing, which may be mated to a soft tip component. The hearing aid housing provides better comfort, durability and acoustic performance for a variety of ear canal shapes. The curable composition that provides these properties includes at least one urethane acrylate oligomer, at least one reactive diluent and a cure system. The composition when cured desirably produces a tear strength of at least about 75 pli and a hardness of about Shore A 60 to about 75.

Deformable soft molding compositions

A curable composition having enhanced cure speed which includes a curable component, a cure system and an additive for enhancing cure speed. The additive includes an alkali metal halide salt and the reaction product of: (a) a polyfunctional isocyanate and a member selected from the group consisting of an hydroxy and an amine; or (b) a phosgene or phosgene derivative, and a compound having 3 to 7 polyethylene glycol ether units terminated at one end with an ether group and at the other end with a reactive functional group selected from the group consisting of an amine, an amide, a thiol and an alcohol; or (c) a monohydroxy compound, a diisocyanate and a polyamine. Alternatively, in place of or in combination with the cure speed enhancing additive, an aromatic substituted (meth)acryl functionalized component may be incorporated into the curable component to achieve enhanced cure speed.

Rapid curing anaerobic compositions

A curable composition and method for producing a soft yet durable elastomeric in-the-ear product having a Shore A hardness of about 55 or less upon cure. The curable composition incorporated in a hearing aid apparatus provides a soft, flexible tip member which was mated to a rigid hearing aid shell. The tip member provides better comfort, durability and acoustic performance for a variety of ear canal shapes and movements. The curable composition which provides these properties includes a urethane acrylate oligomer and a reactive plasticizer or reactive diluent to provide a Shore hardness of about 55 or less upon cure. The curable composition may be used for other ear-worn products where these properties are desired like for ear plugs, ear phones and ear connectors.

Soft molding compound

A curable composition and method for making hollow shell molds, such as those employed to make hearing aids. The curable composition includes a (meth)acryl functionalized curable component, a cure system, a pigment composition, and a dispersion stabilizing additive. The pigment composition includes at least one pigment disbursed within the curable composition. The dispersion additive maintains the pigment in a disbursed form prior to cure. The dispersion additive includes an alkali metal cation and a reaction product.

Dispersion stable curable compositions and method for making hollow shells using same

Cyanoacrylate compositions which employ fumed silicas treated with polydimethylsiloxane or trialkoxyalkyl silane are stable and exhibit an unexpectedly high thixotropic ratio. Such compositions are useful in adhesive applications or, when stabilized so as to prevent polymerization in contact with moisture, in latent fingerprint developing applications.

Thixotropic cyanoacrylate compositions

Cyanoacrylate compositions which employ fumed silicas treated with polydimethylsiloxane or trialkoxyalkylsilane are stable and exhibit an unexpectedly high thixotropic ratio. Such compositions are useful in adhesive applications or, when stabilized so as to prevent polymerization in contact with moisture, in latent fingerprint developing applications.

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Waterbury, CT, United States of America

Alan Edward Litke