21st week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090130258 | Fresh Dairy Products With Satietogenic Power Based on Water-Soluble Fibers and Methods for Preparing Same - The invention concerns a fresh dairy product with low fat and sugar content and low energy density, comprising one or several satietogenic ingredients, as well as a method for making such a product. Said satietogenic ingredient(s) comprise viscosifying water-soluble dietary fibers among which at least one guar gum at least partly hydrolyzed. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130259 | Method of Processing Green Coffee Beans by Using Surface-Treated Coffee Cherries - There is provided a method for processing green coffee beans capable of imparting new aromas and flavors to a coffee beverage using a simple operation, without incurring an increase in raw material costs. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130260 | OILY MIXTURE OF NATURAL BIOACTIVE INGREDIENTS TO PREPARE AN ENRICHED FOOD PRODUCT - The present invention provides an oily mixture based on natural bioactive ingredients to be used to prepare an enriched food product that includes salmon oil enriched with EPA and DHA, alpha-tocopherol and supercritical rosemary extract. Optionally, this mixture can contain the microalga | 2009-05-21 |
20090130261 | Vit-A-Cup - A nutritional supplement dispensing system containing a disposable liquid container with a base matrix made of consumable vitamin and mineral supplements. A user of the system may add water or another liquid to the base matrix in the container to create a drink mixture for consumption of nutritional vitamins and minerals. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130262 | DISPOSABLE SUSPENDED BEVERAGE INFUSION BAG - A beverage infusion device for preparing a beverage in a single beverage container ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090130263 | DISPOSABLE CAKE COVER - Aspects of the invention provide for an accessory for the baling industry to provide a more pleasant experience to its customers for a celebratory event. Further, aspects for the invention provide for a disposable baked good cover where the inner surface of the cover is a malleable non-stick baked good cover that allows customers to transport baked goods without harming baked good decorations such as, but not limited to, icing, frosting, cake decorations such as frosting flowers, cake writing, etc. In addition, aspects of the invention provide for a baked good cover where the outer surface is of an anti-bacterial or other anti-pollutant material that prevents for environmental and ambient pollutants to enter the baked good. Also, the outer material is flame retardant. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130264 | Method for making coated frozen confections - A process for making a coated frozen confection is provided, the process comprising: forming two sheets of coating material comprising particles and a binder, the binder comprising an aqueous solution of sweeteners of from 70 to 90° Brix; placing one or more frozen confection pieces onto the first sheet of coating material; then placing the second sheet of coating material on top of the frozen confection and first sheet; and shaping the second sheet around the frozen confection and pressing the second sheet onto the first sheet so that they are welded together to form a continuous coating. A coated frozen confection is also provided. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130265 | REDUCED-FAT CHOCOLATE COATINGS FORMED BY SPRAYING - A frozen confectionary product having a reduced-fat chocolate coating is disclosed. The chocolate coating contains less than about 40% fat by weight of the coating, and has a thickness less than a coating formed by dipping. Also disclosed is spray coating device and process for applying the coating. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130266 | METHOD FOR PRESERVING FLAVOR COMPONENT - A method for preserving a liquid that contains a flavor component derived from a food material, comprising adding a pH-adjuster to the liquid. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130267 | METHOD OF OPTIMIZING NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF SEEDS - A method of optimizing the nutritional content of seeds to create nutritionally enriched foodstuffs for consumption by both humans and animals alike. Seeds are germinated under controlled conditions amenable to large scale, high-throughput commercial processing, and their germination is arrested at the apex of germination, where they have achieved peak nutritional value. Arrested germination seeds can be consumed directly, or dried for long term storage and later use. Additionally, nutritionally optimized seeds can be popped or puffed to create nutritionally enriched snack foods. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130268 | BEVERAGE BOTTLING PLANT HAVING AN APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF BOTTLES OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, AND A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF BOTTLES OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS - A method and apparatus for the treatment of bottles or similar containers. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130269 | FORMATION OF SUGAR COATINGS - A sugar coating is formed on a solution multiplicity of items ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090130270 | INFUSION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SELECTIVELY PRODUCING 'AMERICAN' AND 'ESPRESSO' COFFEE FROM THE SAME CAPSULE OF GROUND COFFEE - A coffee percolator whereby “American” and “espresso” coffee are selectively produced from the same capsule of ground coffee by adjusting the degree of compaction of the ground coffee in the capsule as a function of the type of coffee selected. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130271 | Method of Processing Fish - A method of processing fish includes inserting hollow needles ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090130272 | Use of nitrous oxide (N2O) or of a gas mixture containing nitrous oxide as sweetening agent for food products - A process for the manufacture of a product, in particular a food product, comprising a step of adding an agent with sweetening power, characterized in that the agent with sweetening power is made entirely or partly by the incorporation, into the product, of a gas or a gaseous mixture containing nitrous oxide N | 2009-05-21 |
20090130273 | FREEZE DRIED SUCRALOSE - A method of freeze drying sucralose includes contacting a sucralose solution with a cold surface or a cold fluid to freeze the solution, and evaporating the solvent to dry the sucralose. The sucralose solution may include undissolved crystalline sucralose. Non-agglomerated sucralose spheres may be produced in some aspects of the invention. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130274 | Method and Apparatus for Manufacturing a Beverage Contained In a Container - There is provided a method for manufacturing a beverage contained in a container comprising: a container sterilizing process for sterilizing at least an inner surface of a container; a beverage sterilizing process for sterilizing a beverage; a filling process for filling the sterilized beverage in the sterilized container at a temperature within a range from 1° C. to 40° C.; a sealing process for sealing the container filled with the beverage with a sterilized cap; and a positive container-internal-pressure maintaining process made before sealing of the container for maintaining a positive internal pressure of the container after sealing, the container sterilizing process, filling process, positive container-internal-pressure maintaining process and sealing process being respectively performed in an aseptic space. There is also provided an apparatus for carrying out this method. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130275 | Insulating Container - The current invention relates to a thermal-insulating container ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090130276 | Polymeric Film Packaging - A method of packaging ovenable fish or meat and which comprises the steps of providing a dual-ovenable thermoformable polymeric receiving film having a first and second surface and a dual-ovenable polymeric covering film having a first and second surface, wherein said receiving film consists of a mono-layer polyester or polyamide substrate, an optional barrier layer, and an optional heat-sealable layer which where present constitutes the first surface of the receiving film, wherein said receiving and covering films are separate pieces of film and wherein at least one of said first surfaces of said receiving and covering films is a heat-sealable surface; providing a raised outer portion and an indented central portion in said receiving film by thermoforming; disposing on the first surface of the receiving film a portion of meat or fish; disposing the covering film over the portion of meat or fish such that the first surface of the covering film is disposed towards the first surface of the receiving film; contacting the peripheral portions of the first surface of the receiving film and the first surface of the covering film and forming a heat-seal bond therebetween; and optionally freezing the packaged meat or fish is described. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130277 | Coffee roasting machine and system and method of use - A coffee roasting machine for roasting coffee, particularly in small batch sizes for sale and distribution to individual customers. The coffee roaster is suitable for placement entirely within a retail sales outlet or establishment and for being operated by any person, such as, an employee, customer, or patron who has little or no knowledge, skill, or experience in roasting coffee beans. The coffee-roasting machine selects an appropriate coffee roasting instruction set, stored internally, that corresponding to information input into the coffee-roasting machine for roasting a particular type of coffee bean or coffee bean blend to a desired roast level. The information is integrally included on a package of coffee beans for roasting and is directly readable by the machine or manually inputtable by an operator. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130278 | Method and Apparatus for Producing Oxygen-Containing Reducing Aqueous Beverage - An aqueous beverage ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090130279 | Method and Apparatus for Smokeless Cooking - A method and apparatus for smokeless cooking of food is claimed. An enclosed cooking chamber with substantially concave walls is provided. A food item is enclosed within the cooking chamber and a heating element is activated to provide direct heat within the chamber. A seasoning compartment beneath the chamber generates moisture which is delivered to the cooking chamber via a tapered duct to increase the volume of moisture to the food. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130280 | BEVERAGE WHIPPER - A beverage whipper, including a whipper disk configured for spinning within the whipper and having a radius is disclosed. The whipper disk further includes a front surface and a plurality of forward-facing concave surfaces that divide the front surface into a plurality of front surface sections. The concave surfaces extend generally radially over more than half the radius and have a circumferential width and a depth, wherein the width is larger than the depth. The front surface sections have a total area that is at least 4-times the total area of the concave surfaces. Also, a beverage dispenser that includes the whipper for forming beverages having crema such as espresso or cappuccino. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130281 | Chocolate and Method of Producing the Same - It is to provide a chocolate product having a delicate and higher-quality taste and further having improved both a fruit flavor and a nut flavor, and a method for producing the same. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130282 | Kokumi Flavour Compounds and Use - The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) that provide a kokumi flavour to consumables and flavour compositions, and to consumables and flavour compositions comprising such compounds. Enzymatic methods to prepare the compounds are provided. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130283 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COFFEE BEVERAGE - The present application aims to provide a method for producing a coffee beverage in which excellent flavor, aroma, taste are contained even after the sterilization process. The method includes the steps of soaking or wetting the coffee beans with hot water, wherein the coffee beans are roasted and ground, steam-distilling the coffee beans to collect a distilled liquid, extracting a distilled residue with hot water to collect the extracted liquid, mixing the distilled liquid with the extracted liquid to obtain the coffee extract and adding agent for adjusting pH and/or ascorbic acid into the coffee extract. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130284 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING RED COCOA INGREDIENTS, RED CHOCOLATE, AND FOOD PRODUCTS - The invention provides acidified red cocoa products and ingredients, such as acidified red cocoa bean nibs, red cocoa liquor, and red cocoa powder. The acidified cocoa products and ingredients are generally made from under-fermented or unfermented cocoa beans that are treated with an acid composition. The methods include those of making food products and ingredients where the levels cocoa antioxidants are maintained by the use of an acid treatment and the avoidance of dutching, and the food products and ingredient have a distinctive red color. Cocoa nibs, chocolate or cocoa liquor and cocoa powders having a red hue or color and having high levels of cocoa antioxidants are disclosed, as well as food products made from them. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130285 | Beverage Compositions Comprising Monatin and Methods of Making Same - The present invention relates to novel beverage compositions comprising monatin and methods for making such compositions. The present invention also relates to beverage compositions comprising specific monatin stereoisomers, specific blends of monatin stereoisomers, and/or monatin produced via a biosynthetic pathway in vivo (e.g., inside cells) or in vitro. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130286 | Fast rehydrating noodle - The invention relates to an instant noodle which can be rehydrated at a lower temperature and/or in a shorter period of time, while taste and mouthfeel of the noodle are at least as good as those of conventional instant noodles. The invention widens the scope of possibilities for supply and consumption of instant noodles, e.g. in vending machines, even or air dried instant noodles. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130287 | Microcrystalline Cellulose Compositions - Ultra-fine microcrystalline cellulose compositions are disclosed which comprise co-attrited microcrystalline cellulose and a hydrocolloid. The compositions have a mean particle size of less than 10 microns. The compositions are prepared by subjecting a high solids mixture of microcrystalline cellulose and a hydrocolloid to high shear forces in the presence of an anti slip agent preferably an aqueous solution of an inorganic salt. The compositions are especially useful in food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic and industrial applications. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130288 | Vegetable Sterol-Containing Milk Drink and Method of Producing the Same - Concerning, in particular, milk drinks and LL type milk drinks which are produced via the UHT pasteurization and distributed under refrigeration, it is intended to provide a vegetable sterol-containing milk drink containing vegetable sterols, which are in an emulsified state and remain stable without sedimentation during storage, and being excellent in quality preservation and stability. A milk drink is prepared by using an emulsifier with an HLB of from 5 to 7 together with vegetable sterols and milk components. Furthermore, it is possible to add at least one member selected from the group consisting of xanthan gum, native gellan gum, carrageenan, sodium caseinate and microcrystalline cellulose. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130289 | High Stearic High Oleic Soy Oil Blends - A composition comprising high stearic acid, high oleic soybean oil, lightly, partially or fully hydrogenated feedstock oil, and an emulsifier is disclosed. The composition can be used, for example, as a complete shortening composition. A food product employing the complete shortening composition is also described. Several non-limiting examples of the food product are a baked food, such as a short bread cookie, biscuit, pie crust, or puff pastry shell, or icing, such as cake icing or pastry icing. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130290 | Flavored Licorice Root Segments - Disclosed herein is a method of preparing flavored licorice root segments for consumption. Licorice roots are segmented to a predefined length to obtain licorice root segments. A flavoring mixture for flavoring the licorice root segments is prepared by mixing a flavoring substance and a carrier substance. The flavoring mixture may comprise about 1 part to about 40 parts by weight of the flavoring substance and about 100 parts by weight of the carrier substance. The flavoring substance contains flavoring elements. The carrier substance receives the flavoring elements from the flavoring substance in the prepared flavoring mixture. Flavor is imparted to the licorice root segments by immersing the licorice root segments in the prepared flavoring mixture. The received flavoring elements are transferred from the carrier substance to the licorice root segments. The transferred flavoring elements are absorbed by the immersed licorice root segments to yield flavored licorice root segments for consumption. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130291 | Dried Citrus Peels as an Absorbent Carrier for Commercial Animal Feed Additives - Particles of untreated citrus byproduct consisting of dried citrus peels and pulp can be used to absorb certain useful liquid animal feed additives up to 125% of the dried peel's weight, thereby acting as an effective and efficient absorbent carrier. Stated another way, a citrus peel/liquid animal feed mix may be produced which contains up to 55% by weight liquid animal feeds, with only a 45% by weight, citrus peel carrier. The resulting mixtures are an effective and easy handling means to introduce desired commercial animal feed additives into animal feeds with a carrier that has good palatability to livestock and poultry. These mixtures are dry and free flowing. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130292 | Sweet Potato Flake Process - The present invention discloses formulations for sheeted, baked sweet potato chips that have a light, crispy texture similar to a white potato chip. The ingredients are combined with water and oil to make a dough, which is then sheeted and cut into pieces. The pieces are baked to produce sweet potato snack chips. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130293 | BIOCOMPATIBLE COATINGS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES - Biocompatible coatings for implantable medical devices are disclosed. Embodiments of the invention provide plasma etch processes, surface silanization processes, and protein coating processes. Embodiments of the invention provide tropoelastin coatings and methods of creating tropoelastin coatings for implantable medical devices. Optionally, the biocompatible coating can be a drug eluting coating. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130294 | Method and device for coating a series of support bodies - The accuracy of the coating concentration when applying a catalytically active coating to suitable carrier bodies can be increased if, following raw coating with a relatively wide fluctuation range in the coating concentration, excessive or insufficient coating applied is if appropriate corrected iteratively. Excessive coating suspension applied is removed, for example by subsequent suction, while the coating is still in the wet state, whereas insufficient coating suspension applied is topped up, for example by spraying on additional coating suspension. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130295 | High Definition Printing With Waterborne Inks on Non-Porous Substrates - Compositions comprising a silyl-containing copolymer of a monomer system comprising:
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20090130296 | Fabrication of Organic Electronic Devices by Ink-Jet Printing at Low Temperatures - Methods of forming an organic layer by ink-jet printing in the fabrication of an organic electronic device. The organic layer is formed by ink-jet printing onto a surface, a solution comprising an organic material in a low boiling point solvent. The ink-jet printing occurs at an ambient temperature of less than 20° C. such that the solvent has a vapor pressure of 10 mmHg or less. The ink-jet printing may be performed in a temperature-controlled chamber. After ink-jet printing the solution, the solvent is evaporated such that the organic material remains on the surface, thereby forming the organic layer. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130297 | Organic EL Material, Organic EL Device Using the Same, and Method for Producing Organic EL Device - Disclosed are an aluminum chelate complex capable of stabilizing the degree of vacuum in a film-forming chamber in the vapor deposition step and producing efficiently a high-quality organic EL device which shows excellent reliability and durability in practical use and an organic EL device using the said aluminum chelate complex. The aluminum chelate complex useful as an organic EL material is represented by L | 2009-05-21 |
20090130298 | Method for Obtaining Controlled Sidewall Profile in Print-Patterned Structures - High aspect ratio structures can be obtained by print-patterning masking features in feature stacks such that each feature has a lateral edge which is aligned in a plane roughly perpendicular to the plane of the substrate on which the features are formed. Due to the differential lateral spreading between features formed on a substrate and formed atop other features, the print head is indexed less than the radius of a droplet to a position where a droplet ejected by the print head forms an upper feature atop a lower feature such that the lateral edges of the upper and lower features are aligned in the plane roughly perpendicular to the plane of the substrate. Feature stacks of two or more features may provide a vertical (or re-entrant) sidewall mask for formation of high aspect ratio structures, by e.g., electroplating, etc. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130299 | GALVANIC PROCESS FOR MAKING PRINTED CONDUCTIVE METAL MARKINGS FOR CHIPLESS RFID APPLICATIONS - A process for printing a metal wire pattern on a substrate, including: printing a first salt solution including a metal ion that will undergo a reduction half-reaction; printing a second salt solution containing an oxidizing agent that will undergo an oxidation half-reaction in contact with the first salt solution, resulting in the reduction of the metal ions of the first salt solution; and allowing the first and second salt solutions to react by a galvanic reaction, causing reduced metal ions of the first salt solution to precipitate as a solid, on the substrate. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130300 | TITANIUM SUBSTRATE FOR FORMING SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SEPARATOR - A titanium substrate, for forming a separator for a fuel cell, is made of titanium or a titanium alloy and has surface layers containing carbon having binding energy in the range of to 284 eV as measured by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy in a carbon content of 25% at. or below. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130301 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING NANOSTRUCTURES BY MEANS OF ELECTROSPINNING - Apparatus and method for producing electrically conducting nanostructures by means of electrospinning, the apparatus having at least a substrate holder ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090130302 | System and method for pre-treating magnetic ink character recognition readable documents - Disclosed herein is a printing system is described having a first printer including a fuser employing fuser oil, and a coater disposed upstream or downstream from the first printer and being configured to deposit a wax coating on a portion of the substrate. A corresponding method and a substrate also are described. The system, method and substrate are useful for preparing MICR encoded documents such as checks. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130303 | MICROMIRROR DEVICE AND A METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A reflective and deformable micromirror device comprises a reflective micromirror plate attached to a deformable hinge that is formed on and held by a hinge post on a substrate. The substrate has an addressing electrode formed thereon. A selected dielectric material is disposed between the deformable hinge and the addressing electrode. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130304 | METHODS OF FORMING COMPOSITE POWDER COATINGS AND ARTICLES THEREOF - A method of forming a composite powder coating comprises depositing multiple layers of a powder coating composition onto a substrate, wherein adjacent layers are formed of a different powder coating composition; and curing the multiple layers of the powder coating composition in a single thermal curing step. The layers can be used to protect power generation equipment from aqueous corrosion, particle erosion, slurry erosion, fretting, and foulig. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130305 | CABIN FOR COATING A WORK PIECE WITH POWDER - A cabin for coating a work piece with powder has horizontal suction channels provided in the lower area of the side walls of the cabin, such horizontal suction channels can be covered with flaps. Furthermore, a vertical suction channel is provided with suction openings, whereas the suction openings connect the inner part of the cabin with the vertical suction channel. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130306 | SURFACE MODIFIERS AND PROCESS FOR SURFACE MODIFICATIONS OF PARTICLES OF METAL OXIDE USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a surface modifier for metal oxide particles and a method of modifying the surface of metal oxide particles using the same. The surface modifier consists either of an alkylsilanepolyol containing a cyclic alkyl group capable of imparting steric hindrance or of a mixture of said alkylsilanepolyol with alkylalkoxysilane, and the method of modifying the surface of metal oxide particles comprises coating the surface modifier on the hydrophilic surface of the metal oxide particles through chemical bonding so as to impart hydrophobicity or amphiphilicity (hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity) and reactivity to the surface of the metal oxide particles. Through the use of alkylsilane triol having a specific chemical structure, surface-modified metal particles having uniform particle size distribution can be provided not only by inhibiting the condensation and agglomeration of the surface modifier itself during a high-temperature condensation reaction for inducing the chemical bonding between metal oxide and the modifier, but also by stabilizing silicon-hydroxyl (Si—OH) bonds. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130307 | Method for the rapid densification of a porous substrate, comprising the formation of a solid deposit within the porosity of the substrate - A refractory porous fiber substrate is densified by forming a solid matrix deposit from a fluid composition containing a reagent fluid that is a precursor for the material of the solid deposit that is to be formed, together with an optional dilution fluid. The operation is performed at a temperature and a pressure that enable the reagent fluid and/or the optionally-present dilution fluid to be maintained in the supercritical state, while spontaneously and directly forming the solid deposit of the matrix, thereby enabling the duration of the process to be reduced considerably compared with conventional CVI methods. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130308 | Aqueous dispersion; recording liquid, image-forming method, and image-forming apparatus, using the same; and production method of the aqueous dispersion, and inkjet ink obtained from the method - An aqueous dispersion, having particles of a water-insoluble colorant containing at least one pigment, with the particles being dispersed in a medium containing therein both water and a dispersing agent, wherein the water-insoluble colorant has a crystalline structure, and an average particle diameter of the particles is in the range of from 5 nm to 40 nm, and a monodispersity of the particles is 1.5 or less. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130309 | RECORDING MEDIUM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - A recording medium in which a base paper, a first layer including a binder and an antistatic agent, and a second layer including a white pigment are formed in this order; the content of the antistatic agent is from 0.2% by mass to 10% by mass based on an amount obtained by removing the antistatic agent from all solids in the first layer; the Cobb water absorption degree within a contact time of 120 sec at a surface of the first layer of the base paper provided with the first layer is 2.0 g/m | 2009-05-21 |
20090130310 | Method for painting concrete - A method of painting concrete for imitation of a desirable natural stone look on the concrete surface comprises determination of a base color of concrete, dissolving a first color water-soluble paint in water, applying the first color paint to the surface, drying it up to a predetermined extent, removing an excessive paint layer from ridge portions of the surface, drying up the surface, if the desirable look is achieved—applying a sealant layer over the paint layer and ending the steps, otherwise—dissolving a water-soluble paint of another color in water and repeating the mentioned steps for the other color layer. An embodiment provides the basic color by adding a dry pigment of desirable color into conventional concrete dry mixture in the amount of 0.5-2.0% of the mixture mass, intermingling the pigment with the mixture before introducing water. Preferable paint/water ratio, drying time, and sealant compositions are disclosed. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130311 | DECORATED ARTICLES - The invention relates to a method for the continuous, single-step application of a decoration to at least one face of articles made from an extruded- or foamed-plastic material. The aforementioned step comprises: (i) the embossing of at least one face of the article, by passing the article under an embossing roller which is equipped with a relief groove; and (ii) the printing of said at least one face of the article with the transfer of an ink from a composite film with transferable ink. The printing step is performed concomitantly with the embossing step with the same embossing roller which is made form an elastic material and which is heated to the surface softening temperature of the plastic article. The invention also relates to a device for decorating extruded- and foamed-plastic articles in a single step, to the articles thus decorated and to the use of the method and the device. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130312 | RECORDING MEDIUM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - A recording medium including a base paper, a first layer containing a binder, and a second layer containing a white pigment and an acid, formed in this order, wherein the base paper having the first layer provided thereon has a Cobb water absorbency of 2.0 g/m | 2009-05-21 |
20090130313 | INKJET MEDIA, RECORDING METHOD, RECORDING APPARATUS, INK-MEDIA SET, AND INK RECORDED MATTER - To provide an ideal inkjet recording method capable of full-color printing and of inexpensively providing prints that have a texture similar to those of commercial prints and that offer excellent print quality, image density, image fidelity and smear resistance, by combining a specific recording media and a specific pigment-based inkjet ink. The inkjet recording method uses an ink containing particulate coloring material for printing on a media that includes a substrate composed primarily of cellulose pulp and one or more coated layers formed on at least one surface of the substrate, wherein the media has an air permeability of 0.1 ml/min to 30 ml/min as measured using a Parker Print-Surf. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130314 | System for adhesion treatment, coating and curing of wood polymer composites - The present invention describes a system for modifying polymer composite surfaces to achieve 100% adhesion to paints, coatings, adhesives, or inks. The adhesion modification technology overcomes the deficiencies of energy-based treatment technologies common with wood-like polymer composites produced using various types of fillers and reinforcements, and specifically those containing cellulose and lignin. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130315 | Method for Continuously Operating Acid or Alkaline Zinc or Zinc Alloy Baths - The invention provides a process for depositing metallic layers from acidic or alkaline zinc or zinc alloy baths containing organic additives selected from brighteners, surfactants and complexing agents, a soluble zinc salt and optionally further metal salts selected from Fe, Ni, Co, Sn salts, wherein the bath can be purified continuously so that the process can be operated without interruption, as well as apparatus for carrying out this process. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130316 | Method For Improving Accoustic Properties - A method for improving acoustic properties of sheets, in particular for use in automotive application, is disclosed. An anhydrous sealant composition consisting of three major components, namely a selected polymer, a benzoate plasticizer and an additive, in particular a filler, is applied is applied to the sheets which are subsequently submitted to a heat treatment at a temperature in the range of from 100-240° C. for a period of 1 minute to two hours. The preferred plasticizer for use in the method of this invention is a dibenzoate plasticizer. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130317 | HOT AIR DRIER ASSEMBLY FOR A WATERBORNE PAINT SPRAY BOOTH - The disclosure relates to a hot air drier assembly for a solvent and waterborne paint spray booth for drying a substrate coated with liquid waterborne basecoat located inside the spray booth, comprising: a free-standing portable heat exchange device with a hot air outlet directed towards the substrate and a heat exchange fluid heating device located remotely from the paint spray booth and in fluid communication with the heat exchange device via heat exchange fluid conduits which are in fluid communication with heat exchange fluid conducting tubes for heating spray booth air directed from the spray booth air intake to the heat is exchange chamber and out the hot air outlet. The disclosure additionally relates to a paint spray booth incorporating the hot air drier assembly and methods for drying a substrate using the hot air drier assembly. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130318 | METHOD FOR BONDING POLYAMIDE RESIN AND FLUOROELASTOMER - A bond between fluoroelastomer and polyamide resin is established by applying a silane-based primer composition to a surface of polyamide resin, heat treating at 100-200° C., applying a liquid fluoroelastomer composition to the primer coat at room temperature to 100° C., and heat curing at 100-200° C. for bonding the fluoroelastomer to the polyamide resin. The bond between fluoroelastomer and polyamide resin is maintained over a long period of time even in transmission oils. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130319 | COIL SPRING COATING PORTION FORMING METHOD AND APPARATUS - In a coating portion forming method of a coil spring, the method includes steps of heating the coil spring, dipping the heated coil spring in a thermosetting resin solution, and reheating the coil spring which is pulled up from the thermosetting resin solution. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130320 | RECORDING MEDIUM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - A recording medium in which a base paper, a first layer including a binder, and a second layer including kaolin and at least one pigment selected from calcined kaolin, delaminated kaolin, and amorphous silica are laminated in that order. A total content of at least one pigment selected from the group of pigments is 10% or more of the total amount of pigments in the second layer. A Cobb water absorption degree within a contact time of 120 sec in a water absorption test at a surface of the first layer of the base paper provided with the first layer is than 2.0 g/m | 2009-05-21 |
20090130321 | AIR COLLECTOR WITH FUNCTIONALIZED ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FOR CAPTURING AMBIENT CO2 - Disclosed is a process for forming a CO | 2009-05-21 |
20090130322 | Aqueous Primer Composition and a Process for the Application of the Same - This invention provides an aqueous primer composition which comprises (A) an aqueous dispersion of modified polyolefin which comprises an unsaturated carboxylic acid- or acid anhydride-modified polyolefin (a) having a melting point of 120° C. or lower and a weight average molecular weight of 30,000 to 180,000, dispersed in an aqueous medium, (B) an ionic functional group-containing acrylic resin, and (C) a conductive carbon-containing pigment, and which forms a coating film with an L value of 35 or more and a surface resistivity of 1×10 | 2009-05-21 |
20090130323 | Curtain Coating Method and a Device Used for it - Process and apparatus for applying single and multiple coatings of a liquid coating material to a continuously moving backing web, in which a free-falling, vertical curtain is formed out of the coating material and strikes the backing web along a wetting line. In particular, the present invention pertains to a process for producing heat-sensitive recording material. The backing web is pushed down over its entire width by at least one guide element before it passes through the wetting line, and is lifted by a support in the form of round element extending transversely to the direction of movement of the backing web after the web has passed through the wetting line, where the support also includes an air guide with an angle of 2-15° between the backing web and the top surface of the air guide means. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130324 | WEAR RESISTANT CERAMIC COMPOSITE COATINGS AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A binder-free ceramic feedstock composition for thermal spraying on a surface of an article is provided. The composition comprises: an oxide ceramic powder and a boride and/or carbide ceramic powder. The boride and/or carbide ceramic powders are comprised of micron-sized particles, and the volume content of the oxide ceramic powder is in the range of about 1 to about 85 percent. A method for preparing the binder-free ceramic feedstock and a coated article by a thermal spraying process are also provided. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130325 | METHOD FOR FORMING DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON FILM - Provided is a method for forming a diamond-like carbon (DLC) film capable of enhancing the adhesion strength of a diamond-like carbon (DLC) film by simple steps. A surface of a substrate | 2009-05-21 |
20090130326 | FILM FORMING MATERIAL AND METHOD OF FILM FORMING - An interlayer insulating film enabling an enhancement in a signal processing speed to be obtained, of which a dielectric constant is 2.2 or less. There is provided a method of forming a film on a substrate in accordance with a chemical vapor deposition process, comprising: the feeding step of feeding (c-C | 2009-05-21 |
20090130327 | Method for Repairing a Damaged Outer Skin Region on an Aircraft - A method for repairing a damaged outer skin region on an aircraft, in which the possibility exists for repairing possible damage to a plated layer, which is adhered to the outer skin of a passenger aircraft and protects the latter in the undamaged state from corrosion. With the method, the plated layer can be repeated in the area of existing damage without incidental reworking. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130328 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CURING SURFACE COATED MATERIALS - The invention is directed to an apparatus and methods for curing a surface that is coated with a curable resin, such as an ultraviolet light-curable surface coating. The method involves directing radiation to the curable coating material using an apparatus of the invention to form a cured surface without substantially increasing the temperature of the work surface. The surface coating material can contain ultraviolet reactive photo-initiator compounds. An apparatus for curing a surface coating material is also provided. In one embodiment the apparatus includes a source of ultraviolet radiation that emits radiation having wavelengths in the range of about 315 to about 400 nm, an air cooling system that maintains an optimum temperature that maximizes the ultraviolet energy output and vents exhaust air away from the targeted work surface, and a positioning panel that holds the ultraviolet light source and allows the ultraviolet radiation source to be rotated both in the horizontal and vertical directions such that the apparatus can be accurately directed towards the target surface coating material. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130329 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING METAL-COATED ORGANIC CRYSTAL - A method for fabricating metal-coated organic crystal wherein a reaction of an organic crystal with transition metal salt in alkaline aqueous solution under visible light irradiation, wherein, when energy at the top of valence band of the organic crystal is defined as A (eV) and energy at the bottom of conduction band of the organic crystal is defined as B (eV), redox potential C (V) of transition metal ion or transition metal complex ion, when said transition metal salt is dissolved in the alkaline aqueous solution, these three parameters should satisfy the following relation (1): | 2009-05-21 |
20090130330 | Method for producing Functional Fluorocarbon Polymer Layers by Means of Plasma Polymerization of Perfluorocycloalkanes - The present invention relates to a method for producing fluorocarbon layers on a substrate, e.g., a metal, polymer, ceramic material and/or textiles by means of a low-pressure plasma method and products produced in this way. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130331 | Method of Forming Thin Film and Method of Manufacturing Semiconductor Device - A thin film is deposited on a substrate to be processed by continuously performing: forming an amorphous thin film composed of Ti, N, C, and H as principal components; oxidizing a surface of the thin film; removing C and H, which are impurities in the thin film, by a plasma treatment, and increasing the density of the thin film; and removing a TiO thin film from a surface of the thin film. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130332 | COATING FILM DRYING METHOD AND COATING FILM DRYING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a method and apparatus for drying a coating film ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090130333 | Apparatus and Methods for Preparation of High-Purity Silicon Rods Using Mixed Core Means - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for preparing a polycrystalline silicon rod using a mixed core means, comprising: installing a first core means made of a resistive material together with a second core means made of silicon material in an inner space of a deposition reactor; electrically heating the first core means and pre-heating the second core by the first core means which is electrically heated; electrically heating the preheated second core means; and supplying a reaction gas into the inner space in a state where the first core means and the second core means are electrically heated for silicon deposition. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130334 | Fabrication method and apparatus - A fabrication method and apparatus, the method comprising the steps of: providing a liquid precursor over a surface of the substrate; and irradiating at least a region of the surface of the substrate with a light beam such as to fabricate a structure thereon from the liquid precursor. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130335 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS, PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD, DIELECTRIC WINDOW USED THEREIN, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SUCH A DIELECTRIC WINDOW - A method for performing plasma doping which is high in uniformity. A prescribed gas is introduced into a vacuum container from gas supply apparatus while being exhausted through an exhaust hole by a turbomolecular pump as an exhaust apparatus. The pressure in the vacuum container is kept at a prescribed value by a pressure regulating valve. High-frequency power of 13.56 MHz is supplied from a high-frequency power source to a coil which is disposed close to a dielectric window which is opposed to a sample electrode, whereby induction-coupled plasma is generated in the vacuum container. The dielectric window is composed of plural dielectric plates, and grooves are formed in at least one surface of at least two dielectric plates opposed to each other. Gas passages are formed by the grooves and a flat surface(s) opposed to the grooves, and gas flow-out holes which are formed in the dielectric plate that is closest to the sample electrode communicate with the grooves inside the dielectric window. The flow rates of gases that are introduced through the gas flow-out holes and the gas flow-out holes, respectively, can be controlled independently of each other, whereby the uniformity of processing can be increased. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130336 | COATING APPARATUS - A coating apparatus ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090130337 | PROGRAMMED HIGH SPEED DEPOSITION OF AMORPHOUS, NANOCRYSTALLINE, MICROCRYSTALLINE, OR POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS HAVING LOW INTRINSIC DEFECT DENSITY - A method and apparatus for the unusually high rate deposition of thin film materials on a stationary or continuous substrate. The method includes the in situ generation of a neutral-enriched deposition medium that is conducive to the formation of thin film materials having a low intrinsic defect concentration at any speed. In one embodiment, the deposition medium is created by forming a plasma from an energy transferring gas; combining the plasma with a precursor gas to form a set of activated species that include ions, ion-radicals, and neutrals; and selectively excluding the species that promote the formation of defects to form the deposition medium. In another embodiment, the deposition medium is created by mixing an energy transferring gas and a precursor gas, forming a plasma from the mixture to form a set of activated species, and selectively excluding the species that promote the formation of defects. The apparatus has a control for the entire manufacturing process that includes a diagnostic element and a feedback control element to permit process programming to achieve and maintain the optimal distribution of one or more preferred species throughout the deposition process. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130338 | Group 2 Metal Precursors for Depositing Multi-Component Metal Oxide Films - Novel Sr and Ba complexes containing both beta-diketonates and N-methyl-pyrrolidone were synthesized and characterized. TGA experiments indicated these complexes are volatile, they can be employed as precursors for ALD strontium titanate (STO) or barium strontium titanate films (BST) films in semiconductor fabrication. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130339 | Method for Preparing Electroconductive Particles with Improved Dispersion and Adherence - The present invention relates to a method of producing electroconductive electroless plating powder having excellent dispersibility and adherence, and, more particularly, to a method of producing electroconductive electroless plating powder having excellent dispersibility and adherence, using an electroless plating method of forming a metal plating layer on the surface of a base material made of resin powder in an electroless plating solution, wherein an ultrasonic treatment is performed at the time of forming the plating layer. The present invention has advantages in that an aggregation phenomenon, which is generated when the base material made of the resin powder is plated using an electroless plating method, does not occur and a plating reaction can be performed at low temperature, so that it is possible to obtain a compact plating layer and plating powder having improved uniformity and adherence with respect to resin powder. Further, the present invention, unlike the conventional technique, has advantages in that post-treatment processes are not performed and a plating reaction is performed at low temperature, so that the process operating cost is reduced and the processes are made simple. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130340 | LIGHT DIFFUSION PLATE AND BACKLIGHT MODULE USING THE SAME - A light diffusion plate according to a preferred embodiment includes a transparent substrate and a light diffusion layer formed on a surface of the transparent substrate. The light diffusion layer includes a transparent resin matrix, a plurality of first particles, and a plurality of second particles. The first particles and the second particles are dispersed in the transparent resin matrix. A diameter of each first particle is in a range from 5 microns to 60 microns. A diameter of each second particle is less than 0.5 microns. A backlight module using the present light diffusion plate is also provided. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130341 | Lengthy Stretched Film, and Manufacturing Method and Use Thereof - A lengthy stretched film made of a thermoplastic resin, having, over the width direction of at least 1300 mm, a value of an orientation angle θ to a take-up direction in a range of 40° to 50° and fluctuation thereof of 1.0° or less, and a value of an average Nz coefficient in a range of 1.3 to 2.0 and fluctuation thereof of 0.10 or less. A lengthy circularly polarizing plate constituted by laminating the lengthy stretched film with a lengthy polarizer. A reflective display type liquid crystal display device provided with the circularly polarizing plate constituted by trimming the lengthy circularly polarizing plate to a desired size. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130342 | OPTICAL SHEET FOR DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AND PACKAGING THE SAME - An optical sheet, an optical sheet for a display and a method for producing an optical sheet for a display suitable for producing a high quality optical sheet in a simple method without decrease in adhesion strength upon bonding optical sheets are provided. A coating film of an aqueous solution containing a water-soluble antistatic agent and a fluorine surfactant is formed on optical sheets whose plane size is equal to or larger than a product size in a thickness after drying of 0.03 to 0.2 g/m | 2009-05-21 |
20090130343 | Liquid crystal display device and manufacturing method thereof - An LCD device adapted to improve a residual image matter is disclosed. The LCD device includes an alignment layer aligning the liquid crystal. The alignment layer is formed of an optically aligned composition inclusive of an aromatic compound. Also, the alignment layer undergoes a crosslinking process. In accordance therewith, the thermalization of the alignment layer is improved. As a result, the residual image problem of the LCD device can be solved. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130344 | COMPOSITION, FILM AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A novel composition is disclosed. The composition comprises, at least, a polymer material and inorganic fine particles having adsorbed thereto molecules having at least one adsorptive group to the inorganic fine particle and a group capable of forming a liquid crystal core. A film made of the composition is also disclosed. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130345 | CONSTRUCTION OF AN ARTIFICIAL AQUATIC LIFE FORM AND ANCHOR - An artificial life form construction includes an artificial aquatic life form for display; an anchor for receiving the artificial aquatic life form; and a retainer for aiding in retaining the artificial aquatic life form in the anchor. The artificial aquatic life form may have a stem, which the anchor receives with frictional fit in a support. The stem may include an opening. The retainer includes a plug portion, which is inserted in to the opening and expands a peripheral portion of the stem at the opening to increases frictional resistance with the support to prevent dislocation of the artificial aquatic life form. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130346 | Magnetic Recording Medium, Production Process Thereof, and Magnetic Recording and Reproducing Apparatus - In a magnetic recording medium which is able to cope with a higher recording density, there is provided a magnetic recording medium which has a higher retentivity and a lower noise, a production process thereof, and a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus. The magnetic recording medium is characterized in that at least a non-magnetic base layer, a non-magnetic intermediate layer, a magnetic layer, and a protective layer are laminated in this order on a non-magnetic substrate, and at least one of the layers of the non-magnetic base layer is configured by a WX-based alloy or a MoX-based alloy (X═Zr, Nb, Hf, Ta). | 2009-05-21 |
20090130347 | RECORDING MEDIUM AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF, AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - The invention provides a recording medium excellent in the water resistance and image fixability and a producing method thereof and an inkjet recording method using the recording medium, comprising: sequentially laminated, a base paper; a first layer containing a binder; and a second layer containing a white pigment and at least one selected from the group consisting of a urethane resin and an acrylic resin, each having a glass transition temperature of 50° C. or less, wherein a Cobb water absorption degree during a contact time of 120 sec in a water absorption test in accordance with JIS P8140 on a surface of the first layer disposed on the base paper is 2.0 g/m | 2009-05-21 |
20090130348 | THERMAL TRANSFER SHEET - It is an object of the present invention to provide a thermal transfer sheet which has a high transfer sensitivity in thermal transfer printing to obtain a high density print, has a high sharpness of thermal transfer images, can prevent an abnormal transfer in printing even after being stored at high temperature and high humidity, and can provide a sufficiently satisfactory printed matter. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130349 | Window for preventing bird collisions - This invention relates to a window designed to prevent or reduce bird collisions therewith. In certain example embodiments, the window may include an insulating glass (IG) window unit having first and second substrates spaced apart from one another, wherein at least one of the substrates supports an ultraviolet (UV) reflecting coating for reflecting UV radiation so that birds are capable of more easily seeing the window. By making the window more visible to birds, bird collisions and thus bird deaths can be reduced. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130350 | Multi-component synthetic closure and method of manufacture - In the present invention, a manufacturing process is provided in which a complete multi-component synthetic closure is achieved which incorporates printed indicia formed thereon, in a continuous, in-line manufacturing operation. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the core member of the synthetic closure is formed by a continuous extrusion process which enables the core to be manufactured as an elongated, continuous length of material. As the continuous elongated length of extruded material forming the central core is advanced from the extruder towards an outer skin forming station, the central core passes through a printing station for forming any desired indica on the outer surface of central core prior to the application of the outer skin layer. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130351 | BLOCK COPOLYMER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF HEAT SHRINKABLE FILM - The present invention provides a production process of a heat shrinkable film which is transparent, excellent in the balance of physical properties such as rigidity, elongation and shrink properties in both MD and TD, especially has a uniform film thickness and good stability in extrusion molding film while utilizing an inflation method; a block copolymer or hydrogenated product thereof, or a composition composed thereof excellent in tensile properties, optical properties, hardness, stretch properties, molding processability, shrink properties and solvent resistance and therefore suited for extrusion, injection molding and foams. The production process of a heat shrinkable film has a first inflation step of forming a tube having a thickness of from 0.05 to 0.5 mm by using a block copolymer having a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon content of from 65 to 95 wt. % and a conjugated diene content of from 5 to 35 wt. %, or a hydrogenated product of the block copolymer; and a second inflation step, successively to the first inflation step, stretching the tube to from 1.5 to 5 times the original length in the TD in a fluid of from 65 to 100° C. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130352 | FLAT CONTAINER COMPRISING THERMOPLASTIC RESIN AND METHOD FOR MOLDING THE SAME - The invention realizes easy manufacturing of a flat container molded by blow molding, in which the wall thickness of a container wall is made uniform, and which provides improved mechanical strength, heat resistance, etc. and has a good appearance. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130353 | PLASTIC BABY BOTTLES, OTHER BLOW MOLDED ARTICLES, AND PROCESSES FOR THEIR MANUFACTURE - The invention is generally directed to baby bottles and other articles produced by blow molding from polymeric materials having glass transition temperatures ranging from 100° C. to 130° C., as well as to processes for producing them. These articles can be exposed to boiling water and can be produced by using a suitable combination of a stretch ratio of less than 3 and a preform temperature at least 20° C. greater than the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the polymeric material. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130354 | SPINNING POLY(TRIMETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE) YARNS - A novel process is provided for making spin-drawn yarn from poly(trimethylene terephthalate). The yarn, when packaged on a cheese-shaped spindle, can be produced in large sizes without crushing. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130355 | Articles containing bimodal ionomer compositions - Provided are partially or fully neutralized mixtures of carboxylate functionalized ethylene high copolymers or terpolymers (Mw between 80,000 and 500,000 Da) with carboxylate functionalized ethylene low copolymers (Mw between 2,000 and 30,000 Da). The compositions are used in films, multilayer structures and other articles of manufacture. The compositions are preferably used on a surface of the articles. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130356 | Flame-Retardant Resin Composition, and Electric Wire and Insulating Tube Using Same - A flame-retardant resin composition comprising a resin component containing a thermoplastic random-copolymerized polyester resin and a polyolefin resin at a weight ratio of 15:85 to 85:15 and an inorganic filler in a proportion of 30 to 250 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the resin component, an electric wire having a coating layer formed of the flame-retardant resin composition, and an insulating tube formed from the flame-retardant resin composition. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130357 | Hollow body with double barrier layer - The present invention relates to a hollow body, in particular a tube or pipe, comprising an inner layer and an outer layer, each made from a thermoplastic material, and two barrier layers provided between the inner layer and the outer layer. | 2009-05-21 |