39th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080233278 | Method of repairing a damaged abradable coating - A method of repairing a damaged abradable coating ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080233279 | High contrast decorative films and laminates - An image-bearing article comprises an opaque layer bearing an image which is coated on the image-bearing side and over the image with an adhesion promoter. A process of preparing an image-bearing article comprising a coated image-bearing white layer comprises the steps of providing an opaque layer; printing an image on the opaque layer so as to produce an image-bearing opaque layer containing an image-bearing side; and coating an adhesion promoter on the image-bearing side and over the image to produce a coated image-bearing opaque layer containing a coated image-bearing side. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233280 | Method to form a pattern of functional material on a substrate by treating a surface of a stamp - The invention provides a method to form a pattern of functional material on a substrate. The method uses an elastomeric stamp having a relief structure with a raised surface and having a modulus of elasticity of at least 10 MegaPascal. At least the raised surface of the stamp is treated by exposing the stamp to heat, radiation, electrons, a stream of charged gas, chemical fluids, chemical vapors, and combinations thereof, to enhance wettability of the surface. A composition of the functional material and a liquid is applied to the relief structure and the liquid is removed to form a film on the raised surface. The elastomeric stamp transfers the functional material from the raised surface to the substrate to form a pattern of the functional material on the substrate. The method is suitable for the fabrication of microcircuitry for electronic devices and components. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233281 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AN OPTICAL ELEMENT - A composition for an aligning film that may have significantly improved adhesion to an optical functional layer (a liquid crystal layer), may significantly improve the alignment of a liquid crystalline compound, and may have excellent durability. The composition for an aligning film is used in a process for producing an optical element which includes a plastic support and, providing on the surface of the plastic support in the following order, an aligning film, and at least one optical functional layer containing a liquid crystalline compound composition. The composition can include A) a nonionic water-soluble etherified polysaccharide and B) water and/or a lower alcohol solvent. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233282 | Methods and Apparatuses For Material Deposition - An apparatus and method are described for deposition of materials such as particulate materials onto a surface. The methods employ the use of shockwaves or compression waves to project the particulate material onto the surface as desired. This allows for the preparation of solid objects or coated surfaces that exhibit, for example, superior density and uniformity. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233283 | Apparatus for depositing protective layer and depositing method using the apparatus - An apparatus and method for depositing a protective layer. The apparatus includes an anti-hydration module, wherein a substrate is loaded through a substrate input hole and mounted on a carrier; a load lock chamber, which is connected to the anti-hydration module and maintains a vacuum; a plurality of vacuum chambers; a depositing chamber, which is installed in one of the vacuum chambers; a target unit, which is installed in the depositing chamber and deposits a raw material of a protective layer on the substrate; a transferring unit which is continuously installed in the anti-hydration module, the load lock chamber, the vacuum chambers, and the depositing chamber, and transfers the substrate mounted on the carrier. Accordingly, since the carrier is not exposed to the atmosphere, moisture pressure inside the depositing chamber does not increase even if the apparatus is used for a long time. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233284 | Bottom-Up Electrospinning Devices, and Nanofibers Prepared by Using the Same - A conventional electrospinning devices is problematic in that it is unable to mass-produce a nanofiber web and the quality of a produced nanofiber web is poor. To solve the above problem, the present invention provides a bottom-up electrospinning devices, wherein [I] the outlets of nozzles | 2008-09-25 |
20080233285 | Methods of forming SIC MOSFETs with high inversion layer mobility - Methods of forming an oxide layer on silicon carbide include thermally growing an oxide layer on a layer of silicon carbide, and annealing the oxide layer in an environment containing NO at a temperature greater than 1175° C. The oxide layer may be annealed in NO in a silicon carbide tube that may be coated with silicon carbide. To form the oxide layer, a preliminary oxide layer may be thermally grown on a silicon carbide layer in dry O | 2008-09-25 |
20080233286 | Method and apparatus for removing carbonized pitch from the surface of a pitch infiltrated disk - A device for removing carbonized pitch from first and second parallel surfaces ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080233287 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR ORGANIC VAPOR JET DEPOSITION - A method of fabricating an organic film is provided. A non-reactive carrier gas is used to transport an organic vapor. The organic vapor is ejected through a nozzle block onto a cooled substrate, to form a patterned organic film. A device for carrying out the method is also provided. The device includes a source of organic vapors, a source of carrier gas and a vacuum chamber. A heated nozzle block attached to the source of organic vapors and the source of carrier gas has at least one nozzle adapted to eject carrier gas and organic vapors onto a cooled substrate disposed within the vacuum chamber. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233288 | METHOD OF FORMING CRYSTALLOGRAPHICALLY STABILIZED DOPED HAFNIUM ZIRCONIUM BASED FILMS - A method is provided for forming doped hafnium zirconium based films by atomic layer deposition (ALD) or plasma enhanced ALD (PEALD). The method includes disposing a substrate in a process chamber and exposing the substrate to a gas pulse containing a hafnium precursor, a gas pulse containing a zirconium precursor, and a gas pulse containing one or more dopant elements. The dopant elements may be selected from Group II, Group XIII, silicon, and rare earth elements of the Periodic Table. Sequentially after each precursor and dopant gas pulse, the substrate is exposed to a gas pulse containing an oxygen-containing gas, a nitrogen-containing gas, or an oxygen- and nitrogen-containing gas. In alternative embodiments, the hafnium and zirconium precursors may be pulsed together, and either or both may be pulsed with the dopant elements. The sequential exposing steps may be repeated to deposit a doped hafnium zirconium based film with a predetermined thickness. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233289 | Dyes Comprising [(4-[2-Amino-3,6-Disulpho-8-Hydroxynaphth-1-Ylazo]Anilino)- 1,3,5-Triazinyl] Moities - A dyestuff according to formula (1) | 2008-09-25 |
20080233290 | Thermal Paper - A method of preparing a thermally printable sheet which comprises providing a substrate comprising a base sheet having at least one surface coated with a layer containing a pigment in solid porous particulate form, and, using a printer, printing onto the coated surface of said substrate, a thermal ink which comprises a colour former, a colour developer and a sensitizer, characterised in that the sensitizer comprises dimethyl terephthalate, and that the ink also comprises at least one pigment. A novel thermally printable sheet suitable for use in such method is also provided. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233291 | Method for depositing an inorganic layer to a thermal transfer layer - The invention is a method for depositing an inorganic layer to a laser-induced thermal transfer layer, and to a deposited transfer layer made by the method. In one embodiment, the transfer layer is disposed on a receiver element comprising a glass substrate with black matrix for a color filter comprising red, blue and green transparent pixels formed by laser-induced thermal transfer, and the inorganic layer is an indium-tin oxide transparent electrode grounding layer. The method for depositing the inorganic layer to the transfer layer comprises exposing a laser-induced thermal transfer layer to ultraviolet radiation to produce an exposed transfer layer, treating the exposed transfer layer with a cleaning fluid to produce a cleaned transfer layer, and depositing an inorganic layer in contact with the cleaned transfer layer to produce a deposited transfer layer. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233292 | Method for manufacturing substrate for microarray - To provide a method for manufacturing a substrate for microarray which will allow, when a monomolecular film with silicon oxide chains formed on a substrate is used for the immobilization of a target molecule, a chemically amplified type resist film to be directly applied onto the substrate so as to simplify the process and enable fine processing, without causing therewith any problems such as the degradation of resolution and detachment, through more simplified procedures than are possible with the conventional method. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233293 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COATING DUCTS - The present disclosure includes a method of applying a coating material to an air duct including inserting a first end of a supply line including a spray head and a camera through a first opening in the air duct; initiating flow of coating material to the spray head through the supply line; pulling the supply line and the attached spray head and camera so that the spray head deposits coating material onto the interior surfaces of the duct while capturing the deposition of coating material using the camera. Using the process and apparatus of the present disclosure provides for the coating of the inside of a air duct while being able to observe and monitor the deposition of coating material in order to ensure that the coating material is applied consistently and evenly along the length of the air duct. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233294 | Metal, ceramic and cermet articles formed from low viscosity aqueous slurries - Methods for producing metal, ceramic and cermet articles from low viscosity suspensions and the articles produced thereby. The articles include micro diameter hollow fibers, tubes having hollow walls, solid and hollow sheets, and open cell foams. The articles are useful for filters, catalyst media, fuel cell electrodes, body implantation devices, structural materials, vibration and noise control, heat exchangers, heat sinks, heat pipes, heat shields and other applications. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233295 | ANTIOXIDATION COATING FOR STEEL AND ANTIOXIDATION METHOD USING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to an antioxidation coating for steel. In one example, the coating is produced by mixing magnesian mineral, layered silicate, metallurgical solid waste, aluminum powder, organic thickener and inorganic binder including the components of Al | 2008-09-25 |
20080233296 | Method Of Applying A Relatively Thick Protective Coating To A Sheet Metal Substrate - A sheet metal substrate is provided with a raised border which surrounds an area to be coated with a hardfacing. A slurry comprising a highly alloyed powder and a PVA binder is placed in the cavity defined by the border and the plate. The border has a height which exceeds the desired thickness of the finished coating, which is in excess of 2.0 mm by an amount equal to the shrinkage expected during curing and fusing steps. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233297 | METHODS OF FORMING A PHOTORECEPTOR DEVICE HAVING A SELF-ASSEMBLED PATTERNED BINDER LAYER - Methods of forming a self-assembled patterned binder layer, which may include at least one functional material, that is particularly suitable for use in photoreceptor devices. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233298 | Methods of fabric treatment - A method is described for treating fabrics, yarns and individual fibers to improve the mechanical properties thereof, for example their wrinkle-resistance, by treating the fabric, yarn, and fibers in a solution containing polymer nanoparticles. The nanoparticles include two sizes of particles and an appropriate selection of the nanoparticles to control the degree and mode of cross-linking in the fabric with corresponding control of the mechanical properties. The nanoparticles can be provided with an electrical charge that can be opposite in sign to any charge carried by the fabric in order to enhance the formation of a polymer film on the fabric. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233299 | ELECTRICAL INSULATION SYSTEM BASED ON POLY(DICYCLOPENTADIENE) - Electrical insulation system, which optionally contains a filler material and/or further additives, wherein said electrical insulation system comprises poly(dicyclopentadiene) as the main component, and method of making said electrical insulation system. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233300 | Thermosetting powders comprising curing agent adducts of polyesters and strong, flexible powder coatings made therefrom - The present invention provides thermosetting polyester powder or epoxy-containing acrylic powder compositions comprising one or more curing agent adduct of a polyester, preferably a linear polyester, wherein when the said curing agent adduct comprises an adduct of one or more polyepoxy compound, the said polyepoxy compound has an average of 2.01 or more epoxy groups per molecule. The compositions provide flexible coatings, films and capstocks having improved impact resistance, especially for use in automotive and architectural applications. To improve impact strength of coatings and films provided thereby, the compositions comprise curing agent adducts of one or more polyepoxy compound chosen from triglycidyl isocyanurate (TGIC) and triglycidyl trimellitate with a carboxyl functional polyester having a carboxyl equivalent weight of 602 or more. In addition, to further improve the impact strength of coatings and films provided thereby, the compositions may comprise one or more adjunct curing agent, such as glycoluril, an aminoplast resin or a blocked isocyanate. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233301 | STACKED-FILM-FORMING SYSTEM, SPUTTERING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR FORMING STACKED FILM - According to an aspect of an embodiment, a stacked-film-forming system for forming a stacked film has a first film-forming apparatus including a holder having a frame surrounding the substrate and a holding mechanism for holding the substrate inside the frame so that the major surface of the substrate is vertically oriented, a material emission portion for emitting a material of a first film toward the substrate held in the holder, and a shield being disposed between the holder and the material emission portion and shielding areas except for a portion of the frame from the emitted material. The portion is located at the upper part of the substrate. The stacked-film-forming system has a second film-forming apparatus for forming a second film, on the first film. The second film is made of a material different from the material of the first film. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233302 | Method and Device for Production of a Three-Dimensional Article - The invention relates to a method and device for production of a three-dimensional article from a material, by means of layered application. According to the invention, a dropwise application is carried out, whereby drops of reaction components are ejected by a nozzle arrangement ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080233303 | Coatings for metal-metal seal surfaces - A method of producing a metal seal ring is provided. The method includes selecting a seal ring substrate material and applying a coating to the seal ring substrate material using an electroless plating process. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233304 | Process for the Production of Multi-Layer Coatings - A process for the production of special effect multi-layer coatings, comprising the successive steps: (1) applying a 10 to 30 μm thick base coat layer onto a substrate provided with an EDC primer, (2) applying a clear coat layer onto the base coat layer, (3) jointly curing the base coat and clear coat layers, wherein the base coat layer is applied in a first layer and in a second layer; the first layer comprises a modified water-borne base coat produced by mixing an unmodified water-borne base coat with an admixture component and the second layer comprises the unmodified water-borne base coat, wherein the unmodified water-borne base coat has a ratio by weight of pigment content to resin solids content of 0.05:1 to 0.6:1 and wherein the pigment content of the unmodified water-borne base coat comprises at least one metal flake pigment having a thickness of 10 to 100 nm corresponding to a proportion of 0.1 to 5 wt. %, relative to the resin solids content of the unmodified water-borne base coat and at least one additional special effect pigment and wherein the composition of the pigment content is such that the UV light transmission through the base coat layer formed of the first and second layers is less than 0.1% in the wavelength range of from 290 to 380 nm and less than 0.5% in the wavelength range of from 380 to 400 nm. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233305 | Method for manufacturing coating film - A method for manufacturing a coating film having a coating layer on a transparent base material. The method includes a step of forming a coated film by coating a coating liquid having a material for forming a coating layer that is curable by ultraviolet radiation on the transparent base material, and a step of irradiating the coated film composed by the coating liquid and formed on the transparent base material with pulsed ultraviolet radiation to form the coating layer. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233306 | Single Phase Water Based Energy Curable Polymers and Method of Preparing Coatings and Printing Inks - Single phase, water based, energy curable compositions and a method of preparing coatings and printing inks from same. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233307 | Photocurable inkjet ink - There is a need for a photocurable inkjet ink capable of being cured with low light energy and of forming ultrafine patterns. There is also a need for the formation of films having the flexibility to be formed even on flexible boards using photocurable inkjet ink. The invention provides a photocurable inkjet ink including a photopolymerization initiator and a polymerizable monomer having a thermosetting functional group. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233308 | Production of Means For Improving the State of Systems and Materials - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing means for improving the condition or function of systems and substances, as well as biological, natural or technical systems, and is used for optimising conditions or processes and/or for increasing resistance to harmful environmental influences. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233309 | Method for manufacturing substrate for making microarray - To provide a method for manufacturing a substrate for making a microarray which will ensure the secure immobilization of a material in a site-selective manner at a low cost. The method comprises the steps of: forming a monomolecular film on the surface of a substrate using a silane compound represented by the following general formula (1), | 2008-09-25 |
20080233310 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THERMOPLASTIC RESIN FILM, AND OPTICAL COMPENSATION FILM AND POLARIZATION PLATE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - In an aspect of the present invention, since the maximum linear pressure when a sheet-like melted resin is nipped between an elastic roller and a cooling roller is controlled at 0.3 MPa to 3 MPa, the development of retardation in film forming can be prevented. According to the aspect, since an elastic roller and a cooling roller are rotated at nearly the same speed with the periphery speed ratio thereof at 0.99 to 1.01, a sheet-like melted resin can be transported without applying a stress caused by a rotation difference between the rollers, whereby the development of retardation on the unstretched thermoplastic resin film can be prevented. Further, since the surface temperature of a cooling roller is controlled so as to be 0.01° C. to 30° C. higher than that of an elastic roller, a sheet-like melted resin is pulled toward the elastic roller side, whereby the development of retardation can be prevented. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233311 | RETARDATION FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF RETARDATION FILM - A retardation film comprising a cellulose derivative and a plasticizer, wherein a total haze, Htotal, of the retardation film meets the following condition: 0.1%≦Htotal≦0.4%; and a ratio of a internal haze, Hi, to the total haze, Hi/Htotal, of the retardation film meets the following condition: Hi/Htotal≦0.5. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233312 | Polarizing-Plate-Protecting Film and Polarizing Plate - A polarizing-plate-protecting film | 2008-09-25 |
20080233313 | Multi-colored images viewable under non-visible radiation - A set of colorants for printing a multi-colored image when viewed under non-visible radiation outside of the visible spectrum can include a first colorant and a second colorant. The first colorant can be capable of absorbing non-visible radiation and shifting the wavelength of the non-visible radiation to a visible wavelength, thus producing a visible color. Likewise, the second colorant can be capable of absorbing the non-visible radiation and shifting the wavelength to a second visible wavelength, thus producing a different visible color. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233314 | Media sheet coatings - A coating for a substrate is formed by milling cationic pigment particles in the presence of a water-soluble polymer, where the water-soluble polymer acts as a binder and a dispersant for the cationic pigment particles. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233315 | LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR AND METHOD OF PREPARING LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE - A lithographic printing plate precursor includes a support and an ink-receptive layer containing a microcapsule. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233316 | Coated media for improved output stacking performance - The present invention is drawn to a coated substrate for ink-jet ink printing. The substrate can have an ink-receiving coating on the imaging side. On the opposite, or back, surface, the substrate can have two coatings: a curl control coating and a photo feel coating designed to provide scratch resistance. The curl control coating can be nearest the substrate, with the photo feel coating coated over the curl control coating. The photo feel coating can have a contact angle greater than about 90 degrees and a water vapor transport rate of greater than about 5 g/m | 2008-09-25 |
20080233317 | Recording Medium for Water-Based Ink and Method for Determining Ink Absorbing Characteristic Thereof - A mat type recording medium for ink jet printing is provided which exhibits optimum printability no matter which of dye ink and pigment ink may be used in printing. The recording medium, which is for recording with use of water-based ink containing an ink colorant, comprises a paper base and an ink receptive layer formed on a surface of the paper base, the ink receptive layer comprising a porous layer containing an inorganic pigment and also containing a substance reactive with the ink colorant. The recording medium is characterized in that a droplet of 4 μl distilled water dropped onto a surface of the ink receptive layer is absorbed in a first absorbing stage of absorbing the droplet at a first absorbing speed V | 2008-09-25 |
20080233318 | Flexible composite tubular assembly with high insulation properties and method for making same - The present invention is directed to an improvement over the flexible composite tubing described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,491,779, 6,804,942, and 7,073,978, wherein said improvement provides for void space or otherwise insulating region along the length of the tubing. The present invention is additionally directed to methods for implementing such improvement. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233319 | Multicolor Development Glass Vessel and Process for Producing the Same - A multicolor development glass vessel of high surface hardness whose color is differentiated depending on the direction of viewing the glass vessel and a process for producing the same are provided. In the multicolor development glass vessel, a multilayer film is directly or indirectly formed on the external surface and internal surface, or either one thereof of the glass vessel by vapor deposition or sputtering technique and contains, for example, two types of vapor deposition layers whose refractive indices differ from each other by 0.1 or more in an alternate manner. Furthermore, for carrying out the process for producing the multicolor development glass vessel, the following steps (1) and (2) are included.
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20080233320 | Heat-shrinkable multilayer material - A heat-shrinkable multilayer material for packaging, in particular food packaging, comprises a first layer made of heat-shrinkable material, a microwave susceptible material covering at least a part of the first layer, at least one second layer made of shrinkable or non-shrinkable material, the first and second layer can be connected to each other by embedding the microwave susceptible material, wherein the microwave susceptible material is arranged in a pattern between the first and second layer, the pattern creating areas of increased stiffness within the multilayer material when microwave energy is applied onto. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233321 | Inflatable structure - An inflatable structure includes a hollow fabric body having three hydrophilic and vapor-transmissible plastic layers sequentially applied over an inner surface thereof, and including at least one continuous S-shaped bonding line, along which areas on an outer surface of the hollow fabric body at two opposite sides thereof are bonded together. The three hydrophilic and vapor transmissible plastic layers are lightweight, waterproof, vapor transmissible, and warm; and the S-shaped bonding line has small width to allow increased inflatable space in the hollow fabric body. The continuous S-shaped bonding line has two ends formed into two closed circular bonding lines to avoid damage of the inflatable structure by stress concentrated at the bonding line. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233322 | Pressureless Pipe Comprising a Multimodal Polyethylene Composition With an Inorganic Filler - The present invention relates to a pipe or a supplementary pipe article comprising a polyethylene composition comprising a base resin which comprises (A) a first ethylene homo- or copolymer fraction, and (B) a second ethylene homo- or copolymer fraction, wherein fraction (A) has a lower average molecular weight than fraction (B), the base resin has a flexural modulus determined according to ISO 178 of 1000 MPa or higher, and the composition further comprises (C) an inorganic mineral filler, wherein inorganic mineral filler (C) is present in the composition in an amount of 1 to 70 wt. %, and to the use of said composition for the production of a pipe or a supplementary pipe article. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233323 | ORIENTING, POSITIONING, AND FORMING NANOSCALE STRUCTURES - A method. A first copolymer is provided. A substrate is provided having an energetically neutral surface layer with at least one trough integrally disposed thereon with sidewalls. A first film of the first copolymer is coated inside the trough. Line-forming microdomains are assembled of the first copolymer forming first self-assembled structures within the first film normal to the sidewalls and parallel to the surface layer. The first and second polymer blocks are removed from the first film and oriented structures remain in the trough normal to the sidewalls and parallel to the surface layer. A second film of a second copolymer is coated inside the trough. Line-forming microdomains are assembled of the second copolymer, and form second self-assembled structures within the second film oriented normal to the oriented structures and parallel to the sidewalls. The third and fourth polymer blocks are removed, and at least one second oriented structure remains. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233324 | Sheet Structure and Method for Adhesive Image Transfer - The present invention generally relates to a convenient and aesthetically pleasing way to label a wide variety of objects. The invention includes both an adhesive image transfer sheet assembly and a method for labeling a disc using standard computer equipment typically found in a home or office, such as an ink jet printer. One embodiment of the invention relates to an adhesive image transfer sheet assembly having a backing sheet that is coated with an ink-receptive coating. The coating is activatable to a tacky state by the application of light pressure or heat, and/or by wetting the coating with ink jet ink. The assembly may also be pre-cut to a particular shape, so as to correspond to the shape of a disc, for instance. An other embodiment of the invention relates to a method of labeling an object using the adhesive image transfer sheet assembly. After receiving printing, the ink-receptive coating is placed against the upper surface of the disc, and the user lighty rubs the backing sheet. The light rubbing activates the ink-receptive coating to a tacky state, causing the ink-receptive coating to adhere to the disc. The user can then pull away the backing layer, which may be release-coated for easily separating the backing from the ink-receptive coating. An additional water-resistant layer may be provided on the assembly, in between the ink-receptive coating and the backing sheet, to provide a protective layer over the image after the image has been transferred to the disc. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233325 | Multi-layered liner, a multi-layered product which includes the release liner and a method for making the release liner - The invention relates to a manufacturing substrate of sheet-like products. The substrate comprises a paper layer ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080233326 | Adhesive cover for consumer devices - A personalized adhesive cover for a consumer device includes multiple layers. In one implementation, an adhesive cover includes a top laminate layer adhered to a base layer that is adhered to a bottom adhesive layer. The base layer is treated to facilitate acceptance of a personalized design applied to the middle layer. The adhesive cover is contoured to partially or completely cover one or more sides of a consumer device. The cover can include one or more separate pieces, apertures and cutouts, for example, so that the cover does not interfere with the functions of a device. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233327 | PRINT MEDIA HAVING DETACHABLE CARDS AFFIXED THERETO AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE PRINT MEDIA - Print media having detachable cards affixed thereto and method for forming the print media including providing a first preprinted roll of web paper having a first thickness and providing a second preprinted roll of web paper having a second thickness, where the first the thickness is greater than the second thickness. Customer information is imaged or applied on a first ribbon of the first roll of preprinted web paper and die cut into cards which are glued to a second ribbon of the second preprinted roll of web paper which is also contains printed information and the second ribbon is separated into sections where each section includes a card glued thereto. The first roll of web paper is a single layer stock paper of the first thickness. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233328 | INFORMATION MEDIUM - An information medium includes a reflective layer with Ag as a main constituent, a sulfide species dielectric layer, and a recording layer in the mentioned order on a surface of a substrate. Data is recorded and reproduced by emitting a laser beam from an opposite side of the recording layer to the substrate. A barrier layer with an oxide of Zn as a main constituent is formed between the reflective layer and the sulfide species dielectric layer. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233329 | MINUTE STRUCTURE AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - There is disclosed a minute structure including a sulfur compound and a silicon oxide. There is also disclosed a write-once information recording medium including a substrate and a recording layer formed of a mixed inorganic material and deposited on the substrate, wherein the mixed inorganic material contains a sulfur compound and a silicon oxide. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233330 | SILICON SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A liquid material containing a silicone material or organosilica is applied to a roughly polished surface of a polycrystalline silicon substrate to form a smooth thin film covering steps and grain boundary portions; thereafter, the thin film is subjected to a heat treatment at an appropriate temperature to allow the organic components thereof to evaporate off, thereby forming an SiO | 2008-09-25 |
20080233331 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A NANOPATTERNED DISC - The invention relates to a method and a device according to the preambles of claims | 2008-09-25 |
20080233332 | Thermal Insulation Material - A thermal insulation material, and a method for its manufacture, in which the material is suited to underwater use. The material includes a matrix | 2008-09-25 |
20080233333 | FIBROUS PRODUCTS HAVING REDUCED FORMALDEHYDE EMISSIONS - A method for reducing formaldehyde emission from a fibrous product prepared using a binder based on a formaldehyde-containing resin, the method comprising isolating the fibrous product in an enclosed space, introducing a gaseous formaldehyde scavenger into the space and maintaining the gaseous scavenger in the space for a time sufficient to reduce the level of formaldehyde emission, with the result that the fibrous product exhibits a reduced level of formaldehyde emissions. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233334 | FIBROUS PRODUCTS HAVING REDUCED FORMALDEHYDE EMISSIONS - A method for reducing formaldehyde emission from a fibrous product prepared using a binder based on a formaldehyde-containing resin, the method comprising isolating the fibrous product in an enclosed space, introducing a gaseous formaldehyde scavenger into the space and maintaining the gaseous scavenger in the space for a time sufficient to reduce the level of formaldehyde emission, with the result that the fibrous product exhibits a reduced level of formaldehyde emissions. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233335 | Mold for the production of molded concrete bricks, and molded concrete brick using it - A mold for the production of molded concrete bricks has mold recess bodies guided in openings in side walls of a mold insert, which openings are adapted to the contours of the recess bodies, in order to produce recesses in a molded concrete brick produced using this mold. The recesses reach all the way to the underside of a brick, and are supported on one or more sections of the edging of the opening. The wall thickness of the mold insert side wall can have a greater wall thickness in the region of the recess bodies. Preferably, the mold includes multiple mold inserts, and recess bodies that are similar in terms of position and movement direction are coupled mechanically with one another in their movement, and can be displaced together via common drive devices. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233336 | Carpet Tiles and Methods Of Making Same - Modular carpet tiles having multiple layers are described, including a laminate layer having a compatibilizing agent. The laminate layer can include at least one polyolefin functionalized with at least one unsaturated organic acid and/or at least one unsaturated organic acid anhydride, such as maleic anhydride. The functionalized polyolefin can have an acid number from about 5 to about 55 mg KOH/g. Methods of making the tiles are also described. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233337 | FLOOR COVERING FOR LIQUID DISPERSION - A floor covering for the dispersion of a liquid. The floor covering includes an upper layer that is permeable to liquid, a base layer that is substantially impermeable to liquid, and a wicking layer disposed between the upper and base layers. The wicking layer is configured to disperse and promote evaporation of the liquid. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233338 | Fabricating method for cover of portable electronic device and related portable electronic device utilizing the same - The present invention provides a fabricating method for a cover of a portable electronic device. The fabricating method includes the following steps of: (a) providing a chunk of timber laminate having an exterior circumferential surface, a first surface, and a second surface, and forming a recess on the second surface; (b) attaching a supporting component into the recess; and (c) cutting the first surface and the exterior circumferential surface to a preset thickness; wherein the first surface and a portion of the exterior circumferential surface expose different woodgrain patterns. A portable electronic device utilizing the above mentioned fabricating method for a cover is also provided. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233339 | LAMINATED CONTAINER SEAL WITH REMOVAL TAB BOUND BY ADHESIVE - A sealing member for a container comprises a heat actuated sealant or adhesive layer for securing the sealing member to a container, a metal foil layer over and covering and adhesively bonded to the heat actuated sealant or adhesive layer, and a polyethylene or polypropylene foam or film layer over and covering and adhesively bonded to the foil layer. In addition, a first PET tab defining layer lies over and covers at least a portion of, but is not adhesively bonded to at least part of that portion of, the polyethylene or polypropylene foam or film layer. Also a polypropylene film layer lies over and covers and is adhesively bonded to both the portion of the polyethylene or polypropylene foam or film layer not covered by the first PET tab defining layer and also to the first PET tab defining layer itself, the bonds being established by an adhesive resin and catalyst chosen to provide a high bonding strength sufficient to hold against a manually generated force. A second PET layer lies over and covers and adhesively bonds to the polypropylene film layer. The first PET tab defining layer and the portions of the propylene film and second PET layers immediately above and adhesively bonded to the first PET tab defining layer serve as a tab to facilitate removal of the sealing member from a container to which it has been adhered. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233340 | Adhesive Tape for Preventing Implosion of a Cathode Ray Tube and a Process for Reinforcing a Cathode Ray Tube - The present invention relates to an adhesive tape for preventing implosion of a cathode ray tube. It comprises a polyester backing or polyolefin film, a scrim layer made of glass filament yarns in both directions without yarn torsions in which the junction is made by special adhesive bond and lastly an acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive layer on both sides of the scrim layer. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233341 | Special Aminoalkylsilane Compounds as Binders for Composite Materials - The present invention relates to composite materials based on (a) at least one cellulose- or lignocellulose-containing material and (b) at least one aminoalkylsilane of the formula (I) R | 2008-09-25 |
20080233342 | Recyclable Composite Plastic for Automotive Headliner - A method of producing a panel having at least one feature comprising a discontinuation in curvature of surface in the surface, the method comprising the steps of: providing a first reinforced layer of long and/or continuous parallel fibre reinforced thermoplastic of a first polymer ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080233343 | ORIENTING, POSITIONING, AND FORMING NANOSCALE STRUCTURES - Methods and a structure. A first film of a first block copolymer is formed inside a trough integrally disposed on an energetically neutral surface layer of a substrate. Line-forming microdomains are assembled of the first block copolymer, and form first self-assembled structures within the first film normal to the sidewalls and parallel to the surface layer. At least one microdomain is removed from the first film such that oriented structures remain in the trough oriented normal to the sidewalls and parallel to the surface layer. A second film of a second block copolymer is formed inside the trough. Line-forming microdomains are assembled of the second block copolymer, and form second self-assembled structures within the second film oriented normal to the oriented structures and parallel to the sidewalls. A second method and a structure are also provided. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233344 | Airplane component as well as method for manufacturing an airplane component - The invention refers to a method for manufacturing an airplane component, as well as the airplane component itself. According to the invention it is suggested here that a side of laminate is coated with a connection resin, and a honeycomb core is placed upon the coated laminate side, and the connection resin rises along the honeycomb walls of the honeycomb core and forms a fastening meniscus. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233345 | Face finished honeycomb structures and methods of manufacturing same - A method for producing a ceramic honeycomb structure comprises providing a honeycomb body having a side surface, a first cut end surface, a second cut end surface opposite the first end surface, and a maximum width (W), and removing material from at least one of the cut end surfaces of the honeycomb body to reduce the length (L), wherein the step of removing material comprises abrasively removing material from at least one of the ends with a rotating abrasive tool, such as by grinding, and wherein L/W is greater than 0.75. The method may achieve end flatness, parallelism, surface roughness and length accuracy, or combinations thereof which heretofore, were unachievable. Face finished ceramic honeycomb structures having low surface roughness (Ra), high degree of parallelism and accurate lengths are also disclosed. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233346 | Repair of a composite sandwich structure having a perforated skin - A method of restoring a section of a composite having a honeycomb bonded to a perforated skin includes the steps of separating a first honeycomb from the perforated skin to expose a portion of the perforated skin, inserting pins through perforations in the perforated skin, extending the pins through a repair material, attaching the repair material to the exposed portion of the perforated skin, and attaching a second honeycomb to the repair material. The method may include removing material from the exposed portion of the perforated skin, prior to inserting pins through the perforations, to create a more even bonding surface for attaching the repair material. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233347 | Structural Element, Especially Laminated Panel and Process for the Manufacturing of Such Structural Element - The invention relates to a structural element that has a layer containing cells bordered by stiff lamellas ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080233348 | ADHESIVE SHEET ARTICLE - An adhesive tape comprising a hot-melt pressure sensitive adhesive layer that comprises a lattice pattern formed by at least two linear strips that intersect; wherein the lattice pattern forms a plurality of parallelogrammic openings, having a major diagonal line (A) and a minor diagonal line (B), wherein the ratio of the major diagonal line (A) of the opening to the minor diagonal line (B) thereof is from 15 to 1; the length of the major diagonal line (A) is from 0.5 mm to 10 mm; and the length of the minor diagonal line (B) is from 0.3 to 7 mm. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233349 | Functional Device - The present invention provides a low-cost MEMS functional device by improving air tightness of a jointed section by anode junction in wafer level packaging for MEMS based functional devices. The MEMS functional device comprises a function element section formed by processing a substrate mainly made of Si, a metallized film for sealing formed around the functional element, and a glass substrate jointed to the metallized film for sealing by anode junction. Formed on a surface of the metallized film for sealing is a metallized film containing at least one of Sn and Ti as a main component. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233350 | STRUCTURED PERFORATED PLASTIC SHEET - A structured perforated plastic sheet includes a plastic sheet body having a tri-layer configuration that includes a planar top layer of a top net-like structure, a planar middle layer of a middle net-like structure that is disposed below and that is parallel to the top net-like structure, and a planar bottom layer of a bottom net-like structure that is disposed below and that is parallel to the middle net-like structure. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233351 | Synthetic Leather with High Infrared Radiation Reflectance - A synthetic leather ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080233352 | High contrast decorative sheets and laminates - An image-bearing article comprising an interlayer bearing an image and a white layer or another colored layer. The image-bearing article can be coated on the image-bearing side and over the image with an adhesion promoter. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233353 | RECESS FORMATION METHOD, RECESS FORMATION DEVICE, AND FORMATION MATERIAL FOR RECESS - In the present invention, a sheet is disposed inside a material that is the target for forming a recess, the sheet having a first physical property that is different from a physical property of the material and having a planar shape identical to the planar shape of a recess to be formed. Then, the material is cut in a depth direction from a first surface of the material using a cutting tool. At this time, a physical property of a deepest part of the cut portion is detected using a detector, and cutting in the depth direction is terminated when the property is equal to the first physical property. The material is cut also in a horizontal direction that is substantially parallel to the first surface to form a groove, thereby dividing the first surface into a first region having a shape identical to the planar shape, and a into second region that is the other region. Lastly, the material between the sheet and the first surface in the first region is peeled off. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233354 | Uncoated facestock for adhesive-backed labels - Disclosed is an uncoated facestock product having enhanced printability, holdout, and edge wick properties, which are attained through a combination of manufacturing techniques including increased refining of the furnish, sizing, increased hard nip calendering, and the use of extended nip calendering. The resulting uncoated facestock product has the following properties: a density between about 0.7 and 1.0 g/cc and/or an ash content of less than about 15% as measured by the 525° C. standard test method; and a finished surface having a Sheffield smoothness between about 50 and 150 Sheffield units and a Parker Print Surf roughness (PPS-10) less than about 5.0 microns. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233355 | Glass Ceramic Article with Diffusion Barrier and Method for Producing a Glass Ceramic Article with a Diffusion Barrier - In order to avoid haloing when burning in a decoration on a glass ceramic substrate, the invention provides a method for producing a decorated glass ceramic substrate, in which a glass substrate is produced or provided, a layer containing silicon oxide is deposited on the substrate, decorative ink is applied on the layer containing silicon oxide and the decorative ink is burned in, wherein the layer containing silicon oxide is flame-pyrolytically deposited by sweeping over at least one region of the surface of a substrate with a flame and hydrolyzing a silicon compound added to the flame. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233356 | Method for the Application of a Structured Coating Upon a Smooth Surface - A roll coating method for preparing a coated substrate with structured surface of the coating is described. Said method comprises application of a polymer based coating fluid to a substrate surface by means of a coating fluid application roll and then curing the applied coating, wherein the polymer based coating fluid is a fluid showing Bingham or Herschel-Bulkley flow behavior with a yield stress τ | 2008-09-25 |
20080233357 | Sandwich Structures and Methods of Making Same - Sandwich structures and methods of making same. A core material structure based on blow molded segments has been developed to facilitate the use of very thick sandwich panels, 4 to 72 in. thick. The basic concept uses an array of hollow rectangular segments arranged in a sheet, to form the core, with sandwich face skins on top and bottom. The hollow core segments have wall thicknesses from about 0.015 to 0.250 in. Once the blow molded core (BMC) segments and skins are bonded together, using resin infusion (or other molding techniques) the sides of the segments form webs which act as though they were continuous; like a giant rectangular honeycomb. Sandwich structure thicknesses of 4 to 18 in. have been demonstrated. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233358 | UNIVERSAL BARRIER SYSTEM - A universal barrier system includes universal barrier components that may be assembled together to shield floors and walls from moisture and provide a thermal break in an operational area of the universal barrier component. A lap zone of the universal barrier component may allow universal barrier components to be assembled and installed to protect floors, walls, ceilings, footings and the like from moisture and heat gain or loss by minimizing the need for tapes and other joining methods. The universal barrier system may also act as a sound deadening material. The operational area and lap zone of the universal barrier component may be disposed on a vapor block layer to provide some rigidity. The operational area of the universal barrier component may include a thermal break disposed upon the vapor block layer. The thermal break may include an outer protective layer. In addition, universal barrier tape and universal barrier edging may be provided to couple adjoining universal barrier components. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233359 | Method For Producing a Component Provided With a Multipart Cover Layer and Said Component - The invention relates to a method for the production of a component having a multipart cover layer and also to a component having a multilayer cover layer. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233360 | Transparent sheet having a pattern for infrared reflection - An infrared ray reflection pattern-printed transparent sheet is provided which can be applied to a data input system of a type of handwriting directly on a screen of a display device and provides a coordinate detect means and which is lightweight, low in a cost, readily increased in an area, possible in mass production and excellent in a read performance. It is an infrared ray reflection pattern-printed transparent sheet in which infrared ray reflective transparent patterns are printed on a surface of a transparent substrate and which is disposed oppositely to a front face of a display device. A cross section obtained by cutting the infrared ray reflective transparent patterns printed on the above transparent substrate in a face orthogonal to the above transparent substrate is formed so that it assumes a multilayer structure comprising a fixed repeating cycle when observed under a scanning electron microscope. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233361 | PATTERN-FORMED SUBSTRATE, PATTERN-FORMING METHOD, AND DIE - A pattern-formed substrate is provided. The pattern-formed substrate includes a substrate base, an organic thin film and an inorganic resist film stacked on the substrate base in this order, and patterns having predetermined aspect ratios formed on the organic thin film and the inorganic resist film, respectively. The pattern of the organic thin film is formed by selective etching using the pattern of the inorganic resist film as a mask. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233362 | Yellow ink composition, inkset for inkjet, inkjet recording method, and recorded matter - A yellow ink composition for inkjet recording, containing one or more pigments selected from a group consisting of C. I. Pigment Yellow 213, 185, and 155 as a colorant. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233363 | Recording Ink, Ink/Media Set, Ink Cartridge, Inkjet Recording Method and Inkjet Recording Apparatus - To provide a recording ink which contains at least a water-dispersible colorant, a water-dispersible resin, a wetting agent, a surfactant and water, wherein the content of the wetting agent in the recording ink is in the range of from 20% by mass to 35% by mass, the total solid content of the water-dispersible colorant and the water-dispersible resin in the recording ink is in the range of from 12% by mass to 40% by mass, the water-dispersible resin contains fluorine resin particulates, and the ratio A:B, where A is the solid content of the water-dispersible resin in the recording ink and B is the solid content of a pigment contained in the water-dispersible colorant in the recording ink, is in the range of 0.5 to 8. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233364 | DIMENSIONALLY STABLE LAMINATE AND METHOD - Various embodiments of a dimensionally stable laminates and the method of producing the laminates are provided. In one embodiment, a dimensionally stable laminate structure includes a reinforcement layer having a polymer selected from polyester, phenolic, epoxy and mixtures thereof, and from about 20% to about 80% by weight fiber reinforcement. The multi-layered laminate also includes a surface layer having a substrate layer which includes a polymer selected from polyvinyl chloride, polyester, phenolic, epoxy and mixtures thereof, and from about 20% to about 80% by weight fiber reinforcement. The surface layer also includes a decorative layer comprising a polymer selected from the group: polyvinyl chloride, polyurethane, acrylic and mixtures thereof. An adhesive primer layer is adhered to the reinforcement layer and an adhesive layer is disposed between the surface layer and the adhesive primer layer. The adhesive primer layer is a material composition that is different than the adhesive layer. In various example embodiments the dimensionally stable laminate is a continuous roll-formed laminate product. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233365 | Decorative Laminate With Graffiti Resistance and Improved Combustion Reaction Properties - A decorative laminate ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080233366 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR SiCOH INTERFACES WITH INCREASED MECHANICAL STRENGTH - Disclosed is a structure and method for forming a structure including a SiCOH layer having increased mechanical strength. The structure includes a substrate having a layer of dielectric or conductive material, a layer of oxide on the layer of dielectric or conductive material, the oxide layer having essentially no carbon, a graded transition layer on the oxide layer, the graded transition layer having essentially no carbon at the interface with the oxide layer and gradually increasing carbon towards a porous SiCOH layer, and a porous SiCOH (pSiCOH) layer on the graded transition layer, the porous pSiCOH layer having an homogeneous composition throughout the layer. The method includes a process wherein in the graded transition layer, there are no peaks in the carbon concentration and no dips in the oxygen concentration. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233367 | Radio wave transmission cover and method of manufacturing the same - The present invention provides a radio wave transmission cover, which is provided in front of a radar device for vehicles, and a method of manufacturing the radio wave transmission cover. In the radio wave transmission cover, cover-side wall surfaces ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080233368 | ARTICLES HAVING ENHANCED REVERSIBLE THERMAL PROPERTIES AND ENHANCED MOISTURE WICKING PROPERTIES TO CONTROL HOT FLASHES - A coated article for providing a phased response to rapid temperature changes, comprises a substrate and a coating disposed on a portion of the substrate. The coating comprises a polymeric material, a first temperature regulating material having a transition temperature between 22° C. and 50° C. and disposed within a first plurality of microcapsules, and a second temperature regulating material having a transition temperature between 25° C. and 45° C. and disposed within a second plurality of microcapsules. The first temperature regulating material and the second temperature regulating material are dispersed in the polymeric material. The coating includes a plurality of regions of discontinuity formed by the coating that create exposed portions of the substrate to provide improved flexibility and air permeability to the coated article and wherein the coating provides a buffered response to rapid temperature changes. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233369 | RECORDING SUPPORT - According to the invention there is provided a pigment coated paper base that comprises a paper base, which paper base comprises one or more wet strength agents, and a pigment coating on at least the topside of said paper base, which pigment coating comprises one or more insolubilizers. This pigment coated paper base may be provided with a polymer resin coating at the backside and is suitable for use in a wide range of inkjet printing application. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233370 | Strain Sensor and Method for Manufacture Thereof - The invention presents a strain sensor includes a substrate, a crystallized glass laminated on the substrate, a strain sensitive resistor laminated on the crystallized glass, in which the crystallized glass is formed by baking a plurality of types of crystallized glass powder having different thermomechanical constants. As a result, the fluctuation of sensor characteristic is decreased, and the cost is lowered. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233371 | Decorative safety glass - An image-bearing article comprising a rigid sheet bearing an image and a polymeric interlayer sheet comprising an ionomer copolymer of an alpha-olefin and about 15 to about 30 wt % of an alpha, beta-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid based on the total weight of the ionomer copolymer, wherein about 5 to about 90 percent of the carboxylic acids are neutralized with a metal ion. In addition, a process of preparing an image-bearing article comprising an image-bearing rigid sheet and an ionomer interlayer sheet:
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20080233372 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR TURBINE SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A composite material for use in turbine support structures. The composite material may include a first material having a positive coefficient of thermal expansion and a second material having a negative coefficient of thermal expansion, a negative Poisson ratio, or both a negative coefficient of thermal expansion and a negative Poisson ratio. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233373 | METHOD OF REDUCING FILM DENSITY AND RELATED PRODUCT - A microvoided film formed by mixing a microvoid forming additive with a composition including a polymeric material. The microvoided film includes a printability additive. The microvoids formed during the processing of the composition to convert it into a film result in a reduction of the density of the film, making a lighter weight film requiring less polymeric material to produce a film of desired thickness while maintaining suitable structural characteristics. The microvoids are formed through β crystallization of the polymeric material during a cold drawing stage of the film fabrication process. The microvoided film may be fabricated to be opaque with or without pigment additive included in the composition. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233374 | Wear Resistant Hard Coating for A Workpiece and Method for Producing the Same - The present invention provides an optimized hard coating and a workpiece, especially a cutting tool coated with a hard coating to increase tooling performance with difficult to machine materials such as high speed steels, titanium alloys, nickel alloys, austenitic steels and especially hard materials like hardened tool steel having a hardness of higher 50, preferably of higher 55 HRC. This is achieved by a workpiece coated with a wear resistant multilayered comprising at least a first supporting layer and a second nanocrystalline layer, whereas the first layer comprises a coating material of the following composition (Ti | 2008-09-25 |
20080233375 | Films for use in high strength bags - Thermoplastic films particularly suited for use in bags including at least a core layer comprising an ethylene copolymer, wherein the films are subjected to post-quench biaxial orientation are provided. Optionally, the films may have a first skin layer and/or a second skin layer located on each side of the core layer. Embodiments may have the desirable combination of improved puncture toughness and ultimate tensile strength, low manufacturing cost and desirable optical and tactile properties. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233376 | Automotive Parts Prepared From Ethylene/Alpha-Olefins Compositions - The invention relates to automotive parts comprising at least one component formed from an ethylene/α-olefin composition containing at least one ethylene/α-olefin random interpolymer and at least one polydiene diol-based polyurethane, and where the at least one ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer has a PRR from −6 to 75, and a density less than, or equal to, 0.93 g/cc. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233377 | High contrast high strength decorative sheets and laminates - An image-bearing article comprising an interlayer bearing an image and a white layer. The image-bearing article can be coated on the image-bearing side and over the image with an adhesion promoter. | 2008-09-25 |