47th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080286444 | In Situ Substrate Holder Leveling Method and Apparatus - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to adjusting the spacing between the substrate support and the faceplate of the gas distribution member to achieve improved uniformity of the layer formed on the substrate. One embodiment of the present invention is directed to a method of adjusting a spacing between a gas distribution member and a substrate support disposed generally opposite from the gas distribution member, wherein the substrate support is configured to support a substrate on which to form a layer with improved thickness uniformity. The method comprises forming a layer on the substrate disposed on the substrate support; measuring a thickness of the layer on the substrate; and calculating differences in thickness between a reference location on the substrate and a plurality of remaining locations on the substrate. The method further comprises computing spacing adjustment amounts for the remaining locations relative to the reference location based on the differences in thickness between the reference location and the remaining locations. The spacing adjustment amount is positive to increase the spacing between the substrate support at the location and the gas distribution member if the thickness is greater at the location than at the reference location. The spacing adjustment amount is negative to decrease the spacing between the substrate support at the location if the thickness is smaller at the location than at the reference location. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286445 | COMPOSITION, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT - Objects of the present invention are to provide a composition in which an anthracene derivative is dissolved and a technique in which a thin film with favorable properties is formed using the composition by a wet process. Another object of the present invention is to fabricate a highly reliable light-emitting element using the composition at low cost and high productivity. The present invention provides a composition containing a solvent and an anthracene derivative represented by a general formula (1). By use of this composition, a thin film with favorable properties can be formed by a wet process. Accordingly, by use of such a thin film, a highly reliable light-emitting element can be fabricated. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286446 | Seed-Assisted MOCVD Growth of Threshold Switching and Phase-Change Materials - A method for forming electrically stimulable materials, including programmable resistance and electrical switching materials, in high aspect ratio features. The method includes forming a seed layer in the recessed portion of a feature and using the seed layer to direct the vapor phase deposition of an electrically stimulable material. The seed layer may provide nucleation sites that lead to preferential deposition of the electrically stimulable material on the seed layer relative to the sidewalls of the feature. The seed layer may promote the formation of a finely crystalline morphology of the electrically stimulable material to facilitate deposition in the recessed portions of a feature and inhibit blocking of the top of the feature by large crystals. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286447 | NANOWIRES-BASED TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS - A transparent conductor including a conductive layer coated on a substrate is described. More specifically, the conductive layer comprises a network of nanowires which may be embedded in a matrix. The conductive layer is optically transparent and flexible. It can be coated or laminated onto a variety of substrates, including flexible and rigid substrates. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286448 | Synthesis of transparent conducting oxide coatings - A method and system for preparing a light transmitting and electrically conductive oxide film. The method and system includes providing an atomic layer deposition system, providing a first precursor selected from the group of cyclopentadienyl indium, tetrakis (dimethylamino) tin and mixtures thereof, inputting to the deposition system the first precursor for reaction for a first selected time, providing a purge gas for a selected time, providing a second precursor comprised of an oxidizer, and optionally inputting a second precursor into the deposition system for reaction and alternating for a predetermined number of cycles each of the first precursor, the purge gas and the second precursor to produce the oxide film. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286449 | Template for Nano Imprint Lithography Process and Method of Manufacturing Semiconductor Device Using the Same - A method of manufacturing a template for nano imprint lithography process may include: forming a chrome layer, an intermediate film, and a photoresist film sequentially over a substrate. The method may further include forming a photoresist film pattern; forming an intermediate film pattern with the photoresist film pattern as an etching mask; and forming a spacer at a sidewall of the intermediate film pattern. The intermediate film pattern may be removed using an etching selectivity between the intermediate film pattern and the spacer. Finally, the chrome layer and the substrate may be etched using the spacer as an etching mask to form the template. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286450 | Method and composition for reducing waste in photo-imaging applications - Waste reduction, including hazardous waste reduction in photoimaging processes can be accomplished by improving diffusional resolution of cationic curable compositions. The addition of fluorinated polymers including fluorinated surfactants provides improved diffusional resolution in cationic and/or radical based photoimaging formulations allowing for image accuracy improvements, and reduced product and process waste quantity and disposal cost. These fluorinated surfactants also allow for increased cure speed, and non-hazardous constituent formulations that result in less wasted material and time. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286451 | GELLED SOLVENT COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR RESTORING EPOXY GRAPHITE COMPOSITE MATERIALS - A process using environmentally friendly materials for restoring a surface of an epoxy graphite composite material that has been degraded by exposure to ultraviolet radiation. An example process includes steps of providing a gelled solvent composition, applying the gelled solvent composition to a degraded surface of an epoxy graphite composite material, and thereafter removing the gelled solvent composition to produce a restored surface. The process uses a novel gelled solvent composition comprising one or more non-halogenated organic solvents, a thickening agent, an abrasive agent, and water; wherein the gelled solvent composition has an evaporative weight loss that is lower than the evaporative weight loss of the one or more non-halogenated solvents. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286452 | Method of Producing Polymer Layer with Latent Polarized Image - The invention is related to polygraphy, and, in particular, to the production of polymer layers documents, security papers, banknotes as well as for manufacturing of excise documentary stamps, labels, tags and other products of the kind. A polymer layer with a latent polarized image which is achieved by means of preparing a polymer solution in an organic dissolvent, the application of the said solution on a light-reflecting substrate, further drying as a result producing of an optically isotropic polymer layer and forming there on the said polymer layer of image generating areas having anisotropic properties, while the concentration of the polymer solution is from 5 to 30% and the areas having anisotropic properties are produced by means of application on the said polymer layer of micro-lines having the depth from 1 to 3 um and being separated from one another by the distance from 4 to 6 um and more at the rate of the process from 10 to 50 m/min and at the temperature less than the temperature of polymer melting or destruction by from 10 to 60% and the duration of contacting of the working body with said polymer layer from 0.015 to 0.650 msec. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286453 | APPARATUS FOR HARMONIZING LIGHT - The present invention provides a light filter for converting diffused light to harmonized light having a translucent substrate of glass or plastic; and a coating on the substrate of a fullerene having icosahedral symmetry having a thickness from 10-500 nm. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286454 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PATTERN FORMING BODY AND PATTERN MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - The main object of the present invention is to form an even pattern. In order to achieve the object, in the present invention, patterns P | 2008-11-20 |
20080286455 | Method for producing polarizer, polarizer, polarizing plate, optical film, image display, and cleaning apparatus - The invention relates to a method for producing a polarizer and to a polarizer produced by the production method. The invention also relates to a polarizing plate and an optical film each using the polarizer and to an image display such as a liquid crystal display, an organic electroluminescent display and a plasma display panel, each using the polarizing plate or the optical film. The invention further relates to a cleaning apparatus having a cleaning vessel for use in a cleaning process of a polarizer production method and to a cleaning system into which the cleaning apparatus is assembled. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286456 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL CONNECTOR, APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND PROCESS FOR FORMING POLYMER COATING - The present invention provides a process for producing an optical connector, an apparatus for producing the same, and a process for forming a polymer coating film on an end face of a fibrous dielectric, which can dispose a refractive index adjuster only onto an end face of an optical transmitting medium with excellent reproducibility. Such a process includes bringing an end surface of the optical transmitting medium close to an end face of a liquid refractive index adjuster, while charging at least one of the optical transmitting medium and the liquid refractive index adjuster, thereby adhering the liquid refractive index adjuster to the end face of the optical transmitting medium, and thereafter solidifying the adhered liquid refractive index adjuster to obtain the refractive index adjuster. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286457 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING THIN FILMS AND OPTICAL MEMBERS - A process for producing a thin film and an optical member which are free from discoloration of a lens and exhibit a good antistatic property and a good water repellency. The thin film is formed by a vacuum deposition of a water repellent solution which contains (a) a water repellent having a perfluoroalkyl group, (b) a mixture of a silane coupling agent, a modified silicone oil introduced with an organic group into its side chain and/or both terminal ends, and a perfluoroether compound, and (c) at least one conductive substance selected from the group consisting of fullerenes, carbon nanotubes and graphite compounds. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286458 | Method and Apparatus for Coating Optics - A system and method for coating lenses includes loading at least one lens into a spindle assembly, which transfers the lens into a coating station. The at least one lens may include a pair of lenses, which are simultaneously loaded into the spindle assembly for transfer into the coating station. The system may further include a washing and drying station and a curing station to receive lens assemblies before and after coating and the spindle assembly may include a plurality of spindle assemblies for sequential transfer of a plurality of lenses, or lens pairs, into and out from each station of the system. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286459 | METHOD FOR APPLYING ABRADABLE COATING - In accordance with one aspect of the invention a process for applying an abradable coating to a component includes cold spraying an abradable coating material in particles towards a target surface of the component. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286460 | Lithium metal oxide materials and methods of synthesis and use - A composition having a formula Li | 2008-11-20 |
20080286461 | VACUUM EVAPORATION METHOD - The vacuum evaporation method provides a heating element between an evaporation source of a film-forming material and a substrate; and forms a phosphor layer of an alkali halide-based phosphor on a surface of said substrate by vacuum evaporation while causing the heating element to generate heat at a temperature t (° C.) satisfying Formula (1): | 2008-11-20 |
20080286462 | Coated insert - The present invention relates to a cutting insert particularly for turning of stainless steel comprising a cemented carbide substrate and a post-treated coating with | 2008-11-20 |
20080286463 | RF SHUTTER - The present invention generally comprises an RF shutter assembly for use in a plasma processing apparatus. The RF shutter assembly may reduce the amount of plasma creep below the substrate and shadow frame during processing, thereby reducing the amount of deposition that occurs on undesired surfaces. By reducing the amount of deposition on undesired surfaces, particle flaking and thus, substrate contamination may be reduced. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286464 | 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 potential precursors for ALD strontium titanate (STO) or barium strontium titanate films (BST) films in semiconductor fabrication. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286465 | Ink Set For Ink-Jet Recording, Ink-Jet Recording Apparatus, Method Of Ink-Jet Recording, Method Of Evaluating Ink Set For Ink-Jet Recording, And Method Of Manufacturing Ink Set For Ink-Jet Recording - An ink set for ink-jet recording contains a yellow ink, a magenta ink, and a cyan ink. Ink sets capable of forming images having good color deterioration properties and ozone resistance may be prepared by selecting an appropriate combination of a yellow ink, a magenta ink, and a cyan ink which exhibits certain ozone resistance properties. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286466 | CHEMICAL AND PARTICULATE FILTERS CONTAINING CHEMICALLY MODIFIED CARBON NANOTUBE STRUCTURES - A carbon nanotube filter, a use for a carbon nanotube filter and a method of forming a carbon nanotube filter. The method including (a) providing a carbon source and a carbon nanotube catalyst; (b) growing carbon nanotubes by reacting the carbon source with the nanotube catalyst; (c) forming chemically active carbon nanotubes by forming a chemically active layer on the carbon nanotubes or forming chemically reactive groups on sidewalls of the carbon nanotubes; and (d) placing the chemically active nanotubes in a filter housing. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286467 | METHOD OF USE FOR PHOTOPATTERNABLE DIELECTRIC MATERIALS FOR BEOL APPLICATIONS - A method. The method includes dip coating a film of a composition on a silicon wafer substrate. The composition includes a polymer blend of a first polymer and a second polymer. The first polymer is a substituted silsesquioxane copolymer. The second polymer is a polysilsesquioxane having silanol end groups. The composition includes a photosensitive acid generator, an organic base, and an organic crosslinking agent. The film is patternwise imaged and at least one region is exposed to radiation having a wavelength of about 248 nanometers. The film is baked, resulting in inducing crosslinking in the film. The film is developed resulting in removal of base-soluble unexposed regions of the film, wherein a relief pattern from the film remains. The relief pattern is cured at a temperature between about 300° C. and about 450° C., and the curing utilizes a combination of thermal treatment with UV radiation. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286468 | Ink Set For Ink-Jet Recording, Ink-Jet Recording Apparatus, Method Of Ink-Jet Recording, Method Of Evaluating Ink Set For Ink-Jet Recording, And Method Of Manufacturing Ink Set For Ink-Jet Recording - An ink set for ink-jet recording contains a yellow ink, a magenta ink, and a cyan ink. Ink sets capable of forming composite black images having good color deterioration properties and ozone resistance may be prepared by selecting an appropriate combination of a yellow ink, a magenta ink, and a cyan ink. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286469 | METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF STEEL WOOL AND STEEL SHOT PELLETS - The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of steel wool and steel shot pellets. To this end, steel wire with a substantially circular diameter is made available as initial material. A quadratic or polygonal wire profile is produced by paring off steel shavings from the steel wire with paring knives that remove steel shavings along the axial direction. The pared-off steel shavings are available as steel wool. Small steel wire sections are subsequently divided off from the produced wire profile, which sections are subsequently rounded off in order to impart a polygonal form to them and to make them available as polygonal steel shot pellets. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286470 | CHEMICAL CONVERSION COATING AGENT AND SURFACE-TREATED METAL - It is an object of the present invention to provide a chemical conversion coating agent which places a less burden on the environment and can apply good chemical conversion treatment to all metals such as iron, zinc and aluminum. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286471 | PROTECTIVE GEL FOR AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION - An electrical connection for a trailer hitch on a vehicle joins a trailer electrical connection. These electrical connectors join together to carry the power to illuminate the trailer lights on the trailer and carry out other functions. Both connections are protected by a protective gel for the electrical connections having a thickening agent, a cleaning agent, a chelating agent, a reducing agent, anti-corrosive agent, a buffer, and an antifreeze agent. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286472 | REDUCING FORMALDEHYDE EMISSIONS - A method for reducing formaldehyde emissions from articles prepared from, or which otherwise comprise formaldehyde-emitting compositions, such as formaldehyde-containing resins, and relates especially to a method for reducing formaldehyde emissions from products such as cellulose laminates, permanent press (wrinkle-free) textiles, floral foams and ceiling or acoustical tiles, which involves isolating the article in an enclosed space a formaldehyde scavenger, particularly a formaldehyde scavenger carried by a substrate. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286473 | Ice Adhesion Mitigation - Hydrophobic coating compositions containing siloxanes and fluoropolymer resin hinder the accumulation of moisture and reduce the adhesion of ice formed on the coating. Applications of such coating compositions to surfaces thus reduce the propensity for ice formation on a treated surface, and ease the dislodging of any ice formed on the treated surface. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286474 | Hydrophobing Minerals and Filler Materials - A method of preparing a hydrophobic mineral and/or filler material, for example a gypsum material, comprises (i) preparing a hydrolyzate containing polysiloxanes by hydrolyzing a hydrolysable silane or hydrolysable silane mixture in the presence of an acid hydrolysis catalyst; and (ii) combining the polysiloxane hydrolyzate with the mineral and/or filler, and optionally water and/or a catalyst for condensation of the hydrolysate. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286475 | Process and related apparatus for block coating - The present invention discloses an apparatus for block type extrusion coating, and a process for forming block coating or grid-type coating on a substrate. The present invention uses a die set composed of an upper mold, a lower mold and a shim therebetween, which can be used to form a plurality of coated stripes. The present invention further uses several control valves, pumps and a controller to intermittently extrude a coating solution from the die set, so that the stripe coating is converted to a block coating. The block coated substrate can be rotated 90 degrees, followed by a stripe coating process to form a grid-type coating on the substrate. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286476 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE - A method for manufacturing a lithographic printing plate is provided in which conditions for heating a support and a photosensitive coated layer in a drying and heating step can be changed rapidly over a wide range, and the photosensitive coated layer and the support are heated without being contacted. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286477 | Ball stud - A ball stud having a ball at one end of a rod-shaped stud. The ball stud comprises: a metal plating film formed on the surface of the stud; and a trivalent chromate film continuously formed over both the surface of the metal plating film formed on the stud and the surface of the ball, whereby rust is inhibited in the boundary of the metal plating film. An externally threaded portion is also coated, if formed in the ball stud, on its surface with the metal plating film and the trivalent chromate film. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286478 | Apparatus and process for treating an article to impart color and/or enhance the properties of that article - A process and an apparatus for treating large articles to impart color or performance enhancing additives to the article in which a treatment system which includes: (i) a coloring solution and/or a solution containing at least one performance enhancing additive, (ii) water, and (iii) a solvent such as ethylene glycol monobutyl ether and diethylene glycol is applied to the article. The apparatus is made up of (a) a spray enclosure sized to contain the article(s) to be treated; (b) dispensing means, such as nozzles, which are configured to dispense sequentially, hot solution (i), hot solution (ii) and hot water (iii) directly onto the article surface(s); (c) means for securing and transporting the article to be treated into and out of the spray enclosure (such as a trolley system); and at least three closed vessels capable of delivering enough hot saturated coloring and/or performance enhancing solution, hot dye-free rinse solution and deionized water, respectively, with sufficient pressure to form small droplets from the spray nozzles, to thoroughly cover and rinse articles contained in the enclosure. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286479 | METHOD OF COATING LEAD FRAMES - The invention relates to a method of coating multiple lead frames that are connected to mechanical, electrical, or electronic components, with the lead frames encased in a coating composed of plastic, with provision being made according to the invention for the coating to be applied without a mold tool surrounding the lead frame. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286480 | Method For Forming A Container With Improved Release Properties - A method of forming a container that has improved release properties for a viscous material configured to minimize residual material remaining in the container upon normal use thereof and also generally maintains the physical stability of a material in the container. The method includes applying a coating to a portion of the inner surfaces of a container in an amount effective to provide the improved release properties. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286481 | Thermosetting powder compositions for coatings - The present invention relates to an isophthalic acid rich carboxyl functionalized polyester, containing linear chain aliphatic (poly)ether diols, and to thermosetting powder compositions comprising a mixture of the polyester with a beta-hydroxylkylamide group containing cross-linking agent. The invention also relates to the use of said compositions for the preparation of powdered paints and varnishes for the making of coatings and to coating obtained therewith. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286482 | Forming or patterning composite microstructures using microfluidics - Techniques comprising systems and methods for forming or pattering microstructures using microfluidics are described. A target structure can include a microchannel passage with a chamber into which a light hardenable material can be injected and selectively exposed to light to adhere to a desired location of a substrate. Unhardened material can be washed out of the chamber. One or more subsequent cycles can repeat the process using the same or a different material. A variety of composite microstructures can be created, including structures encapsulating viable living cells, such as for cell study or tissue engineering. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286483 | Multi-Colour Printing - A method for forming an image on a substrate, which comprises applying to the substrate a combination of a diacetylene and a photoacid or photobase, and polymerising the diacetylene by radiation, is provided. The method finds use in multi-colour printing. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286484 | INK COMPOSITION, INKJET RECORDING METHOD, AND PRINTED MATERIAL - An ink composition is provided that includes (A) an N-vinyllactam, (B) another polymerizable compound, (C) a polymerization initiator, and (D) a basic compound, the content of the N-vinyllactam (A) being less than 15 wt % of the total weight of the ink composition. There is also provided an inkjet recording method that includes (a | 2008-11-20 |
20080286485 | Orientated Acrylate Adhesive Materials, Method for the Production and Use Thereof - The invention relates to an oriented pressure-sensitive adhesive and to a process for preparing it. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286486 | Carbonate Containing Energy-Curable Compositions - Polyfunctional cyclic carbonates provide a useful additional monomer for energy-initiated cationic copolymerisation with such other monomers and oligomers as epoxides and oxetanes. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286487 | PROCESS FOR MAKING CONTAINED LAYERS - There is provided a process for forming a contained second layer over a first layer, including the steps:
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20080286488 | METALLIC INK - Forming a conductive film comprising depositing a non-conductive film on a surface of a substrate, wherein the film contains a plurality of copper nanoparticles and exposing at least a portion of the film to light to make the exposed portion conductive. Exposing of the film to light photosinters or fuses the copper nanoparticles. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286489 | Variable Volume Plasma Processing Chamber and Associated Methods - A plasma processing chamber includes a substrate support having a top surface defined to support a substrate in a substantially horizontal orientation within the chamber. The plasma processing chamber also includes a number of telescopic members disposed within the chamber outside a periphery of the substrate support. The number of telescopic members are also disposed in a concentric manner with regard to a center of the top surface of the substrate support. Each of the number of telescopic members is defined to be independently moved in a substantially vertical direction so as to enable adjustment of an open volume above the top surface of the substrate support, and thereby enable adjustment of a plasma condition within the open volume above the top surface of the substrate support. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286490 | Production of a Platinum-Free Chelate Catalyst Material as an Intermediate Product, and Further Processing Thereof to Obtain an Electrocatalytic Coating as a Final Product - A method for preparing a platinum-free chelate catalyst material as an intermediate product for selective electrocatalytic reduction of oxygen includes performing a low-temperature plasma treatment on a powdery form of the transition-metal chelate in a plasma reactor chamber having an inert plasma gas disposed therein. A plasma power, a plasma gas pressure, a plasma initialization and a treatment time of the low-temperature plasma treatment are selected so that molecules of the transition metal chelate are fragmented in the plasma and cross-link in a subsequent chemical reaction so as to form a carbon matrix and retain a basic chelate structure in a surrounding of the transition metal. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286491 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - A substrate processing method capable of controlling the internal pressure of a processing chamber to a high pressure and exhausting gases within the processing chamber at a high rate. The substrate processing method is for use in a substrate processing apparatus having a processing chamber, a supply unit supplying a processing gas into the processing chamber, a first pipe connected to the processing chamber at one end thereof, a turbo molecular pump disposed in the first pipe, a first shutoff valve disposed between the processing chamber and the turbo molecular pump in the first pipe, a second pipe connected to the processing chamber at one end thereof, a pressure control valve disposed in the second pipe, and a dry pump connected to the other end of the first pipe and to the other end of the second pipe. The substrate processing method comprises a pressure control step of controlling the internal pressure of the processing chamber using the pressure control valve after closing the first shutoff valve when performing a treatment on a substrate housed in the processing chamber; a first exhaust step of exhausting gases within the processing chamber through the second pipe using the dry pump by opening the pressure control valve after performing the treatment on the substrate; and a second exhaust step of exhausting gases within the processing chamber through the first pipe using the turbo molecular pump by closing the pressure control valve and opening the first shutoff valve after the first exhaust step. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286492 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEPOSITING MULTIPLE COATING MATERIALS IN A COMMON PLASMA COATING ZONE - An apparatus and method for coating a substrate moved along a path of travel through the apparatus. A plasma source issues a plasma jet into which a first reagent is injected from a discharge orifice located upstream of the jet. A second reagent is injected into the jet from a discharge orifice located downstream of the jet. A controller is configured to regulate the flow of the first reagent according to a first set of parameters and regulate the flow of the second reagent according to a second set of parameters. As a result, the first and second reagents are applied to the substrate to form at least one layer of a coating on the substrate. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286493 | Transparent hard coats for optical elements - The present invention related to an improved structure of an optically transparent element that can be used in optical scanners, supermarket scanners, lenses for eyeglasses, etc. The application of oxynitride PECVD films provide good hardness and optical transparency. Such films displaying these physical properties are extremely useful as a scratch resistant coatings in lenses and systems in which an article contacts a transparent surface, such as in scanners and in environments in which intermitent, environmental contact occurs such as in displays for computers and suchlike and in liquid crystal displays, touch displays and compact disks. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286494 | ULTRALOW DIELECTRIC CONSTANT LAYER WITH CONTROLLED BIAXIAL STRESS - A method for forming a ultralow dielectric constant layer with controlled biaxial stress is described incorporating the steps of forming a layer containing Si, C, O and H by one of PECVD and spin-on coating and curing the film in an environment containing very low concentrations of oxygen and water each less than 10 ppm. A material is also described by using the method with a dielectric constant of not more than 2.8. The invention overcomes the problem of forming films with low biaxial stress less than 46 MPa. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286495 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POWER FUNCTION RAMPING OF SPLIT ANTENNA PECVD DISCHARGE SOURCES - A system and method for depositing films on a substrate is described. One embodiment includes a vacuum chamber; a split conductor housed inside the vacuum chamber; a magnetron configured to generate a power signal that can be applied to at least a portion of the split conductor; a power supply configured to provide a power signal to the magnetron, the power signal including a plurality of pulses; and a pulse control connected to the power supply, the pulse control configured to control the duty cycle of the plurality of pulses, the frequency of the plurality of pulses, and the contour shape of the plurality of pulses. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286496 | Method for depositing electrically insulating layers - The invention relates to a method for operating an arc source, whereby an electric spark discharge is ignited and run on the surface of a target and the spark discharge is simultaneously fed a direct current with an associated constant voltage DV as well as a pulsed current generated by a periodically applied voltage signal. The voltage at the arc source is boosted over several microseconds and the shape of the voltage signal is in essence arbitrarily selectable. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286497 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION, LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, REFLECTIVE DISPLAY MATERIAL, AND LIGHT MODULATING MATERIAL - At least one cholesteric liquid crystal composition is mixed with at least one first nematic liquid crystal compound or composition, thereby exhibiting a TGBA phase at room temperature. The first nematic liquid crystal compound or composition preferably includes a compound having a cyano group, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a perfluoroalkoxy group or a perfluoroalkyl group at the terminal thereof. The cholesteric liquid crystal composition preferably contains a second nematic liquid crystal compound or composition and a chiral reagent. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286498 | TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE WITH LOW BIREFRINGENCE - The invention relates to a transparent substrate with low birefringence. The transparent substrate comprises polyimide having a repeat unit of formula (I) and has a birefringence below 0.005: | 2008-11-20 |
20080286499 | FOLDABLE PARTY DECORATION - A decoration in a variety of shapes and including a substantially flat main body and a string. The main body has a plurality of extensions extending from a base portion. Each extension has an aperture therethrough at its free end. The string passes through each aperture in a same direction. The extensions are foldable such that the ends with the apertures are stacked and the string passes through the apertures in a line. Accordingly, the decoration forms a curved surface. Two edges of the main body can be attached to form a closed loop structure. The extensions may extend from both ends of the base portion to form fully enclosed surfaces, for example a sphere. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286500 | Stamping Film for Producing Tamper-Proof Motor Vehicle License Plates and Tamper-Proof Motor Vehicle License Plate Comprising Such a Stamping Film - The invention concerns a stamping film for the production of tamper-proof license plates and a license plate produced using a stamping film. The stamping film includes a carrier film and a transfer layer which is detachable from the carrier film and which can be fixed on a substrate of the license plate. Starting from the carrier film, the transfer layer includes a transparent release layer, an opaque decoration layer, a transparent protection layer, an optically variable layer, a reflection layer, a colored layer and an adhesive layer. The decoration layer has mutually spaced areal interruptions where the transparent protection layer adjoins the release layer. The adhesive layer is provided for fixing the transfer layer to the substrate of the license plate. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286501 | Structured surfaces that exhibit color by rotation - An optically variable device is disclosed having a substrate with an array of pyramidal structures formed upon it or within it. The structures are coated with an optically variable color-shifting coating. Each of the structures form a pyramidal-like having at least three slanted faces and wherein one or more colors seen when viewing the pyramids vary as substrate is rotated at least 30 degrees about an axis orthogonal to the substrate. In order to see a color shift the device is rotated around the surface normal of the substrate, while keeping the angle of incidence to the light source the same, and keeping the viewing angle the same. Various forms of pyramids may be used, however pyramids with planar faces are most suitable. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286502 | METHOD FOR THERMAL CONDUCTION INTERFACING - A method is disclosed for thermal conduction interfacing. The method for thermal conduction interfacing includes providing with a first layer formed substantially of a pliable thermally conductive material. The method includes coupling a second layer formed substantially of a pliable thermally conductive material and coupled at the edges to the first layer forming a pliable packet, wherein the first layer and the second layer conform to a set of thermal interface surfaces. Additionally, the method includes inserting a plurality of thermally conductive particles within the packet, wherein thermal energy is transferred from the first layer to the second layer through the thermally conductive particles. Beneficially, such a method would provide effective thermal coupling between a heat generating device and a heat dissipating device. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286503 | Method For Production of Thin-Walled Parts - The invention relates to a method for producing thin-walled parts made of molding material by moving a first and an additional shaping tool relative to one another. According to the inventive method, a hollow space of the first shaping tool or another part that is inserted into the first shaping tool is filled with pourable molding material, and a thin-walled zone made of molding material is created between an exterior wall area of the additional shaping tool and an interior wall area of the shaping tool by moving the first and the additional shaping tool relative to each other so as to partially displace the molding material. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286504 | Steel Plate or Steel Pipe with Small Occurrence of Bauschinger Effect and Methods of Production of Same - The present invention provides steel plate or steel pipe with small occurrence of the Bauschinger effect and methods of production of the same, particularly steel pipe used for steel pipe for oil wells or line pipe with a small drop in the compression strength in the circumferential direction due to the Bauschinger effect when expanded and methods of production of the same, that is steel plate or steel pipe with small occurrence of the Bauschinger effect characterized by having a dual-phase structure substantially comprising a ferrite structure and fine martensite which is dispersed in the ferrite structure. Further, this steel plate or steel pipe contains, by mass %, C: 0.03 to 0.30%, Si: 0.01 to 0.8%, Mn: 0.3 to 2.5%, P: 0.03% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Al: 0.001 to 0.01%, and N: 0.01% or less and a balance of iron and unavoidable impurities. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286505 | Mica-Reinforced Insulation - Mica-reinforced insulating hose ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080286506 | IN-MOLD LABELING SYSTEM FOR CONTAINERS - A container or other article is integrally molded to a labeling assembly. The labeling assembly includes a release surface for releasably supporting an adhesive label for identifying a feature of the container. A method of making a container having an in-mold labeling assembly is also disclosed. A labeling assembly is provided in a mold cavity so that the top face of the labeling assembly faces away from the hollow mold cavity. Moldable material is introduced into the mold cavity to form the container and the formed container is integrally molded to the labeling assembly. A method for tracking the contents of a container using such an assembly is also provided. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286507 | Multilayer Film - A multilayer film which loses its memory when subjected to heat shrinking comprising at least three layers, wherein at least one of the layers comprises a styrene-butadiene copolymer and the other layers comprise at least one material selected from the group consisting of HDPE, LLDPE and LDPE. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286508 | Process for Manufacturing a Flexible Packaging Laminate for Filling Liquids in Pouches Such as Edible Oil Pouches - The present invention provides a process for manufacturing a flexible packaging laminates for filling liquids in pouches such as edible oil pouches comprising: —taking granules of polypropylene and medium density polyethylene in the proportion 1-1.5:1.5-2.5 ratio, —melting the said granules at 200/230 deg. C. in 3 layer lawn film extruder to form a co-extruded film, —printing said film by Rotogravure printing technique at 40-60 deg. C., —laminating said printed film with conventional 5 layer co-extruded nylon film at 60-80 deg. C., —curing the said laminated film at 35-45 deg. C. for at least 2 days, —slitting said laminated film to the desired size for using on Form Fill Seal machine (FFS Machine) at temperature 160-180 deg. C. for making pouches to fill liquids such as edible oil pouches. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286509 | Polyethylene and Catalyst Composition for Its Preparation - A polyethylene which comprises ethylene homopolymers and/or copolymers of ethylene with 1-alkenes and has a molar mass distribution width M | 2008-11-20 |
20080286510 | Resin Composition for Extrusion Molding and Extrusion-Molded Article - A purpose of the present invention is to obtain a hollow extruded article by easy blow molding or extrusion molding to give a draw down resistance and a uniform wall thickness of the article without damaging low gas permeability which is a characteristic property of a liquid-crystalline polymer. A resin composition for extrusion molding which is prepared by melting and kneading 99-70 wt. % of wholly aromatic polyester amide liquid crystal resin (A) having a melting point of 270-370° C. and a melt viscosity at 1000/sec. shear rate of 20-60 Pa·s at Temperature T1 which is higher than 20° C. from said melting point, and containing (I) 1-15 mole % of 6-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid residue, (II) 40-70 mole % of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid residue, (III) 5-28.5 mole % of aromatic diol residue, (IV) 1-20 mole % of 4-aminophenol residue, and (V) 6-29.5 mole % of aromatic dicarboxylic acid residue; and 1-30 wt. % of epoxy modified polyolefin type resin (B), and has a melt viscosity at 1000/sec. shear rate of 60-4000 Pa·s at said Temperature T1, and a melt tensile strength of 20 mN or more at 14.8 m/min. draw rate is used. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286511 | Multilayer film structure - The present multilayer film structure includes an inner layer, an outer layer and at least a core layer between the inner and the outer layers, wherein the core layer comprises ethylene polypropylene co-polymer at 60 to 35% weight percent of the core layer, and at least one of linear low density polyethylene, ultra low density polyethylene and metallocene. The multilayer film structure has a thickness of at least 75 μm, and the ethylene polypropylene co-polymer is 5 to 20% of the multilayer film structure. The invention also concerns bags made with the multilayer structure. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286512 | MULTILAYERED LAMINATE FOR TUBES HAVING AN EMBEDDED ALUMINUM LAYER, A PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF AND A TUBE PRODUCED THEREFROM - The invention relates to a multilayered laminate for tubes having an embedded aluminum layer, the aluminum layer being surrounded on each side by an oriented co-extruded protective layer which is in each case joined to the aluminum layer by means of an intermediate layer material. The invention relates also to the production of such a laminate and to a tube produced from such a laminate. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286513 | KNIT FABRICS AND SOCKS MADE THEREFROM INCORPORATING HIGH TENSILE NYLON STAPLE - Knit fabrics and socks made therefrom and a process for producing such articles are disclosed, The fabrics are constructed from blended yarns containing at least 30% by weight high tensile nylon, which imparts abrasion resistance, and at least one companion fiber, which is chosen to confer a specific desirable attribute. Exemplary is the fabric constructed from blended yarn containing high tensile nylon staple and polyester staple, the fabric being particularly useful for the manufacture of socks demonstrating improved durability and moisture management. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286514 | Bondably Coated Metallic Member - The present provides a bondably coated metallic member comprising a metallic member having a low surface energy polymeric coating, said low surface energy polymeric coating having been surface activated on at least a portion thereof, and having on said surface-activated portion a bondable high surface energy polymeric coating. The present invention also provides a bondably-coated metallic pipe comprising metallic pipe having a low surface energy mainline polymeric coating thereon extending over the pipe except at a bare zone adjacent each end of the pipe that is free from said main-line coating; a portion of said mainline coating adjacent each bare zone having been surface activated and having on said surface activated portion a bondable high surface energy polymeric coating. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286515 | Vacuum Insulation Panel and Insulation Structure of Refrigerator Applying the Same - A vacuum insulation panel and an insulation structure of a refrigerator applying the same are disclosed. The vacuum insulation panel comprises: a sealing cover ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080286516 | Label sticker - An improved structure for a label sticker, mainly including a base paper, a rear surface of which is coated with adhesive material, and a front surface provides for printing characters or trademark patterns thereon, and two papers that provide for writing or printing thereon. Rear surfaces of the two papers are coated with one-time adhesive material to enable affixing to the base paper in juxtaposition to each other, thereby structuring a label sticker. After writing or printing sender and addressee information on the two papers, the base paper is affixed to a goods packing box, and an addressee signs the paper after receipt thereof, whereupon the two papers are peeled away from the base paper to serve as a receipt and a signed copy to facilitate future checking of accounts while the retained base paper achieves advertising effectiveness, thereby providing the label sticker with greater convenience of use and practicability. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286517 | SELF-ADHESIVE PRODUCT HAVING A LASER SLIT RELEASE LINER AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A self-adhesive product having a laser slit release liner and method provide improved performance and lower materials cost in self-adhesive products such as roofing and underlayment products, through-wall flashing, below-grade waterproofing and other rolled or flat roofing or other such self-adhesive weatherproofing products. A single piece release liner is applied to a roll or liner of material over a self-adhesive layer of the material. The release liner is cut into two or more segments using a laser beam. The laser beam oxidizes the adhesive region of the self-adhesive material in the area under the laser beam used to slit the release liner, thereby eliminating or minimizing unwanted adhesion caused by the migration of adhesive material when the product is rolled, stacked or stored. The laser beam may be used to create two or more segments in the release liner in a linear or curvilinear fashion. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286518 | THERMALLY CAULKED COMBINED STRUCTURE, METHOD OF THERMAL CAULKING, AND IMAGE SENSOR UNIT AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - In an image reading apparatus incorporating a CIS unit warped by heat shrinkage of a thermoplastic resin molded product, the optical distances from a read line to a photoelectric conversion element in the center and the two end portions in the longitudinal direction of the photoelectric conversion element are different. A thermally caulked combined structure is obtained by fixing an object to be fixed by thermal caulking by thermally deforming a plurality of caulking projections formed in the longitudinal direction of a molded product made of a thermoplastic resin and having a rectangular parallelepiped outer shape. Antiwarping grooves ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080286519 | MOLDED CEMENTITIOUS ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS HAVING A POLISHED STONE-LIKE SURFACE FINISH - A molded cementitious architectural product for use in building construction has a cementitious body made of a molded cementitious material, the surface of which is polished (i.e., burnished) to better resemble natural stone. The polished surface is formed by exposing a portion of the molded cementitious material while in a green condition, more particularly after initial set but before final hardening of the hydraulic cement binder, and burnishing the surface before final hardening. Burnishing the surface of the green cementitious material before final hardening aligns the cement particles at the surface and seals the surface. The inclusion of an organic polymer binder within the cementitious material, such as an acrylic or latex polymer, assists in creating a polished surface resembling natural polished stone. The extent of cement hydration may be determined by monitoring the temperature of the cementitious material within the mold. Hydration may be slowed by quenching the molded green cementitious material with water to extend the window of time within which burnishing may be carried out before reaching final hardening. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286520 | NONWOVEN FABRIC AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An apparatus for fabricating a unique nonwoven fabric which has the appearance of a woven fabric includes a supply station for parallel warp yarns, a support structure for orienting the parallel warp yarns into a cylindrical orientation, a weft yarn applicator for wrapping weft yarns around the cylindrically oriented warp yarns after an adhesive scrim has been overlaid onto the warp yarns, a heating station for activating the adhesive and a cooling station for setting the adhesive, and a cutter for severing the cylindrically formed fabric laminate so that it can be flattened and wrapped onto a take-up roller. The weft yarn applicator including a rotating drum wherein a plurality of spools of weft yarn material are mounted in circumferentially spaced relationship and a tensioner is provided for applying the weft yarn material around the warp yarns in a predetermined tension which may be the same as, greater than, or less than the tension in the warp yarns. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286521 | System and Method for the Manipulation, Classification Sorting, Purification, Placement, and Alignment of Nano Fibers Using Electrostatic Forces And Electrographic Techniques - A system and method for the manipulation of nanofibers using electrostatic forces. The nanofibers may be provided in a liquid medium, and the nanofibers may be nano-scale (i.e. measured in nanometers). The process is sensitive to the charge properties of the nanofibers (charge could be inherent to material or the charge can be induced into the material through electrochemical means), and therefore may be used to sort or classify particles. The nanofibers may also be aligned according to electrical fields, and thus anisotropic effect exploited. Devices produced may be conductors, semiconductors, active electronic devices, electron emitters, and the like. The nanofibers may be modified after deposition, for example to remove charge-influencing coatings to further enhance their performance, to enhance their adhesion to polymers for use as composite materials or result in the adhesion of the material at the proper location on a variety of different surfaces. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286522 | Honeycomb having a low coefficient of thermal expansion and articles made from same - This invention relates to a honeycomb and articles made therefrom, the articles having cell walls provided with a structural or matrix resin, the planes of the cell walls being parallel to the Z-dimension of the honeycomb, the honeycomb cell walls comprising 5 to 35 parts by weight thermoplastic material having a melting point of from 120° C. to 350° C. and a coefficient of thermal expansion of 180 ppm/° C. or less; and 65 to 95 parts by weight of a high modulus fiber having a modulus of 525 grams per denier (480 grams per dtex) or greater and having an axial coefficient of thermal expansion of 2 ppm/° C. or less, based on the total amount of thermoplastic and high modulus fiber in the honeycomb cell walls; wherein the honeycomb has a coefficient of thermal expansion in the Z-dimension of 10 ppm/° C. or less as measured by ASTM E831. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286523 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A honeycomb structure includes a ceramic block formed by bonding a plurality of pillar-shaped honeycomb fired bodies by interposing an adhesive layer therebetween, and a sealing material layer provided on the periphery of the ceramic block. Each of the honeycomb fired bodies has a large number of cells disposed in parallel with one another in a longitudinal direction with a cell wall therebetween. The adhesive layer and the sealing material layer are integrally formed with substantially no interface to divide the two layers. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286524 | Method of manufacturing porous product, porous product and honeycomb structure - A sintering aid for promoting sintering of ceramic particles and fine particles that are the same materials as ceramic particles and have smaller average particle diameter are mixed to obtain a puddle. The average particle diameter of ceramic particles is preferably about in a range of 5 to 100 μm; the average particle diameter of the fine particles is preferably about in a range of 0.1 to 1.0 μm, and the average particle diameter of the sintering aid is preferably about in a range of 0.1 to 10 μm. As the sintering aid, for example, alumina is used. This puddle is extrusion molded into a honeycomb shape and the molded object is fired at a firing temperature lower than a temperature for sintering without mixing a sintering aid. The thermal conductivity of the obtained honeycomb structure | 2008-11-20 |
20080286525 | EDGE-WRAPPED PANEL AND METHODS FOR EDGE-WRAPPING A PANEL - An edge-wrapped panel and methods for edge-wrapping a panel. The panel comprises a substrate layer, a laminate layer, and at least one retainer. The laminate wraps around the substrate first edge and around the retainer first edge and sandwiches the substrate and the retainer between a first portion of the laminate and a second portion of the laminate. A method for edge-wrapping the panel includes the steps of securing the retainer to the laminate and then snap-wrapping the laminate flap around the edge of the panel. A stiffness and curvature in the retainer facilitates the swift snap-wrap movement. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286526 | STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORTING SAMPLE TO BE SUBJECTED TO SURFACE ENHANCED VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In order to provide a jig for surface enhanced vibrational spectroscopic analysis which can measure weak Raman scattered light or weak infrared absorption at high sensitivity and a method of manufacturing the jig, a structure for supporting a sample to be subjected to the surface enhanced vibrational spectroscopic analysis according to the present invention includes a substrate, a ground film formed on the substrate, and a base formed on the ground film. The base includes a plurality of holes formed in a direction perpendicular to the substrate. Metal fine particles are exposed on inner surfaces of the holes formed in the base and on a surface of the base. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286527 | ANTI-GLARE FILM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An anti-glare film, a method for manufacturing the anti-glare film, and a display device provided with the anti-glare film are provided. The anti-glare film includes fine irregularities formed on a surface of the anti-glare film, and wherein arithmetic mean roughness Ra of a roughness curve of the surface is 0.05 to 0.5 micrometers, and root mean square slope RΔq is 0.003 to 0.05 micrometers. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286528 | Color Filter Substrate, Liquid Crystal Display Device, Production Method of Color Filter Substrate, Production Method of Liquid Crystal Display Device - To provide: a color filter substrate with high display quality in which defective portions of a bank member (black matrix), such as a pin hole, a portion having an insufficient film thickness, a portion having an insufficient width, and a disconnection portion, or color mixing defects of a colored layer are corrected by the simple and inexpensive method; a liquid crystal display device including such a color filter; and production methods thereof. The color filter substrate of the present invention is a color filter substrate comprising a bank member and a colored layer on a substrate, wherein the color filter substrate has a structure in which a color mixing member formed of colored layer materials of two or more colors is formed in a defective portion of the bank member or along the bank member. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286529 | Power transmission belt and method of manufacturing a power transmission belt - A power transmission belt having a body made at least in part from ethylene-α-olefin rubber. At least one load carrying member is embedded in the ethylene-α-olefin rubber. First, second and third films are formed on the load carrying member. The first film is made from at least one of an isocyanate compound and an epoxy compound, the second film from polybutadiene rubber, and the third film from an ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286530 | Interlayers for laminated safety glass with superior de-airing and laminating properties and process for making the same - This invention relates to thermoplastic interlayer sheets or films for laminated safety glass with superior vacuum de-airing at elevated temperatures and superior tacking and edge sealing properties. The sheeting has an embossed surface pattern on at least one of the surfaces, which provides relatively uninterrupted channels for de-airing in at least two non-parallel directions, wherein the channels are spaced about 0.1 to about 1 mm apart and have a depth of less than about 25 μm and a width of about 30 to about 300 μm. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286531 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD PROVIDED WITH HEAT CIRCULATING MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A printed circuit board includes a lower plate provided with an internal circuit wiring and having a recessed part at a surface thereof and a plurality of projection patterns at a lower surface of the recessed part; an upper plate having the same structure of the lower plate and adhered to the lower plate so that surfaces formed with the recessed part are opposite to each other; a heat circulation medium injected into an internal space formed by the recessed parts of the lower and upper plates. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286532 | Molded resin product and production method thereof - A molded resin product obtained by irradiating laser light L on an overlapping part | 2008-11-20 |
20080286533 | Easily Split Adhesive Tape, Its Use and Tool for Its Production - The invention relates to a splittable adhesive tape ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080286534 | Blowout preventers and methods of use - Methods and apparatuses for severing a wellbore tubular, the apparatus, in certain aspects, including: a first member movable toward a tubular to be severed; a second member with a second blade disposed opposite to the first member and movable toward the tubular; a first blade on the first member having a projection projecting from a center of a blade body with point structure on the projection for puncturing the tubular and cutting surfaces on the projection for cutting the tubular; and cutting surfaces, as needed, on the blade body adjacent the projection for cutting the tubular. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286535 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THERMOADHESIVE LABELS WITH LASER TECHNOLOGY AND LABELS THUS OBTAINED - A thermoadhesive label production method is described which contemplates the following steps: printing the transfer ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080286536 | Flat Structure That is at Least Partially Provided With a Self-Adhesive Substance - The invention relates to a flat structure that is at least partially provided with a self-adhesive substance, the latter being present on a first surface layer of the flat structure in the form of a plurality of geometric bodies. According to the invention, the surface of at least some of the geometric bodies is at least partially treated in such a way that the treated part of the surface has a lower degree of adhesion than the non-treated self-adhesive substance. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286537 | PRE-DRY TREATMENT OF INK IN DECORATIVE PLASTIC GLAZING - An economical method of manufacturing a plastic glazing assembly having a decorative marking and/or opaque border printed from a thermally curable ink is presented. This method includes the steps of forming a substantially transparent plastic panel; printing an opaque pattern from an ink, the printed pattern being in contact with the plastic panel; pre-drying the ink of the printed pattern to a tack-free condition; applying a weather resistant layer on the printed pattern and on the plastic panel; curing the ink of the printed pattern and the weather resistant layer; and depositing an abrasion resistant layer on the weather resistant layer. In this process the drying of the ink substantially removes the solvent from the ink without substantially curing the ink. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286538 | Polyimide-Metal Laminated Body and Polyimide Circuit Board - A polyimide-metal laminated body obtained by forming a metal conductive layer on a polyimide film, which has been ceramic-modified or pseudoceramic-modified on at least the surface, by a wet plating process capable of accomplishing metal plating on ceramic. A polyimide-metal laminated body and polyimide circuit board having satisfactory cohesion in wet plating steps, maintain practical cohesion even after high temperature aging treatment, and exhibiting satisfactory electrical insulating reliability, can be obtained. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286539 | Glass-based semiconductor on insulator structures and methods of making same - Methods and apparatus provide for: a semiconductor wafer; at least one porous layer in the semiconductor wafer; an epitaxial semiconductor layer directly or indirectly on the porous layer; and a glass substrate bonded to the epitaxial semiconductor layer via electrolysis. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286540 | Multilayer Heat Shrinkable Polystyrene Film and Heat Shrinkable Label and Container Using the Film - Heat shrinkable polystyrene films are provided which are excellent in shrinkage finish properties, low-temperature shrinkability, and resistance to solvents, and have low shrinkage stress, and in which natural shrinkage, a reduction in elongation by printing, and shrinkage due to solvents are suppressed. The films are laminated films having at least three layers. Outer layers of the laminated films are made of a styrene-butadiene block copolymer and an intermediate layer of the laminated films is made of a mixture of a styrene-butadiene block copolymer and another styrene-butadiene block copolymer and/or a styrene-butadiene-isoprene copolymer. As the laminated films, multilayer heat shrinkable polystyrene films are used which are at least monoaxially stretched. The ratio of thickness of their intermediate layer to the total thickness of the laminated films is from 60% to 85%, and the maximum value of the shrinkage stress at 90° C. in the main shrinkage direction is at most 2.5 MPa. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286541 | Self-supporting multilayer films having a diamond-like carbon layer - Disclosed are a variety of self-supporting, multilayer carbon films that include a layer of both a non-diamond-like carbon, for example, graphitic or amorphous carbon (or a-C), and a layer of diamond-like carbon (DLC). A wide range of multilayer configurations may be constructed depending on the particular combination of properties desired in the final product including, for example, a tri-layer construction including a single DLC layer sandwiched between two layers of amorphous carbon. Also disclosed are example embodiments of methods for producing such composite multilayer films that include preparing an appropriate substrate to include a deposition surface of sufficient smoothness, applying a parting or release agent to the deposition surface, depositing a plurality of layer carbon layers including both an amorphous carbon layer and a DLC layer to form the composite carbon film and removing the composite carbon film from the substrate. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286542 | Decorative safety glass - An image-bearing article comprising a film layer bearing an image and an acoustic poly(vinyl acetal) interlayer sheet having a Glass transition temperature of 23° C. or less. In addition, a process of preparing an image-bearing article comprising an image-bearing film layer and an acoustic poly(vinyl acetal) interlayer sheet:
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20080286543 | Layered Sandwich Structure - The invention provides for a sandwich-type layered structure including at least one first core layer made of cellular material, a first reinforcing layer connected to a first surface of the first core layer, and a second reinforcing layer on the side connected to the second surface of the core layer, the layered structure including, between the first core layer and the first reinforcing layer, at least one compressed foam layer connected to these two layers. | 2008-11-20 |