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20080226872 | Plastic sheet product offering matte appearance and method of preparation - A plastic sheet product having a matte finish comprises a core layer of a thermoplastic polymer and at least one layer of a capstock composition which overlies, and is bonded to, at least one face of the core layer. The capstock composition comprises the same or different thermoplastic polymer and contains a plurality of discrete particles immiscible with and dispersed in the thermoplastic polymer of the capstock composition. The sheet product may be prepared by the co-extrusion of the thermoplastic polymer and the capstock composition, and in a particular embodiment, such co-extrusion may be conducted by means of a feedblock. In a particular embodiment, the thermoplastic polymer of the core layer and that of the capstock composition may be the same, such as in the instance of a methylmethacrylate-methylacrylate copolymer. Sheet products prepared in accordance with the invention exhibit improved post-processability and ease of surface maintenance, and may be fabricated into a variety of products including light diffusers, projection screens, and the like. | 09-18-2008 |
20080248244 | FIRE RESISTANT ROOFING PRODUCTS - A fire resistant roofing material includes a core sheet and a sheet of conductive material having a thermal conductivity greater than about 25 W/m-K. The sheet of conductive material is coextensively bonded with the core sheet, and coated with a polymer-modified bituminous material having fire-resistant properties. | 10-09-2008 |
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. | 11-20-2008 |
20090004433 | Fluid Absorbing and/or Disinfecting Surfacing Materials - A plastic film that includes one or more plastic layers and one or more types of primary additives. The types of primary additive can include a liquid absorbing material, a gas absorbing material, a biocide, a heat generating material, and/or a foaming agent. | 01-01-2009 |
20090017258 | DIAMOND FILM DEPOSITION - Diamond material made by a hot filament chemical vapor deposition process, providing large film area, good growth rate, phase purity, small average grain size, smooth surfaces, and other useful properties. Low substrate temperatures can be used. Control of process variables such as pressure and filament temperature and reactant ratio allow control of the diamond properties. Applications include MEMS, wear resistance low friction coatings, biosensors, and electronics. | 01-15-2009 |
20090035519 | ABRASIVE ARTICLE WITH ANTI-SLIP POLYMERIC LAYER - An abrasive article includes a backing having first and second major surfaces, an abrasive layer overlying the first major surface, and a polymeric layer overlying the second major surface. The polymeric layer includes an elastomeric material having a Shore A durometer of about 55 to about 95. | 02-05-2009 |
20090068405 | Ceramic-Resin Composite Roll and Production Method of the Same - A ceramic-resin composite roll ( | 03-12-2009 |
20090104408 | Polyurea Coating Containing an Aggregate - A coating or traffic bearing surface having a slow-set polyurea and an aggregate embedded throughout the polyurea. | 04-23-2009 |
20090181213 | Method And Apparatus For Manufacturing A Retroflective Device - The present application relates to a method and apparatus for manufacturing an agglomeration of glass beads consisting of a plurality of glass beads bound together by means of a binder material. An apparatus is described which includes a dispensing device ( | 07-16-2009 |
20090202781 | Abrasive tools made with a self-avoiding abrasive grain array - Abrasive tools contain abrasive grains oriented in an array according to a non-uniform pattern having an exclusionary zone around each abrasive grain, and the exclusionary zone has a minimum dimension that exceeds the maximum diameter of the desired grit size range for the abrasive grain. Methods for designing such a self-avoiding array of abrasive grain and for transferring such an array to an abrasive tool body are described. | 08-13-2009 |
20090214827 | SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECT THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITIONS, ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM, AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a composition comprising rubber modified thermoplastic resins which show special visual effects such as a metallic sparkle effect and/or other special visual effect from the surface of thermoplastic articles comprising the composition. In a particular embodiment the present invention relates to a composition comprising: (i) a rubber modified thermoplastic resin comprising a discontinuous elastomeric phase dispersed in a rigid thermoplastic phase, wherein at least a portion of the rigid thermoplastic phase is grafted to the elastomeric phase, and (ii) a plurality of microsphere beads having a diameter in a range of about 1 to about 1300 microns and having an index of refraction ranging from about 1.4 to about 2.5, wherein the microsphere beads are present in the composition in an amount in a range of between about 1 phr and about 14 phr, and wherein the microsphere beads provide a special visual effect on the surface of an article made from the composition. In other embodiments the present invention relates to articles made from the composition and to methods for providing a special visual effect and also for enhancing the image texture value of the surface of the article. | 08-27-2009 |
20090226668 | OPTIMIZED SURFACE FOR CELLULAR PROLIFERATION AND DIFFERENTIATION - A ceramic scaffold comprising a ceramic substrate having a surface with a first microtexture on at least a portion of the surface and a first erodable coating having a smooth surface, said first coating covering at least a portion of the first microtexture. The microtexture may be formed of peaks, valleys, or a combination of peaks and valleys from about 1 micrometer to about 100 micrometers in each of height, length, and width. The peaks, valleys, or combination of peaks and valleys may be elongated and oriented in the same direction on the surface. The microtexture may also be asymmetrically arranged on the surface of the ceramic substrate. | 09-10-2009 |
20090233048 | Anti-glare material and optical layered product - An anti-glare material comprises irregularity shape formed over at least one side. The side comprising the irregularity shape has slope angles satisfying the distribution conditions according to the formulae (1) and (2): | 09-17-2009 |
20090239036 | Slip-Resistant Detectable Warning Tiles and Method for Manufacture - Apparatus and processes that include tiles having a roughened top side of grit. The grit on the top surface imparts a durable and slip-resistant property to the tile. | 09-24-2009 |
20090269550 | Diffuser film and method of manufacturing the same - A diffuser film and a method of manufacturing the same are proposes. A colloid layer is formed on a transparent substrate. A mold plate with a raised texture is then used to roll over the colloid layer to let the surface of the colloid layer have an indented texture. Finally, a solidification process is carried out to harden the colloid layer to form a coarse layer whose surface has an indented texture. The diffuser film can thus achieve the effects of light concentration and light uniformity promotion, and can also reduce astray light rays. Moreover, using a mold plate for embossing can accomplish high reproducibility of film thickness and indented texture of the coarse layer, hence being advantageous to mass production. | 10-29-2009 |
20090274873 | MONOPARTICULATE-FILM ETCHING MASK AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FINE STRUCTURE WITH THE MONOPARTICULATE-FILM ETCHING MASK, AND FINE STRUCTURE OBTAINED BY THE PRODUCTION PROCESS - A micro structure which is preferred as an original plate of an antireflection, a mold of nano imprint or injection molding is obtained by a single particle film etching mask on which each particle is precisely aligned and closest packed in two dimensions. A single particle film etching mask is produced by a drip step wherein a dispersed liquid in which particles dispersed in a solvent are dripped onto a liquid surface of a water tank, a single particle film formation step in which a single particle film which consists of the particles by volatizing a solvent is formed, and a transfer step in which the single particle film is transferred to a substrate. The single particle film etching mask on which particles are closest packed in two dimensions, has a misalignment D(%) of an array of the particles that is defined by D(%)=|B−A|×100/A being less than or equal to 10%. However, A is the average diameter of the particles, and B is the average pitch between the particles in the single particle film. | 11-05-2009 |
20090317593 | ROOFING AND/OR SIDING MATERIAL AND A METHOD OF FORMING THEREOF - A roofing and/or siding system having an improved average resulting reflectivity. The roofing and/or siding system is at least partially coated with a plurality of granules. At least one layer of paint is applied to the roofing and/or siding system to increase the resulting reflectivity of the roofing and/or siding system. | 12-24-2009 |
20090324887 | FRICTION MATERIALS - One exemplary embodiment may include a friction material having a base layer and a secondary layer over the base layer. The secondary layer may include carbon particles having a tightly controlled particle size distribution. | 12-31-2009 |
20100003458 | COMPOSITE SHINGLE - Disclosed is a composite roofing shingle. The preferred roofing shingle includes a mixture of a polymer and a filler. The preferred blend includes between about 35-65% polyethylene and 50-70% crushed limestone filler. | 01-07-2010 |
20100040832 | FORMALDEHYDE FREE WOVEN AND NON-WOVEN FABRICS HAVING IMPROVED HOT WET TENSILE STRENGTH AND BINDER FORMULATIONS FOR SAME - Glass mats for use in building construction are provided. The mats include chopped glass fibers and a formaldehyde-free-curable binder disposed on the glass fibers. The binder includes a binder selected from polyorganic acid-polyol, starch grafted acrylic styrene and acrylic modified polyvinyl acetate, for example, containing a sufficient amount of a hydrophobic additive to improve the hot wet retention of the mat after five minutes of exposure to 80° C. water by at least about 5%. | 02-18-2010 |
20100047522 | CARBON NANOTUBE-TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE INORGANIC NANOPARTICLES HYBRID THIN FILMS FOR TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE APPLICATIONS - An optically transparent, electrically conductive hybrid film includes a carbon nanotubes network deposited on a substrate, and a population of transparent conductive inorganic nanoparticles distributed throughout the carbon nanotubes network to provide a conductive transparent hybrid film. | 02-25-2010 |
20100092728 | LAMINATE, AND POLISHING MATERIAL AND GRINDING MATERIAL USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE LAMINATE - The invention provides a laminate capable of polishing and grinding the surface of a material having a high hardness such as diamond, sapphire or hard carbon film, rapidly and in a simplified manner with high planarity and high accuracy, utilizing the high adhesiveness to substrates, the hardness and the surface planarity that a carbon film has, but using neither diamond abrasive grains nor alkali slurry. The laminate comprises a substrate and a carbon layer provided on the substrate, wherein the carbon layer comprises a diamond fine grain provided on the substrate and crushed by impact given thereto, a formation/growth inhibiting material that inhibits the formation of an impurity inhibiting the growth of a carbon grain and/or inhibits the growth of a carbon grain, and a carbon grain, and an amount (amount per unit volume) of the formation/growth inhibiting material decreases from a lower layer toward an upper layer on the substrate side. Preferably, the formation/growth inhibiting material is an SiO | 04-15-2010 |
20100098912 | Impact Resistant Shingle - An impact resistant shingle is provided, wherein the base mat is impregnated with an asphaltic material, with an asphaltic material on the upper surface of the shingle, and wherein another asphaltic material is disposed on the rear surface of the shingle, which other asphaltic material is softer with greater elongation than the asphaltic material used elsewhere in the shingle, such that crack resistance is afforded because energy from impact on the shingle is dissipated. | 04-22-2010 |
20100104808 | Carbon nanotube composite and method for fabricating the same - A carbon nanotube composite includes a carbon nanotube structure and a number of nanoparticles. The carbon nanotube structure includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes connected to each other via van der Waals force. The nanoparticles are distributed in the carbon nanotube structure. The carbon nanotubes in the carbon nanotube composite are connected to each other to form a carbon nanotube structure and are arranged in an orderly or disorderly fashion. | 04-29-2010 |
20100104809 | COOL ROOF COVERING - A cool roof covering that includes a protective coating formed from an aqueous coating composition and aggregate embedded in the protective coating, wherein the roof covering has a solar reflectance of at least 70% and a thermal emittance of at least 0.75. | 04-29-2010 |
20100112287 | MAGNESIUM ALLOY COMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An object of the present invention is to manufacture a lightweight and strong composite of a magnesium alloy and a CFRP, by strongly bonding the magnesium alloy and the CFRP using an epoxy adhesive. The magnesium alloy having specific ultra-fine irregularities is compatible with an epoxy resin adhesive and exhibits thus strong adhesion. A magnesium alloy composite plate material | 05-06-2010 |
20100183843 | BIODEGRADABLE BIAXIALLY ORIENTED LAMINATED FILM - A biodegradable biaxially oriented laminated film of the present invention comprising at least one first resin layer and at least one second resin layer which are alternately laminated together, the first and second resin layers containing as major components a polylactic acid-based polymer and an aromatic polyester-based resin, respectively, exhibits improved biodegradability, flexibility, gas-barrier property and heat-resistance, which is useful for environmentally friendly packaging. | 07-22-2010 |
20100189959 | WHITE REFLECTION FILM - A white reflection film includes a coating layer including spherical particles on at least one surface of a white film, wherein, when particle diameters of the spherical particles are R and a thickness of the coating layer is H, an average number of the particles satisfying R>H in 100H square in a surface area of the coating layer is at least 10. The white film, which is capable of contributing to the improvement of luminance of a backlight being used in the backlight, can be provided. | 07-29-2010 |
20100203289 | Decorative Wood Material Sheet and Method For Producing Thereof - Panel-like, manufactured wood-based material for furniture and interior construction, offering attractive, decorative alternatives to conventionally applied finishes in numerous possible variations. Particle sized foreign materials are irregularly distributed under a protective layer over the surfaces of both sides of the wood-based panel, covering more than 10% of the panel surface. The foreign materials, preferably natural materials like cork or hemp shives, but also plastics, metal particles or recycling material, are incorporated in a way that they either protrude from the panel surface proper to form a relief pattern, or are embedded in the wood-based material to form a uniform, smooth panel surface. | 08-12-2010 |
20100221492 | COMPOSITE WATER-RETAINING SHEET MATERIAL - Composite water-retaining sheet material for roofs, comprising a layer of bituminous material, and a fully covering gritty layer provided on a side of the layer of bituminous material, wherein the gritty layer comprises synthetic granules. The material from which the granules have been manufactured has a melt flow index (MFI) between approximately 40 to approximately 60, wherein additionally or alternatively the bituminous material is APAO-, SEBS-, SBS- or APP-modified bituminous material. Method for manufacturing a composite water-retaining sheet material for roofs according to any one of the preceding claims, which method comprises the step of manufacturing the layer of bituminous material, after which, when the layer of bituminous material has not yet solidified, synthetic granules, particularly having a colour that is different from the colour of the layer of bituminous material, are scattered on a side of the layer. | 09-02-2010 |
20100255254 | PLASMA TREATED ABRASIVE ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - An abrasive article, such as a structured abrasive article, can be treated by subjecting it to plasma whereby the outer surface can be eroded exposing at least a portion of the abrasive particles dispersed within a cross-linked binder forming the abrasive composites. Depending on the process conditions for the plasma treatment, it is possible to erode only a small portion or substantially all of the cross-linked binder from the outer surface. Thus, the initial cut-rate of the abrasive article can be controlled since it is possible to precisely control the degree, height, or area of the exposed abrasive particles. | 10-07-2010 |
20100266811 | Shingle With Sharply Defined Tabs Separated by Slots and Method of Making - A shingle is provided and its method of manufacture, in which granules are applied to an upper surface of a hardenable coating on a layer of shingle-making material, with granules of different pre-selected visual aesthetics provided in different tab areas, separated by mixtures of granules from adjacent tab areas forming intermediate areas, and in which the intermediate areas are removed to yield slots separating adjacent tabs, leaving visually sharp, precise starting and ending delineations for the tabs of a given aesthetic, that can be the same as or different than the aesthetic of an adjacent tab. | 10-21-2010 |
20100310825 | Shingle With Reinforcement Layer - A laminated shingle and a method of making it is provided in which the rear surface of the shingle is provided with an attached reinforcement layer through which fasteners may be applied when the shingle is applied to a roof. | 12-09-2010 |
20100316842 | TUNABLE SURFACE - An article can have a surface with selected wetting properties for various liquids. | 12-16-2010 |
20100316843 | POLYMER FILM COMPRISING ROUGHENING MATERIAL - The present invention is directed to a multilayer polymer film for application to and removal from a substrate, having controlled surface adhesion and peelably removable from a surface, the film having a layer comprising components (A) at least one polyolefin, (B) an adhesive composition in an amount equal to or greater than 3 weight percent, (C) a tackifier composition in an amount of from 1 to 12 weight percent, (D) at least one colorant in an amount from 0 to 15 weight percent, (E) anti-block additive in an amount of less than 1 weight percent, and (F) roughening material in an amount of less than or equal to 20 weight percent, each based on total weight of the adhesive layer; the components (A) through (F) with optional incidental carriers and additives being 100 percent by weight of the adhesive layer; wherein the adhesive composition consists essentially of ethylene/methyl acrylate and ethylene/acrylic acid in a weight ratio of from 60:40 to 50:15, that is, 77:23, ethylene/methyl acrylate to ethylene/acrylic acid; the tackifier is selected from a terpene phenolic resin or an acrylic hot melt resin; and the roughening material has an average particle size ranging from 20 to 60 microns. | 12-16-2010 |
20100330335 | FRICTION MATERIAL COATED WITH PARTICLES AND SATURATED WITH ELASTIC RESIN - A friction material including a plurality of fibers and a resin component binding the fibers, and wherein the resin component includes an elastic resin. | 12-30-2010 |
20110014426 | Sintered Cubic Boron Nitride Tool - A sintered cubic boron nitride tool can perform stable machining without causing any defect for a long lifetime even under a high-load cutting condition and a high-efficiency cutting condition. The sintered cubic boron nitride tool is such that: assuming a reference length longer than five times an average particle size of cubic boron nitride is S, when a total length of profile curves of cubic boron nitride included in the reference length S of the chamfer honing surface is LCC, when a total length of profile curves of the binder phase included in the reference length S of the chamfer honing surface is LCB, and a ratio of LCC to LCB is PC(PC=LCC/LCB), and when a total length of profile curves of cubic boron nitride included in the reference length S of the round honing surface is LRC, a total length of profile curves of the binder phase included in the reference length S of the round honing surface is LRB, and a ratio of LRC to LRB is PR(PR=LRC/LRB), then, a ratio of PR to PC (PR/PC) satisfies the relation of 1.2≦PR/PC≦8.0. | 01-20-2011 |
20110027533 | GRANULES - The present application is directed to a structure comprising a substrate and a structural layer on the substrate. The structural layer comprises a surface opposite the substrate. The structural layer comprises a binder and granules. Generally, the granules are bonded to the substrate with the binder. The granules have a diameter less than 420 micrometers and an average diameter of between 250 and 300 micrometers. Generally, the granule is exposed above the surface of the structural layer. | 02-03-2011 |
20110039070 | ABRASIVE ARTICLES INCLUDING ABRASIVE PARTICLES BONDED TO AN ELONGATED BODY - An abrasive article comprising an elongated body, a bonding layer overlying a surface of the elongated body, and abrasive grains contained within the bonding layer at an average abrasive grain concentration within a range between about 0.02 ct/m and about 0.30 ct/m. | 02-17-2011 |
20110045247 | SELF-CLEANING SURFACES COMPRISING ELEVATIONS FORMED BY HYDROPHOBIC PARTICLES AND HAVING IMPROVED MECHANICAL STRENGTH - The present invention relates to self-cleaning surfaces having improved mechanical stability and a process for the production thereof. The present invention is achieved by producing self-cleaning, hydrophobic, structured surfaces having mixtures of particles, which are fixed on their surface and which comprise structure-producing particles selected from semimetal or metal oxides, silicas and metal powders, and wax particles. Structured surfaces that are structured by such mixtures of particles are distinguished by substantially higher mechanical stability of the structure and are therefore especially suitable for the production of self-cleaning surfaces, which are exposed to relatively high mechanical loads, such as, for example, the surfaces of tarpaulins, awnings, greenhouse elements, conservatories or truck tarpaulins. | 02-24-2011 |
20110070402 | Optical Element, and Process for Producing Electronic Equipment using the Optical Element - Disclosed is an optical element comprising a functional layer composed mainly of an inorganic component on a surface thereof. The functional layer provided on the surface of the optical element is not broken or deformed even through a reflow treatment process. Also disclosed is a process for producing an electronic equipment, comprising placing an image pick-up device comprising the optical element together with an electronic component on a substrate and mounting the image pick-up device and the electronic component on the substrate by a reflow treatment process. The optical element comprises a base material containing a curing resin and inorganic fine particles and a functional layer composed mainly of an inorganic component provided on the surface of the base material. The optical element is characterized in that at least one type of inorganic fine particles is present on the surface of the base material, and the surface roughness is not less than 3 nm and not more than 100 nm. | 03-24-2011 |
20110104440 | LAMINATED ROOFING PRODUCT INCLUDING RECYCLED ROOFING MATERIAL AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A laminated roofing product can include a first sheet including a first coating that is substantially free of recycled roofing material, and a second sheet adjacent to the first sheet. The second sheet can include a second coating having a second sheet recycled roofing material. In another embodiment, the laminated roofing product can include a first sheet including a first sheet recycled roofing material, and a second sheet adjacent to the first sheet. The second sheet can include a second sheet recycled roofing material, wherein the second sheet has a higher recycled roofing content as compared to the first sheet. In another embodiment, a method of forming a laminated roofing product includes laminating a first sheet and a second sheet together. The second sheet has a higher recycled roofing content as compared to the first sheet. | 05-05-2011 |
20110104441 | COMPOSITE COATING AND SUBSTRATE USED IN LIQUID ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTING AND METHOD - A digital-printing substrate and method of improving adhesion of a substrate to an liquid electrophotographic (LEP) ink in LEP printing both employ a composite coating. The composite coating includes from 4.5% to 9.5% by weight of a mineral pigment and from 0.5% to 2% by weight of an organic binder uniformly dispersed in water. The mineral pigment has a particle size less than 1 micron. The organic binder comprises a hydroxylated polymer having an average molecular weight greater than 50,000. A weight percentage of hydroxyl groups in the hydroxylated polymer is equal to or greater than a weight percentage of acidic groups in an LEP ink. The composite coating enhances adhesion of the LEP ink to the substrate comprising the composite coating dried on a surface of the substrate. | 05-05-2011 |
20110123769 | Composition and system for preformed thermoplastic road marking with sequential features - The present disclosure describes preformed pre-bonded thermoplastic sections comprising smaller articles where the articles and sections have planar top surfaces and planar bottom surfaces that are coplanar to each other. There is also an adhesive backing layer on the coplanar bottom surfaces so that the adhesive backing layer bridges and bonds coplanar bottom surfaces to form unified pre-bonded thermoplastic signage thereby preventing dislodging or separation of the signage during handling, movement, and/or transportation before or during application of the pre-bonded signage. The articles when properly sequenced, matched, and combined, together makeup the sections such that when the sections are also sequenced and matched the sections combine to form thermoplastic signage with a final pattern wherein the planar top surfaces include sequential features necessary to visibly aid in quick assembly of one or more unified thermoplastic signages. | 05-26-2011 |
20110123770 | Preformed thermoplastic pavement marking and method utilizing large aggregate for improved long term skid resistance and reduced tire tracking - The present disclosure describes a preformed or in some cases a hot applied thermoplastic marking composition comprising a planar top surface portion and a planar bottom surface portion that are coplanar to each other, wherein said bottom surface portion is directly applied to a substrate via application of heat or pressure or both heat and pressure and wherein said top surface portion comprises an intermix that exits throughout said thermoplastic composition and includes large grit size aggregate in the range of about 8 to about 20 mesh or grit size, thereby reducing or eliminating tire tracking while also improving long-term skid resistance. | 05-26-2011 |
20110143094 | Process for Forming High Surface Area Embedded Coating with High Abrasion Resistance - The process of the present invention significantly increases the durability of superhydrophobic surfaces, while retaining similar optical properties to those of the original surface. The process uses velocity and heat to take freshly formed nano- and ultrafine particles and can partially embed and chemically bond them to the substrate, creating a strongly bonded nano-to-submicron textured surface. This nanotextured surface can then be modified to have desirable surface properties; for example, it can be hydrophobic, oliophobic, or hydrophilic. The high points of the coating made with this process protect the remainder of the surface from abrasion, thus greatly increasing product life in many uses. In preferred embodiments, the process is used to coat transportation vehicle windshields. | 06-16-2011 |
20110151190 | SHADOW EDGE LITHOGRAPHY FOR NANOSCALE PATTERNING AND MANUFACTURING - An advanced high-resolution and high-throughput shadow edge ( | 06-23-2011 |
20110151191 | CAMOUFLAGE SYSTEMS, KITS AND RELATED METHODS WITH FRICTIONAL CONTACT SURFACES - Systems, kits and methods that are related to camouflaging physical items are provided. The camouflage system for securement to a physical item can include a substrate layer having a front surface and a camouflage pattern on the front surface. One or more micro-terrain layers can be disposed over the camouflage pattern and the front surface of substrate layer forming at least a portion of an outer surface of the camouflage system to form a frictional contact surface. | 06-23-2011 |
20110151192 | ELECTROSTATIC DISSIPATIVE ARTICLES AND METHOD OF MAKING - An electrostatic dissipative (ESD) article includes a body having a volume resistivity within a range between about 10 | 06-23-2011 |
20110183112 | ROOFING MATERIAL WITH DIRECTIONALLY DEPENDENT PROPERTIES - Roofing material with an irregular surface and tailored radiation properties and tailored aesthetic properties in separate directions, simultaneously. This provides enhanced thermal performance in the sun direction and aesthetically pleasing visual appearance from viewing directions. | 07-28-2011 |
20110183113 | SILICON CARBIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE - There is provided a silicon carbide single crystal substrate having adhered particles that cause crystal defects removed therefrom and has high surface cleanliness, | 07-28-2011 |
20110223384 | Novel mineral composition - A shingle assembly that contains a fiber mat and an asphalt mixture disposed within the fiber mat. The asphalt mixture contains asphalt and a mineral filler; a layer of mineral granules is disposed on the top surface of the shingle assembly; the mineral granules contain at least about 40 weight percent of limestone particles that have a hardgrove grindability index of less than 70; and the particles are coated with an oil. | 09-15-2011 |
20110250393 | SELF-ASSEMBLED FILMS AND PROCESSES THEREOF - An apparatus includes a flexible base material and a flexible material formed on the flexible base material. Both the flexible base material and the flexible material have shrinkable and/or stretchable properties. The flexible base material may include a shrinkable polymer (e.g. PVC/PET or “shrink wrap”), which may shrink up to 500%. The flexible base material may include a stretchable polymer (e.g. Mylar), which may be stretched by at least 1000%. These stretchable and shrinkable properties may be exhibited without substantial functional degradation of either the flexible base material and/or the flexible material layer. | 10-13-2011 |
20110250394 | DIAMOND COATED TOOL - The present invention provides a diamond coated tool which is resistant to exfoliation at an interface between a base material and a diamond layer. The diamond coated tool of the present invention is a diamond coated tool including a base material and a diamond layer coating a surface of the base material, and characterized in that the surface of the base material has an arithmetic average roughness Ra of not less than 0.1 μm and not more than 10 μm and an average length of roughness profile elements RSm of not less than 1 μm and not more than 100 μm, and that the diamond layer has a plurality of cavities extending from a portion bordering on the base material in a crystal growth direction. | 10-13-2011 |
20110256347 | METHOD FOR MAKING DIAMOND COMPOSITE MATERIALS - The invention relates to a method for depositing a diamond coating onto a substrate, said method resulting in the production of a coating characterised by a novel morphology of the diamond in the form of pyramids containing submicronic grains. The method is carried out by chemical vapour deposition by controlling the applied electric field. | 10-20-2011 |
20110262700 | SURFACE-COVERED CUBIC BORON NITRIDE SINTERED BODY TOOL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A surface-covered CBN sintered body tool includes a base material formed with a cubic boron nitride (CBN) sintered body and a surface covering film covering a surface of the base material, and has a nega-land exposing the CBN sintered body in at least a portion thereof and a flank having the surface covering film formed thereon. With this, the surface-covered CBN sintered body tool having high defect resistance and wear resistance can be provided. The surface covering film preferably includes a nitride or a carbonitride of a compound including at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Cr, Zr, and V and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Si and B, or a nitride or a carbonitride of Ti. | 10-27-2011 |
20110268919 | Particles With Structured Surface - Particles with a structural surface which are useful to produce abrasion resistant self-cleaning surfaces contain particulate solid particles having a superstructured overlayer of fine particles. The particles may be prepared by polymerizing a polymerizable siloxane, silane, or mixture thereof in a Pickering emulsion. | 11-03-2011 |
20110268920 | TIN-PLATED PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A tin-plated product formed by electroplating a substrate in a tin plating solution, which contains carbon particles and an aromatic carbonyl compound, to form a coating of a composite material, which contains the carbon particles in a tin layer, on the substrate has a coefficient of friction which is not greater than 0.18, preferably not greater than 0.13, with respect to the same kind of another tin-plated product, and has a glossiness of not less than 0.29 and a contact resistance of not greater than 1.0 mΩ. The coating has a thickness of 0.5 to 10 micrometers, and the content of carbon in the coating is in the range of from 0.1% by weight to 1.5% by weight. Separate protrusions containing the carbon particles are formed on the surface of the coating. The orientation plane of a tin matrix of the coating is ( | 11-03-2011 |
20110281071 | PROCESS FOR INCORPORATING CARBON PARTICLES INTO A POLYURETHANE SURFACE LAYER - The invention relates to a method for introducing electrically conductive carbon particles into a surface layer comprising polyurethane. These carbon particles can in particular be carbon nanotubes. In the method according to the invention, a solution of non-aggregated carbon particles having a mean particle diameter of from 0.3 nm to 3000 nm acts in a solvent upon a surface layer comprising polyurethane. The solvent is able to cause the maceration of a surface layer comprising polyurethane. The dwell time is measured such that it is not sufficient to carry the polyurethane over into the solution. The invention furthermore relates to a polyurethane layer that comprises electrically conductive carbon particles and can be obtained by means of a method according to the invention. The invention likewise relates to a polyurethane object having surface layer comprising electrically conductive carbon particles, obtainable by a method according to the invention. | 11-17-2011 |
20110293890 | Low Etch Pit Density (EPD) Semi-Insulating III-V Wafers - Systems and methods of manufacturing wafers are disclosed using a low EPD crystal growth process and a wafer annealing process are provided resulting in III-V/GaAs wafers that provide higher device yields from the wafer. In one exemplary implementation, there is provided a method of manufacturing a group III based material with a low etch pit density (EPD). Moreover, the method includes forming polycrystalline group III based compounds, and performing vertical gradient freeze crystal growth using the polycrystalline group III based compounds. Other exemplary implementations may include controlling temperature gradient(s) during formation of the group III based crystal to provide very low etch pit density. | 12-01-2011 |
20110305873 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR APPLYING A PROTECTIVE COATING - A coating composition includes a cermet material having metal carbide phase particles with an average size of less than 5 microns. The coating has an average surface roughness of less than approximately 5 microns. A system for applying a coating to a substrate includes a spray gun configured for use with a high velocity oxygen or high velocity air fuel system. The system further includes a cermet material supplied to the spray gun, wherein the cermet material includes at least approximately 34 percent by weight of a metal carbide phase having an average particle size of less than or equal to approximately 5 microns. The metal carbide phase is dispersed in a liquid selected from the group consisting of water, alcohol, an organic combustible liquid, or an organic incombustible liquid. | 12-15-2011 |
20110311772 | RESIN SURFACE LAYER AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME, COMPOSITE HAVING THE RESIN SURFACE LAYER AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A resin surface layer and a method of fabricating the same, and a composite having the resin surface layer and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The method of fabricating the resin surface layer includes: (a) providing a base, made of a resin and including a plurality of additive particles randomly distributed in the base; (b) changing the orientation of the additive particles to arrange the additive particles in a predetermined form; and (c) drying the base to make a surface of the base exhibit a visual effect of 3D texture. Thus, the visual effect of any 3D texture can be achieved by controlling the orientation of the additive particles. | 12-22-2011 |
20110311773 | ROOF COVERING HAVING IMPROVED TEAR STRENGTH - A roof covering includes a roofing mat formed from fibers of a fiber material. The fibers are coated with a sizing. The roof covering also includes a coating material that coats the mat. The coating material is based on an organic material. The sizing includes a sulfur-containing material that bonds to the fiber material. The sulfur-containing material has sulfur groups that form cross-links with the organic material. In another embodiment, the coating material contains sulfur added to the organic material. The sizing includes a bonding material that bonds to the fiber material and that bonds to the sulfur. The sulfur forms cross-links with the organic material. | 12-22-2011 |
20120015145 | MULTILAYER PRINTABLE SHEET WITH A SOFT OR SILKY TOUCH AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The invention relates to a multilayer printable sheet, including a bottom support layer, an intermediate metal layer and a top layer made of transparent or translucent plastic material, a top surface of said layer of plastic material being covered with a coating layer made of a transparent or translucent matte varnish with a soft or silky touch. | 01-19-2012 |
20120027995 | COATING STRUCTURE, CHEMICAL COMPOSITION FOR FORMING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A coating structure includes a UV-cured resin layer and a fluoride monomolecular layer. Organosilicon groups of organosilicon molecules extend from the surface of the resin layer. Wax fine powder and oxide nanoparticles emerge from the surface of the resin layer to form mountain-valley-like microstructures. Fluoride molecules of the fluoride monomolecular layer are chemically bonded with the surface of the resin layer to expose the fluoride groups. During the formation of the coating structure, the UV-curable resin layer is first partially cured, then the fluoride molecules are activated to chemically bond to the surface of the resin layer, and thereafter, the UV-curable resin layer is completely cured. | 02-02-2012 |
20120058307 | THIN FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided embodiments are a thin film including a support material and nano particles having different density from that of the support material, and a method for manufacturing the same. Due to the density difference, the nano particles are intensively concentrated on an upper or lower part of the support material. The inventive concept also discloses a thin film capable of increasing surface roughness and a method for manufacturing the same. The thin film includes a support material, and particles contained therein. The particles may have lower density than that of the support material, and increase surface roughness at an upper part of the support material. | 03-08-2012 |
20120064295 | LOW CALIPER GLASS MAT AND BINDER SYSTEM FOR SAME - Cured non-woven fibrous mats, UF-based resinous binders, asphalt coated roofing material and processes for making cured non-woven fibrous mats are provided. A cured non-woven fibrous mat comprising randomly disposed fibers bound together with a resinous adhesive is provided. The mat has a caliper of less than 30 mil, an LOI of less than 18 wt. %, a hot tensile strength of at least about 60 lbs for a sample width of 2.5 inches, and an areal weight of equal to or less than about 1.8 lbs/100 ft | 03-15-2012 |
20120064296 | ANTIGLARE FILMS COMPRISING MICROSTRUCTURED SURFACE - The present invention concerns antiglare films having a microstructured surface. | 03-15-2012 |
20120070615 | POLYESTER FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, BACK SHEET FOR SOLAR CELLS, AND SOLAR CELL MODULE - Provided is a method for producing a polyester film, including: subjecting a polyester raw material resin, which contains a titanium compound and has an intrinsic viscosity of from 0.71 to 1.00, to melt extrusion using a twin-screw extruder which includes a cylinder; two screws disposed inside the cylinder; and a kneading disk unit disposed in at least a portion of a region extending from a 10%-position to a 65%-position of screw length with respect to an upstream end of the screws in a resin extrusion direction as a starting point, at a maximum shear rate generated inside the twin-screw extruder of from 10 sec | 03-22-2012 |
20120070616 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A plasma display panel equipped with a front substrate and a back substrate facing each other to form a discharge space. On the discharge space side of the front substrate there are disposed a metal oxide layer and magnesium oxide crystal particles. The magnesium oxide crystal particles are arranged to be protruding closer to the discharge space than the surface of the metal oxide layer. | 03-22-2012 |
20120088071 | ROOFING MATERIAL WITH DIRECTIONALLY DEPENDENT PROPERTIES AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A roofing material has multiple coatings with at least one directionally disposed coating. The roofing material has at least one non-planar surface for exposure to environmental conditions. A first coating is directionally disposed on a portion of the non-planar surface to cover less than all of the non-planar surface. The first coating has a visual attribute and an energy-efficiency attribute which are both different from corresponding visual and energy-efficiency attributes of the non-planar surface on which the first coating is disposed. A second coating is directionally disposed on at least a portion of the first coating. The second coating has a visual attribute which is different from the visual attributes of both the first coating and the non-planar surface. | 04-12-2012 |
20120088072 | Microfabricated Particles in Composite Materials and Methods for Producing the Same - Microfabricated particles are dispersed throughout a matrix to create a composite. The microfabricated particles are engineered to a specific structure and composition to enhance the physical attributes of a composite material. | 04-12-2012 |
20120107559 | INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBER AND IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An intermediate transfer member for electrophotography includes a substrate and a non-ceramer polyurethane compliant layer. Disposed directly on the compliant layer is an outermost surface layer consisting essentially of a non-particulate, non-elastomeric ceramer or fluoroceramer and nanosized inorganic particles that are distributed within the non-particulate ceramer or fluoroceramer in an amount of at least 5 and up to and including 50 weight % of the outermost surface layer. This intermediate transfer member can be incorporated into a suitable imaging apparatus for forming a toned image on a receiver element. | 05-03-2012 |
20120114905 | BORON NITRIDE AGGLOMERATES, METHOD OF PRODUCTION THEREOF AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to boron nitride agglomerates, comprising lamellar, hexagonal boron nitride primary particles, which are agglomerated with one another with a preferred orientation, the agglomerates formed being flake-shaped. | 05-10-2012 |
20120128933 | ANTICORROSION LAYER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to an anticorrosion layer and a manufacturing method thereof, wherein the anticorrosion layer is capable of being coated onto the surface of a substrate for preventing the substrate surface from corrosion, the anticorrosion layer comprises: a polymer material layer, coated on the substrate surface; and a continuous rough surface layer, formed on the surface of the polymer material layer, wherein the continuous rough surface layer has a surface roughness great than 10 nm. Moreover, through the manufacturing method, a protective layer (the anticorrosion layer) with excellent anticorrosion efficiency and low pollution property can be rapidly and massively formed on the substrate surface by way of using a replica mold. | 05-24-2012 |
20120141736 | ANTIGLARE HARD COAT FILM - An antiglare hard coat film is provided in which light transmittance is high without giving antiglare properties more than necessary, a haze value is low, transparency is excellent, image clarity is high, glare of an image is suppressed, whitishness (white blur) of the film is reduced, contrast deterioration is suppressed, and visibility of the display is improved as compared with prior-art antiglare films. | 06-07-2012 |
20120171421 | COATED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A coated article is described. The coated article includes a substrate, and an anti-fingerprint film formed on the substrate. The anti-fingerprint film includes a non-crystalline alumina layer formed on the substrate and a non-crystalline aluminum-oxygen-fluorine layer formed on the non-crystalline alumina layer. The aluminum-oxygen-fluorine has a chemical formula of AlO | 07-05-2012 |
20120171422 | COATED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A coated article is described. The coated article includes a substrate, and an anti-fingerprint film formed on the substrate. The anti-fingerprint film includes a non-crystalline silicon dioxide layer formed on the substrate and a non-crystalline silicon-oxygen-fluorine layer formed on the non-crystalline silicon dioxide layer. The silicon-oxygen-fluorine has a chemical formula of SiO | 07-05-2012 |
20120177883 | Artificial Stone Laminate - An artificial stone laminate comprising a top single layer of particulates of substantially a single size, a rear layer of reinforcing fibers, and a binder is provided. The single size of the particulates is between 0.5 mm and 3 mm. Each of the particulates has an exposed top flat surface section area that is substantially the largest sectional area that can be exposed in the particulates. A single layer of particulates of uniform size is spread on a release surface. The single layer of particulates is vibrated whereby the particulates are packed closely, touch one another adjacently in a horizontal plane, and achieve high surface coverage. The layer of reinforcing fibers is placed on the single layer of particulates. A binder is deposited for filling the gaps between the particulates and bonding the reinforcing fibers to the particulates. After the binder cures, the surface of the single layer of particulates is polished. | 07-12-2012 |
20120202007 | Mat - An improved mat is disclosed. Long and short legs support the mat and cause it to feel resilient although it is fabricated from hard rubber. Ribs prevent the mat from embedding within grating. Grit is selectively placed upon the mat and physically supported. Adhesive for bonding the grit is retained by retention lips. A process for filling grit trenches uses a robot to selectively place adhesive upon the mat. An adhesive dispenser is attached to the robot and the robot is appropriately programmed. | 08-09-2012 |
20120202008 | PARTS WITH DIFFERENT SURFACE FINISHES AND THE PROCEDURE TO OBTAIN THEM - Disclosed are pieces that are produced by sintering, which have well-differentiated surface finish areas including rough areas resulting from the sintering process, the roughness being determined by the size of grain used in sintering, and polished areas that have undergone a three-dimensional machining process. Also, dislosed is a method that, after obtaining a file containing a representation of the piece to be produced, comprises: selecting the parts to be raised; producing the piece by means of sintering; and subsequently subjecting the piece to automatic, semi-automatic or directed programming generation so that, by means of machining, the raised parts are reduced. Consequently, the resulting piece is economical in terms of costs and exhibits a very high degree of precision in the machined areas, a tolerance | 08-09-2012 |
20120213967 | OPTICAL LAMINATE FILM AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A stably-manufacturable optical laminate film and display device without rainbow-like unevenness are provided. An optical laminate film comprising: a support; an easily-adhesive layer provided on one surface of the support; and a transparent layer made of translucent resin provided on another surface of the support, wherein the transparent layer contains translucent particles, a volume average particle diameter r of the translucent particles satisfies 0.4 μm≦r≦3.0 μm, a total sum S of the translucent particles satisfies 30 mg/m | 08-23-2012 |
20120213968 | OPTICAL LAMINATE FILM AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A stably-manufacturable optical laminate film and display device having an excellent outer appearance without rainbow-like unevenness are provided. An optical laminate film includes a support, an easily-adhesive layer provided on one surface of the support, a transparent layer provided on the other surface of the support. In the optical laminate film, the transparent layer contains at least two types of translucent particles having different volume average particle diameters, and a total sum S of the translucent particles satisfies 30 mg/m | 08-23-2012 |
20120258282 | Asphalt Shingle with Lightweight Structural Aggregate and Method for Making Same - A shingle includes a reinforcing mat layer, an asphalt layer and an exterior layer. The asphalt layer is on top of the mat layer. The exterior layer includes structural-grade lightweight aggregate granules that are disposed on top of the asphalt layer. In making a roofing shingle, a mineral composition is heated to cause the mineral composition to fuse. The fused and expanded mineral composition is milled to form lightweight structural-grade aggregate granules. An asphalt layer is deposited onto a top surface of a reinforcing mat layer. A layer of structural-grade lightweight aggregate granules is applied onto the top layer. An adhesive asphalt strip is applied onto the layer of structural-grade lightweight aggregate granules. A lightweight aggregate pulverized dust is applied to a bottom surface of the mat layer. | 10-11-2012 |
20120276335 | POROUS MEDIUM WITH INCREASED HYDROPHOBICITY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a porous medium with increased hydrophobicity and a method of manufacturing the same, in which a micro-nano dual structure is provided by forming nanoprotrusions with a high aspect ratio by performing plasma etching on the surface of a porous medium with a micrometer-scale surface roughness and a hydrophobic thin film is deposited on the surface of the micro-nano dual structure, thus significantly increasing hydrophobicity. When this highly hydrophobic porous medium is used as a gas diffusion layer of a fuel cell, it is possible to efficiently discharge water produced during electrochemical reaction of the fuel cell, thus preventing flooding in the fuel cell. Moreover, it is possible to sufficiently supply reactant gases such as hydrogen and air (oxygen) to a membrane electrode assembly (MEA), thus improving the performance of the fuel cell. | 11-01-2012 |
20120308774 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A POWDER LAYER OR A GRANULAR LAYER - A method for producing a panel including scattering of a wood fibre powder on a carrier is disclosed and a device for the scattering step. | 12-06-2012 |
20130011612 | EMBEDDED NANOPARTICLE FILMS AND METHOD FOR THEIR FORMATION IN SELECTIVE AREAS ON A SURFACE - The invention is directed to a method of positioning nanoparticles on a patterned substrate. The method comprises providing a patterned substrate with selectively positioned recesses, and applying a solution or suspension of nanoparticles to the patterned substrate to form a wetted substrate. A wiper member is dragged across the surface of the wetted substrate to remove a portion of the applied nanoparticles from the wetted substrate, and leaving a substantial number of the remaining portion of the applied nanoparticles disposed in the selectively positioned recesses of the substrate. The invention is also directed to a method of making carbon nanotubes from the positioned nanoparticles. | 01-10-2013 |
20130011613 | LAMINATED FILM - A laminated film includes a resin layer provided on at least one surface of a thermoplastic resin film substrate, wherein the resin layer comprises an acrylic-modified polyester whose acrylic resin component has a glass-transition temperature of not lower than 67° C. and a sugar alcohol and/or a sugar alcohol derivative; the mass ratio of the acrylic-modified polyester to the sugar alcohol and the sugar alcohol derivative (the mass of the acrylic-modified polyester/the total mass of the sugar alcohol and the sugar alcohol derivative) is from 75/25 to 97/3; the total content of the acrylic-modified polyester and the sugar alcohol and sugar alcohol derivative is 65% by mass or more based on the total resin layer; and the haze value of the laminated film is not more than 2.0%. | 01-10-2013 |
20130011614 | SURFACE PROTECTION FILM - A surface protection film has moderate adhesive properties for adherend bodies with a rough surface, has a rear surface with good slipping properties, and blocking resistance and good unwinding properties (decreased unwinding tension to enable easy, high-speed sticking of the film to an adherend without causing creases or flaws). The surface protection film has a three-layered composite structure including an adhesive layer, an interlayer, and a back layer, wherein the adhesive layer is formed of 35 to 90 wt % of a linear low density polyethylene, 5 to 50 wt % of a styrene-based elastomer, and 15 wt % or less of a tackifier, the interlayer formed mainly of a propylene-based resin, and the back layer formed mainly of the same propylene-based resin as that constituting the interlayer and/or a different propylene-based resin therefrom, and also wherein the back layer has a surface roughness of 3 μm or more in terms of ten-point average roughness (Rz). | 01-10-2013 |
20130022788 | TEXTURED FILM AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A textured film, a process for manufacture of the textured film, and a light management stack, a backlight, and a display using the textured film are described. Generally, the surface texture of a polymeric film, such as a polymeric optical film, is controlled by incorporation of a fracturable coating that fractures upon stretching the film. | 01-24-2013 |
20130029101 | Asphalt Binder Modifier Composition - Asphalt binder modifiers derived from the thermo-catalytic conversion of biomass are provided. The asphalt binder modifiers are useful as anti-stripping agents and in increasing tensile strength ratios for asphalt concrete, asphalt-containing roofing materials, and other asphalt applications. | 01-31-2013 |
20130034695 | LIQUID-IMPREGNATED SURFACES, METHODS OF MAKING, AND DEVICES INCORPORATING THE SAME - The invention is directed to an article with a liquid-impregnated surface, the surface having a matrix of features thereupon, spaced sufficiently close to stably contain a liquid therebetween or therewithin, and preferable also a thin film thereupon. The surface provides the article with advantageous non-wetting properties. Compared to previous non-wetting surfaces, which include a gas (e.g., air) entrained within surface textures, these liquid-impregnated surfaces are resistant to impalement and frost formation, and are therefore more robust. | 02-07-2013 |
20130040106 | ANISOTROPY REDUCTION IN COATING OF CONDUCTIVE FILMS - Provided herein is a method of forming a conductive film, the method comprising: providing a coating solution having a plurality of conductive nanostructures and a fluid carrier; moving a web in a machine direction; forming a wet film by depositing the coating solution on the moving web, wherein the wet film has a first dimension extending parallel to the machine direction and a second dimension transverse to the machine direction; applying an air flow across the wet film along the second dimension, whereby at least some of the conductive nanostructures in the wet film are reoriented; and allowing the wet film to dry to provide the conductive film. | 02-14-2013 |
20130040107 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUBSTRATE HAVING DISPERSED PARTICLES OF DENDRIMER COMPOUND ON THE SURFACE THEREOF, AND SUBSTRATE HAVING DISPERSED PARTICLES OF DENDRIMER COMPOUND ON THE SURFACE THEREOF - A method for producing a substrate having dispersed particles of a dendrimer compound on the surface thereof, the method including: an application step including dissolving a phenyl azomethine dendrimer compound in a solvent to prepare a solution, and applying the solution on the surface of a substrate; and a volatilization step including volatilizing the solvent from the solution applied on the surface of the substrate, the phenyl azomethine dendrimer compound included in the solution having a concentration of no greater than 5 μmol/L is employed. | 02-14-2013 |
20130040108 | MODIFIED FIBERS FOR USE IN THE FORMATION OF THERMOPLASTIC FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE ARTICLES AND PROCESS - A surface-modified fibrous material is provided for incorporation in a thermoplastic matrix to form a fiber-reinforced composite article. Good binding between the fibrous material and the thermoplastic matrix is achieved through the presence of finely roughened surfaces on the fibers of nanoparticles of an inorganic material. Such nanoparticles are provided from an alkaline aqueous size composition containing the nanoparticles dispersed therein (as described). The fibrous material may be provided in continuous or discontinuous form. In a preferred embodiment glass fibers are initially provided in continuous form followed by cutting into discontinuous lengths and drying with the retention of the nanoparticles on the surfaces of the fibers. The surface-roughened fibrous material is incorporated in a thermoplastic matrix as fibrous reinforcement with the application of heat whereby the thermoplastic matrix is rendered melt processable. In preferred embodiments injection or compression molding is utilized. Improved long-fiber thermoplastics also may be formed to advantage. | 02-14-2013 |
20130065019 | Coating for Polymeric Labels - This invention provides a polymer film coating for use preferably with cold glue labels, particularly on the adhesive-receiving side of a label film The coating includes a filler component and a binder component, at least one of which is hydrophobic. The coating imparts water resistance and solvent resistance to an adhered label, thereby improving resistance to label removal due to moisture or water contact. A coated label and method of applying the coating to a label film are also included. | 03-14-2013 |
20130065020 | GRANULE COATED WATERPROOF ROOFING MEMBRANE - A roofing membrane includes a membrane layer. An adhesive layer is adhered to a first side of the membrane layer and a layer of granules is adhered to the first adhesive layer. | 03-14-2013 |
20130071618 | Thin Film, Pattern Layer, And Manufacturing Method Thereof - The present invention provides a pattern layer and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method of the pattern layer includes: performing coating on the substrate and at the same time, controlling coating parameter to vary with time so as to form a thin film of which film quality varies with coated film thickness on the substrate; and performing etching on the thin film so as to have lateral etch rate of the thin film changing with the film quality to thereby form the pattern layer having a side surface of a predetermined curvature. The present invention also provides a thin film. With the above-discussed method, the lateral etch rate of the thin film can be controlled through change of film quality. | 03-21-2013 |
20130089706 | Infrared-Reflective Coatings - A composition includes polymer and dispersed infrared-reflective clusters of titanium dioxide primary particles. The titanium dioxide primary particles are cemented together with precipitated silica and/or alumina to form clusters. The titanium dioxide primary particles have an average particle diameter in the range of from about 0.15 to about 0.35 micron, while the clusters of titanium dioxide primary particles have an average cluster diameter in the range of from about 0.38 to about 5 microns and a geometric standard deviation (GSD) in the range of from about 1.55 to about 2.5. | 04-11-2013 |
20130136896 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING COATING LAYER WITH LOW-FRICTION - In a method for producing a coating layer using plasma which includes heating, buffer layer coating, coating and cooling, a method for producing a coating layer with low-friction comprises: a coating step of forming TiAgN coating layer on the surface of a base material using Ti arc source and Ag sputtering source at a certain coating temperature; a fraction increase step of increasing the Ag fraction on the surface by increasing bias voltage and sputtering power for a certain time period; and a nano-forming step of forming Ag nanoparticles on the surface by maintaining the temperature at 50˜100° C. higher than the certain coating temperature for a certain time period. | 05-30-2013 |
20130142996 | USE OF NANOPARTICLES FOR THE LONG-TERM "DRY" STORAGE OF PEROXIDE RADICALS - The invention relates to an agent for stabilising peroxide ions in the air. Said agent is, according to the invention, an aluminosilicate polymer such as imogolite and/or allophane. The invention can be used in particular in the field of anti-bacterial and oxidising agents. | 06-06-2013 |
20130149496 | FINGERPRINT-RESISTANT ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - Described herein are various methods for making textured articles, textured articles that have improved fingerprint resistance, and methods of using the textured articles. The textured articles generally include a substrate and at least two different sets of nanostructured topographical features that are created in or on a surface of the substrate. Each set of nanostructured topographical features will have at least one average dimensional attribute that is different from that of any other set of nanostructured topographical features. | 06-13-2013 |
20130177739 | METAL FOIL PROVIDED WITH FILLER-CONTAINING RESIN LAYER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAL FOIL PROVIDED WITH FILLER-CONTAINING RESIN LAYER - A metal foil is provided with a filler-containing resin layer that is thin and has a smooth surface as a metal foil provided with an insulating layer. The filler-containing resin layer having a thickness of 0.1 μm to 3.0 μM, the gloss at the surface of the filler-containing resin layer is 200 or more, and the surface roughness (Ra) measured by an atomic force microscope in a measurement area of 5 μm×5 μM on the filler-containing resin layer is 25 nm or less is stacked on the smooth surface of the metal foil having a gloss exceeding 400 and surface roughness (Ra) measured by an atomic force microscope in a measurement area of 5 μm×5 μm of 10 nm or less. | 07-11-2013 |
20130196116 | Texturized Mottled Artificial Clothing Label and Methods of Making the Same - Laminates and methods of making them are generally provided. The methods of making a laminate for use as a clothing tag can include laminating a first fibrous web to a second fibrous web. Both the first and second fibrous webs can include cellulosic fibers and a binder composition present in the respective fibrous web from about 10% by weight to about 100% by weight of the dry weight of the fibrous web. Both the first and second binder composition can include a curable latex polymer and a crosslinker. The second fibrous web can be creped and can have a thickness less than 10 mils. The laminate can be aged for at least about 1 hour at an aging temperature of greater than about 150° F. The resulting laminated and their use in clothing are also provided. | 08-01-2013 |
20130202851 | Elastic Bonding Films - Elastic bonding films that include an elastic, thermoset core layer and a thermoplastic bonding layer on each side of the core layer are described. The thermoset core layer is a polyurethane formed as the reaction product of (i) a multifunctional isocyanate with (ii) a combination of polyols comprising (a) polyester diol, (b) crosslinker, and (c) hard segment. Articles incorporating such elastic bonding films including fabrics bonded to such films are also described. | 08-08-2013 |
20130209737 | OPTICAL LAYERED BODY, POLARIZER AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is an optical layered body which sufficiently suppresses generation of interference fringes and curls, can make a hard coat layer thin, and prevent an increase in production cost. Provided is an optical layered body having a hard coat layer formed on one surface of a light-transmitting substrate, wherein the hard coat layer has a surface roughness on its surface and the surface roughness satisfies the following inequalities of θa and Kr where θa is an average inclination angle of the uneven part and Kr is Kurtosis of the unevenness: | 08-15-2013 |
20130216783 | CERAMIC ARTICLE WITH REDUCED SURFACE DEFECT DENSITY AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A CERAMIC ARTICLE - A machined ceramic article having an initial surface defect density and an initial surface roughness is provided. The machined ceramic article is heated to a temperature range between about 1000° C. and about 1800° C. at a ramping rate of about 0.1° C. per minute to about 20° C. per minute. The machined ceramic article is heat-treated in air atmosphere. The machined ceramic article is heat treated at one or more temperatures within the temperature range for a duration of up to about 24 hours. The machined ceramic article is then cooled at the ramping rate, wherein after the heat treatment the machined ceramic article has a reduced surface defect density and a reduced surface roughness. | 08-22-2013 |
20130230695 | ARTICLES HAVING SUPERHYDROPHOBIC AND OLEOPHOBIC SURFACES - A thermoplastic article has a surface with a multiplicity of re-entrant structures extending from the article's surface where a conformal coating comprising a perfluoroalkane covers at least the distal portion of the re-entrant structures to render the article superhydrophobic and oleophobic. A method to prepare the article having a superhydrophobic and oleophobic surface comprises contacting a heated thermoplastic and a mold with voids having at least one dimension of 100 nm to 10 μm with a sufficient pressure to cause the thermoplastic to extend into the voids to form features that upon removal of the mold from the thermoplastic article results in re-entrant structures having at least one dimension of 100 nm to 5 μm. The surface having the re-entrant structures is conformally coated with a compound comprising a perfluoroalkane. Another method to prepare the article having a superhydrophobic and oleophobic surface comprises deposition of microparticles or nanoparticles and a resin on a surface of a substrate and curing the resin such that the microparticles or nanoparticles are adhered or mechanically fixed to the substrate with a portion of the microparticles or nanoparticles extending from the surface to form re-entrant structures. The microparticles or nanoparticles can comprise a perfluoroalkane or can be conformally coated with a compound comprising a perfluoroalkane, to render the surface superhydrophobic and oleophobic. | 09-05-2013 |
20130244003 | ORGANIC/INORGANIC HYBRID HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUPERHYDROPHOBIC OR SUPERHYDROPHILIC SURFACE USING SAME - The present invention relates to an organic/inorganic hybrid hierarchical structure comprising: a polymer electrolyte layer which formed on a base and which has a rough surface; and an inorganic nano-structure formed on the rough surface of the polymer electrolyte layer. The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing superhydrophobic or superhydrophilic surface using the organic/inorganic hybrid hierarchical structure. | 09-19-2013 |
20130260097 | RESIN SLIDING MEMBER - Disclosed is a resin sliding member, including: 0.5 to 25 vol % of calcium fluoride dispersed as particles; and a polyether ether ketone resin as a remainder. The calcium fluoride is crystalline, and a peak intensity of a (111) plane of the calcium fluoride exposed on a sliding surface is larger than a peak intensity of a (220) plane. | 10-03-2013 |
20130266764 | CARBON-BASED FINE STRUCTURE ARRAY, AGGREGATE OF CARBON-BASED FINE STRUCTURES, USE THEREOF AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION THEREOF - An aggregate of carbon-based fine structures in which a plurality of carbon-based fine structures are collected, wherein respective carbon-based fine structures are oriented in the same direction. The above aggregate of carbon-based fine structures is an aggregate of a plurality of carbon-based fine structures in a state they are pulled by one another with strong interaction, and has such a length that allows the improvement of the handeability and workability thereof. | 10-10-2013 |
20130288002 | POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION AND OPTICAL SHEET COMPRISING CURED RESIN LAYER FORMED THEREFROM - A photopolymerizable composition and an optical sheet comprising a cured resin layer formed therefrom. The polymerizable composition has a high refractive index and excellent light resistance and is thus useful for an optical sheet assembly for a backlight unit. | 10-31-2013 |
20130288003 | FRICTION MATERIAL - The invention relates to a friction element ( | 10-31-2013 |
20130295329 | DOUBLE-SIDED ADHESIVE TAPE - Disclosed is a double-sided adhesive tape that has a difference in adhesion between the front and rear sides thereof and can be produced to have a reduced thickness by a simple method. The double-sided adhesive tape is a sheet-shaped cured product of an adhesive composition containing a resin composition and an inorganic filler. The resin composition contains (A) an acrylate-based monomer, (B) a monomer copolymerizable with (A), (C) a photopolymerization initiator, and (D) a photo-crosslinking agent. The inorganic filler has an average particle diameter of 30 μm or less and is localized on one side of the tape. The surface roughness (center line average roughness Ra) of the tape surface on the side on which the inorganic filler is localized is 0.01 to 0.50 μm. | 11-07-2013 |
20130323468 | Method For Texturing A Glass Surface - A method of making an article having a textured glass surface, including, for example:
| 12-05-2013 |
20130330513 | Coated non-woven fabrics from inorganic fibers and functional, decorative layers for floor coverings, ceiling coverings and wall coverings manufactured therefrom - The present invention relates to a non-woven fabric made of inorganic fibers, which has a coating of at least two layers on one of both surfaces, wherein
| 12-12-2013 |
20130330514 | COMPOSITE MATERIALS - A composite material, the composite material comprising at least one prepreg, said prepreg comprising at least one polymeric resin and at least one fibrous reinforcement; and glassy carbon particles dispersed in the polymeric resin. | 12-12-2013 |
20140030485 | RENEWABLE PRINT MEDIA - The present disclosure is drawn to renewable print media, such as erasable or recyclable print media. In one example, a renewable print medium can comprise a media substrate, a pigmented base applied to the media substrate, and a renewable imaging layer applied to the pigmented base. The renewable imaging layer can comprise pigmented particulates and a polymeric binder, and the renewable imaging layer can comprise a polysiloxane with an unsaturated organic side group, a catalyst, and three-dimensional siloxane. | 01-30-2014 |
20140065369 | MICROSTRUCTURE FILM - The present invention is directed to a microstructure film comprising an area of microstructures and two edge areas, wherein the height of the highest part in the edge areas exceeds the height of the highest point in the microstructures, preferably by about 1 μm to about 1 mm. The application also describes how such a film may be manufactured. | 03-06-2014 |
20140072764 | DEVICE, ESPECIALLY SPORTING EQUIPMENT FOR USE IN SURFING OR SIMILAR ACTIVITIES, AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING FIBER COMPOSITES - Device, especially a piece of sporting equipment for use in surfing or similar activities, includes a base made of foamed plastic, which has at least one laminate coating made of a fabric laminate and an underlay compound. The device includes an intermediate layer between the base and the laminate coating. Likewise provided are a number of processes for producing fiber composites in connection with foamed plastics. | 03-13-2014 |
20140079911 | ROOFING MATERIAL WITH SURFACE TREATMENT AND SHADOW AREA - A roofing material includes a plurality of laminate layers and a surface treatment. The plurality of laminate layers includes a top laminate layer which at least partially overlaps a bottom laminate layer. The surface treatment is on portions of the top and bottom laminate layers. A shadow area is created on a top surface of the bottom laminate layer, adjacent to the top laminate layer, that is void of the surface treatment. This shadow area has a distinct visual appearance from the other portions of the top and bottom laminate layers that are subjected to the surface treatment. | 03-20-2014 |
20140093684 | ULTRA CLEAR SCRATCH RESISTANT COATING AND LAMINATE - An ultra-clear rub and scratch resistant aqueous based coating that provides barrier properties to film and is receptive to flexo, litho, and gravure printing inks includes polyurethane acrylic hybrid dispersion in combination with melamine formaldehyde resin and micronized wax. The coating composition can be formulated with little or no N-methylpyrrolidone. This coating can be applied to a wide variety of different polymers such as polyesters, metalized polyesters, polyamides, metalized polyamides, biaxially oriented polypropylene, and others. | 04-03-2014 |
20140093685 | DOUBLE-SIDED ADHESIVE TAPE - Disclosed is a double-sided adhesive tape that has a difference in adhesion between the front and rear sides thereof and can be produced to have a reduced thickness by a simple method. The double-sided adhesive tape is a sheet-shaped cured product of an adhesive composition containing a resin composition and an inorganic filler. The resin composition contains (A) an acrylate-based monomer, (B) a monomer copolymerizable with (A), (C) a photopolymerization initiator, and (D) a photo-crosslinking agent. The inorganic filler has an average particle diameter of 30 μm or less and is localized on one side of the tape. The surface roughness (center line average roughness Ra) of the tape surface on the side on which the inorganic filler is localized is 0.01 to 0.50 μm. | 04-03-2014 |
20140106124 | Colored Composite Pavement Structure - A process for making a colored composite pavement structure comprising silylated glass aggregate particles and a polymeric binder composition is disclosed. Systems and methods are also disclosed for providing a colored composite material that cures into a pavement structure. In one embodiment, a colorant concentrate is provided by combining an inorganic colorant with a portion of a first component of a polymeric binder composition. The colorant concentrate can then be combined with the first and second components of the polymeric binder composition to provide a colored polymeric binder composition. The colored polymeric binder composition may then be applied to silylated glass aggregate particles to provide a colored composite material that cures into a pavement structure. | 04-17-2014 |
20140106125 | TOUCH PANEL SHEET - A touch panel includes a base sheet and an irregular printed sheet, which is arranged above the base sheet. The irregular printed layer includes an ink printed surface that serves as an irregular surface on which a finger is dragged. The ink printed surface contains beads. | 04-17-2014 |
20140106126 | ABRASIVE PARTICLES HAVING PARTICULAR SHAPES AND METHODS OF FORMING SUCH PARTICLES - An abrasive article comprising a first group including a plurality of shaped abrasive particles overlying a backing, wherein the plurality of shaped abrasive particles of the first group define a first non-shadowing distribution relative to each other. | 04-17-2014 |
20140106127 | POLYMER HAVING OPTICALLY TRANSPARENT SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SURFACE - The disclosure relates to an optically transparent superhydrophobic surface. Methods of fabrication are disclosed including laminating an optically transparent polymer sheet with hydrophobic nanoparticles such that the nanoparticles are partially embedded and partially exposed. The resulting assembly remains optically transparent. | 04-17-2014 |
20140134400 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING AVERAGE REFLECTANCE OF A ROOFING PRODUCT FOR SLOPED ROOF - A roofing product includes coating a substrate with bitumen to yield a bitumen coated substrate having an exposure zone. First granules are adhered to the exposure zone to yield a first granule coating. The first granules have a solar reflectance greater than 35. An adhesive is adhered to at least a portion of the first granule coating. An open portion of the first granule coating that is free of the adhesive is maintained. An overlay of non-white second granules is adhered to the adhesive, such that the overlay of second granules and the adhesive provide a raised structure above a plane of the first granule coating. | 05-15-2014 |
20140147631 | MANUFACTURE OF HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES - Provided are methods of producing hydrophobic surfaces that in some embodiments include nanoparticle populations that differ in cross-sectional dimension and a coating of a low surface energy material. Also are provided are methods for producing such hydrophobic surfaces. Methods for producing transparent hydrophobic surfaces with functionalized nanoparticles and low surface energy polymers are also provided. | 05-29-2014 |
20140170382 | FUNCTIONAL FILM MANUFACTURING METHOD AND FUNCTIONAL FILM - A functional film manufacturing method, in manufacturing a functional film having an organic layer on a support and an inorganic layer on the organic layer, comprises steps of preparing a coating material containing an organic compound which has a glass transition temperature of 100° C. or higher and is to be the organic layer, and an organic solvent; coating a support surface with 5 cc/m | 06-19-2014 |
20140170383 | ORDERED SUPERSTRUCTURES OF OCTAPOD-SHAPED NANOCRYSTALS, THEIR PROCESS OF FABRICATION AND USE THEREOF - This invention relates to the controlled realization of ordered superstructures of octapod-shaped colloidal nanocrystals, formed either in the liquid phase or on a solid substrate. These structures can be applied in many fields of technology. | 06-19-2014 |
20140178641 | METHODS OF COATING A SURFACE AND ARTICLES WITH COATED SURFACE - A method of coating a surface is provided. The method comprises feeding a feedstock to a thermal spray torch, the feedstock comprising a liquid, disposing the feedstock on a substrate by thermal spray under conditions selected to produce a textured surface comprising a hierarchical structure, wherein the hierarchical structure comprises agglomerations of at least partially melted and solidified particles derived from the feedstock with individual at least partially melted and solidified particles derived from the feedstock disposed on a surface of the agglomerations; and applying a surface energy modification material over the textured surface. An article comprising a component having a coated surface is also provided. | 06-26-2014 |
20140178642 | COATED GLASS OR GLASS CERAMIC SUBSTRATE WITH HAPTIC PROPERTIES - A coated glass or glass ceramic substrate with a local-area and/or full-area layer having haptic properties is provided. The layer has a haptically perceptible texture and includes texturing inorganic and/or polysiloxane-based particles that are fixed on the substrate by a layer-forming material. The particles cause protrusions on the layer and so produce the haptically perceptible texture. The substrate is also provided, at least partially, with at least one additional layer. | 06-26-2014 |
20140193612 | NANOSTRUCTURED ARTICLES AND METHODS TO MAKE THE SAME - Material comprising sub-micrometer particles dispersed in a polymeric matrix. The materials are useful in article, for example, for numerous applications including display applications (e.g., liquid crystal displays (LCD), light emitting diode (LED) displays, or plasma displays); light extraction; electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, ophthalmic lenses; face shielding lenses or films; window films; antireflection for construction applications; and construction applications or traffic signs. | 07-10-2014 |
20140199517 | Enhanced friction coating construction and method for forming same - A method for forming a friction coating construction which utilizes the providing of a mixture of molten metal material with abrasive particles dispersed therethroughout in particulant form which is sprayed onto a flexible substrate which is of a metallic material being preferably ductile which is then allowed to harden and cool to allow the molten metal to affix the flexible support layer with respect to the metal material and with respect to the abrasive particles dispersed therethroughout thereby providing an enhanced friction control surface which can optionally include an adhesive layer on the surface of the flexible substrate positioned oppositely from the abrasive particles to allow this layer to be affixed to any subsurface surface which needs enhanced control of the coefficient of friction thereto. | 07-17-2014 |
20140255650 | UNDERLAYMENT WITH SLIP-RESISTANT SURFACE - A roofing underlayment comprising an asphalt-coated fibrous sheet having an upper surface and a lower surface is provided. A first portion of the upper surface has granules adhered thereto. A slip-resistant member is bonded to a second portion of the upper surface, an upper surface of the slip-resistant member having substantially no granules adhered thereto. | 09-11-2014 |
20140272299 | Basecoat Composition and Associated Paperboard Structure - A paperboard structure including a paperboard substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface and a basecoat applied to the first major surface and/or the second major surface, the basecoat including a pigment component, the pigment component including all pigments in the basecoat, wherein the pigment component has a median particle size between about 3 and about 8 micrometers, and wherein at most about 15 percent by weight of the pigment component has a particle size smaller than 1 micrometer. | 09-18-2014 |
20140272300 | AQUEOUS BINDERS FOR GRANULAR AND/OR FIBROUS SUBSTRATES - This invention relates to an aqueous binder composition containing a) at least one polymer P and b) at least one saccharide compound S, such that an amount of the saccharide compound S is ≧10 and ≦400 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of polymer P, wherein an amount of an additional formaldehyde-containing binder is ≦50 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the summed overall amounts of the polymer P and the saccharide compound S. This invention also relates to a process for producing a shaped articles from granular and/or fibrous substrates where an aqueous binder composition of the present invention is applied to the granular and/or fibrous substrate, the granular and/or fibrous substrate thus treated is optionally shaped and then the granular and/or fibrous substrate thus obtained is thermally treated. This invention also relates to shaped articles obtained by a process of the present invention. | 09-18-2014 |
20140335312 | SUBSTRATE FILM FOR MANUFACTURING TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE FILM - A transparent electrode film is manufactured by applying a transparent electrode material such as a conductive polymer, carbon nanotubes, graphene or metallic nanowires on the surface of a transparent substrate such as polyester, etc., wherein, in order to reduce changes in the surface resistance of the transparent electrode film during edge testing, photocurable resin layers are formed on both surfaces of the substrate film, and a transparent electrode layer is formed on the surface of either of the resin layers. This technique involves adjusting the degree of photocuring of the photocurable layers formed on both surfaces of the substrate film such that the degree of curing of the photocurable layer on one surface is at least 85%, and the degree of curing of the photocurable resin layer on the other surface falls in the range of 45 to 85% and then the transparent electrode layer is formed thereon. | 11-13-2014 |
20140370242 | HIGHLY REFLECTIVE MICROCRYSTALLINE/AMORPHOUS MATERIALS, AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Compositions comprising highly reflective microcrystalline/amorphous materials are provided. In some instances, the highly reflective materials are microcrystalline or amorphous carbonate materials, which may include calcium and/or magnesium carbonate. In some instances, the materials are CO | 12-18-2014 |
20150064403 | Elastomeric Roll for an Electrophotographic Image Forming Device having Compressible Hollow Microparticles Defining a Surface Texture of the Roll - A roll for use in an electrophotographic image forming device according to one example embodiment includes an elastomeric core having hollow microparticles dispersed within the core. The hollow microparticles are compressive and resiliently recoverable after receiving an applied force. Portions of at least some of the hollow microparticles extend beyond an outer circumference of the core and provide a surface texture to the core. | 03-05-2015 |
20150093543 | BLOOD COMPATIBLE SURFACES - The disclosure features blood compatible articles and methods of making the articles. The methods include providing a substrate and forming a rough surface on the substrate. The rough surface includes a plurality of three-dimensionally curved features each having a radius of curvature of less than about 50 nm. The surface includes a sufficient concentration of features per unit area to limit blood coagulation activity on the substrate and to limit the number of platelets that adhere to the surface when the substrate is exposed to blood. | 04-02-2015 |
20150104610 | STRUCTURE AND PAINT FOR FORMING SURFACE COAT LAYER - A structure includes a surface coat layer of which the thickness on a bump such as a weld bead and a weld spatter or an edge portion, possibly formed on the surface of a base, is not greatly different from the thickness on a flat portion. The structure therefore has excellent properties including heat insulation properties and electrical insulation properties. The structure includes a base that is made of a metal, and has a flat portion and at least one of a bump and an edge portion on a surface; and a surface coat layer that is formed from an amorphous inorganic material and particles of a crystalline inorganic material, and covers the surface of the base, the surface coat layer including a first coat portion covering the flat portion and a second coat portion covering the at least one of a bump and an edge portion. | 04-16-2015 |
20150104611 | STRUCTURE AND PAINT FOR FORMING SURFACE COAT LAYER - A structure includes a surface coat layer of which the thickness on a bump such as a weld bead and a weld spatter or an edge portion, possibly formed on the surface of a base, is not greatly different from the thickness on a flat portion. The structure therefore has excellent properties including heat insulation properties and electrical insulation properties. The structure includes a base that is made of a metal, and has a flat portion and at least one of a bump and an edge portion on a surface; and a surface coat layer that is formed from an amorphous inorganic material and particles of a crystalline inorganic material, and covers the surface of the base, the surface coat layer including a first coat portion covering the flat portion and a second coat portion covering the at least one of a bump and an edge portion. | 04-16-2015 |
20150147526 | DECORATIVE SHEET - To provide a decorative sheet which has anti-skid properties, is resistant to abrasion, exhibits high abrasion resistance even when bonded to a floor or road surface over which pedestrians or vehicles traverse, does not cause pedestrians or vehicles to skid, and does not suffer from damage or peeling. [Resolution Means] A decorative sheet having a first bead coat layer comprising a resin and particles having a median diameter of from 20 μm to 60 μm, a second bead coat layer which is coated on the first bead coat layer and which includes a resin and particles having a median diameter of from 20 μm to 60 μm, a design layer and an adhesive layer. | 05-28-2015 |
20150291828 | TRANSPARENT FILM, METHOD FOR USING THE SAME, AND TOUCH PANEL - A transparent film for a display is provided. The transparent film enables smooth writing in input operation using a pen-input touch panel, like writing on paper with a pencil. The transparent film comprises a transparent substrate film and a coat layer on at least one side of the transparent substrate film. The total light transmittance of the transparent film in accordance with JIS K7136 is adjusted to not lower than 85%, and the surface of the coat layer is adjusted to a maximum height of rolling circle waviness profile (W | 10-15-2015 |
20150308513 | FRICTION MATERIAL AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - One exemplary aspect of the present disclosure relates to a method of forming a friction material. The method includes depositing a plurality of particles on a substrate such that the particles provide a plurality of projections and channels between adjacent projections. This disclosure also relates to the friction material itself, and a system including a mechanical component and the friction material. | 10-29-2015 |
20150321231 | ARTICLE COATED WITH AN ULTRA HIGH HYDROPHOBIC FILM AND PROCESS FOR OBTAINING SAME - The present invention relates to an article having at least one surface, wherein said surface is at least partially coated with a ultra high hydrophobic film having a surface roughness such that the film exhibits a static water contact angle at least equal to 115°, preferably 120°, even better 125°, and wherein said film is a nanostructured film comprising a first layer comprising nanoparticles bound by at least one binder adhering to the surface of the article, and a second layer of an anti-fouling top coat at least partially coating said first layer. The present invention also concerns a process for preparing the above article. | 11-12-2015 |
20150321498 | TRANSPARENT NOTE SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A note sheet comprising: (1) a substrate having a first main face and a second main face; (2) a writing receptive layer on the first main face of the substrate, the writing receptive layer having an exposed face or writing surface having a fine relief structure; and (3) at least one segment of repositionable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on at least a portion of the second main face; wherein the substrate and writing receptive layer having a visible transmittance of at least about 80% and a haze of not more than about 60%. Also a method for making such sheets. | 11-12-2015 |
20150321964 | SLURRY PLASMA SPRAY OF PLASMA RESISTANT CERAMIC COATING - Disclosed herein are methods for producing an ultra-dense and ultra-smooth ceramic coating. A method includes feeding a slurry of ceramic particles into a plasma sprayer. The plasma sprayer generates a stream of particles directed toward the substrate, forming a ceramic coating on the substrate upon contact. | 11-12-2015 |
20150343491 | STRUCTURED SURFACE CONTACTING PRINTING MATERIAL AND PRINTING MATERIAL PROCESSING MACHINE - A method for producing a structured surface making contact with printing material, preferably a cylinder cover, includes producing a structured coating having microparticles on a substrate, preferably a stainless steel plate. The microparticles are encased antiadhesively and agglomerated by adsorption of nanoparticles, and the agglomerates being produced are fixed in a sol-gel matrix. A surface produced in this way has a structured coating on a substrate and the coating has microparticles. The coating has agglomerates fixed in a sol-gel matrix and including microparticles encased antiadhesively by adsorption of nanoparticles and preferably formed of silicon carbide. The surfaces advantageously have a self-repair function since, in the case of abrasion of structural elevations, the antiadhesive casings of the microparticles are exposed and the antiadhesive property of the coating is maintained. | 12-03-2015 |
20150359383 | KITCHEN APPLIANCE COATED BY DOT METHOD AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - Provided are a kitchen appliance coated by a dot method including a primer coating layer formed on a surface of the kitchen appliance, and a dot layer formed in a dot shape on a surface of the primer coating layer by repetitive point spraying a coating solution of dot particles, wherein the dot particles are individually adhered to the primer coating layer by the point spraying to form a surface, the dot particles has an average diameter of 5 μm to 10 mm when being adhered to the primer coating layer by the point spraying, an area ratio of the dot layer to the primer coating layer is in a range of 60% to 98%, the dot layer is spattered by a point spraying method in which the dot layer is formed by overlapping 0 to 20 layers of the dot particles, various colors of the dot layer are obtained by simultaneously or individually point spraying through a plurality of nozzles respectively including coating solutions of various colors, and a liquid component of the dot particles point sprayed in a form of a liquid is dried during drying to be separated into the individual dot particle to cause irregularities at an upper end portion of the dot layer in view of the entire dot layer, and a method of preparing the kitchen appliance. | 12-17-2015 |
20150368489 | PAINTING MATERIAL, PRINTING MATERIAL, AND COATING MATERIAL - This painting material has a base material and an ink-receiving layer arranged on the surface of the base material. The arithmetic average roughness (Ra | 12-24-2015 |
20150368904 | LIGHTWEIGHT ROOFING SHINGLE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A lightweight roofing shingle comprising a saturated mat having an exposed side and an unexposed side wherein a fabric reinforcing layer substantially replaces the bottom asphalt coating and the backing aggregate on the unexposed side of a conventional shingle. The lightweight shingle will have a top asphalt layer applied to the exposed side of the mat and a layer of granular material applied to the top asphalt layer opposite the mat per conventional construction, and the fabric reinforcing layer is adhered directly to the unexposed side of the saturated mat. In one embodiment, the fabric reinforcing layer covers an entire area of the unexposed side of the saturated mat. The reinforcing layer may preferably be a nonwoven fabric made from PET or polypropylene. The lightweight roofing shingle may also include a release tape layer applied to the reinforcing layer opposite the saturated mat. | 12-24-2015 |
20160053150 | OIL-ENHANCED POLYMER MODIFIED ASPHALT ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING - Oil-enhanced polymer modified asphalt adhesive compositions, membrane materials including the oil-enhanced polymer modified asphalt adhesive composition, and methods for making are provided. The oil-enhanced polymer modified asphalt adhesive compositions have improved elongation, recovery, heat resistance, and cold adhesion and may include a polymer modified asphalt and an oil or oil derivative additive. The polymer modified asphalt may include an elastomeric copolymer. The oil or oil derivative additive may include one or more of vegetable oils, nut oils, and seed oils. A membrane including the oil-enhance polymer modified asphalt is also provided. A multi-layered roofing membrane is also provided. | 02-25-2016 |
20160068702 | ROUGH TACTILE RADIATION CURABLE COATING - A coating composition for creating a rough tactile surface on a substrate comprises a plurality of high aspect ratio flakes dispersed through a radiation-curable binder. The composition is can be employed in anilox and gravure printing systems incorporating doctor blades and like skimming units in which conventional tactile coatings cannot be successfully employed. | 03-10-2016 |
20160108514 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING NANOSTRUCTURES, AND SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE INCLUDING NANOSTRUCTURES - Provided are a method and an apparatus for producing nanostructures. The method and the apparatus can form the nanostructures having fine dimensions from a wider variety of materials. Also provided is a substrate structure including nanostructures formed from a material that is industrially widely applicable. A method forms a plurality of nanostructures on a flat surface of a substrate. The method includes the step a) of evaporating a main material for the nanostructures onto the flat surface of the substrate. In the step a), the substrate is controlled to have an absolute temperature equal to or lower than 0.25 time the melting point (absolute temperature) of the main material for the nanostructures. This enables the formation of fine nanostructures having a desired shape from a desired material. | 04-21-2016 |
20160115340 | HARD COAT FILM AND HARD COAT FILM WOUND BODY - Provide are a hard coat film which can exhibit high anti-blocking properties and high scratch resistance and simultaneously achieve high light transmittance (lower haze), and a wound body thereof. The present invention relates to a hard coat film including: a transparent polymer base material; and a hard coat layer formed on one main surface of the transparent polymer base material, wherein: the hard coat layer includes fine particles and a composite resin containing an organic component and an inorganic component; the hard coat layer has a surface having a flat portion and protrusion portions formed by the fine particles; and haze H | 04-28-2016 |
20160158800 | PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A COMPONENT COMPRISING A STACK OF A FUNCTIONAL LAYER ON A COMPOSITE FILM - A process of manufacturing component with a composite film including a matrix made of thermoplastic polymer and particles inside this matrix. This process includes heating the composite film in order for its temperature to exceed the glass transition temperature of its matrix, then when the composite film is softened, flattening an external face of the composite film by a smooth face resting directly over the whole of this external face, this smooth face forming part of the front face of a flexible membrane, the whole of the rear face of which, located on the side opposite the front face, is pushed against the composite film by a fluid, then cooling the composite film below the glass transition temperature, then withdrawing the membrane in order to mechanically separate its front face from the external face of the composite film. | 06-09-2016 |
20160172215 | METHOD FOR REPAIRING SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING COMPONENTS | 06-16-2016 |
20160176168 | Monolithic Breathable Film and Composite Manufactured Therefrom | 06-23-2016 |