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| 20080199667 | MAGNETIC FIELD CONTROLLED ACTIVE REFLECTOR AND MAGNETIC DISPLAY PANEL COMPRISING THE ACTIVE REFLECTOR - Provided is an active reflector that transmits or reflects light by being controlled by a magnetic field and a magnetic display panel that employs the active reflector. The active reflector includes a magnetic material layer in which magnetic particles are buried in a transparent insulating medium, and the magnetic material layer has an optical incident surface having an array of hybrid curved surfaces which include a central surface having a convex parabolic shape and an axis of symmetry and a peripheral surface having a focal point on the axis of symmetry of the central surface and a concave parabolic shape extending from the central surface. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080199668 | Veil with a PVOH fibre binding agent - The process according to the invention comprises:
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| 20080233372 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR TURBINE SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A composite material for use in turbine support structures. The composite material may include a first material having a positive coefficient of thermal expansion and a second material having a negative coefficient of thermal expansion, a negative Poisson ratio, or both a negative coefficient of thermal expansion and a negative Poisson ratio. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080261006 | Chemically-directed electrostatic self-assembly of materials - A self-assembled article includes a surface comprising an chemical functionality having an immobilized charge; and a plurality of particles assembled on the surface of the core, said particles having a surface comprising an immobilized chemical functionality of a charge opposite that of the core. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080268215 | Thin-Film Laminate - Disclosed is a thin-film laminate which could have effectively prevented interface reflection and the occurrence of interference fringes by rendering the interface substantially absent. The thin-film laminate comprises: a light-transparent base material; and an antistatic layer and a hardcoat layer provided in that order on the light-transparent base material, wherein the interface of the light-transparent base material and the antistatic layer is substantially absent and/or the interface of the antistatic layer and the hardcoat layer is substantially absent. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080268216 | Cooling product - A cooling product (e.g., pad, bandage, headband, wrap, cloth, and so forth) that contains a gel configured to cool the skin of a body part when placed adjacent thereto is provided. The gel is contained within a composite that has two or more fibrous layers structured to provide enhanced distribution of the gel therethrough. More specifically, a first fibrous layer may rapidly distribute the gel in primarily the -z direction (direction of thickness) to a second fibrous layer, which then distributes it primarily in the -x and -y directions. The second fibrous layer may then be placed adjacent to a user's skin to provide the desired cooling. Because the gel is distributed primarily in the -x and -y directions, however, direct contact between the gel and skin is limited, thereby reducing the “sticky” feel normally associate with such gels. The cooling product is also flexible, and may be easily adapted to a body part. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080268217 | CLOTH HAVING PARTIALLY DIFFERENT CLOTH-STRETCHABILITY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A cloth having partially different cloth-stretchability comprises a portion having relatively high cloth-stretchability and a portion having relatively low cloth-stretchability, in which the portion having a relatively high cloth-stretchability is composed of a fiber having fiber-stretchability and a fiber having non-fiber-stretchability and has a higher extension percentage than that of the portion having a relatively low cloth-stretchability. A method of manufacturing thereof comprises printing a part to be dissolved and removed of a cloth-stretchable base cloth with a dissolving paste including a dissolving accelerator to make a printed part; removing a part of or all dissolvable fiber A of the printed part; and fulfilling conditions (1) to (4):
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| 20080280115 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING MACROSCALE FILMS COMPRISING MULTIPLE-WALLED NANOTUBES - A technique is provided for the fabrication of multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNT) and carbon nanofiber (CNF) film materials. The method includes mixing a relatively small amount of single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs) with larger amounts of MWNTs and CNFs, which enables one to produce highly flexible SWNT materials—advantageously without the need for bonding agents and at significantly lower costs compared to flexible SWNT materials. The method exploits SWNTs tendency to entangle together to form flexible films, using a small amount of SWNTs to wrap around and entangle the larger diameter MWNTs and CNFs together to form flexible films with highly beneficial mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties at a fraction of the cost of SWNT materials. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080286539 | Glass-based semiconductor on insulator structures and methods of making same - Methods and apparatus provide for: a semiconductor wafer; at least one porous layer in the semiconductor wafer; an epitaxial semiconductor layer directly or indirectly on the porous layer; and a glass substrate bonded to the epitaxial semiconductor layer via electrolysis. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080305314 | OPTICAL THIN-FILM-FORMING METHODS AND APPARATUS, AND OPTICAL ELEMENTS FORMED USING SAME - Optical thin-film-forming methods are disclosed that form optical thin film on a base plate arranged in a vacuum chamber. An exemplary method includes the steps of retaining the base plates on a plurality of retaining frames of a base-plate retainer, heating the base plate, and emitting a deposition material from a deposition source. The retaining frames are configured to make the entire base plate uniformly heated. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080311363 | METAL FIBER COATED SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MAKING - The disclosed metalized article comprises a substrate, a base binder, and a plurality of loose metal fibers secured to the substrate by the base binder. The method of making the disclosed metalized article comprises providing a substrate, providing a plurality of loose metal fibers on at least a portion of the substrate, and securing the metal fibers to the substrate with a base binder. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090004447 | ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR INCLUDING A BAFFLE - A baffle for use with an environmental sensor such as a particle counter. The environmental sensor includes a housing and an inlet. The inlet has an axis and defines a first cross-sectional area with respect to the axis. The baffle includes a bullet configured to be positioned adjacent to the inlet along the axis. The bullet has a second cross-sectional area with respect to the axis that is between about seventy-five percent smaller than the first cross-sectional area and about three-hundred percent larger than the first cross-sectional area. In some constructions, the baffle substantially reduces interference from external light sources without substantially inhibiting the transport of particles entrained in the fluid to be analyzed by the environmental sensor. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090004448 | ACOUSTICAL SOUND PROOFING MATERIAL WITH IMPROVED DAMPING AT SELECT FREQUENCIES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Panels for use in building construction (partitions, walls, ceilings, floors or doors) which exhibit improved acoustical sound proofing in multiple specific frequency ranges comprise laminated structures having as an integral part thereof one or more layers of viscoelastic material of varied shear moduli which also function as a glue and energy dissipating layer; and, in some embodiments, one or more constraining layers, such as gypsum, cement, metal, cellulose, wood, or petroleum-based products such as plastic, vinyl, plastic or rubber. In one embodiment, standard wallboard, typically gypsum, comprises the external surfaces of the laminated structure. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090029129 | ANTISTATIC ARTICLE, METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An antistatic article having an antistatic layer disposed on a substrate is disclosed herein. The antistatic layer is formed from a cationic copolymer, a non-cationic (meth)acrylic polymer, and a crosslinking agent. The cationic copolymer consists essentially of a cationic monomer, a hydrophobic monomer, a crosslinkable monomer, and an optional nitrogen-containing monomer. The substrate may comprise an optical film such as a multilayer optical film. Methods for making the antistatic article and display devices containing the antistatic article are also disclosed. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090035542 | LOW TEMPERATURE REACTIVE COMPOSITE JOINING - Reactive foils and their uses are provided as localized heat sources useful, for example, in ignition, joining and propulsion. An improved reactive foil is preferably a freestanding multilayered foil structure made up of alternating layers selected from materials that will react with one another in an exothermic and self-propagating reaction. Upon reacting, this foil supplies highly localized heat energy that may be applied, for example, to joining lawyers, or directly to bulk materials that are to be joined. This foil heat-source allows rapid bonding to occur at room temperature in virtually any environment (e.g. air, vacuum, water, etc.). If a joining material is used, the foil reaction will supply enough heat to melt the joining materials, which upon cooling will form a strong bond, joining two or more bulk materials. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090035543 | VIBRATION DAMPENING MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A material adapted to regulate vibration by distributing and partially dissipating vibration exerted thereon. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090041995 | Self-Assembling Block Copolymer Film - A multilayer light reflective, variable interlayer separation (d-spacing), cross-linked self-assembling block copolymer film or coating wherein a property of the reflected light can be changed by varying the interlayer separation (d-spacing) of the film or coating. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090047489 | Composite article having adjustable surface morphology and methods of making and using - Disclosed are composite articles having adjustable surface morphologies, methods of making the composite articles, and methods of using the composite articles. The composite articles generally include an active layer comprising a shape memory material configured to undergo a change in property upon receipt of an activation signal, a bias layer configured to provide a mechanism for the composite article to return to a first shape from a second shape, and an activation device for providing the activation signal to the shape memory material. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090061180 | DICHROIC MIRROR - Dichroïc mirrors, also known as optical filters, having a particular use as a rear view mirror includes a vitreous substrate coated with a stack of interferential layers and with a metallic reflector. The stack of layers includes, successively from the substrate, a layer of high refractive index material in the range of 1.9 to 2.8, a layer of a lower refractive index material in the range of 1.2 to 2.2, and a layer of a semiconductor material having a refractive index of more than 3. The refractive indices of the layers of high refractive index material and lower refractive index material differ by at least 0.2 and the coated substrate has a transmittance at 550 nm of at least 6% and a reflectance at 550 nm greater than 45%. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090061181 | Pressure sensitive adhesive cloth tape - The present invention relates to a pressure sensitive adhesive cloth tape for masking, packaging, mending and such and, more particularly, to a thin, flexible pressure sensitive adhesive cloth tape capable of being easily torn off by hand and of sticking to irregular parts and stepped parts. The present invention provides a pressure sensitive adhesive cloth tape including a backing at least one of the surfaces of which is coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive layer. The backing is a tape of a woven fabric of polyester filament yarns, and each of both the surfaces of the backing is coated with a polyethylene resin layer having a basis weight between 15 and 30 g/m | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090061182 | COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A plastic substrate includes resin and glass fibers. In an end surface of the substrate, interfaces between the glass fibers and the resin are covered with a solidified melt of the glass fibers. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090061183 | Substrate with Hard Coat Film and Coating Solution for Forming Hard Coat Film - The present invention provides modified zirconia fine particles which are stable in an acidic region as well as in an alkaline region, and which may be readily adjusted in refractive index in a predetermined range. The present invention further provides a substrate with a hard coat film excellent in adhesiveness with the substrate, abrasion resistance, scratch strength, pencil hardness and the like without interference fringes and a coating solution which may form the hard coat film. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090061184 | Processes for Applying a Conversion Coating with Conductive Additive(S) and the Resultant Coated Articles - A process for coating an article includes the steps of contacting an article with a first solution to produce a coated article, the first solution includes a solvent and at least one non-conductive material comprising at least one oxide of a metal; contacting with a second solution the coated article having at least one surface with a non-conductive material layer, the second solution includes a solvent and at least one conductive material comprising at least one of the foregoing: graphite, metals, conductive ceramics, semi-conductive ceramics, intermetallic compounds, and mixtures thereof; and drying the coated article having at least one surface with a non-conductive material layer having the at least one conductive material in contact with at least one surface of the non-conductive material layer and the at least one surface of the article. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090061185 | NONWOVEN FABRIC LAMINATE, MOISTURE-PERMEABLE NONWOVEN FABRIC LAMINATED SHEET USING NONWOVEN FABRIC LAMINATE, AND SANITARY PRODUCTS USING THEM - There is provided by the present invention a nonwoven fabric laminate which comprises a first spunbonded nonwoven fabric comprising a propylene-based polymer (first SB nonwoven fabric), a melt blown nonwoven fabric comprising a propylene-based polymer and laminated on the first spunbonded nonwoven fabric, and a second spunbonded nonwoven fabric (second SB nonwoven fabric) comprising a propylene-based polymer and laminated on the melt blown nonwoven fabric, and which has overall basis weight of not more than 30 g/m | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090061186 | Shell for ballistic helmet - A shell for ballistic helmet formed from a plurality of paraaramide fabric layers such as KEVLAR-KM2®, and bonding resin. All fabric layers have areal density less than 200 g/m | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090068427 | MULTI-LAYER, ELASTIC ARTICLES - The invention is an article comprising at least two layers, a low crystallinity layer and a high crystallinity layer. One or both layers is capable of being elongated so that a pre-stretched article is capable of being formed. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090068428 | REINFORCING FIBER BASE MATERIAL FOR PREFORMS, PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LAMINATES THEREOF, AND SO ON - The invention provides (1) a reinforcing fiber base material having a weave constituted of both reinforcing fiber filaments arranged in one direction in parallel with each other and auxiliary yarns arranged in another direction, which satisfies the relationship: L=H/cos θ (wherein L is the length of auxiliary yarn covering one reinforcing fiber filament and H is the width of the filament as determined in such a state where the reinforcing fiber filaments are unified only with the auxiliary yarns; and 3°≦θ (in-plane shear strain)≦30°) and wherein 2 g/m | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090075042 | HAND-TEARABLE NON-ELASTIC TAPE - A laminated non-elastic tape is provided. The laminated tape may include two layers of material, each layer having warp yarns extending longitudinally of the tape and weft yarns extending transversely of the tape. The warp yarns may be non-elastic. The two layers of material having warp yarns and weft yarns may be, for example, warp-knitted weft-insertion fabrics, scrim woven fabrics, or any other suitable material that facilitates hand-tearing of the tape. The tape may include a layer of nonwoven material positioned, for example, between the two layers of material. The layers of material may be bonded together with a binder. In some embodiments, the binder may be a latex- or non-latex-based cohesive agent. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090075043 | MULTILAYERED EROSION RESISTANT COATING FOR GAS TURBINES - A coating system is used on an engine component having an outer surface configured to be exposed to a first plurality of particles impinging against the outer surface at an angle within a first angle range and a second plurality of particles impinging at an angle in a second angle range. The system includes a bond layer overlying the engine component outer surface, a first erosion-resistant layer comprising a first material that is more resistant to erosion by particles impinging the component outer surface at an angle within the first angle range than by particles impinging within the second angle range, an interlayer overlying the first erosion-resistant layer, and a second erosion-resistant layer comprising a second material that is more resistant to erosion by particles impinging the component outer surface at an angle within the second angle range than by particles impinging within the first angle range. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090081429 | OPTICAL FILM HAVING GRADED REFRACTIVE INDEX AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed are an optical film having a graded refractive index and a method of manufacturing the same. The optical film includes one or more antireflection films composed of a mesoporous material having a plurality of pores of a uniform size, and the pores of the mesoporous material are filled with air or a filler having a refractive index different from that of the mesoporous material, and thus the volume ratio of mesoporous material to filler in the pores thereof is controlled, thereby obtaining a desired magnitude of effective refractive index and ensuring a refractive index distribution in which the refractive indexes sequentially change, resulting in high antireflection performance. The method of manufacturing the optical film may be conducted using a nanowire growing technique, thus making it easy to realize mass production. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090081430 | Transparent Adhesive Tape - A construction is presented for a unilaterally bondable, high-transparency, substantially two-dimensional element (2D element) having a support and an adhesive, which is used as a shatterproofing device for brittle 2D bodies. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090092805 | Ferroelectric Material With Polarization Pattern - An apparatus includes a ferroelectric layer and a polarization pattern configured in the ferroelectric layer to represent position data. The polarization pattern has a switchable polarization state domain and an unswitchable polarization state domain. A method includes providing a ferroelectric layer and establishing a polarization pattern in the ferroelectric layer to represent position data. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090092806 | Solar Control Window Film - A solar control window film includes: a light-colored substrate having opposite first and second surfaces; a dark-colored light absorbing layer formed on the second surface of the substrate; an image layer printed on the first surface of the substrate; an adhesive layer formed on the image layer at one side of the image layer opposite to the substrate; and a viewing mechanism that includes a plurality of pin holes extending through the light absorbing layer, the substrate, the image layer and the adhesive layer in a normal direction relative to the solar control window film. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090110890 | Color changing wear indicator - A substrate with a color changing indicator to identify wear of the substrate is disclosed. The color changing indicator generally comprises a substrate having a working surface with a first color and a surface coating comprising a second color, different than the first color, dispersed in a binder. The surface coating covers the first color of the substrate and repeated use of the article wears away the surface coating causing exposure of the first color to indicate wearing of the substrate. Also disclosed, is a method of making an article including a color changing indicator. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090110891 | Transparent thin film, optical device and method for manufacturing the same - An optical device includes a transparent thin film containing silicon, oxygen, carbon and hydrogen as main components, wherein the film includes local regions of a relatively high refractive index and local regions of a relatively low refractive index. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090117355 | ULTRATHIN FERROMAGNETIC/ANTIFERROMAGNETIC COUPLING FILM STRUCTURE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic coupling film structure and a fabrication method thereof. The structure includes an antiferromagnetic layer of cobalt oxide having a thickness of 2 to 15 monolayers and formed on a substrate at a temperature ranging from 700K to 900K; and a ferromagnetic layer of cobalt having a thickness of at least one monolayer for being formed on the antiferromagnetic layer of cobalt oxide. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090117356 | High temperature substrate protective structure - Substrate protective structures, including high performance polymers and polymer coatings from 1 to over 2500 mils thick, are disclosed. The structures protect metal and other surfaces with heat resistant, abrasion resistant, and chemical inert polymers. The structures are applied to the substrate in a manner that provides easy processing of curved and bent surfaces, increased adhesion of metal to polymer, greater resistance to mechanical and thermal stresses that cause cracking and de-lamination, and increased environmental resistance. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090136726 | Heat Shrinkable Multilayer Film and Packaging Material Using the Same - A heat shrinkable multilayer film comprising an outer surface layer (a) formed of a thermoplastic resin, a first intermediate layer (b | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090142560 | THIN FILM DEVICE WITH MINIMIZED SPATIAL VARIATION OF LOCAL MEAN HEIGHT - This invention provides a thin film device with minimized spatial variation of local mean height. More specifically, the thin film device has a substrate and at least one first structure having a first spatially varying weighted local mean height determined by a layer weighting function. The first structure has a first maximum height, a first minimum height and a first variation for a given averaging area. A compensation structure is also provided upon the substrate, the compensation structure having a second spatially varying weighted local mean height determined by the layer weighting function. The compensation structure also has a second maximum height, a second minimum height and a second variation for the given averaging area. The first structure and compensation structure combine to provide a combined structure upon the substrate with minimized spatial variation of a combined weighted local mean. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090142561 | Antireflection laminated body - One embodiment of the present invention is an antireflection laminated body having a transparent substrate, a lower layer of low refractive index layer including a low refractive index particle, and an upper layer of low refractive index layer without a particle. In addition, in another embodiment of the present invention, the refractive index of the lower layer of low refractive index layer is 1.28-1.42, and the refractive index of the upper layer of low refractive index layer is 1.38-1.46. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090142562 | ANTISTATIC ANTI-GLARE FILM - An antistatic antiglare film that can remain antistatic and transparent even after a long time of use, particularly even after a long time of use at high temperature or high humidity. The antistatic antiglare film of the invention includes a transparent substrate film and an antiglare layer disposed thereon, the antiglare layer includes a polymeric antistatic agent, optically-transparent fine particles and a binder. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090155556 | AIR-LAID SHEET FOR FOOD EXTRACTION - There is provided a sheet for food extraction using no chemical such as a chemical binder or a paper-making aid, using an adhesive composite fiber as a raw material, exerting no influence on the global environment, being excellent in safety to the human body and sanitation, and satisfying performance such as bag-making processability, heat stability, uniformity in texture, extraction properties and prevention of powder leakage, by an air-laid sheet for food extraction produced by preparing a fiber web (1), by an air-laid process, which mainly comprises a heat-adhesive composite fiber (A) having a fineness of 1.0 to 4.5 dt wherein a sheath component as a low-melting component of a sheath-core type composite fiber or a low-melting component of a side-by-side type composite fiber has a melting point of 110 to 170° C., and performing interfiber bonding by heating to achieve integration. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090162625 | Identification Medium - An identification medium provided with a laminated structure comprises laminated layers of a magnetically controllable layer, in which magnetic microcapsules are dispersed, and a color shifting layer. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090162626 | CONCRETE HAVING EXCELLENT EXPLOSION RESISTANCE - This invention provides a concrete having excellent exploding resistance, comprising a fiber as one constituent material, wherein said concrete has a compressive strength of 50 N/mm | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090169843 | Low-Defect-Density Crystalline Structure and Method for Making Same - A low-defect-density crystalline structure comprising a first crystalline material, a layer of second crystalline material epitaxially grown on the first crystalline material, and a layer of third crystalline material epitaxially grown on the second layer such that the second layer is positioned between the first crystalline material and the third crystalline material. The second and third crystalline materials cooperate to form a desirable relationship. The crystalline structures of the second crystalline material and third crystalline material have a higher crystalline compatibility than the first crystalline material and third crystalline material. The layer of second crystalline material is sufficiently thick to form the desirable relationship with the third crystalline material but sufficiently thin for the layer of second crystalline material to be strained. The layer of third crystalline material is grown to a thickness beyond a thickness had the third layer been grown on an unstrained second layer. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090191389 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS THAT EXHIBIT MINIMAL SCATTERING, METHODS FOR FABRICATING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICES COMPRISING THE SAME - Transparent conductors that exhibit minimal scattering, methods for fabricating such transparent conductors, and display devices comprising such transparent conductors are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a transparent conductor comprises a substrate having an effective refractive index n | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090202801 | Stretched polymers, products containing stretched polymers, and their methods of manufacture and examination - Certain stretched polymers have defects which reduce their tenacity and effectively render the stretched polymers opaque. These defects are at least in part cause by the undesirable stresses being applied to the fiber. Such stresses may be avoided by avoiding thermal shock and by avoiding bending and twisting during processing. Such stretched polymers may be used in optically clear application such as bullet resistant glass. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202802 | Coating composition for forming low-refractive-index layer, antireflective film using the same, and image display device including the antireflective film - A coating composition for forming a low-refractive-index layer includes a first fluorine compound represented by Formula 1 below, | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090208714 | PRE-COATED NON-WOVEN MAT-FACED GYPSUM PANEL - A gypsum panel suitable for use in constructing a roof deck comprising a set gypsum core having at least about 0.3 pounds of reinforcing fibers per 100 square feet and a density sufficient to provide a board weight of 130 lbs per 100 square feet, where the core sandwiched between and faced with coated non-woven fibrous mats, wherein the free surface of each mat is pre-coated with a combination of a mineral pigment and a polymer latex adhesive binder applied to the mat surfaces as an aqueous coating composition. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090214841 | Method of Manufacturing Thermoplastic Membrane Articles and Methods of Use - A release liner web has thermoplastic membranes coated on opposite sides of the release liner web that are thermoplastically fused proximally to an edge of the release liner web, nearly doubling the width of thermoplastic membranes that can be prepared using conventional equipment. Also described are geomembranes prepared from an amorphous or semi-crystalline thermoplastic sheet material and having a high gloss surface, and methods of manufacture and use of same. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090220757 | ORIENTED MULTI-LAYER SHRINK LABELS - The present invention relates to a multi-layer oriented shrink film comprising at least one skin layer comprising a polystyrene material and at least one core layer comprising a polyolefin layer. The films are preferably primarily oriented in either the machine or the cross direction. These films are ideally suited for use as a shrink label which can be applied either as a CD shrink sleeve or applied using a continuous roll process. The films ideally have an overall density of less than 1.0 g/cm | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090233069 | REDUCTION OF TRANSFER OF VIBRATIONS - The invention discloses a dissipative vibration damping device ( | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090239048 | Optical Articles - An optical article includes a plastic substrate, a first layer which is adjacent to the plastic substrate and the refractive index of which decreases in the direction to be remoter from the plastic substrate, a second layer which is adjacent to the first layer and the refractive index of which is not higher than the refractive index of the surface part of the first layer, and a hard coat layer which is adjacent to the second layer and the refractive index of which is lower than the refractive index of the plastic substrate. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090239049 | COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES - The invention provides composite components, structures and method for producing composite components. A composite component has a negative effect Poisson's ratio and comprises a first component and a second component. The first component and the second component extend longitudinally relative to an axis, the first component being provided around the second component through one or more turns which are spaced longitudinally relative to the axis. A variation in the tensile load on the first component causes the radial position of the second component relative to the axis to vary. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090246489 | OPTICAL FILM, PROCESS OF PRODUCING THE SAME, AND POLARIZING PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAYING DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME - An optical film comprising a first domain of a polymer composition and a second domain disposed inside the first domain, wherein the second domain is a bubble having a morphology anisotropy, and the mean alignment direction of the main chain of the polymer molecule in the first domain differs from the mean direction of the major axis of the second domain, is capable of contributing toward display performance unification and body thickness reduction of an image display device. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090246490 | ANTIREFLECTION FILM, POLARIZING PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is an antireflection film including, in the following order: a transparent support; at least one antiglare layer or diffusive layer containing a transparent resin and light-transmissive resin particles; and a low-refractivity layer having a refractive index lower than that of any of the transparent support and the antiglare layer or diffusive layer, wherein the transparent resin is formed by curing a mixture containing (A) a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate having at least two (meth)acryloyl groups, and (B) a modified polyfunctional (meth)acrylate modified through addition of any of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide or caprolactone, and the light-transmissive resin particles contain (C) high-crosslinking light-transmissive particles which are so high-crosslinking as to have a residual monomer content of at most 2.0% and which have a compression strength of from 39 to 98 N/mm | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090252939 | Wafer structures and wafer bonding methods - Wafer structures and wafer bonding methods are provided. In some embodiments, a wafer bonding method includes providing a conductive wafer and a plurality of insulating wafers, the conductive wafer being larger than the insulating wafers; performing a pre-treatment operation on the conductive wafer, the insulating wafers, or both; and directly bonding the insulating wafers to the conductive wafer. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090263637 | SYSTEM FOR OPERATING TOP DOWN/BOTTOM UP COVERING FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS - A control system for a top down/bottom up covering for an architectural opening includes a common drive shaft for raising and lowering a middle rail and a bottom rail between which a flexible shade material extends. A control element operates a spool lift system and a roller lift system, with the spool lift system being associated with the middle rail and the roller lift system being associated with the bottom rail. The lift systems are sequentially operated when the drive shaft is driven in either direction by the control element. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090291277 | Method of Making Thin Film Structures and Compositions thereof - This invention is directed to a method of modifying the refractive index of multilayer thin films structure comprising high refractive and low refractive index layers, where the high refractive and low refractive index layers are of the same material, the method comprises a) depositing a first layer of film of a refractive index on a substrate; b) depositing a second layer of film having a different refractive index onto the first layer of film; and c) depositing a third layer of film having a different refractive index from the second layer of film onto the second layer of film, and compositions thereof. In certain embodiments, this multilayer thin film structure of this invention is directed to decorative applications. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090305012 | Functional Optical Films with Nanostructures - The present invention provides optical multilayer films comprising a plurality of first optical layers, each first optical layer containing a first functional additive; and a plurality of second optical layers, each second optical layer optionally containing a second functional additive. The optical multilayer films have both high functionality and high transparency. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090305013 | LAYERED STRUCTURE COMPRISING NANOPARTICLES - The invention relates to a layered structure comprising at least a first and a second layer whereby the refractive indices of the first and the second layer are matched to avoid iridescence by adding nanoparticles to at least one of the first or the second layer. The invention also relates to a window film comprising a substrate and a low iridescent coating. The invention further relates to a method to match the index of refractive indices of two layers thereby avoiding iridescence. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090305014 | OPTICAL MEMBER, OPTICAL SYSTEM USING THE OPTICAL MEMBER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN OPTICAL MEMBER - Provided is an optical member capable of keeping a high performance antireflection effect over a long period of time with respect to an arbitrary substrate. The optical member has plural layers on a substrate, and includes at least one metal oxide layer having a void, and at least one layer containing an organic resin as a main component formed between the substrate and the metal oxide layer. The metal oxide layer is a plate crystal layer formed of a plate crystal containing aluminum oxide as a main component and a surface of the plate crystal layer has an uneven profile. The organic resin has an aromatic ring and/or a hetero ring in at least a part thereof. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090317610 | MULTI-LAYER FILM ADHESIVE - The disclosure provides for a multi-layer adhesive for reducing squeeze out. The multi-layer adhesive comprises a first adhesive layer having a first adhesive property and a second adhesive layer having a second adhesive property. The second adhesive property is different from the first adhesive property. The first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer form a film adhesive. In another embodiment, the disclosure provides a structure comprising a first component and a second component bonded with the multi-layer adhesive of the disclosed embodiments. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090317611 | Evoh barrier film with reduced autoclave shock - The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to a barrier film that maintains an oxygen barrier after being subjected to autoclaving conditions. The film comprises one EVOH layer positioned as a core layer, and one EVOH layer positioned directly adjacent to an outer layer comprising highly permeable material having a moisture vapor permeability greater than about 40 g-mil/100 in | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090324910 | Coatings - A superhydrophilic coating can be antireflective and antifogging. The coating can remain antireflective and antifogging for extended periods. The coating can have a graded refractive index. The coating for wafer-level optics can be for targeted capillary condensation in nanoparticle containing reflow-compatible coatings. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100003478 | Refractive boundary elements, devices, and materials - An optical device includes an interface between two or more media. The refractive indices, orientations of media, and alignment relative to a propagating wave define a refractive boundary at which reflections may be reduced or eliminated, and at which, for certain incident angles, rays may be refracted on the same side of the normal as the incident ray. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100040849 | Absorbing anti-reflection coatings for lenses - A method is provided for the reduction of image noise due to multiple reflections from lens surfaces which incorporates weak absorption into the antireflection coatings of the lens surfaces. Even though weak absorption in the coatings may slightly decrease the transmittance, these special coatings with tailored absorption will increase image contrast and signal to noise ratios. Such coatings may also be designed to reduce image noise from surface scattering as from dust or scratches on the front surface of a lens. Tailored absorption coatings may also be used to reduce back reflection from lens systems | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100047540 | ACTUATOR USING A MULTILAYER COMPOSITE MATERIAL - There provided an actuator employing laminated composite materials which exhibit both large deformation and high power output. In order to achieve the invention, the actuator comprises a pair of substrates having different coefficients of thermal expansion and an insulating layer disposed between said pair of substrates; and an elastic layer disposed between said plurality of laminated composite materials. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100047541 | Composite material repair - A repaired composite material component | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100047542 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MULTI-LAYERED OBJECT - The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a multilayer object in synthetic resin ( | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100055425 | COMPOSITE PART CONSISTING OF A FILM AND A SUBSTRATE BASED ON AN AMORPHOUS POLYAMIDE - A film which comprises a layer composed of a moulding composition composed of a semicrystalline polyamide whose enthalpy of fusion is at least 8 J/g is used for production of a composite part with a substrate composed of a moulding composition composed of a substantially amorphous polyamide whose enthalpy of fusion is less than 8 J/g. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100055426 | MULTILAYER ADHESIVE TAPE - Transparent tape with a backing which has been stretched predominantly in one direction, wherein the backing has at least one basic layer which is provided with at least one outer, impact resistant layer which is more impact resistant than the basic layer, the basic layer is provided on the side opposite the layer with an adhesive layer based on an aqueous acrylate dispersion, and the outer layer does not have a release coating on the free side. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100062232 | MULTILAYER FILMS - The present invention concerns multilayer films comprising a plurality of layers, at least some of the layers comprise (i) cross-linked chitosan, alginate, chondroitin sulfate, or hyaluronic acid and (ii) particles or void spaces; wherein the layers are 20-260 nm in thickness. Also disclosed are multilayer films comprising at least two of: a layer comprising a first polymer; a layer comprising a second polymer; a layer comprising particles, wherein said particles comprise ceramic material, metallic species, or both; and, a layer comprising a combination of said first polymer and said particles; wherein said multilayer film is capable of displaying structural color. Also provided are methods for making and using the inventive multilayer films and compositions comprising the multilayer films. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100062233 | METHODS FOR CONVERTING USED PAPER MATERIAL INTO STRUCTURAL PANELS, AND STRUCTURAL PANELS MADE THEREBY - A method for reusing used paper material such as paperboard cartons comprises the steps of collecting used paper material after it has been used for its original purpose, dividing the used paper material into pieces without repulping the used paper material, coating an adhesive material onto the pieces, and assembling the coated pieces together into a layer to form a structural panel, the adhesive material binding the pieces together upon curing or drying. The pieces can be long narrow strips and/or shredded pieces and/or fiberized pieces that are essentially randomly oriented in the structural panel. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100068483 | SUBSTRATE STRUCTURES APPLIED IN FLEXIBLE ELECTRICAL DEVICES AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A substrate structure applied in flexible electrical devices is provided. The substrate structure includes a carrier, a release layer overlying the carrier with a first area and a flexible substrate overlying the release layer and the carrier with a second area, wherein the second area is larger than the first area and the flexible substrate has a greater adhesion force than that of the release layer to the carrier. The invention also provides a method for fabricating the substrate structure. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100068484 | HIGHLY BREATHABLE BIODEGRADABLE FILMS - A breathable film having a base layer comprising first filler particles and second filler particles dispersed within a biodegradable polymer matrix is provided. The first filler particles constitute from about 25 wt. % to about 75 wt. % of the base layer and the second filler particles constitute from about 0.1 wt. % to about 10 wt. % of the base layer. The ratio of the average size of the first filler particles to the average size of the second filler particles being from about 2 to about 100. The film exhibits a water vapor transmission rate of about 2,000 g/m | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100068485 | Multilayer Electroactive Polymer Composite Material - An electroactive material comprises multiple layers of electroactive composite with each layer having unique dielectric, electrical and mechanical properties that define an electromechanical operation thereof when affected by an external stimulus. For example, each layer can be (i) a 2-phase composite made from a polymer with polarizable moieties and an effective amount of carbon nanotubes incorporated in the polymer for a predetermined electomechanical operation, or (ii) a 3-phase composite having the elements of the 2-phase composite and further including a third component of micro-sized to nano-sized particles of an electroactive ceramic incorporated in the polymer matrix. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100104837 | MELAMINE DECORATIVE LAMINATED SHEET - A melamine decorative laminated sheet has a melamine resin layer and a low refractive index layer which is formed upper than the melamine resin layer and has a lower refractive index than a refractive index of the melamine resin layer. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100104838 | Optical Article and Method for Manufacturing the Same - An optical article includes an anti-reflection layer on a substrate, wherein the anti-reflection layer is formed of nine layers obtained by alternately stacking low refractive index layers and high refractive index layers, the layer closest to the substrate among the high and low refractive index layers that form the anti-reflection layer is called a first layer and the numbers of the following layers are incremented by one so that the odd-numbered layers are low refractive index layers and the even-numbered layers are high refractive index layers, and at least one of the following equations is satisfied: | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100119790 | DIAMOND - The present invention relates to an HPHT method for synthesizing single crystal diamond, wherein a single crystal diamond seed having an aspect ratio of at least 1.5 is utilised. Single crystal diamond seeds having an aspect ratio of at least 1.5 and synthetic single crystal diamond which may be obtained by the method recited are also described. The growth surface is substantially aligned along a <100> or <110> direction in the plane of the growth surface. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100136306 | Method of manufacturing optical component and optical component - To easily bond substrates even made of materials whose linear expansion coefficients are different from each other when manufacturing an optical component used by transmitting light through an inside thereof. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100143676 | TRANSPARENT COMPOSITIONS AND LAMINATES - The invention includes an interlayer film and composition comprising a polymer composition obtainable from (a) at least one low crystallinity propylene polymer, and at least one (b) internal adhesion enhancer, (c) at least one clarity enhancer or (d), more preferably, both (b) and (c). The invention also includes a process of preparing a film comprising (a) supplying at least one first component, a low crystallinity propylene polymer, (b) supplying at least one second component, selected from at least one an internal adhesion enhancer, at least one clarity enhancer or a combination thereof; and, (d) admixing the first and second components and optional additives. Additionally, the invention includes a process of making a laminate comprising steps of (a) positioning at least one layer of the interlayer film directly adjacent to at least one layer of substrate (b) applying sufficient heat or other energy to result in softening of the interlayer directly adjacent the substrate with simultaneous application of sufficient pressure to press polymer into intimate contact with substrate. The invention also includes laminates and articles comprising the composition or film of the invention or a combination thereof. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100143677 | WRINKLE-FREE NANOMECHANICAL FILM - Methods to control and prevent polymer films from buckling are provided. Buckled morphologies are created by thermally cycling or mechanically compressing a substrate such as poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) coated with a polyelectrolyte multilayer film. By varying the dimensions of the surface topography relative to the buckling wavelength (e.g., pattern size is less than, equal to, and greater than the buckling wavelength) the orientation and the local morphology of the buckled films is controlled. Based on the information obtained, we demonstrate how to alleviate the unavoidable buckling by incorporating nanoparticles into the film. In addition, we studied the effect of the silica layer that results from oxygen plasma treatment and the critical temperature for permanent film buckling. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100143678 | HIGH BARRIER, HEAT-SEALABLE ROLL OR POUCH STOCK - A heat-sealable roll or pouch stock laminated barrier material is disclosed and comprises: a compostable first layer; a compostable, heat-sealable second layer; and a metallized compostable film disposed between the first and second layers. The first layer can be selected from: (i) compostable film; and (ii) a coating layer and a paper layer, the paper layer being disposed between the coating layer and the metallized compostable film. The first layer can be secured to the metallized compostable film with an adherent selected from adhesive and extrudate. The second layer can be selected from a hermetically-sealable film and an extrudate. When present, the hermetically-sealable film is secured to the metallized compostable film with an adherent selected from adhesive and extrudate. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100167029 | Lyocell Web Product - A web comprising a layer of airlaid pulp or synthetic material overlaying and fastened to at least one layer of regenerated cellulose fiber. The airlaid fluff or synthetic material can be sandwiched between two regenerated cellulose fiber layers. The regenerated cellulose can be viscose or lyocell. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100167030 | ADHESIVE TAPE AND ADHESIVE TAPE ROLL - The invention provides an adhesive tape comprising a tape-like support base and a tape-like adhesive layer, wherein the adhesive layer is formed on the main side of the support base and the width of the support base is longer than the width of the adhesive layer. According to the invention, seepage of adhesive components in the adhesive layer of the adhesive tape in the widthwise direction from the sides of the support base can be reduced compared to the prior art. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100167031 | SUBSTRATE STRUCTURES APPLIED IN FLEXIBLE ELECTRICAL DEVICES AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A substrate structure applied in flexible electrical devices is provided. The substrate structure includes a carrier, a first material layer overlying the carrier with a first area, a second material layer overlying the first material layer and the carrier with a second area, and a flexible substrate overlying the second material layer, the first material layer and the carrier with a third area, wherein the second area is larger than or equal to the first area, the third area is larger than the second area, and the flexible substrate has a greater adhesion force than that of the first material layer to the carrier. The invention also provides a method for fabricating the substrate structure. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100167032 | FRONT ELECTRODE FOR PDP - A PDP front electrode of this invention comprises a black layer which includes glass with a softening point not greater than 400° C.; and a white layer which includes glass with a softening point not greater than 500° C., and which is formed on the black layer. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100178477 | STRETCHED POLYOLEFIN MATERIALS AND OBJECTS PRODUCED THEREFROM - The invention is directed to stretched polyolefin materials having an E-modulus of at least 17 GPa, preferably at least 20 GPa and a strength of at least 400 MPa, comprising a polyolefin and a nano-material, such as a nucleating agent, which material is obtainable by a process comprising a stretching step wherein the material is stretched at a stretch ratio of at least 16. The materials of the invention can be produced by a process comprising the steps of: providing a compound of a polyolefin material and a nano-material, e.g. a nucleating agent, wherein the nano-material is dispersed preferably on a molecular scale in the polyolefin material, extruding this compound, followed by a stretching step wherein the material is stretched to a total stretch ratio of at least 16. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100178478 | TRANSPARENT COMPOSITE COMPOUND - Provided is a non-hydrolytic transparent composite composition having excellent transparency and heat resistance, and a low thermal expansion coefficient. Particularly, the transparent composite composition includes a glass filler dispersed in a crosslinked transparent resin produced by a non-hydrolytic reaction. The non-hydrolytic transparent siloxane resin is a resin having Si—O (siloxane) bonds, a resin having at least one kind of heterometal bonds, including Si—O bonds, or the resin further containing other ingredients. When the transparent siloxane resin produced by a non-hydrolytic reaction forms a composite in combination with the glass filler, the composite realizes high transparency and heat resistance, as well as a low thermal expansion coefficient. Therefore, the transparent composite composition is useful as a substrate for thin film transistor (TFT) devices, display devices and optical devices. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100183856 | Elastomeric body with elastic fire retardant coating - An elastomeric body suitable for anti-vibration and suspension is disclosed. The elastic body includes at least one layer of an elastic and flexible fire retardant coating covering at least a portion of the body. The at least one layer of fire retardant coating is non-halogenated and includes a fire retardant substance and an elastic binder material. The fire retardant substance includes expandable graphite. The at least one layer of coating has an elasticity greater than 20%. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100189970 | SELF-ASSEMBLING ANTIREFLECTIVE COATING COMPRISING SURFACE MODIFIED HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX NANOPARTICLES - Presently described are self-assembling antireflective (“AR”) coating compositions comprising high refractive index surface modified nanoparticles. Also described are various articles such as protective films, optical displays, and windows, comprising such (e.g. dried and cured) AR coating. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100189971 | ANTIREFLECTION LAMINATE - An antireflection laminate for use mainly in displays such as LCDs and PDPs, which has a refractive index layer that has, while comprising hollow and solid particles, excellent abrasion resistance, a refractive index of 1.45 or less, and low reflectivity is disclosed. The refractive index layer is obtained by irradiating a refractive index layer forming composition with ionizing radiation, the composition including an ionizing radiation curable resin, a crosslinkable hollow particle having an inside that is porous or hollow and is covered with an outer shell layer and having a surface that is modified with a crosslinkable group(s), and a crosslinkable solid particle having an inside that is neither porous nor hollow and having a surface that is modified with a crosslinkable group(s). The crosslinkable groups comprise an ionizing radiation curable group each and have an identical structure or a very similar structure. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100196682 | METHOD FOR PAPER TREATMENT - A surface treatment method of oil contaminated xerographic prints which increases the surface energy of the print to levels close to the values corresponding to the original uncontaminated paper. Subjecting the contaminated surface to both ultraviolet (UV) radiation and ozone can change the chemical structure of the surface of the paper in such a way that a highly polar surface is created as a consequence of this treatment, leading to enhanced adhesion properties of the xerographic print. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100196683 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A PLASTIC SUBSTRATE - A method of manufacturing a thin-film electronic device comprises applying a plastic coating to a rigid carrier substrate ( | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100203302 | COMPOSITE ELEMENT - A composite element permanent connects two plastics elements. The composite element comprises a sheet with at least one adhesive mass that is initially non-adherent, and is permanently adherent after an activation process. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100203303 | Laminated Sheet - A laminated sheet ( | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100215928 | ANTIFOGGING COVER, AND METER COVER USING SAID ANTIFOGGING COVER - An antifogging cover having high hydrophilicity and excellent durability in hot and humid surroundings, especially for meter use, is provided. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100221511 | MULTILAYER FILMS INCLUDING THERMOPLASTIC SILICONE BLOCK COPOLYMERS - A multilayer film includes a first layer of a first polymeric material and a second layer of a second polymeric material. The first material has a first index of refraction and the second material has a second index of refraction less than the first index of refraction. In one embodiment, the second material includes a polydiorganosiloxane polyamide block copolymer. In another embodiment, the second material includes a polydiorganosiloxane polyoxamide block copolymer. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100247882 | COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND THEIR USE - A composite material comprising the following components: (a) a first prepreg material with improved resistance to microbuckling and kinkband formation; and (b) a second prepreg material with improved resistance to delamination. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100255276 | Method for coating a multilayer film and product having a multilayer coated film - A method of applying a mutilayer coating film, in which two or more layers of coating film are applied to a flat plate, such as steel plate, by baking finish, which method is effective for preventing of foam generation; and a product with multilayer coating film obtained by the method. There is provided a method of applying a multilayer coating film, including discharging paint films through multiple slits, simultaneously applying these films to a traveling plate to thereby form a multilayer paint film and carrying out drying or baking thereof, characterized in that with respect to the boiling points of solvents contained in adjacent layers of the multilayer paint film, there is such a relationship that the boiling point of solvent contained in the layer close to the plate is equivalent to or lower than the boiling point of solvent contained in the layer remote from the plate, and that the boiling point of solvent contained in the layer closest to the plate is lower than the boiling point of solvent contained in the layer remotest from the plate. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100260986 | TRANSPARENT ELECTROCONDUCTIVE LAMINATE AND TRANSPARENT TOUCH PANEL - A transparent conductive laminate for obtaining a transparent touch panel improved in the durability in writing which has been required of conventional transparent touch panels and in durability in writing in marginal regions of the transparent touch panel (margin pushing durability). Also provided is a transparent touch panel employing the laminate. The transparent conductive laminate comprises a polymer film and, superposed on at least one side thereof in the following order, a cured resin layer, a transparent conductive layer ( | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100260987 | MULTI-LAYERED GRIP - Disclosed are grips and methods of making grips for use with the handle of an article, and in particular for use with fishing poles and golf clubs. The grip preferably includes a multi-layered gripping member and an inner sleeve or mounting body. The gripping member can include an outer layer with a fabric layer coated and preferably saturated by polyurethane. The outer layer can be bonded to an inner layer to form the gripping member which is then attached to the sleeve. The sleeve can be ground from a starting block of material or may be injection molded. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100266823 | PROTECTIVE LAYERS FOR OPTICAL COATINGS - An optical coating on a transparent substrate is provided with a temporary layer of carbon as protection during manufacturing against scratches and corrosive environments. When the optical coating and/or substrate are tempered in an atmosphere reactive to carbon, such as air, the layer of carbon is removed as a carbon-containing gas. For an optical coating with a brittle, glassy, outermost layer furthest from the substrate, additional protection is provided by a scratch propagation blocker layer between the outermost layer and the carbon protective layer. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100266824 | Elastic Meltblown Laminate Constructions and Methods for Making Same - Multilayer meltblown composites, articles made therefrom, and methods for making same. The meltblown composite can include a first meltblown layer comprising one or more resins having an Ultimate Elongation (UE) of from about 50% to about 250%, as measured according to ASTM D412; and a second meltblown layer comprising a propylene-α-olefin copolymer having an ethylene content of about 5 wt % to about 20 wt %; a MFR (ASTM-1238D, 2.16 kg, 230° C.) of about 10 g/10 min to about 30 g/10 min; and a heat of fusion of 75 J/g or less. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100272971 | OPTICAL FILM AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A novel optical film is provided that exhibits a wavelength dispersion (a reverse wavelength dispersion) such that the birefringence of the film decreases as the wavelength becomes shorter, at least in the visible light range. The optical film includes a layer formed of a resin (A) having a heteroaromatic group or a molecular structure represented by the following formula (1), (2) or (3): | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100279087 | Polyethylene-based resin foamed blow molded article - A polyethylene resin foamed blow molded article obtained by extruding a foamable resin melt to form a foamed parison, subsequently inserting the foamed parison in a mold, and blow molding the foamed parison,
| 11-04-2010 |
| 20100279088 | Optical Article and Method for Producing the Same - A method for producing an optical article includes laminating on a plastic substrate a first layer using a first composition. The first composition includes a first polyurethane resin containing an aromatic ring, a second polyurethane resin containing a carbonate backbone, metal oxide particulates, and an organosilicon compound. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100279089 | Optical Article and Method for Producing the Same - A method for producing an optical article includes laminating on a plastic substrate a first layer using a first composition, the first composition including two or more kinds of polyurethane resins each having a different average particle diameter, metal oxide particulates, and an organosilicon compound. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100279090 | OPTICAL MEMBER, OPTICAL SYSTEM USING THE OPTICAL MEMBER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN OPTICAL MEMBER - Provided is an optical member capable of keeping a high performance antireflection effect over a long period of time with respect to an arbitrary substrate. The optical member has plural layers on a substrate, and includes at least one metal oxide layer having a void, and at least one layer containing an organic resin as a main component formed between the substrate and the metal oxide layer. The metal oxide layer is a plate crystal layer formed of a plate crystal containing aluminum oxide as a main component and a surface of the plate crystal layer has an uneven profile. The organic resin has an aromatic ring and/or a hetero ring in at least a part thereof. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100291364 | BILAYER ANTI-REFLECTIVE FILMS CONTAINING NANOPARTICLES IN BOTH LAYERS - The present invention relates to nanoparticles-containing stratified compositions for low refractive index compositions of utility as anti-reflective coatings for optical display substrates. The compositions comprise a high index refractive stratum and a low refractive index stratum on top of the high index stratum, and containing different nanoparticles in each stratum. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100304101 | Stuctures including carbon nanotubes, methods of making structures, and methods of using structures - Embodiments of the present disclosure include structures including a layer of carbon nanotubes, methods of making structures including a layer of carbon nanotubes, and the like. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100310841 | TRANSPARENT FILM - A transparent film has a high glass transition temperature, yet retaining high transparency. The transparent film includes a glass fiber substrate impregnated with a resin composition in which a high refractive resin having refractive index higher than the glass fiber is mixed with a low refractive resin having refractive index lower than the glass fiber to have resultant refractive index approximate to that of the glass fiber when cured. The high refractive resin includes a cyanate-ester resin so as to increase a glass transition temperature, yet retaining high transparency. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110008596 | ARTICLE MADE OF A SHAPE-MEMORY COMPOSITE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR RETRIEVING STORED SHAPES - The invention relates to an article ( | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110027551 | SUBSTRATE STRUCTURES APPLIED IN FLEXIBLE ELECTRICAL DEVICES AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A substrate structure applied in flexible electrical devices is provided. The substrate structure includes a carrier, a flexible substrate opposed to the carrier, a release layer formed on a surface of the flexible substrate opposed to the carrier, and an adhesive layer formed between the carrier, the release layer and the flexible substrate, wherein the area of the adhesive layer is larger than that of the release layer, and the adhesive layer has a greater adhesion force than that of the release layer to the flexible substrate. The invention also provides a method for fabricating the substrate structure. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110027552 | SUPPORT FILM, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN ADHESIVE TAPE AND USE THEREOF - Support film, in particular for an adhesive tape that is stretched monoaxially in the longitudinal direction and that contains a base layer made of polypropylene and a co-extrusion layer made of polyethylene, characterized in that the tension in the longitudinal direction at 10% strain is at least 150 N/mm | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110033678 | COATING SYSTEM - The present invention provides a coating system comprising an antireflective functionality and UV absorbing functionality. The present invention further provides methods, uses, and articles comprising such a system. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110033679 | LOW REFLECTION GLASS AND PROTECTIVE PLATE FOR DISPLAY - To provide a low reflection glass excellent in the abrasion resistance, the weather resistance, the productivity and the outer appearance, and a protective plate for a display. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110033680 | TRANSPARENT BARRIER LAYER SYSTEM - The invention relates to a transparent barrier layer system on a substrate, wherein the barrier layer system comprises a sequence of individual layers, wherein the individual layers are composed alternately of a layer A and a layer B and wherein a layer A differs from a layer B in terms of the activation energy in the permeation of water vapor with a difference of at least 1.5 kJ/mol. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110033681 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND ANTIREFLECTION FILM - An antireflection film is formed by alternately laminating a low refractive index layer and a high refractive index layer. The antireflection film has a reflectance of 10% or less and an excitation purity range of 10% or less for visible light in a wavelength range from 380 nm to 780 nm incident at an incident angle ranging from 0° to 45° when regarding the direction perpendicular to the surface as 0°. The antireflection film inhibits a specific color tone from occurring in interference color of incident light coming from an oblique direction. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110039081 | COMPOSITION FOR TRANSPARENT FILM FORMATION AND LAYERED TRANSPARENT FILM - A transparent-film-forming composition contains at least one microparticle-form inorganic substance having a refractive index of 1.80 or higher and lower than 3.00 (ingredient A), at least one microparticle-form inorganic substance having a refractive index of 1.55 or higher and lower than 1.80 (ingredient B), and a binder having a refractive index lower than that of the ingredient B, and preferably, a dispersion stabilizer, and being capable of forming, on a surface of a transparent substrate, a transparent film having excellent transparency and free from interference-related disturbance. A transparent-film-layered product has a transparent substrate and, on a surface of the substrate, a transparent film formed from the composition, which layered product exhibits a difference in refractive index between the transparent substrate and the transparent film of 0.03 or smaller and excellent transparency, and providing minimized interference-related disturbance. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110045259 | SUBSTRATE GLASS FOR LEDS WITH LAYER CONTAINING SCATTERING PARTICLES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A composite material for LED's is provided. The composite material has a coating comprising scattering particles with an index of refraction greater than 1.6. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110052890 | COMPOSITE MATERIALS, COMPOSITE FILM MANUFACTURED BY USING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE FILM - The present invention provides a composite material comprising a glass cloth; and an organic- inorganic hybrid composition comprising diphenylsilanediol and alkoxy si lane, a composite film manufactured by using the same, and a method for manufacturing the composite film. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110064928 | NONWOVEN MATERIAL - Provided is a nonwoven material, including a spunbound layer including fibers having an average diameter between 12 and 25 microns, a meltblown layer adjacent to the spunbound layer and including fibers having an average diameter between 2 and 5 microns, and an electrospun layer adjacent to the meltblown layer and including nanofibers having an average diameter between 100 and 400 nanometers. Also provided is an electrospun layer having a basis weight of at least 0.2 gsm, the total basis weight of the meltblown layer is at least twice that of the electrospun layer, and the total basis weight of all of the meltblown layers in the material constitutes at least 3% of the basis weight of the material. Further provided is a spunbound layer that may have an average pore size between 70 and 120 microns, the meltblown layer may have an average pore size between 15 and 25 microns, and the electrospun layer may have an average pore size between 500 nanometers and 2 microns. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110070415 | INTERMEDIATE FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS AND LAMINATED GLASS - An object of the present invention is to provide an interlayer film for a laminated glass which provides excellent vibration damping performance at high temperature and excellent sound insulation in a wide temperature range. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110070416 | LAMINATED POLYESTER FILM AND ANTIREFLECTION FILM - A laminated polyester film includes a layer (S) of polyester and a layer (C) including a polyester resin (A) having a fluorene backbone, wherein a surface of the layer (C) has an adhesive index after a heat and wet test of 3 to 5. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110081529 | Multi-Layered Meltblown Composite and Methods for Making Same - Multilayer meltblown composites, articles made therefrom, and methods for making same. One method can include meltblowing a first material to form a first meltblown layer; meltblowing a second material to form a second meltblown layer; and meltblowing a third material to form a third meltblown layer, wherein each material is the same or different, each material includes at least one resin having a MFR of about 2,000 dg/min or less, as measured by ASTM D1238, 2.16 kg, 230° C., and at least one of the first, second, and third materials comprises an elastomer having a recovery of at least 70% after 100% deformation, as determined by ASTM D412. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110081530 | Anti-Microbial Polymeric Film and Method of Manufacture of Said Film - A method of manufacture of an anti-microbial polymeric film comprising coextruding a polymeric substrate layer comprising a first layer of a first polymeric material and a second layer of a second polymeric material wherein the crystalline melting temperature (TM | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110091698 | Method of Forming an Asymmetric Membrane - The present disclosure provides methods for forming asymmetric membranes. More specifically, methods are provided for applying a polymerizable species to a porous substrate for forming a coated porous substrate. The coated porous substrate is exposed to an ultraviolet radiation source having a peak emission wavelength less than 340 nm to polymerize the polymerizable species forming a polymerized material retained within the porous substrate so that the concentration of polymerized material is greater at the first major surface than at the second major surface. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110097561 | Optical Film and a Production Method Therefor - The present invention provides an optical film and s retardation film characterized in that each of them includes: an acrylic resin; and 20-65 parts by weight of at least two graft copolymers containing a conjugated diene-based rubber, based on 100 parts by weight of the acrylic resin, wherein at least two of the graft copolymers have different particle sizes. The present invention also provides a production method therefore. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110097562 | THERMALLY INSULATING FILMS AND LAMINATES - The present invention relates to films and laminates which shield thermal radiation and are based on IR-reflective liquid-crystalline layers, to a process for the production thereof, to pigments comprising them and to a composition which comprises a particular chiral dopant. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110123787 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS FILM, METHOD FOR TREATING GLASS FILM AND GLASS FILM LAMINATE - A method of producing a glass film comprises a first step of forming an inorganic thin film on a surface of a supporting glass so that a surface of the inorganic thin film after being formed has a surface roughness Ra of 2.0 nm or less after film formation, a second step of forming a glass film laminate by laminating a glass film having a surface roughness Ra of 2.0 nm or less on the surface of the inorganic thin film in a state of being in contact with each other, a third step of carrying out treatment involving heating with respect to the glass film laminate, and a fourth step of peeling off the glass film from the supporting glass after the treatment involving heating. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110143109 | HIGH VISIBILITY SAFETY ORANGE WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY TO DEER AND OTHER DICHROMATIC ANIMALS - The present invention relates to a material with high visibility to humans and low visibility to deer and other dichromatic animals, and a method for making the same. The color “Safety Orange” emits and reflects light at the long visible wavelengths of 595-605 nm, which are conspicuous to humans and largely unseen by dichromates. Common manufacturing and laundering practices cause existing Safety Orange products to also emit strongly at 455 nm and 496 nm, the peak sensitivity of deer blue cones and deer rods respectively. The present invention differentially reduces light emission and reflection at wavelengths below 500 nm for decreased visibility to dichromatic animals. This differential reduction preferably incorporates a pattern, such as a camouflage pattern, to further reduce visibility to deer. This pattern is preferably visible to dichromates while remaining largely invisible to humans. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110151215 | Transparent Conductive Laminate, Method For Manufacturing The Same And Capacitance Type Touch Panel - One embodiment of the present invention is a transparent conductive laminate including a transparent substrate layer, a first transparent conductive layer and a second transparent conductive layer formed on both surfaces of the transparent substrate layer, a first conductive pattern area and a first nonconductive pattern area formed on the first transparent conductive layer, and a second conductive pattern area and a second nonconductive pattern area formed on the second transparent conductive layer, wherein at least one layer formed between the first transparent conductive layer and the second transparent conductive layer is a layer including an ultraviolet absorbing agent or a resin in which a non-reactive ultraviolet absorbing agent to which at least one functional group selected from a vinyl group, an acryloyl group, a methacryloyl group, an alcoholic hydroxyl group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, an epoxide group and an isocyanate group is added is copolymerized. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110171440 | DECORATIVE FILM AND IN MODE DECORATION/FORMING PROCESS - A decorative film is provided. The decorative film comprises: a plastic substrate, comprising a surface, and a plurality of optical film layers, being formed by laminating optical film layers of at least two different materials onto the surface, wherein each of the optical film layers and another optical film layer are stretched in at least one direction to create a difference in refractive indices of no less than 0.1 between the optical film layers. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110171441 | MULTI-LAYERED ACRYLIC RETARDATION FILM AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a retardation film that comprises a) a first acrylic resin layer, and b) a second acrylic resin layer that is layered on at least one side of a) the first acrylic resin layer and comprises an acrylic resin and 1 to 20 parts by weight of rubber component based on 100 parts by weight of the acrylic resin. The retardation film according to the present invention has excellent optical transparency, haze, brittleness, mechanical strength, heat resistance, durability, and the like. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110171442 | THERMAL INSULATION ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - Thermal insulation assemblies, methods for fabricating thermal insulation assemblies, and thermally insulated structures are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a thermally insulated structure is disclosed that includes a thermal insulation assembly comprises a ceramic tile having a surface coated with an alumina-mullite slurry. A ceramic matrix composite is disposed on the coated surface. The ceramic matrix composite comprises a first ply of a ceramic fiber impregnated with a ceramic matrix. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110171443 | SEALED SWITCHABLE GLAZING - The invention discloses a functional film assembly comprising a functional film having at least one active layer laminated between first and second planar electrode layers. At least a portion of the edge region of the functional film is sealed by a sealing member. Preferably, the sealing member comprises a strip of polymer film material having on one surface a first strip-like region of adhesive material adjacent a first edge of the strip of polymer film material, and a second strip-like region of adhesive material adjacent a second edge of the strip of polymer film material. There is an adhesive-free region between the first and second strip-like regions of adhesive material, which is positioned coincident with the active layer of the functional film. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110177309 | OBLONG CONFIGURATION FOR BONDED PATCH - A patch for a structure has a rework area with an inconsistency formed therein. The patch comprises a patch body having at least two regions including a fail-safe region and a safe-life region encompassing the fail-safe region. The safe-life region has a mode I interlaminar fracture toughness that is less than the mode I interlaminar fracture toughness of the fail-safe region. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110189448 | FIBRE BASED PANELS WITH A DECORATIVE WEAR RESISTANCE SURFACE - Building panels and a method to produce such panels including a solid decorative surface having a decorative wear layer including fibres, binders, colour substance and wear resistant particles. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110206914 | MULTILAYER COATING FOR PAPER BASED SUBSTRATE - Embodiments include a coated paper or paperboard with a multilayer coating and methods of forming a coated paper or paperboard with the multilayer coating. The multilayer coating includes a first water vapor barrier layer, a biopolymer bar-rier layer, and a second water vapor barrier layer and provides the paper-board with improved oil and grease resistant properties, oxygen barrier properties, and water vapor barrier properties. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110212311 | Articles including anticondensation and/or low-E coatings and/or methods of making the same - Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to articles including anticondensation and/or low-E coatings that are exposed to an external environment, and/or methods of making the same. In certain example embodiments, the anticondensation and/or low-E coatings may be survivable in an outside environment. The coatings also may have a sufficiently low sheet resistance and hemispherical emissivity such that the glass surface is more likely to retain heat from the interior area, thereby reducing (and sometimes completely eliminating) the presence condensation thereon. The articles of certain example embodiments may be, for example, skylights, vehicle windows or windshields, IG units, VIG units, refrigerator/freezer doors, and/or the like. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110212312 | Coated article with sputter-deposited transparent conductive coating capable of surviving harsh environments, and method of making the same - Certain example embodiments relate to sputter-deposited transparent conductive coatings (TCCs) that are capable of surviving the harsh environments of ovens so that they can be included, for example, in oven door applications. In certain example embodiments, zirconium oxide (e.g., ZrO | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110217525 | FLEXIBLE SOLID FIRE-RESISTANT COATING, METHOD FOR APPLYING A FIRE-RESISTANT COATING A SUBSTRATE, AND SUBSTRATE PROVIDED WITH SUCH A COATING - Method for applying a fire-resistant coating to a substrate, comprising of applying a layer of liquid fire-resistant coating to a carrier, creating a layer of flexible solid coating as a result of at least partial curing of the layer of liquid coating, removing the layer of flexible solid coating from the carrier; and applying the flexible solid coating layer to the substrate. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110217526 | Microporous Composite Sheet Material - A moisture vapor permeable, water impermeable composite sheet material is provided which is suitable for use as a housewrap material, and is also useful for other applications such as tarpaulins, or as covers for automobile, boats, patio furniture or the like. The composite sheet material includes a nonwoven substrate and an extrusion-coated polyolefin film layer overlying one surface of the substrate. The nonwoven substrate is comprised of polymeric fibers randomly disposed and bonded to one another to form a high tenacity nonwoven web. The nonwoven substrate has a grab tensile strength of at least 178 Newtons (40 pounds) in at least one of the machine direction (MD) or the cross-machine direction (CD). The extrusion coated polyolefin film layer is intimately bonded to the nonwoven substrate. The film layer has micropores formed therein to impart to the composite sheet material a moisture vapor transmission rate (MVTR) of at least 35 g/m | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110223399 | GLASS CERAMIC COMPOSITION AND GLASS CERAMIC SUBSTRATE - Provided is a glass ceramic composition which can be fired at a temperature of 1000° C. or lower, and a sintered body of which has a low relative permittivity and a high Q value, stable temperature characteristic and high reliability, and is excellent in plating solution resistance. The glass ceramic composition provides a low dielectric constant layer for inclusion in a laminate glass ceramic substrate in a ceramic multilayer module. It includes a first ceramic having forsterite as the main constituent, a second ceramic having at least one of SrTiO | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110229701 | Multilayer Active Oxygen Barrier Film Comprising a Plurality of Microlayers - A multilayer active oxygen barrier film includes at least one bulk layer and a microlayer section including a plurality of microlayers, at least one of which includes an active oxygen barrier. The microlayer section can comprise at least one microlayer comprising an active oxygen barrier, and at least one microlayer comprising a passive oxygen barrier. A method of making a multilayer active oxygen barrier film is also disclosed, in which a bulk layer is extruded, a plurality of microlayers is coextruded to form a microlayer section; and said bulk layer and said microlayer section are merged to form a multilayer film and wherein the plurality of microlayers includes an active oxygen barrier. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110229702 | REDUCING THERMAL EXPANSION EFFECTS IN SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES - Reducing effects of thermal expansion in electronic components. An electronic device can include a support, such as a leadframe. An electronic component can be supported by the support. A first flexible layer can cover the electronic component. A second more rigid layer can cover the first layer. The first layer can be made from a material that is more flexible than the second layer thereby creating a mechanical buffer layer between the second layer and the electronic component such that the electronic component is protected from thermal expansion of the second portion caused by changes in temperature. The electronic component can be a laser. The first and second materials can be selected to disperse an optical emission from the optical transmitter. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110236655 | MULTILAYER COATING FILM STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING MULTILAYER COATING FILM - A double-structure coated object includes an outer plate portion configured to produce a target color by stacking a coating film of a first paint and a coating film of a second paint, and an inner plate portion on which a coating film of the second paint is formed. When the coating film is formed on the inner plate portion, and then the first paint and the second paint are sequentially applied to the outer plate portion, paint dust on the inner plate portion is prevented from causing viewers to feel something different about color. To achieve this, the ratio (1BC)/(1BC+2BC) of the spectral reflectance (1BC) of the color of the coating film made of the first paint to the spectral reflectance (1BC+2BC) of the target color is configured to fall within a predetermined range. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110250414 | TCO COATING WITH A SURFACE PLASMA RESONANCE EFFECT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A novel TCO coating and its manufacturing method are disclosed. The TCO coating of the present invention consists of titanium oxide, silicon oxide and metal. The TCO coating is manufactured according to electromagnetic field simulation software basing on the Maxwell Equations. Because the manufacturing method (including steam plating and sputter plating) of the present invention may be carried out under the room temperature, base boards that are made of polymer and that can not withstand high temperatures may be used and hence base boards may have wider applications. Also, less time is needed in the production, production cost is lowered and mass-production may be achieved. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110256364 | MICROPOROUS MATERIAL - Microporous materials that include thermoplastic organic polyolefin polymer (e.g., ultrahigh molecular weight polyolefin, such as polyethylene), particulate filler (e.g., precipitated silica), and a network of interconnecting pores, are described. The microporous materials of the present invention possess controlled volatile material transfer properties. The microporous materials can have a density of at least 0.8 g/cm | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110262725 | Solar Control Glasses - Glass products that can significantly reduce the solar transmission of glass and thus improve the solar control properties for such products used in autos, trucks, homes and buildings. A significant reduction in total solar transmission of the coated glass product by depositing PVD stacked layer coatings on glasses which in and by themselves have light transmissions greater than 40% for building, 70% for autos and 80% for homes but which have the lowest solar transmission for a given level of visible transmission. Also, a selectivity in the base glass greater than 25 percentage points for a given level of visible transmission. Selectivity is defined as the percent visible transmission minus the percent solar transmission and can be expressed in units of percentage points. A selectivity greater than 30 percentage points is even more preferred. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110268939 | OPTICAL FILM COMPRISING BIREFRINGENT NAPHTHALATE COPOLYESTER HAVING BRANCHED OR CYCLIC C4-C10 ALKYL UNITS - The present invention relates to multilayer optical films and birefringent copolyester films. The birefringent copolyester optical layer or birefringent copolyester film comprises a major amount of naphthalate units, ethylene units, and a minor amount of branched or cyclic C4 to C10 alkyl units. Also described are certain copolyester polymeric materials further comprising subunits of a phthalate ionomer such as dimethyl sulfosodium isophthtalate ionomer. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110274899 | MULTILAYER FILM - Disclosed is a multilayer film which uses a lactic acid polymer as a main raw material and is suppressed in generation of an annoying odor. Specifically disclosed is a multilayer film which comprises at least three layers including a surface layer and an intermediate layer containing a lactic acid polymer (B) and a plasticizer (C). The multilayer film is characterized in that the detected amount of lactic acid oligomer components is controlled to 50 ng/cm | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110281090 | GERMANIUM-CONTAINING HIGH-REFRACTIVE-INDEX THIN FILM AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a high refractive-index coating film and a production method of the high refractive-index coating film. The production method comprises producing a coating film containing a germanium compound containing a Ge—Ge bond as a backbone thereof, and baking the coating film under vacuum or in an inert gas atmosphere. The high refractive-index coating film produced by the method is soluble in a solvent and has a high moldability and film-formation property, and has a high refractive index of 1.8 or more and further 2.3 or more, and is chemically stable. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110281091 | METHOD OF DEPOSITING AND ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE TITANIUM OXIDE COATING - A method of depositing an electrically conductive titanium oxide coating on a glass substrate, preferably by atmospheric chemical vapor deposition in a float glass manufacturing process, utilizes a precursor gas mixture including a halogenated, inorganic titanium compound, an organic oxygen containing compound, a reducing gas and one or more inert carrier gases. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110281092 | MULTILAYER STRUCTURED TRANSPARENT ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE FILM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a transparent electrically-conductive film comprising a substrate having a refractive index of n1, a first coating layer having a refractive index of n2, a second coating layer having a refractive index of n3, and an electrically-conductive oxide layer having a refractive index of n4 in a sequentially laminated form, wherein said refractive index of each layer complies with n1≦n3| 11-17-2011 | |
| 20110287238 | METHODS OF FORMING AT LEAST A PORTION OF EARTH-BORING TOOLS, AND ARTICLES FORMED BY SUCH METHODS - Methods of forming at least a portion of an earth-boring tool include providing at least one insert in a mold cavity, providing particulate matter in the mold cavity, melting a metal and the hard material to form a molten composition, and casting the molten composition. Other methods include coating at least one surface of a mold cavity with a coating material having a composition differing from a composition of the mold, melting a metal and a hard material to form a molten composition, and casting the molten composition. Articles comprising at least a portion of an earth-boring tool include at least one insert and a solidified eutectic or near-eutectic composition including a metal phase and a hard material phase. Other articles include a solidified eutectic or near-eutectic composition including a metal phase and a hard material phase and a coating material in contact with the solidified eutectic or near-eutectic composition. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110300356 | Heating Insulating Laminated Glass - Disclosed is a heat insulating laminated glass that includes at least two glass plates and an intermediate film member by which the at least two glass plates are laminated together, wherein the intermediate film member has two intermediate films and a functional plastic film sheet arranged between the two intermediate films and formed with an infrared reflecting layer and an infrared absorbing layer. This glass attains a high visible light transmittance and good heat insulating properties against solar radiation. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110305889 | Item with at least one thermoprogrammable switching section for applications in contact with materials having high heat transfer coefficients - The present invention provides an article with at least one switching segment. The switching segment comprises a shape-memory compound and an isolating region surrounding the shape memory compound. The present invention also provides a method of producing such an article. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110311791 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRECISION TRANSPORT, POSITIONING, AND ASSEMBLING OF LONGITUDINAL NANO-STRUCTURES - A method for assembling multi-component nano-structures that includes dispersing a plurality of nano-structures in a fluid medium, and applying an electric field having an alternating current (AC) component and a direct current (DC) component to the fluid medium containing the plurality of nano-structures. The electric field causes a first nano-structure from the plurality of nano-structures to move to a predetermined position and orientation relative to a second nano-structure of the plurality of nano-structures such that the first and second nano-structures assemble into a multi-component nano-structure. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110318553 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING A TRANSPARENT BODY FOR USE IN A TOUCH PANEL - A process for manufacturing a transparent body for use in a touch panel is provided. The process includes: depositing a first transparent layer stack over a substrate with a first dielectric film, a second dielectric film, and a third dielectric film. The first and the third dielectric films have a low refractive index and the second dielectric film has a high refractive index. The process further includes depositing a transparent conductive film in a manner such that the first transparent layer stack and the transparent conductive film are disposed over the substrate in this order. At least one of the first dielectric film, the second dielectric film, the third dielectric film, or the transparent conductive film is deposited by sputtering of a rotatable target. Further thereto, a deposition apparatus for manufacturing a transparent body for use in a touch panel and a transparent body for use in a touch panel are provided. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110318554 | HYPERBRANCHED POLYMER CONTAINING THIOESTER GROUPS - There is provided a polymer having a high refractive index without forming a complex with inorganic fine particles, being excellent in the solubility in an organic solvent and the coating properties during film formation, and having a high transparency, and further being capable of dispersing optically homogeneously a functional dye such as a nonlinear dye in a high concentration. A hyperbranched polymer containing a thioester group of Formula (1) below [where R | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120003446 | NITRIDE CRYSTAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A nitride crystal which encircles an outer periphery of a seed crystal, the nitride crystal in an embodiment includes: a first partial region, and a second partial region that has optical characteristics different from those of the first partial region and has optical characteristics which indicate the crystal orientation. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120003447 | WIPES HAVING A NON-HOMOGENEOUS STRUCTURE - A wipe exhibiting many of the properties that consumers desire for a wipe, i.e. softness, strength, coverage, flexibility and a process of making a wipe at competitive costs are disclosed. The wipe comprises a sheet of fibrous material having regions of a first basis weight and regions of a second basis weight. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120003448 | BARRIER ASSEMBLY WITH ENCAPSULANT AND PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL - An assembly that includes a barrier film interposed between a first polymeric film substrate and a first major surface of a pressure sensitive adhesive layer is provided. The first polymeric film substrate has a first coefficient of thermal expansion that is, in some embodiments, up to 50 parts per million per Kelvin. The pressure sensitive adhesive layer has a second major surface opposite the first major surface that is disposed on a second polymeric film substrate. The second polymeric film substrate is typically resistant to degradation by ultraviolet light. In some embodiments, the second polymeric film substrate has a second coefficient of thermal expansion that is at least 40 parts per million per Kelvin higher than the first coefficient of thermal expansion. The assembly is transmissive to visible and infrared light. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120015163 | SUPPORT STRUCTURES FOR VARIOUS APPARATUSES INCLUDING OPTO-ELECTRICAL APPARATUSES - Present embodiments generally relate to support structures for thin film components and methods for fabricating the support structures. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a device structure including portions of an electronic device; a support structure coupled to the device structure; wherein the support structure supplements features of the device structure and the support structure includes: a metal component coupled to the device structure; and a non-metal component coupled to the metal component. The support component can supplement structural and mechanical integrity of the device structure and functional operations of the device structure. In one embodiment, the metal component includes at least one layer of metal material and the non-metal component includes at least one layer of non metal material (e.g., polymeric material, etc.). The metal component can have greater stiffness characteristics with respect to the device structure and the non-metal component can have greater flexibility characteristics with respect to the metal layer component. The support structure can be configured to reflect light towards the device structure. The support structure can also be configured to conduct electricity from the device structure. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120021195 | OPTICAL MEMBER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - An optical member produced from a ceramic in which transparency in each wavelength region can be selectively improved, and a process for producing the optical member. The optical member is obtained by bringing a treatment gas comprising a fluorine atom into contact with an optical material comprising a specific ceramic under conditions according to the specific ceramic to thereby from a fluorinated film capable of improving the transmittance of light having wavelengths in a specific region, on at least some of the surface of the optical material. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120028005 | Optical Article Including an Antireflecting Coating Having Antifog Properties and Process for Making Same - An optical article comprising a substrate and on at least one face of the substrate a multilayered antireflecting coating functioning in an interferential manner having antifog properties, said antireflecting coating including a last layer with a refractive index n≦1.55 and a physical thickness of 120 nm or less directly deposited on a high refractive index layer (HI layer) having a refractive index n>1.55, and a thickness of less than 500 nm. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028006 | POLYPROPYLENE RESIN MOLDED ARTICLE - The present invention provides a polypropylene-based resin molded article having an excellent balance of rigidity, heat resistance, and impact resistance, and, in particular, having high impact strength; a method for producing the polypropylene-based resin molded article; and a method for improving the impact resistance of a polypropylene-based resin molded article. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028007 | ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE CONCENTRATOR AND ABSORBER - An electromagnetic black hole may be fabricated as concentric shells having a permittivity whose variation is at least as great as an inverse square dependence on the radius of the structure. Such a structure concentrates electromagnetic energy incident thereon over a broad range of angles to an operational region near the center of curvature of the structure. Devices or materials may be placed in the operational region so as to convert the electromagnetic energy to electrical signals or to heat. Applications included solar energy harvesting and heat signature detectors. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028008 | ARTIFICIAL LEATHER, ENTANGLED WEB OF FILAMENTS, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THESE - An artificial leather including a base layer and a surface layer which is formed on one of surfaces of the base layer. The base layer includes bundles of microfine filaments and an elastic polymer. The surface layer includes the microfine filaments or includes the microfine filaments and the elastic polymer. The surface layer satisfies the relationship of X/Y≧1.5 wherein X is the number of cut ends of the microfine filaments which exist in a region from a surface to a 20 μm depth in a cross section of the artificial leather, Y is the number of cut ends of the microfine filaments which exist in a region from a surface to a 20 μm depth in a cross section perpendicular to the cross section for determining X, and X>Y. The artificial leather having such surface layer exhibits a sufficient gloss without coating a pigment such as metallic powder. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028009 | SUBSTRATE PROVIDED WITH A MULTILAYER COATING HAVING THERMAL PROPERTIES, WHICH INCLUDES HIGH-REFRACTIVE-INDEX LAYERS - A transparent glass substrate including on a main face a thin-film multilayer coating including a metallic functional layer having reflection properties in the infrared and/or in solar radiation, for example based on silver or a metal alloy containing silver, and two antireflection films. The films each include at least two dielectric layers, the functional layer being placed between the two antireflection films. Each antireflection film includes at least one high-refractive-index dielectric layer located in contact with or close to the functional layer. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028010 | FLANGELESS INSULATION PRODUCT FOR COMPRESSION FITTING INTO INSULATION CAVITIES - An insulation batt is provided. The insulation batt includes an elongated blanket of fibrous insulation material adapted to be positioned entirely within a wall cavity. The elongated blanket has a face portion and edges defining a blanket width that is within the range of from about 102 percent to about 107 percent of the known nominal width of the wall cavity. A facing material is attached to the face portion of the elongated blanket of fibrous insulation material. The insulation batt has a stiffness characterized by an angle measurement that measures the amount of deflection of the insulation products as the insulation batts are draped over a support located perpendicular to the longitudinal center axis of the insulation product. The stiffness measurement is within the range from about 15 degrees to about 35 degrees. The width of the facing material and the width of the blanket are approximately the same. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120034436 | NONWOVEN/FILM LAMINATES - The invention relates to a method for producing nonwoven/film laminates for personal hygiene articles, from an initial film web consisting of a thermoplastic polymer and an initial nonwoven web. According to said method, the initial film web and the initial nonwoven web, whose melting point lies above the crystallite melting point of the polymer, are heated to a temperature that exceeds the crystallite melting point of the polymer and lies below the melting point of the initial nonwoven web. The laminate is then guided through a cooled nip and is cooled to a temperature that lies below the crystallite melting point of the initial film web. The invention also relates to laminates that can be produced by said method. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120034437 | MULTIPLE BONDING LAYERS FOR THIN-WAFER HANDLING - Multiple bonding layer schemes that temporarily join semiconductor substrates are provided. In the inventive bonding scheme, at least one of the layers is directly in contact with the semiconductor substrate and at least two layers within the scheme are in direct contact with one another. The present invention provides several processing options as the different layers within the multilayer structure perform specific functions. More importantly, it will improve performance of the thin-wafer handling solution by providing higher thermal stability, greater compatibility with harsh backside processing steps, protection of bumps on the front side of the wafer by encapsulation, lower stress in the debonding step, and fewer defects on the front side. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120040157 | SUPERHARD ELEMENT, A TOOL COMPRISING SAME AND METHODS FOR MAKING SUCH SUPERHARD ELEMENT - The invention relates to a superhard element ( | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120040158 | CORE FOR A PRODUCT IN SHEET FORM WOUND AROUND THIS CORE, AND ROLL FORMED WITH SUCH A CORE - A core has a cylindrical wall which that can be torn axially and is made up of two superposed strips, these strips respectively being an outer strip in contact with the product and an inner strip, these strips being wound on one another and joined together by regions of attachment for example by bonding. At least one of the longitudinal edges of the inner strip is not attached or is weakly attached over a determined width in order, over at least part of its helical length, to form a free and accessible tab facing the outer strip. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120058318 | DUROMETER-DIFFERENTIATED, ANTI-PUNCTURE-LEAK, LIQUID-CONTAINER COATING STRUCTURE - For the outside of the wall in a liquid fuel container, a self-sealing, anti-puncture-leak, plural-layer coating possessing at least a pair of layers including (a) an inner layer, (b) another layer which is outer relative to the inner layer, and (c), a different-value structural durometer respectively characterizing each of such layers. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120058319 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET FOR PROTECTING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER - The present invention provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for protecting a semiconductor wafer, which does not cause curve (warpage) in the semiconductor wafer, when the semiconductor wafer is ground, is excellent in followability to a pattern, has adequate stress dispersibility in a grinding operation, suppresses the crack in a wafer and chipping in a wafer edge, and does not leave a residue of a tackiness agent on the surface of the wafer. The protective sheet does not have an interface existing between a substrate and the tackiness agent and is made of one layer, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet has different tack strengths on both faces from each other. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120058320 | TRANSPARENT FILM - A transparent film is capable of suppressing discoloration caused by heat, while retaining high transparency and high glass transition temperature. The transparent film includes a glass fiber substrate made of glass fibers and impregnated with a resin composition in which a high refractive resin (a transparent resin) having refractive index higher than the glass fiber is mixed with a low refractive resin (a second transparent resin) having a refractive index lower than the glass fiber to have a resultant refractive index approximate to that of the glass fiber when cured. The high refractive resin has a 3 or more-functional epoxy resin expressed by the following formula: | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120064313 | Composite Undergarment Fabric with Improved Water Management - A composite undergarment fabric has an inner side fabric layer of synthetic yarn and an outer side fabric layer of yarn selected from among moisture-absorbent hydrophilic yarn, synthetic yarn rendered hydrophilic, and combinations thereo inner surface of the inner side fabric layer having a non-continuous treatment of durable, water repellent chemical, and the outer side fabric layer being relatively more hydrophilic than the inner side fabric layer. The inner and outer side fabric layers may be formed concurrently by knitting a plaited construction. In another implementation, the composite undergarment fabric has a pseudo plaited construction of a body of hydrophilic material with an inner side surface having a non-continuous treatment of durable water repellent chemical. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120064314 | MULTILAYER ZnO SINGLE CRYSTAL SCINTILLATOR AND METHOD FOR MANFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a multilayer ZnO single crystal scintillator wherein the light emitting quantity is increased, and a method for manufacturing such scintillator. A multilayer body composed of ZnO semiconductor layers having different band gaps is manufactured, and a layer having a small band gap is made to have a thickness that permits ionization radiation, such as α rays and electronic rays, to enter the layer, thereby the light emitting quantity of the multilayer ZnO single crystal scintillator is greatly increased. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120094093 | PARTICLE BOARD WITH MIDDLE LAYER OF DEFIBRATED WOOD PARTICLES - The invention relates to a wood particle board ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120094094 | Interlayer Hot Compaction - A process for the production of a polymeric article comprises the steps of: (a) forming a ply having successive layers, namely (ii) a first layer made up of strands of an oriented polymeric material; (ii) a second layer of a polymeric material; (iii) a third layer made up of strands of an oriented polymeric material, wherein the second layer has a lower peak melting temperature than that of the first and third layers; (b) subjecting the ply to conditions of time, temperature and pressure sufficient to melt a proportion of the first layer, to melt the second layer entirely, and to melt a proportion of the third layer; and to compact the ply; and (c) cooling the compacted ply. The resultant articles have good mechanical properties yet may be made at lower compaction temperatures than articles not employing the second layer, leading to a more controllable manufacturing process. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120100353 | HIGH-SHIELDING REFLECTIVE FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a high-shielding reflective film, and its manufacturing method. This film is fabricated from an optical reflective film and a polarizer. The optical reflective film and the polarizer are combined by a means of a specific scheme. The optical reflective film is formed by stacking multiple layers of dielectric optical interference films with different materials. The optical reflective film particularly applies a principle of optical interference to reflect the most of the incident light, and allow some transmission. The polarizer is to absorb half of the incident light, and allow the other half to pass through. Since the characteristics of reflection between the reflective film and the polarizer are different, the reflectance difference therefor may increase. By which, the high-shielding reflective film achieves a one-way mirror with anti-peep effect since it substantially increases the reflectance difference among the incident lights from the various directions. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120100354 | NOVEL INTERMEDIATE MATERIAL INTENDED TO LIMIT THE MICROCRACKING OF COMPOSITE PARTS - The invention relates to an intermediate product intended for the production of a composite part in combination with a resin matrix, formed by at least two unidirectional sets of reinforcing yarns, the yams of each set extending in a different direction, whereby the sets are interlinked by means of stitching or knitting using at least one stitching or knitting yarn. The invention is characterized in that the stitching or knitting yarn has a yarn count of less than or equal to 30 dTex, preferably less than or equal to 25 dTex, in accordance with standard EN ISO 2060. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120100355 | SOLID STATE DRAWING LAMINATED POLYMER BILLETS - Solid state draw a laminated polymer billet containing two or more polymer compositions laminated to one another to prepare an oriented polymer composition. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120107584 | Solar Reflective Coatings Systems - Disclosed are infrared reflective coating systems. The coating compositions include an infrared transparent pigment and an infrared reflective pigment. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120107585 | Ceramic Composite Based on Beta-Eucryptite and an Oxide, and Process of Manufacturing Said Composite - A composite having a coefficient of thermal expansion less than 1.3×10 | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120114922 | RHENIUM-METAL CARBIDE-GRAPHITE ARTICLE AND METHOD - A graphite-metal carbide-rhenium article of manufacture is provided, which is suitable for use as a component in the hot zone of a rocket motor at operating temperatures in excess of approximately 3,000 degrees Celsius. One side of the metal carbide is chemically bonded to the surface of the graphite, and the rhenium containing protective coating is mechanically bonded to the other side of the metal carbide. Rhenium forms a solid solution with carbon at elevated temperatures. The metal carbide interlayer serves as a diffusion barrier to prevent carbon from migrating into contact with the rhenium containing protective coating. The metal carbide is formed by a conversion process wherein a refractory metal carbide former is allowed to react with carbon in the surface of the graphite. This structure is lighter and less expensive than corresponding solid rhenium components. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120121874 | CONFORMAL FABRIC SYSTEMS AND METHOD - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a fabric that may include conformal fibers. The conformal fibers may have different heat reactive properties. Some of the fibers may become more pliable when exposed to low temperature heat. The low temperature fiber may be used to conformal fit the clothing to the wearer. Clothing may be partially or wholly made of heat reactive fibers, which may react to lower temperature heat, such as body temperature. The reactive fibers may conform the clothing to the wearer's body. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120135210 | DURABLE ANTIREFLECTIVE FILM - Antireflective films are described having a surface layer comprising a the reaction product of a polymerizable low refractive index composition comprising at least one free-radically polymerizable fluoropolymer and surface modified inorganic nanoparticles. A high refractive index layer is coupled to the low refractive index layer. In one embodiment, the high refractive index layer comprises surface modified inorganic nanoparticles dispersed in a crosslinked organic material. The antireflective film is preferably durable, exhibiting a haze of less than 1.0% after 25 wipes with steel wool using a 3.2 cm mandrel and a mass of 1000 grams. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120141753 | ADHESIVE FILM LAYER FOR PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD APPLICATIONS - One or more embodiments contained herein disclose an adhesive layer for printed circuit board (PCB) applications. The improved adhesive film layer may comprise a benzoxazine resin and a phenoxy resin. According to some embodiments, the improved adhesive film layer may be coated onto a polyester release sheet. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120156452 | CONTROLLED FIBER-MATRIX ADHESION IN POLYMER FIBER COMPOSITES - A composite article includes a plurality of fibers at least partially embedded within a matrix. The fibers may be adhered to the matrix at a level of adhesion. The adhesion level between the fibers and the matrix may be varied spatially within the composite article. For example, the adhesion level may vary along a length of one of the fibers. The adhesion level may also vary among the fibers of a given layer. Furthermore, the adhesion level may vary between the layers of the composite article. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120156453 | CRACK REDUCTION AT METAL/ORGANIC DIELECTRIC INTERFACE - A method of providing a metal interconnect to second structures embedded in organic dielectric material is disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes obtaining a first structure with second structures, e.g., metal pillars, embedded in organic dielectric material. The method further includes, at least at some locations of the first structure, providing a stiffening layer on top of the organic dielectric material, the stiffening layer having a stiffness higher than the stiffness of the organic dielectric material. The method provides an interconnect structure free from cracks at the interface between the second structures and the organic dielectric material. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120156454 | FILM-PROTECTED FIBER FOR INTERIOR AUTOMOTIVE TRIM AND INTERIOR AUTOMOTIVE MEMBER - Provided is a fiber which is equal to conventional fibers in heat resistance and which, even when heated during thermoforming, maintains the shape thereof and suffers no change in texture. This fiber is suitable for forming an interior automotive member. Also provided is an interior automotive member formed from the fiber. The film-protected fiber comprises: a core fiber constituted of a material having a relatively low melting point; and a protective film which is constituted of a material having a relatively high melting point and with which the periphery of the core fiber is surrounded. Even when the film-protected fiber is thermoformed, at a temperature sufficient for melting the core fiber, into a shape conforming to, e.g., an inner part of an automotive body, the original structure of the fiber can be maintained due to the protective film. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120164410 | COATED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COATED ARTICLE - An coated article includes a substrate; and a lubricant layer deposited on the substrate; wherein the lubricant layer is a molybdenum sulphur boron nitride layer and comprises molybdenum sulfur boron nitride (MoSBN) having a molybdenum disulfide phase and a boron nitride phase. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120164411 | CERAMIC WELDS, AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A method of producing a ceramic weld, including identifying a ceramic first surface and a ceramic second surface to be bonded together, maintaining a non-oxidizing atmosphere over the first and second surfaces, and engaging the first and second surfaces to define a joint. An arc is generated between an electrode and the joint to create a liquid phase, and the liquid phase is cooled to yield a solid fusion layer, wherein the first and second surfaces are joined in the fusion layer. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120164412 | Formation of Photoconductive and Photovoltaic Films - The present application discloses a method and system of depositing a lead selenide film onto another material. The lead selenide film may used in a photoconductive application or a photovoltaic application. Furthermore, the applications may be responsive to infrared radiation at ambient temperature. In one embodiment, a method includes sputtering the lead selenide film, performing a sensitization process, and applying a passivation film. In one exemplary embodiment, a p-n junction is formed by directly adhering a lead selenide film to a silicon substrate. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120164413 | Inorganic Particle Composite Body and Method for Producing Inorganic Particle Composite Body - There is provided an inorganic particle composite body comprising a layer of a substrate formed of a plastically deformable solid material and an inorganic particle layer that is composed of inorganic particles that do not plastically deform under a condition under which the solid material plastically deforms, that contains gaps defined by the inorganic particles, and that adjoins the layer of the substrate, wherein part of the solid material is in at least part of the gaps in the inorganic particle layer. This inorganic particle composite body is produced by a method including a preparation step of preparing an inorganic particle structural body comprising a layer of a substrate formed of a plastically deformable solid material and an inorganic particle layer that is composed of inorganic particles that do not plastically deform under a condition under which the solid material plastically deforms, that contains gaps defined by the inorganic particles, and that adjoins the layer of the substrate; and a filling step of plastically deforming at least part of the solid material contained in the inorganic particle structural body, thereby filling at least part of the gaps in the inorganic particle layer with part of the plastically deformed solid material. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120164414 | DOUBLE-FACED PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE - Disclosed is a double-faced pressure-sensitive adhesive tape which includes a foam substrate, one pressure-sensitive adhesive layer arranged on or above one side of the substrate, and another pressure-sensitive adhesive layer arranged on or above the other side of the substrate. The adhesive tape has a total thickness of 250 μm or less. The adhesive tape is thin but highly waterproof (sealable against water). The adhesive tape preferably has a tensile strength of 0.5 to 20 MPa for further superior processability. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120164415 | ARTICLE HAVING LOW-REFLECTION FILM ON SURFACE OF BASE MATERIAL - The present invention relates to an article containing a base material and a low-reflection film formed on a surface of the base material, in which the low-reflection film contains a first layer, a second layer and a third layer in this order from the base material side, and the first layer, the second layer and the third layer have refractive indexes n1, n2 and n3, respectively, which meet the relationship of n1>n3>n2. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120171441 | INFRARED REFLECTING LAYER SYSTEM FOR TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE - An infrared radiation reflecting transparent layer system on a transparent substrate and a method for producing same is provided. The infrared radiation reflecting layer system comprises an infrared radiation reflecting layer sequence which includes a selective function usually consisting of a noble metal, mostly silver, or an alloy thereof and having a good selective reflectivity in the infrared range. The layer sequence is supplemented by at least one transparent dielectric layer of an oxynitride of a metal, a semiconductor or a semiconductor alloy having a low to moderate refractive index arranged directly on the substrate or above the infrared radiation reflecting layer sequence. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120171442 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LAMINATE, AND LAMINATE - A laminate of the present invention includes a first transparent resin layer, a first polymer liquid crystal layer, a second transparent resin layer, and a second polymer liquid crystal layer. A process for producing the laminate involves curing a resin to form the first transparent resin layer with certain liquid crystal alignment properties. The process then involves forming the first liquid crystal layer from a curable liquid crystalline monomer or a crosslinkable polymer liquid crystal on the first transparent resin layer. The first liquid crystal layer has the liquid crystal alignment properties of the first transparent resin layer. Next, the process involves forming a second transparent resin layer with different liquid crystal alignment properties on the first polymer liquid crystal layer, then forming a second polymer liquid crystal layer on the second transparent resin layer in the same manner. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120183753 | Steel sheet for container having excellent organic film performance and process for producing the same - A surface-treated steel sheet for a container, comprising: a steel sheet, and a Zr compound film disposed on the steel sheet, wherein the Zr compound film being formed by a dipping or electrolytic treatment in a solution containing Zr ion, F ion, ammonium ion and nitrate ion; and the coating weight of the Zr compound film is 1 to 100 mg/m | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120183754 | DOWN-PROOF WOVEN FABRIC - A down-proof woven fabric includes a cloth composed of synthetic fibers with a yarn fineness of 33 decitex or less and having a weight per unit area of 50 g/m | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120196100 | CO-CONTINUOUS POLYMER COMPOSITES WITH ENHANCED MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE AND MULTI-FUNCTIONAL APPLICATIONS - Co-continuous structured composite. The composite material includes a continuous material phase in intimate contact with a continuous second phase. A preferred embodiment has a continuous glassy polymer and a continuous elastomeric polymer; or a shape memory polymer phased together with an elastomeric phase. The composite of the invention has a combination of improved mechanical properties such as a unique combination of stiffness, strength and energy absorption, damage tolerance, multiple time constant viscoelastic and viscoplastic behaviors, and shape memory characteristics. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120196101 | RECYCLABLE VAPOR-PERMEABLE WATERPROOF LAMINATE - The present invention provides a recyclable vapor-permeable waterproof laminate which has an outer layer and an inner layer. The outer layer is made of woven or knitted polypropylene (PP) material, and the inner layer is a polyethylene (PE) or polypropylene (PP) membrane, between which a thermal adhesive primarily made of polypropylene (PP) is provided to bond them together. The laminate of the present invention is not only able to serve as performance fabric but is also eco-friendly because the chemical structure of the materials (i.e., PP and PE) from which it is made consist of only carbon and hydrogen, and thus they will not generate toxic gas even though they are incinerated after disposal. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120202024 | Product Compositions, Product Walls, And Molding Processes - Product compositions, product walls, and molding processes are described. According to one aspect, a product composition includes a polyester layer and an N-polymer layer coupled to the polyester layer. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120202025 | WELDING OF BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER PARTS - A microwave processing device/system can create strong temperature gradients in biodegradable polymer material. Novel physical phenomena caused by the heated particles cause local changes in viscosity and flow, leading to high mass transport and current densities in activated polymer matrix materials and to dramatically shorter reaction times and solvent-free reaction conditions. Advancements in the process speed and quality of packaging films in general can be achieved by increasing the polymeric amorphous to crystalline ratio, especially with regard to the claimed methods for manufacturing and sealing biodegradable packaging films. Micron-size particles or nanoparticles in the processed materials can interact with microwaves of different frequencies and intensities to create intentionally varied local material property changes to create an tunable flexible packaging product that is sustainable and “green.” Related systems, apparatus, methods, and/or articles are also described. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120202026 | ROOF-GREENING SHEET - Disclosed therein is a sheet for green roof that includes a copper or aluminum thin film or a nonwoven fabric having a predetermined thickness firmly laminated on both sides of a glass fabric having a predetermined area through an adhesive to prevent the root growth of plants and maximizes insulation from moisture, thermal insulation, and reduction of thermal conductivity, thereby extending the lifetimes of the sheet, the waterproof layer and the building structure. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120202027 | Plate Member for Touch Panel and Method of Manufacturing the Same, and Touch Panel - A plate member for touch panel and a method of manufacturing the same, and a touch panel are provided. The plate member for touch panel includes: a base substrate; an intermediate layer disposed on a first side of the base substrate; and a transparent conductive layer disposed on the intermediate layer. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120219772 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRECISION TRANSPORT, POSITIONING, AND ASSEMBLING OF LONGITUDINAL NANO-STRUCTURES - A method for assembling multi-component nano-structures that includes dispersing a plurality of nano-structures in a fluid medium, and applying an electric field having an alternating current (AC) component and a direct current (DC) component to the fluid medium containing the plurality of nano-structures. The electric field causes a first nano-structure from the plurality of nano-structures to move to a predetermined position and orientation relative to a second nano-structure of the plurality of nano-structures such that the first and second nano-structures assemble into a multi-component nano-structure. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120219773 | METHOD OF USING MASK FILM TO FORM RELIEF IMAGES - A mask-forming film has a transparent layer between the imageable layer and the carrier sheet, which transparent layer has a refractive index that is lower (by at least 0.04) than that of the carrier sheet or any immediately adjacent layer between it and the carrier sheet. This lower refractive index layer modifies the path of incident radiation during mask image transfer so as to provide steeper shoulder angles in the relief image solid areas. This mask film is used to form a relief image such as in a flexographic printing plate. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120219774 | TRANSPARENT FILM - The present invention is intended to provide a transparent film with superior transparency and a heat-resistant, reduced retardation, for being suitable for application of liquid-crystal displays. This transparent film comprises a glass fiber substrate and a transparent resin impregnated to the substrate. This transparent film satisfies a relation of 0.001≦n2−n1≦0.007 in terms of a refractive index difference n2−n1 between the glass fiber (refractive index n1) and the transparent resin (refractive index n2). This transparent resin has a peak wavelength in a range of 600 nm to 780 nm in terms of the maximum light transmission. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120219775 | ELECTROMAGNETIC HAZARD PROTECTOR FOR COMPOSITE MATERIALS - A curable flexible electromagnetic hazard resistance laminate, comprising a layer of electrically conductive metal material and thermosetting resin, wherein an external face of the laminate comprises a releasable backing sheet in contact with resin, and the laminate further comprises a substantially non-reshapable sheet of solid material. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120231242 | MICROPOROUS MATERIAL - Microporous materials that include thermoplastic organic polyolefin polymer (e.g., ultrahigh molecular weight polyolefin, such as polyethylene), particulate filler (e.g., precipitated silica), and a network of interconnecting pores, are described. The microporous materials of the present invention possess controlled volatile material transfer properties. The microporous materials can have a density of at least 0.8 g/cm | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120231243 | CERAMIC MATERIAL, LAMINATE, MEMBER FOR USE IN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT, AND SPUTTERING TARGET MEMBER - A ceramic material mainly contains magnesium, aluminum, oxygen, and nitrogen, in which the ceramic material has a magnesium-aluminum oxynitride phase serving as a main phase, wherein XRD peaks of the magnesium-aluminum oxynitride phase measured with CuKα radiation appear at at least 2θ=47 to 50°. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120231244 | Flat Composite Component, in Particular a Vehicle Body Part - A flat composite component, in particular a vehicle body part, comprising a material composite having an outer layer, a barrier layer adjoining the outer layer and a carrier structure on which the barrier layer is arranged and which comprises a core which has a first cover layer on the side facing the barrier layer and a second cover layer on the side facing away from the barrier layer. According to the invention, the barrier layer and the carrier structure have thermal expansion coefficients which are selected such that a deformation of the material composite in the case of a temperature change at least largely stops in a range between −50° C. and +80° C. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120231245 | ADHESIVE FILM AND TOUCH PANEL - The present invention relates to an adhesive film and to a touch panel. According to the present invention, even when the adhesive film is applied to a touch panel, for example, a capacitive touch panel, and directly attached to a conductive layer, the adhesive film effectively prevents the resistance of the conductive layer from being raised and exhibits good heat resistance. In addition, according to the present invention, an adhesive film having superior durability, optical characteristics, cuttability, workability, wettability and resistance to warping is provided. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120237741 | COMPOSITION FOR STRETCH HOOD, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM - The instant invention provides a composition suitable for stretch hood, method of producing the same, and articles made therefrom. The article according to the present invention comprises a multi-layer film according to the present invention has a thickness of at least 3 mils comprising at least one inner layer and two exterior layers, wherein the inner layer comprises at least 50 weight percent polyethylene copolymer having a melt index less than 2 grams/10 minutes, a density less than or equal to 0.910 g/cm | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120237742 | INNER LINER FOR PNEUMATIC TIRE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Disclosed is an inner liner for a pneumatic tire, the inner liner including no less than 8 resin-layers, the resin-layer having a layer A constituted with a resin composition containing a gas barrier resin, and a layer B constituted with a resin composition containing an elastomer, at least one of the resin compositions included in the layer A and the layer B that are adjacent with each other containing a metal salt, the content of the metal salt being no less than 1 ppm and no greater than 10,000 ppm in terms of metal element equivalent, and an interlayer adhesive force between the layer A and the layer B being no less than 500 g/15 mm. The layer A and the layer B are preferably alternately laminated. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120251801 | PROTECTIVE FILM - A protective film has a soluble polyimide polymer base layer and an exterior layer directly contacting the base layer exterior surface. The base layer is less than 12 microns thick, and is at least 2 meters long. The exterior layer includes at least one of a fluorinated polymer, a dielectric layer, one or more metallic layers, a metalloid layer, or a plurality of dielectric layers where each dielectric layer has a dielectric layer thickness that varies no more than 3%. The exterior layer or the base layer can also include additives, as desired. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120251802 | THERMALLY IMAGEABLE DIELECTRIC LAYERS, THERMAL TRANSFER DONORS AND RECEIVERS - The invention is related to thermal imageable dielectric layers and thermal transfer donors and receivers comprising dielectric layers. The thermal transfer donors are useful in making electronic devices by thermal transfer of dielectric layers having excellent resistivity, good transfer properties and good adhesion to a variety of receivers. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120251803 | Antireflection Film and Optical Device - An object of the present invention is to provide an antireflection film and an optical device having excellent antireflection characteristics against a light beam having a wide wavelength range at a wide range of an incident angle, and also having practically sufficient durability. To achieve the above object, the present invention adopts an antireflection film having an optical two-layer structure composed of an intermediate layer provided on a base material and a low refractive index layer provided on a surface of the intermediate layer, wherein the low refractive index layer is a layer obtained by binding hollow silica by a binder, a refractive index n(1) thereof is between 1.15 and 1.24 inclusive, and a refractive index n(2) of the intermediate layer satisfies a relation in the expression (1) below assuming a refractive index of the base material n(sub). | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120258294 | MULTILAYER COMPONENT FOR THE ENCAPSULATION OF A SENSITIVE ELEMENT - This multilayer component ( | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120258295 | MULTILAYER COMPONENT FOR THE ENCAPSULATION OF A SENSITIVE ELEMENT - This multilayer component ( | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120258296 | OPTICAL FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLARIZING PLATE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - An optical film formed of a cellulose acylate and having a first region and a second region that differ from each other in the birefringence, wherein the angle between the slow axis of the first region and the slow axis of the second region is at least 45 degrees can be produced at a low cost and used for 3D stereoscopic image display. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120263928 | Three-Dimensional Shaped Textile Element and Method for the Manufacture of Said Element - For the production of spatial textile articles ( | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120263929 | REFRACTORY OBJECT INCLUDING BETA ALUMINA AND PROCESSES OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - A refractory object can include a beta alumina. In an embodiment, the refractory object is capable of being used in a glass fusion process. In another embodiment, the refractory object can have a total Al | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120263930 | THERMOCHROMIC SUBSTRATE AND PAIR-GLASS WITH THERMOCHROMIC THIN FILM - A thermochromic substrate and a pair-glass with a thermochromic thin film, which increases the efficiency with which solar energy is transmitted and blocked. The thermochromic substrate includes a base substrate, a thermochromic thin film coating the base substrate, and a high-refractivity thin film coating the thermochromic thin film. The high-refractivity thin film shifts the reference wavelength in the infrared range, at which the variance in the transmittance due to the phase transition does not exceed 0, to a shorter wavelength. The efficiency with which solar energy is transmitted and blocked is increased, thereby decreasing the load of cooling and heating a building. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120270020 | POLYMER-BASED OPTICALLY VARIABLE DEVICES - A polymer-based optically-variable device for security applications has a high degree of color uniformity over the device area. The uniformity of thickness of the structure used in such devices is optimized by controlling previously neglected process parameters such as the temperature distribution of the deposition nozzle, the substrate and the deposition drum, their emissivities, the micro-roughness of the substrate, and the rate of monomer re-evaporation. Re-evaporation is minimized by initiating radiation-curing within two seconds of monomer deposition. The equipment is carefully monitored to eliminate all sources of emissivity non-homogeneities, such as surface blemishes in the surface areas exposed to the substrate. Substrates with haziness less than 5% and gloss greater than 90% are preferred. As a result, a maximum thickness variation of less than 5% over the transmissive layer of the optically variable device is found to ensure that no appreciable color-shift variation is visible to the naked eye. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120276350 | REFLECTION REDUCING FILM, OPTICAL MEMBER AND OPTICAL SYSTEM - A reflection reducing film is provided on a surface of an optical substrate, and is sequentially provided with a buffer layer and a reflection reducing layer. The reflection reducing layer includes first to eighth layers sequentially laminated from the side of the buffer layer. The first and sixth layers are made of a low-refractive index material having a refractive index in the range of 1.35 to 1.50 at the d-line, the third, fifth and seventh layers are made of an intermediate-refractive index material having a refractive index in the range of 1.55 to 1.85 at the d-line, and the second, fourth and eighth layers are made of a high-refractive index material having a refractive index in the range of 1.70 to 2.50 at the d-line. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120295084 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING ARTICLES HAVING ANTI-FOG LAYER BY LAYER COATING AND COATED ARTICLES HAVING ENHANCED ANTI-FOG AND DURABILITY PROPERTIES - Disclosed are processes for preparing articles having anti-fog properties, comprising providing a substrate having at least one main surface coated with an intermediate coating obtained by applying and at least partially curing an intermediate coating composition comprising at least one monoepoxysilane and/or an hydrolyzate thereof and at least one polyepoxy monomer comprising at least two epoxy groups, forming onto said intermediate coating at least one bi-layer, and curing said at least one bi-layer by heating at a temperature of 150° C. or less at atmospheric pressure and in the absence of added water steam. Also disclosed are articles made and/or makeable by these processes. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120295085 | POLYMIDE RESIN COMPOSITION, ADHESIVE AGENT AND LAMINATE EACH COMPRISING SAME, AND DEVICE - Provided are a polyimide resin composition containing a polyimide obtained by the condensation of: a diamine component containing an aromatic diamine (A) represented by the general formula (1-1) or the like, a silicone diamine (B) represented by the general formula (2) and an aliphatic diamine (C) represented by the general formula (3); and an acid anhydride component containing a specific aromatic tetracarboxylic dianhydride (D); and a laminate and a device using the polyimide resin composition. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120301689 | METHOD OF MAKING A MOLDED ARTICLE FROM TWO OR MORE DIFFERENT FORMABLE MATERIALS IN A SINGLE HEATING CYCLE - A composition for forming a molded article comprises a first formable material capable of flowing when heated to a first molding temperature, a second formable material capable of flowing when heated to a second molding temperature, and an additive mixed with the second formable material. The additive is provided in an amount determined by: (a) calculating a molding time for the first formable material to reach the first molding temperature; (b) calculating a required power factor for the second formable material that will allow the second formable material to reach the second molding temperature in the molding time of the first formable material; and (c) calculating the amount of the additive to be mixed with the second formable material to obtain the required power factor. A method of forming the composition is also disclosed. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120308792 | RED FLUORESCENCE CONVERSION COMPOSITION AND RED FLUORESCENCE CONVERSION FILM - A red fluorescence conversion composition includes a color conversion material (A) which absorbs light in a blue region and emits light having a fluorescence emission maximum in yellow-orange regions; a color conversion material (B) which absorbs light in the yellow-orange regions and emits light having a fluorescence emission maximum in the red region; and a matrix resin (C) for dispersing the color conversion materials (A) and (B). The color conversion material (A) is a condensed polycyclic compound made of a 5-membered ring compound having a conjugated system, and a 6-membered ring compound having a conjugated system with the 5-membered ring compound. The 5-membered ring compound contains at least one kind of atom selected from a hetero atom, a selenium atom, and a boron atom. A red fluorescence conversion film is made of the composition. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120308793 | RETREADED TIRE - Provided is a retreaded tire that uses cushion rubber for retread that is able to further improve the prevention of separation failure while effectively suppressing blowout within the cushion rubber layer. The retreaded tire includes cushion rubber for retread, a base tire, and precured tread rubber formed of at least one rubber layer, and is characterized by: the aforementioned cushion rubber for retreaded tires being formed from a rubber composition containing specific quantities of a highly reinforcing carbon black of at least HAF grade, and natural rubber and/or synthetic polyisoprene rubber; the 100% modulus (A | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120328857 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED WIRING BOARD - A method for manufacturing a printed wiring board includes laminating a first core substrate and a second core substrate, forming a first upper buildup layer on a surface of the first core substrate, forming a second upper buildup layer on a surface of the second core substrate, separating the first core substrate and the second core substrate from each other, laminating the first upper buildup layer formed on the first core substrate and the second upper buildup layer formed on the second core substrate, forming a first lower buildup layer on the opposite surface of the first core substrate, forming a second lower buildup layer on the opposite surface of the second core substrate, and separating the first upper buildup layer and the second upper buildup layer. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130017379 | PROPYLENE BASED RESIN COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF - Means for Solving the Problems | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130022798 | LOW REFLECTION GLASS AND PROTECTIVE PLATE FOR DISPLAY - Provided is a low reflection glass excellent in the abrasion resistance, the weather resistance, and the productivity. A low reflection glass includes a glass substrate and an antireflection film formed on the surface of the glass substrate. The antireflection film includes an interlayer and an outermost layer. The outermost layer contains Si atoms, C atoms and O atoms, and the content of C atoms is from 0.5 to 3 mol. % based on 100 mol. % of the total amount of Si, C and O atoms. The interlayer is a high refractive index layer or a light absorbing layer. Also provides is a protective plate for a display including a support substrate including the low reflection glass and a conductive film provided on a side where no antireflection film is formed of the support substrate. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130029117 | COMPOSITE AEROFOIL - A composite aerofoil, the aerofoil having a leading edge, a trailing edge a pressure side and a suction side and comprising an outer erosion protection layer along one or both of the pressure side or suction side, a structural core having a plurality of resin impregnated plies of unidirectional fibres, and between the outer erosion protection layer and the structural core a woven composite impregnated with a resin having a modulus of elasticity greater than that of the resin impregnating the plies in the structural core. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130029118 | HARD COAT FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HARD COAT FILM - The present invention provides a hard coat film in which the generation of interference fringes can be reliably prevented. The hard coat film | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130034708 | METHOD OF PREPARING THIN FILM, THIN FILM, APPARATUS FOR PREPARING THIN FILM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THIN FILM - A method of preparing a thin film includes coating a thin film-forming composition on a substrate, and heat-treating the coated thin film-forming composition under a pressure less than 760 Torr. The thin film includes a compact layer having a thickness in a range of greater than 50 Å to about 20,000 Å and a refractive index in a range of about 1.85 to about 2.0. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130052433 | COMPOSITIONS FOR LOW K, LOW TEMPERATURE CO-FIRED COMPOSITE (LTCC) TAPES AND LOW SHRINKAGE, MULTI-LAYER LTCC STRUCTURES FORMED THEREFROM - Novel compositions for LTCC green tapes having low K values and low shrinkage and composite laminates of ten to twenty layers or more of green tapes together with conventional LTCC green tapes. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130052434 | ANTISTATIC HARD COAT LAYER FORMING COMPOSITION, OPTICAL FILM, OPTICAL FILM MANUFACTURING METHOD, POLARIZATION PLATE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - Providing is an antistatic hard-coat-layer forming composition including a nonvolatile component containing a conductive polymer (a) a compound (b) and a photo-polymerization initiator (c); and a volatile component containing a solvent (d) having a hydroxyl group, and a solvent (e) having no hydroxyl group where the boiling point is 120° C. or less, wherein the solvent (d) contains a solvent (d2) with 4 or more carbon atoms having a hydroxyl group where the boiling point is 90° C. or more and the SP value is 22.0 to 35.0, the proportion of the polymer (a) in the nonvolatile component is 1 to 20 mass %, the proportion of the solvent (d) in the volatile component is 0.5 to 25 mass %, and the proportion of the component (d2) in the component (d) is 80 to 100 mass %. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130052435 | Double-Sided Self-Adhesive Products with High Optical Quality - The invention relates to a double-sidedly pressure-sensitively adhesive product having a haze value (measured by test method B) of 5% or less, comprising a carrier having a first surface and a second surface, and also a first layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive, disposed on the first surface of the carrier, and a second layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive, disposed on the second surface of the carrier, characterized in that the carrier has a modulus of elasticity of 2.5-500 MPa. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130052436 | Infrared Sensitive Photosensitive Composition and Lithographic Plate Fabricated by Using Same - An infrared sensitive and chemical treatment free photosensitive composition, includes, based on weight percentage, 30-70% of a water soluble thermally cross-linking resin, 1-20% of a water-soluble photocross-linking polymerized resin, 10-50% of a photopolymerizable oligomer, 1-30% of a multifunctional monomer, 1-20% of a cationic photopolymerization initiator, and 1-20% of an infrared irradiation absorption dye. The photosensitive composition of the present invention is useful for preparation of an infrared sensitive and chemical treatment free lithographic plate. The lithographic plate of the present invention has a high sensitivity and a good mesh point reduction, and after exposure to an infrared light source, can be printed directly after being washed with tapped water or without any washing and processing step, and has a long run length. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130059136 | DIMENSIONALLY STABLE PRODUCT AND PROCESS OF FABRICATING A DIMENSIONALLY STABLE PRODUCT - Disclosed is a product, a melt-processed layer, a flexible layer and a process of fabricating the product. The product includes a first layer and a second layer heat-adhered to the first layer. The first layer is a melt-processed layer, the second layer has greater flexibility than the first layer, and the product has dimensional stability. The process includes heat-adhering the first layer to the second layer. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130065032 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SILICON BLOCKS - Device for producing silicon blocks for photovoltaic applications, comprising a container for receiving a silicon melt with a base wall and at least one side wall, means for reducing the diffusion of impurities from at least one of the walls of the container into the silicon melt, wherein the means for reducing the diffusion of impurities comprise at least one covering element for the at least partial covering of at least one of the walls of the container. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130065033 | Multilayer Polyimide-Containing Film and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A multilayer polyimide-containing film comprises a coloring layer containing a pigment, and a first protection layer disposed on one surface of the coloring layer, the first protection layer having a thickness between about 0.5 and about 3 micrometers. In some embodiments, methods of manufacturing the multilayer polyimide-containing film are also described. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130071638 | Overmolded Composite Structure for an Electronic Device - An overmolded composite structure that contains a metal component and a resinous component adhered to a surface thereof is provided. The resinous component is formed from a thermoplastic composition that contains at least one polyarylene sulfide and at least one mineral filler. The present inventors have discovered that the nature and relative concentration of the polyarylene sulfides, mineral fillers, and/or other materials in the thermoplastic composition can be selectively tailored so that the resulting resinous component has a coefficient of linear thermal expansion and/or color that is similar to the metal component. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130078439 | STRUCTURE OF FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL-MADE COMPONENT PART, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR THE COMPONENT PART - There is provided a component part ( | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130078440 | ANTI-REFLECTION FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is an anti-reflection film comprising a high refractive index layer comprising a first binder including a crosslinked polymer of a multifunctional (meth)acrylate compound, and nano silica particles dispersed in the first binder; and a low refractive index layer laminated on the high refractive index layer, and comprising a second binder including a crosslinked copolymer of a multifunctional (meth)acrylate compound and a fluorine-based (meth)acrylate compound, and hollow silica particles and hollow silica particles coated with a fluorine-based compound on the surface, which are dispersed in the second binder. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing the anti-reflection film using a composition that is separated into at least two layers by phase separation after single layer coating by a more simplified process. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130084441 | OPTICAL ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Disclosed herein is a method for fabricating an optical device that includes depositing an etch stop material to form an etch stop layer, wherein the etch stop material has a refractive index in the infrared wavelength range, n | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130084442 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ANTI-REFLECTION FILM, ANTI-REFLECTION FILM AND COATING COMPOSITION - A method of manufacturing an anti-reflection film, the method forming a multi-layer structure with different refractive indices from a coating composition in which the following (A) to (F) components are mixed. (A) Fluorine-containing polymer including a fluorine-containing hydrocarbon structure and a constituent unit derived from a compound having at least one group selected from a polyalkylene oxide group and a basic functional group, (B) Low refractive index inorganic fine particles which are not surface-modified or low refractive index inorganic fine particles which are surface-treated with a silane coupling agent having the molecular weight of 600 or less, (C) A curable binder containing no fluorine atoms in the molecule, (D) A solvent, (E) A polyfunctional fluorine-containing curable compound, and (F) High refractive index inorganic fine particles treated with a specific surface modifying agent. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130095306 | LIQUID CHEMICAL DEPOSTION APPARATUS AND PROCESS AND PRODUCTS THEREFROM - A method, apparatus and material produced thereby in an amorphous or crystalline form having multiple elements with a uniform molecular distribution of elements at the molecular level. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130101816 | MULTILAYER OPTICAL FILM - Multilayer optical film that can be used as a reflective polarizer or mirror is disclosed. The multilayer optical film comprises alternating optical layers of polyesters such as PET and PEN, copolymerized with 4,4′-biphenyl dicarboxylate. The multilayer optical film exhibits a high ratio of in-plane to out-of-plane birefringence. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130101817 | TISSUE PAPER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING TISSUE PAPER - Provided is tissue paper which has softness, smoothness, and moistness either equaling or surpassing those of the existing moisturizing tissue paper and which is also less sticky and is not easily torn in use. The two-ply chemicals applied tissue paper has a configuration in which the amount of the chemicals applied on both side surfaces is 2.0 to 5.5 g/m | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130108846 | MICROCEMENT LAMINATE AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING SAME | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130115434 | Manufacturing Method of Photonic Crystal - A manufacturing method of a photonic crystal is provided. In the method, a high-refractive-index material is conformally deposited on an exposed portion of a periodic template composed of a low-refractive-index material by an atomic layer deposition process so that a difference in refractive indices or dielectric constants between the template and adjacent air becomes greater, which makes it possible to form a three-dimensional photonic crystal having a superior photonic bandgap. Herein, the three-dimensional structure may be prepared by a layer-by-layer method. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130122268 | HIGH BARRIER, HEAT-SEALABLE ROLL OR POUCH STOCK - A heat-sealable roll or pouch stock laminated barrier material is disclosed and comprises: a compostable first layer; a compostable, heat-sealable second layer; and a metallized compostable film disposed between the first and second layers. The first layer can be selected from: (i) compostable film; and (ii) a coating layer and a paper layer, the paper layer being disposed between the coating layer and the metallized compostable film. The first layer can be secured to the metallized compostable film with an adherent selected from adhesive and extrudate. The second layer can be selected from a hermetically-sealable film and an extrudate. When present, the hermetically-sealable film is secured to the metallized compostable film with an adherent selected from adhesive and extrudate. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130129997 | THERMOSHRINKABLE FILMS - An oriented monolayer or multilayer film, wherein the monolayer film comprises a copolymer (A1) of propylene with hexene-1 containing from 4 to 10% by weight of hexene-1 and having MFR from 0.5 to 10 g/10 min., and the multilayer film comprises at least 30% by weight of said copolymer (A1), both the monolayer and the multilayer film being obtainable with a process comprising a drawing step wherein the film is drawn with a draw ratio of at least 3, in at least one direction. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130149512 | Natural Nonwoven Materials - There is described a nonwoven material comprising a multilayered stack, the multilayered stack comprising discrete interconnected layers, each of the layers, which may be the same or different, comprising a composite fibre of from about 80 to 100% w/w leaf or stem fibre and from about 1 to 20% w/w of a polymer, wherein the polymer is fusible at a temperature of about 180° C. or less. There is also described a novel method of enzyme degumming leaf and/or stem fibres. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130149513 | BARRIER FILM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A barrier film for an electronic device includes: a resin film; an adsorption layer disposed on a side of the resin film and including an inorganic material, which is electrostatically chargeable with a positive charge or a negative charge and having higher hydrophilicity than a surface of the resin film; and a stacked layer disposed on a side of the adsorption layer and including a plate-shaped particle layer including an inorganic plate-shaped particle, which is electrostatically chargeable with a positive charge or a negative charge, and a binder layer including a binder particle, which is electrostatically chargeable with a positive charge or a negative charge, where the plate-shaped particle layer and binder layer are alternately stacked. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130157022 | TRANSPARENT PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There are provided a transparent panel and a method of manufacturing the same. The transparent panel includes a transparent substrate; and a transparent electrode layer formed on the transparent substrate, wherein the transparent electrode layer includes a first area having non-electrical conductivity and a second area having electrical conductivity, and the first area includes a graphene oxide, and the second area includes a reduced graphene oxide. Accordingly, a sensing electrode may be formed without a step to thereby minimize a pattern exposure phenomenon, and the manufacturing process may be simplified. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130164510 | HIGH THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITES - Disclosed is a high thermally conductive composite, including a first composite and a second composite having a co-continuous and incompatible dual-phase manner. The first composite consists of glass fiber distributed into polyphenylene sulfide, and the second composite consists of carbon material distributed into polyethylene terephthalate. The carbon material includes graphite, graphene, carbon fiber, carbon nanotube, or combinations thereof. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130164511 | Thermochromic Substrate And Method Of Manufacturing The Same - A thermochromic substrate that has a thermochromic thin film, and a method of manufacturing the same. The thermochromic substrate includes a base substrate, an oxide or nitride thin film formed on the base substrate, a vanadium dioxide (VO | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130171435 | Plastic Glazing and Method of Preparing the Same - A plastic glazing includes a base layer; and a coating layer formed on one surface of the base layer, wherein the base layer includes polycarbonate including a biphenyl group. The biphenyl group is present in an amount of about 10 mol % to about 50 mol % based on the total amount of polycarbonate. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130177750 | Fiber-Reinforced Impact Resistant Laminated Panel - An impact resistant laminated panel and a method for making the same is provided. The panel includes in stacked order: a first side overlay layer, a decorative layer, a first side fiber-reinforced layer, a core layer, a second side fiber-reinforced layer, and a base layer. The decorative layer has at least one appearance sheet and at least one flattening sheet. The flattening sheet is disposed between the appearance sheet and the first side fiber-reinforced layer. The decorative layer has a sufficient mass to prevent the formation of surface flatness and/or appearance variations in the outer surface of the first side overlay layer, which variations are attributable to the first side fiber-reinforced sheet. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130183502 | DUAL-LAYER LASER-IMAGEABLE FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PRECURSORS - A flexographic printing precursor can be imaged and used for flexographic printing. This precursor has at least two laser-engraveable layers, in which the underlying non-printing laser-engraveable layer is more sensitive than the outermost non-metallic printing laser-engraveable layer. The non-printing layer-engraveable layer comprises (1) a first elastomer, (2) a polymer that is nitrocellulose, a polymer comprising a triazene group, a glycidyl azide polymer, or a poly(vinyl nitrate), and (3) a first near-infrared radiation absorber. The outermost non-metallic printing laser-engraveable layer comprises a second elastomer and a second infrared radiation absorber. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130183503 | CERAMIC MEMBER - Provided is a ceramic member in which the difference in thermal expansion coefficient between an insulating ceramic material and an electrically conductive ceramic material is extremely small and therefore any mismatch caused in association with this difference in thermal expansion coefficient does not occur, and which does not undergo any failure such as breakage, cracking, detachment or destruction. The ceramic member ( | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130189505 | MOUNTING MAT AND EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT DEVICE - A mounting mat for an exhaust gas treatment device includes a mounting mat of inorganic fibers having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface, wherein the first major surface has an elongation different from that of the second major surface. An exhaust gas treatment device including the mounting mat and methods for making the mounting mat and the exhaust gas treatment device are also provided. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130196129 | ANISOTROPIC CONDUCTIVE FILM AND APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An anisotropic conductive film includes a first insulating adhesive layer, a conductive adhesive layer, and a second insulating adhesive layer which are sequentially stacked on a base film, wherein an adhesive strength ratio of the second insulating adhesive layer to the first insulating adhesive layer is about 1.1 to about 20. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130202863 | INTERLAYER FOR LAMINATED GLASS AND LAMINATED GLASS - The present invention aims to provide an intermediate film for laminated glass which, in the case of being used for constituting a laminated glass, enables to improve the sound-insulating property of a laminated glass to be obtained; and a laminated glass. The intermediate film | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130209761 | AUTOMOTIVE PAINT SYSTEM FOR BRIGHT AND VIBRANT COLORS - A painted substrate forms at least a portion of an exterior body panel of a vehicle. A pre-treatment layer, and electrocoat layer, and a primer layer overlie the substrate. A colored, opaque basecoat layer overlies the primer layer and is comprised of polymeric resin and a first coloring agent. The basecoat layer is formulated to provide near ultraviolet light blocking. A colored, opaque topcoat layer overlies the basecoat layer and is comprised of polymeric resin and a second coloring agent having substantially the same color as the first coloring agent. The topcoat layer is formulated to provide a glossy appearance, chemical resistance, and scratch resistance. The topcoat layer is also formulated to provide ultraviolet blocking and paint-chip resistance greater than the ultraviolet blocking and paint-chip resistance of the basecoat layer. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130209762 | GLASS-CERAMIC WHICH IS AT LEAST PARTLY PROVIDED WITH A HARD MATERIAL LAYER - Glass-ceramic is provided that is at least partly provided with a hard material layer to protect against external mechanical influences. The hard material layer contains at least two phases, which are present side by side and are mixed with one another. The at least two phases include at least one nanocrystalline phase and one amorphous phase. The hard material layer has a hardness of at least 26 GPa and a layer thickness of at least 0.5 μm. The hard material layer is chemically resistant in the temperature range from 200° C. to 1000° C. The coefficient of thermal expansion (α) of the glass-ceramic does not differ by more than +/−20% from the coefficient of thermal expansion (α) of the hard material layer. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130209763 | LAMINATED NON-WOVEN FABRIC, AND MANUFACTURED ARTICLE USING THE SAME - A laminated non-woven fabric and a manufactured article using the laminated non-woven fabric are provided. The laminated non-woven fabric is formed by clamping a fibrous layer B between two of fibrous layer A, wherein the fibrous layer B is obtained by using a fiber melting or softening at 120° C. or less, and fibrous layer A includes a fiber neither melting nor softening at 120° C. or less, in which the fibrous layer A and the fibrous layer B are integrated through point thermal compression bonding, and interlayer peeling strength between the fibrous layer A and the fibrous layer B ranges from 0.3 Newton (N)/25 millimeters (mm) to 4.0 N/25 mm. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130216798 | COATED ARTICLE AND PROCESS OF COATING AN ARTICLE - A coated article and a coating application process are disclosed. The coated article includes a metallic surface, a first layer positioned proximal to the metallic surface, the first layer having a first ductility, and a second layer positioned distal from the metallic surface, the second layer having a second ductility. The first ductility is at least about 20% greater than the second ductility. The process includes providing an article, the article comprising a metallic surface, applying a first layer proximal to the metallic surface, the first layer having a first ductility, and applying a second layer distal from the metallic surface, the second layer having a second ductility. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130216799 | ASSEMBLY OF POLYMERIC PARTS - The invention relates to an assembly of parts comprising a first part containing a first polymer composition and a second part containing a second polymer composition, both compositions comprising a semi-crystalline polymer and optionally one or more other components, the first part and the second part being fastened to each other through an interface between the first polymer composition and the second polymer composition, wherein the interface is free from mechanically interlocking elements and the thermal conductivity of the second polymer composition (TC2) is higher than the thermal conductivity of the first polymer composition (TC1) with a factor TC2/TC1 of at least 1.5. The invention further relates to a process for manufacturing such an assembly and to various uses of said assembly. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130224453 | Spallation-Resistant Thermal Barrier Coating - In a method for coating a substrate, a ceramic first layer is suspension plasma sprayed and is at least about as tough as 7YSZ. A ceramic second layer is applied over the first layer and is less tough than the first layer. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130230706 | CURABLE ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS - Curable adhesive compositions are provided that exhibit a high refractive index. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130236709 | D1381 SUPERCOATINGS FOR OPTICAL FIBER - The invention provides an optical fiber coated with a Supercoating, wherein the Supercoating comprises at least two layers, wherein the first layer is a Primary Coating that is in contact with the outer surface of the optical fiber and the second layer is a Secondary Coating in contact with the outer surface of the Primary Coating, wherein the cured Primary Coating on the optical fiber has the following properties after initial cure and after one month aging at 85° C. and 85% relative humidity: A) a % RAU of from about 84% to about 99%; | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130236710 | GAS-BARRIER FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING GAS-BARRIER FILM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - There is provided a gas barrier film which has high barrier performance and is excellent in bending resistance and smoothness as well as cutting processing suitability; a method for producing the gas barrier film; and an electronic device in which the gas barrier film is used. A gas barrier film, comprising a gas barrier layer unit on at least one surface side of a base, wherein the gas barrier layer unit comprises a first barrier layer formed by a chemical vapor deposition method, a second barrier layer obtained by performing conversion treatment to a coating film formed by coating a silicon compound onto the first barrier layer and an intermediate layer between the first barrier layer and the base. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130244012 | COATED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A coated article includes a metal substrate, a carbosiliconized layer formed on the metal substrate, a metal bonding layer formed on the carbosiliconized layer, and a color layer formed on the metal bonding layer. The carbosiliconized layer is formed by carbosiliconizing the metal substrate to enable elemental carbon and elemental silicon to penetrate into a surface layer of the metal substrate. The color layer consists of ceramic material. A method for making the coated article is also described. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130260115 | TRANSPARENT MEMBER, TIMEPIECE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A TRANSPARENT MEMBER - A transparent member has a transparent substrate, and an antireflection coating that has a high index of refraction layer made of silicon nitride and a low index of refraction layer made of silicon oxide alternately laminated on at least a part of a surface of the substrate. The content of silicon nitride in the region to a depth of 150 nm from the outside surface of the antireflection coating is 30-50 vol %. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130260116 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMPREGNATION-COATING TYPE JAPANESE PAPER MASKING TAPE BASE MATERIAL - The present invention relates to an impregnation-coating type Japanese paper masking tape base material obtained by coating a resin having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of from 0 to 40° C. in a dry coating amount of from 2 to 20 g/m | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130273340 | Self-assembly of small structures - Small structures are formed by applying to a substrate a structural material and a layer of a sacrificial material having a lower surface energy than the structural material, to form an intermediate product. The substrate is then heated to a temperature at which the sacrificial material evaporates or sublimes and the structural material is mobilized. The sacrificial material is permitted to evaporate or sublime, an area of the substrate covered by the sacrificial material to diminish, and the structural material to agglomerate on the remaining sacrificial material to form a structure. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130288025 | FILM WITH COMPOSTABLE HEAT SEAL LAYER - A multi-layer bio-based composite film with a bio-based heat seal layer. The compostable bio-based film can comprise a crystalline bio-based heat seal layer and an amorphous bio-based barrier web layer. The heat seal layer has a second heat melting temperature which is lower than its first heat melting temperature. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130288026 | FIREABLE DENTAL BLANK ASSEMBLY - A fineable dental blank assembly. The assembly can include a blank and a support coupled to the blank to facilitate machining of the blank. The blank can be adapted to be machined to form at least a portion of dental appliance, and can be formed of at least one of a glass, a glass-ceramic, a porcelain, and a ceramic. The support can be formed of at least one of a high melting point metal (or metal alloy) and a ceramic, wherein the blank and the support are separately formed. The assembly can further include a bonding composition positioned between the blank and the support. Other means for coupling the blank and the support can include a direct bond and/or mechanical inter-engagement. The assembly can be configured to withstand temperatures necessary to fire at least a portion of the assembly in a downstream firing process. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130288027 | MULTI-LAYER COMPOSITE - A process for the production of a multi-layer composite, wherein a coating layer is applied from a pigmented coating composition onto the front face of an NIR-opaque foil exhibiting low NIR absorption, wherein the pigment content of the coating composition consists 50 to 100 wt. % of at least one black pigment with low NIR absorption and 0 to 50 wt. % of at least one further pigment, which is selected in such a way that the coating layer exhibits low NIR absorption and that the multi-layer composite has a color with a brightness L* of at most 10 units, wherein the sum of the wt. % equals 100 wt. %, and wherein the coating layer is cured. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130295353 | STRENGTHENED GLASS SUBSTRATES WITH GLASS FRITS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Strengthened glass substrates with glass fits and methods for forming the same are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method for forming a glass frit on a glass substrate may include providing a glass substrate comprising a compressive stress layer extending from a surface of the glass substrate into a thickness of the glass substrate, the compressive stress having a depth of layer DOL and an initial compressive stress CS | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130295354 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LAMINATED ARTICLES BY TREATMENT WITH ORGANIC ETCHANTS AND LAMINATED ARTICLES OBTAINABLE THEREFROM - The present invention relates to the production of a layer structure, comprising the following process steps: i) Providing a layer structure comprising a substrate and an electrically conductive layer on the substrate which comprises an electrically conductive polymer; ii) Bringing at least a part of the surface of the electrically conductive layer into contact with a composition Z1 comprising an organic compound capable of releasing chlorine, bromine or iodine. The invention also relates to a layer structure obtainable by this method, a layer structure, the use of a layer structure, an electronic component and the use of an organic compound. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130302580 | LAMINATED GLASS AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LAMINATED GLASS - To provide a laminated glass having a high infrared reflecting performance while retaining a reflected color to be neutral, and a process for producing such a laminated glass. The laminated glass of the present invention comprises two glass sheets, and an interlayer and a laminate having a heat ray reflecting function, interposed between the two glass sheet, wherein a high refractive index film is provided between the two glass sheets besides films that constitute the laminate having a heat ray reflecting function. The high refractive index film has a refractive index of at least 1.90 at a wavelength of 550 nm and contains at least any one of titanium oxide, zinc oxide, tantalum oxide, zirconium oxide, niobium oxide, tin oxide, titanium nitride, silicon nitride, zirconium nitride, aluminum nitride, titanium oxynitride, zirconium oxynitride and tin oxynitride. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130309464 | MULTILAYER COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a method of producing a multilayer component comprising the following steps: providing a mat-like multilayer structure which comprises at least two outer layers and a core layer, the core layer being arranged between the two outer layers, the core layer comprising a fibre tangle, which contains a binder material and a reinforcing fibre material, a melting point of the binder material being lower than a melting point of the reinforcing fibre material, placing the multilayer structure in a press, heating the multilayer structure in the press with exposure to pressure, such that the binder material melts, while the reinforcing fibre material retains its fibre structure, resulting in formation of a semi-finished product, lofting the semi-finished product, processing the semi-finished product to yield the multilayer component and cooling the component. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130309465 | FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - With respect to fiber-reinforced plastics in which a base member is at least partially reinforced with a continuous fiber-reinforced resin member, there is provided a fiber-reinforced plastic in which the continuous fibers forming the continuous fiber-reinforced resin member do not bend, and, further, the base member and the continuous fiber-reinforced resin member are made to favorably adhere to each other, as well as a method of producing same. Provided is a fiber-reinforced plastic in which at least a portion of the base member is laminated with, as a reinforcement member, the continuous fiber-reinforced resin member. An adhesion layer comprising a thermoplastic resin is present between the base member and the reinforcement member, the adhesion layer making the two adhere to each other. With respect to the thermoplastic resin of the reinforcement member, assuming Tg1 denotes its glass transition point if it is an amorphous plastic, or Tm1 its melting point if it is a crystalline plastic, and with respect to the thermoplastic resin of the adhesion layer, assuming Tg2 denotes its glass transition point if it is an amorphous plastic, or Tm2 its melting point if it is a crystalline plastic, then Tg1>Tg2 or Tm2, or Tm1>Tg2 or Tm2. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130323479 | IMAGE TRANSFER SHEET AND IMAGE RECORDING MATERIAL - There is provided an image transfer sheet, including: an image receiving layer; a bonding layer; a transparent support; and a substrate, in this order, wherein the image receiving layer containing a first thermoplastic resin having a glass transition temperature of 60° C. or above and a second thermoplastic resin having a glass transition temperature of 15° C. or below, and a peeling strength between the transparent support and the substrate is lower than a peeling strength between the image receiving layer and the transparent support. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130323480 | Protective Film - A protective film has a soluble polyimide polymer base layer and an exterior layer directly containing the base layer exterior surface. The base layer is less than 12 microns thick, and is at least 2 meters long. The exterior layer includes at least one of a fluorinated polymer, a dielectric layer, one or more metallic layers, a metalloid layer, or a plurality of dielectric layers where each dielectric layer has a dielectric layer thickness that varies no more than 3%. The exterior layer or the as layer can also include additives, as desired. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130323481 | PLASTIC ASSEMBLY, METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME, AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME - In an embodiment, a vehicle component comprises a thermoplastic element having a thermoplastic element first surface and a thermoplastic element second surface; a structural element defining an opening, wherein the structural element has a structural element first surface and a structural element second surface, wherein the thermoplastic element is in the opening; and an elastic anisotropic bonding element between the thermoplastic element second surface and the structural element first surface. In an embodiment, a method of forming a plastic assembly comprises forming an anisotropic bonding element comprising a layer comprising a bonding element matrix without elongated members, a layer comprising a bonding element matrix comprising elongated members, and a layer comprising a bonding element matrix without elongated members; attaching the anisotropic bonding element to a structural element and a thermoplastic element, wherein the anisotropic bonding element is between a thermoplastic element second surface and a structural element first surface. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130323482 | Low Haze Transparent Conductive Electrodes and Method of Making the Same - A transparent conductive electrode comprising metal nanowires and method of making is described, wherein the transparent conductive electrode has a pencil hardness more than 1H, nanoporous surface having pore sizes less than 25 nm and surface roughness less than 50 nm. The transparent conductive electrode further comprises an index matching layer, having a refractive index between 1.1-1.5 and a thickness between 100-200 nm. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130323483 | MOLDING DIE FOR MULTICOLORED MOLDING, MOLDING METHOD OF MULTICOLORED MOLDED PIECE, AND MULTICOLORED MOLDED PIECE - In a molding die for multicolored molding, a second fixed die includes a hollow shape portion which is arranged at a portion associated with an optical functional surface. The second fixed die further includes an abutting portion which abuts on the optical element excluding the optical functional surface. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130323484 | METHOD FOR FABRICATION OF A MULTIVARIATE OPTICAL ELEMENT - A method for fabricating an optical element including selecting a lamp spectrum and bandpass filter spectrum, obtaining a spectral characteristics vector to quantify the concentration of a component in a sample and obtaining a target spectrum from the lamp spectrum, the bandpass filter spectrum, and the spectral characteristics vector, is provided. Further including selecting a number of layers less than a maximum value, and performing an optimization routine using the index of refraction and thickness of each of the number of layers until an error between a model spectrum and the target spectrum is less than a tolerance value, or a number of iterations is exceeded. And reducing the number of layers if the error is less than a tolerance and stopping the procedure if the number of iterations is exceeded. A device using an optical element for optically-based chemometrics applications fabricated using the method above is also provided. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130323485 | STRETCHED POLYAMIDE FILM - The objective of the present invention is to provide a stretched polyamide film which is excellent in laminatability, lamination strength, mechanical properties and shock resistance property and which has effects to prevent goods being broken and protect a content from vibration and shock at the time of transportation when used as various packaging materials. The present invention relates to a stretched polyamide film, wherein a main constituent is nylon 6; at least one surface layer meets the following conditions (1) and (2); and the stretched polyamide film meets the following condition (3): (1) a relaxation degree of a surface layer orientation measured by IR spectroscopy is within a range of not less than 0.3 and not more than 0.5; (2) a crystallization degree of a surface layer measured by IR spectroscopy is within a range of not less than 1.0 and not more than 1.4; (3) a heat shrinkage rate (%) in TD direction at 160° C. for 10 minutes is within a range of not less than 0.6 and not more than 4. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130323486 | TIRE, TREAD FOR RETREAD TIRE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE TREAD FOR RETREAD TIRE, RETREAD TIRE HAVING THE TREAD FOR RETREAD TIRE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE RETREAD TIRE - Provided are a tire having a small difference in a loss tangent (tan δ) at a tire tread outer surface position and that at a middle position, a tread for a retread tire having an even vulcanization degree in a whole tread rubber area, a tire having the tread for the retread tire, and a method for manufacturing the tire. The tire satisfies the following formula: | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130323487 | BIAXIALLY ORIENTED POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE FILM - A biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate film has minimal curling, superior suitability for machining, and is an ideal base material film, and dimensional changes in various steps can be reduced particularly when the film is used as a base material film for a flexible device. This biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate film is made using at least a polyethylene terephthalate resin, wherein the average ((nMD+nTD)2) of the refractive index nMD in the length direction of the film and the refractive index nTD in the width direction thereof is 1.655-1.70, and the refractive index nZD in the thickness direction of the film is 1.490-1.520. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130330527 | MULTILAYER COATING FOR PAPER BASED SUBSTRATE - Embodiments include a coated paper or paperboard with a multilayer coating and methods of forming a coated paper or paperboard with the multilayer coating. The multilayer coating includes a first water vapor barrier layer, a biopolymer barrier layer, and a second water vapor barrier layer and provides the paperboard with improved oil and grease resistant properties, oxygen barrier properties, and water vapor barrier properties. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130330528 | FLOOR COVERING - A floor covering comprising a first layer of elastomeric material and a second layer of elastomeric material. Both of the first and second layers being provided with fillers, where the fillers are chosen in such a way that, when subjected to a temperature change, the second layer has a greater coefficient of expansion at least in one direction than the first layer. A further layer is arranged between the first layer and the second layer. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130337244 | Flexible Materials for Flexible Containers - A flexible material for a flexible container can include a first laminate and a second laminate joined to at least a portion of the first laminate by at least one seal. The first laminate can include a first gas barrier layer disposed between first and second sealable layers, wherein the first and second sealable layers define opposed exterior layers of the first laminate. The second laminate can include a third sealable layer defining an exterior layer of the second laminate, and a second gas barrier layer. The at least one seal joins a portion of the third sealable layer to at least a portion of the second sealable layer. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130337245 | FILM AND SHEET FOR FOLDING PACKAGING CONTAINERS - A film of biodegradable polylactic acid polymers (PLA) and copolymers are produced by biaxially orienting single and multilayer extrusions. The film and sheets are stiff, have excellent optical properties and show excellent retained folding and creasing properties making them especially desirable for the production of folded box like containers. The surface layer(s) of the film and sheet may be heat sealable or modified with a particle to give improved coefficient of friction (COF), blocking resistance, reduced static generation, improved winding and improved package formation on packaging machines. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130344308 | RADIANT HEAT CONDUCTION-SUPPRESSING SHEET - A radiant heat conduction-suppressing sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a heat conduction-suppressing layer and a heat conductive layer. The heat conduction-suppressing layer has a heat conductivity of 0.06 W/m·K or less. The heat conductive layer has a far-infrared absorptivity at a wavelength of 7 μm to 10 μm of 0.6 or less, and a heat conductivity of 200 W/m·K or more. The radiant heat conduction-suppressing sheet is used by being fixed to a housing containing a heating element under a state in which a side of the heat conduction-suppressing layer is fixed to the housing at such a position that the heat conductive layer faces a heat radiating surface of the heating element while being free of close contact with the heating element. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130344309 | SUPERHARD STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A superhard structure comprises a body of polycrystalline superhard material comprising a first region and a second region, the second region being adjacent an exposed surface of the superhard structure, the second region comprising a diamond material or cubic boron nitride, the density of the second region being greater than 3.4×103 kilograms per cubic metre when the second region comprises diamond material. The material(s) forming the first and second regions have a difference in coefficient of thermal expansion, the first and second regions being arranged such that this difference induces compression in the second region adjacent the exposed surface. The fir further region has the highest coefficient of thermal expansion of the polycrystalline body and is separated from a peripheral free surface of the body of polycrystalline superhard material by the second region or one or more further regions formed of a material or materials of a lower coefficient of thermal expansion. The regions comprise a plurality of grains of polycrystalline superhard material. There is also disclosed a method of making such a material. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140017464 | BOPP EXTRUDED COATING FILM - A coating film for labels of daily chemicals, beer, cosmetics, beverages, electronic products, and toys. A Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) extruded coating film includes a functional layer, a core layer, and a sub-functional layer. The core layer is located between the functional layer and the sub-functional layer. The functional layer, the core layer, and the sub-functional layer are co-extruded, and then biaxially stretched to form a unity. The weight percentages of the material of the functional layer, the material of the core layer, and the material of the sub-functional layer are 5-20%, 60-90%, and 5-20% respectively. The material of the functional layer is formed by mixing 30-60% of acrylic acid modified polyethylene, 30-45% of a polypropylene block copolymer, 7-20% of C9 hydrogenated petroleum resin, 1-3% of an antioxidant, and 1-2% of a dispersing agent. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140017465 | Knitted Fabric and Garment Using the Same - A knitted fabric includes: a first knitted fabric region and a second knitted fabric region. The first region and the second region have different elongations from each other. The knitted fabric further includes buffer regions. The buffer regions are provided in at least one of the first region and the second region so as to be in contact with the first region and the second region. The buffer regions each have an elongation set so that, as the buffer region extends toward either one of the first region and the second region, the difference between the elongation of the buffer region and the elongation of the first region or the second region toward which the buffer region extends is reduced gradually. Between the first region and the second region, there is no boundary line that is substantially parallel to the course direction of the knitted fabric. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140023840 | ANTIREFLECTION FILM AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME - Provided is an antireflection film obtained by laminating, in succession, a transparent substrate, a first layer, and a second layer having a lower refractive index than the refractive index of the first layer. The first layer is obtained by curing a film containing an ionizing radiation-curable material, a quaternary ammonium salt material, a leveling agent, and a solvent, and has a structure wherein a middle layer, hard coating layer and recoating layer are laminated in succession from the transparent substrate side. The recoating layer does not contain a quaternary ammonium salt. The hard coating layer contains a quaternary ammonium salt, and the concentration of the quaternary ammonium salt in the hard coating layer gradually increases from the middle layer side to the recoating layer side. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140037921 | OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND LAMINATE FOR OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - An optical information recording medium includes multiple laminated resin layers. At least one of interfaces between the resin layers has a refractive index which gradually changes in a thickness direction of the resin layers. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140037922 | MICROPOROUS MATERIAL - Microporous materials that include thermoplastic organic polyolefin polymer (e.g., ultrahigh molecular weight polyolefin, such as polyethylene), particulate filler (e.g., precipitated silica), and a network of interconnecting pores, are described. The microporous materials of the present invention possess controlled volatile material transfer properties. The microporous materials can have a density of at least 0.8 g/cm | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140037923 | DICING TAPE-INTEGRATED FILM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR BACK SURFACE, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present invention relates to a dicing tape-integrated film for semiconductor back surface, which includes: a dicing tape including a base material layer, a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and a second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer stacked in this order, and a film for semiconductor back surface stacked on the second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of the dicing tape, in which a peel strength Y between the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and the second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is larger than a peel strength X between the second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and the film for semiconductor back surface, and in which the peel strength X is from 0.01 to 0.2 N/20 mm, and the peel strength Y is from 0.2 to 10 N/20 mm. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140050905 | NEW DOUBLE-SIDED CONDUCTIVE FILM AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a double-sided conductive film having a relatively high transmittance, which can be widely applied in the field of manufacturing flat panel displays. The flexible transparent film is polyethylene terephthalate, the flexible transparent film is a flexible material having an index of refraction of 1.4 to 1.5; the hardened layer is a surface hardening treatment layer of the flexible transparent film, and is made by coating the upper and the lower surfaces of the flexible transparent film; the adhesive layer is sputtered on a surface of the hardened layer by magnetron sputtering, the main purpose of forming the adhesive is to make the hardened layer and the high refractive index dielectric layer bonded together more firmly; the high refractive index dielectric layer is made of a high refractive index material having a refractive index of 1.8 to 2.5; the low refractive index dielectric layer is made of a low refractive index material having a refractive index of 1.4 to 1.8. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140057087 | COMPOSITE LAMINATE CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A composite laminate ceramic electronic component that includes co-fired low dielectric constant ceramic layers and high dielectric constant ceramic layers. The low dielectric constant ceramic layers and high dielectric constant ceramic layers are each composed of a glass ceramic containing: a first ceramic composed of at least one of MgAl | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140079925 | BUILDING PRODUCT INCLUDING A METAL CARBONATE AND A PROCESS OF FORMING THE SAME - A process of forming a building product can include providing a first layer having a first material, and providing a second layer having a second material that different from the first material, wherein the second layer has pores. The process can further include infiltrating a fluid into the pores of the second layer while the first layer is present and adjacent to the second layer, wherein the fluid includes a carbonate. The process can still further include reacting the carbonate with a metal compound within the second layer to form a metal carbonate within the second layer. In another aspect, a building product can include a first layer having a first material, and a second layer having a second material and a third material that includes a metal carbonate. The first material can be different from the second material, and the second and third materials can include the same metal element. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140079926 | METHOD OF PREPARING PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE PRODUCT - The present application relates to a method of preparing a pressure-sensitive adhesive product and the pressure-sensitive adhesive product. According to the present application, the pressure-sensitive adhesive product having different physical properties on both surfaces, for example, having different peeling strengths on both surfaces, or having a structure in which a pressure-sensitive adhesive and a support are sequentially formed may be efficiently provided. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140087155 | ACTIVE ENERGY RAY-CURABLE COMPOSITION, LAMINATE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LAMINATE - [Task] To provide an active energy ray-curable composition capable of forming within a short time a cured coating film having a favorable outer appearance and excellent abrasion resistance, cracking resistance, and weather resistant adhesiveness, a laminate having the cured coating film laminated on a substrate surface, and a method for producing the same. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140087156 | SURFACE COATING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING SAME - The present invention provides peelable floor surface coating systems and methods for producing the same. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140093710 | RECYCLABLE BITUMINOUS ROOFING MATERIAL - Roofing material which is formed by one or more bituminous layers and is also provided with a liner and/or reinforcement. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140099488 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED WIRING BOARD - A method for manufacturing a printed wiring board includes laminating a first core substrate and a second core substrate, forming a first upper buildup layer on a surface of the first core substrate, forming a second upper buildup layer on a surface of the second core substrate, separating the first core substrate and the second core substrate from each other, laminating the first upper buildup layer formed on the first core substrate and the second upper buildup layer formed on the second core substrate, forming a first lower buildup layer on the opposite surface of the first core substrate, forming a second lower buildup layer on the opposite surface of the second core substrate, and separating the first upper buildup layer and the second upper buildup layer. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140113120 | ANTI-COLOR BANDING TOPCOAT FOR COATED ARTICLES - A coated article includes a functional coating, e.g. an electroconductive low emissivity coating over a surface of a glass substrate and a chemical and/or mechanical protective coating, e.g. a coating of oxides of silicon and aluminum over the functional coating. The protective coating exhibits color banding when viewed under a light source having spectrally narrow emissions, e.g. a fluorescent lamp or light emitting diode, and adjacent ones of the color banding of the protective coating have a Delta E of greater than 5. An anti-banding coating layer of the invention is applied over the protective layer, wherein the anti-banding coating layer exhibits a Delta E of less than 3. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140120332 | VaRTM Processing of Tackified Fiber/Fabric Composites - A process for forming a composite structure includes the steps of: providing a preform having a plurality of layers; applying a tackifier to each of the layers of the preform; and infusing the preform with a resin. The tackifier may be catalyzed or uncatalyzed, thermoset or thermoplastic resin. The tackifier has a strain capability greater than the strain of the resin which infuses the preform. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140127485 | LAMINATE FILM AND AUTOMOTIVE WINDOW GLASS USING SAME - A multilayer film includes 50 or more layers of each of two or more thermoplastic resins having different optical properties are alternately laminated with each other, wherein the average reflectance in a wavelength range of 900 to 1,200 nm is 70% or higher; both of the differences between the a* values (Δa*) and between the b* values (Δb*), respectively, of transmitted light incoming at an angle of 12° and of transmitted light incoming at an angle of 45° are 10 or less; and the multilayer film comprises a bandwidth of not less than 50 nm where the transmittance is 80% or lower in a wavelength range of 400 to 800 nm. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140134411 | LIGHT TRANSMITTIVE AlN PROTECTIVE LAYERS AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES AND METHODS - Devices having light transmittant protective layers and methods associated with such layers are provided. In one aspect, for example, a device having a light transmittant protective layer can include a substrate having a transmittance of greater than or equal to about 85 for light having at least one wavelength from about 250 nm to about 800 nm, and a light transmittant protective layer coated on the substrate. The protective layer includes at least 50 wt % AlN and having a transmittance of greater than or equal to 80% for light having at least one wavelength from about 250 nm to about 800 nm. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140141216 | BARRIER FABRIC - A barrier fabric with a nano-fibrous layer for mechanical retention of organic substances formed by a sandwich structure containing a basic material from unwoven fabric of “spunbond” type with areal weight of 15 to 50 g/m | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140141217 | LAMINATED AND ION-EXCHANGED STRENGTHENED GLASS LAMINATES - A method of making a glass sheet ( | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140147642 | COMPOSITE SHEET MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A composite sheet material and method for forming the same is provided that includes a substrate, a matrix, and a cover sheet. The substrate has a first face surface, a second face surface, and a plurality of edges, and includes a thermoplastic material. The matrix is attached to the substrate. The matrix includes a support component having a first melting point, and a thermoplastic component having a second melting point. The second melting point is less than the first melting point. The cover sheet imparts one or more surface characteristics to the composite sheet material during thermo-pressure formation of the composite sheet material. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140147643 | THERMOFORMABLE LAP HAVING REINFORCEMENT FIBRES - A thermoformable lap ( | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140162034 | MULTIPLE BONDING LAYERS FOR THIN-WAFER HANDLING - Multiple bonding layer schemes that temporarily join semiconductor substrates are provided. In the inventive bonding scheme, at least one of the layers is directly in contact with the semiconductor substrate and at least two layers within the scheme are in direct contact with one another. The present invention provides several processing options as the different layers within the multilayer structure perform specific functions. More importantly, it will improve performance of the thin-wafer handling solution by providing higher thermal stability, greater compatibility with harsh backside processing steps, protection of bumps on the front side of the wafer by encapsulation, lower stress in the debonding step, and fewer defects on the front side. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140170397 | MOLDED ARTICLE HAVING ENHANCED AESTHETIC EFFECT AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAKING THE MOLDED ARTICLE - According to an embodiment, a molded article, comprises: an insert comprising metal, glass, and combinations comprising at least one of the foregoing; a composition injection molded in a first shot on at least a portion of the insert forming a part; and a thermoplastic material injection molded on at least a portion of the part in a second shot of a double shot process, wherein the thermoplastic material of the second shot adheres to at least a portion of the composition of the first shot; and the molded article is configured to be attached to an electronic device. The composition comprises: a) an aromatic polycarbonate (PC) and poly(1,4-cyclohexane dimethylene 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxcylate) (PCCD), the weight ratio of PC to PCCD being in the range of 30 to 90 PC to 70 to 10 PCCD, b) glass fiber greater than or equal to 0.75 mm in length and the quantity of glass fiber from 1 to 50 wt. % of the composition, and c) the refractive index of the polycarbonate and PCCD closely matching the refractive index of the glass fiber and being in the range of from 1.540 to 1.570. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140178657 | ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS - Fluorine-doped antireflection coatings, methods for preparing the coatings and articles comprising the coatings are disclosed. The fluorine-doped antireflection coating comprises a fluorine-doped xerogel coating disposed on a substrate. The index of refraction of the xerogel coating is less than the index of refraction of the substrate, generally between about 1.15 and about 1.45. The fluorine atoms can be distributed uniformly through the thickness of the coating, disposed at the surface of the coating, or the distribution can be graded from the surface through the thickness of the coating. The methods comprise applying a coating precursor solution comprising a sol-gel precursor to a glass substrate, heating the coating to form a xerogel coating, and fluorine-doping the coating. The fluorine-doping can be performed by utilizing a coating precursor solution comprising a first fluorine source, contacting the cured coating with a second fluorine source, or a combination thereof. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140205820 | Composite Panel - Composite panel, particularly for forming roof panels of cars and/or industrial vehicles, and method of manufacturing the composite panel, which composite panel includes a core of foamed material, at least one skin layer of nonwoven material, and at least one connecting layer between the core of foamed material and the skin layer of nonwoven material. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140212645 | OPTICAL COMPOSITE SHEET - The optical composite sheet | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140220324 | THERMAL BARRIER COATING HAVING OUTER LAYER - A component according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a substrate, a thermal barrier coating deposited on at least a portion of the substrate, and an outer layer deposited on at least a portion of the thermal barrier coating. The outer layer includes a material that absorbs energy in response to an impact event along at least a portion of the outer layer. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140234596 | Adhesive Structure of Optical Component, Manufacturing Method Thereof, and Image Output Device - An adhesive structure of an optical component includes a horizontal surface and a vertical surface. In a structure in which an optical component is adhered to a chassis having the horizontal surface and the vertical surface, an adhesive force per unit area of the vertical surface is higher than that per unit area of the horizontal surface. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140234597 | Multicomponent Tapes, Films or Yarns and Method of Preparation Thereof - The invention is directed to coextruded tapes, films, yarns and the likes of polylactic acid (PLA) and methods of preparation thereof. The present invention is directed to an extruded tape, film or yarn comprising a first phase, in particular a first layer, based on PLA and a second phase, in particular a second layer, also based on PLA, but having different sealing properties, wherein the peak melt temperature or seal initiation temperature of the second layer is lower than the peak melt temperature and/or the melt seal initiation temperature of the first layer, or wherein the Vicat softening point of the second layer is lower than the Vicat softening point of the first layer. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140234598 | COMPOSITE SHEET MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A composite sheet material and method for forming the same is provided that includes a substrate, a matrix, and a cover sheet. The substrate has a first face surface, a second face surface, and a plurality of edges, and includes a thermoplastic material. The matrix is attached to the substrate. The matrix includes a support component having a first melting point, and a thermoplastic component having a second melting point. The second melting point is less than the first melting point. The cover sheet imparts one or more surface characteristics to the composite sheet material during thermo-pressure formation of the composite sheet material. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140234599 | COMPOSITE SHEET, SUBSTRATE FOR A DISPLAY ELEMENT INCLUDING SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING SAME - The present invention relates to a composite sheet, to a substrate for a display element including same, and to a display device including same. More specifically, the composite sheet comprises: a reinforcement-impregnated matrix; a coating layer formed on at least one surface of the matrix; and a barrier layer formed on at least one surface of the coating layer, wherein, if an elastic modulus of the matrix is E2 at a temperature of 25° C. and an elastic modulus of the coating layer is E3 at a temperature of 25° C., the ratio of the elastic modulus, i.e. E3/E2, is approximately 5×10 | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140234600 | COMPOSITE LAMINATE HAVING IMPROVED IMPACT STRENGTH AND THE USE THEREOF - A composite laminate having improved impact strength, which comprises: a multilayer carbon fiber fabric, wherein said carbon fiber fabric may be a bidirectional weave or a unidirectional weave; a multilayer nonwoven mat, wherein said nonwoven mat is made of para-aramid; and cured epoxy resin, wherein said cured epoxy resin is made of the epoxy resin system designed for impregnation that immersed in the carbon fiber fabric layer and at least one layer of the nonwoven mat is sandwiched between two layers of carbon fiber fabric layer and both outer surface layers of the composite laminate are carbon fiber fabric layer. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140242360 | ELASTOMERIC MATERIALS - Some embodiments of the present invention include elastomeric films with a basis weight of about 40 gsm or less or about 25 gsm or less. Other embodiments include elastomeric laminates comprising the elastomeric film bonded to one or more substrates (such as nonwoven fabrics). Methods of making the elastomeric films and elastomeric laminates are also provided. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140242361 | ROOF-GREENING SHEET - Disclosed therein is a sheet for green roof that includes a copper or aluminum thin film or a nonwoven fabric having a predetermined thickness firmly laminated on both sides of a glass fabric having a predetermined area through an adhesive to prevent the root growth of plants and maximizes insulation from moisture, thermal insulation, and reduction of thermal conductivity, thereby extending the lifetimes of the sheet, the waterproof layer and the building structure. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140255672 | Multi-Layer Nonwoven In Situ Laminates and Method of Producing The Same - Described herein is a meltspun laminate comprising two or more layers of meltspun fabrics, wherein layers that are adjacent to one another are in situ entangled with one another to define an interfacial region of mixed fibers between the layers. Also described herein is a method of making a meltspun in situ laminate comprising simultaneously meltspinning two or more polymer melts adjacent to one another to form adjacent fabrics, wherein layers that are adjacent to one another are in situ entangled with one another to form an interfacial region of mixed fibers between the layers. Also described herein is a meltspinning apparatus comprising one or more dies, each die comprising two or more meltspinning zones, wherein each zone comprises a plurality of nozzles that are fluidly connected to the corresponding zone, and wherein each zone is fluidly connected to a melt extruder. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140272341 | THERMAL TREATED SANDWICH STRUCTURE LAYER TO IMPROVE ADHESIVE STRENGTH - A method and apparatus for cleaning a process chamber are provided. In one embodiment, a process chamber is provided that includes a remote plasma source and a processing chamber. The processing chamber includes a substrate support assembly disposed in the bottom portion of the processing chamber, a gas distribution system configured to provide gas into the processing chamber above the substrate support assembly, a removable liner layer the chamber interior walls. An adhesion layer is disposed on the substrate support. A protective layer is disposed on the adhesion layer. Pluralities of intermediate layers are created between the substrate support layer and the adhesion layer, and the adhesion layer and the protective layer through a thermal treatment in a non-reactive environment. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140272342 | CONDUCTIVE FILMS AND DEVICES COMPRISED THEREOF - Embodiments of films and material layers comprising PEDOT. These embodiments are the result of methods that utilize polymerization processes including vapor phase polymerization (VPP) to form the conductive film comprising PEDOT. In one embodiment, the film can result from a method that includes steps for depositing a coating solution onto a substrate, exposing the substrate to a monomer source, and cleaning the subsrate after polymerization. The coating solution can comprise an initiating oxidant, which facilitates growth of PEDOT from 3,4 ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT), as well as a quenching agent that neutralizes acid that results from polymerization. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140272343 | Moldable Nonwoven Having High Strength To Weight Ratio For Structural Components and Method of Construction Thereof - A nonwoven, moldable material and method of construction thereof is provided. The nonwoven material includes at least one nonwoven mat formed from blended and bonded natural cellulosic fibers and Polypropylene containing Maleic Anhydride grafted Polypropylene fibers. A scrim layer is at least partially melted and diffused into the nonwoven mat to form an alloy region containing material of both the nonwoven mat and the scrim layer, which provides the nonwoven, moldable material having a density between about 300-1200 gsm with a flexural strength across machine direction of about 76N. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140295155 | Composite Component and Process for Producing a Composite Component - A process is provided for producing a composite component having a first component element and a second component element, which are connected with one another by an adhesive connection. The process includes forming an adhesive cavity by applying thermally active plastic material to an adhesive connection side of the first component element and/or to an adhesive connection side of the second component element; arranging the first component element on the second component element, wherein a gap is formed between the adhesive connection side of the first component element and the adhesive connection side of the second component element, and supplying of heat in such a manner that the thermally active plastic material expands and forms a boundary in the gap between the first component element and the second one. The process further fills the formed adhesive cavity with an adhesive for the permanent connection of the first component element with the second component element. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140302293 | DECORATIVE SHEET FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOLDING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND DECORATIVE MOLDED ARTICLE USING DECORATIVE SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The decorative sheet for three-dimensional molding includes a thin metal film layer, a surface protection layer, and a base film, at least the thin metal film layer and the surface protection layer being disposed on the base film in this order, in which the surface protection layer consists of a cured material of an ionizing radiation curable resin composition containing a polycarbonate(meth)acrylate and/or an acrylic silicone (meth)acrylate. The decorative sheet for three-dimensional molding, which has excellent moldability, provides a decorative molded article with a metallic style in excellent design and with excellent abrasion resistance. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140308491 | INTERNALLY PATTERNED MULTILAYER OPTICAL FILMS USING SPATIALLY SELECTIVE BIREFRINGENCE REDUCTION - A reflective film includes interior layers arranged to selectively reflect light by constructive or destructive interference, the layers extending from a first zone to a second zone of the film. The film has a first thickness and the interior layers provide a first reflective characteristic in the first zone; the film has a second thickness and the interior layers provide a second reflective characteristic in the second zone. The difference between the first and second reflective characteristics is not substantially attributable to any difference between the first and second thicknesses, which difference may be zero. Rather, the difference in the reflective characteristics is substantially attributable to reduced birefringence of at least some of the interior layers in one zone relative to the other zone. The film may also incorporate absorbing agents to assist in the manufacture or processing of the film. Related methods and articles are also disclosed. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140315004 | SYSTEMS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS FOR CORROSION INHIBITION - Corrosion inhibition systems, including coated substrates, coating materials and corrosion inhibition compounds, and methods of making the same are disclosed. These systems and methods include corrosion inhibition compounds that are responsive to corrosion at a surface, releasing active inhibitor groups upon a corrosion stimulus. The active inhibitor groups are selected to block corrosion at the surface by inhibiting oxidation reactions, reduction reactions and/or by forming a passivation layer. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140315005 | DOUBLE- OR MULTIPLY FIBROUS SHEET MATERIAL CONTAINING SUPERABSORBENT MATERIAL AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT - A fibrous sheet material includes at least two plies that are bonded together. The fibrous sheet material contains a superabsorbent material in the form of a web of filaments having a diameter in the range between 1 and 40 μm. The web of superabsorbent filaments has a basis weight between 1 and 15 g/m | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140322502 | ANTIREFLECTION COATING, OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF FORMING ANTIREFLECTION COATING - There is provided an antireflection coating having a band ranging from visible light to infrared (wavelength range from 400 nm to 1600 nm). The antireflection coating includes twelve layers formed by depositing a high refractive index material and a low refractive index material having a refractive index lower than the high refractive index material alternately and depositing an ultra-low refractive index material having a refractive index lower than the low refractive index material as the outermost layer. The first, third, fifth, seventh, ninth, and eleventh layers are formed by depositing the high refractive index material, the second, fourth, sixth, eighth, and tenth layers are formed by depositing the low refractive index material, and the twelfth layer is formed by depositing the ultra-low refractive index material, where the layers are numbered in order from the substrate side. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140322503 | LITHIUM SILICATE GLASS CERAMIC MATERIAL, PROCESS OF PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to a lithium silicate glass ceramic comprising CsO2 in an amount from about 6 to about 30 wt.-%. The invention also relates to a three-dimensional article comprising at least two layers (I) and (II), each layer (I) and (II) comprising a lithium silicate glass ceramic, the lithium silicate glass ceramics of layer (I) having a different translucency than the lithium silicate glass ceramic of layer (II). | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140322504 | CARBON FIBER BASE, PREPREG AND CARBON-FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A carbon fiber base which comprises a continuous-carbon-fiber layer constituted of continuous carbon fibers and, disposed on one or each surface of the continuous-carbon-fiber layer, a carbon short-fiber web in which short carbon fibers having an average fiber length of 2-12 mm have been dispersed in the shape of single fibers; a prepreg which comprises the carbon fiber base and a matrix resin infiltrated into the carbon fiber base; and a carbon-fiber-reinforced composite material which comprises the carbon fiber base and a matrix resin infiltrated into the carbon fiber base and cured. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140335329 | Near Infrared Reflecting Composition and Coverings for Architectural Openings Incorporating Same - Disclosed are compositions that can be used in forming products with increased near infrared (IR) reflective capability. A composition can include IR reflective and/or IR transmissive non-white pigments and can be formed with suitable viscosity so as to successfully coat substrates, e.g., yarns, suitable for use in forming coverings for architectural openings, e.g., window coverings. Also disclosed are textile substrates coated with the compositions, including textile substrates coated with compositions that include abrasive, inorganic IR reflective dark pigments. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140335330 | Low-Color Scratch-Resistant Articles with a Multilayer Optical Film - Embodiments of this disclosure pertain to articles that exhibit scratch-resistance and improved optical properties. In some examples, the article exhibits a color shift of about 2 or less, when viewed at an incident illumination angle in the range from about 0 degrees to about 60 degrees from normal under an illuminant. In one or more embodiments, the articles include a substrate, and an optical film disposed on the substrate. The optical film includes a scratch-resistant layer and an optical interference layer. The optical interference layer may include one or more sub-layers that exhibit different refractive indices. In one example, the optical interference layer includes a first low refractive index sub-layer and a second a second high refractive index sub-layer. In some instances, the optical interference layer may include a third sub-layer. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140335331 | ALKALI-FREE PHOSPHOBOROSILICATE GLASS - Alkali-free phosphoboroaluminosilicate glasses are provided. The glasses include the network formers SiO | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140335332 | Low-Color Scratch-Resistant Articles with a Multilayer Optical Film - Embodiments of this disclosure pertain to articles that exhibit scratch-resistance and improved optical properties. In some examples, the article exhibits a color shift of about 2 or less, when viewed at an incident illumination angle in the range from about 0 degrees to about 60 degrees from normal under an illuminant. In one or more embodiments, the articles include a substrate, and an optical film disposed on the substrate. The optical film includes a scratch-resistant layer and an optical interference layer. The optical interference layer may include one or more sub-layers that exhibit different refractive indices. In one example, the optical interference layer includes a first low refractive index sub-layer and a second a second high refractive index sub-layer. In some instances, the optical interference layer may include a third sub-layer. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140335333 | PAPER WITH IMPROVED STIFFNESS AND BULK AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - The invention provides a three layered reprographic paper having improved strength, stiffness and curl resistance properties, and a method for making same. The paper has a central core layer made largely of cellulose and bulked with a bulking agent such as a diamide salt. A starch-based metered size press coating is pressed on both sides of the core layer, wherein the starch has a high solid content. The coating forms a three layered paper having an I-beam arrangement with high strength outer layers surrounding a low density core. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140342137 | Flexible Metal Clad Laminate and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A flexible metal clad laminate includes a metal foil, and a multilayered polyimide film including a first polyimide layer having a glass transition temperature of 300° C. or less and disposed on the metal foil, a second polyimide layer disposed on the first polyimide layer and a third polyimide layer disposed on the second polyimide layer. According to the flexible metal clad laminate of the present invention, appearance defects such as blistering generated during curing process in a continuous curing machine using an infrared heat source may be solved, interlayer delamination may be prevented due to a good adhesion strength with a metal layer, and an ACF bonding strength and a dimensional stability may be good. The flexible metal clad laminate may be useful for the manufacturing of a flexible printed circuit boards. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140349091 | THIN-FILM DEVICE - A thin-film device may include a carrier, a release layer, a stacking structure, and a flexible substrate. The release layer may be overlaid on the carrier, and the stacking structure is overlaid on the release layer. The stacking structure may include a first protective layer and a second protective layer, wherein the refractive index of the first protective layer exceeds that of the second protective layer. The flexible substrate may be overlaid on the release layer. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140349092 | SURFACE-TENSIONED SAPPHIRE PLATE - A surface-tensioned sapphire plate and a corresponding manufacturing process. The plate may include a planar sapphire substrate and at least one layer disposed on the surface of the substrate for tensing the substrate. The layer may include at least 50 wt.-% of aluminum oxide (Al2O3). The manufacturing process for producing of a sapphire plate may include providing a planar sapphire substrate, and coating at least one surface of the substrate with a layer tensing the substrate. The layer may include at least 50 wt.-% of aluminum oxide (Al2O3). | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140363644 | DEFECT RESISTING ACOUSTIC POLYMER INTERLAYERS - This disclosure is related to the field of polymer interlayers for multiple layer glass panels and multiple layer glass panels having at least one polymer interlayer sheet. Specifically, this disclosure is related to the field of polymer interlayers comprising multiple thermoplastic layers which resist the formation of optical defects. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140370255 | Method of Producing a Coextrusion Blown Film - This invention relates to a method of producing a coextrusion blown film is described. The method involves coextruding a blown film having 3 to 11 layers, including a first skin layer and a second skin layer, the first skin layer comprising nylon, and the second skin layer having a different melting temperature than the first skin layer. The film is then cooled before being passed through steam. The method can be used to produce a coextrusion blown film that has reduced curling. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140370256 | STRUCTURAL MEMBER AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - The present disclosure relates to a structural member for an aircraft or spacecraft, including a first part having a first material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion and a second part including a second material having a second coefficient of thermal expansion, wherein the first part and the second part are rigidly connected with each other, and wherein the second part is configured to induce forces in the first part upon a drop in temperature to counteract loading stresses. A corresponding method of forming a structural member is also provided. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140377518 | ORIENTATION CONTROL LAYER POLYMERS, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a method comprising disposing a first composition comprising a first block copolymer upon a substrate; where the first block copolymer comprises a first segment and a second segment that are covalently bonded to each other and that are chemically different from each other; where the first segment has a first surface free energy and where the second segment has a second surface free energy; and disposing a second composition comprising an second copolymer upon a free surface of the first block copolymer; where the second copolymer comprises a surface free energy reducing moiety; where the surface free energy reducing moiety has a lower surface free energy than the first surface free energy and the second surface free energy; the second copolymer further comprising one or more moieties having an affinity to the first block copolymer; where the surface free energy reducing moiety is chemically different from the first segment and from the second segment. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20140377519 | WATERPROOF MEMBRANE WITH CROSS-LAMINATED FILM - A waterproof membrane includes first and second non-woven layers each having first and second surfaces. A cross laminated film layer is disposed between the first and second non-woven layers. Tie layers are applied between the non-woven layers and the cross laminated film layer. A method of making a waterproof membrane, a method of establishing a waterproof barrier between a substrate and a tile, and a flexible membrane for use in a curvilinear surface are also disclosed. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150010739 | HIGH CTE OPAL GLASS COMPOSITIONS AND GLASS ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME - Opal glass compositions and glass articles comprising the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a glass composition includes 55 mol. % to 70 mol. % SiO | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150017406 | BIAXIALLY ORIENTED POLYESTER FILM FOR MOLDING - A biaxially oriented polyester film for molding, wherein the film lengthwise-direction and widthwise-direction storage elastic moduli at 100° C. are each greater than or equal to 100 MPa and less than or equal to 1000 MPa, the film lengthwise-direction and width-wise direction storage elastic moduli at 180° C. are each greater than or equal to 41 MPa and less than or equal to 400 MPa, and the stresses at the time of 100% elongation (F100 values) in the film lengthwise direction and width direction at 150° C. are each greater than or equal to 5 MPa and less than or equal to 60 MPa. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150024181 | MEDIUM WITH INK RECEIVING AND OPACITY CONTROL LAYERS - A graphics medium may have an ink receiving layer with at least fifty percent hyrogel by weight and an opacity control layer with a polymer embedded with at least one filler material. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150024182 | Antireflective Coatings with Self-Cleaning, Moisture Resistance and Antimicrobial Properties - Coated article having antireflective property together with self cleaning, moisture resistance and antimicrobial properties can be prepared with a topmost layer of titanium oxide on an antireflective layer, which can be formed by a sol-gel process. The antireflective layer can comprise a porosity forming agent, or an alkyltrialkoxysilane-based binder. The antireflective coating can comprise silica and titania components, with pores to achieve low index of refraction and titania to achieve self-cleaning and antimicrobial properties. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150030827 | LOW CTE, ION-EXCHANGEABLE GLASS COMPOSITIONS AND GLASS ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME - Glass compositions and glass articles comprising the glass compositions are disclosed. In one embodiment, a glass composition includes from about 65 mol. % to about 70 mol. % SiO2; from about 9 mol. % to about 14 mol. % Al | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150030828 | MATTE FILM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is matte film including: a film layer that is formed in a nano-web shape by electrospinning a polymer material; an ink layer that is coated on one surface of the film layer: and an adhesive layer that is laminated on the other surface of the film layer through electrospinning. Since the film layer is formed in a nano-web shape so that fiber strands are accumulated, the matte film can be thinly produced and have a non-glossy function of performing scattered reflection of light and a fingerprint-preventive function of making fingerprints imprinted. Further. the surface strength of the matte film can be reinforced. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150030829 | GAS BARRIER FILM LAMINATE, ADHESIVE FILM, AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - The present invention relates to a gas barrier film laminate comprising at least two gas barrier films, the gas barrier film laminate having a configuration in which two adjacent gas barrier films are stacked through a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer having a shear load reduction ratio α (%) given by an expression (I) in claim | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150030830 | Composite Laminated Ceramic Electronic Component - A composite laminated ceramic electronic component that includes co-fired low dielectric-constant ceramic layers and high dielectric-constant ceramic layers. The low dielectric-constant ceramic layers and the high dielectric-constant ceramic layers are each composed of a glass ceramic containing: a first ceramic composed of MgAl | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150030831 | COMPOSITE TACK FILM - A composite tack film is provided. The composite tack film includes a) a first polymer layer including a thermally conductive polymer having a melting temperature of less than about 100° C.; b) a second polymer layer adjacent the first polymer layer, the second polymer layer including a visco-elastic, thermally conductive polymer having a melting temperature of less than about 110° C.; and c) a third polymer layer adjacent the second polymer layer, the third polymer layer including a thermally insulative polymer having a melting temperature of less than about 100° C. Further included is a method of reinforcing pavement with the aforementioned composite tack film. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150037552 | HIGH CTE POTASSIUM BOROSILICATE CORE GLASSES AND GLASS ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME - High CTE glass compositions and laminated glass articles formed from the same are described. In one embodiment, a glass composition may include from about 70 mol. % to about 80 mol. % SiO | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150044438 | PLANAR COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A planar composite material comprises an UD fiber layer A made of discrete reinforcing fiber rovings and a fiber nonwoven layer B made of a thermoplastic nonwoven which may contain reinforcing fibers, wherein the layers A and B are needled to each other. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150050474 | MULTILAYERED SHEET - This invention pertains to a layered sheet comprising an inherently flame resistant high strength fiber wet-laid nonwoven carrier having a first and second surface and an inorganic refractory layer adjacent to at least one surface of the carrier wherein the refractory layer has a dry area weight of from 15 to 50 gsm and the bond strength between the refractory layer and the surface of the paper is at least 0.25 lb/in, preferably at least 0.8 lb/in, wherein the carrier comprises from 70 to 90 weight percent of aramid fibers and from 10 to 30 weight percent of polymeric binder, is hydrophilic, has a thickness of from 0.025 to 0.175 mm and a density of from 0.25 to 1.1 g/cc. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150050475 | MULTILAYERED SHEET - This invention pertains to a layered sheet comprising a flame resistant wet-laid nonwoven paper having a first and second surface and an inorganic refractory layer adjacent to at least one surface of the paper wherein the refractory layer has a dry areal weight of from 15 to 50 gsm and the bond strength between the refractory layer and the surface of the paper is from 0.25 lb/in to 0.8 lb/in, wherein the carrier comprises from 40 to 70 weight percent of aramid fibers and from 30 to 60 weight percent of polymeric binder, is hydrophilic, has a smoothness on at least one surface of no greater than 150 Sheffield units, a thickness of from 0.025 to 0.175 mm and a density of from 0.60 to 1.1 g/cc. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150056429 | MULTILAYERED SHEET - This invention pertains to a layered sheet comprising a flame resistant wet-laid nonwoven carrier having a first and second surface and an inorganic refractory layer adjacent to at least one surface of the carrier wherein the refractory layer has a dry area weight of from 15 to 50 gsm, the bond strength between the refractory layer and the surface of the carrier is at least 0.25 lb/in, wherein the carrier comprises from 40 to 70 weight percent of aramid fibers and from 30 to 60 weight percent of polymeric binder, is hydrophilic, has a smoothness on at least one surface of no less than 250 Sheffield units, a thickness of from 0.025 to 0.175 mm and a density of from 0.25 to 0.60 g/cc. Preferably the carrier is in the form of a paper. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150064428 | MULTI-LAYER LAMINATED FILM - A multi-layer laminated film includes layers composed using a thermoplastic resin A and layers composed using a thermoplastic resin B, which A layers and B layers are alternately laminated in 51 or more layers, wherein the film has: a heat shrinkage stress of 0.5 MPa to 5 MPa at 150° C. in the longitudinal and width directions of the film; and a heat shrinkage stress kick-off temperature of 110° C. or lower in at least one of the longitudinal and width directions of the film. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150072118 | MULTI-LAYER MATRIX COMPOSITE HAVING IMPROVED ENERGY ABSORPTION, DISSIPATION AND SHOCK WAVE MITIGATION CAPABILITIES - The disclosure relates to matrix composites comprising high strain-rate sensitive elastomers in a multi-layer construct which provide ballistic-resistant material systems with enhanced protection against blast damage as well as ballistic impact. According to one embodiment, a matrix composite for impact resistance and blast mitigation formed in a multi-layer configuration may include: (a) one or more outer layers comprising poly(urethane urea) having a strain-rate sensitivity characteristic in the range of 1,000/sec to 1,000,000/sec; and (b) one or more inner layers comprising poly(urethane urea) having a strain-rate sensitivity characteristic in the range of 10,000/sec to 1,000,000/sec. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150072119 | MULTI-LAYER STRUCTURE INCLUDING AN INTERLAYER TO REDUCE STRESS IN THE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME - A multi-layer structure including an interlayer to relieve stress in the structure, a device including the structure, and a method of forming the device and structure are disclosed. The structure includes a substrate having a first coefficient of thermal expansion, an interlayer, and a coating having a second coefficient of thermal expansion. The interlayer reduces stress in the structure that would otherwise exist in the structure as a result of the difference in coefficients of thermal expansion of the substrate and the coating. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150086763 | COVER WINDOW FOR A DISPLAY DEVICE, AND A DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A cover window for a display device includes a base film and a coating layer disposed on the base film. The base film includes a plurality of layers. Each of the plurality of layers includes a folding part and a nonfolding part. Each of the plurality of layers has a different coefficient of thermal expansion. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150111013 | ARAMID-RESIN FILM LAMINATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is an a aramid-resin film laminate comprising an aramid paper comprising an aramid fibrid and an aramid short fiber, and a resin film laminated on each other. The aramid-resin film laminate is obtained by conducting a plasma treatment on a surface of the aramid paper, the surface having a skin layer portion whose heat of fusion measured with a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) is 25 cal/g or less, and bonding the aramid paper and the resin film to each other by heating, pressing, or heating under pressure, with the plasma treated surface of the aramid paper and a plasma treated surface of the resin film facing each other. This laminate is an aramid-resin film laminate in which the aramid paper and the resin film are laminated on each other without using any adhesive agent and without impairing characteristics of both the aramid paper and the resin film, and is excellent in heat resistance, electrical characteristics, chemical resistance, mechanical characteristics, and the like. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150118462 | COMPOSITE FILMS, METHODS OF MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE FILMS AND APPARATUSES FOR PERFORMING METHODS - A composite film may include an elastic film portion having first and second edges that are substantially parallel. The elastic film portion may have a first elasticity. The composite film may also include a first non-elastic film portion extending along and contacting the first edge of the elastic film portion. The first non-elastic film portion may have a second elasticity that is substantially lower than the first elasticity. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150118463 | WIRING BOARD - Provided is a wiring board including an insulating board, and a wiring conductor formed on upper and lower surfaces of the insulating board, the wiring conductor including a differential line having two parallel strip-shaped conductors on the insulating board, the insulating board having a glass cloth and an insulating resin portion, in which the glass cloth is a bundle of glass fibers woven in a matrix, contains gaps, and has uneven surfaces, the insulating resin portion has flat surfaces and is formed on upper and lower surfaces of the glass cloth so as to fill the gaps and reduce the unevenness, and a difference in the dielectric constant between the glass cloth and the insulating resin portion is not larger than 0.5. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150125675 | OPTICAL ADHESIVE FILM HAVING EXCELLENT PEELING EFFECT AT HIGH TEMPERATURES - The present invention relates to an optical adhesive film which has excellent adhesive strength at room temperature and has improved efficiency in a rework process since peel strength is low at high temperatures. When attaching a touchscreen panel and an LCD by using the adhesive film of the present invention and separating the touchscreen panel and the LCD at high temperatures, the touchscreen panel and the LCD can be separated from each other without causing damage thereto. Additionally, the optical film of the present invention comprises two adhesive layers, wherein peeling occurs at the first adhesive layer having an adhesive composition such that a peeling surface can be controlled according to the convenience of a user. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150132550 | INFRARED SHIELDING FILM - To provide an infrared shielding film, which has low production cost, can be prepared as a film with a large area, and has excellent reflecting property of infrared light, high visible light transmittance and excellent uniformity of optical characteristics. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150132551 | METHOD FOR GRADED ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATINGS BY PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION - A method for forming an anti-reflective coating (ARC) includes positioning a substrate below a target and flowing a first gas to deposit a first portion of the graded ARC onto the substrate. The method includes gradually flowing a second gas to deposit a second portion of the graded ARC, and gradually flowing a third gas while simultaneously gradually decreasing the flow of the second gas to deposit a third portion of the graded ARC. The method also includes flowing the third gas after stopping the flow of the second gas to form a fourth portion of the graded ARC. In another embodiment a film stack having a substrate having a graded ARC disposed thereon is provided. The graded ARC includes a first portion, a second portion disposed on the first portion, a third portion disposed on the second portion, and a fourth portion disposed on the third portion. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150140298 | HOT PRESS CUSHIONING MATERIAL - A hot press cushioning material ( | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150140299 | SCRATCH-RESISTANT BOROALUMINOSILICATE GLASS - Ion exchangeable boroaluminosilicate glasses having high levels of intrinsic scratch resistance are provided. The glasses include the network formers SiO | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150290908 | LAMINATE - A laminate, comprising: a carrier film for a transparent conductive film comprising a support and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on at least one side of the support; and a transparent conductive film comprising a transparent conductive layer and a transparent substrate, wherein the support has an in-plane thermal shrinkage S | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150291845 | COMPOSITION FOR COATING LOW-REFRACTIVE LAYER, AND TRANSPARENT ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE FILM COMPRISING SAME - Provided is a composition for coating a low-refractive layer, the composition comprising a siloxane compound and a photo-acid generating agent. Also provided is a transparent electrically conductive film comprising a low-refractive layer which is formed by using the composition for coating the low-refractive layer. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150295163 | Piezoelectric Stack - A piezoelectric stack includes a porous resin sheet, and a surface coating layer disposed on an exterior surface of the porous resin sheet, the exterior surface including at least one of a front surface and a back surface of the porous resin sheet, the surface coating layer having a volume resistivity of not less than 1×10 | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150298436 | GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANE - A method of fabricating a gas separation membrane includes providing a coextruded multilayer film that includes a first polymer layer formed of a first polymer material and a second polymer layer formed of a second polymer material, the first polymer material having a first gas permeability. The coextruded multilayer film is axially oriented such that the second polymer layer has a second gas permeability that is greater than the first gas permeability. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150307721 | COATING COMPOSITION FOR LAYER HAVING LOW REFRACTIVE INDEX, AND TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM INCLUDING SAME - Provided is a coating composition for a layer having a low refractive index and comprising a siloxane compound and a metal salt. In addition, provided is a transparent conductive film including the layer having a low refractive index and formed by using the coating composition for a layer having a low refractive index. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150307998 | MULTILAYER THIN FILM FOR CUTTING TOOL AND CUTTING TOOL INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a multilayer thin film for a cutting tool, in which micro-scale thin films having a thickness of a few nanometers to tens of nanometers are alternately stacked, having less quality variations and being capable of realizing excellent wear resistance. The multilayer thin film according to the present disclosure is a multilayer thin film for a cutting tool, in which unit thin films which are respectively formed of thin layers A, B, C, and D are stacked more than once, wherein elastic moduluses k of the thin layers satisfy relationships of k | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150314588 | MESH STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - One object is to provide a mesh structure wherein junctions in a mesh are reinforced while restricting the degradation of quality due to a plating film. The mesh structure includes an insulating film formed on the top surface of the mesh and a plating film formed on the bottom surface of the mesh so as to fix the intersections of the fiber threads in the mesh. The mesh structure is used for various applications such as a stencil printing plate. The insulating film serves as a masking film for forming the plating film. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150316689 | TOUCH SENSOR PANEL HAVING AN INDEX MATCHING PASSIVATION LAYER - Touch sensor panels typically include a plurality of layers that can be stacked on top of each other. When the touch sensor panel is used in a bright environment, incident light can hit the interfaces between those layers of the stackup having mismatched refractive indices and can reflect off those interfaces. The light reflected from those interfaces can give rise to the appearance of fringes on the touch sensor panel, which can be visually distracting. In order to reduce the appearance of these fringes, embodiments of the disclosure are directed to the addition of an index matching passivation layer between a conductive layer of traces and an adhesive layer in the touch sensor panel stackup. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150321455 | INORGANIC FILM AND LAMINATE - There are provided an inorganic film in which the light transmittance is not decreased also when the inorganic film is laminated on organic material such as a resin, and a laminate. An inorganic film | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150331150 | NANOPOROUS LAYERS FOR OPTICAL APPLICATIONS - The invention relates to a layer structure comprising a substrate layer and a layer, which comprises a plurality of silicon oxide particles, wherein said silicon oxide particles have a positively charged surface (a PCS layer), which PCS layer is at least partially superimposed to the substrate layer and wherein the refractive index of the PCS layer is less than 1.2, a process for preparing the layer structure having a substrate and a PCS layer, a layer structure obtainable by the process, an optical device comprising the layer structure and the use of a PCS layer. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150343746 | MULTILAYER FILMS OF FDCA-BASED POLYESTERS - A multilayer film comprising (a) a biaxially-oriented polyethylene furanoate (BO-PEF) polymer layer, (b) an optional ink layer, (c) a bonding layer, and (d) a sealant layer, wherein the BO-PEF polymer has an 02 gas permeability of less than 0.25 cc-mil/100 in. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150343749 | Shape Memory Assisted Self-Healing Polymers Having Load Bearing Structure - A structural shape memory assisted self-healing polymer formed by laminating thin layers of an ionomer, such as a member of the poly(styrene sulfonate) (PSS) family of ionomers, with a WEGP-type SMP, such as atactic poly(styrene) (PS) with molecular weight in the 200 kDa range (or alternatively poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)) in combination with polycyclooctene (PCO). The self-healing polymer may also comprise an interpenetrating, immiscible polymer network (IPN) based on a blend of polystyrene and polystyrene sulfonate (PSS). | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150349295 | GAS PERMEATION MULTILAYER BARRIER WITH TUNABLE INDEX DECOUPLING LAYERS - Barrier stacks according to embodiments of the present invention achieve good optical properties by including a decoupling layer with a tunable refractive index. In some embodiments, the barrier stack includes one or more dyads, each of which includes a first layer comprising an organic-inorganic hybrid material, and a second layer comprising a barrier material. The first layer has a refractive index at an interface between the first layer and the second layer that is substantially matched to a refractive index of the second layer. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150352797 | 3D printed objects and printing methods that controls light reflection direction and strength - The purpose of this invention is to enable forming 3D objects by a 3D printer with controlling the strength and the direction of the light reflection and to enable forming 3D-printed objects with brilliant reflections of various directions. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150353418 | SCRATCH-RESISTANT CHEMICALLY TEMPERED GLASS SUBSTRATE AND USE THEREOF - An object of the disclosure is to provide a layer system for a chemically tempered glass substrate, which adheres particularly well to the glass substrate and provides an anti-reflective effect and particularly high scratch resistance. Accordingly, the invention provides a scratch-resistant chemically tempered glass element, comprising a chemically tempered glass substrate having a potassium-rich surface, and a layer system which comprises a plurality of successive layers including an oxygen-rich layer adjacent the potassium-rich surface of the glass substrate. The oxygen-rich layer comprises predominantly silicon oxide and/or aluminum oxide, and is an adhesion promoting layer for a nitridic hard material layer which is the lowermost part of a multi-layered, in particular four-layered, anti-reflective coating. The anti-reflective coating is composed of layers of different refractive indices, alternating higher refractive indices and lower refractive indices. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150355489 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM, AND TOUCH PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A transparent conductive film includes a transparent substrate, an undercoat layer, and a transparent conductive layer. The undercoat layer has a refractive index of from 1.5 to 2.0, which is higher than a refractive index of the transparent substrate and lower than a refractive index of the transparent conductive layer. The undercoat layer includes a refractive material having a refractive index of 2.0 or greater in an amount of 40 wt. % or less. The undercoat layer satisfies: | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150362253 | MONOLITHIC REFRACTORY STRUCTURE - A monolithic refractory structure includes: a monolithic refractory; a support body which supports the monolithic refractory; and a heat-resistant fiber support material which is buried in the monolithic refractory in a state of being connected to a support surface of the support body. The heat-resistant fiber support material includes a heat-resistant fiber rope which is formed of an inorganic fiber and extends along an X-axis direction perpendicular to the support surface, and a ratio L1/L2 of an X-axis direction length L1 of the heat-resistant fiber rope to an X-axis direction length L2 of the monolithic refractory is 0.35 or more and 0.95 or less. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150369966 | ANTI-REFLECTION FILM AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - An anti-reflection film according to the present invention includes: a substrate; and a medium-refractive index layer, a high-refractive index layer, and a low-refractive index layer in the stated order from a substrate side. When optical design of a reflection characteristic of the anti-reflection film is performed with a complex plane of a reflectance amplitude diagram at a wavelength of 580 nm, refractive indices and/or thicknesses of the substrate, the medium-refractive index layer, the high-refractive index layer, and the low-refractive index layer are designed in such a manner that a line AB connecting a starting point A and an ending point B of a lamination locus of the high-refractive index layer intersects a real axis of the reflectance amplitude diagram. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160002099 | PANE WITH THERMAL RADIATION REFLECTING COATING - The present invention relates to a pane with thermal radiation reflecting coating, comprising at least one substrate ( | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160002104 | DECORATIVE POROUS INORGANIC LAYER COMPATIBLE WITH ION EXCHANGE PROCESSES - Embodiments of methods for forming strengthened glass articles comprise providing an exchangeable glass substrate having a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) between about 60×10−7°/C. to about 110×10−7°/C., depositing at least one decorative porous inorganic layer onto at least a portion of the surface of the glass substrate, wherein the decorative porous inorganic layer comprises a glass transition temperature (Tg)≧450° C., a glass softening temperature (Ts)≧650° C., wherein the difference in CTE values between the glass substrate and the decorative porous inorganic layer is within 10×10−7°/C.; and curing the glass substrate and the deposited decorative porous inorganic layer at a temperature greater than the Ts of the decorative porous inorganic layer; and chemically strengthening the cured glass substrate and the decorative porous inorganic layer thereon via ion exchange at a temperature below the Tg of the decorative porous inorganic layer. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160002792 | DECORATIVE, JET-BLACK COATING - A jet-black coating that resists wear; first, at least one DLC layer with a high degree of hardness is applied to a component and then a gradient layer, whose density decreases in the direction toward the surface, is applied to this DLC layer. By means of the refraction index progression that this produces in the gradient layer, the gradient layer functions as a reflection-reducing layer. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160003397 | ARTICLE HAVING FLUORORESIN JOINT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH ARTICLE - Provided are an article including a joint portion of a fluororesin having sufficient strength, and a method of producing the same. The article includes a joint portion including: a porous first layer of a first fluororesin; a second layer of a second fluororesin having a melting point lower than a melting point of the first fluororesin; and a non-porous third layer formed between the first layer and the second layer, the non-porous third layer including the first fluororesin. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160004350 | TRANSPARENT BODY WITH SINGLE SUBSTRATE AND ANTI-REFLECTION AND/OR ANTI-FINGERPRINT COATING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A process for manufacturing a transparent body for use in a touch screen panel is provided. The process includes depositing a first transparent layer stack over a first side of a transparent substrate, wherein said first transparent layer stack is selected from the group consisting of: a layer stack, wherein the layer stack includes a first dielectric film with a gradient refractive index from a first refractive index to a second refractive index, and a layer stack, wherein the layer stack includes at least a first dielectric film with a first refractive index and a second dielectric film with a second refractive index different from the first refractive index. The process further includes providing a structured transparent conductive film over the first side of the substrate, and depositing at least one first layer over a second side of the substrate wherein the second side opposes the first side, and wherein the at least one first layer is selected from the group consisting of: an anti-reflection layer and an anti-fingerprint layer. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160009963 | THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE SHEET | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160009965 | EXTRUDABLE HOT-MELT PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVES FOR RESEALABLE PACKAGING HAVING IMPROVED ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160016209 | Quantum Levitation for Permanent Superlyophobic and Permanent Self-Cleaning Materials - A self-cleaning object comprises a substrate with a surface of a first material that has a high dielectric constant overlaid with an ultrathin layer of a second material with a lower dielectric constant than the first material. This self-cleaning object repels liquids or particulate solids that have a lower dielectric constant than the dielectric constant of the ultrathin layer. Another self-cleaning object comprises a substrate with a surface of a first material that has a very low dielectric constant overlaid with an ultrathin layer of a second material with a low dielectric constant that is higher than the first material. This self-cleaning object attracts gases and repels liquids or particulate solids. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160016338 | MULTILAYER OPTICAL ADHESIVES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - A multilayer optical adhesive including a first viscoelastic or elastomeric adhesive layer and a second viscoelastic or elastomeric adhesive layer. A crosslinked or soluble resin layer may be disposed between the first viscoelastic or elastomeric adhesive layer and the second viscoelastic or elastomeric adhesive layer or the first viscoelastic or elastomeric adhesive layer may be immediately adjacent to the second viscoelastic or elastomeric adhesive layer. An interface between immediately adjacent layers is structured and there is a difference in refractive indices across the interface. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160017475 | Hybrid Thermal Barrier Coating and Process of Making Same - A thermal barrier coating is applied to a turbine engine component having a substrate. The thermal barrier coating has a first layer which has a strain tolerant columnar microstructure at an interface with the substrate for spallation resistance and a second layer which is porous conduction and radiation thermally resistant at an outer surface of the thermal barrier coating. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160023941 | COATING FOR GLASS WITH IMPROVED SCRATCH/WEAR RESISTANCE AND OLEOPHOBIC PROPERTIES - A protective coating on a front surface of a glass, by forming a diamond-like coating over the front surface of the glass; performing passive sputtering to form a protective layer directly on the diamond-like coating; performing reactive sputtering to form an adhesion layer directly on the protective layer; forming an anti-finger print layer directly over the adhesion layer. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160026278 | TOUCH PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A touch panel including a cover glass; a transparent electrode layer disposed on a portion of the cover glass; a refractive index control layer disposed on the cover glass and the transparent electrode layer; and an adhesive layer disposed on the refractive index control layer. The refractive index control layer may include a single layer having sequentially different refractive indexes from the transparent electrode layer to the adhesive layer. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160031194 | MULTILAYER THERMOPLASTIC FILM - A thermoplastic polymer advanceable by solid state polymerization is blended with at least one dissimilar thermoplastic polymer. The blend is solid state polymerized to provide a modified polymer alloy blend having at least one physical or chemical property different from that of the blend before solid state polymerization. The modified polymer alloy blend may be coextruded with a layer of thermoplastic extrusion polymer having a melt viscosity similar to that of the modified polymer alloy. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160039172 | COMPOSITE SHEET AND CARGO CONTAINER COMPRISING SAME - A non-rigid composite sheet comprising in order
| 02-11-2016 |
| 20160046096 | MULTI-LAYER THERMAL INSULATION SYSTEM - A thermal insulation structure includes a plurality of inner air and water vapour permeable insulating layers which entrap air and a water vapour permeable, at least substantially air impermeable film layer separating two said water vapour permeable insulating layers, the inner layers being sandwiched between first and second outer air and liquid water impermeable, water vapour permeable outer film layers, the construction and arrangement of the layers being such as to control, in use, water vapour transmission through the thermal insulation structure. Alternatively, a thermal insulation structure includes a plurality of inner air and water vapour permeable insulating layers which entrap air and an inner air and water vapour impermeable film layer separating two said insulating air entrapment layers, the inner layers being sandwiched between first and second outer air, liquid and moisture vapour impermeable outer film layers. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160046833 | COATING LIQUID, LAMINATE, OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A laminate includes a resin base material having a glass transition temperature of 150 degrees C. or less and a polycarbonate resin layer formed by applying a coating liquid containing a polycarbonate resin to the resin base material, in which the polycarbonate resin contained in the coating liquid has a repeating unit represented by a formula (I) below, | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160052235 | STRUCTURED THERMOPLASTIC IN COMPOSITE INTERLEAVES - One or more layers of structured thermoplastic polymer, such as a light weight veil of thermoplastic polymer fibers, are located within the interleaf zone of laminates that are composed of fibrous layers and thermosetting resin. The thermoplastic veils are used in the interleaf zones as a replacement for thermoplastic toughening particles. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160052244 | DECORATIVE SHEET AND DECORATIVE RESIN MOLDED ARTICLE - The present invention provides a decorative sheet provided with three-dimensional moldability capable of sufficiently following the shape of a decorative resin molded article having a complicated surface shape. There is provided a decorative sheet composed of a layered body in which at least a substrate layer, a primer layer, and a thin metal film layer have been layered in sequence, and the primer layer contains a cured material having a resin in which the glass transition point is −30° C. to 80° C. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160059528 | INORGANIC MULTILAYER LAMINATION TRANSFER FILMS - Transfer films, articles made therewith, and methods of making and using transfer films to form an inorganic optical stack are disclosed. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160060161 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR STRENGTH AND/OR STRAIN LOSS MITIGATION IN COATED GLASS - Methods and apparatus provide for: a glass substrate having a first strain to failure characteristic, a first elastic modulus characteristic, and a flexural strength; and a coating applied over the glass substrate to produce a composite structure in order to increase a hardness thereof, where the coating has a second strain to failure characteristic and a second elastic modulus characteristic, where the first strain to failure characteristic is higher than the second strain to failure characteristic, and one of: (i) the first elastic modulus characteristic is above a minimum predetermined threshold such that any reduction of the flexural strength of the glass substrate resulting from application of the coating is mitigated; and (ii) the first elastic modulus characteristic is below a maximum predetermined threshold such that any reduction of the strain to failure of the glass substrate resulting from application of the coating is mitigated. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160070042 | LAMINATE - Provided are a base film, a laminate, and a method of forming a polarizing film. Particularly, a base film which may effectively form a polarizing film having a thickness of approximately 10, 8, 7, 6, or 5 μm or less and exhibiting excellent functions such as polarizing performance, a laminate, and a method of forming the same are provided. Therefore, a polarizing film may be formed by preventing tearing or curling during an elongation process, and easily elongating a polarizing material such as a polyvinylalcohol-based resin. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160076170 | POLYMERIC MATERIALS PROVIDING IMPROVED INFRARED EMISSIVITY - IR-emitting or reflecting polymer fibers are formed by blending a high concentration of IR-emitting or reflecting particles with a thermoplastic polymer and meltblowing fibers which have an average diameter of 20 μ or less. The meltblowing process allows for inclusion of a high concentration of the IR-emitting or reflecting particles, yet allows fibers to be formed. These can be formed into a soft, air-permeable, nonwoven web. The fibers can be monocomponent or bicomponent or multicomponent and can be textured or shaped. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160082692 | INSULATED CONTAINER AND METHODS OF MAKING AND ASSEMBLING - A multi-layer sheet for forming an expanded foam container, the multi-layer sheet comprising a first layer of an expanded foam material comprising a first polyolefin-based material comprising at least one polypropylene-based polymer and a second layer of an unexpanded material comprising a second polyolefin-based material comprising at least one polypropylene-based polymer that is co-extruded, extrusion coated, or laminated on a first side of the first layer. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160082696 | METHOD FOR LIMITING INTERLAMINAR FATIGUE IN COMPOSITE LAMINATE AND A COMPONENT INCORPORATING THE SAME - In some embodiments, a rotor system for a rotorcraft includes a yoke, a blade, and a grip that is configured to couple the blade to the yoke. The grip has a plurality of baseline layers and a compliant layer. The baseline layers each have a plurality of fibers disposed in a first polymeric matrix. The compliant layer has a plurality of fibers disposed in a second polymeric matrix. The compliant layer is stronger than the baseline layer and the first polymeric matrix has a different chemical composition than the second polymeric matrix. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160082697 | Infrared Shielding Sheet, Method For Manufacturing The Same, And Use Of The Same - An infrared shielding sheet includes a laminated film formed by alternately laminating a high refractive index resin layer containing fine particles and a low refractive index resin layer containing fine particles. At least one of the low refractive index resin layers has a value of 0.1 or more that is obtained by subtracting a refractive index at an arbitrary wavelength from 780 to 2500 nm from a refractive index at a wavelength of 550 nm. The low refractive index resin layer has a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the high refractive index resin layer at any wavelength in a range from 550 nm to the arbitrary wavelength inclusive. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160089853 | Filament Network for a Composite Structure - A filament network for a composite structure may include a number of fiber layers, wherein each fiber layer includes a fiber bundle and a filament layer at least partially covering the fiber bundle, the filament layer including discontinuous filaments including at least one of different length filaments including first length filaments and second length filaments, wherein the first length filaments include a first length and the second length filaments include a second length, and wherein the first length is different than the second length and different type filaments including first type filaments and second type filaments, wherein the first type filaments include a first material composition, wherein the second type filaments include a second material composition, and wherein the first material composition is different that the second material composition, and a resin binding the number of fiber layers together. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160089855 | MORPHING FORM FACTOR MATERIAL - Particular embodiments described herein provide for a morphing material that may include an outer layer, a polymer layer, and an inner core. The polymer layer can be between the inner core and the outer layer. The inner core can include a shape memory polymer and the shape memory polymer can have a known glass transition temperature. The morphing material can be mechanically deformed to a temporary shape when a temperature of the shape memory polymer is at or above the glass transition temperature. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160093831 | THIN FILM ENCAPSULATION UNIT, ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A thin film encapsulation unit including an inorganic layer, a first organic layer on the inorganic layer and including a light-blocking unit and a light-transmitting unit, and a reflection-preventing layer on the first organic layer. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160096736 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE ARTICLE - A transparent conductive article which includes one of more graphene sheets, at least one of the sheets having a sheet resistance of less than 100 Ω/□. The transparent conductive article includes no more than ten graphene sheets. The transparent conductive article can have a transmission of at least 90%. The one or more sheets can have a transmission of at least 90%. A method of making a transparent conductive sheet includes heat treating a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) grown graphene sheet, the sheet having a width dimension of at least 1 cm, in a non-oxidizing environment to a temperature of at least 2400° C. for a sufficient period of time to have a sheet resistance of less than 100 Ω/□ and a transmittance of at least 90%. Prior to heat treating, the sheet is disposed on a suspension media, such as flexible graphite, having a chemical and thermal stability such that the suspension media functionally survives the heat treating step. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160101592 | HYBRID GLASS FIBERS CARBON FIBERS THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES - Disclosed herein are composite structures having improved high modulus and strenght, processes for making them, and end use articles. The composite structures comprise two or more layers of a fibrous material made of carbon fibers with a basis weight greater than or equal to 150 g/m | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160101595 | Multilayer Films Of Plasticizer-Containing Polyvinyl Acetal With Photochromic Properties - Photochromic interlayer films for laminated glass are composed of at least two individual films based on plasticizer-containing polyvinyl acetal, individual films of the interlayer film containing at least one photochromic compound, wherein the individual films having photochromic compounds have glass transition temperatures which differ from each other by at least 5 K. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160108516 | METHOD OF APPLYING METALLIC LAYER ON SUBSTRATE AND COMPOSITE ARTICLE FORMED THEREBY - A method of preparing a composite article is disclosed. The method comprises the step of providing a substrate having a melting point temperature T | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160114559 | DECORATIVE MOLDING FILM AND DECORATIVE MOLDING ARTICLE - A decorative molding film has a laminated structure in which a protective layer is disposed on at least one surface of a substrate film, wherein the substrate film has a structure in which a layer comprising a resin PA (PA layer) and a layer comprising a resin PB (PB layer) are alternately laminated each by at least 50 layers, each layer having a thickness of 0.03 μm to 0.5 μm, wherein the resin PA and the resin PB have different average in-plane refractive indices, the average in-plane refractive index of the resin PA being relatively higher than the average in-plane refractive index of the resin PB, and the protective layer comprises a polyurethane resin (U) formed from at least an active hydrogen component (A) and an organic isocyanate component (B) and having a polycarbonate skeleton containing an alicyclic hydrocarbon group, and satisfies at least one of two Conditions. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160115357 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET HAVING A TRANSPARENT PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE LAYER - A pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet comprises a support and a transparent pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on the support. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer comprises a base adhesive zone made essentially of a transparent base pressure-sensitive adhesive material and formed over a given range from a first principal surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer in a thickness direction of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and a transparent, adherent, refractive index-adjusting zone formed over a given range from a second principal surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer in the thickness direction, and wherein the refractive index-adjusting zone has a refractive index greater than a refractive index of the base pressure-sensitive adhesive material. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160121579 | Sandwich Component - A sandwich component is provided, in particular for a visible area of a motor vehicle which area is subject to low loads. The sandwich component includes a a specifically lightweight inner core and a fiber composite cover layer which is laminated onto the inner core at least on the visible side of the sandwich component. An optically high-quality color sensitive design of the cover layer on the visible face of the component is achieved with reduced weight and at low cost in that the chromaticity of the cover layer is different from the core material per se, and the inner core is designed at least in the surface region occupied by the cover layer in the same color as the cover layer. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160121587 | PEELABLE, FLEXIBLE AND TRANSPARENT PROCESS LINER - The present invention provides a process liner for the preparation of foamed plastic blocks or slabs which exhibits excellent mechanical properties including tear strength, dimensional stability and flexibility while being transparent and allowing easy separation from the produced foam material. The process liner comprising a transparent support polymer film (A) and a transparent peelable polyolefin film (B) provided thereon, wherein the support film (A) has a weight per area of 10-100 g/m | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160122227 | PROCESS FOR OBTAINING A SUBSTRATE - In a process for obtaining a transparent substrate including a refractive index modulation pattern, a transparent substrate is irradiated with a laser radiation focused on the substrate in the form of at least one laser line, where the substrate at least partially absorbs the laser radiation, a relative movement is generated between the substrate and the laser line focused on the substrate, in a direction (X) transverse to the longitudinal direction (Y) of the laser line, and, in the course of this relative movement, the power of the laser line is temporally modulated as a function of the speed of the relative movement and as a function of the dimensions of the pattern in the direction (X) of the relative movement. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160122561 | MULTILAYER COATING FILM AND COATED ARTICLE - This multilayer coating film includes a first coat | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160126481 | TRANSPARENT DIFFUSIVE OLED SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A SUBSTRATE - A transparent diffusive OLED substrate includes the following successive elements or layers: (a) a transparent flat substrate made of mineral glass having a refractive index n | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160136901 | GRAYSCALE RENDERING IN 3D PRINTING - An additive three-dimensional fabrication process uses multiple build materials with different optical properties (e.g., color, opacity) at different surface depths to achieve grayscale-rendered images on exterior surfaces thereof. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160138156 | CARBON-BASED BARRIER COATINGS FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES - A high-temperature polymeric-matrix composite (HTPMC) structure and a method for protecting an HTPMC from exposure to high temperatures in the presence of air, and prevent thermo-oxidative degradation. A thin, lightweight layer of a carbon-based barrier is applied onto a surface of the HTPMC structure. The carbon-based barrier coating is composed of graphene, amorphous carbon, or a mixture comprising a combination of graphene and amorphous carbon, and has coefficient of thermal expansion that is less than 10 times the coefficient of thermal expansion of the HTPMC structure. The carbon-based barrier may be coated with an erosion-barrier. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160153128 | HOT AIR NON-WOVEN FABRIC AND MANUFACTURING METHOD | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160155904 | HIGH-CONDUCTIVITY THIN-FILM STRUCTURE FOR REDUCING METAL CONTACT RESISTANCE | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160159033 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL - Disclosed herein are engineered composite materials suitable for applications that can benefit from a composite material capable of interacting with or responding to, in a controlled or pre-determined manner, changes in its surrounding environment. The composite material is generally includes a gradient layer structure of a sequence of at, e.g., three or more gradient-contributing layers of microscale particles, wherein a mean particle size of particles of neighboring gradient-contributing layers in the cross section of the gradient layer structure varies from layer to layer, thereby forming a particle size gradient, and in contact with the gradient layer structure, a densely packed particle structure including densely packed microscale particles, wherein a mean particle size of the densely packed microscale particles does not form a particle size gradient in the cross section of the densely packed particle structure. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160159034 | MATERIALS GRADIENT WITHIN ARMOR FOR BALANCING THE BALLISTIC PERFORMANCE - Hybrid, multi-panel ballistic resistant articles useful for the fabrication of body armor. The articles include at least three different fabric sections that are arranged into a gradient wherein the outermost, strike-face section of the article is formed from fibers having the highest tenacity of the article. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160160029 | POLY(VINYL ACETAL) RESIN COMPOSITIONS, LAYERS, AND INTERLAYERS HAVING ENHANCED OPTICAL PROPERTIES - Resin compositions, layers, and interlayers comprising two or more thermoplastic polymers and at least one RI balancing agent for adjusting the refractive index of at least one of the resins or layers is provided. Such compositions, layers, and interlayers exhibit enhanced optical properties while retaining other properties, such as impact resistance and acoustic performance. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160160032 | POLY(VINYL ACETAL) RESIN COMPOSITIONS, LAYERS AND INTERLAYERS HAVING ENHANCED PROPERTIES - Resin compositions, layers, and interlayers comprising a poly(vinyl acetal) resin that includes residues of an aldehyde other than n-butyraldehyde are provided. Such compositions, layers, and interlayers can exhibit enhanced or optimized properties as compared to those formulated with comparable poly(vinyl n-butyral) resins. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160160033 | POLY(VINYL ACETAL) RESIN COMPOSITIONS, LAYERS, AND INTERLAYERS HAVING ENHANCED OPTICAL PROPERTIES - Resin compositions, layers, and interlayers comprising two or more thermoplastic polymers and at least one RI balancing agent for adjusting the refractive index of at least one of the resins or layers is provided. Such compositions, layers, and interlayers exhibit enhanced optical properties while retaining other properties, such as impact resistance and acoustic performance. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160167948 | Vent Attachment System For Micro-Electromechanical Systems | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160176161 | FLEXIBLE METAL-CLAD LAMINATE | 06-23-2016 |
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