03rd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110014318 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A WINE WITH LOWER CONTENT OF ALCOHOL - A method for production of a wine with lower content of alcohol involving treating unfermented grape juice with glucose oxidase and glucose isomerase. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014319 | Utilization of Non-Nutritive Adsorbents to Sequester Mycotoxins During Extraction of Protein or Other Value Added Components From Mycotoxin Contaminated Cereal or Seed Oil Meal - A method for the removal of mycotoxins from cereal or oil seed meal that includes the use of a mycotoxin sequestrant to form a food grade composition for human consumption wherein said composition contains no more or less than an FDA approved level of mycotoxin for a human food product. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014320 | FRIED SNACK FOOD PRODUCT - Disclosed is the preparation of beverage-containing snack food product. A precursor to such a product comprises a farinaceous dough material such as pretzel, pizza or pasta dough which surrounds and encases a solidified beverage material. The solidified beverage material is prepared by combining a liquid beverage such as beer with a gelling agent such as gelatin. When such a precursor is fried, a snack food product is provided which is in the form of a relatively crisp shell of fried dough surrounding a beverage which has been liquefied by the process of frying. The snack food precursor products can be frozen and stored after preparation instead of being immediately fried. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014321 | METHOD FOR MAKING DECONTAMINATED BAKERY PRODUCTS, DECONTAMINATED BAKERY PRODUCTS, AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING SAID METHOD - Method for making decontaminated bakery products, including the following, preferably consecutive, steps: (1) preparing a dough by mixing: A. flour; B. water; C. optionally fat(s); D. at least one fermentation agent; E. NaCl; F. optionally sugar(s); G. at least one filler agent; H. at least one bread-making enhancer including an acid and/or acid salt of gluconodelta-lactone (GDL); I. optionally one low sodium content mixture of minerals; J. optionally one or more additives; (2) shaping the dough; (3) fermenting the dough; (4) at least partially baking the dough; (5) optionally cooling the bread; (6) decontaminating the bread by pumped-light processing; (7) optionally slicing the bread; packaging, preferably into bags. Also disclosed is a bakery product free of any additional chemical preservatives of the E200 type or without vaporization of an ethanol-containing liquid, that has an extended shelf-life, and a device for implementing the method. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014322 | TASTE AND FLAVOR MODULATION BY BIOTRANSFORMATION IN MILK PRODUCTS - The present invention relates to a method for promoting natural tastes and flavors in milk-based products, to a method for manufacturing such milk products and to the products thus made or obtainable by the method. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014323 | Method for the Automatable Production of Raw Sausage - The invention relates to a process for the automatable production of raw sausage by mincing and mixing parts or pieces of meat and adding starter cultures, spices or similar materials. According to the invention, the parts or pieces of meat are supplied as feed stock to the mincing and mixing space ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110014324 | Product for the storage of freeze-dried lactic acid bacteria mixed with oral rehydration solution - A method of packaging of products that are sensitive to moisture is provided, consequently prolonging the shelf-life of such a product, more specifically prolonging the shelf-life of freeze dried lactic acid bacteria mixed with oral rehydration solution (ORS) powder. The packaging includes two desiccants: one desiccant integrated in the foil material and the second desiccant being the anhydrous ORS. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014325 | Smore Centers - A chocolate bar or the like is configured to allow squares to be broken off. On the rear side of each of the squares, a centered indentation is provided. This allows a square to be skewered without breaking. Two or more squares are skewered between two marshmallows, and the assembly is roasted. In the course of roasting, the chocolate is heated but retains its form. The roasted combination is placed between two full graham crackers. The skewer may be worked back and forth a bit to distribute the melted chocolate. The result is an incomparably delicious and kid-friendly campfire smore. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014326 | FILTERBAG AND METHOD OF BREWING COFFEE, TEA, AND THE LIKE IN A FRENCH PRESS - A filter bag and method of brewing coffee, tea or the like in a French press. The bag is made of a material penetrable by water, but not by solid particles. The method comprises the steps of: Removing the plunger from the French press, placing the bag into the French press with the opening facing up, placing ground coffee beans, tea leaves or the like in the filter bag and pouring hot liquid into the bag. Then, the plunger is mounted on the French press as in ordinary use, just as the beverage steeps as it normally does. Then, the plunger is pushed down, emptying the filter bag of liquid and leaving the filter bag at the bottom of the French press. By means of the method it is achieved that smaller particles can be filtered out than is possible with the prior art French press, meaning that there are fewer grounds in the beverage. Also, the coffee grounds or tea leaves are contained in a way that allows for their quick and easy disposal, which makes it easier to clean the French press after use. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014327 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR READY TO USE AQUATIC ANIMAL FOOD KEPT IN FROZEN STORAGE - A method for preserving aquatic animal feeds that are stored in frozen storage in a ready to use (pliable) state is disclosed and described. The method includes immersing ingredients into a propane polyol containing solution. The ingredients are maintained in the propane polyol containing solution for a period of time sufficient to allow the propane polyol to coat and penetrate into the ingredients and form propane polyol coated and impregnated aquatic animal food. The impregnated aquatic animal food can then be removed from the propane polyol containing solution and cooled. The propane polyol impregnated animal food remains pliable when cooled to a temperature of − | 2011-01-20 |
20110014328 | FUNCTIONALLY SUPERIOR WHEY PROTEINS - The present invention relates to a texturized whey protein composition having enhanced functional properties, including, for example, enhanced viscosifying properties, enhanced emulsifying properties, and/or enhanced gelling properties. In one embodiment, the texturized whey protein composition is a supercritical fluid extrusion product derived from whey protein. The present invention also relates to a process for preparing the texturized whey protein composition, where the process involves a supercritical fluid extrusion process. The present invention further relates to various products containing the texturized whey protein composition. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014329 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FOAMING A LIQUID FOODSTUFF, IN PARTICULAR, MILK - A device for foaming a liquid foodstuff, in particular, milk, including a foaming chamber ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110014330 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NON-THERMAL PLASMA TREATMENT OF FOODSTUFFS - A method for sanitation and preservation of foodstuffs includes the following steps. A container containing a foodstuff is provided. A non-thermal plasma is introduced to an interior of the container. The container is sealed. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014331 | MICROWAVE DISINFECTION AND STERILIZATION - A method and apparatus comprising microwave radiation pulses to reduce a microorganism population in an object. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014332 | Method for the Microwave Thawing of Food Products - The invention related to a method and a device for thawing food products that comprises using at least one microwave radiation applicator in a chamber through which said products are passing, characterized in that before the insertion into the chamber or a first inlet area of the chamber, all the surfaces of the product are covered with a homogenous film of carbon dioxide snow in the form of electrostatically charged microparticles. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014333 | OIL-BASED COATING FOR BAKED FOOD PRODUCTS - The invention provides a coating composition comprising an oil, a flavor, a color, an emulsifier, and an antioxidant. The coating composition can be used to prepare a food product that simulates a food product that has been deep fried. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014334 | Treatment of Produce - There is provided a method of treating produce comprising the step of exposing said produce to an atmosphere containing | 2011-01-20 |
20110014335 | Absorbent Frozen Confection Holder - Apparatus, and an associated method, for absorbing excess moisture and melted confection that simultaneously protects bare hands from extreme temperatures of a frozen confection. An apparatus is provided for absorbing condensation and melted confection while protecting bare hands by wrapping one or more layers of absorbent material around a frozen confection and affixing the ends by means of a fastener. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014336 | WOOD INFUSED LIQUID CONSUMABLES - A method is provided for producing a wood infused liquid consumable. The liquid consumable is contained within a container and is contacted with one or more wooden components in order to enable a wood infusion process to take place. Said one or more wooden components are severed parts of an intermediate wooden sheet cut from a log of wood by rotary cutting it tangentially from the outer surface of the log of wood in veneer fashion such that the intermediate wooden sheet has a thickness corresponding generally to the radial direction (“R”) with respect to the log of wood from which it was cut. The wooden component or components have a thickness of from 0.5 mm to 10 mm, preferably from 1 mm to 8 mm and most preferably from 3 mm to 6 mm. The invention also provides wooden components suitable for use in such a method. The wooden components may be in the form of any of a wooden sheet, strip (or slat), rectangular cross-sectioned rod, or small block. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014337 | Methods for Coffee Cherry Products - Methods are provided for isolating a nutrient from coffee cherries or for producing a food product that comprises a coffee cherry or portion thereof. It is particularly preferred that coffee cherries will have an extremely low concentration of mycotoxins, including various aflatoxins, fumonisins, ochratoxins, and/or vomitoxin (DON, deoxynivalenol). | 2011-01-20 |
20110014338 | MACHINE FOR PREPARING HOT BEVERAGES AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A MACHINE - A machine for preparing a hot beverage includes a water tank having a reservoir which contains water to be heated. Disposed downstream of the reservoir in a flow direction of the water is a lead container from which water is discharged into a pipe which is heated by a heating unit, thereby partly evaporating water to produce steam for further transport of water. In order to maintain a constant brew temperature, the water level is maintained in the lead container at a desired value. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014339 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COOLED COFFEE | 2011-01-20 |
20110014340 | Apparatus and Method for Preparing Pressed Coffee - In accordance with one embodiment, a pressed coffee maker is provided. The coffee maker can comprise a tank for storing coffee solution; a screen disposed in the tank for pressing coffee grounds in the tank; and a squeegee to clean the tank. A removable bottom can be used to both add new coffee grounds and remove used coffee grounds. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014341 | SOYBEAN VARIETY A1016502 - The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1016502. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1016502. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1016502 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1016502 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014342 | BABY FOOD MAKER - An apparatus and method are provided for steaming and blending food products such as baby food. The apparatus includes a base including a steam chamber and a drive shaft. A container assembly can be mounted to the base in an inverted position for steaming the food and in an upright position for blending the food. The apparatus may further include a steam cooker, baby bottle sterilizing unit and a bottle warmer. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014343 | PROCESS FOR FORMING SHAPED FOODS FROM FRUIT MEAL - The disclosure provides a process for producing a ready-to-eat (RTE) fruit food product, comprising: obtaining a quantity of granulated fruit meal; and forming the fruit meal into a predetermined shaped product, comprising: applying a heat sufficient to cause the fruit meal to become tacky; and applying a compressive force to the tacky fruit meal to form the predetermined shape. In one embodiment, the process can use a mold to form the predetermined shape. Importantly, the fruit food product can be formed into a stable predetermined shaped product independent of baking the product. The heat sufficient to cause the fruit meal to be come tacky generally causes the fruit meal to be between 80° F. (27° C.) to 200° F. (93° C.). For example, the compressive force can between 1 pound force (0.4 kilograms) to 16 pounds force (7.3 kilograms) for an exemplary 2 inch (5 cm) cookie/biscuit. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014344 | MOULDING - A system for moulding three-dimensional products from a mass of one or more food starting materials which are suitable for consumption, in particular human consumption, has a production device having a frame, a mould member provided with at least one mould cavity, the frame supporting the mould member, mass feed means for feeding the mass to the one or more mould cavities of the mould member. The system also has at least one cleaning device for cleaning one or more parts of the production device which come into contact with the mass. The mould member is removable from the frame. The system has a storage device for storing a plurality of mould members, which may be provided with an identification, has recognition means for recognizing the identification of a mould member, and may have a memory for storing at least one history of a mould member. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014345 | Use of Alternan as a Thickening Agent and Thickening Agent Compositions Containing Alternan and Another Thickening Agent - The invention relates to the use of alternan as a thickening agent, in particular for foodstuffs, a thickening agent composition comprising alternan and at least one other thickening agent, a foodstuff comprising the thickening agent composition, and a method of increasing the viscosity of foodstuffs. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014346 | EDIBLE DESSERT PRODUCTS - Edible dessert products are produced by taking a sweet baked product, such as a cake or cookie, rendering it into particulate form, and blending it, preferably hot, with a thick custard base. The particulate baked product may be pre-wetted before blending, e.g. using sweetened milk or water and the blending reduces the final particle size of the baked product particles in the matrix of custard base to an average particle size of less than 0.5 mm. The product tastes good and can be consumed hot, at ambient temperature, or frozen. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014347 | CEREAL TEA DRINK - The present invention relates to a starch-containing tea beverage. More specifically, the present invention relates to a cereal tea beverage containing starch at a content of 0.009% by weight or more, which has an appropriate roasted aroma and mildness peculiar to cereal tea, relieves the pasty texture originating from the starch, and thereby has an improved taste and flavor, as a result of addition of ultrafine ground tea leaves having an average particle size of 1 μm or less. The present invention also relates to a process for producing such a cereal tea beverage, and a method for improving the taste and flavor of such a cereal tea beverage. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014348 | SOYBEAN VARIETY A1016117 - The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1016117. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1016117. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1016117 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1016117 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014349 | COMPOSITION AND METHODS OF MAKING FROZEN INFANT AND TODDLER FOOD - The present invention is aimed to retain the taste and texture of infant and toddler food products that have been frozen. By employing a slow-churning freezing process, the frozen infant and toddler products are lighter in color, smoother and creamier in texture and possess a better taste profile. The invention further comprises methods of making and using such products. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014350 | CHOCOLATE COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a chocolate composition comprising erthyritol and one or more ingredients selected from maltodextrin, a high protein ingredient, maltitol and polydextrose. Erythritol may be used in place of some or all of the sucrose normally employed in a chocolate composition and thereby provide a chocolate composition having a reduced sugar and/or calorie content chocolate. A process for the preparation of the chocolate composition is also provided. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014351 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PERSONALIZED DAILY NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT PACKAGE - A computer-implemented method, apparatus, system, and packaging for providing a daily nutritional supplement component regimen, comprising a series of daily packets each containing dosage forms selected by a series of answers to questions provided by a consumer. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014352 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A CENTRED COMPRESSION COATED TABLET - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for positioning the core of the compression coated tablet in manufacturing techniques for the production of such tablets. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014353 | CORROSION RESISTANT NEUTRON ABSORBING COATINGS - A method of forming a corrosion resistant neutron absorbing coating comprising the steps of spray or deposition or sputtering or welding processing to form a composite material made of a spray or deposition or sputtering or welding material, and a neutron absorbing material. Also a corrosion resistant neutron absorbing coating comprising a composite material made of a spray or deposition or sputtering or welding material, and a neutron absorbing material. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014354 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USE IN FAILURE ANALYSIS - Thermally curable adhesive compositions and method for failure analysis in micro-fluid ejections heads. The adhesive composition may be provided by a composition including from about 50.0 to about 95.0 percent by weight of at least one cross-linkable resin, from about 0.1 to about 30.0 percent by weight of at least one thermal curative agent, and from about 0.0 to about 5.0 percent by weight filler, from about 0.1 to about 10.0 percent by weight fluorescent pigment. Upon curing, the adhesive composition exhibits a relatively low shear modulus. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014355 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LAYERWISE PRODUCTION OF A TANGIBLE OBJECT - A method for layerwise production of a tangible object comprises repeatedly performing method cycles. Each method cycle comprises the steps of solidifying a predetermined area of an uppermost liquid layer ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110014356 | Method for protecting a substrate from lightning strikes - A method for protecting a substrate from lightning strikes is provided including providing a lightning strike protectant composition to the substrate. The lightning strike protectant composition comprises a reactive organic compound and a conductive filler that, during the cure of the organic compound, is capable of self-assembling into a heterogeneous structure comprised of a continuous, three-dimensional network of metal situated among (continuous or semi-continuous) polymer rich domains. The resulting composition has exceptionally high thermal and electrical conductivity. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014357 | Insulative Paste and Method for Manufacturing Organic Light Emitting Device Using the Same - An insulative paste and a method for manufacturing an organic light emitting device using the same are provided. The insulative paste is adapted to form an insulating layer in an electro-optical device by printing, and includes: a liquid phase organic insulating material having a viscosity; and a solid particle included in the liquid phase organic insulating material, wherein the solid particle has a positive curvature with respect to a horizontal plane of the insulating layer. Thus, by adding the solid particle to the liquid phase organic insulating material to prepare the insulative paste and patterning the insulating paste, a fine insulating layer pattern can be formed. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014358 | CARBON MATERIAL FOR NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE, AND PRODUCT HAVING MOUNTED THEREON ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE - Mesoporous graphite is used as an active material of a negative electrode constituting a lithium ion secondary battery or a lithium ion capacitor. Specifically, the mesoporous graphite has a specific area within the range of 0.01 m | 2011-01-20 |
20110014359 | Yttrium and Titanium High-K Dielectric Film - This disclosure provides (a) methods of making an oxide layer (e.g., a dielectric layer) based on yttrium and titanium to have a high dielectric constant and low leakage characteristic and (b) related devices and structures. An oxide layer having both yttrium and titanium may be fabricated either as an amorphous oxide or as an alternating series of monolayers. In several embodiments, the oxide is characterized by a yttrium contribution to total metal that is specifically controlled. The oxide layer can be produced as the result of a reactive process, if desired, via either a PVD process or, alternatively, via an atomic layer deposition process that employs specific precursor materials to allow for a common process temperature window for both titanium and yttrium reactions. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014360 | Increasing Exposure Tool Alignment Signal Strength for a Ferroelectric Capacitor Layer - An improved alignment structure for photolithographic pattern alignment is disclosed. A topographical alignment mark in an IC under a low reflectivity layer may be difficult to register. A reflective layer is formed on top of the low reflectivity layer so that the topography of the alignment mark is replicated in the reflective layer, enabling registration of the alignment mark using common photolithographic scanners and steppers. The reflective layer may be one or more layers, and may be metallic, dielectric or both. The reflective layer may be global over the entire IC or may be local to the alignment mark area. The reflective layer may be removed during subsequent processing, possibly with assist from an added etch stop layer, or may remain in the completed IC. The disclosed alignment mark structure is applicable to an IC with a stack of ferroelectric capacitor materials. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014361 | ELECTROLESS DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS AND PROCESS CONTROL - One embodiment of the present invention is a method of electroless deposition of cap layers for fabricating an integrated circuit. The method includes controlling the composition of an electroless deposition bath so as to substantially maintain the electroless deposition properties of the bath. Other embodiments of the present invention include electroless deposition solutions. Still another embodiment of the present invention is a composition used to recondition an electroless deposition bath. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014362 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CRYSTALLINE PARTICLES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CRYSTALLOGRAPHICALLY ORIENTED CERAMIC - A method for producing crystalline particles according to the present invention includes a mixing step of producing a mixed material containing a lead-containing material and an additional material containing lithium and boron and a first firing step of firing the mixed material at a predetermined firing temperature to form polyhedral crystalline particles. It is possible to produce a crystallographically oriented ceramic by preparing a template layer having uniform crystal orientation in a predetermined direction by fixing the crystalline particles on a substrate, forming a shaped body including a matrix layer arranged on the template layer, the matrix layer being composed of a mixed material that contains a lead-containing material and an additional material containing lithium and boron, and firing the shaped body. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014363 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - An apparatus for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium is provided. The apparatus has a plurality of connected film forming chambers; a carrier for holding a substrate; a mechanism for placing the substrate on the carrier prior to forming a film; a mechanism for sequentially transferring the carriers into the connected film forming chambers; and a mechanism for removing the substrate from the carrier after the film is formed. The mechanism for transferring the carrier is a linear motor. Furthermore, a method for manufacturing the magnetic recording medium by using such apparatus is also provided. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014364 | Water based removable paint formulation and system - An easily removable coating or paint which is a formulation of acrylic acid polymers and a urethane polymer preferably two acrylic acid polymers are used, one with a relatively high acid number and hardness temperature (glass transition) (Tg) and the other with a lower acid number and hardness temperature (Tg). This removable paint is applied to a surface by roller, screen printing, spraying or brushing and can be removed by a remover which is basically an alkali material with a surfactant. The remover needs to be agitated and allowed to set for a few minutes and then washed away with water. Ammonium hydroxide with surfactant and acrylic thickeners in water is one remover. Another remover is a combination of more than one alkalis, solvent, surfactants and thickeners. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014365 | DEVICE AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD, ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A manufacturing method of a device having a pair of substrates fixed together with a sealing material being interposed therebetween includes ejecting a liquid on one of the substrates to form a film of the liquid in a first region disposed inside of a sealing part where the sealing material is disposed. The ejecting of the liquid includes ejecting the liquid so that an edge of the film is disposed inwardly of the sealing part and outwardly of the first region after the film is dried. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014366 | STRUCTURAL COLORS HAVING UV REFLECTANCE VIA SPRAY LAYER-BY-LAYER PROCESSING - A process for fabricating a structural color having ultraviolet reflectance is provided. The process includes providing an atomizing nozzle, a first nanoparticle solution and a second nanoparticle solution. The atomizing nozzle is used to spray a plurality of first nanoparticle solution layers, the plurality of first nanoparticle layers forming a low index of refraction stack. In some instances, a polymer solution can be sprayed before and/or after the spraying of each first nanoparticle solution layer. The atomizing nozzle is also used to spray a plurality of second nanoparticle solution layers, the plurality of second nanoparticle layers form a high index of refraction stack. Similar to the first nanoparticle solution layers, a polymer solution can be sprayed before and/or after the spraying of each second nanoparticle solution layer. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014367 | Epoxy Applicator with Temperature Control - The present disclosure relates to an epoxy applicator including an epoxy dispenser and a thermal pump. The epoxy dispenser includes an epoxy holding cavity that is cooled by the thermal pump via a thermal conduction member. A control system can regulate a temperature of the epoxy applicator and thereby regulate a temperature of uncured epoxy in the epoxy holding cavity. The present disclosure also relates to a syringe chiller for chilling a syringe. The syringe chiller includes a thermal conduction block adapted to thermally couple to and hold an exterior of the syringe. The syringe chiller also includes a Peltier effect device with a hot side and a cold side. The cold side of the Peltier effect device is thermally coupled to the thermal conduction block. The syringe chiller can include a control system to regulate a temperature of the syringe. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014368 | Carbon nanotube growth at reduced temperature via catalytic oxidation - The growth temperature of carbon nanotubes on a catalyst distributed on a substrate is reduced by controlling graphene layer formation on the catalyst and catalyst deactivation by catalytic oxidation. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014369 | Metering system for hot melt adhesives with variable adhesive volumes - A new and improved hot melt adhesive material dispensing system comprises two separate and independent rotary, gear-type metering pumps, or two separate and independent sets of rotary, gear-type metering pumps, which are able to output precisely metered amounts of hot melt adhesive material. The hot melt adhesive materials discharged from the two separate and independent rotary gear pumps, or from the two separate and independent sets of rotary gear pumps, are able to in fact be independently outputted through suitable output devices onto a particular substrate so as to result in different outputted volumes of the hot melt adhesive material in accordance with predeterminedly desired patterns, or at predeterminedly desired locations. Alternatively, the hot melt adhesive material from the two separate and independent rotary gear pumps, or from the two separate and independent sets of rotary gear pumps, may also have their volumetric outputs effectively combined such that the discharged or outputted volumes of the hot melt adhesive material onto the substrate may effectively be, for example, twice the outputted volumes of the hot melt adhesive or other thermoplastic material outputted onto the substrate from only one of the two separate and independent rotary gear pumps, or from only one of the two separate and independent sets of rotary gear pumps. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014370 | METHOD FOR FORMING A PROTECTIVE COATING CONTAINING ALUMINIUM AND ZIRCONIUM ON A METAL PART - The present invention relates to a method for forming a protective coating containing aluminium and zirconium on the surface of a metal part, wherein said part is put into contact with a cement made of aluminium alloy, at a treatment temperature, with an atmosphere containing an active gas which reacts with the cement to form a gaseous aluminium halide, which decomposes in contact with the part depositing metallic aluminium thereon, the active gas containing ZrOCl | 2011-01-20 |
20110014371 | PAINTING ROBOT AND ASSOCIATED OPERATING METHOD - An exemplary painting robot and corresponding operating methods for the same are disclosed. The robot may be configured to paint motor vehicle bodies on an outer surface and an inner surface with an atomizer that is guided by the painting robot. According to the exemplary illustrations, the painting robot is suitable for painting the outer surfaces and for painting the inner surfaces of the motor vehicle bodies. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014372 | Passivation of thermal cracking furnace conduit - A method for passivating at least part of the feed conducting conduit of a pyrolysis furnace to reduce the deposition of coke in that conduit, the passivation being accomplished by employing at least one phosphorous containing compound. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014373 | Foodware Decorating System and Method - The present disclosure provides advantageous decorating systems for use with foodware, i.e., food and beverage-related items, such as platters, glasses, trays and the like. The present disclosure further provides decorating methods that may be employed to decorate and/or customize foodware. The disclosed systems and methods generally involve application of a priming material (e.g., an egg white-based material) to a desired region of a foodware surface, and then application of a decorative/customization material to the primed surface. The decorative/customization material is stable during use, but may be washed (with the priming material) from the foodware surface using conventional washing techniques. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014374 | YELLOW INKJET INK HAVING IMPROVED PRINT QUALITY WITH POROUS PHOTO MEDIA - The present invention relates to yellow dye-based inkjet inks having improved permanence when jetted onto porous photo media. The inkjet ink includes a mixture of at least two yellow dyes, at least three co-solvents comprising about 18% to about 24% of the composition of the ink by weight, a penetrant, at least one wetting agent, and water. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014375 | MAGENTA INKJET INK HAVING IMPROVED PRINT QUALITY WITH POROUS PHOTO MEDIA - The present invention relates to magenta dye-based inkjet inks having improved permanence when jetted onto porous photo media. The inkjet ink includes a mixture of at least two magenta dyes, at least three co-solvents comprising about 18 to about 24% of the composition of the ink by weight, a penetrant, at least one wetting agent, and water. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014376 | INKJET INK HAVING IMPROVED HIGH RESOLUTION NOZZLE PLATE COMPATIBILITY - The present invention relates to inkjet inks having improved compatibility with high resolution nozzle plate materials such that the inkjet inks resist clogging nozzles and flooding upon jetting. The inkjet ink includes one or more colorants, at least three co-solvents comprising about 18% to about 24% of the composition of the ink by weight, a penetrant, at least one wetting agent, and water. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014377 | Selenium Ink and Methods of Making and Using Same - A selenium ink comprising selenium stably dispersed in a liquid medium is provided, wherein the selenium ink is hydrazine free and hydrazinium free. Also provided are methods of preparing the selenium ink and of using the selenium ink to deposit selenium on a substrate for use in the manufacture of a variety of chalcogenide containing semiconductor materials, such as, thin film transistors (TFTs), light emitting diodes (LEDs); and photo responsive devices (e.g., electrophotography (e.g., laser printers and copiers), rectifiers, photographic exposure meters and photo voltaic cells) and chalcogenide containing phase change memory materials. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014378 | LEVELING DEVICES AND METHODS - Devices for leveling an object for patterning a substrate surface, including an array of scanning probe tips, are provided. A device may include a support structure adapted to mount an object, the object having a plurality of protrusions adapted to form a pattern on a surface of a substrate upon contact of the object to the surface; and at least one flexible joint assembly mounted to the support structure and adapted to allow the object to achieve a parallel orientation with respect to the surface upon contact of the object to the surface. Also provided are apparatuses and kits incorporating the devices and methods of making and using the devices and apparatuses. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014379 | DEVELOPING APPARATUS, RESIST PATTERN FORMING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided is a developing apparatus configured to slim the resist pattern while reducing the number of developing modules. A room temperature developing liquid and a high temperature developing liquid to modify the surface layer of a resist pattern can be supplied from a common nozzle to a substrate disposed on a mount table. Although both developing liquids may be sequentially discharged by switching between the supply line for the room temperature developing liquid and the supply line for the high temperature developing liquid, it is also possible to join these supply lines for supplying the room temperature developing liquid from the former supply line, and then adjust the ratio of the flow rates between both supply lines, and then supply the mixed liquid of the developing liquids as a high temperature developing liquid. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014380 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR FABRICATING ARTIFICIAL OPAL FILMS - The invention has for its object to provide an apparatus and process for fabricating an artificial opal film having a uniform thickness yet a large area, and provides an artificial opal film fabrication apparatus, in which a substrate (S | 2011-01-20 |
20110014381 | METHOD FOR MAKING A LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE SUPPORT - A method for making a lithographic printing plate support includes the steps of providing an aluminum support; graining the support in a graining electrolyte solution; and treating the grained support in a desmut electrolyte solution containing hydrochloric acid by applying a direct current resulting in a charge density Q; wherein the desmut electrolyte solution has a pH less than 1 and Q is at least 400 C/dm | 2011-01-20 |
20110014382 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF FUNCTIONAL FILM - A process for production of a functional film comprises a coating liquid preparation step ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110014383 | CURING SYSTEM AND COATINGS OBTAINED THEREOF - A peroxide-free curing system comprising 20-89.5% by weight of a compound having at least one epoxide group, 0.5-30% by weight of a polyamine, and 10-50% by weight of a co-curing agent is presented. The co-curing agent has formula (I): | 2011-01-20 |
20110014384 | Bladder-based apparatus and method for dispensing coatings - The invention is related to a coating delivery system that includes at least one pressure vessel having an inner surface, a flexible bladder disposed in a first pressure vessel and having an open condition and a closed condition, an internal region disposed between the inner surface and the bladder, and a deliverable substance including a coating component interspersed with at least one of liquefied carbon dioxide and supercritical carbon dioxide. The deliverable substance is disposed in one of the flexible bladder and the internal region, and the pressure-conveying fluid is received in the other to exert pressure on the deliverable substance and thereby permit transport thereof when the flexible bladder is in the open condition. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014385 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COATING AN ARTICLE USING A SPRAY-COATING METHOD - The invention relates to a method and apparatus for coating an article using a spray-coating method. Coating can be produced by atomizing a fluid coating precursor material into droplets with an average diameter of 0.5 to 5 micrometres. The droplets are introduced onto the article to be coated at a velocity that exceeds the critical impaction velocity. The evaporation of the droplets can be controlled by controlling the concentration of the fluid precursor material solvent in the spray chamber. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014386 | DIP COATING APPARATUS WITH HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE COATING TUBES AND METHOD OF COATING - A dip coating apparatus and method of dip coating. The apparatus includes a guide surface, a bendable tube, a carriage, and a support assembly. The bendable tube redirectionally engages the guide surface intermediate the first and second longitudinal ends of the tube. The carriage is vertically repositionable and cooperatively engages the tube proximate the first longitudinal end of the tube, whereby vertical repositioning of the carriage effects a change in the vertical distance between the first and second longitudinal ends of the tube. The support assembly releasably suspends an elongate workpiece for introduction of at least a portion of the workpiece into the tube through the first longitudinal end of the coating tube as the carriage is vertically repositioned upwards towards the support assembly | 2011-01-20 |
20110014387 | ROTARY ATOMIZER AND COATING PATTERN CONTROL METHOD - A rotary electrostatic atomizer uses shaping air and pattern control air. Shaping airflow is supplied from shaping air holes aligned along outer one of concentric circles that are concentric with the rotation axis of the bell cup and located behind the front end of the bell cup. Pattern control airflow is supplied from pattern control air holes aligned along inner one of the concentric circles. Both the shaping air flow and the pattern control airflow are expelled in circumferentially twisted directions substantially with an equal twist angle opposite from the rotating direction of the bell cup. The shaping airflow passes a circular line near to and radially outwardly apart from the outer perimeter of the bell cup. The pattern control airflow intersects the shaping airflow from radially inside at the position near to and radially outwardly apart from the outer perimeter of the bell cup. Thereby, the pattern control airflow gives the shaping airflow a radially outward force to enhance the centrifugal force of the shaping air and enlarge the coating pattern regulated by the shaping airflow. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014388 | AMBIENT CURE PAINTING METHOD WITH WATERBORNE BASECOAT - Methods and associated compositions are described for applying onto a substrate a cured coating that includes at least one layer of a water-borne basecoat and one layer of clearcoat and that requires a maximum total curing time of less than about 45 minutes. Further described are methods and associated compositions for applying onto a substrate a cured coating that includes at least one layer of primer, at least one layer of a water-borne basecoat and at least one layer of clearcoat and that requires a maximum total curing time of less than about 65 minutes. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014389 | LYOPHILIC/LYOPHOBIC PATTERN-FORMING METHOD AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT MANUFACTURING METHOD - Disclosed is a lyophilic/lyophobic pattern-forming method comprising a first lyophilization step for lyophilizing the surface of a first member and a second member provided on the first member and having through-holes formed down to the surface of the first member, a lyophobic layer-forming step for forming a lyophobic layer on the surfaces of the first and second members, and a second lyophilization step that lyophilizes said lyophobic layer to form a lyophilic/lyophobic pattern, wherein said first and second members are made of different materials, and the lyophobic layer comprises material, wherein locations formed on the first member are lyophilized more than locations formed on the surface of the second member during the second lyophilization step. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014390 | Enhanced hard bias in thin film magnetoresistive sensors with perpendicular easy axis growth of hard bias and strong shield-hard bias coupling - A hard bias (HB) structure for longitudinally biasing a free layer in a MR sensor is disclosed that is based on HB easy axis growth perpendicular to an underlying seed layer which is formed above a substrate and along two sidewalls of the sensor. In one embodiment, a conformal soft magnetic layer that may be a top shield contacts the HB layer to provide direct exchange coupling that compensates HB surface charges. Optionally, a thin capping layer on the HB layer enables magneto-static shield-HB coupling. After HB initialization, HB regions along the sensor sidewalls have magnetizations that are perpendicular to the sidewalls as a result of surface charges near the seed layer. Sidewalls may be extended into the substrate (bottom shield) to give enhanced protection against side reading. The top surface of the seed layer may be amorphous or crystalline to promote HB easy axis perpendicular growth. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014391 | METHODS OF SLIDE COATING TWO OR MORE FLUIDS - A method of slide coating that includes providing a first fluid, wherein the first fluid includes at least one solvent, at least one single unit polymeric precursor or a combination thereof; providing a second fluid, wherein the second fluid includes multi unit polymeric precursors; flowing the first fluid down a first slide surface, to create a first fluid layer on the first slide surface, the first slide surface being positioned adjacent a substrate; flowing the second fluid down a second slide surface, the second slide surface positioned relative to the first slide surface such that the second fluid flows from the second slide surface to above the first slide surface onto the first fluid layer to create the second fluid layer on the first slide surface; coating the substrate with the first and second fluid by flowing the first fluid layer and the second fluid layer from the first slide surface to the substrate forming first and second coated layers; moving the substrate; and at least partially curing the first coated layer, the second coated layer, or some combination thereof. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014392 | Electrochemical cell structure and method of fabrication - A method of forming an electrochemical cell includes: forming a bank structure on a first conducting material; forming a first metal oxide material on the first conducting material in a first opening hole of the bank structure, and fabricating a first metal oxide by heating the first metal oxide material. The bank-structure forming step includes forming a bank material and patterning the bank material. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014393 | METHOD FOR MODIFYING ORGANIC FIBER CORD - Provided is a method for modifying an organic fiber cord, in which method an organic fiber cord can be stably modified at a high-quality, and at the same time, a higher efficiency can be attained compared to conventional methods. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014394 | FILM DEPOSITING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A film depositing apparatus comprises: a vacuum vessel; an evacuating unit for evacuating the interior of the vacuum vessel; a gas supply source for supplying the vacuum vessel with gases necessary for film deposition; a backing plate that is placed within the vacuum vessel for holding a target formed by sintering; a substrate holder for holding a deposition substrate within the vacuum vessel in a face-to-face relation with the backing plate; and a power supply unit for supplying electric power between the backing plate and the substrate holder to generate a plasma within the vacuum vessel, wherein the backing plate has a smaller thermal expansion coefficient than that of the target which has a sinter density of at least 95%, the sinter density representing the ratio of the actual weight of a sintered form of the target to its theoretical weight. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014395 | METHOD FOR DEPOSITING A FLUORINATED LAYER FROM A PRECURSOR MONOMER - A method for depositing a fluorinated layer on a substrate includes the injection of a gas mixture including a fluorinated compound and a carrier gas in a discharge or post-discharge area of a cold atmospheric plasma at a pressure comprised between 0.8 and 1.2 bars. The fluorinated compound has a boiling temperature at a pressure of 1 bar above 25° C. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014396 | RECIRCULATING LINEAR ROLLING BUSHING - A method and apparatus for a linear motion device is described. In one embodiment, linear motion device includes a housing having a bore formed therethrough along a longitudinal axis and at least two raceways formed at least partially in the housing having a plurality of bearing elements movably disposed therein. Each of the at least two raceways include a first channel disposed in a first radial plane relative to the longitudinal axis, and a second channel connected to the first channel and disposed in the first radial plane inward of the first channel, the second channel including a longitudinal slit allowing at least a portion of the plurality of bearing elements to extend into the bore. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014397 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE - A substrate processing apparatus includes a chamber defining a process space where a process is carried out with respect to a substrate, a first supply member configured to supply a first source gas toward the process space, a plasma source configured to generate an electric field in the process space to create radicals from the first source gas, and a second supply member located below the first supply member for supplying a second source gas toward the substrate. A support member is installed in the chamber. The second supply member has a supply nozzle disposed, such that a lower end of the supply nozzle corresponds to a center of the substrate placed on the support member, for supplying the second source gas toward the center of the substrate. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014398 | FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND FILM DEPOSITION METHOD - A film formation device ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110014399 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A STIMULATION ELECTRODE - A stimulation electrode is provided having an electrically conducting electrode base member which is partially covered with an electrically insulating ceramic layer. The ceramic layer is formed of an oxide and/or an oxynitride of at least one metal of the group of titanium, niobium. tantalum, zirconium, aluminum and silicon. Various methods are provided for production of the stimulation electrode, including methods in which the ceramic layer is formed in situ by a thermal, chemical or electrochemical oxidation or oxynitridation process. The stimulation electrode may be used as a cardiac pacemaker electrode, a neuro-stimulation electrode, or another human implant. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014400 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAKING THIN METAL FILMS - A method of forming a structure useful in all forms of deposited metals, elemental metals, metal alloys, metal compounds, metal systems, including refractory metals such as tungsten and tantalum is provided. The structure generally comprises a substrate, a first layer formed atop the substrate, and a second layer formed atop the first layer. The first layer comprises a metal, which can be chromium, gold, platinum, aluminum, nickel, or copper. The second layer comprises a metal, elemental metal, metal alloy, metal compound, or metal system comprising a refractory metal such as tungsten or tantalum. The substrate can be a silicon, quartz or glass, metal, metal oxide or nitride. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014401 | PIGMENT-DISPERSED COMPOSITION, COLORED PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION, PHOTOCURABLE COMPOSITION, COLOR FILTER, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - A pigment-dispersed composition includes (a) a high-molecular compound containing at least one kind of repeating unit selected from repeating units each represented by the following Formula (I) or (II), (b) a pigment, and (c) an organic solvent, wherein, in Formulae (I) and (II), R | 2011-01-20 |
20110014402 | Styrene-Butadiene Latex Binder For Ink-Jet Paper, Preparation Method Thereof And Coating Liquid Containing The Same - The present invention relates to a styrene-butadiene latex, a preparation method thereof and a coating liquid containing the same, more precisely a styrene-butadiene latex binder for ink-jet paper containing ethylenically unsaturated monomer by 0.1-1.5 weight parts with lowering surface negative charge density, a preparation method thereof and a coating liquid containing the same. The present invention provides a coating liquid for ink-jet paper having excellent price competitiveness and coating work-ability and at the same time reducing energy cost for drying process and thereby provides an ink-jet paper with excellent printing quality. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014403 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF FORMING INTEGRATED MULTILAYER FABRICS - A method for fabricating multilayer fabrics having a prescribed integration pattern and an apparatus of implementing same. In one embodiment, the method include the steps of providing a plurality of winding yarn carriers arranged in a multilayer structure along a first direction and configured such that each winding yarn carrier is operably movable with respect to one another along a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, forming a plurality of crossover points of the winding yarns by moving at least one winding yarn carrier along the second direction according to the integration pattern, transporting the binder yarns through the plurality of winding yarn layers at predetermined locations along the first direction, and locking the binder yarns in place, pushing the binder yarns toward the fell of the multilayer fabrics, and taking up the formed multilayer fabrics. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014404 | USE OF MELTABLE ACRYLATE POLYMERS FOR PRODUCING CONTACT ADHESIVE LAYERS - The present invention relates to the use of meltable acrylate polymers for producing contact adhesive layers in resealable packagings. Moreover, the invention relates to multiple-layer films which have a contact adhesive layer on the basis of meltable acrylate polymers, to a method for producing said multiple-layer films, and to the use of said multiple-layer films for producing resealable packagings. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014405 | HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE HOUSING - A method for making a housing, comprising the steps of: providing a plastic film, the plastic film having an outer surface and an inner surface; forming a paint layer on the outer surface of the plastic film, the paint layer having a soft tactility; forming a decorative layer on the inner surface of the plastic film; forming a nonconductive metallic layer on the decorative layer; forming a protective layer on the nonconductive layer; and molding a substrate to bond the protective layer of the plastic film. A housing for electronic device made by the method is also described. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014406 | SHEET MATERIAL EXHIBITING INSULATING AND CUSHIONING PROPERTIES - An article exhibiting insulating or cushioning properties includes a multi-layered one-piece woven textile having opposed first and second faces and a continuous circumscribing peripheral edge therebetween. A first outer surface of the article is defined by a fluid-impervious laminate first sheet secured to the first face of the textile that includes a first fabric carrying a fluid-impervious melt-adhesive sealing film. A second outer surface of the article is defined by a fluid-impervious laminate second sheet secured to the second face of the textile that includes a second fabric carrying a fluid-impervious melt-adhesive sealing film. A continuous fluid-impervious seal is formed between the first sheet and the second sheet circumscribes the peripheral edge of the textile. The sealing film of each sheet is bonded to a respective face of the textile. The article is suitable for incorporation into a light-weight construction configured for rugged outdoor use. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014407 | Polypropylene Composition For Buried Structures - The present disclosure describes a polypropylene resin composition useful for the preparation of buried structures such as corrugated, non-pressure pipe. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014408 | POLYPROPYLENE MOLDED ARTICLE, SHEET-LIKE POLYPROPYLENE MOLDED ARTICLE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF POLYPROPYLENE THERMALLY MOLDED ARTICLE - A molten polypropylene having tacticity expressed in terms of an isotactic pentad fraction of 95 mol % or more is flowed. The molten-polypropylene is cooled to a temperature range of −200 degrees C. to 50 degrees C. and maintained at the above temperature for 0.1 second to 100 seconds, thereby providing a rapidly-cooled polypropylene higher order structure of which main constituents are a mesophase or monoclinic crystal domain having a size of 100 nm or less and an amorphous phase. The rapidly-cooled polypropylene higher order structure is heated to a temperature range in which endothermic transition occurs and that is equal to or lower than a melting temperature of polypropylene to be heat-treated. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014409 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - The present invention provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) sheet that has reduced amounts of toluene emission and TVOC emission, and demonstrates superior adhesion properties. This PSA sheet is provided with a release liner having, on at least a first side thereof, a release layer composed of a silicone-based release agent, and a PSA layer provided on the release layer. The PSA layer contains a PSA component that is synthesized in an aqueous solvent or ethyl acetate. The release layer has an amount of silicone that transfers to Single-Sided Adhesive Tape No. 31B (Nitto Denko Corp.) of 10 kcps or less per unit surface area equivalent to a circle having a diameter of 30 mm when determined as X-ray intensity of silicon by X-ray fluorescence analysis. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014410 | DOUBLE-SIDED PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE - The present invention provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape including a release liner A having a haze value of 5.0% or less. Since the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape of the invention has the aforementioned construction, it does not inhibit visual inspection of an adherend even in case that the visual inspection of adherend is carried out under a condition of still having the aforementioned release liner. Accordingly, it can be suitably used in the application for adhering optical members, and the like. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014411 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET WITH RELEASE SHEET USING THE SAME - The present invention disclose a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet having the adhesive layer on at least one surface of the substrate, characterized in that in particular the above adhesive layer has a number of trunk-like grooves which lead to the end of the above sheet, and a number of branch-like grooves with closed terminals which branch from the trunk-like grooves. This structure provides effects in that it can be applied easily and smoothly without retaining air when adhering to an adherend and additionally the appearance of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet is not damaged after adhering. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014412 | WRAPPING AN OBJECT WITH A FILM USING A TAPE FOR CUTTING THE FILM - A vehicle is wrapped by a printed adhesive film where the film is also applied over doors and other areas intended not to be covered. The film is cut at the door edge and over the area by adhesively attaching a tape having a release coating on the front surface and carrying a filament along a center of the front side. The printed film is applied over the door, the area not to be covered and the tapes and is cut along the door edge and around the area by pulling the filament from the tape so that a strip of the film at the door edge and the film over the area can be removed. The film can be stretched and pulled away from the tape for reapplying for proper fit. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014413 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING EDGE GLUED LAMINATED PANELS AND EDGE GLUED LAMINATED PANELS MANUFACTURED ACCORDING TO SAID METHOD - An improved method and arrangement for increasing the yield in the production of edge glued laminations for the manufacture of edge glued laminated panels from thin timber. The edge glued laminations are manufactured from planed boards with residual waney edge by longitudinal sawing on an edging line including an upper and lower inlet feed conveyor, and edging machine and an upper and lower outlet feed conveyor, the edging machine preferably including a number of saw blades which are laterally adjustable, and the feed conveyors including endless belts of reinforced rubber 5-10 mm thick, having an underside provided with longitudinal channels with a width of 2-10 mm and a depth of 2-10 mm, the feed conveyors running on a number of tracked rollers adapted to the belts. An edge glued laminated panel based on varying lamination widths manufactured according to the method is also described. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014414 | SUSTAINABLE SIMULATED COMMODITY TROPICAL HARDWOOD PANEL - A simulated commodity tropical hardwood-based panel includes an engineered veneer face including a first wood from one or more sustainable sources of wood. The face has a dyed coloring, a simulated grain, or a dyed coloring and a simulated grain that is substantially similar to the coloring, grain, or coloring and grain of a tropical hardwood veneer. The panel further includes a back and a core disposed between the face and back. The face, the core and back are stacked and adhered together to form a laminated panel. The face of the simulated commodity tropical hardwood-based panel has an appearance that is substantially similar to the appearance of the face veneer of a commodity tropical hardwood-based panel that includes the tropical hardwood veneer. The panel comprises no tropical hardwood from a non-sustainable source of wood. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014415 | Oxygen-barrier packaged surface mount device - A method for producing a surface mount device includes providing a plurality of layers including a B-staged top layer and bottom layer, and a C-staged middle layer with an opening. A core device is inserted into the openings, and then the top and bottom layers are placed over and under, respectively, the middle layer. The layers are cured until the layers become C-staged. The core device is substantially surrounded by an oxygen-barrier material with an oxygen permeability of less than approximately 0.4 cm3·mm/m2·atm·day. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014416 | FLUORESCENT FINE PARTICLE FILMS AND DISPLAY DEVICES - A patterned fluorescent fine particle film that retains the intrinsic functions of fluorescent fine particles and that can be formed on any substrate at a desired thickness, a method for manufacturing the patterned fluorescent fine particle film, and a display apparatus including the patterned fluorescent fine particle film are provided. | 2011-01-20 |
20110014417 | ANISOTROPIC THERMAL CONDUCTION ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - An anisotropic thermal conductive element that can conduct heat from a thermal source with high efficiency in the thickness direction which maintaining strength and a method of making the element. To achieve the above, an anisotropic thermal conductive element that can conduct heat from a heat source, a structure with a stack of graphite sheets having a contact surface across the thickness direction of the graphite sheets, and the stack of graphite sheets has the surroundings thereof coated to form a support parts. The coating process covers the structure of stacked graphite with a support part. A cutting process can be performed by cutting along the surface in the stacking direction after the coating process. After the cutting process, a surface treatment process can make a surface treatment to a section. | 2011-01-20 |