03rd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100015284 | SHELF STABLE FRIED PRODUCT AND PROCESS FOR CREATING THE SAME - A shelf stable fried product and a process for creating a shelf stable fried product is disclosed. Aspects include a process for managing fat migration, moisture migration, and cell degrading of a food product during frying. Aspects further include a resulting shelf stable food product that includes a crispy and/or crunchy texture and a desirable fat distribution. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015285 | PROCESS OF PREPARING DIRECT-ACIDIFIED MILK BEVERAGE KEEPING HIGH VIABLE CELL COUNT AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE - The invention provides a process of preparing direct-acidified milk beverage keeping high viable cell count at ambient temperature. The process means that, adopting conventional technology to prepare acidified milk beverage and sterilizing, then adding | 2010-01-21 |
20100015286 | WATER BEVERAGE - A process is provided. The process composes a solution that includes water and organic maltodextrin such that the organic maltodextrin is soluble in the water. Further, the process adds an organic compliant color to the solution such that eight fluid ounces of the solution is less than or equal to two and one half calories, and at least ninety five percent of a dry weight of the solution is organic substances. The organic compliant color includes at least one antioxidant. Finally, the process pasteurizes the solution. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015287 | ORGANIC ANTIOXIDANT WATER BEVERAGE - A process is provided. The process composes a solution that includes water and organic maltodextrin such that the organic maltodextrin is soluble in the water. Further, the process adds an organic compliant color to the solution such, and at least seventy percent of a dry weight of the solution is organic substances. The organic compliant color includes at least one antioxidant. The organic compliant color includes at least one antioxidant. Finally, the process heat treats the solution. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015288 | PACKED DRINK - By mixing an amino acid in a packed beverage containing non-polymer catechins in high concentration, the physiological effects of the catechins are manifested and the intake of the amino acid is facilitated. A packaged beverage containing:
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20100015289 | PELLET SYSTEMS FOR PREPARING BEVERAGES - Methods, compositions, and articles of manufacture for preparing frozen beverages are described. The methods and articles generally include first and/or second frozen pellets. Upon mixing the frozen pellets with an appropriate liquid for a sufficient time, a frozen beverage is obtained. Articles of manufacture including frozen pellets, as well as optional objects such as straws, spoons, and mixing containers are disclosed. Methods, compositions, and articles of manufacture for preparing frozen pellets are also described. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015290 | Milk Acidification Composition for Powdered Beverage - The present invention relates to instant acidified milk beverages and methods for producing such instant acidified milk beverages. More specifically, the present invention provides a powdered composition which can be added to a liquid milk product with minimal mixing to produce an instant acidified milk beverage having a smooth texture. Even more specifically, the powdered composition includes at least one edible monobasic salt of polyprotonic acid. The powdered composition may include a buffer salt, and other optional ingredients such as sweetener, thickener, fiber, bulking agent, anti-caking agent, fruit juice solid, flavor, and colorant, etc. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015291 | DOUBLE-FORTIFIED SALT AND PREPARATION PROCESS THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a double-fortified salt composition comprising sodium chloride, between 5 and 100 ppm of iodine in the form of iodate, between 50 and 10,000 ppm of iron as a food-grade iron(III) compound, and between 0.005 and 0.2 wt %, based on the totat weight of the salt composition, of one or more food-grade oils, with the proviso that essentially all iron and iodate is not micro-enicapsulated, to a premix therefor, to a process for preparing such a double-fortified salt composition and premix, and to the use thereof. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015292 | Disposable combined squeezer/stirrer/dispenser/brewer device - A disposable packaging form is provided for brewed, hot drinks. The invention allows a user to brew the hot drink, squeeze out the brewed contents, and stir the contents of the hot drink. Each action can be performed multiple times before disposal. In some embodiments, the device of the present invention dispenses sweeteners, creamers, flavorings and condiments. The present invention frees the user of the inconvenience of having to collect, wash, or dispose of the stirrers, squeezers and bags of the hot drink individually. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015293 | MULTI-COMPONENT PACKAGING SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - A multi-component packaging system includes a lower containing assembly, an upper containing assembly, and a cover. The lower containing assembly defines an interior cavity that is adapted to receive a first food component. The upper containing assembly defines an interior that is adapted to receive a second food component. The upper containing assembly is adapted for engagement with the lower containing assembly. The cover is engaged with at least one of the lower containing assembly and the upper containing assembly. The cover includes a passage portion that defines a plurality of apertures. Anti-foam compositions for use in the multi-component packaging system and a multi-component packaging system containing the anti-foam compositions disposed on one or more interior surfaces of the packaging system are also disclosed. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015294 | CAMILLEON COOKIE RECIPE COLLECTION - The Camilleon Cookie Collection brings a new flavor of cookies to the market. They are lighter, flavorful, and delightful to the palate. Many kinds of cookies can be created with the use of the base recipe, and more cookies are yielded per batch. The cookies have natural preservative and the doe can last for more than a month. The cookie itself can be frozen and later warmed up again to taste as fresh as the first time they were baked. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015295 | METHOD OF PREVENTING STALING IN BAKED GOODS - Disclosed is method for enhancing the shelf life of a baked good. Shelf life is defined as maintaining the % moisture, water activity, and organoleptically perceived tenderness and moistness of the baked good while preventing drying out and hardening of the baked good during storage at room temperature. In the disclosed method the baked good, preferably as it comes out of the baking apparatus, is topically coated with a primary lipid-based coating oil on all surfaces. The primary lipid-based coating oil, which is largely a solid at room temperature, is applied at a temperature above its melting point. The primary lipid-based coating oil preferably has a solid fat content at 20° C. of at least 68%. The baked good is then allowed to cool permitting the primary lipid-based coating oil to penetrate the baked good and to solidify. The coated baked good is then coated with a secondary lipid-based coating comprising a compound coating or a chocolate coating. The baked good treated as described has a shelf life of at least 4 months at room temperature, more preferably at least 6 months and most preferably at least 8 months. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015296 | FRUIT-BASED FOOD PRODUCT AND METHOD OF MAKING - A food product is provided that is formed from dehydrated fruit to form a crust for pies, wraps, and the like in which the dehydrated fruit has a water activity level in the range of 0.4 to 0.9 Aw. The dehydrated fruit can be ground into particles that are extruded, compressed, rolled, or stamped into a sheet that is cut into top and bottom crusts. Dehydrated fruit particles having a water activity level of 0.1 to 0.2 Aw can be used to form a cracker-like crust. The fruit-based crust can be used to form an all-fruit pie or similar-type pastry. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015297 | SHELF STABLE FRIED PRODUCT AND PROCESS FOR CREATING THE SAME - A shelf stable fried product and a process for creating a shelf stable fried product is disclosed. Aspects include a process for managing fat migration, moisture migration, and cell degrading of a food product during frying. Aspects further include a resulting shelf stable food product that includes a crispy and/or crunchy texture and a desirable fat distribution. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015298 | SHELF STABLE FRIED PRODUCT AND PROCESS FOR CREATING THE SAME - A shelf stable fried product and a process for creating a shelf stable fried product is disclosed. Aspects include a process for managing fat migration, moisture migration, and cell degrading of a food product during frying. Aspects further include a resulting shelf stable food product that includes a crispy and/or crunchy texture and a desirable fat distribution. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015299 | Transparent food casing with textile backing material - The invention relates to a food casing with textile backing material which has been coated with a layer of regenerated or precipitated cellulose. This casing combines the properties of a textile skin with those of a cellulose fiber skin. Besides the surface texture for which textile skins are known and prized, it also has the transparency and the barrier properties, i.e. water-vapor permeability, oxygen permeability and smoke-constituent permeability, of a cellulose fiber skin. At the same time the casing is impervious to fat. It is used preferably as an artificial sausage casing. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015300 | RETORTABLE RADIATION-CURED COATINGS FOR PLASTIC FILM AND METALLIC FOIL SUBSTRATES - A printed image on the outside surface of a food package fabricated using a thin, flexible substrate may be protected against degradation during retorting of the food package by radiation curing a layer of a liquid composition placed on the outside surface. The liquid composition contains at least one radiation-curable monomer or oligomer containing one or more (meth)acrylate groups per molecule and one or more functional groups per molecule selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl groups and carboxylic acid groups, such as an epoxy (meth)acrylate and/or carboxylic acid-functionalized (meth)acrylate. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015301 | Food interleaver, method for imparting flavor to food product, and combination food product and food interleaver - A food interleaver is provided according to the invention. The food interleaver includes a paper base sheet, a release and barrier component for providing the food interleaver with release and barrier properties, and a food flavorant component. The food flavorant component is provided to transfer from the food interleaver to a food product that contacts the food interleaver, and provide the resulting food product with a desired flavor. A method for imparting flavor to food product and a combination food product and food interleaver are provided. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015302 | HIGH ENERGY ULTRASOUND EXTRACTION - The present invention describes a method and apparatus for aqueous extraction of chemical compounds from solid material in which the solid material is entrained in an extraction liquid phase that flowed around immersed sonotrodes emitting radial or focused high energy ultrasonic waves. A significant increase in extracted material and decreases in extraction time is observed. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015303 | FOOD PREPARATION DEVICE AND METHOD - The present invention is concerned with the field of food preparation. More specifically, the present invention is related to a food preparation device and a method of preparing a foodstuff. It is a purpose of the present invention to overcome some of the drawbacks associated with known cooking methods. The food preparation device comprising a container ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100015304 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STERILIZING FOOD PRODUCTS - The present invention generally pertains to an apparatus and a method for cleaning, drying and sterilizing a food product, and more specifically a perishable food product such as tomatoes. More specifically, the present invention relates to an apparatus comprising a roller conveyor for sequentially conveying the food products through a washing station, a drying station and a sterilization station The sterilization station makes use of UV light for destroying micro-organisms that may be found on the surface of the food product, the food products being caused to rotate while traveling through the sterilization station. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015305 | Turkey seasonings, toppings and bits, and methods of making same - Food toppings and seasonings made from turkey meat, including turkey “bacon” bits and methods for their manufacture are provided. While turkey has long been an attractive alternative to red meat in nearly every food sector, there is presently no suitable alternative to the traditional pork-based bacon bits or the imitation bacon bits made from vegetable protein. Consumption of any type of red meat, including pork-based products such as genuine bacon bits, raises significant health concerns given the connection between red meat consumption and an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other significant threats to one's health. While imitation bacon bits generally do not raise such concerns due to their much lower saturated fat content, such bits often fail to match genuine bacon bits for taste, texture and appearance. The turkey bits of the present invention and the processes for making same provide a healthier replacement for pork-based bacon bits, without in any way sacrificing taste, texture or appearance. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015306 | Method for Preparing a Low Viscosity Whole Grain Flour Slurry - A method for preparing a low viscosity whole grain flour slurry including hydrating whole grain flour in water heated at a temperature of about 190° F. to about 210° F. and reducing the pH of the flour-water mixture by acidifying the flour-water mixture under agitation to obtain a reduced viscosity whole grain flour slurry. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015307 | CAPSULE FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE WITH A SEALING MEMBER FOR WATER TIGHTNESS ATTACHED THERETO AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - Method for producing a capsule containing beverage ingredients designed for insertion in a beverage production device in which a liquid under pressure enters the capsule in order to interact with the ingredients in the capsule and to drain a beverage from the capsule, wherein the capsule includes a body with a sealing member attached thereto. The method includes providing the body with a main cavity, injecting at least one sealing material by injection-molding onto at least a portion of the external surface of the body to mold a sealing member sealingly attached to the body, filling the cavity with food ingredients and imperviously closing the cavity with a membrane to provide a closed capsule containing the food ingredients. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015308 | FROZEN FOOD PACKAGE AND METHOD OF USE - A frozen food package and method of producing and using the same is disclosed. The food package includes a bag which is freezable, ovenable and microwaveable. A frozen food assembly within the bag includes uncooked food, preferably an entree. Typically, the food assembly includes a meat, a fruit or vegetable, and a flavoring liquid such as a broth or stock, and may include infused oil or a dairy product. The uncooked food is typically embedded in the frozen liquid to facilitate handling and shipping and to align the frozen food with a display window of the bag. Chemical preservatives are not necessary and sauces may be omitted although sauces are not burned in the cooking process. The method typically includes sealing the frozen uncooked food in the liquid-impermeable bag and cooking the food in the sealed bag. The resulting dish is a substantial improvement over the well-known precooked frozen meals. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015309 | New post-packaging pasteurization process - A post-packaging ultra-pasteurization process for VSP packages, particularly suitable for extended shelf-life chilled ready meals, which process comprises setting the pressure of the retort vessel where the ultra-pasteurization of the VSP package is carried out, at a value comprised between 2 and 5 bar, prior to the initiation of the heating cycle, keeping the pressure within the above range during the whole heating cycle, carried out at a temperature and for a time sufficient to provide for a 6 log reduction in the count of cold growing non-proteolytic | 2010-01-21 |
20100015310 | PASTRY TRAY - A pastry tray includes a body having an outer region and an inner region. The inner region includes at least one aperture extending therethrough. The pastry tray also typically includes at least one leg extending at least partially vertically downward from the body. When the pastry tray is arranged on a container containing a heated liquid, heat and steam from the heated liquid pass through the at least one aperture. When a pastry is arranged on the pastry tray, the heat and steam act to warm, and in some cases soften, the pastry. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015311 | TRANSFER MECHANISM FOR USE WITH A FOOD PROCESSING SYSTEM - A transfer mechanism for transferring food product from a compartment of a food processing system includes a conduit having a first end portion configured to be in communication with the compartment and a second end portion, a fluid discharge positioned substantially within the conduit between the first end portion and the second end portion, and a pressurized fluid source in communication with the fluid discharge. The pressurized fluid source is operable to propel a fluid through the fluid discharge to move the food product from the first end portion of the conduit toward the second end portion. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015312 | MODIFIED SLICING SHOES AND METHOD FOR MAKING FOOD PRODUCT SHAVINGS - Modified slicing shoes and method for making food product shavings. A conventional slicing shoe for insertion into a slicing head assembly used in conjunction with a centrifugal type slicing machine is modified. The modified slicing shoes comprise a cutting edge having top and bottom ends that protrude towards the interior of a slicing head assembly as a vertex protrudes away from the interior such that the blade is not confined to one plane. In one embodiment, the slicing shoe blade cutting edge and its components comprise a V-shape having an angle that ranges from between about 90° to about 140°. In a second embodiment, the slicing shoe and its components are curvilinear having a curvature ranging from about 1.5 cm to about 2.0 cm. The shape of the blade and its corresponding components allow for the production of snack chips having folded or curled shapes. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015313 | Smart Sensing Oven - Smart oven allows contactless detection of surface temperature of an item being heated. The temperature of the heated object can be maintained at the specified temperature for a specified time. The program for cooking can be read automatically from a package from the food, e.g, from a bar code on the package. When the preheating or cooking is finished, a text message can be sent to a user. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015314 | Surface For A Food Preparation Device - A novel dense PTFE article in the form of a surface for a food preparation device is described in one embodiment, the surface being fabricated from a sheet of PTFE with a thermal resistance of 1.3° C. in | 2010-01-21 |
20100015315 | EDIBLE FILM-SHAPED PREPARATION WITH COLA TASTE - The invention relates to edible film-shaped cola-flavoured preparations which disintegrate quickly and without leaving a residue when coming in contact with moisture. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015316 | Method for producing grape extract with high ORAC value, and grape extract so produced - Grape material is processed to yield a grape extract high in concentrated polyphenols, with ORAC values exceeding at least about 10,000 μmol TE/g. The grape material is dried, and soaked in ethanol to commence desired concentrate extraction. Following ethanol removal, inactive residue is at least partially separated from the desired concentrate solution, which passes through a macroporous absorption resin that absorbs desired active ingredients. Ethanol resin washing yields an intermediate extraction solution. After ethanol removal, the intermediate extract solution with the mixed active ingredients is refined. During refinement, high concentration of polyphenols and monomeric phenols are separated, and collected. These collected materials yield a desired high ORAC extract solution. Further drying yields the desired material, which is tested and packaged. This material exhibits good water solubility, mild flavor, and can be added to foodstuffs and nutritional supplements as a beneficial antioxidant. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015317 | COMPOSITIONS AND RECIPES FOR GLUTEN-FREE BAKED PRODUCTS - Gluten-free vegan mixtures, compositions and recipes for baked goods with improved qualities including, but not limited to, taste, texture consistency and nutritional value. In one embodiment, a recipe for preparing a dry mix for gluten-free baked goods is provided. The recipe is comprised of approximately ½ part rice flour, ¼ part bean flour, ⅛ part tapioca starch, ⅛ part corn starch, 1/100 part baking powder, 3/500 part baking soda and 1/58 part any combination of guar, xanthium, locust bean gums and/or locust root. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015318 | Food composition - This invention provides a substitute meat material that has no particular taste and can be readily controlled in terms of the protein amount and energy, and is therefore appropriate for use in food for kidney disease patients. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015319 | PRECISE BREEDING - LOW ACRYLAMIDE FOODS - The present invention relates to a new plant breeding process. The process improves the agronomic performance of crop plants by using genetic material that is also used in classical breeding. Instead of sexually recombining entire genomes at random, as is done in classical breeding, specific genetic elements are rearranged in vitro and inserted back into individual plant cells. Plants obtained through this new plant breeding process do not contain foreign nucleic acid but only contain nucleic acid from the plant species selected for transformation or plants that are sexually compatible with the selected plant species. Plants developed through this new plant breeding process are provided. In particular, potato plants displaying improved tuber storage and health characteristics are provided. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015320 | Natural sugar replacement and process for preparing the same - A natural sweetener composition for oral consumption, for replacing sugar, comprising | 2010-01-21 |
20100015321 | SCAFFOLD TREATMENT - DEVICE AND METHOD - An apparatus for treating porous polymeric scaffolds including an enclosure; a support for at least one porous polymeric scaffold, and at least one application outlets within the enclosure for applying a liquid agent onto the top surface of the at least one porous polymeric scaffold; each porous polymeric scaffold being supported on a drained platform above a liquid catchment area within the enclosure and having at least one application outlet directed at its top surface | 2010-01-21 |
20100015322 | Method And Apparatus For Coating A Film On A Substrate - A method and an apparatus for coating a film on a substrate are presented. According to principle of the invention, firstly, a control device controls a first coating device to spray a coating solution onto the substrate. Then, a sensor monitors viscosity data of the coating solution presented between the first coating device and the substrate during movement of the first coating device and sends the viscosity data to the control device, or the sensor monitors viscosity data of the coating solution coated on the substrate and sends the viscosity data to the control device. Lastly, the control device controls a second coating device to spray a coating solution onto the substrate after the first coating device according to signals about the viscosity data from the control device. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015323 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS, ITS CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM RECORDING ITS CONTROL PROGRAM - A recording medium detection unit is provided on the upper stream side of a carrier mechanism in a carrier route and detects at least the front and back ends in a carrier direction of a recording medium. A nozzle array control unit controls the drive of a plurality of nozzles on the basis of job information reported by a higher-order device and the detection information of the front and back ends by the recording medium detection unit and enables the plurality of nozzles to perform a recording process for inject ink only an area in the range between the front and back ends of the recording medium. A control unit receives image data and also notifies the higher-order device of the stoppage of image data transfer according to the detection of the back end of the recording medium by the recording medium detection unit. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015324 | VAPOR DEPOSITION SOURCE, VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS, AND FILM-FORMING METHOD - A vapor deposition apparatus capable of forming an organic thin film having a good film quality is provided. In the vapor deposition apparatus of the present invention, a tray is disposed in an evaporation chamber, and a feed device feeds a vapor deposition material onto the tray. The tray is placed on a mass meter, which measures the mass of the vapor deposition material disposed on the tray, and a controller compares the measured value with a reference value in order to make the feed device feed the vapor deposition material in a necessary amount. Since the vapor deposition material is replenished when needed, the vapor deposition material does not run short during the film formation, or a large amount of the vapor deposition material is not heated for a long time. Thus, the vapor deposition material does not change in quality. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015325 | Method and Apparatus for Applying A Layer of A Second Material To A Layer of a Nanocrystalline First Material - Method for applying a layer of a second material to a layer of a nanocrystalline first material, comprising the steps of (i) providing a layer of a nanocrystalline first material on a horizontal substrate, (ii) providing a liquid containing the second material, (iii) providing a tubular dispensing means to be disposed horizontally and provided with lateral outlet openings, (iv) disposing the dispensing means above the layer of nanocrystalline material, and (v) displacing the dispensing means and the layer of nanocrystalline material relative to each other in lateral horizontal direction of the dispensing means, while simultaneously supplying the liquid with the second material to the dispensing means, and apparatus for performing this method. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015326 | Small Volume In Vitro Sensor and Methods of Making - A sensor utilizing a non-leachable or diffusible redox mediator is described. The sensor includes a sample chamber to hold a sample in electrolytic contact with a working electrode, and in at least some instances, the sensor also contains a non-leachable or a diffusible second electron transfer agent. The sensor and/or the methods used produce a sensor signal in response to the analyte that can be distinguished from a background signal caused by the mediator. The invention can be used to determine the concentration of a biomolecule, such as glucose or lactate, in a biological fluid, such as blood or serum, using techniques such as coulometry, amperometry, and potentiometry. An enzyme capable of catalyzing the electrooxidation or electroreduction of the biomolecule is typically provided as a second electron transfer agent. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015327 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PREPARING POROUS ELECTRODES - Methods and feedstock compositions for preparing porous electrodes as contained in lithium ion and lithium polymer batteries that comprise an electrolyte composition are described. The methods are characterized by depositing on a substrate a feedstock having a soluble pore former, precipitating at least a portion of the soluble pore former from the feedstock, and dissolving the solid pore former from the electrode using at least a portion or constituent of the electrolyte composition. The feedstock compositions are characterized by a pore former that forms a two-phase system with at least one constituent of the electrolyte composition. The feedstock does not contain materials that are not also substantially contained in the lithium ion battery. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015328 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - A method of manufacturing an electrode for an electrochemical device is provided with the steps of: supplying, onto a collector, a powdered mixture containing a binder and an active material; and heating the powdered mixture to form an electrode layer on the collector, that allows continuous mass production of electrodes for electrochemical devices. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015329 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PACKAGING INTEGRATED CIRCUITS WITH THIN METAL CONTACTS - Methods and arrangements are described for forming an array of contacts for use in packaging one or more integrated circuit devices. In particular, various methods are described for forming contacts having thicknesses less than approximately 10 μm, and in particular embodiments, between 0.5 to 2 μm. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015330 | Copper alloy and liquid-crystal display device - A method of forming an oxide film on a surface of a copper alloy, including the steps of providing a copper alloy including copper and an element selected from the group consisting of Mn, Zn, Ga, Li, Ge, Sr, Ag, Ba, Pr and Nd, and diffusing atoms of the element to a surface of the copper alloy so as to form an oxide film on the surface of the copper alloy, | 2010-01-21 |
20100015331 | Hot melt adhesive compositions and methods of making and using same - A method comprising reactively extruding a polyolefin, an acrylate containing compound, and an initiator to form a polyolefin/polyacrylate blend, and applying the blend in a melted form to one or more substrates. A method comprising extruding a metallocene ethylene-propylene random copolymer to form a melt, wherein the copolymer has a melt flow rate of from 0.5 g/10 min. to 2000 g/10 min., and applying the melt to one or more substrates. A method comprising reactively extruding a metallocene ethylene-propylene random copolymer, an acrylate containing compound, and a peroxide to form a polyolefin/polyacrylate blend, wherein the blend has a melt flow rate of greater than 100 g/10 min., and applying the blend in a melted form to one or more substrates. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015332 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A FRICTION PART OUT OF CARBON/CARBON COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A method of fabricating a friction part out of carbon/carbon composite material, the method including obtaining a three-dimensional fiber preform of carbon fibers impregnated with a solution or a suspension enabling a dispersion of refractory metal oxide particles to be left on the fibers of the preform; applying heat treatment to form a metallic carbide by a carboreduction reaction of the refractory oxide with the carbon of the fibers; continuing the heat treatment until the carbide is transformed into carbon by eliminating of the metal; and then densifying the preform with a carbon matrix by chemical vapor infiltration. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015333 | SPRAY COATING PROCESS WITH REDUCED GAS TURBULENCE - A spray coating apparatus in which gas turbulence is reduced to provide a better controlled spray coating process. The spray coating apparatus comprises a coating chamber, a spray nozzle, and an article holder for holding the article to be coated. Waste gaseous materials generated during the spray coating are extracted through an extraction port on the coating chamber. The amount of extraneous gas flow entering the coating chamber is limited to reduce the amount of gas turbulence in the coating chamber. Also disclosed is a method of spray coating with reduced gas turbulence. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015334 | FILM FORMING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A method for film formation is provided that can significantly suppress the amount of a source gas consumed in the formation of a copper film on a substrate by supplying a gas of a metallic source material complex, for example, copper acetate, produced by the sublimation of a solid source material, as a source gas to the substrate to cause a chemical reaction of the source gas. A source gas produced by the sublimation of a solid source material is supplied into a processing chamber, and the source material is adsorbed as a solid onto an adsorption/desorption member within the processing chamber. Next, the source gas supply and exhaust are stopped, and the processing chamber is brought to the state of a closed space. Thereafter, the substrate is heated, and the source material is chemically reacted on the substrate to form a thin film on the substrate. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015335 | METHOD FOR FORMING SRTIO3 FILM AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A substrate is arranged in a processing chamber, the substrate is heated, and an Sr material, a Ti material and an oxidizing agent are introduced into the processing chamber in the form of gas, the gases are reacted on the heated substrate, and an SrTiO | 2010-01-21 |
20100015336 | ACTIVE RAY-CURABLE INK AND METHOD FOR FORMING IMAGE - An active ray-curable ink comprising a pigment, a photoinitiator, a polymerizable compound, a compound represented by following Formula (1), and a urethane polymer or a urethane oligomer having no photopolymerizable group in a molecule: | 2010-01-21 |
20100015337 | METHOD FOR APPLYING INTERFERENCE PIGMENTS TO A SUBSTRATE - The present invention relates to a method for applying interference pigments to a substrate, comprising the steps: a) provision of a substrate and b) application of a preparation to at least one side of the substrate, where the preparation contains at least one surfactant and at least one interference pigment, the interference pigment having a carrier material and at least one coat applied to the carrier material, and a substrate obtainable by the abovementioned method. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015338 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING A METAL STYRENE POLYMER COMPOSITE HAVING NANO METALLIC PARTICLES DEPOSITED THEREON - A process for preparing a metal styrene polymer composite having nano metallic particles deposited thereon is disclosed, which includes a) undergoing free radical polymerization of styrene and an optional co-monomer in the presence of a persulfate initiator and a chain transfer agent; and b) contacting the resulting styrene oligomer or copolymer of styrene and the co-monomer from step a) with an aqueous solution containing a noble metal ion dissolved therein, so that the noble metal ion is reduced to element form particles and deposit on the styrene oligomer or copolymer of styrene and the co-monomer by sulfates on the oligomer or copolymer in the absence of a reducing agent. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015339 | SILANE-CONTAINING CORROSION PROTECTION COATINGS - A metal surface can be corrosion protected by coating a corrosion protection composition on the metal surface, thereby obtaining a coating; and curing said coating at a temperature of from 20 to 120° C., to obtain a cured coating; wherein said corrosion protection composition comprises a condensated and hydrolyzed oligomer and/or polymer of at least one functionalized silane. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015340 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF RARE EARTH METAL-Ba2Cu3O7-delta THIN FILMS - Compositions and methods for making rare earth metal-Ba | 2010-01-21 |
20100015341 | ULTRA-HIGH SOLID CONTENT POLYURETHANE DISPERSION AND A CONTINUOUS PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ULTRA-HIGH SOLID CONTENT POLYURETHANE DISPERSIONS - The instant invention is an ultra-high solid content polyurethane dispersion, and a continuous process for producing ultra-high solid content polyurethane dispersions. The ultra-high solid content polyurethane dispersion includes the reaction product of: (1) a first component, wherein the first component is a first polyurethane prepolymer or a first polyurethane prepolymer emulsion; (2) a second component, wherein the second component is a second polyurethane prepolymer, a second polyurethane prepolymer emulsion, a low solid content polyurethane dispersion, a seed latex, or combinations thereof; (3) and a chain extender. The ultra-high solid content polyurethane dispersion has a solid content of at least 60 percent by weight of the solid, based on the total weight of the ultra-high solid content polyurethane dispersion, and a viscosity in the range of less than 5000 cps at 20 rpm at 21° C. using spindle #4 with Brookfield viscometer. The method for producing a high-solid content polyurethane dispersion includes the following steps: (1) providing a first stream, wherein said first stream comprising a first polyurethane prepolymer or a first polyurethane prepolymer emulsion; (2) providing a second stream, wherein said second stream being a media phase selected from the group consisting of a second polyurethane prepolymer, a second polyurethane prepolymer emulsion, a polyurethane prepolymer dispersion, a seed latex emulsion, or combinations thereof; (3) continuously merging said first stream with said second stream in the presence of a chain extender; and (4) thereby forming a polyurethane dispersion having a solid content of at least 60 percent by weight of the solid, based on the total weight of the ultra-high solid content polyurethane dispersion, and a viscosity in the range of less than 5000 cps at 20 rpm at 21° C. using spindle #4 with Brookfield viscometer. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015342 | COATING COMPOSITION LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO SURFACE DEFECTS - The invention relates to a coating composition containing a polyester (A) based on a polyhydric alcohol and a polybasic carboxylic acid and an additive. The polyhydric alcohol includes at least 8 w % of ethylene glycol. The additive is at least one tertiary compound (b) according to formula (I) and/or (II) as described in the specification. The invention further relates to a process for curing the coating composition and to the use of the compound according to formula (I) and/or (II) as a tribo-chargeability enhancer, and also to an entirely or partly coated substrate. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015343 | THERMOSETTING COMPOSITION - A thermosetting composition comprising (a) 97 to 40 percent by weight of at least one bis(dihydrobenzoxazine) prepared by the reaction of an unsubstituted or substituted bisphenol with at least one unsubstituted position ortho to each hydroxyl group, formaldehyde and a primary amine; and (b) 3 to 60 percent by weight of at least one bisphenol, wherein the percent by weight refer to the total amount of components (a) and (b), with the proviso that (a) and (b) add up to 100 percent by weight; and (c) optionally other components. Cured products made from these compositions have valuable chemical, physical and mechanical properties. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015344 | COATING COMPOSITIONS WITH HIGH SCRATCH RESISTANCE AND WEATHERING STABILITY - Disclosed are coating compositions comprising (a) at least one hydroxyl-containing compound (A), (b) at least one compound (B) having free and/or blocked isocyanate groups, and (c) at least one catalyst (D) for the crosslinking of silane groups, where (i) one or more constituents of the coating composition contain hydrolyzable silane groups and (iii) the coating composition can be finally cured to a coating which has statistically distributed regions of an Si—O—Si network. The finally cured coating obtained from the coating composition has a post-crosslinking index (PCI) of less than 2, wherein (PCI) is defined as the ratio of the storage modulus E′(200) at 200° C. to the minimum of the storage modulus E′(min) at a temperature above the measured glass transition temperature Tg. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015345 | Coating apparatus and operating method thereof - A coating apparatus and an operating method thereof that prevent damage to the nozzle of a spinless coater from impurities on a substrate during resin coating of the substrate, and impurities remaining on a stage at the bottom of the substrate. The coating apparatus comprises a stage, a nozzle, a nozzle cleaner, and a stage cleaner. A substrate is placed upon the stage. The nozzle discharges resin on the substrate to perform coating. The nozzle cleaner cleans the nozzle. The stage cleaner cleans the stage. The operating method includes removing a coated first substrate from atop a stage, cleaning the stage using a stage cleaner, introducing a second substrate to be coated onto the cleaned stage, and discharging resin through a nozzle onto the second substrate and coating the second substrate. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015346 | Coating apparatus and method - The invention is an alternative to a conventional atomizing coating apparatus. The apparatus and associated coating methodology of the invention provides a uniform atomized fluid stream, and, in turn, a uniform coating to an object on an industrial scale. The apparatus and methodology addresses many of the critical parameters associated with the conventional curtain and atomizing coating techniques, including but no limited to, uniform distribution, acoustical transparency, reduction or elimination of clogged nozzles, and elimination of the need for reciprocating nozzles. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015347 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HOT DIP COATING A METAL STRIP - 2.1 The present invention pertains to a hot-dip coating device | 2010-01-21 |
20100015348 | Method of forming a hardened surface on a substrate - The invention includes a method of producing a hard metallic material by forming a mixture containing at least 55% iron and at least one of B, C, Si and P. The mixture is formed into an alloy and cooled to form a metallic material having a hardness of greater than about 9.2 GPa. The invention includes a method of forming a wire by combining a metal strip and a powder. The metal strip and the powder are rolled to form a wire containing at least 55% iron and from two to seven additional elements including at least one of C, Si and B. The invention also includes a method of forming a hardened surface on a substrate by processing a solid mass to form a powder, applying the powder to a surface to form a layer containing metallic glass, and converting the glass to a crystalline material having a nanocrystalline grain size. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015349 | MARINE ANTIFOULANT COATING - A protective coating applied to the underwater portion of a marine vessel operable to inhibit the growth of marine foulants. The coating comprises a polymer, a marine biocide, a preservative, a coloring agent, and optionally an antimicrobial agent. In certain embodiments, the marine biocide, preservative, the coloring agent, and optional antimicrobial agent are chemically bonded with the polymer thereby significantly reducing the ability of the biocide, preservative, the coloring agent, and antimicrobial agent to leach from the coating into the surrounding environment. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015350 | PROCESS OF PRODUCING AN ABRADABLE THERMAL BARRIER COATING WITH SOLID LUBRICANT - A process ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100015351 | METHOD FOR TREATING THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE GOLF BALL COVERS - A method of forming a golf ball is disclosed herein. The method includes placing a golf ball precursor product with a thermoplastic polyurethane cover in a solution containing an isocyanate functionality reactive material. The precursor product is then removed from the solution and heated to remove solvent. The precursor product is then placed in an isocyanate solution. The precursor product is then removed and heated to remove solvent to prepare the precursor product for finishing. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015352 | INK-JET INK COMPOSITION, AND INK-JET RECORDING METHOD - An ink-jet ink composition containing the following components of (a), (b), and (c), and having a viscosity at 25° C. in the range of from 5 mPa·s to 100 mPa·s,
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20100015353 | Method And Apparatus For Coating Polymeric Sheet During Its Manufacturing - An adjunct apparatus for coating moving sheets is provided within an in-line apparatus of manufacturing the sheets. The adjunct apparatus comprises at least one array of controlled orifices capable of producing jets of UV curable composition directed towards the sheets. The composition is cured by at least one UV radiation tube placed adjacent to the arrays of controlled orifices. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015354 | Method of making rollers with a fine pattern - A method of making rollers with a fine pattern has the acts of casting a ceramic layer onto a roller surface, grinding and polishing the roller surface, forming a pattern on the roller surface with laser, and cleaning the roller surface. Therefore, the roller thus made has a pattern with higher precision than the conventional method of mold casting. Since the roller surface has a ceramic layer that has better resistance to erosion than steel, the roller has a longer lifetime. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015355 | METHOD FOR MAKING A MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE - A method for making a microporous membrane comprises the steps of: providing a plurality of carbon nanotubes having a hollow interior diameter of 20 Angstroms or less; sonicating the plurality of carbon nanotubes utilizing a solution comprising deionized, distilled water and a surfactant that coats at least one of the plurality of carbon nanotubes; collecting the coated carbon nanotubes; forming a matrix that supports the plurality of carbon nanotubes; embedding the coated carbon nanotubes into the matrix; rinsing the coated nanotubes to remove at least a portion of the surfactant; curing the nanotube-matrix assembly; and cutting the nanotube-matrix assembly to a particular thickness so as to open the ends of the embedded nanotubes. The hollow interiors of the plurality of embedded carbon nanotubes comprise the pores of the microporous membrane. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015356 | IN-LINE FILM FORMING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - An in-line film forming apparatus is provided which prevents uneven processing from occurring when reactive plasma treatment or ion irradiation treatment is performed on a substrate held by a carrier. A carrier ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100015357 | CAPACITIVELY COUPLED PLASMA ETCH CHAMBER WITH MULTIPLE RF FEEDS - A capacitive plasma discharge system employing multiple feeds of RF source power across an area of an electrode. Multiple RF feed locations across the electrode allow for control of the axial electric field across a radius at various azimuth angles of a plasma processing chamber. In an embodiment, a first RF power feed is coupled to a center of an electrode of the capacitively coupled chamber. The first RF power feed is further coupled to a first RF match network. A second RF power feed is coupled to the electrode at a first radius from the first RF power feed and at a first azimuth angle. The second RF power feed is further coupled to a second RF match network. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015358 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SURFACE FINISHING OF METALS AND METALLOIDS, METAL OXIDES AND METALLOID OXIDES, AND METAL NITRIDES AND METALLOID NITRIDES - The present invention relates to an apparatus for treatment of the surface of metals and metalloids, metal oxides and metalloid oxides, and metal nitrides and metalloid nitrides using the action of electric plasma. The invention disclosed herein includes at least one electrode system ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100015359 | FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A film deposition apparatus which comprises: a processing chamber having a space inside which serves as a vacuum space to which a film deposition gas is supplied; a substrate supporting unit which is disposed in the vacuum space and supports a substrate; a coil which inductively heats the substrate supporting unit to thereby form a film from the film deposition gas on the substrate and which has been divided into regions; and a coil control unit which controls the coil region by region. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015360 | AQUEOUS INK COMPOSITION, AQUEOUS INK COMPOSITION FOR INKJET RECORDING, AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - The present invention provides an aqueous ink composition including at least a sensitizing dye represented by the following Formula (i), an ethylenically unsaturated bond-containing water-soluble polymerizable compound, a polymerization initiator and water: | 2010-01-21 |
20100015361 | VAPOR DEPOSITION SOURCE, A VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR FORMING AN ORGANIC THIN FILM - A vapor deposition apparatus capable of forming an organic thin film having a good film quality is provided. The vapor deposition apparatus of the present invention possesses an evaporating chamber and a vapor deposition case; and the vapor deposition case is connected with the evaporating chamber by a small hole. Since a vapor deposition material is fed into the evaporating chamber based on an amount necessary for each substrate, a large amount of the vapor deposition material is not heated for a long time period. Since the vapor deposition material is evaporated in the evaporating chamber, no liquid drops reach a substrate even during bumping. When the vapor deposition material is evaporated by irradiation with a laser beam, the vapor deposition material can be less chemically denatured. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015362 | METHOD OF ELECTROLESS PLATING - An apparatus for electroless plating includes a plating bath containing an aqueous metal salt solution, and a magnetic field generator for generating a magnetic field. An object to be plated is immersed in the solution. The magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator increases the level at which the metal ions are attracted to a surface of the object. Therefore, a layer of plating of good quality may be formed at a rapid rate. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015363 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a polymer stabilized alignment layer is provided. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The polymer stabilized alignment layer is disposed between the first substrate and the liquid crystal layer, and an average surface roughness of the polymer stabilized alignment layer is greater than or equal to 10 nm. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015364 | METHOD FOR STIFFING SYNTHETIC RIBBONS OF A SYNTHETIC TURF SURFACE - The present invention is directed to a system and method for adjusting the relative stiffness of a synthetic turf system's synthetic ribbons. A stiffening agent is applied to the synthetic turf system such that its synthetic ribbons that are responsive to the stiffening agent will stiffen subsequent to the application of the stiffening agent. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015365 | Tree Protector - A tree protector and a process of making the tree protector are described. The tree protector includes a natural fiber composite where natural fibers are bonded together by a polymer binder. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015366 | Printing method using thermal diffusion transfer, and image formed object - There is provided a printing method that can provide an image formed object which can suppress a change in density of a visible dye image and a lowering in fluorescence intensity and, at the same time, is free from concave/convex of the image surface and has a latent image invisible even under visible light. The printing method comprises a first step of forming a latent image of a fluorescent dye by thermal diffusion transfer; and a second step of providing a visible dye on the latent image by thermal diffusion transfer. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015367 | Novelty Sports Accessory Apparatus with Coupling Adaptor - A novelty sporting accessory ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100015368 | 360 degree mug wrap - A method and apparatus are provided for of applying a sublimation transfer to a coffee cup having a handle connected at two locations to the cup. A sublimation transfer is placed around the container with a dye image an outer surface of the cup and extending beneath the handle. An elastic clamp wraps around the cup and sublimation transfer and extends beneath the handle to press the dye layer against the cup beneath the handle. The clamp has an elongated opening near one end of the clamp and the opening is placed over the handle to fasten the clamp to the cup. The wrapped cup and sublimation transfer is placed on a conveyor oven for sublimation heating, with the clamp being removed for reuse after the sublimation transfer of the dye layer onto the cup is completed. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015369 | Method for producing a container from aluminum sheets - A method for producing a container from sheets of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, wherein the surfaces of the aluminum sheets are at least partly visible on the finished container includes partly prefabricating the container by working and/or joining the aluminum sheets, and subsequently subjecting the entire, at least prefabricated container to surface processing by mechanical blasting. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015370 | Process for Producing Integrated Body from Aluminum Nitride Sintered Body and High-Melting Point Metal Member - A process for producing integrated bodies from an aluminum nitride sintered body and a high-melting point metal member includes the steps of: (I) forming an aluminum nitride porous layer on a planned joint surface of the aluminum nitride sintered body; and (II) causing a mixture paste including aluminum nitride and a high-melting point metal to be present between the aluminum nitride porous layer and a planned joint surface of the high-melting point metal member while impregnating the porous layer with the mixture paste, and sintering the aluminum nitride and high-melting point metal in the mixture paste. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015371 | ELECTROSTATIC GUIDING DEVICE ACHIEVED BY USING METAL SPUTTERING AND PLASTIC CASE - An electrostatic discharge guide using metal sputtering process and modifying plastic case is applied to an electronic device. The plastic case and a metal case are laminated. The plastic case is defined with a tip portion spaced from the metal case on side wall thereof. A conductive layer formed on the surface of the plastic case opposite to the metal case extends to the tip of the tip portion, and is electrically connected to a ground of the electronic device. Therefore, when electrostatic charges accumulated on the metal case exceed a specific value, the static electricity is discharged to the ground of the electronic device based on the point discharge principle, instead of causing an electric shock to a user. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015372 | Multitubular Sheathing for Industrial Battery Electrodes - Multitubular sheathing for electrodes of industrial batteries, characterised in that it is made of thermo-formed non-woven fabric formed from staple fibres made integral with one another, at least a portion thereof consisting of thermo-forming fibres. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015373 | INFLATABLE STRUCTURE - An inflatable structure includes a fabric body having three hydrophilic and vapor-transmissible plastic layers sequentially applied over an inner surface thereof, and including at least one continuous S-shaped bonding channel, along which areas on an outer surface of the fabric body at two opposite sides thereof are bonded together. The three hydrophilic and vapor transmissible plastic layers are lightweight, waterproof, vapor transmissible, and warm; and the S-shaped bonding channel has small width to allow increased inflatable space in the fabric body. The continuous S-shaped bonding channel has two ends formed into two closed circular bonding lines to avoid damage of the inflatable structure by stress concentrated at the bonding line. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015374 | LABEL-WRAPPED FOAM CUPS WITH PATTERNED ADHESIVE - A label-wrapped foam cups combines a label in the shape of an annular section with a foam cup having a frusto-conical shape by wrapping the label around a foam cup and securing the label to the foam cup with a patterned adhesive. Text and graphics are printed on a front surface of the labels and a patterned adhesive is printed on a back surface of the labels. The patterned adhesive includes discontinuous deposits of adhesive that bond the label to the foam cup and form corresponding undulations in the front surface of the label. The adhesive pattern can be printed in registry with the text and graphics to provided enhanced visual effects. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015375 | BUBBLE STABILITY - The invention includes a copolymer of vinylidene chloride with at least one monounsaturated comonomer and at least one branching monomer in an amount sufficient to increase molecular weight over that of a polymer prepared using the same process and same monomers in the same relative amounts except without the branching monomer, but preferably the branching monomer is present in a quantity not sufficient to result in measurable crosslinking as determined by solubility in tetrahydrofuran at up to 83° C. The invention includes a process for making the polymer and processes for forming the copolymer or compositions thereof as well as articles comprising the copolymer and compositions thereof. The copolymer exhibits improved bubble stability and is particularly useful for processes in which the copolymer is at least partially oriented in formation such as blow molding, formation of monofilament fiber and film blowing. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015376 | PVDF-BASED CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION - The invention relates to a conducting composition comprising, (by weight):
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20100015377 | Model at a Reduced Scale of a Tire for Aerodynamic Tests in a Wind Tunnel - A reduced scale model of a tire for aerodynamic tests in a wind tunnel, the model having a hollow toroidal shape, is made of a single moulded plastic material homogeneous throughout the model, is deformable, and is shaped so as to reproduce externally the deformed shape of the tire under load when this is set in conditions of operation under the action of centrifugal loads and/or ground loads. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015378 | TRANSPARENT PLASTIC CONTAINER FOR ANTICOUNTERFEIT SYSTEM - A transparent plastic container which is transparent, allows good design and can be used for an anticounterfeit system that determines authenticity by visual check with the use of polarization property. A transparent plastic sheet of a polystyrene-based resin having a total light transmission of 85% or higher and a haze of 7% or less is subjected to vacuum, pneumatic or vacuum/pneumatic forming at a sheet temperature ranging from a glass transition temperature plus 50 degrees C. to a glass transition temperature plus 130 degrees C., thereby obtaining a transparent plastic container having a planar portion with a strain amount of 150 nm or less. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015379 | NEAR INFRARED LIGHT SHIELDING FILM - A near infrared light shielding film which comprise a hard coat layer which is formed by using a material for forming a hard coat layer comprising an agent for absorbing near infrared light and a compound curable with active energy ray and is disposed on one face of a substrate film and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer which is disposed on the other face of the substrate film, wherein the compound curable with active energy ray comprises a polyfunctional acrylate-based monomer having a functionality of five or greater as the main component. The film exhibits excellent near infrared light shielding property and transmission of visible light, excellent scratch resistance and weatherability and, moreover, excellent workability in lamination to glass having a curved surface since curling of the film is suppressed and is advantageously used for attaching to window panes of buildings and windshield glasses of automobiles and, in particular, to windshield glasses of automobiles. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015380 | Method And Apparatus For Pattern Transfer, And Annular Recording Medium - An apparatus for transferring a pattern of minute surface structures, using a pair of press members which are located opposingly for movements toward and away from each other. One press member is adapted to support thereon a mold having on a transfer surface a master pattern of minute structures to be transferred, while the other press member is adapted to support thereon an annular substrate plate having a curable resin layer coated thereon and to press the resin layer against the transfer surface of the mold to transfer said minute structures to the resin layer. The mod is provided with a circular center hole defining at least three small-diameter segments and three large-diameter segments alternately and at uniform angular intervals along an inner periphery of the mold. The annular substrate plate has an inside diameter exactly matching with the small-diameter segments at the inner periphery of the mold. A chuck mechanism is provided inside of the lower press member, the chuck mechanism having at least three chuck pawls located in uniformly spaced positions along inner periphery of the substrate plate. The chuck pawls are radially displaceable to take either an operative position or a receded position, and are adapted to grip the inner periphery of the substrate together the small-diameter segments of the center hole of the mold at the time of setting the substrate plate in alignment with the mold, and to grip the inner periphery of said substrate plate alone, at spaced positions from the large-diameter segments of the center hole of the mold, at the time of separating the substrate plate from said mold. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015381 | SILVER ALLOY REFLECTIVE FILM FOR OPTICAL INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIA, OPTICAL INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM, AND SPUTTERING TARGET FOR THE DEPOSITION OF SILVER ALLOY REFLECTIVE FILM FOR OPTICAL INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIA - A silver alloy reflective film for optical information storage media, which can maintain superior environmental resistance, such as high hygrothermal resistance and high light stability, over the long term even when the metal reflective film is in direct contact with a resin layer. An optical information storage medium includes the reflective film and a sputtering target deposits the reflective film. The silver alloy reflective film includes one or more specific elements selected from Pr, Ho, Yb, Sm, Er, Tm, and Tb, to suppress deterioration occurring when the silver alloy reflective film is in direct contact with a resin layer, where silver in the reflective film migrates and aggregates into the adjacent resin layer. | 2010-01-21 |
20100015382 | AZO METAL CHELATE DYE AND OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM - The invention provides an azo metal chelate dye suitable for use in a recording layer of an optical recording medium capable of high-speed recording or an optical recording medium having plural recording layers, and an optical recording medium. The azo metal chelate dye comprises an azo dye compound represented by general formula (1) and a metal: | 2010-01-21 |
20100015383 | CLEANING SHEET - Conventional cleaning sheets having brush parts provided on a surface of substratum sheet have been satisfactory in the trapping of dirt or dust at the brush parts but unsatisfactory in the trapping of dirt or dust at areas between brush parts where no brush is present. It is intended to provide a cleaning sheet with which any dirt or dust having sneaked through areas between brush parts and remaining untrapped can be trapped by brush parts provided in alternately positioning relationship adjacent to the brush parts, thereby attaining effective cleaning. The cleaning sheet comprises a sheet substratum and, disposed on at least one major surface thereof, multiple brush part lines each provided with multiple brush parts arranged intermittently along one direction of the sheet substratum, the multiple brush part lines arranged in a direction intersecting with the one direction, and that mutually adjacent brush part lines are provided so that the respective brush parts are alternately positioned. | 2010-01-21 |