08th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160052147 | CONFORMABLE MAGNETIC HOLDING DEVICE - A device for holding a workpiece includes a holder including a base including a magnetic element. A conformable jamming element attaches to the base and includes a closed impermeable pliable membrane containing magnetic particles. A controllable pressure device fluidly couples to the jamming element. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052148 | PART HOLDING ASSEMBLY, AN ASSEMBLY SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF POSITIONING A FIRST PART - A part holding assembly, an assembly system and a method of positioning a first part are disclosed. The part holding assembly is coupleable to a support structure. The part holding assembly includes a base adapted to be coupled to the support structure. The part holding assembly also includes a first pin extending outwardly away from the base to a distal end that is spaced from the base. The base is movable to position the first pin relative to a first part and to insert the distal end of the first pin through a first hole of the first part to locate the first part. The part holding assembly further includes a first magnet adjacent to the first pin. The first magnet is selectively magnetized to selectively secure the position of the first part relative to the base. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052149 | ROBOTIC GRIPPERS INCLUDING FINGER WEBBING FOR IMPROVED GRASPING - A robotic gripper includes a gripper palm, a first pair of adjacent fingers extending from the palm, each finger in the first pair of fingers including a first link coupled to a second link by a rotatable joint, and a second pair of adjacent fingers extending from the palm, each finger in the second pair of fingers including a first link coupled to a second link by a rotatable joint. A web member is attached to the first pair of adjacent fingers, the web member having a web portion having a gripping face, the web portion disposed between a first one of the first pair of adjacent fingers and a second one of the second pair of adjacent fingers. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052150 | OPERATION BOX AND METHOD FOR REPLACING GLOVES THEREOF - A method for replacing an operation box and gloves for the same is provided, the operation box comprises a housing, a glove, a first sealing member, a second sealing member and a cover plate; the housing comprises a chamber, at least one operation window disposed on a side wall of the housing; the first sealing member is configured to seal the glove outlet edge portion and the side wall; the second sealing member is disposed on an inner surface of the side wall of the housing; the cover plate is disposed inside the chamber, the cover plate and the second sealing member are configured to jointly seal the operation window. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052151 | FOLDABLE KNIFE WITH MULTIPLE SWITCHING MODES - A foldable knife with multiple switching modes comprises a knife handle, a blade and a switch device. The knife handle has a resisting elastic plate, a positioning plate and a top cover. The resisting elastic plate has an elastic portion. The positioning plate is connected to the resisting elastic plate and has an elastic arm extended in the positioning plate. The top cover is mounted on the positioning plate and has a slide slot. The slide slot is formed on the top cover. The blade has a pressing rod and a manual pushing rod which are respectively formed on a surface of the blade towards the positioning plate. The switch device is mounted in the slide slot and has a pushing block mounted through the top cover, and the switch device is used to switch between an assisted opening mode and a manual opening mode. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052152 | BAND CUTTER - A band cutter for removing bands or rings from tubing joints such as those on and associated with plumbing fittings, in particular where the band or ring has been used to secure plastic plumbing pipe or tubing over a fitting. The band cutter includes a main tool body defining an upper portion and a lower portion, a fixed jaw situated on the upper portion of main tool body, a moveable lower jaw independently slideably attachable to the main tool body and situated below the fixed jaw and above the lower portion. The band cutter includes a moving means adapted to move the lower jaw toward and away from the fixed jaw, and a cutting blade situated within and extending downwardly and outwardly from the fixed jaw in a direction toward the lower jaw. The band cutter is adapted to clamp the band of the banded fitting between the jaws as the lower jaw is moved by the moving means toward the fixed jaw so that as the fitting and band is moved toward the fixed jaw the band is pressed against the blade. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052153 | SHAVING HEAD WITH PIVOTABLE SHAVING UNIT - A shaving head ( | 2016-02-25 |
20160052154 | Stem Removing Tool - A stem removing tool for cutting the stems from vegetables, herbs, and the like. The stem removing tool includes a pair of elongated arms pivotally secured to one another at a common pivot point. Each arm includes a handle disposed on a first end thereof and a rotary blade disposed on a second end thereof, wherein the pair of blades are parallel to one another. The blades are able to rotate along a surface and over an object, such as the rib of a lettuce leaf, thereby removing the rib therefrom with a single use. A spring is secured between the pair of elongated arms on the second ends thereof so as to allow the blades to compress together when the handles are compressed together and spread apart when the handles are released from one another. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052155 | CUTTING DEVICE - A cutting device is disclosed that is configured and operable to assist in the removal of a wrapper from a wrapped roll of coins. The cutting device includes a housing defining a coin wrapper tray. A first, second, and third opening are located in a base of the coin wrapper tray. A first roller is positioned in the first opening, a circular cutter is positioned in the second opening, and a second roller is positioned in the third opening. A wrapped roll of coins can be positioned in the coin wrapper tray and when rotated, the circular cutter places an incision in the wrapper so that the coins can be removed from the wrapper. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052156 | Slicing Assembly - A slicing assembly slices food into a plurality of slices of a selectable thickness in one motion. The assembly includes a base configured to be positioned on a support surface such that a food item is positionable on a top of the base. A selectable one of a plurality of cutting members is interchangeably coupled to the base such that the selected one of the cutting members is movably coupled to the top of the base. Each cutting member has a respective plurality of slicers. The slicers of each cutting member are uniquely spaced relative to each other cutting member wherein each cutting member is configured for slicing food in an associated thickness when a selected one of the cutting members is moved downwardly toward the base. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052157 | PUNCH FOR PUNCHING POLYMERIC MOTOR VEHICLE COMPONENTS - The invention relates to a punch for punching polymeric motor vehicle components, in particular bumpers, comprising a machine frame ( | 2016-02-25 |
20160052158 | GUIDE BAR RETENTION SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES - Disclosed herein are systems and methods for securing a guide bar to a chainsaw body. In some embodiments, a chainsaw may include a mounting stud, a side cover and the retention member. The mounting stud may extend away from a bar mount pad of a chainsaw body and be dimensioned to be received in a slot of a guide bar when the guide bar is mounted to the chainsaw body. The side cover may be selectively mountable to the chainsaw body in a closed configuration in which the mounting stud is disposed between the bar mount pad and the side cover. The retention member may be coupled to the chainsaw body and positioned to retain the guide bar against the bar mount pad when the mounting stud is received in the slot of the guide bar. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052159 | MITER SAW - An improved miter saw, including a base, a workbench, a stop plate, a swing arm, a motor, a cutting assembly, and an extension platform. The workbench is rotationally disposed on the base. The swing arm is rotationally disposed on the rear of the workbench. The stop plate is disposed on the rear of the base. The extension platform is disposed on two sides of the base. The upper surface of the extension platform and the supporting surface of the base are in a same plane. The extension platform is movably connected to the base through a guide rod. The extension platform comprises an L-shaped limit block and a recess corresponding to the L-shaped limit block. The L-shaped limit block is adapted to turn over in the recess horizontally or vertically along the length direction of a workpiece mounted on the workbench for cutting. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052160 | MITER BOX - A miter box includes, in a first direction, a through opening having a shape adapted to the cross-section of an element to be cut. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052161 | METHOD OF DELIVERING COMPOSITIONS TO SUBSTRATES - Method of delivering compositions to organic substrates, particularly lumber. Method involves heating a target zone of the substrate and then applying the composition to the surface of the substrate wherein the temperature of the composition is lower than that of the target zone of the substrate. Compositions include biocidal, strength modifiers, waterproofing and polymers. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052162 | SELECTIVE LASER MELTING PROCESS - A process for manufacturing a three-dimensional article from a pulverulent substrate including at least a main substrate and at least an energy transferring vector, the process using at least one high energy source of a determined wavelength for melting the pulverulent substrate. The three-dimensional article manufactured from the process and the layer manufacturing system are also described. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052163 | A HATSCHEK PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FIBER CEMENT PLATES - A Hatschek process for the production of profiled fiber cement plates is provided. The process comprises the steps of: (i) providing an endless fiber cement multilayered slab stacking at least one monolayer of a first type having a first width and at least one monolayer of a second type of monolayers having a second width, the at least one monolayer of a second type of monolayers extending in transverse direction beyond the at least one monolayer of a first type of monolayer: (ii) accumulating at least one layer of the endless fiber cement multilayered slab on a profiled accumulator roll having a recess along at least part of its circumference whereby the at least first monolayer is provided within the recess;(iii) removing the accumulated slab from the accumulator roll; and (iv) curing the uncured fiber cement plate. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052164 | SYNTHETIC MOLDED SLABS, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATED THERETO - This document describes systems and processes for forming improved synthetic molded slabs suitable for use in living or working spaces (e.g., along a countertop, table, floor, or the like). | 2016-02-25 |
20160052165 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS - The present invention relates to a device for manufacturing three-dimensional models by means of a 3D printing process, whereby a build platform for application of build material is provided and a support frame is arranged around the build platform, to which said support frame at least one device for dosing the particulate material and one device for bonding the particulate material is attached via the guiding elements and the support frame is moveable in a Z direction, which essentially means perpendicular to the base surface of the build platform. In so doing, the device provides a material feeding device having a particle material container to supply particulate material in batches from the storage area to the dosing apparatus and to do so with the least possible amount of shearing forces and without significant interaction with the atmosphere. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052166 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS - The present invention relates to a device for manufacturing three-dimensional models by means of a 3D printing process, whereby a build platform for application of build material is provided and a support frame is arranged around the build platform, to which said support frame at least one device for dosing the particulate material and one device for bonding the particulate material is attached via the guiding elements and the support frame is moveable in a Z direction, which essentially means perpendicular to the base surface of the build platform. In so doing, the device provides a material feeding device having a particle material container to supply particulate material in batches from the storage area to the dosing apparatus and to do so with the least possible amount of shearing forces and without significant interaction with the atmosphere. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052167 | GYPSUM BOARD MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING DEVICE - As a lower forming plate | 2016-02-25 |
20160052168 | METHOD TO IMPROVE SURFACE FINISH OF GLASS FIBER MAT - A durable, moisture-resistant gypsum product is provided with smooth furnish which comprises a laminated glass fiber mat in which glass fibers are compressed and cross-linked with a thermosetting polymeric resin. Methods for making these gypsum products and glass fiber mats are provided as well. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052169 | Portable Asphalt Recycler - A portable asphalt recycling device comprising: a base; a rotatable drum unit secured to the base; a hopper secured to the rotatable drum unit used to load and unload materials from within the drum unit; a burner secured to the rear of the drum unit to heat the materials; one or more corkscrew fins located within the drum unit, the fins being operable in the mixing and folding of the material and also being operable in pulling the material to the back of the drum unit for complete heating and mixing and pushing the material from the back of the drum unit to the front of the drum unit for unloading; wherein the material within the drum unit does not come into contact with a flame produced by the burner; and a thermostatic heating sensor device located within the drum unit used to measure the temperature of the material. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052170 | TILE CUTTER - A tile cutter having a base frame with a base plate and a guide which is disposed above the base plate and along which a slide carrying a cutting tool is displaceable in order to produce a score on the surface of a tile resting on the base plate, and having a breaker jaw device which is gear-coupled to the slide and is lowered onto the surface of the tile in the end phase of the displacement of the slide in order to break the tile along the score. The breaker jaw device and the slide interact with one another via a control flank arrangement in order to lower the breaker jaw device. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052171 | TWIN-SCREW EXTRUDING KNEADER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODE MIXTURE USING THE SAME - Provided is a technology capable of producing a paste with desired viscosity. A twin-screw extruding kneader includes: a housing; two rotational shafts arranged inside the housing; and paddles arranged around each rotational shaft. A paddle length L | 2016-02-25 |
20160052172 | Method of Manufacturing a High Performance Polymer and Nanotube Composite - A method of manufacturing a high performance polymer and nanotube composite is used to produce a nylon resin polymer with favorable material properties over traditional resin polymers. A plurality of tungsten sulfide nanotubes is combined with a plurality of nylon resin pellets which are ground up into a nylon resin powder. A heterogeneous mixture of the nylon resin powder and the plurality of tungsten nanotube is heated within a plastic extrusion machine such that the nylon resin powder melts and envelopes the plurality of tungsten sulfide nanotubes. With the plurality of tungsten sulfide nanotubes suspended in the fluid nylon resin, the heterogeneous mixture is extruded from the plastic extrusion machine as a pultrusion. The pultrusion is segmented into a plurality of polymer composites as the plutrusion solidifies from cooling for various materials applications. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052173 | A FIBRE PREFORM FOR LAYING ON A CURVED SURFACE OF A MOULD - A method for making a root section ( | 2016-02-25 |
20160052174 | ATTACHABLE REFLECTOR - Apparatus for heating plastic parisons, with a transport device which transports the plastic parisons along a predetermined transport path, and with at least one heating device, wherein the heating device has at least one first radiation source which emits thermal radiation as well as at least one reflector device which reflects at least a proportion of the thermal radiation emitted by the radiation source in the direction of the plastic parisons. The reflector device can be attached to the radiation source and has a support and a reflection component which bears against the support on at least one region and is suitable for reflection of the radiation. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052175 | RECYCLING OF BROAD GOODS WITH THERMOPLASTIC STABILIZER MATERIALS - A method is disclosed for recycling broad goods material into a flaked feed material. The broad goods material includes reinforcement fibers and thermoplastic material. The recycling method includes applying heat and pressure to impregnate the reinforcement fibers at a filament level with the thermoplastic material to form an impregnated fiber material. The method also includes cooling the impregnated fiber material, and cutting the cooled impregnated fiber material into flakes to produce the flaked feed material. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052176 | PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING AN INJECTION MOULD COMPONENT - An injection mould component for moulding the outer surface of a preform neck, which allows improved cooling of the preform node inside the mould, while in the same time reducing the mould cycle time. A related production process of said injection mould component, which allows the section of the cooling channels to be optimized, determining a more effective cooling, is also described. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052177 | MOULD WITH HYDROPHOBIC PROPERTIES - A molding apparatus and method for the combined manufacturing and filling of plastic containers in a one step process. The molding apparatus and method utilize a mold having an inner cavity with surfaces presenting hydrophobic properties thereby enabling a resultant container to have flawless appearance. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052178 | AUTOMATED PROSTHESIS SHELL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for automated manufacture of prosthesis shells using removably mountable mandrel is described. The mandrels are mounted onto cassettes, which are then moved through various dipping, devolatilization and curing steps by a robot, improving the uniformity of the shells and reducing cost of manufacture. The cassettes may include a motor to rotatably drive spindles upon which the mandrels are mounted on the cassette. The motor may be driven by a battery housed within the cassette to provide for untethered use of the cassette. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052179 | IMPRINT APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides an imprint apparatus for performing an imprint process which includes molding of imprint material on a substrate with a mold and releasing of the mold from the molded imprint material, the apparatus including a substrate holder configured to hold the substrate, a mold holder configured to hold the mold, a driving device configured to perform driving, for the releasing of the mold, of at least one of the substrate holder and the mold holder, and a detector configured to detect completion of the releasing of the mold by the driving device. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052180 | Sub-ambient pressure morphology control process for use in molding extruded polymer foams, and parts produced therefrom - A method of sub-ambient pressure processing of blow-molded polymer foams and skin-over-foam sandwich panel configurations for lightweight components having improved structural properties. The method can create either skinned or un-skinned foams that offer smooth interior and exterior surfaces, zero or controlled surface porosity, skins of pre-defined thickness, and foam cells that are expanded and oriented normal to the material plane, effectively spherical or polyhedral in nature, and offering improved bending and compressive strength. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052181 | Co-Injection Moulding - The present invention relates to advancements in injection moulding and in particular to a method and apparatus for co-injection moulding articles of complex non symmetrical geometry. The method forms a multilayer injection moulded article comprising an outer skin of a first material and a central core of a second material which is encapsulated by the outer skin. The first and second materials are injected in a single stream into a cavity of an injection mould, with the second material encased within the first material. The flow of the stream is controlled by means of flow paths within the mould cavity such that both the first and second materials are present in at least one first area of the mould cavity and that only the first material is present in at least one second area of the mould cavity. The flow paths include at least one primary flow path in the first mould cavity area which divides into at least two secondary flow paths. The resistance of a first of the secondary flow paths in the at least one first mould cavity area is reduced relative to that of a second of the two secondary flow paths, which is in the at least the second mould cavity area. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052182 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUBSTRATE-INTEGRATED GASKET - The invention provides a method for manufacturing a substrate-integrated gasket, the method integrating a fiber substrate which is constructed by a pulp fiber having cellulose as a main component and a gasket body which is constructed by a rubber-like elastic body according to a rubber impregnation, wherein a plurality of substrate-integrated gaskets are obtained by executing an injection molding by plural stages of rubber metal molds. Further, the rubber material is filled in plural stages of metal mold cavities by passing the rubber material through the fiber substrate in which a rubber material flow channel in the metal mold is closed at its injection pressure. The invention can reduce a man hour for removing burr and cleaning a metal mold by suppressing generation of rubber burr at the molding time and can reduce an amount of disposal of a molding material, thereby achieving a good manufacturing efficiency. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052183 | Method to Manufacture Multi-Layer Electrical Article - A process for making a multilayered article, the process comprising the steps of: (A) Providing a mold comprising: (1) A mold housing comprising (a) at least one injection port, and (b) defining a mold cavity within which are positioned two deformable, pre-molded polymeric sheets; and (2) A removable, hollow core equipped with at least one vent, the removable, hollow core positioned between and space apart from the two polymeric sheets; (B) injecting under high pressure a viscous, crosslinkable, thermoplastic polymer into the mold cavity between the two polymeric sheets and around the removable core, (C) Drawing a vacuum on the mold cavity through both the vent in the mold housing and the vent in the removable, hollow core before, during and/or after the polymer has been injected into the mold; (D) Forming a less than fully cured multilayered article in the mold cavity; and (E) Removing the less than fully cured multilayer article from the mold cavity. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052184 | END OF STROKE ACTUATOR BLEED - An apparatus for driving a valve pin in an injection molding system, comprising:
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20160052185 | INJECTION MOLD ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF DESIGNING SAME - An injection mold assembly for injection molding an object includes a first mold tool having a first tool surface and a second mold tool having a second tool surface. The first and the second tool surfaces are cooperatively configured to define a mold cavity between the tool surfaces for an injection molding of an object. The first mold tool has a tool element with a first side that has the first tool surface, and with a second side opposite the first side. Multiple fins extend from the second side of the tool element. A base supports the fins. The tool element, the fins and the base define a coolant flow cavity at the second side of the tool element. A method of designing the mold assembly is also disclosed. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052186 | FLOW CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - Apparatus and methods for storage and transmission of recipe data (process parameters) for the molding of articles in an injection molding apparatus. A controller includes a flow control microcontroller (MCU) that receives recipe data from a recipe storage microcontroller (MCU) mounted to a mold of an injection molding machine, the recipe storage MCU storing the recipe data defining process parameters for the molding of articles in the mold. The flow control MCU executes instructions for controlling valve pin motions according to the recipe data. In one embodiment, a human operator interface is provided for transmitting data to and/or from at least one of the recipe storage and flow control MCU's, allowing the operator to monitor, modify and/or control the process parameters during a molding cycle and/or to create a modified or new recipe for subsequent storage on the recipe storage MCU. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052187 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR BLOW-MOLDING A BLOW TUBE - A device for blow-molding a blow tube has a mold cavity into which the blow tube is to be at least partially received. The device further has a mold slider injectable into the mold cavity. The mold slider has to move a wall area of the blow tube into the mold cavity up to a wall area opposite of the blow tube in such a manner that an adhesion of both wall areas results. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052188 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A HOLLOW BODY AND THE MANUFACTURED BODY - A process for manufacturing a diesel tank or filler pipe by an extrusion-blow molding machine configured to manufacture a gasoline tank or filler pipe. The extrusion-blow molding machine includes a coextrusion head including at least one extruder configured to provide during a first period of time a first material that is a barrier to liquids and/or gases, such that during the first period of time the coextrusion head produces a first multilayer parison from which the gasoline tank or filler pipe can be manufactured. The extruder is further configured to provide during a second period of time a second material distinct from the first material, such that during the second period of time the coextrusion head produces a second multilayer parison from which the diesel tank or filler pipe can be manufactured. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052189 | FORM-FILING MACHINE - Process to produce containers out of preforms, in which the preform is inserted in a form-filling station, molded and filled in this station. Gas, which remains in the head space after the end of the filling process, is replaced by a purge gas, and a form-filling machine is provided to produce and to fill containers made of preforms. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052190 | SLOP-OVER PREVENTION IN FORM-FILLING MACHINES - A form-filling machine for molding and filling a plastic preform with a liquid in a treatment station, including a slop-over protection device to prevent a liquid from slopping out of the container, including during the transition of the container filled with the liquid out of the treatment station of form-filling machine into a discharge unit, such as a discharge star wheel. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052191 | Formed Films, Methods And Apparatus For Manufacturing Same, And Articles Comprising Same - Formed film, apparatus and methods for manufacturing formed film, and articles of manufacture are disclosed. Methods include controlled introduction of melt foldovers through modifying the surface area of a polymer melt curtain. Apparatus for same is also shown as are articles of formed film with melt foldovers. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052192 | METHOD FOR REGULATING THE THICKNESS PROFILE OF INLINE-ORIENTED FILMS - The present disclosure relates to a method of regulating the thickness profile of inline stretched films which are manufactured in a blowing process. The films are positioned flat in a reversing take-off, which are laid and which are subsequently stretched monoaxially in a machine direction in a stretching unit. In accordance with the present disclosure, the thickness profile of the film is regulated such that a film produced by the stretching, having a deliberate thickening in its marginal region over the total film width, is of uniform thickness. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052193 | RECTANGULAR SUBSTRATE FOR IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY AND MAKING METHOD - A rectangular substrate is prepared by providing a starting rectangular substrate having front and back surfaces and four side surfaces as ground, and pressing a rotary polishing pad perpendicularly against one side surface under a constant pressure, and relatively moving the rotary polishing pad and the substrate parallel to the side surface, for thereby polishing the side surface of the substrate. In the imprint lithography, the rectangular substrate is capable of controlling compression and pattern shape at a high accuracy and thus transferring a complex pattern of fine feature size to a recipient. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052194 | WELDING DEVICE AND WELDING METHOD - A compact pressing body with a pressing surface smaller in area than a welding range welds together sheet-like members over the whole area of the welding range by pressing the sheet-like members being reliably moved in a direction substantially orthogonal to a pressing direction of the pressing body. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052195 | Adhesive Aid and Method for Adhering Components - An adhesive aid and a method for adhering components by use of an adhesive are provided. The adhesive can be found in an adhesive gap between respective adhesive surfaces of the components. At least the first component has an opening which opens into the component adhesive surface. The adhesive aid has an insert portion, which is designed to be inserted into the opening and has an insert outer contour that correlates to an inner contour of the opening, and a displacement portion, which adjoins the insert portion in order to displace adhesive in the adhesive gap. The displacement portion has a protrusion which protrudes past the insert outer contour in the radial direction, and the displacement portion is designed to be flexible, in particular elastic, at least in the region of the protrusion. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052196 | COMPONENT CRIMPING APPARATUS - A component crimping apparatus includes: a substrate holding part that holds a substrate of a transparent material, a component previously attached to each electrode of electrodes juxtaposed in an edge of the substrate through a photo-curable adhesive member; a supporting part having a base part with an optical path and a transparent member on the base part and connected to the optical path, and supports, by the transparent member, a region under a targeted electrode in the substrate; a crimping tool arranged over the transparent member and presses the component to the substrate; a light irradiating part that irradiates the adhesive member attached to the targeted electrode with light through the optical path; and a light shielding member that covers a portion in which the transparent member is not installed in an opening part of the optical path in the base part. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052197 | COMPONENT CRIMPING APPARATUS - A component crimping apparatus includes: a substrate holding part that holds a substrate of a transparent material, a component previously attached to each electrode of electrodes juxtaposed in an edge of the substrate through a photo-curable adhesive member; a supporting part that supports, by a transparent member, a region under the electrodes in the substrate; crimping tools that are juxtaposed over the transparent member and press the components to the substrate; and a light irradiating part that irradiates the adhesive member with light through the transparent member when the crimping tools press the components to the substrate. The crimping tools are configured movably in an arrangement direction of the crimping tools, the transparent member has a dimension capable of covering a whole region of a movable range of the crimping tools, and the light irradiating part irradiates a whole region of the transparent member with the light. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052198 | Device and Method for Setting a Press-In Element - A device and a method are provided for setting a press-in element into a workpiece at a predetermined location. The device includes main body; a fixing unit, which is attached to the main body and which is designed to fix the workpiece; and a processing unit, which is attached to the main body and includes: a boring unit, which is designed to create a bore in the workpiece fixed by the fixing unit; and a pressing unit, which is designed to press a press-in element into the bore. The method fixes the workpiece; creates a bore in the workpiece; positions a press-in element over the bore; and presses the press-in element into the bore, wherein a single device is used to carry out the method. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052199 | SACRIFICIAL MATERIALS - Various embodiments disclosed relate to sacrificial materials and methods of using the same. Various embodiments provide objects having the sacrificial material at least partially removed therefrom, and methods of making the same. Various embodiments provide sacrificial adhesives, sacrificial mechanical connectors, and methods of using the same. The sacrificial material can include a polymer including a repeating unit including a substituted or unsubstituted (C | 2016-02-25 |
20160052200 | METHOD OF DRYING BIOABSORBABLE COATING OVER STENTS - Various embodiments of methods for coating stents are described herein. Applying a composition including polymer component and solvent to a stent substrate followed by exposing the polymer component to a temperature equal to or greater than a Tg of the polymer component is disclosed. Repeating the applying and exposing one or more times to form a coating with the result that the solvent content of the coating after the final exposing step is at a level suitable for a finished stent is further disclosed. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052201 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING DECORATIVE LENS - A method for producing a decorative lens capable of effectively suppressing deformation of the lens in laminating a film material to the lens even when lenses vary widely in shape, in which support jigs or the like for suppressing deformation of lenses need not be provided for respective lenses having different shapes. A first compartment and a second compartment are separated hermetically by a film material, the second compartment and a third compartment are hermetically separated by an elastic film, the pressure inside the first compartment | 2016-02-25 |
20160052202 | JOINED STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING JOINED STRUCTURE - A joined structure has a first member, a second member that is joined together with the first member, and a pore portion formed on the first member and having an opening in a surface of the first member. The pore portion is filled with the second member. The pore portion has an inwardly extending protrusion on an inner periphery thereof. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052203 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FIBER-REINFORCED RESIN BONDED BODY - First and second composite members each containing first discontinuous fibers of fiber length La, are placed such that end surfaces thereof face each other at an interval of first length L | 2016-02-25 |
20160052204 | RESISTIVE IMPLANT WELDING OF THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL WITH BUTT JOINTS - A method for forming butt joints between thermoplastic members by resistive implant welding. A tongue is formed on one member to be joined and a complementary groove is formed in the other member. A resistive implant is placed between the tongue and the groove which are then pressed together by an applied pressure. An electric current is run through the resistive implant to melt a portion of the thermoplastic material of both the tongue and groove, and the melted plastic intermingles through the implant. When the electric current is removed, the plastic cools, forming a weld. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052205 | TECHNIQUES FOR APPLYING A PEEL OPERATION DURING ADDITIVE FABRICATION AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - According to some aspects, an additive fabrication device is provided. The additive fabrication device may be configured to form layers of material on a build platform, each layer of material being formed so as to contact a container in addition to the build platform and/or a previously formed layer of material, and may comprise a build platform, a container, and a plurality of mechanical linkages each independently coupled to the container and configured to move the container relative to the build platform. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052206 | TOOL HEAD - A tool head for use in a | 2016-02-25 |
20160052207 | Precision Platform Assembly for Three-Dimensional Printer - A platform assembly has a rigid support with an array of threaded passages extending therethrough; threaded posts are engaged in the threaded passages and extend above the rigid support by a distance adjusted by rotation of each threaded post in its associated threaded passage. Manually-adjusted dog point screws can provide the threaded posts, and self-locking nuts can provide the threaded passages. A platform of smooth, slightly flexible material extends over the threaded posts and has an array of mounting elements that magnetically attach to the threaded posts to hold the platform tightly against the end of each post. Adjusting the positions of the threaded posts serves to adjust the precise position and flatness of the platform surface relative to the rigid support, and with respect to a print head of a 3D printer in which the rigid support is incorporated. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052208 | SERIES ENABLED MULTI-MATERIAL EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGY - A method and apparatus are provided for producing a multicomponent feedstock being delivered through a print head of a 3D printer. Multiple component lengths are produced from separate feedstocks and are aligned to form the multicomponent feedstock which is fed into the print head for extrusion. The method includes providing at least two sources of feedstock of different material, feeding a distal end of a first feedstock along a feed path, cutting the first feedstock at a pre-determined length to provide a length of first feedstock having a proximal end. The method includes feeding a distal end of a second feedstock along the feed path and aligning the distal end of the second feedstock with the proximal end of the length of the first feedstock. The second feedstock is cut at a pre-determined length to provide a length of the second feedstock serially aligned with the length of first feedstock, to form a length of multicomponent feedstock. The length of multicomponent feedstock is fed into the print head. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052209 | HEATING CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A heating control apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The heating control apparatus includes a heating module, a temperature sensing module, a pulse width modulation circuit, and a comparator. Input terminals of the comparator are respectively coupled to the temperature sensing module and the pulse width modulation circuit, and an output terminal of the comparator is coupled to the heating module. In the control method, a heating temperature of the heating module is sensed by the temperature sensing module, so as to provide a temperature sensing signal. The comparator receives the temperature sensing signal and a pulse width modulation signal generated by the pulse width modulation circuit and compares the temperature sensing signal and the pulse width modulation signal to generate a comparing pulse width modulation signal, so as to control the heating temperature of the heating module by using the comparing pulse width modulation signal. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052210 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL 3D SCANNING AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A multifunctional 3D scanning/printing apparatus is disclosed in the present invention, wherein the multifunctional apparatus comprises both 3D scanning and printing functions, by sharing a Digital Light Processing (DLP) projector or using a beam splitter (for example, a transflective mirror or a flipping mirror, etc.) to achieve a configuration for all sorts of 3D scanning and 3D printing equipment with the required elements within the same apparatus, and uses the accuracy-increasing apparatus (for example, a prism, a lenticular lens, other asymmetric lenses, etc.) so that the measurement accuracy from the two image sensors will not be restricted by the limited space. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052211 | LAMINATE SHAPING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - Provided is a laminate shaping apparatus including an ultraviolet-ray source that applies ultraviolet rays a model material ejecting unit that ejects an ultraviolet curable model material a support material ejecting unit that ejects an ultraviolet curable support material which assists shaping of a three-dimensional shaped product which is shaped by the model material a driving unit that drives at least one of the ultraviolet-ray source, the model material ejecting unit, and the support material ejecting unit, and a shaping stand on which the three-dimensional shaped product is shaped, and a control unit that controls the model material ejecting unit, the ultraviolet-ray source, the driving unit, and the support material ejecting unit. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052212 | SUPPORT POSTS FOR IMPROVED FLEXURAL STRENGTH IN 3D-PRINTED OBJECTS - Techniques for improving flexural strength in 3D-printed object. The techniques generally include identifying a portion of a 3D model corresponding to the 3D-printed object to which one or more support posts should be added and adding support post descriptors to the 3D model within such a portion. The support post descriptor defines a position and at least one dimension of a support post cavity and a position and at least one dimension of a support post, both having a height corresponding to at least two layers of 3D-printable material. The model, including the support post descriptors are transmitted to a 3D printer to print the 3D model, which includes a support post cavity and a support post having a height of at least two layers. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052213 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING DECORATIVE PANEL - The present invention in one or more embodiments provides a method of forming an opening on a panel, the method including pressing in a first direction on the panel to form a protrusion with a tip portion, and cutting the protrusion with a force in a second direction to remove the tip portion to form the opening on the panel, the second direction being different from the first direction. The first direction may be a direction of gravity plus and minus up to 15 degrees. The second direction may be transverse to the first direction with an angle differential there-between of 75 to 105 degrees. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052214 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING COMPOSITE LAMINATE STRUCTURES - A system and method for creating an optimized composite laminate structure containing a plurality of plies. The system has a processor and a memory, including an application interface. The application interface, when executed by the processor, is configured to operably: receive an input file having one or more of a maximum number of plies, design variables, material properties, and design constraints; determine an initial layup sequence defining parameters of a fiber orientation angle for each ply, and a total percentage of plies at a given fiber orientation angle; iteratively adjust the parameters, until an optimum set of parameters is obtained that achieves one or more predetermined margins of safety, and that achieves optimization of the composite laminate structure; and generate an output file for creating a layup, according to the parameters. The system further has a layup system for creating the optimized composite laminate structure. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052215 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHASE-DIFFERENCE FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CIRCULARLY POLARIZING PLATE - The present invention provides a method capable of producing a retardation film having an elongated shape, having high uniaxiality and a high in-plane alignment property, and having a slow axis in an oblique direction with high production efficiency. The production method for a retardation film of the present invention includes: holding left and right end portions of a film with left and right variable pitch-type clips configured to have clip pitches changing in a longitudinal direction, respectively; preheating the film; increasing the clip pitch of the clips on one side and reducing the clip pitch of the clips on another side, while extending a distance between the left and right clips, to obliquely stretch the film; maintaining or reducing the clip pitch of the clips on the one side and increasing the clip pitch of the clips on the another side so that the clip pitches of the left and right clips are equal to each other, while extending the distance between the left and right clips, to obliquely stretch the film; and releasing the film from being held with the clips. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052216 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHASE-DIFFERENCE FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CIRCULARLY POLARIZING PLATE - Provided is a method by which a retardation film suppressed in biaxiality, having a small Nz coefficient, and having a slow axis in an oblique direction can be produced with high production efficiency. The production method for a retardation film of the present invention includes: holding left and right end portions of a film with left and right variable pitch-type clips configured to have clip pitches changing in a longitudinal direction, respectively; preheating the film; reducing, under a state in which the clip pitch of the clips on one side out of the left and right clips is kept constant, the clip pitch of the clips on another side to obliquely stretch the film; and releasing the film from being held with the clips. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052217 | Calculation System For Manufacturing An Ophthalmic Lens - A calculation system ( | 2016-02-25 |
20160052218 | IMPROVED METHODS OF TIRE RETREADING USING SPACERS - The present invention include tire treads and methods of forming a retreaded tire, which includes the steps of providing an annular tire carcass configured for receiving a tread and providing a plurality of tread components each comprising an independent structure. The plurality of tread components are then assembled to form a tire tread, the tire tread having a thickness extending between a top side configured to engage a ground surface during tire operation and a bottom side configured for attachment to an annular tire carcass configured for receiving the tire tread. The assembled tread is bonded to the tire carcass to form a retreaded tire, the tire tread being arranged along an outer circumference of the annular tire carcass with a bonding layer between the tire tread and the tire carcass, where bonding layer includes an uncured elastomeric material being cured during the step of bonding. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052219 | METHODS OF TIRE RETREADING WITH ABUTTING TREAD COMPONENTS - The present invention includes methods for forming a retreaded tire, which includes the steps of providing an annular tire carcass and providing a plurality of tread components each comprising an independent structure, which are then assembled to form an assembled tire tread. The tread is subsequently bonded to the tire carcass to form a retreaded tire, the tire tread being arranged along an outer circumference of the annular tire carcass with a bonding layer between the tire tread and the tire carcass, the bonding layer comprising an uncured elastomeric material being cured during the step of bonding. The tire tread is assembled such that the plurality of tread components are concurrently arranged around the outer circumference of the tire carcass to form a tire tread. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052220 | TOE-CAP MOLDING MACHINE - A toe-cap molding machine has a body, a clamping device and a shoe-tree mount. The body has a base panel, a connecting mount, a clamping cylinder and a shoe-tree cylinder. The clamping device is detachably connected to the body and has two quick-release groups and a mold group. The quick-release groups are securely mounted on the assembling panel, and each has a quick-release mount, a clamping mount and a first spring. The quick-release mount has a releasing hole, a holding pin and a mounting recess. The clamping mount is pressably connected to the quick-release mount and has an engaging block, an elongated hole and an engaging head. The mold group is connected to the quick-release groups and the assembling panel and has two guiding shaft, a limiting panel, two second springs and a clamping mold. The shoe-tree mount is detachably connected to the shoe-tree cylinder below the clamping device. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052221 | Eco Press - The invention is a metal hand press that compresses certain biomass materials into a briquette that can be used as a heat, fuel, or fire source. The process starts by soaking biomass materials with water, preferably shredded paper waste, sawdust, or coffee grounds. The soaked material is then placed into the biomass press and compacted using a lever and press plate. Water drains out the baseplate perforations and flows down the channel to the ground or a collection chamber. The press handle is raised and the removable basket comes out of the press, where the compacted briquette can be retrieved and set aside to dry for later use. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052222 | Push Folding of Carton Blanks - A carton blank, apparatus, and method for manually folding such a carton blank to form a gusseted, lockable, rectangular box. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052223 | Profile Based Structural Material Core, Structural Material and Production Method - The invention relates to a sandwich structural material core, where said core comprises a honeycomb structure, with hexagonal cells, where the hexagonal cells comprise at least two adjacent sides connected by an edge, where the two adjacent sides have a first length and each comprise a corrugated area, one among said two adjacent sides being the image of the other adjacent side by rotation through an angle around said edge, and also where at least one of said parallel sides has a second length and is substantially flat. The first length is substantially included between 80 and 120% of said second length. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052224 | COMPOSITE PANEL FOR GREEN BUILDING SYSTEM - Composite panel for building construction comprises a first layer of honeycomb structure, and a load-bearing layer attached to the first layer of honeycomb structure contiguously or at distance for carrying external load of the composite panel in a lateral direction of the honeycomb structure. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052225 | Rigid Slit-Tube Laminate System - Laminate structures and methods of making laminate structures having overwrapped laminate edges which resist delamination and fraying or including one or more stabilizer laminates which afford greater radial and torsional rigidity in longitudinally slit tube structures. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052226 | SANDWICH COMPOSITE WITH SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY CORE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A composite sandwich structure for a vehicle includes a first sheet that has a first surface and an opposing second surface. The composite sandwich structure also includes a second sheet opposite the first sheet and a core coupled between the first and second sheets. The core is formed from a shape memory alloy and is configured to reversibly transform between (a) a substantially fully austenite state in response to the composite sandwich structure being within an expected operating temperature range and being subjected to a relatively low transverse force, and (b) an at least partially martensite state in response to the composite sandwich structure being within the expected operating temperature range and being subjected to a relatively high transverse force. Each of a plurality of first portions of the core correspondingly changes shape to accommodate the application of the relatively high force, such that the core reversibly deforms. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052227 | MICRORELIEF STRUCTURAL BODY, DECORATIVE SHEET, DECORATIVE RESIN MOLDED BODY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING MICRORELIEF STRUCTURAL BODY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING DECORATIVE RESIN MOLDED BODY - A structural body which comprises a base and a microrelief structure layer having a microrelief structure. The microrelief structure layer is laminated on the base so as to form the surface layer of this structural body, and the microrelief structure layer has at least one physical property selected from the group consisting of (A) and (B) described below. (A) The elastic modulus at 25° C. is 50 MPa or more, and the elastic modulus at 80° C. is 30 MPa or less. (B) The tensile elongation at break at 80° C. is from 20% to 100% (inclusive). | 2016-02-25 |
20160052228 | ABSORBING AIRLAID PRODUCT - A liquid-absorbing multi-layered sheet with a liquid-absorbing central layer and a first and a second outer layer of fibres, tissue or film provided at each their side of the central layer is provided. The central layer is airlaid and includes cellulosic fibres, superabsorbents and heat-adhesive binder fibres. The sheet is peculiar in that the percentage of heat-adhesive binder fibres in the central layer is between 1% and 7% of the total weight of fibres in the central layer. In production, a continuous web with the three layers is conveyed through a heating zone for heating the web, wherein the heating temperature and the heating time are adapted to at least a partial melting of the heat-adhesive binder fibres in the central layer for binding the fibres in the central layer and for binding the outer layers the central layer. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052229 | VEILED TAPE WITH IMPROVED RESISTANCE TO DELAMINATION - The present invention provides a tape with a given width, said tape being composed of an assembly of filaments extending in a direction substantially parallel to the length of the tape, and between which a powder of a polymeric material is distributed, each face of said tape being associated with a nonwoven of polymeric fibers. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052230 | LOCALIZED THICKENING OF A DECORATIVE SKIN - A vehicle interior panel includes a decorative skin and a polymer coating provided to increase material thickness at a desired portion of the decorative skin The polymer coating may be formed by a thermal spraying process in which a polymeric material is heated and deposited along an inner side of the decorative skin The decorative skin may be thermoformed from a uniformly thick sheet of thermoplastic material so that it includes a reduced thickness portion after forming. The polymeric material can be deposited along the reduced thickness portion to form the polymer coating, thereby restoring integrity or providing enhanced integrity to the decorative skin to aid subsequent material processes such as sewing or foam backfilling. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052231 | DOUBLE-LATCH CLOSING SYSTEM FOR AERONAUTICAL EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS TROLLEYS HAVING ULTRALIGHT COMPOSITE PANELS - The present invention relates a double-latch closing system which may be advantageously applied to aeronautical devices such as trolleys, ovens, waste compactors, galley inserts and standard units. It comprises a pair of tongues ( | 2016-02-25 |
20160052232 | COMPOSITE BREATHING CLOTH FOR SPORTING GARMENTS - Composite breathing cloth for sporting garments that comprises at least one layer having a yarn construction and that is provided with a multiplicity of filaments joining two upper and lower layers of said intermediate portion; said yarn construction being applied to upper and lower fabric layers constituting the cloth, by gluing and/or thermobonding and/or stitching. The cloth is suitable for the construction of bottoms for cycling shorts. Between the upper and/or lower layers of fabric and the yarn construction layer, one or more layers of foam can also be inserted, according to the methods already adopted in the prior art for constructing bottoms. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052233 | COMPOSITE LIGHTWEIGHT FITTING - In a composite lightweight fitting, at least one reinforced fiber layer ( | 2016-02-25 |
20160052234 | NON-WEAVE FABRIC, SHEET OR FILM, MULTI-LAYERED SHEET, MOLDED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NON-WEAVE FABRIC - Provided is a non-weave fabric containing a thermoplastic resin fiber and a carbon fiber as major ingredients, capable of yielding a resin molded article when molded thereinto, which is excellent in mechanical strength and in appearance, and, a multi-layered sheet having the non-weave fabric and a textile layer, which is excellent in mechanical strength and less likely to warp. The non-weave fabric includes a thermoplastic resin fiber (A), a carbon fiber (B), and a thermoplastic resin (C) having a glass transition temperature lower than that of the thermoplastic resin fiber (A), the ratio of content of the thermoplastic resin (C) being 1 to 50% by weight of the total content of the thermoplastic resin fiber (A) and the thermoplastic resin (C). | 2016-02-25 |
20160052235 | STRUCTURED THERMOPLASTIC IN COMPOSITE INTERLEAVES - One or more layers of structured thermoplastic polymer, such as a light weight veil of thermoplastic polymer fibers, are located within the interleaf zone of laminates that are composed of fibrous layers and thermosetting resin. The thermoplastic veils are used in the interleaf zones as a replacement for thermoplastic toughening particles. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052236 | NONWOVEN CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITE FOR IN-SITU HYDRATION - A cementitious composite material for in-situ hydration includes a first layer having a nonwoven configuration and a cementitious material disposed within the first layer. The first layer has a first side and an opposing second side, and the first layer includes a plurality of discrete nodes spaced relative to one another along a first direction and a second direction. The cementitious composite material further includes a second layer disposed along the first side of the first layer and a third layer disposed along the opposing second side of the first layer and configured to prevent at least a portion of the plurality of cementitious particles from migrating out of the first layer. The cementitious material includes a plurality of cementitious particles, the first layer and the second layer include flexible materials, and the second layer is coupled to the first layer at the plurality of discrete nodes. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052237 | Air Permeable Laminated Film and Manufacturing Method Therefor - Provided is an air permeable laminated film capable of being applied to anti-virus protective clothing, a protective film for a car coating, sportswear, and the like, and more particularly, an air permeable laminated film capable of improving strength and maintaining air permeability by laminating a reinforcement film such as a nonwoven fabric, a mesh film, or a fiber fabric, or the like, with an air permeable film using an air preamble polyurethane resin adhesive. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052238 | BONDED MEMBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A microchip plate according to an embodiment includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and an adhesive layer, the first substrate and the second substrate being bonded to each other with the adhesive layer provided therebetween, in which each of the first substrate and the second substrate is composed of a cycloolefin polymer (COP) or a cycloolefin copolymer (COC), and the adhesive layer contains a polymer of α-olefin. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052239 | MICROCAPSULES ADAPTED TO RUPTURE IN A MAGNETIC FIELD TO ENABLE EASY REMOVAL OF ONE SUBSTRATE FROM ANOTHER FOR ENHANCED REWORKABILITY - An enhanced thermal interface material (TIM) gap filler for filling a gap between two substrates (e.g., between a coldplate and an electronics module) includes microcapsules adapted to rupture in a magnetic field. The microcapsules, which are distributed in a TIM gap filler, each have a shell that encapsulates a solvent. One or more organosilane-coated magnetic nanoparticles is/are covalently bound into the shell of each microcapsule. In one embodiment, (3-aminopropyl)trimethylsilane-coated magnetite nanoparticles are incorporated into the shell of a urea-formaldehyde (UF) microcapsule during in situ polymerization. To enable easy removal of one substrate affixed to another substrate by the enhanced TIM gap filler, the substrates are positioned within a magnetic field sufficient to rupture the microcapsule shells through magnetic stimulation of the organosilane-coated magnetic nanoparticles. The ruptured microcapsule shells release the solvent, which dissolves and/or swells the TIM gap filler, thereby reducing the bond strength between the substrates. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052240 | PAPER/ PLASTIC LAMINATE AND ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING MATERIAL - A laminate material comprising a paper web and a polymeric film adhered to the paper web, the polymeric film comprising a biodegradable polymeric material that includes an organic additive. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052241 | LARGE THIN GLASS/METAL LAMINATES - Disclosed herein are laminated structures comprising a metal sheet including a first face and a second face, a first glass sheet, and a first interlayer attaching the first glass sheet to the first face of the metal sheet. Also disclosed herein are methods of manufacturing a laminated structure comprising the steps of laminating a metal sheet and a glass sheet together with an interlayer. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052242 | FILMS CONTAINING EXTRUDABLE ADHESIVE FORMULATIONS - The invention provides a film comprising at least two layers, Layer A and Layer B, and wherein Layer A is formed from a Composition A comprising the following: an ethylene/α-olefin block copolymer, and a tackifier, and wherein the Composition A has a melt index (12) from 1 to 50 g/10 min, and an 110/12 ratio from 7.5 to 13; and wherein Layer B is formed from a Composition B comprising one of the following: i) a polar polymer, ii) a polyolefin, or iii) a combination thereof. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052243 | LAMINATED BODY, MOLDED BODY, MOLDED PRODUCT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOLDED PRODUCT - A resin sheet is manufactured by: forming a rapidly-cooled transparent polypropylene sheet by rapidly cooling a molten polypropylene resin; laminating on the rapidly-cooled transparent polypropylene sheet a resin layer of polyurethane resin, the polyurethane resin having a tensile-rupture elongation in a range from 150% to 900% and a softening point in a range from 50 degrees C. to 180 degrees C.; and laminating a print layer on the resin layer. A molded article having a non-planar molding made of the resin sheet is provided by insert molding. The molding is formed into a complicated shape where a part of the molding has: 150% or more of an elongation ratio; 0.8 or less of a film-thickness ratio (B/A) before and after the sheet is molded; and/or a surface area ratio (Y/X) before and after the sheet is molded in a range from 1.5 to 5. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052244 | DECORATIVE SHEET AND DECORATIVE RESIN MOLDED ARTICLE - The present invention provides a decorative sheet provided with three-dimensional moldability capable of sufficiently following the shape of a decorative resin molded article having a complicated surface shape. There is provided a decorative sheet composed of a layered body in which at least a substrate layer, a primer layer, and a thin metal film layer have been layered in sequence, and the primer layer contains a cured material having a resin in which the glass transition point is −30° C. to 80° C. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052245 | THERMOPLASTIC PLANKS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - A thermoplastic laminate plank is described wherein the thermoplastic laminate plank includes a core, a print layer, and optionally an overlay. The core includes at least one thermoplastic material and has a top surface and bottom surface wherein a print layer is affixed to the top surface of the core and an overlay layer is affixed to the top surface of the print layer. An underlay layer can be located and affixed between the bottom surface of the print layer and the top surface of the core. In addition, a method of making the thermoplastic laminate plank is further described which involves extruding at least one thermoplastic material into the shape of the core and affixing a laminate on the core, wherein the laminate comprises an overlay affixed to the top surface of the print layer and optionally an underlay layer affixed to the bottom surface of the print layer. | 2016-02-25 |
20160052246 | COMPOSITE FOR PRODUCTION OF AN ACOUSTIC MEMBRANE AND ACOUSTIC MEMBRANE - The invention relates to a composite for production of an acoustic membrane, wherein the composite comprises an internal carrier layer and at least two adhesive layers on the two surfaces of the carier layer, and wherein the carrier layer is a layer of a polyaryl ether ketone film; and also to a corresponding membrane for acoustic transducers. | 2016-02-25 |