47th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110287133 | WINE TASTING KIT - A wine tasting kit includes a plurality of wine bottles, each containing a different type of wine; a brochure that includes information about the different types of wine; and a container that retains the wine bottles and the brochure. There may be from 2 to 24 wine bottles, for example, 6. At least one bottle may contain red wine, and at least one bottle may contain white wine. The brochure may explain the differences between wines, aromas, varietals, taste, and color. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287134 | CHOCOLATE DIETARY FIBER SUPPLEMENT AND DELIVERY METHOD - Chocolate or compound coating based fiber compositions, which have at least about 20% of a fiber component, by weight of the formula, that provide a safe and effective amount of fiber component to a user are disclosed. This delivery method can utilize either a bulk forming fiber like psyllium, or a non-bulk forming fiber like inulin or a combination of both types of fiber components. The fiber easily can be incorporated into the compositions without adversely affecting the stability, feel, and taste of the compositions. The nutritional profiles of these fiber compositions are consistent with dietary guidelines, which physicians follow when prescribing fiber compositions as supplements or for cholesterol reduction purposes. Also disclosed is a method of producing such compositions and a method of providing a safe and effective amount of fiber component to a user. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287135 | NOVEL ARABINOHYDROLASES - The invention relates to enzymes, compositions, and methods for efficient hydrolysis of arabinans present in plant biomass. More specifically, the invention relates to arabinases and compositions comprising arabinases to improve cell wall degradation to efficiently use plant biomass for bio-energy production. The invention also relates to a method for preparing a prebiotic. The prebiotic may contain branched arabinan oligomers comprise α-(1,5)-linked arabinan backbone, and single substituted α-(1,3)-linked arabinose monomers attached to the backbone, or double substituted α-(1,2,3,5)-linked arabinose monomers attached to the backbone, or both. The invention also relates to a method for preparing fruit juice or wine. The invention also relates to a method for saccharification of a plant biomass. The invention also relates to a recombinant micro-organism genetically modified to express the enzymes of the present invention and optionally additional enzymes to achieve the disclosed methods. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287136 | HYDROLASES, NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING THEM AND METHODS TO PRODUCE TRIGLYCERIDES - Provided are hydrolases, including lipases, saturases, palmitases and/or stearatases, and polynucleotides encoding them, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. Further provided are polypeptides, e.g., enzymes, having a hydrolase activity, e.g., lipases, saturases, palmitases and/or stearatases and methods for preparing low saturate or low trans fat oils, such as low saturate or low trans fat animal or vegetable oils, e.g., soy or canola oils. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287137 | METHOD OF PRODUCING NON-BOVINE CHYMOSIN AND USE HEREOF - A method of recombinantly producing a non-bovine pre-prochymosin, prochymosin or chymosin derived from ruminant species including deer species, buffalo species, antelope species, giraffe species, ovine species and caprine species; Camelidae species such as | 2011-11-24 |
20110287138 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FREEZE DRYING FOOD ARTICLES - A method for enhancing nutritional value of a food article, the method comprising soaking the food article for a first predetermined time period, sprouting the food article for a second predetermined time period so as to facilitate activation of live enzymes in the food article, and freeze drying the food article so as to reach a predetermined moisture content of the food article. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287139 | ABFB-2 gene from penicillium funiculosum - The invention relates to the abfB-2 gene of | 2011-11-24 |
20110287140 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING A FREE-FLOWING POWDER CONTAINING A DELIQUESCENT QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUND - A process is described for obtaining free flowable, carrier free powders from aqueous solutions of deliquescent quaternary ammonium compounds in a two step process, comprising a drying and a powder mixing step. The excellent free-flowing and stability characteristics of the final product could only be obtained when among possible other additives at least one univalent metal fatty acid salt is added to the liquid phase in the drying step and at least one multivalent metal fatty acid salt in the powder mixing step. A surprising synergy was observed between these additives when applied as described in the present invention. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287141 | CLONING, EXPRESSION AND USE OF ACID PHOSPHOLIPASES - The invention relates to a DNA sequence that encodes a polypeptide with phospholipase activity and was isolated from | 2011-11-24 |
20110287142 | CREATION OF DIVERSITY IN POLYPEPTIDES - The inventors realized that the diversity generated by conventional methods may be limited by steric hindrance between amino acid residues in the three-dimensional structures of the resulting polypeptides. The steric hindrance may occur between amino acid residues at widely different positions in the amino acid sequences, e.g. between residues in two different domains of the 3D structure, and resulting polypeptides which include such steric hindrance may never be observed in the conventional recombination methods because they may be expressed in poor yields or may have poor activity or stability. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287143 | TEMPERATURE-INDUCED DELIVERY OF NUTRIENTS BY MICRO-ORGANISMS IN THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT - The present invention relates in general to the field of health and well-being. In particular, the present invention relates to temperature sensitive micro-organisms and their use as vehicle for the preparation of a composition to deliver compounds, for example nutrients, to specific regions of a body. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287144 | RECOVERING WATER - A method of recovering palatable potable storable water from a process for concentrating an extracted juice, the method including the steps of: providing the extracted juice; concentrating the extracted juice to form a concentrated juice stream and a concentrator waste stream, wherein the concentrator waste stream is not palatable, potable or storable; and purifying the concentrator waste stream to provide palatable potable storable water including the step of passing the concentrator waste stream through activated carbon. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287145 | NUTRITION COMPOSITION CONTAINING OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS AND MCTS - A nutrition composition containing fatty acids, proteins, carbohydrates, and additional components, wherein the fatty acids include a two-component fatty acid mixture, the first of which is of omega-3 fatty acids in a fraction of 25% by weight, and the second of which is of medium chain fatty acids having 8-12 carbon atoms in a fraction of at most 50% by weight with respect to the total weight of the fatty acids. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287146 | PACKAGING ASSEMBLY - A packaging nexus that drives a predetermined message to facilitate a consumer message is described. The nexus formed from the one or more components of the packaging assembly is configured to collectively signal and/or reinforce a predetermined message and at least partially facilitate a consumer impression. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287147 | BITE SIZED REFRIGERATED YOGURT PRODUCTS - Refrigerated yogurt products of small size suitable for eating with the fingers are prepared by providing a frozen yogurt composition in individual serving portions and coating the frozen yogurt portions with a fat based coating that is a solid at 45° F., thereby completely enveloping the frozen yogurt portions. The coated frozen yogurt portion is allowed to thaw to form a refrigerated yogurt product and is stored at a temperature of from about 32° F. to about 45° F. The yogurt composition has a final viscosity of from about 35,000 to about 150,000 cP at 4° C., and has a total solids content of at least about 22% and/or exhibits a viscosity reduction at 45° F. of less than 10% after two freeze/thaw cycles. Methods and products are described. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287148 | HIGH CLING FOOD CASING - A food casing having a water vapor permeable tubular wall including regenerated cellulose and having inner and outer surfaces. The tubular wall has a water vapor permeable interior coating on the inner surface that increases cling to meat contained therein and has an exterior coating on its outer surface that is water impermeable and water vapor permeable. The invention also includes methods for making the casing and methods of using it. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287149 | PACKAGING ASSEMBLY - A packaging nexus that drives a predetermined message to facilitate a consumer message is described. The nexus formed from the one or more components of the packaging assembly is configured to collectively signal and/or reinforce a predetermined message and at least partially facilitate a consumer impression. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287150 | LOW FAT FOOD CONTAINING GAS BUBBLES - The invention discloses a shelf stable food product. The product comprises a continuous aqueous phase, liquid oil droplets dispersed in the continuous aqueous phase, and protein coated gas bubbles. The continuous aqueous phase constitutes from 20% to 80% by volume (or weight) of the food product and the liquid oil droplets and protein coated gas bubbles are from 0.5 μm to 10 μm in diameter. The protein comprises cysteine amino acid residues, but is not a hydrophobin. The invention also discloses a method of forming an aqueous dispersion of protein coated gas bubbles suitable for forming the above food product. The method comprises dissolving a protein capable of forming coated gas bubbles in water with stirring, sonicating the protein solution at a temperature below but within 6° C. of the protein's denaturation temperature in the presence of oxygen, and controlling the temperature within these limits. Any protein debris from the resultant dispersion of protein coated gas bubbles is separated out. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287151 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING BIOMATERIALS - Systems and methods for thermal preservation (sterilization) of heterogeneous and multiphase foods and biomaterials in order to achieve their shelf stability at ambient level temperatures. Flowing heterogeneous, multiphase foods and biomaterials are exposed to single or multiple stages of electromagnetic energy under continuous flow conditions within conduits passing through the electromagnetic energy exposure chambers. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287152 | NATURAL AND STABLE SOLUTIONS OF ALPHA-ACIDS AND THEIR USE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF FOAM QUALITY OF BEER - This invention describes natural hop products that are stable solutions of alpha-acids, as well as their preparation and their use for post-fermentation addition to beer for the purpose of improving the foam quality, as measured by foam stability and foam cling. Improvements in the stability (both physical and chemical) of the alpha-acids are described by incorporation of iso-alpha-acids and tetrahydroiso-alpha-acids as well as various brewery-acceptable co-solvents. The alpha-acids also improve the physical stability of the reduced iso-alpha-acids, including tetrahydroiso-alpha-acids. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287153 | Hot press for creating an ornamental design in already cooked food products - The present invention comprises a device, apparatus, system and method and combinations thereof that provides a plate with an ornamental design such as but not limited to grooves such as found on grilled food articles in “panini” style sandwiches that attaches to a hot press machine wherein already cooked food articles, such as bread, are placed into the heated press, compressed, and removed from the press after an ornamental design has been applied to the food article. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287154 | BATCH COOKER - Batch cookers, as well as methods for cooking using the batch cookers, are provided. A batch cooker comprises a cooking trough configured to hold a volume of heated cooking oil. An oil recirculation system delivers heated cooking oil from an external heat source (e.g., a heat exchanger) to the cooking trough through a series of valves and inlets. After use in cooking, used cooking oil is drained from the cooking trough and filtered (e.g., using a drum filter) before being recirculated into the heat source for reuse in subsequent cooking cycles. One application for the batch cooker of the present disclosure is to cook kettle-style potato chips. Accordingly, the batch cooker is configured to facilitate the multiple cooking temperatures required to produce kettle chips. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287155 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLAVOR MATERIAL - The present invention provides a method of producing a composition which is useful for flavoring food or drinks. The method includes utilizing a heating reaction of methionine and a sugar, which results in methional being present in the composition at a higher concentration. The present invention also provides a food, etc. containing the composition produced by the method. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287156 | Oleate Ester Phytosterol Compositions - An edible composition for ingestion by mammals, especially by humans, that includes a fat-based blend containing: (a) at least one triglyceride-based fat, (b) a low level of diglycerides, for example, less than 3% by weight of diglycerides, e.g., diacylglycerol (DAG), and (c) at least 2% and in some instances at least 5% by weight of a mixture of fatty acid Ester Phytosterols (EPs), in which at least 65% by weight of the fatty acid EPs are Monounsaturated (oleate)-Ester Phytosterols (MEPs), and less than 20% by weight of the fatty acid EPs are Polyunsaturated (linoleate+alpha-linolenate)-Ester Phytosterols (PEPs). The increased proportion of MEPs and decreased proportions PEPs and diglycerides substantially increase the oxidative stability index (OSI), shelf life, and health benefits of the above mixture of fatty acid EPs, while providing an advantageous melting temperature and desirable mouth feel for this mixture of fatty acid EPs. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287157 | Live bacteria product - A live bacteria product including dormant viable bacteria suspended in a liquid carrier. The liquid carrier is sufficiently devoid of moisture so that substantially all of the bacteria will remain in a dormant state for several months or until applied to the target host. The carrier contains mineral oil and polymers and may also include an adsorbent. The product is stored and shipped in a plastic bag and is sprayed onto its target host or the like. The moisture and pH of the target host then activates the bacteria. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287158 | BODY TASTE IMPROVER COMPRISING LONG-CHAIN HIGHLY UNSATURATED FATTY ACID AND/OR ESTER THEREOF AND VEGETABLE FAT COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE SAME - The purpose of the present invention is to provide fat and oil being free of cholesterol and having a low content of saturated fatty acid, while having body taste. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287159 | PROCESS FOR UPGRADING LOW VALUE RENEWABLE OILS - Steps in the processing of oils derived from plants or vegetables include the degumming, deodorizing and bleaching of the oil before it can be used for further applications. By eliminating one or more of these steps from the processing of the oil, followed by hydrogenating the oil to a specified degree of hydrogenation, the resulting upgraded oils can be incorporated into products having commercial applications. The process uses a high shear mixing device and a hydrogenation catalyst. The process can utilize a single or multiple high shear devices, and utilize renewable oils instead of increasingly scarce petroleum based products. The resulting hydrogenated products may then be utilized in a variety of other commercial applications, such as to render cellulosic products water resistant, provide a coating for numerous cellulosic products, adhesive compositions, ink compositions, firelog compositions, drilling muds or asphalt modifiers. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287160 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF AN EDIBLE FAT CONTINUOUS SPREAD - The invention relates to a process for the preparation of an edible fat continuous spread comprising an aqueous phase and further comprising a fat soluble emulsifier, comprising the steps of: a. mixing fat powder and oil wherein the fat powder comprises structuring fat to provide a slurry; b. providing an aqueous phase; c. mixing the slurry and aqueous phase to form an oil continuous emulsion; wherein the aqueous phase as provided under b) comprises at least part of the fat soluble emulsifier. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287161 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING INFANT FOOD PRODUCTS - An UHT asceptic process for producing a range of infant food products comprises at least two steps, wherein, in a first stage, vegetables are cooked and meat or fish is cooked separately from the vegetables to provide pre-cooked ingredients are mixed and submitted to UHT processing at a temperature of about 130° C. to 140° C. for a time of about 30 seconds to about 240 seconds to sterilize the product and filled aseptically into plastics containers. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287162 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING WHOLE SOYBEAN POWDERS - Processes for producing whole soybean powders and soymilks are described. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287163 | BODY TASTE IMPROVER COMPRISING DECOMPOSED SUBSTANCES OR THEIR EXTRACTS OF LONG-CHAIN HIGHLY UNSATURATED FATTY ACID - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a body taste improver comprising a small amount of fat and oil, but significantly showing body taste, i.e., a body taste improver with a high titer. The high titer of the improver will reduce an amount of the fat and oil to be added and calorie as well, and will enable to use the body taste improver in foods that originally contain little fat and oil, such as Japanese-style clear soup and soybean soup. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287164 | High-Purity Rebaudioside C And Process For Purification Of The Same - The invention provides a process of purifying Rebaudioside C from the | 2011-11-24 |
20110287165 | STARCH ESTERS AND METHOD OF PREPARATION - A lipophilic starch is provided along with methods of making the same. The starch is prepared by modifying the starch with an organic acid anhydride reagent, such as octenyl succinic anhydride, drying the modified starch to a moisture content of less than 15% by weight, and then heat treating the dried starch at a temperature of at least 100° C. for at least one minute. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287166 | Method and device for the continuous coating of cores by means of a dragee making apparatus - Disclosed is a method for continuously coating cores by means of a dragée-making apparatus ( | 2011-11-24 |
20110287167 | CERAMIC COATING AND METHOD OF PREPARATION THEREOF - A ceramic coating with gradient density/porosity and/or incorporated biologically active agents can be fabricated on the surface of substrates, including the surface of implantable medical devices. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287168 | Wet Granulation System Comprising at Least One Ultrasonic Nozzle - The present disclosure relates to a system for uniform distribution of a liquid binder onto a surface of particulate solids of at least one pharmaceutical product. The system comprises a substantially circular mixer, provided with rotating means in a lower part, configured to rotate the solids along a periphery of the mixer in a first rotational movement, and at least one ultrasonic nozzle connected to a feeding device providing the said liquid binder, and configured to distribute the liquid binder as droplets onto the surface of the solids during their rotational movement. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287169 | MEDICAL PRODUCT FOR TREATING STENOSIS OF BODY PASSAGES AND FOR PREVENTING THREATENING RESTENOSIS - A method for coating catheter balloons with a defined amount of a pharmacologically active agent, uses a coating device having a volume measuring device for releasing a measurable amount of a coating solution by means of a dispensing device specifically onto the surface of the catheter balloon. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287170 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING PARTICULATE - The present disclosure relates to a particulate feeding apparatus for applying particulate, such as super-absorbent materials, to a substrate, such as a fibrous web. The apparatus may include a feeder tube for the powder and a rotary gate valve, including one or more holes, which may then intermittently feed particulate to an eductor or venturi nozzle which is located in an air stream. The rotary valve provides an intermittent supply of particulate to a relatively low pressure zone at the nozzle formed by the venturi action of the passing air stream and the particulate may be distributed precisely where desired. A process for delivering powder to a substrate in precise amounts and distribution patterns is also disclosed. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287171 | ACTIVE MATERIAL COATING APPARATUS AND COATING METHOD USING THE SAME - The present invention provides an active material coating apparatus to form an active material layer having a uniform thickness in a width direction of a substrate when forming the active material layer on a substrate. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287172 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL DEVICE THEREOF, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A process gas supply cycle pattern that will adversely affect the result of processing is changed beforehand. Based on information supplied from a setting input section, a pattern computation section obtains the result of computation of a process gas supply cycle pattern that includes a rotation cycle of a substrate rotation mechanism, a supply cycle of a process gas, a supply time of the process gas, and a supply count of the process gas. Based on information supplied from the setting input section, a simulator simulates the shape of a supply region of the process gas to be supplied onto a substrate. A comparison section compares the result of computation of the process gas supply cycle pattern determined by the pattern computation section against the result of referencing of a process gas supply cycle pattern that adversely affects the result of processing and is obtained from a storage section. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287173 | TRANSPARENT ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE HARD-COATED SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A transparent electrically-conductive hard-coated substrate of the invention comprises a transparent base material; a deposited carbon nanotubes layer formed on the transparent base material; and a cured resin layer formed on the deposited carbon nanotubes layer, wherein the deposited carbon nanotubes layer has a thickness of 10 nm or less, the total thickness of the deposited carbon nanotubes layer and the cured resin layer is 1.5 μm or more, and part of the deposited carbon nanotubes layer is diffused into the cured resin layer so that carbon nanotubes are present in the cured resin layer. The transparent electrically-conductive hard-coated substrate possesses high transparency and hard coating properties and also has electrical conductivity. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287174 | Novel catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cells - A method for making a carbon-metal-nitrogen oxygen reducing cathode catalyst, the method comprising mixing a carbon source with a transition metal precursor to form a metal precursor loaded carbon substrate; adding a nitrogen precursor compound to the metal precursor loaded carbon substrate to form a carbon-metal-nitrogen precursor; and pyrolyzing the carbon-metal-nitrogen precursor in a closed vessel, thereby forming an oxygen reducing cathode catalyst. The carbon-metal-nitrogen catalyst requires no precious metal such as Pt, and also provides benefits such as controlled deposition of catalytically active nitrogenous compounds that can increase the catalytic activity of the catalyst when compared to gaseous deposition of nitrogen to the surface of the carbon support. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287175 | CYCLOOCTATETRAENETRICARBONYL RUTHENIUM COMPLEX, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING FILM USING THE COMPLEX AS RAW MATERIAL - To provide a ruthenium compound suitable for a chemical vapor deposition method (CVD method). A liquid cyclooctatetraenetricarbonyl ruthenium complex represented by the following Formula (1) is obtained by irradiating a solution mixture of dodecacarbonyl triruthenium and a cyclooctatetraene with light. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287176 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - In order to prevent the ingress of moisture into a void section of a component main body of a ceramic electronic component, at least the component main body of the ceramic electronic component is provided with water repellency using a water repellent agent. The water repellent agent is dissolved in a supercritical fluid such as, a supercritical CO | 2011-11-24 |
20110287177 | VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE ROTATION APPARATUS, AND DEPOSITION METHOD - An apparatus for rotating a substrate having a center hole, comprises a pickup member configured to hold the substrate by holding an edge of the center hole, and a driving unit configured to drive the pickup member, wherein the driving unit is configured to insert the pickup member into the center hole so as not to bring the pickup member into contact with the substrate, to drive the pickup member upward so that the pickup member holds the edge of the center hole from below, and thereupon to rotate the pickup member so as to rotate the substrate, and in rotating the substrate, the driving unit rotates the pickup member about a rotation axis which is perpendicular to a principal surface of the substrate and passes through the center of the substrate. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287178 | DEPOSITION PROCESS - Anti reflective silica coatings are deposited on the glass ribbon produced during a float glass or a rolled glass production process using a flame pyrolysis deposition process which is preferably a combustion chemical vapour deposition process. The temperature of the ribbon is greater than 200° C. The process may be carried out in the gap between the float bath or rollers and the annealing lehr. The durability of the coating may be increased by sintering. The equipment preferably comprises an extraction unit positioned adjacent to each burner head. In a further embodiment additional oxygen is introduced to the vapour deposition process in order produce a coating having a lower effective refractive index. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287179 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR APPLYING GLUE | 2011-11-24 |
20110287180 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A FORCE MODEL TO CONTROL PROCESS CONFIGURATIONS FOR THE ENCAPSULATION OF A WEB - The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for manufacturing a treated web. The subject methods and apparatus involve the control of numerous variables, including, without limitation, web tension (both overall web tension as well as the web tension immediately before and after each individual blade), angle of entry of web into each blade, blade angle in relation to horizontal reference point, blade pressure against moving web, angle of exit of web from each blade, web speed, number of blades, the pressure of the leading nip rolls, the pressure of the trailing nip rolls, static control, thickness of each blade, bevel on each blade, oven cure temperature, oven cure dwell time, blade temperature and blade surfaces and edge conditions and blade finish. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287181 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING NANOSTRUCTURES BY MEANS OF SPINODAL DECROSSLINKING - Disclosed is a method for producing regularly arranged nanowires from a nanowire-forming material on a substrate. Said method is characterized by the following steps: a) the material is introduced into a carrier liquid at a load remaining at least three orders of magnitude below the loading capacity of the carrier liquid; b) a guiding member is placed on the substrate; c) the substrate is heated to a temperature at which a thin film of the carrier liquid undergoes spinodal decrosslinking on the substrate; d) a film of the carrier liquid that is loaded with material is applied to the heated substrate in the surroundings of the guiding member, where a gradient of the average film thickness is obtained perpendicular to the contour of the guiding member; and e) the carrier liquid is evaporated such that the material is left along lines extending perpendicular to the gradient of the film thickness. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287182 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COLORING LANDSCAPE MATERIAL - An apparatus for coloring landscape material, including a frame and a drum rotatably mounted on the frame. The drum includes a longitudinal centerline and a wall that defines a chamber. A plurality of projections are formed on an inner surface of the wall in the chamber. A colorant delivery system includes a dispensing structure extending into the chamber and defines outlets for emitting colorant. The outlets are generally offset from the drum longitudinal centerline. The colorant delivery system delivers colorant to the chamber, and the landscape material is tumbled in the chamber by the projections when the drum rotates. A method for coloring landscape material is also provided. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287183 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF GAS DIFFUSION LAYER - A gas diffusion layer, a manufacturing apparatus and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The gas diffusion layer having different hydrophilic/hydrophobic structure and channel therein can be manufactured quickly and easily by using a coating mask. The gas diffusion layer is used in various fuel cells to enhance the ability of water management and to solve the problem of flooding at the cathode, the problem of water deficit at the anode, and the problem of gas transfer. The gas diffusion layer includes a gas diffusion medium having a first property and a micro porous layer having a second property. The micro porous layer is formed on one surface of the gas diffusion medium. The micro porous layer has a plurality of channel layers penetrating the gas diffusion medium. One of the first property and the second property is hydrophilic, and the other is hydrophobic. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287184 | PRECURSOR COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - Compositions including an amido-group-containing vapor deposition precursor and a stabilizing additive are provided. Such compositions have improved thermal stability and increased volatility as compared to the amido-group-containing vapor deposition precursor itself. These compositions are useful in the deposition of thin films, such as by atomic layer deposition. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287185 | Adaptive Manufacturing Device and Method - Various devices, systems and methods for manufacturing are discussed. For example, a manufacturing device is discussed that includes a hopper/wiper device operable to apply layers of material to a bed, and heater means operable to heat selected areas of each layer to form a product. The hopper/wiper device is operable so that the product includes at least a first part of a first material or material blend and a second part of a second material or material blend. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287186 | Method for making a phoshate-treated galvanized steel sheet - A method for making a phosphate-treated galvanized steel sheet, including forming a phosphate film on the surface of a galvanized layer of a galvanized steel sheet using a phosphate treatment solution containing Zn | 2011-11-24 |
20110287187 | REDUCED PHOSPHORUS (TBEP) FLOOR COATINGS - The invention provides an aqueous floor coating composition, comprising water, at least one polymer film forming agent, and a plasticizing agent, wherein at least a portion of the plasticizing agent is a synergistic combination of tributoxyethyl phosphate and a benzoate ester blend. Such compositions have reduced phosphorus content, yet retain the leveling and gloss of tributoxyethyl phosphate plasticizers and also exhibit improved soil resistance. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287188 | PROCESSES FOR APPLYING A CONVERSION COATING WITH CONDUCTIVE ADDITIVE(S) AND THE RESULTANT COATED ARTICLES - A process for coating an article includes the steps of contacting an article with a first solution to produce a coated article, the first solution includes a solvent and at least one non-conductive material comprising at least one oxide of a metal; contacting with a second solution the coated article having at least one surface with a non-conductive material layer, the second solution includes a solvent and at least one conductive material comprising at least one of the foregoing: graphite, metals, conductive ceramics, semi-conductive ceramics, intermetallic compounds, and mixtures thereof; and drying the coated article having at least one surface with a non-conductive material layer having the at least one conductive material in contact with at least one surface of the non-conductive material layer and the at least one surface of the article. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287189 | Method of the electrode production - The invention relates to methods of gas detonation deposition (gas detonation explosion) applying coatings, especially layers of materials for electrochemical devices for use as electrodes in electrochemical energy generation and storage devices such as batteries, supercapacitors, photovoltaic cells, and the like. In the method of the gas detonation deposition the powders of the materials, which are deposited, are subjected to detonation with the explosion products flow. As a result, the powder particles gain a high kinetic energy and are deposited on a substrate, forming a high quality coating. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287190 | Ultraviolet light curing compositions for composite repair - Methods and compositions concerning an ultraviolet light curable formulation useful for repairing composite materials including the repair of a hole in the exterior of an airplane. The formulation may contain an acrylic oligomer, an acrylic monomer, an organic peroxide, a dialkylaniline promoter, a photoinitiator. The formulation can include a filler such as carbon fabric or Kevlar fabric. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287191 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF MULTILAYER PIECES COMPRISING INCLINED HOLES AND RESISTANT TO HIGH THERMAL STRESSES, AND USE OF THE METHOD FOR REPAIRING PIECES - One or more embodiments relate to a production method of multilayer pieces comprising holes having inclined axes and the pieces being resistant to high temperatures and having a bond sub-layer and a thermal barrier coating layer (TBC) comprising depositing the bond sub-layer on the substrate of the piece, depositing the TBC layer, depositing by plasma spraying of a variable or defined composition gradient layer between the TBC layer and the bond sub-layer after the depositing step of the bond sub-layer and drilling the holes via laser beam. A method for repairing a defective piece via the method is described. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287192 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COATING A SUBSTRATE USING CVD - The invention relates to a device for coating a substrate ( | 2011-11-24 |
20110287193 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING AN OBJECT - The invention relates to an apparatus for treating an object using a plasma process. The apparatus comprises a supporting structure for supporting the object, and an electrode structure for generating the plasma process. Further, the apparatus comprises multiple gas flow paths for separately flowing materials towards the object. In addition, downstream sections of at least two gas flow paths of the multiple gas flow paths substantially coincide. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287194 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COATING A SUBSTRATE USING CVD - The invention relates to a device for coating a substrate using CVD, in particular for coating with diamond or silicon, wherein a neat conductor array composed of a plurality of elongated heat conductors ( | 2011-11-24 |
20110287195 | Curing Apparatus Employing Angled UVLEDs - A UVLED apparatus (and related system and method) provide efficient curing of an optical-fiber coating on a drawn glass fiber. The apparatus employs one or more UVLEDs that emit electromagnetic radiation into a curing space. An incompletely cured optical-fiber coating, which is formed upon a glass fiber, absorbs emitted and reflected electromagnetic radiation to promote efficient curing. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287196 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL SWITCHABLE WINDOW - A switchable window comprising a coating layer disposed between a first substrate and a second substrate, the coating layer comprising a plurality of liquid crystals, at least one monomer, and at least one oligomer wherein the weight percentage of the at least one oligomer is greater than the weight percentage of the at least one monomer. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287197 | CONTAINERS - The invention provides, in one aspect, a method of making a container having a body and a rim defining an opening for the container, the opening being capable of being closed by a push-on lid, the container being made of a material which is susceptible to deformation when heated. In other aspects, the invention also provides a container and an apparatus for making a container. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287198 | ALKALI-ACTIVATED BINDER, ALKALI-ACTIVATED MORTAR, CONCRETE PRODUCTS AND WET RED CLAY PAVING MATERIAL USING BINDER - The present invention relates to an alkali-activated binder which can be used as a binder for replacing cement, and more particularly, to an alkali-activated binder, and to mortar, concrete, concrete products, and wet loess paving material comprising the binder, in which inorganic sodium-free alkaline materials are contained to reduce the total amount of Na | 2011-11-24 |
20110287199 | LIGHTER THAN AIR BALLOON MADE FROM A BIAXIALLY ORIENTED POLYESTER FILM - A long life balloon formed from a lamination. The lamination includes a polyester film with a total thickness of 4 μm to 12 μm. The polyester film includes a biaxially oriented polyester core layer and at least one amorphous copolyester skin layer. The lamination also includes a sealant layer and a gas barrier layer on an opposite side of the polyester film from the sealant layer. The oxygen transmission rate of the balloon is less than 0.1 cc/100 sqin/day, a bonding strength of the gas barrier layer to the surface of the polyester film is more than 300 g/in at dry conditions, a sealing strength of the balloon is more than 3.5 kg/in, and a floating time of the balloon is more than 20 days. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287200 | LIGHTER THAN AIR BALLOON MADE FROM A BIAXIALLY ORIENTED POLYESTER FILM - A long life balloon formed from a lamination. The lamination includes a polyester film with a total thickness of 4 μm to 12 μm. The polyester film includes a biaxially oriented polyester core layer and at least one amorphous copolyester skin layer. The lamination also includes a sealant layer and a gas barrier layer on an opposite side of the polyester film from the sealant layer. The oxygen transmission rate of the balloon is less than 0.1 cc/100 sqin/day, a bonding strength of the gas barrier layer to the surface of the polyester film is more than 300 g/in at dry conditions, a sealing strength of the balloon is more than 3.5 kg/in, and a floating time of the balloon is more than 20 days. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287201 | POLYARYLENE SULFIDE RESIN COMPOSITION AND FLUID PIPE MATERIAL - What is offered is: a polyarylene sulfide resin composition which includes 100 mass parts of a polyarylene sulfide resin (A), 0.1 to 8 mass parts of a metal fine particle (B) containing at least one metal species selected from the group consisting of copper, nickel, and zinc, and 0.1 to 5 mass parts of a thermoplastic elastomer (C); and a piping member for fluid obtained by molding of the pertinent resin composition. This piping member for fluid is useful for water-supply pipes, water-heater pipes, and the like in cold weather climates, as it is high in toughness at low-temperature, inhibits damage or rupture of pipes due to freezing, and also inhibits occurrence of creep deformation at high temperature. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287202 | LAMINATED ARTICLE COMPRISING FLUORINE-CONTAINING RESIN LAYER AND ELASTOMER LAYER - The present invention provides a laminated article having improved adhesion of the fluorine-containing resin layer to the elastomer layer. The laminated article comprises a fluorine-containing resin layer (a) formed using a fluorine-containing resin having a carbonyl group, an olefin group or an amino group at an end of a polymer trunk chain or an end of a polymer side chain, and an elastomer layer (b) formed using an elastomer composition. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287203 | ARTICLES WITH SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC AND/OR SELF-CLEANING SURFACES AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - Super-hydrophobic and self-cleaning articles produced by imprinting exposed surfaces with suitable fine-grained and/or amorphous metallic embossing dies to transfer a dual surface structure, including ultra-fine features less than or equal to 100 nm embedded in and overlaying a surface topography with macro-surface structures greater than or equal to 1 micron are disclosed. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287204 | MANUFACTURE OF ETHYLENE/CARBOXYLIC ACID VINYL ESTER COPOLYMERS FROM RENEWABLE MATERIALS, COPOLYMERS OBTAINED AND USES - The present application relates to a process for the manufacture of copolymers of ethylene and of at least one vinyl ester, comprising the following steps: a) fermentation of renewable starting materials so as to produce at least one alcohol comprising ethanol; b) dehydration of the alcohol obtained so as to produce at least one alkene comprising ethylene and, optionally, purification of the alkene so as to obtain ethylene, c) copolymerization of the ethylene with at least one vinyl ester, d) isolation of the copolymer obtained. The application also relates to the copolymers of ethylene and of at least one vinyl ester in which the ethylene is at least partly obtained from renewable starting materials, and to uses thereof. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287205 | Mercaptosilanes - Mercaptosilanes are disclosed of the formula I | 2011-11-24 |
20110287206 | Polylactic Acid-Containing Resin Composition, Polylactic Acid-Containing Resin Film and Methods Thereof - Polylactic acid-containing resin composition that includes a polylactic acid; and a (meth)acryl-silicone copolymer that includes a methyl (meth)acrylate; and a reactive silicone, wherein the (meth)acryl-silicone copolymer has a weight average molecular weight of 25,000 or more. Methods for producing a polylactic acid-containing resin composition, polylactic acid-containing resin films, polylactic acid-containing resin release films, polylactic acid-containing resin release films, and methods for producing polylactic acid-containing resin films are also disclosed. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287207 | REFLECTIVE DECORATIVE ASSEMBLY - The present invention is an assembly and method for providing a reflective decoration assembly that includes a frame having a pair of opposing frame edges and a plurality of first frame supports, where each frame support is arranged in a plane with at least two other first frame supports, is arranged in a plane defined by the pair of opposing frame edges, has a portion between the pair of opposing frame edges, and is substantially parallel to at least one other first frame support. The reflective decoration assembly also features a plurality of second frame supports, each being arranged in an intersecting configuration with at least two of the first frame supports. Disc attachment posts have a first end attached to the frame and a second end separated from the first end, the second end having a disc retaining head thereat. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287208 | Composite Fabric with Rigid Member Structure - A composite structure is provided including a first fabric and a second fabric. A substantially elongate and substantially rigid first member is spaced apart from and coupled with the first fabric via the second fabric. A resin substantially is infused into the first fabric and the second fabric, and substantially encapsulates the first member to form a unitary structure. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287209 | MAGNETIC LABEL-STOCK SYSTEMS - A magnetic label stock tape that is less prone to damage during handling in labeling machines, storage, shipping, etc. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287210 | BULKED CONTINUOUS FILAMENTS WITH TRILOBAL CROSS-SECTION AND ROUND CENTRAL VOID AND SPINNERET PLATES FOR PRODUCING FILAMENT - Briefly described, embodiments of the present disclosure include trilobal bulked continuous filaments (BCFs) with a generally round central void, spinneret plates with a capillary design for producing the BCFs of the present disclosure, articles and carpets produced from the BCFs of the present disclosure, methods of producing the trilobal BCFs of the present disclosure, and the like. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287211 | WOOD-BASED COMPOSITE PANEL WITH REDUCED TOP SURFACE EDGE FLARE - The present invention provides a wood-based composite panel that is not susceptible to top surface edge swell, and methods of making the panel. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287212 | ORNAMENTED COMPOSITE MATERIALS - A method for producing a composite part is provided that includes the steps of obtaining a fibrous mat having an outer surface; stitching an ornamental feature over the outer surface of the fibrous mat; and encapsulating the fibrous mat with the ornamental feature stitched therein in a transparent matrix with the ornamental feature outwardly visible through the matrix. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287213 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING REINFORCING-FIBER STRIP SUBSTRATE HAVING CIRCULAR-ARC PART, AND LAYERED STRUCTURE, PREFORM, AND FIBER-REINFORCED RESIN COMPOSITE MATERIAL EACH COMPRISING OR PRODUCED USING THE SUBSTRATE - A process for producing a reinforcing-fiber strip substrate having a circular-arc part includes contacting one surface of a strip-shaped, unidirectional reinforcing-fiber substrate formed by arranging a plurality of reinforcing-fiber strands in one direction in parallel with each other with a flexible member; deforming the unidirectional reinforcing-fiber substrate into a circular-arc shape by deforming at least a part of the flexible member into a circular-arc shape in a direction extending along its contact surface with the unidirectional reinforcing-fiber substrate; and thereafter, separating the flexible member from the unidirectional reinforcing-fiber substrate having been deformed. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287214 | METHOD FOR FORMING A MICRO-SURFACE STRUCTURE AND FOR PRODUCING A MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL COMPONENT, MICRO-SURFACE STRUCTURE AND MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL COMPONENT HAVING SAID MICRO-SURFACE STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a method for forming a micro-surface structure on a substrate, in particular for producing a micro-electromechanical component, a micro-surface structure of this type, a method for producing a micro-electromechanical component having a micro-surface structure of this type and such a micro-electromechanical component. The invention is particularly relevant for components of microsystem technology (MST, micro-electromechanical systems MEMS) and the construction and connection technology for hermetically housing micro components, preferably using getter materials. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287215 | STRUCTURE FOR MOLECULAR SEPARATIONS - A process of producing a structure for molecular separations includes providing a plurality of template materials. The template materials are selected from biomolecules, biopolymers, polymers, or combinations thereof. A sieve material, suitable for producing a structure for molecular separations, is provided around the template materials. The template materials are positioned in an arrangement for leaving pores suitable for molecular separations. The template materials are removed to leave pores in the sieve material and produce the structure suitable for molecular separations. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287216 | LOW-E HOUSEWRAP - A low-E housewrap having improved energy efficiency protection against air infiltration and moisture build-up in buildings. The aforementioned low-E housewrap material utilizing existing framing openings or without increasing the wall profile of a building. The present invention provides a low-E housewrap material which may be implemented on traditional 2×4 framing having R-15 mass insulation material within existing or newly constructed framing cavities. The material of the present invention also meets requirements for serving as a water resistive barrier as defined by ICC AC38. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287217 | SUPEROLEOPHOBIC SUBSTRATES AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME - Superoleophobic substrates and methods of forming same are disclosed. The methods include providing a laser-ablatable substrate comprising glass and directing a laser beam to the substrate surface and laser-ablating at least a portion thereof to form an array of spaced-apart micropillars having sidewalls. The laser beam is provided with sufficient energy to form on the sidewalls an irregular rough surface with re-entrant microscale and nanoscale features that render the substrate surface superoleophobic when coated with a low-surface-energy coating. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287218 | ENERGY ABSORBING MATERIALS - An indefinite metamaterial where the surface or immediate subsurface region is roughened or disordered has improved coupling of electromagnetic waves incident on the medium. This also means that the amount of energy reflected by the material is reduced. Such a reduction in reflection may reduce the radar observability of a structure with a metamaterial surface, or increase the amount of energy coupled to a detector. An indefinite metamaterial has at least one of the components of the permittivity tensor that is different in sign from the other axes, and in a uniaxial indefinite material this differing axis is oriented perpendicular to the surface of the material. The disorder has scale dimensions of the order of a wavelength and may be random or periodic. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287219 | SYNTHETIC QUARTZ GLASS SUBSTRATE AND MAKING METHOD - A synthetic quartz glass substrate has a surface of 6 inch squares including a central surface area of 132 mm squares. The central surface area of 132 mm squares has a flatness of up to 50 nm. A frame region obtained by subtracting the central surface area of 132 mm squares from the central surface area of 148 mm squares has a flatness of up to 150 nm. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287220 | SURFACE STRUCTURE OF ARTICLE - In the surface structure of an article | 2011-11-24 |
20110287221 | MULTILAYER FILM AND A PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAME - Disclosed is a multi-layer film including a polymer substrate and buffer layers formed on the top surface and the bottom surface of the polymer substrate using a UV-cured and thermally cured product of a UV-curable and thermally curable buffer composition. A method for producing the multi-layer film is also disclosed. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287222 | Group 3B nitride crystal - A sapphire substrate on a surface of which a thin film of gallium nitride is formed is prepared as a seed-crystal substrate and placed in a growth vessel. Gallium and sodium metals are weighed to achieve a molar ratio of 25 to 32:68 to 75 and added into the vessel. The vessel is put into a reaction vessel. An inlet pipe is connected to the reaction vessel. Nitrogen gas is introduced from a nitrogen tank through a pressure controller to fill the reaction vessel. While the internal pressure of the reaction vessel is controlled to be a predetermined nitrogen gas pressure and target temperatures are set such that the temperature of a lower heater is higher than the temperature of an upper heater, a gallium nitride crystal is grown. As a result, a group 13 nitride crystal having a large grain size and a low dislocation density is provided. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287223 | METALLIC ARTICLES WITH HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES - Articles containing fine-grained and/or amorphous metallic coatings/layers on at least part of their exposed surfaces are imprinted with surface structures to raise the contact angle for water in the imprinted areas at room temperature by equal to or greater than 10°, when compared to the flat and smooth metallic material surface of the same composition. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287224 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING RETARDATION FILM, OPTICAL FILM, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND RETARDATION FILM - It is an object to provide a method for producing a retardation film and the like, the retardation film contributing to cost reduction and enlargement of the screen of liquid crystal display devices having a high level of visibility. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287225 | HIGH PERFORMANCE CONNECTORS - High performance connectors, such as electrical connectors intended for use in circuit boards that are to be subjected to reflow soldering or rework or fiber optic connectors to be employed in harsh operating conditions, are manufactured using polymeric compositions containing polyetherketoneketone and mineral nanotubes. These polymeric compositions provide connectors having exceptional dimensional stability at high temperatures and facilitate the precise and high quality molding of connectors with thin or finely detailed features. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287226 | Electrically Insulating Body - An electrically insulating body with a complex shape has a thin-walled shell of first insulating material, the shell interior being filled with a second insulating material. The shell is seamless, and for obtaining the complex shape in seamless construction the shell is manufactured with a special method such as blow moulding. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287227 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A METAL-OXIDE-COATED WORKPIECE SURFACE WITH PREDETERMINABLE HYDROPHOBIC BEHAVIOUR - It is proposed to produce a workpiece ( | 2011-11-24 |
20110287228 | PRECISION-FOLDED, HIGH STRENGTH, FATIGUE-RESISTANT STRUCTURES AND SHEET THEREFOR - Precision-folded, high strength, fatigue-resistant structures and a sheet therefore are disclosed. To form the structures, methods for precision bending of a sheet of material along a bend line and a sheet of material formed with bending strap-defining structures, such as slits or grooves, are disclosed. Methods include steps of designing and then separately forming longitudinally extending slits or grooves through the sheet of material in axially spaced relation to produce precise bending of the sheet when bent along the bend line. The bending straps have a configuration and orientation which increases their strength and fatigue resistance, and most preferably slits or arcs are used which causes edges to be engaged and supported on faces of the sheet material on opposite sides of the slits or arcs. The edge-to-face contact produces bending along a virtual fulcrum position in superimposed relation to the bend line. Several slit embodiments suitable for producing edge-to-face engagement support and precise bending are disclosed. With these teachings, forming numerous three-dimensional load-bearing structures from a two dimensional sheet are enabled. Examples of straight and curved beams, chassis, and exoskeletons are disclosed. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287229 | Laminated Glass with Plastic Film Insert - In a laminated glass, a plastic film is sandwiched between two sheets of resin intermediate film, and an infrared reflective film is formed in the plastic film by alternatively laminating resin films of different refractive indexes. The plastic film on which the infrared reflective film is formed meets any of the following conditions: (A) thermal shrinkage of 0.5 to 3% in the 90 through 150° C. temperature range, (B) modulus of elasticity in the range of 30 through 2000 MPa in a temperature range of 90 through 150° C., and (C) a rate of elongation of the plastic film of 0.3% or less when 10N tensile force per 1 m width of the plastic film is exerted in the 90 through 150° C. temperature range. This laminated glass is a curved infrared ray reflective laminated glass, with high transmissivity to visible light, high reflectivity in the infrared ray region, excellent insulating effect, and will transmit various electromagnetic waves. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287230 | VEHICLE INTERIOR MEMBER - A covering material of an instrument panel includes an infrared reflecting layer, which is a lower layer, and a design layer, which is an upper layer. The design layer is applied to the infrared reflecting layer and has a small thickness. An undulating pattern is formed on the outer surface of the infrared reflecting layer. The design layer has a small thickness, so that an undulating pattern that is similar to that of the infrared reflecting layer is formed on the design layer. The design layer contains a black pigment that is transmissive to infrared radiation. Incident infrared radiation passes through the design layer, is reflected by the infrared reflecting layer, and is diffused. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287231 | HEAT PROTECTION FOR LOAD BEARING COMPONENT - A load-bearing engine mounting bracket has a main region, which carries the loads and stresses, and a separate region which is load-free and which is exposed to heat from a heat source, e.g., an exhaust pipe. The region is in the form of a heat shield, integrally connected with region by elements, but otherwise separated from region by an air gap. The bracket is of a composite plastics material and may have a heat reflective coating. The air gap can be omitted. | 2011-11-24 |
20110287232 | Ultrasonically Bonded Multilayer Form And Methods Of Making Same - The invention provides a water blocking tape for use in a variety of cable designs, such as power cable, data communications cable and telecommunications cable. A water blocking tape according to the invention includes layers of lightweight nonwoven fabric with one or more swellable water blocking compounds, such as water absorbent polymers, disposed between the layers. The nonwoven fabric layers are bonded in a pattern using an ultrasonic bonding technique. The bonding pattern helps to contain and to restrain movement of the water blocking compounds between the layers. The bonding pattern compartmentalizes the water blocking compounds to prevent pooling of the compounds and to facilitate a substantially consistent distribution of the compounds between the layers such that when a tape contacts water, the tape achieves a substantially consistent swell height. A substantially consistent swell height permits a tape to serve as a reliable water barrier to prevent damage and degradation of a cable and its components. Ultrasonic bonding of the multilayer tape eliminates the need and use of adhesives and bonding agents to form the tape that can have inhibiting effects on a swelling action of the tape. The invention further provides a multilayer form or substrate produced using an ultrasonic bonding technique and having disposed between adjacent layers one or more non-fluid compounds that have one or more physical properties or characteristics, such as, for instance, odor-absorbing properties, heat absorbing properties, humidity or moisture absorption properties, fragrant properties, thermal properties, as well as any of other required or desired physical properties or characteristics. | 2011-11-24 |