50th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 35 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080305249 | USE OF CONDUCTOR COMPOSITIONS IN ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS - Use of a composition comprising finely divided particles of (a) an electrically-conductive material; (b) one or more inorganic binders; and (c) zinc, wherein components (a), (b) and (c) are dispersed in a liquid vehicle, in the manufacture of an electrically-conductive pattern on a substrate for the purpose of increasing the resistivity of said electrically-conductive pattern. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305250 | Fabrication Methods for Catalyst Coated Membranes - Fabrication methods for catalyst coated membranes are provided. The methods include exposing a micro-porous membrane to a catalyst dispersing solution to form a catalyst containing micro-porous membrane. The methods also include exposing the catalyst containing micro-porous membrane to a resin dispersing solution to form a catalyst layer and placing a proton exchange membrane between two of the catalyst layers with a laminating process to form the catalyst coated membrane. The fabrication methods provide filling process to uniformly fill the catalysts and resin throughout the pores of the micro-porous membranes in the catalyst layers. These micro-porous membranes are hydrophobic and easily discharge water when necessary. Therefore, membrane electrode assemblies with catalyst coated membranes fabricated using the provided methods are stable and perform well during fuel cell operation. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305251 | Laminate useful as a membrane-electrode assembly for fuel cells, production process therefor and a fuel cell provided with the laminate - A laminate consisting of an ion exchange membrane layer comprising a porous film reinforcement and a crosslinked ion exchange resin and a conductive layer formed on at least one side of the ion exchange membrane layer and comprising conductive inorganic particles and a crosslinked ion exchange resin, wherein | 2008-12-11 |
20080305252 | COMPOSITIONS SUITABLE FOR USE AS JOINT COMPOUNDS AND RELATED METHODS - The invention provides a composition useful as a joint compound comprising water, a filler comprising one or more of calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate dihydrate or calcium sulfate hemihydrate, a binder and/or a biocide, wherein the composition after curing is formaldehyde-free. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305253 | METHOD OF IMAGE TRANSFER ON A COLORED BASE - The present invention includes an image transfer sheet. The image transfer sheet comprises a release layer and a polymer layer. One or more of the release layer and the polymer layer comprise titanium oxide or other white pigment. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305254 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL ELEMENT, AND OPTICAL ELEMENT - A method of manufacturing an optical element having a good reflection preventing characteristic is provided in which an irregularity structure having a reflection preventing function can be formed at low temperature. The method includes forming a film on the optical substrate by using a coating liquid containing a metal alkoxide containing at least aluminum, immersing the film in a water-containing liquid, baking the film having been immersed in the water-containing liquid, and subjecting the film having been baked to treatment with warm water to form an aluminum-containing film having a fine irregularity structure. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305255 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE COATING - A method of making a waveguide is disclosed. The method comprises providing an optical core having a first surface and a second surface, applying a cladding material to the first and the second surface of the optical core to form a first cladding layer on the first surface of the optical core and a second cladding layer on the second surface of the optical core, and applying a light absorbing composition including a light absorbing material and a first adhesive polymer on at least one of the first cladding layer and the second cladding layer to form a light absorbing layer. The first adhesive polymer is selected from the group consisting of urethane, epoxy, polyester, acrylic adhesives and mixtures thereof. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305256 | Method for producing lithium vanadium polyanion powders for batteries - This invention relates to a process for producing an improved cathode powder for making lithium ion batteries wherein the powder comprises lithium, vanadium and a polyanion. The process includes forming a solution-suspension of the precursors, which include vanadium pentoxide, with a reducing agent, a solvent, and a carbon-residue-forming material. The reducing agent causes the vanadium in vanadium pentoxide to reduce from V5+ to V3+. The solution-suspension is heated in an inert environment to drive the synthesis of the LVP (Li | 2008-12-11 |
20080305257 | Device and Method for the Production of Stabilised Suspensions of Nanometric or Submicrometric Particles - The invention relates a method for the production of stabilised suspensions of nanometric or submicrometric particles, which is a method contained in a continuous flow that includes a step ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080305258 | METHOD FOR FORMING DIELECTRIC FILM USING POROGEN GAS - A method for reducing a dielectric constant of a cured film, includes: introducing a source gas at a flow rate of A, a porogen gas at a flow rate of B, an oxidizing gas at a flow rate of C, and an inert gas into a reaction space in which a substrate is place; increasing a ratio of B/(A+B) used as a parameter for controlling a dielectric constant of a cured film, by a degree substantially or nearly in proportion to a target decrease of dielectric constant of a cured film; applying RF power to the reaction space, thereby depositing a film on the substrate by plasma CVD; and curing the film to remove the porogen material, thereby forming pores in the cured film. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305259 | FIRING JIG AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A firing jig for a honeycomb molded body includes a housing body configured to place a pillar-shaped honeycomb molded body including silicon carbide as a main component with a side face of the honeycomb molded body facing down, and a coat layer formed on at least a placing face of the housing body configured to place the honeycomb molded body thereon. A main component of the coat layer is silicon carbide, the coat layer having an arithmetic average height Ra of about 10 μm or less obtained in conformity with JIS B 0601 (2001). | 2008-12-11 |
20080305260 | Organometallic compounds - Heteroleptic organometallic compounds containing at least one formamidinate ligand are provided. These heteroleptic organometallic compounds have improved properties over conventional vapor deposition precursors. Such compounds are suitable for use as vapor deposition precursors including direct liquid injection. Also provided are methods of depositing thin films, such as by ALD and CVD, using such compounds or their solutions in organic solvents. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305261 | Non-Aqueous Quinacridone Dispersions Using Dispersion Synergists - A non-aqueous pigment dispersion includes a quinacridone pigment, a polymeric dispersant, and a dispersion synergist in a non-aqueous dispersion medium wherein the dispersion synergist is a quinacridone derivative substituted on one of the two nitrogen atoms of the quinacridone basic chromophore structure by a group including at least one carboxyl group or a salt thereof. Also, a method for printing an ink-jet image with an ink including the non-aqueous pigment dispersion. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305262 | INK COMPOSITION, INK SET AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - An ink composition includes: first particles which are insoluble and dispersed in an aqueous dispersion medium, a polarity of the first particles being one of positive and negative; and second particles which are insoluble and dispersed in the aqueous dispersion medium, the second particles including both a cationic group and an anionic group, the second particles having a zeta potential that changes along with a change in pH of the aqueous dispersion medium, percentage of a water-soluble component in the second particles being not higher than 5% by mass. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305263 | Method for Gumming a Lithographic Printing Plate - A method for gumming a lithographic printing plate includes the steps of a) providing a lithographic printing plate including a lithographic image consisting of printing areas and non-printing areas, and b) jetting a gum solution with an inkjet printer to produce a hydrophilic protective layer on the non-printing areas. An inkjet printer includes a gum solution for producing a hydrophilic protective layer on the non-printing areas and a fluid for the formation of the printing areas of a lithographic image on a lithographic printing plate precursor. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305264 | THERMAL BARRIER COATING AND PROCESS THEREFOR - A thermal barrier coating and deposition process for a component intended for use in a hostile thermal environment, such as the turbine, combustor and augmentor components of a gas turbine engine. The TBC has a first coating portion on at least a first surface portion of the component. The first coating portion is formed of a ceramic material to have at least an inner region, at least an outer region overlying the inner region, and a columnar microstructure whereby the inner and outer regions comprise columns of the ceramic material. The columns of the inner region are more closely spaced than the columns of the outer region so that the inner region of the first coating portion is denser than the outer region of the first coating portion, wherein the higher density of the inner region promotes the impact resistance of the first coating portion. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305265 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COATING ARTICLES HAVING A PLASTIC SUBSTRATE - Methods for coating articles that include a plastic substrate are disclosed. Certain methods include the steps of (i) applying a composition that includes an adhesion promoting agent to at least a portion of the substrate by a first application technique, (ii) applying a composition that includes an adhesion promoting agent over at least a portion of the composition applied in step (i) by a second application technique that is different from the first application technique, and (iii) applying a protective and decorative coating system over at least a portion of the compositions applied in steps (i) and (ii). Systems for coating articles that include a plastic substrate are also disclosed. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305266 | Sprayable Vehicle Bedliner Compositions And Methods Of Application - A polyurethane coating composition, sprayable onto a substrate by means of conventional spray equipment at pressures of less than about 100 psi and at temperatures of between ambient to about 50° C., in one or more layers to a film thickness of up to about 30 mils, comprises a resin component having hydroxyl functionality, which may be substantially free of amine functionality, an isocyanate functional curing component, an organotin catalyst, and a catalyst inhibiting amount of a volatile organic acid. The composition may optionally include a fibrous reinforcing material, and a colorant. Advantageously, the coating compositions of the present invention provide polyurethane films having excellent physical properties, solvent and UV resistance, and adhesion to clear coated substrates without the need for adhesion promoting primer coats or chemical pretreatments. The compositions are particular useful to form sprayable vehicle bedliners. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305267 | Method and apparatus for low cost high rate deposition tooling - An apparatus and method for depositing material on an array of substrates. The array of substrates may be moved past one or more sources of deposition material in a first rotational motion. The array of substrates may also be concurrently moved in a second rotational motion. The combination of the first and second rotational motions cause each of the substrates to move about its longitudinal axis without gears and bearings. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305268 | Low Temperature Thermal Conductive Inks - Novel copper alkoxide compound based ink formulations and their chemical syntheses are disclosed. The method of using the ink formulations to print conducting copper metal lines with standard ink jet printing and curing at <150° C. is also disclosed. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305269 | Formation of CIGS absorber layer materials using atomic layer deposition and high throughput surface treatment - An absorber layer may be formed on a substrate using atomic layer deposition reactions. An absorber layer containing elements of groups IB, IIIA and VIB may be formed by placing a substrate in a treatment chamber and performing atomic layer deposition of a group IB element and/or one or more group IIIA elements from separate sources onto a substrate to form a film. A group VIA element is then incorporated into the film and annealed to form the absorber layer. The absorber layer may be greater than about 25 nm thick. The substrate may be coiled into one or more coils in such a way that adjacent turns of the coils do not touch one another. The coiled substrate may be placed in a treatment chamber where substantially an entire surface of the one or more coiled substrates may be treated by an atomic layer deposition process. One or more group IB elements and/or one or more group IIIA elements may be deposited onto the substrate in a stoichiometrically controlled ratio by atomic layer deposition using one or more self limiting reactions. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305270 | Protective coating composition and a process for applying same - The present invention is a process for applying a coating composition suitable for protecting a substrate from abrasion. The coating composition comprises chlorosulfonated polyolefin, a monomer mixture and catalyst. The monomer mixture is made from (meth)acrylate monomers. The coating composition also acts as a sound deadener, an anti-slip coating, and an anti-wear coating. It can be applied to a variety of substrates especially on a truck bed as a bedliner. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305271 | Electrostatic Fluidised Powder Bed Coating Process - The present invention pertains to a process for forming a coating on a substrate using a tribo-charging electrostatic fluidised bed process; characterised in that a powder coating is used which has a particle size distribution such that a) d(v,90)≦42.5 μm, and b) i) the percentage of particles <10 μm in size is ≦12% by volume, and/or ii) [d(s,90)÷d(s,10)] | 2008-12-11 |
20080305272 | Method for the Realisation of a Filtering Separator Comprising a Nanofibre on a Substrate with Filtering Properties - A method for the realisation of a filtering separator ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080305273 | METHOD OF APPLYING POLYMER COATING TO A SUBSTRATE - An object of complex three-dimensional configuration, such as an automotive vehicle body, is coated with a combination of a coating formulation and a photoactivated mixture containing active centers that have been produced prior to application. The two liquids can be intimately mixed prior to application to the object, or the coating formulation can be applied prior to the application of the photoactivated mixture. The coating formulation is cured by the active centers that have been produced prior to application. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305274 | Process for coating metal sheets - A method for coating sheet metals such as coils with a chromate-free, water-dilutable, organic, UV-curing anti-corrosive coating, and for curing the coating by irradiation with UV light. According to the method a dispersion or emulsion is provided as the UV-curing coating agent for forming the anti-corrosive coating that substantially consists of 25 to 80 wt.-% binder, | 2008-12-11 |
20080305275 | CVD system and substrate cleaning method - An insulating film deposition chamber | 2008-12-11 |
20080305276 | Method of Applying Hot Gas Anticorrosion Layers - A method for applying hot gas anticorrosion layers to high-temperature-resistant alloys, either nickel-based or cobalt-based alloys, in the form of a gradient layer consisting of one or more elements of the platinum group in combination with aluminum. The components are introduced into a directional high-temperature, high-enthalpy, free jet of solid, liquid or gaseous precursors in mixing ratios such that defined concentration gradients can be established in the layer. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305277 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON FILMS - Ion-assisted plasma enhanced deposition of diamond-like carbon (DLC) films on the surface of photovoltaic solar cells is accomplished with a method and apparatus for controlling ion energy. The quality of DLC layers is fine-tuned by a properly biased system of special electrodes and by exact control of the feed gas mixture compositions. Uniform (with degree of non-uniformity of optical parameters less than 5%) large area (more than 110 cm | 2008-12-11 |
20080305278 | Glass coating of polymers - A method for modifying a plastic surface is disclosed. The method can include chemically reacting a polysilicone compound placed in contact with the plastic surface to form a silicon dioxide glass layer on the surface portion. The glass layer can be modified in a second process to create a desired surface property. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305279 | METHOD OF MARKING A SURGICAL ARTICLE - A method of marking a surgical article is described that includes the steps of providing a surgical article having a surface; engraving a portion of the surface to create an engraved surface; darkening an area of the surface that includes the engraved surface; and removing the marking on that area of the surface that does not include the engraved surface. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305280 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A disclosed liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal composition contained in a cell having a liquid crystal alignment film. The liquid crystal alignment film has a lamellar structure and includes at least one type of a triphenylene compound (I) represented by general formula (1): | 2008-12-11 |
20080305281 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE, CONDUCTIVE PARTICLES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - The present invention relates to a conductive particle, a conductive adhesive with the conductive particles, a LCD panel with the conductive adhesive, a method of manufacturing of the conductive particle and a method of manufacturing of the conductive adhesive. The conductive particle comprising an outer coating layer of graphite and an inner core of an organic resin enclosed by the outer coating layer, and therefore the conductive particles can have good conductivity as well as good strength and elasticity. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305282 | Antireflection film and display front plate using the same - An antireflection film including a polyester base | 2008-12-11 |
20080305283 | Removable flexible magnetic accessory for vehicle exterior - Provided is an accessory for a aesthetically modifying the decklid of a vehicle. The accessory generally comprises of flexible laminated sheet or strip including a magnetic material which permits the accessory to be reversibly adhered to the decklid of the vehicle. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305284 | Inkjet Recording Element - The present invention relates to an inkjet recording element having good stability to light and ozone over time. Said recording element comprises a support and at least one ink-receiving layer, said ink-receiving layer comprising at least one hydrosoluble binder and at least one fibrous aluminosilicate polymer obtainable a preparation method consisting in a controlled hydrolysis of aluminum halide and silicon alcoxide, and in a heat treatment in the presence of silanol groups for sufficient time to form the fibrous aluminosilicate polymer. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305285 | IMAGE TRANSFER PAPER - An image transfer paper including a substrate layer, an image layer positioned relative to the substrate layer, the image layer including at least one of a polyester and a polyurethane and at least one of a micronized polytetrafluoroethylene and a micronized polyethylene, and a release layer positioned between the substrate layer and the image layer, the release layer including a wax component and at least one of a fluoro phosphate ester and a perfluoro phosphate ester. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305286 | Recording Materials for Ink-Jet Printing - A process for producing a recording material printable with an ink jet printer and having a gel layer for that purpose comprises
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20080305287 | Producing Method of Transfer Body with Organic Film Thermal-Transferred Thereon and Transfer Body with Organic Film Thermal-Transferred Thereon - A production method of a transfer body with an organic film thermal-transferred thereon, which can be preferably inhibit the mass transfer from occurring, is provided. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305288 | METHOD OF IMAGE TRANSFER ON A COLORED BASE - The present invention includes an image transfer sheet. The image transfer sheet comprises a release layer and a polymer layer. One or more of the release layer and the polymer layer comprise titanium oxide or other white pigment. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305289 | METHOD OF PREPARING A COMPOSITION IN BLISTER PACKAGES - The present invention provides methods for preparing compositions in blister packages using complex aluminum substrate materials, wherein said complex aluminum substrate materials comprise an intermediate aluminum layer, and first and second outer layers, wherein the material of the first outer layer differs from that of the second outer layer, and the flexural rigidity of the first outer layer differs from that of the second outer layer by 0-30%. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305290 | A Braid-Reinforced Composite Hollow Fiber Membrane - A braid-reinforced composite hollow fiber membrane is disclosed. The braid-reinforced composite hollow fiber membrane comprising a reinforcing material of a tubular braid and a polymer resinous thin film coated on the surface of the tubular braid is characterized in that: the tubular braid comprises multifilaments made of monofilaments having a fineness of 0.01 to 0.4 denier, and the peeling strength of the tubular braid and a polymer resinous thin film coated on the surface thereof is 1 to 10 MPa. In the composite hollow fiber membrane, the fineness of the mono filaments constituting the tubular braid of the reinforcing material is small, that is, 0.01 to 0.4 denier, thus the surface area of the tubular braid contacted with the polymer resinous thin film is increased. Thus, the peeling strength of the tubular braid and the polymer resinous thin film coated on the surface thereof is excellent, and at the same time, the initial wetting property of the composite hollow fiber membrane is excellent, that is, 80 to 120%, due to a capillary tube phenomenon or the like. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305291 | INJECTION-MOLDED ARTICLE - An injection-molded article that can allow the position of the weld line in the opening to be displaced greatly is provided. The injection-molded article includes a plate-like member in which an opening is formed in the vicinity of an edge of the plate-like portion. Here, the plate-like member has a suspending portion closer to the edge than the opening, a base portion facing the suspending portion with the opening interposed therebetween, and two side portions that are located between the base portion and the suspending portion and that face each other with the opening interposed therebetween, and is formed by injection by allowing a resin to flow from the base portion. A recessed portion having a shape continuous from the inner circumferential surface of the opening and extending so as to get apart from the inner circumferential surface of the opening is formed on one of the side portions. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305292 | Antifouling material using hydroxyl group-containing acrylamide derivative and use thereof - An antifouling material and an antifouling film, which are excellent in hydrophilicity and have such a characteristic that the surface is self-cleaned with rain water or the like, or can be easily cleaned up even when a contaminant adheres to the surface thereof, can be obtained by copolymerizing a composition containing an acrylamide derivative having at least one hydroxyl group in the molecule and a compound having at least two (meth)acryloyloxy groups in the molecule. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305293 | Two-Layered Optical Recording Medium - A two-layered optical recording medium which includes a first substrate, a first information layer, a second information layer, and a second substrate formed in this order as viewed from the light beam irradiation side, the first information layer includes a first lower dielectric layer, a first recording layer, a first upper dielectric layer, a first reflective layer, and an inorganic dielectric layer formed in this order as viewed from the light beam irradiation side; the second information layer includes a second lower dielectric layer, a second recording layer, a second upper dielectric layer, and a second reflective layer formed in this order as viewed from the light beam irradiation side; and the first reflective layer is made of Cu with a content of 99.8% by mass to 95.0% by mass and one or more metals selected from Ta, Nb, Zr, Ni, Cr, Ge, Au, and Mo. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305294 | Gasket rubber product - A gasket rubber product made of a cured material of a fluorosilicone rubber composition containing: | 2008-12-11 |
20080305295 | MOSAIC - A mosaic formed from bony processes. The mosaic includes a generally planar substratum and at least one bony process that is cut into a plurality of cross-sectional pieces. The bony process cross-sectional pieces can be polished using an abrasive material. The cross-sectional pieces are arranged on and may be affixed to the substratum. The voids created by the arranging of the cross-sectional pieces can be filled with a material. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305296 | Filing Material and a Method and a Device for Manufacturing It - A filling material for filling into articles of bedding is made by
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20080305297 | ANCHORING LOOPS OF FIBERS NEEDLED INTO A CARRIER SHEET - Methods of forming a loop product are provided. Methods include needling polymeric fibers through a substrate to form hook-engageablc loop structures of the fibers extending from one surface of the substrate and then using heat and pressure to soften and bond polymer of the fibers directly to the substrate and adjacent fibers, thereby anchoring the loop structures to resist fiber pullout under fastening loads. Loop products are also provided. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305298 | LASER ACTIVATION OF ELASTIC LAMINATES - There is provided a method of activating a substantially inelastic laminate to an elastic state by providing an elastic layer bonded on at least one face to a fibrous facing layer. The laminate is directed under laser beams so as to cut fibers of the at least one fibrous facing layer along perforation lanes in at least one region forming a laminate that is extensible and elastic in a direction generally transverse to the direction of the perforation lanes. This laminate is particularly adapted for use in personal care articles. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305299 | Explosion-Inhibiting Articles of Manufacture - Articles of manufacture formed of an apertured sheet material, the sheet material being provided with at least one row of a plurality of polygonal apertures, at least one of said polygonal apertures being irregular with respect to at least one adjacent polygonal aperture, and having physical characteristics comprising; i) a surface area per unit volume of application of at least about 2,000 times the contact surface of flammable fluids contained in a containing vessel, ii) a heat conductivity of at least about 0.025 Cal/cm-sec. Preferably, the inner peripheral length of at least one of said apertures is unequal to the inner peripheral length of at least one adjacent aperture. Further, the article preferably has a compressive yield of not more than about 10 percent. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305300 | Composition for matte layer formation, release sheet using the same, and synthetic leather produced using said release sheet - There are provided a composition for matte layer formation suitable for the production of a matte synthetic leather having a matte surface with a high level of jet-blackness even without the practice of embossing, raising, etc., and a release sheet for the production of a matte synthetic leather by using the composition. The composition for matte layer formation suitable for the production of a matte synthetic leather comprises a thermosetting resin and a matting agent as indispensable components. The matting agent comprises one or at least two types of organic or/and inorganic porous fine particles. The porous fine particles have a mean particle diameter in the range of 0.5 to 20 μm and a specific surface area in the range of 1 to 1000 m | 2008-12-11 |
20080305301 | Optical film containing organic particles having narrow particle size distribution - The subject invention provides an optical film comprising a substrate and a resin coating having a convex-concave structure on at least one surface of the substrate, wherein said resin coating comprises a plurality of organic particles and a binder, the organic particles being formed from a polyacrylate resin which comprises at least one multi-functional acrylate monomer as polymerization units, and said multi-functional acrylate monomer is in an amount from 30 wt % to 70 wt % based on the total weight of the monomers, and wherein the organic particles have a single mean particle size, the particle size distribution of the organic particles ranges within about ±30% of the mean particle size, and the organic particles are in an amount from about 110 to about 360 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the solids content of the binder. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305302 | Low Reflection Film and Forming Method - A low reflection film and the forming method for making the same are disclosed. The low reflection film includes at least one siloxane resin and a plurality of silicon dioxide particles. The siloxane resin has at least two alkoxylates. The silicon dioxide particles are fixed by the siloxane resin and protrude from the surface of the siloxane resin. The method includes preparing a first solution by adding a first solvent to a mixture of a catalyst and a siloxane resin after sol-gel reaction, preparing a second solution by mixing the first solution with silicon dioxide particles, coating the second solution onto a surface, and performing a drying process to form the low reflection film. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305303 | LABEL HAVING FOLDING FEATURE - A label including a first layer having a first surface adapted to being printed on and a second layer proximate to a second surface of the first layer. The second layer includes two or more sections having a gap therebetween. Each gap in the second layer defines a fold-line section in the first layer. The second layer covers substantially all of the bottom surface of the first layer except for the fold-line section. Another aspect provides a label having a first layer and a second layer attached to the first layer and having at least two sections separated by a gap, the gap being discernible through the first layer. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305304 | Sports mat - A sports mat includes a first foam layer, a second foam layer laminated on the first foam layer and a patterned laminate bonded on the second foam layer. The first and second foam layers are both made of polyethylene foam containing material of elastic resin and have a density in the range of 2 to 8 pcf and a total thickness in the range of 2 to 8 mm. In addition, the first foam layer is embossed therebottom with a plurality of elongated ridges parallel to one another. The patterned laminate includes a first plastic film laminated to the second foam layer, a second plastic film laminated to the first plastic film, and a pattern placed in between the first and second plastic films and visible through the second plastic film. Additionally, the pattern laminate together with the second foam layer is embossed to define a plurality of concaves in an exterior surface thereof. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305305 | Skin material, skin material production method and composite skin for automotive interior trim - There is provided a skin material with a substrate and a polymeric layer. The polymeric layer has a first surface adhering to the substrate and a second surface being exposed to the outside and formed with fine recesses. The fine recesses have a depth of 30 to 130 μm and a projected area ratio of 5 to 20% with respect to the total projected area of the second surface of the polymeric layer. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305306 | SEMICONDUCTOR MOLDED PANEL HAVING REDUCED WARPAGE - A panel is disclosed on which a plurality of integrated circuit package outlines may be fabricated within a plurality of process tools. The panel includes recessed portions in the exposed surfaces of the molding compound and/or the substrate. The recesses relieve stress resulting from disparate coefficients of expansion between the substrate and molding compound applied to the substrate around the integrated circuits. In embodiments, the recesses may be formed as lines scored into the surface of the molding compound or substrate. Alternatively, the recesses may be formed in the solder mask on the substrate during a process for applying the solder mask, or the recesses may be formed in the molding compound during the encapsulation process. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305307 | Deep "C" parts and method of molding - An elongated, substantially “C” cross sectioned part and method of making same are provided wherein the part may be injection molded and covered with a paint film on the showside part portions. The method includes the provision of a mold cavity having an inclined nadir wall boundary and moving the female mold away from the stationary male mold part an angle of about 1-20° relative to the widthwise or Y direction. The part includes a plastic substrate and an optional paint film having one edge thereof terminating along the nadir wall behind the show surface of the part. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305308 | Paper including watermarks and /or embossings - The invention relates to improvements in paper, and in particular to the use of watermarks and/or embossings for strengthening paper sheets and documents made therefrom. The invention therefore provides a sheet of paper having at least three corners and three sides joined at said corners, wherein corner reinforcing watermarks are provided at each of said corners. Alternatively, or in addition, corner reinforcing embossings are provided at each of said corners. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305309 | COATING COMPOSITIONS, PROCESS AND LUMINESCENT COATED ARTICLES - The invention is directed to a composition having a carrier and a luminescent chelate wherein the lanthanide chelate being a lanthanide and a ligand wherein the ligand being represented by the formula | 2008-12-11 |
20080305310 | LUMINESCENT LAMINATE ACRYLIC SHEET AND METHOD - A luminescent laminate acrylic sheet and a method of making the sheet are disclosed. The sheet includes a luminescent layer bonded to at least one other acrylic layer, wherein the luminescent layer provides illumination to the sheet in low or no light environments. The method of producing the sheet includes extruding the various layers and then bonding the layers together under a compressive force and an elevated temperature in a flat lamination press. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305311 | Coated free-standing film - A coated freestanding film, a surface covering and a method of manufacturing such coated freestanding film and surface covering are disclosed. In one embodiment of the present invention, the coated freestanding film and surface covering include a film having a print layer forming a pattern or design disposed on one side of the film. A discontinuous gloss layer is disposed on the other side of the film substantially in-register with at least a portion of the printed pattern or design. Additionally, the gloss layer has at least one portion thereof which has a gloss level different from the side upon which the gloss layer is disposed. The film may be a rigid or semirigid film. In another embodiment, the coated freestanding film and surface covering has a film and a discontinuous gloss layer disposed on one side of the film. The gloss layer forms a pattern or design and at least one portion thereof has a gloss level different from the side upon which the gloss layer is disposed. A surface texture is mechanically embossed into the film substantially in-register with the pattern or design of the gloss layer. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305312 | Tile Type Flooring in Which Printing and Cutting Patterns Are Harmonious and Process For Preparing the Same - A tile type flooring in which printing and cutting patterns coincide with each other, and a process for preparing the same. Band pattern portions ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080305313 | Security Device and Novel Anti-Counterfeit Product Employing Same - Paper-based security devices having printed marks or indicia on one surface that are visible from that surface and from an opposing surface of the security device, are provided. The present invention further provides a method of making such paper-based security devices as well as security documents having at least one such security device embedded therein and/or mounted thereon. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305314 | OPTICAL THIN-FILM-FORMING METHODS AND APPARATUS, AND OPTICAL ELEMENTS FORMED USING SAME - Optical thin-film-forming methods are disclosed that form optical thin film on a base plate arranged in a vacuum chamber. An exemplary method includes the steps of retaining the base plates on a plurality of retaining frames of a base-plate retainer, heating the base plate, and emitting a deposition material from a deposition source. The retaining frames are configured to make the entire base plate uniformly heated. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305315 | Cholesteric Monolayers and Monolayer Pigments with Particular Properties, Their Production and Use - The invention provides novel cholesteric monolayers and pigments obtained therefrom with high brilliance and viewing angle-dependent colour change (colour-flop/tilt effect) with additional particular properties such as magnetizability, conductivity, fluorescence, phosphorescence and increased hiding power, a process for their production and their use. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305316 | Novel Polyimide Film and Use Thereof - The present invention provides a polyimide film and its usage. The polyimide film according to the present invention does not cause dimensional change due to thermal stress. The present invention particularly relates to a polyimide film and its usage, which polyimide film has a characteristic of suppressing thermal deformation of the material in lamination of a polyimide film and a metal layer by a laminate method. The polyimide film according to the present invention has the following characteristics:
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20080305317 | SILICON ON INSULATOR (SOI) WAFER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - In a manufacturing method for manufacturing a silicon on insulator (SOI) wafer, an ion injection layer is formed within the wafer, by injecting a hydrogen ion or a rare gas ion from a surface of the single crystal silicon wafer, the ion injection surface of the single crystal silicon wafer and/or a surface of the transparent insulation substrate is processed using plasma and/or ozone, the ion injection surface of the single crystal silicon wafer is bonded to the surface of the transparent insulation substrate, by bringing them into close contact with each other at room temperature, with the processed surface(s) as bonding surface(s), and an SOI layer is formed on the transparent insulation substrate, by mechanically peeling the single crystal silicon wafer by giving an impact to the ion injection layer. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305318 | SILICON ON INSULATOR (SOI) WAFER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - In a manufacturing method of manufacturing a silicon on insulator (SOI) wafer, a single crystal silicon whose surface is an N region on an outer side of an OSF region, is grown and sliced to fabricate an N region single crystal silicon. An ion injection layer is formed within the N region single crystal silicon wafer by injecting a hydrogen ion or a rare gas ion from a surface of the N region single crystal silicon wafer; the ion injection surface of the N region single crystal silicon wafer and/or a surface of the transparent insulation substrate is processed using plasma and/or ozone. The ion injection surface is bonded to the surface of the transparent insulation substrate by bringing them into close contact with each other at room temperature. An SOI layer is formed by mechanically peeling the single crystal silicon wafer. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305319 | GRAPHITE MATERIAL AND A METHOD OF PRODUCING GRAPHITE MATERIAL - A graphite material includes a plurality of graphite particles and a plurality of pores which form a microstructure. When a cross-section of the microstructure is observed with a scanning electron microscope, the number of the pores appearing on the cross-section is more than 250 or more per 6000 μm | 2008-12-11 |
20080305320 | NANOSCALE SURFACE ACTIVATION OF SILICONE VIA LASER PROCESSING - The invention provides a method of activating a silicone polymer surface using a laser, particularly an excimer laser, so that the silicone is more reactive. A silicone article containing an activated surface is also provided, and can be used to make silicone implants that can be securely fixed to tissue. One example is an implantable prosthesis to treat blindness caused by outer retinal degenerative diseases. The device bypasses damaged photoreceptors and electrically stimulates the undamaged neurons of the retina. Electrical stimulation is achieved using a silicone microelectrode array (MEA). A safe, protein adhesive is used in attaching the MEA to the retinal surface and assist in alleviating focal pressure effects. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305321 | IN-SITU FUNCTIONALIZATION OF CARBON NANOTUBES - An embodiment of the present invention is a technique to functionalize carbon nanotubes in situ. A carbon nanotube (NT) array is grown or deposited on a substrate. The NT array is functionalized in situ with a polymer by partial thermal degradation of the polymer to form a NT structure. The functionalization of the NT structure is characterized. The functionalized NT structure is processed according to the characterized functionalization. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305322 | INTERLAYER OF TEXTURED SUBSTRATE FOR FORMING EPITAXIAL FILM, AND TEXTURED SUBSTRATE FOR FORMING EPITAXIAL FILM - Provided is a buffer layer of a textured substrate for forming an epitaxial film that permit the formation of an epitaxial film having a high texture. The present invention provides a buffer layer of a textured substrate for forming an epitaxial film that is provided between a base material and an epitaxial film formed on at least one surface of the base material, in which the buffer layer has a single layer structure or a multilayer structure of not less than two layers and a layer in contact with the substrate is formed from an indium tin oxide. This buffer layer can have a multilayer structure, and can be provided on the ITO layer, with at least one layer formed from nickel, nickel oxide, zirconium oxide, a rare earth oxide, magnesium oxide, strontium titanate (STO), strontium titanate-barium (SBTO), titanium nitride, silver, palladium, gold, iridium, ruthenium, rhodium, and platinum. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305323 | MULTILAYER ARTICLES HAVING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS - The present invention relates to a multilayer article, wherein said multilayer article comprises: (i) a first layer comprising an acrylic resin; (ii) at least one translucent second layer comprising (a) an acrylic resin, optionally further comprising an impact modifier; (b) a rubber modified thermoplastic resin composition; (c) optionally a rheology modifier; and (d) a visual effects additive; (iii) a third layer comprising an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) resin; and (iv) an optional backing layer comprising either a thermosetting polymer substrate, optionally fiber-reinforced, or glass filled ABS resin. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305324 | Multilayer Optical Disc Construction and Fabrication - The present invention is directed to multilayer optical discs that include a plurality of information layers, and at least two different, adjacent separating layers located in a space between at least two of the information layers. Each of the at least two separating layers includes a different polymer that imparts different properties to the disc. Methods of making the discs, and methods of preparing an optical information storage medium, are also included. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305325 | Memory Molding - A flexible plastic molding for use in building interiors, especially in kitchens and bathrooms around sinks and bathtubs, and between glass window panes and window frames. Embedded within the molding, and extending along its length, is a ductile metal wire which maintains the shape of a bend introduced into the molding along its length, and resists the natural tendency of the plastic molding to spring back to its original condition. The molding may have a flexible central region flanked by two elongated flat surfaces each carrying an adhesive coating. In cross section, the flat surfaces are spaced apart and arranged at an obtuse angle, so that when the molding is installed between two planes at a right angle to each other, the central region of the molding will be compressed and serve to press the flat surfaces against their respective planes. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305326 | Labels - There is described a label comprising a self supporting sheet of a biopolymer (preferably cellulose (e.g. regenerated cellulose, cellulose acetate and/or PLA) said sheet being substantially transparent to visible light when uncoated characterized in that the sheet comprises: (a) a first coating on at least one surface thereof to aid printability thereon; (b) a second coating comprising an adhesive dispersible in an aqueous medium; and (c) optionally a third coating to modify water permeability through the sheet. The labels are to be applied to articles such as glass containers. Preferred labels are wet glue cellulose labels for example where the first coating also comprises a copolymer of vinyl chloride and vinyl acetate to aid water permeability and hence rapid drying of the label on an article. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305327 | Interior Trim Component and Method and System for Processing Same - A method for processing an interior trim component includes the steps of injecting a substrate into a cavity that is defined by a cavity surface; injecting a coating onto the substrate within the cavity; flash-heating the cavity surface; and curing the coating on the substrate. A system is also disclosed. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305328 | Laser-Imageable Marking Compositions - A tape construct comprises a laser-imageable composition, whereby images can be created in said tape by irradiation with a laser. In an alternative, a laser-imageable formulation suitable for spray application to a substrate, comprises a colour-former, a binder and a carrier. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305329 | Method and system for forming reinforcing fibers and reinforcing fibers having particulate protuberances directly attached to the surfaces - Reinforcing fibers with small particles having a longest average dimension of approximately 0.01 nanometer to approximately 30 micrometers physically and/or chemically bonded directly to their surfaces to form protuberances thereon and a method and system for making these modified fibers are disclosed. The particles directly bonded to the surfaces of the fibers, serve to enhance physical properties of composite articles which incorporate such fibers as reinforcement. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305330 | GLIDING OR ROLLING BOARD - A gliding or rolling board having a length measured along a longitudinal direction between a first end and a second end, a width measured along a transverse direction between a first edge and a second edge, as well as a height measured between a bottom and a top, the board including a core that extends along a substantial surface. The board includes a lower reinforcement located beneath the core and an upper reinforcement located above the core, the lower reinforcement including a first layer of natural fibers, the upper reinforcement including a first layer of natural fibers. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305331 | High tenacity polyethylene yarn - A process for preparing ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) multi-filament yarns having improved tensile properties and the yarns and articles thereby produced. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305332 | ANISOTROPICALLY SHAPED CERAMIC PARTICLES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Anisotropically shaped ceramic particles are represented by the general formula {(K | 2008-12-11 |
20080305333 | Boehmitic Aluminas and High-Temperature Stable, High-Porosity, Pure-Phase Aluminium Oxides Obtained Therefrom - This invention relates to crystalline boehmitic aluminas the crystallites of which exhibit unusual dimensional differences in the space directions 020 and 120. This invention further relates to a method for preparing such aluminas and the follow-up products obtained therefrom by calcination. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305334 | CORE/SHELL NANOCRYSTALS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a core/shell nanocrystal and a method for producing the same. More specifically, disclosed herein are a core/shell nanocrystal comprising a metal-doped shell nanocrystal, and a method for producing the same. The core/shell nanocrystal comprises a core nanocrystal and a metal-doped shell nanocrystal formed on the core nanocrystal. Based on the structure, the core/shell nanocrystal exhibits superior crystallinity and high luminescence efficiency, enables easy control of the shape and size and can be produced in a simple manner. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305335 | CORE-SHELL STRUCTURED SILICONE RUBBER GRAFT POLYMERS, IMPACT-RESISTANT MODIFIED MOLDING COMPOUNDS AND MOLDED BODIES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The invention relates to core-shell structured silicone rubber graft polymers that comprise a core a) from a silicium-organic polymer that corresponds to the general formula (R2SiO2/2)x.(RSiO3/2)y.(SiO4/2)z, wherein x=0 to 99.5 mole %, y=0.5 to 100 mole %, z=0 to 50 mole %, wherein R is the same or different and represents alkyl or alkenyl groups having 1 to 6 C atoms, aryl groups or substituted hydrocarbon groups and at last one shell c) from an organic polymer. The silicone rubber graft copolymers are obtained by producing the organic shell c) by radical polymerization at a temperature of not more than 65° C. and adding the initiator in at least two portions to the reaction vessel, with a further addition at least 2 minutes after start of the polymerization. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305336 | Reversible Polymer/Metal Nano-Composites And Method For Manufacturing Same - The present invention provides a polymer/metal nano-composite. The nano-composite includes at least one copolymer chain having alkenyl monomer units and maleimide monomer units, and a nano-sized metal or inorganic crystal. It also provides a method of producing nano-sized metal/inorganic crystals in pure form. These nano-composites and nano-crystals can be useful as polymer fillers, tire rubber compounds, semiconductors, nano-magnets, catalysts, and quantum dots etc. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305337 | Gold-coated nanoparticles for use in biotechnology applications - A process of preparing gold-coated magnetic nanoparticles is disclosed and includes forming a suspension of magnetic nanoparticles within a suitable liquid, adding an amount of a reducible gold compound and a reducing agent to the suspension, and, maintaining the suspension for time sufficient to form gold-coated magnetic nanoparticles. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305338 | Method of Producing Rutile Titanium Dioxide Fine Particles - It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of producing a rutile titanium dioxide fine particle having a high ultraviolet protection property and high transparency for visible light. The present invention provides a method of producing a rutile titanium dioxide fine particle, comprising the steps of (1) treating titanium dioxide hydrate with at least one of a basic compound selected from the group consisting of hydroxides of alkali metal and hydroxides of alkaline-earth metal, and (2) treating the compound obtained by the step (1) with a carboxylic acid group-containing compound and an inorganic acid. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305339 | Thin molded article - The thin molded article of the present invention includes a thin flat plate | 2008-12-11 |
20080305340 | MULTI-RESIN COMPOSITE ARTICLES AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A method for manufacturing a multi-resin composite article is provided. The method comprises providing at least one fiber preform in a mold; injecting a plurality of resins into the at least one fiber preform at a plurality of locations on the at least one fiber preform; and forming at least one transition region along a mutual contact surface between the resins. Each of the at least one transition regions is defined by a gradual transition in composition from one of the resins to another of the resins. A multi-resin composite article is also provided. The article comprises: at least one fiber preform; a plurality of resins, wherein the at least one fiber preform is infused with the resins; and at least one transition region extending along a mutual contact surface between respective ones of the resins. A system for manufacturing such a multi-resin composite article is also provided. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305341 | Process for Coating Metallic Surfaces With an Anti-Corrosive Coating - A process is disclosed for coating metallic surfaces with an anti-corrosive composition that contains a conductive polymer and is a dispersion that contains the at least one conductive polymer mainly or entirely in particulate form, as well as a binder system. The conductive polymer is at least one polymer based on polyphenylene, polyfuran, polyimidazole, polyphenanthrene, polypyrrole, polythiophene and/or polythiophenylene charged with anti-corrosive mobile anions. Alternatively, the metallic surfaces can be first coated with a dispersion based on conductive polymers in particulate form, then coated with a composition which contains a binder system. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305342 | Aqueous polyurethane dispersions - The present invention relates to polyurethane dispersions comprising polysiloxane building blocks reactive towards isocyanates and processes for using their preparation and their use in coating leather. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305343 | SELF-HEALING MATERIALS WITH MICROFLUIDIC NETWORKS - A composite material includes a polymeric layer and a substrate, in contact with the polymeric layer. The substrate includes a substrate matrix, a first microfluidic network in the substrate matrix and in fluid communication with the polymeric layer, and a polymerizer in the first microfluidic network. The composite material may further include an activator, and may be a self-healing composite. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305344 | Core Member of Magnetic Structure Body - In a core member for a magnetic structure including an insulating coating having high exfoliation resistance and having corrosion resistance, the core member includes a coating layer of electrically insulating oil having a polar group, the coating layer being provided on a surface of a steel member, the polar group being bonded, via a coupling agent, to the steel member. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305345 | Protective coating composition for a metal substrate and a process for coating same - A coating composition suitable for protecting a substrate from abrasion. The coating composition comprises chlorosulfonated polyolefin, a monomer mixture and catalyst. The monomer mixture is made from (meth)acrylate monomers. The coating composition also acts as a sound deadener, an anti-slip coating, and an anti-wear coating. It can be applied to a variety of substrates especially on a truck bed as a bedliner. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305346 | Adhesive Film and Use Thereof - Disclosed in an adhesive film which enables to obtain a flexible metal clad laminate which is suppressed in dimensional change when produced by heat roll lamination. Such an adhesive film comprises a heat-resistant layer containing a highly heat resistant polyimide and an adhesive layer which is formed on at least one surface of the heat-resistant layer and contains a thermoplastic polyimide. In this adhesive film, the thermal shrinkage ratio in the TD direction is not less than +0.01%, and the thermal shrinkage ratio in the MD direction is not more than −0.02%. Consequently, when a metal layer and the adhesive film are bonded together by heat roll lamination and the resulting laminate is subjected to a treatment with heating, occurrence of dimensional changes can be sufficiently suppressed. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305347 | Protective coating and a coated substrate obtained therefrom - A coating composition suitable for protecting a substrate from abrasion. The coating composition comprises chlorosulfonated polyolefin, a monomer mixture and catalyst. The monomer mixture is made from (meth)acrylate monomers. The coating composition also acts as a sound deadener, an anti-slip coating, and an anti-wear coating. It can be applied to a variety of substrates especially on a truck bed as a bedliner. | 2008-12-11 |
20080305348 | Solid State Membranes with Surface-Embedded Glycosylated Amphiphilic Molecules and Micelles Formed Therefrom - Disclosed herein are glycosylated amphiphilic molecules composed of hydrophobic “tails” and hydrophilic “heads” that self align to form a membrane at the interface of a polar solvent and a non-polar liquid or a solid. The present invention is directed to a solid state membrane, typically a thin film, composed of a non-polar solid material having the hydrophobic “tail” of a glycosylated amphiphilic molecule embedded in or linked to its surface such that the hydrophilic “head” protrudes from the solid surface and presents useful properties to the surrounding environment. A membrane or film in accordance with the present invention is produced when a non-polar liquid, in the presence of a polar solvent and an amphiphilic biological compound, undergoes a transformation from liquid to solid, through thermal, chemical or radiative means, with the resultant effect that the amphiphilic molecule is affixed or “locked” to the surface, more particularly the hydrophobic ends of the amphiphilic compounds are mechanically or chemically linked to or embedded in the non-polar solid. The membrane and micelles produced therefrom remain stable even in the absence of the polar solvent, thereby allowing the hydrophilic components of the amphiphilic compounds to present useful properties at the surface thereof. | 2008-12-11 |