Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
428315700 | Specified thickness of void-containing component (absolute or relative) or numerical cell dimension | 32 |
20080220241 | Nanoporous Filter - A nanoporous filter comprises a porous support having an essentially flat surface on which is deposited a nanoporous layer having a substantially regular pore structure and uniform pore size within the range from 1 to 50 nm. | 09-11-2008 |
20080274346 | SOLID-STATE CELLULAR AND NONCELLULAR THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS: PROCESSING, PROPERTIES, AND APPLICATIONS - Methods for reducing the density of thermoplastic materials and the articles made therefrom having similar or improved mechanical properties to the solid or noncellular material. Also disclosed are improvements to foaming methods and the cellular structures of the foams made therefrom, and methods for altering the impact strength of solid or noncellular thermoplastic materials and the shaping of the materials into useful articles. | 11-06-2008 |
20080280123 | BIMODAL CELLULAR THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS - Methods for reducing the density of thermoplastic materials and the articles made therefrom having similar or improved mechanical properties to the solid or noncellular material. Also disclosed are improvements to foaming methods and the cellular structures of the foams made therefrom, and methods for altering the impact strength of solid or noncellular thermoplastic materials and the shaping of the materials into useful articles. | 11-13-2008 |
20080299380 | Film For Packaging Of Fresh Or Fermentation Food, Packaging Material and Container - A fresh or fermentation food packaging film, a packaging material and a packaging container which use the film, are disclosed. The fresh or fermentation food packaging film whose average pore size is 0.01-2 μm and whose porosity is 10-80%, wherein the film is manufactured from pure crystalline polymer without addition of inorganic compounds or organic compounds for pore formation, so as to impart microporousness thereto by a dry stretching method which does not use an organic solvent and solvent. The packaging film which can pack fermentation food, such as Kimchi, etc., and fresh food, such as vegetables, etc., in which the packaging film can allow the food some operations, such as breathing and transpiration, etc., but restrain penetration of liquid, such as, water, etc., and can also effectively prevent leakage of smell, such that the food can be kept fresh, through a simple handling process. | 12-04-2008 |
20080311374 | METALLIZED SKIN PANELS AND METHODS OF MAKING - A metallized product includes a composite substrate or other substrate wherein at least a portion of the surface of the substrate is coated with an adhesion-promoting layer comprising resin and microballoons. A metallic coating is adhered to the adhesion promoting layer to produce the metallized surface. Methods for producing metallized products are also provided. | 12-18-2008 |
20080311375 | Method of Fabricating a Polymeric Membrane Having at Least One Pore - A method of fabricating a polymer membrane having at least one pore, polymeric membranes fabricated by the method, and uses of such polymeric membranes. The pores formed are in the nanometer range and therefore make such porous membranes amenable for use in devices for single molecule detection. | 12-18-2008 |
20090029145 | NANO-STRUCTURED SURFACE COATING PROCESS, NANO-STRUCTURED COATINGS AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE COATING - The invention relates to a new process for the preparation of nano-structured and/or nano-porous surfaces, coatings having a nano-structured and/or nano-porous surface and articles comprising said coatings. The invention also relates to the use of coatings according to the invention, in particular as anti-reflective coatings. The process for the preparation of the surface nano-structured and/or nano-porous coatings is a process comprising the steps of
| 01-29-2009 |
20090104427 | Multi-Properties Composite, Polytetrafluoroethylene Membrane and Preparation Thereof - The present invention relates to a kind of composite of porous resin and porous carbon particles, which has excellent adsorption, odor resistance, moisture-management, air permeability, water vapor permeability, water resistance and anti-peeling properties. Moreover, a kind of adsorbent, odor resistant, moisture-managing, air permeable, water vapor permeable, water resistant and anti-peeling polytetrafluoroethylene and its processing method are also disclosed. | 04-23-2009 |
20090155567 | EXTRUDED PROPYLENE RESIN FOAM AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING EXTRUDED PROPYLENE RESIN FOAM - The extruded propylene-based resin foam according to the present invention is extruded propylene-based resin foam that is formed by extrusion-foaming a propylene-based resin, and the extruded propylene-based resin foam has the expansion ratio of 10 or more and the average cell diameter of less than 400 μm. In addition, the extruded foam contains a 60 or less wt % fibrous filler in relation to the whole molding material. With this configuration, the extruded foam can have a plurality of foam cell walls therein. Thus, the extruded foam can efficiently block external radiant heat, thereby realizing excellent insulation efficiency. Furthermore, because the fibrous filler is oriented along the thickness direction, even when the extruded foam is slightly strained in the thickness direction, a high stress arises, thereby improving energy-absorbing capability. | 06-18-2009 |
20090169862 | Microporous polyolefin multi layer film and preparing method thereof - The present invention relates to a multi-layered microporous polyolefin film for a battery separator and a method for preparing the same. The microporous multi-layered film of the present invention has a characteristics to have both the low shutdown temperature conferred by the polyethylene and the high melt fracture temperature conferred by the polypropylene and heat-resistant filler. In addition, it has the high strength and stability conferred by the micropores prepared under wet process and the high permeability and high strength conferred by the macropores prepared under dry process. Therefore, this multi-layered film can be used effectively to manufacture a secondary battery with high capacity and high power. | 07-02-2009 |
20090176085 | ORGANIC, OPEN CELL FOAM MATERIALS, THEIR CARBONIZE DERIVATIVES, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Organic, small pore area materials (“SPMs”) are provided comprising open cell foams in unlimited sizes and shapes. These SPMs exhibit minimal shrinkage and cracking. Processes for preparing SPMs are also provided that do not require supercritical extraction. These processes comprise sol-gel polymerization of a hydroxylated aromatic in the presence of at least one suitable electrophilic linking agent and at least one suitable solvent capable of strengthening the sol-gel. Also disclosed are the carbonized derivatives of the organic SPMs. | 07-09-2009 |
20090297824 | CAPTURING MATERIAL, PRODUCING PROCESS THEREOF, AND SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION CARTRIDGE - Disclosed is a capturing material including a substrate containing a porous body having continuous pores, wherein the substrate has a bilayer structure including: a surface region to which a graft polymer chain to which a capturing functional group for capturing an object to be captured is incorporated is bonded; and an inner region to which the graft polymer chain is not bonded. | 12-03-2009 |
20090305028 | OXYFLUORIDE IN THE FORM OF A FILM AND PREPARATION METHOD - The invention relates to a nanostructured porous oxyfluoride film deposited onto a substrate, to a method for its production, and also to various applications. | 12-10-2009 |
20090317619 | AEROGEL MATERIALS BASED ON METAL OXIDES AND COMPOSITES THEREOF - The present invention describes a new class of high porosity materials with aerogel properties, based on metal oxides and their composites, possessing a high surface area and a high pore volume distributed within a specific pore diameter range. The pore distribution is monomodal and the porosity of the material is greater than 80%, conferring aerogel properties thereon while the absence of micropores (pores less than 2 nm in diameter) confers a high thermal stability to these materials. The characteristics of the product, including a low, if not zero, macroporosity, confer on the material a low dustiness compared to conventional aerogels, thus enabling them to be used effectively in production cycles. | 12-24-2009 |
20100015429 | METAL SUBSTRATES INCLUDING METAL OXIDE NANOPOROUS THIN FILMS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - The present disclosure is directed to a metal-containing apparatus including a substrate member constructed of a metal that is highly resistant to pitting corrosion and wear in aggressive media. An exemplary metal-containing apparatus is a plate heat exchanger. The metal includes an oxidation layer on the surface thereof and a thin metal oxide nanoporous film on top of the oxidation layer. The nanoporous film is highly compliant and is comprised of oxygen and aluminum, titanium, silicon, zirconium and combinations thereof. | 01-21-2010 |
20100239845 | THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION FOAMED SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention takes as its object the provision of a thermoplastic resin foamed sheet having excellent surface exterior appearance, lightweightness, PTT property and light reflectivity and the provision of a method for producing the thermoplastic resin foamed sheet. Specifically, the thermoplastic resin foamed sheet is a foamed sheet including 80 to 99.5% by weight of an (A) thermoplastic resin and 0.5 to 20% by weight of (B) PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene), wherein when in the foamed sheet interior observed with a SEM (scanning electron microscope), the number of the particles of (B) PTFE having a dispersed particle size falling within a range from 0.05 to 1 μm is represented by (L), the number of the particles of (B) PTFE having a dispersed particle size falling within a range from 1 to 30 μm is represented by (M) and the number of the particles of (B) PTFE having a dispersed particle size falling within a range of 30 μm or more is represented by (N), (L)/(M)=99.99/0.01 to 50/50, and (M)>(N); and the average bubble size in the direction normal to the take-off direction of the foamed sheet is 0.1 to 50 μm. | 09-23-2010 |
20100247894 | Reinforced Highly Microporous Polymers - The present invention provides microporous polymers and methods for producing and using the same. In particular, microporous polymers of the present invention are highly porous as indicated by a Gurley air permeability flow rate of about 4 seconds or less per mL of air flow per 25 micron of microporous polymer thickness per square inch. | 09-30-2010 |
20110171457 | BIMODAL CELLULAR THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS - Improvements to foaming methods and the interbimodal cellular structures of the foams made therefrom are disclosed, | 07-14-2011 |
20110229707 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SINGLE CRYSTAL INGOT AND WAFER MANUFACTURED BY THEREBY - A method of manufacturing single crystal ingot and a wafer manufactured thereby are provided. The method includes pulling and growing an ingot in a crucible; and cooling the ingot, wherein during the pulling of the ingot, a pulling rate of the ingot is configured to generate a vacancy of less than 80 nm; when the ingot is cooled at an interval of about 1000 to about 2000, a cooling speed of the ingot is slow cooling to allow the vacancy of less than about 80 nm to grow into a vacancy of more than about 80 nm. | 09-22-2011 |
20120028030 | COATED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A coated article includes a substrate, and a coating deposited on the substrate by magnetron sputtering. The coating includes micropores, and each micropore is sealed by a sealing element. | 02-02-2012 |
20120058328 | CONTROLLING THE POROSITY IN AN ANISOTROPIC COATING - The present invention relates to a process for fabricating a porous coatings with controlled structure in the micro and nano-size domain. In particular, but not exclusively, it relates to a process for fabricating coatings with an anisotropic pore size distribution and to coatings obtained using such coatings. It describes in particular the use of ink-jet method to deposit in a controlled way such coatings. It also relates to porous coatings with controlled structure in the micro and nano-size domain. The coating has a thickness between 10 nanometres and 10 millimetres and its porosity is created in such a way that the pore size distribution is anisotropic. It finally describes objects covered with this coating. | 03-08-2012 |
20120141773 | ARTICLE FOR MAKING UP THE NAILS AND METHOD FOR MAKING UP THE NAILS BY MEANS OF THE ARTICLE - The invention relates to an article for making up the nails comprising a backing with a profile corresponding to the profile of the nails or capable of conforming to the profile of the nails, the backing having a first face intended to be brought into contact with the nail and a second face on the opposite side from the first, the backing comprising at least one material exhibiting permeability of greater than 1000 g/m | 06-07-2012 |
20120208004 | ULTRA-THIN MEMBRANE FOR CHEMICAL ANALYZER AND RELATED METHOD FOR FORMING MEMBRANE - A method for forming an ultra-thin membrane for use in a chemical analyzer such as a mass spectrometer includes the step of applying a sacrificial blocking layer onto a porous substrate, applying a semi-permeable membrane layer onto the sacrificial blocking layer, and removing the sacrificial blocking layer following cure of the membrane layer. In a preferred version, at least one of the blocking layer and the membrane layer are applied to the porous support by means of spin coating, though other deposition techniques can be employed. | 08-16-2012 |
20130040127 | MEMBRANE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A membrane according to the present invention includes a support member and a polymer layer disposed on the support member and including a plurality of nano pores each having an inner wall formed of a block-structured polymer material of which the end thereof is substituted by a functional group. | 02-14-2013 |
20130122279 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM, SUBSTRATE WITH TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT USING THE SAME - A transparent conductive film includes a first transparent resin layer including a plurality of thin metallic wires, a second transparent resin layer containing a conductive polymer, and a third transparent resin layer provided between the first transparent resin layer and the second transparent resin layer. The second transparent resin layer contains a resin which is soluble in water, and the third transparent resin layer contains a resin which is insoluble in water or has water resistance. The third transparent resin layer can suppress mixing of the second transparent resin layer with the first transparent resin layer and can make the second transparent resin layer less likely to be damaged by the first transparent resin layer. Therefore, a surface of the second transparent resin layer is made smooth and electrical conductivity is made uniform. | 05-16-2013 |
20130189512 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR INJECTION MOLDING, INJECTION MOLDED FOAM ARTICLE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING INJECTION MOLDED FOAM ARTICLE - A resin composition for injection molding comprising (I) 70-90 wt. parts of a propylene polymer resin having a MFR of at least 30 g/10 min. but smaller than 200 g/10 min. as measured at 230° C. according to ASTM D-1238, (II) 5-25 wt. parts of an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer having a melt strength (MS | 07-25-2013 |
20130251978 | Method for Pore Sealing of Porous Materials Using Polyimide Langmuir-Blodgett Film - Method for pore sealing a porous substrate, comprising: forming a continuous monolayer of a polyimide precursor on a liquid surface, transferring said polyimide precursor monolayer onto the porous substrate with the Langmuir-Blodgett technique, and imidization of the transferred polyimide precursor monolayers, thereby forming a polyimide sealing layer on the porous substrate. Porous substrate having at least one surface on which a sealing layer is provided to seal pores of the substrate, wherein the sealing layer is a polyimide having a thickness of a few monolayers and wherein there is no penetration of the polyimide into the pores. | 09-26-2013 |
20140072793 | MOISTURE PERMEABLE WATERPROOF COMPOSITE FILM AND MOISTURE PERMEABLE WATERPROOF FABRIC HAVING MOISTURE PERMEABLE WATERPROOF COMPOSITE FILM - The objects of the present invention are to provide a moisture permeable waterproof composite film and to provide a moisture permeable waterproof fabric which is constructed to contain the moisture permeable waterproof composite film, each of which being capable of, while retaining the moisture permeability thereof, suppressing deterioration of waterproofness even if external force is applied to these film and fabric. This moisture permeable waterproof composite film is formed of a laminate comprising of at least one layer of porous polytetrafluoroethylene, and at least one layer of porous polyurethane. | 03-13-2014 |
20140127494 | POLYIMIDE POROUS BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a polyimide porous body having an excellent heat resistance, a fine cell structure, and a low relative dielectric constant, and a method for producing the polyimide porous body. The present invention relates to a method for producing a polyimide porous body, comprising a step for applying a polymer solution containing a polyamide acid, a phase separation agent for separating the phases of the polyamide acid, an imidization catalyst, and a dehydrating agent, on a substrate, and drying the polymer solution to produce a phase-separated structure body having a microphase-separated structure; a step for producing a porous body by removing the phase separation agent from the phase-separated structure body; and a step for subjecting the polyamide acid in the porous body to imidization to synthesize a polyimide. | 05-08-2014 |
20150140315 | RESIN FOAM AND FOAM MATERIAL - A resin foam having excellent dustproofness not only at ordinary temperatures but also particularly at high temperatures as well as having excellent flexibility. The resin foam has a thickness recovery ratio at high temperatures as defined below of not less than 25%, an average cell diameter of 10 to 200 μm, and a maximum cell diameter of not more than 300 μm, wherein the thickness recovery ratio at high temperatures is defined as follows: a resin foam in a sheet form is compressed, in an atmosphere of 80° C., for 22 hours in a thickness direction so as to have a thickness of 20% of the initial thickness; then, the compression state is released in an atmosphere of 23° C.; and a ratio of a thickness 24 hours after the release of the compression state to the initial thickness is defined as the thickness recovery ratio at high temperatures. | 05-21-2015 |
20160030918 | MOISTURE-ABSORBING MATERIAL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND PACKAGING MATERIAL - Provided is a moisture-absorbing material having, in the following order: a moisture-permeable polymer layer; a moisture-absorbing layer having a porous structure and containing amorphous silica with an average secondary particle diameter not exceeding 10 μm, a water-soluble resin and a moisture-absorbing agent; and a moisture-proof layer. | 02-04-2016 |
20160089852 | MULTI-LAYER THERMOFORMED POLYMERIC FOAM ARTICLES AND METHODS - Thermoformed polymeric foam articles and methods of forming the same are described. In some embodiments, thermoformed articles are produced from multi-layer foamed sheet where the formed article has a density equal to or less than the precursor multi-layer sheet. One of the layers of the thermoformed article may be a polymer foam layer having a density reduction between 5% and 50% as compared to the solid polymer. Such polymer foam layers can be referred to as “medium density” or “high density” foams. Advantageously, the methods described herein are practical for commercial use and, for example, can be used to produce a variety of thermoformed articles suitable for use in many different applications. | 03-31-2016 |