21st week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 44 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090130358 | Water hose and composition for hose - The present invention provides a water hose which includes an inner layer and an outer layer that are concentric and tube-shaped, and a reinforcement fiber layer that is formed by interweaving reinforcement fibers between the inner layer and the outer layer. The inner layer and the outer layer are formed by vulcanizing a composition for a hose that includes an ethylene-propylene-nonconjugated diene copolymer and an ethylene-butene-nonconjugated diene copolymer such that a mass ratio (ethylene-propylene-nonconjugated diene copolymer/ethylene-butene-nonconjugated diene copolymer) is 80/20 to 30/70. A Mooney viscosity (ML (1+4) 100° C.) of the ethylene-butene-nonconjugated diene copolymer is lower than a Mooney viscosity (ML (1+4) 100° C.) of the ethylene-propylene-nonconjugated diene copolymer. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130359 | Optimisation of Preform Preparation in Injection-Stretch-Blow-Moulding - This invention discloses a method for preparing a preform for two-stage injection-stretch-blow-moulding (ISBM) from polypropylene resin produced with a Ziegler-Natta catalyst system and having a melt flow index MI2 of from 1 to 20 dg/min, wherein polypropylene is injected at a melt temperature of at least 265° C. Also disclosed are the preforms obtainable by the method, the use of the preforms for preparing bottles, and the bottles prepared from the preforms. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130360 | CONFORMABLE AND DIE-CUTTABLE MACHINE DIRECTION ORIENTED LABELSTOCKS AND LABELS, AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING - Die-cuttable and printable adhesive containing labelstocks for use in preparing die cut adhesive labels, and methods of preparing the labelstocks and die cut labels are described. The labelstocks comprise extruded machine direction oriented monolayer or multilayer films and an adhesive layer. The monolayer films comprise a mixture of about 25% to 80% by weight of a propylene polymer or copolymer, and from about 20% to about 75% by weight of a polyethylene. The films are stretch oriented in the machine direction at a temperature at about or above the melting temperature of the polyethylenes. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130361 | ADHESIVE ATTACHMENT AND METHOD - An easy to use epoxy-mount base plate assembly has components of a two-part epoxy adhesive pre-dispensed on the assembly's base plate in a plurality of alternating segments and prepackaged with a protective adhesive cover that keeps each epoxy component segment separated from one another until ready for use. To attach the base plate of the assembly to a surface, the adhesive cover is removed exposing the epoxy segments. The base plate is then pressed against a mounting surface and twisted thus mixing the epoxy components and initiating a curing process for the epoxy. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130362 | MULTIUSE DRY ERASE WRITING AND PROJECTION SURFACE - A writing or projection surface, such as may be used for white boards, comprising multiple layers of thin films. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130363 | METHOD OF MAKING A LABEL SHEET - A label sheet label sheet includes a transparent film support material, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a release layer, a printable layer, one or more first detachment lines, and one or more second detachment lines. The transparent film support material has an inner surface and an outer surface. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is disposed over the transparent film support material inner surface. The release layer is disposed over the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The printable layer is disposed over the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and includes an inner surface facing the release layer and an opposing outer surface. The outer surface exhibits a roughness of 4 to 50 μm (DIN 4768). The one or more first detachment lines extend from the printable layer outer surface and through the printable layer and the release layer, to thereby form a first sub-region. The one or more second detachment lines extend from the support material outer surface and through the support material and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, to thereby form a second sub-region that is larger than the first sub-region. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130364 | Roll of interconnected detachable fabric/cloth sheets and dispenser therefore - A roll of interconnected detachable fabric or cloth sheets provides an environmentally friendly cost effective reusable alternative to disposable paper towels, and nonwoven wipes and mop pads. Each of the sheets includes a front surface and a rear surface. The front surface of one sheet is connected with the rear surface of an adjacent sheet to form the roll by connectors such as male and female hook and loop ribbon sections. The individual sheets can also be used as mop head covers. A dispenser for the sheets includes a spindle for rotatably retaining the roll and a rack for supporting a detached sheet for air drying between uses. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130365 | INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An information recording medium ensuring high recording and erase function and excellent archival characteristic at a high linear velocity and over a wide range of linear velocities is provided. Such a medium is obtained by constructing a recording layer which has a composition that can generate phase change as a whole, of a first through an M-th constituent layers (wherein M is an integer of 2 or greater) which are stacked in a thickness direction, such that elemental compositions of contiguous an m-th constituent layer and a (m+1)th constituent layer are different from each other (wherein m is an integer and satisfies 1≦m≦M) assuming that the constituent layer located at an m-th position from a laser light incident side is the m-th constituent layer. In this information recording medium, at least one m-th constituent layer constituting the recording layer preferably includes at least one element selected from Te, Bi, Sb, Ge, In, Ga, Al, Sn, Pb, Se and Si. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130366 | Optical Information-Recording Medium and Information-Recording Method - There is provided an optical information-recording medium, comprising a recording layer capable of recording of information by irradiation of a laser beam having a wavelength of 440 nm or less on or above a substrate, the recording layer comprising a dye having two or more independent dye moieties in the molecule that are bound to each other in a manner other than by forming a conjugated bond to the dye moieties, and a method of recording information, comprising recording information by irradiating a laser beam having a wavelength of 440 nm or less on or above the optical information-recording medium according to the present invention described above. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130367 | CATIONIC COMPOUND, DYE COMPOUND AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME, AND OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention relates to a cationic compound denoted by the general formula (I). In general formula (I), Ar | 2009-05-21 |
20090130368 | Self Healing Salt Water Barrier - Geocomposite articles that can provide a barrier against high conductivity water e.g., ocean water, are described and their method of manufacture, for waterproofing surfaces that contact high conductivity water. The geocomposite article mat includes a woven or non-woven geotextile sheet or mat containing a powdered or granular partially cross-linked acrylamide/acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer across its entire major surface(s). The powdered or granular copolymer has an unexpectedly high free-swell when hydrated with High Conductivity water, such as ocean water. A liquid-impermeable cover sheet is adhered to the upper major surfaces of the filled copolymer-carrying geotextile to provide a primary high conductivity water barrier layer that, if ruptured, is sealed by the swell of an underlying layer of water-insoluble, partially cross-linked acrylamide/acrylic acid copolymer. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130369 | Embedded type multifunctional integrated structure and method for manufacturing the same - An embedded type multifunctional integrated structure and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The present invention utilizes the concept of multi-layer design to integrated more than two passive components on a component structure that would be adhered to a substrate. Hence, the embedded type multifunctional integrated structure has an OCP function, an OVP function, an anti-EMI function, and an anti-ESD function at the same time. Therefore, the present invention effectively integrated two or more than one passive components in order to increase function of the embedded type multifunctional integrated structure. Moreover, the present invention effectively reduces the size of the passive components on a PCB and reduces the number of solder joints. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130370 | Fabrication of anchored carbon nanotube array devices for integrated light collection and energy conversion - A method of fabricating optical energy collection and conversion devices using carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and a method of anchoring CNT's into thin polymeric layers is disclosed. The basic method comprises an initial act of surrounding a plurality of substantially aligned nanostructures within at least one fluid layer of substantially uniform thickness such that a first end of the plurality of nanostructures protrudes from the fluid layer. Next, the fluid layer is altered to form an anchoring layer, thereby fastening the nanostructures within the primary anchoring layer with the first ends of the nanostructures protruding from a first surface of the primary anchoring layer. Finally, a portion of the anchoring layer is selectively removed such that a second end of the nanostructures is exposed and protrudes from the anchoring layer. The resulting product is an optically absorbent composite material having aligned nanostructures protruding from both sides of an anchoring layer. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130371 | Leather-Like Sheet and Production Method Thereof - A leather-like sheet excellent in repulsive feeling is provided by a leather-like sheet substantially including a fibrous material which is a leather-like sheet in which a staple fiber nonwoven fabric (A) in which ultra-fine fibers of an average single fiber fineness of 0.0001 to 0.5 dtex and an average fiber length of 1 to 10 cm are entangled with each other and a woven or knitted fabric (B) including a conjugate fiber in which two or more polyesters are disposed in side-by-side or eccentric sheath-core relationship are laminated. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130372 | ADHESIVE STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An adhesive structure of the present invention is capable of adhering onto an adhesion target without using welding, an adhesive or the like. The adhesive structure of the present invention includes: a base ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090130373 | Non-skid, fabric bordered doormat and method for manufacturing same - The doormat is fabricated from a sheet of material. An integral non-skid latex backing layer is formed on the rear surface of the material sheet. The backed material sheet forms the central section of the doormat. A separate fabric border is fabricated with mitered corners. The fabric border is folded around the edge of the backed central section and the folded fabric border is stitched to the central section. The backing layer is composed from latex foam. The foam is formed from liquid latex obtained by combining water and a solid mix comprising natural rubber with soap, filler, a thickening agent and an accelerator and then mixing the liquid latex with air. The foam is sprayed on the rear surface of the material sheet and then cured by heating the foam layer with steam and exposure to infra-red radiation to form a paste layer. The paste layer is then embossed and dried. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130374 | STAIN AND SOIL REPELLENT COMPOSITION - The invention relates to a stain and soil repellent composition for a carpet, especially from polyamide, wherein a first condensation product of hydroxyaromatic compounds and formaldehyde, which is free of sulphonic acid- and carboxyl-groups; and a second condensation product of hydroxyaromatic compounds and formaldehyde, which is at least partially sulphonated is applied to the carpet in a foam application process together with a fluorocarbon compound. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130375 | INTERACTIVE BOARD COVER - An improved interactive learning board cover is provided. The improved interactive learning board cover may provide protection to the learning board, whereby the cover may stretch over the entire surface of a whiteboard and may be secured at each of the four corners of the board with a sewn pocket thereby allowing securement of the board without the need for additional handles, straps and/or padding. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130376 | UNIDIRECTIONAL FIBER MATERIAL AND FABRICATION METHOD - A unidirectional fiber material. An illustrative embodiment of the unidirectional fiber material includes a plurality of unidirectional reinforcing fibers, an unbound section provided along the reinforcing fibers and generally free from fill-binding material, a first bound section having a fill-binding material provided along the reinforcing fibers on a first side of the unbound section and a second bound section having a fill-binding material provided along the reinforcing fibers on a second side of the unbound section. A method of fabricating a unidirectional fiber material is also disclosed. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130377 | Natural Fibre Thermoset Composite Product and Method For Manufacturing the Same - A natural fibre thermoset composite product of high tensile strength, high compressive strength, high cross breaking point, high water absorption properties and a method for producing the same. The product comprises bamboo and jute fibre, resins, fillers and additives wherein bamboo and jute are present in the ratio of 1:99 to 99:1 as reinforcement material. The method of manufacture of natural fibre thermoset composite product of high tensile strength, high compressive strength, high cross breaking point, high water absorption properties comprises forming slurry with resin solution, fillers and optional additives; impregnation of bamboo and jute provided in a ratio of 1:99 to 99:1 as reinforcement material into the slurry; drying said impregnated bamboo and jute composite in oven at temperature of 100° C. to 200° C.; cutting said impregnated and dried bamboo and jute composite into required size; said impregnated dried cut pieces of bamboo and jute composite multilayered according to require thickness and pressed in the hydraulic press at a pressure 1 to 3 tons per square inches for a definite period at a defined temperature. The composite product is adapted to be used as floor board, paneling sheet, roofing material and the like. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130378 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A honeycomb structure includes a ceramic block including a plurality of honeycomb fired bodies, a first adhesive layer, and a second adhesive layer. The plurality of honeycomb fired bodies includes center-portion honeycomb fired bodies located at a center portion in a cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and peripheral honeycomb fired bodies surrounding the center-portion honeycomb fired bodies. The first adhesive layer is interposed between the center-portion honeycomb fired bodies to connect the center-portion honeycomb fired bodies. The second adhesive layer is interposed between each of the center-portion honeycomb fired bodies and each of the peripheral honeycomb fired bodies and between the peripheral honeycomb fired bodies. An adhesive strength α between the center-portion honeycomb fired bodies bonded via the first adhesive layer is higher than an adhesive strength β between honeycomb fired bodies bonded via the second adhesive layer. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130379 | EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION FOR FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL - Provided is an epoxy resin composition for fiber-reinforced composite materials, which serves as a matrix resin for a prepreg. This epoxy resin composition is improved in tackiness stability during storage, while maintaining mechanical characteristics. The epoxy resin composition for fiber-reinforced composite materials is characterized by containing 25 to 50 parts by weight of an amine curing agent (B) selected from aliphatic polyamines, alicyclic polyamines and aromatic polyamines, and 1 to 20 parts by weight of an organic acid dihydrazide compound (C) having a melting point of not less than 150° C., per 100 parts by weight of an epoxy resin (A). | 2009-05-21 |
20090130380 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POUROUS STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING PATTERN - A pattern forming material contains a block copolymer or graft copolymer and forms a structure having micro polymer phases, in which, with respect to at least two polymer chains among polymer chains constituting the block copolymer or graft copolymer, the ratio between N/(Nc−No) values of monomer units constituting respective polymer chains is 1.4 or more, where N represents total number of atoms in the monomer unit, Nc represents the number of carbon atoms in the monomer unit, No represents the number of oxygen atoms in the monomer unit. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130381 | Washcoat loaded porous ceramics with low backpressure - Disclosed are washcoated ceramic honeycomb filters. The ceramic filters exhibit a relatively high level of washcoat loading while exhibiting minimized levels of backpressure. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing the washcoated ceramic honeycomb filters. The method comprises providing an cell geometry derived from a predetermined level of washcoat loading to be applied to the ceramic honeycomb article. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130382 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING THERMOPLASTIC FILM - According to the present invention, the film is cooled little by little by controlling the surface temperature of the cooling drums so that the surface temperature of the cooling drums downstream is lower than that of the cooling drums upstream, whereby it is prevented from slipping and shrinking on the surface of the cooling drums. Thus, defects can be prevented from occurring in the film, whereby a high-quality thermoplastic film for optical applications can be produced. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130383 | Biaxially Oriented Polystyrene Film Containing Small Rubber Particles and Low Rubber Particle Gel Content - A biaxially oriented film has a machine direction-orientation (MDO) ratio of more than 1.2 and a transverse direction orientation (TDO) ratio of 2.0 or less, where the MDO ratio is greater than the TDO ratio; where the film contains a polymer composition containing a first high impact polystyrene (HIPS) component with a block copolymer grafted to polystyrene, a rubbery conjugated diene content of one to seven weight percent based on first HIPS weight, less than 10 weight-percent gel concentration, an average rubber particle size of between one and 0.01 micrometers, about 40 to about 90 volume percent of the rubber particles have diameters of less than about 0.4 microns and from about 10 to about 60 volume percent of the rubber particles have diameters between about 0.4 and about 2.5 microns, a majority of rubber particles with a core/shell morphology and a concentration that accounts for 30 to 100 weight-percent of the total polymer composition weight and one to five weight-percent rubbery diene based on total polymer composition weight. The film can also contain up to 70 weight percent of a general purpose polystyrene and up to 20 weight-percent of a second HIPS component that is different from the first HIPS component, both based on total polymer composition weight. The polymer composition accounts for at least 95 weight-percent of the film, with the balance of the film weight being additives. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130384 | Chip Provided with film Having Hole Pattern with the Use of Thermoresponsive Polymer and Method of Producing the Same - [Problems] To provide a novel chip useful for treating cells and the like which has a mechanism and a structure wherein the size of a hole pattern is arbitrarily changed so that cells can easily move in and get out from the hole in scattering or collecting cells but can hardly get out from the hole during washing or antigen-stimulation. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130385 | Donor substrate and manufacturing method of display device using the same - A method of manufacturing a display device includes preparing an acceptor substrate, preparing a donor substrate having an organic layer; aligning and combining the acceptor substrate and the donor substrate, and keeping a temperature difference between the acceptor substrate and the donor substrate to transfer the organic layer to the acceptor substrate. Thus, the present invention provides a display device that can simplify a process and decrease a consumption rate of an organic material. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130386 | Carbon nanotube device fabrication - A carbon nanotube device in accordance with the invention includes a free-standing membrane that is peripherally supported by a support structure. The membrane includes an aperture that extends through a thickness of the membrane. At least one carbon nanotube extends across the aperture on a front surface of the membrane. The carbon nanotube is also accessible from a back surface of the membrane. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130387 | BLOCKING STRIP FOR DIE STORAGE MEDIA - A die storage method and apparatus comprising a cover tape and a strip coupled to the cover tape wherein the strip comprises a material that is: flexible or compressible, or combinations thereof. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130388 | Glass-based laser ridges for adhesive confinement and related methods - A method for manufacturing an optical assembly comprises providing a first substrate having a first surface, providing a second substrate having a second surface facing the first surface, and forming a patterned microbump on at least a select one of the first surface and the second surface. The method further comprises applying an adhesive to the at least select one of the first surface and the second surface in a region proximate the patterned microbump, and attaching the first substrate to the second substrate by placing the first surface and the second surface in close proximity to one another such that the adhesive contacts both the first surface and the second surface, and wherein the adhesive is held within a preselected area by the patterned microbump. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130389 | PRE-APPLIED PROTECTIVE JACKETING TO GROOVED INSULATION - A V-grooved composite insulation is provided with an adhesive coating and a protective jacketing material bonded to the adhesive. The protective jacketing material extends beyond the perimeter of the grooved insulation board and comprises at least one intact release layer at a location in which the protective jacketing is clear of contact with the bottom surface of the insulation member and a pressure sensitive adhesive between the portion of the protective jacketing material and the at least one release layer. The method also comprises preshaping the grooved insulation board around a pipe by bending the grooved insulation board, removing the release layer of the protective jacketing material, thereby exposing the pressure sensitive adhesive and securing the pressure sensitive adhesive to the protective jacketing to thereby surround the pipe in a vapor free manner. Grooved insulation boards with protective jacketing so constructed are also provided. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130390 | Optical wiring board and manufacturing method thereof - An optical wiring board and a method of manufacturing the optical wiring board are disclosed. The method of manufacturing an optical wiring board may include forming a lower cladding over an insulating layer; forming a side cladding, which has an indentation corresponding with the core, over the lower cladding; filling a core material in the indentation; and forming an upper cladding such that the core material is covered. Embodiments of the invention can be utilized to readily control the thickness of the core. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130391 | DESIGN OF SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY FIBERS AND SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER FIBERS AND FILMS AND THEIR COMPOSITES FOR REVERSIBLE SHAPE CHANGES - A plurality of reversible active composite materials are disclosed, including composites based on a shape memory alloy member (SMA) and a shape memory polymer member (SMP), as well as composites based on two different SMP members. Each different member (SMA or SMP) will be trained to remember a specific shape at a specific temperature. Where two different SMP members are employed, the members exhibit different glass transition temperatures. Such composite materials can be implemented in many form factors, including two generally planar members, a single generally planar SMP member with SMA fibers distributed throughout the SMP, and a SMA fiber/wire coated with a SMP coating. In particular, the SMA fiber/wire coated with a SMP layer can be used to form helical coils that can be used in paired hinges to achieve reversible bending of a structure into which such paired hinges are incorporated. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130392 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A THIN LAYER OF SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL - A semiconductor structure includes a thin semiconductor layer fixed on an applicator or flexible support, the thin layer having an exposed surface characterized by fractured solid bridges spaced apart by cavities. A method of producing the thin layer of semiconductor material includes implanting ions into the semiconductor wafer to define a reference plane, where the ion dose is above a minimum dose, but below a critical dose so as to avoid degrading the wafer surface. The method further includes applying a thermal treatment to define a layer of microcavities and applying stress to free the thin layer from the wafer. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130393 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The electronic apparatus includes a base sheet; a conductive pattern formed on the base sheet; a circuit chip mounted on the base sheet and connected to the conductive pattern; and plural protrusions arranged on at least one of a frontside and a backside of the base sheet to overlap at least a portion of the conductive pattern. The plural protrusions protrude in a direction away from the base sheet. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130394 | Laser marking of a card - The invention relates to a method for the laser marking of a support having a body and a cover sheet. A laser beam is used to etch the body of the support through the thickness of the cover sheet. The support is laminated either during or after the laser marking in order to reduce or prevent deformations in the cover sheet resulting from etching. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130395 | Glazing - A method of providing a vehicle roof glazing with a printed region having pre-determined optical and/or thermal characteristics is disclosed. Preferably, the glazing forms part of the roof the vehicle, for example, by being a windscreen that extends into the roof, or by being a rooflight or roof glazing system. The region is printed with an ink and the glazing fired, such that the printed region appears semi-opaque after firing. Preferably, the printed region has lower optical and/or thermal transmission characteristics than an unprinted region of the glazing. The pigment loading and/or pigment colour may be used to determine the optical and/or thermal characteristics of the printed region. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130396 | Method and system for use in preparing magnetic ink character recognition readable documents - Disclosed herein is a substrate comprising a first surface having fuser oil thereon, a portion of the first surface including a coating comprising a tracer material and a fuser oil-mitigating wax, the quantity of tracer material being indicative of the quantity of coating on the substrate. A printing system comprising a printer, a coater configured to deposit a coating comprising a wax and a tracer material on a portion of a substrate to mitigate fuser oil, a tracer exciter configured to excite the tracer material, and a tracer detector configured to detect the electromagnetic radiation emitted from the tracer material is also disclosed, along with a corresponding method. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130397 | Multicolor mask - The invention relates to a process for forming a stacked transparent structure comprising providing a support, coating one side of said support with a multicolored mask, coating the other side of the support with a layer curable by visible light, and exposing the light-curable layer through the mask with visible light to cure the layer curable by light in exposed portions to form a cured pattern. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130398 | Gradient colored mask - The invention relates to a process for forming a structure comprising: (a) providing a transparent support; (b) forming a color mask having a selected absorption spectral range wherein the color mask has an effectively transparent portion and a partially absorptive portion, wherein the partially absorptive portion includes at least two portions having different optical densities within the absorption spectral range; (c) coating a layer of a photopatternable material sensitive to visible light in the absorption spectral range; (d) exposing and developing the photopatternable material to form a photopattern corresponding to at least one of said two portions of the partially absorptive portion; and (e) depositing and patterning a layer of functional material such that a pattern of functional material results corresponding to the at least one of said two portions of the partially absorptive portion. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130399 | Water-Soluble Azo Compound, Ink Composition and Colored Article - The present invention relates to a water-soluble azo compound represented by the following formula (1) | 2009-05-21 |
20090130400 | Colorant compositions containing an oxonol dye - The present invention relates to a colorant composition comprising (i) an oxonol dye of general formula (I) wherein R | 2009-05-21 |
20090130401 | DECORATED TRIM ELEMENT - A trim element for the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, comprising a substrate and a film bonded to it, the film consisting of polypropylene (PP) or a polypropylene copolymer. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130402 | METHOD FOR PREPARING AN ORIENTED AND NANOSTRUCTURED SURFACE OF A POLYMER - The invention concerns a method for preparing a substrate one surface of which consists of a polymer, said polymer surface being oriented and nanostructured, said method including the following successive steps: a) brushing the polymer surface in an amorphous state of the substrate; b) contacting with a vapour of a solvent, the oriented polymer surface obtained at the end of step a), said solvent being selected such that: |δ | 2009-05-21 |
20090130403 | ADHESIVE PAD COMPRISING FIBROUS LAYER OF METAL AND POLYMERIC FIBERS - The present invention provides an adhesive pad comprising a fibrous layer comprising a mixture of metal fibers and polymeric fibers, said fibrous layer having a thickness of at least 3 mm and having on at least one of its opposite major surfaces an adhesive layer, said adhesive layer being configured so as to allow electrical contact between said fibrous layer and a metal substrate when such metal substrate is adhered to said adhesive layer. The opposite major surfaces of the fibrous layer of the adhesive pad are generally planar and generally parallel to each other. In a particular embodiment, the adhesive pad is in the form of a sheet, for example rectangular, square, circular or oval or in the form of a web. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130404 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COLOR FILTER, COLOR FILTER, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A method includes supplying different colored inks to cells on a color filter substrate manufactured based on drawing pattern data; detecting a physical factor of the droplet ejection apparatus or ink affecting an ejected ink amount; determining whether the physical factor is acceptable; and producing correction data when the physical factor is unacceptable. The correction data producing step includes preparing a test substrate having cells corresponding to the cells of the substrate; supplying ink to cells of the test substrate based on the drawing pattern data; and detecting the amount supplied to each cell. The correction data is used to adjust the number of ink droplets supplied to each cell so that the ink amount equals a target amount. The correction data is used to correct the drawing pattern data, and the ink supplying step is then executed using the corrected drawing pattern data. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130405 | INK COMPOSITION FOR JET PRINTER - Disclosed is an ink composition for jet printer, comprising a pigment, a film forming resin and an organic solvent, the film forming resin being an acrylic copolymer containing, as a monomer unit, at least one of compounds represented by the general formulas (1) and (2): | 2009-05-21 |
20090130406 | BILLBOARD - A billboard having a self-supporting, non-combustible panel ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090130407 | PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR BATTERY CASE AND BATTERY CASE - A packaging material for battery cases according to the present invention including a heat resistant resin oriented film layer | 2009-05-21 |
20090130408 | High-strength high-clarity heat-shrinkable film - The present invention relates to a high-strength high-clarity heat-shrinkable film having a yield strength of greater than 15.5 N/mm | 2009-05-21 |
20090130409 | SUBSTRATE COMPRISING A STACK HAVING THERMAL PROPERTIES - The invention relates to a substrate ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090130410 | STAINLESS STEEL SHEET COATED WITH A SELF-CLEANING COATING - The invention has as an object a stainless steel sheet coated with a coating comprising, in the order starting from the surface of the said sheet:
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20090130411 | Adsorbent for Water Adsorption and Desorption - The present invention relates to an adsorbent obtained by using porous hybrid inorganic-organic materials that have high surface area, and have pore with the size of molecules or nanometers. More specifically, the present invention relates to a water adsorbent showing facile adsorption-desorption even below 100° C., having high adsorption capacity, and having high desorption capacity when it is heated up to the temperature below 100° C. The adsorbent of the present invention can be applied to a humidifier, dehumidifier, cooler and heater. The present invention also relates to a technology to control humidity using the adsorbent. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130412 | Method of transformation of bridging organic groups in organosilica materials - This invention relates to a chemical transformation of the bridging organic groups in metal oxide materials containing bridging organic groups, such as bridged organosilicas, wherein such a transformation greatly benefits properties for low dielectric constant (k) applications. A thermal treatment at specific temperatures is shown to cause a transformation of the organic groups from a bridging to a terminal configuration, which consumes polar hydroxyl groups. The transformation causes k to decrease, and the hydrophobicity to increase (through ‘self-hydrophobization’). As a result of the bridge-terminal transformation, porous organosilica films are shown to have k<2.0, E> | 2009-05-21 |
20090130413 | THINNED SUBSTRATE, MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF, AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF DISPLAY PANEL APPLYING THE SAME - A thinned substrate for a display panel and manufacturing process thereof are provided. The thinned substrate includes an inorganic transparent plate and a supporting layer to form a stacked layer. The supporting layer avails improvement of structure strength of the thinned substrate and reliability of the thinned substrate. A ratio between thickness of the inorganic transparent plate and thickness of the supporting layer is substantially less than or substantially equal to 4. A total thickness of the stacked layer is substantially less than or substantially equal to 20 mm. Bending strength of the stacked layer is substantially greater than or substantially equal to 150 MPa. Besides, a manufacturing process of the display panel applying said thinned substrate is also provided. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130414 | Preparation of A Metal-containing Film Via ALD or CVD Processes - Methods for the deposition via chemical vapor deposition or atomic layer deposition of metal containing films, such as, for example, metal silicate or metal silicon oxynitride films are described herein. In one embodiment, the method for depositing a metal-containing film comprises the steps of introducing into a reaction chamber, a metal amide precursor, a silicon-containing precursor, and an oxygen source wherein each precursor is introduced after introducing a purge gas. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130415 | R-Plane Sapphire Method and Apparatus - A method and apparatus for the production of r-plane single crystal sapphire is disclosed. The method and apparatus may use edge defined film-fed growth techniques for the production of single crystal material exhibiting an absence of lineage. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130416 | Highly Filled Fibrous Veil - An impregnated fibrous veil comprises a nonwoven fibrous veil including a prebinder and reinforcing fibers. The reinforcing fibers are selected from a group consisting of glass fibers, ceramic fibers and mixtures thereof. The nonwoven fibrous veil has at least one face impregnated with a surface finish formulation. The surface finish formulation includes about 80 to about 98 weight percent filler, about 2 to about 20 weight percent binder and about 0 to about 1 weight percent optical brightener. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130417 | Thin-walled light engine cover for vehicles - A thin-walled light resin composition engine cover has reduced mass and thickness while retaining radiated sound reduction effects, heat resistance, and mechanical properties. The cover has an average thickness of 2.0 mm or less. The resin composition includes (a) a polyamide resin composed of essentially at least one of scrap of vehicle airbag fabric made of nylon 66 containing a copper-based stabilizer and vehicle airbag fabric recycled, (b) a modified polypropylene resin, (c) a reinforcement material, (d) a metal deactivator and a photo-thermal stabilizer, and (e) a viscosity regulator. The resin composition has a melt flow rate of not less than 40 g/10 min. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130418 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM, ITS PRODUCTION METHOD AND SPUTTERING TARGET USED FOR ITS PRODUCTION - Providing a tin oxide target suitable for the formation of a transparent conductive film by DC sputtering method, DC pulse sputtering method or AC sputtering method. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130419 | FOAM SHEET AND PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREOF - A foam sheet produced from a foamable composition containing an acid generator that generates acid or a base generator that generates base due to the action of an active energy beam, and containing a compound having decomposing foamable functional group that decomposes and eliminates at least one type of low boiling point volatile substance by reacting with acid or base, makes it possible to obtain a microcellular thin foam that was considered to be difficult to produce thus far, thereby greatly expanding the range of fields in which foams can be used and significantly contributing to industry. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130420 | Polymeric Foams with Nanocellular Morphology and Methods for Making Them - Polymeric foams having nanocellular morphology are formed from a polymeric material having structural units derived from 2-hydrocarbyl-3,3-bis(hydroxyphenyl)phthalimidine compound. The foams include a plurality of cells having an average diameter of less than 1 micron. Processes for forming the foams include melting a polymeric material having structural units derived from 2-hydrocarbyl-3,3-bis(hydroxyphenyl)phthalimidine compounds; diffusing a blowing agent into the polymeric material to form a mixture; nucleating bubbles in the mixture is at a sufficient temperature and pressure to enable the production of cells having an average diameter of less than 1 micron; stabilizing the cells; and forming the mixture into a desired shape. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130421 | Single-Use Flammable Vapor Sensor Films - A single-use replaceable (one-shot) conductometric sensor film for use with a conductometric sensor, such as flammable vapor sensors, is provided that detects one or more volatile organic compound chemical analytes. Such sensor films exhibit a sustained change in resistance after exposure to the target analytes. The sensor film compositions undergo substantially inelastic deformation after a detection event and thus exhibit a sustained resistance change, ensuring only one-time use for certain applications. Methods of sensing analytes using the single-use sensor film compositions are also provided. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130422 | MESOPOROUS MONOLITHS CONTAINING CONDUCTING POLYMERS - The present invention relates to a mesoporous monolith containing a conducting polymer such as poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) and methods for making the monolith. The mesoporous monolith is electroactive, at least semi-transparent and has one or more of a large internal pore surface area, pore size and pore volume. It can be used for various applications in photovoltaics, sensing electrochromics, separations, reversible ion exchange and control of protein activity. The method employs hydrothermal treatment and/or substantially complete drying to obtain the desirable properties of the monolith. Conducting polymer can be covalently bound to the internal pore surfaces and polymerized in situ to partially or completely fill the pores producing increased mechanical strength and a high conductivity per unit area. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130423 | ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER SYSTEMS - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a device that includes a membrane and a collapsible electroactive polymer element, where the element is in an expanded configuration without voltage application and is in a collapsed configuration with a voltage application, where the element is covered by the membrane. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130424 | CLOSED PORE CERAMIC COMPOSITE ARTICLE - A composite article includes a substrate and a thermal barrier secured to the substrate. The thermal barrier includes a plurality of closed pores within a ceramic matrix. For example, the closed pores comprise 20 vol % to 80 vol % of the thermal barrier. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130425 | Compositionally modulated composite materials and methods for making the same - A light-weight composite material with enhanced structural characteristics includes, in one embodiment, a compositionally modulated nanolaminate coating electrically deposited into an open, accessible void structure of a porous substrate. As a result of including a nanolaminate within the void structure, the composite can include a greater amount of nanolaminate material per unit volume than can be achieved by depositing a nanolaminate material solely on a two-dimensional surface. In addition, the nanolaminate material as well as other material electrodeposited to form the composite is compositionally modulated so that discontinuities between layers are minimized and potentially eliminated. The light-weight but structurally enhanced composite material can be used in a number of different applications including, but not limited to, ballistic applications (e.g., armor panels or tank panels), automotive protection applications (e.g., car door panels, racing shells) and sporting equipment applications (e.g., golf club shafts and tennis racket frames). | 2009-05-21 |
20090130426 | Composite Coated/Encapsulated Wood Products and Methods to Produce the Same - Composite coated wood products, and methods to produce such products, are described by embodiments of the invention. Composite layers may comprise polymer and fillers, such as organic fillers and inorganic fillers. The composite layers may also be foamed in some embodiments of the invention. Such composite coated wood products may be structural or non-structural pieces that may provide safe, economical, easy to manufacture construction products that may be utilized with wood composites, and other plastic composites. Such products may also promote uniformity of appearance in objects constructed with the composite coated wood products in a variety of applications. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130427 | Nanomaterial facilitated laser transfer - The invention relates to the deposition or transfer of material using a laser induced forward transfer process. More specifically, the invention relates to the transfer of material using a laser induced forward transfer process wherein the transfer process is facilitated or enabled by nanomaterials. Nanomaterials in the form of nanoparticles or nanofilms may be employed, optionally including a surface coating or self-assembled monolayer surface coating, making use of properties of the nanomaterials that allow the laser induced forward transfer process to be practiced at irradiation energies and temperatures lower than commonly used. The technique may be well suited for depositing organic layers. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130428 | Transparent optical substrate with elements distributed therein, method of producing and application of the same - A substrate made of a transparent inorganic or organic material, with transparent elements distributed through its volume, even in the visual field of a wearer of said substrate, and incident light is partly reflected and partly transmitted. The elements may undergo surface treatment to render them even more light-reflecting. A method of producing the above substrate and an application of the above substrate as optical elements. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130429 | Natural Grain Leather - A leather finishing process in which, in pertinent part, a warm water milling step is added after the base coat is applied to “crust” leather and cured. The warm water contains at least one dye fixation agent including but not limited to about 0.1-2.0% by weight of formic acid. Moreover, the base coat itself is an aqueous base coat containing at least two polymers such as an acrylic salt or a polyurethane salt. Between the polymeric constituents of the base coat, the acid fixation agent, and the use of the warm water milling step after the base coat has been applied and dried, a surprisingly natural feel to the leather is attained without loss of excellent adhesion, wear-resistance and other properties when the leather is completely finished. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130430 | Dark, Flat Element Having Low Heat Conductivity, Reduced Density And Low Solar Absorption - The invention relates to a dark, flat element, preferably a plastic, lacquer coating or fiber material, having reduced density, low heat conductivity and low solar absorption. The flat element has a relatively high reflection in the near infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum in order to reduce heating by sunlight in the near infrared area despite dark tinting in the visible range. Low density and low heat conductivity are obtained inter alia by inserting light filling materials into the flat element. Said flat element can be used in places where surfaces are dark tinted for aesthetic or technical reasons but should not heat up in sunlight and should give off little heat when touched by hand or by other parts of the body. Other areas of application include surfaces which should have a heat insulating effect in addition to the above-mentioned characteristics. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130431 | RESIN-COATED HOT DIP GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET SUPERIOR IN WELDABILITY AND CORROSION REISTANCE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A resin film is formed on the surface of a hot dip galvanized steel sheet by applying emulsion of a polyolefin copolymer resin molecular-associated by ion cluster to the steel sheet surface. The resin film contains, in terms of solids content, 10 to 55 mass % of silica particles, 1 to 8 mass % of a crosslinking agent, and 1 to 8 mass % of tannic acid and/or ammonium vanadate. The resin-coated hot dip galvanized steel sheet is capable of exhibiting well-balanced superior characteristics in weldability, corrosion resistance, and machinability. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130432 | HEAT-RESISTANT RESIN - The present invention provides a low-modulus low-stress resin which has such heat resistance that cohesive force and reliability can be retained even at high temperatures and which is applicable as various functional materials. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130433 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF METAL NANOWIRE, METAL NANOWIRE AND TRANSPARENT ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR - An object of this invention is to provide a manufacturing method of metal nanowire in which a length and a diameter can be uniformly controlled, metal nanowire having excellent form uniformity, and a transparent electric conductor exhibiting excellent conductivity and transparency by employing metal nanowire having excellent conductivity and transparency. A manufacturing method of metal nanowire which reduces a metal ion in a solution to form metal particles having a wire-form, wherein a nucleus forming process and a particle growth process after said nucleus forming process are provided, and said nucleus forming process reduces a metal ion to form reduced metal, which is directly precipitated on the surface of said particles formed in the said nucleus forming process or on the surface of particles having grown from said nucleus particles during a growth process, whereby metal particles are formed | 2009-05-21 |
20090130434 | Surface Coated Tool - A surface coated tool including a substrate, and stacked layers composed of two coating layers represented by the following general formula (1) on the substrate is provided. A first coating layer to be coated on the surface of the substrate, which has a thickness of 0.1 to 1 μm, is composed of a granular crystal having a mean crystal diameter of 0.01 to 0.1 μm. A second coating layer to be coated on the surface of the first coating layer, which has a thickness of 0.5 to 5 μm, is composed of columnar crystal grown in a direction perpendicular to the substrate, and the columnar crystal has a mean crystal width of 0.05 to 0.3 μm in a direction parallel to the substrate while a mean crystal width thereof is larger than the mean crystal diameter of the first coating layer.
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20090130435 | Intermetallic-containing composite bodies, and methods for making same - Composite bodies made by a silicon metal infiltration process that feature a silicon intermetallic, e.g., a metal silicide. Not only does this give the composite material engineer greater flexibility in designing or tailoring the physical properties of the resulting composite material, but the infiltrant also can be engineered compositionally to have much diminished amounts of expansion upon solidification, thereby enhancing net-shape-making capabilities. These and other consequences of engineering the metal component of composite bodies made by silicon infiltration permit the fabrication of large structures of complex shape. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130436 | Spray coating member having excellent heat emmision property and so on and method for producing the same - For the purpose of solving problems inherent to a plasma spray coating of white base Al | 2009-05-21 |
20090130437 | BONDING MATERIAL WITH INCREASED RELIABILITY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CERAMIC BONDED BODY - A bonding material and a related manufacturing method are disclosed in which an unfired ceramic body A, internally formed with a cavity portion or a surface formed with a concaved portion, and an unfired ceramic body B are bonded to each other. The bonding material is applied to a bonding area between the unfired ceramic bodies A and B in a thickness ranging from 10 to 25 μm to provide a bonded body that is fired to obtain a ceramic bonded body. The bonding material contains an inorganic powder, an organic binder and an organic solvent in a composition to satisfy relationships 0≦X—Z≦2.6 and 0≦Y—Z≦2.6 where “X” represents a firing contraction ratio (%) of the unfired ceramic body A, “Y” a firing contraction ratio (%) of the unfired ceramic body B, and “Z” a firing contraction ratio of tie bonding material. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130438 | MULTILAYER PLASTIC FILM - A multilayer film for flexible packaging, comprising at least a base layer (B) based on polypropylene, having a first side and a second side; a first coating layer (A) associated with the first side of said base layer (B); a second coating layer (C) associated with the second side of said base layer (B); wherein a silicone polymer with very high viscosity utilized as lubricant agent is added to at least one of said first and second coating layers (A, C). | 2009-05-21 |
20090130439 | EARTHEN-WALLPAPER - Provided is an earthen wallpaper which can promote ventilation, filter purification, control of temperature or humidity, emission of far infrared rays, etc., through its micropores, which color can be changed according to contained components with anti-bacteria, deodorization, increase of radiated energy, etc., and which can make work of wallpapering easy. The one earthen wallpaper comprises a first material in 60-95 wt % selected from the group of natural mineral powders of 200-1000 mesh consisting of ocher, ocher ceramic, talcum, jade, purple jade, white earth, zeolite, elvan stone, and a mixture of two or more thereof, and 5-40 wt % of a second material ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090130440 | ADHESIVE STRIP THAT CAN BE ACTIVATED BY HEAT AND IS BASED ON NITRILE RUBBER AND POLYVINYL BUTYRAL FOR STICKING TOGETHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND STRIP CONDUCTORS - Heat-activable adhesive tape for producing and further processing flexible conductor tracks, with an adhesive composed at least of
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20090130441 | HEAT-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE MATERIAL - The present invention is to provide a heat-sensitive adhesive material containing a support;,and an adhesive under layer, an intermediate layer and a heat-sensitive adhesive layer formed over one surface of the support in this order, wherein the intermediate layer contains at least a thermoplastic resin and hollow particles, the heat-sensitive adhesive layer contains at least a thermoplastic resin, an adhesion imparting agent and a thermofusible material, and the adhesive under layer contains at least a thermoplastic resin, the thermoplastic resin has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of −70° C. to −10° C. and a mass average molecular mass of 100,000 to 1,500,000. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130442 | Expanded Graphite and Process for Producing the Expanded Graphite - An expanded graphite is derived from a graphitic or partially graphitic starting material selected from the group consisting of natural graphite, compressed expanded graphite, partially oxidized graphite and/or graphite fibers having a BET surface area of >30 m | 2009-05-21 |
20090130443 | Fiber pellets, method of making, and use in making fiber reinforced polypropylene composites - The present disclosure is directed generally to synthetic organic fiber pellets, methods for making such pellets, and methods of using such pellets for making fiber reinforced polypropylene composite resins. The synthetic organic fiber pellets include at least 80 wt % of a synthetic organic fiber chosen from polyalkylene terephthalates, polyalkylene naphthalates, polyamides, polyolefins, polyacrylonitrile, and combinations thereof, and from 2 to 20 wt % of one or more waxes. The synthetic organic fiber pellets are produced using a pelleting press process. Also provided is a method for making fiber reinforced polypropylene composite pellets including feeding into a compounding extruder at least 25 wt % polypropylene based polymer, from 5 to 60 wt % of synthetic organic fiber in the form of the synthetic organic fiber pellets, and from 0 to 60 wt % inorganic filler; extruding the polypropylene based resin, the fiber pellets, and the inorganic filler through the compounding extruder to form a fiber reinforced polypropylene composite melt; cooling the fiber reinforced polypropylene composite melt to form a solid fiber reinforced polypropylene composite; and pelletizing the solid fiber reinforced polypropylene composite to form fiber reinforced polypropylene composite pellets; wherein an article molded from the composite pellets has a flexural modulus of at least 2.07 GPa and exhibits ductility during instrumented impact testing. Articles molded from the fiber reinforced polypropylene composite pellets find application as automotive parts, household appliance parts, or boat hulls. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130444 | HYDROXYAPATITE CALCIUM PHOSPHATES, THEIR METHOD OF PREPARATION AND THEIR APPLICATIONS - The present invention is directed to calcium phosphates in granular form having an X-ray diffraction pattern characteristic of hydroxyapatite in which a portion of the anions of the crystal lattice are substituted with carbonate anions and which have good compressibility and flow properties in direct compression applications. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130445 | Nanostructured enhancer - A nanostructured enhancer of antimicrobial, hydrophilic, hydrophobic and catalytic properties is disclosed in the present invention. The nanostructured enhancer comprises a particle that has at least one pico- or nanometer innerstructured component that displays much higher antimicrobial, hydrophilic, hydrophobic and catalytic properties than the particle without the innerstructured component. The invention further describes the use of different type of energy sources to excite the innerstructured component to additionally increase the properties of the nanostructured particle. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130446 | HIGH TEMPERATURE REFRACTORY COATINGS FOR CERAMIC SUBSTRATES - A composite article includes a substrate and a protective layer on the substrate. The protective layer includes a non-oxide ceramic matrix and a refractory phase within the non-oxide ceramic matrix. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130447 | Hydrophilic systems and methods thereof - A hydrophilic system and method includes a substrate selected because of at least one designated optical property and one or more dissimilar insulating layers. The one or more dissimilar insulating layers are one of on and adjacent to at least a portion of a surface of the substrate and optically operate without substantial interference of the at least one designated optical property of the substrate. A substantially fixed and static monopole electrical charge is embedded at an interface between at least one of the substrate and one of the one or more dissimilar insulating layers and two of the one or more dissimilar insulating layers. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130448 | FLEXIBLE MAGNETS HAVING A PRINTABLE SURFACE AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION - A method of forming a flexible magnetic sheet having a printable surface includes providing a flexible magnetic sheet, applying a coating directly to a surface of the flexible magnetic sheet, and curing the coating to form a printable surface on the flexible magnetic sheet. A flexible magnetic sheet having a printable surface includes a printable coating directly on a surface of the magnetic sheet. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130449 | Process and freeform fabrication system for producing a three-dimensional object - The present invention describes a process for producing a three-dimensional object, comprising: providing a material to be solidified, the material comprising a filler and a binder; delivering electromagnetic radiation and/or synergistic stimulation in a pattern or an image to a building region for solidifying said material; wherein said delivering of electromagnetic radiation and/or synergistic stimulation is performed selectively to a defined area or volume of said material to be solidified; and wherein an energy density of electromagnetic radiation and/or synergistic stimulation is varied within said pattern or image and/or between patterns or images of different building regions of said material. The present invention may be directed also to a system where different first and second materials are to be solidified. The present invention further provides a freeform fabrication system, and a freeform three-dimensional object having unique properties as well as products derived therefrom, such as sintered products. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130450 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLACING PLIES ON CURVED SUBSTRATES - A ply placement device uses a ply guide to place plies on a curved substrate surface. The ply guide includes a guide surface and a guide edge that are each curved to match the contour of the substrate so that the ply transitions smoothly from its planar form to a curved form as the ply is placed onto the substrate. The ply guide may be flexible or segmented to allow reconfiguration of the guide surfaces to match various substrate contours. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130451 | LASER-WELDABLE THERMOPLASTICS, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE, AND ARTICLES THEREOF - A laser-weldable composition is disclosed, comprising, based on the total weight of the laser-weldable composition, more than zero to 99.95 weight percent of a thermoplastic polymer composition; from 0.00001 to 5 weight percent of a near-infrared absorbing material; from 0.0 to 0.02 weight percent of carbon black; and from 0.05 to 20 weight percent of a white pigment. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130452 | Low Embodied Energy Wallboards and Methods of Making Same - Wallboards, as well as other building materials, are produced by methods which use significantly reduced embodied energy, generating far less greenhouse gases when compared with the energy used to fabricate gypsum wallboard. A novel cementitious core, consisting in one embodiment of post-industrial waste such as slag and combined with pH modifiers, provides a controlled exothermic reaction to create a gypsum-wallboard-like core which can be wrapped in a selected material such as recycled paper and manufactured on a conveyor system to appear, weigh and handle similar to gypsum wallboard, but without the large amounts of energy required to make gypsum wallboard. The manufacturing process results in lower greenhouse gas emissions than the processes used to make gypsum wallboard. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130453 | Active energy ray-curable resin composition and laminate thereof - An active energy ray-curable resin composition comprises a compound (A) having an active energy ray-curable unsaturated bond in a molecule, an anti-staining property-imparting agent (B) which is a fluorine-containing polyether compound having a perfluoropolyether unit, a urethane bond and an active energy ray-curable unsaturated bond in a molecule, a compound (C) represented by the general formula (1): | 2009-05-21 |
20090130454 | Strippable Floor Coating and Method of Forming the Coating - Disclosed is a strippable floor coating which includes an undercoat layer (A) to be applied to a floor surface, and a strippable overcoat layer (B) over the undercoat layer (A). The undercoat layer (A) is formed from an undercoating agent mainly containing a wax or analogue thereto and having film-formability. The overcoat layer (B) is formed from a floor polish composition mainly containing an aqueous emulsion. The undercoat layer (A) has greater adhesion to the floor surface than to the overcoat layer (B). Even when applied to various flooring materials, this strippable floor coating does not peel off practically and is excellent in soiling resistance and wear resistance to retain a beautiful appearance over long time. If necessary, the coating can be easily stripped off. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130455 | UNIVERSAL PHOSPHORAMIDITE FOR PREPARATION OF MODIFIED BIOMOLECULES AND SURFACES - Reagents useful for attaching biomolecules (e.g., proteins, oligonucleotides, and other biomolecules) to a surface, processes of attaching molecules to a surface to form modified surfaces using these reagents, and methods of detecting a target compound using these modified surfaces are disclosed. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130456 | CERAMIC/STRUCTURAL PROTEIN COMPOSITES AND METHOD OF PREPARATION THEREOF - Ceramic/structural protein composites and methods of preparation are disclosed, including coatings and films. Ceramic/structural protein coatings can be fabricated on the surface of substrates, including the surface of implantable medical devices. | 2009-05-21 |
20090130457 | DIELECTRIC STRUCTURE - A dielectric structure includes a first dielectric layer, a buffer oxide layer and a second dielectric layer. The lower dielectric layer has a material having a perovskite structure including titanium and is formed on a substrate. The buffer oxide layer is formed on the first dielectric layer. The second dielectric layer has a perovskite structure including titanium and is formed on the buffer oxide layer. | 2009-05-21 |