50th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120315355 | Glucosyl Stevia Composition - Glucosyl stevia compositions are prepared from steviol glycosides of | 2012-12-13 |
20120315356 | ACIDULATE COMPOSITION AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND UTILIZING THE SAME - A baking additive for enhancing the shelf-life and maintaining the volume of a baked product, and methods for producing and using the same. The baking additive comprises a blend of an non-encapsulated acidulate and an acidulate having a fat-based encapsulating coating that is degradable by heat. The combination of the encapsulated and non-encapsulated provides strategic release of the acidulates throughout the baking process such when the baking additive is added to a dry dough mix, the acidulates can sufficiently decrease the pH of the dry dough mix to prevent microbial contamination without interfering with glutton elasticity or the chemical leavening system. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315357 | LYOTROPIC COMPOSITION OF CARBOHYDRATES IN FATS, METHOD FOR OBTAINING IT AND APPLICATION THEREOF IN THE PREPARATION OF CHOCOLATE AND SUBSTITUTES - The present invention belongs to the food industry field, and particularly to the chocolate industry field. More specifically, the invention consists of a lyotropic composition of carbohydrates in fats and the method for producing it. Moreover, the invention consists of different uses of said composition, particularly for the manufacture of chocolates and chocolate substitutes, including chocolate with honey and fruity chocolate. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315358 | Ruminant Mineral Feed Additive - A ruminant mineral feed additive for dairy cattle and ruminant animals includes a unique combination of zeolite, dolomitic hydrate lime, and dolomite mineral fines that are prilled and hydrothermally reacted to produce a valuable dietary supplement for control of acidosis. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315359 | READY-TO-EAT CEREAL FLAKES CONTAINING LEGUMES - Ready-to-eat cereal flakes include 10 to 50 weight percent (wt %) legumes, such as black beans, and have a can weight of 19 to 22 ounces per 231 cubic inches and structural integrity similar to conventional ready-to-eat cereal flakes. The cereal flakes also include 6 to 13 wt % protein isolate, processing aid in an amount of 3 to 9 wt % and 18 to 66 wt % grains. The cereal flakes provide at least 7 grams of protein and at least 6 grams of fiber per 52 gram serving. In one process, the cereal flakes are formed by cooking and extruding a combined mass of the legumes, protein isolate, processing aid and grains without expansion of the combined mass. The extruded mass is processed in a cold pellet former and cut into a plurality of non-expanded pellets which are dried to a moisture content of 14 to 24 wt %. The pellets are then flaked at a temperature of 110 to 150° F. and dried to a final moisture of 1 to 5 wt %. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315360 | COTTON CANDY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The invention provides a cotton candy and a manufacturing method thereof, and the cotton candy according to the invention includes: a cotton candy body which is formed in a manner such that sugar solution formed by melting sugar is drawn out or sprayed in a fiber shape and is cooled; and a plurality of candy particles which is scattered inside the cotton candy body, wherein one or more of the cotton candy body and the candy particles contain an edible fatty matter, and the plurality of candy particles is fixed to the cotton candy body by adhesiveness of the fatty matter so as not to be separated therefrom. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315361 | Dual Use Food Container - A Dual use food container has two sets of holding surfaces, one positions food items such as taco shells for storage and transport and the other set of surfaces position the taco shell in a position for assembly so the cook can add ingredients like meat, cheese and sauce to the shell without it tipping over. The formed surfaces that enable one position exist substantially without interference with the surfaces that enable the alternative position. A thin film can be applied to the top of the container to seal the food within when positioned for storage and transport and can be adopted to fit snugly in a box further protecting the food. Thin formable materials can be used in making the container. Versions of this material can allow food to be safely warmed in an oven within the container. Methods for preparing food within the container are also disclosed. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315362 | BIODEGRADABLE, EDIBLE, WEATHER RESISTANT CONTAINER FOR LIVESTOCK FEED SUPPLEMENT BLOCK - A method for the production of a bio-degradable, weather resistant container for solidified livestock feed supplement blocks is disclosed. The method includes forming a wax container around the supplement block with liquid wax that has a high melting point. A biodegradable, edible, weather resistant container for a solidified feed supplement block is also disclosed. The container comprises a wax container formed around the supplement block. The wax container may be a solidified liquid wax having a high melting point. A feed supplement for an animal is also disclosed which comprises a solidified feed supplement block packaged within a biodegradable, edible, weather resistant container. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315363 | Apparatus for Cooking - According to embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a cooking apparatus for cooking a foodstuff. The cooking apparatus comprises a vessel configured to accept, in use, liquid therein; a closing sub-assembly configured to be releasably coupled to the vessel, the closing sub-assembly defining an aperture; a steam leading tube operatively coupled to the aperture, the steam leading tube configured to provide a passage, in use, for the steam generated within the vessel from the liquid towards an interior of the foodstuff. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315364 | HEAT STABLE VESSEL - The present disclosure relates to methods, systems, and devices that may be used to heat treat and store one or more fluids. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315365 | Omega-3 Fatty Acid Enriched Meat Compositions - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for producing a meat composition with a quantity of long chain fatty acids. Specifically, the meat composition comprises a quantity of stearidonic acid enriched soybean ingredient that imparts improved nutritional quality with a quantity of long chain fatty acids, but retains the mouthfeel, flavor, odor, and other sensory characteristics associated with typical meat compositions. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315366 | SWEETENER AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to a sweetener and to a method for the production thereof. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315367 | INDULGENT EDIBLE COMPOSITION - The present invention is directed to a method of preparing an indulgent edible composition that provides an orally pleasurable eating experience similar to chocolate as the chocolate melts in the oral cavity. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315368 | TEA BEVERAGE CONTAINING AMINO ACID AT HIGH CONCENTRATION - Provided is a packaged tea beverage containing amino acids at high concentrations, wherein heat-deterioration odor generated by heat sterilization has been reduced. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315369 | Cookware Release Compositions - A cookware release composition having edible oil and a silicone polymer. The cookware release composition can contain an edible oil and greater than 1000 ppm polydimethylsiloxane. The cookware release composition can contain an edible oil and a silicone polymer and the edible oil can be selected from the group consisting of palm oil, fractionated palm oil, high-oleic vegetable oil, lauric acid oil, MCT, and combinations thereof. The cookware release composition can contain an edible oil that contains less than 25% polyunsaturated fatty acids and polydimethylsiloxane. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315370 | METHOD OF PRODUCING HIGH-BRIGHTNESS COCOA POWDER AND REALTED COMPOSITIONS - Methods of making bright red, brown, and red-brown cocoa powder, the cocoa powder product of that method, food products containing the bright red, brown, and red-brown cocoa powder and methods of using the bright red, brown, and red-brown cocoa powder are disclosed. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315371 | NEW MELON VARIETY NUN 01307 ME - The invention relates to the field of | 2012-12-13 |
20120315372 | MIXED AMINO ACID METAL SALT COMPLEXES - A mixed amino acid metal salt complex of the mixed amino acids, lysine and glutamic acid associated with trace metals selected from the group consisting of iron, manganese, copper and zinc to provide highly bioavailable sources of the iron, manganese, copper and zinc and as well to take advantage of the different amino acid transport pathways of lysine and glutamic acid. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315373 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING AMINO-SUBSTITUTED GLYCOLIPID COMPOUNDS - A method of preparing a compound of formula (I): wherein: a first group selected from R | 2012-12-13 |
20120315374 | Maintaining A Fixed Distance By Laser Or Sonar Assisted Positioning During Coating Of A Medical Device - System and method for coating an expandable member of a medical device comprising a support structure to support the expandable member and an applicator positioned with at least one outlet proximate a surface of an expandable member. A drive assembly establishes relative movement between the at least one outlet and the surface of the expandable member to apply fluid on the surface of the expandable member along a coating path. A positioning device is provided to determine the distance to the surface of the expandable member at a corresponding location and relays the information to a controller or the like to maintain a substantially fixed distance between the outlet of the applicator and the surface of the expandable member when in alignment with the corresponding location. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315375 | Maintaining A Fixed Distance By Providing An Air Cushion During Coating Of A Medical Device - System and method for coating an expandable member of a medical device comprising a support structure to support the expandable member and an applicator positioned with at least one outlet proximate a surface of an expandable member. A drive assembly establishes relative movement between the at least one outlet and the surface of the expandable member to apply fluid on the surface of the expandable member along a coating path. A positioning device maintains a substantially fixed distance between the at least one outlet and the surface of the expandable member during relative movement therebetween by ejecting a pressurized medium against the surface of the expandable member. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315376 | Method And System To Maintain A Fixed Distance During Coating Of A Medical Device - Method and system to coat an expandable member of a medical device comprising a support structure to support the expandable member and an applicator positioned with at least one outlet proximate a surface of an expandable member. A drive assembly establishes relative movement between the at least one outlet and the surface of the expandable member to apply fluid on the surface of the expandable member along a coating path. A tracking mechanism maintains a substantially fixed distance between the at least one outlet and the surface of the expandable member during relative movement therebetween by displacing the at least one outlet relative to the expandable member. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315377 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED DISPENSING OF A SUBSTANCE ON ONE OR MORE SEEDS - Embodiments of the present invention provide automated apparatus, systems, and methods for dispensing a substance on a seed. An example embodiment provides a system for automated dispensing of a substance on a seed. The system comprises a seed container with a plurality of compartments each configured to retain a seed. The system further comprises a supply tank configured to retain the substance. The system also comprises at least one dispensing tip configured to dispense the substance and a pump connected to the supply tank and to the dispensing tip. The pump is configured to pump the substance from the supply tank to the dispensing tip. The system further comprises a controller configured to move at least one of the seed container or the dispensing tip relative to the other and to direct the pump to pump the substance into a compartment of the seed container. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315378 | Slot Die Position Adjustment Control - A system comprises a slot die including an applicator slot extending about a width of the slot die, wherein the applicator slot is in fluid communication with a fluid flow path through the slot die, and a plurality of actuators spaced about the width of the slot die, wherein each actuator in the plurality of actuators is operable to adjust a cross-directional thickness of the fluid flow path at its respective location to provide a local adjustment of fluid flow through the applicator slot. The system further comprises a controller configured to set the position of each actuator according to one of a plurality of discrete settings for operation of the slot die. The controller is further configured to, using fluid dynamics and a digital model of the die, predict a set of discrete settings from the plurality of discrete settings corresponding to a preselected cross-web profile for the extrudate. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315379 | COMPONENT PROTECTIVE OVERMOLDING USING PROTECTIVE EXTERNAL COATINGS - Techniques for component protective overmolding using protective external coatings include selectively applying a protective material substantially over one or more elements coupled to a framework configured to be worn, the elements including at least a sensor, and forming one or more moldings substantially over a subset or all of the framework, the protective material and the elements, after the protective material has been selectively applied, at least one of the one or more moldings having a protective property. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315380 | COATING METHOD - A coating method for forming a coating film by discharging a coating solution from a coating die onto a surface of a substrate that is being conveyed includes detecting the pressure and flow rate of the coating solution in a circulation circuit through which the coating solution is circulated between the coating die and a supply tank for the coating solution, estimating the viscosity of the coating solution based on the pressure and flow rate detected, determining an initial value of a coating gap between the discharge port of the coating die and the substrate which is necessary to adjust the coating width of the coating die to a target value based on the correlation between the viscosity estimated and the coating width, and adjusting the coating gap to the initial value and starting the supply of the coating solution to the coating die. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315381 | COATING DEVICE AND METHOD - The invention relates to a novel assembly for coating substrates. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315382 | Component protective overmolding using protective external coatings - Techniques for component protective overmolding using protective external coatings include applying a material over a structure of a device, the device being configured to perform an operation using data from one or more sensory inputs, and forming a coating over the material, the coating being configured to provide a protective property. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315383 | METHOD OF MAKING TOUCH SENSITIVE DEVICE WITH MULTILAYER ELECTRODE AND UNDERLAYER - Method of making a touch sensor including one or more multilayer electrodes and an underlayer disposed on a substrate. The underlayer is disposed between the multilayer electrodes and the substrate. The multilayer electrodes including at least two transparent or semitransparent conductive layers separated by a transparent or semitransparent intervening layer. The intervening layer includes electrically conductive pathways between the first and second conductive layers to help reduce interfacial reflections occurring between particular layers in devices incorporating the conducting film or electrode. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315384 | METHOD OF APPLYING NONCONDUCTIVE CERAMICS ON LITHIUM-ION BATTERY SEPARATORS - Methods of coating a nonconductive oxide ceramic on lithium-ion battery separators are provided. A separator is placed in a solution of a volatile organic solvent and an organometallic compound. The separator is coated with a ceramic formed from a metal oxide component of the organometallic compound when the volatile organic solvent evaporates. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315385 | METHOD FOR RECONDITIONING THE WORN SURFACE OF GRINDING ROLLERS OF A HIGH-COMPRESSION ROLLER MILL - The method according to the invention for reprocessing the worn surface of grinding rollers ( | 2012-12-13 |
20120315386 | INK-JET INK FOR COLOR FILTER AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF COLOR FILTER - The disclosure provides an ink jet ink for color filter and a method for preparing the same, as well as a method for preparing of a color filter. The ink jet ink for color filter comprising, by weight, 10 to 50 parts of aqueous nano pigment dispersion and 51 to 95 parts of a cold curing component. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315387 | DYNAMIC DEHYDRIDING OF REFRACTORY METAL POWDERS - Refractory metal powders are dehydrided in a device which includes a preheat chamber for retaining the metal powder fully heated in a hot zone to allow diffusion of hydrogen out of the powder. The powder is cooled in a cooling chamber for a residence time sufficiently short to prevent re-absorbtion of the hydrogen by the powder. The powder is consolidated by impact on a substrate at the exit of the cooling chamber to build a deposit in solid dense form on the substrate. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315388 | BONDING SYSTEM COMPRISING AN ADHESIVE OR SEALANT AND A PRIMER - An adhesive system, including a bonding agent composition containing at least one aqueous dispersion of a solid epoxy resin; and at least one polyamine; and an adhesive or sealant, containing at least one compound V in free or hydrolytically releasable form, which can react with the polyamine in a condensation reaction, wherein an adhesive system can result in improved adhesion under humid and warm conditions. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315389 | CONTACTLESS APPLICATION OF AN ADHESIVE - Condensation adhesives are applied via a contactless system and method to a wood substrate, such as laminate beams. The adhesive is modified and applied in particular to a finger surface of a substrate via a contactless application device. The contactless application device has at least 2 nozzles for ejecting adhesive onto the substrate without contacting the substrate. The modified adhesive includes a condensation resin selected from the group of urea formaldehyde (UF) resin, melamine formaldehyde resin (MF), modified melamine formaldehyde resin (xMF) and phenol resorcinol formaldehyde resin (PRF) or combinations thereof, and optionally a hardener. The adhesive rheology is modified by at least one of: cooling to a temperature between 5 and 15° C., including into the adhesive a viscosity increasing substance, and/or including a thixotropic increasing substance in an effective amount to prevent sagging of the adhesive on the surface. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315390 | PRODUCTION OF HIGH PURITY SILICON-COATED GRANULES - Apparatus and methods are described for transporting and cooling silicon-coated granules produced in a fluidized bed reactor. The described system allows consistent silicon-coated granule production with fewer impurities than traditional silicon granule coolers. Granules flow from the reactor into a cooling vessel and subsequently are transported to a post production treatment system below the cooler. The cooling vessel is constructed as a single standpipe, vertical or near vertical, with a pipe diameter that allows granules to flow freely while providing adequate residence time for cooling. The standpipe is cooled by flowing a cooling medium through a passageway that extends along an external surface of the standpipe. The passageway can be provided by a pipe jacket or conduit. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315391 | QUANTUM DOTS HAVING COMPOSITION GRADIENT SHELL STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided are quantum dots having a gradual composition gradient shell structure which have an improved luminous efficiency and optical stability, and a method of manufacturing the quantum dots in a short amount of time at low cost. In the method, the quantum dots can be manufactured in a short amount of time at low cost using a reactivity difference between semiconductor precursors, unlike in uneconomical and inefficient conventional methods where shells are formed after forming cores and performing cleaning and redispersion processes. Also, formation of the cores is followed by formation of shells having a composition gradient. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315392 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGENATED POLYGERMASILANE AND HYDROGENATED POLYGERMASILANE - A process for preparing hydrogenated polygermasilane as a pure compound or mixture of compounds includes hydrogenating halogenated polygermasilane. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315393 | USE OF DECOMPOSABLE VEHICLES OR SOLVENTS IN PRINTING OR COATING COMPOSITIONS - A printing or coating composition has a non-volatile liquid vehicle carrying a conductive polymer to be deposited on a substrate and is cleavable by heat or acidification without decomposition of said material, cleavage of said vehicle producing decomposition products that are more volatile than said vehicle and which can be evaporated to dry the composition. Suitably, that vehicle is a carbonic acid diester or a malonic acid diester, e.g. of the formula: | 2012-12-13 |
20120315394 | FILM FORMING APPARATUS, FILM FORMING METHOD, METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING ROTATIONAL SPEED, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A film forming apparatus for forming a film on an object includes: a processing container; gas supply means, having gas jet ports, respectively; a holding means for holding the object; a drive mechanism for moving the holding means relative to the gas jet ports; and a control means which, when repeating P times a cycle, consisting of a supply period for supplying a gas and a supply stop period during which the supply of the gas is stopped, performs control so that as viewed from the center of the object, a gas supply starting position is sequentially shifted in the circumferential direction of the object for every cycle in such a manner that the entire circumference of the object to be processed is divided into K segments (K=P), K being an arbitrary division number, and the gas supply starting position is shifted by one segment for every cycle. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315395 | THIN-FILM MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THIN FILM, AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING THIN-FILM MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT - The present invention aims to provide thin-film manufacturing equipment, a method for manufacturing a thin film, and a method for maintaining thin-film manufacturing equipment, which are capable of depositing with high productivity even in the occurrence of unexpected failure. Thin-film manufacturing equipment provided herein includes a group of deposition chambers that is a collection of deposition chambers each provided with a deposition compartment, in which a thin film is deposited on a substrate, a movable chamber designed to convey a substrate, and more than two substrate temporary holding devices each for temporarily holding a substrate, wherein the movable device is designed to deliver and receive the substrate to and from each of the deposition chambers and designed to perform at least one action selected from the group consisting of receiving and discharging of the substrate from and to each of the more than two substrate temporary holding devices. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315396 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMBINATORIAL PLASMA DISTRIBUTION THROUGH A MULTI-ZONED SHOWERHEAD - A multi-zone, combinatorial, single wafer showerhead is used to concurrently develop hardware, materials, unit processes, and unit process sequences. The multi-zone, combinatorial, single wafer showerhead utilizes showerhead pucks to perform process sequences on isolated regions of a single substrate. The showerhead pucks are designed so that they are easily interchangeable to allow the characterization of the interaction between hardware characteristics, process parameters, and their influence on the result of the process sequence. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315397 | RADIATION CURABLE COMPOSITION - A radiation curable composition comprising 15 to 85 wt % of at least one solvent comprising ≦20 wt % of water; 5 to 50 wt % of at least one radiation curable material having a Mn in the range of from 50 to 10,000 g/mol; and 10 to 70 wt % of at least one polyurethane having a Mw in the range of from 4,000 to 70,000 g/mol, the polyurethane having 0 to 5 wt % of isocyanate-reactive component(s) bearing ionic or potentially ionic water-dispersing groups and a free isocyanate group content ≦0.5 wt %. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315398 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING METAL-PLATED STEEL PIPE - A system and method for adjusting dipping time in a continuous steel pipe manufacturing line. The system manufactures a steel pipe of which inner and outer faces or any one face thereof is subjected to molten metal-plating from a steel sheet in a continuous manufacturing line, and includes an inner-face plating performing part for molten metal-plating by pouring molten metal to the upper side of the steel sheet corresponding to the inner face of the steel pipe, a steel pipe forming part that obtains a continuous steel pipe by continuously cold-forming the steel sheet subjected to the inner-face plating into a tubular shape and seam-welding a longitudinal end face joint portion of the steel sheet formed in the steel pipe, and an outer-face plating performing part for molten metal-plating by dipping the outer face of the steel pipe into the molten metal, in which a dipping length of the molten metal is adjusted in the inner-face plating performing part and/or the outer-face plating performing part. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315399 | METHOD OF MAKING NANOPARTICLE REINFORCED METAL MATRIX COMPONENTS - A method of making a nanoparticle reinforced metal matrix component is provided. The method involves solid state processing nanoparticles into a metal matrix material at solid state processing conditions to form a master alloy. At least a portion of the master alloy is added to a mass of metal melt to produce the nanoparticle reinforced metal matrix component. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315400 | STABLE BIOCIDE COMPOSITIONS - Provided is a solvent borne coating composition comprising (a) one or more polymeric biocide comprising multivalent metal cations and multivalent organic anions, (b) one or more polymer-encapsulated biocide, and (c) one or more ethoxylated triglyceride that has average number of moles of ethylene oxide units per mole of triglyceride molecules of 10 to 45. Also provided are a method of making such composition and a method of using such a composition. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315401 | CERAMIC MEDIUMS AND INKS IN POWDER FORM - The disclosure relates to printing mediums, useful for ceramic sinterable materials, that are in powder form and are based on glycols, urea and an inorganic absorbent, to ceramic inks compositions comprising the printing mediums and to methods for decorating green or fired ceramic bodies by the use of said printing mediums and compositions. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315402 | CONTROL ELEMENT - A control element is provided, in particular for a motor vehicle, including a material through which light can be passed and whish is provided with at least one opaque coating provided with symbols, and having a transparent enamel layer on the coating, wherein nanoparticles are introduced into the enamel layer and the coating and the enamel layer are removed by means of a laser. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315403 | PHOTOLABILE PRO-FRAGRANCES - Scents having a fresh odor are usually very volatile, and therefore have a low yield in typical applications such as washing or cleaning processes. They must therefore be used in relatively large quantities so that commensurate effects can be achieved. The invention describes specific ketones as photolabile scent storage substances which enable greatly improved persistence of the scent impression, in particular with a fresh odor, in typical applications. Corresponding washing or cleaning agents and air freshening agents, and a method for scenting surfaces, are also described. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315404 | APPARATUS FOR THERMAL AND PLASMA ENHANCED VAPOR DEPOSITION AND METHOD OF OPERATING - A method for vapor deposition on a substrate in a vapor deposition system having a process space separated from a transfer space. The method disposes a substrate in a process space of a processing system that is vacuum isolated from a transfer space of the processing system, processes the substrate at either of a first position or a second position in the process space while maintaining vacuum isolation from the transfer space by way of a movement accommodating sealing material, and deposits a material on the substrate at either the first position or the second position. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315405 | HOT WIRE CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSTION (HWCVD) WITH CARBIDE FILAMENTS - A hot wire chemical vapor deposition apparatus for use in depositing thin films such as amorphous or epitaxial silicon upon a surface of a wafer or substrate by cracking a source or precursor gas such as silane. The apparatus includes a vacuum chamber and a source of precursor gas operable to inject the precursor gas into the chamber. The HWCVD apparatus also includes a heater with a support surface exposed to the deposition chamber, and the heater is operable to heat a substrate positioned upon the support surface. The apparatus includes a catalytic decomposition assembly with a filament positioned between the heater and the precursor gas inlet for selectively passing a current through the filament to resistively heat material of the filament. The filament material may be carbide such as tantalum carbide, which may be coated on a graphite core. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315406 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FILLER MATERIAL ONTO AN OBJECT - Methods and apparatus for applying filler material onto an object are provided. An apparatus may include a body and an applicator head attached to the body. The apparatus may also include a magnetic member coupled to the applicator head and arranged to attract filler material to a heating surface of the applicator head. The applicator head may be configured to apply the filler material attracted to the heating surface against an object. The heating surface may be configured to apply heat to the filler material attracted to the heating surface to melt the filler material onto the object. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315407 | HIGH-STRENGTH LIGHTWEIGHT FABRIC FOR INFLATABLE STRUCTURES - A high-strength, lightweight inflatable structure is formed of at least one flexible fabric member that, in an inflated condition, forms a self-supporting structure. The flexible fabric member is formed from a bare fabric having an areal weight of less than 4.5 oz/yd | 2012-12-13 |
20120315408 | INFLATABLE ARTICLE PROVIDED WITH A GASTIGHT LAYER BASED ON A BLEND OF A THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER AND OF A PARTIALLY CROSSLINKED BUTYL RUBBER. - An inflatable article is provided with an elastomer layer that is airtight to inflation gases used to inflate the article. The elastomer layer includes at least one blend of a thermoplastic elastomer in a proportion A and a partially crosslinked butyl rubber in a proportion B. The ratio A/B varies in a range between 1 and 20, with A and B being expressed by weight. The thermoplastic elastomer includes a polyisobutylene block. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315409 | VACUUM INSULATING GLASS UNIT WITH VISCOUS EDGE SEAL - Vacuum insulating glass (VIG) units, edge seals for VIG units and methods for forming the edge seals are provided. The VIG units include an edge seal that includes a viscous material, which serves to restrict the rate at which gas permeates into a vacuum space defined between the glass sheets of the VIG unit. The edge seals are configured to allow the glass sheets to move laterally relative to one another when the glass sheets experience differential thermal strain and further configured such that viscous shear occurs within at least a portion of the viscous material when there is relative lateral movement between the glass sheets. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315410 | LOW SOLAR ABSORBING BLUE GLASS, SOLAR REFLECTING COATED BLUE GLASS, AND INSULATING UNIT HAVING A LOW SOLAR HEAT GAIN - An insulating unit having a neutral grey color and a solar heat gain coefficient less than 0.40 includes a clear glass sheet spaced from a coated glass sheet. The coated glass sheet includes a colored glass substrate having a solar infrared reflective coating. The composition of the coated substrate includes a base glass portion and a glass colorant portion, the glass colorant portion including total iron in the range of 0.04 to less than 0.28 weight percent; CoO in the range of 32 to 90 parts per million, and Se in the range of greater than 0 to less than 5.5 parts per million. In one non-limiting embodiment of the invention the glass substrate at a thickness of 0.223 inches has a* chromaticity coordinates of −3.5 to +2.5 and b* chromaticity coordinates of −1 to −15, and a visible light transmittance of 40 to 80%. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315411 | Vacuum insulation panel - [ which prevents heat loss or heat gain in a building ] - This invention concerns an article of manufacture for building material insulation, wherein the article of insulation includes vessels which are evacuated of its air contents. As such, it relates to an apparatus, completely devoid of air and in a complete state of vacuum which totally prevents or drastically retards the transmigration of heat energy loss via conduction and convection from the interior of a building's space to the outside environment during the winter months; and vice versa, thus retarding the gain of environmental heat into said space during the hot summer months. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315412 | Scented Thermochromic Ink - A thermochromic ink contains scented microcapsules. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315413 | REFLECTIVE TEXTILE SLEEVE AND METHJOD OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF - A tubular textile heat shield for providing protection against radiant heat to elongate members shielded by the heat shield, and method of construction thereof, is provided. The tubular textile heat shield includes a tubular wall of interlaced yarn. The interlaced yarn includes polymeric monofilament yarns interlaced with one another. The polymeric monofilament yams contain reflective aluminum particles interspersed therein, as extruded in the yams, wherein the aluminum particles provide a reflective outer surface to the tubular wall and increase the radiant heat resistance of the yarn. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315414 | COMPOSITE COMPONENT - A composite component ( | 2012-12-13 |
20120315415 | SHIPPING STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - A shipping structure is formed from a mixture of small pieces of tumbled glass. The shipping structure can incorporate a wick element to allow the shipping structure to function as a candle. The glass and wax may be from post-consumer materials. The shipping structure can be chilled for use in shipping of materials where cooling of shipped materials will be beneficial. Multiple shipping structures can be combined to house or shield shipped items within a container. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315416 | MULTILAYER FILM - The invention relates to a multilayer film comprising at least a tri-layer structure, said tri-layer structure being made up of a core polymer layer interposed between two covering polymer layers that each comprise polyethylene, wherein the core polymer layer comprises a melt blend of polyethylene, thermoplastic starch, and ethylene acrylic acid copolymer. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315417 | Inhibitor, Resin Mixture Containing Same and Use of Same - The use of 3-pyridinol and 5-pyrimidinol derivatives for adjusting the reactivity and the gel time of resin mixtures and/or reactive resin mortars based on radically polymerizable compounds is described. Furthermore, a resin mixture and a reactive resin mortar containing the 3-pyridinol and 5-pyrimidinol derivatives for adjusting the reaction time and the gel time, and having improved storage stability and good low temperature hardening properties, are described. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315418 | FIXING BELT - Provided is a fixing belt which has a high effect of preventing offset and the like and is capable of forming a clear image, which has high adhesion between a surface layer and another layer, and which has no problems in terms of appearance. The fixing belt includes a tubular base, a surface layer provided as an outermost layer and composed of a fluororesin A, and a primer layer provided in contact with the surface layer, wherein the primer layer is composed of a material obtained by mixing a fluorine-containing ion conductive agent, such as a fluorine-containing alkali metal salt, with a fluororesin B. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315419 | FABRIC FOR END FRAY RESISTANCE AND PROTECTIVE SLEEVES FORMED THEREWITH AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION - An elongated protective textile sleeve for protecting elongate members and methods of constructing a fabric substrate therefore are provided. The fabric substrate has a plurality of filamentary members woven, knitted or braided with one another. At least some of the filamentary members of the substrate extend to cut edges and are fabricated of a multi-component material that includes a core of a first polymeric material and an outer sheath of a second polymeric material. The outer sheath is heat-fusible and the inner core is heat-settable. The outer sheaths of the filamentary members are heat fused at least in the regions near the cut edges to keep the cut edges from fraying or the filamentary members from pulling out of the substrate. The core is heat set to form the desired shape of the protective sleeve. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315420 | STICKY NOTE PAD - A sticky note pad includes a stack of note sheets. Each of the note sheets includes: a substrate having a writing face and a back face opposite to the writing face, the back face having a central portion and a peripheral portion surrounding the central portion; and an adhesive layer positioned on the central portion of the back face. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315421 | STICKY NOTE PAD - A sticky note pad includes a stack of note sheets. Each of the note sheets includes: a substrate having a writing face and a back face opposite to the writing face, the back face having a central portion and a peripheral portion surrounding the central portion, the central portion including a looped boundary, at least two first regions that are spaced apart in a radial direction, and at least one second region disposed between the at least two first regions; and an adhesive layer positioned on the central portion of the back face and including at least two adhesive material units respectively disposed on the first regions and separated from each other by the second region. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315422 | Label Pad and Related Methods - A label pad including one or more label assemblies and a related method. The label pad has a first label assembly having a first liner portions and a first face portion. The first face portion is positioned over the first liner portion and releasably coupled thereto. The label pad also includes a support, and the first label assembly is positioned over the support. The label pad also includes a first retaining member that is configured to couple at least a portion of the first liner portion of the first label assembly sufficiently to restrain the portion of the first liner portion from separating from the support when the first face portion is peeled away from the support. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315423 | Extreme Heat Protection Applied Directly To Skin - Applicators provide heat shields for uncovered skin, in particular the face, hands, and other body parts that may not be clothed such as arms, legs, or torso. In one embodiment, a continuous heat shield is applied the entire face and ears. In another embodiment, a heat shield is applied to portions of the face and neck. In yet another embodiment, a heat shield is applied by multiple applicators. Sets of applicators apply a portions of a contiguous heat shield. Books contain multiple sets of applicators. Camouflage is used for military concealment. Other uses include firefighting, iron working, glass blowing and cooking. Entrained ceramic particles provide heat reflection and insulation. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315424 | SELF-ADJUSTING INSULATION, INCLUDING INSULATION PARTICULARLY SUITED FOR PIPE OR DUCT - Embodiments disclosed herein include insulation used to insulate elongated members, such a pipe or duct, as examples. The insulation can address a number of features, including but not limited to expansion and compression of insulation material, expansion and compression of the elongated member insulated, and the ability to adapt the insulation for elongated member of different sizes and lengths. In one embodiment, the insulation is comprised of at least one plank comprised of a flexible polymeric foam configured to be wrapped around an elongated member. In order for the insulation to self-adjust to compensate for thermal expansion and contraction of the foam material, the plank is comprised of a plurality of flexible polymeric foam profiles. At least one flexible polymeric foam spacer may also be provided that self-adjusts to compensate for thermal expansion and contraction of the elongated member to prevent or reduce gaps in insulation. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315425 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR BATTERY CASE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a composite material for a battery case and a method of manufacturing the same, in which a heat-dissipating layer, which is filled with a heat-dissipating filler, is interposed between layers to effectively dissipate heat generated in a battery through the heat-dissipating layer. As a result, the lifespan is increased and the stability of the battery package is ensured. Moreover, according to the present invention, a neat layer which is not filled with the heat-dissipating filler is interposed between the heat-dissipating layers, and thus it is possible to prevent deterioration in mechanical properties. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315426 | AUTO-ALIGNING JOINT ARCHITECTURE - The Auto-Aligning Joint Architecture consists of adding endpoint margin regions to sheets which are intended to be joined together. A series of T shaped cuts are made into the margin regions to create alternating connected or disconnected margin regions. The connected margin regions of one sheet align to the disconnected margin regions of the other sheet, such that connected margin regions can fit into disconnected margin regions, thereby joining both sheets together with great precision. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315427 | SINGLE CRYSTAL SILICON CARBIDE SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A single crystal silicon carbide substrate has a 4H-polytype crystal structure, has with nitrogen atoms doped as a conduction impurity with an atomic concentration of more than 1×10 | 2012-12-13 |
20120315428 | Method For Producing Semiconductor Wafers Composed Of Silicon Having A Diameter Of At Least 450 mm, and Semiconductor Wafer Composed Of Silicon Having A Diameter of 450 mm - Silicon semiconductor wafers are produced by:
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20120315429 | SANDWICH COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The present invention relates to a sandwich component, which comprises a honeycomb core ( | 2012-12-13 |
20120315430 | Decorated Part of an Assembly and Manufacturing Process Therefor - A decorated part for an assembly includes a decorative skin and a body, the skin wrapping an edge of the body so that adjacent edges of adjacent parts in the assembly do not expose the body. The process for making the part includes first vacuum forming the skin from a film, loading the formed skin into a mold and forming the body against the pre-formed skin. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315431 | T-PROFILE JUNCTION OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS - A T-profile junction of composite materials with a T-profile ( | 2012-12-13 |
20120315432 | ANALYTICAL TEST ELEMENT AND PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION - An analytical test element is provided having a surface comprising a chemical detection layer on which a spreading net is disposed, the spreading net being configured to provide for the planar distribution of a liquid sample on the detection layer. The spreading net generally comprises a filament structure coated with a metallic layer that is oxidized at least on one or more surface portions thereof facing the detection layer. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315433 | PLASTIC COMPONENT WITH A COMPLEX AND BIFURCATED STRUCTURE - A die for producing pressed, fiber-reinforced plastic components, as well as a method for producing the plastic component, and the plastic component itself. The plastic components comprising at least two structural parts which overlap one another a pressing direction such that the die comprises at least one upper die portion formed with a pressing unit for applying a pressing force in the pressing direction, and at least one lower die portion which cooperates with the upper die portion to form a cavity in which the plastic component is formed. A die insert is fitted in the die and can move by and with the upper die portion and is designed to transmit the pressing force to the at least one structural part of the plastic component which is overlapped by the other structural part of the plastic component in the pressing direction. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315434 | Under furniture object blocker - An apparatus is described which is intended to prevent small objects (such as toys or gaming balls) from entering the narrow space between furniture (such as armchairs or sofas) and the floor. The important features of the invention are its ease of manufacturability and its easy adaptation to furniture of different shapes and sizes. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315435 | INSULATION MATERIALS HAVING APERTURES FORMED THEREIN - An improved electrical insulation tape ( | 2012-12-13 |
20120315436 | Leather Cushion Back Covering Material For Planar Surfaces - A planar surface covering with an outer leather layer, a stabilization layer secured to the outer leather layer by an adhesive, and a tension layer secured to the stabilization layer. The stabilization layer has a fibrous stabilization material with stabilization fibers oriented in at least two planar directions of the stabilization layer. The tension layer has a fibrous tension material with tension fibers oriented in at least two planar directions of the tension layer. The tension fibers melt at a lower temperature than the stabilization fibers, and the adhesive melts at a lower temperature than the tension fibers. In one version, the fibrous stabilization material of the stabilization layer has a thickness and fiber characteristics that create cushion attributes in the stabilization layer. In another version, the fibrous tension material of the tension layer has a thickness and fiber characteristics that create cushion attributes in the tension layer. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315437 | NOVEL MICROORGANISM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING OXIDE - Disclosed is a microorganism that belongs to the genus | 2012-12-13 |
20120315438 | PRIMER, CONDUCTOR FOIL WITH RESIN, LAMINATED SHEET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LAMINATED SHEET - A resin primer which can stick an insulator layer to a conductor foil, whose surface is not much roughened, with sufficient adhesive force, a conductor foil with resin, a laminated sheet and a method of manufacturing the same. The resin primer includes a resin having film-forming ability and a breaking energy of 0.15 J or more. The conductor foil with resin includes a conductor foil and the aforesaid resin primer. The laminated sheet includes the conductor foil, an insulating layer disposed facing the conductor foil, and a resin layer including the aforesaid resin primer disposed between the conductor foil and insulating layer so that it is in contact therewith. This laminated sheet can be manufactured by heating and pressurizing a laminate including the aforesaid conductor foil with resin, and a prepreg laminated on this resin. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315439 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM - A crystalline transparent conductive film containing indium oxide as a main component, and cerium, exhibiting low resistance derived from high refractive index and high carrier electron mobility, as well as small surface roughness, which is obtained by film-formation using an ion plating method. In the film, cerium content is 0.3 to 9% by atom, as an atomic number ratio of Ce/(In+Ce); film-formation is made using an ion plating method; and arithmetic average height (Ra) is 1.0 nm or lower. Also the film can contain one or more of titanium, zirconium, hafnium, molybdenum and tungsten, at a content of 1% by atom or lower, as an atomic number ratio of M/(In+Ce+M). | 2012-12-13 |
20120315440 | NONWOVEN FABRIC - There is provided a nonwoven fabric excellent in the balance among fuzz resistance, softness and tensile strength. The nonwoven fabric comprises an embossed portion and a non-embossed portion; the embossed portion comprising an emboss pattern that comprises unit patterns each delimited by emboss lines; the emboss lines each comprising a plurality of emboss element parts that are continuously arranged with a predetermined interval; wherein in the direction in which the distance from an arbitrarily-defined point in the non-embossed portion within the unit pattern toward the outside of the emboss lines that delimit the non-embossed portion is shortest, at least one of the plurality of emboss element parts is disposed so as to block the direction in which the distance from the arbitrarily-defined point toward the outside of the emboss lines that delimit the non-embossed portion is shortest. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315441 | INJECTION MOLDING METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FUNCTIONAL PART HAVING A RECESS - An injection molding method for manufacturing a functional part having a recess, e.g., a borehole, includes a) injecting a first thermoplastic component into an injection mold, in the cavity of which a first mold core is situated, b) replacing the first mold core with a second mold core, the second mold core being smaller than the first mold core, and the second mold core being situated in the cavity formed in the first thermoplastic component by the first mold core in such a way that the second mold core is situated at a distance from the first thermoplastic component by an intervening space, c) injecting a second thermoplastic component into the space between the second mold core and the first thermoplastic component, and d) removing the second mold core. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315442 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING IN-MOLD DECORATED MOLDED ARTICLE, AND IN-MOLD DECORATED MOLDED ARTICLE - An object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing an in-mold decorated molded article, which can eliminate the need for deburring after molding and the need for an extra allowance of the molded article. The process includes: clamping a first mold ( | 2012-12-13 |
20120315443 | Floor/Wall Structure - A floor/wall structure, or panel, ( | 2012-12-13 |
20120315444 | PANEL FRAME STRUCTURE - The present invention discloses a touch panel frame structure comprising: a substrate, made of a transparent insulation material; a sensing layer, formed on a surface of the substrate; a conductor layer, disposed around the periphery of the sensing layer, and electrically coupled to the sensing layer; and an adhesive layer, disposed on a surface of the conductor layer and adhered to the conductor layer between the adhesive layer and the sensing layer, for covering the conductor layer completely. The adhesive layer with a protective coating effect is used for protecting the circuits of the conductor layer from peeling off during use. Particularly, when the substrate is made of a flexible material, the adhesive layer can provide a better protection effect. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315445 | Group-III Nitride Crystal Composite - III-nitride crystal composites are made up of especially processed crystal slices cut from III-nitride bulk crystal having, ordinarily, a {0001} major surface and disposed adjoining each other sideways, and of III-nitride crystal epitaxially on the bulk-crystal slices. The slices are arranged in such a way that their major surfaces parallel each other, but are not necessarily flush with each other, and so that the [0001] directions in the slices are oriented in the same way. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315446 | AIRBAG COVER MATERIALS FOR LASER SCORING - A panel for use over a vehicle airbag includes a skin layer with a tear seam formed therein. The skin layer is made from a material that includes a polymer matrix and one or more transmissivity-reducers in the form of microflake fillers or fillers having a monomodal particle size distribution. The transmissivity-reducers are included in an amount that reduces the transmissivity of light through the material to reduce variation in laser scoring processes and also in an amount that does not substantially alter the mechanical properties of the polymer matrix. Skin layers made from these materials can be used in laser scoring processes of TPO coverings that are thinner than previously known. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315447 | LABEL FOR IN-MOLD MOLDING, IN-MOLD MOLDED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MOLDING SAME - A label for in-mold molding, which comprises a laminate film comprising a substrate layer (A) and a heat-sealable resin layer (B), wherein the substrate layer (A) comprises a thermoplastic resin in an amount of from 40 to 90% by weight and at least one of an inorganic fine powder and an organic filler in an amount of from 10 to 60% by weight, the heat-sealable resin layer (B) comprises a thermoplastic resin in an amount of from 50 to 100% by weight, the laminate film is at least uniaxially stretched, the porosity of the laminate film is from 10% to 45%, the thermal conductivity of the label is from 0.04 to 0.11 W/mK, and the bonding strength of the label stuck to an adherend formed of a propylene-based resin at 200° C. and 60 MPa is from 250 to 1500 g/15 mm. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315448 | METHOD FOR MAKING FOAMED SYNTHETIC BOARDS - The invention relates to a method for making articles having a veined aspect that includes the steps of (a) extruding a layer of substantially transparent PMMA including pigmented granules in a first extruder, (b) extruding a polystyrene layer including a foaming agent in a second extruder, wherein the extrusions of steps (a) and (b) are carried out simultaneously as a co-extrusion. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315449 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD, RESIST COMPOSITION FOR MULTIPLE DEVELOPMENT USED IN THE PATTERN FORMING METHOD, DEVELOPER FOR NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT USED IN THE PATTERN FORMING METHOD, AND RINSING SOLUTION FOR NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT USED IN THE PATTERN FORMING METHOD - A pattern forming method, including: (A) coating a substrate with a positive resist composition of which solubility in a positive developer increases and solubility in a negative developer decreases upon irradiation with actinic rays or radiation, so as to form a resist film; (B) exposing the resist film; and (D) developing the resist film with a negative developer; a positive resist composition for multiple development used in the method; a developer for use in the method; and a rinsing solution for negative development used in the method. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315450 | Bonding Method and Bonded Body - A bonding method of bonding two base members together through a bonding film is provided. The bonding method is a method for forming a bonded body in which a first base member and a second base member are bonded together through the bonding film. The bonding method includes: applying a liquid material containing a silicone material composed of silicone compounds onto a surface of at least one of the first and second base members to form a liquid coating on the surface; drying the liquid coating so that it is transformed into the bonding film on the surface of the at least one of the first and second base members; and applying energy to the bonding film so that a bonding property is developed in the vicinity of a surface thereof, to thereby bond the first and second base members together through the bonding film. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315451 | Metal-Containing Compositions and Method of Making Same - The present invention relates to a process for forming metal-containing films by applying a photosensitive metal-containing composition on a substrate, drying the photosensitive metal-containing composition, exposing the photosensitive metal-containing composition to a source of actinic radiation and applying a post-treatment to the metal-containing composition. The process also includes exposing the photosensitive metal-containing composition to a source of actinic radiation through a mask or mold and developing the unexposed portion of the composition. Another embodiment of the invention is a metal-containing film, three-dimensional object or article formed by the process. The invention is useful in producing a directly patterned metal-containing film and a microdevice. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315452 | REINFORCED WOOD FLOORING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Reinforced wood flooring according to one embodiment includes: a surface layer having a plurality of wood sheets and a resin-impregnated paper sheet interposed between the wood sheets, in which each of the wood sheets has a predetermined thickness and a plate shape, and the wood sheets and the resin-impregnated paper sheets are bonded together into a unitary body through hot-pressing; an adhesive layer formed beneath the surface layer to serve as an adhesive; and a plywood arranged beneath the adhesive layer and attached to a lower side of the surface layer by the adhesive lay. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315453 | COATING LAYER STRUCTURE OF BASIC MATERIAL OF MOLD - This invention relates to a coating layer structure of a basic material of a mold, which exhibits good adhesion between a coating material and a basic material and does not cause cracking when coated. Such a coating layer structure includes an ion nitriding layer formed at the surface of the basic material, a middle coating layer formed on the ion nitriding layer using AlTiCrN, AlCrSiN, AlTiSiN, or AlTiCrSiN, and a surface coating layer formed on the middle coating layer using AlTiCrCN, AlCrSiCN, AlTiSiCN, or AlTiCrSiCN. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315454 | NATURAL BIOPOLYMER THERMOPLASTIC FILMS - A thermoplastic film composition that includes a polymer blend of multiple inherently incompatible polymer components is described. The composition includes a polymer blend having about 5 wt. % to about 45 wt. % of a plasticized natural polymer, about 5 wt. % to about 40 wt % of a polyolefin, a biodegradable polymer, and a compatibilizer with both a polar and a non-polar moiety on the same polymer molecule. The total plasticized natural and biodegradable polymers constitute a majority or predominant phase (≧51 wt. %), while petroleum-based olefinic polymers form the minority phase. The composition can be made into a film containing at least one renewable, natural polymer component. Also described are the articles of manufacture that may use such films. | 2012-12-13 |