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20080305273 | METHOD OF APPLYING POLYMER COATING TO A SUBSTRATE - An object of complex three-dimensional configuration, such as an automotive vehicle body, is coated with a combination of a coating formulation and a photoactivated mixture containing active centers that have been produced prior to application. The two liquids can be intimately mixed prior to application to the object, or the coating formulation can be applied prior to the application of the photoactivated mixture. The coating formulation is cured by the active centers that have been produced prior to application. | 12-11-2008 |
20110028612 | SELF-STRATIFYING COATING - The present invention discloses a reactivity-based self-stratifying coating composition. The coating composition can include a polyol, silsesquioxane, a polyester polyol, and a crosslinker that form a mixture within a solvent. The polyol can be selected from a fluorinated polyether, a fluoroethylene-alkyl vinyl ether and/or a combination thereof. The silsesquioxane can be an epoxy functional silsesquioxane having a formula of (R) | 02-03-2011 |
20110059265 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LAYERED MATERIALS USING LONG-LIVED PHOTO-INDUCED ACTIVE CENTERS - The invention relates to a method for applying a photo-activated layered polymer coating to a substrate material in which one or more layers do not contain photoinitiator, or are not exposed to initiating light, but cure due to migration of cationic active centers. At least two separate monomer layers are applied to the substrate material. At least one of the monomer layers includes a photoinitiator capable of producing cationic active centers. The at least one layer including the photoinitiator is exposed to a source of UV radiation at a desired wavelength forming cationic active centers. The at least two separate monomer layers react in a polymerization reaction forming a cured layered material. The cationic active centers of the exposed monomer layer migrate to the unexposed layer such that both layers cure via the polymerization reaction. | 03-10-2011 |
20120082854 | SELF-STRATIFYING COATING - A self-stratifying coating composition is provided. The self-stratifying coating can include a base layer having a telechelic resin with reactive end groups and an alkoxide oligomer. In addition, a top layer having an acrylate and/or methacrylate such as a fluorinated acrylate, a fluorinated methacrylate, a fluorinated hydrocarbon copolymerized with an acrylate, a fluorinated hydrocarbon copolymerized with a methacrylate and combinations thereof, and a crosslinking agent can be included. In addition, the base layer and the top layer can have an interfacial surface tension therebetween that is within a range of about 15 to 60 mJ/cm | 04-05-2012 |
20120083551 | MODIFIED EPOXIDE PRIMERS - Telechelic resins with reactive end groups (e.g., epoxy phosphate and epoxy ester) were synthesized using bisphenol-A (BPA) epoxide. The bisphenol-A based epoxide and the telechelic resins were all modified with tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) oligomers to produce epoxide/polysilicate (organic/inorganic) hybrid systems. The modified epoxides were thermally cured with a melamine-formaldehyde resin, cast on steel substrates and salt spray analysis revealed that the inorganically modified epoxides provided improvement over unmodified epoxide resins with respect to both corrosion resistance and adhesion to steel substrates. | 04-05-2012 |
20120083568 | ACRYLATE-BASED FLUORINATED COPOLYMERS FOR HIGH-SOLIDS COATINGS - A series of low, medium, and high molecular weight copolymers containing methyl methacrylate, n-butyl acrylate. 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl methacrylate were synthesized by solution polymerization under monomer-starved conditions. The copolymers were crosslinked with a methylated melamine formaldehyde resin in order to obtain thermosetting acrylics. Lower wettability, higher oxygen permeability, and lower refractive index were observed for higher concentrations of fluorinated monomer in the copolymer composition and high number-average hydroxyl functionality of the high molecular weight copolymers increased the crosslink density of the acrylic films, thereby resulting in improved tensile strength and tensile modulus. | 04-05-2012 |
20130142962 | TERMINATE-ON-DEMAND CATIONIC POLYMERIZATION METHOD FOR FORMING A TWO-DIMENSIONAL COATING - The invention relates to a method for forming a coating on a substrate material which includes applying one or more layers of a monomer composition to a surface of the substrate. At least one monomer layer comprises a photoinitiator, and at least one monomer layer comprises a photo-generated base precursor. The monomer layer is exposed to a first wavelength of light to initiate polymerization of the monomers. The monomer layer is subsequently exposed to a second wavelength of light to terminate the polymerization. | 06-06-2013 |
20130302517 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE WEATHERING RESISTANCE OF AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS - The present disclosed subject matter provides a method for improving the weathering resistance of a coating of paint on a substrate when exposed to adverse environmental conditions. More particularly, the method includes applying a post-production coating to a base coating, where the post-production coating contains a greater concentration of ultraviolet (UV) protectant as compared to the base coating. The UV protectant contained in the post-production coat migrates along a concentration gradient to the base coating, thereby enriching the concentration of UV protectant in the base coating. Although this application will help protect the base paint coating on a variety of substrates from damage due to environmental conditions, the present disclosed subject matter is ideally suited for motor vehicle coating applications. | 11-14-2013 |
20140329182 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LAYERED MATERIALS USING LONG-LIVED PHOTO-INDUCED ACTIVE CENTERS - The invention relates to a method for applying a photo-activated layered polymer coating to a substrate material in which one or more layers do not contain photoinitiator, or are not exposed to initiating light, but cure due to migration of cationic active centers. At least two separate monomer layers are applied to the substrate material. At least one of the monomer layers includes a photoinitiator capable of producing cationic active centers. The at least one layer including the photoinitiator is exposed to a source of UV radiation at a desired wavelength forming cationic active centers. The at least two separate monomer layers react in a polymerization reaction forming a cured layered material. The cationic active centers of the exposed monomer layer migrate to the unexposed layer such that both layers cure via the polymerization reaction. | 11-06-2014 |
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20090155572 | Multi-Layer Coatings for Substrates - A multi-layer coating for application to a substrate including a paint coating layer, a metallic coating layer, and a clear coating layer. The metallic coating layer includes chromium metallic flake pigment. The multi-layer coating may be resistant to discoloration in acids including, without limitation hydrofluoric acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid and combinations thereof. | 06-18-2009 |
20100087596 | Self-Stratifying Automotive Topcoat Compositions and Processes - A process for preparing a coating composition includes contacting a polyol, a silsesquioxane, a polyurethane dendrimer, and a crosslinker, wherein the polyol, the silsesquioxane, the polyurethane dendrimer, and the crosslinker are dispersed within a solvent and forming a self-stratifying coating. Further, a coating composition includes a polyol, a silsesquioxane, a polyurethane dendrimer and a crosslinker forming a mixture dispersed within a solvent. | 04-08-2010 |
20100317787 | Methods and Compositions for Pigmented Self-Stratifying Coatings - A coating composition may include a polyol, a silsesquioxane, a polyurethane dendrimer, a crosslinker, and a pigment in contact with a dispersing agent. A process for preparing a coating composition is further disclosed including the step of contacting a polyol, a silsesquioxane, a polyurethane dendrimer, and a crosslinker to form a coating mixture dispersed within a solvent. The process further includes adding a pigment in contact with a dispersing agent to the coating mixture, and forming a self-stratifying coating having at least one layer, wherein the pigment resides substantially within one of the at least one layer. | 12-16-2010 |
20110166687 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE PRODUCTION PARAMETERS FOR A SUBSTRATE COATING PROCESS - A method to evaluate, determine and optimize production parameters for a coating application of a UV cationic polymerizable coating system to a substrate is provided. The method is based on a simulation model which includes both shadow and dark cure processes. Both of an active center generation process and the active center diffusion process are mathematically described. In the model, the two processes are considered separately since they are driven by different fundamental phenomena and occur on different timescales. Evaluation or prediction of the effect of process variables on the curing of a cationic coating of a complex substrate according to the described method allows characterization and understanding of process variables which may save set-up costs and improve production efficiency. | 07-07-2011 |
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20100043023 | Digital File Management System - A method for managing digital content is provided. The method includes accessing the digital content and applying at least one content management rule by a set-top box to the digital content. The content management rule operative to place the digital content in one of a first storage location and a second storage location, which are associated with the set-top box. The digital content may include programs or movies and the storage locations are generally operable to store multiple programs and/or movies. | 02-18-2010 |
20110061062 | COMMUNICATION AMONG EXECUTION THREADS OF AT LEAST ONE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method of communication in at least one electronic device is presented. In the method, a first execution thread and a second execution thread are created in the at least one electronic device. Also created is a message service for receiving messages for the first thread. A message to be transferred from the second thread to the message service of the first thread is generated. Outside of control by either the first or second threads, one of multiple data transfer mechanisms is selected for transferring the message from the second thread to the message service of the first thread based on a relationship between the first and second threads. This relationship may be one in which the first and second threads are executing within a single process, within different processes of the same device, or within different devices. The message is transferred to the message service of the first thread using the selected data transfer mechanism and processed in the first thread. | 03-10-2011 |
20110061109 | Controlling Access to Content and/or Services - The exemplary embodiments of the method and system according to the present invention provide a system and method for controlling access to audiovisual content such as television shows, video-on-demand services or streaming video which can be delivered by cable, satellite, wired or wireless networks, cell phones, the Internet, etc. More particularly, the present invention provides a capability to define certain criteria which can be used to restrict access to content based on combinations of various parameters including, but not limited to, time of day, day of the week, type of content, source of content, content display device, etc. These criteria may also be provided by data storage arrangements or a network, and access restrictions specified by such criteria can be associated with a plurality of display devices. | 03-10-2011 |
20120224834 | Apparatus And Methods For Dynamically Optimizing Recording Schedules - In embodiments disclosed herein, television recording schedules are automatically adjusted in a digital video recording system. In at least one embodiment, the digital video recording system receives a first request to record a first program at the digital video recording system and a second recording request to record a second program at the digital video recording system. The system determines that there are insufficient resources to fulfill both the first and second recording requests. The system may set an open recording request for at least one of the first and second programs, which seeks additional scheduling data corresponding to at least one of the programs. Subsequent additional data may be received to fulfill the open recording request. In some embodiments, recording requests may be automatically rescheduled to more optimal recording times. | 09-06-2012 |
20130243398 | DYNAMIC TUNER ALLOCATION - In response to receiving a request, a current status of each one of a number of tuners of a television receiver may be determined. A ranking may be assigned to each one of the number of tuners based on an associated determined status. A listing may be generated based on the ranking and, when selected, a particular tuner of ranking greater than other ones of the plurality of tuners may be allocated for the recording of a particular broadcast program. | 09-19-2013 |
20130243399 | Television Receiver Storage Management - Various arrangements for managing television programming storage at a television receiver are presented. User input specifying a number of days for retention of each managed array of a plurality of managed arrays of television channels to be recorded by the television receiver may be received. A television service provider may select a plurality of television channels for recording as the plurality of managed arrays of television channels. Also, the television service provider may define times for recording of the plurality of television channels of the plurality of managed arrays of television channels. A first amount of storage space for storage of the plurality of managed arrays of television channels may be calculated based on the number of days for retention. The first amount of storage space of a storage medium to the plurality of managed arrays of television channels may be allocated. | 09-19-2013 |
20130243405 | SUCCESSIVE INITIALIZATION OF TELEVISON CHANNEL RECORDING - In various arrangements, a television receiver system for successive initialization of television channel recording is presented. The system may include a control processor, configured to determine a plurality of television channels are configured to begin recording at a same time. The control processor may transmit a first request for recording of a first television channel of the plurality of television channels. The system may include a tuning management processor, configured to configure a first recording of the first television channel in response to the first request. The tuning management processor may also transmit an acknowledgement to the control processor following the first recording of the first television channel being configured. The control processor may, in response to receiving the acknowledgement, transmit, to the tuning management processor, a second request for recording of a second television channel of the plurality of television channels. | 09-19-2013 |
20130247106 | ELECTRONIC PROGRAMMING GUIDE - An indication of user interest of a program of a particular television channel may be identified based on user interaction with a programming guide that displays first content. A selectable icon positioned in association with a descriptor that identifies the particular television channel may be generated in response to identifying the indication of user interest and for display within the programming guide. An interactive pane that identifies at least one particular program that is stored within an omnibus channel file containing a plurality of programs broadcast consecutively on the particular television channel over a predefined period of time may be generated in response to user selection of the selectable icon for display within the programming guide. | 09-19-2013 |
20130247107 | EPG REALIGNMENT - Arrangements detailed may cause a television channel received via the tuner to be recorded for a period of time to create a channel-specific file. The channel-specific file may include multiple television programs. User input that requests playback of a first television program of the plurality of television programs from the channel-specific file may be received. A front-end adjustment time period for playback of the first television program may be determined. A start time from which playback commences in the channel-specific file may be at least partially based on the front-end adjustment time period and a scheduled start time of the television program. | 09-19-2013 |
20130247111 | TRANSFER OF TELEVISION PROGRAMS FROM CHANNEL-SPECIFIC FILES TO PROGRAM-SPECIFIC FILES - A television receiver including a tuner and one or more processors may be presented. The television receiver may be configured to tune the tuner to a television channel. The television receiver may be configured to create and store an omnibus channel file containing a plurality of television programs broadcast consecutively on the television channel over a period of time. The television receiver may be configured to, after a predefined period of time, select the omnibus channel file for deletion. The television receiver may be configured to determine a television program to receive extended storage. The television receiver may be configured to store a portion of the omnibus channel file as an individual program file, wherein the portion of the omnibus channel file corresponds to the television program. The television receiver may be configured to, after storing the portion of the omnibus channel file, delete the omnibus channel file. | 09-19-2013 |
20140270691 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODIFYING THE PRESENTATION OF CONTENT - In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a method for processing an audio/video stream includes providing an audio/video stream including at least one segment of a show and at least one interstitial of the show, receiving location information to identify a video location within the audio/video stream, and processing the audio/video stream to identify boundaries of the at least one segment of the show based on the location information. Further, the method includes outputting the segment of the show for presentation by a display device without outputting the interstitial and outputting the interstitial for presentation by the display device subsequent to outputting the segment of the show. | 09-18-2014 |
20150121430 | EPG REALIGNMENT - Arrangements detailed may cause a television channel received via the tuner to be recorded for a period of time to create a channel-specific file. The channel-specific file may include multiple television programs. User input that requests playback of a first television program of the plurality of television programs from the channel-specific file may be received. A front-end adjustment time period for playback of the first television program may be determined. A start time from which playback commences in the channel-specific file may be at least partially based on the front-end adjustment time period and a scheduled start time of the television program. | 04-30-2015 |
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20110035517 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING, STORING, AND PRESENTING MULTIMEDIA PROGRAMMING WITHOUT INDEXING PRIOR TO STORAGE - A method and apparatus for improved digital recording and presentation of broadcast information is disclosed. Received broadcast data, which may include video, audio, private, or other data, relating to one or more particular content programs, is presented from an input section to a buffer and recorded directly onto a storage device without any intelligent parsing, such as indexing, and without any manipulation by intermediate hardware or software functions. Upon normal presentation, statistics may be generated to determine the ideal number of frames to skip, the number of bytes to seek, and the size of data files to read from the storage device during time-shifted presentation. Algorithms and processes are provided to dynamically optimize time-shifted presentation. In this way, data may be captured to the storage device more efficiently and economically, and the time-shifted presentation operations may be performed in a smoother, more nuanced manner with the application of appropriate probabilistic algorithms. | 02-10-2011 |
20110038615 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING, STORING, AND PRESENTING MULTIMEDIA PROGRAMMING WITHOUT INDEXING PRIOR TO STORAGE - A method and apparatus for improved digital recording and presentation of broadcast information is disclosed. Received broadcast data, which may include video, audio, private, or other data, relating to one or more particular content programs, is presented from an input section to a buffer and recorded directly onto a storage device without any intelligent parsing, such as indexing, and without any manipulation by intermediate hardware or software functions. Upon normal presentation, statistics may be generated to determine the ideal number of frames to skip, the number of bytes to seek, and the size of data files to read from the storage device during time-shifted presentation. Algorithms and processes are provided to dynamically optimize time-shifted presentation. In this way, data may be captured to the storage device more efficiently and economically, and the time-shifted presentation operations may be performed in a smoother, more nuanced manner with the application of appropriate probabilistic algorithms. | 02-17-2011 |
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20100117300 | HIGH-LOW WAGERING GAME - In one embodiment of the invention, a card and dice game allows a player to bet on the outcome of a comparison of a numerical value determined by a roll of dice and another numerical value determined by a card drawn from a deck. The player wagers that the card value either will be higher or lower than the dice value. An optional secondary or “bonus” wager can be made after the dice are rolled, but before the card is drawn. The payout on the bonus wager has the potential of being a high multiple of the bonus bet amount, depending upon the dice value and the resulting probability that the upcoming card value will be greater or lower than the dice value. | 05-13-2010 |
20110109041 | CARD AND DICE WAGERING GAME - A card and dice game allows a player to bet on the outcome of a comparison of a numerical value determined by a roll of one or more dice and another numerical value determined by a card drawn from a deck. The player wagers that the difference between the card value and the dice value will be greater than or equal to a predetermined amount whereupon the wager wins. If the difference between the card value and the dice value is less than the predetermined amount, the wager loses. The payout on the wager has the potential of being a high multiple of the bet amount, depending upon the magnitude of the difference between the card value and the die value, where greater magnitudes result in larger payouts. | 05-12-2011 |
20110124398 | CARD AND DICE WAGERING GAME - In a card and dice game, dice are rolled to provide a die value between 2 and 12, inclusive, according to this embodiment. After the player makes a wager, a card is dealt face up, thereby displaying a card value of 1 to 13, inclusive. The player wins the wager if the card value is less than the die value and if the die value is less than a predetermined value. Similarly the player wins the wager if the card value is greater than the die value and if the die value is greater than the predetermined value. Otherwise the player loses the wager. If there is a tie (i.e., if the die value and the card value are equal), then one half (½) of the wager is returned to the player unless dice doubles were rolled, in which case the entire wager is returned. | 05-26-2011 |
20120074650 | High-Low Wagering Game - In one embodiment of the invention, a card and dice game allows a player to bet on the outcome of a comparison of a numerical value determined by a roll of dice and another numerical value determined by a card drawn from a deck. The player wagers that the card value either will be higher or lower than the dice value. An optional secondary or “bonus” wager can be made after the dice are rolled, but before the card is drawn. The payout on the bonus wager has the potential of being a high multiple of the bonus bet amount, depending upon the dice value and the resulting probability that the upcoming card value will be greater or lower than the dice value. | 03-29-2012 |
20130150148 | High Value Wagering Game - A player wagers on the outcome of a comparison of two random numbers that are generated using a plurality of random number generating devices. According to one embodiment the random number generating devices comprise dice and cards. A player bets on the outcome of a comparison of a numerical value generated by a roll of two dice and another numerical value generated by the selection of a card from a deck of cards. At the beginning of play the player places multiple wagers based upon a prediction as to whether the dice value or the card value will be higher. During each round of play, opportunities are provided to withdraw one or more of the wagers. | 06-13-2013 |