Abstract: There is disclosed the thermal transfer recording medium capable of providing high quality printed images even on a lower smoothness paper at a high speed without producing voids. The recording medium comprises a support and provided thereon a thermosoftening layer, wherein at least one of the thermosoftening layers is provided on the support via an another layer and contains a binder comprising an olefin resin, a polyurethane resin, and at least one of an acrylic resin and a polyester resin.

Abstract: Disclosed is a ceramic substrate having a protective coating on at least one surface thereof which includes:a ceramic substrate having at least one electrically conductive via extending to a surface of the substrate;an electrically conductive I/O pad electrically connected to at least one of the vias;an I/O pin brazed to the I/O pad, the brazed pin having a braze fillet; anda protective layer of polymeric material fully encapsulating the I/O pad, wherein the layer of polymeric material protects the I/O pad from corrosion.

Abstract: An ink jet recording sheet comprises a base material made of a transparent plastic film and an ink fixing layer having a pigment fixed by a binder so that an image formed on the ink fixing layer is seen from the side of the base material, wherein the pigment in the ink fixing layer comprises beads of polystyrene or a copolymer thereof. The recording sheet produces a clear image having an excellent color density and no ink bleeding and the like.

Abstract: Disclosed here is a shaped article superconductor comprising platelets of superconducting oxide crystals which are normally anisotropic but in which said anisotropy is reduced by joining together the oxides superconductor crystallites with a normally conductive metal layer interposed therebetween. The separation distances of the platelets are, on the average, less than the coherence length of the normally conductive metal under conditions which render the oxide crystals superconductive.

Abstract: A sheet laminate of polyimide and amorphous polyamide especially suitable for making anisotropically electrically conductive articles by laser abiation drilling followed by metal plating. Preferred polyimides include those derived from polymerization of 4,4'biphenyldianhydride and 4,4'-diaminobiphenylether or p-phenylenediamine. Preferred amorphous polyamides include those derived from condensation of terephthalic acid with isomers of trimethylhexamethylenediamine.

Abstract: A superconducting system for the lossless transmission of electrical current comprising a thin film of superconducting material Y.sub.1 Ba.sub.2 Cu.sub.3 O.sub.7-x epitaxially deposited upon a KTaO.sub.3 substrate. The KTaO.sub.3 is an improved substrate over those of the prior art since the it exhibits small lattice constant mismatch and does not chemically react with the superconducting film.

Abstract: An optical disc having an aluminum reflective film is disclosed, wherein an oxide of Al in the stable oxidized state is introduced into the Al reflective film to eliminate changes with lapse of time to improve durability of the optical disc. A method for producing a reflective film on an optical disc is also disclosed, wherein a trace amount of oxygen is introduced into atmosphere in the course of formation of the reflective film.

Abstract: An ink jet recording sheet comprises on a film substrate a coating layer which contains a pigment component and a binder component. The pigment component comprises prismatic orthorhombic aragonite calcium carbonate having an oil absorption of 30 to 55 ml/100 g in an amount of 20 to 70 weight %. The binder component comprises an epoxy resin and a thermoplastic resin.

Abstract: An electrostatic recording material, capable of recording clear resist marks and colored images without generating a lead edge fog and colored image slippage, comprises an insulating support 1, an electroconductive intermediate layer 2 formed on a surface of the support, a dielectric layer 3 formed on the electroconductive intermediate layer, and a pair of electroconductive side edge layers 4, 5 formed on a record-starting side edge portion of the dielectric layer, in which side a recording operation in a transversal direction of the recording material is started, and on a record-ending side edge portion of the dielectric layer, in which side the recording operation is ended, extending along the longitudinal axis of the recording material, spaced from each other, and each having a surface resistivity of from 1.times.10.sup.4 to 5.times.10.sup.5 .OMEGA.

Abstract: This invention concerns an ink jet recording paper characterized by comprising a base layer that contains an internal size, and an ink-receptive layer that is made out of a material having good affinity for inks, wherein the ink-receptive layer is superposed on either one or both sides of the base layer by multi-ply paper-manufacturing process; the structure of the ink jet recording paper is such that it has good ink-absorbency enough to catch up with rapid multi-color printing, and provides high optical image, vivid and uniform image definition, and almost no print through, having desirable paper-like figures and hand feeling.

Abstract: A die-cut permanent marking article for use with an elongate object, consisting of a strip of low molecular weight heat-sensitive, transparent polymeric film having an upper and a lower surface, at least a portion of the lower surface being capable of self-adherence, at least a portion of the upper surface being imprintable, the polymeric film being fusible by the application of heat, but remaining transparent even after application of heat such that any marking placed on any portion of the article remains readable even if covered by one or more overwrapping portions of the strip.

Abstract: A receptor sheet for thermal mass transfer imaging comprising a polymeric image-receptive layer comprising a polymer having a melt transition onset no higehr than the melting point of a compatible doner sheet wax, and having a melt viscosity at the melt temperature of said donor sheet wax of at least 1.times.10.sup.4 poise.

Abstract: An ink-jet recording medium comprises a substrate and a pigment layer. The pigment layer comprises an upper layer and lower layer. The upper layer contains as a major pigment an aluminum oxide having a specific surface area ranging from 90 m.sup.2 /g to 170 m.sup.2 /g. The lower layer contains as a major pigment an aluminum oxide having a specific surface area smaller than the aluminum oxide in the upper layer, an inorganic pigment selected from a carbonate or silicate of calcium, a carbonate or silicate of magnesium, a silicate of aluminum and hydrotalcite having a specific surface are of not more than 150 m.sup.2 /g, or a basic magnesium carbonate having a specific surface area of not more than 150 m.sup.2 /g.

Abstract: A retroreflective security laminate, designed to be applied to the surface of a document over information thereon, providing dual levels of verification. The laminates have primary legends which are viewable under both ordinary diffuse lighting conditions and retroreflective viewing conditions and may also have retro-legends which are viewable only under retroreflective viewing conditions.

Abstract: Pellicles having films bearing at least one coating of perfluoropolymers as an antireflective surface, the perfluoropolymers comprising a low molecular weight perfluoropolymer having randomly copolymerized units of tetrafluoroethylene, perfluoro (alkyl vinyl) ether and a cure site monomer, the cure site monomer selected from the group consisting of vinylidene fluoride, perfluoro-(8-cyano-5-methyl-3,6-dioxa-1-octene), bromotetrafluorobutene or perfluoro (2-phenoxypropyl vinyl ether). Pellicles of this type are dust defocusing covers for photomasks and reticles used to project patterns onto light sensitive substrates such as photoresist-coated semiconductor wafers which are used in the manufacture of integrated circuits.

Abstract: A dielectric member for receiving an electrostatic latent image having excellent chargeability, high surface hardness and high reliability of structure is presented.It is a dielectric member for receiving an electrostatic image comprising a substrate having thereon a porous anodic aluminum oxide film and an inorganic film formed on said porous anodic aluminum oxide film, wherein the inside of the pores of the porous anodic aluminum oxide film are filled with a dielectric substance having a low relative dielectric constant or are evacuated in the vacuum state and then the pores are clogged with said inorganic film.

Abstract: A method of making a flexible, transparent film providing electrostatic shielding by applying a plurality of thin, conductive slivers to a sheet having a dimensionally stable layer and a thermoplastic layer, the slivers being applied to the thermoplastic layer, and then laminating a cover sheet over the thermoplastic layer, the cover sheet being formed of the same material as the thermoplastic layer. The thermoplastic layer is heated to its melting pint, and the cover sheet is extruded and laminated in a molten state whereby the cover sheet blends with the thermoplastic layer to form a single, homogenous layer. The slivers form an essentially two-dimensional, conductive network which is suspended in the homogenous layer.

Abstract: Aluminum nitride (AIN), due to its high thermal conductivity, is an attractive substrate material to the power hybrid market, (i.e., users employing circuits utilizing power semiconductors resulting in a great deal of heat being produced by the electronic device). In spite of its attractive thermal, mechanical and dielectric properties, AlN substrates generally afford certain drawbacks, the primary drawback being that many conductive compositions do not readily adhere to the surface. One of the more desirable conductors to utilize in conductive compositions when producing microcircuits is copper. In accordance with the present invention, a copper containing conductive composition is provided which affords excellent adhesion to AlN substrates. The conductive composition preferably comprises copper or a copper alloy, a glass binder, and cadmium oxide.

Abstract: The present invention provides a transfer sheet for marking which comprises a base sheet, a releasant layer, a layer of printed design or like marking (printed layer), a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive and a release sheet, all superposed in this sequence, the transfer sheet being characterized in that an application film consisting of a film and an adhesive layer is provided over the exposed surface of the printed layer after removing the base sheet and the releasant layer from the transfer sheet.

Abstract: The invention provides rolls, belts and other biasable members having at least one layer or coating of an elastomeric resilient crosslinked polyurethane formed by reacting (a) a polyisocyanate prepolymer comprising the reaction product of a saturated aliphatic polyisocyanate, a saturated cycloaliphatic polyisocyanate, or an aromatic polyisocyanate and a polyol free of aliphatic unsaturation, preferably a polyalkylene glyocl in which the alkylene group contains 2 to 8 carbon atoms, and (b) a hardening mixture comprising a polyol of (a) or a diamine free of aliphatic unsaturation, or a mixture thereof and, as a conductivity control agent, from 0.001 to 5.0 weight percent, based on the total weight of (b), of a complex of ethylene glyocl or an oligoethylene glyocl selected from the group consisting of di-, tri- and tetraethylene glyocl with an ionizable zinc halide salt consisting of zinc chloride in the presence of an organometallic catalyst in which bismuth constitutes the metallic component thereof.