Abstract: The disclosure herein relates rubber sheeting materials. Specifically, the disclosure relates to ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) membranes that include maleic anhydride grafted EPDM. The EPDM rubber membranes may be used for weatherproofing buildings, and in particular, as a membrane for building façade.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an impregnated fibrous material including a fibrous material made of continuous fibers and at least one thermoplastic polymer matrix, the method including pre-impregnating the fibrous material while it is in the form of a roving or several parallel rovings with the thermoplastic material and heating the thermoplastic matrix for melting, or maintaining in the molten state, the thermoplastic polymer after pre-impregnation, the at least one heating step being carried out by means of at least one heat-conducting spreading part (E) and at least one heating system, with the exception of a heated calendar, the roving or the rovings being in contact with part or all of the surface of the at least one spreading part (E) and partially or wholly passing over the surface of the at least one spreading part (E) at the level of the heating system.

Abstract: A multi-tiered precision powder coating batch system configured to enable simultaneous preparation of a first and second batch of powder coatings.

Abstract: The present invention provides composites with controllable superhydrophilic and superhydrophobic performances, a 3D printing method and 3D printed parts. The composites with controllable superhydrophilic and superhydrophobic interface performances comprise hydrophobic powder and/or hydrophilic powder and jointing phase powder, wherein the jointing phase powder is thermoplastic polymers. The present invention can print the parts with a continuous wettability change from superhydrophilic to superhydrophobic performances by regulating the mass percentage of the hydrophobic powder, the hydrophilic powder and the jointing phase powder. Furthermore, the present invention can prepare the models with various shapes according to different application scenes, and regulate the interface wettability performances of the models.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and method for managing material balance between incoming and outgoing streams of material in an industrial system. A method may include providing a graphical user interface (GUI) that enables a system administrator to generate a visual model of the industrial system that includes (1) elements that are interconnected in the industrial system, and (2) streams including at least one incoming stream of material to each element and at least one outgoing stream of material from each element. The method may include receiving, via the GUI, a plurality of parameters of the elements and the streams such as material chemistry, user demand of each user element of the user elements, and flowrate for each stream of the streams. The method may include determining a category of each stream and automatically balancing, by a processor, incoming and outgoing streams for each element.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a wall-flow filter for removing fine particulate solids from gases, and to the use thereof for cleaning exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine. The invention also relates to a correspondingly produced exhaust-gas filter having a high filtration efficiency.

Abstract: A process for coating carrier particles with inhalable drug guest particles, the process including providing an apparatus including a processing vessel having solid walls defining a chamber for receiving the particles and adding the particles to the chamber. Next, the cylindrical processing vessel is rotated about an axis to impart a centrifugal force of between 10 and 2100 g on the particles. Further a process coats carrier particles with guest particles, wherein the carrier particles include a material or a drug and wherein the guest particles include a solubility/dissolution controlling agent.

Abstract: Roofing granules comprising agglomerated inorganic material, and building materials, such as shingles, that include such roofing granules. By fabricating roofing granules from agglomerating inorganic material it is possible to tailor the particle size distribution so as to provide optimal shingle surface coverage, thus reducing shingle weight and usage of raw materials. Additionally, the use of agglomeration permits the utilization of by-products from conventional granule production processes.

Abstract: A multicolor powder center supplies at least one powder spraying device with different types of coating powder as required. The multicolor powder center has at least one powder container for receiving coating powder and at least one pump unit comprising at least one powder pump, in particular a dense flow pump or a diluted flow pump. The pressure side of the at least one powder pump is fluidically connected or can be fluidically connected to the powder inlet of a powder spraying device. The at least one powder container has at least one suction channel which is preferably formed in a suction pipe and which has a suction opening that opens into the interior of the powder container and an opposite discharge opening that opens into a connection, wherein the suction side of the at least one powder pump can be fluidically connected to the connection of the powder container.

Abstract: An apparatus and methods for using coatings for metal applications are disclosed. According to one embodiment, an article comprises a cured polymeric film having a first reaction product of a cationic photoinitiator and a compound suitable for cationic polymerization. The article has a second reaction product of a free-radical photoinitiator and a compound suitable for free-radical polymerization; The article has a metal substrate, wherein the cured polymeric film coats the metal substrate.

Abstract: A contact assembly for an electrical device and a method for making such an assembly are presented. The contact assembly comprises a substrate and a contact material disposed on the substrate. The contact material comprises a composite material comprising a refractory material and a matrix material. The matrix material has a higher ductility than the refractory material. The composite material further comprises a core region and an outer region bounding the core region, the core region having a higher concentration of the refractory material than the outer region. The method applies cold spraying a blended feedstock to produce a layer that includes the composite material described above.

Abstract: Roofing granules comprising agglomerated inorganic material, and building materials, such as shingles, that include such roofing granules. By fabricating roofing granules from agglomerating inorganic material it is possible to tailor the particle size distribution so as to provide optimal shingle surface coverage, thus reducing shingle weight and usage of raw materials. Additionally, the use of agglomeration permits the utilization of by-products from conventional granule production processes.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is a durable, ecofriendly, pet diaper fabricated from durable, washable materials enabling repeated use is disclosed. The diaper includes an impervious exterior layer and a pervious and breathable interior layer joined at an outer rim. An absorbent pad is positioned distally from the outer rim creating a gap between the pad and outer rim. The diaper includes securing members and is designed for maximum comfort and commodious fit to the animal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a bio-based polyelectrolyte complex (PEC) composition suitable as a binder for fiber based materials, textiles, woven and nonwoven materials, said PEC composition comprising cationic biopolymer, anionic biopolymer, acid and preservative, and wherein the net charge of the PEC is cationic, the charge ratio of the anionic polymer and the cationic polymer is ?1, the cationic biopolymer is chitosan, the anionic biopolymer is a polyanion derived from nature, the acid is a Brønsted acid and/or a Lewis acid, wherein the Brønsted acid is selected from any organic and/or inorganic acids, and wherein the Lewis acid is selected from any cationic mono- or multivalent atom, the weight ratio between cation and anion is 1:0.1 to 1:20, the weight ratio between the cation and acid is 1:0.01 to 1:30, chitosan has a degree of deacetylation being 66-100%, the pH is less than 7, and wherein said composition further comprises one or more non-water soluble particles.

Abstract: Method for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects, whereby flow of an inert process gas, preferably an inert gas or containing inert gas, is created, the inert process gas flowing through a chamber (3, 10) of at least one build apparatus (2) which is configured to additively manufacture three-dimensional objects by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a powdered build material (3) which can be consolidated by means of an energy beam, and/or through a chamber of at least one apparatus (2) which is configured to perform at least one pre-processing step of an additive manufacturing process, and/or through a chamber of at least one at least one apparatus (2) which is configured to perform at least one post-processing step of an additive manufacturing process, wherein the flow of process gas displaces a certain volume of fluid from the chamber (3, 10).

Abstract: A composite component may include a substrate including a first material and defining a surface; and at least one feature attached to the surface of the substrate. The at least one feature may include a second, different material attached to the surface using cold spraying. Cold spraying may include accelerating particles of the second material toward the surface without melting the particles.

Abstract: The present invention provides a layered coating adhered to a substrate surface which conforms to a surface topography defined by the anisotropic chain-like silica nanoparticles on the substrate. The layered coating comprises a layer of anisotropic chain-like silica nanoparticles. The anisotropic chain-like silica nanoparticles comprise linked arrays of silica net-negatively charged nanoparticles, each linked array having at least one linear dimension of about 100 nm to about 1200 nm and the anisotropic chain-like silica nanoparticles each have a diameter of about 20 nm to about 80 nm. The substrate surface comprises surface active moieties carrying a net positive charge and the chain-like anisotropic silica nanoparticles are held to the surface by electrostatic charge. Advantageously, the layered coatings are transparent and superhydrophobic. Also provided are articles containing these layered coatings.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for coating a composite structure, comprising forming a first slurry by combining a first pre-slurry composition with a first carrier fluid, applying the first slurry on a surface of the composite structure, and heating the composite structure to a temperature sufficient to form a base layer on the composite structure. The first pre-slurry composition may comprise a first phosphate glass composition and a low coefficient of thermal expansion material, wherein the low coefficient of thermal expansion material is a material with a coefficient of thermal expansion of less than 10×10?6° C.?1.

Abstract: A powdering system, having a working configuration and a cleaning configuration and including a powder reservoir, including a supply chamber receiving powder; a sprayer, including a powder applicator, and a cleaning inlet, fluidly connected to the supply chamber such that, in the cleaning configuration, a cleaning air supply source can be connected to the cleaning inlet so as to circulate cleaning air in the supply chamber, wherein the powder reservoir includes a discharge opening, arranged through a wall of the supply chamber and opening into the supply chamber, and a movable plug, which is movable between a closing position, in the working configuration, and an open position, in the cleaning configuration, such that the circulation of cleaning air causes residual powder to be discharged through the discharge opening.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a jet that applies a liquid binder to an application surface and a particle applicator. The particle applicator includes a particle reservoir with at least one movable surface, an electrically controlled actuator that causes vibrations of the movable surface, and a dispersal port though which particles can exit the particle reservoir. A controller is coupled to cause the vibrations via the actuator. The vibrations result in movement of the particles through the dispersal port towards the liquid binder on the application surface.

Abstract: A dose unit including at least one isolated bioactive agent applied on a carrier material in thermal contact with an electrically heating element configured to vaporize a pre-determined amount of the agent for pulmonary delivery thereof is provided herein, as well as devices for effecting vaporization and pulmonary delivery of the isolated agent, and methods for preparing the dose unit, controllably releasing the agent therefrom, methods for pulmonary delivery thereof and methods of treatment of medical conditions treatable by pulmonary delivery of the isolated bioactive agent.

Abstract: Embodiments of transparent ceramic particles are described. A particle includes an outer shell having an outer surface and an inner surface forming a hollow core; and a response unit housed inside the hollow core.

Abstract: A powder layered modeling apparatus capable of modeling a three-dimensional object using a material powder contains at least a crystalline resin and filler particles. A modeling unit which partitions a modeling space for laying a material powder layer by the material powder to mold the three-dimensional object, a powder laying unit capable of laying the material powder layer in the modeling space by moving the material powder along a first direction with respect to the modeling space, a powder laying unit capable of laying the material powder layer in the modeling space by moving the material powder along a second direction not parallel to the first direction, and an energy supply unit which supplies energy for melting or sintering the material powder to a part constituting a cross-sectional layer to be molded of the three-dimensional object of the material powder layer laid in the modeling space.

Abstract: A method for making an article is disclosed. The method involves inputting a digital model of an article into an additive manufacturing apparatus comprising an energy source. The additive manufacturing apparatus applies energy from the energy source to successively applied incremental quantities of a powder to fuse the powder to form the article corresponding to the digital model. The powder includes an aluminum alloy having 2.00-9.00 wt. % cerium, 0.25-3.00 wt. % silicon, 0.25-0.75 wt. % magnesium, 0-0.75 wt. % iron, 0-0.05 wt. % other alloying elements, and the balance of aluminum, based on the total weight of the aluminum alloy.

Abstract: A method for making an article is disclosed. The method involves inputting a digital model of an article into an additive manufacturing apparatus comprising an energy source. The additive manufacturing apparatus applies energy from the energy source to successively applied incremental quantities of a powder to fuse the powder to form the article corresponding to the digital model. The powder includes an aluminum alloy having 2.00-10.00 wt. % cerium, 0.50-2.50 wt. % titanium, 0-3.00 wt. % nickel, 0-0.75 wt. % nitrogen, 0-0.05 wt. % other alloying elements, and the balance of aluminum, based on the total weight of the aluminum alloy.

Abstract: A method for producing a ceramic circuit board including a ceramic substrate and a metal circuit formed on the ceramic substrate. The disclosed method includes a step of forming the first metal layer in contact with the ceramic substrate by spraying a first metal powder containing at least either of aluminum particles or aluminum alloy particles together with an inert gas onto a surface of a ceramic substrate from a nozzle, in which the first metal powder is heated to from 10° C. to 270° C. and then ejected from the nozzle 10 and a gauge pressure of the inert gas at an inlet of the nozzle 10 is from 1.5 to 5.0 MPa, a step of subjecting the first metal layer to a heat treatment in an inert gas atmosphere, and the like.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible polymer composite containing metal particles, to the method for producing said composite, and to the uses of said composite.

Abstract: An apparatus and to a method for producing a three-dimensional object built up from at least one material layer by selective solidification of at least one powder raw material applied successively in raw material tracks to a build platform via an application unit of the apparatus. In this case, the apparatus for solidifying the raw material via energy input from a beam has an irradiation unit forming a build group together with the application unit, wherein the irradiation unit having a contiguous group of irradiation elements is rotatably mounted on the application unit.

Abstract: A method of visually checking for alignment between an instrument panel ornament and a door ornament is provided. The method includes locating an enlarged head portion of an alignment tool on a top edge of the instrument panel ornament. The enlarged head portion includes a side measurement feature with a height for checking for a misalignment condition between the instrument panel ornament and the door ornament. It is determined whether a top edge of the door trim ornament is located within the height of the side measurement feature with the enlarged head portion resting on the top edge of the instrument panel ornament.

Abstract: A manufacturing by consolidation system suitable for fabricating a component may include a consolidating head movable in a tamping direction. The consolidating head may include at least one support member. A lower head may be carried by the at least one support member. The lower head may have at least one tamper. At least one material dispensing assembly may be carried by the at least one support member. The at least one material dispensing assembly may be configured to contain or support a supply of at least one consolidating material. At least one material support guide may be carried by the lower head in material-receiving relationship to the consolidating roll unit. The at least one material support guide may have a guide discharge end forwardly of the tamper along the tamping direction. A platform positioning assembly may be disposed generally beneath the consolidating head. A working platform may be carried by the platform positioning assembly.

Abstract: A method for preventing adhesion of aluminum onto the surface of a metallic product, which can be performed by a simple treatment, at low cost and within a short time. Tin granules having an average particle diameter of 10 to 100 ?m and each having an oxide film formed thereon are sprayed onto the surface of a metallic product under a spraying pressure of 0.5 MPa or more or at a spraying velocity of 200 m/sec or more to form a tin oxide coating film at a thickness of 1 ?m or less on a portion of the surface of the metallic product, wherein the portion of the surface of the metallic product is a portion at which the metallic product is in contact with aluminum or an aluminum alloy. By forming the tin oxide coating film, it becomes possible to prevent the adhesion of aluminum onto a metallic product.

Abstract: Provided herein is a multifunctional particle and methods of forming the same. The multifunctional particle includes: a silica particle; a hydrophobic silane; and a silane coupling agent; where each of the hydrophobic silane and the silane coupling agent are chemically bonded to the surface of the silica particle; where the multifunctional particle is superhydrophobic and chemically reactive.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a superabsorbent polymer that progresses dry mixing of fine powders and a specific powder type of polymer binder when reassembling fine powders generated during the preparation process of a superabsorbent polymer, and thus obviates the necessity for a moisture drying process after reassembling fine powders, thereby reducing thermal losses, improving productivity, and obtaining a superabsorbent polymer having excellent basic absorption properties, and a superabsorbent polymer prepared by the method.

Abstract: Provided is a method of making a coated object, which may include stereolithographically producing a green intermediate object from a dual cure polymerizable resin, the intermediate object containing uncured polymerizable material therein; then, optionally cleaning the green object; then, in any order: coating at least one surface portion of the object with a particulate material; and heating the object sufficiently to further cure the object; the coating and/or heating steps carried out under conditions in which uncured polymerizable material sweats (or exudes) to the surface of said object, and wherein the uncured polymerizable material contacts the particulate material, polymerizes, and bonds the particulate material to the surface of the object during the coating and/or heating steps. Also provided is a coated object produced by the method.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for coating a composite structure, comprising forming a first slurry by combining a first pre-slurry composition with a first carrier fluid, applying the first slurry on a surface of the composite structure, and heating the composite structure to a temperature sufficient to form a base layer on the composite structure. The first pre-slurry composition may comprise a first phosphate glass composition and a low coefficient of thermal expansion material, wherein the low coefficient of thermal expansion material is a material with a coefficient of thermal expansion of less than 10×10?6° C.

Abstract: A method of forming a three-dimensional object comprises the steps of forming a layer of a particulate composition, selectively depositing a liquid composition onto the layer of the particulate composition in accordance with computer data corresponding to the shape of at least a portion of a three-dimensional object, initiating polymerization, and repeating the steps a plurality of times to form a three-dimensional object. The particulate composition comprises a plurality of first particles that comprise a resin component comprising a first resin, the first resin comprising a first resin polymerizable group, the first resin polymerizable group comprising a carbon-carbon double bond directly attached to an electron withdrawing group, a thermal radical initiator dispersed or dissolved in the resin component, and a retardant dispersed or dissolved in the resin component.

Abstract: A method to form a protective overlay with wear resistant particles applied in well-defined patterns by applying wear resistant particles on a surface, bonding a part of the wear resistant particles with a binder preferably applied with a digital drop application head and removing the non-bonded wear resistant particles from the surface.

Abstract: A method of forming a titania-coated inorganic particle comprising the steps of (a) stirring a mixture of a titania precursor such as a titanium alkoxide and an inorganic particle such as a hollow glass particles in an organic solvent such as an alcohol for more than 1 h to cause adsorption of the titania precursor on the surface of the inorganic particle; and (b) adding water dropwise to the mixture under stirring to convert the titania precursor to titania which then forms a coating on the inorganic particle. A method for forming a paint formulation, a titania-coated inorganic particle, a paint formulation comprising a titania-coated inorganic particle and use of a titania-coated inorganic particle in a paint formulation is also described.

Abstract: Provided are positive electrode active material particles for a secondary battery which include a lithium cobalt oxide, a coating layer including element A and formed on a surface of particles of the lithium cobalt oxide, and a dopant containing element B which is substituted in the lithium cobalt oxide, wherein the element A and the element B are each independently at least one selected from the group consisting of aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti), magnesium (Mg), zirconium (Zr), barium (Ba), calcium (Ca), tantalum (Ta), niobium (Nb), and molybdenum (Mo), and a molar ratio of the element A in the coating layer:the element B of the dopant is greater than 1:1 to 10:1.

Abstract: A method of delivering a health care active having the steps of administering to a mammal in need of a health benefit or a treatment for a health condition a personal health care article and consuming the article. The article contains one or more filaments that contain a backbone material, a health care active and optionally aesthetic agents, extensional aids, plasticizers, and crosslinking agents.

Abstract: The invention relates to thermosetting powder coating compositions as disclosed herein, said compositions comprising one or more unsaturated resins comprising ethylenic unsaturations, one or more curing agents, and one or more thermal radical initiators, wherein at least one of the initiators is a peroxydicarbonate-X. The invention further relates to a process for making said thermosetting powder coating compositions and processes for coating an article with said thermosetting powder coating compositions. The invention further relates to cured thermosetting powder coating compositions obtained by curing of the thermosetting powder coating compositions of the invention. The invention further relates to an article having coated thereon said thermosetting powder coating composition as well as to an article having coated and cured thereon said thermosetting powder coating composition.

Abstract: A powder resin coating device and method that can make the powder surface of powder resin within a powder fluidizing bed flat without spattering. The powder resin coating device includes: a powder fluidizing bed storing powder resin; a vibration mechanism connected to a bottom surface of the powder fluidizing bed; and a support member connecting the powder fluidizing bed and a fixing surface. The vibration mechanism includes: a vibration unit, and a connection mechanism connecting the vibration unit and bottom surface of the powder fluidizing bed. The support member elastically supports the powder fluidizing bed to the fixing surface and is mounted more inwards in a radial direction than an edge part of the powder fluidizing bed. The vibration unit is connected to the bottom surface via the connection mechanism so that a vibration motor rotations shaft is substantially coaxial with an axis of the powder fluidizing bed.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an absorbent article includes a moisture-impervious outer layer, an inner layer substantially co-extensive with the outer layer, and an absorbent layer interposed between the outer layer and the inner layer. The inner layer is treated with at least one antimicrobial booster. The absorbent layer is treated with at least one antimicrobial agent.

Abstract: Some variations provide a metal matrix nanocomposite composition comprising metal-containing microparticles and nanoparticles, wherein the nanoparticles are chemically and/or physically disposed on surfaces of the microparticles, and wherein the nanoparticles are consolidated in a three-dimensional architecture throughout the composition. The composition may serve as an ingot for producing a metal matrix nanocomposite. Other variations provide a functionally graded metal matrix nanocomposite comprising a metal-matrix phase and a reinforcement phase containing nanoparticles, wherein the nanocomposite contains a gradient in concentration of the nanoparticles. This nanocomposite may be or be converted into a master alloy. Other variations provide methods of making a metal matrix nanocomposite, methods of making a functionally graded metal matrix nanocomposite, and methods of making a master alloy metal matrix nanocomposite. The metal matrix nanocomposite may have a cast microstructure.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a ceramic article or coating useful in semiconductor processing, which is resistant to erosion by halogen-containing plasmas. The ceramic article or coating is formed from a combination of yttrium oxide and zirconium oxide.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a ceramic article or coating useful in semiconductor processing, which is resistant to erosion by halogen-containing plasmas. The ceramic article or coating is formed from a combination of yttrium oxide and zirconium oxide.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a ceramic article or coating useful in semiconductor processing, which is resistant to erosion by halogen-containing plasmas. The ceramic article or coating is formed from a combination of yttrium oxide and zirconium oxide.

Abstract: A composite piezoelectric coating (CPC) method includes entraining a powder in a first carrier gas stream; heating a second carrier gas stream to a predetermined temperature; combining the first carrier gas stream and second carrier gas stream into a combined carrier gas stream; ejecting the combined carrier gas stream at a target at a predetermined velocity, and consolidating the powder on the target by impact of the ejected combined carrier gas stream with the target.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a tire vulcanization method in which there is no air remained between a vulcanization mold and an unvulcanized tire in tire vulcanization, the unvulcanized tire easily fits the vulcanization mold and an occurrence of bareness is prevented. The present invention relates to a tire vulcanization process comprising an application process of applying a coating agent comprising powder on a surface of an unvulcanized tire and a vulcanization process of vulcanizing the unvulcanized tire obtained in the application process, a tire production method comprising the vulcanization method, and a tire produced by the tire production method.

Abstract: A recoating unit (40) serves for equipping or retrofitting a device (1) for additive manufacturing of a three-dimensional object (2) by selectively solidifying a building material (15), preferably a powder, layer by layer. The device (1) comprises a recoater (16) movable across a build area (8) for applying a layer (31b, 32b) of the building material (15) within the build area (8) and a solidification device (20) for selectively solidifying the applied layer (31b, 32b) at positions corresponding to a cross-section of the object (2) to be manufactured. The device (1) is formed and/or controlled to repeat the steps of applying and selectively solidifying until the object (2) is completed.