Abstract: Bumpers for electronic devices are provided. The bumpers may be formed from a polymer coupled to a housing via a primer. The primer may include a first functional group configured to form a chemical bond with the housing a second functional group configured to form a bond with the polymer. Accordingly, externally-mounted bumpers that do not impinge upon internal space within a housing may be provided. However, the bumpers may be employed for various other purposes. Related portable electronic devices, assemblies, and methods are also provided.

Abstract: A colored metallic pigment of the present invention includes a metallic pigment, a first coating layer formed on the surface of the metallic pigment, and a coloring pigment adhered to the surface of the first coating layer. The first coating layer is formed from radical-polymerizable resin or a first compound, and the first compound is an oxide or a hydroxide of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Si, Ti, Cr, Zr, Mo and Ce.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an ink-jet print head for an ink-jet printer comprising at least a substrate and a photopolymer barrier applied onto said substrate, said photopolymer barrier comprising an adhesive first layer and a second layer made of a photopolymerizable material and applied above said first layer, characterized in that said adhesive first layer is made of a cationically polymerizable material partially polymerized that, when contacted ny a water-based ink containing acidic species, is able to further polymerize, thus improving the photopolymer barrier adhesion on said surface of said substrate with time, the present invention also relates to a process of manufacturing said ink-jet print head and to its use in combination with a water-based ink containing acidic species.

Abstract: The first objective of the present invention is to provide an aqueous paint composition that can form a paint film with excellent smoothness, image clarity, adhesion and water resistance. This aqueous paint is characterized in comprising (A) an aqueous dispersion of an acrylic modified polyester resin, (B) a block polyisocyanate compound having a nonionic hydrophilic group, and (C) an aqueous dispersion of acrylic polymer fine particles.

Abstract: Method for flow coating a polymeric material, wherein a. at least one component (1) is inserted at an angle of 25° to 90° relative to the floor (5) into a holder (2), and b. the component (1) is coated from the upper edge (1a) with a varnish (3), containing 10 wt.-% to 30 wt.-% of 4-methyl-2-pentanone and/or derivatives thereof.

Abstract: Pebble or granular based elastomeric surfacing materials that include an aliphatic thermoplastic polyurethane based pebble or granule bonded together with a two-part aliphatic polyurethane binder are provided. In one embodiment, an A side of the two-part binder has at least one polyol, and a B side of the two-part binder has multiple isocyanates. The multiple isocyanates can include for example hydrogenated methylene diphenyldisocyanate and hexamethylene diisocyanate. The A side and the B side of the binder are utilized to bond the pebbles together to form a surface that can be either porous or non-porous. In another embodiment, an A side of a two-part binder includes multiple polyols. The multiple polyols can include for example esterified ricinoleic acid polyols and caprolactone polyols. The A side of the two-part binder can be combined with a B side of the two-part binder and pebbles to form a non-porous surface.

Abstract: The invention provides coating compositions comprising at least one compound (A) containing hydroxyl groups, at least one compound (B) containing isocyanate groups, at least 5.0% by weight, based on the nonvolatile constituents of the coating composition, of at least one amino resin (C), wherein the coating composition comprises at least one unsaturated, cyclic, sterically hindered amine (D) and the coating composition contains less than 2.5 mol % of hydrolyzable silane groups, based on the sum of hydroxyl groups, isocyanate groups, and hydrolyzable silane groups. The invention additionally relates to multistage coating processes using these coating compositions and also to the use of the coating compositions as clearcoat material and to the use of the coating process for automotive OEM finishing and automotive refinish.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a flexible substrate comprises the steps of: providing a supporting plate; coating a first flexible layer on a side of the supporting plate; forming a barrier layer on the first flexible layer at its side opposite to the supporting plate, the barrier layer comprises multiple films stacked on top of one another; and coating a second flexible layer on the barrier layer at its side opposite to the first flexible layer, the barrier layer is coated by the first and second flexible layer.

Abstract: A method of coating a workpiece. The method includes applying a primer layer having a color pigment to the workpiece, applying a basecoat layer to the primer layer, and applying a clearcoat layer to the basecoat layer. The primer layer contributes to the color of the workpiece.

Abstract: Compositions comprising (B1) at least one polyisocyanate-group-containing compound (B1) having free or blocked isocyanate groups and a cycloaliphatic polyisocyanate parent structure, and/or a polyisocyanate derived therefrom, and (B2) at least one polyisocyanate-group-containing compound (B2) having free or blocked isocyanate groups and an acyclic, aliphatic polyisocyanate parent structure, and/or a polyisocyanate derived therefrom, where at least one of component (B1) and component (B2) comprise at least one structural unit selected from the group of structural unit (I) —NR—(X—SiR?x(OR?)3?x)??(I), structural unit (II) —N(X—SiR?x(OR?)3?x)n(X?—SiR?y(OR?)3?y)m??(II), and mixtures of two or more of the foregoing, wherein the compound (B1) is in an amount such that the binder fraction of the compound (B1) is between 5% and 45% by weight, based on the sum of the binder fraction of the compound (B1) and of the compound (B2), and the mixture of components (B1) and (B2) includes structural units (I) and structu

Abstract: Materials and methods for manufacturing electronic devices and semiconductor components using low dielectric materials comprising polyimide based aerogels are described. Additional methods for manipulating the properties of the dielectric materials and affecting the overall dielectric property of the system are also provided.

Abstract: Described are coating material compositions comprising an isocyanate group-containing component, a hydroxyl group-containing component, and a zinc (1-methylimidazole)bis(2-ethylhexanoate) complex. Also described is the use of a zinc (1-methylimidazole)bis(2-ethylhexanoate) complex as a catalyst system for the urethane reaction in coating material compositions.

Abstract: A multi-layered film, a backsheet for photovoltaic modules, a method of manufacturing the same, and a photovoltaic module are provided. The multi-layered film can be configured so that a resin layer including a fluorine-based polymer and an oxazoline group-containing polymer is formed on a substrate. As a result, the resin layer including the fluorine-based polymer can have excellent durability and weather resistance, and show high interfacial adhesive strength to the substrate. During the preparation of the multi-layered film, a drying process can also be performed at a relatively low temperature, so that the manufacturing costs can be reduced and the quality of the product can be prevented from being deteriorated by thermal deformation or thermal shock. The multi-layered film may be effectively used as the backsheet in a variety of photovoltaic modules.

Abstract: The present invention describes the use of a composition which can be cured below 40° C., a method of coating fiber/polymer composites, the preparation of curable compositions, and a modular system for preparing said compositions.

Abstract: Method of making a golf ball. A blend of a first highly neutralized acid polymer, a second highly neutralized acid polymer, and an ionomer-based masterbatch comprising an ionomer resin and an additive is used to form a layer of a golf ball. A second layer that essentially encloses the blend-containing layer then is formed.

Abstract: A highly tunable bioscaffold is provided, as well as a method of manufacture of the bioscaffold and methods of use of the bioscaffold, for example for drug testing, cell propagation and for optimizing growth of a cell type, for example corneal endothelial cells.

Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of fabricating a low friction, wear resistant, polydopamine/polytetrafluoroethylene layered film. In one embodiment, the method comprises the deposition of a polydopamine film on a stainless steel substrate through an oxidative polymerization process, the deposition of a polytetrafluoroethylene nanoparticle film on top of the polydopamine film, and heat treating the layered film to remove moisture and fuse the particles together.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of making a neutralized non-ionomeric polymer composition (NNIPC) suitable for use in a golf ball component comprising the steps of: providing a non-acid copolymer composition (NACC); soaking the NACC in an organic acid to form a soaked non-acid copolymer composition (SNACC); providing a cation source in an amount sufficient to neutralize at least a portion of the organic acid; and melt processing the SNACC and cation source to form the NNIPC. The invention also relates to a method of making a golf ball incorporating the NNIPC made according to the inventive method and to the resulting golf ball.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of making a neutralized polymer composition (“NPC”) suitable for a golf ball component comprising the steps of: providing an acid copolymer composition; soaking the acid copolymer composition in an organic acid to form a soaked polymeric composition wherein substantially all of the organic acid is absorbed within the acid copolymer composition; providing a cation source in an amount sufficient to neutralize the acid copolymer and organic acid; and melt processing the soaked polymeric composition and cation source to form a neutralized polymer composition. The invention also relates to a method of making a golf ball incorporating the NPC made according to the inventive method and to the resulting golf ball.

Abstract: A method for producing an air bag base fabric which has a silicone rubber coating layer on at least one surface of a substrate is provided. The silicone rubber coating layer is prepared by curing a liquid silicone rubber coating composition having the low viscosity required in the coating and excellent adhesion to the air bag base fabric. An air bag base fabric produced by this method is also provided. In this method, an air bag base fabric is produced by preliminarily treating at least one surface of the textile fabric with an organosilicon compound containing an epoxy group and an alkoxy group bonded to a silicon atom in one molecule to prepare a substrate fabric containing about 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of the organosilicon compound, and coating and curing the liquid silicone rubber coating composition of particular formulation on the substrate.

Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition for extrusion coating, the composition including (1) at least one of a copolymer of ethylene and ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid or an ionomer thereof and (2) a homopolypropylene, wherein a content of the component (2) is 3 to 12% by mass based on the total mass of the component (1) and the component (2) and has a melt flow rate (at a load of 2160 g and 190° C., JIS K7210) of 4.0 g/10 min. or more.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising hedgehog shaped particles, at least one binder, and at least one hydrophobizing agent and/or at least one hydrophilizing agent, a method for controlling the wettability of substrate surfaces using these compositions, as well as a material comprising these compositions.

Abstract: A method for applying a multilayer coating comprising a basecoat and a clearcoat is disclosed. The basecoat is a curable aqueous composition comprising (1) polymeric particles prepared from ethylenically unsaturated compounds including a multi-ethylenically unsaturated monomer and a keto or aldo-functional monomer, and (2) a polyhydrazide. A hydrophobic polymer is present in the aqueous composition to improve its humidity resistance.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of mitigating ice build-up on a substrate, comprising applying to the substrate combinations of curable film-forming compositions. The curable film-forming compositions may comprise functional film-forming polymers and curing agents or any of various polysiloxanes and optionally silanes with reactive groups. The film-forming compositions can be applied directly to the surface of the substrate or to a primer coat on the substrate.

Abstract: Techniques for CNT solubilization and surface-selective deposition via polymer-mediated assembly are provided. In one aspect, a method for self-assembly of CNTs on a substrate is provided. The method includes the following steps. One or more surfaces of the substrate are coated with a thiol-reactive compound. The substrate is contacted with carbon nanotube-polymer assemblies dispersed in a solvent, wherein the carbon nanotube-polymer assemblies include the carbon nanotubes wrapped in a polymer having side chains with thiol groups. Wherein by way of the step of contacting the substrate with the carbon nanotube-polymer assemblies, the carbon nanotube-polymer assemblies selectively bind to the surfaces of the substrate based on an interaction between the thiol groups in the polymer and the thiol-reactive compound on the surfaces of the substrate and thereby self-assemble on the substrate.

Abstract: This invention provides a method for forming multilayer coating film excelling in smoothness and distinctness of image, by 3-coat-1-bake system in which a step of applying onto a coating object a water-based intermediate paint (X) to form an intermediate coating film; a step of adjusting the solid content of the intermediate coating film to 70-100 mass %; a step of applying onto the intermediate coating film a water-based base coating paint (Y) containing 30-55 mass parts of alcoholic solvent having a boiling point of 170-250° C., to form a base coating film; a step of adjusting the solid content of the base coating film to 70-100 mass %; a step of applying a clear paint (Z) comprising 40-60 mass parts of carboxyl-containing compound and 60-40 mass parts of polyepoxide onto the base coating film to form a clear coating film; and heating the intermediate coating film, base coating film and clear coating film at 100-120° C. for 3-10 minutes and thereafter further heating them at 130-160° C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising: (a) about 10 wt. % to about 90 wt. % of an amorphous polymer, said amorphous polymer having a glass transition temperature of lower than about ?20° C., and (b) about 10 wt. % to about 90 wt. % of a solvent, wherein the amounts of (a) and (b) are calculated on the total weight of the composition, and wherein the solvent is a terpene having a boiling point of about 130° C. to about 270° C. The present invention also relates to a process for the application of a protective layer to a substrate, the process comprising application of a layer of the composition to the surface of the substrate or a part thereof. The present invention further relates to a container comprising the composition and a propellant.

Abstract: A coating composition having excellent adhesion between coating layers is provided. This disclosure is particularly directed to a 1K waterborne coating composition having hydrophobic polytrimethylene ether polyol containing crosslinkable functional hydroxyl groups. The 1K waterborne coating composition can be used in a multi-layer coating that can comprise a primer layer, a basecoat layer, and optionally, a clearcoat layer. The 1K waterborne coating composition of this disclosure can provide improved adhesion between coating layers, such as between a primer layer and a basecoat layer, between two or more basecoat layers, or between a basecoat layer and a clearcoat layer. This disclosure is further directed to a coating composition comprising components derived from renewable resources.

Abstract: The disclosed invention relates to a coating composition, comprising: water; a multivalent transition metal oxide, hydroxide and/or salt; and a polymer comprising repeating units derived from itaconic acid. The coating composition may be used to coat masonry substrates, and the like.

Abstract: A high strength transparent plastic sheet in accordance with the present invention comprises: a transparent substrate layer; a first and a second adhesive layers respectively formed on both sides of the transparent substrate layer; a first and a second heat-resistant resin layer respectively formed on an outer surface of the first and second coating layer; and a first and a second hard coating layer respectively formed on an outer surface of the first and second resin layer.

Abstract: Polymer combinations which contain: at least one first polymer (PZ) containing zwitterionic structural units; and at least one other polymer (P) carrying charged substituents and capable of bonding with the at least one first polymer (PZ), are applied onto the face surface(s) of solid materials to modify the surface properties thereof.

Abstract: A method for creating an artifact for use with an optical three-dimensional measuring system includes steps of: (a) providing an artifact that comprises an inspection surface, which artifact is configured to be scanned by a non-contact sensor included in the optical three-dimensional measuring system, which artifact comprises at least one of a substantially spherical body and a turbine engine component, and which inspection surface comprises a surface of one of the substantially spherical body and the turbine engine component; (b) heating the artifact to a predetermined temperature; and (c) coating the inspection surface of the heated artifact with an approximately uniform coating of dry film lubricant.

Abstract: An acoustic insulator for a motor vehicle is provided comprising a mass providing an acoustic barrier and a spring providing an acoustic absorber overlying the mass. The mass comprises a first acoustic mass layer underlying a second acoustic mass layer. The first acoustic mass layer is provided by a thermoplastic sheet having a thickness in a range of 0.5 mm to 1 mm. The second acoustic mass layer is provided at one or more localized areas formed in place on a backside surface of the first acoustic mass layer to increase an overall thickness of the mass at the one or more localized areas. The spring layer is formed in place on a backside of the second acoustic mass layer and the backside of the first acoustic mass layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods for preparing crosslinked polyelectrolytes, in particular crosslinked polyelectrolytes multilayer films. The invention also relates to a method of coating a surface, and the obtained coated article.

Abstract: Disclosed are nonaqueous coating material compositions comprising (A) at least one polyhydroxyl-group-containing compound, (B) at least one polyisocyanate-group-containing compound having free or blocked isocyanate groups, and (D) at least one catalyst for the crosslinking of silane groups, where component (B) comprises at least one structural unit —NR—(X—SiR?x(OR?)3-x)??(I), and at least one structural unit —N(X—SiR?x(OR?)3-x)n(X?—SiR?y(OR?)3-y)m??(II), wherein in component (B) (i) more than 30 mol % and less than 70 mol % of the originally present isocyanate groups have undergone reaction to form structural units (I) and (II), (ii) more than 25 and less than 36 mol % of the originally present isocyanate groups have undergone reaction to form structural units (II), and (iii) component (B) has at least one polyisocyanate group-containing compound (B2) having free or blocked isocyanate groups and having an acyclic, aliphatic polyisocyanate parent structure.

Abstract: A process for the production of base coat/clear coat multi-layer coatings in an A? color shade wherein the base coat layer is applied in a first layer from a water-borne base coat AB and in a second layer from a water-borne base coat A with low hiding power and having a color shade A?, wherein the water-borne base coat AB is a mixture of the water-borne base coat A and a water-borne base coat B with sufficient hiding power.

Abstract: A process for coating a front and back surface of an industrial textile to increase its abrasion resistance is disclosed. The coating process comprises the steps of coating the textile with a coating compound, heating coated textile at a temperature of 120 degree Celsius and drying the coated textile for 60 seconds. Two passes of coating is applied for the process wherein the viscosity for first pass of coating is 21000 centipoise and the viscosity for second pass of coating is 12000 centipoise. On completion of the coating process, the coated textile is treated with a water repellent agent. The coating compounds used for the process are comprised of formulations including two polyurethane compositions, which are mixed with a methyl ethyl ketone solvent, and the water repellent agent is silicone. The overall process requires a curing time of 2 minutes with a curing agent.

Abstract: A microfilter comprising a polymer layer formed from epoxy-based photo-definable dry film, and a plurality of apertures each extending through the polymer layer. A microfilter comprising two or more polymer layers formed from epoxy-based photo-definable dry film, and a plurality of apertures or open areas each extending through the polymer layer. A method of forming a microfilter is also disclosed. The method includes providing a first layer of epoxy-based photo-definable dry film disposed on a substrate, exposing the first layer to energy through a mask to form a pattern, defined by the mask, in the first layer of dry film, forming, from the exposed first layer of dry film, a polymer layer having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough, the plurality of apertures having a distribution defined by the pattern, and removing the polymer layer from the substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to coating material compositions comprising at least one polyhydroxyl group-containing compound (A), at least one polyisocyanate group-containing compound (B) having free and/or blocked isocyanate groups, and at least one catalyst (D) based on a zinc-amidine complex which is preparable by reaction of 1.0 moles of at least one zinc(II) biscarboxylate with 2.0 moles of at least one amidine where R5=hydrogen and R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each identical or different radicals, R1 and R3 being hydrogen or an alkyl radical or an aryl radical, and R2 and R4 being an alkyl radical or an aryl radical, characterized in that the coating material composition further comprises at least one monomeric aromatic, optionally substituted carboxylic acid (S) whose carboxyl group is in conjugation with a ?-electron system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a coating system, in particular a coating system containing an organometallic layer which allows the selective removal of post coating layers from substrates without detrimental impact to their “in-service” performance. The organometallic layer comprises (a) an organic polymer containing multi-chelating functionalities; and (b) a metallic agent which forms an organo metallic complex with the organic polymer containing multi-chelating functionalities and is located between an optionally coated substrate and at least one post coating layer of a coating system.

Abstract: Disclosed are high solids, one-component, storage stable coating compositions that include an epoxy resin comprising more than one 1,2-epoxy groups per molecule; a hydrocarbon compound having a softening point of from 50° C. to 140° C.; an alkoxy-functional and/or silanol-functional silicone; and a ketimine curing agent comprising a reaction product of reactants comprising a polyalkyldiamine component and a ketone component. Also disclosed are substrates at least partially coated with a coating deposited from such composition and methods for coating substrates with such compositions.

Abstract: A cost-effective process for treating a concrete structure includes the following steps. A surface of the concrete structure is coated with an organo-silicon compound and the organo-silicon coated surface is covered so as to reduce atmospheric exposure of the organo-silicon compound while the organo-silicon compound migrates into the concrete structure.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a method of protecting at least a liner of an explosive charge from an environment comprises: applying a material onto or adjacent to the liner of the explosive charge, wherein prior to the step of applying, the liner is capable of being exposed to the environment, and wherein the material is capable of providing a protective barrier to at least the liner against the environment.

Abstract: A process for producing multi-layer coatings in light metallic color shades and reducing UV transmission there-through comprising the successive steps of: (1) applying a 10 to 30 ?m thick base coat layer to a pre-coated substrate, (2) applying a clear coat layer onto the base coat layer, and (3) jointly curing the base coat and clear coat layers, wherein the base coat layer is applied from an unmodified water-borne metallic base coat having a ratio by weight of pigment to resin solids of 0.3:1 to 0.45:1, wherein the pigment content consists of 90% to 100% by weight of at least one non-leafing aluminum pigment with a platelet thickness over 100 to 500 nm and 0 to 10% by weight of at least one pigment different from aluminum pigments, wherein the pigment(s) different from aluminum pigments are selected in such a way that the multi-layer coating obtained exhibits a brightness L* (according to CIEL*a*b*, DIN 6174), of at least 80 units.

Abstract: Disclosed is a moisture-curing coating composition based on aprotic solvents comprising a binder with a polyacrylate or polymethacrylate obtained using monomer (I) and a phosphorous- and nitrogen-containing catalyst. Also disclosed is a method of producing a multicoat finish using these coating compositions and also to the use of this method to coat interior or exterior bodywork components or to coat components for shipbuilding and aircraft construction or to coat components for household and electrical appliances or to coat plastics moldings or films.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a coating system deposited onto at least a portion of a substrate comprising: an inner coating layer deposited onto at least a portion of the substrate; a viscous gel coating layer deposited onto at least a portion of the inner coating layer wherein the viscous coating layer comprises: (A) the reaction product of: (i) at least one primary amine; (ii) a monofunctional surfactant; and (iii) a liquid polybutadiene; (B) optionally, a fatty acid; and (C) optionally, a secondary swelling agent; and an outer coating layer deposited onto a least a portion of the viscous coating layer; and an outer coating layer deposited onto a least a portion of the viscous coating layer.

Abstract: This disclosure, viewed from one aspect, relates to a solution of polyamide comprising: an aromatic polyamide; and a solvent; wherein elastic modulus at 30.0° C. of a cast film formed by applying the solution onto a glass plate is 5.0 GPa or less, and coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of the cast film is more than 30 ppm/K, and wherein the aromatic copolyamide comprises at least two repeat units, and at least one of the repeat units has one or more free carboxyl groups.

Abstract: The present invention relates to coating material compositions comprising at least one polyhydroxyl group-containing compound (A), at least one polyisocyanate group-containing compound (B) having free and/or blocked isocyanate groups, and at least one catalyst (D) based on a zinc-amidine complex which is prepared by reaction of 1.0 moles of at least one zinc(II) biscarboxylate with less than 2.0 moles of at least one amidine where R5=hydrogen and R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each identical or different radicals, R1 and R3 being hydrogen or an alkyl radical or an aryl radical, and R2 and R4 being an alkyl radical or an aryl radical.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing coated substrates by providing a substrate, providing at least one mineral material, providing a polysaccharide material comprising one or more polysaccharides, coating the substrate with the at least one mineral material, and coating the resulting pre-coat layer of mineral material with the gel comprising one or more polysaccharides, as well as the coated substrate obtained by this process and its use.

Abstract: A bellows for a passage between two pivotally connected vehicles or an aircraft passenger bridge or stairway has bellows material with a coating. The material of the bellows has a protective layer printed on at least partially as a coating.