Abstract: Described is a fuser member including a substrate and a release layer disposed on the substrate. The release layer includes a fluoropolymer having a plurality of metal fibers having a diameter of from about 5 nanometers to about 20 microns dispersed throughout the fluoropolymer. A method of manufacturing the fuser member is also provided.

Abstract: An electrophotographic imaging device includes a charging device, a cleaning device, and a fuser member that each include hydrophobic carbon nanotubes. The use of hydrophobic carbon nanotubes can increases the charging device's, the cleaning device's, and the fuser member's durability, conductivity, and contaminants deposition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to produce a polymeric sheet comprising the steps of providing an acid-based polymer, providing a neutralizing agent, the neutralizing agent being selected from the group consisting of an organic metallic compound, a metallic salt of a fatty acid, and an ionomer, or a mixture thereof, providing a processing oil, mixing said acid-based polymer, said neutralizing agent, said processing oil, to obtain a polymeric composition, and processing said polymeric composition to form a polymeric sheet. The polymeric sheet may be used as a component, or as a substrate, of a surface covering. The polymeric sheet may also be used to form polymeric particles which are component of so-called “homogenous”, or substrate-free, surface covering.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a structure having a textured surface, including a substrate made of mineral glass having a given texture, for an organic-light-emitting-diode device, the method including supplying a rough substrate, having a roughness defined by a roughness parameter Ra ranging from 1 to 5 ?m over an analysis length of 15 mm and with a Gaussian filter having a cut-off frequency of 0.8 mm; and depositing a liquid-phase silica smoothing film on the substrate, the film being configured to smooth the roughness sufficiently and to form the textured surface of the structure.

Abstract: The invention provides a coated metal substrate comprising a metal substrate having an outer surface, a maskant film adhered to at least a portion of the outer surface of the metal substrate, the maskant film having a pattern of scribed lines therein, and a line sealant composition applied to the scribed lines in a maskant film. Both the maskant film and the line sealant composition are preferably radiation cured and substantially solvent-free. The invention also provides a method of protecting a metal substrate from chemical exposure by utilizing the radiation-cured maskant film and line sealant composition.

Abstract: A curable polyvinyl benzyl compound represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 represents a C2-20 organic group, R2 represents a hydrogen atom, etc., x is an integer of 0 to 4, and n is an integer of 0 to 2. The compound is obtained by reacting a fluorene compound with a vinylbenzyl halide in the presence of an alkali.

Abstract: Methods and systems utilize an atmospheric-pressure nitrogen dielectric-barrier discharge to treat the surface of polymer substances. The atmospheric-pressure nitrogen dielectric-discharge may be maintained with a level of H2O below a pre-defined amount, such as by measuring and controlling the H2O within a treater, to produce a surface treatment for a polymer substance that yields desirable characteristics. Furthermore, the H2O level may be measured and controlled according to a pre-defined amount or according to another parameter such as an analysis of the resulting polymer surface. For example, the polymer surface may be provided with an optimal added nitrogen-to-added oxygen ratio and/or an optimal stability based on washed and unwashed advancing contact angles such as by controlling the H2O level within the treater based on these analyses of the treated polymer.

Abstract: Rinsing or sealing solutions comprising a rare earth element and a valence stabilizer for barrier films. The treated films contain a rare earth/valence stabilizer complex. The rare earth element is selected from cerium, praseodymium, terbium, or combinations thereof, and at least one rare earth element is in the tetravalent oxidation state. The rinsing or sealing solution may also contain an optional preparative or solubility control agent. The oxidized rare earth element is present in the coating in a “sparingly soluble” form. The valence stabilizers can be either inorganic or organic in nature. A number of rare earth/valence stabilizer combinations that match the performance of conventional hexavalent chromium systems are presented.

Abstract: Conversion coatings comprising a rare earth element and a valence stabilizer combined to form a rare earth/valence stabilizer complex are described for substrate metals. The rare earth element is selected from cerium, praseodymium, terbium, or combinations thereof, and at least one rare earth element is in the tetravalent oxidation state. The coating bath may also contain a preparative or solubility control agent. The oxidized cerium, praseodymium or terbium is present in the coating in a “sparingly soluble” form. The valence stabilizers can be either inorganic or organic in nature. A number of cerium, praseodymium, or terbium/valence stabilizer combinations are presented that can equal the performance of conventional hexavalent chromium systems.

Abstract: A heat conductivity from a heating body to a user's skin is improved to provide satisfactorily warm feeling to the skin of the user. A laminated heating body has a heating body and a cover sheet covering the heating body. The cover sheet defines at least one low temperature portion formed from a material having low heat conductivity and at least one high temperature portion formed from a material having high heat conductivity. The at least one low temperature portion and the at least one high temperature portion are formed separately on a surface of the cover sheet contacting with a user's skin.

Abstract: A forming panel having board with a release barrier of a substrate and a barrier/release layer secured to the board by an adhesive.

Abstract: A fuser member for fusing thermoplastic resin toner images to a substrate has an aluminum base member and an elastomer fusing surface of a poly(vinylidenefluoride-hexafluoropropylene-tetrafluoroethylene) where the vinylidenefluoride is present in an amount less than 40 mole percent, the elastomer having been cured from a solvent solution thereof with a nucleophilic curing agent soluble in the solution and in the presence of 5 or less than 4 parts by weight of inorganic base per 100 parts of polymer, the inorganic base being effective to at least partially dehydrofluorinate the vinylidenefluoride, and an adhesive layer between the surface of said aluminum base member and the elastomer fusing surface, the adhesive layer having been cured from a solvent solution of a poly(vinylidenefluoride-hexafluoropropylene-tetrafluoroethylene) where the vinylidenefluoride is present in an amount less than 40 mole percent and from about 6 to 20 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of said poly(vinylidenefluoride hexafluoro

Abstract: A structure for finding wrong assemblage of the metallic laminate type gasket according to the present invention is composed of a plurality of component sheets overlapping each other, in which small holes for finding wrong assemblage in number one less than the number of sheets to be laminated are bored on each sheet at a part so that, unless any one of the sheets is absent, the small holes are prevented from joining in line like one through hole, whereby whether lamination of the sheets is as complete as designed or not can be confirmed and, when any one of the sheets is absent and small holes join in line like one through hole to pierce through all sheets, wrong assemblage can be confirmed by mechanical or electrical means.

Abstract: An apparatus and an electrostatic process employing the apparatus which is capable of flocking spring clips of the type used in commercial applications, such as those used in the automotive industry to attach an instrument panel to an interior support structure. The apparatus and process are capable of securely adhering the flocking fibers uniformly over the irregular surfaces of a spring clip such that the spring clip can be more readily assembled while also acting to significantly dampen the vibration between the members joined by the clip. In addition, the apparatus also provides the added feature of requiring minimal space by introducing the fibers at a single point on the perimeter of the apparatus. The fibers are guided by the perimeter of the apparatus until a sufficient electrostatic charge is imparted to attract the fibers to the spring clip.

Abstract: A safe having a wall comprising spaced steel plates, a sheathing layer between the plates consisting of hard non-metallic grains of e.g., boron carbide, silicon carbide, boron nitride, diamonds, ceramic oxides and hard metallic grains of e.g., cast iron, metal carbides, nitrides, borides, and silicides, said grains being bound together and to said plates by a hard solder mass having a copper or nickel base. The sheathing layer contains 30-70% by volume of said non-metallic grains (having a grain size of 5 to 20 mm) and metallic grains (having a grain size of 1 to 6 mm) and from 70% to 30% of said hard solder. The ratio of said non-metallic to said metallic grains is 2-4 parts to 1 part by volume. A method for making the sheathing layer is also disclosed.

Abstract: A friction material obtained by flame spraying a metal which can be a sacrificial anode for iron on the surface of a friction material substrate in an amount of 0.5 to 8.0 mg/cm.sup.2 shows excellent resistance to judder and excellent rust prevention.

Abstract: A paper-based gasket is impregnated with a silicone resin to improve resistance to water/antifreeze mixtures. The gasket is made from paper essentially free from amine-containing material such as wetting agent and is bonded with a sulphur-free or sulphur donor free rubber binder.

Abstract: A milled blend is prepared, which comprises extremely short fibers and rubber as well as a suitable amount of long fibers having hair root-like branches or a number of whiskers and/or bent long fibers and, optionally, a suitable amount of fillers. The milled blend is then laminated under pressure on both sides of a hooked, corrugated or embossed thin metal sheet, and vulcanized in a suitable manner. The resulting sheet gasket excels in sealing properties, heat resistance and durability.

Abstract: A method for using alkanolamine-carboxylic acid salts as a coating for friction materials which during use contact, at least part of the time, rustable metals. The method comprises contacting the friction material with an aqueous solution comprising at least about 0.05 weight alkanolamine-carboxylic acid salts being the reaction product of:(i) alkanolamine; and(ii) C.sub.4 -C.sub.20 carboxylic acid;and thereafter evaporating water from the aqueous coating on the friction material so as to leave the friction material with a coating comprising alkanolamine-carboxylic acid salts. Friction materials coated by above method are also claimed.

Abstract: A metallized, laminated substrate well adapted for the production of printed circuits is comprised of:(A) an electrically insulating support element which comprises (a) a central core member comprising a major proportion by weight of a cellulosic or mica filler and a minor proportion by weight of a thermosetting resin, and (b) and (b') a pair of skin laminae coextensively secured to each face surface, respectively, of said central core (a) each of said skin laminae comprising a fibrous glass, asbestos or heat-stable synthetic polymer reinforcing filler, and a thermosetting resin impregnant, which thermosetting resin may either be the same as or different from the thermosetting resin comprising said central core member (a); and(B) an electrically conducting metal foil (c) coextensively adhered to the exposed face surface of one or the other of said skin laminae (b) or (b').

Abstract: The invention relates to a chrysotile asbestos fiber substantially coated on its exterior surface with hydrated titanium dioxide, the titanium dioxide content being from 0.5 to 35% by weight, part of the titanium dioxide being chemically bonded to the asbestos fiber and the remaining titanium dioxide being retained by electrostatic bond, said modified fiber having an Mg:Si ratio of from less than 3:2 to 2:2 when calculated on an atomic number ratio, a Ti:Si ratio of from more than 0:2 to less than 1:2 and said modified fiber being also characterized by an infrared spectrum wherein the relative peaks at 1082, 1025 and 957 cm.sup.-1 have been substantially altered in their intensity and as shown in curves C and D of FIG. 1 , said fiber resisting leaching of the Mg ions by strong acids 3 to 6 times better than natural asbestos fibers and resisting leaching of SiO.sub.2 groups in strong alkali media 1.5 to 3 times better than unmodified chrysotile fibers.

Abstract: In a gasket made of a fibrous and/or porous material impregnated with a polymerizable saturating agent which is partially polymerized only to a plastically deformable consistency, an additive which prevents complete polymerization and hardening is applied to the surfaces of the gasket after impregnation with the saturating agent and partial polymerization.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of diaphragms of fibrous potassium titanate and an organic binder for electrochemical cells and has as the object to develop such a method in such a direction that it allows the manufacture of diaphragms which are relatively thin but have, at the same time, a sufficient long-term chemical and mechanical stability at high operating temperatures. According to the invention, provision is made for this purpose to apply potassium titanate, together with polytetrafluoroethylene and a styrene-butadiene copolymer, from a suspension, to a screen with a mesh width between about 0.1 and 0.4 mm. The diaphragms made by the method according to the invention are suitable particularly as cover layers in fuel cells with an alkaline electrolyte.

Abstract: A fireproof laminate passing Grade 2 incombustibility according to Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) A-1321 combustion test is disclosed. The laminate comprises a urethane modified polyisocyanurate foam as a core material and particular surface materials piled on both sides of the foam through self-adhesion of the foam and has a density of the core material of 0.02-0.04 g/cm.sup.3 and a total thickness of not more than 30 mm.

Abstract: A glass article is decorated with a thermoplastic ink which contains no frit. A finely divided heat fusible polymeric coating material is applied to the article over the ink. The article is heated to a temperature at which the particles of coating material fuse to form a smooth continuous film over the ink while the latter is in melted, semi-liquid condition. The melted ink diffuses into (but not through) the polymer film over it, thereby forming a melt-melt bond. The polymeric film imparts a serviceability to the ink which it would not otherwise display.

Abstract: A fireproof laminate passing Grade 2 incombustibility according to Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) A-1321 combustion test is disclosed. The laminate comprises a urethane modified polyisocyanurate foam as a core material and particular surface materials piled on both sides of the foam through self-adhesion of the foam and has a density of the core material of 0.02-0.04 g/cm.sup.3 and a total thickness of not more than 30 mm.

Abstract: Anaerobic resins are cured in a gaseous atmosphere which does not contain oxygen. An insulated conductor is placed in a vacuum and is impregnated with an anaerobic resin under pressure. The conductor is then placed in a non-oxygen containing atmosphere, such as nitrogen, which cures the resin.

Abstract: A heat insulating plate for use in a motor vehicle engine comprising a heat resisting metal plate adapted to be secured to an outer surface of the motor vehicle engine in slightly spaced apart relation with the outer surface of the motor vehicle engine at a portion heavily affected by heat from the motor vehicle engine and a vibration absorbing member comprising asbestos integrally joined to said heat resisting metal plate.

Abstract: Heat insulating materials having excellent heat resistance and durability prepared from glass-ceramic fibers composed chiefly of crystals, e.g., .beta.-spodumene and/or cordierite and containing 0.1 to 15% by weight of at least one metallic element capable of absorbing radiant heat energy, e.g., Cu, Co, Fe, Ni, Cr, Mn, Mg. The metallic element may be in the form of the metal or an oxide thereof and may be present as a film or coating on the fibers.

Abstract: This invention relates to a metal-cored asbestos-rubber gasket wherein openings are formed in the gasket with the openings being defined by eyelets. The eyelets have flanges which engage the facing layers of the gasket and normal cracking of the eyelets incipient to incorporation thereof in the gasket is prevented by incorporating in the facing layer material microspheres in a sufficient amount to permit crushing thereof by the eyelet flanges under pressure.

Abstract: A noise reducing material especially suitable for attaching to internal combustion engine casing parts and comprising (a) a layer of a metal such as lead combining a high density with a low shear modulus, bonded to (b) a layer of a pliant thermoplastics matrix reinforced with fibrous material. Layer (b) is preferably asbestos fiber-reinforced bitumen and the laminate preferably comprises a layer of lead between two layers of the reinforced thermoplastics material.

Abstract: Porous friction facing materials containing cellulose fibers are coated with an impregnant of ethyl silicate to provide automatic transmission clutch plate and band linings of improved frictional properties, durability, wear and heat resistance, without use of asbestos. A sheet of paper-like fibrous material may be first impregnated with a phenolic resin binder which is cured to form a first coating and then impregnated with a hydrolyzed solution of ethyl silicate in a solvent. The material is further heated to drive off the solvent and cure the ethyl silicate to form a second outer coating having a higher coefficient of friction than the first coating. The silicate impregnated lining is then bonded to the steel plate or band. Alternatively, the resin impregnated lining material may be first bonded to the metal plate and then the entire plate assembly is impregnated with the ethyl silicate solution and cured.

Abstract: A thermosetting resin composition having excellent flame resistance and thermal stability comprising an epoxy resin and a halogenated polyhydroxystyrene and a metal clad laminate comprising at least one planar base material having impregnated therein the above-described flame resistant thermosetting resin composition and at least one metal foil laminated thereon.

Abstract: A process of making heat and dimensionally stable, consolidated, laminated, asbestos cored, textured unitary structures for use in making textured decorative laminates, and said structures per se, are disclosed.

Abstract: A new system of epoxy resins and curing agents is disclosed which may be cured at low temperatures to yield polymeric materials capable of providing excellent binders for filled systems. The new combination exhibits a useful pot life, and cures at low temperatures to form a tough, dimensionally stable polymer.

Abstract: A gasket with heat-insulating properties is provided for such uses as for mounting a carburetor on an internal-combustion-engine casting. A thick core of heat-insulating resin, such as phenolic resin, is sandwiched between two thin cutout sheets of resilient gasket material. The core provides the heat insulation, and the gasket material provides the resilience needed to assure sealing on rough surfaces. Heat-dissipating fins or the like may also be provided, as well as rings of heat-insulating material which can surround the bolts used to hold the carburetor in place. The core is molded to shape, while the gasket material may be cut out to shape and secured to it by a thermo-setting resin, such as a nitrile-rubber-phenolic-resin material.

Abstract: A diaphragm is disclosed for electrolytic cells, for example, chlor-alkali cells. The diaphragm is characterized in that it has been treated with a water-soluble silicate on the anolyte side. Also disclosed is an electrolytic cell process using such a diaphragm, and a method for preparing such a diaphragm.