Abstract: A method of manufacturing a fiber-reinforced composite material includes applying a paint layer including pigment to a woven fiber sheet and drying the paint layer on the woven fiber sheet, imbedding the woven fiber sheet in a resin at a temperature below a melting temperature of the pigment to yield a resin and fiber composite, and applying an ultraviolet protectant coating to the resin and fiber composite.

Abstract: An adhesive compound for a hot-sealing insert is provided, as are an insert that contains this adhesive compound, and a method for fixing the insert. The adhesive compound has a thermoplastic hot-melt adhesive (A) that is not adhesive at room temperature and a pressure sensitive adhesive (B) that is adhesive at room temperature.

Abstract: Disclosed is a polymer film, preferably a polyamide polymer film, which comprises at least one first layer and a second layer and is laminated onto a fabric. The material of the first layer has a glass transition temperature of less than ?10° C. while the material of the second layer has a glass transition temperature of less than 20° C. Preferably, the polymeric materials contain portions of polyamide blocks. The inventive fabric-polymer film laminate is suitable as a laminated material especially for an airbag.

Abstract: The present invention relates to silo covers comprising at least two layers, wherein an inner first layer facing the silo is a single- or multi-ply plastic film having oxygen permeability according to DIN 53380-3 at 23° C. and 50% relative humidity of no more than 500 cm3/(m2 d bar) and a water vapor transmission rate according to ISO 15106-3 at 23 ° C. and 85% relative humidity of at least 5 g/(m2 d), and in at least one ply in total contains at least 50% by weight of one or more materials from the group comprising polyamide, copolyamide, polyester, copolyester, polyethylene vinyl alcohol, polyvinyl alcohol and mixtures thereof, and at least one second layer, which is located on top of the inner layer and is separate from the inner layer, or easy to separate therefrom, or self-separating on the silo, composed of at least 70% by weight of materials from the group comprising polyethylene, polypropylene, copolymers of ethylene and other vinyl monomers, and copolymers made of propylene and other vinyl monomers.

Abstract: A multilayer structure comprises a surface layer, a substrate, and optionally additional layers wherein the surface layer comprises or is produced from a blend comprising an ionomer and a polyamide; the ionomer is or must be derived from at least three repeat units derived from ethylene, an ?,?-unsaturated C3-C8 carboxylic acid, and a dicarboxylic acid or its derivative; and the dicarboxylic acid or its derivative is maleic acid, fumaric acid, itaconic acid, maleic anhydride, fumaric anhydride, itaconic anhydride, maleic acid monoester, fumaric acid monoester, itaconic acid monoester, or combinations of two or more thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite article and to a process for manufacturing the composite article. The composite article comprises multiple layers including high tenacity fibers incorporated into a fabric and a core thermoplastic resin. The fabric may be coated with a surface treatment agent, a polymer matrix resin. Single or multiple layers of the composite articles may be formed into a composite part having high strength, rigidity, fast molding cycle time and extremely good conformability in a 3-dimensional mold. The composite parts formed by this process have high part strength in all directions.

Abstract: Waterproof, water vapour-permeable multilayer membrane having at least one first and one second layer, with all the layers being made of a thermoplastic polymer from the group of polyether esters, the group of polyether amides or the group of polyether urethanes and being joined together, characterised in that contiguously arranged layers are made of thermoplastic polymers from different groups.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process of obtaining an industrial fabric with porous and controlled plasticized surface and an industrial fabric with the mentioned characteristics thereof. The invention also relates to an industrial fabric such as press fabric for use in the press section of a paper machine with enhanced aesthetic properties by the use of plasticizers and optional heat and/or pressure treatment.

Abstract: A flexible thermal control composite comprising a natural or synthetic polymer and an endotherm dispersed, distributed and suspended within said natural or synthetic polymer i.e. “P”olymer “C”ontaining an “E”ndothermic “A”gent (PCEA). The PCEA can be formed into thin and thick films. It can be drawn, molded, extruded and spun into fibers or all dimensions. It can be formed and chopped into PCEA mulch. Irrespective its final form, the PCEA can be used in insulating, thermoprotecting, heat absorbing applications on the one hand, and heat maintenance applications of all types on the other.

Abstract: A roof membrane and a roof system employing a EPDM membrance which is compatible with a bituminous adhesive. The membrance includes an outer layer of polymeric layer such as EPDM bonded to a polyester protective layer which is in turn bonded to a fleecy material. This can be adhered to a roof deck surface using hot asphalt or bitumen which bonds the fleecy material to the roof deck in turn holding the EPDM in place. The polyester layer prevents the asphaltic material from attacking and dissolving the EPDM with the fleecy material providing good adhesion between the polyester and the EPDM.

Abstract: A polymeric sheet having excellent cut-resistance contains: (A) a polymeric material, and (B) a hard filler distributed in the polymeric material, the hard filler having a Mohs hardness value of at least about 3.0, the hard filler being in the form of particles having an average diameter sufficient to provide cut-resistance properties to the polymeric material but which is no more than about 5 microns. The cut-resistant sheet may be in the form of a conventional sheet, a film, a coating, a composite and the like, and may be used to form cut-resistance articles such as, e.g., protective garments and tires. The cut-resistant sheet may also be laminated onto a textile fabric to form a composite from which articles, e.g., garments, can be formed.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a laminated tarp and a method of making this laminate. More particularly, the present invention relates to a laminated tarp containing multiple layers, including a fabric layer sandwiched between two layers of polymeric material comprising a vinyl (co)polymer and a polyurethane material. This laminated tarp can also include a thermosetting adhesive layer between the polyurethane material and the fabric layer, as well as a heat-sealable or weldable coating over the polyurethane material and/or over the vinyl (co)polymer layer. Also described is a method for making the laminated tarp.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-aqueous denture adhesive composition comprising a safe and effective adhesive amount of a denture adhesive; a safe and effective amount of an anticalculus agent; and a non-aqueous denture adhesive carrier; wherein the anticalculus agent is a material effective in reducing calcium phosphate mineral deposition related to calculus formation. The present invention further relates to a method of delivering an anticalculus agent to the oral cavity and teeth, by applying the above composition to dentures, directly to the oral cavity, or applying it to both, and thereafter securing the dentures to the oral cavity.

Abstract: A durable, water-resistant, breathable, multi-layer laminate adapted to transmit moisture and composed of (1) an outer woven, non-woven or knitted layer of fabric, (2) a discontinuous non-breathable hydrophobic adhesive, (3) a first hydrophilic barrier film adhesively secured to the outer fabric layer, by the hydrophilic adhesive, (4) a continuous film or discontinuous breathable hydrophilic adhesive, and (5) a second hydrophilic barrier film adhered to the hydrophilic adhesive. The first hydrophilic barrier film and second hydrophilic barrier film are adhesively secured to each other with the breathable hydrophilic adhesive and define a void area between the two films and together the films enhance moisture migration and transfer. The laminates may include two additional layers of (6) a second hydrophilic adhesive, and (7) a fabric backing layer secured by the second hydrophilic adhesive.

Abstract: A durable, water-resistant, breathable, multi-layer laminate adapted to transmit moisture and composed of (1) an outer woven, non-woven or knitted layer of fabric, (2) a discontinuous non-breathable hydrophobic adhesive, (3) a first hydrophilic barrier film adhesively secured to the outer fabric layer, by the hydrophilic adhesive, (4) a continuous film or discontinuous breathable hydrophilic adhesive, and (5) a second hydrophilic barrier film adhered to the hydrophilic adhesive. The first hydrophilic barrier film and second hydrophilic barrier film are adhesively secured to each other with the breathable hydrophilic adhesive and define a void area between the two films and together the films enhance moisture migration and transfer. The laminates may include two additional layers of (6) a second hydrophilic adhesive, and (7) a fabric backing layer secured by the second hydrophilic adhesive.

Abstract: A laminate is disclosed for high strength, low weight gas enclosure applications such as aerostats or airships. The laminate is formed of at least one woven fabric layer with an aggregate strength greater than 10 grams per denier. The yarns in the fabric have sufficient twist to provide the desired tensile conversion but less than the amount of twist that would produce unsatisfactory flex fatigue. The fabric has a yarn to fabric strength ratio sufficient to impart tear resistance to the fabric, but less than the coarseness ratio at which flex fatigue performance is unsatisfactory, and the fabric has the minimal number of crossing points among the woven yarns that will impart sufficient integrity for the fabric to be manufactured into the laminate. A gas barrier material is then laminated to the fabric layer.

Abstract: A tubular structure comprising reinforcing fibers impregnated with a thermosetting polymer and a sheet of matrix material filled with an additive suitable for improving tribological and heat conductivity characteristics of the tubular structure. The reinforcing fibers alternate with the matrix material. The tubular structure is formed by winding the reinforcing fiber fabric and the matrix sheet material, wherein the fabric and the matrix sheet material have first and second ends and the first ends are located in the interior of the winding and the second ends are radially outwardly displaced from the first ends.

Abstract: An inherently light- and heat-stabilized polyamide has at least one piperidine compound bonded to the backbone polymer chain and at least one 4-amino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine compound bonded to the backbone polymer chain. The inherently light- and heat-stabilized polyamide may be used to form articles such as, for example, fibers, carpets, yarns, and textile fabrics.

Abstract: Provided is a composite film comprising a continuous phase of para-oriented aromatic polyamide and a phase of low-dielectric resin, said film having a dielectric constant at 1 MHz of not more than 3.2 and a linear thermal expansion coefficient at 200 to 300.degree. C. of within .+-.50.times.10.sup.-6 /.degree.C. The composite film has characteristics such as a low dielectric constant, favorable mechanical strength, homogeneous structure, light weight, and a low linear thermal expansion coefficient, and the film is useful as a base substrate for a flexible printed circuit board.

Abstract: This invention relates to a denture adhesive composition comprising a lower alkyl vinyl ether-maleic acid, anhydride, or salt polymer or mixtures thereof, one or more metallic salts, nonionically associated with the lower alkyl vinyl ether-maleic acid, anhydride, or salt polymer, and at least one non-adhesive self-supporting layer. This invention may also comprise other adhesive components.

Abstract: A strip material (1) comprising a support (2) includes on at least one side a plastics layer (5, 6) which is plane on the outside and which is traversed by throughflow passages. In accordance with the invention, the outside (7, 8) of the plastics layer (5, 6) includes embossments (9) provided also between the orifices of the throughflow passages which at least in part inter-communicate and communicate with the throughflow passages. In the production of the strip material, during or after the production of the plastics layer (5, 6), soluble particles are applied onto the outside (7, 8) of the plastics layer (5, 6) and are then pressed into the plastics layer (5, 6), the soluble particles being leachable by a solvent of a type in respect of which the remainder of the strip material (1) is stable whereafter these soluble particles are dissolved out.

Abstract: Bonded composite open mesh structural textiles are formed of woven textile. The textile is formed from at least two, and preferably three, components. The first component, or load bearing member, is a high tenacity, high modulus, low elongation mono- or multifilament yarn. The second component is a polymer in yarn or other form which will encapsulate and bond yarns at the junctions to strengthen the junctions. The third component is an optional effect or bulking yarn. In the woven textile, a plurality of warp yarns are woven with a plurality of weft (fill) yarns. The weave preferably includes a half-cross or full-cross leno weave. At least a portion of the warp and weft yarns are first component load bearing yarns. The polymer component is used as required for the bonding properties necessary for the finished product, and especially to provide improved junction or joint strength.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sealing tape which is suitable for winding around pipe ends, especially pipe threads, and for sealing screw pipe joints and spigot pipe joints, which has a waterproof functional layer, preferably with one or more base layers, where the functional layer contains polymers on polyetherester basis, polyurethane basis and/or polyetheramide basis, and the use of the sealing tape in heating pipes, utility water pipes, drinking water pipes, water vapor pipes, gas pipes, compressed air pipes, industrial valves and valves used in domestic installations.