Abstract: Disclosed is a curable composition and cured products thereof. The curable composition includes a vinyl polysiloxane component, a hydrogen polysiloxane component, a polymerization catalyst, and an expandable graphite component comprising moisture. Cured products of the curable composition include foamed cells having a uniform size and distribution in the cured product. This can help to increase the water proofing and flame retardant properties of the cured product.

Abstract: An electrically conductive adhesive layer includes an adhesive material; a plurality of electrically conductive first particles dispersed in the adhesive material and having a first shape; and a plurality of electrically conductive second particles dispersed in the adhesive material and having a second shape different from the first shape. A ratio of a total weight of the first particles to a total weight of the second particles is in a range from about 2 to about 10. The adhesive layer has an average thickness in a range from about 5 micrometers to about 35 micrometers. An electrical conductance of the adhesive layer in a thickness, but not in an in-plane, direction is at least 5% greater than a comparative adhesive layer having the same construction except that it does not include the second particles.

Abstract: A liquid spray gun nozzle assembly is disclosed comprising a coating liquid inlet portion and a coating liquid outlet portion, and a coating liquid flow path connecting the coating liquid inlet with the coating liquid outlet. The spray gun connection portion opposite the coating liquid outlet portion is adapted to connect the liquid spray gun nozzle assembly to a compatible liquid spray gun body. The spray gun connection portion includes a liquid sealing member configured to facilitate provision of a liquid needle within a liquid needle zone and an air sealing member configured to isolate an air zone. The air sealing member includes a tapering rim. The liquid sealing member and the air sealing member are circular in shape.

Abstract: Adhesive tape rolls having detackified side faces are presented, and methods of their manufacture. In one embodiment, the method comprises applying one or more inks to a side face of an adhesive tape roll with an ink jet printing system. In some embodiments, inks are applied in an image-wise manner so as to create a pattern, text or graphics, which may include: barcodes. QR codes, brand information, manufacturing information, or remaining roll quantity indicia. In one aspect, the present methods enable elimination of packaging materials by two concurrent advantages: a) detackifying the side faces, which eliminates the need for packaging materials to prevent blocking of stacked rolls and accumulation of debris on side faces; and b) producing an adhesive tape roll bearing text, graphics, or other information on the side face of the roll, which eliminates the need for packaging materials to bear such information.

Abstract: Devices including electrical connections to embedded electronic components and methods of making the same are provided. The devices include a flexible electronic component buried inside a substrate. The free end of the flexible electronic component can be extracted to stick out of the major plane of the substrate as a projecting contact.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to darkening filters 10, 10? which are suitable for selectively darkening an optically transmissive window 20 for protection from light, in particular from high intensity light. The darkening filter 10, 10? is mounted in a forward-facing optically transmissive window 20 and comprises a non-uniform pattern 30 of switchable shutters 32 capable of being switching to at least a dark state and a light state by a shutter control system 40. The present disclosure also relates to a method of operating such darkening filters 10, 10?. The present disclosure furthermore relates to vision-protective headgears 100, 100?, welding shields 110 and panes 120 comprising the darkening filters 10, 10? according to the present disclosure.

Abstract: Various embodiments of a respirator and a method of making such respirator are disclosed. The respirator includes a mask body and a harness connected to the mask body. The mask body includes a filtering structure having a central panel, an upper panel separated from the central panel by a first line of demarcation, and a lower panel separated from the central panel by a second line of demarcation. The mask body further includes a bisecting fold, and a transversely-extending three-layer pleat disposed in a central panel of a filtering structure of the mask body. The transversely-extending three-layer pleat is formed in the mask body and is sealed to itself at a first seal location disposed on a right side of the mask body and a second seal location disposed on a left side of the mask body.

Abstract: Optical systems for displaying an image are described. The optical systems include a first and second optical lenses separated by air. A partial reflector is disposed on and conforms to a major surface of the first optical lens where the major surface can have a best-fit spherical radius of curvature in a range from 20 mm to 200 mm. A reflective polarizer is disposed on and conforms to a major surface of the first optical lens where the major surface can have a best-fit spherical radius of curvature greater than about 500 mm. A retarder layer is disposed between the reflective polarizer and the partial reflector. The first optical lens can have an optical birefringence of less than 15 nm/cm and the second optical lens can have an optical birefringence of greater than 15 nm/cm. A method of fabricating an optical assembly is described.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for screen or stencil printing a pattern on a substrate are provided. The substrate (2) has its major surface in contact with a first major surface (112) of a stencil shell (111) having apertures (116). A coating material is disposed onto the second major surface (114) of the stencil shell (111) to flow through the apertures (116) to contact the substrate (2), where the coating material is at least partially cured. The substrate (2) is separated (C) from the first major surface (112) of the stencil shell (111) after the curing (142) and a pattern (42) of the at-least-partially-cured coating material is formed on the substrate (2).

Abstract: Provided are non-woven fibrous webs, methods and assemblies thereof. The non-woven fibrous web comprises a plurality of melt-blown fibers. The plurality of melt-blown fibers include a thermoplastic polymer blended with a phosphinate and/or polymeric phosphonate. The provided non-woven articles can afford a fine fiber diameter for enhanced acoustic insulation properties, dimensional stability, and superior flame-retardant properties when compared with conventional non-woven articles having similar fiber diameters.

Abstract: Assembly (1) of a busbar (20), a cable termination (40) (or an insulating element (300) or a bushing (400)) and a voltage sensor (10) in a high-voltage or medium-voltage power network. The cable termination (or the insulating element or the bushing) and the voltage sensor are mechanically and electrically connected to the busbar.

Abstract: An optical stack (100) includes a substrate (110), a radio-wave anti-reflection sheet (130) configured to reduce reflection from the optical stack (100) of radio waves at a predetermined operating frequency (f), and a visible light reflective, infrared light transmissive multilayer optical film (120) disposed between the radio-wave anti-reflection sheet (130) and the substrate (110). For radiation substantially normally incident on the radio-wave anti-reflection sheet (130) and for a first frequency range at least 20 GHZ wide, centered on the predetermined operating frequency (f), and disposed between about 1 GHZ and about 120 GHZ, a return loss of the optical stack (100) is asymmetric about the predetermined operating frequency (f) in the first frequency range. The optical stack (100) has a largest return loss S11L in the first frequency range of less than ?10 dB and a difference between the largest return loss S11L and a smallest return loss S11S in the first frequency range is less than about 2 dB.

Abstract: A backlight including a front reflector disposed on a back reflector and defining a cavity therebetween. For a visible wavelength range and for a first incident angle of less than 5 degrees, the front reflector has an average transmittance of less than 20% for the incident light polarized along a first direction, and an average transmittance of between 20% and 85% for the incident light polarized along an orthogonal second direction. For a visible wavelength range and for a second incident angle of greater than 40 degrees, the front reflector has an average transmittance of less than 40% for each of the first and second directions. For at least a first wavelength in an infrared wavelength range, the front reflector has a transmittance of greater than about 40% for each of the first and second incident angles and for each of the first and second directions.

Abstract: In some examples, a system includes: an article of personal protective equipment (PPE) that includes a communication component; a computing device communicatively coupled to the article of PPE, wherein the computing device: receives context data that is based on one or more of the article of PPE, a work environment for the article of PPE, or a worker assigned to the article of PPE; selects, based at least in part on the context data, a set of programmable safety rules that are contextually associated with the at least one article of PPE; sends the programmable safety rules to one or more of the article of PPE or a data hub communicatively coupled to the article of PPE; and wherein the programmable safety rules are configured at the article of PPE or the data hub to perform one or more operations based at least in part on PPE data.

Abstract: An optical system includes a display, a backlight configured to emit at least a light in a first wavelength range extending between about 400 nm and about 500 nm, and an optical film disposed adjacent the backlight and configured to absorb a light in a second wavelength range extending between about 415 nm to about 455 nm, wherein a ratio of the light in the second wavelength range transmitted by the optical film to the light in the first wavelength range transmitted by the optical film is less than or equal to 50%.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for optimizing a process of manufacturing a product. In one aspect, the method comprises repeatedly performing the following: i) selecting a configuration of input settings for manufacturing a product, based on a causal model that measures causal relationships between input settings and a measure of a quality of the product; ii) determining the measure of the quality of the product manufactured using the configuration of input settings; and iii) adjusting, based on the measure of the quality of the product manufactured using the configuration of input settings, the causal model.

Abstract: A web of film material wound about a central longitudinal axis to provide a roll, the film material including a conformable base film comprising a first surface and an opposite second surface. The web of film material further includes an adhesive layer including a first surface bonded to the second surface of the base film and an opposite second surface, a release liner releasably attached to the second surface of the adhesive layer, and a protective film layer releasably attached to the first surface of the conformable base film.

Abstract: Nanocomposites include metal oxide nanoparticles and (meth)acrylic acid polymers where the nanoparticles are surface modified with a carboxylic acid silane and where the (meth)acrylic acid polymer is at least partially neutralized. The compositions are transparent, with high transmission and low haze up to very high nanoparticle loading. The compositions also exhibit improved mechanical properties of impact resistance and tensile modulus.