Abstract: Described are melt-processable compositions having silicone-containing polymeric process additives and hindered-amine light stabilizers.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for real-time coding of medical group codes such as diagnosis and procedure related groups is described. In one embodiment, one or more initial medical group codes may be assigned to a patient record based on a first set of inputs. Upon assigning the one or more initial medical group codes, a coding summary of the one or more assigned medical group codes may be displayed. While displaying the coding summary, at least one input from a subsequent set of inputs may be received and updating one or more medical group codes in the patient record.

Abstract: A manually operable dispenser for dispensing disposable earplugs. The dispenser includes a housing, index body, and plate. The housing forms an opening for receiving earplugs from a container. The index body includes a handle, hub, guide cone and shield. The hub forms opposing major faces and a plurality of circumferentially arranged bores. The guide cone projects from the upper major face, tapering in diameter to a leading end. A base of the shield is disposed above the leading end opposite the upper major face. A wall of the shield projects radially outwardly to an edge having a diameter greater than a diameter of the leading end. The shield and the handle are rotationally affixed. The hub is rotatably mounted within the opening. The plate is connected to the housing and forms a dispensing aperture. A manually-applied rotational force at the handle selectively aligns individual ones of the bores with the dispensing aperture.

Abstract: Adhesive articles including transfer tapes and labels are described. The adhesive articles include a low elastic modulus adhesive on a microstructured release liner having a high coefficient of friction release surface. Improvements in die cut quality and razor slit edge quality are shown.

Abstract: Light control films, and a method for manufacturing tools used to microreplicate light control films.

Abstract: A film construction (330) includes a broad band reflective polarizing film (312) that may be immersed in an ultra low refractive index medium (332, 334). The reflecting polarizing film is characterized by a pass axis and a block axis, and its reflectivity for white light of the pass state polarization increases with increasing incidence angle to provide a compressed or narrowed viewing cone selectively in one plane of incidence. In some embodiments, the plane of incidence associated with the compressed viewing cone is aligned with the pass axis. In other embodiments it is aligned with the block axis.

Abstract: An electrical ribbon cable includes at least one conductor set having at least two elongated conductors extending from end-to-end of the cable. Each of the conductors are encompassed along a length of the cable by respective first dielectrics. A first and second film extend from end-to-end of the cable and are disposed on opposite sides of the cable The conductors are fixably coupled to the first and second films such that a consistent spacing is maintained between the first dielectrics of the conductors of each conductor set along the length of the cable. A second dielectric disposed within the spacing between the first dielectrics of the wires of each conductor set.

Abstract: A coated leather substrate having at least one surface that comprises at least one first layer above that surface and at least one second layer above that first layer and, the first layer comprises at least one polymer and wherein the second layer being different in its chemical composition from the first layer comprises the reaction product of a cross-linking reaction of at least one first composition said first composition comprising one or more compounds having at least one fluoropolyether segment and at least two cross-linkable groups and said second composition comprising at least one fluorinated polyolefin. Furthermore are provided a coating composition, methods of coating leather substrates and use of the coating compositions.

Abstract: The invention includes a support frame for producing a dental workpiece. The frame has a Z axis and comprising wall sections defining a hole that extends along the Z axis through the frame. At least one of the wall sections comprises an adhesive-directing surface extending along the Z axis in a non-parallel relationship. Such a configuration provides optimized methods for affixing a blank to the support frame and optimized properties of the blank after fixation to the support frame.

Abstract: A paperclip tab for coupling to an object. The paperclip tab can include a paperclip having a first leg and a second leg, and a sheet having a front surface and a rear surface opposite the front surface. The sheet can include a first portion, and a second portion overlapping at least part of the first portion, with the rear surface of the first portion and the rear surface of the second portion facing each another, such that a pocket is formed that can retain the first leg of the paperclip. At least a portion of the rear surface of the first portion can be adhered to at least a portion of the rear surface of the second portion. A recessed adhesive zone can be provided on a back of the paperclip tab positioned to face the object when the paperclip tab is coupled to the object.

Abstract: A backlight system includes an extended area light guide (120) and crossed first (128) and second (130) prismatic recycling films. The light guide provides a first light distribution that has a maximum luminance at a first polar angle, e.g., from 70 to 90 degrees, relative to the optical axis (116) of the system. The recycling films provide a second light distribution. No diffuser film is provided between the light guide and the recycling film disposed nearest the light guide. Instead, light is specularly transmitted from the output surface (120a) of the light guide to the input surface (128a) of the recycling film nearest the light guide. The recycling films comprise prisms having refractive indices tailored to provide the second light distribution with a maximum luminance at a polar angle of 10 degrees or less. The prisms preferably have a refractive index from 1.63 to 1.76. Related methods and articles are also disclosed.

Abstract: A conductive single-sided tape includes a conductive, nonwoven adhesive layer and a metal layer positioned adjacent the conductive, nonwoven adhesive layer. The conductive, nonwoven adhesive layer includes a conductive nonwoven substrate having a plurality of passageways, an adhesive material positioned within at least a portion of the passageways and a plurality of metal particles dispersed within the adhesive material.

Abstract: By capturing a highly detailed three-dimensional digital model of dentition, a suitable replacement dental article be fabricated with a combination of digitally-controlled reductive processes such as milling and digitally-controlled additive processes such as digital painting. A dental article so-manufactured can provide an aesthetically pleasing, multi-chromatic appearance that closely matches surrounding dentition.

Abstract: A hip pad for a safety harness, including a sagittal portion, a right portion, and a left portion. The hip pad includes an integral layer of thermoformed resilient foam that integrally extends through the sagittal portion and the right and left portions of the hip pad.

Abstract: A hip pad for a safety harness, including a sagittal portion with a sagittal portion belt guide, a right portion with a right portion belt guide, and a left portion with a left portion belt guide. The right portion belt guide and left portion belt guides are oriented at an offset angle from the sagittal portion belt guide.

Abstract: Provided is a retroreflective article comprising a fibrous material and a perforated retroreflective material attached to said fibrous material. Embodiments of the article achieve desirable values under the ASTM F2731-11 Transmitted and Stored Energy Test, the E96/E96M-12 Moisture Vapor Transmission Rate Test, and ASTM E810-03 (2013) Standard Test Method for Coefficient of Retroreflection of Retroreflective Sheeting Utilizing the Coplanar Geometry.

Abstract: Provided are reactive compositions for making a polyurethane-based rain-erosion protective coating for rotor blades, the reactive composition comprising an isocyanate-reactive component and an isocyanate-functional component and wherein the isocyanate-reactive component comprises a first component i) being a short chain hydroxyl-functional compound having two terminal (?-?) hydroxyl groups, a molecular weight of less than 250 g/mole and containing at least 2 carbon atoms and a second component ii) comprising a high molecular weight hydroxyl-functional compound having two terminal (?-?) hydroxyl groups and a molecular weight of at least 250 g/mol and comprising one or more units selected from oxyalkylene units and polyoxyalkylene units and wherein the isocyanate-functional component is an isocyanate prepolymer of the general formula NCO—Z—NCO, wherein Z is a linking group comprising at least two urethane (—NH—CO—O—) units and additionally one or more units selected from alkylenes, oxyalkylenes, polyoxyalkylen

Abstract: A transparent pressure sensitive adhesive sheet with a front surface and a back surface, fabricated by changing the intensity of the ultraviolet light irradiation between the front surface and the back surface. The transparent pressure sensitive adhesive sheet is obtained by ultraviolet light irradiation of an ultraviolet light hardening pressure sensitive adhesive sheet that contains a (meth)acrylic copolymer, a cleavage type photoinitiator, and an ultraviolet light absorber. The amount of ultraviolet light irradiation varies between the first surface and the second surface and the adhesive force varies between the first surface and the second surface.

Abstract: A film construction (610) includes a group of microlayers that reflect normally incident light polarized along a first axis more than normally incident light polarized along a second axis. The microlayers are arranged into optical repeat units (ORUs) that have a layer thickness distribution along a thickness axis perpendicular to the first and second axes that provides the group of microlayers with an intermediate reflectivity over an extended reflection band for a given incidence condition. The ORUs include thinner ORUs whose thicknesses are less than an average thickness, and thicker ORUs whose thicknesses are greater than the average thickness. The group of microlayers is optically immersed in a medium having a refractive index greater than air, such that “supercritical light” can propagate through the microlayers. The microlayers are oriented such that, on average, the thinner ORUs are closer than the thicker ORUs to an output surface of the construction.