Abstract: A thermally releasable adhesive member includes a base resin and microcapsules dispersed in the base resin. At least one of the microcapsules includes a shell part which comprises a hydrophobic polymer material, and a hollow part which is defined by the shell part and contains an organic solvent.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a colorful board structure comprising a transparent substrate, an adhesive layer, a three-dimensional painted layer and a protective layer. The three-dimensional painted layer includes at least one colored layer and at least one transparent stacking layer including at least one raised part. The aforementioned colorful board structure is made of a multi-layer structure, and has the advantages of enhancing the stereoscopic effect of the pattern and the color expression. In addition, a manufacturing method of the colorful board structure is also disclosed.

Abstract: An intermediate transfer medium that allows formation of high-density images on a transfer layer while suppressing printing unevenness and provides good foil cutting properties of the transfer layer, a combination of the intermediate transfer medium and a thermal transfer sheet, and a method for forming a print using the intermediate transfer medium. In an intermediate transfer medium having a transfer layer on a substrate, the transfer layer has a single layer structure including only a receiving layer or a layered structure including the receiving layer. When the transfer layer has the layered structure, the receiving layer is located furthest from the substrate among layers constituting the transfer layer. The receiving layer contains a binder resin having a number average molecular weight of 8000-32000 and a release agent. The content of the release agent based on the total mass of the receiving layer is 6% by mass or more.

Abstract: Provided an electrophotographic member capable of causing less fog in an H/H environment even when used in a torque-reduced image forming apparatus. The member comprises an electro-conductive substrate, an electro-conductive layer thereon and insulating parts, the member having a surface having an electrical insulating first region and an electro-conductive second region, the first region and the second region being adjacent to each other, a total area of the second region in a square region put on an outer surface of the member is 30% to 80% of an area of the square region; two or more of the 200 straight lines drawn in the square region at an interval of 5 ?m pass the second region at least once, and, the number of line segment LS having a length of 200 ?m or more is 5% or less of the total number of the line segment LS.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an outer case for a flexible rechargeable battery, including a first resin layer configured to include a first patterned area, a moisture barrier layer disposed on the first resin layer to include a second patterned area, a second resin layer disposed on the moisture barrier layer to include a third patterned area, and a stress relaxation layer configured to cover the third patterned area.

Abstract: The invention relates to a transfer paper for transferring images onto substrates, comprising a carrier having a wax coating; a layer (A) arranged thereon, containing a wax emulsion, a binding agent, an inorganic crystalline substance, and a pigment; a layer (B) arranged on layer (A), containing an organic polymer, an inorganic crystalline substance, a fixing agent, a copolymer and a pigment; and a layer (C) arranged on layer (B), containing an organic polymer, a binding agent, an inorganic crystalline substance, a wax emulsion, a copolymer and a pigment. The invention also relates to a method for transferring images onto substrates using the transfer paper.

Abstract: A plastic glazing of a tailgate of a vehicle is provided, the plastic glazing comprising a translucent component, wherein a portion of the translucent component forms a rear window of the vehicle, a colored component molded onto the translucent component in a second shot, wherein the colored component comprises a lens of a light unit, a non-transparent component molded onto the translucent component, wherein an overlapping portion of the translucent component and the non-transparent component forms a blackout region proximate to the rear window, wherein the plastic glazing is of one-piece molded plastic construction, wherein the translucent component comprises a first textured surface in a region adjacent to the blackout region, where the first textured surface is configured to conceal a component of the vehicle.

Abstract: A laminated glass includes a vehicle-outer side glass plate, a vehicle-inner side glass plate, an interlayer film disposed between the vehicle-outer side glass plate and the vehicle-inner side glass plate, and a first film disposed between the interlayer film and one of the vehicle-outer side glass plate and the vehicle-inner side glass plate, the first film being bonded by a first adhesive layer to the one of the vehicle-outer side glass plate and the vehicle-inner side glass plate, wherein the first film is disposed in at least a part of a display area configured to display information by reflecting an image projected from an inside of a vehicle, and wherein a thickness of the first adhesive layer is 6 ?m or more, and is less than 25 ?m.

Abstract: A thermoformable decorative material for an automotive interior includes: a decorative layer including a textile substrate; a digitally printed design disposed on at least one side of the textile substrate and having dispersion ink and/or pigment ink; and an overlay adhesive coating applied to the digitally printed design. The overlay adhesive coating has an adhesive that includes polyurethane and/or polyacrylate.

Abstract: A scrubbing article including a substrate and a texture layer. The texture layer is formed on at least one surface of the substrate, and is a solvent-free texture layer. The texture layer can include a plastisol ink or a hot melt adhesive, and may further include a plurality of ceramic microspheres. Methods of manufacture are also provided in which a solvent-free texture layer composition is applied to a substrate and then solidified to form a texture layer. In some non-limiting embodiments, the texture layer composition includes a hot melt adhesive and is applied to the substrate in the form of a wetted cellulose sponge.

Abstract: An electronic device case and a decorative film thereof are provided. The decorative film includes a plurality of stacked optical layers. Each of the plurality of stacked optical layers includes a first optical layer, a second optical layer formed on the first optical layer, a third optical layer formed on the second optical layer, and a fourth optical layer formed on the third optical layer. The refractive indices of the first optical layer, the second optical layer, the third optical layer, and the fourth optical layer vary according to a predetermined rule, and the refractive indices of the first optical layer, the second optical layer, the third optical layer, and the fourth optical layer are all between 1.40 and 1.70. The first optical layer and the third optical layer have different refractive indices, and the second optical layer and the fourth optical layer have the same refractive index.

Abstract: The present invention relates to: an ink-receiving layer composition for a decorative member, the composition comprising an acrylic emulsion, a metal salt, and organic particles or inorganic particles; a decorative member comprising a base layer, a printing layer formed on the base layer, and an ink-receiving layer disposed between the base layer and the printing layer and formed of a composition comprising an acrylic emulsion, a metal salt, and inorganic particles; and a method for manufacturing a decorative member, the method comprising a step for preparing a base layer in a flat state, a step for coating a composition comprising an acrylic emulsion, a metal salt, and organic particles or inorganic particles on the base layer, a step for drying or UV curing the coated composition to form an ink-receiving layer, and a step for forming a printing layer on the ink-receiving layer.

Abstract: A thermal transfer ribbon includes a carrier layer, a release layer, and a thermally transferable ink layer. The ink layer includes an active ink having a chemistry that is configured, responsive to the occurrence of an environmental, physical or biological condition, to undergo a chemical or physical state change causing a change in the color state of the active ink.

Abstract: A packaging material for batteries, which is not susceptible to warping, while having excellent formability. A packaging material for batteries is configured from a laminate that is sequentially provided at least with one or more substrate layers, a barrier layer, a cured resin layer and a thermally fusible resin layer in this order. At least one of the substrate layers is formed of a polybutylene terephthalate film; and the value (X/Y) which is obtained by dividing the puncture strength X (N) of the laminate by the thickness Y (?m) of the polybutylene terephthalate film, the puncture strength X (N) being determined by piercing the laminate from the substrate layer side by a method that complies with the prescription of JIS Z1707 (1997), is 1.02 N/?m or more.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a laminate panel in which a transparent colored layer is formed with a decorative sheet on a base substrate such as a resin plate or glass; and a display panel using the laminate panel and to provide a method of manufacturing the display panel. The laminate panel includes a base substrate formed of a resin plate or glass plate, an adhesive layer formed on the base substrate, a transparent colored layer formed on the adhesive layer, and a surface protection layer formed on the transparent colored layer. The display panel is applied, for example, as an in-vehicle display panel.

Abstract: A transfer paper for heat transferring of ink to a textile, the transfer paper includes a base paper and a coating, and has a grease proof characteristics at a kit level of at least 3, such as 3 to 8, and the transfer paper having a dimensional stability of less than 1% over a period of 10 seconds.

Abstract: An inkjet recording medium includes a substrate having a resin layer, a bonding layer disposed on the resin layer, and an ink-receiving layer disposed on the bonding layer. The surface of the inkjet recording medium on the ink-receiving layer side of the inkjet recording medium has a 20° glossiness of 13.0 or more. The bonding layer contains an ultraviolet inhibitor at a content of 5.0% by mass or more and 35.0% by mass or less based on the total mass of the bonding layer.

Abstract: A decor paper or foil for application to panel shaped substrates may include a base layer, an inkjet receiving surface, and a digitally printed pattern. The pattern may be obtained via printing with a single-pass printer. The pattern may include a matrix of a plurality, preferably at least 200, printed ink dots per inch. The matrix, as seen in the width direction of the paper or foil, may be generally uniformly made up with uniformly sized printed ink dots, with the exception of a minority of the area of the printed pattern, in which the matrix may be modified.

Abstract: A laminate containing a metallic base layer and a transparent colored layer formed on the metallic base layer. The metallic base layer contains an aluminum pigment, a light-scattering component, a surface adjusting agent, and a rheology control agent, the aluminum pigment being present in an amount of 15 to 70 parts by mass, on a solids basis; and the light-scattering component being present in an amount of 5 to 55 parts by mass, on a solids basis, based on 100 parts by mass of the metallic base layer. The transparent colored layer contains a resin component, a curing agent, and a color pigment, the color pigment being present in an amount of 0.5 to 10 parts by mass, based on 100 parts by mass of the resin solids content of the transparent colored layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a decorative high pressure laminate (HPL) panel, comprising an outermost décor layer and a core layer, wherein said panel further comprises at least one photovoltaic element for converting the energy of light into electricity by the photovoltaic effect, said at least one photovoltaic element is located between said outermost décor layer and said core layer.