Abstract: A method for fixing of a ceramic component in a metallic support including a first method step, a bush, consisting of gray cast iron with lamellar graphite, is placed around the ceramic component, in a second method step, the ceramic component including the bush are annealed at temperatures in the range from 500 to 750° C. until the bush has an increase in volume as a result of internal oxidation that causes the ceramic component to be permanently fixed and in that finally, after cooling down, the ceramic component with the bush are introduced into the metallic support and secured in the support.

Abstract: A method of mounting an electronic component at a specified position of an object. The method includes applying a sealant beforehand in a first application process. The sealant is quickly, sufficiently and forcibly applied in the first application process simply by avoiding electrodes at the arrangement position, and tightly contacting the arranged electronic component and the object. Then, without obstructing successive bonding of electrodes of the electronic component and the object, the bonding of the electrodes is performed in the usual manner. A second application process is carried out by applying a sealant to the periphery of the electronic component in the same manner as in the convention method, which is sufficient to cause the sealant to flow to the sealant previously applied under the electronic component. The second application process can be accordingly conducted speedily and sufficiently.

Abstract: A micro-gas chromatograph column is formed by texturing a channel into a plurality of green-sheet layers, which are then sintered together to form a substantially monolithic structure. A thick-film paste may be added to the channel textured in the green-sheet layers to provide a porous plug sintered in the micro-gas chromatograph column in the substantially monolithic. A thermal conductivity detector is formed in the substantially monolithic structure by depositing a conductive thick-film paste on the surface of one of the green-sheet layers to define a resistor in an exit channel of the micro-gas chromatograph column.

Abstract: A substrate, such as the surface of goods or of packaging material for goods, is provided with a security device by applying, to the substrate, a pressure sensitive adhesive tape carrying a security device in the form of a hologram.

Abstract: A removable adhesive tape comprising a highly extensible and substantially inelastic backing and a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive. The backing has a high tensile strength, has a lengthwise elongation at break of at least about 150% with less than about 50% elastic recovery after stretching. The adhesive can be a normally tacky and pressure-sensitive adhesive and is coated on at least one surface of the film backing. The adhesive is preferably highly extensible, does not separate from the backing during stretching, and has higher cohesion than adhesion to any suitable substrate. After being applied to a substrate, the adhesive tape of the present invention becomes firmly bonded, but can be easily removed without damaging the substrate by simply stretching it in a direction substantially parallel, i.e., less than about 35° C., to the surface of the substrate.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method of transferring a discrete portion of a first web onto a second web. The method includes advancing the first web at a first speed and advancing the second web at a second speed. The first web is directed to a converting mechanism where a discrete portion is formed. The discrete portion is then transferred onto a vacuum anvil roll that is rotating at the speed of the first web. The method further includes transferring the discrete portion from the vacuum anvil onto a transfer roll that is also traveling at the first speed. The transfer roll is a vacuum roll that is driven by a servomotor and is capable of changing speeds quickly. The speed of the transfer roll is varied to match the speed of the second web and the discrete portion is transferred onto the second web.

Abstract: A green sheet including a binder containing an acrylic resin having no polar group and a ceramics material in powder is prepared, and connection via are formed in the green sheet. Further, a conductor layer having virtually no voids is placed on the green sheet and a mask is also placed on the conductor layer. Then, the conductor layer is patterned by wet-etching so that wiring is formed thereon. A plurality of the green sheets thus formed are laminated, and a binding sheet, which contains an inorganic composition that has virtually no sintering shrinkage at the firing temperature of the multi-layered body as a main component, is formed on either both surfaces or one surface of the laminated body, and this is then fired, and thereafter, the binding sheet is removed.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a fiber-resin composite body for providing electromagnetic shielding. The body has a resin-impregnated fiber fabric and an electrically conductive fiber fabric, wholly or partially impregnated with resin material, one surface of the conductive fiber fabric having an uninsulated area wholly or partly covered with an electrical contact strip made of a wire mesh, which provides an electrical connection with the electrically conductive fiber fabric. The method includes placing the electrically conductive fiber fabric and the resin-impregnated fiber fabric in a mold, placing the wire mesh of the contact strip directly on the electrically conductive fiber fabric, covering the wire mesh of the contact strip with a sealing tape, and filling up the wire mesh of the contact strip completely with uncured resin material from the resin-impregnated fiber fabric so that only a front side thereof forms a contact surface free of resin.

Abstract: A method for producing a ceramic slurry used for fabricating a ceramic electronic component includes a mixing and pulverizing step for mixing and pulverizing a ceramic powder having an average particle size of about 0.01 to 1 &mgr;m, a solvent and a dispersant by a dispersion process using a pulverizing medium, such as balls or beads, to obtain a mixed and pulverized slurry; and a high pressure dispersion step for performing high pressure dispersion at a pressure of about 100 kg/cm2 or more after a filtered binder solution is added to the mixed and pulverized slurry to obtain a dispersed slurry (final dispersed slurry), the filtered binder solution being prepared by dissolving a binder in a solvent, followed by filtration. A method for forming a ceramic green sheet and a method for fabricating a monolithic ceramic electronic component using the ceramic slurry are also disclosed.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment is a fixture for securing hard stops to a substrate. The fixture has a base which provides support to the fixture. The base has a cavity configured for nestably supporting a substrate. A top plate is mounted on the base, the top plate is configured for mounting the substrate. An alignment plate is disposed on the top plate separate from the base. An adjusting plunger assembly is coupled to the base. The adjusting plunger assembly is configured for use with attaching a hard stop to the substrate. A plunger is coupled to the base substantially perpendicular to the adjusting plunger assembly. The plunger is configured for use with supporting the substrate. A method of using a fixture is disclosed comprising disposing a substrate in a base of the fixture and mounting a hard stop to the substrate. An adhesive is disposed between the hard stop and the substrate. The substrate is mounted between a plunger and a top plate. The hard stop on the substrate is aligned with an alignment plate.

Abstract: A method in which a separate preformed optical material is suitably sized for easy handling, manipulation, and fabrication into a waveguide having a core (formed from the optical material) having transverse cross-sectional dimensions on the order of only tens of microns. The method may include a plurality of mechanical steps, e.g., lapping, polishing, and/or dicing, and bonding steps, e.g., attaching with adhesives. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of providing an optical material, thinning and polishing the optical material to form a core comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending surfaces, providing a plurality of support substrates, and attaching the plurality of support substrates to the longitudinally extending surfaces of the core. The plurality of support substrates may be attached to the plurality of longitudinally extending surfaces of the optical material with an adhesive.

Abstract: Exact transfer of electronic element main bodies, held by virtue of an adhesive property provided by an adhesive surface, is provided from a first holder to a second holder. A plurality of through holes are formed in the first holder, so that a pressing force provided by a pusher member can be applied through the through holes to the electronic element main bodies bonded on an adhesive surface of the first holder. Meanwhile, the first holder is separated from the electronic element main bodies which are at the same time bonded on to an adhesive surface of the second holder.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a ceramic matrix composite comprises forming a slurry comprising a ceramic sol, filler particles and a solvent and forming laminates of fibres (12). The laminates of fibres (12) are impregnated with the slurry and are stacked (14) on a mould (10). The stack (14) of laminates of fibres (12) is covered by a porous membrane (16), a breather fabric (18) and a vacuum bag (20). The vacuum bag (20) is evacuated and is heated to a temperature of 60° C. for 10 hours to produce a ceramic matrix composite. The ceramic matrix composite is then heated to a temperature of 1200° C. at atmospheric pressure to sinter the ceramic matrix composite.

Abstract: A memo block in the present invention is composed by a pile of notepapers. In a proper section near the fore edge of each notepaper, the memo block is provided with predetermined designs or advertisement. The fore surface of the memo block is cut by a predetermined mode from the first page to the bottom page so as to form a wavy surface, and then the fore surface is pushed backward by a paper-regulating machine to form a proper slope. Upon forming the fore surface with a slope, the rear surface of the memo block is also formed with a slope same as that of the fore surface. The rear outward slope is cut off to be a vertical plane surface, and then the rear plane surface is glued to form a spine. Thus, the designs or advertisement of the memo block can gradually change paper by paper and have genuinely vivid and solid advertising effects because of the wavy and oblique fore surface.

Abstract: An insulative body having first and second porous insulation members and a ceramic binder. Each of the first and second porous insulation members is formed of a fibrous, low-density silica-based material and cooperatively defines a joint. The ceramic binder is disposed between a pair of mating surfaces that form the joint. The ceramic binder couples the first and second porous insulation members together. A method for bonding insulative bodies to one another through the use of an ceramic/organic thermal setting binder is also provided.

Abstract: An adhesively mountable image using a highly tacky reusable adhesive surface is provided. The image carrier is removable from the adhesive carrier, and a subsequent image carrier may be releasably bound to the same adhesive carrier. Kits for this system are also provided.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to the manufacture of lites (glass sheets) which have at least a pair of thin spacers applied thereto which maintain the lites in spaced relationship when stacked upon pallets, wrapped and shipped. The spacers are preferably only partially adhered to the lites, either by weak bonding adhesive or electrostatically, and can be readily removed during end-use applications. The spacers are applied automatically during production runs of the lites, and the spacers are applied from above or from below relative to the path of travel of the lites.

Abstract: A computer controlled labeling apparatus having a label applying mechanism for applying labels to containers. The labeling apparatus has a motor for driving a container transport and a sensor for providing transport status information to a controlling computer. The apparatus contains at least one labeling station. Each labeling station also has a motor and a sensor, the motor drives the labeling station and the sensor provides labeling station status information to the controlling computer. The computer is programmed to process status information in conjunction with prestored information relating to the characteristics of the labeling apparatus, containers, and desired labeling and generated suitable control signals for labeling apparatus operation. Computer control for the application of stretch type label material from a continuous web of material is described.

Abstract: A method of producing a multilayered ceramic substrate in which wiring conductors can be provided on both main surfaces and the density of the wiring conductors can be increased by a non-shrinkage process. In the producing method, a green composite laminated product in which metallic foils are arranged to cover both main surfaces of a green laminated structure comprising a plurality of ceramic green sheets on which conductive paste is coated for forming internal wiring conductors is burned. In this burning step, shrinkage of the ceramic green sheets is suppressed by the metallic foils in the direction of the main surfaces thereof. After burning, the metallic foils are patterned by etching based on photolithographic technology to form external conductor films.

Abstract: A method of forming a multilayer ceramic coating system on a substrate that requires thermal protection from a hostile thermal environment. The method generally entails forming at least one tape that contains ceramic particles dispersed in an organic constituent, such as a binder and/or plasticizer. If a single tape is used, the tape is formed of multiple layers of different compositions and applied as a unit to the substrate, thereby forming at least an innermost layer and an outermost layer on the substrate. If multiple tapes are used, a first tape is applied to the substrate to form the innermost layer, and a second tape is applied to form the outermost layer. The tape/tapes are then sintered to form innermost and outermost ceramic layers, respectively, on the substrate.