Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for forming a decorative, resilient, wood product from an engineered structural wood product. The invention includes utilizing a sheet of engineered structural wood product, cutting the sheet lengthwise into planks, stacking the planks and adhering the planks together and slicing the edge grain off the adhered planks and placing the slices side-by-side to form large areas of exposed side grain. The slices can be attached to a substrate, and the slices can be further treated to produce a decorative wood product.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pupil aperture, and method for making the pupil aperture for use in a photolithography scanner system. The pupil aperture includes a plate having a set of pole apertures that are radially offset from a reference center point of the plate. The plate further includes a horizontal reference line that intersects the reference center point. The horizontal reference line is used to define a target angle that is between about 15 degrees and about 35 degrees from the horizontal reference line. The target angle defines an off-axis location for each of the set of pole apertures. In a specific aspect of this invention, a set ranging between 3 to 9 pole apertures can be defined in the plate, and their offset from the center point can be selected to be between about 0.3 inches and about 0.9 inches.

Abstract: A pouch label is constructed from only two plies, provides two distinct pockets, and can optionally provide additional labels or printed material including forms. The first ply forms the label ply while the second ply is a liner ply die cut into at least two component parts, such that a first liner portion is circumscribed by a second liner portion. An adhesive is applied between the label ply and the liner ply such that the second liner ply portion is releasably held against the label ply, and only a portion of the periphery of the first liner ply portion is secured to the label ply such that a pouch is formed with the back of the label ply. The pouch is formed because there is no adhesive within the perimeter of the first liner portion. The label ply preferably includes at least one line of weakening scored across the pouch portion and positioned such that tearing the label ply along the line of weakening opens the pouch formed between the label ply and the first liner ply.

Abstract: A label assembly comprising a paper stock or similar label material having an upper surface containing printed indicia and having a varnish coating, the varnish coating being a raw polymer varnish without any slip agent or anti-blocking agent, and a static cling label containing complementary printed indicia mounted to the varnished upper surface of the label material. The label material has a pressure-sensitive adhesive on a lower surface for releasable mounting and initial assembly to a backing web having a release coating, typically provided in roll form. The label assembly can be peeled from the backing layer and applied to a support surface, then the static cling label can be peeled from the varnished surface of the label and applied to another surface such as the inside surface of a windshield.

Abstract: The invention is a tamper indicating device including a backing. The backing includes a first phase and a second phase. The backing is normally light transmissive, but a peeling force causes the backing to internally delaminate and become opaque. A first skin layer is fixed to the backing wherein the skin layer minimizes pre-destruction of the backing. A layer of adhesive is applied to the first skin layer, which can be affixed to a substrate.

Abstract: A printable business laminate having an integrated compact disk label including methods of manufacture and use. The laminate has an integrated and printable compact disk label including a carrier lamina, a first adhesive lamina, a printable lamina adhesively secured to the carrier lamina by the first adhesive lamina, a first die cut through said carrier lamina substantially corresponding to the perimeter of a compact disk a second die cut through the printable lamina which may correspond to the hub or hole in a compact disk, and perforations through the printable lamina substantially corresponding to the perimeter of the compact disk.

Abstract: A weather strip of a rubber material, provided with a sectionally U-shaped flange gripping portion having an insert buried therein, gripping lip portions formed inside, and seal portions integrated with the flange gripping portion. At least the gripping lip portions are formed of microfoam rubber in which the specific gravity of vulcanizate is in a range of from 0.9 to 1.0.

Abstract: The present invention provides optical parts having good impact resistance, good adhesiveness between the substrate and a thin film layer coating formed thereon, good scratch resistance and good antireflection capabilities. The thin film layer coating composition comprises (1) a dithian ring containing sulfur compound and/or a benzene ring containing sulfur compound, and (2) a polyfunctional thiol compound.

Abstract: A load bearing attachment fitting for a composite material structure. The fitting includes an elongate body having a plurality of undulations formed along its longitudinal sides. The undulations engage the fibers in the fiber-resin matrix so as to transmit loads from the fitting into the body of the structure. To form the connection between the fitting and the composite material structure, longitudinal strips of fiber-resin tape are laid over the fitting and an adjacent form which defines the body of the structure. Crosswise fibers are then wound over the longitudinal tape to force and hold the longitudinal fibers in conformity with the undulations along the fitting, so that the longitudinal fibers transmit loads from the fitting into the composite material structure. A fluidizable form may be used to form the body of the structure, and after curing the forms may be removed by washing this out through a threaded bore in the attachment fitting.

Abstract: A paper coating comprising a hydrophobically modified starch having an amylose content of less than about 40% by weight. The coating provides the paper product with oil and grease resistant properties.

Abstract: To provide a laminated resinous article having an improved weatherability without inviting ultraviolet-induced coloring or deterioration in interlayer adhesion and in surface hardness, and having a high surface harness and a satisfactory abrasion resistance, a weather resistant ultraviolet absorptive laminated resinous article is disclosed. The resinous article includes a resin base, a base protective layer and a surface protective layer formed on at least one surface of the resin base, which base protective layer is composed of a cross-linked cured product. The base protective layer includes a polymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer component containing at least one selected from monomers having an ultraviolet absorptive group of the formula (1) or (2) in the description, and the surface protective layer is formed as an outermost layer of the resinous article.

Abstract: A curable organopolysiloxane composition, comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane containing an average of at least 2 alkenyl groups and at least 2 silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule; (B) a compound containing alkenyl and hydroxyphenyl groups in each molecule, and (C) a hydrosilylation catalyst. A product formed by curing the organopolysiloxane composition and a unified article comprising a substrate and a product formed by curing the organopolysiloxane, wherein the substrate is unified into a single integral body with the cured product.

Abstract: A flexible hinge consisting of a single piece of rigid plastic material includes a thin flexible web portion between two inflexible end members, with flexible plastic material layers being bonded to opposing top and bottom faces of the web.

Abstract: A multi-layer pad of a protective material and a method for constructing the same is provided. The pad includes a lower layer and at least one upper layer, all of which are shaped to a predetermined contour. The lower layer is formed from a first material having a first surface with adhesive properties and a second surface having either no adhesive properties or a substantially reduced level of adhesive properties. Each of the upper layers include a mask portion formed from the first material and identical to the lower layer, and a release tab portion formed from a second material. The second material has at least one surface with a relatively low surface energy which substantially inhibits the surface from adhering to the first surface of the first material. In each of the upper layers, a portion of the second material is partially superimposed over the first material such that the low energy surface of the second material contacts the first surface of the first material.

Abstract: A thermal insulation panel exhibits little or no warping due to temperature differences between different portions of the panel. The panel comprises insulation material and an envelope for encapsulating the insulation material. The envelope comprises a base member and a cover member. The cover member is supported by the base member in a floating and sealing engagement with the base member. The cover member can slide relative to the base member to compensate for differential thermal expansion effects on the respective base member and cover member. In an alternative embodiment the cover member is adapted to be exposed to a temperature significantly below the temperature to which the base member is exposed. The cover member is formed of a metal having a low coefficient of thermal expansion to compensate for differential thermal expansion effects in the respective base member and cover member. The cover member and the base member are joined to provide the envelope with a hermetic seal.

Abstract: The invention provides a monolayered thermoplastic hot-melt adhesive film without a separating layer which can be rolled up and unrolled without the additional use of a separating layer and in which the polymer matrix of copolyamides and/or copolyesters contains an additive combination of 0.4 wt. % to 8.0 wt. % of a spacer and 0.05 wt. % to 1.0 wt. % of a separating and lubricating agent, and optionally up to 1 wt. % of other additives, each with respect to the total mixture.

Abstract: Described is a method for manufacture of a pre-impregnate, characterized in that a base paper is impregnated with an impregnation solution, which contains: a) a watery dispersion on basis of an acrylic acid ester/styrol-copolymer, b) a dry hardener on basis of a copolymerisate from (meth)acrylamide and (meth)acrylic acid, and c) water whereby per weight part of dry copolymerisate from (meth)acrylamide and (meth)acrylic acid, approximately 0.3 to 13 parts by weight of dry acrylic acid ester/styrol-copolymer are employed. The pre-impregnate obtained with the method serves for fabrication of decorative compound structures, such as decorative laminates and different furniture components.

Abstract: The present invention provides improved multi-layer general purpose stretch film products. The products comprise at least a core layer, adjacent inner layers and outer layers. The outer layers represent from 8 to 25 percent by weight of the film and comprise a blend of a linear low density polyethylene, a metallocenes catalyzed linear low density polyethylene, and a flexible very low density polyethylene. The inner layers represent from 15 to 35 percent by weight of the film and comprise a blend of linear low density polyethylene and a metallocenes eatalyzed linear low density polyethylene. The core layer represents from 15 to 35 percent by weight of the film and comprises linear low density polyethylene. The linear low density polyethylene components are either single products or blends of products. The final film exhibits improved properties needed in stretch wrap films such as puncture resistance and load retention.

Abstract: A roofing membrane material is disclosed. The material is characterized in that it includes a woven or non-woven fibrous mat having an adhesive asphalt coating, such as a two-layer asphaltic coating applied to one surface thereof. The asphaltic coating can be a first relatively non-adhesive asphaltic material that infiltrates a portion of the fibrous mat and a second, relatively adhesive asphaltic material deposited upon an exposed surface of its non-adhesive counterpart.

Abstract: A resin composition comprising the following components (1) and (2): (1) a water-soluble resin having siloxane bonds, and (2) a siloxane compound represented by the formula (A1): SiOaXbYc  (A1)  wherein X is a hydrolyzable group, Y is a non-hydrolyzable group, 0≦a≦1.4, and b/(b+c)=0.01 to 1.0, provided 2a+b+c=4.