Abstract: The invention relates to a one piece edge protector trim strip for application to a flange such as that which is found around door openings in motor vehicles. The strip is extruded in a continuous length by a dual durometer extrusion process around a semi-rigid stiffening carrier of generally U-shaped construction so as to provide a body of rubber or plastics material which is of generally U-shaped cross section and is provided on the inner face of the two arms with a plurality of resiliently deformable gripper fins extending inwardly of the arms towards the base of the U which act to hold the strip on the flange and prevent ingress of moisture, and there is at least one gripper fin on one arm of the U and at least two gripper fins on the other arm of the U, the said at least two gripper fins being of a softer material than, e.g. a different compound from, said at least one gripper fin.

Abstract: A method and treating material are presented for forming a mixed-carbide layer of at least one Va-Group element and of chromium on the surface of a carbon-containing ferrous-alloy material. A molten treating bath is prepared by introducing one or more Va-Group elements in oxide form and chromium in metal or alloy form or by introducing one or more Va-Group elements in metal or alloy form and at least one chromium oxide into a molten bath composed of boric acid, of at least one borate or of a mixture thereof. An article of carbon-containing ferrous alloy is immersed and maintained in the molten treating bath until a mixed-carbide layer is formed on its surface. The mixed-carbide layer formed on the surface of the article is very smooth, wear resistant and high-temperature-oxidation resistant.

Abstract: A packaging material having an excellent seal packaging property, which comprises (A) a base layer consisting of a stretched film made of a polymer composition comprising a propylene polymer and (B) a surface layer consisting of a stretched film made of a polymeric mixture comprising a polymer blend provided on at least one surface of said base layer, said polymer blend comprising a copolymer of ethylene and propylene and a copolymer of butene and any other polymerizable monomer having an ethylenic unsaturation in a weight proportion of 5:95 to 95:5.

Abstract: A glass-polycarbonate resin laminate wherein a glass layer is bonded to a polycarbonate resin layer by means of a bonding system comprised of (i) a first adhesion promoting primer layer disposed on said glass layer and containing the reaction product of water, an alkanol, an aminoalkyl polyalkoxysilane and an alkyl carbonate; (ii) a second adhesion promoting primer layer disposed on said first primer layer containing an organopolysiloxane-polycarbonate block copolymer and an epoxy resin; and (iii) an organopolysiloxane-polycarbonate copolymer bonding layer disposed between said second primer layer and the polycarbonate resin layer.

Abstract: Non-porous, Alfred shale terra sigillata coated ceramic utensils, such as cooking pans, pots, plates, cups and heating and serving dishes, having non-sticking food-contacting surfaces are provided for use in the preparation and/or serving of foodstuffs. The ceramic utensils comprise a ceramic body and an Alfred shale terra sigillata coating on said body, both body and coating preferably being made from Alfred shale.

Abstract: Piezoelectric crystalline film on a substrate, which is a crystalline zinc oxide film with a hexagonal crystal structure and a c-axis substantially perpendicular to the substrate surface, the crystalline zinc oxide film containing, as an additive element, uranium. The piezoelectric crystalline films have high resistivity and a smooth surface, and make it possible to produce piezoelectric transducers with good conversion efficiency. Such films are made by sputtering zinc oxide and uranium onto a substrate from a film material source consisting essentially of a ceramic of zinc oxide containing uranium.

Abstract: A lubricant for metal strip, in particular metal strip made of aluminum or aluminum alloy, and used for packaging purposes, in particular for packaging foodstuffs. The lubricant contains the aluminum or magnesium salt of a saturated C.sub.11 to C.sub.19 monocarboxylic acid as its main constituent. The lubricant also contains a dispersing agent.

Abstract: Various objects may be maintained in their original condition or protected from further damage by physical, chemical, and biological forces by applying thereto thin, continuous, impervious coatings of vapor-deposited poly(p-xylylene) polymer or derivatives thereof. By the invention, it is possible to protect paintings, photographs, documents, articles of sculpture, silver objects, coins, fishing hooks and lures, marine fittings and hardware, batteries, fuel cells, automotive parts, water pollution control devices, logic circuits, electrical components, electric motors and parts, light bulbs, ammunitions, fireworks, glass items, decorative items, timepieces, and decorative wrought iron grillwork.

Abstract: A peelable bonded structure comprising a metal substrate and a polyolefin layer bonded to the substrate through a primer layer, wherein the primer layer is a composition comprising (A) a modified olefin resin having a carbonyl group concentration of 0.01 to 200 milliequivalents per 100 g of the olefin resin and (B) a coating film-forming base resin at an (A)/(B) weight ratio of from 0.1/99.8 to 70/30. The primer layer has in at least one first planar region thereof a multi-layer distribution structure having a resin concentration gradient in the thickness direction such that the modified olefin resin (A) is distributed predominantly in the portion of the primer layer contiguous to the polyolefin layer and the base resin (B) is distributed predominantly in the portion of the primer layer contiguous to metal substrate, and in at least one second planar region the modified olefin resin (A) is distributed in the portion of the primer layer contiguous to the polyolefin layer at a lower distribution ratio.

Abstract: A service cloth having on its top side patches of hook fiber cloth, and bags containing weight material, each of the bags having on one side thereof a patch of hook fiber cloth, the hook fibers of the patches on the bags being pressed into intermeshing and interlocking engagement with the fibers of the patches on the top of the service cloth, the hook fibers being yieldable and resilient to permit such engagement and to permit disengagement upon the application of sufficient force. Also the provision of a flap portion of the service cloth which is foldable over the body of the cloth and attachable, in the same manner, to provide a pocket.

Abstract: Vibration-damping composite comprising one or more structural metal sheets having adhered thereto a viscoelastic polycyanurate polymer which effectively damps vibrations at elevated temperatures after prolonged exposure thereto. A preferred structural sheet is dead-soft aluminum-killed steel.

Abstract: A synthetic resin molding or trim strip prepared by adhering a metallic foil to the surface of a thermoplastic resin substrate or embedding said foil in said substrate by using an adhesive consisting of a transparent thermoplastic high molecular weight polyester copolymer.

Abstract: A laminated material having high workability and gas-impermeability is prepared by the lamination of a layer of vinylidene chloride copolymer containing 3 to 10% by weight of a plasticizer having a number average molecular weight of less than 500 with a carrier layer of synthetic resin containing 5 to 70% by weight of at least one organic additive having a number average molecular weight between 800 and 10,000 and selected from the group consisting of functional oligomers, fats and oils, rosin, and derivatives thereof.

Abstract: A passive system for protecting a structure against high temperatures which consists of a thin protective foil of heat-resistant material such as stainless steel fastened to the face of the structure to be protected. When subjected to high heating rates, the local thermal expansion of the foil forms a blister bulging away from the structure to thereby create an air space which thermally insulates the structure.

Abstract: A stake flag consists of a segment of flagging strip adhesively secured to the end of a wire stake. The apparatus includes a roller chain conveyor, driven at a continuous rate of speed, having fixed carriers for conveying the stakes transversely in parallel spaced relation. A conveyor for a strip of flagging material carries the strip in a path coincident with the path of the wire stakes, with one end of the stakes overlying the strip. A stake hopper, with automatic release, releases stakes sequentially to the conveyor carriers; and a glue gun deposits a quantity of glue on each stake end, and on the adjacent underlying portion of the strip, to provide immediate adhesion of the stake and strip. A rotating cutter blade coacts with a backing roller to sever the flagging strip into flagging segments adhering to respective stakes; and a rotating mechanism rotates the stake in the conveyor, after severance, to fold and press the segment onto itself and onto the stake.

Abstract: A coated polycarbonate article comprising a polycarbonate substrate having (i) a primer layer containing a UV cured reaction product of (a) a polyfunctional acrylic ester monomer, (b) an organic silicon compound represented by the formula R.sup.4.sub.c SiX.sub.4-c wherein R is an organic group containing olefinic unsaturation, X is an alkoxy, acyloxy, and aryloxy group, and c is an integer of from 1 to 3, and (c) an acrylate modified polymer; and (ii) a thermoset silica filled organopolysiloxane top coat on said UV cured primer layer.A process for producing a coated polycarbonate article comprising (i) priming a polycarbonate substrate with a UV curable primer composition containing (a) a polyfunctional acrylic acid ester monomer, (b) an organic silicon compound represented by the formula R.sup.4.sub.c SiX.sub.

Abstract: A process for inhibiting the staining of film-forming finishes applied to a tannin-containing wood substrate comprises applying to the wood substrate, prior to or concurrently with the surface film, an aqueous formulation containing a stain-inhibiting amount of magnesium hydroxide having a high surface area, thereby forming a leach-resistant magnesium hydroxide-tannin complex.

Abstract: Polymer composites, such as rubber, thermoset and thermoplastic articles, comprising the reaction product of (a) an organic polymer, (b) an inorganic substrate and (c) an amino substituted mercapto organosilicon coupling agent, and articles comprising an inorganic substrate treated with an amino substituted mercapto organosilicon coupling agent.

Abstract: A self unified, heat sealable, multilayer film comprising a polyester layer chemically interfacially bonded to a polyolefinic layer containing from about 250 to 750 parts per million of a fatty acid amide, wherein the interfacial bond between said polyester layer and said polyolefinic layer is so strong that said layers cannot be mechanically separated.

Abstract: Lubricants and processing aids for synthetic fibers, particularly polyester and nylon fibers, are disclosed comprising compounds having the structural formulas: ##STR1## and ##STR2## in which R is an aliphatic group generally having about 3 to about 22 carbon atoms; A is a mixture of residues from ethylene oxide and at least one other lower alkylene oxide, preferably a heteric mixture of oxyethylene and oxypropylene residues in the respective ratio by weight of 20:80 to 90:10; and n has a value to produce a molecular weight of about 300 to about 3000.Where liquid products are desired which contain the higher numbered carbon chain residues, low viscosity compounds can be obtained by oxyalkylating a glycerol-1,3-dialkylether with a mixture of ethylene oxide and 1,2-propylene oxide in the respective ratio as set forth above.