Abstract: A bamboo composite material for structural applications and method of fabricating the same are provided. The method can comprise the steps of providing a bamboo culm; separating a slice or sheet from the bamboo culm such that the slice or sheet has a longitudinal axis along a fiber direction of the bamboo culm; at least partially detaching individual fiber bundles of the slice or sheet from each other along the longitudinal axis of the slice or sheet; applying a glue to the slice or sheet; and curing the glued slice or sheet.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 6, 2014
Date of Patent:
October 2, 2018
Assignees:
EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZURICH (SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ZURICH), ETH SINGAPORE SEC LTD
Abstract: A method of making a pad of labels comprises: printing display information on a top surface of a substrate; affixing a first layer of lamination material to a bottom surface of the substrate; affixing a second layer of lamination material to the top surface of the substrate, the second layer of lamination material having a release coating applied to a top surface thereof; applying an adhesive strip to a bottom surface of the first layer of lamination material, the adhesive strip being covered by a liner material; cutting the substrate having first and second layers of lamination material affixed into at least one label; removing the liner material to expose the adhesive strip after cutting the substrate into at least one label; and arranging the labels into a pad of labels.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 18, 2016
Date of Patent:
August 28, 2018
Assignee:
Electronic Imaging Services, Inc.
Inventors:
Paul Browning, Gene Bethards, Scott Aten, Brian LeFevre, Patrick Cross