Abstract: Production of a longitudinally striated coating on a strip article by advancing the article past an open side of an otherwise-enclosed trench so that the article surface to be coated closes the open trench side, while delivering concurrent laminar flows of two different liquid coating materials to the trench at least at one locality spaced from the trench open side, to keep the trench completely filled and to deposit a layer of coating material on the moving article surface. Liquid circulation in the trench caused by the motion of the article surface so distributes the two coating materials along the trench that the applied coating layer is constituted of alternating longitudinal striations of the two materials.

Abstract: In the coating of a major surface of a strip article, wherein the strip surface is advanced longitudinally past a dam and, immediately beyond the dam, past an extended wall spaced from the strip surface by a gap equal to a desired wet coating thickness, a first liquid coating material is applied to the strip surface ahead of the dam and a second liquid coating material is delivered under pressure to the gap beyond the dam through one or more apertures in the wall to produce a stripe or stripes of the second coating material. The apertures can be provided in a rotatable disk, constituting a portion of the wall; rotary movement of the disk angularly displaces the apertures so as to vary the location and spacing of the produced stripes, for example in a manner simulating the appearance of natural wood grain.

Abstract: A surface of a substrate 11 (FIG. 2) is uniformly coated with a liquid L by wetting the surface with the liquid and compressibly contacting the wetted surface with an applicator member 10 having an outer layer 14 of a compressible liquid absorbing material with inverse sponge characteristics and an inner layer 13 of compliant material. Preferably the member is a roller 10 having a silicone rubber or polyurethane inner layer and a chamois outer layer. A plurality of the rollers 10 are arranged to be in compressive contact with the surfaces of a plurality of substrates 11 as the substrates are being removed from the liquid L (arrow A), the movement of the substrates 11 causing rotation (arrow F) of the rollers to apply a uniform coating of the liquid on the contacted surfaces.

Abstract: A concrete or metal substrate which is normally subject to deterioration in the presence of corrosive substances such as strong acids, particularly sulfuric acid, is rendered corrosion resistant when covered with the improved multilayered coating of this invention. In particular, a coated article, such as a coated chimney liner or flue duct, which includes a substrate, a primer coating layer of a thermosetting polymer, one or more inner coating layers of a thermosetting polymer which includes a siliceous filler, an intermediate coating layer of a thermosetting polymer which includes a non-siliceous filler, and a fluoroelastomeric top coating layer which includes a non-siliceous filler, has improved resistance to the corrosive effects of strong acids. Chimney liners, flue ducts, scrubbers, and the like which have been coated in accordance with this invention are useful in power plants, smelters, and other industrial settings where corrosive environments are present.

Abstract: The invention relates to a surface treatment for stoichiometric silicon carbide. A carbon-rich silicon carbide layer is applied over the silicon carbide. In the case of the silicon carbide surface, the ratio of silicon to carbon in the carbon-rich layer varies from one at the silicon carbide interface to near zero in the interior of the carbon-rich layer to greater than zero and preferably 0.3 to 0.5 on the surface of the carbon-rich layer remote from the interface. A preferred method of making the silicon carbide layer is also presented.

Abstract: Defects in the coating of webs with aqueous solutions of hydrophilic colloids traceable to the effects of web splices are reduced. The webs are butt-joined by a splicing tape applied to their back side and are provided with a hydrophobic coating over their front side at the splicing region. The invention is particularly advantageous in the manufacture of photographic material.

Abstract: A method is provided for making road surface coatings by depositing a layer of chippings on a hydrocarbon binder in the form of a foam and wherein the thickness of the foam is substantially equal to the maximum dimension of the chippings and thereafter compacting the resulting product mixture.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording paper comprising a base paper having a hot water extraction pH of about 6 to 9 having provided thereon a heat-sensitive recording layer containing an electron donating colorless dye and an electron accepting acidic material.

Abstract: In the production of non-adherent coated paper substrate by applying to the substrate a solvent-containing mixture comprising (A) 100 parts by weight of an .alpha.,.omega.-dihydroxypolydimethylsiloxane having a viscosity between 10.sup.5 and 5. 10.sup.7 cP at 20.degree. C., (B) about 1 to 20 parts by weight of a polyorganosiloxane which is terminally blocked with trimethylsiloxy groups, contains Si-bonded hydrogen and has about 10 to 40 CH.sub.3 Si(H)O units, and (C) about 1 to 20 parts by weight of a heavy metal carboxylate or dialkyl-tin carboxylate, and then heating the substrate to harden the coating, the improvement which comprises including in the mixture applied to the substrate (D) about 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of disilamorpholinesiloxane which is obtained by reacting a chloromethylpolymethylsiloxane of the formulaClCH.sub.2 (CH.sub.3)SiO[Si(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 ClO].sub.n Si(CH.sub.3).sub.2 CH.sub.2 Clin which n denotes a value between 2 and 200, with at most an equivalent amount of a primary C.sub.

Abstract: It has been found that thin oriented polypropylene film can be coated with a submicron thickness of an alkali metal silicate. The thus coated film gives excellent results when used to separate the negative from the liquid photopolymer in preparing plastic printing plates.

Abstract: A process for refinishing the surface of a body of acrylo-butadiene-styrene (ABS) polymer by applying to the surface a coating material and treating the body with a solvent. The surface is cooled, together with at least the material underlying the surface, to a temperature in the range about 32.degree. F. to 40.degree. F. The surface of the body is then contacted with a solvent vapor for a time sufficient to reflow the surface but not to warm appreciably the inner layer of the body. The process avoids distortion in the refinished surface.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for rebuilding the internal surface of a cylindrical object, including a mandrel for supporting the object for rotation about its longitudinal axis, and a wire-fed welding torch positionable adjacent to the interior surface of the object. The welding torch is movable axially with respect to the object during the rotation thereof, so as to deposit material about the interior of the object.

Abstract: A mixture is prepared by mixing alumina sol and activated alumina which contains not less than 60 Wt % of delta-alumina. The mixture is thereafter coated on a relatively small specific surface area monolithic catalyst carrier. After being dried, the coated carrier is fired to give a high specific surface area catalyst carrier.

Abstract: Wood is impregnated with a solution of tannic acid followed by impregnation with a solution of a metal in the form of a salt. The metal selected is one that will complex with both the impregnated tannic acid and the wood.

Abstract: A fushion welded surfacing process for use with crack prone substrates is described. The process involves the application of an intermediate layer of crack resistant alloy by fusion welding followed by the application of the desired final surfacing alloy by fusion welding. The intermediate layer is an age hardenable nickel superalloy to which intentional additions of manganese have been made. The final surfacing alloy may be of the hardfacing type or may be of a type which imparts corrosion and oxidation resistance to the underlying article.

Abstract: A thin, pressure-sensitive, ink-releasing transfer element such as a ribbon capable of releasing a substantially uniform and intense amount of smudge-resistant ink at least about four times from overlapping impressed areas of the ink layer corresponding to each double image width during high speed printing use on "hammer-impression" high speed typewriters. The thinness of the ribbon is important not only to accommodate a maximum amount of ribbon on the feed spool, but primarily in order to provide a ribbon which is operative in such typewriters to produce images having excellent sharpness, uniform intensity, edge profile and freedom from pick-over, which properties also result from the cooperative nature of the ink and undercoating used on such ribbons.

Abstract: There are disclosed mold-release compositions suitable for lubricating metal molds which are used in molding natural and synthetic rubber and other polymers. The mold release agents of the invention are oxidation-stable homopolymer and copolymer, i.e., block or heteric polyoxyalkylene lubricant compounds. The lubricants of the invention can be used alone or in mixtures with prior art polyoxyalkylene lubricant compounds. The polyoxyalkylene mold release lubricants of the invention have the formula: ##STR1## R is individually selected from alkyl groups of 1 to about 21 carbon atoms, preferably about 7 to about 21 carbon atoms, and most preferably about 12 to about 18 carbon atoms. In lubricants I and III, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are the residue of the same or different and in lubricant II different alkylene units, all individually selected from the group consisting of the residue of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, butylene oxide and an aromatic glycidyl ether, R.sub.3 is the residue of a difunctional phenol, R.

Abstract: Process for preparing metal phosphide pesticide compositions which hydrolyze to release hydrogen phosphide in which the pesticide is coated with a water soluble polymer.

Abstract: Filament-reinforced A-type PMR polyimide composites are prepared by mixing known monomers, applying the mixture as a matrix material to a plurality of the filaments, imidizing to obtain a prepolymer having a defined melt temperature range, heating the prepolymer to an addition polymerization temperature to effect cure, applying a pressure of 50-300 psi before reaching cure temperature and while in the melt temperature range, and maintaining said pressure while curing.

Abstract: There is provided a method for depositing asphalt from an asphalt emulsion onto an aggregate, as in road construction. Prior to applying the asphalt emulsion, the aggregate is wetted down with water containing a minor amount of an anionic or a cationic coupling agent selected to have a charge opposite to that of the asphalt emulsion.