Abstract: A lubricated system is taught including at least one metal component in motion. The at least one metal component is lubricated by a lubricant including organic oil additives and the at least one metal component is coated with a catalytic material.

Abstract: An anti-fretting rust preventative solution includes a rust preventative fluid and an anti-fretting additive dissolved in the rust preventative fluid. The anti-fretting additive includes at least one compound that is surface-active with steel to produce a low-shear velocity accommodation layer in a metal-to-metal interference fit. The anti-fretting rust preventative solution can be provided in a bearing assembly with metal-to-metal interference fits, as well as other applications where fretting wear may otherwise occur.

Abstract: A hard, wear resistant and ice-phobic coating (10) can be applied to an air foil surface (12) in a single application to enhance the deicing of the surface. The coating includes a functional top layer (14) which is harder than the air foil surface and has high contact angle with water. The functional layer contains carbon (>35 atomic %) and hydrogen (0-40 atomic %) in a diamond-like carbon, glassy, or amorphous configuration, as well as incorporated silicon and oxygen (0.1-40 atomic % each).

Abstract: A process for improving the durability of a differential, where the differential has a pinion shaft and a pinion, the pinion shaft having a surface that contacts the surface of the inner diameter of the pinion. The process comprises bonding to the surface of the pinion shaft or the pinion or both, in the region of the interface between the pinion shaft and pinion, a coating having both a lower coefficient of friction and higher seizure resistance than that of the substance of the pinion shaft when in contact with the substance of the pinion.

Abstract: A laminated product is provided including a carrier sheet, a polymeric film ply, a polymeric card ply, and a radiation-curable laminating adhesive. The polymeric film ply is secured to the carrier sheet and extends over a cut-out portion formed in the carrier sheet. The polymeric card ply is positioned within the cut-out portion. Either the film ply, the card ply, or both, are transparent to electromagnetic radiation. The radiation-curable laminating adhesive is positioned to secure the polymeric card ply to the exposed ply portion and comprises a bonding agent, a monomer, an oligomer, a tackifier, and a photocatalyst. The bonding agent is present in a quantity sufficient to improve the bonding characteristics of the adhesive composition. The monomer is present in a quantity sufficient to (i) increase the flexibility of the adhesive composition, and (ii) increase the tendency of the adhesive composition to release substantially cleanly from a surface to which it is bonded.

Abstract: A thermally imagable business record, such as a form, label, tag, or the like is provided which may be activated to form human and/or machine readable images as well as different colored images. The record comprises a substrate having a thermally imagable coating on substantially its entire surface which forms a first color when activated, and having a desensitized area on at least one area of its surface which may be overcoated with a thermally imagable coating capable of forming a different color upon activation than the first thermally imagable coating. The first thermally imagable coating provides images which are of machine readable quality, while the additional thermally imagable coatings provide images of a different color to designate selected areas on the form or label to a user.

Abstract: A thermally imagable business record, such as a form, label, tag, or the like is provided which may be activated to form human and/or machine readable images as well as different colored images. The record comprises a substrate having a thermally imagable coating on substantially its entire surface which forms a first color when activated, and having a desensitized area on at least one area of its surface which may be overcoated with a thermally imagable coating capable of forming a different color upon activation than the first thermally imagable coating. The first thermally imagable coating provides images which are of machine readable quality, while the additional thermally imagable coatings provide images of a different color to designate selected areas on the form or label to a user.

Abstract: A thermally imagable business record, such as a form, label, tag, or the like is provided which may be activated to form human and/or machine readable images as well as different colored images. The record comprises a substrate having a thermally imagable coating on substantially its entire surface which forms a first color when activated, and having a desensitized area on at least one area of its surface which may be overcoated with a thermally imagable coating capable of forming a different color upon activation than the first thermally imagable coating. The first thermally imagable coating provides images which are of machine readable quality, while the additional thermally imagable coatings provide images of a different color to designate selected areas on the form or label to a user.

Abstract: A multi-ply form or label which utilizes a clean release adhesive for securing one or more of the plies together is provided. Different embodiments provide a laminated postal card or mailer having a return envelope or a multi-ply product label. In all of these embodiments of the invention, the plies of the label, postal card, or form are secured together in a manner which withstands rough handling and minimizes lost or torn plies. The various embodiments of the invention also include both preprinted information as well as the capability to record variable information on more than one ply in a single printing pass.

Abstract: A postal card or mailer construction comprising a cover sheet adhered to a base sheet is provided which is simple to manufacture and print by automated systems and which is capable of providing hidden confidential information to an addressee. Upon receipt, the addressee can readily peel back the cover sheet and read the confidential information. Through the use of a releasable adhesive, once delaminated, all surfaces of the postal card construction have nontacky surfaces, permitting easy handling and storage by the recipient. The construction includes a base sheet, a cover sheet overlying the base sheet, and a releasable adhesive securing a first surface of the cover sheet to a first surface of the base sheet such that the cover sheet and base sheet are readily separable. The releasable adhesive contains therein a first color former composition which, when exposed to a second color developer composition, forms a distinctive color.

Abstract: A laminate construction is provided which includes a backing sheet, a face sheet covering at least a portion of the backing sheet, and a releasable adhesive securing the face sheet to the backing sheet. The construction also includes first and second compositions which, when combined, form a distinctive color. The compositions are so arranged in the construction so that the application of an imaging force to the face sheet causes the compositions to combine and produce a color in the area beneath the imaging force. The face sheet can be peeled away to provide a nontacky label or the like, while a duplicate copy of the information printed onto the face sheet remains on the backing sheet. The construction may also include one or more intermediate plied which provide additional copies of the information.

Abstract: An electronic scale is provided with two or more load cells in which the first load cell covers a low load range, and each successive cell covers a greater load range than the preceding cell. The cells are connected mechanically in tandem such that a load on the scales is applied to each cell simultaneously. Electrical signals from each load cell when performing a weighing operation are processed by a microcomputer to digitize the signals and to select the signal coming from the first load cell in the tandem connection which is not overloaded. The microprocessor scales the measurement signal and displays the weight on an alphanumeric readout. Memory circuits are included for storing tare weights and for storing unit weights during counting operations. When a number of units in a group is to be counted, the microprocessor divides a measured weight by the unit weight and outputs the count to the alphanumeric readout display.