Abstract: A method and configuration are provided for joining a facing having periodic rows of perforations to insulation. Adhesive is applied to the perforated facing in a periodic pattern. The facing is joined to the insulation. The periodic pattern is offset from the rows of perforations, or the period of the pattern is different from the period of the rows of perforations, so that at least some of the perforations do not coincide with any of the pattern of adhesive.

Abstract: A baffled insulation product for ventilating air under a roof from an open space is provided comprising an elongated insulation mat having top and bottom major surfaces, the top major surface facing the roof when the product is installed in the open space, the insulation mat having a baffle integral therewith proximate to the top major surface, comprising at least one airflow channel for the ventilating air.

Abstract: Dental devices such as crowns, bridges and implants are disclosed, such devices comprising a self-supporting structural layer, a ceramic outer layer attached to the structural layer, and a porcelain layer attached to the ceramic layer, the ceramic outer layer made of a nitride, oxide or oxynitride of titanium (Ti) or zirconium (Zr). The devices are biocompatible and can have thin layers that are exactingly tailored. In one embodiment, a gold layer is disposed between the ceramic outer layer and the porcelain layer. In one embodiment, the gold layer comprises a nanocomposite of gold and oxides, nitrides or oxynitrides of indium, tin or zinc. In one embodiment, the structural layer is made of a cobalt alloy having a coefficient of expansion that substantially matches that of the porcelain layer. Methods for making and using such devices are also disclosed, including vapor deposition of metal and/or ceramic layers.

Abstract: Insulation products having cellulosic facing or facings are provided in which the facing is treated with an antifingal or antimicrobial agent in an amount so as to act effectively in reducing microorganisms such as mold or fungus. In the preferred processes of this invention, an antimicrobial or antifungal additive, and preferably a biocide, is added to a paper slurry precursor of the cellulosic facing so as to provide the finished facing with antimicrobial or antifungal properties.