Abstract: A curable composition for an electrical machine is presented. The curable composition includes: (A) about 10 weight percent to about 30 weight percent of a polyfunctional cyanate ester; (B) about 25 weight percent to about 60 weight percent of a first difunctional cyanate ester, or a prepolymer thereof; (C) about 10 weight percent to about 30 weight percent of a second difunctional cyanate ester, or a prepolymer thereof, and (D) about 5 weight percent to about 25 weight percent of a thermally conductive filler comprising boron nitride. An associated method is also presented.

Abstract: A method of processing a continuous sheet of polymer material. The method includes routing the continuous sheet of polymer material from a first spool and along at least a first heated roller and a second heated roller, heating the continuous sheet of polymer material to a first temperature on the first heated roller and the second heated roller, and controlling a rotational speed of the first heated roller and the second heated roller such that the continuous sheet of polymer material is stretched when routed from the second heated roller to the first heated roller.

Abstract: A curable composition for bonding windings or core laminates in an electrical machine is presented. The curable composition includes: (A) about 10 weight percent to about 25 weight percent of a polyfunctional cyanate ester; (B) about 35 weight percent to about 65 weight percent of a first difunctional cyanate ester, or a prepolymer thereof; (C) about 15 weight percent to about 40 weight percent of a second difunctional cyanate ester, or a prepolymer thereof. An associated method is also presented.

Abstract: The present invention provides stabilized cream formulations of oxymetazoline and uses thereof. The present invention also provides a method of treating facial erythema associated with rosacea in a patient in need of such treatment, comprising topically administering once or twice daily to the site of erythema on the face of the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising 0.5%, 1.0% or 1.5% oxymetazoline or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as the sole active ingredient.

Abstract: A method for forming a bi-axially stretched dielectric film having a thickness less than 5 microns is presented. The method includes stretching a dielectric material along a transverse direction to form the bi-axially stretched dielectric film having a thickness less than 5 microns. The dielectric material is heated using infrared radiation during at least a duration of the stretching step. The dielectric material includes a substantially amorphous polymer having a glass transition temperature greater than 140 degrees Celsius.

Abstract: A dielectric film that includes a sheet fabricated from a dielectric material. The sheet has a thickness of less than about 5 microns, wherein the dielectric material includes an amorphous polymer, and wherein the dielectric material is substantially free of a solvent.

Abstract: The present invention provides stabilized cream formulations of oxymetazoline and uses thereof. The present invention also provides a method of treating facial erythema associated with rosacea in a patient in need of such treatment, comprising topically administering once or twice daily to the site of erythema on the face of the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising 0.5%, 1.0% or 1.5% oxymetazoline or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as the sole active ingredient.

Abstract: A system and method for substantially coincidental sample takeoff flow rate verification which detects unstable flow conditions in a pipeline, terminates fluid sample analysis during flow instability, and resumes sample takeoff when a steady flow state is re-established.

Abstract: A gradient coil comprises a curved conductor, which is tubular and has a general spiral shape. The curved conductor is formed by a process comprising depositing at least one non-conductive material layer by layer to form a substrate, and coating at least a portion of a surface of the substrate with a conductive material. The substrate has a shape matching with the general spiral shape of the curved conductor. Embodiments of the present disclosure further refer to a method for manufacturing the gradient coil.

Abstract: A process for forming a capacitor is presented. The process includes providing a laminate including a dielectric layer disposed on a sacrificial substrate, forming a free-standing metallized dielectric layer and packaging the free-standing metallized dielectric layer to form a capacitor. The dielectric layer includes a polyetherimide. The step of forming the free-standing metallized dielectric layer is performed by: (a) disposing a metal layer on the dielectric layer to form a metalized laminate such that a metalized dielectric layer is formed on the sacrificial substrate, and removing the sacrificial substrate to form the free-standing metallized dielectric layer; or (b) removing the sacrificial substrate from the laminate to form a free-standing dielectric layer, and disposing a metal layer on the free-standing dielectric layer to form the free-standing metallized dielectric layer. A capacitor formed by the process is presented.

Abstract: The present invention provides stabilized cream formulations of oxymetazoline and uses thereof. The present invention also provides a method of treating facial erythema associated with rosacea in a patient in need of such treatment, comprising topically administering once or twice daily to the site of erythema on the face of the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising 0.5%, 1.0% or 1.5% oxymetazoline or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as the sole active ingredient.

Abstract: A curable composition for an electrical machine is presented. The curable composition includes: (A) about 10 weight percent to about 30 weight percent of a polyfunctional cyanate ester; (B) about 25 weight percent to about 60 weight percent of a first difunctional cyanate ester, or a prepolymer thereof; (C) about 10 weight percent to about 30 weight percent of a second difunctional cyanate ester, or a prepolymer thereof, and (D) about 5 weight percent to about 25 weight percent of a thermally conductive filler comprising boron nitride. An associated method is also presented.

Abstract: A curable composition for bonding windings or core laminates in an electrical machine is presented. The curable composition includes: (A) about 10 weight percent to about 25 weight percent of a polyfunctional cyanate ester; (B) about 35 weight percent to about 65 weight percent of a first difunctional cyanate ester, or a prepolymer thereof; (C) about 15 weight percent to about 40 weight percent of a second difunctional cyanate ester, or a prepolymer thereof. An associated method is also presented.

Abstract: A method of making a composite magnet wire includes mixing alumina nano particles with a polyimide polymer to form a polyimide mixture, the alumina nano particles having a surface treatment applied to outer surfaces of the alumina nano particles, the surface treatment including a phenyl-silane; coating a wire with the polyimide mixture by passing the wire through a coating die; heating the coated wire; cooling the coated wire; passing the coated wire through an annealing oven at a temperature of about 425° C. to about 475° C. at a speed of about 15 to about 30 feet per minute to anneal the coated wire; cooling the annealed coating wire; spooling the coated wire onto a metal spool; heating the spooled wire at about 300° C. to about 400° C. for about 20 to about 40 minutes; and cooling the heated spooled wire.

Abstract: A method of making a composite magnet wire includes mixing alumina nano particles with a polyimide polymer to form a polyimide mixture, the alumina nano particles having a surface treatment applied to outer surfaces of the alumina nano particles, the surface treatment including a phenyl-silane; coating a wire with the polyimide mixture by passing the wire through a coating die; heating the coated wire; cooling the coated wire; passing the coated wire through an annealing oven at a temperature of about 425° C. to about 475° C. at a speed of about 15 to about 30 feet per minute to anneal the coated wire; cooling the annealed coating wire; spooling the coated wire onto a metal spool; heating the spooled wire at about 300° C. to about 400° C. for about 20 to about 40 minutes; and cooling the heated spooled wire.

Abstract: A composite magnet wire includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a metal wire and a coating applied to an outer surface of the wire. The coating includes a polyimide polymer and a plurality of alumina nano particles dispersed in the polyimide polymer. The alumina nano particles have a surface treatment applied to outer surfaces of the alumina nano particles, where the surface treatment includes a phenyl-silane. The composite magnet wire has a thermal degradation temperature index of at least 300° C. as calculated in accordance with ASTM E1641 or D2307.

Abstract: A composite article comprises a substrate having at least a substrate surface and a graded-composition coating disposed on a substrate surface. The composition of the coating material varies substantially continuously across its thickness. The coating reduces the transmission rates of oxygen, water vapor, and other chemical species through the substrate such that the composite article can be used effectively as a diffusion barrier to protect chemically sensitive devices or materials. An organic light-emitting device incorporates such a composite article to provide an extended life thereto.

Abstract: A composite magnet wire includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a metal wire and a coating applied to an outer surface of the wire. The coating includes a polyimide polymer and a plurality of alumina nano particles dispersed in the polyimide polymer. The alumina nano particles have a surface treatment applied to outer surfaces of the alumina nano particles, where the surface treatment includes a phenyl-silane. The composite magnet wire has a thermal degradation temperature index of at least 300° C. as calculated in accordance with ASTM E1641 or D2307.

Abstract: A composite article comprises a substrate having at least a substrate surface and a graded-composition coating disposed on a substrate surface. The composition of the coating material varies substantially continuously across its thickness. The coating reduces the transmission rates of oxygen, water vapor, and other chemical species through the substrate such that the composite article can be used effectively as a diffusion barrier to protect chemically sensitive devices or materials. An organic light-emitting device incorporates such a composite article to provide an extended life thereto.

Abstract: A method includes contacting a treatment composition including a permanganic acid to a surface of a first substrate to form a treated substrate surface, wherein the first substrate comprises a polyarylenesulfide. The method further includes adhesively bonding the treated substrate surface to a second substrate surface.