Abstract: A coated corn grit product is provided that has individual pieces of corn grit having a fat-free coating. The fat-free coating is made from at least one material selected from colorants, flavors, nutrients, and sweeteners.

Abstract: A dual texture pet or animal food product having inner and outer components. The soft inner component contains a mixture of lipid and solid ingredients and has a water activity, aw, less than about 0.65 and a total moisture content less than about 15 wt %. The outer component is a cereal based shell containing at least one ingredient comprising a carbohydrate, fat, protein or combination thereof, the shell component having a total moisture content less than about 20 wt %. The shell component completely surrounds the soft inner component and is formed by the co-extrusion of the soft inner component within the shell component to form one dual component pet or animal food product.

Abstract: A dough and a filling for making a toaster pastry and a method for making same. A method of forming the dough for the toaster pastry, comprises forming a blend of ingredients comprising wheat flour of from about 25 to about 44% by weight of ingredients for the dough, wheat farina of from about 13 to about 35% by weight of ingredients for the dough, shortening of from about 1.5 to about 2.5% by weight of ingredients for the dough, and water of from about 25 to about 35% by weight of ingredients for the dough; adding puff pastry shortening in the form of cubes such that the amount of puff pastry shortening is in the range of from about 5 to about 15% by weight of the ingredients for the pastry; and blending the ingredients such that a heterogeneous mixture of the cubes of shortening in the remainder of the ingredients is obtained.

Abstract: Mycotoxin adsorbents are produced containing an organically modified (organophilic) layered silicate, in which quaternary onium compounds contain at least one C10 to C22 alkyl group and at least one aromatic substituent, or containing a mixture of not organically modified silicate and a layered silicate organically modified at least to 75%, referring to the total cation exchange capacity (CEC) of the layered silicate.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for separation of milk and milk products, e.g., involving sequential separation of milk, clostrum, and whey components by cross-flow filtration. The apparatus and method in a preferred aspect employ cross-flow filtration, chromatography and fermentation to separate and fully utilize the components of milk, clostrum, and whey to generate numerous individual components, minimize waste, lower adverse environmental issues and provide enhanced economic benefits to dairy producers. A wide variety of consumer and nutraceutical products can be produced from the fractions and/or sub-fractions of milk products obtained from such separation. The invention further contemplates a methodology for selecting optimum membrane, device, and operating conditions to achieve a desired separation.

Abstract: A method for fractionating or separating a cheese uses heat and mixing of the cheese to separate the cheese into three phases. The three phases include a butterfat phase, an aqueous phase, and a cheese product from which some fat and flavor have been removed. The process may be hastened by adding water, and may be further hastened by using enhanced gravitational forces to effect separation of the portions. The process may also be used to remove undesirable flavor components from the cheese or to make a dairy spread.

Abstract: A sauce for alimentary use containing, as main ingredient, balsamic vinegar of Modena, combined with thickening agents and sugars. The balsamic sauce offers the advantage of imparting the taste of vinegar directly to those foods, on which regular balsamic vinegar of Modena is not suitable for its high level of acidity and its high fluidity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to fats and oils composition for reducing lipids in blood, comprising a triglyceride in which specified fatty acids are artificially combined at the first portion, the second portion and third portion of the triglyceride molecule. The present composition is preferably useful for foods. Such fats and oils composition for reducing lipids in blood, comprising triglycerides containing a RMRLRM triglyceride as an effective component, having Formula I. In formula I, wherein RM is an acyl group of a saturated medium chain fatty acid having 8 to 10 carbon atoms, RL is an acyl group of a monounsaturated long chain fatty acid having 16 to 18 carbon atoms, C1 is the first carbon of the triglyceride, C2 is the second carbon of the triglyceride, and C3 is the third carbon of the triglyceride.

Abstract: Olive oil based products, based on the virgin olive oils, containing plant stanol and/or sterol fatty acid ester blends and methods for preparing such olive oil based products.

Abstract: Food products containing whole chia seeds or a gluten-free agglutinant derived therefrom are made by mixing a food material with water, adding whole chia seeds or an agglutinant derived therefrom in an agglutinating amount, and reducing the water activity of the mixture. Other ingredients such as honey, syrups, and sprouted grains can also be mixed with the chia seeds. The gluten free varieties are of especial value for those individuals who are allergic to the gluten in wheat and other grains.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for forming on a medical device, preferably an ophthalmic lens, more preferably a contact lens, a diffusion-controllable coating capable of controlling the out-diffusion or release of guest materials from the medical device. The method of the invention comprises: (1) applying one layer of clay and optionally one or more layers of polyionic materials onto the medical device; or (2) applying alternatively a layer of a first polyionic material and a layer of a second polyionic material having charges opposite of the charges of the first polyionic material onto the medical device and releasing the coated medical device into a releasing medium having a composition capable of imparting a desired permeability to the diffusion-controllable coating on the medical device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a chemical treatment process which makes it possible to modify the chemical structure of securities, bank notes or paper documents during their transportation or their storage, either in a vehicle or by a man on foot, thus making it impossible for criminals to be able to reuse them.

Abstract: A process for producing a magnetic recording medium is provided, the medium being formed from a non-magnetic flexible support, a non-magnetic layer comprising a non-magnetic powder and a binder, and a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic powder and a binder. The non-magnetic layer is provided on top of the support, the magnetic layer is provided on top of the non-magnetic layer, and the non-magnetic powder includes two or more types of non-magnetic powder, including carbon black and a non-magnetic powder other than carbon black. The process includes a step of separately dispersing a non-magnetic liquid A that includes a binder and a non-magnetic powder other than carbon black, and a non-magnetic liquid B that includes carbon black and a binder, and a step of stirring and mixing the non-magnetic liquid A and the non-magnetic liquid B to prepare a non-magnetic coating solution.

Abstract: A chemical composition and method for repairing a thermal barrier coating on a component designed for use in a hostile thermal environment, such as turbine, combustor and augmentor components of a gas turbine engine. The method repairs a thermal barrier coating on a component that has suffered localized damage to the thermal barrier coating. After cleaning the surface area of the component exposed by the localized spallation, a mixture of a ceramic composition comprising a ceramic powder in a binder is applied, preferably by spraying, to the surface area of the component. The binder is then allowed to dry to form a dried coating. Upon subsequent heating, the dried coating reacts to produce a ceramic-containing repair coating, wherein the coating comprises the ceramic powder in a matrix of a material formed when the binder was reacted. The binder is preferably a ceramic precursor material that can be converted immediately to a ceramic or allowed to thermally decompose over time to form a ceramic.

Abstract: A niobium doped tin oxide coating is applied onto a glass substrate to produce a low emissivity (low E) glass. The coating can optionally be doped with both niobium and other dopant(s), such as fluorine. The low emissivity glass has properties comparable or superior to conventional low E glass with fluorine doped tin oxide coatings.

Abstract: The use of pulverulent thermosetting coating compositions based on physical mixtures of individual isocyanato isocyanurates formed from aliphatic and (cyclo)aliphatic and/or cycloaliphatic diisocyanates and from polyesters containing hydroxyl groups and terephthalic acid for coil powder coating materials, to a process for producing such coatings, and to the metal coils coated with such coating materials.

Abstract: The invention provides a container such as a bottle or flask, made heterogeneously from a material with a barrier effect and a polymer material, characterized in that the material with a barrier effect is an amorphous carbon material with a polymer tendency which is applied as a coating on a substrate of polymer material.

Abstract: After a first processing solution is spread over the front surface of a substrate and the temperature of the front surface of the substrate is regulated at a predetermined substrate temperature, a second processing solution is spread over the front surface of the substrate. The second processing solution can be spread while the front surface temperature of the substrate is maintained at the predetermined substrate temperature. Hence, a layer insulating film with good adhesion properties can be formed uniformly on the front surface of the substrate, and the quantity of the processing solution to be used can be reduced.

Abstract: One or more coating precursors are selected from metal or silicon compounds at a temperature above their melting points but substantially below their standard vaporization temperature, thereby causing the coating precursors to be in the form of a liquid. A vaporization chamber has a structure for continually injecting the liquid coating precursor into the chamber to produce a vapor. A seal-less, magnetically driven portion rotates a structure for distributing the liquid coating precursor in the vaporization chamber. In one embodiment, a barrier gas is injected adjacent the chamber at a velocity greater than the diffusion velocity of the vapor to prevent the vapor from communicating with the magnetically driven portion. In another embodiment, a first portion of the magnetically driven portion is connected to a structure for distributing the liquid coating precursor in the vaporization chamber.

Abstract: Methods of coating cutting tool inserts including a hard substrate and a plurality of coatings are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises applying a first coating of at least 2 microns to at least a portion of the hard substrate and applying a second coating. The first coating can comprise at least one of a metal carbide, a metal nitride, and a metal carbonitride of at least one metal selected from zirconium and hafnium. The second coating can comprise at least one of a metal carbide, a metal boride, a metal nitride, and a metal oxide of a metal selected from groups IIIA, IVB, VB, and VIB of the periodic table. Optionally, third and fourth coatings are also applied to the cutting tool inserts.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a tool or machine component increases wear resistance by providing a base body made of a metal or of a hard metal and having a surface. At least a portion of the surface is vacuum coated with a hard solid layer system having at least one layer of a material selected from the group consisting of nitrides, carbides, oxides, carbonitrides, oxynitrides, and oxycarbonitrides of at least one metal. A metallic intermediate layer having the at least one metal is vacuum deposited on the hard solid layer system, and a sliding layer system is vacuum deposited on the metallic intermediate layer.

Abstract: A method of making a coated article (e.g., window unit), and corresponding coated article are provided. A layer of or including diamond-like carbon (DLC) is formed on a glass substrate. Then, a protective layer is formed on the substrate over the DLC inclusive layer. During heat treatment (HT), the protective layer prevents the DLC inclusive layer from significantly burning off. Thereafter, the resulting coated glass substrate may be used as desired, it having been HT and including the protective DLC inclusive layer.

Abstract: A method of forming a composite tungsten film on a substrate is described. The composite tungsten film comprises sequentially deposited tungsten nucleation layers and tungsten bulk layers. Each of the tungsten nucleation layers and the tungsten bulk layers have a thickness less than about 300 Å. The tungsten nucleation layers and the tungsten bulk layers are formed one over the other until a desired thickness for the composite tungsten film is achieved. The resulting composite tungsten film exhibits good film morphology. The tungsten nucleation layers may be formed using a cyclical deposition process by alternately adsorbing a tungsten-containing precursor and a reducing gas on the substrate. The tungsten bulk layers may be formed using a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process by thermally decomposing a tungsten-containing precursor.

Abstract: The invention provides a lithographic method referred to as “dip pen” nanolithography (DPN). DPN utilizes a scanning probe microscope (SPM) tip (e.g., an atomic force microscope (AFM) tip) as a “pen,” a solid-state substrate (e.g., gold) as “paper,” and molecules with a chemical affinity for the solid-state substrate as “ink.” Capillary transport of molecules from the SPM tip to the solid substrate is used in DPN to directly write patterns consisting of a relatively small collection of molecules in submicrometer dimensions, making DPN useful in the fabrication of a variety of microscale and nanoscale devices. The invention also provides substrates patterned by DPN, including submicrometer combinatorial arrays, and kits, devices and software for performing DPN. The invention further provides a method of performing AFM imaging in air.

Abstract: Solid extrusion coating compositions for metal substrates, a method of extrusion coating a metal substrate, and a metal article are disclosed. The extrusion coating composition is a thermoplastic material and comprises: (a) a polyester having a weight average molecular weight of about 10,000 to about 50,000, and optionally, (b) a modifying resin, such as an epoxy resin having an epoxy equivalent weight of about 500 to about 15,000. The extrusion coating composition is applied to a metal substrate in an extrusion process to provide a composition film having a thickness of about 1 to about 40 microns.

Abstract: A method of treating a metal surface by application of a solution containing at least one vinyl silane and at least one bis-silyl aminosilane. A solution composition having at least one vinyl silane and at least one bis-silyl aminosilane is also provided, along with a silane coated metal surface.

Abstract: The adhesion of overlying layers to a silicalite-plus-binder dielectric layer is enhanced by forming a layer that includes the binder in a higher concentration. The overlying layer, e.g., silicon dioxide, silicon carbide or silicon nitride, adheres more tightly to the higher-concentration binder layer. Although the presence of the higher-concentration binder layer may increase the dielectric constant of the overall silicalite-plus-binder stack, the increase is generally minimal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a storage-stable, waterborne, one-component, coating composition, which can be cured at temperatures below 100° C. to provide a stone chip resistant and sandable coating, containing as the binder a polyurethane dispersion A, which after physical drying results in a coating having a pendulum hardness according to DIN 53 157 of >90 s; a polyurethane dispersion B, which after physical drying results in a coating having a pendulum hardness (DIN 53 157) of <90 s; and a melamine resin C, which is preferably highly reactive. The present invention also relates to a process for coating substrates with these coating compositions and to the resulting substrates.

Abstract: Wood products, specifically wood commonly used in construction including dimension lumber, pressure treated pine, composite wood materials such as plywood, particle board, and wafer board, and samples of paper and fabric were variously treated with concentrations of sodium silicate (Na2O.SiO2) also known as water glass. Cellulosic materials including dimension lumber, plywood, particle board, wafer board, paper, and fabric were treated with sodium silicate (Na2O.SiO2) in concentrations ranging from 400-0.04 g Na2O.SiO2/kg water. To overcome the disadvantages of sodium silicate, sodium silicate treated samples were further treated to convert the water soluble sodium silicate to a water insoluble form, thereby overcoming the disadvantages of water solubility. and rendering the material effective for internal and external uses.

Abstract: A photocurable silicone composition which includes an additive which provides cure-through-volume of the overall composition. The additive is desirably a curable amino silyl-terminated polyorganosiloxane.

Abstract: The present invention is a grafted polymer electrolyte membrane prepared by first preparing a precursor membrane comprising a polymer which is capable of being graft polymerized, exposing the surface of the precursor membrane to a plasma in an oxidative atmosphere, then graft-polymerizing a side chain polymer to the plasma treated precursor membrane and introducing a proton conductive functional group to the side chain. The resulting grafted polymer electrolyte membrane has excellent stability and performance when used in a proton-exchange membrane fuel cell or for electrolysis of water.

Abstract: Provided herein is a method of reducing an electrostatic charge on a substrate during a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition process, comprising the step of depositing a conductive layer onto a top surface of a susceptor support plate disposed within a deposition chamber wherein the conductive layer dissipates the electrostatic charge on the bottom surface of the substrate during a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition process. Also provided are a method of depositing a thin film during a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition process using the methods disclosed herein and a conductive susceptor.

Abstract: Ceramic molds are produced by sintering selected portions of a ceramic material with a laser beam to form the mold. The process involves application of at least one layer of a liquid suspension or plastic mass, drying the applied layer, and sintering the dried layer with the laser beam at selected areas to form the mold.

Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium with positive dielectric anisotropy and high optical anisotropy, characterized in that it contains one or more biphenyl derivatives comprising a terminal alkenyl group, and its use in electrooptical displays and projection systems, in particular reflective displays and displays based on a birefringence effect, such as OCB displays.

Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium based on a mixture of polar compounds of positive dielectric anisotropy, characterized in that it comprises one or more compounds of the formula I in which R1, L1 and L2 are as defined in claim 1.

Abstract: A transparent molded plastic article, which is used for, for example, a component of an auto instrument, includes a transparent molded plastic body and a surfactant layer, which is located on a surface of the plastic body. The surfactant layer contains a quaternary ammonium salt having a mean molecular weight of 260 to 385 to eliminate static electricity of the plastic body. Therefore, the transparent molded plastic article is substantially static-electricity-free while the deterioration in transparency of the surfactant is prevented.

Abstract: The present invention comprises an ink recording element comprising at least one solvent absorbing layer comprising an amine inactivated absorbing gelatin. In a preferred embodiment, the element includes a hydrophilic overcoat layer comprising cellulose ether. The recording element may further comprise at least one hydrophilic inner layer comprising poly(vinyl alcohol) and located between the hydrophilic absorbing layer and the hydrophilic overcoat layer.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a recording material in which an ink receiving layer containing at least a resin and a pigment is provided on a substrate, the recording material being characterized in that the ink receiving layer is porous, apparent density thereof is 0.2 to 0.8 g/cm3 and heat conductivity of the ink receiving layer and the substrate is 0.1 to 0.25 W/m·K. The recording material can produce highly precise image even if the amount of heat generated at the head is small and the printing pressure is low, i.e., the recording material has excellent dot reproduction and excellent dot transfer of highlighted portions.

Abstract: A means for securing a beach towel or blanket or the like on a beach, lawn or the like, having a container sized to receive a weight such as sand, and a slotted diaphragm of flexible resilient material shaped to receive and secure the edge or corner of the towel or blanket.

Abstract: Composite fence and decking components, for example, rails, posts and planks, are provided which generally include a weatherable outer layer, a core layer made of a thermoplastic polymeric composition and a wood component in an amount effective as a filler, and an inner layer made of a thermoplastic material. The layers are configured so as to form a generally central hollow space. The components are light weight and inexpensive to manufacture. The components can be manufactured by using a single coextrusion process to produce a cylindrical form. The cylindrical form is passed through a reshaping die to form a composite having a desired cross sectional form, for example, a composite with a substantially square or rectangular cross section.

Abstract: This invention relates to a threaded joint for steel pipes which comprises a pin and a box each having a contact surface including a threaded portion and an unthreaded metal contact portion and which can be prevented from galling during repeated fastening and loosening without application of a compound grease. A solid lubricant coating which comprises a lubricating powder such as molybdenum disulfide and a resin binder is formed on the contact surface of at least one of the pin and the box. The solid lubricant coating has a hardness of 70-140 on the Rockwell M scale and an adhesive strength of at least 500 N/m as determined by the SAICAS (Surface And Interfacial Cutting Analysis System) method, and it exhibits excellent galling resistance even in the environment of high-temperature oil wells. Inclusion of ultraviolet screening fine particles such as titanium oxide fine particles in the solid lubricant coating increases the rust preventing properties of the threaded joint.

Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive sheet is described. In addition, a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet that includes a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet and a release sheet that is removably attached to the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet is described. The release sheet comprises a release sheet base and a releasing agent layer provided on the release sheet base. The releasing agent layer is substantially free of silicone compound. The base of the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet and the release sheet base are formed from a plastic film or a lint-free paper, and the count of generated particles having a diameter of 0.1 &mgr;m or more generated from the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet with the release sheet is equal to or less than 100 particles/liter when measured according to Test Method for the Measurement of Particle Generation from Sheet Materials determined by SEMI G67-0996.

Abstract: A phase-change optical information recording medium in which information can be recorded, reproduced and rewritten and which includes a first transparent substrate having a wobbling guide groove which is spirally formed thereon at a pitch; a first dielectric layer located overlying the first transparent substrate and having an optical thickness of from 80 nm to 200 nm; a phase-change recording layer located overlying the first dielectric layer and having an optical thickness of from 20 to 50 nm when the recording layer is in an erased state; a second dielectric layer located overlying the recording layer and having an optical thickness of from 10 nm to 70 nm; a reflection layer located overlying the second dielectric layer; optionally a third dielectric layer located between the second dielectric layer and the reflection layer; and a second transparent substrate located overlying the reflection layer.

Abstract: A film constitution in an optical recording medium including a light incident side substrate and a light reflecting side substrate cooperatively acting as a base of the medium, and includes, between these substrates, those layers formed by sputtering so as to constitute a laminated structure, which layers include: a phase-change recording layer to be phase-changed between an amorphous phase and a crystal phase by laser light irradiation; a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer, each having a protective function and an optical adjusting function for the phase-change recording layer; a reflecting film layer for reflecting the laser light transmitted through the phase-change recording layer; a hardness enhancing layer for enhancing the mechanical strength of the medium; and a protecting layer having a function for reducing thermal damages to the light incident side substrate and an optical adjusting function.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to cost-effectively provide a high-strength large vacuum heat-insulating panel with a honeycomb core of non-permeable independent cells by means of simplified instruments and method. One goal of the invention is that the core retains an original shape at its lateral ends from the beginning of a procedure of evacuating air into a vacuum condition till the end of panel bonding, and another is ensuring a long lasting air-tight sealing in the honeycomb core. The vacuum heat-insulating panel 100 according to the invention includes a vacuum core element (50) of non-permeable honeycomb structure and a surface element (60) bonded thereto by fusing an air-permeable bonding element (woven cloth made of fibrous adhesive of thermoplastic resin or unwoven cloth of the fibrous adhesive) 70. The surface element 60 has its edges bent to provide protection covers 65.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a substrate strip with sides having flanges and recesses. The substrate strip is obtained by cutting a panel where a plurality of substrate strips can be arrayed. The substrate strip comprises a first side and a second side. The first side comprises a plurality of first flanges and a plurality of first recesses defined between the first flanges. The second side comprises a plurality of second flanges and a plurality of second recesses defined between the second flanges. The complementary shapes of the first side and the second side are suitable for arraying the two substrate strips most closely, and the most substrate strips can be cut from the panel. Accordingly, waste of the panel can be avoided. The cost of the panel is enormously slashed and the total cost of manufacture is reduced thereby.

Abstract: A velour fabric article consists of a fabric body having a technical face formed by a filament stitch yarn and a technical back formed by a loop yarn. The filament stitch yarn includes a heat sensitive material, e.g. a hot melt material or a heat shrinkable material, and/or an elastomeric material, such as spandex. The loop yarn includes flame retardant material, such as M-Aramide fiber. The fabric body has a velour surface formed at one or both of the technical back and the technical face. Raised fibers of at least one of the technical face and the technical back may be entangled, including in and/or through interstices of the fabric body, toward the other of the technical face and the technical back, e.g., by a hydroentanglement process applied after finishing. The fabric body has permeability of about 90 ft3/ft2/min, or less, under a pressure difference of ½ inch of water across the fabric body.

Abstract: Connected fastening members and method for mold-in articles. The connected fastening members include a plurality of mold-in fastening members each having a substrate and a predetermined number of engaging elements formed on a first or front surface of the substrate. The mold-in fastening members are connected with each other by a connecting member that is disposed on a second or the back surface thereof. Using the connected fastening members, a plurality of the fastening members can be easily fit to a recessed portion of a mold in a single operation, resulting in improved working efficiency.

Abstract: A composite on the surface of a substrate, and a method for producing the composite are disclosed. The composite includes a first coating, reflective beads, and a clear coating. The method for preparing the composite includes the stepwise application of coating compositions and reflective beads. The composite, which is wear-resistant and retroreflective, is useful as a traffic marking.

Abstract: A film for a liquid crystal display. The film is a cellulose ester film with a thickness between 20 and 65 &mgr;m and containing fine particles. The average diameter of fine particles is 0.05 to 3.0 &mgr;m. The number of fine particles per 1,000 &mgr;m2 is 5 to 500 in the cross-section perpendicular to the cellulose ester film in a region of a depth of not more than 10 &mgr;m.