Abstract: A system allows for the safe, rapid, efficient recovery of a drug solution from sealed vials. The system is closed so that highly potent compounds can later be recovered and reworked without large investment in further engineering controls.

Abstract: The invention relates to a manual gas valve for use with either LP gas or natural gas operation with the purpose of solving the technical dilemma that the existing gas valve cannot be converted conveniently for use with different gases having different heating values. The manual gas valve of the present invention comprises a nozzle 1, a 8×1.9 O-shaped ring 2, a nozzle holder 3, a valve body 4, a faucet 5, a regulating lever 6, a 1.78×1.78 O-shaped ring 7, a spring 8, a stop plate 9, a pair of bolts 10, a mounting cover 11, and a valve stem 12. By utilizing the manual gas valve of the present invention, LP gas and natural gas can be used interchangeably and the gas flow can be conveniently regulated to achieve a similar heating value with either LP gas or natural gas operation. In addition, the conversion is easy and convenient, without requiring the use of any special tools or relying on any additional testing apparatus.

Abstract: A pulsation attenuator for a fluidic system with a fluidic pump. The pulsation attenuator includes a fluidic channel, a first fluidic device adapted to attenuate pulsations with a shallow rolloff slope, and a second fluidic device adapted to attenuate pulsations with a shallow rolloff slope. The first fluidic device and the second fluidic device are connected to the fluidic channel such that they cooperatively attenuate pulsations with a steep rolloff slope. Preferably, the first fluidic device includes a first fluidic resistor and a first fluidic capacitor, and the second fluidic device includes a second fluidic resistor and a second fluidic capacitor. Preferably, the pulsation attenuator is arranged, similar a second-order low-pass filter, in the following order: (1) first fluidic resistor, (2) first fluidic capacitor, (3) second fluidic resistor, and (4) second fluidic capacitor.

Abstract: An adjustable pressure control valve includes a body having an inlet port and an outlet port and a handle assembly having a threaded portion and an adjustment knob. A seat assembly disposed within the body includes a seat holder in communication with the outlet port that is received on the threaded portion of the handle assembly, wherein the seat holder is translatable in first and second directions when the handle assembly is rotated in first and second directions. The seat assembly also includes a valve seat fluidly affixed to the seat holder, wherein fluid can pass through the valve seat and the seat holder. The valve includes a pin biased by a pin spring that is engageable with the valve seat, and a main spring engageable with the pin to urge the pin against the valve seat to accommodate the pressure and volume of the fluid in the valve.

Abstract: A steel dampening ring rests on a wafer spring in an annular groove in a compressor valve stop plate to dampen the action of the plastic valve plate to prolong the life of the valve.

Abstract: A method and system for pumping liquefied gas are provided. The system for pumping liquefied gas can includes a container having an access port with a central axis disposed at an upper end thereof, a pump disposed within the container, and at least one pipe segment having a first end and a second end. The pump can include a fluid inlet in fluid communication with a liquefied gas stored in the container and a fluid outlet. The first end of the pipe segment can be in fluid communication with the fluid outlet of the pump. The second end of the pipe segment can be in fluid communication with an exterior of the container. The pump can be capable of lifting the liquefied gas through the at least one pipe segment and discharging the liquefied gas from the container at a pressure sufficient for distribution or further processing.

Abstract: A fluid-transfer system includes a pump, a valve member for metering fluid pumped by the pump, and controls that regulate the position of the valve member. The controls may include an electric actuator operable to generate movement of the valve member in a first direction using activation current. The controls may also include one or more springs that provide resistance force that urges the valve member in a second direction, opposite the first direction. A spring rate of the resistance force may vary as a function of the position of the valve member in such a manner that a relationship between a flow rate of the fluid pumped through the pump and the activation current is more linear than a relationship between a position of the valve member and the activation current.

Abstract: An anchor structure for sensors of faucets is located in a sensing faucet. The sensor has a detection side and at least one notch on another side opposite to the detection side at an elevation same as an annular groove formed on an inner wall of a faucet body. An elastic clipping ring is provided to latch in the annular groove and the notch of the sensor to form a bucking effect to anchor the sensor at a selected location in the faucet. The elastic clipping ring is hollow and annular to provide a passage for watering piping and electric wiring. The structure is simpler and can be installed and removed rapidly.

Abstract: A baffle system (14) for use in an air conditioning unit, in particular an aircraft air conditioning unit, comprises a baffle frame (22) that is attachable to an open end (12) of a pipeline (10) of the air conditioning unit and a baffle (16) that defines a flow cross-section of the pipeline (10). A receiving groove (24, 64) is formed on the baffle frame (22) and/or the baffle (16) which extends over only a portion of the circumference of the baffle frame (22) and/or the baffle (16). The baffle (16) is insertable into the receiving groove (24) formed on the baffle frame (22), and/or a first guide web (28) formed on the baffle frame (22) is insertable into the receiving groove (64) formed on the baffle (16).

Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for providing portable dredging flotation hoses capable of being wound on reels in a reduced volume configuration and transported to dredging sites. Some dredge flotation hoses include a first lay-flat hose disposed about a second, inner lay-flat hose and sealed at both ends of the first lay-flat hose to form an inflatable annular space therebetween. Some devices have a coupling member at either end of the lay-flat hoses to receive and couple the inner lay-flat hose within the outer lay-flat hose and provide external access to the channel flowing through the inner lay-flat hose. A closeable orifice can be provided through the body of the coupling device to allow inflation of the annular volume between the inner and outer lay-flat hoses. Lay-flat hose pairs having sizes of 3 and 4 inches to 10 and 12 inches, and other combinations are provided by the present invention.

Abstract: A new and improved power steering hose assembly is described, which may comprise a core hose layer, a first reinforcing layer, an intermediate hose layer, a second reinforcing layer and an outer hose layer. The first reinforcing layer has a braid pattern formed in a 1-over, 1-under pattern. The intermediate hose layer is positioned over the first reinforcing layer. The second reinforcing layer is disposed over the first reinforcing layer. The second reinforcing layer has a braid pattern formed in one of a 3-over, 3-under pattern or a 2-over, 2-under braid pattern. The outer hose layer is positioned over the second reinforcing layer.

Abstract: The invention concerns a flexible tube (1) comprising a corrugated pipe (2) around which are mounted a pressure resistant braid (9) of tubular shape made of an adapted material as well as an outer tubular mechanical protection (13). The invention is characterized in that it comprises a tubular antifriction braid (6) arranged between the corrugated pipe and the pressure resistant braid, said antifriction braid being made of an adapted material whereof the hardness and/or the friction coefficient are lower than those of the material used for making the pressure resistant braid and at least one tubular damping layer (12) arranged between the pressure resistant braid and the outer mechanical protection.

Abstract: A fuel hose for a resin fuel tank has a triple layer structure including a barrier layer made of an alloy material consisting primarily of EVOH and modified HDPE, and a pair of welding layers made of HDPE and formed on an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface of the barrier layer, respectively. An opening portion of the fuel hose at one end is configured in the form of an increased diameter portion and also in the form of a thick-walled portion. The increased diameter portion (or the thick-walled portion) is formed by reducing the speed of movement of dies when a hose base body is extruded into an increased diameter portion of a die surface of the dies during extrusion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a jet-weaving machine, particularly an air jet-weaving machine, which comprises a main discharge nozzle (1) with a mixing tube (2) for introducing a weft thread (3) into a shed by means of a conveying fluid discharged from the main discharge nozzle (1), and comprises a clamping device. This clamping device is placed inside the mixing tube (2) in the area from which the weft thread exits, and is provided with an actuator, which is situated outside of the mixing tube (2) and with a lever that is connected thereto in such a manner that this lever, when actuating the actuator (6) via an actuating means or when the actuation is stopped, executes a tilting motion whereby clamping the weft thread in an opening of the mixing tube between itself and an abutment (9).

Abstract: A filling method for filling a reservoir (10) of variable working volume with a fluid, the method being characterized in that the reservoir (10) is firstly emptied of any content, such that its working volume is substantially zero, and the fluid is then injected into the reservoir, thereby increasing the working volume of the reservoir (10).

Abstract: A hydrogen storage alloy includes a composition defined by the following formula (Ca1-XLX)(Li1-Y-ZMYNiZ)m, wherein the L denotes one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Rb, Cs, Mg, Sr, Ba, Sc, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu, the M denotes one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Fe, Ru, Co, Ir, Ni, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, Au, Zn, Cd, B, Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, Sb, Bi, and S, and the mole ratios X, Y, Z, and m respectively satisfy the following 0<X?0.4, 0?Y?0.4, 0.1?Z?0.4, and 1.8?m?2.2.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for packaging a sterile or non-sterile liquid or semi-liquid, food product or the like, in a flexible bag (11). In this method, through a first rotary table with multiple stations (7) for taking over, successively and continuously, the flexible bags (1) from a table or a supply conveyor (6), a flexible bag (1) is continuously placed at the level of a filling station (81, 82, 83, 84) of a second rotary table (9) with multiple filling stations.

Abstract: An apparatus for filling open bags with bulk materials, comprising a filling means and a filling spout having an outlet opening for filling the bags, wherein a collecting device is provided which includes a movable and controllable collecting unit. Said collecting unit, when in a collecting position, collects any bulk material which may trickle out of the outlet opening of the filling spout and when in a discharging position, discharges the collected bulk material into a material discharge line of a material discharge device.

Abstract: A touchless dispensing system includes a dispenser configured to dispense at least one of ice and at least one liquid. A detection device is positioned with respect to the dispenser. The detection device is configured to detect a container positioned with respect to the dispenser without contacting the container. The detection device is further configured to generate a signal confirming a position of the container with respect to the dispenser. The dispenser is activated to dispense an amount of ice and/or an amount of the at least one liquid into the container in response to the signal generated by the detection device.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an apparatus for providing convenient grasping of a router adjacent base/motor housing includes a base for supporting a motor housing for driving a working tool. A generally L-shaped handle including a connecting member and grasping member is connected to the base for permitting a user to comfortably manipulate the power tool adjacent the motor housing. In further aspect, a removable a generally L-shaped handle includes a channel extending through the handle for directing dust and debris away from the working tool.

Abstract: A feed wheel (10) for tree trunks, with rows of drive teeth (30) protruding from extended supports (20) united with a peripheral surface (18) of the wheel. In order to make the spaces between the supports (20) more self-clearing, supports (20) that are neighbours extend mutually divergently throughout the complete sideways direction of the peripheral surface (18) (at an angle ?).

Abstract: It is an object of this invention to provide a bonding material capable of realizing bonding by metallic bonding at a bonding interface at a lower temperature compared to a bonding material using a metal particle having an average particle diameter of not more than 100 nm and a bonding method. There is provided a bonding material including a metal particle precursor being at least one selected from the group consisting of a particle of a metal oxide, a particle of a metal carbonate, and a particle of a metal carboxylate and having an average particle diameter of 1 nm to 50 ?m and a reducing agent composed of an organic substance, wherein the content of the metal particle precursor is more than 50 parts by mass and not more than 99 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the bonding material.

Abstract: A super carburized, low-distortion quenched member with higher performance and minimized heat-treatment distortion is provided. A process for the production thereof includes a primary treatment and a secondary treatment. The primary treatment includes heating a steel member for a machine structure to a temperature within an austenite region by vacuum carburizing (low-pressure carburizing) to have carbon dissolved at least at a eutectoid carbon concentration of a surface layer portion of the member and then quenching the member to have at least one of ultrafine carbide and nuclei of the carbide formed in the surface layer portion of the member. The secondary treatment includes subsequently heating and soaking the member to a temperature within the austenite region and then conducting rapid quenching to have ultrafine carbide precipitated in an outermost surface layer portion.

Abstract: According to a low alloy steel of the present invention, compositional elements thereof are limited, and a metal structure thereof comprises bainite or martensite. Further, a proper amounts of Nd inclusions are formed by appropriately selecting timings of deoxidation and Nd addition in melting a steel. Consequently, compatibility between high-temperature creep strength and long-term creep ductility, which is hardly established in conventional steels, can be achieved even in hostile conditions. Accordingly, the low alloy steel of the present invention can be widely applied as the material for the heat-resistant structural member used for a long time under the high-temperature and high-pressure conditions such as power plant boilers, turbines, and nuclear power plants.

Abstract: Infiltration compositions comprising chromium and at least about 80% copper. The infiltration compositions may further comprise iron, zinc, manganese, antimony and/or lubricants. Also, methods for infiltrating powder metal parts comprising contacting a powder metal part with the infiltration composition comprising chromium and at least about 80% copper and heating the powder metal part and infiltration composition to a temperature sufficient to melt the infiltration composition and allow the infiltration composition to infiltrate through pores in the powder metal part.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method for welding together two metal pieces, comprising buttering a surface of a first metal piece with a first nickel-based filler metal at a thickness sufficient to isolate a heat-affected zone in the first metal piece from subsequent welding; heat-treating at least the heat-affected zone in the first metal piece; buttering a surface of a second metal piece with a second nickel-based filler metal having the same composition as the first nickel-based filler metal and at a thickness sufficient to isolate a heat-affected zone in the second metal piece from subsequent welding; heat-treating at least the heat-affected zone in the second metal piece; and welding the heat-treated first buttered surface to the heat-treated second buttered surface with a third nickel-based filler metal having the same composition as the first and second nickel-based filler metals.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a steel for high-speed cold working which exhibits good cold workability during working and also exhibits high hardness after working. The steel for high-speed cold working contains C: 0.03 to 0.6% (by mass), Si: 0.005 to 0.6%, Mn: 0.05 to 2%, P: no more than 0.05% (excluding 0%), S: no more than 0.05% (excluding 0%), and N: no more than 0.04% (excluding 0%), with the remainder being iron and inevitable impurities and the amount of dissolved nitrogen in the steel being no less than 0.006%.

Abstract: The inventive plasticising system is used for plasticising a dienic rubber compound is characterised in that it is based on a MES or TDAE oil and a polylimonene resin. Said rubber compound exhibits an improved abrasion and cut resistance and is based on at least one type of dienic elastomer, a reinforcing filler, a cross-linking system and a plasticising system comprising from 5 to 35 to 35 pce of the MES or TDAE oil and from 5 to 35 to 35 pce of polylimonene resin (pce=parts by weight percent elastomer). Advantageously, said plasticising system also comprises a glycerol unsaturated fatty acid triester (C12-C22), preferably a glycerol trifoliate. The inventive method for producing said compound, using the compound for producing a final or semi-final product for the gripping system of a motor vehicle with ground, in particular the tire or the thread thereof are also disclosed.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire in which adequate performance on snow and icy roads and adequate performance on dry/wet roads are effectively achieved at the same time is provided. Tread section 16 of the pneumatic tire includes center main grooves 20L and 20R extending continuously in the circumferential direction of the tire, and shoulder main grooves 22L and 22R formed at a width direction outer sides of the tire. 2D sipes 23L and 23R are formed in center land portion 24 defined by center main grooves 20L and 20R. 2D sipes 36L and 36R are formed at second block arrays 26L and 26R adjacent to an outer side of the center main grooves 20L and 20R respectively in the width direction of the tire. 3D sipes 42L and 42R are formed at shoulder block arrays 54L and 54R adjacent to an outer side of shoulder main grooves 22L and 22R respectively in the width direction of the tire.

Abstract: Wheel for a vehicle includes a wheel rim, a tire mounted on the wheel rim to define an inflatable interior compartment, a pump for pumping air into the compartment, and an energy generating system for generating energy upon rotation of the wheel to power the pump and cause the pump to pump air into the compartment. The energy generating system may include a first coil, a magnetized mass movable upon rotation of the wheel relative to and partly in a chamber surrounded by the first coil, and an energy storage or load device coupled to the first coil. Upon rotation of the wheel, the mass moves relative to the first coil imparting a charge to the first coil which is stored in the energy storage or load device and used to power the pump when needed.

Abstract: A green tire includes a surface layer defining a green tire surface and made up of a plurality of windings of an unvulcanized rubber tape. A part of each of the windings is exposed on the green tire surface so that the exposed part has a width of from 50% to 80% of the width W1 of the rubber tape. Each of the windings has a substantially rhomboid cross section and has one end at an acute angle corner exposed on the green tire surface and the other end at the opposing acute angle corner. An angle theta of a diagonal line of the rhomboid drawn between the one end and the other end is not more than 30 degrees with respect to a tangential line to a profile line of the green tire surface.

Abstract: Provided are a pneumatic tire T and a method of manufacturing the same. The pneumatic tire T includes: a tacky sealant layer 5 which is formed of a rubber component thermally decomposable with a peroxide, and which is disposed on the inner wall surface of the tire at least in a region corresponding to a tread portion 1; a cover rubber layer 6 which covers the tacky sealant layer 5. In the pneumatic tire T, the cover rubber layer 6 is provided with at least one gas vent hole 7a (7b) formed therein. This allows decomposition gas generated from the tacky sealant layer 5 to be discharged through the gas vent hole 7a (7b) to the outside of the tire.

Abstract: This invention relates to a tire having an improved durability in the run-flat running without damaging the ride comfort in the usual running, and more particularly to a run-flat tire comprising a sidewall portion provided with a side reinforcing rubber layer having a crescent shape at section wherein a cord layer including a polyketone fiber cord satisfying the following conditions of the following equations (I) and (II): ???0.01×E+1.2 ??(I) ??0.02 ??(II) [wherein ? is a thermal shrinkage stress at 177° C. (cN/dtex) and E is an elastic modulus at 25° C. under a load of 49 N (cN/dtex)] is disposed in at least a part of a region A ranging from a belt end to a maximum width part of a tire side portion and a region B ranging from a neighborhood of a bead core to a bead filler.

Abstract: In a pneumatic tire, a belt layer includes six superposed belt members. The edge of the fourth belt member on the tire-width direction outer side and the edge of the sixth belt member on the tire-width direction outer side are at approximately the same position in a tire width direction.

Abstract: A method of making a fiber-reinforced component includes: providing a first composite member having a thermoplastic matrix with reinforcing fibers distributed therein; providing a second composite member having a thermoplastic matrix with reinforcing fibers distributed therein; and joining the first member to the second member by friction stir welding along a predetermined joint path, such that an average volume fraction of the reinforcing fibers within the joint path is substantially the same as an average volume fraction thereof in the composite members before joining. A fiber-reinforced component includes: first and second members each having a thermoplastic matrix with reinforcing fibers distributed therein. The first member is bonded to the second member by a solid state bond along a predetermined joint path, such that an average volume fraction of the reinforcing fibers within the joint path is substantially the same as an average volume fraction thereof in remainder of the members.

Abstract: A reliable and superior joining strength in entire joining parts of resin molded bodies including tilting portions is obtained by devising a shape and a size of each protrusion for welding provided in the joining parts of the resin molded bodies. In a structure of joining resin molded bodies according to the present invention, upper and lower half bodies 10 and 20 are joined with each other by means of a vibration welding method while the upper and lower half bodies 10 and 20 are being pressurized in a state in which joining parts thereof are butted into each other in a substantially entire area of the joining parts. The joining parts of the respective half bodies have vertical portions 11 and 13 and vertical portions 21 and 23 respectively vertical to a pressurizing direction and tilting portions 12 and 22 tilting relative to the pressurizing direction, and protrusions for welding 11E to 13E or 21E to 23E are provided in at least the joining part of one of the half bodies.

Abstract: A ceramic multilayer substrate exhibiting reduced pealing and breakage of an internal conductor disposed between a ceramic layer serving as a base member and a ceramic layer for restricting shrinkage includes a first ceramic layer 11, a second ceramic layer 12 laminated so as to come into contact with a principal surface of the first ceramic layer 11, and an internal conductor 13 disposed between the first ceramic layer 11 and the second ceramic layer 12, a phosphorus component layer 16a is disposed in the first ceramic layer 11 with a concentration gradient in which the concentration decreases in a direction away from the internal conductor 13.

Abstract: A pre-treatment chemical mixture of hydrofluoric acid or ammonium bifluoride and isopropyl alcohol for glass adhesive applications. In one particular a pretreatment for the repair of stone breaks and long cracks in windshields. The pretreatment improves the repair by removing, through evaporation of the solvent, isopropyl alcohol, the hydrophobic coating that has been applied to the windshield when it was manufactured and simultaneously etching the sides of the stone break or long crack in a way that allows better adhesion by the adhesive repair resin while not leaving any trace of the etching after the repair is complete, thereby keeping the windshield or other glass, clear.

Abstract: A flush-mounted articulated window assembly for use in a vehicle, the window assembly adapted to be mounted in a window opening such that, when closed, it is generally flush with the exterior surface of the vehicle. The window assembly includes a transparent sheet with at least one window-mounting member bonded by two separate adhesives to an inner surface of the sheet. The mounting member includes projections which space the mounting member from the inner sheet surface, and/or perforations which allow air and moisture to reach the space provided between the mounting member and the inner sheet surface. A first adhesive temporarily fixtures the mounting member to the sheet. A second adhesive permanently bonds the mounting member to the inner sheet surface. The bond created is sufficiently strong such that application of a load sufficient to cause a failure results in a failure other than in the adhesion of the adhesive to the mounting member and the panel.

Abstract: A method of forming a piezoelectric resonant device having a piezoelectric resonator is provided. The method offers a plan for increasing the electrical characteristics of the piezoelectric resonator by ensuring a green substrate having a desired thickness from a green body. According to the method, two green bodies are prepared. Green substrates are formed by sequentially performing sintering and grinding processes on the green bodies. Internal and external substrate electrode patterns are formed on facing surfaces between the green substrates and opposite surfaces to the facing surfaces. An adhesive agent is formed on the facing surfaces between the green substrates. A piezoelectric resonant pattern is formed by cutting the green substrates. A piezoelectric resonator is formed by disposing respective connection electrodes on both sides of the piezoelectric resonant pattern.

Abstract: The present invention is a process and the respective equipment for the manufacture of shaped articles, such as disposable absorbent articles, which have a three dimensional shape, or which comprise closed belt-like structures such as hoops in the leg and/or waist opening. The articles can be produced at high production speeds out of conventional web materials (100, 1010), and can be designed to a wide variety of designs for improved dynamic fit, leakage performance and wearer's comfort.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for continuously producing a flexible elastic web material having two outer material webs or layers (20, 32), of which at least one is made of a textile material, and between which a pretensioned elastic intermediate ply is inserted that, when relieved from tension, causes the web material to shorten, and when tension is exerted thereupon, enables the web material to be elastically lengthened again. In order to produce the web material, the first material web or layer (20) is shaped to form a tube, and a contract adhesive (24) is applied thereto. Afterwards, a pattern (26, 28) of elastic threads or stands are, while pretensioned, progressively placed onto the outer side of this tube in a continuous manner in the longitudinal direction of the tube. A second material web or layer (13) is then placed onto the first tubular material web or layer provided with the pretensioned elastic threads, and is progressively joined in an adhering manner to the first material web or layer.

Abstract: Continuous debulking methods involving providing a spool of fabric, heating the fabric to produce a heated fabric while concurrently transferring the heated fabric to a composite structure forming tool, wrapping the heated fabric about the composite structure forming tool, applying resin to the heated fabric to obtain a resin rich fabric surface, applying a subsequent ply of heated fabric to the resin rich fabric surface to obtain an impregnated composite material, and debulking and cooling the impregnated composite to obtain a composite structure preform.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for manufacturing a double layer air cylinder type air enclosure uses a middle film conveying unit to provide a middle film, a plurality of inner film conveying units to provide a plurality of inner films to stack on two sides of the middle film, a first hot sealing apparatus to hot-seal the plurality of inner films and the middle film to allow two sides of the middle film to be respectively formed with a check valve with an air passageway, an outer film conveying unit to provide two sheets of outer film to respectively stack on the outside of the check valve and a second hot sealing apparatus to hot-seal the plurality of outer films and the middle film to allow an air storable air chamber to be formed between the middle film and the each sheet of outer film.

Abstract: A method and system referred to as PALM (Patterning by Adhesive of Large Relief Three-Dimensional Microstructures) with large reliefs exceeding 1 ?m and being as large as 100 ?m. The microstructures can be either deterministic (such as microprisms), or random (such as diffusers), the first obtained by copying an original supermaster, and latter obtained by copying a laser speckle pattern. The master process entails copying a supermaster into the form of the microstructure constituting a pattern on the patterning cylinder (called a drum), to be then continuously multiplied in the PALM system, in a continuous roll-to-roll web process. The latter method, together with the related system, is the subject of this invention. The rolls continuously repeat the master pattern, copying by adhesive with large viscosity on acrylic (hybrid) as well as by a monolithic process. The monolithic process can be accomplished using temperature and pressure, or by UV-cured polymerization.

Abstract: A tool for laminating a metal foil and polymer film to form a laminate structure is disclosed. A method of using the tool to form a laminate structure is also disclosed.

Abstract: Method, apparatus, and kit utilize a film mounting tool for sizing, shaping, and supporting a laminate, such as window film, that is to be installed on a substrate, such as a transparent panel. The film mounting tool is used for: conforming the laminate to the size and shape of the film mounting tool, delaminating the laminate placed on the film mounting tool so as to expose an adhesive layer thereof, and for supporting and carrying the laminate during an installation process so that the adhesive layer can be pressed onto the substrate by the film mounting tool.

Abstract: Process for improvement of the elasticity of a colored polymer system, which is composed of a matrix and of discrete polymer particles distributed in accordance with a defined spatial lattice structure in the matrix, and which is obtained by filming of an emulsion polymer with core/shell structure, where the emulsion polymer is obtainable via polymerization of monomers in at least one first stage (monomers of the core) and subsequent polymerization of monomers in at least one further, second stage (monomers of the shell), which comprises using monomers whose glass transition temperature is below 0° C. as at least 5% by weight of the monomers of the core.

Abstract: In a method of making a body part or chassis part of a motor vehicle, several pre-impregnated fiber materials (prepregs) are stacked on top of one another, with an outermost prepreg intended for attachment to a metallic base body being provided with an adhesive. The stacked prepregs are then shaped into a three-dimensional preform which is then compressed with the base body in a press tool for bonding the preform with the base body and allowing the adhesive to harden, thereby producing a joined structure which is allowed to cure.

Abstract: Method for gluing decorative stones (1) with a tapered off backside, in particular of faceted glass, onto leather (2), wherein in the fastening region of each stone (1) a recess (5) is punched out of the leather (2), which recess is smaller than the greatest diameter of the stone (1). The end of the recess (5) facing the stone (1) is expanded by stamping corresponding to the contour of the stone (1). The stone (1) is subsequently glued in the expansion (6) to the base layer (4) of the leather (2).