Abstract: A process for forming fluid filled units is disclosed. In the process, a web having a series of side connected pouches are fed to an inflation station. The pouches are connected by a line of perforations. First perforations of the line of perforations that extend from an inflation opening of each pouch are shorter than second perforations of the line of perforations that extend from the first perforations toward a side edge of each pouch. The pouches filled with fluid and sealed to form fluid filled units.

Abstract: A ventilation device to be applied to items of clothing, which includes an assembly with through holes, which is composed of a band of material that is at least partially transparent and impermeable and is configured to be arranged externally. A layer is provided to be placed in view and is made of natural or synthetic fabric or natural or synthetic leather. At least one layer of adhesive polymeric material mutually joins the outer and the layer, between which it is sandwiched. A membrane which is impermeable to water and permeable to vapor, provided to be arranged internally, is sealed at least perimetrically to the assembly on the side of the layer to be placed in view.

Abstract: An inflatable convective thermal blanket is designed to have at least one section on its top surface that has securely mounted thereon at least one fluid absorbent mechanism for absorbing fluids from a subject that is placed onto the blanket, or from fluids fallen onto the blanket from other sources. The one section is configured onto the blanket in such a way that it forms a well for collecting the fluids. The fluid absorbent mechanism, which may be in the form of a pad, would absorb the collected fluid to thereby minimize evaporative and cooling effects on the subject. Instead of mounting it on top of the blanket, the fluid absorbent pad may be mounted to the underside of the blanket, with appropriate holes and/or openings provided at the fluid collecting section, so that the collected fluids are drained onto the fluid absorbent pad.

Abstract: An embodiment of an interior trim for a motor vehicle integrating a lid for an airbag; the trim having: an inner layer, made of rigid plastic material having a behavior of a thermosetting type, which constitutes the skeleton; an intermediate layer, made of spongy plastic material that bestows softness to the touch; an outer coating layer having aesthetic purposes; and a reinforcement element, which is fixed with respect to the inner layer and involves the entire area of the lid.

Abstract: Provided are a low-temperature-cofired-ceramic (LTCC) package and a method of manufacturing the same. The LTCC package includes: an LTCC substrate including a plurality of LTCC layers and a recess in which a device is mounted; a thermal conductive element adhered onto a first LTCC layer exposed by the recess using a first thermal conductive adhesive member; the device adhered onto the thermal conductive element using a second thermal conductive adhesive member; and a connection member for electrically connecting the device with the LTCC substrate. In the LTCC package and the method, portions of the LTCC layers disposed under a high-heating device except a lowermost LTCC layer contacting a heat sink, which correspond to a thermal transmission path, are removed and replaced by a higher thermal conductive material to minimize heat dissipation resistance and heat resistance caused by thermal conduction.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a tag includes the steps of applying a first patterned adhesive to the surface of the substrate and applying a first electrically conductive foil to the first patterned adhesive. A portion of the first electrically conductive foil not adhered to the first patterned adhesive is removed and a second patterned adhesive is applied to a portion of a surface area of the tag. A preformed second electrically conductive foil is applied to the second patterned adhesive to adhere the second electrically conductive foil to the surface of the substrate and portions of the first and second electrically conductive foils are electrically coupled to each other to form a tag circuit. A second patterned adhesive can be disposed between the first and second electrically conductive foils.

Abstract: A wiring board comprises a first pad which is provided on a first surface side of a substrate and on which a first electronic component is to be mounted, and a second pad which is provided on the first surface side of the substrate and on which a second electronic component having a larger amount of heat generation in an operation than that of the first electronic component is to be mounted, a first through electrode which penetrates the substrate and has one of ends connected electrically to the first pad, a second through electrode which penetrates the substrate and has one of ends connected electrically to the second pad, a through trench penetrating the substrate in a portion positioned between a first mounting region for the first electronic component and a second mounting region for the second electronic component, and a heat intercepting member provided in the through trench.

Abstract: A perforated laminate comprising at least first and second layers and apertures extending through at least the first layer. The first layer is a nonwoven or formed film material, and the second layer comprises an absorbent structure. The at least first and second layers are primarily joined at the periphery of the perforated apertures. The laminate is particularly useful as a topsheet for an absorbent article, such as a disposable diaper or sanitary napkin. Also described are various materials and methods used to create such laminates.

Abstract: A method and a device for the automated application of a self-adhesive paint film to a three-dimensionally curved bodywork part, using a robotic application tool, the paint film being held ready in the form of a multi-layered film composite ready for picking up. After picking up has taken place, a protective strip on the adhesive side is removed from the film section, which is held taut, by means of a contact piece attached to the film composite on the end side and the adhesive side of the film section is thereby exposed. The paint film section is subsequently aligned above the body part to be covered, at a small distance from it, and is progressively pressed onto the bodywork part from the spaced-apart, taut position by means of a roller or doctor moving over the paint film.

Abstract: Elastic compressible and flexible spacing supports out of foam or similarily compressible material is described for the filling of mattress cores, upholstery and pillows which are connected to one another as rib- or tube-like structures arranged in rows standing uprightly or lying horizontally and fixed at least on one side to an elastically resilient deck plate or cover. These spacing supports avoid the stiffness of bulk foam and they are used in a variety of geometrical profiles. They make possible a foam saving factor of two to three, a zone variation and the implanting of additional springy elements and they yield a superventilation of the mattress cores. A roll packing of the cores or the finished mattresses is possible.

Abstract: A method of forming a building panel is provided, with the building panel including facer and liner sheets surrounding a foam core. The method includes the steps of pre-notching the facer sheet at each false joint, roll forming the side joints of the facer sheet, bending the facer sheet, via a press operation, at the pre-notched area to form the false joint, such that the facer sheet is a continuous sheet across the false joint, and bonding the facer sheet having the false joint and the liner sheet to the foam core to form the building panel.

Abstract: A method of introducing discontinuities to an adhesive coated region of a substrate is provided. The method includes the steps of (a) providing a web having upper and lower edges; (b) excising a portion of the web creating open sections interposed between retained sections connected to carrier sections, each including the upper or lower edge of the web to yield a patterned web; (c) perforating the patterned web such that the perforations span from one open section to the next open section to yield a perforated web; (d) contacting the perforated web to the adhesive coated region of the substrate; and (e) removing the carrier sections at the perforations leaving the retained sections on the substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a circuit protection device and a method of manufacturing the same. The circuit protection device includes a common mode noise filter having a plurality of sheets, each of the sheets being formed to optionally include a coil pattern, an internal electrode, a hole filled with a conductive material, and a hole filled with a magnetic material; and an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device having a plurality of sheets, each of the sheets being formed to optionally include an internal electrode and a hole filled with an ESD protection material. According to the present invention, a solenoid-type common mode noise filter and an ESD protection device are laminated as a single device, and thereby common mode noises and ESD of the electronic device can be simultaneously prevented.

Abstract: In a laminating apparatus for a ceramic green sheet according to the present invention, cutting means and laminating means are positioned on a conveying path of a carrier film conveyed by conveying means. Specifically, cutting of the ceramic green sheet and lamination of sheet pieces are carried out on a single conveying path. Consequently, the reduction of production efficiency is prevented significantly. Furthermore, the position of the cutting means and the position of the laminating means are different. Therefore, even when cut scraps are generated when the ceramic green sheet is cut by the cutting means, the cut scraps are significantly prevented from entering between layers in a green sheet laminated body.

Abstract: A composite tag comprises a woven fabric substrate having a surface, a smooth, pliable urethane coating disposed on the surface of the substrate, a pressure or heat sensitive adhesive disposed on the urethane coating, and a face stock disposed on the adhesive.

Abstract: A method of preparing closure components and a method of preparing a stable roll of such components.

Abstract: A method for assembling a micro-fluidic device better preserves the integrity of a filter in a filter layer and simplifies the bonding of the filter layer to the channel layers on each side of the filter layer. The method includes aligning a polymer layer having a plurality of filter elements and a plurality of fluid passages arranged between the filter elements between two substrates of a micro-fluidic device, and bonding the polymer layer between the two substrates to seal an area between the filter elements and the fluid passages to enable fluid flow through the filter elements to be segregated from fluid flow through the fluid passages.

Abstract: The storage bag includes two sidewalls with peripheral edges and the sidewalls being attached together along at least a portion of the peripheral edges. One or more additional sidewalls may be disposed within the bag, and these additional sidewalls may be connected to form an inner bag. Any inner bag sidewalls may be laminated to the outer bag sidewalls or hang loose from the outer bag sidewalls. One or more of the sidewalls may include an adhesive for adhering to an opposing sidewall or item in the bag, a thin perforated layer disposed over an adhesive, a line of perforations for tearing, and/or one or more perforations for venting. Furthermore, processes for manufacturing a storage bag are disclosed.

Abstract: A method for reducing cost and weight in paint roller manufacturing processes and other continuous processes for producing tubular goods from polymers. The method may utilize a perforated substrate such as a perforated polypropylene strip or may include a perforating step which removes overage from an unperforated substrate. The perforated substrate is fed onto a mandrel to form a tube. Adhesive is applied upon the outer surface of the perforated substrate. A cover may be applied about the tube, and the resulting product is then cut into finished-size paint rollers. The removal of the overage results in a reduction in the weight of the paint roller. In certain embodiments the overage from a perforation step is collected, and may be reused in a subsequent implementation of the method or resold.

Abstract: A sealing structure for a fuel cell and a method for manufacturing the same, in this structure, a first gas separator, a first gas diffusion layer and a first catalyst on the one side, a proton exchange membrane, a second catalyst, a second gas diffusion layer and a second gas separator on the other side, are in turn stacked, wherein an area of the second gas diffusion layer is smaller than an area of the proton exchange membrane. The area of the proton exchange membrane is not larger than an area of the first gas diffusion layer, and the area of the first gas diffusion layer is smaller than an area of the first gas separator, therefore, the shape of the front edges of these elements are step-shaped. The area obverse to the step shape is filled with cured sealing material.

Abstract: A package includes at least one layer of foamed thin film and an opening feature formed in the layer of foamed thin film. The foamed thin film has a caliper of from about 10 microns to about 250 microns thick. The foamed thin film comprises from about 5% to about 50% density reduction as compared to a non-foamed thin film of substantially the same caliper and substantially the same composition. The package may include foamed thin film made of a plastic resin and a whitening additive that is added to plastic resin. The whitening additive is selected to produce a foamed thin film having an opacity value of from about 35% to about 99%. The whitening agent is of substantially the same composition and is present in substantially the same amount as would be selected to produce substantially the same light reflectivity in a non-foamed thin film of substantially the same caliper and substantially the same composition.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a mixing device comprises the steps of: a) providing a grooved conveying plate; b) bonding recessed first and a second cover plates to respective surfaces of the conveying plate, thereby to define first and second sets of separated interdigitated channels and first and second distribution manifolds; and c) forming respective supply ports through surface(s) of the cover plates. Each port is disposed in fluid communication with a respective distribution manifold. A dispenser apparatus is formed by connecting a header having a first and a second passage formed therein to the mixing device so that the first and second passages in the header are respectively disposed in fluid communication with the first and second supply ports in the mixing device.

Abstract: A composite material (1) includes a carrier layer (2) and a sealing layer (3), the carrier layer being detachably connected to the sealing layer. According to the invention, a zone (5) of separation is formed between the carrier layer and the sealing layer, whereby at least the surface region (2?) of the carrier layer (2) that borders the sealing layer (3) includes non-polar substances and at least the surface region (3?) of the sealing layer (3) that borders the carrier layer (2) includes polar substances or at least the surface region (2?) of the carrier layer (2) that borders the sealing layer (3) includes polar substances and at least the surface region (3?) of the sealing layer (3) that borders the carrier layer (2) includes non-polar substances.

Abstract: An improved process for manufacturing a biopsy needle assembly is provided. The process may comprise the steps of forming an aperture for receiving tissue to be sampled in an exterior surface of an elongated tube for receiving a cutter, wherein the elongated tube comprises a proximal portion and a distal portion; forming a hole in the exterior surface of the elongated tube; and applying a coating of material over the elongated tube to form a lumen for receiving vacuum on the exterior surface of the elongated tube, wherein the hole in the exterior surface of the elongated tube provides communication between an interior of the elongated tube and an interior of the lumen. In one version, the elongated tube may be placed in a mold configured to form the vacuum lumen when material is injected into the mold. A proximal hub may advantageously be formed by overmolding.

Abstract: An absorbent article having a first liquid permeable surface layer, a essentially liquid impermeable backing layer and, located between said liquid permeable surface layer and said liquid impermeable backing layer, an absorbent body having at least one layer. The absorbent article has cavities which are essentially cone-shaped and extend at least through part of the absorbent body, said cavities having a tip part and a base, the tip part being located towards or in the liquid permeable surface layer and the base being located away from the liquid permeable surface layer. A method of production of an absorbent article with cone-shaped cavities is also provided.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an insulating sheet can include: providing a reinforcement material on which a thermoplastic resin layer is stacked, stacking the thermoplastic resin layer stacked on the reinforcement material over a core substrate, and hot pressing the reinforcement material and the thermoplastic resin layer onto the core substrate. This method can be used to produce an insulation board that has a coefficient of thermal expansion close to that of the semiconductor chip, and thereby prevent bending or warpage in the printed circuit board using the insulation board. Furthermore, the stress in the connecting material can be reduced, so that cracking or delamination in the connecting material may be avoided, while heat-releasing performance may also be improved.

Abstract: To provide an easily producible mass-production type iontophoresis device having a structure that a dissolution liquid-storing container is integrated with an iontophoresis electrode, a dissolution liquid and a drug can be mixed by simple operations, and it is free from a risk of leakage of electricity. The device comprises an electrode film having an electrode layer (2) formed on a base (1), a drug-loaded member (3) arranged on the electrode-layer-forming side of the electrode film, and a dissolution liquid-storing container (5) arranged on the non-electrode-layer-forming side of the electrode film, wherein the electrode film is provided with a dissolution liquid passing hole (9), a resin lid member (7) is bonded to the electrode film via a thermoplastic resin layer (10) or an adhesive layer to cover the dissolution liquid passing hole, and a flange (5a) of the dissolution liquid-storing container (5) is bonded to the electrode film via the resin lid member (7).

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic substrate having a cavity is formed by the steps of laminating a plurality of ceramic green sheets including ceramic green sheets having through holes corresponding to the cavity to form a multilayer body, pressing the multilayer body and firing the pressed body. At this time, a shrinkage suppression green sheet is laminated on the surface of the a ceramic green sheet constituting the outermost layer of the multilayer body, and a shrinkage suppression green sheet piece is disposed on the ceramic green sheet exposed to the bottom of the cavity in accordance with the shape of the cavity. A burnable sheet is further disposed on the shrinkage suppression green sheet piece. Before the pressing step, an embedded green sheet separate from the ceramic green sheets (portion separated by inserting a cut) is disposed on the shrinkage suppression green sheet piece or the burnable sheet so that it is filled in the cavity. After the firing step, the embedded green sheet fired is removed.

Abstract: A sound absorbing heat shielding material includes an inner heat reflective layer, a sound absorbing layer and an outer layer. The inner heat reflective layer defines a plurality of openings therethrough in which the openings are configured to impart a high air flow resistivity on the inner heat reflective layer. The sound absorbing layer is disposed next to the heat reflective layer. The outer layer is disposed adjacent to the sound absorbing layer and opposite from the inner heat reflective layer. The outer layer defines a plurality of openings that allow air to pass therethrough.

Abstract: First, a structure is fabricated by directly bonding a first base material and a second base material. The first base material has a recessed portion formed in a desired patterning layout on one surface thereof, and the bonding is performed in such a manner that the surface having the recessed portion of the first base material faces inward. Then, through holes are formed at desired positions in the structure in such a manner that the through holes pierce the structure in a direction of thickness thereof and communicate with the corresponding recessed portions. Further, an insulating layer is formed on the surface of the structure, and thereafter, a conductive material is filled into the through holes and the recessed portions.

Abstract: A process for separating a product web into discrete products is disclosed. The process can include transporting the product web in a machine direction, creating a line of weakness in the product web, and separating the product web into discrete product elements at the line of weakness.

Abstract: A cover tape for use with a carrier tape, where the cover tape includes at least one tear-initiation feature that defines a predetermined direction of tear to initiate a tear along portions of the cover tape.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a plurality of ink-jet heads comprising: forming an insulating ceramic layer at least on one of outermost metal plates of a plurality of metal plates, the outermost metal plates forming outermost layers of a laminate, the plurality of metal plates forming a metal plate set; stacking a plurality of metal plate sets via the insulating ceramic layer of each set; and heating the stacked plurality of metal plate sets and simultaneously diffusion bonding the plurality of metal plates in each set of the plurality of metal plate sets. A plurality of laminates can be manufactured at once by diffusion bonding the metal plates of the plurality of metal plate sets all together, without any diffusion bonding between two metal plates respectively belonging to different metal plate sets.

Abstract: A composite green sheet which comprises a green sheet including an inorganic powder and an organic binder, and a conductive layer formed thereon is prepared; the composite green sheet is then placed on a supporting surface of a base member containing a liquid; and the composite green sheet is irradiated with a laser light so as to form a through hole according to need, and thereby to evaporate the liquid contained in the base member so that waste remaining on the inner wall surface of the through hole is cleaned and removed. As a result, the conductive layer is exposed at the inner wall of the through hole penetrating the conductive layer.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a droplet ejection head includes a step of forming recessed sections for forming nozzles by etching half way through a first face of a silicon substrate, a step of bonding a first support substrate to the first face of the silicon substrate, a step of reducing the thickness of the silicon substrate by processing a second face of the silicon substrate that is opposite to the first face thereof, and making the recessed sections through holes, and a step of removing the first support substrate from the silicon substrate after the reduction of the thickness of the silicon substrate.

Abstract: The present invention provides a circuit board in which the through hole is highly hermetically sealed, a manufacturing method thereof, and an electronic component including the same. A circuit board (1) including an insulating substrate (10), and a through hole (11) that is formed in the thickness direction of the insulating substrate (10) for connecting a first main surface (10a) of the insulating substrate (10) to a second main surface (10b) of the insulating substrate (10) includes a conductive film (12) that is formed on the inner wall of the through hole (11) and around the openings of the through hole (11) on the first and second main surfaces (10a, 10b), and a filler (14) that is filled in the through hole (11). The filler (14) is filled in a non-foamed state.

Abstract: A method of venting a rear facer sheet for lamination is accomplished by continuously drawing the rear facer sheet through a perforating device which creates conical apertures in the rear facer. Two metal rails affixed to opposing edges of a front facer are continuously drawn into a laminator after first having an expanding foam material continuously deposited onto the upper surface of the front facer. The perforated rear facer is continuously drawn into the laminator and affixed to the two metal rails, creating an enclosed volume in which the expanding foam is located. The apertures in the rear facer allow for the escape of gasses and air during lamination, promoting even flow and uniform density of the foam material. The perforating device has an upper and a lower rotating cylinder, the lower cylinder being equipped with piercing elements and the upper cylinder being equipped with grooves corresponding to the piercing elements.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing an electrostatic brush for an electrical device or a hand-held tool; and, the electrostatic brush can be eaily fabricated and contains electrostatic lines to be used with ease.

Abstract: A CMP process is provided. A first polishing process on a wafer is performed using a first hard polishing pad with a first slurry. Then, a buffering process on the wafer is performed using a soft polishing pad with a cleaning agent to buffer the pH value in the first polishing process and to remove at least portion of the first slurry and the cleaning agent by the contact with the first soft polishing pad simultaneously. Thereafter, a second polishing process on the wafer is performed using a second hard polishing pad with a second slurry such that the pH value after the buffering process is between the pH value in the first polishing process and the pH value in the second polishing process. The method can avoid the scratch issue of wafer surface by particles resulting from pH shock and cross contamination.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a wiring board offering efficient operations of peeling and collection of a protective film as well as preventing a lowered yield. A method for manufacturing a build-up multilayer resin wiring board, which includes a taping process S2 and a peeling process S3. In the taping process S2, two sheets of substrate are supported and adjoined under the condition that the edges thereof are placed close to each other, and a tape is affixed so that the protective film may be connected on the edge of the substrate. In the peeling process S3, the protective films connected to each other are continuously peeled by sequentially lifting them via the tapes so that an interlayer insulation material may remain on the substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a manufacturing method of an anode for a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), an anode, and a SOFC, in which an anode is formed by stacking sheets having a plurality of holes, and the holes are used as gas diffusion paths through which fuel gas can be facilely diffused, and some of the holes are filled with a reinforcement member or a current collecting member, thereby improving a cell strength and increasing a current collecting performance and thus an efficiency of the SOFC.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a paperback rider instantly redeemable coupon (IRC) including a booklet disposed on a liner having an adhesive backing layer, a first clear film laminate disposed on the booklet, and an IRC having a second clear film laminate disposed thereon. The IRC may be releasably affixed to the first clear film laminate by perforations. The invention further includes a paperback rider instantly redeemable coupon (IRC) including, a booklet disposed on a liner having an adhesive backing layer, a clear film laminate disposed on the booklet, and an IRC releasably affixed to the first clear film laminate by clean release adhesive. The invention also provides a method of manufacturing the paperback rider instantly redeemable coupons (IRC) described above.

Abstract: Plates having a predetermined pattern are provided in each frame, side by side, at certain intervals along the longitudinal direction of the frame. A plurality of positioning holes, into which pins are inserted, are formed in each frame. A retainer portion is provided so as to extend from the inner periphery of each positioning hole and is plastically deformed when a pin is inserted thereinto. By inserting a pin into each positioning hole while a plurality of frames are stacked, the outer periphery of the pin contacts the retainer portion of each positioning hole. The retainer portion is deformed to correct misalignment among a plurality of plates.

Abstract: A lens-equipped optical waveguide device for a touch panel comprises an optical waveguide including an under cladding layer and a plurality of cores; and a lens device having a mounting surface for placing the optical waveguide thereon and a lens formed in an end portion of the mounting surface. The mounting surface of the lens device includes an adhesive receiving groove formed therein, and the optical waveguide includes a through hole penetrating in the direction of the thickness of the optical waveguide and in communication with the adhesive receiving groove so that the bonding between the mounting surface and the optical waveguide with the adhesive is achieved by using the adhesive receiving groove and the through hole.

Abstract: A punched adhesive tape for semiconductor which is made by punching an adhesive tape comprising a base film and an adhesive layer provided on one or each side of the base film to mark the regions in the adhesive tape where contaminants or defects are contained; a method of producing an adhesive tape-bearing lead frame by punching the punched adhesive tape for semiconductor, with the parts containing the punched holes skipped over, and applying the adhesive tape pieces punched out from the punched adhesive tape for semiconductor to a lead frame; a semiconductor device fabricated by using the adhesive-bearing lead frame.

Abstract: One or more types of ink retention layers for a one-way vision display panel and methods are provided. In one example, a one-way vision display panel assembly includes a perforated panel formed of a flexible material. The perforated panel having a front surface, a rear surface and a plurality of through holes extending from the front surface to the rear surface. An ink retention layer is located adjacent to the perforated panel. The ink retention layer includes material that retains or absorbs residual ink from an image applied to the front surface of the perforated panel. The one-way vision display panel may further include a releasing layer or a backing layer, or both.

Abstract: An electronic component packaging structure, includes: circuit boards each having a wiring at least on a surface thereof; and an electronic component package secured between the circuit boards. The electronic component package includes at least one electronic component embedded within an electrical insulating encapsulation resin molded member made of an inorganic filler and a resin, the at least one electronic component being selected from an active component and a passive component, protruding electrodes are arranged on both faces of the electrical insulating encapsulation resin molded member, and the electronic component is connected electrically with at least a part of the protruding electrodes. This configuration allows circuit boards to be connected with each other and a high-density and high-performance structure.

Abstract: Briefly the invention relates to a tobacco conveyer belt, for example a suction tape with improved mechanical properties. More specifically, the present invention is directed to an endless suction tape that is formed from a continuous polymeric film containing a polymer chosen to maximize the wear resistance and minimize toxicity of any polymer contaminating the tobacco. The tape is permeable and perforated according to a desired distribution. The suction tape can be formed with a uniform texture, by embossing mechanically, ultrasonically, or through a laser removal technique. Either or both surfaces of the tape can be smooth or textured.

Abstract: A multi-layer web and method for making an automation-compatible multi-layer web from a continuous web, where the multi-layer web can be separated into a plurality of inserts, such as booklets. The multi-layer web is constructed with adhesive and perforations such that it can be conveniently fed through an automated machine commonly known in the art to rapidly separate perforations and secure the resulting booklet to a printed publication.

Abstract: A high strength, flexible, foldable and printable sheet, such as a label sheet or cardstock, is provided with a line of weakness. The sheet has maximum dimensions greater than that of a box into which the sheet is to be located, and is therefore folded flat to fit into the box. The sheet is later removed, and may be printed in a laser or ink jet printer or copier. The sheet is formed to have a tensile strength of at least 4.5 or 5.0 or more kilograms, across the line of weakness, so that it will reliably feed through an office type printer or copier.