Abstract: A hologram being adhered to a textile fabric by means of a silk screen printing ink while at the same time printing a graphic on the textile; the ink embedding the hologram edges therein and the ink containing an ingredient to bond with the hologram.

Abstract: The invention is a method for forming a solid polymer electrolyte structure comprising:(a.) forming a mixture of a binder and a plurality of catalytically active, electrically conductive particles;(b.) forming the mixture into a particle containing film;(c.) contacting the film with a fluorocarbon membrane in its thermoplastic form;(d.) contacting the particle-containing film with an electrically conductive, hydraulically permeable matrix, thereby forming a laminate having a membrane on one side, a matrix on another side and a plurality of catalytically active particles therebetween; and(e.) applying sufficient pressure to the laminate to embed at least a portion of the matrix into the membrane.

Abstract: The invention is a method for forming a solid polymer electrolyte structure comprising:a. forming a suspension of catalytically active, electrically conductive particles and a liquid such as dibromotetrafluoroethane;b. applying the suspension to at least one side of a fluorocarbon membrane sheet, while said sheet is in its thermoplastic form;c. removing substantially all of the liquid, leaving the particles on the membrane sheet;d. pressing at least a portion of the particles into the membrane sheet;e. contacting the side of the so-treated membrane having the particles on the surface with an electrically conductive, hydraulically permeable matrix;f. subjecting the membrane/matrix combination to a pressure sufficient to embed at least a portion of the matrix into the membrane.

Abstract: To make an underwater marker with indicia on it, an uncured or partcured base material of one color is prepared with the shape of the desired indicia cut out of it. The indicia are cut from uncured or partcured material of different color and are fitted into the cut-out in the base material to form a single layer. A transfer material bearing antifouling material is placed over the face of the layer and the assembly is pressed together to embed the antifouling material into the layer and to cure the contrasting materials together with each other and with an optionally underlying reinforcing layer. A backing sheet of the transfer material is stripped off to expose the particles.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a trim cover assembly for a vehicle seat, in which a decorative strip preformed in a predetermined shape and a substrate are pressed and heated together by upper and lower dies of a high frequency wave welding apparatus, while a high frequency wave is applied thereto. The upper die has a working surface larger than the decorative strip and formed with a fine crimp and fine irregularity. Thus, the decorative strip is welded integrally to the substrate on the same level, to thereby produce a greatly advantageous and aesthetic trim cover assembly.

Abstract: A circuit board is prepared such that at least two resin substrates are laminated and bonded by thermocompression, a circuit pattern made of a resin composition containing a conductor material is formed on at least one of opposing surfaces of the substrates, a region of the substrate which corresponds to a specific portion of the circuit pattern is recessed, the specific portion of the circuit projects into the recess in accordance with plastic deformation of the substrates and the circuit pattern which is caused by thermocompression bonding, and the specific portion of the circuit pattern constitutes an exposed portion. Multilayer or three-dimensional wiring can be easily achieved in the circuit board.

Abstract: A method of backing carpeting material 19 with hot-melt compositions such as atactic polypropylene (APP) or bitumen (with or without additives) comprises carefully doctoring selected thicknesses of the composition to the undersurface of the material 19 with the wear surface of the material uppermost. In one arrangement (FIG. 3) this is achieved using a lick roll arrangement 20 incorporating a doctor blade, cooling the backed product at cooling zones 28, 29 and applying the material to a nip formed by rollers 21. In another arrangement (FIG. 1) this is achieved by doctor box 16 applying the composition to a carrier 13, the carpeting material 19 then being laminated at roll 21 to the layer of composition, the laminate then being cooled before being stripped from the carrier (13). In a further arrangement (FIG. 2) the carrier is in the form of sheet material 15 which is supported by endless belt 13 and which is bonded into the hot-melt composition to become an integral part thereof.

Abstract: A method of forming a fabric covered end on a wallboard spline structure is disclosed herein. A fixture is provided with a series of recesses to position the fabric and the spline in a desired relationship. An adhesive is provided on a portion of the vertical web of the spline and the inserting of the fabric and the spline into the fixture positions the fabric on the desired portion of the spline.

Abstract: An anisotropically conductive adhesive composition (10) for use in electrically connecting at least one conductive area (14) on one substrate (12) with at least one conductive area (20) on a second substrate (18) is disclosed. The composition (10) is comprised of a mixture of conductive particles and a nonconductive adhesive binder (26). The conductive particles are dispersed throughout the binder in a plurality of noncontiguous conductive units (24) such that, upon applying a layer (30) of the composition (10) over both the conductive and insulating areas (14, 16) on one substrate (12) and positioning in a conducting relationship and adhering said at least one conductive area (20) on the second substrate (18) with said at least one conductive area (14) on the first substrate (12), the units (24) establish electrical connection between the adhered conductive areas (14, 20) on the two substrates (12, 18).

Abstract: The process of the invention concerns the manufacture of an interposed support of semipermeable microfiltration membranes, the support composed of a permeable mesh and a sealed border of elastomeric material. After deposition of an elastomeric film on a transfer support 2, the assembly which is obtained is cut into one or more elements 3 reconstituting the border; this or these elements 3 are applied on the mesh with their support(s) 2 and the elastomer is turned toward the mesh; then the mesh thus equipped is treated with pressure at a temperature of between 100.degree. and 150.degree. C. to cause the elastomer to penetrate into the mesh and to obtain a smooth border surface on each side of this mesh, allowing for a sealed joint. The product which is obtained is applied to the manufacture of microfiltration units, whether it has to do with ultrafiltration, with gas permeation or with hemodialysis.

Abstract: A system for preparing tissue blocks for sectioning in a microtome is provided. A vacuum-retracted membrane of plastic film material is used to draw a tissue block or specimen into planar contact with a polished platform that is positioned in a vacuum receptacle assembly. A cover plate forms a seal between the membrane and the vacuum receptacle assembly, whereupon a vacuum source is activated to retract the membrane against the tissue block and polished platform. The user adjusts any peripheral edges of the tissue block that are not properly oriented or in a planar position. The tissue block is frozen to the platform once it is properly oriented. The membrane is subsequently peeled away from the platform and the platform/block complex is placed into a mounting device and O.C.T. compound is applied thereto. The O.C.T. compound is also applied to a corrugated platform carried by the mounting device, and the polished and corrugated platforms are mated, with the O.C.T. compound and tissue block therebetween.

Abstract: A diaphragm (10) suitable for extreme temperature usage, such as encountered in critical aerospace applications, is fabricated by a unique method, and of a unique combination of materials, which include multi-layered lay-ups of diaphragm materials (20a, 22, 20b) sandwiched between layers of bleeder fabric (29, 36), which, after being formed in the desired shape on a mold (26), are vacuum sealed (38) and then cured under pressure, in a heated autoclave, to produce a bond capable of withstanding extreme temperatures.

Abstract: A method of joining two sheets each comprising a metallic foil and heat-sealable material comprises applying heat and pressure to squeeze the heat-sealable material away from a region between the foils so as to provide electrical contact, either directly or by way of an inserted filament, between the foils.

Abstract: The invention is a method for forming a solid polymer electrolyte structure comprising:(a) heating a fluorocarbon membrane, while it is in its thermoplastic form, to a temperature at which it softens;(b) contacting a plurality of electrically conductive, catalytically active particles with at least a portion of one face of the membrane, while said membrane is in a softened state;(c) subjecting the membrane/particle combination to a pressure sufficient to embed at least a portion of the particles into the membrane;(d) contacting the particulated membrane with an electrically conductive, hydraulically permeable matrix,(e) subjecting the particulated membrane/matrix combination to a pressure sufficient to embed at least a portion of the matrix into the particulated membrane.

Abstract: A method of bonding propellant to the insulation in a motor chamber by use f an adhesive and powder granule layer.

Abstract: An improved electrocatalytic gas diffusion electrode comprising an open pore carbon cloth carrying on one side a first uniform mixture of noble-metal-catalyzed carbon and a hydrophobic binder adhered within the cloth pores and to the yarns of the cloth to a depth less than the thickness of the cloth, and a second uniform mixture of non-catalytic carbon and a hydrophobic binder adhered to the remaining open pore portion on the other side of said cloth; and method of preparation.

Abstract: A method of transferring a retroreflective pattern onto a fabric, wherein a retroreflective pattern transfer sheet comprising a base film, a temporary holding adhesive, a mass of transparent fine glass spheres partially embedded into the temporary holding adhesive, and a reflective film layer which covers the exposed surface of the transparent fine glass spheres and the exposed surface of the temporary holding adhesive present in the gaps between individual adjacent transparent fine glass spheres, is superposed on the surface of a fabric coated with a compression bonding adhesive in a predetermined pattern, with the reflective film layer side put in contact with the fabric surface, the portion of the transfer sheet which is opposed to the compression bonding adhesive into bond with the fabric, an outer portion of the sheet is subsequently stripped off, whereby only the portion thereof which is in bond with the fabric through the compression bonding adhesive is allowed to remain on the fabric to form the retro

Abstract: A method of backing carpeting material 19 with hot-melt compositions such as atactic polypropylene or bitumen comprises carefully doctoring selected thicknesses of the composition to the undersurface of the material 19 with the wear surface of the material uppermost. In one arrangement this is achieved using a lick roll arrangement 20 incorporating a doctor blade, cooling the backed product at cooling zones 28, 29 and applying the material to a nip formed by rollers 21. In another arrangement this is achieved by doctor box 16 applying the composition to a carrier 13, the carpeting material 19 then being laminated at roll 21 to the layer of composition, the laminate then being cooled before being stripped from the carrier 13. In a further arrangement the carrier is in the form of sheet material 15 which is supported by endless belt 13 and which is bonded into the hot-melt composition to become an integral part thereof.

Abstract: Joining together two materials by a mechanical interlock resulting from "chips" at their interface is disclosed. The chips, composed of one of the two materials to be joined or of a third material are partially embedded into the surface of the first material when that material is formed so as to form surfaces which "overhang" the first material. Thereafter, the second material is formed against the overhanging surfaces of the chips to establish the mechanical interlock. This technique is particularly useful in anchoring a dissimilar material to a polymeric material having poor bondability and/or a high melt temperature, for example fluoropolymers, as illustrated by the forming of a liner for a pump casing, or the like, by rotational molding.

Abstract: A plurality of 3-D glasses are produced by cutting a sheet of material to provide first and second parallel series of eyeglass cutouts therein, each of the series of eyeglass cutouts including first and second eye cutouts, first and second ear cutouts and nose cutouts arranged in respective columns. Continuous strips of red and blue film are placed along preselected columns of eye cutouts. In accordance with a first embodiment, the eyeglass cutouts are separated from one another to provide one ply 3-D glasses. In accordance with a second embodiment, the sheet of material is folded to produce a single series of two ply eyeglass cutouts.

Abstract: A composite fiber reinforced plastic frame is provided wherein a core material at least partially formed from the continuous wrapping of roved layers of glass fiber impregnated with a catalyzed thermosetting resin within a corrosion resistant liner and the frame is reinforced at the corners.

Abstract: A device for accurately positioning wire-shaped articles. The device includes positioning means comprising two groups of pins which are parallel to each other and which are provided with grooves. The articles to be positioned are disposed in the grooves. Fixing means and elastic means are provided to keep the articles in tension in the grooves. Translation means comprise a movable block on which the articles are placed, one at a time during the positioning. Optical means are provided for accurately measuring the positions of the articles.Several methods of positioning optical fibers by means of this device yield a rigid assembly in which the optical fibers are immovably enclosed between two rigid blocks by an adhesive, by pressure or by any other means.

Abstract: A low mechanical noise coaxial cable for suppressing noise due to mechanical movement of the cable wherein the cable includes a central conductor, a dielectric surrounding the conductor, electrical shielding embedded in conductive material surrounding the dielectric and preferably, jacketing structure holding the above recited elements in place.

Abstract: An improved multilayer electric cable is disclosed having a conductive core, an extruded strand shield (ESS) layer, an insulating layer of polymeric insulation material surrounding the core and coaxial therewith, a semi-conductive insulation shield (EIS) layer strippably bonded to the insulation layer surrounding it and coaxial therewith and, preferably, a plurality of axially extending drain wires disposed within the semiconductive EIS layer. The semi-conductive EIS layer is formed of a copolymer of an ethylene/alkylacrylate/monoalkyl ester of 1,4-butenedioic acid copolymer, conductive carbon black, and a peroxide curing agent and preferably also a copolymer of ethylene and propylene or a copolymer of ethylene, propylene and an unconjugated diene. The semi-conductive EIS layer is applied by extrusion at elevated temperature in a dry gas atmosphere.

Abstract: An improved multilayer electric cable is disclosed having a conductive core, an extruded strand shield (ESS) layer, an insulating layer of polymeric insulation material surrounding the core and coaxial therewith, a semiconductive insulation shield (EIS) layer strippably bonded to the insulation layer surrounding it and coaxial therewith and, preferably, a plurality of axially extending drain wires disposed within the semiconductive EIS layer. The semiconductive EIS layer is formed of a copolymer of an ethylene/acrylate/monoalkyl ester of 1,4-butenedioic acid copolymer, conductive carbon black, a peroxide curing agent and polyethylene or polyethylene copolymer. The semiconductive EIS layer is applied by extrusion at elevated temperature in a dry gas atmosphere.

Abstract: An improved floor mat which may be readily folded 180.degree. upon itself. The mat includes a semi-rigid plastic surface with a transversely extending plastic strip laminated into its undersurface. The plastic strip is formed of material relatively more flexible than the overlying mat material. The mat is provided with a transverse slit overlying the laminated plastic strip which preferably extends downwardly to the upper surface of the plastic strip whereby the floor mat may be readily folded along the flexible plastic strip.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process of preparing decorative coverings whereby a pattern is optionally provided on a backing and is then covered with a layer of thermoplastic material. Translucent or transparent chips having a thickness dimension not less than the thickness of the layer of material are applied to the surface thereof, the mateial is warmed, and the structure is consolidated to push the chips down into the layer of material until they contact the underlying surface. By doing so, the material residing between the chips and the underlying surface is extruded from beneath the chips, resulting in a plurality of windows onto the underlying surface. Structures produced according to the present invention exhibit unique visual properties and are useful as floor coverings, wall coverings, and the like.

Abstract: Honeycomb structures, such as those used in turbine engine abradable seals, are provided with a uniform density filling of a suitable abradable material. The abradable material is prepared as a tape preform using an organic binder. The preform is forced into the honeycomb using a rubber tool.

Abstract: A method of producing a carpet tile with a backing material that is magnetically attracted to a metal surface to hold the tile in position. The method produces a carpet tile in which the magnetic backing material is flush with the secondary backing to produce a tile of substantially constant thickness.

Abstract: A method of making pile material comprising pile strands or the like arranged in side-by-side relation, and a backing member bonded to the strands, the method comprising the steps of providing a bundle of pile strands, the strands extending in side-by-side relation and being held in pressurized engagement with each other by a wrapper surrounding the strands, cutting the bundle including the wrapper into slices, and positioning each slice in a form having a wall surrounding the slice and spaced outwardly thereof. The wrapper is removed from the slice, thereby allowing the pile strands to expand laterally outwardly into engagement with the wall of the form for being held by the form. A backing member is thereafter bonded to the pile strands on one face of the slice.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for using emitting, ionizing, accelerating and collecting elements in a high vacuum to implant a hard film on a plastic substrate or the like. In preparation, a slug of a selected material to be deposited as a film is placed in the emitter. The specimens or articles to be implanted are placed on supports in the vicinity of the collector. A cover enclosure is then placed in position and the region enclosed by the cover is exhausted to a high vacuum. Selected potentials are applied to various elements of the apparatus and an accelerating/directing field, which may be developed electrostatically, magnetically or by a combination of both, is developed in the acceleration structure. The electrostatic field causes electron emission from the ionizing elements to develop an increased charge on the emitted ionized particles.

Abstract: The manufacturing of at least one photothermal converter element according to the invention consists essentially of implanting a multiplicity of substantially uniformly distributed parallely projecting transparent fibers onto a baseplate element provided with an absorbing coating of a normally solid material capable of being temporarily converted to a plastic state, thanks to the use of an array of guiding means arranged above the baseplate element. The implantation proper of the desired fiber structure is then performed by advancing a series of bundles of fibers through the array of guiding means, to the desired level above the baseplate element, and by clipping the advanced bundles to the desired length above the guiding means, so as to cause the falling with limited transverse spreading of the clipped fibers onto the coating of the baseplate element.

Abstract: A method of embedding semiconductor components in plastics comprising inserting components into the plastics material and thereafter hardening the plastics material by irradiation with high energy beams.

Abstract: A porous material is printed with a sublimable dyestuff designed to achieve substantial pattern depth penetration. After the porous fabric has been printed it is consolidated by compression and fusion to a desired degree. This then provides a product which has a through color printed effect.

Abstract: An account is given of a process for making separate ornament stones with a heat-activated or thermoplastic adhesive coating, in the case of which a number of ornament stones are adhesively joined to a heat-activated adhesive foil and the single stones, with the heat-activated adhesive foil sticking to them, are freed from the compound structure made up of the separate stones and the foil.With this process single ornament stones may readily and simply be coated with a heat-activated adhesive of a true desired thickness where it is needed on the stones.

Abstract: A product and method for making a patterned area in a pile rug in which pile yarn is carved out and removed to form a trough-like area, and one or more fabric pattern pieces having a total area and shape coinciding with the carved out trough-like area is inserted into the trough-like area and adhesively bonded in place. The top surface of the fabric pattern piece is distinct in either color, texture, material, or pattern from the main pile surface to produce contrasting patterns in the surface of the rug. The fabric pattern piece may be a separate pile strip including its own base fabric and pile yarn of different color, texture, material, height, or other distinguishing characteristics from the pile yarn of the main body of the rug. The method is particularly adapted for forming linear patterned insert pieces along the borders of an area pile rug.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device which is used to repair a damaged insulating jacket on an electrical cable. The device is shrunk down around the cable without the use of heat to provide an impervious, protective covering. More particularly, the invention includes a sheet or sleeve which is elongated and held in that state by removable support struts. After covering the damaged area of the cable jacket, the struts are withdrawn to allow the sheet or sleeve to shrink down around the cable.

Abstract: An improved process for manufacturing a synthetic resin hose having a reinforcing member embedded therein, comprising applying a bonding agent to a plurality of warp materials in a bonding agent tub; guiding the warps through yarn guide holes provided in a diameter ajusting disk to the outer peripheral surface of a hollow cylindrical member; forming a warped tubular member arranged side by side with a space each other and parallel to the axis of the tubular member by drawing it in the longitudinal axial direction of a hose being formed; weaving a plurality of braiding yarns into a braid member consecutively in overlying relation around on the outer peripheral surface of said warp tubular member, thereby forming a tubular reinforcing member; bonding warps to braided yarns at the contacts therebetween by passing a first heating unit, thereby heat-setting the tubular reinforcing member; solidifying the tubular reinforcing by passing a first cooling unit; coating synthetic resin onto the inner and outer periphera

Abstract: A decorative material consisting of decorative elements which are arranged in a pattern on a flat backing is described, said backing consisting of a thin, wide-mesh net on which said decorative elements are arranged with the side bearing said fusion adhesive coating facing towards said backing and said fusion adhesive coating penetrating through the mesh of said backing. In particular, cut paste and small rhinestones are employed as said decorative material.The decorative elements are suitable for many different applications, in particular for adorning and embellishing textiles and articles of clothing.

Abstract: Identity card comprising top and bottom outer transparent thermoplastic cover layers laminated to a thermoplastic core comprising a pair of core layers having interposed therebetween a reinforcing support layer which is dimensionally stable under the temperature and pressure conditions utilized to laminate the layers to each other; the cover layers and core layers being formed of thermoplastic polymeric material such as polyvinyl chloride; the support layer being permeable to the thermoplastic material of the surrounding core layers such that the core layers are firmly bonded to each other through the support layer when the layers are laminated to each other; the card carrying at suitable points on at least one layer information serving to identify the cardholder and further carrying security markings, such as guilloche figures, for protection against forgeries.

Abstract: An article which has utility as a surface covering for materials such as resilient flooring, furniture, walls, ceilings, counter tops and the like is produced by aligning and embedding a plurality of hollow fibers or metallic fibers on or near the surface of a translucent medium. The article is typically in the form of a film, sheet, or board.

Abstract: An antistatic construction including a base member, a first electrically nonconductive layer on the base member, and an electrically conductive layer on the first electrically nonconductive layer. A second electrically nonconductive layer may be provided on the electrically conductive layer. A plurality of electrically nonconductive elements embedded within at least one of said layers. Portions of the electrically conductive layer adjacent to the electrically nonconductive elements being exposed. At least one electrically grounded electrical conductor operatively associated with the electrically conductive layer.The method of creating an antistatic construction.

Abstract: In a security system in which at least one fibre-optic wave guide, which is carried in a strand, extends along a boundary, light is directed into one end of the guide and the light leaving the guide is detected by an optical detector. An indication is given when the intensity of the detected light falls below a predetermined threshold, so as to warn when the wave guide is disturbed significantly or cut through.In order to manufacture the strand, a fibre-optic wave guide is positioned against an elongate carrier and secured to the latter by bonding agent and/or adhesive tape.A dummy strip, having identical external appearance to the strand but not including a fibre-optic wave guide, can also run along the boundary in question.

Abstract: An article which has utility as a decorative surface for materials such as resilient flooring, furniture, walls, ceilings, counter tops and the like is produced by aligning and embedding a plurality of fibers in a translucent binder, curing the binder and thereafter subjecting the binder to tension which is applied in such a manner to thereby create aligned air pockets along the surface of at least some of the fibers. The article, thus produced, is typically in the form of a film, sheet, or board.

Abstract: Laminated heater plate assembly is formed from a plurality of layers of glass cloth and/or glass mat and epoxy resin which are laminated together under heat and pressure. One or more thermally conductive heater members are mounted in a cut-out region(s) in a pre-cured or "C" stage laminate top portion of the assembly while a plurality of uncured or "B" stage glass mat and epoxy resin laminations are stacked, assembled under the "C" stage portion and heater portion(s), and bonded to each other into a rigid, warp-free heater plate assembly which can be repeatedly subjected to steam or hot water without damage. Preferably, the resin density after bonding in the region of the edges of the heater portion(s) and the adjacent surrounding edges of the cut-out region(s) is greater than in locations spaced further from the heater portion(s) in order to enhance the sealing of the assembly in the most critical areas thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method wherein thin wires are three-dimensionally embedded in a uniformly finely undulating manner in the intermediate film of laminated glass by filaments of the same base material as the intermediate film with wire wound around them in stretched helical coil configuration being pressed into the film and made to disappear during the pressing procedure to form the laminate. Manufacture is simplified, economical and efficient. Also, better visibility conditions are obtained. The method is specially suited for the manufacture of heated panes for all kinds of transportation.

Abstract: The method of the present invention comprises coating the surface of particles, such as glass beads, with a first coating, placing the coated particles in spaced relationship within a die so as to expose a portion of that coating, contacting that exposed portion with a second coating of material which forms an adhesive, and pressing the particles while still in the die against an electrode surface for a time and at a pressure sufficient to deform that surface and to bond the particles to that surface by the second coating without crushing the particles. The particles may be imbedded up to about 35% of their average diameter. The second coating is applied by a kiss coating technique utilizing a roller or the like. The electrode is thus provided with strongly adherent, discrete spaced particles which act as a separator to space the electrode from another electrode or the like. The method is simple, inexpensive, rapid and efficient.

Abstract: Reinforced thermoplastic polymer composite sheets, formable into smooth, shaped objects in a stamping process. The composite sheet is produced by laminating together (1) a first layer of thermoplastic resin containing short nonsiliceous fibers and a mineral filler such as kaolin, (2) a backing reinforcing layer comprising a long nonsiliceous fiber mat impregnated by thermoplastic resin and (3) optionally a third layer similar to said first layer. The long fiber mat is positioned within the reinforcing layer during impregnation, whereby the mat becomes encased in a resin matrix.

Abstract: A porous fuel cell component, such as an electrode substrate, has a densified edge which forms an improved gas seal during operation when soaked with electrolyte. The edges are made from the same composition as the rest of the component and are made by compressing an increased thickness of this material along the edges during the fabrication process.

Abstract: A catheter with an inflation cuff, is produced by a method in which an inflation cuff of an elastomeric material which is not thermoplastic is placed on a catheter shaft of thermoplastic material at a desired position. Pressure is directed inwardly around the entire periphery of at least each end of the cuff. The shaft is heated sufficiently to soften it so as to enable at least the ends of the cuff to be recessed into the material of the shaft by the inwardly directed pressure.