Abstract: Described are materials for a shoe upper, in particular for soccer shoes, with a particularly low weight. The material includes an inner polyurethane layer, an outer polyurethane layer, and a textile reinforcing layer. The textile reinforcing layer is arranged between the inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer. The inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer comprise thermoset polyurethane. The textile reinforcing layer comprises apertures through which the inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer are connected to each other.

Abstract: An efficient and cost-effective method of manufacturing a kink-resistant tube, wherein a coated wire is wound around a mandrel while simultaneously being heated to melt the coating, is provided.

Abstract: A ceramic circuit board for use in packaging an electronic element includes a ceramic-copper plate, and a heat-dissipating unit that is adapted for dissipating heat from the electronic element. The ceramic-copperplate includes a ceramic substrate that has opposite first and second surfaces, and a through-hole formed through the first and second surfaces, a top copper pattern that overlies the first surface of the ceramic substrate and that has at least two conducting portions spaced apart from each other, and a bottom copper layer that underlies the second surface of the ceramic substrate. The heat-dissipating unit includes a heat-dissipating layer that is disposed in the through-hole of the ceramic substrate above the bottom copper layer and that has a thermal conductivity larger than that of the ceramic substrate. A method of making the ceramic circuit board is also disclosed.

Abstract: Elastically stretchable diaper closure elements that each comprise an inelastic and reinforced attachment region for securing a closure component and an adjacent elastic stretch region can be punched from a textile web. A plurality of pairs of elastic film strips of an elastically stretchable polymer are inserted between two cover layers of nonwoven with the film strips parallel and spaced laterally from one another. Between each pair of elastic film strips a strip of a reinforcement film is inserted that has a support layer and an outer layer of polyethylene on at least one side between the cover layers with each reinforcement-film strip overlapping each of the respective elastic film strips at a respective overlap region. The reinforcement-film strips are bonded to the elastic film strips in the overlap regions, and the nonwoven cover layers are bonded to the reinforcement film strips by ultrasonic or thermal welding.

Abstract: A four-layer film for packaging, including blister packaging, is described. Layer 1 may be a rigid film, such as a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or polyester. Layer 2 may be a moisture barrier, such as polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE). Layer 3 may be an oxygen barrier, such as a co-extruded film having a polyethylene (PE) layer, an EVOH layer, and a second PE layer. Layer 4 may be a relatively thin layer of a rigid film, such as a PVC or polyester. In this arrangement, Layer 2 may protect the contents of the package from external or atmospheric moisture. Layer 2 may also protect Layer 3 from atmospheric moisture, thereby helping to preserve the effectiveness of Layer 3 as an oxygen barrier.

Abstract: A door panel 1 has a peripheral frame 10 of extruded aluminum and a honeycomb core of plastics material tubes 11. An outer skin 2 of fiber-reinforced polyetherimide material is recessed with a pattern 3 formed in a preliminary operation of vacuum/pressure forming at elevated temperature. An inner skin 4 is plane. Edge channel members 5 of similarly formed, but thicker material are arranged around the edges of the door, enclosing the aluminum frame. A non-woven, polyester based scrim 6 extends across either side of the core and over the flanges 7 of the edge channels. For bonding of the core, skin and edge channels together, the assembly is placed in a jig and compressed at elevated temperature in a heated press. The core is crushed at the recessed pattern 3 and the scrim melts and acts as a hot melt adhesive. On cooling of the press platens, the assembled door is removed from the jig.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible composite material. This material comprises at least 2 layers comprising high strength fibers, said at least 2 layers comprise consolidated elements and unconsolidated elements, the unconsolidated elements being in contact with the consolidated elements. The flexible composite material shows a better anti-ballistic performance compared to materials known so far.

Abstract: A method for connecting a plastic workpiece to a further workpiece. The method includes inserting a pin on the plastic workpiece through a through-opening in the further workpiece and abutting the first and second workpieces against one another. A friction tool, which has a clamping ring and a friction pin, is engaged to the pin and the friction pin is rotated so that frictional heat produced by friction between the friction pin and the pin brings the pin into a plastic state. The rotating friction pin is moved parallel to the axis of rotation toward the working surface so that the pin is plastically deformed.

Abstract: A method of joining substrate portions includes positioning the substrate portions such that the substrate portions overlap at an overlap area. The substrate portions each have a melting temperature and an outer surface. A fluid is heated to a temperature sufficient to at least partially melt the substrate portions. A jet of the heated fluid is directed from a fluid orifice onto the substrate portions at the overlap area. The heated fluid penetrates at least one of the outer surfaces of the substrate portions. The substrate portions are at least partially melted using the heated fluid. The substrate portions are compressed using a pressure applying surface adjacent the fluid orifice to join the substrate portions together at the overlap area.

Abstract: A composite structure comprising two polytetrafluoroethylene porous layers and a framework structural member having a plurality of gaps or openings, the framework structural member being disposed between the two polytetrafluoroethylene porous layers, wherein the composite structure is structured such that the polytetrafluoroethylene porous layers are united together by being adhered with each other through the gaps or openings of the framework structural member and such that the respective polytetrafluoroethylene porous layers (A1) and (A2) are united with the framework structural member closely along the surfaces of the respective constituent elements of the framework structural member in such a manner as to wrap the respective elements. The method of manufacturing the composite structure is characterized in that it includes a step of applying pressure through a mass of fine particles.

Abstract: A composite fabric product comprises at least one layer of textile material and at least one layer of melted plastic material, wherein non-melting textile material is embedded in at least one of the said layers of melted plastic material, and wherein filaments or yarns located in at least one of said layers of textile material extend into said at least one layer of melted plastic material and interlace with the non-melting textile material embedded therein.

Abstract: A method for assembling a fin seal container including folding a container blank into a three-dimensional body that defines an internal volume and includes an end portion that defines an opening into the internal volume, the end portion including a first fin seal panel having inner and outer major surfaces and a second fin seal panel having inner and outer major surfaces, folding the end portion such that the inner major surface of the first fin seal panel is positioned adjacent to the inner major surface of the second fin seal panel, separating the first fin seal panel from the second fin seal panel, treating the inner major surface of the first fin seal panel and/or the inner major surface of the second fin seal panel, and pressing the first fin seal panel into engagement with the second fin seal panel.

Abstract: Multi-lumen catheter devices having at least one split-tipped end are disclosed, together with methods of forming such split tip catheters. In one aspect of the invention, the manufacturing methods can include the steps of: providing a catheter body having at least a first and a second internal lumen extending longitudinally through the catheter body; removing a distal portion of the catheter body to form a first distal tip segment such that the first lumen extends longitudinally within this tip segment beyond the second lumen; and joining a second lumen tip segment to the catheter body in communication with the second lumen. The second tip segment can be joined to the catheter body such that it is at least partially separated from the first tip segment and, in some embodiments, preferably diverges at an angle relative to the first tip segment.

Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide for materials, methods for using such materials and structures that both incorporate such materials and are made using such methods that can be smoothly debonded at or near room temperature while providing a fixable bond that allows for wafer processing such as wafer thinning, anisotropic dry etching and chemical resistance during plating and etching.

Abstract: Described embodiments relate to a method of manufacturing a sound absorption material. The method comprises: forming a low density fibrous web to act as porous bulk absorber, the fibrous web containing a proportion of bi-components fibers, each bi-component fiber having a core material and a sheath material around the core material; applying a thin facing later to the low density fibrous web, wherein the facing layer is adhesively compatible with the sheath material; heating the fibrous web to a temperature sufficient to soften the sheath material of at least some of the bi-component fibers; and pressing the facing layer and fibrous web together under low pressure such that at least part of the facing layer contacts the softened sheath material of at least some of the bi-component fibers to form an adhesive bond between the facing layer and the fibrous web.

Abstract: A method for producing a multi-layer decorating element includes the steps of: (a) providing a base, a first plate, a second plate and a fixing layer; (b) stacking the first and second plates onto one of the base and the fixing layer; (c) stacking the other of the base and the fixing layer onto one of the base and the fixing layer to form a stacked array; (d) hot pressing the stacked array; and (e) removing the fixing layer.

Abstract: An anodic bonding method for anodically bonding a first substrate and a second substrate includes: a substrate placement step in which the first substrate and the second substrate are stacked and placed on a flat surface of a base with a surface of one of the first substrate and the second substrate to be cathode in contact with the flat surface of the base; a jig placement step, following the substrate placement step, in which the anodic bonding jig is placed so as to be in contact with a surface of one of the first substrate and the second substrate to be anode, the anodic bonding jig having a visual checking area formed of a material that allows visible light to pass through; an alignment step in which the relative positional relation between the first substrate and the second substrate is adjusted based on visible light passing through the visual checking area so that pairs of marks provided on the first substrate and the second substrate will be in a predetermined positional relation; a pressurizing step

Abstract: A method of producing a packaging material including a temporary bonding which temporarily bonds a first sheet including a thermoplastic resin non-oriented film layer and a thermoplastic adhesive resin layer laminated on one surface of the thermoplastic resin non-oriented film layer and a second sheet including a heat resistant resin oriented film layer and an aluminum foil layer laminated on one surface of the heat resistant resin oriented film layer by passing the first and second sheets between a pair of rolls in a state in which the thermoplastic adhesive resin layer and the aluminum foil layer are brought into contact with each other to press them while heating in a state in which the thermoplastic adhesive resin does not melt to obtain a pre-laminated sheet, and a complete bonding which integrally bonds the first and second sheets by heating the pre-laminated sheet to melt the thermoplastic adhesive resin.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes various building materials used in the building and construction industry, and to buildings or objects constructed therefrom, and to methods of making these building materials. The building materials comprise a polymeric material, such as sodium alginate and/or calcium alginate which confers significant flame-, fire- and heat-resistance or imperviousness to the materials. Other substances can be added to the materials to improve cross-linking and/or to produce resistance to fungal degradation. The building materials which can be produced, processed, or treated using the alginate polymers of the invention include, but are not limited to, wood products; masonry products; wall, roofing, flooring and siding products; and paint products. Further, sodium alginate in the form of a gel may be used as a firebreak to effectively stop the advance of grass fires, wildfires, and forest fires.

Abstract: Provided is a method of preparing thermoplastics-continuous fiber hybrid composite, which is easily woven and has excellent uniformity and impregnation at the time of hot melt impregnation after the weaving, including: a) widely and uniformly stretching a bundle of glass fibers; b) heating the stretched glass fibers; c) preparing a thermoplastics-continuous fiber bonding material by binding the heated glass fiber with thermoplastics; d) preparing a multi-layered thermoplastics-continuous fiber bonding material by folding the bonding material in a shape of zigzag; and e) pressing the multi-layered thermoplastics-continuous fiber bonding material.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sealing membrane comprising a thermoplastic barrier layer and a tack-free solid epoxy resin layer which is suitable for sealing substrates in the construction industry. The invention further relates to a method for sealing said substrates. Said method allows rapid and efficient sealing of structures in civil engineering and good adhesion of the sealing membrane on the substrate.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a non-disassembling partition assembly comprises providing a partition matrix made up of intersecting first and second slotted partitions. The partitions may be made by folding over a partition blank and securing a foam portion of the folded partition blank to itself. The foam may be heated before being cooled under pressure to secure opposed plies of the partition together. The partition assembly is held together by a floor parent welded to the intersecting partitions. The floor has a lower outer skin and a foam layer to which the partitions are parent welded.

Abstract: A dual-skin structure (10, 210) comprises a first skin (12, 112, 212), a second skin (14, 114, 214) and an intermediate structure (16, 116, 216). The intermediate structure (16, 116, 216) comprises a plurality of first contact portions (18, 118, 218) connected to an interior surface of the first skin (12, 112, 212), a plurality of second contact portions (20, 120, 220) connected to an interior surface of the second skin (14, 114, 214) and a plurality of interconnecting web portions integral to the first (18, 118, 218) and second (20, 120, 220) contact portions and extending between ones of the first (18, 118, 218) and second (20, 120, 220) contact portions to form an internal supporting structure (16, 116, 216) alternating between the interior surfaces of the first (12, 112, 212) and second (14, 114, 214) skins.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, A water-proofing laminate includes a drainboard having a first surface positioned against a hydraulic source and a second surface opposed to the first surface, a fastener plate positioned against the second surface of the drainboard securing the drainboard to the hydraulic surface, the fastener plate comprising a conductive element and a thermoplastic resin, and a self-healing hydraulic barrier comprising a thermoplastic surface adjoined to a geotextile and carrying a water-absorbent material, the thermoplastic surface inductively welded to the fastener plate.

Abstract: A fabrication method of forming thermoplastic composite laminate parts with tailored and varying thickness in a continuous process. Automated equipment or hand lay-up are used to collate parts or components into a multi-layer stack. Each stack contains all plies, including ply build-up areas, tacked in the proper location to maintain orientation and location. Ply consolidation tooling contains all necessary part features and is coordinated to the customized multiple ply stacks to form a single integrated thermoplastic composite laminate potentially having areas of differing thickness from the multiple ply stacks.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for sealing film layers to form a sealed portion and a notch within the sealed portion, comprising: providing film layers between sealing jaws comprising a heat sealing element, with a sealing face having a length and a protrusion extending partly along the length of its sealing face; inducing a temperature gradient along the of sealing face length, wherein the temperature proximate to the protrusion is higher than at a distance from the protrusion; closing the jaws and simultaneously clamping the film at a location adjacent to the sealing face; holding the jaws closed for a period of time; and opening the jaws to release the layers of film.

Abstract: A balloon catheter having a soft distal tip member having a non-tacky inner (liner) layer material and a soft flexible outer layer material, with both materials being readily thermally bondable to the catheter balloon.

Abstract: An absorbent article is disclosed which is designed to protect both a wearer's penis and scrotum from any bowel movement waste. The absorbent article includes a liquid-impermeable outer cover with a first absorbent and a second absorbent longitudinally positioned on the outer cover. The first absorbent has a first end and a second end, and the second absorbent has a first end and a second end. The second end of the first absorbent is spaced apart from the first end of the second absorbent. A liquid permeable bodyside liner covers the first absorbent and the second absorbent. The absorbent article further includes a fenestrated flap disposed between the first and second absorbents. The fenestrated flap has a first end which is bonded directly to the outer cover. A method of forming the absorbent article, a method of securing the absorbent article onto a body, and a method of removing the absorbent article from a body are also disclosed.

Abstract: A structure with an integrated circuit (IC) and a silicon condenser microphone mounted thereon includes a substrate having a first area and a second area. The IC is fabricated on the first area in order to form a conducting layer and an insulation layer. Both the conducting layer and the insulation layer further extend to the second area. The insulation layer is removed under low temperature in order to expose the conducting layer on which the silicon condenser microphone is fabricated. The silicon condenser microphone includes a first film layer, a connecting layer and a second film layer under a condition that the connecting layer connects the first and the second film layers. The first film layer and the second film layer act as two electrodes of a variable capacitance.

Abstract: A belt having stretch reduction features is provided, along with a method for producing a belt having reduced stretch characteristics. The belt is formed of a jacket and a stretch reduction element. The stretch reduction element is formed of a material having a greater modulus of elasticity than the jacket. Additionally, the stretch reduction element is formed by bathing the stretch reduction element to a reactive fluid in an oxidizing atmosphere.

Abstract: Into a plastic card (1) of polycarbonate layers (10; 11; 12) there is laminated a security thread (3) by applying pressure and temperature, the security thread itself having a carrier foil (5) of polycarbonate and a coating (6) that is borne by the carrier foil and conveys holographic information. The connection of the polycarbonate carrier foil (5) of the security thread with the polycarbonate layer (10; 11; 12) of the data carrier adjoining said carrier foil takes place without using an adhesive or primer.

Abstract: A welding tool, such as a vibration welding tool, includes one or more relief areas for material to flow into during a welding process to help prevent deformation of a substrate that a component is being attached to.

Abstract: A heat-seal device generally includes a heat source, a thermal conductor, which encapsulates at least a portion of the heat source and is capable of transferring heat from the heat source, and a thermal insulator, which substantially surrounds the thermal conductor but leaves a portion thereof exposed, the exposed portion of the thermal conductor providing a heat-seal contact surface, which is adapted to be brought into contact with a material to be sealed.

Abstract: A reinforced multi-lumen catheter and method of manufacturing the same. An assembly for manufacturing the multi-lumen catheter includes a proximal catheter body substrate including a septum, a first and second distal catheter body substrate, a first and second mandrel, a reinforcing element and a sleeve. The reinforcing element is positioned over the proximal catheter body substrate and at least a proximal region of the first and second distal catheter body substrates.

Abstract: A method for applying markings to substrate surfaces by means of a transfer method, whereby a transfer layer located on a pre-printed release carrier film is transferred from the film onto the substrate surface, creating an adhesive image which has to be destroyed to be removed. The transfer layer comprises at least one RFD module comprising of an RFD chip and an antenna which is printed onto the release carrier film. Preferably, the RFD module is applied to a covering film sheet that can be removed from the release carrier film during transfer, and can be stuck to the substrate surface in an air-tight and water-tight manner after the transfer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a fuel cell electrode, and a method for manufacturing a membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) using the same. The fuel cell electrode is formed by adding carbon nanotubes to reinforce the mechanical strength of the electrode, cerium-zirconium oxide particles to prevent corrosion of a polymer electrolyte membrane, and an alloy catalyst prepared by alloying a second metal (such as Ir, Pd, Cu, Co, Cr, Ni, Mn, Mo, Au, Ag, V, etc.) with platinum to prevent the dissolution, migration, and agglomeration of platinum.

Abstract: Mattresses and methods for manufacturing mattresses that have a flame resistant panel, such as a flame resistant border panel. The systems and methods include mattresses that have a flame resistant panel that, in certain embodiments, includes a fire barrier layer made of a batting material and being disposed over a thermoplastic fire barrier layer. The first and second fire barrier layers provide a fire barrier that reduces the transfer of oxygen to the mattress core, thereby reducing the presence of oxygen, which is needed to support combustion of the padding material. Additionally, the invention encompasses methods for manufacturing mattresses.

Abstract: Storage tank assemblies and methods for water on water reverse osmosis systems. A bladder type storage tank is fabricated by forming first and second shells, which when joined together at a center region of each shell, form a tank enclosure, the first shell having first and second openings therein away from the center region of the respective shell, coupling a bladder to the first opening in the first shell so that the bladder will be within the tank enclosure when the first and second shells are joined together at a center region of each shell, temporarily holding the bladder in a collapsed state away from the center region of the first shell with one or more strings and passing the strings through the second opening, welding the first and second shells together at the center region of each shell to form the tank enclosure, and withdrawing the strings to release the bladder.

Abstract: A subassembly of a Coriolis flowmeter is fabricated from a single monolithic piece of elastic polymeric material. The subassembly includes two flow-sensitive members and a base integrally connected to the two flow-sensitive members. The two flow-sensitive members include straight sections, and are substantially similar and parallel to each other. Flow passages are drilled along the straight sections of the two flow-sensitive members, and drilled entrances are sealed using the elastic polymeric material. A temperature sensor is fixedly attached to a flow-sensitive member for measuring a temperature of the flow-sensitive member and communicating the temperature to a metering electronics. The metering electronics determines a calibrated flow rate of fluid flowing through the Coriolis flowmeter that accounts for the temperature.

Abstract: An improved process for manufacture of polymer coated composite substrates is described. a coated composite substrate is prepared in the press by applying a layer of a primer coating composition to the surface of a compressible mat comprising fibers and/or particles and a resin binder. The primer coating composition is formulated preferably as a fast setting polymer latex capable of forming a chemically crosslinked polymer matrix when applied to the surface of a compressible mat. a thermosetting top coat composition can be applied directly over the wet primer coating composition before heat-processing the mat to improve surface quality and release characteristics. Compressing and heating the coated mat produces a primed composite substrate directly out of the press.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a roll of sheet includes forming a layered sheet by combining a plurality of overlapped fiber sheets which is moving in a continuation direction and winding the layered sheet. The forming of the layered sheet includes performing a first compression in which a plurality of first regions and a plurality of second regions are disposed in an alternating manner in the continuation direction, the second regions lying along an intersecting direction and performing second compression in which among the first regions and the second regions, at least the first regions are compressed. The accumulating of the layered sheet includes forming a loop of the layered sheet by disposing the layered sheet along the peripheral surface of a rotatable roller. The winding of the layered sheet includes winding the layered sheet on a winding mandrel located downstream of the rotatable roller.

Abstract: A method for attaching a sealing profile to a vehicle body part includes the steps of pulling the sealing profile from a storage unit; passing the sealing profile through a first buffer which compensates for differences between incoming and outgoing speeds of the sealing profile; attaching an adhesive strip to the sealing profile continuously, the adhesive strip having a first adhesive layer facing the sealing profile and a second adhesive layer facing away from the sealing profile; passing the sealing profile with the attached adhesive strip through a second buffer which compensates for differences between incoming and outgoing speeds of the sealing profile; and rolling the second adhesive layer onto the vehicle body part. The adhesive strip is attached to the sealing strip in an assembly unit which heats the first adhesive layer as it moves around a press roller.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for applying to a flooring panel a layer designed to reduce the footfall sound on the floor, and a panel of this kind. With the prior art, it is disadvantageous that the sound-insulation layer is glued onto the laminate panel in a subsequent manufacturing stage. Accordingly, the panel is initially manufactured by pressing with the associated gluing of layers and/or papers. The sound-insulation layer is glued in place in a subsequent operational stage. PVA-glues, thermoplastics or wood glues may be used, for example, to attach the sound-insulation layer. In the manufacture of a panel with a carrier board, decorative paper, counteracting paper and/or a wood veneer, an additional layer, preferably in the form of a sheet or a roll, is provided. The material of this roll or sheet product is designed to provide the desired sound-insulation properties as described above and/or provides these properties when a panel is being walked over.

Abstract: A unidirectionally stretchable substrate which has good shape retaining characteristics and whose weight can be easily reduced is provided. Unidirectionally 1 stretchable substrate has meshed material 2 that has a plurality of elastomeric linear members 3 arranged orthogonal to each other, the linear members having stretchability and thermoplasticity; and non-woven fabric 4 that is formed of a plurality of filaments 5, the filaments being made of a thermoplastic resin. Filaments 5 of non-woven fabric 4 have been drafted in one direction and are linearly arranged only in that direction. Non-woven fabric 4 is bonded to meshed material 2 such that direction y in which filaments 5 of the non-woven fabric 4 are arranged is parallel with one of directions y in which linear members 3 of meshed material 2 extend.

Abstract: A fluid-filled may include including an outer barrier, a tensile member, and a fluid. The tensile member may be located within barrier and formed from a textile element that includes a pair of spaced layers joined by a plurality of connecting members. A method of manufacturing the chamber may include locating a textile tensile member between two polymer elements. Pressure and heat are applied to the tensile member and the polymer elements in a first area and in a second area. The pressure is greater in the first area than in the second area. In addition, the polymer elements are bonded together around a periphery of the tensile member.

Abstract: A low permeability laminate obtained by laminating (A) a thermoplastic resin composition layer containing (i) 50 to 90% by weight of an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer having an ethylene content of 20 to 50 mol % and a saponification degree of 90% or more, (ii) 50 to 10% by weight of an aliphatic polyamide resin having 90 mol % or more of an ?-caprolactam-derived component and (iii) 3 to 50 parts by weight of a sulfonamide-based plasticizer, based upon 100 parts by weight of the total amount of the components (i) and (ii) and (B) at least one rubber composition layer, a layer of a thickness ?B of layer (B)/a thickness ?A of layer (A) (?B/?A) being 10 or more, followed by being heat treated within a range of 130° C. to 210° C. capable of molding and processing for a long time and a pneumatic tire using the same.

Abstract: A cover assembly for a Lithium-ion battery container to improve the durability of the battery. A high pressure injection molded polymer is combined with flanges disposed on the current collecting posts of the battery to provide an improved seal for the battery cover, especially at the interface of the cover and the current collecting posts. The injection molded polymer is fused to the flanges, current collecting posts and container cover to result in a diffusion path of increased length for gases and/or liquids which are known to enter or escape from battery containers. Additional polymer layers can be applied to the assembly to further improve the seal.

Abstract: A triaxial acceleration sensor which has a structure including a cover joined to a substrate including a mechanically operable functional unit to be sealed, is adapted in such a way that the joined state can be reliably obtained so as to not interfere with a displacement of the functional unit. A sealing frame is made of a heated polyimide on a periphery of an upper main surface of a substrate provided with a functional unit, and a sealing layer made of a polyimide is formed over an entire lower main surface of a cover. For integrating the substrate and the cover so as to seal the functional unit, the sealing frame and the sealing layer are joined to each other by heating and pressurizing the sealing frame and the sealing layer at a temperature that is about 50° C. to about 150° C. higher than a glass transition temperature of the polyimide while bringing the sealing frame and the sealing layer into contact with each other.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a case for a personal electronic device comprising one or more layers formed from a thin-film thermo-formed material and methods to manufacture the same. In a disclosed embodiment, the case for the personal electronic device comprises a flexible inner layer and a thin-film thermo-formed outer-layer.

Abstract: Provided herein is relatively thick ionomeric sheeting that can be taken up into a roll and supplied in continuous form. Also provided herein are methods of manufacturing rolls of relatively thick, continuous ionomeric sheeting. Further provided herein are methods of producing glass laminates, wherein the relatively thick ionomeric sheeting is not conditioned to reduce curvature prior to stacking the pre-press assembly. These continuous rolls eliminate costly cutting and stacking steps in ionomeric sheeting that is intended for use as interlayers in laminated structures, for example safety glass and photovoltaic cells.