Abstract: Disclosed is a polyamide composition including 30% to 99.9% by weight of a polyamide mixture as component A). Component A) includes aliphatic polyamide A1) and aliphatic copolyamide or terpolyamide A2). The weight ratio of A1) to A2) is 55:45 to 95:5. The polyamide composition also includes 0% to 60% by weight of glass fibers as component B), 0% to 2% by weight of nigrosin as component C), 0.1% to 10% by weight of at least one polyhydric alcohol including more than two hydroxyl groups and a number-average molecular weight (Mn) of less than 2000 as component D), 0% to 20% by weight of further additives as component E). The reported amounts sum to 100% by weight based on the total composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for storage of information and to an information storage medium with increased storage density by multi-bit coding.

Abstract: A cosmetic container including an impregnation member having the surface intaglio-patterned by laser beam machining is provided. The surface of the impregnation member is heated and burned by a laser to form an intaglio-pattern, and an intaglio-pattern part having the intaglio-pattern is formed with a width of 0.1 mm to 5.0 mm so that the intaglio-pattern part formed by the laser is maintained in the open cell structure and has the large discharge surface area, so a user easily adjusts an amount of discharged cosmetic material according to force applied to the impregnation member and use the cosmetic material. The cosmetic container includes an outer container having an open upper portion, an outer container lid coupled to the outer container, an inner container mounted inside the outer container, the impregnation member in the inner container and impregnated with cosmetic material and an inner container lid hinged with the inner container.

Abstract: A building product for application to the exterior of a building. The front face of the product utilizes a first fiber sheet partially embedded within a thermoset polymer coating resin. A foamed closed cell admixture composition core with an inorganic filler overlays the thermoset polymer coating resin with the embedded fiber sheet. The admixture composition infiltrates and bonds to the portion of the fiber sheet that is not embedded within the thermoset polymer coating resin mechanically bonding to the thermoset polymer coating. A second fiber sheet overlays the admixture core and the admixture and second fiber sheet form the rear surface of the building product that is mounted adjacent the building surface.

Abstract: Terminal electrodes are disposed on mounting surfaces of flanges of a substantially drum-shaped core that are directed to a mounting substrate. A rounded surface is formed on the mounting surface. An end portion of the wire extends along the rounded surface from a side on which the inner end surface is present toward a side on which the outer end surface is present.

Abstract: A method for producing a freeform Fresnel surface having a number of Fresnel facets with a respective Fresnel segment surface and a trailing edge includes the production of the freeform Fresnel surface via machining processing of a starting body based on the construction data for the freeform Fresnel surface. With the aid of the circular cylinder casing surfaces and/or cone casing surfaces, the projection of the edges of the Fresnel facets on the x-y-plane represent circular paths for the creation of the construction data.

Abstract: Terminal electrodes are disposed on mounting surfaces of flanges of a substantially drum-shaped core that are directed to a mounting substrate. A rounded surface is formed on the mounting surface. An end portion of the wire extends along the rounded surface from a side on which the inner end surface is present toward a side on which the outer end surface is present.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing glass-based micro- and nanostructure comprising the step of dewetting a thin-film glass layer on a textured substrate to form the micro- and nanostructure from the thin-film glass layer.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a fuel nozzle for a gas turbine combustor, offering favorable durability and strength reliability. [Solving Means] A method for manufacturing a fuel nozzle for a gas turbine combustor, the method comprising: (a) fitting a fuel nozzle having an internal through hole into a through hole or a recess provided in a base plate; (b) bonding, by a fusion joint or a brazing joint, the fuel nozzle to the base plate in an interface therebetween on a surface of the base plate; and (c) following the step of (b), subjecting the fuel nozzle and the base plate to a pressure bonding process to thereby pressure bond the fuel nozzle and the base plate in the interface therebetween.

Abstract: A method for molding a composite material obtained by laying up a fiber-reinforced base material includes: disposing a lay-up in which the fiber-reinforced base material is laid up, on a molding surface of a molding jig; covering the lay-up with a film to hermetically seal the lay-up; supplying resin toward the lay-up from a resin supplying unit; sucking atmosphere in the film from a degassing waterproof unit while blocking the resin in the film from passing to impregnate the lay-up with the resin; and discharging the resin in the film from a resin discharging unit after the lay-up is impregnated with the resin. The resin supplying unit is provided on the film side. The degassing waterproof unit is provided on the molding surface side and along one direction in a plane perpendicular to a laying-up direction of the lay-up. The resin discharging unit is provided at the film side.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a microneedle array in which an active ingredient is concentrated at a tip while an active ingredient content is guaranteed. In order to achieve the object, a method of manufacturing a microneedle array in which needle-like recessed portions of a mold are filled with a liquid to form one dose of a patch includes determining a filling amount of the liquid from a difference in mass of the mold before and after filling of the liquid, determining a filling state of the liquid in the mold filled with the liquid, sucking the mold in which the filling amount and the filling state of the liquid are determined to be normal from a rear face, and evaporating and drying a solvent of the liquid of the sucked mold.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for identifying dimensional attributes of a first active area of a template; based at least in part on the dimensional attributes of the first active area, determining a desired magnification correction of a second active area of a substrate; determining an out-of-plane distortion of the template, the substrate, or both; applying a back pressure to the template, the substrate, or both, to compensate for the out-of-plane distortion of the template, the substrate, or both; after compensating for the out-of-plane distortion of the template, the substrate, or both: i) contacting an imprint resist positioned on the substrate with the template such that pattern features in the first active area are filled by the imprint resist, and ii) applying an additional back pressure to the template, the substrate, or both, wherein the additional back pressure is selected such that the second active area exhibits the desired magnification correction.

Abstract: A gasket for a refrigerator door is provided. The gasket includes a body configured to be arranged between a main body of a refrigerator and a refrigerator door, and a magnet inserted to the body and arranged to be attached to or detached from the main body of the refrigerator. The body includes, by weight % (wt %), about 30 to 60% of thermoplastic resin, about 20 to 40% of plasticizer, about 3 to 30% of filler, and one or more other additives. The filler is provided with one or more hollow particles or a porous material having a diameter of about 1 to 100 ?m, the filler having a heat conductivity of about 0.0001 to 0.2 W/m·K.

Abstract: A process, system, and method of manufacturing an article on a substrate having a fluid control feature. The fluid control feature may include at least one depressed region formed along an edge of an imprint field. Formable material is deposited in the imprint field of the substrate. A template is moved such that the template comes into contact with the formable material in the imprint field. While the template comes into contact with the formable material, the formable material may flow into the fluid control feature.

Abstract: A method for forming a flow channel in a MIO structure includes positioning a plurality of sacrificial spheres along a base substrate, heating a region of the plurality of sacrificial spheres above a melting point of the plurality of sacrificial spheres, thereby fusing the plurality of sacrificial spheres together and forming a solid channel, electrodepositing material between the plurality of sacrificial spheres and around the solid channel, removing the plurality of sacrificial spheres to form the MIO structure, and removing the solid channel to form the flow channel extending through the MIO structure.

Abstract: An e-vapor device may include a reservoir, a heater, and a bimetallic actuator. The reservoir is configured to hold a pre-vapor formulation. The reservoir defines an outlet configured to release the pre-vapor formulation therefrom. The heater is configured to heat the pre-vapor formulation released from the reservoir to generate a vapor. The bimetallic actuator may be configured to seal the outlet of the reservoir when vaping is not occurring and configured to unseal the outlet when vaping is occurring.

Abstract: A specimen container includes a well having an opening to store fluid. An opening plane, and first and second cross sections have outer peripheral shapes dissimilar to each other and in a plan view, the second cross section is contained in the first cross section and the first cross section is contained in the opening plane. The opening plane, and the first and second cross sections are defined in a horizontal posture of the body. The opening plane is a projected plane of the opening of the well on a horizontal plane. The first cross section is a horizontal cross section of the internal space taken at a position corresponding to a first depth defined vertically downwardly from the opening. The second cross section is a horizontal cross section of the internal space taken at a position corresponding to a second depth greater than the first depth.

Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced resin molded article by cold press molding a fiber-reinforced resin material including reinforcing fibers and a thermoplastic resin using molds containing an upper mold and a lower mold. In the method, the respective parameters for: heating temperature; charge time; air-cooling rate; pressurization time; flow-stopping temperature; and a moldable time satisfies specified numerical ranges simultaneously.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to methods of fabricating waveguide structures with gratings having front angles less than about 45° and back angles less than about 45°. The methods include imprinting stamps into nanoimprint resists disposed on substrates. The nanoimprint resists are subjected to a cure process. The stamps are released from the nanoimprint resist at a release angle ? using a release method. The nanoimprint resists are subjected to an anneal process to form a waveguide structure comprising a plurality of gratings with a front angle ? and a back angle ? relative to a second plane of the surface of the substrate less than about 45°.

Abstract: The soluble material for three-dimensional modeling of the present invention is a soluble material for three-dimensional modeling that is used as a material of a support material that supports a three-dimensional object when manufacturing the three-dimensional object with a fused deposition modeling type 3D printer. The soluble material for three-dimensional modeling contains at least one polymer and at least one filler. In the soluble material for three-dimensional modeling, the filler is a fibrous filler having a fiber length of 0.02 ?m to 1,000 ?m and a fiber diameter of 0.0001 ?m to 20 ?m and/or a flat filler having a particle size of 0.1 ?m to 20 ?m and a thickness of 0.01 ?m to 10 ?m. The content of the filler is 0.01 part by mass to 200 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polymer.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to imprint lithography, and more particularly to methods and apparatus for creating a large area imprint without a seam. Methods disclosed herein generally include separating the curing time of the features in a stamp or product from the curing time of the seam and the periphery. The seam and periphery can be cured first or the seam and periphery can be cured last. Additionally, the seam curing operations can be performed on the master, on the stamp, or on the final product.

Abstract: A microneedle array is provided for administrating a drug or other substance into a biological tissue. The array includes a base substrate; a primary funnel portion extending from one side of the base substrate; and two or more solid microneedles extending from the primary funnel portion, wherein the two or more microneedles comprise the substance of interest. Methods for making an array of microneedles are also provided. The method may include providing a non-porous and gas-permeable mold having a two or more cavities each of which defines a microneedle; filling the cavities with a fluid material which includes a substance of interest and a liquid vehicle; drying the fluid material to remove at least a portion of the liquid vehicle and form a plurality of microneedles that include the substance of interest, wherein the filling is conducted with a pressure differential applied between opposed surfaces of the mold.

Abstract: A polymer composition comprises a thermoplastic polymer, a polymer additive selected from the group consisting of nucleating agents, clarifying agents, and combinations thereof, and a fluoropolymer. A molded article comprises at least one wall defining a cavity, the wall having an opening therein permitting access to the cavity. The wall comprises a polymer composition comprising a thermoplastic polymer, a polymer additive selected from the group consisting of nucleating agents, clarifying agents, and combinations thereof, and a fluoropolymer. A method for molding a polymer composition is also provided.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a hollow part with a branch, including a resin filling step of filling a mold, the mold having a main cavity in which a hollowing piece is placed, and a branch cavity to communicate with the main cavity, in which a slide shaft is inserted to advance and withdraw, and that forms a branch pipe portion in an annular space between the branch cavity and the slide shaft, a step of forming a hollow main pipe portion by moving the hollowing piece to force excess resin out of the main cavity, and a shaft removing step of withdrawing the slide shaft to form a branch hollow portion, the hollow part with a branch being made of a resin and having the branch pipe portion integrally connected to the main pipe portion such that the main hollow portion and the branch hollow portion communicate with each other.

Abstract: A nanoimprint lithography method includes disposing a pretreatment composition on a substrate to form a pretreatment coating. The pretreatment composition includes a polymerizable component. Discrete imprint resist portions are disposed on the pretreatment coating, with each discrete portion of the imprint resist covering a target area of the substrate. A composite polymerizable coating is formed on the substrate as each discrete portion of the imprint resist spreads beyond its target area. The composite polymerizable coating includes a mixture of the pretreatment composition and the imprint resist. The composite polymerizable coating is contacted with a template, and is polymerized to yield a composite polymeric layer on the substrate. The interfacial surface energy between the pretreatment composition and air exceeds the interfacial surface energy between the imprint resist and air or between at least a component of the imprint resist and air.

Abstract: A retention housing for receiving at least one load transfer member is provided. In some embodiments, the retention housing and load transfer member may be included in a sandwich wall panel or a double wall panel. The load transfer member may transfer loads between first and second concrete elements. The retention housing may include first and second retention members, at least one guide member, and a size indicator for aligning the retention members with respect to each other. The guide member may retain the load transfer member at a predetermined angle. In some embodiments, the size indicator may correspond to the thickness of an insulation layer, such as in a sandwich wall panel. The retention housing may further include at least one depth locating means. A retention housing including first and second retention members may further include means for connecting the first and second retention members, such as in an aligned position.

Abstract: Provided is an imprint method that molds an uncured resin applied to a substrate by a pattern portion formed on a mold and cures the uncured resin so as to form the pattern of the resin cured on the substrate. The imprint method includes a step of releasing the pattern portion from the resin such that two opposed boundaries are brought closer to each other to progress peeling while maintaining a parallel state after curing of the resin based on the assumption that the boundary at which the pattern portion is peeled from the resin is linear.

Abstract: The present invention provides an imprint apparatus which forms a relief pattern in an imprint material on a substrate using a mold, the apparatus including a curing unit configured to cure the imprint material, a moving unit configured to relatively move the mold and the substrate, a detection unit configured to detect a pattern of light reflected by the mold and light reflected by the substrate, and a processing unit configured to obtain information on a separation state of the mold and the cured imprint material on the substrate based on the pattern detected by the detection unit while separating the mold from the imprint material by widening, using the moving unit, an interval between the mold and the substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composite material including a black pigment, carbon fibers, and a resin, wherein marking is applied with a laser having a wavelength of 100 to 2,000 nm on the composite material having 1) an area proportion of the carbon fibers in its topmost surface layer of 10 to 90%, 2) a proportion of the black pigment contained in the composite material of 0.2 to 20% by mass, and 3) an average fiber length of the carbon fibers of 1 mm or more.

Abstract: Fused grains, in which the grains include a matrix of the zirconia-spinel eutectic coating inclusions composed essentially of a zirconia phase or of a spinel phase, the grains exhibit the following overall chemical composition, as percentages by weight expressed in the form of oxides: more than 45.0% and less than 95.0% of ZrO2, more than 3.0% and less than 40.0% of Al2O3, more than 1.0% and less than 20.0% of MgO, wherein ZrO2, Al2O3 and MgO together represent at least 95.0% of the weight of the grains.

Abstract: An imprinting method is capable of strictly interpolating application distribution of uncured resin material being applied to a substrate for each shot and interpolating application distribution of uncured resin material for each shot while reducing workload in a generation step. The imprinting apparatus includes a mold; a mold driving unit; a dispenser that applies uncured resin material to the substrate; a light source that cures uncured resin material as a pattern; a dispenser control unit that controls the dispenser by generating the application distribution of the uncured resin material to the resin pattern for each of a plurality of shots; and a main control unit that interpolates application distribution of uncured resin material, which has been generated by the dispenser control unit, using shot layout information of relative position among positions of a plurality of shots, the dispenser, and the light source with respect to the substrate, as variables.

Abstract: Provided are micro-needles and a micro-needle patch for transdermal delivery of a pharmaceutical, medical, or cosmetic substance. The micro-needle may include a biocompatible matrix having a micro-needle-like shape; and porous particles provided at at least a portion of a surface or the interior of the biocompatible matrix.

Abstract: An imprint apparatus includes a nozzle including a discharge outlet which discharges imprint material onto the substrate, a supply unit configured to supply a gas which accelerates filling of a pattern of a mold with the imprint material, and a gas unit provided with the nozzle. The gas unit performs gas supply or exhaust with respect to a second space around a first space between the nozzle and a portion of the substrate which faces the nozzle and is conveyed under the nozzle in order to suppress the gas from flowing into the first space.

Abstract: A transdermal drug administration device comprising a drug delivery element (10) defining a contact surface (12) for location, in use, against a patient's skin. The drug delivery element (10) includes a sustained-release pharmaceutical composition. The composition comprises a network of a carrier material having a high mechanical strength and an active pharmaceutical ingredient. The active pharmaceutical ingredient is co-formedly interspersed within pores in the solid, continuous network of the carrier material.

Abstract: Methods of reducing crimping damage to polymer and drug coating on a scaffold are disclosed. The methods include physically aging a coating including a coating polymer and drug mixture on a scaffold in a manner that takes into account the differing kinetics of aging, that is, the different temperature dependence of the aging rate of the polymer and drug.

Abstract: A chemical vapor deposition method for fluorine-containing carbon materials preparation provided. The claimed method comprises treating of carbons with fluorocarbons or derivatives that passes at a moderate high temperature. The fluorine-containing carbon materials show hydrophobicity, high thermal stability and can be used as catalysts support, lithium battery anodes, and hydrophobic materials or as surface precursor. Surface fluorine characterized by intensive signal in the XPS spectrum, found in a range of 685-687 eV. Obtained fluoro-containing functionalities is stable at a temperature about 1000° C. The authors propose to use Fluocar® name for materials synthesized using the claimed method.

Abstract: A method of forming a material includes presenting a formable material to a space between opposing forming surfaces of opposed forming tools from when said material is carried as said opposing forming surfaces advance in a machine direction. The method includes pressurizing, as said opposing forming surfaces advance, said material between said opposing forming surfaces in a reduced space between said opposing forming surfaces defining at least in part a pressure forming zone, said reduced space between said opposing forming surfaces being maintained constant until a form of at least one of said opposing forming surfaces is profiled into said material and is retainable thereon. The method also includes releasing the profiled material from between the said opposing forming surfaces, as the space of the pressure forming zone increases between said opposing forming surfaces as the opposing forming surfaces advance.

Abstract: Method for manufacturing an aerogel-containing composite, said method comprising the steps of: providing fibers, at least some of which are first fibers, such as mineral fibers, polymer fibers, cellulose fibers, or other types of fibers, in an amount of from 3 to 80 wt % of the total weight of starting materials, providing an aerogel particulate material in an amount of from 10 to 75 wt % of the total weight of starting materials, providing a binder in an amount of from 1 to 30 wt % of the total weight of starting materials, suspending the fibers in a primary air flow and suspending the aerogel particulate material in the primary air flow, thereby mixing the suspended aerogel particulate material with the suspended fibers, mixing the binder with the fibers and/or aerogel particulate material before, during or after mixing of the fibers with the aerogel particulate material, collecting the mixture of fibers, aerogel particulate material and binder and pressing and curing the mixture to provide a consolidated c

Abstract: Hybrid bonded turbine rotors and methods for manufacturing the same are provided.

Abstract: A method of reducing the dimension of an imprint structure on a substrate, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a substrate having at least one imprint structure thereon, said structure being formed of an inorganic-organic compound comprising an inorganic moiety and a polymer moiety, said polymer moiety having a lower vaporization temperature than the melting point of said inorganic moiety; and (b) selectively removing at least part of the polymer moiety while enabling at least part of the inorganic moiety to form a substantially continuous inorganic phase in said imprint structure, wherein the removal of the at least part of the polymer moiety from the imprint structure reduces the dimension of the imprint structure.

Abstract: Preforms for use in molding composite parts are made directly from composite chips that are composed of fibers and an uncured thermosetting resin. Cold composite chips are formed into a stream of non-agglomerating chips that is used to fill the cavity of a preform tool. The non-agglomerating chips flow into the preform tool cavity to form a population of non-cohesive composite chips. The non-cohesive composite chips are then heated to form a preform made up of a consolidated population of cohesive composite chips in which the non-sticky uncured thermosetting resin of the non-cohesive chips has been converted to a sticky uncured thermosetting resin.

Abstract: The present invention relates to temperature-treated polycrystalline porous Al2O3 bodies comprising an amount of ? aluminum oxide of more than 97% by weight, an amount of other oxide alloying components of a total of less than 3% by weight, a macroporosity of between 5 and 30% by volume, wherein the Al2O3 bodies are composed of a plurality of Al2O3 primary crystals comprising a crystallite size of between 20 and 100 ?m.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of forming a resist pattern on a substrate is provided. Information of a template pattern formed on a template based on template pattern data is obtained. A resist coating distribution is set based on the information of the template pattern. A resist is formed on a substrate based on the resist coating distribution. The template is brought into contact with the resist formed on the substrate so that the resist is filled into the template pattern formed on the template. The filled resist is cured. The template is separated from the cured resist so that a resist pattern is formed on the substrate.

Abstract: A pattern forming method includes determining an amount of curable resin to be formed on a substrate, the curable resin having volatility, the amount of the curable resin being determined by a calculation considering volatile loss of the curable resin, the calculation being performed for each of a plurality of regions of the substrate, forming the curable resin having the determined amount on the substrate, the forming the curable resin being performed for each of the plurality of regions of the substrate, contacting the curable resin formed on the substrate with a template, the template including a pattern to be filled with the curable resin by the contacting, and curing the curable resin under a condition where the curable resin is in contact with the template.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a three-dimensionally deformable, sheet-like reinforcing structure, wherein material attenuations are incorporated into a sheet-like, cellular base material, distributed over an area of the base material, by means of cutting or sawing, said material attenuations sub-dividing the base material into a plurality of material cells which are delineated from each other by the material attenuations but are still connected to each other.

Abstract: The manufacturing device comprises at least one mold (9) and a punch (20) displaceable between a passive position outside said at least one mold (9) and an active position inside said at least one mold (9). The punch (20) includes at least one marking portion (25) provided with at least one raised and/or recessed pattern (26) and radially displaceable by actuation means (30) into the active position of the punch (20), between a retracted position and a protruding position applied against the internal face (8) of the side wall (6) for imprinting on this internal face (8) said at least one raised and/or recessed pattern.

Abstract: A fabricating apparatus and a method of a flat plate display are disclosed. A fabricating apparatus of a flat plate display includes a stage on which a substrate having liquid resin formed thereon is seated, a imprinting mold bonded with the liquid resin of the substrate to form a thin film pattern on the substrate, the imprinting mold comprises projections and grooves, and a planarization layer formed between the stage and the substrate to planarize a surface of the stage.

Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a rubber molded article, including crosslinking a rubber compound at a temperature lower than a usual crosslinking temperature (150° C. or more). The method includes a crosslinking step of crosslinking a rubber compound at a temperature of 100° C. or less, the rubber compound having a nitrile structure represented by the following formula (I) and an olefin structure represented by the following formula (II), in a rubber composition containing the rubber compound and a thiol compound having at least two thiol groups in a molecule thereof: provided that R in the formula (II) represents a divalent organic group having 4 or more carbon atoms and having an unsaturated bond represented by —C?C— in a structure thereof.

Abstract: This invention relates to providing a printing assembly having a small hopper and a heating element disposed therein. The small hopper is configured to receive a plurality of pellets therein and feed the pellets to the heating element. The heating element melts the pellets to form a molten material for use in three dimensional printing. A large hopper may be provided to store a large amount of pellets. The large hopper may include a door which may be automatically abuttably opened by the printer assembly when a sensor indicates the pellets are below a particular threshold and the printer assembly is in need of additional pellets.

Abstract: The present invention relates at least in part to methods for the manufacture of shape memory polymer (SMP) materials. Particularly, although not exclusive, the present invention relates to processes for the formation of complex shaped devices composed of shape memory polymer.