Abstract: A method of forming a thermoplastic layer on an adhesive layer is provided. In the steps of the method, a thermoplastic powder is provided having a melt flow index of at least about 0.008 grams/10 minutes, the powder is applied to at least one surface of the adhesive layer to form a particle layer, and the combination is then subjected to elevated heat and pressure until particle layer is fused into a continuous layer and the continuous layer is bonded to the adhesive layer.

Abstract: A radiation image storage panel comprises at least a substrate and a phosphor layer overlaid upon the substrate.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing semiconductor devices using an improved chemical mechanical planarization process for the planarization of the surfaces of the wafer on which the semiconductor devices are formed. The improved chemical mechanical planarization process includes the formation of a flat planar surface from a deformable coating on the surface of the wafer filling in between the surface irregularities prior to the planarization of the surface through a chemical mechanical planarization process.

Abstract: Described is a water-soluble solid-phase ironing aid-freshening composition for use in forming controllably dimensioned tablets, which have controlled weights and densities and which are conveniently added to the water-containing steam chamber of a steam iron. The use of the tablets produced from the composition enables textiles which are ironed to be freshened and de-wrinkled. The composition includes (i) a support substance; (ii) a tablet binder substance; and (iii) a fragrance composition and, optionally, a silicone resin, a chelating agent and/or a surfactant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process of using steam to achieve simultaneous impregnation and drying of lignocellulosic material to improve the strength of lignocellulosic material and to reduce the number of serial processing steps. The steam may be either indigenously generated by way of a heated press or heated nip, or the steam may be externally applied.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process of using steam to achieve simultaneous impregnation and drying of lignocellulosic material to improve the strength of lignocellulosic material and to reduce the number of serial processing steps. The steam may be either indigenously generated by way of a heated press or heated nip, or the steam may be externally applied.

Abstract: A method for producing an oxide cathode including a sleeve containing a heater coil, a cathode substrate provided on one end of the sleeve, and an emissive material layer formed by thermally decomposing an alkaline earth metal carbonate layer adhered onto the cathode substrate, which method includes adhering the alkaline earth metal carbonate onto the cathode substrate so that it has a bulk density of 0.5 to 0.8 g/cm3, then pressing it so that the bulk density becomes not more than 0.9 g/cm3, and then thermally decomposing it in vacuum. Accordingly, an oxide cathode in which the current density distribution of emission electrons is smooth and an electron emission characteristic is not deteriorated when operated for a long time is realized, and a method for producing a cathode-ray tube with high resolution in which moire is invisible is provided.

Abstract: A hot-rolling process prevents surface deterioration of the stainless steel sheet which forms during hot rolling of a stainless steel slab after heating in a heating furnace, and does not cause damage to the heating furnace nor a decrease in yield of the steel sheet. The hot-rolling process for a stainless steel slab includes heating a stainless slab containing 10 weight percent or more of chromium in a heating furnace and hot-rolling the slab. A surface treatment, which is used prior to the heating, composition is composed of a mixture containing at least one of a Ca compound and a Ba compound and a binder for binding the mixture to a slab surface and for forming a coating film on a slab surface.

Abstract: An apparatus for applying a gel onto a sheet of material for production of disposable undergarments, the sheet moving in a predetermined direction of manufacture at a predetermined rate of travel, the apparatus comprising: a container positioned to contain a supply of the gel; a shoe comprising a body having a lower surface, a proximal end positioned to receive the sheet of material as the sheet travels in the predetermined direction of manufacture, and a distal end, an inlet conduit positioned within the body to receive the gel therein, a chamber connected to the inlet conduit and positioned within the body, a groove extending along the lower surface of the proximal end of the body and a plurality of spaced-apart outlet conduits each extending from the chamber to the groove so that the gel is delivered onto the sheet of material in a pattern of substantially parallel lines; and a gel delivery controller positioned in fluid communication with the container and with the shoe, for providing a variably controlle

Abstract: A process of forming coatings on substrates by applying a layer of curable materials in dry powder form and then melting and curing the material is improved by compressing the layer using a flexible confining membrane. Less material is required to provide equivalent barrier protection and surface finish. The process is particularly applicable to applying dry powder coatings on temperature sensitive substrates, such as medium density fiberboard, in press apparatus, such as a membrane press, which have not commercially used dry powder coating materials previously.

Abstract: The invention discloses a method of using crosslinkable polymer powders for producing ballistic-resistant fiber materials, which comprises consolidating the textile sheet materials by means of pulverulent crosslinkable copolymers which are based on ethylenically unsaturated monomers and have a glass transition temperature Tg or a melting point of ≧40° C. and a melt viscosity of ≧2000 mPas.

Abstract: A wood treatment process in which lignocellulosic materials are treated for several hours in a liquid bath of oil with the exclusion of oxygen. The liquid bath at that time has a temperature of 180 to 260° C. By thermal action the wood substance is converted, so that some properties of these materials are altered. Resistance against wood-destroying fungi, for example, is improved.

Abstract: A method of planarizing a surface of a wafer includes providing a planarization material on the wafer surface and bringing a substantially flat surface into contact with the planarization material on the wafer. The planarization material is exposed to radiation at a first wavelength to cure the planarization material and is exposed to radiation at a second wavelength to cause changes to the planarization material that facilitate separation of the substantially flat surface from the planarization material.

Abstract: A thermoplastic compound useful in filling pores and voids in wooden materials, particularly edge regions, wherein the thermoplastic compound comprises a blend of two copolyesters and optionally fillers, wherein the first copolyester has a melting point of 140° C. to 260° C. and a glass transition temperature of −10° C. to 80° C., and wherein the second copolyester has a melting point of 120° C. to 190° C. and a glass transition temperature of −70° C. to 10° C. Also, a method of filling pores in a wooden material comprising using a thermoplastic compound having a softening point of 140° C. to 200° C., an open time of 2 to 15 seconds, and a viscosity number of 30 to 150 ml/g, with the thermoplastic compound preferably being a blend of two different copolyesters, wherein the application of such thermoplastic compounds enable the surfaces of chipboard panels and the like to be smoothed in a continuous one-pass process.

Abstract: Many potential applications of CVD diamond film require the ability to remove a predetermined quantity of material from a surface of the film. We have discovered that such removal is advantageously accomplished by contacting the surface of the polycrystalline diamond film with a metal selected from Fe, Ni, Mn and Ti (preferably Fe and Mn, most preferably Mn), and maintaining the metal-contacted diamond film at a temperature in the range 600-1100° C. (preferably 800-1000° C.) without relative lateral motion between the film and the metal, for an effective time for removal of the quantity of material, exemplarily less than 100 hours. The metal can be in any appropriate form, e.g., a deposited layer, (including a patterned layer), a foil, or powder. We have also discovered that the local thermal conductivity of CVD diamond films typically increases with distance from the lower surface of an as-grown film.

Abstract: A brake band formed by pressing a smooth hot plate or hot drum heated to a temperature of 350 to 550° C. on a surface of the frictional material made of a fiber component, a filler, a friction adjustment agent and a thermosetting resin on a strap for 1 to 5 seconds before or after the frictional material is fixed.

Abstract: A process and apparatus for edge coating a substrate is provided. A process provides a layer of a formable coating material on a transfer belt which layer of formable material has a variable thickness over the width of the layer, applying a layer of the formable coating material on the transfer belt to the edge surface to produce a coated edge surface and smoothing the coated edge surface by contact with a smoothing belt. The coating on the edge surface is sufficiently thick to cover and smooth irregularities in the edge surface of the substrate. The coated edge surface can be further treated by the usual methods for coating edge surfaces of flat substrates. The apparatus comprises the roller or nozzle to provide the layer of formable material of variable thickness on the transfer belt, the transfer belt carries the coating material to the edge surface and the transfer belt can act as a smoothing belt to provide an edge surface with the coating material with all of the irregularities obscured.

Abstract: A ribbon for smoothing a print image is disclosed which is used in a method which comprises bringing the ribbon into contact with a print image formed on a receptor by thermal transfer and heating the print image from the opposite side of the ribbon with respect to the side contacting the print image under pressure by means of a thermal head, thereby smoothing the print image. The ribbon has a kinetic friction coefficient, &mgr;A, on the side A thereof contacting the thermal head and a kinetic friction coefficient, &mgr;B, on the side B thereof contacting the print image, the values &mgr;A and &mgr;B satisfying the following equations: &mgr;B>1.67 &mgr;A 0.10<&mgr;B<0.

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 cast coated paper for ink jet recording is prepared by a process including the steps of: forming on a base paper an undercoating layer containing alumina having a bulk density of at most 0.2 g/cm.sup.3 and an adhesive, applying onto the undercoating layer an overcoating liquid containing a resin to form a wet overcoating layer, and pressing the wet overcoating layer against a heated drum having a mirror-finished surface to dry the overcoating layer, thereby forming a cast-coating layer. The resultant cast coated paper shows not only good gloss and ink jet recording performances (inclusive of ink absorptivity and recorded image density), but also good weather-fastness of recorded images.

Abstract: Processes for immobilizing solid contaminated materials, such as radioactive species, hazardous species, or combinations of both radioactive and hazardous species, comprise mixing the contaminated materials with hydrated ferric oxides, and then pressing the mixture at a temperature of at least about 150.degree. C. and gradually removing a large part of the water while under pressure to produce a solid composition. The water content of the mixture is adjusted if necessary. Contaminated materials dissolved or suspended in an aqueous solution can be immobilized by precipitating hydrated ferric oxide in the solution, and adjusting the water content and pressing, as above. In another process in accordance with the present invention, hydrated ferric oxides are deposited on metal surfaces. The deposited ferric oxide is pressed to produce a solid coating adhered to the surface, to retard corrosion. A ceramic body of ferric oxide composition may also be made in accordance with the present invention.

Abstract: A process for coating a fastening member with a hot melt adhesive. The process includes applying adhesive in a solid form such as powder, pellet or a compressed plate of adhesive onto the surface of the fastening member, pressing the adhesive against the adhesive bearing surface of the fastening member, and then heating the adhesive, while it is subjected to pressure, to a temperature high enough to melt the adhesive. In the preferred embodiment heating is accomplished by induction. The fastening members may be preheated to a temperature in the range of 50.degree.-90.degree. to increase the speed of the process.

Abstract: The present invention consists in obtaining a photocopy in a normal copy paper. After that, a spray that contains a textile fixing component is applied upon the paper absorbing the toner of the copy, and the copy impregnated with the textile fixing fluid is placed upon the fabric with the aid of heating and pressing means.

Abstract: A wood molding process which comprises treating woods with liquid ammonia, removing said liquid ammonia by evaporation, softening woods with heating and molding them into a desired shape, and treating the molded woods with hot water or steam.

Abstract: A method for improving the planarity of a layer of material formed on the surface of a topographic substrate, is disclosed. The layer of planarization material formed over the topographic substrate has a first area and a second area. The planarization material in the first area is proximate to the perimeter of the topographic substrate and surrounds the planarization material in the second area. The planarization material in the first area is partially solidified, so that the planarization material in the second area is substantially confined throughout the height of the planarization material in the first area and remains within the perimeter of the topographic substrate when the surface of the layer of planarization material is planarized. The planarization material is planarized by contacting such material with a flat surface of an object with sufficient force to transfer the surface flatness from the flat surface of the object to the layer of planarization material.

Abstract: The method includes the step of applying a heat shrinkable plastics sleeve to at least that part of the object most vulnerable to decay. A meltable sealing solution, typically a bituminous substance, is provided between the heat shrinkable plastics sleeve and the object. The sleeve is heated so as to melt the sealing solution sufficiently for it to bond intimately to the wooden object and pressure is applied to the plastics sleeve. The sleeve may be extruded and the sealing solution may be applied to the internal surface of the sleeve as it is extruded. Pressure can be applied to the sleeve using pressure pads, which may be heated, or by a jet of hot air.

Abstract: A plurality of garments are impregnated with an effective amount of permethrin to provide protection against insects by use of a combination of an industrial washing machine and holding tank containing permethrin solution of predetermined strength. The permethrin solution is pumped through the washing machine during washing and returned to the holding tank after the wash cycle is completed. The process is repeated as often as needed. Extracted liquid resulting from a spin cycle to dry the garments after washing may also be circulated to the holding tank and ultimately recirculated.

Abstract: The resistant to biological degradation of composite wood products is improved by applying a suitable aqueous dispersion of zinc borate onto the fibers to uniformly distribute and to adhere the zinc borate to the strands of the wood composite, applying a suitable adhesive to the wood strands, forming a strand lay-up and consolidating a lay-up under heat and pressure to form a consolidated product with zinc borate uniformly distributed therethrough.

Abstract: This invention provides a medical device in which its lubricity is continually maintained and its safety is guaranteed.Particularly, it provides a medical device in which lubricity is generated on at least a portion of its surface when the device is contacted with body fluids or exposed to physiological aqueous conditions, wherein the lubricity-generating portion is formed by thermoforming.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of water-covering type transparent keyboard comprises the steps of preparing the main body of silicone rubber keyboard, surface printing and coating, polyurethane layer coating, polyvinylalcohol thin film dipping, water rinsing, laser engraving text and graph forming, and polyurethane protective layer coating to form a water-covering keyboard. The water-covering type transparent keyboard according to the present invention can realize the effect of softness and good coherence.

Abstract: The present invention relates a method for manufacturing a hydrogen storage alloy electrode that can prevent the peeling-off of a hydrogen storage alloy powder and can decrease both the electric resistance and the cell reaction resistance of the electrode coated with SBR. A method for manufacturing a hydrogen storage alloy electrode comprises the steps of mixing a powder of a hydrogen storage alloy with styrene-butadiene base latex and water and kneading the mixture so as to form a paste, and after coating the paste on a current collector, drying and pressing the current collector, wherein the styrene-butadiene base latex has a glass transition temperature in a range of -25.degree. to -40.degree. C. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the peeling of the hydrogen storage alloy powder and to decrease both the electric resistance and the cell reaction resistance of the electrode coated with the SBR.

Abstract: The surface of an aromatic liquid crystalline polyester film is modified to have improved adhesion by: (a) applying an adhesion-promoting coating to the film; (b) subsequently heating the film to a temperature above the melting point of the polyester; and, (c) applying pressure to the heated film. Preferably, the film is placed between two portions of a release film (e.g. a polyimide) prior to applying pressure.

Abstract: A method and a pre-form for strengthening a substrate structural member. Layers are applied to a surface of a substrate where the layers include dry fibre reinforcement materials. A reduced pressure is then applied to the layers and a curable resin is introduced to the layers such that the resin is drawn therethrough until the interstices therein are substantially filled with the resin. The resin is then cured. The layers are preferably woven fabric and may include resin distribution layers of relatively low weave density and high permeability and reinforcement layers of higher weave density and lower permeability. The layers may be provided as a pre-form.

Abstract: The method for the organoleptic and surface modification of ready-made items of clothing consists of: a first step for preparing a mix of coloring material, a second step for applying the coloring mix on the item by spraying or spreading, a third step for drying the item, a fourth step for covering with a material which provides waterproofing and/or fixes the applied coloring mix, a fifth step for pressing, with heat and in successive stages, the portions constituting the item of clothing, the pressing being adapted to make the fabric fibers and the coloring mix interact stably with each other.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing bands of bituminized roofing material, wherein a band of porous carrier material is impregnated with bitumen, wherein the band of porous carrier material is provided on a supporting surface provided with openings, hot bitumen is provided on the side of the band of carrier material remote from the supporting surface, and a pressure difference is created across the supporting surface, so that the hot bitumen penetrates into the carrier material.

Abstract: Planarization of geometrically difficult semiconductor device surfaces is accomplished utilizing a coating technique in which on an object with a flat surface is used to planarize the coating material. In particular, device processing is accomplished by including a step that produces a planar surface by coating a nonplanar surface with a material that has a viscosity of less than 1000 cp. An object with a flat surface is placed into contact with the material in such a manner that the material is planarized to a desired degree. The material is cured while in contact with the object's flat surface. The object is then separated from the material. The planarity of the planarizing material is then transferred into the underlying layer using conventional techniques.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for preparing wood composition board, such as hard board, fabricated consolidating fibers or chips under heat and pressure to form an integral board material. More particularly, this invention relates to an improved method for applying a clear or pigmented prepress coating, also known as a prepress sealer, to the surface of a fibrous mat by converting the prepress sealer into foam prior to subjecting the mat to a temperature and pressure press treatment.

Abstract: A method for producing continuous and discontinuous fiber metal matrix composites (CFMMC). The method uses aerosolization of finely divided metal powders in a controlled atmosphere which prevents explosions to coat the fibers and then the metal coated fibers are consolidated to form the CFMMC. The composites are useful as heat sinks for electrical components and in applications where a structural reinforced metal matrix composite is needed.

Abstract: This invention relates to methods of applying finishes to garments. More particularly, this invention relates to improved methods for applying specialty finishing on the garments using a cellulose-type based carrier and to a carrier/finish composition for practicing the method which achieves a smooth and even coating of the finishing onto fabric without having to recover unused finishing and which can be accomplished using standard garment production equipment.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to producing a smooth hard coating on a wood substrate. A layer of a foamed polymerized latex emulsion is applied on the surface of a wood substrate, such as an oriented strand board. The layer is dried, crushed and then cured to form the coating. If desired the cured coating may be provided with a post cure heat treatment to improve its hardness. The present invention is also directed to applying and drying the layer of the foamed polymerized latex emulsion on a mat of wood fibers or flakes and then crushing and curing the crushed layer and the mat into a hardboard having a smooth hard coating. The coating of the present invention is useful as a sealer coat on a wood substrate. By adding pigment to polymerized emulsion, the sealer coat can be used to provide a finish coat on the wood substrate.

Abstract: A film treating method treats a resist film which is formed on a substrate by spin coating. The method comprises a step for coating resist on the substrate to form the resist film, a step for conveying the substrate to a region having an atmosphere of a saturated vapor or a super-saturated vapor of solvent before the solvent contained in the resist film is lost, a step for executing a first heating process wherein the substrate is heated at a temperature which lowers the viscosity of the resist film and permits solvent to remain in the resist film in an amount sufficient to maintain the fluidity of the resist film, a step for conveying the substrate away from the region having the atmosphere of the saturated vapor or the super-saturated vapor of solvent, and a step for executing a second heating process wherein the substrate is heated at a temperature higher than that of the first heating process, thereby permitting the solvent to evaporate from the resist film.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of making thermoplastic resin-coated paper which comprises coating a paper sheet with a liquid thermoplastic resin, passing the thermoplastic resin-coated paper sheet through a nip of a pressure roll and a thermally conductive medium to form a resin-medium interface, heating the interface to a temperature of from 35.degree. C. to 350.degree. C. for a nip time period of from 0.002 to 10 seconds and a pressure of from 17,500 to 1,750,000 Pa-m, cooling the interface to a temperature of -73.degree. to 32.degree. C. for a cooling time period of from 0.001 to 100 seconds, and separating the thermoplastic resin-coated paper from the medium.

Abstract: An electrostatic dissipative laminate formed from a layup comprising a plurality of sheets of glass cloth saturated with liquid thermosetting epoxy resin and dried to a B-stage (prepreg). A uniform coating of another thermosetting epoxy resin compound applied to the material which defines a surface of the layup includes a carbon base and a catalyst and has an electrical resistance in the range from about 300 to about 400 ohm/sq/mil. After the coating has dried to a B-stage the layup is cured at a controlled temperature and under a controlled pressure for a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: Fiber materials of unidirectional, parallel filaments are fully impregnated with highly viscous resins such as polymers having linear, long chain molecular structures, by heat softening the resin, applying it to opposite sides of the fiber material, subjecting it to low pressure (e.g. 4 psi) and generating shear stresses in a boundary layer of the pressurized resin immediately adjacent the faces of the fiber material to align the long chain molecules in the vicinity of the filaments substantially parallel to the filaments. Shear is generated by moving the material, including the applied resin, through a restricted passageway which defines a shear zone. While the resin is subjected to shear its viscosity is reduced to such an extent that it penetrates into the fiber material and substantially fully encapsulates the fibers with the resin.

Abstract: An electron device-manufacturing method according to the invention comprises the steps of applying a resin coating layer, containing a solvent, to one of the surfaces of a substrate, directly or with a layer interposed therebetween; drying the resin coating layer to remove the solvent; and heating and pressing the resin coating layer to smooth the surface of the same. The method is characterized in that in the step of smoothing the surface of the resin coating layer, that side of the substrate on which the resin coating layer is not coated is mechanically supported by a supporting member, and a heating roller is brought into contact with the resin coating layer to press and heat the same, with another resin film interposed therebetween, which is thinner than the resin coating layer to be smoothed, thereafter releasing the interposed resin film.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a multilayer ceramic substrate superior in adhesion between the substrate and thick film pads formed on the surface of the substrate. Copper paste is screen-printed on a glass-ceramics green sheet for forming a surface layer to form a plurality of surface thick film pads respectively connected to a plurality of vias formed in the green sheet. Each of the surface thick film pads is partially covered with a dielectric material. Then, a plurality of green sheets for forming inner layers and the surface-layer green sheet are laminated together so that the surface-layer green sheet forms an uppermost layer. The laminated sheets are bonded integrally with each other by applying heat and pressure, and are then fired at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time.

Abstract: This invention relates to mineral fiberboard products which are embossed to provide a decorative surface. In the invention herein a layered structure is formed before the embossing process that consists of the currently used mineral fiberboard on the bottom with an additional layer of a granulated fines material on the board surface. When embossed using the current process, the resulting composite board provides higher fidelity images than the unlayered embossed board.

Abstract: The surface of a polyimide molded article such as polyimide film is treated with a solution containing a basic compound, further treated with a solution containing a silane coupling agent and then subjected to a heat treatment. This greatly improves the adhesiveness of the polyimide molded article surface to the polyimide adhesive layer formed thereon. This invention can be applied to the production of substrates for flexible wiring boards having a polyimide film/polyimide adhesive/copper foil structure.

Abstract: A conduit liner which is made by cladding the inner surface thereof with hot melt sprayed thereon while the conduit is heated. Preferably, the spray is polymeric material which may include a low friction additive.

Abstract: A method for forming a biocompatible component from a biocompatible thermoplastic material and a biocompatible fibrous material using an isostatic press. The method includes the steps of placing the biocompatible thermoplastic material and the biocompatible fibrous material in a flexible container. The flexible container is then heated under pressure so as to cause the biocompatible thermoplastic material to encapsulate the biocompatible fibrous material. The flexible container is then cooled so as to form the biocompatible component.