Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the manufacture of an inner flock coating for vehicles with an indicative and/or decorative motif, which inner flock coating is made up of a support, an adhesive layer and a flock layer made up of a set of fibers adhered to the support via the adhesive layer, wherein said motif is located on a visible surface of said inner coating and wherein said motif is performed by the combination of at least two visibly different areas of the coating, a first area and a second area on which a laser beam is applied.

Abstract: A device for performing target activated transfer that includes a mounting surface for mounting a tissue sample; and a light source positioned to substantially uniformly irradiate both stained and unstained regions of the tissue sample with light energy that activates the reagent to selectively adhere the stained regions to a transfer surface. Also described is an automated system for transferring tissue from a tissue sample to a transfer substrate. The system includes means for holding a tissue section that includes targets specifically stained with an absorptive stain thereby resulting in a stained tissue surface, and a flexible transfer film that includes a lower thermoplastic layer in sufficient thermal contact with the stained tissue surface; an irradiating assembly configured to provide a predetermined uniform light dose to the entire tissue section; and means for applying a constant pressure to the transfer film during irradiation.

Abstract: The method of manufacturing a balloon which includes providing a web shaped material having first and second sides that is substantially impermeable to a gaseous substance; depositing a quantity of adhesive on the first side of the web shaped material; depositing flocking fibers in substantially perpendicular relationship to the first side of the web shaped material into the quantity of adhesive; and fabricating a balloon from the web shaped material with the first side thereof on the outside of the balloon envelope.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a flocked article is provided that includes an elastomeric film and a plurality of flock fibers on a flocked surface of the film. The flock fibers are embedded in the film.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a flocked metal plate, which has a hydrophilic nature and is excellent in water retention property and water absorbing property, and a method of producing the flocked metal plate. A flocked metal plate having a flocked layer, which is formed by implanting short fibers as short fiber bundles in a synthetic resin adhesive layer provided at least one face of a metal plate or a surface treated metal plate, wherein the synthetic resin adhesive layer is made a hydrophilic synthetic resin adhesive layer, the short fibers implanted in the synthetic resin adhesive layer are made hydrophilized short fibers, and the short fibers are implanted in the synthetic resin adhesive layer to give a flocked layer having short fiber bundles at as high density as possible, thereby giving a flocked metal plate carrying a flocked layer having been made a flocked layer which exhibits a hydrophilic nature, water retention property and water absorbing property.

Abstract: A device for performing target activated transfer that includes a mounting surface for mounting a tissue sample; and a light source positioned to substantially uniformly irradiate both stained and unstained regions of the tissue sample with light energy that activates the reagent to selectively adhere the stained regions to a transfer surface. Also described is an automated system for transferring tissue from a tissue sample to a transfer substrate. The system includes means for holding a tissue section that includes targets specifically stained with an absorptive stain thereby resulting in a stained tissue surface, and a flexible transfer film that includes a lower thermoplastic layer in sufficient thermal contact with the stained tissue surface; an irradiating assembly configured to provide a predetermined uniform light dose to the entire tissue section; and means for applying a constant pressure to the transfer film during irradiation.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a flocked metal plate, which has a hydrophilic nature and is excellent in water retention property and water absorbing property, and a method of producing the flocked metal plate. A flocked metal plate having a flocked layer, which is formed by implanting short fibers as short fiber bundles in a synthetic resin adhesive layer provided at least one face of a metal plate or a surface treated metal plate, wherein the synthetic resin adhesive layer is made a hydrophilic synthetic resin adhesive layer, the short fibers implanted in the synthetic resin adhesive layer are made hydrophilized short fibers, and the short fibers are implanted in the synthetic resin adhesive layer to give a flocked layer having short fiber bundles at as high density as possible, thereby giving a flocked metal plate carrying a flocked layer having been made a flocked layer which exhibits a hydrophilic nature, water retention property and water absorbing property.

Abstract: A fiber planted steel sheet obtained by forming only a fiber planting layer having excellent adhesion to a substrate made from a composition having special composition on the surface of a surface treated steel sheet as a substrate without forming a primer of a polyester synthetic resin containing an anticorrosive pigment and the like and electrostatically planting short fibers in the planting layer. Therefore, the electrostatically fiber planted steel sheet is produced by coating an aqueous adhesive composition for planting fibers comprising an emulsion resin having a glass transition temperature of ?40 to 40° C., aqueous coloring pigment dispersion, defoamer and pH modifier on the surface of the surface treated steel sheet to form a fiber planting layer having excellent adhesion to the steel sheet on the surface of the steel sheet and electrostatically planting short fibers while the surface of the planting layer retains adhesion.

Abstract: A shoe having a fabric outsole and method for manufacturing are disclosed. In described embodiments, a shoe outsole with a bottom surface wherein an adhesive is applied to at least a portion of the bottom surface of the shoe outsole and a plurality of fibers are embedded within the adhesive. In the described method embodiment, once the adhesive is applied to the outsole, fibers are sifted down through an electrostatic field onto the adhesive. Once sufficient fibers have been embedded, the adhesive is cured and then cooled.

Abstract: A method is provided for the fabrication of a fibrous structure. Fibers are deposited in a hopper connected to an electrode. A mesh covers the hopper opening and the hopper is inverted and suspended over an adhesive coated substrate. An electric field is generated between the hopper and the substrate while the hopper is simultaneously shaken. As a result, fibers fall through the mesh, aligned along the electric field lines, travel through the electric field, and are coupled on one end thereof to the adhesive.

Abstract: This invention relates to a low-density polyethylene composition useful for coating polar substrates. This invention particularly relates to a low-density polyethylene composition useful for coating metal foils, wherein the composition comprises an ethylene/(meth)acrylic acid copolymer having a low acid content.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for determining adhesive resin distribution on wood flakes to be formed into a wood-based composite. Where a predetermined amount of adhesive resin has been sprayed onto a selected amount of wood flakes being tumbled in a blender, the method includes the steps of: removing a sample of sprayed wood flakes at the output of the blender and placing the sprayed wood flakes on a scanning bed; scanning the sprayed wood flakes with a scanner having at least 1200 dpi resolution with 1800 dpi interpolation to provide image data; using image analysis software with resin analysis macros to filter the image data to provide a high contrast image that shows each adhesive resin spot differentiated from the wood flake on which the adhesive resin spot is situated; and measuring and analyzing the high contrast image to provide an output showing at least a percent coverage of the wood flake by the adhesive resin.

Abstract: An antibacterial, antifungal or antialgal article includes an antibacterial, antifungal or antialgal component, for example, silver and copper, an alloy thereof or a compound thereof diffused from a surface into the inside of the surface portion of an article, for example, a metal, glass or ceramic article.

Abstract: A method for applying flock to the end of a tube which is to be used as a flow through applicator. An external end portion of the tube is coated with an adhesive, air is intermittently blown through the tube to keep the tube clear of unwanted adhesive. The end of the tube coated will the said uncured adhesive in then subjected to an application of flock under the aegis of electrostatic attraction while air is intermittently blow through the tube to thereby keep the tube essentially clear of flock. The tube carrying the flock is subjected to a heat cure. The tube may be of metal or a plastic. When the latter the end portion of the tube is subjected to a preliminary corona discharge whereby to active its service to increase the adhesive to the adhesive coating in a known manner.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for producing dried, chopped strands from a supply of continuous fiber strands by the direct deposition of wet, chopped strands ejected from a chopping assembly into a drying chamber is disclosed. A transition chute is interposed between the chopping assembly and the drying chamber to guide the chopped strands to pass directly into the drying chamber.

Abstract: The invention concerns an applicator (1) of a powder product, comprising a support (2) at least a portion of the surface of which is covered by a mixture of coating fibers (3) and of both powder (4) said product to be applied. The invention concerns also a method for manufacturing the applicator in accordance with the invention.

Abstract: The invention is a method of plating a nonmetallic substrate comprising the steps of depositing an adhesion enhancing film on the substrate, treating the adhesion enhancing film to make the film catalytic, and forming an outer coating and passivating plate on the adhesion enhancing film. The resulting plated, nonmetallic substrates may comprise any number of materials used as an inner substrate such as compounds of oxide, nitride, phosphide, carbide, glass, ceramic, and mixtures thereof. In use, the resulting substrate may find application in any number of data storage and retrieval application.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a luminant for a field emission display fabricated through PVD is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: forming a ZnO:Zn luminescent thin film on a glass substrate through PVD; and forming a conductive thin film on the ZnO:Zn luminescent thin film, to thereby change the luminescence threshold, brightness and luminescent color suitable for the operation characteristics of the emitter in a predetermined range, by controlling the thickness of the luminescent layer, temperature and ambient of heat treatment of the luminant.

Abstract: A process for improving the impact resistance of a coated plastic substrate, particularly those polymers having a high refractive index, comprising applying an aqueous polyurethane dispersion as a primer layer to at least one surface of the plastic substrate, at least partially curing the aqueous polyurethane dispersion by air drying at ambient temperature, applying a coating composition over the polyurethane primer layer, and curing the coating composition to form an abrasion resistant hard coat. Preferably, the aqueous polyurethane dispersion is air dried at ambient temperature for less than one hour before application of the abrasion resistant coating composition. The process provides an impact enhancing, abrasion resistant coating system having strong interfacial adhesion that is preferably transparent for application onto preferably transparent plastic articles, such as ophthalmic lenses and safety eye wear.

Abstract: An antireflection film made from a reliquified sol-gel hydrolyzation, condensation polymeric reaction product of a silicon, alkoxides and/or metal alkoxides, or mixtures thereof. The film is particularly useful for coating plastics.