Abstract: There is provided a ceramic member which is a sintered body containing enstatite and boron nitride as constituents, in which boron nitride is oriented in a single direction, a probe holder formed using the ceramic member, and a manufacturing method of the ceramic member. In the ceramic member, an index of orientation degree is not less than 0.8. In so doing, it is possible to provide a ceramic member which has a free machining property, a coefficient of thermal expansion which is close to that of silicon, and high strength, and a probe holder which is formed using the ceramic member, and a manufacturing method of the ceramic member.

Abstract: A removable fastener insulating device comprising a heat resistant cover configured for insulating a fastener. The heat resistant cover may comprise a first portion with a hole formed therein for the fastener to be inserted through and a second portion with a cavity formed therein. The cavity may be lined with an insulating portion made of material resistant to heat transfer. In use, a portion of the fastener may be inserted into the hole of the heat resistant cover and the second portion may be actuated into the closed position. In the closed position, an end portion of the fastener may reside within the cavity between the first portion and the second portion. The heat resistant cover may also comprise attachment elements for holding the second portion in the closed position against the first portion.

Abstract: A packaging film with a main film made of a stretchable polymer film material and having a multiplicity of holes. A first condition of the main film including that a ratio of aeration percentage over final weight is greater than or equal to 14 meters per gram. A second condition of the main film is that the width of the packaging film is reducible by less than 15% between a condition before any stretching of the packaging film and a condition when the packaging film is stretched at an elongation equal to the elongation at the NDR point. A third condition of the main film is that a ratio of an absolute value of the difference of a holding force of the packaging film minus a predetermined target holding force divided by the target holding force is less than or equal to 5%.

Abstract: Product formed from a ceramic material, at least part of the said product not being formed from amorphous silica and including pores and satisfying the following criteria (a), (b) and (c): (a) at least 70% by number of the said pores are frustoconical tubular pores extending substantially parallel to each other in a longitudinal direction; (b) in at least one cross-section plane, the mean size of the cross sections of the said pores is greater than 0.15 ?m and less than 300 ?m; (c) in at least one cross-section plane, at least 50% by number of the pores have a convexity index Ic of greater than 87%, the convexity index of a pore being equal to the ratio Sp/Sc of the surfaces Sp and Sc delimited by the perimeter and by the convex envelope of the said pore, respectively.

Abstract: A coated porous material and a method for making the same. The coated porous material includes a porous substrate having a plurality of pores. A hydrophilic coating including, in a single layer, ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer and at least one crosslinked polymer, is present on a plurality of inner pore walls. The method includes: (a) providing a porous substrate; (b) applying a coatable composition to at least a portion of the inner pore walls of the porous substrate, the coatable composition made of ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer, at least one polymerizable compound and solvent; (c) removing at least a portion of the solvent from the coatable composition to dry the coatable composition; (d) saturating the porous substrate and the coatable composition with a rewetting solution; and (e) polymerizing the polymerizable compound to form the hydrophilic coating on the pore walls and to provide the coated porous material.

Abstract: An underlayment layer is configured to support an artificial turf assembly. The underlayment layer comprises a core with a top side and a bottom side. The top side has a plurality of spaced apart, upwardly oriented projections that define channels suitable for water flow along the top side of the core when the underlayment layer is positioned beneath an overlying artificial turf assembly.

Abstract: A silicon carbide substrate and a silicon carbide ingot excellent in uniformity in characteristics, and a method of manufacturing the same are obtained. A method of manufacturing a silicon carbide ingot includes the steps of preparing a base substrate having an off angle with respect to a (0001) plane not greater than 10° and composed of single crystal silicon carbide and growing a silicon carbide layer on a surface of the base substrate. In the step of growing a silicon carbide layer, a temperature gradient in a direction of width when viewed in a direction of growth of the silicon carbide layer is set to 20° C./cm or more.

Abstract: A recording layer is formed from an organic material (thermoplastic resin, thermosetting resin) having an oxygen element ratio of 9.1% or more. Examples include polyethersulfone, polyimide, and polyethylene. Alternatively, the recording layer is formed from a material in which a low-molecular compound is added to a resin and which has an oxygen element ratio after mixing of 9.1% or more.

Abstract: A puncher cylinder includes a puncher knife, the cylinder being arranged for cooperation with a paper web such that the cylinder when in use can be rolled longitudinally along and in contact with the paper web, punching holes in the paper web by way of the puncher knife. The holes are punched a longitudinal distance from each other essentially corresponding to the circumference of the cylinder. A system is further disclosed including the punching cylinder, as is a method utilizing the punching cylinder, and a newspaper partly produced by way of the punching cylinder.

Abstract: A label laminate includes a label L1 and a label sheet L2 formed separately from the label L1, and an unprinted surface of the label sheet L2 is laminated to an adhesive layer side of the label L1. Around the outer edge of the label sheet L2, an adhesive layer 12 of the label L1 is exposed and the label laminate is arranged so that, when stuck to an object via the adhesive layer 12, contents printed on the label sheet L2 can be concealed being sandwiched at the object W side.

Abstract: A laminated composite material comprising a polymeric matrix material and plurality of fibre layers is heated to a first pre-determined temperature which is defined as the temperature at which there is a first pre-determined time interval until the matrix material reaches its gel point. The first pre-determined time interval being defined as the time required to insert the required quantity of through-thickness reinforcement fibres into the laminated material. A plurality of holes is formed in the laminated material; each hole being formed by inserting a needle having a conical tip, into the laminated material. A reinforcing element is then inserted into each of a respective one of the plurality of holes.

Abstract: A method of forming an aperture (e.g., a through via, a blind via, a trench, an alignment feature, etc.) within a substrate includes irradiating a substrate with a laser beam to form a laser-machined feature having a sidewall. The laser-machined feature is then processed to change at least one characteristic (e.g., the sidewall surface roughness, diameter, taper, aspect ratio, cross-sectional profile, etc.) of the laser-machined feature. The laser-machined feature can be processed to form the aperture by performing an isotropic wet-etch process employing an etchant solution containing HNO3, HF and, optionally acetic acid.

Abstract: A three-dimensional film for use as an acquisition distribution layer in an absorbent article comprising a first surface with drains extending downward from the first surface, the drains being capable of transmitting fluid by gravity; and protrusions extending upward from the first surface to an upper surface with at least one capillary extending downward from the upper surface, the capillaries being capable of transmitting fluid in contact with the upper surface by capillary action. The drains rapidly transmit fluid through the film, particularly fluid that is dynamically-deposited. The capillaries transmit statically-retained fluid that is in contact with the upper surface of the protrusions.

Abstract: A ceiling plate provided at a ceiling portion of a process chamber that may be evacuated to a vacuum is disclosed. The ceiling plate allows microwaves emitted from a slot of a planar antenna member provided along with the ceiling plate to pass through the ceiling plate into the process chamber, and includes plural protrusion portions arranged along a circle in a surface of the ceiling plate so as to form plural radially disposed virtual convex portions in a place between the concave portions, the surface facing toward an inside of the process chamber. A thickness of places where the concave portions are formed in the ceiling plate and another thickness of other places where the concave portions are not formed in the ceiling plate are determined so that the number of propagation modes of microwaves is different.

Abstract: A cover glass structure includes a glass substrate, a touch-sensing structure and a decorative layer. The glass substrate has at least one cutting section, and the cutting section is etched to form an etched structure. The touch-sensing structure is disposed on the glass substrate, and the decorative layer is disposed on the glass substrate.

Abstract: An insulation board for a resistor grid and methods for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The insulation board consists of a plurality of longitudinal voids. One or more longitudinal structural members are disposed in the longitudinal voids. The longitudinal structural members may be shaped to conform to the shape of the longitudinal voids. The method of constructing the insulation board includes providing a profiled block and inserting one or more longitudinal structural members in the longitudinal voids. Alternatively, the insulation board may be constructed by providing one or more longitudinal structural members and molding a profiled block over the longitudinal structural members. One or more rows of transverse pin holes may be provided along the length of the insulation board for engaging pins of resistive elements of the resistor grid.

Abstract: The waterproof/breathable moisture transfer liner for a running and hiking shoe includes an inner liner selected from technically advanced fabrics which are carefully selected. A series of layers are provided outside the inner liner including foam material layers, breathable membranes, a supportive mesh or a moldable foam, and an outer shell fabric. The applicability of the liner to alpine, snowboard boots, cross country, hiking boots, protective gear and helmets, along with appropriate variations for each application.

Abstract: A manufacturing method is provided. The manufacturing method includes forming one or more grooves in a component that comprises a substrate with an outer surface. The substrate has at least one interior space. Each groove extends at least partially along the substrate and has a base and a top. The manufacturing method further includes processing an intermediate surface of the component to plastically deform the surface adjacent at least one edge of a respective groove, such that the distance across the top of the groove is reduced. Another manufacturing method is provided and includes processing an intermediate surface of the component to facet the intermediate surface in the vicinity of the groove.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sheet of a plastic film macroperforated by means of a cold punching process and formed by one or more layers, to be used mainly in the packaging of palletising systems, enabling optimum ventilation without creating a heat barrier, and reducing the consumption of polymer materials without reducing the mechanical resistance.

Abstract: There is provided that a substrate comprising a glass substrate 2 constituted by a glass including a silicon oxide. The glass substrate has a through-hole 3 communicating with a front surface and a rear surface of the glass substrate, and filled with a metal material. The substrate is realized by forming an anchor part by selectively etching a silicon oxide on a sidewall surrounding an inside of said through-hole 3 before filling the metal material and by filling the inside of said through-hole 3 with the metal material after forming the anchor part.

Abstract: A permeable film or container for use in extending the storage life of a foodstuff or produce is provided. The film or container is formed from a plastics component, a porous component having a particle size smaller than the thickness of the film, and an acid component selected from at least one carboxylic acid compound in free or salt form. The permeable film is adapted for controlling the environment surrounding the foodstuff to reduce its respiration rate or senescence by controlling the transfer of gases, particularly oxygen and carbon dioxide, and build up of moisture. In one preferred embodiment the present invention provides a permeable film for use in the storage of a foodstuff, formed from a polymer component, a clay activated base component, and sorbic acid in free or salt form.

Abstract: A cushioning structure is adapted to support a ioad and to reduce stresses on the load as the result of externally applied impact forces. The cushioning structure comprises an impact energy absorbing layer adapted to be placed between the load and the applied impact energy. The cushioning structure is configured such that the impact energy absorbing layer comprises a plurality of cells of a pliable material, and wherein at least some of said cells are in fluid communication with adjacent cells to provide a valved fluid transfer between said cells, and further wherein the means for effecting valved transfer between cells comprises a venturi valve.

Abstract: A packing chip is formed from a flat intermediate sheet and includes a central section and two outer sections located on opposite sides of the central section and a tab located on each of the two outer sections. Each section defines a width and a depth, which may each be between about 0.5 inches and about 0.75 inches. Securing elements for securing the tabs of the chips in an assembled shape are located on each tab. One or more apertures defined by at least one section are configured such that the packing chip forms interlocking engagement with portions of adjacent packing chips when employed as packaging.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, the base plate includes first and a second faces that are opposed to each other; the second face has a contoured rear surface, and the first area is set in the center of the plate. There is a second area with via holes in the peripheral areas of the center part. Also, the thickness of the second area is less than the thickness of the first area.

Abstract: This document describes the design of an articulated artificial skin that may be used to cover any three dimensional surface that changes morphology with time. In one embodiment the skin is made from individual four sided pyramids arranged to bend about their edges. Each pyramid may contain a solid, liquid, gas, or plasma, or any relevant technology such as solar panels and rechargeable batteries. Each pyramid may be connected to neighboring pyramids via tubes, pipes, or electrical wires to allow the flow of fluids and/or electricity. Multi layers of the artificial skin may be used to provide features such as pressure garments, cooling garments, thermal barriers, and armor shielding suitable for use in extreme environments.

Abstract: An adhesive patch configured to attach an ostomy appliance to a patient includes a peripheral rim disposed around a central hole that is attachable to a stoma of the patient; and a band of adhesive extending from the peripheral rim to an inner border of the adhesive patch and having a pattern of curvilinear indentations extending to the peripheral rim of the patch.

Abstract: A substrate support (20, 120) includes a drum (24, 124), a first surface (40, 42, 140, 142) carried by the drum (24, 124), and a second surface (40, 42, 140, 142) carried by the drum (24, 124) opposite and oblique to the first surface (40, 42, 140, 142) and a wedging member (44, 144). The wedging member (44, 144) is sandwiched between the first surface (40, 42, 140, 142) and the second surface (40, 42, 140, 142) and is resiliently biased in a wedging direction.

Abstract: This invention relates to thermally sprayed coatings of a high purity yttria or ytterbia stabilized zirconia powder, said high purity yttria or ytterbia stabilized zirconia powder comprising from about 0 to about 0.15 weight percent impurity oxides, from about 0 to about 2 weight percent hafnium oxide (hafnia), from about 6 to about 25 weight percent yttrium oxide (yttria) or from about 10 to about 36 weight percent ytterbium oxide (ytterbia), and the balance zirconium oxide (zirconia). Thermal barrier coatings for protecting a component such as blades, vanes and seal surfaces of gas turbine engines, made from the high purity yttria or ytterbia stabilized zirconia powders, have a density greater than 88% of the theoretical density with a plurality of vertical macrocracks homogeneously dispersed throughout the coating to improve its thermal fatigue resistance.

Abstract: An assembly includes a light-permeable film layer, a release liner, and a print pattern. The print pattern includes a base layer. The print pattern sub-divides the film layer into a plurality of discrete base layer areas and/or a plurality of transparent areas. The base layer includes a design imaging surface of a first color. The release liner includes an imperforate material. The release liner includes a release surface. The imperforate material when viewed through said light permeable film layer is a second color contrasting with said first color by the graytone of said second color differing from the graytone of said first color by at least 10%. This contrast may provide a more realistic perception of how the assembly will look in situ (e.g., on a window).

Abstract: A shoe-reinforcement material having a fiber combination with a first fiber component and a second fiber portion having a second fiber component, whereby the first fiber component has a first melting point and a first softening-temperature range lying below it, and a first fiber portion of the second fiber component has a second melting point and a second softening-temperature range lying below it; the first melting point and the first softening-temperature range are higher than the second melting point and the second softening-temperature range, the second fiber portion of the second fiber component has a higher melting point and a higher softening temperature lying above it than the first fiber portion, and the fiber combination.

Abstract: An apparatus and method is provided for controlling animal activity with an adhesive sheet. In one embodiment, the sheet includes strips uniformly spaced apart on a transfer layer including a bisected protection layer. In another embodiment, the sheet is flat and generally rectangular. In another embodiment, the sheet is rolled. In yet another embodiment, the sheet is deployed from a dispenser. In one embodiment of the method, the sheet is deployed by locating an area of activity to be controlled, removing the control sheet from the transfer sheet, placing the control sheet on an the area of activity to be controlled and then systematically and sequentially removing the first protection sheet and the second protection sheet. In another embodiment, the area to be controlled includes a surface discontinuity requiring placement of the control sheet along the discontinuity.

Abstract: An enhanced substrate for making a printed circuit board (PCB) includes a silane applied to the ends of glass fibers in via holes. In one embodiment, during a plated through-hole (PTH) via fabrication process, glass fiber bundles exposed in a drilled through-hole are selectively sealed. For example, after the through-hole is drilled in a substrate, the substrate may be subjected to an aqueous silane bath (e.g., an organo trialkoxysilane in an aqueous solution of an acid that acts as a catalyst) to deposit a layer of silane on the exposed glass fiber bundle ends. For example, trialkoxy groups of the silane may react with exposed silanols on the glass to form a siloxane, which is further polymerized to form a silane polymer barrier layer on the exposed glass fiber ends. The barrier layer effectively seals the glass fiber bundles and eliminates the conductive anodic filament (CAF) pathway between PTH vias.

Abstract: A composite particularly suited for use as a transfer layer in an absorbent article has a first layer comprising a formed film having a plurality of capillary-sized apertured protuberances and a plurality of two-dimensional drains, and a second layer in intimate contact with an apertured end of said capillary-sized protuberances and spaced from the first layer in a z-direction, the second layer is either a three-dimensional apertured formed film or a nonwoven web. In embodiments where the second layer is a three-dimensional formed film, the film contains a plurality of capillary sized protuberances that are of smaller diameter compared to the protuberances in the first layer and optionally also contains a plurality of drains, which can be either two-dimensional or three-dimensional, or combinations thereof.

Abstract: Structures are provided that include electroactive polymers. According to these structures, the electroactive materials have enhanced conductivity in a first direction. Also, the structures include either pores or inclusions. These pores or inclusions are non-parallel to the first direction. In addition, methods for forming structures that include electroactive polymers that have enhanced conductivity in a first direction are provided. These methods allow for pores and/or inclusions to be formed in the electroactive polymers.

Abstract: A sink mat made of soft, pliable material comprising a set of slits defining flaps in said sink mat enabling said sink mat to fit in a sink smaller than said sink mat and for the flaps to curve against the walls of said sink and overlap and lie flat against each other.

Abstract: A non-slip surface is provided comprising a surface having at least one arcuate lug, said arcuate lug comprising a raised center portion and raised and twisted side portions for preventing slippage. Additionally, a process is provided comprising the steps of cutting an arc into a surface, raising and twisting said arc in relation to said surface by bending said surface along a secant perpendicular to a line connecting the midpoint of said arc and the secant, creating at least one arcuate lug in said surface.

Abstract: A baffle or reinforcer includes a carrier configured to be disposed in a cavity and a fixation mechanism disposed on the carrier and configured to at least partially support the carrier in the cavity. The fixation mechanism defines an opening for receiving an expandable material. The fixation mechanism has an anti-return device configured to prevent at least a portion of the expandable material from escaping through the opening during expansion. A method includes inserting the carrier into the cavity, injecting the expandable material into the cavity via the opening in the fixation mechanism, expanding the expandable material within the cavity, and preventing at least a portion of the expandable material from escaping through the opening during expansion.

Abstract: A catalyst structure suitable for use in an ammonia oxidation process is described including a plurality of shaped catalyst units supported on one or more members in a spaced relationship that allows the structure to flex.

Abstract: A glass substrate for forming a through-substrate via of a semiconductor device includes a first surface and a second surface, and penetration holes extending from the first surface to the second surface, wherein at least one of the first and second surfaces is chemically strengthened.

Abstract: A glass substrate for forming a through-substrate via of a semiconductor device includes a plurality of penetration holes. In the glass substrate, an ?-count is 0.05 c/cm2·h or less, a SiO2 content is 40 wt % or higher, a sum total content of Li2O (wt %)+Na2O (wt %)+K2O (Wt%) is 6.0 wt % or lower, and an average coefficient of thermal expansion at 50° C. to 350° C. is in a range of 20×10?7/K to 40×10?7/K.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a nonwoven fabric having projections and recesses, comprising extensible fiber and elastic fiber, which has excellent feel on the skin and elasticity, and excellent air permeability in the planar directions and the thickness direction, as well as a method of producing the nonwoven fabric. A nonwoven fabric having projections and recesses, comprising extensible fiber and elastic fiber, wherein the first surface of the nonwoven fabric has a plurality of projections and a plurality of recesses, and the proportion of extensible fiber in the projections is higher than the proportion of extensible fiber in the recesses.

Abstract: Structured films having acoustical absorbance properties are disclosed. Methods of making and using the structured films are also disclosed.

Abstract: A base plate for a self-propelled robotic cleaning apparatus for cleaning a submerged surface of a pool or tank. The base plate includes a bottom surface and a water inlet formed therethrough, and an inlet extension member configured to mount in the water inlet. The inlet extension member is slidably retractable and extendable in a direction that is normal relative to the bottom surface of the base plate. A height adjustment mechanism is coupled to the inlet extension member and configured to move the inlet extension member upwardly and downwardly in the normal direction relative to the bottom surface of the base plate. The height adjustment mechanism can be adjusted manually. Alternatively, at least one sensor is operably coupled to a controller to automatically control the height adjustment mechanism.

Abstract: A method of forming a microstructure includes a Step (A) of forming a modified region in a substrate by irradiating a laser beam having a pulse duration on the order of picoseconds or shorter on a region where a pore-like microstructure is to be provided, and scanning a focal point at which the laser beam is converged; and a Step (B) of forming a microstructure by performing an etching process on the substrate in which the modified region has been formed, and removing the modified region, where a linear polarized laser beam is used as the laser beam in the Step (A), and the laser beam is irradiated so that an orientation of a linear polarization has a certain direction with respect to a direction of scanning the focal point.

Abstract: A thermal shield for a system for generating electric power may include a sheet of material configured to be operably associated with an engine of the system for generating electric power such that heat from the engine is deflected back toward the engine. The sheet of material may define a generally rectangular shape defining a length dimension and a width dimension, and the length dimension may be configured to generally correspond to a length defined by the engine.

Abstract: A microstructure forming method includes a step A of irradiating a region of a substrate, in which a hole-shaped or groove-shaped microstructure is to be formed, with a circularly or elliptically polarized laser beam having a pulse width of which the pulse duration is on the order of picoseconds or shorter, and scanning a focal point at which the laser beam converges to form a modified region, and a step B of performing an etching process on the substrate in which the modified region is formed and removing the modified region to form a microstructure.

Abstract: A method of producing a resin sheet includes the steps of arranging a resin sheet between a substrate and a die opposed to the substrate, and forming a through-hole in the resin sheet to pass through the resin sheet in a pressing direction by relatively pressing the die against the substrate. The die includes a first protrusion protruding toward a downstream side in the pressing direction. A second protrusion protruding toward the downstream side in the pressing direction is formed on a peripheral edge portion of an end portion of the first protrusion on the downstream side in the pressing direction. An end portion of the second protrusion on the downstream side in the pressing direction is formed at an acute angle in sectional view along the pressing direction.

Abstract: A biaxial stretchable elastic laminate is provided, which includes a biaxial elastic film, and a first uniaxial elastic fiber web layer and a second uniaxial elastic fiber web layer, wherein the first uniaxial elastic fiber web layer and the second uniaxial elastic fiber web layer are respectively laminated on the two opposite surfaces of the biaxial elastic film, and the stretchable direction of the first uniaxial elastic fiber web layer and the stretchable direction of the second uniaxial elastic fiber web layer are orthogonal to each other, and the elastic coefficients of the first uniaxial elastic fiber web layer and the second uniaxial elastic fiber web layer are lower than the elastic coefficient of the biaxial elastic film.

Abstract: An elastic nonwoven composite that contains an elastic film laminated to one or more nonwoven web materials is provided. The composite is formed by passing the film through a nip to bond the film to the nonwoven web material(s). Concurrent with bond formation, apertures are also formed in the elastic film. The apertures are of a size sufficient to provide a desired level of texture, softness, hand feel, and/or aesthetic appeal to the composite without having a significant adverse effect on its elastic properties. Aperture and bond formation are accomplished in the present invention by selectively controlling certain parameters of the lamination process, such as film content, bonding pattern, degree of film tension, bonding conditions, etc.

Abstract: A functional element having a shaft part and a head part has at least one feature providing security against rotation which is provided in the region of a sheet metal contact surface of the functional element. The functional element is characterized in that each feature providing security against rotation comprises a recess provided in the sheet metal contact surface of the functional element with a raised portion disposed at least substantially centrally in the recess or with a raised portion surrounding the recess. With this design the functional element can be straightforwardly be inserted in a thick sheet metal part or in a sheet metal part of higher strength and thus a security against rotation of high quality can be achieved.