Abstract: A case having the appearance of 3D design elements embedded therein. The case generally comprises a back panel which incorporates a plurality of layers with impressions or recesses formed thereon. When aligned, the impressions create an optical illusion as if actual objects are embedded in the back panel of the case where no actual object is present. And a method of producing an optical illusion of embedded design elements in a case including the steps of forming a first panel with at least one first impression formed on a first side of the first panel, applying a reflective coating to the at least one first impression, forming a second panel, and joining the second panel to the first side of the first panel.

Abstract: A foldable display device includes a display panel including a folding area and non-folding areas on both sides of the folding area in a folding direction; a first support substrate configured to support the display panel under the display panel and including a plurality of opening patterns corresponding to the folding area; and a second support substrate between the display panel and the first support substrate and including a plurality of protrusion patterns protruding to be inserted into the plurality of opening patterns. Sizes of the plurality of protrusion patterns are smaller than sizes of the corresponding plurality of opening patterns. Therefore, it is possible to improve durability and prevent or at least reduce degradation of folding characteristics of the foldable display device.

Abstract: A stretchable member has a second sheet layer with an exposed portion, first sheet layer, and elastic sheet interposed therebetween. The second and the first sheet layers are joined at multiple sheet joining portions arranged at intervals through joining holes penetrating the elastic sheet or via the elastic sheet, and vent holes each opened at least in a spread state by displacement of the edge of each joining hole away from the circumferential edge of each sheet joining portion in the stretchable direction ED. The colors of the external surface of the elastic sheet and of portions of the external surface of the first sheet layer observed through the vent holes are observable through the second sheet layer, and the color difference ?E between the colors of the external surface of the elastic sheet and of the external surface of the first sheet layer is 30 or more.

Abstract: A display device includes a display unit that displays a biological image and a transparent protective plate disposed on a front surface of the display unit. In the display device, an uneven structure having unevenness with a pitch and a height smaller than a wavelength of visible light is formed on any one or more of a front surface side of the protective plate, a back surface side of the protective plate, and a front surface side of the display unit, and an anti-glare (AG) structure having an AG function is formed on any one or more of the front surface side of the protective plate, the back surface side of the protective plate, and the front surface side of the display unit. The present technology can be applied to a display device that displays a biological image.

Abstract: A method of repairing a mat including: cutting an irregular section of the mat to an approximately perpendicular edge; applying a sealant to the perpendicular edge; conjoining a secondary piece to the perpendicular edge; clamping the secondary piece to the perpendicular edge temporarily; and fixing the secondary piece to the perpendicular edge; where the mat being configured to support the weight of people, vehicles and equipment thereupon and undergo movement relative to one or more other mats without disengaging from another, and the mats include at least four sides and an edge extending along each side, the first and second sides of each mat having a lower lip extending horizontally outwardly below the edge thereof and the third and fourth sides of each mat having an upper lip forming the edge thereof, the respective upper and lower lips of different mats being interconnectable with pins.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a folding area and a non-folding area disposed adjacent to the folding area; and a pixel electrode disposed on the substrate, wherein the pixel electrode includes a first pixel electrode disposed in the folding area and a second pixel electrode disposed in the non-folding area, and the first pixel electrode includes one or more openings positioned inside from an outermost edge of the first pixel electrode.

Abstract: A rolled product may comprise an embossed pattern on a fibrous sheet, the embossed pattern comprising first and second embossed objects and, in certain cases, a logo. The first and second embossed objects may be spaced from each other in certain relationships and, in certain cases, may be spaced from the logo in certain relationships.

Abstract: A liquid lens that includes: a lens body comprising a first window, a second window, and a cavity disposed between the first window and the second window; and a first liquid and a second liquid within the cavity of the lens body, the first liquid and the second liquid substantially immiscible with each other and having different refractive indices such that an interface between the first liquid and second liquid to form a lens. The sidewall of the cavity has an average surface roughness (Ra) of less than or equal to 200 nanometers (nm). The cavity is disposed within a plate. Further, each of the windows and the plate comprises a glass, glass-ceramic or ceramic composition. In addition, a linearity of a first bottom portion of the sidewall in proximity to the base of the plate can be from 0 ?m±5 ?m.

Abstract: A composite panel exhibiting high flexural strength while reducing mass as compared with conventional composite panels is provided. The improved panel includes a rigid frame having outer edges defining a perimeter of the panel and inner edges defining a perimeter of a structural filler chamber, wherein the frame has a thickness at its outer edges that is narrower than at its inner edges; first and second sheet-like material layers bonded to opposite sides of the rigid frame to define, together with the inner edges of the rigid frame, a volume of the structural filler chamber; and a structural filler disposed in the chamber to provide compressive strength between the sheet-like material layers.

Abstract: A temperature regulating mount for portable electronic devices is provided that includes a temperature control unit for preventing portable electronic devices from reaching critical temperatures during operation to avoid undesired shut down of the electronic device. The mount is further accompanied by a protective perimeter casing for protecting the electronic device and allowing the device to mate with a universal mount. The perimeter casing leaves the back of the device open or exposed (e.g., through webbing) for temperature control. The protective perimeter casing includes grooves and indents for mating with guide rails and a movable clamping mechanism for securing the electronic device to the mount in a particular orientation to maximize the mount's ability to regulate the temperature of the electronic device.

Abstract: A display device may include a window, a display panel, and an adhesive resin layer. The window may include a front surface portion and a curved portion, which is extended from the front surface portion and is bent with a curvature. The display panel may be combined with the window, and may include a first region corresponding to the front surface portion and a second region corresponding to the curved portion. The adhesive resin layer may be interposed between the window and the display panel to fasten the display panel to a rear surface of the window. The adhesive resin layer may include a first attachment portion corresponding to the front surface portion and a second attachment portion corresponding to the curved portion, and a thickness of the second attachment portion may be different from a first thickness of the first attachment portion.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a microelectrode platform that may be used for multiple biosystem applications including cell culturing techniques and biosensing. Also disclosed are microfabrication techniques for inexpensively producing microelectrode platforms.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods for double-sided imprinting are provided. An example system includes first rollers for moving a first web including a first template having a first imprinting feature, second rollers for moving a second web including a second template having a second imprinting feature, dispensers for dispensing resist, a locating system for locating reference marks on the first and second webs for aligning the first and second templates, a light source for curing the resist, such that a cured first resist has a first imprinted feature corresponding to the first imprinting feature on one side of the substrate and a cured second resist has a second imprinted feature corresponding to the second imprinting feature on the other side of the substrate, and a moving system for feeding in the substrate between the first and second templates and unloading the double-imprinted substrate from the first and second webs.

Abstract: Provided is a display device including a display panel, and a window member on the display panel, wherein the window member includes a window base material including a flexible portion in which a first area having a first rigidity and a second area having second rigidity that is less than the first rigidity are alternately located, a buffer layer on the window base material and having a refractive index that is smaller than a refractive index of the window base material, and a filler layer on the buffer layer and having a refractive index that is smaller than the refractive index of the buffer layer.

Abstract: Provided is a method for forming graphene nanoholes to form nanoholes in a graphene sheet, the method comprising a process (a) of forming a functional group-bonded region in a graphene sheet, and a process (b) of heating the graphene sheet having the functional group-bonded region to remove the functional group-bonded region to form nanoholes.

Abstract: A hybrid door seal for a vehicle includes a first seal member, a second seal member, and a corner seal member. The first seal member is configured to be received by a channel in a door frame. The second seal member is configured to be received by the channel in a door frame. The corner seal member connects the first seal member and the second seal member. The first seal member, the second seal member and the corner seal member are integrally formed as a one-piece member.

Abstract: Device surfaces are rendered superhydrophobic and/or superoleophobic through microstructures and/or nanostructures that utilize the same base material(s) as the device itself without the need for coatings made from different materials or substances. A medical device includes a portion made from a base material having a surface adapted for contact with biological material, and wherein the surface is modified to become superhydrophobic, superoleophobic, or both, using only the base material, excluding non-material coatings. The surface may be modified using a subtractive process, an additive process, or a combination thereof. The product of the process may form part of an implantable device or a medical instrument, including a medical device or instrument associated with an intraocular procedure.

Abstract: A joined structure, including: two members made of materials having different coefficients of linear expansion; and an adhesive layer arranged between the two members to join the two members together, wherein the adhesive layer includes at least an end portion in one direction parallel to a plane direction of the adhesive layer and a center portion in the one direction, and a thickness in the end portion is greater than a thickness in the center portion.

Abstract: A glass article is provided that includes: a glass substrate comprising a thickness and a primary surface; and a textured region defined by the primary surface. The textured region comprises a low spatial frequency region and a high spatial frequency region substantially superimposed within the low spatial frequency region. Further, the low spatial frequency region comprises an average lateral feature size that exceeds an average lateral feature size of the high spatial frequency region. In addition, the textured region comprises a surface roughness (Ra) from about 10 nm to about 1000 nm.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a laminated glazing having variable light transmission comprising two glass sheets, an external glass sheet and an internal glass sheet, that are joined by at least one thermoplastic interlayer sheet, an assembly of a functional film, which is incorporated into the laminate between the two glass sheets. According to the invention, the at least one thermoplastic interlayer sheet has a roughness with a Rz comprised between 50 and 400 ?m and a Ra comprised between 15 and 90 ?m and preferably with a Rz comprised between 100 and 400 ?m and a Ra comprised between 30 and 90 ?m.

Abstract: A coating composition includes: an aqueous dispersion of self-crosslinkable core-shell particles, where the corm-shell particles include (1) a polymeric core at least partially encapsulated by (2) a polymeric shell having urethane linkages, keto and/or aldo functional groups, and hydrazide functional groups, where the polymeric core is covalently bonded to at least a portion of the polymeric shell, and a hydrophobic additive including a wax and/or a silicon-containing compound, where the hydrophobic additive is non-reactive with the polymeric core and the polymeric shell. A substrate coated with a coating formed from the coating composition and a method for improving stain resistance of a substrate are also disclosed.

Abstract: A flooring apparatus and method of making the same are provided. The apparatus and method, in one embodiment, may include providing an elongated member having a top surface. A first adhesive is deposited about a perimeter of the top surface of the elongated member. A second adhesive is deposited within the perimeter of the top surface of the elongated member, with the second adhesive having a lower viscosity than the first adhesive and being retained within the perimeter by the first adhesive. A friction-increasing member is then heated to a pre-heat temperature. The friction-increasing member is disposed on the first and second adhesive to form the flooring apparatus. The flooring apparatus is then cured at a curing temperature, in one embodiment, that is greater than the pre-heat temperature.

Abstract: A device for manufacturing a stiffened panel with reinforcements which each have a final thickness and a final height. The manufacturing device includes tools configured to each support a preform of fibers having a U-shaped or C-shaped cross section with a base and two wings. Each tool comprises, at at least one of its first and second lateral faces, a set-back portion which, when two tools are juxtaposed, delimits a recess configured to form a reinforcement during a consolidation or polymerization step. The tools are dimensioned such that each recess has a width, at the consolidation or polymerization temperature, that is substantially equal to the thickness of the reinforcements. This solution makes it possible to more effectively control the geometry of the stiffened panel by avoiding the formation of beads. A method for manufacturing a stiffened panel using the device is also disclosed.

Abstract: Discussed herein is gate spacing in integrated circuit (IC) structures, as well as related methods and components. For example, in some embodiments, an IC structure may include: a first gate metal having a longitudinal axis; a second gate metal, wherein the longitudinal axis of the first gate metal is aligned with a longitudinal axis of the second gate metal; a first gate contact above the first gate metal; a second gate contact above the second gate metal; and an unordered region having an unordered lamellar pattern, wherein the unordered region is coplanar with the first gate contact and the second gate contact.

Abstract: Disclosed are a flame retardant and fully biodegradable plastic, a manufacturing method of the same, and an application of the same. A flame retardant and fully biodegradable plastic, prepared from following components with amount by weight: a biodegradable plastic: 70-95 parts; a flame retardant: 1-15 parts; an anti-oxidant: 0-1 part; a lubricant: 0-2 parts; a compatibility agent: 0-3 parts; and a color powder: 0-5 parts; wherein the biodegradable plastic consists of PBS, PBAT, and PLA, and the weight ratio thereof is PLA:PBAT:PBS=1:(1-4):(0-1); the flame retardant consists of decabromodiphenyl ether and diantimony trioxide, and the weight ratio thereof is decabromodiphenyl ether:diantimony trioxide=1:(1-10).

Abstract: Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass with which distortion in the appearance of the laminated glass can be significantly suppressed. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention has one end, and the other end being at the opposite side of the one end, the other end has a thickness that is larger than a thickness of the one end, the interlayer film as a whole has a wedge angle of 0.1 mrad or more, and the following absolute value A in all sections A located every 150 mm in the following measurement of partial wedge angles is 0.4 mrad or less.

Abstract: A polymeric film including a major surface having a plurality of intersecting extended structures is described. For at least a majority of the structures in the plurality of extended structures: each structure extends along a length of the structure, has an average width along a direction transverse to the length and generally along the first major surface, and has an average height along a direction generally perpendicular to the first major surface; and the average width of the structure may be in a range of 1 to 200 micrometers, the average height of the structure may be in a range of 1 to 200 micrometers, and the length may be at least 3 times the average width. The extended structures may be randomly or pseudorandomly oriented and may be formed by microreplicating a surface of a paper.

Abstract: A felt gripper head contains two regions of felt material each on plates that slide and form a slight angle with respect to each other during engagement with a fibrous substrate material.

Abstract: A radial shaft sealing ring is designed to electrically conductively connect a shaft to a component which is stationary relative to the shaft. The radial shaft sealing ring has a supporting body and a sealing element attached thereto having a sealing portion which makes contact with the shaft. The material composition of the sealing element and/or a protective lip comprises at least one base material made from at least one polymer and one or more fillers, with at least one electrically conductive filler being provided.

Abstract: A dimming assembly includes a first prism having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, and a second prism disposed on a side where the second surface of the first prism is located. The first surface includes first dimming portions, each of which includes two first side surfaces. Edges of the two first side surfaces away from the second surface intersect at a first intersection line. A surface of the second prism proximate to the second surface includes second dimming portions, each of which includes two second side surfaces. Edges of the two second side surfaces proximate to the second surface intersect at a second intersection line. A distance between orthographic projections of two adjacent first intersection lines on the second surface is less than a distance between orthographic projections of two adjacent second intersection lines on the second surface.

Abstract: Various systems, devices, components and methods are disclosed for controllably and selectively occluding, restricting, and/or diverting flow within a patient's vasculature. The flow restriction systems can include an implant having a flow restrictor and an implantable controller having an actuator for actuating the flow restrictor. The flow restriction systems can also include an external device for controlling operation of the implant via the implantable controller.

Abstract: Disclosed is a building board construction with increased surface strength. More specifically, increased nail pull strength is achieved via the application of an external surface coating. The surface coating is ideally applied to a paper faced gypsum building board. In one possible embodiment, the coating is formed from a water soluble polymer.

Abstract: A computer mouse including a base with bottom surface for sliding across a work surface, with a retrievable tip for providing a resistance point for precision movements. At retrieved position, the tip is not touching the work surface, providing regular mouse movement. At working position, the tip is touching the work surface and creating resistance for precise movement of the mouse over the work surface. In some embodiments, computer mouse operated with tip in braked position allows the user to make rotational movements/gestures that can be registered by computer program to invoke actions. This new type of gesture is especially important for people with disabilities that have difficulties with existing gesture like clicking button. In some embodiments, computer mouse operated with tip in braked position allows users with hand tremor to improve cursor positioning by stopping cursor in vicinity of target, then reaching target by rotational movement.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a part comprising at least one three-dimensional metallised pattern overlying a local enamel underlayer.

Abstract: Methods for preparing an environmental barrier coating and the resulting coating are provided. The methods and products include the incorporation of a continuous ceramic inner layer and a segmented ceramic outer layer on a CMC component. The segmented ceramic outer layer may be formed by thermal spray techniques. The coating is more stable at higher temperatures and provides for a longer lifetime of the coated component.

Abstract: A support backplate includes a plurality of support strips and a first elastic connection layer. The plurality of support strips are arranged at intervals in a first direction, and each support strip of the plurality of support strips extends in a second direction. The first direction is perpendicular to a thickness direction of the support strip, and the second direction is substantially perpendicular to the first direction in a first plane perpendicular to the thickness direction. The first elastic connection layer is disposed on a side of the plurality of support strips in the thickness direction, and the first elastic connection layer is directly connected to the support strip.

Abstract: An assembly includes a bag and of a composite panel exhibiting a damaged region to be repaired by polymerization of a repair piece using the bag. The bag includes a sheet intended to be laid over the panel. When the panel and the sheet are laid one atop of the other, the sheet exhibits regions capable of absorbing heat emitted by radiation onto it in a proportion that is dependent on the polymerization temperature needed for that region of the panel that corresponds to it, the radiation being partially absorbed by suitable colouration of the sheet in the region concerned. Determining those regions of the panel in which radiation is less well absorbed than in others means that the heating can be adapted to suit the needs of polymerization in terms of repair and that even polymerization can thus be obtained over the entire damaged region, thereby consolidating the repair.

Abstract: Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass with which double images in laminated glass can be significantly suppressed. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention is an interlayer film for use in a laminated glass that is a head-up display, the interlayer film has one end, and the other end being at the opposite side of the one end, the other end has a thickness larger than a thickness of the one end, the interlayer film has a region for display corresponding to a display region of the head-up display, and when three regions obtained by equally dividing the region for display into three in a direction connecting the one end and the other end are named a first partial region for display, a second partial region for display, and a third partial region for display in sequence from the one end side, as to partial wedge angle Ax, Bx, and Cx in the first, second, and third partial regions for display, and partial wedge angle ?x in the region for display satisfy, |Ax??x| is 0.

Abstract: A substrate and a display device. The substrate includes: a hole region including a plurality of holes penetrating the substrate; and a non-hole region including a plurality of connection portions and a plurality of pixel regions separated from each other. Each connection portion is between adjacent pixel regions to connect the adjacent pixel regions, wherein a straight line in any direction parallel to the substrate passes through the hole region and the plurality of holes include at least two holes having different deformation degrees.

Abstract: A structure with improved adhesion includes projections and a backing layer, the rigidity of the backing layer being variable, and the end faces defining a common surface.

Abstract: A colored thermoplastic intermediate layer with a width, a height, and a wedge-shaped cross-section with a thicker first end and a thinner second end, at least comprising a first colored thermoplastic layer with a width, a height, and a wedge-shaped cross-section with a thicker first end and a thinner second end, wherein the width and the height of the colored thermoplastic intermediate layer equal the width and the height of the first colored thermoplastic layer, the first colored thermoplastic layer has a dye, the dye concentration in the first colored thermoplastic layer increases from its thicker first end to its thinner second end, the light transmittance through the first colored thermoplastic layer is constant over its entire width and its entire height, and the light transmittance through the colored thermoplastic intermediate layer is constant over its entire width and its entire height.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pad structure for transferring a flat panel that includes a circular adhesive force adjustment pattern having a predetermined diameter in the center of the pad body, and a ring-shaped microciliated member having a circumferential surface surrounding the first adhesive force adjustment pattern and including a plurality of cilia spaced apart from one another, and thus provides advantages of improving the adhesive force per unit area due to the functions of the pad, without a separate vacuum device, of being easily and simply attached to and detached from the blade at a desired position thereon, and of maximizing productivity by easily and smoothly performing quality control, preventive maintenance, and inventory management of the pad for transferring a flat panel based on serial number standardization (product information standardization).

Abstract: A housing assembly, a method for manufacturing the housing assembly, and an electronic device are provided according to the present disclosure. The housing assembly includes a housing body and a flexible film layer. The housing body has a bottom portion and at least one side wall connected with an outer edge of the bottom portion, and each of the at least one side wall and the bottom portion cooperatively define a bending angle larger than 70 degrees. The flexible film layer is disposed on a first surface of the housing body, and the flexible film layer has an elongation at break higher than or equal to 150%.

Abstract: A feedback control system for use with ultrasonic welding. A weld energy set point and/or a reference power curve are used by a controller to provide a power supply voltage set point and a power supply frequency set point for the power that is to be drawn by an ultrasonic weld generator. Information regarding the actual voltage and/or frequency of the drawn electrical power, and/or the frequency and magnitude of an ultrasonic wave transmitted from the generator to an applicator tool used to weld an object can be utilized by an estimator to estimate the weld energy dissipated at the weld site and/or generate a power curve for the welding operation. Using information from the estimator, the controller can determine adjustments for variables for the current and/or future welding operations. Further, welding may not commence until a clamping force exerted on the object satisfies a clamping force set point.

Abstract: A glass article is provided that includes: a glass substrate comprising a thickness and a primary surface; and a textured region defined by the primary surface. The textured region comprises a plurality of sub-surface hillocks, each hillock having a top surface and a base, the base located below the primary surface of the substrate. The plurality of hillocks comprises an average lateral feature size from 0.1 ?m to 3 ?m and an average height from 5 nm to 200 nm. Further, the primary surface of the substrate is substantially planar.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a film and a pouch having basic characteristics such as a strength and barrier properties and achieving good openability. A film (10) according to the present invention includes at least a sealant layer (11), the film is formed with a cut guide line (G), and the cut guide line includes an impression (11A) formed in a surface of the sealant layer. In a pouch (30), the films are superimposed in a state where the sealant layers face each other, and peripheral edge parts are heat-sealed. The cut guide line is placed extending across at least a position where heat seal is not performed.

Abstract: A hot melt moisture cure adhesive composition that includes a polyurethane prepolymer that includes the reaction product of diisocyanate, a polyester triol first polyol, a crystalline polyester second polyol, and a third polyol different from the first and second polyols.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a 2-dimensional MXene particle surface-modified with a functional group comprising a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon, a preparation method thereof, and a use thereof (e.g., a conductive film).

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods for fabricating optical devices. One embodiment of the method includes disposing a structure material layer on a surface of a substrate and disposing a patterned photoresist over the structure material layer. The patterned photoresist has at least one device portion and at least one auxiliary portion. Each device portion and each auxiliary portion exposes unmasked portions of the structure material layer. The unmasked portions of structure material layer corresponding to each device portion and each auxiliary portion are etched. The etching the unmasked portions forms at least one optical device having device structures corresponding to the unmasked portions of at least one device portion and at least one auxiliary region having auxiliary structures corresponding to the unmasked portions of at least one auxiliary portion.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a slipsheet and/or divider sheet and method for making the same, and method for moving and storing containers with use of the slipsheets or divider sheets. The sheets have an imprint or an embossing that provides a raised planar surface. The raised planar surface preferably comprises a plurality of ridges, crowns or crests, which are preferably arranged in a pattern throughout an upper surface of the sheet. To make the sheet, a die can be etched to have protuberances or bumps, and the die is preferably pressed into a sheet of pliable thermoplastic material. The sheet thus made has a plurality of indentations formed by the protuberances or bumps on the die, and the sheet has a planar outer surface comprising a plurality of ridges, crowns and crests between the indentations.