Abstract: Provided are a microchip enabling accurate analysis by preventing a resin film from being deflected into a flow path groove to eliminate the stagnation of a liquid sample and a method of manufacturing the microchip. This microchip includes a flow path that is formed by joining a resin film onto the groove-formed surface of a resin substrate. The deflection angle of the resin film in the sectional surface of the flow path in the width direction is made to be 0 to less than 30° at respective positions of the flow path.

Abstract: Gussetless multi-wall sheets are prepared using a coextrusion process which entails feeding part of the base material directly into and via the male insert of the extrusion die thereby producing the gussetless sheet.

Abstract: An insulative label is provided for a beverage container to reduce heat transfer, particularly heat transfer by conduction from a consumer's hand to the beverage container. The label comprises a dual-ply construction, with a grid pattern placed between the layered materials. Preferably, the label comprises a film base layer secured to the container, the grid pattern comprising an ink and varnish mixture printed over the film base layer, and a laminate top layer secured to the film base layer. Air is trapped in the gaps or spaces between the protrusions created by the grid pattern, and the trapped air insulates the container. The label has a very thin profile, thereby not perceptibly changing the appearance of the label or the container.

Abstract: A composite sheet comprising an upper layer 2 and a lower layer 3 both made of a substantially inextensible sheet which are partially bonded to each other at a large number of joints 4. The upper layer 2 forms a large number of outward hollow projections 5 in the area other than the joints 4. The projections 5 and the joints 4 are arranged such that the projections and the joints alternate in one direction to make lines and that the projections in each of the lines are out of alignment with the projections in the adjacent lines.

Abstract: Embossed multi-ply fibrous structures and methods for making such embossed multi-ply fibrous structures are provided.

Abstract: A polymeric void-board is placed between adjacent horizontal layers of bricks to maintain an opening in a lower of the layers. The void-board is fabricated from a first relatively thin planar element having first and second surfaces having a plurality of parallel ribs extending from and generally transverse to the first surface and a second relatively thin planar element having first and second surfaces having a plurality of parallel ribs extending from and generally transverse to the first surface. The first and second elements are joined to one another with the ribs of the first element engaging and joined to the second element.

Abstract: A ceramic matrix composite (CMC) structure 12 includes a plurality of layers (e.g., 16, 18, 20) of ceramic fibers. The CMC structure 12 further includes a plurality of spaced apart objects 22 on at least some of the plurality of layers along a thickness of the composite structure. The inclusion of the objects introduces an out-of-plane fiber displacement arranged to increase an interlaminar shear strength of the structure.

Abstract: A beam having a base material of silicon monocrystal and at least one projection which is integrally formed so as to be supported at least at one end thereof and which has two surfaces having an orientation plane (111), includes a bottom surface in a plane which is common with a plane of the base material; a groove penetrating from the bottom surface to a top of the projection; and a protecting member having a resistance property against a crystal anisotropic etching liquid and covering an inner wall of the groove.

Abstract: Methods are provided for joining two panels by welding together a seam formed at a flange of each panel using a welding tractor adapted to travel along the seam to be welded. A welding tractor adapted for use in the methods is also provided, as is a welded panel product fabricated using the methods provided.

Abstract: A lightweight multilayer heat reflective concrete cure blanket having a moisture-impervious top outer layer, a moisture-impervious bottom outer layer, and the top and bottom layers sealingly connected to each other at the boundaries of the layers to form a moisture-impervious chamber between the first and second layers. The chamber includes at least one bubble type insulative layer therein, and the bottom surface of the blanket comprises a heat reflective material to reflect heat emanating from the concrete when the blanket is placed over the concrete. In a further embodiment, heat reflective material is applied to at least one inner bubble type layer to reflect additional heat which radiates from the concrete through the insulative layer and back towards the concrete.

Abstract: A resin bonding method according to the present invention is a resin bonding method for bonding a first resin and a second resin including (I) a step of irradiating spaces containing oxygen molecules with vacuum ultraviolet light having a wavelength of 175 nm or less, the spaces being in contact with surfaces of the first and second resins; and (II) a step of, after the irradiation, subjecting the surfaces to temperature rise while the surfaces are in contact with each other, to bond the first resin and the second resin together with the surfaces serving as bonding surfaces. In the step (I), the surfaces of the first and second resins may be further irradiated with the vacuum ultraviolet light. In this case, a light amount of the vacuum ultraviolet light having reached the surfaces is preferably, for example, 0.1 J/cm2 or more and 10 J/cm2 or less.

Abstract: A micromechanical method for manufacturing a cavity in a substrate, and a micromechanical component manufactured with this method. In this method, in a first step a first layer is produced on or in a substrate. At least one second layer is then applied onto the first layer. An access hole is produced in this second layer. Material of the first layer and of the substrate can be dissolved out through this hole, so that a cavity is produced in the substrate beneath at least a portion of the second layer. This second layer above the cavity can subsequently be used as a membrane. In addition, the possibility also exists of depositing further layers onto the second layer, only the totality of which layers constitutes the membrane. The material of the first layer is selected so that dissolving out the material of the first layer produces a transition edge in the first layer, which edge at is at a predefinable angle between the substrate and the second layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a ceramic substrate material having a first layer having a cavity structure formed therein, and at least one sealing layer situated on at least a part of the cavity structure. The first layer comprises at least one first component made of a crystalline ceramic material and/or a glass material as a matrix, the first layer containing a second component made of a further crystalline ceramic material, with selected mantle areas of the crystals and/or crystal agglomerates of the second component being etched out in such a way that the cavity structure is provided (preferably in the form of a pore and/or tube structure). The sealing layer seals the surface of the first layer in the areas on which it is situated (e.g., above the cavity structure), allowing application of thin-film structures to the cavity structure.

Abstract: A shaped sheet, comprising: a plurality of protrusions (3) on one surface side of the shaped sheet formed of fibers; and connecting portions (5) for being barriers and connecting the protrusions (3) to one another, wherein the connecting portion (5) has a fiber density higher than a fiber density of the protrusion (3).

Abstract: An improved method of bonding involves using direct fluid pressure to press together the layers to be bonded. Advantageously one or more of the layers are sufficiently flexible to provide wide area contact under the fluid pressure. Fluid pressing can be accomplished by sealing an assembly of layers to be bonded and disposing the assembly in a pressurized chamber. It can also be accomplished by subjecting the assembly to jets of pressurized fluid. The result of this fluid pressing is reduction of voids and enhanced uniformity over an enlarged area.

Abstract: A multilayer tile for flooring and the like has a cementitious top surface, a lower density intermediate layer preferably incorporating expanded polymeric beads mixed with cement, and a lower layer reinforced by tension-bearing fibers embedded therein. The interface between the top and middle insulative layers may be upwardly domed to reduce the tendency for cracks to form in the bottom surface of the top layer. Channels formed along the edges of such tiles allow insertion of heat transfer tubing to provide a hydronic floor surface. A composite tile may have cementitious top and bottom surfaces with an intermediate lower density layer there between. Such intermediate layer may be divided into two portions by a water impervious layer that serves as a binder and vapor barrier.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sheet having discontinuous adhesion points and a method for making the same. The sheet includes a buffer layer, an adsorption layer, and an adhesion layer. The adhesion layer is disposed between the buffer layer and the adsorption layer. The adhesion layer has a plurality of adhesion points to bind the buffer layer and the adsorption layer together. The adhesion points are discontinuous and have gaps in between. Consequently, when the sheet is pressed, air can be vented out through the gaps between the adhesion points, so that the adsorption force is increased.

Abstract: Manufacturing techniques and composite structures that are able to meet increasing demanding requirements for large-scale crystal composites (e.g., greater than 100-200 mm in dimensions) that can be manufactured within reasonable time frames. A method of making an optical composite comprises providing first and second components to be bonded along respective surfaces, treating at least one component over at least a portion of the respective surface, and thereafter, bringing the first and second components into optical contact for bonding along the surface having the treated layer. Treating can include one or more of processing the component to provide a porous interface layer, processing the component to form a pattern of channels on the surface to be bonded, and providing an optical coating on the surface to be bonded.

Abstract: A web for the manufacture of fluid filled units with a novel machine and process is disclosed. The web includes an elongate heat sealable, flattened plastic tube comprised of face and back imperforate layers. The layers are imperforately joined together along spaced side edges. The layers include superposed longitudinal lines of weakness disposed generally transversely midway between the side edges. The web has longitudinally spaced, pairs of transverse seals. Each transverse seal extends from a respective side edge to an end near but spaced from the longitudinal lines of weakness. The transverse seal pairs include transverse lines of weakness extending from one side edge to the other generally centrally of each seal in a longitudinal direction. The side edges, transverse seals and lines of weakness together delineating two oppositely oriented strings of pouches with each pouch having three imperforate sides and a centrally located fill opening at its fourth side.

Abstract: A thermoplastic laminate plank is described wherein the thermoplastic laminate plank comprises a core, a print layer, and optionally an overlay. The core comprises at least one thermoplastic material and has a top surface and bottom surface wherein a print layer is affixed to the top surface of the core and an overlay layer is affixed to the top surface of the print layer. Optionally, an underlay layer can be located and affixed between the bottom surface of the print layer and the top surface of the core. In addition, a method of making the thermoplastic laminate plank is further described which involves extruding at least one thermoplastic material into the shape of the core and affixing a laminate on the core, wherein the laminate comprises an overlay affixed to the top surface of the print layer and optionally an underlay layer affixed to the bottom surface of the print layer.

Abstract: Introduction guides 12 are provided above and below a sheet-introduction opening portion of a pressure-reduced chamber 10, and heating means 17 is provided between the introduction guides. Each resin sheet 3 is attracted and attached respectively to the circumferential surface of a corresponding emboss roller 11 by reducing pressure. Pins 112 of the emboss roller 11 are truncated cone-shaped. The ratio of the total area of the lower bases of the pins 112 to the area of the circumferential surface of the emboss roller is 0.5 or more. The rising angle ? of the pin side face, in the vertical plane including the central axis of the pins 112, is in the range from 50 degrees to 70 degrees. Furthermore, a multilayered hollow structure plate 140 is formed by attaching non-air-permeable sheets 130 onto both the front and back of a core member obtained by fusing together hollow protrusions 112 in two thermoplastic resin sheets.

Abstract: A hollow structural member including a top wall having an inner surface and a substantially planar outer surface. A bottom wall opposes the top wall so as to define a void therebetween and has at least one bulwark formed therein. Each bulwark has a leading face which is joined to the inner surface of the top wall to form a double-walled bulwark bridging the void. The double-walled bulwark has opposing walls and a reinforcing member that is encapsulated thereby. A process for producing a hollow structural member includes placing a parison between two mold halves before bringing together the first and second mold halves. A movable blade is positioned therein. When in the closed position, movable blade is extended into a cavity defined by the first and second mold halves to form the bulwark in the second portion of the parison to be formed into a bottom wall.

Abstract: A game ball is disclosed that includes a polymer foam layer processed with an inert fluid blowing agent, such as nitrogen. The polymer foam may be a polyolefin material, such as polyethylene, polypropylene, and ethylvinylacetate, and the inert fluid blowing agent may have a relatively high-purity. The polymer foam may be manufactured with a process that includes impregnating a polymer with the inert fluid blowing agent and expanding the polymer by heating the polymer above a softening temperature of the polymer, reducing a fluid pressure surrounding the polymer, and cooling the polymer. The game ball may be a soccerball, football, or volleyball, for example, that includes the polymer foam.

Abstract: An adhesive sheet which can be produced without using a release sheet having an uneven surface form and which can prevent or remove air bubbles and blisters and a process for producing the same are provided by an adhesive sheet prepared by laminating a non-permeable adhesive layer in which both surfaces are flat on an uneven surface of a base material having concave and convex parts in which adjacent concave parts are communicated with each other at least on one surface so that the adhesive layer is brought into contact with the convex part of the base material and a process comprising laminating a release sheet provided on a release treated surface with a non-permeable adhesive layer in which both surfaces are flat and a base material having concave and convex parts in which adjacent concave parts are communicated with each other at least on one surface so that the non-permeable adhesive layer is brought into contact with the convex part of the base material.

Abstract: A housing, comprising: a substrate; a paint coating formed on the substrate, the paint coating defining a plurality of through grooves therein; and a metal coating, the metal coating being formed in the through grooves. A method for making housing, comprising: providing a substrate; applying a paint coating on the substrate by spray painting; forming a plurality of through grooves on the paint coating by etching; and forming a metal coating in the through grooves by electroplating.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an adhesive article and methods of manufacturing the adhesive article. The adhesive article comprising at least one major surface comprising a microstructured surface, the microstructured surface comprising microstructured elements, the microstructured elements comprising walls and at least one wall has variable height with a maximum height and a minimum height along the wall length.

Abstract: The invention relates to an absorbent paper product, such as a napkin or tissue, including at least two tissue paper plies which are superposed and joined, cut or precut into a desired format and connected to one another at least over a segment of a peripheral zone. The plies are joined along the segment by marking patterns without resort to glueing and at least one ply is fitted with embossing patterns in a central zone. The invention applies to sanitary and household papers, in particular disposable napkins and tissues.

Abstract: Producing a composite structure involves providing a core structure having a folded configuration with fold valleys forming open channels extending along the valleys, and then forming a local reinforcement zone in the core structure itself, before applying any cover layer onto the core structure. The method may further involve applying two cover layers on two opposite sides of the core structure to form a composite sandwich structure, after the local reinforcement zone has been formed in the core structure. A core structure preferably has a local reinforcement zone formed by two molded bodies, e.g. of cured synthetic resin or foam, arranged form-fittingly on the opposite sides of the core.

Abstract: A high bulk laminated board is produced using one or more embossed plies. A method of producing the laminated board comprises: embossing first and second plies to produce first embossed projections extending from first sides of the first and second plies; placing adhesive on the first embossed projections on the first side of each of the first and second embossed plies; bringing the first and second plies together such that the first embossed projections on the first and second embossed plies are aligned; applying pressure to the first side of each of the first and second embossed plies to cause the first and second embossed plies to adhere together to form a composite ply; and adhering first and second flat outer plies onto first and second sides of the composite ply. Corresponding apparatus is provided.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is a substrate with a partition wall pattern, the partition wall pattern formed on a predetermined position of the substrate, the partition wall pattern having a material including a fluorine compound, wherein a ratio of a detected intensity of a fragment ion of F? (M/Z=19) to total detected intensity of all minus ions is 25%-60% in the case where analysis of minus ions of an upper surface of the partition wall is performed using a time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS).

Abstract: A method for forming a graphene layer is disclosed herein. The method includes establishing an insulating layer on a substrate such that at least one seed region, which exposes a surface of the substrate, is formed. A seed material in the seed region is exposed to a carbon-containing precursor gas, thereby initiating nucleation of the graphene layer on the seed material and enabling lateral growth of the graphene layer along at least a portion of a surface of the insulating layer.

Abstract: An inflatable cellular cushioning material having an air inlet pipe path to be inflated by an inflating device through the use of an air inlet pipe, the inflatable cushioning material comprising at least two layers of plastic pre-welded in such a manner so as to form a substantially diagonally oriented lines forming sleeves along the longitudinal axis of the inflatable cellular cushioning material and a substantially horizontal welded lines along the path of the air inlet pipe whereby the horizontal welded lines substantially reduce the non-inflated areas along the path of the air inlet pipe.

Abstract: Visibility of ply-bonding created by glassining spot embossing on decorative pattern embossed tissue products is provided by obscuring the glassined spot embosses by distributing them along a meandering path through the decorative pattern, obscuring the edges of the glassined spot embosses by providing a gradual transition therefrom and combinations of the two techniques.

Abstract: A method for fine positioning a component through the use of fusible elements having two or more melting points so as to establish intermediate displacements between totally melted fusible elements and unmelted fusible elements. Because of the use of non-eutectic fusible materials, fine adjustments in the displacement may be achieved.

Abstract: Nanofibers are formed using electrospray deposition from microfluidic source. The source is brought close to a surface, and scanned in one embodiment to form oriented or patterned fibers. In one embodiment, the surface has features, such as trenches on a silicon wafer. In further embodiments, the surface is rotated to form patterned nanofibers, such as polymer nanofibers. The nanofibers may be used as a mask to create features, and as a sacrificial layer to create nanochannels.

Abstract: Spin coating a mixture of graphene oxide platelets, water, and an organic solvent by placing a drop of the mixture on a spinning substrate while blowing a drying gas onto the substrate and allowing the water and the organic solvent on the substrate to evaporate; and repeating the spin coating one or more times to form a graphene oxide film in contact with the substrate. An about 1-100 nm thick film of overlapping platelets of reduced graphene oxide.

Abstract: A method of preparing a cellulosic article includes a step of combining cellulosic material and binder resin to form treated cellulosic material. A mat is formed of a plurality of layers of the treated cellulosic material. The method also includes the steps of interfering with bonding of resin between two adjacent layers of the mat, and applying heat and pressure to the mat to form a cellulosic composite article having an internal blistered pattern. A consolidated cellulosic article includes a consolidated cellulosic mat and a layer of blisters disposed in the consolidated cellulosic mat.

Abstract: The present invention relates to microfluidic systems and methods for controlling the flow of fluid using passive components engineered into the microchannels. These passive flow components include fluidic diodes, fluidic capacitors, and fluidic inductors. Various fluidic circuits are provided to control fluid flow including fluid rectifiers, fluid band pass filters, and fluid timers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for obtaining a multilayer material [10] consisting of semi-rigid sheets with good hold, resistance to temperatures in excess of 124° C. and low gas permeability which can be folded and intended for the manufacture by folding of containers [20] constituting an internal space for the packaging of thermally treated products, such a container [20] a process for obtaining such a multilayer material; [10] and a process for manufacturing the product packaging.

Abstract: A web for the manufacture of fluid filled units with a novel machine and process is disclosed. The web includes an elongate heat sealable, flattened plastic tube comprised of face and back imperforate layers. The layers are imperforately joined together along spaced side edges. The layers include superposed longitudinal lines of weakness disposed generally transversely midway between the side edges. The web has longitudinally spaced, pairs of transverse seals. Each transverse seal extends from a respective side edge to an end near but spaced from the longitudinal lines of weakness. The transverse seal pairs include transverse lines of weakness extending from one side edge to the other generally centrally of each seal in a longitudinal direction. The side edges, transverse seals and lines of weakness together delineating two oppositely oriented strings of pouches with each pouch having three imperforate sides and a centrally located fill opening at its fourth side.

Abstract: There are provided a method of manufacturing a ceramic laminated substrate in which the ceramic laminated substrate, with a cavity formed therein, can be manufactured by constrained sintering without undergoing deformation of the cavity, and a ceramic laminated substrate manufactured using the same.

Abstract: A bathroom textile article, particularly a bathrobe, includes a first part and a second part made of embossed microfiber non-woven fabric. The first and the second parts of non-woven fabric are superimposed on one another and joined together so as to present areas of superposition at which the two parts of non-woven fabric are free from mutual engagement, particularly in order to define volumes or pockets of air constituting a barrier to the transmission of moisture and/or heat.

Abstract: A fabric, particularly for items of clothing and shoes, including: a first inner layer, to be directed toward the body of the user, which is substantially hydrophobic and breathable and suitable to direct liquid-phase and vapor-phase perspiration away from the user of an item of clothing or the like produced with the fabric, a second intermediate spacing layer, which is substantially hydrophobic and transfers the liquid-phase perspiration from the first inner layer toward a third outer layer and defines preferential passages for vapor-phase perspiration from the first layer outwardly, and a third outer layer, which is substantially hydrophilic and suitable for permeation of vapor-phase perspiration, for absorbing liquid-phase perspiration that arrives from the first layer, and for distributing the liquid-phase perspiration over a large surface thereof so that it can evaporate outwardly.

Abstract: Layers of materials are laminated together preserving potential spaces that can transmit pressure generated by the use of gases or fluids. Alternatively, pre-manufactured pressure conduits of suitable dimensions and geometries are integrated between the layers. Transmission of pressure to such conduits results in expansion of a compacted device to a predetermined shape. Maintenance and/or variation of said pressure results in preservation of said shape, fine static control of surface geometries and even remote control of precise movements. Osmotic Pressure is not required to achieve Turgor type control.

Abstract: A breathable, elastic, film laminate including layers of an inherently breathable, elastic polymer film alternately stacked with layers of a filled plastic polymer. The laminate may be made by grafting a thermoplastic polymer to an elastomer to form an inherently breathable elastic polymer, extruding, the elastic polymer through a die, extruding the filled plastic polymer through a die, stacking the extruded elastic polymer with the extruded plastic polymer while the polymers are in a melt-extrudable state to create a multilayer film laminate, and stretching the laminate.

Abstract: Embodiments of an apparatus, system, and method for chemical synthesis and/or analysis are disclosed. One embodiment of a disclosed apparatus comprises a laminated, microfluidic structure defining a reactor and a separator. Such apparatuses, or portions thereof, generally have dimensions ranging from about 1 micrometer to about 100 micrometers. To implement synthetic processes, disclosed embodiments of the apparatus generally include at least one valve, and often plural, selectively actuatable valves. Detectors, including optical detectors, also can be used to detect product and other materials as they flow by, or are otherwise presented to, the detector. Individual apparatuses may be coupled both in series and in parallel to form a system for making chemical compounds. The apparatus is particularly useful for making compounds requiring iterative reaction schemes, and further can be used to make compounds having morphological structures that resemble the morphology of the apparatus itself, such as dendrimers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a skin cleansing and/or care article, such as a makeup remover pad based on hydrophilic cotton fibres, intended to apply and/or remove liquid or semi-solid substances to/from the skin, comprising at least two outer layers (10a, 10b) made of an absorbent fibrous material that are joined together and at least one series of yarns (10d) placed between said outer layers (10a, 10b), the thickness of at least one of the outer layers (10b) being less than the average diameter of the yarns so as to create a raised pattern at the surface of the article. Thus configured, the invention is capable of providing a skin cleansing and/or care article having a raised pattern at its surface which is formed not by compression of laps of fibres, but by the presence, under the outer layers of the article, of a series of yarns having a large diameter.

Abstract: The invention relates to an absorbent paper product, made in particular of tissue paper, that includes at least two plies, at least one of which is embossed according to an embossing pattern that includes projections (1, 2, 3) with a density of 30 or more per cm2. According to the invention, the embossing patterns include at least two adjacent zones whose projections (1, 2, 3) have, respectively, a different density and/or a different surface area at the peak so as to produce a relief effect on the product.

Abstract: A cellular cushioning article and roll is provided. The cellular cushioning article and roll may include a film that has a plurality of multi-size bubbles for cushioning. The bubbles may be arranged in a pattern such that any straight line, which is positioned between two bubbles and extends from one side of the film to another side of the film, crosses at least one other bubble of the film. The bubbles may also be arranged in a pattern wherein at least one of the relatively lower bubbles is positioned at least partially within an area defined by the perimeters of the relatively higher bubbles and two straight lines tangent to the perimeters of the two relatively higher bubbles and extending therebetween.

Abstract: The bedding article includes upper and lower fabric layers which are substantially identical in configuration and are secured to each other around the peripheries thereof. A plurality of channels are defined by channel baffle members which extend in a longitudinal direction of the bedding article. A plurality of curved, cup-like baffle elements are positioned in the channels, attached to the upper and lower fabric sections. The baffle members alternate in orientation, i.e. their direction of opening, along the length of the channel, wherein adjacent baffles which curve toward each other are spaced apart so as to permit fill to be blown into the channels and the volumes bounded by the baffle elements.