Abstract: Aqueous compositions of carboxylic acids, carboxylate esters, and carboxylate salts are generally disclosed, including methods of using such compounds to make various polymers, including, but not limited to, polyesters, polyamides, and polycarbamates. In certain embodiments, the carboxylic acids, carboxylate esters, and carboxylate salts are derived from a renewable source, such as a natural oil.

Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a conveyance path, a liquid discharge head, and a drying device. A medium is to be conveyed on the conveyance path. The liquid discharge head discharges liquid onto the medium conveyed on the conveyance path. The conveyance path includes a switchback path and an ejection path. The switchback path switches back a conveyance direction of the medium onto which the liquid has been discharged. The ejection path conveys the medium onto which the liquid has been discharged to an ejection port. The drying device dries the medium both on the switchback path and on the ejection path.

Abstract: A method for dyeing artificial fibers comprises preparing an artificial fiber, and adding a dyestuff, a crosslinking agent, and an appropriate amount of water into a tank for mixture. Then, the artificial fiber is immersed in the tank to obtain a dyed artificial fiber, and the dyed artificial fiber is pressed by a roller set. Finally, the dyed artificial fiber is dried out.

Abstract: A method of forming a composite article includes impregnating an inorganic fiber preform with a slurry composition. The slurry composition includes a particulate, a solvent, and a pre-gellant material. Gelling of the pre-gellant material in the slurry composition is initiated to immobilize the particulate and yield a gelled article, and substantially all solvent is removed from the gelled article to form a green composite article. The green composite article is then infiltrated with a molten infiltrant to form the composite article.

Abstract: An article of manufacture formed by a three-dimensional printing process that uses multiple build materials with different optical properties (e.g., color, opacity, and the like) at different surface depths to achieve grayscale-rendered images on exterior surfaces thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed is a suppression filter having a profile defining at least two reflective surface levels, each reflected surface level being separated by a separation distance. The separation distance is such that the reflective suppression filter is operable to substantially prevent specular reflection of radiation at a first wavelength and at a second wavelength incident on said reflective suppression filter. Also disclosed is a radiation collector, radiation source and lithographic apparatus comprising such a suppression filter, and to a method of determining a separation distance between at least two reflective surface levels of a suppression filter.

Abstract: A three-dimensional model built with an extrusion-based digital manufacturing system, and having a perimeter based on a contour tool path that defines an interior region of a layer of the three-dimensional model, where at least one of a start point and a stop point of the contour tool path is located within the interior region of the layer.

Abstract: Methods for coating an optical component with a sharp-edged structure and an optical component are provided. In a variant of the method, the sharp-edged structure in the optical component is rounded in that a lacquer that forms a lacquer meniscus is applied to the sharp-edged structure and subsequently solidified, the lacquer meniscus forming the rounding after the lacquer has solidified. After the rounding, a coating is applied to the optical component, the coating being applied at least to the lacquer meniscus.

Abstract: A plastic component is provided that leads to an initial friction reduction with a friction partner. At least part of the surface of the plastic component, which interacts with a surface of a friction partner, is provided with a plurality of structures. The structures are composed of at least one structure type. Between two adjacent structure types, a distance is formed in the range of 10 microns to 1 mm. A width of the structure types is in the range of 10 microns to 100 microns. A height or depth of the structure types is in the range from 1 micron to 100 microns.

Abstract: The invention relates to a chemical reactor comprising at least one catalyst support system and anti-blocking means arranged around and above a reactor opening, which prevents catalyst or other reactor parts to enter or exit a reactor opening.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of enabling the easy separation of labels, including wrap around labels and sleeve labels, particularly shrink sleeve labels, from containers during recycling through the use of a specially formulated coating to be applied in the seam area. The coatings ensure proper bonding, and shrink properties, of the labels, and have been designed to help de-bonding of the seam in a hot caustic wash step, or a solvent wash step. The method does not rely on floatation separation and therefore may be applied to any container/label material combination regardless of their specific gravity differences.

Abstract: An adhesive composition for a polarizing plate has good initial curing and an adhesive property. The adhesive composition includes (A) a polymerizable functional group-containing monomer capable of providing an anchor effect; (B) an epoxy group-containing compound; (D) a photoacid generator; and (E) at least one of a photopolymerization initiator and a photosensitizer.

Abstract: An interconnected corrugated carbon-based network comprising a plurality of expanded and interconnected carbon layers is disclosed. In one embodiment, each of the expanded and interconnected carbon layers is made up of at least one corrugated carbon sheet that is one atom thick. In another embodiment, each of the expanded and interconnected carbon layers is made up of a plurality of corrugated carbon sheets that are each one atom thick. The interconnected corrugated carbon-based network is characterized by a high surface area with highly tunable electrical conductivity and electrochemical properties.

Abstract: The ink jet recording method according to the invention is characterized by that at least one of an ink and a surface treatment agent contains a resin that melts or softens at a fixing temperature by heat treatment; the surface treatment agent contains at least two kinds of particles different in particle size that do not melt at the fixing temperature; the particles contain first particles and second particles having a particle size larger than that of the first particles; and the second particles have a particle size falling within a range of more than 50 nm to less than 110 nm.

Abstract: A surgical instrument and a method for installing a RFID label on the surgical instrument are provided. The surgical instrument includes a surgical instrument body, a RFID label and an adhesive, the surgical instrument body and the RFID label are fixedly connection by the adhesive, the adhesive comprises a first adhesive and a second adhesive; the first adhesive is disposed between a bottom surface of the RFID label and a surface of the surgical instrument body, the other surfaces of the RFID label are covered by the second adhesive, the second adhesive also covers an intersection of the RFID label with the surgical instrument body; and the first adhesive and the second adhesive are different types of adhesives, and an adhesive intensity of the first adhesive is greater than an adhesive intensity of the second adhesive, and fluidity of the second adhesive is greater than fluidity of the first adhesive.

Abstract: In a decorative material, a matting agent is added to, of a first gloss-adjusting layer and a second gloss-adjusting layer, one with lower gloss, where the matting agent has a particle diameter of less than 1.0 times the thickness of the gloss-adjusting layer with lower gloss. The matting agent can be thereby exposed to the surface while floating in the gloss-adjusting layer. Accordingly, a sufficient matting effect can be obtained in front observation, and unevenness imparted to the surface can be reduced; thus, the effect of scattering obliquely entering light is weakened, and the matting effect can be reduced when observed obliquely. Therefore, a picture pattern expressed by the difference in gloss, i.e., a design, can be made invisible when observed obliquely.

Abstract: Provided are an adhesive sheet including a base layer, an adhesive layer, and a release paper, which are sequentially disposed, the adhesive layer being attached to a target for attachment after the release paper is removed, wherein the adhesive layer includes a first adhesive layer, which is attached to one surface of the base layer, and second adhesive layers attached to the first adhesive layer and to the release paper, the second adhesive layers being arranged so as to form a pattern, wherein the second adhesive layers remain attached to the target for attachment, wherein a film is attached to the target for attachment without requiring the film to be wet with water, and wherein an air layer or air bubbles are discharged from the adhesive sheet through paths that serve to discharge the air bubbles, thereby preventing a reduction of initial adhesive force, solving a problem of freezing, and achieving easy attachment, and a method of manufacturing the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for creating a hidden pattern on a substrate, wherein a liquid treatment composition comprising at least one acid is deposited by inkjet printing onto a substrate, which comprises at least one external surface comprising a salifiable alkaline or alkaline earth compound.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are related to a cloud-based system in which portable electronic devices communicate with computing systems to implement one or more actions or operations for verifying authenticity of a physical object. Embodiments of the cloud-based product authentication system can include the portable electronic devices, an identification generating device, and a computing system connected to a cloud environment.

Abstract: A curable composition is provided. The curable composition comprises diethylene glycol dimethacrylate and a resin, and the following conditions (1) to (3) are satisfied: (1) a mixed solution of 70 parts by mass of the diethylene glycol dimethacrylate and 30 parts by mass of the resin exhibits a viscosity 15 to 30 times that of the diethylene glycol dimethacrylate alone at 25° C.; (2) the mixed solution exhibits a spin-spin relaxation time of 240 ms or less measured by a CPMG method for pulse nuclear magnetic resonance analysis; and (3) the resin has a polystyrene or polyester structure.

Abstract: An interconnected corrugated carbon-based network comprising a plurality of expanded and interconnected carbon layers is disclosed. In one embodiment, each of the expanded and interconnected carbon layers is made up of at least one corrugated carbon sheet that is one atom thick. In another embodiment, each of the expanded and interconnected carbon layers is made up of a plurality of corrugated carbon sheets that are each one atom thick. The interconnected corrugated carbon-based network is characterized by a high surface area with highly tunable electrical conductivity and electrochemical properties.

Abstract: A method of forming a digital print on a surface (2) by applying powder of dry ink (15) including colourants (7) on the surface, bonding a part of the dry ink (15) powder to the surface (2) by a digital heating print head (80) such that the digital print is formed by the bonded dry ink colourants (7) and removing non-bonded dry ink (15) from the surface (2).

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an ink jet image forming method capable of obtaining a high grade image quality in which blur is suppressed even in the case of performing printing with respect to a low water-absorption recording medium. The present invention relates to an ink jet image forming method. The ink jet image forming method includes: an image forming step of ejecting and impacting an ink jet recording ink containing at least a pigment, an organic solvent, and water onto a region of low water-absorption recording medium, in which a resin and a pigment aggregating agent are attached to a surface, from a nozzle of an ink jet head, wherein in the image forming step, relative humidity of a space between the nozzle and the recording medium is greater than or equal to 50% and less than or equal to 95%.

Abstract: A flexible plastic substrate includes a film including a poly(amide-imide) copolymer; and a hard coating layer disposed on a first surface of the film, wherein the hard coating layer includes a crosslinked siloxane copolymer, and wherein the flexible plastic substrate has pencil hardness of greater than or equal to 2H under a vertical load of 1 kilogram according to ASTM D3363, a total light transmittance of greater than or equal to about 89% in a wavelength region of 350 nanometers to 750 nanometers.

Abstract: A method for producing security elements, security elements, a security document with at least one security element as well as a transfer film with at least one security element wherein a three-dimensional object is recorded and a surface profile of the three-dimensional object, described by a function F(x,y), is determined, wherein the function F(x,y) describes the distance between the surface profile and a two-dimensional reference surface spanned by co-ordinate axes x and y at the co-ordinate points x and y. A first microstructure is determined in such a way that the structure height of the first microstructure is limited to a predetermined value smaller than the maximum distance between the surface profile and the two-dimensional reference surface, and the first microstructure provides an observer with a first optical perception which corresponds to the surface profile of the three-dimensional object described by the function F(x,y).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a security structure including a non-opaque, preferably transparent, substrate. The substrate supports metal elements forming a revealing pattern. The metal is thin enough for the metal to be non-opaque. A lacquer is placed at least partially, preferably exactly, on top of the metal elements. The lacquer may be in contact with the metal elements.

Abstract: A battery packaging material has an excellent ink printing characteristic on a base-layer-side surface. This battery packaging material has a laminated body formed by sequentially stacking at least a base layer, a metal layer, and a sealant layer, with the wet tensile strength of the surface of the base layer being 32 mN/m or greater.

Abstract: Provided is a method for favorable bonding between an adherend and an adhesive body, which is capable of suppressing an ink layer, which is formed by an ultraviolet-curable ink, from being smudged while increasing convenience of a bonding operation between the adherend and the adhesive body, and the like. The method for bonding a medium to a foil body includes an ink layer formation process of spotting an ultraviolet-curable ink, which is ejected from an inkjet head, to a medium and irradiating ultraviolet ray to the ultraviolet-curable ink to cure the same, thereby forming an ink layer; a lamination process of laminating the medium and a foil body with the ink layer being sandwiched therebetween; and a bonding process of heating the ink layer, enabling the ink layer to function as an adhesive, and bonding the medium to the foil body.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for printing a three-dimensional structure comprising the steps of providing structural parameters defining the shape of the three-dimensional structure in a first step, converting the structural parameters into an intensity image having multiple pixels which are arranged in a two-dimensional pattern and which comprises at least different intensities in a second step and controlling the print head in dependency of the intensity image in order to print the three-dimensional structure in a third step, wherein the print head moves to a certain position and deposits at least one droplet of printing material when processing a certain pixel and wherein the number of droplets and/or the amount of printing material deposited at the certain position by the print head is chosen in dependency of the intensity of the corresponding pixel.

Abstract: A resin blend is provided including a blend of a benzoxazine resin and a phthalonitrile resin. The benzoxazine/phthalonitrile resin blends prior to cure have more favorable processing and curing properties compared to the phthalonitrile resins alone, enabling greater ease in manufacturing.

Abstract: A transfer film of which transfer layer has satisfactory transferability, in which each of layers constituting the transfer layer has satisfactory interlayer adhesiveness, and which can impart very high durability to a print. Specifically, a transfer film in which a transfer layer is provided on a substrate, wherein the transfer layer has a layered structure in which a protective layer, an intermediate layer, and an adhesive layer are layered in this order from the side of the substrate, the protective layer is allowed to contain an active ray-cured resin formed by curing an active ray-curable resin by using an active ray, the intermediate layer is allowed to contain a cured binder resin, which is a cured product of a binder resin and a curing agent, and either one or both of the protective layer and the intermediate layer are allowed to further contain a surfactant.

Abstract: Low reflection articles, and related systems and methods are disclosed. The articles have a surface with primary pores and secondary pores. At least some of the secondary pores contain agent, such, for example, a light absorbing dye.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a pattern formation method includes forming a structure body on a first surface of a patterning member, the structure body having protrusions and a recess. The protrusions are arranged at a first pitch along a first direction. The first direction is aligned with the first surface. The recess is between the protrusions. The method further includes forming a resin film of a block copolymer on the structure body. The block copolymer includes first portions and second portions. The first and second portions are arranged alternately at a second pitch along the first direction. The structure body includes first and second regions. The first portions are on the first regions. The second portions on the second regions. The method further includes removing the second portions and the second regions, introducing a metal to the first regions, and etching the patterning member using the first regions.

Abstract: Aqueous inkjet ink for textile inkjet printing comprising dispersed pigments and a binder which is a carboxylated polyurethane having blocked isocyanate groups and method for using the same.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing, e.g., labelling, respective products, e.g., fruit and vegetables, contained in a suitable container, or crate, has a supporting framework, product feeder, and label applier having a plurality of label application devices provided or arranged side by side and/or arranged in a first and a second transversal row of devices. The apparatus may have an electronic processor for controlling the units of the apparatus, which, for each product, starting with the detected configuration of the respective batch, or crate of products, determine a product area, e.g., having a circular or oval shape, which is large enough to allow complete application of a corresponding label.

Abstract: Superhydrophobic materials are disclosed and described, along with devices, surfaces, and associated methods. Such materials can be coated onto device surfaces, system surfaces, structures, and the like.

Abstract: The invention relates to an absorbent medium for improving the overprintability, in particular by inkjet printing, of a security element, in particular an optically variable security element, comprising a binder, at least one pigment and an in particular aqueous solvent. The invention furthermore relates to a transfer film with an absorbent layer made of such an absorbent medium as well as a method for personalizing a security element using such a transfer film.

Abstract: A high heat polymer with improved sound deadening properties is provided. The material includes recycled PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) as its base polymer and combination of mineral fillers and fibers to improve heat deflection temperatures and to create a barrier within the polymer that blocks noise. The material uses use a combination of basalt fibers and mica to provide improved resistance to heat and improved elastic modulus and significant dampening of sound. The high heat performance and improved sound attenuation of the material enables the deletion of heat shields and added NVH pads to many under body and under-hood parts, as well as significantly reducing the material cost and weight in automobiles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a resin composition comprising benzoxazine, a prepreg and a laminate prepared therefrom. Said resin composition comprising benzoxazine is prepared by adding an acidic filler into the resin composition comprising benzoxazine, wherein said resin composition comprising benzoxazine comprises a benzoxazine resin, an epoxy resin A1 having an epoxy equivalent of 150-450, and an epoxy resin A2 having an epoxy equivalent of 451-1000. By adding an acidic filler into the resin composition, the present invention promotes the polymerization of benzoxazine and epoxy resins, and decreases the curing temperature needed for the polymerization of benzoxazine and epoxy resins.

Abstract: A silver-coated resin particle including a heat-resistant resin core particle and a silver coating layer formed on the surface of the resin core particle. The average grain diameter of the resin core particle is 0.1 to 10 ?m, the amount of silver contained in the silver coating layer is 60 to 90 parts by mass, relative to 100 parts by mass of the silver-coated resin particle, and the exothermic peak temperature of the silver-coated resin particle by differential thermal analysis is 265° C. or higher.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a decorative construction plate, the method including subjecting a metal siding material including: a metallic substrate on which a recess-projection pattern having a height difference of 0.5 mm or more is formed and on which an ink receiving layer formed from a resin composition is provided; a core material; and a back-side material, to flame treatment by exposing the metal siding material to flame with an output of 250 kJ/h to 12000 kJ/h per 10-mm width of a flame port of a burner so that the surface temperature of the substrate does not exceed 300° C., followed by performing inkjet printing using an active ray curable ink.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing semiconductor devices include steps of depositing a first photoresist over a first dielectric layer, first exposing the first photoresist to a first light-exposure using a first lithographic mask, and second exposing the first photoresist to a second light-exposure using a second lithographic mask. An overlap region of the first photoresist is exposed to both the first light-exposure and the second light-exposure. The first dielectric layer is thereafter patterned to form a mask overlay alignment mark in the overlap region. The patterning includes etching the first dielectric layer form a trench, and filling the trench with a conductive material to produce the alignment mark. A second dielectric layer is deposited over the alignment mark, and a second photoresist is deposited over the second dielectric layer. A third lithographic mask is aligned to the second photoresist using the underlying mask overlay alignment mark for registration.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a porous monolithic material from at least one powder, preferably mineral, the method including at least one step of low-temperature compression of a mixture based on powder and at least one solvent, preferably water. The materials produced by the method have improved mechanical properties compared to the prior art materials. The materials for medical application, such as hydroxyapatite, also have improved biocompatibility compared to the prior art materials. Also disclosed are materials produced by the method.

Abstract: An ink set which is used for sublimation transfer includes a first ink, and a second ink. The first ink has a color after transfer of |a*|?10 and |b*|?10 in a CIELAB color space, and contains a first disperse dye dispersed by a first dispersion resin. The second ink has a color after transfer of |a*|>10 or |b*|>10 in the CIELAB color space, and contains a second disperse dye dispersed by a second dispersion resin. A glass transition temperature of the first dispersion resin and is different than that of the second dispersion resin.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a flexible packaging substrate comprising one or more crosslinked ink layers and to a method for the production of said printed substrate.

Abstract: An electron collector structure and a lithium battery including the same are disclosed. The electron collector structure includes a conductive thin film; and a graphene layer that is coated on the surface of the conductive thin film and may improve the electrical conductivity of an electrode plate. As an electrode of the lithium battery includes the electron collector structure, the electrical conductivity of the electrode may be increased so that the energy consumption properties as well as the lifespan characteristics of the lithium battery may be also improved.

Abstract: A method is provided for manufacturing panels having a decorative surface, wherein the panels at least include a plate shaped substrate and a top layer, and wherein the top layer includes a printed pattern. The method may involve providing the plate shaped substrate with at least a portion of the printed pattern. Providing the portion of the printed pattern may involve depositing water based inks using a digital inkjet printer. The plate shaped substrate may include one or more intermediate layers at the surface to be printed. And the intermediate layers may include an inkjet receiver coating, such that the inks are deposited on the inkjet receiver coating.

Abstract: Three dimensional printed objects having surface coatings, such as a hydrophobic coating or metalized surface, 3D printed substrates having an outer surface that can be tuned by application of such a coating, and methods for the fabrication of such objects and substrates are described. A surface initiator is incorporated into the 3D substrate during layer-by-layer printing, and the surface coated by surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP).

Abstract: A fixing device includes a belt member. The belt member includes a first insulating layer, an electrically-conductive layer, and a second insulating layer in order. The following conditional expression (1) is satisfied, 9.11??log RV1?13.34???(1) where RV1 represents a volume resistance of the electrically-conductive layer on a condition that an applied voltage is 100 volts.

Abstract: A method of forming graphene nanostripes includes providing a substrate comprising at least one of copper foil or nickel foam and subjecting the substrate to a reduced pressure environment in a processing chamber. The method also includes providing methane gas and 1,2-dichlorobenzene (1,2-DCB) gas, flowing the methane gas and the 1,2-DCB into the processing chamber, and establishing a partial pressure ratio of 1,2-DCB gas to methane gas in the processing chamber. The partial pressure ratio is between 0 and 3. The method further includes generating a plasma, thereafter, exposing the at least a portion of the substrate to the methane gas, the 1,2-DCB gas, and the plasma, and growing the graphene nanostripes coupled to the at least a portion of the substrate.