Intermediate Layer Is Discontinuous Or Differential Patents (Class 428/201)
With outer strippable or release layer (Class 428/202)
Translucent outer layer (Class 428/203)
  • PLASTIC ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20140113113
    Abstract: A plastic articles is provided. The plastic article includes a base formed by injecting molted resin into a cavity of a female mold, and a film attached to the base. The base includes a first edge, the film comprises a second edge level to the first edge of the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHUN-YUAN CHANG, CHUNG-CHI TSENG
  • Decorated molded article and method for producing the same
    Patent number: 8703279
    Abstract: Decorated molded article creating a three-dimensional appearance is provided. A decorated molded article 1 has a transparent layer 51 arranged on the front side thereof. A projection layer 11 is arranged partly on the front side of the transparent resin layer 51. A screen layer 31 is formed on the back side of the transparent layer 51. An image projected from the projection layer 11 is produced on the screen layer 31. When the decorated molded article 1 is observed from obliquely above, the projection layer 11 and an image 17 are visually recognized simultaneously. Therefore, the projection layer 11 is recognized as if it were three-dimensional.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhide Fukada, Kumiko Yoshikawa, Nobuyasu Hirobe, Shigeru Hinoshita
  • Light weight printed wiring board
    Patent number: 8703278
    Abstract: A light weight printed wiring board that is particularly well suited for high-G and/or other weight sensitive applications is provided. In one illustrative embodiment, a light weight PWB is provided that includes a substrate having one or more layers extending generally parallel to a plane. To help reduce the weight of the PWB, the substrate may have or define one or more lighter weight regions. In some cases, the one or more lighter weight regions may consume greater than 25%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 75% or more of the overall volume of the substrate, and thus the weight of the substrate may be reduced by greater than 25%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 75% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventor: Mark W. Weber
  • LAMINATE ARTICLES WITH MODERATE ADHESION AND RETAINED STRENGTH
    Publication number: 20140106141
    Abstract: One or more aspects of the disclosure pertain to an article including a film disposed on a glass substrate, which may be strengthened, where the interface between the film and the glass substrate is modified, such that the article has an improved average flexural strength, and the film retains key functional properties for its application. Some key functional properties of the film include optical, electrical and/or mechanical properties. In one or more embodiments, interface exhibits the effective adhesion energy is about less than about 4 J/m2. In some embodiments, the interface is modified by the inclusion of a crack mitigating layer between the glass substrate and the film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Robert Alan Bellman, Shandon Dee Hart, Robert George Manley, Prantik Mazumder, Charles Andrew Paulson, Chandan Kumar Saha
  • ADHESIVE TRANSFER
    Publication number: 20140106142
    Abstract: An adhesive transfer method includes depositing an adhesive on a first substrate, transferring a layer of the adhesive from the first substrate to an intermediate substrate, and transferring adhesive from the layer of the adhesive to at least one area of a second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: Chien-Hua Chen, Michael G. Groh
  • INKJET RECORDING MEDIUM, PRINTED MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND PACKAGE
    Publication number: 20140106140
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ink jet recording medium which is capable of uniform coating with an ink-receiving agent without a surface treatment step for a usual plastic film used as a base material, and which, due to excellent adhesion , does not cause the problem of peeling after ink jet printing, and does not cause the problem of ink binning, fading, dropout, or peeling or peeling of an ink-receiving layer and an over-coating layer, and also provides a printed material formed by ink jet printing on the ink jet recording medium. The ink jet recording medium including a first layer containing a polyolefin resin as a main component, a second layer containing an acid-modified olefin resin, and an ink-receiving layer is used, the ink-receiving layer being formed by applying an ink-receiving agent on the second layer after the first and second layers are laminated by a coextrusion laminating method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: DIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeo Ikeda, Hiroaki Matsubara, Mitsuru Kitada, Yoshitaka Satoh, Kiyomi Nagano
  • METHODS FOR BONDING SUBSTRATES
    Publication number: 20140099485
    Abstract: Methods for bonding substrates, forming assemblies using the same, along with improved methods for refurbishing said assemblies are disclosed that take advantage of at least one channel formed in an adhesive utilized to join two substrates to improve fabrication, performance and refurbishment of the assemblies. In one embodiment an assembly includes a first substrate secured to a second substrate by an adhesive layer. The assembly includes a channel having at least one side bounded by the adhesive layer and having an outlet exposed to an exterior of the assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventors: Kadthala Ramaya NARENDRNATH, Gangadhar SHEELAVANT, Monika AGARWAL, Ashish BHATNAGAR
  • PATTERNED FILMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20140099486
    Abstract: Methods of patterning films that enable visual identification of patterned films and the patterned regions on them, while still achieving minimally discernible optical differences between the patterned and unpatterned regions in devices incorporating the patterned films. Such methods can exhibit wide successful manufacturing operating windows and the patterned films are useful in electronic applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventors: Richard R. Ollmann, Eric L. Granstrom
  • CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE, METHOD OF MAKING A CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE, AND A PRE-PREG COMPOSITE PLY
    Publication number: 20140099484
    Abstract: A composite, method of making the composite and a pre-pre composite ply are provided. The composite includes a first layer, a second layer and a third layer. The first layer includes at least one ply of unidirectional tape. The second layer is adjacent the first layer and includes at least one composite ply. The at least one composite ply includes a thin continuous matrix ply sheet having a plurality of randomly oriented unidirectional tape segments thereon. The third layer is adjacent the second layer and includes at least one ply of unidirectional tape. The ceramic matrix composite provides about 15% to about 20% strength relative to a composite comprising all unidirectional plies and the ceramic matrix composite has a bending length of 3 cm to 25 cm based on a Shirley stiffness test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Herbert Chidsey ROBERTS, III, Andres Jose GARCIA-CRESPO, Glenn Curtis TAXACHER
  • FLOOR, FLOOR ELEMENT, METHOD OF CONNECTING A FLOOR ELEMENT TO A SURFACE BENEATH THE FLOOR ELEMENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A FLOOR ELEMENT AND KIT-OF PARTS
    Publication number: 20140099487
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a floor (10) comprising at least one floor element (12) and an adhesive composition (16), wherein the at least one floor element is adhesively connected to a surface (15) below the floor element via the adhesive composition, wherein the adhesive composition comprises a mixture of: an adhesive (18), and multiple resilient particles (20) which support the floor elements, wherein the multiple resilient particles (20) are configured to support the floor elements at a distance (22) from the surface (15), wherein the particles have different shapes and varying sizes, wherein a part of the space (24) between the surface below the floor elements and the floor elements is filled with the adhesive composition (16) and a part of the space is filled with air (26).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventor: Shahar ALGRISI
  • Thermally conductive sheet and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 8691368
    Abstract: A thermally conductive sheet comprises a thermally conductive polymer layer, an adhesive layer provided on an outer surface of the thermally conductive polymer layer, and a thermal diffusion layer, which is a functional layer provided on the adhesive layer. The thermally conductive polymer layer is formed of a thermally conductive polymer composition containing a polymer matrix and a thermally conductive filler. The coefficient of static friction of the thermally conductive polymer layer is 1.0 or lower. The adhesive layer has an outer shape smaller than that of the thermally conductive polymer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Polymatech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Ohta, Motoki Ozawa, Yoshiaki Okabayashi
  • CARBON NANOTUBE FILM STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140093694
    Abstract: A method of producing a carbon nanotube film structure having a substrate and a carbon nanotube layer, comprises a placing step of placing a carbon nanotube film comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes aligned in one direction within a film plane on the substrate; and a densifying step of applying a densifying treatment to the carbon nanotube film thereby forming the carbon nanotube layer having the weight density of the carbon nanotube to 0.1 g/cm3 or more. Thus, a problem of island-like shrinkage caused while a highly densified CNT layer is being manufactured is solved, and a high-quality CNT film structure wherein the aligned CNT layer having a high density and uniform thickness is deposited on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kenji HATA, Yuuhei HAYAMIZU, Takeo YAMADA
  • Decorating material with cubic effect
    Patent number: 8685526
    Abstract: A decorating material with cubic (3D) effect and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed, wherein the material includes a resin layer formed on a substrate to have a convexo-concave pattern, a metallic film and a light opaque film sequentially formed on a convex portion or on a concave portion, wherein the convex portion or the concave portion is formed with a light penetration unit through which light is penetrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoungsoo Ahn, Kyoungjong Yoo, Haesik Kim, Sic Hur, Sangjun Park, Kwangho Park
  • Surface coating for electronic systems
    Patent number: 8685529
    Abstract: A method for coating for a substrate, comprising applying an underlayer of a self assembling monolayer well ordered array of long chain molecules on the substrate; and applying a top layer, over the underlayer, wherein the self-assembling monolayer well ordered array serves as a molecular template organizing formation of said top layer, comprising at least one of a thermally-resistant polymer layer over said self assembling monolayer selected from the group consisting of epoxies, and phosphorus-based polyimides; and a metal oxide, metal nitride, or a ceramic. The self assembling monolayer may be selectively applied to a portion of the substrate, leaving an uncoated region, and the top layer formed only over the areas of the substrate coated with the self-assembling monolayer, resulting in at least one region of the substrate which is not coated with the top layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
    Inventors: Junghyun Cho, Scott Oliver, Wayne Jones, Bahgat Sammakia
  • Multilayer, co-extruded, ionomeric decorative surfacing
    Patent number: 8679619
    Abstract: Decorative ionomeric surfaced film and sheet (e.g., multilayer co-extruded polymer) and articles made therefrom (e.g., automotive panels and parts) exhibiting good weatherability, mar resistance, and surface appearance of a high quality automotive finish (including color, haze, gloss, and DOI) and economical process for making (e.g., co-extrusion) and using (e.g., thermoforming and injection backfilling) the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Randall Allen Vogel, I-Hwa Lee, Sumita Sanjeevi Ranganathan, Lori J. Pike
  • ENCAPSULATION MEMBER, ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING ENCAPSULATION MEMBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING ENCAPSULATION MEMBER
    Publication number: 20140077187
    Abstract: An encapsulation member is disclosed. The encapsulation member includes at least two organic material layers, at least two inorganic material layers and a light absorption layer pattern. The inorganic material layers and the organic material layers are stacked alternately. The light absorption layer pattern is disposed between one of the organic material layers and one of the inorganic material layers which immediately neighbor each other. The light absorption layer pattern includes a plurality of wires which extend in a first direction, and are arranged substantially parallel to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyun-Shik LEE
  • Methods for encapsulating Layer by Layer films and for preparing specialized optical films
    Publication number: 20140079922
    Abstract: Durable coatings and methods for producing the same are provided, where the coatings may include porous coatings encapsulated with a hardening solution that permeates into the porous structure of the film prior to curing. Curing of the hardening solution within the film provides for a durable coating having sufficient durability for use in many different applications, such as optical applications. Any convenient porous coatings may be used in the subject methods. Also provided are methods for forming a coating formulation, where the formulation includes porous coating particles dispersed in a carrier and the porous coating particles may be optionally encapsulated with a hardening solution prior to dispersion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Svaya Nanotechnologies, Inc
    Inventors: Benjamin Wang, David Olmeijer, Siglinde Schmid, Melissa Fardy, J. Wallace Parce, Kevin Krogman
  • TOUCH SCREEN PANEL AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140075750
    Abstract: A touch screen panel and a method for preparing the same, and more specifically, a touch screen panel includes a window plate 311, a non-conductive color pattern 312 formed on a non-display part on one face of the window plate, and a non-conductive shielding pattern 313 formed on the non-conductive color pattern 312, so as to provide a non-conductive pattern having the desired colors and shielding effects, and to reduce failure rates during the formation of the non-conductive pattern, as well as a method for preparing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-Seok CHOI, Won-Young CHANG, Ji-Min CHUN, Young-Jun JIN
  • DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH MULTI-HEIGHT SPACERS
    Publication number: 20140078154
    Abstract: A device includes an array of devices formed on a first substrate. A second substrate is spaced away from the first substrate such that the array of devices are positioned between the first and second substrates. A plurality of spacers are coupled to the first substrate to maintain at least a minimum gap between the first substrate and the second substrate. The plurality of spacers include a first set of spacers and a second set of spacers. The spacers in the first set of spacers are shorter than the spacers in the second set of spacers. In some implementations, the device is a display device and the MEMS devices are modulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Pixtronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard S. Payne, Timothy J. Brosnihan, Eugene E. Fike, III
  • Printable film
    Patent number: 8673415
    Abstract: The invention relates to printable films comprising a substrate and at least a surface layer, said layer covering at least one face of said substrate and comprising a water-dispersible polymer and an ethylenically unsaturated compound; to a process for the manufacture of such films; to printed films and especially to printed labels obtained from such printable films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Innovia Films Limited
    Inventors: Alastain Hugh Servante, Gary Power, Colin Marshall
  • Touch panel and manufacturing method thereof
    Patent number: 8673425
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate, a transparent conductive layer, a conductive decoration pad, a decoration layer and an opaque conductive layer. The transparent conductive layer is disposed on the substrate, and the conductive decoration pad is disposed on the transparent conductive layer. The decoration layer is disposed on the conductive decoration pad and the transparent conductive layer, and has an opening located on the conductive decoration pad. The opaque conductive layer is disposed on the decoration layer and electrically connected with the transparent conductive layer through the opening and the conductive decoration pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Kuei-Ching Wang, Ta-hu Lin, Tung-Hsin Liu
  • LASER ABLATION ADHESION PROMOTION
    Publication number: 20140071595
    Abstract: A method for bonding two substrates can use a laser to ablate a bonding surface of at least one of the two substrates. In one embodiment, the laser can be used to produce a predetermined average surface roughness in a bonding surface region of one of the substrates. In another embodiment, the substrate can comprise a resin filled polymer. Ablating the surface of the bonding surface can increase the bond strength in the ablation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Erik G. DE JONG, Michael K. PILLIOD, Chuan Keat LOW, James R. KROGDAHL, Rimple BHATIA
  • Three-dimensional Printing System and Equipment Assembly
    Publication number: 20140065194
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing system and equipment assembly for the manufacture of three-dimensionally printed articles is provided. The equipment assembly includes a three-dimensional printing build system, an optional liquid removal system and an optional harvester system. The build system includes a conveyor, plural build modules and at least one build station having a powder-layering system and a printing system. The equipment assembly can be used to manufacture pharmaceutical, medical, and non-pharmaceutical/non-medical objects. It can be used to prepare single or multiple articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: APRECIA PHARMACEUTICALS COMPANY
    Inventors: Jaedeok YOO, Thomas J. BRADBURY, Thomas J. BEBB, James ISKRA, Henry L. SURPRENANT, Thomas G. WEST
  • COMPOSITE UPPER FOR SHOE WITH SELECTIVELY DISPOSED BONDING AGENT
    Publication number: 20140059886
    Abstract: Footwear fabrication methods are disclosed, having reduced material consumption and/or waste requirements, compared to conventional methods, as well as the footwear articles made by such methods. The fabrication methods and articles are characterized by the selective use of a bonding agent, in the form of a powder or tackified (e.g., preheated) powder, to bond various material panels, such substrate, mesh, and/or skin panels in the formation of a composite panel (e.g., a bonded mesh composite panel), which may in turn be used to provide a footwear upper and ultimately an article of footwear. The bonding agent is particularly applicable to fabrication processes utilizing a combination of heat and pressure for bonding or fusing material panels, each having a suitable composition, size, shape, and thickness, into the particular configuration of the footwear upper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: NIKE INC.
    Inventors: Amy LYTTLE, Todd W. Miller
  • DECORATIVE SHEET, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING DECORATIVE RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT, AND DECORATIVE RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20140065384
    Abstract: A decorative sheet for insert molding prepared by laminating at least a surface protective layer on a support that includes an ABS resin, wherein the support has a flexural modulus of 1500 to 3000 MPa, and a thickness of 100 to 500 ?m; the surface protective layer is obtained by cross-linking and curing an ionizing radiation curable resin composition; and the ionizing radiation curable resin composition has a tensile modulus of more than 100 MPa to less than 1000 MPa and a static frictional coefficient of 1.0 or less on a surface. The decorative sheet for insert molding includes at least a picture layer, a low glossy picture ink layer provided partially and the surface protective layer in this order on the support. The surface protective layer has a thickness of 1 to 30 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuo SAITOU, Jun KANEKI
  • Sticky Notes Made From Sugar Cane Paper, and Sticky Note Pads Including Same
    Publication number: 20140065383
    Abstract: Sticky notes made from sugar cane paper and sticky note pads including same. Sticky notes are formed from sugar cane paper made from sugar cane bagasse. Sugar cane bagasse is the fibrous by-product that remains after sugar cane stalks are crushed to extract sugar-bearing juice. The use of bagasse to form the sticky notes is an environmentally sustainable alternative to sticky notes made from tree-based products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicants: TreeZero Paper, LLC, IDG HOLDCO, LLC
    Inventors: Sarah Elizabeth TACKETT, Michael Neal Nilan
  • Printable film
    Patent number: 8663760
    Abstract: The invention relates to printable films comprising a substrate and at least a surface layer, said layer covering at least one face of said substrate and comprising a water-dispersible polymer and an ethylenically unsaturated compound; to a process for the manufacture of such films; to printed films and especially to printed labels obtained from such printable films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Innovia Films Limited
    Inventors: Alastair Hugh Servante, Gary Power, Colin Marshall
  • Optically clear UV and hydrolysis resistant polyester film
    Patent number: 8658285
    Abstract: Biaxially oriented polyester films including polyester polymer, a carbodiimide hydrolysis stabilizer, and a UV absorber are described. The polyester films have a carboxyl end group concentration of 5-20 equivalents per ton, and a haze value of 2% or less. The films exhibit superior transparency and possess stable light transmission characteristics. Methods of making the films and articles produced from the films are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Toray Plastics (America), Inc.
    Inventors: Carlos Hinton, Nao Yokota, Hirokazu Tajima, Roberto Siu
  • Thermoplastic planks and methods for making the same
    Patent number: 8658274
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Mannington Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Hao A. Chen, Richard Judd
  • BIODEGRADABLE SHEETS HAVING FOAMED LAYER
    Publication number: 20140050904
    Abstract: The present invention relates to sheets. The sheets include a base layer, a foamed layer formed on the base layer, a printed layer formed on the foamed layer, and a partially foamed layer formed on the printed layer. At least one layer of the foamed layer and the partially foamed layer includes a polylactic acid (PLA) resin. The sheets are biodegradable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: LG HAUSYS, LTD
    Inventors: Si Young Lee, Youn Woo Nam, Gun Soo Chung, Min Lee
  • ACOUSTICAL SOUND PROOFING MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140050902
    Abstract: A laminated structure comprises a first external layer and a second external layer; an internal layer disposed between the first and the second external layers; a first adhesive layer disposed between the first external layer and the internal layer, wherein the first adhesive layer is patterned to cover only a first portion of the internal layer; and a second adhesive layer disposed between the second external layer and the internal layer, wherein the second adhesive layer is patterned to cover only a second portion of the internal layer on a side opposite the first adhesive layer, and wherein the first portion is different than the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC
    Inventors: Douglas C. Eckman, Vincent B. Thomas, Keshav S. Gautam
  • Method of Printing a Conductive Article and Articles Made Thereby
    Publication number: 20140050903
    Abstract: A method of printing articles having variable conductivities, including those having conductivity gradients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Vorbeck Materials Corp.
    Inventors: John S. Lettow, Christy Martin, Dan Scheffer
  • BACKING LAYERS FOR FLOOR COVERINGS
    Publication number: 20140044936
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a backing film for a resilient floor covering comprising (a) a first layer and (b) a second layer, wherein the first layer contains a first filler in an amount of from 10 to 80% by weight and the second layer contains a second filler in an amount of from 10 to 80% by weight and wherein the first filler is a platelet type filler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: The Amtico Company Limited
    Inventors: Gary Wilson, Steven Lawrence
  • Microdevices and Methods of Manufacture
    Publication number: 20140044937
    Abstract: Illustrative embodiments of microdevices and methods of manufacturing such microdevices are disclosed. In at least one illustrative embodiment, a method of manufacturing one or more microdevices may include forming a liquid dispersion containing cellulose nanocrystals (CNC), depositing the liquid dispersion containing the CNC on a substrate, drying the liquid dispersion containing the CNC to form a solid film on the substrate, where the liquid dispersion contains a sufficient concentration of CNC to form a continuous solid film having a controlled microstructure, and processing the solid film to form the one or more microdevices on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventors: William Robert Ashurst, Virginia A. Davis, Christopher L. Kitchens
  • TRANSFER PRINTING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC IMAGE AND TRANSFER SHEET
    Publication number: 20140041543
    Abstract: Provided is a transfer sheet whereby a T-shirt or the like can be printed in few steps by means of an electronic image forming device that uses powdered toner, liquid ink, or the like containing a plastic resin. By means of mirror-image printing a picture pattern, which is an electronic image, onto sheet A, aligning sheet A and sheet B, and heat-pressing, there is spread coating over the portion of the picture pattern printed to sheet A. Sheet A has a structure layering a mold release layer, a resin layer, and a porous resin layer in a substrate, and sheet B layers a mold release layer, a resin layer, an adhesive layer, and a colored porous resin layer in a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventor: Kaoru Yamamoto
  • REACTIVE ROOFING ADHESIVE
    Publication number: 20140044935
    Abstract: A two-part adhesive includes an A side, a B side, at least one of a polyurethane prepolymer and a diisocyanate, a polyol, a catalyst, and an adhesion promoter. The polyurethane prepolymer or diisocyanate is present in the A side from about 50% to 100% by weight of the A side composition. The polyol is present in the B side from about 52% to about 98% by weight of the B side composition. The catalyst is present in the B side from about 0.5% to about 5% by weight of the B side composition. The adhesion promoter is present in at least one of the A side composition and the B side composition from about 10% to about 50% by weight of the two-part adhesive. A ratio of isocyanate groups in the A side to hydroxyl groups in the B side is greater than 1.5:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: ADCO Products, Inc.
    Inventor: John William Miller
  • Heating article including coloured heat indicator with improved visability and precision
    Patent number: 8647735
    Abstract: This invention relates to a heating article (1) comprising a substrate (2) of which one of the surfaces (21) is equipped with a design (4), in the form of a coating layer with at least one pattern (41, 42), which comprises a thermochromic pigment composition with at least one SC thermochromic pigment that is lipid-sensitive under heat. According to the invention, the thermochromic pigment composition includes at least one thermostable pigment and composite pigment grains (43), which each include a core (430) including the semiconducting thermochromic pigment, and a solid, transparent and continuous envelope (431), formed by a mineral or organomineral material. The thermochromic pigment composition shows a reversible change in color in a thermal color-change area with an amplitude of no more than 40° C. within the range of variation of said temperature T1 of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Stephanie Le Bris, Laurent Voisin, Jean-Luc Perillon
  • RADIATION-CURABLE PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE, RADIATION-CURABLE PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE LAYER, RADIATION-CURABLE PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET, AND LAMINATE
    Publication number: 20140037952
    Abstract: Provided is a pressure-sensitive adhesive capable of realizing a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer having satisfactory adhesion performance and a high ink step absorbability. A radiation-curable pressure-sensitive adhesive, which contains a (meth)acryl-based polymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer component containing 30 to 90% by weight of an alkyl(meth)acrylate having an alkyl group of 10 to 22 carbon atoms at an ester end, and having a radically polymerizable functional group containing a carbon-carbon double bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyoe SHIGETOMI, Shou TAKARADA, Masahiko ANDO, Katsuhiko KAMIYA, Takahiro NONAKA
  • MEMBRANES FOR FLEXIBLE MICROBIAL FUEL CELL CATHODES AND OTHER APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20140037915
    Abstract: A membrane for use as a packaging or in microbial fuel cells having a first layer of a polymer having a high oxygen permeability and a second supporting layer made of a woven or a non-woven material, wherein both layers are dot laminated and/or pattern laminated together by using an adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: E I Du Pont De Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Serge Rebouillat, Benyoussef Bisbis, Robert D Fallon, Steven Raymond Lustig
  • Water vapor permeable shrinkable-fabric
    Patent number: 8637139
    Abstract: A shrinkable-stretchable polymeric laminated structure is made up of a shrink-stretch film on the outside and a nonwoven on the inside, with or without an adhesive. Preferably the film, nonwoven and adhesive are made from the same polymer family, including copolymers, which renders the laminate 100% recyclable. The film, nonwoven, and adhesive are modified to provide different responses to heat in addition to controlled water vapor permeability. The structure allows for water vapor permeability in one direction (inside-to-outside) and not in the opposite direction to allow wrapped article to dry or to keep wrapped articles dry and prevent corrosion related damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Transhield Technology AS
    Inventors: Gregory L. Todt, Seckin Ozol
  • AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES BONDED WITH ADHESIVE INCLUDING MAGNETOSTRICTIVE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20140023837
    Abstract: First and second aircraft structures are bonded together with an adhesive including strain-sensitive magnetostrictive material. The magnetostrictive material has a magnetomechanical coefficient greater than e?5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventor: THE BOEING COMPANY
  • TOWEL HAVING SECURING APERTURE AND METHOD OF SECURING TOWEL TO A RACK
    Publication number: 20140013570
    Abstract: The invention is a towel having a fabric base having a quadrilateral shape and a coupled first horizontal strip having a quadrilateral shape, the first horizontal strip being coupled proximate the top edge of the fabric base in a manner so as to create a loop formed by the fabric base and first horizontal strip. The invention is also a method of securing the towel to a rod, rack, bar or handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventor: Melissa Livingston
  • Build Material And Applications Thereof
    Publication number: 20140017460
    Abstract: In one aspect, build materials operable for use in 3D printing systems are described herein. In some embodiments, a build material comprises about 10 to 30 percent by weight of an oligomeric curable material; about 50 to 75 percent by weight of at least one diluent; and about 3 to 15 percent by weight of a reactive component. Moreover, in some cases, the build material is free or substantially free of a non-reactive wax component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: 3D Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Pingyong Xu, John Stockwell
  • Recording medium
    Patent number: 8628839
    Abstract: A recording medium comprising a magnetic material inside, and having a Taber abrasion amount of 10 mg or less. Also provided is a recording medium comprising a magnetic material inside, and having, in an environment of 23° C. and 50% RH, a surface electroresistivity of 1×109 ?/sq to 2×1011 ?/sq and a volume electroresistivity of 1×1010 ?cm to 2×1012 ?cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsukasa Matsuda, Eizo Kurihara, Shoji Yamaguchi, Kunihiro Takahashi, Mario Fuse, Yasunori Koda, Ryuichi Kisaka, Tomotsugu Takahashi
  • MULTIFUNCTIONAL COMPOSITE MATERIAL INCLUDING A VISCOELASTIC INTERLAYER
    Publication number: 20140011006
    Abstract: Provided is a structure of composite material, comprising a continuous first layer of composite material, a second layer of viscoelastic material, and a continuous impact-protection third layer. The first layer is formed by structural components in the form of a matrix and fibers. The second layer of viscoelastic material is added on top of the first layer and said second layer can be continuous or non-continuous. If a non-continuous second layer is used, elongate, circular or square cavities are arranged inside the layer. Optionally, reinforcements comprising carbon nanofibers or nanotubes are provided in either of the first and second layers. The third layer of impact-protection material is added in a continuous manner on top of the second layer, the third layer forming the outermost layer of the composite material. In addition, this third layer is electrically conductive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Enrique Guinaldo Fernandez, Tamara Blanco Varela
  • DECORATIVE PRODUCTS CREATED BY LAZING GRAPHICS AND PATTERNS DIRECTLY ON SUBSTRATES WITH PAINTED SURFACES
    Publication number: 20140010999
    Abstract: A painted surface is processed by a laser beam to remove at least one layer of paint. The surface that is exposed may be the raw substrate material, e.g., wood or wood laminate, or may be another painted surface. The laser may engrave a pattern, e.g. a wood grain pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: RevoLaze,LLC
    Inventors: Darryl J. COSTIN, Darryl J. Costin, JR., Richard C. Fishburn
  • CURING PROCESS, DECORATED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DECORATED ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20140010996
    Abstract: A curing process for curing a decorated article is provided. The decorated article includes a substrate, an adhesion layer and a pattern layer disposed on the substrate, sequentially. Processing conditions of the curing process include the following: a temperature ranged between 50° C. to 180° C., a relative humidity ranged between 30% to 100%, and a processing time ranged between 6 hours to 72 hours. A decorated article and a method for manufacturing the decorated article are also provided. The method for manufacturing the decorated article includes bonding a decoration film onto a substrate, and curing the decoration film and the substrate with the curing process. The decorated article is manufactured with the method for manufacturing the decorated article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: ETANSI INC.
    Inventors: Chih-Che Yeh, Shih-Min Huang
  • Chromium-free rust-inhibitive surface treatment agent for metal parts with zinc surfaces and metal parts with zinc surfaces coated with rust-inhibitive surface coated film
    Patent number: 8623503
    Abstract: Disclosed is a chromium-free rust-inhibitive surface treatment agent to form a siliceous film that rarely cracks or peels off and yields an excellent rust-inhibitive performance on zinc surfaces of a metal part. The chromium-free rust-inhibitive surface treatment agent is an alcoholic solution of alkoxysilane oligomer having weight-averaged molecular weight of 1,000 to 10,000, and 2.5 to 15% of silicon in molecules of the alkoxysilane oligomer has been replaced with titanium. To prepare partly titanium-replaced alkoxysilane oligomer, titanium compound, in which about a half of alkoxy groups in titanium tetraalkoxide has been chelated, is reacted with tetraalkoxysilane monomer or alkoxysilane oligomer in the alcoholic solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Hoden Seimitsu Kako Kenkyusho Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Endo, Hideaki Nogami, Shunjiro Watanabe, Shoichiro Adachi, Yukiyasu Kang
  • RESILIENT PAD COMPOSITE AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME WITHOUT A DIE
    Publication number: 20140004322
    Abstract: The present application describes making a resilient pad composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Applied FT Composite Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Kim
  • Multivariate color system with texture application
    Patent number: 8617695
    Abstract: Implementations of the present invention relate to a translucent and/or transparent polymer-based panel system that incorporates multi-colored insert layers that enable manipulation of color, transparency or light transmission of the finished panel system. Implementations of the present invention also relate to the construction of such panels to avoid the capture and retention of air within the panels through the use of textured surfaces at the lamination interfaces. In addition, implementations of the present invention provide a method of quantifying the optical response achieved in a given panel system and describes types of construction that enable the multiplicity of color and optic manipulation. Furthermore, implementations of the present invention provide methods for applying texture in an efficient, uniform manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: 3form, Inc.
    Inventor: John E. C. Willham