Abstract: A decorative laminate surface layer composition is prepared by selectively applying dissimilar thermoset or thermoplastic polymers to a decorative laminate facing sheet to achieve a brillant visual or pearlescent appearance.

Abstract: A process for forming a highly filled, fibrous-reinforced sheet in which the sheet is formed from an aqueous dispersion of solids which include fibers, filler, and binder and cationic flocculating agent by continuously feeding a stream of such aqueous dispersion onto a moving porous support surface, wherein the filler comprises at least about 50 wt. % of the solids portion of the dispersion, the improvement comprising the use in the aqueous dispersion of a filler consisting essentially of calcium carbonate and a cationic polymeric flocculant having a charge-density of at least about 2 equivalents of cationic nitrogen per kilogram of polymer, and a highly-filled calcium carbonate-containing sheet, and the use of carbon black to impart opacity to paper or sheet that has a white appearance.

Abstract: A printable sheet having a high printing quality and a high handling resistance. At least one of the sides of the sheet is treated with a composition which comprises at least one filler and at least one elastomeric binder. The elastomeric binder is selected from the group consisting of aqueous dispersions of polyurethane, acrylate copolymers, optionally carboxylated styrene-butadiene copolymers, and polymers of which one of the monomers is acrylonitrile, isoprene, or neoprene, or mixtures thereof. The sheet can be used for manufacturing protected documents.

Abstract: A coated abrasive suitable for fining operations on contoured surfaces is obtained by depositing an abrasive/bond mixture in a discontinuous pattern on the surface of a backing that is stretchable in such a fashion that the finished product remains stretchable.

Abstract: Methods for enhancing the visibility of and imparting a metallic luster to holographic and diffraction pattern surface embossments on transparent media such as plastic films (12) are disclosed. Enhancement is achieved by (1), metallic effect dyes or (2), metal flake inks containing minimal quantities of resinous binders (3), inks containing crystalline pigments that have metallic visual effects, or (4), inks containing pigments formed of optical stacks. The solvent used during application of the dye or ink must not be a solvent for the embossed surface.

Abstract: The present invention intends to provide a thermosetting coating composition provided with workability, excellent adhesion, weatherability, good appearance, etc. capable of use in a primerless colored base coat and top clear coat by a 2-coat, 1-bake method on a polyolefinic substrate. Moreover, the present invention intends to provide a coated body having excellent adhesion, weatherability, good appearance, etc. realized by a 2-coat, 1-bake method. This thermosetting coating composition is a composition comprising a graft copolymer obtained by copolymerizing acrylic monomer, unsaturated carboxylic acids, acrylic monomers containing hydroxyl group with chlorinated polyolefin containing anhydride in the presence of organic solvents. This coating composition is available for use as a primerless colored base coat 2-coat, 1-bake coating on the polyolefinic substrates.

Abstract: A polishing pad comprises a carrier and layer of a non-porous thermoplastic polymer secured to a surface thereof and containing a mass of discrete abrasive particles, comprising diamond or cubic boron nitride, uniformly dispersed therein. The abrasive particles have a particle size of up to 500 microns and are present in the layer in a concentration of up to 30 volume percent. The layer presents an abrasive polishing surface. The abrasive layer may also comprise a plurality of spaced strips secured to a surface of the carrier and each strip presents an abrasive polishing surface.

Abstract: A decorative board comprising an inorganic substrate comprising an inorganic material other than a metal or a glass and having an organic or inorganic layer on a surface thereof, the substrate having consecutively thereon (1) a transfer base layer comprising a polyol-curing polyurethane resin, which is transparent or contains a colorant so as to have a color with hiding properties; (2) a transfer-printed layer having a pattern; and (3) a topcoat layer comprising a polyol-curing polyurethane resin.

Abstract: Molded articles having contoured, decorative outer surfaces are disclosed. The articles comprise a molded polymer substrate and a decorative surfacing film adhered to one side of the substrate. The decorative surfacing film comprises a substantially molecularly unoriented cast polymer film formed from a weatherable polymer. The articles are particularly suited for use as automobile body panels and the like. Also disclosed is a method for making such articles, and a method for making sets of such articles for assembly into automobile bodies and the like.

Abstract: A card, such as a lottery ticket or game piece, lacking a foil laminate is disclosed. To simulate the appearance of such a laminate, however, the card includes a substrate onto which metal particles are adhered. The particles are permanently suspended in a resinous ink binder, thus forming neither a sheet of material nor a continuous, solid film. To enhance the reflectivity of the card, a clear overcoat may be applied.

Abstract: A vehicle window comprising a relatively thin sheet of clear plastic material having opposed surfaces, an electrically operable defrosting grid adhered to one surface of the relatively thin sheet, and a relatively thick substrate layer of clear plastic material having opposed surfaces curved into a vehicle window configuration.

Abstract: A transfer sheet material for forming retroreflective graphic images on a substrate, the sheet material comprising a monolayer of transparent microspheres; a color layer printed over the microspheres in a first graphic segment of the sheet material in an imagewise pattern, the color layer comprising a colorant in a transparent resin; a reflective layer printed over the microspheres in a second graphic segment of the sheet material in an imagewise pattern, the reflective layer comprising reflective flakes in a transparent binder, wherein the microspheres are partially embedded in at least one of the color layer and the reflective layer, individual microspheres having the reflective flakes arranged in cup-like fashion about their embedded portions; and a bonding layer printed over the color layer and the reflective layer, the bonding layer being sufficiently thick to embed all exposed surfaces of the color layer and the reflective layer and being adapted for use in securing the sheet material to a substrate.

Abstract: In the case of a method of producing a corrugated board for protecting electrostatically endangered articles 10 against electrostatic: discharges and electric fields, at least one corrugated layer 1 and at least one flat layer 2, 3 are glued together, a shield means 4, which contains carbon and/or graphite, being applied, prior to the glueing of said layers 2, 3, to the surface 40, 50, 60 of at least one layer which will be located in the interior of the corrugated board structure. This shield means 4 is applied as a layer, which comprises interconnected layer components 80 and intermediate interspaces 90 occupying a certain area, before the layers 1, 2, 3 are glued together in the area of said interspaces 90. The interspaces 90 are either completely free or covered by thinner layer components 90'occupying a certain area and constituting part of the shield means 4.

Abstract: A nano-crystalline soft magnetic alloy ribbon having a structure being occupied by nano-crystalline particles having an average particle size of 50 nm or less at least 50% of the alloy structure. A ceramic insulation coating is formed on its surface so that the coating becomes thicker at the both ends of the ribbon than at the center in the transverse direction of the ribbon and the thickness dx at the coating ends and the average thickness da of the coating determined by a mass measurement method are in the relations of 1.2 da.ltoreq.dx.ltoreq.5 da and dx.ltoreq.10 .mu.m. With a magnetic core using such a nano-crystalline soft magnetic alloy ribbon, magnetic components including saturable reactor, transformer, saturable transformer, acceleration cavity and surge absorbing elements such as surge block core in neutral beam injector can realize a higher performance. The invention also results in a higher reliability for the devices using such magnetic components.

Abstract: A polymer thick film resistor composition is disclosed which comprises: (1) finely divided particles of a conductive metal having a surface area of 0.3 to 3.0 m.sup.2 /g; (2) finely divided particulate material having a surface area greater than 100 m.sup.2 /g; (3) a thermoplastic resin; dissolved in (4) an organic solvent having a volatility rating of 10,000 to 50,000; wherein the composition is substantially curable within 2.5 minutes by heating to a temperature of 135.degree. C., and further wherein the volume ratio of particulate material to resin is at least 3.5, and the weight ratio of solvent to resin is 3 to 5.

Abstract: A decorative laminate surface layer composition is prepared by selectively applying dissimilar thermoset or thermoplastic polymers to a decorative laminate facing sheet to achieve a brillant visual or pearlescent appearance.

Abstract: An information recording layer on a substrate provides a method of recording information by selectively opening the rings of dicyclopentadiene skeletons, thus recording information by forming cyclopentadiene skeletons. The information recorded by the method can be erased by the cycloaddition of cyclopentadiene skeletons. Information can also be recorded or erased by incorporating or eliminating a metal ion from a selectively opened section of a ring of a dicyclopentadiene skeleton after forming an organic thin film comprising the dicyclopentadiene skeleton. Alternatively, after the formation of an organic thin film comprising a cyclopentadiene skeleton, a heterocycle or a benzene ring, a metal ion is incorporated or eliminated from a section between at least two rings of the cyclopentadiene skeleton, the heterocycle or the benzene ring. Thereafter, a metallocene skeleton or a skeleton analogous to the metallocene skeleton is formed or eliminated, thus recording or erasing information.

Abstract: An electrophotographic transfer film comprising a transparent substrate having formed on at least one side thereof an image-receiving layer is disclosed, in which the image-receiving layer comprises a binder resin and at least one resistivity control agent selected from (a) conductive metal oxide fine particles having an average particle size of not greater than 0.1 .mu.m and (b) an nonionic surface active agent, and the image-receiving layer has a surface resistivity of from 1.times.10.sup.9 to 1.times.10.sup.13 .OMEGA. at 25.degree. C. and 65% RH. The electrophotographic transfer film is less liable to variation of surface resistivity with environmental changes, particularly a great change in humidity, and exhibits excellent transfer properties to provide a toner image of high density in a stable manner.

Abstract: Described is a rapidly curing adhesive formulation and a method of reducing the curing time of an adhesive formulation containing cyanate ester.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for producing a product having a magnetically formed pattern, capable of forming any desired pattern in diversely different shapes with a clear visual recognizability, at high speed, by a simple procedure, and a painted product produced by these method and apparatus. The product is produced by forming a paint layer from a paint medium mixed with magnetic non-spherical particles, and applying a magnetic field containing the lines of magnetic field in a shape corresponding to the desired pattern to be formed.

Abstract: A transfer sheet material for forming retroreflective graphic images on a substrate, the sheet material comprising a monolayer of transparent microspheres; a color layer printed over the microspheres in a first graphic segment of the sheet material in an imagewise pattern, the color layer comprising a transparent colorant in a transparent resin; a reflective layer printed over the microspheres in a second graphic segment of the sheet material in an imagewise pattern, the reflective layer comprising reflective flakes in a transparent binder, wherein the microspheres are partially embedded in at least one of the color layer and the reflective layer, individual microspheres having the reflective flakes arranged in cup-like fashion about their embedded portions; and a bonding layer printed over the color layer and the reflective layer, the bonding layer being sufficiently thick to embed all exposed surfaces of the color layer and the reflective layer and being adapted for use in securing the sheet material to a s

Abstract: Molded articles having contoured, decorative outer surfaces are disclosed. The articles comprise a molded polymer substrate and a decorative surfacing film adhered to one side of the substrate. The decorative surfacing film comprises a substantially molecularly unoriented cast polymer film formed from a weatherable polymer. The articles are particularly suited for use as automobile body panels and the like. Also disclosed is a method for making such articles, and a method for making sets of such articles for assembly into automobile bodies and the like.

Abstract: A sheet material in the form of a transparent film, paper sheets, or the like, is made machine visible or recognizable by recognition enhancing elements. These elements are of such a nature that they are machine readable, e.g. by optical, electrical, or magnetic sensors to increase the machine visibility of any slivers that may have remained in and/or on a prepreg or stack of prepregs. The signals sensed by photosensitive and/or magnetic and/or electric sensors are so processed that an alarm is provided when a sliver or remnant of the sheet material has been detected, and so that the location of such a sliver may be indicated.

Abstract: Provided is an acceptor sheet useful for receiving marking material in imagewise fashion by means of mass transfer printing. The acceptor sheet comprises a substrate which has a microrough surface, wherein the coating is comprised of polymer particles which have not coalesced to form a uniform, continuous film. Such acceptor sheets exhibit superior mass transfer printing properties, and in particular superior wax thermal transfer printing properties, as compared to acceptor sheets having smooth coatings comprised of film-forming polymers.

Abstract: An aluminum object is manufactured by a process including chromate conversion coating of the aluminum object; sequentially applying a primer coat to the outer surface and thereafter applying a dielectric substrate basecoat; vacuum metallizing a corrosion prone metal, namely indium, on the dielectric substrate basecoat to form "islands" of the indium that are top coated with a clear resinous layer to encapsulate and insulate the islands, one from another. The indium islands are less than one thousand angstroms thick and have an average diameter of less than three thousand angstroms. The island structure is etched following the growth of the metal as it is deposited between the nucleation stage and the stage of channelization of formation of an electrically conductive film. The etchant is selected to clear channels between island structures to improve adhesion of a dielectric resinous top coat to the dielectric substrate by order of magnitude to adhesion to the islands.

Abstract: Damage resistant high pressure decorative laminate having excellent scratch, mar, scrape and abrasion resistance, as well as excellent appearance and cleanability and methods of producing same.

Abstract: A delivery member comprises a substrate and, provided thereon, an electro-deposition coating film containing inorganic powder. The inorganic powder may be selected from the group consisting of a ceramic powder, a metal powder, and a ceramic powder whose particle surfaces are coated with a metal.

Abstract: A decorative laminate surface layer composition is prepared by selectively applying dissimilar thermoset or thermoplastic polymers that are compatible with a laminate resin system to a decorative laminate facing sheet.

Abstract: A shaped heated glazing constituted by a cambered glass sheet is provided with a heating network. The light colored collecting strips are partly covered with a darker enamel coating having a greater heat absorption capacity so that, by modifying the pattern of said enamel coating, it is possible to modify the heating of the glass sheet during the heating preceding cambering, and consequently to better control the latter. The invention relates to car glazings of the rear window type.

Abstract: A thermal recording medium including a base layer containing a resin having a functional group which chemically bonds with a metal having a low melting point, such as Sn-Pb alloy, and a thermal recording layer made of a thin film with low resistivity of a low melting point metal formed on said base layer such that when a part of the thermal recording layer is heated, the heated part melts and perforates to record information.

Abstract: Paperboard packaging material for use in the manufacture of cartons for browning and crisping food in a microwave oven is prepared on a printing press using an aqueous susceptor-ink composition comprising graphite or conductive carbon black dispersed in a solution of sodium silicate. The susceptor-ink composition is printed on the packaging material in a pattern corresponding to the location of the food intended to be packaged and the food contact surface is overprinted with an FDA approved food contact coating. The use of sodium silicate as the binder for the susceptor-ink composition allows the composition to be printed by gravure or flexographic printing processes and provides hereto unavailable flame retardant properties to the final packaging material.

Abstract: The present invention is a coffee carafe, having a thin base and thin sidewalls formed of a polymer such as polyetherimide, polyethersulphone, or other high temperature polymer having a heated thermally conductive coating applied to a coat receiving portion of the carafe and having characteristics permitting heating of the resinous carafe on a hot plate.

Abstract: This invention relates to corrugated roofing sheets for building, made of a mixture of cement and inert materials, reinforced with synthetic fibers in fibrillated mesh form, characterized by having a rough outer surface due to the presence of surface granular material. The granular material is applied to the sheets during their finishing but before the cement has started to set, by simply strewing it over the sheet surface.

Abstract: Disclosed is a patterned film forming laminated sheet comprising a multi-layer construction prepared by successively laminating a release sheet layer (1), a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (2), a base sheet layer (3), and a patterned film layer (4) or further laminating a pigmented print layer (5), said patterned film layer (4) being prepared by a process which comprises coating a fluid coating composition containing a powdery magnetic material on one side of the base sheet layer (3) to form a fluid film, and acting a magnetic force on the powdery magnetic material contained in the fluid film in a fluid state to form a pattern.

Abstract: A thermoformable basecoat/clearcoat sheet material having improved retention of geometric metamerism (flop) when stretched and bonded to a substrate comprises a carrier film having a dark basecoat layer and, over the basecoat layer, a transparent layer which contains light reflective metallic flakes and, over the flake layer, a clear topcoat layer.

Abstract: An image holding member comprises an electroconductive substrate, a resin layer, and an image holding layer. The resin layer is placed between the electroconductive substrate and the image holding layer. The resin layer comprises metal-coated fine resin particles, and a binder resin.

Abstract: A circuit board for automatically interconnecting electrical components mounted on the circuit board, comprising of a nonconducting emulsion layer sandwiched between two nonconducting outer layers. Electrical leads from electronic components are inserted through holes in one outer layer. Dispersed within the emulsion layer are conducting particles with an elongated length. The emulsion layer's melting temperature is lower than the outer layers allowing movement of the conducting particles when the temperature of the emulsion layer is above the melting temperature, and prevents movement when the temperature is below. Included with the circuit board is an electromagnetic and infrared (EIR) assembly positioned near the outer layer opposite the layer with the electronic components. The EIR assembly has an infrared source and two magnetic field generating devices. One produces a magnetic field parallel to the emulsion layer forcing the conducting particles to line up parallel to the emulsion layer.

Abstract: Odor absorbing sheet material is formed from a thin flexible substrate sheet on which discrete spaced areas, for example dots, of bonding agent such as latex adhesive are applied. Odor absorbing granules are bonded to the surface of each adhesive area. Since only small portions of the surfaces of the granules adhere to the adhesive, the odor absorbing capacity of the granules is not impaired. A thin flexible permeable cover sheet is applied on the or each granule coated side of the substrate sheet and is attached in a manner which maintains permeability of the assembly so that access of air to the granules is preserved and which does not substantially affect the flexibility of the assembly so that a sheet product with a soft flexibility and drapeable hand is obtained. Preferably, the outer cover sheet of the assembly is an anti-friction porous polymer web such as for example the webs used as facing layers on non-stick or non-adherent wound dressings and bandages.

Abstract: A processed paper for documents protected from being photographically and electrostatically reproduced comprises a paper substrate having a front surface, and a colored ink layer and a silvery ink layer coated over the front surface of the paper substrate, the silvery ink layer having a pattern formed thereon to cause photographic and electrostatic reproductions of information recorded on the processed paper to be illegible due to irregular reflections of light from the pattern on the silvery ink layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a patterned film forming laminated sheet comprising a multi-layer construction prepared by successively laminating a release sheet layer (1), a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (2), a base sheet layer (3), and a patterned film layer (4) or further laminating a pigmented print layer (5), said patterned film layer (4) being prepared by a process which comprises coating a fluid coating composition containing a powdery magnetic material on one side of the base sheet layer (3) to form a fluid film, and acting a magnetic force on the powdery magnetic material contained in the fluid film in a fluid state to form a pattern.

Abstract: An exterior automotive vehicle component which is provided for exterior appearance purposes or is of such large size as to materially contribute to the exterior appearance of the vehicle. The component comprises a substrate of thermoplastic polyolefin composition defining the shape of the component having pigmentation therein defining the color of the exterior surface means and a coating of clear material on the exterior surface of the substrate enabling the exterior color and configurational appearance to have an enhanced luster and improved mar resistance. The composition has an ultraviolet radiation deterioration preventing agent therein and the clear material has an ultraviolet radiation screening agent therein.

Abstract: An electroconductive element comprising a support, a subbing layer, and an electroconductive layer, wherein the electroconductive layer is formed by coating, on the subbing layer, a solution comprising:(A) a compound semiconductor,(B) a solvent dissolving the compound semiconductor, and(C) a resin or a resin precursor soluble in the solvent.

Abstract: A family of novel and unique synthetic alkali metal alumino-silicates (SAMS) are produced by the hydrothermal reaction between kaolin and alkali metal silicates. The integrated composition of the SAMS products is a unique entity having an overall composition ofxM.sub.2 O:Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :ySiO.sub.2 :zH.sub.2 Owhere x is the number of moles of alkali metal oxide and is an integer from 0.01 to 2.0, M is the alkali metal, y is the number of moles of SiO.sub.2 in the unique SAMS compositions and is an integer greater than 2.0, and z is the number of moles of bound water and is an integer ranging from 1.0 to 5.0. The unique SAMS compositions are structured materials in which the structure can be controlled, and are therefore useful as functional fillers, as TiO.sub.2 extenders, as silica extenders or as reinforcing agents for paper, paint, rubber, plastics and specialty products.

Abstract: A strip or roll of thermal transfer type recording sheet (1a) has a base film (1a) on one side of which a hot melt ink layer (1b) is formed for recording on paper or other surface by thermal transfer. An end mark or marks to be detected optionally for warning the user of the fact that the recording roll is being used up is/are formed adjacent one end of the strip by gravure printing with use of a light-reflective ink. The ink mark or marks produced by gravure printing are of such constant thickness, and with the bounding edges so sharply defined, that they permit positive detection by an optical sensor.For the production of the end marks by gravure printing, a web of base film with the hot melt ink layer formed on one side thereof, with a width several times greater than that of each strip of recording sheet to be manufactured, is fed through a printing unit of a gravure printing section.

Abstract: An electrically conductive composition comprising an electrically conductive metal, butyl acetate, toluene, and carbon which may be applied to a substrate to form an electrically conductive coating or path thereon of improved electrical resistance and when heat treated exhibits even lower electrical resistance.

Abstract: The present invention provides:(1) a sheet for forming a pattern, the sheet including a substrate which has an ink homogeneously distributed in the surface portion or interior thereof, said ink containing an inorganic compound and a glass frit;(2) a ribbon for printing produced by cutting the pattern-forming sheet to specific width;(3) an ink ribbon cartridge produced by accommodating the ribbon for printing into a casing;(4) A method for forming and fixing a pattern in which a pattern is formed on an object using the sheet described above in (1) and is fired;(5) an ink-receiving type, firing, flexible sheet having an adhesive layer and an ink-receiving layer, the ink-receiving layer containing an inorganic compound and a glass frit and being formed on one surface of the adhesive layer;(6) a support of an ink-receiving type, firing, flexible sheet which comprises a releasable substrate formed on the other surface of the adhesive layer to cover the same;(7) a material for producing a label for firing which has

Abstract: A two-tone paint film comprises a first paint film and a second paint film formed adjacent to the first paint film, each of the first paint film and the second paint film including pigment comprising a ceramic flake substrate, a transparant inorganic thin film layer formed on the surface of the substrate, and glittering portions having metallic luster comprising metal dots or alloy dots formed on the surface of the thin film layer. The pigment of the first paint film has a different ratio of the total areas of the glittering portions to the entire surface area of the thin film layer from the pigment of the second paint film. Thus, brightness of the two paint films are reversed between a view at the front and a view in an oblique angle.

Abstract: A process for determining whether a heat recoverable article has achieved sufficient temperature comprising applying to the surface of the article to be heated a composition comprising a chlorinated polymer and a zinc salt and the resultant article.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the production of a decorative thermosetting laminate with an abrasion-resistant surface layer, which laminate comprises paper sheets impregnated with a thermosetting resin. In the process a continuous paper is impregnated with a noble thermosetting resin such as melamine-formaldehyde resin. At least one side of the paper is coated with 2-20 g/m.sup.2, preferably 3-12 g/m.sup.2 of small, dry and hard particles evenly distributed over the whole wet surface of the resin on the continuous paper. The resin is dried, whereupon the particle coated impregnated paper, so-called prepreg is possibly cut to sheets. At least one such sheet or continuous paper is placed as a surface layer on a base layer and bonded thereto.

Abstract: A flexible decorative sheet material for use in surfacing automobile body panels and the like is disclosed. The sheet material is characterized by having the appearance of a glossy base coat/clear coat automotive paint finish. The material comprises a substantially transparent outer layer, and a pigmented coating on the undersurface of the outer layer which is visible therethrough. The pigmented coating preferably has reflective flakes uniformly distributed therein to impart to the sheet material the appearance of a base coat/clear coat paint finish. Also disclosed are shaped articles which have such sheet materials adhered to one side thereof, and a method for making such sheet materials.