Abstract: An optical recording medium includes a first transparent film layer, a second transparent film layer, and a recording material layer sandwiched between the first transparent film layer and the second transparent film layer. The recording material layer includes a hologram recording material.

Abstract: The present invention provides an interlayer film for laminated glass which can enhance, when used in a laminated glass, the sound-insulating property of the laminated glass in a high frequency range over a wide temperature range. An interlayer film for laminated glass of the present invention includes first, second, and third layers, wherein when a cloud point C1 is measured by using a first liquid containing 100 parts by weight of a first plasticizer and 8 parts by weight of a first polyvinyl acetal resin contained in the first layer, a cloud point C2 is measured by using a second liquid containing 100 parts by weight of a second plasticizer and 8 parts by weight of a second polyvinyl acetal resin contained in the second layer, and a cloud point C3 is measured by using a third liquid containing 100 parts by weight of a third plasticizer and 8 parts by weight of a third polyvinyl acetal resin contained in the third layer, the cloud point C1 is 10° C.

Abstract: Layer structure for a seat cushion at least comprising a surface layer unit and a cushion layer unit below the surface layer unit, characterized in that the cushion layer unit comprises at least one nonwoven layer and at least one spacer crocheted-fabric and/or spacer knitted-fabric layer.

Abstract: Provided are aqueous coating liquids that contain ultrafine inorganic compound particles with good dispersibility, and gas barrier laminates of excellent transparency and gas barrier properties that have a layer formed from the coating liquid. The coating liquid includes ultrafine inorganic compound particles, a polyester resin, a sodium polycarboxylate and water. The gas barrier laminate includes a substrate and a gas barrier layer formed on the substrate, wherein the gas barrier layer has a layer (A) formed from the coating liquid and a layer (B) containing a polycarboxylic acid polymer.

Abstract: A multi-layer screen protector for digital display screens, such as LCD's, cell phones, tablets, laptops, and pad computer devices, that may be readily applied without the need for special tools and in dusty environments, the screen protector being designed and die-cut to match the shape of the digital display screen, including cut-outs for cameras, microphones and device buttons, where the top surface is a layer of polycaprolactone aliphatic urethane that is connected to a bottom layer made from plastic such as polystyrene, acrylic and/or polyethylene terephthalate, and a self-wetting adhesive layer provided on the bottom surface of the bottom polystyrene, acrylic and/or polyethylene terephthalate layer. The screen protector provides an optically clear view of the device and is constructed with the abrasion resistant layer being provided and supported on a plastic layer and may be removed and reinstalled.

Abstract: The invention relates to a breathable multi-layer film with at least one layer containing a breathable resin, such as block copolymers with polyether blocks, and one layer containing a soft (Tg<0° C., such as a polyolefins. The film is selectively permeable to water vapor but not permeable to water. The film can be bonded to a woven or non-woven substrate to produce a breathable fabric.

Abstract: The subject of the present invention is a semi-rigid or flexible and low-gloss impact-reinforced acrylic material. The acrylic material according to the invention comprises a nanostructured matrix constituted of at least one thermoplastic acrylic block copolymer and at least one highly crosslinked acrylic copolymer. The matrix comprises at least one thermoplastic acrylic block copolymer. The highly crosslinked acrylic copolymer comprises, as sole monomer or as predominate monomer, MMA, that is to say that it comprises, by weight, more than 50%, advantageously more than 65% of MMA. The acrylic material according to the invention comprises from 60% to 99% by weight of matrix for 40% to 1% by weight of crosslinked copolymer. These materials may be converted by injection molding, extrusion, co-extrusion, extrusion-blow molding for producing parts, profiles, sheets or films for example.

Abstract: To manufacture a coating for an article for a semiconductor processing chamber, the article including a body of at least one of Al, Al2O3, or SiC, and a ceramic coating on the body. The ceramic coating includes a compound comprising Y2O3 in a range from about 50 mol % to about 75 mol %, ZrO2 in a range from about 10 mol % to about 30 mol %, and Al2O3 in a range from about 10 mol % to about 30 mol %, wherein the number of nodules per inch is in a range from about 30 nodules to about 45 nodules and the porosity is in a range from about 2.5% to about 3.2%.

Abstract: A gas barrier substrate including a flexible base material, at least one first inorganic gas barrier layer and at least one second inorganic gas barrier layer is provided. The flexible base material has an upper surface. The first inorganic gas barrier layer is disposed on the flexible base material and covers the upper surface. The second inorganic gas barrier layer is disposed on the first inorganic gas barrier layer and covers the first inorganic gas barrier layer. A water vapor and oxygen transmission rate of the second inorganic gas barrier layer is lower than that of the first inorganic gas barrier layer.

Abstract: Microstructures and methods of fabricating microstructures are disclosed. One exemplary microstructure, among others, includes a substrate, an overcoat layer disposed upon the substrate, an air-region within at least a portion of the overcoat layer, and a framing material layer engaging at least a portion of the air-region on the inside of the framing material layer and engaging the overcoat layer on the outside of the framing material layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multilayer heat shrinkable film incorporating an oxygen barrier material and layer containing a styrene polymer or blend of styrene polymers, where the shrinkage of the film in at least one of MD, TD is at least 30% at 90° C. The invention is further directed to a method of manufacturing a bag from said multilayer heat shrinkable film.

Abstract: A polyester composition contains polyester, a phosphoric acid and an alkali metal phosphate, a phosphorous element content P (mol/t) is 1.8 mol/t or more and 5.0 mol/t or less relative to the whole of the polyester composition. The polyester composition contains at least one metal element of Mn and Ca, any divalent metal element content other than Mn and Ca is 5 ppm or less, and when an alkali metal element content relative to the polyester composition is denoted by M1 (mol/t), and a total amount of Mn element content and Ca element content relative to the polyester composition is denoted by M2 (mol/t), a metal element content M (mol/t) in the polyester composition which is calculated by expression (i) below and the phosphorous element content P (mol/t) satisfy expression (ii): (i) M=M1/2+M2 and (ii) 1.1?M/P?3.0.

Abstract: A method for producing panels and a panel produced according to the method is provided.

Abstract: Automotive body sheet in the form of an aluminum composite sheet material wherein a clad sheet is applied to at least one side of a core material, and wherein the core material is of an aluminum alloy selected from the group consisting of AA2xxx, AA5xxx and AA7xxx-series alloys, and wherein the clad sheet includes an AA6xxx-series alloy having less than 0.2 wt. % Cu or an AA5xxx-series alloy having less than 3.6 wt. % of Mg.

Abstract: In a laminated polyester film for solar cell backsheets, which includes a surface layer (A) and a substrate layer (B), the surface layer (A) is made of a polyester composition including 10 to 30 wt % of rutile-type titanium dioxide particles and 70 to 90 wt % of a polyester, the substrate layer (B) is made of a polyester composition including 0.1 to 4 wt % of rutile-type titanium dioxide particles and 96 to 99.9 wt % of a polyester, the substrate layer (B) has a thickness of 70% to 97% of the total film thickness, the weight average molecular weight and COOH end group concentration of polyester in the laminated film are 47,000 to 65,000 and 6 to 25 eq/ton, respectively, and the average content of rutile-type titanium dioxide particles in all layers of the laminated film is 3 to 8 wt %. As a result, a laminated polyester film for solar cell backsheets, which has excellent weatherability and hydrolysis resistance and is capable of maintaining strength over a long period of time, is provided.

Abstract: A flexible substrate for a display device comprises a polymer resin, an inorganic fiber material, and an antistatic agent, and has a surface resistivity of less than 1011?. A display device includes the flexible substrate.

Abstract: A multilayered aliphatic polyester film of the present invention comprising a first resin layer and a second resin layer laminated on one or both sides of the first resin layer, the first resin layer containing a polylactic-based polymer comprising L-lactic acid in an amount ranging from 50 to 100% by weight, and the second resin layer containing a polylactic-based polymer comprising D-lactic acid in an amount ranging from 5 to 20% by weight, can be easily peeled off by pulling with hands, and has improved heat adhesiveness, heat resistance, transparency, impact resistance, perforation resistance and dimensional stability. Accordingly, it is useful for packaging materials, especially as a disposable film lid for plastic containers.

Abstract: Provided is a protective film including two or more transparent plastic substrates having a functional coating layer formed thereon and laminated successively by way of an adhesive layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a film arrangement featuring a layer A and a layer B, layer A and layer B being of polymer-based formation, and layers A and B being unstretched. It is proposed that layer A and layer B have different tension sets from one another, that layer A has a tension set of at least 60% and that layer B has a tension set of not more than 50%.

Abstract: The present invention provides an interlayer film for laminated glass which has high heat-shielding properties and a high visible transmittance, and further has excellent light resistance, resulting in long-term retention of the high visible transmittance. The interlayer film for laminated glass of the present invention has a single-layer structure or a laminated structure of two or more layers. The interlayer film for laminated glass is provided with a first layer that contains a thermoplastic resin and tungsten oxide particles. In cases where the interlayer film for laminated glass has a single-layer structure, the first layer further contains an ultraviolet shielding agent.

Abstract: A patch for reworking an inconsistent area in a composite structure includes a composite laminate patch and a layer of adhesive for bonding the laminate patch to the composite structure. The laminate patch has at least first and second regions for releasing strain energy around the inconsistent area respectively at different rates.

Abstract: Provided is an article containing non-cellulosic nonwoven fabric layer between two non-cellulosic nonwoven paper layers wherein one or both of the nonwoven paper and nonwoven fabric are electrically insulating. At least some embodiments are flame retardant.

Abstract: A multilayer laminate comprising a first polymeric film layer capable of withstanding a temperature of at least 200 C for at least 10 min, a first adhesive layer having an areal weight of from 2 to 40 gsm capable of activation at a temperature of from 75 to 200 degrees C., an inorganic refractory layer, a second adhesive layer having an areal weight of from 4 to 40 gsm capable of activation at a temperature of from 75 to 200 degrees C. and a second polymeric film layer capable of withstanding a temperature of at least 200 C for at least 10 min, wherein at least one of the first or second polymeric film layers is thermoplastic.

Abstract: A polyester film has a laminate structure including a polyester layer (layer P1) containing a crystalline polyester and inorganic particles and a polyester layer (layer P2) containing a crystalline polyester, inorganic particles, and an antihydrolysis segment, wherein the content (Wa2) of the inorganic particles in the layer P2 is at least 10 mass % of the layer P2, the difference between the content (Wa2) (mass %) of the inorganic particles in the layer P2 and the content (Wa1) (mass %) of the inorganic particles in the layer P1, Wa2?Wa1, is 5 to 25 mass %, and the content (Wb2) of the antihydrolysis segment in the layer P2 is 0.02 to 1.5 mass % of the layer P2.

Abstract: A multilayer laminate for use as a flame barrier in an aircraft comprising a polymeric film layer capable of withstanding a temperature of at least 200 C for at least 10 min, an adhesive layer, an inorganic refractory layer and an aramid paper comprising from 50 to 90 weight percent of aramid fibers and from 10 to 50 weight percent of meta-aramid binder.

Abstract: A multilayer laminate comprising in order, a polymeric film layer capable of withstanding a temperature of at least 200 C for at least 10 min, an adhesive layer having an areal weight of from 2 to 40 gsm capable of activation at a temperature of from 75 to 200 degrees C. and an inorganic refractory layer.

Abstract: Protective sheet 1 for solar cells comprises a base material 11 and a thermoplastic resin layer 12 laminated on at least one surface of the base material 11. The thermoplastic resin layer 12 comprises a first layer 121 laminated on the base material 11 and a second layer 122 laminated on the first layer 121. The first layer 121 contains as the main component a copolymer of ethylene and at least one type selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylic acid, (meth)acrylic acid ester, glycidyl (meth)acrylate and vinyl acetate. The second layer 122 contains an olefin-based resin as the main component. The protective sheet 1 for solar cells has excellent adhesiveness between the base material and the thermoplastic resin layer and can suppress the warping caused in a solar cell module.

Abstract: A composite member has a substrate made of a composite material having SiC combined with magnesium or a magnesium alloy, and has a warpage degree of not less than 0.01×10?3 and not more than 10×10?3, the warpage degree being defined as lmax/Dmax, where lmax being a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of surface displacement of one surface of composite member measured along a longest side thereof, and Dmax being a length of the longest side. Thereby, a composite member capable of efficiently dissipating heat to an installation object, a heat-dissipating member using the composite member, and a semiconductor device having the heat-dissipating member are provided.

Abstract: A coated article is described. The coated article includes a substrate, a combining layer formed on the substrate, a plurality of silicon dioxide layers and a plurality of copper-zinc alloy layers formed on the combining layer. The combining layer is a silicon layer. Each silicon dioxide layer interleaves with one copper-zinc alloy layer. A method for making the coated article is also described.

Abstract: An insulating glass unit may include a spacer positioned between opposing panes of material to define a between-pane space. The spacer may seal the between-pane space from gas exchange with a surrounding environment and hold the opposing panes in a spaced-apart relationship. In some examples, the spacer includes a primary sealant layer, a secondary sealant layer, and a gas diffusion barrier layer positioned between the primary sealant layer and the secondary sealant layer. The gas diffusion barrier layer may define a first side and a second side opposite the first side. Depending on the application, the first side of the gas diffusion barrier layer may be positioned in contact with the primary sealant layer while the second side of the gas diffusion barrier layer is positioned in contact with the secondary sealant layer.

Abstract: A metal-clad laminate of the present invention comprises an insulating layer, and a metal layer that is present at least on one surface side of the insulating layer. The insulating layer is a laminate of at least three layers: a center layer, a first resin layer that is present on one surface side of the center layer, and a second resin layer that is present on the other surface side of the center layer. The center layer, the first resin layer and the second resin layer each contain a cured product of a respective resin composition. The elastic modulus of the cured product of the resin composition contained in the center layer is lower than the elastic moduli of both the cured product of the resin composition contained in the first resin layer and the cured product of the resin composition contained in the second resin layer.

Abstract: A packaging film having enhanced barrier, sealability, and flex-crack resistance characteristics and is ideal for use in packaging of food products, such as cheese and meat, to increase shelf life thereof.

Abstract: There are provided a multilayered resin molded body having high filler orientability and high mechanical strength, and a method for manufacturing the same. A multilayered resin molded body (1) comprising a plurality of laminated resin composition layers (11) comprising a thermoplastic resin (11a) and a filler (15) comprising a carbon material having a graphene structure, the filler (15) being dispersed in the thermoplastic resin (11a), wherein an angle formed by a longitudinal direction of each filler (15) and a direction that is an average of longitudinal directions of all fillers (15) is ±6° or less, and a method for manufacturing the multilayered resin molded body (1).

Abstract: The invention relates to a sliding element, such as a piston ring, comprising a coating on at least one surface comprising, form inside to outside, a bonding layer, a metal DLC layer preferably containing tungsten, and a metal-free DLC layer doped with nitrogen at least in some regions, wherein said sliding element is characterized in that the nitrogen content in the metal-free DLC layer is graduated.

Abstract: The vehicle component has a fibrous porous article including a base layer and a surface layer which is bonded to a surface of the base layer. The base layer has a plurality of glass fibers and a first thermoplastic resin bonding glass fibers, and the surface layer has a plurality of resin fibers and a second thermoplastic resin bonding resin fibers. The base layer may have an expanded body therein.

Abstract: Ballistic resistant sheets and molded articles formed thereof are disclosed, wherein a ballistic resistant sheet includes a stack of at least 4 monolayers, each monolayer containing unidirectionally oriented reinforcing fibers with a tensile strength of between 3.5 and 4.5 GPa, and at most 20 mass % of a matrix material, the areal density of a monolayer is at least 25 g/m2 and with the fiber direction in each monolayer being rotated with respect to the fiber direction in an adjacent monolayer. When a plurality of the ballistic resistant sheets are formed into a pile and subjected to curved molding conditions, a homogenous curved ballistic resistant molded article is formed without irregular folding of the ballistic resistant sheets in the pile.

Abstract: A structure. The structure includes a substrate and a material adhered to said substrate. The material includes a structural layer and an interfacial layer. The structural layer includes at least one crosslinkable polymer and nanostructures having a predefined morphology. The nanostructures are surrounded by the at least one crosslinkable polymer in the structural layer. The interfacial layer essentially lacks nanostructures and includes essentially the at least one crosslinkable polymer.

Abstract: Structural members and methods for forming structural members are provided. A structural member includes a body portion and a locally reinforced portion. The body portion is formed from a long fiber thermoplastic material, the long fiber thermoplastic material including a plurality of long fibers dispersed in a thermoplastic resin. The locally reinforced portion is formed from a continuous fiber thermoplastic material overmolded by the long fiber thermoplastic material, the continuous fiber thermoplastic material including a plurality of continuous fibers dispersed in a thermoplastic resin.

Abstract: A multilayer dielectric structure is formed by vacuum depositing two-dimensional matrices of nanoparticles embedded in polymer dielectric layers that are thicker than the effective diameter of the nanoparticles, so as to produce a void-free, structured, three-dimensional lattice of nanoparticles in a polymeric dielectric material. As a result of the continuous, repeated, and controlled deposition process, each two-dimensional matrix of nanoparticles consists of a layer of uniformly distributed particles embedded in polymer and separated from adjacent matrix layers by continuous polymer dielectric layers, thus forming a precise three-dimensional nanoparticle matrix defined by the size and density of the nanoparticles in each matrix layer and by the thickness of the polymer layers between them. The resulting structured nanodielectric exhibits very high values of dielectric constant as well as high dielectric strength.

Abstract: An inorganic-organic hybrid film-coated stainless steel foil comprising a stainless steel foil substrate having coated on one surface or both surfaces thereof an inorganic-organic hybrid film, wherein the inorganic-organic hybrid film comprises a skeleton formed of an inorganic three-dimensional network structure mainly comprising a siloxane bond, with at least one crosslinked oxygen of the skeleton being replaced by an organic group and/or a hydrogen atom; and an inorganic-organic hybrid film-coated stainless steel foil comprising a stainless steel foil having coated thereon a plurality of inorganic-organic hybrid films each mainly comprising a siloxane bond, wherein at least a part of Si constituting each inorganic-organic hybrid film is chemically bonded to one or both of an organic group and hydrogen, provided that the uppermost layer out of the plurality of inorganic-organic hybrid films may be an inorganic SiO2 film, and adjacent films of the plurality of inorganic-organic hybrid films (including the in

Abstract: A resin molded body comprises a front surface layer disposed on a front surface side, a back surface layer disposed on a back surface side, and an intermediate layer disposed between the front surface layer and the back surface layer, each of the layers has a micro-phase separated structure including lamellar micro domains, each of the micro domains of the layers has a wave-like shape having amplitudes in the opposite direction of the front surface and the back surface, a maximum value of predetermined distances in the micro domains of the front surface layer and a maximum value of predetermined distances in the micro domains of the back surface layer are larger than the wavelength in the visible light range, and predetermined distances in the micro domains of the intermediate layer are equal to or less than the wavelength in the visible light range.

Abstract: To provide fibers which retain the excellent heat resistance and flame retardancy inherent in polybenzazole fibers and pyridobisimidazole fibers, have improved post-processability and neither necessitate considerable change in production process conditions nor require a high-temperature and long-time heating treatment. With respect to the polybenzazole fiber and pyridobisimidazole fiber, in an electron diffraction diagram of a surface layer part (from the surface to 1 ?m) of the fibers, the fibers containing a crystal present in a state satisfying that S2/S1 is in a prescribed range, wherein S1 is a diffraction peak area derived from a crystal (200) plane and S2 is a diffraction peak area derived from a plurality of other crystal planes along an equatorial direction profile.

Abstract: A multilayered biodegradable film comprising at least one first resin layer and at least one second resin layer, wherein the first and second resin layers are alternately layered; the first resin layer comprises a polylactic acid-based polymer; the second resin layer comprises an aliphatic polyester-based resin or an aliphatic-aromatic copolymerized polyester-based resin; and the film has a coloring peak value of 0.3 or less, a haze of 10% or less, and an elastic modulus of 300 kgf/mm2 or less, exhibits improved flexibility and transparency, which is useful for environmentally friendly packaging.

Abstract: One surface of a first substrate provided with at least light-absorbing layers separately formed, partition layers each formed between the light-absorbing layers and having an inverse taper shape, and material layers formed on the light-absorbing layers and on the partition layers so that the material layers are separated from each other is disposed to face a deposition target surface of a second substrate; light irradiation is performed from the other surface of the first substrate, only the material layers in regions overlapped with the light-absorbing layers are heated and evaporated to the deposition target surface of the second substrate.

Abstract: A SMC sheet includes: a sheet material body made of a resin compound containing uncured thermosetting resin; and a fiber sheet embedded as an intermediate layer in the sheet material body and impregnated with the thermosetting resin of the sheet material body. Short fiber is distributed on at least one side of the fiber sheet in the sheet material body.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of polymer interlayers and multiple layer glass panels comprising polymer interlayers, and, more specifically, the present invention is in the field of wedge shaped polymer interlayers.

Abstract: The present group of inventions pertains to building and mechanical engineering and can be implemented in structural load-carrying components. Thin webbed profile member is intended for reacting primarily compressive load and is embodied with shape and cross-section dimensions constant along its length. Three variants of thin-webbed profile members are proposed. The novelty is embodiment of the shapes with optimum relation of cross-section dimensions corresponding to minimum mass. Two variants of panel are based on all three variants of thin-webbed profile members installed in longitudinal or in longitudinal and transversal directions. Thin-webbed profile members installed longitudinally form with the sheet the open or closed cross-section configuration. The novelty is embodiment of the panels with optimum relation of cross-section dimensions of thin-webbed profile members, thickness of the sheet, pitch of longitudinal and transversal installation corresponding to minimum mass of the panel.

Abstract: Disclosed is coated paper having a coating structure in which styrene-butadiene latex distribution of a paper coating layer is controlled in order to reduce fold cracking of the coated paper and a method for manufacturing the same. The coated paper in which different types of latexes are separately applied to two coating layers exhibits considerably improved stiffness and reduced fold crack, as compared to the existing coated paper.

Abstract: An artificial magnetic conductor having a surface impedance greater than 100 ?, includes a ground plane, and a frequency-selective surface that is transparent for certain wavelengths and reflective for a range of wavelengths. The frequency-selective surface includes an array of conductive resonant elements arranged alongside one another in at least two different directions parallel to the ground plane. Each of these conductive resonant elements includes a sub-layer of ferromagnetic material having a relative permeability greater than 10 at a frequency of 2 GHz and having a thickness less than the skin thickness of the ferromagnetic material.

Abstract: A method for surface treating plastic products includes providing a plastic substrate; forming a base paint layer on the plastic substrate; forming a flat paint layer on the base paint layer, the flat paint layer made of a flat paint and having an initial specular gloss at 60° geometry of about 5-10; partially masking the flat paint layer; and polishing unmasked portions of the flat paint layer to achieve a specular gloss at 60° geometry of about 80-90. A plastic product made by the present method is also described.