Glass Or Ceramic (i.e., Fired Or Glazed Clay, Cement, Etc.) (porcelain, Quartz, Etc.) Patents (Class 428/325)
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Patent number: 7897529Abstract: There is provided a substrate (1) capable of carrying uniformly dispersed, finely divided, particulate, solid particles, e.g., catalyst particles (10) and sustaining temperatures in excess of 1200 degrees F. The substrate comprises a top layer (2) for containing the particles (10) and composed of quartz fibers (4) with an average diameter of between about 0.1 and 4 microns and about 0 to 13% of microglass fibers having a softening point of about 1000 degrees F. A support layer (3) is composed of the fibers of the top layer and, in addition, bulk refractory, e.g., ceramic, fibers (6) having and average diameter of about 1 to 4 microns and 0 to 50% of chopped e-glass fiber (7). A method for producing the substrate is provided that includes wet laying the top and bottom layers in spaced apart times so that the juncture (8) between the two layers has intermingled fibers whereby the consolidated layers are not easily separated.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2008Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Lydall, Inc.Inventors: Abhishek D. Saxena, Paul N. Segit, Stephen E. Gross
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Patent number: 7897253Abstract: The invention relates to a piece comprised in part or in full of a pigmented ceramic in which the pigment is comprised of nanoparticles based on a metal from column IB of the periodic table of the elements or of an alkaline metal, or an alloy of both, coated with a layer of silica, the silica being crystalline silica, particularly cristobalite or tridymite. The ceramic is preferably zirconia or alumina. The nanoparticle silica is crystallized, for example, by a thermal treatment in air or under inert gas at temperatures of between 900° C. and 1400° C. The piece is made by sintering a nanoparticle/ceramic mixture in air or under inert gas at temperatures of between 900° C. and 1250° C.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2007Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Rolex S.A.Inventors: Alke Fink-Petri, Heinrich Hofmann
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Patent number: 7897247Abstract: The present invention discloses coated cutting tool inserts particularly useful for turning of nodular cast iron preferably at high speeds, comprising a cemented carbide substrate comprising from about 5 to about 9 wt-% Co and from about 1 to about 5 wt % cubic carbides and balance WC of 86-94 wt-%, and a coating comprising a first layer of TiCxNyOz with equiaxed grains, a layer of TiCxNyOz with a thickness of less than about 10 to about 15 ?m with columnar grains, a layer of TiCxNyOz with a thickness of from about 0.1 to about 2 ?m and with equiaxed or plate-like grains, a layer of ?-Al2O3 with thickness from about 3 to about 8 ?m, an outer layer of a multilayered structure of TiN+TiC with TiC being the outermost layer and a total thickness of from about 0.5 to about 2 ?m and wherein the outer coating layer has been removed in the edge line and on the rake face so that the ?-Al2O3 layer is on top along the cutting edge line and on the rake face and the outer TiC layer is the top layer on the flank face.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2006Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property ABInventors: Per Mårtensson, Per Gustafson
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Patent number: 7897218Abstract: The present invention is directed to an image-recording medium comprising a paper support and, coated on one side of the support, in order: a lower ink-receiving layer, an upper gloss layer and, coated on the opposite side of the support, an inner layer comprising at least 75% by weight of fine inorganic particles and a binder, and an outer layer substantially consisting of a polymeric material. Another aspect of the present invention relates to an inkjet printing process.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2007Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Gregory E. Missell, Lawrence P. DeMejo, Terry C. Schultz
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Patent number: 7887905Abstract: There is provided a constraining green including a first constraining layer having a surface disposed on the one of the top and bottom surfaces of the ceramic laminated body, the first constraining layer containing a first inorganic powder; and a second constraining layer disposed on a top of the first constraining layer and containing a second inorganic powder and a fly ash. The constraining green sheet serves to ensure less shrinkage of the ceramic laminated body and improve debinding characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2008Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Beom Joon Cho, Jong Myeon Lee
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Patent number: 7879438Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to methods to reduce warpage of a substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2009Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jyh-Rong Lin, Bin Xie, Yeung Yeung, Xunqing Shi, Chang Hwa Chung
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Patent number: 7875347Abstract: Disclosed herein is an article comprising an electrical component; and an electrically insulating layer disposed upon the electrical component, wherein the electrically insulating layer comprises a thermosetting polymer and a nanosized filler; wherein the nanosized filler comprises metal oxide and diamond nanoparticles that have an average largest dimension of less than or equal to about 200 nanometers.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2005Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Patricia Chapman Irwin, Qi Tan, Abdelkrim Younsi, Yang Cao
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Publication number: 20110014453Abstract: A resin sheet with a copper foil, comprising: a carrier layer; a copper foil layer having a thickness 0.5 to 5 ?m provided over the carrier layer; and an insulating resin layer formed over the copper foil layer, wherein the insulating resin layer is once abutted with base material, and then the carrier layer is delaminated from the copper foil layer, and wherein the insulating resin layer contains a cyanate ester resin having phenolic novolac backbone and a polyfunctional epoxy resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2009Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.Inventor: Noriyuki Ohigashi
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Publication number: 20110008612Abstract: A self-cleaning surface and methods of forming a self-cleaning surface that has one or more of hydrophobic characteristics and hydrophilic properties are provided. The self-cleaning surface includes a first layer formed from first nanoparticles that are applied on a substrate. A second layer of second nanoparticles that adhere to the first nanoparticles are then formed on the first layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2009Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: Korea University Research and Business FoundationInventor: Kwangyeol Lee
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Patent number: 7867603Abstract: The invention relates to a toner receiver member comprising a base, at least one tie layer adjacent to said base, and at least one toner receiver layer adjacent said at least one tie layer on the side opposite to the base, wherein said at least one toner receiver layer comprises a layer of branched polyester or a mixture of styrene acrylate copolymer with an ethylene methacrylate copolymer or with a low density polyethylene.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2004Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Narasimharao Dontula, Terry A. Heath, Charles L. Bauer, Michael R. Brickey, Jeffrey R. Gillmor, Teh-Ming Kung
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Patent number: 7867609Abstract: A method for forming the crosslinkable thermal interface materials disclosed herein comprises a) providing at least one saturated rubber compound, b) providing at least one amine resin, c) crosslinking the at least one saturated rubber compound and the at least one amine resin to form a crosslinked rubber-resin mixture, d) adding at least one thermally conductive filler to the crosslinked rubber-resin mixture, and e) adding a wetting agent to the crosslinked rubber-resin mixture. This method can also further comprise adding at least one phase change material to the crosslinked rubber-resin mixture. The contemplated thermal interface material can be provided as a dispensable liquid paste, a gel, a tape, or a film. Applications of the contemplated thermal interface materials described herein comprise incorporating the materials into a layered material, an electronic component or a finished electronic product.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2007Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventor: My Nguyen
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Patent number: 7862884Abstract: An electrophotographic film with excellent water resistance, which is more reduced in heat curling than before when used as a recording paper for thermal fixing-type electrophotographic printers or a copying machines and prevents stains of the toner-fixing unit if it jams in the printer or copying machine and which can provide continuous printing of a large number of sheets, is provided by an electrophotographic film comprising a resin film (A) formed of a resin composition containing an inorganic fine powder and/or an organic filler, the resin composition having a melt tension of 5 g or more at 210° C., a crystallization temperature of 120° C. or more and a crystallization heat of 60 J/cm3 or less.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2005Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: Yupo CorporationInventors: Yasuo Iwasa, Masaaki Yamanaka
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Patent number: 7862883Abstract: The present invention provides an intermediate transfer member having higher transferability and higher cleaning properties aid durability, an apparatus for producing an intermediate transfer member which does not require the provision of any large equipment such as vacuum equipment, and an image forming apparatus comprising the intermediate transfer member. The intermediate transfer member contains a support and, provided on the support, a first inorganic compound layer containing carbon atoms and a second inorganic compound layer as a surface layer, the second inorganic compound layer not containing any carbon atom or containing carbon atoms in a smaller amount than the carbon atoms in the first inorganic compound layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2006Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Ichiro Kudo
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Publication number: 20100330309Abstract: Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to frits or solder glass compounds that include beads, and/or assemblies such as, for example, vacuum insulated glass (VIG) units or plasma display panels (PDPs) including the same. In certain example embodiments, the beads may be hollow glass beads of any suitable shape (e.g., substantially spherical, substantially eye shaped, substantially oblong, substantially square shaped, etc.) with or without evacuated cavities. The inclusion of such beads in a frit material may improve the thermal properties of the bulk fired frit in certain example instances. Additionally, the inclusion of such beads in a frit material may take the place of other more expensive materials in the frit, thereby reducing the costs associated with the fabrication of the assemblies.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2009Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: Guardian Industries Corp.Inventor: David J. COOPER
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Publication number: 20100330359Abstract: A high-hardness hard coat film having a reduced degree of curling and an ionizing ray polymerizable resin composition for forming the hard coat layer of such a hard coat film are provided. The hard coat film includes a resin film and a hard coat layer disposed on the surface of the resin film. The hard coat layer is formed of a cured product of a photopolymerizable composition containing an acrylic component, a hyperbranched acrylate resin, a silicone component, and silica particles. The cured product is produced by exposure to ionizing rays.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2008Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: SONY CHEMICAL & INFORMATION DEVICE CORPORATIONInventors: Kentaroh Ishikawa, Ikuo Kakefuda, Shinichi Matsumura
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Patent number: 7858176Abstract: The present invention relates to a multilayer article, wherein said multilayer article comprises: (i) a first layer comprising an acrylic resin; (ii) at least one translucent second layer comprising (a) an acrylic resin, optionally further comprising an impact modifier; (b) a rubber modified thermoplastic resin composition; (c) optionally a rheology modifier; and (d) a visual effects additive; (iii) a third layer comprising an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) resin; and (iv) an optional backing layer comprising either a thermosetting polymer substrate, optionally fiber-reinforced, or glass filled ABS resin.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2008Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: SABIC Innovative Plastics IP B.V.Inventors: Sandeep Dhawan, Douglas W. Howie, Jr.
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Publication number: 20100323187Abstract: Described are panels including a surface layer on a substrate. The surface layer includes a) cellulose fibers, b) at least one binder and (c) wear resistant particles. The use of different panels and a method for manufacturing is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2010Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: FLOORING TECHNOLOGIES LTD.Inventor: Norbert Kalwa
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Publication number: 20100310856Abstract: Embodiments relate to a transparent body comprising a matrix material and a plurality of non-metal particles positioned in the matrix material. The matrix material may be selected from the group consisting of glass materials, ceramic materials, and semiconductor materials. The non-metal particles may have a mean particle size of no greater than 150 nm. The non-metal particles may be present in the body at a volume fraction of no greater than 3 percent. The non-metal particles may have a composition different than that of the matrix. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2010Publication date: December 9, 2010Inventor: Stephen W. Freiman
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Publication number: 20100304125Abstract: When a ceramic substrate is manufactured through a constraint firing step that uses a constraining layer, the constraining layer is removed without causing significant damage to a sintered base layer or an electrode formed on the surface of the sintered base layer, and the electrode can be reliably exposed. A green stacked body having a base layer and a constraining layer disposed so as to be in contact with at least one principal surface of the base layer is formed. A fired stacked body having a sintered base layer and a green constraining layer is then obtained by firing the green stacked body to sinter the base layer. Subsequently, the constraining layer is removed from the sintered base layer by vibrating media that are disposed so as to be in contact with the constraining layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2010Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Akiyoshi KAWAMURA, Takako SATO, Osamu CHIKAGAWA, Takaki MURATA
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Publication number: 20100297432Abstract: Composite layers are formed on substrates, particularly heat sensitive substrates. A uniform composite mixture is prepared from powdered nanoscale ceramic phase particulates and a particulate matrix phase precursor that contains a fusible matrix former. The composite mixture is applied to the substrate surface where it forms a composite mixture layer that is thin relative to the substrate. The composite mixture layer is subjected to a rapid high flux heating pulse of energy to fluidize the fusible matrix former, followed by a rapid quenching step that occurs at least in part because of heat transfer to the substrate, but without significantly damaging the overall temper properties of the substrate. The nanoscale ceramic phase is present in the composite layer in an amount that is greater than its percolation threshold, so the resulting fused composite layer does not tend to flow or sag while the matrix former is in the fluid state.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Inventors: Andrew J. Sherman, Peter G. Engleman
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Publication number: 20100297370Abstract: A molded body (102) comprising—a wall having a wall thickness, between a minimum and a maximum value—the wall comprising a transparent polymeric material and glass particles (104) being embedded in the polymeric material,—said glass particles having a shape of an air bubble and having a particle size in a range of 0.3 mm to 0.9 times the maximum value of the wall thickness. The effect of using air bubble-shaped glass particles having a particle size in the range of 0.3 mm to 0.9 times the maximum wall thickness is that the particles inside the transparent body are individually visible to the human eye. These individually visible particles give the visual appearance of inclusions of air bubbles or droplets inside the transparent polymeric material. The molded body can be obtained by mixing glass particles into a transparent polymer matrix material by injection molding techniques known per se.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2007Publication date: November 25, 2010Inventor: Willem Super
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Publication number: 20100291373Abstract: After making a carbon fiber preform and prior to completing densification of the preform with a carbon matrix, impregnation is performed with a liquid formed of a sol-gel type solution and/or a colloidal suspension enabling one or more zirconium compounds to be dispersed. The impregnation and the subsequent treatment, up to obtaining the final part, are performed in such a manner as to have, in the final part, grains or crystallites of one or more zirconium compounds presenting a fraction by weight lying in the range 1% to 10% and of composition having at least a majority of the ZrOxCy type with 1?x?2 and 0?y?1.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2010Publication date: November 18, 2010Applicant: MESSIER-BUGATTIInventors: Sandrine Baud, Pascale Jacquemard, René Pailler, Magali Rollin, Michaël Podgorski
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Publication number: 20100288538Abstract: The present invention provides flake having a thickness up to 350 nm, the flake being made of basalt, ceramics, alumina, graphite, a metal, a metal oxide or a combination of any two or more thereof. Equipment for manufacturing such flake is also described as is a method for the manufacture of the flake. The equipment comprises a cup mounted for rotation and for receiving molten glass. The equipment further comprises either insulating means extending at least partially around said cup or means for heating the cup while it is rotating.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2008Publication date: November 18, 2010Inventor: Charles Watkinson
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Publication number: 20100283377Abstract: An optical film capable of converting blue light to yellow light and a while light emitting device comprising the optical film are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2010Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Sheng Li, Jesse Dan Froehlich, Toshitaka Nakamura, Amane Mochizuki
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Patent number: 7829162Abstract: A thermal transfer printing medium that contains a thermal transfer layer which contains a first taggant and colorant, wherein: the first taggant comprises a fluorescent compound with an excitation wavelength selected from the group consisting of wavelengths of less than 400 nanometers, wavelengths of greater than 700 nanometers. When the thermal transfer layer is printed onto a white polyester substrate with a gloss of at least about 84, a surface smoothness Rz value of 1.2, and a reflective color represented by a chromaticity (a) of 1.91 and (b) of ?6.79 and a lightness (L) of 95.63, when expressed by the CIE Lab color coordinate system, and when such printing utilizes a printing speed of 2.5 centimeters per second and a printing energy of 3.2 joules per square centimeter, a printed substrate with certain properties is produced.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2007Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: international imagining materials, incInventors: Jennifer Eskra, Pamela A. Geddes, Daniel J. Harrison, Claire A. Jalbert, Barry L. Marginean, John Przybylo
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Publication number: 20100279104Abstract: The invention comprises an abradable material containing up to 30 weight percent of fumed silica having a maximum particle from about 5 nanometers to about 20 nanometers and about 1.5 to about 5 weight percent of an abradable organic microballoon filler within an abradable silicone polymer matrix having an elasticity of less than X percent.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2008Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: John W. Putnam, Charles R. Watson
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Patent number: 7816293Abstract: A ceramic mixed system is proposed that includes a two-phase mixture of pure components A and B, wherein phase A is based on the cubic to tetragonal modification of Bi3NbO7 and phase B is based on a monoclinic pyrochlore modification of Bi2(Zn2/3Nb4/3)O7. The electrical properties of ceramics produced therefrom make the material suitable for components having a multilayer structure in which capacitors and inductors are integrated and which can be used in data processing or signal processing.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2008Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: EPCOS AGInventors: Pavol Dudesek, Christian Hoffman, Matjaz Valant, Danilo Suvorov
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Publication number: 20100261003Abstract: Al2O3-rare earth oxide-ZrO2/HfO2 ceramics (including glasses, crystalline ceramics, and glass-ceramics) and methods of making the same. Ceramics according to the present disclosure can be made, formed as, or converted into glass beads, articles (e.g., plates), fibers, particles, and thin coatings. The particles and fibers are useful, for example, as thermal insulation, filler, or reinforcing material in composites (e.g., ceramic, metal, or polymeric matrix composites). The thin coatings can be useful, for example, as protective coatings in applications involving wear, as well as for thermal management. Certain ceramic particles according to the present disclosure can be are particularly useful as abrasive particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2010Publication date: October 14, 2010Inventor: Anatoly Z. Rosenflanz
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Patent number: 7811664Abstract: A fluororesin coating film for improved permeation resistance that maintains excellent wear resistance and also products containing such film. The fluororesin coating has at least two layers that are formed on a substrate where at least one of the layers contains filler with a new Mohs hardness of ?7 and a tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoro (alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer and tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoro (alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer layer directly below the layer described above.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2006Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignees: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, duPont-Mitsui Fluorochemicals Co LtdInventors: Tomohito Sasaki, Matsunori Takada
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Patent number: 7811683Abstract: A cutting tool having a substrate and a coating layer for coating the surface of the substrate, the coating layer being composed of Ti1?a?b?c?dAlaWbSicMd(CxN1?x), where M is at least one selected from Nb, Mo, Ta, Hf and Y, 0.45?a?0.55, 0.01?b?0.1, 0.01?c?0.05, 0.01?d?0.1, and 0?x?1. The cutting tool has excellent wear resistance and fracture resistance. The cutting tool may be further provided with a layer composed of at least one selected from carbides, nitrides and carbonitrides of Al and the elements of the groups 4, 5 and 6 of the periodic table.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2007Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventors: YaoCan Zhu, Hideyoshi Kinoshita, Takashi Tokunaga, Kenji Noda, Tatsuyuki Nakaoka
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Patent number: 7811657Abstract: A method of producing the low glare, high print gloss paper of the invention comprises the steps of providing a paper substrate, coating the substrate with an aqueous coating composition having, as a dry parts by weight per 100 parts of pigment, 50-90 parts coarse delaminated clay pigment having a particle size of 8-12 microns and 10-20 parts calcium carbonate having a particle size of between 0.7 and 1.1 microns, drying the coating; and supercalendering the coated substrate with at least two passes per side with rolls having a surface roughness of 90-130 Ra. The step of supercalendering imparts a Parker Print-Surf roughness of 1.7-2.2 microns and a sheet gloss of about 25-30. Four color printing produces a print gloss of 65-70 and a delta gloss of at least 38.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2008Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: New Page Wisconsin System Inc.Inventors: Suresh B. Cherukuri, Dean F. Benjamin, Bernard J. Berger
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Publication number: 20100255289Abstract: An article is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including a silicon-based ceramic substrate and a top coat. A bond coat is provided between the silicon-based ceramic substrate and the top coat. The bond coat is derived from a mixture containing preceramic polymer precursors, such as polycarbosilanes, polycarbosilazanes, or other silicocarbon polymers and pyrolyzed preceramic polymer precursors. A filler material may also be included in the mixture to modify the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of the bond coat to more closely match the CTE of the silicon-based ceramic substrate, top coat, or both.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2007Publication date: October 7, 2010Inventors: Charles Lewinsohn, Qiang Zhao, Balakrishnan G. Nair
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Publication number: 20100255279Abstract: A method of forming a matte topcoat for rotor blades, propellers and other articles used to protect a leading edge substrate against high speed liquid or solid particle erosion including premixing a concentrate of flatting agent dispersed in a solvent, reducing the moisture content using molecular sieves, blending the concentrate of flatting agent into a polyurethane or polyurea composition and forming a protective coating comprising a matte layer on the leading edge substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2010Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: HONTEK CORPORATIONInventor: Shek C. Hong
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Patent number: 7807261Abstract: A transparent conductive laminate consisting of a transparent polymer substrate, an uneven cured resin layer formed on at least one side of the substrate and a transparent conductive layer formed on the cured resin layer directly or through another layer. The cured resin layer contains fine particles A having an average primary particle diameter of 0.5 to 5 ?m and super fine particles C having an average primary particle diameter of 100 nm or less made of a metal oxide and/or a metal fluoride. The above transparent conductive laminate does not cause the deterioration of visibility by sparkling even when a transparent touch panel is mounted on a high-definition display and can prevent “Newton rings” which occurs between two transparent electrode substrates constituting the transparent touch panel.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2004Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Teijin LimitedInventors: Isao Shiroishi, Haruhiko Ito, Hitoshi Mikoshiba
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Patent number: 7807257Abstract: The present invention relates to a ceramic sheet having uniform quality over its entire surface with a decreased number of detects such as foreign matters and flaws. When the ceramic sheet was divided into sections of 30 mm square or smaller, each divided section has 5 or less defects detected based on an image obtained with a charge coupled device (CCD) camera. The present invention also relates to a method for producing the ceramic sheet. In this method, a green sheet or a calcined sheet mainly including spherical ceramic particles having an average particle diameter of 0.1 to less than 5 ?m was used as a spacer. By using this spacer, the green sheet for ceramic sheet slides smoothly on the spacer surface when it shrinks in baking, and the friction resistance between the green sheet for ceramic sheet and the spacer is lowered. In this manner, the method of the present invention can mass-produce the above-described high quality ceramic sheets.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2006Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuo Hata, Norikazu Aikawa, Keijirou Takasaki
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Patent number: 7807227Abstract: A composite material with a porous inorganic-nonmetallic matrix and a second material, and a process for its production, are characterized in that the porous inorganic-nonmetallic matrix has a bending strength ?40 MPa as measured according to ISO 6 872; the second material is an organic material which at least partly fills the pores of the porous matrix; and the composite material has a modulus of elasticity, E, ?25 GPa as measured according to ISO 10 477.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2007Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Vita Zahnfabrik H. Rauter GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Stefan Aechtner, Helga Hornberger, Emil Nagel, Norbert Thiel
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Patent number: 7807256Abstract: In one aspect of the present system and method, an electrophotographic media includes a base media, at least one sub-layer formed on a first side of the base media, and an image receiving layer formed on the at least one sub-layer, wherein the image receiving layer includes a cross-linked resin coating structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2007Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Xiaoqi Zhou, Richard J. McManus
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Patent number: 7799443Abstract: A cutting tool insert has a cermet body with a Co and/or Ni binder phase and a coating deposited as monolayer or as multiple and/or alternating layers of carbide, nitride or oxide. The coating has a thickness of 21-50 ?m, when the inserts have a flat rake face, without or with simple chipbreakers and a Co binder phase, or has a thickness of 10-50 ?m, when the inserts have a rake face land with a width of 100-300 ?m with an angle of 10-25° to the rake face and a Co and/or Ni binder phase. The cermet body has more than 50 vol. % Ti-based carbonitride and less than 15 wt % and more than 6 wt % Co and/or Ni binder phase and a hardness of >1650 HV3. The disclosure also relates to the use of the coated cutting tool insert for the machining of cast iron work pieces.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2007Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property ABInventors: Marian Mikus, Kenneth Westergren, Leif Åkesson, Per Mårtensson
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Patent number: 7799420Abstract: A method for producing a nanostructured, in particular a ceramic-like functional coating on a substrate is described. To that end, using at least one plasma source, a pulsed plasma is produced with which a matrix phase and at least one nano-scale interstitial phase embedded in it are deposited on the substrate via a material input. Preferably a plurality of pulsed plasma sources that are time-correlated or synchronized with each other are used. Also proposed is a nanostructured functional coating, in particular one producible by this method, which is free of chlorine and/or sulfur, and which contains at least one metal and/or at least one element selected from the group oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon, helium, argon or neon.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2002Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH, Walter AGInventors: Thomas Beck, Alexander Schattke, Sascha Henke, Veit Schier
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Patent number: 7794860Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a tool for precision finishing and grooving of quenched steel by thinning a coating film of a CBN sintered compact tool. The invention provides a surface-coated high hardness material for tool comprising a cubic boron nitride sintered compact (CBN sintered compact, hereinafter) as a substrate and at least one coating film layer formed on the surface of the substrate wherein said coating film layer has thickness of 0.1 ?m or more and less than 1 ?m and comprises, as main component, a compound having at least one kind of element selected from C, N and O, and Ti and Al. If this material is used as a grooving tool, excellent performance is exhibited. Examples of the coating film are an intermediate layer, a wear-resistant film, a surface layer and the like.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2009Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Katsumi Okamura, Satoru Kukino, Michiko Matsukawa, Mitsuhiro Goto
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Patent number: 7794823Abstract: An article with a coating on its surface is described herein. The coating has at least one underlayer and a top layer. The underlayer includes one or more high-performance thermoplastics and inorganic tillers and the top layer includes one or more high-performance thermoplastics.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2006Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: STE Gesellschaft fur Dichtungstechnik mbHInventor: Christoph Stecher
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Patent number: 7794830Abstract: The present invention relates to a cutting tool insert for turning consisting of a cemented carbide substrate and a coating. The cemented carbide substrate comprises WC, binder phase, and vanadium containing cubic carbide phase with a binder phase enriched surface zone essentially free of cubic carbide phase. The thermal properties of the vanadium-containing cubic phase, has turned out to give excellent resistance to thermal cracking of the insert.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2006Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property ABInventors: Alexandra Kusoffsky, Susanne Norgren
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Publication number: 20100209701Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a transparent plastic film, which comprises the steps of (a) preparing a glass flake particle; (b) preparing a curable epoxy resin in which a difference between a refractive index after the curable epoxy resin is cured and a refractive index of the glass flake particle is not more than 0.01; (c) mixing the curable epoxy resin and the glass flake particle with each other; and (d) curing a mixture of the curable epoxy resin and the glass flake particle to form an epoxy curing substance that includes the glass flake particle, and a transparent plastic film that is produced by using the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2008Publication date: August 19, 2010Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Gi-Cheul Kim, Dong-Ryul Kim, Hee-Jung Kim, Ju-Eun Cha
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Patent number: 7776435Abstract: The present invention is an electrophotographic transfer paper where at least one side of the base paper is given a coating layer with a pigment and an adhesive agent to form coated paper and where the aforementioned adhesive contains a branched poly(meth)acrylamide copolymer having a cationic groups and/or anionic groups and also has a weight average molecular weight of 50,000 to 1,000,000. The electrophotographic transfer paper in the present invention has superior high-speed throughput performance despite low basis weight and a low coating weight, therefore, good for high-speed copy machine and printer properties, especially, when it contained a printability improver in the coating layer, it has a good ink adhesion property and surface strength required in offset printing.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2006Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hisahiro Omote, Jiro Yoshimura, Akio Hoshino, Masahito Suzuki, Tomoyuki Nakano
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Patent number: 7776432Abstract: Sandwich plate-like construction and method for making such a construction, wherein the construction comprises a steel plate, a contact layer and an inorganic layer, said inorganic layer at least comprises ultra fine particles and a binder. This type of construction is especially suitable as bridge decks, on oil platforms, ship decks, windmill foundations or towers, outdoor furniture, balconies and other tough and exposed applications.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2004Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: Serwin Holdings ApSInventors: Bo Serwin, Peter Buitelaar
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Patent number: 7771816Abstract: Information carrier precursor comprising: a rigid sheet or support and a receiving layer configuration comprising at least one layer, wherein at least one layer of the receiving layer configuration is opaque, porous, has the capability of being rendered substantially transparent by penetration by a lacquer provided at the outermost surface of the receiving layer configuration and comprises at least one pigment, at least one binder and a pattern-wise applied diffusion inhibitor selected from the group consisting of silicones substituted with a polyalkyleneoxy-group, anionic surfactants having a fluoroalkyl-group with at least 7 carbon atoms and/or an alkyl group with at least 10 carbon atoms and/or an alkenyl group with at least 10 carbon atoms and/or two alkyl groups with at least 8 carbon atoms and cationic surfactants having a fluoroalkyl-group with at least 7 carbon atoms and/or an alkyl group with at least 10 carbon atoms and/or two alkyl groups with at least 8 carbon atoms; a method for producing the aboType: GrantFiled: April 20, 2007Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert NVInventors: Luc Leenders, Eddie Daems
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Patent number: 7763350Abstract: A coated article comprising (a) a substrate having two opposing surfaces; (b) a first curable film-forming composition applied to one surface of the substrate; and (c) a second curable film-forming composition applied to the opposing surface of the substrate, wherein the opposing surface is not coated with the first curable film-forming composition. Component (b) comprises a resinous binder; optionally, a curing agent and a metallic reflective pigment while component (c) comprises a polyepoxide; a thermoplastic polyester polymer; a curing agent a mineral filler; and microspheres.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2008Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Umesh C. Desai, Ion Pelinescu
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Publication number: 20100178470Abstract: A durable optical film or element includes a polymerized structure having a microstructured surface and a plurality of surface modified colloidal nanoparticles of silica, zirconia, or mixtures thereof. Display devices including the durable microstructured film are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2010Publication date: July 15, 2010Inventors: Clinton L. Jones, Brant U. Kolb, Emily S. Goenner, John T. Brady, Christopher A. Haak
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Patent number: 7755286Abstract: Disclosed is a dense silicon oxide film having a high insulation resistance, which is a glass film having a certain level of thickness. Specifically, disclosed are a silicon oxide film, and a glass film comprising the silicon oxide film and silica particles incorporated in the silicon oxide film. The glass film can be produced by a process comprising the steps of: applying a paste comprising silica particles, an organic silicon compound which is in a liquid form at room temperature and water onto a substrate; and oxidizing the organic silicon compound in the paste.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2006Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Tomohiro Okumura, Mitsuo Saitoh, Hironobu Inoue, Motoi Hatanaka
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Patent number: 7754333Abstract: Thermally stable diamond constructions comprise a diamond body having a plurality of bonded diamond crystals and a plurality of interstitial regions disposed among the crystals. A metallic substrate is attached to the diamond body. A working surface is positioned along an outside portion of the diamond body, and the diamond body comprises a first region that is substantially free of a catalyst material, and a second region that includes the catalyst material. The diamond body first region extends from the working surface to depth of at least about 0.02 mm to a depth of less than about 0.09 mm. The diamond body includes diamond crystals having an average diamond grain size of greater than about 0.02 mm, and comprises at least 85 percent by volume diamond based on the total volume of the diamond body.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2004Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Smith International, Inc.Inventors: Ronald K. Eyre, Anthony Griffo, Thomas W. Oldham