Heavy Metal Or Aluminum Or Compound Thereof Patents (Class 428/328)
  • Patent number: 8258225
    Abstract: Disclosed is a coating formed from a composition containing a film-forming resin and a plurality of particles dispersed in the resin. The average particle size of the particles is 0.1 to 50 microns, and the particles have a hardness sufficient to impart greater mar and/or scratch resistance to the coating as compared to a coating where no particles are present. Also, the difference between the refractive ranges from 1 to 1.5. A method for preparing a powder coating including the particles also is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc
    Inventors: Karen A. Barkac, Anthony M. Chasser, Roy E. Dean, Mildred Lisa Perrine, Deirdre D. Ragan, Karen S. Rechenberg, John R. Schneider
  • Publication number: 20120219787
    Abstract: A conductive metal paste composition including conductive metal particles including first metal particles having a particle size of less than 100 nm, and second metal particle of particle size greater than 100 nm, and a surface coated with a capping material; a binder; and a solvent, a method of manufacturing the same, and an electrode and a conductive circuit of an electronic device using the same. The paste composition containing two or more kinds of conductive metal particles with different particle sizes can secure high conductivity compared to a conventional metal pastes during low temperature or short-time medium and high temperature sintering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Byung Ho JUN, Dong Hoon KIM, Su Hwan CHO, Jeong Min CHO
  • Publication number: 20120219786
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure present electrically conductive, thermosetting compositions for use in surfacing films and adhesives. The surfacing films possess enhanced electrical conductivity, comparable to metals, without the use of embedded metal screens or foils. Such surfacing films may be incorporated into composite structures (e.g., prepregs, tapes, and fabrics), for example, by co-curing, as an outermost surface layer. In particular, compositions formed using silver flakes as conductive fillers are found to exhibit very high electrical conductivity. For example, compositions including greater than 45 wt. % silver flake exhibit resistivities less than about 55 m?/sq. In this manner, the surfacing films as an outermost conductive layer may provide lighting strike protection (LSP) and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding when used in applications such as aircraft components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: CYTEC TECHNOLOGY CORP
    Inventors: Junjie Jeffrey Sang, Dalip Kumar Kohli
  • Publication number: 20120219788
    Abstract: The invention relates to coated products containing a substrate (S) provided with a coating consisting of a single high refractive index and scratch-resistant layer (A) or provided with a multilayer structure in which layers (A) alternate with lower refractive index layers (B), wherein the layers (A) are characterised in that they contain particularly finely divided TiO2 nanoparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Karlheinz Hildenbrand, Friedrich-Karl Bruder
  • Patent number: 8252373
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gloss coated multifunctional printing paper that can be used with a variety of office printing equipment including inkjet and electrophotographic and to processes of making and using the paper, a paper substrate; and a pigmented composition coated on at least one surface of the substrate, said pigmented coating composition comprising (1) a first pigment having a BET surface area in the range of from about 50 to about 750 m2/g; (2) a second pigment having a BET surface area in the range of from about 5 to about 49 m2/g; and (3) a polymeric binder. Said coated paper having a coating gloss equal to or greater than about 30% at 75° and a Bristow Absorption length of less than about 180 mm. The coating compositions may contain other additives such as lubricants, optical brighteners and coating rheology modifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: International Paper Company
    Inventors: Jay C. Song, Sen Yang
  • Patent number: 8252393
    Abstract: The invention relates to a surface-modified inorganic pigment which has an inorganic pigment having acid function and an amorphous body located on the surface of the inorganic pigment having acid function and formed by at least a divalent or higher-valent metal and an anion component in a state where the inorganic pigment and the amorphous body do not chemically bond to each other, and which does not exhibit acid function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akira Nagashima, Kenji Nakajima, Sadayuki Sugama, Hitoshi Yoshino, Masaya Asao
  • Patent number: 8247068
    Abstract: Disclosed is a coating material for forming a gas barrier. The coating material includes a polyalcohol polymer, a polycarboxylic acid polymer, and a divalent or higher-valent metal compound whose surface is coated with a poorly water-soluble component, or alternatively a monovalent metal compound whose surface is coated with a poorly water-soluble component and a divalent or higher-valent metal compound whose surface is coated with a poorly water-soluble component. By applying this coating material to a plastic substrate layer, a gas-barrier multilayer body having a gas-barrier layer formed thereon is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignees: Unitika Ltd., Toyo Ink Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Okuzu, Hideki Kuwata, Mitsuo Yoshida, Junji Okamoto, Kunihiko Ozaki, Miyuki Kamoshita, Reiko Ueno
  • Patent number: 8247700
    Abstract: A wired circuit board has a metal supporting board, an insulating layer formed on the metal supporting board, a conductive pattern formed on the insulating layer and having a pair of wires arranged in spaced-apart relation, and a semiconductive layer formed on the insulating layer and electrically connected to the metal supporting board and the conductive pattern. The conductive pattern has a first region in which a distance between the pair of wires is small and a second region in which the distance between the pair of wires is larger than that in the first region. The semiconductive layer is provided in the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Ishii, Yasunari Ooyabu, Visit Thaveeprungsriporn
  • Patent number: 8247518
    Abstract: A multi-layer polymer film for printing and copying of the present invention comprising a two-layer polymer base film composed of layer A and layer B laminated on one side of the layer A, the layer B containing a filler in an amount of 50 to 3000 ppm and the layer A containing no filler or a filler in an amount of at least 1000 ppm and less than the B layer; an image receiving layer coated on the exposed surface of the layer A; and an antistatic layer coated on the exposed surface of the layer B, wherein the layer A having the image receiving coating layer and the layer B having the antistatic coating layer have average degrees of surface roughness (Ra) ranging from 10 to 60 nm and 50 to 150 nm, respectively, exhibits improved properties in terms of runnability, printing, optical (haze), antistatic, friction coefficient and anti-blocking properties, which can be advantageously used as an OHP film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: SKC Inc.
    Inventors: Taehoung Jeong, Kwang Soo Choi, Mary Elizabeth Klima
  • Publication number: 20120208006
    Abstract: A cubic boron nitride sintered body tool has, at least at a cutting edge, a cubic boron nitride sintered body composed of a cubic boron nitride particle and a binder phase. The binder phase contains at least Al2O3 and a Zr compound. On any straight line in the sintered body, the mean value of a continuous distance occupied by Al2O3 is 0.1-1.0 ?m, and the standard deviation of the continuous distance occupied by Al2O3 is not more than 0.8. On the straight line, X/Y is 0.1-1 where X represents the number of points of contact between Al2O3 and the Zr compound, and Y represents the sum of the number of points of contact between Al2O3 and cBN and the number of points of contact between Al2O3 and binder phase component(s) other than Al2O3 and the Zr compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Katsumi Okamura, Machiko Abe, Satoru Kukino
  • Publication number: 20120205426
    Abstract: A process for applying an energy-curable primer and a brilliant metallic ink to a paperboard or paper substrate is provided. The primer may be cured using an energy curing system such as a UV or EB curing system. The curable primer facilitates the orientation of the metallic pigment particles to provide a coherent reflectance of light and optimal reflectance. Advantageously, the primer-cured paper may be “spot-coated” with the metallic ink at pre-designated areas, which minimizes the amount of metallic ink used. In exemplary embodiments, the metallic paper is over-coated with one or more transparent or opaque inks Additionally, the cured, primer coated paper may be subjected to corona discharge to remove excess solvent and compounds in the liquid phase within the matrix of the cured primer and/or to increase the surface tension of the primer. In certain circumstances, the metallic paper and the end product are recyclable and repulpable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
    Inventor: PATRICK F. NEARY
  • Publication number: 20120199727
    Abstract: A titanium black dispersion includes titanium black particles, a dispersant, and an organic solvent. When the titanium black dispersion is for a wafer level lens, 90% or more of dispersed objects that consist of the titanium black particles have particle diameters of 30 nm or less, or dispersed objects including the titanium black particles contains Si atoms and the content ratio of Si atoms to Ti atoms (Si/Ti) in the dispersed objects is 0.05 or higher. When the titanium black dispersion is used for formation of a light-shielding film that is provided on one side of a silicon substrate having an image pickup device section on the other side, and that shields against infrared light, 90% or more of dispersed objects that consist of the titanium black particles have particle diameters of 30 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventor: Makoto Kubota
  • Publication number: 20120189839
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a metal composite material includes applying a mechanical impact force to a carbon material and a metal powder at such an intensity as capable of pulverizing the carbon material, thereby adhering the carbon material to a surface of the metal powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicants: Nagano Prefecture, Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Syuzo AOKI, Takuya Oda, Takuya Kurosawa, Shoji Koizumi, Hidekazu Takizawa, Yutaka Komatsu, Shinichi Anzawa
  • Patent number: 8227073
    Abstract: A white polyester film for a liquid crystal display reflective plate realizes a high level of brightness when used in side light type liquid crystal displays and direct type liquid crystal displays. The white polyester film for a light reflective plate has a thickness of 200 ?m or more, wherein, in at least one side (side A) of the white polyester film, M is M??0.0110 (%/nm) and R560?100 (%) when the wavelength dependency of spectral reflectance at a wavelength of 450 to 600 nm is approximated according to the following approximation formula R: R=M×?+B, in which R is an approximation formula by a least square method and represents a light reflectance (%), ? represents a wavelength of light (nm), M represents a wavelength coefficient (%/nm), B represents a constant (%), and R560 represents an estimated reflectance obtained by introducing ?=560 nm into the approximation formula R (%).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Hideki Fujii, Kazunori Tanaka, Masahiro Okuda
  • Patent number: 8227078
    Abstract: A coating for use in combustion systems includes a plurality of refractory metal particles in a ceramic, glass or metal matrix disposed on surfaces of the system that are prone to slag, ash, and/or char buildup during operation of the combustion system. The coating is effective to prevent any substantial interaction with the slag, ash, and/or char.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Martin Mathew Morra, Aaron John Avagliano, Wei Chen, Kristopher John Frutschy, Monty L. Harned, Shashishekara S. Talya, James Michael Storey
  • Publication number: 20120183763
    Abstract: To provide near-infrared-absorbing particles which have a high transmittance in the visible light region and a low transmittance in the near infrared region and which, when incorporated, can give a near-infrared-absorbing coating film wherein the transmittance sharply changes in the wavelength range of from 630 to 700 nm; a process for their production; and their dispersion. Near-infrared-absorbing particles consisting essentially of crystallites of A1/nCuPO4 and having a number average aggregated particle size is from 20 to 200 nm, wherein A is at least one member selected from the group consisting of alkali metals (Li, Na, K, Rb and Cs), alkaline earth metals (Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba) and NH4, and n is 1 when A is an alkali metal or NH4, or 2 when A is an alkaline earth metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Wakako ITO, Keisuke Abe, Makoto Hasegawa, Mitsuo Osawa
  • Patent number: 8222166
    Abstract: Membranes suitable for microfiltration, ultrafiltration (UF) and nanofiltration (NF) filters are provided. Such membranes may include a nanofibrous scaffold, optionally in combination with a non-woven substrate and/or a coating of a polymer and a functionalized nanofiller. Suitable membranes may also include a coating of a polymer and a functionalized nanofiller on a substrate, which can include a non-woven membrane, a nanofibrous scaffold, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: Benjamin Chu, Benjamin S. Hsiao, Dufei Fang, Kwang-Sok Kim
  • Publication number: 20120177941
    Abstract: Multilayer armor includes an outside armor layer, a first armor layer underneath the outside armor layer, a second armor layer underneath the first armor layer, and a truss layer underneath the second armor layer. In another variation, the multilayer armor includes an outside armor layer, a composite layer underneath the outside armor layer that comprises a plurality of spheres, a second armor layer underneath the composite layer to provide a rigid support to the composite layer, and a third armor layer underneath the second armor layer. The second layer may comprise a composite material that includes a plurality of tightly nested layers in a self-assembling arrangement of spheres made of a high hardness material bonded together using a matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: Bradley W. Peterson, David C. Eyvazzadeh, James Jerome Holton, Adam Jay Harrison
  • Patent number: 8216670
    Abstract: A heat ray shielding glass for vehicle, including a glass substrate and a heat ray shielding film formed on at least one surface of the glass substrate, in which the heat ray shielding film includes: conductive oxide ultrafine particles dispersed in the film; and a silica binder for binding the ultrafine particles to each other, the silica binder including solid contents produced by hydrolysis and polycondensation of tetraalkoxysilane and trialkoxysilane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Soichi Kumon, Shigeo Hamaguchi, Masanori Saito, Yoshinori Akamatsu
  • Patent number: 8216654
    Abstract: There are provided a film forming equipment component having a structure in which an deposited film d formed on the component can be separated from the component for a time period shorter than the prior art to reduce damage due to a cleaning fluid S, and a method of cleaning such a component. A metal film layer 2 electrochemically less noble than the matrix metal material 1 of the aforementioned component is formed on the surface of the matrix metal material 1 through thermal spraying, vapor depositing, sputtering, laminating or other process. Alternatively, a second metal film layer 3 electrochemically more noble than the aforementioned matrix metal material 1 is formed on the surface of the metal film layer 2 through said thermal spraying or other process. Thus, a local cell is formed between the metal film layer 2 and the matrix metal material 1 or the second metal film layer 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Ulvac, Inc.
    Inventors: Akisuke Hirata, Shinji Isoda, Yutaka Kadowaki, Katsuhiko Mushiake
  • Publication number: 20120171468
    Abstract: The present invention provides titanium material for a separator for solid polymer fuel cell use comprised of titanium which has a surface layer part where conductive compound particles are affixed, which is excellent in contact resistance between the separator surface and carbon paper and in durability, and which is low in cost and superior in recyclability and a method of production of the same. This titanium material for separator use has on the surface of the titanium base material a film comprised of the titanium compound particles made of titanium carbide, titanium nitride, or titanium carbonitride and titanium oxide. The film has a thickness of 0.1 to 1 ?m, the coverage rate is an area percentage of 20% or more, and the contents of carbon and nitrogen in the film total 5 to 40 at %. The titanium material for a separator is produced by annealing or shot blasting and pickling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Koki Tanaka, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Hiroshi Kihira, Kiyonori Tokuno
  • Publication number: 20120164434
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a multilayer barrier film comprising a substrate layer coated with a barrier layer, wherein the barrier layer is made of a material selected from the group consisting of a metal oxide, a metal carbide, a metal nitride and a metal oxynitride; a nanostructured metal compound layer arranged on the barrier layer; and a planarising layer arranged on the nanostructured layer, wherein the planarising layer comprises a nanostructured material which is distributed in a polymeric binder, wherein the nanostructured material is made of carbon, or a metal or a metal oxide or a mixture of the aforementioned substances. The present invention also refers to a method of obtaining those multilayer barrier films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Senthil Kumar Ramadas, Soo Jin Chua
  • Patent number: 8206608
    Abstract: The present invention provides a highly thermal conductive compound which has a high thermal conductivity, has a high consistency and a good coating workableness, and is excellent in thermal stability at a high temperature. A highly thermal conductive compound containing (A) 85 to 97% by mass of an inorganic powder filler, (B) 2 to 15% by mass of a base oil, and (C) 0.001 to 10% by mass of a compound represented by Y—(—R2—COO—)n—R1—X (wherein R1 and R2 each is a bivalent hydrocarbon group having a linear or branched chain having 1 to 36 carbon atoms, n is 1 to 15, X and Y each is at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of a carboxyl group and a hydroxyl group or a hydrogen atom, and at least one of X and Y is a carboxyl group or a hydroxyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Cosmo Oil Lubricants Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koji Hiratsuka
  • Publication number: 20120156473
    Abstract: A laminate includes: a crystallized polyglycolic acid-based resin layer containing 100 parts by mass of a crystallized polyglycolic acid-based resin having a spherulite diameter of 1 to 30 ?m and 0.0075 to 0.20 parts by mass of at least one nucleating agent selected from the group consisting of boron nitride particles, molybdenum sulfide particles, and tungsten sulfide particles; and a thermoplastic resin layer adjacent to the crystallized polyglycolic acid-based resin layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: KUREHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinori Suzuki, Takahiro Watanabe, Hiroyuki Sato, Ryo Kato
  • Publication number: 20120152303
    Abstract: The invention relates to an organic photoactive component, especially a solar cell or a photodetector, built up from a plurality of layers, wherein at least one of the layers comprises at least one di-indeno[1,2,3-cd:1?,2?,3?-lm]perylene compound of the general formula in Illustration 1, wherein each R1-R16 is independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, unsubstituted or substituted, saturated or unsaturated C1-C20-alkyl, C1-C20-heteroalkyl, C6-C20-aryl, C6-C20-heteroaryl, saturated or unsaturated carbocycle or heterocycle, which may be the same or different, wherein two adjacent radicals R1-R16 may also be part of a further saturated or unsaturated, carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, wherein the ring may comprise C, N, O, S, Si and Se, and the use of the said component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DRESDEN
    Inventors: Jan Meiss, Markus Hummert, Rico Schueppel, Moritz Riede, Annette Petrich, Karl Leo
  • Patent number: 8202627
    Abstract: The invention provides a method and system for electrolytically coating an article. The method includes providing an article to be coated and disposing the article in an electrolytic cell. The cell includes an anode, a cathode in operable communication with the article, and an electrolyte bath. During electrolysis, the electrolyte bath comprises cobalt ions, phosphorous acid, and tribological particles selected from the group consisting of refractory materials, solid lubricants and mixtures thereof dispersed therein. The method further includes applying steady direct electric current through the anode, the electrolyte bath and the cathode to coat the article with cobalt, phosphorous and the tribological particles. An improved composition of matter is also provided that may be used as a coating, or the composition may be electroformed on a mandrel to form an article made from the composition of matter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: USC, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Z. Reath, Amitava Datta, John D. Carpenter
  • Publication number: 20120148860
    Abstract: Provided is a flat Ni particle which has a large specific surface area, permitting efficient binder removal when the flat Ni particle is used for internal electrodes of a laminated ceramic electronic component. The flat Ni particle has a thickness t (m), a specific gravity ? (g/m3), and a radius r (m), and a specific surface area S1 (m2/g), such that the specific surface area S1 is adapted to have a relationship of 1.5×S0<S1<1.9×S0 with a theoretical specific surface area in the case of assuming a surface to be completely smooth, represented by S0=2/(?×t)+2?2/(?×r) (m2/g).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takao Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20120141779
    Abstract: This invention discloses corrosion resistant metal compositions that may be used to form nanoparticles or for coating of particles. Further, such particles may be used to fabricate printable transparent conductors that may be used in electronic devices. Electrochromic displays formed using such conductors are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: AJJER LLC
    Inventors: Anoop Agrawal, John P. Cronin
  • Publication number: 20120141780
    Abstract: A powder of a titanate compound of an alkaline earth metal (MTiO3: M is one or two or more selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr, Ca and Mg), having an average particle diameter of 50 nm or smaller, an average aspect ratio of 1.0 to 1.2 and a refractive index of 1.8 to 2.6, is useful as a high-refractive index powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Mikio Konno, Daisuke Nagao, Akira Watanabe, Takafumi Kinoshita, Takashi Tawasaki
  • Patent number: 8192831
    Abstract: Articles coated via a plasma spray process, and methods for making such articles, are presented. For example, one embodiment is an article comprising a substrate comprising a top surface and a channel disposed in the substrate. The channel is defined by an internal channel surface disposed beneath the top surface and having a terminal end at an orifice at the top surface. A coating is disposed on the top surface and on at least a portion of the internal channel surface. A coating thickness at any point on the internal channel surface is less than a nominal coating thickness on the top surface, and the coating comprises a plurality of at least partially melted and solidified particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Larry Steven Rosenzweig, James Anthony Ruud, Mohan Manoharan, Brian Harvey Pilsner
  • Patent number: 8192829
    Abstract: A non-powered path marking system comprises a substrate defining a cavity. A photoluminescent insert comprises a first resinous layer that is cast with photoluminescent particles suspended therein. Adhesive attaches the photoluminescent insert inside of the cavity. A marking device comprises a photoluminescent insert comprising N cast resinous layers, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to one. A first one of the N cast resinous layers includes photoluminescent particles suspended therein. A fastener includes a first portion cast in the photoluminescent insert and a second portion extending outside of the photoluminescent insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Glow-Mark Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: David K. Sturley
  • Publication number: 20120135261
    Abstract: An Al—Zn—Si—Mg alloy coated strip that has Mg2Si phase particles that are?2 ?m and have a globular shape. A method of forming an Al—Zn—Si—Mg alloy coated strip comprises (a) heat treating a solidified coating to facilitate globularisation of Mg2Si phase particles in the coating and/or (b) changing the coating bath chemistry to form intermetallic compound phases that act as nucleation sites for Mg2Si phase particles with the result that small Mg2Si particles form on solidification of the coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: BLUESCOPE STEEL LIMITED
    Inventors: Ross McDowall Smith, Qiyang Liu, Joe Williams
  • Publication number: 20120135658
    Abstract: An article comprises a first layer which includes a substrate and a nucleophilic organic polymer cross-linked on a surface of or within the substrate. The cross-linked nucleophilic polymer comprises functional groups operative to form a covalent bond with a chemical or biological agent. The first layer also includes reactive particles located on a surface of or within the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Joshua James Stone, Gary Charles Davis, Vishal Bansal
  • Patent number: 8187705
    Abstract: Manganese vanadium tantalum oxide that can be represented by the formula MnxVyTazOw, where 1?x?3, 0.001?y?3, 0.001?z?2, and w=7, and alternately, x=1.25?x?2.45, 0.1?y?2.39, 0.2?z?1.9, and w=7, methods of producing MnxVyTazOw, a pigment coated with MnxVyTazOw and a chalcogenide glass layer, and a method of producing the coated pigment are described. The disclosed manganese vanadium tantalum oxide has superior near-infrared reflective properties. The disclosed methods of producing the manganese vanadium tantalum oxide provide products with superior phase purity, appearance and performance and take health and safety into consideration. The construction of the disclosed coated pigment combines the reflective properties of the substrate with the near-infrared reflective properties of MnxVyTazOw, while the chalcogenide glass layer provides aesthetic appeal. The disclosed method of producing the coated pigment involves physical vapor deposition of MnxVyTazOw and the chalcogenide glass layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Silberline Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Stewart Warrender, Hai Hui Lin, Parfait Jean Marie Likibi, Rajasekar Pitchimani, Devidas Balu Raskar, David Aldous
  • Publication number: 20120107560
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to the targeted deposition of particles below 100 microns onto a substrate such as a film, tape, adhesive, fabric, fibers or a combination thereof. The targeted deposition may be accomplished by a dual-component electro-static deposition process. In one embodiment, the substrate having at least one layer of particles thereon may be combined with a prepreg. Prepregs manufactured according to embodiments of the invention may be used to manufacture composites with more robust mechanical and strength characteristics relative to conventional composites manufactured using conventional prepregs in addition to providing improved processed performance during the manufacture of the particle-coated substrate. In another embodiment, targeted deposition may be applied directly to a composite article to achieve similar benefits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: CYTEC TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Scott Alfred Rogers, Mark Roman, Abdel Qader Abusafieh
  • Publication number: 20120107604
    Abstract: Composite particles capable of constantly and highly preventing discoloration, decomposition and photocatalysis by ultraviolet rays despite containing titanium oxide; and a composition for forming a coating layer to be used as a coating material composition, particularly as a printing ink, and a coated article, employing such composite particles. Composite particles characterized in that each of them comprises, in order from the inside, a particle containing titanium oxide, a first covering layer containing silicon oxide, a second covering layer containing cerium oxide and a third covering layer containing silicon oxide, and their average particle size is from 0.15 to 3 ?m. A composition for forming a coating layer and a coated article, employing the composite particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventor: Hiroshi ARUGA
  • Publication number: 20120107605
    Abstract: Provided is a transparent conductive film including a hard coat layer having sufficient hardness, a superior abrasion resistance, and a superior soil resistance; also, provided are an electronic device and a touch panel using the transparent conductive film. A transparent conductive film 10 includes a transparent film base 11, a transparent conductive layer 12, and a hard coat layer 13, wherein the hard coat layer 13 is formed of a composition for forming hard coat containing the component (A): a curable compound including at least one of an acrylate group and a methacrylate group; the component (B): a reactive fluorine-containing compound; and the component (C): a reactive silicon-containing compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Ozawa, Naoki Hashimoto, Atsushi Kishi, Teppei Niinou, Hiroki Kuramoto
  • Publication number: 20120107603
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an article is provided. The article comprises a soft magnetic component. The soft magnetic component includes a nanostructured ferritic alloy. The nanostructured ferritic alloy includes a plurality of nanofeatures disposed in an iron-containing alloy matrix, wherein the nanofeatures comprise an oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Richard DiDomizio, Francis Johnson, Matthew Joseph Alinger
  • Publication number: 20120099970
    Abstract: An abrasive coating on a rotor shaft interacts with cantilevered vanes to form an abradable air seal in a turbine engine. The abrasive coating includes a metal bond coat, and an abrasive layer containing a plurality of abrasive CBN grit particles in a ceramic matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher W. Strock, Paul H. Zajchowski
  • Publication number: 20120092290
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transparent electroconductive laminate having a combination of high transparency, small haze and sufficient lubricity; and a transparent touch panel comprising such a transparent electroconductive laminate. The transparent electroconductive laminate of the present invention comprises a transparent organic polymer substrate which has, on at least one surface thereof, a cured resin layer, and a transparent electroconductive layer in this order, and satisfies the following conditions (a) the cured resin layer contains a resin component and first ultrafine particles having an average primary particle diameter of 1 to 100 nm, (b) the resin component and the first ultrafine particles contain the same metal and/or metalloid element, and (c) in the cured resin layer, the content of the first ultrafine particles is from 0.01 to 3 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the resin component, and (d) the cured resin layer has a thickness of 0.01 to 2 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicants: TEIJIN CHEMICALS LTD., TEIJIN LIMITED
    Inventors: Haruhiko Itoh, Kouki Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20120088097
    Abstract: The present invention is a nanometallic transportable graphic system with a metallically infused target surface adhesion layer (TSAL) thermally bonded to a metallically infused protection layer. The metal nanoparticles create a nano-ionic bond force field which enables the transportable graphic apparatus to adhere to any substantially uniform surface capable of forming a uniform surface bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: Ralph Giammarco, Michael Kolman
  • Patent number: 8153248
    Abstract: A primer layer is formed on a plastic lens substrate, a hard coat layer is formed on the primer layer using a coating composition comprising metal oxide fine particles, an organosilicon compound represented by the general formula R1SiX13, and a compound having a biphenyl sulfide compound, and an organic antireflective layer. In the plastic lens comprising a plastic lens substrate as obtained above, a plastic lens having excellent durability, impact resistance and mar resistance, and a method of producing the plastic lens are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Shuji Naito
  • Publication number: 20120082804
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an optical article having a first optical layer; a second optical layer; and an antistatic layer disposed between the first and second optical layers, the antistatic layer having conducting particles having an aspect ratio greater than about 10. The conducting particles may comprise vanadium oxide particles or carbon nanotubes. The optical article may be a brightness enhancement film, a retro-reflecting film, or a reflective polarizer, and be used in a display device, for example, a liquid crystal display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Mark J. Pellerite, Eileen M. Flaherty Haus, Tzu-Chen Lee
  • Publication number: 20120077023
    Abstract: A ceramic sintered member is used as an insulating substrate for mounting of an electronic part and bonded to a copper plate or aluminum plate on at least part of a front face or backside face of the insulating substrate. A powder material to form the ceramic sintered member includes alumina as a main ingredient and further includes as subsidiary ingredients partially stabilized zirconia and magnesia. Content of the partially stabilized zirconia is 1 to 30 percent by weight relative to the entire powder material. Content of the magnesia relative to the entire powder material is within a range 0.05 to 0.50 percent by weight. Mole fraction of yttria in the partially stabilized zirconia being is a range of 0.015 to 0.035. 80 to 100 percent of the zirconia crystals included in the ceramic sintered member is in the tetragonal crystal phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL (SMI) ELECTRONICS DEVICE, INC.
    Inventors: Masanori Nagahiro, Jyunji Oogami, Hiroyuki Komatsu
  • Publication number: 20120077058
    Abstract: The present invention discloses corrosion and wear-resistant claddings comprising hard particles and an alloying addition dispersed in a nickel-based alloy matrix. The alloying addition comprises at least one of molybdenum or copper. The cladding does not include cobalt-bonded tungsten carbide particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventor: Hongbo Ding
  • Publication number: 20120067767
    Abstract: A film that can be used in packaging applications includes one or more layers, wherein the layers include an anti-fog additive and/or an IR additive and the resulting film has greater than about a 50% prestretch capability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Jack N. Shirrell, Tun-Jen Chu, Deepak H. Mehta, Owen J. McGarel, Michael F. Hansen
  • Publication number: 20120070647
    Abstract: The present invention relates to articles and gloves having a polymer coating on at least a portion of the article or gloves's surface, wherein the polymer coating comprises a polyurethane dispersion made from the reaction product of an isocyanate functional prepolymer, a chain extender, and a chain terminator; and methods for making the same. The articles and gloves of the present invention have improved flexibility, breathability, dexterity and feel, and provide self-sanitizing and self-deodorizing capabilities and improved non-slip grip performance in dry, wet, humid and lubricated conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: O'Neill LLC
    Inventor: Michael O'Neill
  • Patent number: 8138230
    Abstract: A chi (?)-alumina dispersion and coating slurry of digital printing medium containing the same is disclosed, which includes flaked porous ?-alumina nanoparticles with high specific surface area obtained by subjecting gibbsite to thermal treating, physical wet-milling and pH adjusting processes. Since the ?-alumina nanoparticles have high ink absorptivity and low cost, they can be applied to the coating layer of the digital printing medium instead of conventional silica material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Fu-Su Yen, Tzung-Jiung Wu
  • Publication number: 20120064401
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a titanium system composite comprising a lithium titanium composite oxide and a lithium compound cladding the lithium titanium composite oxide. The present disclosure further discloses a preparation method of the titanium system composite and an electrode material for batteries or capacitors comprising a titanium system composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Guogang Liu, Wenfeng Jiang, Fuzhong Pan, Yu Xia, Honggu Pan
  • Patent number: 8133573
    Abstract: A process for producing a crystalline substrate with an optical multi-layer system thereon and the crystalline substrate obtainable thereby. The process comprises the successive application of at least two free-flowing compositions which comprise nanoscale inorganic solid particles comprising at least one of a polymerizable and a polycondensable organic group to a surface of the crystalline substrate and the polymerization and/or polycondensation of the organic groups of the solid particles to form organically crosslinked layers on the substrate and a single-stage thermal consolidation of these layers with a burnout of organic constituents thereof. The at least two compositions give rise to layers with different refractive indices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Leibniz-Institut Fuer Neue Materialien Gemeinnuetzige GmbH
    Inventors: Mohammad Jilavi, Martin Mennig, Peter William Oliveira, Helmut Schmidt