Silicic Material Patents (Class 428/331)
  • Patent number: 7404915
    Abstract: An objective is to provide an electromagnetic wave shielding material exhibiting an excellent electromagnetic wave shielding property, and also to provide a manufacturing method with quick and simple processing, in which a thin-line-state picture image can easily be formed. An electromagnetic wave shielding material exhibiting an excellent near-infrared shielding property can further be provided if desired. Disclosed is an electromagnetic wave shielding material possessing a support and provided thereon, a conductive metal layer, wherein the conductive metal layer satisfies at least one of the following conditions; (1) a void ratio of the conductive metal layer is 0.1-15%, (2) Glossiness of the conductive metal layer is 50-300%, and (3) Center line average surface roughness (Ra) of the conductive metal layer is 1-50 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.
    Inventors: Narito Goto, Takeshi Habu
  • Patent number: 7404999
    Abstract: A barrier paper has a polymeric layer substantially covering a first side of the paper and an anti-blocking coating on a second side. The polymeric layer has anti-blocking characteristics. A method of making an anti-blocking barrier paper also is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
    Inventors: Darrel Loel Wilhoit, John Cameron Files
  • Patent number: 7396587
    Abstract: This invention relates to a single- or multilayer, oriented film formed from polyester and at least one inorganic black pigment. The inventive films include at least one layer which has, alongside polyester, an amount of from 0.5 to 75% by weight of particles incorporating iron oxide as black pigment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Kliesch, Thorsten Kiehne, Franz Hora, Ingo Fischer
  • Publication number: 20080160292
    Abstract: A method for preparing a ZnO nanocrystal directly on a silicon substrate includes the steps of: (S1) forming a Zn—Si—O composite thin film on the silicon substrate; and (S2) thermally treating the obtained thin film. Particularly, ZnO nanocrystals are formed in an amorphous Zn—Si—O composite thin film by controlling the composition of the Zn—Si—O composite thin film and heating temperature thereof. With the present invention method for preparing a ZnO nanocrystal directly on a silicon substrate, more possibilities are opened up for the applications of ZnO nanocrystals to an optoelectronic device in use of a silicon substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: Korea Institute of Science & Technology
    Inventors: Young Hwan Kim, Woon Jo Cho, Seong Il Kim, Chun Keun Kim, Yong Tae Kim
  • Publication number: 20080158675
    Abstract: A transparent film comprises: a transparent support; and a hard coat layer on the transparent support, wherein the hard coat layer is a layer which is obtained by: applying on a transparent support an applying composition comprising an ionizing radiation curable compound and at least one kind of active halogen compound; drying; and hardening by irradiation of ionizing radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuuichi Fukushige, Rikio Inoue
  • Publication number: 20080150010
    Abstract: Provided is an aluminum (Al) doped charge trap layer, a non-volatile memory device and methods of fabricating the same. The charge trap layer may include a plurality of silicon nano dots that trap charges and a silicon oxide layer that covers the silicon nano dots, wherein the charge trap layer is doped with aluminum (Al). The non-volatile memory device may include a substrate including a source and a drain on separate regions of the substrate, a tunneling film on the substrate contacting the source and the drain, the charge trap layer according to example embodiments, a blocking film on the charge trap layer, and a gate electrode on the blocking film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Eun-ha Lee, Hion-suck Baik, Kwang-soo Seol, Sang-jin Park, Jong-bong Park, Min-ho Yang
  • Publication number: 20080151549
    Abstract: The invention pertains to an optical film comprising a reflective substrate, characterized in that at least one of the surfaces of the substrate has a scratch-resistant layer which possesses anti-static properties, wherein the scratch-resistant layer has a surface resistivity in the range from 108 to 1012?/?, and a pencil hardness of 3H or more as measured according to JIS K5400 standard method. The optical film of the invention has a low volume shrinkage, does not warp, and possesses excellent anti-static properties and high hardness properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventor: Lung-Lin Hsu
  • Patent number: 7390564
    Abstract: A weldable coated metal material excellent in the corrosion resistance of the formed part, comprising a metal sheet having formed on at least one surface thereof a coat layer containing electrically conducting particles, wherein the number distribution of the electrically conducting particle has a mode value in the particle size range from 0.05 to 1.0 ?m and the total content of electrically conducting particles in the coat layer is from 15 to 60 vol %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Kensei Yuasa, Hiroshi Kanai, Masahiro Fuda
  • Publication number: 20080145610
    Abstract: The invention relates to a protective coating for a mechanically stabile, in particular mineral and/or metallic base, comprising an inorganic polysilicate-cohesion adhesive layer which is uniformly distributed, essentially, on the base. A coating made of a glass film material having a thickness of less than 2 mm, preferably, less than 0.3 mm, is applied to the polysilicate cohesion adhesive layer prior to the hardening thereof, which covers the polysilicate-cohesion adhesive layer. According to the method for producing the protective coating, initially, the inorganic polysilicate-cohesion adhesive and the glass film material are prepared, then the cohesion adhesive is applied to the base which is to be coated and/or one side of the glass film material, and the glass film material is applied to the base which is to be coated prior to hardening of the polysilicate-cohesion adhesion layer, such that the glass film material covers the cohesion adhesion layer. Subsequently, the cohesion adhesion layer is hardened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Claus-Michael Muller, Eugen Kleen, Thomas Schmitz, Ulrich Bensing, Horst Schillert, Roland Huttl, Bernd Hillemeier
  • Patent number: 7387830
    Abstract: The invention concerns a coating agent for cellulose-bearing substrate surfaces comprising a liquid phase and binding agent, wherein the coating agent includes platelet-shaped pigments and a bonding agent, wherein the platelet-shaped pigments are corrosion-resistant and impermeable to UV light and wherein the bonding agent produces a bond between pigment, binding agent and the cellulose-bearing substrate surface. The invention further concerns the use of the coating agent according to the invention as well as coated cellulose-bearing substrate surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Eckart GmbH & Co. Kg.
    Inventors: Robert Maul, Alfried Kiehl, Otto W. Gordon, Kàroly Donders
  • Publication number: 20080138606
    Abstract: Disclosed is an antireflective laminate that has significantly improved water resistance, alkaline resistance, and wetting resistance, and has improved visibility and scratch resistance. The antireflective laminate comprises a light-transparent base material and a low-refractive index layer provided on the light-transparent base material, wherein the low-refractive index layer is provided directly on a surface of the light-transparent base material or is provided on the outermost surface of one or two or more optional layers provided on the surface of the light-transparent base material, and the low-refractive index layer comprises hydrophobitized fine particles having an average particle diameter of not less than 5 nm and not more than 300 nm, and a binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co,. Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Yoshihara, Norinaga Nakamura, Koichi Mikami, Midori Nakajo, Seiji Shinohara
  • Patent number: 7384680
    Abstract: Methods are described that have the capability of producing submicron/nanoscale particles, in some embodiments dispersible, at high production rates. In some embodiments, the methods result in the production of particles with an average diameter less than about 75 nanometers that are produced at a rate of at least about 35 grams per hour. In other embodiments, the particles are highly uniform. These methods can be used to form particle collections and/or powder coatings. Powder coatings and corresponding methods are described based on the deposition of highly uniform submicron/nanoscale particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: NanoGram Corporation
    Inventors: Xiangxin Bi, Nobuyuki Kambe, Craig R. Horne, James T. Gardner, Ronald J. Mosso, Shivkumar Chiruvolu, Sujeet Kumar, William E. McGovern, Pierre J. DeMascarel, Robert B. Lynch
  • Publication number: 20080124539
    Abstract: To provide a dispersion of hollow SiO2, capable of obtaining, when formed into a coating composition, an antireflection film having high antireflection properties and low chroma saturation by forming a low refractive index coating film having a refractive index gradient. A dispersion of fine silica particles, having agglomerated particles which are agglomerates of primary fine particles of hollow SiO2 dispersed in a dispersion medium, wherein the average particle size of the agglomerated particles is within a range of from 60 to 400 nm, and the average particle size is at least 1.5 times the average primary particle size of the silica. When a coating composition containing the dispersion is to be obtained, the matrix component is preferably a precursor of a metal oxide or an organic resin. By applying the coating composition to a substrate, a substrate with an antireflection coating film is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yohei Kawai, Takashige Yoneda
  • Publication number: 20080124540
    Abstract: The present invention includes polymer interlayers that are used in multiple layer glazing panels. Interlayers of the present invention comprise a thermoplastic polymer, a plasticizer, and a fumed silica that has been modified to impart hydrophobic character. Interlayers incorporating such components have improved tensile modulus, moisture resistance, creep performance, anticorrosion effect, glass adhesion, and are well suited to a variety of applications, including, but not limited to, acoustic applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2008
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventor: Ping Yuan
  • Publication number: 20080119079
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a rubber plug for maintaining waterproof performance with the rubber plug scratched, and a waterproof connector utilizing the rubber plug. The rubber plug includes oil reservoirs to reserve oil bleeding from the rubber plug. The oil reservoirs are formed as recesses circularly disposed in top portions of lip portions and closely contact around terminals connected with electrical cables. The oil reservoirs feed oil to the scratch caused in the rubber plug to maintain sealability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Shogo Suzuki, Kazuki Zaitsu
  • Publication number: 20080118741
    Abstract: The invention provides a non-stick coating for glass cookware that has good adhesion and stain resistance while maintaining the abrasion resistance of the non-stick coating. The non-stick coating comprises a base coat that contains fluoropolymer and colloidal silica and an overcoat comprising one or more polymer layers containing inorganic filler film hardener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Michalczyk, Michael J. Witsch
  • Patent number: 7371439
    Abstract: The present invention can provide an antireflection film improved in the scratch resistance while having a sufficiently high antireflection property, and a polarizing plate and a display device using the antireflection film, the antireflection film antireflection film comprising: a transparent support; and as an outermost layer, a low refractive index layer containing a fluorine-containing polymer, wherein the low refractive index layer comprises at least one inorganic fine particle having an average particle size of 30 to 100% of the thickness of the low refractive index layer; the polarizing plate using the antireflection film for one of two protective films of a polarizer in the polarizing plate; and the image display device using the antireflection film or polarizing plate for the outermost surface of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Naohiro Matsunaga, Shuntaro Ibuki
  • Publication number: 20080107891
    Abstract: A method for the production of a laminate is provided, comprising the steps of: 1) providing a stack of layers including a decorative layer, a core layer, and optionally an overlayer; 2) impregnating one or both of the decorative layer and overlayer with a resin formulation that includes nanoclay particles disposed within a thermoset resin, wherein the concentration of the nanoclay particles within the thermoset resin is great enough to form a physical barrier within the resin and low enough to avoid a hazy appearance; and 3) subjecting the stack of layers to sufficient heat and pressure to cause the layers to bond to one another. According to an aspect of the present invention, a laminate is provided producible by the above-described method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: Panolam Industries International, Inc.
    Inventors: David Karakus, Stephen Canary
  • Patent number: 7368497
    Abstract: A resin composition which can be used to form a prepreg having sufficient flexibility to prevent cracking from occurring therein is provided. Further, a prepreg having sufficient flexibility to prevent cracking from occurring, a prepreg having excellent workability even in the case where the resin composition in the prepreg is in an uncured state, and a laminate provided with such a prepreg are also provided. The resin composition is used to form a sheet-shaped prepreg by impregnating a base material with the resin composition, and the composition comprises a first thermosetting resin, a second thermosetting resin having a lower weight average molecular weight than that of the first thermosetting resin, a curing agent, and a filler. The prepreg is formed by impregnating a base sheet material with the resin composition described above. The laminate is formed by laminating a metallic foil on the prepreg and then molding them by heating under pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Sumitomo Bakelite Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Hosomi, Masako Yamashita, Takayuki Baba, Kentaro Yabuki
  • Publication number: 20080095997
    Abstract: A multi-function, multi-layer optical film is disclosed herein. The most basic structure of the optical film contains a first hard coat layer on a front surface of a transparent substrate. The first hard coat layer can integrate in itself the anti-glare, anti-smudge, anti-UV, and anti-static functions by blending appropriate amount of specific chemicals into the acrylate resin of the first hard coat layer. The first hard coat layer is made of acrylate resin containing an appropriate amount of polyoxetane polymers with pendant side chain having at least a fluorocarbon (C—F) bond. The constituent fluorine modifies the surface energy of the first hard coat layer so that additional function-enhancing layers can be developed from the front surface of the basic structure reliably.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Tien-Hon Chiang, Gu-Sheng Yu, Hsiang-Hua Wang, Wei-Li Chen, Hsiao-Yun Lin, Yuh-Harn Lin
  • Patent number: 7357979
    Abstract: This invention is related to a composition of matter useful for sequestering target metal-ions from an environment, said composition comprising a polymer and derivatized nanoparticles comprising inorganic nanoparticles having an attached metal-ion sequestraint, wherein said inorganic nanoparticles have an average particle size of less than 200 nm and the derivatized nanoparticles have a stability constant greater than 1010 with iron (III).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Joseph F. Bringley, Richard W. Wien, David L. Patton
  • Patent number: 7351447
    Abstract: A method of producing an anti-reflection film includes forming a first layer on a transparent substrate, forming a second layer on the first layer, and forming the third layer on the second layer. When an optical admittance Y at a surface of the second layer is represented by, Y = H E = ( x + iy ) where i is the imaginary number unit, thicknesses and reflective indexes of the substrate, first layer, second layer, and third layer are selected so that x and y satisfy the following formula, 0.9x{(n2?n02)/2n0}2<{x?(n2+n02)/2n0}2+y2<1.1x{(n2?n02)/2n0}2 where n is a refractive index of the third layer and n0 is a refractive index of an outer region at an outside of the anti-reflection film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Nishida, Yukihiro Kusano, Nobuko Kato
  • Patent number: 7338547
    Abstract: Electro-magnetic-energy absorbing materials are used to treat air filters, such as those used in association with electronic equipment thereby suppressing the transmission of electromagnetic interference (EMI) therethrough. Disclosed are processes and materials for applying EMI-absorbing materials to air filters thereby improving EMI-shielding effectiveness in an economically efficient manner. In one embodiment, an absorptive solution is prepared using an absorptive material and a binding agent. A heavy coating of absorbing solution applied to an air filter substrate, for example by dipping or spraying. Excess absorbing material is subsequently removed and the absorbing material cured, such that the passage of air through the filter remains substantially unimpeded. The resulting absorptive air filter is then optionally treated with a flame retardant to meet a predetermined safety standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Laird Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Norman Johnson, Phillip van Haaster
  • Patent number: 7335422
    Abstract: A moisture-absorbing polymeric material is disclosed which consists of a combination of a thermoplastic material with an absorbing agent. The thermoplastic material is chosen such that when the absorbing agent is added to the thermoplastic material in the molten state and subsequently formed into a product, the absorbing agent tends to migrate towards the surface of the moisture-absorbing polymeric material to form a migration zone, wherein the absorbing agent is more highly concentrated in the surface of the polymer material than towards the interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Sud-Chemie Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan O. Dick, Sebastien Brogly, Eric Judek, Francois Dessus
  • Patent number: 7332216
    Abstract: The present invention provides a film-reinforced glass, which has excellent impact resistance, penetration resistance and durability and which can be easily prepared. The constitution of the glass consists of one glass plate and a film comprising an organic polymer which is superposed thereon through a transparent adhesive layer, wherein the transparent adhesive layer comprises a first transparent adhesive layer of polyvinyl butyral and a second transparent adhesive layer of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer; or wherein a hard coat layer consisting of a cured layer formed from a curable resin containing fine particles of silica is provided on the surface of the organic polymer film on the side in noncontact with the transparent adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Hashimoto, Tokuo Okada
  • Patent number: 7326272
    Abstract: A multilayer, pleatable, filter material is made of at least one melt-blown, fleece layer and at least one carded, fleece layer that are attached to one another without use of adhesives for filtering solid particles out of fluids, in particular, filtering solid particles out of gases, where the carded fleece has compacted and uncompacted sections, the melt-blown fleece is preferably attached to the carded fleece at the latter's uncompacted sections by means of multimicrofilament strands, and the filter material contains micropockets for storing dust.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Sandler AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Hornfeck, Lothar Popp, Alexander Obermoser
  • Patent number: 7309526
    Abstract: In one embodiment the present invention provides for a diamond like coating on small particles. This comprises small particles 10 in the size range of approximately 1-1000 nm and a diamond like coating on the small particles. The diamond like coating is distributed over approximately 50-100% of the surface of the small particles and the diamond like coating is one micron or less in thickness. These small particles then may be applied to materials such as resins 12 and insulating tapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Power Generation, Inc.
    Inventors: James David Blackhall Smith, Gary Stevens, John William Wood
  • Publication number: 20070286992
    Abstract: Antireflective films and low refractive index compositions are described. The low refractive index layer comprises the reaction product of a composition comprising at least one free-radically polymerizable material having a high fluorine content, and at least one free-radically polymerizable fluoropolyether urethane material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: William D. Coggio, Thomas P. Klun, Chuntao Cao
  • Patent number: 7294395
    Abstract: A transparent electroconductive laminate comprising an organic polymer film having stacked on at least one surface thereof an optical interference layer and a transparent electroconductive layer in this order, the optical interference layer comprising a high refractive-index layer and a low refractive-index layer, with the low refractive-index layer being in contact with the transparent electroconductive layer, and the optical interference layer being composed of a crosslinked polymer, wherein the optical interference layer contains ultrafine particles A comprising a metal oxide and/or a metal fluoride and having a primary diameter of 100 nm or less, and/or at least one of the high refractive-index layer and the low refractive-index layer contains fine particles B having an average primary diameter as large as 1.1 times or more the thickness of the optical interference layer and an average primary diameter of 1.2 ?m or less in an amount of 0.5 wt % or less of the crosslinked polymer component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Teijin Limited
    Inventors: Haruhiko Itoh, Hitoshi Mikoshiba, Yuji Tamura
  • Patent number: 7291386
    Abstract: The present invention relates to articles comprising an antiglare layer, coating compositions suitable for making antiglare layers, methods of making an antiglare article, and methods of making antiglare coating compositions. In some embodiments the article is a (e.g. illuminated) display article such as a touch screen. The antiglare layer comprises aggregate silica particle in a cured inorganic polymer matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Paul J. Richter, Darran R. Cairns, Frank J. Bottari
  • Patent number: 7285330
    Abstract: Texture-coated silica can be prepared by spraying a fumed silica with water and a coating agent, for example a thermoplastic elastomer, while mixing in a suitable mixing vessel, then milling and subsequently drying the mixture. The texture-coated silica can be used as a delustering agent in lacquers and for improving the soft feel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Meyer, Kurt Spitznagel, Hans-Dieter Christian
  • Patent number: 7282264
    Abstract: A composition and method which exhibits enhanced moisture sealing properties, suitable for use with flooring materials, such as concrete, and flooring installations, such as carpeting, wood, tiles, etc. are provided. The composition is preferably non-water-based and can form a non-aqueous barrier coating on the flooring substrate, and most preferably provides a desirable pH and blocks migration of alkaline salts through the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: W.F. Taylor Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Kintu Ddamulira, John Edmund Raidy, Jr., Barry Kenneth Wright
  • Publication number: 20070231566
    Abstract: An optical film is provided and includes: a support; a hard coat layer formed by hardening a hard coat layer-coating composition; and a overcoat layer formed by hardening an overcoat layer-coating composition, in this order. Each of the hard coat layer-coating composition and the overcoat layer-coating composition contains a compound having a plurality of polymerizable functional groups in one molecule, and the compound in the overcoat layer-coating composition contains a compound having at least three polymerizable functional groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yoneyama, Jun Watanabe, Takato Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20070231562
    Abstract: A heat-dissipating accessory plate for high speed drilling, prepared by adhering a composite material which is a solid state, abrasion-resistant, lubricating coating comprised of nano-structure powder and a high heat-conducting compound, over a supporting material, and then covering a lubricating layer over said composite material, can provide an action of grinding and lubricating a drill bit as well as dissipate heat generated during drilling processing on a printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventor: Ming-Cheng Hsiao
  • Patent number: 7264867
    Abstract: The invention relates to a receiver sheet for electrophotography comprising a base material having thereon at least one toner receiver layer comprising a mixture of polyolefin and at least one member selected from the group consisting of polyolefin copolymers, amide containing polymers, and ester containing polymers, wherein a measured Tg of said at least one receiver layer comprises a Tg of less than 5° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Narasimharao Dontula, Terry A. Heath, Michael R. Brickey, Mridula Nair
  • Patent number: 7261934
    Abstract: There is provided a white polyester film which retains practically satisfactory reflectivity with respect to the visible light range, can undergo stable film production even when inorganic fine particles are added in high concentration and is stable against a dimensional change caused by heat generated from a light source. The polyester film is a polyester film which comprises a composition comprising a copolyester and 30 to 50 wt % of inorganic fine particles based on the composition, shows a thermal shrinkage at 85° C. in longitudinal and transverse directions of not higher than 0.7% and a thermal shrinkage at 150° C. in the longitudinal and transverse directions of not higher than 5.0%, and shows an average reflectance at a wavelength of 400 to 700 nm of not lower than 90%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Teijin Dupont Films Japan Limited
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kusume, Atsushi Oyamatsu, Tetsuo Yoshida
  • Patent number: 7252885
    Abstract: A surface contacting member for toner fusing systems and processes. This surface contacting member has a fluoroelastomer surface layer containing amorphous silica that has been surface treated with at least one organoaminosilane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Jerry A. Pickering, Stephen V. Davis, Theodora Miller
  • Publication number: 20070173564
    Abstract: A hard coating composition that can be coated on a transparent plastic substrate is disclosed. The hard coating composition includes (a) a silver nanoparticle sol, (b) a conductive filler, (c) a photocurable resin, (d) a photopolymerization initiator, and (e) an organic solvent. The composition has a viscosity of about 5 to 100 cps. The silver nanoparticle sol includes a plurality of silver nanoparticles. The plurality of silver nanoparticles has a diameter between about 1 nm and about 10 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Ho Seok Sohn, Hyun Don Kim, Dong Il Shin, Young Gak Joung
  • Patent number: 7247361
    Abstract: A friction material includes a fibrous base material having at least one type of petroleum pitch-based carbon fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventor: Feng Dong
  • Patent number: 7241491
    Abstract: The polyimide metal laminate has at least one resin layer produced from a silica-dispersed polyimide composition obtained by reacting (A) alkoxysilane and/or its partial hydrolysis polycondensate with (B) an amino-containing compound having a functional group capable of forming a bond with silica, in the presence of water in a polyimide solution and/or a polyamic acid solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Fukuda, Toshihiko Takaki, Yasuhiko Haga, Eiji Ohtsubo
  • Patent number: 7241490
    Abstract: A metallized polyimide film includes: a polyimide film; an intermediate layer formed in the polyimide film, the intermediate layer extending 20 nm or less from a surface of the polyimide film, and the intermediate layer including at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mo, Cr, Ni, and Si injected into the polyimide film; and a conductive layer that is made of copper or a copper alloy formed on the intermediate layer, wherein the amount of the at least one element injected into the intermediate layer is between 0.3 and 15 mg/m2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Shindoh Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masayuki Aida
  • Patent number: 7235308
    Abstract: A coated paper stock having high moisture vapor barrier characteristics and ingredient compatible with recycling and repulping is disclosed comprising a substrate coated on at least one surface with a subcoat. The subcoat comprises a hydrolyzed amphoteric vegetable protein at at least 11 weight percent based on weight of the subcoat. A top coat is coated over said subcoat. The top coat consists essentially of a water-based dispersion of a film forming vinyl addition polymer, conjugated diene polymer or copolymer of either polymer, such as acrylic polymers, acrylic copolymers, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl alcohol, styrene acrylate copolymers, styrene butadiene copolymers, polyvinylidene chloride and polyvinylidene chloride copolymers. The top coat is substantially free of mineral pigments that interfere with the moisture vapor barrier characteristics. The vegetable protein is preferably a hydrolyzed amphoteric soybean protein with an average molecular weight less than 400,000 Daltons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Appleton Papers Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Keith Druckrey, John MacKay Lazar, Matthew Henry Lang
  • Patent number: 7229700
    Abstract: A novel coating composition is provided for imparting corrosion and wear resistance to metal substrates. The novel coating composition is thermally applied and comprises an aluminum alloy mixed with a hard, inert matrix. The coating composition has found particular use in providing corrosion and wear resistance to metal seat rails used to secure aircrafts seats to the aircraft frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: BASF Catalysts, LLC.
    Inventors: Peter F. Ruggiero, Marc J. Froning
  • Patent number: 7214422
    Abstract: The invention is to offer a glass-break preventing film like filter to be directly attached to a visual side of a plasma display plate, so that no problem occurs of double images caused owing to an air layer, contributing to easy attachment, light weighing, thin size and low cost, and a plasma display apparatus attached with the same. A glass-break preventing film like filter is composed by laminating a reflection preventing film on one side of a glass-break-preventing layer comprising a composite material of a transparent organic high polymer substance and an organized layer like clay, and making the other side an adhesive face, and a plasma display apparatus is composed by directly attaching on a visual side thereof with the glass-break preventing film like filter via the adhesive face of the glass-break preventing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Yukiko Azumi, Yoshihiro Hieda, Yuuichi Morimoto, Toshitsugu Hosokawa, Kazuhiko Miyauchi
  • Patent number: 7211317
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light transmitting hard coat film for use in touch panels, which comprises: (A) a light transmitting hard coat layer composed of a cured product of an ionizing-radiation-curable compound; (B) a high refractive index layer composed of a cured product of an ionizing-radiation-curable compound and containing antimony-doped tin oxide plus zirconium oxide and/or titanium oxide, as metal oxides, which has a refractive index in the range of 1.65 to 1.90 and a thickness of 30 to 160 nm; and (C) a low refractive index layer composed of a cured product of a siloxane-based curable compound which has a refractive index in the range of 1.40 to 1.55 and a thickness of 10 to 50 nm, all the layers being laminated on one side of a light transmitting base film in this order. The light transmitting hard coat film for use in touch panels has a high light transmittance and can produce transmitted light of blue color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Lintec Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Hongo, Satoru Shoshi, Yoshitaka Takesako
  • Patent number: 7189451
    Abstract: Multilayer, biaxially oriented polyester films which include as a constituent of the base layer B, a crystallizable polyester with increased diethylehe glycol content and/or increased polyethylene glycol content, and/or increased isophthalic acid content, preferably polyethylene terephthalate. The outer layers of the inventive films advantageously include at least one IR-reflective pigment and one UV stabilizer. The inventive films advantageously feature adjustable mattness, diffuse scattering power for visible light, high light transmittance, IR reflectance, and good thermoformability, and are suitable for thermally protective coatings or thermally protective packaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Kiehne, Ursula Murschall, Holger Kliesch
  • Patent number: 7189452
    Abstract: Biaxially oriented polyester films formed from a crystallizable polyester having increased diethylene glycol content and/or increased polyethylene glycol content, and/or increased isophthalic acid content, preferably polyethylene terephthalate. The films of the invention further include at least one IR-reflective pigment and one UV stabilizer. The inventive films feature adjustable mattness, diffuse scattering power for visible light, high light transmittance and IR reflectance and good thermoformability, and are suitable for thermally protective coatings or thermally protective packaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Kiehne, Ursula Murschall, Holger Kliesch
  • Patent number: 7186455
    Abstract: The invention relates to a white, biaxially oriented film which comprises a crystallizable thermoplastic as main componet and is characterized by further comprising at least one UV-stabilizer, at least one white pigment and at least one flame-proofing agent, which is soluble in the thermoplastic and introduced directly, during the film production, by masterbatch technology, whereby the masterbatch is pre-conditioned by gradual heating under reduced pressure and with stirring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Ursula Murschall, Andreas Stopp, Guenther Crass, Ulrich Kern
  • Patent number: 7182981
    Abstract: To provide a cellulose ester film formed by casting, which minimizes degradation of optical properties as well as exhibits sufficient mechanical strength generated by the enhancement of tear strength, and further to provide a production method of the same. A cellulose ester film characterized in comprising flat particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Noriki Tachibana, Masahito Takada, Yasuo Shimura, Tadahiro Nagasawa
  • Patent number: 7182995
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a plated-polyester article with a plating layer formed on the surface of a polyester article. The polyester article is irradiated with ionizing radiation to crosslink a polyester resin, the arithmetic mean roughness Ra of the surface of the plating layer is at most 1 ?m, and adhesion strength between the polyester article and the plating layer is at least 2 MPa. A production process of a plated-polyester article, which comprises the step of melt-forming a resin composition obtained by dispersing an inorganic filler having an average particle diameter of 1 to 10 ?m in a proportion of 5 to 20 vol. % in a polyester resin, which can be crosslinked by irradiation with ionizing radiation, into a polyester article, is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Muto, Hiroshi Hayami, Yoshito Sakamoto, Shinya Nishikawa, Shohei Okabe