Coating Layer Not In Excess Of 5 Mils Thick Or Equivalent Patents (Class 428/334)
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Patent number: 7208192Abstract: Application of a thermally and/or electrically conductive compound to fill a thermal and/or EMI shielding gap between a first and a second surface. A supply of a fluent, form-stable compound is provided as an admixture of a cured polymer gel component, and a particulate filler component. An of the compound is dispensed from a nozzle or other orifice under an applied pressure onto one of the surfaces which, when opposed, form the gap, or into the gap formed between the surfaces. The gap is at least partially filled by at least a portion of the dispensed compound.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2003Date of Patent: April 24, 2007Assignee: Parker-Hannifin CorporationInventors: Michael H. Bunyan, Miksa de Sorgo
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Patent number: 7205040Abstract: Coextruded, biaxially oriented polyester films which have a base layer (B) and have a heatsealable outer layer (A) that can be peeled from APET/CPET and from CPET, where the outer layer (A) comprises from 80 to 99% by weight of polyester and from 1 to 10% by weight of inorganic and/or organic particles with a median diameter d50 of from 2.5 to 12 ?m, and where the polyester is composed of from 12 to 89 mol % of units derived from at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid and of from 11 to 88 mol % of units derived from at least one aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, and the ratio calculated from the particle size d50 of the particles and the layer thickness dA of the outer layer (A) is ?1, and the base layer (B) comprises poly(-xyleneadipamide). The films of the invention are suitable, owing to their increased oxygen barrier, as a packaging material for foods and other consumable goods or as a lid film for APET/CPET or CPET trays.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2004Date of Patent: April 17, 2007Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbHInventors: Herbert Peiffer, Bart Janssens, Gottfried Hilkert, Matthias Konrad
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Patent number: 7198857Abstract: A polyester film for forming which is excellent in formability especially at low temperatures and low pressures and in solvent resistance and heat resistance and is reduced in environmental burden. The polyester film for forming is a biaxially oriented polyester film comprising a copolyester as a component, and is characterize in that (1) the stress at 100% elongation of the film in each of the machine direction and the transverse direction is 10 to 1,000 MPa at 25° C. and is 1 to 100 MPa at 100° C.; (2) the storage viscoelasticity (E?) of the film in each of the machine direction and the transverse direction is 10 to 1,000 MPa at 100° C. and is 5 to 40 MPa at 180° C.; and (3) the degree of heat distortion (initial load, 49 mN) of the film in the machine direction is ?3% to +3% at 175° C.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2004Date of Patent: April 3, 2007Assignee: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Katsufumi Kumano, Shinya Higashiura, Katsuya Ito, Masatoshi Tanabe, Shinji Fujita, Yasushi Sasaki
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Patent number: 7186772Abstract: Self-coating or self-layering lacquer systems from at least two different resins, oligomers, or polymers, which are emulsifiable or dispersible in water, have different surface tensions, and form self-layering phases. After the application, the phases separate into the components of the formulation.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2003Date of Patent: March 6, 2007Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AGInventors: Reinhold Berkau, Michael Gailberger, Thomas Gruber, Karl Holdik, Georg Meichsner, Fritz Mezger
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Patent number: 7186452Abstract: This invention relates to a coextruded, transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film comprising a base layer (B) and a heatsealable top layer (A) which is peelable from at least the APET side of an APET/CPET tray, the heatsealable and peelable top layer (A) consisting of a) 50–95% by weight of polyester and b) 5–40% by weight of a polyester-incompatible polymer (=anti-PET polymer) based on the mass of the top layer (A), wherein c) the polyester is composed of 20–95 mol % of units derived from at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid and 5–80 mol % of units derived from at least one aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, and d) the layer thickness dA is from 1.3 to 3.0 ?m. The invention further relates to a process for producing the film and to its use.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2004Date of Patent: March 6, 2007Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbHInventors: Herbert Peiffer, Bart Janssens, Bodo Kuhmann, Harald Mueller
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Patent number: 7179527Abstract: A substrate with a transparent conductive oxide film (especially a substrate with a transparent conductive oxide film useful as a substrate for a thin-film silicon-based solar cell) being excellent in mass production efficiency and being characterized by having a low resistance, a high transparency and a good light scattering performance over a full wavelength region (300 nm to 3 ?m) of solar ray, a process for its production, and a photoelectric conversion element (especially, solar cell) employing the substrate, are presented. A substrate with a transparent conductive oxide film, comprising a substrate and a transparent conductive oxide layer formed on the substrate and constituted by a plurality of ridges is and a plurality of flat portions, wherein the surfaces of the ridges and the flat portions, have many continuous micron-size protrusions.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2004Date of Patent: February 20, 2007Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Kazuo Sato, Naoki Taneda, Makoto Fukawa, Nobutaka Aomine, Mika Kambe
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Patent number: 7166366Abstract: A composite comprises a chemical, mechanical and/or optical protective and/or diffusion barrier layer disposed on a metal or plastic substrate. The layer consists of an organic layer matrix with metal-containing particles dispersed therein, the metal-containing organic layer being plasma-polymerized starting from at least one hydrocarbon which can be substituted and one metal-containing component. The protective and/or diffusion barrier layer is used in a thickness (d) in the submicron range and contains metal particles finely dispersed therein, that have a grain size that lies below 50% of the layer thickness (d). The organic layer matrix is deposited by plasma polymerization from a process gas that comprises at least one hydrocarbon that can also be substituted and one metal-containing component and/or an inorganic gas in a reactor that can be evacuated.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2001Date of Patent: January 23, 2007Assignee: Incoat GmbHInventor: Eva Maria Moser
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Patent number: 7157135Abstract: An embossable film for creating holograms and diffraction gratings and methods of producing the embossable films are provided. The embossable film includes a base layer and a co-extruded embossable layer that is coated with a transparent high refractive index (HRI) coating prior to embossing.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2004Date of Patent: January 2, 2007Assignee: Toray Plastics (America), Inc.Inventors: Wolfgang Decker, Christopher S. Curry, Hiroaki Watanabe, Arthur Eric Bartholomay
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Patent number: 7153897Abstract: A flame-retardant seamless belt is formed by molding a thermoplastic composition containing a polyester thermoplastic elastomer as a main component thereof; at not less than 15 wt % nor more than 40 wt % of melamine cyanurate for a whole weight of the thermoplastic composition; and not less than 0.01 parts by weight nor more than three parts by weight of an anion-containing salt, shown by a chemical formula 1, for 100 parts by weight of an entire polymer component. The thermoplastic composition has a volume resistivity of not less than 1.0×106?·cm nor more than 1.0×1012?·cm. The flame-retardant seamless belt is used as an intermediate transfer belt (33) or the like for use in an image-forming apparatus such as a copying apparatus, a facsimile, a printer, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2004Date of Patent: December 26, 2006Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Masakazu Tanaka, Takayuki Hattori
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Patent number: 7150921Abstract: A bi-layer bond coating for use on metal alloy components exposed to hostile thermal and chemical environment, such as a gas turbine engine, and the method for applying such coatings. The preferred coatings include a bi-layer bond coat applied to the metal substrate using high velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF) thermal spraying. Bi-layer bond coatings in accordance with the invention consist of a dense first inner layer (such as iron, nickel or cobalt-based alloys) that provides oxidation protection to the metal substrate, and a second outer layer having controlled porosity that tends to promote roughness, mechanical compliance, and promotes adherence of the thermal barrier coating (TBC). Preferably, the outer, less dense layer of the bi-layer bond coat is formed from a mixture of metallic powder and polyester to adjust and control the porosity, but without sacrificing mechanical compliance.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2004Date of Patent: December 19, 2006Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Warren Arthur Nelson, Jon Conrad Schaeffer, Sharon Trombly Swede, David Vincent Bucci, Joseph Debarro, Terry Howard Strout, Tyrone Robert Mortensen
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Patent number: 7144634Abstract: The invention relates to a multilayer biaxially oriented film comprised of a base layer and of at least one cover layer. The cover layer contains at least one polymer, which is made from at least one hydroxycarboxylic acid, and contains 2 to 10 wt. % of a glycerol fatty acid ester.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2002Date of Patent: December 5, 2006Assignee: Treofan Germany GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Marlies Rosenbaum, legal representative, Manfred Rosenbaum, legal representative, Petra Hade, Detlef D. Busch, Sonja Rosenbaum, deceased
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Patent number: 7144615Abstract: This invention relates to a coextruded, transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film comprising a base layer (B) and a heatsealable top layer (A) which is peelable with respect to at least CPET. The heatsealable and peelable top layer (A) consists of a) 70–97% by weight of polyester and b) 3–20% by weight of a polyester-incompatible polymer (=anti-PET polymer) based on the mass of the top layer (A), wherein c) the polyester is composed of 20–95 mol % of units derived from at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid and 5–80 mol % of units derived from at least one aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, the sum of the dicarboxylic acid-derived molar percentages being 100, and d) the layer thickness of the top layer (A) dA is from 1.7 to 6.0 ?m. The invention further relates to a process for producing the film and to its use.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2004Date of Patent: December 5, 2006Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbHInventors: Herbert Peiffer, Gottfried Hilkert, Matthias Konrad, Cynthia Bennett, Paul Broemmel
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Patent number: 7141293Abstract: This invention relates to a coextruded, transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film comprising a base layer (B) and a heatsealable top layer (A) which is peelable from at least APET, the heatsealable and peelable top layer (A) consisting of a) 60–97% by weight of polyester and b) 3–30% by weight of a polyester-incompatible polymer (=anti-PET polymer), based on the mass of the top layer (A), wherein c) the polyester being composed of 25–95 mol % of units which derive from at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid and 5–75 mol % of units which derive from at least one aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, the sum of the dicarboxylic acid-derived molar percentages being 100, and d) the layer thickness of the top layer (A) dA being from 0.7 to 2.5 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2004Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbHInventors: Herbert Peiffer, Bart Janssens, Gottfried Hilkert, Matthias Konrad
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Patent number: 7138176Abstract: The present invention relates to a transparent, low-flammability, UV-resistant, oriented film made from a crystallizable thermoplastic and having a thickness of from 5 to 300 ?m. The film comprises at least one UV stabilizer and at least one flame retardant, and at least the flame retardant, and preferably also the UV stabilizer, is fed directly as a masterbatch to the crystallizable thermoplastic during production of the film. The film may have one or more layers, and the UV stabilizer may have been selected from the group consisting of the 2-hydroxybenzophenones, the 2-hydroxybenzotriazoles, the organonickel compounds, the salicylic esters, the cinnamic ester derivatives, the resorcinol monobenzoates, the oxanilides, the hydroxybenzoic esters, the sterically hindered amines and triazines, and the flame retardant may be an organic phosphorus compound, in particular an organic phosphorus compound soluble in polyethylene terephthalate.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2001Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbHInventors: Ursula Murschall, Ulrich Kern, Guenther Crass, Andreas Stopp
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Patent number: 7132157Abstract: A layer which is obtained by thermal treatment from an aqueous dispersion applied to a substrate, the dispersion containing silicon/titanium mixed oxide powder prepared by flame hydrolysis. It is prepared by applying a dispersion which contains the silicon/titanium mixed oxide powder to a substrate and then sintering by using a thermal treatment. It can be used, for example, on materials with very low coefficients of expansion.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2002Date of Patent: November 7, 2006Assignee: Degussa AGInventors: Monika Oswald, Helmut Mangold, Klaus Deller, Rolf Clasen, Markus Hornfeck
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Patent number: 7128974Abstract: This invention relates to diamond and more particularly to diamond produced by chemical vapour deposition (hereinafter referred to as CVD). According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a layer of single crystal CVD diamond of high quality having a thickness of at least 2 mm.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2003Date of Patent: October 31, 2006Inventors: Geoffrey Alan Scarsbrook, Philip Maurice Martineau, Barbel Susanne Charlotte Dorn, Michael Andrew Cooper, John Lloyd Collins, Andrew John Whitehead, Daniel James Twitchen, Ricardo Simon Sussmann
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Patent number: 7127205Abstract: A fuser member with a supporting substrate having an outer surface layer of a fluoroelastomer, and the fluoroelastomer outer surface layer is prepared by: a) dissolving a fluoroelastomer; b) adding and reacting a biphenyl compound and a monofunctional amine hydrocarbon compound to form a homogeneous fluoroelastomer solution; and c) subsequently providing a surface layer of the resulting homogeneous fluoroelastomer solution to the supporting substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2004Date of Patent: October 24, 2006Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: David J. Gervasi, George A. Riehle, Laurence J. Lynd, Theodore Lovallo
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Patent number: 7105222Abstract: The invention relates the field of light boxes, and more specifically to a diffusing layer intended to be deposited on a substrate for making a light source homogeneous. The diffusing layer according to the invention consists of agglomerated semitransparent mineral particles in a mineral binder and is characterized by the particles having a mean diameter of between 0.3 and 2 microns, the binder being in a proportion of between 10 and 40% by volume, the particles forming aggregates whose size is between 0.5 and 20 microns, preferably less than 5 microns, and the layer having a contrast attenuation of greater than 40%. The invention also relates to uses for the production of flat lamps.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2001Date of Patent: September 12, 2006Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Christian Marzolin, Jean-Luc Allano
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Patent number: 7101610Abstract: A paint substitute film product 1 for surfacing an object S includes a decorative coat including a light-curable resinous layer, and a protective film provided over a surface of the light-curable resinous layer of the decorative coat. An adhesion strength AS1 between a surface of the object and the decorative coat, an adhesion strength AS2 between the protective film and the decorative coat, and a tensile strength TS of the decorative coat are configured to exhibit the equation: AS1>AS2>TS. The paint substitute film product 1 can deliver increased economy in surfacing the object, and the step of forming the object to be surfaced and the step of applying the paint substitute film can be provided independently.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2003Date of Patent: September 5, 2006Assignee: Honda Motor Co. Ltd.Inventors: Hitoshi Ohgane, Akihiro Shibuya, Keisuke Kojima, Noriyuki Yamanaka
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Patent number: 7097902Abstract: A process for the preparation of a self assembled superlattice thin film of organic nanocrystal particles is described comprising: (i) combining one or more functional organic material to be precipitated as nanocrystal particles and one or more surface active material in a compressed CO2 phase with a density of at least 0.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2003Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Thomas N. Blanton, Ramesh Jagannathan, Seshadri Jagannathan, Rajesh V. Mehta
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Patent number: 7063889Abstract: [Problem] The object is to provide a resin film for metal sheet laminate which endures severe forming owing to excellent formability and impact resistance, and also to excellent adhesion after forming and heating, further gives stable performance independent of forming conditions, and also provides a laminated metal sheet, and a method for manufacturing the same. [Means for Resolution] The resin film for metal sheet laminate has a mixed resin in which a granular resin mainly existing in a state of grains having 0.1 to 5 ?m in diameter is dispersed in a polyester resin having a main basic skeleton of polyethylene terephthalate and/or isophthalic acid copolymerized polyethylene terephthalate, in a range from 3 to 30% by weight in entire resin. The granular resin is a modified polyolefin resin containing a functional group derived from carboxylic acid in a range from 2 to 20% by weight as carboxylic acid.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2003Date of Patent: June 20, 2006Assignee: JFE Steel CorporationInventors: Yasuhide Yoshida, Hiroki Iwasa, Hiroshi Kubo, Takeshi Suzuki, Akihiko Furuta, Keiji Sugawara, Masaaki Yamashita
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Patent number: 7051965Abstract: A dual-bearing reel component, whose obverse face is paint-coated, is furnished with: a base element, a ground coating formed by painting on an obverse-layer side of the base element, and a metallic coating layer having a mirroring effect and formed semitransparently on an obverse-layer side of the ground coating. The paint-coated component of the present invention improves the design of paint-coated components in their outward look.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2001Date of Patent: May 30, 2006Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventor: Yasushi Nishimura
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Patent number: 7041365Abstract: An optical construction that is static-dissipative and includes a static-dissipative layer buried within optical material.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2003Date of Patent: May 9, 2006Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: William L. Kausch, James E. Lockridge, Wade D. Kretman
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Patent number: 7037596Abstract: This invention relates to a catalytic composition which comprises a coating of a coating material on a support and is obtainable by applying the coating material, comprising (1) a polycondensate of at least one hydrolysable organosilane and also, if desired, one or more compounds of glass-forming elements, and (2) particles of one or more transition metal oxides, the weight ratio of transition metal oxide particles to polycondensate being from 10:1 to 1:10, to the support and subjecting the applied coating material to thermal treatment. The invention also relates to a process for preparing this catalytic composition and to its use for the purpose of deodorizing or oxidizing organic components or carbon.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2000Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Assignee: Leibniz-Institut Fuer Neue Materialien Gemeinnuetzige GmbHInventors: Thomas Benthien, Stefan Faber, Gerhard Jonschker, Stefan Sepeur, Helmut Schmidt, Philipp Stoessel
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Patent number: 7018689Abstract: A heat-shrinkable polyester film comprising a polyester base film and a coat layer formed on one or both sides of the polyester base film, said coat layer comprising a copolymerised polyester having carboxyl group terminals and Tg in the range of 70 to 80;É, exhibits superior properties suitable for labeling or shrink-wrapping containers.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2002Date of Patent: March 28, 2006Assignee: SKC LimitedInventors: Junggyu Lee, Jonghyuk Eun, Namil Kim, Sangil Kim, Yongin Park, Changju Lee
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Patent number: 7003920Abstract: A transparent glazing unit having at least one viewing area, combined with an antifrosting adsorbent layer deposited on at least one surface of the said area, and its use in a door of a refrigerated enclosure and more particularly a glazed door, the glazed area of which essentially consists of a vacuum glazing unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2000Date of Patent: February 28, 2006Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Rino Messere, Anne-Sophie Hebert, Jean-Michel Florentin
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Patent number: 6946190Abstract: A thermally-conductive compound for forming a layer which is conformable between a first heat transfer surface and an opposing second heat transfer surface to provide a thermal pathway therebetween. The compound is an admixture of a thermal grease component and a dispersed constituent forming discrete domains within the grease component, the domains being form-stable at normal room temperature in a first phase and conformable between the first and second heat transfer surface in a second phase, and the domains having a domain transition temperature above normal room temperature from the first phase to the second phase. The dispersed constituent may be a fusible, i.e., low temperature melting, metal or metal alloy.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2003Date of Patent: September 20, 2005Assignee: Parker-Hannifin CorporationInventor: Michael H. Bunyan
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Patent number: 6923889Abstract: The invention relates to coated printing paper which contains mechanical pulp and whose opacity is at least 89%, brightness at least 65% and surface roughness not more than 4.5 ?m. The printing paper contains mechanical pulp at least 90 weight-% of the total fiber content of the paper.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2003Date of Patent: August 2, 2005Assignee: UPM-KymmeneInventors: Jouni Huuskonen, Timo Koskinen, Heikki Pakarinen, Timo Toivanen, Mika Kosonen
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Patent number: 6913821Abstract: Carbon composite components (1, 11, 22, 30), which may be aircraft brake discs, heat exchanger cores, and so on, are covered by protective coating 32. Component (1, 11, 22, 30) is immersed in liquid bath precursor of fluidized glass (step 55). After immersion step, glass-coated component (1, 11, 22, 30) is removed and annealed. Heat treatment gradually increases temperature to 250-350° C. at the rate of 1-2° C. per minute (step 60). Heat treatment is followed by soak at temperature of 250-350° C. for 1-10 hours (step 65). Temperature is then increased to 550-650° C. (step 70). Temperature is maintained at 550-650° C. for 1-10 hours (step 75). After completion of second prolonged heat treatment, the component is cooled until reaching room temperature (step 80). Upon completion of the annealing step, the fluidized glass coating converts to solid glass coating (32) enveloping and forming a protective barrier against undesirable oxidation of the C—C component (1, 11, 22, 30).Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2003Date of Patent: July 5, 2005Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Ilan Golecki, Terence B. Walker, Laurie A. Booker
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Patent number: 6908687Abstract: The present invention relates to oriented or hot-blown shrink films which may be manufactured from by a number of processes. The oriented films may be manufactured by double bubble, LISIM, tape bubble, trapped bubble or tenter framing processes. The films of the present invention are useful as a shrink film to package and label a variety of products. The films exhibit a high degree of MD shrinkage in a very controlled and consistent manner while providing a number of other positive characteristics such as optical clarity, puncture and abrasion resistance, controlled gauge, and superior web winding and handling characteristics. The shrink control layers of the films of the present invention contain a modifier component selected from plastomers and/or metallocene catalyzed ethylene-propylene copolymers and blends thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2002Date of Patent: June 21, 2005Assignee: ExxonMobil Oil CorporationInventors: Lindsay J. Mendes, Benoit Ambroise, Pang-Chia Lu, David Randall Williams
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Patent number: 6896960Abstract: An anti-glare hard coat film comprising an anti-glare hard coat layer disposed on at least one face of a transparent substrate film, wherein the anti-glare hard coat layer comprises (A) a resin cured by an ionizing radiation and, per 100 parts by weight of the cured resin, 0.2 to 10 parts by weight of (B) fine particles of silica and 1 to 20 parts by weight of (C) fine particles of a silicone resin. When this film is used for various displays, the excellent anti-glare property can be provided without decreasing the highly fine quality of displayed images. This film is also advantageously used as a protective film having a great surface hardness.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2003Date of Patent: May 24, 2005Assignee: Lintec CorporationInventors: Satoru Shoshi, Osamu Inaoka, Yoshitaka Takesako
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Patent number: 6893689Abstract: A transparent heat-absorbent multi-layer structure comprising, (A) a first layer, and (B) a second layer is described. The first layer (A) contains at least one organic infrared absorber (e.g., a phthalocyanine) and at least one ultraviolet absorber (e.g., a benzotriazole), and the second layer (B) contains at least one ultraviolet absorber and is substantially free of organic infrared absorbers. The first layer (A) is the only layer in the multi-layer structure that contains an organic infrared absorber. Also described is a method of preparing the multi-layer structure. Molded articles that may comprise the multi-layer structure of the present invention include glazings, such as automotive glazings.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2002Date of Patent: May 17, 2005Assignee: Bayer AktiengesellschaftInventors: Martin Döbler, Peter Bier, Rüdiger Gorny, Monika Stihler
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Patent number: 6893725Abstract: To provide a decorative porcelain having a superior stereoscopic feeling and a transcription sheet. An in-glaze decoration piled decorative porcelain having a piled coloring material layer obtained on in-glaze painting on a glazing layer formed on a surface of a porcelain substrate layer, using a pile coloring material including an inorganic pigment and a glass flux. The in-glaze decoration piled decorative porcelain includes a glass layer of glass with a glass transition temperature of 450° C. to 550° C. between the glazing layer and the piled coloring material layer, with the glass transition temperature of glass flux in the piled coloring material being 550° C. to 700° C.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2001Date of Patent: May 17, 2005Assignee: Noritake Co., LimitedInventors: Hiromichi Hayashi, Takuya Kawamura
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Patent number: 6878435Abstract: Disclosed is a triple layered ACA film adapted for enhancing the adhesion strength of a typical single layer Anisotropic Conductive Film or for enhancing the adhesion strength of the ACA film in flip chip bonding. The triple layered ACA film of the invention comprises: a main ACA film based upon epoxy resin and containing conductive particles having a particle size of 3 to 10 ?m and optionally non-conductive particles having a particle size of 0.1 to 1 ?m; and adhesion reinforcing layers based upon epoxy resin and formed at both sides of the main ACA film.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2002Date of Patent: April 12, 2005Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Kyung wook Paik, Myung jin Yim
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Patent number: 6872444Abstract: Coating compositions, methods and articles of manufacture comprising a nanoparticle system employing same to impart surface modifying benefits for all types of soft surfaces, and in some cases, hard surfaces, are disclosed. In some embodiments, dispersement of nanoparticles in a suitable carrier medium allows for the creation of coating compositions, methods and articles of manufacture that create multi-use benefits to the modified surfaces. These surface modifications can produce long lasting or semi-permanent multi-use benefits that, in some embodiments, may include at least one of the following improved surface properties: cleaning, wettability, liquid strike-through, comfort, stain resistance, soil removal, malodor control, modification of surface friction, reduced damage to abrasion and color enhancement, relative to the surfaces unmodified with such nanoparticle systems.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2002Date of Patent: March 29, 2005Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Michael Ray McDonald, Heather Anne Liddle, John David Carter, Robert Henry Rohrbaugh
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Patent number: 6869687Abstract: The present invention provides a recycled plastic article obtained by modifying the surface of a molded article formed from a collected plastic with a colored film which comprises an acrylic resin containing an ultraviolet absorber and has a thickness of from 50 ?m to 600 ?m. Plastics which are used widely in domestic electric products, automobile parts, industrial parts and the like and have various tones are modified with an acrylic resin film so colored to an extent as to provide color shielding of the ground collected resin, to collect the plastics and produce an article without being influenced by the color of the original materials.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2001Date of Patent: March 22, 2005Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, LimitedInventors: Yoshio Tadokoro, Mikio Kodama
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Patent number: 6866562Abstract: A process for finishing a metal surface comprises subjecting the surface to successive grit blasting passes including a first series of successive blasting passes using an abrasive grit of a first diameter range applied with a blasting nozzle air pressure in a first range, and a second series of successive blasting passes using an abrasive grit of a second diameter range smaller than the first diameter range, applied with a blasting nozzle air pressure in a second range lower than the first range. Thereafter a third series of successive blasting passes, using glass grit of a third diameter range smaller than the second diameter range, is applied with a blasting nozzle air pressure in a third range lower than the first range.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2001Date of Patent: March 15, 2005Assignee: Megara (Australia) PTY LTDInventor: Mario Girolamo
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Patent number: 6866920Abstract: The invention relates to a transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film with a base layer B which is composed of at least 80% by weight of a thermoplastic polyester, and with at least one outer layer A. Another polymeric layer made from a copolymer crosslinked using an acrylic and/or methacrylic compound, has been applied to that side of the film opposite to the outer layer A. The film has low oxygen transmission and exhibits very good adhesion between the respective layers. The coated film moveover has low coefficient of friction, excellent windability, and excellent antistatic performance. It is particularly suitable for packaging purposes, specifically for packaging foodstuffs or other consumable items. The invention further relates to a process for the production of the film.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2002Date of Patent: March 15, 2005Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbHInventors: Bart Janssens, Herbert Peiffer
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Patent number: 6861127Abstract: Thermoformable plastic films can be formed into bags, pouches, trays, etc. which are useful when packaging foodstuffs and other products. These films enjoy widespread use in the packaging of meat and other oxygen sensitive products due to the gas permeation barrier provided. Thermoformable packaging films comprise one or more layers of thermoplastic, including olefinic copolymers, amorphous and crystalline nylons, ionomeric polymers, and polyolefins. By selecting the type and combination order of thermoplastics, a packaging film was developed that provides excellent impact and abrasion resistance, sealability, thermoformability, and optical clarity.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 1999Date of Patent: March 1, 2005Assignee: Curwood, Inc.Inventors: Amy Lou Glawe, Adriana Nobre Rubo, Stephen James Vicik
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Patent number: 6855415Abstract: A product and a method for producing a product consisting of a thermoplastic substrate having a cured coating thereon. The coating consists of the ultra-violet radiation cured product of a brominated epoxy acrylate oligomer, a polyfunctional acrylate monomer, a silicone hard coat and a photoinitiator. The coated thermoplastic substrate has a low birefringence (<25 nm), and a low delta refractive index between the coating and thermoplastic substrate and a smooth upper surface having a gloss of at least 90% and a surface roughness of about 10.0 ?m or less. In order to obtain such a product, the thermoplastic substrate must be prepared by first producing a substrate having a smooth lower surface and a textured upper surface to which is applied the curable coating. A thermoplastic substrate, particularly an aromatic polycarbonate substrate, is prepared by passing a heated substrate between a pair of rolls wherein the upper roll has a textured surface and the lower roll has a smooth polished surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2001Date of Patent: February 15, 2005Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: Kenneth Lee Lilly
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Patent number: 6828040Abstract: The invention relates to an improved composite used as a bipolar separator plate in fuel cells. The composite of the invention comprises a steel substrate having a carbon coating thereon, the carbon coating comprises a carbon layer derived by pyrolysis of an acetylenic polymer having a content of carbon of at least 90%, the carbon layer protects the substrate against corrosion and improves long term contact resistivity, the polymer is soluble at a temperature below 110° C. in an organic solvent, and the carbon layer contacts said steel substrate. A process for preparing the composite according to the invention is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2002Date of Patent: December 7, 2004Assignees: Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Universite McGillInventors: Nicolas Cunningham, Allan S. Hay, Jean-Pol Dodelet, Yeuzhong Meng
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Patent number: 6824888Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing a bonded body of a beryllium member and a copper or copper alloy member, in which the bonding strength and thermal cycle resistance property are further increased. When the beryllium member and the copper or copper alloy member are bonded to each other, a thin layer of titanium, chromium, molybdenum, or silicon is formed as a diffusion inhibition layer on the surface of the beryllium; a copper layer is formed as a bonding layer on the surface of the diffusion inhibition layer; a thin layer of aluminum or zinc is formed as a bonding promotion layer on the surface of the bonding layer; and the beryllium member and the copper or copper alloy member are diffusion bonded to each other with the intermediate layer formation side being the bonding surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2001Date of Patent: November 30, 2004Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Toshihisa Hatano, Takaharu Iwadachi, Minoru Uda
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Patent number: 6818286Abstract: The invention relates to a panel (1) for a floor covering with a layer (2) consisting of a thermoplastic material, which is applied between the underside of the panel (1) and a further layer (3). The further layer consists in particular of a very thin, strong paper impregnated with acrylate. The invention achieves particularly good footfall noise-absorption.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2002Date of Patent: November 16, 2004Assignee: Kronospan Technical Company LimitedInventor: Dieter Döhring
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Patent number: 6811854Abstract: A surface treatment agent containing; (A) a metal alkoxide, and (B) a polymer comprising (B-i) a monomer having a carbon-carbon double bond and a metal alkoxide group, (B-ii) a fluorine-free (meth)acrylic acid derivative monomer, and (B-iii) a fluorine-containing compound having a functional group reactive with the metal alkoxide, or (B-iv) a fluorine-containing monomer having a carbon-carbon double bond, can impart durability maintaining sufficient water- and oil-repellency and soil releasability before and after cleaning.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2002Date of Patent: November 2, 2004Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuyuki Sato, Masamichi Morita, Fumihiko Yamaguchi, Yasushi Nakamae, Hiroko Yano
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Publication number: 20040211674Abstract: A new and improved, anodized aluminum gas distribution plate for process chambers, particularly an etch chamber. The gas distribution plate includes an aluminum body having multiple gas low openings extending therethrough and an alumina anodized coating or layer on the plate. The gas distribution plate is charcterized by enhanced longevity and durability and resists particle-forming deterioration and damage throughout prolonged use.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2003Publication date: October 28, 2004Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Huan-Liang Tzeng, Jung-Hsiang Chang, Ping-Jen Cheng
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Patent number: 6805952Abstract: Components for use in plasma processing chambers having plasma exposed surfaces with surface roughness characteristics that promote polymer adhesion. The roughened surfaces are formed by plasma spraying a coating material such as a ceramic or high temperature polymer onto the surface of the component. The plasma sprayed components of the present invention can be used for plasma reactor components having surfaces exposed to the plasma during processing. Suitable components include chamber walls, chamber liners, baffle rings, gas distribution plates, plasma confinement rings, and liner supports. By improving polymer adhesion, the plasma sprayed component surfaces can reduce the levels of particle contamination in the process chamber thereby improving yields and reducing down-time required for cleaning and/or replacing chamber components.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2000Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Assignee: Lam Research CorporationInventors: Christopher C. Chang, Robert J. Steger
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Publication number: 20040202825Abstract: Disclosed is a recording sheet which comprises a substrate and a material selected from the group consisting of purine compounds, pyrimidine compounds, benzimidazole compounds, imidazolidine compounds, urazole compounds, pyrazole compounds, triazole compounds, benzotriazole compounds, tetrazole compounds, pyrazine compounds, and mixtures thereof. Also disclosed is a recording sheet which consists essentially of a substrate, at least one material selected from the group consisting of purine compounds, pyrimidine compounds, benzimidazole compounds, imidazolidine compounds, urazole compounds, pyrazole compounds, triazole compounds, benzotriazole compounds, tetrazole compounds, pyrazine compounds, and mixtures thereof, an optional binder, an optional antistatic agent, an optional biocide, and an optional filler.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 1994Publication date: October 14, 2004Inventor: SHADI L. MALHOTRA
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Patent number: 6797359Abstract: The invention relates to a metalized or ceramic-coated, biaxially oriented, sealable polyester film with at least one base layer (B), with a sealable outer layer (A), and with a further non-sealable outer layer (C). The sealable outer layer (A) has a minimum sealing temperature (fin) of not more than 110° C. and a seal seam strength (fin) of at least 1.3 N/15 mm of film width. The two outer layers (A) and (C) are characterized by particular features. The film of the invention is particularly suitable for use in flexible packaging, and particularly and specifically for use on systems which operate in a vacuum.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2003Date of Patent: September 28, 2004Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbHInventors: Bart Janssens, Herbert Peiffer, Stefan Bartsch
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Patent number: 6790524Abstract: A laminate film comprising a polyolefin polymer layer having a surface treated by a flame or corona discharge treatment method and biaxially oriented at about 5.5-10.0 stretch ratio in the machine direction and about 7.0-12.0 stretch ratio in the transverse direction which imparts superior machine direction tensile properties such as Young's modulus of about 350,000 to about 400,000 psi or greater, elongation of 120% or less, and tensile strength of about 27,000 to about 30,000 psi or greater; and a metal layer having an optical density of at least about 1.8 deposited on said treated surface of said polyolefin-based resin layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2001Date of Patent: September 14, 2004Assignees: Toray Plastics (America), Inc., Bimo Italia S.p.A.Inventors: Keunsuk P. Chang, Michael Narkevicius, Hiroyuki Kato, Christopher D. Armstrong, Mario A. Scarati, Enrico Ballico, Angelo del Lupo
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Patent number: 6783838Abstract: A coated laminate having an ionic surface including a shrinkable polymeric film, an ionic coating and, optionally, a hydrogel is disclosed. A method for transferring sample molecules from a matrix to a coated laminate having an ionic surface also is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2001Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Patrick L. Coleman, Kurt J. Halverson, James I. Hembre, Sanjay L. Patil, Anila Prabhu, Raj Rajagopal, Jerald K. Rasmussen, Barbara C. Swenson, Patrick S. Quint