Abstract: Disclosed is a transparent conductive film that comprises at least one carrier layer disposed on the opposite side of a transparent support from at least one conductive layer, and at least one hardcoat layer disposed on the at least one carrier layer. Such films, which exhibit superior hardness, adhesion, and curl, are useful for electronics applications.

Abstract: A carbon nanotube (CNT) film having a transformed substrate structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The CNT film includes a transparent substrate, a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) structures formed distant from each other on the transparent substrate, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) deposited on the transparent substrate where the plurality of 3D structures is not formed. The method includes forming a plurality of 3D structures distant from each other on a transparent substrate, and depositing a CNT solution on the substrate with the plurality of 3D structures formed thereon, wherein the CNT solution is deposited into a portion of the transparent substrate where the 3D structures are not formed. Thus, the deposition mechanism of the CNT solution is controlled to thereby increase the transparency of the CNT film and the electrical conductivity of an electrode including the CNT film.

Abstract: The invention relates to a transparent conductor provided with a base comprising a first a resin, a conductive layer comprising conductive particles and a second resin, and an intermediate layer composed of a third resin formed between the base and the conductive layer, wherein the glass transition temperature Tg of the intermediate layer is lower than the Tg of the conductive layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to composite articles comprising a substrate and additional layers on the substrate. According to one example, the layers are selected so that the difference in the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) between the substrate and a first layer on one side of the substrate is substantially equal to the CTE difference between the substrate and a second layer on the other side of the substrate. The stress caused by the CTE difference and/or shrinkage on one side of the substrate during heating or cooling is balanced by the stress caused by the CTE difference on the other side of the substrate during heating or cooling. Such stress balancing can reduce or minimize curling of the substrate.

Abstract: There is provided a conductive film which is formed by laminating an anchor coating layer containing a polyester resin and an acrylic resin having an oxazoline group and a polyalkylene oxide chain as constituents and a transparent conductive coating layer on at least one surface of a base material film in this order and which has a total light transmittance of at least 60% and a surface resistance value of 1×101 to 1×104?/ This conductive film has excellent transparency and conductivity, can retain a satisfactory conductive performance even when an external force is applied since adhesion between the base material and the transparent conductive coating layer is good, and is suitably used as a transparent electrode or electromagnetic shielding material for a liquid crystal display (LCD), transparent touch panel, organic electroluminescent device and inorganic electroluminescent lamp.

Abstract: The invention relates to an infrared-reflective material which comprises a transparent sheet material which comprises, on a part-area, an interference pigment which has higher transmission in the visible region of global radiation than in the NIR region, to a method for screening an enclosed area against infrared light, and to the use of the infrared-reflective material for buildings, vehicles and greenhouses while simultaneously maintaining the ability of the human eye to see through the material.

Abstract: The target for the transparent conductive thin film having indium oxide as its major component and containing tungsten and/or molybdenum, obtained by forming a body of indium oxide powder, and tungsten oxide power and/or molybdenum oxide powder and then heating or sintering the formed body such that the thin film after sputtering has indium oxide as the main component and contains tungsten and/or molybdenum with an atomic ratio (W+Mo)/In of 0.0040 to 0.0470, whereby a transparent conductive thin film having excellent surface smoothness and low specific resistance of 6.0×10?4 ?·cm or less, and whose surface smoothness and specific resistance properties do not change even when heated at 170° C. is provided.

Abstract: A transparent conductive thin film which can be produced easily by sputtering or the like with a sintered target, needs no post-treatment such as etching or grinding, is low in resistance and excellent in surface smoothness, and has a high transmittance in the low-wavelength region of visible rays; and transparent, electroconductive substrate for a display panel and an organic electroluminescence device excellent in light-emitting characteristics, both including the transparent conductive thin film. More particularly, a transparent conductive thin film comprising indium oxide as the major component and silicon as a dopant, having a substantially amorphous structure, wherein silicon is incorporated at 0.5 to 13% by atom on indium and silicon totaled; and a transparent conductive thin film comprising indium oxide as the major component and tungsten and germanium, wherein tungsten is incorporated at a W/In atomic ratio of 0.003 to 0.047 and germanium is incorporated at a Ge/In atomic ratio of 0.001 to 0.190.

Abstract: There is provided an amorphous transparent conductive thin film with a low resistivity, a low absolute value for the internal stress of the film, and a high transmittance in the visible light range, an oxide sintered body for manufacturing the amorphous transparent conductive thin film, and a sputtering target obtained therefrom. An oxide sintered body is obtained by: preparing In2O3 powder, WO3 powder, and ZnO powder with an average grain size of less than 1 ?m so that tungsten is at a W/In atomic number ratio of 0.004 to 0.023, and zinc is at a Zn/In atomic number ratio of 0.004 to 0.100; mixing the prepared powder for 10 to 30 hours; granulating the obtained mixed powder until the average grain size is 20 to 150 ?m; molding the obtained granulated powder by a cold isostatic press with a pressure of 2 to 5 ton/cm2, and sintering the obtained compact at 1200 to 1500 degree.C.

Abstract: A transparent conductive thin film which can be produced easily by sputtering or the like with a sintered target, needs no post-treatment such as etching or grinding, is low in resistance and excellent in surface smoothness, and has a high transmittance in the low-wavelength region of visible rays; and transparent, electroconductive substrate for a display panel and an organic electroluminescence device excellent in light-emitting characteristics, both including the transparent conductive thin film. More particularly, a transparent conductive thin film comprising indium oxide as the major component and silicon as a dopant, having a substantially amorphous structure, wherein silicon is incorporated at 0.5 to 13% by atom on indium and silicon totaled; and a transparent conductive thin film comprising indium oxide as the major component and tungsten and germanium, wherein tungsten is incorporated at a W/In atomic ratio of 0.003 to 0.047 and germanium is incorporated at a Ge/In atomic ratio of 0.001 to 0.190.

Abstract: The present invention provides a material for packaging electronic components. In one embodiment, the packaging material comprises (a) a puncture resistant film having opposed first and second major surfaces; (b) a substantially continuous metal free light transmissible layer disposed on the first surface of the puncture resistant film, wherein the light transmissible layer comprises at least one pair of polymer layer and transparent conductive oxide layer; and (c) a heat sealable layer disposed on the light transmissible layer or on the second surface of the puncture resistant film. Other embodiments are provided.

Abstract: Catalysts useful for low-cure powder coating compositions are disclosed, having the structure (I): wherein R1 is an organic radical having 6 to 25 carbon atoms; each R2 is independently a multivalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; Y is each R3 and R4 are independently alkyl or aryl groups having 1 to 12 carbon atoms; each Z is independently oxygen or nitrogen; R5 is absent when Z is oxygen and R5 is hydrogen, an alkyl or aryl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or (Y)a —R2— when Z is nitrogen; a, b, and c are integers; each X is independently S, O, or N(R6); each R6 is independently hydrogen or an alkyl or aryl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms; and P is a polymeric material.

Abstract: A transparent conductive thin film which can be produced easily by sputtering or the like with a sintered target, needs no post-treatment such as etching or grinding, is low in resistance and excellent in surface smoothness, and has a high transmittance in the low-wavelength region of visible rays; and transparent, electroconductive substrate for a display panel and an organic electroluminescence device excellent in light-emitting characteristics, both including the transparent conductive thin film. More particularly, a transparent conductive thin film comprising indium oxide as the major component and silicon as a dopant, having a substantially amorphous structure, wherein silicon is incorporated at 0.5 to 13% by atom on indium and silicon totaled; and a transparent conductive thin film comprising indium oxide as the major component and tungsten and germanium, wherein tungsten is incorporated at a W/In atomic ratio of 0.003 to 0.047 and germanium is incorporated at a Ge/In atomic ratio of 0.001 to 0.190.

Abstract: A thin abrasion resistant decorative thermosetting laminate of postforming quality is glued to a longitudinal carrier. The carrier preferably consists of a fibre board or a particle board with a rectangular cross section and at least two opposite rounded-off edges. One or more floor strips with the same or different cross section is machined from the laminate clad carrier.

Abstract: A docking station that accepts a portable computing device is disclosed. The docking station comprises a first surface that supports a bottom surface of the portable computing device. The first surface includes a means for restricting the movement of the portable computing device. The docking station additionally includes a body or a trunk that interfaces the portable computing device with an external device. The docking station additionally includes a hinge which joins the first surface to the body or trunk, in which the hinge permits the portable computing device to be rotated between a horizontal and a vertical orientation as well as various acute angles.

Abstract: A light-permeable, IR-reflecting body which contains a stiff, amorphous base material comprised of light-permeable plastic and IR-reflecting particles which are oriented parallel to the surface, said light-permeable IR-reflecting body having a transmissivity (T) in the visible range of 45-75%, an overall energy permeability (g) of 30-60%, and a T/g ratio of >1.15, and the IR-reflecting particles oriented parallel to the surface are disposed in a coating layer comprised of a transparent water-insoluble binder, which layer is 5-40 micron thick and adheres to the base material, wherewith red-reflecting particles with a layer of titanium dioxide 60-120 nm thick on a platelet-shaped carrier pigment are present in the aforesaid coating layer in the amount of 20-40 wt. % of said coating layer.

Abstract: A coating composition for forming abrasion-resistant, high clarity coatings is described. It has been found that a macrocrystalline or single crystal mineral abrasive can be added at high levels, about 5 to about 80 percent by weight, to art-recognized film-forming resin compositions for producing coatings exhibiting exceptional abrasion resistance and clarity. Such a coating composition is useful for application to surfaces including wood, vinyl, tile, rubber modified cement, marble, metal, plastic, and laminated surfaces.

Abstract: A transparent conductive film (1) having a transparent plastic film (11) and a transparent conductive thin film (12) formed on at least one side thereof, characterized in that a resin layer (P) containing an ionic group in the range of 20 to 1000 eq/ton is provided between the transparent plastic film and the transparent conductive thin film and the ionic group containing resin has a cross-linked structure. The transparent conductive film has excellent adhesion to other conductive thin films and therefore exhibits excellent durability to input with a pen when used in touch panels.

Abstract: A surface protective film which can be used in the production of components associated with a liquid crystal display such as a polarizer to improve productivity and yields since no air bubbles are trapped when stuck to a substrate having unevenness in the surface and since the adhesion is low and a change of the adhesion with the passage of time is small and which can be highly transparent and improve inspectability by using a polyester film having little particles as a base material. It is treated by an antistatic agent or a release agent the surface of the surface protective film opposite to the surface in which the adhesive layer is formed, as a result, control of static electrification in case the surface protective film is peeled off and removal of the dust adhering to the surface can be made easy.

Abstract: A thin abrasion resistant decorative thermosetting laminate of postforming quality is glued to a longitudinal carrier. The carrier preferably consists of a fiberboard or a particle board with a rectangular cross section and at least two opposite rounded-off edges. One or more floor strips with the same or different cross section is machined from the laminate clad carrier.

Abstract: A filter for visual display terminals (VDT), comprising a substrate film having on one surface a deposition layer of indium-tin oxide (ITO) and on the other surface a flexible resin layer comprising a photopolymerized coating derived from a monomeric mixture of at least one of diallyl phthalate, diallyl isophthalate, and diallyl terephthalate, and pentaerythritol tetra(3-mercaptopropionate) in an equivalent ratio of 2:1 to 1:3, and further containing a photopolymerization initiator.

Abstract: A coating composition for forming abrasion-resistant, high clarity coatings is described. It has been found that a macrocrystalline or single crystal mineral abrasive can be added at high levels, about 5 to about 80 percent by weight, to art-recognized film-forming resin compositions for producing coatings exhibiting exceptional abrasion resistance and clarity. Such a coating composition is useful for application to surfaces including wood, vinyl, tile, rubber modified cement, marble, metal, plastic, and laminated surfaces.

Abstract: An infrared-transparent structure includes a first infrared-transparent element that is transparent to infrared radiation in the 3.6-7 micrometer wavelength range, preferably coated with a zinc-sulfide antireflective coating, and a layer of a solvent-free, infrared-transparent polymer transparent on the first infrared-transparent element. The polymer is formed of an addition-cured silicone, such as addition-cured dimethyl silicone, and a small amount of an adhesion promoter, such as 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane. The polymer layer may either be a surface layer, or it may be used as an adhesive between the first infrared-transparent element and a second infrared-transparent element.

Abstract: A transparent electro-conductive structure comprising a transparent substrate and formed successively thereon a transparent electro-conductive layer and a transparent coat layer, which is used in, e.g., front panels of display devices such as CRTs. The transparent electro-conductive layer is composed chiefly of i) noble-metal-coated fine silver particles having an average particle diameter of from 1 nm to 100 nm, the fine silver particles being surface-coated with gold or platinum alone or a composite of gold and platinum, and ii) a binder matrix. A transparent electro-conductive layer forming coating fluid used in the production of this transparent conductive structure comprises a solvent and noble-metal-coated fine silver particles dispersed in the solvent and having an average particle diameter of from 1 nm to 100 nm, the fine silver particles being surface-coated with gold or platinum alone or a composite of gold and platinum.

Abstract: An electrochromic unit (1) having an electrochemical cell with at least two electrodes (3, 4) applied to a carrier, an electrolyte (2) located between the electrodes (3, 4) and an electrochromic material (7), such as an electrochromic polymer, applied to one of the electrodes (3), is characterized by a proton exchange membrane (2) as a solid electrolyte and carrier for the bilaterally applied electrodes (3, 4), the electrochromic material (7) being positioned on the side of the electrode (3) carrying it remote from the membrane (2).

Abstract: A coating liquid for forming a transparent conductive coating, comprising fine particles of a composite metal having an average particle size of 1 to 200 nm and a polar solvent. The above composite metal particles are preferably composed of an alloy of a plurality of metals or comprise fine metal particles or the fine alloy particles covered by a metal having a standard hydrogen electrode potential higher than that of the metal or alloy metal. A substrate with transparent conductive coating comprising a transparent conductive fine particle layer including the composite metal particles and a transparent coating disposed on the transparent conductive fine particle layer. A display device comprising a front panel composed of the above substrate with transparent conductive coating, the transparent conductive coating being formed at an outer surface of the front panel.

Abstract: The subject of the present invention is a solid material in the form of a microperforated sheet transparent to light of wavelengths in the visible and infrared, characterized in that the mean distance between two immediately neighbouring perforations is at least 5, and preferably 7 .mu.m, and is so over each face of the material. Preferably, the mean angle of inclination of the perforations through the thickness of the material is less than 10.degree., even 5.degree.. In a particular embodiment, the material is a membrane produced from a flexible polymer film with a thickness lying between 0.1 and 100 .mu.m, more generally between 5 and 50 .mu.m, and the perforation diameters lying between 0.01 and 15 .mu.m. The membranes obtained according to the invention are particularly useful as support membranes for viewing in an optical microscope or in infrared spectroscopy. They may also be used as filter membranes or, amongst other applications, as a support for cell culture.

Abstract: A protective, impact resistant material and method, the material comprising a fabric of thermoplastic polymeric fibers having a strength of at least 0.4 GPa and an elastic modulus of at least 5 GPa and a matrix of polymeric material disposed in the interstices between the fibers, the matrix having an elastic modulus in the range 0.2 to 3.times.10.sup.6 psi. The polymeric fibers can be gel spun polyethylene, polypropylene, nylon, polyvinyl alcohol and polyethylene terephthalate. In a second embodiment, the matrix is derived from the fabric.

Abstract: A composite film for forming a resinous coating film on a surface of a to-be-coated material. The composite film has at least one water-soluble resinous coating film, at least one of which is formed on a surface of the composite film which is brought into contact with the surface of the to-be-coated material closely, and a base sheet to which the water-soluble resinous coating film adheres and transmits light therethrough. The water-soluble resinous coating film formed on the surface of the composite film which is brought into contact with the surface of the to-be-coated material closely is hardened in close contact with the to-be-coated material, with water interposed between the water-soluble resinous coating film and the to-be-coated material and adheres to the to-be-coated material to form a water-insoluble coating film. It is preferable that the application amount of the water is in a range of 1.5 g/m.sup.2 -10 g/m.sup.2.

Abstract: A retroreflective vision control panel which includes an opaque sheet material coated with retroreflective light reflecting particles and a dark opaque color on the reverse side thereof, and an image formed over top the retroreflective particles using colored light permeable translucent inks or films to form an image thereon. The opaque sheet and image have a plurality of perforations spaced therethrough. Translucent light-permeable sheet material is provided on the back side of the panel and overlaid on one or the other side with translucent inks to form a second image. An observer on the front side of the panel will observe one or the other of the images, depending upon the relative intensity of the light incident on the front and back sides of the panel.

Abstract: The electrically conductive, barium sulfate-containing composition consists of BaSO.sub.4 particles having a surface area of from 0.1 to 150 m.sup.2 /g. The BaSO.sub.4 particles each are provided with a SnO.sub.2 coating having a thickness of 2 to 80 nm and containing from 1 to 15% by weight of the Sb.sub.2 O.sub.3. The electrically conductive, barium sulfate-containing composition is made by a method including the steps of adding a first acidic solution containing 1 to 95% by weight SnCl.sub.4 and a basic solution to an aqueous dispersion from 50 to 800 g/l of BaSO.sub.4 to make a basic mixture having a pH from 9 to 15; then adding an acid to the basic mixture to form an acidic mixture having a pH from 4 to 1; then adding a second acid solution containing 0.5 to 60% by weight of SbCl.sub.

Abstract: A retroreflective vision control panel which includes an opaque sheet material coated with retroreflective light reflecting particles and a dark opaque color on the reverse side thereof, and an image formed over top the retroreflective particles using colored light permeable translucent inks or films to form an image thereon. The opaque sheet and image have a plurality of perforations spaced therethrough. Translucent light-permeable sheet material is provided on the back side of the panel and overlaid on one or the other side with translucent inks to form a second image. An observer on the front side of the panel will observe one or the other of the images, depending upon the relative intensity of the light incident on the front and back sides of the panel.

Abstract: A transparentized paper is prepared by coating a transparentizing medium on to a paper substrate by a screen coating process. The method may be carried out on a continuous basis, and the medium may comprise an ultra-violet curable resin. Also disclosed is a universal vellum prepared according to the method of the invention, and having a first side which has a smooth texture and may be utilized for electrostatic, pen plotter and xerographic applications, and a second side having a rougher texture which may be utilized for drafting and ink-jet printing applications.

Abstract: A self-supporting structure protects individuals from solar ultraviolet radiation without obstructing their views. The structure is formed from a substantially transparent substrate to which is applied an ultraviolet radiation absorbing material. A photochromic component can also be added to the substrate. The structure can be used as a golf cart or marine vessel canopy, as a building awning or canopy, as a window blind, or for any other application where a substantially transparent self-supporting structure that absorbs ultraviolet radiation is needed.

Abstract: A coating solution for forming a transparent and electrically conductive film contains fine conductive metal or alloy particles dispersed in a polar solvent and having a diameter not exceeding 50 nm. The metal particles are of silver and at least one of palladium, copper and gold. The alloy particles are of an alloy of silver with at least one of palladium, copper and gold. The solution permits the use of a baking temperature which is as low as 150.degree.-450.degree. C.

Abstract: The light intercepting net in accordance with the present invention has fine meshes and is formed by weaving or knitting yarns, a tackiness may be applied to the net at one side thereof. The one side of the net to which the tackiness agent is applied is preferably flat or smoothed.Preferably, the net is formed by weaving or knitting glass fiber yarns and then coated with resin, and yarns constituting the net have a suitable stretchability and elasticity.Colors or patterns may be painted or drawn on the net at one side or both sides thereof.The tackiness agent is preferably hydrophilic.

Abstract: Electro-conductive oxides showing excellent electro-conductivity, electrodes using the electro-conductive oxide and methods for manufacturing the same are described. The electro-conductive oxides are represented by the general formula: M(1).sub.x M(2).sub.y In.sub.z O.sub.(x+3y/2+3z/2)-d. The above electro-conductive oxides show not only excellent electro-conductivity but also excellent transparency all over the visible region and therefore they are particularly useful as, for example, electrodes for liquid crystal displays, EL displays and solar cells, which require light transmission.

Abstract: A retro-reflective vision control panel which includes an opaque sheet material coated with retro-reflective light reflecting particles and a dark opaque color on the reverse side thereof, and an image formed over top the retro-reflective particles using colored light permeable translucent inks or films to form an image thereon. The opaque sheet and image have a plurality of perforations spaced thereover such that when the light level on the image side of said panel is slightly less than, equal to, or greater than that on the other side, an observer on the image side clearly sees the image while an observer on the other side sees through the panel without seeing any trace whatsoever of the image or design.

Abstract: An electroconductive antireflection film with a laminated structure is composed of at least four oxide layers, including a plurality of high-refractive-index layers and a plurality of low-refractive-index layers, at least one of the high-refractive-index layers serving as a transparent electroconductive layer and one of the low-refractive-index layers serving as a surface layer.

Abstract: The composite layer according to the present invention comprises a substrate and a colored layer formed on the surface of this substrate. This colored layer contains a transparent layer and a coloring agent dispersed within the transparent layer, and this transparent layer is made of an inorganic gel or glass material, while the coloring agent contains dyes or pigments. The composite layers of the present invention are suitable for use in products such as construction materials with the appearance of marble, colored glass materials for decorative purposes, or color filters.

Abstract: One or more panels define a support for an image layer and a relatively dark layer. Holes extend through the panel and the layer. The holes allow viewing through the panels in one direction without seeing the image, yet the image can be viewed by looking at the panel assembly from the opposite direction. Thus, the image is suitable as an advertising medium as applied to the transparent windows of buildings, vehicles and the like. A person sitting in a building or in a vehicle cannot see the image on a window by looking outwardly through the window. Looking in the opposite direction, from outside to inside the vehicle, a person will see the image through the assembly of panels.

Abstract: A gravure roll and associated coating methods are disclosed that produces a uniform coating gradient on a substrate. The gravure roll comprising a series of cells arranged in circumferential line density sections in which the line densities progressively increase from section to section, and in which the cell volumes progressively decrease within each section, and in which the cell volumes at the end of one section are substantially the same as the cell volumes at the beginning of the next adjacent section.

Abstract: A protective, impact resistant material and method, the material comprising a fabric of thermoplastic polymeric fibers having a strength of at least 0.5 GPa and an elastic modulus of at least 25 GPa and a matrix of polymeric material disposed in the interstices between the fibers, the matrix having an elastic modulus in the range 0.2 to 3.times.10.sup.6 psi. The polymeric fibers can be gel spun polyethylene, polypropylene, nylon, polyvinyl alcohol and polyethylene terephthalate. In a second embodiment, the matrix is derived from the fabric.

Abstract: A sheet of writing paper which is white, but which has been colored, or tinted to a pastel color by printing on its surface with a strippable or chemically removable ink. The surface printing with ink allows the paper to have a desirable tinted color, but allows the color to be easily removed so that the paper can be relatively easily recycled and reused without the normal problems associated with recycling of vat-dyed tinted papers. The surface printing can be accomplished by printing a random spotted pattern on the paper to provide for the perception of tinting. The invention allows the printed pattern to have a random-toned effect or allows the visual incorporation of words or symbols which would very subtly appear, macroscopically, in the tinting pattern.

Abstract: A molding having a high transparency and a surface hardness of B or higher in terms of pencil hardness, is provided by blow molding process employing no orientation step. A high-hardness transparent polyester molding, obtained by quenching and carrying out non-orientation blow molding of a polyester resin or a composition thereof in a molten state, and subsequent crystallization thereof in a specific temperature range.

Abstract: An electrostatic dissipating packaging tape is disclosed that comprises a transparent substrate, a substantially transparent adhesive layer on one surface of the substrate, and a clay coating on the opposite surface of the substrate from the adhesive. The clay is characterized by being able to provide a surface resistivity of 10.sup.14 ohms per square or less when present on a surface in amounts that are low enough to remain transparent, and the clay is present on the substrate surface in an amount sufficient to provide the coating with a surface resistivity of 10.sup.14 ohms per square or less, but less than an amount that would substantially reduce the transparent optical properties of the packaging tape.

Abstract: A label sheet assembly for transparent paper labels has a substantially transparent paper label sheet with a substantially transparent, pressure sensitive adhesive coating. Labels are die cut out of the paper label sheet. The paper label sheet is mounted on a backing sheet, which has a release coating to allow removal of the labels. The pressure sensitive adhesive may be stable in the presence of temperatures up to 200 degrees Fahrenheit so that the labels may be printed in a laser printer. The label sheet assembly may be printed in its entirety by an ink jet printer or xerographic printer with a resulting high print quality. A method for printing transparent label sheet assemblies comprises forming double thickness label sheet assemblies, creating a paper supply, feeding label sheet assemblies from the paper supply through xerographic and ink jet printers, removing labels from a backing sheet, and applying the labels to products to be labeled.

Abstract: An optical filter comprises a multilayer coating adherent to a substrate, the coating comprising at least four superimposed layer collections. Each layer collection has ordered first, second and third layers of which the first and third layers are made of a first material and are 0.6 quarter wavelengths thick whereas the second layer is made of a second material and is 6.8 quarter wavelengths thick. One of these materials has a high refractive index in the range 1.9 to 2.5 whilst the other of these materials has a low refractive index in the range 1.3 to 1.7. The preferred high index material is zinc sulphide and the preferred low index material is thorium fluoride.The optical filter is generally transmissive except in a number of narrow waveband regions which include respective known laser wavelengths.

Abstract: The present invention provides a two-component infrared reflecting film which reflects light in the infrared region of the spectrum while suppressing second, third and fourth order reflections in the visible spectrum. The film comprises alternating layers of first (A) and second (B) diverse polymeric materials having a six layer alternating repeat unit with relative optical thicknesses of about .778A.111B.111A.778B.111A.111B. The polymeric materials differ from each other in refractive index by at least about 0.03.

Abstract: A heat-resistant moistureproof film having a first layer (A), a second layer (B) bonded to one side of the first layer, and a third layer (C) bonded to the other side of the first layer. The first layer (A) is a single or a laminate of a transparent laminated film having a base film composed of PVA having a saponification degree of not less than 99 mol % and a transparent silicon oxide thin film (SO thin film) 2 formed on at least one side thereof. The second layer (B) is a single or a laminate of a transparent plastic film other than a PVA film, having at least one layer of the plastic film with a transparent SO thin film 4 having a thickness of 100 to 5000 .ANG. formed on at least one side thereof, and at least one layer of a transparent heat-resistant film having the sum of the absolute values of the percentages of heat-shrinkage in the machine direction and transverse direction when heated at 150.degree. C. for 30 minutes, of not more than 1% and a light transmittance of not less than 85% by ASTM D-1003.