Abstract: A plastic film screen protector that prevents interference patterns from arising when the film touches the screen is described. The advantages are accomplished by the film having a slightly roughened surface so that the majority of the film facing an electronic device screen does not substantially touch the screen. These physical aberrations prevent Newton ring interference patterns and spots caused by refractive index differences between air and the film material.

Abstract: Metal foils are soldered using a soldering material. The metal foils are disposed in layers and/or are wound in layers to form a honeycomb body. An aluminum content of the foils amounts to at least 6 wt. %. The material is based upon nickel and contains 17 to 23 wt. % chromium, 5 to 10 wt. % silicon, 18 to 20 wt. % iron, and less than 0.5 wt. % boron.

Abstract: A protection system for preventing floor surfaces from becoming damaged due to the movement of furniture. The inventive device includes a piece of loop material, an adhesive strip attached to the loop material for attaching to the lower end of a leg of furniture, a piece of hook material for removably engaging the loop material, a piece of protective backing secured to the hook material, and a piece of wool attached to the protective backing in opposition to the hook material. The loop material, the hook material and the protective backing may be trimmed with a conventional cutting device to conform to the shape and size of the lower end of the furniture.

Abstract: The present invention relates to absorbent articles and non-absorbent articles which comprise at least one improved double-sided soft and elastic material composite. The composites according to the invention may also be breathable. The composites are produced by incrementally stretching a laminate of an elastic layer between two non-elastic cloth-like layers. The non-elastic cloth-like layers tear during stretching such that the elasticity of the laminate after stretching is substantially the same as the elasticity of the film elastic layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of removing liquid from a surface of a semiconductor wafer that comprises the steps of providing a plurality of capillary channels, each said capillary channel having a first opening and a second opening, and then placing said first openings in contact with the liquid in a manner effective in drawing away the liquid by capillary action.

Abstract: As subject of the present invention, a woven composite fabric, comprising metal elements (51) and polymer elements (52) is provided. The metal elements (51) being metal wires, bundles of metal wires, metal strands or metal cords. According to the invention, the polymer elements (52) are polymer tapes, having a substantially rectangular cross-section.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a plastic fiber article of manufacture having composite-like high strength characteristics. The article of manufacture can be in the form of a panel or board. The panel or board is constructed from low cost fiber materials, industrial grade or high thermoplastic, and other additives to protect the board or panel from ultraviolet light, fugii growth, excessive heat, fire, insect infestation, and/or weathering. The plastic fiber panel or board may be textured and colored to resemble natural wood such as cedar, walnut, or oak. The plastic fiber panel or board is stronger more durable and may be cheaper than natural wood alternative panels or boards.

Abstract: A trim insert 10 made of metal sheet in which a plurality of core pieces 11 arranged parallel to each other at regular intervals are connected together via bonded portions 12, wherein a deformed linear section 20 is formed in the lengthwise direction a of the core piece. The deformed section is a bent portion 21, a projected portion 22, 23 or a groove portion 24, and is formed all over the surface of the core pieces.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a substrate strip with sides having flanges and recesses. The substrate strip is obtained by cutting a panel where a plurality of substrate strips can be arrayed. The substrate strip comprises a first side and a second side. The first side comprises a plurality of first flanges and a plurality of first recesses defined between the first flanges. The second side comprises a plurality of second flanges and a plurality of second recesses defined between the second flanges. The complementary shapes of the first side and the second side are suitable for arraying the two substrate strips most closely, and the most substrate strips can be cut from the panel. Accordingly, waste of the panel can be avoided. The cost of the panel is enormously slashed and the total cost of manufacture is reduced thereby.

Abstract: A nested rolled paper product is shown in which raised and depressed areas are formed in a sheet. The depressed areas may comprise square shapes, rounded shapes or other geometric shapes that are capable of aligning or nesting in registration when the sheet is rolled to form a reduced diameter rolled product. A high loft through air drying fabric is employed to imprint a high caliper pattern into the sheet in such a way as to nest raised portions, resulting in a more compact product having a minimized roll diameter. Grooves or channels in the sheet are capable of aligning as the sheet is rolled. The resulting rolled product may be toilet tissue, paper towels, or other similar paper products. The final rolled product achieves a minimum roll diameter for a fixed roll length.

Abstract: Based plates made of plastic wastes may be used to replace bass plates made of soft woods or tropical hard woods, such as used in the concrete industry to produce composite blocks, plates, blocks, curbstones or the like The base plates may be mad by plasticizing and extruding the thermoplastic component

Abstract: The present invention provides a film roll comprising an electrified portion at at least part in the transverse direction of a film that is wound into a roll, in which the difference between the maximum width and the minimum width of the electrified portion is 10 mm or less. In this manner, side slipping can be reliably prevented while securing escapeways for air at the edges, and a film roll having no side slips, wrinkles, deformation, decentering, or the like can be manufactured.

Abstract: The present invention relates to oleophobic filtration media including polymeric membranes and other substrates that are coated with polymerized substituted or unsubstituted para-xylene. A method of coating such substrates with polymerized substituted or unsubstituted para-xylene is also provided. The coated substrates possess both hydrophobic (water repellent) and oleophobic (oil repellent) properties.

Abstract: An assembly is provided for cleaning toner resin from the operating parts of a printing device. The assembly comprises a porous member impregnated with a silicone copolymer and a rigid member with a supporting base to mount said porous member. The assembly is preferably a two-part kit having a brush member for wiping components of the printing device and a pad member mountable for stationary positioning within said printing device for scrubbing components of the printing device as they move relative to the mounted pad. The silicone copolymer has the formula where x represents from about 98.8 molar percent to about 99.5 molar percent, y represents from about 0.5 molar percent to 1.2 molar percent and R comprises from about 70% by weight to about 100% by weight of a C15-C60 alkyl group and from about 0% by weight to about 30% by weight of a C2-C14 alkyl group.

Abstract: A polymeric printing member for use in a printing machine is provided. The polymeric printing member includes a substrate and a coating applied to the substrate. The coating is applied to the substrate by rotating the substrate about its longitudinal axis and applying the coating from an applicator to the substrate in a spiral pattern in a controlled amount so that substantially all the coating that exits the applicator adheres to said substrate.

Abstract: A fire-resistant heat insulating material excellent in resistance to heat, resistance to slag, resistance to molten iron, resistance to wear, and resistance to mechanical impulse is provided. A highly endurable heat insulating material characterized by being provided on the surface of a layer of inorganic heat insulating fibers through the medium of a coating film of surface hardening material with a flame sprayed film of a fire-resistant ceramic substance.

Abstract: A device for heat shrinking thin film onto open-topped containers to form spill-resistant covers is shown. A radiant energy source is intermittently energized in association with timers to direct radiant energy towards the thin film. An energy absorbing body is associated with the thin film to absorb energy and create heat adjacent to the film which in turn causes the thin film to shrink. The energy absorbing body can be the adaptation of the thin film to be opaque to the radiant energy by either being coated with an energy absorbing coating such as printing, or being made partially opaque by means of tinting. The container can also be adapted to absorb energy by including a darkened band adjacent the upper edge of the rim. The device can also interpose an energy absorbing body, such as a darkened aluminum screen adjacent to the film to be heated to cause the thin film to shrink.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a floor covering for a powered vehicle having a base covering 44 and a least one affixing arrangement 56″ for the affixing of the supplemental mat 42 to the base covering wherein the affixing arrangement 56″ comprises a first affixing element 20 which may be connected releaseably with a complementary second affixing element 60 provided to the supplemental mat 42. In accordance with the present invention the first affixing element 20 is embedded in the base covering 44 wherein the upwardly extending distal end of the first affixing element 20 is provided no higher than the level of the nap side of the base covering 44. A further embodiment of the floor covering of the present invention comprises the supplemental mat 42 wherein a second affixing element 60 is invisibly provided to its underside.

Abstract: An artificial lawn able to absorb and store quantities of water. The stored water is released only when the lawn is walked upon and is available to improve its sliding properties. The artificial lawn includes blades which are at least partly hollow and can consist of small U-shaped tubes. The small tubes can further have openings in their lateral wall so as possibly to be able to absorb water also from the support layer or from a water-storing layer.

Abstract: An apparatus for applying an improved adhesive to a series of sheets of insulation having drainage channels, wherein the apparatus includes a frame with a power-driven conveyor, a magazine for receiving sheets in stacked relation, and an elongated adhesive dispensing hopper adapted to apply an adhesive mixture having spacer beads or particles mixed therein on the top surface of each sheet of insulation adjacent to the drainage channels and including a shutter mechanism for forming transversely extending substantially adhesive-free pathways between the drainage channels and a screed attached to the hopper having optional scraper blades which wipe away any adhesive that may flow in the drainage channels.

Abstract: A protection system for preventing floor surfaces from becoming damaged due to the movement of furniture. The inventive device includes a piece of hook material, an adhesive strip attached to the hook material for attaching to the lower end of a leg of furniture, and a piece of felt pad having a plurality of loop members extending within for removably engaging the hook material. The hook material, and felt pad may be trimmed with a conventional cutting device to conform to the shape and size of the lower end of the furniture. The loop members are preferably inserted within the felt pad utilizing a needling or similar process.

Abstract: A box for storing sandpaper sheets, open at the front and top, and containing a series of indexing dividers with integral tabs annotated with appropriate sandpaper grit sizes. At the aft portion of the index divider are two lateral tabs which project outward and are retained in a vertical groove along the right and left sides of the box. The lateral tabs prevent the index dividers from sliding forward and allow the index dividers to ride up or down in the vertival slots as the stack of sandpaper sheets changes. The lateral tabs function as a unique lifting mechanism to permit the index divider to be raised enough to provide ample clearance to easily insert or remove a sheet of sandpaper. When the index divider is lowered into place it compresses all sandpaper sheets below it to keep the sandpaper sheets from curling.

Abstract: Thermoplastic polyurethane compositions are prepared from polyols having high secondary hydroxyl content, diisocyanates, chain extenders and catalysts. The resulting polyurethanes have high molecular weight and can be prepared by a one-shot process wherein the reactants and any additional desired components are brought together and reacted simultaneously or substantially simultaneously.

Abstract: An agricultural covering material made of a fluorine-containing polymer film having a dynamic viscoelastic modulus of from 1 to 70 kg/mm2, a tensile strength of from 1.5 to 5.0 kg/mm2, a specific gravity of from 1.0 to 2.0 and a contact angle with water of at most 106°.

Abstract: A method for increasing the thickness of a fibrous sheet including stretching the sheet beyond its relaxed length and returning the sheet to about the relaxed length, causing the sheet to have a second thickness greater than the first thickness. The sheet can be a wet-wipe. The wet-wipe includes an elastic layer and a fibrous layer, which increases in thickness when stretched then relaxed. The wet-wipe can be stored in a container, which causes the wet-wipe to stretch as it is removed from the container.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thermal transfer sheet, a thermal transfer method and a thermal transfer system using said thermal transfer sheet. The thermal transfer sheet provided with a coloring layer disposed on the substrate, wherein the coloring layer is formed of a mixture comprising a copolymerization product (A) obtainable by polymerizing an &agr;-olefin/a maleic acid anhydride copolymer with a maleic acid anhydride monoester and an ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer (B). The thermal transfer sheet is superior in storage stability in a coiled state, anti-background soiling property and the adaptability to high-speed printing, and also capable of forming a print products having excellent functions as to durability such as wear resistance and heat resistance.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing a thin fiber-structured polymer web suitable for a high-speed and large-scale production using electrospinning.

Abstract: A steel reinforced rubber plank made from discarded or scrap tires. The sidewalls and bead are removed from a scrap tire. The remaining belt is cut open to form a rubber strip. Next, the rubber strips are buffed to provide a better bonding surface. Then the bonding agents are applied to the treaded side of each rubber strip, each of the two strips are put together tread face to tread face to form a plank, pressed and heated until the two strips are completely vulcanized. The two-ply plank is then profiled into a final product.

Abstract: To provide a plate of high resolution and large area. The channel plate configured by including a substrate, a first electrode placed on the top face of the substrate, and a second electrode placed on the bottom face of the substrate, wherein the substrate is a porous element having a plurality of pores extending therethrough, and the porous element is formed by a compound including aluminum, and the porous element has an electron multiplier on a wall surface of the pore.

Abstract: A heat resistant and heat sealable tear tape that can be used with a plastic package. The tear tape comprises a layer of an oriented film and a layer of a polymer sealant material. The polymer sealant has a melt temperature of below approximately 220° F. A plastic package can be made having a tear tape to provide a hermetically sealed package with a tear tape.

Abstract: A hollow frame member is constituted by joining with a truss shape by ribs 13, 13A, 13B (23, 23A, 23B) between two face plates 11, 12 (21, 22). An end portion of one of the hollow frame member 10 is connected according to the rib 13A for constituting the truss. A face plate 21 of another hollow frame member 20 is joined at a vicinity of an apex of the truss of the hollow frame member 10. A face plate of the hollow frame member 10 is joined at a vicinity of an apex of the truss of the another hollow frame member 20. A load during a friction stir joining is received according to the ribs 13A, 13B (13A, 23B). Since the truss structure is formed totally, the light weight structure and the high rigidity performance can be obtained.

Abstract: A thermoplastic composite lumber product having at least one layer of a reinforcing laminate containing unidirectional fibers of glass, carbon or ceramics. The thermoplastic composite lumber of the present invention exhibits superior stiffness and strength compared to typical, non-reinforced plastic lumber.

Abstract: In an insert molded product 10 according to the present invention, a primary molded part 2 formed around an insert member 1 in primary molding has an external surface of convexo-concave shape in which convex portions 2a, 2a′ and concave portions 2b, 2b′, alternately arranged in the longitudinal direction of the insert member, and a secondary molded part 3 formed around the primary molded part in a secondary molding has an external surface which is generally flat in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the insert member. Therefore, in the secondary molded part also, convex portions 3a, 3a′ and concave portions 3b, 3b′ are alternately arranged. A protrusion 7 for welding is provided on the convex portion of primary molded part in the rear of the convex portion 2a that is provided on the primary portion for regulation of flow at the time of secondary welding.

Abstract: A process for production of polyimide powder, which comprises reacting an aromatic diamine with a partial ester of a biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride, which is a partial ester of a biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride with a primary alcohol of 1-5 carbon atoms of which at least 30 mole percent is a 2,3,3′,4′-biphenyltetracarboxylic acid component, in the presence of the primary alcohol, separating out and collecting the resulting solid polyimide precursor and heating for dehydrating ring closure, polyimide powder obtained thereby, molded bodies of the polyimide powder, and a process for production of the molded bodies.

Abstract: A process for production of polyimide powder, which comprises reacting a biphenyltetracarboxlic dianhydride and an aromatic diamine in an amide-based solvent optionally containing a water-soluble ketone, in the presence of an imidazole at 1-100 equivalent percent based on the carboxylic acid content of the polyimide precursor, separating and collecting the produced polyimide precursor powder from a water-soluble ketone solvent containing 3-30 wt % of an amide-based solvent, and heating the polyimide precursor powder to an imidation rate of 90% or greater, as well as polyimide powder obtained thereby, molded bodies of the polyimide powder, and a process for production of the molded bodies.

Abstract: Coils for use within high density plasma chambers are provided that do not electrically disconnect or short circuit following repeated depositions and that produce films having reduced in-film defect densities. To reduce in-film defect densities, dielectric inclusion content, porosity, grain size and surface roughness of a coil are reduced, while the mechanical strength of the coil is increased so as to both decrease defect generation and thermal creep rate (e.g., to prevent electrical disconnection or short circuiting of the coil following repeated depositions).

Abstract: An apparatus and high speed process for heating and stretching a film having a bridle mechanism comprising a first heated roll and a second heated roll. The film is stretched as the film is transferred from the first heated roll to the second heated roll which rotates at a speed greater than the speed at which the first heated roll rotates. The film is fed into the bridle mechanism at a rate of about 1,500 fpm to about 2,500 fpm wherein it is stretched to a length that is up to about 450% greater than its initial, pre-stretched length. The increased contact between the large diameter heated rolls and the film and the short draw gap between the two heated rolls result in a highly stretched film having minimal neck-in.

Abstract: Provided are a aromatic liquid crystalline polyester resin having improved low temperature processability, a film having excellent gas barrier property. The aromatic liquid crystalline polyester resin is obtained from an aromatic hydroxycarboxylic acid, an aromatic dicarboxylic acid and an aromatic diol, by optimizing formulation ratio of the above-described three components. The aromatic liquid crystalline polyester resin comprises an aromatic hydroxycarboxylic acid unit, an aromatic dicarboxylic acid unit and an aromatic diol unit, as repeating units, wherein the repeating unit (A) as an aromatic hydroxycarboxylic acid unit, is contained in an amount of 30 mol % or more based on the total amount of repeating units, and the polyester has a logarithmic viscosity of 1.5 dl/g or more, a flow temperature of 300° C. or less, and a melt tension measured at a temperature higher than the flow temperature by 25° C. or more of 1.

Abstract: A unidirectional geotextile fabric for use in reinforcement of earthen retaining walls, embankments, slopes and related structures. The fabric is an open grid of high modulus of elasticity strands extending in the weft direction and strands of comparatively lower modulus of elasticity material extending in the warp direction. The fabric is preferably coated with a curable resinous material of sufficient thickness to protect the glass strands from breaking as the fabric is rolled onto cores and unrolled at the job site. When laying the fabric, a roll of the fabric is placed at one end of the face of the earthen structure being constructed and simply unrolled in a direction generally parallel to the structure's face. Because the high modulus strands of the fabric are the weft strands they extend and inhibit soil movement in a direction substantially perpendicular to the face of the structure.

Abstract: Disclosed are fast blooming surfactants that are suitable for inclusion in film compositions that will subsequently treated with a low surface energy material to create a surface energy gradient between the underlying polymeric structure of the film and spaced apart microscopic depositions of the low surface energy material. The surfactants have a permeation rate of less than 240 hours, a surface tension in an aqueous solution at a concentration that is greater than the critical micelle concentration that lies between the critical surface tension of the underlying polymeric structure of the web material and the critical surface tension of the low surface energy depositions; and an HLB between about 6 and about 16. Preferred surfactants also have a weight loss on heating to 250° C. that is less than about 20%. More preferred surfactants have a hydrophobic chain that is substantially saturated.

Abstract: It is an object to provide a method for manufacturing a three dimensional structure employing the principle of braid composition to compose a three dimensional X confounding section (a 3X confounding structure, a 4X confounding structure, a 6X-3X confounding structure) and a manufacturing apparatus for a three dimensional structure which is applicable to the method. A method for manufacturing a three dimensional structure with a linear structure 1 pulled out individually from a plurality of bobbin carriers 2, comprising the steps of: supporting said plurality of bobbin carriers transferably and loadably; and moving the bobbin carrier so that linear structures from at least three directions are joined to converge at intervals in a composing direction and diverge in at least three directions.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a moxibusting implement of loess includes a step of attaching exfoliation papers to the upper and lower surface of a square paper board with adhesives ; a step of perforating a plurality of receiving holes inside the paper board and detaching the exfoliation paper from the upper surface of the paper board; a step of attaching a filter paper to the upper surface of the paper board and forming a plurality of shapes of holes inside the paper board; a step of applying adhesives on the upper surface of the shapes of holes; a step of attaching a plurality of loess boards on the shapes of the holes ; a step of applying adhesives on the upper surface of the loess boards and attaching a plurality of moxas on the loess boards; and a step of drying the completed moxibusting implements by applying heat.

Abstract: A soil reinforcing resin net including hole portions arranged in the longitudinal and transverse directions of the resin net, each of which is formed by a pair of opposed ribs and a pair of opposed bars, wherein projecting portions are fixed on bar portions; a method of producing the soil reinforcing resin net; and a drawn product of a polyethylene based resin suitably used as the soil reinforcing resin net, which is obtained by drawing a polyethylene based resin composed of a linear ethylene main chain having 0.3 or more of saturated hydrocarbon groups branched thereto in one molecule.

Abstract: A hollow composite body includes an internal layer formed from a thermoplastic, which constitutes the liner of the body, a composite interlayer formed from a thermoplastic in which reinforcing fibers are embedded, and an external layer formed from a thermoplastic. The hollow composite body is made by furnishing the external surface of the liner with a composite so as to constitute a preform, the composite consisting of a thermoplastic mixed with reinforcing fibers; introducing the preform into a mold, an inflatable bladder having been inserted into the preform; heating the preform and inflating the inside of the bladder in order to apply pressure against the internal wall of the preform.

Abstract: The polyester resin of the present invention is produced by polymerizing a monomer mixture comprising a glycol component containing 5 to 60 mol % of a spiroglycol represented by Formula I: 1

Abstract: A water-soluble fusible embroidery liner, made of a water-stable nonwoven fabric having a weight per unit area of 20 to 120 g/m2, which is coated by a water-soluble, thermoplastic polymer as the adhesive mass.

Abstract: A laser beam is radiated from a laser source. The laser beam radiated from the laser source is converged at a converging point inside of a work member to form cracks at the converging point and in its nearby area, by making a cross section of the laser beam at the converging point have a shape long in a first direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the laser beam. Markers easy to increase contrast can be formed in the work member.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an article of footwear and method for making the same, where the article of footwear has a minimal number of upper pieces. The method of the present invention is directed to a process for manufacturing an article of footwear having a single or multiple layer upper. Each layer of the upper according to the present invention is constructed of a one-piece upper material. At least the outer layer of the upper is molded utilizing an embossing tool according to the present invention, such that the desired appearance of the upper is embossed on the outer layer. Additionally, the improved shoe manufacturing process of the present invention may further comprise the step of decorating at least the outer layer of the upper, by screen printing, sublimation, large format ink jet printing, cold and hot peel transfers, fabric dyeing and/or multi-layered digital printing, allowing for multiple or different colorways to be created using a single base color upper material.

Abstract: The invention relates to a reversible thermotropic plastics molding compound. Thermotropic molding compounds of this kind are used, amongst other things, for glass and coverings for shading and light/heat regulation in houses, cars, etc. The molding compound according to the invention consists of two compounds which are not thermodynamically miscible with one another. The first component consists of a plastics material, while the second component is not liquid-crystalline and has a refractive index which is the same as the first component in the transparent range and the temperature dependency of which is different from the temperature dependency of the refractive index of the first component. On raising the temperature, the transmission of the molding compound is thus altered.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to multi-layer films having three or more layers of bias-cut film where at least two layers have different machine direction angles. More specifically, the present invention is directed to cross laminated films with three or more bias-cut film layers each having a machine direction angle between 20° and 70°, where at least two layers have different direction angles.