Stock material or miscellaneous articles inventions 01/06

20060019041 - Tile with simulated antique brick appearance, method for the fabrication of tiles with simulated antique brick appearance: Clay tiles having the appearance of antique bricks are manufactured by making a latex casting of the surface of a model antique brick; producing a clay model by pressing an oven-hardening clay into the casting, then stretching it slightly to allow for clay shrinkage when the clay is fired; firing...

20060019042 - Production method of ink-jet recording sheet: A method of producing an ink-jet recording sheet containing the steps of: (a) coating a water-based coating composition A to form a layer on a non-absorptive support, the coating composition A containing a hydrophilic binder and inorganic microparticles having an average particle diameter of primary particles of not more than...

20060019043 - Heat transfer materials and method of use thereof: A heat transfer material kit is disclosed that includes a first image transfer material that includes a printable non-porous surface, and a second image transfer material that includes an outer layer having a film forming binder and thermoplastic particles. A method of using the kit is disclosed that includes the...

20060019044 - Structures of brittle materials and metals: A structure 26 of brittle material and metal has brittle materials 24, 25 and a plate-shaped metal piece 21. The plate-shaped metal piece 21 has a clamped portion 22 pressed and clamped with the brittle material and a non-clamped portion 23 not clamped with the brittle material. The deformation of...

20060019046 - Convex/concave objects formed from co-polymer materials: A decorative layer selected from the group of materials comprising textile fabrics, dry plant leaves, dry grasses, dry flowers, rocks, gems, glitter, crushed glass, metals, meshes, wire, wood veneers, twigs, shells, glass beads, ceramic beads, poly beads, papers, vinyls and combinations thereof, is sandwiched between a co-polymer first layer and...

20060019045 - Delamination-resistant multilayer container, preform, article and method with oxygen barrier formulations: A plastic preform, container or article includes a multilayer wall having at least one layer of a matrix resin, at least one layer of a barrier resin, an adhesion-promoting material blended with the barrier resin and/or matrix resin, and an active oxygen barrier composition blended with the barrier resin and/or...

20060019047 - Self-cooling beverage container with permeable wall: A self-cooling container for water or other beverage utilizing a non-porous moisture vapor permeable membrane is provided. The membrane allows moisture vapor to escape while preventing penetration of contaminants including liquids, particulates, and bacteria. Evaporative cooling keeps the beverage temperature below ambient. Optionally, the membrane can be laminated to a...

20060019048 - Vibration absorbing pipe: A vibration-absorbing tube includes a bellows composed of a thin metal and a fiber braid reinforcement covering the bellows. The outer face of the bellows is covered (filled) with a buffer material, or rubber, from the bottom of troughs of the bellows to a height that is 0.5 to 2.0...

20060019053 - Field labeled button: A system for labeling a button in the field includes a label defining a peripheral boundary and a label-receiving surface defined by the button and adapted for receipt of the label. The label-receiving surface of the button defines a perimeter adapted to accommodate the peripheral boundary of the label. The...

20060019052 - Jewelry tag substrate: A jewelry tag substrate comprises a liner, an adhesive and a clear face stock. The clear face stock has a print side and an adhesive side. The liner is disposed proximate said adhesive side so as to support the face stock. An adhesive is disposed between the liner and the...

20060019051 - Method and system for applying a finely registered printed laminated overlay to a substrate: A printed laminated overlay to a substrate includes a first sheet of polymeric material having an adhesive coating and a removable release liner on one side, and another side adhesively bonded to a printed surface of a second sheet of polymeric material, wherein the first sheet of polymeric material is...

20060019049 - Multi-strip promotional piece: The present invention is an multi-strip promotional piece that can be used as an insert for a food product package and that includes a number of printed strips releasably secured to one another by an adhesive. The strips each include an inner polymeric film layer printed on one or both...

20060019050 - Perforated adhesive label and method of making same: Embodiments of the disclosed inventive adhesive notepad are adapted to contain any sheet of paper can be removed from the notepad without the need to remove other sheets. Embodiments of sheets of the disclosed notepad include a pressure sensitive adhesive attached at different positions on each sheet allowing for removal...

20060019054 - Optical information storage medium: An optical information storage medium includes a first substrate, a first recording layer, a first reflective layer, a spacer layer, a second recording layer, a second reflective layer and a second substrate. In this case, the first recording layer is disposed above the first substrate. The first reflective layer is...

20060019056 - Compression resistant nonwovens: A sanitary napkin comprising a topsheet comprising a plurality of discrete tufts of fibrous material, wherein the topsheet has a density of less than 0.027 g/cc under a load of 0.004 psi, and a density of less than 0.068 at a load of 0.23 psi....

20060019055 - Hook and loop fastener device: The instant invention is a hook and loop fastener device. According to the instant invention, the hook and loop fastener device includes a loop component. The loop component includes a binder-free non-woven material having a bottom layer and a top layer. The bottom layer includes a first bicomponent fiber and...

20060019057 - Floor mat: The present invention relates to a floor mat which can prevent scuffs on the heels of a user's footwear. The floor mat includes at least a first layer of material; a scuff-resistant portion provided on the first layer; and a glide mechanism which moves the scuff-resistant portion on the first...

20060019058 - Reinforced means: This invention relates to reinforcement of various items by the use of a fibre substrate such as filament tape. The reinforced items may be used for strengthening abrasive paper, packaging and cabling....

20060019059 - Multiheaded hook: The present invention provides a method for forming preferably a unitary polymeric hook fastener comprising a flexible backing, and a multiplicity of spaced hook members projecting from the upper surface of the unitary backing wherein each hook member comprises a multiplicity of hook head elements projecting in substantially the same...

20060019060 - Glassware scarf: The glassware scarf is a flexible, absorbent device used to soak up excessive condensation from glassware. The scarf is wrapped about a stem of a glass, such as a wineglass, sherbet glass, etc., and absorbs condensation that drips down from the bowl of the glass. The glassware scarf has a...

20060019062 - Composite for storm protection: A composite suitable as an integral portion of a building affording protection from wind blown debris such as from a tornado comprises in order a lightweight material, a layer of fabric of high strength fibers bonded with a resin and a layer of a structural sheathing material such as plywood....

20060019061 - Honeycomb structured body and exhaust gas purifying device: c

20060019063 - Three dimensional apertured film: A three dimensional apertured film including a first planar surface in a first imaginary plane, a second planar surface in a second imaginary plane, and a plurality of apertures extending the first surface to said second surface. The three dimensional apertured film also including at least one member spanning each...

20060019064 - Concrete curing blanket: Curing blanket having a first layer and a second layer airlaid on the first layer. The first layer provides for vapor and/or fluid transmission. The second layer includes bi-component or multibond fibers and short-fiber fluff pulp obtained from Kraft processing....

20060019065 - Method and device for producing a decorative ornamental part with symbol in relief: The invention describes a method for producing a decorative ornamental part, eg a control key, having a symbol in relief that is defined by a clearance gap free as far as possible of webs and connections in the frame of the control key, wherein the decorative ornamental part is back-injected...

20060019066 - Ornamental body and production method thereof: There is provided an ornamental body 1 whose surface is provided with a process to get a texture similar to sued surface by a shot blasting process, a process to buff surface or an embossing roller process, for forming fine concavities and convexities. The surface of the ornamental body 1...

20060019067 - Process for manufacturing reinforced tiles or panels of agglomerated material with a metallic plate as well as product obtained through said process: A procedure for the production of sheets or tiles (10) in agglomerate material consisting of products comprising marble and/or granite and/or sand and/or quartz powders and binding resins, also comprising possible inclusions of elements made from metal, glass, ceramic, wood, precious stones, comprising the following processing stages: a) crushing of...

20060019068 - Retroreflective sheeting with security and/or decorative image: The present invention provides a retroreflective sheet with a discernable image. The retroreflective sheet comprises a transparent polymeric spacing layer having a first surface and a second surface; a layer of transparent microsphere lenses embedded into the first surface of the spacing layer at varying depths forming an image, wherein...

20060019069 - Pressure-sensitive adhesive tape: A pressure-sensitive adhesive tape which comprises a resin film and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed on at least one side of the film, and which has a concave-convex form containing plural grooves arranged at given intervals in a face of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that is to be stuck onto...

20060019070 - Resin-cemented optical element, mold therefor, fabrication process thereof, and optical article: The present invention provides a resin-cemented optical element comprising a base member 10 and a resin layer 11 formed on the surface of the base member; the resin layer 11 being in a thickness of 300 μm or smaller at least at some part of a peripheral portion (i.e., a...

20060019071 - Label and method of producing the same: Disclosed are a label and a method of manufacturing labels that are capable of preventing the hand from being heated when the label is used for such as a hot drink, while making a bottle body with the label applied thereto hard to slip off from the hand when the...

20060019072 - Cleaning cards: A cleaning card for use in cleaning internal surfaces of a machine-reading mechanism includes a substrate having plurality of discrete raised areas in opposed surfaces thereof. The discrete raised areas each include a peak and a peripheral wall having an edge remote from the peak, and the peak of each...

20060019073 - Personalization and advertising display for electronic devices: A multiple-layer, laminated display having an adhesive layer for adhering the display to a support surface, a base layer, a printing layer defining an image applied to the base layer, and a doming cover applied over the printing layer to form a three-dimensional surface that can heal itself if scratched...

20060019074 - Printed article having texture printing and a uniform surface gloss to simulate embossing and method of manufacturing same: A printed article including a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface with a reflective layer printed on a surface of the substrate, a graphic design layer printed on the reflective layer, a textured pattern of transparent ink printed over the graphic design and reflective layer, and a...

20060019076 - Method for forming highly conductive metal pattern on flexible substrate and emi filter using metal pattern formed by the method: Disclosed herein is a method for forming a highly conductive metal pattern which comprises forming a metal pattern on a substrate by the use of a photocatalyst and a selective electroless or electroplating process, and transferring the metal pattern to a flexible plastic substrate. According to the method, a highly...

20060019077 - Process: A process for making a printed circuit board having a solder mask and area(s) of exposed metal circuitry which comprises the steps: a) applying a non-aqueous ink which is substantially free from organic solvent to a printed circuit board; b) curing the ink by exposure to actinic radiation; and c)...

20060019075 - Rigid-flexible pcb having coverlay made of liquid crystalline polymer and fabrication method thereof: Disclosed are a rigid-flexible PCB and a method for fabricating the rigid-flexible PCB. Characterized by using a liquid crystalline polymer for the formation of coverlay over flexible regions, the all-layer processing method has the advantage of preventing interlayer delamination, thereby providing a highly reliable rigid-flexible PCB which thus meets the...

20060019081 - Mica sheet and tape: The present invention relates to a sheet structure for electrical insulation or flame resistance comprising a barrier ply having a mica-rich face and a mica-poor face and a reinforcing ply containing a saturable backing layer attached to the mica-poor face of the barrier ply....

20060019079 - Multi-component conductive polymer structures and a method for producing same: Novel electrically conductive polymer composite structures having a horizontal plane that contain effective amounts of two different types of conductive graphitic nanofibers. The first type of graphitic nanofiber is aligned substantially parallel to the horizontal plane of the polymer structure and are comprised of graphite platelets that are aligned substantially...

20060019078 - Multi-layer fiber reinforced thermoplastic and method for making the same: A multi-layer fiber reinforced thermoplastic panel is fabricated using a first fiber reinforced thermoplastic sheet having thermoplastic with a first melting point, a second fiber reinforced thermoplastic sheet having thermoplastic with a second melting point, and a connecting layer therebetween. The connecting layer is made of a thermoplastic-compatible material having...

20060019080 - Porous friction material with nanoparticles of friction modifying material: A friction material which includes a porous base material, at least one type of resin material, and at least one type of nanoparticle-sized friction modifying particle is disclosed. The resin material is substantially uniformly dispensed throughout the base material and a non-continuous layer of a predetermined amount of the nanoparticle-sized...

20060019082 - Fixing member, fixing device, and image forming apparatus: A fixing member heat bonds a toner on a recording material. The fixing member includes a releasing layer, a layer of elastic material, below the releasing layer, and a layer of adiabatic and hygroscopic material, below the layer of elastic material. The layer of elastic material includes a layer of...

20060019086 - Foamed vehicle component and method of producing a foamed vehicle component: A foamed vehicle component has a foamed main component and an insert. The insert serves as a fastening element and is embedded in the foamed main component by foaming. The insert, in a portion embedded in the foamed main component, is surrounded at least in sections by an elastic intermediate...

20060019084 - Monolithic composition and method: An inorganic monolithic material that includes macropores having an inner surface and nanoparticles attached to the inner surface of the material. The macropores and the nanoparticles can be optionally attached to molecular moieties that impart a specific functionality to the material. The material has particular applications to separations and chromatography....

20060019083 - Moulded foam orticle provided with release suface: A moulded foam article made of closed cell or open cell foamed polymers, wherein at least one of the surfaces is provided completely or partially with a release coating of a cured, modified silicone compound. Such a molded body is preferably a foam web....

20060019085 - Porous friction material comprising nanoparticles of friction modifying material: A friction material which includes a porous base material, at least one type of resin material, and at least one type of nanoparticle-sized friction modifying particle, is disclosed. The resin material and the nanoparticle-sized friction modifying particles are substantially uniformly dispensed throughout the base material....

20060019087 - Utilization of discontinuous fibers for improving properties of high temperature insulation for ceramic matrix composites: An insulating material 14 adapted for use in a high temperature environment for coating a turbine component is provided. The insulating material comprises a plurality of geometric shapes 18. The insulating material further comprises a binder for binding together the geometric shapes. A plurality of discontinuous fibers is added to...

20060019088 - Adhesive layer composition for in-mold decoration: This invention relates to compositions suitable for the formation of an adhesive layer used for in-mold decoration....

20060019089 - Method for applying a decorative metal layer: A method for applying a decorative metal finish to a substrate is provided which includes the following steps. The method employs depositing a thermally cured leveling layer overlying the substrate, and then subsequently a radiation-cured layer overlying the leveling layer. A decorative metallic layer then is deposited overlying the radiation-cured...

20060019090 - Article with a coating of electrically conductive polymer and process for production thereof: A coated article, which has (i) at least one electrically non-conductive base layer, (ii) at least one layer of copper and/or a copper alloy, and (iii) a layer which contains at least one electrically conductive polymer. The article is characterized in that the copper or copper alloy layer (ii) is...

20060019091 - Image display manufacturing method, image display, adhesive optical film: The invention is directed to a method of manufacturing an image display, comprising the step of sticking an adhesive optical film to an image display panel substrate surface having a display defect-inducible scratch, wherein the adhesive optical film is selected and used according to the image display panel such that...

20060019092 - Method of forming a breathable film cover: Breathable multilayer film covers for window panes that reflect light and/or absorb ultraviolet rays. The film cover blocks UV rays and some light, and it reflects solar heat. The breathable film cover has at least two film layers, which can be co-calendered. An outer film is a polymeric transparent film...

20060019093 - Antistatic polymer monofilament, method for making an antistatic polymer monofilament for the production of spiral fabrics and spiral fabrics formed with such monofilaments: An antistatic polymer monofilament of this invention comprises a polymer composite of a thermoplastic polymer as a matrix and carbon nanotubes as a conductive filler. A process of this invention for manufacturing an antistatic polymer monofilament comprising the steps of blending in an extruder a thermoplastic polymer and carbon nanotubes...

20060019095 - Fiber and process for obtaining same from high-modulus, extrudable polyethylene: A fiber and a process for obtaining same from a high-modulus polyethylene, extrudable in state-of-the-art equipment and in the absence of previous solubilization in any kind of organic solvent is described, the process comprising providing such a polyethylene, introducing it in a state-of-the-art extruder, extruding it according to a temperature...

20060019096 - Field-responsive superparamagnetic composite nanofibers and methods of use thereof: The present invention relates to magnetic field-responsive fibers, which comprise magnetite particles and a polymeric matrix. The invention also provides methods of producing the same, in particular via electrospinning of a stably dispersed or monodispersed polymer solution, either aqueous or organic, comprising the magnetite particles, and applications thereof....

20060019094 - Polybenzazole fibers and processes for their preparation: The present invention relates to polybenzazaole (PBZ) fibers and processes for the preparation of such fibers. The invention further relates to yarns, fabrics, and articles incorporating fibers of this invention, and processes for making such yarns, fabrics, and articles....

20060019097 - Bristle with an antimicrobial finish, brushware with such bristles and pack for such bristles or brushware: A bristle with an antimicrobial finish is proposed, which is preponderantly made from thermoplastic material and which is doped with an antimicrobial substance, which, during use, diffuses to the bristle surface. The bristle is manufactured in a multicomponent extrusion process and has at least one first cross-sectional area of a...

20060019098 - Microspheres including nanoparticles: A microparticle can include a central region and a peripheral region. The peripheral region can include a nanoparticle, such as a metal nanoparticle, a metal oxide nanoparticle, or a semiconductor nanocrystal. The microparticle can be a member of a monodisperse population of particles....

20060019099 - Method for making multilayer film, sheet and articles therefrom: A multilayer thermoformable film comprises (A) a top-layer thermoplastic film having an inner surface and an outer surface, where the top layer thermoplastic film has a softening temperature, (B) at least one mask layer thermoplastic film, where the mask layer thermoplastic film has a softening temperature that is within about...

20060019102 - Flame-retardant halogen-free polyimide films useful as thermal insulation in aircraft applications and methods relating thereto: Flame-retardant, thin gauge polyimide films are disclosed which are generally useful in lightweight, aircraft thermal insulation, or similar type applications. These films contain additives having a nitrogen-containing condensed phosphoric acid compound where the additive component is present in a thin polyimide dry film at a weight ratio of about 3...

20060019100 - Polarizing plate, adhesive for polarizing plate, optical film and image display device: A polarizing plate of the present invention comprising a polarizer and a protective film provided on at least one surface thereof with an adhesive layer, wherein the protective film comprises (A) a thermoplastic resin having a substituted and/or non-substituted imide group in a side chain and (B) a thermoplastic resin...

20060019101 - Polymer material: A polymer material comprising a polyol and at least one alkaline salt. The polyol comprises at least one moiety selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, di(ethylene glycol), tri(ethylene glycol), tetra(ethylene glycol), poly(diethylene glycol), poly(ethylene oxide), and mixtures thereof....

20060019103 - Corrosion-resistant member and method forproducing same: Members containing a heat-resisting base material having coated thereon a corrosion resistant glass containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of elements of the group 2a, group 3a and group 4a, especially an aluminosilicate or zirconia silicate based glass sprayed coating have high corrosion resistance to corrosive...

20060019104 - Coated substrates: A coated substrate, especially a glass substrate, such coated substrate having high photocatalytic activity and low visible light reflection as well as being highly abrasion resistant. Preferably, the coating is a titanium oxide coating, the photolytic activity is greater than 5×10−3 cm−1min−1, and coating side visible light reflection is 35%...

20060019106 - Anti-soil silicone varnish compositions and support substrates treated therewith: Silicone compositions, particularly for the production of anti-fouling varnishes which may be applied to flexible or bulk supports to provide an anti-fouling silicone varnish for textiles coated with elastomeric silicones which is economical, adhesive, low-slip and glossy; these are crosslinked silicone compositions comprising: A. at least one alkenylsilane, B. at...

20060019105 - Primerless htv silicone rubber: The present invention provides a curable elastomeric composition which is capable of being applied to the surface of an article without treatment of the surface with a primer. The curable elastomeric composition of the invention includes a curable elastomer, a metal salt of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, a trifunctional...

20060019108 - Method for producing an inorganic cover layer on the surface of a product and panel-shaped or strip-shaped product: A method for generating an inorganic, colored cover layer on the surface of a product (strip, sheet metal, panel) having a base material made of copper or a copper alloy, using a reactive chemical that forms metal salts. While degreasing the surface of the base material of the product, a...

20060019107 - Thermal-insulating material having an essentially magnetoplumbitic crystal structure: The subject matter of the invention is a thermal-insulating material having an essentially magnetoplumbitic crystal structure, a metal substrate having a adhesive layer and a thermal-insulating layer made of the thermal-insulating material on its surface, and a process for coating metal substrates with the thermal-insulating material....

20060019109 - Novel polymer compound, precursor for the same and thin film-forming method using the same polymer precursor: e

20060019110 - Films: The present invention provides a film comprising component A and component B, wherein the component A is at least one compound selected from a group consisting of aromatic polyamides, aromatic polyimides, and aromatic polyamideimides, and component B is a liquid crystal polymer showing optical anisotropy in molten state....

20060019111 - Biaxially stretched polylactic acid multilayer film and the use thereof: Disclosed is a biaxially stretched polylactic acid multilayer film and the use thereof as packaging film. The gist of the biaxially stretched polylactic acid multilayer film resides in the construction wherein a substrate layer (1) of the biaxially stretched film comprised of polylactic acid (A) has been laminated on at...

20060019113 - Plastic sheet product offering matte appearance and method of preparation: A plastic sheet product having a matte finish comprises a core layer of a thermoplastic polymer and at least one layer of a capstock composition which overlies, and is bonded to, at least one face of the core layer. The capstock composition comprises the same or different thermoplastic polymer and...

20060019112 - Use of branched polyethylenes in multilayer films and resealable closures: Branched polyethylenes of density up to about 0.875 g/cc are used as a component in articles that can be pressure-sealed and unsealed repeatedly. Such articles include multilayer films that contain the branched polyethylene and another thermoplastic and pressure-resealable closures comprising a sealing surface that comprises the branched polyethylene and a...

20060019114 - Method of preparing nano-structured surface coatings and coated articles: The invention relates to new processes for the preparation of antireflective coatings and coated substrates, as well as articles produced by these processes. These coatings can include one or more layers made of materials which form nano-structured and/or nano-porous surfaces. The process can include applying a cross-linkable hard coat to...

20060019115 - Composite material having improved microstructure and method for its fabrication: A composite material which may be used as an electrode for a battery or other electrochemical device, or as a catalyst, has a matrix which is one or more metal carbide, metal nitride, metal boride, metal silicide or intermetallic compound. A metallic component is dispersed in the matrix. The metallic...

20060019116 - White electroluminescent device with anthracene derivative host: An OLED device for emitting white light comprises adjacent layers 1 and 2 wherein layer 1 contains a host and a yellow, orange, or red emitter and layer 2 contains a host and a blue or blue-green light emitter wherein the host in layer 2 comprises an anthracene material bearing...

20060019118 - Coated cutting tool with brazed-in superhard blank: A coated cutting tool that comprises a body containing a pocket. The tool further includes a polycrystalline cubic boron nitride blank that is brazed into the pocket using a braze alloy. The braze alloy has a liquidus temperature of at least about 900 degrees Centigrade. There is a coating applied...

20060019117 - Coated insert: and a coating having a first, innermost layer system of one or several layers of TiCxNyOz with x+y+z≦1 with a total thickness of from about 0.7 to about 5.5 μm and a second multilayer system consisting of from about 5 to about 31 alternating layers of Al2O3 and TiCxNyOz (x+y+z≦1),...

20060019120 - Cutting tool insert: The present invention relates to a cutting tool insert for metal machining comprising a coating comprising at least one wear resistant layer and a substrate and said insert further comprising clearance faces and rake faces intersecting to form cutting edges. The cutting edge has essentially no edge radius, the coating...

20060019119 - Thermal barrier coatings with high fracture toughness underlayer for improved impact resistance: A reduced thermal conductivity thermal barrier coating having improved impact resistance for an underlying substrate of articles that operate at, or are exposed to, high temperatures. This coating comprises an inner high fracture toughness layer nearest to the underlying substrate and having a thickness up to about 5 mils (127...

20060019121 - Magnetic tape recording system having tape with defined remanent magnetization: A magnetic recording tape exhibits reduced magnetic flux modulation and improved signal-to-noise ratio. Providing a magnetic recording layer with a more uniform thickness can improve the magnetic flux modulation characteristic. For example, the magnetic recording tape may have a coercivity of greater than or equal to 2000 Oe with a...

20060019122 - Recording medium substrate and recording medium having an electroless plating film with a good film quality: A recording medium substrate has on a surface thereof a foundation film for electroless plating film formation, or has such a foundation film and an electroless plating film formed thereon. The foundation film includes an alloy containing one metallic element selected from Co and Cu, and an element having a...

20060019123 - Magnetic recording medium: A magnetic recording medium comprising: a magnetic layer; a first radiation curable resin layer; a non-magnetic support having an intrinsic viscosity of from 0.47 to 0.51 dL/g; and a second radiation curable resin layer, in this order, wherein the first radiation curable resin layer contains a filler, and the second...

20060019124 - Perpendicular magnetic recording medium and magnetic recording apparatus: A perpendicular magnetic recording medium, comprises: a substrate; a soft-magnetic underground layer formed on one main surface of the substrate; a non-magnetic layer formed on the soft-magnetic underground layer; an intermediate layer formed on the non-magnetic layer; and a perpendicular recording layer formed on the intermediate layer, wherein an addition...

20060019125 - Magnetic recording medium and production method thereof as well as magnetic disc device: A magnetic recording medium comprises a non-magnetic substrate having deposited thereon, in sequence, at least one underlayer formed of Cr or a Cr-based alloy, at least one intermediate layer formed of a Co-based alloy and at least one magnetic recording layer formed of a CoCr-based alloy, and the underlayer and/or...

20060019126 - Magnetic recording tape having defined remanent magnetization: A magnetic recording tape exhibits reduced magnetic flux modulation and improved signal-to-noise ratio. Providing a magnetic recording layer with a more uniform thickness can improve the magnetic flux modulation characteristic. For example, the magnetic recording tape may have a coercivity of greater than or equal to 2000 Oe with a...

20060019127 - Magnetic recording medium: The present invention provides a magnetic recording medium which has a thin film magnetic layer considerably excellent in surface smoothness, and is excellent in electromagnetic conversion property. A magnetic recording medium comprising a non-magnetic support, a lower non-magnetic layer comprising at least a non-magnetic powder and a binder resin on...

20060019128 - Magnetic recording medium and method for evaluating magnetic recording medium: A magnetic recording medium which has a thin film magnetic layer considerably excellent in surface smoothness and is excellent in electromagnetic conversion property is provided. A method for evaluating the surface smoothness of a magnetic recording medium is also provided. A magnetic recording medium comprising: a non-magnetic support; a non-magnetic...

20060013967 - Transparent conductive laminate, touch panel and liquid crystal display unit with touch panel: The transparent conductive laminate of the invention is a laminate comprising a film made of a polymer with a photoelastic constant of no greater than 70×10−12 Pa−1, a light-scattering layer with a haze value in the range of 0.2-1.4% formed on one side thereof, and a transparent conductive layer formed...

20060013968 - Optical compensation film and manufacturing method thereof: A substrate is pulled to a stretch ratio, and a liquid crystal material is then spread on a surface of the substrate to form a liquid crystal layer. Next, a protection layer is adhered onto the liquid crystal layer, thus forming an optical compensation film. The manufacturing of the optical...

20060013969 - Artificial floral assembly: The artificial floral assembly comprises a stem backbone, a flower bloom, and a leaf structure as well as an optional stem interface. The stem backbone may have wire, plastic material, duct tape, caulking, and fabric. The flower bloom may have wire rings joined together at a center point, strands of...

20060013970 - Method for providing a layer, wiring substrate, elector-optical device, and electronic equipment: A method for providing a layer by ink jetting, comprising: (a) discharging a first liquid insulating material of a first concentration on a surface of a first level so that a side of a first conductive layer placed on the surface is covered by the first insulating material; (b) providing...

20060013971 - Porous inkjet recording material: An ink receiving substrate includes a substrate layer and organic modified silica dispensed on at least one surface of the substrate layer, wherein the organic modified silica includes inorganic particulates and substituted or unsubstituted mono amino silane coupling agents....

20060013972 - Multilayer sheet and package body made from the multilayer sheet for packaging food, medicine or tool: A multilayer sheet harmless to human beings, having a certain gas-barrier property, and comprising an easily-produced metal film layer and a packaging material made of the multilayer sheet. The multilayer sheet is composed of at least a resin film layer and a metal film layer of magnesium or a magnesium...

20060013974 - Bag-making method: To provide a bag-making method ensuring excellent liquid tightness at the melt-bonded part between the mouth member and the bag unit. A bag-making method for producing a bag by melt-bonding and thereby integrating a mouth member formed of a preliminarily heated synthetic resin and a bag unit formed of a...

20060013975 - Coherent product including partially separated plastic opposing wall-section components: A wall section of a coherent product, such as a container, comprises a first plastic wall component that is injection molded and includes two or more ribs and a web therebetween; and an opposing second plastic wall component that may include two or more ribs and a web therebetween. At...

20060013973 - Composition for tank with single-layer wall: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a mixture of polymer material (4) and of mineral fillers (5) allowing to obtain a sealing barrier to hydrocarbons. The mixture comprises a predetermined proportion of specific mineral fillers for adsorption of all or part of the hydrocarbons that pass through the...

20060013976 - Neck protector: The Neck Protector is a cylindrical-shaped tube made of soft, thick fleece fabric. The dimensions are approximately 20″ long with a 5½″ circumference. The Neck Protector is designed for people who are wearing arm slings, typically after a broken arm or shoulder surgery. The weight of the arm puts a...

20060013977 - Polymeric ballistic material and method of making: This invention relates to a polymeric ballistic material comprising a high molecular weight, high density polyethylene (HMW-HDPE) and/or composite, and to articles made from this ballistic material suitable for stopping projectiles. The articles may include backstops for firing ranges and home use, armor for vehicles, personnel, and aircraft, training targets,...

20060013978 - Process for applying sleeve to pole and sleeved pole: A plastic sleeve is applied to a pole of varying cross-sectional area. A series of poles are advanced along their lengths through the opening of an extruder die, plastic is extruded onto the pole to form a cylindrical sleeve, and the rate of advancement of the pole through the die...

20060013979 - Spacer profile for an insulated glating unit: In order to provide a spacer profile for an insulated glazing unit, which profile has a cross-section based on a rectangular shape, is provided with two parallel spaced side walls which, when said insulated glazing unit is assembled, will be placed against the panes of glass to be kept apart...

20060013980 - Plastics pipe: A plastics pipe which comprises an inner core and an outer removable skin layer bonded thereto, the outer removable skin layer comprising a polymeric material, chosen for its physical and mechanical properties, and an adhesion-modifying additive, the adhesion-modifying additive being present in the skin layer in an amount such that...

20060013981 - Polytetrahydrofuran-based coating for capillary microextraction: A sol-gel poly-THF coating was developed for high-performance capillary microextraction to facilitate ultra-trace analysis of polar and nonpolar organic compounds. Parts per quadrillion level detection limits were achieved using Poly-THF coated microextraction capillaries in conjunction with GC-FID. Sol-gel Poly-THF coatings showed extraordinarily high sorption efficiency for both polar and nonpolar...

20060013982 - Titania-based coating for capillary microextraction: A method is presented describing in situ preparation of the titania-based sol-gel PDMS coating and its immobilization on the inner surface of a fused silica microextraction capillary. Sol-gel titania-poly (dimethylsiloxane) (TiO2-PDMS) coating was developed for capillary microextraction (CME) to perform on-line preconcentration and HPLC analysis of trace impurities in aqueous...

20060013983 - Adhesive delivery of oil and water repellents: A repellent article is disclosed comprising a layer of a thermoplastic polymer, and an adhesive layer having a fluorochemical repellent additive dispersed therein. The additive migrates from the adhesive layer to the thermoplastic polymer layer, rendering it oil- and/or water repellent....

20060013984 - Film preparation for seal applicator: A sealing cover roll for use in sealing a microplate comprising an elongated carrier liner having a first surface and a second surface. A plurality of sealing covers are releasably carried on the first surface of the elongated carrier liner. Each of the plurality of sealing covers comprises a base...

20060013985 - Frangible fiberglass insulation batts: A frangible fiberglass insulation batt includes a pair of fiberglass strips arranged to lie in side-by-side relation to one another and a frangible adhesive bridge spanning a gap between the fiberglass strips and retaining the fiberglass strips in side-by-side relation. To produce such a batt, a fiberglass insulation blanket is...

20060013986 - Article of manufacture and process for anodically coating an aluminum substrate with ceramic oxides prior to organic or inorganic coating: An article of manufacture and a process for making the article by the anodization of aluminum and aluminum alloy workpieces to provide corrosion-, heat- and abrasion-resistant ceramic coatings comprising titanium and/or zirconium oxides, and the subsequent coating of the anodized workpiece with a second coating such as polytetrafluoroethylene (“PTFE”) or...

20060013987 - Optical recording medium: In an optical recording medium including at least one information layer having a recording film formed of a phase change material mainly containing a binary alloy, the binary alloy is an alloy in which a compound phase or an ordered alloy phase does not appear in a thermal equilibrium phase...

20060013988 - Silver alloy reflective film, sputtering target therefor, and optical information recording medium using the same: A Ag alloy reflective film for an optical information recording medium contains Ag as a main component, and at least one selected from Nd, Sn, Gd and In in a total amount of more than 3.0 atomic percent and less than or equal to 10 atomic percent. The reflective film...

20060013989 - Synthetic turf and method for applying adhesive: A synthetic turf is made by providing a tufted material having a plurality of bundles of fibers extending outwardly from a front side thereof; providing a hot melt adhesive having a ring and ball softening point and heating the adhesive to a temperature corresponding to at least its ring and...

20060013990 - Textile product comprising metal cords and non-metallic fibers, and a semifinished sheet comprising such textile product: A textile product as subject of the invention comprises at least one layer of non-metallic fibers and metal cords. The textile fabric is characterized in that the metal cords are bond to this layer of non-metallic fibers by means of stitches....

20060013991 - Pallets and methods for manufacture and use thereof: The invention relates to a pallet, provided with a top deck and a bearing construction which are attached onto each other, while top deck and bearing construction are at least partly manufactured from plastic, while in the top deck and/or in the bearing construction and/or between the top deck and...

20060013992 - Reinforced lap in an inseam mechanically attached roofing membrane, methods for making the same, and method for installing the same: Disclosed herein is an improvement for an inseam mechanically attached roofing membrane which includes a body portion, a mechanically fastened edge on one length with a fold line along the body portion and an overlap portion overlying the body portion. Further disclosed herein is a roofing material for a lap...

20060013993 - Article releasing a fragrance and including a lenticular image: An article is disclosed including a substantially rigid, porous substrate having two opposed surfaces and a volatile liquid fragrance dispersed therein, and a lenticular image formed on a corresponding one of the two opposed surfaces of the substrate....

20060013994 - Composite materials for siding, window and door surrounds and other cladding for buildings: A multilayer laminate suitable for forming cladding such as siding, window and door surrounds, corners and other similar uses (hereinafter collectively “siding”) for covering dwellings or buildings. The multilayer laminate permits uses in hostile environments having temperatures above 100° F. and may be provided in dark, as well as light,...

20060013995 - Cleansing article for personal care: A disposable personal care cleansing article is provided having a cleansing composition adjacent to a water insoluble substrate formed of a fibrous web. A plurality of slits having a length ranging from about 6 to 40 mm are cut into the web. The slits allow the article to expand when...

20060013996 - Laminated surface skin material and laminate for interior material: A breathable decorative layer is laminated onto a multilayer fiber composite, i.e., a breathable material, constituted from many layers of fibers. Between the breathable decorative layer and the breathable material, a substantially unbreathable film or a breathable sheet or film having through holes is interposed. Thus, a decorative multilayer material...

20060013997 - Coated substrate with a curved surface, and a method for production of a coated substrate such as this: A method for production of a substrate having a patterned optical coating on a curved surface is provided. The method includes applying a masking to a sub-area of the curved surface, applying an optical coating using a vacuum deposition method, and removing the masking. A coated substrate, which can be...

20060013998 - Embossed multi-ply fibrous structure product and process for making same: Multi-ply fibrous structure products, more specifically embossed multi-ply fibrous structure products and methods for making same are provided....

20060013999 - Storage and delivery article for highly viscous fluid: An article having a top sheet, a core layer and, optionally, a barrier layer is configured to provide storage and metered release of a highly viscous fluid to a target surface. The core layer contains an array of three dimensional voids, which may be opened (i.e., apertured) or closed, that...

20060014000 - Plastic substrate and method for processing the same: An objective of the present invention is to provide a heat-resistant plastic substrate, which can prevent damage such as cracking, for example, in production, a processing process, and handling, and has impact resistance, and to provide a method for processing the plastic substrate. According to the present invention, in a...

20060014004 - Electrophotographic film and recorded material using the same: An electrophotographic film with excellent water resistance, which is more reduced in heat curling than before when used as a recording paper for thermal fixing-type electrophotographic printers or a copying machines and prevents stains of the toner-fixing unit if it jams in the printer or copying machine and which can...

20060014001 - Fabrication of sub-50 nm solid-state nanostructures based on nanolithography: Combination of nanolithography and wet chemical etching including the fabrication of nanoarrays of sub-50 nm gold dots and line structures with deliberately designed approximately 12-100 nm gaps. These structures were made by initially using direct write nanolithography to pattern the etch resist, 16-mercaptohexadecanoic acid (MHA), on Au/Ti/SiOx/Si substrates and then...

20060014003 - Functional nano-scale gels: Nanometer-scale hydrogels are formed from a polymer film by exposing said film to a focused electron beam of 1 to 10 nm diameter. The hydrogels may be formed in regular patterns, such as arrays, or in irregular patterns. The hydrogels have a plurality of functional groups that can form covalent...

20060014002 - High barrier antifog laminate for case ready meat packaging: Multilayered packaging films having good antifog performance that are suitable for use in food packaging. One multilayered film comprises at least one nylon layer having a silicone oil blended therein or coated on a surface thereof, and also comprises a barrier film that includes a sealant film having an antifog...

20060014005 - Method for realizing a sensor device able to detect chemical substances and sensor device so obtained: A method realizes a sensor device suitable for detecting the presence of chemical substances and comprises, as detection element, an active film of metallic nanoparticles able to interact with the chemical substances to determine a variation of the global electric conductivity of the film. The method includes preparing an ink...

20060014006 - Ultra-thin materials made from fibre and superabsorbent: The present invention relates to materials formed from superabsorbent polymer (SAP) and fibers that are obtainable by pressing at not less than 60° C. and not less than 3 bar. More particularly, the present invention relates to materials which are obtained by in situ polymerization of SAP precursor mixtures on...

20060014007 - Phenol resin, use of a phenol resin as well as moulded product formed therefrom: The present invention relates to a phenol resin obtained by reacting phenolic compounds with formaldehyde and/or formaldehyde-forming compounds. The present invention furthermore relates to the use of such a phenol resin, as well as to a moulded product having a core of solid, inert parts impregnated with such a phenol...

20060014008 - Force dispersion pad: A force dispersion pad includes multiple layers of foam and granules that disperse impact force. The pad includes an adhesive that is applied to the backing for placing the pad on a given surface. A backing material is included that covers the adhesive until it is ready to be used....

20060014009 - Safe t flooring: A cushioned flooring system that utilizes a flexible membrane over closed cell foam. The flexible membrane may be vinyl or linoleum, over a closed cell foam substrate to provide cushioning and shock absorption. This system would be utilized in kitchens, bathrooms and any other areas where vinyl or linoleum are...

20060014010 - Composite membrane having oleophobic properties: An air permeable composite article that in one embodiment includes a porous base membrane that includes a plurality of nodes and fibrils defining a plurality of interconnecting pores extending through the porous base membrane with each node and fibril having a surface. The composite article also includes a precipitated coating...

20060014011 - Mutlilayer structure with controlled permeability: The present invention relates to a multilayer structure with controlled permeability to hydrocarbons, comprising at least one inner polymer layer (6) and at least one outer layer (5) comprising a mixture of polymer material and of fillers. The fillers are mineral and selected to adsorb and to trap an amount...

20060014012 - Preparation of a mechanically durable single layer coating with anti-reflective properties: Single layer anti-reflective hard-coat and methods of making same are disclosed and in particular comprise a structured surface, preferably a nano-structured surface. The hard-coat preferably a hardness above 0.5 GPa, more preferably above 0.7 GPa and most preferably above 1.0 GPa as measured by nano-indentation and/or a reduced tensile modulus...

20060014013 - Stabilized biocompatible supported lipid membrane: A lipid membrane is self-assembled and stabilized at a solid surface by depositing a lipid monolayer or a lipid multilayer on a substrate, otaining a supported lipid monolayer or a supported lipid multilayer; and in situ polymerizing the supported lipid monolayer or the supported lipid multilayer, thereby obtaining a polymerized...

20060014014 - Vapor screen composition: The invention relates to a water-dispersible composition for making a water repellent paper with a low permeability for moisture. The composition comprises components (A) to (H), in the following amounts by dry weight (wt): (A) 5 to 89 wt % of polyvinyl butyral (PVB), (B) 1 to 20 wt %...

20060014015 - Method and apparatus for high denier hollow spiral fiber: A self-texturing hollow fiber that exhibits a desirable tendency to coil rather than to bend sharply or zig-zag. In one embodiment the invention is a hollow polymer filament having a generally cylindrical cross-section. The filament is further defined by a cylindrical wall formed of at least two generally C-shaped sections,...

20060014016 - Method of producing yarns and fabrics: The yarns of the present invention satisfy the need for a multi-purpose yarn, capable of improved abrasion resistance, seam slippage and dimensional stability while eliminating traditional fabric's backing materials and costs associated with the production thereof. In one aspect, the method of producing yarn and fabrics comprises supplying a first...

20060014017 - Diffractive pigments: The invention relates to a pigment, the smallest size of which corresponds at least to a multiple of the greatest wavelength of ultraviolet light or the smallest wavelength of visible light. Said pigment comprises at least one defined diffractive structure, the spatial periodicity, of which has a spatial period corresponding...

20060014018 - Silicon based nanospheres and nanowires: Nanostructures and methods of fabrication thereof are disclosed. One representative nanostructure includes a silicon dioxide (SiO2)/tin oxide (SnOx) nanostructure, where x is between about 1 to about 2. The SiO2/SnOx nanostructure includes a SiO2 nanostructure having SnOx nanoclusters dispersed over a portion of the surface of the SiO2 nanostructure....

20060014019 - Non-flak coated colouring pigment and method for the production and use thereof: The invention relates to a nonflake coated coloring pigment which consists of an inorganic or organic, amorphous or partially crystalline material and which is provided with at least one coating, where each layer comprises at least one cured melamine-formaldehyde resin or consists of one such resin. The pigment is particularly...

20060014020 - Surface grafted metal oxide particles and compositions comprising the same: A composition includes a metal oxide particle, which can optionally be surface treated by a silane coupling agent, and an electron acceptor surface grafted to the metal oxide particle....

20060014022 - Composition comprising ethylene copolymer and polyolefin: Disclosed are compositions of ethylene/(meth)acrylate copolymers, polyolefins (for example, polyethylene and polypropylene), tackifier resins and optional fillers that provide strong hermetic adhesion to fluoropolymers such as PCTFE. These compositions can be useful as an adhesive layer in multilayer structures prepared by extrusion lamination. Also disclosed are packages, such as thermoformed...

20060014021 - Heating member, heating member surface layer producing method, fixing member, heating device, fixing method, fixing device and image forming apparatus: The present invention is characterized in that, for the purpose of achieving a heating member (fixing member) in which thermal conductivity or electrical conductivity is given to a resin surface layer without loss of releasability, and heating efficiently is improved, the heating member contacting a to-be-heated member and heating the...

20060014023 - Bioabsorbable branched polymers containing units derived from dioxanone and medical/surgical devices manufactured therefrom: Star polymers of soft segment forming monomers are useful in forming surgical devices. The star polymers can be endcapped with isocyanate, mixed with a filler and/or cross-linked. The polymer compositions are useful, for example, as fiber coatings, surgical adhesives or bone putty, or tissue growth substrate....

20060014024 - Clear coating composition, method of forming multilayer coating film and inmold decoration product: It is an object of the present invention to provide a clear coating composition which inhibits a corrosion reaction by containing a rust preventive agent in a clear layer on a silver-plating layer and preventing a corrosive substance such as chlorine ion from contacting with the surface of the silver-plating...

20060014025 - Composite article: A composite article includes an acrylic layer, a UV-cured layer formed from a UV-curable composition, and a polyurethane backing layer. A method of forming the composite article includes applying the UV-curable composition to the acrylic layer such that the composition is between the acrylic layer and the polyurethane backing layer...

20060014026 - Reflecting mirror: A reflecting mirror includes an uncrystallized glass substrate and thin multilayer reflective coatings formed on a surface of the glass substrate by vapor deposition. The glass substrate contains 53 to 64 percent by weight of SiO2, 10 to 23 percent by weight of Al2O3, ZnO and MgO each in an...

20060014027 - Silicon oxycarbide coatings having durable hydrophilic properties: A silicon oxycarbide coating remains hydrophilic for a significantly longer period of time, on the order of several months, when both (i) the coating index of refraction is 1.70 or more and (ii) the coating thickness is 350 Å or more....

20060014029 - Article including environmental barrier coating system, and method for making: Articles for use in a high temperature environment, and methods for protecting articles in such environments, are provided. The article comprises a substrate comprising silicon; a bondcoat comprising silicon, disposed over the substrate; an intermediate barrier disposed over the bondcoat, the barrier comprising at least one layer, wherein the at...

20060014028 - Mesostructured film, porous film and the method of preparing the same: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for preparing mesostructured film having oriented channel structure and which is applicable to preparing mesostructured metal oxide. It is also an object of the present invention to provide meso porous film containing non-silica metal oxide in pore wall...

20060014030 - Anti-adhesive coating for treating bandages: A coating composition is described for the anti-adhesive coating of wound dressings, comprising a nanosol that contains silica and at least one hydrophobic organic silicon compound, anti-adhesive layers prepared therefrom, coated wound dressings and methods for their manufacture....

20060014031 - Powder coating, method for production thereof, method for using said powder coating and coated article: The present invention provides a powder paint excellent in productivity and cost, because the powder paints that are not adhered to the substrate can recovered and reused. And in case of using the powder paint of the present invention, coating efficiency is high and fine textured coated films excellent in...

20060014032 - Thermal spray coating process and thermal spray coating materials: Process for arc wire spraying for depositing material layers, in particular slide bearing layers, wherein at least one oxygen containing atomizing gas and one fuel gas are supplied to the spray device, which are combusted in a burn chamber in the immediate vicinity or behind the arc under the influence...

20060014033 - Preparing of leather for sticking on stones: A method of preparing leather for sticking on stones, in particular faceted glass having a flat rear side, wherein a plurality of elongate bores which lead into the interior of the leather are provided in the region of the leather which is intended for glueing on a stone....

20060014035 - Polyamide-based multilayer structure for covering substrates: The present invention relates to a polyamide-based multilayer structure comprising in succession: an upper layer made of a transparent polyamide coming from the condensation: either of a lactam or of an α,Ω-amino acid having at least 9 carbon atoms or of a diamine and of a diacid, at least one...

20060014034 - Process for producing a multilayer flat film containing an intrinsically gel-free, randomly branched polyamide: A process for producing a multilayer flat film containing a polyamide layer and a layer of another polymer. The polyamide layer is essentially formed from an intrinsically gel-free, randomly branched polyamide including units derived from: AB monomer possessing both a carboxylic acid group (A) and an amine group (B), at...

20060014036 - Composition comprising ethylene copolymers and polyolefins: Disclosed is the use of compositions of ethylene copolymers, polyolefins (for example, polyethylene and polypropylene), tackifiers and optional fillers that provide strong hermetic adhesion to impact-modified acrylonitrile-methylacrylate copolymers. These compositions are useful as an adhesive layer in multilayer structures prepared by coextrusion, extrusion coating and extrusion lamination. Also disclosed are...

20060014037 - Methods for forming substrates having a powder: Methods for forming substrates having a powder are provided. The powder may be applied to the substrate by means of a rotating drum and a cooperating blade that dispenses the powder on to the substrate. The method may be used to dispense compositions for protecting plants, including, for example, fruits,...

20060014038 - Setter, method for manufacturing ceramic substrate, and ceramic substrate: A ceramic green sheet 1 is mounted and baked on a mount surface 2a of a zirconia setter 2 wherein an average particle size is 0.3 μm-2.5 μm, a porcelain density is not less than 6 kg/dm3, a thermal conductivity is not more than 5 W/mK, and an arithmetic average...

20060014039 - Preparation of high-strength nanometer scale twinned coating and foil: Very high strength single phase stainless steel coating has been prepared by magnetron sputtering onto a substrate. The coating has a unique microstructure of nanometer spaced twins that are parallel to each other and to the substrate surface. For cases where the coating and substrate do not bind strongly, the...

20060014040 - Semiconductor nanocrystal complexes and methods of making same: A semiconductor nanocrystal complex including a metal layer formed on the outer surface of a semiconductor nanocrystal core after synthesis of the semiconductor nanocrystal core and a method for preparing a nanocrystal complex comprising forming a metal layer on a semiconductor nanocrystal core after synthesis of the semiconductor nanocrystal core....

20060014041 - Multilayer coating excellent in wear resistance and heat resistance: A multilayer coating according to the present invention comprises an alumina coating formed, directly or through an intermediate layer, on a hard coating composed of a metallic compound formed on the base material, and the Vickers hardness of the hard coating after alumina coating formation being 22 GPa or more....

20060014042 - Hybrid metal oxide/organometallic conversion coating for ferrous metals: The ferrous metal chemical conversion coating is comprised of mixed oxides and organometallic compounds of aluminum and iron. A ferrous metal substrate is immersed for a period of time in a bath composition, at a temperature, at a pH, and at a concentration for each constituent of the bath composition,...

20060014043 - Process for producing an aluminium alloy brazing sheet, aluminium alloy brazing sheet: Disclosed is a process for producing an Al—Mn alloy sheet with improved liquid film migration resistance when used as core alloy in brazing sheet, including the steps of: casting an ingot having a composition comprising (in weight percent): 0.5<Mn≦1.7, 0.06<Cu≦1.5, Si≦1.3, Mg≦0.25, Ti<0.2, Zn≦2.0, Fe≦0.5, at least one element of...

20060014047 - Luminescence device, display apparatus and metal coordination compound: wherein M is Ir, Rh or Pd; n is 2 or 3; and X1 to X8 is, independently, a hydrogen atom or a substituent selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom; a nitro group; a trifluoromethyl group; a trialkylsilyl group having three linear or branched alkyl groups each...

20060014046 - Luminescent material and organic electroluminescent device using the same: In formula (1), each of R1—R4 represents hydrogen, a C1-C24 alkyl group or a C1-C24 alkoxy group. Each of A1-A5 represents hydrogen, a C1-C24 alkyl group or a C3-C24 cycloalkyl group. Each of B1 and B2 represents hydrogen, a C6-C24 aryl group, a C1-C24 alkyl group or a C3-C24 cycloalkyl...

20060014044 - Organic light-emitting display with multiple light-emitting modules: An organic light-emitting device (OLED) includes an anode, a cathode and a plurality of organic light-emitting units. The organic light-emitting units are separated by a charge transfer layer which may be formed of various fullerenes in combination with a further material. The charge transfer layer may be a relatively homogenous...

20060014045 - Security taggants in adhesive plastic film laminate for pharmaceutical packaging: Security films that are useful for pharmaceutical packaging. In particular, anti-counterfeiting security films having a luminescent composition on or in a fluoropolymer layer, which luminescent composition luminesces upon the application of ultraviolet radiation in the 200 nm to 300 nm range, in which the luminescent component is optionally and preferably...

20060014048 - Retardation plate: A retardation plate comprises a birefringent crystal plate that has an entry face for incident light and an exit face for emerging light. The plate consists of an alkaline-earth metal fluoride and has an optical axis which is aligned along its <110> crystal axis or of a substantially equivalent principal...

20060014049 - Ceramic green sheet, laminated ceramic article, and process for producing the same: A ceramic green sheet is obtained by forming a ceramic coating containing at least a ceramic raw material powder, a binder, and an organic solvent in a sheet shape, followed by drying. The binder contains two or more kinds of polyvinyl acetal with different average degrees of polymerization, and polyvinyl...

20060014050 - Substrate with a self-cleaning coating: The invention relates to a transparent substrate based on glass or one or more polymers, or a ceramic or glass substrate, or a substrate made of architectural material of the type comprising a wall render, a concrete slab or block, architectural concrete, roof tile, material of cementitious composition, terracotta, slate,...

20060014051 - Perpendicular magnetic recording medium and method of manufacturing the same: A perpendicular magnetic recording medium and a method of manufacturing the same include a nonmagnetic substrate, a nonmagnetic underlayer, and a magnetic layer disposed directly on the nonmagnetic underlayer. The magnetic layer is composed of ferromagnetic crystal grains having a hexagonal close-packed structure and nonmagnetic grain boundaries composed of oxide...

20060014052 - Perpendicular magnetic recording medium, method of manufacturing same, and magnetic recording device: A perpendicular medium is disclosed in which an isolation structure of an underlayer is formed using a simple method as in a conventional manufacturing process for a medium of continuous films. The method suppresses dispersion of alignment and reduced magnetic cluster size in a magnetic recording layer. The perpendicular medium...

20060014053 - Magnetic disk and magnetic disk device provided with the same: A magnetic disk includes a flat disk-shaped substrate having a center hole and a recording region formed on an obverse and/or reverse surface of the substrate and patterned depending on the presence of a magnetic material. The recording region has a data region pattern and a plurality of servo region...

20060008596 - Optical film coating: A low fringing film coating includes a transparent polymeric layer having a surface, and a plurality of projections extending away from the surface. The projections have a mean height of 0.05 to 1 μm and a mean distance between projections of 0.5 to 2 mm. The coating can be produced...

20060008597 - Optical filtering and electromagnetic armouring structure: An optical filtering/electromagnetic screening structure for being joined to at least one transparent substrate, especially made of glass. The structure includes at least two plastic sheets and including, or intended to be joined to the sheets, a conducting electromagnetic screening element. At least one sheet is made of a thermoplastic,...

20060008598 - Artificial foliage: An artificial foliage structure with wire cores embedded in its leafy parts causing these parts to “spring back” upon removal of compressive loading acting thereupon. These wire cores may be made of hard, springy steel such as piano wire or small diameter spring wire. Thicker, woody limbs and branches have...

20060008599 - Manufacturing method of ink jet recording paper and ink jet recording paper: A method of manufacturing an ink jet recording paper comprising the steps of: (a) applying a first coating composition containing inorganic microparticles and a binder onto a support to form a porous ink absorbing layer; (b) drying the porous ink absorbing layer; (c) applying a second coating composition onto the...

20060008601 - Flexible laminate having an integrated pressure release valve: A multilayered flexible laminate comprising: a first lamina having a inlet channel; a second lamina having a outlet channel; the first and second laminas joined to one another about an unbonded valve region having open and closed orientations; wherein the first and outlet channels are in gaseous communication when the...

20060008600 - Microwavable packaging material: A material for use in covering objects for microwave heating comprises a substrate (1) substantially transparent to microwave radiation bearing an array of low emissivity metal patch elements (2) defining a frequency selective surface adapted to pass microwave radiation and reflect thermal infrared radiation. The patch elements (2), typically of...

20060008602 - Coloured labels: There is described a coloured, transparent polymeric label which is capable of being fixed to a pre-selected coloured, transparent region of an article (optionally by a wet glue process) to achieve a non-label look on the article, characterised in that: the colour parameters measured in CIE colour space of each...

20060008603 - Shirred elastic sheet material: A retaining element for use with elastic sheet material is disclosed. In one form, the sheet material can be provided as a bag (100) having first and second side walls (102,104). The retaining element can be in the form of an elastic strip attached to one of the side walls....

20060008604 - Multilayer structure having a layer based on polyamide and on hdpe: The present invention relates to a structure successively comprising: a first layer of high density polyethylene (HDPE), a tie layer, a second layer of EVOH or of a blend based on EVOH, optionally a tie layer, a third layer of a blend comprising, by weight, the total being 100%: 50...

20060008605 - Packaged composition for the delivery of said composition into an aqueous medium: The invention is a packaged composition for the delivery of the composition into an aqueous medium. The packaged composition comprises a rigid container made of a biodegradable, starch-based polymer, and an anhydrous composition inside said container. The invention also comprises a process of manufacturing the packaged composition, and a process...

20060008606 - High performance balloon catheter/component: Composite fiber reinforced balloons for medical devices prepared by applying a web of fibers to the exterior of a preformed underlying balloon and encasing the web with a matrix material to form a composite balloon. The fiber web is applied to at least the cone portion of the underlying balloon...

20060008607 - Tubulation tubing of display panel: Tubulation tubing of a display panel includes a flange at one end and a ring-shape adhesive member placed on a display panel to align a vent hole of the display with an opening of the tubulation tubing and the flange of the tubulation tubing is bonded to the display panel...

20060008608 - Printing tape, tape cartridge provided therewith, and tape printing apparatus: A printing tape has a translucent recording-tape layer with a recording surface on a face thereof, and a translucent pseudo-laminating layer adhered to a back of the recording-tape layer. The pseudo-laminating layer has an adhesive-agent layer on a face thereof and a translucent tape layer on a back thereof. The...

20060008609 - Sandwich panel and method of manufacturing same: A sandwich panel having a pair of skins and an intermediate substrate secured between the two skins creating a structural panel. The skins may be a pressboard material and a covering material may be applied to the skins forming an exterior surface. Selectively, the skins may be covered with a...

20060008610 - Device for fabricating plastic plates: A device for fabricating plastic plates includes a divider, a plurality of extruders, a die, a cooling vacuum forming mold and a conveyer. The divider provides a driving mechanism to move the divider back and forth with a reset speed controlled by a cam motor or step motor operated with...

20060008611 - Sealing of honeycomb core and the honeycomb core assembly made with the same: The invention provides a new sealing process for the RTM of honeycomb structures. A thermoplastic polyurethane film is first heated and adhered on the surface of honeycomb core to seal the cells. Then the general RTM process is conducted and the honeycomb products are finished. The cells with resins filled...

20060008612 - Mat: A mat with a tufted textile pile surface (1) comprises tufts of yarn tufted into a tufting substrate and an elastomer backing layer (2). The elastomer backing layer (2) includes elastomer crumbs and a binder....

20060008613 - Closed reinforcement fiber package, as well as chain packing consisting of such closed packages: Closed reinforcement fiber package includes a material disintegratable in concrete, such as fiber concrete. Reinforcing fibers are present in a loose form in the package. The reinforcing fibers may be provided in a substantially mutually parallel position in the package. The reinforcement fiber package may be provided in a chain...

20060008614 - Die cut mesh material from polymer fiber: A honeycomb web precursor includes a body of polymer material having a series of branched slits. The body is capable of expanding into a web of honeycomb construction. Various panels and partitions are also disclosed. A method is also provided for producing a honeycomb web of polymer material. That method...

20060008615 - Overmoulding: In the overmoulding of an article channels are provided in the surface of the article to guide the flow of the overmoulding material, in addition holes may be provided across the article to enable flow of the overmoulding material to the side of the carrier remote from the point of...

20060008616 - Insulation material including extensible mesh material from fibrous material: A web or panel of insulation is provided that includes an extensible web of fibrous material that is configured to provide a series of openings in the expanded web. The openings within the web are filled with insulation to provide a batt or panel of thermal or acoustical insulation. More...

20060008617 - Floor mat: A floor mat suitable for use in automobiles, the floor mat having an upper fabric layer permeable to a liquid, a central absorbent layer underlying the fabric layer, an impermeable layer underlying the absorbent layer, and preferably a lower fabric layer underlying the impermeable layer. The mat may be used...

20060008618 - Hydrophobic surfaces with nanoparticles: Hydrophobic surfaces with water contact angles greater than 120 degrees are created by the deposition of nano-particles. A process for the synthesis of suitable nano-particles is described as well as a process for the deposition of the particles....

20060008622 - Interior vehicle trim panel having a sprayed expanded polyurethane layer and method and system of making same: Aspects of the present invention include interior vehicle trim panel having a sprayed expanded polyurethane layer and method of making same. In at least one embodiment, the method of making the vehicle interior trim panel comprises providing a skin layer on a spray tool, spraying expandable polyurethane reactive components onto...

20060008619 - Liner with different impressments at opposing surfaces: The invention relates to a film having two major, opposing surfaces and impressments at both opposing surfaces. The film is useful as a liner, especially a waterproof liner such as a shower pan liner. The impressments take the form of at least a line, an indicium, or both. The lines...

20060008621 - Textured air laid substrate: By replacing the fabric in the transfer section of an air laid machine with a transfer fabric having a specific compressibility as measured by P&J hardness, and then compacting the air laid web on the transfer fabric's surface when nipped between an engraved compaction roll and a backing roll, a...

20060008620 - Vehicle part with integrated impact management feature and method of making same: A method of making a vehicle part includes spraying material proximate a surface of a tool to form a skin layer, and spraying material onto the skin layer to form a resilient layer. The method further includes removing the skin layer and the resilient layer from the tool and positioning...

20060008623 - Optical element and its manufacturing method: To improve the reliability of an optical element and its manufacturing method. An optical element 100 includes a substrate 110, a columnar section 130 formed above the substrate 110 and having an upper surface 132 for light emission or incidence, a resin layer 140 formed above the substrate 110 and...

20060008624 - Method of making an interior trim panel for a door and an article made thereby: A method of making an interior trim panel for a vehicle door and the interior trim panel are disclosed. The method comprises forming a bolster that is spray coated with a polyurethane skin in an open mold. The bolster and polyurethane skin are then placed in a mold tool with...

20060008625 - Vehicle window unit with foam based seal and corresponding method: In certain example embodiments of this invention, a foam type spacer/seal is used proximate the edge of a vehicle window. The use of foam in such applications is advantageous in that it permits high-profile shaped spacers/seals to be efficiently formed in a manner which does not sacrifice yields. In certain...

20060008626 - Adhesive film exhibiting anisotropic electrical conductivity: An anisotropic conductive film includes a release layer, an insulating adhesive matrix on the release layer, and conductive particles distributed in the matrix in a substantially uniform pattern. The film may also include a patterned adhesive layer on the release layer, so that the particles are positioned in a pattern...

20060008627 - Laser enhanced plating: A method of plating a substrate including coating a substrate surface, laser-treating a region of the coated surface, and plating the region....

20060008628 - Multilayer circuit board and method for manufacturing the same: It is an object of the present invention to provide a multilayer circuit board, and a method for manufacturing the same, in which a plurality of circuit boards are layered, wherein as regards at least one circuit board positioned on an outer side, a conductive substance is filled into holes...

20060008629 - Molded article, injection molding method and apparatus: A molded article includes thermoplastic resin, and an organic material different from the thermoplastic resin inside said molded article, the organic material being located on and near a surface of said molded article....

20060008630 - Antistatic layered panel and method of its manufacture: The invention relates to an antistatic layered panel (1) including a substrate (2) and one or more layers (3, 4) on top of said substrate, said one or more layers comprising a decorative covering layer (3). At least one of the layers on top of said substrate comprises a synthetic...

20060008631 - Leather-like sheet and process for production thereof: A leather-like sheet product comprising a substrate which contains a bundle of fine fibers, wherein the substrate comprises (1) a first substrate layer having a structure that it is composed of an elastic polymer and a bundle of fine fibers and the elastic polymer surrounds the fiber bundle and is...

20060008632 - Thermosetting resin composition, and prepreg, laminated board for wiring board and printed wiring board using the same: The present invention discloses a thermosetting resin composition which comprises (A) 35 to 75 parts by weight of a thermosetting resin comprising a compound having a hydrobenzoxazine ring as a main component, (B) 10 to 25 parts by weight of a polycondensation product of a phenol, a compound having a...

20060008633 - Flame laminable hydrophilic ester polyurethane foams: A hydrophilic ester polyurethane foam is flame laminated to a substrate using a thin sacrificial layer, preferably a sacrificial foam layer. The sacrificial layer in the resulting laminate structure has a thickness of 1.5 mm or less, and preferably is substantially burnt away. The resulting laminate exhibits good bond strength...

20060008636 - Microporous polyethylene film and method of producing the same: Disclosed is a microporous polyethylene film for a battery separator and a method of producing the same. The microporous polyethylene film comprises a resin mixture, which includes 100 parts by weight of composition containing 20-50 wt % polyethylene with a weight average molecular weight of 5×104-3×105 (component I) and 80-50...

20060008634 - Porous ceramic, polymer and metal materials with pores created by biological fermentation: Porous polymers are made by adding biologically active agent and growth substrates (e.g., yeast and sugar, preferably in the presence of water or other suitable fluid) to a polymer forming material, which may be a liquid. The yeast acts on the sugar, forming carbon dioxide gas bubbles. The material is...

20060008635 - Porous friction material with friction modifying layer: A friction material which includes a porous base material, at least one type of resin material, and at least one type of friction modifying particle is disclosed. The resin material is substantially uniformly dispensed throughout the base material and a layer of a predetermined amount of the friction modifying materials...

20060008638 - Multilayer, matt, thermoformable, ir-reflective polyester film: Multilayer, biaxially oriented polyester films which include as a constituent of the base layer B, a crystallizable polyester with increased diethylehe glycol content and/or increased polyethylene glycol content, and/or increased isophthalic acid content, preferably polyethylene terephthalate. The outer layers of the inventive films advantageously include at least one IR-reflective pigment...

20060008637 - Running surface for winter sports gear: The invention relates to a running surface for winter sports gear, containing an additive of at least one or more fullerenes. By adding a comparatively small amount of fullerene, improved sliding properties are effected, so that the addition of carbon black and/or graphite can be omitted, enabling one to produce...

20060008639 - Heat-insulating material for agricultural or horticultural facility: A heat shielding material for an agricultural and horticultural facility according to this invention includes a heat shield layer constituted of a substrate resin and a heat shield filler in the form of fine particles dispersed in the resin. The heat shield filler is at least one selected from lanthanum...

20060008640 - Laminated structure for shielding against solar radiation: To provide a laminated structure for shielding against solar radiation having high solar radiation blocking characteristics with low manufacturing costs. Fine particles 11 functioning to block solar radiation are obtained by firing tungstic acid under a reductive atmosphere, a liquid dispersion to form a solar radiation blocking material is prepared...

20060008641 - Matt, thermoformable, ir-reflective polyester film: Biaxially oriented polyester films formed from a crystallizable polyester having increased diethylene glycol content and/or increased polyethylene glycol content, and/or increased isophthalic acid content, preferably polyethylene terephthalate. The films of the invention further include at least one IR-reflective pigment and one UV stabilizer. The inventive films feature adjustable mattness, diffuse...

20060008642 - Multilayer acrylic film with improved optical and mechanical properties: A multiplayer acrylic film is presented having: a layer (A) made from a thermoplastic acrylic composition a layer (B) made from either a composition comprising a methacrylic (co)polymer and an impact modifying compound, or a composition prepared by sequential polymerization in aqueous emulsion of acrylate-based monomer systems, or a composition...

20060008643 - Polypropylene based fibers and nonwovens: The present invention relates to fibers and nonwovens made from plasticized polyolefin compositions comprising a polyolefin, a non-functionalized hydrocarbon plasticizer and a slip agent....

20060008644 - Fabrics of mixed-polyester-ratio bi-component fibers: Yarns of mixed ratios of bi-component fibers are disclosed, in which some filaments of a yarn produced during the spinning process are of different polymer ratios than other filaments in the same yarn. The yarns are preferably spun with the desired mixture of polymer ratios and the difference in polymer...

20060008646 - Encapsulated active particles and methods for making and using the same: The invention relates to preserving the properties of active particles through use of an encapsulant which may be removable. The encapsulant may protect the active particles against premature deactivation. If desired, the encapsulant may be removed to rejuvenate the active particles. Various processes can be implemented to introduce encapsulated particles...

20060008645 - Magnetic powder, method for producing the same and magnetic recording medium comprising the same: A magnetic powder consisting of substantially spherical or ellipsoidal particles comprising a transition metal which comprises iron and a rear earth element which is mainly present in the outer layer of the magnetic powder particles, and having a particle size of 5 to 200 nm, a coercive force of 80...

20060008647 - Antioxidant system for carbon-carbon brake materials with enhanced resistance to humidity exposure: Method of improving humidity resistance in a coated article (19) comprising a carbon-carbon composite component (10), a graphite component (10), or a ceramic matrix composite component based on carbon fibers and/or graphite (10). The component (10) is preferably configured as an aircraft landing system brake disc. The method includes the...

20060008648 - Polyvinylbutyral interlayers having superior acoustical properties and method of preparing same: The present invention is a PVB interlayer that is plasticized with a single plasticizer and has sound-damping properties. Interlayers of the present invention when used in glass laminates can provide sufficient strength for use as safety glass laminates....

20060008650 - Protecting thin semiconductor wafers during back-grinding in high-volume production: A protective disk for protecting a semiconductor wafer during processing includes an adhesive layer configured to adhere to the semiconductor wafer and a support layer coupled to the adhesive layer configured to provide strength and stiffness to the semiconductor wafer during processing. In one aspect of the invention, the protective...

20060008649 - Transferable liquid crystal laminate: A transferable liquid crystal laminate comprises at least a releasable substrate, a protective layer and a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, characterized in that the protective layer side of the releasable substrate has been subjected to an easily separable adhesive treatment. The transferable liquid crystal laminate is excellent in separability and...

20060008652 - Curable fluorine-containing polymer, curable resin composition prepared from same and antireflection film: the structural unit A is a structural unit derived from a monomer copolymerizable with the fluorine-containing ethylenic monomer represented by the formula (M), and the structural unit M and the structural unit A are contained in amounts of from 0.1 to 100% by mole and from 0 to 99.9% by...

20060008651 - Hydrophobic, oleophobic and alcohol-resistant fluorochemical additive: A fluorochemical additive is the reaction product under polymerization conditions of monomers that include: (a) an aromatic polycarboxylic acid as an anhydride, ester, or ester chloride; (b) at least one fluorinated reactant; and (c) at least one aliphatic amine, mercaptan, or alcohol. Optionally, a crosslinking agent can be used. The...

20060008653 - Polyvinyl butyral sheet with bifunctional surface modifying agent: A polymer sheet having enhanced blocking resistance properties comprising a bifunctional surface modifying agent disposed at a surface of the plasticized polyvinyl butyral sheet. The bifunctional surface modifying agent comprises an anti-blocking segment comprising a polyethylene block or a hydrocarbon chain block and a compatibility segment comprising a poly(alkylene glycol)...

20060008654 - Coated article having low-e coating with ion beam treated ir reflecting layer and corresponding method: A coated article is provided that may be used as a vehicle windshield, insulating glass (IG) window unit, or the like. An ion beam is used during at least part of forming an infrared (IR) reflecting layer(s) of such a coated article. Advantageously, this has been found to improve sheet...

20060008655 - Coated article having low-e coating with ion beam treated ir reflecting layer and corresponding method: A coated article is provided that may be used as a vehicle windshield, insulating glass (IG) window unit, or the like. An ion beam is used to treat an infrared (IR) reflecting layer(s) of such a coated article. Advantageously, this has been found to improve sheet resistance (Rs) properties, emittance,...

20060008656 - Coated article with ion treated overcoat layer and corresponding method: A coated article is provided that may be used as a vehicle windshield, insulating glass (IG) window unit, or the like. Ion beam treatment is performed on a layer(s) of the coating. For example, an overcoat layer (e.g., of silicon nitride) of a low-E coating may be ion beam treated...

20060008657 - Method of forming coated article using sputtering target(s) and ion source(s) and corresponding apparatus: A coated article is provided that may be used as a vehicle windshield, insulating glass (IG) window unit, or the like. An ion beam is used to treat an infrared (IR) reflecting layer(s) of such a coated article. Advantageously, this has been found to improve sheet resistance (Rs) properties, emittance,...

20060008658 - Laminated glass and intermediate film for laminated glass: It is an object of the present invention to provide a laminated glass and an interlayer film for laminated glasses, which have the high performance for mitigating the impact given externally and, particularly in the case of using it as glass for vehicles, have the high performance for mitigating the...

20060008660 - Cleaning of a substrate support: A cleaning wafer cleans process residues from a support surface used in the processing of a substrate in an energized gas. The cleaning wafer has a disc having a liquid precursor derived polyimide layer formed directly on the disc by applying a liquid polyimide precursor to the disc. The polyimide...

20060008661 - Manufacturable low-temperature silicon carbide deposition technology: A method of depositing silicon carbide on a substrate, including placing a substrate in a low pressure chemical vapor deposition chamber; flowing a single source precursor gas containing silicon and carbon into the chamber; maintaining the chamber at a pressure not less than approximately 5 mTorr; and maintaining the substrate...

20060008659 - Materials with enhanced properties for shallow trench isolation/premetal dielectric applications: The present invention relates to semiconductor device fabrication and more specifically to a method and material for forming high density shallow trench isolation structures in integrated circuits capable of withstanding wet etch treatments. A silica dielectric film is formed on a substrate. The silica dielectric film has a density of...

20060008662 - Silicone rubber based pressure sensitive adhesive sheet: There are disclosed a silicone rubber based pressure sensitive adhesive sheet comprising a transparent substrate film and a silicone rubber layer which is formed by coating the surface of the transparent substrate film with silicone rubber in an amount of 5 to 100 g/m2 (after drying) containing addition type organopolysiloxane...

20060008663 - Retardation films comprising a polymer film having a uv-curable resin composition for alignment film and a liquid crystalline compound: (1) There are provided a UV-curable resin composition for alignment film and an alignment film which is prepared by curing the composition with UV rays. (2) The migration of a material which is present in a polymer film and capable of affecting the optical properties of a liquid crystalline compound...

20060008664 - Flame-retardant molded article and fabric product: A flame-retardant fastening product (a molded article and a fabric product) which is made of a flame retardancy-imparting material or contains or/and is coated with the flame retardancy-imparting material, wherein the flame retardancy-imparting material comprises 100 parts by weight of a synthetic resin and 1 to 400 parts by weight...

20060008665 - Transparent conductive film, transparent conductive plate, and touch panel: A touch panel having excellent durability, in which depression is scarcely generated on the surface of the touch panel by pushing the surface with a pen, and a transparent conductive film and plate useful in the touch panel are provided. The transparent conductive film comprises a first polymer film having...

20060008666 - Heat shrinkable film using a blend of polypropylene impact copolymer, syndiotactic polypropylene and/or polypropylene random copolymer: It has been discovered that the properties of heat shrinkable sheet or film materials of ethylene/propylene rubber impact-modified heterophasic copolymer (ICP) can be improved by blending the ICP with a second polyolefin. The second polyolefin may be a syndiotactic polypropylene (sPP), a random copolymer (RCP) of propylene and a comonomer...

20060008667 - Mesoporous platinum electrode and method for detecting biochemical substrate using the mesoporous platinum electrode: The present invention relates to a mesoporous platinum electrode for detecting biochemical substrate, comprising an electrode and a mesoporous platinum layer covering the surface thereof, and a method for detecting a biochemical substrate using the mesoporous platinum electrode. Using the present invention, glucose concentration can be selectively determined while excluding...

20060008668 - Multilayer, corrosion-resistant finish and method: The present invention provides a black, chrome-free, multilayer corrosion protection finish designed to meet extended corrosion properties. This corrosion-resistant finish is engineered to meet a minimum of 500 salt spray testing hours to white corrosion, and 1500 salt spray testing hours to red corrosion when tested to ASTM B117 standards....

20060008669 - Method of forming a nanocomposite coating: There is disclosed a method of depositing a nanocomposite coating of stainless steel and a metallic carbide or metallic nitride, e.g. chromium carbide or chromium nitride, onto a stainless steel substrate 10, including the steps of (a) providing the stainless steel substrate 10; (b) depositing stainless steel on the substrate...

20060008674 - Anthracene compounds and organic electroluminescent device employing the same: Anthracene compounds and organic electroluminescent devices employing the same. Anthracene compounds can serve as host materials for an blue organic electroluminescent device. Furthermore, the anthracene compounds can also serve as hole transport layer materials or electron transport layer materials for organic electroluminescent devices, by way of the silyl phenyl group...

20060008671 - Electroluminescent efficiency: An organic light emitting device is provided. The device has an anode, a cathode, and an emissive layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. The emissive layer further includes a molecule of Formula I wherein an alkyl substituent at position R′5 results in high efficiency and operational stability in...

20060008673 - Electroluminescent efficiency: An organic light emitting device is provided. The device has an anode, a cathode, and an emissive layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. The emissive layer further includes a molecule of Formula I wherein an alkyl substituent at position R′5 results in high efficiency and operational stability in...

20060008672 - Hole-trapping materials for improved oled efficiency: An organic light-emitting device includes a light-emitting layer including a host, a dopant, and a hole-trapping material, wherein the hole-trapping material is provided at 0.01 to less than 5% by volume relative to the light-emitting layer volume, has an oxidation potential that is selected so that it is less than...

20060008675 - Organic electroluminescent element, material for positive hole injecting layer, and organic electroluminescent display:

20060008670 - Organic light emitting materials and devices: An organic light emitting device is provided. The device has an anode, a cathode and an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. The organic layer comprises a compound further comprising one or more arylimidazole, aryltriazole, or aryltetrazole derivative ligands coordinated to a metal center. The ligand has...

20060008676 - Protective coating on a substrate and method of making thereof: Disclosed herein is a protective coating having a compressive stress of less than 280 Mpa, for devices to be used in a corrosive environment such as halogen containing gases or halogen plasma atmosphere, e.g., wafer supporting device for use in semi-conductor processing assemblies such as electrostatic chucks, heaters, etc. The...

20060008677 - Ceramic bonding composition, method of making, and article of manufacture incorporating the same: A ceramic bonding composition comprises a first oxide and at least a second oxide having a formula of Me2O3; wherein the first oxide is selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, scandium oxide, and combinations thereof; Me is selected from the group consisting of yttrium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium,...

20060008678 - Fabrication of self-assembled dendron monolayers: A dendron (2) comprising a focal point (4) and a plurality of fluorinated end groups (9) is disclosed, including one having a thiol, a silane, a carboxylic acid, a phosphonate or another moiety at the focal point suitable for chemisorption to a substrate (3). A self-assembled monolayer comprising a plurality...

20060008679 - Magnetic film, magnetic head of hard disk drive unit, and solid device: In the magnetic film, projection of a magnetic pole, which is caused when a magnetic head is heated, can be restrained. The magnetic film can be applied to a magnetic head of a hard disk drive unit capable of recording data with high recording density. The magnetic film comprises: a...

20060008680 - Magnetic recording medium: A magnetic recording medium comprising: a non-magnetic support; and a coating layer including a magnetic layer which contains a ferromagnetic powder containing a rare earth element and a binder and optionally a non-magnetic layer which contains a non-magnetic inorganic powder and a binder, wherein an amount of a liberated rare...

20060008681 - Magnetic recording medium: m

20060003110 - Ornamental bow: An ornamental bow is provided with a bow portion and a mounting portion. The mounting portion is coupled to the bow portion. The mounting portion is transparent. The transparent mounting portion is coated with a transparent adhesive. The transparent mounting portion is coupled to a transparent release liner. To mount...

20060003111 - System and method for creating a 3d figurine using 2d and 3d image capture: A method of making a three dimensional head representative of a head of a three dimensional object includes the steps of creating a geometric file of the head of the three dimensional object, creating an image file of the head of the three dimensional object, milling a milled head based...

20060003112 - Fusible reactive media comprising mordant: An inkjet recording element comprising a support having thereon in order, from top to bottom, a fusible, porous ink-transporting layer comprising fusible polymeric particles, which particles comprise a thermoplastic polymer with reactive functional groups, the ink-transporting layer further comprising a multifunctional compound having complementary reactive functional groups capable of crosslinking...

20060003113 - Ink jet recording medium and method for producing the same: A method for producing an ink jet recording medium, in which an ink receiving layer is formed on a support. The formation of the ink receiving layer includes: coating the support with a first liquid containing a water-soluble resin, a cross-linking agent and a first metal compound, to form a...

20060003114 - Multilayer film: This disclosed invention relates to a multilayer film, comprising: a first transparent film layer having an upper surface and a lower surface; a second transparent film layer overlying the upper surface of the first transparent film layer; an ink layer, ink receptive layer or metalized layer overlying and adhered to...

20060003115 - Fusible reactive media: An inkjet recording element comprises a support having thereon in order, from top to bottom, a fusible, porous top layer comprising fusible polymeric particles that comprise a thermoplastic polymer with reactive functional groups, in combination with a multifunctional compound having complementary reactive functional groups capable of crosslinking the reactive functional...

20060003116 - Inkjet elements comprising calcium metasilicate needles: An inkjet recording element comprising a support having thereon a calcium-metasilicate-containing layer, optionally in combination with organic or inorganic particles, in a polymeric binder, the calcium-metasilicate being in the form of needles having an average length of from 1 μm to 50 μm. The presence of the needles prevents cracking...

20060003117 - Ink jet recording paper: A product and a process for the preparation of a precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) and an ink jet recording paper, incorporating the precipitated calcium carbonate is disclosed. The precipitated calcium carbonate is dewatered and comminuted in the presence of an amphoteric and/or anionic dispersant to produce a high solids PCC...

20060003118 - Decorative sleeve cover having a matte or textured finish on a surface thereof: A flexible sleeve disposable about at least a portion of a flower pot or floral grouping is formed of a flexible polymeric material having at least a portion of one surface thereof modified to provide a textured or matte finish to the flexible sleeve. The flexible sleeve may also be...

20060003119 - Food container: A food container formed by compressing a mixed material composed of unboiled bamboo fibers and mixed fibers prepared by mixing unboiled grass family vegetable fibers and unboiled legume family vegetable fibers such as lespedeza fibers. A food container formed by compressing a mixed material composed of the above mixed material,...

20060003120 - Process for manufacturing a packaging material: A process for manufacturing a packaging material having at least two films (14) or foils (12) bonded together to a multi-layer laminate (10) via at least one adhesive layer (13) is such that the adhesive layers are of an electron-beam-curable adhesive and the laminate is radiated with electrons to cure...

20060003121 - Abrasive article packaging and method of making same: A system for packaging abrasive articles having a flexible package comprising at least one sidewall defining an enclosed volume and at least one coated abrasive article positioned within the enclosed volume. The sidewall comprises a multilayer barrier composite having a water vapor transmission rate that is less than 0.5 grams...

20060003122 - Process for manufacturing a packaging material: A process for manufacturing a packaging material having at least two films (12, 16) or foils (14) bonded together via at least one layer of adhesive (13,15) to give a multi-layer laminate (10), is such that the adhesive layers (13,15) are of an adhesive that cures under electron beam radiation,...

20060003123 - Process for manufacturing a packaging material: A process for manufacturing a packaging material with at least two films (12,16) or foils bonded together via at least one adhesive layer (13) to form a multi-layer laminate (10) is such that at least one adhesive layer is an electron-beam-curable adhesive and the laminate (10) is radiated with electrons...

20060003124 - Rotating body for image forming apparatus: A rotating body for an image forming apparatus is provided having a substrate; and a covering layer adhered to the surface of the substrate, the surface being subjected to activation by silicifying it with flame. The rotating body of present invention can exhibit excellent adhesiveness between the substrate and the...

20060003125 - Abrasion alert sleeves and sleeve assemblies, and methods of using same: Abrasion alert sleeves and sleeve assemblies, and methods of using them, are disclosed. The abrasion alert sleeves include protective threads and indicator or warning threads. The protective threads are placed so as to substantially shield or hide the indicator threads unless and until the protective threads become abraded, at which...

20060003127 - Electron beam curing in a composite having a flow resistant adhesive layer: A composite having two structural layers of (independently) metal, polymer, or ceramic is connected with a polymeric adhesive layer positioned in solid form between the two layers. The adhesive layer is inter-bonded after positioning with at least one structural layer by a bi-modal molecule derived from treating the solid adhesive...

20060003126 - Electron beam curing of fabricated polymeric structures: Admixtures either of a plastic and an elastomer, a plurality of thermoplastics, or a plurality of elastomers are formed into a shaped item for an article (such as a dynamic seal, a static seal, a gasket, a pump diaphragm, a hose, or an o-ring), and the thermoplastic is then cross-linked...

20060003128 - Wrapped highly viscous chemical anchoring adhesive: A film wrapper for use in storing slugs and ropes of chemical anchoring adhesive includes an outer metallized polymer layer and a heat seal layer. The metallized polymer layer protects the chemical anchoring adhesive from premature reaction by providing a barrier to oxygen and light. The heat seal layer may...

20060003129 - Contaminant removal tape roll with sheet removal feature and method of manufacturing the same: A roll of contaminant removal tape defining opposing longitudinal ends, opposing side edges, and opposing major surfaces. The tape is wound into a roll and includes a backing layer, an adhesive layer, a plurality of lines of perforations, and a set of discrete non-adhesive zones. The adhesive layer is applied...

20060003130 - Folded edge step mat: A covering is provided for exterior application on solid surfaces such as steps, decks, patios, docks, and walkways. The covering is formed of a top layer of fibrous material, such as carpet, and a bottom layer of adhesive applied at a basis weight of between 185-1000 gsm. The adhesive layer...

20060003131 - Printed self-adhesive photo sheet: An indicia-bearing adhesive article display sheet includes a substrate having a first major side and a second major side, indicia, a layer of primer material, a layer of adhesive, and a transparent or translucent cover sheet. The indicia is disposed on at least a portion of the first major side...

20060003132 - Surface covering module having an adhesive barrier membrane: Disclosed herein is a module for covering a surface. The module comprises a decorative front face and a back surface-mounting face opposite said front face. The back surface-mounting comprises a heat-softening adhesive barrier membrane. When the adhesive barrier membrane is heat-softened it provides for the surface-mounting face to be adhered...

20060003133 - Wound dressing, ingredient delivery device and iv hold-down incorporating a statically retained handle member: Adhesive devices used as wound dressings, ingredient delivery devices and IV hold-downs include a handling layer comprised of a layer of conductive material and at least one layer of non-conductive material, adhered to the non-adhesive coated side of an adhesive coated polymeric film layer, by an electrostatic charge, rather than...

20060003134 - Alxgayin1-x-yn substrate, cleaning method of alxgayin1-x-yn substrate, ain substrate, and cleaning method of ain substrate: An AlxGayIn1-x-yN substrate in which particles having a grain size of at least 0.2 μm on a surface of the AlxGayIn1-x-yN substrate are at most 20 in number when a diameter of the AlxGayIn1-x-yN substrate is two inches, and a cleaning method with which the AlxGayIn1-x-yN substrate can be obtained...

20060003135 - Optical information storage medium: An optical information storage medium includes a first substrate, a first recording layer, a first reflective layer, a spacer layer, a second recording layer, a barrier layer, a second reflective layer, and a second substrate. In this case, the first recording layer is disposed above the first substrate. The first...

20060003136 - Write-once-read-many optical recording media and process for recording and reproducing information on the media: For recording information at high density even at blue-laser wavelengths a write-once-read-many optical recording medium includes a first inorganic thin film and at least one of a second inorganic thin film and an organic thin film, in which the first inorganic thin film contains at least “R” and “O,” wherein...

20060003137 - System and method for encapsulation and protection of components: A system and method for encapsulating and protecting a component assembly is disclosed. A barrier system comprising a first layer having a first set of physical properties and a second layer having a second set of physical properties is adapted to protectively surround the component assembly. A continuous transitory material...

20060003138 - Film laminate with at least one diffusion-barrier layer and its use in vacuum insulation panels: At least one surface of the film laminate with at least one diffusion-barrier layer for production of a vacuum insulation panel has a heat-sealable layer, which comprises at least one sublayer of an additional diffusion-barrier layer composed of polyvinyl alcohol, in particular ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) within a multi-layer, preferably...

20060003139 - Organic electroluminescent device and method of preparing the same: An organic electroluminescent device and a method of preparing the same are provided. The organic electroluminescent device includes a sealing layer which is formed on a sealing substrate, and which includes a cohesion layer, a transparent polymer layer, and a transparent moisture absorption layer. Since the transparent moisture absorption layer...

20060003140 - Intertoe towel: This invention discloses an intertoe towel operable for drying between the toes. The intertoe towel consists of an elongated, tubular body member made of plush absorbent fabric, an elongate flexible core disposed within the tubular member and a loop handle affixed to at least one end of the body member...

20060003141 - Floor covering having a removable decorative inlay: A floor covering including a carrier sheet having a first and second side, the first side being substantially covered in loops for attachment to a field of hooks covering a floor. The floor covering has a decorative inlay attached to the second side of the carrier sheet, and the decorative...

20060003142 - Sound absorbing carpet and method for manufacturing the same: A sound absorbing carpet according to the present invention is characterized in that a sound absorbing nonwoven fabric layer 6 is integrally laminated on a lower surface side of a surface skin material layer 10, and flat cross-sectional fibers are used as at least a part of fibers constituting the...

20060003143 - Method for manufacturing porous honeycomb structure and honeycomb body: A method of manufacturing a porous honeycomb structure of the present invention includes the steps of: mixing and kneading at least an aggregate particle material formed of a ceramic and/or a metal, water, an organic binder, a pore former, and colloidal particles to form clay; forming the clay into a...

20060003144 - Modular, raised panels and methods of manufacturing the same: A modular composite panel and system of panels provides an aesthetically pleasing wallboard, ceiling, or other covering for an interior surface of a building. The panels are made from a hardened gypsum based skin moulded with a lower density backing material. The panels have a three dimensional relief and can...

20060003145 - Ultra-smooth microfabricated pores on a planar substrate for integrated patch-clamping: Devices having ultra-smooth pores useful in patch clamping experiments, and methods for fabricating thereof are provided....

20060003146 - Valve-equipped laminated film which can be used for microwave cooking, in the form of a tray or a closed bag: The invention relates to a valve-equipped laminated film which can be used for microwave cooking, in the form of a tray or a closed bag. The invention comprises two sheets (3) and (4) which are interconnected by means of food-grade silicon or any other similar gel, said silicon containing a...

20060003147 - Raised fabric having three-dimensional pattern: The present invention provides a raised fabric having a three-dimensional pattern, of which an uneven pattern formed on the surface of the raised fabric shades when viewed from any direction, and which is suitable as an interior material that can enhance the appearance of the interior of cars and houses...

20060003148 - Interlocking polymeric foam floor underlayment and process for making: A polymeric foam structure for use as a supporting pad for floor surface layers made from laminated flooring, carpet, tile, or other functional materials. The polymeric foam structure comprises a continuous band having increased density and consistent width along each side of the polymeric foam structure. The bands may have...

20060003149 - Compound print layer quickly and neatly transcribed on a substratum: A compound print layer quickly and neatly transcribed on a substratum includes a removable PET film base layer, a protective TPU layer adhered on the PET film base layer, a resin layer adhered on the TPU layer, and a printed layer formed with a colored design or pattern with ink...

20060003150 - Treatment of substrates for improving ink adhesion to substrates: Printed substrates and methods for treating substrates to improve the adhesion of an ink composition to a hydrophobic substrate are provided. The printed substrates include are treated with a surfactant, for example an ethoxylated hydrogenated castor oil or sorbitan monooleate. The method involves contacting at least a portion of a...

20060003151 - Multilayer ceramic device, method for manufacturing the same, and ceramic device: There is provided a multilayer ceramic device enabling achievement of secure electric connection via electroconductive members in through holes and reduction in the thickness of internal electrodes during manufacturing. In multilayer piezoelectric device 1, a melting point of a material of the electroconductive members in the through holes is higher...

20060003152 - Composite materials: A composite material having a plasma frequency comprising a random mixture of conductive and non-conductive particles. A material having smaller conductive than non-conductive particles and a concentration of conductive particles approximately at, close to or above the percolation threshold for mixtures of the conducting and non-conducting particles may show a...

20060003153 - Film stack having under layer for preventing pinhole defects: A film stack and method of forming a film stack are provided in which a first film is disposed on a substrate and a second film has an inner surface disposed on the first film. The second film has a thickness smaller than a reference thickness at which the second...

20060003155 - Composite core stiffened structures for lamination and tiling: Composite core stiffened structures are two panels, such as fiber reinforced cement back boards, are separated by a foamed core and a stiffener. The resulting composite core is finished with a surface material that is bonded to the foamed core. The stiffness, thermal coefficient of expansion and resistance to hydration...

20060003154 - Extruded thermoplastic articles with enhanced surface segregation of internal melt additive: Disclosed herein are extruded articles such as, for example, fibers and films, containing thermoplastic polymeric compositions having a copolymeric major component and a melt processable additive treatment, wherein the melt processable additives have enhanced segregation to or expression at the surface of the article, thereby improving the effect of the...

20060003157 - Electrical interconnect using locally conductive adhesive: An anisotropic electrically conducting interconnect is disclosed in which an adhesive comprising particles having a breakable coating of at least one electrically nonconductive material is compressed between a first contact and a second contact. Compression to two contacts breaks the breakable coating exposing an electrically conducting material which makes contact...

20060003158 - Light-stable colored transparent composite films: Composite film structures exhibit a predetermined finished color tone comprised of a transparent film layer which exhibits a color deficiency as compared to the finished color tone, and a pigment which is visually associated with, and satisfies the color deficiency of, the film layer. Most preferably, the pigment is provided...

20060003156 - Method of controlling light diffusion and/or reducing glare from a surface: The present invention relates to a method of controlling light diffusion and/or glare from a surface, in particular from a reflective back plane. It furthermore relates to a display with controlled light diffusion and to the use of a nanoparticle film for controlling light diffusion and/or glare from a surface....

20060003159 - High-reflectivity polyester coating: A high reflectivity coated substrate and coating composition employing a binder containing a polyester resin that includes a cycloaliphatic group and has a number average molecular weight from about 1,000 to 40,000. The binder contains less than 40 weight percent aromatic group containing compound and the weight ratio of pigment...

20060003161 - Coating film tape end structure: In a the structure of end tape for revealing impending exhausting of a coating film tape supply, the end tape is connected to the core by a first single-sided adhesive tape, and to the coating film tape by a second single-sided adhesive tape, both adhesive tapes having a thickness of...

20060003160 - Stiffeners for use in footwear: The present invention relates to a process and composition for stiffening materials for use in the manufacturing of footwear using a combination of stiffeners and adhesives....

20060003162 - Layered filter structure comprising short metal fibers: The present invention relates to short metal fibers. A set of short metal fibers, with an equivalent diameter ranging from 1 to 150$(m)m, comprises entangled and curved fibers. At least 10% of the short metal fibers are entangled, whereas the length of the curved fibers is distributed according to a...

20060003163 - Magnetic fluid: There is disclosed a magnetic fluid medium which comprises a plurality of ferro- or ferri-magnetic particles, each of which particles has a largest dimension no greater than 100 nm, said particles having been prepared by a process which includes a step in which the particles are formed within an organic...

20060003164 - Coated sheet, method of formation thereof, and articles derived therefrom: A sheet material includes a polycarbonate substrate and a protective coating containing the reaction products of an aminoplast resin, a polyol compound, and a UV-absorbing amount of a triazine compound. The sheet material exhibits an improved balance of abrasion resistance, solvent resistance, weatherability, and formability....

20060003166 - Aqueous primer surfacer compositions: The invention relates to aqueous coating compositions for producing primer and/or filler layers in a multi-layer coating, in particular in vehicle coating, comprising the following components: A) at least one water-dilutable epoxy resin, B) at least one polyamine curing agent, C) optionally, at least one water-dilutable polyurethane resin, D) water...

20060003165 - Flame-retardant epoxy resin composition and cured product obtained therefrom: wherein, -ph(R1)n-, -ph(R2)n- and -ph(R3)n- represent respectively R1-substituted, R2-substituted and R3-substituted phenylene groups, or an unsubstituted phenylene group; n is an integer of 0 to 3; R1, R2 and R3 each independently represent a C1 to C3 alkyl group or a C1 to C3 alkoxy group; and X represents O,...

20060003168 - Primer coating of ptfe for metal substrates: The present invention provides an aqueous coating composition comprising (i) particles of a non-melt processible polymer of tetrafluoroethylene and (ii) a non-fluorinated polymer selected from the group consisting of a polysulfone, a polyamide, a polyimide, a polyamide-imide, a polybismaleimide and mixtures thereof, wherein said particles are core-shell particles whereby the...

20060003167 - Synergistic fluorochemical treatment blend: Disclosed herein are fluorochemical blends suitable for producing repellency to low surface tension fluids such as, for example, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones and hydrophilic liquids, such as those containing surfactants. The fluorochemical blends may be beneficially utilized to produce low surface tension fluid repellency in extruded articles such as fibers and...

20060003169 - Method for metallizing a rubber surface and structure: A method for applying a metal layer to silicon rubber is described. A polyurethane (PU) primer is applied and cured before application of the metal layer. The metal layer can be applied on a PU-coated silicon rubber material or article by vacuum metallization, chemical plating, electrical plating or physical vapor...

20060003170 - Glass substrate for information recording medium and method for manufacturing same: The present invention provides an efficient method for manufacturing a glass substrate (2) having a texture (23) formed by projections (24) of the same height. The method includes forming (S14) a surface layer (27) having a decreased chemical resistance on a glass plate (21a), forming (S15) a texture including a...

20060003171 - Compound and organic electroluminescense device using the same: e

20060003172 - Composite element and method for producing the same: A composite element is made by inserting a reinforcing component into a first injection-molding section of an injection-molding tool, injection-molding a plastic support component onto the reinforcing component to form an intermediate product, moving the intermediate product to a second injection-molding section of the injection-molding tool, and injection-molding a plastic...

20060003173 - Flexible metal foil/polyimide laminate and making method: In a flexible metal foil/polyimide laminate comprising in sequence, a heat resistant polyimide film, an adhesive layer, and a metal foil, the adhesive layer is a polyimide adhesive layer with a Tg of at least 400° C., obtained by heat imidization of a polyamic acid varnish containing 5-200 ppm of...

20060003174 - Titanium material and method for manufacturing the same: A titanium material of the present invention includes a base material composed of a titanium alloy containing at least one alloying element selected from the group consisting of gold, silver, and platinum group elements; and a concentrated layer integrally disposed as a layer on the surface of the base material....

20060003175 - Fluoropolymer molding and laminate thereof: A fluoropolymer molding, which comprises a perfluoropolymer capable of undergoing low-temperature melt molding and having a calorimetric value of crystal fusion of not more than 10 J/g and an MFR (230° C.) of 0.1 to 100 g/min. the molding having a surface modified to have bonds of nitrogen atom origin,...

20060003176 - Polyamide and composition and article including the same: A polyamide that includes the reaction product of dimer acid (e.g. a dimer acid including at least 98% by weight dimer), caprolactam, hexamethylene diamine, sebacic acid, and optionally, chain terminating agent....

20060003177 - Co-extruded mask layer: Co-extruded multilayer sheets that include a mask layer and a polymer layer are described. The mask layer exhibits a low level of adhesion with the polymer layer so it can be removed. The mask layer can adhere to the polymer layer during thermoforming and other secondary processing steps. The multilayer...

20060003178 - Methods, systems, and polymer substances relating to consideration of h2o levels present within an atmospheric-pressure nitrogen dielectric-barrier discharge: Methods and systems utilize an atmospheric-pressure nitrogen dielectric-barrier discharge to treat the surface of polymer substances. The atmospheric-pressure nitrogen dielectric-discharge may be maintained with a level of H2O below a pre-defined amount, such as by measuring and controlling the H2O within a treater, to produce a surface treatment for a...

20060003179 - Porous metallic scaffold for tissue ingrowth: The invention relates to implantable medical devices, particularly, to porous structures for such devices. In one aspect, the invention provides a porous metal scaffold comprising a porous metal network having pores defined by metal webs, the metal webs covered with at least one layer of metal particles bonded to the...

20060003180 - Hot-dipped sn-zn plating provided steel plate or sheet excelling in corrosion resistance and workability: A Pb-free hot-dip Sn—Zn coated steel sheet having superior corrosion resistance and workability and suitable as a material for an automobile fuel tank is provided, that is, hot-dip Sn—Zn coated steel sheet obtained by forming a hot-dip coating layer comprised of 1 to 8.8 wt % of Zn and the...

20060003181 - Composite material made of a high-strength aluminum alloy: A composite material made of a high-strength aluminium alloy. The composite material is particularly used for the production of brazed heat exchangers for vehicles. The composite material includes a core layer, a corrosion protective layer covering the top surface of this core layer and a brazing material layer applied to...

20060003182 - Method for forming controlled geometry hardmasks including subresolution elements and resulting structures: Methods for forming accurate, symmetric cross-section spacers of hardmask material on a substrate such as a silicon wafer or quartz substrate, for formation of precise subresolution features useful for forming integrated circuits. The resulting symmetrical hardmask spacers with their symmetric upper portions may be used to accurately etch well-defined, high...

20060003184 - High performance white light-emitting oled device: A broadband-emitting OLED device having an anode and a cathode spaced from the anode includes a first light-emitting layer provided over the anode and containing a first host material and a first light-emitting material, wherein the first host material is a mixture of one or more mono-anthracene derivatives and one...

20060003183 - Organic element for electroluminescent devices: b

20060003185 - High performance magnetic tunnel barriers with amorphous materials: A magnetic tunneling element is constructed from a MgO or Mg—ZnO tunnel barrier and an amorphous magnetic layer in proximity with the tunnel barrier. The amorphous magnetic layer includes Co and at least one additional element selected to make the layer amorphous. Magnetic tunnel junctions formed from the amorphous magnetic...

20060003187 - Surface-coated cermet cutting tool with hard coating layer having excellent chipping resistance: A surface-coated cermet cutting tool with a hard coating layer is provided. The surface-coated cermet cutting tool is formed by coating, on a surface of a tool substrate, the hard-coating layer which includes an upper layer and a lower layer. The lower layer contains titanium compound layers and the upper...

20060003186 - Surface-coated hard material for cutting tools or wear-resistant tools: The present invention provides a thin film coated on a cutting tool surface made of cemented carbides, cermets or ceramics. According to the present invention, an α-Al2O3 thin film is deposited on a TiAlvBwCxNyOz (v+w+x+y+z=1, v, w, x, y, z≧0) thin film in a thickness of 2-15 μm, so that...

20060003188 - Ito thin film, method of producing the same, transparent conductive film, and touch panel: A crystalline ITO transparent conductive thin film is formed by heating a substrate at low temperature during the sputtering film formation. The crystalline ITO transparent conductive thin film is formed by using an ITO target comprising In2O3 and SnO2 where a weight percentage of SnO2 is 6% or less based...

20060003189 - Barrier coatings: A barrier coating of organic-inorganic composition, the barrier coating having optical properties that are substantially uniform along an axis of light transmission, said axis oriented substantially perpendicular to the surface of the coating....

20060003190 - Magnetic recording medium, magnetic storage apparatus and method of producing magnetic recording medium: A magnetic recording medium is provided with an hcp Co alloy magnetic layer with the crystallographic c-axes tilted at an angle from a substrate surface and fixed relative to a recording direction. The tilt is induced by epitaxial growth of the hcp Co alloy on an obliquely evaporated nonmagnetic polycrystalline...

20060003191 - Magnetic tape and magnetic tape cartridge: A magnetic tape comprising a non-magnetic support, a magnetic layer containing magnetic powder which is formed on one side of the non-magnetic support, a primer layer containing non-magnetic powder which is formed between the non-magnetic support and the magnetic layer, and a backcoat layer containing non-magnetic powder which is formed...