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Stock material or miscellaneous articles inventions 09/06

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   09/21/2006 > 117 patent applications in 66 patent subcategories.

20060210725 - Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device: What are provided include a liquid crystal composition that satisfies many characteristics among the characteristics such as a wide temperature range of a nematic phase, a suitable optical anisotropy, a negatively large dielectric anisotropy, and a large specific resistance, a liquid crystal composition that satisfies the characteristics and simultaneously has...

20060210724 - Liquid crystalline medium: a

20060210726 - Optical film assembly and display device: Microstructured optical films, assemblies of films including at least one microstructured optical film, and (e.g. illuminated) display devices including a single microstructured optical film or assembly....

20060210727 - Antireflection film, and display device comprising the same: where R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a methoxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a cyano group, a fluorine atom, or a chlorine atom; Y represents a single bond, *—COO—**, *—CONH—**, or *—O—**; L represents a divalent linking group; R2 to R4 each independently represents a halogen atom, a...

20060210728 - Decorative wreath: In general, the invention is a circular wreath having a solid base with holes extending therethrough so that decorative ornaments can be attached to the wreath and easily released at a later time. In the preferred embodiment, tubes extend through the holes in order to guide and support the decorative...

20060210729 - Ink-jet recording sheet: An ink-jet recording sheet containing a non water absorptive support having thereon at least three ink absorptive layers C, B and A in that order, each of the three layers comprises inorganic microparticles and a binder, wherein the ink absorptive layer A contains a dispersion of the inorganic microparticles dispersed...

20060210731 - Fusible inkjet recording element and printing method: An inkjet recording element comprising, over a porous, ink-receiving layer, a fusible, porous topmost layer comprising a film-forming, hydrophobic binder and fusible, polymeric particles of a non-segmented polyurethane, or salt thereof, comprising repeat units derived from a diisocyanate and a diol component comprising a mixture of diols, said diol mixture...

20060210732 - Ink-jet recording sheet and production method of the same: An ink-jet recording sheet containing a support having thereon an ink absorptive layer containing inorganic microparticles, a binder and a compound represented by Formula (1):...

20060210730 - Inkjet recording element comprising particles and polymers: The invention provides an inkjet recording element comprising a support having thereon an image-receiving layer, said inkjet recording element containing colloidal particles having a charged or chargeable surface and having associated therewith at least two polymers having ionised or ionisable groups thereon, wherein one of those polymers has ionised or...

20060210733 - Thermal transfer recording medium, method of manufacturing the same, and thermal transfer recording method: To produce a thermal transfer recording medium that enables high-speed recording and has excellent friction resistance, provided is a thermal transfer recording medium including a support, a releasing layer disposed on the support, and a heat-fusible ink layer disposed on the releasing layer, wherein the releasing layer contains a synthetic...

20060210734 - Composite material tube with inlaid element: A composite material tube with inlaid element, on the outer periphery of the inlaid element are provided with a plurality of ribs which are to be engaged with a plurality of grooves in the composite tube, through the engagement of the ribs with the grooves, external-force-induced rotation of the inlaid...

20060210736 - Method for forming a tangible item and a tangible item which is made by a method which allows the created tangible item to efficiently absorb energy: A method for creating a tangible item (such as an “A” pillar garnishment 18) which increases the capacity of the item to absorb energy by the incorporation and/or addition of a plurality of adhesive-covered beads 25, and which utilizes the method and/or type of energy used to normally form the...

20060210735 - Process and mould for producing a longitudinal member combining plastic and metal: The process consists in inserting into a mould (1) a metal insert (4) having ends (4a) spaced from each other, in injecting plastic material in a fluid state into the mould (1) to form a shaped body (7) incorporating the metal insert (4), and in providing at the ends (4a)...

20060210737 - Repellent elastomeric article: The invention described herein includes a repellent elastomeric article particularly useful in industrial and medical fields, such as gloves. The article contains an elastomeric base and a fluid-repellent coating composition that effectively repels both hydrophilic and lipophilic liquids from its surface. The coating comprises a low surface energy ingredient, such...

20060210738 - Stock material, inflatable cushioning product, and method: An inflatable cushioning product comprises an elongated plastic film tube, the tube having a longitudinal series of transversely oriented seal lines, the seal lines defining, when the tube is inflated, an interconnected string of inflated plastic pillows, the tube having a longitudinal series of transversely oriented rows of quilting seals...

20060210743 - Abuse-resistant retortable packaging film having oxygen barrier layer containing blend of amorphous polyamide and semicrystalline polyamide: A retortable multilayer packaging film has a crosslinked first outer layer which serves as a seal layer and product-contact layer, and a crosslinked O2-barrier layer. The O2-barrier layer comprises a blend of (i) from 50 to 95 weight percent, based on blend weight, of an amorphous polyamide with a glass...

20060210747 - Compositions and medical devices utilizing bioabsorbable polymeric waxes: The present invention is directed to medical devices, pharmaceutical or agricultural compositions, and seeds, each containing a synthetic, bioabsorbable, biocompatible polymeric wax that is the reaction product of a polybasic acid or derivative thereof, a polyol and a fatty acid, the polymeric wax having a melting point less than about...

20060210739 - Container with acid diffusion barrier and use thereof: The invention relates to a container having a wall structure comprising a polymer material including an acid diffusion barrier. The invention also relates to a use of a cycloolefin polymer, COP, and/or a cycloolefin copolymer, COC, as an acid diffusion barrier polymer in a container for an acid. The invention...

20060210748 - Method for reducing freeze-thaw voids in uncured adhesives: A method for reducing the level of freeze-thaw voids in an uncured adhesive subjected to freezing and thawing comprises storing the adhesive in a container in which the walls of the container are a thermoplastic material and have been thinned and roughened....

20060210746 - Overmolded containers and methods of manufacture and use thereof: Overmolded containers and methods of manufacture thereof are disclosed, which may provide enhanced visual and tactile characteristics, enabling innovative packaging designs, improved grippability and thermal insulation. The containers can be made cost effectively manner, with minimal impact on polymer recycling streams. The methods of making the container include the steps...

20060210740 - Retort packaging process and product utilizing high-temperature abuse layer and low-temperature abuse layer: A process of preparing a retorted packaged product, comprises: (A) placing a product in a packaging article comprising a multilayer packaging film heat sealed to itself, (B) sealing the article closed so that the product is surrounded by the multilayer packaging film; and (C) heating the packaged product to a...

20060210744 - Retortable packaging film with grease-resistance: A retortable multilayer packaging film comprises a crosslinked heat seal layer and a crosslinked grease-resistant layer. The crosslinked heat seal layer is an outer film layer comprising a C2-3/C3-20 alpha-olefin copolymer. The crosslinked grease-resistant layer comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of (i) a crystalline anhydride-grafted...

20060210741 - Retortable packaging film with having seal/product-contact layer containing blend of polyethylenes and skin layer containing propylene-based polymer blended with polyethylene: A retortable multilayer packaging film comprises a crosslinked first layer which serves as an outer heat seal/product contact layer, and a crosslinked second layer which serves as an outer heat seal/skin layer. The crosslinked first outer heat seal/product contact layer comprises a blend of a homogeneous ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer and a...

20060210742 - Retortable packaging film with outer layers containing blend of propylene-based polymer and homogeneous polymer: A retortable multilayer packaging film has a crosslinked first outer layer which serves as a heat seal layer/product-contact layer. The first outer layer comprises a blend of (i) a homogeneous propylene-based polymer and (ii) a homogeneous ethylene/C4-20 alpha-olefin copolymer having a density of from about 0.86 g/cc to about 0.91...

20060210745 - Transport cases with hinged side parts made of plastic: A transport case with hinged side parts made of plastic is provided, whereby the height of the hinged side parts is greater than centimeters or the permissible load of the transport case is greater than 16 kg, and wicket-shaped hollow stiffening strips are present in the hinged side parts. The...

20060210749 - Multilayered polyethylene material and ballistic resistant articles manufactured therefrom: The present invention relates to polyethylene material that has a plurality of unidirectionally oriented polyethylene monolayers cross-plied and compressed at an angle to one another, each polyethylene monolayer composed of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene and essentially devoid of resins. The present invention further relates to ballistic resistant articles that...

20060210750 - Toneable conduit and method of preparing same: The invention is a toneable conduit that can transmit a signal and be readily detected by toning equipment. The conduit can be coupled with other conduit to provide extended lengths of conduit. The toneable conduit includes an elongate polymeric tube having a wall with an interior surface, an exterior surface,...

20060210751 - Adhesive pads for footwear: An adhesive pad kit for footwear has at least two pairs of thin adhesive backed pads in which the pads in one pair have one predetermined shape wherein the length is at least twice as long as the width, and the pads in the second pair have a different predetermined...

20060210752 - Self-heating and adhesive device: The self-heating and adhesive device of the present invention comprises a gas-permeable sheet layer, an exothermic composition layer, a gas-impermeable sheet layer, a support, a poultice or gel layer, and a releasing sheet layer in this order, wherein the exothermic composition layer is stuffed in a pouch that is made...

20060210753 - Disposable protective sheeting for decks and floors: Disposable protective sheeting for covering decks and floors during construction and the like. The protective sheeting includes a first layer of a barrier material impervious to liquid and pervious to vapor and a second layer of an overlay material providing a slip-resistant upper surface that is bonded to the first...

20060210754 - Versatile label sheet and dispenser: A label sheet assembly is provided with bar code information thereon defining the layout of the labels on the backing sheet. A versatile label dispenser apparatus advances the label sheets and deflects them over a peeling bar in one direction to partially separate the labels from the backing sheet; with...

20060210755 - Surface-covering article used to produce seamless surface coverings: A surface-covering article used to produce surface coverings is described. The surface-covering article includes a plurality of tiles disposed adjacent to each other. A first layer made of a first type of resin is applied to one side of the plurality of tiles. A second layer made of a second...

20060210756 - Audio video disc protector: The CD Cling is a thin flexible and printable polymer used to protect audio, video and data optical storage disc by using static cling to adhere to the data side of the disc without leaving any residue or damaging the disc in any way. The protector also creates a new...

20060210758 - Optical information storage medium: An optical information storage medium includes a first substrate, a reflective layer and a second substrate. In this case, the reflective layer is disposed above the first substrate. The second substrate is disposed above the reflective layer. The material of the second substrate is sucrose....

20060210759 - 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...

20060210760 - Phase change type optical information recording medium: A phase change optical information-recording medium includes a substrate, a bottom protection layer, a recordation layer, a top protection layer, and a reflection layer, each formed on the substrate in that order. The reflection layer mainly includes Ag, and the top protection layer mainly includes oxide and nitride or carbide....

20060210757 - Writable optical record carrier: The present invention relates to a writable optical record carrier and a method of writing information on such a writable optical record carrier. The record carrier comprises a substrate carrying a recording stack which recording stack comprises, in this order, a recording layer and an absorption layer. The recording layer...

20060210761 - Interactive surface: This invention concerns a furnishing article, like interactive surfaces, to be used as coating for floors and walls or as upper parts of furniture such as tables, stools and the like, the afore mentioned furnishing article being suitable for achieving particular aesthetic results, like changing colour and/or design after simply...

20060210762 - Rigid subtrates having molded projections, and methods of making the same: Rigid substrates having molded fastener projections, and methods of making the same are disclosed. A substrate has a beam stiffness, measured as a product of an overall moment of inertia of a nominal transverse cross-section and an effective modulus of elasticity of a material from which the substrate is made,...

20060210763 - Wrap for luggage handle and the like: An adjustable wrapping device comprising a flexible sheet of a compressible elastomer affixed to a sheet of a reinforcing fabric to form a laminated sheet. The sheet of compressible elastomer has an upper and lower surface wherein at least one of the surfaces is textured. A colored fabric is preferably...

20060210764 - Ceramic honeycomb structure: A ceramic honeycomb structure includes a cell structure which includes a plurality of cells partitioned by porous partition walls and forming fluid channels, and an outer wall disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the cell structure and formed of a coating material including ceramic particles. The ceramic particles have...

20060210765 - Honeycomb structure: c

20060210766 - Enhanced friction treatment for flexible panels and articles made thereby: A selective material deposition treatment for flexible substrate to increase the coefficient of friction between the flexible substrate and a user, or article worn by the user. The material deposition treatment may rely upon the physical properties of the deposited material, such as the area, shape, density, topology or profile...

20060210768 - Biaxially oriented polyester film and release film: There is provided a biaxially oriented polyester film comprising a polyester which contains repeating units containing 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol as main components, and exhibits a melting point of not less than 200° C., wherein the biaxially oriented polyester film has a heat shrinkage percentage of not more than 5%...

20060210769 - Method of making a flexible substrate containing self-assembling microstructures: A substrate has embossed thereon a plurality of shaped recesses of a predetermined precise geometric profile, each recess having a flat bottom surface having a major dimension of about 1000 μm or less, the substrate being capable of undergoing a thermal cycle of about one hour at about 150° C....

20060210767 - Polarization plate protection film: and calculating the standard deviation at 10 points randomly selected within 100 cm2 on the surface of the film. When the film is disposed on the surface of the visual side of a display device such as a liquid crystal display device, the film prevents reflection and suppresses fluctuation in...

20060210771 - Cleaning sheet with improved three-dimensional cleaning surface: The present invention is directed to a nonwoven fabric, and specifically to an engineered nonwoven fabric imparted with a discontinuous, irregular, three-dimensional pattern, which results in a sufficiently resilient material that exhibits a uniform multi-directional cleaning performance imminently suitable for numerous applications including the treatment, cleaning and/or cleansing of surfaces....

20060210770 - Microreplicated article with defect-reducing surface: Microreplicated articles including a defect reducing and wet-out reducing feature and methods of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The microreplicated article includes a flexible substrate having first and second opposed surfaces, a first coated microreplicated pattern on the first surface, and a second coated microreplicated pattern on the second surface....

20060210772 - Decorated two component window asembly and method of manufacture: A plastic window assembly includes a substantially transparent plastic panel and an opaque plastic frame adhered to the perimeter of the panel, which bounds and defines an effective viewing area of the panel. A transition step of the frame extends upward from the surface of the panel to a raised...

20060210773 - Formed inflatable cellular cushioning article and method of making same: An inflatable article has a first film bonded to a second film so as to provide between the first film and the second film a plurality of inflatable chambers, each of the inflatable chambers containing a plurality of cells. Each of the cells is connected to at least one adjacent...

20060210774 - Flexible formed sheets for treating surfaces: A surface treatment tool (213) formed from a thin sheet of flexible material, typically a polymer, shaped to store and dispense fluid, scrub, abrade, scrape off and retain debris including particulates from treated surfaces. The tool is useful for cleaning in domestic, industrial, cosmetics, personal or medical care fields. The...

20060210775 - Glazing laminates: There is provided a glazing laminate comprising a polyvinyl butyral core layer having polyvinyl butyral/IR dye layers on each side. The dye containing layers are solvent cast from methanol onto the core layer. The dyes in each layer are different comprising BN 18 type PVB containing either 2 mg Epoline...

20060210777 - Lightweight board and process for its production: The invention pertains to a lightweight board with two thin-walled top layers and at least one core layer located between the top layers and connected to these, and a process to manufacture this. The process to manufacture the invented lightweight board is characterised by a first process stage in which...

20060210778 - Method of manufacturing plastic glazing: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a product which is at least partly transparent and of high optical quality comparable to that of glazing, in which a sheet is placed in at least part of the bottom of a mould, the sheet being of corresponding shape and thermally...

20060210776 - Sound reducing wedge shaped polymer interlayers: The present invention is in the field of polymer interlayers and multiple layer glass panels comprising polymer interlayers, and, more specifically, the present invention is in the field of wedge shaped polymer interlayers....

20060210780 - Circuit board and production method therefor: A method of manufacturing a circuit board comprising: an inner layer board laminating step for laminating inner layer board material and one or more metal sheet(s) for inner layer; an inner layer circuit forming step for forming circuits of the metal sheet to make an inner layer circuit board; a...

20060210779 - Electrical-energy-storage unit (eesu) utilizing ceramic and integrated-circuit technologies for replacement of electrochemical batteries: An electrical-energy-storage unit (EESU) has as a basis material a high-permittivity composition-modified barium titanate ceramic powder. This powder is double coated with the first coating being aluminum oxide and the second coating calcium magnesium aluminosilicate glass. The components of the EESU are manufactured with the use of classical ceramic fabrication...

20060210781 - Stacked ceramic body and production method thereof: This invention provides a stacked ceramic body that prevents reaction between components of dielectric layers and components of electrode layers of an unsintered stacked body during sintering and in which both components do not easily form a liquid phase, and a production method of such a stacked ceramic body. A...

20060210783 - Coated article with anti-reflective coating and method of making same: A substrate is treated so as to improve anti-reflection (AR) characteristics of a resulting coated article. In certain example embodiments, a glass substrate may be treated via ion implantation to increase a refractive index (n) value in a surface region thereof. In other example embodiments, an index-graded coating (single or...

20060210782 - Sound reducing polymer interlayers: The present invention is in the field of polymer interlayers and multiple layer glass panels comprising polymer interlayers, and, more specifically, the present invention is in the field of polymer interlayers comprising multiple thermoplastic sheets....

20060210784 - Coating for a steam-generating device: A dual-layer coating for application in a steam-generating device is disclosed. A impermeable first layer thermally insulates the heated surface, while a second, porous layer enlarges the contact area, leading to an efficient conversion of liquid into vapor....

20060210785 - Foamed product in a sheet form and method for production thereof: The present invention discloses a foam sheet and its production process comprising the formation of a plurality of independent cells and/or a plurality of continuous cells. The foam sheet is produced from a foamable composition that contains an acid generator that generates an acid or a base generator that generates...

20060210787 - Structure stuffed with melamine and polyurethane foam: The invention relates to a stuffed structure comprising a core and a coating wherein the core comprises melamine and the coating comprises polyurethane foam comprising, for 100 parts by weight of a polyol, between 15 and 30 parts by weight of graphite, between 4 and 10 parts by weight of...

20060210788 - Syntactic foam plugs: The present invention provides an improved syntactic foam plug for plug assist thermoforming wherein such plug is composed of a thermoplastic material having a relatively high melting and/or glass transition temperature. Accordingly, the subject invention encompasses diminishing or removing the undesirable characteristics of thermoset syntactic plugs while increasing the ease...

20060210786 - Variable density foam: A variable or non-uniform density foam is disclosed. The chemical or physical properties of the foam are non-uniform along at least one dimension, and normally non-uniform along at least two dimensions. Variable density includes areas or regions having the same or substantially the same chemical or physical properties so long...

20060210789 - Skid-proof and ventilated cushion: A cushion has a bottom layer, which is made of a foaming material with a skid-proof capacity, a supporting layer, which is made of an elastic material and molded into a single element, having a first layer attached on the bottom layer, a plurality of supporting posts projected from the...

20060210790 - Thermoelectric module and solder therefor: A thermoelectric module comprises a plurality of thermoelectric elements which are arranged between a pair of substrates having electrode patterns and which are bonded with the electrode patterns via solder in which at least one dispersion phase is dispersed into a matrix phase, wherein the melting temperature of the dispersion...

20060210791 - Metal oxide coated phosphor for plasma display panel and manufacturing method thereof: The present invention relates to a phosphor for a plasma display panel and a method for producing the same. The phosphor is formed by coating a metallic oxide having a high polarity to a surface of a green phosphor Zn2SiO4:Mn with a thickness 10 nm to 0.5 μm. The concentration...

20060210792 - Articles with selective adhesive mechanism: The invention provides an article having a plurality of sheets stacked on top of one another. Each sheet has opposing, first and second surfaces, opposing upper and lower 730 edges, and opposing first and second side edges. Disposed on the first surface and adjacent to the lower edge of the...

20060210795 - Melt-spun multifilament polyolefin yarn for mation processes and yarns for med therefrom: Disclosed is a method of forming multifilament polyolefin yarns and yarns formed according to the disclosed method. The yarns can be polypropylene yarns and can exhibit any of a high modulus, high tenacity, and a unique crystalline structure for multifilament polyolefin yarns. The process can generally include extruding a polymeric...

20060210796 - Melt-spun multifilament polyolefin yarn formation processes and yarns formed therefrom: Disclosed is a method of forming multifilament polyolefin yarns and yarns formed according to the disclosed method. The yarns can be polypropylene yarns and can exhibit any of a high modulus, high tenacity, and a unique crystalline structure for multifilament polyolefin yarns. The process can generally include extruding a polymeric...

20060210793 - Polytrimethylene terephthalate hollow composite staple fibers and process for producing same: The polytrimethylene terephthalate hollow composite staple fibers exhibiting a latent crimping property and high bulkiness and elastic recovery and useful for nonwoen, woven and knitted fabrics and cushioning materials, have a hollow side-by-side or core-in-sheath type structure formed from two polytrimethylene terephthalate resin components one of which has an intrinsic...

20060210794 - Spun-dyed polyurethaneurea fibres, a process for their production and their use for producing fabrics: Described are elastic polyurethaneurea fibres comprising a cationically modified carbon black as an additive, so that the colour of the fibre is distinctly changed. Also described are a process for producing coloured polyurethaneurea fibres and also their use for producing elastic fabrics and textile goods....

20060210797 - Modified cross-section polyester fibers: Polyester fibers having a deformed section are produced from a polyester polymer which is obtained by polycondensing an aromatic dicarboxylate ester in the presence of a catalyst containing a mixture of a Ti component (A) comprising at least one a titanium alkoxide or a reaction product thereof with a specific...

20060210798 - Doped metal oxide nanoparticles and methods for making and using same: Metal oxide nanoparticles are described that contain a non-metallic dopant selected from the group consisting of boron, carbon, silicon, germanium, nitrogen, phosphorous, arsenic, sulfur, selenium, tellurium, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and combinations thereof. Methods of making and using these doped metal oxide nanoparticles are also described....

20060210799 - Process for producing fine alpha-alumina particles: The present invention provides a process for producing fine α-alumina particles, which comprises sintering a mixture of α-alumina precursor particles and seed crystal particles, wherein a center particle diameter of the seed crystal particles is 40 nm or less, and a ratio of the number of coarse particles having a...

20060210800 - Environmental barrier layer for silcon-containing substrate and process for preparing same: An article comprising a silicon carbide and/or silicon metal-containing substrate and an environmental barrier layer overlaying the substrate, wherein the environmental barrier layer has a thickness up to about 5 mils (127 microns) and comprises a reaction-generated corrosion resistant metal silicate. A process is also provided for reacting a metal...

20060210802 - Plate material and manufacturing method thereof: A plate material includes a substrate and a coating. The substrate is a plate-like member that does not have protrusions and depressions of submicron order oriented in the thickness direction thereof. The coating is formed on the surface of the substrate with a paint-like material having affinity with respect to...

20060210803 - Polarizing film, laminated film, and liquid crystal display: The invention provides a polarizing film comprising: a long polymer film; and a dichroic substance, wherein the polarizing film has an absorption axis in the TD direction of the polarizing film....

20060210801 - Resin composition having an easy-to-open property and use thereof: The present invention relates to a resin composition having an easy-openable property which comprises an ethylene polymer composition (D) comprising 5 to 65 wt % of a propylene polymer (A), 1 to 35 wt % of an ethylene/α-olefin random copolymer (B) having a density of less than 895 kg/m3 and...

20060210804 - Resin composition, foamed molding and laminate: A resin composition wherein the content of the following component (i) is 99 to 30 wt % and the content of the following component (ii) is 1 to 70 wt %, a pressurized foaming molded body of the resin composition, and a laminate obtained by laminating a layer composed of...

20060210805 - Epoxy resin composition and semiconductor device: An epoxy resin composition for sealing semiconductors which comprises as essential components (A) an epoxy resin, (B) a phenol resin, (C) a curing accelerator, (D) an inorganic filler and (E) a component comprising (e1) a butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymer having carboxyl group and/or (e2) a reaction product of (e1) a butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymer...

20060210806 - Methods and compositions for dielectric materials: The present invention comprises methods and compositions of dielectric materials. The dielectric materials of the present invention comprise materials having a dielectric constant of more than 1.0 and less than 1.9, or a dissipation factor of less than 0.0009, or a material having a dielectric constant of more than 1.0...

20060210807 - Antifouling coating composition: The antifouling composition of the present invention includes a polyurea component formed from an aliphatic polyisocyanate and an amino-terminated silane, which is reacted with a polyamide curing agent blocked with an epoxy-modified silane....

20060210808 - Reactive hot melt adhesive with non-polymeric aliphatic difunctionals: High green strength reactive hot melt adhesives are prepared using relatively low levels of reactive acrylic, and may be prepared with liquid crystalline or crystalline diols....

20060210809 - Coating composition with solar properties: A coating composition is disclosed. The coating composition includes an infrared reflective layer; a primer layer over the infrared reflective layer; a dielectric layer over the primer layer; and an absorbing layer, wherein the absorbing layer can be either under the infrared reflective layer or over the dielectric layer....

20060210810 - Substrates coated with a multi-film functional coating: A method for forming a coated substrate is disclosed. The method comprises depositing an undercoating layer and depositing a functional coating comprising a material which can be present in more than one crystal structure over the undercoating layer, wherein there is a critical deposition thickness at which the functional coating...

20060210812 - Insulating film and method of forming the same: A method of forming an insulating film includes: forming a polysiloxane insulating film on a substrate; forming a polycarbosilane insulating film on the polysiloxane insulating film; and forming an organic insulating film on the polycarbosilane insulating film. The polysiloxane insulating film is formed by hydrolysis and condensation of a silane...

20060210811 - Thermally resistant adhesive: A sol-gel material with metal particles which can be used as a conductive adhesive for systems that have a high operating temperature is disclosed. The material is especially suitable for appliances equipped with a flat heating element, such as steam irons....

20060210813 - Coating method: The invention relates to a method for coating objects, particularly sanitary ware such as plumbing fixtures, shower fittings and the like, during which at least one layer made of copper, nickel or of a copper-nickel alloy is firstly applied to the object. The object itself and/or at least the uppermost...

20060210816 - Compliant polymeric coatings for insertable medical articles: Compliant coatings for insertable medical articles are provided. In some aspects, the coating includes a diene polymer-containing layer, and a second coated layer that includes another polymer. The coating can be formed by coupling the polymer of the second coated layer to the first coated layer via latent reactive groups,...

20060210814 - Laminated metal sheet and process for producing the same: When laminating two types of film (1, 2) with different melting points on the two sides of a metal sheet (3), the thickness of the low melting point side film (2) is adjusted. Specifically, the thickness d2 of the low melting point side film (2) at the part sandwiched between...

20060210815 - Metal particle dispersion liquid, method for manufacturing metal particle dispersion liquid, method for manufacturing conductive-film-forming substrate, electronic device and electronic apparatus: A metal particle dispersion liquid compries: a compound including a sulfur atom; metal particles whose diameter ranges from 1 to 100 nm and made of a material including a precious metal material; and a dispersion medium. The metal particles is covered by the compound....

20060210817 - Resin film laminated metal sheet for can and method for fabricating the same: The present invention relates to a resin film laminated metal sheet for can, in which both faces of the metal sheet have resin film laminated layers, and a surface free energy γ s of a face of the resin film is 10 dyn/cm or more to less than 30 dyn/cm,...

20060210818 - Ceramic coating for combustion boilers: The invention relates to a method for the production of ceramic coatings on metallic and/or ceramic surfaces, especially pipe walls and the linings of pipe wall in boilers, in order to protect coated surfaces from corrosion and adhesion problems, in addition to relating to coatings which can be produced according...

20060210819 - Polyimide composite coverlays and methods and compositions relating thereto: The present invention is directed to coverlay compositions derived from two-layer polyamic acid-based composites having a cover layer and adjacent thereto an adhesive layer wherein the cover layer comprises polyamic acid and other additives allowing the composition to be photosensitive and aqueous base developable, and where the adhesive layer can...

20060210820 - Trophy and method of making same: A trophy according to the invention includes a large (e.g., at least 500 carats) semiprecious gemstone (e.g., amethyst, aquamarine, calcite, fluorite, quartz, and rose quartz) upon which an image is etched. After the desired stone is selected, it is sculpted into the desired shape and polished. A viewable image is...

20060210821 - Method and apparatus for forming complex contour structural assemblies: A method and associated preform for forming a structural assembly that defines a complex contour are provided. The preform and, hence, the structural assembly includes first and second skin members and a cellular core member between the first and second skin members. The skin members and/or the core member can...

20060210822 - Honeycomb structure and manufacturing method thereof: A honeycomb structure is made of cordierite and has a plurality of cells separated from each other by porous partition walls and functioning as fluid passages. The honeycomb structure has a thermal expansion coefficient of 0.25×10−6/° C. or less, an average pore diameter is 3 to 8 μm, and a...

20060210823 - Low surface roughness electrolytic copper foil and process for producing the same: An electrodeposited copper foil with low surface roughness having a surface roughness Rz not higher than 2.5 μm and an elongation percentage not smaller than 6% at 180° C. in which tensile strength at 25° C. measured within 20 min of the point in time of ending electrodeposition is not...

20060210824 - Low friction electrical contacts: Described is an electrical contact comprising a conductive surface of nickel, tin, or a precious metal having a surface of formed grains and particles of a low friction polymer deposited on a portion of the grains wherein the resistance of the contact is about 1 ohm or less, measured at...

20060210825 - High-temperature coatings and bulk alloys with pt metal modified gamma-ni + gamma'-ni3al alloys having hot-corrosion resistance: An alloy including a Pt-group metal, Ni and Al, wherein the concentration of Al is limited with respect to the concentration of Ni and the Pt-group metal such that the alloy includes substantiailly no β-NiAl phase, and wherein the Pt-group metal is present in an amount sufficient to provide enhanced...

20060210826 - Co-based wire and method for saw tip manufacture and repair: A Co-based alloy, a tubular wire with a Co-based sheath, and a method for forming a saw tip involving an alloy comprising, by approximate weight %, C (0.3-2.4), B (0.1-1.0), Cr (25-35), Mo (4-20), Si (0.1-1.57), Co (Balance), wherein the total concentration of boron and carbon is between about 1.2...

20060210830 - Aromatic amine derivative and organic electroluminescence device using the same: A aromatic amine derivative having an specific structure having a diphenyl amino group, and two or more of substituent bonding to benzene ring thereof, and in an organic electroluminescence device which comprises at least one organic thin film layer comprising a light emitting layer sandwiched between a pair of electrode...

20060210827 - Electronic devices: An electroluminescent device having an anode and a cathode, one of which is transparent, and one or more organic layers between said anode and said cathode, at least one of said organic layers comprising an organic electroluminescent material, wherein at least one of said organic layers comprises a polymeric material...

20060210828 - Light-emitting device: (wherein, rings A and B each independently represent an aromatic ring optionally having substituent (s) or an aromatic heterocyclic ring optionally having substituent (s); X represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; R1, R2, R3and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; and more, R1 and...

20060210831 - Organic electroluminescent element: wherein in formula (I), Q1 represents an atomic group necessary for forming an unsaturated ring together with the carbon atom; Q2 and Q3 each independently represent an atomic group necessary for forming an unsaturated ring together with the nitrogen atom; X represents a partial structure comprising an atom that is...

20060210829 - Organic element for electroluminescent devices: Disclosed is an OLED device comprising a light-emitting layer containing a light emitting bis(azinyl)methene boron complex compound comprising a complex system of at least five fused rings and bearing, on at least one ring carbon or nitrogen, a substituent sufficient to provide a wavelength of maximum emission of less than...

20060210832 - Composite-type magnetic core and method of manufacturing the same: Present inventions relate to a composite-type magnetic core and a method of manufacturing same. The composite-type magnetic core is made of a soft magnetic metal powder and an insulating binder having a lower electrical conductivity than the soft magnetic metal powder. The composite-type magnetic core has 10 parts per million...

20060210833 - Amorphous-carbon coated member: An amorphous-carbon coated member includes a conductive substrate, and an amorphous carbon film. The amorphous carbon film is fixed onto a part of a surface of the substrate at least, and includes a compositionally gradient film. The compositionally gradient film has an outer side and a substrate side, and is...

20060210835 - Disk drive with laminated magnetic thin films with sublayers for magnetic recording: The invention includes a disk drive with a magnetic recording disk with an upper and lower sublayer in at least one magnetic layer of a laminated magnetic layer structure that includes a spacer layer that substantially decouples the magnetic layers. The lower sublayer has a lower boron content than the...

20060210834 - Laminated magnetic thin films with sublayers for magnetic recording: The invention uses an upper and lower sublayer in at least one magnetic layer of a laminated magnetic layer structure that includes a spacer layer that substantially decouples the magnetic layers in a magnetic recording medium. The lower sublayer has a lower boron content than the upper sublayer and a...

20060210836 - Magnetic recording medium and magnetic storage unit: A magnetic recording medium is disclosed that includes a substrate, a base layer provided on the substrate, and a recording layer provided on the base layer. The recording layer includes a first magnetic layer and a second magnetic layer from the base layer side. Each of the first magnetic layer...

20060210837 - Method of plating on a glass base plate, a method of manufacturing a disk substrate for a perpendicular magnetic recording medium, a disk substrate for a perpendicular magnetic recording medium, and a perpendicular magnetic recording medium: A method of plating on a glass base plate is disclosed. The method allows a plating film to be formed on a base plate composed of a glass material with excellent adhesivity and homogeneity by means of an electroless plating method, even to a thickness of 1 μm or more....

20060210838 - Thermally assisted magnetic recording medium: A thermally assisted magnetic recording medium includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. A recording layer is formed on the first surface of the substrate. A plurality of thermally conductive regions are provided at the first surface of the substrate to...

20060210839 - Magnetic recording medium: A magnetic recording medium which makes it possible to further increase the recording capacity while maintaining a required flexibility thereof. A magnetic tape has a lower non-magnetic layer and a magnetic layer formed on one surface of a base film in the mentioned order. The lower non-magnetic layer is formed...

20060210840 - Master disk for magnetic transfer: The present invention provides a master disk with high flexibility and high close contact property with a slave disk to be transferred, which bears information to be transferred by magnetic transfer. When incident angle of X-ray is designated by θ, electroforming is performed such that X-ray diffraction pattern of the...

  
09/14/2006 > 121 patent applications in 78 patent subcategories.

20060204675 - Display device with improved flexibility: The present invention relates to a support for an electrically modulated imaging element and a display made with the support comprising a flexible substrate of nonhomogeneous material and of uniform thickness, which has a less flexible area underlying and more flexible area. The present invention also relates to a support...

20060204674 - Liquid crystalline medium: e

20060204677 - Liquid-crystalline medium:

20060204676 - Polymerizable composition comprising low molecular weight organic component: Polymerizable compositions comprising particularly useful for brightness enhancing films....

20060204680 - Varnish for forming liquid crystal alignment layer and liquid crystal display element using the same: l

20060204678 - Optical film, liquid crystal panel including the same and liquid crystal display: An optical film whose retardation distribution is uniform, whose rainbow-like irregularity is suppressed, whose color is transparent and whose optical characteristics are extremely good is provided. A birefringent material containing a non-liquid crystal polymer is dissolved in methyl isobutyl ketone so as to prepare a coating solution. This coating solution...

20060204679 - Polymerizable compositions comprising nanoparticles: (i) at least one monofunctional acrylic monomer selected from t-alkyl (meth)acrylates, N-substituted or N,N-disubstituted (meth)acrylamides, and C1-8 primary or secondary alkyl (meth)acrylate; (ii) at least one multifunctional (meth)acrylate or (meth)acrylamide monomer; (iii) optionally, at least one oligomeric (meth)acrylate; and (iv) at least one photoinitiator; and (B) at least 10 wt-%...

20060204681 - Broadband reflection type brightness enhancement polarizer and liquid crystal display having the same: Disclosed is a broadband reflection type brightness enhancement polarizer, which includes a cholesteric liquid crystal film laminate having a broadband selective reflecting wavelength range in which a plurality of cholesteric liquid crystal films having selective reflecting wavelength ranges different from each other by having different mixture ratios of a curable...

20060204682 - Three-dimensional imitation stone pattern ceramic slab containing micropowder pattern and its manufacturing method and product thereof: The present invention relates to a three-dimensional imitation stone pattern ceramic slab containing micropowder pattern, to method of producing thereof and to product using the same. The three-dimensional imitation stone pattern ceramic slab containing micropowder pattern includes two I-class and II-class pattern zones with clear and identifiable colors, wherein the...

20060204684 - Fusible reactive media: An inkjet recording element comprises a support having thereon in order, from top to bottom, a fusible, porous layer comprising fusible multifunctional polymer particles derived from an aqueous dispersion that comprise a thermoplastic polymer with at least two reactive functional groups capable of crosslinking with each other. Optionally, an ink-carrier-liquid...

20060204686 - Fusible reactive media comprising crosslinker-containing layer: An inkjet recording element comprising a support having thereon in order, from top to bottom, an upper fusible, porous layer comprising fusible polymeric particles, which particles comprise a thermoplastic polymer with reactive functional groups, the inkjet recording element further comprising a lower crosslinker-containing layer in which a polyfunctional compound has...

20060204687 - Ink-jet recording sheet: A ink-jet recording sheet comprising on a support an ink absorptive layer containing minute silica particles, hydrophilic binder and water-soluble multivalent metal compounds; wherein said ink absorptive layer is composed of at least tow layers, and the peak of distribution of the amount of the water-soluble multivalent compounds in the...

20060204688 - Ink-jet recording sheet: An ink-jet recording sheet including a support having thereon an ink receiving layer containing a silica particle prepared by a wet method and a hydrophilic binder, wherein the silica particle has an average diameter of a primary particle of not more than 10 nm and an average diameter of a...

20060204685 - Inkjet media comprising mixture of fusible reactive polymer particles: An inkjet recording element comprises a support having thereon in order, from top to bottom, a fusible, porous layer comprising a mixture of fusible reactive polymer particles that comprise a thermoplastic polymer, with at least two reactive functional groups on two different particles in the mixture are capable of crosslinking...

20060204689 - Ink jet recording sheet: The present invention relates to an ink jet recording sheet comprising: a support; and an ink-receiving layer containing a polycarbonate-based urethane resin and a polyether-based urethane resin formed on the support....

20060204683 - Thermal transfer ink, thermal transfer sheet, and thermal transfer recording method using the same: Provided are a thermal transfer yellow ink and a thermal transfer sheet capable of providing a thermal transfer recorded product exhibiting a clear yellow tone with a high density by low energy and having an excellent color tone and light resistance, and also capable of exhibiting a favorable green color...

20060204690 - Fluid ejection cartridge utilizing a two-part epoxy adhesive: A fluid ejection cartridge, including a substrate carrier having a substrate receiving surface, and a substrate having at least one fluid ejector actuator disposed on the substrate. In addition the fluid ejection cartridge includes a two-part adhesive disposed between the substrate and the substrate receiving surface. The two-part adhesive is...

20060204691 - Systems and methods for preventing and/or reducing corrosion in various types of tanks, containers and closed systems: The present invention relates to methods for preventing and/or reducing the occurrence of corrosion in a variety of articles including, but not limited to, tanks (e.g., storage tanks, septic tanks, fuel tanks, etc.); containers (e.g., shipping containers, storage containers, etc.); semi-closed systems (e.g., fuel systems, septic systems, reservoirs, etc.); and/or...

20060204692 - Cathode ray tube-use glass panel and inspection method therefore and inspection device therefor: Ultrasonic waves are used to detect the size and the depth of an internal defect S in the face portion 2 of a panel 1. Preferably, the ultrasonic wave is transmitted from the outer surface 2a side of the face portion 2 toward the inner surface 2b to receive a...

20060204694 - Bottle with extended neck finish and method of making same: A blow molded synthetic resin bottle has a body and an elongated neck with the body providing a shoulder extending about the base of the neck. The neck has a first collar extending thereabout spaced adjacent the shoulder and at least one additional collar extending thereabout adjacent the upper end...

20060204693 - Fully emptiable flexible tube with an amplified return effect: A fully emptiable flexible tube wherein at least the skirt and the neck of the tube form a single-pieced unit. The wall is 0.30 1.20 mm thick, preferably 0.30 1.00 mm thick and is made of a material comprising at least one polymer from the polypropylene family and comprises a...

20060204695 - Laminates and packaging containers: A laminate has a core layer and a skin layer on either side of the core layer, wherein the skin layer is formed of a copolymer having a glass transition point of 85° C. or more and 115° C. or below and consisting of 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid or its lower...

20060204696 - High strength ribbon-woven disposable bag for containing refuse: An ultra-strong tear resistant, cut resistant, puncture resistant bag having a high shear strength or modulus is provided by weaving ribbons of flat polypropylene sheet into a bag. The bag is formed by weaving a cylindrically shaped object, cutting the object transversely and sealing up one end to form the...

20060204697 - Reinforced, high pressure, low permeation multilayer hose: A reinforced, high pressure hose is disclosed for use in the transport of high pressure fluids. The hose includes a multilayered inner tube capable of prolonged exposure to fluids such as those containing hydrocarbons, and a reinforcement layer overlaying the inner tube. The reinforcement layer includes at least one reinforcement...

20060204698 - Medical devices comprising a multilayer construction: A medical device comprising a first substrate, a second substrate and a powder coated tie layer between the first and second substrates resulting in a multilayer construction....

20060204699 - Parylene coated microfluidic components and methods for fabrication thereof: A method for fabricating parylene coated microfluidic valves is disclosed. A three-dimensional mold made of a first wax is formed. A sacrificial material made of a second wax is provided as a temporary support and then dissolved. A parylene coating is deposited onto the mold. A component material is poured...

20060204702 - Article for securing to the skin, the nails, hair or false nails: An article may be configured to be secured to keratinous materials, in particular skin or nails. The article may contain magnetic particles that are oriented in at least one pattern....

20060204701 - Decorative film and method of manufacturing: A decorative film which can be used as floor or wall borders and its method of manufacture are disclosed. The decorative film can also be used for other areas and application substrates, such as providing a graphic medallion-like design for an entrance way, as a demarcation to define an area,...

20060204700 - Expanded content label and related method of manufacture: An expanded content label partitioned to provide multiple, independently accessible information fields. In one embodiment, an expanded content label includes an overlaminate and an expanded content device, which includes an information set divided into multiple, different information fields, separated to form a plurality of corresponding label portions. Individual expanded content...

20060204703 - Use of silane-functional polyvinyl alcohols in priming agents for separating papers and films: Release films or papers with improved properties are prepared by employing a binder which is a partly or fully hydrolyzed silane-group-containing polyvinyl alcohol polymer derived from a vinyl ester polymer containing 1-alkylvinylester moieties....

20060204704 - Optical information recording medium: An optical information recording medium containing a first information substrate including a first substrate having a guide groove thereon, a first recording layer including a dye, overlying the first substrate and a first reflective layer being a semi-transmittance layer, overlying the first recording layer, a second information substrate comprising, a...

20060204708 - Metal alloys for the reflective or the semi-reflective layer of an optical storage medium: A silver-based alloy thin film is provided for the highly reflective or semi-reflective layer of optical discs. Alloy additions to silver include gold, rhodium, ruthenium, osmium, platinum, palladium, copper, silicon, cadmium, tin, lithium, nickel, cobalt, indium, chromium, antimony, gallium, boron, molybdenum, zirconium, beryllium, titanium, magnesium, and zinc. These alloys have...

20060204707 - Optical disk and method of manufacturing the same: An optical disk having a recording layer on a substrate, a bonding layer which is made of an ultraviolet cured resin bonding the recording layer, a transparent layer which is bonded to the bonding layer, and an overcoating layer which is formed on the transparent sheet and is made of...

20060204705 - Optical information recording medium, method of manufacturing the same, and surface print method: There is provided an optical information recording medium which can meet opposite requirements of enhancement in ink absorption and fixation properties of an image forming layer and suppression and prevention of solid attachment of a printed portion, which has excellent printability to obtain high image quality and an excellent holding...

20060204706 - Optical recording medium and optical recording method of the same: By use of a substrate which can be stably formed and has a relatively small groove depth, a very high density optical recording medium having good recording/reading characteristics is provided. In an optical recording medium of a surface incidence type, in which a reflective layer, a recording layer containing a...

20060204709 - Housing for a portable device, and method for making the same: A housing (1) for a portable electronic device includes a molded substrate (10), an ultraviolet light detecting film (20), and a transparent protective film (30). The ultraviolet light detecting film is formed on the substrate, and the transparent protective film is formed on the ultraviolet light detecting film. The ultraviolet...

20060204710 - Artificial turf mat and method for manufacturing thereof: The invention relates to an artificial turf mat, comprising a backing and a number of protruding artificial grass blades divided into rows and connected thereto, wherein the mutual distance between successive blades in a row is substantially equal to the distance between adjacent rows and amounts to at least 10...

20060204711 - Carpets with improved fuzz-resistance: Tufted carpets bonded with thermoplastic binders and having improved resistance to fuzz formation due to removal of pile yarn filaments from tuft bundles comprise one or more backings, face yarn that forms a pile on one side and stitches on an opposite side, a thermoplastic binder that binds stitches and...

20060204712 - Composite secondary carpet backing, method of manufacture thereof, and carpet made therefrom: A two-layer secondary carpet backing including a woven scrim layer and a fibrous layer is described. The woven scrim layer is characterized as having a low open area and a flat weave. The two-layer secondary backing is capable of having a non-abrasive, textile back surface. The secondary carpet backing is...

20060204713 - Mat: Mat with a tread area for cleaning foot-wear of individuals walking over the mat, comprising a series of longitudinal profiles, formed by extrusion, which are disposed in parallel, which are each provided with an accommodation recess for accommodating a tread area member, such as a brush, furthermore comprising one or...

20060204714 - Rubber-modified edge coating for honeycomb used in panels with composite face sheets: Core-skin bonding is improved between honeycomb and composite face sheets by applying a polyamide and/or rubber-containing adhesive to the edge of the honeycomb prior to bonding. Edge coating of honeycomb with a polyamide and/or rubber-containing adhesive is useful in further increasing the bond strength between honeycomb and prepreg face sheets,...

20060204715 - Reinforced tag and method of manufacturing: A method of manufacturing reinforced tags using a press is disclosed which includes providing a continuously moving web of tag material. A web of reinforcing material is also provided and die cut into reinforcing patches. The reinforcing material has a pressure sensitive adhesive thereon. A first portion of the patches...

20060204716 - Elastic drawstring having improved modulus and improved tensile yield for use on a plastic liner bag: An elastic drawstring for use in a plastic liner bag is disclosed. The drawstring is elongated and then relaxed to secure the top of the bag to a receptacle and subsequently used to close the bag when filled. The drawstring is formed from an elastomeric polyolefin, preferably a linear low...

20060204717 - Overmolded substrate: An overmolded substrate having a generally planar substrate with a plurality of support feet on the first side of the substrate. A molding material is molded around the substrate enveloping the substrate of both the first side and the second side of the substrate. The substrate may have a coil...

20060204718 - Anti-glare film, manufacturing method of anti-glare film, anti glaring anti-reflection film, polarizing plate, and display: It is an object of the present invention to provide an anti-glare film and a manufacturing method thereof, in which undesired image capturing caused by outside light and lowered contrast are effectively inhibited without lowering sharpness of a high quality image via miniaturization of a pixel size, and a desired...

20060204719 - Algae-resistant roofing material and methods: A method of making algae-resistant shingles in which the algae-inhibiting material, usually a copper compound, is applied only to larger granules, instead of being applied to a full size range of granules. Use of the larger granules only, as algae-resistant granules, significantly increases the percentage of surface area of algae-resistant...

20060204721 - Building material design support system, building material, and program for the system: The present invention relates to a building material design support system for supporting design of a building material capable of exhibiting a random texture pattern as a whole in a state in which the building materials are installed on a building portion and exhibiting continuity of the texture of adjacent...

20060204720 - Uniaxially oriented birefringent article having a structured surface: An article, such as a film, comprising a body portion and a surface portion is provided. The body portion has (i) a first and a second surface, and (ii) first and second in-plane axes that are orthogonal with respect to each other and a third axis that is mutually orthogonal...

20060204722 - Surface decoration for a covering part and method for the production thereof: Described is a surface decoration for a covering part, especially for an inner trim part in a motor vehicle, partially formed by a cast skin. The surface decoration consists of a decorative insert whose edge is adjacent to an area of the surface decoration formed by said cast skin. The...

20060204723 - Method of making absorbent core structures: A method of making an absorbent core structure includes meltspinning at least one layer of fibrous material. A first amount of superabsorbent material is deposited on the layer of fibrous material. A first portion of the layer of fibrous material is folded over the first amount of superabsorbent material. A...

20060204724 - Engraved optically variable image device: A method and image made by the method is disclosed wherein non-spherical magnetically alignable optical pigment flakes in transparent carrier are applied to a substrate and are aligned by applying a magnetic field to the substrate. The pigment flakes align along magnetic field lines and a tool for impressing or...

20060204726 - Cloth-like tissue sheets having camouflaged texture: Embossing regularly textured sheets with an appropriate regular, discrete embossing pattern to improve softness can result in a combined texture that creates an interference pattern that camouflages the original texture pattern and the embossing pattern. The resulting pattern is more appealing to the eye and is more random in appearance...

20060204725 - Polyolefin closure strip and method for making: A process for forming roof closure members in a selective design. A supply of polyolefin plastic is extruded foamed and moved to rotary die press where it is cut to form a continuous supply of roof closure members. This application also includes a closure member formed by the process....

20060204729 - Decorating material: There is provided a decorative material which hardly undergoes deterioration of a substrate even when irradiated with an electron beam, and is excellent in surface properties such as stain resistance, abrasion resistance and marring resistance. The decorative material of the present invention comprises a substrate, and a pattern layer and/or...

20060204732 - Ink composition, inkjet recording method, printed material, method of producing planographic printing plate, and planographic printing plate: An ink composition comprising: a cationic polymerizable compound (a); a compound (b) which generates an acid by irradiation of radiation; and any one of a polyfunctional amine compound (c1) having at least two basic nitrogen atoms, wherein two of the basic nitrogen atoms can be coordinated with and hydrogen ions,...

20060204730 - Light-shielding image-carrying substrate, method of forming light-shielding image, transfer material, color filter, and display device: The present invention provides a light-shielding image-carrying substrate including a substrate and a light-shielding image formed on at least part of at least one face of the substrate, wherein the light-shielding image includes at least two layers, and at least one of the at least two layers is a light-absorbing...

20060204731 - Molded parts with mixed material surface areas and processes for their production: The present invention provides thin injection molded plastic articles with an attractive, surface area of at least two different materials, such as leather, fabric, wood, metal or other semi-rigid surface material. These molded articles have desired combinations of thin dimensions, aesthetics and/or durability with the true feel of the real...

20060204727 - Printed biodegradable plastic film: A biodegradable plastic film 1 has at least one surface formed with a printed region 5. Within the region 5, non-printed sub-regions 7 are rather evenly distributed....

20060204728 - Tintable and wearable composite material products: The present invention relates to a tintable scratch resistant composite material product whose surface is laminated with a colorful layer, and the color layer is further covered by a scratch resistant layer made of transparent material (transparent or semi-transparent), so that the composite material is not only improved in appearance...

20060204733 - Circuit device: The present invention provides a circuit device capable of controlling deformation of a circuit device while preventing an insulating layer from peeling from a substrate. The circuit device includes a substrate, an insulating layer formed on the substrate, a filler filled into the insulating layer, a conductive layer formed on...

20060204734 - Laminate: A laminate having a metal foil layer, and a polyimide resin layer provided on the metal foil layer, wherein the polyimide resin layer is obtained by curing a coating of a polyimide resin precursor solution directly applied onto a surface of the metal foil layer, wherein the polyimide resin layer...

20060204735 - Sintered body electrode and solid electrolytic capacitor using the electrode: A sintered body electrode for a sintered body electrode capacitor, which enables to produce a solid electrolytic capacitor having a good capacitance appearance factor, comprising at least one member selected from an earth-acid metal, an alloy mainly comprising an earth-acid metal, an electrically conducting oxide of an earth-acid metal, and...

20060204736 - Adhesive tape produced using a hot-melt technique and having an opaque bopp backing film: The adhesive tape has an adhesive layer of the hot-melt type applied to a backing film based on biorientated polypropylene. This film comprises in succession at least a first layer comprising polypropylene or a mixture of polypropylene resins having a melting point of between 150 and 170° C. and an...

20060204737 - Nonwoven fibrous mat laminate and method: A laminate is disclosed that comprises at least two layers of fibrous nonwoven mats in which the majority of the fibers in at least one of the mats are glass fibers, the layers being bonded together with an adhesive, needling, stitch bonding or a mixture of two or more of...

20060204738 - Medical device applications of nanostructured surfaces: This invention provides novel nanofiber enhanced surface area substrates and structures comprising such substrates for use in various medical devices, as well as methods and uses for such substrates and medical devices. In one particular embodiment, methods for enhancing cellular functions on a surface of a medical device implant are...

20060204739 - Pultrusion method and an article produced by said method: A pultrusion process is described, in which a strand composed of a multifilament-reinforced first thermoplastic molding composition is produced, sheathed by a layer composed of a second thermoplastic molding composition. The first molding composition here comprises a catalyst which catalyzes the formation of covalent bonds between the thermoplastic polymer and...

20060204741 - Contact surfaces for electrical contacts and method for producing the same: A method of making contact surfaces for electrical contacts in which a metal is deposited on a copper-based substrate by a galvanic process. The metal is deposited on the substrate along with a placeholder material that can easily be dissolved out of the metal. The placeholder material is then dissolved...

20060204740 - Foam article, especially trimming element for the interior of a motor vehicle, and method for producing the same: A foam article comprising a base and a plastic sheet is disclosed. The base includes plastic particles. The plastic sheet encloses at least a portion of the base and comprises a material mixture having a first melting temperature and a second melting temperature. The second melting temperature of the plastic...

20060204742 - Electronic device manufacture: Methods for depositing uniform, pinhole-defect free organic polysilica coatings are provided. These methods allow for the use of these materials as spin-on cap layers in the manufacture of integrated circuits....

20060204743 - Method of producing surface coatings on articles, and article having a surface coating: A method for producing surface coatings on articles, such as stick surfaces, coats at least a part of the surface with a coating. The coating has expandable particles. One surface region of the coating is treated so that the particles expand, while another surface region of the coating remains untreated....

20060204744 - Anisotropic scattering sheet: An anisotropic scattering sheet comprising at least an anisotropic light scattering layer, wherein the anisotropic light scattering layer comprises a continuous phase and a dispersed phase which are different in refraction index from each other, the mean aspect ratio of the dispersed phase is more than 1, and the major...

20060204745 - Light management films with zirconia particles: Light management films and methods of making light management films are described. The light management films contain an optical layer that contains polymeric material and zirconia particles. The zirconia particles are colloidal, crystalline, substantially non-associated, and have a narrow size distribution....

20060204746 - Plastic panels with uniform weathering characteristics: A plastic panel and method of application for vehicle windows is disclosed. The plastic panel includes: a base layer; a weatherable film layer having a first and second surface, wherein the first surface of the film layer is adhered to the base layer; and an abrasion resistant layer adhered to...

20060204748 - Fluoropolymer laminates and a process for manufacture thereof: The present invention provides fluoropolymer laminates having isotropic properties. For example, an embodiment in which multiple fluoropolymer sheets having an liquid crystalline polymer oriented in the fibrous state in the melt processible fluoropolymer are laminated, despite having the fibrous LCP oriented in one direction in each single extruded sheet, makes...

20060204747 - Multilayer, transparent polyester film with high oxygen barrier: The invention relates to a transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film with a base layer B formed from at least 80% by weight of a thermoplastic polyester, and with at least one outer layer A. The outer layer A includes polyesters and poly(m-xyleneadipamide) in certain concentrations. The invention further relates to...

20060204749 - Wafer-processing tape: A wafer-processing tape (10), having an intermediate resin layer (2), a removable adhesive layer (3), and, if necessary, an adhesive layer (4), which are laminated in this order on a substrate film (1), wherein a storage elastic modulus at 80° C. of the intermediate resin layer is larger than a...

20060204751 - Content information layer for an optical record carrier: An optical record carrier (2) and associated methods and devices are described. The carrier (2) comprises at least one user information layer (4a,4b) arranged to be scanned by first radiation, and at least one content information layer (3a,3b) or label layer. The content information layer comprises representing content information and...

20060204752 - Multi-strand steel cable: A multi-strand steel cable includes steel strands jacketed with plastic fibers, where the plastic fiber jacketing is melted onto the steel strands by a thermal treatment. The steel cable has a core formed by an unjacketed steel strand, and the core is surrounded by jacketed steel strands. The heat supplied...

20060204750 - Porous fiber, porous fiber structure and method for production thereof: Provided are porous fibers and fiber structures that have large surface areas and large voids, and controlled hydrophilicity suitable for matrices of cell culture in the field of tissue engineering, and a method for producing the fiber structure including a step in which a solution is produced by dissolving a...

20060204753 - Stretch break method and product: A method for stretch breaking fibers to produce a staple yarn and operating a staple fiber spinning machine that enables the production of a plurality of products of lot size smaller than a large denier tow product. The process includes at least two break zones and a consolidation zone downstream...

20060204754 - Metal nano-particles coated with silicon oxide and manufacturing method thereof: Disclosed herein is a metal nanoparticle whose surface is coated with a silicon oxide. The silicon oxide is obtained from a silicon compound or a derivative thereof as a precursor and has a particle diameter of a few angstroms (A). Further disclosed is a method for manufacturing metal nanoparticles. The...

20060204755 - Walter-absorbing agent: There is disclosed a water-absorbing agent which combines both performances of the capillary suction force and the liquid permeability. This water-absorbing agent is a particulate water-absorbing agent comprising water-absorbent resin particles (α) and a liquid-permeability-enhancing agent (β), wherein the water-absorbent resin particles (α) are surface-crosslink-treated particles of a crosslinked polymer...

20060204756 - Polymer-coated particulates: The present invention relates to polymer-coated particulates suitable for use in subterranean operations such as gravel packing, frac-packing, and hydraulic fracturing. One embodiment of the present invention provides improved particulates for use in a subterranean formation, comprising particulates at least partially coated with a polymer, wherein the polymer is deposited...

20060204757 - Coated cutting tool insert: A CVD-coated cutting tool insert with a TiCxNy-layer with a low tensile stress level of 10-300 MPa and an α-Al2O3-layer with a high surface smoothness of <0.1 μm as measured by AFM-technique is disclosed. This is obtained by subjecting the coating to a first intensive wet blasting operation with a...

20060204758 - Mesostructured film, mesoporous material film, and production methods for the same: A mesostructured film is provided having a structure in which surfactant molecular assemblies are regularly arranged three-dimensionally. A polymer compound thin film is formed on the substrate surface through spin coating or the like, and a rotating roller wrapped with a cloth is pressed against the polymer film for rubbing...

20060204761 - Cured product of epoxy resin composition and method for producing the same, and photosemiconductor device using the same: An epoxy resin composition for photosemiconductor element encapsulation having small internal stress and excellent light transmissibility is provided. A cured product formed from an epoxy resin composition for photosemiconductor element encapsulation containing the following components (A) to (D). In the above-described cured product, particles of the component (C) silicone resin...

20060204760 - Epoxy resin composition for photosemiconductor element encapsulation and photosemiconductor device using the same: An epoxy resin composition for photosemiconductor element encapsulation, which is excellent in both light transmissibility and low stress property, as well as light resistance against short wavelength light (for example, 350 to 500 nm), is provided. The epoxy resin composition for photosemiconductor element encapsulation, which comprises the following components (A)...

20060204762 - Liquid epoxy resin composition and semiconductor device: A liquid epoxy resin composition comprising a liquid epoxy resin, a curing agent, and an inorganic filler is useful for semiconductor encapsulation when the curing agent contains 5-100% by weight of a specific aromatic amine compound of at least 99% pure, the epoxy resin and the curing agent are present...

20060204759 - Low temperature curing coating powder: A low temperature curable coating powder comprising an epoxy functional resin is cured with styrene maleimide imide, alone or in combination with at least one other curing agent. Another embodiment involves using a non-epoxy functional resin in combination with an epoxy functional compound, rather than using an epoxy functional resin....

20060204763 - Sizing for high performance glass fibers and composite materials incorporating same: A sizing composition containing an epoxy film former, a urethane film former, a silane package that includes an aminosilane coupling agent and an epoxy silane coupling agent, a cationic lubricant, a non-ionic lubricant, an antistatic agent, and at least one acid is provided. The epoxy resin emulsion includes a low...

20060204764 - Method of producing porous shaped bodies, porous shaped bodies, porous sintered bodies, porous bodies of inorganic materials and composite members: The aggregation and phase separation of inorganic particles are performed in a sol containing the inorganic particles and a solvent to produce a porous body having open pores. Preferably, the inorganic particles are particles of one or more inorganic material selected from the group consisting of titania, silica, alumina, zinc...

20060204765 - Laminated glass with polysiloxane-urea copolymer: A laminated glass comprises: A) at least one layer consisting of inorganic or organic glass and B) at least one layer consisting of a polysiloxane-urea copolymer which is obtained by reacting a mixture of linear polysiloxanes of general formula Q-T-SiR2O—(SiR2O)n—SiR2-T-Q and branched polysiloxanes of general formula (Q-T-SiR2O1/2)a(Q-T-SiRO2/2)b(Q-T-SiO3/2)c(R3SiO2/2)d(R2SiO2/2)c(RSiO3/2)f(SiO4/2)g with polyfunctional isocyanates....

20060204766 - Anti-moisture and soil-repellent coatings: An anti-moisture and soil-repellent coating and a method of preparing the same includes a fluorinated alkyl ether polymer having a functionalized silane that is applied to a non-oxide surface. Advantageously, the instant invention provides a durable anti-moisture and soil-repellant coating for relatively inert surfaces, such as MgF2, without the need...

20060204767 - Corrosion protection on metals: The present invention relates to a coating on a metal to protect against corrosion, comprising the following layer sequence: (i) metal surface, (ii) layer based on a sol co