Stock material or miscellaneous articles inventions 10/06

20060240196 - Method of producing retardation plate: A method is provided by which a highly functional thin retardation plate with no appearance defect can be produced. First, as shown in FIG. 1A, a solution of a liquid crystalline compound is applied on a transparent base 1 and dried, or alternatively, a liquid crystalline compound on the melt...

20060240197 - Photochromic and electrochromic compounds and methods of synthesizing and using same: This invention relates to novel photochromic and electrochromic monomers and polymers based on 1,2-dithienylcyclopentene derivatives and method of using and synthesizing same. The compounds are reversibly interconvertible between different isomeric forms under suitable photochromic or electrochromic conditions. The electrochromic conversion may be catalytic. The application also relates to ultra-high density...

20060240198 - Curing resin composition, sealing material for liquid crystal display device and liquid crystal display device: It is the object of the invention to provide a curable resin composition which causes no liquid crystal contamination, which are excellent in the adhesive property to a glass, and which causes no cell gap inequality in the case it is used as a sealant for a liquid crystal display...

20060240199 - Pellicle frame: The invention provides a pellicle frame which can readily be peeled off after being adhesively attached to a photomask, and a photolithographic framed pellicle which makes use of this pellicle frame. The pellicle frame provided by the invention is a rectangular framework body of which the longer side framework member...

20060240200 - Diffuser disk for lcd applications, method for the production and use thereof: The present invention relates to diffuser sheets for LCD applications encompassing at least one light-scattering polymethyl methacrylate layer which comprises a polymethyl methacrylate matrix and also from 0.5 to 59.5% by weight, based on the weight of the light-scattering polymethyl methacrylate layer, of spherical scattering particles (A) whose median size...

20060240201 - Ink-jet recording medium and method of manufacturing the same: An object of the present invention is to provide an ink-jet recording medium and a manufacturing method thereof exhibiting excellent outdoor durability, high gloss, and high image quality, accompanied with excellent cockling resistance. Also disclosed is an ink-jet recording medium possessing a support made of cellulose pulp as a component,...

20060240202 - Method for image formation, intermediate transfer recording medium, and image formed object: This invention provides a method for image formation, which can produce a thermally transferred image possessing excellent heat resistance and various fastness properties even under severe service conditions, and an intermediate transfer recording medium and an image formed object....

20060240204 - Overpouch film and container and method of making same: A polymer blend comprising a high density polyethylene and a surface enhancing polymer is provided. The surface enhancing polymer may be an elastomer such as an ethylene propylene diene monomer terpolymer. The polymer blend may be fabricated into articles such as a film or a flexible overpouch for storing, and...

20060240203 - Sterile bag: A sterilization bag that is favorable for storing medical implements having sharp tips such as scalpels and forceps and can effectively suppress the occurrence of unwanted opening or damage due to contact with sharp tips is provided. The sterilization bag is formed by adhering the side edges and lower ends...

20060240205 - Method for securement of attachments to molded plastic preforms or containers: A method of making a preform assembly includes providing a preform having a closed end, and providing an attachment object having a ring. The attachment object is assembled to the preform by telescoping the ring over the closed end of the preform until the ring is brought into abutting engagement...

20060240206 - Synthetic resin fusion body: The edge at the passage side of the rising boundary line 78a-1, 78a-2, 78b-1, 78b-2, 78c-1, 78c-2, 78d-1, 78d-2 which is the boundary between the top end connecting face and the mount connecting face of the middle member 70 is disposed at or in the vicinity of a contact point...

20060240207 - Multi-layered coextruded biaxially stretched fibre-improved seamless tube covering and use thereof as a food covering: At least three-layered, coextruded, tubular, biaxially stretched seamless tubular casing comprising, viewed from the outside inwards, a) an outer layer A which comprises as the main component a polyamide or a mixture of several polyamides, b) optionally a layer B which has an oxygen-blocking character, c) optionally a core layer...

20060240209 - Pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet, and method for producing it: A pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed on at least one surface of the support thereof, wherein the surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on at least one surface of the support partly has projected spots of fibers. The projected spots of fibers are preferably...

20060240208 - Waterproof and airtight double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape: A waterproof and airtight double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape includes a substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on the both surfaces thereof, wherein the substrate is a rubber-made sheet; and the surface of at least one of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layers is protected by a release liner having elongation properties. It...

20060240210 - Random installation carpet tiles: Carpet tiles having patterns and color schemes that obviate the need to orient the tiles relative to each other. The tiles exhibit orthogonal ambiguity, meaning that they may be laid in any side-by-side orientation with respect to adjacent tiles without looking out of place to the ordinary viewer and thereby...

20060240211 - Random installation carpet tiles: Carpet tiles having patterns and color schemes that obviate the need to orient the tiles relative to each other. The tiles exhibit orthogonal ambiguity, meaning that they may be laid in any side-by-side orientation with respect to adjacent tiles without looking out of place to the ordinary viewer and thereby...

20060240212 - Honeycomb structure: r

20060240214 - Limited play optical devices with interstitial reactive layer and methods of making same: A data storage device comprises a first substrate and a second substrate, wherein at least the first substrate has defined thereon a plurality of pits and lands covered by a reflective material; and a bonding layer between the first and second substrates including a reactive agent that interferes with the...

20060240213 - Storage medium for the optical storage and retrieval of information: The invention relates to a storage medium for the optical storage and retrieval of information, the storage medium comprising: a substrate and an active layer for retention of data. According to the invention, the active layer is provided with a pre-determined pattern (4) of bit positions (14, 14′, . ....

20060240215 - Washer, methods, apparatus and upholstery: A washer (100) comprising wadding material and having an aperture (104) extending therethrough is disclosed. The wadding material is compressed at least around the periphery (102) of the aperture (104). The compressed wadding material is sufficiendy elastic such that, when fitted to upholstery together with a tuft, the dimensions of...

20060240216 - High performance vacuum-sealed insulations: An insulating structure comprising an aerogel composite fully enclosed by an envelope and sealed at a reduced pressure, said aerogel composite comprising at least one metal oxide matrix and a fibrous material incorporated therein, and where said insulating structure can bend to at least 90° and a bending radius of...

20060240217 - Fire-retardant, lightweight aircraft carpet: The present invention is a lightweight carpet for use in aircrafts that meets rigorous fire standards testing, is impervious to fluids, and is capable of being printed for decorative effect. In one embodiment, the carpet composed of a layer of fire retardant treated PET fibers adhered to a fire retardant...

20060240218 - Paintable nonofiber coatings: This invention provides novel superhydrophobic coatings comprising nanofiber heterostructures, as well as methods of creating and using such coatings....

20060240219 - Corrugating adhesives for bonding coated papers and methods for bonding coated paper: A corrugating adhesive that improves the bonding of coated papers, including latex coated medium and linerboards. The corrugating adhesive may comprise a hydrocolloid portion of the adhesive that improves tack and bonding and buffers and absorbs caustic in the adhesive allowing higher caustic in the adhesive formula without premature gelling...

20060240220 - Composite-to-metal joint: A method and an apparatus for joining a composite structural member to a metallic structural member is provided. The apparatus includes a composite structural member, a metallic transitional member, and a metallic structural member. The metallic transitional member may have a substantially H-shaped cross sectional geometry and may include at...

20060240221 - Device having reduced dishing due to cmp: The present technique is directed toward the fabrication of integrated circuits and provides for the production of a hardened metal layer on the surface of a semiconductor wafer to reduce the amount of material removed during chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) of the metal layer. This hardened layer may be produced,...

20060240222 - Pellicle and novel fluoropolymer: A pellicle wherein a polymer (I) to be used for a pellicle membrane and/or an adhesive is a polymer essentially containing the following unit (1). The unit (1) is a unit containing a fluorine atom, wherein a chain forming the polymer main chain comprises a carbon atom and an etheric...

20060240223 - Cleaning sheet and method of making: A cleaning sheet includes a substrate having opposed major surfaces, an adhesive, such as an adhesive, coated onto at least a portion of at least one of the substrate major surfaces, and loose fibers arranged on the adhesive, wherein at least one of the individual fibers contacts the adhesive at...

20060240224 - Roofing products including granules with reflective coating: A roofing product with a higher reflectivity is provided having a roofing material, and fine granules adhered to the roofing materials that are double-coated with a coating having a white pigment. A top white coating composition can be applied to the granules after the granules are applied to a roofing...

20060240225 - Adhesives and release liners with pyramidal structures: An adhesive article includes a release liner and an adhesive layer on the surface of the release liner. The release liner has a surface with an arrangement of structures thereon, wherein the structures extend downward from a plane of the surface. The structures have at least three sidewalls. A first...

20060240229 - Absorbent structures comprising coated super-absorbent polymer particles: This invention is directed to super-absorbent material, which comprises a super absorbent polymer core that is coated with an organic, polar coating agent, and whereby the particulate super-absorbent material has a contact angle and a corresponding cos CAm (as defined herein), whereby the cos CAm is more than 0.3, and...

20060240228 - Article having figures/stripes: An article having figures/stripes, includes: a substrate; a hard inner layer disposed on a surface of the substrate; at least one covering material which is a thin or slender body, the covering material is independent from the substrate, the covering material is disposed on a surface of the inner layer;...

20060240227 - Nanocrystal coated surfaces: The present invention provides novel calibration devices for use with fluorescent nanocrystal labels. Methods of preparing and using the calibration devices are also provided. Monodispersed populations of nanocrystals are deposited on surfaces. The monodispersed populations are obtained by dissolving the nanocrystals in a polar solvent....

20060240230 - Print methodology for applying polymer materials to roofing materials to form nail tabs or reinforcing strips: A method of making a composite roofing material and the resulting material by depositing nail tabs made of a thermoplastic, thermosetting, adhesive or elastomer material, in a liquid state, onto the base substrate of the composite roofing material or onto the saturated or coated roofing material, or onto a transfer...

20060240226 - Sheet with an anticopying, reduced opacity area: The present invention relates to printable security paper that includes a region capable of receiving printed indicia on the front side and on the reverse side which are observable in reflected light and form an image observable in transmitted light, as security element protecting against two-sided copying, characterized in that...

20060240231 - Method for improving the thermal cycled adhesion of thick-film conductors on dielectric: An improved electrical printed circuit exhibiting a combination of enhanced solderability and outstanding adhesion with a dielectric substrate includes a stack of two different types of conductive films. The stack includes a first conductive film that is printed onto the substrate with an ink that has been specially formulated to...

20060240232 - Anti-reflective coating: An anti-reflection coating comprising a first polymeric layer having a refractive index between about 1.64 and about 1.85 is disposed on a substrate. A second polymeric layer is also provided having a refractive index between about 1.29 and about 1.55, and overlies the first polymeric layer. An inorganic metal oxide...

20060240233 - Fishing fly manufacturing devices and materials: Fishing fly manufacturing devices and materials are provided according to the various embodiments of the present invention. In an embodiment, the fishing fly manufacturing material of the present invention includes a sheet of foil substantially uniformly adhered to a corresponding sheet of base material such as foam. Once the foil...

20060240237 - Aerogel/ptfe composite insulating material: A material comprising aerogel particles and a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) binder is formed having a thermal conductivity of less than or equal to 25 mW/m K at atmospheric conditions. The material is moldable or formable, having little or no shedding of filler particles, and may be formed into structures such as...

20060240235 - Composite thermoplastic sheets including an integral hinge: A composite thermoplastic sheet includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a permeable core layer having a first surface and an opposing second surface. The core layer includes a plurality of reinforcing fibers bonded together with a first thermoplastic material. The composite sheet also includes a flexible thermoplastic skin laminated to and...

20060240236 - Interior wallboard and method of making same: A gypsum wallboard suitable for Level 4 finishing having a coated non-woven first glass fiber mat facing material on one major surface and an optionally coated second glass fiber mat where on the other major surface. The first glass fiber mat has a majority of fibers of a nominal fiber...

20060240234 - System and method for reinforcing a seam: A seam reinforcing bead for stretchable materials formed by cutting, extrusion, or casting is applied to a seam in conjunction with heat and/or ultrasonic energy. In a system for application the reinforcing bead is fed by a first pair of rollers past a heat source, thereby producing a non-equilibrium temperature...

20060240238 - Single-walled carbon nanotube composites: Metal oxide composites containing highly dispersed single-walled carbon nanotubes were prepared using sol-gel methods and shown to be electrically conducting....

20060240239 - Compositions adapted for chain linking: A polymer composition comprising chains of at least one aromatic polymer or a mixture thereof together with at least one chain linking component wherein the at least one aromatic polymer comprises polymer chains of number average molecular weight (Mn) in a first range and characterised by a polymer flow temperature,...

20060240242 - Fiber reinforced thermoplastic sheets with surface coverings: A composite sheet material in one embodiment includes a porous core layer. The porous core layer includes a thermoplastic polymer, about 20 weight percent to about 80 weight percent of reinforcing fibers based on a total weight of the porous core layer, and an effective amount of a flame retardant...

20060240243 - Multilayer polyurea insulated roofing system: The present invention relates to a multilayer polyurea roofing system. An important aspect of the invention is the use of multilayers of polyurea with the base layer having a minimum thickness of 40 mils, thus forming a waterproofing membrane. The multiple layers of polyurea provide increased structural strength, as well...

20060240240 - Nanoporous media with lamellar structures: A nanoporous material exhibiting a lamellar structure is disclosed. The material comprises three or more substantially parallel sheets of an organosilicate material, separated by highly porous spacer regions. The distance between the centers of the sheets lies between 1 nm and 50 nm. The highly porous spacer regions may be...

20060240244 - Process to make a sheet material with cells and voids: A method of forming a sheet comprising extruding a polymer material comprising an incompatible material and a foaming agent, cooling the extruded material, stretching said extruded material in at least one direction....

20060240241 - Selectively reinforced carbon foam bodies: A selectively reinforced carbon foam body is described. The carbon foam body includes one or more reinforcement regions in predetermined locations within the carbon foam body. The reinforcement regions may be formed by permeating portions of the carbon foam body with a precursor to a reinforcement material in a predetermined...

20060240245 - Sensor and method of manufacturing the same: A sensor comprising a semiconductor film having a plurality of mesopores and containing an oxide, and electrodes electrically connected to the semiconductor film, wherein at least part of surfaces in the mesopores is coated with an organic material....

20060240246 - Laminated sheet for forming article: A laminated sheet for molding comprising: a film layer which comprises thermoplastic acrylic resin, wherein the film layer is one of transparent or translucent; an intermediate layer which comprises a curable resin including a polyisocyanate compound and an acrylic resin having hydroxyl groups, wherein the a curable resin is a...

20060240247 - Sheet-or web-like, decorative coating film and method for producing the same: applying a covering layer (14) to the dried, non-crosslinked base layer (12), said covering layer containing a radiation-curing resin and no abrasive fillers, and jointly curing and/or crosslinking the covering layer and also the radiation-curing resins in the base layer by irradiating the covering layer with UV and/or electron beams....

20060240248 - Electrophotographic belt, electrophotographic apparatus, process for producing the electrophotographic belt, and intermediate transfer belt: p

20060240249 - Method and apparatus for delivering barcode-to-dose labels: A labeling apparatus has a source of printed labels that have adhesive backing, a vacuum pickup with two opposable arms, a blower bar to support a label on air. Each opposable arm has its own vacuum head and each head is removably attachable to a respective end portion of the...

20060240250 - Releasable, erasable patch and method of manufacture thereof: A patch comprises a cut-out shape including a front face and a back face; a top coat formed on the front face of the cut-out shape; and a releasable adhesive coating rolled on the back face of the cut-out shape. A method of manufacturing the patch comprises the steps of...

20060240251 - Adhesive articles including a nanoparticle primer and methods for preparing same: Adhesive articles comprising a primer consisting essentially of nanoparticles and methods of making the adhesive articles are provided. The adhesive articles include a polymeric foam substrate....

20060240252 - Waterproof and airtight pressure-sensitive adhesive tape: A waterproof and airtight pressure-sensitive adhesive tape includes a substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on one surface thereof, wherein the substrate is a rubber-made sheet; and a film-like material having elongation properties is laminated on a surface in the opposite side to the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of the substrate....

20060240253 - Guidewire and tube with lubricious coating: A hydrophilic polymer blend where at least one of the polymer materials is a water insoluble polymer and one of the materials is a hydrophilic water-soluble polymer. The invention includes a method of forming the hydrophilic polymer blend by melt mixing the hydrophilic polymer and the insoluble polymer into a...

20060240254 - Partial-discharge-resistant insulating varnish, insulated wire and method of making the same: A partial-discharge-resistant insulating varnish has a polyamide-imide enamel varnish and an organo-silica sol that are dispersed in a solvent. The solvent has 50 to 100% by weight of γ-butyrolactone. An insulated wire has a conductor, and a partial-discharge-resistant insulation coating film formed on the surface of the conductor. The partial-discharge-resistant...

20060240255 - Polyamide-imide resin insulating coating material, insulated wire and method of making the same: A polyamide-imide resin insulating coating material, which is obtained by reacting an isocyanate component with an acid component, has a main solvent component of γ-butyrolactone. In the coating material, a total compounding ratio of 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) and trimellitic anhydride (TMA) is 85 to 98 mol %, where the total...

20060240256 - Nano-structured metal-carbon composite and process for preparation thereof: Disclosed are a nano-structured metal-carbon composite and a process for preparation thereof. More specifically, a nano-structured metal-carbon composite is prepared by continuously impregnating a transition metal precursor and a carbon precursor into a nano template and reacting the resultant mixture at high temperature. In the composite according to the present...

20060240257 - Adhesively securable stock materials: Stock materials for manual and/or high speed industrial automated bonding applications having a curable pre-applied adhesive or sealant compositions on the bonding surfaces wherein the curative for the pre-applied adhesive or sealant composition is contained within a carrier which prevents its premature release....

20060240259 - Microencapsulated particulate metal material, method for producing the same, and aqueous dispersion and ink jet ink using the same: A microencapsulated particulate metal material includes metal particles, a polymer coating the metal particles, and an ionic group provided on a surface of the polymer....

20060240258 - Semiconductor nanoparticle having high luminescence properties: Disclosed is a semiconductor nanoparticle having excellent chemical durability and high luminescence properties. The chemical durability of the particle is provided by coating the semiconductor nanoparticle having high luminescence properties dispersed in an organic solvent using a surface-active agent, an amphipathic molecule, and a lipid composed of a combination of...

20060240260 - Cover, mobile communications apparatus and method for producing a coated cover: The invention relates to a cover, a mobile communications apparatus and a method for producing a coated cover for an electronic apparatus. According to the invention at least a part of the cover is coated with a DLC-coating, also called an amorphous diamond coating....

20060240261 - Nanoparticle silica filled benzoxazine compositions: Curable compositions, such as benzoxazine-based ones, are useful in applications within the aerospace industry, such as for example as a heat curable composition for use as a matrix resin or an adhesive, and form the basis of the present invention....

20060240262 - Hybrid composite of silicone and organic resins: A fiber reinforced composite including layers of fibers, each layer being impregnated with a resin. The layers include in combination a layer of an addition cured silicone resin and a layer of an organic resin. The layers form a hybrid composite having a higher modulus retention at elevated temperatures than...

20060240263 - Wood preservatives: A method for preserving wood by contacting wood with a composition comprising an aqueous polymer dispersion, at least one surfactant, and a wood preservative....

20060240264 - N-methylpyrrolidone-free polyurethane dispersions based on dimethylolpropionic acid: The present invention relates to aqueous polyurethane dispersions that are free from N-methylpyrrolidone and other solvents and wherein the polyurethanes are the reaction products of A) a mixture of 25% to 90% by weight of 1-isocyanate-3,3,5,-trimethyl-5-isocyanatomethylcyclohexane (IPDI) and 10% to 75% by weight of 4,4′-diisocyanatodicyclohexylmethane, wherein the preceding percentages are...

20060240267 - Acrylic resin composition: An acrylic resin composition comprising an acrylic resin and a silane-based compound having an azole group and having at least one group selected from the group consisting of a phenoxy group and an alkoxy group....

20060240266 - Transparent substrate comprising a coating with mechanical strength properties: The invention relates to a transparent substrate, especially of the glass type, which comprises a coating that contains at least one layer C based on silicon or aluminum [nitride, carbonitride, oxynitride or oxycarbonitride] or on a mixture of the two, which is surmounted by a cover layer, characterized in that...

20060240265 - Vehicular glazing panel: A vehicular glazing panel comprises a pane of glass, first and second electrically conductive components and lead-free solder which joins the second electrically conductive component to the first (which exists on a surface of the pane of glass). The lead-free solder includes a mechanical stress modifier, selected from bismuth, tin...

20060240268 - Protective coat-forming coating composition, coated article, and multilayer laminate: v

20060240269 - Polysilane composition, optical waveguide and method for fabrication thereof: A polysilane composition characterized as containing a polysilane compound and a silicone compound in the ratio (polysilane compound:silicon compound) by weight of 80:20-5:95, and also containing an organic peroxide in the amount of 1-30 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the polysilane compound and silicone compound,...

20060240270 - Aluminum alloy sheet, method for producing the same, and aluminum alloy container: An aluminum alloy sheet contains 0.1% to 0.4% by mass of Cu, 0.5% to 1.5% by mass of Mg, 0.5% to 1.5% by mass of Mn, 0.2% to 0.7% by mass of Fe, and 0.1% to 0.3% by mass of Si. The number density of Al—Mn—Fe—Si-based intermetallic compound having a...

20060240271 - A1 composite material being crumbled with water, a1 film and a1 power comprising the material and methods for preparation thereof, constitutional member for film-forming chamber method for recovering film-forming material: In An Al composite material collapsible in the presence of moisture, the external surface of small pieces or powder constructed from a single or a plurality of crystalline grains of Al or an Al alloy is covered with a film of a low melting point metal or alloy selected from...

20060240272 - Stabilized aluminum laminate having aluminum and stabilizing layer laminated thereon: An aluminum stabilization stacked body formed by stacking a stabilization layer formed with a metal and having a thickness of 0.001-1 μm with any of a sputtering method, a deposition method and an ion plating method on a whole surface of a thin film having a surface formed with aluminum....

20060240273 - Member coated with thermal barrier coating film and thermal spraying powder: The present invention provides a member coated with thermal barrier coating film having a metal substrate, the surface of which is covered with an adhesive layer (bond coat layer) composed of a heat resisting alloy and a thermal barrier film layer (thermal barrier coating layer) composed of a heat resisting...

20060240274 - Surface treated steel plate for battery cases, its manufacturing method, battery case formed using the steel plate, battery using the battery case: A surface treated steel plate for battery cases having an improved electrical contact with the battery positive electrode active material, its manufacturing method, a battery case, and a battery are disclosed. The surface treated steel plate has a graphite-dispersed nickel plating layer in which graphite is dispersed or a graphite-dispersed...

20060240275 - Flexible display substrates: Processes for transferring a semiconductor material to a polymer substrate to provide flexible semiconductor material include implanting ions to a predetermined depth in a semiconductor substrate, heat-treating the ion-implanted semiconductor substrate for a period of time and at a temperature effective to cause defect formation and enlargement of the implanted...

20060240276 - Underlayer for reducing surface oxidation of plated deposits: Methods of providing improved metal coatings or metal deposits on a substrate, improvements in plating solutions that are used to provide such metal deposits and articles of the metal-coated substrates. The solderability of the metal coating is enhanced by incorporating trace amounts of phosphorus in the metal coating to reduce...

20060240281 - Contaminant-scavenging layer on oled anodes: An OLED includes an anode formed over a substrate and a contaminant-scavenging layer formed over the anode, wherein the contaminant-scavenging layer includes one or more organic materials but not a hexaazatriphenylene derivative, each having an electron-accepting property and a reduction potential greater than −0.1 V vs. a Saturated Calomel Electrode,...

20060240286 - Display device: A display device includes a light source member, a diffusion member and a display panel. The light source member generates a bluish light. The diffusion member diffuses the bluish light to increase luminance uniformity. The display panel includes a liquid crystal layer, a fluorescent layer and a reflective-polarizing member (a...

20060240282 - Emission material and organic electroluminescent device using the same: d

20060240283 - Light-emitting material and organic electroluminescent device using the same:

20060240279 - Non-blocked phosphorescent oleds: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) architecture in which efficient operation is achieved without requiring a blocking layer by locating the recombination zone close to the hole transport side of the emissive layer. Aryl-based hosts and Ir-based dopants with suitable concentrations result in an efficient phosphorescent OLED structure. Previously, blocking...

20060240280 - Oled anode modification layer: An OLED includes an anode formed over a substrate, wherein the anode is a non-oxygen-treated anode and an anode modification layer formed in direct contact with the anode, wherein the anode modification layer includes one or more organic materials, each having an electron-accepting property and a reduction potential greater than...

20060240278 - Oled device with improved performance: An OLED device includes an anode, a cathode, and at least one individually selected organic light-emitting layer disposed between the anode and cathode. The device also includes an electron-transporting layer disposed between the at least one light-emitting layer and the cathode, such electron-transporting layer including a first electron-transporting material, and...

20060240285 - Organic electroluminescent device: wherein, in formula (2), each of A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9, A10, A11, A12, A13, A14, A15, and A16 represents a nitrogen atom or a carbon atom that may optionally have a substituent, and at least one of A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8,...

20060240284 - Organic electroluminescent device and manufacturing method thereof and flat display device incorporating the same: An organic electroluminescent device (OELD) is provided. The OELD includes a substrate, an anode, a cathode, a hole transport layer, a phosphorescent emission layer and a hole blocking layer. The anode and the cathode opposite to the anode are disposed over the substrate. The phosphorescent emission layer is disposed between...

20060240277 - Tandem oled device: A tandem OLED device includes an anode, a cathode, first and second electroluminescent units disposed between the anode and the cathode, and an intermediate connector disposed between the first and second electroluminescent units. Each of the electroluminescent units include at least one individually selected organic light-emitting layer, and the first...

20060240287 - Dummy wafer and method for manufacturing thereof: A dummy wafer formed by sintering a mixture containing a silicon carbide powder and a non-metallic sintering auxiliary, wherein a coating film layer containing silicon carbide is provided on the surface of the dummy wafer including at least one of either upper and lower main faces of the dummy wafer...

20060240288 - Titania nanosheet alignment thin film, process for producing the same and article including titania nanosheet alignment thin film: A titania nanosheet alignment thin film whose main components are silica and titania, wherein titania nanosheets of layer structure having a nanometer order size are dispersed on a surface thereof. The titania nanosheet alignment thin film not only exhibits high photocatalytic activity but also can maintain excellent ultrahydrophilic and anti-fogging...

20060240289 - Magnetoresistive element and method of manufacturing same, magnetoresistive device, thin-film magnetic head, head gimbal assembly, head arm assembly and magnetic disk drive: A free layer of an MR element incorporates a first layer, a second layer, a third layer, a fourth layer, a fifth layer and a sixth layer that are stacked in this order on a nonmagnetic conductive layer. The absolute value of magnetostriction constant of the free layer is 1×10−6...

20060233970 - Optical compensation film and liquid crystal display device: A novel optical compensation film is disclosed. The optical compensation film comprises a first optically anisotropic layer and a second optically anisotropic layer, each of which formed of a composition comprising a liquid-crystalline compound, wherein molecules of the liquid-crystalline compound in each of the first and second optically anisotropic layers...

20060233971 - Method of treating inorganic oxide film, electronic device substrate, method of manufacturing electronic device substrate, liquid crystal panel, and electronic apparatus: A method of treating an inorganic oxide film includes dipping an inorganic oxide film formed by an oblique deposition method having a plurality of pores therein into a treatment liquid containing at least a primary alcohol and a secondary alcohol. The secondary alcohol has a lower molecular weight than that...

20060233973 - Cellulose ester film, manufacturing method thereof, optical film, polarizing plate and liquid crystal display: A method of producing a cellulose ester film comprising the steps of: (i) melting a cellulose ester containing 5.0% by weight or less of water at a temperature in the range of 150 to 300° C.; and (ii) melt casting the molten cellulose ester to form the cellulose ester film,...

20060233972 - Optical functional film, production method thereof, and polarizing plate and image display device using the same: An optical functional film comprises: a transparent support comprising a cellulose acylate film and having a thickness of less than 80 μm; and at least one coating layer on at least one surface of the transparent support, wherein said at least one coating layer has a total thickness of 5...

20060233974 - Article having an ornamental surface and method of manufacturing the same: A method for manufacturing articles that have an ornamental surface which has a plurality of debris bonded thereon, includes the steps of: fabricating molds of an article; bonding a plurality of debris to the surface of the molds through an adhesive; adding a desired amount of curing agent into a...

20060233975 - Inkjet anti-curl compositions for media and systems for processing the media: Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure include print media and methods of preparing print media....

20060233976 - Ink-jet inks containing sulfonated aromatic compounds for reducing ozone fade: In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, an ink-jet ink can comprise a dye and a liquid vehicle carrying the dye. The liquid vehicle can include a sulfonated aromatic compound present in the ink-jet ink at an effective concentration to cause improvement of ozone fastness of said ink-jet ink....

20060233977 - Ink-jet recording sheet: An ink-jet recording sheet is disclosed. The ink accepting porous layer comprises a hydrophilic binder containing a polymer compound crosslinked via irradiation of ionizing radiation, micro particles, and at least one component selected from the group consisting of (A) a nitrogen-containing compound, (B) a sulfur-containing compound, (C) a phenol compound...

20060233979 - Method of fabricating tubular structure from hybrid material: A method allowing for the fabrication of tubular structures, such as structural members used in vehicle bodies, from two or more metals or other materials using a hydroforming process. Being able to use two or more metals or other materials, such as, for example, high-strength steel and low-weight aluminum alloy,...

20060233978 - Skeleton structural member transportation equipment and method of manufacturing the same: A skeleton structure member made by disposing a solidified granular bulk material obtained by bonding together and thereby solidifying multiple granules inside a skeleton member of a transport machine and/or a space bounded by a skeleton member and a panel member peripheral thereto. In the solidified granular bulk material, the...

20060233980 - Packaging laminate for a retortable packaging container: A packaging laminate for a retortable packaging container can include a core layer; outer, liquid-tight coatings; and an aluminium foil serving as gas barrier between the core layer and one of the two outer liquid-tight coatings. The packaging laminate can include at least one additional layer serving as gas barrier...

20060233981 - Lawn accessory: The present invention is a lawn accessory comprising a structural shell. The shell is constructed to have a wall containing both inner and outer surfaces, and a bottom member which together form an inner volume. An adhesive layer surrounds the outer wall surface of the shell and is comprised of...

20060233982 - Multilayer food packaging: A food casing includes an outer barrier layer, and an inner absorbent layer formed as a separate body from the outer barrier layer wherein the outer barrier layer and the inner absorbent layer are in frictional contact. Another food casing includes an outer barrier layer, and an inner absorbent layer...

20060233983 - Readily peelable cellulose-based sausage casing: A tubular sausage casing based on cellulose hydrate and exhibits low adhesion to the filling is disclosed. The casing has a coating applied to its inside, the coating comprising a water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol and water-soluble cellulose ether. In an additional embodiment the coating further contains at least one member selected...

20060233984 - Heat-shrinkable film: A heat shrinkable film and a heat shrinkable multilayer film excellent in balance of heat resistance, high shrinkability, high shrinkability particularly at a low temperature, resistance to spontaneous shrinkage, chemical resistance and rigidity, are provided. A heat shrinkable film and a heat shrinkable multilayer film obtained from a resin composition...

20060233985 - Myoglobin blooming agent containing shrink films, packages and methods for packaging: Heat shrinkable, oxygen barrier, packaging films, methods of packaging and packages are provided having a myoglobin blooming agent to provide, promote, enhance or maintain a desirable coloration on the surface of a myoglobin-containing meat product....

20060233986 - Composition for controlled tempering by means of phase change, production and use thereof: This disclosure relates to a heat or cold storage composition comprising at least one continuous and at least one discontinuous phase, the continuous phase being liquid or at least plastic at a temperature of −10 to 50° C. and the discontinuous phase—present in the continuous phase—being particulate and containing as...

20060233987 - Laminate having a high oxygen transmission rate: The invention is a trap-printable laminate having an OTR that is sufficiently high to help facilitate the passage of oxygen through the laminate without sacrificing the properties of the laminate that are necessary for lamination, printing, and heat sealing to a support member, such as a tray. In one embodiment,...

20060233988 - Multi-layer barrier film structure: A laminate film having a polyetheramine resin-containing layer on a first polyolefin resin-containing layer or a first polyethylene terephthalate resin-containing layer, wherein the polyetheramine resin contains of at least 30% resorcinol diglycidyl ether comonomer content is disclosed. The laminate film could further have additional layers such as a second polyolefin...

20060233989 - Singlelayer and multilayer polyolefin foam pipes: Process for producing single layer and multilayer polyolefin foam pipes with improved compression resistance having a polyolefin foam layer which consists of mixtures of modified propylene polymers having strain hardening behaviour or propylene homopolymers with a stereospecificity index >98% or propylene copolymers with a stereospecificity index of the homopolymer matrix...

20060233990 - Ptfe layers and methods of manufacturing: Single, continuous PTFE layers having lateral zones of varied characteristics are described. Some of the lateral zone embodiments may include PTFE material having little or no nodal and fibril microstructure. Methods of manufacturing PTFE layers allow for controllable permeability and porosity of the layers, in addition to other characteristics. The...

20060233992 - Laminate hose made of fluorocopolymer: A laminate hose comprising a laminate of a fluorocopolymer and a polyamide, wherein the fluorocopolymer comprises repeating units (a) based on tetrafluoroethylene and/or chlorotrifluoroethylene, repeating units (b) based on a cyclic hydrocarbon monomer having a dicarboxylic anhydride group and having a polymerizable unsaturated group in the ring, and repeating units...

20060233991 - Ptfe layers and methods of manufacturing: Thin PTFE layers are described having little or no node and fibril microstructure and methods of manufacturing PTFE layers are disclosed that allow for controllable permeability and porosity of the layers. In some embodiments, the PTFE layers may act as a barrier layer in an endovascular graft or other medical...

20060233994 - Mobile device label with negative image feature: An adhesive label is configured to be wrapped around an apparatus and to outline a predetermined image having first and second components. A first facestock has opposite first and second edges that come into proximity with one another when the label is wrapped around the apparatus. The first edge includes...

20060233993 - Self-adhesive purge dam for retaining purge gas around a weld zone: A self-adhesive purge dam for retaining purge gas around a weld zone includes a base configured to substantially obstruct an air passage leading to the weld zone and an adhesive skirt extending from the base and configured to engage portions of the air passage. An adhesive on the adhesive skirt...

20060233995 - Method and system for manufacturing label kits comprised of carrier sheets having labels of specific shape removably retained thereon: A method and a system for the manufacture of label kits is described. Each kit comprises a one or more of carrier sheets having one or more labels of specific shape and containing specific information associated with a specific product or parts thereof on which they are to be affixed....

20060233996 - Orthogonally ambiguous carpet tiles having curved elements: Carpet tiles having patterns and color schemes that obviate the need to orient the tiles in a particular positional or rotational relationship relative to each other. The tiles exhibit orthogonal ambiguity, meaning that they may be laid in any side-by-side orientation with respect to adjacent tiles without looking out of...

20060233997 - Optical information recording medium and stamper: Disclosed is an optical information recording medium having a printable region on a label surface which is extended to a clamping area, and label information such as a name of a manufacturer is printed in the clamping area. The optical information recording medium includes a substrate having label information pits...

20060233998 - Optical recording medium, method for manufacturing the same, sputtering target, method for using optical recording medium, and optical recording apparatus: To provide an optical recording medium which can maintain excellent recording characteristics and storage reliability even at high recording speeds of 3× to 10× on DVD, particularly at 8× or faster, and whose recording material can be readily initialized to provide a uniform reflectivity distribution. The optical recording medium includes...

20060234002 - Metal alloys for the reflective or semi-reflective layer of an optical storage medium: A silver-based alloy thin film is provided for the highly reflective or the semi-reflective layer of optical discs. Alloy additions to silver include gold, rhodium, ruthenium, osmium, platinum, palladium, copper, silicon, cadmium, tin, lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese, indium, chromium, antimony, gallium, boron, molybdenum, zirconium, beryllium, titanium, aluminum, germanium and zinc....

20060234004 - Phase-change optical recording medium: A phase-change optical recording medium has a phase-change recording film to which recording and erasure can be reversibly performed by irradiation with light, and at least one dielectric film formed of a SiOC film containing Si, O and C, and having a carbon concentration within a range of between 0.1...

20060234005 - Phase-change optical recording medium: A phase-change optical recording medium has a phase-change recording film to which recording and erasure can be reversibly performed by irradiation with light, and at least one dielectric film formed of a SiOC film containing Si, O and C, and having a carbon concentration within a range of between 0.1...

20060234003 - Piracy-protected recording media: An optical medium piracy system employing a state-change material in association with a digital data indicia, wherein when state-change material is activated to change state, the optical medium moves from an unreadable to a readable condition, or from a less readable to more readable condition....

20060234000 - Recordable optical record carrier for multilevel and method for writing thereon: A recordable optical record carrier is provided comprising a recording dye layer, whereby said recording dye layer (111) comprises at least two organic dye materials being absorptive at different wavelengths. Further, a method for writing on such a recordable optical record carrier is proposed. According to the method marks representing...

20060234001 - Silver alloy reflective films for optical information recording media, silver alloy sputtering targets therefor, and optical information recording media: A silver alloy reflective film is used in an optical information recording medium and contains silver as a main component, a total of 0.01 to 3 atomic percent of at least one of Bi and Sb, and a total of 3 to 42 atomic percent of at least one of...

20060233999 - Use of bi-layer photolithographic resists as new material for optical storage: An optical information storage medium (1) comprising a carrier substrate (5), a reflective information layer (10) being positioned on the carrier substrate (5) and comprising at least a first layer (11) of a first inorganic material in a first structural phase, and at least a second layer (12) of at...

20060234006 - Vacuum thermally insulating material and method for production thereof thermally insulated equipment having the vacuum thermally insulating material and thermally insulated board: A vacuum heat insulator has a core formed of a glass fiber laminated body where glass fibers are laminated in the thickness direction, and an enveloping member that covers the core and has gas barrier property. The inside of the enveloping member is evacuated and the enveloping member is sealed....

20060234007 - Device for the protection against and detection of impacts on the edges of a layered composite structure: The object of the invention is a device for the protection against and detection of impacts on the edges of superimposed layers (2) of a composite structure (1), in particular integrally stiffened panels with stiffeners (3), wherein a U-shaped edge shield (5) encloses an edge to be protected (4) and...

20060234008 - Composite system: A composite system having insulation properties is disclosed. The system includes a multi-wall profile and a thermal insulation element. The profile, made of a thermoplastic material includes a transparent upper plate and a radiation-absorbing lower plate that are joined together by webs; the webs extending in the longitudinal direction in...

20060234009 - Anti-caster surface laminate: Disclosed herein are a caster-resistant surface laminate using a synthetic resin and a flooring comprising the surface laminate. The surface laminate utilizes buffering properties of a synthetic resin layer, thus minimizing damage to the surface of the flooring. The surface laminate uses a resin selected from PVC, PE, PET, PETG,...

20060234010 - Protective cover and tool splash for vehicle components: A method of manufacturing a protective cover (24) for a component of a vehicle includes assembling multiple layers to form a charge (22). The charge (22) is formed within a mold (50) of the component to form a multi-contoured laminate (58). The protective cover (24) is separated from the multi-contoured...

20060234011 - High strength film/board lamination and method of making same: A high strength film/board lamination is formed from a cross-oriented laminated film and a corrugated layer. The cross-laminated film is formed from a first oriented plastic layer and a second oriented plastic layer in which the orientations of the plastic layers cross at an angle between but not equal to...

20060234012 - Cushion pad for shoes: A cushion pad for shows includes a top plate, a bottom plate and a flexible mediate portion connected between the top plate and the bottom plate. The flexible mediate portion includes a plurality of straight plates perpendicularly connected to the top plate and the bottom plate, and a serrated plate...

20060234016 - Customizable ceiling or wall panels and method of construction: Disclosed is a ceiling or wall panel that can be customized with a design or image to yield an aesthetically pleasing appearance. More specifically, a conventional printer is used to print an image on a mat that is laminated to the wall or ceiling tile. The laminating step can be...

20060234018 - Method of forming fluorescent image, fluorescent image, and ink-jet recording method: A fluorescent recorded image and an image forming method capable of achieving the compatibility between fluorescence intensity and recorded matter density are provided. The image is composed of multiple layers formed from fluorescent ink, or preferably fluorescent ink containing a surfactant. The method includes superimposing the fluorescent ink to form...

20060234014 - Patterned adhesives for tamper evident feature: An article is disclosed that includes a first substrate, and an adhesive layer disposed between on the first substrate. The adhesive layer includes a first adhesive region having a first adhesive and a second adhesive region having a second adhesive. The first adhesive is different from the second adhesive. The...

20060234013 - Print medium exhibiting good electric conductivity and good printability: The present invention relates to a print medium covered with an electrically conductive coating, characterized in that the conductive coating comprises at least one electrically conductive synthetic pigment and at least one coating pigment having an oil-absorption capacity of greater than 80 g/100 g of pigment as measured using the...

20060234017 - Printed sheet for flooring material and flooring material: A printed sheet for flooring material to be disposed between a backer layer and a top sheet in a flooring material, wherein: the printed sheet for flooring material comprises at least a urethane type resin layer, a printed layer, and a first composite material layer; the printed sheet for flooring...

20060234015 - Sublimated and screen-printed appliques: An appliqué and associated method of applying an appliqué an improved sublimated and screen printed image on a substrate of a An improved appliqué suitable for applying a graphic to a material a first printing layer and a second polyurethane layer. The appliqué is cut the graphic imparted thereon and...

20060234019 - Sound insulating board: The invention relates to a sound-insulating board, in particular a footfall insulating board for laminate floors or similar applications. The sound-insulating board is distinguished by a continuous transition of its density from the one large-area side to the other large-area side of the board and comprises a mixture of unglued...

20060234020 - Ceramic multilayer component, method for the production thereof and retaining device: The invention relates to a method for producing a ceramic multi-layer component, wherein a base body (1) containing unsintered ceramic (2) and at least one metal-containing internal electrode (3) is sintered in a sintering atmosphere, where a metal is provided in the sintering atmosphere as a sintering aid, whose redox...

20060234022 - Ceramic glaze coating structure of a chip element and method of forming the same: A ceramic glaze-coating structure of a chip element and a method of forming the same are provided. In the ceramic glaze-coating structure, a high-density, smooth, and high-impedance ceramic glaze is coated on the body of an element. As for the terminal electrode part, the unique firing characteristics between the material...

20060234021 - Multi-layer ceramic substrate, method for manufacturing the same and electronic device using the same: A multi-layer ceramic substrate having an in-plane shrinkage ratio of 1% or less with 0.1% or less of unevenness, inorganic particles remaining on the external electrodes being 20% or less by mass as a percentage of one or more metals constituting inorganic particles per the total amount of one or...

20060234023 - Multilayer ceramic substrate and production method thereof: A multilayer ceramic substrate having a cavity is formed by the steps of laminating a plurality of ceramic green sheets including ceramic green sheets having through holes corresponding to the cavity to form a multilayer body, pressing the multilayer body and firing the pressed body. At this time, a shrinkage...

20060234024 - Photocatalyst sheet and method of producing same: The present invention provides a new photocatalyst sheet in which the substrates coated with fluorocarbon resin are readily weldable mutually, and also of the high antifouling and water-repellant property by coating the outermost surface of film/fabric structure with fluorocarbon resin containing a photocatalyst and a photocatalyst sheet comprises a substrate...

20060234025 - Composite materials comprising a reinforcing material and a star polyamide as a thermoplastic matrix, the precursor compound article of said materials and the products obtained using same: The invention relates to a precursor article of a composite material comprising a polymer matrix and at least one reinforcing wire and/or fibres, said article comprising at least one reinforcing wire and/or fibres and at least one polymer matrix wire and/or fibres. The invention is characterised in that: said reinforcing...

20060234027 - Fire retardant laminate: A fire retardant laminate includes a resin impregnated decorative layer, a fire barrier formed from a fiber reinforced veil and a layer of fiberboard. A method of making a fire retardant laminate is also provided....

20060234026 - Non-combustible high pressure laminate: A high pressure laminate includes a first layer of resin impregnated paper and at least one layer of fiber reinforced veil. Each layer of fiber reinforced veil includes binder and filler. The laminate is characterized by having a caloric value of lower than 3.0 MJ/kg when tested in accordance with...

20060234030 - Belowgrade damp proofing and waterproofing with thermoplastic polyurethane (tpu): The present invention provides processes for damp proofing and waterproofing structures by the adhesion of a thin thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) membrane to a belowgrade surface structure. The inventive processes may find application in the damp proofing and waterproofing of belowgrade structures such as building foundations and basements, reservoirs, ornamental pools,...

20060234029 - Belowgrade damp proofing and/or waterproofing with thermoplastic polyurethane (tpu): The present invention provides processes for damp proofing and/or waterproofing structures by the adhesion of a thin thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) membrane to a belowgrade surface structure. The inventive processes may find application in the damp proofing and/or waterproofing of belowgrade structures such as building foundations and basements, reservoirs, ornamental pools,...

20060234031 - Porous film, and production method and applications thereof: Disclosed is a porous film formed of a polyolefin resin comprising an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer (A) which comprises structural units originating from ethylene and structural units originating from one or more sorts of monomers selected from α-olefins having 4-8 carbon atoms and which satisfies the requirements (I) the intrinsic viscosity [η]...

20060234028 - Process and installation for manufacturing a composite sheet: The invention relates to a process for manufacturing composite sheets, in which: a web of yarns, in the form of a mat of continuous yarns, a woven, a knit or an assembly of continuous non-interlaced yarns, is continuously deposited on a moving substrate, this web comprising at least one organic...

20060234032 - Deposition of layers on substrates: According to the invention we provide a process for filling or lining the pores of a porous silicon, silica or alumina substrate with a material which exhibits voltage-dependent index of refraction n comprising providing precursors for the deposited material as a precursor solution, forming a fine mist of droplets of...

20060234033 - Foam of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene and process for the preparation of the same: The expanded product of the present invention is an expanded product having a density of from 0.02 to 0.7 g/cm3, which is obtained by expanding ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene having a viscosity average molecular weight of from 300,000 to 10,000,000. This expanded product can be prepared by adding carbon dioxide to ultra-high-molecular-weight...

20060234034 - Extrusion profile and method of production thereof: An extrusion profile comprising a thermoplastic polymer is disclosed. The thermoplastic polymer, preferably polyamide, more preferably reinforced with glass fibers is characterized in that the polymer contains pores, having an average size of about 0.1 to 0.5 mm and that its density is at most 1 g/cm3. The profile is...

20060234035 - Protective cover sheet comprising a uv-absorbing layer for a polarizer plate and method of making the same: The invention relates to a protective cover sheet comprising a low birefringence protective polymer film and a layer that promotes adhesion to poly(vinyl alcohol), the protective cover sheet comprising at least one functional layer containing a UV-absorbing polymer....

20060234036 - Coatings and coating systems having optimized chip performance and methods of obtaining the same: Disclosed is a film-forming composition comprising a binder and a pigment mixture present in a pigment to binder ratio of at least 0.8. The pigment mixture consists of at least 80% of titanium dioxide by weight and no more than 20% by weight of non-titanium dioxide pigments, based on the...

20060234037 - Fluoropolymer release coating having improved heat transfer properties and abrasion resistance: The invention relates to a structure comprising a substrate and a baked release coating on the substrate, the coating comprising an undercoat and a fluoropolymer overcoat, wherein said undercoat contains magnetizable flakes and a plurality of silicon carbide particles. The coated substrates of the invention have improved heat transfer properties,...

20060234038 - Bright white protective laminates: Laminates of having a first outer layer of weatherable film, at least one mid layer, and a second outer layer containing an opacifying quantity of white pigment. The laminates are particularly useful for protecting photovoltaic cells, solar panels, and circuit boards. In photovoltaic cells, the laminates result in increased power...

20060234039 - Metal-coated carbon surfaces for use in fuel cells: A method of coating a carbon article with a metal by cyclic voltammetrically electrodepositing the metal on the carbon article, thereby forming a metal coating on the carbon article and the metal-coated carbon article made by the method. A metal-coated carbon article having a carbon article and a metal coating...

20060234041 - Method and apparatus for delivering barcode-to-dose labels: A labeling apparatus has a source of printed labels that have adhesive backing, a vacuum pickup with two opposable arms, a blower bar to support a label on air. Each opposable arm has its own vacuum head and each head is removably attachable to a respective end portion of the...

20060234040 - Patterned adhesives for color shifting effect: An article is disclosed that includes a color shifting film having a film surface and an adhesive layer disposed on the color shifting film surface. The adhesive layer includes a first adhesive region having a first colorant and a second adhesive region. Methods of making and using the article are...

20060234042 - Etched dielectric film in microfluidic devices: An etched dielectric film having an adhered etch stop layer for use in microfluidic devices. Channels, recesses, and other features can be etched into the films to make them suitable for use in microfluidic devices....

20060234043 - Flame retardant adhesive composition, and adhesive sheet, coverlay film and flexible copper-clad laminate using same: Provided is a flame retardant adhesive composition including (A) a halogen-free epoxy resin, (B) a thermoplastic resin and/or a synthetic rubber, (C) a curing agent, (D) a nitrogen-containing polyphosphate compound, and (E) a curing accelerator. Also provided are an adhesive sheet having a layer including the above composition, and a...

20060234044 - Flame retardant adhesive composition, and adhesive sheet, coverlay film and flexible copper-clad laminate using same: Provided is a flame retardant adhesive composition including (A) a halogen-free epoxy resin, (B) a thermoplastic resin and/or a synthetic rubber, (C) a curing agent, (D) a phytate compound, and (E) a curing accelerator. Also provided are an adhesive sheet having a layer including the above composition, and a protective...

20060234045 - Flame retardant adhesive composition, and adhesive sheet, coverlay film and flexible copper-clad laminate using same: Provided is a flame retardant adhesive composition including (A) a halogen-free epoxy resin, (B) a thermoplastic resin and/or a synthetic rubber, (C) a curing agent, (D) an organophosphinate compound, and (E) a curing accelerator. Also provided are an adhesive sheet having a layer including the above composition, and a protective...

20060234046 - Magnetic adhesive tape and a method for manufacturing the magnetic adhesive tape: A magnetic adhesive tape and a method for manufacturing the magnetic adhesive tape. A high-effect releasing agent and a property-changing agent are added into a soft magnetic material and blended with each other to form a strip-like soft magnetic substrate with releasable surface. One face of the substrate is purified...

20060234047 - Adhesive packaging tape with natural-rubber hot-melt pressure sensistive adhesive: Adhesive tape comprising a backing comprising an oriented thermoplastic film and a coating comprising a solventlessly prepared pressure-sensitive adhesive composition based on non-thermoplastic elastomers such as natural rubber and tackifying resins, characterized in that the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprises a thermally labile crosslinking system....

20060234049 - Fibers formed from immiscible polymer blends: The present invention relates to soft touch fibers and nonwoven fabrics made from such fibers. The fibers comprise an incompatible polymer system which leads to the soft touch quality. The fibers comprise a mixture of at least two thermoplastic polymers each having different viscosities and wherein the mixture has an...

20060234050 - Polymer fibers, fabrics and equipment with a modified near infrared reflectance signature: A modified synthetic polymer filament and multifilament yarn of polyamide or polyester filament containing a carbon black polymer additive, and fabrics from these yarns, are disclosed. These melt spun filaments are especially well-suited for use in garments and equipment where a modified Near Infrared Reflectance (NIR) signature is desired. The...

20060234048 - Polyolefin reinforcing fibre, use thereof and products comprising same: The subject of the invention is a polyolefin fiber for the reinforcement of products based on fibers and a hydraulic-setting substance, characterized in that it includes a size carrying a function which assists the fiberizing operation, a function in which the fiber can be wetted by the composition of the...

20060234051 - System and method of obtaining entrained cylindrical fluid flow: A method and system for entraining fluids is provided. The method and system may be used to create filaments. As one example, a filament may be produced by entraining a first fluid within a second fluid by flowing a third fluid, the flowing third fluid at least partly constraining the...

20060234052 - Superabsorbent water-resistant coatings for fiber-reinforced articles: A coating composition for forming a water-resistant coating on fiber-reinforced articles such as rods or cables. The composition comprises an aqueous solution of a superabsorbent water-soluble polymer, a viscosity modifying agent, and optionally a lubricant. The coating formed by applying the composition effectively prevents the treated surface from water-permeation damage...

20060234053 - Microcapsule, method of manufacturing microcapsule, electrophoretic device, and electric apparatus: A microcapsule includes an electrophoretic dispersion liquid containing at least one kind of electrophoretic particles and a capsule body, which has a first film containing the electrophoretic dispersion liquid and a second film made of organic polymer having a hydrophobic property higher than the material of the first film....

20060234054 - Building material for erection or renovation of a construction, in particular dykes and use and method for production thereof: A material for the erection or renovation of constructions, in particular dykes is disclosed, essentially comprising a surface treatment made from a sand or rock flour and made waterproof by means of a hydrophobic agent. The material is preferably packed in plastic sacks and produced in a mixer, by mixing...

20060234057 - Carbon black and recording liquid using the same: A recording liquid which gives a printed matter having a high blackness, reduced blurring, satisfactory printed-image quality, and satisfactory print fastness of a record such as light resistance and water resistance, and which has a low viscosity, satisfactory suitability for ejection, and excellent storage stability is provided. A carbon black...

20060234055 - Pre-plating surface treatments for enhanced galvanic-corrosion resistance: The invention relates to a method that involves (a) removing graphite from at least one surface of a metal graphite composite material; (b) chemically cleaning or plasma etching the surface of the metal graphite composite material; (c) applying a metal-containing material to the surface of the chemically cleaned or plasma...

20060234056 - Thermal interface material and method for making the same: A thermal interface material includes a matrix and a plurality of carbon nanotubes. The matrix includes a first surface and an opposite second surface. The carbon nanotubes are embedded in the matrix uniformly. The carbon nanotubes extend from the first surface to the second surface and each have two opposite...

20060234058 - Silicon carbide product, method for producing same, and method for cleaning silicon carbide product: A silicon carbide product is disclosed which is characterized by having a surface with a metal impurity concentration of not more than 1×1011 (atoms/cm2). Also disclosed are a method for producing such a silicon carbide product and a method for cleaning a silicon carbide product. A silicon carbide having such...

20060234060 - Functional coating compositions of perfluoroalkyl perfluoro-phthalocyanine compounds: Coating compositions comprising perfluoroalkyl metallo and non-metallo perfluoro-phthalocyanine compounds and associated coating methods are provided by the present invention. Perfluoroalkyl metallo and non-metallo perfluoro-phthalocyanine compounds are suitable for use as functional coatings and may be optionally combined with conductive polymers. The functional properties imparted generally include one or more of...

20060234059 - Modified electrodes using functional organic materials and electronic devices therefrom: A surface modified electrode, included in an electronic device comprises an electrode layer, and a functional organic material. The functional organic material comprises an amine-substituted polymeric material which is on the surface of and in contact with the electrode layer. Such surface modified electrodes are useful for producing electronic devices....

20060234061 - Uv-stabilized polycarbonate moldings: wherein X denotes OR1; OCH2CH2OR1; OCH2CH(OH)CH2OR1 or OCH(R2)COOR3, R1 is branched or unbranched C1-C13 alkyl, C2-C20 alkenyl, C6-C12 aryl or —CO—C1-C18 alkyl, R2 is H or branched or unbranched C1-C8 alkyl, and R3 is C1-C12 alkyl; C2-C12alkenyl or C5-C6 cycloalky. The product is characterized by its optical transparency and resistance...

20060234063 - Fluororesin coating film: A fluororesin coating film for improved permeation resistance that maintains excellent wear resistance and also products containing such film. The fluororesin coating has at least two layers that are formed on a substrate where at least one of the layers contains filler with a new Mohs hardness of ≧7 and...

20060234062 - Method for grafting a chemical compound to a support substrate: According to the present invention a method for grafting a chemical compound to a predetermined region of a support substrate (4) is disclosed, comprising: a) irradiating selectively the support substrate with electromagnetic radiation and/or particle radiation in order to both define said predetermined region and to form at least one...

20060234064 - Dielectric-layer-coated substrate and installation for production thereof: The invention relates to a substrate (1), especially a glass substrate, coated with at least one dielectric thin-film layer deposited by sputtering, especially magnetically enhanced sputtering and preferably reactive sputtering in the presence of oxygen and/or nitrogen, with exposure to at least one ion beam (3) coming from an ion...

20060234065 - Transparent electroconductive substrate, dye-sensitized solar cell electrode, and dye-sensitized solar cell: An acid-resistant transparent electroconductive substrate with an ITO layer includes a transparent base and the ITO layer formed over the transparent base. The ITO layer contains at least 30 percent by weight of tin oxide. A dye-sensitized solar cell electrode includes the transparent electroconductive substrate and a dye-adsorbed semiconductor layer...

20060234066 - Topotactic anion exchange oxide films and method of producing the same: This invention disclosure describes methods for the fabrication of metal oxide films on surfaces by topotactic anion exchange, and laminate structures enabled by the method. A precursor metal-nonmetal film is deposited on the surface, and is subsequently oxidized via topotactic anion exchange to yield a topotactic metal-oxide product film. The...

20060234068 - In-mold metallized polymer components and method of manufacturing same: A method is provided for forming a net shape molded component that includes an integral metallized coating or layer on the exterior surface thereof. The method includes injecting a carefully matched mixture of a molten polymer resin and a molten metallic alloy into a mold cavity under pressure. Due to...

20060234067 - Laser gilding film containing curing coating and manufacture thereof: A laser gilding film containing a curing coating and manufacture thereof comprises the following steps: spreading a curing coating layer that is not hermetically sealed to a plastic film onto one face of the plastic film; sticking the curing coating layer to a mold with laser lines; solidifying the curing...

20060234069 - Method for forming shoot houses: A modular ballistic ceiling allows increased flexibility in building and reassembling shoot houses. Shoot houses may be built with multiple levels which are completely modular....

20060234070 - Polyester conversion coated metal or its alloys: I provide an aqueous coating composition to provide an outer protective coating for a metal selected from the group consisting of an aluminum, aluminum alloy, iron, iron alloy, zinc, zinc alloy, zinc coated iron, zinc coated iron alloy, and these metals and magnesium and magnesium alloys having a conversion coating...

20060234071 - Evaporation material for the production of average refractive optical layers: The invention relates to a vapour-deposition material for the production of optical layers of medium refractive index which comprises aluminium oxide and gadolinium oxide, dysprosium oxide and/or ytterbium oxide, to a process for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof....

20060234072 - Process for forming a well visible non-chromate conversion coating for magnesium and magnesium alloys: The present invention is directed to a process for forming a well visible non-chromate conversion coating on surfaces of magnesium and magnesium alloys, to a composition therefor and to a method of use for such coated articles having surfaces of magnesium or any magnesium alloy. The composition is a solution...

20060234073 - Multilayered, transparent articles containing polyesters comprising a cyclobutanediol and a process for their preparation: Disclosed are transparent, multilayered articles having high transparency and low haze and a process for their preparation. The multilayer articles comprise at least one layer which contains at least one polyester comprising 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol and a separate layer which contains copolyamide or homogeneous blend of polyamides. The polyester component and the...

20060234074 - Acrylic adhesive composition having excellent impact resistance, optical film using the adhesive composition, and liquid crystal display comprising the optical film: An acrylic adhesive composition, an optical film and a liquid crystal display using the same, wherein the acrylic adhesive composition has excellent impact resistance, which improves resistance to external impact of an optical film, increases the wide viewing angle and brightness of an image display, such as a liquid crystal...

20060234076 - (meth)acrylic film, and making film and receptor sheet using the same: To provide a film having high tensile strength and elongation characteristics. A methacrylic film formed of (A) a carboxyl group-containing (meth)acrylic polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 0° C. or higher and a weight-average molecular weight of 10,000 or more obtained by copolymerizing a composition containing a monoethylenically...

20060234075 - Ink-accepting layer forming material and aqueous ink: An ink-accepting layer forming material is disclosed which is applied in advance to an ink-accepting surface of an object that is to be colored with an ink containing an anionic coloring material. The ink-accepting layer forming material comprises a weak acidic acrylic aqueous emulsion adhesive obtained by copolymerizing one or...

20060234077 - Wood composites bonded with soy protein-modified urea-formaldehyde resin adhesive binder: An adhesive binder composition containing a urea-formaldehyde resin modified with a modified soy protein, and the use of the binder for preparing wood composites, especially particleboard....

20060234078 - Storage pallet: The invention relates to enviromnentally-friendly storage pallets which are produced using recyclable materials other than wood. According to the invention, the height of said pallets can be modified and the resistance thereof can be varied in relation to load and damage caused during handling, in order to store products having...

20060234079 - Smart-cut of a thin foil of poruous ni from a si wafer: The present invention is a method of fabricating a self-peeling nickel foil from a silicon wafer. The method includes forming a template of silicon by electrochemically etching a portion of the Si wafer to create a porous Si portion with pores of a desired depth. Then electrolessly plating nickel into...

20060234080 - Integrated electronic component: An integrated electronic component having a substrate, a metal multilayer system, which is arranged at least on regions of the substrate, and a nonconductive layer, which is arranged on the metal multilayer system and has at least one contact hole, in which at least one carbon nanotube is grown on...

20060234081 - Multi-layer coating having excellent adhesion and sliding properties and production method thereof: It is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-layer coating having excellent adhesion and sliding properties, which contains a hard layer having a main component of a nitride and/or carbonitride containing one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Zr, Cr, Nb, Si,...

20060234082 - Aluminum alloy brazing material, brazing member, brazed article and brazing method therefor using said material, brazing heat exchanginh tube, heat exchanger and manufacturing method thereof using said brazing heat exchanging tube: A heat exchanger includes a brazing heat exchanging tube and a f