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Stock material or miscellaneous articles February patents, inventions by USPTO category 02/07

20070042134 - Liquid crystal display panel and method for manufacturing the same: A liquid crystal stabilizing layer may be disposed on a substrate, an opposite substrate, or both of a liquid crystal display panel. Additionally, a liquid crystal layer may be sealed between the opposing substrates. The liquid crystal stabilizing layer may have a number of protrusions. The height of the protrusions... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20070042135 - Transmissive or reflective liquid crystal display: This invention relates to a liquid crystal display with improved contrast ratio, switching performance, reflectivity at the Dmin state and structural integrity, and methods for its manufacture. The liquid crystal display of the present invention comprises microcups as display cells, wherein the microcups are formed from a microcup composition and... Agent: Howrey LLP

20070042133 - Visual changing ornament: The present invention provides a visual changing ornament structure, wherein one layer of a chemical raw material layer filled with chemical agents is disposed between a shell and a protective film. A property of the chemical agents enables morphological physical changes produced in the chemical agents to transform the original... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070042136 - Organic composition, liquid crystal display including the same and method of manufacturing liquid crystal display: wherein each R1 is independently hydrogen or a methyl group; R2 is an alkyl group of 4-16 carbon atons; R3 is an alkyl group of 1-7 carbon atoms, a cyclooxyalkyl group of 1-7 carbon atoms, a benzyl group, or a phenyl group; l, m, and n represent molar ratios of... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070042137 - Control of birefringence dispersion utilizing nanocomposites: Nanocomposite films having controlled dispersion, in out-of-plane birefringence, or equivalent retardation are obtained, including films having essentially flat dispersion behavior, reverse dispersion behavior, and non-birefringence dispersion. The nanocomposite comprises film comprises metallic oxide nanoparticles dispersed in a polymer matrix. The present invention also provides a novel method for making and... Agent: Paul A. Leipold Patent Legal Staff

20070042138 - Angel anchors: Angel Anchors is a quick and easy way to attach four ornamental anchors to a Christmas Tree Top Angel to keep the Christmas Tree Top Angel from falling off, sagging or tilting. Christmas Tree Toppers are sold every year by the millions yet I have not been able to find... Agent: Lily M. Adams

20070042139 - Luminescent coating: A coating system and method of applying coatings includes applying a first coating having an ultraviolet (UV) indicator therein to an area. The area visually inspected with a UV light and defects are remedied until the area passes the visual inspection. A second coating without a UV indicator is applied... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070042141 - Coating compositions for forming inkjet-receptive coatings on a substrate: Coating compositions for forming inkjet-receptive coatings on a substrate which are glossy, dry rapidly, provide good color density, exhibit low density loss, and are water-resistant, include (a) a crosslinkable cationic terpolymer, (b) an adhesion promoter, (c) a crosslinker, (d) a binder, and (e) water.... Agent: International Specialty Products Attn: William J. Davis, Esq.

20070042142 - Uv inkjet printed substrates: The present invention relates to printed substrates for use in a variety of applications such as a label stock and flexible packaging structures. The substrates are printed with radiation curable printing ink, especially UV curable printing inks employed in UV inkjet printing processes. The substrates are coated with an ethylene-acrylic... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20070042140 - Image transfer sheet and method utilizing a rubber based hot melt adhesive: The present invention provides a transfer sheet on which the image to be transferred may be applied directly on one side of the sheet, by any known means, e.g. printing, copying, drawing, painting etc., and which may be applied on practically any surface by use of an adhesive located on... Agent: Patwrite LLC

20070042144 - Labeled containers, methods and devices for making same: A device and method for producing labeled expanded resin containers; the method including applying a label sheet, formed from a label material capable of maintaining an electrostatic charge, to an inner wall of female portions of two-part molds, positioning one or more male portions of the two-part molds in contact... Agent: Gary F. Matz

20070042143 - Sachet for a pharmaceutical composition: The present invention is directed to a sachet for a pharmaceutical composition, comprising the layers: paper; bonding layer; barrier layer; and sealing layer.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070042145 - Plastic multi-layer structure: The present invention herein provides a plastic multi-layer structure which comprises an oxygen-barrier layer (A-1), an oxygen absorptive layer (B), and a thermoplastic resin layer (C) containing a high silica type zeolite material having a silica/alumina ratio of not less than 80; and a packaging material such as bottles for... Agent: Daniel A. Scola, Jr. Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070042146 - Grease-resistant bag and related methods: An embodiment of a bag includes a bag body having pair of opposing bag ends and an inner face of an outer ply abuttingly adhered to an outer face of an inner ply. The bag can include the outer ply having an inner face of a grease-resistant film abuttingly adhered... Agent: Stoel Rives LLP - Slc

20070042147 - Lid stock using oriented fluoropolymers: Fluoropolymer-containing lidding films for food, non-food and medical packages, including a two-piece sealed package having container and lid portions that are readily separable from each other. Thin, transparent films may be formed having excellent barrier properties suitable for packaging applications, particularly blister packaging.... Agent: Richard S. Roberts

20070042148 - Tether attachment to plastic coated metal tubing: A package of tubes and method for packaging a plurality of tubes for use in a manufacturing work cell is provided that enables automation of the tubing assembly process, reduces the manual handling of the tubing to reduce possible contamination, and enables the packaging of tubes in a variety of... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20070042149 - Bottles made from metallocene polypropylene for delivery of fragrances: Bottles made of metallocene polypropylene (mPP) for storage and dispensing reservoirs for fragrance compositions, in particular fragrance oils, are described. The mPP bottles can be used in warmer units for slow release dispensing of the fragrance therein. The metallocene polypropylene bottles can be produced by extrusion or injection blow molding,... Agent: S.c. Johnson & Son, Inc.

20070042150 - Adhesive coverings and methods of producing and using the same: An adhesive covering including a backing layer, a first adhesive having a first surface in contact with at least a portion of the backing layer, the first adhesive further having a first bonding strength in relation to a surface, and a second adhesive adapted to provide a second bonding strength... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20070042151 - Personalized wooden items and methods for fabricating same: A personalized item comprising a frame member, character engagement areas, character blocks and inserts is described. The frame member has a substantially rectangular area therethrough or a rectangular recessed area formed therein. The character engagement areas each include a first character placement template formed therein and each character engagement area... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070042153 - Free-standing silicon carbide articles formed by chemical vapor deposition and methods for their manufacture: Improved methods for manufacturing silicon carbide rings using chemical vapor deposition. Cylindrical tubes are used as deposition substrates and the resulting material deposited on the inside surface of cylindrical tubes or on the outside surface of cylindrical mandrels, or both, is sliced or cut into the desired ring size and... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20070042152 - High-capacity optical storage media: The invention relates to an optical recording medium comprising a substrate, a reflecting layer and a recording layer, wherein the recording layer comprises a compound of formula [L1Mr-4L-2]o [Am]p [Zn+q(I), [L1Mr−3L−3]0 [Am]P[Zn+]q(II) or [L3Mr−2L4]0 [Am]p[Zn+]q (III), or where applicable a mesomeric or tautomeric form thereof, wherein L1 and L2 are... Agent: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation Patent Department

20070042154 - Self-assembled monolayer enhanced dlc coatings: A protective coating for a substrate includes a diamond-like carbon (DLC) layer overlying the substrate and having gaps where the substrate is not protected by the diamond-like carbon layer. The protective coating also includes a self-assembled monolayer formed in the gaps of the diamond-like carbon layer.... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20070042155 - Reflective or semi-reflective metal alloy coatings: A silver-based alloy composition for use as a reflective or semi-reflective coatings or layer(s) for use in optical data storage media, low emissivity glass, transparent conductive displays, and electro-chromic mirrors, or other reflective or semi-reflective applications. The alloy composition comprises silver with copper and/or zinc and silicon and/or tin.... Agent: Peacock Myers, P.C.

20070042156 - Die cut insulation blanket and method for producing same: A blanket is provided including a first panel of material having a honeycombed portion that is expanded to form a second, projecting panel from the first panel material. The invention also includes a method of reducing the material needed to construct a multipanel structure. The method includes the steps of... Agent: Owens Corning

20070042157 - Trim panel with edge seal: A trim part for use with a vehicle includes a substrate and a trim cover overlaying the substrate. The trim cover has first and second portions that are folded together to form a flexible edge seal that is engageable with the vehicle. A method of making such a trim part... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070042158 - Shingle with reinforced nail zone and method of manufacturing: A roofing shingle includes an asphalt-coated sheet having a tab portion normally exposed on a roof and a headlap portion normally covered-up on a roof. The headlap portion has a lower zone that extends longitudinally between a first end and a second end of the roofing shingle adjacent the tab... Agent: Owens Corning

20070042159 - Elastic floor mat: A floor mat laid on a floor surface, constructed from a sheet-like or plate-like member with a predetermined thickness. The mat has relatively hard edge portions (4) at both ends in its width direction, and the edge portions (4) are formed as inclined surfaces gradually descending in a predetermined width... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070042160 - Interlayer for laminated glass and laminated glass: The present invention provides an interlayer for a laminated glass which does not give rise to the moiré phenomenon even when the arrangement and pitch of its embossments are orderly, hence providing for good workability in cutting and laminationg operations and good deaeration in preliminary contact bonding, thus insuring the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070042161 - Decay resistant wooden railroad crosstie and method for making same: Protection of wooden articles, such as railroad crossties, against decay or rot is improved through incorporation of borate compounds, such as sodium borate, and a protective coating such as creosote or a resin. Such protection is achieved by placement of a dry borate compound into a hole formed in the... Agent: Jon M. Lewis, Esq.

20070042163 - Film for hydraulic transfer and hydraulically transferred body: A film for hydraulic transfer having a supporting film formed from a water-soluble or water-swelling resin, and a transfer layer that is soluble in organic solvent provided on top of the supporting film, in which the transfer layer includes a curable resin layer that is curable by irradiation with an... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070042162 - Radiation curable jet ink: A radiation curable jet ink contains at least 65% by weight of one or more monofunctional ethylenically unsaturated monomers and also contain at least one tri- or higher functional ethylenically unsaturated monomer, and has a surface tension at 25° C. of not more than 36 dynes/cm.... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070042164 - Translucen decorative image element and process for producing the same: A decorative element comprises a translucent substrate and an image pattern applied thereto. The substrate comprises at least one support surface covered by a translucent adhesive layer and an image layer that contains an image pattern on the side of the adhesive layer away from the substrate. The image layer,... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070042165 - Embedded interaction code enabled display: An embedded interaction code-enabled display includes: an outer transparency layer, an optional inner transparency layer, an optional infrared-reflection layer between the outer transparency layer and the inner transparency layer, an EIC dot pattern between the outer transparency layer and the infrared-reflection layer, and, optionally, transparency glue between the outer transparency... Agent: Banner & Witcoff Ltd., Attorneys For Client Nos. 003797 & 013797

20070042167 - Novel polymide film and use thereof: A polyimide film in which the dimensional change is reduced when it has undergone a step of laminating a metal on the polyimide film or a step of etching the metal layer to form wiring, and the rate of dimensional change can be stabilized across the entire width is provided.... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070042166 - Tape substrate having reinforcement layer for tape packages: The following invention is directed to a tape substrate having a reinforcement layer for tape packages and a method of fabricating the same. In an example embodiment, a tape substrate for tape packages may include a base film, a circuit pattern formed on the base film, and at least one... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070042170 - Composite materials including high modulus polyolefin fibers: Disclosed are composite laminates that can exhibit high strength and/or low dielectric loss and can also be lightweight. The laminates include layers formed of high modulus polyolefin fiber. The fibers can be woven or knit to form a fabric or can be included in a nonwoven fabric that can be... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20070042169 - Down-feather and manmade fiber mixed filler and product manufacturing from the same: A down-feather and manmade fiber filled product has an outer layer, an inner layer, and a filler filled between the outer layer and the inner layer. The filler is formed by agitating dry down-feathers and manmade fibers with a predetermined ratio in an agitating chamber. The sizes of the fibers... Agent: Cheng Hwa Chen

20070042172 - Glass compositions: Disclosed are glass compositions, glass fiber compositions, glass fiber battery separators, glass fiber filter media, battery additives and active materials formed with glass compositions disclosed, glass fiber radiation shields, and glass fiber paper compositions. Certain embodiments include, among other components, bismuth oxide. Certain embodiments include about 0.5-30% bismuth oxide of... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070042171 - Glass compositions: Disclosed are glass compositions, glass fiber compositions, glass fiber battery separators, glass fiber filter media, battery additives and active materials formed with glass compositions disclosed, glass fiber radiation shields, and glass fiber paper compositions. Certain embodiments include, among other components, bismuth oxide. Certain embodiments include about 0.5-30% bismuth oxide of... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070042168 - Resin sheet, liquid crystal cell substrate, liquid crystal display device, substrate for an electroluminescence display device, electroluminescence display device, and a substrate for a solar cell: There is provided a resin sheet that achieves improvement in lightweight, low-profile and high impact characteristics, suppresses thermal shrinkage and expansion and is excellent in light transparency so as to prevent the display quality or the like of a display device from being deteriorated, as well as a substrate for... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070042173 - Antireflection film, manufacturing method thereof, and polarizing plate using the same, and image display device: An antireflection film comprising a support and a layer formed by coating a composition containing at least one salt formed from an organic base whose conjugate acid has a pKa of from 5.0 to 10.5 and an acid, wherein the antireflection film has a haze value due to surface scattering... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070042174 - Nanocomposite materials comprising high loadings of filler materials and an in-situ method of making such materials: A method of fabricating a nanocomposite material includes generating nanoparticles in-situ with a polymer. A nanocomposite material includes a polymer having nanoparticles characterized by a shorter dimension of not more than 50 nm and elongated strands or dense packing.... Agent: Paul A. Leipold Patent Legal Staff

20070042175 - Thermochromatic pigment covered article and method of making the same: A thermochromatic pigment covered article, comprising a substrate, and a single layer of a combined encapsulated thermochromatic pigment and resin or resin mixture disposed on the substrate. In accordance with the method of the present invention, an encapsulated thermochromatic pigment mixture and a resin or resin mixture are combined and... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070042176 - Rewritable and erasable writing sheet: The invention is rewritable and erasable writing sheet. The writing sheet comprises a base film, and a rewritable and erasable information recording layer formed on the base film. The information recording layer comprises a mat material composed of silicone particles, and a release material.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070042177 - Composition for dielectric of plasma display, laminate for dielectric, and method for forming the dielectric: A composition for a dielectric of a plasma display panel laminating a plurality of layers, includes: a lower layer composition containing inorganic powder and a binder resin, an upper layer composition containing inorganic powder, a binder resin, a photopolymerizable monomer and a photopolymerization initiator, the upper layer composition being provided... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070042178 - Pulverized organic semiconductors and method for vapor phase deposition onto a support: The invention relates to a process for vapor deposition of one or more compounds onto a support, in which (i) the compound is introduced in a solid or gaseous state into a carrier gas stream, (ii) the compound is present in a gaseous state in the carrier gas stream, (iii)... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070042180 - Drawn gel-spun polyethylene yarns: Drawn multi-filament polyethylene yarns and articles thereof having unique signatures in dynamic mechanical analysis reflective of unique microstructures, and having superior ballistic resistant properties.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070042179 - Energy active composite yarn, methods for making the same, and articles incorporating the same: Energy active composite yarns include at least one textile fiber member of either an elastic or inelastic material, and at least one functional substantially planar filament, which surrounds or covers the textile fiber member. The composite yarns can include an optional stress-bearing member, which also surrounds or covers the textile... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070042181 - Crystalline superfine particles, complex material, method of manufacturing crystalline superfine particles, inverted micelles, inverted micelles enveloping precursor superfine particles, inverted micelles enveloping crystalline superfine particles, and pr: Crystalline superfine particles capable of emitting light depending upon a time-rate-of-change of a stress and controlled in grain size in the range from 5 nm to 100 nm are complexed with another material such as resin. The crystalline superfine particles are manufactured by using aggregates of molecules, i.e. inverted micelles,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070042183 - Carrier for aqueous media: The invention relates to a carrier in the form of particles, which can be loaded with aqueous media. Said particles are formed from a porous hydrophobic polymer substrate, have an average particle size ranging between 50 ?m and 5000 ?m, and are provided with an at least partly open-pore structure... Agent: Hammer & Hanf

20070042182 - Encapsulated essential oils: The invention provides a process for the preparation of essential oil microcapsules comprising dissolving a di- or polyisocyanate into an essential oil, emulsifying the resulting mixture in an aqueous solution containing a di- or polyamine, and or a di or polyhydroxy compound to effect encapsulation of said essential oil through... Agent: Nath & Associates

20070042184 - Microcapsules: The present invention relates to microcapsules, and more particularly to microcapsules where an aqueous bead or beads comprising the active ingredient is encapsulated in or by a hydrophobic shell matrix. The present invention relates also to novel methods for preparing the microcapsules according to the invention, as well as to... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20070042185 - Diamond diaphragm: A method for fabricating a diamond diaphragm is provided, wherein a non-homogeneous energy, generated by a hot wire, plasma, or flame, for activating and dissociating gas is provided to pass above a mold. Due to different distances between a curved surface of the mold and the non-homogeneous energy, different heating... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070042188 - Heat spreader for emissive display device: A heat spreader for an emissive display device, such as a plasma display panel or a light emitting diode, comprising at least one sheet of compressed particles of exfoliated graphite having a surface area greater than the surface area of that part of a discharge cell facing the back surface... Agent: Waddey & Patterson, P.C.

20070042187 - Heat treatable coated article with diamond-like carbon (dlc) and/or zirconium in coating: In certain example embodiments, a coated article includes respective layers including diamond-like carbon (DLC) and zirconium nitride before heat treatment (HT). During HT, the hydrogenated DLC acts as a fuel which upon combustion with oxygen produces carbon dioxide and/or water. The high temperature developed during this combustion heats the zirconium... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070042186 - Heat treatable coated article with diamond-like carbon (dlc) and/or zirconium in coating: In certain example embodiments, a coated article includes respective layers including diamond-like carbon (DLC) and zirconium nitride before heat treatment (HT). During HT, the hydrogenated DLC acts as a fuel which upon combustion with oxygen produces carbon dioxide and/or water. The high temperature developed during this combustion heats the zirconium... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070042189 - Retardation film and method for producing the same, optical functional film, polarizing film, and display device: A main object of the present invention is to provide a highly reliable retardation film without the problems of peeling off of the retardation layer from the base material or the like generated in the case of forming the retardation layer, capable of easily obtaining an optional retardation value even... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070042190 - Resin member for valve: To provide a light-weight resin member, for a valve, which has high strength and can be used in a high-temperature atmosphere, and is also excellent in chemical resistance and corrosion resistance. A resin member for a valve, which is produced by molding a molding material having a tensile strength of... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070042191 - Tougher cycloaliphatic epoxide resins: A method for enhancing the toughness, e.g., resistance to cracking upon flexing, of coatings made from cycloaliphatic epoxy resins wherein the cycloaliphatic epoxy resin is a cycloaliphatic epoxide ester of a hydroxy-functional compound containing at least one cycloaliphatic ring.... Agent: Union Carbide Chemicals And Plastics Technology Corporation

20070042192 - Coated substrate having one or more cross-linked interfacial zones: A coated substrate is configured with one or more cross-linked interfacial zones provided to improve the adhesion between the coating and substrate of the article or between adjacent coating layers. The coating composition contains molecules having at least two reactive functional groups capable of reacting with cross-linking molecules in the... Agent: Gardere / James Hardie Gardere Wynne Sewell, LLP

20070042193 - Hot melt sealant and foam-in-place gasketing material: A hot melt sealant and foam-in-place gasket composition based on a rubber such as ethylene propylene rubber (EPR) and/or ethylene propylene diene rubber (EPDM) and at least one semicrystalline olefinic polymer. The hot melt composition includes the rubber or a blend of rubbers in an amount of 5% to 50%... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20070042194 - Infrared absorbing composition, resin composition, interlayer for laminated glass, laminated body, laminated glass and building material: h

20070042195 - Method and system for producing optically transparent noble metal films: A method and system for producing a noble metal film includes the step of sputtering a noble metal on a substrate thus obtaining a film. The method and system further includes the step of subjecting the film to a thermal treatment, thus obtaining the noble metal film.... Agent: Graybeal Jackson Haley LLP

20070042197 - Environmental barrier device: An environmental barrier device includes a first member and a second member. The first member may be constructed of a first sheet material. The first member may have a memory retaining shape. The first member may be normally oriented in a generally upright position and resiliently deflectable from the generally... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070042196 - Fluid-applied air and moisture barrier and cementitious bond breaker and system: Disclosed is a liquid formulation and system for forming an air and moisture barrier for application to the sheathing behind exterior cladding of a structure. The air and moisture barrier includes a cementitious bond breaker for use in conjunction with a cementitious siding. The applied-liquid barrier forms a continuous-seamless structural... Agent: Steven L. Schmid

20070042199 - Anti-fouling materials containing cationic polysiloxanes: Polyamine cross-linked polysiloxanes, such as functionalized polysiloxane cross-linked with a polyalkylenepolyamine are described herein. The polyamine cross-linked polysiloxanes may be used in an antifouling composition to prevent biological fouling in marine environments.... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070042198 - Antimicrobial substrate, a method and a composition for producing it: An antimicrobial substrate is disclosed, having adhered to at least a part of its surface an organosilicon quaternary ammonium salt compound, such as 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl-dimethyloctadecyl ammonium chloride for example, and having a cationic, preferably hydrophilic, polymer, such as a polyethylene imine or polyhexamethylene biguanide hydrochloride. A method is further disclosed for... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070042200 - Reflective or semi-reflective metal alloy coatings: A silver-based alloy composition for use as a reflective, semi-reflective or highly reflective coatings or layer(s) for use in optical data storage media, low emissivity glass, transparent conductive displays, and electro-chromic mirrors, or other reflective, semi-reflective or highly reflective applications. The alloy compositions comprise silver with hafnium, and/or indium, and/or... Agent: Peacock Myers, P.C.

20070042201 - Copper electrolytic solution containing quaternary amine compound with specific skeleton and organo-sulfur compound as additives, and electrolytic copper foil manufactured using the same: It is an object of the present invention to obtain a low-profile electrolytic copper foil with a small surface roughness on the side of the rough surface (the opposite side from the lustrous surface) in the manufacture of an electrolytic copper foil using a cathode drum, and more particularly to... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070042202 - Double-sided metallic laminate and method for manufacturing the same: The present invention relates to a double-sided metallic laminate for a printed circuit board and a method for manufacturing the same. The double-sided metallic laminate which comprises a metallic layer at one side, a resin layer of a polyimide for improving adhesion with a metal, a resin layer of a... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20070042203 - Corrosion-resistant member and producing method thereof: In a corrosion-resistant member, at least a portion thereof exposed to a corrosive environment is formed of a corrosion-resistant material that contains calcium oxide and aluminum oxide, and of calcium aluminum oxide, in which a rare earth element is less than 5 wt %.... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070042205 - Metal strip product: A coated steel strip product with a dense and hard abrasion resistant coating on one side or both sides of said strip. The thickness of said coating is in total maximally 25 μm, the hardness of said coating is at least 600 HV and the tensile strength of the steel... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070042204 - Metal strip product: A coated steel strip product with a dense and hard abrasion resistant coating on one side or both sides of said strip. The thickness of said coating is in total maximally 25 μm, the hardness of said coating is at least 600 HV and the tensile strength of the steel... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20070042206 - Polyamide-based multilayer film: The present invention relates to a polyamide-based multilayer film containing at least one saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer later and at least one polyamide layer; and provides a polyamide-based multilayer film having excellent resistance to boiling water and retort treatment, and a production method therefor.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070042207 - Biodegradable multi-layer film: A coextruded multi-layer film has at least one starch blend layer of a modified thermoplastic starch blend that contains more than 1% to 10% water and at least one polyester layer of a biodegradable polyester. The starch blend layer contains no polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer of at least a first and a... Agent: Gudrun E. Huckett Draudt

20070042208 - Stretched laminate film and method of producing the same: The present invention provides a stretched laminate film with oxygen-gas barrier properties which includes a layer (a) formed from a composition of a polycarboxylate-based polymer (A) and a plasticizer (B), a layer (c) containing a multivalent metal compound (C) and a layer (b) formed from a thermoplastic resin, which film... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20070042209 - Multi-ply planar absorbent product and process for manufacturing such a product: Adhesive (a1, a2) as a pattern of deposits is applied on both sides of a hydrophilic spunbond non-woven inner ply (B) of low grammage and no or low adhesion ability. Together with this inner ply (B) a three ply planar absorbent product is made with tissue outer plies (A,C) by... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070042210 - Mesh and methods and apparatus for forming and using mesh: A method of forming a mesh by a moulding a link element around other link elements to form a mesh in which the interlinking link elements are formed as continuous unjoined loops by a moulding process. An apparatus for forming a mesh including a plurality of first cavities for accommodating... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070042211 - Ternary alloy column grid array: Techniques and structures have been developed for providing lead-free column grid array interconnect structures. An exemplary interconnect has a body, a first joint, and a second joint, all having compositions off the eutectic composition in a ternary alloy system, the first joint having a ternary composition distinct from the body... Agent: Sun Microsystems, Inc. Attn: Timothy Schulte

20070042212 - Copper foil for high frequency circuit, method of production and apparatus for production of same, and high frequency circuit using copper foil: A copper foil reducing transmission loss at a high frequency and excellent in bond strength with a resin substrate, including at least a granular layer and a columnar layer in its thickness direction, the columnar layer being formed on at least one surface of the granular layer forming the copper... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070042213 - Tantalum and niobium compounds and their use for chemical vapour deposition (cvd): c

20070042214 - Joining structure in a laminate comprising a local reinforcement: A joining structure in a laminate includes metal layers as well as at least one adhesive layer which is enclosed by the metal layers, which metal layers each include separate metal-layer parts having a pair of overlapping edges, which pairs of edges are offset with respect to each other and... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070042215 - Aluminum/ceramic bonding substrate and method for producing same: When an aluminum plate is bonded directly to a ceramic substrate by cooling and solidifying molten aluminum which is injected into a mold so as to contact the ceramic substrate arranged in the mold, an additive, such as a TiB alloy, Ca or Sr, for decreasing the grain size of... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20070042216 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing a zinc oxide thin film at low temperatures: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for forming a zinc oxide thin film with high transparency and high conductivity on a surface of a flexible substrate such as plastic without the indispensable requirement of doping impurities. In the method of forming a zinc oxide thin film by reacting... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070042217 - Composite cutting inserts and methods of making the same: Embodiments of the present invention include methods of producing a composite article. A method comprises introducing a first powdered metal grade from a feed shoe into a first portion of a cavity in a die and a second powdered metal grade from the feed shoe into a second portion of... Agent: Allegheny Technologies

20070042218 - Alloy, in particular for a bearing coating: The invention relates to an alloy, in particular for an anti-friction coating, comprising elements which form a matrix (2) and at least a soft phase (3) and/or a hard phase (5), which soft phase elements and/or hard phase elements form a solid solution or a bond with the matrix element.... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070042220 - Compound having spiro bond, material for luminescent coating formation and organic electroluminescence element including the same: A novel compound having a spiro bond with a specific structure, a material for forming a luminous coated film comprising the compound having the spiro bond with the specific structure, and an organic electroluminescence device which comprises at least one organic thin film layer sandwiched between a pair of electrode... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20070042219 - Electroluminescent boron complexes: Novel boron complexes are blue emissive electroluminescent compounds.... Agent: David Silverstein AndoverIPLaw

20070042221 - Organic electroluminescent device and display: An organic electroluminescent device (1) including: a pair of electrodes being an anode (12) and a cathode (16), an emitting layer (14) including an organic compound, the layer being interposed between the electrodes, and charge-transporting layers (13) including an organic compound between at least one of the anode (12) and... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20070042222 - Hard metal or cermet body and method for producing the: The invention relates to a hard metal or cermet body comprising a single or several adjoining surfaces. A first layer with a thickness of between 2-100 μm is located beneath the single surface or at least one of the surfaces, said layer comprising an auxiliary metal fraction of between 2... Agent: The Firm Of Karl F Ross

20070042223 - Light element complex hydride film and method for synthesis thereof: The present invention provides a complex hydride (such as LiBH4 or LiNH2) of a lightweight metal thin film having a low melting point, and to a method for manufacturing the same, and the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a thin film of a complex hydride having a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070042224 - Process for producing thin hafnium or zirconium nitride coatings: e

20070042225 - Supported ceramic membranes and electrochemical cells including the same: Supported thin film membranes of ceramic materials and electrochemical cells including supported thin film membranes. The microstructure of the support is particularly well suited for the well suited for subsequent infiltration with electrochemically active species (as solutions, slurries, or salts) to enhance chemical or electrical transport to the membrane and... Agent: Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur LLPIPDocketing, Attn: Charma Murphy

20070042226 - Intermediate tri-layer structure for perpendicular recording media: An improved structure for the construction of perpendicular recording media is disclosed. The structure includes a tri-layer IML resident between a soft under layer CoTaZr film and a CoPtCr—SiO2 magnetic media. In an embodiment, the tri-layer comprises a RuxCr1-x layer over dual nucleation layers of Ni—Fe and Ni—Fe—Cr. The tri-layer... Agent: D'arcy H. Lorimer

20070042227 - Perpendicular magnetic recording medium and magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus: To make possible high density recording by making the structure of the perpendicular magnetic recording layer finer. A perpendicular magnetic recording medium 10 includes at least a nonmagnetic under layer 2, a perpendicular magnetic layer 3, and a protective layer which are stacked on a nonmagnetic substrate 1, wherein the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070042228 - Magnetic recording medium and method of manufacturing the same: A method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium having a lubrication layer is disclosed. The method includes a step of simultaneously pressing a processing tape including a solvent against the edge face and the peripheral part of the data surface of the magnetic recording medium using a tape pressing device... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20070042229 - Longitudinal patterned media with circumferential anisotropy for ultra-high density magnetic recording: An apparatus and method is disclosed for orienting the magnetic anisotropy of longitudinal patterned magnetic recording media. A disk-shaped longitudinal granular magnetic recording medium is provided having a high orientation ratio in the circumferential direction. The medium is then patterned to form a uniform array of magnetic islands. The magnetic... Agent: Kunzler & Associates

20070042230 - Magnetic powder suitable for low-noise media: An iron system magnetic powder, and particularly an iron system magnetic powder comprised chiefly of Fe16N2, is provided that has an atomic ratio of total noble metal content to Fe of 0.01-10%. The magnetic powder can be produced by subjecting iron oxy-hydroxide or iron oxide having an atomic ratio of... Agent: Clark & Brody

20070042231 - Compressible plate for flexographic printing, and process for obtaining: The invention concerns a compressible plate for flexographic printing, designed to be positioned on a support cylinder of a printing machine. The invention is characterised in that said plate (1) comprises a photopolymer layer (10) and a compressible layer (11) made of a material exhibiting voids forming between 10 and... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070036915 - Aligning agent for liquid crystal and liquid-crystal alignment film obtained with the same: To provide a liquid crystal aligning agent which gives a coating film with good uniformity regardless of drying temperature after coating, and a liquid crystal alignment film having good coating film uniformity. A liquid crystal aligning agent comprising at least one polymer selected from a polyamic acid and a soluble... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070036916 - Phase shift films made by using cellulose derivatives: The present invention relates to a retardation film obtained by subjecting a film formed from a cellulose derivative to an orientation treatment, wherein a hydroxyl group of cellulose is substituted by at least one kind of aliphatic acyl group having 5 to 20 carbon atoms, and a degree of substitution... Agent: Nields & Lemack

20070036917 - Liquid crystal display device: A liquid crystal display device comprising a liquid crystal cell containing a nematic liquid crystal material aligned nearly in parallel to the surfaces of the cell at the time of no voltage application thereto, and two polarizers disposed on both outer sides of the liquid crystal cell, wherein the optically... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070036918 - Retardation film and method for producing the same, optical functional film, polarizing film, and display device: The main object of the present invention is to provide a highly reliable biaxial retardation film without the problems of peeling off of the retardation layer from the base material or the like generated in the case of forming the retardation layer, capable of enlarging the range of the thickness... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070036919 - Adhesive and sealing layers for electrophoretic displays: The invention is directed to compositions and methods for improving the physicomechanical and electro-optical properties of an electrophoretic or liquid crystal display and also to semi-finished or finished display panels with improved physicomechanical properties.... Agent: Howrey LLP

20070036920 - Pumpkin decorating device: Provided is an insertable pumpkin decoration device for a pumpkin and which is configured to simulate the appearance of traditionally carved Jack O'Lanterns. The pumpkin decoration device comprises facial feature simulation elements that simulate facial features including eyes, a nose, and a mouth, and which are shaped to accommodate the... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20070036921 - Diamond: A method of producing a CVD single crystal diamond layer on a substrate includes adding into a DVD synthesis atmosphere a gaseous source comprising silicon. The method can be used to mark the diamond material, for instance to provide means by which its synthetic nature can more easily be determined.... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070036922 - Adaptation sleeve, corresponding assembly and method for mounting: This format adaptation sleeve for a rotary press comprises an outer surface. In the non-mounted state, the outer surface of the adaptation sleeve is frustoconical.... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20070036923 - Oxygen absorbing resin, oxygen absorbing resin composition and oxygen absorbing container: An oxygen absorbing resin comprising a carbon atom bonded to a carbon to carbon double bond group and further bonded to one hydrogen atom, the carbon atom contained in an alicyclic structure, which oxygen absorbing resin having been exposed to radiation. Further, there is provided an oxygen absorbing resin comprising... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070036924 - Container and method for making container for oxygen-sensitive products: A packaging system or container for packaging one or more oxygen-sensitive products. The container includes a wall that defines an interior for receiving one or more oxygen-sensitive products. The space between the product or products and the wall defines a headspace. The headspace is filled with an inert gas and... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070036925 - Flexible unbonded pipe and a method for producing such pipe: The present invention relates to a flexible unbonded pipe comprising an inner liner capable of forming a barrier against outflow of a fluid which is conveyed through the pipe, and one or more armouring layers on the outer side of the inner line. The flexible unbonded pipe comprises at least... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070036927 - Laminate tube: A laminate tube which comprises a layer made of a fluorocopolymer containing repeating units based on at least one fluoromonomer selected from the group consisting of tetrafluoroethylene and chlorotrifluoroethylene and repeating units based on at least one functional monomer selected from the group consisting of an acid anhydride having a... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070036926 - Multilayered pipes: Multilayered pipes comprising layers of functionalized melt-extrudable fluoropolymer, polyamide, and reinforcing fiber. Optional additional layers include melt-extrudable fluoropolymer and a thermoplastic polymer layer. The pipes are particularly useful in district heating applications.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070036931 - Laminate sheet, laminate sheet roll, and producing method therefor: An adhesive sheet 301A having a predetermined form is laminated onto a long release sheet 2A, and a protective member 5A which is thicker than the adhesive sheet 301A is provided in a position so as not to overlap the adhesive sheet 301A when a laminate sheet 1A is wound... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070036932 - Methods for releasably attaching support members to microfeature workpieces and microfeature assemblies formed using such methods: Methods for releasably attaching support members to microfeature workpieces and microfeature assemblies formed using such methods are disclosed herein. A method for processing a microfeature workpiece in accordance with one embodiment includes applying adhesive material to a non-active portion on a first side of a workpiece. The workpiece can include... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20070036930 - Pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet, production method thereof and method of processing articles: To provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for use in processing wafers and the like articles, that produces less cutting sludge of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet and that can follow up unevenness of a wafer even when a difference in height of the unevenness is large, the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet includes... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070036928 - Temporary camouflage tattoo: The present invention is moisture activated removable facial camouflage tattoo carrier sheet for disguising a human face. The tattoo carrier sheet comprises a water permeable transfer sheet, at least one temporary and removable moisture activated facial camouflage tattoo lo disposed on the water permeable transfer sheet. A protective release sheet... Agent: David B. Waller & Associates

20070036929 - Thin film applique: An exemplary thin film appliqué includes a polymer film having first and second sides. A pattern layer has first and second sides, and the first side of the polymer film and the first side of the pattern layer are positioned adjacent each other. A pressure-sensitive adhesive underlies one of the... Agent: Robert R. Richardson, P.s.

20070036934 - Process for producing optical information recording medium and intialization device: To obtain an optical information recording medium in a favorable initially crystallized state, by carrying out initial crystallization at a high linear velocity (specifically at least about 25 m/s), i.e. at a linear velocity higher than the erasable linear velocity for the optical information recording medium. A process for producing... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070036933 - Recording method, master for optical disk, and optical recording medium: A recording method whereby an inorganic resist made of an incomplete oxide of a transition metal is formed as a film onto a substrate and a latent image corresponding to pits is formed onto the inorganic resist by exposure. The exposure is performed by a laser beam whose intensity has... Agent: Robert J. Depke Lewis T. Steadman

20070036935 - Optical disk: An optical disk comprising a first substrate, a first reflective layer for reflecting laser beams for information reading formed on the first substrate, and a resin layer made of a cured film of an ultraviolet curable composition formed on the first reflective layer, wherein the first reflective layer is a... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070036936 - Mat for use in an automobile and a method for manufacturing the same: A method of manufacturing a mat for use in an automobile according to the present invention includes a first application step for applying first water type resin emulsion 31 containing water repellent agent onto one surface of a nonwoven fabric 30, a second application step for applying second water type... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070036937 - Three-part laminated pliable hand-moldable surface construction: A three-part laminated surface construction can be shaped and molded by hand and will retain that shape until the particular need is met, such as controlling the flow of liquids and resins, or establishing a protective cover. The surface construction includes a center sheet of lead with rubber layers secured... Agent: Keith Frantz

20070036938 - Pillar protection assembly: Pillar protection assembly (1) consisting of a plastic sleeve (7) inside which a number of plastic foam blanket sections (6) are arranged. The sleeve (7) can be provided with information on the outside and has a closure (8) so as to fix this to the pillar (5) after it has... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070036939 - Touch fasteners: Touch fasteners and methods of making touch fasteners are described. The touch fasteners carry a graphic on the upper surface thereof and can be used, for example in a variety of consumer applications.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070036940 - Use of recycled plastics for structural building forms: Modular plastic structural composites having a web section disposed along a horizontal axis and at least one flange section disposed along a horizontal axis parallel thereto and integrally molded to engage the top or bottom surface of the web section, wherein said composite is formed from a mixture of (A)... Agent: Synnestvedt Lechner & Woodbridge LLP

20070036941 - Water-soluble salt cores: The invention relates to water-soluble salt cores which are produced by compacting a mixture of water-soluble salts and a binding agent, under pressure and subsequently subjecting them to heat-treatment. The binding agent is an inorganic phosphate or a mixture of inorganic phosphates having a proportion of between 0.5 and 10... Agent: Pyle & Piontek

20070036942 - Cooling method and apparatus: Apparatus for adaptive cooling comprising a first component having at least one aperture extending therethrough with a sacrificial component positioned within the at least one aperture. The first component is operable at a maximum duty temperature and the sacrificial component has a melting or sublimation point below the maximum duty... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070036943 - Nonwoven fabric and process of producing the same: A nonwoven fabric 10 has a first layer 1 containing crimped fibers 11. In the layer 1, the crimped fibers gather in parts to form a large number of fiber clusters 12 that are distributed all over the layer 1. The clusters 12 interconnect to each other to form a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070036944 - Assembly of an electrical component comprising an electrical insulation film on a substrate and method for producing said assembly: An electrical component is mounted on a substrate. At least one electrical insulation film is provided to electrically insulate the component and at least section of the insulation film is connected to the component and the substrate, in such a way that the surface contours of said section of the... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070036945 - Masking film for textured surfaces: A method of removably adhering a masking film to a textured surface having a surface roughness greater than about 150 Ra, the film having a first side with a smooth, non-coated adhesive surface comprising from about 30 wt. % to about 80 wt. % of at least one thermoplastic elastomer... Agent: Joseph A Tessari Tredegar Film Products

20070036946 - Interior wall panel for a motor vehicle: Aspects of the invention relate to a panel for a vehicle interior. The panel includes a relatively non-deformable support having at least one shaped portion, and a relatively deformable inlay pad that can be mounted in the shaped portion. The inlay pad may be formed as a foam pad, as... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, PC

20070036947 - Deflatable and self-inflating shock cushioning bubble: I have invented a bubble membrane capable of deflation and self-inflation on a plurality of occasions without mechanical assistance. This bubble, usually of plastic membrane, will withstand impact forces as effectively as the hermetically sealed bubbles of prior art, but has the added advantage of minimal bulk in shipping, storage... Agent: Morris L. Barwick

20070036949 - Fungi resistant sheet, facing and faced insulation assembly: A kraft paper sheet material includes a kraft paper sheet and an asphalt layer on one major surface of the kraft paper sheet that is partially absorbed into the kraft paper sheet. The asphalt layer has a fungi growth-inhibiting agent therein in amounts that result in the kraft paper sheet... Agent: Johns Manville Intellectual Property (r21d)

20070036948 - Releasable pliant non-marring mud flap: A removable mud flap includes a panel member having a curved top mounting edge, and a reinforced malleable engagement channel attached along the curved top mounting edge and adapted to frictionally engage a fender flange. The reinforced malleable engagement channel includes an interior U-shaped gripping surface defining a cavity, a... Agent: Mark James Young

20070036950 - Dry transfer lettering with separable units: A carrier sheet with completely or partially detachable perforated sheet units improves the transferability of dry transfer symbols. A carrier sheet of dry transfer symbols may be comprised of a plurality of dry transfer symbols removably affixed to a plurality of perforated sheet units. At least one dry transfer symbol... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070036955 - Laminate, a substrate with wiring, an organic el display element, a connection terminal for an organic el display element and a method for producing each: A laminate for forming a substrate with wires, comprising a conductive layer containing Al or an Al alloy as the major component, formed on a substrate and a capping layer containing a Ni—Mo alloy as the major component, formed on the conductive layer, a substrate with wires produced by etching... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070036952 - Method and device for enhancing solderability: A method and a device for enhancing the solderability of a lead-free component are provided. The provided method is compatible with the conventional soldering process and is capable of improving the wetting ability of the solder so as to enhance the solderability and the ability of anti-oxidation thereof. Besides, it... Agent: Bever Hoffman & Harms, LLP Tri-valley Office

20070036951 - Microfabrication using replicated patterned topography and self-assembled monolayers: A method of selectively and electrolessly depositing a metal onto a substrate having a metallic patterned-nanostructure surface is disclosed. The method includes providing a tool having a patterned-nanostructure surface, the patterned-nanostructure surface having surface regions having a nanostructured surface, replicating the tool patterned-nanostructure surface onto a substrate to form a... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070036953 - Thermosetting adhesive and pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, thermosetting adhesive and pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet, and wiring circuit board: m

20070036954 - Wiring circuit board: A wiring circuit board at least contains an electric insulator layer and an electric conductor formed on the electric insulator layer so as to form a predetermined circuit pattern, which further comprises an adhesive layer formed by thermal hardening of the thermosetting adhesive and pressure-sensitive adhesive composition as described in... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070036956 - Interlayers comprising an ultraviolet curable layer: The present invention is in the field of interlayers for use in multiple layer glass panels, and more specifically, the present invention is in the field of multiple layer glass panel interlayers comprising an ultraviolet curable layer.... Agent: Brenc Law Andrew Brenc

20070036958 - Composite material with grain filler and method of making same: A composite material has two common constituents including a reinforcement (e.g. such as fiberglass, carbon fiber and/or other suitable fiber or reinforcement) and a binder material integral with the reinforcement for providing a matrix; Additionally, at least one filler is integrated with the binder, which comprises a particulate material that... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20070036957 - Staked packing for heat exchange and mass transfer: The invention relates to a stacked packing for heat exchange and/or mass transfer columns. According to the invention one packing module (1) consists of at least two packing units (2, 3), the lower packing unit (3) comprising packing layers (4b) having a higher density and thus a larger surface area... Agent: The Firm Of Karl F Ross

20070036960 - Film and methods of making film: A film article comprising a polyethylene polymer or copolymer and a cycloaliphatic metal salt is disclosed. A method of making a blown and a cast polyethylene film is shown. The film may also include various additives that are employed to improve the properties of the film, including stearate-containing compounds. Additives... Agent: Legal Department M-495

20070036959 - Porous films with chemical resistance: A porous film with chemical resistance of this invention includes a porous film base covered with a chemical-resistant polymeric compound and has a multiplicity of communicating micropores having an average pore size of 0.01 to 10 μm. The chemical-resistant polymeric compound can be, for example, any of phenolic resins, urea... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070036961 - Loose fill insulation packaged with additive: A quantity of glass or mineral fiber, or cellulose insulation is provided. At least one capsule containing a quantity of an additive is provided, such that a there is a predetermined ratio between the quantity of the additive and the quantity of the glass or mineral fiber, or cellulose insulation.... Agent: Duane Morris, LLPIPDepartment

20070036963 - Molding material: A B-staged molding material comprises discrete fiber pieces embedded in an epoxy resin matrix. The matrix comprises at least one epoxy resin material and at least one further resin material together with at least one B-staging agent. The matrix further comprises a curing agent and a cure catalyst and/or cure... Agent: W. Mark Bielawski, Esq. Hexcel Corporation

20070036962 - Nano-composite material and light emitting device: A nanoparticle-resin composite material is provided. The material has a transparent characteristic and a refractive index of at least 1.55 in the visible light region. The composite material includes inorganic nanoparticles dispersed in a polymer having a siloxane bond, the inorganic nanoparticles being coated with an organic compound. The organic... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLC

20070036964 - Direct manufacturing using thermoplastic and thermoset: The present invention provides a direct manufacturing process operable to fabricate three-dimensional physical objects. These three-dimensional physical objects have improved mechanical properties over existing direct manufactured objects. The direct manufacturing process includes an extrusion process, a polymer application process, and a solidification process. The extrusion process deposits a thermoplastic polymer... Agent: Robert A. Mclauchlan

20070036965 - Optical film, antireflection film, processes for producing the same, and polarizing plate and display employing the same: An optical film comprising a substrate and a layer, the layer comprising a cured object of a composition which contains at least one of: a hydrolyzate of at least one organosilane compound having a directly silicon-bonded hydroxyl or hydrolyzable group; and a partial condensate of the hydrolyzate, and further contains... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070036966 - Blast energy mitigating composite: A blast energy mitigating composite useful for protecting a surface or an object from a blast, shock waves, or stress waves caused by a sudden, violent release of energy is described. Certain configurations of the blast energy mitigating composite may include a energy mitigating units contained in an energy mitigating... Agent: Philip D. Lane

20070036967 - Production of pearls based on expanded polymers: Pearls based on expanded polymers are produced by extruding an expandable composition containing a thermoplastic polymer and an expanding agent, and thereafter cooling and chopping the expanded material thus obtained.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070036968 - Developer carrying member and developing assembly: A developer carrying member is provided which, even in continuous copying over a long term and also even under different environmental conditions, do not cause any charge-up of toner, and prevent the toner from melt-adherent to the developer carrying member surface and developer layer thickness control member surface to maintain... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070036969 - Powder coating composition for coating surfaces of thermoplastic composites: A powder coating composition for coating on thermoplastic composites comprising an intimate mixture comprising: A) 50 to 99 wt % of at least one ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer with a vinyl acetate content in the range of 10 to 30 wt %, B) 1 to 50 wt % of at... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070036970 - Method of processing adhesive compositions: A method of applying an adhesive to a substrate is comprised of supplying a liquid adhesive composition, exposing the liquid adhesive composition to an increased temperature sufficient to form a molten adhesive composition, and dispensing the molten adhesive composition onto a substrate. The liquid adhesive composition may be comprised of... Agent: Marshall & Melhorn

20070036971 - Adhesive composition, process for producing the same, adhesive film using the same, substrate for mounting semiconductor and semiconductor device: The present invention provides an adhesive composition which comprises (a) an epoxy resin, (b) a curing agent and (c) a polymer compound incompatible with said epoxy resin, and further optionally comprises (d) a filler and/or (e) a curing accelerator; a process for producing an adhesive composition, comprising: mixing (a) the... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070036973 - Composition for treating glass fibers and treated glass fibers: Compositions for treating glass fibers in which the composition comprises an organophosphorus acid or a derivative thereof are disclosed. Energy is applied to the glass fibers to bond the organophosphorus acid or derivative to the glass fibers.... Agent: William J. Uhl

20070036972 - Propylene-based copolymers, a method of making the fibers and articles made from the fibers: Fibers that exhibit good elasticity or extensibility and tenacity, and low modulus are prepared from propylene-based copolymers. The propylene-based copolymers comprise at least about 50 weight percent (wt %) of units derived from propylene and at least about 8 wt % of units derived from one or more comonomers other... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20070036976 - Cutting filament with improved composition for edge trimmers, scrub cutters, and the like: This invention is directed to a cutting filament for a plant-cutting device such as a scrub cutter or edge trimmer. According to the invention, at least one portion of the filament is made on the basis of a mixture of polyamide 6-6 and of a softening agent. A filament with... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070036975 - Glass fiber composite and method of making glass fiber composites using a binder derived from renewable resources: The use of thermosetting binder systems in the manufacture of glass fibers and composites manufactured from glass fiber is disclosed, and in particular, thermosetting binder resins derived from renewable resources that are useful as replacements for formaldehyde-based binders in non-woven fiberglass goods.... Agent: Johns Manville

20070036974 - Method for producing a cable: It is a known practice to hammer cables for specific applications that require a smooth surface for the cable. Notches in the cable and breaks that soon arise as a result of said notches are accepted. To prevent cable damage of this type, an intermediate layer consisting of a thermoplastic... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner

20070036977 - Process for incremental coating of proppants for hydraulic fracturing and proppants produced therefrom: A high strength composite particle comprised of a series of incrementally applied resin microlayer coatings such that each of the microlayer partial coatings are interleaved with each other is described. Methods of making the composite particles, as well as methods of using such particles as a proppant in oil and... Agent: Howrey LLP

20070036978 - Carbon nanotube reinforced metal composites: A carbon nanotube reinforced metal nanocomposite material includes a continuous metal phase, and a plurality of carbon nanotubes dispersed in the continuous metal phase. The metal phase extends throughout substantially an entire thickness of the nanocomposite material. The nanotubes are preferably single wall nanotubes (SWNTs). Carbon nanotube reinforced metal nanocomposites... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070036979 - Interior lining or covering element for motor vehicles: The invention relates to a lining element, in particular an interior lining and/or covering element, for motor vehicles, having a decorative layer and a support layer structure with at least one support layer, in which the air permeability and/or density and/or the mass per unit area of the support layer... Agent: Pauley Petersen & Erickson

20070036980 - Polytetrafluoroethylene composites: Composites of polytetrafluoroethylene and a structural material (polymer, metal, ceramic, leather, or wood) are bonded with a cured admixture of tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene-vinylidene fluoride terpolymer, polyethylene-oxide-modified silicone polymer coupling agent, and oxygen-radical-containing copolymer (epoxy polymer, phenoxy polymer, or hydroxylated diamine-diepoxide derivative copolymer). The bonded surface of the polytetrafluoroethylene portion of the composite... Agent: Freudenberg-nok General Partnership Legal Department

20070036981 - Molding compositions containing quaternary organophosphonium salts: Molding compositions particularly useful in coating electronic devices such as integrated circuits are disclosed. The molding compositions include an epoxy resin; a hardener for the epoxy resin, and a quaternary organophosphonium salt for catalyzing a reaction between the epoxy resin and the hardener, such as ethyl triphenyl phosphonium acid acetate.... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070036982 - Interpenetrating polymer network as coating for metal substrate and method therefor: A coated article and method therefor comprises a metal substrate comprising a layered coating composition on at least one surface thereof, the coating composition comprising a layer of epoxy on one or more of the surfaces of the substrate. The coating composition further comprises an overcoat layer comprising a combination... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070036984 - Decorative paper exhibiting brightness and thermosetting resin decorative sheet: In providing the brightness to the design of a thermosetting resin decorative sheet, or a decorative paper therefor, the surface irregularity of the brightness (feeling) generated at the time of resin impregnation or thermal pressure molding is prevented without an additional transparent ink layer provided on the paper surface. A... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070036983 - Moisture-permeable waterproof film, composite material, and processes for producing these: This invention provides a moisture-permeable, waterproof film characterized in that it consists of two or more resin layers comprising, as polymerizing components, bishidroxyalkyl aliphatic acid and alkyleneglycol, said bishydroxyalkyl aliphatic acid content is 0.08 mmol/g to 0.5 mmol/g, at least a part of said alykyleneglycol is polyethylene glycol contained in... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070036985 - Infrared ray-cutting glass and method of manufacturing the same: An infrared ray-cutting glass according to which the capability of an IR-cutting component can be sufficiently maintained while securing sufficient hardness. The IR-cutting glass 100 is comprised of a glass substrate 20, and an IR-cutting film 10 containing ITO fine particles 12 as an infrared ray-cutting component. The IR-cutting film... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070036986 - Coated article with low-e coating including zirconium silicon oxynitride and methods of making same: A coated article is provided with at least one infrared (IR) reflecting layer. In certain embodiments, the coating is provided with at least one layer of zirconium silicon oxynitride (e.g., ZrSiOxNy), for improving the coated article's ability to block of UV radiation. The oxygen content of the layer may be... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070036987 - Coated article including soda-lime-silica glass substrate with lithium and/or potassium to reduce sodium migration and/or improve surface stability and method of making same: A coated article includes a glass substrate that supports a coating such as a low-E (low emissivity) coating. In certain example embodiments, the glass substrate is formed of a soda-lime-silica based glass composition manufactured using a float process. In certain example embodiments, lithium oxide (e.g., LiO2) and/or potassium oxide (K2O)... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070036990 - Coated article with low-e coating including ir reflecting layer(s) and corresponding method: A coated article is provided that may be heat treated in certain example embodiments. A coating of the coated article includes a zinc oxide inclusive layer located over and contacting a contact layer that is in contact with an infrared (IR) reflecting layer of a material such as silver. It... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070036989 - Low shading coefficient and low emissivity coatings and coated articles: The present invention is directed to a low emissivity, low shading coefficient, low reflectance multi-layer coating and coated article having a visible light transmittance of greater than about 50%, preferably greater than about 55%, a shading coefficient of less than about 0.33 and en exterior reflectance of less than about... Agent: Andrew C. Siminerio Ppg Industries, Inc.

20070036988 - Method for manufacturing fired product having luminous function, fired product manufactured thereby, and evacuation route guiding sign device using fired product: A fired product having a luminous function is manufactured by: adhering material-adapting glass frit to a surface of a ceramic material; adhering coating glass frit to the surface of the material-adapting glass frit after drying of the material-adapting glass frit; adhering luminous material particles having a particle size of 50... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20070036991 - Film-forming composition, insulating film and production method thereof: A film-forming composition comprising at least one of a compound represented by formula (I) as defined in the specification, a hydrolysate of the compound represented by formula (I) and a polymerization product of at least one of the compound and the hydrolysate; an insulating film formed from the composition; and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070036993 - Films and methods of forming films having polyorganosiloxane enriched surface layers: A breathable multilayered thermoplastic film that is a liquid barrier and has a WVTR of at least about 300 g/m2/24 hours and includes exterior layers that include from about 0.005 to about 0.2 weight percent of a polyorganosiloxane or a mixture of polyorganosiloxanes is provided.... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

20070036992 - Release-treated substrate and method of producing the same: A release-treated substrate is a release-treated substrate having a release treating agent layer by a cationically polymerizable ultraviolet curing silicone treating agent at least partially on at least one side of the substrate, and is characterized in that the cationically polymerizable ultraviolet curing silicone treating agent is at least partially... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070036994 - Multiple zone structure capable of light radiation annealing and method using said structure: A method for modifying via a heat effect a characteristic of a first zone of a first material, wherein a light radiation is directed towards a second zone in a second material, the diffusion of the heat energy from the second zone to the first zone allowing thermal modification of... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070036995 - Laminated metal sheet for can: The laminated metallic sheet for can is composed of a polyester resin film containing about 50% by mole or more of polyethylene terephthalate on at least one side of a metallic sheet, and shows about 22 to about 25 cm−1 of half value width of shift peak caused by the... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070036996 - Ceramic material composition, ceramic substrate, and nonreciprocal circuit device: includes about 10 to 45 percent by weight of a BaO—TiO2—ReO3/2 ceramic composition, the ceramic composition being represented by xBaO-yTiO2-zReO3/2 (wherein x, y, and z each represent mole percent, 8≦x≦18, 52.5≦y≦65, and 20≦z≦40, and x+y+z=100; and Re represents a rare-earth element); about 5 to 40 percent by weight of alumina;... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070036997 - Thermal barrier coating resistant to penetration by environmental contaminants: A turbine engine component includes an electron beam-physical vapor deposition thermal barrier coating covering at least a portion of a substrate. The thermal barrier coating includes an inner layer having a columnar-grained microstructure with inter-columnar gap porosity. The inner layer includes a stabilized ceramic material. The thermal barrier coating also... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070036998 - Use of a polyamide molding composition with high melt stiffness for coextrusion with a high-melting-point polymer: t

20070036999 - Coated polymeric films and coating solutions for use with polymeric films: Polymeric film structures incorporating at least one coating comprising a cross-linked EVOH copolymer and coating solutions suitable for use on polymeric films comprising at least one EVOH copolymer and at least one cross-linker are provided. The coated films may be single or multi-layered film structures. The films may also be... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20070037000 - Anti-ultraviolet reflector: Disclosed is an anti-UV reflector for distributing a light from a point light source or a linear light uniformly over a target. The anti-UV reflector mainly includes a light reflecting polymeric substrate and a protecting layer of anti-UV material provided on the polycarbonate substrate for reducing yellowing in the polycarbonate... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070037001 - Water repellent composition for improving wood product dimensional stability: Provided are compositions for improving the water-resistance and dimensional stability of wood and wood products. The compositions comprises wax and oil components, and can be applied as liquid compositions comprising little or no water. Also provided are methods for the application of the compositions to wood.... Agent: Hodgson Russ LLP

20070037002 - Powder for manufacturing precious metal products by free forming fabrication and products: The present invention relates to metal powders mixtures which are intended for manufacturing precious metal products which have special designs and complex geometries, also including those which consist of several uninterrupted parts which are indivisibly but flexibly coupled to each other. From the powder mixture jewelry and other objets d'art... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070037003 - Dicopper (i) oxalate complexes as precursor for metallic copper deposition: The invention relates to dicopper(I) oxalate complexes stabilised by neutral Lewis bases, such as alkenes or alkynes, and to the use of dicopper(I) oxalate complexes as precursors for the deposition of metallic copper, in which the neutral Lewis bases used are alkynes, alkenes, triarylphosphines, CO or isonitriles.... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070037004 - Multilayer solder article: A multilayer solder article includes a layer of a first non-lead solder for bonding to an electrically conductive material. A layer of a second non-lead solder can be on the layer of the first solder. The second solder can have a lower melting temperature than the first solder. The melting... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20070037005 - Tin-silver electrolyte: A tin-silver electrolyte and methods of depositing tin-silver alloys on a substrate.... Agent: John J. Piskorski Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials LLC

20070037006 - Hot rolled steel sheet for processing and method for manufacturing the same: An exemplary hot rolled steel sheet for processing can include, in terms of percent by mass, C of 0.01 to 0.2%; Si of 0.01 to 0.3%; Mn of 0.1 to 1.5%; P of ≦0.1%; S of ≦0.03%; Al of 0.001 to 0.1%; N of ≦0.006%; and as a remainder, Fe... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070037007 - Multilayer getter structures and methods for making same: Getter multilayer structures are disclosed, embodiments of which include at least a layer of a non-evaporable getter alloy having a low activation temperature over a layer of a different non-evaporable getter material having high specific surface area, both preferably obtained by cathodic deposition. The multilayer NEG structures exhibit better gas... Agent: Technology & Intellectual Property Strategies Group PC Dba Tips Groups

20070037008 - Wear-resistant coating mixture and article having the wear-resistant coating mixture applied thereto: An article includes a substrate having a surface, and a wear-resistant coating mixture applied to the surface of the substrate. The wear-resistant coating mixture has a nickel-base alloy first component with a first-component solidus temperature of from about 1775° F. to about 1825° F. and with a nominal composition in... Agent: Mcnees, Wallace & Nurick LLC

20070037009 - Surface modification to improve fireside corrosion resistance of fe-cr ferritic steels: An article of manufacture and a method for providing an Fe—Cr ferritic steel article of manufacture having a surface layer modification for corrosion resistance. Fe—Cr ferritic steels can be modified to enhance their corrosion resistance to liquid coal ash and other chemical environments, which have chlorides or sulfates containing active... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070037011 - Arylamine compound and synthetic method thereof: (In the formula, Ar11 is an aryl group having 7 to 25 carbon atoms or a heteroaryl group having 7 to 25 carbon atoms. Ar12 and Ar13 may be identical or different, and are individually either an aryl group having 6 to 25 carbon atoms or a heteroaryl group having... Agent: Eric Robinson

20070037012 - Organic compounds for electroluminescence and organic electroluminescent devices using the same: Disclosed is a novel group of compounds having a general structure of anthracene body substituted with at least one thiophenyl group, which can be further substituted with various substituent groups. These new compounds are generally compatible with organic electroluminescence. Also disclosed are organic electroluminescent devices and method of making the... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20070037010 - Organic electroluminescent element: The present invention relates to the improvement of organic electroluminescent devices which consist of a certain matrix material which has been doped with at least one phosphorescent emitter, and which are characterized in that the doping zone of the emitter in the matrix at right angles to the layer extends... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20070037013 - Passively magnetic foil, notice device and use of the notice device: The present invention relates to a passively magnetic foil (1) that comprises at least one layer (2). Said layer (2) includes at least one polymer material and at least one iron material, whereby the iron material constitutes 50-80% by weight. The present invention also relates to a notice device for... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20070037014 - Method of forming a protective film and a magnetic recording medium having a protective film formed by the method: A method of forming a protective film that restrains gas adsorption while preserving durability and corrosion resistance of a plasma CVD carbon film is disclosed. A protective film of a slide-resistant member is deposited by means of a plasma CVD method using a raw material of hydrocarbon gas, wherein a... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20070037015 - Laminated magnetic media using ta containing magnetic alloy as the upper magnetic layer: A laminated magnetic recording medium comprising two magnetic layers that are substantially decoupled. The upper magnetic layer is preferably a cobalt alloy that includes tantalum. The tantalum in the upper magnetic layer provides the advantage of improving media SNR with good media stability.... Agent: Darren Gold Hitachi Global Storage Technologies

20070037016 - Perpendicular magnetic recording disk with recording layer containing selected metal oxides and formed on a reduced-thickness exchange-break layer: A perpendicular magnetic recording disk has a granular Co-based ferromagnetic alloy recording layer (RL) with oxides of a selected metal (Ta or Nb) and a reduced-thickness exchange-break layer (EBL) between the RL and the soft magnetic underlayer (SUL). A perpendicular magnetic recording system that includes the disk, the write head... Agent: Thomas R. Berthold

20070037017 - Antiferromagnetically coupled media for magnetic recording with weak coupling layer: An embodiment of the invention is a layered magnetic thin film structure that uses antiferromagnetically coupled (AFC) magnetic layers where the top layer structure consists of an upper magnetic layer that is weakly ferromagnetically coupled via a nonmagnetic or weakly magnetic exchange coupling layer (interlayer) to a ferromagnetic exchange enhancing... Agent: Marlin Knight

20070037018 - Perpendicular magnetic recording media, magnetic recording apparatus: A perpendicular magnetic recording medium which has been improved to be suitable for high-density magnetic recording and a magnetic recording apparatus using the medium are provided. The magnetic back film of a dual-layer perpendicular recording medium is caused to be constituted by a plurality of layers, and a keeper layer... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070037019 - Purified polyurethane crosslinking agents and magnetic recording media having at least one coating containing a purified polyisocyanate crosslinking agent: p

20070037020 - Fire resistant barrier laminates and articles made therefrom: This invention relates to the production of durably liquidproof laminates and articles made therefrom, the laminates incorporating at least one barrier layer and at least one fire resistant woven textile layer, the textile layer having a weight of about 2.5 ounces per square yard or less. Garments, protective covers and... Agent: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.

20070031612 - Method for producing cellulose ester film and liquid crystal display using the same: A method of producing of cellulose ester film, comprises steps of casting a dope containing a cellulose ester and an additive for reducing a retardation onto a support to form the film, peeling the film from the support, a stretching process of stretching the peeled film by a tenter, post-... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070031613 - Method and apparatus for storing wire ornament hangers: A method and apparatus for storing wire ornament hangers. Christmas ornaments are adapted to carry wire ornament hangers and other articles. The ornaments are stored on a Christmas tree or in a container that is opened during the holiday season.... Agent: Tod R Nissle

20070031614 - Recording medium: The present invention relates to a recording medium, particularly a recording medium for ink jet printing, in which the surface strength of the coating surface is strong, ink blurring when printing hardly occurs and water resistance after printing is excellent and a process for preparing the same. That is, the... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20070031615 - Universal print media: The invention relates to a printing media comprising a first side comprising a first exposed layer comprising a mixture of polyolefin and at least one member selected from the group consisting of polyolefin copolymers, amide containing polymers, and ester containing polymers, wherein a measured Tg of said exposed layer comprises... Agent: Paul A. Leipold Patent Legal Staff

20070031616 - Intermediate transfer sheet: An intermediate transfer sheet for use in an intermediate transfer type thermal transfer recording method is disclosed which comprises a support, and at least a protective layer and a receptive/adhesive layer laminated on the support in this order, the protective layer comprising as a main component by weight an acryl-silica... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070031617 - Thermal transfer media with protective patch and adhering receptive layer and method of using the same: A thermal transfer media for use in printer. The thermal transfer media includes a pre-cut or preformed patch of protective film that is overlaid by a dye receptor coating. The thermal transfer media can be thermally applied to a backing media, such as a standard CR-80 card, and separated without... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070031619 - Label for a pharmaceutical container: An invention provides a label for a pharmaceutical container. The label has at least two sections, one of which is affixed to the pharmaceutical container, the other section being connected to the container by the first label section. The label is adapted such that the second section can be wrapped... Agent: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

20070031618 - Noncontact sensor: To prevent a detection signal of a voltage sensor housed in a container from extremely deteriorating due to thunderstorm or the like which forms a conductive water film layer on an outer surface of an insulation cover body of the container housing a noncontact sensor, the layer being electrically connected... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070031620 - Smoke-permeable polyamide based food casing: The invention relates to a tubular, single or multi-layered polyamide and/or copolyamide-based food casing and/or including a polyamide and/or copolyamide-based inner layer. The water-vapour permeability of the casing is less than 30 g/m2 d. The surface tension of the inner side is greater than 28 dyne/cm2, preferably 35-45 dyne/cm2. The... Agent: Propat Klaus Schweitzer

20070031621 - Coated base fabric for air bags and air bags: A coated airbag base fabric made of a textile fabric that has an excellent air-barrier property, high heat resistance, improved mountability and compactness and excellent adhesion to a resin film is characterized in that at least one side of the textile fabric is coated with resin, at least part of... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20070031622 - Hollow foam molding and production method therefor: A method for producing a hollow foam molding having a thin and uniform wall thickness, including extruding a foamable melt containing a polypropylene resin having an equilibrium compliance Jeo of 0.5×10−3 to 1.8×10−3 Pa−1 and a swell ratio Sw of 2.5 or less and a physical blowing agent through a... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070031623 - Low molecular weight polymers and their use as dispersion aids: Disclosed are low molecular weight polymers formed from monomers comprising ethylene, an alpha-olefin, and optionally a non-conjugated diene, and the use of such polymers to improve the dispersion of reinforcing agents into high molecular weight polymers.... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20070031624 - Lined water conduit: A method of lining the interior passageway of a water conduit and the article produced thereby is disclosed.... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20070031626 - Connecting splice for connecting reel: A splice for use in connecting the trailing end of one reel of carrier tape containing surface mount devices to the leading edge of another reel containing same.... Agent: R Wayne Pritchard

20070031625 - Low application temperature hot melt adhesive and use thereof in packaging applications: Low application temperature hot melt adhesives are advantageously used to releaseably bond an article, such as a plastic bottle to a base material, such as a cardboard palette.... Agent: National Starch And Chemical Company

20070031627 - Connected staple: A number of staple members 2 are connected separably by connecting means in a film-like shape at least from one face side of the staple member 2 to constitute a connected staple. The connecting means in the film-like shape is structured by a tearable film 10 comprising a porous film... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070031629 - Material for being torn along parallel indentations: Material for being torn in a straight or wavy line along parallel indentations including a layer of longitudinally extending material having opposed surfaces at least one of said surfaces being provided with a plurality of longitudinally extending parallel indentations extending either longitudinally or transversely of the material.... Agent: R. Gale Rhodes, Esq. / MoserIPLaw Group

20070031628 - Material for being torn longitudinally along parallel indentations: Material for being torn longitudinally along parallel indentations including a layer of longitudinally extending material having opposed surfaces at least one of said surfaces being provided with a plurality of longitudinally extending parallel indentations.... Agent: R. Gale Rhodes, Esq. / MoserIPLaw Group

20070031630 - Bamboo building components: A building material comprised of sectioned and flattened bamboo, or synthetic bamboo, which may be produced with an optional reinforcing backing material and a variety of finishes and treatments. This building material can be produced in various configurations and geometries for many construction applications, including roofing, siding, and paneling.... Agent: West & Associates, A PC

20070031631 - Ultra-violet protection of data storage media: The invention is directed toward techniques for shielding a reflector of a data storage medium from ultra-violet (UV) and solar radiation. Reflectors comprise materials, such as silver, that may degrade and lose their reflective properties when exposed to UV light. In some cases, exposing the reflector to UV light may... Agent: Attention: Eric D. Levinson Imation Corp.

20070031632 - Optical recording medium: The present invention relates to an optical recording medium. The optical recording medium according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a substrate and an information recording layer located on the substrate. The information recording layer includes a first recording layer containing at least one element selected from the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070031633 - Sputtering target, optical thin film and manufacturing method thereof using the sputtering target, and optical recording medium: A sputtering target contains Si and C as its major components and includes a texture in which a Si phase continuously exists in a net shape in gaps among SiC crystal grains. An average diameter of the Si phase is controlled to 1000 nm or less. The sputtering target is... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070031634 - Lightweight acoustic automotive carpet: Light weight acoustic carpet including porous carpeting backed by a primary sound reducing layer and localized secondary insulators for use within vehicles, and methods of making same, are provided. A porous carpet structure including a carpet backing is heated to achieve a fluid or semi-fluid state and then subjected to... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20070031635 - Decorative ornament: An ornament adapted to mount to a support as part of a decorative display includes a decorative body, a bendable mounting element with a proximal end portion secured to the body, and a fastener secured to the distal end portion of the mounting element. The mounting element optionally may be... Agent: Martin & Henson, P.C.

20070031636 - Formed film, methods and apparatus for manufacturing same, and articles comprising same: Formed film, apparatus and methods for manufacturing formed film, and articles of manufacture are disclosed. Methods include controlled introduction of melt foldovers through modifying the surface area of a polymer melt curtain. Apparatus for same is also shown as are articles of formed film with melt foldovers.... Agent: Joseph A Tessari Tredegar Film Products

20070031637 - Superabsorbent water sensitive multilayer construction: A multilayer construction that includes a first layer that includes water sensitive thermoplastic polymer and a second layer disposed on the first layer, the second layer including superabsorbent polymer.... Agent: H.b. Fuller Company

20070031639 - Articles having low wettability and methods for making: An article having low wettability is presented. The article comprises a body portion and a surface portion disposed on the body portion. The surface portion comprises a plurality of features disposed on the body portion, and the features have a size, shape, and orientation selected such that the surface portion... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070031638 - Thin film structure and manufacturing method therefor: The present invention provides a thin film structure configured such that: thin films 8a and 8b and an electrode pad 7 are provided on a substrate 5; and a nonconductive shielding film 11 is formed on the sides of the thin films 8a facing the electrode pad 7 such that... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070031640 - Variable texture floor coverings: A floor covering has an exposed surface with substantially the same gloss level and at least two portions having different tactile surface characteristics. The difference in the tactile surface characteristics between the two portions is at least an average RPc of 4. The floor covering includes a substrate and a... Agent: Douglas E. Winters Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

20070031642 - Adhesive tape for a flexible display device and method of manufacturing a flexible display device using the same: An adhesive tape for a flexible display device and a method of manufacturing a flexible display device using the same are provided. The adhesion tape for a flexible display device includes a supporting film; a first adhesive layer formed on a first surface of the supporting film and having an... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20070031641 - License plate for back illumination and method for making same: The present invention provides a license plate (10) comprising a laminate that comprises: (i) a transparent polymeric support sheet (13); (ii) a transparent retroreflective sheet (11); (iii) one or more transparent adhesive layers (12) adhering said transparent polymeric support sheet (13) and said transparent retroreflective sheet together; and (iv) indicia... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070031643 - Panel structure for electronic apparatus and electronic apparatus: There is provided a panel structure for an electronic apparatus that is capable of exhibiting two types of design images. During daytime hours for example, a design-applied portion of a panel main body can be visually recognized through a panel made of a light transmitting material. During nighttime hours for... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070031644 - Adhesive composition and glass plate with molding made of thermoplastic elastomer: A chlorine-free adhesive composition of the present invention for use in the adhesion of a thermoplastic elastomer and a glass article, which comprises a modified polyolefin having a propylene-α-olefin copolymer as the main chain and at least one member selected from an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid and an acid anhydride thereof,... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070031645 - Roll processed decorative laminate construction: A decorative printed decorative laminate for forming an interior surface within a mobile platform or fixed structure. The printed decorative laminate is adapted to be formed through roll processing, and includes a first film layer. An ink layer disposed adjacent to the first film layer. A second film layer is... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, PLC

20070031646 - Molded product and manufacturing method thereof: A molded product and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed, in which the insulating layer of uniform thickness is formed in a narrow clearance between plural metal bodies. Surroundings of metal plates spaced at specified intervals are covered with insulating polymer to insulate them electrically. A spacer polymer... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070031647 - Method of insulation formation and application: The method of forming a lightweight, high performance, glass fiber blanket for acoustical and thermal insulation, that includes treating glass fibers with a fluid binding agent at elevated temperature to form a first cohesive glass fiber layer of thickness t1 traveling endwise, and winding that layer into a roll above... Agent: William W. Haefliger

20070031648 - Coating compositions suitable for use as a wood stain and/or toner: Coating compositions are disclosed that include a film-forming resin, a radiation cure initiator, a colorant, and a diluent. These compositions are substantially free of radiation curable material. Also disclosed are substrates at least partially coated with such compositions, substrates at least partially coated with a multi-layer composite coating comprising at... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20070031649 - Timing apparatus for monitoring item out-time: One apparatus embodiment includes a timing apparatus for monitoring item out-time. The apparatus includes a timer and a triggering mechanism. The triggering mechanism is provided for changing the state of the timer based upon an environmental condition.... Agent: Brooks & Cameron, PLLC

20070031650 - Image transfer sheet for electrophotography, method for manufacturing image recorded medium using the same, and image recorded medium: An image transfer sheet for electrophotography comprising a substrate and at least one layer including an image receiving layer on one side surface of the substrate, wherein at least one layer of the layers is a curable resin-containing layer which is a layer separable from the substrate or a layer... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070031651 - Slide bearing for internal combustion engines: A slide bearing for internal combustion engines, comprising a slide layer including a lubricant outer layer in which a solid lubricant is contained, and wherein the lubricant outer layer contains an element which is contained in the solid lubricant, at a maximum concentration of not less than 5 mass %... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070031652 - Thermally reflective encapsulated phase change pigment: This invention pertains to particulate thermally reflective phase change material that includes an encapsulated phase change material coated with a thermally reflective layer.... Agent: Naval Research Laboratory Associate Counsel (patents)

20070031654 - Coated polymeric film with oxygen barrier properties: A coating compositions for providing substrates with oxygen barrier properties is disclosed. The substrate may be, for instance, a film, such as a polyester film. The coating composition includes a copolymer of maleic acid and acrylic acid and a copolymer of vinyl alcohol and a vinylamine. The barrier coating formed... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20070031656 - Coating composition for adhering metallized layers to polymeric films: A metallized film and a process for making the film are disclosed. In general, the metallized film includes a polymeric film layer that is coated with a polyester coating composition. A metal layer is then formed on top of the polyester coating. The polyester coating acts as a tie layer... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20070031653 - Multi-layer barrier film structure: A laminate film including a polyetheramine resin-containing layer that has at least 30% resorcinol diglycidyl ether comonomer content, and a first polyolefin resin-containing layer which includes an amount of a tie-layer resin additive is disclosed. The laminate film could further have additional layers such as a second polyolefin resin-containing layer,... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070031655 - Transparent articles with anti-reflective coating and methods of making the same: Anti-reflective (AR) coated transparent substrates and methods of making the same are provided wherein the AR coating includes a fluorinated polymer. Preferably, the anti-reflective transparent articles and methods of making the same include a transparent substrate (e.g., glass), and an anti-reflective coating formed of a fluorinated polymer on one (or... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070031657 - Ream wrap having white or colored poly coating: A ream wrapper made of an unbleached (brown) paper or a semi-bleached (tan) paper with a white poly or colored poly coating.... Agent: Weiss & Weiss

20070031658 - Low opacity paper masking backing for pressure sensitive tapes: A tape which includes a substantially transparentized paper web and a substantially clear adhesive layer assembled into a tape, wherein the opacity of the tape is less than about 30%.... Agent: Thompson Hine L.L.P.

20070031659 - Structured adhesive system: A construction configuration for a building includes a fixture adhered to a framing structure with an adhesive system. The adhesive system has an outer pressure sensitive adhesive material, an inner pressure sensitive adhesive material, a bonding adhesive material, and at least one spacer material. The spacer material has at least... Agent: Owens Corning

20070031660 - Adhesive film and image display device: An adhesive film prevents static charge on peeling generated when removed from an adherend and also improves adhesion between a base material and an adhesive layer, where an under coat layer containing an organometallic is formed on the base material and then an adhesive layer is formed on the base... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070031661 - Laminate and pneumatic tires made by using the same: A laminate of an air permeation preventive layer an adhesive layer provided with an air permeation preventive layer comprising a thermoplastic elastomer composition containing a thermoplastic resin as a continuous phase and a rubber composition dispersed therein as a dispersed phase and arranged on one surface of the air permeation... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070031662 - Continuous textile fibers and yarns made from a spinnable nanocomposite: The present invention is related to a multifilament continous textile yarn made by melt spinning of a nanocomposite comprising as components at least one polymer and carbon nanotubes, and to its uses, in particular in the textile industry.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070031664 - Fiber yarn and fabric using the same: In view of the demand to replace wood pulp to preserve forests which is brought about by the recent trend to preserve natural resources from the terrestrial warming or the environmental pollution, this disclosure provides a yarn using cellulose-based filament yarn made from bamboo. This is achieved by a fiber... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper US LLP

20070031665 - Hydrophilized fiber substrate and method for hydrophilizing a hydrophobic surface of a fiber substrate: B, R4, and R10 are each independently methylene or poly(methylene), which may optionally be substituted on one or more of such methylene units, and which may optionally be interrupted at one or more positions by an oxygen atom, R1, R2, R3, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R11, R12, and R13... Agent: Kevin E. Mc Veigh Rhodia Inc.

20070031663 - Wholly aromatic polyamide fiber and process for producing the same: A wholly aromatic polyamide fiber which has excellent mechanical properties (toughness factor) and can be produced while attaining a satisfactory operation stability in the fiber formation step. The fiber comprises 100 parts by mass of a wholly aromatic polyamide and 0.05 to 20 parts by mass of particles of a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070031666 - Composite of vapor grown carbon fiber and inorganic fine particle and use thereof: The present invention relates to a composite of vapor grown carbon fiber and inorganic fine particles comprising vapor grown carbon fiber, each fiber filament of the carbon fiber having a structure with hollow space extending along its axis, a diameter of 0.001 to 1 μm and an aspect ratio of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070031668 - Bicomponent fiber and yarn comprising such fiber: The invention provides a bicomponent staple fiber comprising poly(ethylene terephthalate) and poly(trimethylene terephthalate) wherein the bicomponent fiber has a substantially oval cross-section shape having an aspect ratio A:B of about 2:1 to about 5:1 wherein A is a fiber cross-section major axis length and B is a fiber cross-section minor... Agent: Invista North America S.a.r.l.

20070031667 - Composite materials and structures: The invention provides composite components, structures and method for producing composite components A composite component has a negative effective Poisson's ratio and comprises a first component and a second component. The first component and the second component extend longitudinally relative to an axis, the first component being provided around the... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070031670 - Fire-resistant composition, in particular as material for a power and/or a telecommunications cable: The present invention relates to a fire-resistance composition in particular as a material for a power and/or telecommunications cable. The invention is remarkable in that the composition comprises a polymer together with aluminum oxide in the form of particles having a mean diameter of less than one micrometer.... Agent: Sofer & Haroun LLP.

20070031671 - Glass fiber-treating agent and glass fiber-treating composition: A glass fiber-treating agent comprising (A) 5-95% by weight of an acetylene glycol or an ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide adduct of acetylene glycol and (B) 5-95% by weight of a silicone surfactant. The agent functions to reduce dynamic and static surface tension and contact angle and offers excellent wetting,... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070031669 - Metal fiber comprising more than one metal or metal alloy: A metal fiber has a cross section, having a perimeter. The cross section comprises at least a first zone and a second zone, each of these zones providing a part of the perimeter. The first zone is composed of a first metal or metal alloy M1, and the second zone... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070031672 - Wire-coating composition based on new polyester amide imides and polyester amides: Wire-coating composition containing resins with nucleophilic groups as well as possibly amide group-containing resins which are capable of crosslinking with one another, comprising (A) 5 to 95% by weight of at least one resin with nucleophilic groups selected from the group consisting of OH, NHR, SH, carboxylate and CH-acidic groups,... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070031674 - Barrier, such as a hermetic barrier layer for o/pled and other electronic devices on plastic: A protective layer for an electronic device and devices with a protective layer. In one exemplary embodiment, the protective layer includes two different layers which can be etched by the same etchant as which are at least one of optically or RF transparent.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070031673 - Curable polymeric water based coating compositions and resulting coatings with barrier properties for gases and laminate structures: A coating composition is provided for use in laminate substrates useful in packaging of liquids and solids where the coating provides and increased resistance to the permeability of gases such as oxygen and carbon dioxide. In one embodiment the coating composition is a dispersion or a solution that comprises at... Agent: The Glidden Company

20070031675 - Epoxy resin composition for packaging a semiconductor device, method of making the same, and semiconductor device using the same: An epoxy resin composition, and a method of making the same, includes an epoxy resin and a curing agent, the epoxy resin composition also includes inorganic fillers, curing accelerators, and modified silicone oils. The epoxy resin is a modified epoxy resin prepared by glycidyl etherification of a mixture of a... Agent: Lee & Morse, P.C.

20070031676 - Resin-coated metal sheet and resin composition: An object of the present invention is to provide a resin-coated metal sheet which not only is excellent in stamping performance (lubricity of a resin layer) and film removability by alkaline cleaning but also has improved blocking resistance. Further, another object of the present invention is to provide a resin... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070031677 - Wood treatment: A process for treating wood comprising at least partially penetrating it with a urethane- or acrylate-based fluoro-material. Also, wood produced by the process.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070031678 - Use of fluorinated compounds for the protective treatment of titanium surfaces: p

20070031679 - Aqueous resin composition having gas barrier properties and laminated film using the same: An aqueous resin composition with gas barrier properties contains (i) polyurethane resin having aurethane group and a urea group in a total concentration of 25 to 60% by weight and having a acid value of 5 to 100 mgKOH/g, (ii) a swelling inorganic layered compound (e.g., a water-swelling mica, and... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070031680 - Pitch resistant hot melt polyurethane: The present invention relates to hot melt polyurethanes. The polyurethane can include a polyol and both a pure and polymeric polyisocyanate. Generally the polyurethane can be used to improve pitch resistance in building materials.... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070031683 - Colored coating material for color mirror, color mirror for vehicle, and production processes therefor: A colored coating material for a color mirror that includes a film-forming component, a pigment, and a solvent, wherein the pigment, which comprises a calcined inorganic pigment comprising one or more elements or oxides of elements selected from the group consisting of Fe, Mn, Co, Ni, Al, Cr, Ti, Sb,... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070031681 - Member having photocatalytic activity and multilayered glass: A photocatalyst layer (TiO2) is formed on the surface of a substrate (glass sheet) through the intermediary of a crystalline undercoat layer (ZrO2), and no dead layer is substantially present between the photocatalyst layer and the undercoat layer. Also, provision of an amorphous layer between the substrate and the undercoat... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20070031682 - Method of making thermally tempered coated article with transparent conductive oxide (tco) coating and product made using same: A method of making a coated article including a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) film supported by a tempered glass substrate is provided. Initially, an amorphous metal oxide film is sputter-deposited onto a non-tempered glass substrate, either directly or indirectly. The glass substrate with the amorphous film thereon is then thermally... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070031687 - Insulating-film-forming composition, method of producing the same, silica-based insulating film, and method of forming the same: An insulating-film-forming composition including an organic solvent and a hydrolysis-condensation product which is obtained by hydrolysis and condensation of a component (A) in the presence of a component (B).... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070031685 - Silicone photoluminescent layer and process for manufacturing the same: A photoluminescent layer including a silicone resin film; at least one color of phosphors distributed throughout the silicone resin film; and a base film on a first surface of the silicone resin film.... Agent: Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C.

20070031684 - Thermally conductive grease: The invention relates to thermally conductive greases that may contain carrier oil(s), dispersant(s), and thermally conductive particles, wherein the thermally conductive particles are a mixture of at least three distributions of thermally conductive particles, each of the at least three distributions of thermally conductive particles having an average (D50) particle... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070031686 - Thermally conductive grease: The invention relates to thermally conductive greases that may contain carrier oil(s), dispersant(s), and thermally conductive particles, wherein the thermally conductive particles are a mixture of at least three distributions of thermally conductive particles, each of the at least three distributions of thermally conductive particles having an average (D50) particle... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070031688 - Laminated metal sheet for can lid excelling in appearance after retorting: The laminated metal sheet for can end is formed by laminating polyester film on both sides thereof, thus providing excellent appearance after retorting. The polyester film laminated to a side to become outer face of the formed can end has (1) half-time of crystallization of the resin of amorphous polyester... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070031689 - Chemical conversion=treated metal plate: To provide a chemical conversion-treated metal sheet excellent in the corrosion resistance and coating adhesion, free from elution of chromium oxide and small in the environmental load, there is provided a chemical conversion-treated metal sheet comprising a metal sheet having on at least one surface thereof an inorganic film, wherein... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070031690 - Multilayer coextruded films including frangible intralaminar bonding forces: Multilayer film structures are disclosed having a first layer of polymer sealant material, a second layer comprising a frangible bond layer, and a third layer comprising an adhesive or polyolefin. The first layer comprises from about 1% to about 10% of the total thickness of the multilayer film structure, has... Agent: Bemis Company, Inc.

20070031691 - Multilayer oriented high-modulus film: The invention relates to a high modulus, bi-axially oriented film, heat-shrinkable or non heatshrinkable, comprising a first outer layer comprising a polyester or a copolyester, a second outer layer comprising an ethylene or propylene homo- or co-polymer, a core layer comprising an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer, and no core polyamide or... Agent: Sealed Air Corporation

20070031692 - Starch compatibility of paper coating compounds: A mixture of A) an aqueous polymer dispersion (emulsion polymer for short) obtainable by emulsion polymerization and B) a polymer which is soluble in water (at 20° C., 1 bar), obtainable by free radical polymerization and composed of at least 5% by weight of ethylenically unsaturated acids is used in... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070031693 - Method of processing wood and compressed wood product: A method of processing wood in which a wooden piece is compressed into a predetermined three-dimensional shape, includes compressing a portion of the wooden piece at a compression rate of at least 0.75 in a thickness direction of the portion of the wooden piece.... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070031694 - Conductive diamond electrode and process for producing the same: The present invention provides a conductive diamond electrode having: a conductive substrate; a coating layer formed on a surface of the conductive substrate, the coating layer containing one of a metal and an alloy each including at least one of niobium and tantalum; and a conductive diamond layer formed on... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070031695 - Method for separating cropped layers from plated strips by roll bonding: A process for the manufacture of plated strips comprising at least two layers of different metals or alloys. The process allows subsequent separation of different cropped layers resulting from shearing the plated strips. The process comprises preparing plates corresponding to each of the plating layers, superimposing and assembly of these... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070031696 - Plain bearing composite material comprising a sputtered bearing coating: The invention relates to a plain bearing composite material comprising a steel carrier layer, a carrier layer which is cast, sintered or cladded thereon, the carrier layer being made of bronze or brass, and a bearing coating on the carrier layer or on an intermediate layer, the bearing coating being... Agent: Dreiss, Fuhlendorf, Steimle & Becker

20070031697 - Copper-metallized integrated circuits having electroless thick copper bond pads: A metal structure (100) for a contact pad of a semiconductor device, which has interconnecting traces of a first copper layer (102). The substrate is protected by an insulating overcoat (104). In the structure, the first copper layer of first thickness and first crystallite size is selectively exposed by a... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20070031701 - Carbazole derivative, light-emitting element material obtained by using carbazole derivative, light-emitting element, and electronic device: It is an object to provide a carbazole derivative which is useful as a raw material for forming a light-emitting element material which has resistance to repeated oxidation reactions. It is an object to provide a carbazole derivative represented by a general formula (G-1). In the general formula (G-1), each... Agent: Eric Robinson

20070031699 - Charge-transporting compound, charge-transporting material, charge-transporting varnish, charge-transporting thin film, and organic electroluminescent device: Using a charge transporting organic compound made of a polymer whose polymer main chain has a fluorene derivative, which is substituted with an amino group having an aromatic ring or heterocyclic ring, connected thereto at the 9 position thereof, e.g. a compound represented by the following formula (1), in a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070031698 - Oligomer and polymer comprising triphenyl phosphine units: An oligomer or polymer comprising a first repeat unit and a second repeat unit that may be the same or different, the first repeat unit having formula (I): wherein each E independently represents optionally substituted nitrogen or optionally substituted phosphorus, with the proviso that at least one E is optionally... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20070031700 - Organic light emitting diode: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) includes a substrate, a first electrode layer, an organic emitting layer, a second electrode layer, and an electron injection layer, in which the electron injection layer is selected from an electron injection layer made from organic molecules, an electron injection layer with nano-grade thickness,... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070031702 - Erosion resistant coatings and methods thereof: Erosion resistant coating processes and material improvements for line-of-sight applications. The erosion resistant coating composition includes nanostructured grains of tungsten carbide (WC) and/or submicron sized grains of WC embedded into a cobalt chromium (CoCr) binder matrix. A high velocity air fuel thermal spray process (HVAF) is used to create thick... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070031703 - Barrier film and laminated material, container for wrapping and image display medium using the saw, and manufacturing method for barrier film: An object of the present invention is to provide a barrier film having the extremely high barrier property and the better transparency, a method for manufacturing the same, and a laminated material, a container for wrapping and an image displaying medium using the barrier film. According to the present invention,... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20070031704 - Gypsum-based building material having increased thermal conductivity and shielding attenuation, method for producing the building material, molding containing the building material and method for producing the molding: A gypsum-based building material having increased thermal conductivity and shielding attenuation, a method for producing the building material, a molding containing the building material and a method for producing the molding are provided. The products and methods include adding ground stock formed of compacted expanded graphite to gypsum-based building materials... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070031705 - Magnetic recording medium and process for producing the same: A low cost magnetic recording medium having low surface roughness and a method for manufacturing the magnetic recording medium are provided. A soft magnetic layer 16 has a laminate structure including a first soft magnetic layer 26 on the substrate 12 side and a second soft magnetic layer 28 on... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070031706 - Method for producing magnetic recording medium and magnetic recording medium: A method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium, which enables efficient and ensured manufacture of a magnetic recording medium having a recording layer formed in a concavo-convex pattern and a satisfactorily flat surface, and a magnetic recording medium are provided. According to the method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium,... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070026164 - Liquid crystal display: The invention relates to a liquid crystal display used as a display unit of an electronic apparatus and provides a liquid crystal display which can achieve high display quality. The liquid crystal display includes a pair of substrates provided opposite to each other, a liquid crystal having negative dielectric constant... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070026165 - Liquid crystal display and manufacturing method of same: A main object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display using a ferroelectric liquid crystal, with the ferroelectric liquid crystal in the mono-stability state and the excellent alignment stability. To achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a liquid crystal display comprising: a reactive liquid... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070026163 - Polymerization-encapsulated cholesteric liquid crystal for bistable reflective displays: A liquid crystal polymer dispersion is formed where liquid crystal encapsulation is produced by a process in which a reactive additive formulation is mixed and photo-polymerized. The polymerizable additive formulation includes monofunctional, multifunctional and photoinitiator compounds in specific composition. The polymerizable additive formulation enhances the control of deformed globule or... Agent: Renner, Kenner, Greive, Bobak, Taylor & Weber

20070026166 - Reduced-pressure drying method, method of manufacturing functional film, method of manufacturing electro-optic device, electro-optic device, liquid crystal display device, organic el display device, and electronic apparatus: A reduced-pressure drying method includes: decompressing a second chamber communicated with a first chamber housing a base material coated with a liquid substance containing a solvent to predetermined operative pressure by a decompressing device; leaving the first chamber closed in response to reaching the predetermined operative pressure until the evaporated... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070026167 - Microvoided light diffuser containing optical contact layer: The invention relates to a light diffuser comprising a thermoplastic layer incorporating organic bead-containing microvoids and having an integral smoothing layer on at least one surface thereof, the smoothing layer exhibiting an average thickness less than 12 microns.... Agent: Patent Legal Staff

20070026168 - Gas barrier clear film, and display substrate and display using the same: The gas barrier clear film comprises: a clear resin base material film 11 having a coefficient of linear expansion of 15 to 100 ppm/K and a glass transition temperature Tg of 150 to 300° C.; and a first clear inorganic compound layer 13A, a sol-gel coat layer 15A, and a... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070026169 - Recording medium, image-forming method employing the same, process for producing the same: An ink-jet recording medium having at least a light-reflecting layer and a dye-fixing layer formed in this order on a base material in a multilayer structure, wherein the light-reflecting layer contains two or more pigments different in chemical composition, and wherein the average particle size of a pigment (A) having... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070026170 - Recording medium: A recording medium has an ink-receiving layer provided on at least one surface of a substrate, wherein the substrate comprises a base material, and a resin layer having ink absorbency and/or ink permeability formed at least on the side of the base material on which the ink-receiving layer is provided,... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070026171 - High temperature, high strength, colorable materials for use with electronics processing applications: Certain embodiments include an electrostatic-discharge safe tray for receiving and/or storing electronic components, e.g., read/write heads. Such trays may be made from a mixture of at least one high temperature, high strength polymer, at least one metal oxide, and at least one pigment. The use of the metal oxides as... Agent: Mykrolis Corporation

20070026172 - Fibre reinforced cement column and method of forming the same: A fibre reinforced cement (FRC) tubular body having a wall thickness to outer diameter ratio of less than around 0.050, preferably 0.035. A lathe assembly and method for forming an elongate tubular body, such as said FRC tubular body, is also claimed, said lathe assembly including: an elongate base (1);... Agent: Gardere / James Hardie Gardere Wynne Sewell, LLP

20070026173 - Multilayer containers and methods of manufacture: A blow molded plastic container includes a multilayer sidewall having at least three consecutive layers A, B and C. Layers A and C are of identical plastic composition, and of a composition different from layer B. In exemplary embodiments of the disclosure: (1) layers A and C are of a... Agent: Owens-illinois, Inc.

20070026174 - Plastic dispensing container having reduced moisture penetration and method for same: A method for reducing the permeation of moisture into a dispensing tube container having a head and a tube sleeve, wherein the head has a shoulder and a neck, and wherein the tube sleeve has two ends and one of those ends is attached to the shoulder; comprising: adding a... Agent: Paul D. Greeley, Esq. Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20070026176 - Foamed inner tube: A ball inner tube used as a ball bladder or sold individually as a ball with better resilience, improved airtight performance and longer service is comprised of an inner tube designated material given the primary heating process, bound with a mixture of a foaming agent and the same material designated... Agent: Leong C Lei

20070026175 - Heat-shrinkable foam films: To provide a foamed film or multilayer foamed film excellent in heat insulating properties, a heat shrinkable foamed film or heat shrinkable multilayer foamed film made thereof, a heat shrinkable label, and a container covered therewith. A styrene foamed film characterized by having at least one foamed layer which contains... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070026177 - Laminate:

20070026178 - Method for making plastic metal composite parts: A method for making a plastic/metal composite part comprises providing a tubular metallic preform and coating the metallic preform with an outer plastic layer to form a laminated preform. The laminated preform may be formed to create a laminated structural component. The forming may involve hydroforming. The plastic/metal composite part... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070026179 - Pvc tube provided with a friction-reducing layer and method for the production thereof: PVC tube having a friction-reducing layer applied to the inside. This friction-reducing layer includes a material that can be applied with co-extrusion such that it bonds directly to the PVC material that is likewise extruded. Such a friction-reducing layer preferably includes an ethylene acrylate copolymer. It is also possible to... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070026181 - Fastener tapes: Cooperative touch fasteners have a sheet-form base with an upper face and a lower face. Extending outwardly from, and integral with the upper face of the base is a plurality of fastener elements. Additionally, the lower face of the sheet-form base has a pressure adhesive property and is coated with... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070026180 - Translucent flame retardant tape: The present invention relates to an adhesive film composite, uses of an adhesive film composite and a method for applying an adhesive film composite. The adhesive film composite may include a substrate and an adhesive disposed on the substrate. The adhesive film composite may be a substantially translucent, flame retardant... Agent: Tyco Plastics And Adhesives

20070026183 - Self adhering membrane for roofing applications: A preformed, self adhering single ply roofing membrane including a water impermeable membrane; a pressure sensitive, hot melt adhesive adhered to one side of the water impermeable membrane, and a release liner on the side of the pressure sensitive, hot melt adhesive opposite of the water impermeable membrane.... Agent: Omnova Solutions, Inc.

20070026182 - Systems for attaching wood products: A system for attaching a plurality of wood products is provided. The system has a first wood product having a first chemical compound applied to a surface of the first wood product. In addition, the system has a second wood product having a second chemical compound applied to a surface... Agent: Weyerhaeuser Company Intellectual Property Dept., Ch 1j27

20070026184 - Label, web of material and method of the production thereof: The invention relates to a label, which when used, is stuck to a specific object in a simple manner with the air of an adhesive layer. However, it is not possible to remove the label without causing damage since some of the weakness lines become torn as a result of... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070026185 - Spunbond facing and faced insulation assembly: A faced building insulation assembly includes a first facing forming a first major surface of the assembly with a central field portion having one or more spunbond continuous polymeric filament mat layers. Preferably, the facing is fungi growth resistant and has a selected water vapor permeance rating as applied to... Agent: Johns Manville Intellectual Property (r21d)

20070026186 - Laminated fabric panels and method of assembling same: A laminated fabric panel and a method of manufacturing such panel. Each fabric panel includes at least one fabric layer and at least one water-resistant protective layer fixed to the fabric layer. The method includes assembling the two laminated panels along a predetermined joining line; flattening the two panels; pre-positioning... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070026187 - Silver alloy excelling in performance of reflectance maintenance: The present invention is a silver alloy including silver as the main component and at least one rare-earth element as a first dopant element, and excellent in reflectance maintenance property. In the present invention, the first dopant element is preferably samarium, neodymium, lanthanum, cerium, ytterbium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium,... Agent: Richard S. Roberts

20070026188 - Method and apparatus for extruding honeycomb articles and thick-skinned ceramic honeycomb articles manufactured thereby: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for forming a circumferential skin surrounding a central cellular structure of an extruded honeycomb article. The method and apparatus may be used to produce defect-free skins and/or skins having large thickness and a high degree of particle alignment thereby preferably exhibiting CTE comparable to... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20070026189 - Flocked articles having noncompatible insert and porous film: The present invention is directed to flocked articles comprising a metallized film and methods of manufacturing such articles.... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070026190 - Base for honeycomb filter, method for producing same and honeycomb filter: A base 1 for a honeycomb filter of the present invention includes: a ceramic porous body having a large number of fine pores, and a plurality of cells 3 separated from each other by partition walls 4 and to serve as fluid passages. 50% pore diameter (d50) of the ceramic... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20070026191 - Vibration welding element for thermoplastic members: A vibration welding element for thermoplastic members, and related joint structures, assemblies, and methods, are disclosed. A vibration welding element that is composed at least in part of a thermoplastic material includes at least one welding surface for forming a vibratory welded bond with at least one thermoplastic member. The... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070026192 - Polytetrafluoroethylene slit yarn and method for manufacturing same: v

20070026195 - Integrated granule product: An integrated granule product that includes a film having a plurality of ceramic coated granules bonded to the film by a cured adhesive. The integrated granule product is generally considered an intermediate product because it is suitable for application onto various substrates for end use applications such as roofing products... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070026194 - Separator for palletized and other stacked material: A separator sheet for pallets, parts, or other stacked material is formed from a polyolefin such as HDPE using a method that produces a roughened surface on the sheet that helps prevent shifting of the stacked material. The sheets can be made by extruding melted polyolefin through a die, and... Agent: James D. Stevens Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20070026193 - Ultrahydrophobic substrates: Disclosed is a process for modification of a substrate so as to form an ultrahydrophobic surface on the substrate. Also disclosed are surface-modified substrates that can be formed according to the disclosed processes. The process includes attachment of a multitude of nano- and/or submicron-sized structures to a surface to provide... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20070026196 - Laminated electronic component and method for producing the same: A laminated electronic component includes a ceramic substrate having a first groove provided on a principal surface thereof and extending to the side surfaces, and a resin sheet. The resin sheet includes a thermosetting resin in a semi-cured state and is compression bonded on the principal surface of the ceramic... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070026197 - Decorating sheet, decorating molded article and in-mold decorating injection molding: A decorating sheet comprises a transparent resin substrate sheet 1 and a glossy layer 2 laminated to the back surface of the transparent resin substrate sheet 1, and the front surface of the transparent resin substrate sheet 1 is divided into high-gloss portions H and low-gloss portions L. The transparent... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070026198 - Cleaning cards with angled cleaning surfaces: A cleaning card for use in cleaning internal surfaces of machine components, including internal, rotatable idler rolls, includes a substrate having a central plane between opposed surfaces thereof, a machine direction dimension defined between opposed end edges and a transverse direction dimension defined between opposed side edges. The substrate includes... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20070026199 - Slat for covering for architectural openings: A slat for use in a covering for an architectural opening is made from a base material of binder and matrix fibers which are formed into a nonwoven material by melting at least a portion of the binder fibers to thermally bond the binder and matrix fibers. A coating of... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070026200 - Decorative mirror sign: A decorative sign including an aluminum substrate having a highly reflective surface that is covered, at least in part, by a polymer coating. Inks and/or dyes are transferred into and received by the polymer coating to form a decorative image that covers some, but preferably not all, of the highly... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark, LLP

20070026205 - Article having patterned decorative coating: An article having a decorative, visibly-patterned, multi-colored surface appearance includes a substrate and a first coating provided by vapor deposition above at least a portion of the substrate, the coating comprising a first material having a first color. The coating comprises a random arrangement of penetrations through which a portion... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070026204 - Embedded watermark: An anti-counterfeit image feature for laminated plastic cards used for identification and transaction having the appearance of a watermark.... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070026202 - Filament based open celled carrier web system for pressure sensitive product assemblies: The present invention relates to the use of an open carrier web, a web having a series of regularly occurring openings or spaces that is used in connection with pressure sensitive products, namely labels. The carrier web uses a series of strings or filaments that are spaced from one another... Agent: Michael C. Maier, Esq. Ward Kraft, Inc.

20070026201 - Molded articles and methods of producing them: Molded articles and methods of producing them are provided. In certain examples, the molded article may include a substrate and a resin molded onto the substrate. In other examples, the molded article may further include indicia on or in a surface of the resin molded onto the substrate. Processes of... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi

20070026206 - Porous pigment coating: In one aspect of the present system and method, an electrophotographic media includes a porous base media and a bi-modal pigmented composition disposed on the porous media that provides an increased resistance to blistering during pigment fusing. The bi-modal pigment may include a first pigment and a second pigment, the... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070026207 - System and method for custom-designing a printed article: A system for custom designing a printed article assembly including a design guide that sequentially depicts a plurality of design options for a different one of a plurality of design parameters. The design guide directs the serial selection of at least one of the plurality of design options for each... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070026203 - Transfer medium for transferring protective layer: A transfer medium for transferring a protective layer is provided which comprises at least one protective layer provided on a support, the protective layer comprising as a main component by weight an acryl-silica hybrid resin curable by irradiation with an ionizing radiation.... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070026208 - Label assembly for process equipment and method of applying the same: A label assembly for application on a piece of process equipment is provided. The label assembly includes a label positioned on the piece of process equipment. A layer of generally transparent silicone coats the process equipment over the label. At least one layer of generally transparent tape covers the layer... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070026209 - Absorbent pad with activated carbon ink for odor control: An absorbent pad configured for placement under a patient to absorb bodily fluids includes a liquid permeable cover layer, a liquid impermeable back sheet, and an absorbent structure disposed between the cover layer and the back sheet. At least one of the cover layer, back sheet, or absorbent structure incorporates... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20070026211 - Coextruded film capable of withstanding retort conditions: The present invention provides a multilayer film capable of withstanding retort conditions, and wherein each of the polymers making up the various layers of the film are capable of coextrusion with one another. In a preferred embodiment, the present film comprises a five-layer film, wherein a core layer and two... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070026210 - Laminated glass: The present invention relates to a laminated glass having an interlayer film between at least two transparent glass platy bodies. Functional ultra-fine particles of a particle diameter of not greater than 0.2 μm are dispersed in the interlayer film. The functional ultra-fine particles comprise a single substance of metal, oxide,... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070026212 - Laminated structure with a filled viscoelastic layer and method: The present invention provides a panel providing improved noise and vibration attenuation. The panel is formed from a constrained layer viscoelastic laminate material having at least two constraining layers and at least one viscoelastic layer therebetween spanning the entirety of the constraining layers. Included within the viscoelastic layer is an... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20070026213 - Method and device for digitally coating textile: A method is disclosed for digitally forming a coating on a fibrous textile having mesh openings between adjacent fibres. According to the method, textile is fed continuously along a treatment path having a row of static coating nozzles arranged generally transversely across the path. The coating nozzles have outlet diameters... Agent: Howrey LLP

20070026214 - Thermal management system for high temperature events: The present invention describes thermal management systems for high temperature events comprising: an insulating layer having opposing front face and back face, and comprising at least one layer of fiber-reinforced aerogel, said insulating layer disposed about and conforming to a surface to be insulated.... Agent: Aspen Aerogels Inc.IPDepartment

20070026215 - Process for forming fiber-containing articles such as annular or ellipsoidal preforms: A process for placing at least one fiber element (111) on a surface (S) is disclosed, wherein the fiber element (111) is deposited on the surface (S) and is bound to at least one part of the surface and a width (l) of the deposited fiber element (111) varies longitudinally.... Agent: Withers & Keys, LLC

20070026216 - Acoustic element consisting of composite foam: The invention relates to an acoustic component (1) of composite foam and a method of producing an acoustic component (1) comprising particles (2) or bars (11) of plastic foam, which are bound to one another by a binding agent (5). The particles (2) or bars (11) have surfaces (4) made... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070026217 - Selectively permeable film supported membrane: A selectively permeable film supported membrane comprises a selectively permeable film comprising at least one ionomer; a bilayer formed on the film; and at least one transport substance incorporated into the bilayer. Methods for forming a selectively permeable film supported membrane comprise the steps of forming a bilayer on a... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

20070026218 - Composite foamed polypropylene resin molding and method of producing same: A composite foamed polypropylene resin molding including a plurality of sections which are fuse-bonded to each other, at least two of which differ from each other in color, apparent density, composition and/or mechanical strengths, each of which is formed from expanded polypropylene resin beads, and each of which shows a... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070026219 - Cellulose-based microporous membrane: There is disclosed a cellulosic microporous filtration membrane with upper and lower porous protective layers with a porous sponge-type intermediate layer between the two protective layers, wherein the sponge-type structure consists of two isotropic regions having different pore sizes.... Agent: Chernoff, Vilhauer, Mcclung & Stenzel

20070026220 - Foam insulating liners and methods for manufacturing the same: A foam insulating liner includes a liner frame comprising a first side, a second side and a perimeter disposed about an injected foam insulating core. The method of its manufacture includes the steps of placing a first side of an insulating liner frame in a first half of a mold;... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20070026221 - Morphological forms of fillers for electrical insulation: A high thermal conductivity resin that has a host resin matrix, and a high thermal conductivity filler. The high thermal conductivity filler (30) forms a continuous organic-inorganic composite with the host resin matrix. The fillers are from 1-1000 nm in length, and have average aspect ratios of between 3-100. At... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070026222 - Laminate with fluoropolymer film and film-forming fluoropolymer: A functionalized fluoropolymer, preferably with phosphate functionality, can be coated on a metal oxide containing rubber substrate, which coating, after heating, results in a fluoropolymer-rubber substrate laminate without degradation of the rubber, and with good adhesion between the fluoropolymer and the rubber.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070026223 - Multilayer film and biaxially oriented polyester film: An objective of the present invention is to provide a film that has a high rigidity and is superior in dimension stability under high temperatures and transparency after heating processes, as well as in moldability within a wide temperature range, which has not been achieved by conventional techniques, and this... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20070026226 - Epoxy primer layer for fuser belts:

20070026225 - Primer composition for high temperature belts:

20070026224 - Use of coated metallic luster pigments for pigmenting high molecular weight materials: Use of luster pigments based on a platelet-shaped metallic substrate coated with a low refractive dielectric layer which does not absorb visible light, for pigmenting macromolecular materials.... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070026227 - Adhesive aid composition: e

20070026228 - Temperature regulating cellulosic fibers and applications thereof: Cellulosic fibers having enhanced reversible thermal properties and applications of such cellulosic fibers are described. In one embodiment, a cellulosic fiber includes a fiber body including a cellulosic material and a set of microcapsules dispersed in the cellulosic material. The set of microcapsules contain a phase change material having a... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP

20070026229 - Carbon coated high luster materials: A platy pigment substrate having a carbon-containing coating thereon is provided wherein the coating comprises a pyrolyzed carbon-containing ionic species. The products of the present invention may be used in any application where pearlescent pigments have been used heretofore including but not limited to automotive and industrial paint applications.... Agent: Gus Hampilos, Chief Patent Counsel Basf Catalysts LLC

20070026230 - Granulated raw material for refractory products and also a process for the production of and use of the granulated raw material: The invention relates to a granulated raw material for refractory graphite-containing products in the form of shaped granules, with the granules each comprising a coarse resistor particle which is enveloped by a shell comprising graphite flocs and cured binder, in particular a carbon-containing binder. In addition, the invention relates to... Agent: Perry Teitelbaum, Esq. Goodman & Teitelbaum, Esqs.

20070026231 - Method of coating an anode/collector with carbon nanotubes: A vacuum tube having its anode/collector coated with carbon nanotube-based material in which five percent or more of the carbon nanotubes are aligned parallel to the anode/collector's surface.... Agent: James M. Skorich

20070026235 - Glazing system for vehicle tops and windows: A glazing system and method for vehicle tops and windows is described therein. The system includes a panel having a top side and a bottom side, a first protective coating deposited on the top side and second protective coating deposited on the bottom side. The protective coatings provide protection from... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070026233 - Photoreceptor layer having polyether lubricants: An imaging member containing a substrate, and an outer layer containing a polyether lubricant, and an image forming apparatus for forming images on a recording medium including the imaging member above, a development component to apply a developer material to said charge-retentive surface to develop said electrostatic latent image to... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20070026234 - Protective film for electronic device: A protective film that covers a switch surface of an electronic device. The protective film has a first film with an adhesive surface to cover a surface of the electronic device and a second film superposed thereon to cover a predetermined portion of the electronic device and the film may... Agent: Apex Juris, PLLC Tracy M Heims

20070026232 - Transparent conductive film for flat panel displays: Transparent conductive films for flat panel displays and methods for producing them are disclosed. In general, a method according to the present invention comprises: (1) providing a flexible plastic substrate; (2) depositing a multi-layered conductive metallic film on the flexible plastic substrate by a thin-film deposition technique to form a... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. Pacwest Center, Suite 1900

20070026236 - Polytetrafluoroethylene-doped photoreceptor layer having polyol ester lubricants: An imaging member containing a substrate, and a layer containing a polytetrafluoroethylene and a polyol ester, and an image forming apparatus for forming images on a recording medium including the imaging member above, a development component to apply a developer material to said charge-retentive surface to develop said electrostatic latent... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20070026237 - Substrate with anti-soiling coating: A substrate having at least one main surface comprising a first coating deposited on said main surface and a second coating having anti-soiling properties deposited and adhering on the surface of said first coating, the first coating being a (meth)acrylate based coating and being obtained by polymerizing a polymerizable composition... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20070026238 - Cambering of glazing by gravity on a multiplicity of supports: The invention relates to a glazing element-bending process, comprising: a first stage involving bending of the glazing element through gravitational depression on a first support providing it with a first central depression, then a second stage continuing the bending of the glazing element through gravitational depression on a second support,... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070026239 - Functionalization of yarn and textile products: Methods of chemical and biochemical functionalization of yarn and textile products are described. A yarn or textile product is contacted with a linker molecule comprising two or more photochemically activatable chemical groups and a non-linker molecule having a desired property. Photochemical activation of the chemical groups causes covalent attachment of... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20070026242 - Fire resistant glazings: Solutions comprising a sodium silicate waterglass having a modulus of less than 3 and at least 8% by weight of an organic polyhydroxy compound such as glycerol are useful in the production of interlayers used in fire resistant glass laminates. The solutions are dried on a flat surface such as... Agent: Marshall & Melhorn

20070026241 - Spandrel coating and method: A coated article for use in spandrel applications and/or the like is provided. In certain example embodiments, a coating is provided to have a coating design which permits the coating to realize more predictable and/or consistent optical characteristics such as glass side reflectance, color and/or the like. Certain example embodiments... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070026240 - Transparent base with transparent conductive film, method for producing same, and photoelectric converter comprising such base: The present invention provides a transparent substrate with a transparent conductive film that is thin but has a surface with concavities and convexities of increased height. A manufacturing method of the present invention includes a process of forming a transparent conductive film containing crystalline metal oxide as its main component... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070026243 - Gas barrier film, substrate film, and organic electroluminescence device: A gas barrier film comprising a gas barrier laminate on a substrate film, in which the gas barrier laminate comprises at least one three-layer unit consisting of a silicon oxynitride layer, a silicon oxide layer, and a silicon oxynitride layer disposed in this order.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070026244 - Coating compositions and textile fabrics coated therewith: An organopolysiloxane composition for coating textile fabrics which is curable to an elastomer comprises at least one organopolysiloxane having silicon-bonded aliphatically unsaturaded hydrocarbon groups, an organosilicon crosslinker having at least 3 silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms, a precious metal catalyst and 15 to 30 parts by weight of a filler per 100... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070026245 - Laminate of liquid crystalline polyester with copper foil: The present invention provides a laminate comprising a resin layer and a copper foil. The resin layer is made from a liquid crystalline polyester having at least one structural unit selected from a structural unit derived from aromatic diamine and a structural unit derived from aromatic amine with a phenolic... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070026247 - Doped lzo buffer layers for laminated conductors: A laminated conductor includes a metallic substrate having a surface, a biaxially textured buffer layer supported by the surface of the substrate, the biaxially textured buffer layer comprising LZO and a dopant for mitigating metal diffusion through the LZO, and a biaxially textured conductor layer supported by the biaxially textured... Agent: Ut-battelle, LLC Office Of Intellectual Property

20070026248 - Doped y2o3 buffer layers for laminated conductors: A laminated conductor includes a metallic substrate having a surface, a biaxially textured buffer layer supported by the surface of the metallic substrate, the biaxially textured buffer layer comprising Y2O3 and a dopant for blocking cation diffusion through the Y2O3, and a biaxially textured conductor layer supported by the biaxially... Agent: Ut-battelle, LLC Office Of Intellectual Property

20070026249 - Veneerable silver alloy for producing ceramic-veneered dental restorations: l

20070026246 - Y2o3 spray-coated member and production method thereof: A member is obtained by forming a Y2O3 black spray coating on a surface of a substrate or covering the surface of the substrate with a Y2O3 black spray coating through an undercoat or a middle layer. This coating has good heat characteristics and is good in the resistance to... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070026250 - Method of thermoforming: A method of thermoforming comprises the steps of providing a film, heating the film, and forming the heated film onto a mold. The film comprises a propylene/ethylene copolymer skin layer having a melting point of from about 130° C. to about 150° C. and a interior polyamide layer having a... Agent: Sealed Air Corporation

20070026251 - Flexible packaging laminate films including a block copolymer layer: A flexible packaging laminate film having improved interlayer adhesion and toughness without compromising other physical properties which is a laminate of at least one film layer of a polyolefin and at least one film layer of a block copolymer. The block copolymer employed in the present invention includes an unhydrogenated... Agent: Kraton Polymers U.s. LLC

20070026252 - Metallic honeycomb structure: A honeycomb structure includes a plurality of substantially parallel channels, a layer of at least partially structured metal foils and a housing. The layer includes a number N of at least partially structured metal foils and a number N+1 of smooth metal foils. The number N=1, 2 or 3 and... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070026253 - High-carbon steel wire with nickel sub coating: A wire for external exposure, i.e. without chemical binding with a polymer or rubber matrix. The wire has a steel core, a nickel sub-coating and a zinc or zinc alloy top coating above the nickel sub-coating. The steel core has a carbon content exceeding 0.20%. The wire is in a... Agent: Shlesinger, Arkwright & Garvey LLP

20070026254 - Method for processing surfaces of aluminium alloy sheets and strips: A method for processing the surface of a strip, sheet or a shaped part made of an aluminum alloy which involves the preparation of a surface with the aid of an atmospheric pressure plasma and by a chemical conversion treatment using at least the elements Si, Ti, Zr, Ce, Co,... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20070026255 - Plain bearing composite material: The invention relates to a plain bearing composite material comprising a steel carrier layer and a bearing coating which is applied to the carrier layer in such a way that it cannot be removed and consists of lead-free aluminium bearing alloy consisting of between 4.4 and 6 wt. % of... Agent: Dreiss, Fuhlendorf, Steimle & Becker

20070026256 - Turbine blade capable of inhibiting reaction: A reaction control turbine blade is formed by applying a reaction control material to the surface of an Ni-base superalloy before applying aluminum diffusion coating to the Ni-base superalloy. The reaction control material is Co, Cr or Ru, or an alloy of which main component is selected from a group... Agent: Griffin Butler Whisenhunt & Szipl LLP Suite Ph-1

20070026258 - Dimethylenecyclohexane compound, method of preparing the same and organic light emitting device comprising the same: r

20070026257 - Low voltage organic electroluminescent element: An OLED device comprises a cathode, an electron-transporting layer (ETL), a light-emitting layer (LEL) containing a fluorescent light-emitting material, a hole-transporting layer (HTL), and an anode, in that order, wherein the ETL comprises a mixture of compounds, including a first compound and at least one second compound, and wherein there... Agent: Paul A. Leipold Patent Legal Staff

20070026259 - Thermal recording material: The present invention provides a thermal recording material excellent in water resistance and oil resistance and satisfactory in wriatbility and stampability. The thermal recording material of the present invention includes a thermally colorable thermal recording layer formed on a substrate and a protective layer formed on said thermal recording layer,... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070026260 - Granular recording medium for perpendicular recording and recording apparatus: A double-layer perpendicular magnetic recording medium suitable for high density recording is obtained. In one embodiment, a granular recording medium is formed on a undercoating layer, in which a first metal composed of Pt, Pd, or an alloy thereof and a second metal composed of Cr or V are included... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20070026262 - Perpendicular magnetic recording medium with tilted easy axis of magnetization, method of manufacturing magnetic recording medium, and magnetic recording apparatus comprising magnetic recording medium: According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording medium includes a substrate, a first underlayer formed on the substrate and including an amorphous alloy containing Ni, a crystalline second underlayer formed on the first underlayer and including simple Cr or an alloy containing Cr, and a magnetic recording layer formed on... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070026261 - Recording medium comprising laminated underlayer structures: A perpendicular recording medium having an underlayer structure that improves the microstructural properties of the recording layer. A spacer layer is intercalated between the lower and upper hcp metal layers. This results in improvements in microstructure of the upper hcp metal layer and the recording magnetic layer, which in turn... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC

20070026263 - Heatsink films for magnetic recording media: Metal alloy heatsink films for magnetic recording media are disclosed. The metal alloy heatsink films possess both high thermal conductivity and improved mechanical properties such as relatively high hardness. The metal alloy heatsink films also have controlled microstructures which are compatible with subsequently deposited crystalline magnetic recording layers. The films... Agent: Pietragallo, Bosick & Gordon LLP

20070026264 - Magnetic recording medium: A magnetic recording medium has a non-magnetic layer and a magnetic layer formed in that order on one surface of a non-magnetic support and a back coat layer formed on the other surface of the non-magnetic support. The non-magnetic layer is formed so as to include at least one of... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070026265 - Patterned substrate having patterns of protrusions and recesses, method of manufacturing the same, magnetic recording media, and magnetic recording apparatus: According to one embodiment, a patterned substrate used for a magnetic recording media having discrete tracks includes patterns of protrusions and recesses processed thereon, and a texture structure formed on each of the recesses.... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP