Stock material or miscellaneous articles inventions 04/07

20070092661 - Liquid crystal display device and dielectric film usable in the liquid crystal display device: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device with high image visibility at low power consumption and produced at low cost by using an interlayer dielectric film, which has low dielectric constant, high heat-resistant property, high optical transmissivity, high film thickness and high flattening property produced at low cost.... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070092662 - Highly durable polarization plate and liquid crystal display: The present invention provides a polarizer comprising a polarizing film, a first transparent protective film and a second transparent protective film, the polarizing film being between the first transparent protective film and the second transparent protective film, wherein the first transparent protective film has a water-vapor permeability of 50 g/m2·24... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070092663 - Cellulose ester film, polarizing plate and display: A cellulose ester film exhibiting: a free volume radius of 0.25 to 0.31 nm and a half-width of 0.04 to 0.1 nm, the free volume radius and the half-width being determined by positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy; and Ro of 0 to 10 nm and Rt of −30 to ⇄20 nm,... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070092664 - Rotatable and shape-changeable christmas tree: A rotatable and shape-changeable Christmas tree, wherein the trunk of the tree is pivotally installed on a base, and the trunk includes a plurality of straight pipes and a plurality of bent pipes being assembled to one another, on each of the straight pipes is arranged a bearing on which... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070092665 - Linerless ink-jet recording adhesive label: A linerless ink-jet recording adhesive label can be provided which has a suitability for ink-jet recording without requiring a release paper. The adhesive label is excellent in adhesive and peeling properties, without causing the increase of peel force even over time. The linerless ink-jet recording adhesive label can contain an... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070092666 - Coating compositions for forming inkjet-receptive coatings on a substrate: An inkjet coating composition for coating a substrate to absorb ink from an inkjet printer comprises a combination of (a) polydiallyldimethyl ammonium chloride (pDADMAC), (b) a crosslinkable cationic polymer, (c) colloidal silica, (d) silica gel, (e) a binder, preferably vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer, and (f) water.... Agent: Attn: William J. Davis, Esq. International Specialty Products

20070092667 - Recording sheets for ink jet printing: A recording sheet for ink jet printing is described, which consists of a support having coated thereon at least one ink-receiving layer consisting of binders, a nanocrystalline, nanoporous aluminum oxide or aluminum oxide/hydroxide, wherein the nanocrystalline, nanoporous aluminum oxide or aluminum oxide/hydroxide has been prepared in the absence of acids... Agent: Dara L. Onofrio, Esq. C/o Onofrio Law

20070092668 - Inkjet-receptive article: An inkjet-receptive article includes a substrate having a coating thereon which is a vinyl lactam polymer or copolymer.... Agent: William J. Davis, Esq. International Specialty Products

20070092669 - Packaging casing, in particular sausage casing containing a knitted fabric and method for opening said casing: A packaging casing, in particular sausage casing, which consists of knitted fabric or contains the latter as a strengthening constituent. It contains a seam which can be opened by means of a special release thread. In order to make this easier, the release thread is selected such that it loses... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20070092670 - Food packaging: Food packaging is described herein that is capable of being heated inductively to thereby heat one or more food products.... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070092671 - Underground reservoir for storing liquid products and a process for manufacturing an underground reservoir: The present invention relates to an underground reservoir for storing liquid products comprising an inner or main reservoir made from a material having known strength characteristics, such as a carbon steel typically used in the industry, and an outer or secondary reservoir comprising a coating, said coating comprising an inner... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070092673 - Chemical wipes: Wipes treated with organometallic compounds used in combination with organic acids in kit form, particularly organophosphorus acid, are disclosed. The kits can be used to treat various surfaces to alter the physical properties of the surfaces.... Agent: William J. Uhl

20070092674 - Multi-layered container for hazardous substances and process for producing the same: A multi-layered container for hazardous substances that consists of co-extruded layers, where one of the layers comprises regrind material from all of the layers. When the container is bi-layered, the outer layer is produced from a mixture of virgin high-density polyethylene and regrind material from both the inner and outer... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20070092672 - Pet polymer with improved properties: Polyester compositions having desirable injection molding properties and that retain good crystallization rates and natural stretch ratio characteristics are described. These polyesters are suitable for the manufacture of beverage containers, bulk continuous filaments, and other articles that can benefit from such improved properties.... Agent: Steven A. Owen Eastman Chemical Company

20070092675 - Stabilized polyethylene material: Stabilized polyethylene materials which offer an advantageously balanced combination of thermal, mechanical and processing properties, and which maintain their physical properties in chlorinated water environments are disclosed. The materials include an antioxidant system with components to provide extraction resistance in hot water environments and additionally provides oxidation resistance to both... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20070092678 - Differential release system for a self-wound multilayer dry paint decorative laminate having a pressure sensitive adhesive: A self-wound decorative dry paint transfer laminate includes a layer of dry paint, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on one side of the dry paint layer, and a release liner in releasable contact with the dry paint layer on a side opposite from the pressure-sensitive adhesive. The release liner has a... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070092679 - Differential release system for a self-wound multilayer dry paint decorative laminate having a pressure sensitive adhesive: A self-wound decorative dry paint transfer laminate includes a layer of dry paint, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on one side of the dry paint layer, and a release liner in releasable contact with the dry paint layer on a side opposite from the pressure-sensitive adhesive. The release liner has a... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070092677 - Display strip: It is an object of the present invention to provide a display strip with which the process of attaching product-enclosed bags can easily be automated and from which the product-enclosed bags can easily be detached without having their appearance degraded. The present invention is directed to a display strip for... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070092676 - Peelable confidential security adhesive tape structure: A peelable confidential security adhesive tape structure comprises an adhesive tape and a thrust runner for receiving said tape; wherein said thrust runner is provided with two opposite stoppers on the upper side of said thrust runner; wherein said tape contains a plurality of individual confidential security films, wherein each... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070092680 - Laser writable media substrate, and systems and methods of laser writing: Color laser writable media substrates and color laser writing compositions, as well as methods of making and using the same are disclosed herein. One exemplary laser writable substrate is coated with a color laser writing composition, the composition including a polymer blended with a photobleachable dye of a first color,... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070092684 - Contrast enhancement for optical recording: A recordable medium includes an inscription layer and a contrast enhancing layer. The inscription layer has at least two sub-layers that combine upon application of a write power, the inscription layer having a reflectivity R1 before application of the write power and a reflectivity R2 after application of the write... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070092682 - Contrast inversion for optical recording: A recordable medium includes an inscription layer and at least one contrast inverting layer. The inscription layer has at least a first sub-layer and a second sub-layer that combine upon application of a write power. The inscription layer has a reflectivity R1 with respect to a read beam before application... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070092681 - Generating optical contrast using thin layers: A recordable medium includes a recordable structure having a first layer and a second layer in which the first and second layers do not completely overlap, and the first and second layers combine upon application of a write power to cause a change in an optical property of the recordable... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070092683 - Micro-resonant structure for optical recording: A recordable medium includes a recordable structure including a first layer having a reflectivity R1 and a transmissivity T1, a second layer having a transmissivity T2, and a third layer having a reflectivity R3. The second layer is disposed between the first and third layers and has a thickness that... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070092686 - Catch tray: A disposable device configured to bind unwanted fluids is taught. The disposable device is comprised of a basin which holds a first layer and a second absorbent layer, enclosed by a perforated sheet. The basin has a base and at least one upwardly emanating side. The perforated sheet is attached... Agent: Hammer & Hanf, P.C. Suite G

20070092685 - Skeleton structural member for transportation equipment and manufacturing method for the skeleton structural member: A skeleton structural Member having multiple granules (18) packed inside a hollow skeleton member. Partition wall forming members are disposed apart from each other inside a skeleton member, and a closed space is formed by the partition wall forming members and the skeleton member. The closed space is filled with... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark LLP

20070092687 - Vehicle mat: A vehicle mat includes an irregular layer having a plurality of irregular wires and apertures defined between the irregular wires, and a base on which the irregular layer is connected. A plurality of support protrusions extend from a top of the base and a plurality of anti-slip protrusions extend from... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070092688 - Polyurethane coating system: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for forming a layer of blown cellular polyurethane foam on a textile material, such as a carpet backing. The method includes applying to a textile material a layer of reactive polyurethane forming agents, heating the layer so as to cause chemical... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20070092689 - Method of fabricating flexible display: A method of fabricating a flexible display, the method comprising selecting a first flexible sheet and a second flexible sheet; and forming a number of magnetic display elements having magnetically controllable reflectivity between the first flexible sheet and the second flexible sheet. In some embodiments, a display includes pixels having... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070092690 - Interior finishing component for a motor vehicle: An interior finishing component, in particular an interior paneling part for a motor vehicle, has a basic body with a foam material and a reinforcing insert within the basic body. For simple fastening of the interior finishing component to the motor vehicle, it is provided that the foam material of... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070092692 - Honeycomb structural body: In a honeycomb structural body in which plurality of honeycomb segments are unified by bonding, a honeycomb structural body having improved durability is provided. The present invention is a honeycomb structural body having: a plurality of honeycomb segments having outer walls, partition walls which are placed inside of the outer... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070092693 - Honeycomb structure: There is provided a honeycomb structure capable of largely inhibiting generation of a crack due to a thermal stress during use and regeneration of a collection filter for an exhaust gas, especially a diesel particulate filter (DPF) which collects particulates in the exhaust gas of a diesel engine, especially a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070092691 - Honeycomb structure and method of manufacturing the same: A honeycomb structure includes a honeycomb segment assembly to be obtained by bonding a plurality of honeycomb segments each having a polygonal cross section with an adhesive agent interposed between each two honeycomb segments, the plurality of honeycomb segments each having a plurality of channels which are partitioned from one... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070092694 - Impact absorbing safety matting system with elastomeric sub-surface structure: A resilient mat system has at least one mat with a mat thickness T, an upper layer with an upper layer thickness t, and a plurality of supporting resilient substructure columns, each column having a relatively uniform height h, such that T=t+h, wherein the ratio of h:t>3.5 for values of... Agent: Patrick M. Dwyer PC

20070092695 - Biaxially oriented polyester film with adhesion-promoting coating: The invention relates to an in-line coated, biaxially oriented polyester film in which at least one surface has a coating formed from the dried residue of an aqueous coating composition, where the aqueous coating composition includes from 1 to 20% by weight (based on the weight of the coating composition)... Agent: Propat, L.L.C.

20070092696 - Corrosion resistant member: When a corrosion resistant member is exposed to a chlorine-containing gas or plasma thereof and then to the ambient atmosphere, the member surface does not absorb moisture. The surface of the member to be exposed to a chlorine-containing gas or a plasma thereof does not form chloride particles of substrate... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070092697 - Apparatus and method for manufacturing display device substrate: An apparatus for manufacturing a display device substrate includes a vacuum chamber, a substrate rotating unit located within the vacuum chamber to rotate a substrate that is maintained in an erect state, and a vapor supply unit to supply an organic vapor to a surface of the substrate.... Agent: H.c. Park & Associates, PLC

20070092698 - Conductive particle and anisotropic conductive material: A conductive particle having a low connection resistance, a small variation of conduction performance, and excellent conduction reliability and an anisotropic conductive material using such particles are disclosed. Conventional anisotropic conductive materials using conductive particles are used in the form that they are interposed between opposed boards or between opposed... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070092699 - Optical structures including polyurea: Optical structures and sheeting that include polyurea and method for forming same are proposed in accordance with aspects of the present invention. One and two-component layers can be used to form the optical structures. The optical structures can include microstructures formed from polyurea. The sheeting can include at least one... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20070092700 - Embossing and laminating method and device for producing multi-ply web products and relative product: The embossing and laminating device comprises: a central embossing cylinder (1), provided with a plurality of protuberances (1P); at least three pressure rollers (3, 4, 5) disposed along the periphery of the embossing cylinder (1) and provided with a yielding surface, cooperating with the embossing cylinder; at least three paths... Agent: Breiner & Breiner, L.L.C.

20070092701 - Building material having a fluorocarbon based capstock layer and process of manufacturing same with less dimensional distortion: The present invention provides building materials and methods for the manufacturer which includes an extrudable thermoplastic or thermosetting substrate having a fluorocarbon-based capstock layer applied to the substrate. The fluorocarbon-based capstock layer can further include one or more top coats for providing a variegated, colored or textured pattern. The capstock... Agent: Duane Morris, LLPIPDepartment

20070092702 - Developer carrying member and developing method by using thereof: The present invention relates to a developer carrying member for carrying a developer having at least a substrate and a resin-coated layer formed on the surface of the substrate. The developer carrying member is the one which carries a one-component developer to visualize the electrostatic latent image carried by the... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070092703 - Method for preparing tamperproof id documents: A method for preparing a tamperproof ID document comprising in order the steps of a) providing an ID document having at least one image on at least one outermost surface of said ID document; b) printing or coating a curable liquid on at least one of said outermost surfaces of... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070092704 - Multi-layer, elastic articles: The invention is an article comprising at least two layers, a low crystallinity layer and a high crystallinity layer. One or both layers is capable of being elongated so that a pre-stretched article is capable of being formed.... Agent: Jones Day / Dow

20070092705 - Microporous polyethylene film through liquid-liquid phase separation mechanism and preparing method thereof: Disclosed in the present invention are a microporous polyethylene film and a method of manufacture thereof. The polyethylene microporous film manufactured according to the present invention may contribute to an increased productivity of stable products as its extrusion and stretching may be done readily. And thus manufactured product may be... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070092706 - Mixed ion ionomeric sheets and high strength laminates produced therefrom: The invention describes a polymeric sheet that has at least one layer that comprises an ionomer or ionomer blend that incorporates a partially neutralized alpha, beta-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid component and is useful in glass laminate applications. The ionomer or ionomer blend contains one or more monovalent metal ions in... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070092707 - Multi-layered composite article: A composite article is used in commercial and residential decking. The composite article includes a first layer including a thermoplastic resin and a cellulosic fiber. The composite article also includes a second layer including a styrene butadiene copolymer that is disposed in contact with the first layer. The composite article... Agent: Basf Aktiengesellschaft

20070092708 - Processes for forming a fiber-reinforced product: A process for forming a reinforced product suitable for use as a roofing material is provided, comprising: (a) providing a composition comprising a matrix material; and (b) extruding the composition with an extruder to form a reinforced product, wherein a plurality of fibers is combined with the matrix material prior... Agent: Johns Manville

20070092709 - Resin-impregnated base substrate and method for producing the same: A resin-impregnated base substrate is provided by immersing a sheet in an aromatic liquid crystal polyester solution composition so that the polyester is impregnated into the sheet, and removing the solvent. The composition comprises 20 to 50 parts by weight of an aromatic liquid crystal polyester and 100 parts by... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070092712 - Articles having a moisture-resistant protective coating and methods of manufacturing such articles: Laminated articles include a porous and/or moisture-sensitive substrate and a multi-layer laminate coating applied thereto. The substrate includes at least one polymer binder (e.g., a starch, a cellulose ether, a polysaccharide gum, a protein, paper, paperboard, or a molded pulp). The multi-layer laminate coating includes an inner layer oriented toward... Agent: John M. Guynn Workman Nydegger

20070092713 - Composite sandwich structure and process using tpo thermoplastic skins: A composite sandwich structure is provided. The composite includes a first thermoplastic layer, such as a thermoplastic polyolefin, having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the inner surface of the first thermoplastic layer does not include a UV stabilizer. A second thermoplastic layer, such as a thermoplastic polyolefin,... Agent: Warn, Hoffmann, Miller & Lalone, .p.c

20070092714 - Fluororesin composition, process for preparing the same and cable coated with the same: The present invention provides a fluororesin composition, which is excellent in moldability and crack resistance, a process for preparing the composition and a cable evenly coated with the composition. Specifically, the present invention provides a fluororesin composition wherein polytetrafluoroethylene is compounded to a terpolymer comprising tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene and perfluoroalkyl vinylether.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070092715 - Fluororesin composition, process for preparing the same and cable coated with the same: The present invention provides a fluororesin composition, which is excellent in moldability and crack resistance, a process for preparing the composition and a cable evenly coated with the composition. Specifically, the present invention provides a fluororesin composition wherein polytetrafluoroethylene is compounded to a terpolymer comprising tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene and perfluoroalkyl vinylether.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070092710 - Reflective film: One object of this invention is to provide a reflecting film that has a good light reflectivity over a wide wavelength region including a wavelength region of 400 nm to 420 nm. [Means for solving] The reflecting film includes a layer B that contains rutile type titanium oxide and a... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070092711 - Soft package: A package wall is provided constructed from a first layer and a second layer. The first layer includes at least 50% polypropylene and from 7 to 30% talc. The second layer includes a foamed polypropylene. The wall has a soft powdery feel and retains a structural memory after being distortedly... Agent: Unilever Intellectual Property Group

20070092716 - Nano-scaled graphene plate-reinforced composite materials and method of producing same: Disclosed are a nano-composite composition and a method of making such a composite that is composed of a matrix material and dispersed reinforcement nano-scaled graphene plates (NGPs) that are substantially aligned along at least one specified direction or axis. The method comprises: (a) providing a mixture of nano-scaled graphene plates... Agent: Bor Z. Jang

20070092717 - Gas-barrier material: A gas-barrier laminate comprising a base film, a thin film formed on the base film and comprising a metal compound selected from the group consisting of oxides, carbides and nitrides of metals, and mixtures thereof, and a plastic film formed on the metal compound thin film in which a film... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070092718 - Grease resistance and water resistance compositions and methods: A method of improving grease and/or water resistance of a material is disclosed that comprises treating the material with wax and poly(vinyl alcohol) and optionally with a polyamine. Compositions for practicing the method and materials that have been treated by the method are also disclosed.... Agent: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP

20070092719 - Coated transparent plastic film and method for the production thereof: The invention relates to a coated transparent plastic film wherein the thickness of the at least one layer applied to the plastic film varies locally for the representation of an image.... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, Pa

20070092721 - Manufacturing method for organic el element, organic el transfer member, and member to be transferred: The main object of the present invention is to provide a method for easily producing a high quality organic EL element by the transfer at a relatively low temperature, an organic EL transfer member and a member to be transferred used therefore. In order to achieve the above-described object, in... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20070092720 - Method and apparatus for applying designs to surfaces: A tape includes the single sheet having a top side and a bottom side. The single sheet is rolled onto a cylinder. The cylinder is a cardboard or similar material cylinder. The sheet is comprised of a material that does not allow paint to seep through the sheet and apply... Agent: Mcdonald Hopkins Co., Lpa

20070092722 - Protective films and pressure sensitive adhesives: Protective film in the form of a tape or sheet comprising a substrate layer and a pressure sensitive adhesive composition.... Agent: Kraton Polymers U.s. LLC

20070092723 - Fibres made from copolymers of propylene and hexene-1: A fibre for thermal bonding comprising semicrystalline random copolymers of propylene, 1-hexene and optionally another α-olefin, the amount of 1-hexene being from 0.75 to less 1.52 mol % (i.e. 1.5 to less than 3 wt %) with respect to the total weight of the copolymer. The said copolymers possess a... Agent: Basell Usa Inc.

20070092724 - Hindered amine treated textiles: A treated textile material comprises a plurality of yarns or fibers having a hindered amine or halamine compound disposed on the exterior surface of the yarns or fibers and/or dispersed in the interior portion of the yarns or fibers. A treated textile material comprises a finish on a surface thereof,... Agent: Robert M. Lanning Legal Department, M-495

20070092725 - Process for producing zeolite-coated glass fibers and fibrous structure produced by the same: t

20070092726 - Encapsulated materials: The invention relates to a process for forming capsules comprising the steps of: (1) forming a solution of an amino compound (1) in a solvent; (2) forming a dispersion of a core material in the solution;(3 depositing the amino compound as a resin upon the surface of the core material... Agent: Stephen M Haracz Bryan Cave

20070092727 - Wear part formed of a diamond-containing composite material, and production method: A wear part is formed of a diamond-containing composite material with 40 to 90% by volume of diamond grains, 0.001 to 12% by volume of carbidic phase, formed from one or more elements from the group Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, B, Sc, Y and... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070092731 - Electron beam curing in a composite having a flow resistant adhesive layer: A composite having two structural layers of (independently) metal, polymer, or ceramic is connected with a polymeric adhesive layer positioned in solid form between the two layers. The adhesive layer is inter-bonded after positioning with at least one structural layer by a bi-modal molecule derived from treating the solid adhesive... Agent: Freudenberg-nok General Partnership Legal Department

20070092728 - High efficiency optical devices: Optical devices according to the present invention include a multilayer optical film in which at least one of the layers comprises an oriented birefringent polymer. The multilayer optical film exhibits low absorptivity and can reflect light approaching at shallow angles as well as normal to the film.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070092732 - Low k dielectric inorganic/organic hybrid films and method of making: A method of depositing a dielectric film exhibiting a low dielectric constant in a semiconductor and/or integrated circuit by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is provided. The film is deposited using an organosilicon precursor in a manner such that the film is comprised of a backbone made substantially of Si—O—Si or... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

20070092730 - Optical film and method for producing the same: An optical film according to the present invention comprises a transparent base, and an anti-reflection layer that is disposed on one main face of the transparent base. The anti-reflection layer includes a hard coating layer, and a low refractive index layer that is disposed on the hard coating layer in... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070092729 - Unvulcanized rubber sheet for gasket material and method for manufacturing unvulcanized rubber sheet for gasket material: An unvulcanized rubber sheet for gasket material composed of a sheet like rubber compound material, wherein the rubber compound material comprises a base fiber material comprised of a compressible inorganic fiber except asbestos and a compressible organic fiber, an unvulcanized rubber material or a rubber latex, rubber agent and inorganic... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070092733 - Concurrently curable hybrid adhesive composition: A curable adhesive composition comprises (a) at least one polymer comprising polymerized units derived (or derivable) from at least one (meth)acryloyl-functional monomer or oligomer; (b) at least one (meth)acryloyl-multifunctional monomer or oligomer; (c) at least one multifunctional epoxide; (d) at least one free radical initiator; and (e) at least one... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070092734 - Method for deposition of titanium oxide by a plasma source: Process for depositing, on a substrate, a coating based on titanium oxide, which is characterized in that the coating with photocatalytic properties is deposited by chemical vapor deposition, especially from a gas mixture comprising at least one organometallic precursor and/or a metal halide of said metal oxide, the deposition being... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070092735 - Polymeric organometallic films: An organometallic coating deposited from a metal alkoxide composition under conditions sufficient to form a polymeric metal oxide coating with unreacted alkoxide and hydroxyl groups is disclosed. Also disclosed are substrates coated with the organometallic coating and a method for applying the organometallic coating to a substrate.... Agent: William J. Uhl

20070092736 - Method of making light emitting device with silicon-containing encapsulant: A method of making a light emitting device is disclosed herein. The method includes the steps of: (A) providing a light emitting diode; and (B) contacting the light emitting diode with a photopolymerizable composition having: a silicon-containing resin comprising silicon-bonded hydrogen and aliphatic unsaturation; a first metal-containing catalyst that may... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070092737 - Method of making light emitting device with silicon-containing encapsulant: A method of making a light emitting device is disclosed herein, the method including the steps of (A) providing a light emitting diode; and (B) contacting the light emitting diode with a photopolymerizable composition comprising: a silicon-containing resin comprising silicon-bonded hydrogen and aliphatic unsaturation; a first metal-containing catalyst that may... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070092738 - Tie-coat composition comprising at least two types of functional polysiloxane compounds and a method for using the same for establishing a coating on a substrate: The present invention relates to tie-coat compositions for fouling-release paint systems. The invention provides a method of coating a substrate with a coating composition comprising at least two types of functional polysiloxane compounds selected from epoxy-functional polysiloxanes, amino-functional polysiloxanes, and particular adhesion promoting agents of the polysiloxane type. The present... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070092739 - Treated aluminum article and method for making same: The disclosed invention relates to an article, comprising: a substrate having a surface comprising aluminum or an aluminum alloy; a sealed anodic coating layer overlying at least part of the surface of the substrate; and a layer of a silicon-containing polymer overlying the sealed anodic coating layer. The article may... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070092741 - Coating material composition for chromium plating and article comprising coating film made of the same: According to the present invention, there are provided a coating material composition for chromium plating, which can maintain high adhesion to the chromium plated surface of a chromium plated material having reduced adhesion for a long period and also can form a coating film having excellent chemical resistance, and an... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070092740 - Metal coatings: A method of forming a metal coating comprising the steps of: (a) generating an arc at a metal target to create metal ions in a chamber that is under vacuum or has an inert atmosphere; (b) depositing the metal ions on a substrate to form a metal layer thereon; and... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20070092742 - Sheet material for forming applications, metal container made form such a sheet material and process for producing said sheet material: A sheet material to be made into an object by an industrial forming process, the material comprising a metal substrate and a polymer coating system bonded thereto, the coating system comprising—an inner layer comprising PET, modified PET and/or combinations thereof, as a layer for bonding the system to the substrate;—a... Agent: Stevens Davis Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070092743 - Liquid crystal display: A liquid crystal display includes a first panel and a second panel, an alignment layer formed on at least one of the first panel and the second panel, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first display panel and the second display panel and comprising liquid crystal molecules. The... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20070092744 - Polymer compositions and films and method of making: Polymer compositions, single layer films and multiple layer films, where the composition and/or a layer of a film has base polymer of either amorphous nylon or EVOH, and a modifying semi-crystalline nylon component. Where the base polymer is amorphous nylon, the modifying nylon composition includes a first relatively lower melting... Agent: Wilhelm Law Service, S.c.

20070092746 - Coating compositions for use with an overcoated photoresist: In a first aspect, organic coating compositions are provided, particularly spin-on antireflective coating compositions, that contain a polyester resin component. In a further aspect, coating compositions are provided that contain a resin component obtained by polymerization of a multi-hydroxy compound. Coating compositions of the invention are particularly useful employed in... Agent: Peter F. Corless Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials LLC

20070092745 - Thermotolerant starch-polyester composites and methods of making same: Starch-polyester blends are disclosed herein. The composite formulations have improved thermotolerance and workability, relative to polyesters used alone, so that they may be molded into disposable items for heat related applications. For example, composite products may include cutlery, cups, plates, bowls, packaging and the like.... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20070092748 - Multilayer film for top-seal: The present invention provides: a multilayer film for top-seal to be used for a tray having a surface layer containing a polystyrene-based resin, the multilayer film at least having a first layer and a second layer, the first layer containing 50% by weight or more of at least one selected... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070092747 - Polyolefin resin composition, method of inhibiting generation of gel from the same, support for image recording material and method of producing the same: There provides a polyolefin resin composition comprising a secondary antioxidant and substantially not including a primary antioxidant as an antioxidant, a method of inhibiting the generation of gel from the polyolefin resin composition, a support for an image recording material which is used to produce an image forming material and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070092749 - Method for producing a sliding surface: The invention relates to a sliding surface (1), which is applied by arc spraying with the aid of a rotating tool. During the spraying process, the parameters are to be set in such a way that all the material particles are fused. The benefit of the high degree of fusion... Agent: Stephan A. Pendorf, P.A.

20070092750 - Electrode surface coating and method for manufacturing the same: An electrode surface coating and method for manufacturing the electrode surface coating comprising a conductive substrate; and one or more surface coatings comprising one or more of the following metals titanium, niobium, tantalum, ruthenium, rhodium, iridium, palladium, or gold, or an alloy of two or more metals, or a combination... Agent: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.

20070092751 - Plate for housing and/or lids for button cells and process for manufacturing such a plate: The invention relates to a plate for producing housings and/or lids for button cell batteries, comprising a core layer of steel, a copper or nickel clad top layer at one side of the core layer and a nickel top layer at the other side of the core layer. The invention... Agent: Stevens Davis Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070092752 - Branched phenylene-terminated thiophene oligomers: A composition comprising a plurality of molecules. Each of the molecules has a core comprising at least one aromatic ring and at least three pendant arms chemically bonded to the core. The pendant arms comprise a phenylene-terminated thiophene oligomer.... Agent: Hitt Gaines, PC Lucent Technologies Inc.

20070092758 - Dispersant having silane head and phosphor paste composition comprising the same: A dispersant having a silane head, and a phosphor paste composition including a phosphor, organic binder, and the silane dispersant are disclosed. The silane dispersant of this invention can greatly increase dispersion efficiency of a phosphor in a curable binder resin system. Thus, when the dispersant is used upon fabrication... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070092760 - New aryl amine polymer, thin film transistor using the new aryl amine polymer, and method of manufacturing the thin film transistor: An aryl amine polymer is provided which contains a specific repeat unit, its use in preparing an organic semiconductor material which contains the aryl amine polymer and an additional specific compound and in the preparation of organic light emitting devices (OLED), organic thin film transistors (TFT) and so on, along... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070092753 - Organic element for low voltage electroluminescent devices: W1-W10 independently represents hydrogen or an independently selected substituent, and (ii) a further layer located between the cathode and the light emitting layer, contains (a) 10-volume % or more of an anthracene compound of Formula (3) and (b) at least one salt or complex of an element selected from Group... Agent: Paul A. Leipold Patent Legal Staff

20070092754 - Organic element for low voltage electroluminescent devices: An OLED device comprises a cathode, a light emitting layer and an anode, in that order, and comprising; (i) in the light-emitting layer at least one light emitting compound selected from amine containing monostyryl, amine containing distyryl, amine containing tristyryl and amine containing tetrastyryl compounds, and (ii) a further layer... Agent: Paul A. Leipold Patent Legal Staff

20070092755 - Organic element for low voltage electroluminescent devices:

20070092756 - Organic element for low voltage electroluminescent devices: wherein: Z and the dashed arc represent two or three atoms and the bonds necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered ring with M; each A represents H or a substituent and each B represents an independently selected substituent on the Z atoms, provided that two or more substituents may... Agent: Paul A. Leipold Eastman Kodak Company

20070092759 - Organic element for low voltage electroluminescent devices: e

20070092757 - Phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes: A phosphorescent OLED has a light emitting layer which includes a phosphorescent host material, an exiton blocking material, and a phosphorescent dopant. The invention obviates the use of a hole blocking layer while substantially preventing hole diffusion to the electron transport layer.... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070092761 - Wear-resistant structure: There is provided a surface-coated body equipped with a hard film that has high adherence and exerts excellent wear resistance. In a surface-coated body in which the surface of a base body is coated with at least one layer of a hard film constituted of one or more of nitride,... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070092762 - Process of producing a ceramic matrix composite article and article formed thereby: A CMC article and process for producing the article to have a layer on its surface that protects a reinforcement material within the article from damage. The method entails providing a body containing a ceramic reinforcement material in a matrix material that contains a precursor of a ceramic matrix material.... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070087133 - Acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive compositions: The present invention relates to acrylic adhesive compositions, and more precisely, acrylic adhesive compositions having improved anti-static capacity without damaging durability, transparency and peel strength which are composed of an acrylic copolymer, a hydrophilic complex compound and a hydrophobic complex compound to sufficiently inhibit the development of static electricity, regardless... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20070087132 - Optical compensation films produced by a carrier-web-casting process: A method of forming an optical compensation film includes coating one or more first layers and one or more second layers onto a carrier substrate, and stretching the first layers and second layers simultaneously. The one or more first layers include a polymer having an out-of-plane birefringence (Δnth) not more... Agent: Paul A. Leipold Eastman Kodak Company

20070087134 - Liquid crystal display: m

20070087135 - Photosensitive composition, optical element using the same, and method for manufacturing the same: The present invention provides a photosensitive composition for an optical element that has stable optical properties, i.e. for which the performance of a phase difference controlling functional layer does not decrease upon heating when manufacturing color filters used in an image display apparatus such as a liquid crystal display, and... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20070087136 - Composition and ink receiving system incorporating the composition: A composition includes an alkenyl succinic anhydride sizing agent or an alkyl ketene dimer sizing agent. The alkenyl succinic anhydride sizing agent is present in an amount ranging from about 1.0 pounds per ton to about 4.0 pounds per ton. The alkyl ketene dimer sizing agent is present in an... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070087137 - Decorative laminated safety glass: The present invention is a decorative laminated article comprising an image bearing thermoplastic interlayer wherein the image has been printed on the interlayer using an ink jet printing process, wherein the pigment comprises at least one pigment selected from the group consisting of: PY 120; PY 155; PY 128; PY... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070087138 - Recording sheet with improved image dry time: This invention is directed to an recording sheet having improved image dry time for use in printing comprising a substrate having in contact with at least one surface thereof one or more water soluble divalent metal salts, preferably admixed with one or more starches, to process of forming such recording... Agent: International Paper Company

20070087139 - Glass fibres for reinforcing organic and/or inorganic materials, composites enclosing said fibres and used compounds: i

20070087140 - Insulating glass unit: An insulating glass unit having at least two glass panes, a fastener for fixing the position of the glass panes and a sealing element for setting a distance between two neighboring panes and for gas-tight, lateral insulation of the pane intermediate space enclosed by the panes, the sealing element containing... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070087141 - Electromagnetic wave absorbing material and electromagnetic wave absorbing particulate: There is provided a highly innovative and exceptionally useful technique for enabling an excellent and hitherto unavailable electromagnetic wave absorbing action to be produced for preventing electromagnetic noise in a highly effective manner. An electromagnetic wave absorbing material is obtained by mixing a magnetic mixture (1) with a resin (2),... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070087142 - Inflatable tree apparatus: An inflatable tree that may be used as an indoor or outdoor decoration, particularly during the Christmas holiday season. In one embodiment, the inflatable tree comprises an inflatable bladder having a substantially conical or cylindrical prism shape, wherein the axial direction of the bladder is oriented along a vertical axis,... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20070087143 - Sleeve and molding device containing the same: A molding device for molding glass includes a sleeve, an upper mold core, and a lower mold core. The sleeve includes a multi-layer sleeve wall that has a first tubular wall defining a mold cavity, and a second tubular wall surrounding concentrically the first tubular wall. The first tubular wall... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070087144 - Shrink sleeve for an article closure: The present invention provides a shrink sleeve for use on a closure of an article. The present invention does so by providing a decorated closure for an article, such as a container, used to package an item or items. The decorated closure includes a shrink sleeve and a closure for... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070087147 - Aeroslide bearing cylinder: A composite bearing cylinder includes an inner bearing surface having a resin matrix with fumed silica therein and having a filament material helically embedded in the resin matrix, a layer of the resin matrix being located at the inner bearing surface, the fumed silica in the resin matrix thereby contributing... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070087148 - Catheter and method of manufacturing catheter: A catheter includes a tubular catheter base having a single layer or a multiple-layer laminated base, wherein an innermost portion is made of ultrahigh molecular weight polyolefin. The layer of ultrahigh molecular weight polyolefin has a drawn region which has been drawn in the presence of a supercritical fluid in... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070087146 - Coating compositions for containers and methods of coating: c

20070087145 - Packing container: A packing container having oxygen absorbing layers comprising a base material resin component (component A) and an oxygen absorbing functional component (component B), the oxygen absorbing layers having an islands-in-the-sea structure in which the base material resin component (component A) is forming a sea portion and the oxygen absorbing functional... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070087149 - Anti-static woven flexible bulk container: This invention relates to underground type flexible fabric container with a reduced energy of electrostatic discharge suitable in a combustible environment. A woven fabric is configured to form a flexible fabric container having sidewalls, a top feature and a bottom feature. The woven fabric flexible bulk container is made from... Agent: Roberts, Mardula & Wertheim, LLC

20070087150 - Tubular copolyester member for tubing and hose constructions: Tubular polymeric member for articles such as tubing and hoses. The member is formed of composition of a copolyester thermoplastic elastomer material.... Agent: John A Molnar Jr Parker-hannifin Corporation

20070087153 - Electrically conductive release liner: A release liner 10 comprising a polymeric film substrate 11, typically PET film, having a transparent layer 12 of electrically conductive polymer, preferably a PEDOT-PSS (Polyethylenedioxythiophene/polystyrenesulphonic acid), formed on one side thereof, the conductive polymer layer 12 being over coated with a transparent layer 13 of a curable silicone polymer... Agent: Paul E. Milliken

20070087152 - Resealable label flap and base material: A sealing system positionable to cover an opening in a package body covering removable articles includes a base material and a resealable label flap. The base material is permanently attached to the package body and formed with a die cut line surrounding the opening in the package body and defines... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20070087151 - Stainless steel repair patch assembly: An improved repair patch assembly and method for repairing damaged portions of an exposed surface of wallboard or drywall are disclosed. The repair patch assembly comprises a stainless steel sheet or mesh as opposed to aluminum or galvanized sheets or mesh. The stainless steel sheet provides superior fire resistance despite... Agent: Michael R. Hull Miller, Matthias & Hull

20070087154 - An impact-attenuating, firm, stable, and slip-resistant surface system and method for providing the same: A system and method of providing a wheelchair accessible path through a variety of impact attenuating surfaces including loose fill materials. The combination of a tarmac and loose fill material provides an ASTM compliant impact attenuating surface for playgrounds and other activities. The modular tarmac 15 is also used in... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20070087156 - Information storage medium, reproducing method, and recording method: According to one embodiment, an information storage medium includes an organic dye material which records information with a light beam having a wavelength equal to or smaller than 620 nm.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070087155 - Optical information recording medium: An optical disc includes a first information layer and a second information layer, with an optical separation layer between them. The first information layer, provided near the side of the laser beam incident surface, includes at least a first dielectric layer, a recording layer, a second dielectric layer, a metallic... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070087157 - Gasket material: The present invention provides a gasket material having: a steel plate; a film containing a reaction product of: (A) a carbonate of at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Co, Zr, Mn, Ni, and Cu; (B) a water-dispersible silica; and (C) an organic acid containing at least... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070087158 - Composite elastomeric yarns and fabric: The present invention relates to composite elastomeric yarns and fabrics, to methods of making same, and to articles in which such yarns and fabrics are used. The composite yarns of the present invention comprise a elastomeric core, an elastomeric thermoplastic sheath disposed about the core and, preferably, fibers mechanically anchored... Agent: Synnestvedt & Lechner, LLP

20070087159 - Carpet structure with plastomeric foam backing: The present invention pertains to foam cushion backings. More particularly, the present invention pertains to foam cushion backings suitable for use in carpets and carpet tile products. The present invention further pertains to foam cushion-backed carpet and carpet tile products. The present invention further pertains to methods of making such... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.

20070087160 - Carpet structure with plastomeric foam backing: The present invention pertains to foam cushion backings. More particularly, the present invention pertains to foam cushion backings suitable for use in carpets and carpet tile products. The present invention further pertains to foam cushion-backed carpet and carpet tile products. The present invention further pertains to methods of making such... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.

20070087161 - Compositions and methods for imparting stain resistance: The invention concerns a stain resist composition comprising: (a) a component selected from the group consisting of (1) a naphthalene condensate, (2) a lignin sulfonate, (3) a phenol sulfonate derivative, a mixture thereof and (4) a (meth)acrylic polymer comprising residues of acrylic or methacrylic acid; and (b) a polyester.... Agent: Gardner Groff Santos & Greenwald, P.C.

20070087162 - Hygro materials for use in making yarns and fabrics: A process is described wherein pile yarn is woven with cotton weft and warp yarns to produce terry fabrics, such as towels. The fabric is then washed in warm water to dissolve the PVA fibers. The amount of fibers dissolved, depends upon the count of the yarn or yarns used.... Agent: Todd S. Parkhurst Holland & Knight LLP

20070087163 - Self-draining floor mat with no-return flow valve: A no-return flow, self-draining, floor mat, comprising a mat with a no-return flow valve drain and a method for making is taught. The drain, emanating from an aperture in the mat, is positioned to pass through the floor for gravity-flow drainage of liquid and debris to the exterior. The no-return... Agent: Patricia M. Costanzo Pats Pending

20070087164 - Three-dimensional decorative article and method for making the same: A three-dimensional decorative plastic article includes a thin sheet of synthetic printing material having complementary images printed on each side thereof. The articles also include a pair of superimposed arcuate plastic domes with a thin sheet sandwiched between the domes. A method for making three-dimensional plastic articles includes the steps... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070087165 - Method of manufacturing plastic substrate using plasma process and plastic substrate manufactured using the method: Provided is a method of manufacturing a plastic substrate with lower auto-fluorescence and better specificity. The method includes: (a) preparing a plastic substrate having an Atomic Force Microscopic (AFM) surface roughness of Ra<3 nm or Rq<4 nm under the condition of 50 μm×50 μm or less; (b) treating the plastic... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070087166 - Cool roof covering and adhesive therefor: A cool roof covering for protecting a roof substrate comprises an adhesive layer and a layer of aggregate at least partially embedded in the adhesive layer, the cool roof covering exhibiting a solar reflectance of at least 70% and a thermal emittance of at least 75%, the adhesive layer being... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070087167 - Light diffusion sheet and backlight unit using the same: An object of the present invention is to provide a light diffusion sheet having a favorable cost reduction capability due to excellent scratching preventive property of the front face, and having in addition thereto, a favorable directional light diffusion function, transmittivity of rays of light, and a thin film character;... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20070087168 - Liquid transport film: To provide an improved liquid transport film capable of maintaining high transport characteristics particularly for a liquid having high polarity not only at the initial stage but also in the use environment. A polyolefin-base liquid transport film having on the surface thereof a plurality of fine grooves, wherein a hydrophilic... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070087169 - Absorbent articles having visually distinct embossments: A fibrous substrate having a first side and a second side, the substrate comprising discrete densified portions on the first side, at least one of the discrete densified portions comprising a colored portion, the colored portion comprising solid residue of a liquid colored substrate applied to fibers of the second... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division

20070087170 - Manufacturing method of tape and tape: A manufacturing method of a tape for manufacturing a curved tape curving in the width direction along the longitudinal direction of the tape, wherein, in a cutting process which cuts an original tape with a wide width into a plurality of tapes with a predetermined width by continuously passing the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070087171 - Method of hydraulic transfer and hydraulic transfer base film: In a method for hydraulic transfer printing, comprising floating a transfer sheet comprising a polyvinyl alcohol polymer film and a print layer formed thereon on a surface of an aqueous solution while directing the print layer upward, and then pressing an article against the surface of the aqueous solution to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070087172 - Phase separation in patterned structures: Novel phase-separation behavior by a mixture, including binary mixture, of patterning compounds, including alkanethiols, when deposited onto a surface, including a gold surface, using micro and nano-deposition tools such as tip and stamp methods like micro-contact printing (μCP), and Dip-Pen Nanolithography (DPN). This behavior is significantly different than that observed... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070087173 - Data carrier having identifiers: The invention relates to a data carrier into which, by means of a laser beam, identifiers are introduced that are visible in the form of irreversible changes, caused by the laser beam, in the optical properties of the data carrier. According to the present invention, the data carrier comprises a... Agent: K. David Crockett Crockett & Crockett

20070087174 - Reducing thermal expansion effects in semiconductor packages: Reducing effects of thermal expansion in electronic components. An electronic device can include a support, such as a leadframe. An electronic component can be supported by the support. A first flexible layer can cover the electronic component. A second more rigid layer can cover the first layer. The first layer... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070087175 - Wired circuit board: A wired circuit board is provided that includes an insulating base layer, a conductor layer formed on the insulating base layer, and an insulating cover layer formed on the conductor layer and having an opening through which the conductor layer is exposed, an electrode is formed on the surface of... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070087176 - Electrical contact element for a fuel cell having a conductive monoatomic layer coating: An electrically conductive fluid distribution element for use in a fuel cell having a conductive metal substrate and a layer of conductive non-metallic porous media. The conductive non-metallic porous media has an electrically conductive material deposited along a surface in one or more metallized regions and having an average thickness... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070087177 - Stacked pad and method of use: The following is a description of a stacked pad 15 for chemical mechanical polishing and/or planarizing substrates. In one embodiment, the stacked pad includes a top pad 20 and a subpad 40 where the modulus of the top pad 20 substantially equals the modulus of the subpad 40. Also presented... Agent: Larry Williams

20070087182 - Inorganic wood-like material: The present invention relates to an inorganic wood-like material, which can be used as a sheet instead of wood, characterized that the said material mainly includes magnesite, magnesium chloride, lime powder, glass fibber, talcum powder and kaolin. The method of preparing the same includes pulverizing, mixing this material in different... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20070087178 - Para-aramid fibrid film: A para-aramid fibrid film is disclosed that has at least 95% of the bonds of the polymer are para-oriented. A method for making said para-aramid fibrid film by (a) polymerizing a para-oriented aromatic diamine and a para-oriented aromatic dicarboxylic acid halide to an aramid polymer having only para-oriented bonds in... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070087179 - Solid surface composite: A light weight solid surface composite comprises a core member, a resin coat having a first side disposed on and adhered to a first side of the core member and a first layer of fiber reinforced low profile tooling resin disposed on and adhered to a second side of the... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070087180 - Variegated composites and related methods of manufacture: Embodiments of the invention include a composite. The composite includes a crystalline polymer, a plurality of wood fibers blended with the crystalline polymer, an outer surface, and an amorphous polymer visible on the outer surface. The amorphous polymer has a first color and the blend of the crystalline polymer and... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070087181 - Variegated composites and related methods of manufacture: Embodiments of the invention include a composite. The composite includes a crystalline polymer, a plurality of wood fibers blended with the crystalline polymer, an outer surface, and an amorphous polymer visible on the outer surface. The amorphous polymer has a first color and the blend of the crystalline polymer and... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070087184 - Covering having a burled structure: A covering in the form of a mat or web, comprising a substrate formed as a mesh product or fabric and plastic foam enveloping the substrate which define lines of beaded caterpillar ties, extending longitudinally in a first direction, and rows of thinner connecting ties, extending longitudinally in a second... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070087183 - Glazing and film functional coatings having a porous inorganic layer and a polymeric filler: Now, according to the present invention, functional coatings are provided that comprise both a porous inorganic layer and a polymeric filler. The porous inorganic layer comprises an inorganic material that can be formed into a layer at relatively low heat load. The polymeric filler fills the porosities in the porous... Agent: Brenc Law Andrew Brenc

20070087185 - Erosion resistant coatings: The present disclosure relates to a coating and a method of applying such coating that may include nanocrystals of a transition metal compound embedded in an amorphous phase or layered structure of transition metal compounds with an amorphous phase. The transition metal compound may be selected from the group consisting... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20070087187 - Nanostructured coatings and related methods: A coated substrate and methods for making the coated substrate are disclosed. The method entails depositing an undercoating over at least a portion of the substrate; fluidizing a precursor for nanoparticles; and forcing the fluidized precursor toward the substrate to coat the undercoating with a layer of nanoparticles. Coated substrates... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20070087186 - Privacy film: The present invention pertains to privacy film that can be used with documents. The privacy film has a light transmissive, polymeric base sheet that has opposing first and second surfaces. A plurality of light directing elements protrudes from the first surface of the base sheet. The base sheet can be... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070087189 - Coating for enhancing low temperature heat sealability and high hot tack to polymeric substrates: A coating is provided for enhancing low temperature heat sealability and providing high hot tack to polymeric substrates. The coating is water-based and includes a dispersion of a copolymer of ethylene and acrylic or methacrylic acid, and a compatible adhesion enhancer which is an aliphatic polyurethane emulsion. The coating may... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

20070087188 - Polyester film with hydrophilic coating: The invention relates to a biaxially oriented polyester film, preferably PET film, which has a hydrophilic coating on at least one surface. The coating composition used to form the hydrophilic coating includes water, a sulfopolyester, a surfactant, and optionally an adhesion-promoting polymer. The inventive films have a hydrophilic surface which... Agent: Propat, L.L.C.

20070087190 - Oil-resistant sheet material: An oil-resistant sheet material having low resistance to air permeability and excellent oil resistance and particularly suitable for use as a packaging material for food containing edible oil. The oil-resistant sheet material is obtained by forming at least one coating layer containing a hydrophobized starch and a crosslinking agent on... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070087192 - Process for producing anisotropic psas: The invention relates to a process for producing anisotropic pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) using conventional coating methods. It is envisaged that a PSA film be produced on a transport carrier and that it then be transferred to a further carrier material with simultaneous stretching, the elongation being at least 10%.... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus P.A.

20070087191 - Shrink label for pet bottle and pet bottle with the label attached thereto: The present invention provides a shrink label for a PET bottle comprising a heat-shrinkable film, wherein the shrink label has an adhesive coating film layer of a coating agent (A) on the side contacting the PET bottle, the adhesive coating film layer having a dry film thickness of 0.1 to... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070087193 - Long-fiber-reinforced polypropylene compositions and door shield module plate produced with the same: The present invention provides long-fiber reinforced polypropylene compositions comprising: (a) about 29-77 wt % of a crystalline polypropylene resin comprising about 50-100 wt % of a propylene homopolymer; (b) about 20-50 wt % of a long-fiber reinforcing material having an average fiber length of about 3-50 mm and an average... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20070087194 - Danner pipe: The present invention relates to a mandrel for producing glass tubes or rods, particularly for the Vello process, the A-drawing process and preferably for the Danner process. The mandrel comprises a body (1) of a ceramic composite material, and an external metal material jacket (2) surrounding at least a portion... Agent: Kalow & Springut LLP

20070087197 - Coated nano particle and electronic device using the same: A coated nano particle and an electronic device using the composite nano particle as an illuminator are provided. The composite nano particle includes a nano particle receiving light and emitting light; and a coating material formed on a surface of the nano particle and having an index of refraction different... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070087195 - Core/shell nanoparticles suitable for(f)ret-assays: The present invention relates to luminescent inorganic nanoparticles comprising (a) a core made from a first metal salt or oxide being surrounded by (b) a shell made from a second metal salt or oxide being luminescent and having non-semiconductor properties. These particles can be advantageously used in (fluorescence) resonance energy... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser

20070087196 - Particle composite, method for the production and use thereof: The invention relates to a composite particle made of carrier particles having an average diameter of less than 5 μm. Said particle composite is surrounded by a layer made of oxidic material having an irregular surface. Particles, which are made of an active material and which have an average diameter... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20070087198 - Multiple function, self-repairing composites with special adhesives: A system for self-repairing matrices such as concrete or cementitous matrices, polymeric matrices, and/or fibrous matrices, including laminates thereof. The system includes repair agents retained in and/or on vessels, such as hollow fibers, within the matrix. Upon impact, the vessel rupture, releasing the chemicals. For multi-layer laminates, the systems provides... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070087199 - Colored sheet material: A colored sheet material is provided which has a colored resin layer as an essential component and which is difficult to rise in its surface temperature even when exposed to an infrared ray contained for example in sunlight for a long time and undergoes little change in color no matter... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070087200 - Composite vehicle panel: A composite part, in particular a vehicle panel such as a car body attachment part, a movable glass cover, or an interior space lining, comprises a foamed plastic layer and an elongated, extruded plastic body. The elongated, extruded plastic body enhances stability of the car body attachment part, is reinforced... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070087202 - Composite material: Composite materials composed of a structural fibrous reinforcement and a matrix resin composition. The matrix resin composition includes at least one thermoset resin component, at least one curative component and at least one inorganic nano-scale particulate. The cured composite material exhibits a fatigue performance such that it achieves greater than... Agent: Hexcel Corporation

20070087201 - Self-bonding coating composition: A self-bonding coating composition for the production of electrical steel sheets cores comprising A) 100 parts per weight of at least one epoxy resin based on bisphenol-A-type and/or bisphenol-F-type, 100% of solids, B) 0.1 to 200 parts per weight of nano particles having an average radius ranging from 2 to... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070087203 - Low loss visible-ir transmitting glass-aluminum oxynitride composites and process: This invention pertains to a composite of AlON and a germanate glass, and to a process for bonding AlON to the glass. The composite includes AlON and glass bonded together and having transmission in the visible and mid-infrared wavelength region. The process includes the step of heating them together above... Agent: Naval Research Laboratory Associate Counsel (patents)

20070087204 - Low loss visible-ir transmitting glass-ceramic spinel composites and process: This invention pertains to a composite of Spinel and BGG glass substrates and to process for bonding Spinel to BGG glass. The composite includes a Spinel and a BGG glass bonded together and having transmission in the visible and mid-infrared wavelength region. The process includes the step of heating them... Agent: Naval Research Laboratory Associate Counsel (patents)

20070087205 - Thermal spray coated rolls for molten metal bath: This invention relates to rolls for use in or in contact with molten metal comprising a roll drum having an outer peripheral surface and a thermally sprayed coating on the outer peripheral surface of said roll drum, said thermally sprayed coating comprising from about 66 to about 88 weight percent... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20070087207 - Solvent-free silicone composition for release paper: i) subjecting the organopolysiloxane (I) which is composed of R13SiO1/2 units, SiO4/2 units and (HO)SiO3/2 units, and has an OH group content of from 0.02 to 0.1 mol/100 g, to a partial condensation reaction in an organic solvent in the presence of an alkaline catalyst and the organopolysiloxane (II) represented... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070087206 - Uv curable coating composition: Disclosed is a method of coating an inkjet print head using a UV curable coating composition containing a (methyl)acryloxy or vinyl functionalized silane, silica and acrylate oligomer containing at least two acrylate groups.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070087208 - Sacrificial coating for fluoride ion cleaning: A method of repairing a defect in a gas turbine engine component includes exposing the defect to a chemically reducing gas to clean the defect surface of undesired particles and oxidation. Before the cleaning, a protective coating is applied to the defect surface to resist inter-granular attack during the cleaning... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/pratt & Whitney

20070087209 - Plastic-metal composite material with wire gauze: A plastic-metal composite material, in particular a transparent plastic-metal composite material, based on a thermoplastic polymer with a wire gauze made from extremely fine wire is described, for use in particular for electromagnetic shielding or for mechanically reinforced windows.... Agent: Bayer Material Science LLC

20070087210 - High temperature insulative coating (xtr): A thermal barrier coating with unique properties suitable for high temperature thermal insulation control on a substrate is provided. The coating is thermally sprayed, consisting of three layers: 1) a MCrAIY bond coat (basecoat), 2) an intermediate crack resistant ceramic coating, and 3) a top coat of yttria stabilized zirconia.... Agent: Francis C. Hand, Esq. Carella, Byrne, Bain, Gilfillan,

20070087211 - System for improving the wearability of a surface and related method: A wear surface system and method for preparing same. The wear surface system 10 has a substrate 12 with a surface 13 in which is defined three-dimensional, micro-metered prismatic anchoring sites 14. The sites include hairs that are separated by at least some spaces 16. To the textured surface 18... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070087212 - Multi-layer, high barrier packaging materials: A multi-layer, high barrier packaging lid material is adapted for releasably sealing to a plurality of containers including a first container comprised of one polymer and a second container comprised of another polymer. The packaging lid material comprises a paper base with an internal wet strength agent and an anti-wicking... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070087213 - Method for treating wood: The present invention relates to a process for treating wood and other cellulosic materials to render the resistance to wood attacking organisms, such as termite, fungi and insects. More particularly, the present invention relates to a process for treating wood with borate preservative formulation which contains at least one boron-containing... Agent: Meadwestvaco Corporation

20070087214 - Methods for stretch blow molding polymeric articles: Methods for making stretch blow molded polypropylene articles and preforms used to produce the polypropylene stretch blow molded articles are provided. In certain embodiments, the articles are produced with stretch blow molding processes using composite stretch ratios of less than or equal to 6. The blow molded articles may be... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20070087215 - Use of an article as electronic structural part: Use of an article as electronic structural part whose surface exhibits a composite material in full or in parts, the composite material consisting of a non-metallic substrate containing at least one polymer, and a metallic layer present thereon and deposited without external current, having an adhesive strength of at least... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070087216 - Glass molding die, renewal method thereof, and glass fabrication by the molding die: A molding die for molding glass and renewal method thereof. The molding die includes a substrate, a nickel-phosphorous alloy layer, with phosphorous content 30 wt % or less, overlying the substrate, an intermediate layer overlying the nickel-phosphorous alloy layer, and a passivation film overlying the intermediate layer.... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070087217 - Selectively reinforced powder metal components: A reinforced powder metal component is disclosed, the powder metal component having reinforcing preforms disposed in selected locations to provide a local reinforcement for the powder metal component.... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070087218 - Gold/nickel/copper/titanium brazing alloys for brazing wc-co to titanium alloys: A brazing material including about 20 to about 60 percent by weight gold, about 6 to about 16 percent by weight nickel, about 16 to about 60 percent by weight copper and about 6 to about 16 percent by weight titanium.... Agent: General Electric Company

20070087223 - Dibenzoanthracene derivatives, organic electroluminescent devices, and display apparatus: wherein X1, X2 and X each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted arylene or divalent heterocyclic group; A, B, C and D each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl or heterocyclic group, and between the adjacent groups, may be fused together to form rings; and Y1 to Y12... Agent: Robert J. Depke Lewis T. Steadman

20070087219 - Electroluminescent device: An OLED device comprises a cathode and an anode and has located therebetween a light-emitting layer comprising a phosphorescent light-emitting material and a host comprising a compound of a tetravalent atom wherein the four groups bonded to the atom are aromatic rings, at least one of which contains an electron-withdrawing... Agent: Paul A. Leipold Patent Legal Staff

20070087221 - Metal complex and organic electroluminescent device using the same: wherein M represents a transition metal whose atomic number of the periodic table is greater than 40; m is an integer equal to or smaller than the ligand numbers of M, n is an integer smaller than m; R1, R2, R3, and A are independently selected from the group consisting... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070087222 - Organic electroluminescence device: wherein A1 and A2 are independently selected from a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C6 aliphatic group, a C6-C20 aromatic group and a C5-C19 heterocyclic group containing N, S or O, A3 is selected from a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C6 aliphatic group, a C6-C20 aromatic group, a C5-C19 heterocyclic group containing N,... Agent: Fleshner & Kim, LLP

20070087220 - Stability enhancement of opto-electronic devices: An electroluminescent device is provided that in sequence comprises an anode, a hole injecting layer, an emission layer comprising an emitting material, an electron injecting layer, and a cathode. The emission layer further comprises a stabilizing material whose energy bandgap is larger than the energy bandgap of the emitting material.... Agent: Anne Vachon Dougherty

20070087224 - Hard film and hard film-coated tool: A hard film formed by an arc-discharge ion-plating method, having a composition comprising metal components represented by AlxCr1−x−ySiy, wherein x and y are respectively atomic ratios meeting. 0.45≦x≦0.75, 0≦y≦0.35, and 0.5≦x+y<1, and non-metal components represented by N1−α−β−γBαCβOγ, wherein α, βand γ are respectively atomic ratios meeting 0 ≦α≦0.15, 0≦β≦0.35, and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070087225 - Perpendicular magnetic recording system and medium with high-moment corrosion-resistant \"soft\" underlayer (sul): A perpendicular magnetic recording disk has a soft magnetic underlayer (SUL) that has high corrosion resistance as well as high moment. The material of the SUL is an alloy comprising Co, Fe, X, and Y; where X is Ta or Nb, Y is Zr or Hf, and the combined amount... Agent: Thomas R. Berthold

20070087226 - Perpendicular magnetic recording medium with high medium s/n: A medium having high medium S/N and excellent corrosion resistance is achieved. In one embodiment, an adhesion layer, a soft magnetic layer, an intermediate layer, a magnetic recording layer, and a protective layer are deposited, in order, on a substrate. The soft magnetic underlayer consists at least of two soft... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20070087227 - Granular magnetic recording media with improved corrosion resistance by cap layer + pre-covercoat etching: A granular magnetic recording medium comprises a non-magnetic substrate having a surface, a layer stack on the substrate surface, including an outermost granular magnetic recording layer, a cap layer on the granular magnetic recording layer, having a sputter-etched outer surface, and a protective overcoat layer on the sputter-etched outer surface... Agent: Seagate Technology LLC C/o Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070087228 - Magnetic disk and method of producing the same: A magnetic disk includes a substrate on which a nonmagnetic metal layer, a magnetic layer, a carbon-based protection layer, an alcohol-based coupling layer, and a lubrication layer successively formed thereon. The lubrication layer contains a hydroxyl- or a carboxyl-modified compound as a lubricating material. The alcohol-based coupling layer contains, for... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070087229 - Magnetic powder for magnetic recording medium: A magnetic powder for magnetic recording medium comprises acicular particles constituted primarily of Fe, wherein the powder contains Co in an amount such that the Co/Fe ratio is 50 at. % or less and the Co is contained in a manner such that the surface portion has a higher concentration... Agent: Clark & Brody

20070082145 - Liquid crystal display device with resin black matrix having polarizing function: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display (LCD) device equipped with a resin black matrix, capable of preventing the light leakage phenomenon by improving an OD (optical density) value of the resin black matrix. The LCD device includes an array substrate formed with a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode,... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20070082146 - Inkjet recording element: The present invention relates to an inkjet recording element having good dye keeping properties in time, good image quality, as well as instant dryness. Said inkjet recording element comprises a porous polyester support and at least one ink-receiving layer, said ink-receiving layer comprising at least one aluminosilicate polymer obtainable by... Agent: Patent Legal Staff

20070082147 - Heat-resistant lubricity imparting coating agent, and thermal transfer recording medium: To provide a heat-resistant lubricity imparting coating agent that can form a heat-resistant lubricous protective layer with good heat resistance and lubricity which will hardly cause chips due to contact with the thermal head, and which will hardly allow the chips to stick to and be fusion-bonded to the head,... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070082148 - Procedure and device for sticking objects: A method for sticking, a container, a pocket tape, a method for the production of a pocket tape, a device for the production of a pocket tape, a method for the production of an adhesive tape, an adhesive tape and a device for the production of an adhesive tape, regarding... Agent: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

20070082149 - Method for producing a piece made of sintered amorphous silica, and mold and slurry used in this method: The method for producing a piece made of sintered silica includes the following steps: a) casting a slurry, which is based on an amorphous silica powder and on a liquid, between the inner (14) and outer (12) parts of a mold (10) in such a manner as to delimit a... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070082150 - Stack sealable heat shrinkable film: The present invention refers to a multilayer heat shrinkable film characterized by a combination of desirable properties, such as high shrinkage, good optical properties, excellent sealability and stack sealability. The invention further is directed to a method of producing said film. The invention is further directed to the use of... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20070082153 - Blow molded receptacle and system for making same: A system for making blow molded receptacles is disclosed generally comprising two mold portions that, when positioned adjacent each other, at least partially enclose a cavity defined by a molding surface, against which the walls of a blow molded receptacle are blown. One of the portions is a mold core,... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20070082156 - Container and composition for enhanced gas barrier properties: A container comprising a polyester composition with enhanced carbon dioxide and oxygen barrier properties is provided. The polyester composition comprises a polyester and a purine derivative. In a particular embodiment, the purine derivative comprises a purine dione, such as caffeine.... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20070082152 - Dip forming composition and dip formed article: A dip-formed article that has wearing comfort, excelling in not only tensile strength but also flexing fatigue and that itself does not tend to suffer coloration even when the article is worn and operation is continued; and a dip-forming composition capable of providing such a dip-formed article. There is provided... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070082154 - Multi-layer films, methods of manufacture and articles made therefrom: Multi-layer films particularly suited for packaging applications, including a core layer, a tie layer made from at least 10 wt % of a first polymer and where the first polymer preferably is not present in the core layer are provided. Optionally, the multi-layer film may have a skin layer, a... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20070082157 - Polyamides and polyesters blended with a lithium salt interfacial tension reducing agent: A polymer composition and wall of a container made from such composition is set forth comprising a polyamide and polyester and a sufficient amount of an interfacial tension reducing agent such that the polyamide domains stretch disproportionately to the amount of stretch experienced by the polyester both with and without... Agent: M&g Usa, Corporation

20070082151 - Polyester container, method for manufacturing the same, and method for sealing polyester container: A polyester container furnished with a flange part having mechanical strength, transparency, and heat resistance through orientational crystallization, which polyester container exhibits low-temperature heat sealability, is provided by forming a projecting portion at an upper surface of the crystallized flange part, the projecting portion at at least a heat-sealing-face constituting... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20070082155 - Polymer films and methods of producing and using such films: Multi-layer films particularly suited for packaging applications, including a core layer, a tie layer made from at least 10 wt % of a first polymer and a service layer, wherein the tie layer is a sealable layer and may provide a hermetic seal when sealed to itself. The films of... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20070082158 - Composite film bag for packaging bulk products: A composite bag suitable for packaging bulk products, including, but not limited to, bulk food items, pet food, grains and cereals, seeds, fertilizers, and other bulk articles.... Agent: Duane Morris, LLPIPDepartment

20070082160 - Flexible tube, resistant to stress cracking and impermeable to water vapour: The invention concerns a tube comprising a wall made of C4-C10 linear ethylene-olefin copolymer or a mixture of C4-C10 linear ethylene-olefin copolymer having a melt index ranging between 3 and 10 g/mn, and a density ranging between 0.880 g/cm3 and 0.935 g/cm3 inclusive. The skirt has a mid-height wall thickness... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070082159 - Themoplastic material comprising nanometric lamellar compounds: The invention relates to materials comprising a thermoplastic matrix and at least particles based on phosphate of zirconium, titanium, cerium and/or silicon in the form of nanometric lamellar compounds having a shape factor of less than 100. The aforementioned materials can be used, for example, for the production of plastic... Agent: Jean-louis Seugnet Rhodia Inc

20070082161 - Easy-open reclosable films having an interior frangible interface and articles made therefrom: The present invention relates to peelable resealable multilayer films which include at least a first polymer layer, a second polymer layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive in direct contact with and bonded to both the first and third layers. The bond formed between the second and third layers includes a peelable resealable... Agent: Bemis Company, Inc.

20070082162 - Printable cover systems for articles: A printable label assembly includes a printable label having an adhesive coating applied to a first surface thereof to facilitate attachment of the label to an article. The label is configured to receive a printed image on a second surface thereof. A removable backing is releasably attached to the adhesive... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070082163 - Label form for use in drug testing: A label form especially for use in testing of drugs. One embodiment has a first label segment with a permanent adhesive backing layer and second label segment with a permanent adhesive backing layer. The first and second label segments may contain information to identify the patient participating in the test,... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070082164 - Mat for heated items with cutting indicia: A multi-purpose, heat-resistant mat that comprises a single, flexible, thin body of elastomer material, which is preferably silicone, to provide thermal insulation. The solid planar body of elastomer material of the mat further includes numerous indicia providing grooves that score the bottom surface of the elastomer material for indicia aligned... Agent: Malin Haley And Dimaggio, Pa

20070082165 - Seam: A waterproof seam for a garment is formed between two pieces of fabric, at least one of the pieces being a laminate. The laminate comprises a first layer (40, 50) comprising a waterproof water-vapour-permeable layer, and a second knitted or woven layer (30) laminated to the first layer. The second... Agent: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.

20070082166 - Manufacturing data-storage media using light-curable material: Instances of data-storage media having pits and lands, such as individual DVDs or CDs, are manufactured by selectively illuminating a light-curable material to form cured regions corresponding to the lands. The selective illumination of the light-curable material can be implemented using mask-based illumination or selective laser illumination or both. The... Agent: Mendelsohn And Associates, P.C.

20070082167 - Optical media: One embodiment of an optical medium includes a substrate, a data recording layer positioned on the substrate, a selectively transmissive layer positioned on the data recording layer, and a label recording layer positioned on the selectively transmissive layer, the label recording layer optically accessible at only certain wavelengths through the... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070082169 - High infrared reflection coatings: The invention provides low-emissivity coatings that are highly reflective of infrared radiation. The coating includes three infrared-reflection film regions, which may each comprise silver.... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20070082168 - High infrared reflection coatings and thin film coating deposition methods: The invention provides low-emissivity coatings that are highly reflective of infrared radiation. The coating includes three infrared-reflection film regions, which may each comprise silver.... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20070082170 - Wallboard with antifungal properties and method of making same: This invention provides wallboard with a gypsum core with improved antifungal properties based on the distribution of fungicide and starch. Preferably, the wallboard has a gypsum core having a first surface and a second surface; facing sheets adhered to the first and second surfaces; a fungicide and a starch in... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070082171 - Simulated turf and method of making same: A mat for simulating natural terrain for use in an indoors display is the subject of this invention. The mat comprises a sheet of water impervious resinous material, a water base latex emulsion coating applied to the resinous material and a quantity of terrain simulating particles which are adhered to... Agent: Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Attn: Patent Group

20070082173 - Carpets: Secondary carpet backings woven in a flat weave construction from warp tapes and multifilament picks with 50 to about 100% theoretical coverage in the warp but less than full effective coverage and average pick counts of 10 to 20 per inch impart dimensional stability and high peel strength in carpets... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070082172 - Composite materials: A noise reducing composite material for use in automotive applications, and methods for preparing the material, are disclosed. The composite includes a carpet layer and a noise reducing layer. The carpet layer can be a tufted carpet layer that includes a primary backing in which to position tufts of yarn,... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20070082174 - Honeycomb structure and method for manufacturing the same: Cracks in calcinating a catalyst are inhibited from being generated in a honeycomb structure. In a honeycomb structure 1, a plurality of honeycomb segments 2 having a plurality of cells 5 partitioned by porous partition walls and functioning as fluid channels and outer walls are bonded to one another by... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070082175 - Polymeric materials having a matte finish on a surface thereof: A flexible sleeve disposable about at least a portion of a flower pot or floral grouping is formed of a flexible polymeric material having at least a portion of one surface thereof modified to provide a textured or matte finish to the flexible sleeve. The flexible sleeve may also be... Agent: Dunlap, Codding & Rogers P.C.

20070082176 - Substrate provided with a dressing: In order to impart the requisite softness and friction-resistance properties, but especially the requisite air- and water vapor-permeability properties, to a substrate having a velvet-like, fine-grained surface, in particular a shagreen having a polished surface or a synthetic velvet provided on its visible side with a dressing having a shagreened... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070082177 - Foldable chair mat: A unitary, one-piece chair mat has a substantially planar upper surface suitable for interaction with a chair support structure, a perimeter defining an outer edge of the mat, a lower surface parallel to the upper surface. The mat is divided into a plurality of areas by at least two intersecting... Agent: Indianapolis Office 27879 Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070082178 - Sheet for embossed carrier tape: It is to provide an embossed carrier tape and a sheet for an embossed carrier tape suitable for high-speed mounting. A sheet for an embossed carrier tape excellent in high-speed mounting properties can be obtained by making the tear strength of the sheet at least 105 N/mm as defined in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070082179 - Method and apparatus for forming optical articles: A method and apparatus for fabricating a multi-layer optical article includes grasping an outer surface of a first substrate with a first holder, whereby the outer surface of the first substrate is held to an inner surface of the first holder, grasping an outer surface of a second substrate with... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070082180 - System and method for making decorative building panels having a variegated appearance: A system and method are provided for producing decorative panels having a variegated appearance. The system includes a painting station, a wiping station, and a curing station for creating the variegated appearance on the panel. The painting station applies paint onto a front surface of the panel and the wiping... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070082181 - Cushioning material for packing: Disclosed herein is a cushioning material for packing an object, such as an electrical product, kitchen utensils, an industrial machine, etc., to protect it from outside shocks. In the cushioning material of the present invention, embossments defining spaces are formed in a synthetic resin film constituting the cushioning material, and... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20070082182 - Coating for etched-look label: Disclosed is a film, and process for making the same, that can be used as a label and which provides an etched appearance by the application of the combination of at least two layers of coarse-grained inks. A more specific form of the invention is to prepare a heat-shrink overwrap... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070082183 - Circuit board: A circuit board, having improved adhesion between its via conductor and insulating layer, is provided. The circuit board includes a first wiring layer, a second wiring layer, the insulating layer, a filler, and the via conductor. The first wiring layer and the second wiring layer are electrically insulated from each... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070082184 - Writing paper: The writing paper with lines includes a paper area with one or many reading or writing lines wherein the paper has a main area with a first color tone and one or many lines with a second color tone, that visibly contrast the color tone of the main area. The... Agent: Fasth Law Offices (rolf Fasth)

20070082185 - Multi-layered film: The multi-layered film comprises a propylene-based resin layer composed of a propylene/α-olefin random copolymer as the major component, which has a melt flow rate (MFR, determined at 230° C.) of 1 to 30 g/10 minutes, melting peak temperature (Tm) of 110 to 165° C. and Mw/Mn ratio of 1.5 to... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070082186 - High infrared reflection coatings, thin film coating deposition methods, and associated technologies: The invention provides low-emissivity coatings that are highly reflective of infrared radiation. The coating includes three infrared-reflection film regions, which may each comprise silver.... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20070082187 - Celluosic products comprising substantially voc-free compositions: Embodiments of a composition useful for forming cellulosic products are disclosed, as well as products made using disclosed compositions. One disclosed composition comprises effective amount of dihydroxyethylene urea(s), dihydroxypropanol ureas, glycoluril(s), or combinations thereof. Such compositions can be cross linked, or not. The compositions can include other materials, such as... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070082188 - Method of manufacturing an oriented film from alloyed thermoplastic polymers, apparatus for such manufacture resulting products: A blend of two partly incompatible polymers is extruded to form a film under conditions such that the alloy in the blend comprises fibrils extending mainly in one direction, the width and thickness of each fibril having a mean lower than 5 μm, the fibrils being formed of the polymer... Agent: Robert W Strozier, P.l.l.c

20070082189 - Waterproof, breathable composite material: A composite material that may be used to form, among other things, sports clothing, such as jackets, gloves, boots or fishing waders, is waterproof, breathable and insulated. The composite material includes at least an insulating layer of open-cell foam a waterproof layer on one side of the insulating layer. The... Agent: Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20070082190 - Insulation material: An insulation material comprising an inorganic, porous matrix, a process for producing it and its use are described. The moldings and coatings obtained therefrom display excellent insulation against heat and cold and can be used over a wide temperature range.... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070082192 - Active energy ray curable coating composition and molded product: An active energy ray curable coating composition comprising a mixture (A) of compounds each having a (meth)acryloyl group and a colloidal silica (B), wherein the mixture (A) contains from 22 to 62% of a copolymer (A1) having (meth)acryloyl groups and obtained by reacting a specific amount of a radical polymerizable... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070082191 - Films with superior impact resistance and improved catastrophic failure resistance under high strain rate: Stretch films which exhibit good puncture and impact resistance while also exhibiting resistance to defect propagation are desired. The films of the present invention have an ultimate stretch of at least 200 percent, a dart impact strength of at least about 700 gms/mil and a catastrophic failure stretch of at... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20070082193 - Essentially chromium-free method for passivating metallic surfaces consisting of zn, zn alloys, al or al alloys: The present invention relates to a substantially chromium-free process for passivating metallic surfaces of Zn, Zn alloys, Al or Al alloys by treating the surface with an acidic aqueous formulation which comprises at least one substantially noncrosslinked, water-soluble polymer or copolymer containing at least 50% by weight of (meth)acrylic acid... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070082194 - Fire retardant paper: A method of treatment of resin impregnated manufactured paper to render the paper fire retardant, said method comprising the addition of a fire retardant compound containing borax and diammonium phosphate introduced into the paper. It is an objective of the invention that the fire retardant system ameliorates any degradation of... Agent: Watts Hoffmann Co

20070082195 - Contrasting tape: A tape or marking system and method is provided that includes a polymer layer having a plurality of contrasting polymer areas arranged in a side-by-side relationship.... Agent: Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP Attn:IPDepartment Docket Clerk

20070082196 - Antistatic additive and tapes made therefrom: An adhesive tape with an antistatic release coating is provided. The release includes an antistatic additive made from a reaction product of from about 1 to 30 parts hydrophilic monomer, from about 5 to 40 parts ionic monomer, and from about 20 to 80 parts hydrophobic monomer. A release agent... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070082197 - Electrospun carbon nanotube reinforced silk fibers: Strong and tough synthetic fibrils of carbon nanotube and spider silk are provided. Methods for production of these synthetic fibrils and methods for their use in biomedical devices, including those requiring electroconductivity, and areas of blast and ballistic protection are also provided.... Agent: Licata & Tyrrell P.C.

20070082198 - Aramid fibrils: Aramid fibrils having in the wet phase a Canadian Standard Freeness (CSF) value less than 100 ml, after drying a specific surface area (SSA) less than 7 m2/g, and a weight weighted length for particles having a length >250 μm (WL 0.25) less than 1.2 mm, are described. A method... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070082199 - Fiber size, sized reinforcements, and articles reinforced with such reinforcements: The present invention relates to fiber-size compositions for coating glass or other reinforcing fiber materials that are used in the manufacturing of composites. The fiber-size composition contains at least about 4% by weight of a polyvinylpyrrolidone film former, at least one lubricant and a coupling agent. The sizing composition gives... Agent: Owens Corning

20070082200 - An apparatus, method, and article of manufacture corresponding to a self-composite comprised of nanocrystalline diamond and a non-diamond component that is useful for thermoelectric applications: One provides nanocrystalline diamond material that comprises a plurality of substantially ordered diamond crystallites that are sized no larger than about 10 nanometers. One then disposes a non-diamond component within the nanocrystalline diamond material. By one approach this non-diamond component comprises an electrical conductor that is formed at the grain... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070082201 - Use of biased fabric to improve properties of sic/sic ceramic composites for turbine engine components: The present invention is a ceramic matrix composite turbine engine component, wherein the component has a direction of maximum tensile stress during normal engine operation. The component comprises a plurality of biased ceramic plies, wherein each biased ply comprises ceramic fiber tows, the tows being woven in a first warp... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick LLC

20070082202 - Molded resin object, electronic instrument using the same, and method of processing a molded resin object: A molded resin object including a molded substrate containing a biodegradable resin and an applied coating formed on a surface of the molded substrate is disclosed, wherein the applied coating contains a proliferation accelerating agent for accelerating proliferation of a microbe. A method of disposing of a molded resin object... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070082203 - Dual-stage wafer applied underfills: A 100% non-volatile, one-part liquid underfill encapsulant is disclosed for application to the active side of a large wafer or integrated circuit chip. Upon coating, the encapsulant is converted to a liquefiable, tack-free solid by exposure to radiation, particularly in the UV, visible and infrared spectrum. The underfill-coated wafer exhibits... Agent: Lord Corporation Patent & Legal Services

20070082204 - Composite elements: (iii) from 2 to 20 mm of metal, plastic or wood, the layer (ii) containing prefabricated polyisocyanate polyadducts (x) which are adhesively bonded by polyisocyanate polyadducts (xx) to the layers (i) and (iii), and the polyisocyanate polyadducts (x) being pieces having a volume of from 4 to 1 000 cm3.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070082206 - High infrared reflection coatings and associated technologies: The invention provides low-emissivity coatings that are highly reflective of infrared radiation. The coating includes three infrared-reflection film regions, which may each comprise silver.... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20070082205 - Photocatalytic member: A photocatalytic member which does not undergo heat treatment is provided. A photocatalyst layer is formed on the surface of a substrate through the intermediary of an undercoat layer. The main component of the undercoat layer is a crystalline zirconium compound, the photocatalyst layer is constituted of a crystalline phase,... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20070082207 - Silicon-containing overcoat layers: Silicon-containing layers that have been prepared by a sol-gel method and include sol-gel polymerization products of siloxane-containing compounds, disilanol compounds and alcohols are provided. Methods for preparing silicon-containing layers including sol-gel polymerization products of siloxane-containing compounds, disilanol compounds and alcohols are also provided. In addition, photoreceptors and image-forming apparatus including... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20070082209 - Adhesion-promoting primer composition for non-olefin substrates: An adhesion-promoting coating composition that contains a carboxylated hydrocarbon polymer and a thermoplastic film-forming resin and exhibits enhanced adhesion-promoting properties, especially on non-olefin, fiber-reinforced substrates.... Agent: Polly C. Owen Eastman Chemical Company

20070082208 - Curable fiberglass binder comprising a beta-amino-ester or beta-amino-amide conjugate addition product: A curable formaldehyde-free binding composition for use with fiberglass is provided. Such curable composition comprises a conjugate addition product of an amine and an unsaturated reactant in the form of a β-amino-ester or β-amino-amide intermediate. The composition when coated on fiberglass is cured to form a water-insoluble polyamide or polyimide... Agent: Johns Manville

20070082210 - Method for providing fog-free goggle lenses: An anti-fog composition can be applied underwater to a transparent surface, such as the lens of a diving mask. The composition comprises at least one sodium salt of a fat, oil, or fatty acid. The composition may be conveniently applied underwater by means of an applicator comprising a tube to... Agent: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S C

20070082211 - Method of forming a multi-layer coating on automobile bodies without a primer bake: This invention relates to method for forming a multi-layer coating, comprising sequentially applying a layer of primer coating composition, a layer of base coat composition, and a layer of clear coat composition on an automotive substrate in a wet-on-wet-on-wet manner, and simultaneously curing the applied three layers together in a... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070082212 - Fragrance release paper: An improved pigment-coated paper is provided which enables the use of a non-acidic basesheet in the manufacture of a fragrance release paper. The non-acidic basesheet, compared to the conventionally used acidic basesheet, is brighter and less brittle, and therefore imparts improved visual effects and reduces the likelihood of cracking. The... Agent: Evelyn M. Sommer

20070082213 - Aluminum oxide micro dust / paint coated wood: This invention provides a Water Resistant coating to all types and forms of wood products. The Aluminum Oxide Micro Dust provides a water repellant matrix that resists water. The composition of the coating provides increased abrasive wear properties, that extend the life of the coating and function of the coating.... Agent: James William Cerny

20070082214 - Stainless steel strip coated with aluminium: A coated stainless steel strip product with a dense and evenly distributed aluminum layer on one side or both sides of said strip is provided. Said layer consists of essentially pure aluminum, the thickness of said layer is maximally 15 μm, the tolerance of said layer is maximally +/−30% of... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070082215 - Double walled metal tube, metal band and strip, and method of coating a metal strip: The invention relates to a double walled metal tube comprising a tubular roll formed metal band having a brazing layer between the metal layers of the tubular roll formed metal band, wherein the brazing layer consists of a copper alloy. According to the invention, the copper alloy is a copper-tin... Agent: Stevens Davis Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070082216 - Copper-tin-oxygen alloy plating: The present invention relates to a Cu—Sn—O alloy plating having an oxygen content of 0.3 to 50 at %, a copper content of 20 to 80 at %, and a tin content of 10 to 70 at % in the plating. The present invention provides a copper tin alloy plating... Agent: Dennis G. Lapointe Lapointe Law Group, Pl

20070082217 - Wear resistant consumable: Wear protecting an object by providing a metal object having a desired shape for a task and forming containers in said metal object in regions of said object that are subject to wear with use. The containers are filled with a more wear resistant material to prolong the useful life... Agent: Tarolli, Sundhelm, Covell & Tummino, LLP

20070082218 - Brightness enhancement film: A brightness enhancement film is provided, which comprises a substrate with a light diffusion layer having a convex-concave structure on one side of the substrate. The brightness enhancement film of the present invention can be used in liquid crystal displays (LCDs) as a light diffusion brightness enhancement film.... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070082219 - Transparent substrate which can be used alternatively or cumulatively for thermal control, electromagnetic armour and heated glazing: The subject of the invention is a transparent substrate, especially made of glass, provided with a thin-film stack comprising a plurality of functional layers, characterized in that said thin-film stack comprises at least three silver-based functional layers, in that said stack has a resistance R□<1.5Ω per square and in that... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070082220 - Galvanized steel with brushed gloss finish and process to form the steel: Galvanized steel having a brushed gloss finish is formed by a brushed galvanic coating, being generally uniform and having not-remarked Zinc Micro crystals and at least one clear organic coating over the galvanic coating. The galvanized steel with brushed gloss finish is obtained by the process of developing a layer... Agent: John S. Egbert Egbert Law Offices

20070082222 - Corrosion and abrasion resistant decorative coating: A new article of manufacture, for example a faucet or other article of hardware, has a specified decorative color, and is resistant to corrosion, abrasion and attack by chemicals. The article includes a substrate, one or more corrosion resistant layers applied to the substrate, a thin transition layer having a... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070082221 - Nickel-base superalloy having an optimized platinum-aluminide coating: A nickel-base superalloy substrate includes a surface region having an integrated aluminum content of from about 18 to about 24 percent by weight and an integrated platinum content of from about 18 to about 45 percent by weight, with the balance components of the substrate. The substrate is preferably a... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070082223 - Stainless steel wire, spring and method of manufacturing the spring: There is provided a stainless steel wire having both excellent corrosion resistance and an excellent fatigue strength while being fabricable with high productivity. A stainless steel wire consists of 0.01 to 0.25 mass % C, 0.01 to 0.25 mass % N, 0.4 to 4.0 mass % Mn, 16 to 25... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070082224 - Vapour-deposition material for the production of optical layers of high refractive index: The invention relates to a vapour-deposition material for the production of optical layers of high refractive index which comprises titanium oxide and ytterbium oxide in a molar ratio of from 4:1 to 1:4, to a process for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof.... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20070082227 - Light-emitting device: A light-emitting device is provided, which includes an insulating substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode insulated from each other and formed above the insulating substrate, and an electrolyte disposed on the first electrode and the second electrode. The electrolyte contains an ionic liquid and luminescent pigment having a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070082225 - Method for preserving organic polymeric material and organic electroluminescent device: A method for preserving an organic polymeric material, wherein an organic polymeric material which exhibits strong acidity is preserved with it being dissolved or dispersed in a liquid mainly comprised of water, the method is characterized in that the organic polymeric material is preserved with it being dissolved or dispersed... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070082226 - Organic light emitting diode and display device employing the same: An organic light emitting diode comprises a cathode, an anode, an emitting layer disposed between the cathode and the anode, a hole injection layer disposed between the anode and the emitting layer, a hole transport layer disposed between the hole injection layer and the emitting layer, and a buffer layer... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070082229 - Biocompatible cemented carbide articles and methods of making the same: This invention relates to cemented carbide articles that are characterized by substantially improved biocompatibility with human skin, tissue, organs, etc., compared with articles made from conventional cemented carbides. The essential feature of these improved biocompatible cemented carbide articles is a binder-depleted zone at and near the exposed surfaces of the... Agent: Rajini P. Mirchandani

20070082228 - Thermoelastic device comprising an expansive element formed from a preselected material: A thermoelastic device comprising an expansive element is disclosed. The expansive element is formed from a material, which is preselected by calculating a dimensionless constant for the material. The dimensionless constant is indicative of the potential effectiveness of the material in a particular application, such as a micro-electromechanical system.... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070082230 - Spin valves using organic spacers and spin-organic light-emitting structures using ferromagnetic electrodes: The spacer in a spin-valve is replaced with an organic layer, allowing for numerous applications, including light-emitting structures. The invention demonstrates that the spin coherence of the organic material is sufficiently long that the carriers do not lose their spin memory even in traversing a thicker passive barrier. At least... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070082231 - Magnetic recording medium: A magnetic recording medium for perpendicular magnetic recording system includes a nonmagnetic substrate and layers sequentially laminated on the substrate. The layers include a seed layer comprised of a metal or an alloy with a face centered cubic crystal structure, a nonmagnetic underlayer of a metal or an alloy with... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20070082232 - Film and magnetic-recording medium using the same: A film and a magnetic-recording medium using the film, where the heat shrinkage ratio in the transverse direction of the film subjected to heat treatment under no tension for 30 min. at 180° C. is from 1.0 to 2.5%, and where the film satisfies the following equations (1)-(4) simultaneously, with... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20070077371 - Patterns of electrically conducting polymers and their application as electrodes or electrical contacts: Electronic devices having patterned electrically conductive polymers providing electrical connection thereto and methods of fabrication thereof are described. Liquid crystal display cells are described having at least one of the electrodes providing a bias across the liquid crystal material formed from a patterned electrically conductive polymer. Thin film transistors having... Agent: Daniel Morris IBM Corp

20070077373 - Polymer film and polarizing plate and liquid crystal display device using the same: A polymer film, which comprises: at least one liquid crystalline compound; and a compound having a dielectric constant ε of 4.0 or more, wherein a haze of the polymer film is 1.5% or less; and a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display device using the polymer film.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070077372 - Uv-curable adhesion promoter, laminated structures using same and methods for fabricating such laminated structures: An adhesion promoter for enhancing the bond between adjacent layers of a multilayer structure to prevent delamination thereof is disclosed. The adhesion promoter comprises an aromatic polyimide-based UV-cured acrylate. Also disclosed are laminated structures including liquid crystal displays and bonded missile domes that utilize an adhesion promoter of the invention,... Agent: Koppel, Patrick & Heybl

20070077374 - Two-shot decorative trim panel: In at least certain embodiments, the present invention relates to automobile interior trim panel having an insert molded trim cover sheet. In at least one embodiment, the automobile interior trim panel is made by providing a trim cover sheet within a first mold cavity and introducing a first resin into... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070077375 - Weatherstrip: A weatherstrip in which the sliding part of a lip in sliding contact with window glass is covered by a sliding member, wherein the sliding member is composed of a weatherstrip composition containing a polymer A group and a polymer B group, 40 to 100 wt % of the total... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070077376 - Double glazing: A double glazing comprising a pair of glass sheets attached in face-to-face juxtaposition to each other and an elongate spacer disposed between opposing faces of the glass sheets along entire peripheral edges thereof for maintaining a gap therebetween. A first seal interposed between each of the opposing faces of the... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20070077377 - Flexible sheath for protection of electrical cables: A flexible sheath (1, 50) has a rigid spiral (10) having a plurality of turns (14) and a wall (12, 52) associated with the rigid spiral. Each of the turns has an elongate section having a length X and a width T. The turns are disposed at a distance Y... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070077378 - Thermoplastic elastomer films: Provided are high temperature food preparation films, bags made from the films, as well as methods for fabricating such bags. The high temperature food preparation films are composed of a blended monolayer thermoplastic elastomer film comprising a polyamide and a polyester elastomer. The polyamides include nylon-6, nylon-6,6, copolymers of nylon-6,... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20070077380 - Coated metal components in aerosol valves and dispensing pumps for metal-sensitive compositions and process of coating the components: A coated component for use in a pump or valve. The coated component may be a metal spring and/or ball. Also provided is a container fitted with a pump or valve having such a coated metal spring and/or metal ball for use with a composition that includes a metal ion... Agent: Charles J. Zeller, Esq. Avon Products Inc.

20070077381 - Implosion resistant container: The present invention overcomes many of the shortcomings inherent in previous containers for packaging potato chips and/or crisps, corn based chips and/or crisps, cookies and the like. The improved implosion-resistant container of the present invention utilizes flowing geometries mechanisms which allow a hermetically sealed container to smoothly change its geometric... Agent: Carstens & Cahoon, LLP

20070077379 - Water-assist injection molded structural members: A method of forming members of fiber reinforced thermoplastic members via molding, the members including at least one hollow chamber, formed by water injection into the melt in the mold, to stiffen the finished member. The thermoplastic is preferably selected from a group comprising polypropylene, Nylon, PET, ABS, TPO and... Agent: Warn, Hoffmann, Miller & Lalone, P.C.

20070077382 - Acetone-soluble, absorbable, crystalline polyaxial copolymers and applications thereof: High-purity, acetone-soluble, absorbable components of medical devices are designed for optimum interfacing with human blood or the cell lining of a body cavity, and are formed of a crystalline, segmented l-lactide polyaxial copolymer structurally tailored to have certain molecular dimensions, thermal and physicomechanical properties, and solubility characteristics to allow their... Agent: Leigh P. Gregory Attorney At Law

20070077383 - Heat insulating material: A heat insulating material of the present invention comprises: a hollow molded body made of at least an inorganic fiber; and a filler which is filled in a hollow part of the hollow molded body and made of at least an inorganic powder.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070077384 - Heat resistant label: A heat-resistant, multi-layer label free of both glass frit and silicone resin is described. The label is suitable for use in high temperature applications, e.g., applications in which the label and object to which it is adhered are subjected to a temperature of 700 C or more. The label before... Agent: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S C

20070077385 - Universal magnetic customizable promotional piece: A universal magnetic customizable promotional piece accepts permanent attachment of a customized attachment. The universal magnetic customizable promotional piece has a primary substrate with a display surface and a rear surface. The display surface may be divided into a universal promotion display portion and a customizable attachment display portion with... Agent: Gallagher & Dawsey Co., L.p.a.

20070077386 - Wrapping paper pad and methods: The pad of wrapping paper includes a plurality of individual sheets of paper bound together along at least one edge. Each individual sheet of paper is removable from the plurality of individual sheets of paper along a tear line at the at least one edge. A plurality of the sheets... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070077387 - Irregular, tessellated building units: An irregular, tessellated building unit comprises x primary elements, wherein x is an integer equal to or greater than 1. The primary element is a rotational tessellation having a plural pairs of sides extending in a generally radial direction from plural vertices, respectively. In each pair, the two sides are... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070077388 - Paper machine covering: A covering for a machine for the production of a fibrous web has, at least in some sections, a two-dimensional structure which is formed by a multiplicity of polymer-based regions which differ from each other at least in part by virtue of a different fraction of filler material and/or by... Agent: Taylor & Aust, P.C.

20070077389 - Elastomeric ear construction for disposable absorbent article: The use of a drawstring-like design for the elastomeric member in an absorbent article is disclosed. The elastomeric member is attached to the longitudinal axis of the article near its center and covers the back portion of the article forming ear-like structures that have fasteners attached to them so as... Agent: Gosz And Partners, LLP

20070077390 - Linking tape structure: A linking tape structure includes primarily a pair of male and female linking tapes which are formed integrally and mutually corresponding to each other. Pluralities of pillars are uniformly distributed on a board of the male linking tape and a blunt head with a larger diameter is located on an... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070077391 - Multilevel interconnection board and method of fabricating the same: A stack of 50 layers of a first pitch-base carbon fiber sheet is formed, two sets of stack each having two second pitch-base carbon fiber sheets stacked therein are fabricated. At this time, the second carbon fiber sheets have a thermal expansion coefficient larger than that of the first carbon... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070077392 - E-z mark: The E-Z Mark was designed by the working man for the working man. It's compatible with most standard tape measure's. It will cut your time in half when taking a measurement. It not only makes an exact mark at your desired location, it holds your sharpie permanent marker with your... Agent: Matthew M. Winter

20070077393 - Elastic material for compression braces and the like: An elastic material is disclosed, including a breathable, closed cell foam panel. The elastic panel (310) includes recessed portions or channels (312) on at least one side, and apertures (314) therethrough, the apertures disposed in the channels (312). The channels may intersect to produce a network of flow paths for... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20070077394 - Weather strip, method of manufacturing the same, and mold used in the same method: The core mold in the molding device (51) for forming the molded member (4) of the weather strip (1) is provided with a center core (61) having a center core body (63), and a side core (62) having a pair of side core bodies (66L, 66R) The base bottom portion... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070077395 - Thin film device and thin film inductor: Provided is a thin film device capable of ensuring operating performance by ensuring the adhesion of a conductive film and the magnetic characteristic of a magnetic film. A substrate has a surface roughness (an arithmetic mean roughness Ra) within the range expressed in the expression: X μm≦Ra≦0.1 μm. A lower... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070077397 - Bonding intermediate, method and machine for bonding coated textile sheets: Bonding intermediate for coated textile sheets with a silicone based polymer coating, having the form of a strip including a non-cross-linked silicone elastomer fraction present on at least the external sides of the said strip. According to the invention, the bonding intermediate includes heat energy dissipating elements embedded in the... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070077396 - Surfaces physically transformable by environmental changes: An apparatus includes a substrate having a top surface, a substantially regular array of raised structures located over the top surface, and a layer located on the top surface between the structures. Distal surfaces of the structures are farther from the top surface than remaining portions of the structures. The... Agent: Lucent Technologies Inc. Docket Administrator

20070077398 - Plastically deformable mat: Disclosed is a plastically deformable mat formed of a conformable sheet-form body and a plastically deformable member secured to the conformable sheet-form body. The conformable sheet-form body can have a predetermined surface area to cover a specified portion of an underlying contoured surface and the plastically deformable member can be... Agent: Jackson, Demarco, Tidus & Packenpaugh

20070077401 - Absorber of electromagnetic radiation: An absorber of electromagnetic radiation, in particular for use with microwave or millimeter wavelength radiation, comprising a conducting ground plane (205) a meta-material surface element (200) positioned substantially parallel to and at a predetermined distance from the ground plane (205) by means of an intermediate dielectric layer (210), and a... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070077399 - Anti-fog film assemblies, method of manufacture, and articles made thereof: A repositionable and substantially transparent multi-layer anti-fog film assembly comprising a film and an anti-fog layer formed from a polyurethane-film forming composition effective to provide the layer with anti-fog properties at temperatures that alternate between −23° C. and 65° C. Optionally, an anti-fog film assembly comprises an adhesive layer. The... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070077400 - Method of producing printed business communication laminates from dissimilar substrates having different thicknesses and products produced therefrom: The present invention is directed toward a business communication laminate that is constructed from at least two layers having significantly distinct thicknesses. The first layer is provided with printing or imaging having a resolution of greater than about 150 lines per inch. Through preparation of the laminate in accordance with... Agent: Ward/kraft, Inc.

20070077402 - Surface covering having gloss-in-register: Surface covering components that include a topcoat layer with different gloss levels in various regions on the top coat layer, and methods of manufacturing such surface covering components, are disclosed. The surface covering components include a coating layer that includes regions that have a relatively higher gloss, and regions with... Agent: Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

20070077403 - Cleaning pad laminate: The instant invention discloses the use of tow fibers in making a cleaning pad laminate for the mops. The opened fibers in the tow are substantially un-bonded to each other except at their lateral edges. The layer of tow fibers provides scrubbing propertied as well as a voluminous area in... Agent: Gosz And Partners, LLP

20070077404 - Discrimination medium and article to be discriminated: A breakable seal can be discriminated more easily than the conventional one. The discrimination medium 100 has a cholesteric liquid crystal layer 104, a substrate layer 105, an adhesive layer 102, and a partial peeling layer 103. The discrimination medium 100 has an adhesion strength XA between the adhesive layer... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070077405 - Inorganic/organic-filled styrenic thermoplastic door skins: An article comprising a frame having an outer periphery with a multilayered, substantially planar skin secured thereto that is exposed to various environmental conditions is disclosed. The skin comprises a first layer exposed to the environmental conditions and a second layer shielded from the environmental conditions by the first layer.... Agent: Basf Aktiengesellschaft

20070077408 - Cleaning sheet and method of producing same: A cleaning sheet has a foamed layer on the surface of a plastic base sheet with the thickness in the range of 25 μm or more and 125 μm or less. The foamed layer has average diameter of air bubbles in the range of 1 μm or more and 50... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070077407 - Composite article having oleophobic properties and method of manufacture: A composite article includes a base material, and a porous membrane laminated with the base material. The porous membrane has hydrophobic properties and includes at least one of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene, woven polytetrafluoroethylene, and non woven polytetrafluoroethylene. A coating layer is formed on at least a portion of the porous membrane.... Agent: John S. Beulick (17851)

20070077406 - Photocatalytic coating: In one embodiment, the present application is directed to a structure. The structure comprises a structural layer having an external surface and a coating on the external surface of the structural layer. The coating comprises a polyurethane binder; and photocatalytic particles within the polyurethane binder. In another embodiment, the present... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070077409 - Porous substrate with smooth surface and production method thereof: The porous substrate, comprises: three-dimensional-network skeletal solid phase inside the substrate, and a skin layer same in quality as the skeletal solid phase formed on at least one surface of the substrate, and a production method thereof, comprising: forming a wet gel having a three-dimensional-network skeletal solid phase and a... Agent: Reed Smith Hazel & Thomas

20070077410 - Plastic films: In one embodiment, a plastic layer can comprise a substrate layer and a contrast layer, wherein the film has a light transmission of less than or equal to about 10% as measured on a 0.050 inch thick film sample. The contrast layer can comprise a virgin plastic, a white pigment,... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070077414 - Light-scattering plastics composition having high brightness and use thereof in flat screens: A thermoplastic molding composition suitable for the preparation of sheets, in particular for making diffuser sheets in flat screens is disclosed. The composition that contains 80 to 99.9% of a transparent thermoplastic material and 0.01 to 20% of scattering pigments in the form of polymeric particles having average particle diameter... Agent: Bayer Material Science LLC

20070077413 - Low dielectric loss tangent-resin varnish, prepreg, laminated sheet, and printed wiring board using the varnish: There is provided a varnish of a low dielectric loss tangent resin composition which is low in viscosity and excellent in storage stability. The varnish of a low dielectric loss tangent resin composition contains a thermosetting monomer (A) having a weight average molecular weight of not more than 1,000, a... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070077411 - Method of reforming interlayer film for heat-insulating laminated glass: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of reforming an interlayer film for heat-insulating laminated glass by which an interlayer film for heat-insulating laminated glass capable of exhibiting an excellent optical property may be obtained even if heat-insulating fine particles covered with an inert substance... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070077412 - Ultraviolet resistant coating for articles: A coating system (100) for an article is provided. The coating system includes a primer coating (110) mainly composed of a resin, a top coating (120) composed of 85˜99% by weight of a resin matrix and 1˜15% by weight of nano-oxide particles (122) for absorbing ultraviolet radiation. The primer coating... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070077415 - Surface preparation and polymeric coating of continuous-strip flat-rolled steel and coated product: Engineered composite coated flat-rolled steel strip is produced in continuous line operations, in which flat-rolled steel strip, free of surface iron oxide, having a metallic corrosion-protective coating, is polymer coated in continuous-line operations in which a plurality of adherent thin-film layers of polymeric material are deposited on a strip surface.... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish, LLC

20070077416 - Substrate for flexible wiring and method for producing the same: The present invention provides a substrate for flexible wiring comprises a liquid crystalline polyester layer and a copper foil with a thickness of 5 μm or less. The substrate has a large adhesion between the resin layer and the copper foil, and is sufficient in water absorbing property and electrical... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070077417 - Tear resistant sealable packaging structure: A packaging structure including a paperboard substrate having a first side and a second side, a tear resistant film positioned over the first side of the paperboard substrate, wherein the tear resistant film includes at least one of an oriented film and a cross-laminated polyolefin film, and a sealing layer... Agent: Meadwestvaco Corporation

20070077419 - Mark transfer tool, mark transfer tape, and manufacturing method of mark transfer tape: A mark transfer tool utilizing a coat film transfer technology, concerning various marks composed of characters, codes, patterns or their combination. A mark transfer tape (T) has multiple pressure-sensitive adhesive transfer marks (M) adhered and held at specified intervals peelably on the surface of a base tape (15), and the... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070077418 - Pressure sensitive adhesive composition and article: A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprises a cohesive component comprising a styrene-based block copolymer, and a basic component.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070077420 - Polyether aliphatic urethane film for protection of exposed surfaces: A film features a base layer including an aliphatic thermoplastic urethane having substantially planar upper and lower surfaces. The upper surface includes a substantially coextensive topcoat layer while the lower surface may feature either a substantially coextensive adhesive layer (optionally with a release sheet contacting the exposed surface of the... Agent: Bourque & Associates Intellectual Property Attorneys, P.A.

20070077421 - Surface protection film: A self adhesive extruded multilayer surface protection film comprises a base layer and an adhesive layer consisting essentially of at least one copolymer of ethylene with one or more α-olefins having 4 to 10 carbon atoms, with a density of 0.86 g/cm3 to 0.90 g/cm3, whereby at least one of... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070077422 - Single-coated adhesive tape: A single-coated adhesive tape without a backing substrate is provided. The single-coated adhesive tape comprises an adhesive layer having a thickness of 30 to 1000 μm, which contains 50 to 95% by weight of a hot melt adhesive and 5 to 50% by weight of a layer having a thickness... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070077423 - Kapok fabric and use thereof: A fabric made from fibers containing 1 to 100% of kapok.... Agent: Law Office Of Karry W. Wang

20070077424 - Polyvinyl chloride fiber for artificial hair, manufacturing and apparatus of the same: The present invention is to provide a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) fiber for artificial hair. The PVC fiber is manufactured by melt spinning a PVC resin composition with a nozzle, wherein the nozzle has a nozzle hole having a diameter D and a land length L, and a nozzle leading portion... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20070077426 - Process and apparatus for making improved glass micro fibers: A process is provided for producing improved, superior and more cost effective glass micro fibers, wherein molten glass in filament form is attenuated into glass micro fibers by gasses of a combusted mixture of air and fuel. The improvement comprises introducing into the mixture a gas stream containing at east... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070077425 - Sizing composition for an insulating product based on mineral wool, and resulting products: The invention relates to a sizing composition for a thermal and/or acoustic insulation product, based on mineral wool, comprising an epoxy resin of the glycidyl ether type, an amine hardener and an accelerator chosen from imidazoles, imidazolines and mixtures thereof. Application to the manufacture of thermal and/or acoustic insulation products... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070077427 - Soluble microfilament-generating multicomponent fibers: Microfilament-generating multicomponent fibers are provided that include a first polymer component and a second polymer component extruded together in separate contiguous polymer segments extending along the length of the fiber. The first polymer component comprises a synthetic melt-processable polymer that is substantially soluble in a first relatively benign solvent selected... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070077428 - Cellulosic fibers with odor control characteristics: An odor-inhibiting fiber having a cellulosic fiber and an odor-inhibiting formulation. The odor-inhibiting formulation may contain an odor-inhibiting agent, such as a biocide, an enzyme, a urease inhibitor. The odor-inhibiting formulation also may contain a liquid carrier such as a hydrophobic or hydrophilic organic liquid, or a mixture of a... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070077429 - Multicomponent nanorods: Multicomponent nanorods having segments with differing electronic and/or chemical properties are disclosed. The nanorods can be tailored with high precision to create controlled gaps within the nanorods or to produce diodes or resistors, based upon the identities of the components-making up the segments of the nanorods. Macrostructural composites of these... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070077430 - Coated particles and method of making and using: A coated particle, as well as a method of making a coated particle are described. The coated particle includes a core and a coating. The coating at least partially covers the core. The method of making a coated particle includes i) providing a colloidal solution having a core; ii) providing... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070077431 - Multi-layered macromolecules and methods for their use: Multi-layered macromolecules wherein the layers are covalently bonded together and wherein the macromolecules are covalently bonded to solid particulate substrates, methods for the preparation of such compositions, and methods for their uses in a multitude of end use applications ranging from the purification of waste chemical and metal process streams... Agent: MckellarIPLaw, PLLC

20070077432 - Finely particulate composite containing carbon compound encapsulated therein: This invention provides a finely particulate composite wherein a fine particle of block copolymer having a poly(ethyleneglycol) chain segment and a poly(meth)acrylate ester chain segment containing, on its side chain, a tertiary amino group and/or a secondary amino group has, encapsulated therein, a carbon compound, e.g., fullerene or carbon nanotube... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070077433 - Carbon nanotube structure and method of shaping the same: A carbon nanotube structure and a method of shaping the carbon nanotube structure are provided. The carbon nanotube structure includes a substrate, carbon nanotubes formed on the substrate and shaped in a predetermined shape, and a metal layer formed on the surfaces of the carbon nanotubes to maintain the carbon... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell Suite 300

20070077434 - Heat spreader for emissive display device: A heat spreader for a display device, such as a plasma display panel, a light emitting diode or a liquid crystal display, comprising at least one sheet of compressed particles of exfoliated graphite having a surface area greater than the surface area of that part of the back surface of... Agent: Waddey & Patterson, P.C.

20070077436 - Composite product: The Abstract of the Disclosure filed herewith has replaced the previous Abstract of the Disclosure that begins with the words, “A composite product comprising a substrate layer” with the following paragraph: An exemplary composite product and method of manufacturing is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes dewatering a first... Agent: Gardere / James Hardie Gardere Wynne Sewell, LLP

20070077435 - Process for coating a medical device: An improved process for electrostatically coating a medical device is described. Temporary conductivity is induced into the surface of a medical device whose surface is normally non-conductive. After inducing temporary conductivity to the surface of the device, it is electrostatically coated either through liquid formulation spray coating or through dry... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070077437 - Method for forming multi-layered coating film and coated product: The invention relates to a method for forming a multilayered coating film having a bright feel specific to a metallic coating film and a fineness of a luster color pigment with controlling the miscibility between each coating film when final coatings comprising an intermediate coating composition, a base coating composition... Agent: Patrick H. Alley Squirrel Leap,

20070077438 - Soot layer formation for solution doping of glass preforms: The reproducibility of preforms made by solution doping is significantly improved by adding an internal heat source, such as N2O, as a processing gas during the soot deposition process. The addition of the internal heat source gas results in forming a surface soot layer which exhibits a relatively uniform and... Agent: Wendy W. Koba

20070077439 - Silicone-coated architectural glass: An extremely durable, stable and fast-curing elastomeric composition suitable for coating all types of architectural glass is disclosed.... Agent: Chernoff, Vilhauer, Mcclung & Stenzel

20070077441 - Metal plating using seed film: A seed film and methods incorporating the seed film in semiconductor applications is provided. The seed film includes one or more noble metal layers, where each layer of the one or more noble metal layers is no greater than a monolayer. The seed film also includes either one or more... Agent: Mueting, Raasch & Gebhardt, P.A.

20070077440 - Modified metal compositions, process for preparing the same, and biomaterials resistant to surface cell adhesion: A modified metal composition is disclosed comprising a metal surface or metal alloy surface having a metal oxide, and an organic acid having a phosphonic acid, a hydroxamic acid, sulphonic acid, or a carboxylic acid functional group that is deposited onto the surface of the metal oxide forming a self... Agent: Craig G. Cochenour, Esq. Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070077442 - Thermostable microporous polymethacrylimide foams: The invention relates to compositions for producing polymethacrylimide foams having reduced pore size. The inventive method allows production of a microporous foam with an especially homogeneous pore size distribution without having to use insoluble nucleation agents... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070077443 - Adhesion promoter for elastomer/elastomer adherence: Long chain esters formed by reacting mono, di-, and/or tri-carboxylic acids containing one, two, or three C6-C24 long chain radicals or fatty acid residues, and alcohols containing at least one C3-C24 alkyl group, in a natural or synthetic vulcanizable or cross-linkable elastomer or rubber, when included with an adhesive resin,... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070077444 - Xylon type bamboo, device of making thereof and method of making thereof: The present invention provides a manufacture method for processing bamboo timber into high strength and xylon type bamboo timber, methods for rearranging bamboo timber fibers, and articles formed of the xylon type bamboo timber.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070077445 - Panel containing bamboo and fungicide: Disclosed is a panel comprising bamboo strands and a boron compound fungicide.... Agent: Carlos Nieves, Esq. J. M. Huber Corporation

20070077446 - Continuous casting method, cast member, metal worked article, and continuous casting apparatus: A continuous casting member causes a final solidification portion to be displaced from a central portion of a cast member to reduce influence of cast defects that may be generated on a plastic worked article. In a continuous casting method for continuously manufacturing a cast member by driving a plurality... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070077447 - Iron species preform: An iron species preform for forming a metal matrix composite is inserted in an aluminum species alloy member to be cast-in. The aluminum species alloy member has bearing faces having a section in a semicircular arc shape. An inner peripheral face of the iron species preform is provided with a... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20070077448 - Iron species preform: A preform main body of an iron species preform for forming a metal matrix composite inserted in an aluminum species alloy base material to be cast-in is bored with a first to fourth through holes communicating an inner peripheral face and an outer peripheral face. In a cast-in step, shrinkage... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20070077450 - Conjugated compounds containing triarylamine structural elements, and their use: p

20070077449 - Hole transport material, layer formed from the hole transport material, organic electroluminescent device, and method of manufacturing the hole transport material: In an organic EL device, when a voltage is applied across an anode and a cathode, holes are moved in a hole transport layer and electrons are moved in an electron transport layer, and the holes and the electrons are recombined in a light emitting layer. In the light emitting... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070077451 - Neutralized anode buffer layers to improve processing and performances of organic electronic devices: An organic electronic film is formed using an acidic ABL material combined with a volatile base which fully or partially neutralizes acidic groups in the acidic ABL material.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070077453 - Organic electroluminescent element: wherein R1 represents a substituent; m represents an integer of 2 or more; n represents an integer of 1 or more; and A1 represents a group selected from the group consisting of specific compounds, with the proviso that when m or n is 2 or more, a plurality of R1's... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070077452 - Organic light emitting devices having latent activated layers and methods of fabricating the same: An organic light emitting device with a latent activator material is presented. An organic light emitting device including activation products of a latent activator material is also presented. Embodiments of patterned organic light emitting devices are also contemplated wherein patterning can occur prior or post fabrication of the devices. A... Agent: Patrick S. Yoder Fletcher Yoder

20070077454 - Rare-earth magnet: The present invention provides a rare-earth magnet capable of enhancing a corrosion resistance. A protective film is a three-layer film including a first protective layer with a crystalline structure α (for example, a polycrystalline structure), a second protective layer with a crystalline structure β (for example, a columnar-crystalline structure), and... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070077455 - Brazing techniques for dense high-fired alumina: The present invention discloses a refractory bond and method of making the same. The refractory bond is achieved by forming such bond between two dense ceramic parts using a lithium containing material which is reacted with at least the surface of the two dense ceramic parts. More specifically, the bond... Agent: Battelle Memorial Institute Attn:IPServices, K1-53

20070077457 - Coating solution for forming high dielectric constant thin film and method for forming dielectric thin film using the same: Disclosed herein are a coating solution for the formation of a dielectric thin film and a method for the formation of a dielectric thin film using the coating solution. The coating solution comprises a titanium alkoxide, a β-diketone or its derivative, and a benzoic acid derivative having an electron donating... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070077456 - Thermal spray coating: A thermal spray coating includes yttrium oxide at least as a main component. When the thermal spray coating is exposed to CF4 plasma and the plasma power of the CF4 plasma per unit area applied onto the thermal spray coating is 0.8 W/cm2 or greater, an etching rate by the... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.

20070077458 - Ferrite substrate for thin-film inductors, thin-film common mode filter using the substrate, thin-film common mode filter array using the substrate and manufacturing method of the substrate: A ferrite substrate for thin-film inductors is provided by means of blending raw materials to meet a composition of di-iron trioxide (Fe2O3): 40 to 55 molt %, nickel oxide (NiO): 5 to 35 molt, zinc oxide (ZnO): 10 to 40 molt %, and bismuth trioxide (Bi2O3): 150 to 750 ppm,... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC