Stock material or miscellaneous articles inventions 07/07

20070172608 - Inkjet-recording medium, production method thereof, inkjet-recording method, inkjet-recording set, and inkjet-recording object: The present invention provides an inkjet-recording medium having an ink-receiving layer at least containing a cationic polyurethane resin and a water-soluble bivalent metal salt, wherein the coating amount of the cationic polyurethane resin x (g/m2) and the coating amount of the water-soluble bivalent metal salt y (g/m2) satisfy the relationships... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070172615 - Plastic container: A plastic container having a base portion adapted to support the container, a cylindrical sidewall projecting upwardly from the base, and a neck finish projecting upwardly from the sidewall and having an opening to the inside of the container. The container has a molded outer layer with inner and outer... Agent: Robert H. Bachman

20070172621 - Pre-printed sticky notes and methods of use to send messages or expressions, decorate, provide interactive learning or playing environments, and for scrapbook and calendar uses: This invention is directed toward packs, pads, sheets or rolls of repositionable and reusable sticky notes that are pre-printed with one or more themes, thereby enabling a user of the invention to decorate a home, office, or other structure with the sticky notes to convey a message or expression. The... Agent: Eric Hanscom

20070172620 - Tear propagation-resistant adhesive tape: Adhesive tape having a backing material applied to at least one side of which is an adhesive, in particular a pressure-sensitive adhesive, the backing material being composed of at least one film, characterized in that the film has at least one score extending in the machine direction of the adhesive... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, Pa

20070172626 - Optical recording medium and method for producing the same: An optical recording medium and method for producing same are provided. The optical recording medium includes at least an upper dielectric layer, a recording layer, a lower dielectric layer, a sulfide-stain preventing layer, and a reflective layer formed on a substrate in this order in the direction of incidence of... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20070172627 - Optical recording medium and method of manufacturing the same: An optical recording medium records data in three dimensions by recording a plurality of pieces of data in an area extending in a thickness direction of a recording layer thereof, and keeps a bit error rate low, that is, reduces noise, even when the recording layer is made thicker. The... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070172629 - Recyclable surface covering and method of manufacturing: A surface covering is provided, comprising a substrate with a flocking layer adhered to the substrate by an adhesive. The substrate is formed at least partially from granulated recycled rubber and a binding agent. In an exemplary embodiment, a design is applied to the flocking layer. A method of manufacturing... Agent: Barley Snyder, LLC

20070172604 - Phase difference film, polarizing plate, and liquid crystal display element using them: There is provided by the invention a retardation film stably exhibiting excellent optical properties over a long period of time. The retardation film of the invention is a retardation film comprising (A) a cycloolefin resin and (B) inorganic particles which have a longer diameter and a shorter diameter and exhibit... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070172605 - Cellulose acylate film, polarizing plate and liquid crystal display: e

20070172606 - Optical laminate, optical element and liquid crystal display decive: An optical laminate which comprises layer A comprising a resin having a negative intrinsic birefringence and at least one layer B comprising a transparent resin, having substantially no orientation and laminated at least on one face of layer A and satisfies a relation |Re(A)|>|Re(B)|, wherein Re(A) and Re(B) represent in-plane... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070172607 - Method for improving the ozone stability of an inkjet recording element: The present invention relates to a method for improving the ozone stability of an inkjet recording element. The present invention consists in using at least one alkyl sulfonic acid or one of its alkyl sulfonate salts in an inkjet recording element, said element comprising a support and at least one... Agent: Patent Legal Staff

20070172610 - Image transfer material and heat transfer process using the same: Provided is an image transfer material, comprising an optional support material, and a non-woven or woven fiber web layer, wherein the fiber web is impregnated or coated with a image receiving formulation. The fiber web layer is optionally attached to the support with an adhesion layer. Also provided is a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070172609 - Image transfer material and polymer composition: Provided is an image transfer material, comprising a support, optionally at least one barrier layer, a melt transfer layer, and an image receiving layer. Also provided is a process for preparing the image transfer material. Further provided is a heat transfer process using the disclosed material. In the heat transfer... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070172613 - Beta-nucleation concentrates: Beta nucleation agents are used to impart improved properties in polypropylene materials such as sheets and speciality items, for example, geogrids. A convenient way of incorporating beta-nucleating agents into polypropylene used to fabricate an extruded product is through the use of a concentrate. Methods for the manufacture and use, as... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.

20070172614 - Heat shrinkable multilayer film and tube with improved adhesion after orientation: Multilayer laminated shrink films that have good interlayer adhesion comprise at least three layers, a first layer comprising a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyamides, ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymers and mixtures thereof, a second adhesive layer consisting essentially of a blend of a functionalized polymer component, an ethylene... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070172611 - Hollow container and process for producing the same: There is provided a multilayer hollow container having a laminar structure including a PGA resin and a co-laminated resin, such as an aromatic polyester resin, that takes advantage of the gas-barrier property of the PGA resin layer to the utmost and is suitable for bottles of a small volume required... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070172612 - Plastic container: A plastic container having a base portion adapted to support the container, a cylindrical sidewall projecting upwardly from the base, and a neck finish projecting upwardly from the sidewall and having an opening to the inside of the container. The container has a molded outer layer with inner and outer... Agent: Robert H. Bachman

20070172616 - Containment structures and methods: An electrolytic cell or other containment structure having a permanent resin and Fiber Reinforced Polymer liner. The liner is permanently adhered to a cleaned and primed surface and contains one or both of woven fabric and chopped fibers.... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070172617 - Curing sleeve reinforced with chopped carbon fibers: The present invention relates to a sleeve for use in vulcanization process. The sleeve has a cylindrical shape and is constructed of an elastomeric composition comprising a cross-linked rubber and from 10 to 25 phr of chopped carbon fibers.... Agent: Howard M. Cohn

20070172618 - Adhesive tape article for masking door hinges: An adhesive article for masking a door hinge includes a flexible backing layer having opposed first and second major surfaces with the backing layer first major surface being free of adhesive and the backing layer second major surface including an adhesive region and a non-adhesive region. A pad of such... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070172619 - Labels and methods of making same: The method disclosed herein for making a label having at least one resealable brochure and being suitable for attachment to a mounting surface includes providing a base planar member having oppositely disposed first and second surfaces and a first lateral edge, the first surface being suitable for coupling the base... Agent: Thomas J. Mcwilliams Reed Smith, LLP

20070172622 - Grinding and stamping behavior of ophthalmic glasses with hydrophobic coating: An ophthalmic glass that has a special layer structure and a surface energy of less than 15 mJ/m2, as well as a method of making a spectacle lens by grinding and/or stamping such an ophthalmic glass.... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070172623 - Optical data store with several storage layers: An optical data storage device has a number of storage strata (1, 2, 3) arranged one above the other, each of which has a reflection layer, preferably a metal layer (12, 22, 32), which, in a predetermined optical wavelength range, has an initial absorption of at least 5%, preferably at... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070172624 - Optical recording materials writable using blue lasers: The invention relates to an optical recording medium comprising a substrate, a recording layer and optionally one or more reflecting layers, wherein the recording layer comprises a compound of formula (I) or a tautomeric or mesomeric form thereof, wherein G1 and G2 are each independently of the other C(R5) or... Agent: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation Patent Department

20070172625 - Reflective or semi-reflective metal alloy coatings: A silver-based alloy composition for use as a reflective or semi-reflective coatings or layer(s) for use in optical data storage media, low emissivity glass, transparent conductive displays, and electro-chromic mirrors, or other reflective or semi-reflective applications. The alloy composition comprises silver with copper and/or zinc and silicon and/or tin.... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20070172628 - Intermittently bonded fibrous web laminate: There is provided a laminate of a thermoplastic backing to a fibrous web. This laminate, for example, could be used as a loop laminate for use in a hook and loop fastening system or an intermittently bonded elastic fibrous laminate. The laminate comprises a thermoplastic backing layer, having a first... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070172630 - Primary carpet backings composed of bi-component fibers and methods of making and using thereof: Described herein are primary carpet backings composed of bi-component fibers. The backings described herein can be easily recycled and re-used. Also described herein are methods for making and recycling primary carpet backings.... Agent: Gardner Groff Santos & Greenwald, P.C.

20070172632 - Method for producing porous body, porous body, and honeycomb structure: The invention provides a method for producing a porous body comprising: a starting material mixing step of mixing ceramic particles serving as an aggregate and a sintering aid which includes at least one element selected from the group consisting of rare earth elements, alkaline earth elements, Al and Si such... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070172631 - Multichamber dividing element: The invention relates to a multi-chambered dividing element (1) for a transport container (2) made of a plurality of tracks (3) which are layered in a manner adjacent to each other or on top of each other. Adjacent tracks are connected to each other by means of common contact surfaces... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070172633 - Transport belt: A transport belt including a belt core and a web material contact layer carried by the belt core. The web material contact layer includes a structured surface for contacting a product to be produced or processed, and has a hardness greater than a hardness of the belt core. The instant... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070172634 - Packaging/construction material to make variable sized structures with intrinsic cushioning: Material engineered with outer flat and inner cushioned layers for fabricating shipping and gift boxes of various sizes to handle items of diverse dimensions. Thin, strong sheet that will remember a right angle bend after scoring or hand-flexing, molded or bonded to inner surface grid of right-angle, equal-sized pyramid shapes... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070172636 - Decorative sheets having enhanced adhesion and laminates prepared therefrom: The present invention is a decorated polymer sheet, said polymer having a modulus of from about 1000 psi (7 KPa) to about 20,000 psi (138 MPa), as determined according to ASTM D 638-03, wherein at least one of said surfaces of said sheet has disposed thereon an image and an... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070172635 - Gluing construction: An adhesive system including a structural component to be mounted to a base structure, the structural component having a first bonding location and a second bonding location. The adhesive system also includes a primary bonding applied to the first bonding location of the structural component to bond the structural component... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070172637 - Decorative sheets having enhanced adhesion and penetration resistant laminates prepared therefrom: The present invention provides decorative sheets and laminate articles prepared therefrom, and processes for producing same. The decorative laminates provided herein offer penetration resistance comparable to some safety glass laminates.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070172638 - Alternative polyolefin composite veil/compatibilizing mat materials: A compatibilized polyolefin/polyolefin composite material includes a polyolefin/polyolefin composite substrate and a reinforcing mat formed from reinforcing fibers and a thermoplastic polymer powder. The mat may also incorporate an optional emulsion polymer binder. In addition the compatibilized polyolefin/polyolefin composite material may incorporate an additional film layer so that the mat... Agent: Owens Corning

20070172639 - Ceramic matrix laminates: The invention provides systems and methods for forming low density ceramic felt material cores which are sandwiched between ceramic matrix composites to form a ceramic matrix laminate possessing a high strength-to-density ratio while maintaining a stiffness required for mechanical applications. The core and face plates are coupled together using a... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C. (p&w)

20070172640 - Porous film and method for preparation thereof: A production method for preparing a porous film of a poly(vinylidene fluoride) based resin which has a microstructure providing a satisfactory mechanical strength and permeation performance and is improved in hydrophilic property, without the precise control of temperature before cooling, as well as a porous film prepared by the above... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070172643 - Composite materials and fuser members having improved adhesion between a metal layer and a polyimide substrate: Composite materials, and fuser members incorporating the composite materials comprise a polyimide substrate, a metal layer, and a primer layer between the polyimide substrate and the metal layer. The primer layer comprises metal particles dispersed in a polymer, and adheres the metal layer to the polyimide substrate.... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20070172642 - Interlayer film for laminated glass and laminated glass: It is an object of the present invention to provide an interlayer film for a laminated glass and a laminated glass, which do not cause an increase in a haze value due to moisture absorption and have excellent moisture resistance. The present invention is directed to an interlayer film for... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070172641 - Sandwich plate-like construction: Sandwich plate-like construction and method for making such a construction, wherein the construction comprises a steel plate, a contact layer and an inorganic layer, said inorganic layer at least comprises ultra fine particles and a binder. This type of construction is especially suitable as bridge decks, on oil platforms, ship... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070172644 - Pearl-like decorative paper having suitability for postforming and thermosetting resin decorative sheet: A pearl-like decorative paper and a thermosetting resin decorative sheet having postforming suitability with no blisters or cracking generation by the postforming process even in the case of the pearl-like design are provided. In the pearl-like decorative paper 10 having a pearl ink layer 3 containing a pearl pigment on... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070172645 - Fiber-reinforced layer including a urethane polyacrylate: A fiber-reinforced layer comprises A) a urethane polyacrylate and B) a fiber component. The urethane polyacrylate comprises the polymerization product of an acrylate component and a urethane acrylate. The urethane acrylate is the reaction product of an isocyanate component and a stoichiometric excess of the acrylate component. The isocyanate component... Agent: Basf Aktiengesellschaft

20070172646 - Liquid resin composition, cured film and laminate: A liquid resin composition containing (A) fluorine-containing polymer, (B) curable compound, (C) metal oxide particles having a number average particle size of 100 nm or less and (D) a solvent. When the composition is cured, the metal oxide particles (C) are distributed unevenly, the refractive index changes in the thickness... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070172647 - Glass coating: The invention relates to a coating for temperable substrates, in particular of glass panes. This coating comprises for example directly on the substrate an Si3N4 layer, thereon a CrN layer, thereon a TiO2 layer and lastly an Si3N4 layer.... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20070172649 - Adhesive material, pressure sensitive adhesive film and method of use thereof: An adhesive material and a pressure sensitive adhesive film containing the same of the present invention are characterized in that they satisfy the following requirements (a) and (b). These adhesive material and pressure sensitive adhesive film of the present invention exhibit excellent stability against not only light and heat but... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070172648 - Double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesvie sheet: A double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet comprising a laminate containing a flexible base layer, a first black layer and second black layer and a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, wherein the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer are the outermost layers on each side... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070172650 - Method for making an article water resistant and articles made therefrom: The present invention relates in general to a method and variations thereof for making an article such as cloth water repellent and/or water resistant. In particular, the method involves the process of providing a thin-layer polymer coating on the article thereby rendering the article water repellent and/or water resistant. Articles... Agent: Dunlap, Codding & Rogers P.C.

20070172651 - Ultrafine polyactic acid fibers and fiber structure, and process for their production: A fiber structure is obtained by spinning of a solution of an L-lactic acid condensate and a D-lactic acid condensate by electrospinning. It is possible to provide a fiber structure comprising fibers with extremely small fiber diameters, as well as excellent heat resistance and biodegradability.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070172654 - Core for proppant and process for its production: Disclosed is a proppant core and a process for its production. The core (1) is formed from a raw material mixture comprising at least a solid powder resin and a further finely divided starting material, and which, in the thermally treated state, has a density of less than 2 g/cm3.... Agent: Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc.

20070172655 - Core for proppant and process for its production: Disclosed is a proppant core, having low density and high strength and a process for its production. The proppant core is especially useful in crude oil and natural gas extraction. The proppant properties are achieved by virtue of the raw material mixture consisting of melt phase former and at least... Agent: Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc.

20070172652 - Dielectric particle aggregate, low temperature sinterable dielectric ceramic composition using same, low temperature sintered dielectric ceramic produced by using same: A low temperature sinterable dielectric ceramic composition is obtained by bending 2.5-20 parts by weight of a glass component per 100 parts by weight of an aggregate of dielectric particles which are composed of Ti-containing dielectric material and contain an oxide including Ti and Zn in the surface portions. A... Agent: Ronald R Santucci Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20070172653 - Nanoclusters for delivery of therapeutics: The present invention discloses a nano-cluster that includes a plurality of nano-particles, wherein the nano-particles can disperse in response to an environmental cue. Also disclosed is a method of preventing, treating, or diagnosing a disease or condition in a subject comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20070172657 - Moisture-resistant electroluminescent phosphor with high initial brightness and method of making: An electroluminescent (EL) phosphor is described wherein each individual phosphor particle is encapsulated in an inorganic coating, preferably aluminum oxyhydroxide. The encapsulated phosphor shows an extreme insensitivity to atmospheric moisture and suffers only minor loss of initial brightness in lamps. The method of applying the coating is a hybrid process,... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20070172656 - Sol-gel/metal hydride composite and process: An external gelation process is described which produces granules of metal hydride particles contained within a sol-gel matrix. The resulting granules are dimensionally stable and are useful for applications such as hydrogen separation and hydrogen purification. An additional coating technique for strengthening the granules is also provided.... Agent: J. Bennett Mullinax, LLC

20070172658 - Method for enhancing the water repellency of inorganic binder compositions, the compositions capable of being obtained by this method and the uses of these compositions: The invention relates to a method for increasing the waterproofing of a mineral binder compound consisting in adding the sufficient quantity of at least one type of polyalkylalkylsiloxane containing at least one hydrocarbon graft which has 6-18 carbon atoms to said compound. Compounds which can be produced with the inventive... Agent: Jean-louis Seugnet Rhodia Inc

20070172659 - Anti-oxidation coating for carbon composites: An oxidation-resistant carbon composite is formed from a protective coating applied over the surface of the carbon composite. The coating, itself, is formed through the application of a metal silicide containing medium to a carbon composite and subsequently heated to convert a portion of the metal silicide into silicon carbide... Agent: Waddey & Patterson, P.C.

20070172660 - Carbon film: The invention relates to a carbon film which has an approximate spectrum curve obtainable by superimposing, on a peak fitting curve A at a Bragg's angle (2θ±0.3°) of 43.9°, a peak fitting curve B at 41.7° and a base line in an X-ray diffraction spectrum by a CuKa1 ray, and... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070172661 - Antimicrobial glass and glass ceramic surfaces and their production: The application relates to an article having a antimicrobial surface with a metal ion concentration, especially a Ag-concentration in a depth of about 0 um to about 2 um of the article measured from the surface higher than 0,6 wt %, preferably 0,8 weight-%, most preferably 1 weight-%.... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20070172664 - Cover and method for manufacturing the same: The present invention discloses a cover including a protecting layer, a decorative layer and a bottom layer. The decorative layer has a first surface, and a second surface on the opposite side of the first surface. The protecting layer integrally is formed on the first surface of the decorative layer... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070172663 - Article made of biodegradable resin and method of making the same: An article includes a base or body made of a biodegradable resin. The article allows the base to have the surface covered with a coating film containing a conductive material. The coating film firmly attaches to the surface of the base. This results in a reliable establishment of an electric... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070172662 - Decorative and durable coating having a homogeneous hue, methods for their preparation, and articles coated therewith: Disclosed are powder coating compositions suitable for producing a decorative and durable coating having a homogeneous hue, articles comprising a decorative and durable coating having a homogeneous hue deposited thereon, methods for preparing a decorative and durable coating having a homogeneous hue, kits capable of producing a decorative and durable... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20070172665 - Spring with high durability and method of coating the same: A spring with high durability has a coating film composed of an epoxy resin powder coating containing softening agent which contains an epoxy resin and a softening agent comprising a thermoplastic resin for improving impact resistance of the coating film. A method of coating a spring with high durability comprises... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070172667 - Battery active material powder mixture, electrode composition for batteries, secondary cell electrode, secondary cell, carbonaceous material powder mixture for electrical double-layer capacitors, polarizable electrode composition, polarizable electrode, a: An active material powder mixture for batteries or a carbonaceous material powder mixture for electrical double-layer capacitors is composed of a battery active material or a carbonaceous material in combination with an electrically conductive powder that adheres to the periphery of the active material or carbonaceous material and has an... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070172666 - Rf plasma-enhanced deposition of fluorinated films: Low- or atmospheric pressure RF plasma-enhanced thin film deposition methods are provided for the deposition of hydrophobic fluorinated thin films onto various substrates. The methods include at least two steps. In the first step, RF plasma-mediated deposition is used to deposit a fluorinated film onto a substrate surface. In a... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070172668 - Cer compounds used as initiators for dual curing: Use of cerium compounds as initiators for dual-cure curing, and coating compositions comprising cerium compounds.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070172669 - Heat shrinkable film with (meth)acrylate resin curable adhesive: A heat shrinkable label comprises (A) a heat shrinkable film comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer, and (B) a curable adhesive comprising (1) at least one urethane (meth)acrylate resin having an average of about 1 to about 1.6 (meth)acrylate groups per resin molecule, (2) at least one tackifier, and (3)... Agent: Heidi A. Boehlefeld Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070172670 - Molded composite article and process for producing the same: In a molded composite article formed by directly bonding a resin member comprising a polyamide-series resin to a resin member comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane-series resin, the polyamide-series resin comprises a polyamide block copolymer containing (A) a polyether segment having at least one terminal imino group. The polyamide-series resin may comprise... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070172671 - Powder-coated glass products: A powder-coated glass panel in which print (5) on the back (4) of a transparent polyester coating (2) carried by a glass sheet (1), is covered by an epoxy coating (6), and the longitudinal margin (9) of metal foil (7) covering the edges of the panel overlaps onto the back... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20070172672 - Plasma display panel: A plasma display panel of the present invention includes a display electrode 102 and an address electrode 112 as well as a dielectric layer (a dielectric layer 106 and/or a dielectric layer 113) that is formed on at least one electrode selected from the group consisting of the display electrode... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson P.C.

20070172673 - Coating agents and plastic body with an antigraffiti effect and method for the production thereof: The invention relates to coating agents having an antigraffiti effect. Said coating agents can be obtained according to a method consisting in condensing the organic silicon compounds of general formula (I): R1nSIX4-n, wherein R1 represents a group comprising 1-20 carbon atoms, X represents an alkoxy radical having 1-20 carbon atoms... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070172674 - Resin composite copper foil, printed wiring board, and production processes thereof: A resin composite copper foil comprising a copper foil and a resin layer containing a block copolymer polyimide and a maleimide compound, the resin layer being formed on one surface of the copper foil, a production process thereof, a copper-clad laminate using the resin composite copper foil, a production process... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070172679 - Office or cosmetics article: An office or cosmetics article made of a magnesium material, in particular a sharpener body or a ruler, has an inorganic, chemically bonded protective layer including at least one element selected from the group containing the metals of the main groups III, IV, V and VI and the subgroups Ib,... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070172675 - Coated cutting tool having coating film on base: The present invention relates to a coated cutting tool equipped with a substrate and a coating formed on the substrate. The coating includes: a compound formed from elements Al and/or Cr and at least one element selected from a group consisting of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and boron; and chlorine.... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070172681 - Energy conversion and storage films and devices by physical vapor deposition of titanium and titanium oxides and sub-oxides: High density oxide films are deposited by a pulsed-DC, biased, reactive sputtering process from a titanium containing target to form high quality titanium containing oxide films. A method of forming a titanium based layer or film according to the present invention includes depositing a layer of titanium containing oxide by... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070172677 - Impact resistant flexible body device: An impact resistant device is provided comprising a flexible support matrix and a plurality of energy absorbing elements operatively connected to the support matrix, each element comprising at least one ceramic material and at least one strain rate sensitive material. The impact resistant device can be worn as body armor... Agent: The Johns Hopkins Universityapplied Physics Labora Office Of Patent Counsel

20070172680 - Particulate metal alloy coating for providing corrosion protection: Coatings containing particulate metal alloy are disclosed. The coatings provide corrosion protection to a substrate, such as a metal substrate. The coatings contain zinc-metal-containing alloy in flake form, most particularly an alloy flake of zinc and aluminum. The coating can be from compositions that are water-based or solvent-based. The compositions... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070172676 - Thermal barrier coating having nano scale features: A ceramic thermal barrier coating material (10) containing nano-sized features is predicted to exhibit improved high temperature performance than a comparable material containing fewer of such features. In a coating deposited by an APS process, the nano-sized features may be intersplat columns (32). In a coating deposited by an EB-PVD... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070172678 - Thermal barrier coating system and process therefor: A coating process and TBC system suitable for protecting the surface of a component subjected to a hostile thermal environment. The TBC system has a first layer with a columnar microstructure, and a second layer on the first layer and with a microstructure characterized by irregular flattened grains. According to... Agent: Hartman And Hartman, P.C.

20070172682 - Biaxially oriented polyester film: A biaxially oriented polyester film wherein the microscopic Raman crystallization index Ic measured in the film thickness direction is in a range of 8 cm−1 to 15 cm−1 and the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of Ic is 1 cm−1 or less. Another biaxially oriented polyester... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20070172683 - Olefinic thermoplastic elastomer laminate: The present invention proposes a molded product having excellent moldability and ability to be processed into parts, as well as excellent scratch resistance. The invention provides a multilayered laminate composed of two or more layers, having a structure in which a layer (I) comprising at least one selected from an... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070172684 - Adhesive material: e

20070172686 - Polarized plate: A polarized plate includes a polarized layer, a first optical film located on a upper side of the polarized layer and a second optical film located on a lower side of the polarized layer. At least one of the first and second optical films is made from Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA).... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20070172685 - Film layers made from polymer formulations: Film layers made from formulated polymer compositions are disclosed. Film layers made from such formulated compositions have surprisingly good (for example, low) water vapor transmission rates and are particularly useful for packaging dry goods such as cereal. The polymer compositions preferably have at least one homogeneous ethylene homopolymer and at... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20070172687 - Method for producing coated substrates: The present invention relates to a process for the production of laminated substrates having a three-dimensionally structured surface, wherein a decorative paper which comprises from 5 to 90% by weight, based on the total fiber content, of fibers of synthetic polymers is impregnated with a crosslinkable aminoplast resin, applied to... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070172688 - Locking engineered wood flooring: A plywood laminate having dimensional stability and resistance to warping and delamination is formed from a plurality of higher quality plies and a plurality of lower quality plies. The higher quality plies may be of hardwood and the lower quality plies may be of softwood or lower quality hardwoods, or... Agent: Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

20070172689 - Treatment apparatus and method of treating surfaces: A treatment apparatus includes a vacuum chamber to receive a backfill gas, a support to receive a work piece, a filament located within the vacuum chamber, and an anode located within the vacuum chamber. The support is located within the vacuum chamber.... Agent: Toler Schaffer, LLP

20070172690 - Joining method, method of mounting semiconductor package using the same, and substrate-joining structure prepared by the joining method: A joining method, a method of mounting a semiconductor package (PKG) using the same, and a substrate-joining structure prepared thereby are provided. The joining method may comprise placing a first junction composition including tin and silver, and a second junction composition, including tin and bismuth to contact each other and... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070172691 - Electroless coating methods for depositing silver-tungsten coatings, kits and products: Materials, methods and kits are disclosed for providing an electrolessly-deposited tarnish-resistant silver-tungsten coated object, the electrolessly-deposited tarnish-resistant silver-tungsten coated object comprising: an object; a silver-tungsten coating on the object, wherein the silver-tungsten coating has a substantially constant reflectivity of more than 90% at 500 nm after exposure of the coated... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070172692 - Method of forming multi-layered patterned coating film: The present invention provides methods of forming multi-layered patterned coating films comprising the steps of (1) applying a first colored base coating composition to a substrate, (2) applying a second colored base coating composition over the uncured coating film of the first colored base coating composition in such a manner... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070172694 - Hard coating film: e

20070172695 - Low cost, environmentally favorable, chromium plate replacement coating for improved wear performance: A coating which improves the wear performance of a part is described. The coating is applied over an article such as a part or a workpiece using an electroplating process. The coating broadly includes a cobalt material matrix with a hardness of at least 550 HV and a plurality of... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20070172696 - Protective thin film layers and methods of dielectric passivation of organic materials using assisted deposition processes: Methods of forming thin film layers and structures including the thin film layer are disclosed herein.... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070172693 - Fe base alloy having layer and method for production thereof: On respective surfaces of the work pressing site and the body part of the portion having a less diameter of a preliminary formed article comprising SKH51 (a Fe base alloy), a powder of a material containing an element enhancing the hardness of SKH51 and a powder of a material containing... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070172700 - Organic electroluminescence device: An organic electroluminescence device including at least a light-emitting layer between a pair of electrodes and a hole transport layer between the light-emitting layer and an anode of the pair of electrodes, wherein the device further includes a mixture layer of an electron transporting material and a hole transporting material,... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070172701 - Organic electroluminescent element: The invention provides an organic electroluminescent element that has a pair of electrodes, and one or more organic compound layers disposed between the pair of electrodes and including at least one luminescent layer, and in which at least one layer of the organic compound layers includes at least one compound... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070172699 - Light emitting element, light emitting device, and electronic device: An object of the present invention is to provide a light emitting element which has low driving voltage and can increase lifetime longer than a conventional light emitting element. One feature is to include a plurality of layers which includes a layer containing a light emitting substance between first and... Agent: Eric Robinson

20070172698 - Organic electroluminescent device: Provided is an organic electroluminescent device in which an organic thin film layer comprising a single layer or plural layers comprising a phosphorescence light-emitting layer containing at least a host material and a phosphorescent organic metal complex is interposed between a cathode and an anode, wherein the total of the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070172702 - Polythiophene formulations for improving organic light emitting diodes: o

20070172697 - Switching element: A switching element with bistable characteristics which has switching characteristics stabilized by raising transition probability. The switching element has an organic bistable material layer between at least two electrodes. The organic bistable material layer contains an organic bistable compound having two stable resistance values to an applied voltage, wherein the... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070172703 - Cmas resistant thermal barrier coating: A turbine engine component is provided which has a substrate and a thermal barrier coating applied over the substrate. The thermal barrier coating comprises alternating layers of yttria-stabilized zirconia and a molten silicate resistant material. The molten silicate resistant outer layer may be formed from at least one oxide of... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C. (p&w)

20070172704 - Patterned medium and method of manufacturing the same: A patterned medium and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The patterned medium includes a data region having a plurality of recording dots arrayed along a plurality of tracks; and a non-data region comprising a part of the patterned medium other than the data region, the non-data region... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070172705 - Composite heat assisted magnetic recording media with temperature tuned intergranular exchange: A thin film structure comprises a first layer including a first plurality of grains of magnetic material having a first intergranular exchange coupling, and a second layer positioned adjacent to the first layer and including a second plurality of grains of magnetic material having a second intergranular exchange coupling, wherein... Agent: Pietragallo, Bosick & Gordon LLP

20070172706 - Magnetic recording medium and method for making the same: An exemplary magnetic recording medium with a high recording density and a low medium noise is provided. The magnetic recording medium includes a non-magnetic substrate, a soft magnetic layer, an oxygen-containing intermediate layer, and a perpendicular magnetic recording layer, arranged in contact with one another, in that particular order. The... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070166485 - Fuel cell system and control method of fuel cell system: A fuel cell system includes a diluting apparatus which comprises a first introducing portion, a second introducing portion and an inner space and a discharge portion, and a control unit which comprises discharged fuel gas quantity detection means, a current remaining fuel gas detection means and a purge treatment means.... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP

20070166486 - Ink jet recording media: In an ink-jet recording media, an ink receiving layer formed over a transparent support having a total-light-ray transmittance of 80% or more contains inorganic particles A having an average of agglomerated particle diameters of from 0.5 μm to less than 1 μm and inorganic particles B having an average of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070166495 - Fabric for end fray resistance and protective sleeves formed therewith and methods of construction: An elongated protective textile sleeve for protecting elongate members and methods of constructing a fabric substrate therefore. The fabric substrate has a plurality of filamentary members either woven, knitted or braided with one another. At least some of the filamentary members of the substrate extend to cut edges and are... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070166482 - Broadband reflective polarizer for liquid crystal display using overcoating method: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a reflective polarizing film for a liquid crystal display device in which cholesteric liquid crystal layers having different selective light-reflecting wavelengths are laminated in the laminated coating method, thus a forming liquid crystal film that covers a visible light region and... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070166483 - Azo compound and polarizing film and polarizing plate each containing the same: wherein R1 and R2 each independently represents sulfo, carboxy, lower alkyl, or lower alkoxy; R3 represents lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, or acetylamino; R4 to R6 each independently represents hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, or acetylamino; and R7 represents hydrogen, amino, or hydroxy. The polarizing film and plate are excellent in... Agent: Nields & Lemack

20070166484 - Optical film and liquid crystal display using the same: An optically anisotropic film is disclosed. The film comprises a fatty acid cellulose ester film support having an acetyl group and a propionyl group, and a liquid crystal layer containing a liquid crystal compound, or a resin layer containing polyimide, polyamidoimide, polyamide, polyether imide, polyether ether ketone, polyether ketone, polyketone... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20070166487 - Recording medium for ink and method for producing the same: The invention provides a recording medium for ink having an ink absorbing ability capable of absorbing ink of a large amount at a high speed, showing an excellent color forming ability and capable of suppressing an image deterioration by a dye displacement which tends to appear particularly in an image... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070166488 - Cleaning composite comprising lines of frangibility: A cleaning composite comprising a foam layer, such as melamine foam, and lines of frangibility in said foam, is disclosed. The lines of frangibility allow a user of the foam to break the foam into two or more pieces for immediate and/or later cleaning of surfaces. The user breaks the... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

20070166489 - Internally reinforced tubular food casing containing protein: The invention relates to a tubular food casing comprising a reinforcement which is coated on one or both sides. On at least one side the coating comprises at least one film-forming protein, in particular gelatin and/or collagen. Preferably, the reinforcement is a non-woven or spun-woven fabric, a tissue, a fabric,... Agent: Propat, L.L.C.

20070166493 - Barrier container structure and method of production: The present invention is a barrier container structure composed of a barrier polymer, such as ethylene vinyl alcohol, blended with poly(ethylene-co-methacrylic acid) ionomer for use in the manufacture of barrier containers for consumer products.... Agent: Jane Massey Licatn Licata & Tyrrell P.C.

20070166491 - Films having enhanced sealing characteristics and packages containing same: Films containing a sealant layer composition comprising: (1) polyethylene homopolymer, and ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer, ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, and ethylene/acrylate copolymer; and (2) elastomer, plastomer, ionomer, and carboxyl-modified polyethylene; when sealed to another outer film layer comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of ionomer, ethylene/acid copolymer, ethylene/vinyl... Agent: Sealed Air Corporation

20070166492 - Paperboard substrate for blister packaging: A packaging laminate comprising a paperboard substrate for providing a base layer, a tear-resistant polymer layer applied to said substrate, and a heat seal polymer layer applied to said tear-resistant polymer. This laminate structure is particularity useful for blister pack packaging.... Agent: International Paper Company

20070166490 - Transparent and colored container: The present invention provides a container having an improved clarity and color. The container includes a multi-layered wall. The wall may have one or more polypropylene layers, one or more ethylene-vinyl alcohol layers, and one or more tie layers. The tie layers include an adhesive or adhesive mixture for bonding... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070166494 - Plastic foil for packages with barrier layer, in particular for food packaging: The invention concerns a plastic foil for packages designed for packaging cereals and cereal-based preparations. The invention is characterized in that said plastic foil consists of several layers among which one heat sealed layer, one HDPE layer and optionally one polypropylene layer, the opposite surface of the heat sealed layer... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070166496 - Method and apparatus for thermal spray processing of medical devices: The invention relates to devices for the treatment of heart disease and particularly to endo-arterial prostheses, which are commonly called stents. More particularly, the invention relates to methods of manufacturing and coating stents utilizing thermal spray processing (TSP). In one aspect the invention involves the use of TSP for the... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20070166497 - Fluid transfer member: The present invention provides a fluid transfer member having thermal stability on the occasion of molding, stress cracking resistance and low liquid chemical permeability at the same time. The present invention is a fluid transfer member which is composed by a laminate containing a layer [P] comprising a fluoropolymer and/or... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070166498 - Carpentry shimming system: According to the present invention, an assembly for shimming a construction member to an opening is provided. The assembly includes a plurality of stacked leaves made primarily of cellulosic material. The leaves have a shape with a uniform thickness, defining a pad presenting front and back surfaces. A strip is... Agent: John L Chiatals

20070166499 - Puddle or starve coated peel-and-stick roofing membranes: A method for preparing a roofing membrane, and a membrane, having significantly less adhesive while retaining the same sealing properties. The reduction in the amount of adhesive significantly decreases the cost of raw materials needed for manufacturing the membrane and thus reduces the overall cost of the membrane itself.... Agent: Attn: William J. Davis, Esq. Gaf Materials Corporation

20070166500 - Dicing/die bonding film and method of manufacturing the same: A dicing/die bonding sheet is made by joining a base film (1) and a silicone based adhesive agent layer (3) through the medium of an undercoat layer (2). This all-in-one dicing/die bonding sheet exhibits superior long-term storage stability and prevents chip delamination during dicing.... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070166501 - Structured paper release liner, adhesive-backed article assembly and method of making same: A structured paper release liner (10) for use with an article (44) backed with a pressure sensitive adhesive, an adhesive-backed article assembly (42) and methods of making each are disclosed. The liner (10) comprises a piece of paper (14) having a release side free of a structural support layer, a... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070166502 - Board material: A board material A board material having a flexible sheet member, and a plurality of hard strip members including a plurality of first hard strip members bonded in parallel to a first side of the flexible sheet member and second hard strip members arranged into sets and bonded in parallel... Agent: Leong C Lei

20070166503 - Multifunctional composite vapor barrier textile: The present invention is directed to a multifunctional waterproof/vapor barrier fabric for use in industrial, medical, outdoor apparel (hunting, fishing, skiing, mountaineering, etc.) and military applications. The invention combines functional elements that are especially suited for the above applications. The fabric comprises a lining with wicking and antimicrobial properties, a... Agent: Mccarter & English LLP Cityplace I

20070166504 - Optical disc: The present invention provides an optical disc which includes a substrate and a multi-layer structure. Furthermore, the multi-layer structure is formed above the substrate, and at least one layer of the multi-layer structure contains an anti-oxidant material.... Agent: Hoffman Warnick & D'alessandro, LLC

20070166506 - Optical disk and method for manufacturing the same: A first substrate is formed to include a surface on which a first record layer is formed, and which includes an inner circumferential portion on which a ring-shaped member is provided. Ultraviolet curing resin is dropped onto part of the surface which is located inward of the ring-shaped member, and... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070166505 - Optical storage medium, manufacturing method of recording layer thereof, and recording method thereof: An optical storage medium, a manufacturing method of a recording layer thereof, and a recording method thereof are disclosed, wherein a stack of multiple metal layers is used as a recording layer. A recorded mark having a reflectivity different from those of two adjacent metal layers will be produced at... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070166507 - Yarn for an artificial turf ground cover, artificial turf ground cover and playing field including such a yarn and method for producing such a yarn: A yarn for strands of an artificial turf ground cover, including a tape filament (4) having a core layer (8) and two outer layers (9) of a different material than the core layer (8), each on one of two opposite sides of the core layer. The core layer (8) contains... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070166508 - Drainage for sports surface: The present invention provides a synthetic turf system (10) including: a drainage layer (14) including a first flexible backing sheet (22) and a plurality of synthetic tufts (24), the tufts (24) being attached to and extending upwardly from said first backing sheet (22); a water-permeable synthetic turf layer (12) disposed... Agent: Gordon & Jacobson, P.C.

20070166509 - Leather-like sheet and process for producing thereof: A leather-like sheet excellent in stretchability which is obtained by integrating by entanglement of a woven or knitted fabric and an ultrafine fiber of 0.0001 to 0.5 dtex, wherein at least one face of the leather-like sheet is substantially composed of said ultrafine fibers, and said woven or knitted fabric... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper US LLP

20070166511 - Barrier wall of color filter, its manufacturing method, and color filter: A barrier wall (330) of a color filter includes a polysiloxane or its derivative. The polysiloxane or its derivative contains at least one siloxane unit. A manufacturing method for the barrier wall includes the steps of: providing a transparent substrate (310); forming a photoresist layer (300) on the substrate, the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070166510 - Pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet: A pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 1 comprising a base material 11 and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 12 has formed therein a plurality of through holes 2 that pass through from one surface to the other surface thereof. The through holes 2 have a diameter in a range of 0.1 to 300... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070166512 - Absorbent release sheet: Various constructs that absorb exudates from a food item are provided.... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20070166513 - Patterned coatings having extreme wetting properties and methods of making: A surface with superhydrophobic and hydrophilic or superhydrophilic regions can be made. The hydrophilic or superhydrophilic regions can selective collect water on the surface.... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20070166514 - Blast protection system: This invention is a novel system for blast protection. It consists of lightweight, sectional or continuous barriers made of a blast resistant fiber reinforced polymer resin matrix composite, which may be fabricated on site. The barriers are lightweight and thin enough that they may be used in many spaces where... Agent: Mark Rodgers

20070166515 - Surface-covering system and methods for making and using the same: A surface-covering system and methods for making and using the same. The system includes a plurality of components each being a substantially planar portion having plurality of edges and an upper surface and an under surface. A second portion is attached to the under surface of the planar portion along... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20070166516 - Flooring tile producible by continuous process and having three-dimensional effect, and process for preparing the same: Disclosed are a flooring time including a substrate layer, printed layer, and transparent film, which are laminated from the bottom, and concave patterns mechanically embossed on the substrate layer and printed layer at the same time, and a process for preparing the flooring tile. The laminating and embossing operation of... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070166517 - Product information display body and product authentication method: There is provided an economical product information display body A capable of increasing credibility of the product information and sufficiently assuring product reliability and safety at a low cost. The display body A is attached to a product and has a visible information display C relating to the product and... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070166518 - Security element comprising a partial magnetic layer: The invention concerns a security element, in particular a security thread, for value documents such as banknotes, credit cards, identity passes or tickets, which has at least one partial magnetic layer for storing an item of coded information, and a process for the production thereof. An adhesive layer 11s of... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron

20070166519 - Interlocking document security features using incompatible inks: A security feature for an identification document comprises a base document layer, including a first image printed with a covert ink, and a personalized image relating to a bearer of the document (such as a facial photo) printed over the first image. The personalized image is printed with an ink... Agent: Digimarc Corporation

20070166520 - Glass material for use at high frequencies: To improve the radio-frequency properties of radio-frequency substrates or radio-frequency conductor arrangements, the invention proposes a glass material for producing insulation layers for radio-frequency substrates or radio-frequency conductor arrangements, which, as an applied layer, in particular with a layer thickness in the range between 0.05 μm and 5 mm, has... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20070166522 - Optical article having an antistatic, antireflection coating and method of manufacturing same: An antireflection, antistatic transparent coating for an optical article, comprising at least one electrically conductive layer, wherein said electrically conductive layer contains at least one metal and has a thickness lower than or equal to 1 nm. The invention also relates to a an optical article having two main faces,... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20070166521 - Reflective film: The present invention provides a reflective film that can be adhered to a surface of a construction material to form a composite material that is useful as radiant heat insulation in industrial, commercial and residential buildings. The reflective film comprises a layer of Aluminum foil adhered to a surface of... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070166523 - Release film and process for producing the film: A film having an antistatic releasing agent layer comprising fiber-shaped carbon and disposed on at least one of the faces of a substrate film, a release film having a releasing agent layer disposed on one face of a substrate and an antistatic layer which comprises a cured product of a... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070166524 - Porous carbon electrode substrate and its production method and carbon fiber paper: The present invention provides carbon fiber paper consisting of an organic high-molecular compound as a binder and carbon fibers, characterized in that the carbon fibers contain thin fibers with an average diameter smaller than 5 μm and an average fiber length of 3 to 10 mm; a porous carbon electrode... Agent: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery

20070166525 - Composite material and producing method therefor: A composite material according to the present invention includes: a fiber fabric (2) composed of certain fibers; and a matrix (3) which is so formed as to adhere to the fiber fabric (2). The fiber fabric (2) contains main constitutional fibers (21) and auxiliary fibers (22) which compensate the characteristics... Agent: Robert C Faber Ostrolenk Faber Gerb And Soffen

20070166528 - Process for forming a durable low emissivity moisture vapor permeable metallized sheet including a protective metal oxide layer: A process for forming a low emissivity, moisture vapor permeable metallized composite sheet by coating a moisture vapor permeable sheet with at least one metal and exposing the freshly deposited metal to an oxidizing plasma thereby forming a protective synthetic metal oxide over the metal. The composite sheet material is... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070166529 - Blow mold and backfill manufacturing process: A method for forming a foam product comprises forming a skin and inserting a bracket at least partially into the skin. Another method for manufacturing a foam product comprises sealing a tube of material in a cavity of a mold, blowing air into the tube of material to form a... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C.

20070166526 - Composite structure: The invention relates to a composite structure, in particular to a sandwich structure comprising a structural layer (C1), a lightweight layer (C2) and optionally a reinforcing component made of rigid or semi-rigid foam and optionally a structural layer (C3). Said invention relates, in particular to a composite structure comprising a... Agent: Jean-louis Seugnet Rhodia Inc

20070166527 - Expansion-molded article formed integrally with surface skin for use in vehicle seat: A skin integrated foamed product for a vehicle seat, includes a skin 1 and a layer 2 of a first foamed resin material integrated with the skin 1, the skin 1 having a double layer structure which is formed of a sheet of covering material 1a having an air-permeability and... Agent: Shoemaker And Mattare, Ltd

20070166530 - Molded article, injection molding method and apparatus: A molded article includes thermoplastic resin, and an organic material different from the thermoplastic resin inside said molded article, the organic material being located on and near a surface of said molded article.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070166531 - Needle-like single-crystal inorganic powder-containing powder material, coating composition, powder dispersion, and method of using the same: The present invention relates to a resin-coated powder material prepared by coating at least one organic resin selected from a silicone resin and a fluorocarbon resin; a coating composition prepared by mixing a zinc oxide needle-like single-crystal inorganic powder with a silicone resin coating composition and/or fluorocarbon resin coating composition;... Agent: Fisher, Christen & Sabol

20070166532 - System for use in a polymeric formulation: The plastic material comprises a polymeric base media resin and visually differentiable granules present in situ. The polymeric resin media may be thermoplastic-based or thermoset-based or a combination thereof. The visually differentiable granules are blended from at least two particle color groups having substantially different opaque color hues. The visually... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070166533 - Two-phase film materials and method for making: Two-phase film materials and methods for their fabrication are provided. The two-phase film materials typically comprise a first phase, comprising a crystalline film of supramolecules and a second phase, comprising a polymer film. The method of fabricating two-phase film materials comprise the steps of preparing a lyotropic liquid crystal of... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070166534 - Surface-modified particles: The invention relates to substrates with a surface modified by dyes, characterised in being enveloped in one or several layers of immobilised LCST and/or UCST polymers. The invention further relates to a method for the production of the surface-modified substrates and the use thereof in paints, water paints, dyes, printing... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20070166535 - Thermoplastic polyimide composition and double-sided flexible copper clad laminate using the same: e

20070166536 - Composite sheet:

20070166537 - Pressure-sensitive adhesive for polarizing plates, pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet, polarizing plate with pressure-sensitive adhesive and production process for the same and optical film and production process for the same: The pressure-sensitive adhesive for polarizing plates is prepared by irradiating a pressure-sensitive adhesive material comprising (A) an acrylic base polymer having a weight average molecular weight of 1,000,000 or more comprising a monomer having a hydroxyl group in a monomer composition ratio of 10 mass % or less, (B) an... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070166540 - Composite fiber structure and method for producing the same: A web containing comprising side-by-side or eccentric core/shell conjugate short fibers A, which contain two kinds of polyester different from each other in intrinsic viscosity, and elastic conjugate fibers B, which contain a thermoplastic elastomer having a melting point lower by 40° C. or more than the two kinds of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070166538 - Mineral fibre products: The properties of mineral fibres comprising silicon, magnesium, calcium, iron, aluminium and oxygen atoms are improved by exposure to a heat treatment under oxidising conditions which causes migration of MgO, thereby creating an outer layer with increased concentrations of MgO. Batts and other fibrous products containing the fibres have increased... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070166539 - Structures having aligned nanorods and methods of making: Substrates having nanostructures disposed thereon and methods of forming nanostructures on the substrates are disclosed.... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070166541 - Composition and method for making a proppant: The present invention relates to proppants which can be used to prop open subterranean formation fractions. Proppant formulations are further disclosed which use one or more proppants of the present invention. Methods to prop open subterranean formation fractions are further disclosed. In addition, other uses for the proppants of the... Agent: Kilyk & Bowersox, P.l.l.c.

20070166542 - Self-healing coating system: A self-healing coating includes a polymer matrix, a polymerizer, and a set of capsules containing a corresponding activator for the polymerizer. The polymerizer may be present in another set of capsules, or the polymerizer may be phase separated from the polymer matrix. The coating may be prepared by depositing a... Agent: Evan Law Group LLC

20070166543 - Metal oxide phosphor microparticle and process for producing the same; utilizing the same, dispersion liquid, fluorescence conversion membrane, method of separating metal oxide phosphor microparticle, fluorescent liquid, fluorescent paste, phosphor and pr: In accordance with the present invention, there are provided metal oxide-based phosphor microfine particles comprising a matrix crystal made of a metal oxide and a metal element doped as an emission center into the matrix crystal, wherein the microfine particles are provided with an organic group coordinated to a surface... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070166544 - Particles having a functional multilayered structure: The present invention relates to particles having a functional multilayered structure based on substrates, characterised in that the substrates are coated with one or more layers of one or more polymers and one or more layers of one or more silanes, process for the production thereof, and the use thereof... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20070166546 - Carbon composite materials comprising particles of metal carbides dispersed therein and method for producing the same: This invention provides carbon composite materials, which comprise metal carbide particles, at least the particle surfaces or the entirety of which are metal carbides, synthesized in situ from a metal source, i.e., at least one member selected from the group comprising metal particles, metal oxide particles, and composite metal oxide... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070166545 - Surface coated cutting tool: A surface coated cutting tool comprises a substrate and a hard layer formed on the surface of the substrate, and a contact angle of water θ on the rake face of the hard layer is in the range of 30 to 80°. A surface coated cutting tool comprises a substrate... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070166549 - Adhesive for circuit connection, circuit connection method using the same, and circuit connected structure: There are provided an adhesive for connecting a circuit to be interposed between substrates having circuit electrodes thereon opposed to each other and to electrically connect the circuit electrodes on the substrates opposed to each other to the pressurizing direction under pressure, wherein the adhesive contains a compound having an... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070166548 - Radiation hardened composite layer plate or film: The invention relates to a radiation-curable laminated sheet or film comprising at least one substrate layer and a top layer which comprises a radiation-curable material having a glass transition temperature below 50° C. and having a high double bond density, processes for the production thereof and the use thereof.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070166547 - Use of a layer consisting of hydrophobic linear, or two-dimensional polycyclic aromatics as a barrier layer or an encapsulation and electric components constructed with a layer of this type and comprising organic polymers: B=—N═, —CH═, Z=—CH═, —N═, A=—N═ at B=—N═, Z=—CH—, A=—CH═ at B=—N═, Z=—CH—, A=—CH═ at B=—N═, Z=—N═, A=—CH═ at B=—CH═, Z=—CH═, A=—CH═ at B=—CH═, Z=—N═, and their pharmacologically acceptable salts having a normalizing effect on endocellular processes, in particular, it is capable eliminating endocellular metabolic acidosis and capable of binding excessively... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20070166550 - Autocatalyzed, thermosetting meterials that are free from external catalysts and are based on condensates of epoxy-functional silanes, and use thereof for production of thermosetting materials: Autocatalyzed, thermally curable compositions free from external catalysts and comprising condensates of silanes which contain at least one of hydrolyzable atoms and hydrolyzable groups and processes for preparing them, and their use for producing thermally cured compositions.... Agent: Basf Corporation Patent Department

20070166552 - Polyurethane-polyurea coatings: t

20070166551 - Molecular fan: A molecular fan for dissipating heat, the fan having a chemically functionalized molecular fan thin film coating affixed to a surface in need of heat dissipation. A nanocoating for dissipating heat, the coating having a thin film coating affixed to a surface in need of heat dissipation. A molecular fan... Agent: Kenneth I. Kohn

20070166553 - Coated article with low-e coating including tin oxide interlayer: A coated article is provided which may be heat treated (e.g., thermally tempered) in certain instances. In certain example embodiments, an interlayer of or including a metal oxide such as tin oxide is provided under an infrared (IR) reflecting layer so as to be located between respective layers comprising silicon... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070166554 - Thermal interconnect and interface systems, methods of production and uses thereof: Components and materials, including thermal transfer materials, described herein comprise at least one heat spreader component coupled with a metal-based coating, layer and/or film, at least one thermal interface material and in some contemplated embodiments at least one adhesive material. The heat spreader component comprises a top surface, a bottom... Agent: Buchalter Nemer

20070166555 - Liquid silicone rubber coating composition, curtain airbag and making method: A liquid silicone rubber coating composition comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane containing at least two silicon-bonded alkenyl radicals, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing at least two SiH radicals, (C) an addition reaction catalyst, optionally (D) finely divided silica, (E) triallyl isocyanurate, (F) an organosilicon compound containing an epoxy radical and a silicon-bonded... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070166556 - Inline passivation of vacuum-deposited aluminum on web substrate: In a continuous in-vacuum process for the manufacture of a film metallized with aluminum, the aluminum layer is exposed to a passivating agent, inline, immediately after deposition and prior to rewinding of the film onto a take-up roller. Passivation is carried out by plasma treatment in an oxidizing atmosphere (oxygen,... Agent: Antonio R. Durando

20070166557 - Modified metal mold for use in imprinting processes: The invention relates to a novel metal mold having anti-adhesive properties comprising a base metal mold and an anti-adhesive layer comprising a fluorinated alkyl phosphoric acid derivative or a fluorinated alkyl poly-phosphoric acid derivative, including a phosphorous atom and an alkyl chain. The anti-adhesive layer is bonded directly onto a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070166558 - Writable and printable colloidal gold solution: (c) a stabilizer comprising a mercapto group (—SH) and an acidic group, in particular a sulfonic acid group (—SO3−). This gold solution uses an ecologically compatible medium and is suited in an especial manner or writing and for printing, also for inkjet printers, since it has a long-term storage life... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20070166559 - Polyamideimide resin for flexible printed circuit boards; metal-clad laminate, coverlay, and flexible printed circuit board that use this resin; and resin composition: The present invention provides a polyamideimide resin for flexible printed circuit boards that prior to curing exhibits an excellent solubility, processability, and handling characteristics, and that after curing exhibits flame retardancy, solder heat resistance, circuit embeddability, and flexibility and further has a high glass-transition temperature (Tg) and is able to... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Attn: Patent Docket Dept.

20070166560 - Multilayer foil: An adhesion promoter which comprises from 2 to 100% by weight of a copolymer which contains the following monomer units: a) from 70 to 99.9% by weight of monomer units which derive from vinyl compounds selected from acrylic acid derivatives, methacrylic acid derivatives, and vinylaromatics, and also b) from 0.1... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070166561 - Composite bodies, method for the production thereof and use thereof: Composites are described, comprising polyacetal and at least one thermoplastic polyester elastomer formed by a polyacetal molding which has been partially or completely coated with the thermoplastic polyester elastomer or onto which one or more moldings composed of the thermoplastic polyester elastomer have been directly molded. The composites are characterized... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070166562 - Weatherable multilayer film: A multilayer polymer film includes first and second polymer layers. The first polymer layer includes a first ultraviolet radiation absorber. The second polymer layer overlies the first polymer layer and includes a second ultraviolet radiation absorber. The first ultraviolet radiation absorber has a peak absorbtivity wavelength less than 300 nm... Agent: Larson Newman Abel Polansky & White, LLP

20070166563 - Trophy display medium, method, and kit: A trophy display medium displays multiple simplistic trophies such as pins; medals, badges, and the like, each of each essentially comprise an anterior trophy surface, a posterior trophy surface, and a maximal frontal trophy area. The trophy display medium comprises an anterior medium surface, a posterior medium surface, a frontal... Agent: Christopher J. Scott

20070166564 - Honeycomb structure and method for manufacture thereof: t

20070166565 - Aluminum alloy brazing sheet: An aluminum alloy brazing sheet which has a clad of a sacrificial anode material/a core alloy/an intermediate material/a filler alloy, wherein number density ratios N1/N2 and N1/N3 each are 1.5 or more, in which a number density ((the number of grains)/μm3) of an intermetallic compound having a sphere-equivalent grain diameter... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070166568 - Electroluminescent compounds containing exciton conducting compound: A light emitting layer for an organic LED, comprising at least one electron transporting compound, at least one hole transporting compound and a rare earth metal ion compound, whereby the light emitting layer furthermore comprises at least one exciton conducting compound.... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070166566 - Electroluminescent device including a gallium complex: Za and Zb are directly bonded to one another provided Za and Zb may be further linked together to form a fused ring system; and wherein the further layer also comprises an alkali metal material. Materials of the invention provide offer good luminance and reduced drive voltage.... Agent: Paul A. Leipold Patent Legal Staff

20070166567 - Organic electro-luminescence device: An organic electro-luminescence device includes a substrate, the first electrode layer, a hole injecting layer, a hole transporting layer, a light emitting layer, an electron transporting layer, an electron injecting layer and the second electrode layer. The first electrode layer is formed over the substrate. The hole injecting layer is... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070166569 - Electrophoretic dip painting installation: The invention relates to an electrophoretic dipping system comprising at least one bowl (1) which can be filled with a liquid and an object which is to be coated and which can be dipped therein. At least one power supply unit (5A, 5B, 5C) produces DC voltage with definite residual... Agent: Factor & Lake, Ltd

20070166570 - Method of forming a ceramic to ceramic joint: A method of joining at least two sintered bodies to form a composite structure, includes: providing a joint material between joining surfaces of first and second sintered bodies; applying pressure from 1 kP to less than 5 MPa to provide an assembly; heating the assembly to a conforming temperature sufficient... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20070166571 - Magnetic recording medium and process of production thereof: An aspect of the present invention provides a magnetic recording medium comprising following layers in this order on at least one surface of a nonmagnetic support: a nonmagnetic layer including a nonmagnetic powder and a binder; and a magnetic layer including a magnetic powder and a binder, wherein the nonmagnetic... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070160776 - Ink composition, display panel comprising the same, and manufacturing method thereof: An exemplary ink composition includes a polymerizable compound, a polymerization initiator, a binder, a colorant and a solvent including at least one main solvent with a boiling point of about 150° C. or lower. A display panel including the exemplary ink composition and its manufacturing method are also disclosed.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070160777 - Display unit and its manufacturing method: The invention provides a display unit which can realize reduction in thickness and weight of the display unit by omitting a void between a touch panel and a display panel, and its manufacturing method. Whole faces of the touch panel and the display panel are directly bonded together with an... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20070160778 - Liquid crystal display device: An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display device that has an excellent mass-productivity and gives an image improved by the reduction of the chromaticity difference between white display and black display, the reduction of coloring and luminance in black display, and the improvement of... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070160779 - Interior part for automobile: An interior part 1 for an automobile that is disposed on a front side in the automobile is obtained by integrally molding an instrument panel fascia 10, a duct 13 and a reinforce member 13 by a blow molding method including: extruding a resin composition into a molten parison P;... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070160780 - Poly(vinyl alcohol)-co-poly(n-vinyl formamide) copolymers:

20070160781 - Insulated glass unit possessing room temperature-curable siloxane-containing composition of reduced gas permeability: The invention relates to a high thermal efficiency, insulated glass unit structure sealed with a cured composition containing, inter alia, diorganopolysiloxane(s) and organic nanoclay(s), the cured composition exhibiting low permeability to gas(es).... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070160782 - Matte film: A polylactic acid resin film or sheet which can be satisfactorily and stably formed and has excellent matte properties. It is a single-layer matte film or sheet which comprises a polylactic acid resin composition containing a particulate substance and at least one side of which has a surface gloss as... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070160783 - Food casing based on regenerated cellulose with a fully synthetic fiber reinforcement: The invention relates to a foodstuff casing based on regenerated cellulose with a reinforcement made of synthetic fibers, to the use thereof as a synthetic sausage casing, and to methods for the production thereof. The synthetic fibers are made of thermoplastic materials, preferably polyolefins or copolymers with olefin units, polyacrylates,... Agent: Propat, L.L.C.

20070160784 - Structure design of scratch and abrasion resistant film: The present invention is to provide a structural design for a scratch and abrasion resistant film, which is a heat-shrink film having a plurality of predetermined positioning contour lines and holes disposed thereon in accordance with the contour corners of a case and the external parts, such as buttons, antenna,... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070160785 - Flexible bag construction for liquid packaging and bag in box container utilizing same: A flexible bag for liquid packaging comprising at least one flexible wall and a spout. The at least one flexible wall is sealed to define a substantially fluid tight cavity and includes a product contact layer comprising a CO-PET material, an outer layer, and a resilient layer positioned between the... Agent: The Watson Intellectual Property Group, PLC

20070160786 - Semi-transparent shielding bag formed by translucent barrier statis shielding film: The present invention provides a semi-transparent shielding bag, which is formed by a semi-transparent composite film. The film may include a first polymeric layer usable as an inner layer of the semi-transparent shielding bag, a second polymeric layer usable as an outer layer of the semi-transparent shielding bag and a... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20070160789 - Films having a desiccant material incorporated therein and methods of use and manufacture: Film structures, packages, films and methods of making the same are provided wherein the film structures have a desiccant material incorporated into at least one layer of the film structures and further wherein the film structures can comprise a material for making a peelable seal when the film structures are... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070160790 - Liquid repellent structure, method of producing the same, liquid ejection head and protective film: The liquid repellent structure includes a support, and a honeycomb-patterned film and a coating film on the honeycomb-patterned film or a liquid repellent film. The method of producing the structure applies a solution of an organic compound in an organic solvent onto the support, places the support in an atmosphere... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070160788 - Multilayer container with barrier protection: A multilayer container having a structural layer of a mixture of a high density polyethylene and a linear low density maleic anhydride modified polyethylene (LLDPE maleic anhydride), preferably in an amount of about 0.01 to about 0.20 percent by weight. The multilayer container has an oxygen barrier layer disposed adjacent... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070160787 - Parison and rigid container made from an aromatic polyester composition and process of making said container: The present invention relates to a parison and container made from an aromatic polyester composition with improved strain hardening. The polyester composition exhibits a low DEG content, a natural stretch ratio of <10, a half time of crystallization of >150 sec at 200° C. and comprises a sulfo-modified copolymer. The... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070160791 - Open container for raw food, method of making same: An open container for raw fish and meat is disclosed to have an inner layer, which is formed of a close-cell foam sheet material having a plurality of through holes through top and bottom sides thereof, an outer layer, which is formed of a close-cell foam sheet material, and an... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070160793 - Load-bearing composite panels: The present invention provides load-bearing composite panels made by surrounding with a long fiber reinforced polyurethane an assembly containing one or more load-bearing members and a structural polyurethane sandwich composite. The inventive load-bearing composite panels may help provide stronger, lighter weight structural items such as vehicle floor panels, walls for... Agent: Bayer Material Science LLC

20070160792 - Tamper evident closure: Preforms (90) from which bottles can be blown are disclosed. Each disclosed preform has a body, a flange (92) encircling the body and a band (94) protruding from the body. The flange (92), the band (94) and the part of the body above the flange (92) define a trough (106).... Agent: Dalina Law Group, P.C.

20070160794 - Web of record members, tags, labels, and method of making same: There is disclosed a composite web of record members and a method of making same, the composite web provides tag/label pairs comprised of a tag and a label which can be feed through a printer and in which a tag/label pair can be cut from the tag web with its... Agent: Paxar Americas, Inc. Attn: Joseph J. Grass

20070160796 - Optical recording media: An optical recording medium is disclosed. A substrate comprises recorded signals on a first side. A recording layer is disposed overlying the first side of the substrate. A reflective layer is disposed overlying the recording layer. A label layer disposed overlying the reflective layer, wherein the recorded signals are identical... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20070160795 - Organic dye for recording layer and high density optical recording medium using the same: A recording layer including a novel dye for a high density optical recording medium, employing short wavelength laser source with a wavelength no longer than 530 nm 530 nm for recording high density information and reproduction/playback of the high density information recordings, is provided. The dye incorporated in the recording... Agent: J.c. Patents Suite 250

20070160797 - Ambient cured flexible fluoroelastomer coatings and coated products: The present invention provides an ambient temperature curable fluoroelastomer coatings and coated articles to provide improved elongation, and adhesion to substrates especially flexible elastomeric substrates. The curable coating mixture is a mixture of two parts, part A containing a solution of a fluoroelastomer containing a specified acid number, and the... Agent: Lord Corporation Patent & Legal Services

20070160798 - Foam product and method of making: A foam product and method of making the same is disclosed in this invention. The foam product includes a foam core, at least one skin and a first covering. The foam core is composed of a plurality of foam beads bonded with one another, and comprises a first surface, a... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070160799 - Moldable composite article: The present invention relates to moldable composite articles, and particularly to a molded nonwoven fibrous article, and specifically to an automobile headliner that has improved physical properties at low weight. There is a need to minimize the weight of the headliner and the critical parameter is minimum sag. For a... Agent: Invista North America S.a.r.l.

20070160800 - Filler for artificial turf system: Artificial turf for use with an artificial turf system, which may also include a base layer and a support layer. The artificial turf comprising a backing supporting pile tufts of between ¼″ to 4″ in length, in position on its upper surface. The backing may comprise a porous synthetic foam... Agent: Mcnair Law Firm, P.A.

20070160802 - Controlled compounding of thermoplastic polymer composition with barrier properties: The invention provides a method for compounding olefin resins with barrier resins to produce thermoplastic polymer blends that can be used to make molded or extruded articles having barrier properties to organic solvents.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070160801 - Panel constructions and assemblies made therefrom: The specification discloses a panel or object construction including an inner support frame and an outer skin that encloses the support frame, the outer skin being formed by a plurality of layers of at least one flexible plastics material film web wound about the support frame at least partially overlapping... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070160803 - Versatile exercise machine: An exercise machine comprising a unique cam coupled to a unique, multi-faceted hinge construction located between the distal portions of a yoke and the extension arms of the exercise machine. The cam functions to prevent loss of resistance through the range of motion of the exercises permitted by the exercise... Agent: Cislo & Thomas, LLP

20070160804 - End cap for roofing panels: An end cap (10) for use with ducted glazing panels comprises a channel section member having an intended upper side wall (12), a base (14) and an intended lower side wall (16), the upper and lower side walls being angled relative to the base, whereby, when fitted to a glazing... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20070160805 - Reusable air permeable packaging film: A reusable, air-permeable packaging film formed of a layer of resilient and nontoxic material is disclosed. The packaging film includes a plurality of micro-gaps distributed within a pre-selected area on the packaging film, wherein each of the micro-gaps traverses thickness of the packaging film, and wherein, in a static state,... Agent: Joseph D. Kuborn Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20070160808 - Anisotropic conductive sheet: An anisotropic conductive sheet 1 of the invention is formed such that a porous resin layer is formed on inner walls of a plurality of through holes perforated in the thickness direction of an electrically insulating porous sheet 2, and the surfaces of skeletons of the porous resin are coated... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070160807 - Grain-through flexible edgeband: A flexible, grain-through edgeband (edgeband) having a swirl-type, or other type, pattern formed substantially throughout the thickness of the edgeband may be used to cover a portion of an edge of an object, such as a counter, a table, a shelf, or a furniture panel. The swirl-type, or other type,... Agent: Mcguirewoods, LLP

20070160806 - Layered polyamide film: A polyamide-based laminated film with a multi-layered structure including 5 or more layers, having (a) an aromatic polyamide layer, (b) an aliphatic polyamide layer and (c) a layer made of a mixture containing an aromatic polyamide and an aliphatic polyamide at a weight ratio of 5:95 to 20:80. Layer (c)... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070160809 - Air freshener decal: An unobtrusive air freshener is planar in nature and can resemble a parking or membership sticker. The air freshener can comprise a fragrance carrying polymer, a graphic sheet, and a static cling polymer layer. The static cling polymer layer can be adhesive free and adapted to adhere to a substantially... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070160810 - Method for manufacturing patterned porous molded product or nonwoven fabric, and electric circuit component: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a porous material in which complicated and fine through portions, recessed portions, and the like have been patterned. It is to provide a patterned porous molded product or nonwoven fabric, in which a plated layer has been... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070160811 - Light-collimating film: Light-collimating films as well as other microstructured film articles are described that comprise a (e.g. UV) cured light transmissive film comprising the reaction product of a polymerizable resin composition. Polymerizable resin compositions are also described that comprise aliphatic urethane(meth)acrylate oligomer(s), bisphenol-A ethoxylated diacrylate(s), and a crosslinker having at least three... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070160812 - Products and processes for forming door skins: Products and processes for forming door skins. One such process includes forming in a press a master panel having a raised profile extending beyond a planar surface of the master panel. The raised profile can be removed substantially from the master panel to form two distinct panels with each distinct... Agent: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP

20070160815 - Ink composition, inkjet recording method, printed material, process for producing lithographic printing plate, and lithographic printing plate: (In the formulae, R1 to R3 independently denote a monovalent organic group, Rb1 to Rb3, Rf1, and Rf2 independently denote a perfluoroalkyl group, a perfluoroaryl group, or an aryl group substituted with at least one fluorine atom or perfluoroalkyl group, X1 to X3 independently denote a monovalent organic group, and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070160813 - Thin film transistor, organic electro-luminescent display device and method of fabricating the same: A method of fabricating a thin film transistor is provided. A gate is formed on a substrate. A gate insulator is formed on the substrate to cover the gate. A source/drain layer is formed on the gate insulator, and a portion of the gate insulator above the gate is exposed... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070160814 - Methods for quality control: The present invention relates to method for quality control of surface coated objects used independently or in conjunction with product authentication; methods for assuring proper product handling; methods for assuring that product contents' match product's label, comprising the use of microparticulate taggants having different detectable physical properties, wherein each combination... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070160816 - Decorative laminate and corresponding production method: A method is described for producing a decorative laminate including: providing a decorative layer, applying a mixture of a thermohardening synthetic resin and hard particles to said layer, pressing the decorative layer and the mixture in a hot press at a press temperature in order to obtain a laminate, the... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070160817 - Printed circuit board and method of manufacturing semiconductor package using the same: Provided is a printed circuit board having a structure that can prevent the generation of cracks around a rectangular hole and a method of manufacturing a printed circuit board for a semiconductor package. The printed circuit board includes a base substrate in which at least one window slit is formed,... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Attn: Patent Docket Dept.

20070160818 - Biaxially stretched polyester film: The present invention relates to (1) a biaxially stretched polyester film comprising a polyester layer (layer A) which comprises butylene terephthalate units and has a melting point of not higher than 240° C., said biaxially stretched polyester film satisfying such properties that an edge tear resistance in longitudinal direction is... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070160819 - Lead sheet materials: A leach-Preventative coating for a lead sheet material such as a flashing or roof covering is disclosed. The coating layer is a UV-curved non-brittle solid film and may include a solid film lubricant such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). In one embodiment, the coating layer includes and abhorrent material for repelling pests.... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070160820 - Architectural ferrocement laminar automated construction: A method for producing free form three-dimensional architectural objects by placing construction materials in a matrix of sequential layers or laminations along with fill materials intended for later removal. A digital model specifies the composition of various areas of each lamination so that appropriate materials result in corresponding areas of... Agent: Bruce Irven Waters, Jr.

20070160821 - Composite materials comprising ppta and nanotubes: The invention pertains to a composite material comprising PPTA (poly-p-phenyleneterephthalamide) and nanotubes having an aspect ratio of at least 100 and a cross-sectional diameter of 5 nm or less, the composite material containing up to 12 wt. % of nanotubes, obtainable by adding the nanotubes to sulfuric acid, decreasing the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070160822 - Process for improving cycle time in making molded thermoplastic composite sheets: A multilayer sheet comprises an outer decorative permeable film layer, an adherent layer of insulating fiberglass, and an open cellular fibrous layer intermediate the outer decorative film layer and the insulating fiberglass. The open cellular fibrous layer comprises fibers bonded together with a thermoplastic resin. The outer decorative layer is... Agent: Geam - 08cu - UltemIPLegal

20070160824 - Structure and process for production thereof: A novel structure is provided in which an ordered alloy material is filled in pores of the structure. A process for producing the structure is also provided. The process comprises a first step for forming an alloy in pores of a porous layer, a second step for forming a film... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070160823 - Three dimensional structures and method of making the structures using electronic drawing data: A three dimensional structure having finished surfaces defined by electronic data includes a core of expanded polypropylene foam having at least one surface offset from one of the finished surfaces of the three dimensional structure and a layer of hardened paste bonded to the offset surface of the core of... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070160825 - Composition for ceramic bonding and ceramic bonded article: The present invention provides a composition for ceramic bonding, which comprises 3-55% by volume of ceramic particles, 1-25% by volume of inorganic binder, and a liquid medium, wherein the composition further contains hollow particles. The invention also provides a ceramic bonded article comprising a ceramic bonding layer formed by applying... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070160827 - Multi-function surface-coating fire and fuel-leakage inhibition: Barrier structure for furnishing, selectively and variously, penetration and fire-threat protection on the outside surface of a target structure. The barrier structure includes a high-elastomeric coating having an inner face bonded to such a surface, an exposed outer face, and, within this coating, at least one elastomeric layer region extending... Agent: Robert D. Varitz, P.C.

20070160826 - Polymer composite with silane coated nanoparticles: r

20070160828 - Multilayered light diffuser plate: A multilayered light diffuser plate having a light diffusing layer made of a transparent resin selected from the group consisting of styrene polymers and styrene monomer-methyl methacrylate copolymers containing a light diffusing agent dispersed therein, and a UV absorbing layer made of a styrene monomer-methyl methacrylate copolymer containing 0.05 to... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070160829 - Plastic component having heat resistant hardened resin at thermal-attachment connection points: A plastic component with a metal layer applied to the surface for electrical contacting of electrical elements ensuing in a thermal attachment method, particularly in a soldering method, has a layer composed of a duroplastic synthetic or a highly heat-resistant thermoplastic synthetic, on which layer a metal layer is applied,... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20070160831 - Optical thin film with high hardness made by insert mold technology and manufacturing processes thereof: An optical thin film with high hardness made by insert mold technology and manufacturing processes thereof are disclosed. The optical thin film is applied on surface of a plastic housing for increasing hardness of the plastic housing so as to prevent scratches. During manufacturing processes of insert mold for producing... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070160830 - Coated abrasives: A coated super-hard abrasive comprises a core of super-hard abrasive material, which is typically diamond or cBN based, an inner layer of a metal carbide, nitride or carbonitride chemically bonded to an outer surface of the super-hard abrasive material and an outer layer of tungsten physically deposited on the inner... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070160833 - Aqueous dispersions: A method and composition for forming an adhesive bond is described. The method includes depositing an aqueous dispersion on a substrate to form a selectively activatable coating, the aqueous dispersion including (A) a polymer capable of forming an adhesive, (B) at least one dispersing agent; and (C) at least one... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070160832 - Laminate film having optical brightener: A thermal laminating film includes a substrate layer and a thermally-activated adhesive layer. A full spectrum optical brightener is coupled with at least one of the substrate layer and the adhesive layer to counteract any coloration present in the substrate and/or adhesive and reduce color shift for colors displayed on... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070160834 - Stiffeners for use in footwear: The present invention relates to a process and composition for stiffening materials for use in the manufacturing of footwear using a combination of stiffeners and adhesives.... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070160835 - Production method for an absorbent fiber product and corresponding absorbent fiber product: The invention relates to a method for producing an absorbent fiber product, starting with a parent fiber product that comprises fibers that, on the one hand, lie at a statistical distance from one another and, on the other hand, make contact with one another at contact points. The method comprises... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20070160836 - Multi-component fibers having enhanced reversible thermal properties and methods of manufacturing thereof: Multi-component fibers having enhanced reversible thermal properties and methods of manufacturing thereof are described. In one embodiment, a multi-component fiber includes a fiber body formed from a set of elongated members, and at least one of the set of elongated members includes a temperature regulating material having a latent heat... Agent: Neugeboren Law Firm PC

20070160837 - Composite nanoparticles and method for producing the same: A composite nanoparticle makes it possible to significantly lower the temperature to separate an organic substance from a core and uniformly sinter the cores, and can be applied to bonding that replaces soldering. The composite nanoparticle (10) comprises a metal component (12) as a core, and an organic substance (14)... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070160838 - Stabilized semiconductor nanocrystals: A semiconductor nanocrystal associated with a polydentate ligand. The polydentate ligand stabilizes the nanocrystal.... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20070160839 - Coated abrasives: A coated super-hard abrasive comprises a core of super-hard abrasive material, which is typically diamond or cBN based, an inner layer of a metal carbide, nitride, boride or carbonitride chemically bonded to an outer surface of the super-hard abrasive material and an outer layer of a metal carbonitride, in particular... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070160840 - Methods of preparing conductive particles and conductive particles prepared by the same: Provided herein are methods of preparing conductive particles including hydrophilizing the surface of polymer particles by a low-temperature plasma treatment; and coating the hydrophilized surface of the polymer particles with a conductive metal layer to form the conductive particles. The methods provided herein may provide desirable adhesion between the conductive... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070160841 - Carbon-containing metal matrix composite material having high thermal conductivity and method for producing the same: A carbon-containing metal matrix composite material and a method for producing the same are described, wherein the graphitized vapor grown carbon fibers (VGCF) on which a metal carbide film is formed via a sintering step, so as to improve the compounding quality and increase the content of the carbon material... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070160843 - Coated cemented carbide inserts: The present invention relates to a cutting insert for parting and grooving in heat resistant super alloys and stainless steels comprising a substrate and a coating. The substrate comprises of from about 5 to about 7 wt-% Co and from about 0.15 to about 0.60 wt-% TaC and from about... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070160844 - Coated inserts: a layer of a smooth, fine-grained κ-Al2O3 with a thickness of from about 1 to about 2.5 μm and an outer layer of TiN with a thickness of from about 0.5 to about 1.0 μm, where the outermost layer of TiN is missing along the cutting edge.... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070160842 - Structure matter of thin-film particles having carbon skeleton, processes for the production of the structure matter and the thin-film particles and uses thereof: The present invention provides a structure matter composed of (a) oxidized form thin film particle(s) which are obtained by oxidizing graphite, have a thickness of 0.4 nm to 10 μm and a planar-direction size at least twice as large as the thickness, have lyophilic to a liquid having a relative... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070160845 - Electrical device with flame retardant coating and manufacturing method therefor: An electrical device is produced using components that are designed and fabricated of material that is substantially free of flame retardant additives. At least some of the components are coated with a flame retardant coating to give those components fire protection capability that satisfies applicable regulations. The frame retardant coating... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20070160848 - Hemocompatible polymer systems and related devices: A polymer system and device with a hemocompatible film or coated polymers is provided, the polymer system comprises an organic phase and an aqueous phase, the organic phase comprises polymerizable monomers and at least one initiator and the aqueous phase comprises at least one dispersing agent, at least one free... Agent: Dan M. De La Rosa, Esq.

20070160847 - Organic thin-film transistors: p

20070160846 - Process for producing film of liquid crystal polymer: To provide a method of making a film of organic material excellent in moisture barrier property and/or oxygen barrier property and also to provide an electronic device excellent in long term stability, in which the film obtained by such film making method is utilized to form a protective film for... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070160849 - Powder coating composition suitable for thermo-sensitive substrates: A powder coating composition obtained by homogeneous mixing of at least two separately produced powder coating compositions comprising (A) at least one powder coating base prepared from one or more glycidyl-functionalised (meth)acrylic resin, one or more di-carboxylic acid or the anhydrides thereof having an acid value in the range of... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070160850 - Fluoro-compound water repellent composition for wood product dimensional stability: Provided is a method for improving the dimensional stability of wood and wood products. The method comprises impregnation of wood with fluorocompounds. In one embodiment, the method comprises the impregnation of wood or wood products with a composition comprising fluoro-polymer emulsions and/or dispersions.... Agent: Hodgson Russ LLP The Guaranty Building

20070160851 - Polyurea coating comprising an amine/(meth)acrylate oligomeric reaction product: Coating compositions comprising a polyurea formed from a reaction mixture comprising isocyanate and an acrylated amine are disclosed. The (meth)acrylated amine is the reaction product of a polyamine and a (meth)acrylate; when the (meth)acrylate comprises a poly(meth)acrylate, the reaction product further comprises a mono(meth)acrylate and/or a monoamine. Methods for using... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20070160852 - Process of making mar-resistant oligomeric-based coatings for glass-plastic glazing products: This invention is glass laminate article comprising a mar-resistant clearcoat. A laminate of the present invention resists scratches, and is easily repairable and even self-healable at temperatures above about 40° C.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070160853 - Substrates coated with a polyurea comprising a (meth)acrylated amine reaction product: A metallic substrate coated at least in part with a multilayer coating composite, comprising at least one of an electrocoat layer, a base coat layer, and a clearcoat layer; and a polyurea formed from a reaction mixture comprising isocyanate and a (meth)acrylated amine reaction product of a monoamine and a... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20070160854 - Method for manufacturing grin lens and grin lens: A method for manufacturing a GRIN lens includes the steps of forming a wet gel provided with a concentration distribution having a different concentration of a refractive index distribution imparting metal that differs in concentration in a radial direction, drying the wet gel to form a dry gel having a... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070160855 - Thermal interface material: A thermal interface material includes 100 parts by weight of base oil including amino-modified silicone fluid and at least one of methylphenylsilicone fluid and fluorosilicone fluid, and 800 to 1200 parts by weight of fillers filled in the base oil. The fillers have an average particle size of 0.1 to... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070160857 - Cobalt-based alloy electroless planting solution and electroless plating method using the same: The present invention provides a cobalt-based alloy electroless plating solution comprising a cobalt precursor, a tungsten precursor, a phosphorus precursor, a reducing agent, a complexing agent, a pH regulator and a stabilizer, in which the reducing agent is dimethylamine borane (DMAB) or borohydride and the stabilizer is one or more... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20070160856 - Polyimide aircraft engine parts: Polyimide compositions containing a lubricious filler and little or no electrically conducting materials are useful for aircraft engine parts, such as bearing, bushings and washers, as well as for other uses. Preferably the polyimides are infusible.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070160859 - Layered thermal barrier coatings containing lanthanide series oxides for improved resistance to cmas degradation: A coating applied as a two layer system. The outer layer is an oxide of a group IV metal selected from the group consisting of zirconium oxide, hafnium oxide and combinations thereof, which are doped with an effective amount of a lanthanum series oxide. These metal oxides doped with a... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick LLC

20070160858 - Ceramic circuit board, method for making the same, and power module: In a ceramic circuit board 1 prepared by integrally joining a circuit layer 4 composed of a dad member including a circuit plate 2 made of an Al plate and an Al—Si brazing material layer 3 to a ceramic substrate 6, a surface of the clad member adjacent to the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070160860 - Films incorporating polymeric material combinations, articles made therefrom, and methods of making such films and articles: Inelastic film structures including at least one layer incorporating a combination of a first polymeric component that is at least one polymer incorporating propylene-derived units and a second polymeric component that is a thermoplastic polymer, for example, a polymer incorporating a polyolefin, are provided. The combination of the first polymeric... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20070160861 - Aliphatic polyester resin composition containing copolymer: A modified polyolefin resin comprising a copolymer having a structure that a propylene-based polyolefin segment (a) and a segment (b) containing a lactic acid as a constituent are bonded in a block state and/or a graft state through a vinyl monomer having a hydroxyl group, wherein a number average molecular... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070160862 - Method of manufacturing a decorative substrate and decorative substrate produced thereby: A method of forming a composite article is disclosed that involves providing a press having first and second platens, a cellulosic fiber substrate having a first thickness, and a layer of material such as a wood veneer, foil, or non-creped paper, where the layer of material has a thickness less... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish, LLC

20070160863 - Corrosion resistant rare earth metal permanent magnets and process for production thereof: A corrosion resistant rare earth magnet is obtained by (i) applying a treating liquid comprising a flaky fine powder and a metal sol to a surface of R—T—M—B rare earth permanent magnet and then heating to form a composite film of flaky fine powder/metal oxide on the magnet surface; (ii)... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070160864 - Heat-protected thermoplastic component, particularly a vehicle underside component with integrated heat-protection: A component for use in thermally stressed areas of vehicles, e.g. in the area of the engine compartment underside, comprises a thermoplastic part i.e. a supporting layer (2) that is thermally protected by a metallic foil (3). In order to improve the adherence of the metallic foil (3), the metallic... Agent: Nath & Associates

20070160865 - Electromagnetic shielding copper foil, method of production thereof and electromagnetic shield: An electromagnetic shielding copper foil superior in electromagnetic shielding ability, high in transmittance, and free from particle shedding comprising a copper foil on at least one surface of which a fine roughening particle layer of copper or an alloy is provided and having on the fine roughening particle layer a... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070160866 - Structure and method of manufacturing the same: A structure including tungsten as a main component and tungsten carbide and a method of manufacturing the structure are provided, wherein the content of carbon is at least 0.1% by mass and the total content of cobalt, nickel, and iron is 3% or less by mass, respectively based on the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070160867 - Magnetic structures, methods of fabricating magnetic structures and micro device incorporating such magnetic structures: Highly coercive (out-of-plane) hard magnetic films of cobalt-platinum-phosphorus (CoPtP) composition doped with tungsten (W) were fabricated by direct current (DC) galvanostatic electrodeposition. With the addition of 0.003 mol/L of W in the electrolyte solution for CoPtP, coercivity (Hc) of about 3664-3784 Oe, absolute remanent magnetization (Mr) of 7.8-8.4 memu, and... Agent: William S. Frommer, Esq. Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP

20070160868 - Brazing method and brazed structure: A method of brazing different types of metals by a low melting point brazing material is provided. First, a surface of a first metal member is covered by a material enabling brazing with a second metal member along with diffusion of a brazing material. Next, a low melting point brazing... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070160869 - Cutting tool insert: The present invention relates to a cutting tool insert for metal machining comprising a substrate with a first coating and an outermost PVD-layer. The insert further comprises clearance faces and rake faces intersecting to form cutting edges having essentially no edge radius. The first coating has been removed so that... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070160871 - Material for organic electroluminescent device and organic electroluminescent device: wherein X1 and X2 are independently one of specific divalent groups; Y1 to Y4 are independently a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom; R1 to R4 are independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a halogen atom, a fluoroalkyl group, or a cyano group;... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070160870 - Phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes: This invention discloses a phosphorescent OLED having a light emitting layer thereof contains a host material and dopant materials comprising phosphorescent dopant and triarylamine. The triarylamine has a HOMO value less than that of the host material, as Balq (5.7 eV), thereby decreasing driving voltage and increasing lifetime of the... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070160872 - Method of altering crystal structure of group 13 element nitride, group 13 element nitride and structure material containing cubic nitride: An aerosol of a powder composed of helium carrier gas and particles of a hexagonal aluminum nitride is charged through a transfer pipe 3 into a film deposition chamber 4 whose interior is depressurized by gas evacuation using a vacuum pump 5 to maintain a degree of vacuum of 200-8000... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070160873 - Thermal barrier coating compositions, processes for applying same and articles coated with same: A process of coating an article includes the steps of (1) applying upon at least one surface of an article at least one graded layer of at least one ceramic based compound comprising at least one metal selected from the group consisting of lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium,... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C. (p&w)

20070160874 - Reflective mask blank for euv lithography and substrate with a conductive film for the mask blank: To provide a substrate with a conductive film for an EUV mask blank having an increased surface hardness, and a substrate with a reflective multilayer film and an EUV mask blank using such a substrate with a conductive film. A substrate with a conductive film to be used for production... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070160875 - Magnetic garnet single crystal and method for producing the same as well as optical element using the same: It is an object of the present invention to provide a magnetic garnet single crystal at a reduced Pb content, and a method for producing the same and an optical element using the same. The object is attained with a magnetic garnet single crystal represented by the chemical formula BiαNaβM13-α-βFe5-γM2γO12... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070160876 - Magnetic recording medium: The present invention provides a magnetic recording medium comprising a magnetic layer with excellent surface smoothness, which comprises a thin film magnetic layer of thickness in a range from 0.03 to 0.30 μm that is ideal for short wavelength recording, and displays superior electromagnetic conversion characteristics. The magnetic recording medium... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070160877 - Substrate for information recording medium, information recording medium and process for producing information recording medium: A substrate for an information recording medium, which is made of a glass or crystallized glass, (1) which has a region that has a spectral light transmittance of 50% or less converted in terms of a thickness of 2 mm in a wavelength range of 2,750 nm to 3,700 nm,... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070154658 - Liquid crystal alignment agent: P

20070154659 - Rubbing membrane material and liquid crystal display device using the same: An alignment material for a liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes a mixture of carbon nano-tube and polyimide.... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070154653 - Liquid crystal display: A liquid crystal display using a ferroelectric liquid crystal, which can give mono-domain alignment of the ferroelectric liquid crystal without forming alignment defects such as zigzag defects, hairpin defects and double domains and which is so remarkably good in alignment stability that the alignment thereof can be maintained even if... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070154652 - Liquid crystal display device: A main object of the invention is to provide a liquid crystal display using a ferroelectric liquid crystal, which can give mono-domain alignment of the ferroelectric liquid crystal without forming alignment defects such as zigzag defects, hairpin defects and double domains and which is so remarkably good in alignment stability... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070154654 - Optical compensator film with controlled birefringence dispersion: Disclosed is an optical film with controlled birefringence dispersion that is useful in the field of display and other optical applications. The optical film comprises at least a plurality of negative birefringence polymeric layers and a plurality of positive birefringence polymeric layers, wherein each layer is independently 200 nm or... Agent: Paul A. Leipold Patent Legal Staff

20070154656 - Composition for liquid crystal aligning, liquid crystal aligning layer prepared from the same, and liquid crystal display comprising the same: The present invention to a composition for liquid crystal aligning comprising an oligoimide or oligoamic acid, which comprises a thermocurable or photocurable functional group on at least one end of the oligoimide or oligoamic acid backbone, a liquid crystal aligning layer prepared from the same, and a liquid crystal display... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20070154655 - Liquid crystal display device having organic alignment layer and fabrication method thereof: An alignment structure of a liquid crystal display device includes a substrate, a plurality of region defining strips disposed at intervals on the substrate, and organic alignment strips disposed between the region defining layers.... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw, LLP

20070154657 - Substrate structures, liquid crystal display devices and methods for fabricating liquid crystal display devices: Substrate structures, liquid crystal display devices and methods of fabricating liquid crystal display devices. A substrate structure comprises a transparent substrate having an electrode layer thereon. A first alignment layer is formed on the transparent substrate. A second alignment layer is selectively formed on the first alignment, wherein alignment orientations... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20070154660 - Ornamental device for providing moving visual effects: An ornamental device is disclosed, including a substantially vertical axis, and a plurality of substantially concentric ring-shaped members. The plurality of ring-shaped members may include a first group of rings having a scalloped outline, at least one ring having a smooth outline, and a second group of rings having a... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20070154661 - Yarn for producing synthetic grass, corresponding method of production, and synthetic grass structure produced using such yarn: A yarn to produce, in a synthetic grass, filiform formations reproducing natural grass comprising at least one layer of marbled (Moiriert, marbré) aspect given, for example, by the presence of stripes, streaks, bands or granular patterns each with at least marginally different coloration.... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20070154662 - Biaxially oriented white polypropylene film for thermal transfer recording and receiving sheet for thermal transfer recording therefrom: A biaxially oriented white polypropylene film for thermal transfer recording including a film containing polypropylene resin having a β-crystal ratio of about 30% or more and a melting temperature of about 140 to about 172° C., and which has substantially non-nucleus voids, a void ratio of about 30 to about... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper US LLP

20070154663 - Low-temperature press process for making insulating glass assemblies: A process for making an insulating glass assembly is disclosed, the process including applying a sealant composition to a surface of a spacer; contacting the sealant composition with a glass pane, and applying pressure on the glass pane to bond the glass pane to the spacer through the sealant composition,... Agent: H.b. Fuller Company

20070154664 - Cargo tank coating: A water soluble barrier coating formulation for treating an interior surface of a cargo tank, the formulation comprising a solvent and a rheological additive configured to increase the viscosity of the solvent to allow the substantially liquid formulation to adhere to the interior surface and not drain away under gravity.... Agent: Laubscher & Laubscher, P.C.

20070154665 - Double-walled beverage container with design: A beverage container having a substantially cylindrical outer layer that may be translucent, a substantially cylindrical inner layer and an ornamental design comprising a first portion and second portion. The first portion of the ornamental design may be applied to the outside of the outer layer while the second portion... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070154666 - Powder injection molding of glass and glass-ceramics: A method for producing glass or glass ceramic articles by powder injection molding of glass powder includes mixing together, in a continuous mixing process, ingredients to form a mixture comprising a glass powder and a binder, where the ingredients include a glass powder in a relative amount sufficient to equal... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20070154667 - Glycolised copolyester-based structure for manufacturing transparent hollow bodies by coextrusion blow-molding: The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing a transparent article with gas-barrier properties by coextrusion blow-molding, the said article comprising at least a structure of the type: layer of EVOH/tie layer/layer of glycolised copolyester and relates to a multilayer structure comprising a coextrusion tie layer adhering to a... Agent: Eastman Chemical Company Betty J Boshears

20070154668 - Polyamide blend composition having excellent gas barrier performance: High gas barrier, delamination-resistant polyamide compositions suitable for extended shelf-life packaging applications are provided. Also provided are polyamide compositions exhibiting high oxygen scavenging capability. The polyamide compositions comprise mXDA-IPA containing copolymers which provide excellent properties to the complete polyamide compositions. Also provided are direct blends of the polyamide compositions with... Agent: Richard S. Roberts Roberts & Roberts, L.L.P.

20070154669 - Veil material for implements: A substantially rigid, fiber reinforced polymer composite article that includes a preprinted veil layer covered with a substantially transparent capstock that is designed to be used for implement handles, such as shovels and rakes or can be used for decking and fencing material. The fiber reinforced polymer composite article is... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070154670 - Adhesive articles with improved air egress and methods of making the same: Methods of making adhesive articles providing air egress by supplying a route for the air to flow out from under the construction are described. One method includes providing a release liner comprising a moldable layer having a release surface and a back surface; applying a first pattern of a first... Agent: Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP (avery)

20070154671 - Multi-layer dry paint decorative laminate having discoloration prevention barrier: A decorative dry paint wall film 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 (PSA). The release liner has a... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070154672 - Flooring system and methods: A flooring system for use in a residential environment. The flooring system includes a subfloor adapted to support the mass of a user and modular surface covering elements for disposition in edge to edge covering arrangement across at least a portion of the subfloor. The modular surface covering elements include... Agent: Legal Department (m-495)

20070154673 - Information recording medium and method for manufacturing the same: An information recording medium with high recording sensitivity and superior repeat overwriting capability is offered. For this purpose, in a information recording medium (15) comprising at least recording layer (104) that records and/or reproduces information through irradiation with a laser beam or applyication of an electric current, and second dielectric... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070154677 - Labeling with thermally conductive pads: An optical disc includes an optical disc; a thermally conductive material disposed in a pattern of discrete pads on said disc; and a thermochromic material disposed over said pattern of thermally conductive material. A method of making an optical disc includes indenting a pattern onto an insulator; and depositing a... Agent: Hewlett-packard Company Intellectual Property Administration

20070154675 - Optical information storage medium: An optical information storage medium includes at least one substrate, at least one recording layer, and at least one thermal diffusing layer. In this case, the recording layer is disposed over the substrate, and the thermal diffusing layer is disposed at one side of the recording layer. If the recording... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070154676 - Optical recording medium and method for manufacturing the same: The generation of a ski jump along a peripheral portion of an optical recording medium when a resin layer is formed by a spin coating method is suppressed. In particular, in order to suppress the ski jump in the optical recording medium, a cover layer is directly provided on an... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070154674 - Recordable optical media with thermal buffer layer: The invention is directed to a recordable optical data storage medium that includes a thermal buffer layer formed between a substrate and a recording dye layer of the recordable optical data storage medium. In addition, multi-recording-layer optical media are described, which incorporate such thermal buffer layers between a recording dye... Agent: Imation Legal Affairs

20070154678 - Napped fabric and process: A fabric having at least one hydraulically napped surface comprised of tangled fibers is disclosed. Because the fiber tangles are created from intact, undamaged fibers, fabric strength is not adversely affected by treatment. In addition, laundering enhances entanglement and the aesthetic qualities attributed to this fabric property: surface texture (hand),... Agent: Milliken & Company Legal Department (m-495)

20070154679 - Adhesive closing part: The invention relates to an adhesive closing part comprising a support band (10) that is provided with hooking elements (12) which are arranged thereupon, and a cover band (16) that covers the support band (10) on the side facing away from the hooking elements (12) and is wider than the... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070154680 - Metallic local reinforcement for heavy loaded joints of composite components: A mechanically fastened permanent or detachable joint between two or more parts (21, 23, 25, 41), at least one of them made of a composite material, preferably carbon fibres impregnated with thermoset resin, with continuous plies from the full-composite area along the joint area (15) and including a metal reinforcement,... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070154681 - Optical film delivery unit: An optical film delivery unit is comprised of an optical film strip having optical films protected by at least one liner. Scores, typically dot-line cuts, in the liners initiate folding. The optical film strip is folded along the scores such that the optical film delivery unit assumes a Z-fold structure... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070154682 - Molded sound absorber with increased surface area: A sound absorber includes a molded sheet having a first side and a second side. The first side of the molded sheet is substantially non-planar while the second side is such that the molded sheet can be placed proximate to an automobile component surface with the second surface adjacent to... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070154683 - Microstriped film: There is provided a coextruded film or film layer comprises at least two sets of regions, a first set of regions formed predominately of a first thermoplastic polymer and a second set of regions formed predominately of a second thermoplastic polymer arranged in an alternating side-by-side manner. These side-by-side polymer... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070154684 - Self-adhesive protective substrate: A protective sleeve for covering a wire harness. The protective sleeve includes an outer layer of a woven fabric extending a first length and a first width and having inwardly-facing surface and outwardly-facing surface. The protective sleeve also includes an adhesive layer applied over the inner-facing surface of the outer... Agent: Robert L. Stearns Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070154689 - Composite products contaning a transparent or translucent capstock: Compositions comprising improved extruded thermoplastic composite materials having the appearance of wood, and methods for their manufacture. The novel compositions comprise a clear or translucent surface layer which causes a perception of depth and realism in simulated wood composite products having uses including fencing, decking, flooring, siding and the like.... Agent: Stout, Uxa, Buyan & Mullins LLP

20070154690 - Diaper including ink-printed substrate web: A disposable diaper including an ink-printed substrate web exhibiting ink rub-off resistance. The substrate web is printed with an ink composition to form an ink film on the substrate web. The ink film is coated with a coating composition to form a coating film on the ink film. At least... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070154685 - Hydraulic transfer product: A decorative layer is formed by applying an ultraviolet ray hardening resin composite on a print pattern of a transfer film and transferring the print pattern on a surface of an article under water pressure in the state where the print pattern is activated by the ultraviolet ray hardening resin... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070154687 - Item bearing a printed image: An item bearing an image printed with at least one ink that is fluorescent under ultra-violet radiation of specific wavelength is such that the image comprises two partial images, whereby a first partial image in a red fluorescent ink and the second partial image in a green or blue fluorescent... Agent: Fisher, Christen & Sabol

20070154688 - Method of applying material on a component and component: In order in particular to allow interconnects to be applied to a component (2) by a thermal spraying process in such a way that they are clearly delimited from one another, before the actual spraying process the surface (8) of the component (2) is treated, in particular laser treated, in... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070154686 - Slat structure of a venetian blind: The present invention discloses a slat structure of a Venetian blind, which comprises a slat body and an ink layer on the surface of the slat body, wherein the slat body may be made of a PVC foam material or a foam material of mixed PVC and wood flour or... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070154693 - Non-metallic article and a method for making the same: A non-metallic article includes a non-metallic substrate, a base coating, a metallic decorative coating, and a light-transmitting protective coating. The base coating includes a prime layer applied on the non-metallic substrate. The metallic decorative coating is deposited on the base coating, and includes a multi-color layer having a multi-color appearance.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070154691 - Organic tri-stable device and method for manufacturing the same: An organic tri-stable device. The organic tri-stable device comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, a diffusion barrier layer, a first organic mixture layer and a second organic mixture layer. The diffusion barrier layer is located between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first organic mixture layer is... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070154692 - Ultrathin copper foil with carrier and printed circuit board using same:

20070154694 - Multilayer polymeric laminates and high strength laminates produced therefrom: The present invention provides for certain multilayer polymeric laminates and high strength laminates produced therefrom. The multilayer polymeric laminates provide improved acoustic barrier properties of the high strength laminates of the present invention.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070154696 - Inorganic fire-resistant and thermally insulating paste, use thereof, and shaped parts made therefrom: Disclosed is a randomly moldable thermosetting paste containing small mineral balls, an inorganic binder or a mixture of such binders, and a fiber moiety. Said paste is characterized in that hollow mineral microballs are used. The paste which cures starting at room temperature is suitable for use as a fire-resistant... Agent: The Firm Of Karl F Ross

20070154695 - Mineral wool panel comprising a web which covers both faces thereof: The invention relates to a mineral wool panel of increased structural strength, of the type of those used for the manufacture of air ducts, particularly airconditioning ducts, which are composed of a central core made of mineral wool, especially glass wool, coated on both faces with coatings, said core incorporating... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070154697 - Two-part sizing composition for reinforcement fibers: A two-part sizing formulation that imparts improved strength of reinforced composites including a size composition and a binder composition is provided. The size composition may include one or more coupling agents and one or more film forming agents. The binder composition includes a high acid number copolymer formed from the... Agent: Owens Corning

20070154698 - Highly flexible aerogel insulated textile-like blankets: Embodiments of the present invention describe flexible and moisture permeable structures comprising fiber-reinforced aerogels. Such structures comprise hole-punched and/or strips of fiber-reinforced aerogels.... Agent: Aspen Aerogels Inc.IPDepartment

20070154701 - Polyurethane films and method of fabricating the same: A polyurethane film. The polyurethane film includes a plurality of pores distributed from surface to interior. The invention also provides a method of fabricating the polyurethane film.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070154699 - Expanded porous polytetrafluoroethylene film having elastic recovery property in thickness-wise direction of the film, production process thereof, and use of the porous film: An expanded porous polytetrafluoroethylene film having residual strain of at most 11.0% as measured after a load required to indent a rod, which is in a columnar form that its outer diameter is at least 2 mm and at least 1.9 times as much as the thickness of the film,... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070154700 - Tunable heat regulating textile: Textile material dynamically changes its characteristics from thermal insulator to high performance heat conductor and spreader.... Agent: Igor V Touzov

20070154702 - Glassy carbon coated carbon foam: A glassy carbon coated carbon foam material is formed by coating carbon foam with a glassy carbon layer. Carbon foam may be produced by carbonizing a phenolic or polyurethane foam at high temperatures in an inert atmosphere. The carbon foam is then machined to a desired shape and treated with... Agent: Waddey & Patterson P.C. Suite 500

20070154703 - Functionalized substrates: Functionalized substrates, methods of making functionalized substrates, and methods of using functionalized substrates are disclosed.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070154704 - Fluoropolymer coated films useful for photovoltaic modules: A fluoropolymer coated film comprising polymeric substrate film and fluoropolymer coating on the polymeric substrate film. The fluoropolymer coating comprises fluoropolymer selected from homopolymers and copolymers of vinyl fluoride and homopolymers and copolymers of vinylidene fluoride polymer blended with compatible adhesive polymer comprising functional groups selected from carboxylic acid, sulfonic... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070154705 - Method and device for producing composite elements and composite element: The aim of the invention is to produce composite elements comprising two glass panes (20, 21) with at least one insert (22), which is placed therebetween and whose surface is not complete with regard to the outer elements, e.g. its surface is perforated, and with at least one transparent, thermoplastic... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070154706 - Biaxially drawn adhesive tapes and method for producing the same: A method of producing a film adhesive tape, characterized in that a composite comprising at least one extruded backing film layer and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer on one side of the backing film layer is biaxially drawn.... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, Pa

20070154708 - Melt extruded fibers and methods of making the same: Polymeric fibers along with methods and systems for extruding polymeric fibers are disclosed. The extrusion process preferably involves the delivery of a lubricant separately from a polymer melt stream to each orifice of an extrusion die such that the lubricant preferably encases the polymer melt stream as it passes through... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070154707 - Process for making high-performance polyethylene multifilament yarn: The invention relates to a process for making high-performance polyethylene multi-filament yarn comprising the steps of a) making a solution of ultra-high molar mass polyethylene in a solvent; b) spinning of the solution through a spinplate containing at least 5 spinholes into an air-gap to form fluid filaments, while applying... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070154709 - Nanoparticles: The invention relates to polymer-modified nanoparticles which are suitable as UV stabilisers in polymers, characterised in that they are obtainable by a process in which, in a step a), an inverse emulsion comprising one or more water-soluble precursors of the nanoparticles or a melt is prepared with the aid of... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20070154710 - Polyamide piece reinforced with long fibers: The present invention relates to reinforced articles based on a polyamide matrix of high melt flow index and on long fibres. The articles according to the invention exhibit good mechanical properties, such as good tensile strength, good surface finish and good mouldability.... Agent: Rhodia Inc. Legal Department

20070154711 - Thermally expanded microsphere, process for producing the same, thermally expandable microsphere and use thereof: A production process for heat-expanded microspheres comprising the step of providing a gaseous fluid containing heat-expandable microspheres, which comprise shell of thermoplastic resin and a blowing agent encapsulated therein having a boiling point not higher than the softening point of the thermoplastic resin and have an average particle size from... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070154712 - Oxidation inhibition of carbon-carbon composites: The disclosed invention relates to a method and a composition for treating a porous carbon-carbon composite with an oxidation inhibiting composition. The oxidation inhibiting composition comprises at least one phosphate glass. In one embodiment, the method optionally further comprises pretreating the composite with a pretreating composition prior to application of... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070154713 - Ceramic cutting tools and cutting tool inserts, and methods of making the same: Ceramic cutting tools and cutting tool inserts comprising a continuous glass-ceramic matrix and a dispersed phase selected from the group consisting of carbides, borides, nitrides, diamond, and combinations thereof.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070154714 - Nanotube assembly: Methods and articles providing for precise aligning, positioning, shaping, and linking of nanotubes and carbon nanotubes. An article comprising: a solid surface comprising at least two different surface regions including: a first surface region which comprises an outer boundary and which is adapted for carbon nanotube adsorption, and a second... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070154715 - Support pad for long hole drill: Support pad for a long hole drill head wherein the support pad includes a base body with a bottom surface, at least one side surface and a top surface. The top surface is arranged to function as a wear surface and is defined by a titanium-free wear-resistant coating, whereas the... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070154719 - Coated base paper: The invention is directed to a method of producing paper support having a topside and a backside, at least said topside being provided with a pigmented coating based on clay and/or other pigment, and is provided with at least one pigmented polymer resin layer. Adhesion between the polymer resin layer... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070154716 - Composite material: A composite material includes polyimide and at least about 55 wt % non-carbonaceous filler. The composite material has a tensile strength at least about 44.9 MPa.... Agent: Larson Newman Abel Polansky & White, LLP

20070154718 - Multilayer laminates comprising twisted nematic liquid crystals: Provided are multilayer laminates having one or more layers comprising twisted nematic liquid crystals and one or more layers of a polymeric sheet comprising a polymer with a modulus of 20,000 psi (138 MPa) or less. The twisted nematic liquid crystal layers reflect infrared radiation. Thus, the multilayer laminates are... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070154720 - Polymeric antioxidants: wherein: R is —H or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, acyl or aryl group; Ring A is substituted with at least one tert-butyl group or substituted or unsubstituted n-alkoxycarbonyl group; Ring B is substituted with at least one —H and at least one tert-butyl group or substituted or unsubstituted n-alkoxycarbonyl... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20070154717 - Thermally stable composite material: A composite material includes polyimide and about 0.1 wt % to about 50.0 wt % metal oxide. The composite material has a thermal oxidative performance at least about 5% relative to the polyimide absent metal oxide, the thermal oxidative performance determined based on exposure to air at atmospheric pressure and... Agent: Larson Newman Abel Polansky & White, LLP

20070154721 - Heat transfer fluids with heteroatom-containing carbon nanocapsules: An infrared cut-off hard coating. The infrared cut-off hard coating comprises the product through the following steps. A coating of a composition is formed, wherein the composition comprising the following components as a uniform solution in an organic solvent: a multi-functionality polymerizable resin, infrared cut-off particles, and a free radical... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070154722 - Durable, impact-resistant shelf: A damage-resistant storage shelf for institutional, industrial and commercial use, which is simple and inexpensive to manufacture, and which provides a surface that absorbs impact and prevents damage to items being stored on the shelf, even during rough handling of such items during placement and/or removal from the shelf includes... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20070154723 - Mar-resistant glass-plastic glazing products: This invention is glass laminate article comprising a mar-resistant clearcoat. A laminate of the present invention resists scratches, and is easily repairable and even self-healable at temperatures above about 40° C.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070154724 - Heat-shielding laminated glass: A heat-shielding laminated glass that excels in an infrared radiation shielding performance, exhibiting high transparency, and that is available at low cost even in the use of ITO microparticles as infrared radiation shielding microparticles. There is provided a heat-shielding laminated glass comprising multiple glass plates and, interposed between any glass... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070154725 - Siloxane-based resin containing germanium and an interlayer insulating film for a semiconductor device using the same: A siloxane-based resin having germanium and an interlayer insulating, film for a semiconductor device formed using the same. The siloxane-based resins have a low dielectric constant in addition to excellent mechanical properties so that they are useful materials for an insulating film between interconnecting layers of a semiconductor device.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070154726 - Low temperature cure polyimide compositions resistant to arc tracking and methods relating thereto: The polyimides of the present invention are derived from aliphatic diamines and show advantageous arc tracking performance (i.e., low arc tracking). These polyimides can be cured at low temperatures making them suitable as coverlay compositions in electronic circuitry. In addition, these polyimides are soluble and excellent in heat resistance and... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070154727 - Composite bodies, method for the production thereof and use thereof: Composites are described, comprising polyacetal and at least one thermoplastic polyamide elastomer formed by a polyacetal molding which has been partially or completely coated with the thermoplastic polyamide elastomer or onto which one or more moldings composed of the thermoplastic polyamide elastomer have been directly molded. The composites are characterized... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070154728 - Honeycomb structure, method for producing the same, and exhaust emission purification apparatus: The present invention provides a method for producing a honeycomb structure which carries a catalyst component containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals and purifies exhaust emissions. The method of the invention includes: a starting material mixing step of mixing... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070154729 - Composite wire for implantable cardiac lead conductor cable and coils: A composite wire can include a core including a material chosen from the group consisting of Ag and Ir and combinations thereof, a shell around the core including a material chosen from the group consisting of Ta, MP35N, and Nb and combinations thereof, and an outer layer over the shell... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070154730 - Method of cross-linking a filled polymer based on polyethylene: A method of cross-linking a composition comprising firstly a polyethylene-based silane-grafted polymer, and secondly a filler. The invention is remarkable in that the cross-linking method consists in mixing the composition with a condensation catalyst constituted by lauryl stannoxane of formula [(C4H9)2Sn(OOCC11H23)]2O.... Agent: Sofer & Haroun LLP.

20070154731 - Aluminum-based composite materials and methods of preparation thereof: There are provided sandwich type composite materials comprising a first layer comprising aluminium, titanium, or steel; a foamable core layer comprising aluminium and a foaming agent; and a second layer comprising aluminium, titanium, or steel. The first and second layers can be the same or different. There are also provided... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070154732 - Dendrimer compound and organic luminescent device employing the same: A dendrimer compound characterized by comprising a core represented by the following formula (1-1), (1-2), (1-3), or (1-4) and at least one kind of dendritic structure selected among dendritic structures represented by the following formulae (3) and (4).... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070154736 - Light-emissive polymer blends and light-emissive devices made from the same: wherein R′ is independently in each occurrence H, C1-C20 hydrocarbyl or C1-C20 hydrocarbyl containing one or more S, N, O, P or Si atoms, C4-C16 hydrocarbyl carbonyloxy, C4-C16 aryl(trialkylsiloxy) or both R′ may form together with the 9-carbon on the fluorene ring a C5-C20 cycloaliphatic structure containing one or more... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070154734 - Light-emitting diode of polymer nanocomposite with quantum dots: The present invention provides a light-emitting diode made of a polymer nanocomposite doped with quantum dots to improve luminescence efficiency and to increase stability and electrical characteristics.... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

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20070154733 - Organic electroluminescence element and display: An organic electroluminescent device including: a light reflecting layer (1), a light semi-transmitting layer (3) and a light interference part (2) including an organic emitting layer, the part being formed between the light reflecting layer (1) and the light semi-transmitting layer (3); the spectrum of reflected light (B) having at... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070154739 - Coated cemented carbide inserts: The present invention relates to a cutting insert particularly useful for turning in heat resistant super alloys and stainless steels comprising a substrate and a coating. The substrate comprises WC from about 5 to about 7 wt-% Co and from about 0.15 to about 0.60 wt-% TaC and from about... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070154737 - Coated cutting tool: The present invention relates to a coated cutting tool wherein a ceramic film is formed on a cemented carbide substrate. The substrate is equipped with a ridge line of a cutting edge upon which round honing or combination honing has been performed, a breaker disposed on a rake face connected... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20070154738 - Reducing abrasive wear in abrasion resistant coatings: An abrasion resistant coating and method are provided wherein the abrasion resistant coating contains both ductile and brittle components. The abrasion resistant coating is initially applied to a substrate and is further conditioned such that the wear which occurs at the interface of the abrasion resistant coating and the abrasive... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20070154740 - Magnetoresistive device, magnetoresistive head and magnetic recording-reproducing apparatus: A magnetoresistive device includes a magnetization pinned layer, a magnetization free layer, a nonmagnetic intermediate layer formed between the magnetization pinned layer and the magnetization free layer, and electrodes allowing a sense current to flow in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the stack including the magnetization pinned... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070154741 - Multilayer printed wiring board: A multilayer printed wiring board comprises insulating layers and conductor layers being stacked alternately on each other. The conductor layers are electrically connected to each other through viaholes formed in the insulating layers. Each of the viaholes is formed to bulge in a direction generally orthogonal to the direction of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.