Stock material or miscellaneous articles inventions 09/07

20070224365 - High pretilt homogeneous alignment and tilted vertical alignment by surface modification of thin films with nitrogen ion beam: A method for providing an alignment surface for liquid crystal molecules in a liquid crystal display, comprising depositing on an optically transparent substrate an optically transparent film; and irradiating the film with nitrogen ions sufficiently to produce a pretilt angle of preferably greater than ten degrees. The film is preferably... Agent: David Aker

20070224369 - Liquid crystal device, method for manufacturing the same, and electronic apparatus: A method is provided for manufacturing a liquid crystal device including a substrate and an inorganic homeotropic alignment layer made of an inorganic material and aligning liquid crystal molecules having a negative dielectric constant anisotropy in a direction tilted at a predetermined angle from the direction perpendicular to the surface... Agent: Advantedge Law Group, LLC

20070224376 - Metallized multi-layer films, methods of manufacture and articles made therefrom: Multi-layer films particularly suited for packaging applications, including a core layer, a seal layer located on one side of the core layer, the seal layer comprising a polyolefin polymer and a silicone gum and a metallized layer located on the opposite side of the core layer from the seal layer... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20070224378 - Adhesive sheet and release sheet: There is provided an adhesive sheet comprising an adhesive base sheet, an adhesive layer, and a release sheet laminated in sequence from the adhesive base sheet. The release sheet comprises a release agent layer and a release base material laminated in sequence from the adhesive layer. A release force between... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070224384 - Optical disc using methylmethacrylate-acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer resin: An optical disc includes an active disc on which information is recorded and a dummy disc for protecting the active disc. The active disc and the dummy disc are bonded to form a single body, and the dummy disc is made of methylmethacrylate-acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (MABS) resin.... Agent: Summa, Allan & Additon, P.A.

20070224367 - Mold multilayered sheet for use as a diffuser in flat screens: A multilayer sheet suitable for use as a diffuser in flat screens is disclosed. The sheet includes at least one base layer (B) and at least one outer layer (A) wherein (B) comprise a transparent thermoplastics material and transparent polymeric particles, with the proviso that the refractive index of the... Agent: Bayer Material Science LLC

20070224366 - Substrate for flexible displays: The present invention provides a substrate for flexible displays, a method for producing the same, and a flexible display. The substrate for flexible displays comprises a resin composition layer containing an inorganic layered compound and a resin, wherein the amount of the inorganic layer compound is not less than 10... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070224368 - Transparent gas-barrier layered film: The transparent gas-barrier layered film of the present invention has a resin layer containing an acrylate resin having a lactone ring and a layer comprising an inorganic metal compound at least on one side of a macromolecular film. The transparent gas-barrier layered film has a high transparency and shows an... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070224370 - Liquid-crystal aligning agent, liquid-crystal alignment film comprising the same, and liquid-crystal element: wherein A is a bivalent organic group comprising a benzene ring or an aromatic condensed ring, provided that one or more optional hydrogen atoms in the benzene ring or the aromatic condensed ring may be substituted by a monovalent organic group other than an amino group, and R is a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070224371 - Process for making a product of artificial rock and a product thus made: The present invention relates to a process for making a product of artificial rock and a product thus made for use, in particular, in aquariums, tanks, swimming pools and the like; the process comprises the following operating steps: carrying out a first deposition of a mixture of powdered aggregates, resin,... Agent: Mcglew And Tuttle John James Mcglew

20070224372 - Releasing composition: A releasing composition capable of improving abrasion resistance are provided. The releasing composition of the invention includes a releasing composition containing releasing particles in a prescribed film forming material, and the releasing particle has a first releasing resin as a core material and a second releasing resin as a coating... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20070224373 - Integral soft tube with cap and method for making the same: The integral single-piece tube container consists of a soft tube and a dispensing cap. The cap is made of a composite of polypropylene(PP) and polyolefin elastomer (POE). The soft tube is extruded from a composite of polyethylene and POE. The existence of POE in both of the tube and the... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070224374 - Lightweight article and method of manufacture: The present invention is directed to a method of manufacturing an article, the method comprising providing a tubular body having a neck area, positioning a finish mold on the neck area in a molding apparatus, molding a molten plastic material between the neck area of the tubular body and the... Agent: Knoble, Yoshida & Dunleavy

20070224375 - Multi-layered biaxial stretch blow molded bottle and method for production thereof: A multi-layer biaxially stretched blow bottle having a 3-layer structure of PET/nylon MXD6/PET or a 5-layer structure of PET/nylon MXD6/PET/nylon MXD6/PET, wherein the oxygen gas transmission coefficient of the nylon MXD6 layer is at most 6.0×10−14 cm3·cm/cm2·sec·cmHg as measured under conditions of a temperature of 23° C. and a relative... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20070224377 - Molding of thermoplastic polyesters: Disclosed are processes for rotational molding of thermoplastic polyesters and for hollow articles produced therefrom. The thermoplastic polyesters have a crystallization half time of at least 10 minutes and an inherent viscosity of 0.55 to 0.70 dL/g. Additional thermoplastic polymers may be used to produce multilayered articles.... Agent: Eric D. Middlemas Eastman Chemical Company

20070224380 - Adhesive sheet and adhesive agent: To easily separate an adhesive sheet and an adhesive agent adhered to an adherend leaving almost no residues thereof to the adherend, the thermo-melting micro-capsule internally including a mold releasing agent dispersed within the adhesive agent layer, the adhesive agent layer is thereby easily separated from the adherend leaving almost... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070224379 - Peelable child resistant pharmaceutical blister lidstock: A peelable lidstock for use with a child resistant pharmaceutical blister is disclosed. The lidstock comprises a first layer of white polyester, a second layer of adhesive, a third layer of foil, and a fourth layer of heat seal. The lidstock is stronger providing better child resistance and has a... Agent: Intellectual Property

20070224381 - Repositionable glossy photo media: The present invention provides a photo media has an imageable substrate having opposing first and second surfaces. An image receptive coating is disposed on the first surface of the inkjet printable sheet. A repositionable adhesive is disposed on the second surface of the substrate, but the adhesive does not cover... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070224382 - Two-shot molded doors without parting lines: A two-shot injection molding process and molded part. The two-shot skin material is molded in a non-final condition and wrapped over the substrate in a post molding operation to create a seamless part. The flap material which is molded out of its final position is held in place by gluing,... Agent: Artz & Artz, P.C.

20070224383 - Valuable document and method for producing a valuable document: The invention concerns a value-bearing document and a process for the production of a value-bearing document. The value-bearing document comprises a carrier of a paper material and a laminating film which is applied to the carrier and which has a carrier film and a decorative layer arrangement including one or... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070224385 - Wavelength selective dielectric filter and its application to optical disks: An optical storage medium having at least two information layers is provided, wherein a first information layer is in the form of a dichroic filter that is reflective at a first selected wavelength and transmissive at a second selected wavelength. The dichroic filter can consist of a single, non-metallic dielectric... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070224387 - Fastening arrangement: A fastening arrangement comprises a fastening element provided with a fastening portion having a planar outer side surface, and a hot-melt adhesive that can be melted in order to fasten the fastening element to a substrate. The fastening element is provided with a receiving recess that is open in the... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP 111 E. Wayne Street

20070224386 - Pet identification tag: This invention provides for a pet identification tag 10 which includes a display portion 12, an information sheet 16, and a backing portion 14. Also included is an attachment means 18 for attaching said tag 10 to a collar of a pet.... Agent: Hahn And Moodley, LLP

20070224388 - Composite plastic part: A composite plastic part with reinforcing elements embedded in a plastic mass, wherein the reinforcing elements have a structure which makes it possible for the reinforcing elements to become effectively connected to each other mechanically in all spatial directions.... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070224389 - Universal insulation plate for use with different insulation substrates and different fasteners: An insulation plate has a lower height profile, a smaller thickness dimension, and a smaller transverse extent than those of conventional insulation plates so as to effectively reduce the material costs and weight of each insulation plate. In addition, the insulation plate is provided with an increased number of concentric... Agent: Steven W. Weinrieb Schwartz & Weinrieb

20070224390 - Vented insulating liner method and apparatus: An insulating liner for an article of clothing includes an insulating layer including an aerogel material and having opposite sides with passages extending therebetween, and a cover encapsulating the insulating layer. The cover includes vent holes aligned with the passages of the insulating layer, and has portions that extend into... Agent: James D. Stevens Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20070224393 - Transparent barrier sheet and preparation method thereof:

20070224394 - Transparent barrier sheet and preparation method thereof:

20070224392 - Transparent barrier sheet and production method of transparent barrier sheet: A transparent barrier sheet comprising: (a) a substrate sheet having thereon a transparent primer layer; (b) a transparent inorganic thin layer; and (c) a transparent organic thin layer, wherein: the transparent inorganic thin layer comprises silicon nitride or silicon oxy-nitride; the transparent organic thin layer is formed by polymerizing a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070224391 - Super-phobic surface structures: Superlyophobic Surface Structure, including a substrate having a surface; a plurality of nanoscale raised features on the substrate surface, each nanoscale raised feature having a length measured in a direction approximately perpendicular to the substrate surface, each nanoscale raised feature having a raised feature diameter along the length and measured... Agent: The Eclipse Group

20070224395 - Sprayable water-based adhesive: Water-based adhesive compositions are improved by the incorporation of hollow polymeric microspheres having outer surfaces coated with one or more barrier materials such as calcium carbonate particles. The adhesive compositions exhibit enhanced rheology, sprayability, drying time, tack and storage stability as compared to analogous adhesives that are not modified with... Agent: Henkel Corporation

20070224396 - Chain strip for guiding screws in an auto-locking screwdriver: A chain strip for guiding screws in an auto-locking screwdriver comprises at least two papers, the two papers being adhered to one another intermittently, so as to form a plurality of holes between the two papers, wherein screws can be installed in the holes. A first paper of the at... Agent: Shu-chin Huang

20070224397 - Connection method of conductive articles, and electric or electronic component with parts connected by the connection method: Provided is a method of adhesively connecting conductive traces on one substrate to conductive traces on another substrate and the resulting articles.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070224398 - Brand protection label with a tamper evident abrasion-removable magnetic ink: The invention discloses security articles printed with an opaque or semi-transparent magnetic scratch-off removable composition printed on a substrate. The security article allows one to determine if the scratch-off media has been substantially removed prior to awarding a prize. Furthermore the invention discloses a security label having an image that... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20070224400 - Ceramic substrate, electronic apparatus, and method for producing ceramic substrate: A ceramic substrate includes a glass layer partially overlaying a conductor, and the glass layer has satisfactory adhesion to the main body of the ceramic substrate and having satisfactory plating resistance. The glass layer is arranged to extend from a portion of the conductor formed on a first main surface... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070224399 - Thick porous anodic alumina films and nanowire arrays grown on a solid substrate: The presently disclosed invention provides for the fabrication of porous anodic alumina (PAA) films on a wide variety of substrates. The substrate comprises a wafer layer and may further include an adhesion layer deposited on the wafer layer. An anodic alumina template is formed on the substrate. When a rigid... Agent: Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP

20070224401 - Basalt particle-containing articles for ballistic shield mats/tiles/protective building components: A spaced, multi-layer article of manufacture comprising a first layer comprising about 10% to about 80% by weight basalt particles, about 2% to about 50% by weight reinforcing fibers, and about 5% to about 50% by weight of an adhesive resin binder; a second layer comprising about 10% to about... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070224402 - Gas-barrier laminate: A gas-barrier laminate with a plastic substrate, an inorganic thin film formed on at least one surface of the plastic substrate, and a coating layer formed by applying a coating material on a surface of the inorganic thin film, wherein said coating layer contains a polyester-based resin having a molecular... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070224404 - Methods for forming an electrodeposited coating over a coated substrate and articles made thereby: A coated article includes a non-conductive substrate, such as glass. At least one conductive coating is formed over at least a portion of the substrate, such as by chemical vapor deposition or physical vapor deposition. The conductive coating can be a functional coating and can have a thickness in the... Agent: Andrew C. Siminerio Ppg Industries, Inc.

20070224403 - Ultrathin polymer film using cucurbituril derivative and method of forming the same: Provided are an ultrathin polymer film formed by homopolymerization or copolymerization of a cucurbituril derivative with an organic monomer and a method of forming the same. The ultrathin polymer film has a thickness of 10 nm or less, and can retain its film shape even after being separated from a... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20070224405 - Reinforced nonwoven fire blocking fabric, method for making such fabric, and articles fire blocked therewith: This invention relates to a thin reinforced nonwoven fabric for fire blocking an article, articles containing such fabrics, and methods for making the fabrics and fire blocking the articles. When exposed to heat or flame, the fabric is capable of increasing its thickness by at least three times. The fabric... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070224407 - Low-density ablative heat shield fabrication: Spacecraft heat shields are fabricated as one-piece assemblies using low-density ablative thermal protection materials. The heat shield assembly is built from modular pieces formed by ablative impregnation processing. Once the full-size heat shield is assembled from the modular blocks, heat treatment is used to bond the individual blocks together by... Agent: John P. Wooldridge, Esq.

20070224406 - Heating system and component with such a heating system: A heating system according to the invention comprises a heating layer that is integrated into a prepreg layer of a high-resistance prepreg material. The heating layer may comprise a bonded heating fabric, a metal oxide coating or electrically conductive threads. According to the invention, the heating system is integrated into... Agent: Christopher Paradies, Ph.d.

20070224408 - Resin molded article and production method thereof: An adhesive as a heat resistant rubber-based adhesive is applied to a region (peripheral region) of integration of a metal sheet (Al sheet) and a resin and to a region (peripheral region) of integration of a fiber sheet (CF sheet) and a resin. The metal sheet and fiber sheet are... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070224409 - Wipe product, and methods of making: A flexible, durable, multiple use article, such as a wipe. The wipe has two layers, one layer being an open cell melamine-based foam and the second being carrier layer for the melamine-based foam layer, providing flexural strength to the foam. The carrier layer could be a foam or other material.... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070224410 - Electrodes, printing plate precursors and other articles including multi-strata porous coatings, and method for their manufacture: The invention relates to an article of manufacture which includes a substrate, and on at least one surface thereof, a porous coating which has a total thickness in the range of up to about 50 microns and which consists of a plurality of discrete adjacent strata, wherein each discrete stratum... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20070224411 - Protection of thermal barrier coating by impermeable barrier coating: According to an embodiment of the invention, disclosed is a composite comprising a porous thermal barrier coating on a metallic part and an impermeable barrier coating adjacent to the outer surface of the thermal barrier coating. The impermeable barrier coating is dense and non-porous and comprises a rare earth silicate,... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20070224413 - Transparent barrier sheet and production method of transparent barrier sheet: A transparent barrier sheet comprising: (a) a substrate sheet having thereon a transparent primer layer; (b) a transparent inorganic thin layer; and (c) a transparent organic thin layer, wherein the transparent organic thin layer is formed by polymerizing a composition comprising: (i) a compound having an oxetane ring; and (ii)... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070224412 - Transparent conductive laminated body and transparent touch-sensitive panel: A transparent conductive laminated body (1) contains a polymer film having a metallic compound layer and a transparent conductive layer laminated sequentially on at least one surface thereof, (2) the metallic compound layer is in contact with the transparent conductive layer, and (3) the metallic compound layer has a thickness... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070224414 - Protective coating for roof membrane: A protective coating for a roof membrane of the type having plasticizers. The protective or barrier seal coating is applied the exposed surface of the polymeric roofing material, where it prevents and/or retards plasticizer migration to the surface of the membrane where they are subsequently removed. By preventing or retarding... Agent: Moore & Hansen, Pllp

20070224415 - Surface protection film-attached optical film and image display: A surface protection film-attached optical film of the invention comprises: an optical film; and a surface protection film that comprises a substrate film and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and is provided on the surface of, the optical film through the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, wherein a surface of the optical film... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070224416 - Easily applicable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet and process for production thereof: Provided is a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet comprising a substrate sheet and provided thereon an adhesive layer, wherein taper type concave grooves which are opened to an end edge part of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet and which are expanded toward a surface direction of the adhesive layer are provided in the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070224417 - Process for manufacturing a breathable thermoadhesive transfer, for application onto a fabric or onto other materials, and a breathable thermoadhesive transfer obtained: A process is described for manufacturing a breathable thermoadhesive transfer, for instance suitable for application onto a fabric, in which a step of processing using laser technology to create holes in said thermoadhesive transfer is carried out before the application step.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070224418 - Reinforced profile: A method for manufacturing a compound construction element, in an extrusion process wherein a composite material is pressed through an extrusion die, which composite material includes a matrix of thermoplastic synthetic material including wood particles or other, cellulose containing particles in a content on the order of 50% by weight... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20070224419 - Absorbent sheet having regenerated cellulose microfiber network: An absorbent paper sheet for tissue or towel includes from about 99 percent to about 70 percent by weight of cellulosic papermaking fiber and from about 1 percent to about 30 percent by weight fibrillated regenerated cellulose microfiber which was regenerated form a cellulosic dope utilizing a tertiary amine N-oxide... Agent: Patent Group Ga030-43 Georgia-pacific LLC

20070224420 - Carpet with directional guide markings: A carpet having directional guide markings is provided for orienting the carpet with respect to machine direction. The carpet includes an upper surface and a lower surface visible from the bottom side of the carpet. The fabric carpet backing includes a plurality of linear patterns visible on the lower surface... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

20070224421 - Phosphorus-containing mixtures, a process for their preparation and their use: c

20070224422 - Colorfast dyed poly ether imide articles including fiber: A composition comprising a dyed polymer fiber capable of holding the color of the dye wherein the fiber comprises a polyetherimide and the dyed fiber has a colorfast score of 1/5 or higher according to ISO 105-302.... Agent: Geam - 08cu - UltemIPLegal

20070224423 - Cable using a tracking-resistant resin composition: The present invention discloses a tracking resistant resin composition comprising: 100 weight parts of at least one selected from the group consisting of polyolefins and copolymers of different olefins; 0.1 to 1.5 weight parts of carbon black; 0.1 to 2 weight parts of a UV and light stabilizer; and 0.1... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20070224424 - Magnetic particles and method for producing the same: e

20070224425 - Process for manufacture of a latent heat storage body: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of latent heat storage bodies by cold isostatic pressing of a mixture of expanded graphite material and a phase change material, and to latent heat storage bodies obtained by cold isostatic pressing of a mixture of expanded graphite material and a... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070224426 - Thermally conductive sheet: There is provided a thermally conductive sheet containing: a binder component, a modified liquid polyolefin, and at least one thermally conductive filler selected from the group consisting of metal oxide and metal hydroxide. The thermally conductive sheet can have good moldability, and the surface of the sheet is inhibited from... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070224427 - Surface antifogging, antisoiling, tempered glass and method for producing the same: The present invention provides a surface antifogging, antisoiling, tempered glass containing a glass formed by a float process or a down draw process and a polymer chain represented by formula (I) chemically bonded to a surface of the glass, and a method for producing the same. In formula (I), X1... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070224428 - Transparent barrier sheet and production method of transparent barrier sheet: A transparent barrier sheet comprising: (a) a substrate; (b) a transparent inorganic thin layer; and (c) a transparent organic thin layer, wherein the transparent organic thin layer is formed by cross-linking: (i) a first compound having three or more isocyanate groups in the molecule; and (ii) a second compound having... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070224429 - Dielectric and display device having a dielectric and dielectric manufacturing method: This invention provides a thick-film type dielectric with desired adhesivity to the base and very good insulation properties. The dielectric of the present invention includes a lower dielectric layer made of a photosensitive composition and an upper dielectric layer which is made of a photosensitive composition and formed on the... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070224430 - Gas-barrier film, substrate film, and organic electroluminescent device: A gas-barrier film comprising a gas-barrier laminate on a substrate film, wherein the gas-barrier laminate comprises at least one three-layer unit consisting of a silicon oxinitride layer, an organic interlayer and a silicon oxinitride layer disposed in this order being adjacent with each other. The film has excellent transparency, gas-barrier... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070224431 - Heat resistant powder coatings: g

20070224432 - Electroconductive laminate, and electromagnetic wave shielding film and protective plate for plasma display: An electroconductive laminate 10 comprising a substrate 11 and an electroconductive film 12 formed on the substrate 11, wherein the electroconductive film 12 has a multilayer structure having an oxide layer 12a and a metal layer 12b alternately laminated from the substrate 11 side in a total layer number of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070224433 - Decorating sheet, decorated resin molded article and method for production thereof: The present invention provides a decorative sheet having a base film made of a thermoplastic polyester resin and a decorative layer on the base film, and provides a decorated resin molding produced by using the decorative sheet. The base film is not broken in both of MD (a flow direction... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070224434 - Multilayer film: A multilayer film of which the optical properties hardly change due to heat and where detachment hardly occurs between layers is provided. In addition, a multilayer film which is appropriate for decorative materials used as construction materials, wrapping, the interior and exterior of automobiles and the like, anti-counterfeit materials, for... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070224436 - Film forming composition: A film forming composition comprises a compound having a cage structure and a thermally decomposable compound, an insulating film is formed by using the film forming composition and an electronic device comprises the insulating film.... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070224435 - Chlorinated propylene random copolymer and compositions containing the same: A novel binder resin which attains good adhesion to various substrates such as polyolefin resins, vinyl chloride resins, polycarbonate resins, polyethylene terephthalate resins, acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene resins, and nylon resins even by low-temperature baking and has excellent solubility in solvent. Namely, a chlorinated propylene random copolymer produced by subjecting a propylene random... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070224437 - Laminated packaging film and method of producing same: A laminated packaging film includes a contacting layer that is for coming to contact objects to be packaged inside and is formed with a polyolefin resin composition made of a polyolefin resin containing a specified component by a specified ratio. Another specified component is applied to the contacting surface of... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070224438 - Coated substrate: The invention relates to a method for coating a substrate, comprising the steps of: a) Applying a layer comprising a melamine-formaldehyde resin A to a substrate, whereby a coated substrate is formed; b) Optionally treating the coated substrate with IR- or NIR-radiation; c) Optionally applying an ink, dye solution or... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070224439 - Stainless steel strip coated with a metallic layer: A coated high strength stainless steel strip product with a dense and evenly distributed metallic layer on one side or both sides of said strip is provided. Said layer consists of essentially pure gold, copper, nickel, cobalt, molybdenum, silver, tin or tungsten or alloys of at least 2 of these... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070224440 - Process for production of chain metal powders, chain metal powders produced thereby, and anisotropic conductive film formed using the powders: a process which comprises the steps of reducing metal ions contained in an aqueous solution, while applying a magnetic filed to the solution, in the presence of both a reducing agent capable of generating a gas during the reduction of metal ions and a foamable water soluble compound, through the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070224441 - Reactive foil assembly: A reactive foil assembly for the packaging and presenting of a reactive foil. The reactive foil assembly comprising a reactive foil, a film, a flex circuit and an adhesive. The reactive foil is placed above the film such that a portion of the reactive foil does not overlap with the... Agent: Gosz And Partners LLP

20070224442 - Composite used for thermal spray instrumentation and method for making the same: A superalloy article which comprises a substrate comprised of a superalloy, a bond coat comprised of MCrAlY wherein M is a metal selected from the group consisting of cobalt, nickel and mixtures thereof applied onto at least a portion of the substrate and a ceramic top coat applied over at... Agent: Arlene J. Powers Gauthier & Connors LLP

20070224443 - Oxidation-resistant coating and formation method thereof, thermal barrier coating, heat-resistant member, and gas turbine: The present invention provides an oxidation-resistant coating having superior oxidation resistance and superior ductility and toughness for long-term use, and a method for forming the oxidation-resistant coating. An MCrAlY layer primarily containing an MCrAlY alloy (in which M indicates at least one element of Co and Ni) is formed on... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070224444 - Plating film and forming method thereof: Tin plating film composed of tin or tin alloy is formed on a front surface and a rear surface of a substrate composing a lead frame. As tin alloy, for example, tin-copper alloy (content of copper: 2 mass %), tin-bismuth alloy (content of bismuth: 2 mass %) and the like... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070224445 - Brazing filler metal, brazing composite material and brazed structure brazed/bonded with the same: A brazing filler metal capable of improving both of oxidation resistance and corrosion resistance is obtained. This brazing filler metal (1, 1d, 51 and 51a) consists of at least a three-layer structure of an Ni—Cr brazing layer (2 and 2a) consisting of an Ni—Cr alloy layer, a Ti brazing layer... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070224446 - Material for organic electroluminescence device and organic electroluminescence device using the same: A material for organic electroluminescence device with specific structure. An an organic electroluminescence device comprising a cathode, an anode and an organic thin film layer which is sandwiched between the cathode and the anode and comprises at least one layer, wherein at least one layer in the organic thin film... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070224449 - Organic el device: An organic EL device includes: a pair of electrodes; and an organic layer sandwiched between the pair of electrodes. The organic layer includes a compound including layer, and the compound including layer includes a compound of 1,3-bis [N,N-bis{(4′-methylbiphen-4-yl)}amino]-5-N,N-bis(4-methylphenyl) aminobenzene. The heat resistance and the vapor deposition property of the organic... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070224450 - Red phosphorescent compound and organic electroluminescent device using the same:

20070224448 - Organic electroluminescent device: Provided is an organic electroluminescence device having high luminous efficiency, high heat resistance and an extremely long lifetime. The organic electroluminescence device of the present invention includes an organic thin film layer composed of one or more layers containing at least a light emitting layer is interposed between a cathode... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070224447 - Organometallic complex, luminescent solid, organic el element and organic el display: The present invention aims to provide organic EL elements etc., containing phosphorescent organometallic complexes, that can exhibit longer durability, higher emitting efficiency, superior thermal/electrical stability, significantly longer operating life. The organic EL elements comprise an organic thin layer interposed between a positive hole transport layer and a electron transport layer,... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070224451 - Composition, coating, coated article, and method: A composition is provided that is capable of forming an NZP or an NZP-type coating. The composition includes a first composition, a second composition, and a metal cation. The first composition and the second composition form a crystalline structure with three-dimensional network of octahedra and tetrahedra linked by one or... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070224452 - Lubricant, magnetic recording medium and head slider: A lubricant is provided that can form a sufficiently thin one-molecule film surface even when it is highly polymerized. When used for a magnetic recording medium lubricant layer and/or a head slider lubricant layer of a magnetic recording device, it can make the film thickness of the lubricant layers very... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070224454 - Magnetic materials having superparamagnetic particles: Magnetic materials and uses thereof are provided. In one aspect, a magnetic film is provided. The magnetic film comprises superparamagnetic particles on at least one surface thereof. The magnetic film may be patterned and may comprise a ferromagnetic material. The superparamagnetic particles may be coated with a non-magnetic polymer and/or... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20070224453 - Magnetic recording medium and magnetic recording apparatus: According to the present invention, there is provided a magnetic recording medium 10 which includes: a non-magnetic base 1; a non-magnetic underlayer 3 formed on the non-magnetic base 1; a first recording layer 4 formed on the non-magnetic underlayer 3, the first recording layer 4 having a perpendicular magnetic anisotropy... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070224455 - Magnetic recording medium and method of making the same: A magnetic recording medium includes a continuous recording layer, and a seed layer including a surface held in contact with the recording layer. The seed layer includes an oxidized region and a non-oxidized region in the surface held in contact with the recording layer. The recording layer includes a recording... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070224456 - Magnetic recording medium and method for production thereof: A magnetic recording medium including: a nonmagnetic support; a smoothing layer containing a polymer; a nonmagnetic layer formed by coating a first solution containing nonmagnetic powder and a binder on the smoothing layer and drying the coated first solution; and a magnetic layer formed by coating a second solution containing... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070224457 - Magnetic recording medium: A magnetic recording medium comprising a nonmagnetic support and a magnetic layer formed on the support and containing a magnetic powder and a binder, wherein said magnetic powder comprises substantially spherical or ellipsoidal particles and at least one element selected from the group consisting of rare earth elements, silicon and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070224458 - Magnetic recording medium: The present invention provides a magnetic recording medium having a magnetic layer formed on at least one surface of a nonmagnetic support, wherein the magnetic layer includes a ferrite ferromagnetic hexagonal powder having an average plate diameter of 5 to 50 nm or a fine ferromagnetic metal powder having an... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070224459 - Magnetic recording medium including carbon nanotubes: A magnetic recording medium including a substrate having a front side and a backside, having at least a magnetic recording layer coating the front side, and possibly an optional support layer or sublayer, wherein at least one layer of the magnetic recording medium includes carbon nanotubes.... Agent: Imation Corp.

20070224460 - Magnetic recording medium substrate and manufacturing method therefor, magnetic recording medium and magnetic recording and reproducing device: The present invention is a magnetic recording medium substrate made of amorphous glass of B2O3—Al2O3—SiO2—Li2O type, wherein a chamfer is formed between an edge face at an outer circumference side or an inner circumference side of the substrate and a principal plane of the substrate, and a content of sodium... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070218216 - Light modulating material: The invention provides a light modulating material having at least a liquid crystal layer disposed between a pair of transparent electrodes. The liquid crystal layer has at least: a liquid crystal composition having at least one host liquid crystal having negative dielectric anisotropy and at least one dichroic dye; and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070218218 - Cellulose acylate optical film, producing method thereof, polarizing plate and liquid crystal display using the same: A cellulose acylate film comprising a polymer derived from at least a monomer represented by Formula 1 and a cellulose acylate having an acyl group of 3 or more carbon atoms, wherein a total number of carbon atoms contained in the acyl groups in one it of the cellulose acylate... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070218224 - Desiccant carrier for insulated glazing unit: A carrier for holding a desiccant positionable between panes of an insulated glazing unit useable in a window assembly is disclosed. The carrier may be a vented container holding desiccant material or a gas permeable housing impregnated with desiccant. The carrier may form part of the insulated glazing unit structure... Agent: Synnestvedt & Lechner, LLP

20070218229 - Composite container for adhesive: According to the present invention, a composite container for an adhesive includes: an aluminum container which contains an adhesive; and a resin outer container for holding the aluminum container, the resin outer container being provided with (a) window holes on both side wall surfaces of the resin outer container and... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070218228 - Multilayer thermoplastic film structures: The improved rubber modified styrenic copolymer of the first layer includes a continuous phase and a dispersed phase, where A) the continuous phase contains a polymer composition resulting from the polymerization of a monomer mixture containing a styrenic monomer and an alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer in the presence of the dispersed... Agent: Gary F. Matz Nova Chemicals Inc.

20070218232 - Helical support and method for the production thereof: A helical support for radially supporting an elastically expanded insulating tube includes an extruded body consisting of a plurality of windings extending substantially parallel to each other. Each of the windings is at least partially connected at lateral edges thereof in a longitudinal direction of the helical support. The lateral... Agent: Barley Snyder, LLC

20070218237 - Reversible closure system for sealing articles such as pouches, bags, packs or the like, having two bonding strips: Reversible closure system for sealing articles such as pouches, bags, packs or the like, having two bonding strips, each having a top and a bottom face, the bonding strips each having a carrier whose bottom face is coated with an adhesive, the adhesive containing expanded microballoons in a fraction of... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, Pa

20070218244 - Engineered handrail: An elongated wood member such as a handrail comprising an elongated first and second layer of a lower grade wood product secured together to form an inner core; and an outer layer of a high grade wood product disposed substantially around all of said inner core except for a bottom... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20070218217 - Adjustably opaque film for substantially smooth surface: An adjustably opaque film, including substantially flexible/transparent confining films and light transmission control layers, is provided. The inner surfaces of the first and second confining films form a confined space layer with substantially constant thickness. The adjustably opaque film is applied on a window panel which is already installed like... Agent: Park Law Firm

20070218219 - Wood particle mixture for a wood-plastic composite material and method for producing the wood particle mixture: A wood particle mixture is described especially made from raw wood for an extruded or injection-molded wood-plastic composite material, especially manufactured from wood-plastic compound, which significantly improve the strength properties in a wood plastic composite material. Each wood particle has certain dimensions and certain shaping.... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20070218220 - Methods of forming tracks and track arrangements: Printed circuit board or other tracks are formed by the deposition of liquid to form dots on a substrate from nozzles mutually spaced by a distance s. A set of n dot diameters Di=2 s(1/2+i/n), is used to produce linear tracks at one or more directions with respect to an... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070218221 - Inkjet recording element: The present invention relates to an inkjet recording element having very good stability to ozone and to light. Said recording element comprises a support and at least one ink receiving layer, said ink-receiving layer comprising at least one amorphous silica polymer having a degree of condensation between 75% and 88%.... Agent: Eastman Kodak Company Patent Legal Staff

20070218222 - Inkjet recording media: The invention relates generally to the field of inkjet recording media and inkjet printing methods. More specifically, the invention relates to a porous base layer of an inkjet recording element, the base layer comprises precipitated calcium carbonate having scalenohedral morphology and ground calcium carbonate.... Agent: Paul A. Leipold Patent Legal Staff

20070218223 - Multilayer card: A multilayer card has (i) an opaque polyester film substrate containing 0.2 to 30% by weight, relative to the total weight of the substrate, of at least one copolyesterether, (ii) a first ink-receptive layer on at least one surface of the substrate, (iii) a cover layer on the surface of... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070218225 - Product with multiple functions such as on board technology, e.g. panel or pipe with enhanced systems within: The invention relates to a product, which may take a wide variety of forms but which is exemplified by a pipe or a panel. The product has a first function, such as that normally expected of a pipe or a panel, and a second function different from the first. The... Agent: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr LLP

20070218226 - Resin-coated aluminum seamless can body featuring superior resistance against cracks in the can wall during distribution, and against flange cracking: The object of the present invention is to offer a can that features superior resistance against puncture under higher puncture strength, and superior resistance against flange cracking. The resin-coated aluminum seamless can body of the present invention features superior resistance against cracks in the can wall during distribution, and resistance... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070218227 - Label for in-mold forming: The label for in-mold forming, which is for use in in-mold forming, comprises: a thermoplastic resin film (1) having a heat-sealable layer (1a); a thermoplastic resin film (2) which is printable; and an antenna and an IC chip for non-contact data sending/receiving, the antenna and the IC chip being interposed... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070218230 - Tube reinforced with a polymer and steel cord strip: A strip for the reinforcement of plastic tubes is claimed. The strip is reinforced with steel cords that anchor mechanically very well in the polymer matrix. No chemical adhesion is needed to ensure the force transfer. With such a strip a small connector length from tube to tube or from... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070218231 - Foamed-wall container having a silvery appearance: A container comprises a micro cellular foamed polymer, and a non-reactive gas contained within the micro cellular foam cells, wherein the container has a silvery appearance. The process for making the container comprises injection molding a polymer preform having a non-reactive gas entrapped within the walls thereof, cooling the preform... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC

20070218233 - Fuel impermeable, fuel resistant hose having improved high temperature resistant characteristics: A fuel impermeable, fuel resistant hose having improved high temperature resistant characteristics sufficient to provide extended service life of the hose in a harsh thermal environment comprising at least one fluoropolymer tubular structure, and a backing layer surrounding the at least one fluoropolymer tubular structure wherein the backing layer comprises... Agent: Dayco Products, LLC

20070218235 - Cut-free magnetic tape structure: A cut-free magnetic tape structure including an elongated tape-type soft magnetic substrate. The substrate has an upper releasable face and a lower adhesive face. A sprayed or painted coating is sprayed or painted on the releasable face. An adhesive layer is overlaid on the adhesive face. At least one of... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell Suite 1404

20070218236 - Re-sealable multi-ply in-mold label: A re-sealable two-ply in-mold label having a base ply with temperature activated adhesive on its bottom surface and a re-sealable top ply adhered to its upper surface. Two zones of different adhesion intersecure the two plies. A permanent adhesive zone permanently intersecures a margin portion of the two plies to... Agent: Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

20070218234 - Tape-type magnet: A tape-type magnet including a soft magnetic substrate which is a thin strip or tape with magnetic attraction. A first adhesive layer is uniformly laid on one face of the magnetic substrate. A releasable facial layer is bonded with the other face of the magnetic substrate via a second adhesive... Agent: Bruce N. Troxell

20070218238 - Adhesive backed preformed thermoplastic sheeting: The present invention relates to a system, method, and composition utilizing a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) and/or thermal sensitive adhesive sheet for adhering sheets of preformed thermoplastic road markings, texture and design patterns to concrete, asphalt, wood or composite material surfaces. These markings may be decorative or legend type markings.... Agent: Guerry Leonard Grune

20070218239 - Sputtering target and manufacturing method therefor, and recordable optical recording medium: To provide a sputtering target for preparing a recordable optical recording medium characterized by comprising Bi and B and a manufacturing method thereof, a recordable high density optical recording medium using the sputtering target, and a sputtering target which is capable of improving a speed of the film formation for... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20070218240 - Laser sculptured three-dimensional carbon fiber pattern sticker: A laser sculptured three-dimensional carbon fiber pattern sticker that is versatile and fabricated at a lower cost to be bonded to the surface of an article mainly includes a base paper, a body and a release paper. The body consists of a thermoplastic resin layer, a laser sculptured three-dimensional carbon... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell Suite 1404

20070218241 - Method and device for adding moisture during cooking: Methods and devices increase the amount of moisture present during cooking to provide various benefits. A pad is placed in the close proximity to the food product. The pad in close proximity includes a fluid, either added to the pad prior to or after placement of the pad in proximity... Agent: Withers & Keys, LLC

20070218245 - Elastomeric nonwoven laminates and process for producing same: An elastomeric nonwoven laminate and a process for producing the elastomeric nonwoven laminate are provided. The elastomeric nonwoven laminate includes a first nonwoven, a second nonwoven and a plurality of elastic strands. The plurality of elastic strands is attached to the first nonwoven while under a strain producing a corrugated... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070218243 - Engineered handrail: An elongated wood member such as a handrail comprising an elongated first layer of a high grade wood product and an elongated second layer of a lower grade wood product disposed horizontally relative to each other and secured together to form an inner core; and an outer layer of a... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20070218246 - Stent coatings containing self-assembled monolayers: A coating for a medical device, particularly for a drug eluting stent, is described. The coating includes a self-assembled monolayer.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20070218242 - Surface-coated cutting tool with coated film having strength distribution of compressive stress: A surface-coated cutting tool according to the present invention includes a base material and a coated film formed on the base material. The coated film serves as an outermost layer on the base material and has compressive stress. The compressive stress is varied so as to have strength distribution in... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070218247 - Gas range knob shield: Presently there are no Gas Range Shields being utilized on Gas Ranges that protects against unauthorized use. This Gas Range Shield will provide that protection and safety from accidental or unauthorized use of the Gas Controls on the range.... Agent: Vance Edward Holt

20070218248 - Multi-ply tissue paper: A tissue paper (1) includes at least two plies (2,3,4). At least a first ply (2) of the plies includes pattern of areas (6), in which fibres protrude outside the plane of the ply in a direction towards the second of the at least two plies. A method for producing... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070218249 - Honeycomb structure: A honeycomb structure includes: a honeycomb segment joined body having a plurality of honeycomb segments unitarily joined at bonding faces thereof by means of a bonding material layer, and an outer peripheral coat layer covering a surface of an outer peripheral portion of the honeycomb segment joined body; in which... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070218252 - Flooring element: An apparatus for and a method of making a flooring element. The flooring element is a tile formed of a polymer with embedded filler material. The filler material includes abrasive particles adjacent the top surface and a resilient or rubber-like material. The bottom surface of the tile includes a plurality... Agent: Knox Patents

20070218251 - Energy efficient construction materials: A roofing shingle may include a substrate, granules and multilayer infrared light reflecting film particles. In some cases, a roofing shingle may include a substrate, granules and a multilayer infrared light reflecting film disposed either above or below the granules. Such roofing shingles may exhibit improved solar reflectivity. An infrared... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070218250 - Roofing material: Roofing material consists essentially of a substrate, a hot melt material applied to one side of the substrate, an asphalt material coating the other side of the substrate and roofing granules disposed on said asphalt material coated on the substrate. The hot melt material may be polyethylene, polyethylene-vinyl acetate, polypropylene,... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070218253 - Three-dimensional camouflage fabric and method for making same: A camouflage material comprises a plurality of parallel strips of camouflage fabric attached side by side laterally across a substrate and extending longitudinally along the substrate. The strips have a plurality of longitudinally spaced edge strips extending laterally from side edges of a central portion. The edge strips have a... Agent: Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP

20070218255 - Films for decorating glass and methods of their production: Films are provided for providing decorative effects on glass, for example, films for replicating the surface texture of architectural glass, or for decorating glass containers. Moreover, methods of making such films are provided.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070218256 - Image-receiving sheet for electrophotography and image forming process: The present invention provides an image-receiving sheet for electrophotography that includes a support, a conductive undercoating layer, and an image-receiving layer on at least one surface of the support via the conductive undercoating layer, wherein the conductive undercoating layer includes a conductive metal oxide and a binder resin, wherein, when... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070218254 - Photographic printing paper and method of making same: A non-absorbing barrier layer for photographic printing paper includes a non-polyolefin resin. A photographic printing paper includes a base substrate; a image receiving layer and a barrier layer comprising a non-polyolefin resin coated on the base substrate. A method of making a photographic printing paper includes coating a barrier layer... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070218258 - Articles and methods including patterned substrates formed from densified, adhered metal powders: In general the disclosure relates to manufacturing methods for producing conductive patterns on flexible substrates. For example, a layer of a metal powder composition is deposited onto an adhesive overlaying a substrate. Pressure is applied to the metal powder composition on the adhesive coated substrate web by a die having... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070218257 - Circuit board, its manufacturing method, and joint box using circuit board: A circuit board with a simple structure is manufactured. A circuit board 19 has thereon a foil circuit 21 provided on a synthetic resin plate 20 formed by injection molding, made of a copper foil, and having a pattern different for circuit board 19. Anchor pins 20a projecting upward are... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070218259 - Laminate, method for manufacturing the laminate and method for manufacturing wiring board: A laminate includes a first ceramic green sheet, a second ceramic green sheet, and a conductor layer. The first ceramic green sheet includes ceramic powder and an organic binder and has a firing shrinkage end temperature T3. The second ceramic green sheet includes ceramic powder and an organic binder and... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20070218260 - Laminate product and method of making same: Laminated floorboards with sound damping in a less complicated manner. For this purpose, a compensating element, is provided in which an impregnated paper is joined to an insulating underlay. By means of the use of the compensating element in a laminated floorboard, in which the insulating underlay is used as... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070218261 - Light control film, lighting device and display device: A light control film including transparent layers and light absorbing layers arranged alternately is provided. The film is capable of controlling emission angle of light from the light source relatively strictly, and the light use efficiency thereof is improved. Further, a lighting device and a display device using thereof are... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070218262 - Glazing: A glazing panel having dimensions of at least 40 cm by 30 cm and a mechanical resistance rating of at least 2B2 in a pendulum test according to European standard EN12600 comprises a first glass sheet having a thickness within the range 1.5 mm to 14 mm, a second glass... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070218263 - Thermal laminating film and method of manufacture: An improved thermal laminating film includes a tackified resin. The film can be manufactured by extruding the tackified resin onto a base layer of the film.... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070218266 - Components with bearing or wear-resistant surfaces: A component comprises a silicon carbide substrate (10); a layer (14) of CVD diamond on a surface (12) of the substrate, and a smooth surface (14a) on the CVD diamond layer (14) which is a non-planar bearing or wear-resistant surface for the component.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070218265 - Photo-induced hydrophilic article and method of making same: Methods and articles are disclosed in which a substrate is provided with a photo-induced hydrophilic surface by forming a photo-induced hydrophilic coating on the substrate by spray pyrolysis, chemical vapor deposition, or magnetron sputter vacuum deposition. The coating can have a thickness of 50 Å to 500 Å, a root... Agent: Intellectual Property Department Ppg Industries, Inc.

20070218264 - Substrate having a photocatalytic coating: The invention relates to a transparent or semi-transparent substrate having, over at least a portion of at least one of its surfaces, a photocatalytic coating based on titanium oxide and characterized in that the coated surface has a luminous reflectance less than that of a non-coated surface of the substrate.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070218267 - Reflective composition and garment: A reflective composition and a garment or other article to which reflective composition is affixed. The reflective composition comprising a reflective layer, an optional first protective film overlaying the reflective layer, and an exterior second protective film.... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070218268 - Waterproofing uv-resistant bituminous membrane, system incorporating such a membrane, and manufacturing process: A waterproofing UV-resistant bituminous membrane, a system incorporating such a membrane, and a manufacturing process are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a UV-resistant waterproofing membrane includes a mass of at least one bituminous composition, formed in at least one continuous layer, and of at least one ply of filamentous or... Agent: Toler Schaffer, LLP

20070218271 - Microporous high density polyethylene film and preparing method thereof: The present invention discloses a microporous high-density polyethylene film for a battery separator, and process for preparing the same. The microporous high-density polyethylene film according to the present invention comprises of high-density polyethylene with weight average molecular weight of 2×105˜4×105, containing not more than 5 wt % of molecules with... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070218269 - Pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet and method of manufacturing the same: A substrate 2 having provided in a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 3 side thereof recesses 21 that continue as far as side edges of the substrate 2, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 3 in which are formed a plurality of penetrating passages 31 that penetrate through the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 3... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070218270 - Systems and methods for manufacturing reinforced weatherstrip: Methods for manufacturing fabric-reinforced weatherstrip include incorporating a fabric application step into a process for making coated substrates. In one embodiment, a strip of the fabric from a roll of material may be applied directly onto a coating after it has been applied in a coat die to a foam... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20070218272 - cement for carbon articles: A cement useful for bonding carbon articles or sealing the surfaces of carbon articles to provide a surface useful for, inter alia, composite tooling or other high temperature applications or for bonding of carbon articles together to form larger blocks.... Agent: Waddey & Patterson, P.C.

20070218273 - High-frequency magnetic thin film and high-frequency electronic device: One inventive aspect relates to a high-frequency magnetic thin film capable of working in a GHz-level band, and an electronic device comprising the film. The film comprises a magnetic layer and an insulating layer that are laminated alternately. The magnetic layer includes a first magnetic layer and a second magnetic... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070218274 - Organic solvent-free film-forming compositions, multi-layer composite coatings, and related methods: Provided is a film-forming composition substantially free of organic solvent which includes an aqueous dispersion of polymeric microparticles prepared by emulsion polymerization of a monomeric composition containing (1) at least 10 percent by weight of one or more vinyl aromatic compounds; (2) 0.1 to 10 percent by weight of one... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20070218275 - Multi-layered environmentally friendly sheet material and products made therefrom: An environmentally friendly sheet material, and thermoformed products made with that material. The two-, three- or four layer environmentally friendly sheet material is especially suited for use in connection with the manufacture of cups and similar containers and products. In a two-layer compostable sheet, the first layer is a relatively... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070218276 - Double-faced pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet, and liquid crystal display apparatus: The present invention relates to a double-faced pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet, which comprises: a base material; a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer disposed on one surface of the base material, which is a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (A) including a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing an acrylic polymer (A1), and a silicone rubber... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070218277 - Adhesive film, flexible metal-clad laminate, and processes for producing these: The present invention relates to an adhesive film with which a flexible metal-clad laminate is obtained with suppressed dimensional changes occurred when produced by a laminating method; and a flexible metal-clad laminate comprising the adhesive film and a metal foil bonded thereto. The adhesive film comprises a polyimide film and,... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070218278 - Method for dyeing microfibers and fabric woven with microfibers dyed thereby: The invention relates to a method for dyeing split-type microfibers made of a composite of polyester and polyamide by a yarn dyeing process. The method comprises: a weight reduction step comprising winding the microfibers on a yarn dyeing machine and adding an alkali agent at a uniform temperature of 100-130°... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070218279 - Abrasive cloth and method for producing nanofiber structure: An abrasive cloth which comprises an article in a sheet form having, in at least a part thereof, nanofibers comprising a thermoplastic polymer and having a number average single fiber fineness of 1×10−8 to 2×10−4 dtex wherein the sum of single fiber fineness percentages (which is defined in the specification)... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070218280 - Boride nanoparticle-containing fiber and textile product that uses the same: An object is to provide a fiber that absorbs heat with good efficiency, has excellent transparency and heat-retaining properties, and does not compromise the design characteristics of a textile product, and to provide a textile product in which the fiber is used. Hexaboride nanoparticles, a dispersion medium, and a dispersion... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070218281 - Metal coated nano fibres: The present invention relates to a process for the metal coating of nano-fibres by electrospinning, to the metal coated nano-fibres obtained by this process and to the use of said metal coated nano-fibres. The process is characterised in that a polymer nano-fibre with functional groups providing the binding ability to... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070218282 - Hard-magnetic nanoparticles, manufacturing method therefor, magnetic fluid and magnetic recording medium: Hard-magnetic nanoparticles having a small particle size and an ordered crystal structure with a high magnetic anisotropic energy are provided together with a manufacturing method therefor, a magnetic fluid comprising a dispersion of the hard-magnetic particles, and a magnetic recording medium with an excellent S/N ratio. The method for manufacturing... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070218283 - Method of producing carbon-encapsulated metal nanoparticles: A method of producing carbon-encapsulated metal nanoparticles, for example carbon-encapsulated magnetic metal nanoparticles, including providing a carbon-containing metal salt or organometallic compound in a reactor, for example a vessel having a restricted opening and decomposing the carbon-containing metal salt or organometallic compound, for example by heating, whilst maintaining carbon within... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070218284 - Graphite product and its fabrication method: A graphite product fabrication method includes the steps of (1) using a press mold to mold graphite into a graphite blank, (2) processing the graphite blank to set the shape of the graphite blank, and (3) covering the surface of the graphite blank with a layer of metal coating.... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070218286 - Drained barrier: The invention provides a material for use in waterproofing or containment of liquids, gases or solids, the material comprising a layer which comprises an impermeable or a semi permeable barrier and is adapted to facilitate drainage, wherein the material comprises a geomembrane or waterproofing barrier material comprising a plurality of... Agent: Foley Hoag, LLP Patent Group, World Trade Center West

20070218285 - Process for the production of porous moulded articles containing alginate: The invention relates to a process for the production of alginate-containing porous or sponge-like moulded articles, and to the moulded articles obtainable thereby and their use.... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark, LLP

20070218291 - Aqueous compositions comprising polymeric duller particle: The present invention provides aqueous matte coating compositions comprising a binder component B) and a polymeric duller component A) composed of particles of one or more multi-stage copolymer or single stage crosslinked (co)polymer, e.g. crosslinked t-butyl (meth)acrylate, the duller component particles A) having an average diameter of 1-20 μm. Components... Agent: Rohm And Haas Company Patent Department

20070218292 - Stainproof part and fog resistant part: e

20070218288 - Adapter plate for supporting a vacuum suction device: In an adapter plate for supporting a vacuum suction device, a bottom layer is provided onto which a top layer is applied in liquid form and then cured so as to form a support structure with a top of relatively soft material having a smooth surface and a rounded circumferential... Agent: Klaus J. Bach & Associates Patents And Trademarks

20070218287 - Coatings for affecting spectral performance of photonic devices in optical applications and methods of manufacture: Single layer, fluidic polymer-based coatings are provided for application or deposition onto a target surface of a photonic device, whereby the coating is formed of one or more spectral tuning materials so as to absorb infrared, ultraviolet or infrared and ultraviolet wavelength that might otherwise be present as background and... Agent: Marjama & Bilinski LLP

20070218290 - Method for doping material and doped material: The invention relates to a method for doping material, the method being characterized by depositing at least one dopant deposition layer or a part thereof on the surface of the material and/or on a surface of a part or parts thereof with the atom layer deposition (ALD) method, and further... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070218289 - Photofunctional laminated article: There is provided a photofunctional laminated article being excellent in various photofunctionalities, particularly an intensity of light emission, light emitting efficiency and further fluorescence life and light amplifying property. The photofunctional laminated article comprises the transparent substrate (L0), the photofunctional layer (L1) comprising the fluorine-containing polymer (A) and the rare... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070218293 - Light-reflecting sheet and shaped article thereof: The present invention provides a thin light-reflecting sheet with excellent light property of flame retardancy, a high light-reflectance and a high light-shielding ability, which is formed from a polycarbonate resin composition containing a combination of 70% to 30% by mass of a polycarbonate-based polymer (A) and 30% to 70% by... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070218294 - Thermoplastics permeation, resistant multi-layers for air conditioning hose application using nanofillers technology: The present invention concerns multi-layer structures comprising at least a layer of a thermoplastic compound containing nanofillers and at least a layer of rubber. These structures can be converted to bottles, reservoirs, containers, pipes, hoses and vessels of all sorts. The structures of the invention are of interest for the... Agent: Thomas F. Roland, Esq. Arkema Inc.

20070218295 - Activation method: A method of activating an organic coating, a coated substrate having an activated coating and an activation treatment for an organic coating. In particular, the activation method improves the adhesion of the organic coating to further coating layers and/or to other entities.... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070218296 - Butyl ionomer having improved surface adhesion: A butyl rubber ionomer having improved adhesion to substrates whose surfaces have polar functional groups. Examples of such substrate materials include stainless steel, glass, mylar or Teflon®. The adhesion of the butyl rubber ionomer to the substrate is at least 25% greater than the adhesion of a non-ionomeric butyl rubber... Agent: Lanxess Corporation

20070218297 - Non-stick ceramic coating composition and process: A series of new non-stick ceramic coating materials prepared from organic-inorganic hybrid materials, including silica sol, MTMS, FAS and PDMS (Polydimethylsiloxane) using the sol-gel process. The hybrid materials have good mechanical properties and are fashioned into a main ceramic network and good non-stick properties from organic non-stick compounds. The non-stick... Agent: Fleit Kain Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco

20070218299 - Thermosetting composition and film having a layer comprising the composition: the organopolysiloxane (A) has at least two alkenyl groups per molecule and a phenyl group in an amount of from 10 to 99% of whole substituents bonded to silicon atoms of the organopolysiloxane, and softens or melts at a temperature of from 30° C. to a temperature lower than an... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070218298 - Antimicrobial compositions containing colloids of oligodynamic metals: Described herein are coatings containing water-soluble oligodynamic metal salts that are formulated and applied from hydrophobic solvents. In particular, articles of manufacture comprising polymer coatings containing oligodynamic metal salts can include hydrophilic polymer coatings made from water-reactive monomers and hydrophilic polymers compounded in hydrophobic solvents which contain a small amount... Agent: Brian M. Burn, Esq. C.r. Bard Medical Division

20070218300 - Method of applying a coating to an article via magnetic pulse welding: Disclosed herein is a method of applying a coating to an article. A coating material is disposed on an article. The coating material is accelerated towards the article. And, a solid-phase bond is formed between the coating material and the article.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070218301 - Tinted anti-fingerprint coating on 430 stainless steel for appliances: An appliance having exterior parts with an outer surface fabricated from 430 stainless steel, and having a clear, tinted coating over the 430 stainless steel to duplicate the color of 304 stainless steel. An outer surface material for an exterior appliance part is formed of a sheet of 430 stainless... Agent: Whirlpool Patents Company - Md 0750

20070218302 - Ceramic coating member for semiconductor processing apparatus: A ceramic coating member for a semiconductor processing apparatus comprises a porous layer made of an oxide of an element in Group IIIa of the Periodic Table coated directly or through an undercoat on the surface of the substrate of a metal or non-metal and a secondary recrystallized layer of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070218303 - Aluminum alloy-made part: An aluminum alloy-made part of the present invention includes an aluminum alloy, and an anodic oxide coating which coats a surface of the aluminum alloy and contains at least one of silver and copper. The aluminum alloy-made part is capable of enhancing the heat conduction performance in the interface between... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070218304 - Active oxygen barrier compositions of poly(hydroxyalkanoates) and articles made thereof: Active oxygen barrier compositions and articles made therefrom based on poly(hydroxyalkanoate), preferably poly(lactic acid), a polymer derived from lactic acid, also known as 2-hydroxy propionic acid, and a transition metal. This active barrier composition, which has been found to consume (scavenge) oxygen, can be utilized in monolithic and multilayer packaging... Agent: Rissman Jobse Hendricks & Oliverio, LLP

20070218305 - Photosensitive resin composition, cured product thereof and production method of printed circuit board using the same: t

20070218306 - Plywood, and a process for preparing plywood: The invention relates to plywood, comprising at least two wood veneer layers and at least one adhesive layer, whereby the adhesive layer comprises a resin composition comprising a triazine compound (T), formaldehyde (F) and optionally urea, wherein the molar F/(NH2)2 ratio of the adhesive layer lies between 0.70 and 1.10... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070218307 - Formaldehyde-free lignocellulosic adhesives and composites made from the adhesives: Method for making lignocellulosic composites by adhering lignocellulosic substrates together. A first variant of the method involves using an adhesive composition that comprises a reaction product of (i) first ingredient selected from a soy protein or lignin and (ii) at least one substantially formaldehyde-free curing agent that includes at least... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

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