Stock material or miscellaneous articles inventions 10/07

20070248774 - Printing medium: A printing medium includes: a rectangular lens sheet that has a surface formed in a predetermined lens shape; and a thin base that is fixed to a rear surface of the lens sheet on which no lens is formed and has an extending portion extending from one side of the... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20070248779 - Fuel hose: p

20070248783 - Optical information recording media: An optical information recording medium includes a substrate and a recording layer arranged on or above the substrate, configured to bear recording marks upon irradiation of energy beams, and containing a tin-based alloy. The optical information recording medium further includes at least one dielectric layer adjacent to the recording layer,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070248785 - Optical recording medium, information recording and reproducing apparatus, and information recording and reproducing method: According to one embodiment, in a phase-change optical disk which has a substrate and a stacked structure including an interference film, a phase-change recording film, an interface film, and a reflecting film and which enables the recording film to be recorded into or erased from reversibly with light, the elements... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070248786 - Wafer having an asymmetric edge profile and method of making the same: A wafer having an asymmetric edge profile is provided. The wafer has a disk-like body. The disc-like body has a first main surface, a second main surface parallel to the first main surface, and an edge region. The disk-like body has a central line defined between the first main surface... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070248770 - Method for fine pattern formation: In a method of effectively miniaturizing a resist pattern, a super fine pattern-forming method of restricting a film thickness of a crosslinked film and also preventing developing defects is provided using a super fine pattern-forming material which contains a solvent composed of a water-soluble resin, a water-soluble crosslinking agent, and... Agent: Az Electronic Materials Usa Corp. Attention: Industrial Property Dept.

20070248771 - Acenaphtho[1,2-b]quinoxaline sulfo-and carboxy-derivative, lyotropic liquid crystal system, optically anisotropic film and method thereof and laminated optical film: wherein: k, l are individually integers in the range of 0 to 4; m, n are individually integers in the range of 0 to 6; M is a counter ion. The acenaphtho[1,2-b]quinoxaline sulfo- and carboxy-derivative can form a lyotropic liquid crystal system and is useful for an optically anisotropic film.... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070248772 - Inlaying process for installing features in a synthetic sports field: A process for inlaying features into a synthetic turf field is disclosed in which a portion of the field is first removed down to the substrate, leaving an opening. A layer of seam tape is introduced to the underlying substrate within the opening. An adhesive is applied to the top... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070248773 - Mixed turf and method for its production: Turf (1) for playing sport, for recreation and/or for ornamental purpose comprising a flexible not biodegradable support (5) having a plurality of holes (6) for allowing the drainage of water through the support (5) same. To the flexible support (5) fibres (20) are connected of artificial material in order to... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20070248775 - Optical information recording medium: One inventive aspect relates to an optical information recording medium which has a high gloss and ensures, even after printing, a gloss substantially equal to that before the printing, and which can increase quality of a printed image. The optical information recording medium has an ink absorbing layer made of... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070248776 - Optical information recording medium: One inventive aspect relates to an optical information recording medium, in which the quality of a printed image is not impaired because the water resistance of a printed portion is improved. The optical information recording medium includes a porous film ink receiving layer as an outermost layer of a surface... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070248777 - Anti-cracking heat shrinkable polyester film: A heat-shrinkable polyester film comprising styrene acrylic polymer in an amount ranging from 0.05 to 5% by weight based on the total weight of the film together with 2,2-dimethyl(−1,3-propane)diol-copolymerized polyester and polytrimethylene terephthalate exhibits superior properties suitable for labeling or shrink-wrapping containers.... Agent: Anderson, Kill & Olick, P.C.

20070248778 - Co-polyester packaging resins prepared without solid-state polymerization, a method for processing the co-polyester resins with reduced viscosity change and containers and other articles prepared by the process: A method of processing a polyester composition without changing the intrinsic viscosity of the polyester polymer by more than 0.025 dL/g such as injection molding a PET resin to form a bottle perform and blow molding a container from the bottle preform.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070248780 - Fibrous laminate and method for the production thereof: A fiber laminate is provided, as well as a method for producing the fiber laminate and a method for making a component from the fiber laminate. The fiber laminate includes several fiber layers having reinforcement fibers extending in a preferential direction, and/or several multiaxial nonwoven fabrics consisting of reinforcement fibers,... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20070248782 - High-capacity optical storage media: f

20070248781 - Photochemical and photothermal rearrangements for optical data and image recording: Systems and method for optically recording data. One optical recording medium comprises a substrate and a markable coating on said substrate, the markable coating comprising a matrix containing a color-forming agent comprising a leuco dye and developer precursor, wherein said developer precursor comprises a compound that undergoes photochemical or thermal... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070248784 - Recordable information recording medium and disk apparatus: A first recording film, interlayer, and second recording film are formed on a transparent resin substrate having a groove and land. A recording mark is formed by irradiation with a short-wavelength laser beam. The light reflectance of the recording mark formed by irradiation with the short-wavelength laser beam is higher... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070248787 - Artificial leather: An artificial leather includes a basic layer having a number of longitudinal filaments and a number of lateral filaments perpendicular to the longitudinal filaments and coupled to the longitudinal filaments, the filaments are formed by a thread having a wax outer layer. A cover layer is secured onto the basic... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070248788 - Replacement automotive carpets: An automotive carpet having a surface formed from nylon yam having a denier of from about 3000 to about 5000 wherein the nylon yarn is formed from nylon fibers having a bright luster and a denier per filament that ranges from about 8 to about 10 is described.... Agent: Smith Frohwein Tempel Greenlee Blaha, LLC

20070248791 - Corrosion-resistant low-emissivity coatings: A corrosion-resistant low-emissivity coating is provided. The low-emissivity coating comprises, in sequence outwardly, a corrosion-resistant inner infrared-reflective layer, a transparent dielectric middle coat, and an outer infrared-reflective layer. The outer infrared-reflective layer consists essentially of silver and the corrosion-resistant inner infrared-reflective layer has a different composition than the outer infrared-reflective... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20070248789 - Foam element having molded gas passageways and process for production thereof: In one of its aspects, the invention relates to a foam element comprising an isocyanate-based foam matrix having surface, at least a portion of the surface comprising at least one channel having a channel surface, the channel surface being coated with a substantially fluid impermeable material. The foam element is... Agent: Patent Administrator Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070248790 - Method for protecting substrate: A novel method is provided for preventing or reducing color degradation or color change of a substrate over time, and having a function of preventing contamination, by arranging a composite of a conductor and a dielectric or a semiconductor on a surface of a substrate.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070248792 - Extruded honeycombed panel with high mechanical strength: An extruded honeycombed panel with high mechanical strength made from synthetic thermoplastic material comprises at least two flat sheets (13) that are parallel to each other, spaced apart and connected by a plurality of longitudinal ribs (14) that are incident with respect to the at least two sheets (13), which... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20070248793 - Open elongate profile: An open elongate profile has side walls (12, 13; 22; 32) oriented relative to each other in a direction of a longitudinal extension (L) of the side walls, with at least one of the side walls (12; 22; 32) having at least one thickness-reduced region (14; 24; 34) along its... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20070248794 - Formation of high metallic content carbon nanotube structures: Methods and associated structures of forming a microelectronic device are described. Those methods may include forming an opening in a substrate, placing at least one multi-walled CNT within the opening, and forming a carbide layer on the at least one multi-walled CNT.... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20070248795 - Formed graphic applique: An appliqué is formed by a sheet having a printed first area providing a printed graphic, and a deformed second area having a relief profile providing a three dimensional formed graphic bordering the printed graphic.... Agent: Michael E. Taken Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall

20070248796 - Vehicle window glass: A vehicle window glass that can reduce the load on the opening and closing mechanism when the window glass to which frozen water or snow is adhering is changed from a closed state to an open state. The vehicle window glass openably and closably is sandwiched between weather strips comprising... Agent: Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane LLP Thomas Langer

20070248797 - Viscoelastic dampers for automotive door water deflectors: A water deflector for a vehicle door having a sheet, a strip of pressure adhesive secured to a peripheral edge of said sheet for securing the sheet to a vehicle door panel, and a central layer of foam, which is bonded to the sheet to provide viscoelastic dampening to the... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070248798 - Circuit board manufacturing process, circuit board manufactured by the process, and circuit board manufacturing apparatus: When forming circuit patterns by ejecting a minute amount of a conductive pattern solution and insulating pattern solution from a liquid ejection head in the form of an ink-jet head, a break or short circuit in a circuit caused by an ejection malfunction is prevented. During the forming process of... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070248800 - Multilayer board having layer configuration indicator portion: The invention provides a layer configuration indicator portion enabling the configuration of layers to be identified easily in a multilayer board. The configuration of the respective layers of a multilayer board can be identified easily by applying two copper foils per a single layer for a number corresponding to the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070248799 - Flexible capacitive sensor: The invention relates to a flexible, resilient capacitive sensor suitable for large-scale manufacturing. The sensor comprises a dielectric, an electrically conductive layer on the first side of the dielectric layer, an electrically conductive layer on a second side of the dielectric layer, and a capacitance meter electrically connected to the... Agent: Legal Department (m-495)

20070248801 - Multilayer ceramic substrate, method for producing same, and composite green sheet for forming multilayer ceramic substrate: A multilayer ceramic substrate includes a base layer made of an aggregate of a first powder including a glass material and a first ceramic material, a constraining layer made of an aggregate of a second powder including a second ceramic material that is not sintered at a temperature at which... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070248802 - Laminated ceramic component and method for manufacturing the same: A laminated ceramic component includes a first laminating sheet, a second laminating sheet, a first electrode pattern and a second electrode pattern. The first and the second electrode patterns are located between the first and the second laminating sheets. The second electrode pattern is wider and thinner than the first... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070248803 - Film containing transparent metal oxide, method for the production thereof, and thereof: The invention relates to a single-layer or multilayer, oriented film made of a thermoplastic polymer which contains at least one nanoparticulate metal oxide as an IR active component that is used for IR shielding, with the metal oxide being largely transparent in the visible range. Also disclosed are a method... Agent: Propat, L.L.C.

20070248804 - Prefabricated lightweight concrete structure including columns: Prefabricated, lightweight, modular, concrete structures, such as columns and a variety of end caps, have a strong, chip resistant surface exhibiting ornamental designs that include projections and impressions. The high strength of the surface layer is due to reinforcement of the concrete with alkali resistant short length (0.125-0.25 inch) glass... Agent: Ernest D. Buff Ernest D. Buff And Associates, LLC.

20070248805 - Metallized polymeric film reflective insulation material: A method of thermally insulating an object that requires a Class A standard insulation material, said method comprising suitably locating a metallized polymeric reflective insulation material adjacent said object, wherein said polymeric material is selected from a closed cell foam, polyethylene foam, polypropylene foam, expanded polystyrene foam, multi-film layers assembly... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070248806 - Fire resistent, high temperature work surface: A high temperature work surface is described that is resistant to heat and relatively non-reactive to the atmosphere when heat is applied. The work surface may be included in a high temperature work station and may comprise one or more layers of carbonized carbon foam. The carbonized carbon foam may... Agent: Philip D. Lane

20070248807 - Impact protection structure: An impact protection structure useful for protecting against an impact, includes a carbon foam having a ratio of compressive strength to density of at least about 1000 psi/(g/cc) and a internal cell structure for absorbing and dissipating the kinetic energy of an impact.... Agent: Waddey & Patterson, P.C.

20070248808 - Passivation film for electronic device and method of manufacturing the same: A passivation film for protecting an electronic device includes a porous material layer formed to cover the electronic device and an inorganic passivation layer formed on the porous material layer.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070248809 - Interlayers comprising stable infrared absorbing agents: The present invention includes infrared absorbing agents that have been treated to resist hydrolytic effects caused by elevated moisture, interlayers comprising those agents, and various multiple layer glass panels that comprise those interlayers.... Agent: Brenc Law Andrew Brenc

20070248811 - Projection screen: A surface of a substrate is coated with a mixture of substantially planar irregular shaped pigments and a clear non-colored adhesive liquid. The pigments are efficient in both reflection (off the substantially planar surface) and refraction (from the irregular shaped edges). The substrate is coated, such that wash outs do... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20070248810 - Coated polymeric film: This invention relates to, in one aspect, a printable, two-side coated polymer film comprising a) a polymer substrate including a first side and a second side; b) a back-side coating on the second side of the substrate, the back-side coating comprising 1) an ionomer, and 2) particles of a colloidal... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20070248812 - Yttrium oxide composition, method of preparing the same, and method of forming yttrium oxide layer using the same: There are provided an yttrium oxide composition having particle size of 25 nm or less, a method of preparing the same and a method of forming an yttrium oxide layer using the same. The yttrium oxide composition is prepared by dissolving an yttrium salt into a solvent to prepare an... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070248813 - Imaging member having styrene: The presently disclosed embodiments relate in general to electrophotographic imaging members, such as layered photoreceptor structures, and processes for making and using the same. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to a photoreceptor undercoat layer that includes styrene acrylic copolymers and aminoplast resins to improve image quality.... Agent: Carolyn S. Lu

20070248816 - Adhesive strip for the bonding of sheeting in the area of a building envelope and the use of this adhesive strip: The invention relates to an adhesive strip for the bonding of sheeting in the area of a building envelope, with a carrier material and an adhesive coating arranged on the carrier material, wherein the adhesive strip is vapor permeable with a diffusion resistance with an sd value of ≦12 m... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070248814 - Carbon black-filled age-resistant polyolefin wrapping foil: A carbon black-filled, age-resistant, polyolefin wrapping foil, characterized in that the wrapping foil comprises a carbon black having a pH of 6 to 8.... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, Pa

20070248817 - Self-adhesive film with air channels and/or air chambers: A self-adhesive film to adhesively attach a floor covering, in particular a rug, to a floor, in particular a parquet floor, or to a stairway, is provided comprising a support layer made of plastic film that is coated with an adhesive coating on a top surface facing the floor covering... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20070248815 - Sheet with selectively activated adhesive: An index card assembly which allows selective adherence of an index card to a mounting surface is disclosed. A base paper layer of the index card has a front side and an opposite back side. The paper layer has an upper edge with a portion of the paper layer removed... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070248818 - Single-crystal semiconductor layer with heteroatomic macronetwork: The invention relates to a single-crystal layer of a first semiconductor material including single-crystal nanostructures of a second semiconductor material, the nanostructures being distributed in a regular crystallographic network with a centered tetragonal prism... Agent: Stmicroelectronics Inc. C/o Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20070248819 - Cellulosic fibre of the lyocell type: The invention relates to a cellulosic fibre of the Lyocell type, which is characterized in that the ratio V of the strength of the fibre in the conditioned state FFk to the fibre elongation in the conditioned state Fdk amounts to 2.2 or less.... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20070248820 - Wholly aromatic poyamide fibers excellent in processability and adhesiveness: Wholly aromatic polyamide fibers having non-fusible fine powder attached to a surface thereof in an amount of from 1.5 to 14 mg/m2, which are good in process stability in working processes, and exhibit excellent reinforcing effect upon using as a reinforcing material of rubber, resins and the like.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070248821 - Enameling varnish composition, in particular for magnet wire: The present invention relates to an enameling varnish composition, in particular for magnet wire. The invention is remarkable in that the enameling varnish composition comprises a polymer resin and an alkyl lactate, and in that the polymer resin is selected from the group comprising polyesters, polyester imides, THEIC-modified polyester imides,... Agent: Sofer & Haroun LLP.

20070248822 - Reduced abrasion of titanium dioxide pigments produced from the chloride process: Disclosed herein are pigments comprising mostly rutile TiO2, wherein the mostly rutile TiO2 consists essentially of low abrasion TiO2 particles produced by introducing a metal halide into the chloride process. Further disclosed are ink, can coatings, fibers, papers, and plastics comprising the pigment. Also disclosed herein are pigments comprising the... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070248823 - Fluorine containing copolymer fiber and fabric: A fiber contains a fluorine-containing copolymer such as EFEP. The fiber is preferably a non-hollow monofilament fiber, and the fluorine-containing copolymer preferably has a melt index (MI) below 100. A fabric contains a fluorine-containing copolymer such as EFEP. The fabric preferably includes non-hollow monofilament fibers, which contain the fluorine-containing copolymer,... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070248824 - Coarse-particle microcapsule preparation: The present invention relates to a coarsely divided microcapsule preparation with particles whose particle sizes are in the range from 200 μm to 5 cm, comprising microcapsules with a capsule core of latent heat storage material and a thermosetting polymer as capsule wail and one or more polymeric binders whose... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070248825 - Composition comprising anti-bridging agent: The present invention provides powder coating compositions comprising at least one resin, at least one anti-bridging agent, and at least 40% w/w of pigment.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070248826 - Passivated nanoparticles, method of fabrication thereof, and devices incorporating nanoparticles: A plurality of semiconductor nanoparticles having an elementally passivated surface are provided. These nanoparticles are capable of being suspended in water without substantial agglomeration and substantial precipitation on container surfaces for at least 30 days. The method of making the semiconductor nanoparticles includes reacting at least a first reactant and... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070248827 - Multilayer laminated articles including polyurethane and/or poly(ureaurethane) layers and methods of making the same: The present invention provides laminates including: (a) at least one layer of at least one polyurethane including a reaction product of components including: (i) at least one polyisocyanate; (ii) at least one branched polyol having 4 to 18 carbon atoms and at least 3 hydroxyl groups; and (iii) at least... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20070248828 - Optical film, polarizing plate and image display using the same: An object of the present invention is to provide an optical film assured of reflectance low enough to suppress glaring and excellent in the scratch resistance, antifouling property and antistatic property, and another object is to provide a polarizing plate and a display, using such an antireflection film. These objects... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070248829 - Aluminum-silicon carbide composite: An aluminum/silicon carbide composite prepared by infiltrating a flat silicon carbide porous body with a metal containing aluminum as the main component, including an aluminum alloy layer made of a metal containing aluminum as the main component on both principal planes, and one principal plane is bonded to a circuit... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070248832 - Conductive, plasma-resistant member: An electrically conductive, plasma-resistant member adapted for exposure to a halogen-based gas plasma atmosphere includes a substrate having formed on at least part of a region thereof to be exposed to the plasma a thermal spray coating composed of yttrium metal or yttrium metal in admixture with yttrium oxide and/or... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070248831 - Titanium oxide base photocatalyst, process for producing the same and use thereof: A highly active titanium oxide photocatalyst of the type responsive to visible light is prepared by subjecting a titanium (hydr)oxide raw material obtained by neutralizing an acidic titanium compound in ammonia or an amine under conditions such that the final pH is 7 or below to heat treatment in an... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070248830 - Two-tone paint application: The invention concerns a two-tone paint application having a first base color in a first color area, a second base color in a second color area, and two layers of clear coat such that the transition between the two color areas is smooth surface.... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070248833 - Static cof differential poly film ream wrap: A solid plastic film wrapper with a Static Coefficient of Friction (Static COF) differential used for packaging paper products, and a method for producing the same.... Agent: Duane Morris, LLPIPDepartment

20070248834 - Oxygen-absorbing resin compositions: The invention provides oxygen-absorbing resin compositions which are reduced in the quantity of by-product oxides and are excellent in oxygen-absorbing capacity, more specifically, an oxygen-absorbing resin composition which comprises a styrene resin, a thermoplastic resin having ethylene structure in the molecular structure, and a transition metal catalyst and in which... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070248835 - Transverse-direction, elastomeric, breathable film: The present invention provides a multilayer film preferably comprising two skin layers, each preferably comprising low density polyethylene, two outer core layers, preferably comprising an additive and a styrene block copolymer, and an inner core layer preferably comprising an additive and a styrene block copolymer.... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070248837 - Elastomeric emulsion polymers for masonry coatings: Acrylate latexes are described which provide properties of good balance of moderate elongation, low dirt pick up, alkaline resistance, UV light resistance, and efflorescence resistance for masonry coatings. These latexes have a large portion of repeating units from C8-C12 alcohol esters of acrylic acid and/or vinyl versatates along with 5-15... Agent: Legal Department Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc

20070248836 - Quartz/solid surface laminate: The present invention relates to a method of fabricating a laminate sheet product by using heat and pressure to form thermoformable particulates, such as acrylics and/or non-thermoformable particulates, such as polyester granules, quartz, or silica, into a sheet product. The invention also includes a particulate laminate sheet product comprising a... Agent: Simpson & Simpson, PLLC

20070248838 - Ink composition for continuous deviated jet printing: Ink composition for continuous deviated jet printing, which is liquid at ambient temperature, comprising: a)—a solvent, representing at least 10% of the total weight of the ink composition; b)—at least one compound that can be dissociated into at least one anion and at least one cation, said compound representing at... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070248840 - Organic electroluminescent device: The present invention relates to an organic electroluminescent device with a light-emitting layer, the light-emitting layer comprising a photo-crosslinkable conductive polymeric host material suitable for facilitating full-color display by spin coating; and at least one small-molecule light-emitting material to achieve high power efficiency. The color-purity of device of the present... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20070248839 - Dibenzosilol polymers, their preparation and uses: A polymer containing an optionally substituted repeat unit of formula (I) wherein each R is the same or different and represents H or an electron withdrawing group, and each R1 is the same or different and represents a substituent.... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070248841 - Organic electroluminescence element: An organic electroluminescence element comprising: an anode layer, a cathode layer, and an organic luminescence layer therebetween, the organic luminescence layer having a carbazole derivative with a glass-transition temperature of 110° C. or higher, and a phosphorescent dopant. This structure makes it possible to provide an organic electroluminescence element which... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20070248842 - Polymeric fluorescent substance and polymer light-emitting device: Provided is a polymeric fluorescent substance showing fluorescence in solid state, which has a specific carrier drift mobility, a specific repeating unit, and specific number-average molecular weight. The polymeric fluorescent substance is excellent in solubility to organic solvents, and has higher efficiency and longer lifetime in applying as a polymer... Agent: Sughrue, Mion, Zinn, Macpeak & Seas

20070248843 - Corrosion-resistant granular magnetic media with improved recording performance and methods of manufacturing same: A corrosion-resistant granular magnetic recording medium with improved recording performance comprises a non-magnetic substrate having a surface; and a layer stack on the substrate surface, including, in order from the surface: a granular magnetic recording layer; an intermediate magnetic de-coupling layer; and a corrosion preventing magnetic cap layer. The intermediate... Agent: Seagate Technology LLC C/o Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070248844 - Magnetic recording medium, and thermal stability measuring method and apparatus of magnetic recording medium: There is disclosed a magnetic recording medium in which a seed layer, under layer, intermediate layer, first magnetic layer, nonmagnetic layer, second magnetic layer, protective layer, and lubricant layer are successively laminated on a glass substrate, the nonmagnetic layer is constituted of an alloy containing Cr and C, and the... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler Ltd

20070243341 - Base material for pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet, pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet having light-reflective property or light-shielding property and liquid crystal display apparatus: The base material for a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet of the present invention is a different-colored laminated base material having a layered structure in which a plurality of film layers having different colors are laminated adjacently, and is used as a base material in a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070243356 - Self folding low-profile textile sleeve for protecting elongate members and method of construction: A woven low-profile protection sleeve has a lower wall hingedly connected to an upper wall. The lower wall and upper wall have a plurality of yarn filaments extending along a warp direction corresponding to the length of the sleeve and a plurality of yarn filaments extending along a generally perpendicular... Agent: Robert L. Stearns Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070243339 - Anti-glare optical film for display devices: Disclosed is an optical film comprising a layer containing preformed porous polymer particles with a specific surface area of 10 m2/g or greater and a median diameter from 1-20 μm in a radiation cured binder. Such a film provides an improved antiglare film with a minimal transmission haze penalty.... Agent: Patent Legal Staff Eastman Kodak Company

20070243340 - Retardation film, use of said retardation film, and novel modified polymer: A modified polymer which can serve as a raw material of novel reverse dispersion retardation films is provided, the modified polymer having no need to select a plurality of monomers or polymers in order to realize a reverse dispersion and having no problems concerning glass transition temperature or the like... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070243342 - Sensitized photochemical switching for cholesteric liquid crystal displays: The present invention relates to photo-tunable dopant compositions comprising a photo-reactive chiral compound capable of undergoing a photochemical reaction resulting in the loss of chirality, and a triplet sensitizer. The present invention also relates to a display comprising a substrate, a liquid crystalline layer thereon, wherein the liquid crystalline layer... Agent: Paul A. Leipold Patent Legal Staff

20070243343 - Exterior molding body comprising a long fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin: The object the present invention is to provide an exterior molding body for automobile which is reinforced by a long fiber, is excellent in mechanical properties such as bending elastic modulus and bending strength, chemical resistance and heat resistance, is lightened, has high designability and is reduced in the anisotropy... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070243344 - Method of manufacturing information recording materials, and information recording materials: Normal simultaneous multi-layer coating can be accomplished without allowing the coating liquids to increase in viscosity before and during their. application, and inter-layer mixing can be prevented by increasing the viscosity after the application. In a method of manufacturing an information recording material in which at least one out of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070243346 - Composition for biodegradable starch bowl and biodegradable starch bowl using the same: Disclosed is a composition for biodegradable starch bowl consisting of unmodified starch of 20-60 wt. %, pulp fiber powder of 5-30 wt. %, solvent of 30-60 wt. %, photo catalyst of 0.1-2.0 wt. %, preservative of 0.01-1 wt. % and releasing agent of 0.5-5 wt. %. In the present invention,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070243345 - Folding protective cover for heat-conductive medium: A folding protective cover structure is used to cover and protect a heat-conductive medium disposed on the bottom surface of a heat sink device. An unfoldable plate body is employed and has a hollow portion, a folding portion, and an adhesive area; wherein the hollow portion is used for surrounding... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070243347 - Flavor barrier: A heat sealable barrier layer for food and beverage cartons is provided, the barrier layer including an additive material which reduces the amount of essential oil scalping from citrus products. Additionally, a carton coating layer and process is provided for reducing a coefficient of friction of stacked carton blanks. An... Agent: J. Bennett Mullinax, LLC

20070243348 - Closure for container: A closure for a container, e.g., a container for holding reagents for an automated analyzer. The closure comprises a cap having an opening, the opening capable of communicating with the mouth of a container. The invention also provides an assembly comprising the closure of this invention and a container. The... Agent: Robert Deberardine Abbott Laboratories

20070243350 - Packages: The present invention relates to a package of a polyolefin polymer, wherein it comprises an addition of a pro-oxidant in the form of at least one salt of a metal of the group consisting of Mn, Fe, Cu, Co, and Ni, whereby the polyolefin is provided with a filler in... Agent: Gauthier & Connors, LLP

20070243349 - Wear-resistive housing for a portable electronic device: The present invention discloses a wear-resistive housing for a portable electronic device. The housing is made of a wear-resistive plastic molding material, or made of a rigid or plastic material on which is coated a wear-resistive coating. The wear-resistive plastic molding material or the wear-resistive coating includes a hardness-improving additive... Agent: Tung & Associates

20070243351 - Polyvinyl alcohol resin composition and multilayer packages: The present invention provides a resin composition having an oxygen scavenging function. The resin composition comprises 70 to 99.9 wt % of a polyvinyl alcohol resin (A) and 0.1 to 30 wt % of a thermoplastic resin (B) other than the polyvinyl alcohol resin (A), wherein the thermoplastic resin (B)... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070243352 - Method of transferring a laminate and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device: An object of the present invention is to provide a method of transferring an object to be peeled onto a transferring member in a short time without imparting damage to the object to be peeled within a laminate. Also, another object of the present invention is to provide a method... Agent: Eric Robinson

20070243353 - Pressure-sensitive adhesive covering material for application to skin: To provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive covering material for application to the skin which is less apt to peel off from a part where the covering material has been applied, and which is less apt to crease and is suitable for use especially in the prevention and/or treatment of bedsore. The... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070243354 - Image-recording medium with thermally insulating layer: An image-recording medium includes a substrate, one or more writable layers adapted to be written by laser radiation characterized by a laser wavelength to form an image therein, and one or more thermally insulating layers comprising a material substantially transparent both at the laser wavelength and at wavelengths in the... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070243355 - First surface mirror with silicon-metal oxide nucleation layer: A first surface mirror includes a reflective layer and one or more dielectric layers. In certain example embodiments, a silicon metal oxide (e.g., silicon aluminum oxide) inclusive nucleation layer(s) is provided above and/or below the reflective layer in order to improve durability of the first surface mirror.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070243357 - Honeycomb structure and method of producing the same: The present invention provides a honeycomb structure in which a coating layer is firmly secured to an outer wall forming a cell structure so that separation of the coating layer is effectively prevented. A honeycomb structure according to the present invention includes a cell structure having a porous partition wall... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070243358 - Highly thermo and acoustic insulating vacuum panel: The panel (10) has a sandwich structure (11, 12, 13) with two outer stiff sheets (11, 12) defining a vacuum intermediate space between them and a sealing peripheral structure (14, 17, 18) disposed along the edges of the outer sheets in order to seal the vacuum intermediate space. The two... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070243359 - Method for coating panel-like materials and materials coated in this manner: The invention relates to a method for producing decorative coatings on the surface of panel-like material pieces, during which an adhesive or coating compound is applied to the panel-like material pieces (2), whereby filler particles (4) are embedded in this compound, optionally followed by a subsequent treatment of the coatings... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20070243360 - Reinforcement of fabric edges: Paper machine clothing having a composite configuration whereby side fabric portions made of a more resistant material are woven to the main body portion of the fabric. Side fabric portions that are not protected from the paper web, and therefore exposed to harsher environmental conditions than the portion of the... Agent: Taylor & Aust, P.C.

20070243363 - Resin composition comprising catalyst precursor for electroless plating to form electromagnetic wave shielding layer, methods for forming metal patterns using the resin composition and metal patterns formed by the methods: Disclosed is a resin composition which comprises a catalyst precursor for electroless plating to form an electromagnetic wave shielding layer. The resin composition comprises an organic polymer resin, a polyfunctional monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated bond, a photoinitiator, a silver organic complex precursor as a catalyst precursor, and an organic... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20070243361 - Business form comprising a wristband with multiple imaging areas: A self laminating wristband separable from a multi-ply page form has a plurality of separated imaging areas, with one larger imaging area for receiving printed data corresponding to the wearer such as his name, i.d. number, etc., with one or more second imaging areas adapted to receive either printed information... Agent: Thompson Coburn, LLP

20070243362 - Sheet stock and cards made from recycled plastic scrap material and methods: Plastic cards constructed from a material comprising recycled scrap material. The recycled scrap material may be provided from a variety of sources including plastic cards constructed from virgin polymeric material, plastic cards comprising recycled scrap material, and scrap polymeric material generated during processing of virgin polymeric material and/or recycled scrap... Agent: Matthew P. Dugan, Esq. Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20070243364 - Acrylic resin films and process for producing the same: An acrylic resin film, in which acrylic elastic particles are mixed with an acrylic resin containing glutaric anhydride units, has a total light transmittance of 91% or more, a haze value of 1.5% or less, a folding endurance value (times) of 20 or more, and a heat shrinkage rate of... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20070243366 - Multidensity liner/ insulator formed from multidimensional pieces of polymer fiber blanket insulation: In accordance with the purposes of the present invention as described herein, an improved acoustical, compressible, polymer fiber blanket (10) of enhanced performance characteristics is provided. The polymer fiber blanket of the present invention is constructed of a plurality of individual pieces of polymer fiber blanket (12) that have been... Agent: Owens Corning

20070243365 - Styrene-modified linear low-density polythylene-based resin beads, styrene-modified linear low-density polyethylene-based expandable resin beads, production method therefor, pre-expanded beads and expanded molded article: A method for producing styrene-modified linear low-density polyethylene-based resin beads, which includes the steps of: dispersing 100 parts by weight of non-crosslinked linear low-density polyethylene-based resin beads which are polymerized using a metallocene compound as a catalyst and contain an inorganic nucleating agent, 50 to 800 parts by weight of... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070243367 - Method of manufactueing an optical functional film,optcal functionalfilm, polarizing plate,optical element and image display device: A method of manufacturing an optical functional film including an application step of applying a resin solution onto a substrate film made of a thermoplastic resin and an immobilizing step of immobilizing a resin applied to form a resin layer, characterized by that it further comprises, prior to the application... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070243368 - Composite article: An article wherein one region of continuous fiber composite is mated to another region of randomly dispersed discontinuous fiber composite. For example, a bolt having its threaded portion molded of a random fiber/thermoplastic resin composite overmolded onto a continuous fiber pultruded composite core.... Agent: Timothy S. Stevens

20070243369 - Foamed stone article and method for preparing the same: A foamed stone article has a lower artificial stone layer and an upper foam layer that are a single body. A composition for the foamed stone article includes about 100 parts by weight of acrylic resin, about 10 to about 80 parts by weight of solid particles and about 0.1... Agent: Lee & Morse, P.C.

20070243370 - Optical film, polarizing plate and image display device: An optical film including a support and a layer provided by applying a coating composition as an outermost layer, wherein the coating composition contains a fluorine-containing compound having a fluorine content of 40% by weight or more, and a particle having a particle size of from 5 to 120 nm,... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070243371 - Biaxially oriented polyester film for molding process: Described are smooth biaxially oriented films and methods of making smooth biaxially oriented films for molding processes. The films may include an outer film layer A, and an outer film layer B that includes particles. Layer A has a SRa roughness of from 1 nm to 5 nm and a... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070243372 - Aqueous adhesive: A two coat adhesive system containing an undercoat having a flexibilizer, a phenolic resin, and an acid; and, a covercoat containing an aqueous phenolic resin, and an aqueous butadiene polymer latex prepared by emulsion polymerization of at least one butadiene monomer in the presence of a polyvinvyl alcohol.... Agent: Lord Corporation Patent & Legal Services

20070243373 - Film for membrane structure: A film for a membrane structure, which comprises a film substrate containing a fluororesin, a photocatalyst layer and an interlayer interposed between the film substrate and the photocatalyst layer, wherein the fluororesin is at least one member selected from the group consisting of an ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer, a tetrafluoroethylene/hexafluoropropylene copolymer, a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070243374 - Environmentally degradable polymeric compounds, their preparation and use as hot melt adhesive: The invention is directed to a method for preparing an environmentally degradable polymeric compound as well as to such a compound per se and to its use. A compound of the present invention includes a polycondensated lactic acid containing polymer, having a molecular weight (Mw) of from 500 to 50,000... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20070243376 - Liquid crystal resin, method for making the same, liquid crystal resin composition, and molded article: A liquid crystal resin comprises structural units derived from at least two types of aromatic diols. The liquid crystal resin generates 100 ppm or less of acetic acid gas, less than 20 ppm of phenol gas, and less than 100 ppm of carbon dioxide gas when the liquid crystal resin... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070243377 - Modacrylic shrinkable fiber and method for manufacturing the same: A modacrylic shrinkable fiber according to the present invention is containing a polymer composition obtained by mixing 50 to 99 parts by weight of a polymer (A) containing 40 wt % to 80 wt % of acrylonitrile, 20 wt % to 60 wt % of a halogen-ontaining monomer and 0... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070243375 - Polyester cord for reinforcement of rubber and a method for producing the same: It is provided a polyester cord for reinforcement of rubber suitable to the use for tire cap ply where a high elastic modulus is available and heat-resisting adhesive property and strength retaining rate upon exposure to high temperature for long time in rubber are significantly improved and also to provide... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070243379 - 3-dimension crimp polyethyleneterephthalate multifilament for carpet: Disclosed is a 3-D crimp polyethylene terephthalate multifilament (BCF) having a stress-strain curve that (a) it elongates less than 5.0% when subjected to an initial stress of 1.0 g/d, (b) it has an initial modulus of 20 to 60 g/d, (c) it elongates at least 20% when subjected to a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070243378 - Polyethylene terephthalate filament having high tenacity for industrial use: A polyethylene terephthalate monofilament obtained by spinning a polyethylene terephthalate chip having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.8 to 1.3, which gives a stress-strain curve exhibiting an elongation of less than 2.5% at an initial stress of 2.0 g/d, with an initial modulus value of 80 to 160 g/d, an elongation... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070243380 - Anti-microbial fibres and their production: Anti-microbial lyocell fibres incorporate an anti-microbial composition which comprises a silver compound deposited on a support material in the form of porous particles having an extended surface area and comprising an oxidic material which is essentially insoluble in water and incapable of forming hydrates. A preferred composition is silver chloride... Agent: Howson And Howson

20070243381 - Granular solid wax particles: A granular solid wax particle comprising a highly paraffinic wax having a low T10 boiling point less than 427° C. and an inorganic powder coating; optionally with a layer of higher boiling wax over the highly paraffinic wax having a low T10 boiling point, and an inorganic powder coating over... Agent: Chevron Corporation

20070243382 - Microspheres including nanoparticles: A microparticle can include a central region and a peripheral region. The peripheral region can include a nanoparticle, such as a metal nanoparticle, a metal oxide nanoparticle, or a semiconductor nanocrystal. The microparticle can be a member of a monodisperse population of particles.... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20070243383 - Porous inorganic/organic hybrid particles for chromatographic separations and process for its preparation: Novel material for chromatographic separations, processes for its preparation, and separations devices containing the chromatographic material. In particular, the disclosure describes porous inorganic/organic hybrid particles having a chromatographically-enhancing pore geometry, which desirably may be surface modified, and that offer more efficient chromatographic separations than that known in the art.... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070243384 - Method of removing coatings from plastic articles: A method is provided for removing paint from plastic parts by treating the painted part with a solvent mixture. The solvent mixture used to remove the paint is a mixture of a high-boiling pyrrolidone or piperidone (lactam) solvent and an aqueous mineral acid, optionally with a surfactant added.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070243385 - Water resistant undercast padding: An undercast padding for being placed on an injured limb before application of a cast (10). The padding includes an elongate foam substrate layer (11) having first and second major sides and first and second opposed side edges, first and second moisturebreathable film layers (12, 13) applied to the first... Agent: Adams Evans P.A.

20070243386 - Process for preparation of multi-thin layered structure: Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing multi-layered thin films having different physical properties on a base material using a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) process. The method includes changing a plasma frequency to be applied, while not changing a composition ratio of a mixed gas for plasma generation, to... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20070243387 - Dual cure resin composite system and method of manufacturing the same: A system including a dual cure composite structure is disclosed. The system also includes a first layer comprising a resin having a first and a second functional group. The system further includes a second layer comprising the resin having the first and the second functional group. The system also includes... Agent: General Electric Company (pcpi) C/o Fletcher Yoder

20070243388 - Fep pellet: An FEP pellet having a volatile content of 0.2% by weight or less. The FEP pellet satisfies the following requirements (i) and (ii) when used to form a insulating material coating a core wire by extrusion coating at a coating speed of 2,800 ft/min.: (i) an adhesive strength between the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070243390 - Bivalent monomeric phenoxy tin catalysts: The present invention relates to monomeric bivalent phenoxy tin compounds, processes for making the phenoxy tin compounds, and processes for making polyurethanes using the tin compounds as polymerization catalysts.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070243389 - Flooring substrate having a coating of a curable composition: A flooring substrate comprising a coating of a curable composition that comprises (a) a reaction product of (i) a polyisocyanate, (ii) one or more perfluoropolyether compounds having at least one hydroxyl group and (iii) an organic compound having one or more free radical polymerizable groups and at least one hydroxyl... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070243391 - Coated glass substrate with infrared and ultraviolet blocking characteristics: A composite oxide coating is provided on a substrate over an infrared (IR) blocking multi-layer coating (e.g., low-E coating), where the composite oxide coating efficiently blocks ultraviolet (UV) radiation. The composite oxide coating and the low-E coating may be heat resistant, and the coated glass substrate may be processed in... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070243392 - Window glass with conductive ceramics-sintered body and method for manufacturing the same: A window glass with a conductive ceramics-sintered body which has an improved appearance while allowing the conductive ceramics-sintered body to be kept conductive. The window glass with a conductive ceramics-sintered body comprises a glass plate and the conductive ceramics-sintered body formed on at least one principal surface of the glass... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070243393 - Sandwich composite materials: Sandwich composite constructions with superior thermal and acoustic insulation properties are provided. In addition, the sandwich composite constructions are lightweight and have a mechanical integrity that may allow them to withstand an impact force of five pounds per square inch or more. One aspect of the present invention relates to... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070243394 - Anti-smudge agent, smudge proof coating composition, smudge proof film, and article coated with smudge proof film: When the coating composition having the anti-smudge agent of the present invention blended therein is used for the coating, the surface will provided with the smudge proof property simultaneously with the functions realized by the base resin of the coating composition by one coating, and provision of two separate coatings... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070243395 - Composite resin, coating composition containing such resin, and coated article: The composite resin of the present invention has voids in the resin since it contains porous and/or hollow inorganic oxide fine particles, and the composite resin of the present invention can also be formed into a cured article or a cured coating with reduced refractive index since it contains air... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070243396 - Paper-film laminate: The present invention relates to a 3-ply (paper or nonwoven)—metallized or colored/color-coated film—(paper or nonwoven) laminate having special visible features which guarantee recognition and anticounterfeit security, e.g., copy protection, of the composite material.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070243398 - Process for diffusing titanium and nitride into a material having a coating thereon and products produced thereby: A method for diffusing titanium and nitride into a base material having a coating thereon using conventional surface treatments or coatings. The method generally includes the steps of providing a base material having a coating thereon; providing a salt bath which includes sodium dioxide and a salt selected from the... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler Ltd

20070243397 - Chromium(vi)-free, aqueous acidic chromium(iii) conversion solutions: An essentially chromium(VI)-free, chromium(III)-containing corrosion resistant conversion solution, or layer thereof for treating metals such as zinc, zinc alloy, aluminum, or aluminum alloy substrates. The conversion solution, is substantially free of chromium(III)-chelates, is capable of producing thick conversion films even at low temperatures, has good corrosion resistance, and is self... Agent: Hudak, Shunk & Farine, Co., L.p.a.

20070243399 - Dispersion of nano-alumina in a resin or solvent system: Dispersion of sol-derived nano-alumina in an organic solvent mixture containing a 1,2-diol with simple agitation. A thixotropic solution is obtained at 20% alumina in ethylene glycol, while a low viscosity (<100 cps) solution is possible for a 20% alumina in (1:1, N-methylpyrrolidone-ethylene glycol) solution. Alumina particles are de-agglomerated with minimal... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20070243401 - Method for manufacturing metal fine particles, metal fine particles manufactured thereby, and composition, light absorbing material and applied products containing the same: This method for manufacturing metal fine particles includes using an aqueous solution containing an amine having a reducing capacity and an ammonium salt having substantially no reducing capacity so as to reduce metal ions with said amine in a presence of said ammonium salt, thereby manufacturing rod-shaped metal fine particles.... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070243400 - Method for producing composite soft magnetic material exhibiting excellent magnetic characteristics, high strength and low core loss: A method of manufacturing a composite soft magnetic material having excellent magnetic characteristics, a high strength, and a low core loss, having steps of: heating a silicon resin film-coated soft magnetic powder at a temperature of from the room temperature to 150° C. obtained by forming a thin silicon resin... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070243402 - Copper foil with ultra thin adhesive layer, and a method for manufacturing the copper foil with ultra thin adhesive layer: The object of the present invention is to provide a copper foil with an ultra thin resin layer for a printed wiring board without roughening treatment. In order to achieve the object, there is adopted a copper foil with an ultra thin adhesive layer for a printed wiring board 1... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20070243403 - Recording paper: Disclosed is a recording paper containing pulp fibers and magnetic fibers, in which the fiber orientation ratio is within a range selected from the range from 1.8 to 3.0 and the range from 1.0 to 1.3 as measured by an ultrasonic wave velocity method.... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070243404 - Glass circuit board and manufacturing method thereof: A manufacturing method of a glass circuit board includes the steps of providing a glass substrate; forming a metal layer on a surface of the glass substrate; forming a metal connecting layer on the metal layer; patterning the metal layer and the metal connecting layer to expose a part of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070243405 - Electronic device with lead-free metal thin film formed on the surface thereof: A resin sealed IC has a plurality of external terminals. A metal thin film made of a Sn—Bi alloy is formed in direct contact with the surface of a base member of each external terminal. A Bi content in the Sn—Bi alloy layer is within a range of 0.5 to... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070243406 - Sliding bearing and method of manufacture: A sliding bearing includes a relatively soft first metallic material incorporated into a matrix of a relatively harder second metallic material. The first material is soluble in the second material. Particles of the first material are coated with a protective barrier coating to protect the first material from dissolving in... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070243407 - Machinable metallic composites: Composites consisting of aluminum or an aluminum alloy reinforced with Invar or stainless Invar have anisotropic coefficients of thermal expansion and also anisotropic thermal conductivities. They can be used as heat sinks for electronic devices.... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070243408 - Formed core sandwich structure and method and system for making same: A method and apparatus for producing a metal core sandwich structure that is lightweight and many times stiffer than regular sheet metal, and which is easily formable into curved structures as well as structures having compound curves. In one embodiment, a formed metal core includes a plurality of cells comprising... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070243409 - Process for producing ceramic sheet, ceramic substrate utilizing the same and use thereof: To solve problems of a conventional process for producing a ceramic sheet by extrusion such that it is a production process with a prolonged lead time requiring material granulation and homogenization steps and if homogenization of a kneaded clay is insufficient, the dispersion of the density of a green sheet... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070243410 - Electroluminescent materials and devices: Novel ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium or platinum complexes of dibenzothiophen ligands are electroluminescent compounds.... Agent: David Silverstein Andover-ip-law

20070243411 - Organic electroluminescence device: Provided is an organic electroluminescence device having a long lifetime and capable of emitting blue light with high luminous efficiency. The organic electroluminescence device has an organic thin film layer composed of one or multiple layers including at least a light emitting layer and interposed between a cathode and an... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070243412 - Process for diffusing titanium and nitride into a material having a generally compact, granular microstructure and products produced thereby: A method for diffusing titanium and nitride into a base material having a generally compact, granular microstructure (e.g., carbide). The method generally includes the steps of providing a base material having a generally compact, granular microstructure; providing a salt bath which includes sodium dioxide and a salt selected from the... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler Ltd

20070243413 - Thermoelastic device with preselected resistivity, inertness and deposition characteristics: A thermoelastic device comprising an expansive element is disclosed. The expansive element is formed from a material, which is preselected on the basis that it has one or more of the following properties: a resistivity between 0.1 μΩm and 10.0 μΩm; chemically inert in air; chemically inert in the chosen... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070243414 - Positive electrode structure and gallium nitride-based compound semiconductor light-emitting device: This positive electrode structure is a transparent positive electrode for a gallium nitride-based compound semiconductor light emitting device including In, the positive electrode structure includes two layers which are a contact metal layer including a thin film of at least one metal selected from the platinum group and a current... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070243415 - Sintered body, arc tube, and manufacturing method of sintered body: The present invention provides a sintered body of a joined body including two or more inorganic powder-molded bodies. The sintered body includes first components corresponding to the two or more inorganic powder-molded bodies in the joined body; and a second component corresponding to a junction in the joined body, and... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070243416 - Amine compound and organic electroluminescent element employing the same: An amine-based compound having a specific structure and an organic electroluminescence device which comprises at least one layer comprising at least a light emitting layer and is disposed between a cathode and an anode, wherein at least one layer in the organic thin film layer comprises the amine-based compound singly... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070243417 - Magnetic recording medium, and manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus of the same, recording and reproduction method of magnetic recording medium, and recording and reproduction apparatus of the same: The object of the present invention is to provide a medium that recording and reproducing is performed by irradiation with light from a film surface and has high reliability and excellent heat endurance. To achieve the object, over a recording film having at least a magnetically anisotropy, which is formed... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070243418 - Perpendicular magnetic recording medium with laminated recording layers formed of exchange-coupled ferromagnetic layers: A laminated perpendicular magnetic recording medium has two recording layers (RL1 and RL2) that are separated and magnetically decoupled by a nonmagnetic spacer layer (SL). The SL has a thickness and composition to assure there is no antiferromagnetic or ferromagnetic coupling between RL1 and RL2. Thus in the presence of... Agent: Thomas R. Berthold

20070243419 - Edge profile of a magnetic recording tape: Magnetic recording tapes include a substrate defining a front face, a back face, a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and a width between the first and second sides. The front face and first side define a first corner and the back face and first side define... Agent: Attention: Eric D. Levinson Imation Corp.

20070243420 - Magnetic recording medium: g

20070243421 - Magnetic disk substrate and production method of magnetic disk: To reduce a head floating height on a magnetic disk, the invention provides a production method for a magnetic disk substrate capable of efficiently polishing the glass substrate until the degree of flatness (TIR value) of the glass substrate becomes 5 μm or below. The invention relates to a production... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070243422 - Method for producing printed circuit board structures comprising via holes, electronic device unit, and use of a flexible strip conductor film in this device: A method is proposed for producing printed circuit board structures with possible realization options including adhesiveless, flexible and with the smallest via holes with diameters for example of the order of magnitude between 1 and 5 μm. The method is based on a supporting means for the circuit board structure... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20070237911 - Coating liquid for ink receiving layer, production method thereof, ink jet recording medium and production method thereof: 1. A production method of a coating liquid for an ink receiving layer, the production method including: dispersing in a liquid at least silica fine particles synthesized by a gas phase method and an amino acid having only one carboxyl group per molecule, to obtain a silica dispersion; adding a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070237915 - Deep drawing heat shrinkable multilayer film and method of manufacturing the same: A deep drawing heat shrinkable multilayer film includes: an intermediate layer made of a vinylidene chloride copolymer resin (a); and a resin layer made of a first thermoplastic resin (b) layered on at least one surface of the intermediate layer. The multilayer film has hot water shrinkabilities in longitudinal and... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP

20070237906 - Chiral nematic photo displays: A photodisplay device in which an optically addressed image can be viewed indefinitely, erased and readdressed with a new image is disclosed. Optically responsive reversible photochiral materials are incorporated into a bistable cholesteric liquid crystal in an electrooptic display cell. A high resolution image exposed on the cell is fixed... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070237907 - Photostable liquid-crystalline medium: p

20070237908 - Methods of making artistic sculpture and sculptures so made: A method for creating a sculpture includes obtaining a profile of a person or thing, using the profile to create a three dimensional object in which the profile is revolved about an axis. The resulting sculpture shows the profile in positive space over its entire surface. Exemplary apparatus for carrying... Agent: Thomas A. Gallagher

20070237909 - Glossy media sheet: A media sheet has an image-receiving layer that includes about 30 to about 70 percent calcined clay.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070237910 - Media sheet: A media sheet has a first layer formed on a substrate and a second layer formed on the first layer. The first layer includes inorganic pigments, and the second layer includes a plurality of wax particles.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070237912 - Architectural unit possessing translucent silicone rubber component: The invention relates to architectural elements possessing at least two components bonded together employing a silicone rubber composition of high stability and translucency, which is useful for application as a bedding sealant in the manufacture of such architectural elements as window assemblies, door assemblies, structural glazing, curtainwall applications, and the... Agent: Momentive Performance Materials Inc-tarrytown C/o Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070237913 - Container for retort pouch food: A container for retort pouch food according to the present invention comprises a container main body in which an upper surface is open and a protruding edge portion is provided on an edge portion of the opening, the container main body further having a bottom and substantially cylindrical shape and... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070237914 - Cores for pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, and methods for making same: A core for pressure-sensitive adhesive tape comprises a structural portion such as a wound paperboard tube, and a polymer film ply wrapped about the outer surface of the structural portion and adhered thereto. The polymer film ply has a release coating on its outer surface to allow an adhesive tape... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070237916 - Multilayer film free of halogens which is impermeable to aroma compounds: A multilayer film 1 free of halogens for use in the manufacture of ostomy pouches or the like pouches, being impermeable to aroma compounds, comprising at least one aroma barrier layer 3; 15, and at least one sealable skin layer 2, 4; 12, 14, wherein the aroma barrier layer comprises... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070237917 - Decorative hollow tubing for use in furniture manufacture and method for manufacturing: Hollow decorative tubing fabricated from thin walled metallic stock material, the stock material preferably being stock tubing. Tubing is cold worked to impart any desired design such as simulated bamboo having realistic culm and node characteristics. The tubing is preferably formed into serial or repeating sections, each characterized by the... Agent: Williams Mullen

20070237918 - Wrapping material comprising a multilayer film as tear strip: In accordance with one aspect, there is provided a wrapping material for wrapping an article, said wrapping material comprising a tear strip associated therewith, wherein said tear strip comprises a multilayer film comprising alternating layers of at least a first and second polymer, said multilayer film having a first optical... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070237919 - Substrate having dye layers that locationally change in color upon exposure to beam: A substrate has a first dye layer that locationally changes in color to a first color upon exposure to an optical beam at a first power level, and a second dye layer that locationally changes in color to a second color upon exposure to the optical beam at the second... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070237920 - Method for manufacturing a decorative object with a shell: In order to greatly increase the decoration, entertainment or advertisement effect of decorative object, the invention proposes to melt a fluid material, like a transparent resin, to a shell so as to obtain a particularly new and eyed-catching ornamental effect. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for... Agent: Clark & Brody

20070237921 - Woven artificial turf: An artificial turf system (15) comprising a pile fabric having a plurality of backing yarns (18-19, 48-51) woven with at least one pile yarn (20-23) to form a backing layer (16) and a plurality of upstanding synthetic ribbons (24-31), representing blades of grass, extending upwardly from an upper surface (17)... Agent: Phillips Lytle LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070237922 - Extrusion molded article for automobiles: wherein the change in 100% modulus=[(100% modulus at 23° C.−100% modulus at 80° C.)/100% modulus at 23° C.]×100, and the 100% modulus is a stress at 100% elongation, as determined according to JIS K6251, and the hollow sealing portion (11) is made of a thermoplastic elastomer composition having a tensile... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070237923 - Expandable panel structures and methods of manufacturing the same: An expandable panel includes a generally planar panel portion, penetrated by several pluralities of spaced parallel cuts. The cuts include aligned sets of apertures and aligned sets of transverse gaps. The panel is expandable by pulling the sides apart, separating the panel along the cuts. The positioning of the apertures... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070237924 - Elastic laminates prepared by multiple stretching steps: Elastic laminates and methods of making same are provided, wherein the laminate includes an elastic film laminated to at least one substrate web, and wherein the elastic film has been stretched at least twice prior to bonding the film to the substrate layer. Such laminates possess improved bond strength between... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20070237925 - Radiation cured coatings: A radiation cured coating may be applied to a device in an image forming apparatus. The coating may be textured using an embossing method wherein radiation is passed through an embossing device to react a chemical component of the coating. The coating may also be textured by providing multiple coating... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20070237926 - Organic material: A slip-resistant flooring has a first layer of plastics material. Bonded to an upper surface of the first layer of the plastics material is a particulate layer of one or more polymeric particles. These polymeric particles provide a slip resistant effect. Flooring material thus treated has improved cleanability and appearance.... Agent: Ernest D. Buff Ernest D. Buff And Associates, LLC.

20070237927 - Sheets of material having a decorative pattern formed of glitter: The present invention relates to materials having a decorative pattern formed of glitter, and more particularly but not by way of limitation, to flower pot covers, floral wrappings, ribbon materials and decorative grasses made from such materials. In one aspect, the present invention relates to methods for producing flower pot... Agent: Dunlap, Codding & Rogers P.C.

20070237929 - Decorative sheets: There is provided a decorative sheet having a metallic appearance which has an excellent weather resistance and can be prevented from suffering from discoloration even when exposed to ultraviolet radiation. The decorative sheet of the present invention includes a substrate, an adhesive layer, a colored layer and a transparent resin... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070237930 - Multi-layer support: The present invention relates to a support for a recording medium including a substrate having a topside and a backside on which the topside is provided with at least two resin layers, the outermost layer which is most distant from the substrate including a polymer of alpha-olefin of carbon content... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070237928 - Roll down poster coloring toy: A coloring toy including an elongated flexible web formed into a roll, the web including a series of sheets each bearing an image to be colored. The roll is mounted adjacent to a vertical support surface, such as the side of a door, so that the roll is rotatable about... Agent: Levine & Mandelbaum

20070237932 - Thermally stable proximity identification card: A thermally stable proximity identification card is provided. The card includes a prelam layer that is a combination of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polycarbonate (PC). The PC provides for efficient heat distribution from electrical components held within the card. By evenly distributing heat, especially around metal components like antennas contained... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070237931 - Surface structure for sports protector: A surface structure for sports protector includes a main body for a sports protector, a CPP film connected to an outer surface of the main body, and a pattern layer located between the CPP film and the main body. The CPP film and the pattern layer are connected to the... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20070237933 - Method of embossing a coated sheet with a diffraction or holographic pattern and coated sheet therefor: A coated sheet comprising a substrate, a coating and a surface embossing. The substrate includes a top surface and a bottom surface. The coating is applied to at least one of the top surface and the bottom surface. The coating includes an IR absorbing material dispersed within the coating. The... Agent: The Watson Intellectual Property Group, PLC

20070237934 - Light weight printed wiring board: A light weight printed wiring board that is particularly well suited for high-G and/or other weight sensitive applications is provided. In one illustrative embodiment, a light weight PWB is provided that includes a substrate having one or more layers extending generally parallel to a plane. To help reduce the weight... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070237935 - Glass ceramic composition, glass-ceramic sintered body, and monolithic ceramic electronic component: A glass ceramic composition is used for a multilayer ceramic substrate 2 including glass ceramic layers 3 laminated, the multilayer ceramic substrate 2 being used for a multilayer ceramic module 1. The glass ceramic composition includes a first ceramic powder mainly composed of forsterite, a second ceramic powder mainly composed... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070237936 - Highly abrasionproof strip for armouring cable hernesses in motorcars: The invention relates to a highly abrasionproof and sound-absorbinq strip for armouring cable harnesses, especially in motorcars, said strip consisting of a backing comprising a first covering layer A that is joined to a second layer C over the entire surface of the covering layer A in a fixed manner.... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, Pa

20070237937 - Environmentally sensitive nanostructured surfaces: An apparatus comprising a substrate having a surface with a volume-tunable-material on the surface and fluid-support-structures over the surface and partially embedded in the volume-tunable-material. Each of said fluid-support-structures has at least one dimension of about 1 millimeter or less, and the fluid-support-structures are moveable in response to a volume... Agent: Hitt Gaines, PC Alcatel-lucent

20070237939 - Ceramic reinforcement material: The present invention provides a ceramic reinforcement material with a weak interface. The reinforcement material of the present invention contains several ceramic layers, wherein those ceramic layers can be a ceramic layer, a metal layer or a polymer layer. The present invention utilizes the bonding weakness of a middle layer... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.

20070237938 - Reinforced optical films: Optical films having structured surfaces are used, inter alia, for managing the propagation of light within a display. As displays become larger, it becomes more important that the film be reinforced so as to maintain rigidity. An optical film of the invention has a first layer comprising inorganic fibers embedded... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070237940 - Continuous fiber composite reinforced synthetic wood elements: A synthetic wood structural member having at least one continuous fiber composite reinforcing rod element positioned within it to increase the stiffness of the member. The longitudinal axis of the continuous fiber composite reinforcing rod element is essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the synthetic wood structural member.... Agent: Timothy S. Stevens

20070237941 - Nanoparticle-modified carbon-ceramic brake discs: Carbon-ceramic brake discs, the remaining porosity in which, after infiltration with a carbide-forming element and reaction of this element with at least part of the carbon in the preliminary body of the carbon-ceramic brake disc to form carbides, is at least partly filled with particles whose average diameter is in... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070237942 - Composite laminate and method of producing a composite laminate: The present invention provides a composite material including a substrate layer, a knit porous layer intermixed within the substrate material, and a thermoplastic layer disposed upon the porous layer. The porous layer is at least partially disposed within the thermoplastic layer. The present invention also provides a method for forming... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070237946 - Antimicrobial substrates and uses thereof: A new substrate makes it possible to modify surface properties relating to antimicrobial properties. Said substrate has an electron donating surface, characterized in having metal particles on said surface, said metal particles comprising palladium and at least one metal chosen from gold, ruthenium, rhodium, osmium, iridium, and platinum, wherein the... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070237945 - Biocompatible substrates and uses thereof: A new substrate makes it possible to modify surface properties relating to biocompatibility. Said substrate has an electron donating surface, characterized in having metal particles on said surface, said metal particles comprising palladium and at least one metal chosen from gold, ruthenium, rhodium, osmium, iridium, and platinum, wherein the amount... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070237944 - Translucent conductive film forming coating liquid, translucent conductive film, and dispersive type electroluminescent device: n

20070237943 - Coating material and use thereof: To provide a coating material capable of forming a film having both a sufficiently high film strength and a photocatalytic function by an easy method, there is provided a coating material comprising a particle group A, a particle group B and a solvent, wherein the number of necking particles of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070237948 - Article comprising fluorochemical surface layer: The invention relates to articles such as protective films and displays having a fluorochemical surface layer comprising an antistatic agent and the reaction products of at least one fluoropolyether (meth)acryl compound and at least 50 wt-% of non-fluorinated crosslinking agent(s).... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070237947 - Superhydrophobic fibers produced by electrospinning and chemical vapor deposition: Disclosed is a versatile method to produce superhydrophobic surfaces by combining electrospinning and initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD). A wide variety of surfaces, including electrospun polyester fibers, may be coated by the inventive method. In one embodiment, poly(caprolactone) (PCL) was electrospun and then coated by iCVD with a thin layer... Agent: Foley Hoag, LLP Patent Group, World Trade Center West

20070237949 - Double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet for wiring circuit board and wiring circuit board: The present invention relates to a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet for wiring circuit board, which comprises a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed by a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing an acrylic polymer and a chain transfer substance, in which the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has characteristics that a gel fraction in... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070237950 - Polyester film with low mechanical strength: The invention relates to a biaxially oriented polyester film having a base layer (B) which comprises at least 80% by weight of a polyester comprised of from 55 to 90 mol % of units deriving from at least two aromatic dicarboxylic acids and of from 5 to 45 mol %... Agent: Propat, L.L.C.

20070237951 - High strength polyethylene fiber: A polyethylene fiber having high strength, which was not easily obtained by methods such as the conventional gel spinning method, includes crystals derived from a monoclinic crystal having a size of 9 nm or more. The tensile strength of the fiber can be 30 cN/dtex or more. This high strength... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070237952 - Method for making carbon nanotube-based device: A method for making a carbon nanotube-based device includes the steps of: providing a carbon nanotube yarn; preforming the carbon nanotube yarn into a predetermined shape; and heating the preformed carbon nanotube yarn so as to enable the carbon nanotube yarn to memorize the predetermined shape.... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070237954 - Process for the impregnation of carbon fiber bundles, resin-impregnated carbon fiber bundle, shaped body and intermediate body for silicization: A process for the impregnation of carbon fiber bundles enables the carbon fiber bundles to be impregnated with a curable liquid resin without the impregnated fiber bundles sticking together. The fiber bundles are present in a mechanically generated fluidized bed during the impregnation and are held in the fluidized bed... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070237953 - Flame resistant synthetic fiber, flame resistant fiber composite and upholstered furniture products using the same: A flame resistant synthetic fiber having advanced flame resistance is provided. Furthermore, the flame resistant synthetic fiber may preferably be used in textiles used for furniture, such as beddings and chairs, such as mattress, and sofa, etc. that need extremely high carbonizability rendered highly flame resistant by flame resistant agents... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070237955 - Hydrofluorocarbon polymer compositions for scrape abrasion resistant articles: Articles made from blends of hydrofluorocarbon polymer such as copolymer of ethylene and tetrafluoroethylene, with boron nitride show improved scrape abrasion resistance.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070237956 - Process for preparation of swellable and deformable microspheres: A process for producing microspheres was developed that provides microspheres with new combined properties of high density, low fracture, high swell capacity, rapid swell, and deformability following swell. The process is reliable and high yielding, and makes use of a low temperature azo initiator and a small molecule chlorinated solvent... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070237957 - Composite plated film, a manufacturing method thereof, laminated films, films for metals used in the dark, a method of preventing corrosion of metal in the dark and composite films: It is provided a steel with composite plating film providing rust prevention over a long time period and a method of manufacturing thereof. A composite plating film 24 is formed on a metal material 21. The film 24 has a plating film 23 made of a sacrificial anode metal and... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070237958 - Lubricious coatings for medical applications: The invention provides pharmaceutical pills and tablets having lubricious coating deposited over the outer surface of the pills and the tablets.... Agent: Dla Piper US LLP

20070237959 - Apparatus and method for growing fullerene nanotube forests, and forming nanotube films, threads and composite structures therefrom: The present invention provides apparatus and methods for growing fullerene nanotube forests, and forming nanotube films, threads and composite structures therefrom. In some embodiments, an interior-flow substrate includes a porous surface and one or more interior passages that provide reactant gas to an interior portion of a densely packed nanotube... Agent: Lemaire Patent Law Firm, P.l.l.c.

20070237960 - Painted glass tiles, panels and the like and methods for producing painted glass tiles and panels: A process and apparatus for painting float glass in particular using a production line that may also be used as or is similar to a mirror line, to produce decorative glass panels. In an embodiment of the invention, painted glass tiles are cut from the glass panels after the paint... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070237963 - Trisoxetane compound, process for producing the same, and optical waveguide using the same: wherein R1 and R3 to R8 are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atom(s) with the proviso that at least one of R3 to R8 is an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atom(s); R2 represents... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070237961 - Abrasion and/or puncture resistant fabrics, airbag cushions, and methods: Typical road surfaces are concrete, and gravel filled asphalt. They are very abrasive to fabrics that slide on those surfaces. For the new side impact curtain-type airbag, in a rollover situation, the airbag needs to protect the occupant from directly contacting the road hazard and should not deflate quickly or... Agent: Legal Department (m-495)

20070237962 - Semi-finished display panels: This application is directed to electrophoretic displays and semi-finished display panels comprising display cells prepared from the microcup and top-sealing technologies. The semi-finished display panel comprises an array of display cells sandwiched between two temporary substrate layers, between a temporary substrate layer and a conductor layer or between a temporary... Agent: Howrey LLP

20070237964 - Abrasion resistant coating compositions and coated articles: Coating compositions are disclosed that include an alkoxide and a silica sol that includes silica nanoparticles and a polymerizable (meth)acrylate binding agent. The polymerizable (meth)acrylate binding agent remains substantially uncrosslinked after the coating composition has been cured to form a hard coat. Also disclosed are articles at least partially coated... Agent: Ppg Industries, Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20070237965 - Composite parts comprising sprayed polyurethaneureas: This invention relates to composite articles comprising an unsaturated polyester gel coat, at least one sprayable polyurethaneurea layer, and an unsaturated polyester resin layer containing chopped glass fibers. The present invention also relates to a process for the production of these composite articles.... Agent: Bayer Material Science LLC

20070237966 - Hard-coated film, method of manufacturing the same, optical device, and image display: A hard-coating layer is formed on at least one surface of a transparent plastic film substrate using a material for forming a hard-coating layer. The material contains Components A, B, and C. Component A is at least one of urethane acrylate and urethane methacrylate. Component B is at least one... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070237967 - Uv-curing protective layer for thermo-plastic substrates: The present invention relates to a multi-layer product, the first layer being a UV-cured protective layer which contains SiO2 nanoparticles, and the second layer containing a thermoplastic substrate. In addition, the invention relates to the composition of the UV-curable first layer, a process for the production of the multi-layer products... Agent: Bayer Material Science LLC

20070237968 - Glass member having photocatalytic function and heat reflecting function and double paned glass including the same: The present invention provides a glass member including a photocatalyst layer and a heat reflecting layer, the glass member having high photocatalytic activity and exhibiting a low reflectance and a colorless or pale blue reflection color tone or a bluish green or green reflection color tone. The glass member is... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20070237969 - Surface-metallized polyimide material and method for manufacturing the same: A method for manufacturing a surface-metallized polyimide material includes performing an alkaline treatment on a surface of a polyimide material to cause ring opening of the polyimide material on the surface; the surface of the polyimide material being subject to an ion exchange process for being displaced by a first... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20070237970 - Diffusion barrier with low dielectric constant and semiconductor device containing same: A diffusion barrier useful in semiconductor electronic devices, such as multi-level interconnect wiring structures, is provided. The diffusion barrier is characterized as having a low-dielectric constant of less than 3.5, preferably less than 3.0, as well as being capable of substantially preventing Cu and/or oxygen from diffusing into the active... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20070237971 - Target for vaporizing under an electron beam, a method of fabricating it, a thermal barrier and a coating obtained from a target, and a mechanical part including such a coating: The invention relates to a composite target in the form of a bar made of ceramic powders and designed to be evaporated under an electron beam, the target comprising zirconia and at least one zirconia stabilizer. In characteristic manner, said target is wherein said zirconia stabilizer is at a molar... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070237972 - Hydrolysis-resistant, multilayer polyester film with hydrolysis stabilizer: The invention relates to a multilayer polyester film comprising a hydrolysis stabilizer, wherein the hydrolysis stabilizer is an epoxidized alkyl ester of fatty acid or is a mixture of epoxidized alkyl esters of fatty acid or is an epoxidized fatty acid glyceride or is a mixture of epoxidized fatty acid... Agent: Attention: Klaus Schweitzer Propat, L.L.C.

20070237973 - Graft material, stent graft and method: This invention is directed to graft materials for implanting, transplanting, replacing, or repairing a part of a patient and to methods of making the graft materials. The present invention is also directed to stent grafts and endoluminal prostheses formed of the graft materials. More specifically, the present invention is a... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20070237974 - Structural body and electric-corrosion prevention method for the same: A structural body of the present invention comprises a first member (1) having a first outside end portion (10) in which a first metal element is adapted to a major component; a second member (2) having a second outside end portion (20) in which a second metal element, being different... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070237975 - Unit block used in manufacturing core with soft magnetic metal powder, and method for manufacturing core with high current dc bias characteristics using the unit block: A unit block for a core using soft magnetic metal powder, a core having excellent high-current DC bias characteristics using the unit block, and a method of producing the core are disclosed. The unit block is used to produce cores applied to an active filter for PFC, a three-phase line... Agent: Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman

20070237976 - Surface treated copper foil, flexible copper-clad laminate manufactured using the same, and film carrier tape: An object of the invention is to provide a surface treated copper foil and the like, which ensure practically sufficient adhesion when a copper foil having no roughening treatment applied hereto is bonded with a polyimide resin substrate and which have no slip-in of plated tin. To attain the object,... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20070237977 - Thin metal film system to include flexible substrate and method of making same: A flexible thin metal film system is made by directly depositing an electrically-conductive metal onto the metal surface of a self-metallized polymeric film.... Agent: National Aeronautics And Space Administration Langley Research Center

20070237978 - Functional direct coating of an aluminium foil: A method of manufacturing a coated aluminium foil wherein the aluminium foil is manufactured from a hot strip or a cast strip of aluminium or an aluminium alloy by cold-rolling with or without intermediate annealing and coiled onto a coil, while optional annealing of the aluminium foil takes place prior... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP Patent Department

20070237979 - Method of producing silicon nanoparticles from stain-etched silicon powder: The present invention is for a porous silicon powder comprising silicon particles wherein the outermost layers of said particles are porous. The present invention is also directed to a method of making this porous silicon powder using a stain etch method. The present invention is also directed to a method... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070237980 - Haze-resistant low-emissivity coatings: A substrate bearing a low-emissivity coating, the coating comprising two infrared-reflective layers separated by a middle coat, the middle coat comprising two zinc tin oxide film regions separated by a tin oxide film region.... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20070237983 - Electroluminescent materials and methods of manufacture and use: Light emitting polymers can include a plurality of arylene monomeric units and a plurality of soft segment units independently selected from soft segment end caps; soft segment side chains coupled to a portion, but not all, of the arylene monomeric units; internal soft segment monomeric units; and combinations thereof. These... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070237984 - Organic electroluminescence device and organic light emitting medium: An organic electroluminescence device having a layer of an organic light emitting medium which comprises (A) a specific arylamine compound and (B) at least one compound selected from specific anthracene derivatives, spirofluorene derivatives, compounds having condensed rings and metal complex compounds and is disposed between a pair of electrodes and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070237981 - Organometallic complex and organic electroluminescent devices utilizing the same: wherein A1 is a substituted or non-substituted aromatic heterocyclic group, A2 is a substituted or non-substituted aryl group, A3 is an acetylacetone group or picolinic acid group, and X is selected from the group consisting of fluorine atom, trifluoromethyl, alkoxy, thioalkyl, and amino. The invention also provides an organic electroluminescent... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070237982 - Polycyclic aromatic compound, material for forming luminescent coating film and organic electroluminescent device using same: Disclosed are a novel polycyclic aromatic compound having a specific structure and a material for forming a luminescent coating film which is composed of an organic solvent solution containing such a polycyclic aromatic compound. Also disclosed is an organic electroluminescent (EL) device wherein an organic thin film layer composed of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070237985 - Titanium based alloy pvd coatings on cast iron worktables for woodworking machines: Surface coating for cast iron worktables of woodworking machines consists of Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) process, using the six Titanium Alloy stocks described herein as the coating stock, to increase the rust-prevention and scratch-resistance of the worktable, and thus prolonging the useful life of the woodworking machines.... Agent: Law Offices Of J.f. Lee

20070237986 - Perpendicular magnetic recording media without soft magnetic underlayer and method of fabricating same: A perpendicular magnetic recording medium comprises a non-magnetic substrate having a planar surface and a stack of thin film layers overlying the substrate surface and including at least one perpendicular magnetic recording layer with a magnetic easy axis perpendicular to the plane of the layer stack, wherein a magnetically soft... Agent: Seagate Technology LLC C/o Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070237987 - Magnetic storage medium formed of carbon nanotube arrays: A magnetic storage medium is formed of magnetic nanoparticles that are encapsulated within carbon nanotubes, which are arranged in a substrate to facilitate the reading and writing of information by a read/write head. The substrate may be flexible or rigid. Information is stored on the magnetic nanoparticles via the read/write... Agent: Tyson York Winarski

20070237988 - Fireproof material and its manufacturing method: This present invention relates to a fireproof material and its manufacturing method, which comprising a material pick-up process, a feed-in process, a cutting process, molding process and drying process. The present invention fireproof material, which uses polyester filament as substrate and the hiatus of exterior substrate and inner fiber completely... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20070231504 - Brightness enhancing film and fabrication method thereof: A brightness enhancing film and fabrication method thereof. The brightness enhancing film comprises a plurality of nanoparticles dispersed in a polymer film. Dispersion density of the nanoparticles along a non-stretching direction is about 5-10 times that along a stretching direction. A combination of the brightness enhancing film and a quarter... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20070231506 - Optical film, polarizing plate and liquid crystal display device: An optical film, which has a photoelastic coefficient in a longitudinal direction and a photoelastic coefficient in a direction approximately orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, wherein a value obtained by dividing smaller one of the two photoelastic coefficients by greater one is 0.8 or below; an optical film, which has... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070231508 - Scented artificial flower system and method: A scented flower including a flower head having holes to permit the release of a scent and a removable stalk for containing a scented substance that will gradually release a scent through the holes of the flower head when the stalk is coupled to the head. Flower heads of various... Agent: Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC

20070231509 - Ink-jet printable transfer papers having a cationic layer underneath the image layer: The invention relates to an ink-jet printable transfer paper for transferring an image from a ink-jet printable paper to a fabric surface, such as a cotton T-shirt. The invention improves the image after washing of the T-shirt having the transferred image with the transfer paper comprising a support paper having... Agent: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.

20070231511 - Ink jet recording medium and ink jet recording method: A high quality ink jet recording medium with a printed image non-vulnerable and excellent in scratch resistance is obtained with an ink jet recording using a water pigment ink. An ink jet recording medium having a substrate and an ink receiving layer including an inorganic particle and a binder on... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070231512 - Retro-reflection product using water based resin and fabrication method thereof: Provided are a retro-reflection product using water based resin and a fabrication method thereof. The retro-reflection product includes a glass bead layer attached on a film, an aluminum layer selectively deposited on the glass bead layer according to need, and a base layer for adhering leather, fabric, or urethane sheet.... Agent: Hyun Jong Park

20070231514 - Release sheet for decorative images: A release sheet for transferring a graphic onto an associated object includes a carrier film formed from a flexible polymeric material having melting point greater than about 150° C., a release layer disposed on the carrier film that is applied to the film in a solvent solution non-degradating to the... Agent: Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC (illinois Tool Works)

20070231515 - Transparent ornament: The present invention relates to a polyhedral transparent ornament functioning as a pictorial display, comprising; a cubic transparent body which includes a bottom surface formed in a truncated triangular planar shape by cutting off an optional vertex portion of the cubic transparent body, three planar surfaces each formed adjacent to... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070231518 - Seat production method: A method is provided for producing a hollow body by rotational moulding, followed by filling the hollow body with expanded polyurethane.... Agent: Young & Thompson

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20070231523 - Resin pipe and pipe material: In a resin pipe, PVDF being a fluororesin is softened by adding a perfluoromonomer thereto, so that the oxygen permeability can be significantly reduced. The oxygen permeability can also be reduced by providing a nylon tube as an outer layer.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070231525 - Process for manufacture of polymer film graphics: The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of polymer film graphics comprising providing a continuous substrate having a release layer thereon; applying an image layer in the shape of a graphic letter or design to the release layer; depositing an adhesive layer to the image layer and which... Agent: Heidi A. Boehlefeld Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070231526 - Disk roll and base material for disk roll: The present invention provides a base material for disk rolls which is a platy molded article for obtaining ring-shaped disks for use in a disk roll comprising a rotating shaft and ring-shaped disks fitted thereon by insertion, whereby the peripheral surface of the disks serves as a conveying surface, the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070231528 - Optical disk, optical disk manufacturing method, and optical disk reproducing method: According to one embodiment, there is provided an optical disk including a photopolymer layer including a recording pattern formed by concave pits, and a reflecting film formed on the photopolymer layer. The depth direction of the concave pits is opposite to the direction in which the reflecting film is formed.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070231503 - Organic light emitting device and flat panel display device comprising the same: Provided are an organic light emitting device including: a substrate; a first electrode; a second electrode; and an organic layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer, wherein one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a reflective electrode and the... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20070231507 - Cellulose acylate film, polarizing plate and liquid crystal display device: A cellulose acylate film, which has a film thickness of from 20 to 70 μm and an elastic modulus of from 3.5 to 10 GPa in at least one direction of a film casting direction and a width direction.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070231505 - Polarizing plate and liquid crystal display device: A polarizing plate is provided and includes a polarizing film and two transparent protective film, at least one of the two transparent protective films being an optical compensation sheet, the optical compensation sheet being a cellulose acylate film having a thickness of from 40 μm to 180 μm. The polarization... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070231510 - Ink-jet receiver having improved crack resistance: An ink jet receiver having a support; an under layer comprising an inorganic particulate material and a binder, said binder being present in an amount of up to 25% by weight of the combined weight of inorganic particulate material and binder in the under layer; and an upper layer comprising... Agent: Eastman Kodak Company Patent Legal Staff

20070231513 - Thermally sensitive recording medium: Provision of a thermally sensitive recording medium comprising an undercoating layer containing a pigment and a binder as main components and a thermally sensitive color developing layer containing colorless or pale colored basic leuco dye and a color developing agent which develops color by reacting with said basic leuco dye... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070231516 - Laminate material for vacuum-packed packages: A package is disclosed which is constructed from at least one flexible laminate panel having first and second plies. The panel has a strong bond between the first and second plies around a perimeter portion of the panel and relatively weaker bond between the first and second plies in a... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper US LLP

20070231517 - Method of reducing the tendency for water insoluble films to form on the exposed surfaces of containers and articles which are used to contain water borne coatings and article: The present disclosure describes a method of inhibiting film or skin formation on exposed interior surfaces of containers of waterborne coating products without substantial contribution to volatile organic content of the coating composition, and describes the article with the coating composition having a reduced tendency for film or skin formation.... Agent: The Glidden Company

20070231519 - Method and apparatus for high denier hollow spiral fiber: A self-texturing hollow fiber that exhibits a desirable tendency to coil rather than to bend sharply or zig-zag. In one embodiment the invention is a hollow polymer filament having a generally cylindrical cross-section. The filament is further defined by a cylindrical wall formed of at least two generally C-shaped sections,... Agent: Summa, Allan & Additon, P.A.

20070231520 - Air brake line: A pipe includes an outer layer composed of a molding composition which comprises at least 40% by weight of a polyamide whose monomer units contain an average of at least 8 carbon atoms, and a layer composed of a polypropylene molding composition. An outer diameter of the pipe is in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070231524 - Security tape: The security tape (10) comprises at least one first separate zone (11) for carton sealing and at least one second separate zone (12) for tamper evidence. With such security tape (10) comprising separate zones for carton sealing (11) and tamper evidence (12a, 12b), it is possible for the first time... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070231529 - Optical information recording medium suppressing sulfuration of silver: A phase-change optical disk includes a recording film, a reflection film and a dielectric film including oxide of at least one element selected from a first group consisting of niobium and zinc as the principal ingredient thereof and oxide of at least one element selected from a second group consisting... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070231527 - Optical recording medium and method for producing same: It is to obtain an optical recording medium having sufficient stainproof properties and adhesion in a simple and industrially advantageous process. On an optical recording medium comprising a substrate, and a recording and retrieving layer formed on the substrate, a light transmitting layer to be formed on the recording and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070231530 - Base for plastic container: A base for a plastic container is disclosed. The base includes a central vertical axis; an outer supporting annular portion for supporting said container on a surface; a central portion of the base, the central portion provided about said central vertical axis; and a base portion. The base portion extends... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20070231531 - Methods, systems, and compositions for fire retarding substrates: A closed-loop system and process is used for applying fire retardant chemicals to substrates including fibers, yarns, fabrics or mixtures thereof. Substrates are preferably positioned in a vessel such as a dye machine which circulates the fire retardant chemicals. After absorption of the fire retardant composition, non-absorbed fire retardant chemicals... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20070231532 - Rubber compositions, methods of making rubber compositions rubber and rubber-containing articles: The application discloses coherent, processable rubber compositions containing cured rubber particles, especially recycled crumb rubber, dispersed in a curable base rubber. A processable composition, particularly one which can be roll-processed into a self-sustaining web is achieved by including in the curable rubber a low-viscosity curable rubber component such as a... Agent: Jay F. Moldovanyi Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee

20070231534 - Crack-resistant ceramic honeycomb structures: A ceramic honeycomb structure includes a honeycomb body having an array of interconnecting webs bounded by a skin. The interconnecting webs define an array of longitudinal cells having diagonal corners. Fillets are formed only in diagonally opposed corners traversed by lines perpendicular and/or substantially perpendicular to the skin.... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20070231535 - Honeycomb structure: A honeycomb structure 1 includes: porous partition walls 6 having a large number of pores which are disposed to form a plurality of cells 5 functioning as exhaust gas flow passages between two end faces of the walls 6, and plugged portions 7 formed by alternately plugging either end portion... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070231536 - Honeycomb structure: There is disclosed a honeycomb structure that is useful as a filter for trapping an exhaust gas, in particular, a diesel particulate filter (DPF) for trapping particulate matter (particulates) in an exhaust gas from a diesel engine, that prevents displacement of honeycomb segments during canning or use (under vibration) and... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070231537 - Honeycomb structure: There is disclosed a honeycomb structure which solves a problem of antinomy that it is difficult to satisfy both of a high temperature rise performance and a high thermal capacity at the same time and which is disposed at a previous stage of a filter for trapping particulate matters (PM)... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070231538 - Honeycomb structure: There is disclosed a honeycomb structure which solves a problem of antinomy that it is difficult to satisfy both of a high temperature rise performance and a high thermal capacity at the same time and which is disposed at a previous stage of a filter for trapping particulate matters (PM)... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070231539 - Honeycomb structure and honeycomb catalytic body: There are disclosed a honeycomb catalytic body to which a wall flow structure is applied so that a fluid such as an exhaust gas passes through a partition wall twice or more, and a honeycomb structure for use as a catalyst carrier of the honeycomb catalytic body in which a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070231533 - Radial cell ceramic honeycomb structure: A radial cell ceramic honeycomb structure is provided that is particularly adapted for use as a catalytic carrier or a particulate filter in an automotive or diesel exhaust system. The honeycomb structure includes a network of interconnected webs having a central axis. The network of webs includes radial webs of... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20070231540 - Anisotropic wet etching of silicon: A silicon oxide film is formed on one principal surface of a silicon substrate by thermal oxidation, and thereafter, a silicon nitride film is formed on the silicon oxide film by CVD. A lamination layer of the silicon oxide film and silicon nitride film is selectively dry etched to form... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070231544 - Process for the production of embossed films based on partially acetalized polyvinyl alcohol: The invention relates to a two-stage process for the production of a structured film based on partially acetalized polyvinyl alcohol with roughnesses of the surfaces, independently in each case, of Rz=20 to 80 μm by embossing the sides of the film between correspondingly roughened embossing rollers and pressing rollers with... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20070231543 - Release sheet: The above release sheet comprises a rubber base release agent layer provided on a substrate directly or via an undercoat layer, wherein a central line average roughness (Ra) of a substrate surface or an undercoat layer surface which is brought into contact with the rubber base release agent layer is... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070231542 - Articles having low wettability and high light transmission: An article comprising a surface portion is provided. The surface portion has a plurality of primary features, and the primary features have a height dimension in the range from about I micron to about 500 microns, an aspect ratio in the range from about 0.5 to about 10, and a... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070231541 - Microstructured tool and method of making same using laser ablation: Disclosed herein is a microstructured tool having a microstructured layer on a base layer. The microstructured layer is made from an aromatic acrylate polymer that is a reaction product of an oligomer and a radiation curable diluent, the aromatic acrylate polymer having a ratio of aromatic to aliphatic carbons of... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070231545 - Industrial asphalt composition: This invention is based upon the discovery that a small amount of lime can be incorporated into industrial asphalt to greatly improve its resistance to oxidative hardening cracking and low temperature thermal cracking. The incorporation of a small amount of lime into industrial asphalt accordingly results in products made therewith... Agent: Attn: William J. Davis, Esq. Legal Department, Building No. 8-2

20070231547 - Grain-finished artificial leathers: A grain-finished artificial leather composed of a base layer and a coating layer Y formed on one of the surfaces of the base layer. The base layer is composed of an entangled nonwoven fabric X made of bundles of microfine fibers having an average single fiber fineness of 0.07 dtex... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070231546 - Synthetic leather articles and methods for producing the same: Novel synthetic leather articles comprise a substrate and a coating applied to a surface of the substrate. The coating comprises a resin and a polymeric colorant. The polymeric colorant comprises a chromophore and an oligomeric constituent bound to the chromophore. Novel methods for producing synthetic leather articles using polymeric colorants... Agent: Legal Department (m-495)

20070231548 - Process for making an optical film and rolls of optical film: Exemplary methods include includes providing a film comprising at least one polymeric material; widening the film under a first set of processing conditions in a first draw step along the crossweb direction such that in-plane birefringence, if any, created in the film is low; and drawing the film in a... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070231550 - Multi-layer laminates with film embossed on one side, base on partially acetalized polyvinyl alcohol: The invention relates to an embossing process for the production of a film based on partially acetalized polyvinyl alcohol. The film is embossed on one side with a roughnesses, Rz, of 20 to 80 sum by embossing the side of the film between correspondingly roughened embossing rollers and pressing rollers... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20070231549 - Conductive composite sheeting: To provide a conductive composite sheet which has a small difference in physical properties between the machine and transverse directions and has high rigidity and folding endurance and which can easily be thermally formed into a tray or an embossed carrier tape. A composite sheet comprising at least one layer... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070231551 - High-pressure melamine resin decorative plates: There is provided a high-pressure melamine resin decorative plate which is free from deterioration in design property of a decorative sheet even when applying a high temperature and a high pressure thereto. The high-pressure melamine resin decorative plate of the present invention includes a decorative sheet, a melamine resin-impregnated paper... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070231552 - Multi-layered thermally conductive sheet: There is provided a multi-layered thermally conductive sheet having superior thermal conductivity and flame retardancy as well as superior handleability and adhesion even without using any of a halogen-containing flame retardant, red phosphorous, and silicone resin. The sheet includes a first acrylic thermally conductive sheet layer, and a second acrylic... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070231553 - Removable protective cover: A substrate bearing a removable cover is provided. The removable cover includes two or more removable films, wherein at least one film is removable by a different removing process than another film. For example, in some cases one film is an organic film removable by heat treatment and another film... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20070231554 - Extruded sheet, products manufactured therefrom and their preparation process: Extruded sheet with a density greater than 300 kg/m3, or preferably greater than 400 kg/m3, made of biodegradable materials of synthetic and/or natural origin, suitable for use in the production of chew toys for domestic pets. The sheet is essentially composed of: 5-98%, and preferably 15-95% or, more preferably, 20-90%... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070231556 - Method for manufacturing composite membrane for polymer electrolyte fuel cell: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, and more particularly to a method for manufacturing a polymer composite membrane whose dimensional stability in accordance with hydration is good and a proton conductivity is improved by introducing a fluorinated polymer with a good excellent... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070231555 - Organic electroluminescent device: An organic electroluminescent device comprising a pair of positive and negative electrodes opposed to each other, and an organic functional layer formed between the positive and negative electrodes and having three or more thin films including a light emitting layer made of an organic compound. The organic functional layer comprises... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070231557 - Capture member and ink jet printer: A capture member for capturing ink droplets ejected onto a region other than the recording medium, wherein the ink droplets are of a nonaqueous ink composition, and are ejected from an ink jet recording head. The capture member includes a porous plastic produced by sinter molding plastic particles, and an... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070231558 - Porous film sheet and production method thereof: A honeycomb film as a porous film includes a support and a honeycomb film as a porous film formed on the support. A polymer solution is applied to the support to form a wet layer, and water droplets are formed in the wet layer. Thereafter the water droplet is dried... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070231559 - Patterned, high surface area substrate with hydrophilic/hydrophobic contrast, and method of use: Nanoporous structures are constructed that have hydrophilic regions separated by hydrophobic regions. The porous, hydrophilic regions have reaction sites suitable for use in a bioassay application and have a higher density of reaction sites than that of a non-porous (2-D) surface. The structure may be made by depositing a layer... Agent: Daniel E. Johnson IBM Corporation, Almaden Research Center

20070231562 - Heat-dissipating accessory plate for high speed drilling: A heat-dissipating accessory plate for high speed drilling, prepared by adhering a composite material which is a solid state, abrasion-resistant, lubricating coating comprised of nano-structure powder and a high heat-conducting compound, over a supporting material, and then covering a lubricating layer over said composite material, can provide an action of... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070231563 - Non-stick finish: A non-stick coating on a substrate is provided wherein the coating comprises an overcoat and a primer adhering the overcoat to the substrate, the overcoat comprising fluoropolymer and an effective amount of ceramic particles, preferably at least 3 wt % based on the combined weight of the fluoropolymer and the... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070231564 - Sliding member and process for formation of its coating layer: An object of the present invention is that in a sliding member whose substrate is improved in sliding characteristics by a coating layer comprising a solid lubricant, the coating layer is obtained as one having a low coefficient of friction and an excellent wear resistance. In the present invention, the... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070231565 - Multilayer composites with special visual effects: The present invention relates to multilayer composites which show special visual effects while maintaining other beneficial properties such as melt strength and impact strength. In one embodiment the present invention relates to a multilayer composite comprising, in sequence, (i) optionally, an outer layer comprising an acrylic resin which is substantially... Agent: Gep-esr Applications

20070231561 - Optical article having an antistatic layer: Disclosed herein is an optical article having a first optical layer; a second optical layer; and an antistatic layer disposed between the first and second optical layers, the antistatic layer having conducting particles having an aspect ratio greater than about 10. The conducting particles may comprise vanadium oxide particles or... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070231560 - Thermal transport structure and associated method: A thermal transport structure having a thermal transport layer and a resin layer is provided. The thermal transport layer may include a first surface and a second surface, and having a thermally conductive material disposed in the thermal transport layer, where the thermally conductive material is oriented in a predetermined... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070231566 - Optical film, polarizing plate, image display, and manufacturing method of optical film: An optical film is provided and includes: a support; a hard coat layer formed by hardening a hard coat layer-coating composition; and a overcoat layer formed by hardening an overcoat layer-coating composition, in this order. Each of the hard coat layer-coating composition and the overcoat layer-coating composition contains a compound... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070231567 - Release sheet:

20070231568 - Aramid filled polyimides having advantageous thermal expansion properties, and methods relating thereto: The invention is directed to polyimide based adhesives having a coefficient of thermal expansion (“CTE”) equal to or below 50 ppm/° C. The adhesives of the present invention contain a polyimide base polymer present in the overall adhesive in an amount from 25 to 95 weight percent. The polyimide base... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070231569 - High-gloss pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet: The present invention provides a high-gloss pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet according to which, even if a surface thereof becomes uneven due to grit or the like, the evenness can be recovered. In a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 1A comprising a substrate film 2A having a specular gloss Gs (60°) of not less... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070231570 - High-gloss pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet: The present invention provides a high-gloss pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for which unevenness due to grit or the like is not prone to occur even when used outdoors. In a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 1A comprising a substrate film 2A having a specular gloss Gs (60°) of not less than 80% and... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070231571 - Pressure sensitive adhesive (psa) laminates: A PSA laminate is provided comprising at least one non-adhesive laminate and at least one tackifier layer; wherein the non-adhesive laminate comprises at least one facestock layer and at least one adhesive base layer; wherein the facestock layer comprises at least one facestock material; wherein the adhesive base layer comprises... Agent: Polly C. Owen

20070231572 - High molecular weight poly(alpha-olefin) solutions and articles made therefrom: A robust process for the continuous preparation of solutions of high molecular weight UHMW PO that is capable of producing strong materials at high production capacity, is conservative of capital and energy requirements, and the articles made therefrom.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070231573 - Fire retardant and heat resistant yarns and fabrics treated for increased strength and liquid shedding: Fire retardant and heat resistant yarns and fabrics include an inner core comprised of oxidized polyacrylonitrile encapsulated by an outer shell comprised of a liquid-resistant and strengthening polymer material. The liquid-resistant and strengthening polymer material includes one or more types of cured silicone polymer resin. A fluorchemical may be at... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070231574 - Flame-retardant plastic composition, yarn and textile structure coated therewith: The invention concerns a halogen-free flame retardant plastic composition, for coating a substrate, comprising an acrylic resin and an intumescent agent. It is in the form of plastisol, and comprises therefore a plasticizing medium wherein the acrylic resin and the intumescent agent are dispersed, said plastisol being formulated such that,... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070231575 - Apparatus and method for molding object with enhanced transferability of transfer face and object made by the same: A method of molding an object with a mold having a transfer face includes the steps of filling, separating, re-melting, re-contacting, cooling, and removing. The filling step fills a thermoplastic material, having a temperature greater than a softening temperature of the thermoplastic material, into a cavity space in the mold... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070231577 - Coatings for polycarbonate windows: An optically transparent polycarbonate article is disclosed, comprising a polycarbonate substrate coated with at least one ultraviolet-blocking coating, including a radiation curable component that polymerizes upon exposure to actinic radiation, a thermally curable binder component that polymerizes upon exposure to heat, a thermally curable crosslinking component, and at least one... Agent: Basf Corporation Patent Department

20070231576 - Multilayer films comprising tie layer compositions, articles prepared therefrom, and method of making: A multilayer film comprising a superstrate, and a tie layer comprising a tie layer composition comprising a polycarbonate and a poly(alkylene ester) is disclosed, wherein a substrate contacted to the tie layer opposite the superstrate has initiation peel strength between the tie layer and the substrate of about 20 to... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070231578 - Protective film for glass: A glass protecting film including at least 5 or more layers, of which at least one layer is the layer which comprises polyester having 1,4-cyclohexane dimethanol is one of the components, and a glass protecting including a multi-layer structure which comprises at least two kinds of thermoplastic resin, of which... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper US LLP

20070231580 - Process for the preparation of powder coatings on heat-sensitive substrates: A process for preparation of powder coatings on substrates comprising the following steps of a) applying a powder coating composition onto the substrate surface comprising 40 to 90 wt % of at least one epoxy resin having an epoxy equivalent weight in the range of 1000 to 5,000, 10 to... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070231579 - Weldable coating compositions, substrates and related methods: Provided is a coating composition containing (a) a resinous binder composition including an epoxy-functional polymer; and (b) a solid particulate composition dispersed in the resinous binder composition including (i) an electrically conductive material and (ii) a corrosion inhibitive material. The electrically conductive material (i) and the corrosion inhibitive material (ii)... Agent: Robert A. Diaz Ppg Industries, Inc.

20070231581 - Epoxy with low coefficient of thermal expansion: Epoxy compositions that exhibit low viscosity in the uncured state and low coefficient of thermal expansion in the cured state are provided. The compositions are well-suited for use as dielectrics in electronics applications such as in multi-layer printed circuit boards, integrated circuit (IC) chip substrates, also known as IC chip... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070231582 - Aging-resistant coatings and ahesive composites: Curable compositions are provided which contain a curable component and particular m-hydroxybenzene derivatives, wherein such derivatives function as aging inhibitors. Such curable compositions are useful as coating agents and adhesives having improved aging resistance.... Agent: Henkel Corporation

20070231583 - Shaping sheet, resin decorative material and method of producing the same: The present invention provides a shaping sheet that includes a base material having at least an ink layer provided on the whole surface thereof and a surface shaping layer that is present on the ink layer, contacts the ink layer, and covers the whole surface of the ink layer, in... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070231584 - Interlayer for laminated glass and laminated glass: The present invention provides an interlayer for laminated glass which comprises at least one layer composed of an opaque ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin composition or opaque polyvinyl acetal resin composition, and also provides the laminated glass using such interlayers. The interlayer for laminated glass and the laminated glass according to... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070231585 - Ink for silk-screen printing and corresponding printing technique: The present invention relates to inks for silk-screen printing technique, as well as the corresponding printing technique, designed to bestow upon the reproduction obtained by means of the use of said inks on an appropriate substrate, preferably of a paper type, a particular feel, preferably a particular roughness or coarseness.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070231587 - Electromagnetic wave shielding filter: An electromagnetic wave shielding filter 10 comprises a transparent substrate 1, and a mesh layer 3 containing an electrically conductive layer 2, formed on the transparent substrate 1 with a transparent adhesive layer 9. A transparent colored resin layer 4 containing a coloring agent is formed on the mesh layer... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070231586 - Method for producing a corrosion-resistant and oxidation-resistant coating and component part having such a coating: A method is for producing a corrosion-resistant and oxidation-resistant coating, and a component part includes such a coating. According to the method, a component part made of a component part material and a slip material are made available, the slip material, besides a binding agent, including at least one metal... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070231588 - Capacitive polyimide laminate: The invention is directed to polyimide based materials having improved electrical and mechanical performance, and also to a process of making such materials. The compositions of the invention comprise: i. a polyimide base polymer in an amount of at least 60 weight percent; ii. a discontinuous phase of inorganic material... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070231590 - Method of bonding metals to ceramics: A metal layer is bonded to a ceramic substrate in a method, wherein a first metal layer (e.g., a copper film) is first applied to a surface of the ceramic substrate. The ceramic substrate, with the first metal layer applied thereto, is then heated in an atmosphere including oxygen (e.g.,... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.C.

20070231589 - Thermal barrier coatings and processes for applying same: A process for applying a coating upon an article includes the steps of applying upon at least one surface of an article a bond coat layer composed of a bond coat material and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of magnesium, calcium, strontium, silicon, rare earth metals,... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C. (p&w)

20070231591 - Adhesive material: An adhesive article comprising a backing and an adhesive layer disposed on at least one side of the backing, wherein the adhesive layer is formed from an adhesive base that contains substantially no gelatin and does contain readily soluble agar.... Agent: Nath & Associates

20070231592 - Gas-barrier laminate film and method for producing same, and image display device: A method for producing a gas-barrier laminate film comprising at least one inorganic layer and at least one organic layer on a substrate film, which comprises forming the organic layer by polymerizing a monomer composition comprising an acrylate monomer having a phosphate ester group, a monomer having a phosphate ester... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070231593 - Conductive connecting members and electrochemical systems: A conductive connecting member 1 is contacted with an electrochemical cell for electrical conduction. The cell has a solid electrolyte film, a first electrode provided on a first face of the solid electrolyte film and contacting a first gas and the first gas, and a second electrode provided on a... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070231594 - Multilayer solder article: A multilayer solder article includes a layer of a first non-lead solder for bonding to an electrically conductive material. A layer of a second non-lead solder can be on the layer of the first solder. The second solder can have a lower melting temperature than the first solder. The melting... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20070231595 - Coatings for molybdenum-based substrates: A coating for a molybdenum-based substrate that may be a bi-layer coating. The lower layer may include a first molybdenum coating compound, such as Mo5Si3, doped with from about 0 to about 10% boron and/or silicon. The upper layer may include a second molybdenum coating compound, such as MoSi2, doped... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070231600 - Organic compound for light-emitting device, light-emitting device, and image display apparatus: A light-emitting device is provided which uses an organic compound to emit light with high luminance and extremely high efficiency. The organic compound is composed of a metal complex having monovalent bidentate ligands. The light-emitting device includes a pair of electrodes which are an anode and a cathode, and plural... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070231599 - Organic electroluminescence device and light emitting apparatus: There is provided an organic electroluminescence device including: a pair of electrodes formed of an anode and a cathode; and an organic compound layer provided between the pair of electrodes, in which: the organic compound layer contains a metal so that the metal partially forms a coordination bond with an... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070231601 - Organic electroluminescent device and display apparatus: An organic electroluminescent device includes an anode, a cathode, a luminescent layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, and a hole-transporting layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. The luminescent layer includes a first sublayer made of a first metal complex and a second sublayer made of a... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070231598 - Electroluminescent polymers: The invention relates to copolymers that comprise the structural units according to formula (1) and iridium complexes as triplet emissives. The inventive polymers are better suited to the use in organic light-emitting diodes than comparable prior art materials.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070231602 - Light-emitting material comprising orthometalated iridium complex, light-emitting device, high efficiency red light-emitting device, and novel iridium complex: e

20070231596 - Oled device with improved efficiency and lifetime: An improved OLED structure that enhances both stability and luminance efficiency, includes a substrate; an anode and a cathode; a light-emitting layer disposed between the anode and cathode; and a hole-transporting structure disposed between the light-emitting layer and the anode including two or more sublayers; a first sublayer in contact... Agent: Pamela R. Crocker Patent Legal Staff

20070231597 - Organic el element and its manufacturing method: There is provided an organic EL element having, between a positive electrode and a negative electrode, a lamination structure formed of organic films having a light emitting layer, a hole transport layer adjacent to a positive electrode side of the light emitting layer, and an electron transport layer adjacent to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070231603 - Permanent magnetic circuit, axisymmetric magnetic field generating method, and manufacturing method for perpendicular magnetic recording medium: A magnetic field generating method and a permanent magnetic circuit for, using magnetic field heat treatment, imparting axisymmetric anisotropy in a direction parallel to the substrate to a soft magnetic body, particularly a soft magnetic backing layer for a perpendicular two-layered magnetic recording medium used in perpendicular magnetic recording. In... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070231604 - Electroconductive composition and application thereof: By using the electroconductive composition of the invention, reduction in resistivity and enhancement in electroconductivity of the coating film can be achieved, and the coating film can be suitable used, for example, as an electroconductive coating film, as a coating film for a coated article and in an anode buffer... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070231605 - Light-emitting device: A light emitting device comprising: an anode; a cathode; a light emissive layer located between the anode and the cathode, said light emissive layer comprising a metal complex for emitting light; the metal complex comprising the group having general formula I:M-L(I) where M is a metal and L is a... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070231606 - Magnetic recording medium and process for producing the same: A magnetic recording medium comprising a substrate and a magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic metal powder and a binder, wherein the ferromagnetic metal powder contains iron, cobalt and form 2 to 20 atom % of yttrium based on a total of iron and cobalt contained in the ferromagnetic metal powder and... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070231607 - Substrate for magnetic recording medium, fabrication method thereof, and magnetic recording medium: A soft magnetic under layer (SUL) is formed on a non-magnetic substrate by an electroless plating method. The SUL formed by plating is subjected to magnetic field heat treatment on conditions that the heat treatment temperature is 150° C. to 350° C., a magnetic field applied to the substrate has... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070231609 - Perpendicular magnetic recording medium and magnetic memory apparatus: A perpendicular magnetic recording medium is disclosed that includes a substrate, and a recording layer formed on the substrate, the recording layer having a magnetic easy axis substantially perpendicular to the surface of the substrate and including three or more magnetic layers containing a Co alloy having a hcp structure.... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070231608 - Perpendicular magnetic recording medium, method of manufacturing the same, and magnetic storage unit: A perpendicular magnetic recording medium is disclosed that includes a substrate; a soft magnetic underlayer formed on the substrate; a seed layer of an amorphous material formed on the soft magnetic underlayer; an oxidation prevention layer formed on the seed layer; an underlayer formed on the oxidation prevention layer, the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070231610 - Magnetic recording medium: A magnetic recording medium including a support having thereon a magnetic layer and a non-magnetic layer in this order, the magnetic layer being formed by applying and drying a magnetic nanoparticle dispersion liquid in which magnetic nanoparticles having a number average particle diameter of 20 nm or less are dispersed,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070231611 - Magnetic recording medium and process of producing the same: A magnetic recording medium including a substrate, a nonmagnetic layer containing nonmagnetic powder and a binder, and a magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic powder and a binder, in this order, wherein the nonmagnetic layer has a thickness of from 0.5 to 2.5 μm, a specific surface area of from 20 to... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070231613 - Magnetic recording medium: A magnetic recording medium including a nonmagnetic support and a magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic powder and a binder, wherein the magnetic layer contains diamond particles having an average particle size of from 20 to 100 nm, a volume per a particle of the ferromagnetic powder is from 100 to 8,000... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070231612 - Magnetic recording medium and method of producing the same: A magnetic recording medium, which comprises: a nonmagnetic support; and a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic powder and a binder, wherein an average surface roughness (Ra) at a center of a surface of the magnetic layer measured by using an atomic force microscope (AFM) is 2 nm or less, the... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070231614 - Ferrite material, ferrite film formed thereof, and radio frequency identification tag with ferrite film: A ferrite material is disclosed, consisting of an oxide metal composition, the metal composition having the formula of FeaNibZncCod, where: a+b+c+d=3.0; 2.1≦a≦2.7; 0≦b≦0.4; 0≦c≦0.4; and 0.1≦d≦0.5. A ferrite film is made of the ferrite material. Preferably, the ferrite film is formed by a ferrite plating method to have a thickness... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070231615 - Magnetic recording medium: A magnetic recording medium including: a back coat layer; a nonmagnetic support; and coated layers including: a nonmagnetic layer containing nonmagnetic powder and a binder; and a magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic powder and a binder, so that the back coat layer, the nonmagnetic support, the nonmagnetic layer and the magnetic... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070231616 - Magnetic recording medium: A magnetic recording medium including a nonmagnetic substrate and a magnetic layer, wherein the nonmagnetic substrate is made from a polyethylene naphthalate and has a thickness of 6.5 μm or smaller, and the magnetic recording medium has a creep deformation of 0.30% or less in a longitudinal direction of the... Agent: Sughrue-265550