Stock material or miscellaneous articles inventions 11/07

20070275184 - Optical film, optical filter and display device including the same: An optical film includes a selective visible light-absorbing layer including at least one dye having a maximum absorption wavelength in a range of about 470 nm to about 510 nm, the selective visible light-absorbing layer having a maximum light transmittance of about 60% or less at the maximum absorption wavelength... Agent: Lee & Morse, P.C.

20070275186 - Dye-based polarizing filim: wherein, X represents a naphthyl group having 1 to 3 sulfo groups, Y represents a phenyl group having 1 to 2 sulfo groups, or a naphthyl group having 1 to 3 sulfo groups, X and Y optionally being substituted with at least one group selected from the group consisting of... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070275185 - Method of making ordered nanostructured layers: A method of making ordered nanostructured layers comprises (a) applying an aqueous composition comprising a chromonic material to the surface of a substrate, (b) applying shear orientation to the aqueous composition, (c) non-covalently crosslinking the resulting ordered nanostructured chromonic layer with a multivalent cation salt (d) exposing the resulting crosslinked... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070275190 - Stackable inkjet recording material: In one aspect of the present system and method, an inkjet recording medium includes a photobase layer, a layer of inorganic oxide dispensed on a first side of the photobase layer, and a layer of ink vehicle absorbing layer formed on a second side of the photobase layer.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070275191 - Methods and compositions for printable surface pre-treatment: Methods and aqueous surface coating compositions are provided for producing a high-resolution ink-jet ink printable coating layer on a surface, the composition comprising at least one polymer selected from a water soluble polymer and a water-emulsifiable polymer, wherein the at least one polymer is present in a concentration of up... Agent: Welsh & Katz, Ltd. Gerald T. Shekleton

20070275195 - Support coil comprising a mechanical locking means and method for the production thereof: A support coil for radially supporting an elastically expanded tube material includes an extruded profile body consisting of a plurality of windings wound about a longitudinal axis of the support coil. Each of the windings has opposing end faces. A ratchet arrangement joins the end faces of the adjacent windings... Agent: Barley Snyder, LLC

20070275196 - Multilayer film having high oxygen transmission and high modulus: The invention provides a multilayer film having an oxygen transmission rate of about 10,000 cc (STP)/m2/day/atm or greater at 23° C. and 0% relative humidity, a modulus of about 15,000 psi or greater in at least one direction. The multilayer film can be used for packaging a wide variety of... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070275197 - Resin composition and multilayer structure: To provide a resin composition including: an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) having an ethylene content of from 15 to 65 mol % and a saponification degree of at least 95 mol %, a phosphoric acid salt (B) which can form a hydrate, and a conjugated polyene compound (C) having a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070275199 - Protective sleeve fabricated with hybrid yarn having wire filaments and methods of construction: A fabric sleeve and hybrid yarn filament used in construction of the sleeve for protecting elongate members against at least one of EMI, RFI or ESD, and methods of construction of the sleeve and hybrid yarn filament. The sleeve includes at least one interlaced hybrid yarn filament having a non-conductive... Agent: Robert L. Stearns Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070275202 - Adhesive tape and method of use: A tape body having an adhesive layer includes a tape center to be affixed to an object and a tape outer periphery continuous to an outer periphery of the tape center and separable therefrom. A release paper includes a release paper center laminated on the tape center except at the... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20070275201 - Pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet: The present invention relates to a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet, which includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive film including a base material layer and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer disposed on at least one side of the base material layer, in which the base material layer includes a soft vinyl chloride resin and contains... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070275205 - Recordable multilayer optical disk, recording method, reproducing method, and recording apparatus: For example, a recordable single-sided two-layer optical disk which is recorded into and reproduced from with light whose wavelength is 405 nm is so configured that, if the front layer is an L0 layer and the inner layer is an L1 layer when viewed from the light entrance surface (or... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070275207 - Carpet tile and related methods: Carpet tile, carpet tiles, or modular flooring include a carpet face or show surface in overlying relation to a backing of or including adjoined particle elements. In particular, but not exclusively, the carpet tiles incorporate a carpet surface or carpet face, having, for example, a pile or non-pile surface. In... Agent: Legal Department (m-495)

20070275209 - Non-skid drop cloth: A skid-resistant plastic sheets that can reduce or overcome the problem of slippage and hence reduce the bodily injuries as well as equipment damage. Various ways to achieve or obtain skid-resistance in single plastic sheets are described. These skid-resistant dust protective plastic sheets may be manufactured in one step process... Agent: Brown & Michaels, PC 400 M & T Bank Building

20070275182 - Matrix liquid crystal display: The invention relates to a matrix liquid crystal display containing integrated non-linear elements and a liquid crystal mixture which has a particularly high resistivity.... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20070275183 - Transparent thermoplastic film and a method of producing the same: A method of producing a transparent thermoplastic film comprising transversely stretching a film by 1% to 200%, wherein a ratio (Lc/Wc) of a clutch length (Lc) of a chuck to a clutch depth (Wc) of the chuck in the transverse stretching zone is in the range of 3 to 50.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070275187 - Cellulose acylate film and method for producing same, and retardation film, polarizing plate and liquid crystal display device comprising the film: wherein when it is assumed that 8 is the Bragg angle, 2θ1 and 2θ3 indicate 2θ at which the intensity becomes the minimum in the 2θ range of 4° to 5° and 14° to 16°, respectively, 2θ2 indicates 2θ at which the intensity becomes the maximum in the 2θ range... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070275188 - Method for producing cellulose acylate film and cellulose acylate film: A method for producing a cellulose acylate film comprising preliminarily drawing a cellulose acylate film at a temperature in the range of (Tg−20)° C. to (Tg+50)° C.; and heating the film at a temperature not less than (−285×S+1000)° C. and less than a melting point of the film for 0.01... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070275189 - Vacuum roll coated security thin film interference products with overt and/or covert patterned layers: A security article provides a covert feature as well as an optically variable effect on one side thereof and a mirror-like reflective effect on another side. The article includes an interference filter consisting of a first reflective layer, a dielectric layer on the first reflective layer, and an absorber layer... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20070275192 - Insulating glass unit with an elastoplastic spacer strip and a method of applying the spacer strip: An insulating glass unit includes an elastoplastic spacer strip and at least two panes. The spacer strip includes a drying agent and has side surfaces configured to adhere to opposite pane surfaces, an inside surface configured to face an inside space between the panes, and an outer surface that is... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20070275193 - Functional materials and novel methods for the fabrication of microfluidic devices: The presently disclosed subject matter provides functional perfluoropolyether (PFPE) materials for use in fabricating and utilizing microscale devices, such as a microfluidic device. The functional PFPE materials can be used to adhere layers of PFPE materials to one another or to other substrates to form a microscale device. Further, the... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20070275194 - Slidingly detachable core member and cold shrink tube unit having the same: A slidingly detachable core member (12) for use within an elastic tube (16) is provided. The core member (12) has a hollow cylindrical body (22) and a sliding material (24) associated with the body. An extension (26) is provided in the body (22) and extends outward.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070275198 - Multilayered package with barrier properties: The present invention provides compositions useful as a barrier layer in, for example, packaging products. The compositions generally comprise a blend of (i) a polyester resin, preferably an aromatic polyester resin such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and (ii) a polyamide material (e.g., MXD6). The blend optionally may further comprise (iii)... Agent: Valspar Sourcing, Inc.

20070275200 - Self-adhesive film: A self-adhesive film comprises a substrate layer and an adhesive layer on the substrate layer, which comprises a carboxylic acid-modified thermoplastic elastomer, a carboxylic acid-unmodified thermoplastic elastomer, a crosslinking agent and a plasticizer. A self-adhesive functional film comprises a substrate layer, an adhesive layer formed on one side of the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070275203 - Separating layer carrier: The invention relates to a separating layer carrier suitable for supporting a self-adhesive material provided with a layer of adhesive (20). Said carrier comprises a relief structure (22) with raised sections that form essentially complementary channels in the layer of adhesive (20), through which air blocked by the adhesion can... Agent: Perret Doise A Professional Law Corporation

20070275204 - Clean edged cards on plastic carrier: A card sheet includes a top material having weakened separation lines and a carrier material of at least one layer of polymer. The weakened separation lines define the borders of cards. The carrier material is directly applied on an inner surface of the top material. The top material has an... Agent: Avery Dennison Corporation Patent Group

20070275206 - Optical recording medium: The optical recording medium according to the present invention comprises a transparent substrate, a recording layer, an optical reflective layer, and a protective layer, wherein the last three layers mentioned are formed on the substrate in this sequence, and enables recoding at a recording linear velocity of 27.9 m/s or... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20070275208 - Polymer sheet for projection screen: A polymer sheet for use in a projection screen comprises polyorgano silsesquioxane microspheres that enhance light diffusing characteristics. Also disclosed is a projection screen comprising at least two glass plates and the polymer sheet disposed therebetween. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing a polymer sheet by incorporating the microspheres... Agent: Hasse & Nesbitt LLC

20070275211 - Repair of composite sandwich structures with uneven bond surfaces: A method of restoring a section of a component having a honeycomb bonded to a skin includes the steps of separating a first honeycomb from the skin, wherein the honeycomb includes an uneven surface. At least a portion of the uneven surface is removed to form a bonding surface on... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/pratt & Whitney

20070275212 - Repair of perforated acoustic skins by reverse pin transfer molding: A method of restoring a section of a composite includes the steps of removing an undesirable section of a perforated composite and depositing a repair material in the location of the removed, undesirable section. The repair material is then cured. Before completing the curing step, one or more opening are... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/pratt & Whitney

20070275210 - High-temperature layered system for dissipating heat and method for producing said system: Layered systems in prior art are inefficient at cooling an external hot gas. The inventive layered system comprises an external porous layer, in which the pore walls of the pores have differing thicknesses. This improves the cooling action by preventing too much heat from entering the layered system.... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070275213 - Irregular surface structure of an object surface: An irregular surface structure formed on the surface of an object. The irregular surface structure is comprised of convexities and concavities formed on the surface of then object. The surface roughness of bottom surfaces of the concavities is greater than the surface roughness of top surfaces of the convexities.... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20070275214 - Transport belt for a machine for producing web material and a method for producing such a transport belt: A transport belt for a machine for producing a fiber material web, in particular paper or paperboard, has, on a web material side, a web material contact surface and, on a machine side, a machine contact surface, wherein a multiplicity of depressions are provided in the transport belt on the... Agent: Taylor & Aust, P.C.

20070275215 - Diffusers and methods of manufacture: Diffusers including of a plurality of protruded structures with each structure containing multiple rugged facets are disclosed. The diffuser may be fabricated by coating a mixture of materials on a carrier film, the mixture of materials including at least a first material that polymerizes upon irradiation and at least a... Agent: Ronald D. Trice

20070275216 - Sandwich component, in particular transparent component for a vehicle roof system: A sandwich component, in particular a transparent component for a vehicle roof system, includes first and second panes that are connected with each other by an adhesive layer. At least one carrier part is embedded in the adhesive layer.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070275217 - Pressure sensitive record material: The invention describes a sheet product comprising a paper sheet having on its front a printable coating comprising a pigment and a binder, and on its back isolated droplets of colour former solution each confined within a pressure rupturable barrier, in which the paper sheet carrying said pigment/binder coating has... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070275218 - Multilayer film and image display device: A multilayer film is produced by forming a first and a second layers consecutively on at least one surface of a biaxially stretched polyester base. The first layer contains particles and a binder both composed mainly of either tin oxide, indium oxide, zirconium oxide, or titanium oxide. When the refractive... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070275219 - Interpolymers suitable for multilayer films: The present invention relates to compositions and processes of making and using interpolymers having a controlled molecular weight distribution. Multilayer films and film layers derived from novel ethylene/α-olefin interpolymers are also disclosed.... Agent: Jones Day / Dow

20070275220 - Method for coating a multilayer film and product having a multilayer coated film: A method of applying a multilayer coating film, in which two or more layers of coating film are applied to a flat plate, such as steel plate, by baking finish, which method is effective for preventing of foam generation; and a product with multilayer coating film obtained by the method.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070275221 - Near-infrared absorption film: A near-infrared absorption film which is excellent in transmittance to visible light in wide wavelengths has a base film and a near-infrared absorption layer which contains a diimmonium compound. The diimmonium compound has an endothermic peak of 220° C. or more, determined from differential scanning calorimetry (DSC measurement) with temperature... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070275222 - Porous insulating film and its laminates: A porous insulating film comprising a highly heat resistant resin film having a fine porous structure with a mean pore size of 0.01-5 μm in at least the center of the film, and a porosity of 15-80%. A laminate is prepared by forming a heat resistant adhesive layer or a... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070275223 - Document sheet with recessed cavity and window two-sided printing of an object received therein: A document sheet with a removably attached object thereon having simplified inexpensive construction and having a reduced cross-sectional thickness enabling use of the sheet in printers without the risk of jamming the printer. The document sheet also allows both sides of the object to be printed prior to its removal... Agent: Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, Lc Attn: BoxIPDept.

20070275224 - Motor vehicle part made of plastics material comprising polypropylene filled with glass fibers: The invention relates to a plastics material part for a motor vehicle, the part comprising polypropylene filled with non-recycled glass fibers. The part further comprises 15% to 25% polypropylene filled with recycled glass fibers.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070275225 - Reinforced fluoropolymer plates, production methods thereof, corrosion-resistant reactors containing said plates, production methods of same and fluorination methods performed in said reactors: The invention relates to a reinforced fluoropolymer plate comprising a fluoropolymer layer on one of the faces thereof and a carbon fibre sheet on the other face of same, whereby at least part of the carbon fibre sheet is impregnated with fluoropolymer. The invention also relates to an acid-corrosion-resistant chemical... Agent: Welsh & Katz, Ltd

20070275226 - Chemical mechanical polishing pad: The invention provides a polishing pad suitable for planarizing at least one of semiconductor, optical and magnetic substrates. The polishing pad includes a polymeric matrix having a top polishing surface. The top polishing surface has polymeric polishing asperities or forms polymeric polishing asperities upon conditioning with an abrasive. The polymeric... Agent: Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials Cmp Holdings, Inc.

20070275227 - Carpet backings prepared from hydroxylated vegetable oil-based polyurethanes: A textile having at least one adherent polyurethane backing, the backing being prepared from a polyurethane forming composition which comprises: (A) a polyisocyanate and (B) a mixture of a hydroxylated vegetable oil having a functionality of 1-4 and a blowing agent.... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20070275228 - Tackable furniture panels having foam substrates: Substrates having tackable surfaces are disclosed. Such a substrate may include a tackable foam sheet and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer affixed to the tackable foam sheet. The pressure sensitive adhesive layer may include a pressure sensitive adhesive and a release backing. A furniture panel having a tackable surface may... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20070275229 - Molded article with foam-encased adhesion-resistant reinforcing member and method: A molded article includes a rotationally-molded body of polymer material, and a reinforcing member substantially encased within and in direct contact with the polymer material. Both the polymer material and the reinforcing member have their own unique post-molding shrinkage characteristics. A slip zone, defining a void in the body of... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20070275230 - Methods and systems for creating a material with nanomaterials: Methods and systems for creating a material with nanomaterials attached are provided. The material used may be flexible. The material used may also be transparent. Also, the method and system disclosed may be performed at room temperature. The nanomaterials located on the material may be conductive or semi-conductive. Methods for... Agent: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr LLP

20070275231 - Fire protection means and method for the production thereof: A fire protection means integratable into a construction element. The inventive fire protection means includes at least one hybrid foil system. At least one foil of the system is coated with intumescent material. A method for producing the fire protection means and a glazing unit provided therewith are also disclosed.... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070275232 - Structures, systems and methods for joining articles and materials and uses therefor: This invention provides novel nanofibers and nanofiber structures which posses adherent properties, as well as the use of such nanofibers and nanofiber comprising structures in the coupling and/or joining together of articles or material.... Agent: Nanosys Inc.

20070275233 - Method for glossing solid surface and film-forming coating liquid: The method of glossing a solid surface by forming a film thereon has the steps of: preparing a film-forming coating liquid containing at least an isocyanate compound having two or more isocyanate groups, a synthetic resin having a functional group which reacts with the isocyanate group, and an organic solvent;... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070275234 - Photocromic primer composition having high impact resistance and transparent material coated with the same: Disclosed are a primer composition having photochromic property and impact resistance for coating transparent materials and a photochromic transparent material having a primer layer formed by coating and curing the primer composition. The primer composition for coating transparent materials comprises: a) 5-90 parts by weight of a polyurethane containing Brønsted... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20070275235 - Coated water-swellable material: This invention is directed to coated water-swellable materials, typically solid, particulate, water-swellable materials, i.e. materials that comprise hydrogel-forming polymers, whereof at least a part is coated with a coating, which substantially does not break when the polymers swell, as set out in the method herein. Said coating is present at... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070275236 - Halogen-free soft wrapping foil made of a polyolefin containing magnesium hydroxide: Halogen-free wrapping foil comprising a polyolefin and magnesium hydroxide, characterized in that the magnesium hydroxide has an optionally irregularly spherical shape and the thickness of the wrapping foil is 30 to 200 μm and in particular 50 to 130 μm.... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, Pa

20070275237 - Electromagnetic shielding tape: An electromagnetic shielding (EMS) tape is provided. The EMS tape comprises a conductive backing film; and a thermosetting resin layer coated on the conductive backing film. The conductive backing film comprises aluminum foil. The thermosetting resin layer comprises modified carboxylated NBR, dimer acid-modified thermosetting epoxy resins and heat-resistive acrylic resins.... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070275238 - Waterproof vapor-permeable multilayer article: A waterproof vapor-permeable multilayer article, comprising at least one first layer made of a material that is vapor-permeable and microporous and is at least partially hygroscopic or can assume hygroscopic characteristics over time, and at least one second layer that is waterproof and vapor-permeable.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070275239 - Medical adhesive and medical adhesive tape or sheet: The present invention provides a medical adhesive and a medical adhesive tape or sheet superior in the fixing performance, particularly perspiration-resistant fixing, which shows low skin irritation and suitable adhesive strength. The present invention provides a medical adhesive containing a water-dispersed copolymer obtained by copolymerizing 100 parts by weight of... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070275240 - Chemically crosslinkable adhesive strips that can be detached by pulling in the direction of the bond plane of adhesion: R2 is an alkylene group connecting X and Y and may be branched, or else may contain oxygen or other heteroatoms in the chain; m is a whole number, but at least 1; and a tackifier resin, the adhesive film strip being detachable by extensive stretching in the direction of... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

20070275241 - Hybrid inorganic polymer systems: An inorganic polymer which comprises one or more organic functional groups and which has the following empirical formula: Rm[M2O]x[Al2O3]y[SiO2]zXqPH2O, in which: R represents an organic functional group; M is an alkali metal; X is selected from chlorine and fluorine; m is >0; q is ≧0; x is from 1 to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070275242 - Articles derived from compositions containing modified polybutylene terephthalate (pbt) random copolymers derived from polyethylene terephthalate (pet): Compositions of matter including articles derived from (a) from 5 to 99.99 wt % of a modified polybutylene terephthalate random copolymer that (1) is derived from polyethylene terephthalate and (2) contains a at least one residue derived from polyethylene terephthalate selected from the group consisting of antimony, germanium, diethylene glycol... Agent: Sabic - O8cv - Cpp Sabic Innovative Plastics -IPLegal

20070275244 - Particles: Disclosed are particles containing substrates and an anion-binding layer, containing one or more anion-forming organic active compounds or active compound/colorant mixtures; processes for preparing said particles and to methods of use thereof in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, formulations, paints, coatings, plastics, films, in security printing, in security features in documents or identity... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20070275243 - Sodium percarbonate particles, process for their production, their use and detergent compositions containing them: Sodium percarbonate particles presenting an improved long term stability expressed as a heat output at 40° C. measured after storage during 12 weeks at 40° C., of less than 5 μW/g, or expressed as an Avox recovery of at least 70 after storage for 8 weeks at 55° C. Process... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070275245 - Activation of a glass surface: The invention relates to a pane of curved glass, at least one of the main faces of which is activated. The activation may especially be performed by abrasion by direct rubbing of the glass surface. Advantageously, an abrasive belt closed on itself and traveling over the surface of the glass... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070275246 - Biolithographical deposition and materials and devices formed therefrom: A method for biolithographical deposition of molecules is provided. According to an embodiment of the method, a reactive layer (e.g., a polysaccharide mass) having a surface region coated with a biologically compatible resist is provided. A portion of the biologically compatible resist is selectively removed to expose an exposed portion... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20070275247 - Method for producing a fire-retardant veneer, and corresponding fire-retardant veneer: For producing a fire-resistant veneer or material composite having different core materials (4) without adding salts or other commercial fire-retardant materials, according to the invention liquid is drawn out from the pores of the veneer (1) by heat treatment and is replaced by resin, and the veneer is, if required,... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070275248 - Film and method for making the same and method for making an iml product: A method for making an IML (in-mold labeled) product (40), comprising: providing a substrate (31) having a first surface (311) and an opposite second surface (312); forming a patterned layer (32) on the first surface of the substrate by printing; forming a hard coated layer (33) on the second surface... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070275249 - Substrate for flexible display devices: A flexible substrate with electromagnetic shielding (EMS) function is provided. This substrate comprises a conductive backing film; and a thermosetting resin layer coated on the conductive backing film. The conductive backing film comprises aluminum foil. The thermosetting resin layer comprises modified carboxylated NBR, dimer acid-modified thermosetting epoxy resins and heat-resistive... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070275250 - Copolymer of styrene and maleic anhydride comprising an epoxy resin composition and a co-cross linking agent: A composition useful as an impregnant for the making of laminates for printed wiring boards including an epoxy resin a first cross-linking agent of a strene-maleic anhydride copolymer and a second co-cross-linking agent.... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20070275251 - Uv-treated wooden tool handle: A UV-treated tool handle having a base layer of dark polyurethane coating coated on the surface of a wooden handle body thereof, an intermediate layer of transparent polyurethane coating coated on the base layer of dark polyurethane coating, and an outer layer of UV spray paint coated on the intermediate... Agent: Pai Patent & Trademark Law Firm

20070275252 - Method of making thermally tempered coated article with transparent conductive oxide (tco) coating in color compression configuration, and product made using same: Example embodiments of this invention relate to a method of making a thermally tempered coated article including a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) film in a color compression configuration supported by a tempered glass substrate. A coated article, that is thermally tempered and made by such a process, is also provided.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070275253 - Appliance with coated transparency: An appliance transparency, such as an oven transparency, includes at least one substrate and a coating deposited over at least a portion of the substrate. The coating includes at least one metal layer, such as a metallic silver layer. The metal layer can have a thickness in the range of... Agent: Andrew C. Siminerio Ppg Industries, Inc.

20070275255 - Curable siloxane composition with modified surface properties: The present invention relates to new curable siloxane compositions, and their use for the manufacture of cured products thereof having modified release properties. The modified release forces are achieved by incorporating a selected pressure sensitive adhesive additive.... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark, LLP

20070275254 - Silicon substrate and method of forming the same: A silicon substrate 1 has a structure in which a depression of a silicon crystal is formed on at least one principal surface 2 side of a crystalline silicon substrate and which has a vitreous region 3 filled in the depression and consisting primarily of silicon oxide. The vitreous region... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070275256 - Coating compositions exhibiting corrosion resistance properties, related coated substrates, and methods: Coating compositions are disclosed that include corrosion resisting particles such that the coating composition can exhibit corrosion resistance properties. Also disclosed are substrates at least partially coated with a coating deposited from such a composition and multi-component composite coatings, wherein at least one coating later is deposited from such a... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20070275257 - Silica-based particles, method of producing the same, paint for forming coating film and coated: To provide silica-based particles with a low refractive index, the hollow and spherical silica-based particles include porous materials or cavities inside an outer shell thereof by growing porous composite oxide particles (primary particles) adjusting a ratio of a quantity of added silica sources versus a quantity of added sources for... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20070275258 - Curable starch composition, modified starch, preparation method and articles: A curable starch composition comprising a mixture of a starch and a curing agent having a functional group complementally reactive with at least one hydroxyl group contained in a starch molecule; and a modified starch having at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of a hydrocarbon group, acid... Agent: Fisher, Christen & Sabol

20070275259 - Method of producing metal nanoparticles and metal nanoparticles produced thereby: The present invention relates to a method of producing metal nanoparticles and the metal nanoparticles produced thereby and in particular, to a method of producing metal nanoparticles comprising preparing a first solution including a dispersing stabilizer and a polar solvent; preparing a second solution including a metal precursor and a... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070275260 - Palladium-containing particles, method and apparatus of manufacturing palladium-containing devices made therefrom: Provided are palladium-containing powders and a method and apparatus for manufacturing the palladium-containing particles of high quality, of a small size and narrow size distribution. An aerosol is generated from liquid feed and sent to a furnace, where liquid in droplets in the aerosol is vaporized to permit formation of... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

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20070275262 - Reducing formation of tin whiskers on a tin plating layer: A plated substrate comprises a plating layer disposed outwardly from a substrate. The substrate comprises a substrate material, where the substrate material comprises a metal. The plating layer comprises a plating material and blocking particles. The plating material comprises grains, and the blocking particles are disposed within interstices between the... Agent: Baker Botts LLP

20070275263 - Bonded metal components having uniform thermal conductivity characteristics and method of making same: Cookware having improved uniform heat transfer over the entire cross section thereof, the cookware formed from a multi-layered composite metal having a layer of stainless steel roll bonded at or near the core of the composite to act as a thermal barrier and provide more uniform heat distribution on the... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070275264 - Stainless steel strip coated with a decorative layer: The invention relates to a coated stainless steel strip product with an evenly distributed layer on one side or both sides of said strip. Said layer has a decorative appearance, the thickness of said layer is maximally 10 μm, the tolerance of said layer is maximally +/−30% of the layer... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070275266 - Organic electroluminescence device: An organic electroluminescent device including an anode (1), a first emitting layer (3), a carrier barrier layer (4), a second emitting layer (5), and a cathode (7) stacked in that order; the first emitting layer (3) including a host material of a compound represented by X—(Y)n, and a dopant material... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070275265 - Organic light emitting layer with a reduced phosphorescent dopant concentration and applications of same: An organic light emitting device having a light emitting layer. The light emitting layer comprises an asymmetrically organometallic chelating complex in the amount of A by weight, a polyamine compound having the chemical formula containing two or more tertiaryamines in the amount of B by weight, and a phosphorescent material... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070275268 - Cutting tool made of surface-coated cubic boron nitride-based ultra-high-pressure sintered material: A cutting tool made of a surface-coated cubic boron nitride-based ultra-high-pressure sintered material, comprising a cutting insert main body formed by ultra-high-pressure sintering of a compact composed of titanium nitride, aluminum and/or aluminum oxide, and boron nitride, and a hard coating layer vapor deposited on the main body. The main... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070275267 - Mechanical seals and method of manufacture: A mechanical seal structure and a method for manufacture that employs at least one ceramic seal face prepared by a thermal spray process.... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20070275269 - Magnetic recording medium and magnetic storage unit: A magnetic recording medium is disclosed that includes a substrate; and an underlayer, a first magnetic layer, a non-magnetic coupling layer, a second magnetic layer, a third magnetic layer, a non-magnetic separation layer, and a fourth magnetic layer stacked in this order on the substrate. The first magnetic layer and... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070275270 - Information medium: An information medium which is capable of maintaining the protection capability by a lubricant for a long term. An information medium has a recording area and a non-recording area disposed on at least one surface of a disk-shaped base plate. The information medium is configured such that a lubricant exists... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070269613 - Polymer enhanced cholesteric electro-optical devices: The present invention provides liquid crystal devices comprised of a composite of an internal polymer network localized on the substrate surfaces and short-pitch dual-frequency switchable cholesteric liquid crystal that operate in two different modes including in-plane switching (amplitude modulation) and out-of-plane switching (phase modulation). The invention further provides a method... Agent: Hudak, Shunk & Farine, Co., L.p.a.

20070269619 - Ink-jet ink-receptive composition, ink composition set for ink-jet recording, and ink-jet recording method: An ink-jet ink-receptive composition, which resolves problems such as blurring of images and show-through occurring when water soluble dye inks are employed on uncoated paper such as plain paper or ordinary postcards and which provide a high density and high quality image, contains a specific silica particle aggregate and polyvinylpyrrolidone.... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20070269621 - Device, method for manufacturing device, and method for forming film: A device includes a bank, a film disposed in a region surrounded by the bank, and a groove extending along the periphery of the region. A method for forming a film by providing a liquid containing a functional material in a region surrounded by a bank includes forming a groove... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070269622 - Microlayer low scalping barrier packaging material: A low scalping laminate material for food packaging is formed from a core layer of paper or paperboard having a first side and as second side. A polymeric coating is applied to the first side of the core layer. A food contacting barrier layer is disposed on the second side... Agent: Tetra Pak US Intellectual Property Department Tetra Pak Inc.

20070269626 - Self-releasing lint tape: A lint tape that contains a base sheet and an adhesive coating is generally provided. The base sheet is formed from a fibrous web that is impregnated with a binder composition, and the adhesive coating includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive and a detackifying agent. Through appropriate selection of the type and... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20070269627 - Fibrous structures comprising a region of auxiliary bonding and methods for making same: Fibrous structures, more particularly fibrous structures comprising a region of auxiliary bonding and methods for making same are provided.... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070269630 - Multiple face fabric towel: A versatile fabric for use as a towel includes multiple surface areas that are formed of different materials. A support web has hydrophilic and hydrophobic materials woven therethrough. The hydrophilic material is interlaced with the web to define loops of material which extend from a first portion of the web... Agent: Laubscher & Laubscher, P.C.

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20070269615 - Substrate film for optical sheets, optical sheet, and liquid crystal display module: An object of the present invention is to provide a substrate film for optical sheets, an optical sheet and a backlight unit which can markedly enhance utilization efficiency of rays of light and dramatically increase luminance and which are suited for immediate beneath type liquid crystal display modules and the... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20070269617 - Cellulose acylate film and method for producing same, and retardation film, polarizing plate and liquid crystal display device comprising the film: wherein when it is assumed that θis the Bragg angle, 2θ1 and 2θ3 indicate 2θ at which the intensity becomes the minimum in the 2θ range of 4° to 5° and 14° to 16°, respectively, 2θ2 indicates 2θ at which the intensity becomes the maximum in the 2θ range of... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070269616 - Polarizing plate and image display including the same: A polarizing plate is provided that has excellent polarization properties and high surface hardness and can have a reduced thickness. The polarizing plate includes a polarizer and a cured resin layer. The cured resin layer is formed directly on at least one surface of the polarizer. The cured resin layer... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070269618 - Method for making contoured decorative grass: Method for producing decorative grass, such as Easter grass, from a sheet or web of material having a decorative pattern thereon. The decorative pattern may be printed material and/or embossed patterns thereon, or a non-linear side edge that provides the decorative grass with a contoured configuration.... Agent: Dunlap Codding & Rogers, P.C.

20070269620 - Thermal transfer sheet: To provide a thermal-transfer sheet having a back layer that can be prepared without heat treatment such as aging and is superior in heat resistance and sliding property, and has no such defect of printed images as wrinkling and tailing during printing. A thermal-transfer sheet having a substrate film, a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070269623 - Flex crack resistant low density polyethylene films: A sealant film for use in a film structure for the manufacture of pouches and bags for containing flowable materials, the sealant film comprising: (1) from about 2.0 to about 9.5 wt %, based on 100 wt % total composition, of an ethylene C4-C10-alpha-olefin interpolymer having a density of from... Agent: Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Attn: Kathleen W. Geiger, Esq.

20070269625 - In-mold label container with rib and method of manufacturing the same: An in-mold label container with ribs enabling an increase in heat insulation property against a temperature on the inside of the container and an increase in heat absorbing property against a temperature on the outside of the container and a method of manufacturing the container. In the in-mold label container... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070269624 - Multi-layer material leakproof seal for a stopper, typically for a stopper cap: The seal (1, 1′,1″), which is made of a multilayered material (2), is used as a capsule for sealing a bottle of wine and comprises a layer C which can be subjected to resilient axial compression, and a layer B forming a barrier to oxygen. In said seal, layer B... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070269629 - Formulations useful in the production of anti-shrink - copy-protected optical recording media: Formulations useful in the manufacture of anti-theft and copy-protected digital recording media, in an embodiment comprising a state change material in a hardcoat polymer.... Agent: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

20070269628 - Optical recording medium, recording and reproducing method thereof, and optical recording and reproducing apparatus: The present invention is aimed to provide a high-performance single-sided double-layer optical recording medium with reduced crosstalk between recording marks, wherein favorable recording signal properties are obtained even from the second recording layer located more distant from the substrate to which the light is applied, and reproducing method thereof, and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070269631 - Carpet tile, installation, and methods of manufacture and installation thereof: A carpet tile having a first layer of a non-woven primary backing having pile elements tufted through the backing to form loops on an underside of the backing is described. The tile includes a second layer of a secondary backing and having loops provided substantially across the underside of the... Agent: Mccarthy Tetrault LLP

20070269632 - Sound absorbing material: A sound absorbing material (10) including cover sheets (30) superimposing on both surfaces of a base sheet (20) and fixed thereto by thermoforming (suitable fixing means) (51), wherein the base sheet (20) is made of a non-woven fabric composed of extra fine fibers which are manufactured by a melt blown... Agent: Muramatsu & Associates

20070269633 - Oriented strand board: The invention relates to an Oriented Strand Board (OSB), comprising a core layer and two face layers, whereby at least one layer comprises an adhesive composition, characterised in that the adhesive composition comprises a resin composition comprising urea and formaldehyde, whereby the resin composition further comprises melamine and/or an aromatic... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070269634 - Honeycomb structure and method for producing the same: There is provided a honeycomb structure and a method for producing the honeycomb structure, capable of reducing variance in pore diameter depending on part and capable of increasing the mean pore diameter as a whole. There is provided a method for producing a cordierite honeycomb structure 1 including the step... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070269635 - Decorative sheet, formed product and transportation apparatus: A decorative sheet that may be attached to a surface of an object includes a base member, which has first and second opposed principal surfaces; a protective layer, which is arranged over the first principal surface of the base member; and a coloring layer, which is arranged either over the... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070269636 - Two-shot injection molding apparatus and method: An injection molding manufacturing apparatus and method that facilitates the formation of a blind hole in a two-component assembly in which a first component is molded in-situ in a second component. A first cylindrically-shaped component having a transverse socket with a blind hole is injected molding and then transferred into... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP Attn: Stefan V. Stein/IPDept.

20070269637 - Deck grip: A deck grip which in use is to support the feet of the occupant of a sports board, the deck grip having a base and an undulating upper surface spaced from the base and defined by a series of spaced ridges where the alternate ridges are of a greater height... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20070269638 - Shell laminated structure in helmet: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a shell laminated structure realizing a further light weight formation of a helmet while improvement for shock absorbing characteristic is assured. There is provided a laminated structure in which either the net-like member or the sheet-like member having many holes is... Agent: Watson Cole Grindle Watson, P.l.l.c.

20070269639 - Shaped interlayer for heads-up display windshields and process for preparing same: A self-supporting adhesive web 10 having a uniform thickness profile across at least 20% of its width as shown by areas A and B and a wedge-shaped thickness profile in areas C and D. As shown in FIG. 2, a laminate comprises sheets of glass 12 and 14 having sandwiched... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070269640 - Antistatic paper and panel: A décor paper for use as a surface on a floor panel has applied to it quaternary ammonium compounds in a resin mixture. The resin may be urea or melamine resin, and the mixture may also include abrasion-resistant particles such as corundum. The mixture applied to the paper provides it... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark, LLP

20070269641 - Solvent stable tinted iridescent film: The present invention provides colored iridescent film comprising a core of substantially parallel layers wherein alternate of the layers comprise a first polymer and the remaining layers comprise a second polymer and at least one of the layers contains organic pigment. The present colored iridescent film may advantageously be used... Agent: Chief Patent Counsel Engelhard Corporation

20070269642 - Decorative sheet, formed product and transportation apparatus: A decorative sheet includes a base member made of a resin material; a decoration layer, which is supported by the base member and which includes a pigment; and two resin layers, which are arranged so as to sandwich the decoration layer between them. The two resin layers are made of... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070269643 - Antimicrobial pool filter: Provided is a filter medium comprised of core-sheath fibers wherein the sheath portion comprises an effective amount of antimicrobial agent. Preferably, all fibers of the filter medium comprise such core-sheath fibers, so that every fiber of the filter medium contains the antimicrobial agent to effectively deter bacterial growth.... Agent: Johns Manville

20070269644 - Method of increasing loft in a porous fiber reinforced thermoplastic sheet: A method of fabricating a porous, fiber-reinforced thermoplastic sheet having increased lofting properties is provided. The method includes adding reinforcing fibers having an average length of about 5 mm to about 50 mm, and thermoplastic resin powder particles to an agitated aqueous foam to form a dispersed mixture, laying the... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070269645 - Lightweight thermoplastic composite including reinforcing skins: A lightweight fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite having an improved combination of surface roughness, flexural and shear characteristics. The composite generally comprises a fiber reinforced thermoplastic core containing reinforcing fibers bonded together with a first thermoplastic resin in which the core has a first surface and a second surface and at... Agent: Mark L. Warzel

20070269646 - Bond termination of pores in a porous diamond dielectric material: A porous diamond dielectric material having a low dielectric constant and a method of forming such a material are described herein. A porous diamond dielectric material demonstrates high mechanical strength and has a low dielectric constant because of the presence of the pores. The dielectric constant is further decreased by... Agent: Intel/blakely

20070269647 - Polymer foams with treated fillers, fabrication method and products using same: The present invention provides for a polymer composite foam with a treated filler and methods for making the same. The polymer composite foam includes a polymer capable of being formed into a polymeric foam and a treated filler, wherein the polymer defines a plurality of cells dispersed therethrough and the... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070269649 - Biaxially oriented polyester film for heat-metal lamination: The invention relates to biaxially oriented polyester films which are suitable for lamination to sheet metal; the invention in particular relates to a polyester film which (based on the weight of polyester) comprises from 1 to 8% by weight of isophthalate-derived units, and also comprises not only particles whose median... Agent: Propat, L.L.C.

20070269648 - Methods for the implementation of nanocrystalline and amorphous metals and alloys as coatings: Methods for the use of nanocrystalline or amorphous metals or alloys as coatings with industrial processes are provided Three, specific, such methods have been detailed. One of the preferred embodiments provides a method for the high volume electrodeposition of many components with a nanocrystalline or amorphous metal or alloy, and... Agent: Robert A. Diaz Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC

20070269650 - Coating materials: Aqueous coating materials comprising a) particles having an average size ≧10 nm and ≦500 nm composed of addition polymer and finely divided inorganic solid (composite particles) and b) at least one pulverulent pigment selected from the group comprising zinc oxide, zinc sulfide, iron(III) oxide, tin dioxide and also titanium dioxide... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070269651 - Films with microcapsules: An article comprising: a functionalized substrate comprising: a composition susceptible to aqueous attack, wherein said composition is selected from water-soluble materials, partially water soluble materials, water-dispersible materials, water-disintegrating materials, and mixtures thereof; and a plurality of microcapsules encapsulating a functional composition, wherein said plurality of microcapsules is incorporated with said... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070269652 - Optical disk: The present invention provides an optical disk that has a substrate, an information recording layer or an information-recording unit, a semi-transparent reflection layer and an image-recording layer provided in this order, and can be used for recording and playback of information by irradiating a laser from the side of the... Agent: Taiyo Corporation

20070269653 - Coating compositon, undercoating composition, multilayer body having coating film made of such composition, photocatalyst coating film, and molded body: The coating composition of the present invention contains an organic-inorganic hybrid polymer and a polysiloxane having a specific molecular weight, wherein the organic-inorganic hybrid polymer is prepared from a specific silane compound and a specific silyl group-containing polymer, and the weight ratio (Wa/Wb) between the silane compound content (Wa) and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070269654 - Process for making a monofilament-like product: The invention relates to a process for making a monofilament-like product from a precursor containing at least one strand of a spun yarn made from polyolefin staple fibres, comprising the steps of a) exposing the precursor to a temperature within the melting point range of the polyolefin for a time... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070269655 - Nanofibers, nanotubes and nanofiber mats comprising crystalline metal oxides and methods of making the same: Inorganic nanofibers comprise an inorganic matrix material surface functionalized with at least one metal oxide in crystalline form. Crystal growth on external surfaces may occur in substantial alignment with a longitudinal axis of the nanofibers, and the crystals are typically between about 10.0 nm and 30.0 nm in size. The... Agent: Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider, LLP

20070269656 - Production of spherical polyamide particles: Spherical polyamide particles having a mean particle size of less than 1 mm, notably less than 100 μm, are produced by dispersing the polyamide monomers in an inert liquid and then polymerizing same.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070269657 - Method for the production of an isotropic polymeric network: The present invention relates to a method for the production of an isotropic polymeric network comprising multifunctional molecules with a functionality of at least 5 by reacting in a solvent the multifunctional molecules with a coupling agent, wherein the coupling agent is present in an amount which is sufficient to... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070269658 - Solvent-borne coating compositions, related methods and substrates: Disclosed are solvent-borne coating compositions. The solvent-borne coating compositions include (a) an amine-amide compound, and (b) a hydrophobic epoxy resin. The coating compositions can exhibit desirable humidity resistance properties as well as strong adhesive properties to certain polymeric substrates, such as polyamide substrates.... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20070269659 - Electrically disbondable compositions and related methods: Compositions capable of rapidly curing to a strong substrate bond are removable from both surfaces between which the compositions are disposed without damage to the underlying substrates. The compositions of the present invention may be used in both temporary and permanent bonding and coating applications.... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20070269660 - Coating system for cement composite articles: A coated article is provided that includes a cement composite substrate; and a coating system applied to the substrate. The coating system includes an epoxy-functional coating composition applied to the substrate, and a water-based coating composition, distinct from the epoxy-functional coating composition, applied to the epoxy-based coating. between the compositions.... Agent: Iplm Group, P.A.

20070269661 - Ultraproductive coating composition using a chemically mixed isocyanate system: This invention relates to coating compositions, and more particularly to highly productive coating compositions that quickly cure at ambient temperatures. Such coatings utilize as the crosslinking component, a mixture of a polyisocyanate adduct and at least one other polyisocyanate compound that is different than the adduct and are particularly useful... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070269662 - Hybrid thin films that incorporate lamellar phospholipid layer assemblies and transmembrane proteins: The present disclosure provides various novel methods for forming hybrid thin films that contain multi-lamellar assemblies of phospholipid bilayers and can incorporate proteins, polypeptides, biological complexes, transmembrane proteins and other membrane-associated compounds. The present disclosure further provides uses for such bilayer lipid membranes including, biosensing for medical diagnosis and environmental... Agent: Gonzales Patent Services

20070269663 - Method for fabricating a substrate with useful layer on high resistivity support: A substrate suitable for producing a high frequency electronic circuit. This substrate includes a support substrate having a controlled amount of interstitial oxygen and which is treated to precipitate at least some of the oxygen therein; and a useful layer supported by the support substrate. Advantageously, the support substrate has... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20070269664 - Gas barrier laminated film and process for producing the same: There are provided a gas barrier laminated film, which is transparent while possessing excellent gas barrier properties and, at the same time, has excellent impact resistance, and a process for producing the same. The gas barrier laminated film comprises a base material, a vapor deposited film of an inorganic oxide... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070269665 - Polyimide resin composition, polymer film containing polymide resin and laminate using the same, and method for manufacturing printed wiring board: The present invention relates to a polyimide resin composition including an organic thiol compound and a thermoplastic polyimide resin, a polymeric film containing the polyimide resin, a laminate including the same, and a printed circuit board. By using the polyimide resin composition, it is possible to form an electroless plating... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070269666 - Composition for treating metal surfaces: Improved methods for treating metal surfaces, and especially soft metal aluminum or magnesium surfaces, involves contacting such surfaces with an aqueous mixture or composition containing boron nitride at acidic or basic pH levels. Preferably, aluminum concrete form sections are treated using an aqueous boron nitride composition including potassium hydroxide and... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20070269667 - Monolithic piezoelectric element: A monolithic piezoelectric element includes a stack, and the stack includes a crack-forming conductive layer arranged to intentionally form a small crack in the stack. The small crack alleviates stress, thereby preventing the occurrence of a large crack that may extend to the piezoelectrically active region.... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070269668 - High-reflectivity polyester coating: The present invention provides a high reflectivity lighting fixture, comprising a coated reflector and a light source. The reflector is coated with a composition that includes a cycloaliphatic group containing polyester resin and a pigment. The present invention also provides coating compositions that may be used on other articles where... Agent: Iplm Group, P.A.

20070269669 - Reflecting material: A method of manufacturing a retro-reflective shell having a curved or irregular surface for reflecting light in all directions from a laminated product, comprising a substantially flat sheet of a plastic material and a reflective layer on at least one side of said flat sheet plastic material. The reflective layer... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070269670 - Multilayered structures and their use as optical storage media: A multilayer structure that includes a substrate layer containing a mixture containing one or more copolymers that include polymerized residues from one or more styrenic monomers and one or more C1-C32 linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl(meth)acrylate monomers and/or maleic-type monomers and one or more elastomeric materials; and a reflective film... Agent: Nova Chemicals Inc.

20070269671 - Decorated injection-moulded article, method for producing one such article, and transfer film for using in one such method: The invention concerns a decorated injection molded article and a process for the production of a decorated injection molded article by means of inmold technology, wherein inter alia an IMD-capable transfer film with a release layer of highly cross-linked plastic material is used. The decorated injection molded article formed has... Agent: Charles R Hoffmann Hoffmann & Baron

20070269672 - Die for molding and molded product: According to one embodiment, a die for molding a molded product including an opening is provided with (i) die surfaces which form a first space and a second space in the die, the first space corresponding to a contour of the molded product and into which molten material is poured,... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070269673 - Carbon-containing nickel-particle powder and method for manufacturing the same: Carbon-containing nickel-particle powder is provided. The carbon-containing nickel-particle powder has improved shrinkage property when fired due to the presence of carbon. Also, the carbon-containing nickel-particle powder has a very restricted degree of forming agglomerates.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070269674 - Multilayered sliding member: A multilayered sliding member has a resin composition filled in pores of, and coated on the surface of, a porous sintered metal layer 2 formed on the surface of a metallic backing plate 1. The resin composition is formed by compounding a phosphate, a carbon black, a melt moldable fluororesin,... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070269675 - Method for producing conductive film and light-sensitive material for conductive film production: A method for producing a conductive film, which comprises: exposing and developing a light-sensitive material comprising a support and thereon an emulsion layer containing a silver salt emulsion to form a metallic silver; and then subjecting the light-sensitive material to a smoothing treatment (such as a calender treatment).... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070269676 - Diffusion barrier layer and method of making the same, and wear resistant article with the diffusion barrier layer and method of making the same: A wear-resistant article that includes a substrate that presents a surface. The substrate has a bulk region and a surface region beginning at and extending inward from the surface toward the bulk region. There is a diffusion barrier layer on at least a portion of the surface of the substrate... Agent: Kennametal Inc.

20070269677 - Method for forming a nickel-based layered structure on a magnesium alloy substrate, a surface-treated magnesium alloy article made therefrom, and a cleaning solution and a surface treatment solution used therefor: This invention relates to a method for forming a nickel-based layered structure and a boundary layer containing a solid solution of magnesium and an M-metal on a magnesium alloy substrate. A surface-treated magnesium alloy article made from the above method, and a cleaning solution and a surface treatment solution used... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20070269678 - High-tensile steel sheet, steel sheet joining process and high-strength automotive part: There is provided a high-tensile steel sheet containing 0.15 to 0.25 mass % of C, 0.1 to 2.0 mass % of Si, 0.10 to 1.0 mass % of Mn, 0.5 to 3.5 mass % of Cr, 0.02 mass % or less of P, 0.01 mass % or less of S... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070269680 - Electroless plating pretreatment agent and copper-clad laminate for flexible substrate: Provided are an electroless plating pretreatment liquid used in a copper-clad laminate for a flexible substrate whose initial adhesive force between the substrate material and copper plating layer in an ordinary state as well as the adhesive force in a peel test after aging (in the atmosphere at 150° C.... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070269679 - Method for producing rare earth metal-based permanent magnet having copper plating film on the surface thereof: [Means for Resolution] The method for producing a rare earth metal-based permanent magnet having a copper plating film on the surface thereof according to the invention is characterized in that it comprises forming a copper plating film on the surface of a rare earth metal-based permanent magnet by means of... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070269682 - Ferromagnetic-backed film: A film usable for displaying visual information is provided. The film may include a polymeric substrate and a ferromagnetic coating on a first surface of the substrate. The coating may enable attachment of the film to any magnetic surface and the second surface of the substrate may be use for... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20070269681 - High-frequency magnetic material: A high-frequency magnetic material comprises an artificial medium having a structure in which a plurality of unit particles align in a matrix medium, wherein the unit particle is composed of a split ring type conductor, or a combination of the split ring type conductor and a dielectric material, and the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070269683 - Non-volatile resistance-switching oxide thin film devices: Non-volatile resistance-switching oxide films, and devices therewith, are disclosed. One embodiment of a suitable device is composed of a SRO-CZO thin film having a thickness of from about 6 to about 30 nm, and composed of from about 3 to about 10 molar % of a SrRuO3 conducting oxide dopant... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20070269684 - Magnetic disk substrate and production method of magnetic disk: The invention provides a magnetic disk glass substrate capable of preventing the occurrence of dust and adhesion of particles to the magnetic disk surface during a magnetic disk production process, a production method and a magnetic disk. A glass substrate for a magnetic disk has a construction in which an... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070264448 - Thermoplastic resin film and method of manufacturing the same: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a thermoplastic resin film comprising the steps of: extruding a molten thermoplastic resin from a die in a form of sheet; cooling and solidifying the thermoplastic resin sheet by sandwiching the sheet between a pressurizing/cooling roller and a press roller; and further... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070264450 - Removable absorbent insert for food container: An absorbent insert for a food container can be made of a three layer expanded foam material. The expanded plastic foam material comprises bottom and top layers having a closed cell structure and a middle layer having an open cell structure. The top layer has apertures formed in it such... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070264454 - Plastic containers with a base coat thereon: A hollow plastic container having a closed lower supporting base, a sidewall extending upwardly from the closed base, and an upper portion having a dispensing opening therein extending upwardly from the sidewall. The container also includes a digitally printed base coat on the sidewall having a thickness of from 1... Agent: Robert H. Bachman

20070264466 - Weatherstrip with releasable protective covering: A pile weatherstrip has a pile of yarn ultrasonically welded to a backing strip inside a channel defined by flanges, called pile directors, which direct the pile perpendicularly with respect to the backing. A film provides a covering for the pile and is releasably attached to the flanges on the... Agent: Kenneth J. Lukacher South Winton Court

20070264467 - Photocatalyst synthesized fiber product: A photocatalyst synthesized fiber product includes a base material, and a plurality of photocatalyst naps. The photocatalyst naps are firmly pasted on a surface of the base material. By uniformly and densely disposing the photocatalyst naps on the surface of the base material, the area of the base material disposed... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070264446 - Cellulose acylate film, method of producing the same, stretched cellulose acylate film and method of producing the same: An unstretched cellulose acylate film hardly breakable upon stretching can be produced by melt film forming and as a result, a highly oriented stretched cellulose acylate film can be obtained. Using an extruder with a screw compression ratio of 2.5 to 4.5 and an L/D of 20 to 50, a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070264447 - Optical film laminated body: According to an optical film laminated body containing a reflective polarizing film having a water vapor transmittance of from 5 to 20 g/m2/day, an absorptive polarizing film and a transparent film having a water vapor transmittance of from 100 to 500 g/m2/day, in this order, characterized in that a transmission... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070264449 - System and method for reducing a re-floccing tendency a nanomilled calcium carbonate: A method for forming a printable coating includes providing a calcium carbonate, combining a dispersant with the calcium carbonate, nanomilling the calcium carbonate and the dispersant to inhibit re-floccing of the nanomilled calcium carbonate, and combining the mixture with a binder at alkaline pH. According to one exemplary embodiment, the... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070264451 - Method of manufacturing polymer member and polymer member: An electroless plating film with high adhesive strength is formed on surfaces of polymer substrates of various kinds, at low cost by providing a method of manufacturing a polymer member, including: preparing a polymer substrate having metallic fine particles impregnated on and inside a surface thereof; bringing pressurized carbon dioxide... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070264452 - System and method of how to transport liquids against gravity: This is a system and method of how to transport liquids against gravity, this means from lower places to higher places, using the energy that the capillary tubes use. The structure of the system described in this application is a net that transports liquid. The materials with which the elements... Agent: Joseph Martin # 2204

20070264453 - Method for manufacturing heat-sealable packaging material having barrier layer containing cycloolefin copolymer: Method of manufacturing polymer-coated heat-sealable packaging material and sealed packages (e.g., carton, box, or bag packages for dry and liquid foods). The material includes a fiber base of packaging paper or packaging board, an outer polymeric heat sealing layer such as LDPE, and an inner polymeric water vapor barrier layer... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070264455 - Nano far infrared paster: A nano far infrared paster convenient for adhering to the back of the user's neck or waist to treat the central nervous system with far infrared rays is disclosed to include a nano far infrared base layer and a strippable covering on one side of the nano far infrared base... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070264456 - Method of making and using shape memory polymer patches: Patches consisting of transparent or translucent shape memory material can be manufactured so as to affect repair of transparent or translucent parts that have been damaged. These patches can be used to cover cracks and holes or provide additional structural support for the damaged parts. The patches can vary greatly... Agent: Cornerstone Research Group, Inc.

20070264457 - Material for decoration: The decorating member 5 of the present invention comprises a laminate 4 consisting of a color material layer 1 and an adhesive layer 2, and peelable substrates 31 and 32 provided on the color material layer 1 and/or the adhesive layer 2, the laminate has a tensile yield strength of... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070264458 - Patch for boards: A patch for boards used in water sports, comprising a flexible, stretchable, puncture resistant and water impervious top layer having a central flat portion and an extension for providing a grip, the extension tapering in thickness from a thickness of the central flat portion of the patch; a waterproof pressure... Agent: Maria Erlinda C. Sarno

20070264459 - Disposable placemats which cover bottom, lip, and top surface of table: A disposable placemat which covers and adheres to the bottom (30 and 40), lip (30), and top (10) of restaurant and dining tables for small children. This placemat guards small children from what is underneath the table surfaces, thus making a sanitary environment for them. Self adhesive tape is used... Agent: Erika Trujillo

20070264462 - Laminated fabric construction with heat activated polyurethaneurea compositions: Articles comprising multiple layers are included. The multiple layer articles may include fabrics or foams in combination with a polyurethaneurea composition such as a film or an aqueous dispersion.... Agent: Invista North America S.a.r.l.

20070264460 - Perforated biodegradable films and sanitary products obtained therefrom: Described herein is a perforated biodegradable film produced from mixtures containing at least one aliphatic or aliphatic-aromatic biodegradable polymer, from dicarboxylic acid or hydroxy acid, and from a diol in a mixture with at least one polysaccharide derivative, preferably maize starch.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070264461 - Sheet product comprising at least two plies joined by gluing with non-uniform distribution of the glue: The sheet product, such as paper, wound in a roll, comprises at least two plies (V1, V2) joined together by gluing, at least one of which is embossed. The product has longitudinal bands or areas (1, 3) which are characterized by a different quantity of glue, with more glue in... Agent: Breiner & Breiner, L.L.C.

20070264463 - Metal-ceramic substrate: Disclosed is a metal-ceramic substrate made up of at least one ceramic layer which is provided with metallizations on both faces. In order to obtain a partial discharge resistance of less than 10 pC at a predefined measuring voltage, the thickness of the ceramic layer amounts to about one sixth... Agent: Hoffman Wasson & Gitler, P.c Crystal Center 2, Suite 522

20070264464 - Optical recording medium-producing sheet and optical recording medium, and methods of producing the same: It is an object to provide an optical recording medium-producing sheet that enables a protective layer or stamper-receiving layer to be formed easily and inexpensively and gives a good yield. A composition having an energy ray-curable component as a principal component thereof is applied onto a substrate 12, a coating... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070264465 - Method for the production of a web of insulating material made of mineral fibres and web of insulating material: The invention relates to a method for the production of a web of insulating material made of mineral fibres, wherein the mineral fibres are made from a melt and are deposited on to a conveyor as a primary non-woven material; the primary non-woven material is dangled at right angles in... Agent: Jones & Smith, LLP

20070264468 - Coextruded multilayer colored films: A coextruded opaque multilayer film comprises an opaque thermoplastic polymer core and pigmented color layers on both sides of the core provided the composition of the core is different from the compositions of the pigmented color layers, and the pigmented color layers are not black or gray. The inventive film... Agent: Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP (avery)

20070264469 - Fastener products: The invention relates to fastener products. In some aspects of the invention, a fastener product includes an elongate strap, projections molded of resin encapsulating features of the strap in a first region, and a head element molded of resin encapsulating features of the strap in a second region. The head... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070264470 - Structural composite: The present invention relates generally to composite materials and to methods of manufacturing the composite materials. In particular, the composite material of the present invention utilizes combinations of continuous fibers in the form of loops, chopped fibers, woven fibers and foams.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070264471 - Pre-primed roofing membrane: There is provided a roofing membrane with factory applied non-tacky primer used as a primer in splicing adjacent panels of membrane together as well as roofing accessories and laminates using tape adhesive without the need to field prime the membrane. In addition, the primer is used to bond membrane that... Agent: Scott A. Mccollister, Esq. Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20070264472 - Sandwich panel and a method of producing a sandwich panel: The present invention relates to a sandwich panel comprising a front face plate, a back face plate and one or more core materials, where said front face plate and said back face plate are interconnected by said core materials, where a number of different core inserts, and/or fasteners are provided... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070264473 - Air cushioning wrapping bag: An air cushioning wrapping bag for wrapping a product in any shape or size is disclosed. A strip of main air tubes includes a first folding unit, a second folding unit, and a connecting unit. The connecting unit connects with the first folding unit and second folding unit. Two strips... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070264474 - Component for a vehicle interior and a mold assembly and a method for assembling the component: A mold assembly, a method of molding, and a molded component for an interior of a vehicle using two shots of material. The mold assembly includes first and second mold halves cooperating to define a cavity. One of the mold halves includes a retractable core. The second mold half defines... Agent: Visteon

20070264478 - Substrate structures for display application and fabrication methods thereof: Substrate structures for display devices and fabrication methods thereof The substrate structure comprises a substrate, an interfacial layer disposed on the substrate, and a patterned paste layer applied on the interfacial layer, wherein a contact angle of the interface between the patterned paste layer and the interfacial layer exceeds 35... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20070264479 - Aesthetic transparency: A laminated transparency includes a first ply having a No. 1 and a No. 2 surface, a second ply having a No. 3 and a No. 4 surface, and an interlayer positioned between the first and second plies. An aesthetic coating is deposited over at least a portion of the... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20070264476 - Substrate fluorescence mask for embedding information in printed documents: The teachings as provided herein relate to a watermark embedded in an image that has the property of being relatively indecipherable under normal light, and yet decipherable under UV light. This fluorescent mark comprises a substrate containing optical brightening agents, and a first colorant mixture printed as an image upon... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20070264477 - Textured art work and method for creating same: A method for creating an artwork including adhering layers of latex caulk to a substrate such as a canvas. Paint may be applied over each layer after each layer's application. The layers of caulk may be used in an abstract manner to give texture to the artwork, or may be... Agent: Michael A. Guth

20070264475 - Two-dimensional size-reduction of surface features by replica-casting: Size reduction of surface features is accomplished by stretching an elastomeric sheet isotropically, coating it with a curable elastomer precursor, impressing a surface pattern into the precursor coating with a mold, curing the precursor coating to form a patterned elastomeric coating on the substrate elastomeric sheet, removing the pattern mold,... Agent: The Boeing Company C/o Felix L. Fischer, Attorney At Law

20070264480 - Coloration agent for use in ceramic articles and a color developing clay using the same: There are provided a coloration agent for use in ceramic articles which offers an effective reuse of shot waste and which contributes to the reduction of manufacture costs, as well as a color developing clay using the same. The coloration agent contains metal powder separated from the shot waste and... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070264481 - Isolated and fixed micro and nano structures and methods thereof: Discrete micro and nanoscale particles are formed in predetermined shapes and sizes and predetermined size dispersions. The particles can also be attached to a film to form arrays of particles on a film. The particles are formed from molding techniques that can include high throughput and continuous particle molding.... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20070264482 - Forming fastening projections on rigid substrates: Rigid substrates having molded fastener projections, and methods of making the same are disclosed. A substrate has a beam stiffness, measured as a product of an overall moment of inertia of a nominal transverse cross-section and an effective modulus of elasticity of a material from which the substrate is made,... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070264485 - Aerogel-based enclosure systems: Enclosures of several type useful in transportation or thermally sensitive materials comprising a fiber reinforced aerogel material is described. Enclosures may take several forms and the aerogel material may be encapsulated with polymeric materials. Various methods of manufacturing such enclosures are also described.... Agent: Aspen Aerogels Inc.IPDepartment

20070264484 - Process and plant for continuous manufacture of latex foam articles: Process for continuous manufacture of latex foam rest articles such as mattresses, cushions and the like comprising a part able to participate to the manufacture steps and to remain embedded in the article with consequent improvements of final performances. A flexible perforated band, preferably a flat polymeric material net with... Agent: Stevens Davis Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070264483 - Microporous polyolefin membrane, its production method, and battery separator: A microporous polyolefin membrane comprising a polyethylene resin, and polypropylene having a weight-average molecular weight of 6×105 or more and a heat of fusion of 90 J/g or more (measured by a differential scanning calorimeter), a fraction having a molecular weight of 1.8×106 or more being 10% or more by... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20070264486 - Method of producing a catalyzed particulate filter and filter thus obtained: The invention relates to a method of producing a catalysed particulate filter. The invention is characterised in that, in order to lower the particulate oxidation temperature, the filter is provided with a cerium oxide, a zirconium oxide or a cerium/zirconium mixed oxide which can also comprise at least one rare... Agent: Jean-louis Seugnet Rhodia Inc.

20070264488 - Method and structure for thin film photovoltaic materials using semiconductor materials: A photovoltaic device and related methods. The device has a nanostructured material positioned between an electron collecting electrode and a hole collecting electrode. An electron transporting/hole blocking material is positioned between the electron collecting electrode and the nanostructured material. In a specific embodiment, negatively charged carriers generated by optical absorption... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070264487 - Treated film strips: The present invention relates to treated strips or films such that the surfaces of the strips have little or no adhesion to its outer packaging. Specifically, the present invention relates to treated strips providing a strip or film layer comprising a water-insoluble particle coating on at least one surface of... Agent: Darryl C. Little Attorney For Applicant

20070264491 - Coating structure and method for forming the same: A coating structure for a metal member includes a surface-smoothing layer formed on the metal member for smoothing a surface of the metal member, and a fluorine-based film formed on the surface-smoothing layer. The fluorine-based film can be formed by applying a fluorine-containing solution on the surface-smoothing layer, and by... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070264490 - Plating target material, polyamic solution and polyimide resin solution which are used to form the plating target material, and printed-wiring board using them: A plating-target material of the present invention includes a layer-A to be subjected to electroless plating. The surface roughness of the layer-A is such that an arithmetic mean roughness Ra measured at a cutoff value of 0.002 mm is less than 0.5 μm. The 90° anti-peeling adhesive force of the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070264489 - Water absorbent material, method for production of surface cross-linked water absorbent resin, and method for evaluation of water absorbent material: A homogeneously surface cross-linked water absorbent resin and a method for the production thereof are provided. The water absorbent material is formed of a surface cross-linked water absorbent resin resulting from granular irregularly pulverized shaped surface cross-linking the product of partial neutralization or whole neutralization of a water absorbent resin... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070264492 - Metal oxide nanoparticles, production method thereof, light-emitting element assembly, and optical material: Metal oxide nanoparticles, production method thereof, light-emitting element assembly, and an optical material are provided. A method of producing metal oxide nanoparticles includes the steps of (A) mixing a first metal alkoxide containing a first metal, a second metal alkoxide containing a second metal different from the first metal, and... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20070264493 - Surface modified corundum and resin composition: Corundum coated with a silicone compound containing a silicone resin, a resin composition containing the corundum, and an electronic device using an electronic part or semiconductor element, which transmits heat through the resin composition, by which a good affinity between a resin and corundum is obtained and a kneaded product... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070264494 - Photocatalytic coatings having improved low-maintenance properties: The invention provides a substrate bearing a photocatalytic coating. In some embodiments, the coating includes a photocatalytic film comprising titania deposited over a layer comprising tungsten oxide, aluminum oxide, niobium oxide or zirconium oxide. Additionally or alternatively, the photocatalytic film can include both titania and a material selected from the... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20070264496 - Solderable plastic emi shielding: An electromagnetic interference shield includes a polymer thin film metalized with conductive metals and a solderable material deposited over the conductive metals. The solderable material has a low melting temperature so that the solder can be heated to form a weld joint between a chip (or component) and the solder... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070264495 - Thermoplastic elastomeric material comprising a vulcanized rubber in a subdivided form: A thermoplastic elastomeric material having: (a) 10% by weight to 100% by weight, preferably 20% by weight to 80% by weight, of at least one styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer, (b) 0% by weight to 90% by weight, preferably 20% by weight to 80% by weight, of at least one thermoplastic α-olefin... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070264497 - Absorbent articles comprising a radiation cured hot melt positioning adhesive: An article comprising an adhesive attachment region is provided. The adhesive attachment region comprises a radiation curable hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive.... Agent: National Starch And Chemical Company

20070264499 - Adhesive film functionalizing color compensation and near infrared ray (nir) blocking and plasma display panel filter using the same: The present invention relates to an adhesive film functionalizing color compensation and near infrared ray blocking and a plasma display panel filter employing the same. The present invention provides an adhesive film for a plasma display panel comprising an acryl-based adhesive and a near infrared ray absorbing dye. The present... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20070264498 - Pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for processing semiconductor wafer or semiconductor substrate: The present invention relates to a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for processing a semiconductor wafer or semiconductor substrate, which includes a base material and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer which is polymerizable and curable by an energy ray, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer being disposed on a surface of the base material, in... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070264500 - Polypropylene-based monofilaments with improved properties: The invention relates to polypropylene-based monofilaments having improved properties, especially an improved abrasion resistance, to a process for manufacturing these monofilaments and to their use. The invention relates more particularly to polypropylene-based monofilaments, the polypropylene being obtained by polymerizing propylene in the presence of a metallocene catalyst.... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070264501 - Multi-photon reactive compositions with inorganic particles and method for fabricating structures: A multi-photon reactive composition including: (a) at least one reactive species; and (b) multi-photon photoinitiator system; and (c) a plurality of substantially inorganic particles, wherein the particles have an average particle size of less than about 10 microns in diameter.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070264502 - Toner composition and method of preparing same: The invention provides a toner composition comprising toner particles and composite metal oxide particles comprising a core consisting of a first metal oxide and a coating consisting of a second metal oxide. The core is substantially spherical and non-aggregated. The invention also provides a method for the preparation of a... Agent: Michelle B. Lando Cabot Corporation

20070264503 - Polymers comprising polyhydric alcohols, medical devices modified with same, and method of making: A medical device having an increased surface hydrophilicity comprises a coating polymer comprising units of a polymerizable hydrophilic compound, such as a polymerizable polyhydric alcohol. The coating polymer can be applied to a medical device comprising a hydrogel material. The medical device can have a reduced dehydration rate compared to... Agent: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

20070264504 - Solution-based deposition process for metal chalcogenides: A solution of a hydrazine-based precursor of a metal chalcogenide is prepared by adding an elemental metal and an elemental chalcogen to a hydrazine compound. The precursor solution can be used to form a film. The precursor solutions can be used in preparing field-effect transistors, photovoltaic devices and phase-change memory... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP (for IBM Yorktown)

20070264505 - Surfaces that resist the adsorption of biological species: The present invention provides articles resistant to the adsorption of proteins, cells and bacteria. The articles can either have a chemical chain bonded thereon where the chemical chain can comprise a terminal group free of a hydrogen bond donor or where a hydrogen bond donor is sufficiently buried such that... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20070264506 - Epoxy resin compositions containing mannich bases, suitable for high-temperature applications: The invention relates to two-component epoxy resin compositions which contain at least one Mannich base in the hardener component and are provided with a glass transition temperature of more than 80° C. after being cured at a temperature ranging between 5° C. and 60° C. The inventive two-component epoxy resin... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070264507 - Method for depositing zinc oxide coatings on flat glass: A method of forming zinc oxide films on a heated, moving glass substrate utilizes a gaseous precursor mixture comprising an alkyl zinc compound chelated by at least one tridentate ligand, an oxygen-containing compound, and one or more inert carrier gases.... Agent: Marshall & Melhorn

20070264509 - Copolymer and medical device with the copolymer: A copolymer comprising monomeric units of one or more polymerizable polyalcohols selected from the groups consisting of erythritol, xylitol, sorbitol and mixtures thereof; and one or more polymerizable carboxylic acids. The invention is also directed to a medical device with a surface coating prepared with the copolymer... Agent: Joseph Barrera Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

20070264510 - Self-adhesive addition-crosslinking silicone compositions: c

20070264508 - Abrasion resistant coatings by plasma enhanced chemical vapor diposition: A process for preparing a multiple layer coating on the surface of an organic polymeric substrate by means of atmospheric pressure glow discharge deposition, the steps of the process comprising depositing a layer (first layer) of a plasma polymerized, optically clear, organosilicon compound and thereafter in a second step depositing... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20070264511 - Method and composition for forming a coloured coating on a metallic surface: The invention concerns a method for forming a coloured coating on a metallic surface by contacting the surface of a metallic coil or of a metallic part with an aqueous acidic composition on the base of a source of titanium and at least one complex fluoride and of at least... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20070264512 - Extrusion coating process for improved adhesion to metal(lized) substrates: A process for extrusion coating metal foils and metallized films which utilizes a mixture of silanated and non-silanated ethylene polymers is provided.... Agent: William A. Heidrich Equistar Chemicals, Lp

20070264513 - Molding composition for forming in-mold metallized polymer components: A method is provided for forming a feedstock material for use in net shape molded component that includes an integral metallized coating or layer on the exterior surface thereof. The feedstock includes a carefully matched mixture of polymer resin and a metallic alloy that is suitable for use in a... Agent: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.

20070264514 - Composite body made from polyacetal and thermoplastic vulcanised elastomer: Composite bodies, processes for making them, and their uses are disclosed, the composite bodies comprising a polyacetal portion and a modified thermoplastic vulcanizate portion bonded together, wherein the modified thermoplastic vulcanizate portion comprises a modified thermoplastic vulcanizate elastomer having a hardness of 30 to 90 Shore A and wherein the... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070264515 - Tackified amorphous-poly-alpha-olefin-bonded structures: A bonded structure including one or more substrates bonded together with a tackified amorphous poly-alpha-olefin adhesive composition. One method of making such a bonded structure is carried out by applying a tackified amorphous poly-alpha-olefin adhesive composition to one or more substrates at a temperature of about 170 degrees Celsius or... Agent: Melanie I. Rauch Pauley Petersen & Erickson

20070264517 - High refractive index pressure-sensitive adhesives: The present invention provides pressure-sensitive adhesives having a refractive index of at least 1.48. The pressure-sensitive adhesives comprise at least one monomer containing a substituted or an unsubstituted aromatic moiety.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070264516 - Molecular layer and method of forming the same: A molecular layer includes a Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) film of a molecule connected to a plurality of active device molecules, the molecule having a moiety with first and second connecting groups at opposed ends of the moiety. Each of the plurality of active device molecules includes a switching moiety, a self-assembling... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070264518 - Exhaust gas cleaning catalyst with an axially varying precious metal concentration and processes for making the catalyst: The present invention relates to an exhaust gas cleaning catalyst comprising on a honeycomb carrier a catalytic coating. Said honeycomb carrier has an upstream end and a downstream end and a plurality of flow channels are running from the upstream end to the downstream end. The catalytic coating comprises catalytically... Agent: Kalow & Springut LLP

20070264519 - Copper-pillar plugs for semiconductor die: A plurality of small diameter, closely spaced openings are formed in the back of a semiconductor wafer and are filled with copper plugs in areas of the wafer where the effect of thinning is desired. The openings may be holes of any desired cross-section with a width or diameter of... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070264520 - Articles having a polymer grafted cyclodextrin: Durable and disposable articles are provided which include a thermoplastic polymer composition, which includes a blend of a polymer and a modified polymer. The modified polymer has covalently bonded pendant substituents derived from cyclodextrin. The articles can be a films, coatings, nonwoven webs, or monolithic articles. An article can have... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070264521 - Soft magnetic material, powder magnetic core, method for manufacturing soft magnetic material, and method for manufacturing powder magnetic core: A soft magnetic material includes a plurality of composite magnetic particles (30) having metallic magnetic particles (10) that are composed of pure iron, and an insulation film (20) that surrounds the surface of the metallic magnetic particles (10), wherein the manganese content of the metallic magnetic particles (10) is 0.013... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070264522 - Black colored steel sheet having excellent electromagnetic shielding property, electromagnetic shielding member, and electromagnetic shielding case: A black colored steel sheet comprises a Zn—Ni-plated steel sheet having a blackening-treated layer and a coating film on the surface of the Zn—Ni-plated steel sheet. The blackening-treated layer has a thickness of 0.01 to 1.0 μm. The Zn—Ni-plated steel sheet having a blackening-treated layer has an arithmetical mean roughness... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070264523 - Modified mcraiy coatings on turbine blade tips with improved durability: There is provided a method for depositing a modified MCrAlY coating on a turbine blade tip. The method utilizes laser deposition techniques to provide a metallurgical bond between a turbine blade substrate, such as a superalloy substrate, and the modified MCrAlY composition. Further the modified MCrAlY coating has sufficient thickness... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070264526 - Dimethylenecyclohexane compound, method of preparing the same and organic light emitting device comprising the dimethylenecyclohexane compound: e

20070264525 - Luminescent display device, viewfinder device and optical device: A luminescent display device is provided in a viewfinder device having a viewfinder window for observing an object. The luminescent display device has a substrate a first electrode, an organic layer arranged in sequence on or above the substrate. A sealing member is disposed above the substrate. The organic layer... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070264524 - Use of metallocene complexes of metals in the 4th sub-group of the period table as triple emitters in organic light-emitting diodes (oleds): The present invention relates to the use of metallocene complexes of metals of transition group 4 of the Periodic Table as emitter molecules in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), the use of the metallocene complexes as light-emitting layer in OLEDs, a light-emitting layer comprising at least one metallocene complex, an OLED... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070264528 - Modeling compound and articles created using same: A clay based modeling compound comprising clay, pulp, and other constituents that will reach its desired final condition without firing. A method of making works of art and of adding texture and other features to works of art using a clay based modeling compound comprising clay, pulp, and other constituents.... Agent: Michael A. Guth

20070264527 - System and method for increasing the bond strength between a structural material and its reinforcement: A method of coating a reinforcing material, such as a metal, increases the adhesion between the material and a matrix, such as a cement-based mortar or concrete, in which the material is embedded. In one embodiment, a glass frit mixed with a refractory material, such as dry portland cement, is... Agent: Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity Attn: Cehec-oc

20070264529 - Ceramic laminate: A ceramic laminate is provided which has at least one solid electrolyte layer, an electrical resistor track embedded in an insulation, and especially running in a meandering shape, and two electrical lead tracks to the resistor track. To reduce the danger of crack formation in the insulation, the resistor track... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070264530 - Conductive film: The present invention aims at providing a conductive film having transparency and a high level of electrical conductivity, which is used for an electromagnetic interference film hardly causing a moiré phenomenon, and the like. To achieve the above-mentioned aim, the following invention is disclosed. A conductive film in which a... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper US LLP

20070264531 - Magnetic disk substrate and production method of magnetic disk: The invention can provide a production method for a magnetic disk substrate capable of reducing the number of surface defects of a glass substrate. When a magnetic disk is produced by using the resulting magnetic disk substrate, the yield and, furthermore, the reliability can be improved. When a surface of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070264532 - Sheet product for thermal printing and for magnetic recording: A magnetically-activatable sheet product comprising a pair of laminated outer sheets between which is a magnetic layer comprising magnetically-activatable particles in a binder matrix, at least one layer applied to the outward facing surface of one of the outer sheets, said layer comprising a pigment and a binder; and a... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070264533 - Information recording medium glass substrate and information recording medium: Information recording medium glass substrate which is a molded article composed of an alkali metal-containing glass material having a composition including at least B, Al, alkali metals, Zn, and Si, and satisfying certain relational equations in molar proportions in terms of oxides thereof, has a low molding temperature, excellent durability,... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070259141 - Viscous fluid-sealed damper: Disclosed is a viscous fluid-sealed damper including a sealing container with a flexible membrane portion, and a viscous fluid sealed in the sealing container, and adapted to attenuate vibration transmitted between a supporting member and a supported member, the damper involving no deterioration in vibration preventing performance even if placed... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070259144 - Silver/plastic combination that binds hazardous agents and provides anti-microbial protection: A plastic water bottle that is molded with ionic silver therein that acts as a binding agent for hazardous leaching elements found in the plastic, such as bisphenol-A, and that also imparts anti-microbial properties, well known to exist with colloidal ionic silver, to the water stored in the bottle as... Agent: Sandra Lee Lipkin A Law Corporation

20070259134 - Cellulose compound film, optical compensation sheet, polarizing plate, and liquid crystal display device: p

20070259135 - Textile core sandwich structures: A sandwich structure with textile core comprises two faceplates and a core, the core being bonded to said faceplates at a plurality of contact points, the number of said bonded contact points being selected such that it provides a desired resistance to compression when a force is applied to one... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20070259136 - Ink jet recording medium: An ink jet recording media system is described which comprises at least one coating layer that comprises a zwitterionic copolymer or cooligomer, which copolymer or cooligomer comprises monomer units derived from at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of the zwitterionic monomers and at least one monomer selected... Agent: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation Patent Department

20070259137 - Heated glass panels and methods for making electrical contact with electro-conductive films: A glass panel assembly according to one embodiment of the invention may include a first glass sheet having an electro-conductive film provided thereon and a conductor positioned at a location on the electro-conductive film. A retainer engages an edge portion of the first glass sheet and the conductor so that... Agent: Fennemore Craig, P.C.

20070259138 - Wet tissue packaging: A wet tissue packing for wet tissues consisting of a multilayer imprinted film which is adapted to form a sealed bag. The film is formed as a co-extrusion film and the inside surface of the bag is formed from a sealing layer of the co-extrusion film and the outside surface... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070259139 - Compostable packaging materials and methods: A compostable sheet material comprising a compostable substrate layer, a first compostable and sealable layer on a first side of the substrate layer, and a second compostable and sealable layer overlying said first sealable layer, wherein the material of the second sealable layer has a lower heat-sealing initiation temperature than... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20070259140 - Method of coating labels on containers: A method of coating a label, such as a ceramic ink label, on a container includes the use of a coating material that will serve as a barrier to prevent migration or permeation of the ink and the components of the ink from the label through the coating barrier. The... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. And Attorneys For Client No. 006943

20070259143 - Composition suitable for thermoformable sheets and articles made therefrom: Thermoformable sheet having a thickness of at least 300 micrometers comprising a blend of: (A) from 5 to 20% by weight of a propylene-ethylene copolymer having substantially isotactic propylene sequences, the propylene-ethylene copolymer having a melt flow rate from 4 to 30 g/10 min and comprising at least 70% by... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20070259145 - Plastic article: A hollow plastic article having a wall with an inside wall portion and an outside wall portion, wherein a part of the outside wall portion has a slip resistant, tactile surface relative to the remainder of the outside wall portion to provide an improved gripping surface on the article.... Agent: Robert H. Bachman

20070259146 - Plastic container: A plastic container having a base portion adapted to support the container, a cylindrical sidewall projecting upwardly from the base, and a neck finish projecting upwardly from the sidewall and having an opening to the inside of the container. The container has a molded outer layer with inner and outer... Agent: Robert H. Bachman

20070259142 - Rigid and semirigid packaging articles: The present invention relates to packaging articles comprising a rigid or semirigid tray which has a receptacle cavity comprising a thermoplastic multilayer film. The receptacle cavity is integrally formed from a thermoplastic multilayer film and is defined by a bottom panel, an upstanding sidewall and a mouth. The thermoplastic multilayer... Agent: Bemis Company, Inc.

20070259147 - Pipe: A flexible multi-layer pipe assembly comprising, in a radial direction from the inside to the outside:—(i) an inner barrier layer formed from a first fluoropolymer; (ii) an intermediate or core layer formed from a polymer or blend of polymers; (iii) an outer barrier layer formed from a second fluoropolymer.... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20070259148 - Adhesive composition and optical filter: The adhesive composition of the present invention is an adhesive composition (first adhesive 14) to bond a copper mesh 12 to an adherend (antireflection film 11), and contains an acrylic adhesive having an acid value of at most 7 mgKOH/g and a dye containing no hydroxyl group nor amino group.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070259149 - Form having abutting tape-interconnected substrates and method of making same: A business form product (10) broadly including a printable sheet (12), a magnetic sheet (14) aligned edge-to-edge with the printable sheet (12) to define a seam (16), and a heat-resistant tape (18) applied over the seam (16) to retain the sheets (12,14) in the edge-to-edge relationship is disclosed. The inventive... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20070259150 - Optical storage medium: An optical storage medium has a substrate having a first surface and a second surface on both sides. Formed on the first substrate is a layer of at least a dielectric film, a recording film and a reflected film. Formed on the second surface is a hard coat layer that... Agent: Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber

20070259151 - Imide compound and optical recording media made by using the same: wherein a ring AR represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring residue or a residue formed by combining two or more aromatic ring residues via one or more linking groups; n represents the number of imide groups bonded to the ring AR; Am represents any one of substituents A1 to... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070259152 - Method of manufacturing strip tape and strip tape for container: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a low-cost tape having excellent gas-barrier properties which is suitable as a strip tape for liquid food containers. Also disclosed is such a tape. Specifically disclosed is a strip tape including an intermediate layer composed of a drawn polyester film, a band-like coating film... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070259153 - Method for producing cordierite-based honeycomb structure: A method of manufacturing a cordierite-based honeycomb structure, comprising: adding an alumina source material, a silica source material and a magnesia source material to obtain a cordierite forming material; obtaining a clay by use of the resultant cordierite forming material; extruding the resultant clay into a honeycomb shape to obtain... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070259154 - Apertured film and method for making: A three dimensional apertured film and methods of making said film are disclosed, as well as articles comprising said film. Methods for making said film comprise using counter rotating cylinders and a support web, so that said film is apertured using perforation means on a counter rotating cylinder.... Agent: Joseph E. Chovanes

20070259155 - Reflective insulation: A reflective insulation system. The reflective insulation system includes a reflective layer such as aluminum, a layer of fiberglass, and a layer of vapor retarding material. A first side of the layer of fiberglass is bonded to the reflective layer by a deposit of hot melt glue. The second side... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070259156 - Hydrophobic surfaces and fabrication process: Apparatus including: a conduit body having a lining that bounds a channel having a longitudinal axis; the lining including a lining base; the lining including raised micro-scale features monolithic with the lining base. Apparatus including: a cavity body at least partially enclosing a cavity; the cavity having a lining that... Agent: The Eclipse Group

20070259157 - Magnetic business communication product and method of producing same: A magnetic business communication is produced in a unique manner in which a pigmented coating is applied over one face of the magnetic substrate so as to change the appearance of the magnetic material. An image is applied either directly over the pigmented coating or alternatively, the image may be... Agent: Michael C. Maier, Esq. Ward Kraft, Inc.

20070259158 - User interface and method for displaying information in an ultrasound system: A user interface and method for displaying information in connection with an ultrasound system are provided. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a method for automatically displaying information during medical image processing is provided. The method includes determining an image view for a displayed image generated from... Agent: Dean D. Small The Small Patent Law Group LLP

20070259160 - Circuit board with heat radiating sheet: A circuit board has a copper foil layer provided on one side thereof, a tin layer provided on a top of the copper foil layer, and a heat radiating sheet provided on the tin layer. When the circuit board is processed in a reflow oven, the tin layer is melted... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070259159 - Flexible printed circuit board substrate: A flexible printed circuit board substrate comprising a conductive layer and a support layer bonded to the conductive layer, in which the support layer comprises a metal layer for structural support, an adhesive layer formed on one side of the metal layer for bonding the metal layer to the conductive... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070259161 - Anti-reflection film and polarizing plate and image display comprising same: An anti-reflection film having excellent anti-reflection properties, a good white color and an excellent viewability is provided. The anti-reflection film has a transparent support and an anti-reflection layer containing at least one thin layer having a refractive index different from that of the transparent support such that the average value... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070259162 - Film stack having under layer for preventing pinhole defects: A film stack is provided in which a first film including a first polymer directly contacts a surface of a substrate at which a given material is exposed. A second film, which can include a second polymer other than the first polymer, is formed to have an inner surface contacting... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation Dept. 18g

20070259163 - Pressure-sensitive adhesive articles with non-woven backing having an elastometric binder: Pressure-sensitive adhesive articles with a backing that provides secure but reversible adhesion to the pressure-sensitive face of the article when the article is wound upon itself to form a roll. Such “non-stick” backings include a non-woven fabric carrying a binder, such as polychloroprene, butadiene-styrene copolymer or butadiene-styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer, that provides... Agent: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr LLP

20070259164 - Polyamide resin film roll, and production method therefor: A polyamide based resin film roll is provided. The polyamide based resin film roll comprising: a first sample cutout portion within 2 m from the winding end of film; and a final cutout portion within 2 m from the winding start of film, wherein when a sample cutout portion is... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070259165 - Transparent polymer articles of low thickness: The novel transparent polyolefin, polyester or polyamide article disclosed is stabilized against the effects of light, oxygen, heat and aggressive chemicals by addition of 0.005-0.30% by weight the polymeric substrate of a hydroxyphenyl triazine UV absorber, and is characterized by its thickness between 1 and 500 μm. Preferred polyolefin articles... Agent: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation Patent Department

20070259166 - Coating system for cement composite articles: A coated article which includes a cement fiberboard substrate and a radiation-curable coating system applied to the substrate. The coating system includes a latex polymer, one or more olefinic compounds and water, and may be provided in the form of one or more coating compositions that may be applied in... Agent: Iplm Group, P.A.

20070259167 - Wood/plastic composites with glass fiber reinforcement: A method for producing natural fiber composite materials, which increases the flexural strength, thereby, making them more suitable for load bearing applications. The composite material mainly consists of natural cellulose fibers, preferably wood fibers, and olefin group of plastics and is in addition reinforced by a small amount of glass... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20070259168 - Process for producing wood/plastic composites and foams using foaming agents containing zeolite, and wood/plastic composites and foams produced thereby: The present invention relates to cellulosic material/polymer composites and foams containing zeolite, blowing agent(s) and masterbatch(es) for making such composites and foams, and processes therefor. More specifically, in the embodiments of the present invention directed to cellulosic material/polymer foams, the compositions comprise one or more zeolites and one or more... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20070259169 - Aerogel / polymer composite materials: The invention provides new composite materials containing aerogels blended with thermoplastic polymer materials at a weight ratio of aerogel to thermoplastic polymer of less than 20:100. The composite materials have improved thermal insulation ability. The composite materials also have better flexibility and less brittleness at low temperatures than the parent... Agent: Nasa John F. Kennedy Space Center

20070259170 - Films with microcapsules: Functionalized substrates, comprising microcapsules, are an effective means of dosing perfume or other actives to fabric during the laundering process.... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070259172 - Coating compositions exhibiting corrosion resistance properties, related coated articles and methods: Disclosed are coating compositions, such as primer compositions, suitable for providing corrosion protection to metal substrates, as well as related coated articles and methods.... Agent: Ppg Industries, Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20070259171 - Repair laminate for mounting brackets and method of using the same: Repair laminates and methods of repairing or forming various structures utilizing the repair laminates are described. The repair laminates may be useful for repairing or forming a variety of structures, and are particularly well suited for repairing mounting brackets on automobile panels. In an embodiment, a repair laminate is described,... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070259173 - Method for the manufacture of a coating: Using this method, a coating (1) is manufactured on a substrate (2), which forms a surface of a base body. In this method a layer (3) with ceramic coating material is applied to the substrate in a process chamber (6) using a plasma beam (30) and using an LPPS or... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070259174 - Adherent thin film with leading edge identifying indicia: A film which may be a tape with a glue or a film with electrostatic cling properties and which is transparent, translucent, or opaque has an identifying indicia thereon in a pattern arranged such that the leading edge of the tape or film whether on the roll or separated from... Agent: Bradley N. Ruben, PC

20070259175 - Tape with built-in ic chip, production method thereof, and sheet with built-in ic chip: The present invention relates to a sheet with at least one built-in IC chip, the sheet being scarcely influenced by a mechanical external force and being free from loss or damage of the IC chip, and relates to a tape with at least one built-in IC chip used for the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070259176 - Metal oxide sol, layer produced therewith and shaped article: Process for the preparation of a binder-free metal oxide sol, comprising the steps: a) initial introduction into a vessel of a metal oxide dispersion, wherein the metal oxide powder in the dispersion has an average, number-related aggregate diameter of less than 200 nm, and b1) addition of a metal alcoholate... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070259177 - Water-dispersible and multicomponent fibers from sulfopolyesters: Disclosed are multicomponent fibers derived from a blend of a sulfopolyester with a water non-dispersible polymer wherein the as-spun denier is less than about 6 and wherein the water dispersible sulfopolyester exhibits a melt viscosity of less than 12,000 poise measured at 240° C. at a strain rate of 1... Agent: Polly C. Owen Eastman Chemical Company

20070259178 - Natural tourmaline anion fiber and filter and producing method: The present invention provides to a method of producing fiber from tourmaline anion fiber; of which, polypropylene or polyethylene chip, TPE and submicrometer tourmaline particle are prepared and then rolled into submicrometer tourmaline agglomerate through granulation by double screw; then, take submicrometer tourmaline agglomerate and polypropylene or polyethylene chip, of... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070259179 - Body armor strand structure, method and performance: Structure, methodology and performance involving and utilizing body armor strand material which includes an elongate strand body possessing elongate brittle ceramic surface structure, elongate ductile core structure disposed within that surface structure, and elongate brittle/ductile transition structure operatively interposed and joining the surface and core structures. Methodology includes the steps... Agent: Robert D. Varitz, P.C.

20070259181 - Ceramic particle group and method for production thereof and use thereof: A ceramic particle group dispersed in a solvent in a state of primary particles of single crystal, a method for production thereof and a use thereof are disclosed. In one embodiment a method is disclosed for producing a sintered particle (ceramic particle) group of hydroxyapatite (HAp), which includes a step... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070259180 - Plastic molding capable of carbon dioxide reduction: A nonbiodegradable plastic molding that, when it is subjected to incineration disposal, realizes reduction of the volume of carbon dioxide emitted from nonbiodegradable plastic. With the intent to reduce the volume of carbon dioxide emitted from nonbiodegradable plastic upon incineration disposal, there is provided a nonbiodegradable plastic molding produced by... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070259183 - Magnetostrictive porous media vibrational source: The present invention is a material and method that enables creation of an in situ pumping action within a matrix or otherwise porous media. This pumping action may be used to move materials, namely fluids, through the matrix or porous media to a gathering point. This pumping action may also... Agent: Charles Saron Knobloch

20070259182 - Process for preparing flake-form pigments based on aluminium and on sioz(z=0.7-2.0): The present invention relates to process for the production of plane-parallel platelets, comprising the steps: a) vapour-deposition of a separating agent onto a carrier to produce a separating agent layer, b) vapour-deposition of at least one product layer onto the separating agent layer, and c) dissolution of the separating agent... Agent: Joann Villamizar Patent Depatment

20070259185 - High-temperature-resistant composite and method of producing the composite: High-temperature-resistant composites are formed of at least two layers of high-temperature-resistant carbon-based materials or graphite-based materials. The layers are joined to one another by a carbonized binder which contains planar anisotropic graphite particles. The planar anistropic graphite particles have a high anisotropy in respect of their crystal structure and their... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070259186 - High thermal conductive element, method for manufacturing same, and heat radiating system: It is an object of the present invention to provide a high thermal conductive element that has improved thermal conductivity in the layer direction while retaining the high thermal conductivity characteristics in the planar direction possessed by graphite. The present invention is a high thermal conductive element in which carbon... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070259184 - Method of mounting objects for chemical vapour deposition: A method of coating a surface of an article with a chemical vapour deposition coating such as a diamond like carbon by, for example, pulse DC PACVD or RF PACVD, comprising providing an active electrode, shielding the active electrode with a dielectric shield having at least one aperture to permit... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070259187 - Electronic device substrate, method for manufacturing substrate, compound used for substrate, method for manufacturing compound and polymerization initiator including compound: wherein X presents one of a hydrogen atom and a protecting group; Y1 represents one of an oxygen atom, an alkylene group and —N(R1)—, in which R1 represents an alkyl group; Z1 represents a polymerization initiating group; n1 represents an integer from 1 to 4; and m1 represents an integer... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070259188 - Coating system for cement composite articles: A coated article which includes a cement fiberboard substrate and a radiation-curable coating system applied to the substrate. The coating system includes an aqueous dispersion of water-dispersible polymer particles, one or more olefinic compounds and water, and may be provided in the form of one or more coating compositions that... Agent: Iplm Group, P.A.

20070259189 - Increasing adhesion in an imprinting procedure: A method for increasing adhesion between a substrate and a polymeric imprintable material during an imprinting procedure. The method includes chemically bonding a plurality of molecules to a surface of a substrate to form a self-assembled monolayer thereon. A monomer is copolymerized with the self-assembled monolayer to form a polymeric... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070259190 - Ito transparent substrate with high resistance at low-temperature sputtering process and method for producing the same: A method for producing an ITO transparent substrate with a high resistance at a low-temperature sputtering process is provided for mass production. The method is characterized by: a film of ITO mixed with metallic-oxide target and coated with multiple layers provides a transparent capacity. The film can be produced via... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070259191 - Sputter target of a silver alloy, its use and glass substrate with thermal insulation layer: A sputter target is provided having a sputter material made of a silver alloy comprising silver and at least one further element selected from the group of Mg, Ca, Co, Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Th, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu. The at least... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070259192 - Method for producing components for rocket construction: Method for forming and component for rocket construction. Method includes depositing nickel on a base body by nickel vapor deposition to form a nickel coated base body. The nickel coated base body is processed to form the component.... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070259193 - Method for forming a film by spin coating: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for producing a solid substrate used for sensors having a film with a small film thickness distribution, and a solid surface used for sensors having a film with a small film thickness distribution. The present invention provides a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070259194 - Wear-resistant coating: A coating suitable for use as a wear-resistant coating for a gas turbine engine component comprises titanium chrome carbonitride and nickel cobalt.... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20070259195 - Polylactic acid composition, transparent heat resistant biodegradable molded article made of the same, and method for making the article: A polylactic acid composition includes polylactic acid, and a biodegradable nucleating polymer in an amount from 0.1 to 10 wt %, based on the total weight of the polylactic acid composition. The biodegradable nucleating polymer is used as a nucleating agent, and is selected from the group of aliphatic polyester... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070259196 - Antimicrobial sheet and use of said sheet: A sheet consisting of a carrier medium, where at least one antimicrobial substance is incorporated into the carrier medium, is, in view of the task of specifying a sheet that exhibits high reactivity of the antimicrobial substance, characterized by the fact that the substance is in colloidal and/or nanoscale form.... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070259197 - Mailbox decoration accessory structure: A mailbox accessory structure used to decorate a freestanding mailbox is disclosed. The structure includes left and right surfaces with substantially connected front and back sides that substantially enclose the mailbox. The surfaces permit the display of indicia, such as holiday images, logos, slogans, and initials, and allow the mailbox... Agent: Myers & Kaplan Intellectual Property Law, L.L.C.

20070259198 - Joining material for positioning brazing material, process for producing a honeycomb body, corresponding honeycomb body and motor vehicle having a honeycomb body: A joining material for positioning brazing material on at least one discrete joining region of an at least partially metallic surface, includes a brazing material formed discontinuously on a continuous carrier material. The joining material is advantageously used for the production of honeycomb bodies, since the joining material makes it... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070259200 - Manufacturing process for semi-finished products containing two aluminum-based alloys: A vertical casting process for an intermediate product, including the steps of (a) preparation of at least two aluminum based alloys, particularly a first alloy with composition P and a second alloy with composition T, (b) casting of the first alloy with composition P to a required height HP, and... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20070259199 - Oil pump: Certain preferred embodiments of the present invention provide an oil pump which is both light as well as compact. Accordingly, certain presently preferred embodiments disclose an oil pump having a housing comprising aluminum, and at least one mobile molded part therein. The mobile molded part being at least partially made... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20070259201 - Reel driving device comprising driving rolls provided with a cast envelope: The invention relates to a reel driving device for rolling mills, said device comprising an upper driving roll (1′) and a lower driving roll (1). The aim of the invention is to improve said reel driving device in such a way that the rolled product is not damaged by the... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner

20070259202 - Surface-coated cutting tool and method for producing same: A surface-coated cutting tool comprising a cutting tool body, and a hard coating layer formed on a surface of the cutting tool body. The hard coating layer comprises an upper layer comprising chromium boride and a lower layer comprising a composite nitride containing Ti and Al. The composite nitride preferably... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070259203 - Coated steel strip: A method of forming a metal coated steel strip that has a brushed finish is disclosed. The method includes skin pass rolling a metal coated steel strip to suppress and/or obscure the spangles on the surface and thereafter brushing the skin passed rolled strip.... Agent: Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP

20070259204 - Diamond thin film coating method and diamond-coated cemented carbide member: m

20070259207 - Metal complex, light-emitting device, and image display apparatus: There are provided a metal complex which is used as a novel compound for an organic EL device and an organic light-emitting device which uses the metal complex and has an optical output with high efficiency and high luminance. The novel metal complex has, in a partial structure thereof, a... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070259205 - Electroluminescent bis-cyclometalled iridium compounds and devices made with such compounds: One embodiment of this invention is bis-cyclometalled electroluminescent complexes of iridium(III). Another embodiment of this invention is electronic devices in which the active layer includes an bis-cyclometalled electroluminescent Ir(III) complex.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070259208 - Electroluminescent materials and devices: wherein M is lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium, beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, copper, silver, gold, zinc, boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, germanium, tin, antimony, lead, manganese, iron, ruthenium, osmium, cobalt, rhodium, iridium, nickel, palladium, platinum, cadmium or chromium; n is the valence of M; and R1, R2 and R3 can... Agent: David Silverstein Andover-ip-law

20070259206 - Phosphor composition and method for producing the same, and light-emitting device using the same: A light-emitting device is produced using a phosphor composition containing a phosphor host having as a main component a composition represented by a composition formula: aM3N2.bAlN.cSi3N4, where “M” is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and Zn, and “a”, “b”, and “c”... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson P.C.

20070259210 - Structure and process for production thereof: A structure has a substrate and a layer containing a magnetic material dispersed in a nonmagnetic material, the magnetic material being comprised of first crystal particles having an easy magnetization axis crytsllographically oriented in the direction of the normal line of the substrate and forming columns perpendicular to the substrate... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070259209 - Spin-torque devices: Spin-torque devices are based on a combination of giant magnetoresistance (GMR) and tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) effects. The basic structure has various applications, including amplifiers, oscillators, and diodes. For example, if the low-magnetoresistance contact is biased below a critical value, the device may function as a microwave-frequency selective amplifier. If the... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070259211 - Heat spread sheet with anisotropic thermal conductivity: This invention relates to a heat spread sheet material comprised of hexagonal boron nitride with adhesives. Extraction process for adhesive coating greatly decreases the adhesive fraction and provides an evenly distributed thin adhesive film on the surface of hexagonal boron nitride powders. This sheet material shows a layer structure and... Agent: Ning Wang

20070259212 - Methods of forming metal thin films, lanthanum oxide films, and high dielectric films for semiconductor devices using atomic layer deposition: The present invention provides methods of forming metal thin films, lanthanum oxide films and high dielectric films. Compositions of metal thin films, lanthanum oxide films and high dielectric films are also provided. Further provided are semiconductor devices comprising the metal thin films, lanthanum oxide films and high dielectric films provided... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070259213 - Magnetoresistance effect element, magnetic head, and magnetic reproducing apparatus: A magnetoresistance effect element comprises: a magnetoresistance effect film, a pair of electrodes, and a phase separation layer. The magnetoresistance effect film includes a first ferromagnetic layer whose direction of magnetization is pinned substantially in one direction, a second ferromagnetic layer whose direction of magnetization changes in response to an... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070259214 - Perpendicular magnetic recording medium and perpendicular magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus: The invention provides a perpendicular magnetic recording medium in which the recording density is greatly increased with little deviation of the crystal structure. A perpendicular magnetic recording medium has at least a soft magnetic under layer, an orientation control layer, a perpendicular magnetic layer, and a protective layer, which are... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070259215 - Perpendicular magnetic recording media: A method is provided to fabricate a magnetic recording medium which has a magnetic recording layer with reduced grain size. Prior to forming the magnetic recording layer, an intermediate layer is firstly formed, with a boundary phase surrounding and isolating the grains in the intermediate layer. With the formation of... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP

20070254115 - Polarizer protective film, manufacturing method thereof, polarizing plate and liquid crystal display: A polarizer protective film comprising: a cellulose ester; a saccharide ester having an ester of compound (A), the compound (A) having one furanose structure or one pyranose structure in the molecule, wherein all or a part of OH groups in the compound (A) are esterified, or an ester of compound... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070254123 - Rubber part having an aluminum-based metal component and method of producing the same: A rubber part having an aluminum-based metal component including the metal component, a chemical film A formed on an outer peripheral surface of the metal component which is transformable following a squeezing of the metal component, an adhesive layer B formed on an outer peripheral surface of the chemical film... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070254127 - Adhesive patch: The adhesive patch of the present invention can be single layer or double layer. The patch layer is made of TPE, a resin, and a binder, forming an entire patch layer without adhesive pasted over the patch layer to be self-adhesive and elastic. The patch layer has a predetermined length... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20070254131 - Hot melt carpet tile and process for making same: A carpet tile and process for making the carpet tile, wherein the carpet tile contains tufted face yarn, a primary backing, and at least three polymer-containing layers. The first layer is a pre-coat layer, and the second and third layers each contain a solventless hot melt adhesive that is extruded... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20070254116 - Heat transfer label: A heat transfer label comprising a support portion and a transfer portion for transfer of the transfer portion from the support portion to an article. The article may be untreated polyethylene, polypropylene, PET, or acrylonitrile. Heat is applied to the support portion while the transfer portion is placed into contact... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070254117 - Conductive stiffener for a flexible substrate: A structure is disclosed for connecting an electrically-connectable metal stiffener to a ground connection within a flexible substrate, the stiffener comprising nickel-gold plated stainless steel. In one embodiment the stiffener is secured to the flexible substrate by a non-conducting adhesive which includes an opening over a ground connection, the adhesive... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20070254118 - Multilayer film comprising polylactic acid: An article comprises a first polylactic acid layer and a second layer directly adjacent the first layer. The second layer comprises any of ethylene/unsaturated ester copolymer, ethylene/alkyl (meth)acrylate/gylcidyl (meth)acrylate copolymer, and styrenic block copolymer. The article may be a shrink sleeve.... Agent: Daniel B. Ruble Sealed Air Corporation

20070254119 - Thin film for vertical form fill and seal packaging of flowable materials: A multi-layer film for vertical form, film and seal systems for liquid, powder, granules and/or other flowables packaging, said multi-layer comprising: an inner layer made of polyethylene, a blend of polyethylenes or ethylene copolymers; a core, comprising one or more than one layer, made from a blend of polypropylene, linear... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20070254121 - Container with a label of stretch film: The present invention relates to a container (2) comprising a body (23), a neck (22) and a closure element (21), the said body having a surface of positive curvature and including, on its external surface, a stretch film (1) partially covering its surface, made of a plastic different from or... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20070254120 - Laminates of films and methods and apparatus for their manufacture: A laminate of thermoplastic polymeric films comprises a fluted ply A and non-fluted ply B, adhered to one another in bonded zones along some of the flute crests the fluted ply A. The wavelength of the flutes is preferably no more than 3 mm. Ply A has a generally uniform... Agent: Robert W Strozier, P.l.l.c

20070254122 - Polypropylene resin composition and molded articles, sheet or container therefrom: An object of the present invention is to provide a propylene resin composition capable of providing a thermoformed container excellent in heat resistance, moldability, appearance and shape, and a molded article obtained by bending processing a polypropylene resin composition excellent in heat resistance and shape retention property in bending processing.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070254124 - Article comprising a tube with integral shield layer and method therefor: A method is disclosed for forming a hollow tube, wherein the tube has a structural layer and a shield layer. The shield layer forms an inner surface of the tube. In some embodiments of the method, a coating, which forms the shield layer, is applied to a wash-out mandrel. The... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20070254125 - Heat roller: A heat roller having a cylindrical sheet-like heating element having a resistance member embedded in an insulating member. The sheet-like heating element is arranged between an inner tube and an outer tube. The outer tube is formed so as to be longer than the inner tube for reducing non-uniformity in... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070254126 - Bottle label: A three-ply label assembly including a base ply (or underlaminate) and a cover ply (or overlaminate) encapsulating a label ply. The cover ply is adhered to the base ply continuously about the entire perimeter of the label ply to protectively encapsulate the label ply. The label assembly protects printing on... Agent: Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

20070254128 - Modular labeling system: The invention relates to a modular labeling system for use in and around an operating room of a hospital. The labeling system comprises at least one sheet of labels, each label configured to be affixed to a container containing a solution. Each sheet of labels comprises a plurality of primary... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.

20070254129 - Reusable storage patch: The present invention relates to a reusable storage patch that includes a storage device with at least one compartment, and a plurality of adhesive layers coupled to the storage device. Each adhesive layer of the plurality of adhesive layers may be reusably affixable to at least one surface, and the... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20070254130 - Laminates with sound absorbing porperties: An automotive carpet with desirable acoustic properties is formed from a laminate that includes a first layer that includes a carpet face, a second layer comprising a back coating composition, a third layer that is formed from polyolefin particles and a fourth layer that is a foam layer. The laminate... Agent: Smith Frohwein Tempel Greenlee Blaha, LLC

20070254132 - Adhesive sheet having resilience properties: Adhesive sheet, particularly for use in a punching operation, composed at least of a backing and a layer of an adhesive, characterized in that the backing is in a mechanically stressed state.... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, Pa

20070254133 - Apparatus and method of manufacturing a stone appearing post cover: A thermoplastic post cover having a textured surface appearance of stone, and in particular granite, which is esthetically pleasing, light-weight and maintenance-free. The stone or granite appearing post cover is manufactured from a mold having an inner surface that produces a replica of a stone or granite post. The stone... Agent: Pearson & Pearson, LLP

20070254134 - Placemat with ribs: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a placemat includes a sheet member of pliable material having a top side and a bottom side and at least one vertical feature on the top side of the sheet member. The vertical feature is configured so that liquid can be contained... Agent: Allen M. Han

20070254135 - Shielding device: A shielding device with a shielding component (17) forming a shield surface, a heat shield in particular, has a clamping component (1) which is formed to be integral with the shielding component (17) by means of an extension of such component which is folded onto itself at a bending point... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070254136 - Pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet: A pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 1 comprising a base material 11 and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 12 has formed therein a plurality of through holes 2 passing through from one surface to the other surface thereof. The through holes 2 have a diameter in a range of 0.1 to 300 μm,... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070254137 - Thermally conducting multi-layer film: A thermally conducting multi-layer film which includes of a first layer configured by an electrically insulating, thermally conducting, filled in, highly elastic elastomer layer which due to its gel characteristics can be permanently molded onto the uneven surface structure of an electronic circuit, and at least one second layer which... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070254139 - Device for foam-coating and/or spraying a substantially flat workpiece: A device for in situ foaming and/or injection molding an essentially plate-shaped workpiece (14), especially a transparent cover element of a vehicle roof, has a tool unit (10) with an upper tool (18) and a lower tool (20) which, together, form a mold cavity (22) for forming a frame in... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070254138 - Layered security material and method of manufacturing such: The present invention relates to a layered material such as paper, cardboard, or nonwoven web having a printable surface for text or graphics, composed of a base web (1) and a luminescing coating layer containing identification agent sensitive to UV light or similar, a so-called identification layer (2). Applied on... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070254140 - Laminate for eyeglass frame with embedded design pattern and manufacturing method thereof: A laminate with internal decorative pattern for eyeglass frames, formed by the application of heat and pressure comprising: a plurality of core layers of thermoplastic sheets printed with patterns by transfer printing; a first overlay layer of thermoplastic sheet; and a second overlay layer of thermoplastic sheet; wherein the core... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070254141 - Biologically inspired synthesis of thin films and materials: A method for the fabrication of nanostructured semiconducting, photoconductive, photovoltaic, optoelectronic and electrical battery thin films and materials at low temperature, with no molecular template and no organic contaminants. High-quality metal oxide semiconductor, photovoltaic and optoelectronic materials can be fabricated with nanometer-scale dimensions and high dopant densities through the use... Agent: John P. O'banion O'banion & Ritchey LLP

20070254142 - Polymeric webs with nanoparticles: An expanded polymeric web includes between about 0.1 and about 70 weight percent of a compound comprising nanoparticles. The expanded polymeric web includes between about 30 and about 99.9 weight percent of a generally melt processable polymer. The web also includes between about 0.0 and about 50 weight percent of... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070254143 - Polymeric webs with nanoparticles: An expanded polymeric web includes between about 0.1 and about 70 weight percent of a compound comprising nanoparticles. The expanded polymeric web includes between about 30 and about 99.9 weight percent of a generally melt processable polymer. The web also includes between about 0.0 and about 50 weight percent of... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070254144 - Furniture composite board: The furniture composites boards are mainly composed of all kinds of materials. The surface of a proper-shaped matrix is covered by thermosetting resin and then fibers. The fibers then are soaked in thermosetting resin. During the process of thermosetting, the fibers would be solidified and become hard and firm on... Agent: Chen, Te-lung

20070254145 - Molded elements: A molded fibrous structure comprising a molded element. The molded element may be hollow. The molded elements may provide for an increase in the fluid uptake of the fibrous structure. The molded element may provide a texture impression of a high level molded fibrous structure.... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070254146 - Brightness enhancement film: A brightness enhancement film comprising a substrate which comprises, on one side, a scratch-resistant layer comprising inorganic microparticles is provided. The brightness enhancement film is useful as a scratch-resistant brightness enhancement film in liquid crystal displays.... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070254147 - Polymer film, a packaging laminate comprising the polymer film, a packaging container formed from the packaging laminate and a process for the production of the polymer film: A polymer film comprising a gas barrier coating of SiOx directly coated onto a first side of a polymer carrier layer. The film also comprises a heat sealable polyolefin layer arranged on a second side of the polymer carrier layer. The invention also relates to a packaging laminate comprising the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070254148 - Fire resistance for optically transparent thermoplastics: A fire retardant, transparent panel and method of making the panel, that is especially well suited for use on mobile platforms, and particularly on aircrafts. The panel is a composite of a transparent matrix and a plurality of fire-retardant nanoparticles. The nanoparticles have a diameter less than the visible spectrum... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, PLC

20070254149 - Decorative coating: A substrate with a decorative appearance comprising a cured coating of an epoxy and/or hydroxy containing resin component, hardener component and special effect pigment, wherein the special effect pigment is non-uniformly distributed in the cured coating.... Agent: Diehl Servilla LLC

20070254150 - Polyester resin composition for light-reflecting article: A polyester resin composition which comprises 30 to 80 wt % of a polybutylene terephthalate resin (A), 10 to 40 wt % of a polyethylene terephthalate resin (B), 0.1 to 40 wt % of a calcined kaolin (C) having an average particle diameter of 1.5 micro meter or less and... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20070254152 - Removable polyurethane psa: p

20070254151 - System for concealing joints: Materials and methods are provided to quickly and conveniently conceal drywall seams, corner joints and nail and screw holes or other imperfections in drywall material. Joints are concealed in a single application procedure to produce at least a Level 3 equivalent wall surface preparation.... Agent: National Starch And Chemical Company

20070254153 - Self-crimping fully drawn high bulky yarns and method of producing thereof: Self-crimping fully drawn high bulk yarns comprising fibre forming bicomponent filaments comprising two polymers having different crystallizability or differential orientation or combination thereof is disclosed herein. Further the present invention discloses a method for producing the self-crimping fully drawn high bulk yarns by single and two-stage process. The invention also... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070254155 - Enhanced diamond polishing: A grown single crystal diamond is polished using a non contact polishing technique, which leaves a residue on the diamond surface. In one embodiment, a wet chemical etch is performed to remove the residue, leaving a highly polished single crystal diamond surface. In a further embodiment, a colloidal silicon solution... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070254154 - Large-scale synthesis of perovskite nanostructures: Nanoscale (less than 100 nm) ferroelectric materials are provided using a facile, largescale, environmentally friendly solid-state reaction. Specifically, the solid-state reaction produces perovskite nanowires, perovskite nanocubes, and/or perovskite nanoparticles which can be employed in numerous electronic applications. The solid-state reaction includes reacting a perovskite precursor, i.e., metal oxalate(s), and a... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20070254157 - Black magnetic iron oxide particles: The present invention relates to black magnetic iron oxide particles comprising core particles and a surface layer formed on a surface of the respective core particles which is made of a compound of at least one alkali earth metal element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr and... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070254156 - Nickel powder and production method therefor: A nickel powder exhibits superior oxidation behavior, reduction behavior and sintering behavior in a production process for a multilayer ceramic capacitor and is suitable for the capacitor; a production method therefor is also provided. The nickel powder, which may be used as a raw material, is treated with a sulfur-containing... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070254159 - Coating compositions exhibiting corrosion resistance properties, related coated substrates, and methods: Coating compositions are disclosed that include corrosion resisting particles. Also disclosed are methods for making such coating compositions and substrates at least partially coated with a coating deposited from such a coating composition and multi-component composite coatings, wherein at least one coating layer is deposited from such a coating composition.... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20070254158 - Nonwoven/film laminates: The invention relates to a method for producing nonwoven/film laminates for personal hygiene articles, from an initial film web consisting of a thermoplastic polymer and an initial nonwoven web. According to said method, the initial film web and the initial nonwoven web, whose melting point lies above the crystallite melting... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070254160 - Barrier coatings for films and structures: The invention provides coated substrates comprising a substrate; and a coating on at least one surface of the substrate comprising vermiculite, polymer capable of forming a film, dispersion agent for the vermiculite in the polymer, said dispersion agent bearing a negative charge, and cross-linking agent. The invention also provides articles... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20070254161 - Hardening of ordered films of silica colloids: Sintering self-assemblies of calcined colloidal silica particles results in sintered colloidal crystals that are free of cracks that can be resolved using optical microscopy. The sintered colloidal crystals have significantly improved strength and durability, and withstand aggressive handling. Surface rehydroxylation of the sintered colloidal crystals enables subsequent chemical modification.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070254162 - Organic electroluminescent element having a nanoostructure between a transparent substrate and an electrode: An organic EL element with high luminous efficiency is manufactured by fabricating a compound substrate by forming a microscopic unevenness on a transparent substrate of glass or the like using a sol-gel material and a nanoimprinting method, applying a high refractive index material on the microscopic unevenness, and planarizing the... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20070254164 - Photocatalytic window and method of making same: Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to a photocatalytic coated article and a method of making the same. In certain example embodiments, a coated article includes a zirconium nitride and/or oxide inclusive layer before heat treatment (HT). The coated article is heat treated so that following heat treatment (e.g.,... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070254163 - Window with anti-bacterial and/or anti-fungal feature and method of making same: Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to a window having anti-fungal/anti-bacterial properties and/or self-cleaning properties, and a method of making the same. In certain example embodiments, a silver based layer is be provided and the layer(s) located thereover (e.g., the zirconium oxide inclusive layer) are designed to permit silver... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070254165 - Adhesion layer for thin film transistors: A method for manufacturing a poly- or microcrystalline silicon layer on an insulator comprises a silicon containing insulator, growing a thin adhesion promoting layer comprising amorphous silicon onto it and further growing a poly- or microcrystalline silicon layer onto the adhesion promoting layer. Such a sequence of layers, deposited with... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070254167 - Composition containing fluoroalkyl silicone and hydrosilicone: Described is a free-radically curable composition comprising a fluoroalkyl silicone having at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups, silicone having at least two Si—H, a polyethylenically unsaturated component having at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups, a hydrosilylation catalyst, and a free radical initiator.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070254168 - Curable composition containing fluoroalkyl hydrosilicone: Described is a free-radically curable composition comprising a fluoroalkyl silicone having at least two hydride groups, a polyethylenically unsaturated component having at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups, a hydrosilylation catalyst, and a free radical initiator.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070254166 - Curable fluoroalkyl silicone composition: Described is a free-radically curable composition comprising a fluoroalkyl silicone having at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups, a crosslinking agent having at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups, and a free radical initiator.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070254170 - Erosion resistant anti-icing coatings: A process for protecting an article using an anti-icing coating includes the steps of applying upon at least one surface of an article an anti-icing composition comprising at least one polysiloxane free of additives; and curing the anti-icing composition to form an anti-icing coating exhibiting an ice shear strength of... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C. (p&w)

20070254169 - Structures including organic self-assembled monolayers and methods of making the structures: Structures including a substrate having a nano-patterned surface, and a self-assembled monolayer of an organic material on the nano-patterned surface are provided. The self-assembled monolayer is ordered with respect to features of the nano-patterned surface. Methods of making the structures and filament switching devices including a self-assembled monolayer are also... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070254171 - Articles having wear-resistant coatings and process for making the same: A wear-resistant article of manufacture, such as a screen, is produced by the method of providing a screen having a front face, a rear face, and openings extending through the screen from the front face to the rear face, contacting at least a portion of the screen with a coating... Agent: Kennametal Inc.

20070254172 - Permeation-inhibiting members and multi-layer containers made by using the same: (c) the initial adhesive strength to the metal sheet or foil is 0.1 kg/10 mm or higher; (d) the adhesive strength to the metal sheet or foil as measured after 2,500-hour immersion at 65° C. in a mixed solvent composed of 45 parts by volume of 2,2,4-trimethylpentane, 45 parts by... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070254173 - Tool for machining: A tool for machining is made from a hard-metal, cermet or ceramic base material and a single-layer or multi-layer hard material coating on the base material. An additional coating of one or more metals from the group of aluminum, copper, zinc, titanium, nickel, tin or base alloys of these metals... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070254175 - Flooring material: An object is to provide a flooring material which, when applied, is satisfactory in applicability and conformability to the substrate and which combines all of various properties required of flooring materials, such as nonfouling properties, marring resistance, and flexibility. The flooring material comprises synthetic resin A, which comprises a polyethylene... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070254174 - Multi-layer rotational moulding: This invention discloses a multilayer article prepared by rotational moulding that comprises: a) a layer A comprising a functionalised fluoropolymer; b) a layer B comprising a non-fluoropolymer containing functional groups; and c) optionally a layer C prepared from a polymer that is dissimilar from that of layer A and that... Agent: Arkema Inc. Patent Department - 26th Floor

20070254176 - Multi-layer, pre-stretched elastic articles: In one embodiment the invention is an article comprising at least two layers, a first or low crystallinity layer comprising a low crystallinity polymer and a second or high crystallinity layer comprising a high crystallinity polymer. The high crystallinity polymer has a melting point as determined by differential scanning calorimetry... Agent: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.c.

20070254177 - Absorbing structure having improved blocking properties: A process for producing an absorbing polymer structure (Pa) including the steps of obtaining a treated absorbing polymer structure (Pb) by increasing the absorption under load at a load of 0.3 or 0.9 psi (AUL) compared to an untreated absorbing polymer structure (Pu) by a first treatment of an outer... Agent: Smith Moore LLP

20070254178 - Method for sealing natural stones: The present invention relates to a sealed natural cut stone, the pores of which are permeable to water vapor but are impermeable to aqueous liquids, and a method for the production thereof and the use of such natural cut stones.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070254179 - Composite elements: Composite elements have the following layer structure: (i) from 2 to 20 mm of metal, (ii) from 10 to 300 mm of plastic, and (iii) from 2 to 20 mm of metal, where (i) and/or (iii) have an opening which may, if desired, be sealable.... Agent: Basf Aktiengesellschaft

20070254180 - Material composite in strip form and its use, composite sliding element: m

20070254181 - Methods and apparatus for thermal barrier coatings with improved overall thermal insulation characteristics: Methods and apparatus for thermal barrier coatings are provided. The thermal barrier coating system includes a bond coat, a first thermal barrier coating comprising a thermal conductivity, kA having a first value, and a second thermal barrier coating including a thermal conductivity, kB having a second value wherein the second... Agent: John S. Beulick (17851)

20070254183 - Electroluminescent materials and deivces: An improved method for making a zirconium 2-methyl 8 hydroxy quinolate is a two-stage process of reacting a zirconium salt with 2-methyl 8 hydroxy quinoline and then reacting the mixed salt formed with a beta diketone.... Agent: David Silverstein Andover -ip -law

20070254185 - Organic el display device and organic thin film device: An object of the invention is to provide a manufacturing method of an organic EL display device by fabricating a low molecular weight light emitting material on a lower electrode of an organic EL display device by an inkjet method. In order to achieve this object, in an organic EL... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20070254184 - Organic electric field light emitting display: According to one aspect of the present invention, an element substrate, a first electrode formed on the element substrate, an organic film formed on the first electrode, and a second electrode formed on the organic film are provided, and an upper surface of the first electrode is set in a... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070254182 - Organic electroluminescent device: c

20070254186 - Organic electric-field light-emitting element: wherein A, B, and Ar1 to Ar6 are independently a C6-60 aromatic group which does not contain a styryl group nor an alkenyl group, at least one of A, Ar1, Ar2, or B, Ar3 to Ar6 contains at least three condensed aromatic rings, and p, q and r of a... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20070254187 - Amorphous-carbon-based hard multilayer film and hard surface member having the film on surface: (wherein M is at least one selected from a group 4A element in the periodic table, a group 5A element, a group 6A element, Al, and Si, and x and y denote atomic ratios in the formula, and x is 0.5 or less, y is 0.03 or more, and 1-x-y... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070254188 - Magnetic memory cell and random access memory: To provide a highly-reliable, low-power-consumption nonvolatile memory. A magnetization reversal of a ferromagnetic free layer is accomplished with a spin transfer torque in a state where an appropriate magnetic field is applied in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the magnetic easy axis of the ferromagnetic free layer of... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20070254189 - Magnetic storage device:

20070254190 - Magnetic recording medium having improved durability for high density applications: A magnetic recording tape includes an elongated substrate and a magnetic side. The magnetic side includes a support layer formed over the substrate and a magnetic recording layer formed over the support layer to define a magnetic recording surface opposite the substrate. The magnetic recording layer includes magnetic particles and... Agent: Attention: Eric D. Levinson Imation Corp.

20070254191 - Magnetic disk substrate and production method of magnetic disk: The invention provides a production method for a magnetic disk substrate capable of reducing the number of scratches occurring on the surface of a glass substrate and improving the yield of the glass substrate. When a surface of a magnetic disk substrate is polished by using polishing plates each having... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070254192 - Method of polishing eng surfaces of a substrate for a recording medium by a grain flow processing method: The object of the invention is to provide a method of polishing the end surfaces of a substrate for a recording medium, which is capable of efficiently polishing the inner peripheral end surface and/or the outer peripheral end surface of the substrate preventing the reliability of performance of the recording... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC