Stock material or miscellaneous articles inventions 12/07

20070298197 - Barrier agricultural fumigation film: A film that provides a fumigant barrier on a raised crop bed includes a barrier material for restricting the flow of a fluid fumigant, and an elastic polymer material for providing elasticity in the film so that the film can be stretched around the crop bed. The barrier material can... Agent: Adams Evans P.A.

20070298199 - Wood composite material containing paulownia: Disclosed is a wood composite material comprising: upper and lower surface layers and a core layer; wherein the core layer contains at least about 85 wt % paulownia strands; and the surface layers contain at least about 85 wt % of other, higher density, non-paulownia wood strands.... Agent: J M Huber Corporation

20070298202 - Date-coding system and method: These are disclosed date-coded labels, printing bands for date coding, hand-held labelers capable of date coding and method of date coding. The labels carry pre-printing of seven color zones representative of the days of the week, and overprinting all the color zones except the selected color zone representative of the... Agent: Joseph J. Grass Paxar Americas, Inc.

20070298208 - Process of preparing carpet backing using nonwoven material: A process is described for treating a nonwoven fabric to improve its suitability for use as a primary backing in manufacturing tufted carpets and carpet tiles. The process includes the steps of needle-entangling a nonwoven fabric, preferably a spunbonded polyester web, from one or both sides, heat-setting the needled web,... Agent: Johns Manville

20070298191 - Optical film: (in the formula (1), Y represents a di-valent group, s and t represent each independently an integer of 0 or 1, G1 and G2 when s and t are 1 represent each independently —CR1R2—, R1 and R2 represent each independently an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, halogen... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070298192 - 1,3,5-triazine compound, composition, and optically anisotropic material composed of the same: wherein L1 and L2 each independently are a single bond or a divalent linking group, R1 and R2 each independently are a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and R is a group having a polymerizable group; and a composition, containing at least one of the compound; an optically anisotropic material,... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070298194 - Cellulose acylate film, process for producing cellulose acylate film, polarizing plate and liquid crystal display device: A cellulose acylate film comprising at least one retardation raising agent having specific rod-like polarizability anisotropy or specific plane polarizability anisotropy, and specific distance between terminals of a molecule in a specific amount; a process for producing the same; and a polarizing plate and liquid crystal display using the same.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070298193 - Method of producing light-scattering film, polarizing plate comprising light-scattering film and liquid crystal display device comprising the polarizing plate: c

20070298195 - Inkjet recording material: Disclosed is an inkjet recording material comprising at least a base layer and an ink receiving layer. The ink receiving layer is composed of a mixture of a hydrophilic component containing a hydrophilic resin and a hydrophobic resin having hot-melt property. And the mass ratio between said hydrophilic component and... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070298196 - Packaging laminate for a retortable packaging container: A packaging laminate for a retortable or hot fillable packaging container comprises a core layer of paper or paper board, a first outer liquid-tight coating based on polypropylene on the inside of the packaging laminate, a second outer liquid-tight coating and based on polypropylene on the outside of the packaging... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070298198 - Heat-shrinkable multilayer films: Heat-shrinkable multilayer films having a surface layer based on at least one olefinic polymer and/or copolymer, a layer based on a mixture of an ionomer having a maximum MFI of 4 dg/min and an ionomer having an MFI>4 dg/min, a barrier layer based on polyvinylidene chloride or a vinylidene chloride... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

20070298200 - Hollow moulded part and method for manufacturing a hollow moulded part: A hollow moulded part 16′ made from plastic material containing fibres has at least two hollow chambers 6, 7, 8 between which at least one web 15s provided which bounds the hollow chambers together with outer wall parts 2, 3. The hollow moulded part 16′ is a one piece pressed... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070298201 - Expandable or expanded mastic composition for the structural reinforcement of a hollow metal body and such a hollow body: The present invention relates to a hot-expandable or -expanded mastic composition which can be used for the structural reinforcement of a hollow metal body, to a process for preparing this composition, to such a hollow body and to a use of this composition. The invention applies in particular to body... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070298203 - Hydro-insensitive electroluminescent devices and methods of manufacture thereof: A composite is disclosed for use in electro-luminescent devices. The composite includes polymeric material having a first surface energy, and phosphorescent material dispersed within said polymeric material. The phosphorescent material has a second surface energy, said first and second surface energies are each between about 32 dynes/cm and 46 about... Agent: Gauthier & Connors, LLP

20070298204 - Films for labels that are removable: Clear and opaque polymeric film structures for providing clear and opaque labels that are removable, respectively. The film structure includes a core layer and first skin layer, wherein the first skin layer contains a polymeric matrix of a material that allows a label, which has been produced from the film... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20070298205 - Security laminates and documents: A laminate 40 for a tamper-resistant identity document, the laminate comprising: a carrier film (10, FIG. 1) having a first adhesive layer 11 on a surface thereof, the first adhesive layer 11 comprising one or more visible registration features 13; and a cover film (20, FIG. 2b) having a first... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070298206 - Digital media created using ion beam technology: An optical medium including an underlayer and a reflective layer, where at least one of the underlayer and the surface layer has surface features thereon representing data, the surface features having been formed by directing pulses of a beam of ions from an ion source onto at least one of... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC

20070298207 - Single-sided, multilayered optical disc, bca recording apparatus, bca recording method, and optical disc apparatus: According to one embodiment, a single-sided, multilayered optical disc which performs recording and playback when irradiated with a laser beam having a predetermined wavelength, and has at least two recording layers that are independent of each other with respect to the light incident surface, a reflecting layer farthest from the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070298209 - Patterned textile product: A textile substrate is patterned by the selective application of various dyes to the substrate surface in a way that provides desirable, visually apparent enhancements in the area of pattern detail, definition, and color range, through the use of a novel patterning system, including the application of various chemical agents,... Agent: Legal Department (m-495)

20070298210 - Pile fabric with height difference and method for manufacturing the same: A step pile fabric according to the present invention contains a non-shrinkable fiber, and a shrinkable fiber containing a modacrylic copolymer. A composition of the shrinkable fiber containing the modacrylic copolymer contains a polymer composition obtained by mixing i) 60 to 99 parts by weight of a copolymer (A) containing... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070298211 - Carbon fiber composite material, process for manufacturing the same and wet friction member: A carbon fiber composite material (10) is provided which includes carbon fibers (11), a matrix (12) binding the carbon fibers (11) together, and pores (13), and a volume fraction of the carbon fibers (11) exclusive of the pores (13) is not less than 45% and up to 80%. The carbon... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20070298212 - Corrosion resistant honeycomb: Corrosion resistant metallic honeycomb composed of a plurality of honeycomb cells having cell walls that include cell edges that form the edge of the honeycomb. A corrosion resistant coating that contains polyamideimide is used to cover the cell walls and cell edges. The corrosion resistant coating is preferably applied after... Agent: Hexcel Corporation

20070298213 - Nonwoven fabric: A nonwoven fabric that is not easily damaged during use is provided. A fiber web supported by a predetermined supporting member from the lower face side is blown with fluid, mainly composed of gas, from the upper face side of the fiber web to move fibers that constitute the fiber... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20070298214 - Nonwoven fabric: A nonwoven fabric having a predetermined strength against line tension is provided. A nonwoven fabric includes first regions, second regions, and third regions, in plural, wherein the second regions are arranged on both sides of the first regions, and the third regions are arranged on sides opposite to the first... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20070298215 - Floor covering having a strong noise-reducing properties: A floor covering with strong noise-reducing properties for the interior trim of means of transport having on the passenger side a textile or non-textile surface, acoustically coupled through at least one microperforated sheet to a fibrous non-woven and/or foamed plastic. A microperforated sheet having a hole diameter from 0.2 to... Agent: Venable LLP

20070298216 - Articles having durable hydrophobic surfaces: Method of forming a very hydrophobic, extremely hydrophobic or superhydrophobic surface comprising depositing a composition comprising hydrophobic microparticles, hydrophobic nanoparticles, or a mixture thereof and a binder in sufficient quantity to provide a hydrophobic or a superhydrophobic surface on a substrate having a micropatterned surface having raised portions, recessed portions... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070298217 - Fuser member: The fuser members of this invention include a core member that includes a rigid outer surface. An adhesion promoter layer comprising silane or epoxy silane coupling is disposed on the outer surface of the core member. A resilient layer comprising an elastomer is disposed on the adhesion promoter layer. A... Agent: Paul A. Leipold Patent Legal Staff

20070298218 - Fungi resistant asphalt and asphalt sheet materials: A fungi resistant asphalt is combined with a base sheet to form a fungi resistant asphalt containing sheet material. Typically, the base sheet is a fibrous base sheet that, by itself, may or may not be fungi resistant. The fungi resistant asphalt is at least partially absorbed by the base... Agent: Johns Manville

20070298219 - Optical information recording medium and information recording method: f

20070298220 - Nonwoven fabric: Nonwoven fabric including concaves and convexes, and at least a fiber basis weight which is adjusted, and its manufacturing method are provided. The nonwoven fabric 110 is formed into a substantially sheet-like shape of predetermined thickness and its fiber basis weight is adjusted by directing a fluid, mainly consisting of... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20070298221 - Multi-ply fibrous structures and products employing same: Multi-ply fibrous structures, products employing same and methods for making same are provided.... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070298222 - Fabrication method and structure of an ito anode containing nickel points for an oled to selectively light: A fabrication method of an indium tin oxide (ITO) anode containing point nickel for an organic light emitting diode (OLED) to selectively light includes various processes of preparing an ITO substrate with an anode having plural point grooves, of forming a nickel film on the anode, and of grinding the... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070298223 - Siloxanes and silanes cured by organoborane amine complexes: Curable compositions contain (i) a free radical polymerizable organosilicon monomer, oligomer or polymer; (ii) an organoborane amine complex; optionally (iii) an amine reactive compound having amine reactive groups; and optionally (iv) a component capable of generating a gas when mixed with a compound bearing active hydrogen and a catalyst. The... Agent: Dow Corning Corporation Co1232

20070298224 - Convolutely wound web material having the tail adhered thereto: A product comprising a convolutely wound web material is disclosed. The web material has a tail portion disposed adjacent an immediately subjacent convolution of the web material. The product also has a fluid disposed upon the immediately subjacent convolution from an applicator surface. The tail portion is disposed upon the... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070298225 - Circuit substrate with strong adhesion: The surface of the circuit substrate is a solder mask. The solder mask protects the electrical circuit on the circuit substrate against suffering from the environmental damage. By dividing the area of the circuit substrate into the solder mask area and the adhesive area, a bismaleimide triazine layer is formed... Agent: Intellectual Property Law Group LLP

20070298226 - Methods and apparatuses for forming an article: Methods and apparatuses are provided for depositing a material on a surface. In accordance with the method a stream of a component material is formed having formed printing and non-printing droplets and satellite droplets of the material. The stream is directed at the surface. A deflecting energy is applied to... Agent: David A. Novais Patent Legal Staff

20070298227 - Plated resin molded articles: The present invention provides a plated resin molded article that has a beautiful and strong plating layer. More particularly, it provides a plated resin molded article containing a resin molded article, the surface of which has not been subjected to a roughening treatment by chromic acid etching, and a metal... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070298228 - Printing paper: e

20070298230 - Coated cutting insert and manufacturing method thereof: A coated cutting insert according to the present invention includes a substrate, a base layer formed on the substrate, and an indicating layer formed on a part of the base layer. The base layer exhibits a color different from that of the indicating layer. The indicating layer is formed on... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070298229 - Laminate and method of producing the same: The present invention relates to a rigid laminate comprising two o more bonded-together carrier layers and possibly one or more intermediate layers, wherein the carrier layers comprise PET, and wherein the amount of PET is at leas 75 wt. %, based on the weight of the total laminate. The present... Agent: Roberts & Roberts, LLP Attorneys At Law

20070298231 - Transparent conductive laminated body and transparent touch panel: A transparent conductive laminated body having a cured resin layer-1 and cured resin layer-2 laminated in that order on at least one side of a transparent organic polymer base, with a transparent conductive layer laminated on the cured resin layer-2, wherein at least one relationship among the following: (A) the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070298232 - Cvd coating scheme including alumina and/or titanium-containing materials and method of making the same: A coated body that includes a substrate and a coating scheme on the substrate. The coating scheme includes a CVD titanium carbonitride coating layer containing titanium carbonitride grains that are of a pre-selected grain size. The coating scheme further includes a first titanium/aluminum-containing coating layer containing first titanium/aluminum-containing grains applied... Agent: Kennametal Inc.

20070298233 - Films of propylene copolymers: The invention provides for a film including a layer made from a composition, the composition produced from 30 percent by weight or more of a first polymer component (FPC), wherein said FPC includes a copolymer of propylene and from 6 to 30 percent by weight of another alpha-olefin, and having... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20070298234 - Polyvinyl alcohol film, and polarizing film and polarizing plate using the same: The present invention provides a polyvinyl alcohol film which has a width of 3 m or more, an in-plane retardation value of 30 nm or less and a fluctuation of in-plane retardation value of 15 nm or less.... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070298235 - Non-woven fabric for gypsum board and process for producing the same: The object of the present invention is to provide a non-woven fabric comprising a glass fiber which has a strength, flexibility and water resistance, has less skin irritancy and a good surface decoration property, and a process for producing the same, more specifically, to provide a non-woven fabric for a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070298236 - Composite materials and method of making: A method for forming improved composite materials using a thermosetting polyester urethane hybrid resin, a closed cavity mold having an internal heat transfer mechanism used in this method, and the composite materials formed by this method having a hybrid of a carbon fiber layer and a fiberglass layer.... Agent: Douglas E. Mckinley, Jr.

20070298237 - Biodegradable resin composition: m

20070298238 - Method for forming a hermetically sealed cavity: One inventive aspect relates to a method for forming hermetically sealed cavities, e.g. semiconductor cavities comprising fragile devices, MEMS or NEMS devices. The method allows forming hermetically sealed cavities at a controlled atmosphere and pressure and at low temperatures, for example, at temperatures not exceeding about 200° C. The method... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070298239 - Porous materials and method of production thereof: Water dispersible or water soluble porous bodies comprising a three dimensional open-cell lattice containing 10 to 95% by weight of a polymeric material which is soluble in water, and, less than 5% by weight of a surfactant, said porous bodies having an intrusion volume as measured by mercury porosimetry (as... Agent: Unilever Intellectual Property Group

20070298240 - Compressible abrasive article: Abrasive articles having a compressible composite layer are described. The compressible composite layers include a compressible binder and abrasive agglomerates. Methods of using such abrasive articles to modify the edge of a workpiece are also described.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070298242 - Lenses having dispersed metal nanoparticles for optical filtering including sunglasses: Lenses appropriate for use as sunglasses and other optical filtering devices include one or more composite layers including metal nanoparticles dispensed in a polymer matrix. The entire lens can be a single layer of the composite or the composite can be a coating on one or both faces of the... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070298241 - Multi-layered anisotropic conduction action film and preparing method thereof: A functional multi-layered anisotropic conduction action film (ACAF) and a preparing method thereof are provided. The functional multi-layered ACAF includes a resin surface monomer coating layer, a metal particle resin layer, a low-temperature hot-melt resin layer with desirable insulating property. The monomer layer is of butyl acrylate, methyl acrylate, diethanol... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070298244 - Bonding materials having particle with anisotropic shape: An object of the present invention is to provide a bonding material that is excellent in shear strength and a capability of heat radiation of a bonding layer and can be formed into a sheet. The present invention has a feature of providing a bonding material comprising metal fibers each... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070298243 - Polyester film: Such a polyester film of the present invention can be used in various applications such as releasing of ceramics, is extremely reduced in amount of oligomers precipitated thereon, in particular, even when processed under high-temperature conditions, can be used for protecting a liquid crystal display panel such as a polarizing... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070298245 - Alumina composite sintered body, evaluation method thereof and spark plug: An alumina composite sintered body 1 in which fine particles 2 are dispersed in the crystal grains 4 and/or at the crystal grain boundaries 3 of an alumina sintered body obtained by sintering alumina crystal grains 4; an evaluation method thereof; and a spark plug using the alumina composite sintered... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070298246 - Corrosion-inhibiting coating for metal substrates and corrosion-resistant article: A corrosion inhibiting coating for metallic substrates, the corrosion inhibiting coating has an anticorrosive hydrophilic layer that includes at least a corrosion-inhibiting agent dispersed therein; and an impervious layer to oxygen and moisture over the hydrophilic layer. The anticorrosive hydrophilic layer is comprised of one or more water-soluble polymers such... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20070298248 - Coating composition, hard coat film, and optical recording medium: A coating composition containing reactive particles (A) in which an organic compound having at least one polymerizable unsaturated group in a molecule thereof is chemically bonded to inorganic oxide particles, an organic compound monomer or oligomer (B) having a polyethylene oxide chain (content in molecule: not less than 50% and... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070298247 - Fumaric diester copolymer: A novel fumaric diester copolymer suitable for used in an optical material having excellent heat resistance and transparency is provided. The fumaric diester copolymer comprises a specific fumaric diester residue, and at least one (meth)acrylic ester residue unit selected from a specific (meth)acrylic ester residue unit having an oxetanyl group... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070298249 - Settable mixture containing lime, a cementitious composition and a polymer: The present invention refers to a settable mixture comprising (i) a water absorbing composition and (ii) an aqueous emulsion of organic polymer or (iii) dispersible organic polymer, wherein the water absorbing composition (i) contains inorganic ingredients which are capable to react with water and the water absorbing composition (i) contains... Agent: Curatolo Sidoti Co., Lpa

20070298250 - Methods for producing coated phosphor and host material particles using atomic layer deposition methods: Layers of a passivating material and/or containing luminescent centers are deposited on phosphor particles or particles that contain a host material that is capable of capturing an excitation energy and transferring it to a luminescent center or layer. The layers are formed in an ALD process. The ALD process permits... Agent: Gary C. Cohn, PLLC

20070298251 - Fuser member: The fuser members of this invention include a core member that includes a rigid outer surface. A resilient layer comprising an elastomer is optionally disposed on the cylindrical outer surface of the core member. A tie layer is disposed on the resilient layer or the outer surface if no resilient... Agent: Paul A. Leipold Patent Legal Staff

20070298252 - Fuser member: The present invention is a fuser member that includes a core member having a rigid outer surface. A resilient layer made of an elastomer is disposed on outer surface. A primer layer of perfluoroalkoxy resin and trifluoroethylene-perfluoroethylvinyl ether-perfluoroethylene vinyl phosphate or a mixture of perfluoroalkoxy resin and trifluoroethylene-perfluoroethylvinyl bonds the... Agent: Paul A. Leipold Patent Legal Staff

20070298253 - Transparent conductive carbon nanotube film and a method for producing the same: A transparent conductive film wherein carbon nanotubes are discursively embedded in the surface portion of a resin film is produced by (A) dispersing carbon nanotubes on a substrate surface, (B) forming a transparent resin film over the substrate on which the carbon nanotubes are dispersed, and then (C) separating the... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070298254 - Molded flexible weatherstrips for windows and their method of manufacture: The invention relates to an injection-molded flexible molded weatherstrip, and to a method of manufacturing such weatherstrips. The invention applies to weatherstrips for mounting to bear resiliently against a window, such as a moving window in a motor vehicle. A weatherstrip (101) of the invention is essentially constituted by at... Agent: Clark & Brody

20070298255 - Conductive wire comprising a polysiloxane/polyimide copolymer blend: Disclosed herein are polysiloxane/polyimide block copolymer blends and the application of these blends in conductive wires.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070298256 - Silicone polymer particle and silicone composition containing same: The present invention provides silicone polymer particles having excellent tensile properties and excellent transparency and also provides a silicone composition. The present invention relates to silicone polymer particles having a silicone core-alkoxysilane condensate shell structure in which silicone particles with a volume-average particle diameter of 0.001 μm to 1.0 μm... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070298257 - Nanoshells on polymers: Nano-constructs comprising nanoshells and methods of using the nano-constructs for treating or ameliorating a medical condition are provided.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20070298258 - Fluoride based composite material and method for making the same: A filler material that includes a metal fluoride compound which is coated with silica. The filler material can be used in various types of covering agents.... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070298259 - Polymer coated metal oxide fine particles and their applications: The present invention provides polymer-coated metal oxide fine particles, including metal oxide fine particles having a number-average particle diameter of not smaller than 1 nm and not greater than 100 nm, a surface of each of the metal oxide fine particles being coated with a polymer; and the present invention... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070298260 - Multi-layer laminate substrates useful in electronic type applications: A laminate for electronic-type applications having a conductive layer and a dielectric multilayer. The dielectric multilayer comprises at least three layers: i. an adhesive layer; ii. a low coefficient of thermal expansion layer; and iii. a curl balancing layer. Optionally, the laminate can also comprise a second conductive layer bonded... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070298261 - Aqueous paper coating slip containing pigment-polymer hybrids: An aqueous paper coating slip comprising organic polymers as binders and inorganic pigments, wherein the binders are present at least partly in the form of a pigment-polymer hybrid in which the binder is chemically or physically bound to the inorganic pigments.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070298262 - Elastic film exhibiting low tensile force properties in the machine direction: Articles and methods related to elastic films exhibiting low tensile force properties in the machine direction. The elastic films have two layers and an elastomeric core layer bonded between the first layer and the second layer Such elastic films have a wide range of potential uses in both durable and... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20070298263 - Organic electroluminescence device and method for manufacturing same: A method for manufacturing an organic electroluminescence device includes: dissolving an organic material in a solvent to prepare an organic solution; forming an organic solution layer by coating a substrate with the organic solution; and forming an organic material layer by drying the organic solution layer. At least one of... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070298264 - Glass laminates for reduction of sound transmission: The present invention is a glass laminate having sound attenuation properties that make it suitable for use as acoustic glazing in architectural applications and/or in vehicles.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070298265 - Electroconductive laminate, and electromagnetic wave shielding film for plasma display and protective plate for plasma display: An electroconductive laminate 10 comprising a substrate 11, and an electroconductive film 12 having a three-layer structure having a first oxide layer 12a, a metal layer 12b and a second oxide layer 12c laminated sequentially from the substrate 11 side, or having a 3×n layer structure (wherein n is an... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070298266 - Curved laminated glass and vehicle fixed with the curved laminated glass: A curved laminated glass having no natural vibration in the low frequency region of 500 Hz or lower is fitted to a vehicle body, so that the curved laminated glass is prevented from resonating with the vehicle body. A resin interlayer film that bonds two curved glass sheets to each... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070298267 - Adhesion of polymeric coatings to bipolar plate surfaces using silane coupling agents: The present invention provides an electrically conductive element for an electrochemical cell element having enhanced protection for an underlying metal substrate with a surface susceptible to forming metal oxides. One or more regions of the surface are coated with a metal coating overlaid with an adhesion promoting coating comprising a... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070298268 - Encapsulated optoelectronic device: The present invention provides a method of integrating an encapsulant into an optoelectronic device, comprising: (a) contacting the optoelectronic device to be encapsulated with an adhesion promoter composition comprising an epoxy-functional silane and an amino-functional silane; and (b) applying an encapsulant formulation onto the optoelectronic device that has been treated... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070298269 - Aluminizing composition and method for application within internal passages: An aluminizing composition includes an aluminum-based powder, an inert organic pyrolysable thickener, and a binder selected from the group consisting of colloidal silica, at least one organic resin, and combinations thereof. A method for aluminizing an internal passage of a metal substrate comprises injecting the organic-based aluminizing composition into the... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070298270 - Strain tolerant coating for environmental protection: A corrosion resistant coating system having a first coating and a second coating. The first coating includes a matrix and corrosion resistant particles. The matrix is preferably a matrix material selected from the group consisting of silica, silicone, phosphate, chromate, and combinations thereof. The corrosion resistant particles are uniformly distributed... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick LLC

20070298271 - Multilayer optical film, method of making the same, and transaction card having the same: A multilayer optical film includes alternating layers of first and second optical layers; the first optical layer comprising a first polyester, wherein the first polyester comprises first dicarboxylate monomers and first diol monomers, and from about 0.25 to less than 10 mol % of the first dicarboxylate monomers have pendant... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070298272 - Gasket, method for producing the gasket, and gasket installation method: Provided are a gasket that is less likely to deform and installable with excellent workability when it is installed at a portion to be sealed and that can be produced at low cost, a method of producing the gasket, and a gasket installation method. A previously prepared thermoplastic resin film... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070298273 - Multilayer shrink films having a core layer of eva/ionomer blend: Heat shrinkable multilayer packaging films comprising at least one core of a blend of at least 50% by weight of an ethylene unsaturated-ester copolymer and a material selected from the group consisting of ionomers, ethylene/acid copolymers and terpolymers, or blends, and two outer-film layers comprising a polyolefin. The invention includes... Agent: Bemis Company, Inc.

20070298274 - Adhesive system and method of producing a wood based product: The invention relates to a method of producing a wood based product, comprising applying an adhesive system onto one or more pieces of a wood-based material, and joining the one or more pieces with one or more further pieces of a material, the adhesive system comprises one component comprising starch... Agent: Akzo Nobel Inc.

20070298275 - Damped automotive components with cast in place inserts and method of making same: The invention provides a method for manufacturing an automotive component member, including the steps of: (A) positioning at least one insert into a mold, wherein the insert defines a plurality of holes; and (B) casting a portion of the automotive component member in the mold to substantially encapsulate the insert... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070298276 - Au bonding wire for semiconductor device: e

20070298277 - Metal phosphate coating for oxidation resistance: A high pressure turbine component for use in a gas turbine engine and a method for coating a high pressure turbine component. The gas turbine engine turbine component is coated with an amorphous phosphate-containing coating disposed on a surface of the component. The coating has a thickness of from about... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick LLC

20070298278 - Surface-polishable iridium oxide composite hydrogen ion electrode and method of manufacturing the same: Disclosed herein is a surface-polishable iridium oxide composite hydrogen ion electrode and a method of manufacturing the same, and, more particularly, a surface-polishable iridium oxide composite hydrogen ion electrode, which has a long life due to its excellent physical strength, pH dependency approximate to a theoretical value (59 mV/pH unit),... Agent: Adam K. Sacharoff Much Shelist Freed Denenberg Ament&rubenstein,pc

20070298279 - Organic electroluminescent element, testing device thereof, and testing method thereof: To provide an organic electroluminescent element excellent in lifetime characteristics, an organic electroluminescent element-testing device and an organic electroluminescent element-testing method each capable of easily testing quality of lifetime characteristics of an organic electroluminescent element in a short time without deterioration of the element, and an organic electroluminescent display device.... Agent: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070298281 - Coated cutting tool insert: A CVD-coated cutting tool insert with improved toughness properties having the ability to withstand high temperatures without sacrificing edge line security is disclosed. The insert coating comprises a TiCxNy-layer with a low tensile stress level of 50-500 MPa and an α-Al2O3-layer with a high surface smoothness with a mean Ra<0.12... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070298282 - Coated cutting tool insert: A CVD-coated cutting tool insert with improved toughness properties having the ability to withstand high temperatures without sacrificing edge line security is disclosed. The insert coating comprises a TiCxNy-layer with a low tensile stress level of 50-500 MPa and an α-Al2O3-layer with a high surface smoothness with a mean Ra<0.12... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070298280 - Surface-coated cutting tool: The present invention is directed to a surface-coated cutting tool including a substrate and a coating layer formed on the substrate. The coating layer includes a first coating layer composed of titanium boronitride or titanium boron-oxynitride and a second coating layer formed from at least one selected from the group... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070298283 - Fabrication method and structure of an ito anode containing nickel for improving injection efficiency of an oled: A fabrication method of an indium tin oxide (ITO) anode containing nickel for improving injection efficiency of an organic light emitting diode (OLED) includes various processes of preparing an ITO substrate with an anode, of preparing a target source of ITO containing nickel, and of mingling nickel on the anode... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070298284 - Low resistance tmr read head fabricated by a novel oxidation method: The invention is a magnetoresistive read head with an MTJ configuration having an ultra-thin tunneling barrier layer with low resistance and high breakdown strength. The barrier layer is formed by natural oxidation of an ultra-thin (two atomic layers) Al or Hf—Al layer deposited on an electrode whose surface has first... Agent: Saile Ackerman LLC

20070298285 - Laminated magnetic thin films for magnetic recording with weak ferromagnetic coupling: A laminated magnetic recording structure for use in perpendicular or longitudinal recording is described. A small amount of ferromagnetic coupling is added between the two magnetic layers that are sufficiently decoupled to switch independently. In one embodiment the coupling is achieved by doping the spacer layer with a ferromagnetic material.... Agent: Marlin Knight

20070298286 - Perpendicular magnetic recording medium: A perpendicular magnetic recording medium is provided. The perpendicular magnetic recording medium includes: a perpendicular magnetic recording layer formed on a substrate; and at least one soft magnetic under-layer formed between the substrate and the perpendicular magnetic recording layer, wherein the soft magnetic under-layer is made from an alloy of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070292634 - Plasma display panel and method of manufacturing the same: A plasma display panel (PDP) and a method of manufacturing the same suppresses variation in the height of the intersecting barrier walls with a simple method and that prevents cross talk from occurring between the discharge cells. A concave part is formed at a position contacting an intersecting part of... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070292641 - Non-round plastic pressurized dispenser: A plastic pressurized package comprising a hollow, plastic, substantially non-round cross-section body, comprising a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyamides, polyesters, polyester copolymers, polycarbonates, polyacrylates, polycarbonate copolymers, and mixtures thereof wherein said plastic pressurized package is able to contain and dispense a pressurized fluid of at least about... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070292643 - Biodegradable compositions, articles prepared from biodegradable compositions and manufacturing methods: Biodegradable compositions that include a foamed gelling hydrocolloid system to which a firming agent and a fibrous material, with or without other optional components, are added. When articles prepared from such compositions are coated with a suitable coating, they are impervious to boiling water and able to withstand microwave heating.... Agent: Patrick R. Scanlon Preti Flaherty Beliveau & Pachios LLP

20070292642 - Lightweight preform and method of manufacture: A preform for use in blow molding a plastic container is disclosed herein. The preform has an open end and closed end, and a body adapted to form a body of the container when the container is blow molded. The preform further includes a finish having a top surface, an... Agent: Knoble, Yoshida & Dunleavy

20070292647 - Lap and seam seal closure system for foam pipe insulation: The present invention provides, among other things, a new pipe insulation system that includes a reinforced, elastic foam lap seal closure system that can maintain the integrity of the protective closure around a pipe to be insulated, and can minimize seal failures. One aspect of this invention is the novel... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20070292652 - Apparatus and method for a ferroelectric disk, slider, head gimbal, actuator assemblies, and ferroelectric disk drive: A ferroelectric disk including disk surfaces and a ground coupling electrically coupled to an electrode sheet covered by a ferroelectric film covered by a probe surface. A slider using a resistive probe for sharing a ground with the ground coupling. A head gimbal assembly including slider interfaced through an amplifier... Agent: Gregory Smith & Associates

20070292654 - Thermal protection system for a vehicle: The invention is a thermal insulation tile for providing thermal protection of the external surface of a vehicle. In detail, the tile includes a rigid ceramic core having top and bottom surfaces, side surfaces and parallel front and rear surfaces at a 15 to 45 degree angle to said top... Agent: Louis L. Dachs

20070292655 - Tuft coating: A tufted carpet includes a primary backing and a plurality of tufts. The plurality of tufts are attached to the primary backing by looping each yarn tuft through different openings of the primary backing with strand sections from adjacent tufts going through each opening. The tufted carpet further includes an... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. Intl. Automotive Components Group

20070292631 - Light -emitting body,lighting device and display device using the same: (In the formula, X represents an atom group that forms an aromatic chelate ligand together with a carbon atom and a nitrogen atom bonded with iridium, n is an integer of 2 or 3, and L represents a bidentate organic ligand wherein the atoms other than carbon atoms are bonded... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070292632 - Substrate holding device, substrate processing system and liquid crystal display device: [Solution] A substrate holding device includes: a plurality of detector sensors 80 for detecting the peripheral region of the substrate p if the substrate p is placed at the specified position on the holder 30; and a determination unit 90 for determining that the substrate p is offset from the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070292633 - Cholesteric liquid crystal display (lcd) device, and method for its production: A liquid crystal device is provided, having one or several display segments, a first display substrate, a second display substrate, a layer of liquid crystal material disposed between the first and second substrate; and layer of conductive material disposed on the substrates. The conductive layers form electrodes for applying an... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070292635 - Optical compensation polarizing plate, image display unit and liquid crystal display unit: (I) |Re|≦10, (II) |Rth|≦25, (III) Nz=(nx1−nz1)/(nx1−ny1), (IV) Re1=(nx1−ny1)×d1, (V) 0.4≦Nz≦0.6 (VI) 100≦Re1≦350, wherein Re1 is a retardation value in plane (nm) at a wavelength of 590 nm; Nz is an Nz factor at a wavelength of 590 nm; nx1 is a refractive index along a slow axis in a film... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070292636 - security device having a segmented layer: A security article includes a light transmissive substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface, with the first surface having an embossed region with an optical diffraction pattern or a holographic image pattern. A color shifting optical coating is formed on the substrate such as on the opposing... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20070292637 - Mould for the injection moulding of a plastic piece and moulding method: A mould is provided for the injection molding of a plastic piece that includes at least two adjacent parts of two compatible plastic materials, assembled to one another by welding or gluing, of different types and/or colors. The mould includes a mould cavity defined by at least two non-planar walls... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070292638 - Inkjet recording sheet: Provided is an inkjet recording sheet. The inkjet recording sheet includes a support film comprising homopolypropylene, a propylene-ethylene random copolymer, a propylene-ethylene block copolymer, high-density polyethylene, and polystyrene, a primer layer having larger elongation than the support film and comprising a hydroxyl group-containing polyolefin resin, and an ink absorbing layer.... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070292639 - Prortective layer thermal transfer film and printed article: To provide a protective layer thermal transfer film which can form a protective layer that is superior in the water based ink fixing property, solvent-resistant property and, in particular, water-resistant property and also has a superior peeling property. The present invention relates to: a protective layer thermal transfer film, comprising:... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070292640 - Heat-sealable layered polypropylene resin film and package: A heat sealable polypropylene resin laminate film having good toughness and heat sealing strength and energy sufficient for packaging heavy goods, mainly fruits and vegetables, and a package made of such film, is a laminate film having three or more layers, a substrate layer made of a crystalline polypropylene resin,... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070292645 - Method of blow-molding and blow-molded product: A method of blow-molding comprising forming a parison (tube) of a thermoplastics material, closing a mold around the parison, injecting compressed gas into the parison through a blowing hole to form a molded product that is shaped according to the shape of the mold, then deforming a seal forming portion... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070292646 - Multilayer container: A multilayer container for dispensing product that includes a relatively rigid outer body and a relatively flexible inner liner for holding product to be dispensed. The relatively rigid outer body includes, and preferably consists essentially of, an outer layer of virgin polyethylene such as HDPE, and an inner thicker layer... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20070292644 - Process for producing a composite material: A process for producing a composite material includes the following steps: (a) melting at least one polyester having an inherent viscosity higher than or equal to 0.5 dl/g, preferably 0.6 dl/g to 1.2 dg/l; (b) cooling said polyester so as to obtain a polyester having a crystallinity lower than 30%,... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070292648 - Thermoplastic vulcanizates for potable water applications: A thermoplastic vulcanizate comprising a dynamically-cured rubber, a thermoplastic polymer, and at least 2 percent by weight, based on the total weight of the thermoplastic vulcanizate, of a polyalphaolefin oligomer, where the polyalphaolefin oligomer is characterized by a kinematic viscosity per ASTM D445 at 100° C. of at least 35... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20070292649 - Multilayered articles having biocompatibility and biostability characteristics: Multilayer articles, such as tubing and films, are disclosed which have a soft layer of aliphatic polyurethane and at least one layer of hard aliphatic polyurethane. The articles formed avoid the problem of tackiness when using only a soft aliphatic polyurethane, while maintaining flexibility. The articles are also biocompatible and... Agent: Legal Department Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc

20070292650 - Adhesive sheet and a release liner: The present invention provides an adhesive sheet comprising a resin film and an adhesive layer adhering to one side of said resin film, wherein the adhesive sheet does not cause significant shrinkage when it is stored together with a release liner thereon for a prolonged time. The adhesive sheet of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070292651 - Laser-welded article of laser-transmissible workpiece including alkaline earth metal salt of anthraquinone-type acidic dye: e

20070292653 - Construction board with carbonate: A construction board is formed from a composition comprising one or more of the following ingredients: magnesium oxide, magnesium chloride, a binding agent (e.g., perlite), wood shavings, recycled board scraps, and water. The construction board further includes fiberglass and polyester paper sheets on opposite sides of the construction board. A... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070292656 - Engineered wood floor using core material with vertical glue-line position: A composite board comprising a first layer having an orientation and a second layer bonded to the first layer where the second layer comprises a plurality of wooden veneer structures, each wooden veneer structure is substantially perpendicular to the orientation of the first layer.... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070292657 - In-situ temperature detection in high temperature ceramic structures: Ceramic structures such as catalyst supports or combustion exhaust filters that incorporate combinations of high temperature phase change materials, and methods for determining the thermal history of such ceramic structures, by disposing the phase change materials on or within the structures and subsequently detecting the presence or absence of phase... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20070292658 - Sandwich structure with frequency-selective double wall behavior: A description is given of a sandwich structure which comprises a core and outer layers arranged on both sides of the core, in which the core has core clearances which are dimensioned such that the acoustic behavior of the sandwich structure in the region of the core clearances corresponds to... Agent: Maginot, Moore & Beck Chase Tower, Suite 3250

20070292659 - High transmittance touch panel: The present invention discloses a high transmittance touch panel, which comprises a substrate and at least one multi-layer anti-reflection coating structure coated on the front side of the substrate. The multi-layer anti-reflection coating structure is a four-layer structure, and the refractive indexes of those layers are high, low, high, and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070292660 - Elastic member, toner fixing element and device, and method for manufacturing elastic member: An elastic member excellent in releasability which has a releasing layer, an elastic layer and a basic layer as component layers, wherein the releasing layer comprises a fluororesin film and the elastic layer comprises a porous fluororesin film having pores packed with an elastomer, and wherein the releasing layer is... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070292661 - Dust, water and sound barrier including a witness line for ease of application to a vehicle door: A laminated barrier is provided that can be easily attached to the frame of a vehicle door. The barrier reduces the passage of water, dust and sound into and through the vehicle door. The barrier is generally flat and includes a channel formed therein that aids in locating a bead... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark LLP

20070292663 - Fabric structure for use in paper machine and manufacturing method thereof: The invention relates to a flexible and porous fabric structure comprising a support structure (1) and a coating material for use in a paper machine. The coating material (2) is arranged solely on the surface of the support structure (1) at a predefined location(s) so that the coating material (2)... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070292664 - Printed support substrate method for production thereof and use of such a support substrate: Printed carrier substrate and method for the production thereof, wherein the carrier substrate is a transparent carrier film of plastics material, especially OPP or PET or the like, one side of which, and in particular the side which in use is the underside, is printed at least in part with... Agent: Daniel M Gurfinkel Welsh & Katz

20070292662 - Three-dimensional exterior camouflage article and method: Camouflage articles and a method of making three-dimensional exterior camouflage articles are provided. The method includes the steps of: obtaining a two-dimensional photograph of an exterior surface of a portion of a living organism, digitizing the two-dimensional photograph into a two-dimensional digital data set, processing the two-dimensional digital data set... Agent: S. Michael Bender

20070292665 - Laminated sheet: The present invention relates a laminated sheet having improved toner-fixing property and toner blocking resistance, that comprises a base material made of paper, one or more thermoplastic resin layer(s) provided on one side or both sides of said base material, a toner-fixing layer provided thereon, wherein two or more hydrophilic... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070292666 - Electronic appliance: An electronic appliance is provided that permits protection of election components against static electricity with a minimum change in the wireless communication characteristics of the appliance and that achieves it with a minimum increase in the number of electronic components mounted on a base board to permit the appliance to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070292667 - Molded polymer comprising silicone and at least one metal trace and a process of manufacturing the same: The present invention provides a flexible electrode array, comprising a silicone containing body, at least one metal trace layer and at least one electrode pad on the surface. The present invention further provides a process of manufacturing a flexible electrode array, comprising: a) irradiating a surface area of a molded... Agent: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.

20070292668 - Resin composition, prepreg, laminate sheet and printed wiring board using the same and method for production thereof: wherein R is a hydrocarbon skeleton, each of R1s is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group, each of R2, R3 and R4 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, m is an integer of 1 to 4, and n is an integer of 2 or more, at least... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070292669 - Molding precursor, process for producing molded fiber-reinforced resin, and molded fiber-reinforced resin: A molding precursor which includes a main body part and a burr formation part protruding outward from the edge of the main body part and extending continuously along the edge, wherein the main body part includes a first base having many reinforcing fibers and a second base having many fibers... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper US LLP

20070292672 - Coated inserts: m

20070292671 - Insert:

20070292670 - Surface-coated cutting tool:

20070292673 - Inorganic fiber paper: This invention provides an inorganic fiber paper that consists essentially of inorganic materials and has a basis weight of less than 100 g/m2 and has been mainly produced by a wet sheet making method. The inorganic fiber paper comprises inorganic fibers and an inorganic binder as materials, wherein the inorganic... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070292674 - Composite materials including amorphous thermoplastic fibers: Disclosed are composites that can exhibit low transmission energy loss and can also be temperature resistant. The composites include reinforcement fibers held in a polymeric matrix. The reinforcement fibers can include an amorphous polymer component. The fibers can be woven or knit to form a fabric or can be included... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20070292675 - Polymeric foam composites that meet factory material 4880 requirements: Polymeric foam composites (PFCs) containing a polyurethane or polyisocyanurate foam can pass both ceiling and wall portions of the United Building Code 26-3 Room Corner Burn Test and can meet requirements for Factory Mutual 4880 ceiling and wall approval with a front surface having an exposed metal sheet with a... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20070292676 - Microcapsules loaded with active ingredients and a method for their preparation: The invention relates to microcapsules having a core material encapsulated within a microcapsular shell, the core material comprises at least one active ingredient, wherein the microcapsular shell comprises at least one inorganic polymer comprising polymerized precursors obtained by in-situ polymerization of the precursors; wherein the concentration of the core material... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20070292677 - Beaded coating compositions: e

20070292679 - Optical article having an antistatic fluorochemical surface layer: Disclosed herein is an optical article having: (a) a light transmissive substrate; (b) a hardcoat layer disposed on the light transmissive substrate and including a (meth)acrylate-functionalized metal oxide having an average particle size of less than about 100 nm, and a multifunctional (meth)acrylate monomer; and (c) a fluorochemical surface layer... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070292678 - Optical data carrier with a thermochromic layer: The invention relates to an optical data carrier (1, 10) comprising a thermochromic layer (4, 11, 20) including a dielectric transition material (21) and metal nano-particles (22) embedded in said transition material (21) for absorbing at least a part of an irradiation (3) applied to said optical data carrier (1,... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070292680 - Optical film, production method of optical film, polarizing plate and liquid crystal display device: An optical film having a value of 1.6 or more, wherein the value is obtained by dividing a larger value by a smaller value of the maximum X-ray diffraction intensity within a range 2θ=10 to 40° in a longitudinal direction of the film and the maximum X-ray diffraction intensity within... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070292681 - Organic electroluminescence device: An organic electroluminescence device of the invention includes: an anode; a cathode; and an organic compound layer; the organic compound layer including at least one layer including a charge-transporting polyester; the charge-transporting polyester including repeating units each containing a structure represented by the following formula (I-1) or (I-2); the thickness... Agent: Fildes & Outland, P.C.

20070292682 - Metallized biaxially oriented polypropylene film with high metal adhesion: Described are laminate films including a polyolefin base layer, and a metal receiving layer including a blend of propylene homopolymer or mini-random propylene-ethylene copolymer, and an amorphous poly-alpha-olefin or ethylene-propylene elastomer. The metal receiving layer may also include an ethylene-propylene copolymer. The laminate film may also include additional layers such... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070292683 - Aqueous dispersions of polyvinylacetate and silica, processes for preparing the same, uses therefor and substrates coated and/or bonded therewith: Aqueous polymeric dispersions comprising a mixture of: (a) a component selected from the group consisting of polyvinylacetates, polyvinylacetate copolymers, and combinations thereof; and (b) SiO2 particles having an average particle diameter of 1 to 400 nm; their use as adhesives and coatings; processes for preparing such dispersions; and substrates coated... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070292684 - Process for preparing antimicrobial elastic fiber: Disclosed herein is a process for preparing an antimicrobial elastic fiber. The process comprises: mixing a glass compound, as an antimicrobial agent, containing ZnO, SiO2, and an alkali metal oxide, and having an average particle size of 0.1 μm to 5 μm, with a dispersant; sand grinding or milling the... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20070292685 - Perfluoropolymers: Perfluoropolymer made without ionic species, initiator and without halocarbon solvent polymerization medium and dispersing agent is beneficially useful in liquid contact or food contact applications, for high-speed melt extrusion wire coating, and to produce insulated wire exhibiting low dissipation factor at high signal frequencies.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070292686 - Inorganic fine particle and method for producing the same: The present invention provides a method for producing an inorganic fine particle comprising the step of: reacting two or more reaction solutions for forming an inorganic fine particle while the reaction solutions flow in a non-laminar flow state in a microchannel, thereby form the inorganic fine particle, and an inorganic... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070292687 - Microcapsule with controllable or delayed release for the immobilization of chemical and/or biological materials, and method for the production thereof: The invention relates to a microcapsule, especially for the immobilization of chemical and/or biological material, and to a method for the production thereof, which is stable in concentrated media, but is destroyed, upon diluting the medium, already under a relatively small mechanical stress, so that the encapsulated material is released.... Agent: Bodner & O'rourke, LLP

20070292688 - Silylamine modified nanoparticulate carriers: A composition comprising a colloid that is stable under physiological pH and ionic strength is disclosed. The colloid comprises particles having a core and a shell: a) wherein said shell comprises a silylamine coupling agent; b) wherein the particles have a volume-weighted mean particle size diameter of less than 200... Agent: Paul A. Leipold Patent Legal Staff

20070292689 - Process for the manufacture of fibre-containing plastic granulates: The invention relates to an inexpensive method for producing fiber-containing plastic granulate. According to the method, a fiber strand is fully enveloped by an at least partly heat-shrinkable plastic film so as to form an overlapping zone of the film ends, and the overlapping zone is welded before the enveloped... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070292690 - Refractoryceramic composites and methods of making: A refractory ceramic composite having a fibrous ceramic core and a solid ceramic coating is provided. An intermediate for making refractory composite ceramics is also provided. The intermediate includes a reaction product of a refractory metal and a carbon based felt, wherein a quantity of the refractory metal present is... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20070292691 - Compostable reinforced paper, method of making same: A composite material includes at least one layer of fibrous material; and at least one biodegradable polymer layer composed of at least one biodegradable polymer, at least one biodegradable copolymer or both at least one biodegradable polymer and at least one biodegradable copolymer. The biodegradable polymer and biodegradable copolymer are... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20070292692 - Gray ink composition and method of making the same: A gray ink composition includes an ink vehicle having a black pigment and at least one color pigment dispersed therein. An anionic dispersant is: a) dispersed in the ink vehicle; b) associated with at least a portion of a surface of at least one of the dispersed black pigment or... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070292693 - Composition suitable for single-sided, low-noise, stretch cling film and films made therefrom: The invention is directed to a composition suitable for use in a single-sided stretch cling film, the composition having from 0.1 to 20 percent by weight of a propylene-based copolymer having substantially isotactic propylene sequences, and having from 80 to 99 percent by weight of an ethylene-based copolymer having a... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20070292694 - Making glazed panels puttied with hot melt adhesive: A method for making a glazed panel, such as a stained glass window, using a hot melt adhesive instead of a conventional, noisome, slow-drying putty, includes the provision of a glass pane, such as a leaded or stained glass pane, having a peripheral margin, a soft metal came, such as... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20070292695 - Infrared shielding film-coated glass plate and process for its production: An infrared shielding film-coated glass plate comprising a glass substrate and an infrared shielding film formed thereon, wherein the infrared shielding film comprises fine ITO particles having an average primary particle diameter of at most 100 nm dispersed in a matrix containing silicon oxide as the main component and containing... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070292696 - Device having dual etch stop liner and protective layer: The present invention provides a semiconductor device having dual nitride liners, a silicide layer, and a protective layer beneath one of the nitride liners for preventing the etching of the silicide layer. A first aspect of the invention provides a semiconductor device comprising a protective layer adjacent a first device,... Agent: Hoffman, Warnick & D'alessandro LLC

20070292697 - Metal base circuit substrate for an optical device and method manufacturing the aforementioned substrate: A metal base circuit substrate for an optical device, which effectively reflects the generated light and radiates heat from the substrate, comprises a metal base substrate made from aluminum or aluminum alloy that supports an electric circuit via an insulation layer, wherein the insulation layer is formed from a transparent... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070292699 - Depositing nanometer-sized particles of metals onto carbon allotropes: A process for depositing nanometer-sized metal particles onto a substrate in the absence of aqueous solvents, organic solvents, and reducing agents, and without any required pretreatment of the substrate, includes preparing an admixture of a metal compound and a substrate by dry mixing a chosen amount of the metal compound... Agent: George F. Helfrich C/o Kaufman & Canoles

20070292700 - Porous materials derived from polymer composites: This disclosure relates generally to networks of polymers in fullerene compounds and polymers, to methods of preparing precursors for such networks, and to their subsequent use as low dielectric constant materials in microelectronic devices.... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070292698 - Trimetaspheres as dry lubricants, wet lubricants, lubricant additives, lubricant coatings, corrosion-resistant coatings and thermally-conductive materials: A3-nXnN@C80endohedral metallofullerenes used as or in lubricant, lubricant additive, corrosion-resistant, and thermally conductive materials are disclosed. Methods of making and using are provided.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070292701 - Novel polyimide film improved in adhesion: Disclosed is a non-thermoplastic polyimide film obtained by imidating a polyamic acid-containing solution which is obtained by reacting an aromatic diamine containing 3,4′-diaminodiphenyl ether and 2,2-bis{4-(4-aminophenoxy)phenyl}propane with an aromatic acid dianhydride by a specific polymerization process. This polyimide film exhibits good adherability with respect to a metal foil via an... Agent: Kagan Binder, PLLC

20070292702 - Water-repellent and self-cleaning leather: By buffing at least one surface of a leather which has been rendered hydrophobic in cross section, a surface which reduces superhydrophobic and self-cleaning properties of the leather (Lotus-Effekt®) is generated. This leather is particularly suitable for shoes and textiles, but also other commodities.... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070292703 - Resin composition and composite using the composition and production process thereof: A resin composition comprises a resin, a vulcanization-activating agent, and a stabilizer. The vulcanization-activating agent may be a compound having a plurality of polymerizable unsaturated bonds (e.g., a compound having a plurality of (meth)acryloyl groups). The stabilizer may be an antioxidant, or a light stabilizer (particularly, a stabilizer is capable... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070292704 - Thermoplastic elastomer composition and molded member obtained by molding the same: There is provided a thermoplastic elastomer composition, comprising per 100 parts by weight of ethylene-propylene-diene monomer (EPDM), 20 to 30 parts by weight of polypropylene (PP), 7 to 30 parts by weight of ethylene octene rubber (EOR), 7 to 23 parts by weight of propylene butene rubber (PBR), and 55... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070292705 - Aqueous dispersion, its production method, and its use: An aqueous dispersions including (A) at least one ethylene-based polyolefin forming a dispersed polymer phase; (B) at least one dispersing agent; and (C) water; wherein the dispersion has a pH of less than 12; and wherein the dispersed polymer phase has a volume average particle size of less than about... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070292706 - Multilayer, plate-shaped composite material for producing cookware suitable for induction stoves by plastic deformation: The invention relates to a plate-shaped composite material of several metal layers (1, 2, 3) for producing cookware suitable for induction stoves by deep drawing, wherein the composite material comprises two metallic outer layers (1, 2) and at least one metallic core layer (3) arranged between the outer layers (1,... Agent: Olson & Hierl, Ltd.

20070292707 - Honeycomb body with internal cavities: A honeycomb body, especially a particulate filter, particularly for motor vehicle exhaust purification, includes inner walls defining passages with an entry and exit. Cavities free of walls in at least one subregion contain at least one spherical free space having a largest cross-sectional area at least 10 times a cross-sectional... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070292708 - Solder composition: A solder composition having a mixture of elements including tin, indium, silver, and bismuth, and can include about 30% to 85% tin and about 15% to 65% indium.... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20070292709 - Metal-clad white laminate: The present invention provides a metal-clad white laminate including: a white resin layer which is composed of a resin composition obtained by mixing a polyimide having a repeating unit as represented by a particular chemical structural formula with a white pigment; and at least one metal layer, the white resin... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070292710 - Method for repairing components using environmental bond coatings and resultant repaired components: According to an embodiment of the invention, a repaired component is disclosed. The repaired component comprises an engine run component having a base metal substrate, a portion of the base metal substrate between about 1-3 mils in thickness and an overlying bond coat having been removed to create a remaining... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20070292711 - Low friction sliding mechanism: A sliding mechanism includes a contact area between at least two sliding members. A low friction coating is applied on at least a portion of one of the at least two sliding members at the contact area. The low friction coating is a hard carbon including a diamond like carbon... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070292712 - High wear resistant hard film: A high wear resistant hard film is characterized by including a coating layer consisting of a metal nitride, which is formed on the outside surface of an object to be treated; a substrate layer consisting of a nitride of Ti or Cr, which is provided between the coating layer and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070292717 - Organic electroluminescence device and display apparatus: h

20070292716 - Organic light-emitting device and display apparatus: Provided is an organic light-emitting device which has an optical output with high emission efficiency and high luminance and which includes a pair of electrodes, and at least one layer including an organic compound and interposed between the electrodes, wherein the at least one layer including the organic compound includes... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070292714 - Aromatic amine derivative and organic electroluminescent device using same: An aromatic amine derivative having a specific structure in which diphenylamino groups having substituents are bonded with the unsubstituted pyrene structure, and an organic electroluminescence device comprising an organic thin film layer which comprises one layer or a plurality of layers comprising at least a light emitting layer and is... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070292713 - Electroluminescent iridium compounds with fluorinated phenylpyridine ligands, and devices made with such compounds: The present invention is generally directed to electroluminescent Ir(III) compounds, the substituted 2-phenylpyridines that are used to make the Ir(III) compounds, and devices that are made with the Ir(III) compounds.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070292715 - New compound and organic light emitting device using the same: Disclosed is an organic light emitting device. The organic light emitting device comprises a first electrode, organic material layer(s) comprising a light emitting layer, and a second electrode. The first electrode, the organic material layer(s), and the second electrode form layered structure and at least one layer of the organic... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20070292718 - Electroluminescent iridium compounds having red-orange or red emission and devices made with such compounds: The present invention is generally directed to electroluminescent Ir(III) complexes which have emission maxima in the red-orange to red region of the visible spectrum, and devices that are made with the Ir(III) complexes.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070292719 - Component comprising a masking layer: Masking layers for components according to the prior art react with the base material of the component and/or are difficult to remove again. The component according to the invention has a masking layer which can very easily be removed following coating of the components, since on the one hand the... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070292720 - Multilayer exchange spring recording media: A multilayer exchange spring recording media consists of a magnetically hard magnetic storage layer strongly exchange coupled to a softer nucleation host. The strong exchange coupling can be through a coupling layer or direct. The hard magnetic storage layer has a strong perpendicular anisotropy. The nucleation host consists of one... Agent: Dieter Suess

20070292721 - Perpendicular magnetic recording medium: A perpendicular magnetic recording medium including improvements to the recording layer (RL), exchange break layer (EBL), soft underlayer (SUL), overcoat (OC), adhesion layer (AL) and the combination of the layers. Advances in the RL include a cap layer. Improvements in the EBL include a multiple layer EBL.... Agent: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Inc.

20070292722 - Magnetic recording medium and method of manufacturing the same: Provided is a magnetic recording medium and method of manufacturing the same. The magnetic recording medium is formed by coating a nonmagnetic layer coating liquid on the nonmagnetic support and drying the nonmagnetic layer coating liquid to form the nonmagnetic layer, followed by coating a magnetic layer coating liquid on... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070286968 - Compound, liquid crystal composition, and their applications: where, Ra, Rb and Rc respectively represent a substituent group, na, nb and nc respectively represent an integer of 0 to 4, a plurality of Ra, Rb or Rc may be same or different each other when na, nb and nc are respectively integers of 2 or more; provided that... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070286970 - Recording paper: A recording paper using at least a cellulose pulp as a raw material includes a thermosetting material which is a natural product, an extract of a natural product or a derivative of a natural product.... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070286974 - Sulfonated fuel tank: A device for retaining a fluid is disclosed. The device includes a fuel tank having a multi-layer structure including an inner layer having a first surface that defines a cavity of the fuel tank, an outer layer having a second surface that defines a contour of the fuel tank, and... Agent: Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP

20070286977 - Disposable absorbent mat including removable portion and associated methods: An article may be used in vehicle refueling and may include a disposable mat to be draped over a portion of the vehicle adjacent the fuel filler port. The disposable mat may include a material absorbent of vehicle fuel. The disposable mat may have a line of weakness therein defining... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20070286978 - Liner material: Provided is a liner material that includes a substrate layer, an active material absorbed into or overlying the substrate layer, and a first protective layer overlying the active material on the top surface of said substrate layer. Optionally, a second protective layer underlies the bottom surface of the substrate layer.... Agent: The Clorox Company

20070286979 - Surface treatment device for optical discs: A surface treatment device for optical discs comprises a base; and an upper cover, pivotedly coupled to the base, and cooperating with the base to form a gripping space where the optical disc is gripped. The base has a rotary axle in the gripping space for accommodating the central hole... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070286969 - Polarizing optical elements and method for preparing polyurethane-containing films: Described is a method of preparing a cured, non-elastomeric polyurethane-containing film including: a) providing as a first component comprising a polyurethane material having isocyanate functional groups; b) providing as a second component a material having active hydrogen-containing functional groups that are reactive with isocyanate; c) combining the first and second... Agent: Deborah M. Altman Ppg Industries, Inc.

20070286971 - Thermochromatic compositions, thermochromatic devices, and methods for making same: Various embodiments of thermochromatic compositions and devices and methods of making thermochromatic compositions and devices are provided. One embodiment comprises a thermochromatic composition comprising: a binding material; a thermochromatic material having a first color state a first temperature and a second color state at a second temperature; and a filler... Agent: Adam E. Crall

20070286972 - Method of producing a blank of packaging laminate as well as a thus produced blank and a packaging container: The disclosure relates to a method of producing a blank (50a, 50b) of thermosealable and creased packaging laminate for a microwave-friendly packaging container, comprising the steps of: (a) advancing a continuous web (1) of a base laminate (10) in a conversion line for the packaging laminate so that continuous blanks... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070286973 - Display apparatus: The bonding material is a mixture of a filler and a vanadate-phosphate glass that contains V2O5 as the main ingredient and the glass contains V2O5 of 45 to 60%, P2O5 of 20 to 30%, BaO of 5 to 15%, TeO2 of 0 to 10%, Sb2O3 of 5 to 10%, and... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070286975 - Electro-optic displays, and materials for use therein: An electro-optic display comprises a layer of solid electro-optic material; a backplane comprising at least one electrode; and an adhesive layer disposed between the layer of electro-optic material and the backplane and adhesively securing the layer of electro-optic material to the backplane, the adhesive layer comprising a thermally-activated cross-linking agent... Agent: David J Cole E Ink Corporation

20070286976 - Closure tape tab for an absorbent article, prelaminated closure tape and method of manufacturing the closure tape tab: The present invention relates to a closure tape tab (2) for an absorbent article, particularly for a disposable diaper, for fastening the article on the body of a person. The closure tape tab (2) comprises a proximal end portion (4) and a distal end portion (8) being connected by an... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070286980 - Write-once type multilayer optical disc, recording method, reproducing method, and recording device: Manufacturing of a higher quality write-once type multilayer optical disc is facilitated. The optical disc includes a plurality of recording layers in which recording or reproduction is carried out by a blue or blue-violet laser beam of a wavelength of about 405 nm. Each of the recording layers includes a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070286981 - Vacuum insulation panel: A vacuum insulation panel (VIP) in an example comprises first and second walls and a plurality of tensile elements. The first and second walls are structurally coupled to allow formation of a vacuum cavity between the first and second walls. The plurality of tensile elements structurally supports the first and... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20070286982 - Surface coverings and methods: Processes, methods, uses, apparatus, and/or products such as surface coverings such as floor coverings, wall coverings, furniture coverings, or the like, having a textile or fabric show surface, decorative layer, or face and an optional backing are provided. The textile show surface, layer or face is optionally saturated, coated, and/or... Agent: Legal Department (m-495)

20070286983 - Bumper slicker: The Bumper Slicker is: 1.) A magnetic frame for displaying bumper stickers or other similar communications on cars and other vehicles. The frame can come in any color or imprinted with a logo or graphics and can be placed or removed from any metal area of the vehicle in seconds.... Agent: Diana Trimble

20070286984 - Surface protection system mat: A surface protection mat, particularly for use in protecting floor surfaces from accidental liquid spills comprises a cartridge unit having an upper layer of moisture absorbing material and a lower moisture barrier, and a top layer of material impervious to liquid. The top layer includes a top side, upon which... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070286985 - Ceramic block with built in electrode and method of manufacture thereof: A ceramic block with a built in electrode, including a first insulating ceramic sheet having a bearing surface, a sheet electrode having an inner edge and extending generally parallel to the bearing surface, a second insulating ceramic sheet disposed to enclose the sheet electrode between the second insulating ceramic sheet... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070286986 - Method of sealing an array of cell microstructures using microencapsulated adhesive: A method for sealing microstructured cells, which are defined by at least a first substrate and a wall microstructure extending from the first substrate, includes a step of applying a plurality of adhesive microcapsules along at least one of a first side of a second substrate and an exposed end... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Xerox - Parc

20070286987 - Nonwovens having reduced poisson ratio: Nonwoven materials having a pattern incorporated into the materials are disclosed. The nonwoven materials may be, for instance, tissue webs, meltspun webs such as meltblown webs or spunbond webs, bonded carded webs, hydroentangled webs, and the like. The pattern may be incorporated into the webs using various techniques. For instance,... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20070286988 - Apparatus and method for masking: In one embodiment a coating process is disclosed. The process comprises, assembling a coating shield to an article, and disposing a coating on the article via an electrostatic coating process, wherein the coating lacks electrostatic attraction to the coating shield.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070286989 - Affixable plastic shim: A plastic shim that has a hole for fixing the shim to a wide variety of objects. The shim may also be breakable for use with smaller applications, while also being usable for larger applications without breaking. In a preferred embodiment, each of the breakable sections has a hole for... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20070286990 - Heavy duty plastic hollow board and mold assembly for manufacturing the same: A heavy duty plastic hollow board and a mold assembly for manufacturing the same, wherein the plastic board is made through an integrated molding process and the exterior thereof is integrally closed to contain an inward space with a plurality of strengthening ribs; wherein the mold assembly for manufacturing said... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070286996 - Data storage device and method of production therefor: The present invention relates to a data storage device comprising: a data storage medium for storing data in the form of topographic features; and at least one probe for writing and/or reading the data stored in the data storage medium, wherein the data storage medium is formed on a support... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP - IBM Arc Division

20070286994 - Durable antireflective film: Antireflective films are described having a surface layer comprising a the reaction product of a polymerizable low refractive index composition comprising at least one fluorinated free-radically polymerizable material and surface modified inorganic nanoparticles. A high refractive index layer is coupled to the low refractive index layer. In one emboidiment, the... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070286993 - Fluoro(meth)acrylate polymer composition suitable for low index layer of antireflective film: Antireflective film articles and low refractive index coating compositions are described that comprises a fluorinated free-radically polymerizable polymeric (e.g. intermediate) material. The free-radically polymerizable fluorinated polymeric intermediate comprises the reaction product of i) at least one multi-functional free-radically polymerizable material having a fluorine content of at least 25 wt-%, and... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070286992 - Low refractive index composition comprising fluoropolyether urethane compound: Antireflective films and low refractive index compositions are described. The low refractive index layer comprises the reaction product of a composition comprising at least one free-radically polymerizable material having a high fluorine content, and at least one free-radically polymerizable fluoropolyether urethane material.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070286995 - Polycarbonate glazing system having solar reflecting properties: A window system having solar control properties includes a substrate having a first side and a second side, a first plasma layer adjacent to the first side of the substrate, a first weathering layer located between the first side of the substrate and the plasma layer, and a solar control... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070286997 - Material composition for conductive layers in electronic devices: The object of the present invention is to provide a composition for conductive materials from which a conductive layer having a high carrier transport ability can be made, a conductive material formed of the composition and having a high carrier transport ability, a conductive layer formed using the conductive material... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070286998 - Method of producing transparent thermoplastic film and transparent thermoplastic film: A method of producing a transparent thermoplastic film comprising transversely stretching a film by 1 to 200%, in which the ratio (L2/L1) of a length (L2) of a transverse stretching zone to a length (L1) of a preheating zone is within the range of 0.5 to 30.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070286999 - Sizing composition for glass fibers, sized fiber glass products, and composites: The present invention relates to sizing compositions for glass fibers and glass fiber reinforced resins. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a sizing composition comprising at least one polyvinyl alcohol in an amount greater than about 65 weight percent of the sizing composition on a total solids basis, and... Agent: Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

20070287000 - Methods for coating substrates: Methods for coating substrates comprising applying a powder to at least a portion of the substrate are disclosed. Following application of the powder layer, the substrate is coated, such as with a base coat and/or clear coat.... Agent: Ppg Industries, Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20070287001 - Sound-absorbing engine compartment lining for motor vehicles: An airborne sound-absorbing engine compartment lining for motor vehicles comprises an open-cell, air-permeable foam material layer made from plastic and having a front side and a rear side. The foam material layer is provided on its rear side with a fiber layer made from mineral fibers, the foam material layer... Agent: Miller, Canfield, Paddock And Stone Marjory G. Basile, Esq.

20070287002 - Scented exercise mat: The preferred embodiment involves an exercise mat having scented properties. The mat is preferably rectangular in shape and comprised of a flexible material that includes a scented material, such as lavender, embedded within. The scented material can comprise whole leafs, leaf portions, or leaf powder. Alternatively, the scented material can... Agent: Eric Hanscom

20070287003 - Expanded molded article having voids: An expanded molded article having a void percentage of 5 to 50%, the molded article comprising 50 to 800 parts by weight of styrene-based resin relative to 100 parts by weight of non-crosslinked linear low-density polyethylene-based resin which can be obtained by using a metallocene catalyst, wherein the molded article... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070287004 - Laminate and method of manufacture: A method for the production of a decorative laminate having an abrasion-resistant, scuff- and mar-resistant overlay, wherein the method comprises forming an overlay, wherein the method of forming the overlay comprises: impregnating a first side of a substrate with a first thermosetting resin; coating the first side of the substrate... Agent: Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury & Murphy, P.C.

20070287005 - Phase change material containing fusible particles as thermally conductive filler: A thermal interface material made with a phase change polymer and a fusible filler material.... Agent: Intel/blakely

20070287006 - Thermoadhesive tape: A thermoadhesive tape comprises weft and warp wherein at least one between the weft and warp comprises at least one filament of thermoadhesive fibre.... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070287007 - Heat sealable films: Disclosed herein are films useful in a variety of applications. The films disclosed herein have a heat sealable layer comprising a blend of propylene-based polymers.... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20070287008 - Cellulosic fibers having enhanced reversible thermal properties and methods of forming thereof: Cellulosic fibers having enhanced reversible thermal properties and applications of such cellulosic fibers are described. In one embodiment, a cellulosic fiber includes a fiber body including a cellulosic material and a set of microcapsules dispersed in the cellulosic material. The set of microcapsules contain a phase change material having a... Agent: Neugeboren Law Firm PC

20070287010 - Composite structures with integral intelligent skin: Composite structures having an integral intelligent skin are made of one or more plies of a structural base material and an intelligent or smart film by molding one or more plies and the film into an integral unitary body with the intelligent film outermost. The intelligent or smart film contains... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070287011 - Incorporation of functionalizing molecules in nanopatterned epitaxial graphene electronics: In a method of making graphite devices, a thin-film graphitic layer disposed against a preselected face of a substrate is created on the preselected face of the substrate. A preselected pattern is generated on the thin-film graphitic layer. At least one functionalizing molecule is attached to a portion of the... Agent: Bryan W. Bockhop, Esq. Bockhop & Associates, LLC

20070287009 - Polarizing plate protective film, reflection preventive polarizing plate and optical product: A polarizing plate protective film including a base film and a low-refractive-index layer formed on the base film, the low-refractive-index layer including a metal oxide complex and inorganic microparticles and having a refractive index of 1.25 to 1.37, the metal oxide complex being formed from a compound shown by the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070287012 - Laminate, ceramic substrate and method for making the ceramic substrate: A laminate includes a first green sheet and a second green sheet. The first green sheet includes a first glass including Al and M which is at least one of Sr and Ba. A relationship between Al content and M content is so defined that a position represented by percent... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20070287013 - Aluminizing slurry compositions free of hexavalent chromium, and related methods and articles: A slurry coating composition is described, which is very useful for enriching the surface region of a metal-based substrate with aluminum. The composition includes colloidal silica and particles of an aluminum-based powder, and is substantially free of hexavalent chromium. The slurry may include colloidal silica and an alloy of aluminum... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070287014 - Liquid organopolysiloxane composition for matting and cured article having a matted surface: A liquid organopolysiloxane composition is provided. This composition can readily form a cured article having a matted surface without requiring separate step such as mechanical surface roughening, and this composition is well adapted for use as a potting material or a coating material in electric and electronic components such as... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070287015 - Nanoscopic structure and devices using the same: A nanoscopic structure is provided, presenting a paramagnetic and spin selective material for spintronics. The structure comprises organic molecules absorbed on and extending from a surface of an electrically conductive film, wherein said organic molecules contain a binding group forming a chemical bond to said surface and form a self-assembled... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070287016 - Method of painting plated resin part, painted plated resin part and electronic device using the same: According to one embodiment, a painted plated resin part including a resin part, a trivalent chromium layer plated on the resin part, and a painting containing a primer coat of a one-pack acryl resin paint formed on the trivalent chromium layer, and a topcoat of two-pack urethane resin paint formed... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070287017 - High barrier laminate and process: A process for fabricating a high barrier lamination suitable for the construction of lighter than air materials including providing a thin, two layer thermoplastic film consisting of an amorphous copolyester skin and a high crystalline polyester core; plasma treating the high crystalline polyester core layer to a surface energy of... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070287018 - Fibrous mats having reduced formaldehyde emissions: A process for making a fibrous product using a binder based on a formaldehyde-containing resin and especially for making fiberglass insulation, and to the fibrous product itself, wherein a formaldehyde scavenger is separately applied to the fibrous mat, such as by treating the fibers with an aqueous mixture consisting essentially... Agent: Patent Group Ga30-43 Georgia-pacific LLC

20070287019 - Variable vapor barrier for humidity control: Disclosed is a composition comprising a neutralized acid copolymer or ionomer thereof, an organic acid, and optionally other polymers, having a ratio of wet cup permeance to dry cup permeance greater than 10. The composition is useful as a variable vapor barrier for moisture control of buildings. Also disclosed are... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070287020 - Surface treated electrodeposited copper foil, the production method and circuit board: To provide a surface treated electrodeposited copper foil having a smooth M surface with less asperity on the surface instead of an S surface affected by stripes transferred from a surface drum; a surface treatment is performed on the M surface being an opposite surface of a surface which contacted... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20070287021 - Prepreg, metal-clad laminate and printed circuit board using same: This invention provides a prepreg which can yield printed circuit boards with excellent dimensional stability and heat resistance and the ability to be bent and housed at high density in electronic device packages, by impregnating a thin fiber base material with a resin having excellent adhesion with metal foils or... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070287024 - Abrasive powder coatings and methods for inhibiting tin whisker growth: An electrical component includes a conductive substrate, a tin layer formed on the substrate, and a barrier coating formed on the tin layer to impede tin whisker growth. The barrier coating includes a polymer matrix, and abrasive particles that are dispersed about the matrix.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070287022 - Intumescent paint coatings for inhibiting tin whisker growth and methods of making and using the same: An electrical component includes a conductive substrate, a tin layer formed on the substrate, and a coating of a foam formed on the tin layer to impede tin whisker growth, the coating comprising a foam having voids dispersed therethrough. A method for impeding tin whisker growth from a tin plating... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070287023 - Multi-phase coatings for inhibiting tin whisker growth and methods of making and using the same: An electrical component includes a conductive substrate, a tin layer formed on the substrate, and a multi-phase coating formed on the tin layer to impede tin whisker growth. The multi-phase coating comprises a polymer matrix having pores dispersed therethrough, with the pores constituting at least 30% by volume of the... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070287025 - Transparent conductor, transparent electrode, solar cell, light emitting device and display panel: With regard to a substrate for a transparent electrode and transparent conductive thin film each having transparency and conductivity, a transparent metal material and transparent electrode are provided which are capable of being stably supplied and are composed of raw materials with superior chemical resistance. When a metal oxide layer... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070287026 - Method for manufacturing ultra-hydrophilic thin film coated metal film coated metal product: The present invention discloses a method for manufacturing am ultra-hydrophilic thin film coated metal product, and an ultra-hydrophilic thin film coated metal product. In order to easily manufacture an air conditioning metal material having excellent hydrophilic performance, aging property and corrosion resistance on an industrial production scale, an HMDSO anticorrosive... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070287027 - Laser based metal deposition (lbmd) of antimicrobials to implant surfaces: A method is provided for depositing a hard wear resistant surface onto a porous or non-porous base material of a medical implant. The wear resistant surface of the medical implant device may be formed by a Laser Based Metal Deposition (LBMD) method such as Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENS). The... Agent: Medicinelodge Inc.

20070287028 - Self-illuminating glazing panels: A self-illuminating glazing panel suitable for use in an automotive vehicle is provided for better night and dusk visibility for safety purposes and for brighter appearance during the day. The self-illuminating glazing panel integrates a luminescent layer, containing phosphorescent or fluorescent pigments or dyes, with a plastic substrate. The luminescent... Agent: Exatec C/o Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070287029 - Aromatic amine compound and organic electroluminescent device using same: An aromatic amine compound of a specific structure having at least one fluorene structure. An organic electroluminescence device which comprises one or more organic thin film layers comprising at least one light emitting layer sandwiched between a cathode and an anode, wherein at least one of the thin film layers... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070287030 - Perovskite oxide, electric element, piezoelectric actuator and liquid discharge system: A perovskite oxide is represented by a general formula ABO3 A represents at least one kind of metal element forming an A site, B represents at least one kind of metal element forming a B site. The B site includes at least one kind of metal element B1 selected from... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070287031 - Thin sul perpendicular magnetic recording media and recording systems comprising same: A perpendicular magnetic recording system, comprises: a perpendicular magnetic recording medium including a non-magnetic substrate having a surface and a stacked plurality of thin film layers forming a layer stack overlying the substrate surface and including a magnetically soft underlayer (SUL) beneath at least one perpendicular magnetic recording layer, wherein... Agent: Seagate Technology LLC C/o Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070287032 - Magnetic recording medium: A magnetic recording medium is provided that comprises a non-magnetic support and, in order thereabove, a radiation-cured layer (H) cured by exposing a layer comprising a conductive polymer (E) and a radiation curing monomer (C) to radiation, and a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic powder dispersed in a binder.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070287033 - Magnetic recording medium: A magnetic recording medium is provided that comprises a non-magnetic support and, in order thereabove, a radiation-cured layer cured by exposing a layer comprising a radiation curing compound and a chain transfer agent to radiation, and a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic powder dispersed in a binder.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070281112 - Thermoplastic film and method of producing the same, polarizing plate, optical compensation film, antireflection film and liquid-crystal display device: P

20070281113 - Personal message holder device / message keepsake: This invention pertains to collectibles, novelties, ornaments, gift decorating etc. It adds a place to store a handwritten or pre-typed personal message to any object. The objects can be made of any material, in any size, shape or form to meet the need. Three methods can be used: Hollow Space,... Agent: Theresa Hensley

20070281116 - Carbonized bonded polymeric foam emi shielding enclosures: Carbon foam enclosures for at least partially shielding an at least partially enclosed volume from electromagnetic interference (EMI) and methods for making the carbon foam enclosures are described. The enclosure may comprise at least two sections of electrically conductive carbon foam interconnected by an electrically conductive carbon char that is... Agent: Philip D. Lane

20070281118 - Hot melt adhesive composition for bonding wpp substrates: The invention relates to a hot melt adhesive composition including an amorphous poly-alpha-olefin, an amorphous propylene/butene copolymer, a grafted polyethylene, and a wax. The hot melt adhesive composition can be used for bonding woven polypropylene substrates. The invention also provides an adhesive bonded woven polypropylene bag.... Agent: H.b. Fuller Patent Department

20070281119 - Roofing underlayment: A non-skid underlayment for a roofing assembly for covering a roof deck and for facilitating the positioning of subsequent underlayments, the underlayments produced from a water-impermeable sheet imprinted on its top surface with one or more non-cylindrical designs in the shape of a closed figure or a polygon forming vertical... Agent: Gaf Materials Corporation Attn: William J. Davis, Esq.

20070281123 - Optical disc, information recording method, and information reproducing method: According to one embodiment, a re-recordable write-once optical disc by which recording/reproducing can be properly done with a short-wavelength blue laser is provided. The disc has recording layers on which marks are recorded by the laser power of a modulated short wavelength, with a space formed between the recorded marks.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070281111 - Optically anisotropic material, liquid crystal display device and triphenylene compound: An optically anisotropic material comprising at least one discotic compound having a cyclopropylcarbonyl group. The material is excellent in both the wavelength dispersion property and the refractive index anisotropy.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070281114 - Artificial stone and method of preparing the same: An artificial stone, including a solid material and surface-treated stone elements in the solid material, wherein the surface-treated stone elements are transparent stone elements having a coloring material disposed on surfaces thereof.... Agent: Lee & Morse, P.C.

20070281115 - Fuel cell system: A fuel cell system comprising a generation chamber, a plurality of fuel cells arranged in the generation chamber, fuel gas feeding means for feeding a fuel gas to the fuel cells, oxygen-containing gas feeding means for feeding an oxygen-containing gas to the fuel cells, power converter means for converting the... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070281117 - Use of plasma in formation of biodegradable stent coating: Metallic stents are treated with a gaseous species in a plasma state under conditions causing the species to polymerize and to be deposited in polymerized form on the metallic stent surface prior to the application of a drug-polymer mixture, which is done by conventional non-plasma deposition methods. The drug-polymer mixture... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP (client No 021629-000000)

20070281121 - Multiple component barriers: A stackable sheet including a first side; a second side opposite the first side; a release coating applied to the first side; an adhesive applied to the second side; wherein the release coating is applied in a first pattern onto the first side, and the adhesive is applied to the... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070281120 - Tape exfoliation apparatus and tape-affixing apparatus: An apparatus for automatically peeling a removal tape from a removal-tape-attached adhesive tape and affixing the adhesive tape to a battery module. A removal-tape-attached adhesive insulation tape supplied from an uncoiler is held in a folded state by means of a carrier plate. The carrier plate reciprocates between a first... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20070281122 - Method and apparatus for dissipating electric energy in a composite structure: Method and apparatus for providing an electrical energy dissipation path from an area of a composite structure. A bonding site may be prepared on the composite structure that surrounds the area, and an adhesive may be applied to the prepared bonding site. An electrical energy dissipation patch may be placed... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20070281124 - Tape with built-in ic chip and sheet with built-in ic chip: A sheet with a built-in IC chip in which mechanical external forces do not significantly impinge on the IC chip and the IC chip does not separate or become damaged, and a tape with a built-in IC chip used for the sheet with a built-in IC chip. In the tape... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070281125 - Energy-absorbing pads: An energy-absorbing pad structure includes an energy-absorbing pad that is encapsulated by a polymeric film. The polymeric film is sufficiently air-permeable to permit air to escape during rapid compression of the pad structure, such as from a high-speed dynamic impact, but nonetheless is water resistant under ordinary conditions. It is... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070281126 - Dry adhesion bonding: Methods for bonding include deposition an adhesion layer on at least one substrate using chemical vapor deposition. The two adhesion layers each have a reactive group that is complementary to the other, thus enabling strong adhesion between the bonded substrates. Devices include two substrates that can be adhered together by... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070281127 - Cordierite formation: A process for making cordierite ceramic articles exhibiting improved properties involves steps of preparing a solution in which a sintering promoting agent is dissolved in a solvent prior to being combined with an alumina source, a silica source, a magnesia source, and an organic binder. The sintering promoting agent induces... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20070281128 - Crack-resistant ceramic honeycomb articles and methods of manufacturing same: The present invention provides honeycomb ceramic articles and methods of manufacturing such articles having few or no defects in the outer skin. Methods for minimizing and/or eliminating cracks in thin-wall and ultra-thin-wall cordierite honeycomb articles are disclosed. Advantageously, the present invention prevents skin cracks from forming during the production of... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20070281129 - Diffuser films and methods for making and using the same: In one embodiment, the diffuser film comprises a polymer composition, a first surface, and a second surface opposite the first surface. The diffuser film is capable of diffusing light. The diffuser film, without a coating, has a film haze of about 10% to about 80%, and has no visible mura... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070281131 - Color dielectric embossing: A method of dielectrically embossing material comprising the steps of providing a dielectric embossing machine having a dielectric tool, providing a coloring agent, providing a material, applying the coloring agent to the dielectric tool, placing the material in the dielectric embossing machine, bringing the dielectric tool into contact with the... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. Intl. Automotive Components Group

20070281130 - Multi-tipped optical component: An optical component includes a support structure having a first composition including a recessive phase material and a second composition including protrusive phase material, the protrusive phase material defining a plurality of spaced apart surface features, each of the surface features comprising a distal end opposite the support structure, integrated... Agent: Ut-battelle, LLC Office Of Intellectual Property

20070281132 - Molded foam and mold: A molded foam containing no voids and a mold for forming such a molded foam are provided. A molded foam 5 has an external corner 5a where a small rib 10 is formed and a recessed step 7 where thin plate-like ribs 11 are formed. The rib 10 has a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070281133 - Molded article including decorative element and method of attaching a decorative element to a vehicle component: A method of making a vehicle panel includes forming a coverstock, forming a decorative element to at least partially conform to the coverstock, positioning the coverstock and the decorative element into a mold, and molding a substrate to the coverstock, thereby bonding the decorative element to the coverstock.... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070281134 - Coated rigid plastic packaging materials with holographic image applied at press speed: Articles formed at least in part from a rigid plastic substrate having a holographic image embossed on a coated surface section thereof by impressing a corresponding holographic image disposed repeatedly on a continuous roll of film against a UV-curable coating applied to at least one surface portion of the plastic... Agent: Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP Attn: Docketing Dept.

20070281139 - Chemically reactive security ink, a method of use of such ink, and security documents incorporating such ink: A document uses a chemically reactive security ink to facilitate security, making it more difficult to alter a genuine security document. The chemically reactive security ink masks a warning word or message on a security document. The hidden warning word or message is revealed when the document is subjected to... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

20070281135 - Coated printing stock for use as labels and the like: A label prepared from sheet printing stock includes a coating of an antistatic formulation over both exposed faces.... Agent: King & Schickli, PLLC

20070281138 - Electrophotographic recording medium and method of forming image: An electrophotographic recording medium including a substrate and formed on the substrate at least one image receiving layer has a thermoplastic resin, the image receiving layer containing at least one kind of unsaturated fatty acid or an unsaturated fatty acid derivative having a melting point of from about 40° C.... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070281137 - Heat-transfer label assembly and apparatus for applying heat-transfer labels: A heat-transfer label assembly and an apparatus for applying heat-transfer labels. In a preferred embodiment, the heat-transfer label assembly includes a support. A plurality of labels are positioned over the support for transfer from the support to an article, each of the labels including an ink design. A plurality of... Agent: Kriegsman & Kriegsman

20070281136 - Ink jet printed reflective features and processes and inks for making them: This invention is directed to direct write printed reflective features comprising metallic particles and/or metallic nanoparticles. Preferably, the reflective feature are formed by a direct-writing printing process, e.g., a piezo-electric, thermal, drop-on-demand or continuous ink jet printing process, using an ink comprising metallic particles, e.g., metallic nanoparticles. The invention is... Agent: Jaimes Sher, Esq. Cabot Corporation

20070281140 - Colored reflective features and inks and processes for making them: The present invention relates to colored reflective features, e.g., reflective security features or reflective decorative features, that optionally exhibit color shifting and to inks and processes for making such features. The features, as well as the inks optionally used to form the features, comprise nanoparticles and a colorant that preferably... Agent: Jaimes Sher, Esq. Cabot Corporation

20070281141 - Opaque printed substrate: An opaque printed substrate having a first unit having a first side and a second side. The first unit includes a substrate and a first application placed on the substrate. The first application is selected from the group consisting of metallic ink and ink. A second application is placed on... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070281142 - Resin composition for printed wiring board film and use thereof: A resin composition suitable for manufacturing an electrical insulative resin film for a printed wiring board is composed of 80 to 99.5 mass % of a first graft copolymer (a) and 0.5 to 20 mass % of a second graft copolymer (b). In the first graft copolymer (a), 15 to... Agent: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC

20070281143 - Diffusely-reflecting element and method of making: A process for making a diffusely reflecting polarizer comprises the steps of arranging polymeric fibers containing certain fibrils and forming a solid film. A diffusely-reflective polarizer employs the film to effect polarization.... Agent: Andrew J. Anderson Patent Legal Staff

20070281144 - Electro-optic film and method for forming the same: The invention is directed to a method for forming a flexible electro-optic film. The method comprises steps of providing a first substrate having a conductive layer formed thereon and then forming a first locating structure over the conductive layer, wherein the locating structure includes target regions and periphery regions. The... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070281145 - Adhesive system: The invention relates to an adhesive system comprising a protein and one or more polymers containing primary, secondary, or tertiary amino groups, or pendant amide groups. It also relates to a method of producing a laminated wood based product and a particle board.... Agent: Akzo Nobel Inc.

20070281146 - Porous, heat-insulating shaped body, method for producing the shaped body and the use thereof: A porous, heat-insulating shaped body, obtained by tempering a material mixture having a weight ratio of 1:1, wherein the mixture includes a silicate such as, for example, natural or expanded perlite, natural or furnace slag pumice, expanding clay, or expanding glass, and an inorganic component selected such that the melting... Agent: Venable LLP

20070281147 - Method of producing artificial leather and artificial leather: The present invention relates to a method of producing artificial leather, comprising steps of: (a) providing a substrate; (b) providing a foamed polyurethane dispersion, wherein the polyurethane dispersion has a solid content of about 40% to about 60% and a void content of about 0.01% to about 80%; (c) coating... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070281149 - Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method: The present invention relates to a method of assembling an object that includes providing a first object part having a first surface, providing a second object part having a second surface, positioning the first and the second object parts such that the first and the second surfaces face each other,... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP Eric S. Cherry - Docketing Supervisor

20070281148 - Method for forming a polymer film on a surface that conducts or semiconducts electricity by means of electrografting, surfaces obtained, and applications thereof: The invention relates to a method for forming a polymer film on a surface that conducts or semiconducts electricity by means of electrografting. Said method uses an electrolytic solution containing a selected quantity of Brönsted acid. The invention also relates to the electrically conductive or semiconductive surfaces obtained by means... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070281150 - Bistable nanoparticle-polymer composite for use in memory devices: An electrically bistable body for use in electronic devices wherein the bistable body is converted from a low conductivity state to a high conductivity state. The bistable body includes a polymer matrix in which a sufficient amount of capped nanoparticles are dispersed so that the bistable body is converted from... Agent: Venable LLP

20070281151 - Film-backed labels: Use of an aqueous pressure-sensitive adhesive for producing self-adhesive articles, wherein the aqueous pressure-sensitive adhesive comprises a water-dispersed polymer binder (polymer for short) and a water-dissolved polymer containing hydrophilic groups selected from primary amino groups and hydroxyl groups (solution polymer for short).... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070281152 - Pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for dicing and method for processing processed material using the same: e

20070281153 - Pressure sensitive adhesive sheet for dicing: The present invention relates to a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for dicing, which comprises a substrate and at least one pressure-sensitive adhesive layer disposed on at least one surface of the substrate, the substrate containing polyvinyl chloride as a primary component and a trialkyl phosphite as a thermal stabilizer of the... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070281154 - Fabrics with silver-containing yarn for health care facility rooms: A portfolio of textile furnishings for a health care facility room includes a substantial array of such furnishings commonly used in health care facilities. Furnishings include silver containing yarns disposed within fabrics to provide a silver content effective to reduce microbial and allergenic effects and to reduce odor and infections.... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20070281155 - Photonic fabric display with controlled pattern, color, luminescence intensity, scattering intensity and light self-amplification: A method of making a photonic fabric display includes wrapping photonic fibers with a yarn, weaving the wrapped photonic fibers to form a fabric, printing a pattern on the fabric, surface treating the fabric, and coupling the photonic fibers with a light source to form a photonic fabric display.... Agent: Evan Law Group LLC

20070281156 - Nanoscale wires and related devices: The present invention relates generally to sub-microelectronic circuitry, and more particularly to nanometer-scale articles, including nanoscale wires which can be selectively doped at various locations and at various levels. In some cases, the articles may be single crystals. The nanoscale wires can be doped, for example, differentially along their length,... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20070281157 - Reflective polarizer, fiber, and process for making: A fiber comprises a birefringent fibril discontinuous polymeric phase dispersed in a continuous polymeric phase with prescribed matched and mis-matched refractive indices. A diffusely polarizing organic film, optical element, display, and method of making such a film are also disclosed.... Agent: Andrew J. Anderson Patent Legal Staff

20070281158 - Uv and flame resistant textile polymer yarn: The present invention describes a UV, flame-resistant, polymeric coreless or hollow yarn or fiber, formed with either primary resins or recycled or regrind thermoplastics that is useful for completing a warp or weft in a woven or knitted web or mesh that can be used for decorative wall coverings, window... Agent: Guerry Leonard Grune

20070281159 - Particles for display media and information display panel using the particles: In the particles for display media constituting the display media used for an information display panel, in which the display media are sealed between two substrates, at least one substrate being transparent, and, in which the display media, to which an electrostatic field is applied, are made to move so... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070281160 - Core-shell ceramic particulate and method of making: A core-shell ceramic particulate is provided. The core-shell ceramic particulate comprises a core particulate structure comprising a plurality of primary particulates and a plurality of primary pores; and a shell at least partially enclosing the core particulate structure. Each of the primary particulates comprises a plurality of secondary particulates and... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070281161 - Conductive fine particles and anisotropic conductive material: Conductive fine particles which prevent a leak current from being caused by conductive fine particles as a result of fine-pitched electrodes and are low in connection resistance and excellent in conduction reliability, and an anisotropic conductive material using the conductive fine particles. The conductive fine particles have the surfaces of... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070281162 - Bonded carbon foam assemblies: Assemblies or structures of carbon foam pieces connected with carbon char and methods for preparing such assemblies or structures are described. In certain embodiments an assembly may include two or more pieces of carbon foam bonded together by carbon char. The carbon char is derived from a carbonizable binder. A... Agent: Philip D. Lane

20070281163 - Carbonized bonded thermosetting plastic foam assemblies: Carbon foam assemblies and a method for the production of such carbon foam assemblies are described where the carbon foam assemblies are characterized in that they are comprised of at least two pieces of carbon foam joined by a carbonaceous region, where carbon of the at least two pieces of... Agent: Philip D. Lane

20070281164 - Semiconductor device encapsulated with resin composition: r

20070281167 - Method for improving cleanability of surfaces: A method to improve cleanability of surfaces comprises applying a coating composition to a surface, wherein the composition comprises (a) a cross-linkable fluorotelomer comprising repeat units derived from a fluoroalkene; (b) a moisture-curable silicone; (c) a catalyst; and (d) a solvent to a surface, wherein the solvent is present in... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070281165 - Perfluorinated polyether release agent for fuser members: wherein R1 is CF3; R2 is CF2, or CF—CF3; m is a number of 0 or 1; n is a number of from about 0 to about 500; p is a number of from about 0 to about 100; q is a number of 0 or 1; and p+n is... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20070281166 - Fluoropolymer molding method and molded article: A fluoropolymer molding method and the resulting molded article are disclosed where the fluoropolymer is composed of fluoropolymer particles each having a multi-layer structure that consists of at least two types of fluoropolymers having different melting points, with at least one inner layer made of a fluoropolymer with a melting... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070281168 - Glass article having a zinc oxide coating and method for making same: A multi-layer thin film having as a primary component, a coating of highly doped zinc oxide, and optionally, a color suppression underlayer and a protective metal oxide overcoat. The film stack is preferably deposited on a transparent substrate by atmospheric chemical vapor deposition. The film stack exhibits a desirable combination... Agent: Marshall & Melhorn

20070281169 - Mirror: A mirror with no copper layer comprises a glass substrate; a silver coating layer provided at a surface of the glass substrate; at least one material selected from the group consisting of Pd, Ni, Eu, Pt, Ru, Na, Zr, Y and Rh, provided at a surface of the silver coating... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070281170 - Infrared radiation reflecting insulated glazing unit: An insulated glazing unit is described and includes a first transparent substrate spaced apart from a parallel second transparent substrate, a sealed void space defined between the first transparent substrate, second transparent substrate, and the window mounting member, and an infrared radiation reflecting multilayer polymeric film disposed between the first... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070281171 - Low emissivity coating with low solar heat gain coefficient, enhanced chemical and mechanical properties and method of making the same: The invention provides low-emissivity stacks comprising at least one absorbing layer, said stacks being characterized by a low solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC), enhanced aesthetics, mechanical and chemical durability, and a tolerance for tempering or heat strengthening. The invention moreover provides low-emissivity coatings comprising, in order outward from the substrate... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20070281172 - Semiconductor on insulator structure made using radiation annealing: Systems and methods for and products of a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) structure including subjecting at least one unfinished surface to a laser annealing process. Production of the SOI structure further may include subjecting an implantation surface of a donor semiconductor wafer to an ion implantation process to create an exfoliation layer... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20070281173 - Silicon carbide semiconductor device: A silicon carbide semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate having a principal surface and a backside surface; a drift layer disposed on the principal surface; a base region disposed on the drift layer; a source region disposed on the base region; a surface channel layer disposed on both of the... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070281174 - Multilayer barrier stacks and methods of making multilayer barrier stacks: An improved barrier stack. The barrier stack is made by the process of depositing the polymeric decoupling layer on a substrate; depositing a first inorganic layer on the decoupling layer under a first set of conditions wherein an ion and neutral energy arriving at the substrate is less than about... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

20070281177 - Colored reflective features and inks and processes for making them: The present invention relates to colored reflective features, e.g., reflective security features or reflective decorative features, that optionally exhibit color shifting and to inks and processes for making such features. The features, as well as the inks optionally used to form the features, comprise nanoparticles and a colorant that preferably... Agent: Jaimes Sher, Esq. Cabot Corporation

20070281176 - Fine-grained metallic coatings having the coefficient of thermal expansion matched to the one of the substrate: Fine-grained (average grain size 1 nm to 1,000 nm) metallic coatings optionally containing solid particulates dispersed therein are disclosed. The fine-grained metallic materials are significantly harder and stronger than conventional coatings of the same chemical composition due to Hall-Petch strengthening and have low linear coefficients of thermal expansion (CTEs). The... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070281175 - Method of brazing a ti-al alloy: The invention relates to a method of brazing a Ti—Al alloy. According to the invention, a layer of nickel (2) is disposed between a part (1) which is made from titanium aluminide and a brazing sheet (3), such as to enable: the aforementioned part (1) to be brazed to another... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070281178 - Pdp filter having multi-layer thin film and method of manufacturing the same: A plasma display panel (PDP) filter having a multi-layer thin film, the PDP filter including: a transparent substrate; at least one repeating unit layer comprising a high refractive transparent thin film layer, a metal oxide film layer, and a metal thin film layer located on the transparent substrate, and stacking... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070281179 - Bis epoxy polyesters and food cans coated with a composition comprising same: Polyesters comprising the reaction product of a polyol and a bis-epoxy reacted with a mono- and/or di-phenolic carboxylic acid and/or ester are disclosed. Food cans coated at least in part on the interior with a composition comprising these polyesters are also disclosed. The composition used on the food cans is... Agent: Ppg Industries, Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20070281180 - Suspended ornament and manufacturing method for the same: A suspended ornament having an ornament main body composed of an obverse natural-wood sheet body, a base fabric for adhesion, and a reverse natural-wood sheet body layered in this order and adhered to be united. The ornament main body is divided into plural fine long strips. Each of the fine... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070281181 - Process for the production of entry sheet for drilling and use thereof: There are provided a process for the production of an entry sheet for drilling, comprising preparing a water-soluble resin composition solution by using a mixed solvent containing water and isopropyl alcohol in a specific ratio as a solvent of a water-soluble resin composition, then applying the solution to a sheet-like... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070281182 - Electroluminescent polymers: The present invention relates to phosphorescent copolymers comprising trifunctional triplet emitters. The polymers according to the invention are highly soluble, readily accessible synthetically and more suitable for use in organic light-emitting diodes than are comparative materials in accordance with the prior art.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070281183 - Film formation method, die, and method of manufacturing the same: An objective is to provide a film formation method with which a layer having reduced defects, a die obtained by the film formation method, and a method of manufacturing the die. Free carbons increase in the case of reducing hydrogen gas as a carrier gas, so that concave portions are... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070281184 - Hybrid coating stack: A coating includes a functional coating, such as a solar control coating having at least one metal layer. A topcoat is formed over at least a portion of the functional coating. The topcoat includes a first topcoat layer having a thickness in the range of 0.5 QWOT to 1.5 QWOT... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20070281185 - Mgo vapor deposition material: A MgO vapor deposition material, which is used to form a protective film of a plasma display panel, comprises pellets having MgO purity of 98% or more and relative density of 90% or more. The pellets contain only a Sc element as a rare earth element. The concentration of the... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20070281186 - Biaxially oriented film: An object of the present invention is to provide a thin biaxially oriented film excellent in dimensional stability against humidity change, as well as a magnetic recording medium and a film capacitor using the same. The present invention provides a single layered or laminated biaxially oriented film comprising an aromatic... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP