Stock material or miscellaneous articles inventions 02/08

20080050540 - Thermochromic display assembly: This invention encompasses display arrangements and assemblies having multiple layers. The base layer has a color image of non-thermochromic ink, a second layer includes a thermochromic ink, and a third layer includes a thermochromic ink forming an image visible on top of the second layer. The second and third layers... Agent: Marlana Titus Nash & Titus, LLC

20080050541 - Ornament holder: A support is disclosed for suspending an item, such as a Christmas tree ornament suspended from a supporting hook, on and outwardly away from a vertical post, such as a Christmas tree trunk. An elongated generally rigid rod includes a distal end with a U-shaped bend therein from which the... Agent: Quickpatents, Inc.

20080050542 - Ink jet recording material: s

20080050543 - Multiple applications of seaming solutions for heat shrunk bands and labels: A sleeve and method for making the same for use in packaging consumer goods comprising a plastic film having a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge is disclosed. The plastic film is rolled into a tube wherein the first longitudinal edge overlaps the second longitudinal edge defining a... Agent: Intellectual Property

20080050549 - Medallion: A multiple component decorative medallion includes a decorative annular base plate adapted to receive decorative rings which are held in place by releasable detents. The base plate and the rings can be used individually as decorative medallions or selectively combined to produce a variety of ornamental images.... Agent: John B. Hardaway, Iii Nexsen Pruet, LLC

20080050550 - Contact and capacitive touch sensing controllers with electronic textiles and kits therefor: A tufted controller using electronic textiles offers a unique way of controlling on/off and similar functions of electric and electronic devices. The uniquely soft and tactile tufted controllers offer relatively larger areas of more versatile contact over the prior art (i.e., flat, hard capacitive contact sensors). The tufted controllers may... Agent: Law Office Of Polly L. Oliver

20080050551 - Flexible substrate or laminate and method of forming and using same: The present invention provides a laminate structure. The laminate structure includes a peripheral edge, an internal edge or both. Trim can be provided at the edges.... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20080050539 - Light diffusing plate: The light diffusing plate (1) of the present invention comprises a propylene polymer having a propylene unit content of 98% by mass or more and a light diffusing agent dispersed in the polypropylene polymer. The light diffusing plate (1) of the present invention is used in a backlight device (4)... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080050544 - Molding of polypropylene with enhanced reheat characteristics: Bottles, containers and other articles are formed from polypropylene compositions that include a reheating agent, such as antimony, carbon black, graphite, titanium, copper, manganese, iron, tungsten, graphite, infra-red absorbing dyes or other infra-red absorbing material. The reheating time for the polypropylene composition is shortened for injection stretch blow molding or... Agent: Invista North America S.a.r.l.

20080050545 - Packaging laminates and articles made therefrom: Film laminates for packaging applications having at least two polymer layers which are formed together as a coextruded blown film such that the first polymer layer is a surface layer relative to the film and comprises a heat-sealable material having a melt index of at least 20 g/10 min. The... Agent: Bemis Company, Inc.

20080050546 - Preform and blow-formed container made from the preform: wherein Tc1 is a temperature-elevating peak crystallization temperature of the polyester layer cut out from the preform as measured by using a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), and Tc2 is a temperature-elevating peak crystallization temperature of the polyester layer measured by quickly cooling it after having measured Tc1 and having melted... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080050547 - Securement of attachments to molded plastic preforms or containers: A method of making a preform assembly includes providing a preform having a closed end, and providing an attachment object having a ring. The attachment object is assembled to the preform by telescoping the ring over the closed end of the preform until the ring is brought into abutting engagement... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20080050548 - Decorative article with control shrinkage carrier: The present invention is directed to flocked articles comprising a control shrinkage carrier film to absorb thermally induced shrinkage of other layers in the flocked article.... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20080050552 - Organosilicon functional boron amine catalyst complexes and curable compositions made therefrom: Organosilicon functional boron amine catalyst complexes have an organosilicon functional organoborane portion of the complex that contains at least one silicon atom. The complexes can be used as components in curable compositions containing (i) a free radical polymerizable monomer, oligomer or polymer; (ii) the organosilicon functional boron amine catalyst complex;... Agent: Dow Corning Corporation Co1232

20080050554 - Absorbent article for absorbing moisture on a structure: A method of using an absorbent article where the method includes adhering at least a portion of an absorbent article to a surface of a window through a pressure sensitive adhesive composition. The absorbent article includes an exterior surface, an acquisition layer, superabsorbent polymer, a first layer that has an... Agent: H.b. Fuller, Patent Dept.

20080050553 - Method for producing a supporting web, and supporting web: The invention relates to a method for producing a supporting web made of a predeterminable amount of plastic material, comprising a multitude of molded elements, which are molded inside mold cavities (12) of a forming tool (5). While applying a negative pressure at least in one portion of the mold... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20080050555 - Laminated fabric: There is provided a laminated fabric with a structure in which a face textile is laminated on one side of a durable film with a temporary adhesive layer interposed therebetween and a back textile is laminated on the other side of the durable film with a durable adhesive layer interposed... Agent: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.

20080050556 - Wood strand cement boards with a prctically closed surface and production process: A mineral bonded Wood Strand Cement (usually Portland cement or Magnesite or Gypsum) Board which is produced from a mixture of wood strands or a similar fibre material, water, a suitable binder like cement, and possibly additives, which mixture is cured under pressure to form a board with a practically... Agent: Peacock Myers, P.C.

20080050557 - Low back pressure porous cordierite ceramic honeycomb article and methods for manufacturing same: Disclosed are porous ceramic honeycomb articles, such as filters, which are composed predominately of a cordierite composition. The ceramic honeycomb articles possess a porous microstructure characterized by a unique combination of relatively high porosity (>45%), and moderately narrow pore size distribution wherein greater than 15% and less than 38% of... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20080050558 - Ceramic thin plate member: A thin plate member 10 has a uniform thickness of not less than 5 μm and not more than 100 μm, includes at least a ceramic sheet, and is formed by sintering. The thin plate member 10 has plural convex portions 11 protruding from one plane P of the thin... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080050559 - Uv-cured coating for roofing materials: A building material for roofing and the like has a UV curable top coating with a resin component and a photoinitiator component. The top coating may include pigments, such as those which increase reflectivity of the coating. The speed with which the coating can be cured permits use in a... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20080050560 - Durable optical element: A durable optical film or element includes a polymerized structure having a microstructured surface and a plurality of surface modified colloidal nanoparticles of silica, zirconia, or mixtures thereof. Display devices including the durable microstructured film are also described.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080050561 - Micromechanical component with active elements and method producing a component of this type: The invention relates to a method for producing a component with a first face of a plate-shaped structure involving the following steps: engraving a second face of the structure, which is opposite the first face, on a portion of its surface in order to define an area of reduced thickness,... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080050562 - Panel with footfall and ambient sound deadening, covering composed of panels, sound-reducing coating, process for its production and apparatus for this purpose: A panel has an upper side facing the room in the use position and a lower side facing the floor. The lower side is coated, at least in sections, with a bonding layer composed of polymer. The bonding layer has an uneven surface on the outer side facing away from... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20080050563 - Method of manufacturing a coating or doctoring blade: There is disclosed a method for the manufacture of coating or doctoring blades, wherein an elastomeric wear-resistant material at the blade tip is provided in a continuous process. During the manufacturing, the thickness of the applied elastomeric material is determined by winding the blade (containing the applied polymer composition) into... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080050564 - Method of forming a nano-structure and the nano-structure: A method of forming a nano-structure can form a fine pattern easily, and the nano-structure obtained by the method is provided. A method of forming a nano-structure comprising forming a thin film by a liquid phase adsorption on surface of a template formed on a substrate, and removing a portion... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080050565 - Fire retardant nonwoven material and process for manufacture: An improved acoustically and thermally insulating fire-retardant composite material suitable for use in structures such as buildings, appliances, and the interior passenger compartments and exterior components of automotive vehicles is provided. The material is comprised of at least one airlaid fibrous layer of controlled density and composition and incorporating suitable... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20080050568 - Backing film, fabrication method thereof, and tape utilizing the same: The invention provides a tape film backing including a mixing layer comprising 40-60 parts by weight of PE and 60-40 parts by weight of EPDM rubber and a PE layer. The invention also provides a tape with an adhesive layer coated on the mixing layer or the PE layer of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080050566 - Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same: A semiconductor device capable of improving a mechanical strength of a porous silica film while inhibiting a film located on a lower layer of the porous silica film from deterioration is obtained. This semiconductor device includes an organic film formed on a semiconductor substrate, an ultraviolet light permeation suppressive film,... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080050567 - Barrier film: The main object of the present invention is to provide a barrier film having an extremely high barrier property and a good transparency, a laminated material using the above-mentioned barrier film, a packaging container, and an image display medium. The above-mentioned object is achieved by providing a barrier film comprising... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20080050569 - Coated substrate with high reflectance: A transparent coated substrate with high reflectance, especially for use as in exterior glazing panels for buildings, is provided by a substrate carrying a coating stack comprising a pyrolytically-formed main layer containing oxides of tin and antimony, in which the main layer has a geometric thickness of at least 250... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080050570 - Method for treating a super capacity electrode film in order to create porosity and associated machine: The invention relates to a method for treating a super capacitor electrode film (12) obtained by extruding a mixture of polymers and active charges without a solvent, said mixture comprising at least one soluble polymer. The method comprises a step in which an extractable part of the soluble polymer(s) is... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080050571 - Polymer/wucs mat for use in automotive applications: An acoustical and thermally absorbent chopped strand mat formed of thermoplastic bonding materials and bundles of reinforcing fibers is provided. The reinforcing fibers are preferably wet use chopped strand glass fibers (WUCS). The thermoplastic bonding materials may be any thermoplastic or thermosetting material having a melting point less than the... Agent: Owens Corning

20080050572 - Novel method for the synthesis/production of acrylic films: The invention relates to the use of block copolymers, obtained by controlled radical polymerization in the presence of alkoxyamine derivatives of substituted nitroxides, for the production of perfectly transparent acrylic films with the mechanical properties required for the applications envisaged, whereby the transparency thereof remains under mechanical stress and a... Agent: Steven D Boyd Arkema Inc

20080050573 - Silicon nanosheet , nanosheet solution and process for producing the same, nanosheet -containing composite, and nanosheet aggregate: A silicon nanosheet comprising a silicon atom layer formed by bonding two-dimensionally and periodically arranged silicon atoms to each other through an Si—Si bond. A nanosheet solution prepared by dispersing or suspending the silicon nanosheets in a solvent. A nanosheet-containing composite having the silicon nanosheets on the surface and/or in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080050575 - Cross-linked foam having an inner cavity structure, and a manufacturing method for the same: A method and device for forming a cross-linked foam and a cross-linked foam are provided. The method includes the steps of preparing at least one foaming material for cross-linked foaming, the foaming material processed to have a plane or three-dimensional shape; forming at least one interfacing pattern on a surface... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080050576 - Injection molding of polymeric material: Injection molding systems and methods useful for making microcellular foamed materials are provided as well as microcellular articles. Pressure drop rate and shear rate are important features in some embodiments, and the invention provides systems for controlling these parameters in an injection molding system. Another aspect involves an injection molding... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20080050574 - Lower density, thermoformable, sound absorbing polyurethane foams: Polyurethane foams formed under vacuum (below atmospheric pressure) conditions using primarily graft polyether polyols reacted with primarily toluene diisocyanate have lower densities (up to 1.3 lb/ft3), lower hardness (IFD25 up to 50 lbs), and exhibit superb thermoformability and fire retardance while retaining good sound insulating characteristics. The foam-forming ingredients are... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080050577 - Anti-microbial carpet underlay and method of making: A method for making antimicrobial rebonded carpet pad includes mixing zinc pyrithione with a polyol to form an antimicrobial polyol mixture concentrate, blending the antimicrobial polyol mixture concentrate with a binder stream, mixing the binder with foam particles and curing the binder. The percentage of zinc pyrithione mixed with the... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C.

20080050578 - Beam insulating material: A formulation is mixed and applied to structural members in a plastic form and then cured. The formulation uses waste materials as an aggregate in a concrete like mixture, including fly ash, wood pulp or the like, with a minimum of cement or other adhesive. The formulation when cured adheres... Agent: Paul M. Denk

20080050579 - Solar control glazing laminates: A solar control glazing laminate may include a solar control film disposed between first and second polyvinyl butyral layers and first and second glazing substrates. The solar control film may include an infrared radiation reflecting polymeric film and a polymeric binder layer disposed on the infrared radiation reflecting polymeric film.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080050580 - High thermal conductivity mica paper tape: The impregnation of a composite tape (56) having a porous matrix with HTC particles provides for permeating a fabric substrate layer (51) of the composite tape with HTC particles and impregnating an impregnating resin into the composite tape (51). The HTC particles in the fabric (51) layer are comprised of... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080050581 - Rare earth magnet and method for manufacturing same: The object of the present invention is to provide a rare-earth magnet having a sufficient corrosion resistance, and a method of manufacturing the same. The rare-earth element in accordance with a preferred embodiment comprises a magnet body containing a rare-earth element, and a protective layer formed on a surface of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080050582 - Multi-level optical structure and method of manufacture: A multi-level optical device includes a substrate having a baseline level. At least one feature is disposed at a level above the baseline level. At least one feature is disposed at a level below the baseline level, or in the feature above the baseline level is located at a distance... Agent: Jonathan D. Baskin Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials LLC

20080050583 - Easily adhesive polyester film and film for protecting back side of solar cell using the same: An easily adhesive polyester film is provided which is used for protection of the back side of a solar cell, the adhesive polyester film comprising a polyester film and a resin film situated on a surface of the polyester film, the resin film comprising a crosslinking agent and a resin... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080050584 - Impact-absorbing pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet and method of producing the same: An impact-absorbing pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an impact-absorbing pressure-sensitive adhesive layer including an impact-absorbing layer. A side surface of the impact-absorbing pressure-sensitive adhesive layer includes a tapered surface; and the tapered surface has a taper angle of 65° or more.... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080050585 - Organic semiconductor element: An organic semiconductor element part formed on a substrate is covered with a planarizing layer, a radiator plate is fixed with an adhesive layer on the planarizing layer, and a shield layer intercepting the adverse effects exerted on the organic semiconductor element part during the curing of the adhesive layer... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20080050586 - Adhesive film, flexible metal-clad laminate including the same with improved dimensional stability, and production method therefor: It is an object of the present invention to provide an adhesive film which is used for producing, by a laminating method, a flexible metal-clad laminate in which the change in dimensions is suppressed, a flexible metal-clad laminate including the adhesive film, and a production method therefor. The present invention... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080050587 - Spiral fabrics: A spiral-link fabric for use in a papermaking machine or the like. The spiral-link fabric may include a plurality of spiral coils arranged in a predetermined manner such that adjacent ones of side-by-side spiral coils are interdigitated with each other so as to form a channel and interconnected by a... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080050588 - Semiconductive polymer composition: The invention relates to a semiconductive polymer composition for use in power cables. The composition comprises a multimodal ethylene homo- or copolymer produced in a polymerisation process comprising a single site catalyst whereby the polymer composition has a density of 870 to 930 kg/m3, a MFR2 of 1 to 30... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20080050589 - Fine carbon fiber-metal composite material and method for production thereof: To provide a fine carbon fiber/metal composite material having high mechanical strength, a high thermal conductivity and a low coefficient of thermal expansion and suitable as a substrate for an electronic device. A fine carbon fiber/metal composite material, which is prepared by pressure impregnating a molded product containing fine carbon... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080050590 - Wire and cable insulation: A wire and cable insulation includes a wire or a cable having an inner layer and an outer layer of insulation. The outer layer includes an uncoated magnesium hydroxide. The inner layer and the outer layer each have less than 1 percentage by weight of halogen.... Agent: Barley Snyder, LLC

20080050591 - Method to manufacture a non sintered metal fiber medium: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a non-sintered metal fiber medium, comprising the steps of: providing metal fibers; making a slurry comprising the metal fibers and a binding agent by mixing these metal fibers and the binding agent, possibly with a solvent such as water; casting a layer... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080050592 - Particulate materials: Novel particulate materials that have been made by a spray process have at least 80% of particles of the same morphology. The particulate materials also have a mono-dispersivity index of not more than 1.2. In preferred particulate materials, the particles have at least two components, a first component being a... Agent: Jones Day

20080050593 - Porous zirconia powder and production method of same: The present invention provides a porous zirconium powder having improved heat resistance of total pore volume, and a simple production method thereof. More specifically, the present invention provides: (1) a porous zirconium powder in which total pore volume following heat treatment for three hours at 1000° C. is at least... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080050594 - Electrically conductive pigments having a ferromagnetic core, the production thereof, and the use thereof: The invention relates to electrically conductive pigments, wherein the pigments exhibit a ferromagnetic core and at least one electrically conductive coating, and the electrically conductive coating is or comprises a metal or a metal alloy or the electrically conductive coating is or comprises electrically conductive polymers or plastics materials containing... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080050595 - Transparent conductive film and method for manufacturing the same: e

20080050596 - Flame-retardant epoxy resin composition: Disclosed is a flame-retardant epoxy resin composition characterized by containing (A) an epoxy resin containing 0.5-10 equivalent/kg of oxazolidone rings, (B) an epoxy group-containing phosphazene compound, (C) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of phosphates, condensed phosphates, quinone derivatives of phosphine compounds, and polyphenylene ethers, and (D)... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080050597 - Pctfe film with extrusion coating of eva or eva with uv absorbers: Multilayer fluoropolymer-containing films having improved interlayer adhesion. More particularly, multilayer films including a fluoropolymer layer attached to a thermoplastic polymer layer via an intermediate poly(ester-urethane) copolymer containing adhesive layer, articles produced therefrom, and products which are encased by the multilayer films. The films are suitable for encasing the sensitive luminescent... Agent: Colleen D. Szuch Honeywell International Inc. - Patent Department

20080050598 - Activation method using modifying agent: The present invention relates to a method of activating an organic coating to enhance adhesion of the coating to a further coating and/or to other entities comprising applying a solvent and a surface chemistry and/or surface topography modifying agent to the organic coating. The invention also relates to a coated... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20080050599 - Crystal film, crystal substrate, and semiconductor device: A crystal foundation having dislocations is used to obtain a crystal film of low dislocation density, a crystal substrate, and a semiconductor device. One side of a growth substrate (11) is provided with a crystal layer (13) with a buffer layer (12) in between. The crystal layer (13) has spaces... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080050600 - Antireflective article: The present invention provides novel perfluoropolyether silanes, compositions containing the novel perfluoropolyether silanes and method of treating substrates, in particular substrates having a hard surface such as ceramics or glass, to render them water, oil, stain, and/or dirt repellent.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080050601 - Hard coating composition and plastic optical product: Applying liquid for hard coating that is made of organic silane compounds, the fine particles of composite mainly based on titanium-oxide, which also includes zirconium-oxide and silicon-oxide etc., dicyandiamide, itaconic acid, and Co(II) acetylacetonate compound on plastic lenses in order to form a hard coating layer after hardening.... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20080050602 - Adhesive composition of low molecular weight polyaminopolyamide-epichlorohydrin (pae) resin and protein: The invention is directed to compositions containing polyamidoamine-epihalohydrin resins (PAE resins) of low molecular weight and a soy protein or lignin in which the weight ratio of protein or lignin to PAE is 100:0.1 to 0.1:100. The invention is also directed to the use of the compositions as adhesives for... Agent: Joanne Mary Fobare Rossi Hercules Incorporated

20080050603 - Branched polylactic acid polymer and method of preparing same: Polylactide polymers are reacted with an epoxy-functional acrylate polymer to introduce long-chain branching into the polymer. The acrylate polymer provides a flexible means for introducing a controllable amount of branching into the polylactide polymer, with little risk of forming gelled or highly crosslinked structures. The branched polylactide polymers have excellent... Agent: Gary C. Cohn, PLLC

20080050604 - Polymer light-emitting material and organic light emitting element: (the symbols have the same meanings as defined in the Description). The material has a high emission efficiency and an good film-formability, and is suitably used for production of large-area device and mass-production thereof. Further, the invention provides organic light-emitting elements using the material in its light-emitting layer, and area... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080050605 - Pan coating process: The present invention relates to improved pan coating processes and to coated products produced thereby.... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080050606 - Aluminum alloy plate for producing molded article which is to be subjected to bake coating: An aluminum alloy plate to be subjected to a bake coating contains silicon (Si) and magnesium (Mg) with the balance being aluminum (Al) and inevitable impurities. In order to set the content of Mg2Si in a range of 0.50% by weight≦Mg2Si≦1.00% by weight, when the Si content by weight percent... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080050607 - Simultaneous multi-alloy casting: A method of casting a multi-layered metal ingot including the steps of delivering a metallic divider member into a direct chill mold, pouring a first molten metal into the mold on one side of the divider member, and pouring a second molten metal into the mold on the other side... Agent: Intellectual Property

20080050608 - Metal coating process and product: A process for coating a metal part with a magnetron-sputtered material to provide corrosion protection. The process results in a part having a uniform coating. Coating materials include corrosion resistant zinc with various options for appearances and levels or corrosion protection.... Agent: Shumaker Loop & Kendrick

20080050609 - Glass producing apparatus and constituents of the same: The present invention provides a platinum or a platinum alloy structure suitable as a conduit tube for molten glass, and a molten-glass-producing apparatus employing the structure as a conduit tube for molten glass. A platinum or platinum alloy structure to be used under high-temperature environment, comprising a hollow tube body... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080050610 - Method for manufacturing an at least partially porous, hollow silicon body, hollow silicon bodies manufacturable by this method, and uses of these hollow silicon bodies: A method for manufacturing an at least partially porous, hollow silicon body, including the steps of vertical, anisotropic etching, porosifying, and electropolishing. Hollow silicon bodies manufactured using this method; the body wall including an inner layer, an intermediate layer, and an outer layer, and the porosity of the intermediate layer... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080050611 - Tin-based plating film and method for forming the same: The present invention provides a tin-based two-layered plating film exhibiting suppressed whisker growth comprising a lower layer of a tin plating film or tin alloy plating film comprising 5% by weight or less of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of cobalt, copper, bismuth, silver, and indium,... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080050612 - Self-repairing, reinforced matrix materials: Self-repairing, fiber reinforced matrix materials include a matrix material including inorganic as well as organic matrices. Disposed within the matrix are hollow fibers having a selectively releasable modifying agent contained therein. The hollow fibers may be inorganic or organic and of any desired length, wall thickness or cross-sectional configuration. The... Agent: Attention Of Mara E. Deboe Merchant & Gould P.C.

20080050613 - Dieletric composition for plasma display panel and plasma display panel: A dielectric composition for a plasma display panel and a plasma display panel including a dielectric layer formed of the dielectric composition are provided. The dielectric composition comprises PbO, B2O3, SiO2, Al2O3 and RO (BaO+MgO+ZnO). Contents of PbO, B2O3, SiO2, Al2O3 and RO (BaO+MgO+ZnO) range from 60 wt % to... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080050614 - Al2o3 multilayer plate: The layer structure of a cutting plate produced according to a chemical vapor deposition CVD method contains a thick outer covering layer of medium temperature (MT) TiCN, and a multilayer Al2O3 layer arranged beneath the covering layer. Said multilayer Al2O3 layer consists of, at least, two aluminum oxide layers between... Agent: Ronald S. Lombard Patents And Trademarks

20080050615 - Cpp head with parasitic shunting reduction: The series resistance of a CPP GMR stack can be reduced by shaping it into a small upper, on a somewhat larger, lower part. Because of the sub-micron dimensions involved, good alignment between these is normally difficult to achieve. The present invention discloses a self-alignment process based on first laying... Agent: Saile Ackerman LLC

20080050616 - Method of manufacturing magnetic layer, patterned magnetic recording media including magnetic layer formed using the method, and method of manufacturing the same: Provided are a method of manufacturing a magnetic layer, a patterned magnetic recording medium including magnetic layers formed using the method, and a method of manufacturing the patterned magnetic recording medium. The method of manufacturing the magnetic layers includes: forming a template provided with an opening; forming a seed layer... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080044596 - Polymer film, production method thereof, and polarizing plate and liquid crystal display device using the polymer film: P

20080044598 - Thread for synthetic grass turfs, die for producing same related processes of manufacturing and use, and synthetic grass truf including it: A yarn for forming filiform formations of a synthetic-grass covering reproducing the grassy sward of natural turf comprises filiform segments set alongside one another and connected together by thin breakable connection portions, in which the filiform segments have thickened end parts. Preferably, the yarn is obtained by longitudinal stretching, starting... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20080044600 - Vehicle structure with three dimensional film and method: A vehicle structure can include a coating that provides a three-dimensional tactile pattern to the vehicle structure. In addition, a method for forming a vehicle structure can include applying a film that provides a three-dimensional tactile pattern to the vehicle structure. The vehicle structure can be a trim piece of... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya, LLP

20080044602 - Thermal transfer imaging element and method of using same: The present invention pertains to a donor element comprising a support layer, a transfer layer supported by the support layer, and a second layer disposed between the support layer and the transfer layer, wherein the second layer contains a binder and optionally an uncured crosslinking agent, but substantially no pigment.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080044610 - Method of producing a polarizing optical element: A polarising optical element is produced by firstly forming a polarizing multilayer structure (30) on a support (31). The structure comprises an orienting layer and a polarizing layer having dichroic compounds, the dichroic compounds being oriented by the orienting layer The multilayer structure is then pressed against one surface of... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP

20080044611 - Pressure sensitive adhesive tape for the adhesion of printing plates and method for the production thereof: A pressure-sensitive adhesive tape made of a flat support material provided with a pressure sensitive adhesive comprising a polymer formed from a monomer mixture of acrylic acid ester and/or methyl acrylic acid ester or free acids thereof of the formula CH2=CH(R1)(COOR2), acrylic acid ester and/or methyl acrylic acid ester having... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

20080044612 - Self-stick-on plastic film: The invention is related to a self-stick-on plastic film that can replace highlighter pens. Structurally, it consists of a self-stick-on plastic film stack that is made of multiple pieces of self-stick-on transparent plastic film that has fluorescene colors in red, orange, yellow, green and blue to add aesthetic and decorative... Agent: Richard Chen

20080044614 - Stitchless seam system for joining laminates: A stitchless seam between a first panel having a functional layer and a second panel having a functional layer is provided. The seam system is formed via a discontinuous fused stitchless seam which connects a first panel to a second panel. A reinforcement may be used to strengthen the discontinuous... Agent: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.

20080044615 - Raw material conserving optical data storage media: The invention provides for modifications to conventional optical data storage media to reduce the amount of raw material necessary in the media construction. More particularly, a portion of a thermoplastic substrate is modified to create one or more substantial void areas compared to a conventional substrate that defines flat parallel... Agent: Attention: Eric D. Levinson Imation Corp.

20080044620 - High pile fabrics: High pile fabrics include textured low shrinkage yarns, e.g. FOY yarns and HOY yarns. In some cases, the fabrics have a pile height of 4.0 mm or greater. Methods of forming such fabrics are also described.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080044597 - Photosensitive material for non-substrate liquid crystal display: The present invention provides a photosensitive material for non-substrate liquid crystal display. This photosensitive material includes photo-initiator selected from the free-radical type or cation type photo-initiator or mixture thereof, photosensitive polymerizable monomers or oligomers selected from the group consisting of double-bond compounds, compounds having epoxy functional group and mixtures thereof,... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080044599 - Synthetic grass turf and related manufacturing method: A synthetic-grass covering, usable, for example, for making artificial pitches for sports activities, consisting of a substrate made of sheet material and filiform formations, implanted in the sheet material so as to present a looped part that extends up against one of the surfaces of the sheet material and lateral... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20080044601 - Ink jet printing paper: Ink jet printing paper capable of providing, by using a low permeability or a nonpermeable supporting sheet, a high surface glossiness and a high dot reproducibility of a silver halide photograph level, an excellent absorptivity of ink, and a high recording density, and preventing cockling by ink solvent, comprising the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080044604 - Dip, spray, and flow coating process for forming coated articles: This invention relates to methods and apparatus for making coated articles with one or more layers by dip, spray or flow coating. In one aspect, this invention relates to an apparatus and method for making coated containers, preferably comprising polyethylene terephthalate, from coated preforms. In preferred embodiments, the apparatus and... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080044605 - Multilayer containers and preforms having barrier properties: Preferred embodiments relate to methods and apparatus for making articles made of polyester, preferably virgin polyethylene terephthalate (PET), having coated directly to at least one of the surfaces thereof one or more layers of recycled or post-consumer PET and one or more layers of a material with good gas-barrier characteristics,... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080044603 - Plastic multi-piece containers and methods and systems of making same: Plastic multi-piece containers for storing beverages and other foodstuff are disclosed. In addition, methods, devices and systems for making some or all components of such containers are disclosed. In some embodiments, the cup portion is manufactured using vacuum and/or pressure thermoforming methods. However, a cup portion of the container can... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080044606 - Medical container and medical duplex container: A medical container comprising a body for containing a medicament, the body of the medical container being formed of a multilayered film comprising (i) a layer formed of a linear polyolefin and (ii) a layer formed of a cyclic polyolefin adjacent to the layer (i), and the layer (i) formed... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080044607 - Superabsorbent disposable material: The present invention relates to a disposable, absorbent article having a liquid impervious backsheet layer, a liquid permeable topsheet layer disposed in facing relation with the backsheet layer, an absorbent layer interposed between the backsheet layer and the topsheet layer, and a fabric layer interposed between the backsheet layer and... Agent: Thomas A. O'rourke Bodner & O'rourke

20080044609 - Locally reinforced hollow structural assembly: A reinforced structural assembly is provided including a hollow structure having a cavity with a hole. A bag is inserted into the cavity and has an end with an opening extending out of the cavity through the hole. A device injects a structural foam into the bag. The bag is... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080044608 - Method for making an interior covering element, and interior covering element with no central defect: The invention concerns a method for making an interior covering element, and an interior covering element with no central defect. The invention concerns a method which consists in providing a soft skin (14) and a support (10), placing the skin (14) and the support (10) on parts of the mould,... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080044613 - Gate-processed moldings: In gate-processed moldings fabricated by cutting off a gate 5 formed on resin moldings 1 during molding of the resin moldings 1, an introducing section 4 for cutting off the gate is formed thereon.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080044616 - Absorbing material: [Solution] An absorbent body includes a fiber aggregate 21 formed by opening the tow, a super absorbent polymer particle 54, and a sheet covering these components; and includes the super absorbent polymer particle 54 bonded to the sheet 58 with an adhesive that is applied in a continuous plane to... Agent: Quinn Emanuel Koda & Androlia

20080044617 - Label film for deep drawing methods: The invention relates to the use of a bixailly oriented film having a porous layer, which contains propylene polymer and at least one β-nucleating agent and whose microporosity is generated by converting β-crystalline polypropylene during stretching of the film, for labeling containers during a drawing process.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080044618 - Method and apparatus for coating a substrate and printed matter: A method and an apparatus for coating a substrate (7), in which a coating agent (9) is applied onto the substrate (7) in order to form a printing surface, and in which the coating agent (9) is brought into contact with the substrate (7) with a solids content above 80%,... Agent: Stiennon & Stiennon

20080044619 - Reticulated open cell filling material: Flexible filtering filling material consisting of pieces that are 100% open cell reticulated polyurethane foam. The pieces filter out the damp warm condition within the filling, haltering the proliferation of microorganisms, giving the product a more sanitary and longer life.... Agent: Hughes Law Firm, PLLC

20080044621 - Honeycomb with a fraction of substantially porous cell walls: An artificial honeycomb structure, and simple constructions therefrom, are provided, wherein at least a portion of at least one of the enclosing honeycomb cell walls is substantially porous, open, or permeable, and wherein at least one of the hollow cells comprises at least one substantially nonporous enclosing wall. The honeycomb... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20080044622 - Nonwoven fabric: A nonwoven fabric adjusted so that the fiber densities of convex portions and recessed portions are not excessively high. A plurality of open portions is formed by blowing fluid mainly composed of gas from the top side of a fiber web onto the fiber web supported from the bottom side... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080044623 - Probe card for testing imaging devices, and methods of fabricating same: Disclosed is a probe card for imager devices, and methods of fabricating same. In one illustrative embodiment, a method of forming a probe card includes performing at least one etching process to define a plurality of light openings in a body of the probe card and forming a plurality of... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20080044624 - Complex architecture for dispersing heat: A kind of the complex architecture for dispersing heat includes one graphite device and one metal device with heat conductibility. The metal device, such as copper or aluminum, combines with the graphite device. The metal device transmits heat to the normal direction, and then transmits heat to the horizontal direction... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080044625 - Projection board: A projection board provides an acrylic transparent base material with a flat facial side thereof uniformly adhered with a metal grain layer made of aluminum powder to show an image projected from a projector brightly by means of refection of the metal grain layer. Further, another flat facial side of... Agent: G. Link Co., Ltd.

20080044627 - Reflective decorative surface coating and a decorative water-borne surface coating system having at least one basecoat: A single-layer coating and a multi-layered water-borne surface coating system that can be applied as a decorative surface coating by professional painting contractors, and do-it-yourself home remodelers, on interior decorative surfaces (e.g., walls, ceilings, partitions, archways, etc.) that provides a reflective “sparkling” finish once it has air dried. The continued... Agent: The Glidden Company

20080044626 - Roofing materials having engineered coatings: An asphalt-based roofing material includes a coating having a top portion containing a mixture of asphalt and igneous and/or metamorphic rock particles, while the mat portion of the coating contains a mixture of asphalt and a filler which contains less than 10% igneous and/or metamorphic lock particles In other embodiments,... Agent: Owens Corning

20080044628 - Nonwoven fabric: Nonwoven fabric has a plurality of groove portions continuously formed along a predetermined direction, and a plurality of raised ridge portions formed continuously along the groove portions, each adjacent to the groove portions. The basis weight is the least, and the content percentage of laterally-oriented fibers is high, and the... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080044629 - Agricultural barrier films having superior tear strength properties: A mulch barrier film having, for example, a methyl bromide permeability of less than about 15 g/m2-hr and machine direction Elmendorf tear strength of at least about 75 gf. The mulch barrier film is an extruded, cast, and preferably embossed, multilayer film having at least one polyolefin layer and at... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080044630 - Structural shear plate for a vehicle: A structural shear panel for forming a floor panel for support by a vehicle frame is formed by a composite of top and bottom sheets and a core with a vacuum infused resin. The panel is mainly planar and terminates at its side edges at a portion which lies in... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20080044631 - Gradient layers in multi-layer circuits and methods and circuits related to the same: Methods for improving adherence of conductive traces, such as in a printed circuit, and circuits having conductive traces formed in accordance with such methods. One such method includes depositing a fluid composition receiving layer adjacent to a substrate, and depositing a gradient layer adjacent to the fluid composition receiving layer.... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20080044632 - Phase change memory elements using energy conversion layers, memory arrays and systems including same, and methods of making and using: A phase change memory element and method of forming the same. The memory element includes a phase change material layer electrically coupled to first and second conductive material layers. A energy conversion layer is formed in association with the phase change material layer, and electrically coupled to a third conductive... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080044633 - Printing quality improvement of pigmented inks on glossy media: The present invention relates to a method and materials that improve the printing properties of pigmented inks on glossy media, especially smear resistance, gloss, and differential gloss. The method is to apply a very uniform thin coating based on low molecular weight water-soluble polymers such as polyvinyl alcohol and acrylic... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20080044634 - Fluid composition receiving layer for printed conductive layers and methods therefor: Printed circuits having conductive traces applied adjacent to a substrate, such as one where the traces have a resistivity of from about 1 to about 0.1 ohms/square, and methods for forming a fluid composition receiving layer adjacent to a substrate. One such method includes depositing a primary treatment fluid having... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20080044635 - Barrier film for flexible articles: This invention relates to an improved gas impermeable barrier membrane having a configuration whereby the membrane is flexible and can retain its barrier performance and integrity when applied to a substrate that is stretched, flexed and or compressed. The inventive membrane is useful for significantly reducing air permeability in inflated... Agent: Mccarter & English, LLP Basil S. Krikelis

20080044636 - Fiberboards, uses and methods of preparation thereof: There is provided a fiberboard, such as a MDF fiberboard or a HDF fiberboard, comprising wood fibers, a binder, and a sludge such as a pulp and a paper sludge. The sludge can be, for example, chosen from a primary pulp and paper sludge, a secondary pulp and paper sludge,... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20080044637 - Microhole-formed stretched porous polytetrafluoroethylene material and production process thereof, and abrasion working process: A microhole-formed stretched porous polytetrafluoroethylene material, in which a microhole having a hole diameter greater than an average pore diameter of a stretched porous polytetrafluoroethylene material is formed in the stretched porous polytetrafluoroethylene material by irradiation of a pulse laser beam having a pulse length of at most 10 picoseconds,... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080044639 - Polyimide solvent cast films having a low coefficient of thermal expansion and method of manufacture thereof: A solvent cast film comprises a polyimide comprising structural units derived from polymerization of a dianhydride component comprising a dianhydride selected from the group consisting of 3,4′-oxydiphthalic dianhydride, 3,3′-oxydiphthalic dianhydride, 4,4′-oxydiphthalic dianhydride, and combinations thereof, with a diamine component wherein the polyimide has a glass transition temperature of at least... Agent: Sabic - 08cu - Ultem Sabic Innovative Plastics -IPLegal

20080044640 - Air cathode having multilayer structure and manufacture method thereof: An air cathode having a multilayer structure is composed of at least one substrate, two diffusion layers and three activation layers. The two diffusion layers are laminated over an upper side of the substrate and a lower side of the substrate. The three activation layers are respectively laminated over one... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080044638 - Nanostructured metal oxides: The present invention generally relates to materials that may be used to construct photoelectrodes. It more specifically relates to nanostructured metal oxide materials that may be used in photoelectrodes. In a composition aspect, the present invention provides a metal oxide film. The film ranges in thickness from 20 nm to... Agent: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

20080044642 - Low dielectric constant materials prepared from soluble fullerene clusters: This disclosure relates generally to polymeric networks of fullerene compounds, 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.

20080044641 - Method and device for the production of back-foamed air-permeable textile products: A method for producing back-foamed air-permeable textile products, whereas, instead of providing a film or the like to prevent the penetration of reaction products or foam to the visible face, the pressure created during the reaction is intentionally decreased so that none of the reaction products nor the foam created... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080044643 - Polysulfone type selectively permeable hollow fiber membrane module and process for manufacturing the same: The invention relates to a hollow fiber membrane module comprising polysulfone type selectively permeable hollow fiber membranes which contain a polysulfone-based resin and a hydrophilic polymer as main components, wherein (A) the content of the hydrophilic polymer in the uppermost layer of the inner surface of the hollow fiber membrane... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080044644 - Absorbent sheet exhibiting resistance to moisture penetration: An absorbent paper sheet is treated with an aqueous wax dispersion such that the sheet includes a fused wax and emulsifier residue in an amount of from about 1 to about 20 weight percent of the sheet based on the combined weight of the fiber, wax residue and an emulsifier... Agent: Patent Group Ga030-43 Georgia-pacific LLC

20080044645 - Embedded-object, composite-material product-making methodology, and products produced thereby: An embedded-object composite product including a solid-state mass of PET, an object embedded in the PET material mass, and a zone possessing a continuous material-density gradient in the PET material mass, with more-dense PET material residing closely adjacent the embedded object, and less-dense PET material residing more distant from that... Agent: Robert D. Varitz, P.C.

20080044646 - Wear-resistant coating and process for producing it: A process for producing a wear-resistant coating and a wear-resistant coating on a surfaces of machine or engine parts which are exposed to frictional wear. This has in particular use for internal combustion engines. The coating comprises at least one metal-free, amorphous hydrocarbon layer which includes sp2- and sp3-hybridized carbon... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080044648 - Heat protected construction members and method: A structural member such as a steel I-beam or column covered with a heat resistant coating for protection against high temperatures. The coating is sprayed onto the structural member after a reinforcing mesh has been applied. The coating is specially formulated to resist extremely high temperatures and includes cement, gypsum,... Agent: Blackwell Sanders LLP

20080044647 - Method for forming carbonaceous material protrusion and carbonaceous material protrusion: This method of forming a carbonaceous material projection structure includes: the step of applying a resist 11 onto a diamond substrate 10; the step of forming holes 12 in the applied resist 11, the holes 12 being provided according to a predetermined arrangement, a wall 12b of each of the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080044649 - Identification code labeling tape: An identification code labeling tape that is used by attaching to an embedding cassette for use simultaneously as a container for paraffin substitution treatment of a biological sample and as a mounting stage for mounting thereon an embedded block comprising an embedding agent having embedded therein the paraffin substituted biological... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080044650 - Matte film or sheet: A single-layer matte film or sheet which comprises a filler and a biodegradable resin (A) comprising a blend of a biodegradable polyester (a1) having a glass transition temperature Tg of 10° C. or lower and a biodegradable polyester (a2) having a glass transition temperature Tg of 30° C. or higher,... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080044651 - Coatings comprising carbon nanotubes: An electrically conductive coating is disclosed. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the coating includes a plurality of single-wall or multi-walled Carbon nanotubes having a diameter less than 20 nanometers. The disclosed coating demonstrates excellent conductivity and smooth surface morphology. Methods of preparing the coating as well as... Agent: Wayne R. Grohs

20080044653 - Method of analysing fibres and article necessary therefor: A method of analysing the dye affinity of fibers comprising the steps of Dyeing the fibers, Carding the fibers, Aligning the fibers, Pressing the carded and aligned fibers with a force for a period time and analyzing the color spectra of the pressed fibers is disclosed as well as the... Agent: Edwin A. Sisson , Attorney At Law , LLC

20080044652 - Fibre or filament: A fibre (2) or filament comprising: a solid-state electrolyte; and first (4) and second (6) electrodes spaced apart from one another.... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080044654 - Loaded polymer fibre, method for the production thereof, use of the same, and composition comprising such fibres: Filled polymer fiber containing additives within it, the filled polymer fiber having a Young's modulus greater than that of an unfilled polymer fiber and said additives including mineral additives having at least one submicron dimension.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080044655 - Ethylene-based polymer microparticles, functional group-containing ethylene-based polymer microparticles,and catalyst carriers for manufacture thereof: Ethylene-based copolymer microparticles and functional group-containing ethylene-based copolymer microparticles that have particle diameter smaller than that of conventional polyethylene fine-particles, no inter-particle agglomeration, very narrow particle size distribution, and high sphericity are provided, in which requirements (A) to (E): (A) The intrinsic viscosity [η] measured in decalin at 135° C.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080044656 - Carbonaceous composite particles and uses and preparation of the same: A carbonaceous composite particle comprises a graphite particle and a layer of amorphous carbon structure covering the graphite particle, wherein the graphite particle is a graphitized mesocarbon microbead, a natural graphite particle, or a synthesized graphite particle. The composite particle is useful in a secondary cell, and is useful in... Agent: Venable LLP

20080044657 - Single nanoparticle containing organic-inorganic composite material and method of preparing the same: There is provided an organic-inorganic composite material containing a single nanoparticle therein, which is prepared by individually dispersing hydrophilic inorganic nanoparticles having a uniform particle size and conjugating biodegradable polymers to the surface of the nanoparticle, and a method of preparing the same. More particularly, the preparation method of the... Agent: Jones Day

20080044658 - Method of manufacturing a vehicle body panel part, vehicle body panel part, and intermediate product in manufacturing a vehicle body panel part: A method of manufacturing a vehicle body panel part includes reshaping a transparent sheet that serves as an outer skin, where the transparent sheet has a front side and a rear side, and applying a panel onto some areas of the rear side of the transparent sheet. The panel is... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080044659 - Composite laminate and method of manufacture: A composite laminate is made by providing at least a first composite ply and a second composite ply, each having longitudinally oriented fibers in a thermoplastic matrix. The second composite ply is disposed on, and in transverse relation to, the first composite ply. Preferably, the second ply is disposed at... Agent: Michaud-duffy Group LLP

20080044660 - Resin composition, cured resin, sheet-like cured resin, laminated body, prepreg, electronic parts and multilayer boards: The invention provides electronic parts which comprise a composite dielectric layer composed of an organic insulating material and a dielectric ceramic powder having a larger relative dielectric constant than the organic insulating material, and which also comprise conductive element sections forming inductor elements, etc., wherein the organic insulating material comprises... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080044661 - Isocyanate composition comprising a vegetable oil and composites therefrom: The present invention relates to an isocyanate composition comprising vegetable oil and use of the said composition as a moisture-curable binder when preparing molded composite articles from particulate material. More particularly the invention relates to an isocyanate composition containing a methylene diphenylisocyanate prepolymer and as vegetable oil, soybean oil; and... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20080044663 - Dual layer ceramic coating: A turbine engine component comprises a substrate, a bond coat applied to a surface of the substrate, a first ceramic layer having a cracked structure applied on top of the bond coat, and a second ceramic layer having a cracked structure applied on top of the first ceramic layer.... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C. (p&w)

20080044662 - Thermal barrier coating with a plasma spray top layer: A turbine engine component has a substrate, a thermal barrier coating deposited onto the substrate, and a sealing layer of ceramic material on an outer surface of the thermal barrier coating for limiting molten sand penetration.... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C. (p&w)

20080044664 - Laminated body and semiconductor drive: A laminate includes a copper wiring layer (20) provided over a semiconductor layer and having a specific pattern, a protective layer (30) formed of a polybenzoxazole resin layer provided on the copper wiring layer (20), and an insulating layer (40) provided on the protective layer.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080044665 - Glazing panel having solar screening properties: A glazing panel having beneficial anti-solar properties comprises a vitreous substrate carrying a tin/antimony oxide coating layer containing tin and antimony in a Sb/Sn molar ratio of from 0.01 to 0.14. In one application the coated substrate has a solar factor FS of less than 70% and the panel is... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080044666 - Amine-neutralized ethylene acid copolymers, shaped articles and laminates produced therefrom: The present invention provides a resin composition comprising an amine-neutralized ethylene acid copolymer. These resin compositions copolymers may be characterized by enhanced adhesiveness and reduced crystallinity. Also provided are shaped articles, multilayer films or sheets, and laminate articles comprising the resin composition.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080044667 - Modified phenolic resin, epoxy resin composition containing the same, and prepreg containing the composition: The present invention provides an epoxy resin composition with excellent adhesion and flame retardancy in uses such as hardeners for semiconductor sealing epoxy resins, insulating materials for electrical/electronic components, and laminates (printed circuit boards). A prepreg containing a glass substrate impregnated with the epoxy resin composition, a laminate, and an... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080044669 - Method for manufacturing simox substrate and simox substrate obtained by the method: It is characterized that the present method comprises: a step of implanting oxygen ions into a wafer 11; a step of applying first heat treatment to a wafer under a predetermined gas atmosphere at 1,300 to 1,390° C. and forming a buried oxide layer 12 and an SOI layer 13... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20080044668 - Ultralow dielectric constant layer with controlled biaxial stress: A method for forming a ultralow dielectric constant layer with controlled biaxial stress is described incorporating the steps of forming a layer containing Si, C, O and H by one of PECVD and spin-on coating and curing the film in an environment containing very low concentrations of oxygen and water... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20080044670 - Interface materials and methods of production and use thereof: An interface material comprising a resin mixture and at least one solder material is herein described. The resin material may comprise any suitable resin material, but it is preferred that the resin material be silicone-based comprising one or more compounds such as vinyl silicone, vinyl Q resin, hydride functional siloxane... Agent: Buchalter Nemer

20080044671 - Transfer film having organic polymer film and method of forming thin metal layer using the transfer film: A transfer film includes an organic film that can be removed using a solvent and a metal film formed on the organic film. The metal film is formed by: preparing a first substrate; forming a transfer film by stacking an organic film and a metal film on the first substrate;... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20080044672 - Articles comprising manganese doped barium titanate thin film compositions: The present invention is directed to an article comprising a dielectric layer formed from any solution composition that can form barium titanate during firing and containing manganese in an amount between 0.002 and 0.05 atom percent of the solution composition, wherein the dielectric layer has been formed on metal foil... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080044673 - Method of making a metal oxide film, laminates and electronic devices: An object is to provide a method of making a metal oxide film with a sufficiently high degree of crystal orientation, without difficulties, at low cost, and with little damage to a base material and the metal oxide film, and to provide laminates and electronic devices using the same. A... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080044674 - Charge-preventing optical film, charge-preventing adhesive optical film, manufacturing method thereof, and image display device: The present invention aims at providing an antistatic optical film having excellent antistatic effect and high light transmittance, wherein an antistatic layer laminated on at least one side of the optical film. An antistatic optical film having an antistatic layer laminated on at least one side of the optical film,... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080044675 - Poly(vinyl acetal) coatings for implantable medical devices: A coating for a medical device, particularly for a drug eluting stent, is described. The coating includes a polyacetal-based polymer.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20080044676 - Method for producing medical implant or medical implant part: The invention provides a medical implant or medical implant part comprising a body and a surface layer, wherein the surface layer comprises a mixture comprising at least one hydrophilic polymer and ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene having a weight average molecular weight of about 400,000 atomic mass units or more. The... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080044677 - Multi-colored decorative laminate: A decorative laminate includes a core layer, a decorative layer and an optional overlay layer. The core layer includes one or more resin impregnated paper sheets. The decorative layer includes a dry paper sheet (i.e., one without any resin impregnation). A plurality of geometric patterns is printed on the decorative... Agent: O'shea, Getz & Kosakowski, P.C.

20080044678 - Method and apparatus for the production of ultrafine particles and related coating compositions: Disclosed are methods for making ultrafine particles, apparatus for making ultrafine particles, and coating compositions comprising ultrafine particles made by such methods and/or apparatus.... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20080044679 - Soft magnetic material, powder magnetic core, method for manufacturing soft magnetic material, and method for manufacturing powder magnetic core: A soft magnetic material includes a plurality of composite magnetic particles (40) each including a metal magnetic particle (10) and an insulation coating (20) covering the surface of the metal magnetic particle (10), wherein the insulation coating (20) contains Si (silicon), and 80% or more of Si contained in the... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080044680 - Magnetic composites: The present invention discloses methods and magnetic material composites capable of withstanding one or more loads without the need for a substructure to provide structural support thereto. The magnetic composites are formable from composites such as epoxies, resins, plastics and the like together with rare earth or other magnetic or... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP

20080044682 - Articles comprising a polyimide solvent cast film having a low coefficient of thermal expansion and method of manufacture thereof: An article comprises a solvent cast film comprising a polyetherimide comprising structural units derived from a dianhydride component selected from the group consisting of 3,4′-oxydiphthalic anhydride, 3,3′-oxydiphthalic anhydride, 4,4′-oxydiphthalic anhydride, and combinations thereof, and a diamine component. The polyetherimide has a glass transition temperature that is at least 190° C.... Agent: Sabic - 08cu - Ultem Sabic Innovative Plastics -IPLegal

20080044684 - Articles comprising a polyimide solvent cast film having a low coefficient of thermal expansion and method of manufacture thereof: A solvent cast film comprises a polyimide comprising structural units derived from polymerization of a dianhydride component comprising a dianhydride selected from the group consisting of 3,4′-oxydiphthalic dianhydride, 3,3′-oxydiphthalic dianhydride, 4,4′-oxydiphthalic dianhydride, and combinations thereof, with a diamine component comprising 4,4′-diaminodiphenylsulfone; wherein the polyimide has a glass transition temperature from... Agent: Sabic - 08cu - Ultem Sabic Innovative Plastics -IPLegal

20080044683 - Polyimide solvent cast films having a low coefficient of thermal expansion and method of manufacture thereof: A solvent cast film comprises a polyimide comprising structural units derived from polymerization of a dianhydride component comprising a dianhydride selected from the group consisting of 3,4′-oxydiphthalic dianhydride, 3,3′-oxydiphthalic dianhydride, 4,4′-oxydiphthalic dianhydride, and combinations thereof, with a diamine component comprising 4,4′-diaminodiphenylsulfone; wherein the polyimide has a glass transition temperature from... Agent: Sabic - 08cu - Ultem Sabic Innovative Plastics -IPLegal

20080044681 - Polyimide, polyimide film and laminated body: (wherein A is a direct bond or a crosslinking group, and R1-R4 each represent a substituent). It is possible to obtain a polyimide, a polyimide film and a laminated body with an improved adhesion property and an improved moisture permeation rate, even without surface treatment, comprising, as the essential tetracarboxylic... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper US LLP

20080044685 - Articles comprising high-electrical-conductivity nanocomposite material and method for fabricating same: This invention discloses novel nanocomposite material structures which are strong, highly conductive, and fatigue-resistant. It also discloses novel fabrication techniques to obtain such structures. The new nanocomposite materials comprise a high-conductivity base metal, such as copper, incorporating high-conductivity dispersoid particles that simultaneously minimize field enhancements, maintain good thermal conductivity, and... Agent: Patent Docket Administrator Lowenstein Sandler PC

20080044686 - High sodium containing thermal barrier coating: A turbine engine component has a substrate and a thermal barrier coating deposited onto the substrate. The thermal barrier coating comprises a ceramic material having a sodium containing compound incorporated therein. The sodium containing compound is present in a concentration so that when molten sand reacts with the coating, sodium... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C. (p&w)

20080044687 - Copper (ii) complexes for deposition of copper films by atomic layer deposition: The present invention relates to novel 1,3-diimines and 1,3-diimine copper complexes and the use of 1,3-diimine copper complexes for the deposition of copper on substrates or in or on porous solids in an atomic layer deposition process.... Agent: Gail A Dalickas E I Du Pont Nemours And Company

20080044688 - Longitudinal magnetic recording medium and method of manufacturing the same: A high-recording-density magnetic recording medium and a method of its manufacture can achieve a high OR with only a small reduction in Hcr. The magnetic recording medium has a nonmagnetic substrate and a first seed layer, a second seed layer, a first underlayer, a second underlayer, and a magnetic recording... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20080038488 - Coating liquid, film production method, production method of functional device, and functional device: The present invention provides a coating liquid which is excellent in stabilities and capable of being stably ejected by an ejection equipment and suppressing variation in film thickness inside a film or between films, in application for various uses, a film production method, a production method of a functional device,... Agent: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080038489 - Universal bow: A universal adjustable pull bow which has at least one loop of ribbon which extends around a package, with two tails, which are engaged at its center by a cinch retainer, with the bow adjusted by pulling the tails, which cinch retainer is engaged with the ribbon loop and one... Agent: Zachary T. Wobensmith, Iii

20080038490 - Artificial tree: An artificial tree according to the present invention includes a tubular trunk with a stand for holding the trunk in an upright position. The artificial tree includes a plurality of branches coupled to the tree, each branch having a hook at an end displaced from the trunk. Each branch presents... Agent: Harshaw Research, Inc.

20080038492 - Method for producing nanotube material and nanotube material: There are provided a method capable of mass-producing a nanotube material easily with low costs, and a nanotube material. The method of the present invention for producing a nanotube material has at least forming a metal oxide thin film or an organic/metal oxide composite thin film on an inner wall... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080038497 - Blow molding die assembly, method of manufacturing resin hollow body using the blow molding die assembly and resin hollow molded body manufactured by the manufacturing method: There is provided a method for obtaining a product of a hollow molded body characterized in that: a thermoplastic resin parison 6, extruded to a tubular state, is expanded by blow molding; then dies 2, 4 are once divided to assemble predetermined parts 32, 34 inside of the hollow molded... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080038501 - Carrier tapes having tear-initiated cover tapes and methods of making thereof: A cover tape for use with a carrier tape, where the cover tape includes at least one tear-initiation feature that defines a predetermined direction of tear to initiate a tear along portions of the cover tape.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080038503 - Hard film and hard film-coated material: A hard film and a hard film-coated material having better wear resistance and sliding performance (due to lower friction coefficients) than conventional surface coating layers, wherein the hard film includes at least one covering layer A and at least one covering layer B stacked one over the other, both having... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080038505 - Three-dimensional cavity-formed part having a multilayered structure and process of its manufacture: The invention concerns a three-dimensional hollow molded piece having a multilayered construction, with a cavity formed by a substrate material and a cover material. The cavity is arranged between the substrate material and the cover material and filled with a filling medium. The hollow molded piece has in relation to... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20080038507 - Shaped elastic tab laminates: There is provided an elastic laminate of a base layer with one or more attached elastic elements forming an elastic region. The elastic region width varies from a terminal end of the elastic tab to a proximal end of the elastic tab such that a width adjacent the terminal end... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080038509 - Nano structured phased hydrophobic layers on substrates: Disclosed are substrates with a first hydrophobic layer having a first contact angle and a second hydrophobic layer having a second contact angle, the first hydrophobic layer between the second hydrophobic layer and the substrate, the first contact angle being greater than the second contact angle.... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080038491 - Method for producing ink jet recording sheet and ink jet recording sheet: The present invention relates to a method for producing an ink jet recording sheet characterized by including: applying a coating liquid containing at least both a temperature-sensitive polymeric compound and a pigment the temperature-sensitive polymeric compound having a temperature region where hydrophobicity is exhibited and a temperature region where hydrophilicity... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080038494 - Authenticating and identifying objects by detecting markings through turbid materials: Described herein are techniques for authenticating and identifying objects by detecting markings through turbid materials. In one embodiment, a container includes a substrate having an outer surface and an inner surface and including a turbid material. The container also includes a marking adjacent to the inner surface and including a... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20080038493 - Packing sleeve for a cylinder in a printing press: A packing sleeve having an evacuatable structure of voids is disclosed, for a cylinder in a printing press, especially a printing plate cylinder or a blanket cylinder. The inner diameter of the packing sleeve can be varied by applying a negative pressure to the evacuatable structure. By drawing a packing... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20080038495 - Plastic tube bodies, and method for producing them: A method for producing a tube preform using an injection molding method. An injection molding method is used to produce tube preforms which can be constructed with either one layer or a plurality of layers. The preform subsequently is heated and biaxially expanded by compressed air. A tube can be... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080038496 - Highly-breathable biodegradable film bag: Bag made of a breathable biodegradable uniform film having thickness from 10 to 40 μm and with permeability to water greater than 950 g 30 μm/m2 24 h in which the biodegradable film comprises starch and possibly a thermoplastic polymer insoluble in water with melting temperature between 60° C. and... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080038498 - Propylene polymer, composition comprising the polymer, and molded product obtained therefrom: A propylene polymer which is constituted of 10 to 40 wt % room-temperature n-decane soluble part (Dsol) and 60 to 90 wt % room-temperature n-decane insoluble part (Dinsol), comprises skeletons derived from propylene (MP) and at least one kind of olefin (MX) selected from ethylene and C4 or more α-olefins,... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080038499 - Water pipe for automobiles: All of hydrolysis resistance, heat resistance and calcium chloride resistance as the characteristics required during use are satisfied and the moldability as the characteristic required during molding is also ensured. Further, corrugation moldability, pressure proofness, bendability and shape retainability are ensured while enabling to adopt a mono-layer structure. A water... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080038500 - Stretch-blow molded polypropylene article: The invention relates to a process for producing polypropylene bottles comprising, forming a polypropylene preform by injection molding, cooling the polypropylene preform to ambient temperature, preheating the preform article, wherein the temperature around the circumference of the preform article has a temperature delta of less than 5 degrees Celsius at... Agent: Legal Department (m-495)

20080038502 - Extruded laminated floor mat: The present invention relates to a floor mat having a dressed edge including extruding material into a sheet that defines the bottom layer of a floor mat. The extruded sheet is bonded to a fabric sheet that defines the top layer of a floor mat where the two layers cooperate... Agent: Bliss Mcglynn, P.C.

20080038504 - Apparatus for producing absorbing material, aborbing material and absorbent article: e

20080038506 - Luminous mesh and method of manufacturing same: Luminous mesh and method of manufacturing a luminous mesh having a wire mesh comprising warp and weft wires and having luminous elements, wherein the luminous elements are separately disposed on the wire mesh such that the luminous elements can be attached to an already mounted wire mesh.... Agent: Smith Law Office

20080038508 - Deck system: A deck board and a deck system include a deck board having at least one groove only appearing on either the top or the bottom of the deck board.... Agent: Ben D. Tobor Greenberg Traurig LLP

20080038510 - Plastic material that can be used, in particular, for producing motor vehicle floor pans, and motor vehicle floor pan made with such a material: The composite is made of a plastics material and a fabric of reinforcing fibers embedded in the plastics material. The fibers of the fabric and the plastics material are selected in such a manner that when the composite is at rest, the fibers are bonded to the plastics material, while... Agent: Matthew R. Jenkins, Esq.

20080038511 - Carbon-based thin film, and process for producing the same, and member using thin film: The present invention provides a novel carbon-based material in which carbons different in property are combined in such a manner as to be applicable to a device. The carbon-based thin film provides a carbon-based thin film 10 including first phases 1 that contain amorphous carbon and extend in a film... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20080038512 - Perforated functional textile structures: The invention provides a functional stretch laminate composite puckered fabric which is robust, laundry-durable and adaptable for securing about any three dimensional body, and a method for forming such puckered fabric. The functional stretch laminate fabric is provided with at least one functional element which can conduct electricity, conduct light,... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080038513 - Coating for granulated products to improve granule adhesion, staining, and tracking: A building material product and a method of making building material products, having increased resistance to granule rub off and staining. The building material product comprises a substrate having embedded granules and an acrylic latex coating positioned on the granules, where the polymer of the acrylic latex coating has the... Agent: Gaf William J. Davis, Esq.

20080038514 - Granite slabs cut with frame saw employing blades with diamond-containing segments and method of cutting thereof: A graphite block cut into slabs by a sawing device comprising a plurality of generally parallel, spaced-apart blades with each of the blades having a plurality of cutting segments mounted thereon, each of the cutting segments comprising a continuous phase impregnated with a superabrasive material selected from one of natural... Agent: Pepper Hamilton LLP

20080038515 - Cross-machine direction embossing of absorbent paper products having an undulatory structure including ridges extending in the machine direction: A method of embossing an absorbent web with a machine direction undulatory structure is described. The web has a plurality of ridges extending in its machine direction occurring at a frequency, F, across the web and the method includes providing the web to an embossing station where the web is... Agent: Michael W. Ferrell, Esq. Ferrells, PLLC

20080038516 - Thermal insulation composite with improved thermal stability and improved fire resistance: The invention relates to a thermal insulation composite, comprising two metal sheets with a thermally-insulating core material, whereby, between the thermally-insulating core material and at least one of the metal sheets, a fire protection layer with an intumescent mass is arranged. The invention further relates to a method for production... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080038518 - Air gap formation: A method of forming air gaps within a solid structure is provided. In this method, a sacrificial material is covered by an overlayer. The sacrificial material is then removed through the overlayer to leave an air gap. Such air gaps are particularly useful as insulation between metal lines in an... Agent: Jonathan D. Baskin Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials LLC

20080038517 - Stock shape for machining and production process thereof: A stock shape for machining, which is composed of an extruded product of a resin composition comprising 30 to 94% by mass of a thermoplastic resin (A), 5 to 40% by mass of a carbon precursor (B) having a volume resistivity of 102 to 1010 Ωcm and 1 to 30%... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20080038519 - Polymer sheeting: Disclosed herein is polymer sheeting articles. In one embodiment a multiwall sheet is disclosed. The multiwall sheet comprises: a top layer, a bottom layer, a web disposed between the top layer and the bottom layer, and two or more air gaps in a perpendicular line between the top layer and... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080038520 - Methods for oriented growth of nanowires on patterned substrates: The present invention is directed to systems and methods for nanowire growth and harvesting. In an embodiment, methods for nanowire growth and doping are provided, including methods for epitaxial oriented nanowire growth using a combination of silicon precursors, as well as us of patterned substrates to grow oriented nanowires. In... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080038521 - Methods for oriented growth of nanowires on patterned substrates: The present invention is directed to systems and methods for nanowire growth and harvesting. In an embodiment, methods for nanowire growth and doping are provided, including methods for epitaxial oriented nanowire growth using a combination of silicon precursors, as well as us of patterned substrates to grow oriented nanowires. In... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080038522 - Polyimide film and polyimide composite sheet: An aromatic polyimide film favorably employable for the chip-on-film (COF) system is composed of a polyimide derived from 3,3′,4,4′-biphenyltetracarboxylic acid dianhydride and p-phenylenediamine and a powdery inorganic filler, in which the film has a thickness in the range of 25 to 35 μm and does not have protrusions of 1... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20080038523 - Printed circuit board and fabricating method of the same: Disclosed herein are a printed circuit board and a fabrication method thereof, which can improve electrical properties, shorten processing time, and reduce the thickness of a chip package by achieving an ultra-thin fine circuit pattern. The printed circuit board includes an insulating material; a via-hole formed in a given location... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080038524 - Selective doping of a material: The invention relates to a method of selective doping of a material by a) radiating a predetermined pre-treated pattern/region into the material, b) treating the material for producing reactive groups in the pre-treated pattern/region, and c) doping the material by the atomic layer deposition method for producing a pattern/region doped... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080038525 - Light refractive and diffusive optical element: A light refractive and diffusive optical element includes a light-transmittable substrate, one or more relative refractive and diffusive layers provided on one surface of the substrate, and an antistatic adherent layer provided on an opposite surface of the substrate. Each of the relative refractive and diffusive layers includes more than... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080038526 - Silicon epitaxial wafer and manufacturing method thereof: A silicon epitaxial wafer 100 formed by growing a silicon epitaxial layer 2 on a silicon single crystal substrate 1, produced by a CZ method, and doped with boron so that a resistivity thereof is in the range of 0.009 Ω·cm or higher and 0.012 Ω·cm or lower. The silicon... Agent: Snider & Associates

20080038528 - Circuit materials with improved bond, method of manufacture thereof, and articles formed therefrom: A circuit material, comprising a conductive metal layer or a dielectric circuit substrate layer and an adhesive layer disposed on the conductive metal layer or the dielectric substrate layer, wherein the adhesive comprises a poly(arylene ether) and a polybutadiene or polyisoprene polymer.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080038527 - Method for forming organic silica film, organic silica film, wiring structure, semiconductor device, and composition for film formation: A method of forming an organic silica film capable of efficiently curing a coating at a lower dose of electron beams in a shorter time at a lower temperature and forming a film which may be suitably used as an interlayer dielectric for semiconductor devices and the like and exhibits... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080038533 - Linear polymers, polymer blends, and articles made therefrom: Provided are blends of linear low density polyethylene copolymers with very low density, low density, medium density, high density, and differentiated polyethylenes and other polymers. The invention also includes articles produced from the linear low density polyethylene and polyethylene blends described herein.... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20080038529 - Transparent conductive film and method of fabricating the same, transparent conductive base material, and light-emitting device: A new transparent conductive laminated thin film is provided which not only has a high transmittance of light in the visible region and a low surface resistance (6-500 Ω/□), but also combines high transmittances of light in the visible region of short wavelengths of 380-400 nm and the near-ultraviolet region... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080038530 - Extensible multilayer film: Extensible multilayer film comprising two external layers made of thermoplastic polyolefinic resins, two optional intermediate adhesive layers and one central layer; the said external layers being realized with ethylene/α-olefins copolymers resins, the said optional intermediate layers being realized with adhesive resins preferably containing linear low density polyethylene modified with polar... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20080038532 - Method of forming nanoparticle array using capillarity and nanoparticle array prepared thereby: Disclosed are a method of forming a nanoparticle array, including preparing a trench having a channel structure between upper and lower substrates, preparing a dispersion of nanoparticles, and bringing the trench into contact with the dispersion such that the dispersion enters the channel of the trench due to capillary force,... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080038531 - Silicon carbide single crystal and single crystal wafer: The present invention provides a semi-insulating silicon carbide single crystal characterized by having an electrical resistivity at room temperature of 1×105 Ωcm or more, and a semi-insulating silicon carbide single crystal characterized by having an electrical resistivity at room temperature of 1×105 Ωcm or more and vacancy pairs (bivacancies), and... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080038535 - Composite material, having high thermal conductivity and low thermal expansion coefficient, and heat-dissipating substrate, and their production methods: A composite material having a high thermal conductivity and a small thermal expansion coefficient, which is obtained by impregnating a porous graphitized extrudate with a metal; the composite material having such anisotropy that the thermal conductivity and the thermal expansion coefficient are 250 W/mK a more and less than 4×10−6/K,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080038534 - Porous bioactive glass and preparation method thereof: The invention relates to porous bioglass and to the preparation method thereof. More specifically, the invention relates to a solid, porous crystalline or partially-crystalline composition containing at least SiO2, Ca<SB>O</SB>, Na2O, and P2O5, comprising micropores and macropores. The invention is characterised in that: the pore ratio varies between 50% and... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080038536 - Absorbing article with zones of different surface properties: It is an object of the invention to provide an adhesive element having an adhesive surface showing adhesive properties for adhering to a substrate wherein at least a part of the surface has been treated, resulting in alteration of the surface properties of the heat treated part of the surface.... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20080038537 - Hydrophilic porous film and multi-layered film comprising the same: A film-like material of the present invention comprises a multi-layered film comprising a hydrophilic porous film containing a thermoplastic resin as a main component and having a colored part on one face thereof and, provided on the other face thereof, a layer for preventing permeation of water. Furthermore, the hydrophilic... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080038540 - Adhesive sheet, process for producing the same, and method of cutting multilayered ceramic sheet: The present invention relates to an adhesive sheet including a substrate and, an adherent layer containing heat-expandable microspheres, the adherent layer being disposed on at least one side of the substrate, in which the adherent layer has a thickness of 10 to 38 μm, and wherein the heat-expandable microspheres have... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080038539 - Anti-iridescent easy handling ultraclear thermoplastic film: A thermoplastic polyester film including a virtually particle free polyethyleneterephthalate core layer and a skin layer comprising inorganic and organic fillers disposed on the core layer. The inorganic fillers may include aluminum oxide particles, silicon dioxide, zirconium oxide, titanium dioxide, tin oxide, calcium carbonate, barium sulfate, calcium phosphate, zeolite, hydroxy... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080038538 - Method of producing nanostructure tips: A method of producing a plurality of apparatuses having carbon nanotube tips includes providing a first substrate (100) having a first surface (102) with a plurality of precursor tips (202), providing a second substrate (300) having a second surface (302) facing the first surface (102), growing a carbon nanotube tip... Agent: Joseph P. Kincart

20080038541 - Method of forming thin film, substrate having thin film formed by the method, photoelectric conversion device using the substrate: The present invention provides a method of forming a thin film containing a metal oxide as the main component, the film thickness of which is relatively uniform, at a high film deposition rate over a wide area and over a long time. The present invention is a method for forming... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20080038542 - Method for high resolution patterning using soft x-ray, process for preparing nano device using the method: A method for nano-scale high resolution patterning of self-assembled monolayer using soft X-rays is provided. The method involves forming an aromatic imine molecular layer having substitutents at its terminal rings on a substrate, selectively cleaving bonds to the substituents of the aromatic imine molecular layer, and hydrolyzing the aromatic imine... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20080038543 - Sheet of glass for application of a metallic deposit and resistant to a coloration possibly induced by such a deposit: Glass plate intended to constitute a plate-shaped product provided on at least part of at least one of its faces with a metal coating, the said plate being resistant to coloration due to at least one metal species Mn+ the said metal coating, which species, under the conditions in which... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080038545 - Method for forming surface-treating film: This invention relates to a method for forming on a metal substrate a surface treating film excelling in corrosion resistance and stability of film-forming agent, by applying a film-forming agent by a multistage electrification system comprising at least two stages.... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080038544 - Matt acrylic resin filmy product for thermoforming, process for production thereof, and laminates comprising the product: The present invention provides a matte acrylic resin film which can realize unprecedented design characteristics and is excellent in handleability, the matte layer of which does not generate cracks even in the case of deep drawing of insert molding or in-mold decorating and which has anti-scratch property, surface hardness, heat... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080038546 - Cushioned vinyl floor covering: The invention pertains cushioned vinyl floor coverings. For the production of cushioned vinyl floor coverings non-woven carriers made from glass fibers are currently used. However, handling of floor coverings with glass fiber carriers is quite difficult especially when the covering is laid on stairs or sharp edges. According to the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080038547 - Flat film barrier for packaging material: A flat film barrier laminate material for food packaging includes a core layer of paper or paperboard having a first side and a second side, a polymeric coating applied to the first side of the core layer and a food contacting layer disposed on the second side of the core... Agent: Tetra Pak US Intellectual Property Department Tetra Pak Inc.

20080038548 - Adhered roof structure: A membrane roof includes a supporting substrate covered with a roofing membrane. The roofing membrane is adhered to the substrate utilizing an adhesive such as a foam polyurethane adhesive. The adhesive has an elongation of at least 100% and a modulus no greater than 100 psi.... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080038549 - Composite structure: m

20080038550 - Thermoadhesive tape: A thermoadhesive tape particularly but not exclusively intended for the manufacture of stitch-free items, like for example garments and clothing accessories, comprises weft and warp and at least one filament of thermoadhesive fibre woven with the weft and warp.... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080038551 - Warpage-inhibitive pressure-sensitive adhesive sheets for wafer grinding: The present invention relates to a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for semiconductor wafer processing, which includes a substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer disposed on the substrate, the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet or said substrate having a thermal shrinkage ratio of 2% or lower after having been allowed to stand at 60°... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080038554 - Media: Plastic particles of a selected one of various shapes are usage in a floating media bed of a biological aerated flooded filter. They may be manufactured by injection moulding or by an extrusion-and-chopping method comprising advancing molten plastics through a channel-form extrusion die slot 30, cooling the extruded plastics in... Agent: The Weintruab Group

20080038552 - Nanoscale and supersaturated solutions of mineral substance and trace elements and a process for the production of nanoparticles, mixtures of nanoparticles, nanoscale solutions, and supersaturated solutions in general: A process is presented, with the help of which well-balanced mineral substance and trace element preparations with a very high biological value can be prepared. The core of the process is the combination of a special grinding process and a treatment of acids which conform to food. In particular, multi... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20080038553 - Paper coated with a surface layer comprising offset-printable silica: The invention concerns a coated paper printable with offset printing using conventional offset inks drying in ambient air comprising, on at least one of its surfaces, a printable surface consisting of a pigmented composition consisting of at least one binder and pigments, including silica pigments in an amount ranging between... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080038556 - Preparation of aluminum phosphate or polyphosphate particles: A process for the preparation of amorphous aluminum phosphate or polyphosphate-based pigment by reacting aluminum phosphate and sodium aluminate is provided. The amorphous aluminum phosphate or polyphosphate is characterized by a skeletal density of less than 2.50 grams per cubic centimeter and a phosphorus to aluminum mole ratio of greater... Agent: Jones Day

20080038555 - Spherical particles having nanometer size, crystalline structure, and good sphericity and method for producing: There is provided nanometer-size spherical particles. The particles of the present invention are made of at least one selected from the group consisting of a metal, an alloy, and a metal compound. The particles include one or both of a polycrystalline region and a single-crystalline region. The particles have a... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080038557 - Process for making collapsible water-containing capsules: Disclosed are processes for making a collapsible water-containing capsule having a water phase encapsulated or dispersed in a pigment phase, the pigment phase comprising at least a first pigment component having a particle size of less than 1 μm and a hydrophobic surface; wherein the water phase and the pigment... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080038558 - I-iii-vi semiconductor nanocrystals, i-iii-vi water stable semiconductor nanocrystals, and methods of making same: A I-III-VI semiconductor nanocrystal composition and method of making same. A water-stable I-III-VI semiconductor nanocrystal complex and method of making same is also provided. A substantially monodisperse population of I-III-VI semiconductor nanocrystal compositions and water-stable I-III-VI semiconductor complexes are further provided.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080038559 - Miniaturized microparticles: An encoded microparticle carrying a code is provided; and a set of encoded microparticles are provided with distinguishable codes, wherein the codes comply with a pre-determined coding scheme.... Agent: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

20080038560 - Environmentally-friendly multi-layer flexible film having barrier properties: A multi-layer film with barrier properties having one or more layers made from a bio-based film is disclosed. In one aspect, the print web comprises a bio-based film. The bio-based film can comprises polylactide or polyhydroxy-alkanoate. Unlike prior art petroleum-based films, the bio-based film of the present invention is made... Agent: Carstens & Cahoon, LLP

20080038561 - Coating composition, optical film, antireflective, film, polarizing plate, and display device using the same: in formula [1], R0 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a methyl group; L represents a divalent linkage group; and n represents an integer of 1 to 18, and in formula [2], R11 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a methyl group; L11 represents a divalent... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080038562 - Layered coil component and method for manufacturing the layered coil component: A layered coil component includes a coil that is constructed by layering coil conductor patterns and ceramic sheets. The ceramic sheets include a first ceramic sheet and a third ceramic sheet having a permeability lower than the permeability of the first ceramic sheet. The third ceramic sheet has an arrangement... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080038563 - Low nmp aqueous polyurethane composition with reactive diluent: An aqueous composition comprising a polyurethane dispersion with a sediment content ≦5%, wherein the polyurethane has an acid value in the range of from 25 to 65 mgKOH/g and comprises (i) 36 to 60 wt % of at least one aromatic polyisocyanate and where the polyurethane is prepared in the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080038564 - Method of producing a plate-shaped structure, in particular, from silicon, use of said method and plate-shaped structure thus produced, in particular from silicon: Method for fabricating a structure in the form of a plate, and structure in the form of a plate, in particular formed from silicon, including at least one substrate, a superstrate and at least one intermediate layer interposed between the substrate and the superstrate, in which the intermediate layer comprises... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20080038565 - Barrier film and laminated material, container for wrapping and image display medium using the saw, and manufacturing method for barrier film: An object of the present invention is to provide a barrier film having the extremely high barrier property and the better transparency, a method for manufacturing the same, and a laminated material, a container for wrapping and an image displaying medium using the barrier film. According to the present invention,... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20080038566 - Electrically biasable electrographic member: The present invention is an intermediate transfer member for use in an electrostatographic machine. The intermediate transfer member includes an insulating support layer having an inner side and outer side, with a conductive layer disposed on at least the outer side. There is at least one conductive connection between the... Agent: Paul A. Leipold Patent Legal Staff

20080038567 - Sulfur-resistant composite metal membranes: The invention provides thin, hydrogen-permeable, sulfur-resistant membranes formed from palladium or palladium-alloy coatings on porous, ceramic or metal supports. Also disclosed are methods of making these membranes via sequential electroless plating techniques.... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20080038568 - Method for producting synthetic resin film and synthetic resin film: The present invention relates to a method for continuously producing a synthetic resin film that has stable physical properties across the full width and that is useful for an electronic field. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for continuously producing a synthetic resin film having molecular orientation... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080038569 - Composite component: A composite component such as a seat back for a vehicle comprises a support portion and at least one reinforcing composite layer. The support portion comprises a thermoplastic material and the reinforcing composite layer comprises a polymeric material impregnating a plurality of fibers. The polymeric material of the reinforcing composite... Agent: Basf Aktiengesellschaft

20080038570 - Uv-curable ink-jet ink, electronic circuit board, electronic component and display device: A UV-curable ink-jet ink is provided, which has a high sensitivity and allows soft and highly fine patterns to be formed. The UV-curable ink-jet ink includes a mono-functional polymerizable monomer (A) having a hydroxyl group, a di(meth)acrylate ester (B) and a photo-polymerization initiator (C).... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20080038572 - Organic electroluminescent device, method for manufacturing the organic electroluminescent device, and electronic apparatus: An organic electroluminescent device includes a pair of electrodes; and a first organic layer and a second organic layer in contact with each other formed between the electrodes by a wet process. The first organic layer contains a crosslinkable organic material and includes a crosslinked layer formed by crosslinking the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080038571 - Stretch film having low coefficient of friction on outer layers: Stretch wrap films are used to hold goods to pallets during storage and shipping. A multilayer stretch wrap film with at least one outer layer of a polypropylene and polystyrene mixture, and other layers of blends of polyethylenes. The film of the present invention optimizes physical properties enabling the film... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080038573 - Alloy powder raw material and its manufacturing method: When starting raw material powder is passed through a pair of rolls (2a), plastic working is applied to the starting raw material powder, and the crystal grain diameter of a metal or alloy constituting a matrix of the powder particle after processed is miniaturized. According to the thus provided alloy... Agent: Clark & Brody

20080038574 - Electronic component having tin rich deposit layer and the process for depositing the same: The invention relates to an electronic component with Sn rich deposit layer on the part for electric connection, wherein the Sn rich deposit layer is a fine grained Sn rich deposit layer composed of grains with smaller size in the direction perpendicular to the deposit surface than in the direction... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property Department

20080038575 - Method for applying environmental-resistant mcraly coatings on gas turbine components: There is provided a method for depositing a modified MCrAlY coating on a surface of a gas turbine engine component. The method includes cold gas dynamic spraying techniques to provide a metallurgical bond between a substrate, such as a superalloy substrate, and the modified MCrAlY composition. The method further includes... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080038576 - Structural element for a motor vehicle, and a method of fabricating such an element: This element (2) is of the type including a hollow elongate body (4) made of metal and having a closed section; and a continuous second body (6) made of plastics material overmolded on the metal first body (4), the plastics material second body (6) including at least two rings (24)... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080038577 - Component arrangement provided with a carrier substrate: A component arrangement includes a carrier substrate having at least one component arranged thereon. The carrier substrate contains at least one layer of glass film and an intermediate layer, which is mounted on at least one side of the glass film. The component is covered and sealed by a cover... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080038578 - Atomic layer deposition for turbine components: A method and superalloy component for depositing a layer of material onto gas turbine engine components by atomic layer deposition. A superalloy component may have a ceramic thermal barrier coating on at least a portion of its surface, comprising a superalloy substrate and a bonding coat; and aluminum oxide (Al2O3)... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080038579 - Metal product, method of manufacturing a metal product and use thereof: A metal product having a metallic substrate in the form of a tube, strip, foil wire, fibre or bar has a decorative coating consisting of at least two different layers. One layer is based on a metal or metal alloy and one layer is based on a transparent oxide. The... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20080038580 - Group iii-v crystal: Favorable-quality III-V crystals are easily obtained at low cost without causing cracks, even when using a variety of substrates. The III-V crystals are obtained by manufacturing method characterized in including: a step of depositing a metal film (2) on a substrate (1); a step of heat-treating the metal film (2)... Agent: Judge Patent Associates

20080038581 - Metal multi-layered film structure and method of manufacturing and use of the same: The disclosed subject matter relates to a metal multi-layered film structure that includes two types of metal films including first metal films and second metal films alternately formed on a resin substrate. The first metal films can be composed of an aluminum-based material having a film thickness between 0.7 nm... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya, LLP

20080038582 - High-temperature coatings with pt metal modified y-ni+y'-ni3al alloy compositions: An alloy including a Pt-group metal, Ni and Al in relative concentration to provide a γ-Ni+γ′-Ni3Al phase constitution, and a coating including the alloy.... Agent: Shumaker & Sieffert, P. A.

20080038583 - Organic el element, organic el display apparatus, method for manufacturing organic el element, and apparatus for manufacturing organic el element: An object of the present invention is to enable suppression of a leak current of an organic EL element while improving a conductivity of the organic EL element and suppressing an operation voltage thereof. An organic EL element is used which comprises at least a luminescent layer, a hole transport... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080038584 - Organic electroluminescence element: A main object of the present invention is to provide an organic EL element having high chromatic purity and excellent display quality. To achieve the object, the present invention provides an organic electroluminescence element comprising: a transparent substrate; a transparent or semitransparent-first electrode layer formed on the transparent substrate; an... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080038587 - Novel amine compounds, their preparation processes and the organic electroluminescent devices using the same: m

20080038585 - Process for film production and semiconductor device utilizing film produced by the process: (where R1-R6 may be identical with or different from each other, and are each independently selected from a group consisting of a hydrogen atom, and an alkyl group, an alkenyl group and an alkynyl group each having a carbon number of 1-4, on condition that at least one of R1-R6... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080038586 - White light emitting organic electroluminescence element, display and illuminator: A white light emitting organic electroluminescent element comprising two electrodes having therebetween one or more constituting layers including a light emission layer, the one or more constituting layers comprising at least two phosphorescent compounds, wherein at least one of the phosphorescent compounds is a green light emitting ortho metalated complex;... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080032068 - System and method for temporarily applying a design to an article: A kit for temporarily applying a design to an article having a first surface and a second surface distal the first surface is provided. The article is transparent through the first surface and the second surface. The kit comprises at least one decorative design element having the design, and a... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20080032072 - Method of producing recorded product (printed product) and image forming apparatus: An embodiment of the present invention provides a method of forming an image, which allows a high quality image to be formed on an intermediate transfer body including a surface layer with an ink-repelling property, and then to be transferred at a high transfer rate, and provides an image forming... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080032074 - Ink receptive particles, material for recording, recording apparatus and ink receptive particle storage cartridge: Ink receptive particles for receiving ink, including: particles P including hydrophilic polymer particles having a ratio of hydrophilic monomer(s) to the total monomer components thereof of from about 10 mol % to about 90 mol %; and hydrophobic polymer particles, attached to at least a part of a surface of... Agent: Fildes & Outland, P.C.

20080032079 - Propylene-based polymer article: A method for extruding transparent and/or translucent article is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises providing a propylene-based polymer comprising propylene derived units and one or more dienes, the propylene-based polymer having a triad tacticity of from 50% to 99% and a heat of fusion of less than 80... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20080032081 - Grip tab for labels: A label product has a base label and a printed piece secured over the base label by a laminate. A corner or other portion of the base label is die-cut to form a grip tab, and the pressure sensitive adhesive beneath the grip tab is deadened. When a release liner... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080032082 - Paint-masking tool and kit: A paint masking tool and kit comprising the same comprises a floor-masking surface, a floor-engaging surface, and an inner molding-engaging edge. The inner molding-engaging edge comprises a transverse, negatively-contoured molding profile complementarily alignable adjacent a transverse positively-contoured molding profile of doorway molding. When the inner molding-engaging edge is complementarily aligned... Agent: Charles F. Meroni, Jr.

20080032085 - Window screen tape: A patching system for repairing a screen having a defect in it includes a patch adapted to be positioned on a side of the screen. The patch includes holes having a size approximating a hole of the screen. The patching system additionally includes an adhesive to form a detachably connection... Agent: Wilson Daniel Swayze, Jr.

20080032067 - Cellulose acylate film, and polarizing plate and liquid crystal display device using the same: A cellulose acylate film includes a cellulose acylate, a polymer obtained by polymerizing an ethylenically unsaturated monomer and an unreacted ethylenically unsaturated monomer in an amount of 1 mass % or less based on the cellulose acylate film.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080032069 - Infilless and/or fuel absorbing synthetic covering system for safety areas of airports: An airport safety system includes an area of land wherein natural grass has been removed substantially from the grass and artificial turf having a plurality of synthetic fibers, the turf securely installed in the area without the use of a layer of infill dispersed between the fibers. The turf also... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20080032070 - Transfer film, its use and process for the prodcution of decorated articles: The invention relates to a transfer film comprising a carrier film having a first side and a second side, a release layer being arranged on the first side of the carrier film and a transfer layer being arranged on the side of the release layer facing away from the carrier... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20080032071 - Support for image recording medium, method of making the support and image recording medium made from the support: A support for an image recording medium comprises a base paper, made by press-drying a wet base paper, which has a density preferably in a range of from 0.8 to 1.04 g/m3 and more preferably in a range of from 0.85 to 0.94 g/m3 and a formation index preferably greater... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080032073 - Beam, ink jet recording head having beams, and method for manufacturing ink jet recording head having beams: A beam having a base material of silicon monocrystal and at least one projection which is integrally formed so as to be supported at least at one end thereof and which has two surfaces having an orientation plane (111), includes a bottom surface in a plane which is common with... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080032075 - Nylon barrier board structure: A paperboard laminate useful for making gable top juice cartons is provided. The laminate provides for a high melting point polymer such as a semi-crystalline nylon to be applied directly to a board surface as an oxygen barrier layer. An anti-scalping layer is also provided by a polar polymer which... Agent: J. Bennett Mullinax, LLC

20080032076 - Shrinkable multilayered film comprising a release layer: Heat-shrinkable multilayer film comprising at least one carrier layer a) based on at least one thermoplastic polymer, at least one gas barrier layer, and at least one sealing layer; the entire free surface of the carrier layer opposing the gas barrier layer being covered with an outer release layer having... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

20080032077 - Metallized heat resistant material with thermal barrier: A laminated metallized film apparatus being fabricated through the use of roll-to-roll lamination machinery (e.g. using a gravure cylinder) which through the use of various combinations of adhesive, pressure, and temperature bonds various materials and substrates together, producing a thermal radiative and insulative barrier to impinging multiple heat sources in... Agent: Garvey Smith Nehrbass & North, LLC

20080032078 - Highly compatible hydroxyphenyltriazine uv-absorbers: The present invention relates to highly compatible hydroxyphenyltriazine UV-absorbers and to their use in protecting plants in green houses and the protection of foodstuffs, beverages, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, personal care products, shampoos and the like from the deleterious effects of ultraviolet radiation. It has been found that certain highly compatible tris-aryl-s-triazines... Agent: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation Patent Department

20080032080 - Thermoplastic, moldable polymer composition and dynamic vulcanizates thereof: A thermoplastic, moldable, millable, extrudable composition of matter involving at least three polymeric components: a fluoroelastomer, an ETFE (ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene alternating copolymer, which may optionally contain one or more comonomers in minor amounts to alter crystallinity and melting temperature) fluoroplastic, and a block fluoropolymer containing at least one fluoroelastomer block and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080032083 - Manufacturing process, such as three-dimensional printing, including solvent vapor filming and the like: Methods of manufacturing an article use three-dimensional printing for a portion of the manufacturing. Three-dimensionally printing is conducted onto a powder bed which contains both organic-solvent-soluble, water-insoluble particles and water soluble, organic-solvent-insoluble particles. The water-soluble particles which may be selected for properties such as size and may include more than... Agent: Steven J Weissburg

20080032084 - Impact resistant flexible body device: An impact resistant device is provided comprising a flexible support matrix and a plurality of energy absorbing elements operatively connected to the support matrix, each element comprising at least one ceramic material and at least one strain rate sensitive material. The impact resistant device can be worn as body armor... Agent: The Johns Hopkins Universityapplied Physics Labora Office Of Patent Counsel

20080032086 - Radial tilt reduced media: In one embodiment, a storage media can comprise: a plastic substrate having a substrate composition, an optical layer having an optical layer composition different from the substrate composition, wherein the optical layer is a spin coated or injection molded; and a reflective layer disposed between the optical layer and the... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Sabic (noryl)

20080032087 - Insert sheet for a passport and a passport including such a sheet: The present invention relates to an insert sheet (5) for inserting between two sheets, at least one of which is secured to or belongs to the cover of a booklet, in particular a cover of a passport, the insert sheet (5) being designed to be folded in a predefined zone... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080032088 - Tree trunk wrap for hunters: A tree trunk wrap manufactured from water-resistant and noise-reducing fabric is disclosed. The tree trunk wrap, designed for use by hunters, comprises a generally rectangular sheet of water-resistant and noise-reducing fabric, adjustable tie straps attached to a first side edge of the generally rectangular sheet, fastening straps attached to a... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20080032089 - Flame-resistant, low-temperature curing cyanate-based prepreg resins for honeycomb sandwich components with excellent surfaces: A textile web material impregnated with a mixture that contains at least a prepolymer prepolymerized from a starting material of one or more bifunctional or polyfunctional organic cyanates and from a starting material of one or more bifunctional or polyfunctional aromatic alcohols, wherein the one or more bifunctional or polyfunctional... Agent: Gudrun E. Huckett Draudt

20080032090 - Low-microcracked, porous ceramic honeycombs and methods of manufacturing same: Substantially non-microcracked, porous, cordierite ceramic honeycomb bodies are provided. Although exhibiting moderately high thermal expansion (CTE) between 7×10−7 to 16×10−7/° C. (25-800° C.), the honeycomb bodies exhibit relatively high thermal shock parameter (TSP), such as TSR≧525° C. by virtue of a high MOR/E ratio, and/or low Eratio=ERT/E1000° C. and well... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20080032091 - Low-microcracked, porous ceramic honeycombs and methods of manufacturing same: Substantially non-microcracked, porous, cordierite ceramic honeycomb bodies are provided. Although exhibiting moderately high thermal expansion (CTE) between 7×10−7 to 16×10−7/° C. (25-800° C.), the honeycomb bodies exhibit relatively high thermal shock parameter (TSP), such as TSR≧525° C. by virtue of a high MOR/E ratio, and/or low Eratio=ERT/E1000° C. and well... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20080032092 - Porous carbons: A method is provided for making mesoporous resin. It comprises: (a) providing a nucleophilic component which comprises a phenolic compound or a phenol condensation prepolymer optionally with one or more modifying reagents selected from hydroquinone, resorcinol, urea, aromatic amines and heteroaromatic amines; (b) dissolving the nucleophilic component in a pore... Agent: Bartlett & Sherer

20080032093 - Cover plate for a portable electronic device and manufacturing method thereof: A cover plate of a portable electronic device has an outer plate, an inner plate, and a protective layer. The protective layer is arranged between the outer plate and the inner plate, and the protective layer is a uniform reticulated structure. The outer further includes first a plating, a second... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080032094 - Moldable composite sheet with improved adhesion at elevated service temperatures: A moldable composite sheet having improved adhesion characteristics, particularly at elevated service temperatures, as well as improved sound absorption and attenuation of transmitted sound intensities. In one aspect, the composite sheet may be a porous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic comprising discontinuous reinforcing fibers and having an adhesive skin layer covering. Generally, the-composite... Agent: Mark L. Warzel

20080032095 - Member for push button switch and method of manufacturing the same: A member for a push button switch that has a small thickness, high durability, and excellent click feeling and can be manufactured at low cost. The member for the push button switch includes one or more key tops, a metal sheet including at least holes that correspond to positions of... Agent: Patent Docket Clerk Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C.

20080032096 - Microstructured film containing polysulfone polymer: The invention relates to a film comprising microstructures on at least one surface thereof, the film comprising a polysulfone polymer. Such a film exhibits improved heat stability, light recycling capability, and faithful replication.... Agent: Paul A. Leipold Patent Legal Staff

20080032098 - Inkjet ink set: The present invention pertains to a dye-based inkjet ink set with a lightfast cyan ink and, more particularly, to a dye-based inkjet ink set suitable for printing on fabrics, especially polyamide fabric. The present invention also pertains to a method for printing a polyamide fabric with the dye-based inkjet ink... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080032097 - Spatially-doped charge transport layers: Disclosed herein is an organic electronic device comprising a charge transport layer comprising a host charge transport material and a guest charge transport material, wherein the guest material is not homogeneously distributed in the host material and is spatially doped within the host material. The charge transport layer may be... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080032099 - Heat activated art mounting sheet: An apparatus is provided for mounting an art sheet to a rigid substrate, the apparatus including an adhesive coated paper sheet, the paper sheet made of cotton fibers and having a discontinuous adhesive coating on at least one side thereof. The discontinuous adhesive coating preferably includes a thermoplastic resin. Methods... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick LLC

20080032100 - Multilayer information recording medium and production method therefor, and photosensitive adhesive sheet: A method is provided for producing a multilayer information recording medium including two or more information recording layers and a space layer provided between adjacent information recording layers. The method includes the steps of: providing a photosensitive adhesive sheet (300) containing an ultraviolet curable oligomer and an adhesive polymer on... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson P.C.

20080032102 - Layered panel structure including self-bonded thermoformable and non-thermoformable layer materials: A layered panel structure featuring a first layer formed of non-thermoformable material, having opposite faces, a thickness T as measured between its opposite faces, and an effective layer density d, and a second layer formed of thermoformable material having opposite faces, with one face in the second layer being thermally... Agent: Robert D. Varitz, P.C.

20080032101 - Multilayer uv resistant thermoplastic composition: The present invention relates to a multi-layer thermoplastic composition with at least one inner ultraviolet (UV) blocking or filtering layer having a high level of UV absorber(s)/stabilizer(s), and an outer surface layer with little or no UV absorber(s)/stabilizer(s). Preferably the UV-blocking or filtering layer composition is an acrylic or polycarbonate,... Agent: Thomas F. Roland, Esq. Arkema Inc.

20080032103 - Multilayer printed circuit board: A multilayer printed circuit board can be used in high-frequency applications, is not easily affected by environmental changes, and has stable dielectric characteristics. A multilayer printed circuit board suitable for use in the high-frequency range includes at least two printed wiring sheets laminated with an interlayer bonding member therebetween. At... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080032104 - Armored glass composition with perimeter reinforcement: The invention relates to a special array of materials located on the periphery of a glass armored composition (BRG), with the purpose of having a controlled deformation zone being able to absorb residual energy of impacts made on the edge of the armored piece, therefore providing an effective retention of... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20080032105 - Low thermal expansion bondcoats for thermal barrier coatings: This invention relates to low thermal expansion bondcoats for thermal barrier coatings, said bondcoats comprising: (i) an inner layer comprising an inner layer alloy of MCrAlM′ wherein M is an element selected from nickel, cobalt, iron and mixtures thereof, and M′ is an element selected from yttrium, zirconium, hafnium, ytterbium... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20080032106 - Transparent conductive film, sintered body target for transparent conductive film fabrication, and transparent conductive base material and display device using the same: A transparent conductive film which is amorphous, has a high transmittance of light in the visible region of short wavelengths, and is hard to beak with respect to bending is provided. The transparent conductive film is an amorphous oxide film composed of Ga, In, and O, in which a Ga... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080032107 - Strengthening materials, strengthening laminates, and composites comprising these strengthening materials: The present invention relates to a strengthening material suitable for use as reinforcement in composites, comprising at least one singular thickness-providing layer in the form of a knit of glass fibre and at least one monofilament, and at least one singular strengthening layer connected to the singular thickness-providing layer. In... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

20080032108 - Barrier film and laminated material, container for wrapping and image display medium using the saw, and manufacturing method for barrier film: An object of the present invention is to provide a barrier film having the extremely high barrier property and the better transparency, a method for manufacturing the same, and a laminated material, a container for wrapping and an image displaying medium using the barrier film. According to the present invention,... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080032109 - Method for coating blanks for the production of printed circuit boards (pcb): The invention relates to a PCB blank comprising a protective film which is resistant to acid and which is made of at least two layers which are chemically linked to each other underneath each other and/or are linked to the metal surface of the PCB blank. The invention also relates... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20080032111 - Flat glass and process for producing the flat glass: The present invention provides a flat glass capable of improving influence on visibility for use in FPD (Flat Panel Display) such as liquid crystal etc. and a process for producing the same. The flat glass has a sheet thickness of from 0.1 to 1.1 mm, especially from 0.3 to 1.1... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080032110 - Grafted cyclodextrin: Thermoplastic polymer compositions, films, continues, closures, laminates can comprise a modified vinyl polymer said modified polymer having a moiety comprising a cyclodextrin compound. The cyclodextrin compound, locked into the polymer structure, can absorb impurities, permeants, or other undesirable volatile materials. The cooperation between the cyclodextrin grafted onto the thermoplastic polymer... Agent: Attn: Lori P. Sarageno Merchant & Gould P.C.

20080032112 - Resinous porous article and method for production thereof: The present invention provides a resinous porous article having a high interconnected hole porosity and capable of retaining a large amount of a lubricating oil and does not rust iron and steel, even though an unextracted portion of a pore-forming substance bleeds out when the resinous porous article is used... Agent: James V. Costigan Hedman & Costigan

20080032113 - Glazing and film functional coatings having a porous inorganic layer and a polymeric filler: Now, according to the present invention, functional coatings are provided that comprise both a porous inorganic layer and a polymeric filler. The porous inorganic layer comprises an inorganic material that can be formed into a layer at relatively low heat load. The polymeric filler fills the porosities in the porous... Agent: Brenc Law Andrew Brenc

20080032114 - Multi-layer thermal insulation system: A thermal insulation structure includes a plurality of inner air and water vapour permeable insulating layers which entrap air and a water vapour permeable, at least substantially air impermeable film layer separating two said water vapour permeable insulating layers, the inner layers being sandwiched between first and second outer air... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

20080032115 - Corrosion-resistant member and method for manufacture thereof: A corrosion-resistant member used in a corrosive environment includes a substrate, and a ceramic sprayed film, which covers a part or all of the substrate surface and has relative density of 80% or greater. Maximum diameter of voids existing in the ceramic sprayed film surface is 25 μm or less.... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080032116 - Organic polymer monolith, process for preparing the same, and uses thereof: Disclosed is an organic polymer monolith comprising a monomer unit derived from a monomer having a hydroxyl group and/or an amide group in an amount of not less than 20% by mass, and/or a monomer unit derived from a crosslinking agent in an amount of not less than 50% by... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080032117 - Aqueous/organic metal oxide dispersion and coated substrates and mouldings produced therewith: A binder-free metal oxide dispersion with a content of metal oxide of greater than 15 wt. %, wherein the metal oxide powder in the dispersion has a number-average aggregate diameter of less than 200 nm and the dispersion comprises as the liquid phase a mixture of water and a water-miscible,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080032119 - Plastics for medical technical devices: The invention relates to molded body, especially for parts, top shells, inner elements, accessories and components of devices, for molding materials, filling materials for medical technical devices and/or medical products. The inventive molded body is characterized by being in a least some germ-repellant. The invention also relates to a medical... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner

20080032118 - Pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet: e

20080032120 - Panel made of a wooden material with a surface coating: A panel made of a wooden material with a surface coating has an undercoat which is applied to the wooden material and at least one lacquer coating and a functional component. There is produced a panel made of a wooden material with a low-cost surface coating which can be applied... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20080032122 - Culinary item presenting improved hydrophobic properties and method of manufacturing such an item: The invention concerns a culinary item presenting improved hydrophobic properties, notably an improved resistance to detergents used in dishwashers, said culinary item including a support (1) and one first coating (2), said first coating (2) being deposited on at least a first face (1a) of the support (1) and being... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080032121 - Silicate treatment of sealed anodized aluminum: The present invention describes a method for the post-treatment of fully sealed anodized aluminum parts, especially for the automotive industry, characterized in that an aqueous silicate solution is applied to fully sealed anodized aluminum layers, where said fully sealed anodized aluminum layer has a film thickness of at least 5... Agent: Henkel Corporation

20080032123 - Dual electron-transporting layer for oled device: An OLED device including spaced anode and cathodes; at least one light-emitting layer, and a hole-transporting layer disposed between the anode and the light-emitting layer; and a first electron-transporting layer in contact with at least one light-emitting layer and a second electron-transporting layer in contact with the first electron-transporting layer,... Agent: Eastman Kodak Company Patent Legal Staff

20080032124 - Inorganically coated synthetic body, method for producing the same and its use: The invention relates to a method for producing a synthetic body from a synthetic material obtained by radical polymerization, which is coated on one or several sides with an Si-containing or inorganic substance. According to the inventive method, a substrate is coated with a lacquer composition which contains inorganic particles... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080032125 - Synthetic board: In a synthetic board, includes a fibrous lignocellulose-based material, a resinous material and a micro hollow material. The lignocellulose-based material has an average fiber length ranging from 0.05 mm to 300 mm and an average fiber width ranging from 0.05 mm to 2 mm. The resinous material includes at least... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080032126 - Hard surface cleaning article comprising an adhesive: The present invention relates to articles for cleaning hard surfaces and in particular to remove large particles and hairs from large surfaces. The articles comprise an adhesive having specific Theological properties that provide increased efficacy in capturing and trapping large particles and hairs.... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080032127 - Pressure-sensitive adhesive composition and skin patch: It is intended to provide a composition which has well-balanced pressure-sensitive adhesiveness and cohesive force as well as favorable application properties to the skin, and a patch which has the above-described characteristics and hardly peels off. This object can be achieved by providing a composition comprising an acrylic copolymer containing... Agent: Licata & Tyrrell P.C.

20080032128 - Cellulosic moulded body and process for its manufacture: The invention relates to a cellulosic moulded body, in particular a viscose fibre or a Lyocell fibre. The moulded bodies according to the invention contain a modifying substance in a microencapsulated form.... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080032129 - Elastic fiber for a chair: An elastic fiber for a chair is composed of a core layer and a surface layer formed in a co-extrusion method. The core layer and the surface layer are same serial elastic materials, Thermalplastic Ester Elastomer (TPEE). The core layer has a higher melting point than that of the surface... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20080032130 - Cord for reinforcing rubber, method of manufacturing the cord, and rubber product using the cord: A reinforcing cord for rubber reinforcement of the present invention that is used for reinforcing a rubber product is provided with a plurality of strands. The strand includes bundled fibers and a coating layer formed so as to cover the bundled fibers. The plurality of strands are in tight contact... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20080032131 - Yarn intended for making up a cut-resistant and abrasion-resistant textile surface: Yarn intended for making up a cut-resistant and abrasion-resistant textile surface, characterized in that it is obtained by spinning high-tenacity polyamide staple fibers, the tenacity of which is greater than 4.5 cN/dtex and the length of the fibers of which is between 40 and 170 mm.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080032132 - Preparation of uniform nanoparticles of ultra-high purity metal oxides, mixed metal oxides, metals, and metal alloys: In preferred embodiments, metal nanoparticles, mixed-metal (alloy) nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles and mixed-metal oxide nanoparticles are provided. According to embodiments, the nanoparticles may possess narrow size distributions and high purities. In certain preferred embodiments, methods of preparing metal nanoparticles, mixed-metal nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles and mixed-metal nanoparticles are provided. These... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080032133 - Process for macroporous acrylic resins: A macroporous core-shell resin bead having carboxylic acid groups; the bead has from 3% to 100% of monomer residues derived from crosslinker, an average pore diameter of at least 1.5 nm, and an average particle size from 10 pm to 900 μm; wherein at least 90% of the carboxylic acid... Agent: Rohm And Haas Company Patent Department

20080032134 - Post-deposition encapsulation of nanostructures: compositions, devices and systems incorporating same: Ligand compositions for use in preparing discrete coated nanostructures are provided, as well as the coated nanostructures themselves and devices incorporating same. Methods for post-deposition shell formation on a nanostructure and for reversibly modifying nanostructures are also provided. The ligands and coated nanostructures of the present invention are particularly useful... Agent: Quine Intellectual Property Law Group, P.C.

20080032135 - Dispersion of carbon nanoparticles and core-shell type carbon nanoparticles, and method of preparing the same: A dispersion of carbon nanoparticles is prepared by monodispersing carbon nanoparticles in water droplets of a reverse micelle solution in which the water droplets are coated with amphiphilic molecules and dispersed in an organic solvent. In a method of preparing the dispersion of carbon nanoparticles, carbon nanoparticles and a monodispersion... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080032136 - Product comprising a cover layer and a moulding layer: The invention relates to a product (11) with a laminated system (13; 15) consisting of at least one covering layer (15) and a moulding layer (13) arranged between the covering layer (15) and the product (11), wherein the moulding layer (13) is a plasma-polymeric layer that moulds the contours of... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20080032137 - Glass optical element and method for manufacturing the same: A glass optical element including: a first surface which is formed by transcription of the first transfer surface of the molding die; a second surface which is formed by transcription of the second transfer surface of the molding die and is facing the first surface; and a side surface of... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080032138 - Interlayer film for laminated glass and laminated glass: The invention provides an interlayer film for a laminated glass and a laminated glass, which are protected against a slump in TL value through attenuation of said coincidence effect and adapted to display an outstanding sound insulation performance over a broad temperature range. An interlayer film for a laminated glass... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080032140 - Proton conducting ceramic membranes for hydrogen separation: A multi-phase proton conducting material comprising a proton-conducting ceramic phase and a stabilizing ceramic phase. Under the presence of a partial pressure gradient of hydrogen across the membrane or under the influence of an electrical potential, a membrane fabricated with this material selectively transports hydrogen ions through the proton conducting... Agent: Ceramatec, Inc.

20080032139 - Substrate for electronic application, including a flexible support and method for production thereof: The invention relates to a substrate for electronic use including a flexible support covered successively by a porous oxide layer and a polycrystalline or amorphous silicon layer. The invention also relates to a method for producing such a substrate.... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20080032141 - Cold seal release films and methods of making same: A cold seal release film including a cold seal release layer employing a silicone oil slip agent therein. The release layer is oxidatively treated to a level to reduce the cold seal release force by at least 25%, as compared to the cold seal release force without oxidative treatment of... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20080032142 - Light emitting device, method of making the same, and light source device comprising the same: A light emitting device has a light emitting element mounted on a substrate, a glass member sealing the light emitting element, a transparent member to transmit light emitted from the light emitting device, the transparent member being positioned outside the glass member, and a powdery phosphor attached to an inner... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080032143 - Coatable compositions, coatings prepared therefrom, process and luminescent coated articles: l

20080032144 - Oriented polyester film: An object of the invention is to provide such an oriented polyester film that has a constant thickness, and is excellent in dimensional stability at a high temperature and dimensional stability to temperature change in a working temperature range. The invention relates to an oriented polyester film containing as a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080032145 - Formulations and methods for creating anti-grifitti polymer components: A method for making a polymeric part having an anti-graffiti property is disclosed. The method includes formulating a first mixture of a polymer and a hydrocarbon mixture, forming a substantially planar sheet of the first mixture, formulating a second mixture of a mineral oil and a wax, coating a surface... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080032146 - Antireflective film, polarizer plate and display: The present invention provides an antireflective film including at least an antireflective layer and a base resin layer, the base resin layer including at least layers a and b respectively including a thermoplastic resin as a main component, the layer a having a flexural modulus higher than that of the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080032147 - Medium density fibreboard: The process described herein presents a unique method and means of manufacturing medium density fibreboard (MDF) using agricultural plant stalks. The plant stalks are first depithed. The stalks are then broken down into fiber-like threads and made into fiber bundles. These fiber bundles are then combined with a resin component... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20080032148 - Propylene elastomer-containing adhesive blends: Adhesive blends suitable for use as tie-layer adhesives for a variety of substrates used in multi-layer film and sheet constructions are provided. The adhesive blends contain a polyolefin base resin, a functionalized polyolefin and a propylene elastomer containing isotactic propylene crystallinity.... Agent: William A. Heidrich Equistar Chemicals, Lp

20080032149 - Method of obtaining a string of patterns, and an article, in particular a piece of jewelry, comprising a string of patterns: h

20080032150 - Casting steel strip with low surface roughness and low porosity: A method of producing cast steel strip having low surface roughness and low porosity by casting with molten steel having a total oxygen content of at least about 70 ppm and a free oxygen content between 20 and 60 ppm, and a temperature that allows a majority of any oxide... Agent: Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP

20080032151 - Metal coating for a kitchen utensil: The coating consists of an aluminum-based alloy containing more than 80% by weight of one or more quasicrystalline or approximant phases, having the composition Ala(Fe1-xXx)b(Cr1-yYy)cZzJj in which: X represents one or more elements isoelectronic with Fe, chosen from Ru and Os; Y represents one or more elements isoelectronic with Cr,... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080032153 - Use of friction stir and laser shock processing in oil & gas and petrochemical applications: The use of friction stir and laser shock processing in oil & gas and/or petrochemical applications is provided by the present invention. The use includes subjecting friction stir weldments, fusion weldments, and other critical regions of ferrous and non-ferrous alloy components used in oil & gas and petrochemical applications to... Agent: Exxonmobil Research & Engineering Company

20080032152 - Use of laser shock processing in oil & gas and petrochemical applications: The use of laser shock processing in oil & gas and/or petrochemical applications is provided by the present invention. The use includes subjecting friction stir weldments, fusion weldments, and other critical regions of ferrous and non-ferrous alloy components used in oil & gas and petrochemical applications to laser shock processing... Agent: Exxonmobil Research And Engineering Company

20080032155 - Drill stack formation: A structure. The structure includes a stack of two or more sheets. Successive sheets in each pair of successive sheets of the stack are adhesively coupled to each other by an adhesive layer consisting of a removable adhesive that is removable if heated to an elevated temperature at which the... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20080032154 - Epoxy resin, epoxy resin composition and cured product thereof: s

20080032156 - Information recording medium and method for manufacturing same: The present invention makes it possible to obtain a low-cost information recording medium that has fewer layers and has high signal quality and excellent repeated re-write characteristics, without using sulfur as a material for the dielectric layers. Thus, an information recording medium for recording or reproducing information, said information recording... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20080032157 - Infrared reflecting layer system for transparent substrate: An infrared radiation reflecting transparent layer system on a transparent substrate and a method for producing same is provided. The infrared radiation reflecting layer system comprises an infrared radiation reflecting layer sequence which includes a selective function usually consisting of a noble metal, mostly silver, or an alloy thereof and... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20080032158 - Magnetic sensor with limited element width: A magnetic sensor is provided. The magnetic sensor includes a magneto-resistance element. The magneto-resistance element includes an anti-ferromagnetic layer, a fixed magnetic layer being in contact with the anti-ferromagnetic layer, and a free magnetic layer. The free magnetic layer opposes the fixed magnetic layer via a non-magnetic layer interposed therebetween.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080032159 - Method and apparatus for providing a magnetic read sensor having a thin pinning layer and improved magnetoreistive coefficient: A method and apparatus for providing a magnetic read sensor having a thin pinning layer and improved magnetoresistive coefficient ΔR/R is disclosed. A thin IrMn alloy pinning layer is disposed adjacent a composite pinned layer, wherein the percentage of iron in the pinned layer adjacent the thin IrMn alloy pinning... Agent: David W. Lynch Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel