Stock material or miscellaneous articles inventions 05/08

20080124492 - Liquid crystalline medium and liquid crystal display: wherein the parameters have the meaning given in the specification, and optionally a second dielectrically positive component, component B, comprising one or more dielectrically positive compounds having a dielectric anisotropy of more than 3 and optionally a dielectric neutral component, component C, as well as to liquid crystal displays comprising... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20080124493 - Liquid crystal display: A liquid crystal display which can give mono-domain alignment of the ferroelectric liquid crystal without forming alignment defects. The liquid crystal display has a UV curable liquid crystal side substrate having a first substrate, an electrode layer formed on the first substrate, a first alignment layer formed on the electrode... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080124494 - Double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes for producing lc displays with light-reflective and absorbing properties: The invention relates to a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, particularly for producing or sticking together optical liquid crystal data displays (LCD's), comprising a top side and an underside, with light-reflective properties on the top side and light-absorbing properties on the underside. The pressure-sensitive adhesive tape also comprises a carrier film (a)... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, Pa

20080124495 - Refoldable balloon and method of making and using the same: The present invention relates to a method of improving balloon refoldability by molding a preformed balloon into a larger, predetermined shape at a lower temperature and higher pressure than that with which the balloon was originally formed.... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.

20080124496 - Artificial turf with granule retaining fibers: An artificial turf is provided that resists migration of rubber infill into the space above the turf. Artificial grass is attached to and extends upward from a backing material, which may be one or more layers. The artificial grass includes groups of at least two different kinds of fiber sewn... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20080124498 - Laser marking of pigmented substrates: A method for producing fluorescent markings on a substrate which method comprises exposing a composition comprising a polymer and an organic pigment to a heat source, such as laser radiation, to produce a fluorescent markings which are not discernable when viewed under ambient visible light but readily apparent under UV... Agent: Joann Villamizar Ciba Corporation/patent Department

20080124497 - Pattern with color varying function: A pattern with a color varying function includes a number of picture units attached on a surface of a carrier. Each of the picture units includes a colorized design displaying directly or indirectly on the surface of the carrier and a transparent spherical grain covering the colorized design. The transparent... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080124499 - Printing paper and a method for the production thereof: Printing papers, comprising a cellulosic or lignocellulosic web, which contains fillers and an internal sizing agent, and a method for the production thereof. According to the invention, the paper contains a cationic fixing agent applied on the surface of the web, and it exhibits black ink absorption which is 40%±10%... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20080124500 - Method for cationic conversion of nano-milled calcium carbonate: A method of forming a print medium comprising coating at least one side of a base substrate with anionically-charged nano-milled calcium carbonate that has been mixed with a cationic conversion agent to convert the coating to a cationically-charged coating, where a primary size of particles of the nano-milled calcium carbonate... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080124501 - Portable panel construction and method for making the same: Disclosed herein is a portable panel having numerous favorable characteristics. The panel comprises a core having a length, a width, a first side and a second side. A first fiber layer is attached to the first side while a second fiber layer is attached to the second side. A first... Agent: Waddey & Patterson, P.C.

20080124502 - Carbon nanotube and manufacturing method thereof, and carbon nanotube manufacturing equipment: A manufacturing method of carbon nanotubes capable of mass-producing DWCNT with high throughput and a low defect incidence ratio is provided. In a vacuum chamber (1), a first electrode (2) having a hollow (2a) and a rod-like second electrode (3) are included. Inert gas such as helium gas, nitrogen gas,... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080124503 - Flocked adhesive article having multi-component adhesive film: A design and process are provided in which a fully activated thermosetting adhesive layer and multi-layered thermoplastic adhesive are positioned between a flock layer and a substrate.... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20080124504 - Durable honeycomb structures: A method for manufacturing an inorganic honeycomb structure that resists water damage after drying comprises compounding a base batch mixture including inorganic powders, a batch cross-link agent, an aqueous vehicle, and a cross-linkable batch constituent, and forming the batch mixture into a honeycomb core or skin component while reacting the... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20080124505 - Filter grid cover: A fabric filter cover sleeve woven on a flat loom in a manner allows a section of the fabric, having a specified width, to be opened up similar to a tube, sleeve or bag. Several of the tubes (or sleeves, or bags) may be woven on the loom simultaneously. The... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20080124506 - Self-adhesive sealing tape for sealing the passages of construction units through plastic foils lining roofs: A self-adhesive flexible sealing tape, especially on a butyl or acrylic base, possibly a butyl rubber base, intended for sealing purposes and so designed that both the sealing tape and the carrier foil applied to the sealing tape are capable of being stretched, thus enabling the carrier tape to follow... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20080124507 - Composite fibres including at least carbon nanotubes, methods for obtaining same and use thereof: Composite fibers including carbon nanotubes, at least one other type of particles provided in colloidal form and intimately and evenly mixed with the carbon nanotubes wherein the particles are evenly dispersed throughout the whole body of the fibers.... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper US LLP

20080124508 - Method for producing refractive index profile plastic optical device: A method for producing a plastic optical device having refractive index profile, which comprises filling the hollow of a hollow plastic structure with at least one non-polymerizable compound having a refractive index higher by at least 0.001 than that of the plastic structure, and diffusing the non-polymerizable compound into the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080124509 - Mat, and its corresponding components, pieces, objects, software, kits, devices, material, apparatus, system, machines, displays, and accessories: This application discusses a mat, and its corresponding components, pieces, objects, software, kits, devices, material, apparatus, system, machines, displays, and accessories, for different applications, such as chair mat and computer mouse pad.... Agent: Maxvalueip Consulting

20080124510 - Large area, uniformly low dislocation density gan substrate and process for making the same: Large area single crystal III-V nitride material having an area of at least 2 cm2, having a uniformly low dislocation density not exceeding 3×106 dislocations per cm2 of growth surface area, and including a plurality of distinct regions having elevated impurity concentration, wherein each distinct region has at least one... Agent: Intellectual Property / Technology Law

20080124511 - Composite thermally insulating material: A composite thermally insulating material suitable for use in houses, which can manifest high thermal insulation performance when packed into a restricted cavity between outer and inner walls. The composite is constructed from two sheet-shaped fiber-based thermally insulating materials and a vacuum thermally insulating material incorporated between the fiber-based thermally... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080124512 - Cmc articles having small complex features: A ceramic matrix composite (CMC) component for gas turbine engines, the component having fine features such as thin edges with thicknesses of less than about 0.030 inches and small radii of less that about 0.030 inches formed using the combination of prepreg plies layed up with non-ply ceramic inserts. The... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick LLC

20080124513 - Moldable fabric with unidirectional tape yarns: The invention relates to an impact resistant component comprising at least two composite sheets fused together, each composite sheet comprising an adhesive layer fused between two unidirectional sheets, wherein each unidirectional sheet comprises a plurality of monoaxially drawn fibers arranged substantially parallel to one another along a common fiber direction,... Agent: Legal Department (m-495)

20080124515 - Cordierite ceramic and method for manufacturing the same: The present invention provides a cordierite ceramic containing at least either of zirconium oxide and hafnium oxide and also containing titanium oxide, wherein the molar ratio of zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf) and titanium (Ti) in terms of the moles in the form of the dioxides, respectively which is given by... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080124514 - Engine exhaust catalysts containing palladium-gold: An engine exhaust catalyst exhibits improved CO oxidation performance relative to conventional engine exhaust catalysts and includes a first supported catalyst comprising platinum and a second supported catalyst comprising palladium and gold species in close contact. The first supported catalyst may be a platinum catalyst, a platinum-palladium catalyst, or a... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20080124516 - Method for producing porous ceramic structure: Disclosed is a method for producing a porous ceramic structure wherein as a pore-forming agent, hollow particles (microcapsules) made of an organic resin are used, and as at least one type of raw material particles, particles are used which contain 30 to 100 mass % of particles (spherical particles) having... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080124517 - Wall-flow honeycomb filter with hexagonal channel symmetry: A wall-flow honeycomb filter has a monolith body which includes repeating hexagonal unit cells, wherein each hexagonal unit cell has inner cells and outer cells arranged in a hexagonal symmetry, and wherein the inner cells are bordered by the outer cells and the outer cells are of diamond shape.... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20080124518 - Trim tuff anchor: w

20080124519 - Cloth and solid piece assembly and production method for cloth and solid piece assembly: Disclosed is a cloth and solid piece assembly, which comprises a cloth which is subjected to an embossing process to have a receiving portion formed through the embossing process in such a manner as to protrude from a surface of the cloth in a direction perpendicular to the surface to... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20080124520 - Method for producing fiber-reinforced composite member with connecting holes, and structural member for aircrafts constituted by such composite members: A method for producing a fiber-reinforced composite member with connecting holes, comprising boring a cured molding of prepregs of reinforcing fibers impregnated with a matrix resin to form the connecting holes, using a burnishing drill comprising two or more tapered tip blades, two or more circumferential blades extending continuously from... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080124521 - Structure having a characteristic of conducting or absorbing electromagnetic waves: The present invention relates to a structure having a characteristic of conducting or absorbing electromagnetic waves, which comprises a substrate; a powder material convex structure section having a characteristic of conducting or absorbing electromagnetic waves disposed on a surface of the substrate, the powder material convex structure section containing a... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080124522 - Electronic circuit board and its manufacturing method: A production process for making an electronic circuit substrate comprising: a patterning step of forming a respectively anodically oxidizable conductor pattern and distribution pattern connected to the conductor pattern on a substrate; and an anodic oxidation step of generating an oxide film from the conductor pattern and the distribution pattern... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20080124523 - Laminate, method for producing the same and tire using the same: The present invention provides a laminate formed by binding (A) a layer including a resin film layer and (B) a rubbery elastomer layer through (C) an adhesive layer, in which an adhesive composition constituting the above (C) an adhesive layer includes (a) a rubber component and (b) at least one... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080124525 - Composition for forming adhesive pattern, laminated structure obtained by using same, and method of producing such laminated structure: An adhesive pattern (4) is formed by applying a photocurable and thermosetting adhesive comprising as indispensable ingredients (A) a carboxyl group-containing photosensitive prepolymer having both a carboxyl group and an ethylenically unsaturated bond in its molecule and an acid value in the range of 30 to 160 mg KOH/g, (B)... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080124524 - Composition for forming antireflection film, layered product, and method of forming resist pattern: An antireflection film-forming composition which has excellent applicability, is significantly inhibited from generating ultrafine microbubbles, gives an antireflection film capable of sufficiently reducing the standing-wave effect, and has excellent solubility in water and an alkaline developing solution. The antireflection film-forming composition contains: (A) a copolymer (salt) of a sulfonic acid... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080124526 - System and process for processing a plurality of semiconductor thin films which are crystallized using sequential lateral solidification techniques: A process and system are provided for processing at least one section of each of a plurality of semiconductor film samples. In these process and system, the irradiation beam source is controlled to emit successive irradiation beam pulses at a predetermined repetition rate. Using such emitted beam pulses, at least... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20080124527 - Envelopment of components arranged on a substrate: A method for enveloping components arranged on a substrate, with a film which is made of an electrically insulating plastic material, and the substrate. The film is placed on the components to be enveloped on the side thereof facing away from the substrate. Elastically or plastically deformable impression material is... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080124528 - Printed electronic device and methods of determining the electrical value thereof: A printed electronic device and methods for determining the electrical value of the device. A dielectric material is contact printed on a substrate using a preset force. The substrate has a pressure sensitive material that is optically responsive in direct proportion to the amount of force imparted by the contact... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20080124529 - Multilayer wiring board and its manufacturing method: A multilayer wiring board having a plurality of wiring boards in which wiring layers and resin layers in each wiring board are alternately arranged in a laminated formation. In the multilayer wiring board, all the resin layers and the wiring layers, except a resin layer in the plurality of wiring... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080124530 - Polymer-based composite structural underlayment board and flooring system: A building flooring system includes a plurality of polymer-based composite structural underlayment boards overlaying and secured to a building subfloor to form an underlayment layer over the building subfloor and a nonstructural finish-flooring layer overlaying and bonded to the underlayment layer. The polymer-based composite structural underlayment boards each have a... Agent: Johns Manville

20080124531 - Hard multilayer coating, and hard multiyayer coated tool including the hard multilayer coating: A hard multilayer coating including: (a) a backing layer which is to be disposed on a body and which includes a TiAIN layer and a TiAlN+CrN mixture layer that are alternately superposed on each other; and (b) a CrN layer which is disposed on the backing layer and which provides... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080124532 - Materials and oligomers in low voc coatings: A coating composition comprises a thermosetting binder, comprising a crosslinker, a first, hard material having functionality reactive with the crosslinker, and a second, soft material having functionality reactive with the crosslinker. The first, hard material is a polymer, oligomer or compound, the first material having a glass transition temperature of... Agent: Basf Corporation Patent Department

20080124533 - Absorbent non-woven felt material and method of making same: The present invention provides a non-woven felt material that includes a blend of cotton shoddy and synthetic fibers, and a method of making the same. The blend of cotton shoddy and synthetic fibers is carded and needled to form a batt. The batt is compacted and unified into its stable... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080124534 - Polyamide, film, and image display device: A polyamide having from 25 to 90 mol % of a repeating unit of the following formula (1) and having from 10 to 75 mol % of a repeating unit of the following formula (2): formula (1) formula (2) wherein the ring and the ring are a monocyclic or polycyclic... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080124535 - Surface-structured substrate and production thereof: The invention relates to a method for production of a surface-structured substrate, comprising the steps: (i) production of a first substrate, nanostructured with inorganic nanoclusters on at least one surface, (ii) application of a substrate material for a second substrate, different from the first material to the nanostructured surface of... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20080124538 - Emulsion based adhesive product: A low noise adhesive product and a process for making such is disclosed. This adhesive product is useful as packaging tape.... Agent: Rohm And Haas Company Patent Department

20080124537 - Modified surfacer coat for improving non-uniform composite surfaces: A surfacer coat (300, 300′) includes a resin material (302), a plurality of first particles (306, 306′), and a plurality of second particles (308, 308′). The plurality of first particles (306, 306′) and the plurality of second particles (308, 308′) are uniformly distributed through the resin material (302). Each first... Agent: Kutak Rock, LLP

20080124536 - Water-resistant image-receiving sheet for electrophography: one or two plastic films adhered to the one or both surfaces of the base paper, and a toner-receiving layer formed on at least a surface of the plastic film, wherein a main component of the toner-receiving layer is a resin with a transition temperature of 0l to 80° C.,... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080124539 - Dispersion containing hollow sio2, coating composition and substrate with antireflection coating film: A dispersion of fine silica particles, having agglomerated particles which are agglomerates of primary fine particles of hollow SiO2 dispersed in a dispersion medium, wherein the average particle size of the agglomerated particles is within a range of from 60 to 400 nm, and the average particle size is at... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080124540 - Interlayers comprising modified fumed silica: The present invention includes polymer interlayers that are used in multiple layer glazing panels. Interlayers of the present invention comprise a thermoplastic polymer, a plasticizer, and a fumed silica that has been modified to impart hydrophobic character. Interlayers incorporating such components have improved tensile modulus, moisture resistance, creep performance, anticorrosion... Agent: Brenc Law Andrew Brenc

20080124541 - Sealed thick film dielectric electroluminescent display: The invention is a sealed thick film dielectric display where the display comprises a thick film dielectric display structure and an adhesive layer provided over the display structure. The invention also provides a seal where the seal comprises an adhesive layer bonded to the underside of a cover plate and... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080124542 - Nickel coating: A Ni-based first material is deposited on a substrate by electroless plating. A Zn-based second material is deposited on the first material. One or more components of at least one of the first and second materials are diffused into the other. The diffusion creates a ZnNi alloy layer enhancing corrosion... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C. (p&w)

20080124543 - Adhesive film having at least two continuous phases: An adhesive film which comprises at least two continuous polymer phases A and B each formed from a polymer or polymer mixture A (polymer A for short) and a polymer or polymer mixture B (polymer B for short) and which is obtainable by filming at least one of the polymers,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080124544 - Cable and article design for fire performance: A cable (1) comprises a conductor (3), an insulating layer (2) which forms a self-supporting ceramic layer when exposed to elevated temperatures experienced in a fire, and an additional heat transformable layer (4). The additional layer (4) can be another layer which forms a self-supporting ceramic layer when exposed to... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20080124545 - Monocrystal, nano wire material, electronic element, and method of producing nano wire material: c

20080124546 - Buffer layer for strings: A thin buffer layer is used to coat on the multi-filament wrapped string to fill the gaps. The polymers of the buffer-layer coating have a high melt-flow (low viscosity) during coating process to fill all the gaps between the filaments, and the filaments are fixed by the coatings onto base... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080124547 - Partially insulation coated metal wire for wire bonding and wire bonding method for semiconductor package using the same: An insulation coated metal wire for wire bonding is provided. The insulation coated metal wire comprises a metal wire; and an insulating layer partially coated on the surface of the metal wire to allow a contact area of the insulating layer with bonding pads to be small. Accordingly, an insulating... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20080124548 - Dysprosia stabilized zirconia abradable: Ceramic abradable materials, in particular thermally sprayable ceramic abradable powder materials, and abradable seals formed by thermally spraying the materials include dysprosia (Dy2O3) and zirconia (ZrO2). Coatings are porous whereby the porosity, in part, is induced by plastic or fugitive phases. Abradable seal coatings comprising dysprosia and zirconia exhibit improved... Agent: Hogan & Hartson LLPIPGroup, Columbia Square

20080124549 - Silicone fine particles, method for preparing the same, and thermoplastic resin composition using the same: One aspect of the invention relates to a method of preparing silicone fine particles which comprises preparing a mixture comprising an organotrialkoxysilane and an organochlorosilane to give a concentration of the organochlorosilane in the mixture of about 100 to about 2,000 ppm; mixing the mixture with water to prepare a... Agent: Summa, Allan & Additon, P.A.

20080124550 - Magnetically directed self-assembly of molecular electronic junctions: A device having a substrate, a pair of ferromagnetic leads on a surface of the substrate, laterally separated by a gap, and one or more ferromagnetic microparticles comprising a conductive coating at least partially within the gap. The conductive coating forms at least part of an electrical connection between the... Agent: Naval Research Laboratory Associate Counsel (patents)

20080124551 - Process for producing a water-absorbing material having a coating of elastic filmforming polymers: The present invention relates to a process for producing a water-absorbing material comprising the steps of a) spray-coating water-absorbing polymeric particles with an elastic film-forming polymer in a fluidized bed reactor in the range from 0° C. to 1500° C. and b) heat-treatment of the coated particles at a temperature... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080124552 - Particle with rough surface for plating or vapor deposition: A particle with a rough surface for plating or vapor deposition which has been formed from a base (A) having first functional groups on the surface thereof and particles (B) having on the surface thereof second functional groups reactive with the first functional groups and having an average particle diameter... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080124553 - Heat dispersing enclosure: The Heat Dispersing Enclosure is an apparatus specifically developed to portion and diffuse the exhaust generated by a 30 watt thermoelectric generator. In accordance with its design and intended application, the apparatus achieves touchable surface temperatures on all exposed surface areas of the Heat Dispersing Enclosure.... Agent: Terrance Davidson Hurt

20080124554 - Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same: A semiconductor device includes a substrate and a first insulating layer, contact plugs, metal wirings, and a second insulating layer sequentially formed over the substrate. The first insulating layer has via holes. The contact plugs are formed in the via holes. The metal wirings are electrically connected to the contact... Agent: Sherr & Nourse, PLLC

20080124556 - Bright white protective laminates: Laminates of having a first outer layer of weatherable film, at least one mid layer, and a second outer layer containing an opacifying quantity of white pigment. The laminates are particularly useful for protecting photovoltaic cells, solar panels, and circuit boards. In photovoltaic cells, the laminates result in increased power... Agent: Mathews, Shepherd, Mckay, & Bruneau, P.A.

20080124555 - Polymerizable composition comprising perfluoropolyether urethane having ethylene oxide repeat units: Presently described are optical substrates having a surface layer and optical displays comprising such optical substrates. The surface layer comprises the reaction product of a polymerizable mixture comprising at least one perfluoropolyether urethane polymeric material comprising at least two free-radically polymerizable groups and greater than 6 ethylene oxide repeat units... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080124557 - Composite component and method for producing a composite component: The invention relates to a composite component comprising an insert made of expanded metal surrounded by foamed material, particularly a steering column collision protection element.... Agent: Kaplan Gilman Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.

20080124558 - Boro-silicate glass frits for hermetic sealing of light emitting device displays: A frit composition useful for sealing a light emitting device is disclosed. The frit composition comprises a glass portion comprising a base component and at least one absorbing component. The glass portion of the frit comprises silica, boron oxide, optionally alumina, and (a) cupric oxide and/or a (b) combination of... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20080124559 - Glass flake: A glass flake of the present invention has a composition that includes, in terms of mass %, 59≦SiO2<65, 8≦Al2O3≦15, 47<(SiO2—Al2O3)≦57, 1≦MgO≦5, 20≦CaO≦30, 0<(Li2O+Na2O+K2O)<2, and 0≦TiO2≦5 and that is substantially free from B2O3, F, ZnO, BaO, SrO, and ZrO2.... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20080124561 - Gasket material and production method thereof: The present invention provides a method for producing a gasket material to be mounted on an engine for a vehicle, which comprises: applying a treating solution comprising an inorganic oxide, an acid component and a metal or a metal compound onto one side or both side of a steel palate,... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080124560 - Polymer composition: The disclosed invention relates to a composition, comprising: (A) at least one halogen-free polymer, the polymer exhibiting a total loss of mass of at least about 7% by weight at a temperature of 370° C. when subjected to thermogravimetric analysis; (B) at least one acid source; (C) at least one... Agent: Legal Department Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc

20080124562 - Envelope made from fnatural dried skins and method for production thereof: The invention relates to an envelope (9) made from natural dried skins for use in curing, comprising strips of natural skin of indeterminate diameter, quality and length respectively, previously divided longitudinally to form said strips, characterised in comprising: an inner layer made from a spiral rolling of one or several... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080124563 - Heat shrinkable multi-layer film and method for preparing the same: A heat shrinkable multi-layer film including an intermediate layer containing polypropylene, and outer layers formed on both sides of the intermediate layer, wherein the outer layers contain a styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer, polypropylene, and a styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene block copolymer or styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene block copolymer.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080124564 - Workpiece boring/cutting operation aiding plate material and molding making use of the same: A workpiece boring/cutting operation aiding plate material comprising a rubber-containing styrene resin composition and an inorganic filler, wherein these are compounded in a weight ratio of 80:20 to 40:60; and a molding making use of the same.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080124565 - Current-driven device using nimn alloy and method of manufacture: A material for forming a conductive structure for a micromechanical current-driven device is described, which is an alloy containing about 0.025% manganese and the remainder nickel. Data shows that the alloy possesses advantageous mechanical and electrical properties. In particular, the sheet resistance of the alloy is actually lower and more... Agent: Jacquelin K. Spong

20080124566 - Composite material comprising ultra-hard particles embedded in a metal or metal alloy matrix and diaphragm made thereof: A component that is rigid and three-dimensional and has a relatively low mass. The component has a foil body formed of a metal or metal alloy matrix that is embedded with ultra-hard particles or grit, such as diamond and/or cBN. It can be used in applications where a combination of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080124567 - Corrosion-resistant rare earth metal-based permanent magnet: The objectives of the present invention are to provide a stable and simple method for producing a rare earth metal-based permanent magnet having on the surface thereof a corrosion-resistant film containing fine zinc particles dispersed therein, a corrosion-resistant rare earth metal-based permanent magnet produced by the method, a dip spin... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080124568 - New flux composition and process for use thereof: The invention relates to a composition of matter comprising a soldering flux, wherein the flux consists essentially of a combination of a fluxing agent and a solvent, and wherein the fluxing agent comprises a keto acid such as levulinic acid or acetylbutyric acid. The flux may also comprises an ester... Agent: The Law Offices Of Robert J. Eichelburg Hodafel Building

20080124573 - Amine compound and organic light-emitting device: e

20080124572 - Aromatic amine derivative and organic electroluminescence device using the same: An aromatic amine derivative with a specific structure having a carbazole skeleton to which a diarylamino group bonds via a bonding group. An organic electroluminescence device which is composed of one or more organic thin film layers including at least one light emitting layer sandwiched between a cathode and an... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080124569 - Electroluminescent complexes: An electroluminescent material is a complex of boron and a beta diketone.... Agent: David Silverstein Andover-ip-law

20080124570 - Organic electroluminescence element: An organic electroluminescent device including: an anode (10), a hole injecting/transporting layer (22), an emitting layer (24) and a cathode (30) stacked in this order; the emitting layer (24) being a low molecular emitting layer formed by a wet process using a low molecular luminescent material; the hole injecting/transporting layer... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080124574 - Organic electroluminescence element and method for manufacturing the same: According to the present invention a method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescence element and a display device is provided, wherein the method includes forming an organic light emitting medium layer inside a pixel sectioned by a partition wall, wherein an out gas from a partition wall is small, thereby damage... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20080124571 - Pyrene derivative and organic electroluminescence device making use of the same: Provided are a pyrene derivative of a specified structure and an organic electroluminescence device including an organic thin film layer formed of one or multiple layers including at least a light emitting layer, the organic thin film layer being interposed between a cathode and an anode, in which at least... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080124575 - Coating, ink, or article comprising multi-colored lustrous pearlescent pigments: A coating, ink, or article containing a pearlescent pigment comprising a substrate and a first layer, wherein the first layer comprises iron oxide, wherein the iron has from about 1% to about 30% Fe(II) and from about 70% to about 99% Fe(III).... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, LLC

20080124576 - Polymer composites: The present invention relates to an ultraviolet light-curable polymer resin-impregnated fibre composite sheet. In some embodiments, the composite sheet comprises polymer resins mixed with glass fibre to form polymer resin-impregnated glass fibre composites. The invention extends to methods of preparing the polymer composite, and to various applications thereof, and also... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP - Patent Group

20080124577 - Compound and organic light-emitting element: A novel organic compound and a high-performance organic light-emitting element containing the same. The organic light-emitting element contains a novel compound having a fluoranthene structure.... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080124578 - Apparatus for moving magnetic domain wall and memory device including magnetic field application unit: An apparatus for moving a magnetic domain wall and a memory device using a magnetic field application unit are provided. The apparatus for moving a magnetic domain wall includes a magnetic layer having a plurality of magnetic domains; current supply units that are disposed on both sides of the magnetic... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080124579 - Magnetic recording medium, manufacturing method of the same and magnetic recording device: A magnetic recording medium has high corrosion resistance and high Bs, a method of manufacturing the magnetic recording medium, and a magnetic recording device. The magnetic recording medium using as a recording layer a magnetic layer has perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. A soft magnetic backing layer (upper and lower soft magnetic... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080124580 - Magnetic head, method of manufacturing magnetic head, and magnetic disc device: A magnetic disc device includes a magnetic disc, a magnetic head and an actuator. A ramp portion is provided for retracting the magnetic head when recording/reproducing operation is not performed. The ramp portion is arranged on a running path of the magnetic head on an external side of the magnetic... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080124581 - Tunnel magnetoresistive effect element and manufacturing method of tunnel magnetoresistive effect element: A TMR element includes a lower magnetic layer, an upper magnetic layer, and a tunnel barrier layer of crystalline insulation material sandwiched between the lower magnetic layer and the upper magnetic layer. The lower magnetic layer includes a first magnetic layer and a second magnetic layer sandwiched between the first... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080124582 - Cofesib/pt multilayers exhibiting perpendicular magnetic anisotropy: Provided is a magnetic anisotropy multilayer including a plurality of CoFeSiB/Pt layers used in a magnetic random access memory. The magnetic anisotropy multilayer includes a first Pt/CoFeSiB layer, and a second Pt/CoFeSiB layer formed on the first Pt/CoFeSiB layer.... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20080124583 - Perpendicular magnetic recording medium: Embodiments of the present invention provide a perpendicular magnetic recording medium which does not cause medium noise to increase due to soft magnetic underlayers, is capable of easily controlling the thickness of a nonmagnetic layer disposed between soft magnetic underlayers, and capable of improving the corrosion resistance of the soft... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20080124584 - Magnetic recording medium: A magnetic recording medium includes a non-magnetic supporter, a first magnetic layer and a second magnetic layer on which magnetic paints made of different ferromagnetic materials are applied in order of the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer on the non-magnetic supporter. Both the first magnetic layer and... Agent: Robert J. Depke Lewis T. Steadman

20080118668 - Cellulose ester film, polarizing plate, liquid crystal display and process for producing cellulose ester film: A cellulose ester film has a front retardation Re of from 20 nm to 100 nm relative to light having a wavelength of 590 nm at 25° C. and 60% RH; a retardation Rth in a film thickness direction of from 60 nm to 400 nm relative to light having... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080118667 - Cellulose ester film, production method of the same, polarizing plate and liquid crystal display: A cellulose ester film comprising a cellulose ester and a compound containing an acrylate group or a methacrylate group; and a phenolic hydroxyl group, in the molecule.... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080118669 - Antireflective film, polarizing plate and image display device: An antireflective film is provided and includes: a transparent substrate; at least one conductive layer formed from a composition including at least one transparent conductive polymeric material and a compound forming a cross-liking site, the compound having a plurality of cross-linking reactive groups, at least one of which cross-links with... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080118670 - Automatic connecting structure for a shell structure: An automatic connecting structure for a shell structure in accordance with the present invention, the shell structure comprises: a main shell on which being disposed a composite member, and connecting members located between the main shell and the composite member for connecting them together. The connecting members can be adhesive... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20080118671 - Foldable mat: A foldable elongate mat (10) comprising seven cushioning panels (1-7) hingedly connected to one another and moveable relative to one another between a folded stacked position and an unfolded position. The mat (10) further comprises a retaining flap (20) and a carrying handle. Each panel (1-7) has a flexible covering... Agent: Stefan Kirchanski

20080118672 - Acrylic fiber having excellent appearance properties and pile fabric: The object is attained by using an acrylic fiber comprising an acrylic copolymer, which has a light transmittance of 15 to 65% in the fiber width direction and a maximum surface reflectance of 30 to 80% with respect to light incident thereon at an angle of 60 degrees in the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080118674 - Plastic objects including lenticular lens sheets: A plastic product having an insert of lenticular lens material integrally bonded or otherwise attached therein. In one embodiment, a method is used to fabricate a container, such as a conical cup, by first manufacturing or providing a sheet of lenticular material comprising layers of lens material and optical ridges... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.a.

20080118673 - Plastic objects including lenticular lens sheets: A plastic product formed from a method of fabricating plastic objects having an insert of lenticular lens material integrally bonded or otherwise attached therein. In one embodiment, the method is used to fabricate a container, such as a conical cup, by first manufacturing or providing a sheet of lenticular material... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.a.

20080118676 - Support for image recording material and image recording material: A support for image recording material, comprising a base paper and thermoplastic resin layers formed on both faces of the base paper, wherein: a formation index of the base paper is 60 or more; a surface of the base paper, at least on a side where an image recording layer... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080118677 - Reactive ink and ink-media system for reduced air fade on porous media: An ink for use in combination with, for example, an ink-jet printer. The ink comprises a carrier, a colorant in the carrier, and a component selected from a group consisting of amines, amides, and combinations thereof.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080118678 - Energy efficient insulated glass unit: An insulated glass unit (IGU) comprises impact resistant safety films on the inner surfaces of the glass panes, providing an impact resistant, energy-saving IGU for use in windows and doors. A layer of the safety film providing energy savings may be trimmed from the edges of a glass pane; witch... Agent: Christopher Paradies, Ph.d.

20080118680 - Air enclosure with independent double layer air chambers: An air enclosure with independent double layer air chambers is constituted by disposing a middle film between a first outer film and a second outer film which are folded together, in which the length of the middle film is shorter than the first outer film and the second outer film,... Agent: Apex Juris, Pllc Tracy M Heims

20080118682 - Honeycomb structure and method for manufacturing the same: A honeycomb structure includes a plurality of pillar-shaped honeycomb fired bodies, each having a large number of cells longitudinally placed in parallel with one another with a cell wall therebetween. The honeycomb fired bodies are combined with one another by interposing adhesive layers containing at least ceramic particles. In the... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.c.

20080118681 - Printed wiring board manufacturing apparatus, printed wiring board, method for manufacturing printed wiring board, and electronic device: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a printed wiring board manufacturing apparatus being provided with a drum unit having a processing cylinder that holds the printed wiring board material and comprises a cylinder outer circumference and a processing unit that performs processing on the printed wiring board material... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080118679 - Wrapper having a predetermined line of weakness: A package having a wrapper having a length, a top, a bottom, an outer surface having a periphery, a longitudinal axis, and one or more predetermined lines of weakness. The one or more predetermined lines of weakness can be disposed at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis. The... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080118683 - Articles comprising composite structures having mounting flanges: Articles including a primary composite structure having a circumference, at least one mounting flange operably connected to the primary composite structure about the circumference, the mounting flange having at least one circumferentially oriented core fiber.... Agent: General Electric Company

20080118684 - Flexible, inflatable packaging materials with decorative borders and methods of making and using same: The present invention relates generally to packaging materials for packaging articles, and more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to a packaging material which includes, in one embodiment, a plurality of individual strips, strands, or units of material bondably connected to the exterior surface of a flexible, inflatable substrate... Agent: Dunlap Codding & Rogers, P.c.

20080118685 - Preformed packaging sachet, in particular for food products: An embodiment of a preformed packaging sachet for receiving products, in particular food products, is provided with a closing device. The sachet has an opening bounded by a lip provided with an adhesive-coated strip, covered with a protective strip which is removed before adhesive-bonding to close the sachet. On the... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20080118686 - Injection blow molding process and article: Various embodiments of a process for making hollow thermoplastic articles are provided. In one embodiment, a process for producing hollow thermoplastic article includes placing a sock preform of a first polymer composition about a core pin and injection molding a molten parison of a second polymer composition that is different... Agent: Sabic - 08ct Sabic Innovative Plastics - Ip Legal

20080118687 - Memory impregnated thermoplastic article: Molded polymer structures, including tubes, plates, cards, bottles, etc. are formed with doped, silica nanoparticles on or with in the polymer matrix. Prior to the thermoforming operation, the nanoparticles may be doped with single or multiple signal producing molecules, which are detectable by optical, electrical, and/or magnetic means. The nanoparticles... Agent: Nancy A. Pappas Life Sciences, Inc.

20080118688 - Peelable composite thermoplastic sealants in packaging films: A peelable sealing structure includes a sealing layer and one or more optional additional layers. The peelable sealing structure includes a sealing surface that is formable into a peelable seal upon contact with a sealing substrate at all temperatures in a peelable seal temperature range. Moreover, the peelable sealing structure... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c.

20080118691 - Heat aged perfluoropolymer: Tensile strength after heat aged of articles molded from melt-fabricable perfluoropolymer is improved by incorporating polytetrafluoroethylene as dispersed submicrometer-size particles into the melt-fabricable perfluoropolymer.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080118692 - Polyethylene useful for producing film and molded articles in a process which uses solid state stretching: Applicants have discovered that certain polyethylene (PE) homopolymers or copolymers of ethylene and C3 to C10 alpha-olefin monomers are more suitable for oriented processes than other polyethylene resins In an aspect, the PE has a MFI of 0.3 g/10 min. to 5.0 g/10 min., a melting point of from 110°... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20080118693 - Method of making a microsphere transfer adhesive: A method of making a repositionable transfer adhesive is provided. The method includes the steps of (a) providing a release liner having opposing first and second surfaces, the first surface having a release value of at least 10 grams per inch, as measured according to the Tape Release Test, lower... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080118695 - Method of joining two or more substrates with a seam: A method for joining two or more substrates with a seam is provided. The seam is formed with a thermoplastic tape that is capable of forming an adhesive bond and a physical bond with a substrate. For instance, in one embodiment, the thermoplastic tape is formed from a polyurethane film.... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.a.

20080118696 - Limited life medium: A limited-life storage medium comprises a flowable agent. In one example, the storage medium is an optical disc. In a ready-to-read condition, the center of mass of the disc does not coincide with the center of rotation. When the disc is read, the unbalanced rotation of the disc causes vibration... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20080118698 - Optical information recording medium: An optical information recording medium is provided having a superior jitter property even when an organic substance is used for a recording layer. The optical information recording medium has a substrate having a penetrating hole in a central portion thereof and a spiral pre-groove provided in one surface of the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080118697 - Stamper, read-only optical disk, and method of making read-only optical disk: A stamper for making a read-only optical disk includes an irregular pattern for forming embossed pits based on recording information and an irregular pattern for forming dummy irregularities. The irregular pattern for the embossed pits is arranged in a region corresponding to an information area for recording information in the... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080118675 - Marked body of transparent material: Disclosed is a member (1) that is made of transparent material and is provided with at least one marking (3) encompassing nanoparticles. Said marking (3) is embodied so as to be invisible when being illuminated with electromagnetic radiation whose wavelength lies in the visible spectral range while being visible when... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20080118690 - Polyester/polyamide blend having improved flavor retaining property and clarity: This invention relates to a polyester/polyamide blend having an excellent gas barrier property. More particularly, the present invention relates to combinations of a polyethylene terephthalate polymer and a polyamide polymer having an excellent gas barrier property and short oxygen scavenging induction periods, where the polyamide polymer has a C:A terminal... Agent: Jennifer R. Knight

20080118689 - Process for packaging plastic materials like hot melt adhesives: A method for packaging plastic material using a film to surround the material, and more particularly to a method for packaging hot melt adhesives, the resulting package formed thereby, and the film composition used therein. The method is preferably a coextrusion process for packaging a pressure sensitive hot melt adhesive... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20080118694 - Prime pressure sensitive label assembly having lenticular properties displaying multiple imaged patterns: The present invention is directed to a prime label assembly in which a printed image is applied to a first face and the image is substantially covered with a curable varnish. A plurality of distinct patterns can be created in the varnish layer, with each of the patterns occurring in... Agent: Attn: Stephanie Hay Ward/kraft, Inc.

20080118699 - Perforated skin for acoustic element, acoustic element and method for making same: A perforated skin consisting of at least one layer (N1-N3) of substantially rectilinear fibers associated with a resin and whose perforations define a regular repeated pattern (a, b, c), characterized in that the perforations affect at least 25% of the skin and in that, at least in a major part... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080118700 - Honeycomb metal carrier and method of producing the same: A cylindrical honeycomb metal support (11) is provided. The metal support (11) includes a honeycomb support (12) having a cylindrical portion (17) formed in its center (16) by laminating a plurality of corrugated sheet materials (23) each in the form of a strip having a corrugated portion (24) and winding... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080118701 - Method for manufacturing honeycomb structure, and honeycomb structure: A method for manufacturing a honeycomb structure includes manufacturing a pillar-shaped honeycomb molded body having a large number of cells disposed in substantially parallel with one another in a longitudinal direction with a cell wall therebetween by using a raw material composition. The raw material composition includes inorganic particles, at... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.c.

20080118702 - Process for producing a honeycomb body with a metallic fleece, honeycomb body produced by the process and process for filtering an exhaust-gas stream: m

20080118703 - Removable surface covering: The invention relates to a removable surface covering comprising a combination of lower supports with plastic support legs and upper ceramic parts which are joined to the supports by means of contact faces and with the aid of an adhesive material, such as to form covering modules which are interconnected... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20080118704 - Luminescent sheet having see-through property, luminescent decorative material, and method of producing the same: e

20080118705 - Process for cutting heat applied indicia and indicia material made by the process: A process for cutting at least one indicia adapted to be applied to an object includes providing a cutting device capable of cutting multiple depths; providing a material having an applicable layer and a supporting carrier layer; positioning the material relative to the cutting device; employing the cutting device to... Agent: Christopher J. Fildes Fildes & Outland, P.c.

20080118706 - Substrate: The invention relates to a substrate with a metallic carrier layer, at least one insulating layer which is provided on a surface side of the carrier layer and which is produced with the aid of a polymer material or polymer component, in addition to metallization which is provided on a... Agent: Hoffman Wasson & Gitler, P.c Crystal Center 2, Suite 522

20080118707 - Method and structure of pattern mask for dry etching: The present invention provides a structure for etching process. The structure has a mask for protecting an area of a wafer from being etched and a seal ring attached under a lower surface of the mask. The mask has at least one air opening to expose an area to be... Agent: Kusner & Jaffe Highland Place Suite 310

20080118708 - Molded plastic part: In a molded plastic part 1 including a body 2 constituting a design surface 2a and a reinforcing structure 3 projectingly provided on a design back surface 2b of the body 2, the body 2 and the reinforcing structure 3 being integrally molded by injection molding, the reinforcing structure 3... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080118709 - Vibration/shock isolators (v/si's): Vibration/Shock/Isolators (V/SI's) which employ tuned, progressive resistance to deformation to isolate a user's anatomy or a protected instrumentality from shock and vibration. The V/SI may be wrapped around a handle to form a grip. A V/SI can also be fabricated in an unlimited number of other configurations to isolate a... Agent: Richard D. Multer

20080118710 - Two-layered optical plate and method for making the same: An exemplary optical plate (20) includes a transparent layer (21) and a light diffusion layer (22). The transparent layer includes a light input interface (211), a light output surface (212) opposite to the light input interface, and plural depressions (213) defined at the light output surface. Each of the depressions... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080118712 - Epitaxially coated semiconductor wafer and device and method for producing an epitaxially coated semiconductor wafer: In a method for producing epitaxially coated semiconductor wafers, a multiplicity of prepared, front side-polished semiconductor wafers are successively coated individually with an epitaxial layer on their polished front sides at temperatures of 800-1200° C. in a reactor, while supporting the prepared semiconductor wafer over a susceptor having a gas-permeable... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c.

20080118711 - Two-layered optical plate and method for making the same: An exemplary optical plate (20) includes a transparent layer (21) and a light diffusion layer (22). The transparent layer includes a light input interface (211), a light output surface (212) opposite to the light input interface, and plural protrusions (213) formed at the light output surface. Each of the protrusions... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080118713 - Polymer-based face panel veneer and edgeband system for producing decorative panels having increased durability and decorative effect and associated methods for producing such a system: The present invention discloses a polymeric resin-based veneer laminating system, associated article and method for producing, for maintaining a mating edge profile of top and edge applied laminates secured to a rigid substrate material, and without compromise to fit and finish in response to temperature and humidity variations existing between... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080118715 - In-mold transfer film: An in-mold transfer film is formed to satisfy the conditions of F2>F1, F3>F2, F3>F1, and F3>F1+F4+F5, where F1 is an adhesive force at an interface between a base and a mold-release layer, F2 is an adhesive force at an interface between the mold-release layer and a printed ink layer, F3... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080118716 - Recording liquid, recording method and recording liquid cartridge: A recording liquid is disclosed. The recording liquid contains a pigment; a solvent for dissolving or dispersing this pigment therein and containing water and a water-soluble organic solvent; a water-soluble resin containing a sulfonated isoprene resin and an acrylic resin; and a surfactant containing a polyoxyethylene alkyl phenyl ether and/or... Agent: Robert J. Depke Lewis T. Steadman

20080118714 - Thermoplastic composite sheet material: A thermoplastic composite sheet material suitable for injection-molding into shaped shell members for electric and electronic products is disclosed to have a top fabric face layer digital-printed or transfer-printed with a design, a bottom thermoplastic sheet member, and a bonding agent sandwiched between the top fabric face layer and the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080118717 - Hardmask for improved reliability of silicon based dielectrics: The present invention provides a hardmask that is located on a surface of a low k dielectric material having at least one conductive feature embedded therein. The hardmask includes a lower region of a hermetic oxide material located adjacent to the low k dielectric material and an upper region comprising... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.c.

20080118718 - Labeled in-mold shaped article, and in-mold label: A labeled in-mold shaped article in which an in-mold label having a thermoplastic resin-containing substrate layer and a heat-seal layer that contains a heat-seal resin and a water-soluble binder is stuck to a shaped article and in which the in-mold label does not peel off rom the shaped article even... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080118719 - Powder coating of gas turbine engine components: In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, there is provided a method of coating a gas turbine engine component using a powder coating process. The method comprises providing a gas turbine engine component; and applying a powder coating to the gas turbine engine component using the powder coating process.... Agent: Harrington & Smith, Pc

20080118721 - Electronic component, mounting structure of electronic component, and process for producing electronic component: A high-reliability electronic component without reduction in insulation resistance under high-temperature and high-humidity conditions has satisfactory solderability of external electrodes. The electronic component includes a main body and external electrodes disposed on surfaces of the main body, the external electrodes include underlying electrode layers each containing a metal, alloy layers... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080118720 - Lid, in particular for food packaging, or label, in particular for the neck of a bottle: In a lid, in particular for food packaging, such as yogurt containers or the like, or a label, in particular a label for the neck of a bottle, comprising an embossed aluminum foil or an embossed aluminum composite foil, plastic foil, plastic composite foil, paper foil or paper composite foil,... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080118722 - Composite ceramic and method for making the same: A composite ceramic of the present invention includes granular alumina particles (A) having an aspect ratio of 3 or less, granular zirconia particles (B) having an aspect ratio of 3 or less, and a columnar crystal (C) having an aspect ratio of 3 or more, the columnar crystal including a... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080118723 - Insulating sheet and refrigerated trailer components formed from same: A reinforcement sheet is formed from plurality of tape layers. Each tape layer includes unidirectional fibers held together by thermoplastic resin. The layers are fused together to form a reinforcement sheet. Because the sheet is formed without weaving, pinholes in the sheet are eliminated. As no stitching is required, the... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20080118724 - Organic light-emitting diode having doped layers: Organic light-emitting diode comprising a lower electrode and an upper electrode, an organic electroluminescent layer and at least one doped organic layer in contact with one of said electrodes. According to the invention, the doping level of this organic layer is higher at the interface with the electrode than in... Agent: Joseph J. Laks, Vice President Patent Operations, Thomas Licensing Inc.

20080118725 - Adhesive preparation: The invention provides an adhesive preparation including a backing, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer which contains a drug and is disposed on at least one side of the backing; in which the backing includes a polyester film having a thickness of 0.5 to 6.0 μm, and a polyester nonwoven fabric... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080118726 - Composite comprising at least one hard component and at least one soft component: The present invention relates to a plastics composite encompassing at least one hard component whose modulus of elasticity is greater than or equal to 1000 MPa and one soft component whose modulus of elasticity is less than or equal to 500 MPa, where the hard and the soft component have... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080118728 - Aqueous dispersions disposed on glass-based fibers and glass-containing substrates: An article including at least one layer of a compound disposed on at least a portion of a glass-containing substrate, wherein the compound includes a polyolefin having a deformation temperature of less than 110° C., and a dispersion stabilizing agent, wherein the compound imparts a modified property to the substrate,... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company Osha Liang

20080118727 - Process for producing elastic and/or water degradable webs from composite filaments: A process of manufacturing a non-woven web from virtually endless composite filaments. The filaments used in the process are arranged in a sheath-core arrangement in which the sheath component comprise a thermoplastic polymer and the core component is selected from the group of an elastomer, a water-soluble polymer or a... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20080118730 - Biaxially oriented film, laminates made therefrom, and method: Disclosed is a biaxially oriented multilayer film comprising at least two layers A-B, wherein A and B represent separate layers at least one of which layers comprises a polyimide having a Tg of greater than about 200° C., wherein the film has a CTE of less than 35 ppm/° C.,... Agent: Sabic - 08cs - Structured Products Sabic Innovative Plastics - Ip Legal

20080118731 - Method of forming a structure having a high dielectric constant, a structure having a high dielectric constant, a capacitor including the structure, a method of forming the capacitor: A method of forming a dielectric structure, such as a layer, is disclosed. The method comprises forming a high-k structure from a plurality of portions of a high-k material. Each of the plurality of portions of the high-k material is formed by depositing a plurality of monolayers of the high-k... Agent: Trask Britt, P.c./ Micron Technology

20080118733 - Nitride semiconductor ingot, nitride semiconductor substrate fabricated from the same and method for making nitride semiconductor ingot: A nitride semiconductor ingot is formed of a nitride semiconductor, and has a length of more than 20 mm and a diameter of not less than 50.8 mm. The nitride semiconductor ingot includes no cracks in a portion except 3 mm from an outermost thereof.... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, Pllc

20080118732 - Packing laminate: A packing laminate (100) includes a main layer (10) and a resin film (20). The main layer is advantageously made of polystyrene. The resin film is usefully made of polyethylene. The resin film is formed on a surface of the main layer. Due to the excellent durability of the polyethylene,... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080118729 - Thermoplastic composition, method of making, and articles formed therefrom: wherein at least about 60 percent of the total number of R1 groups are a divalent C6-36 aromatic organic group, and the balance thereof are C1-36 aliphatic, C5-36 alicyclic, or C6-36 aromatic organic groups; and 0.01 to 10 wt. %, based on the total weight of the polymer component, of... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Sabic (lexan/cycoloy)

20080118734 - Coating compositions: A method for forming an active material containing coating on a substrate, which method comprises the steps of: i) introducing one or more gaseous or atomised liquid and/or solid coating-forming materials which undergo chemical bond forming reactions within a plasma environment and one or more active materials which substantially do... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.c.

20080118735 - Lightweight cement panel: A panel proper 2 is formed by a porous compact 8 produced by filling, curing, and solidifying a mixture prepared by kneading cement, water, reinforcing fibers, and foam obtained by prefoaming a foaming agent in a hermetically sealed cement form block block, contains the reinforcing fibers 7 and foam in... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080118736 - Conductive composite compositions with fillers: Composite materials with a polymer matrix, low resistivity graphite coated fillers having exfoliated and pulverized graphite platelets coated on an outer surface of high resistivity fillers, are provided. The fillers can be fibers or particles. The composite materials incorporating the graphite coated fillers as reinforcements can be electrostatically painted without... Agent: Ian C. Mcleod Ian C. Mcleod, P.c.

20080118737 - Composition for forming porous film, porous film and method for forming the same, interlevel insulator film, and semiconductor device: The present invention provides a composition for film formation which can form a porous film that excels in dielectric properties, adhesion, film consistency and mechanical strength, and that is easily thinned; a porous film and a method for forming the same, and a high-performing and highly reliable semiconductor device which... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080118738 - Microporous materials and multi-layer articles prepared therefrom: e

20080118739 - Blackmatrix for color filter and its method of manufacture: A black matrix for a color filter and its method of manufacture include: forming the black matrix in a predetermined shape on a substrate to define a plurality of pixel regions: forming a light shade layer on the substrate, the light shade layer being formed of an ink-philic black material;... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20080118740 - Decorative sheet and decorative board used thereof: b

20080118741 - Glass articles with adhesion and stain resistant non-stick coatings: The invention provides a non-stick coating for glass cookware that has good adhesion and stain resistance while maintaining the abrasion resistance of the non-stick coating. The non-stick coating comprises a base coat that contains fluoropolymer and colloidal silica and an overcoat comprising one or more polymer layers containing inorganic filler... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080118743 - Deposition mask, method of manufacturing the same, and method of manufacturing electroluminescent display device having the same: A mask for depositing an organic film includes a mask sheet having at least two openings with different sizes and a blocking part formed in a region where the at least two openings are not formed. A supporting frame is formed on a back side of the mask sheet to... Agent: H.c. Park & Associates, Plc

20080118742 - Heat spreading member and manufacturing method thereof: A heat dissipating member composed of a composite material of carbon fibers being substantially aligned in one direction and copper, characterized in that the metal structure of the above copper in the heat dissipating member is a recrystallized structure. The above heat dissipating member is composed of a composite material... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080118744 - Photocatalytic coating and steel plate and canvas coated with the same: The present invention provides a photocatalytic coating which has a predetermined photocatalytic function and reduces hardening time after coating, and the hardened coated film is not dissolved due to photocatalytic function and has flexibility. The present invention also provides a photocatalytic coating in which NAFION® (registered trademark of DuPont) is... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080118746 - Digital printing of low volume applications: A low-cost method of coating low density polyethylene (LDPE), linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), or combinations of the two is disclosed. The method includes treating the polyethylene with a proprietary coating and then digitally printing the coated polyethylene substrate. The coated substrate may then be over-coated to protect the printing,... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.c.

20080118745 - Metallic substrates comprising a deformable glass-type coating: Metallic substrates having a deformable vitreous coating, obtainable by applying an alkali metal silicate-containing coating sol to the substrate and thermally densifying the layer thus obtained in a two-stage heat treatment process, the heat treatment being carried out, in the first stage, either (A) in an oxygen-containing atmosphere or (B)... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080118747 - Process for producing permanent magnet for use in automotive ipm motor: [Means for Resolution] The production process characterized in that it comprises forming on the surface of an R—Fe—B based permanent magnet a 3 to 15 μm thick Ni film as a first layer by electroplating method, followed by a 3 to 15 μm thick Cu or Sn film as a... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080118748 - Emulsion based adhesive: A low noise adhesive product and a process for making such is disclosed. This adhesive product is useful as packaging tape.... Agent: Rohm And Haas Company Patent Department

20080118749 - Barrier film for food packaging: Barrier films are prepared from a blend of two high density polyethylene blend components and a high performance organic nucleating agent. The two high density polyethylene blend components have substantially different melt indices. Large reductions in the moisture vapor transmission rate of the film are observed in the presence of... Agent: Kenneth H. Johnson Patent Attorney

20080118751 - Adhesive strips for assembly, especially formed with three layers and based on thermally cross-linked, viscoelastic acrylate hot-melt adhesives: The invention describes a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape of the kind which can be used in particular for achieving very durable bonds at high temperatures. These adhesive tapes, especially adhesive assembly tapes for the permanent fixing of articles to substrates, are preferably of multilayer construction. The inventive double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.a.

20080118750 - Hydrogenated copolymer-containing laminate: A hydrogenated copolymer-containing laminate comprising a substrate layer, an adhesive layer, and a hydrogenated copolymer composition layer which is laminated on and bonded to the substrate layer through the adhesive layer, the hydrogenated copolymer composition layer comprising a hydrogenated copolymer (I), and a rubbery polymer (II), wherein the hydrogenated copolymer... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080118752 - Antistatic adhesive optical film and image display: The present invention aims at providing an antistatic pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film exhibiting excellent antistatic effect, optical properties, and water resistance and having excellent adhesion between the antistatic layer and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. An antistatic pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film, the optical film having an antistatic layer laminated on at... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080118753 - Composite fibers and asymmetrical fibers obtained from carbon nanotubes and colloidal particles: A method of manufacturing composite fibers comprising two distinct layers having different compositions and physico-chemical properties and controlled, homogenous thicknesses, wherein one of two layers comprises carbon nanotubes and the composite fibers are obtained from carbon nanotube fibers and a first solution of a selected concentration of colloidal particles intended... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper Us LLP

20080118754 - Single crystal silicon rod fabrication methods and a single crystal silicon rod structure: A method of fabricating a single crystal silicon rod may include forming an insulation layer on a substrate, forming a hole in the insulation layer, selectively growing silicon in the hole, forming a silicon layer on the hole and on the insulation layer, forming a rod pattern on the silicon... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080118755 - Compositions and methods for modulation of nanostructure energy levels: 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, for reversibly modifying nanostructures, and for manipulating the electronic properties of nanostructures are also provided. The ligands and coated nanostructures... Agent: Quine Intellectual Property Law Group, P.c.

20080118756 - Multilayer polymer structure: g

20080118757 - Method for manufacturing soq substrate: Hydrogen ions are implanted to a surface (main surface) of the single crystal Si substrate 10 to form the hydrogen ion implanted layer (ion-implanted damage layer) 11. As a result of the hydrogen ion implantation, the hydrogen ion implanted boundary 12 is formed. The single crystal Si substrate 10 is... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080118758 - Metal coated with ceramic and method of manufacturing the same: A metal coated with a ceramic material and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The method includes a) preparing a coating solution by dissolving a SiC precursor in a solvent; b) coating a metal material with the coating solution using a non-thermal coating technique; c) forming a SiC... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080118762 - Electromagnetic wave shielding film and protective plate for plasma display panel: An electromagnetic wave shielding film 10, which comprises a substrate 11 and an electroconductive film 12, wherein the electroconductive film 12 has a multilayer structure in which (n+1) (wherein n is an integer of from 3 to 5) inorganic layers 12a having a refractive index of from 1.55 to 2.5... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080118759 - Mechanical resonators fabricated out of bulk-solidifying amorphous metal alloys: The use of bulk-solidifying amorphous metal alloys, frequently called “liquid metals”, are disclosed as a preferred material of construction for the manufacture of mechanical resonators, such as mechanical resonators utilized in the following: systems using tuning forks and variants of tuning forks, inertial microbalances, vibrating level detectors, vibrating viscosity and... Agent: David Michael Korpi

20080118760 - Method for producing a radiation-absorbing optical element and corresponding radiation absorbing optical element: In a process for the fabrication of a radiation-absorbing optical element that contains a substrate (1) of plastic, a layer with a graduated refractive index (4) is fabricated on at least one surface (2) of the substrate (1) using a plasma etching process, after which a metal layer (7) is... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20080118761 - Modified solder alloys for electrical interconnects, methods of production and uses thereof: Lead-free solder compositions having a thermal conductivity are disclosed that include at least about 2% of silver, at least about 60% of bismuth, and at least one additional metal in an amount that will increase the thermal conductivity of the solder composition over a comparison solder composition consisting of silver... Agent: Buchalter Nemer

20080118763 - Seasoned ferrous cookware: A method, and an article produced thereby, of providing a corroson-resistant, scratch-resistant, and stick-resistant, surface on a ferrous-metal-containing article, including forming microcavities in a ferrous-metal-containing article surface by ferritic nitrocarburization and seasoning the surface, including a non-stick agent deposited thereon. In preferred embodiments, the surface of the article including the... Agent: Jansson Shupe & Munger Ltd.

20080118764 - Adhesive sheet for processing semiconductor wafers and/or substrates: An adhesive sheet for processing semiconductor wafers and/or substrates comprises a UV- and/or radiation-transmittable base film and an adhesive layer that undergoes a polymerization curing reaction by means of UV rays and/or radiation, wherein the adhesive layer comprises at least a tackifier and a surfactant. The adhesive sheet of the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080118765 - Sustainable polymeric nanocomposites: The development described provides methods of producing functionalized cellulose in a one-step acid treatment process and of using the cellulose so derived to make composite polymer materials. The composite materials may include mixtures of the acid treated cellulose, functionalized cellulose polymers, including but not limited to cellulose acetate, cellulose butyrate,... Agent: Berenbaum, Weinshienk & Eason, P.c

20080118766 - Mixed powder for powder metallurgy and green compact using the same: A mixed powder for powder metallurgy to be used as a feedstock of a green compact includes an iron powder and/or an iron alloy powder, a component for improving mechanical properties, and a thermosetting resin powder. In the mixed powder, the thermosetting resin powder is composed of at least one... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080118767 - Material for vapor sources of alkali and alkaline earth metals and a method of its production: The product has the form of singular particles of monocrystalline intermetallic compounds of the general formula AnGam with a continuous gallium surface coating for usage in evaporators of metal A, where A is an alkali or alkaline earth metal. The average diameter of the particles is in the range from... Agent: Nexsen Pruet, Llc

20080118768 - Laser fillet welding: A metal article and a method for welding the metal parts to form the metal article, where the method comprises feeding filler material to an intersection of the metal parts, and melting the filler material with a laser beam to form a weld between the metal parts at the intersection.... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.a. The Kinney & Lange Building

20080118769 - Method of manufacturing thin film, method of manufacturing p-type zinc oxide thin film and semiconductor device: There is provided a method of manufacturing a thin film, in which not only high crystallinity and surface flatness can be realized but also dopant doping can be performed at high concentration. The method includes a low temperature highly doped layer growing step of performing dopant doping while growing the... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080118770 - Method for manufacturing ultra-hydrophilic thin film coated metal product, and ultra-hydrophilic thin film coated metal product: The present invention discloses a method for manufacturing an ultra-hydrophilic thin film coated metal product, and an ultra-hydrophilic thin film coated metal product. In order to easily produce an air conditioning metal material having excellent hydrophilic and aging properties on an industrial production scale, an anticorrosive thin film is selectively... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080118771 - Cast parts with improved surface properties and methods for their production: Techniques for forming cast parts for medical devices suitable for contact with internal regions of patients are described herein. Such parts can be small in scale (e.g., having a major axis less than 0.3 inches, and/or a minor axis less than about 0.08 inches), and can be formed from metals... Agent: Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20080118772 - Component with a coating for reducing the wettability of the surface and method for production thereof: The invention relates to a component made from a substrate with a coating, whereby that coating forms a surface of the component with reduced wettability. The invention further relates to production of said component. The coating which forms a surface with projections and recesses, brings about a reduction in wettability,... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080118773 - Complex composition, polymer complex compound and polymer light-emitting device: A complex composition characterized by comprising a polymer having repeating units represented by the formula (1) and a metal complex which luminesces in its triplet excited state; and a polymer complex compound characterized by comprising repeating units represented by the formula (1) and a metal complex structure which luminesces in... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080118774 - Organic electroluminescent materials and organic electroluminescent device using the same: An organic electroluminescent material and an organic electroluminescent material used for electroluminescent devices is characterized by emission with a high luminance, high illuminant efficiency, low drive voltage, favorable color purity and high thermal steadiness. The hydrogen atom, halogen atom, cyanide group, alkyl group, alkylidene group, cycloalkane group, alkoxy group, amnio... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080118775 - Organic light emitting diode and organic light emitting display having the same: An organic light emitting diode that can improve a driving voltage and emission efficiency includes a first electrode, an organic layer formed on the first electrode and including an emitting layer and an electron transport layer that is doped with an organic n-type impurity, and a second electrode formed on... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080118776 - Organic-electroluminescence-material-containing solution, method for synthesizing organic electroluminescence material, compound synthesized by the method, thin film of organic electroluminescence material and organic electroluminescence device: An organic electroluminescent material-containing solution contains an organic electroluminescent material and a solvent. The organic electroluminescent material contains a host and a dopant. The host includes: an organic electroluminescence-functional portion formed of a low-molecular organic electroluminescent material; and a soluble portion bonded to the organic electroluminescence-functional portion so as to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080118777 - Method for producing high carrier concentration p-type transparent conducting oxides: A method for producing transparent p-type conducting oxide films without co-doping plasma enhancement or high temperature comprising: a) introducing a dialkyl metal at ambient temperature and a saturated pressure in a carrier gas into a low pressure deposition chamber, and b) introducing NO alone or with an oxidizer into the... Agent: Paul J White Nrel

20080118778 - Magnetoresistive reproducing magnetic head and magnetic recording apparatus utilizing the head: A magnetoresistive reproducing head includes first and second free magnetic layers. A non-magnetic layer is provided between the first and second free magnetic layers. A bias applying layer having a single region applies a bias magnetic field in a direction perpendicular to the medium facing plane of the first free-magnetic... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080118779 - Thin-film forming method, thin-film forming apparatus, and multilayer film: A thin-film forming method and a thin-film forming apparatus can suppress the oxidization of a magnetic layer composed of a non-oxide material when a film of oxide is formed on the magnetic layer by sputtering that is suited to mass production. A multilayer film with a low RA value can... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080118780 - Magnetic recording medium and method of manufacturing the same: A discrete track type perpendicular magnetic recording medium having good crystal orientation and perpendicular magnetic anisotropy of a magnetic recording layer is disclosed. The medium is produced by a simple, inexpensive method. A soft magnetic backing layer, a base layer for crystal orientation, and a perpendicular magnetic recording layer are... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20080118781 - Perpendicular magnetic recording media, production process thereof, and perpendicular magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus: Perpendicular magnetic recording media enabling high-density recording and reproduction of information, as well as a production process thereof, and a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus, are provided. Perpendicular magnetic recording media, having at least a soft magnetic underlayer and perpendicular magnetic recording layer on a disc-shaped nonmagnetic substrate, in which... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080113111 - Biaxial film ii: The invention relates to an optically biaxial film comprising an anisotropic material with uniform helically twisted structure and a reflection wavelength below 400 nm, to methods and materials for its preparation, to its use as retardation or compensation film in optical devices like liquid crystal displays, and to compensators and... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.c.

20080113112 - Optical compensation film, method of producing the same, and polarizing plate and liquid crystal display device using the same: e

20080113113 - Optical film, method of manufacturing optical film and liquid crystal display device having the same: An optical film includes a multi-layer sheet including: a plurality of polyethylene terephthalate polymer layers, the polymer layers having a first refraction index in a first direction parallel to a plane of the polymer layers and a second refraction index in a second direction parallel to the plane of the... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw, LLP

20080113114 - Optical film, method of manufacturing optical film and liquid crystal display device including the same: Provided are an optical film, a method of manufacturing the optical film, and a liquid crystal display device including the optical film. The optical film includes a multi-layer sheet. The multi-layer sheet includes a polymer layer having first and second refraction indexes in first and second stretching directions, respectively. A... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw, LLP

20080113117 - Light diffusing films, methods of making the same, and articles using the same: o

20080113115 - Optical device, method of fabricating the same, and liquid crystal display: An optical device is disclosed. The optical device includes: a polymerizable liquid crystal monomer hybrid-aligned in the optical device; and a first polymerizable liquid crystal monomer aligned at a given angle to an alignment processed surface; and a second polymerizable liquid crystal monomer hybrid-aligned relative to the alignment processed surface;... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080113116 - Retardation film:

20080113121 - Cyclic polyolefin film, and polarizing plate and liquid crystal display device using the same: wherein R1 to R8 each independently represents a hydrogen atom; a halogen atom; a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group that has a carbon number of 1 to 30 and that may have a linking group containing an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a nitrogen atom or a silicon atom; or... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080113119 - Polarizing plate and image display apparatus using the same: It is an object of the present invention to provide a polarizing plate having excellent adhesive property between a polarizer and a protective film, excellent durability under high temperature and high humidity conditions, and excellent appearance, and an image display apparatus using the polarizing plate. The polarizing plate of the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080113120 - Transparent substrate with optical compensation ability and liquid crystal display using the same: wherein A and A′ are cyclic aliphatic or aromatic compounds, B and B′ are cyclic aliphatic or aromatic compounds. In particular, the refractive index of the transparent polyimide is nx=ny>nz, that is, it has ability of adjusting the negative type c-plate phase difference, wherein nx represents the lateral refractive index,... Agent: Wpat, Pc Intellectual Property Attorneys

20080113118 - Cellulose acylate film: A cellulose acylate film produced by a melt-casting film formation, wherein the total of the number of projections having a height of from 0.1 μm to 100 μm and a length of at least 1 mm and the number of depressions having a depth of from 0.1 μm to 100... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080113122 - Optical film, method of manufacturing optical film and liquid crystal display device having the same: An optical film includes a multi-layer sheet having a plurality of polyethylene terephthalate polymer layers, the polymer layers having a first refraction index in a first direction parallel to a plane of the polymer layers and a second refraction index in a second direction parallel to the plane of the... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw, LLP

20080113123 - Slab of composite material: A slab of composite material is made by unloading a material from mixers and passing it through hoppers, extractor/conveyor belts, a homogenizing disk, conveyor belts, leveling hoppers, an extracting belt and an underlying leveling hopper to an underlying mold, to produce the slab which can have veins of a natural... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20080113125 - Three-dimensional branching structures and methods for making and using same: The specification and drawing disclose the steps and structure involved in making one of a wide variety of three-dimensional branching structures that can be individually formed into extremely complex spatial representations of natural or abstract shapes suitable for viewing from many perspectives. A branching structure in the form of a... Agent: Sam Sutton

20080113126 - Dual purpose receiver sheet: A dual purpose receiver sheet suitable for use in both digital offset printing presses and xerographic (dry toner) printers and presses, is provided The inventive receiver sheet employs a microporous toner receiving layer(s) prepared from fine particles in combination with at least one film forming binder, these components being present... Agent: Holland & Bonzagni, P.c.

20080113127 - Container with insulative label: An insulative label is provided for a beverage container to reduce heat transfer, particularly heat transfer by conduction from a consumer's hand to the beverage container. The label comprises a dual-ply construction, with a grid pattern placed between the layered materials. Preferably, the label comprises a film base layer secured... Agent: Sheridan Ross Pc

20080113130 - Packaging films comprising nylon blend compositions: Compositions and packaging films are provided having a blend of an amorphous nylon copolymer, a low temperature polyamide, and a high temperature polyamide. The compositions can be used in making heat shrinkable films and food packages having desirable levels of free shrink.... Agent: Bemis Company, Inc.

20080113131 - Multilayer sealable film having a temperature-resistant layer therein: The present invention provides a multilayer sealable film having a sealable outer layer, a first heat resistant layer, a core layer, and a second heat resistant layer. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the core layer is positioned between the two heat resistant layers. The sealable layer is... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080113132 - Apparatus for forming an extrusion blow molded vessel with insert and method: An apparatus and method of forming a vessel is disclosed, wherein a plurality of bosses are disposed in a pattern die having a die cavity with a desired shape, a material is extruded through the mold, the material is blow molded to take the shape of the cavity, and the... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller Llc

20080113134 - Multilayer container for enhanced gas barrier properties: A multilayer container having enhanced gas barrier properties comprises at least two outer layers comprising a polymer matrix, and at least one barrier layer disposed between the at least two outer layers. The at least one barrier layer comprises a first polymer composition comprising a polymer matrix and a low... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20080113133 - Transparent deep drawn anti-fog films: Deep drawn transparent thermoplastic polymeric film having anti-fog properties, useful for packaging moisture releasing products, such as foods.... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.a.

20080113135 - Easy opening bag: The present invention provides a bag which can be opened easily and straightly in the same direction as the opening direction and can ensure easier removal of contents therefrom. Further, the present invention provides a bag having excellent moistureproof effect and improved storage stability of contents by interleaving an aluminum... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080113137 - Inner tube of balls: An inner tube of balls includes a first rubber layer to form an inner layer, a fabric layer located on an outer surface of the first rubber layer, and a second rubber layer located on the fabric layer to sandwich the fabric layer between the first rubber layer and the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080113138 - Poly(arylene ether)/polyolefin composition, method, and article: A thermoplastic composition includes the product of melt kneading a composition including a poly(arylene ether), a polyolefin, and a high molecular weight hydrogenated block copolymer of an alkenyl aromatic compound and a conjugated diene. The composition exhibits substantially improved chemical resistance compared to a corresponding composition prepared with a lower... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Sabic (noryl)

20080113139 - Paper with adhesive: The present invention aims to provide a paper with adhesive capable of maintaining predetermined adhesive force without the region corresponding to an adhesive layer curving in use in the paper with adhesive configuring a sticky, the paper with adhesive including an adhering part applied with adhesive and a non-adhering part... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, Pllc

20080113140 - Idler roller adhesive tape: A adhesive tape is having a first substrate layer, an adhesive layer, and a release layer. The first substrate layer has a first side and a second side, and the first substrate layer is embossed with a traction enhancing pattern. The adhesive layer is attached to the first layer side... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP (la)

20080113141 - Pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet, and method for producing it: A pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed on at least one surface of the support thereof, wherein the surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on at least one surface of the support partly has projected spots of fibers. The projected spots of fibers are preferably... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080113143 - Flexible material and method of manufacturing the flexible material: A flexible protective padding material is described and comprises an array of resilient multilayered elements or blocks which have generally planar top and bottom surfaces and each of which have at least two layers which include a first layer bonded to an outer second layer. The total compressibility of each... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080113144 - Flocked transfer and article of manufacture including the application of the transfer by thermoplastic polymer film: A flocked transfer is produced by applying a release agent to a release sheet, and then applying the flocking to a release agent. Unlike the traditional method, a binder and thermoplastic hot melt film is applied to the back of the flock. The transfer, which is essentially release sheet, is... Agent: Sheridan Ross Pc

20080113146 - Methods and systems for recycling carpet and carpets manufactured from recycled material: The present invention pertains to carpet and methods of making and recycling carpet. In one aspect, the carpet includes: a primary backing which has a face and a back surface; a plurality of fibers attached to the primary backing and extending from the face of the primary backing and exposed... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.c.

20080113147 - Fibrillar microstructure for conformal contact and adhesion: Disclosed herein is a dry, re-applicable, fibrillar adhesive apparatus.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080113148 - Extruded polymeric high transparency films: A process for making a protective and decorative surfacing film comprises extrusion coating a solventless polymeric material from an extruder die to form an optically clear first layer on a polyester carrier sheet traveling past the extruder die opening. The extrusion coated first layer is immediately cooled on the carrier... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080113150 - Suction tape: A suction tape with a large number of miniature vacuum suction cups on one side or both sides is invented here. The suction tapes have many of the advantages of the double-sided adhesive tapes, hook-and-loop (Velcro) tapes, and vacuum suction cups without their disadvantages.... Agent: Calvin Lee

20080113124 - Composition for acrylic artificial stone, artificial stone, and associated methods: An acrylic artificial stone composition includes an acrylic resin, metallized polymer film particles, and an inorganic filler.... Agent: Lee & Morse, P.c.

20080113128 - Hollow structure plate, manufacturing method thereof, manufacturing device thereof, and sound absorbing structure plate: Introduction guides 12 are provided above and below a sheet-introduction opening portion of a pressure-reduced chamber 10, and heating means 17 is provided between the introduction guides. Each resin sheet 3 is attracted and attached respectively to the circumferential surface of a corresponding emboss roller 11 by reducing pressure. Pins... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20080113129 - Packaging device and method for absorbing moisture: A packaging device and method for absorbing and reducing moisture as well as a manufacturing process for such device. The packaging device is a container made from paperboard such as containerboards or linerboards with a corrugated medium. The paperboard is insulated with moisture absorbing additives comprising charcoal, activated charcoal, activated... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, Llc

20080113136 - Gas bag finished with a flame retardant: A gas bag for a vehicle occupant restraint system comprises at least one wall part made of a fabric that is finished with a flame retardant, wherein the flame retardant contains an intumescent material.... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.l.p.

20080113142 - Transfer tape for cutting and spooling a paper web: A paper web transfer tape having a cover flap joined longitudinally to a carrier member along the trailing edge such that the cover flap opens in a hinged manner to expose a pressure sensitive adhesive layer on the carrier member for adherence to an advancing paper web for severance and... Agent: Rogers Towers, P.a.

20080113145 - Double-face velour fabric articles having improved dynamic insulation performance: A double-face velour fabric article consists of a fabric body having a technical face formed by a filament stitch yarn and a technical back formed by a filament loop yarn. The filament stitch yarn includes a heat sensitive material, e.g. a hot melt material or a heat shrinkable material, and/or... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080113149 - Surface processing apparatus: This surface processing apparatus has a reactor in which plasma is generated and a substrate whose surface is to be processed by the plasma is arranged, and a magnet plate for creating a point-cusp magnetic field distributed in an inner space of the reactor, in which the plasma is generated.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080113151 - Articles of composite structure having appearance of wood: A door or other entryway component of synthetic resin composite construction and closely resembling the appearance of stained real wood. Skin portions of doors and other structures have a surface layer of clear gel coat resin molded to include the texture of a wood grain surface. A subsurface layer adjacent... Agent: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP

20080113152 - Loop materials: Loop products are provided that include a carrier sheet having a plurality of holes pierced therethrough, a layer of fibers disposed on a first side of the carrier sheet, and a scrim reinforcing layer interposed between the fibers on the first side of the carrier sheet and the carrier sheet.... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080113153 - Stretch film particularly for palletizing and method for manufacturing the film: A stretch film particularly for palletizing, constituted by strips of plastic film which are arranged side-by-side and are contoured so as to have regions where their edges overlap the adjacent edges of the nearby strips; the joining of the overlap regions allows to form the film.... Agent: Modiano & Associati

20080113154 - Assembly element including two superposed strip shaped elastic structures and timepiece fitted with the same: s

20080113155 - Nano transfer and nanoreplication using deterministically grown sacrificial nanotemplates: Methods, manufactures, machines and compositions are described for nanotransfer and nanoreplication using deterministically grown sacrificial nanotemplates. An apparatus, includes a substrate and a nanoconduit material coupled to a surface of the substrate. The substrate defines an aperture and the nanoconduit material defines a nanoconduit that is i) contiguous with the... Agent: John Bruckner Pc

20080113156 - Fluid coupler and a device arranged with the same: Plural film layers are disposed on a substrate. Each film layer has regions devoid of film material, thus forming film layer cavity openings. Each film layer has its cavities arranged to provide fluid coupling with its adjacent film layer or layers. The film layer cavities form a traverse channel coupling... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20080113157 - Method for fabricating master stamper/imprinters for patterned recording media utilizing hybrid resist: A method of fabricating a master stamper/imprinter for manufacturing a patterned recording medium by nano-imprint lithography comprises steps of: (a) providing a substrate having a surface; (b) forming a layer of a hybrid resist material on the surface, the resist layer having an exposed upper surface; (c) subjecting selected areas... Agent: Seagate Technology Llc C/o Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080113158 - Multi-layer recording support: This invention relates to a support comprising a substrate having a top side and a back side, wherein at least the top side is provided with at least two resin layers, wherein the outermost resin layer, which is most distant from the substrate, comprises at least 50 wt. % of... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080113159 - Stainless sheet for a tool cabinet: A stainless sheet for a tool cabinet has an external surface and a transparent painting layer. The external surface is rough, and the transparent painting layer is formed on the rough external surface.... Agent: Thomas E. Sisson Jackson Walker, LLP

20080113160 - Method and apparatus for localized bonding: One or more cavities are formed in the bonding surfaces of one, all, or some of the elements to be bonded. These cavities serve as receptacles for the bonding material and are where the bonds are localized. The cavities are of sufficient size and shape so that their volume is... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080113161 - Former for pavement-like sites, method of making same, method of using same, and resulting pavement-like site: A former, process for making same, process for using same, and resulting pavement-like site, where the former is a one-time use structure made of wood fiber or paper pulp molded into a rigid shape and defining a plurality of hollow peak-like structures extending from a base sheet. Each peak is... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080113162 - Reactive silicic acid suspensions: Suspensions of fine particles in a liquid containing a colloid-scale adhesive produce coatings and shaped articles which are both porous and robust.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c.

20080113163 - Thermal barrier coating for combustor panels: A method is disclosed that selectively applies thermal barrier coatings that exhibit different degrees of thermal conductivity to different inner surface areas of engine combustor panels. Different types of TBCs are applied to predetermined inner surface areas of a combustor panel based on empirical observation or prediction. TBCs exhibiting low... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.c. (p&w)

20080113164 - Method for manufacturing electronic component, and electronic component: A method for manufacturing an electronic component includes preparing an element substrate having a function section for providing a function of an electronic component, and an external-connection electrode; bonding a low-sandblast-resistant case plate to the element substrate through a high-sandblast-resistant adhesive layer; forming, by sandblast processing, a hole in the... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080113165 - Antireflection film, polarizing plate and image display utilizing the same: An antireflection film with a sufficient antireflection property in addition to the scratch resistance is provided. The antireflection film includes a transparent substrate; a hard coat layer; and a low refractive index layer having a refractive index lower than that of the transparent substrate in this order, and satisfies the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080113167 - Color tools and methods for color matching: Tools for matching the color of a coating on an article are disclosed. These tools include (a) a color chip that includes a coating exhibiting gonio-apparent properties; and (b) a window disposed directly adjacent to at least one side of the color chip, wherein the window has dimensions sufficient for... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20080113166 - Stamped product used to seal holes in a durable manner, in particular in sheet or in plastic pieces on car bodies: having an at least partly single-sidedly self-adhesively treated base layer comprising a heat-resistant backing whose area is greater than the area of the hole to be obturated and which is provided, in particular centrally, on the adhesively treated side with a first section of a heat-activable adhesive sheet whose area... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, Pa

20080113168 - Material for substrate mounting optical circuit-electrical circuit mixedly and substrate mounting optical circuit-electrical circuit mixedly: A material for an optical circuit-electrical circuit mixedly mounting substrate comprises a light permeable resin layer, and an optical circuit forming layer that is made of a light permeable resin of which refractive index increases (or decreases) when irradiated with an activating energy beam and is disposed adjacent to the... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080113169 - Materials having predefined morphologies and methods of formation thereof: A material and an associated method of formation. A self-assembling block copolymer that includes a first block species and a second block species respectively characterized by a volume fraction of F1 and F2 with respect to the self-assembling block copolymer is provided. At least one crosslinkable polymer that is miscible... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20080113170 - Method and apparatus for fabricating an anti-fatigue mat employing multiple durometer layers: A method and apparatus are disclosed for fabricating an anti-fatigue mat that employs a layer of resilient gel material that exhibits a first durometer. The method employs a frame assembly that receives a flexible support sheet. The frame assembly includes an aperture that receives a layer of heated liquid gel... Agent: Mark P. Kahler

20080113171 - Silicon wafer for semiconductor and manufacturing method thereof: Silicon wafers having a density of BMDs with sizes between 20 to 40 nm at positions ≧20 μm below the wafer surface in the range of 5×1011/cm3, and a density of BMDs with sizes of ≧300 nm≦1×107/cm3, exhibit reduced slip dislocation and warpage. The wafers are sliced from a crystal... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c.

20080113172 - Partially fluorinated compositions and surface active agents: Partially fluorinated amino acid derivatives are provided that are useful as organogelators and surface treatment materials to provide oil- and water-repellency properties to substrates. Also provided are composite materials comprising a porous support and a porous nanoweb. The porous nanoweb contains fibrous structures of about 10 nm to about 1000... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080113173 - Polyvinyl alcohol film and process for producing the same: The present invention provides a polyvinyl alcohol film having a film thickness of 30 to 70 μm and a kinetic friction coefficient against a stainless-steel roll of 0.03 or less and a process for producing a polyvinyl alcohol film.... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.c.

20080113174 - Quartz glass having excellent resistance against plasma corrosion and method for producing the same: As a jig material to use under plasma reaction for producing semiconductors, the present invention provides a quartz glass having resistance against plasma corrosion, particularly corrosion resistance against fluorine-based plasma gases, and which is usable without causing anomalies to silicon wafers; the present invention furthermore provides a quartz glass jig,... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer Pllc

20080113175 - Fire retardant compositions and methods and apparatuses for making the same: A method and apparatus for forming yarn provides a feeding component that feeds one or more ribbons of tow starting material, a drafting component that includes at least two pairs of rollers through which the feed materials pass and which stretch-breaks the starting material into a cohesive elongated network of... Agent: Duane Morris LLP

20080113176 - Curable polyvinyl benzyl compound and process for producing the same: m

20080113177 - Aromatic polyamide porous film, process for producing the same and secondary battery:

20080113179 - Method for the manufacture of a fiber-composite component and fiber-composite component manufactured according to this method: With a method for the manufacture of fiber-composite components, more particularly of fan blades for aircraft engines, dry fiber mats are superimposed in a lay-up mold, correctly positioned and fixed with locating pins and subsequently sewn in the mold. Metallic indicators are provided on at least one mat. The preformed... Agent: Harbin King & Klima

20080113178 - Molecular self-assembly in substrate processing: Methods for sealing a porous dielectric are presented including: receiving a substrate, the substrate including the porous dielectric; exposing the substrate to an organosilane, where the organosilane includes a hydrolysable group for facilitating attachment with the porous dielectric, and where the organosilane does not include an alkyl group; and forming... Agent: Kali Law Group, P. C

20080113180 - Elastomer composite materials in low density forms and methods: A bale of elastomer composite is formed of elastomer and filler, the bale having a void volume of at least 3%. In another aspect, a container is provided, at least a portion of the container being occupied by elastomer composite pieces of elastomer and filler, wherein the occupied portion of... Agent: Martha Ann Finnegan, Esq. Cabot Corporation

20080113181 - Interior vehicle trim panel having a sprayed expanded polyurethane layer and method and system of making same: Aspects of the present invention include interior vehicle trim panel having a sprayed expanded polyurethane layer and method of making same. In at least one embodiment, the method of making the vehicle interior trim panel comprises providing a skin layer on a spray tool, spraying expandable polyurethane reactive components onto... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c. / Lear Corporation

20080113182 - Coating having macroscopic texture and process for making same: In addition, the present invention provides a process for making a coating on a substrate, comprising the steps of distributing a pre-cured coating mixture comprising a radiation-curable resin and an initiator or a thermally-curable resin and thermal initiator over at least a portion of a substrate to form a pre-cured... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP.

20080113184 - Adhesive sheet: An adhesive sheet including a releasable base material, and an adhesive layer formed on one surface of the base material is provided. The adhesive layer includes an adhesive composition including (A) 100 parts by mass of a carboxyl group-containing urethane-modified polyester resin, (B) an epoxy resin, (C) a curing agent,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080113183 - High contrast sphere-supported thin-film electroluminescent devices: A two layer AR coating system for improving the contrast ratio of SSTFEL and Nixel devices. It is composed of an ITO layer and ultra-thin gold layer deposited on the surface of the EL devices. Thus the antireflection layer for a flexible emissive electroluminescent (EL) device comprises a layer of... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.c.

20080113185 - Plastic composite elements and a process for the production thereof: The present invention relates to composite elements containing, as a layer, at least one thermoplastic polymer, adhering to which, as a layer, a polyisocyanate polyaddition product is attached, and a process for the production thereof.... Agent: Bayer Material Science Llc

20080113188 - Hydrophobic organic-inorganic hybrid silane coatings: Exemplary embodiments provide compositions and devices for hydrophobic coatings, and methods for making them. The hydrophobic coating can be formed from a coating solution including, for example, organically modified silicates (ormosils) mixed with coupling agents. Specifically, a sol-gel solution can be formed (e.g., at room temperature) including a plurality of... Agent: Mh2 Technology Law Group, LLP

20080113186 - Method for growing si-ge semiconductor materials and devices on substrates: A method is provided for growing Si—Ge materials on Si(100) with Ge-rich contents (Ge>50 at. %) and precise stoichiometries SiGe, SiGe2, SiGe3 and SiGe4. New hydrides with direct Si—Ge bonds derived from the family of compounds (H3Ge)xSiH4-x (x=1-4) are used to grow uniform, relayed and highly planar films with low... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080113187 - Resin composition for high-frequency electronic and electric parts and shaped article thereof: An object of the present invention is to provide a thermoplastic resin composition, an extruded sheet and a copper clad laminate excellent in processability such as extrusion processability and injection moldabilities, solder heat resistance and mechanical properties such as bending properties, durability and drilling processability and satisfying low dielectric loss... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080113189 - Method for producing polyester nanocomposites: Polyester nanocomposites and methods of preparation thereof are presented.... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti Pc

20080113190 - Extruded cellulose-polymer composition and system for making same: The present invention is directed to a device for the production of a cellular wood plastic composite material comprised of an orifice that conducts the composite material from the adapter of the extruder to the transition die plate in such a manner that a uniform flow of material reaches the... Agent: Intellectual Property Dept. Dewitt Ross & Stevens Sc

20080113191 - Film adhesive bonding apparatus and process: The invention relates to a method of bonding two members together utilizing a stack of solid film adhesive and a layer of solid film adhesive, both disposed between the members. A pressure-applying device may be utilized to apply low pressure to force the members together. The pressure may force the... Agent: Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon LLP And The Boeing Company

20080113192 - Radiation curable coating composition: The invention relates to a radiation curable composition including a polyester urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer prepared from ortho-carboxylic polyester polyols, where the composition, after cure, has a secant modulus greater than about 600 MPa and an elongation at break of at least about 10%. The invention also relates to coated optical... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080113193 - Method of moulding a part in a hydraulically-setting matrix and part thus produced: A process for manufacturing an article by molding and the article obtained by the process. The process includes an injection molding in a mold, a vacuum water extraction, and a demolding the fresh article.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080113194 - Polypropylene-based monofilaments with improved properties: The invention relates to polypropylene-based monofilaments having improved properties, especially an improved abrasion resistance, to a process for manufacturing these monofilaments and to their use. The invention relates more particularly to polypropylene-based monofilaments obtained from a polypropylene having a melt flow index (MFI) at 230° C./2.16 kg of less than... Agent: Jean-louis Seugnet Rhodia Inc-legal Department

20080113195 - Silver-containing aqueous formulation and its use to produce electrically conductive or reflective coatings: e

20080113196 - Microstructures, microdevices and related methods: Microstructures, microdevices and related methods are disclosed.... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080113197 - Methods and apparatus for coating particulate material: Methods and apparatus for coating particulate material are provided. The apparatus includes a vessel having a top and a bottom, a vertically extending conduit having an inlet in the vessel and an outlet outside of the vessel, a first fluid inlet in the bottom of the vessel for introducing a... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti Pc

20080113198 - Leather articles and methods for producing the same: Novel leather articles comprise a substrate and a coating applied to a surface of the substrate. The coating comprises a prepolymer or resin. The prepolymer or resin can be produced, for example, by the reaction of (i) an isocyanate, (ii) at least one reactant selected from the group consisting of... Agent: Legal Department (m-495)

20080113199 - Perfluoroether based polymers: v

20080113201 - Black paste and plasma display panel and method for preparation thereof: A black paste contains an organic component and an inorganic powder containing a glass powder and a cobalt oxide. A plasma display panel having a black layer made from the black paste, and methods for fabricating the black paste, the plasma display are also provided.... Agent: Darby & Darby P.c.

20080113200 - Fluoroalkyl phosphate compositions: b

20080113202 - Process for manufacturing quartz crystal element: A process for manufacturing a quartz crystal element consists of the steps of producing plural quartz layers on a surface of a crystalline substrate having a lattice constant differing from that of quartz crystal, in which each of the quartz layers consists of a crystalline phase and an amorphous phase,... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20080113203 - Coated elastomeric article and method for making a coated elastomeric article: An elastomeric article, such as a glove or a condom, is coated with a compound containing silicone, collagen and allantoin.... Agent: Beck And Tysver P.l.l.c.

20080113204 - Transparent resin film, its manufacturing method, electronic display, liquid crystal display, organic el display, and touch panel: A transparent resin film for an electronic display and its manufacturing method are disclosed, the transparent resin film having an ultraviolet light transmittance of not less than 50%, the ultraviolet light having a wavelength range of from 250 to 450 nm, and having a glass transition temperature of not less... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080113205 - Electronic or optoelectronic assembly with an electromagnetic screening structure, method for manufacturing same: The invention relates to an electromagnetic screening structure on or in a non-conductive carrier material in which non-conductive metal compounds are placed. The screening structure comprises a flat metal seed layer formed on or in the carrier material, which is formed through metal seeds that have been released through electromagnetic... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20080113206 - Waterborne adhesives for elastomers: e

20080113207 - Coatings for drug delivery devices having gradient of hydration: A coating for an implantable medical device is provided comprising a first layer including a first polymer and a second layer including a second polymer. The second layer is disposed over at least a portion of the first layer. The second polymer has a lower degree of hydration than the... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20080113208 - Insertion type ornament: The utility model discloses an Insertion Type Ornament, consisting of a basal body (1) and a plug-in-unit, which splice with each other, therein the basal body (1) defines a plug-in pole (2), and a perforated channel is defined inside the plug-in-unit (6), the cross sectional shape of the plug-in pole... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, Pc

20080113209 - Metal reactor cell and manufacturing method thereof: An exhaust manifold and a method for manufacturing an exhaust manifold that includes a housing part and overlapping corrugated sheet parts having corrugations at an angle of 10 to 60 degrees relative to each other. The method includes the steps of preoxidizing the manifold parts and after the preoxidation step... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080113210 - Rare earth element-iron-boron alloy, and magnetically anisotropic permanent magnet powder and method for production thereof: A method of making a magnetically anisotropic magnet powder according to the present invention includes the steps of preparing a master alloy by cooling a rare-earth-iron-boron based molten alloy and subjecting the master alloy to an HDDR process. The step of preparing the master alloy includes the step of forming... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20080113211 - Ceramic coating material: A ceramic material suitable for use as a coating, such as a porous thermal barrier coating (TBC) on a component intended for use in a hostile thermal environments. The coating material consists essentially of zirconia stabilized by at least one rare-earth metal oxide and further alloyed to contain a limited... Agent: Hartman And Hartman, P.c.

20080113212 - Skin having enameled metal structure for parallel device: A skin is coated on a shell of a parallel device. With the skin, the parallel device becomes more beautiful. The skin is made of enamel. Hence, the shell is kept from scrape and corrosion. At the same time, the shell is more easily cleaned.... Agent: Troxell Law Office Pllc

20080113215 - Electroluminescent materials and devices: An electroluminescent compound is a diarylamine anthracene compound.... Agent: David Silverstein Andover-ip-law

20080113214 - Luminescent device: A device for stimulable light emission that includes a fiber mat of nanofibers having an average fiber diameter in a range between 100 and 2000 nm, and includes plural stimulable particles disposed in association with the nanofibers. The stimulable particles produce secondary light emission upon receiving primary light at a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080113213 - Optical amplifying materials: An optical amplifying material is described, consisting of a support and having coated thereon a thin, transparent amplifying layer containing nanocrystalline, nanoporous aluminum oxides and/or aluminum oxide/hydroxides and, optionally, a binder, and, superposed on this layer, a luminescence layer preferably consisting of tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum.... Agent: Onofrio Law

20080113216 - Organometallic complex, and light-emitting element and light-emitting device using the same: It is an object of the present invention to provide a substance capable of emitting phosphorescence. In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide a light-emitting element that is excellent in chromaticity. One aspect of the present invention is an organometallic complex having a structure represented... Agent: Eric Robinson

20080113217 - Thermal barrier coating compositions, processes for applying same and articles coated with same: A process of coating an article includes the steps of (1) forming a layer of a ceramic based compound on an article; (2) providing a solution containing a metal as a particulate having a diameter of about 10 nanometers to about 1000 nanometers and present in an amount of about... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.c. (p&w)

20080113218 - Thermal barrier coating compositions, processes for applying same and articles coated with same: A process of coating an article includes the steps of (1) applying a ceramic based compound to at least one surface of an article to form a layer of ceramic based compound; (2) applying at least one inert compound upon the ceramic based compound layer to form a protective layer,... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.c. (p&w)

20080113219 - Copper oxide thin film low-friction material and film-forming method therefor: A copper oxide thin film mainly containing CuO is formed by a plasma film-forming process on a substrate for film formation. The friction coefficient of the copper oxide thin film can be controlled remarkably low.... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20080113220 - Magnetic tunnel junction structure and method: Methods and apparatus are provided for magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) (10, 50) employing synthetic antiferromagnet (SAF) free layers (14, 14′). The MTJ (10, 50) comprises a pinned ferromagnetic (FM) layer (32, 18), the SAF (14) and a tunneling barrier (16) therebetween. The SAF (14) has a first higher spin polarization... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.c. (fs)

20080113221 - Perpendicular magnetic recording medium and magnetic storage apparatus using the same: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention help to obtain a perpendicular magnetic recording medium having a granular structure, excellent recording/reproducing properties, and excellent durability. According to one embodiment, a recording layer includes a layer which has crystal grains mainly composed of cobalt and crystal grain boundaries mainly composed of... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20080113222 - Thin film magnetic head for detecting leak magnetic field from recording medium by using tunnel magnetoresistive effect: A thin film magnetic head includes: an element part formed by laminating an antiferromagnetic layer, a fixed magnetic layer, an insulating barrier layer, and a free magnetic layer on a substrate; and a protective layer that protects an end surface of the element part opposite a recording medium. The insulating... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080113223 - Metal alloys for the reflective or the semi-reflective layer of an optical storage medium: A silver-based alloy thin film is provided for the semi-reflective coating layer of optical discs. Alloy additions to silver include zinc, lithium, germanium, indium, tin, aluminum, and silicon. These alloys have moderate to high reflectivity and reasonable corrosion resistance in the ambient environment.... Agent: Target Technology Company, Llc

20080113224 - Perpendicular magnetic recording medium and method of manufacturing the same: Embodiments of the present invention help to improve corrosion resistance and durability by providing a functional diamond like carbon (DLC) protective layer for a perpendicular magnetic recording medium using a granular magnetic layer. According to one embodiment, when a DLC protective layer that protects a granular magnetic layer of a... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20080113225 - Perpendicular magnetic recording medium and method for manufacturing the same: Fluctuation of read/write characteristics during mass production is suppressed for a perpendicular magnetic recording medium having a perpendicular recording layer of a bi-layered structure, in which a first Co—Cr—Pt alloy magnetic layer containing an oxide and a second Co—Cr—Pt magnetic layer are formed successively. According to one embodiment, in a... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20080107827 - Diffusing structure: P

20080107830 - Image-providing apparatus and method for communication device: A structure and related method of providing a morphing appearance of a surface of such a structure can be implemented in relation to a wireless communication device such as a cellular telephone. In at least one embodiment, the structure is implemented in a cellular telephone and includes a first layer... Agent: Motorola Inc

20080107834 - Color filter substrate and method for manufacturing the same: The invention provides a color filter substrate and a method for manufacturing the same, including a substrate, a plurality of color filters, and a plurality of banks. The banks separate the color filters, and the angle between the sidewall and the substrate is about 60° to 90°. The banks of... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080107833 - Metal-clad laminate and method for production thereof: A metal-clad laminate excellent in isotropy, appearance, bondability between a TLC polymer film and a metallic sheet, and dimensional stability is provided less costly with a first step of thermally compressing the film with the metallic sheet by passing them through a nipping region between heating rolls, and a second... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080107835 - Diamond clears gemstone parcel paper: The nature of the technical disclosure show the three separate sheets of Gemstone parcel paper bonded at the edge of a plastic window, which is placed relatively in the center of a unfolded three ply gemstone paper.... Agent: Leonard Mark Weinstein

20080107836 - Method and apparatus for spacing artwork from a transparent covering in a picture frame: The invention provides a method and apparatus for spacing artwork from a transparent covering in a picture frame that addresses production problems encountered by large chain stores and high volume framers that use current spacer designs. The spacer herein disclosed is generally rectangular in shape with a protrusion extending from... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20080107837 - Pushpin bulletin board with a textured and embossed surface to look like a framed three-dimensional oil painting: A pushpin bulletin board with a decorative surface to look like a framed artwork. The pushpin bulletin board includes a panel of fiberboard having an upper surface and an embossed vinyl canvas sheet adhered to the upper surface of the fiberboard panel. A painting is applied to the embossed vinyl... Agent: Ezra Sutton Pa Plaza 9 Building

20080107840 - Convertible/inverted tree: An invertible decorative tree having sections that are each provided with complementary receiving and associating mechanisms. The sections include a stand, a trunk segment, at least one tree body and a tree top. Through the complementary relationships of the receiving and associating mechanisms, the tree can be arranged to provide... Agent: G. Brian Pingel, Brown, Winick, Graves, Gross, Baskerville And Schoenebaum, P.L.C

20080107841 - Reflective clear coat composition: A reflective clear coat composition. In at least one embodiment, the composition includes a clear coat composition including a polymeric binder comprised of one or more resins and reflective flakes having a reflectivity of at least 30% in at least a portion of the near infrared radiation (NIR) region of... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c./fgtl

20080107845 - Packaging laminate, a method in connection with the production of it, and a packaging container: A packaging laminate for a packaging container for a food product, which packaging laminate comprises an outer polypropylene based heat sealable layer, a paper or paperboard based bulk layer, an aluminium gas barrier layer, and an inside comprising an inner polypropylene based heat sealable layer. The inner polypropylene based heat... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080107846 - Composite hollow body and method and device for making same: A method of manufacturing a composite hollow body including an internal coating and at least one external coating of composite based on thermoplastic and glass. A powder is sprayed onto a support of a shape suited to the shape of the hollow body to cover the support, and a composite... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080107849 - Bio-based materials and containers involving such materials: Containers are provided. An exemplary container for storing an item comprises: an insulating material defining an interior, the insulating material comprising a bio-based polyurethane; and an outer shell located about at least a portion of the exterior of the insulating material, the outer shell comprising a bio-based polyurethane. The bio-based... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080107848 - Medicament container: A medicament source has a container and a crimped closure. The closure sealingly holds to the container a metered-dose release valve, of which the spout only is visible externally. The container has a neck and a protruding rim at which the crimp locates. The container is of moulded polymer and... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080107847 - Multilayered polyglycolic-acid-resin sheet: A polyglycolic acid resin-based multilayer sheet is formed by laminating a biological polymer substrate sheet and a polyglycolic acid resin with each other via an aqueous adhesive layer. The multilayer sheet is formed of biodegradable materials as a whole and allows recovery of paper, etc. alone, as desired, by preferential... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20080107851 - Storage container, method for molding resin, and method for forming plating film: A storage container is provided, which includes carbon dioxide containing a functional material and a container body in which carbon dioxide has been hermetically contained. Accordingly, a method for molding a resin, a method for forming a plating film, and the storage container for carbon dioxide, which are excellent in... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080107852 - Foamed plastic structures: Foamed plastic structures that include one or more foamed plastic bodies containing a polymer matrix that includes one or more polymers formed by polymerizing a monomer mixture that includes vinyl aromatic monomers and divinyl aromatic monomers. The structures formed can include, as non-limiting examples, pallets, containers, stackable containers, produce boxes,... Agent: Nova Chemicals Inc.

20080107853 - Substrate, method for the production thereof and use thereof in order to form cultures of organic cells: A substrate for forming cultures of organic cells, comprising the following a spatial body—the cross section of the body comprises a plurality of at least first pores. wherein the pre size of a majority thereof is =1000 μm, preferably 10-500 μm. more preferably 10-200 μm, most preferably 10-100 μm t—the... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080107855 - Easy painting drop board: The Easy Painting Drop board is made of white high core plastic with vertical corrugated lines imprinted, also can be made in different colors. The drop board can be used in cold and hot weather condition. This condition doesn't take away from protection of the floor inside or outside. The... Agent: Curtis Everett

20080107857 - Method and apparatus for the connection of skin members of a covering skin for moulded articles: First and second skin members for moulded articles provided with rearwardly folded connecting rims are positioned into a mould. Keeping the connecting rims side by side arranged into a cavity of the mould; a polyurethane mixture is injected and cured between the opposite rims to form a first joining bead;... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080107860 - Metal-graphite brush: The metal-graphite brush of the present invention contains graphite, a metal, a lubricant, and bismuth or bismuth oxide in an amount of 1.0 wt. % to 3.0 wt. %. For example, the metal is copper, and the lubricant is molybdenum sulfide.... Agent: Mcglew And Tuttle, P.c.

20080107829 - Cellulose compound, cellulose film, optical compensation sheet, polarizing plate, and liquid crystal display device: wherein DS16long, DS13long, and DS12long represent a substitution degree at the 6-, 3- or 2-position of the substituent having absorption at the longest wavelength, among the 3n1 substituents on the 6-, 3- or 2-position; and said substituent has an absorption maximum wavelength at the longest wavelength in the range of... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080107828 - Optically-compensatory sheet, polarizing plate and liquid crystal display device: An aim of the invention is to provide an optically-compensatory sheet having little change of optical characteristics with ambient temperature and humidity and a high degree of freedom of design of in-plane retardation Re and thickness-direction retardation Rth, and to provide a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display device... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080107831 - Alignment material and liquid crystal display using the same: Disclosed are an alignment material comprising a solvent, a polymer resin, and a cross-linking agent, and a liquid crystal display using the alignment material. The polymer resin is mixed with the solvent to have a weight percent ranging from about 4% to about 8% and includes an amic acid monomer... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20080107832 - Optical film, process of producing the same, polarizing plate including the same, and liquid crystal display: s

20080107838 - Decorative grass having optical effect: Decorative grass having an optical effect constructed of a sheet of material aligned with and bonded to a substantially iridescent sheet of material to form an optical effect material. The optical effect material is shredded to produce a plurality of strips of decorative grass having an optical effect. A third... Agent: Dunlap Codding & Rogers, P.c.

20080107839 - Method for making contoured decorative grass: Method for producing decorative grass, such as Easter grass, from a sheet or web of material having a decorative pattern thereon. The decorative pattern may be printed material and/or embossed patterns thereon, or a non-linear side edge that provides the decorative grass with a contoured configuration.... Agent: Dunlap Codding & Rogers, P.c.

20080107842 - Three-dimensional product with dynamic visual impact: The present invention relates to three-dimensional products comprising a structure having a first surface and a z-direction perpendicular to the first surface, the structure further comprising a base, a plurality of raised protrusion areas raised at least about 300 μm above the base of the structure, and a plurality of... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080107843 - Print media for ink-jet ink applications having improved image quality: A printing arrangement can include an ink-receiving coating applied to a media substrate, the ink-receiving coating having a coating thickness being configured to have a concentration gradient relative to the thickness. In the concentration gradient, the concentration of a cationic agent is greater in a center region of the ink-receiving... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080107844 - Structure: A structure of the present invention is the structure which is formed of a base made of a metal and an inorganic material surface layer made of crystalline and amorphous inorganic materials, wherein thermal conductivity of the inorganic material surface layer is lower than the thermal conductivity of the base,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080107850 - Method to reduce the aldehyde content of polymers: Methods to minimize aldehyde content of a polymer are provided. An effective amount of an additive that contains a P-H functionality is incorporated into the polymer in the presence of an acidic of basic catalyst compositions are also provided.... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller Llc

20080107854 - Label tape roll, label production cartridge, label producing apparatus, and rfid label: A label producing apparatus is provided that produces a label using a label tape, and the label tape includes a magnetic film layer having a magnetic film in a substantially sheet-state intermittent in a tape longitudinal direction and having a width-direction dimension smaller than the width-direction dimension of the label... Agent: Pitney Hardin LLP

20080107856 - Provision of frames or borders around pigment flakes for covert security applications: Opaque flakes, such as pigment or bright flakes used in paints and inks, have a selected shape and/or other indicia to provide a covert security feature to an object. Shaped opaque covert flakes are not readily detectable by causal observation, but in some embodiments are easily seen at 50× magnification.... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.a.

20080107858 - Polycarbonate for transparent injection-molded articles: A polycarbonate resin comprising fluorescing particles that feature a particular size distribution is disclosed. The size distribution of these particles that fluoresce upon excitation at wavelengths of 400-440 nm, 50× magnification and illumination time of 40 msec per scan was found to be critical in determining the suitability of the... Agent: Bayer Material Science Llc

20080107859 - Optical information recording medium: An optical information recording medium, on which information is recorded by interference of light beams, includes a recording layer in which the information is recorded; a reflective layer that reflects a light beam transmitted through the recording layer; and a protective layer that is provided between the recording layer and... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080107861 - Non-tacky adhesive fastening system: Non-tacky adhesive fastening systems are disclosed, which systems include non-tacky patterned adhesive systems and non-tacky three-dimensional adhesive systems. In a non-tacky adhesive fastening system, an engaging member including a non-tacky adherent is engageable with a receiving member including a non-tacky adherend. In a non-tacky patterned adhesive system, at least one... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080107862 - Ceiling fan blade: A ceiling fan blade sequentially comprises a patterned layer and a shining layer on a surface thereof. The blade is only attached with two layers, reducing the working procedures. The shining layer uses the thermosetting powder coating to be thermally fixed on the blade by heating without using the solvent... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20080107863 - Multilayered printed wiring board: A multilayered printed wiring board includes a multilayered core substrate having multiple insulation layers and one or more stacked via structure formed through the multiple insulation layers, and a build-up structure formed over the multilayered core substrate and including multiple interlaminar insulation layers and multiple conductor circuits. The stacked via... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080107865 - Electrodeposited copper foil with carrier foil with a primer resin layer and manufacturing method thereof: Present invention provides an electrodeposited copper foil with carrier foil that assure high bonding strength between a surface of the bulk copper layer and a resin substrate layer even when surface roughness is low, and hardly occurs delamination even when pin holes and the like remain in a bulk copper... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.c.

20080107866 - Laminate for flexible printed wiring board: To provide a laminate for a flexible printed wiring board excellent in signal response in the high frequency region. A laminate for a flexible printed wiring board having a three-layer laminated structure where a reinforcing layer (A), an electrical insulator layer (B) and an electrical conductor layer (C) are laminated... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080107864 - Method of making a surface hydrophobic: A method for rendering a microstructured surface of a substrate hydrophobic comprises a first step of applying to the microstructured surface a coating composition capable of forming a hydrophobic coating having a nanoscale roughness on the microstructured surface. The composition is then cured to form a hydrophobic coating having a... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080107868 - Water repellent anti-reflective structure and method of manufacturing the same: A water repellent anti-reflective structure with a superior water repellent function and an anti-reflective function, a method of manufacturing the same, and components of vehicles comprising the water repellent anti-reflective structure (e.g., display or window panel) are taught. Numerous cone-shaped projections having a circular or polygonal bottom surface and a... Agent: Young & Basile, P.c.

20080107867 - Thermally conductive low profile bonding surfaces: Low profile circuit boards having heat dissipative properties are disclosed having numerous discrete heat dissipating bonding zones. These electric circuit boards help dissipate heat from individual components such as transistors. Thermally conductive protrusions that may have an ultra low profile may be employed to promote bonding and remove heat. The... Agent: Denis Khoo

20080107869 - Methods of making electroforms, mounting plates therefore, products made therefrom: Disclosed herein are mounting plates and methods for making an electroforms. In one embodiment, the master comprises an edge, a back, a master area, and a pattern having a pattern area. The mounting plate comprises a cutout having a cutout size that is smaller than the master area and larger... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080107870 - Photocurable composition, micropattern-formed product and its production process: A photocurable composition capable of producing a micropattern-formed product efficiently, which is excellent in physical properties such as heat resistance, chemical resistance, releasability and optical characteristics (transmittance and low refractive index), and a process for producing a micropattern-formed product, capable of highly precisely transferring a micropattern of a mold to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080107871 - Composite decking system: A composite deck assembly includes a baseplate and a top plate secured to the baseplate. The baseplate is formed from a first composite matrix comprising strands of reinforcing fibers oriented in first direction and a polymer resin. The baseplate includes a plurality of ribs and a plurality of laterally extending... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080107872 - Artificial cane: An artificial cane has a central strip, multiple spokes and multiple intervals. The central strip is bendable and has an outer surface. Each spoke is a strip, is formed and protrudes spirally from the outer surface of the central strip and has a proximal section, a distal section and an... Agent: Cooper & Dunham LLP

20080107873 - Masking apparatus and method of fabricating electronic component: A masking apparatus includes a mask base body and a mask plate. The mask base body includes at least one spacer plate, and a cavity in which an electronic component can be housed. The mask plate is disposed on an upper surface and/or a lower surface of the mask base... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080107874 - Optical element including dielectric multilayer film and manufacturing method thereof: An optical element including a dielectric multilayer film according to the present invention is configured such that the dielectric multilayer film is deposited onto one of faces of a substrate transparent to an incident light, and further, a stress relaxation film is deposited onto a surface of the dielectric multilayer... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080107875 - Knitted structure designed to be incorporated in a sheet material: The invention concerns a sheet material, characterized in that it incorporates at least one knitted structure. The invention also concerns a document and a base fabric comprising said sheet material, as well as a method for making said material. The invention further concerns a knitted structure comprising at least one... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080107876 - Zinc oxide microstructures and a method of preparing the same: Disclosed herein is a method of selectively growing zinc oxide microstructures and the zinc oxide microstructures prepared using the method. The method includes the steps of applying an organic material or an inorganic material on a substrate, forming a pattern having a predetermined specific location and a predetermined interval on... Agent: Intellectual Property Law Group LLP

20080107877 - Nanoprinted device comprising metallic patterns and method of nanoprinting metallic patterns: The invention concerns a nanoprinted device comprising point shaped metallic patterns, in which. each metallic pattern has a bilayer structure controlled in hardness and in chemical properties comprising a lower layer (30) constituting the base of the point and an upper layer (31) constituting the point itself.... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20080107878 - Colored mask for forming transparent structures: The invention relates to a process for forming a stacked transparent structure comprising providing a support, coating one side of said support with a multicolored mask, coating the other side of the support with a layer curable by visible light, and exposing the light-curable layer through the mask with visible... Agent: Andrew J. Anderson Patent Legal Staff

20080107880 - Multilayer, white, laser-cuttable and laser-inscribable polyester film: The invention relates to a white, coextruded, oriented polyester film with a base layer (B) and with at least one outer layer (A), where the base layer (B) includes a whitening pigment and/or void-forming incompatible polymer at a concentration of from 2 to 35% by weight (based on the weight... Agent: Propat, L.l.c.

20080107879 - Multilayer, white, laser-cuttable polyester film: The invention relates to a white, coextruded, oriented polyester film with a base layer (B) and with at least one outer layer (A), where the base layer (B) includes from 2 to 35% by weight, based on the weight of the base layer (B), of a whitening pigment and/or void-forming... Agent: Propat, L.l.c.

20080107881 - Material for substrate mounting optical circuit-electrical circuit mixedly and substrate mounting optical circuit-electrical circuit mixedly: A material for an optical circuit-electrical circuit mixedly mounting substrate comprises a light permeable resin layer, and an optical circuit forming layer that is made of a light permeable resin of which refractive index increases (or decreases) when irradiated with an activating energy beam and is disposed adjacent to the... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080107882 - Coated cutting tool insert: The present invention relates to a CVD-coated cutting tool insert with a TiCxNy layer with a low tensile stress level of from about 50 to about 390 MPa and an α-Al2O3 layer with a high surface smoothness with a mean Ra is equal to or less than about 0.12 μm... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20080107883 - Coated sealer and method of use: A sealer is formed having a core material and an adhesive material at least partially coating the core material.... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch Pc

20080107884 - Polyimide composite flexible board and its preparation: s

20080107885 - High-capacity, low-leakage multilayer dielectric stacks: The present disclosure is directed to an exemplary method for designing, implementing, and making a high capacity low leakage multilayer stack for various electronic applications. In a particular embodiment, the multilayer stack is made up of a dielectric/ferroelectric/dielectric trilayer. This configuration has shown to have giant dielectric permittivity which is... Agent: Mccarter & English, LLP Attn.: Basam E. Nabulsi

20080107886 - Protective garments for firefighters: A protective garment for firefighters having a breathable moisture barrier layer film which is does not suffer destruction on exposure to the Thermal Protective Performance Test of the National Fire Protection Association 1971 Standard.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080107887 - Double-sided tape, display module, and method of separating chassis from display panel: A display module including a display panel, a chassis on a non-image-displaying surface of the display panel, and a double-sided tape between the display panel and the chassis, the double-sided tape including a foam layer, a top adhesive layer on an upper surface of the foam layer, and a first... Agent: Lee & Morse, P.c.

20080107888 - 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: Merchant & Gould Pc

20080107889 - Vehicle component and method for making a vehicle component: A process for providing a cushioned region (14) on a substrate (12) is disclosed. The substrate (12) is at least partially covered by a sheet (18) of preferably textured material. A skin (22) is coupled to the substrate (12) and a compressible material (24) (such as foam) is injected between... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080107890 - Tie layer and method for forming thermoplastics: A tie layer for bonding a ceramic or metallic coating to a thermoplastic substrate is described. The tie layer comprises from 2 to 70% ceramic and/or metallic filler particles in a thermoplastic matrix. The thermoplastic matrix is compatible with the thermoplastic substrate. Further, a method of bonding a ceramic or... Agent: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Anne Kinsman

20080107891 - Laminated panel: A method for the production of a laminate is provided, comprising the steps of: 1) providing a stack of layers including a decorative layer, a core layer, and optionally an overlayer; 2) impregnating one or both of the decorative layer and overlayer with a resin formulation that includes nanoclay particles... Agent: O'shea, Getz & Kosakowski, P.c.

20080107892 - Method for synthesizing nanoscale structures in defined locations: A method is disclosed for directly synthesizing nanoscale structures, particularly in defined locations. The method overcomes problems in nanoscale manufacturing by enabling the direct fabrication of composites useful for constructing electronic devices. In one aspect of the method, nanotubes and arrays of nanotubes are synthesized directly at defined locations useful... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080107893 - Electroconductive tin oxide having high mobility and low electron concentration: Tin oxide having high mobility and a low electron concentration, and methods for producing layers of the tin oxide layers on a substrate by atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition (APCVD) are disclosed. The tin oxide may undoped polycrystalline n-type tin oxide or it may be doped polycrystalline p-type tin oxide.... Agent: Arkema Inc. Patent Department - 26th Floor

20080107895 - Offset ps plate with compound support and its manufacturing process: This invention involves with a kind of offset PS plate with compound support and its manufacturing process. PS plate has sensitization imaging layer set up on the front side of its aluminum substrate, and has a membrane of polymer materials covered on the back side of the substrate, which form... Agent: Eric Chan

20080107894 - Polysilazane-based coating solution and the use thereof for coating films, especially polymer films: wherein R′, R″, R″′ are the same or different and independently represent hydrogen or an optionally substituted alkyl, aryl or (trialkoxysilyl)alkyl group, where n is an integer and is selected in such a manner that the polysilazane has a number-average molecular weight of from 150 to 150 000 g/mol, and... Agent: Clariant Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080107896 - Composite wear-resistant member and method for manufacture thereof: Provided are a composite wear-resistant member which can be manufactured with a lowered sintering temperature, and thus can prevent the carbonization of a material around super hard particles such as diamond; and a method for manufacturing the member. The member, characterized in that it comprises hard particles comprising diamond particles... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer Pllc

20080107897 - Polyimide composite flexible board and its preparation: o

20080107898 - Integrating security particles in value documents or value products: A coherent sheet-like or tape-like product (10) adapted to be integrated into value products or documents, comprises: security particles (12) in the form of metal fibers or metal coated fibers; a paper or plastic compatible binder (14). The sheet-like or tape-like product allows a better controllable concentration of the security... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080107899 - Metallized multi-layer films, methods of manufacture and articles made therefrom: Multi-layer films particularly suited for packaging applications, including a core layer, a metallizable layer located on a side of the core layer, the metallizable layer comprising polyethylene and a cyclic olefin copolymer are provided. Optionally, the multi-layer film may have a tie layer located intermediate the core layer and the... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20080107900 - Drawn gel-spun polyethylene yarns: Drawn multi-filament polyethylene yarns and articles thereof having unique signatures in dynamic mechanical analysis reflective of unique microstructures, and having superior ballistic resistant properties.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080107901 - Composite comprising heat-resistant fiber and siloxane polymer: The present invention provides a fiber-reinforced glass having excellent heat resistance and toughness, or a composite comprising a heat-resistant fiber and a siloxane polymer, which has a modified surface structure and is useful as a heat-resistant fiber.... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20080107902 - Spherical ultrafine particles and process for producing the same: The method of the present invention can 1) produce spherical and scaly ultrafine particles without pulverization, 2) obtain spherical ultrafine particles having a sharp spherical particle diameter distribution without requiring a sieving step, 3) produce spherical ultrafine particles extremely approximating a true circle and possessing a particle diameter of 100... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080107903 - Close-bonded diffractive optical element, optical material used therefor, resin precursor, and resin precursor composition: To obtain a close-contact multi-layer type diffractive optical element having a homogeneous high-refractive-index and low-dispersion resin layer, an acrylate-terminated oligomer, obtained by allowing excess bifunctional acrylate to react with bifunctional thiol, is used as a resin precursor for the high-refractive-index and low-dispersion resin layer.... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080107904 - Hydroxyl-containing resin composition for coating materials, coating composition, coating finishing method, and coated article: The present invention relates to a hydroxyl-containing resin composition for a coating material, characterized in comprising a hydroxyl-containing resin that has a hydroxyl value of 50 to 400 mg KOH/g and a weight-average molecular weight of 2,000 to 100,000, and in being a resin obtained by copolymerizing, in the presence... Agent: Basf Corporation Patent Department

20080107905 - Rubber laminate: A rubber laminate comprised of a cross-linked rubber layer containing a carboxyl-group containing nitrile copolymer rubber (A), a carboxyl-group containing acryl-based polymer (B), and a specific phosphonium salt and a fluorine-based polymer layer. Preferably, the carboxyl-group content per 100 grams of the (A) ingredient is 2×10−3 to 1×10−1 equivalents and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080107906 - Method for preparing polymer actuators with high stability and polymer actuators prepared by the method: Provided are a method for preparing polymer actuators with high stability and polymer actuators prepared by the method, and more specifically, to a method for preparing polymer actuators with high stability that use low power, are extremely thin, and can be substituted in a motor of a camera module, and... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, Pc

20080107907 - Low refractive index fluoropolymer compositions having improved coating and durability properties: A low refractive index composition that forms a low refractive index layer on an optical display is formed having a co-crosslinked interpenetrating polymer network of a fluoropolymer phase and an acrylate phase. The fluoropolymer phase is preferably formed from fluoropolymers based on THV or FKM and having either a degree... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080107908 - Compressible flexographic printing plate construction: The present invention relates to an improved compressible flexographic printing plate that uses a compressible layer comprising a polyurethane (meth)acrylate resin and microspheres. The process of the invention produces a chemically fused printing plate that eliminates the need for an adhesive to secure the compressible layer to the back of... Agent: John L. Cordani Carmody & Torrance LLP

20080107909 - Use of antiadhesive packaging materials for packaging chemicals and foodstuffs: The present invention relates to the use of antiadhesive packaging materials for packaging chemicals and foodstuffs, especially fine chemicals such as vitamins, carotenoids, fragrances and flavors, and pharmaceutical chemicals, and also for their formulations and preparations.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080107910 - Resin-coated hot dip galvanized steel sheet superior in weldability and corrosion reistance and method for producing the same: A resin film is formed on the surface of a hot dip galvanized steel sheet by applying emulsion of a polyolefin copolymer resin molecular-associated by ion cluster to the steel sheet surface. The resin film contains, in terms of solids content, 10 to 55 mass % of silica particles, 1... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080107911 - Water-stable semiconductor nanocrystal complexes and methods of making same: A water-stable semiconductor nanocrystal complex and methods of making the same are provided. The water-stable semiconductor nanocrystal complex includes a semiconductor nanocrystal composition, a surfactant layer, and an outer layer. The outer layer and/or the surfactant layer can be cross-linked.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080107912 - Multi-layer coated products and curtain coating process for same: The invention relates to coated products for printing on including a substrate and at least two different coatings having different properties, which comprise a low-coat layer, adjacent to the substrate, preferably pigmented, for printing properties and possibly optical properties, and a different top-coat layer, farther from the substrate, comprising optical... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080107913 - Composition for cord coating, cord for rubber reinforcement made with the same, and rubber product made with the same: A composition for cord coating of the present invention comprises a latex of a first rubber, a phenol resin, and a water-soluble condensation product of resorcinol-formaldehyde so that a ratio of the first rubber to a solid content of the composition, a ratio of the phenol resin thereto, and a... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.c.

20080107914 - Composition for conductive materials comprising tetra acrylate functionalised arylamines, conductive material and layer, electronic device and equipment: The object of the present invention is to provide a composition for conductive materials from which a conductive layer having a high carrier transport ability can be made, a conductive material formed of the composition and having a high carrier transport ability, a conductive layer formed using the conductive material... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080107915 - Method and apparatus for polishing an aluminum-zinc alloy hot-dip coating and the product therefrom: The present invention is directed to a method of polishing a minimum spangle aluminum-zinc alloy hot-dip coating applied to sheet steel to provide a polished hot-dip coating having a continuous, consistent surface appearance suitable for use in an unpainted condition.... Agent: Harold I. Masteller, Jr.

20080107916 - Method for producing a functionally gradient component: The present invention provides a method for producing a functionally gradient component, such a component having an outer layer of a first material, and an inner core of a second material, there being a gradual change in microstructure across the interface between the two materials, the method having particular application... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080107917 - Wear resistant coatings for race land regions of bearing materials: Embodiments of a coated substrate (for example, a coated race land region of a roller bearing element) comprise a metallic substrate, a ceramic underlayer comprising a nitride, a carbide, a carbonitride, a boride, or combinations thereof disposed over the metallic substrate, and a mixed layer comprising titanium nitride and silver... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

20080107918 - Method for synthesizing anthracene derivative and anthracene derivative, light emitting element, light emitting device, electronic device: It is an object to provide a novel method for synthesizing an anthracene derivative with the small number of steps. It is another object to provide a novel anthracene derivative. It is further another object to provide a light-emitting element, a light-emitting device, and an electronic device, each using the... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.c.

20080107919 - Phenylcarbazole-based compound and organic electroluminescent device employing the same: A phenylcarbazole-based compound is represented by Formula 1, and has superior electric properties and charge transport abilities, and thus is useful as a hole injection material, a hole transport material, and/or an emitting material which is suitable for fluorescent and phosphorescent devices of all colors, including red, green, blue, and... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20080107920 - Thermal barrier coated articles and methods of making the same: A coated article comprises a substrate; and a multilayer thermal barrier coating disposed on the substrate, the multilayer thermal barrier coating comprising at least a first layer comprising a first ceramic composition having a thermal conductivity less than 1 W/m° K; a second layer having an erosion resistance greater than... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080107921 - Magnetic tape and magnetic tape cartridge: A magnetic recording medium comprising a non-magnetic support; at least one lower magnetic layer containing magnetic powder and a binder resin, which is formed on one side of the non-magnetic support with or without a non-magnetic primer layer interposed between the non-magnetic support and the lower magnetic layer; at least... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080107922 - Magnetic film for magnetic head: The magnetic film includes an FeCo layer, restrains erasing data by a magnetic field leaked from a magnetic pole, has high saturation magnetic flux density and soft magnetism and writes data with high recording density. The magnetic film for a magnetic head of the present invention comprises: a nonmagnetic layer... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080102226 - Polyarylate optical compensator film for lcd and method for preparing the same: The present invention relates to a polyarylate film having high level of negative phase difference toward out of plane direction, which is good enough to be used as an optical compensator film providing wide view angle. The polyarylate film prepared in the present invention has bigger birefringence toward out of... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20080102227 - Liquid crystal display: A liquid crystal display is provided, which includes first and second substrates, a liquid crystal layer formed between the first and second substrates, an alignment layer formed on at least one of the first and second substrates, and a blocking layer formed between at least one of the first and... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20080102228 - Adhesive, polarizer using the same, and liquid crystal display having the same: An adhesive, a polarizer using the adhesive, and a liquid crystal display having the polarizer are disclosed. The adhesive includes a polymer compound that is formed by bonding a polymer having an acryl group to a diisocyanate-based compound having an isocyanate group that reacts with the acryl group. The polarizer... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20080102230 - Diffusing plate for transmissive screen, transmissive screen and rear projection display apparatus: A transmissive screen includes a diffusing plate 7 having two first diffusing layers 13 and 15, to which diffusing particles are added respectively, arranged with a second diffusing layer 14, to which diffusing particles whose particle size is smaller than that of the first diffusing layers 13 and 15 are... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080102231 - Heat-resistant sheet: t

20080102234 - Hot-embossable polyester film: The present invention relates to a transparent, hot-embossable, biaxially oriented polyester film having a base layer (B), an amorphous outer layer (A) with a coating on this outer layer (A), and a crystalline outer layer (c). The invention further relates to the use of such film and to a process... Agent: Propat, L.L.C.

20080102233 - Porous films: The present invention relates to porous or breathable film compositions and processes for producing such compositions. The porous or breathable films preferably comprise a polyolefin. Said films are useful in many applications including bags for packaging cement.... Agent: James T Hoppe The Dow Chemical Company

20080102236 - Pipes containing nanoclays and method for their manufacture: A pipe or comprising a melt-mixed blend of polyamide and incompatible polyolefin and a compatibilizing agent where the polyamide exists as a discontinuous phase that is dispersed in a polyolefin matrix and wherein nanoclay is exfoliated in the polyamide phase. The pipe has enhanced resistance to the permeation of hydrocarbons... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080102237 - Method and device for producing a profiled bar: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a profiled flexible bead (1) in a polymer material on a glazing (2) by encapsulation, the said device comprising a step of moulding, having brought at least one moulding element (3, 3′) into contact with the said glazing (2), by means of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080102238 - Destructible privacy label: A destructible privacy label includes a sheet-like member having an upper surface and an adhesive lower surface. The upper surface is capable of displaying information-conveying indicia thereon. The sheet-like member includes two conjoined segments formed by a separation line that traverses the sheet-like member. Each sheet-like member segment is separable... Agent: Christopher J. Fildes Fildes & Outland, P.C.

20080102239 - End of roll paper sensing and system management: The present invention is directed to flocked articles comprising a porous film and methods of manufacturing such articles.... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20080102240 - Polymeric composite adhesive tape: An adhesive tape comprising a layer of metallized polymeric material having a first side and a second side, and a layer of adhesive compound applied to the first side of the layer of metallized polymeric film is provided. An adhesive tape meeting Underwriter Laboratories criteria for use with both rigid... Agent: Raymond R. Moser Jr., Esq. MoserIPLaw Group

20080102241 - Surface protecting film and optical film with surface protecting film: To present a surface protecting film low in peeling strength (rewinding force) on own back side even by using a rubber material pressure-sensitive adhesive, and excellent in adhesion reliance on an adherend, and an optical film using such surface protecting film. A surface protecting film having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080102244 - Wooden newel post: A newel post comprising a core that has an upper portion and a lower portion with a laminate applied around the lower portion to cover minor inconsistencies in the timber. The core includes at least one single, continuous board of high quality timber which extends along the entire length of... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20080102245 - Leather-like sheet, method for producing leather-like sheet and ball using the same: A leather-like sheet having hills on the surface thereof is characterized by having a composite layer comprising nap-like ultra fine fibers connected to fibers constituting a substrate layer and an elastic polymer (B) joined to the ultra fine fibers, on one surface of the substrate layer comprising the ultra fine... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080102229 - Decorating with a lighted device: A decoration device may include a backlit panel inside an interior space of an ornament structure. The panel may include a decorative scene that is viewable from outside the ornament structure, and one or more light sources may be substantially aligned with certain elements of the scene (e.g., candles, a... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080102232 - synthetic based self seal adhesive system for packaging: The present invention provides a waterbased self seal adhesive system utilizing a self seal adhesive containing no natural rubber. The self seal adhesive system is comprised of a transfer adhesive disposed on a transfer web and an anchor adhesive disposed on an anchor web with the two adhesives forming the... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20080102235 - Plastic carpule and method of manufacture: A carpule and its method of manufacture, the carpule tubular body composed of a polypropylene or similar polymer, the tubular body being sealed at one end by a seal of a thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) or similar polymer, the seal having been injection molded in contact with the tubular body prior... Agent: Rogers Towers, P.A.

20080102243 - Laminate fire retardant systems and uses: Fire retardant roofing membranes and laminates are provided, wherein the laminates have an outer layer of a cured polymeric film comprising a non-halogenated fire retardant component, the fire retardant component being from greater than about 55% to about 95% of the outer layer by weight. Methods of protecting a substrate... Agent: Kagan Binder, PLLC

20080102242 - Skid resistant moisture barriers and process for making same: Skid-resistant moisture barriers of the invention, such as house wrapping, waterproofing membranes, and roofing underlayments, have a carrier sheet with polymer nodules deposited thereon through a rotating screen roll or by transfer means such as a gravure roll. Precise coating levels and polymer distribution can be achieved more easily when... Agent: W. R. Grace & Co.-conn Attention: Patent Department

20080102246 - Plated-shaped carbon fibre composite material: A plate-shaped carbon fiber composite with an impact surface that is exposed to a particle flux. The plate-shaped carbon fiber composite includes a base fabric in a carbon matrix. The base fabric has pitch fibers that are substantially perpendicular to the impact surface and second fibers disposed at an angle... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080102247 - Biaxially oriented polyproplyene film: The present invention relates to a biaxially oriented polypropylene film containing: a polypropylene resin as a main component thereof, having a weight average molecular weight of 100,000 or more and 500,000 or less, the weight average molecular weight being determined by gel permeation chromatography, wherein at least one surface of... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080102248 - Grip belt having large-sized air cells: A grip belt for serving a grip of which skidproof and shock-absorbing properties are required possesses large-sized air cells internally and dents on the surface thereof formed during manufacture to perform enhanced shock-absorbency, tender touch, firm feel and skidproof efficiency.... Agent: Fanny Chung

20080102249 - Injectable structural adhesive: Injectable structural adhesives, methods of using the same, and products formed therewith, are described. The adhesive is introduced through a first opening into an internal cavity formed between two or more components. The adhesive is then permitted or forced to flow through the internal cavity, substantially filling the cavity, until... Agent: Warn Hoffmann Miller & Lolone PC Dow Global Technologies Inc.

20080102250 - Absorbent paper product having non-embossed surface features: A cellulosic fibrous structure product having one or more plies. At least one of the plies has one or more unembossed areas, and the one or more unembossed area has a macroscopic first surface and a macroscopic second surface. The fibrous structure product also has a first wall which forms... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080102251 - Plating method and apparatus for controlling deposition on predetermined portions of a workpiece: The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for plating a conductive material on a workpiece surface in a highly desirable manner. Using a workpiece-surface-influencing device, such as a mask or sweeper, that preferentially contacts the top surface of the workpiece, relative movement between the workpiece and the workpiece-surface-influencing device... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080102252 - Methods for forming improved self-assembled patterns of block copolymers: A method for forming self-assembled patterns on a substrate surface is provided. First, a block copolymer layer, which comprises a block copolymer having two or more immiscible polymeric block components, is applied onto a substrate that comprises a substrate surface with a trench therein. The trench specifically includes at least... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20080102255 - Acrylic decorative board: A decorative board includes two transparent surface layers spaced from each other, a transparent intermediate layer mounted between the surface layers, and a plurality of decorative members located in the intermediate layer. Thus, the surface layers and the intermediate layer are made of transparent material to expose the decorative members... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20080102253 - Patterned thin-film layer and method for manufacturing same: A patterned thin-film layer (100) includes a substrate (102), a plurality of banks (104) formed on the substrate and a plurality of thin-film layers (106). The plurality of banks define a plurality of spaces therein, and the spaces are arranged in rows and columns. The plurality of patterned thin-film layers... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang J

20080102254 - Reinforced packing tape with tamper indicator: A reinforced packing tape having a tamper indicator is disclosed. The reinforced packing tape is constructed of a base layer of kraft paper having a lower surface coated with a water-activated adhesive and an upper surface printed with a tamper indicator pattern. A portion of the tamper indicator pattern is... Agent: Peter I. Bernstein Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20080102256 - Coating, coated media, and method for coating media: The present invention provides a coating composition, a coated transparent thermoplastic electrophotographic recording medium, for example, a coated lenticular lens electrophotographic recording medium, and a method for coating the transparent thermoplastic electrophotographic recording medium.... Agent: International Paper Company

20080102258 - Ink-jet ink set, producing method of ink-jet ink set, image forming method, and ink-jet recording apparatus: The present disclosure relates to ink-jet ink compositions, systems, and/or methods including a yellow ink, a magenta ink and a cyan ink for producing ink-jet printed matter having desirable color balance (e.g., difference in percent residual optical densities (ODs) between individual colors) and/or color retention (e.g., percent residual OD) following... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20080102257 - Paper-or cardboard-based security product: A paper- or cardboard-based security product and a method of manufacturing it. The product comprises a paper or a cardboard which is equipped with an identifiable security symbol. According to the present invention, the security symbol comprises a layer in the product, one which consists of a synthetic, electrically conductive... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080102259 - Oxide materials, articles, systems, and methods: This disclosure relates to oxide materials, as well as related articles, systems and methods.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080102260 - Gas barrier plastic body and gas barrier plastic film: Films of a plastic resin such as a polyester film for packaging use can be imparted with improved gas barrier property or decreased permeability to gases such as water vapor and oxygen without decreasing pliability or flexibility and without degradation of the appearance and transparency so as to be useful... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080102261 - Clothlike non-woven fibrous structures and processes for making same: Fibrous structures, more particularly non-woven fibrous structures that exhibit properties that consumers associate with cloths, sanitary tissue products incorporating such fibrous structures and processes for making such fibrous structures are provided.... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080102262 - Radiation curable composition and curing product thereof, and laminate including the same: A radiation-curable composition capable of giving a cured product which has excellent transparency, mechanical strength and an excellent balance between surface hardness and resistance to deformation by heat/humidity; the cured product; and a multilayer structure which has a layer of the cured product and is suitable for use as an... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080102263 - Low density structural laminate: The present invention provides a structural laminate comprising a core layer disposed between and bonded to each of a first metal skin layer and a second metal skin layer, the core layer comprising: a low density composite layer including a mixture of thermoplastic resin, and natural fiber. The core layer... Agent: Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

20080102264 - Attachment of integrated circuit chip to display screen: A display (200) that includes a first screen layer (205) having a first dimension (230) and a second screen layer (210) having a first side (211) bonded to a first side (206) of the first screen layer. The second screen layer can have a second dimension (225) that is greater... Agent: Cuenot & Forsythe, L.L.C.

20080102265 - Non-oxide selectively porous materials: A process for providing pores in a structure and a structure according to any selected physical characteristics. Generally pins or pore forming members may be positioned in a laminate preform and the laminate preform formed into a laminate structure including the pins therein. The pins generally include a size, density,... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, PLC

20080102266 - Composite material sheet and production method thereof: The present invention provides a composite material sheet wherein a filler is oriented in a given direction in an organic resin matrix by an electric field. The composite material sheet of the present invention 10 contains filler 1 and organic resin 3, and is characterized in that the filler 1... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080102267 - Metallic groundcoat coating composition: A groundcoat coating composition comprising: between about 1% by weight and 10% by weight based on the total weight of the groundcoat coating composition of at least one metallic flake pigment comprising pigment particles having an average particle size in the range of 5 to 15 microns; between about 1%... Agent: The Sherwin-williams Company

20080102268 - Adhesive for production of ic card, process for producing ic card, and ic card: A process for producing an IC card comprising: an application/bonding step of applying an adhesive having a curing rate ratio (80° C./40° C.) of 30 or more on the surface of an inlet film, on which a number of IC modules are mounted, and/or a skin film for covering at... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080102269 - Multilayered effect pigment comprising a central absorber layer, method for the production thereof, use of the same, coating agent and coated object: The invention relates to a multilayered PVD effect pigment in which the PVD effect pigment comprises the following layer sequence: (a) a dielectric layer having a geometrical thickness of from 25 nm to not more than 180 nm, (b) a metallic absorptive layer having a geometrical thickness of not more... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080102270 - Fence or decking materials with enhanced solar reflectance: A co-extruded structural member is disclosed having first and second co-extruded layers. The first co-extruded substrate layer comprises a structural preform and is substantially reflective of near-infrared (near-IR) radiation. A co-extruded cap layer is substantially transparent to near-IR radiation. The cap layer can be provided in aesthetically pleasing dark colors,... Agent: Duane Morris, LLPIPDepartment

20080102271 - Release sheets and methods of making the same: Release sheets are disclosed that include a substrate and a coating. The coating is formed on the substrate by crosslinking a material. Methods are also disclosed.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080102272 - Adhesive wrapping film: The present invention relates to a wrapping film comprising, as at least one surface layer, a resin composition (D) layer comprising 0.5 to 5 parts by weight of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having a vinyl acetate content of 30 to 60% by weight (B) and 5 to 40 parts by... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080102273 - Drawn gel-spun polyethylene yarns: Drawn multi-filament polyethylene yarns and articles thereof having unique signatures in dynamic mechanical analysis reflective of unique microstructures, and having superior ballistic resistant properties.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080102274 - Powdered acetylenic surfactants and compositions containing them: a

20080102275 - Method for coating powders: The invention concerns a method for coating powdery solid active substances characterized in that it comprises the following steps: a) providing (2; 3; 4) a mixture comprising at least one coating agent wherein is dissolved a supercritical or subcritical fluid in conditions of temperature and pressure enabling said fluid to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080102277 - Conductive particles comprising complex metal layer with density gradient, method for preparing the particles, and anisotropic conductive adhesive composition comprising the particles: Disclosed herein are anisotropic conductive particles having superior electrical reliability which are useful as materials for electrical connection structures. Further disclosed is a method for preparing conductive particles comprising polymer resin base particles and a conductive complex metal plating layer formed on the surface of the base particles wherein the... Agent: Summa, Allan & Additon, P.A.

20080102276 - Controlled release of a curing agent for the generation of microstructures: A controlled release fabrication process includes shaping a precursor material into a desired configuration with a mold, supplying a curing agent from the mold to the precursor material, curing the precursor material to form a mechanically stable structure, and releasing the mechanically stable structure from the mold. Mechanically stable structures... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080102278 - Carbon filament memory and method for fabrication: A nonvolatile memory cell is described, including a carbon layer system that includes an sp2-rich amorphous carbon layer and an sp3-rich amorphous carbon layer, wherein information is stored in the nonvolatile memory cell by reversibly forming an sp2-rich filament in the sp3-rich amorphous carbon layer.... Agent: Slater & Matsil LLP

20080102279 - Borate and near-infrared ray absorption material: A borate for a near-infrared ray absorption material, having an anion represented by the formula (1): [BR1mR24−m]− (wherein R1 represents an aryl group having an electron withdrawing group; R2 represents an organic group, a halogen group or a hydroxyl group; and m is an integer in the range of 1... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080102280 - Multiple layer interlayers having a gradient region: The present invention provides multiple layer interlayers that can be used in multiple layer glass panel type applications to reduce the amount of sound transmitted through the panel while also providing a colored region within a gradient region. The acoustic effect can be achieved by using two or more polymer... Agent: Brenc Law Andrew Brenc

20080102281 - Multifunctional self-decontaminating surface coating: A coating having an adhesive hydrophilic polymer and an amphiphilic additive. The amphiphilic additive has a hydrophilic chain, a biocidal functional group bonded to the hydrophilic chain, and a hydrophobic moiety bonded to the hydrophilic chain or to the biocidal functional group. A method of forming a biocidal surface by... Agent: Naval Research Laboratory Associate Counsel (patents)

20080102282 - Infrared radiation blocking laminate: A laminate comprising metal oxide and a dye is effective for blocking at least 90% of infrared radiation at a wavelength of 1000 nm while providing transmission of at least 40% of visible light at a wavelength of 555 nm. The laminate includes a transparent substrate such as glass or... Agent: Hudak, Shunk & Farine, Co., L.p.a.

20080102284 - Bonding film composition for semiconductor assembly, bonding film therefrom, and dicing die bond film comprising the same: A die bonding film composition for semiconductor assembly may include an elastomer resin containing a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, or an epoxy group. The die bonding film composition may also include a film forming resin having a glass transition temperature (Tg) in the range of about 0 to 200°... Agent: Lee & Morse, P.C.

20080102283 - Coating composition and structural member of automotive body: There is provided a coating film applied onto structural members of automotive body, such as drive shaft, which coating film is formed by hardening of a coating composition comprising an epoxy resin powder coating material and at least either a polyolefin resin or a modified olefin resin containing a polar... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20080102285 - Multilayer laminate of fluororesin: A multilayer laminate containing a laminate (I)/(II) formed by directly bonding by means of thermal lamination or the like, a layer (I) made of a fluororesin (A) with a functional group (a) and a layer (II) made of a thermoplastic resin (B) with a functional group (b) capable of forming... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080102286 - Hydrophilic member and substrate for hydrophilic member: A hydrophilic member includes a base material, an undercoat layer and a hydrophilic layer, in this order, wherein (1) the undercoat layer contains a partial structure represented by the formula, M-OH in which M represents Si, Ti, Zr or Al in which a surface of the undercoat layer has a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080102288 - Composites containing crosslinkable thermoplastic and tpv show layer: Methods for forming a composite for use as a vehicle weather strip and the products formed thereby are disclosed in which a main body member is formed from an elastomer polymer and an abrasion resistant decorative layer including a blend of a crosslinkable thermoplastic polyolefin and a thermoplastic vulcanizate is... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080102287 - Silicon wafer for igbt and method for producing same: A silicon wafer for an IGBT is produced by forming an ingot having an interstitial oxygen concentration [Oi] of not more than 7.0×1017 atoms/cm3 by the Czochralski method; doping phosphorus in the ingot by neutron beam irradiation to the ingot; slicing a wafer from the ingot; performing annealing of the... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20080102289 - Textile coating formulations comprising crosslinkable liquid silicones, metal alkoxides and functional coreactants: Crosslinkable liquid silicone compostions suited, on curing, for the long-lasting protective and/or applicational coating/treatment of textile substrates, for example, for imparting softness, hydrophobicity, oleophobicity, hydrophilicity or antistatic properties thereto, comprise a formulation of (a) at least one particular polyorganosiloxane (POS) resin, (B) at least one metal alkoxide and/or polyalkoxide, or... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080102294 - Electrically conductive paste and method of making the same: Metallic powder particles disperse in paste matrix made of resin material. The metallic powder particles each defines a dissolved surface layer having reacted with acid solution. The metallic powder particles having reacted with acid solution is allowed to have a high electrical conductivity. The electrically conductive paste containing the mentioned... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080102290 - Ferroelectric recording medium and method of manufacturing the same: Provided are a ferroelectric recording medium and a method of manufacturing the same. The ferroelectric recording medium includes a substrate, a plurality of supporting layers which are formed on the substrate, each of the supporting layers having at least two lateral surfaces; and data recording layers formed on the lateral... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080102291 - Method for coating a substrate: A method for coating a substrate is disclosed. The method includes applying a coating to a surface of the substrate and heating the applied coating and a first portion of the substrate. The first portion includes the surface of the substrate and less than the entire substrate. The method further... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20080102293 - Method for manufacturing titanium ball: The present invention provides a manufacturing method for a titanium ball that improves a deodorizing function, an antibacterial function, an antifouling function, and an air and water purifying function of titanium dioxides so as to allow coating a base material (21, 22) with titanium oxide (23) simply and accurately, which... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080102292 - Surface treatment for a thin titanium foil: A method of surface treating a thin titanium foil having a thickness of less than about 3 mils is used to facilitate adequate bonding of the foil with an adhesive. The method includes cleaning the foil with an acid solution and further cleaning the foil using an ultrasonic water treatment.... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20080102295 - Thermally conductive, electrically insulating material and production method thereof: Means for a thermally conductive and electrically insulating material 1 containing an AlN crystal 150 mainly comprising AlN, and a production method thereof. In production, a molten aluminum layer is formed on an AlN substrate 11 with at least its surface comprising AlN in an atmosphere of a non-oxidizing gas,... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080102296 - Erosion resistant coatings and methods of making: A coated turbine engine component includes a turbine engine component and an erosion resistant coating disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the turbine engine component using electron beam physical vapor deposition or ion plasma cathodic arc deposition.... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080102298 - Production of wear-resistant layers on barrier-layer-forming metals or their alloys by means of laser treatment: Disclosed is a method for producing wear-resistant layers on materials of barrier-layer-forming metals, such as aluminum, magnesium and titanium and their alloys and mixtures, preferably aluminum or its alloys, by means of laser treatment, the material surface being exposed to a laser irradiation in the presence of an atmosphere containing... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20080102297 - Non-chromium containing black multi-layer coatings: The disclosed invention relates to black multi-layer coatings for metallic substrates (1) or substrates having a metallic coating (2) and to articles covered, or partially covered with such coatings. The black coating consists of a black first layer (3) substantially comprised of nickel and a second polymeric silicate inorganic layer... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20080102299 - Connector, a forming mold therefor: A holding wall (6) of a connector housing (1) has terminal holding holes (7) for receiving terminal fittings. Two tight holding walls (11) are formed at opposite sides of each terminal holding hole (7) on the outer surface of the holding wall (6). The terminal fitting is pressed into the... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20080102300 - Wear-resistant metal matrix ceramic composite parts and methods of manufacturing thereof: The invention relates to a metal matrix ceramic composite (MMCC) wear-parts comprising a wearing portion formed by a ceramic cake and is impregnated by metal. The ceramic cake comprises ceramic grains and carbide grains. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the wear-parts. The invention further describes a... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080102303 - Co-sintered multi-system tungsten alloy composite: A composite is produced by the steps of (a) blending a first mixture of metallic powders; (b) compacting the blended first mixture of metallic powders to a plurality of discretely shaped articles; (c) blending a second mixture of metallic powders; (d) mixing the plurality of discretely shaped articles with the... Agent: Wiggin And Dana LLP Attention: Patent Docketing

20080102302 - Method for producing dust core compact and dust core compact: A method for producing a dust core compact includes the steps of forming a compact component by pressure-forming a soft magnetic powder having an average particle diameter Da under a pressure Pa, and forming a compact by pressure-forming a soft magnetic powder having an average particle diameter Db and the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080102301 - Process for producing dispersoid-strengthened material: In a first embodiment the invention relates to a process for producing a dispersoid-strengthened material, comprising the steps of: (i) providing metal particles, wherein the metal is selected from platinum group metals, gold, silver, nickel and copper, as well as alloys thereof; (ii) mixing the metal particles with a precursor... Agent: Kalow & Springut LLP

20080102304 - Refractory metal substrate with improved thermal conductivity: A substrate for semiconductor and integrated circuit components including: a core plate containing a Group VIB metal from the periodic table of the elements and/or an anisotropic material, having a first major surface and a second major surface and a plurality of openings extending, at least partially, from the first... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080102305 - Adhesiveless copper clad laminates and method for manufacturing thereof: In adhesiveless copper clad laminates wherein a base metal layer is directly formed on at least one side of an insulating film without using an adhesive and a copper conductor layer having a desired thickness is formed on the base metal layer, the adhesiveless copper clad laminates is characterized in... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20080102306 - Platinum group bond coat modified for diffusion control: A modified platinum group metal coating composition comprising a phase having a solid solution face-centered cubic (fcc) crystal structure, rich in platinum group materials. In order to be effective, the platinum group metal coating material was modified based on the chemical composition and chemical activity of the substrate material. The... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick LLC

20080102307 - Multi-layered bearing: The invention describes a multi-layered bearing with a supporting metal layer, optionally a bearing metal layer disposed on top of it, an anti-friction layer on top of the latter as well as a wearing layer on top of it. The wearing layer is made from bismuth or a bismuth alloy... Agent: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

20080102308 - Method for joining iron member and aluminum member and iron-aluminum joined body: There is provided a method for joining an iron member and an aluminum member, the iron member including a plated layer at least on a joining side with the aluminum member; the aluminum member formed of an aluminum cladding material including an aluminum core material mainly formed of aluminum and... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080102309 - Heating element sheaths: The present invention is directed to a nickel-based alloy, such as INCOLOY or INCONEL, clad stainless steel sheath tubing material for heating elements. This clad material is designed to minimize the cost of heating elements generally constructed entirely of nickel-based alloys alone while providing necessary material requirements of weldability, hot... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080102310 - Materials and architectures for efficient harvesting of singlet and triplet excitons for white light emitting oleds: The present invention relates to organic light emitting devices (OLEDs), and more specifically to OLEDS that emit light using a combination of fluorescent emitters and phosphorescent emitters for the efficient utilization of all of the electrically generated excitons.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080102311 - Material for organic electroluminescent element and organic electroluminescent element employing the same: A material for electroluminescence devices comprising an aromatic amine derivative having a specific structure having bulky substituents at end portions and an organic electroluminescence device comprising an organic thin film layer which comprises a single layer or a plurality of layers comprising at least a light emitting layer and is... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080102312 - Electroluminescent polymers containing planar arylamine units, the preparation and use thereof: m

20080102314 - Low swell, water vapour permeable poly(urethane-urea)s:

20080102313 - Thin films prepared with gas phase deposition technique: A process for the preparation of thin films of an organic-inorganic nature comprising growing with a gas phase deposition technique preferable the ALCVD (atomic layer chemical vapour deposition) technique. As an example, trimethylaluminium (TMA), hydroquinone (Hq) and phloroglucinol (PhI) have been used as precursors to fabricate thin films of aluminium... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20080102316 - Magneto-resistive magnetic read head and storage apparatus using the same magnetic read head: A magnetic read head has a first free-magnetic layer, a second free-magnetic layer, a non-magnetic layer provided between the first free-magnetic layer and the second free-magnetic layer, and a bias applying layer for applying a bias magnetic field in the vertical direction to the medium facing plane of the first... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080102315 - Method for manufacturing a magneto-resistance effect element, and magneto-resistance effect element: In a method for manufacturing a magneto-resistance effect element having a pinned magnetic layer of which a magnetization is fixed substantially in one direction, a free magnetization layer of which a magnetization is rotated in accordance with an external magnetic field and a spacer layer, which is located between the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080102317 - Magnetic film for magnetic head: The magnetic film includes an FeCo layer, restrains erasing data by a magnetic field leaked from a magnetic pole, has high saturation magnetic flux density and soft magnetism and writes data with high recording density. The magnetic film for a magnetic head of the present invention comprises: a nonmagnetic layer... Agent: Patrick G. Burns, Esq. Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd.

20080102318 - Magneto-optical recording medium and its manufacturing method: In a manufacturing method of a magneto-optical recording medium formed by laminating a plurality of magnetic layers, there is provided a manufacturing method whereby at least two of the magnetic layers can be properly and individually formed by sputtering the same target means in the same vacuum vessel under different... Agent: Robert J. Depke Lewis T. Steadman

20080102319 - Composite material with conductive nanowires: A composite material exhibiting at least one of a negative effective permittivity and a negative effective permeability for incident radiation at an operating wavelength is described. The composite material comprises a dielectric layer generally parallel to a dielectric layer plane, and further comprises a first plurality of nanowire pairs disposed... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080102320 - Non-erasable magnetic identification media: A magnetic storage medium and method of manufacturing the same comprises a substrate, a magnetic material adjacent to the substrate, and regions of variable magnetic permeability in the magnetic material, wherein the magnetic material may comprise a multilayered structure. Moreover, methods are described for making two kinds of media, read... Agent: U S Army Research Laboratory Attn Amsrl Cs Cc Ip

20080102321 - Method of manufacturing ferroelectric thin film for data storage and method of manufacturing ferroelectric recording medium using the same method: Provided are a ferroelectric thin film having good crystallinity, improved surface roughness, and high density data storage capability, and a method of manufacturing a ferroelectric recording medium including the ferroelectric thin film. The method of manufacturing the ferroelectric thin film includes: forming an amorphous TiO2 layer on a substrate; forming... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC