24th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170165856 | CUTTING OR COMPRESSION TOOL - A cutting or compression tool comprises a housing and a driving group for moving a driving piston with respect to the housing, a fixed jaw with a first connecting seat and a second connecting seat for a stationary connection to the housing, a mobile jaw with a first fulcrum seat hinged to the fixed jaw at the second connecting seat and a second fulcrum seat hinged to a first connecting rod connected to the driving piston. The distance between the first connecting seat and the second connecting seat of the fixed jaw is equal to the distance between the first fulcrum seat and the second fulcrum seat of the mobile jaw. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165857 | METHOD AND A MACHINE FOR CUTTING PAPER LOGS - Method for cutting of logs of paper material, wherein the cut is performed by means of two circular blades ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170165858 | SLICING DEVICE COMPRISING RAPID-MANUFACTURING COMPONENTS - The present invention relates to a device ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170165859 | DEVICE FOR SEPARATING FLEXIBLE PACKAGING ELEMENTS - The device serves to separate flexible packaging products ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170165860 | DEVICE FOR RELEASING SECTIONS FROM A MATERIAL WEB - A device for releasing sections from a material web has a vacuum cutting cylinder and a counter cylinder for cutting the sections. The device also has a vacuum transfer roll for removing the sections from the vacuum cutting cylinder and a conveyor belt, onto which the sections are capable of being deposited from the vacuum transfer roll. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165861 | APPARATUS FOR CUTTING SUPER ABSORBENT POLYMER AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SUPER ABSORBENT POLYMER USING SAME - The present invention relates to an apparatus for cutting a super absorbent polymer and a method for preparing a super absorbent polymer using the same. The apparatus for cutting a super absorbent polymer of the present invention includes: an injection part for injecting a super absorbent polymer; a first cutter for primarily cutting the super absorbent polymer; a second cutter for secondarily cutting the super absorbent polymer; and a discharging part for discharging the cut super absorbent polymer. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165862 | METHOD OF MAKING POLYMERIC MULTILAYER FILMS - Method of making a polymeric multilayer films ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170165863 | Hand-Guided Power Tool with a Control Device - A hand-guided power tool has a power tool housing and an internal combustion engine arranged in the power tool housing and configured to drive a tool member of the power tool. A fuel tank and at least one electric component are provided. A control device that is an electronic control unit is connected to the at least one electric component of the power tool and controls the at least one electric component. The power tool has a top face which, when parking the power tool in a usual parking position on a flat horizontal support surface, is facing upwardly. The electronic control unit is positioned laterally adjacent to the fuel tank device, when viewing the power tool in the usual parking position. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165864 | REALWOOD FILM, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed are a real wood film, a manufacturing method thereof and a molded article comprising the same. The real wood film comprises: a real wood layer; and an elastic binder layer formed on the lower surface of the real wood layer, wherein the elastic binder layer comprises at least one of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) resins. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165865 | EXOTHERMIC POWDERS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - A method of additive manufacturing to form a component comprises successively depositing a plurality of layers to form the component. Depositing at least one of the plurality of layers includes depositing a layer of a first particulate precursor over a platen, depositing a second particulate precursor on portions of the platen over the layer of the first particulate precursor specified by a controller, and directing energy to the second particulate precursor deposited on the portion of the platen to cause an exothermic chemical reaction between the first particulate precursor and the second particulate precursor. The exothermic chemical reaction produces heat that sinters products of the chemical reaction to fabricate the layer of the component. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165866 | ASSEMBLY AND USE OF A GEOMETRICALLY COMPACT POWDER LAYER - The invention relates to an additive production method involving the production of a layer of geometrically compact particles, having the following steps: a) providing a particle layer depositing arrangement, comprising a first and a second semi-chamber, wherein a partition separates the first semi-chamber from the second semi-chamber, and the partition is permeable for a dispersion medium and impermeable for particles dispersed in the dispersion medium; b) providing a particle dispersion comprising the dispersion medium and particles dispersed therein in the first semi-chamber, the particle dispersion being distributed substantially homogenously in the first semi-chamber; c) generating a pressure gradient between the first and the second semi-chamber such that the pressure gradient in the first semi-chamber causes a particle dispersion flow directed towards the partition; and d) depositing a particle aggregate material comprising geometrically compact particles on the partition by transporting a dispersion agent into the second semi-chamber. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165867 | BI -MATERIAL DIE AND METHOD FOR EXTRUDING ABRASIVE EXTRUDABLE MATERIALS - An article comprising a) a die core having a plurality of flow paths adapted to flow extrudable material to a plurality of slots including wall slots and skin slots and around a plurality of pins so as to form a honeycomb structure from the extrudable material; and b) a mounting plate adapted to hold the die core in an extrusion system having an opening adapted to allow the extrudable material passed through the die core to exit, an outer portion adapted to mount and hold the die core in place, a flange about the periphery of the opening which seats the die core, an inner surface disposed to partially form the skin slots adapted to allow extrudable material to flow from the skin slots to form the skin of the honeycomb structure; and wherein the die core and mounting plate are comprised of different materials having different wear properties. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165868 | TUBES HAVING MEASUREMENT LINES AND METHODS FOR USE - Disclosed is a tube comprising an outer surface, an inner surface, a lumen defined by the inner surface, and circumferential lines disposed on the outer surface of the tube. In certain embodiments, the circumferential lines serve as measurement guides to select a desired length, and to accurately and cleanly cut the tube to a desired length. In other embodiments, diametrically opposed lines are disposed on the tube in pairs, thereby allowing a user to locate a point on the tube 180 degrees away from a given point. In certain embodiments, the tube may be used to create cylindrical columns. In certain embodiments, concrete is poured into the lumen of the tube to form concrete columns. In alternative embodiments, the tube is used as a guide to cut pipes to a desired length. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165869 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATED PRODUCTION OF A WORKPIECE HAVING A DIAPHRAGM - The present invention relates to a method for the automated production of a workpiece having at least one diaphragm, including a workpiece for an electrochemical sensor, including providing a workpiece that has a wall with at least one continuous opening through the wall, wherein a diaphragm body is affixed in the at least one opening, such that the diaphragm body completely fills a cross-section of the opening, and processing the diaphragm body by means of a laser. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165870 | CARBON DIOXIDE TREATMENT OF CONCRETE UPSTREAM FROM PRODUCT MOLD - Fresh concrete is treated with carbon dioxide prior to delivery to a product mold for forming concrete products. Carbon dioxide gas is directed through a manifold, which may be coupled to a feedbox or a hopper, upstream from the product mold. Treating the fresh concrete with the carbon dioxide gas while it is in a loose state prior to placement in the product mold may generally promote uniform and enhanced carbon dioxide uptake. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165871 | METHODS OF FORMING LAMINATED GLASS STRUCTURES - A method of field shaping a laminated glass structure is provided. The method includes providing the laminated glass structure comprising a flexible glass sheet having a thickness of no greater than about 0.3 mm laminated to a non-glass substrate by an adhesive material. The laminated glass structure is field cut using a handheld power tool thereby forming a shaped laminated glass structure. An edge strength of a cut edge of the shaped laminated glass structure at least about 20 MPa. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165872 | MODIFIED TIRE SEALANT MIXING DEVICE - A mixing and extrusion machine for tire sealant materials of the type comprising: a dump extruder equipped with conical converging twin screws located in a batching chamber, said chamber having a low pressure feeding area and a high pressure ducted area; a removable blind flange for temporarily sealing the outlet of said batching chamber so that said material is forced to recirculate between said duct area and said feeding area within said batching chamber, said chamber thereby also acting as a compounding chamber; and an inlet port located in the high pressure ducted area, the inlet port capable of introducing a diluent during mixing of a tire sealant material. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165873 | SPECTRAL PROPERTIES-BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FEEDING MASTERBATCHES INTO A PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE - A method and system for optimizing a match between the color of an in-line part manufactured by a plastic product production machine and the color of a reference part by adjusting the concentration of masterbatch in the mixture of raw material fed to the plastic product production machine. The optimization of the color is based on spectra of the in-line part and reference part obtained within a short time interval using the same spectrometer, thereby eliminating the requirement for high accuracy spectrometer calibration and allowing the method, which determines the rates at which the base masterbatches are added to the raw material, to be carried out in real time on the manufacturing floor while the plastic product production machine is being operated to manufacture in-line parts. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165874 | MOULDING DEVICE FOR MOULDING A CONTAINER STARTING WITH A PARISON IN PLASTIC MATERIAL, MOULDING METHOD AND MOULDING MACHINE | 2017-06-15 |
20170165875 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A FIBROUS MATERIAL PRE-IMPREGNATED WITH THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER IN A FLUID BED - A method of producing a pre-impregnated fibrous material including a fibrous material of continuous fibres and a thermoplastic polymer matrix, wherein the pre-impregnated fibrous material is produced in a single unidirectional strip or in a plurality of parallel unidirectional strips, the method including the following steps: (i) impregnating the fibrous material in the form of a strand or a plurality of parallel strands with the thermoplastic polymer in the form of a powder in a fluid bed; and (ii) shaping the strand or parallel strands of the fibrous material impregnated as in step (i) by calendering by at least one heating calender in the form of a single unidirectional strip or of a plurality of parallel unidirectional strips, the heating calender, in the latter case, including a plurality of calendering grooves, and the pressure and/or a spacing between the rollers of the calender being regulated by an auxiliary system. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165876 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING FIBER ASSEMBLY FROM THERMOSETTING RESIN COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND RECOVERED FIBER ASSEMBLY THEREBY - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for recovering a fiber assembly by decomposing a thermosetting resin composite material, such as carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) in such a manner the fiber assembly used for the thermosetting composite material, such as CFRP, retains its original organizational shape after decomposition, and a fiber assembly recovered by the method. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165877 | FLEXIBLE CHANNEL MOLDING ASSEMBLIES - A flexible channel molding assembly may include a plurality of molding members. Each of the molding members defines a channel configured to receive a cable, and the plurality of molding members are configured to be pivotally coupled to one another along an axial direction to conform to a surface having a complex geometry. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165878 | Lens Casting System - An optical lens casting gasket, wafer, and system and method that provides for more efficient formation of optical lenses employing optically functional wafers. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165879 | RESIN PRECURSOR, RESIN COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAME, POLYIMIDE RESIN MEMBRANE, RESIN FILM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided is a resin composition including a polyimide precursor that has exceptional adhesiveness to glass substrates and that does not generate particles during laser detachment. A resin composition containing (a) a polyimide precursor, (b) an organic solvent, and (d) an alkoxysilane compound, wherein the resin composition shows polyimide obtained by imidation of the (a) polyimide precursor after application of the resin composition to the surface of a support, the residual stress with the support is from −5 MPa to 10 MPa, and the 308 nm absorbance of the (d) alkoxysilane compound when made into a 0.001 mass % NMP solution is from 0.1 to 0.5 at a solution thickness of 1 cm. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165880 | HYDRO-FORMED FILM WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL MICRO-APERTURES - A method of processing a polymeric web includes providing a forming screen configured for supporting and moving with the web in a machine direction. The forming screen has a plurality of elliptical screen openings, each having a major axis perpendicular to the machine direction and a minor axis parallel to the machine direction. The method includes continuously depositing the web onto the forming screen and passing the web and forming screen through a water stream having a pressure level sufficient to cause the web to be forced into the screen openings, thereby forming protrusions extending from the planar surface of the web. Each protrusion has an apex, an opening at the apex, and an elliptical cross-section parallel to the planar surface of the web. The elliptical cross-section has a protrusion axis ratio that may be selected so as to produce a desired protrusion axis ratio. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165881 | MULTI-STAGE ROLL TYPE SHEET MOLDING APPARATUS - A multi-stage roll type sheet molding apparatus includes four or more molding rolls including a touch molding roll, a main molding roll and finish molding rolls disposed in the horizontal direction in parallel to each other, in which a molten sheet is supplied downward from above to a first nip part interposed between the touch molding roll and main molding roll, the sheet is compressed by the molding rolls, and the compressed sheet is windingly fed sequentially from the main molding roll to the finish molding rolls, thereby molding a sheet having a specific thickness. The apparatus further includes a rear-stage side rail for guiding the finish molding rolls in a horizontally movable manner and second to fourth hydraulic cylinders for horizontally moving the finish molding rolls to in such a manner that they can pressurize the sheet. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165882 | MOLDING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MOLDED ARTICLE - A molding system | 2017-06-15 |
20170165883 | GLASS ENCAPSULATION STRUCTURE AND INJECTION MOLDING DEVICE - A glass encapsulation structure and an injection molding device are provided. The encapsulation structure includes: a guide piece; and an encapsulation component, wherein the guide piece is fixed to a side surface of a glass through the encapsulation component, wherein the guide piece includes a strip part, a bump and a positioning hole, wherein the strip part has a first surface, and a second surface opposite to the first surface and facing an interior of a vehicle body when the guide piece is mounted onto the vehicle body, the bump is located on and perpendicular to the first surface, the positioning hole is formed in the bump, an axis of the positioning hole is perpendicular to the side surface of the glass, and the positioning hole matches a positioning pin in an injection molding device in an injection molding process. A yield of encapsulation structures may be improved. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165884 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PLASTIC VEHICLE PART - A method for producing a plastic vehicle attachment part is described, wherein a polymeric film is laid in an injection mold, the polymeric film having an opaque or semi-opaque imprint or a color pigmentation. The polymeric film is back injected with a polymeric covering part. wherein the polymeric covering part is optically transparent. A polymeric carrier part is sprayed at least on a part of the surface of the polymeric covering part facing away from the polymeric film. A protective layer is applied at least on the polymeric film. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165885 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SENSOR - A method for producing a sensor which is equipped to detect a physical field as a function of a dimension to be measured using a measuring sensor and to emit an electrical output signal based on the detected physical field via a data cable, including:—placing the measuring sensor and the data cable on a mould defining the position of the measuring sensor and the data cable,—Coating the measuring sensor and the data cable positioned in the mould with a first material,—Removing the measuring sensor and data cable coated with the first material from the mould, and—Coating the measuring sensor and data cable removed from the mould and coated with the first material with a second material. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165886 | SHEET MATERIAL HAVING BI-DIRECTIONALLY FORMED MICROPORES AND MANUFACTURE METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a sheet material having bi-directionally formed micropores, pertaining to the field of material structures. The sheet material comprises a basic half side and a protrusive half side extending from the basic half side. The basic half side is formed with multiple recesses extending along a first orientation; while the protrusive half side has multiple beams extending along a second orientation. Herein the second orientation extends at an angle with respect to the first orientation, and a bottom edge is respectively formed at the intersection of the beam and the neighboring beam; also, a hole is respectively formed at the crossing position of the bottom edge and the recess. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165887 | Remote Controller for Controlling Apparatus by Diverting Feedback Signal from Native Controller to the Remote Controller and Methods for Same - A remote controller can be provided on any apparatus that employs feedback control from a native controller to add functionality to the apparatus where the native controller is not capable of providing such functionality independently. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165888 | APPARATUS FOR TAKING OUT MOLDED PRODUCT - An apparatus for taking out a molded product is provided, the apparatus being capable of suppressing displacement vibration of an attachment mounted at a leading end of each of one or more approach frames by active control using one or more electromagnetic actuators. The apparatus includes an active vibration suppressing system. One or more electromagnetic actuators are mounted to the attachment of each approach frame or each approach frame. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165889 | Remote Controller for Controlling Apparatus by Diverting Feedback Signal from Native Controller to the Remote Controller and Methods for Same - A remote controller can be provided on any apparatus that employs feedback control from a native controller to add functionality to the apparatus where the native controller is not capable of providing such functionality independently. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165890 | INJECTION MOLDING FLOW CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus for controlling the rate of flow of fluid mold material from an injection molding machine to a mold cavity, the apparatus comprising: a manifold having a fluid delivery channel, an actuator interconnected to a valve pin having a tip end drivable between a first position, a second position upstream and a third position upstream of the second position, the actuator and the valve pin being translationally driven by a valve system adjustable between a start position, a plurality of intermediate drive rate positions and a high drive rate position, a pressure sensor and a controller, the pressure sensor sensing a metered pressure of a drive fluid, the controller instructing the valve system to drive valve pin continuously upstream and including instructions that instruct the valve system to move according to a predetermined profile of metered pressures from the start position to selected intermediate drive rate positions and subsequently to the high drive rate position. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165891 | INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEM - An injection molding system includes a plurality of inspection apparatuses for inspecting molded article quality, a unit that transports a molded article molded by an injection molding machine, a molded article containment unit that is provided for each of types of post-treatment operations needed for the molded article, a transport destination designation unit that selects and designates the molded article containment unit to contain the molded article on the basis of a combination of inspection results from the plurality of inspection apparatuses, and a molded article sorting and transport unit that sorts and transports the molded article into the molded article containment unit designated by the transport destination designation unit. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165892 | EXTRUSION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FILLING A GROOVE WITH A FILLING COMPOUND - An extrusion device and method for filling a groove with a filling compound. The extrusion device includes an extrusion head which is designed or configured to spring in and out in an extrusion direction of the extrusion device in a manner that is spring-resilient in the extrusion direction. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165893 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF MICROPOROUS PLASTIC FILM - A method of producing a microporous plastic film is disclosed. The method achieves various characteristics such as strength while having an excellent appearance grade by using a wet stretching method. The method includes kneading a diluent and a polymer with an extruder to produce a kneaded polymer, discharging the kneaded polymer into a sheet, and stretching the sheet in a conveying direction of the sheet with a plurality of rollers. The diluent is applied to at least one of the rollers and the sheet while stretching the sheet. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165894 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PRESSURE ACCUMULATOR, AND PRESSURE ACCUMULATOR - The invention relates to a method for producing a pressure accumulator ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170165895 | METHOD FOR MOULDING AND STERILIZING A CONTAINER MADE OF PLASTIC MATERIAL, DEVICE FOR MOULDING AND STERILIZING A CONTAINER MADE OF PLASTIC MATERIAL AND MOULDING AND STERILIZING MACHINE - Method for moulding and sterilizing a container made of plastic material, comprising the steps of: opening a mould ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170165896 | Formed Thermoplastic Article Having Smooth Edges - The disclosure relates to forming shaped thermoplastic articles having smooth peripheries. Many thermoplastic articles have sharp edges formed upon molding or cutting the article from a feedstock sheet. Such sharp edges can damage thin plastic films or flesh which they contact, and smoothing the edges is desirable. Described herein are methods of forming a smooth periphery for such sharp-edged articles by rolling over the sharp edge. The smoothing operation is performed by forming a deflectable flange including a bend region separated from the potentially sharp peripheral edge by a spacer, deflecting a portion of the deflectable flange, and softening at least one bent portion of the deflectable flange to yield a smooth periphery upon cooling. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165897 | VACUUM THERMOFORMING MOLD DEVICE AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD EMPLOYING SAME - A molding device for thermoforming, comprising a two-part mold that makes it possible to define an open and a closed state of the mold is provided. The first part of the two-part mold comprises a means of suction for pressing the sheet against its working surface. The means of suction includes a main means of suction and at least one secondary means of suction that is designed for and capable of generating suction in a specific limited area of the working surface, at least partially independently relative to the main means of suction. The second part of the mold comprises an added-on hollow shaping part, that is arranged so that it is located, when the mold is closed, directly facing the specific limited area of the working surface of the first part of the mold. The secondary means of suction can be controlled independently of the main means of suction. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165898 | IMPRINT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF IMPRINTING A PARTIAL FIELD - In an embodiment, an imprint apparatus can include a substrate holder having a chucking region and a recessed support section; and a template holder, wherein the chucking region has more area as compared to a template region. In another embodiment, an imprint apparatus can include gas zones; and a gas controller that can be configured to adjust pressures within the gas zones to induce a convex curvature of a partial field of a workpiece used with the imprint apparatus. A method can include providing a workpiece within an imprint apparatus, wherein the workpiece includes a substrate and a formable material; and initially contacting a template with the formable material at a location spaced apart from the periphery of a partial field. In a particular embodiment, the method can further include modulating the substrate to form a convex shape contacting the template with the formable material. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165899 | Release Webs and Textured Products - The present disclosure features processes and equipment for manufacturing materials that have a textured surface formed by applying a first texture to a curable coating, curing the coating, and then embossing a second, different texture over the first texture. The disclosure also features textured materials, including both release webs for use in replicative casting processes and finished products in sheet, board, plate or web form. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165900 | Apparatus for Bonding Laminate Structures - A composite laminate reinforcing tool may be used to form a reinforced joint at a bond line of a composite laminate structure. The tool may hold one or more clips having posts, and the tool may be positioned along the bond line between at least two composite laminate elements. Joint sections of the clip may be heated to increase a pliability of the joint section, and the tool may be actuated to drive the post through the at least two composite laminate elements. The posts may be deflected toward a base of the clip, thereby to seat the clip. The reinforced composite laminate structure may then be cured. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165901 | METHOD FOR THERMALLY BONDING TOGETHER A COVER FILM OF AN OPHTHALMIC LENS PACKAGE AND A BASE PART OF THE OPHTHALMIC LENS PACKAGE - A method for thermally bonding together a cover film ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170165902 | THERMOPLASTIC WELDING APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS - Thermoplastic welding apparatus and related methods are disclosed. An example method includes providing a smart susceptor between composite parts that are to be joined via thermoplastic welding. The example method includes positioning the composite parts and the smart susceptor on a tooling surface within a cavity of a tooling apparatus and applying a seal to the composite parts and the tooling surface to form a vacuum chamber between the composite parts and the tooling surface at a welding joint of the composite parts; producing a magnetic field at the welding joint. The example method includes providing a vacuum in the vacuum chamber during a welding operation. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165903 | Method and apparatus for welding together a first object and a second object - A method and an apparatus for welding together a first object and a second object. The method comprises applying a layer of carbon nanotubes onto a surface of the first object and bringing the first object and the second object into contact, such that the layer of carbon nanotubes on the surface of the first object is in contact with a surface of the second object. The method further comprises applying a voltage to the layer of carbon nanotubes, such that an electrical current flows through the layer of carbon nanotubes, wherein material of the first object adjacent to the layer of carbon nanotubes and material of the second object adjacent to the layer of carbon nanotubes is heated and melted by the electrical current and thereby welded together. Further, an apparatus for welding together a first object and a second object is presented. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165904 | COMPOSITE STEEL - To improve the stiffness of a thin single layer or mono-sheet of steel, a composite steel comprising at least two outer steel layers separated with a spacer. Spacer materials can include any metal less dense than steel, or a polymer or resin, optionally comprising a carbon or glass fiber, or Kevlar material. Such a composite steel can yield a higher stiffness than a mono-sheet of steel having the same total sheet thickness. For instance, moving the steel material away from the neutral axis with the spacer can increase the strain on bending to provide a high strength composite steel that maintains stiffness while also providing desirable weight savings. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165905 | SYSTEM, NOZZLE AND METHOD FOR COATING ELASTIC STRANDS - A method of contact coating at least one elastic strand with an adhesive is disclosed. A first strand has a periphery with an upper surface. The first strand is moved in a machine direction relative to a contact nozzle, the adhesive is discharged from the contact nozzle into contact with the upper surface of the first strand, and pressurized air is discharged at the adhesive on the first strand to cause the adhesive to spread around the periphery of the first strand without blowing adhesive off the first strand. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165906 | METHOD OF MAKING A COMPOSITE ARTICLE - A method of making a composite article involves first forming an intermediate substrate. The intermediate substrate can be formed from fibers and an uncured thermoset polymer composition followed by partial cure, or from fibers and an uncured thermoset polymer composition followed by cure of the thermoset polymer composition and deposition of a thermoplastic on the surface of the substrate, or from fibers and an uncured thermoset polymer composition followed by cure and exposure of the substrate to organic solvent, a plasticizer, moisture, and/or heat. The intermediate substrate prepared according to any of the above techniques is then subjected to cold gas spray deposition to deposit a metal layer onto the intermediate substrate. In the case where the substrate was formed by partially curing a thermoset polymer composition, the metal-coated partially-cured thermoset polymer substrate is then fully cured. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165907 | COMPOSITE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING TOOLING AND METHODS USING ARTICULATING MANDRELS - Composite tooling systems and methods of manufacturing composite stringers of aircraft are provided herein. A composite tooling system includes a layup tool and an articulating stringer mandrel. The layup tool has a contoured surface with portions having different surface complexities. The articulating stringer mandrel includes two rigid mandrel elements and a cable. The first rigid mandrel element defines a first aperture, a first stringer surface, and a first bottom surface. The second rigid mandrel element is adjacent to the first rigid mandrel element and defines a second aperture, a second stringer surface, and a second bottom surface. A first length of the first rigid mandrel element cooperates with the surface complexity and a second length of the second rigid mandrel element cooperates with the surface complexity at the second rigid mandrel element so that a gap between the rigid mandrel elements does not exceed a predetermined gap threshold. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165908 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR DEPOSITION-BASED THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING - Methods, systems, and devices for extrusion-based three-dimensional printing are provided. The methods, systems, and devices allow for the printing materials such as fabrics, clothing, and wearable and/or implantable devices. A number of different enhancements are provided that allow for this improved form of three-dimensional printing, including: (1) printing using a polymer (e.g., cellulose acetate) dissolved in a solvent (e.g., acetone); (2) selectively bonding portions of a deposited filament onto one or more surfaces and/or one or more previously deposited filaments; (3) using particular toolpaths to create a fabric or similar material by creating a woven pattern; and (4) printing across multiple layers even when previous layers are not complete. Other aspects of the present disclosure, including other enhancements and various printer configurations, are also provided. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165909 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT FORMING DEVICE AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD - A three-dimensional forming device that forms a three-dimensional object includes a micrometer and a shaft portion that adjusts an inclination of a contacting surface of a leveling roller with respect to a trajectory of a forming table seen from the leveling roller when a forming table and the leveling roller are relatively moved in an X axis direction. The three-dimensional object forming device forms a three-dimensional object at a satisfactory precision. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165910 | MULTI-MATERIAL DISPENSING FOR IMPROVED PROCESS EFFICIENCY IN POWDER BED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - An apparatus and method for additive manufacturing components. Build powder is deposited on a build platform in accordance with CAD data, and surrogate powder is deposited in regions where the build powder is not located in order to conserve build powder. An energy source traces over the build powder fusing the build powder into a first layer of the component. The build platform is then lowered so that another layer of powder may be deposited on top of the first layer. This process is repeated until a final component is completed. The surrogate powder is then removed; thus, conserving build powder. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165911 | THREE DIMENSIONAL MODELING APPARATUS - A three-dimensional modeling apparatus models a three-dimensional object by lamination modeling in an air-tight process chamber. The three-dimensional modeling apparatus includes an elevation guide chamber provided adjacent to the process chamber, an elevation stage provided so as to be capable of being raised and lowered in the elevation guide chamber, and a communication pipe communicating between a space below the elevation stage in the elevation guide chamber and the process chamber. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165912 | POLYMER POWDER FOR POWDER BED FUSION METHODS - A polymer powder which is suitable for a powder bed fusion method contains a polymeric material coated with a hydrophobic substance that is at least one selected from the group consisting of a saturated fatty alcohol, an unsaturated fatty alcohol, a saturated fat, an unsaturated fat, a wax, a lactam, an alkene, and an alkane. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165913 | POLYMER POWDER FOR POWDER BED FUSION METHODS - A polymer powder having a surface energy of less than 35 mN/m is suitable for melting/sintering powder particles for layer-by-layer production of three-dimensional objects. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165914 | PULSED UV LIGHT NOZZLE FOR SELECTIVE CURING OF 3D PRINTED MATERIAL - A nozzle for a 3D printer has a body having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a material channel through the body. The body circumscribes at least a portion of the material channel. The material channel has a proximal orifice at the first end and a distal orifice at the second end. The nozzle has an ultraviolet light guide coupled with the body. The ultraviolet light guide has a first end, a second end, and a light-emitting tip with a first end and a second end. The first end of the light-emitting tip is coupled with the second end of the ultraviolet light guide. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165915 | 3D Printing System - A 3D printing system is disclosed. The 3D printing system has a print head and a positioning platform. The positioning platform supports and positions a product printed by the print head. The positioning platform is movable with respect to the print head in a first direction, a second direction, and a third direction perpendicular to each other. The positioning platform is also rotatable with respect to the print head about at least two of the first, second, and third directions. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165916 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONCURRENTLY MAKING MULTIPLE THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS FROM MULTIPLE SOLIDIFIABLE MATERIALS - Methods and apparatuses for making multiple three-dimensional objects from multiple solidifiable materials are shown and described. In accordance with the method, the objects are designed with variable removable support heights along the build axis so that each object has an interface between first and second materials that is the same height from the build platform. The technique simplifies the process of producing multiple three-dimensional objects from multiple solidifiable materials which may have different build axis heights of first and second finished object sections so that the sources of solidifiable materials need only be switched once during the building of multiple objects. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165917 | Method and Apparatus for Transposing Extruded Materials to Fabricate an Object Surface - In the formation of a solid object by progressively adding extruded materials to a workpiece, a mechanism is disclosed for transposing the paths by which two or more extrusion nozzles travel to deposit materials. Paralleling a surface contour of the object being formed, the paths for two or more substantially continuous extruded traces are directed in complementary fashion to cause a first extrusion trace to form the object surface while a second extrusion trace is deposited behind the first trace. At another position along the surface contour, the paths of the extruded traces may cross over one another to allow the second extruded trace to define the object surface. Where the first and second traces have a different color or visual appearance, the disclosed mechanism enables fine graphic features to efficiently be integrated into the surface of the object being formed. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165918 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus used for an additive manufacturing system includes a circuitry configured to calculate a contact area of a contact face of a three dimensional (3D) model that contacts a base member of an additive manufacturing apparatus, calculate an adhesive force that is to occur to the contact face of the 3D model and the base member, rotate the 3D model by changing an angle of the 3D model with respect to a 3D modeling area, calculate a warping force that is to occur to the 3D model when the 3D model is to be formed into a 3D object under each orientation set for the 3D model by rotating the 3D model by changing the angle of the 3D model with respect to the 3D modeling area, and search for a target orientation of the 3D model where the warping force becomes smaller than the adhesive force. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165919 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT, THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING APPARATUS, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING METHOD - A three-dimensional object that maintains a satisfactory visual color quality when the object is observed at different positions or through different angles, and a three-dimensional shaping apparatus for and a three-dimensional shaping method of shaping such a three-dimensional object are provided. The three-dimensional object includes: a shaping base having a first and second outer surfaces adjacent to each other at an adjacent angle; a first colored layer formed on the first outer surface and including a transparent material colored in a first color; a second colored layer formed on the second outer surface and including a transparent material colored in a second color different from the first color; and a partition layer interposed between the side surfaces of the first colored layer and the second colored layer. The partition layer is opaque and has one of the first color, the second color, and an achromatic color. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165920 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS AND METHOD OF FILLING VOIDS IN 3D PARTS - A method of additive three-dimensional object production includes depositing liquefied material to produce two roads and placing an extruder tip having a bottom surface that surrounds an orifice such that one portion of the bottom surface is sealed against one of the two roads and another part of the bottom surface is sealed against the other of the two roads and the orifice is positioned over a space between the two roads. Liquefied material is then extruded through the orifice to fill the space between the two roads. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165921 | INTEGRATED MEASURING AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of producing a three-dimensional object from an extrusion of material forms uses a movable portion of an additive extrusion printing device to form at least one line of material (“line of material”). The printing device preferably extrudes the material as a function of a nominal model having a specification of the object. The method also measures, using a coordinate measuring machine, at least one dimension of the line of material after starting to extrude the line of material. During or after measuring, the method checks, using a checker operatively coupled with the coordinate measuring machine, the dimensional accuracy of at least one dimension of the line of material by comparing the at least one dimension with at least one specification of the nominal model of the object. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165922 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A three-dimensional object manufacturing apparatus that may be equipped to efficiently separate a three-dimensional object from a mounting unit is provided. The printing apparatus includes: a mounting unit having a mounting surface on which a three-dimensional object being manufactured is mounted; a separator to separate the three-dimensional object from the mounting unit; a moving unit to move the three-dimensional object remaining on the mounting surface and the separator unit relative to each other after the manufacturing of the three-dimensional object is completed, the three-dimensional object on the mounting surface and the separator being moved to arrive at a separating position at which the three-dimensional object is separated by the separator; and a controller that controls the moving unit. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165923 | A ROLL OF STRUCTURAL MATERIAL, IT'S METHOD OF MAKING AND A METHOD OF MAKING A WIND TURBINE BLADE | 2017-06-15 |
20170165924 | WIND TURBINE COMPONENTS - A method of making a wind turbine component comprises providing a mould ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170165925 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL HAVING APERTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a composite material that is formed to include an aperture is provided. The method includes disposing a plurality of woven substances including reinforcement fibers on a jig having a protrusion to fit the woven substances on the protrusion and thus provide the aperture. Additionally, the method includes integrally mounting the jig and a plurality of the woven substances in a mold, and adding a resin to the mold to immerse the plurality of the woven substances with the resin. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165926 | 3D THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE PULTRUSION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A 3D thermoplastic pultrusion system and method based upon a 3D variable die system and including one or more sets of 3D thermoplastic forming machines to continuously produce thermoplastic composite pultrusions with at least one of varying cross-section geometry and constant surface contours, varying cross-section geometry and varying surface contours, and constant cross-section geometry and varying surface contours. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165927 | 3D THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE PULTRUSION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A 3D thermoplastic pultrusion system and method based upon a 3D variable die system and including one or more sets of 3D thermoplastic forming machines to continuously produce thermoplastic composite pultrusions with at least one of varying cross-section geometry and constant surface contours, varying cross-section geometry and varying surface contours, and constant cross-section geometry and varying surface contours. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165928 | METHOD OF REPAIRING DAMAGE OF AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENTS MADE OF WELDABLE THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS - Disclosed is a method of repairing damage of an aircraft engine component made of or comprising weldable thermoplastic material, which method comprises welding of the weld filler material into an initially prepared damaged area. Also disclosed are the use of plastic welding technique for repairing damaged aircraft engine components made of weldable thermoplastic materials. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165929 | EMULSION COAGULANT AND TIRE PUNCTURE REPAIR KIT - An object of the present invention is to provide an emulsion coagulant having excellent coagulation performance and a tire puncture repair kit that uses the emulsion coagulant. The emulsion coagulant of the present invention is an emulsion coagulant containing an α-starch and an anionic polyacrylamide; a molecular weight of the anionic polyacrylamide being from 500,000 to 2,000,000; and a mass ratio (WA:WB) of a content (WA) of the α-starch to a content (WB) of the anionic polyacrylamide being from 5:95 to 80:20. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165930 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONTACT LENSES WITH A LUBRICIOUS SURFACE - The invention is related to method for developing and producing contact lenses with a target lubricity profile as characterized by having a velocity-weighted average coefficient of friction, as determined by use of a lubricity test of the invention. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165931 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A LENS STRUCTURE - The present method relates to a method for printing a three-dimensional lens structure, comprising a step of depositing multiple fragments of printing material on a substrate and a step of curing the deposited fragments to build up said three-dimensional lens structure, wherein said substrate comprises a mould having a well defined surface area. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165932 | METHOD FOR APPLYING STABLE COATING ON SILICONE HYDROGEL CONTACT LENSES - The present invention generally relates to a method for producing silicone hydrogel contact lenses having a stable lubricious coating thereon without involving use of organic solvent in post-curing processes. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165933 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING EYEGLASS FRAMES, APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD AND FRAMES OBTAINED WITH SUCH METHOD - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing parts of acetate eyeglass frames from an acetate plate. The plate is designed with length and height dimensions defining a surface area that encompasses the perimeter boundary of the body of the frame part to be manufactured, and with a thickness the value of which is at least equal to the maximum transverse dimensions of the three-dimensional shape of the body of the frame part itself and extends evenly over the entire surface defined by the length and the height of the plate. The method also comprises the step of forming a cut within the surface dimensions of the plate along the perimeter boundary of the body of the eyeglass part to be manufactured, excepting a pair of portions of said boundary, thereby leaving said portions connected to the plate, and the step of forming the three-dimensional shape of the frame part body by removing material from the thickness of the plate. The same method also comprises the step of forming the lens seats, the grooves for receiving lenses within their seats, a nose bridge, bridge arms, and the endpieces for connection to the temples. The invention further relates to an apparatus for carrying out the process and an eyeglass frame so manufactured. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165934 | TIRE MEMBER-FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention glues a rubber strip on the surface of a non-right circular cylindrical winding body with good precision. The present invention reduces the space occupied by the apparatus. The tire member-forming apparatus is provided with a transport conveyor with a conveyor belt that is guided by guide rollers so that the conveyor belt is able to circle. The conveyor surface of the conveyor belt is provided with a conveyor surface width center line that extends in a straight line over the entire length thereof. The guide rollers are grouped into guide rollers on the front side of the conveyor direction and guide rollers on the back side of the conveyor direction. The front guide rollers are held so as to be capable of tilting around the conveyor surface width center line. As a result, on the conveyor surface, a twistable twisting conveyor surface section is formed between a front conveyor surface section, which is supported by the front guide rollers, and a back conveyor surface section, which is supported by the back guide rollers. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165935 | CONFIGURATION APPLIED TO ENVELOPE FOR TiRE RETREADING - The invention proposes a configuration applied to envelope for tire retreading in a cold retreading process. In the state of the art, envelopes consisting of two parts are known. However, the known methods of sealing among the pieces are not satisfactory either due to sealing problems, or by reducing the useful life of the envelope. In order to overcome these limitations, the invention proposes an envelope ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170165936 | FLOORBOARD - A floorboard, includes a carrier plate and a veneer arranged on a topside of the carrier plate, wherein the carrier plate and the veneer are connected with each other via a resin, wherein an edge strip made of the resin is provided on at least two side margins of the veneer, and wherein a surface of the edge strip extends in a same plane as a surface of the veneer. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165937 | LONGITUDINALLY PLEATED PRODUCTS - A method of forming a continuous sheet of pleated, hook-form, fastener product includes training a substrate about a pressure roll having an outer surface defining circumferential grooves. As the substrate approaches a nip between the pressure roll and a mold roll calendered with the pressure roll, a portion of the substrate is disposed within a corresponding one of the grooves between the pressure roll and a stationary horn extending into the groove whereby a longitudinally-extending pleat is formed in the substrate. The pleated substrate is then passed through the nip where resin regions are laminated to a side of the substrate opposed to the pleat. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165938 | INTERLAYER FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS, ROLL-SHAPED BODY, LAMINATED GLASS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INTERLAYER FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ROLL-SHAPED BODY - The present invention aims to provide an interlayer film for a laminated glass, which can exhibit high deaeration properties during preliminary pressure bonding and enables production of a highly transparent laminated glass, a roll, a laminated glass, a method for producing the interlayer film for a laminated glass, and a method for producing the roll. The present invention relates to an interlayer film for a laminated glass, having a large number of recesses and a large number of projections on at least one surface, the interlayer film for a laminated glass having a thickness with a difference between a maximum thickness and a minimum thickness of less than 40 μm at each of a central portion, one end portion, and an other end portion in a width direction that is orthogonal, in the same plane, to a machine direction of the film in production of the interlayer film for a laminated glass, the thickness being measured along 3 m in the machine direction of the film in production of the interlayer film for a laminated glass at the central portion, the one end portion, and the other end portion in the width direction. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165939 | SUPERIMPOSED COMPOSITE INTERIOR COMPONENT - A laminated composite interior component includes a first member that has a predetermined mating surface; and a second member made of an elastically deformable resin material. The second member has a plate-shaped portion that is substantially parallel to the mating surface and that has multiple protrusions which are formed integrally with the plate-shaped portion and which protrude toward the mating surface such that a space is formed between the mating surface and the plate-shaped portion. The second member is arranged so as to be laminated on the first member with the protrusions in contact with the mating surface. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165940 | LAMINATE AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF BUILT-UP BOARD - A laminate for forming a resin insulating layer of a built-up board, comprising a support film, and a resin film which is formed on the support film by using a resin composition containing a radical polymerizable compound, wherein the resin film is laminated, while maintained in a state where the resin film is laminated on the support film, on a base member constituting the built-up board in a state contacting the base member and is polymerized to thereby form a resin insulating layer of the built-up board is provided. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165941 | MULTI-LAYER FABRIC REINFORCED CEMENTITIOUS MATRIX AND APPLICATION METHOD THEREOF - This disclosure provides an eco-friendly multi-layer fabric reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) enhanced by nanoparticles. The FRCM is developed for structural strengthening and/or repairing in reinforced concrete buildings. The FRCM consists of multi-layer fabrics as load-carrying and crack control components and a cementitious matrix as bedding for the fabric layers. The cementitious matrix is eco-friendly based on a main constituent of ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) and recycled glass cullets. Some additions, including nanoparticles, superplasticizer, hydroxy propyl methyl cellulose and/or starch ether, are added to achieve proper workability and rheology for application requirements, and to enhance fresh properties, mechanical properties and/or durability. Man-made fabric and natural fabric are embedded in the cementitious matrix with designated purposes of load carrying and crack control. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165942 | STEEL REINFORCING ELEMENT COATED WITH AN ADHESIVE COMPOSITION CONTAINING AROMATIC ALDEHYDE AND POLYPHENOL - The coated steel reinforcing element comprises one or more threadlike reinforcing elements, each comprising a steel core, and an adhesive layer coating at least a portion of the steel core of the or each threadlike reinforcing element. The coated steel reinforcing element is devoid of a metal layer between the steel core of the or each threadlike reinforcing element and the adhesive layer. The adhesive layer comprises an adhesive composition comprising at least one phenol/aldehyde resin based on at least: one aromatic aldehyde and one polyphenol comprising one or more aromatic nucleus/nuclei. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165943 | NOISE ABSORBENT FABRIC HAVING IMPROVED HEAT AND SOUND INSULATION PROPERTY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is a noise-absorbent fabric having a superior heat-insulation property and sound-insulating property and a method for manufacturing the same. The noise-absorbent fabric includes a noise-absorbing layer comprising a nonwoven fabric formed of a heat-resistant fiber and impregnated with a binder; and a metal film stacked thereon. As such, the noise-absorbent fabric having superior sound-absorbing property, heat-insulating property and sound-insulating property can be obtained and be applicable to parts maintained at high temperatures of 300° C. or greater. In addition, the noise-absorbent fabric can be moldable using the binder in a desired three-dimensional shape. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165944 | AUTOMOTIVE GLASS BLACKOUT AREA - An automotive glass for a vehicle is provided by a glass panel including an exterior layer defining a non-ceramic UV-blocking band on an edge of the glass panel. In an embodiment, the exterior layer is a polymer film sheet sized to match a size dimension of the glass panel. The polymer film sheet may include a tinted portion bordering a substantially transparent interior. In another embodiment, the exterior layer is a non-ceramic paint applied to a border of the glass panel. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165945 | VISCOELASTIC PLASTIC INTERLAYER FOR VIBRO-ACOUSTIC DAMPING AND GLAZING COMPRISING SUCH AN INTERLAYER - A viscoelastic plastic interlayer to be incorporated between two glass sheets forms a laminated glazing with vibro-acoustic damping properties. The interlayer includes at least one layer made of viscoelastic plastic with vibro-acoustic damping properties and particles having an infrared radiation-screening function. The interlayer is such that the resonant frequency f | 2017-06-15 |
20170165946 | VACUUM INSULATION PANEL COMPRISING AN ORGANIC AEROGEL - The present invention relates to a vacuum insulation board ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170165947 | WINDOW FILM - A window film including at least a first adhesive layer containing a weathering agent, a barrier layer, a second adhesive layer, and a light control layer in this order. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165948 | ACRYLIC BEADS FOR ENHANCING MATTE APPEARANCE OF POLYOLEFIN FILMS - A film comprising a) at least one base layer comprising a thermoplastic polymeric matrix material; and b) a skin layer comprising a thermoplastic polymeric matrix material and from 5 wt % to 80 wt % of polymeric particles having an average particle diameter from 0.5 μm to 15 μm, a refractive index from 1.46 to 1.7, and at least 60 mole % of acrylic monomer units wherein the film is stretched by a factor of 2 to 8 uniaxially or biaxially; and wherein after stretching, the skin layer has a thickness that is between 50% and 200% of the diameter of the polymeric particles, and a method of making the film, are disclosed. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165949 | HEAT SHIELDING MATERIAL, HEAT SHIELDING COMPOSITION AND HEAT SHIELDING STRUCTURE EMPLOYING THE SAME - A heat shielding material is provided. The heat shielding material includes a sheet material and a dark pigment layer covering the sheet material. The dark pigment layer includes a crosslinking structure formed of siloxane functional groups and dark pigments dispersing in the crosslinking structure. A heat shielding composition and a heat shielding structure employing the same are also provided. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165950 | THIN PROTECTIVE DISPLAY FILM - A display film includes a transparent polymeric substrate layer having a 0.2% offset yield stress greater than 110 MPa and a transparent aliphatic cross-linked polyurethane layer having a thickness of 100 micrometers or less disposed on the transparent polymeric substrate layer. The transparent aliphatic cross-linked polyurethane layer has a glass transition temperature in a range from 11 to 27 degrees Celsius and a Tan Delta peak value in a range from 0.5 to 2.5. The display film has a haze value of 2% or less. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165951 | SHEET MATERIAL FOR AIRCRAFT INTERIOR EQUIPMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A sheet material ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170165952 | CARD SUBSTRATE WARPAGE REDUCTION - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a transfer lamination process and apparatus that reduces substrate warpage. In some embodiments, the transfer lamination process is performed using a transfer lamination device, which includes a transfer unit, a substrate rotator, and a transfer ribbon having a carrier layer and a transfer layer attached to the carrier layer. In some embodiments of the transfer lamination process, a transfer section of the transfer layer is transferred from the carrier layer to a first surface of a substrate using the transfer unit. In some embodiments of this transferring step, the transfer section is heated and pressed against the first surface of the substrate using the transfer unit, and the carrier layer is detached from the transfer section. The substrate is then inverted using the substrate rotator. At least a portion of a second surface of the substrate that is opposite the first surface is then heated using the transfer unit without transferring the transfer layer to the portion of the second surface. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165953 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO EXTRACT AN OBJECT FROM A BASE SURFACE USING VIBRATION - An extractor system for extracting an object secured to another object or a base surface is disclosed, which may include an oscillator, an attachment base, and an oscillation control mechanism to limit the transmission of oscillation forces after the object has become unsecured, and preserve the target object in good condition. The attachment base may be a vacuum suction cup or temporary adhesive. The control system may be a mechanical lifting system or an electronic control adapted to cease or minimize application of vibrational force when the object becomes unsecured. Methods of extracting an object or separating two objects secured to each other are also disclosed, including identification or creation of partial unbonded areas beneath the target object to initiate the de-bonding process prior to application of vibrational forces. | 2017-06-15 |
20170165954 | Method for Printing Electrical-Component Identification Labels Obtained from Whole Base Supports - Method for producing labels ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170165955 | PRINTING METHOD AND PRINTING DEVICE - A printing unit has a printing form cylinder, an impression cylinder opposite the printing form cylinder and at least one substrate carrier apparatus with which a printing substrate is moved through between the printing form cylinder and the impression cylinder, wherein the substrate is printed in a printing region between the two cylinders. The substrate carrier apparatus is moved linearly during a uniform rotation of the two cylinders along a linearly extending track, limited in length by a longitudinal extension of the printing unit. The substrate carrier apparatus is accelerated from a resting start position to an operating speed, to be reached upon reaching the printing region, the substrate carrier apparatus is moved at least in the printing region at constant speed, and the substrate carrier apparatus is decelerated after leaving the printing region to a resting end position on the track. | 2017-06-15 |