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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8007900 | Light absorbing layer for photo-chromic systems A composition which comprises a light absorbing layer adhered to an underlying layer containing a photo-chromic colorant, which photo-chromic colorant has been activated by exposure to UV light to undergo a reversible color change, and wherein the rate of color reve... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7968175 | Radiation curable printing media, transfers produced therewith and process for the production of ceramic decoration The invention relates to a radiation-curable printing medium based on a thermoplastic polymer and at least one radiation-curable monomeric compound. By means of a compound which comprises a heterocyclic ring, it is possible to achieve a favorable combination of prop... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7879437 | Silicon-transition metal reaction products for coating substrates A non-particulate substrate having adhered thereto a coating composition comprising the reaction product of a transition metal compound such as niobium and a transition metal having electrons in the f orbital, and a silicon-containing material such as an organosilan... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7465487 | Decorative sheet and decorative material The use of a pearl pigment as a decorative material for the interior of automobile parts is known to weaken the weather resistance of these parts. Improved weather resistance is achieved by providing a decorative sheet 10, wherein a pearl ink layer 2 c... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7416999 | Net containing visible lettering and method for applying visible lettering to nets A net, in particular a ball net for catching balls, such as a volleyball net, football net, tennis net or ball-catching net, or a net-like fence, has a net body formed from net threads connected to one another in mesh form. The net is distinguished in that the net. ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410685 | Infrared-reflective material comprising interference pigments having higher transmission in the visible region than in the NIR region The invention relates to an infrared-reflective material which comprises a transparent sheet material which comprises, on a part-area, an interference pigment which has higher transmission in the visible region of global radiation than in the NIR region, to a method... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7396579 | Fluorescent red-orange retroreflective sheeting A fluorescent red-orange retroreflective article includes a polymeric matrix and at least one fluorescent dye added in an amount that provides the article with a red-orange color under daytime lighting conditions. The article also includes cube corner elements dispo... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7371453 | Decorative sheet, molded article, and motor vehicle provided with the same A decorative sheet includes a base member, made of a resin material and having a first and a second principal surfaces opposite to each other, a decoration layer provided on the first principal surface of the base member and having a pattern area representing a pred... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364782 | 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 esse... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361401 | Surface coverings containing fused recycled material and processes of making the same A backing or an intermediate layer for a surface covering is described which comprises a fused recycled material, wherein the material comprises a thermoplastic material, for instance, a vinyl material from a vinyl backed carpet or vinyl backed carpet manufacturing ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351368 | Flocked articles and methods of making same A method of manufacturing a molded article using lamination of a flocked surface onto a backing film is provided. Also provided is a flocked article comprising an antimicrobial agent. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341768 | Transfer paper for printing with an inkjet printer Transfer paper suitable for inkjet printing, provided, at least on the side to be printed, with a release or barrier layer, the layer having a porosity of at most 100 ml/min, and a method for manufacturing a transfer paper and a method for printing transfer paper wi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338914 | RFID tire label A tire label that is adapted to adhere to the surface of an irregular surface. The inventive tire label uses a label stock made of an openwork fabric that is a mesh, woven or knit. Optionally, a cap can be used on the label. Preferably, the label has an RFID chip. | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338697 | Co-molded direct flock and flock transfer and methods of making same A method of decorating a molded article is provided that includes the steps of: (a) providing a mold insert comprising a plurality of flock fibers and a permanent adhesive layer; (b) positioning the mold insert in ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7303259 | Drop ejection assembly A drop ejector includes a channel proximate a nozzle opening to control fluid flow. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303292 | Hue variable retroreflective sheet The hue variable retroreflective sheet of the present invention includes: a surface layer (1) composed of at least one layer; and a plurality of retroreflective elements (3, 4, 5) that are positioned beneath the surface layer, wherein the retroreflecti... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303813 | Protective layer against wear based on artificial resin, method for the production thereof and use of the same The invention relates to a protective layer against wear based on artificial resin. Hard particles (1) having a hardness of at least 6 on the Mohs scale are embedded in said layer, as are compact, round, solid particle (2), which are essentially free o... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7287318 | Biosensor A biosensor is provided that comprises a plate element with a pre-determined reaction zone and a recess positioned adjacent to the reaction zone. The biosensor also comprises a reagent that is positioned on the reaction zone. In preferred embodiments, the recess cir... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7267864 | Image supporting material, method for use thereof and image forming apparatus utilizing the same The present invention provides an image supporting material for fixably supporting a color toner image, the material including a base material, a light scattering layer provided on the base material and containing a white pigment and a thermoplastic resin, and a col... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264867 | Extruded toner receiver layer for electrophotography The invention relates to a receiver sheet for electrophotography comprising a base material having thereon at least one toner receiver layer comprising a mixture of polyolefin and at least one member selected from the group consisting of polyolefin copolymers, amide... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255909 | Security laminate In one aspect, the invention provides a security laminate comprising a retroreflective layer comprising a plurality of retroreflective microbeads partially embedded in and protruding from a beadbond layer and having image receptive material disposed around the protr... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7246749 | Braille signage A thin plastic sheet has material displaced into braille characters protruding from the front face to provide information for the blind. The plastic sheet can be a clear plastic material having information for the sighted printed on the rear side for viewing from th... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244299 | Ink jet recording ink, ink jet recording method, ink cartridge, and ink jet recording apparatus An ink jet recording ink comprising at least a copper phthalocyanine dye represented by the following general formula (1) and a compound represented by the following general formula (2): ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7217463 | Machine direction oriented polymeric films and methods of making the same This invention relates to a film comprising a machine direction oriented polymeric film prepared from (A) at least one propylene homopolymer or copolymer or lend of two or more thereof, wherein (A) has a melt flow rate from about 6 to about 30 and (B) an olefin elas... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7208033 | Ink, ink jet recording method, ink cartridge, and ink jet recording apparatus An ink comprising yellow colorants and a colorant having a phthalocyanine skeleton, in which the yellow colorants are at least a colorant represented by the following general formula I and C.I. Direct Yellow 132 ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7205041 | Ink-printed substrate web exhibiting improved ink rub-off resistance and method thereof An ink-printed substrate web exhibiting ink rub-off resistance is disclosed. The substrate web is printed with an ink composition to form an ink film on the substrate web. The ink-printed substrate web being coated with a coating composition to form a coating film o... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195491 | Writing board structure A writing board structure includes a frame, a writing tablet of glass, and a background piece corresponding in size and shape to the writing tablet. The writing tablet and the background piece are held together in the frame such that a rear surface of the writing ta... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7195812 | Surface covering having gloss-in-register Surface covering components that include a topcoat layer with different gloss levels in various regions on the top coat layer, and methods of manufacturing such surface covering components, are disclosed. The surface covering components include a coating layer that ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7195811 | Transfer for decorating textiles with colored patterns A transfer capable of applying one- or multi-colored patterns to textiles under heat and pressure comprises a carrier sheet (1) having a non-binding surface which carries (a) a one- or multi-colored pattern (5) printed on the carrier sheet using a digi... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191517 | Shielding base member manufacturing method A radiation shielding structure includes a first adhesive layer, a resin layer, and a metal foil laminated sequentially on a release layer of a plastic film. A metal layer pattern is formed from the metal foil. The first adhesive layer, the resin layer, and the meta... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189433 | Process for preparing a film having alternatively monolayers of a metal-metal bonded complex monolayer and an organic monolayer by layer-by layer growth The present invention provides a process for preparing a thin film having alternating monolayers of a metal-metal bonded complex monolayer and an organic monolayer by layer-by-layer growth. The process comprises the steps of: (1) applying onto a surface of a substra... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7172799 | Radiation flood source and method for producing the same The invention relates to a process for producing a radiation flood source by printing a radioactive solution, and a radioactive printing solution used in this method. The present invention also relates to a flood source for quality testing and assurance of radiation... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7166369 | Luminous panel A non-powered composite luminous panel including two plates of light transmissive material and the interlayer of a luminescent material provided between the two plates. The luminescent material includes a light transmissive resinous material and contains a suspensio... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7153561 | Absorbent article with graphic design thereon In a substrate having a graphic and a method for applying the graphic thereto, a non-phosphorescent material is applied to the substrate to define a non-phosphorescent region of the graphic and a phosphorescent material is applied to the substrate to define a phosph... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151122 | UV curable polysiloxane clearcoat A coating composition that can be cured by actinic or ionizing radiation is disclosed. The coating composition is made up of at least one polysiloxane compound one polysiloxane compound having the following structure (I) or (II): | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147889 | Organic photochromic compositions of improved kinetic performance Described are imbibition compositions that incorporate kinetic enhancing additive(s) into photochromic polymeric host material. Kinetic enhancing additives include organic polyol(s), epoxy-containing compound(s) or a mixture thereof that improves the performance of ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144617 | Diffractive security element A security element (2) comprising a reflective, optically variable surface pattern (3) which is embedded in a layer composite of plastic material and which can be visually recognized from predetermined observation directions is formed from a mosaic of ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141295 | Optically embossed sheet for a laminate and method of making An optically embossed sheet (10) for a laminate (107) for decorative boards includes a base layer (12) having a print surface (14) and an opposed resin application surface (16), wherein the print surface (14) defines a decor... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7135217 | Multiple layer glass panels with patterned light transmission The present invention is in the field of laminated glass panels comprising multiple layers of polymer sheets with patterned light transmission qualities and methods of producing and using the same. More specifically, the present invention is in the field of laminate... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7135219 | Laminated glass sheet with a laminated film In a composite pane having a film laminate which adhesively connects two rigid panes to one another to form a pane assembly and comprises at least one colored adhesive film and at least one uncolored adhesive film which can be fused on during production of the pane ... | 11/14/2006 |
