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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8168293 | Formulations for cellular, foamed-polymer products based on polyvinyl chloride, improved cellular, foamed-polymer products based on polyvinyl chloride and a process for producing said improved cellular foamed-polymer products Formulation for cellular, foamed-polymer product based on polyvinyl chloride, comprising: a polyvinyl chloride homopolymer having a K-value of from 60 to 85 and a pH value of the aqueous extract ranging of from 8 to 12; at least one isocyanate selected from isomers ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8163379 | Sandwich structure The present invention provides a sandwich structure with a core element in honeycomb form and outer layers with carbon fiber and glass fiber layers, the glass fiber layers being applied to the outer sides of the sandwich structure. ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8158246 | Ultralight soundproof material A sound insulator of the invention includes a sound absorption layer 202 and an air-impermeable resonance layer 203, which are bonded to each other via an adhesive layer 204. The sound absorption layer 202 has a thickness in a range of 5 ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8137799 | Article undergoing stimulus-responsive deformation and vehicle part using the same An article undergoing stimulus-induced deformation, that is capable of being driven rapidly and in large displacement in air, is provided. An article undergoing stimulus-induced deformation comprising, incorporated in a polymer material having a cell, a liqui... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8097336 | Methods and systems for manufacturing a structure having organized areas A beaded preform includes a plurality of adjacently positioned beads for forming a plurality of voids in an engineered material. The beaded preforms may be comprised of a filaments (single strand of beads) and mats (two-dimensional and three dimensional arrays of be... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8088475 | Anti-reflecting membrane, and display apparatus, optical storage medium and solar energy converting device having the same, and production method of the membrane A conventional thin membrane of aerogel, although achieving a low refractive index, retains some difficulty when it is to be applied to display apparatuses or the like, because of its low strength. Membranes produced by other methods are difficult to simultaneously ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8071206 | Blast energy mitigating composite A blast energy mitigating composite useful for protecting a surface or an object from a blast, shock waves, or stress waves caused by a sudden, violent release of energy is described. Certain configurations of the blast energy mitigating composite may include energy... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8057889 | Method for producing anisoptropic bulk materials A method is disclosed for manufacturing an anisotropic material comprising providing a viscoplastic material having a yield stress, and a plurality of magnetic particles disposed therein, and then subjecting the viscoplastic material to a magnetic field for a time s... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8025960 | Porous substrates, articles, systems and compositions comprising nanofibers and methods of their use and production Porous nanofiber bearing substrate materials are provided having enhanced surface area for a variety of applications including as electrical substrates, semipermeable membranes and barriers, structural lattices for tissue culturing and for composite materials, and t... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8025961 | Liquid composition for metachromatic members, and metachromatic member set making use of the same In a liquid composition for metachromatic members which is to be applied to a metachromatic member having a support and provided thereon a porous layer formed by fixing therein a low refractive index pigment in a disperse state together with a binder resin, the liqu... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8021747 | Transparent carbon nanotube electrode with net-like carbon nanotube film and preparation method thereof Provided is a transparent carbon nanotube (CNT) electrode comprising a net-like (i.e., net-shaped) CNT thin film and a method for preparing the same. More specifically, a transparent CNT electrode comprises a transparent substrate and a net-shaped CNT thin film form... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8021746 | Article comprising oxygen permeable layer Disclosed are rigid or semi-rigid multilayer structures that provide high oxygen permeability values comprising metallocene polyethylene, ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymers or highly neutralized blends of ethylene acid copolymers, organic acid salts and optionally on... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7998567 | Coating liquid for formation of protective film for semiconductor processing and method for preparation of the same Disclosed is a coating liquid for forming a protective film having high film strength and a low specific dielectric constant for semiconductor processing, and a method for preparing the coating liquid. The coating liquid is a liquid composition comprising (a) silico... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7993738 | Modified porous materials and method of forming the same Modified porous materials are disclosed having interconnected, complexly shaped three-dimensional surfaces. The modification is accomplished by crosslinking the three-dimensional surfaces or by incorporating, in situ, an inorganic material onto or into three-dimensi... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7981502 | Grip tape for sports implements The present invention relates to a grip tape (2) and replacement grip tape for sports implements, like tennis, squash, racketball and badminton rackets, or clubs, as well as to a process for producing the same. The grip tape and replacement grip tape accordin... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7976937 | Coating for a steam-generating device A dual-layer coating for application in a steam-generating device is disclosed. A impermeable first layer thermally insulates the heated surface, while a second, porous layer enlarges the contact area, leading to an efficient conversion of liquid into vapor. ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7955693 | Foam composition roller brush with embedded mandrel The invention is directed toward a chemical mechanical polishing/planarizing (CMP) brush with an embedded mandrel. PVA foam injected into the substantially hollow mandrel expands through apertures in the mandrel to fill a mold in the desired shape of the brush with ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7947364 | Energy-attenuation structure An energy-attenuation structure comprising a core layer of cellular material. Substantially most of the cells of the cellular material are open cells, with those cells disposed in the central portion of the core layer being more open than are those cells disposed in... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7943233 | Web-like or sheet-like semi-finished product, polymeric foam composite material and plate and method for the production thereof A web-like or sheet-like semi-finished product capable of forming a polymeric foam composite material by heat treatment, which semi-finished product is formed by a web-like or sheet-like fibrous material and a mixture having curable resin and unexpanded thermoplasti... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7931960 | Shaped bodies containing metal-organic frameworks The present invention relates to shaped bodies containing a metal-organic framework material (MOF) as well as a process for the preparation thereof and their use especially as catalyst or storage medium. ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7919177 | Porous inorganic/organic hybrid particles for chromatographic separations and process for their preparation Novel material for chromatographic separations, processes for its preparation, and separations devices containing the chromatographic material. In particular, the disclosure describes porous inorganic/organic hybrid particles having a chromatographically-enhancing p... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7919176 | Ink-jet media porous coatings with chemically attached active ligands The present invention is drawn to a coated substrate for ink-jet ink printing comprising a substrate, having coated thereon, a porous coating, wherein the porous coating comprises silica covalently attached to a chelating agent, an ultraviolet blocker, and/or a hind... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7892634 | 3-D relief pattern blank and method of using The 3-D relief pattern blank and method of using comprises the steps of using a cutting machine to cut a thin, retroreflective heat reflective sheet in a desired pattern. The thin, retroreflective heat reflective sheet is formed to provide a heat-retroreflective mas... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892635 | Precursors for porous low-dielectric constant materials for use in electronic devices Precursors are provided for dielectric compositions that are useful in the manufacture of electronic devices such as integrated circuit devices and integrated circuit packaging devices. The dielectric compositions are prepared by crosslinking a thermally decomposabl... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7883767 | Composite material comprising layered hydrophilic coatings A composite material comprising a support member that has a plurality of pores extending therethrough, a first polymer which durably coats the pores of the support member, the first polymer layer having both hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties, and a second polym... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7838105 | Microstructure and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed is a microstructure comprising an aluminum anodized film bearing through micropores, wherein a surface of the microstructure is covered with a protective film for preventing hydration of the aluminum anodized film. The microstructure may be used as a porou... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7838106 | Foamed image receiver The present invention relates to an image receiver element comprising a single low density layer, wherein the single low density layer comprises non-crosslinked aliphatic polyester containing non-interconnected void space, and wherein the single low density layer do... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7829185 | Selectively permeable film supported membrane A selectively permeable film supported membrane comprises a selectively permeable film comprising at least one ionomer; a bilayer formed on the film; and at least one transport substance incorporated into the bilayer. Methods for forming a selectively permeable film... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7829186 | Porous films with chemical resistance A porous film with chemical resistance of this invention includes a porous film base covered with a chemical-resistant polymeric compound and has a multiplicity of communicating micropores having an average pore size of 0.01 to 10 μm. The chemical-resistant polymer... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7820281 | Process for producing porous film and porous film A porous film of the invention is a porous film having a large number of continuous micropores. The film has a thickness of 5 to 200 μm, has an average surface pore size A of 0.01 to 10 μm, an average surface porosity C, and has an average inside pore size B and a... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7799416 | Periodic porous and relief nanostructured articles The current invention involves periodically ordered nanostructured materials and methods of using and modifying the materials. In some embodiments, the invention provides periodically structured microphase separated polymeric articles that include periodically occur... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7794827 | Energy absorbing material A self-supporting energy absorbing composite includes: i) a solid foamed synthetic polymer matrix; ii) a polymer-based dilatant, different from i) distributed through the matrix and incorporated therein during manufacture of i); and iii) a fluid distributed through ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7790280 | Structural reinforcement A structural reinforcement for a hollow member comprising a rigid reinforcing member having a shape that substantially conforms to the cross section of the hollow member to be reinforced with an expandable adhesive material over at least a portion of the surface of ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7785702 | Sorptive storage unit for gases The present invention relates to a storage unit for gases, in particular a sorptive storage, with the storage unit comprising a sorbent for the reversible uptake of the gases to be stored and the sorbent being based on discrete sorptive particles. The sorptive parti... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7771817 | Gasket material A gasket material contains a steel plate and a foamed rubber layer disposed on both sides or one side of the steel plate. The foamed rubber layer is provided by a process including foaming a pre-foamed layer containing a pre-foamed composition. The pre-foamed layer ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7758953 | Sintered body, resin particles, and method for producing the same An adsorptive body is provided which is high in water permeation and gas permeation and can adsorb, concentrate, separate and remove components present in extremely small amounts in a liquid or gas without causing the dissolution of impurities. The present invention... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7754324 | Aliphatic polyester based resin reflection film and reflection plate To obtain a reflection film that does not undergo yellowing or a reduction in reflectance with a lapse of time by using, has excellent deadfold properties, generates less calorific when incinerated, and is degradable by microorganisms when subjected to earth filling... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7744990 | Thin film support substrate for use in hydrogen production filter and production method of hydrogen production filter In a through hole closing process, a metal plate is attached to one surface of a conductive base member having a plurality of through holes by the use of a magnet, in a copper plating process, a copper plating layer is formed on the conductive base member and the me... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7740933 | Patterned, high surface area substrate with hydrophilic/hydrophobic contrast, and method of use Nanoporous structures are constructed that have hydrophilic regions separated by hydrophobic regions. The porous, hydrophilic regions have reaction sites suitable for use in a bioassay application and have a higher density of reaction sites than that of a non-porous... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7736729 | Blast energy mitigating composite A blast energy mitigating composite useful for protecting a surface or an object from a blast, shock waves, or stress waves caused by a sudden, violent release of energy is described. Certain configurations of the blast energy mitigating composite may include a ener... | 06/15/2010 |
