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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7435468 | Multi-layer structure and method of drawing microscopic structure therein, optical disc master and method of fabricating the same using the multi-layer structure, and optical disc manufactured using the optical disc master A multi-layer structure whose volume changes when a temperature exceeds a predetermined threshold value, a microscopic structure drawing method that involves emitting a laser beam onto the multi-layer structure to create a temperature distribution within a beam spot... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435479 | Light-controlling element and method for manufacturing the same The present invention relates to a light-controlling element comprising a polymer gel composition layer containing: a holding member; liquid held by the holding member; and a stimulus-responsive polymer gel which is held by the holding member and which changes in vo... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7436499 | Plastic packaging having a marker material A package including a container and closure, and a method of authenticating same. In the package or a portion thereof, a marker material is dispersed into a base material and can be detected in the aftermarket by absorption spectroscopy to establish the authenticity... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7429414 | Temperature-indicating tape and device for creating labels using the same A tape-like label forming device is capable of forming a label tape that is made up of a printing tape and a double-sided tape. A temperature-indicating material that changes color in response to changes in ambient temperature is applied to the surface of the printi... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7427438 | Polymerizable oligomeric urethane compositions comprising nanoparticles Presently described are microstructured articles such as a brightness enhancing film or optical turning film. The microstructured articles comprise a brightness enhancing polymerized structure comprising the reaction product of a composition comprising an organic co... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7425363 | Laminate film and composite structure with imaged recording medium A laminate film for protecting a printed image formed on a recording medium by an ink-jet recording system, comprising a surface layer, an intermediate layer and a penetrative layer formed on a heat-resistant substrate in that order. The surface layer and the interm... | 09/16/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7396585 | Absorbent article comprising coated water-swellable material This invention is directed to an absorbent structure comprising a solid, typically particulate, water-swellable material that comprises coated water-swellable, preferably hydrogel-forming polymers, which are coated with a coating agent, which is such that it does no... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7396632 | Thermal mass transfer substrate films, donor elements, and methods of making and using same Substrate films, thermal mass transfer donor elements, and methods of making and using the same are provided. In some embodiments, such substrate films and donor elements include at least two dyads, wherein each dyad includes an absorbing first layer and an essentia... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7390560 | Smart coating systems A coating system for defouling a substrate, such as a ship hull, immersed in water or seawater for long periods of time comprises a conductive layer, an antifouling layer and a means for providing an energy pulse to said conductive layer. The conductive layer compri... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7381768 | Two-phase compositions Disclosed is a composition comprising a hydrophobic polymer phase and a water-swollen superabsorbent polymer phase. Also disclosed is a two component system for preparing a composition comprising a hydrophobic polymer phase and a water-swollen superabsorbent polymer... | 06/03/2008 |
| RE40330 | Optical recording medium, reproducing system, method of reproducing optical disk, method of fabricating optical disk original record, and method of stopping illegal program operation The present invention provides an optical disk 9 with a duplication preventing function, reproducing system 47 for the optical disk 9, optical disk reproducing method, method of fabricating an optical disk original record, and illegal program op... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371329 | Method for filtering particles from a fluid Methods for filtering particles from a fluid are disclosed, wherein an array of microstructures defining respective microchannels having respective minimum widths are used to separate the fluid from particles to be filtered. The fluid flows through the minimum width... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371440 | Protective film for LCD and method for making the same A protective film (1) includes a substrate (10), an upper hardened layer (20), a lower hardened layer (22), a mirror-effect layer (30), and a DLC (Diamond-Like Carbon) film (40). The substrate is made of transparent plastic ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7362943 | Polymeric photonic crystals with co-continuous phases An optical element is formed by co-extruding to have an arrangement of polymer scattering fibers within a polymer matrix. The scattering fibers lie substantially parallel to a first axis. The scattering fibers are arranged at positions across the cross-section of th... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361416 | Donor film for flat panel display and method of fabricating OLED using the same A donor film for a flat panel display and a method of fabricating an Organic Light Emitting Device using the same. The donor film for the flat panel display has a base film, a Light-To-Heat Conversion layer disposed on the base film, a transfer layer disposed on the... | 04/22/2008 |
| RE40244 | Vacuum actuated display ornaments Improved vacuum actuated display ornaments which adhere to surfaces by self-suction are improved by a wall thickness at the center of mass thicker than their peripheral wall thickness. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357986 | Security articles This invention provides security articles comprising fibers, threads and fiber sections (“dots”) possessing multiple verification characteristics. The fibers possess unique and difficulty duplicated combinations of complex cross-sections, components, and multipl... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356229 | Reflective polarizers containing polymer fibers A polarizer is formed with an arrangement of polymer fibers substantially parallel within a polymer matrix. The polymer fibers are formed of at least first and second polymer materials. At least one of the polymer matrix and the first and second polymer materials is... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351460 | Information recording medium, information recording device, and information recording method An information recording medium includes an insulating member, first and second electrodes formed in one plane of the insulating member, and a conductive layer having an electrochromic material providing continuity with the first and second electrodes. A gap between... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351362 | Photochromic material A photochromic material comprising a styrene-based oligomer having a weight average molecular weight of from 200 to 6000 and a photochromic compound selected from the group consisting of spirooxazine derivatives and spiropyran derivatives. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7335426 | High strength vacuum deposited nitinol alloy films and method of making same A vacuum deposition method for fabricating high-strength nitinol films by sputter depositing nickel and titanium from a heated sputtering target, and controlling the sputter deposition process parameters in order to create high-strength nitinol films that exhibit sh... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332052 | Wet waste compostable bag and method and apparatus for manufacturing same An energy efficient method and apparatus for manufacturing a biodegradable, compostable, liquid-impermeable lined paper bag for containing wet (i.e. food) wastes by which all adhesives used in the process are cold glues applied without using heat and are applied thr... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323285 | Extruded slipping layer for thermal donor A thermal donor element having a dye layer on an extruded substrate, wherein the extruded substrate includes a polyester-containing material and a slip agent, but does not contain silica particles, is disclosed. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323243 | Waterproof/breathable technical apparel The apparel is constructed from various combinations of layers of materials with moisture transfer properties. A first liner of moisture transfer fabrics abuts a second layer of structural material such as a foam. The second layer can abut a breathable membrane and/... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320826 | Photochromic articles with reduced temperature dependency and methods for preparation Described are photochromic articles that include a substrate, a temperature dependent reducing amount of at least one organic photochromic material (b) that changes from more absorbing to less absorbing of radiation in its activating spectral absorbance as the tempe... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318968 | System and method for forming a low temperature cured ceramic coating for elevated temperature applications A method for forming an elevated temperature durable coating on a surface of a substrate includes applying an aqueous slurry comprising lithium silicate, sodium silicate, potassium silicate, zirconia powder, a fibrous agent, and a magnetic powder to a surface of a s... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7311967 | Thermal interface material and electronic assembly having such a thermal interface material A thermal interface material is described for thermal coupling of an electronic component to a thermally conductive member. The thermal interface material includes a viscoelastic polymer matrix material, fusible solder particles in the matrix material, and filler pa... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309517 | Durable optical element A durable optical film or element includes a polymerized structure having a microstructured surface and a plurality of surface modified colloidal nanoparticles of silica, zirconia, or mixtures thereof. Display devices including the durable microstructured film are a... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303812 | Heat-shrinkable polyester films An object of the present invention is to provide a heat-shrinkable polyester film having a good light blocking property even when the label is not auxiliary processed by printing. The present invention provides a heat-shrinkable polyester film mainly made of ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300530 | Process for preparing a non-woven fibrous web Disclosed is a fibrous web which includes a microencapsulated material, such as a microencapsulated phase change material, adhered to the web. Preferably, the web is prepared in a melt-blowing or spun-bonding process. In the melt-blowing process, cooling water conta... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300892 | Facing material with controlled porosity for construction boards This invention provides facing materials for cementitious boards such as those including Portland cement or gypsum cores. The preferred facing material includes, in a first embodiment, a facing layer having an areal weight of about 300 grams/M2, and an ai... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300515 | Facing material with controlled porosity for construction boards This invention provides facing materials for cementitious boards such as those including Portland cement or gypsum cores. The preferred facing material includes, in a first embodiment, a facing layer having an areal weight of about 300 grams/M2, and an ai... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297386 | Antireflection structure An antireflection structure (10) comprises a base (1), and a finely roughened antireflection part (2) formed in a surface of the base (1). The finely roughened antireflection part (2) includes a plurality of projections and depress... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7291397 | Gas barrier substrate and method for manufacturing the same A gas barrier substrate includes a compound gradient layer. The compound gradient layer includes an inorganic material and a resin material. A content of the inorganic material in the resin material varies in a thickness direction. The gas barrier substrate also inc... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291668 | Composition containing polymer having ionic functional group, ink composition, and image-forming method and image-forming apparatus employing the ink composition The present invention provides an ink composition containing a pigment dispersed uniformly in a solvent and a block polymer having an ionic functional group, an image-forming method and an image-forming apparatus employing the ink composition. The composition... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7282272 | Polymerizable compositions comprising nanoparticles Polymerizable compositions comprising nanopartilces particularly useful for brightness enhancing films. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276136 | Visibly transparent dyes for through-transmission laser welding Selection criteria for dyes that predicts efficiency and performance for plastics welding. A first stage quantitative calculation screens dyes that possess an absorption band that can be matched to a laser that is suitable for plastic welding. It also identifies abs... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264862 | Soiling detector for fabrics A fabric is formed of yarns having soiling-hiding and soiling-prone characteristics which are visually distinct one from the other in the surface of the fabric once the fabric has been soiled. The soiling-prone yarns comprise yarns formed of multi-lobal fibers or fi... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264865 | Optical diffusing layer, optical diffusing sheet, and optical element An optical diffusing layer includes a resin coated layer having a surface fine concavo-convex structure. An average of peak-to-peak distance (Sm), an average of center line surface roughness (Ra), and an average of ten-point surface roughness (Rz) on the surface wit... | 09/04/2007 |
