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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7744996 | Adhesive structure and method for manufacturing the same An adhesive structure for use in a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a method for manufacturing the adhesive structure are provided. The adhesive structure includes a releasing paper which is provided with two anisotropic conductive films (ACFs) thereon. When the adh... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7585561 | Thermal transfer recordable release sheet and adhesive tape A thermal transfer recordable release sheet with a release agent layer of a release agent composition provided on at least one surface of a substrate. The release agent composition comprises at least one thermoplastic resin and/or thermoplastic elastomer selected fr... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7415807 | Structured adhesive system A construction configuration for a building includes a fixture adhered to a framing structure with an adhesive system. The adhesive system has an outer pressure sensitive adhesive material, an inner pressure sensitive adhesive material, a bonding adhesive material, ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7390544 | Thermosetting adhesive or pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet, and process of producing the same The thermosetting adhesive or pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet has a structure in which a thermosetting adhesive or pressure-sensitive adhesive layer made of a thermosetting adhesive or pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing an acrylic polymer (... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7368485 | Printing ink Inks are disclosed which are used in ink-jet printing. The inks are cured by ultraviolet radiation, preferably free radical initiation. The inks contain a (meth)acrylate monomer, an α,β-unsaturated ether monomer and a photoinitiator. The inks exhibit a low viscosi... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361617 | Fire resistant composite material and fabrics therefrom The present invention relates to fire resistant composite materials and to fire resistant fabric materials and mattresses made therefrom. The composite materials include (a) a substrate selected from the group consisting of cotton, rayon, lyocell and blends thereof;... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357883 | Conductive adhesive, method of producing the same, and bonding method A conductive adhesive is formed by mixing a plurality of conductive fillers into a thermosetting resin. The conductive filler includes a core material made of copper-based metal, a coating film made of silver and a plurality of particles made of silver. The coating ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358189 | Copper clad laminate To reduce warping of a copper clad laminate coated with copper foils of different thicknesses on both sides, and thereby to improve production efficiency of the printed-wiring boards, there is provided a copper clad laminate coated with copper foils of different thi... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7348057 | Acrylic adhesive sheet An adhesive sheet made of an acrylic adhesive composition comprising (A) an acrylic polymer containing carboxyl groups and having a Tg of 5-30° C., (B) a resol phenolic resin, (C) an epoxy resin, and (D) a curing accelerator has improved heat resistance, processing... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341340 | Printed item having an image with a high durability and/or resolution A printed device is provided with an image printed thereon, having a relatively high durability and/or resolution. A printer and method are also provided to produce a high durability image by treating an item to be printed with plasma. In particular, a printer is pr... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341643 | Method of making packaging material A packaging material, a method of making such a material, and a package made from such material, are disclosed. A substrate comprises at least one sheet of plastic material. An energy-curable coating is applied to one side of the substrate, which will be the outside... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335348 | Hairstyling composition which makes possible remodelling of the hairstyle and process for remodelling the hairstyle using such a composition The invention relates to a styling composition comprising, in a physiologically acceptable liquid medium, the combination of at least one film-forming fixing polymer and of at least one crystalline hot-melt polymer which is soluble in the said medium and which has a... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335191 | Disposable diaper having tape for disposal thereof A disposable diaper having a backsheet that defines a garment facing surface and an outer surface provided with an adhesive tape for holding the diaper in a rolled-up state. The adhesive tape includes fastening and reinforcing tapes. The fastening tape is folded bac... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329449 | Method and apparatus for reliable printing on linerless label stock A system comprising a linerless pressure sensitive label stock and a printer for printing on linerless pressure sensitive label stock exhibit reduced tendency for exposed adhesive to stick to printer components. The linerless pressure sensitive label stock has a plu... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322968 | Disposable wearing article and process for making the same A disposable wearing article is provided on its garment facing surface with tape fasteners. The tape member forming each of the tape fastener has a fixed end portion and a free end portion adapted to be taken between the fingers longitudinally opposed to each other.... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314770 | Method of making light emitting device with silicon-containing encapsulant A method of making a light emitting device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a light emitting diode and forming an encapsulant in contact with the light emitting diode; wherein forming the encapsulant includes contacting the light emitting dio... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7300704 | Film combination with at least two layers A film combination or multilayer film with at least two layers is provided for particular use as a release film for membranes that contain oil. At least two film layers are made from different materials. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300957 | Skin care compositions Provided are compositions which are suitable for topical application to human skin for cleansing and anti-microbial properties. In one preferred embodiment, the compositions include a glyceryl monoazelate ester. In another embodiment, the compositions include a glyc... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291388 | Adhesive optical component comprising an adhesive composition An adhesive optical component comprising an optical component and a layer which comprises an adhesive composition, the adhesive composition being disposed on at least one face of the optical component by coating a solution of the adhesive composition on the face of ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7279205 | Packaging material A packaging material, a method of making such a material, and a package made from such material, are disclosed. A substrate comprises at least one sheet of plastic material. An energy-curable coating is applied to one side of the substrate, which will be the outside... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276278 | Image covering laminate film and image projection sheet The laminate film for covering of an image carried by a support has a construction comprising a transparent base material and a transparent adhesive layer formed on one side of the base material, wherein the adhesive layer is composed of a pressure-sensitive adhesiv... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270932 | Imaging composition and method Imaging compositions and methods of using the compositions are disclosed. The imaging compositions are sensitive to low levels of energy such that upon application of the low levels of energy the compositions change color or shade. The compositions may be used in me... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270770 | Triboluminescent materials and devices This invention relates to various phosphine oxides and their use in applications which exploit the triboluminescent effect. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270877 | Protective tape used for optical member A protective tape used for optical member comprising a plastic film base, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed on one side of the plastic film base and a treated layer formed on an opposite side of the plastic film base, wherein the treated layer has a structu... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264878 | Laminated carbon foam sandwich for naval decking A laminate sandwich structure useful for, inter alia, decking for naval vessels, which includes a core formed of carbon foam having a ratio of compressive strength to density of at least about 7000 psi/g/cc. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264873 | Surface protecting film for polycarbonate The objective is to provide a surface protecting film for polycarbonate which is easy to laminate on polycarbonate and remove from the polycarbonate, the peel adhesive strength change to polycarbonate with times is small and there is no adhesive transferring to the ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7262242 | Aromatic/acrylate tackifier resin and acrylic polymer blends An adhesive composition comprising at least one tackifier resin and at least one acrylic polymer is provided wherein the tackifier resin comprises monomer repeating units from at least one aromatic monomer and at least one acrylate monomer; and wherein the tackifier... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258917 | Adhesive detackification The invention describes a method of curing a polymerizable material containing ethylenically unsaturated bonds at a temperature of 60° C. or less, comprising the steps of (a) providing a curative comprising an effective amount of a light-stable isomer of a 2,4,5-tr... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255919 | Mold release layer transferring film and laminate film Provision of a releasing layer transfer film which can form, in a simple manner, a releasing layer on a COF flexible printed wiring board, the releasing layer preventing melt adhesion of an insulating layer to a heating tool, thereby enhancing productivity and relia... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255770 | Method for laser welding flexible polymers The present invention concerns methods for joining flexible polymer workpieces using light energy. These methods, referred to as laser welding, can be used to join thermoplastic or thermoset polymers. The laser welding method of the invention is applicable to the cr... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7250205 | Backing sheet, and system and method of fabrication thereof A backing sheet, and a system and method of manufacturing a backing sheet with stapling tabs. The system includes a roller device configured to apply an adherent material to a first side of the backing sheet continuously fed from a feed roll. The sheet is then fed t... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247365 | Thermally transferable protective sheet To provide a thermally transferable protective sheet which, upon forming a protective layer on a image-receiving member, can provide the protective layer without causing rainbow unevenness. A thermally transferable protective sheet which has a protective laye... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244476 | Display device including adhesive film with transparent support Adhesive layers are formed on the two opposing surfaces of a transparent support. At least one of the adhesive layers is made of a material of which the cured state may be changed. The adhesive layer is irradiated with light and a lens sheet is then pressed against ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7238732 | Radiation-curable adhesive compositions A radiation-curable adhesive composition comprising at least one tackifier resin and at least one radiation-curable composition is provided wherein the tackifier resin comprises monomer repeating units from at least one aromatic monomer and at least one acrylate mon... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7229687 | Release compositions and articles made therefrom The invention relates to compatibilized release compositions useful in release layers of release articles (e.g., release liners) and adhesive articles (e.g., pressure sensitive adhesive tapes). The compatibilized release compositions comprise a mixture of a thermopl... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7230051 | Use of polyacrylate-modified polysiloxanes as levelling agents in coating compositions The invention relates to the use of block copolymers as leveling agents for surface coatings, having a weight-average molecular weight of from 1000 to 100000. The leveling agent is a linear or branched block copolymer composed of a polysiloxane block and one or more... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223384 | Cosmetic compositions comprising at least one silicone copolymer and at least one additional silicone, and uses thereof Cosmetic compositions comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one silicone copolymer with a dynamic viscosity ranging from 1×106 to 100×106 cP and at least one additional silicone. This combination can give cosmetic properti... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7223519 | Imaging compositions and methods Imaging compositions and methods of using the compositions are disclosed. The imaging compositions are sensitive to low levels of energy such that upon application of the low levels of energy the compositions change color or shade. The compositions may be applied to... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7223481 | Method of producing ultra-thin copper foil with carrier, ultra-thin copper foil with carrier produced by the same, printed circuit board, multilayer printed circuit board and chip on film circuit board An object of the present invention is to produce an ultra-thin copper foil with a carrier which has few pinholes and small surface roughness and which has an the thickness of less than 5 μm, and to produce the method of producing the foil, and further to produce a ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217454 | Polymer lined sealing member for a container A seal and method of manufacture is provided for sealing containers such as bottles, jars and the like. The seal (closure) can be formed with a lower sheetlike structure having a foam layer thereon. The lower structure can include foil and have a polymer layer, such... | 05/15/2007 |