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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182918 | Cured soy protein with green strengthening additive and fabrication of such into green composite Strengthened soy protein based biodegradable composition comprises plasticized or unplasticized cured soy protein strengthened with green strengthening agent. Green strengthening agents include nanoclay, microfibrillated cellulose, nanofibrillated cellulose, cured g... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8158259 | Spreading layer and humidity control layer for enhancing sensor performance The invention is directed to optical sensors for measuring clinically relevant analytes, their methods of manufacture, and their various uses. In an effort to develop a dry calibration method for the optical sensors of the invention it is discovered that water conte... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8153259 | Ceramic sheet product and method of manufacturing the same There is provided a ceramic sheet product having a binder layer separately formed in a lower portion thereof to increase stackability and to reduce generation of pores after binder burnout, and a method thereof. The ceramic sheet product includes a binder layer form... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153258 | Molded assembly having a reduced tendency to squeak and a method of manufacturing the assembly The invention relates to a molded assembly having reduced squeaking and rattling. The molded assembly includes a first component of a vehicle that has a first surface. The assembly also includes a second component of a vehicle having a second surface. The second com... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147962 | Conductive polymer composites The invention relates to conductive polymer composites comprising a first layer comprising at least one electrically doped conductive polymer and a second layer comprising at least one material selected from a colloid-forming polymeric acid, a salt of a colloid-form... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147963 | Synthetic ice apparatus and method A synthetic ice apparatus and method are provided. In one embodiment, a first layer is molded utilizing a mold of a natural ice form. Additionally, a second layer is coupled to the first layer for providing a rigid backing to the first layer. In another embodiment, ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142893 | Polymeric films Multi-layer polymeric films having at least one skin layer comprising at least one polyhydroxyether component or a combination of at least one polyhydroxyether component and at least polyester component are provided. The multi-layer films exhibit advantages such as ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8110290 | Surface coating method A method for forming a multilayer structure on a surface is disclosed. The method comprises forming a body having a surface, the body being substantially light permeable. The method further comprises forming a first layer on the surface of the body, the first layer ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8101274 | Solid state membranes with surface-embedded glycosylated amphiphilic molecules and micelles formed therefrom Disclosed herein are glycosylated amphiphilic molecules composed of hydrophobic “tails” and hydrophilic “heads” that self align to form a membrane at the interface of a polar solvent and a non-polar liquid or a solid. The present invention is directed to a s... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8092909 | Color foundation coat and color top coat paint system A paint system is provided that includes a foundation base component combined with a tinted, opaque top coat component and that hides any colors on all types of substrates and maintains the brightness and cleanness for all colors. The foundation base component is a ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8088489 | Artificial marble using low specific gravity material as chip and process for preparing the same An artificial marble using chips made of a low specific gravity material via a lamination or crunch technique to realize a natural stone-like texture, and a process for preparing the artificial marble are disclosed. In one example, a high specific gravity layer cont... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8029901 | Polyaryl ether copolymer containing intermediate transfer members A polyaryl ether intermediate transfer media, such as a belt, and a multi layered intermediate transfer media, that includes a supporting substrate, like a polyimide and deposited on the substrate a polyaryl ether. ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8017241 | Sulfonation of conducting polymers and OLED, photovoltaic, and ESD devices Conducting polymer systems for hole injection or transport layer applications including a composition comprising: a water soluble or water dispersible regioregular polythiophene comprising (i) at least one organic substituent, and (ii) at least one sulfonate substit... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8012587 | Coating for various types of substrate and method for the production thereof The invention refers to coatings on different substrates, whereby a hydrophilic polymer layer is bound by means of a polymer adhesion promoter layer to a substrate. A method for the production of these layer systems is disclosed as well. The layers according to the ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7968193 | Hail-resistant acrylic laminated glass and method for producing the same The invention relates to polymerisable compositions obtained as follows: a) reaction of A) between 0.5 and 5 parts by weight of at least one silicon compound of formula (I): SimR1nR2oOrXs with B) between 0.01 and 2.0 parts by weight of water C) between 0 and 4.0 par... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7955700 | Gas-barrier laminate film and method for producing same, and image display device A method for producing a gas-barrier laminate film comprising at least one inorganic layer and at least one organic layer on a substrate film, which comprises forming the organic layer by polymerizing a monomer composition comprising an acrylate monomer having a pho... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7943240 | Conductive polymer composite structure In order to obtain actuator elements capable of being displaced such as expansion and contract or bending for practical use even when used as actuator elements with larger size, stacked layers or bundles in which conductive polymer-containing layers or fiber-like tu... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7943239 | Endless belt and process for manufacturing the same, image forming apparatus, functional membrane and process for manufacturing the same, intermediate transfer belt, transfer transport belt, and transport apparatus An endless belt includes a layer including at least a first composition and a second composition different from the first composition, a content ratio of the second composition relative to the first composition being changed in a layer thickness direction. ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7931969 | Molecular fan A molecular fan for dissipating heat, the fan having a chemically functionalized molecular fan thin film coating affixed to a surface in need of heat dissipation. A nanocoating for dissipating heat, the coating having a thin film coating affixed to a surface in need... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7927702 | Flat panel display device and manufacturing method for the same A flat panel display device comprises a substrate, an organic light emitting diode formed on the substrate, an inner stack encapsulating the light emitting diode and comprising at least one organic layer and one inorganic layer, and an outer stack deposited to cover... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7910211 | Process for the production of multi-layer coatings The present invention is a process for producing multilayer coatings. The present invention is a process for the production of coatings having a low total coating thickness in the desired color shade without separate baking of the primer surfacer layer. ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7879444 | Super-low fouling sulfobetaine and carboxybetaine materials and related methods Super-low fouling sulfobetaine and carboxybetaine materials, super-low fouling surfaces and methods of making the surfaces coated with sulfobetaine and carboxybetaine materials, and devices having the super-low fouling surfaces. ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7875354 | Erosions systems and components comprising the same An erosion system including a toughened resin for improving erosion resistance, the toughened resin including a resin and a toughening agent, and a support for retaining the toughened resin where at least one layer of the erosion system is applied to a component to ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7871704 | Multi-cure compositions comprising polythiol A composition comprising an unsaturated polyester polyol oligomer and an isocyanate are disclosed; the composition can further comprise a radiation-curable compound, such as a (meth)acrylic copolymer, and/or a polythiol. Methods for using the composition and substra... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7846548 | Fence or decking materials with enhanced solar reflectance A co-extruded structural member is disclosed having first and second co-extruded layers. The first co-extruded substrate layer comprises a structural preform and is substantially reflective of near-infrared (near-IR) radiation. A co-extruded cap layer is substantial... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7842388 | Functional polymers via surface modifying agents Polymers, and particularly conventional commodity bulk polymers, are modified to have a surface activity of interest using a surface modifying polymer that includes a moiety that favors migration to the surface of the bulk polymer together with a moiety provides the... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7820294 | Touch panel and method of manufacturing the same A touch panel includes a light-transmittable upper substrate, a light-transmittable upper resistor layer on a lower surface of the upper substrate, a light-transmittable lower substrate, a light-transmittable lower resistor layer on an upper surface of the lower sub... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7799431 | Liquid impermeable, moisture vapour permeable layers and films comprising thermoplastic hydrophilic polymeric compositions The present invention relates to liquid impermeable, moisture vapour permeable film or layers comprising thermoplastic hydrophilic polymeric compositions. The thermoplastic compositions comprise selected thermoplastic hydrophilic polymers, selected compatible plasti... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7771825 | Functional polymers via surface modifying agents Polymers, and particularly conventional commodity bulk polymers, are modified to have a surface activity of interest using a surface modifying polymer that includes a moiety that favors migration to the surface of the bulk polymer together with a moiety provides the... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7763354 | Waterborne 2k coating composition having good pot life A waterborne coating composition comprising at least one base neutralized active hydrogen containing film-forming resin and a water dispersible carbodiimide crosslinker capable of reacting with the film-forming resin to form a crosslinked film. ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7763355 | Device manufacturing method, top coat material and substrate In immersion lithography, to avoid internal reflections in the final element of the projection system, immersion fluid and topcoat, the thicknesses, dl, dtc, and dr, and refractive indices, nl, ntc and nr | 07/27/2010 |
| 7749603 | Two-layer transparent electrostatic charge dissipating coating A transparent two-layer electrostatic dissipating coating includes a first layer comprising a transparent first binder polymer and a first intrinsically conducting polymer (ICP) in an amount sufficient to provide the first layer with a surface resistance of from abo... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7745005 | Acoustical sound proofing material Panels for use in building construction (partitions, walls, ceilings, floors or doors) which exhibit improved acoustical sound proofing in multiple specific frequency ranges comprise laminated structures having as an integral part thereof one or more layers of visco... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7727631 | System and method of manufacture of multi-resin composite articles A method for manufacturing a multi-resin composite article is provided. The method comprises providing at least one fiber preform in a mold; injecting a plurality of resins into the at least one fiber preform at a plurality of locations on the at least one fiber pre... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7713628 | Actinic radiation curable coating compositions A cured coating or molded article prepared from a composition comprising an actinic-radiation curing polymer, wherein the composition is cured with actinic radiation at a temperature of at most 150° C. to form the cured coating or molded article; wherein the cured ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7691476 | Hydrophilic polymeric coatings for medical articles The invention provides a durable, lubricious coating for a medical article that can be prepared from a first polymer that is synthetic, soluble in a polar liquid, and having first reactive groups, and a second polymer that is synthetic, hydrophilic, and that include... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7674527 | Coated paper A coated paper having the oil resistance and the marring resistance which cannot be obtained by the addition of the silica particles is provided. The coated paper 10 has a configuration with at least a surface protection layer 2 of a cross-linking cure... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7635519 | Composite dielectric sheet, method for producing composite dielectric sheet, and multilayer electronic component A composite dielectric sheet used to manufacture a multilayer electronic component. The composite dielectric sheet is flexible and has a high dielectric constant and high dielectric strength. The composite dielectric sheet contains a polyvinyl acetal resin; a high-d... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7625633 | Electromagnetic noise suppressor, article with electromagnetic noise suppressing function, and their manufacturing methods An electromagnetic noise suppressor of the present invention includes a base material 2 containing a binding agent and a composite layer 3 formed by integrating the binding agent that is a part of the base material 2 and the magnetic material. T... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7618710 | Fluorescent articles having multiple film layers Articles are provided which have fluorescent properties and which are suitable for use in making retroreflective articles such as safety and informational signage. The articles have at least two film layers, each film layer including a colorant dye. The multiple fil... | 11/17/2009 |
