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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187695 | Shaping sheet, resin decorative material and method of producing the same The present invention provides a shaping sheet that includes a base material having at least an ink layer provided on the whole surface thereof and a surface shaping layer that is present on the ink layer, contacts the ink layer, and covers the whole surface of the ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8187681 | Transparent film and optical compensatory film, polarizing plate and liquid-crystal display device employing it A novel transparent film is disclosed. Re (λ) and Rth (λ) of the film defined by the following formulae (I) and (II) satisfy the following formulae (III) and (IV): Re(λ)=(nx−ny)×d, (I) Rth(λ)={(nx+ny... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8187697 | Cooling product A cooling product (e.g., pad, bandage, headband, wrap, cloth, and so forth) that contains a gel configured to cool the skin of a body part when placed adjacent thereto is provided. The gel is contained within a composite that has two or more fibrous layers structure... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8182898 | Touch panel A touch panel of the invention comprises a first panel having a first film base with transparency and a first transparent conductive thin film provided on one surface of the first film base; and a second panel having a second film base with transparency and a second... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182903 | Multivariate color system with texture application Implementations of the present invention relate to a translucent and/or transparent polymer-based panel system that incorporates multi-colored insert layers that enable manipulation of color, transparency or light transmission of the finished panel system. Implement... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182905 | Ceramic matrix laminates The invention provides systems and methods for forming low density ceramic felt material cores which are sandwiched between ceramic matrix composites to form a ceramic matrix laminate possessing a high strength-to-density ratio while maintaining a stiffness required... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182897 | 15 folding section material A fifteen (15) folding section material having a column shaped framework with mounting holes. The framework further comprises intersecting surfaces which form a closed symmetric figure with opening holes. Two pairs of symmetrical planks of the framework are fitted w... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182907 | Multi-ply disintegratable absorbent sheet, associated roll and associated manufacturing process The invention relates to a substantially rectangular multi-ply disintegratable absorbent sheet based on tissue which comprises at least three plies, and which has a coefficient KNOVE=RSM×RST×A×G×... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8178187 | Water pressure transfer article A decorative layer is formed by applying an ultraviolet ray hardening resin composite on a print pattern of a transfer film and transferring the print pattern on a surface of an article under water pressure in the state where the print pattern is activated by the ul... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178194 | Clay film product The present invention provides a clay film and a member thereof, having low moisture permeability and gas permeability, having mechanical strength enabling use as a self-supporting film, having high flexibility and high heat resistance, being an electrical insulator... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178195 | Biaxially oriented film laminated board, electrical insulation board and machine part Disclosed is a biaxially oriented film laminated board having a thickness of 0.5 mm or more, wherein biaxially oriented films composed of a resin composition having a melting point of 240° C. or higher are laminated at a multi-layer condition without interposing an... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8173246 | Transparent conductive laminate and touch panel equipped with it The transparent conductive laminate of the present invention is a transparent conductive laminate, comprising: a transparent film substrate; a transparent conductive thin film provided on one side of the transparent film substrate with a dielectric thin film interpo... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8168289 | Component having wear coating applied by cold spray process A component (10) including a substrate material (12) and a wear alloy coating (14) applied to the substrate by a cold spray process. Particles of the wear alloy coating material (16) are directed toward a target surface (18) of the... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168297 | Fluoropolymer coated film, process for forming the same, and fluoropolymer liquid composition A process for forming a multilayer film includes coating a polymeric substrate film with a liquid fluoropolymer coating. The liquid fluoropolymer coating includes a fluoropolymer, solvent, a compatible cross-linkable adhesive polymer, and a cross-linking agent. The ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167187 | Method and device for producing a bondable area region on a carrier A method and a device is provided for levelling an area region on the surface of a metal or metallization layer of a carrier. The area region is made planar by the action of a stamp or of a roller. ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168287 | Fuser member The present teachings provide a fuser member. The fuser member includes a substrate, a functional layer disposed on the substrate, and an outer layer disposed on the functional layer. The outer layer includes silicon having a texture, and a conformal oleophobic coat... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168306 | Weld metal compositions for joining steel structures in the oil and gas industry Provided are metal structures and methods of forming such structures for use in oil, gas and/or petrochemical applications that are joined with non-ferrous weld metal compositions or a high alloy weld metal compositions. The welded metal structures include two or mo... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168288 | Multilayer ceramic substrate and method for manufacturing the same In a multilayer ceramic substrate manufactured by a non-shrinking process, a bonding strength of an external conductive film formed on a primary surface of the multilayer ceramic substrate is increased. After a laminate of a multilayer ceramic substrate is formed fr... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168280 | Lint roller Unwinding, or “lanemarking,” of lint roll tape during use can be greatly minimized or eliminated by providing a roll of tape that comprises a backing having a first side and a second side, an adhesive on the first side of the backing, a plurality of separation l... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8163216 | Method for producing a film web The invention relates to a method for producing a film web during which an initial film web made of thermoplastic polymer material with a polyethylene matrix, in which 1 to 70 parts by weight of polypropylene, with regard to 100 parts by weight of polyethylene matri... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8158240 | Stock shape for machining A stock shape for machining, which is composed of an extruded product of a resin composition comprising 30 to 94% by mass of a thermoplastic resin (A), 5 to 40% by mass of a carbon precursor (B) having a volume resistivity of 102 to 1010 Ωcm a... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158241 | Article displaying edgewise, angular multi-chromatic characteristics The present invention is directed to an article of manufacture having differently colored layers which, when viewed from the edge, change color depending on the angle of view. The articles can be used in decorative or eye-catching displays suitable for displaying in... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157155 | Automated assembly and welding of structures A system for automated assembly and welding is disclosed. The system includes a pallet for receiving incoming workpieces; a workpiece holder having a plurality of electromagnets; a handling robot configured to transport incoming workpieces from the pallet to the wor... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152049 | Electronic component mounting apparatus and electronic component mounting method The present invention aims at providing an electronic component mounting apparatus and an electronic component mounting method that perform automated setting of a thickness of a paste film. The electronic component mounting apparatus of the present invention ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153233 | Patterned coatings having extreme wetting properties and methods of making A surface with superhydrophobic and hydrophilic or superhydrophilic regions can be made. The hydrophilic or superhydrophilic regions can selective collect water on the surface. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153209 | Cellulose acylate film and method for producing it, and polarizer and liquid-crystal display device comprising it A cellulose acylate film having a water vapor permeability at 40° C. and 90% RH of from 100 to 400 g/(m2·day), of which the water vapor permeability change after kept at 60° C. and 95% RH for 1000 hours is from −100 g/(m2·day) to 10 g/(m | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153242 | Multi-layer impact resistant bumper An impact resistant bumper device that is elongated along a longitudinal axis and mountable on a mounting member, the device having a cross-section having an open undersurface configuration comprising: a first layer of a first polymer material having a first hardnes... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153243 | Interpolymers suitable for multilayer films The present invention relates to compositions and processes of making and using interpolymers having a controlled molecular weight distribution. Multilayer films and film layers derived from novel ethylene/α-olefin interpolymers are also disclosed. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147950 | Method for coating a multilayer film and product having a multilayer coated film The invention provides a method of applying a mutilayer coating film, in which two or more layers of coating are applied to a flat plate, such as steel plate; and a product with multilayer coating film obtained by the method. The method includes discharging paint fi... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147949 | Method of manufacturing ceramics molded component and mold employed therefor as well as ceramic component A lower periphery constraint portion and an upper periphery constraint portion for molding the periphery of a lens as well as a mirror-finished optical molding surface and another mirror-finished optical molding surface are formed on a lower mold body and an upper m... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147931 | Cellulose-film modifier, cellulose composition, and optical cellulose film, polarizing plate-protecting film, polarizing plate, and liquid crystal display device, produced by using the same A cellulose-film modifier, having a compound represented by the following Formula (1): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an aliphatic or aromatic acyl group; R2, R3 and R4 ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146795 | Method of friction welding A method of friction welding comprises providing a first workpiece having a first weld surface and a second workpiece having a second weld surface. The first workpiece is arranged such that it tapers away from the first weld surface, the first workpiece converges in... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142883 | Porous carbon sheet and process for production thereof A porous carbon sheet obtained by binding separate carbon short fibers with a carbonization product of a resin, wherein the pore mode diameter of the sheet is 45 to 90 μm and the mean fiber diameter of the carbon short fibers is 5 to 20 μm. The sheet can be produc... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141317 | Bistable bond lattice structures for blast resistant armor appliques The present invention relates generally to improved lattice structures that can be used in, for example, blast resistant armor appliqués. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to methods for designing improved lattice structures where the lattice str... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142885 | Silicon wafer and method for manufacturing the same Silicon wafers and a process for their manufacture wherein both slip dislocation and occurrence of warpage are suppressed include heat treatment to provide wafers having plate-shaped BMDs, a density of BMDs whose diagonal lengths are in a range of 10 nm to 120 nm, o... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141768 | Application of high integrity welding and repair of metal components in oil and gas exploration, production and refining A method for welding and repairing cracks in metal parts is provided by subjecting the metal parts to be welded to friction stir welding and the cracks to be repaired to friction stir processing under conditions sufficient to provide a weld joint or crack repair hav... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142884 | Release film and stacked body The present invention provides a release film which has a release layer on a film substrate, which has excellent long-term preservation stability and yet maintains a stripping performance of the release film, which serves to make inspection for foreign materials eas... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137789 | Composition for matte layer formation, release sheet using the same, and synthetic leather produced using said release sheet There are provided a composition for matte layer formation suitable for the production of a matte synthetic leather having a matte surface with a high level of jet-blackness even without the practice of embossing, raising, etc., and a release sheet for the productio... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137794 | Transparent electrically conductive layer, a process for producing the layer and its use Transparent, electrically conductive layer, a process for producing the layer and its use, wherein the layer is based on at least one compound of the formula 1 wherein the substituents are as defined. ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133568 | Die cut insulation blanket An expandable insulation blanket includes a body of insulation material having a first edge and a second edge wherein the first and second edges are opposite one another. A first slit defines a first hinge point between a first end of the first slit and the first ed... | 03/13/2012 |
