121 |
Reversible welding process for polymers |
US12367826 |
2009-02-09 |
US08795464B2 |
2014-08-05 |
Tao Xie; Xingcheng Xiao; Ruomiao Wang |
One exemplary method includes providing a first polymer and a second polymer each comprising a first shape memory polymer backbone having at least one surface free side chain, the first polymer and the second polymer each transformable between a permanent shape and a temporary shape; creating an adhesive bond between the first polymer and the second polymer, wherein the creating of the adhesive bond transforms the first polymer to its temporary shape and transforms the second polymer to its temporary shape; and wherein the at least one surface free chain of the first polymer in its temporary shape is interdiffused with the at least one surface free chain of the second polymer in its temporary shape by the creation of the adhesive bond. |
122 |
Bonding Method of Resin Mold and Roll-to-Roll Continuous Mold Composition Produced by Using the Bonding Method |
US14239643 |
2012-07-31 |
US20140196845A1 |
2014-07-17 |
Hiroko Yamada; Takanori Takahashi; Yasuo Suto |
A bonding method of a resin mold is disclosed comprising a step of butting the end parts of resin molds that is provided with a formed reversal pattern of a fine concave convex pattern that is desired to each other for bonding the resin molds, wherein a detachable resin is filled in a gap of the butted part between the end parts of the resin mold and the end parts of the resin molds are bonded to each other in an integrated manner by the hardening of the detachable resin. Also included is a roll-to-roll continuous mold composition produced thereby. |
123 |
Process for producing composite of metal and resin |
US12979717 |
2010-12-28 |
US08758866B2 |
2014-06-24 |
Hideyuki Imai; Yoshinori Nagamori; Shinichi Takeda |
The metal part is one where a carboxyl group or an amino group, or a hydroxyl group is imparted onto the surface. On the other hand, the resin part is one into which an adhesiveness modifier containing an epoxy group is blended. A process for producing a composite of metal and resin, wherein the metal part and the resin part are bonded by interaction of the carboxyl group or the amino group, or the hydroxyl group with the epoxy group. |
124 |
Dispensing and Sealing System |
US13711997 |
2012-12-12 |
US20140158305A1 |
2014-06-12 |
Michael Knaak; Scott Rote; Mark Kurth; Dan Johnson; Kyle Koning; Dan Somen |
A dispensing and sealing system generally includes a film-feed assembly with a support mechanism for a supply of film and a film-drive mechanism to advance the film along a path, a dispenser with an outlet port for dispensing fluid into the film, and a transverse seal mechanism for forming a seal in the film transversely of the path. A calendering device and a movable structure for the support mechanism are also described. |
125 |
Joined Body |
US14088656 |
2013-11-25 |
US20140079908A1 |
2014-03-20 |
Takumi Kato; Kiyoshi Saito |
A composite shaped product of the present invention is a joined body which is excellent in shock resistance, and which includes shaped products (B1) and (B2) which contain a carbon fiber and a thermoplastic resin, in which the shaped products (B1) and (B2) are disposed on both sides of a composite substrate (A) that contains a continuous fiber such as a polyester fiber and a thermoplastic resin so that the composite substrate (A) is interposed between the shaped products (B1) and (B2), and the shaped products (B1) and (B2) are heat-welded to each other at a joining portion (C) through a through hole (D1) of the composite substrate (A). |
126 |
ROD ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR FORMING ROD ASSEMBLY |
US13914900 |
2013-06-11 |
US20130330553A1 |
2013-12-12 |
Aaron Johnson; David Eastep; Richard Stiehm |
Methods for forming fiber reinforced polymer rod assemblies and fiber reinforced polymer rod assemblies are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes heating a portion of a first fiber reinforced polymer rod and heating a portion of a second fiber reinforced polymer rod. The method further includes intertwining the portions of the first fiber reinforced polymer rod and the second fiber reinforced polymer rod to form a rod connecting section. The method further includes aligning the first fiber reinforced polymer rod and the second fiber reinforced polymer rod along a linear axis. The method further includes cooling the portions of the first fiber reinforced polymer rod and the second fiber reinforced polymer rod. |
127 |
Use of recycled plastics for structural building forms |
US13178798 |
2011-07-08 |
US08513360B2 |
2013-08-20 |
Thomas Nosker; Richard W. Renfree; James Kerstein; Louis Simon |
Modular plastic structural composites having a web section disposed along a horizontal axis and at least one flange section disposed along a horizontal axis parallel thereto and integrally molded to engage the top or bottom surface of the web section, wherein said composite is formed from a mixture of (A) high density polyolefin and (B) a thermoplastic-coated fiber material, poly-styrene, or a combination thereof. Composites molded in the form of I-Beams and bridges constructed therefrom are also disclosed. |
128 |
ASPHALT COMPOSITIONS HAVING IMPROVED PROPERTIES AND RELATED COATINGS AND METHODS |
US13690319 |
2012-11-30 |
US20130136855A1 |
2013-05-30 |
Dusan V. Subotic; Larisa Kasaitskaya; Shawn Melancon |
The invention includes a composition to coat a substrate comprising: an asphalt material; a polymer that is not a polyol; and a polyol. The polyol has a molecular weight of about 1000 to about 5000 and/or the polyol is present in an amount no greater than about 30% by weight of the total composition. Also included are coated articles that comprise a substrate coated with a coating layer, wherein the coating layer is formed from a composition that comprises: an asphalt material, a polymer that is not a polyol; and a polyol. Also included are methods of improving the processability of a asphalt material comprising combining together an asphalt material, a polymer that is not a polyol, and a polyol, wherein the resultant composition exhibits improved processability as compared to an asphalt composition that does not contain a polyol. In the method in some embodiments, the polyol may be present in the resultant composition in an amount of no greater than 30% by weight and/or the polyol may have a molecular weight of about 1000 to about 5000. In some embodiments, the composition of the method does not contain at least one of a plasticizer and a surface active agent. |
129 |
MICROFLUIDIC PUMP AND VALVE STRUCTURES AND FABRICATION METHODS |
US13662824 |
2012-10-29 |
US20130105017A1 |
2013-05-02 |
Peng Zhou; Lincoln C. Young |
Plastic microfluidic structures having a substantially rigid diaphragm that actuates between a relaxed state wherein the diaphragm sits against the surface of a substrate and an actuated state wherein the diaphragm is moved away from the substrate. As will be seen from the following description, the microfluidic structures formed with this diaphragm provide easy to manufacture and robust systems, as well readily made components such as valves and pumps. |
130 |
Information recording medium and method of manufacturing resinous substrate for use in the recording medium |
US12476703 |
2009-06-02 |
USRE43974E1 |
2013-02-05 |
Tadashi Kobayashi; Hisashi Yamada |
An information recording medium comprising a substrate having a recording surface provided with emboss pits or guiding grooves, a reflective film formed on the recording surface of the substrate, and a first protective film formed on the reflective film. This information recording medium is featured in that both sides of the information recording medium are constituted by a first surface provided with the protective film and by a second surface formed opposite to the first surface, and that an irradiated light beam is irradiated through the first surface, a recorded information being reproduced based on changes in light intensity of the reflected light beam. The distance between the recording surface of the substrate and the light incident surface is smaller than a thickness of the substrate, and a surface roughness “R” of the light incident surface meets a relationship represented by the following formula (1): R≦λ/(8n) (1) wherein λ is a wavelength of the light beam, and n is a refractive index of the first protective film to a light having the wavelength λ. |
131 |
Information recording medium and method of manufacturing resinous substrate for use in the recording medium |
US12476685 |
2009-06-02 |
USRE43973E1 |
2013-02-05 |
Tadashi Kobayashi; Hisashi Yamada |
An information recording medium comprising a substrate having a recording surface provided with emboss pits or guiding grooves, a reflective film formed on the recording surface of the substrate, and a first protective film formed on the reflective film. This information recording medium is featured in that both sides of the information recording medium are constituted by a first surface provided with the protective film and by a second surface formed opposite to the first surface, and that an irradiated light beam is irradiated through the first surface, a recorded information being reproduced based on changes in light intensity of the reflected light beam. The distance between the recording surface of the substrate and the light incident surface is smaller than a thickness of the substrate, and a surface roughness “R” of the light incident surface meets a relationship represented by the following formula (1): R≦λ/(8n) (1) wherein λ is a wavelength of the light beam, and n is a refractive index of the first protective film to a light having the wavelength λ. |
132 |
Information recording medium and method of manufacturing resinous substrate for use in the recording medium |
US12476449 |
2009-06-02 |
USRE43969E1 |
2013-02-05 |
Tadashi Kobayashi; Hisashi Yamada |
An information recording medium comprising a substrate having a recording surface provided with emboss pits or guiding grooves, a reflective film formed on the recording surface of the substrate, and a first protective film formed on the reflective film. This information recording medium is featured in that both sides of the information recording medium are constituted by a first surface provided with the protective film and by a second surface formed opposite to the first surface, and that an irradiated light beam is irradiated through the first surface, a recorded information being reproduced based on changes in light intensity of the reflected light beam. The distance between the recording surface of the substrate and the light incident surface is smaller than a thickness of the substrate, and a surface roughness “R” of the light incident surface meets a relationship represented by the following formula (1): R≦λ/(8n) (1) wherein λ is a wavelength of the light beam, and n is a refractive index of the first protective film to a light having the wavelength λ. |
133 |
Information recording medium and method of manufacturing resinous substrate for use in the recording medium |
US12476434 |
2009-06-02 |
USRE43967E1 |
2013-02-05 |
Tadashi Kobayashi; Hisashi Yamada |
An information recording medium comprising a substrate having a recording surface provided with emboss pits or guiding grooves, a reflective film formed on the recording surface of the substrate, and a first protective film formed on the reflective film. This information recording medium is featured in that both sides of the information recording medium are constituted by a first surface provided with the protective film and by a second surface formed opposite to the first surface, and that an irradiated light beam is irradiated through the first surface, a recorded information being reproduced based on changes in light intensity of the reflected light beam. The distance between the recording surface of the substrate and the light incident surface is smaller than a thickness of the substrate, and a surface roughness “R” of the light incident surface meets a relationship represented by the following formula (1): R≦λ/(8n) (1) wherein λ is a wavelength of the light beam, and n is a refractive index of the first protective film to a light having the wavelength λ. |
134 |
Information recording medium and method of manufacturing resinous substrate for use in the recording medium |
US12476428 |
2009-06-02 |
USRE43966E1 |
2013-02-05 |
Tadashi Kobayashi; Hisashi Yamada |
An information recording medium comprising a substrate having a recording surface provided with emboss pits or guiding grooves, a reflective film formed on the recording surface of the substrate, and a first protective film formed on the reflective film. This information recording medium is featured in that both sides of the information recording medium are constituted by a first surface provided with the protective film and by a second surface formed opposite to the first surface, and that an irradiated light beam is irradiated through the first surface, a recorded information being reproduced based on changes in light intensity of the reflected light beam. The distance between the recording surface of the substrate and the light incident surface is smaller than a thickness of the substrate, and a surface roughness “R” of the light incident surface meets a relationship represented by the following formula (1): R≦λ/(8n) (1) wherein λ is a wavelength of the light beam, and n is a refractive index of the first protective film to a light having the wavelength λ. |
135 |
SPLICE FOR JOINTING STEEL CORD STRIPS ENCASED IN THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL |
US13637574 |
2011-03-28 |
US20130011184A1 |
2013-01-10 |
Anneleen De Smet |
A splice is described for jointing thermoplastic strips that comprise steel cords. In the splice a splice polymer is used that is a mixture of a co-polymer and a base polymer, wherein the co-polymer is a grafted co-polymer, a block co-polymer or a random co-polymer functionalised for enabling adhesion to the steel cords. Particular about the inventive splice is that the amount of co-polymer in the base polymer is such that in a test-till-break of a splice, part of the steel cords fracture in the test while the remaining cords are pulled out of the polymer without breaking. Surprisingly, a splice with such a failure behaviour results in a better overall splice strength than a splice wherein a too large amount of co-polymer is added. When too much co-polymer is added all steel cords break in the test which strangely enough leads to a lower overall strength of the splice. |
136 |
Process for production of resin composite molded article |
US12225664 |
2007-03-28 |
US08287682B2 |
2012-10-16 |
Motofumi Kashiwagi; Koutaro Hata |
The present invention relates to a process for producing a resin composite molded article comprising bonding a molded article (A) of a resin A which contains a polymer containing an alicyclic structure and a molded article (B) of a resin B to produce a resin composite molded article, the bonding including a step 1 of applying at least one activation treatment selected from plasma application, excimer ultraviolet irradiation, and corona discharge to the bonding surface of the molded article (A), followed by a treatment with a silane coupling agent (A), a step 2 of applying at least one activation treatment selected from plasma application, excimer ultraviolet irradiation, and corona discharge to the bonding surface of the molded article (B), and a step 3 of superposing the bonding surface of the molded article (A) on the bonding surface of the molded article (B), and press-bonding the bonding surfaces. According to the present invention, a resin composite molded article having excellent peeling resistance can be produced by bonding the molded article of the resin A which contains a polymer containing an alicyclic structure and the molded article of the resin B at a temperature below the glass transition temperature of the resins without using an adhesive. |
137 |
Tube assembly and method for making the assembly |
US12928407 |
2010-12-10 |
US20120150150A1 |
2012-06-14 |
Kevin G. Cai; Darnell C. Worley, II |
A tube assembly including a flexible tube joined to a connector with the tube having an insert liner located therein at least in an area of a distal end of the connector that provides improved retention force between the tube and connector. Methods for preparing the tube assembly are disclosed and include the use of adhesives or solvent for bonding the tube to the connector. |
138 |
LAYERED PRODUCT |
US13323375 |
2011-12-12 |
US20120094106A1 |
2012-04-19 |
Masato HONMA; Souichi ISHIBASHI; Yoshiki TAKEBE; Haruo OBARA; Takeshi NISHIZAWA; Kosuke SHIHO; Seiichio ETO; Takashi HASEGAWA; Hideaki TANISUGI |
A layered product which is a molded object including a thermoset resin layer, a thermoplastic resin layer, and reinforcing fibers comprising many continuous filaments, wherein the thermoset resin layer has been united with the thermoplastic resin layer at the interface between these layers, the resin of the thermoset resin layer and the resin of the thermoplastic resin layer each having an irregular surface shape at the interface, and a group of filaments among the reinforcing fibers are in contact with at least the resin of the thermoset resin layer and the other group of filaments among the reinforcing fibers are in contact with at least the resin of the thermoplastic resin layer, and that side of the thermoplastic resin layer which is opposite to the interface being a surface of the molded object. |
139 |
Method of manufacture of composite laminates, an assembly therefor, and related articles |
US12212029 |
2008-09-17 |
US08123886B2 |
2012-02-28 |
Mark Ernest Vermilyea; Bowden Kirkpatrick; Philip Alexander Shoemaker; Terrence Paul Vernes |
A method is described for making a composite laminate formed by curing a stacked structure comprising at least two layers of strips of fibrous material impregnated with resin, wherein the strips in adjacent layers have different directional orientations. An apparatus is provided for simultaneously separating a band of fibrous material impregnated with resin into strips and depositing the strips between adjacent pin rows of a pinmat to form the stacked structure. |
140 |
EVA blend compositions suitable for RF welding applications |
US12967307 |
2010-12-14 |
US08071223B2 |
2011-12-06 |
John Chu Chen |
Disclosed are films obtained from blends of ethylene copolymers with organic acid salt-modified potassium ionomeric copolymers. The films of the present invention can be welded using RF energy. |