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Sep 05, 2010 - Heat sealable polyurethane compositions. - Patent
Many polyurethane foams are severely restricted in certain applications since they are unsuitable for heat bonding. This invention attempts to...
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Sep 09, 2010 - Disappearing particles make LCD connections clearer - Patent
Hitachi Chemical has developed an anisotropically conductive adhesive (ACA) that makes it easier to see if opaque metal electrodes on glass sheets are...
Sep 06, 2010 - Nylon and PET sew up snack packet permeability - Patent
Packaging made from plant-based chemicals can prevent food spoiling, says snack producer Frito-lay, if it uses nylon or polyethylene terephthalate...
Sep 05, 2010 - Adhesion of automotive windowpanes. - Patent
In automobile manufacture, single component polyurethane adhesives have been used for a long time for bonding windowpanes to the body by use of...
Sep 05, 2010 - Bond behavior of a new CFRP anchorage system for concrete. - Patent
Failure of CFRP strengthening systems when applied to concrete structures is usually typified by delamination of the CFRP from the concrete substrate....
Sep 05, 2010 - Edge sealing of foam boards. - Patent
A method and machine are described for sealing at least one cut edge of a foam board. The foam board has a top surface, a bottom surface, and at...
Sep 05, 2010 - Heat sealable polyurethane compositions. - Patent
Many polyurethane foams are severely restricted in certain applications since they are unsuitable for heat bonding. This invention attempts to...
Sep 05, 2010 - Method of making a breathable laminate film. - Patent
A method of making a breathable film laminate is described. This included providing a TPU film, applying to a release substrate a layer of...
Sep 05, 2010 - Radio frequency heating to bond two materials. - Patent
A method is described for bonding two materials that uses radio frequency (RF) energy to swiftly induce heat in a high permeability material. This...
Sep 05, 2010 - Toughening agents for epoxy resins based on isocyanate. - Patent
The invention relates to curable compositions comprising (1) N-arylated benzoxazines and (2) a prepolymer from a diisocyanate having two isocyanate...
Sep 05, 2010 - Water soluble sealing material for consumer packaging. - Patent
This invention provides a water soluble sealing packaging material having excellent halogen resistance. It can be used to seal a medicament to be...
Aug 30, 2010 - Encapsulant process cuts out carrier wafers - Patent
Covering semiconductor chips and the substrates that they're attached to with common encapsulants can avoid often-used extra reinforcement steps used...
Aug 28, 2010 - Plasticizer-free, self-adhesive removable labels. - Patent
What is described is an adhesive composition comprising a polymer, preferably in the form of an emulsion polymer dispersed in water. The emulsion...
Aug 26, 2010 - Green enzyme-powered adhesives heal themselves - Patent
Enzymes can help produce sustainable adhesives and also heal them when in service, says coating biotechnology firm Reactive Surfaces. Scientists at...
Aug 23, 2010 - Flexible encapsulants hold print head durability promise - Patent
Researchers at US printer manufacturing giant Lexmark have developed their own flexible adhesives and encapsulants to try and reduce damage to the...
Aug 22, 2010 - Adhesive tape that releases when stretched. - Patent
Adhesive tapes are described that can be easily released by being stretched. The adhesive tape is stretch releasable and can be used to couple two...
Aug 22, 2010 - Heat activated adhesives for bag closures. - Patent
A polymeric woven bag has a first panel and a second panel and an open end of the bag to be pinched closed. A first layer of heat activated adhesive...
Aug 22, 2010 - UV curable sealant for liquid crystal display panels. - Technical Paper
A UV curable sealant was synthesized by polymerizing epoxy resin with acrylic acid in the presence of a catalyst (N, N-dimethylbenzylamine). The...
Aug 19, 2010 - Gecko handshake offers dust-free manufacturing - Patent
Two gecko-mimicking adhesive surfaces are better than one when it comes to moving small components around in clean-room conditions, researchers in...
Aug 14, 2010 - Collection of bond strength data for dental adhesives. - Technical Paper
The goal of this paper is to undertake a literature search collecting all dentin bond strength data obtained for six adhesives with four tests (shear,...
Aug 14, 2010 - Soybean protein based wood adhesives. - Technical Paper
To build a resource-saving and environmentally friendly society, the problem of formaldehyde type adhesives is growing seriously, and the...
Aug 14, 2010 - Tire repair with a solvent-swollen rubber. - Patent
This invention describes methods and articles utilizing a bonding material that comprises ultra-accelerators and solvent-swollen diene rubber. ...
Aug 07, 2010 - Fatigue life predictions in adhesively bonded joints. - Technical Paper
Fatigue is a very important factor in any adhesively bonded structure subject to service loads. Prediction of fatigue life using FEA techniques is...
Jul 31, 2010 - Containers for photocurable adhesives and coatings. - Patent
A variety of materials are known that cure upon exposure to light in the visible or ultraviolet spectrum. These materials are considered advantageous...
Jul 31, 2010 - PSA composition for optical filters and plasma displays. - Patent
The invention relates to a PSA composition for optical filter that is used in a plasma display panel. The PSA is applied as an adhesive film. More...
Jul 29, 2010 - Renewable silicone sealants cut shrinkage - Patent
Biodiesel oils evaporate less than mineral oils when used as extenders in silicone sealants, suggesting that products using them will shrink less,...
Jul 25, 2010 - Method of installing a roofing membrane. - Patent
This invention describes a roofing membrane consisting of two distinct layers. The first layer includes a low surface energy polymer. A method of...