Foamed articles having enhanced tensile, elastic recovery, and creep and fatigue resistance properties are prepared using a dual cure system. This system comprises a heat or radiation-activated first stage cure (which follows or coincides with foaming) followed by a moisture-activated second stage cure. Heat-activated curing systems include peroxide, sulfur, etc., and radiation-activated cure syst...

PCT No. PCT/JP96/02712 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 30, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 30, 1997 PCT Filed Sep. 20, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO97/12936 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 10, 1997A process for producing a silane-crosslinked polyolefin which is characterized by melt-blending (i) a polyolefinic base polymer, (ii) a carrier polymer A containing an organic unsaturated silane and a free radical generating agent and containi...

A main object of the present invention is to provide a process for easily preparing foamed synthetic resin moldings having sufficient mechanical strengths such as rigidity without causing problems of toxicity and safety. The process for preparing a foamed synthetic resin molding comprises bringing a mixed solution composed of water and/or an alcohol having two or less carbon atoms and a specified ...

A method of and arrangement for processing point-of-sale products include printing a label containing information such as weight and price obtained from the data base of a host computer on a real-time basis. The label is applied to a product electro-optically identified by a scanner.

An optical disc system includes a laser driver for controlling an electrical current directed to a laser. The driver includes means for switching the drive voltage between a first voltage level and a second voltage level, so that electric power is only consumed when the laser is energized, thereby achieving enhanced rise and fall switching characteristics. The means for applying the drive voltage ...

A magneto-optic head for reading and writing information on a magneto-optic recording medium so that diffraction effects can be monitored during writing is disclosed. The magneto-optic head includes a source of laser light for projecting a laser light beam during writing and reading, a first partial polarizing beamsplitter disposed in the beam of light for causing one beam of light to be transmitt...

A data processing system (20) includes a display (26), which displays a plurality of cursors, and a two-ended stylus (14) for specifying positions on an electronic tablet (16) which correspond to positions on the display (26). The stylus (14) may also be moved relative to the tablet (16) to specify a plurality of operations. The processor will display a selected one of the cursors dictated by the ...

Nonextruded concentrates in particle form, each particle comprising: A) a matrix consisting of a nonextruded particle of an olefin polymer or copolymer, having a porosity, expressed in percentage of voids on the volume of the particle, higher than or equal to 15%; B) one or more additives, pigments or fillers, or combinations thereof, deposited on the surface of the matrix (A) and/or inside it...

A heat shrinkable film or multilayered film comprising at least one layer comprising an EVOH (A) having an average ethylene content of 20 to 60 mol% and an areal shrinkage when immersed in hot water at 90 DEG C for 1 minute of at least 10% and having thermal characteristics satisfying the following condition (i> 1 wherein 1

A biodegradable disposable diaper comprising a combination of a liquid absorbing material, a liquid permeable surface material and an leakproof backing material, said liquid permeable material being formed of an aliphatic polyester resin obtained by reacting an aliphatic saturated polyester prepolymer having an end group which is materially a hydroxyl group with a coupling agent or formed of said ...

In a disk recorduction apparatus such as a video disk player or a compact disk player, a sheet-like transparent member (11) is inserted into a convergent optical path of optical beams, and this transparent member is tilted so as to offset the comatic aberration due to the inclination of the optical disk. In this way, even when a recording density is improved, data can be recorded and reproduced re...

A device for optically scanning an information plane (2) having tracks (5) is described. The radiation supplied by a radiation source (7) is focused on the information plane by an objective system (8). The beam reflected by the information plane is incident on a dividing element, for example a grating (12) which divides the beam into two halves along a dividing line (17). Two sub-gratings (15, 16)...

To provide an economically advantageous biaxially oriented polypropylene-based film, which is excellent in straight cuttability along the MD direction, strength along the TD direction and transparency, a film-forming material which comprises a polypropylene-based resin material consisting of 40 to 88% by weight of crystalline polypropylene, and 60 to 12% by weight of propylene- alpha -olefin copol...

A computer system executable method is provided for managing resources in an automated workflow system for manipulating a work item, the work item being stored in a database of work items for subsequent execution by an operator and meeting a predetermined criteria. A first definitional data item is stored in a memory, the first definitional data item affecting how the workflow system processes wor...

A process for preparing a cross-linked alkyl vinyl ether/maleic anhydride copolymer having improved linear viscoelastic properties desired in oral care preparations, wherein the cross-linking of an alkyl vinyl ether/maleic anhydride copolymer with a polyol compound is carried out at a temperature of from about 50 DEG to about 90 DEG C. and the cross-linked product is recovered.

A diamond grit surface is formed on a substrate (1) having a metal surface (2), such as nickel, by applying a paste (4) of low-grade diamond grit in a binder to the surface. After driving off the binder, the diamond coated surface is placed in a reactor chamber (10) having a microwave plasma reactor (11) and connected to a hydrogen gas pump (12). The substrate (1) is heated in the hydrogen atmosph...

A coated substrate product is disclosed which comprises a substrate and a polycrystalline diamond layer having a smooth surface finish, enhanced crystal orientation in comparison to industrial grade diamond powder particularly in the (220) and (400) directions, and excellent electrical and thermal properties. Also disclosed is a method for fabricating such a coated substrate in which the polycryst...

A process for the manufacture of low density flexible polymethane foam via a catalyzed reaction of a highly reactive, high ethylene oxide, high functionality polyol, a hydrophili polyhydric compound, water and polyisocyanates.

A method for preparing oil-in-water emulsions of oils, gums or silicone resins by kneading a mixture of (1) a silicone phase (A) with a viscosity of at least 3 Pas or a consistency of at least 200, and (2) an aqueous phase comprising water, at least one surfactant (B) and optionally at least one water-soluble thickening polymer (C), wherein the relative amounts of water, (B) and optionally (C) are...

PCT No. PCT/GB94/00056 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 13, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 13, 1995 PCT Filed Jan. 12, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO94/16000 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 21, 1994.A supported or cast film of a polyhydroxyalkanoate polymer, such as a polyhydroxybutyrate/valerate polymer, can be prepared by applying a layer of molten polymer to a cool (typically 4 DEG to 20 DEG C.) surface not substantially above the g...