Rubber-toughened curable compositions have an epoxy resin containing oligomeric epoxy species and a reaction product of solid rubber and the epoxy resin. The resin has two epoxy monomeric components, on e having an epoxy functionality of greater than three and the other having an epoxy functionality of greater than one but not more tha n three. The resin is cured preferably using a combination of ...

MéTODO DE PRODUçãO DE UM AGENTE DE ABSORçãO DE áGUA, E AGENTE DE ABSORçãO DE áGUA De acordo com um agente de absorção de água da presente invenção e um método da presente invenção para produção do agente de absorção de água, (i) partículas de resina absorventes de água que possuem uma estrutura interna encadeada obtida por polimerização de um monómero insaturado solúvel em água, (ii) ácido orgânic...

GERENCIAMENTO DE DESEMPENHO LONGITUDINAL DE MARKETING DE PRODUTOS São providas soluções para gerenciamento de desempenho longitudinal para aumentar a eficácia de esforços de marketing de produtos em condições dinâmicas de mercado. As soluções são configuradas para avaliar as condições de mercado por análise de múltiplos fatores interativos de mercado, os quais, coletivamente, influenciam o desempe...

COMPOSIçãO DE ADESIVO SENSìVEL á PRESSãO TERMORREVERSìVEL CONTENDO IODO, E, PRODUTO MEDICINAL EM FOLHA DE ADESIVO Um objeto da invenção é prover um adesivo sensível à pressão termorreversível contendo iodo, que pode ser fundido e revestido a uma temperatura não maior do que 100<198>C, e que pode reter a estabilidade do iodo no adesivo através de todos os estágios de fabricação, armazenamento e uso...

A method for applying a decorative metal finish to a substrate is provided which includes the following steps. The method employs depositing a thermally cured leveling layer overlying the substrate, and then subsequently a radiation-cured layer overlying the leveling layer. A decorative metallic layer then is deposited overlying the radiation-cured layer, which in a preferred embodiment is selecte...

There is provided an optical recording medium comprising a recording layer containing a charge-generating material capable of generating a first electric charge and a second electric charge by beam irradiation, the second electric charge having a different polarity from that of the first electric charge, a charge-transport material enabling at least the first electric charge to be transported to i...

Method of making an integrated passive, such as a high quality decoupling capacitor, includes providing a first temporary support, a silicon capacitor wafer, and providing an oxide layer and a conductive layer on it. Then, a second temporary support, such as a handle wafer, may be attached to the capacitor wafer (i.e., to the oxide layer on it) by an adhesive bond. The capacitor wafer may then be ...

An interlayer insulating film ( 22 ) is formed on a semiconductor substrate. A conductive plug ( 25 ) is embedded in a via hole formed through the interlayer insulating film. An oxygen barrier conductive film ( 33 ) is formed on the interlayer insulating film and being inclusive of an area of the conductive plug as viewed in plan. A capacitor ( 35 ) laminating a lower electrode, a dielectric film ...

Container structures for use in integrated circuits and methods of their manufacture. The container structures have a dielectric cap on the top of a conductive container to reduce the risk of container-to-container shorting by insulating against bridging of conductive debris across the tops of adjacent container structures. The container structures are adapted for use in memory cells and apparatus...

A three-dimensional capacitor structure has a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer disposed above the first conductive layer, and a plug layer disposed therebetween. The first conductive layer includes a plurality of grid units arranged in a matrix, where in odd rows of the matrix, a first conductive grid is located in each odd column, and a first circular hole is located in each even...

An electrically stable PbLa_0.5TiO₃/PbZr_0.52Ti_0.48O₃ (PLT/PZT) ferroelectric structure may fabricated using precursor solutions formed using a simple sol-gel process. The PLT/PZT ferroelectric structure may be extended to a PLT/PZT/PLT ferroelectric capacitor structure. In terms of device application, better ferroelectric properties with reliab...

A wire ( 12 ) is formed on an insulating film ( 10 ) on a semiconductor substrate ( 1 ). The wire ( 12 ) is covered by silicon nitride film ( 14 ), inorganic SOG film ( 20 ) and TEOS film ( 21 ). A thin film resistance element ( 30 ) of chromium silicon (CrSi) is formed on the upper surface of the TEOS film ( 21 ). The acute angle (taper angle) at which a line connecting the local maximum and mini...

A radiation therapy system produces a treatment beam that is detected by an electronic portal imaging device (EPID) after it passes through the subject being treated. A chopper wheel modulates low energy components of the beam while leaving the higher energy components substantially unmodulated. Modulated components in the image signals produced by the EPID are detected and used to produce portal ...

Disclosed is a tie coat which is formed on a surface of a base or an undercoating film prior to formation of an organopolysiloxane-based antifouling coating film and is formed from a moisture-curing organopolysiloxane-based composition comprising (b1) organopolysiloxane having condensing functional groups at both ends of a molecule and/or (b2) a curing composition formed by subjecting the componen...

The present invention relates to a drive unit ( 10 ) comprising a rolling means ( 12 ) intended to be infrictional engagement with a surface over which said drive unit ( 10 ) is intended to move. The drive unit ( 10 ) also comprises a first driving means ( 14 ) and a second driving means ( 16 ), co-operatively operable to provide both propulsion and steering of said drive unit ( 10 ) while elimina...

Disclosed is a system and method for monitoring, diagnosing, and treating certain medical conditions, such as asthma, gastroesophageal reflux or laryngopharyngeal reflux. The system includes a mask apparatus or sensor module fitted with a pH sensor and thermocouple, a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device, a processing receiver, and a therapeutic nebulizer/atomizer/humidifier device. T...

Microchannel devices and method of use are disclosed wherein a reaction microchamber 52 is in thermal contact with a heat exchange channel 61 . An equilibrium limited exothermic chemical process occurs in the reaction microchamber 52 . Sufficient heat is transferred to the heat exchange channels to substantially lower the temperature in the reaction microchamber 52 down its length to substantially...

A system and method for making nanoparticles. The system includes a first cathode including a first metal tube associated with a first end and a second end, a first anode including a second metal tube associated with a third end and a fourth end, and a first container including a first gas inlet. The first end and the third end are located inside the first container. The first end and the third en...

Compositions are provided that include a photoinitiator system for free radical polymerization reactions. More specifically, the photoinitiator includes an arylsulfinate ion and a triarylsulfonium ion. Polymerization methods are also provided those include the photoinitiator in a photopolymerizable composition. Additionally, triarylsulfonium arylsulfinate salts are disclosed.

The present invention provides a window assembly having a transparent panel and a conductive heater grid formed integrally with the transparent panel. The conductive heater grid has a first group of grid lines and a second group of grid lines, with opposing ends of each group being connected to first and second busbars. Grid lines of the second group are spaced between adjacent grid lines of the f...