A thermoplastic polyurethane pellet comprising a thermoplastic body, thermally expandable micropsheres and a binding agent.

PURPOSE: Provided are an immunochromatographic assay strip and an assay device having transparent plastic backing and a method for producing the same. CONSTITUTION: The immunochromatographic assay strip comprises the parts of: a sample pad where a sample is placed; a multiporous membrane pad including at least one reaction region; and a transparent plastic backing to support the sample pad and the...

A hair design system comprising, as shown in Fig.1, an image processing devi ce (1), an input/output device (2), a graphic system (3), a display unit (4), a head-shape development information storing device (5), and a hair design information storing device (6), wherein beauticians or customers themselves design desired hair styles while watching the display unit (4). Designed hai r style informat...

"MéTODO PARA PRODUZIR Pó DE NIóBIO E OUTROS PóS METáLICOS ATRAVéS DE MOAGEM". Métodos para formar pós de nióbio e outros pós metálicos são descritos. O método envolve moer o pó metálico a temperaturas elevadas e na presença de pelo menos um solvente líquido. O método da presente invenção têm a capacidade de reduzir a fuga de corrente contínua e/ou aumentar as capacidades de capacitância dos pós me...

A system and method for depositing a CVD diamond coating on a non-planar surface of an object is provided. The system includes a deflector having a deflecting surface which resists diamond coating by the diamond forming reagents produced by the system and which is adapted to withstand the relatively high deposition temperatures is provided. The deflector is positioned substantially axially with an...

In downhole apparatus for an oil well, components (26) are installed in tubes (28) received in a space defined between an outer case (20) and an inner length of cylindrical production column (24) that is eccentric relative to the case (20). Each tube (28) is fixed at one end to an interconnection box (30) that is also received in said space, and that has electrical conductors passing therethrough....

High strength foamed well cement compositions and methods of cementing subterranean zones penetrated by well bores are provided. The foamed well cement compositions are basically comprised of a hydraulic cement, hydrophilic fibers, water sufficient to form a pumpable slurry, a mixture of foaming and foam stabilizing surfactants and sufficient gas to foam the slurry.

A method of forming a fluorine-bearing diamond layer on non-diamond substrates, especially on tool substrates comprising a metal matrix and hard particles, such as tungsten carbide particles, in the metal matrix. The substrate and a fluorine-bearing plasma or other gas are then contacted under temperature and pressure conditions effective to nucleate fluorine-bearing diamond on the substrate. A to...

An epoxy optical sheet having a thickness of 500 mum or less, a high thickness accuracy, a small retardation and an excellent heat resistance; and a process by which the optical sheet can be efficiently produced.

The subject of this invention is to provide a rubber reinforcing cord that can be suitably used as a reinforcing material of rubber materials such as tires, belts and hoses and is excellent in fatigue resistance. This invention is a rubber reinforcing cord, characterized in that a carbon fiber bundle having a breaking extension of 1.7% or more is impregnated with a resin composition containing a r...

Improved thermoplastic polymer elastic film blend compositions including a crystalline isotactic polypropylene component and a crystallizable alpha-olefin and propylene copolymer component, the copolymer having crystallizable alpha-olefin sequences. In a preferred embodiment, improved thermoplastic polymer blends are provided made up of from 0% to 95%, preferably 2% to 40 weight % of the crystalli...

A recycling method which enables recycling of a high-quality regenerated styrene resin. A waste styrene resin material is dissolved in an organic solvent boiling at a temperature lower than 200° C. and having solubility not less than 15 wt % at room temperature to prepare a solution of the waste styrene resin material. The resulting solution is freed of volatile components on heating in vacuum to ...

Polyvinyl chloride resin compositions and methods of preparation and use thereof for increasing the degree of whiteness in finished polyvinyl chloride foam. The resin compositions contain sulfur compounds selected from sulfonic acid derivatives, sulfinic acid derivatives, and mercapto acetic acid sodium salt, and optionally contain water soluble salts and/or t-butyl hydroperoxide.

A liquid chemical formulation suitable for making a thin solid polycarbonate film contains polycarbonate material and a liquid typically capable of dissolving the polycarbonate material to a concentration of at least 1%. The polycarbonate material may consist of homopolycarbonate or/and copolycarbonate. Examples of the liquid include pyridine, a ring-substituted pyridine derivative, pyrrole, a rin...

This invention is directed to ethylene based copolymer pellets having an acid content at least 5% by weight and having an effective amount of a surface coating to increase the stick temperature of the copolymer above 25° C.;wherein the ethylene based copolymer comprises repeating polymerized units of(d) at least 50% by weight, based on the weight of the copolymer, of ethylene,(e) 5 to 30% by weigh...

A novel composition is disclosed comprising about 80 to about 99 weight percent based on the composition, of a linear ultra low density polyethylene (LULDPE) and about 1 to about 20 weight percent of a propylene polymer comprising 0 to about 40 weight percent olefin comonomer units having 2 to 10 carbon atoms and from about 60 to about 100 weight percent propylene, based on the propylene polymer, ...

The present invention teaches the use of particular soluble metallocene catalyst to produce stereo-regular polymers in gas phase polymerizations wherein the catalysts are fed into a particle lean zone in the react. The metallocenes catalysts are bridged bis-(substituted indenyl) compounds.

A method of determining an orientation of a body. The method includes the steps of measuring an acceleration of the body in a first direction, measuring an acceleration of the body in a second direction different from the first direction, the first direction and the second direction defining a plane. Measuring an acceleration perpendicular to the plane in a coordinate system rotating about an axis...

A continuous gas fluidized bed process for the polymerization of olefins, especially ethylene, propylene, or mixtures thereof with other alpha-olefins by cooling the recycle gas stream to condense some liquid (e.g., a comonomer), separating at least part of the liquid and spraying it under pressure through a nozzle (1) directly into the fluidized bed by pressurizing the liquid and feeding it to a ...

A computerised payment system (10) for the distribution of data and/or the management of transactions accessible by a plurality of user callers (1, 2, ..., n) on the respective calling lines (L1, L2, ..., Ln) characterised in that it comprises: a database (14) containing a data transmission system for said callers (1, 2, ..., n) and a network interface (13) consisting of fixed "added value" voice ...