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Bryan C Feisel

Jeffrey O Emslander

Brent R Hansen

Brant Ulrick Kolb

Holger Hauptmann

Gallus Schechner

Bimal V Thakkar

Martin Goetzinger

Mark J Hendrickson

James P Mathers

Kathleen M Humpal

John W Longabach

Paul D Pennington

Philip S Hall

Roberta R Naujok

James M Jonza

Michael A Johnson

David F Slama

Douglas Eugene Weiss

Ryan E Marx

Robert D Taylor

Joel R Dufresne

Charlie C Ho

Carsten Franke

Jeffrey P Kalish

David D Nguyen

Kenneth J Halford

Theresa J Gerten

Eugene C Ostertag

Jayshree Seth

Larry D Boardman

David S Hays

William J Kopecky

Neeraj Sharma

David J Kinning

Patrick Darby Hyde

David James Yarusso

Mark David Gehlsen

Jung-Sheng Wu

Lian Soon Tan

David Loren Vall

Richard L Peloquin

Bonnie Weiskopf Albrecht

Brian Leroy Koster

Jon E Stickrod

Grant F Tiefenbruck

James L White

Connie Lynn Hubbard

Various aspects disclosed relate to a fishing lure. The fishing lure includes a body portion having a longitudinal axis extending therethrough. The fishing lure further includes a tail portion and a jointed connection between the body portion and the tail portion. The body portion includes at least two biasing elements each extending from opposite sides of the body portion at an angle in a range of from about 30 degrees to about 65 degrees relative to the longitudinal axis. The at least two biasing elements are each configured to selectively contact opposed surfaces of the tail portion.

Fishing lure

The relates to multi-layer sealing films for microstructured articles. The multi-layer sealing film may include two or more layers. The multi-layer sealing film has an elastic modulus of at least 3.5&#xd7;10kPa and the flexural rigidity of the microstructured article is less than about 4.0&#xd7;10N&#xb7;m.

Multi-layer sealing films

Laterally-coalesced foam slabs and methods and apparatus, including foaming dies, for making and using such foam slabs.

Laterally-coalesced foam slab

A shim stack foaming die for making foam slabs comprises a plurality of shims that are layered together under pressure to form a shim stack, wherein the shims combine to collectively define a plurality of die orifices in a working face, to define a main body of the shim stack foaming die, and also to define a plurality of die cavity that is fluidly connected to the plurality of die orifices. And articles foamed from the shim stack foaming die have found wide use in various applications, thermal or acoustic insulation, reinforcing layers and/or space-filling layers, and so on.

Shim-stack foaming die

The present disclosure provides a tape comprising: a) a single layer comprising a crosslinked polymer, selected from the group consisting of crosslinked polyurethane, crosslinked polyurea, and crosslinked mixed polyurethane/polyurea polymer, and b) an adhesive layer. In another embodiment, the tape comprises at least one layer comprising a semi-interpenetrating polymer network of a crosslinked acrylate and an uncrosslinked polymer selected from the group consisting of polyurethane, polyurea, and mixed polyurethane/polyurea polymer.

Erosion resistant films for use on heated aerodynamic surfaces

Aerogel, calcined articles, and crystalline articles comprising ZrO. Exemplary uses of the crystalline metal oxide articles include dental articles (e.g., restoratives, replacements, inlays, onlays, veneers, full and partial crowns, bridges, implants, implant abutments, copings, anterior fillings, posterior fillings, and cavity liner, and bridge frameworks) and orthodontic appliances (e.g., brackets, buccal tubes, cleats, and buttons).

Aerogels, calcined and crystalline articles and methods of making the same

The present application generally relates to multi-layer sealing films, methods of making such films, materials for inclusion in such films, retroreflective sheeting and articles including such films, and methods of making retroreflective sheeting and articles including such films. The multi-layer sealing film may include two or more layers. One exemplary embodiment of a two-layer film includes a first layer including a thermoplastic polymeric material including reaction products of alkylene and reaction products of at least one non-acidic comonomer and a second layer including one of a polyolefin, a polyester, a polymethyl methacrylate, a polyamide, a polycarbonate, an ethylene-methacrylic acid, and a polyurethane. In some embodiments, at least one of the layers of the multi-layer sealing film has an elastic modulus of at least 3.5&#xd7;10kPa and the flexural rigidity of the retroreflective article is less than about 4.0&#xd7;10N&#xb7;m.

Described herein are release layers formed via solventless extrusion. The release layers include a polyolefin and an alkyl dimethicone. The release layers exhibit tailorable release properties from pressure-sensitive adhesives. The release layers are simple to make and require no post-treatment in order to impart the observed release properties. The release layers are adaptable to multilayer extrusion, blown film formation, and cast film formation techniques.

Release films via solventless extrusion processes

Sample processing devices that include transmissive layers and control layers to reduce or eliminate cross-talk between process chambers in the processing device are disclosed. The transmissive layers may transmit significant portions of signal light and/or interrogation light while the control layers block significant portions of signal light and/or interrogation light. Methods of manufacturing processing devices that include transmissive layers and control layers are also disclosed. The methods may involve continuous forming processes including co-extrusion of materials to form the transmissive layer and control layer in a processing device, followed by formation of the process chambers in the control layer. Alternatively, the methods may involve extrusion of materials for the control layer, followed by formation of process chambers in the control layer.

Multilayer processing devices and methods

Aerogel composites and bonded aerogel composites are described. The aerogel composites include monolithic aerogel material located in cavities between a base layer and a structured layer that is bonded to the base layer. Additional layers may be bonded to the base layer and/or the structured layer to form bonded aerogel composites.

Aerogel composites

A method of making a multilayer protective film. The method comprises: (a) forming a PU layer comprising an at least partially crosslinked polyurethane, the at least partially crosslinked polyurethane comprising at least one of a polyester-based polyurethane or a polycarbonate-based polyurethane; (b) forming a TPU layer comprising a polycaprolactone-based thermoplastic polyurethane; (c) forming a PSA layer comprising a pressure sensitive adhesive; (d) bonding one major surface of the PU layer to one major surface of the TPU layer; and (e) bonding the PSA layer to an opposite major surface of the TPU layer; wherein the TPU layer is sandwiched between the PU layer and the PSA layer. The multilayer film may be used to protect painted surfaces of vehicle body parts.

Method of making multilayer polyurethane protective film

A method for forming a structured polymeric film having a plurality of longitudinally spaced structured on both sides of the structured polymeric film is described. The method includes: providing a rotatable tool having an outer circumferential surface, the outer circumferential surface including a plurality of tool projections; providing a nip roll having a smooth conformable outer circumferential surface opposed to the outer circumferential surface of the tool; introducing a polymer layer into a nip between the tool and the nip roll; pressing the polymer layer between the tool and the nip roll to form web recesses into a first side of the polymer layer and web projections extending away from an opposing second side of the polymer layer, with the tool projections on the circumferential surface of the tool and form a structured web; and removing the structured web from the tool. Sample processing articles are also described.

Method for forming structured polymeric film

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Bryan C Feisel