Union Camp Corporation

Rexham Graphics Inc.

Rexam Graphics, Inc.

Eran (Ron) Turi

Dene H Taylor

Richard S Himmelwright

Boris J Katsen

Barbara Jones Stewart

Eitan Avni

Marie B Ray

John Cavanaugh

Simon S Salama

Cynthia F Klausner

Daniel D Olesiuk

Edward W Sporbert

A multi-layered web is produced by providing a first layer comprised of a strip of biaxially oriented polymeric film characterized by an inherent tendency to bend within its own plane. The strip is tensioned so as to overcome the bending tendency and assume a straight orientation. While the strips is held straight, a second layer of material is adhered to the strip. The second layer counteracts the bending tendency of the first layer so that when the tensioning forces are released, the web is straight. The first and second layers may comprise first and second strips of plastic film, respectively, which are arranged such that the bending tendencies of the strips are oriented opposite one another. The strips are adhered together by an adhesive material, or by being directly fused together. Alternatively, the second layer may comprise a coating applied to the plastic strip. The coating can be applied to one or both sides of the strip.

Straight webs and process of making

A current collector which uses a conductive primer layer under an electrode layer to improve the contact and adhesion of the electrode layer to a supporting member, wherein the conductive primer layer is composed of a polymeric material having pendant carboxylic acid groups crosslinked with a multifunctional crosslinking agent, and a conductive filler. The current collector may be used inter alia for making batteries.

Current collector having a conductive primer layer

Provided is a composite material comprising a carrier, a conductive layer formed on the carrier, and a dielectric layer containing spacer particles formed on the conductive layer. The dielectric layer has an abrasion factor less than about 0.3 determined by a brass shim abrasion method, and a substantially uniform distribution of spacer particles substantially free of flat spots greater than about 100 microns in the x-y direction and 1500 square microns in area on any part of the surface. The spacer particles of the dielectric layer of the composite material preferably are amorphous silica. The composite material is useful in electrostatic imaging technology and provides images substantially free of defects, including artifacts or flares, dropouts and nib writing. Also provided is a process which permits the creation of very stable dispersions of solid particles in a dispersing medium useful for both the dielectric and conductive layers of the composite material of the invention. A white or colored conductive ground plane is also provided.

High performance composite and conductive ground plane for electrostatic

Processes for extruding thermoplastic coatings on substrates are provided by this invention. The processes include directing a substrate between two pressure roll means wherein one of the pressure roll means has a temperature less than the melting point of the thermoplastic. Next, the processes include providing a molten curtain of thermoplastic which is then directed with a current of a fluid medium, such as compressed air, so as to cause at least a first portion of the molten curtain to contact the first pressure roll means for a time sufficient to form a thermoplastic sheet. Next, the processes include extruding at least this thermoplastic sheet with the substrate between the two pressure roll means so as to form an extruded substrate having a thermoplastic layer which is separable from the substrate.

Extrusion coated substrates with separable and removable layers

A process of producing high quality extrusion coated paper for high quality printing by extruding polyethylene on a highly smoothed base sheet of paper and passing the coated base sheet through the nip of two cooperating rollers, at least one of which rollers is a low-friction gloss chill roller having a surface finish with a degree of roughness between that of a high gloss roller and a matte finished roller.

Method of making high quality extrusion coated paper for quality printing

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Springfield Hamden, MA, United States of America

Eran (Ron) Turi