A method for producing a shaped plastic part having a decorated surface, having the steps of: providing a plastic intermediate product having an injection-molded part and at least a first decorative ply of a first stamping film providing a second stamping film with a second decorative ply, hot stamping the second stamping film onto the plastic intermediate product and/or onto the injection-molded part. A shaped plastic part including an injection-molded part with at least a first and a second region of surface, a first decorative ply and a second decorative ply, wherein the first decorative ply is arranged at least in the first region of surface and the second decorative ply is arranged at least in the second region of surface.

Proposed is an apparatus and method for creating a formed article comprised of at least one layer of thermoplastic and at least one layer of cellulose fibers to create a composite article. The formed article may additionally be compressed to further reduce its thickness and improve its look and feel as well as mechanical properties.

A heating apparatus for heating an object having a cylindrical outer peripheral surface includes: a support member for supporting the object to be heated; a covering member movable in the vertical directions relative to the support member and having inner wall surfaces with an open lower end, the inner wall surfaces defining an accommodation space for accommodating the object to be heated; the covering member closing the accommodation space when the covering member is disposed on the support member; the covering member allowing loading or unloading of the object to be heated when the covering member is separated from the support member; and a plurality of ring-shaped light sources each provided to surround the cylindrical outer peripheral surface of the object to be heated and arranged in the vertical direction in the accommodation space and radiating light for heating the object to be heated.

A heating apparatus for heating an object having a cylindrical outer peripheral surface includes: a support member for supporting the object to be heated; a covering member movable in the vertical directions relative to the support member and having inner wall surfaces with an open lower end, the inner wall surfaces defining an accommodation space for accommodating the object to be heated; the covering member closing the accommodation space when the covering member is disposed on the support member; the covering member allowing loading or unloading of the object to be heated when the covering member is separated from the support member; and a plurality of ring-shaped light sources each provided to surround the cylindrical outer peripheral surface of the object to be heated and arranged in the vertical direction in the accommodation space and radiating light for heating the object to be heated.

A process comprises cold-forming a flat glass substrate into a non-planar shape using a die. The cold-formed glass substrate is bonded to a non-planar rigid support structure at a plurality of non-planar points using the die. Bonding methods include injection molding the non-planar rigid support structure, and direct bonding. An article is also provided, comprising a cold-formed glass substrate having opposing major surfaces and a curved shape, the opposing major surfaces comprising a surface stress that differ from one another. The cold-formed glass substrate is attached to a rigid support structure having the curved shape. The cold-formed glass substrate includes an open region not in direct contact with the non-planar rigid support structure, and the open region has a curved shape maintained by the non-planar rigid support structure.

A cover for an electronic package is manufactured by placing an optical insert, having opposite faces and configured to allow light radiation to pass therethrough, between two opposite faces of a cavity of a mold in a position such that said optical faces of the optical insert make contact with said opposite faces of the cavity of the mold. A coating material is injected into the cavity and around the optical insert. The coating material is set to obtain a substrate that is overmolded around the optical insert so as to produce the cover. An electronic package includes an electronic chip mounted to a support substrate with the cover formed by the overmolded substrate mounted to the support substrate.

A laminated structure including: an electrically conductive layer; an underlying layer including a first resin and inorganic particles; a support including a second resin; and a resin layer including a third resin that is at least one selected from the group consisting of a resin of same kind as the second resin and a resin having a softening temperature equal to or lower than a softening temperature of the second resin, the electrically conductive layer, the underlying layer, the support, and the resin layer being disposed in this order.

An interlocking toy building block includes a first block body and a first magnet positioned therein a first distance from a first outer surface thereof to provide a first predetermined magnetic polarity to the first outer surface. When the first outer surface is brought into close proximity with a second outer surface of a second block body having a second magnet positioned a second distance therein and exhibiting a second predetermined magnetic polarity opposing the first predetermined magnetic polarity, the first outer surface is configured to mate with the second outer surface in an interlocking position. A potential magnetic force F.sub.m between the pair of magnets is determined by the formulation: F.sub.m=F.sub.o e.sup.−rd where F.sub.o is the initial force (i.e., no separation distance between magnets), and e.sup.−rd is the exponential function of the rate of decay “r” of the magnets and the distance “d” between the magnets.

Over an outer peripheral surface of a sleeve, a primer layer is formed that is a thermoplastic resin-based adhesive thermally melted at a temperature lower than a melting point of a thermoplastic resin formed into a resin member to exhibit adhesiveness. With the sleeve preheated, a thermoplastic resin to be formed into the resin member is annularly injection-molded over an outer periphery of the sleeve.

Some embodiments provide a lens including a lens body and an optical filter configured to attenuate visible light in certain spectral bands. At least some of the spectral bands can include spectral features that tend to substantially increase the colorfulness, clarity, and/or vividness of a scene. In certain embodiments, eyewear incorporates an optical filter that enhances chroma within one or more spectral bands. In some embodiments, a wearer of the eyewear can perceive the increase in chroma when viewing at least certain types of scenes.