The present disclosure relates generally to cladding for covering a building surface, for example suitable for covering the exterior surface of a building. The present disclosure relates more particularly to a siding panel including a panel body having a length, a width, a front face, and a rear face. The panel body further includes a first strip extending along the length of the panel body with a three dimensional surface texture. The three dimensional surface texture is a geometric pattern repeating along the front face of the panel body. The panel body includes a second strip extending along the length of the panel body adjacent to the first strip with a surface texture that is different than that of the first strip. The siding panel further includes a first lock, a second lock, and a fastening strip secured to the first lock.

The presented invention relates to a bipolar plate (100) for a fuel cell system (700), wherein the bipolar plate (100) is made of a material comprising plastic. The bipolar plate (100) comprises a top shell (200) and a bottom shell (300) with respectively a top side and a bottom side that is opposite the top side, wherein flow channels for guiding a first operating medium through the bipolar plate (100) are formed on the top side of the top shell (200).

The present invention aims to provide an interlayer film for a laminated glass which enables production of a laminated glass with suppressed occurrence of optical distortion, a method for producing the interlayer film for a laminated glass, and a laminated glass produced using the interlayer film for a laminated glass. The present invention relates to an interlayer film for a laminated glass produced by an extrusion lip embossing method utilizing melt fracture, the interlayer film for a laminated glass including a laminate that includes two or more resin layers in a stack and having a large number of protrusions and recesses on at least one surface, a maximum height Ry (m) and an average interval Sm (m) of the protrusions and recesses measured in conformity with JIS B 0601 (1994) on the surface with protrusions and recesses satisfying a formula (1):
(RySm)/23,500(1).

A method of providing a foamed insulation coating on at least a portion of a pipe, including extruding a melt stream over the pipe portion. The melt stream includes a matrix polymer and expandable fillers in an unexpanded state, the melt stream being maintained at a sufficiently high temperature to maintain the matrix polymer in extrudable form and at a sufficiently high pressure to maintain the expandable fillers in the unexpanded state. Once extruded, the expandable fillers are permitted to expand into an expanded state at a lower pressure.

A retaining device with hooks, comprising a base extending in a longitudinal direction and presenting a top face and a bottom face; and a plurality of retaining elements extending from the top face of the base, each retaining element being formed by a stem and a head; the device being characterized in that: the base presents a thickness lying in the range 10 ?m to 700 ?m, where the thickness is the distance between the top face and the bottom face; and the base has two edges in the longitudinal direction, each of said edges presents highs and lows.

A reusable, non-adhesive protective cover is disclosed which includes a first layer having an exterior surface designed to contact a structure or object during use and a second layer having an exterior surface designed to be spaced away from the structure or object. Each of the first and second layers are formed from a thermoplastic film and are joined together to form a laminate which is free of polyvinyl chloride. Each of the first and second layers contains at least about 5% of a flame retardant. The first layer has a static coefficient of friction of at least about 0.5. The second layer exhibits attachment and release capabilities such that a joint tape can be used to join adjacent sheets of the reusable, non-adhesive protective cover together and the joint tape can be removed without damaging the reusable, non-adhesive protective cover.

A method for assembling an assembly comprising a tape (100) of retaining elements and a substrate (200), said method comprising the following steps: a step of forming a tape of retaining elements by dispensing a molding material into a molding device (1), so as to form a tape (100) of retaining elements comprising a base (51) presenting a bottom face (511) and a top face (512), the top face (511) of the base (51) being provided with retaining elements; and a step of applying a substrate (200) against the bottom face (511) of the base (51) prior to said bottom face (512) of the base (51) solidifying in such a manner as to cause the substrate (200) to penetrate at least in part beyond a plane defined by the bottom face (511) of the base (51) of the tape (100).

A retaining device (300), comprising: an elastic film (310) extending in a longitudinal direction; and a plastics tape (100) extending in the longitudinal direction comprising a base (51) presenting a bottom face (512) and a top face (511) and including a plurality of retaining elements extending from said top face (511); the device being characterized in that the film (310), the base (51), and the retaining elements are formed integrally by means of extrusion.

A method of forming a retaining device with hooks, wherein: a molding strip is provided that presents an inside face and an outside face, and that has a plurality of cavities, each cavity defining a stem extending from the outside face towards the inside face and including an end forming a head that extends from the stem towards the inside face of the molding strip; and the molding strip is positioned on rotary drive means, comprising at least two rollers, the inside face of the molding strip being arranged to bear against the drive means.

A retaining device, comprising: a base (51) extending in a longitudinal direction and presenting a top face (511) and a bottom face (512); and a plurality of retaining elements extending from the top face (511) of the base (51), each of the retaining elements being formed by a stem (52) surmounted by a head (53), the stem (52) having a bottom end (521) connected to the base (51), and a top end (522) opposite from the bottom end (521), the head (53) surmounting the top end (522) of the stem (52), and having a bottom face facing towards the base and a top face opposite from the bottom face.