A transparent polyester film has low visible light transmittance of 5-50% by JIS K7705 testing standard and a high infrared-blocking rate of at least 90% by JIS R3106 testing standard, which is extruded from a kind of polyester resins obtained from 5-40 wt % of nanoparticle-based thermal insulation slurry and/or 0.005-0.1 wt % of nanoparticle-based black pigment slurry by weight of and to react with the polymerization materials to completely perform an esterification and a polycondensation, wherein the thermal insulation nanoparticle has a chemical formula of Cs.sub.XN.sub.YWO.sub.3-ZCl.sub.C with an average particle size of 10-90 nm and the nanoparticle-based black contains carbon black particles having a particle size of 20-80 nm.

A foil composite material usable as a layer in a card body of a portable data carrier, that includes one outer plastic layer, one inner plastic layer and one second outer plastic layer. All the layers jointly form a coextruded composite, and the plastic of one outer layer is a thermoplastic polymer or a mixture thereof. The plastic of the one inner layer is a mixture of at least one thermoplastic elastomer and at least one thermoplastic polymer. The plastic of the second outer layer is a thermoplastic polymer or a mixture thereof.

The invention discloses a method for producing a component having a base element (1), which has a front side (10) delimited by an outer edge (11), a rear side (14) and one or more side surfaces (15) that connect the front side (10) to the rear side (14). The component also has a cover layer (2) formed of a coating, said layer being sprayed onto the base element (1), wherein during spraying, the coating is guided through one or more supply channels (16), which extend continuously through the base element (1) to the front side (10) and/or to one or more side surfaces (15). During spraying, the coating is flooded onto at least part of the side surfaces (15).

An apparatus for spin casting lenses includes a rotatable tube, the rotatable tube defining a longitudinal cavity, wherein the longitudinal cavity is configured to receive molds. According to one exemplary embodiment, the rotatable tube is made of metal and includes a plurality of apertures configured to permit the transmission of actinic radiation.

An illuminated emblem assembly includes a multi-component outer lens having an exterior surface and an interior surface further comprising an externally visible area to be illuminated, an inner lens having an exterior surface and an interior surface, a printed circuit board assembly, a heat sink, a housing for the inner and outer lenses, and at least one light source, wherein the at least one light source is offset from the externally visible area to be illuminated. A method of manufacturing the illuminated emblem assembly includes injection molding the multi-component outer lens, providing the inner lens, providing the housing for the inner and outer lenses, providing the at least one light source, and assembling the inner and outer lenses and the at least one light source within the housing to obtain the illuminated emblem assembly.

The present invention relates to equipment covers. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of making an equipment cover, the method comprising: moulding a cover from a substantially transparent or translucent polymer, optionally a thermoplastic polymer, to form a cover having a textured outer surface and a generally smoother inner surface; and applying a coating having reflective components to the inner surface.

The problem addressed by the invention lies in providing a method for producing an inorganic substance powder highly-oriented thin film sheet with which it is possible to produce a sheet of uniform thickness while preventing the generation of impurities, improving sheet surface properties, adjusting apparent specific gravity, and the like. The method for producing a thin film sheet comprises a step for preparing a predetermined inorganic substance powder, thermoplastic resin, and auxiliary agent, a step for exposing the starting materials mixed at a predetermined mixture ratio to high shear stress while kneading, a step for feeding the kneaded starting materials to a T die-type extrusion molding device and molding a sheet, and a step for adjusting the apparent gravity as desired by stretching under predetermined conditions.

Objects of various designs are built more appropriately. A building apparatus for building a three-dimensional object includes an inkjet head serving as a head for light-reflective material for ejecting black ink that is a light-reflective material and an inkjet head serving as a head for light-absorbent material for ejecting white ink that is a light-absorbent material. The object has a light-shielding region formed of black ink to block visible light and a non-light shielding region different from the light-shielding region and at least partially formed of white ink. The light-shielding region is formed at a position overlapping at least a part of the non-light shielding region. At least a part of the non-light shielding region overlapping the light-shielding region is a region having a thickness that allows visible light to pass through without the light-shielding region.

A vehicle member includes: a film-shaped part that is semitransparent and has electric-wave transmittance; a glossy film disposed on a first side of the film-shaped part; and a surface member that is optically transparent, is integrated with the film-shaped part, and covers a second side of the film-shaped part.

A method of packaging an object includes positioning the object on an array of foam injectors, each of which is proximate at least one other foam injector in the array along a first direction and also abuts at least a second other foam injector in the array along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. Each foam injector in the array is configured to translate along a third direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first and second directions. The method includes translating a first subset of the foam injectors along the third direction so as to define a mold that surrounds the object with respect to the first and second directions and injecting liquid foam into the mold from a second subset of the foam injectors so as to enclose the object in liquid foam with respect to the first and second directions.