A multilayer treadmill walking board assembly includes a support board, and a coating secured on a top face of the support board. The coating includes a wear-resistant layer, a lubricating layer, and an antistatic layer. The wear-resistant layer is located between the support board and the lubricating layer. The lubricating layer is located between the wear-resistant layer and the antistatic layer. Thus, the multilayer treadmill walking board assembly has an antistatic function by provision of the antistatic layer, has a lubricating function by provision of the lubricating layer, and has a wear-resistant function by provision of the wear-resistant layer.

Disclosed, among other things, are ways to manufacture reduced density thermoplastics using rapid solid-state foaming and machines useful for the saturation of plastic. In one embodiment, a foaming process may involve saturating a semi-crystalline polymer such as Polylactic Acid (PLA) with high levels of gas, and then heating, which may produce a reduced density plastic having high levels of crystallinity. In another embodiment, a foaming process may produce layered structures in reduced density plastics with or without integral skins. In another embodiment, a foaming process may produce deep draw structures in reduced density plastics with or without integral skins. In yet another embodiment, a foaming process may utilize additives, blends, or fillers, for example. In yet another embodiment, a foaming process may involve saturating a semi-crystalline polymer such as Polylactic Acid (PLA) with high levels of gas, and then heating, which may produce a reduced density plastic having high levels of crystallinity.

The disclosure relates to a bond produced with an at least partially crystallized glass, such as a metal-to-glass bond, in particular a metal-to-glass bond in a feed-through element or connecting element, and to a method for producing such a bond, in particular in a feed-through element or connecting element. The at least partially crystallized glass includes at least one crystal phase and pores which are distributed in the at least partially crystallized glass in a structured manner.

A hybrid underlayment including a compliant material layer and a rigid material layer affixed to the compliant material layer. The compliant material layer exhibits a compression deflection as measured according to ASTM standard D-1056-14 in the range of from about 0.14 kilogram force per square centimeter to about 1.76 kilogram force per square centimeter, and a thickness of at least about 2 millimeters. The rigid material layer exhibits a thickness of at least about 0.5 millimeters and a flexural modulus of at least about 600 MPa and flexural strength of at least about 35 MPa in both the length and width directions, both flexural modulus and flexural strength as measured according to ASTM D790-17.

Filter media and media packs that provide robust performance in high-speed rotating coalescer (HSRC) elements for crankcase ventilation systems are described. The fiber media is HSRC fiber media. As such, the filter media has a higher resistance to compressibility then traditional coalescer filter media, such as fiber media used in low-speed rotating coalescer arrangements or stationary coalescer arrangements.

[Problem] The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a resist pattern of effectively below the resolution limit, which is suitable for use in the liquid crystal display device manufacturing field. In particular the present invention provides a method of accurately manufacturing a high-defined pattern of below the resolution limit while maintaining a pattern shape having a taper shape. [Means for Solution] A method of manufacturing a fine pattern comprising the following steps of: coating a resist composition comprising a novolak resin having an alkali dissolution rate of 100 to 3,000 Å on a substrate to form a resist composition layer; subjecting said resist composition layer to exposure; developing said resist composition layer to form a resist pattern; subjecting said resist pattern to flood exposure; coating a fine pattern forming composition on the surface of said resist pattern to form a fine pattern forming composition layer; heating said resist pattern and said fine pattern forming composition layer to cure the regions of said fine pattern forming composition layer in the vicinity of said resist pattern and to form an insolubilized layer; and removing uncured regions of said fine pattern forming composition layer.

The present invention discloses a metal composite wire capable of increasing a tightness degree of copper-aluminum bonding. The metal composite wire includes a metal core rod. Continuous spiral grooves are formed in a surface of the core rod. The core rod is cladded with a metal cladding layer with higher electrical conductivity than the core rod. An average depth of the continuous spiral grooves ≤1/10 of a thickness of the metal cladding layer. By setting the thickness of the metal cladding layer as t.sub.1, a specific gravity of the metal cladding layer as ρ.sub.1, a diameter of the core rod as R, the average depth of the continuous spiral grooves as h, and a specific gravity of the core rod as ρ.sub.2, $t_1=\sqrt{\frac{{\left(R-h\right)}^2\times {\rho }_1+k\times {\left(R-h\right)}^2\times {\rho }_2-k\times {\left(R-h\right)}^2\times {\rho }_1}{(}}$

A porous structure having pores communicating with each other is provided. The porous structure includes a porous structure portion A comprising a resin A and a porous structure portion B comprising a resin B. The porous structure portion A and the porous structure portion B are continuously integrated, and the resin A and the resin B are composed of different constituents.

Disclosed are a composite gypsum board and a method of preparing gypsum board. The board contains at least one set gypsum layer sandwiched between face and back cover sheets. The set gypsum layer is formed from at least stucco and water. The stucco material generally includes a high salt impurity content, for example, when the stucco is calcined from certain sources of low-quality synthetic gypsum. For example, in some embodiments, the salts are chloride salts, e.g., sodium chloride (NaCl), potassium chloride (KCl), magnesium chloride (MgCl.sub.2), and/or calcium chloride (CaCl.sub.2). The board and methods improve the bond between the gypsum layer(s) and at least one of the cover sheets (e.g., the back cover sheet). Also provided are methods and systems relating to drying gypsum board.

Fabricate a panel (5) by building a sacrificial relief (10) by an additive process of multilayer deposition, applying a facade layer (20,30) over the sacrificial relief so as to conform to the contour of the sacrificial relief, depositing a foamable composition (40, 50, 60) over the facade layer.