In an example, a composite structure having a variable gage is described. The composite structure includes a first end having a first gage, a second end having a second gage, which is less than the first gage, a plurality of continuous plies, and a plurality of drop-off plies. Each continuous ply extends from the first end to the second end. Each drop-off ply includes a tip having a tapered shape. Each drop-off ply extends from the first end to a respective position of the tip of the drop-off ply between the first end and the second end. The plurality of drop-off plies are separated from each other by at least one of the plurality of continuous plies.

In an example, a composite structure having a variable gage is described. The composite structure includes a first end having a first gage, a second end having a second gage, which is less than the first gage, a plurality of continuous plies, and a plurality of drop-off plies. Each continuous ply extends from the first end to the second end. Each drop-off ply includes a tip having a blunt-end shape. Each drop-off ply extends from the first end to a respective position of the tip of the drop-off ply between the first end and the second end. The plurality of drop-off plies are separated from each other by at least one of the plurality of continuous plies.

The present invention relates to a unitary absorbent structure and method thereof wherein said unitary absorbent structure comprises an absorbent core (5) and/or an acquisition and dispersion layers (2) (3) and comprising at least one non-woven fibrous substrate layer (23) having a void volume suitable to be penetrated by super absorbent particles. The super absorbent particles are dispersed in the substrate layer (23) according to a size distribution gradient by vacuum (8) and vibration along the depth direction or z-direction of said absorbent core (5) and/or acquisition (2) and dispersion (3) layers, the smaller particles are placed on the bodyside of the absorbent articles and the larger particles are located on the opposite side of the absorbent articles.

The invention relates to a method for producing a protective sound panel for a motor vehicle. The method involves producing a complex including a fibre-based porous back layer, an intermediate layer of shredded recycled material, and a porous front layer, placing the complex in a thermoforming mould to produce a three-dimensional shell, placing the shell in an RIM mould and injecting a foam precursor mixture in order to form a sealed acoustic insulation barrier the binder being incorporated into the front layer. The front layer having a mass per unit area of between 500 and 2000 g/m2, and at least one lightly compressed, high-absorption region with a thickness of between 4 and 10 mm, the minimum total percentage of the lightly compressed region being 40%.

Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass capable of obtaining a plurality of laminated glasses having excellent appearance designability. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention has a length of 30 m or more in the lengthwise direction, and has a colored part, and the colored part has a specific gradation part, and the gradation part forms a tip of the colored part on the other end side in the widthwise direction, and when distance X from one end in the widthwise direction to a tip of the colored part on the other end side is measured at 1.5 m intervals in the lengthwise direction, (|X.sub.maxX.sub.min|)/X.sub.ave0.1 is satisfied, or when distance Y from tip of the colored part on one end side in the widthwise direction to a tip of the colored part on the other end side is measured at 1.3 m intervals in the lengthwise direction, (|Y.sub.maxY.sub.min)/Y.sub.ave0.1 is satisfied.

A bionic flexible actuator with a real-time feedback function and a preparation method thereof. The method includes: preparing stimuli-response layer and bionic flexible strain-sensor film layer, arranging bionic V-shaped groove array structure on bionic flexible strain-sensor film layer, and sticking bionic flexible strain-sensor film layer onto stimuli-response layer through adhesive layer; stimuli-response layer is prepared by adopting following steps: mixing multi-walled carbon nanotubes and polyvinylidene fluoride after being dissolved in a solvent respectively and obtaining a mixed solution; performing a film formation process to mixed solution and embedding a first electrode to obtain stimuli-response layer. Due to sticking bionic flexible strain-sensor film layer onto stimuli-response layer, bionic flexible strain-sensor film layer can sense a deformation degree of stimuli-response layer through bionic V-shaped groove array structure, deformation of stimuli-response layer maybe be controlled by feedback of deformation information thereof.

A blow molded multilayer article with a hollow body defined by a wall with an inner surface and an outer surface. The outer surface has an axial color gradient. The wall has multiple layers and at least one layer optionally contains an effect pigment and/or an opacifying pigment.

Articles, such as sanitary tissue products, including fibrous structures, and more particularly articles including fibrous structures having a plurality of fibrous elements wherein the article exhibits differential cellulose content throughout the thickness of the article and methods for making same are provided.

A nonwoven carrier material including at least a first part and a second part whereby the first and the second part including at least two layers of thermoplastic fibers. The first part and the second part are connected with each other in a connecting area to form the nonwoven carrier material whiteout thickness and weight variations in the connecting area. Further, a method for connecting a first and a second part of a nonwoven carrier material to form a connected nonwoven carrier material.

A method of manufacturing a cured composite structure includes placing a radius filler element into a radius cavity extending along a length of a composite base member formed of dry fiber material comprised of reinforcing fibers. The radius filler element is formed of a radius filler material. The method also includes infusing resin into the dry fiber material, and chemically reacting the resin with the radius filler material to create a mixture of resin and radius filler material along side surface interfaces between the radius filler element and the composite base member. The method additionally includes curing or solidifying the resin, and allowing solvent in the resin to evaporate causing hardening of the mixture and bonding of the radius filler element to the composite base member, and resulting in a cured composite structure.