The present invention is an odorless absorbent adhesive pad for the inside of a shoe or sandal able to receive and maintain an aqueous or oil-based fluid, the pad contains an absorbent layer for receiving the aqueous or oil-based (e.g., an essential oil) and an upper surface and a lower surface; an aqueous and oil impermeable layer affixed to the lower surface of the absorbent layer; an adhesive layer affixed on the aqueous and oil impermeable layer for affixing the pad in the shoe or sandal; a removable protective cover affixed to the adhesive layer to prevent damage prior to use; and a protective layer affixed over the upper surface of the absorbent layer to reduce or prevent the absorbent layer from contacting a user.

Multi-layer composite at least comprising: a decorative layer comprising a first decorative material and a second decorative material, the first and the second decorative material lying in one plane in the decorative layer and having the same thickness; and a first carrier layer for a glue layer, the first carrier layer comprising a plastic which is contained in a nonwoven or a fabric, wherein the decorative layer is planarly connected to the first carrier layer by the glue layer.

An insulated panel assembly having improved insulative R-value. The insulated panel assembly comprises a cover panel, a first insulation layer, and at least one additional insulation layer, wherein the at least one additional insulation layer has a higher R-value than the first insulation layer. The first insulation layer is secured to the cover panel. The first insulation layer further forms at least one recessed portion. The at least one additional insulation layer is positioned in the at least one recessed portion of the first insulation layer. Examples of the at least one additional insulation layer may include vacuum insulated panels and modified atmosphere insulation panels.

The composite structural material of the present invention includes a base (X) and a layer (Y) stacked on the base (X). The layer (Y) includes a reaction product (R) of a metal oxide (A) and a phosphorus compound (B). In the infrared absorption spectrum of the layer (Y) in the range of 800 to 1400 cm.sup.1, the wave number (n.sup.1) at which the infrared absorption reaches maximum is in the range of 1080 to 1130 cm.sup.1.

The invention relates to systems and techniques for manufacturing articles containing cellulosic material, a coupling agent, and a binder resin, and related processes of making and using the cellulosic articles. In particularly exemplary embodiments, the manufactured articles are door skins, sometimes known as door facings, and doors made from the door skins. The article contains a lipophilic cellulosic material, a coupling agent, and a binder. The coupling agent is believed to increase the hydrophilicity (wetability) of the lipophilic cellulosic material.

A wood adhesive, a method for adhering wood materials using the same, and a composite wood structure using the same are disclosed. The wood adhesive comprises a first agent and a second agent, wherein the first agent comprises sodium carboxymethyl cellulose having a molecular weight from about 15,000 to about 500,000 and a degree of substitution from about 0.4 to about 2, and the second agent comprises polymeric quaternary amine.

An insulated panel assembly having improved insulative R-value. The insulated panel assembly comprises a cover panel, a first insulation layer, and at least one additional insulation layer, wherein the at least one additional insulation layer has a higher R-value than the first insulation layer. The first insulation layer is secured to the cover panel. The first insulation layer further forms at least one recessed portion. The at least one additional insulation layer is positioned in the at least one recessed portion of the first insulation layer. Examples of the at least one additional insulation layer may include vacuum insulated panels and modified atmosphere insulation panels.

The invention relates to a sealed holographic medium comprising a layer construction containing a photopolymer layer and a sealing layer, to a process for producing the sealed holographic medium, to a kit of parts, to a layer construction for sealing and to the use thereof.

The present disclosure provides adhesive articles that can be removed from surfaces without damage by having reduced or eliminated contribution of a core backing to peel force generated by the adhesive during removal. In some instances, this can be accomplished by a core that loses structural integrity in a direction normal to a plane defined by a major surface. In other instances, the contribution is reduced by compromising the interface between the core and a peelable adhesive layer.

Provided is a soundproof structure that can obtain high soundproofing performance and suitably maintain characteristics of a forming material. A soundproof structure includes: a microperforated sheet having a plurality of through-holes penetrating in a thickness direction, in which an average opening diameter of the through-holes in a main surface of the microperforated sheet is 0.1 m or more and less than 100 m, at least some of the plurality of through-holes are a through-hole A that has a shape having an internal maximum hole diameter, and in the through-hole A, assuming that a minimum hole diameter is .sub.1 and a maximum hole diameter is .sub.2, 1<.sub.2/.sub.15 is satisfied.