Impact-resistant materials and pads are disclosed. An impact-resistant material includes a first elastomer layer having a first density, a second elastomer layer having a second density higher than the first density, a layer of high-tensile strength fibrous material, and a polymer layer. These layers are preferably be arranged in the order in which they are recited. These layers may also be included in an impact-resistant pad configured to be worn by a user. The first elastomer layer is positioned directly adjacent the user when the pad is worn by the user.

Load-bearing apparatus/systems for location in the vicinity of energized power lines are provided. The apparatus includes a base member. The base member has an upper layer and a backing surface layer. An uppermost surface of the upper layer is adapted to support on it at least power line workers and/or related stringing equipment. At least the uppermost surface of the upper layer is adapted to be electrically conductive. Methods for forming the apparatus are also provided.

A method of installing a roof system includes providing a first membrane composite; adhesively securing the first membrane composite to a roof surface through a UV-cured pressure-sensitive adhesive layer; providing a second membrane composite; adhesively securing the second membrane composite to the roof surface through a UV-cured pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, where the second membrane composite is positioned adjacent to and partially overlapping a lap area of the first membrane composite; and adhesively securing the second membrane composite to a first planar surface of the first membrane composite along a primer layer through the UV-cured pressure-sensitive adhesive layer disposed on the second membrane composite.

The present invention relates to: a floor tile including a fabric material, and comprising a balancing layer, a noise prevention layer, a functional sheet layer, a fabric material layer, and a surface coating layer; and a manufacturing method thereof and more specifically to a floor tile including a fabric material and a manufacturing method thereof, the floor tile being a functional tile having a natural texture and a three-dimensional effect possessed by the fabric material, having excellent durability, preventing delamination of the fabric material layer, exhibiting excellent mechanical properties such as tensile strength, and enhancing cleaning facilitation.

An actuator includes a plurality of laminated electrode sheets, and adhesive layers provided between the electrode sheets adjacent to each other. Each electrode sheet includes an elastomer layer, and an electrode provided on the elastomer layer. The plurality of electrode sheets are laminated such that the elastomer layer and the electrode are alternately located, and the adhesive layer is thinner than the electrode.

The present invention aims to provide a multi-layer sheet with excellent electromagnetic wave shielding properties. The multi-layer sheet includes an alternating multilayer unit with five or more A layer and B layer alternately laminated, in which the electromagnetic return loss at the peak top in the peak of return loss spectrum with the highest return loss at the peak top is 5 dB or more in a chart of the return loss in the multi-layer sheet.

An encapsulation film, a method for manufacturing the same, an organic electronic device comprising the same, and a method for manufacturing the organic electronic device using the same are provided, where the encapsulation film allows forming a structure capable of blocking moisture or oxygen penetrating into an organic electronic device from outside and prevents generation of bright spots in the organic electronic device.

A system may include a hose assembly; a sensor device; and a controller. The hose assembly may be configured to be connected to a hydraulic circuit of a machine. A first layer, of a hose of the hose assembly, may be configured to transport a hydraulic fluid. A second layer, of the hose, may comprise a tracer material that is configured to be released into the hydraulic fluid when the first layer is experiencing a failure. The sensor device may be configured to detect the tracer material in the hydraulic fluid, and generate sensor data indicating that the tracer material has been detected. The controller may be configured to determine that the hose assembly is experiencing the failure based on the sensor data and cause an action to be performed based on determining that the hose assembly is experiencing the failure.

An object of the present invention is to provide a conveyor belt rubber composition having excellent wear resistance and gouging resistance, a method for producing the conveyor belt rubber composition, a conveyor belt formed using the conveyor belt rubber composition, and a belt conveyor equipped with the conveyor belt. The present invention relates to a conveyor belt rubber composition containing a diene rubber containing less than 50 mass % of an aromatic vinyl-conjugated diene copolymer, wherein the aromatic vinyl-conjugated diene copolymer has a content of repeating units derived from an aromatic vinyl of 20 mass % or less, and a proportion of a vinyl structure in repeating units derived from a conjugated diene of 8 mol % or less.

An elastomeric laminate comprises at least two adjacent cohesive layers, the first layer consisting of a composition based on 10 to 100 phr of a copolymer of ethylene and of a 1,3-diene of formula CH.sub.2═CR—CH═CH.sub.2, the ethylene units in the copolymer representing more than 50 mol % of the monomer units of the copolymer, the symbol R representing a hydrocarbon chain having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, from 0 to 90 phr of a diene elastomer having a content by weight of diene unit of greater than 50%, and a crosslinking system; the second layer consisting of a composition based on a diene elastomer having a content by weight of diene unit of greater than 50% and a crosslinking system. Also disclosed is a tire, in particular a tire provided with a sidewall, comprising this composition.