An example provides an apparatus including a substrate, a metal layer, and an adhesive layer adhered between the substrate and the metal layer, the adhesive layer comprising indium oxide, tin oxide, gallium oxide, indium-tin oxide, indium-gallium oxide, tin-gallium oxide, or indium-tin-gallium oxide.

The present disclosure generally relates to durable solar mirror films, methods of making durable solar mirror films, and constructions including durable solar mirror films. In one embodiment, the present disclosure relates to a solar mirror film comprising: a multilayer optical film layer including having a coefficient of hygroscopic expansion of less than about 30 ppm per percent relative humidity; and a reflective layer having a coefficient of hygroscopic expansion.

A pipe insulation product including a core of insulating material and a laminate. The core includes a cylindrical outer surface; a cylindrical inner surface; and a wall extending between the cylindrical outer surface and the cylindrical inner surface. The laminate includes a metallized polymeric film sheet layer forming an inner layer, a scrim, a porous media sheet layer, and a polymeric film sheet layer forming an outer exposed layer bonded together via an adhesive. The laminate is coextensive with and bonded to the cylindrical outer surface of the core and the laminate and core are flexible so that the core and laminate can be opened, placed about a pipe, and closed without degrading the laminate.

A fire barrier laminate including: at least one non-fibrous fire barrier layer directly or indirectly coated onto at least one first polymeric flame propagation resistant film layer; at least one second film layer proximate to the non-fibrous fire barrier layer opposite the first polymeric flame propagation resistant film layer; at least one scrim layer disposed: (i) between the non-fibrous fire barrier layer and the first polymeric flame propagation resistant film layer; and/or (ii) between the non-fibrous fire barrier layer and the second film layer; and/or (iii) proximate to the first polymeric flame propagation resistant film layer opposite the non-fibrous fire barrier layer; and/or (iv) proximate to the second film layer opposite the non-fibrous fire barrier layer. Also, a method of making the fire barrier laminate.

Composite cards formed in accordance with the invention include a security layer comprising a hologram or diffraction grating formed at or in the center, or core layer of the card. The hologram may be formed by embossing a designated area of the core layer with a diffraction pattern and depositing a thin layer of metal on the embossed layer. Additional layers may be selectively and symmetrically attached to the top and bottom surfaces of the core layer. A laser may be used to remove selected portions of the metal formed on the embossed layer, at selected stages of forming the card, to impart a selected pattern or information to the holographic region. The cards may be lasered when the cards being processed are attached to, and part of, a large sheet of material, or after the sheets are die-cut into cards.

Composite cards embodying the invention include a clear plastic core layer with an embossed metalized pattern formed on top of, or within, the core layer. A selected number N of clear plastic layers are formed on top of the embossed metalized pattern and a like number N of clear plastic buffer layers are formed below the clear plastic core layer. The metalized pattern is centrally located with layers above and below the pattern to protect the pattern and inhibit the unauthorized alteration of the embossed metalized pattern while enabling the embossed metalized pattern to be visible. Selected ones of the N clear plastic layers include selected information and a window is formed within the pattern to enable the selected information to be seen.

The present disclosure generally relates to durable solar mirror films, methods of making durable solar mirror films, and constructions including durable solar mirror films. In one embodiment, the present disclosure relates to a solar mirror film comprising: a multilayer optical film layer including having a coefficient of hygroscopic expansion of less than about 30 ppm per percent relative humidity; and a reflective layer having a coefficient of hygroscopic expansion.

The present relates a laminate comprising: an outer polyethylene (PE) layer; a first adhesive layer; a substrate layer with one side selectively vacuum metalized or selectively reverse printed and said printed or metalized side is toward first adhesive layer; a second adhesive layer; an ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) polymer barrier film layer; an linear density polyethylene (LDPE) extrusion layer; and an inner polyethylene (PE) layer. The present disclosure further relates to tubes made of the partially opaque and partially clear laminate. The present disclosure also relates to a process of manufacturing of tubes using the said laminate.

Composite cards formed in accordance with the invention include a security layer comprising a hologram or diffraction grating formed at, or in, the center, or core layer, of the card. The hologram may be formed by embossing a designated area of the core layer with a diffraction pattern and depositing a thin layer of metal on the embossed layer. Additional layers may be selectively and symmetrically attached to the top and bottom surfaces of the core layer. A laser may be used to remove selected portions of the metal formed on the embossed layer, at selected stages of forming the card, to impart a selected pattern or information to the holographic region. The cards may be lasered when the cards being processed are attached to, and part of, a large sheet of material, whereby the lasering of all the cards on the sheet can be done at the same time and relatively inexpensively. Alternatively, each card may be individually lasered to produce desired alpha numeric information, bar codes information or a graphic image, after the sheets are die-cut into cards.

The present invention pertains to a process for packaging one or more products, said process comprising the following steps: (i) providing a package having an opening, said package comprising at least one sheet, said sheet comprising the following layers: a layer [layer (L1)] consisting of a composition [composition (C1)] comprising, preferably consisting of, at least one thermoplastic polymer [polymer (T1)], said layer (L1) having two opposite surfaces, wherein one surface comprises one or more grafted functional groups [surface (L1-S1-f)], directly adhered to the surface (L1-S1-f), a layer [layer (L2)] consisting of at least one metal compound [compound (M1)], and optionally, directly adhered to the layer (L2), a layer (L3) consisting of a composition [composition (C3)] comprising, preferably consisting of at least one thermoplastic polymer [polymer (T2)], said polymer (T2) being equal to or different from the polymer (T1); (ii) feeding the package provided in step (i) with one or more products; and (iii) sealing the package provided in step (ii). The present invention also pertains to said package, to a process for the manufacture of said package and to uses of said package in various applications.