A system for abating noise emanating from a kitchen electric appliance includes a base of a predetermined size, comprising a first instance of a noise reflecting material, so that said base is disposed underneath, supporting, and contiguous to said kitchen electric appliance, and a sleeve of a predetermined size, including a second instance of a noise reflecting material, one or more layers of at least one noise absorbing material, one closed end, and one open end, so that said one open end slides over said kitchen electric appliance and is contiguous to said base. Said noise is effectively abated by reverberating between said first instance of said noise reflecting material and said second instance of said noise reflecting material and is attenuated by said one or more layers of said at least one noise absorbing material.

The present invention generally relates to a modular erasable writing panel configured to interconnect with a surface prepared with mounting units. The mounting units provide an interface between a multi-sided modular erasable writing panel and another surface such as a wall, cabinet, or other surface. The writing panel is configured to provide multiple erasable writing surfaces configured to interconnect without adhesive to the mounting units wherein repeated dismounting of the erasable writing surface does not debilitate the adhesive bond between the mounting units and the existing surface. The mounting unit provide micro-suction elements configured to removably interconnect the writing panel with the mounting unit repeatedly without diminishing the holding bond between the mounting unit and the writing panel.

A curative for epoxidized plant-based oils and epoxidized natural rubber is created from the reaction between a naturally occurring polyfunctional acid and an epoxidized plant-based oil is disclosed. The curative may be used to produce at least one of six different materials, wherein each type of material may be configured as a thermosetting elastomer that is crosslinked with ß-hydroxyester linkages. The materials may be configured as a leather-like material, a foam material, a molded elastomer, a coating, an adhesive, and/or a rigid or semi-rigid material. Illustrative articles made from any combination of the six materials may be recycled using a mechano-chemical process to de-crosslink the thermosetting elastomer.

An article includes a non-tacky cured silicone first layer, an optional foamed material and a tacky cured silicone second layer wherein the first layer is directly bound to the second layer and the article is conformable to a body part. The article removably adheres to a body part. Also described is a method of making the article.

Provided is a PSA sheet that can be used on a metal adherend because it has anti-metal-corrosive properties and can also maintain good removability while preventing or inhibiting adherend surface contamination even when prolongedly adhered to the adherend. A PSA sheet having a PSA layer is provided. The PSA layer comprises at least 95% base polymer by weight and has a chloride ion amount of less than 300 μg per gram of pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, determined by hot water extraction.

A high resolution elastomeric exterior laminate material includes an exterior polymeric film layer laminated to an ink graphic fabric layer. A method of making the high resolution elastomeric exterior laminate material includes providing an ink graphic fabric layer, providing an exterior polymeric film onto a first side of the an ink graphic fabric layer by one of a laminating, a molding, a rolling and an extrusion process to form a laminate.

A method for dielectrically heating foamable composition to foam and set the composition is described. In particular, radio frequency (RF) heating is used to heat the foamable composition to provide insulation in the manufacture of an article.

Provided is a method for preparing a PSA composition for protecting Low-E glass plates from degradation and corrosion. A PSA composition preparation method is provided for Low-E glass plate protection. The method comprises a step of obtaining an aqueous liquid, and a step of obtaining a polymer-containing liquid comprising the aqueous liquid and a polymer. Here, the aqueous liquid satisfies at least (a) having an electrical conductivity below 300 μS/cm or (b) having a chloride ion concentration below 35 μg/mL.

Provided is a Low-E glass plate protective sheet that can have protective properties for a Low-E glass plate as an object to be protected and can maintain good removability while preventing or inhibiting surface contamination of the object to be protected even when prolongedly adhered thereto. The Low-E glass plate protective sheet is provided. The protective sheet has a PSA layer. The PSA layer comprises at least 95% base polymer by weight.

Provided is a Low-E glass plate protective sheet having excellent long-term reliability. A Low-E glass plate protective sheet is provided. The protective sheet has a PSA layer. The PSA layer has a chloride ion amount of 105 μg or less per gram of PSA, determined by hot water extraction.