Disclosed herein is provided a method for manufacturing a polyimide film, the method comprising the steps of: preparing a polyamic acid solution; preparing a polyamic add composition by adding 2-3 mole equivalents of a dehydrating agent to the polyamic acid solution; and applying the polyamic acid to a support to form a film, followed by thermosetting the film in a heater.

A spandrel including a first substrate, an intermediate film made of polymer material, and a second, opaque substrate, such that the first substrate is coated with at most two layers which are deposited on the surface located on the side facing the intermediate film made of polymer material and which include at least one upper dielectric layer.

Provided is a metallic decoration film, having a protective layer, an anchor layer, a metal deposition layer, and a bonding layer. The metal deposition layer comprises indium, the protective layer comprises a first mixed resin layer and a second mixed resin layer, the second mixed resin layer is provided on the anchor layer side, the first mixed resin layer comprises a vinylidene fluoride-based resin and an acrylic acid ester-based resin, the second mixed resin layer comprises a vinylidene fluoride-based resin and an acrylic acid ester-based resin, a solid content concentration ratio (% by mass) of the vinylidene fluoride-based resin to the acrylic acid ester-based resin in the first mixed resin layer is 75:25 to 60:40, and a solid content concentration ratio (% by mass) of the vinylidene fluoride-based resin to the acrylic acid ester-based resin in the second mixed resin layer is 15:85 to 60:40.

Inflatable membranes may include a pattern layer, a fluorescent layer, and a window, the pattern layer comprising an inner surface and an outer surface, the pattern layer comprising a pattern on the inner surface of the pattern layer, and at least a portion of the pattern layer formed by a transferrable material transferred from a casting plate to the inner surface. The fluorescent layer may include an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface of the fluorescent layer abutting the outer surface of the pattern layer and comprising a fluorescent material which, upon receiving of light, causes the fluorescent material to emit fluorescent light and causing the pattern to be detectable by a detector. The window may include a transparent material that spans an aperture formed in a distal end of the inflatable membrane.

A system for protecting a surface of a substrate includes a protective film, which is configured to be applied and secured to the surface, as well as a backing on an adherent surface of the protective film and an application tape over an exterior surface of the protective film. Protruding features, such as tabs, adjacent to different peripheral edges of the protective film may enable removal of the backing and the application tape from the protective film, and may include features that indicate the order in which each protruding feature is to be grasped to peel its corresponding element away from the protective film. Methods of using such a system are also disclosed.

Described are articles of wear including with a material with color changing properties. The material includes at least one elastic portion having an unstretched colored appearance and a stretched colored appearance. The material also includes at least one fixed portion having the stretched colored appearance regardless of a magnitude of an external force applied to the at least one fixed portion.

The invention relates to a dark thermoplastic polymer composition, which when formed into a film has an ultra-low heat buildup, is visibly opaque, and has a high NIR transmission. The dye system involves two or more IR transparent dyes that combine to produce a color having an L value of less than 40, preferably less than 30, and a heat buildup of less than 50° F., preferably less than 45° F. In one embodiment, the composition is jet black. The composition may be a free-standing film, or a capstock used over a substrate, preferably a white substrate.

A composite cooling film includes a reflective microporous layer that comprises a continous phase comprising an organic polymer, an ultraviolet-absorbing layer of organic polymeric material that is disposed outwardly of the reflective microporous layer, and an anti soiling layer being disposed outwardly of the reflective microporous layer.

A protective film includes an adhesive material configured for “dry” application to a surface that is to be protected, such as the surface of an electronic device. An installation assembly that includes the protective film is configured to minimize or eliminate contact with the protective film as it is applied to the surface that is to be protected. Methods for manufacturing a protective film and an installation assembly that includes the protective film may be effected in contaminant-free conditions. Methods for applying the protective film are also disclosed, as are devices (e.g., electronic devices, etc.) with at least one surface covered with a protective film.

A surface covering is provided and includes an upper section of laminated polymeric layers and an acoustical section for dissipating sound waves.