A three-dimensional reinforced membrane is designed to be inflated and used in various structural applications. A dropstitch or double wall fabric may be reinforced with one or more coatings, such as urethane-based coatings, and may also be laminated in accordance with various disclosed embodiments.

A multilayer tubular structure intended for transporting a heat-transfer fluid, the multilayer tubular structure including: a first layer including at least one long-chain polyamide having between 10 and 15 carbon atoms per nitrogen atom and including at least 50% aliphatic units relative to the sum of the units present in the long-chain polyamide; a second layer including at least one polyamide having between 4 and 9 carbon atoms per nitrogen atom, the polyamide including at least 50% aliphatic units relative to the sum of the units present in the polyamide; an optional layer, the first layer containing no continuous fibres, the second layer being in contact with the transported fluid when an optional layer is not present, and the layer or layers representing at least 50% of the total thickness of the tube.

A hybrid fabric made of at least one textile base layer and at least one synthetic layer, where the synthetic layer is at least partially embedded within the textile base layer. The embedded synthetic layer imparts numerous qualities to the hybrid fabric formed and possible designs visible through the surface of the fabric. The hybrid fabric may be manufactured in different methods including hot and cold press, knitting, felting and use of intermediate linking adhesive or polymeric layer.

A method for providing a film lidding structure which can survive aseptic processing, the method comprising: providing a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) or polypropylene (PP) film layer; laminating the HDPE or PP film layer to at least one base layer to form a lidding; adhering the at least one base layer to the rim of a container to form a lidded container; and sterilizing the lidded container using high concentration hydrogen peroxide at elevated temperature.

Described is a micro-lattice damping material and a method for repeatable energy absorption. The micro-lattice damping material is a cellular material formed of a three-dimensional interconnected network of hollow tubes. This material is operable to provide high damping, specifically acoustic, vibration or shock damping, by utilizing the energy absorption mechanism of hollow tube buckling, which is rendered repeatable by the micro-lattice architecture.

A metal or composite component assembly includes a first metal or composite component, a second metal or composite component, and an adhesive layer arranged on an interface of the first and second components and bonding the first and second components. The adhesive layer comprises a fast-cure low-strength adhesive and a high-strength structural adhesive.

A lens for eyewear is configured to reduce the appearance of scratches on the lens and/or increase the durability of the lens. The lens can include a functional stack bonded to a lens body. The functional stack can include a functional layer, such as a thin film coating, sandwiched between the lens body and an optical-grade transparent film. The functional stack can increase abrasion resistance and environmental durability of the lens, and can reduce the appearance of scratches on the lens. The combined lens body and functional stack can increase the durability of the lens relative to a lens with a thin film coating (e.g., a gradient or mirror stack) on an external surface of the lens.

A multilayer fluoropolymer film comprising, in order: a first layer comprising a first polymer, the first polymer comprising at least 35 mol percent tetrafluoroethylene comonomer, at least 15 mole percent vinylidene fluoride comonomer, and at least 5 mol percent hexafluoropropylene comonomer, based on the total mol percent of the first polymer; a second layer comprising a second polymer, the second polymer comprising at least 50 mol percent vinylidene fluoride comonomer, based on the total mol percent of the second polymer; and a third layer comprising a third polymer, the third polymer comprising at least 50 mol percent methylmethacrylate comonomer, based on the total mol percent of the third polymer. The multilayer fluoroplymer films are useful for example, in multi-layer film applications (e.g., traffic sign protection, commercial graphic protection, paint protection, windows, windshields, building exteriors, and photo voltaics).

Aluminum alloy foil that, when used for battery packaging material, unlikely to develop pinholes or cracks even during molding of battery packaging material, and can exhibit excellent moldability. Aluminum alloy foil, which is for use in battery packaging material, wherein, with respect to cross section obtained by cutting aluminum alloy foil in vertical direction to rolling direction of aluminum alloy foil, which is a vertical direction to surface of aluminum alloy foil, proportion of total area of a {111} plane in total area of crystal planes of face-centered cubic structure, obtained by performing crystal analysis using EBSD method, is 10% or more; and with respect to cross section, a number average grain diameter R (rpm) of crystals in face-centered cubic structure, obtained by performing crystal analysis using EBSD method, satisfies following equation: number average grain diameter R≤0.056X+2.0, where X=thickness (rpm) of aluminum alloy foil.

An impact-resistant film comprises at least one layer of an elastomeric polymer material and an adhesive layer.