Provided herein is a portable apparatus for controlled venting and curing operations on coating materials through combination of infrared radiation with cold and/or hot turbulent airflows for the purpose of setting optimum conditions during the venting and curing of coating materials in repair coatings.

A method of protecting an in-vivo sensor includes forming a sensing surface on a surface of the in-vivo sensor, the sensing surface including a functionalized monolayer that will bind to an analyte of interest; and coating the sensing surface of the sensor with a bioabsorbable polymeric coating including a bioabsorbable polymer; wherein the bioabsorbable polymeric coating is configured to protect the in-vivo sensor until needed for implantation.

The present application relates to a substrate processing apparatus and a substrate processing method for suppressing cracking and chipping of a laminated substrate manufactured by bonding substrates, and more particularly to a technique of applying a filler to a gap formed between edge portions of the substrates constituting the laminated substrate. The method includes: applying the filler to a gap between an edge portion of the first substrate and an edge portion of the second substrate; curing the applied filler; generating, by an infrared imaging device, an image of an edge portion of the laminated substrate to which the filler is applied; and determining a filling state of the filler applied to the gap between the edge portion of the first substrate and the edge portion of the second substrate based on the image.

An automated drywalling system network that including one or more automated drywalling systems that each has a robotic arm. The automated drywalling system network can also include a computational planner that generates instructions for the one or more automated drywalling systems to perform two or more drywalling tasks associated with a target wall assembly. The two or more drywalling tasks can include a hanging task that includes hanging pieces of drywall on studs of the target wall assembly; a mudding task that includes applying joint compound to pieces of drywall hung on studs of the target wall assembly; a sanding task that includes sanding joint compound applied to the pieces of drywall hung on studs of the target wall assembly; and a painting task that includes painting sanded the joint compound applied to the pieces of drywall hung on studs of the target wall assembly.

A method of protecting an in-vivo sensor includes forming a sensing surface on a surface of the in-vivo sensor, the sensing surface including a functionalized monolayer that will bind to an analyte of interest; and coating the sensing surface of the sensor with a bioabsorbable polymeric coating including a bioabsorbable polymer; wherein the bioabsorbable polymeric coating is configured to protect the in-vivo sensor until needed for implantation.

Apparatus (100) for painting and/or processing vehicles and other components in general comprises a flooring (1) which defines a work surface (10), a ceiling (2) which is opposite the work surface, a ventilation group (3) for generating a flow of air between the ceiling (2) and the flooring (1), a burner (4) for heating the flow of air; and a main compressed air circuit (5) to be used during painting and/or processing operations. The apparatus further comprises a secondary compressed air circuit (6) which is or can be connected to the main circuit (5) and which includes a compressed air dispensing element (60) which is arranged in the region of the burner (4).

The present invention provides a stain-proof coating composition including silica fine particles (A), a nonionic surfactant (B), and a nonionic surfactant (C), wherein the nonionic surfactant (B) is at least one kind of nonionic surfactant (B) selected from the group consisting of an acetylenediol-based surfactant (b-1) and a polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether-based surfactant (b-2), the nonionic surfactant (C) is at least one kind of nonionic surfactant (C) selected from the group consisting of a vinyl-based polymeric surfactant (c-1) and a polyoxyalkylene fatty acid ester-based surfactant (c-2).

An Additive Package is provided to adjust the cure properties of a two-part bonding filler across a temperature range of from 4 and 44 degrees Celsius. A low temperature additive speeds a cure rate between 4 and 15 degrees Celsius and a high temperature additive slows down a cure rate between 25 and 44 degrees Celsius. The amount of Additive Package is varied to account for the desired cure properties. The Additive Package includes a first unsaturated polyester resins with an average degree of unsaturation of 70-100 percent based on total acid and anhydride monomer content. A process for repairing a vehicle body is provided using the Additive Package. A kit for accomplishing repairs in an after-market repair setting is also provided.

A pressure sensitive adhesive sheet includes a transparent sheet base material, a first pressure sensitive adhesive layer, and a second pressure sensitive adhesive layer, and a pressure sensitive adhesive strength by a pressure of 1 N/cm.sup.2 or less is 0 N/25 mm. The first pressure sensitive adhesive layer includes a first silicone-based pressure sensitive adhesive and the second pressure sensitive adhesive layer has a second silicone-based pressure sensitive adhesive and a plurality of protrusions formed of a plurality of fine particles. A first sheet surface is a surface to adhere to an adherend. An average particle diameter of the fine particles is 2 m or more and 15 m or less and a coverage ratio of the first sheet surface with the fine particles is 10% or more and 70% or less.

A coating tank 1 provided with a net belt passage opening is prepared, a slurry obtained by dispersing a rare-earth-compound powder in a solvent is continuously supplied to the coating tank 1 to cause the coating tank 1 to overflow, and a plurality of sintered magnet bodies 10 are arranged on a net belt conveyor 5, continuously conveyed horizontally thereon, and passed through the slurry in the coating tank 1 via the net belt passage opening, to apply the slurry to the sintered magnet bodies. The slurry is subsequently dried to continuously apply the powder to the plurality of sintered magnet bodies. As a result, the rare-earth-compound powder can be uniformly applied to the surfaces of the sintered magnet bodies, and the application operation can be performed extremely efficiently.