A display device includes a display panel; a supporter disposed on a surface of the display panel; and an adhesive layer disposed between the supporter and the display panel, wherein the supporter includes metal layers spaced apart from each other; and a cushion layer surrounding the metal layers, the adhesive layer includes a first area overlapping the metal layers in a vertical direction to the display panel; and a second area not overlapping the metal layers in the vertical direction to the display panel, and a modulus of the second area of the adhesive layer is larger than a modulus of the first area of the adhesive layer.

Resiliently flexible articles include a resiliently flexible element, a first rigid element, and a second rigid element. The resiliently flexible element is formed of a fiber reinforced polymeric composite. The first rigid element is formed of a first thermoplastic composition and at least a portion of the first rigid element is bonded, such as by an overmolding process, onto a first portion of the resiliently flexible element. Similarly, the second rigid element is formed of a second thermoplastic composition and at least a portion of the second rigid element is bonded, such as by an overmolding process, onto a second portion of the resiliently flexible element. The resiliently flexible articles can be useful as springs, limbs, living hinges, and the like.

Resiliently flexible articles include a resiliently flexible element, a first rigid element, and a second rigid element. The resiliently flexible element is formed of a fiber reinforced polymeric composite. The first rigid element is formed of a first thermoplastic composition and at least a portion of the first rigid element is bonded, such as by an overmolding process, onto a first portion of the resiliently flexible element. Similarly, the second rigid element is formed of a second thermoplastic composition and at least a portion of the second rigid element is bonded, such as by an overmolding process, onto a second portion of the resiliently flexible element. The resiliently flexible articles can be useful as springs, limbs, living hinges, and the like.

In order to provide a composite good in formability into a three-dimensional shape and easy to manufacture, in a laminate having a core material layer and a skin material laminated on the core material layer, the core material layer has a plurality of plate-shaped flakes lined up along a surface of the skin material, and adjacent plate-shaped flakes are separated from each other by a gap or by a cut in the core material layer, and cutting directions along a thickness direction, which is determined from cutting marks formed on an outer periphery, are identical to each other among the plurality of the plate-shaped flakes.

The present invention relates to a flexible sheet of wood strips for use in the fabrication of engineered floor boards or wood sheets and including the machine and method of manufacture of the flexible sheet of wood strips. The wood strips provide a wood floor which has much more stability than a solid wood plank which is much more affected by the temperature in a room and the moisture under the floor board. Also solid wood planks are much more expensive than engineered wood planks where only a very thin layer of quality wood material is utilized. The transverse wood strips are constructed of inferior wood material. Two or more treads of flexible material may be secured transversely to the wood strips to provide additional retention of the wood strips in the flexible sheet.

The present invention relates to a flexible sheet of wood strips for use in the fabrication of engineered floor boards or wood sheets and including the machine and method of manufacture of the flexible sheet of wood strips. The wood strips provide a wood floor which has much more stability than a solid wood plank which is much more affected by the temperature in a room and the moisture under the floor board. Also solid wood planks are much more expensive than engineered wood planks where only a very thin layer of quality wood material is utilized. The transverse wood strips are constructed of inferior wood material. Two or more treads of flexible material may be secured transversely to the wood strips to provide additional retention of the wood strips in the flexible sheet.

Methods for making films including a water-soluble polymeric material and a vapor-deposited inorganic coating are disclosed. The method comprises providing a layer of water-soluble polymeric material and vapor depositing an inorganic coating to at least one surface of the layer of water-soluble polymeric material, wherein the inorganic coating comprises a metal oxide. The method further comprises forming a plurality of microfractures extending along the surface of the inorganic coating.

Methods for making films including a water-soluble polymeric material and a vapor-deposited inorganic coating are disclosed. The method comprises providing a layer of water-soluble polymeric material and vapor depositing an inorganic coating to at least one surface of the layer of water-soluble polymeric material, wherein the inorganic coating comprises a metal oxide. The method further comprises forming a plurality of microfractures extending along the surface of the inorganic coating.

A composite fabric includes a film, a first fibrous layer, a fabric layer, and a second fibrous layer. The film has a first side and a second side. The first fibrous layer has a first side connected to the second side of the film and a second side. The fabric layer has a first side connected to the second side of the first fibrous layer and a second side. The second fibrous layer has a first side connected to the second side of the fabric layer and a second side. The film can be a non-heat shrinking film. The composite fabric may also include one or more retaining members for contacting a surface on which the composite fabric is placed and resisting movement of the composite fabric relative to the surface.

A composite fabric includes a film, a first fibrous layer, a fabric layer, and a second fibrous layer. The film has a first side and a second side. The first fibrous layer has a first side connected to the second side of the film and a second side. The fabric layer has a first side connected to the second side of the first fibrous layer and a second side. The second fibrous layer has a first side connected to the second side of the fabric layer and a second side. The film can be a non-heat shrinking film. The composite fabric may also include one or more retaining members for contacting a surface on which the composite fabric is placed and resisting movement of the composite fabric relative to the surface.