Abstract:
The invention is a decorating medium, system and method for producing relief art on substrate surfaces. The decorating medium is an acrylic emulsion based medium containing an expandable polymer which expands the medium upon heating. The acrylic emulsion is produced with a mixture of an acrylic binder and an acrylic thickener or a cellulosic thickener combined in the appropriate range to obtain a medium rheology suitable for controlled application of the medium to the substrate surfaces. The decorating medium is applied to a substrate surface in a desired pattern either directly from a storage bottle or tube equipped with a nozzle or with an applicator such as a brush, a sponge, a knife or spatula. The desired pattern is achieved by free hand or by using a stencil or mask. After the decorating medium is applied to the surface of the substrate in the desired pattern, the medium is cured and heated. The heat causes the medium to expand and creates the relief art on the surface of the substrate. The relief art is flexible after curing and may be painted or decorated according the needs and taste of the artist. In an alternative embodiment of the invention, the decorating medium is mixed with decorating additives of choice such as pigments, colorants or glitters, prior to curing and heating the medium. The medium, the system and the method of the current invention are particularly useful for creating relief art on cloth or fabric substrates, but are also suitable for creating relief art on other substrate surfaces including metal, plastic, paper, cardboard and glass surfaces.
Abstract:
The present invention consists of preferred methods or embodiments by which microorganisms and a nutritive media are sprayed, brushed, dripped or otherwise applied onto freshly cut rock or stone, or freshly formed concrete or other hard, man made surface, in order for the subject surface to take on a weathered appearance in the least amount of time. It is believed that stone quarries, freshly hewn rocks and newly built buildings may take on an appearance which may be considered out of place next to more mature, established areas. The present inventive process and product by process rectifies these issues by creating a process by which surface materials may be scraped or gathered from a nearby location, the materials may then be mixed with water and/or a nutritive media, and the materials may then either be further treated to promote additional growth of necessary microorganisms, or the organic mixture may be directly applied to the surface of the freshly cut rock or stone, or freshly formed concrete or other hard, man made surface, in order for the subject surface to take on a weathered appearance in the shortest period of time.
Abstract:
A coated polymer material having a swollen polymer network and a coating formed by reacting at least two reactants in the presence of the polymer material is provided, wherein the coating is obtainable by contacting the polymer material, which encloses the one reactant diffusibly, with the second reactant in liquid medium.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a method for marking an object with mineral powders, characterised in that in consists in depositing on the substrate a coat consisting of mineral powders, producing a marking on the substrate coated surface using a laser beam, said laser beam providing the energy required for sintering the coat irradiated particles, and for generating a diffusion between the sintered particles and the substrate; and removing the non-irradiated coating part using cleaning means. The invention also concerns the associated device, characterised in that it comprises a table (32) whereon is arranged the substrate (10), a laser (16), depositing means (20). cleaning means (18), and control means (26) for controlling the laser beam shot (16).
Abstract:
A dispensing system and method for dispensing material onto a substrate. The dispensing system includes a frame, a support, coupled to the frame, that supports the substrate at a dispensing position in the dispensing system, and a dispensing head, coupled to the frame, that dispenses the material onto the substrate. The dispensing head includes a motor unit having a first motor coupled to an output drive mechanism, and a dispensing unit, removably coupled to the motor unit, having a material outlet from which the dispensing material is dispensed, the dispensing unit having a dispensing mechanism coupled to the material outlet and coupled to the output drive mechanism of the motor unit such that operation of the first motor causes the dispensing mechanism to dispense material through the outlet.
Abstract:
On a print pattern (12T) transferred on an objective body (34) under a liquid pressure is formed an intermediate coat layer (42) containing a binder resin of a graft copolymer comprising two unsaturation group containing vinyl monomers having respective glass transition temperatures different from each other and then a protection coat layer (46) containing at least one of an acrylic polyol resin having a hydroxyl value of 10-200 mgKOH/g and a polyester polyol resin having a hydroxyl group of 10-400 mgKOH/g.
Abstract:
A method for applying printing ink to a printing material, includes producing ink-conducting and ink-repelling areas on an at least approximately flat surface. A plurality of areas with defined color acceptor properties are provided to produce the ink-conducting areas on the surface. The surface is brought into contact with color particles, including a subgroup of dyes, pigments, colored molecules or colored particles. At least one of the subgroups colored molecules and pigments has surface acceptor properties corresponding to the color acceptor properties of the areas. The at least one subgroup colored molecules and pigments is deposited on the areas of defined color acceptor properties of the surface corresponding to the surface acceptor property. The at least one deposited subgroup colored molecules and pigments is transferred from the surface to a printing material. A printing form, an inking unit and a printing machine are also provided.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for forming a decorative, resilient, wood product from an engineered structural wood product. The invention includes utilizing a sheet of engineered structural wood product, cutting the sheet lengthwise into planks, stacking the planks and adhering the planks together and slicing the edge grain off the adhered planks and placing the slices side-by-side to form large areas of exposed side grain. Alternatively, the slices can be cut directly from the engineered structural wood product. The slices can be used directly or attached to a substrate. The slices can be further treated to produce a decorative wood product. Additives can be introduced to the engineered structural wood product during the manufacture thereof to incorporate decorative elements therein which are made visible by slicing the wood product to expose edge grain.
Abstract:
A ceiling design tool and method of using the tool for forming plaster designs on walls and ceilings comprising a circular planar face portion having a centered cylindrical handle. The face portion comprises a rubber layer over a burlap layer clamped onto the edge of a circular metal plate. The face portion of the tool is dipped in a fluid plaster mixture and applied to a ceiling or wall surface of either plaster or drywall in a stepwise rolling motion to create a unique textured surface such as half-moons, bead work and scroll patterns.
Abstract:
An at least two layer, unsupported, continuous microporous membrane is disclosed. The at least two layer, unsupported, continuous microporous membrane may include at least two different membrane pore size layers or the pore sizes may have about the same pore size. Apparatus and processes for fabricating at least a two layer unsupported, continuous, microporous membrane are also disclosed. One representative process disclosed for forming a continuous, unsupported, multilayer phase inversion microporous membrane having at least two layers comprises of the acts of: operatively positioning at least one dope applying apparatus, having at least two polymer dope feed slots, relative to a continuous moving coating surface; applying polymer dopes from each of the dope feed slots onto the continuously moving coating surface so as to create a multiple layer polymer dope coating on the coating surface; subjecting the multiple dope layer to contact with a phase inversion producing environment so as to form a wet multilayer phase inversion microporous membrane; and then washing and drying the membrane. Other representative apparatuses and processes are also disclosed.