Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a composite article that may include a structural substrate, a multilayer fluoropolymer film that can include a high-melt fluoropolymer layer and a low-melt fluoropolymer adhesion layer that may contact the structural substrate and the fluoropolymer film. The high-melt fluoropolymer layer may have a melting temperature A1 and the low-melt fluoropolymer adhesive layer may have a melting temperature A2. The melting temperature A2 may be less than the melting temperature A1.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method of manufacturing a motherboard is disclosed. The motherboard can include one or more electrochromic devices. The apparatus can include a central processing unit that executes instructions. The instructions and method can include mapping the motherboard, analyzing one or more electrochromic devices within a batch to determine a yield of each of the one or more electrochromic devices, prioritizing the one or more electrochromic devices based on the yield, and placing a first electrochromic device on the motherboard, where the first electrochromic device has the highest priority of the one or more electrochromic devices within the batch.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a low friction bearing liner for a solenoid may include a low friction layer. The low friction layer may include a first fluoropolymer matrix component and a first thermoplastic filler component distributed throughout the first fluoropolymer matrix component. The content of the first fluoropolymer matrix component may be at least about 1 wt.% and not greater than about 99 wt.% for a total weight of the first low friction layer. The content of the first thermoplastic filler component may be at least about 1 wt.% and not greater than about 99 wt.% for a total weight of the first low friction layer.
Abstract:
A method for controlling multiple electrochromic devices (ECDs) that have a variable tint profile. The method can include applying an initial test voltage profile to four or more bus bars of a first ECD, producing a first test tint profile in the first ECD in response to the initial test voltage profile, adjusting the initial test voltage profile to produce a first desired tint profile (DTP) in the first ECD, determining first modeling parameters based on the adjustments of the initial test voltage profile, modeling the first ECD based on the first modeling parameters, determining first compensation parameters via the first ECD model determining a first compensated voltage profile (CVP) by modifying the initial test voltage profile based on the first compensation parameters, and producing the first DTP in the first ECD in response to applying the first CVP to the first ECD.
Abstract:
A system can include a system that includes a control device configured to select a first scene from a collection of scenes for a window including switchable devices in response to receiving a first input corresponding to prioritized state information, and a remote management system configured to send the prioritized state information.
Abstract:
A control system for controlling electrochromic devices can include one or more non-light emitting, variable transmission devices and a control management device, where the control management device includes a touch-panel platform and a logic element configured to map one or more operational parameters of the one or more non-light emitting, variable transmission devices, integrate the mapped one or more operational parameters into the touch panel platform, and send one or more signals to the one or more non-light emitting, variable transmission devices in response to input received from the touch panel control platform.
Abstract:
An apparatus including a substrate with at least three sides and an active stack on the substrate. The active stack can include a first transparent conductive layer, a second transparent conductive layer, an anodic electrochemical layer, and a cathodic electrochemical layer. The apparatus can also include a first bus bar set comprising a plurality of bus bars, wherein each bus bar of the first bus bar set is electrically coupled to the first transparent conductive layer, a second bus bar set comprising a plurality of bus bars, wherein each bus bar of the second bus bar set is electrically coupled to the second transparent conductive layer, and a bus bar arrangement wherein the bus bar arrangement comprises a bus bar from the first bus bar set and a bus bar from the second bus bar set on at least three sides of the substrate.
Abstract:
An adhesive composition may include at least about 2 wt.% and not greater than 49 wt.% of a (meth)acrylic based polymeric component A for a total weight of the adhesive composition, at least about 51 wt.% of a (meth)acrylic based polymeric component B for a total weight of the adhesive composition; and at least about 0.1 wt.% and not greater than about 30 wt.% of a tackifier component for a total weight of the adhesive composition. The (meth)acrylic based polymeric component A may be acidic and may have a glass transition temperature (Tg) of at least about 40 C. The (meth)acrylic based polymeric component B may be basic and may have a glass transition temperature (Tg) of not greater than about 20 C.
Abstract:
A radome structure may include an inner tuning layer component and a laminate component overlying the inner tuning layer component. The inner tuning layer component may include a thermoset foam or a thermoplastic foam. The laminate component may include a first fiber reinforced dielectric layer, a second fiber reinforced dielectric layer overlying the first fiber reinforced dielectric layer, and a third fiber reinforced dielectric layer overlying the second fiber reinforced dielectric layer. The first fiber reinforced dielectric layer may include a first low dielectric constant material. The second fiber reinforced dielectric layer may include a first high dielectric constant material. The third fiber reinforced dielectric layer may include a second low dielectric constant material.
Abstract:
A CMP slurry including a carrier, a particulate material within the carrier including an oxide, carbide, nitride, boride, diamond or any combination thereof, an oxidizer including at least one material selected from the group of peroxides, persulfates, permanganates, periodates, perchlorates, hypocholorites, iodates, peroxymonosulfates, cerric ammonium nitrate, periodic acid, ferricyanides, or any combination thereof, and a material removal rate index (MRR) of at least 500 nm/hr and an average roughness index (Ra) of not greater than 5 Angstroms according to the Standardized Polishing test.