5results about "Ski waxes" patented technology

Provided is a sliding apparatus having excellent sliding properties and low frictional resistance with a snow surface or ice surface. The sliding apparatus for sliding on a slide object (snow surface or ice surface) has a slide surface (1) that contacts the slide object. This slide surface (1) is divided into a plurality of regions (1A, 1B, 1C) each having the surface arithmetic average roughness Ra different from one another, these plurality of regions (1A, 1B, 1C) being disposed in order along the longitudinal direction. The surface arithmetic average roughness Ra of a front region (1A), which is the region that first contacts the slide object during sliding, is less than the surface arithmetic average roughness Ra of a rear region (1B), which is positioned further rearward in the sliding direction than the front region (1A), among the plurality of regions (1A, 1B, 1C).

A wax composition contains a primary oil / wax (e.g., 30 to 95 vol %), a natural wax (e.g., 5 to 30 vol %), optionally a solvent (e.g., 0 to 20 vol %), and optionally a fragrance (e.g., (0 to 5 vol %). The wax composition may be suitable for application to sporting equipment, such as hockey stick blades. The composition may include paraffin oil, soy wax, isopropyl alcohol, and pine needle essential oil.

The invention provides ski wax compositions comprising a lipid component which is a cholesterol or a cholesterol derivative, a fatty acid or salt of a fatty acid, a diglyceride, or a combination thereof. It further provides ski wax compositions comprising squalene or a squalene derivative. The ski wax compositions according to the invention can be used as a glide wax or grip wax and may be applied directly to the base of a ski or to a ski skin.

Dynamic enhancement of video images presented by an electronic display. Dynamic enhancement may be used with a display of a vehicle, and includes: measuring ambient light or other external effects of a symbology that affects human visibility of a video image to be presented through the display; generating a plurality of enhanced setpoints operable to maintain a symbology of the video image against ambient light; and directing the display to present the video image according to the enhanced setpoint such that the symbology of the video image is reasonably maintained against external effects.

A wax composition contains a primary oil / wax (e.g., 30 to 95 vol%), a natural wax (e.g., 5 to 30 vol%), optionally a solvent (e.g., 0 to 20 vol%), and optionally a fragrance (e.g., (0 to 5 vol%). The wax composition may be suitable for application to sporting equipment, such as hockey stick blades. The composition may include paraffin oil, soy wax, isopropyl alcohol, and pine needle essential oil.