baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2021021185-A (JP)
Title: Cidal metal or cidal metal alloy mask
Inventor: PHYLLIS KUHN
IPC: A62B18/02
Filed: 2020-10-23
Abstract: To provide a mask made from material including a cidal metal or cidal metal alloy to solve the problem of conventional woven or fiber masks in which wicking promoting penetration of water permits bacteria and viruses to penetrate the masks, reducing the masks' filtering effectiveness.SOLUTION: A mask 10a for covering areas of a wearer's face includes a mask body constructed primarily of a material that includes a cidal metal or cidal metal alloy wherein the cidal metal or cidal metal alloy is the major structural component of the mask body. The mask body covers at least a portion of the wearer's mouth, nose, or mouth and nose when worn on the wearer's face. A filtering portion of the mask comprises copper mesh 28a or cidal metal alloy mesh for providing cidal action, air purification, and self-disinfection.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2022073121-A (JP)
Title: Automatic packaging machine and packaging material switching method
Inventor: MASAI TOSHIO
IPC: B65H19/18
Filed: 2020-10-30
Abstract: To provide an automatic packaging machine equipped with a new automatic splicing mechanism that can set a splicing position and a cutting position as close as possible, and a packaging material switching method.SOLUTION: A packaging material switching method for switching a packaging material continuously supplied in an automatic packaging machine (10) from a first packaging material (13A) supplied from a first roll (22A) to a second packaging material (13B) supplied from a second roll (22B) includes: a step 1 of attaching a double-sided adhesive tape to a surface of the second packaging material facing the first packaging material; a step 2 of sandwiching the first packaging material and the second packaging material and attaching the second packaging material to the first packaging material with the double-sided adhesive tape in a first position while moving in a conveyance direction of the first packaging material at the same speed as the first packaging material, and advancing into a conveyance path(44A) of the first packaging material and cutting the first packaging material on an upstream side of the first position in the packaging material conveyance direction; and a step 3 of releasing the sandwiched first packaging material and the second packaging material.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2022074462-A (JP)
Title: Notification device and environment control system
Inventor: ORITO MARI
IPC: F24F11/64
Filed: 2020-11-04
Abstract: To provide a notification device capable of encouraging a specific target person to be relaxed and improving productivity of the target person while suppressing decrease in work efficiency of other people even when there are many people in a space where a work place exists.SOLUTION: A notification device includes: biological information acquisition means that acquires biological information of a target person 101 of a preset work place 100; determination means that determines whether work productivity of the target person 101 has decreased to be equal to or lower than a preset first reference on the basis of the biological information of the target person 101; and notification means that, when the determination means determines that the work productivity of the target person 101 has decreased to be equal to or lower than the first reference, issues a notification to prompt moving from the work place 100 in a mode specifying the target person 101.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
Patent JP-2022074853-A (JP)
Title: Feeder and image forming apparatus
Inventor: NAGANO YOSHIKI
IPC: B65H3/48
Filed: 2020-11-05
Abstract: To provide a feeder capable of separation of narrow sheets by air blow.SOLUTION: A feeder, such as a manual tray 105, comprises a sheet loader such as a rest table 110 for loading sheets and air blowing means that blows air to the sheets loaded on the sheet loader from downstream in a sheet transport direction. Also, the feeder comprises feeding means such as a feed mechanism 140 to feed an uppermost sheet loaded on the sheet loader and a sheet-regulating member such as one pair of side fences 112 to regulate the position in a width direction of the sheet loaded on the sheet loader. The sheet-regulating member includes an air guide 113 that guides air outer in a sheet width direction of the sheet than the sheet-regulating member blown from the air blowing means to the sheets loaded on the sheet loader.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Patent JP-2022076284-A (JP)
Title: Laminate and method for producing the same, and soundproof member
Inventor: TANAKA KANJI
IPC: G10K11/162
Filed: 2020-11-09
Abstract: To provide a laminate that keeps rigidity, is light in weight and is particularly soundproofed against high frequency noise and a soundproof member, and a method for producing the laminate.SOLUTION: A laminate has a urethane foamed layer including continuous and opened cells and having a flow resistance of 350,000 N s/m4 or less and a density of 10 kg/m3 or more, and a resin layer containing a thermosetting resin. The laminate has a density of 50 kg/m3 or more and 200 kg/m3 or less, and a modulus of 0.01 N m2 or more as measured at 10 mm width.SELECTED DRAWING: None
Patent JP-2022077459-A (JP)
Title: Electric power distribution device, electric power distribution method, and program
Inventor: SUZUKI RYOHEI
IPC: H02J3/38
Filed: 2020-11-11
Abstract: To maintain a power voltage while reducing power transmission loss in a case where a distributed power supply is introduced in a power system.SOLUTION: An electric power distribution device that calculates an effective power and a reactive power which have to be output by each distributed power supply of a plurality of distributed power supplies connected to a power system, comprises: an output estimation unit that estimates an output range of power which can be output by each distributed power supply in future on the basis of a past operation history of that distributed power supply; and a calculation unit that calculates the effective power and the reactive power of each distributed power supply that can satisfy predefined target conditions and restriction conditions on the basis of the output range.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2022077710-A (JP)
Title: Etching method
Inventor: ORUI Takatoshi
IPC: H01L21/3065
Filed: 2020-11-12
Abstract: To provide a technique for suppressing the poor shape of an opening formed in a silicon-containing film in plasma etching of a silicon-containing film.SOLUTION: An etching method disclosed herein includes a step of providing a substrate into a chamber. The substrate has a silicon-containing film including a silicon nitride film. The etching method includes generating plasma from processing gas in the chamber to etch the silicon-containing film. The processing gas includes fluorine-containing gas and boron-containing gas. In the etching step, the temperature of a substrate support that supports the substrate is set to the temperature of less than 0°C.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2022079958-A (JP)
Title: Touch panel and display device
Inventor: KISHIDA KATSUHIKO
IPC: G06F3/041
Filed: 2020-11-17
Abstract: To provide a touch panel and a display device which can prevent disconnection of a metal electrode when placed in a high temperature and high humidity environment for a long time.SOLUTION: A touch panel includes: a display region in which a plurality of sensor electrodes are provided; and a peripheral region which is provided around the display region. The peripheral region includes: a base part; a first light blocking mask provided on the base part; a first passivation layer which is provided on the base part, and covers the first light blocking mask; metal wires which are provided on the first passivation layer, and electrically connected to the sensor electrode; a second passivation layer which is provided on the first passivation layer, and covers the metal wires; and a second light blocking mask provided on the second passivation layer. The metal wires overlap with the first light blocking mask and the second light blocking mask in a planar view. The second light blocking mask includes wall parts contact the base part outside the metal wires when viewed from the display region.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
Patent JP-2021038243-A (JP)
Title: Formulations for small intestinal delivery
Inventor: SEAN TUCKER
IPC: A61P35/00
Filed: 2020-11-18
Abstract: To provide compositions and methods for generating an immunogenic response in humans.SOLUTION: The compositions include an immunogenic biological agent encompassed by (ii) an agent that directs delivery of the immunogenic biological agent to the ileum of the human, where the agent (ii) is an enteric coating (e.g., Eudragit(R)) that has a threshold pH 5.8-6.8. Further provided are methods for designing such compositions, e.g., for vaccines.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2022083015-A (JP)
Title: Plasma processing device and plasma processing method
Inventor: SHIRAHAMA YUKI
IPC: C23C16/52
Filed: 2020-11-24
Abstract: To provide a plasma processing device and a plasma processing method that can suppress the occurrence of distribution in the processing rate with a simple configuration.SOLUTION: A plasma processing device according to an embodiment plasma-processes a processed material, and includes a chamber that has multiple exhaust ports and can maintain an atmosphere that is depressurized from atmospheric pressure, a pump capable of exhausting the inside of the chamber through the exhaust port, a plurality of exhaust control units capable of controlling the conductance of exhaust gas by the pump, and a controller capable of controlling a conductance value for each of the plurality of exhaust control units. The plurality of exhaust control units are respectively connected to the plurality of exhaust ports. The controller replaces the conductance control value set in one of the exhaust control units with a conductance control value having a different value set in the other exhaust control units on the basis of predetermined order.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2021115856-A (JP)
Title: Multilayer coating film and multilayer coating film forming method
Inventor: TOMIZAWA SHIGERU
IPC: C09D7/62
Filed: 2020-11-27
Abstract: To provide a multilayer coating film having pearlescence bright in highlight and small in variation of particle feeling due to observation direction.SOLUTION: A multilayer coating film in which on an object to be coated, a coloring base coating film containing coloring pigments, a bright base coating film containing a coherent pigment, and a clear coat coating film are sequentially formed. The multilayer coating film has a Y value (Y5) showing brightness in a XYZ colorimetric system based on spectral reflectance when measurement light is irradiated on a measurement target surface from the angle of 45° with respect to an axis perpendicular to the measurement target surface of the multilayer coating film and measured of light received at an angle of 5° in a direction of the measurement light from a specular angle of 300 or larger, and a ratio of a bright area Sa (15°) relative to a bright area Sa (45°) measured from an image obtained by imaging a measurement target surface by an imaging means by irradiating light on the measurement target surface respectively from the angle of 45°and 15°relative to the perpendicular direction when the imaging means imaging the measurement target surface is arranged in a direction perpendicular to a planar plane direction of the measurement target surface of 7 or smaller.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2022085166-A (JP)
Title: Data processor, method for deep learning of neural network, and program
Inventor: NAKAZATO KENICHI
IPC: G06N3/08
Filed: 2020-11-27
Abstract: To provide an intended characteristic to a neural network in advance.SOLUTION: The present invention relates to a data processor (1D) for performing deep learning of a neural network (30). The data processor (1D) includes: a calculation processing unit (11) having a neural network (30) for calculating prediction data from input data by using a parameter and outputting the prediction data; and a learning processing unit (12D) for executing learning processing of updating the parameter by using training data as a pair of input data and output data related to each other in advance. The learning processing unit (12D) executes pre-processing of providing a characteristic to the prediction model before the learning processing.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11
Patent JP-2021028346-A (JP)
Title: Composition for external use
Inventor: SETOYAMA YURI
IPC: A61K47/10
Filed: 2020-11-30
Abstract: To provide a minoxidil-containing composition for external use which improves the precipitation caused by minoxidil which may occur after application in the minoxidil-containing composition for external use.SOLUTION: It is found out that blending of menthol can improve the precipitation caused by minoxidil which may occur after application in a minoxidil-containing composition for external use. That is, there is provided a composition for external use which comprises 2 w/w% or more of minoxidil, menthol, a specific acid and/or its salt and propylene glycol.SELECTED DRAWING: None
Patent JP-2022088107-A (JP)
Title: Storage device
Inventor: WATANABE TOMOYUKI
IPC: G06F21/55
Filed: 2020-12-02
Abstract: To provide a storage device, a falsification detection method, and a program, capable of accurately detecting data falsification.SOLUTION: A storage device includes: an I/O pattern collection section which collects I/O pattern information within a storage device as a collection of I/O pattern information representing information corresponding to operation when performing backup processing, and obtaining I/O pattern information obtained within a client device from the client device transmitting data to be backed up; and a data analysis section which functions as a detection section for detecting falsification to the data to be backed up based on the I/O pattern information collected by the I/O pattern collection section.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2021035721-A (JP)
Title: Power tool
Inventor: MURUI ITARU
IPC: B25B21/02
Filed: 2020-12-04
Abstract: To provide a power tool excellent in quietness.SOLUTION: A power tool 1 includes: a drive shaft 4 which is driven to rotate by a motor 2; an output shaft 6 in which a tip tool is mounted; and a torque transmission mechanism 5 which transmits torque generated by rotation of the drive shaft 4 to the output shaft 6. The torque transmission mechanism 5 has a magnet coupling 20 having a driving magnet member connected to the drive shaft 4 side and a driven magnet member 22 connected to the output shaft 6 side. The driving magnet member and the driven magnet member are arranged by facing magnet surfaces in which respective S poles and N poles are alternately arranged. The magnet coupling 20 has a function for applying intermittent rotation impact force to the output shaft 6 and applies the intermittent rotation impact force to the output shaft 6 by changing magnetic force acting between the magnet surface of the driving magnet member and the magnet surface of the driven magnet member.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2022089700-A (JP)
Title: Discharge device
Inventor: IMAI SHIN
IPC: A61L9/015
Filed: 2020-12-04
Abstract: To improve the efficiency of radical generation.SOLUTION: A discharge device 10 comprises a voltage application circuit 2. The voltage application circuit 2 applies a voltage to a load 4 including a discharge electrode 41 that holds liquid so as to cause the discharge electrode 41 to discharge electricity. The voltage application circuit 2 has a booster circuit B1 for boosting an input voltage and applying an output voltage after the boosting to the load 4. The booster circuit B1 is capable of causing periodic fluctuations in the output voltage at a frequency higher than or equal to the resonance frequency of the liquid.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2022093924-A (JP)
Title: Resin molded product and method of manufacturing resin molded product
Inventor: SHINADA MASAFUMI
IPC: B29C71/00
Filed: 2020-12-14
Abstract: To provide a resin molded product and a method for manufacturing the resin molded product in which deformation after molding can be easily suppressed.SOLUTION: A curved part 4 of a resin molded product 1 has an assumed deformation site 5 that is expected to deform during cooling and change a degree of curvature, and a correction device 20 formed in accordance with an outer surface design dimension of the assumed deformation site 5 is attached to a fitted part 8 formed on the outer surface of the assumed deformation site 5 from molding to cooling.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2022097868-A (JP)
Title: Pneumatic tire
Inventor: ISHIHARA SEIYA
IPC: B60C11/13
Filed: 2020-12-21
Abstract: To provide a tire that can be improved in snow-road surface performance while securing rigidity of a block.SOLUTION: In a pneumatic tire, a first shoulder block comprises at least one first shoulder circumferential groove extending in a tire circumferential direction, and the at least one first shoulder circumferential groove gets away from each of a pair of first shoulder slits, and a center block comprises at least one center circumferential groove extending in the tire circumferential direction, where the at least one center circumferential groove is linked to each of a pair of center slits.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4
Patent JP-2021046946-A (JP)
Title: Valve device
Inventor: NAKAO YASUO
IPC: F16K47/02
Filed: 2020-12-23
Abstract: To provide a valve device capable of inhibiting occurrence of rumbling.SOLUTION: A valve device 1 comprises a body part 10 formed with an internal passage 11 in which compressed air passes, a valve element 40 which is housed in the body part 10, is contacted with a valve seat 14 provided in the internal passage 11 to close the internal passage 11 and is separated from the valve seat 14 to open the internal passage 11, a bias member 60 biasing the valve element 40 towards the valve seat 14, and a guide member 30 guiding the valve element 40 in the open and close direction of the valve element 40. The valve element 40 comprises a valve guide 42 which is guided by the body part 10. The valve guide 42 is provided with an internal space SA in which the bias member 60 is inserted. The valve device 1 comprises a recess 45 formed in the valve element 40 and an elastic member 50 installed in the recess 45 as a friction force imparting means which imparts friction force between the valve element 40 and the guide member 30.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4
Patent JP-2022101099-A (JP)
Title: Spray system
Inventor: NAKAI SHIRO
IPC: A63B22/06
Filed: 2020-12-24
Abstract: To provide a spray system which enables a pump to be moved to spray from a nozzle without using electric power.SOLUTION: A spray system 1 includes: a plunger pump 2 which has a suction port 6 and a discharge port 7 and in which a plunger 3 is disposed in a cylinder 4; a discharge pipe 8 which is provided communicating with the discharge port 7; a nozzle 14 provided at the discharge pipe 8; and an operation part 15 (a stepping part, a seating part, a toy, an exerciser, or the like) connected to the plunger 3.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2021049989-A (JP)
Title: Control device, management device, system, control method, and vehicle
Inventor: SUZUKI IKUMA
IPC: B60W40/00
Filed: 2020-12-25
Abstract: To provide a control device and so on which can easily perform adjustment processing of a drive request output from an operation support application.SOLUTION: A control device mounted on a vehicle includes a reception part which receives a plurality of first requests from an operation support system, an adjustment part which adjusts the plurality of first requests, a calculation part which calculates a second request being a physical quantity different from the first request on the basis of a result of adjustment by the adjustment part, a distribution part which distributes the second request to at least one of a plurality of actuator systems, and an output part which outputs the adjustment result to the operation support system.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Patent JP-2020528801-A (JP)
Title: 神経への治療用薬剤の投与のための流体コンテインメントフィールドを生成させるデバイスおよび方法
IPC: A61F2/02
Filed: 2018-07-24
Abstract: 切断された神経は、外科手術的に再接合され得、切断された軸索は、溶液の順次の投与を介して融合され得る。溶液は、Ｃａ2+フリーの生理食塩水溶液の中にメチレンブルーを備えるプライミング溶液と、約５０％（ｗ／ｗ）ＰＥＧを備える融合溶液と、Ｃａ2+を含有する生理食塩水を備えるシーリング溶液とを含むことが可能である。ＰＥＧ融合溶液は、負傷した神経のセグメントを隔離するように構成された神経治療デバイスの中に適用され得る。デバイスは、吻合部の周りに流体コンテインメントフィールドを生成させるためのコンテインメントチャンバを含むことが可能である。デバイスは、神経を受け入れるように設計されたデバイスの対向する端壁の中に、スリット、スロット、および／またはアパーチャを有することが可能である。デバイスは、オープンバス構成を有することが可能であり、または、クローズドバス構成を生成させるために、分離可能な下側本体部および上側本体部を含むことが可能である。デバイスは、流体を導入および／または除去するために、コンテインメントチャンバと流体連通している１つまたは複数の流体ポートを含むことが可能である。
Patent JP-2020532120-A (JP)
Title: パワーｍｏｓｆｅｔデバイス
IPC: H01L29/868
Filed: 2018-10-17
Abstract: 高速逆回復機能を有するパワーＭＯＳＦＥＴデバイスを提供する。本発明に係るパワーＭＯＳＦＥＴデバイスは、ソースと、ドレインと、第１のゲートと、第２のゲートと、ボディダイオードと、ボディコンタクトダイオードとを含み、ソースと、ドレインと、第１のゲートとは、第１のＭＯＳＦＥＴ構造に構成され、ソースと、ドレインと、第２のゲートとは、第２のＭＯＳＦＥＴ構造に構成され、ボディダイオードの陰極はドレインに接続され、ボディコンタクトダイオードの陽極はボディダイオードの陽極に接続され、ボディコンタクトダイオードの陰極はソースに接続され、第１のゲートはゲート電圧によって第１のＭＯＳＦＥＴ構造のオン／オフを制御し、第２のゲートはソースに接続され、第２のゲートはソース電圧によって第２のＭＯＳＦＥＴ構造のオン／オフを制御する。【選択図】図２
Patent JP-2020536298-A (JP)
Title: 着用物品情報収集システム及び方法
IPC: G06T1/00
Filed: 2018-08-17
Abstract: 本発明は、情報収集技術の分野に属し、着用物品の自動情報収集及び利用を実現するのを目的とする。本発明は着用物品情報収集システム及び方法を提供し、当該システムは、着用物品のオリジナル情報を収集するための情報収集装置と、情報収集装置と通信し、情報収集装置により収集されたオリジナル情報を受信して、オリジナル情報から着用物品の特徴情報を抽出するための処理装置とを備える。当該方法は、着用物品のオリジナル情報を収集することと、オリジナル情報から着用物品の特徴情報を抽出することとを含む。本発明の着用物品情報収集システム及び方法により、着用物品の情報収集、分析処理、データ記憶及び三次元モデリングを実現でき、人が行う代わりに機器を利用して、ユーザーの着用物品の情報及びニーズを記録し、作業効率を向上させながら、情報記録の精度を向上させ、ユーザーに対するその後のサービスをより適切に実行させる。【選択図】図１
Patent JP-2020533588-A (JP)
Title: マルチパラメータ代謝脆弱性指数評価
IPC: G01N33/68
Filed: 2018-09-07
Abstract: 【課題】何らかの原因からの早死の人のリスクをよりよく予測又は評価することができる因子で構成されるリスク計算器が必要である。【解決手段】少なくとも１つの定義されたリスクの数学モデルを使用して、被験者の代謝脆弱性指数（ＭＶＸ）スコアを判定する為の方法及びシステムが開示される。本方法は、様々な健康リスクを区別する為に様々な生体指標を評価することを含む。一実施形態では、本方法は、生体指標を評価して、早期全原因死亡率の相対リスクを判定することを含む。モデルは、被験者の少なくとも１つの生体サンプル中のＧｌｙｃＡ、Ｓ−ＨＤＬＰ、分岐鎖アミノ酸（ＢＣＡＡ）、ケトン体、総血清タンパク質、及びクエン酸塩のＮＭＲ由来測定値を含んでいてもよい。【選択図】図１
Patent JP-2020527728-A (JP)
Title: 表面欠陥を検出するためのデバイスおよび方法
IPC: G01N21/88
Filed: 2018-07-09
Abstract: 検査されることとなる少なくとも１つの表面（６）の上の欠陥を検出するためのデバイスは、検査されることとなる少なくとも１つの表面（６）の上に電磁放射線のビームを投射するように適合されている供給源（１）と、供給源（１）に共通のスペクトルワーキングバンド（ＢＬ）の中で、検査されることとなる表面のイメージを取得するように適合されているビデオカメラ（２）と、供給源（１）によって放出される電磁放射線の少なくとも一部を妨害するように適合されており、また、検査されることとなる表面（６）の上の電磁放射線の強度の空間的分布をより均質にするように適合されている、ディフューザー（３）とを含み、スペクトルワーキングバンド（ＢＬ）は、２００ｎｍ以下のバンド幅を有しており、３００ｎｍから１１００ｎｍの間に含まれている。
Patent JP-2021502263-A (JP)
Title: ソフトロボットシステム用のアームの端部ツール
IPC: B25J15/12
Filed: 2018-11-13
Abstract: 例示的実施形態は、ロボットのアームの端部ツール（ＥＯＡＴ）のためのユニークな構造に関する。いくつかの実施形態によると、２つ以上のフィンガまたはアクチュエータが、ＥＯＡＴ上に存在し得、アクチュエータは、枢軸部間の距離が変動されることを可能にする連結部に取り付けられる、枢軸部の１つ以上のセットを通してハブに接続され得る。従来のＥＯＡＴと比較されると、例示的実施形態は、アクチュエータの運動範囲を向上させ、把持姿勢を改良し、把持力を増加させ、アクチュエータ上の負荷を平衡させる。
Patent JP-2021503248-A (JP)
Title: 干渉測定パラメータの設定のための方法及びデバイス
IPC: H04W24/10
Filed: 2017-11-17
Abstract: 例示的な実施形態が、不整合条件に基づいて送信端を第１のモード及び第２のモードのうちの一方で選択的に動作させる無線通信方法を記載する。不整合が不在である場合には、送信端は第１のモードで伝送することができ、第１のモードにおいて、送信端は、データ又は制御伝送と同じ時間単位で干渉評価のための伝送リソースをスケジュールする。不整合を検出した場合には、送信端は第２のモードで伝送することができ、第２のモードにおいて、干渉を決定するための伝送リソースは、データ又は制御伝送とは異なる時間単位を占有するようにスケジュールされる。【選択図】図２
Patent JP-2020530806-A (JP)
Title: 医療関係者への放射線被曝を減少させるための表示デバイス
IPC: A61B6/06
Filed: 2018-08-06
Abstract: 患者支持プラットフォームに取り付け可能であり、イメージング放射線から医者を保護するために移動可能な透明放射線シールドは、患者データおよび／またはＸ線画像に関するシールド上へのデータオーバーレイを提供するよう制御可能な透明コンピューターディスプレイを含んでいる。【選択図】図９
Patent JP-2020531222-A (JP)
Title: プレコンディショニングされた寝具製品用の３次元ポリマー繊維マトリクス層
IPC: D04H3/03
Filed: 2018-08-17
Abstract: マットレスなどの寝具製品に用いられるためのプレコンディショニングされた３次元ポリマー繊維マトリクス層（１０）が開示される。プレコンディショニングされた３次元ポリマー繊維マトリクス層（１０）は、一般に、押し出された３次元ポリマー繊維層と、その繊維層内に配置されるとともにその層にある自由空間のうちの少なくとも一部を占有するフォーム材料（例えば、ポリウレタン、ラテックスなど）とを含む。プレコンディショニングされた３次元ポリマー繊維マトリクス層の機械特性をプレコンディショニングがされていない３次元ポリマー繊維マトリクス層に対して変化させるように、接続点およびランダムに配向されたポリマー繊維の一部は壊れる。