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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6663684 | Dust collecting filter cloth and bag filter Provided are a dust-collecting filter cloth that comprises a base fabric and web, wherein at least the web includes modified cross-section fibers of polyphenylene sulfide; and a bag filter made of the filter cloth. When fitted to an exhaust gas dust colle... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6659289 | Hemocathartic column for purifying blood A hemocathartic column and apparatus, in which a column containing an adsorber capable of adsorbing and removing impurity components in blood, and in which the blood of an organism is extracorporeally circulated through the column, to be purified, and fur... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6653345 | C-C chemokine synthesis inhibitor A method of inhibiting mammalian C--C chemokine production by using a mammalian C--C chemokine synthesis inhibitor containing a prostaglandin I derivative as an active component to treat a variety of circulatory diseases, inflammation, allergic diseases, ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6629660 | Take-up method and device for synthetic fiber and method of using thread package A method and apparatus for winding synthetic fibers is disclosed. According to the invention, a yarn is wound around a bobbin without winding a tail bunch, at a high successful bobbin-to-bobbin yarn transfer rate for a variety of yarn properties, i.e. dif... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6623681 | Polyester fiber and process for preparing the same Intermediate polyester fibre and method for the production thereof, characterized in that highly oriented undrawn polyester yarn with a degree of crystallinity in a specified range is passed under a tension of 0.3×10-2 g/d to 5.0×10-2 | 09/23/2003 |
| 6617381 | Polyamide resin composition and forming from the same Disclosed is a polyamide resin composition, a method for producing the composition, and articles from the composition. The polyamide resin composition polyamide resin composition is formed by melt-kneading (A) 100 parts by weight of nylon resin, and (B) 5... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6610378 | Biaxially oriented polyester film to be formed into containers A biaxially oriented polyester film capable of lining the interior and/or exterior of a container, including a polyester containing about 93 mol % or more of ethylene terephthalate. The film has a breaking elongation in the machine direction. (S MD) and t... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6610384 | Laminated film for thermosensitive image transfer material A laminated film for thermosensitive image transfer material, comprises a biaxially oriented polyester film including at least one surface thereof a laminated layer containing 50% by weight or more of a wax-based compound, wherein the laminated layer has ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6244031 | Process for production of a composite textured yarn, woven or knitted fabrics made therefrom A composite textured yarn contains a component yarn A and a component yarn B each false twisted and crimped. The component yarn B is shorter in yarn length or larger in shrinkage at least after heat treatment. Single fibers of component B have thick porti... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6241879 | Filtering machine and filter cloth therefor A filter cloth comprising at least a base layer and a filtering layer, characterized in that the ratio T/L of the thickness (T) of the filtering layer to the length (L) of fibers of fiber bundles constituting the filtering layer is 0.02 to 0.7 and the sum... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6242643 | Method for preparing aromatic carboxylic acids, aromatic aldehydes, and aromatic alcohols An aromatic carboxylic acid, aromatic aldehyde, and aromatic alcohol are simultaneously and efficiently prepared by liquid phase oxidizing an aromatic compound represented by formula (I) with a gas containing molecular oxygen, in a presence of a catalyst ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 5567749 | Semiconductor device-encapsulating epoxy resin composition A semiconductor-encapsulating composition comprised of (i) an epoxy resin preferably containing a bifunctional biphenyl-skeletal epoxy resin and/or a bifunctional naphthalene-skeletal epoxy resin, (ii) a curing agent containing 4,4'-dihydroxybiphenyl, and... | 10/22/1996 |
| 4952449 | Biaxially oriented polyester film A biaxially oriented polyester film suited as a substrate for magnetic recording media. The film comprises a polyester and inert particles and has at least one surface with protrusions formed by the existence of the inert particles. The surface has a para... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4923925 | Resin compositions and their manufacturing method Resin compositions of (A) 50-95 percent by weight of a polyamide and (B) 5-50 percent by weight of a modified polyolefin containing in side chains 0.005-5 molar percent of functional groups expressed by formulas (I) and/or (II) below and 0.005-5 molar per... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4648826 | Melt-spinning apparatus A melt-spinning apparatus usable for producing various synthetic fibers in various manners, including a polymer melter; a heat-insulating housing having a detachable ceiling cover and a bottom having an opening; a detachable beam block having a cavity for... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4607409 | Method and apparatus for processing textiles A method and an apparatus for processing textile are disclosed. The method and apparatus particularly relate to raising or shearing textile by bringing it into contact with an abrasive surface by a flowing liquid. By such a technique, raising or shearing ... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4518675 | Stripper for radiosensitive resist As a stripper for a radiosensitive resist formed of a poly(fluoroalkyl -haloacrylate) or a copolymer thereof, there is used a solution which contains 0.1 to 40 wt. % of an alkali metal alkoxide, an alkali metal hydroxide or a tetraalkylammonium hyd... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4482621 | Two-component type dry developer A two-component type dry developer consisting of a mixture of a toner and a magnetic carrier. The toner contains a resin as its main component. The magnetic carrier has a specific surface area of 100 to 300 cm2 /g and a shape factor of not less... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4429000 | Moisture-permeable waterproof coated fabric and method of making the same A moisture-permeable waterproof coated fabric having a microporous polyurethane layer is obtained by the so-called wet coagulation method using as a coated solution a polar organic solvent solution containing 8 to 25% by weight of a polyurethane elastomer... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4394986 | Yarn winding apparatus The present invention relates to a yarn winding apparatus wherein a yarn is wound on a bobbin tube at a constant wind ratio. According to the present invention, the rotational speed of a winding spindle is electrically controlled in accordance with yarn t... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4395652 | Ultrasonic transducer element An ultrasonic transducer element includes a polymer piezoelectric film having a plurality of sections. The sections are defined by wave planes of ultrasonic waves having substantially λ/2 phase difference emanated from an imaginary focal point or line lo... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4390566 | Method of producing soft sheet In a methd for producing a soft sheet material containing thinned fibers or filaments and a viscoelastic substance, the improvement comprising: (A) applying a mixture of a viscoelastic substance and a temporary filler to a sheet material containing thinnable f... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4389453 | Reinforced polyphenylene sulfide molded board, printed circuit board including this molded board and process for preparation thereof A polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) molded board reinforced with 15-85 wt. % of glass fibers (GF) having a length of at least 5 mm is provided. The molded board is useful as an insulating substrate of a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board is prepar... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4383403 | Multicolored yarn and method A multicolored spun yarn is provided which comprises a substantially untwisted bundle of core staple fibers and a plurality of staple fibers wrapped helically around said bundle of core staple fibers; the bundle of core staple fibers comprise a plurality ... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4325915 | Bulk polymerization reactor A bulk polymerization reactor takes the form of a vertical, cylindrical vat of a jacket construction defining a reaction chamber which a rotary drive shaft having an off-center longitudinal section with perforated discs and shearing blades extends vertica... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4296349 | Ultrasonic transducer Ultrasonic transducer advantageously usable for diagnostic purpose includes a piezoelectric element such as a PVDF film backed with a reflective layer of a reduced thickness specified in relation to the wavelength of sound waves within the reflective laye... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4277340 | Membrane separation module and apparatus for its production Disclosed is a liquid separation module of the spiral type which is produced by a simple apparatus requiring no manual operations, so that a mandrel is provided with a spirally and tightly wound layer arrangement consisting of a plurality of layer element... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4219457 | Resinous composition for surface-treating reinforcing fibers and surface-treating process Disclosed are reinforcing fibers, particularly carbon fibers, used for the manufacture of a reinforced plastic composite material which are surface-treated with a resinous composition comprising (A) epoxy resin, (B) condensation product of an acid compone... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4035441 | Polyester filament having excellent antistatic properties and process for preparing the same A polyester filament in which a polyether-polyester block copolymer is dispersed as fine striae along the filament axis, at least one of which is substantially endless. Process for preparing the same includes a melt spinning apparatus with static mixing e... | 07/12/1977 |
| 3932687 | Fibrous configuration composed of a plurality of mutually entangled bundles of fine fibers A fibrous article having a suede-like surface is composed of numerous staple fiber bundle units mutually entangled with one another in a three-dimensional configuration. Each staple fiber bundle unit comprises a plurality of flexible and relatively movabl... | 01/13/1976 |