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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5688579 | Mounting composite A mounting composite for removably mounting sheet materials on a vertical wall formed of woven or knitted fabric. The mounting composite comprises a support layer with means along its front surface for retaining and displaying sheet materials, and a faste... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5683194 | Attaching strips for documents A strip for attaching a document to a binder without punching openings in the document or for reinforcing a document around openings formed in the document through which the document can be mounted in a binder. The strip comprises an elongate layer of thi... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5681302 | Elastic sheet-like composite An elastic sheet-like composite comprising a multiplicity of elongate strands of resiliently elastic material, and one or more sheets of material bonded along its length or at sheet bonding locations to the elastic strands, some of which sheets have arcua... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5679302 | Method for making a mushroom-type hook strip for a mechanical fastener A mushroom-type hook strip that can be used in a hook-and-loop mechanical fastener. The hook strip includes a homogeneous backing of thermoplastic resin and, integral with the backing, a high density array of hooks including stems projecting from the back... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5672404 | Attachment strips Attachment strips that can be withdrawn from an enclosure, each comprising a flexible backing layer, a field of hooks along and projecting from one of its surfaces; and a first layer of pressure sensitive adhesive along one of its surfaces. The strips can... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5672402 | Removable adhesive tape A removable adhesive tape comprising a highly extensible and substantially inelastic backing and a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive. The backing has a high tensile strength, has a lengthwise elongation at break of at least about 150% with less than ab... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5672238 | Hanger sheet and tape dispenser combination A combination of a tape dispenser including a molded polymeric frame and a cutting blade on a blade support portion of the frame, and a hanger sheet (e.g., of card stock and printed with trademark and use information) having a first end portion engaged wi... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5671866 | Refillable sheet dispenser with storage A refillable sheet dispenser of the type having walls defining a cavity adapted to receive a stack of sheets including first and second end walls at opposite ends of a side wall with the first end wall having an elongate outlet opening through which indiv... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5667626 | Masking device hub providing two position tape support A tape hub including a support portion defining a peripheral surface around an axis adapted to frictionally receive a cylindrical inner surface of a core wound with tape, and means on the tape hub for positioning a first edge of the length of tape wrapped... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5665446 | Laminate for precise application of graphics to a substrate Known laminates can be used to apply graphics to glass panels to present an etched or sand-blasted appearance. Such graphics, which have been cut from a decorative polymeric film of a laminate, can be applied more easily, quickly, and with greater precisi... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5643397 | Equipment for forming a sheet of loop material A sheet of loop material adapted to be cut into pieces to form loop portions for fasteners of the type comprising releasably engageable hook and loop portions, or to be incorporated into items such as disposable garments or diapers or into sheets of abras... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5641369 | Wrist rest assembly A wrist rest assembly for use along the front edge of a device to be operated by a person's hands or fingers, such as in front of a computer keyboard, including an elongate base assembly on which is supported an elongate pad. The base assembly has a top p... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5640772 | Cutting tool and method for manufacture A cutting tool adapted to be reciprocated by a manually manipulated air hammer or similar device while being used to separate laminated materials. The cutting tool comprises a blade of thin resiliently flexible metal having a sharpened edge and an opposit... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5639327 | Disposable diaper with thermoplastic material anchored hook fastener portion A hook fastener portion for use in a hook and loop fastener that has a woven backing with portions of pile monofilaments projecting from its front surface providing hooks adapted for making releasable engagement with loops of the fastener. Only a layer of... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5631057 | Simulated beveled glass applique An appliqu e adapted to be adhered for decorative purposes to a planar surface on a layer of transparent material (e.g., of glass or plastic). The appliqu e comprises a layer of polymeric material which is transparent and free of visible inclusions. The f... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5631055 | Paint masking assembly and method of masking A paint masking assembly comprising a sheet of paint masking material having a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive releasably adhered to a sheet of liner material which is coextensive with and extends beyond the sheet of paint masking material, and is sl... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5628679 | Holder for an abrading disk tool An improved abrading disk tool for holding a multi-layer brush of stacked non-woven fibrous webs to be mounted on a rotation driving spindle in use, which tool can be easily assembled without using any adhesive, but using tool members which, preferably, m... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5620162 | Adjustable paper holder An adjustable paper holder including an elongate support member adapted to be attached along either side of a computer monitor with the support member extending generally parallel to its front surface; and a sheet support plate that is mounted on the supp... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5618062 | Note or note pad preparation method A method for making custom printed notes or note pads. One or more sheet assemblies are provided which have first and second sheets and a pattern of pressure-sensitive adhesive on the rear major surface of each of the sheets that contacts and is releasabl... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5616394 | Sheet of loop material, and garments having such loop material incorporated therein A sheet of loop material adapted to be cut into pieces to form loop portions for fasteners of the type comprising releasably engageable hook and loop portions, or to be incorporated into items such as disposable garments or diapers or into sheets of abras... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5611791 | Sheet of loop material, and garments having such loop material incorporated therein A sheet of loop material adapted to be cut into pieces to form loop portions for fasteners of the type comprising releasably engageable hook and loop portions, or to be incorporated into items such as disposable garments or diapers or into sheets of abras... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5609513 | Cleaning and dressing fly lines Fly lines become dirty in use and need to be cleaned periodically. A fly line can retain good shootability for a longer period of time when cleaned by a flexible, pliable abrasive article bearing abrasive granules having diameters substantially within the... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5607635 | Mushroom-type hook strip for a mechanical fastener A mushroom-type hook strip for a hook-and-loop fastener has a flexible backing of thermoplastic resin and, integral with backing, an array of upstanding stems distributed across at least one face of the backing, each having a mushroom head. The stems have... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5597618 | Application member for applying a coating material to a substrate An application member for applying a coating material, such as a pressure sensitive adhesive, to a receiving surface, such as a paper substrate. The application member includes a cylindrical peripheral surface and a plurality of spaced, discrete structure... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5593120 | Quick-mounting fastening assembly A quick-mounting fastening assembly including a fastening structure having an initial attachment surface, and a main attachment surface that is approximately co-planar with the initial attachment surface. A layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive over the in... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5584535 | Easily adjustable footrest A footrest to be supported on a floor for which the height of the footrest from the floor and the angle of a foot support surface on the footrest with respect to the floor are independently adjustable. Projections on one portion of the footrest are movabl... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5575574 | Sheet composite adapted to be printed A sheet composite adapted to be printed in printers of the type commonly used with personal or other types of computers including lasers printers, ink jet printers and impact printers. The sheet composite comprises (1) a primary sheet portion having oppos... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5565253 | Dispensing assembly A dispensing assembly adapted to be mounted on a backboard that may be supported on an easel or other support structure. The dispensing assembly includes a cylindrical core; a length of sheet material in a roll coaxially around the core; and a molded plas... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5558277 | Applicator for shear thinning viscous coating materials A pneumatic applicator for shear thinning viscous coating materials that includes a nozzle having a through material opening, and a distal end surface at an outlet end of the nozzle, an air operated system for dispensing viscous material at a steady rate ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5551595 | Dispenser package for use in ring binders A thin dispenser package including a housing having a peripheral edge portion with through openings that can be mounted in a ring binder or a hook like projection that can be engaged in pocket folders, portfolios or the like. The dispenser package include... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5549267 | Frame assembly and composite inclusive thereof A frame assembly for use on a device such a computer monitor having a front viewed surface surrounded by a housing. The frame assembly includes a stiff frame having generally planar front and rear surfaces that includes elongate border portions having inn... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5526955 | Assembly including refillable compact sheet dispenser Described is a dispenser for sheets received in a cavity in the dispenser that are pulled through an outlet opening in a top wall of the dispenser. The dispenser has access openings that afford inspection of the number of sheets remaining in the dispenser... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5524929 | Binding assembly A binding assembly including (1) a plurality of support strips; (2) layers of pressure sensitive adhesive (which could be repositionable, removable or permanent pressure sensitive adhesive) along front surfaces of the support strips; and (3) layers of rel... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5518144 | Dispenser package A dispenser package including a stack of flexible sheets adhered together by layers of pressure sensitive adhesive with first and second ends of successive sheets in the stack adjacent; and an enclosure in which the stack of sheets is positioned having to... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5507464 | Article support using stretch releasing adhesives An article support adapted for adhering to a substrate is described. The article support preferably includes a base member, a stretch release adhesive tape adhered to that base member, and some mechanism for gripping the stretch release adhesive tape. The... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5494190 | Method and combination for dispensing two part sealing material Quantities of two low viscosity liquid components are provided in separated portions of a flexible bag or package. Separable attachment of package walls between the liquid components is broken, and the liquids are mixed together within the package by mani... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5472559 | Surface protecting assembly and method A method for protecting a surface from radiant heat such as for protecting an outer surface portion of an automobile from heat during radiant heating to cure paint on another newly painted outer surface portion of the automobile. Exposed adhesive on tape ... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5469623 | Cutting tool and method for manufacture A cutting tool adapted to be reciprocated by a manually manipulated air hammer or similar device while being used to separate laminated materials. The cutting tool comprises a blade of thin resiliently flexible metal having a sharpened edge and an opposit... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5468332 | Tape dispenser A tape dispenser having a polymeric frame with a cutter support portion having a cutting edge along one end, opposite side wall portions attached along opposite side edges of the cutter support portion, opposed hub portions projecting toward each other fr... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5466500 | Double-coated pressure-sensitive adhesive tape incorporating a strong, flexible thread An improved window insulating kit of the type including a transparent plastic film and a double-coated pressure-sensitive adhesive tape by which a piece of the plastic film can be mounted and stretched taut across a window casement. Excess plastic film ca... | 11/14/1995 |
