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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120070611 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING SHEETS OF FIBRES FROM BANANA PLANTS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PAPER PRODUCTS A method and apparatus for producing sheets from the pseudostems of banana plants in the family Musaceae, each pseudostem having a longitudinal axis. The method includes the steps of feeding a pseudostem (14) into a workstation, supporting (62, 34) the pse... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120034415 | CARBON FIBER STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME A carbon fiber structure and a manufacturing method of the same are provided. The carbon fiber structure includes a carbon fiber-reinforced carbon composite material having carbon fibers and a carbonaceous matrix. The carbon fibers are configured by a substantially line... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120025110 | REINFORCED POLYMER X-RAY WINDOW An x-ray window comprising a polymer and carbon nanotubes and/or graphene. The carbon nanotubes and/or graphene can be embedded in the polymer. Multiple layers of polymer, carbon nanotubes, and/or graphene may be used. The polymer with carbon nanotubes and/or graphene c... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120027989 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL MEMBER AND PREPREG SHEET LAMINATE A manufacturing method of composite material member includes a step of shaping a laminate including laminated prepreg sheets along a mold. The laminate includes a first layer in which fibers are oriented in single direction. In the first layer, a first surface crossing ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120015131 | BAMBOO LUMBER PRODUCTS A building material includes a first segment of a grass; a second segment of the grass; and a first joint element in the first segment that engages with a corresponding second joint element in the second segment, so that the segments form a strip. The grass may be bambo... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120013978 | PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE FILM FOR AN ORIENTATING TREATMENT IN A PHOTO-ORIENTABLE LAYER The present invention relates to a pressure sensitive adhesive film for an orientating treatment of a photo-orientable layer, a laminated film, a method for preparing an optical filter or a stereoscopic image display device. In the present invention, the pressure sensit... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110311761 | Parallel Passage Fluid Contactor Structure A parallel passage fluid contactor structure for chemical reaction processes has one or more segments, where each segment has a plurality of substantially parallel fluid flow passages oriented in an axial direction; cell walls between each adjacent fluid flow passages a... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110296794 | ACOUSTICAL SOUND PROOFING MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME A laminated structure comprises a first external layer and a second external layer; an internal layer disposed between the first and the second external layers; a first adhesive layer disposed between the first external layer and the internal layer, wherein the first ad... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110293880 | BAMBOO ARTIFICIAL BOARD AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF The present invention provides a bamboo-based panel comprising a hunk bamboo bundle mat based panel and a bamboo fiber reinforced composite. The bamboo-based panel comprises several pieces of the hunk bamboo bundle mats or oriented bamboo fiber mats (OBFM) which are par... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110281062 | ARTICLES FORMED FROM ALIGNED FIBER CURED IN A POLYASPARTIC ACID URETHANE MATRIX A freestanding article is provided that uses a cured polyaspartic acid urethane resin to form a hardened matrix impregnating and surrounding a cloth having parallel fibers. This resin provides an article with superior mechanical and weathering properties relative to con... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110274872 | ULTRA THICK BAMBOO-WOOD COMPOSITE PANEL, ULTRA THICK SOLID WOOD COMPOSITE PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF The present invention provides ultra-thick bamboo/wood and solid wood composite panels, comprising core board, surface board and back board; said core board is composed of ultra-thick peeling veneers with the thickness of 6 to 12 mm, both said surface board and back boa... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110262686 | High Tensile Strength Article with Elastomeric Layer The present invention is an article of a film or sheet or a laminate of the film or sheet with nonwoven facing layer(s). The film or sheet is a blended compound of selectively hydrogenated thermoplastic block copolymer, a tackifying resin, and polyolefin and/or polystyr... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110262687 | ENGINEERED PLANT BIOMASS FEEDSTOCK PARTICLES A novel class of flowable biomass feedstock particles with unusually large surface areas that can be manufactured in remarkably uniform sizes using low-energy comminution techniques. The feedstock particles are roughly parallelepiped in shape and characterized by a leng... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110259489 | PLIES OF THREADS COMPRISING ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING REGIONS Reinforcing ply (13, 14, 15) designed to produce a tire (1) formed of an assembly of threads, mostly coated with a poorly electrically conducting rubber compound (130, 140, 150), parallel with each other and making a given angle with the longitudina... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110256340 | MESHWORK MADE OF RIBBONS A meshwork made of ribbons (1, 2) is described which are connected with each other by way of a thermoplastic filler material. In order to provide simple constructional conditions it is proposed that the ribbons (1, 2) which are laid in at least two groups ... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110256341 | MULTILAYERED POLYETHYLENE MATERIAL AND BALLISTIC RESISTANT ARTICLES MANUFACTURED THEREFROM The present invention relates to polyethylene material that has a plurality of unidirectionally oriented polyethylene monolayers cross-plied and compressed at an angle to one another, each polyethylene monolayer composed of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene and e... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110250381 | METHOD OF FORMING A COMPOSITE ARTICLE A method of forming an article on a tool and an article. The tool has one longitudinal direction and one transversal direction. A stack of plies including fibers is arranged so that when positioned on the tool a ply arranged closest to the tool and a ply arranged furthe... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110239602 | MAT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE MAT, AND APPARATUS FOR PURIFYING EXHAUST GAS A mat includes a first principal face, a second principal face opposite to the first principal face, entangled points, and unentangled portions. The entangled points are provided by entangling inorganic fibers with one another. The unentangled portions are provided from... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110236620 | FIBRE REINFORCED COMPOSITE A secondary ply structure suitable for incorporation into a continuous fibre reinforced composite structure comprising a matrix material and a plurality of fibre ply reinforcing structures, a continuous fibre reinforced composite material so formed, and a method for the... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110236622 | FIBER COMPOSITE COMPONENT FOR ABSORBING ENERGY In the case of a fiber composite component for energy absorption in the event of a crash for an aircraft or spacecraft, the fiber composite component is formed as a laminate construction made of CFRP layers and at least one integrated metal foil portion which is corrosi... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110236623 | PLASTIC CO-EXTRUSION APPARATUS WITH SELECTABLE POLYMER FLOW CONTROL AND PRODUCT PRODUCED USING THE APPARATUS Co-extrusion apparatus for manufacturing a laminated plastic film or sheet comprises a plug-type layer sequencer including a plurality of channels for conducting a plurality of polymer flows; a transitional aspect ratio block for inducing the plurality of polymer flows ... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110212292 | Thermoplastic-Toughened Cyanate Ester Resin Composites With Low Heat Release Properties Composite materials that contain thermoplastic-toughened cyanate ester resins as the resin matrix. The composite materials exhibit low levels of heat release when burned. The matrix resins are composed of from 50 to 80 weight percent of a cyanate ester resin component. ... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110206522 | ROTATING AIRFOIL FABRICATION UTILIZING CMC Disclosed is an airfoil comprising a plurality of ceramic matrix composite (CMC) fabric sheets which are layered to form a single, layered fabric sheet. The layered fabric sheet is formed so as to define a pressure and suction side of the airfoil. The airfoil includes p... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110195221 | REINFORCEMENT PATCHES WITH UNIDIRECTIONALLY-ALIGNED FIBERS Reinforcement patches comprising a mastic and a plurality of unidirectionally-aligned fibers at least partially embedded in a first major surface of the mastic are described. Generally, at least 90% of the unidirectionally-aligned fibers are oriented having an axis of a... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110183103 | POLYMERIC FIBERS COATED WITH AN OLEFIN BLOCK COPOLYMER CONTAINING RESIN AND LAMINATES COMPRISING POLYMERIC FIBERS IN A RESIN OF OLEFIN BLOCK COPOLYMERS Polymeric fibers coated with an olefin block copolymer containing resin, the olefin block copolymer having a density of 0.815 kg/dm3 to 0.920 kg/dm3 and a melting point of 110° C. to 130° C. and laminates comprising polymeric tapes embedded in a ... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110166494 | PROSTHESIS COMPRISING KNITTED MATERIAL LAYERS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BY ULTRASONIC WELDING The present invention relates to a prosthesis comprising at least two pieces of knitted fabric and to the method of manufacturing it using a sonotrode to perform ultrasonic welding. The prosthesis comprises at least one first piece of knitted fabric and at least one sec... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110152809 | ABSORBENT CORE WITH PATTERN OF ADHESIVE An absorbent core comprising super absorbent polymer particles and a pattern of adhesive for use in disposable absorbent articles, for example for the absorption of menses or blood.... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110143087 | FLAME-RESISTANT COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND ARTICLES CONTAINING CARBON NANOTUBE-INFUSED FIBER MATERIALS Flame-resistant composite materials containing carbon nanotubes are described herein. The flame-resistant composite materials contain an outer layer and at least one inner layer, containing a first polymer matrix and a second polymer matrix, respectively. The outer laye... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110135486 | BELT OF A ROTOR BLADE OF A WIND POWER PLANT A belt (20) of a rotor blade (10) of a wind power plant, that includes a plurality of fiber-reinforced individual layers, which are interconnected by a resin. At least one fiber-reinforced individual layer of the belt has a longitudinal stiffness of more t... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110123760 | PRODUCT BASED ON MINERAL FIBERS AND PROCESS FOR OBTAINING IT A thermal insulation product based on mineral wool, characterized in that the fibers have a micronaire of less than 10 l/min, preferably less than 7 l/min and especially between 3 and 6 l/min, the product including infrared absorbent and/or reflective elements, and in t... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110104428 | Composite Laminate Product A laminated product (1) that forms a deformable cellular structure, comprising: an upper band (2) and a lower band (3) both oriented in the same main direction (X); and between the two bands and connecting the latter in zones (4a, 4... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110092872 | MEDICAL COMPRESSION THERAPY MATERIAL, BANDAGE AND CLOTHING PIECE A material for a product for the compression of body parts includes a two-dimensional base body. At least one linear protuberance, which extends longitudinally in a basic direction, is formed on at least one flat side of this base body. The at least one protuberance has... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110075320 | Dielectric Film, Associated Article and Method An article having a cyanoresin dielectric film is described. The cyanoresin dielectric film includes nanostructures of a toughening material. A method of forming such a cyanoresin dielectric film is also described. A capacitor having a cyanoresin dielectric film is pres... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110076442 | AUTOMATED FIBER PLACEMENT IN FEMALE MOLD A method and system for forming a product including a layer of fiber to a surface of a mold is provided. The system includes a mold and an apparatus. The mold is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation. An apparatus includes a base and a head coupled to the base.... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110064910 | LIGHT TRANSMISSIVE FILM AND FABRICATION METHOD OF LIGHT TRANSMISSIVE FILM A manufacturing method of a light transmissive film includes the following steps. A film is provided, and the film includes a plurality of nano-units and has a reference direction. In addition, a plurality of first stripes parallel to each other is formed on the film by... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110064909 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL A composite material comprises a layer of fibres conjoined to a matrix, where one of the matrix and fibres comprises a first component which exhibits auxetic behaviour for loading along a first direction, and the other of the matrix and fibres comprises a second compone... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110064907 | SHAPED ARTICLES WITH BALSA WOOD AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THEM Shaped articles made of balsa veneers, balsa chips, balsa strands or balsa strips, which are oriented in the same direction according to their grain direction, and the grain direction of the individual chips deviates by 0° to 30° from the direction of the axis of the ... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110051569 | BAND, WRISTWATCH WITH THE BAND AND METHOD OF MAKING THE BAND A band, a wristwatch with the band and a method of making the band are described. The band includes a strip-like body with a series of holes provided therein along a length thereof for adjusting an effective length thereof. The body includes a band-shaped support layer ... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110041679 | Lightweight Blast Mitigating Composite Panel Lightweight blast mitigating composite panels (10) include a first glass composite shell (14; 152), an intermediate, preferably honeycomb layer (56; 156), a reinforcing layer (60; 160), an ultra high molecular weight polyethylene fiber (UHMWP... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110039059 | MOLDING ARTICLE WITH EMI SHIELDING FILM AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME A molding article includes a base and an EMI shielding film adhered to the base. The base includes a thermoplastic material and is made by injection molding. The EMI shielding film includes carbon nanotubes.... | 02/17/2011 |
