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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120129695 | METHOD OF PRODUCING PLANT BIOSTIMULANT A method of producing a plant biostimulant includes hydrolyzing bacterial cells to obtain a hydrolysate and formulating the hydrolysate as a plant biostimulant for foliar application or application as a soil adjuvant.... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120107571 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DECORATIVE LEATHER ELEMENT The present application relates to a method for producing a composite body comprising a flexible decorative material for use as decorative trim having a visible surface in a motor vehicle. The method comprises first joining a plurality of material pieces to form a mater... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20110281998 | POLYURETHANE-POLYUREA DISPERSIONS BASED ON POLYCARBONATE-POLYOLS The invention relates to new, hydrolysis-stable, aqueous polyurethane-polyurea dispersions based on polycarbonate-polyols, to a process for preparing them and to their use in coating materials.... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20100263412 | Leather-marking method and its device A leather-marking method and its device mainly includes a marking machine combined with a special marking needle having ball shaped needle head such that the marking needle will be punched on the leather with a certain degree of force to form the indents but not penetra... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100263235 | COATED LEATHER A coated leather, in particular split cowhide leather, has a preferably nubuck-like appearing surface structure. The coating is formed with a surface layer formed with a mechanically and moisture-stable polymer and bonded to the surface of the leather or split leather b... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100058818 | HIDE FOLDING SYSTEM AND METHOD The present invention is a method and system for processing animal hides in a meat processing facility. In one embodiment, the system the system includes a grading station for determining hide grades, a measuring station for determining at least one hide dimension of th... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20080271344 | Goat Skin for Shoe and Apparel Manufacture The present invention relates to the modification of goat and caprine leathers to render them suitable for use in the manufacture of sports shoes, and certain other items of footwear and apparel. Goatskin, while possessing some desirable properties, has poor wear and te... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080134647 | RIDING SADDLE AND ITS METHOD OF MANUFACTURE A riding saddle provided with a semi-rigid tree (1) is remarkable in that it includes a semi-rigid trapezium (2) facing the back (50) of the horse and on which the saddle is placed, which trapezium co-operates with the tree (1).... | 06/12/2008 |
| 20080120793 | Method of Leather Processing and Leather of Three-Dimensional Shape A method of leather processing which, without need of using a large amount of a hardener, etc., can yield a leather which can retain a three-dimensional shape, especially one with a fine, highly attractive design, for a long time and has high stretchability and high rec... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080092603 | Process and Equipment Used to Cut and Model Sheets of Leather or Other Modellable Materials The present invention refers to a process used to cut and model sheets of leather or other modellable materials, according to which cutting and modelling are carried out by means of a die and a lid-punch that cooperate to cut a leather sheet positioned and tightened bet... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20070292702 | Water-Repellent and Self-Cleaning Leather By buffing at least one surface of a leather which has been rendered hydrophobic in cross section, a surface which reduces superhydrophobic and self-cleaning properties of the leather (Lotus-Effekt®) is generated. This leather is particularly suitable for shoes and tex... | 12/20/2007 |
| 20070028655 | Method and machine for non-destructive stretching and fastening of a pelt on a pelt board In connection with the non-destructive stretching and fastening of pelts (2) on distention elements/pelt boards (4), where the pelt is stretched and fastened in the stretched position during the drying process by means of a fixing bag, it has shown that th... | 02/08/2007 |
| 20050268671 | Process of tanning hide The present invention relates to a process of tanning where the step of contacting the hides with chromium salts is preceded by acidification with organic acids sufficient to reach a pH of from about 3.5 to 5 at the surface of the hide and pH of from about 4.0 to 6.5 at... | 12/08/2005 |