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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7964047 | Manufacturing method of three-dimensional structure and manufacturing device therefor A manufacturing method of a three-dimensional structure includes (a) placing a second porous sheet on top of a first porous sheet that has a predetermined external shape and at least part of which contains a first functional liquid, (b) bonding at least a range surr... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7699953 | Method for enveloping silicone gel with plastic films and product thereof A method and a product of one-time enveloping silicone gel with plastic films. The surfaces of two films to be in contact with the silicone gel are treated by a plasma casing process (crosslinking by activated species of inert gases) or an electron beam process in a... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7625457 | Dual blade lancing test strip An integrated lancing test strip includes a pair of blade members that each have a lancing tip that are configured to lance skin. A pair of spacer members connect the blade members together such that the blade members define an internal capillary. A test strip is po... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7560004 | Adhesive and sealing layers for electrophoretic displays The invention is directed to methods and compositions for improving the adhesion properties and switching performance of an electrophoretic display. The methods and compositions comprise the use of a high dielectric polymer or oligomer and optionally a crosslinking ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7455744 | Inflatable mattress systems and method of manufacture thereof An air mattress system is provided wherein longitudinal air supply tubes supply air to alternating laterally extending cross support tubes that extend between two longitudinal side rails. The side rails remain inflated despite failure of the pump or ruptures of the ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7429304 | High-speed apparatus and method for forming inflated chambers An apparatus and a method for inflating an inflatable web in which, in one embodiment, the inflatable web is conveyed along a path of travel with an inflation element positioned between unsealed edges of the web and proximate the inflation ports of the web's inflata... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7416627 | Films and film laminates having cushioning cells and processes of making thereof Disclosed herein is a cushioned blown film including a first blown film layer, a second blown film layer, and a plurality of cushioning cells defined between the first blown film layer and the second film layer. The cushioned blown films may be bonded to a fibrous w... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7393486 | Header for module of hollow fiber membranes and method of potting hollow fibers Hollow fiber membranes are potted by injection molding a thermoplastic material into a cavity containing the fibers. The cavity is formed in part by the interaction of a mold and a layer of an adhesive pre-applied to a bundle of the membranes. ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7351297 | Composite elastic web A method for producing a composite web includes supplying two or more webs to an activation mechanism, where the webs are in an unbonded state relative to each other. The method further entails simultaneously activating the webs while they are in a face to face rela... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347911 | Devices and methods for manufacturing packaging materials Devices and methods for inflating and sealing packaging pillows from a material web are shown for consistently producing high-quality packaging pillows. A web of material is advanced past an inflation nozzle, inflated with gas, and sealed closed by a sealing element... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7297223 | Process and structure of liquid crystal panel with one drop fill This present invention relates to a process of liquid crystal panel with one drop fill (ODF). A black matrix, which can not be penetrated by an ultraviolet light while curing a sealant, is formed on the other substrate. Hence, in this present invention, it can avoid... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7293311 | Method of making a multilayered mattress component A method of making a mattress component includes providing a first layer of a first material. Mating patterns are shaped in a surface of the first layer in areas corresponding to a position where hips and shoulders of the user will rest on a mattress. The mating pat... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291238 | Method of manufacturing liquid crystal display panel and liquid crystal display panel manufacturing apparatus A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel is provided which includes bonding a pair of substrates to each other with a gap maintained therebetween and defining an intake between the substrates, injecting liquid crystal into a space between the substra... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7279452 | Sanitizing applicator having a positively charged fabric cover A sanitizing applicator for applying a liquid sanitizer to a surface. The sanitizer may be a quaternary ammonium compound (QAC)-based or chlorine-based sanitizer containing positively charged ions at an effective concentration level for killing a predefined percenta... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270587 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing liquid crystal display devices, method for using the apparatus, and device produced by the method An apparatus for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device includes a unitary vacuum processing chamber, a upper stage affixing a second substrate and a lower stage affixing a first substrate, and a substrate receiving system provided within the vacuum processin... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7249745 | Encapsulated end caps and method of making the same for a writing board tray A writing board support tray comprises a support tray having an end portion coated with an elastomeric material with the support tray and the elastomeric material being substantially inseparably bonded or attached to each other. Further, a writing board support tray... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7248169 | Recursive-reflective display devices In a retroreflective display device comprising at least a surface-protective layer, information display layer, retroreflective layer and a back-protective layer, on or between these layers radio frequency identification unit or units enclosing radio frequency identi... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7225599 | Apparatus and method for forming inflated articles An apparatus for making inflated articles from a film web having two juxtaposed film plies. One version of the apparatus generally includes a first rotary sealing device for producing transverse seals that bond the film plies together, an inflation assembly for dire... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220476 | Apparatus and method for forming inflated chambers An inflatable web, and method and apparatus for inflating the web, which generally includes two sheets having inner surfaces sealed to each other in a pattern defining a series of inflatable chambers of predetermined length, each of the chambers having at least one ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220467 | Photo-alignment material and liquid crystal display device and its manufacturing method using the same A photo-alignment material, a liquid crystal display device using the photo-alignment material, and a manufacturing method. The photo-alignment material is a polymer having a photo-reactive ethenyl group on a main chain. When used as a photo-alignment layer, the pho... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7174696 | Machine and method for inflating and sealing air-filled packing cushions Machine and method for making air-filled packing cushions from a roll of prefabricated film material having a longitudinally extending inflation channel near one edge of the material and chambers which communicate with the channel through laterally extending passage... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165375 | Inflation device for forming inflated containers An inflation device for introducing gas into inflatable webs of the type comprising a pair of juxtaposed film plies and a pair of opposing film edges, the inflation device including a body having a longitudinal dimension, a transverse dimension, and a web-contact re... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163599 | Method and apparatus for sticking polarizer to substrate There is provided a method and apparatus for sticking a polarizer to a liquid crystal panel. The method includes advancing a liquid crystal panel or similar substrate along a conveyance line, peeling a separate sheet from a polarizer to expose an adhesive layer, and... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7152865 | Heel adjustable skate A skate includes a holder frame, a boot, and a locking mechanism. The boot comprises a toe box and a heel portion, wherein the toe box is fixedly attached to the holder frame and wherein the heel portion engages the holder frame such that the heel portion is capable... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147230 | Sealing device and sleeve and holding element for such The sealing device is for drum filters or filter presses to form a seal between the rotary drum end faces and the end faces of the trough in which the rotary drums are situated. A sealing element (3) is disposed in a groove (1) on the rotary drum end f... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141131 | Method of making article of footwear having a fluid-filled bladder with a reinforcing structure A sole component and a method of manufacturing the sole component are disclosed. In general, the sole component includes a fluid-filled bladder and a reinforcing structure extending around the bladder. The reinforcing structure is bonded to the exterior of the bladd... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7141203 | Method of making a diffuser assembly The present invention provides an all-ceramic diffuser assembly that includes a diffuser element formed of a porous ceramic material and a base formed of a non-porous ceramic material. The base includes a peripheral undercut shoulder portion that overlaps a perimete... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7132032 | Bladder with multi-stage regionalized cushioning A bladder which is particularly useful for a sole assembly of a shoe is formed of multiple layers of barrier film to provide multiple pressurized layers of cushioning fluid or gas when the bladder is filled. A multiple gas layer bladder enhances cushioning response ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125463 | Fluid filled unit formation machine and process A machine for the manufacture of inflated plastic dunnage and other fluid filled units is disclosed. In a disclosed and pictured dunnage embodiment, the machine includes a hollow shaft rotatably mounted on a frame. In the preferred embodiment the shaft is solid. Wit... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118638 | Nonwoven fabric, hygroscopic member, method and apparatus for producing nonwoven fabric and organic electroluminescence display An organic electroluminescence display includes a transparent glass substrate, an ITO anode layer, a positive hole transition layer, an RGB luminescence layer, an electron transition layer and a metallic cathode layer. Highly pressurized N2 gas is sealed ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7107235 | Method of conducting business including making and selling a custom article of footwear The present invention teaches a method of conducting retail and Internet business including making and delivering a custom article of footwear. The article of footwear taught in the present invention includes a spring element that can provide improved cushioning, st... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7094124 | Rouse display systems A balloon display generally having decorative, informative and/or structural value. The display is comprised of an aperture framework, inflated chambers and connector members that join inflated chambers through apertures small enough to resist the passage of the inf... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7083849 | Breathable polymer foams A continuous method for making porous foam and the foam articles are described. The method allows for tailoring the porosity of the foam by controlling process variables including draw rate and blowing agent concentration. A method for co-extruding the foams with ot... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081178 | Glass panel A method of constructing a glass panel which comprises two confronting edge sealed glass sheets, the method comprises the steps of providing a solder glass band around the margin of one surface of each glass sheet, forming, at a first temperature, an hermetic bond b... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7059097 | Apparatus for inflating and sealing air-filled packing cushions A machine which inflates and seals pillows in packaging is compact in overall size, can be conveniently operated to produce varied lengths of strips of inflated pillow-type packaging as needed, can begin production of inflated pillow-type strip packaging immediately... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7060147 | Method for the application of a layer remaining permanently adhesive onto the inside of a breast prosthesis A system is provided for application of a layer permanently adhering to the inside of a breast prosthesis formed as a shell-shaped body made from a soft-elastic material, in which a two-component silicone rubber forming the adhesive layer is injected into a mold pri... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7060149 | Nonwoven fabrics with advantageous properties This invention relates to nonwoven fabrics with advantageous characteristics and the method to produce these fabrics. Advantageously, the fabrics of the subject invention have increased thickness (loft) compared to conventional nonwoven fabrics and have high air per... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056184 | Inflatable humanoid forms An apparatus comprising one or more inflatable three-dimensional humanoid figures for use in background scenes associated with still photography, motion pictures and video productions which are low in cost, lightweight, easy to use, easy to store, easy to transport ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052360 | Brassiere and related breast cup construction A molded breast cup for a brassiere includes a molded cup form and laminated structure of a first panel of a flexible foam material and a second panel of flexible material. The first and second panels are substantially coextensive to each other and define a breast c... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7035511 | Protective casing for optical fibers and a fan-out assembly using same A robust protective casing is provided that includes an inner tubing having a passageway therethrough, an outer tubing, and a plurality of flexible strength members disposed between the inner and outer tubing. The protective casing has a wall tubing thickness ratio ... | 04/25/2006 |
