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A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| 7964049 | Processes for making fiber-on-end materials Processes for making fiber-on-end materials are provided. The materials can be used to make a variety of finished articles. ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7727350 | Apparatus and method for making articles having filamentary material Articles (12) made by winding of filamentary material (11), such as yarn and thread, are especially suitable for providing brushes and pile weatherstripping. In order to enable the yarn (11) to be unwound and payed out of spools (24) disp... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7513970 | Method and apparatus for production of a reinforcement bar A method for fabrication of a bent reinforcing rod in a composite material is described, where the reinforcing rod is composed of longitudinal fibers and a sheathing layer of fibers or foil, comprising the steps: to moisten fiber thread with a binding agent, to reel... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7426950 | Pneumatic tire and method of manufacturing the tire A radial pneumatic tire includes a body ply and two belts. Each of the body ply and the belts has ribbon pieces that are arranged along the circumferential direction of the tire. Each ribbon piece is joined with the adjacent ribbon pieces at the lateral sides. Each ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7402216 | Method and device for the production of tubular structures that are reinforced with a strengthening support A method for the production of reinforced tube-shaped structures (1) of rubber layers and reinforcement layers (2, 3) has the steps of: a) applying a first rubber layer (2a) with a first extrusion unit (4a) onto a ser... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7332049 | Method for fabricating reinforced composite materials A method for fabricating a reinforced matrix composite comprising the step of providing a composite preform having a fibrous structure and applying matrix material onto the preform in locations along the preform. A barrier material is applied to at least a portion o... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7305910 | Process and tool for cutting monofilament line A process of cutting monofilament line using a cutting tool including a tool body having a cavity for insertion of a bent portion of the monofilament line. A cutting blade is provided in the cavity and a pair of opposing walls in the cavity are located generally par... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7206483 | Method of forming a plurality of optical waveguide bundles A method of forming a plurality of optical waveguide bundles may include arranging a plurality of optical waveguides in a substantially coplanar configuration, constraining a distal portion of the plurality of optical waveguides with an initial distal constraint, an... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7181843 | Method of manufacturing a brush seal A method for manufacturing a brush seal is provided including the steps of: (a) providing fiber; (b) providing a packing material; (c) providing a pair of backing plates; (d) arranging the fiber in a particular arrangement; (e) applying the packing material to selec... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7166251 | Segmented flexible barrel lay-up mandrel An aircraft barrel lay-up assembly is provided comprising a barrel mandrel assembly having a contiguous outer barrel lay-up surface. A minor barrel outer surface element is movable between a minor barrel engaged position and a minor barrel disengaged position and fo... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7158712 | Optical fiber coupler and manufacturing apparatus and method thereof An optical fiber coupler and manufacturing apparatus and method thereof aim to provide a loading fixture and a clamping device to fabricate 1×4, 2×4 and 4×4 optical fiber couplers, and also improve driving mechanisms and operation of the packaging station and the... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7090743 | Pressure laminator apparatus An apparatus for laminating at least two sheets of material includes a supply station at which rolls of the sheet material are rotatably supported, a laminating station in which the materials are laminated together with heat and compression and a take-up station whe... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7082674 | Method for winding a single coil of a coil unit for a linear motor A rectangular single coil of a coil unit for a linear motor is fabracated by winding a single conductive wire. A winding former having locks for a conductive wire at positions corresponding to vertices of the rectangular single coil is rotated by 180 degrees about a... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7001544 | Method for manufacturing carbon-carbon composites A method for manufacturing carbon-carbon composites includes steps of producing a mat using carbon fiber, carbon fabric, carbon sheet, or staple fiber; laminating at least three layers of mats; producing a preform using the laminated mats with a needle punching meth... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6969439 | Method and device for manufacturing belt material for tire A method of manufacturing a belt material for tire, comprising the steps of spirally winding a ribbon, having a plurality of linear cords disposed longitudinally and coated with rubber, on the outer peripheral surface of a drum at specified pitches while the drum is... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6949282 | Contoured crushable composite structural members and methods for making the same The present invention provides contoured crushable composite structural members and methods for making the same. The contoured structural members comprise composite materials sandwiching a support or stabilizing structure. The contoured structure can be provided by ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6921446 | System and method for producing tire A ply station 12, a band station 13, a shaping station 14, and a belt-tread station 15 are disposed along one side of a conveyor line 11 which extends linearly. A first feeding apparatus 16 disposed between the stations 1... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6915701 | Composite material for a sensor for measuring shear forces The present invention is related to a composite sheet material, a method of producing this material, and the application of this material as a sensor for monitoring and measuring shear forces (or lateral translation). In one embodiment, the present invention include... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913058 | Method and device for producing body ply material for pneumatic tires The peripheral length (M) dimension of the outer peripheral surface of drums (35, 36) is set equal to the width (W) dimension of body ply materials (46A, 46B) used for tires or integral multiples thereof. The wrapping length (L) of the wrapper (... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6677018 | High pressure rubber hose and manufacturing method thereof A high pressure rubber hose has a plurality of reinforced layers. Each reinforced layer is buried by way of an intermediate rubber layer between an inner rubber layer and an outer rubber layer, in which an organic fiber reinforced layer braided from organ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6660117 | Method for making articles having bristles Methods and apparatus for making elongated articles are disclosed. One method includes feeding at least one base string along an axis, wrapping at least one monofilament around the axis to produce a number of monofilament wraps per length of base string w... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6544366 | Composite member having increased resistance to delamination and method of making same A composite member having increased resistance to delamination includes a reinforcing wrap of fiber-matrix composite material which is encircled about the member so that the edge surfaces of the member are covered by the wrap. The wrap includes fibers whi... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6533882 | Chemical treatments for fibers and wire-coated composite strands for molding fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite articles In one general aspect, the invention involves applying a chemical treatment to fibers, such as reinforcing fibers suitable for making a composite article, so as to size and/or preimpregnate the fibers. The chemical treatment has a relatively low viscosity... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6475580 | Manufacture of elongate articles A method of manufacturing an elongate article such as a golf club shaft. An elongate hollow polymer core is formed by gas injection molding. A plurality of layers of a curable material are wrapped around the core. The layers have a uniaxial reinforcement ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6361635 | Method of fabricating a filament wound vessel A method of fabricating a filament wound container includes providing a mandrel for winding a filament composite structure of a given thickness and having a closed end. The closed end is removed from the remainder of the composite structure, and the mandr... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6263937 | Apparatus for making resin-impregnated fiber substrates A method and apparatus are disclosed for forming a resin-impregnated fiber web that is particularly suitable for use in reinforced plastic composites and printed circuit board applications. The method includes the steps of drawing machine direction yarns ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6206992 | Method for manufacturing fibrous ceramic by a room temperature extrusion process and a method for manufacturing fibrous monolithic ceramics using the same A fibrous ceramics fabrication method using a room extrusion process and a fibrous monolithic ceramics fabrication method using thereof is disclosed. The method includes the steps of obtaining a extrusion-purpose slurry by evenly mixing a hydrophilic cell... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6171424 | Method of making fabric venetian blinds In a method of making rolls or strips of material having no flaws except joints a supply of material, such as a roll of fabric is inspected for flaws. If any flaws are discovered portions of the material containing the flaws are cut away. The material is ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6096151 | Method and apparatus for making articles having bristles Methods and apparatuses for making elongated articles are disclosed. One method includes feeding at least one base string along an axis, wrapping at least one monofilament around the axis to produce a number of monofilament wraps per length of base string... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6068927 | Suspended dump bodies A bulk material handling wear mat of elastomeric/polymeric material having good wear and impact resistance is disclosed and is suitable for use as a wear lining in an off road haulage vehicle in which the mat is formed as a substantially planar mat having... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6038949 | Method for dispensing reinforcement fibers A method for dispensing discrete length reinforcement fibers. A continuous length of a reinforcement fiber is wound around a base end of a form, the base end having a generally circular cross-section, to form generally circular coils. The coils are moved ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6024819 | Fabric venetian blind and method of fabrication A method of making a fabric Venetian blind comprises helical winding of a narrow, elongated strip, which, when properly overlapped and bonded along longitudinal glue lines, will form the vanes and front and rear facings of the blind. The strips may be for... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5962348 | Method of making thermal core material and material so made The present invention discloses a method a method of making a material for thermal cores and the material so made. In particular, the present invention disclose a method including the steps of applying thermally conductive particles over at least a portio... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5938812 | Method for constructing a coherent imaging bundle A method for constructing a glass fiber imaging bundle includes drawing a continuous glass fiber from a dispenser. The dispenser is mounted for movement parallel to a drum having first, second, and third areas around the drum's circumference. The fiber is... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5876537 | Method of making a continuous ceramic fiber composite hot gas filter A ceramic fiber composite structure particularly suitable for use as a hot gas cleanup ceramic fiber composite filter and method of making same from ceramic composite material has a structure which provides for increased strength and toughness in high tem... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5874152 | Method of making a composite laminate and a PWB substrate so made The invention relates to a method of making a composite laminate comprising the steps of providing unidirectionally oriented parallel fibres (UD filaments) (3) with a resin matrix to form a composite UD layer and laminating a plurality of UD layers to for... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5851619 | Laminated molded article and its production method A hollow and cylindrical laminated molded product which is constituted by mutually overlapped joining of edge sides in a longitudinal direction of at least one or more elongated laminated articles formed by layered lamination of fiber-reinforced thermopla... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5806387 | Method for dispensing resinated reinforcement fibers A method for dispensing reinforcement fibers to make a preform or laminate includes winding a continuous length of a reinforcement fiber into coils around a form having a longitudinal axis, moving the coils axially with respect to the form to engage a cut... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5804008 | Method and apparatus for making a tuftstring carpet A method and apparatus for making a carpet formed from a plurality of tuftstrings bonded to a backing. Methods and apparatii for accurately positioning the tuftstring and ultrasonically bonding multiple tuftstrings to the backing is disclosed.... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5776343 | Fluoroplastic apertured film fabric, structures employing same and method of making same An apertured film extruded from a crystalline, thermoplastic, extrudable fluoroplastic material. The film includes spaced-apart strand segments defining apertures therebetween and has at least 10 strand segments per inch. The film has a thickness of 2-12 ... | 07/07/1998 |
