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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8025754 | Method of making a reinforcing mat for a pultruded part A method of preparing a reinforcing structure for use in manufacture a pultruded part where the reinforcing structure is pulled through a pultrusion die in a continuous longitudinal pull direction. The method includes arranging a plurality of first reinforcing fiber... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7879172 | Methods for producing internally-tufted laminates Embodiments of the invention provide method for producing an internally-tufted laminate adapted to provide improved softness and cloth-like feel. In one embodiment, a process for producing a polymeric layer comprises forcing polymeric fibers through a forming surfac... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7871484 | Method for bonding a dry fiber strip to a dry fiber strand A method and a device are provided for bonding a dry fiber strip to a dry fiber strand in continuous, uninterrupted operation. A bonding agent, activatable by supplying heat, is provided on the fiber strip and the fiber strand, which has at least one flat mantle sur... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7299990 | RFID tag, printing paper, printer, and RFID system A radio frequency identification tag to be attached to printing paper includes an upper face that is opposite to a face to be attached to the printing paper, the upper face being made of a paper material substantially equal to the printing paper. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7282106 | Fibers and ribbons for use in the manufacture of solar cells This invention is directed to a process for the fabrication of features on a silicon wafer utilizing ribbons comprising organic polymer and inorganic material. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7179215 | Process and apparatus for producing packs with an outer wrapper as well as reel unit In the production of packs with outer wrappers which have a tear-open strip (12), the latter of continuous material strips (18), for the purpose of severing the tear-open strips (12), are provided with printing, markings (24), etc. Moreov... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174612 | Nonwoven fabrics containing yarns with varying filament characteristics The subject invention provides non-woven fabrics having yarns of varying characteristics. In a preferred embodiment the subject invention provides nonwoven fabrics that comprise yarns of different deniers or cross sections. The use of these yarns gives the nonwoven ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168932 | Apparatus for nonwoven fibrous web Disclosed is an apparatus for producing nonwoven fibrous webs. The apparatus comprises an extrusion die, first and second fluid supplies in cooperation with the die, first and second extrusion capillaries, first counterbores allowing fluid communication between firs... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166547 | Under carpet heat shield and floor pan insulator An under carpet heat shield/floor pan insulator is provided for a vehicle. The shield/insulator includes an acoustical and thermal insulating layer of polymer fiber that shows no signs of any thickness increase, delamination, deterioration or any undesirable effect ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7166354 | Metal coated fiber and electroconductive composition comprising the same and method for production thereof and use thereof The present invention provides a metal coated fiber with excellent coating strength and corrosion resistance, and a conductive resin composition with excellent conductivity. A feature of a metal coated fiber of the present invention is that following provision of a ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7078089 | Low-cost elastic laminate material Disclosed herein are elastic laminate materials. The elastic laminate materials are laminates of extensible nonwoven fibrous webs and thermoplastic elastic materials. The laminate may be a two-layer composite material having a single nonwoven fibrous web bonded to o... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7045031 | Method of optimizing spacing between elastic members in applying leg elastics A method of applying leg elastics to absorbent garments involves optimizing the spacing between multiple elastic members. The elastic members are bonded to a substrate with variable spacing along the length of the leg opening. More particularly, narrower spacing is ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7045030 | Lightweight nonwoven fabric having improved performance The present invention relates generally to nonwoven materials, and specifically, to a nonwoven fabric comprised of at least two continuous filament precursor webs, each precursor web being of a polyolefin polymer dissimilar from that of the other precursor web, wher... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7041368 | High speed spinning procedures for the manufacture of high denier polypropylene fibers and yarns Improvements in permitting greater efficiency for high denier polypropylene fiber and yarn production are provided. Generally, spinning speeds are limited for polypropylene fibers and yarns as such materials tend to break easily upon exposure to excessively high ten... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7029545 | Process for making a disposable wearing article A process for making a disposable wearing article for securing an elastic member to the wearing article without reducing a comfortable feeling of touch with a wearer's skin of the wearing article. A production line of the wearing article includes a step of securing ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021025 | Filter bag for containing a substance for infusion with the gathered thread attached to the pick up tag and the method for producing the bag A filter bag for containing a substance for infusion in a liquid comprises: a containment chamber with compartments for doses of the substance, sealed by top and bottom joins; a tag for picking up the bag; and a section of thread, wound around the outside of the con... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014733 | Belt for shoe press and shoe calender and method for forming same A method of producing an endless belt includes the steps of: securing axial fibers relative to a mandrel, the axial fibers being spaced apart from one another at desired intervals and extending substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the mandrel; applying a... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004400 | Device for and method of processing integrated circuits A device for processing integrated circuits by communication between them and at least one control unit has at least one circumferentially driven rotation-symmetrical carrier, at least one communication device provided on the carrier for communication with integrate... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6998081 | Method of producing low-shrink polypropylene tape fibers Improvements in preventing heat- and moisture-shrink problems in specific polypropylene tape fibers are demonstrated herein. Such fibers are manufactured through the initial production of polypropylene films or tubes which are then slit into very thin, though flat t... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6991696 | Method of forming a disposable, refastenable absorbent article A method of forming a disposable, refastenable absorbent article is disclosed. The method includes directing a first material parallel to and spaced apart from a second material. A pair of lines of perforations is formed across the width of the first material. A pai... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6971430 | Cast composite sail and method An apparatus for casting sails comprising a roll stand configured to supply a carrier film. The apparatus contains a support mechanism for the carrier film, and further comprises of a drawing mechanism, a first resin dispenser, a first wiper portion, two yarn applic... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6916750 | High performance elastic laminates made from high molecular weight styrenic tetrablock copolymer An elastic laminate is provided which has an elastic layer and one or two outer facing layers. The elastic layer is formed from an improved styrene-(ethylene-butylene)-styrene-(ethylene-butylene) tetrablock copolymer, or a blend of the copolymer. The copolymer has a... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6878238 | Non-woven through air dryer and transfer fabrics for tissue making One embodiment of the present invention is an endless non-woven tissue making fabric having a three-dimensional texture suitable for use as a fabric for producing three-dimensional fibrous webs. The endless non-woven tissue making fabric comprises a plurality of sub... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6849142 | Method of making multi-layer female component for refastenable fastening device The female component for engaging a complementary hook component in a refastenable fastening device is capable of engaging a hook component that has flexible, resilient individual hook elements. The female component comprises at least two, and preferably three zones... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6835256 | Laminated composites A laminated composite suitable for use in medical products such as tapes and wraps. The composite includes, for example, a first nonwoven fiber layer, an elastic layer, a melt blown adhesive fiber layer, and a second nonwoven fiber layer. A scrim layer serves as a d... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6800351 | Folded honeycomb structure consisting of corrugated paperboard and method and device for producing the same The invention relates to a folded honeycomb structure and to a method and device for producing said folded honeycomb structure from a corrugated core web. The folded honeycomb structure has a number of adjacent corrugated core strips which lie in one plane and are i... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6692606 | Extruded netting exhibiting stretch and bonding Extruded net with at least some strands which melt away upon the application of heat while other strands maintain elastic, or other desirable, properties. This netting is advantageously combined with a fabric in which the low melting strands function as a... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6585841 | Method of optimizing spacing between elastic members in applying leg elastics A method of applying leg elastics to absorbent garments involves optimizing the spacing between multiple elastic members. The elastic members are bonded to a substrate with variable spacing along the length of the leg opening. More particularly, narrower ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6486246 | Polyolefin based hot melt adhesive composition A hot melt adhesive polyolefin composition having a viscosity from 7,000 to less than 500,000 mPa.multidot.sec, at 190° C. including (by weight): I) 5-85% of a crystalline propylene polymer selected from a propylene homopolymer and a copolymer of propyle... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6432242 | Method for applying elastic to a moving web A method for applying elastic, preferably thread elastic, to a travelling web (1) of material in a direction that is generally perpendicular to the feed direction (20) of the web (1). An applicator (9) is moveable generally perpendicular to the web (1) an... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6406579 | Process for manufacturing anti-theft and/or traceability devices associated with stoppering means Process for manufacturing anti-theft and/or traceability devices associated with stoppering and covering means The invention relates to the high-rate industrial manufacture of remote-detectable devices used in particular as anti-theft devices but also to ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6338814 | Spunbond web formation A spunbond web formation apparatus includes a spinneret (1) of a spin pack (2) that extrudes an array of fibers (5) that are drawn into an aspirator (6). The attenuated fibers (8) discharged from aspirator (6) are deflected sideways by a Coanda device (7)... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6312542 | Fibrous acoustical material for reducing noise transmission and method for producing same The invention relates to a fibrous acoustical material for reducing noise transmission. This fibrous acoustical material comprises first, second and third fibers. The first fiber has a first fineness of 1.5-20 deniers and a first softening point. The seco... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6294036 | Method and device for making composite sheets A process for manufacturing composite sheets. The sheets are made of at least one ply of yarn with this ply having at least two materials with different melting points. The ply is introduced continuously into a zone where it is heated to a temperature bet... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6270608 | Meltblown fibrous sorbent media and method of making sorbent media Fibrous sorbent media or pads are formed from non-woven mats of thermoplastic fibers, preferably polypropylene fibers, having a mean diameter between about 0.5 microns and about 25 microns. The mats have a weight between about 2 ounces/yd2 and ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6267832 | Method and apparatus for automated manufacture of unit filters A method and apparatus for continuously manufacturing filter units; each unit including a flow-through filter medium support frame with at least one sheet of filter medium extending across the flow-through opening of each unit with the edges thereof welde... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6258196 | Porous composite sheet and process for the production thereof A sintered porous composite sheet, comprising an A/B-component layer in which the A-component layer is easily fusible and the B-component layer has a relatively higher thermal stability as compared with the A-component layer. The layers are superposed and... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6254714 | Method and apparatus for undergarment assembly A machine which fabricates an undergarment assembly having an openable front panel. The assembly is made from two continuous half width webs. The first and second web paths are transversely spaced. It includes devices to add a V-folded reinforcing strip a... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6235137 | Process for manufacturing an elastic article A distinctive method and apparatus for forming an article includes a moving of at least one first strand of material, such as strand (22), along an appointed machine-direction (34). The at least one first strand of material is attached to a base layer of ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6221798 | Method for producing laminated webs The specification discloses a method for laminating a synthetic film or sheet to a fibrous web. According to the method, a heat-softenable material is combined as a sheet, film, spray or powder with a continuous fibrous web in interfacial contact with fib... | 04/24/2001 |
