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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157942 | Multivariate color system with texture application Implementations of the present invention relate to a translucent and/or transparent polymer-based panel system that incorporates multi-colored insert layers that enable manipulation of color, transparency or light transmission of the finished panel system. Implement... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7942995 | Method for converting a multi-ply paper product A process for manufacturing a multi-ply web material is disclosed. The process has the steps of: providing an embossing roll having first, second, and third nips disposed about a periphery thereof; providing a first web material; embossing the first web material in ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7927446 | Method of producing multicolored films Multicolored film composites are produced by laminating a support film with at least two different-colored top films. The surface of the top films or of the film composite is provided with a surface structure. The support film is a film of thermoplastic foam materia... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7922851 | Method of manufacturing closure tabs for absorbent articles A closure tab is provided and includes a first substrate. A second substrate is adhesively attached to the first substrate. The second substrate has mechanical closure material formed thereon. A compression bond pattern is applied to the first substrate and the seco... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7837818 | Article-packaging wrapper of heat-shrink material with a pattern in relief A wrapper for packaging one or more articles, is constituted by a sleeve of heat-shrink plastics material for shrinking onto the article(s) for packaging, said sleeve being made from a film that is folded in half and whose corresponding end zones are united. The wal... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7833377 | Process for preparing an animal incontinence device A process for preparing an animal incontinence device comprises: providing a base layer of tissue; applying a uniform layer of superabsorbent polymer particles to a major surface of the base layer of tissue; applying water to the base layer of tissue having the unif... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7815764 | Apparatus and method for carrying out a continued union of paper webs Apparatus for continually joining paper webs, comprising a device able to compress the webs (5,6) onto an impression cylinder or roller (4) while the webs advance toward an outlet section of the apparatus. The compressive device includes a roller or cy... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7799161 | Tissue product with mixed inclination embosses An emboss pattern, tissue product and method of manufacturing tissue product having improved bulk and softness with minimal roll ridging. The pattern combines a plurality of aligned signature bosses with a grouping of signature bosses offset from the machine directi... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7744713 | Process for producing absorbent core structures The present invention is method for forming a sandwich structure having a pattern of particulate material enveloped between a carrier material and a cover material. The method allows accurate forming of pre-determined pattern at high production speed. Such a method ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7699955 | Air-laid absorbent sheet with sinuate emboss A method of making an embossed air-laid absorbent sheet material includes depositing a dry web of fibers on a foraminous support; compacting the fiber web; embossing the compacted fiber web with an embossing roll provided with a plurality of sinuate bosses radially ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7655105 | Method for embossing air-laid webs using laser engraved heated embossing rolls A method of making an embossed air-laid absorbent sheet product includes depositing a dry web of fibers on a foraminous support; compacting the fiber web; embossing the compacted web with a laser-engraved roll with a hard rubber embossing surface, the hard rubber em... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7655104 | Method of forming a embossed, cross-laminated film A moisture resistant film is for covering an architectural structure. The film includes a flexible membrane defining a plane and a first plurality of spaced apart, discrete embossings formed in the membrane extending outwardly of the plane. The embossings are formed... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7604706 | Method for producing resin-molded substrate and method for producing reversible image display medium An initial resin substrate is formed by laminating resin layers, and one surface of the initial substrate is heated and pressed by a molding die to mold a projected and dented surface such that substantially no deformation occurs on the resin layer providing a surfa... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7468114 | Composite sheet and process and apparatus for producing the same A composite sheet comprising an upper layer 2 and a lower layer 3 both made of a substantially inextensible sheet which are partially bonded to each other at a large number of joints 4. The upper layer 2 forms a large number of outward ho... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7435310 | Method for surface imprinted films with carbon nanotubes A method of making films surface imprinted with nanometer-sized particles to produce micro- and/or nano-structured electron and hole collecting interfaces, include providing at least one transparent substrate, providing at least one photoabsorbing conjugated polymer... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435313 | Process for producing deep-nested embossed paper products The present invention relates to an apparatus for producing a deep-nested embossed paper product comprising two embossing cylinders, each cylinder having a plurality of protrusions on its surface. The protrusions on each cylinder are disposed in a non-random pattern... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431783 | Method and apparatus for production of plaster plates having 4 tapered edges A method for producing plaster plates (44), according to which two fine cardboard-covered sheets of paper (8, 9) enclose a plaster-based hydraulic binder (10) in a shaping device (13), creating a composite band (45) that is hardene... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7426886 | Embossing device An embossing device having a first embossing unit for satin finishing a strip of packing material, and a second embossing unit for impressing graphics on the strip of packing material; the second embossing unit has two embossing rollers, at least one of which only h... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7413629 | Process for producing deep-nested embossed paper products The present invention relates to processes for producing a deep-nested embossed paper products. The invention relates to a process for producing a deep-nested embossed paper products comprising one or more plies of paper where the resulting embossed ply or plies of ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7413624 | Method for making multilayer articles having special visual effects The present invention relates to a method for making a multilayer article, wherein said multilayer article comprises: (i) a first layer comprising an acrylic resin; (ii) at least one translucent second layer comprising (a) an acrylic resin, optionally further compri... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7407560 | Lotioned and embossed tissue paper A paper tissue such as a facial tissue or a disposable handkerchief and a method of making the tissue. The method includes passing the tissue paper web through an embossing nip formed between a first and a second embossing roll, wherein at least one of the embossing... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7378567 | Absorbent body for hygiene articles An absorbent body for hygiene articles, particularly sanitary napkins or panty liners, includes a liquid absorbing and distributing layer facing the body and made of a first fibrous material with a first pore size, and a liquid storage layer facing away from the bod... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367550 | Peristaltic mixing and oxygenation system The present invention provides devices and methods for achieving mixing and gas exchange in chambers having a small volume. According to the invention a chamber includes one or more walls that are made of a gas-permeable material and that include multiple portions t... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367064 | Method of making self-sticking bibs and novel bib A method of making bibs wherein an elongated web of absorbent paper is laminated with an elongated web of plastic film to form a laminated web by embossing the absorbent paper and heat sealing the embossed area with the plastic film. The embossed areas are in the fo... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360329 | Composite file folder The reinforced file folder has a paper substrate which is reinforced with a breathable film having desirable properties with respect to wear. Preferably, the film is a cellulous based material adhered to the paper substrate in a manner that renders the product easil... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354656 | Floor covering made from an environmentally friendly polylactide-based composite formulation Polymeric materials and products, including sheet flooring materials prepared from the polymeric materials, and processes for preparing the polymeric materials, are disclosed. The polymeric materials include a polylactic acid-based polymer in combination with plasti... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7338700 | Embossed, cross-laminated film A moisture resistant film is for covering an architectural structure. The film includes a flexible membrane defining a plane and a first plurality of spaced apart, discrete embossings formed in the membrane extending outwardly of the plane. The embossings are formed... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337543 | Articles of composite structure having appearance of wood A door or other entryway component of synthetic resin composite construction and closely resembling the appearance of stained real wood. Skin portions of doors and other structures have a surface layer of clear gel coat resin molded to include the texture of a wood ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335276 | Formation of aramid paper laminate A method of forming a laminate of at least two layers including at least one aramid paper with at least one layer of polymer by calendering opposing surfaces of the aramid paper at different temperatures prior to laminate formation. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7326322 | Apparatus and method for degrading a web in the machine direction while preserving cross-machine direction strength An embossing system is provided for embossing a web having a first embossing roll having embossing elements and a second embossing roll having embossing elements, wherein at least a portion of the embossing elements of the first and second embossing rolls are substa... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322159 | Floor plank The floor plank is a laminate of two layers of flexible plastic sheet material laminated together in offset relationship to define an offset marginal portion for each of the layers. Each of the offset marginal portions have oppositely facing adhesive coated surfaces... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7317814 | Authentication system and method An authentication system using a correlator that correlates an input with a reference wherein at least one of the input and reference comprises a phase volume mask having structures, preferably points, that are each less than about six microns in size and can have a... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314572 | Methods of and apparatus for low-angle-tray settling with multi-zone configuration Settleable-particles are separated from a dirty flow of settleable-particles and fluid by trays having a planar section configured with opposed ends and opposed sides, and an entrance edge and an exit edge on opposed ends. The section has opposed side edges, and an ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314663 | Embossed multi-ply fibrous structure product and process for making same Multi-ply fibrous structure products, more specifically embossed multi-ply fibrous structure products and methods for making same are provided. ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314599 | Paek embossing and adhesion for microfluidic devices A fabrication and adhesion method for a polyaryl-ether-ketone (PAEK) device, such as a microfluidic device, is disclosed. At least one glassy uncrystallized PAEK substrate is heated up to near or above the glass transition temperature to allow the substrate to cryst... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311399 | Method of making a thermoplastic-based article and a thermoplastic-based article made thereby An article, such as a lens article (10, 10′, 10″, 100) containing a first component, e.g., a filter (14, 14′), or component thereof, having a minimum degradation temperature, and a second component, e.g., a substrate (22, 22′), comprisin... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309082 | Document sheet with recessed cavity and window to allow two-sided printing of an object received therein A document sheet with a removably attached object thereon having simplified inexpensive construction and having a reduced cross-sectional thickness enabling use of the sheet in printers without the risk of jamming the printer. The document sheet also allows both sid... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306694 | Method for producing plastic products with reinforced heat sealed joints A plastic product is fabricated from plastic sheets by heat sealing the plastic sheets to form an enclosure member. In order to strengthen the heat-sealed joints of the plastic sheets, the plastic sheets are thickened at portions where the heat-sealed joints are to ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7306688 | Amorphous marble flooring through two embo system and process of making the same A synthetic amorphous marble flooring and a manufacturing method of the same are disclosed. The method includes the steps of kneading a synthetic resin compound with multi-colored spot color chips and primarily rolling the kneaded compound to manufacture a primarily... | 12/11/2007 |
