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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8070901 | Method of manufacturing an elongate structural element configured for stiffening a shell structure, and a method for manufacturing a rigid shell structure integrated with at least one elongate stiffening element A method for manufacturing an elongate stiffening element and a rigid shell structure integrated with at least one elongate stiffening element. The method includes providing a preformed, form-stable reinforcement member, which has a hat profile with two inwardly dir... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8057622 | Process for the production of a laminated composite product and a composite product made by the lamination process The invention is directed to a process for the making of a product out of laminated composite material. The process in general comprises preforming at least one layer of material such that it corresponds to a surface of a part; applying layers of fibers to the prefo... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7270722 | Placement process for elements of a self-stiffened panel of preimpregnated composite A process for placing elements of a self-stiffened panel of preimpregnated composite. The panel includes a base skin and a plurality of U-shaped stiffeners, with an interfacing structure including a nail and a nail-head. The process includes draping plies to form th... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258896 | Preparing composites by using resins A method for making a part, the method comprising: (a) providing an uncured upper layer on a part, a substrate, a workpiece, a support platform, or a base layer, wherein the uncured upper layer comprises resin and also comprises fibers, particles, powder, and/or ele... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252734 | Process for manufacturing a headliner for the interior of an automobile and installation for use in the process A process for manufacturing a headliner for the interior of an automobile comprise the steps of: introducing at least one layer intended for constituting a support and one lining layer (200) in a press (300); applying pressure and heat on the layers an... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7186366 | Recyclable label foil A label foil is disclosed that is suitable for in-mold labeling, has a high stiffness, is well suited for cutting and is recyclable. The top layers of the label foil are made of polyethylene. Both top layers have about the same thickness and the core layer has a thi... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175730 | Insulating label stock An insulating label stock including a thermal insulating layer, which may be fiberfill batt, is provided. The batt is laminated to at least one layer of film, paper or fabric. Also provided is a method of making the insulating label stock. The insulating label stock... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7152296 | Selective cutting one shot The invention relates to a process and a device for forming a planiform piece intended, in particular, for the interior fittings of motor vehicles, in which a layer of support material (1) is covered, at least on one of its faces (2) and in the area of... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7143561 | Veneered raised panel element and method of manufacturing thereof The present invention relates to veneered paneled elements such as doors. For example, a veneered raised panel door could include two vertically-oriented framing members (e.g., stiles) and two horizontally-oriented framing members (e.g., rails). These members are co... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144244 | Molding machines A molding machine (1) may include first and second dies (13, 23) arranged and constructed to be closed and opened, and first and second trimming members (17, 27) arranged and constructed to engage with each other after the first and second dies ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7138907 | Spring sensor retention assembly for sensor apparatus mounted in a vehicle seat cushion A sensor assembly for use in a vehicle seat cushion for detecting the presence of an occupant includes a mat adapted to be installed in the vehicle cushion. The mat includes first mounting structure and a first sensor device attached to the mat. A first member has a... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7131187 | Method of making a heater element for a seat assembly A heating element that can be incorporated into a molded foam article closely adjacent to the outer cover sheet without showing any evidence that a heating element is encapsulated within the foam portion of the article and provides essentially the same relatively so... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7132030 | Method of manufacturing a skateboard deck A skateboard deck and a method of manufacturing a skateboard deck is provided without requiring the use of industrial-grade machinery. Precut layers of veneer or other suitable material are coated with adhesive and stacked on a one-sided, negative-contoured mold and... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128551 | Surface smoothing of stereolithographically formed 3-D objects A stereolithographic method and apparatus for forming polymeric structures comprising a plurality of overlying layers, each layer formed by polymerizing a thin layer of liquid photopolymer on a prior layer. Crevices formed at the layer interfaces are filled by a ste... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7115981 | Semiconductor device assemblies including interposers with dams protruding therefrom A dam for substantially laterally confining a quantity of encapsulant material over a region of a substrate, such as an interposer. The dam is configured to protrude upwardly from a surface of the interposer or other substrate. The interposer may be positioned at le... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7104025 | Compound injection molded high pressure laminate flooring The invention relates to a method for fabricating a decorative laminate panel, wherein the decorative laminate panel includes a decorative laminate layer and a core. The method is achieved by forming a decorative laminate of a predetermined size, placing the decorat... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7105069 | Sound absorbing/sound blocking automotive trim products Sound absorbing/sound blocking products, including trim products formed from a porous fibrous layer backed by a sound absorbing layer and a sound blocking layer for use within vehicles, and methods of making same, are provided. A porous fibrous layer structure inclu... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100941 | Pre-weakening of fabric covered airbag doors A variety of embodiments are disclosed, in both apparatus and method form, that relate to the use of fabric material in the manufacture of an air bag deployment system. In addition, fabric weakening is disclosed according to a technique that does not result in physi... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097723 | Lightweight acoustic automotive carpet Light weight acoustic carpet including porous carpeting backed by a primary sound reducing layer and localized secondary insulators for use within vehicles, and methods of making same, are provided. A porous carpet structure including a carpet backing is heated to a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090739 | Method of manufacturing a seat Hot-melt webs are located on an outer surface of a pad member and an inner surface of a cover member, individually. The pad member and the cover member are heated to melt the hot-melt webs by means of heaters from the sides opposite the webs, individually. As fibrou... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7084012 | Programmed material consolidation processes for protecting intermediate conductive structures A method for protecting intermediate conductive elements, such as bond wires, of semiconductor device assemblies includes selectively altering a state of substantially unconsolidated material adjacent to an intermediate conductive element. Selective alteration of th... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7041533 | Stereolithographic method for fabricating stabilizers for semiconductor devices One or more stabilizers are disposed on the surface of a semiconductor device component prior to bonding the same to a higher-level substrate. Upon assembly of the semiconductor device component face-down upon a higher-level substrate and joining conductive structur... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025417 | Load deformable bicycle seat A load deformable bicycle seat comprising a unique substantially flat posterior body section (PS) on which the rider sits, a unique load deformable elongated hollow nose section (NS) of the seat (20). The posterior section (PS) of the seat supports and is des... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022275 | Method for the manufacture of a saddle made of composite material, in particular for a bicycle Saddle made of composite material, in particular for a bicycle, comprising a support structure provided with a padding having a seating surface. The support structure comprises a plurality of first layers of high-rigidity composite material having an opening formed ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6994812 | Mold tool and method for forming a trim covered foam substrate of a seat assembly A mold tool (16) for forming a trim covered foam substrate of a seat assembly comprises an upper mold cast (18) defining an upper mold surface (19) and a lower mold cast (20) defining a lower mold surface (2). A split line (28 | 02/07/2006 |
| 6991697 | Method of covering a flower pot or floral grouping A method for covering a flower pot with a sheet of material or a pot cover. At least a portion of a sheet of material, or the inner surface of the pot cover and/or the outer surface of the flower pot is provided with a bonding material such that upon wrapping the sh... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6980014 | Interposer and methods for fabricating same An interposer including a fence that receives and aligns a semiconductor device, such as a flip-chip type semiconductor device, with a substrate. The fence may include edges that are configured to progressively align a semiconductor device with the substrate. The fe... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6951798 | Method of bonding a stack of layers by electromagnetic induction heating A method of bonding multiple layers is provided. The method includes the steps of stacking the multiple layers on top of each other and volumetrically heating the stack of multiple layers to a predetermined temperature. It is preferred that the stack is heated by el... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6929711 | Method of making an interior trim part A method of making a vehicle interior trim part includes forming an air-permeable substrate into a desired shape; positioning the formed substrate and a cover material on a vacuum mold such that the substrate extends between the cover material and the mold; and vacu... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6909929 | Stereolithographic method and apparatus for packaging electronic components A stereolithographic method and apparatus for applying packaging material to workpieces, such as preformed electronic components, including semiconductor dice, with a high degree of precision, and resulting articles. A machine vision system including at least one ca... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6875300 | Fabrication of veneer faced panels This invention relates to the fabrication of veneer faced panels (10), in particular veneer faced panels (10) for mounting in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. A blank (14) is shaped and trimmed by placing it in a first press (20 | 04/05/2005 |
| 6832421 | Vehicle seat, a skin material for a vehicle seat and a method of manufacturing the vehicle seat The vehicle seat of the invention includes a cushioning material having a ridge surrounding and defining a seating area on the cushioning material and a skin material covering the cushioning material. The skin material and cushioning material are bonded together onl... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6811642 | Production method of absorbent body A production method of an absorbent body is provided. The method includes the steps of: supplying a first cover sheet on an outer surface of a rotating pattern drum, said pattern drum being provided with a concavity formed in a predetermined shape on the outer surfa... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6685789 | Method for the manufacture of laminated thermoforming Method of manufacturing a laminated thermoforming which consists of a thermoformable plastic resin, resin mixtures or a resin matrix as substrate material of the thermoforming and at least one deformable backing material. The pressure and temperature cond... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6643925 | Installation device for installing a flexible sensor on a seat cushion An installation device for installing a flexible sensor apparatus on a seating surface of a seat cushion includes an installation fixture having a saddle. The saddle includes a first face having a seating portion recess formed therein which generally conf... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6627029 | Production of a three-dimensional molding A process for producing a three-dimensional molding made from a layered composite material comprising a thermoplastic polymer backing, an intermediate layer arranged thereupon and a heat-cured layer applied to the intermediate layer comprises bonding the ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6551428 | Process for assembly of a flexible panel on an open structure and installation for use of this process Process for assembly of a flexible panel on an open structure, and installation to make use of this process. According to the invention, a flexible panel (12) is attached to an open structure (10) by pre-assembling these two parts by cold gluing before th... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6533886 | Method of covering a flower pot An adhesive and material dispenser for dispensing single sheets of material from stacks of sheets of material or from rolls of material and applying an adhesive strip to the sheet. The adhesive strip is applied by contacting the adhesive portion of an adh... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6524510 | Method and apparatus for producing a precise joint between two cover materials for a trim component A trim component (1) includes a substrate (2) and two different cover materials (3, 4), which are not spliced together but are independently adhesively bonded onto the substrate (2) by a hot-melt contact adhesion. The junction (7) is received in a valley ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6409865 | Bicycle saddle production method A bicycle saddle is produced through the steps of providing a fabric/film having a selected perimeter contour and disposing the fabric/film into a mold with the fabric/film perimeter surrounding a mold cavity, the cavity having a bicycle saddle contour. A... | 06/25/2002 |
