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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7416626 | Trim panel with edge seal A trim part for use with a vehicle includes a substrate and a trim cover overlaying the substrate. The trim cover has first and second portions that are folded together to form a flexible edge seal that is engageable with the vehicle. A method of making such a trim ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7364647 | Laminated flow device A laminated flow device comprises a porous material encapsulated within bonding material. The porous material forms a flow path and the bonding material forms an enclosure surrounding the flow path. Micro-components, such as capillaries, electrodes, reservoirs, brid... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7320737 | Cushion forming apparatus and method of use A cushion forming apparatus includes a frame with a pivoted hold down member and a pneumatic bladder below the hold down member. The bladder is alternately connectable with a source of pressure and to atmosphere through control valve. The components of a cushion sub... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7288162 | Process for making a garment including an absorbent assembly A process for making a garment that can include an absorbent assembly is disclosed. The process includes transporting a garment shell web in a machine direction. Portions of the web may be removed to provide an opening, and an absorbent assembly may be disposed on t... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7217333 | Method of making self-supporting pleated filter A self-supporting, pleated filter, and method of making the same. The method includes forming a plurality of pleats in a filter media that extend along a front face and a rear face. The pleats include a plurality of pleat tips and sloping side surfaces generally per... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7192500 | Process for making a garment including an absorbent assembly A distinctive process for making a garment including an absorbent assembly is disclosed. The process includes transporting a first web and a second web and joining the first web and the second web to provide a crotch seam. Portions of the webs may also be removed to... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7013944 | Compact disk manufacturing machine A compact disk (DVD) manufacturing machine is used to laminate first and second DVD substrates to produce a DVD, and mainly includes a glue applicator for applying a glue ring on a laminating surface of each DVD substrate; a DVD laminator for turning the first DVD s... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6960270 | Optical disk producing device and producing method A molding machine 1 which molds two sheets of disc substrates on which the information is recorded simultaneously, a cooling mechanism 3 for cooling each of the disc substrates, first movably mounting means 2 for movably mounting the disc substr... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955739 | Method for adhering substrates using ultraviolet activatable adhesive film and an ultraviolet irradiation apparatus The invention provides a method for adhering two substrates comprising: providing an adhesive film having a first surface and a second surface; irradiating the adhesive film with ultraviolet radiation to provide an activated adhesive film having a first activated su... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6508899 | System for applying edge trim to furniture panel A thermoplastic trim strip is mounted to an edge face of a wood-core furniture panel by applying a face of the trim strip directly to the edge face and bonding the trim-strip face directly to the panel-edge face. The panel has outer faces terminating at t... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6402878 | Process for making a picture frame A process for making a picture frame includes the step of printing border art and registration marks on a piece of sheet material, such as paper, and marking a laser cut path on the printed sheet of material and then zone coating an adhesive onto the shee... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6395125 | Process for making a picture frame A process for making a picture frame includes the step of printing border art and registration marks on a piece of transparent sheet material, such as vinyl or polycarbonate plastic sheet material, while leaving a center window portion transparent. Then m... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6355129 | System and method for thermally manipulating a combination of a top and bottom substrate before a curing operation A system and method cures a combination of a top and a bottom substrate with a resin disposed in-between. A cure device inherently warps the combination in one direction as a result of a curing operation that the cure device performs on the combination. A... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6129975 | Tamper resistant vehicular validation tab and associated method A vehicular validation tab has an outer film provided with an outer surface and an inner surface. Adhesive enhancing tie coat means are secured to the inner surface in some, but not all portions thereof. A layer of adhesive is secured to an inner surface ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6103039 | System and method for thermally manipulating a combination of a top and bottom substrate before a curing operation A system and method cures a combination of a top and a bottom substrate with a resin disposed in-between. A cure device inherently warps the combination in one direction as a result of a curing operation that the cure device performs on the combination. A... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6054004 | Heat-insulating structure and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed is a heat insulating structure in which the surrounding of a heat insulating material such as glass wool is covered with and glued to a casing material such as a poly-film, wherein hotmelts (4,5,6) are applied to the center part or all and an in... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5670002 | Process for covering cut edge of a container opening with protective layer A container comprises an opening whose cut edge is covered by a protective covering layer. The protective covering layer is formed to have a tube-shaped area in which a plane area is joined to both ends. The tube-shaped area covers the cut edge of the ope... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5660659 | Manufacture of a diaper with a multi-component tape fastener Tabless adhesive fasteners are provided for diapers. In one aspect of the invention, one face of each adhesive fastener is permanently bonded to the diaper assembly proper at an associated permanent-bond area of the diaper assembly proper at one of the tw... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5648109 | Apparatus for diaphragm forming Apparatus and methods for forming an article of advanced composites on a tool forming surface from a preform are disclosed. Apparatus includes, according a preferred embodiment, a tool forming surface, a first diaphragm for urging a preform into conformin... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5637376 | Automatic machine for assembling piles of packages, including copper laminae, to make plastic laminates from bands arranged serpentinewise Automatic machine (110) for assembly of piles (45) of packages for plastic laminates comprising a feed unit with two carriages (60, 80) each carrying two reels of bands respectively of copper (20, 22) and of insulating material (21, 23), and a hoisting un... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5593755 | Accordion-folded paper sheet packing material and method Packing material and method in which a sheet of paper stock is folded in opposite directions along alternate parallel lines to form a series of ridges and valleys, cuts are made in the stock at intervals spaced along the ridges, and sections of the stock ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5560795 | Process for manufacturing a printed circuit board and printed circuit board Producing a printed circuit board having at least two layers and having a carrier board, a first Conductor layer having contact areas and a second conductor layer having connecting areas, in which a conductive foil, provided with an adhesive coating, is l... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5492578 | Alignment apparatus and associated methods for depth images The present invention is directed to an apparatus and an associated method for achieving alignment between an image on a film and a lenticular material that is to be bonded to the film to permit the image to be viewed in 3D. The apparatus imparts a contro... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5470417 | Method of making multi-layer female component for refastenable fastening device The present invention provides a female component for engaging a complementary hook component in a refastenable fastening device. The female component of the present invention is capable of engaging a hook component that has flexible, resilient individual... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5326411 | Method for making belting with increased edge modulus Belts used in agricultural applications and particularly in round, hay balers have inherent problems created by their predominant process of manufacture. This process often involves cutting a large processed sheet of material into the narrow strips which ... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5318326 | Identification card intermediate and method An intermediate from an I.D. card and method in which paper equipped with a patch of release material is combined with a film carrying pressure sensitive adhesive. The paper is die-cut in a generally rectangular configuration and so also is the film in a ... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5273606 | Bonding technique for a multi-panel device A method and apparatus are disclosed for bonding a multi-panel device together by injecting a liquid adhesive into a flow channel created by a hem flange located along a perimeter of two contacting panels. The adhesive is then cured and thus forms a perma... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5261978 | Method and apparatus to produce heat treated camouflage fabric Method and apparatus for the manufacture of a composite camouflage construction having an open mesh net substrate, and a continuous sheet overlying the substrate and bonded thereto along plural spaced lines of attachment, with lobes of the sheet cut to si... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5158633 | Method for producing an opening means on a pack for liquids A pack for liquids is made at least partially from cardboard or the like, which is impervious to liquid at least on its one surface, by virtue of a plastics coating. The pack has side walls (2-3), a bottom and a top wall (1), which are connected together ... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5122213 | Prestressed article and method A prestressed thermoformed panel, comprising an inner thermoplastic layer having fine grooves on the outer surfaces thereof, and outer fiber-reinforced thermosetting layers bonded to the outer surfaces of the inner layer. The grooves of the inner layer ar... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5084143 | Color change devices incorporating areas of contrasting appearance Process for producing color change devices incorporating areas of contrasting appearance, and the devices so produced. The process involves masking limited areas of a layer of a color generating metal (e.g. Ta or Nb, especially commercially sputtered Ta f... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5074944 | Method for manufacturing a layered article having a beveled edge A device and method for manufacturing a layered article having a beveled edge and including a flexible outer layer and an internal elastomeric layer. The device comprises independently operative bearing surfaces wherein a first surface exerts a first pres... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4975137 | Method of making a hinged display mount A process of making a casebound hinged display mount having three rectangular panels and a pen holding slot formed in one edge of one of the rectangular panels for supporting the pen once the display mount has been set up. The process includes having a th... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4938817 | Method of forming bonded seams of spunbonded polyolefin fabric and cleanroom garments including such seams Bonded seams for joining nonwoven, spunbonded polyolefin fabric to itself are prepared by overlapping of edge regions of the fabric with linen sides of the fabric in contact with one another and first applying heat and pressure along a seam line by means ... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4919741 | Method for making embossed information plate having retroreflective sheeting on the surface thereof A method for producing an embossed information plate, e.g., a license plate, wherein desired indicia are embossed in the front surface in relief form and retroreflective sheeting is adhered to the background portions of the front surface. A reflective she... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4894102 | Method for refinishing building panels Disclosed are a method and apparatus of refinishing a building panel such as a acoustic ceiling panel or tile. The method includes placing the building panel to be resurfaced on a support surface having a plurality of perforations. The building panel is p... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4883547 | Method of forming a high efficiency respirator The invention provides a filtration face mask which has an expanded filtration surface area and high filter efficiency. The mask includes at least two sidewall portions generally extending away from the face of the wearer and away from an annular base. A ... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4865807 | High pressure decorative laminates A high pressure laminate comprising a plurality of heat molded sheets impregnated with duromeric synthetic resins characterized in that several of these sheets form on at least one surface of the laminate a heat-shapable surface layer (2,3) while the rema... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4814031 | Method of imprinting the upper surface of a container A method of and device for imprinting the upper surface of a container that has a closure at its upper surface, especially of a bottle with a head that is wrapped along with its cap all the way around with a blank, especially of foil, by applying the blan... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4812190 | Thermally insulating covering and process for producing A thermally insulating covering is provided incorporating a synthetic resin-impregnated carrier mat of fibers and an aluminum foil layer on that entire side of said carrier mat which is to face a heat source. A layer of insulating material is preferably l... | 03/14/1989 |
