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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177935 | Laminated plate and end treatment method of the laminated plate A manufacturing method of a laminated plate (19) includes: a first step of supporting, by a support member (9), a thermoplastic resin-made laminated material (1) in which a pair of plate-like members (3, 4) are laminated to each other whi... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8066840 | Finger pattern formation for thin film solar cells A method of forming metallic connector patterns for solar cells, whereby an embosser having raised features shaped in the form of a metallic connector pattern is used to attach a portion of a metallic foil to a transparent conductive layer formed on a top transparen... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8048252 | Method and apparatus for concurrent welding and excise of battery separator The present subject matter relates to a method which includes positioning a bottom and top polymeric separator sheet on a working surface, with a substantially planar battery anode disposed therebetween; applying a pressure and an electrical current to a cutting and... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7942996 | Method of cutting multilayer body, method of forming multilayer container, and multilayer formed product An end face of an intermediate layer of a multilayer structure is stably covered by surface resin layers at a time of cutting the multilayer structure. A cutting method of the multilayer structure includes the steps of: compressing and deforming the multilayer struc... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7935210 | Method of making a liner bag for waterless toilet A waterless-toilet liner has a seat panel adapted to lie atop a waterless-toilet seat and formed with a central hole of a size and shape generally corresponding to a size and shape of the hole of the seat, and a bag having an upper rim secured to the seat panel arou... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7833379 | Method of cutting multilayer body, method of forming multilayer container, and multilayer formed product An end face of an intermediate layer of a multilayer structure is stably covered by surface resin layers at a time of cutting the multilayer structure. A cutting method of the multilayer structure 10 includes the steps of: compressing and deforming the multil... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7718027 | Method and apparatus for concurrent welding and excise of battery separator The present subject matter relates to a method which includes positioning a bottom and top polymeric separator sheet on a working surface, with a substantially planar battery anode disposed therebetween; applying a pressure and an electrical current to a cutting and... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7691220 | Method of depositing functional films on substrates such as glass sheets and film-coating machine for implementing said method A method of depositing at least one functional film on at least one part of one or two faces of flat or curved substrates. The substrates are conveyed individually to a film-coating station and are advanced therein along the plane or neutral plane thereof. The film-... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7387976 | Composite fiber structure and method for producing the same A web containing comprising side-by-side or eccentric core/shell conjugate short fibers A, which contain two kinds of polyester different from each other in intrinsic viscosity, and elastic conjugate fibers B, which contain a thermoplastic elastomer having a melting... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7367931 | Laser cutoff stacker assembly The present invention contemplates a machine and method for performing the laser sealing and laser cutting of flexible material into segments, such as a polymeric web in which the segments will ultimately be individual bags. The machine includes a generally cylindri... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364782 | Flocked transfer and article of manufacture including the application of the transfer by thermoplastic polymer film A flocked transfer is produced by applying a release agent to a release sheet, and then applying the flocking to a release agent. Unlike the traditional method, a binder and thermoplastic hot melt film is applied to the back of the flock. The transfer, which is esse... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364148 | Sheet combining device and a method for combining sheets A sheet combining device includes at least one former, at least one longitudinal cutter, and at least two partial web guide routes. A respective partial sheet of partial cut webs can be conveyed on each of the at least two partial web guide routes. These sheets can ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7351368 | Flocked articles and methods of making same A method of manufacturing a molded article using lamination of a flocked surface onto a backing film is provided. Also provided is a flocked article comprising an antimicrobial agent. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344671 | Optical sealing clamp and a method for sealing and cutting polymeric sheets with a laser The invention is specially directed towards intermittent motion packaging machines where the packages are momentarily immobilized at a forming station for the time duration of the package sealing and cutting. The polymeric sheets or films are sealed and cut after be... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7340807 | Pouch and resealable closure mechanism therefor including a plurality of interlocking closure elements A resealable closure mechanism includes first and second closure strips. The first closure strip includes a plurality of discontinuous closure elements and the second closure strip includes a plurality of discontinuous closure elements. One or more of the discontinu... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338108 | Sun visor for vehicles It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved technique of joining a first body part and a second body part of a sun visor body to manufacture a sun visor for vehicles. The representative A sun visor for vehicles comprises a sun visor body, a first... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338697 | Co-molded direct flock and flock transfer and methods of making same A method of decorating a molded article is provided that includes the steps of: (a) providing a mold insert comprising a plurality of flock fibers and a permanent adhesive layer; (b) positioning the mold insert in ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334629 | Ventilating system, heat exchanger and methods The ventilating system includes evaporative cooling of the exhaust air before it enters a heat exchanger to cool incoming fresh outside air. A suction fan pulls exhaust air through the heat exchanger and, in combination with a flow restrictor, reduces the pressure o... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7316052 | Closure profile and die plate for extruding same A reclosable pouch includes interlocking male and female closure elements having elongate hollow closure profiles. The male closure profile has a hollow shaft section, and the female closure profile has a channel with at least one hollow side. A set of pleated grip ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7290660 | Storage system having a disposable vacuum bag The present invention provides a storage system having a storage device having at least one polymeric sheet sealed along a portion of its' periphery to provide an opening to a storage space; a resealable closure structure adapted to seal the opening to the storage s... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291762 | Multilayer conductive appliance having wound healing and analgesic properties A dressing for promoting healing and pain relief of the body of a living organism having a pathologic condition has at least one layer of conductive material having a resistance no greater than 1000 Ω/cm2. When placed proximate a portion of the body of t... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284283 | Integrated glove and method for manufacturing same The disclosure is directed to an integrated glove including first and second substrate layers. The first substrate layer overlies the second substrate layer to define a volume therebetween configured to receive a wearer's hand. The integrated glove also includes fir... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285316 | Process to manufacture three dimensionally shaped substrate for sound abatement The present invention is directed to a process for the manufacture of three-dimensional acoustically sound automotive insulation parts. In particular, the process includes mixing a two component polyurethane resin, applying the resin to a substrate, molding the subs... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278564 | Method of mounting electronic component, structure for mounting electronic component, electronic component module, and electronic apparatus The invention provides a method of mounting an electronic component where an electronic component can be reliably electrically-connected to a substrate. A substrate defines a through-hole that extends through the substrate, from connection electrodes formed on the l... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7255766 | Disposable wipe-out sheet and process for making the same A disposable wipe-out sheet that includes a plurality of long fibers bonded to a heat-sealable base sheet by sealing lines. The long fibers include groups continuously extending between each pair of the adjacent sealing lines to form bridge-like portions and groups ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7247219 | Rotary impulse sealer The invention is a rotatable cylindrical roll for heat sealing heat sealable materials that includes a heating zone for sealing the material and a cooling zone for supporting the newly formed seal. The device comprises a conductive zone and a resistive zone that are... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7238253 | Bag manufacturing system A placement component rapidly moves individual bag blanks from a pack or magazine to a conveyor system in uniformly spaced relationship. Each bag blank has opposite surfaces. While the conveyor system continues to move the bags, opening tabs are automatically applie... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234500 | Cutting device A cutting device (10) for cutting a material (12) and providing a cut portion of the material (12). The device comprises a heating assembly comprising an electrical induction arrangement (32) for heating the cut portion of the material by... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7230153 | Multilayer conductive appliance having wound healing and analgesic properties A dressing for promoting healing and pain relief of the body of a living organism having a pathologic condition has at least one layer of conductive material having a resistance no greater than 1000 Ω/cm2. When placed proximate a portion of the body of t... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229429 | Multiple lumen catheter A cylindrical elongate body having proximal and distal ends and enclosing two similar longitudinally extending lumens separated by a septum and a further lumen within the septum. A convergently tapered tip extending from the distal end of the body defines part of th... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227470 | RFID label application system A method of tracking and identifying a plurality of items using a label containing an electronic article surveillance (EAS) device such as an RFID tag. An EAS device-containing label is attached to at least one, but less than all, of the items. At least one identify... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7214173 | Laser for forming bags from a web of material A fastener includes first and second tracks. The first track includes a first profile, and the second track includes a second profile for interlocking with the first profile. The fastener extends between opposing ends. The first and second profiles at each of the op... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207367 | Method and apparatus for joining adhesive tape In an adhesive tape joining method for joining an adhesive tape to a surface of an article, cutting out the adhesive tape along an outer peripheral edge of the article and, then, collecting the unnecessary adhesive tape which has been cut out, the unnecessary adhesi... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204907 | Absorbent device using an apertured nonwoven as an acquisition distribution layer A method of making a composite intermediate layer by forming a resilient three dimensional apertured formed film; forming a nonwoven web of fibers; joining the nonwoven web with the apertured formed film; and aperturing the joined nonwoven web and formed film to cre... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198749 | Handling potentially contaminated mail A decontamination bag is positioned in the interior space of a public mailbox. The decontamination bag receives mail that is deposited in the mailbox. A postal worker; upon retrieving mail from the mailbox, closes the decontamination bag. The decontamination bag is ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191814 | Resin film coated heat insulating and sound absorbing material, and method and equipment for manufacturing the material A resin film is provided wherein distortions generated at ear portions of films at shorter sides of a resin film coated heat insulating/sound absorbing material can be eliminated. The front and rear surfaces and both side surfaces in the direction of longer sides of... | 03/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7175727 | Shaped absorbent pads and associated method for making A method for making absorbent pads for various absorbent articles is provided. A strip of the absorbent web material is conveyed along a machine direction, the absorbent web material having a generally first constant cross-direction width and generally first uniform... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7157034 | Twin-sheet thermoforming process A twin-sheet thermoforming process for the manufacture of vehicle headliners. In the process a first sheet and second sheet of SuperLite material are mounted onto respective frames. The frames transfer the sheets into an oven, where they are heated to a desired temp... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156943 | Method and apparatus for separating composite A first rigid body has a horizontal surface on which a composite is to be placed and a non-horizontal surface on which the composite is not to be placed, with the horizontal surface and the non-horizontal surface forming a continuous horizontal linear edge. The cont... | 01/02/2007 |
