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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8002943 | Manufacturing process and system for floor tile A floor tile for a raised floor. The floor tile is defined by a shallow upwardly-opening metal pan defining a shallow compartment in which a main preformed one-piece concrete block is secured. The main concrete block is preferably formed from a plurality of one-piec... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7867354 | Method and apparatus for producing combined optical film, combined optical film, image display, and methods for producing liquid crystal panel and laminated optical film It is an object of the invention to provide a method for producing a combined optical film that includes opposing the end faces of a plurality of optical films to one another and can narrow the gap between the opposed end faces. A method for producing a combined opt... | 01/11/2011 |
| RE41347 | Joining method and apparatus of single veneer piece This invention provides joining methods of single veneer piece and a joining apparatus, which can produce more efficient, and effective joining process than the conventional method and apparatus produce. In the process of carrying a single veneer piece (T) in the or... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7534321 | System for joining sections of composite reinforced line pipe A composite reinforced line pipe is manufactured by aligning first and second pipe segments each having a composite reinforcement wrapped circumferentially about a core, attaching the line pipes at a cut-back portion of their exposed core, wrapping a joint tape circ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7527705 | Method for routing electrical conductor between panels A method is provided for routing electrical conductors through a vehicle body having first and second body panels with panel edges attached together. The method includes placing a bead of adhesive along the edge of the first body panel; placing the electrical conduc... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7510623 | Method for joining piping systems and piping to equipment, fixtures, devices, structures, and appliances A method to join pipe is disclosed using a curable one or two part adhesive composition comprising an effective amount of a boron containing initiator compound such as an organoborate, a stabilized organoborane complex, or combinations thereof; one or more monomers,... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7438778 | Elastic endless crawler and method of manufacturing the same An elastic endless includes an annular belt-shaped elastic crawler body and a plurality of cords with ends, the cords being disposed substantially parallel with one another at predetermined intervals and embedded in the crawler body, wherein one end and the other en... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7431975 | Textured composite material A laminated multilayer textured composite has an embossed fibrous outer layer bonded to one side of an adhesive layer to form a three-dimensional structure defined by all of fibers in depressed areas between elevated areas being fully embedded in the adhesive and mo... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7419082 | Friction welding process A friction welding process providing a workpiece having a weld surface, and a second workpiece having a weld surface. The workpieces being welded together at respective weld surfaces. Oscillatory motion is affected to the workpieces such that one weld surface moves ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7390375 | Method and a device for connecting a plastic conduit and a plastic socket A method and a device for connecting a plastic line part in a plastic socket. A head end (9) of the line part (6) is heated contactlessly all the way round until the end curls over to a diameter that is greater than the inside diameter of the socket ( | 06/24/2008 |
| 7371304 | Apparatuses and methods for joining structural members, such as composite structural members Apparatuses and methods for joining structural members. In one embodiment, an apparatus for joining a first member to a second member includes a first part and a second part configured to be engaged with and bonded to the first part. In one aspect of this embodiment... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371305 | Tube connecting apparatus and tube connecting method A tube-joining apparatus capable of stably and reliably joining tubes where liquid is contained and sealed. In a tube joining apparatus, a first clamp (6) and second clamp (7) for pressing and holding tubes (8, 9) are arranged in a contact state... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368035 | Method for brazing and adhesive bonding An improved method for joining together the edge portions of first and second panels includes applying a heat curable adhesive along the edge portion of the first panel and then abutting the edge portion of the second panel with the edge portion of the first panel s... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7334375 | Evacuated panel for thermal insulation of a body having non-planar surfaces An evacuated panel is provided for thermal insulation of a body (3, 4) having non-planar surfaces, the panel having two main faces and comprising a flexible envelope (1), made of one or more barrier sheets, and a filling material formed of at least two... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7326308 | Method for recharging a bundling machine using a plastic film and bundling machine carrying out said method Methods for recharging a machine which is used to pack groups of products with the aid of a plastic film wherein the film of a distributor reel is unwound, the film of a full reel is subsequently engaged into an injection device in such a way that said reel becomes ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7305837 | Cryogenic piping system A method for improving the insulation characteristics of a cryogenic piping system wherein an insulation volume defined by a jacket coaxial to an inner pipe is evacuated to a moderate vacuum and then filled with a condensable gas in one or more evacuation and fillin... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7306692 | Production forming, bonding, joining and repair systems for composite and metal components A method of repairing a composite component (1) having a damaged area including: laying a composite lay-up (7) over the damaged area; locating at least one pressure chamber (3, 4) over the damaged area, the pressure chamber including a displacea... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300531 | Tape application device A device and a method for applying tape to one or more sheets of material in a moving line-up. The device can include a tape applicator, a sensor, a tape cutter, a tape gripper, an engagement-initiation press, and a hold-down portion. During intermittent operation, ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7282110 | Method of making an endless image-forming medium A method of making an endless image-forming medium starting from a strip of semi-crystalline support material, which strip extends between a first and second end, wherein the ends of the strip are brought together and fused to form an endless support, and the fused ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7252890 | Anti-contamination coated multi-layer insulation A multi-layer insulation (MLI) blanket with enhanced contamination inhibiting properties and a method for inhibiting the formation of organic residues on the outer surface of a MLI blanket are provided. In one embodiment, a MLI blanket (10) attachable to a sp... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7238257 | Method for making a printing blanket A method for making a printing blanket resulting from assembling a plurality of layers employs elastomer layers which do not contain thermal cross-linking agents and are of the thermoplastic type. Such a printing blanket is useful in the field of printing machines. | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238256 | Pipe construction system A pipe construction system which utilizes a multiplicity of arcuate pipe segments 11, 12 to form a pipe section 10 and which sections are assembled together to form a length of pipe. Each segment 11, 12 has two longitudinal edges 13 of in... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7192504 | Adding glass to composite bonding surfaces The present invention relates to a method of bonding together two pieces of composite material (10, 26) by applying a layer of glass fibre (20, 28) to a surface of each piece of composite material 10, 26, and bonding the pieces together by means... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7166181 | Wood-gluing and clamping system The invention relates to an wood-gluing system enabling the continuous production of glued pieces of lumber for panels and the like. The system includes a deck, a horizontal displacement system for advancing lumber across the deck, a braking system, a one-way clampi... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7152825 | Adhesive tape for flying splice Adhesive tape for the flying splice of flat web material wound up into rolls, said tape having an adhesive face and a nonadhesive reverse and also two longitudinal edges (L1, L2), and having a main carrier coated unilaterally on the face with a self-ad... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7138033 | Connecting apparatus and connecting method of web material The present invention simplifies an apparatus and is capable of, when replacing a roll, swiftly connecting the tail end side portion of a previously paid out web material and the lead end portion of web material to be paid out subsequently. A connecting apparatus | 11/21/2006 |
| 7122094 | Method and apparatus for sterile connection between two flexible tubes The invention concerns an apparatus wherein each pair of jaws (42) is mounted on a carriage (29, 31) freely mobile on longitudinal slide rails and subjected to the action of springs (28, 32) pushing them towards a retractable stop borne by the f... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108220 | Adhesive tape An adhesive tape (1) for flying reel change, having a) a carrier (2), on whose upper side a self-adhesive compound (3) is arranged, and b) on whose underside a cleavable system (6A) is a... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097732 | Joining method and apparatus of single veneer piece This invention provides joining methods of single veneer piece and a joining apparatus, which can produce more efficient, and effective joining process than the conventional method and apparatus produce. In the process of carrying a single veneer piece (T) in the or... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097722 | Method of seaming linoleum Disclosed is a method of joining at least two linoleum sheets. The method includes creating a seam between the linoleum sheets and forming a bead of non-epoxy adhesive on a seam edge or injecting the non-epoxy adhesive into a closed seam. The seam formed by the edge... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094310 | Method for joining high-pressure composite pipes A high-pressure composite pipe includes a pipe-shaped inner layer made of a synthetic resin, and a reinforcing layer made of a stretched polyolefin resin sheet and wound on an external circumferential surface of the inner layer, with a winding direction of the reinf... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086627 | Adhesive tape for joining the start of a new paper roll to the end of an old, expiring paper roll An adhesive tape for splicing together two web materials comprises a first adhesive layer and a second adhesive layer both on the same face of a backing, wherein the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer overlap one another. ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083699 | Masking glass shapes Methods and apparatus for masking a selected portion of a workpiece are disclosed. A method in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include the steps of providing a workpiece having a shape, providing a mask having a similar shape, an... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7073201 | Aqueous Adhesive A two part aqueous adhesive comprising a main agent containing a polychloroprene latex as a main component and a curing agent, the main agent and the curing agent being separated during storing or transporting. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7073552 | Tire preparation ply manufacturing apparatus and method An apparatus for forming a continuous preparation ply of the type used to make vehicle tires from preparation ply sections having nonmetallic cords. An infeed conveyor successively feeds the preparation ply sections to a butt splicing machine that joins the ends of ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7060148 | Method and apparatus for adhering together lanes of compressible products A method for adhering together lanes of a compressible product includes inserting a wedge device between two separate lanes of a compressible product to split apart at least a portion of the lanes of product, advancing either the wedge device or the separate lanes o... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7048965 | Surface-covering article and methods of installing the same A surface-covering article and method of installing the same are described. The surface-covering article includes a top layer, a bottom layer, and reinforcing layer. The top layer is made of a first type of resin. The bottom layer is made of a second type of resin. ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7028736 | Tape dispensing system A tape dispensing system for reducing the amount of time to mask surface areas in preparation of painting. The tape dispensing system includes a frame structure having a first frame and a second frame, a first spool and a second spool rotatably attached to the frame... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025850 | Methods and apparatus for masking a workpiece Methods and apparatus for masking a planar surface and providing information at the point of use of an assembly including the planar surface are disclosed. In one advantageous method in accordance with the present invention, a masking material comprising a substrate... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022205 | Apparatus and method for forming a butt splice The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for splicing a web of layered material so that a new roll of material may be joined to an expiring web via a butt joint. A shear wheel is driven to ensure that the shear wheel positively rotates as it cuts acro... | 04/04/2006 |
