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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172978 | Reinforced radio frequency identification device support and its manufacturing method The invention concerns a method for manufacturing a radio frequency identification device (RFID), the device featuring an antenna and a chip (12) connected to the antenna, the method including the following steps: printing a... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8007629 | Method of manufacturing multi-layer circuit board A method of manufacturing a multi-layer circuit board including preparing a laminated member formed of (i) a core circuit board having a circuit pattern thereon and (ii) a prepreg sheet having a through-hole filled with conductive paste, forming a laminated structur... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7931993 | Method of preparation of bonded polyimide fuel cell package Described herein are processes for fabricating microfluidic fuel cell systems with embedded components in which micron-scale features are formed by bonding layers of DuPont Kapton™ polyimide laminate. A microfluidic fuel cell system fabricated using this process i... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7927453 | Method of manufacturing copper foil with insulating layer, copper foil with insulating layer obtained with the same method, and printed circuit board using the same copper foil with insulating layer To provide a method of manufacturing a material which can make a skeletal component as thin as possible to be contained in an insulating layer in a manufactured copper clad laminate and can securely prevent the direct contact between the nodular treatment surface of... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7563342 | Method of manufacturing laminated substrate In a press process, a buffer member is placed on an RCC with a stainless steel plate between in such a way that the long sides and the short sides of the buffer member are aligned with the long sides and the short sides of the RCC respectively. The length of the lon... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7442270 | Highly reflective asphalt-based roofing membrane A prefabricated asphalt-based waterproof roofing membrane for use in a multi-ply asphalt-based commercial roofing system, e.g. a cap sheet that forms the exposed layer of a multi-ply built-up roofing system, is manufactured at a factory to have a highly reflective t... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7419556 | Method of repair for inlet caps of turbine engines A method for repairing a damaged inlet cap of a turbine engine includes removing a damaged portion of a structural fiber layer positioned beneath a first erosion-resistant layer. A structural replacement layer is applied to the inlet cap to replace the removed porti... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7381289 | Method and apparatus for seaming abutting layers of planar material A method and apparatus is provided for seaming together abutting side-by-side layers of planar material with adhesive and a backing tape to form a finished seam extending along the line of abutment. The method consists of laying a backing tape underneath the line of... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7378044 | Method for manufacturing wood-based composite panel having foil overlay The present invention provides a product that includes (a) a wood-based composite panel having a pair of outer surfaces; and (b) a radiant barrier material having a pair of outer surfaces, wherein at least a portion of an outer surface of the radiant barrier materia... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7332048 | Forming and bonding of flex circuits to structures An apparatus and method for forming and bonding of flexible circuits to metal structures includes a clamping frame having a removable frame portion. At least one flexible roller fixture provides opposed flexible rollers. A clearance aperture in the roller fixture is... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329455 | Printed vulcanized fibre-based product and process for making the same A three-ply product includes a particleboard core assembled with a patterned vulcanized fibre sheet or layer on each surface. One of the vulcanized fibre sheets may have a preprinted decorative pattern provided thereon. The other vulcanized fibre sheet may also be d... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7293355 | Apparatus and method for making circuitized substrates in a continuous manner Apparatus and method for making circuitized substrates using a continuous roll format in which layers of conductor and dielectric are fed into the apparatus, bonded, and passed on to other nearby work stations in which various processes such as hole formation, circu... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291241 | Bonded part and method for producing same A bonded part such as a rubber to metal bonded part and process for producing a bonded part including a rubber and metal part, and particularly for producing an automotive torsional vibration damper, comprising the steps of placing uncured elastomer composition comp... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7279062 | Method for the production of a laminate with mutually offset layers A method for the production under elevated pressure and temperature of a laminate (1, 1′) consisting of a pack with alternating metal layers (2) and plastic bonding layers (3), comprises stacking a first series (8) of layers on top of o... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7257929 | Assembling module for floor or wall coverings A module includes at least an associated two-layer structure with one first layer being a polymer base layer highly loaded with mineral fillers contributing to the rigidity of the module, and a second layer made from a printed polymer film defining the decorative pa... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257998 | Assembly for attaching a detection unit, in particular for detecting tyre pressure, to a rim An assembly (M) of a detection unit (100) for placement inside a tire with a rim having a connection aperture (210) is provided. The assembly (M) can include a detection unit (100) for receiving detection components, a valve body (300), a... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258760 | Methods of forming honeycomb sandwich composite panels The invention is to perform operations from sealing of a honeycomb core with a thermosetting sealing material having an adhesive property to its hardening in one step, prevent a resin from flowing into cells of the honeycomb core during resin impregnating operation,... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7250203 | Airsleeve The present invention is directed to an airsleeve comprising an elastomeric liner; a reinforcing layer overlaying the liner; and an elastomeric cover overlaying the reinforcing layer; the reinforcing layer comprising: i) textile fibers having distributed over surfac... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7230796 | Features for improved slider attachment A slider for supporting at least one transducer includes a slider body having a bearing surface and an opposing mounting surface. The slider also includes at least one adhesive control feature formed on the mounting surface to increase a surface area on which an adh... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226559 | Method for molding structures A method for molding composite structures whereby a material stack including a core having first and second opposing sides is prepared. The preparing of the material stack includes applying a fibrous support layer on at least one of the first side and the second sid... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223312 | Methods and materials for reducing damage from environmental electromagnetic effects Disclosed is a method of reducing damage resulting from environmental electromagnetic effects on a non-metallic surface. The method includes disposing a polymeric sheet material over the non-metallic surface and disposing a metal layer between the non-metallic surfa... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214758 | Rubber adhesive composition for textile materials This invention relates to an adhesive composition comprising: an elastomeric latex; a phenol, an aldehyde and an alkylated melamine-formaldehyde resin suitable for use in the adhesion of textile material to rubber. This invention also relates to a method of promotin... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7199979 | Head gimbal assembly using slider and gimbal features A gimbal assembly includes a gimbal and a slider. The slider has at least one adhesive receiving feature which is formed on a mounting surface of the slider. The gimbal has a lock feature including at least one body that protrudes from a slider-engaging surface and ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195686 | Method of manufacturing a decorative substrate and decorative substrate produced thereby A method of forming a composite article is disclosed that involves providing a press having first and second platens, a cellulosic fiber substrate having a first thickness, and a layer of material such as a wood veneer, foil, or non-creped paper, where the layer of ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7186352 | Microfluidic systems with embedded materials and structures and method thereof Described herein is a process for fabricating microfluidic systems with embedded components in which micron-scale features are molded into the polymeric material polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). Micromachining is used to create a mold master and the liquid precursors fo... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7172711 | Interface materials and methods of production and use thereof An interface material comprising a resin mixture and at least one solder material is herein described. The resin material may comprise any suitable resin material, but it is preferred that the resin material be silicone-based comprising one or more compounds such as... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7165314 | Method for manufacturing a magnetic head arm assembly (HAA) A system and method for an improved magnetic head arm assembly (HAA) is disclosed. The HAA includes three principal components, a head gimbal assembly (HGA), a flexible printed circuit (FPC) assembly, and an actuator coil assembly. The design allows for HAA rigidity... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7166678 | Rubber composition and vibration damper using the rubber composition A torsional vibration damper or other vibration damping device with a rubber vibration absorbing element. The rubber element is a peroxide-cured composition comprising 100 parts of ethylene-alpha-olefin elastomer, and 20 to 100 parts of substantially isobutylene or ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163600 | Method for preparing copper foil with insulating layer and copper foil with insulating layer prepared by the method, and printed wiring board using the copper foil with insulating layer To provide a method of manufacturing a material which can make a skeletal component as thin as possible to be contained in an insulating layer in a manufactured copper clad laminate and can securely prevent the direct contact between the nodular treatment surface of... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7163653 | Method for producing ceramic brake disks, with an insert in the green body before the pyrolysis The invention relates to a method for producing ceramic brake disks from a green body consisting of a sheet molding compound (SMC) having reinforcing fibers, and the ensuing pyrolysis and melt infiltration. The aim of the invention is to create a single-element gree... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160414 | Method and apparatus of manufacturing glued laminated wood A method and apparatus of manufacturing glued laminated wood such as laminated veneer lumber (LVL) are disclosed. The glued laminated wood is made of a number of wood sheets such as veneer sheets which are laminated together by a hot press with a thermosetting adhes... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7132033 | Method of forming a layered polishing pad A method of forming a layered polishing pad is disclosed. The method includes double-laminating a subpad on opposing sides with respective adhesive layers and bonding a polishing pad top layer to the subpad via the upper adhesive layer. The polishing pad optionally ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128802 | Manufacturing method of compressible printing layer and manufacturing method of blanket for printing The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a compressible printing layer, comprising a vulcanizing step comprising a first heating process in which one surface of a compressible printing layer including an unvulcanized compressible layer containing mic... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125468 | Method of making ultrasound transducer or actuator Method of making a gas matrix composite ultrasound transducer comprises aligning piezoelectric rods or fibers substantially parallel to each other on an adhesive side of a plurality of curable adhesive-faced sheets, stacking the sheets so as to maintain the gaps bet... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7094307 | Methods for coating surfaces with metal and products made thereby According to the process for coating metal substrates, a light-sensitive (or photo-sensitive) bonding material, such as an emulsion or a photopolymer film, is used to adhere metal directly to a substrate to provide various forms of metal coatings on the substrate. T... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7087132 | Method of decorative embossing of a panel for a vehicle A decoratively embossed panel of a molded form includes an exterior design that preferably reflects some aspect of the services advertisement. For example, a bricklayer may choose an embossed panel having a three-dimensional brick design in addition to a logo, servi... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7078104 | Bonded part and method for producing same A bonded part such as a rubber to metal bonded part and process for producing a bonded part including a rubber and metal part, and particularly for producing an automotive torsional vibration damper, comprising the steps of placing uncured elastomer composition comp... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070674 | Method of manufacturing a multi-layered piezoelectric actuator Method of manufacturing a piezoelectric actuator. The method includes a pre-cure step in which the adhesive is heated to a temperature below the melting point of the adhesive. A stack is formed having a piezoelectric layer and at least one supporting layer with the ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7060158 | Process for the manufacture of a decorative laminate A process for the manufacture of a decorative boards, which boards includes a decorative layer, wherein a decor sheet is placed as a surface layer on a base layer and bonded thereto by pressing under elevated temperature and pressure. The decor sheet is cut to a pre... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7052573 | Method to eliminate undulations in a composite panel A method and article of manufacture of joining a stringer to a wing or tail panel and curing a wing or tail panel is disclosed. A sheet of titanium is placed between a cured stringer and an uncured wing or tail panel. The stringer, wing or tail panel and sheet are t... | 05/30/2006 |
