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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172972 | Panel An insulating panel 1 comprises a first sheet 2, a second sheet 4, and a body of insulating foam 5 between the sheets 2, 4. The foam 5 has a plurality of longitudinally extending conduits 7 through which a heat exchan... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8114233 | Method for adhesive bonding with foamable mixtures containing alkoxysilane-terminated prepolymers Surfaces are adhesively bonded by employing a highly reactive alkoxysilyl-functional foamable mixture, and pressing the surfaces together with the foam prepared from the foamable mixture between the surfaces. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7976659 | Zero gap integration of switching modules with negative vacuum process A process for assembling a composite piece for use in the interior of an automobile. An outward facing skin of the composite piece is connected to a substrate by a foaming material, and at least one switch item is integrated seamlessly into the composite piece. Part... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7955460 | Movable barriers having transverse stiffeners and methods of making the same A movable door panel having a front facer with opposed longitudinal edge profiles, rails secured to the longitudinal edge profiles, a rear facer secured to the rails, and foam disposed within an inner volume defined by the front facer, the rails and the rear facer i... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7846282 | Automobile floor carpet and method for manufacturing the same In some embodiment, a method of manufacturing an automobile floor carpet comprises a step of pressing a nonwoven fabric 4, an adhesive film 3 obtained immediately after extruding thermoplastic resin having a melt flow rate of 10 to 1,000 g/10 min from ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7846281 | Paper laminates manufactured using foamed adhesive systems Foamed, aqueous adhesive compositions are used to manufacture tissue laminate products including or especially as bathroom tissue, facial tissue, paper towels, and the like. Foaming typically occurs by introducing pressurized gas and adhesive flows in a nozzle chamb... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7575650 | End gaps of filled honeycomb A sandwich panel includes a honeycomb core of a plurality of cells. A first skin is adhered to a first surface of the honeycomb core with an adhesive. A second skin is adhered to a second surface of the honeycomb core with the adhesive. The plurality of cells extend... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7368487 | Aqueous ink jet printable compositions Ink jet printable compositions comprise an aqueous vehicle, particles of a self-crosslinking polymer, and optional colorant. In one embodiment, an ink jet printable ink may comprise an aqueous vehicle, a colorant, and a silyl-terminated sulfopoly(ester-urethane) pol... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364677 | In-mold decorated articles and methods The invention provides in-mold decorated articles and methods to form the articles. The in-mold decorated articles include a polymeric portion having a substrate material adhered to a surface of the polymeric portion. The substrate material may be, for example, a fi... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360325 | Multiply insole An insole includes a first layer made of a first slice foam material formed by a foamable polyurethane resin composition. A second layer is made of a second slice foam material formed by bonding together particles of comminuted previously formed foam material with a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361617 | Fire resistant composite material and fabrics therefrom The present invention relates to fire resistant composite materials and to fire resistant fabric materials and mattresses made therefrom. The composite materials include (a) a substrate selected from the group consisting of cotton, rayon, lyocell and blends thereof;... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7328539 | Door and method of making same A door and a method for manufacturing a door are described. A door according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a split frame, or two frames. Each split frame is attached to an inner surface of a skin and a core material is poured onto the inner sur... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7323043 | Storage container associated with a thermal energy management system A container for storing hydrogen comprises an outer shell having an inlet for inputting hydrogen gas and an outlet for outputting hydrogen gas. A thermally conductive liner lines an interior of the outer shell. An inner hydride core is in communication with the inle... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7306635 | Designed cellular coal Coal-based cellular products that can be custom designed to have integral stiffeners or load paths, directed heat transfer paths, and/or directed mass transfer paths and methods for their production are described. Such design and production is made possible by the a... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303788 | Method for manufacturing solar cell module having a sealing resin layer formed on a metal oxide layer The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a solar cell module having photovoltaic elements in each of which a metal oxide layer made of a metal oxide forms an outermost surface part thereof at a light incident side, and a sealing resin layer formed o... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293594 | Process for the production of sandwich elements from reactive plastics material The invention relates to a process for the production of sandwich elements (so-called panels), in which the rising reactive mixture is guided, when it rises, through guide elements arranged between the upper and lower outer layers. This process produces void-free pa... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290679 | Foldable air insulating sleeve A foldable air insulating sleeve for insulating beverage and food containers is herein provided. More particularly, the foldable air insulating sleeve secures a cup in a manner that leaves a pocket of air surrounding the cup. This provides for improved temperature r... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291234 | Continuous feed system for producing structural insulated panels An apparatus and a continuous process produce composite structural insulated panels (SIPs). Lower boards are placed on a conveying system through a foam application zone and then upper boards are applied. The foam material adheres to the upper and lower boards to fo... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291410 | Orientation independent liquid fuel reservoir A fuel reservoir for a liquid fuel cell particularly useful for portable electronic devices or for a reformer, includes (a) a container defining a volume for holding a liquid fuel; (b) a wicking structure positioned within the volume and into which at least one port... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7282132 | Zinc oxide film treatment method and method of manufacturing photovoltaic device utilizing the same A film of zinc oxide electrochemically deposited from an aqueous solution is subjected to heat treatment at a temperature equal to or higher than 150° C. and equal to or lower than 400° C. in a nitrogen or inert gas atmosphere that contains oxygen, thereby obtaini... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279065 | Method for forming bi-layered fiber and foam carpet underlay The present invention relates to a method for forming a bi-layered carpet underlay. More particularly, the method includes bonding a layer of non-woven fibers and a layer of re-bonded foam particles together to form the bi-layered carpet underlay. The layers of the ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7279058 | Composite carpet cushion and process A composite carpet cushion incorporating a film layer, a foam layer and a fiber layer and a process of forming the composite carpet cushion. The film layer of the composite carpet cushion is a polyethylene film having a lateral dimension in the range of about 0.4 to... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7279541 | Pressure sensitive adhesives for plasticized PVC backings The invention relates to a polymer synthesized from 0.5 to 30% by weight of vinyl acetate (a), from 0.1 to 10% by weight of monomer containing at least one acid or acid anhydride group (b), from 5 ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7279438 | Coated insulation board or batt An insulation composite for attenuating energy or sound transmission has a body layer of insulating material with a roughly textured face and a uniform thickness solid cover layer permanently embedded in the body layer to a partial depth so that material of the body... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7263811 | System and method for forming surfaces using tiled components and product resulting therefrom Disclosed are systems and methods which provide durable and substantially smooth surfaces comprised of a number of smaller pieces of surfacing material. For example, tiles of natural materials, such as marble or granite, are formed into larger unitary structures, wh... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264878 | Laminated carbon foam sandwich for naval decking A laminate sandwich structure useful for, inter alia, decking for naval vessels, which includes a core formed of carbon foam having a ratio of compressive strength to density of at least about 7000 psi/g/cc. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7259190 | Adhesive composition An adhesive composition comprising a polymeric matrix and absorbent particles wherein at least a part of the absorbent particles are microcolloid particles. The microcolloid particles are water absorbent particles preferably having a rounded or spherical shape. The ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7241356 | Composite structure with one or several polyurethane layers, method for their manufacture and use thereof A composite structure is disclosed. The structure includes one or several polyurethane layers, a support layer, in particular a textile support layer, as well as an optional adhesive layer placed between these layers. The composite structure is characterized in that... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238236 | Apparatus for increasing tail adhesion of wet rolls An apparatus for making a wet roll including a body of a roll of wet wound sheet material, where the body of the roll is connected to a tail of the roll, means for applying an adhesion promoter between the body and the tail and means for contacting the body and the ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238879 | Solar cell module Provided is a solar cell module having a reinforcing member integrally stacked by means of a covering material on a rear surface of a solar cell panel having a photovoltaic element that performs photoelectric conversion, wherein a bent portion is formed in each of o... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7231948 | Non-pneumatic tire A non-pneumatic tire comprising a toroidal-shaped tube having inner and outer circumferential surfaces and opposite side surfaces collectively forming a hollow chamber therebetween, the tube having at least two openings proximate the inner circumferential surface, a... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228667 | Door system for a building A door assembly having a structural inner frame that is secured between an interior sheath and an exterior sheath. The inner frame provides rigidity and strength to the door assembly and will not warp or otherwise lose its dimensional integrity regardless of the env... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227051 | Disposable wearing article A disposable wearing article includes a liquid-pervious topsheet, a liquid-impervious backsheet, a liquid-absorbent core interposed between the top- and backsheets, a pair of liquid-impervious leak-barrier sheets and a pair of elastically stretchable sheets. Each po... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223313 | Insulation material and method for manufacturing the insulation The invention relates to a coating for insulation material, which coating comprises a metal layer, such as an aluminum layer, and a plastic layer. The plastic layer contains plastic that crystallizes when heated. The plastic can more particularly be a polyamide.... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7223801 | Joint fill composition and method A composition and method for protecting pipeline joints is disclosed. A mold covers the exposed pipeline joint. A reaction composition including a polyol, an isocyanate, and an ester, preferably 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,2-pentanediol diisobutyrate, is added to the mold and... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7211162 | Method and apparatus for molding bead A hollow bead of high quality is applied and molded into a shape corresponding to and following a shape of an applying position onto which the bead is to be applied. A bead-molding apparatus includes a discharging device of a double nozzle structure comprised of an ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201815 | Paper laminates manufactured using foamed adhesive systems Foamed, aqueous adhesive compositions are used to manufacture tissue laminate products including or especially as bathroom tissue, facial tissue, paper towels, and the like. Foaming typically occurs by introducing pressurized gas and adhesive flows in a nozzle chamb... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7195815 | Process for producing foamed body of thermoplastic resin, mold for forming same and foamed body of thermoplastic resin The invention provides a foamed body of thermoplastic resin having a high expansion ratio, desired shape and cells of desired diameter, especially fine cells. The foamed body of thermoplastic resin is produced by filling the thermoplastic resin containing a foaming ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192074 | Automotive compartment having an integrated spring mechanism and method of making the same An automotive assembly having an integrated spring mechanism. The assembly includes a first member and a second member pivotally coupled to the first member and moveable between a first and second position with respect to the first member. The assembly further inclu... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189296 | Insulation material and method for manufacturing the insulation The invention relates to a coating for insulation material, which coating comprises a metal layer, such as an aluminum layer, and a plastic layer. The plastic layer contains plastic that crystallises when heated. The plastic can more particularly be a polyamide.... | 03/13/2007 |
