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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7708850 | Manufacturing method of laminated metal plate and laminated metal plate manufactured by the method In the manufacturing method of the laminated metal plate, a fluorine resin film is used as a plastic film. Prior to a flame treatment, a joint surface of the metal plate is heated with a direct flame of 900° C. to 1200° C. for 1 to 5 seconds so that the joint surf... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7503992 | Flashless welding method and apparatus A method and apparatus for welding two separate ends of an extrusion or two separate extrusion ends to form a flashless extrudate or gasket by having a first and a second mold for supporting and clamping the extrusion ends, and a spacer bar for positioning the extru... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7404868 | Tape placement head for applying thermoplastic tape to an object A tape placement head for applying thermoplastic tape to an object includes a heated feeder which guides the tape/tow to a heated zone. The heated zone has a line compactor having a single row of at least one movable heated member. An area compactor is located in th... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7348052 | Sandwich wrappers, fast food wrappers, and gum wrappers comprising PLA resin A composite wrap material includes a layer of polyactide (PLA) resin interposed between two layers of cellulosic material. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347907 | Adjustable roof fitment and method of making the same An adjustable corner fitment for a roof and a method and apparatus for making the same are provided. The adjustable corner fitment may be comprised of a top membrane portion and a base membrane portion. The top membrane portion may have a cutout that may extend from... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7335415 | Tearaway adhesive tape on nonwoven support The invention concerns a nonwoven support, in the form of a felt or needle punched product, having a thickness ranging between 0.3 and 1 mm and a surface mass of fibres ranging between 70 and 120 g/m2, and the fibres are embedded in the adhesive over part... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322922 | Method and device for jointing of cores End-to-end joining of sleeves. A first glue strand is applied to the end joint surface of one of the sleeves, the first glue strand having properties that cause an immediate fixing of the end joint surfaces of the sleeves. A second glue strand is applied to the end ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7305177 | Apparatus for joining roof covering materials An arrangement for an apparatus (1) for application of roof covering (2) and comprising a wagon (4) moveable by aid of wheels (3) intended to join together two unrolled rolls of roof covering in connection to a joint (5) on top of ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7238407 | Multi-layer reinforcing laminate Multi-layer laminates are provided which contain at least two binder layers and at least two textile-containing layers. One binder layer faces a substrate to be reinforced, with a second binder layer between two textile-containing layers wherein one of the textile-c... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7229678 | Barrier laminate structure for packaging beverages A barrier laminate packaging material comprising from its outermost surface to the innermost surface contacting the contents of the container to be prepared therefrom, a first exterior layer of a low density polyethylene polymer, a paperboard substrate, a first inte... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229519 | Burning equipment for green sheet of plasma display panel and method of burning the same An apparatus for burning green sheets of a plasma display panel comprises a feeding part that feeds a green sheet to a plasma display panel substrate, a heat and pressure roller that heats and compresses the green sheet and the plasma display panel substrate from ab... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7208223 | Composite sheet material Composite sheet material comprises a core (12) formed from cellular material having a respective skin of continuous sheet material on each side thereof. Both the core and the skins are formed of thermoplastic materials and the skins are attached to the core b... | 04/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7140540 | Method of making secure personal data card A method for the automated manufacture of personal optical security cards utilizing commercial equipment known in the art for creating integrated circuit chip cards, also known as smart cards. A cavity is milled in a card body. An optical security chip carrier is lo... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7141277 | Self-generating inorganic passivation layers for polymer-layered silicate nanocomposites A method for preparing high-use temperature, light-weight polymer/inorganic nanocomposite materials with enhanced thermal stability and performance characteristics, which comprises treating a polymer/inorganic nanocomposite material with oxygen plasma under conditio... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137941 | Apparatus and method for forming a hemmed edge on carton blanks An apparatus and method for forming a hem on a 5th panel of a liquid carton blank comprising a skiving section, a stepped creaser section, a burner section, a vacuum hemmer section, and a sealer section. Carton blanks are fed into the skiver section and e... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7117911 | Pneumatic tire having run flat capability A pneumatic tire having a runflat capability provided with a crescent shaped reinforcing rubber layer at the side part thereof, wherein an inner layer is composed of a thermoplastic elastomer composition containing (A) at least one thermoplastic resin having an air ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7101611 | Plastic window, especially for motor vehicles, and process for its manufacture The invention relates to a product which is at least partly transparent and of high optical quality, equivalent to that of a glass window, which can be approved as a motor-vehicle window according to the various standards in force, and having a plastic core coated w... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094298 | Apparatus and method for welding overlapping water-proof membranes to each other Apparatus for heat welding together thermoplastic membranes mounted on a surface includes a frame, a support member connected to the frame, a nozzle mounted on the support member to receive heated air, weld wheels mounted on the support member adjacent to, and immed... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094472 | Radiation treated ethylene polymers and articles made from said polymers The invention relates to ethylene polymers that are modified by ionizing radiation, prior to article formation, at a temperature less than the crystalline melt temperature and preferably under ambient atmosphere, as well as articles made from said polymers. The irra... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090368 | Key for use in low light conditions A key, which may be used in a user interface, including indicia formed at least in part from UV reactive material. ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7087296 | Energy absorbent laminate This invention provides multi-layered composites, laminates and composite joints in which at least one resin-impregnated, fiber-containing layer is joined or laminated to a core layer having a lower flexural modulus or higher elongation at break, higher toughness, o... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7048819 | Hot air lamination chamber for medical catheters A system of heat shrink lamination that uses one or more lamination chambers with forced flow of heated air from a central heating area. The central heating area includes at least one heating element. A fan situated at one end of the central heating area provides hi... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7001290 | Blow molded basketball backboard frame A basketball goal system having a lightweight blow molded support frame and a transparent acrylic backboard is disclosed. The support frame includes an outer periphery and a support structure that is disposed within the outer periphery. The support structure divides... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998169 | Plastic glazing, in particular for motor car and method for making same The invention relates to a product which is at least partly transparent and of high optical quality, equivalent to that of a glass window, which can be approved as a motor-vehicle window according to the various standards in force, and having a plastic core coated w... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6973951 | Obstruction avoidance continuous seam welding system An apparatus for seaming roofing membranes to one another, wherein one of the membranes is secured to an underlying support structure by at least one protruding fastener is provided. The apparatus includes a wheeled carriage having an upwardly extending push/pull ba... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6964798 | Multi-layered polymer based thin film structure for medical grade products A multiple layer structure comprising a first and a second skin layer, each skin layer composed of a polypropylene containing polymer, and a radio frequency (“RF”) susceptible layer adhered to and between the first and second skin layers. The RF layer has a firs... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6958120 | Membrane module The invention relates to a method for producing a membrane module, comprising a plurality of bar-shaped ceramic filter elements disposed parallel to each other and stretched on the ends of the bay by covers, which extend perpendicular to said bars. Said modules also... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6944970 | In-line dryer for a printer The invention provides a dryer for a printer such as a print on demand wallpaper printer. The dryer has a compartment with an opening across the top. The opening is in a path of a moving media web which is printed on by the printer. The opening is optionally covered... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6930231 | Method of producing guitar picks from identification cards The present invention comprises a method of using a punch for cutting one or more guitar picks directly from an identification card. The punch includes a holding portion positioned on one side of the identification card and a die or blade portion aligned with the he... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6920704 | Drying method for a printer The invention provides a method for drying a web of media in a printer such as a wallpaper printer. The method includes the step of loading the web in a path that traverses a compartment in a dryer in the printer. The compartment has an opening across the top. The w... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6908521 | Method of manufacturing a dashboard portion fitted with an air bag A dashboard is made that presents a cover for an air bag protection system, the cover being invisible from the outside and being defined by an inside line of weakness in the wall of the dashboard, the line of weakness defining an opening for the air bag. A layer of ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6896023 | Apparatus for curing adhesive applied to watercraft body Framework, defining a predetermined curing area, corresponds in size and shape to a provisionally-assembled watercraft body to be subjected to adhesive curing. Openable/closeable gate, constituting one end portion of the framework, allows the provisionally-assembled... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6861379 | Breathable neoprene substitute A tri-laminate material is disclosed which provides a breathable, non-irritating, four-way stretchable substitute for neoprene-based materials. The material of the present invention comprises a layer of resiliently stretchable open-celled foam which has been compres... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6811632 | Friction stir welding of polymeric materials A method and apparatus for welding thermoplastic materials with a stir welding system using a rotating element pin or element with a geometry to induce frictional energy from the rotating element. A floating constraining surface that has a motion independent of the ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6701991 | Hot air welder for a synthetic resin Disclosed is a hot air welder that consecutively joins sheets of synthetic resin material together to make a large-sized pavilion or a tent fabric, or welds and seals the seam lines of waterproof textiles or the like for waterproofing process. Instead of ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6673849 | Composites comprising a hydrophilic polyester-polyurethane foamed material for vehicle interior trim Composites comprising a polyurethane core and an outer facing layer are described in the present invention. Suitable polyurethane cores are hydrophilic polyester-polyurethane foamed materials which comprise the reaction product of: (a) at least one po... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6652970 | Degradable crosslinkers, compositions therefrom, and methods of their preparation and use The present invention is directed toward compositions that are chemically different after application to a substrate as compared to the composition prior to its application. A method of the invention comprises a method of transitioning a crosslinked polym... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6641686 | Polysiloxane coated fabrics for use in air-holding vehicle restraint systems The invention is directed to coating a knit, woven, or non-woven textile substrate with adhesive polyurethane layer and then with an elastomeric polysiloxane layer and to then form an air curtain or air bag therefrom with superior air-holding and superior... | 11/04/2003 |
