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Dionysius Lardner, Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy at University College, London ; 1830
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7325774 | Gabion unit and gabion mesh comprising it A spiral double-twisted structure is provided having an n-th upper steel wire (An) and an n-th lower steel wire (Bn) which are paired with each other and rotated in one direction to form a front spiral twisted structure having a plurality of tw... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318796 | Two-layer drum cover made of a metal alloy in the warp directions and a plurality of metal alloys in the shute directions on both front and back surfaces A two-layer drum cover and a method of producing the same are provided. The two-layer drum cover includes a backing wire constructed of a relatively high grade metal alloy in the warp direction and alternating relatively low grade metal alloys in the shute direction... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7237272 | Protective clothing and flexible mesh from interwoven metal rings for production of protective clothing A flexible mesh of interwoven metal rings for production of protective clothing is provided with one or more recesses in which an oblong stiffening element is arranged, which latter consists of a metal strap made from a spring material and is provided with holes at ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234813 | Apparatus for displaying image by projection on retina of viewer with eliminated adverse effect of intervening optics An apparatus for use in image display, of projecting a light beam onto a retina of a viewer, to thereby allow the viewer to perceive an image, is disclosed. The apparatus is constructed to include: a light emitter emitting a light beam; a scanner scanning the light ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7204461 | Wire cloth A wire cloth includes metallic warp wires and metallic weft wires interwoven with one another, wherein the weft wires have each a diameter which is equal or smaller than a clear distance between two neighboring warp wires, and wherein the weft wires are constricted ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7169265 | Method for manufacturing resin-impregnated endless belt and a belt for papermaking machines and similar industrial applications A method for manufacturing resin-impregnated endless belt structures and belt structures designed for use on a long nip press on a papermaking machine and for other papermaking and paper processing applications, requires the application of a sacrificial material ont... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166196 | Method for manufacturing resin-impregnated endless belt structures for papermaking machines and similar industrial applications and belt A method for manufacturing resin-impregnated endless belt structure and belt structure, designed for use on a long nip press on a papermaking machine and for other papermaking and paperprocessing applications, requires the application of a polymeric resin material o... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7108233 | Wire ring net for rocky wall barriers and method for making it A wire ring net, particularly for providing barriers for rocky walls and the like comprises a plurality of braided wire rings, each wire ring comprising, at a starting end of its wire, a first curled portion wound about the wire of the first turn and, at the termina... | 09/19/2006 |
| RE39223 | Termite control A barrier to termites particularly suitable for protecting buildings comprising a mesh made of a material that is resistant to breakdown in the environment of use and is resistant to secretions deposited by termites, such as stainless steel, and is also sufficiently... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7022208 | Methods for bonding structural elements of paper machine and industrial fabrics to one another and fabrics produced thereby A method of manufacturing and a papermaker's or industrial fabric, which includes the application of a polymeric resin material onto preselected discrete locations on a base substrate in a controlled manner in droplets having an average diameter of 10μ (10 microns)... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014735 | Method of fabricating a belt and a belt used to make bulk tissue and towel, and nonwoven articles and fabrics A method for manufacturing a belt and a belt for use in the production of bulk tissue and towel, and of nonwoven articles and fabrics, requires the application of a sacrificial material onto a base substrate in a predetermined pattern which is to be imparted onto pr... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008513 | Method of making a papermaking roll cover and roll cover produced thereby The present invention is a method for making a roll cover and a roll cover, wherein at least one material is applied to the surface of the roll or a base substrate. In a first embodiment, a single material is applied as a flowable phase. A uniform coating of the mat... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7005043 | Method of fabrication of a dryer fabric and a dryer fabric with backside venting for improved sheet stability A method of manufacturing and a papermaker's or industrial fabric, such as a dryer fabric for the dryer section of a paper machine, includes the application of a polymeric resin material onto preselected locations on the backside of a base substrate using a piezojet... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7005044 | Method of fabricating a belt and a belt used to make bulk tissue and towel, and nonwoven articles and fabrics In a method for manufacturing a belt and a belt for use in the production of bulk tissue and towel, and of nonwoven articles and fabrics, a polymeric resin material is applied onto the surface of a base substrate in a precise predetermined pattern which is to be imp... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6880612 | Reduced visibility insect screen A reduced visibility insect screening is described having a transmittance of at least about 0.75 and a reflectance of about 0.04 or less. In an alternative embodiment, an insect screening material includes screen elements having a diameter of about 0.005 inch, havin... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6699540 | Materials of packing and packing made from the materials A packing material wherein one or a plurality of hard metal wire and one or a plurality of soft metal wire are tied up or twisted in a bundle to construct a weft material wherein the ratio of the number of the former to the number of the later is 1:1-0.3,... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6684912 | Net body using helical wire members A cylindrical net body using helical wire members that can be easily assembled and disassembled at a working site. The invention provides also a cylindrical net body using helical wire members that have high tenacity and high durability and yet can reduce... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6279858 | Woven wire netting for protection against rock falls or for securing a top layer of soil, and method and device for producing same A wire netting, preferably used as a gravel screen or for protecting a soil surface layer is woven from corrosion-resistant wires and either fitted on the soil surface or secured in an almost upright position on a slope or something similar. The wires in ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 5575458 | Mesh structure An improved mesh structure and method of making same uses a border to define the a general mesh shape and a first and a second plurality of a lengths of strand doubled back upon themselves so as to connect with the border member at points where each stran... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5542648 | Wire fencing Wire fencing including a first multiplicity of wires lying in a first plane and extending in generally uniformly mutually spaced relationship and a second multiplicity of wires lying in a second plane adjacent to the first plane and extending in generally... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5471712 | Adjustable screen for a distribution for making a sheet-formed fibrous product An apparatus for making a sheet formed fiber product includes at least one fiber distributor (1) having a substantially planar bottom (7) in the form of a wire net, with openings approximately formed as parallelograms; an endless forming wire (2) having a... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5417017 | Termite control A barrier to termites particularly suitable for protecting buildings comprising a mesh made of a material that is resistant to breakdown in the environment of use and is resistant to secretions deposited by termites, such as stainless steel, and is also s... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5029779 | Welded netting with deformed stretching wires This invention relates to a sheet-shaped welded netting of metal at least comprising mesh-forming wires extending longitudinally of the sheet and/or mesh-forming wires extending transversely of the sheet as well as several deformed stretching wires extend... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4642592 | Grounding and supporting metal mesh A grounding and supporting metal mesh provides connection between a circuit board with a cavity and a housing. The mesh is in the form of a spring made by interconnected torsional members. The mesh is plated with a metal which is compatible with the groun... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4297418 | Component strand for wire fabrics A special component strand for wire fabrics, the fabric consisting of one or more of the special strands extending in spaced apart generally parallel relation, and spaced apart, generally parallel cross wires extending transversely to the special strands,... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4209153 | Functional mesh or netting A mesh or netting useful for fencing animals comprising a plurality of longitudinal wires mutually connected together in the vertical direction by weft wires, wherein the longitudinal wires as a function of their positions in the vertical direction of the... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4188020 | Knotted wire fencing Knotted wire fencing, e.g. for enclosing a cultivated or uncultivated region which may be traversed by animals or other creatures of various sizes, comprises longitudinal (horizontal) and transverse (vertical) wires forming a mesh and tied together at the... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4154430 | Conductive insulation electrical grounding or charging system for insulation coated chain link fabric The invention is an improved method for electrical grounding of plastics coated chain link fabric that is usually used for fences or similar enclosures. The invention provides a method for grounding by employing an insulating coating containing conductive... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4154429 | Continuous wire means for electrically grounding or charging insulation coated chain link fabric The invention is an improved method for the electrical grounding of insulation coated chain link fabric that is usually used for fences or similar enclosures. The invention provides a continuous wire at the top or bottom, or both, edges of the erected fab... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4142557 | Synthetic papermaking fabric with rectangular threads A papermaking fabric for use on a papermaking machine is shown that is woven from warp and weft threads of monofilament synthetic material in which the threads of the warp system are of substantially rectangular configuration in cross section.... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4126287 | Flexible electromagnetic shield comprising interlaced glassy alloy filaments A flexible electromagnetic shield is provided. The shield comprises interlaced filaments of at least one glassy metal alloy. The glassy alloy has a maximum permeability of at least about 25,000 and a coercivity of less than about 0.08 Oe.... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4111399 | Panel fence Fence sections of the type having a series of interconnected vertical and horizontal strands are characterized by being formed with different preselected gauges and spacing between the horizontal strands. Thus the horizontal strands located at the extreme... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4079500 | Method of making reinforced concrete pipe Method of reinforcing concrete pipe in a rotary molding method using a wire reinforcing cage having a helical strand disposed about its exterior to resist torsional forces on the cage during molding, the cage being formed from a flat sheet.... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4031284 | Insulated and grounded fence fabric Fence fabric formed of a multiplicity of entwining electrically conductive metal wire cores each coated with a heat disintegrable electrical insulation is rendered susceptible to grounding by disposing each of said metal cores in contact with at least one... | 06/21/1977 |