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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7514027 | Process for manufacturing products of mineral wool, in particular monolayer and multilayer products Products of mineral wool, in particular monolayer and multilayer products of rock wool, are manufactured wherein the mineral wool material of a primary mat is mechanically comminuted by a combined beating and cutting process into mineral wool flakes of a predetermin... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7346967 | Process for producing a floor covering A process is provided for producing a multi-layered flat fibrous structure, especially a floor covering, having a surface or wear layer, a base or carrier layer and optionally further layers. The base or carrier layer is first produced from a multi-layered non-woven... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7328583 | Thermally stable containment device and methods Thermal management systems and methods for manufacturing and using same are disclosed. Certain embodiments of the thermal management systems comprise configurations of corrugated, porous, or fibrous panels containing phase change materials within the interior of the... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7281358 | Roofing shingle A roofing system having shingles. The shingles include a front side, a back side, a pair of spaced-apart side edges, and spaced-apart top and bottom edges, an adhesive, and a backing material. The adhesive is applied to a portion of the shingle for affixing the back... | 10/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7273504 | Battery and a method of manufacturing same A battery having a single cell, an outer paper package covering the single cell, and a water-repellent layer included in the outer paper package. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7226518 | Method and device for making a composite sheet with multiaxial fibrous reinforcement The invention relates to the manufacture of composite sheets having a multiaxial fibrous reinforcement, which involves: forming a unidirectional lap of reinforcing threads, at least 50% by weight of which are co-blended threads con... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7052635 | Methods and apparatus for recycling asphalt shingle material into shaped products Used and manufacturing scrap asphalt shingle material processed into a fine material comprising smaller sized pieces of shingle material with a relatively high aggregate content is finish processed into shaped products by grinding and heating the aggregate and small... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7032273 | Fiber mixing and opening machine A fiber blending, opening and cleaning arrangement which includes a feed section for delivering a blend of fibers onto a first opening and blending operation, comprising an array of parallel opening and blending rolls rotating in one direction and arranged along an ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7014804 | Environmentally friendly insulating material and method for manufacture thereof This invention relates to an environmentally friendly insulating material, or more specifically an insulating mat for insulating buildings, houses etc. and a method for the manufacture thereof. The mat is non-allergenic and almost 100% recyclable, and is characteriz... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7001567 | Melt spinning apparatus and process for making nonwoven webs An air handler for collecting air discharged from a melt spinning apparatus. The air handler includes an outer housing having walls defining a first interior space. One of the walls has an intake opening for receiving the discharge air. Another wall has an exhaust o... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6939492 | Method for making fibrous web materials Disclosed herein is a method for making fibrous web materials which may be used in or as absorbent core materials for absorbent products. The method involves providing loose fibers, entraining the fibers in a moving airstream, treating the fibers with an energy-acti... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6599454 | Method of producing a building material A method of producing a building material uses bast fibers and shives of bast fiber plants as a starting material. The bast fibers and the shives of bast fiber plants are loosened, are metered, and are subsequently fed to an applicator device for liquid a... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6500373 | Manufacturing method of fused molded product mainly composed of various plastics Fibers obtained by opening waste plastics of different kinds and fibers obtained by opening wastepaper are mutually woven, and molded under heat and pressure. As a result, different kinds of waste plastics can be recycled without requiring separation or c... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6409856 | Apparatus for smoothing out the surface weight distribution of mats An apparatus is described for smoothing out the surface weight distribution of one or multilayer mats containing lignocellulose and/or cellulose with a binding agent dispersed therein for manufacturing of shaped articles, in particular in the form of wood... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6310268 | Non-ionic plasticizer additives for wood pulps and absorbent cores Soft wood pulp sheets, soft absorbent cores, and methods for making the soft wood pulp sheets or soft absorbent cores by addition of non-ionic plasticizers before, during or after the pulp or core manufacturing process are disclosed. Preferred non-ionic p... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6123884 | Method of manufacturing lignocellulosic board Methods for the continuous manufacture of board from lignocellulose-containing material are disclosed including disintegrating the lignocellulose material into particles or fibers, drying, coating with glue, forming the glued board into a mat, heating the... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6017405 | Method of making plates or profiled workpieces from annual plants A method of making plates or profiled workpieces from annual plants such as flax, straw, hemp, rice, reed, sugar cane, cotton stem, includes the steps of pressing plant parts of annual plants into bales after harvesting and completely wrapping the bales w... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5776308 | Method of softening pulp and pulp products produced by same Wood pulp sheets treated with triacetin and other compounds, or solutions or emulsions of same, having increased softness while maintaining absorbency, and methods for producing same. More particularly, the invention relates to the treatment of wood pulp ... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5772813 | Method for making an abstract article comprising an absorbent core having two types of fibers and fiberboard for use in such a method In a process of making an absorbent article such as a sanitary napkin or a disposable diaper, hydrophilic fibers and crimped or coiled synthetic fibers are supplied in a single fiberboard to a defiberising means such as a hammermill. The process results i... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5762844 | Side-by-side absorbent pad forming A distinctive method and apparatus (20) for forming a composite fibrous web (22) includes a web supply (24, 25), which provides at least two appointed fiber layer sections (26, 28) of desired fiber material. Each of the layer sections (26, 28) has a selec... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5593525 | Process of making structured fiber material There is disclosed a structured fiber material with a three-dimensional network structure containing non-elastic crimped short fibers (A) and three-dimensionally crimped composite fibers (B), the fibers (B) being partially interlocked with each other, in ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5537718 | Method for production of material for composite article A method for producing a material for a fiber-reinforced composite article is disclosed which comprises preparing an apparatus composed of a belt and at least one fiber-separating and throwing device, setting the belt in motion and the roller in rotation,... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5476711 | Fiber blending system A fiber blending system includes an apparatus and method of forming a mat of cellulosic fibers and synthetic fibers, as well as a mat thereby formed. The method includes the steps of fiberizing cellulosic material into cellulosic fibers in a fiberizer, vo... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5414902 | Defibrator with ribs, beater plate, grate and beater bars A defibrator which makes it possible to distribute defibrated cellulosic fibers directly onto a forming wire (5) includes ribs (33) extending inside a cylindrical housing (24). The ribs have outer curved surfaces which direct fibers into an area (35) in w... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5316601 | Fiber blending system A fiber blending system includes an apparatus and method of forming a mat of cellulosic fibers and synthetic fibers, as well as a mat thereby formed. The method includes the steps of fiberizing cellulosic material into cellulosic fibers in a fiberizer, vo... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5232771 | Process for molding a fiberglass reinforced article A process for producing fiberglass reinforced molded articles of superior surface quality involves preparation of a mat of glass fiber comprised of a majority of fibers having a diameter of less than one micron and a minority of fibers having a diameter g... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5219504 | Method of making sorbent, impact resistant container An article comprising compressed particles of polyolefin microfibers is provided. The article has a solidity of at least 20% is particularly suitable as a container for shipping and storing hazardous liquid materials or a cryogenic container.... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5160406 | Method for producing a formed structural element The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing a formed structural element of fiber material bonded with synthetic resin such that a fine-grained or flowable synthetic resin bonding agent is sprinkled on or sprayed on a nonwoven fab... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5108678 | Process of making a fiber-reinforced plastic sheet having a gradient of fiber bundle size within the sheet This invention relates to a fiber reinforced plastic sheet having a gradient layer structure wherein the number of reinforcing fibers continuously varies and a process for producing the same by spreading a mixture of the fibers different in the number of ... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5089279 | Method of making a granular beverage material by means of sintering and then granulating A method for forming a readily soluble or dispersable granular beverage material from a powdered extract of the beverage comprises sintering the powdered extract in a closed environment. Examples are given of coffee, tea and fruit-drink granulate preparat... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4971540 | Apparatus for laying a mat of fibrous material An apparatus for laying a mat of fibrous material which includes an upwardly inclined belt onto which the fibrous material is fed, one or more combing roller located above the belt, a stripping roller at the upper end of the belt for removing the material... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4952128 | Transverse web forming apparatus A web or structure is formed by feeding separate supplies of fibrous material into contact with two separate lickerins that are parallel to each other and rotated toward each other. The fibers from the two lickerins pass through a mixing zone and are accu... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4950444 | Process for the formation of fiber felt containing an additional product The production of mineral fiber felt into which an additional product is introduced. The felt is made partly of freshly formed fibers and partly of recycled fibers which are conveyed into a receiving chamber in which the felt is formed. The additional pro... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4933129 | Process for producing nonwoven insulating webs A process for producing high performance, metallic coated staple fibers and nonwoven insulating webs made up of such fibers includes providing a nonwoven substantially two-dimensional web of fibers wherein at least a portion of 50 percent of the fibers ar... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4921659 | Method of forming a fibrous web using a variable transverse webber A web or structure is formed by feeding separate supplies of fibrous material into contact with two separate lickerins that are parallel to each other and rotated toward each other. The fibers from the two lickerins pass through a mixing zone and are accu... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4921650 | Method and apparatus for liquid treatment of pulp Fibre material is defibrated and dispersed in an air flow and introduced through an inlet (2) into a forming head (1). In the forming head (1) the inlet transforms to a single-curved convex surface (5), which leads all the way to an accept outlet (6). A s... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4917762 | Process for manufacturing a liquid absorbing pad A liquid absorbing pad, in particular for use in hygiene articles and sanitary products, such as diapers, bed pads, sanitary napkins, pads for incontinence, panty shields, nursing pads or the like, is produced in a dry and direct process on the basis of w... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4915897 | Transverse pocket forming machine and method for use thereof A pad is formed by feeding separate supplies of fibrous material into contact with two separate lickerins that are parallel to each other and rotated toward each other. The fibers from the two lickerins pass through a mixing zone and are accumulated in po... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4907328 | Method of making pieces of furniture from sheets of felt treated with hardening substances The invention relates to a method of making pieces of furniture, more particularly arm-chairs and the like, starting from flat sheets of felt or the like, and comprising the following phases: preparation of a flat sheet formed by a felt or similar compressed m... | 03/13/1990 |
