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| 8187511 | Method for producing resin porous membrane with adhesive layer, resin porous membrane with adhesive layer, and filter member The present invention provides a resin porous membrane with an adhesive layer that exhibits excellent bonding precision and can be bonded to an adherend while maintaining the gas permeability of the porous membrane even when the porous membrane is small, and a metho... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8142700 | Dry adhesives and methods for making dry adhesives Dry adhesives and methods for forming dry adhesives. A method of forming a dry adhesive structure on a substrate, comprises: forming a template backing layer of energy sensitive material on the substrate; forming a template layer of energy sensitive material on the ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7713456 | Drop generator die processing Processing a die that has an edge and a substrate upon which a layer of moisture permeable material is disposed. The moisture permeable material extends to the edge of the die. One embodiment comprises interrupting the layer of moisture permeable material to form a ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7674411 | Guide catheter having selected flexural modulus segments A guiding catheter for use in coronary angioplasty and other cardiovascular interventions which incorporates a plurality of segment of selected flexural modulus in the shaft of the device. The segments which have a different flexibility than the sections immediately... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7452493 | Protective cover and tool splash for vehicle components A method of manufacturing a protective cover (24) for a component of a vehicle includes assembling multiple layers to form a charge (22). The charge (22) is formed within a mold (50) of the component to form a multi-contoured laminate ( | 11/18/2008 |
| 7384161 | Structured surface articles containing geometric structures with compound faces and methods for making same A process for making molds for retroreflective sheeting and like articles includes making a substrate having a structured surface of geometric structures such as cube corner elements. The structured surface is in one embodiment partially replicated from a previous g... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7367759 | Surface relief grating image machining process and product A surface relief grating (SRG) image machining process and/or product. For the SRG image machining process a material and a cutting tool are provided. The material is contacted by the cutting tool to a predetermined depth. The cutting tool is rotated to cut the mate... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361533 | Stacked embedded leadframe A method of forming a stackable embedded leadframe package includes coupling an electronic component having bond pads to a substrate; coupling on the substrate a leadframe having a plurality of leads, each lead having a lower mounting portion; encapsulating the elec... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7331948 | Catheter and catheter fabrication method A catheter is fabricated by joining a first catheter body segment, the first segment including a braided or coiled filament reinforcing layer contained within an outer layer, to a second catheter body segment by thermal fusion in a zone including an interface betwee... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7297302 | Catheter having a high tensile strength braid wire constraint and method of manufacture A tubing assembly for manufacture for a catheter of the type having an inner tubular member defining a lumen, an outer tubular member surrounding said inner member, and a support member mounted between the tubular members to provide rigidity to the flexible catheter... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7267288 | Polyurethane in intimate contact with fibrous material A sprayable polymeric material and a process for preparing the material which contains a fibrous material, dispersed throughout the polymeric material. A restriction free spray nozzle is provided for mixing and spraying the polymeric material having a fibrous materi... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7229429 | Multiple lumen catheter A cylindrical elongate body having proximal and distal ends and enclosing two similar longitudinally extending lumens separated by a septum and a further lumen within the septum. A convergently tapered tip extending from the distal end of the body defines part of th... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225537 | Method for making memory cards and similar devices using isotropic thermoset materials with high quality exterior surfaces Memory Cards containing Integrated Circuits and other electronic components (e.g. resistors) in a variety of form factors having high quality external surfaces of polycarbonate, synthetic paper (e.g. Teslin), or other suitable material (e.g. PVC) can be made through... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225536 | Precasting multi-layer PCB process A pre-casting multi-layer PCB process has steel plate mold engraved with circuitry and the epoxy coated on the mold for the epoxy to cover up a fiber glass substrate; conductive material coated on the epoxy to insert molding the former into the latter to form recess... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7208111 | Method of producing inlaid polishing pad A surface treatment or a two-step injection molding is used to make an inlaid polishing pad. A surface of the inlaid polishing pad has areas of different rigidity to control the rigidity and compressibility of the inlaid polishing pad. Furthermore, methods of making... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7208110 | Regroovable tread and processes for obtaining such A tread of thickness E, intended to be used in a tire having a carcass reinforcement surmounted by a crown reinforcement and including on its outer surface a plurality of grooves of depth h, including at least circumferential grooves separated axially by ribs, is pr... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7203998 | Composite knob with light pipe leakage barrier A composite knob including an injection molded translucent core having a side wall and a top wall with light pipe window or a light pipe opening formed in these walls. A trim ring is positioned on the core and has an opening therethrough to align with the light pipe... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200916 | Methods of making upholstery fabric tack strips An upholstery tack strip includes a metal ribbon and a thermoplastic sleeve covering at least a portion of the ribbon. The sleeve includes at least one, and possibly a pair of, lengthwise removed strip section(s) so as to expose a corresponding lengthwise surface of... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7195699 | Electrophoresis member, production thereof and capillary electrophoresis apparatus An electrophoresis member is produced by laying a plurality of capillaries on an adhesive layer born on a support layer to form a capillary layer, laminating thereon a second support layer, and partially removing the first support layer, the first adhesive layer and... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192807 | Wafer level package and fabrication method A method of forming an electronic component package includes coupling a first surface of an electronic component to a first surface of a first dielectric strip, the electronic component comprising bond pads on the first surface; forming first via apertures through t... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7183338 | Tile grout A durable, stain resistant tile grout comprised of naturally rounded quartz particles and water-borne polyurethane. The naturally rounded quartz particles are permanently colored and encapsulated within the water-borne polyurethane, which remains transparent and sho... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172587 | Catheter having selectively varied lamination A tubular medical catheter having a least one region of selectively varied lamination is provided herein. ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169105 | Flexible tube for an endoscope A flexible tube for an endoscope has an elongated tubular core body, and an outer cover which is provided over the core body. The outer cover is composed of an inner layer, an outer layer and at least one intermediate layer. In this flexible tube, any one of the lay... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7156632 | Injection mold for display panel of washing machine Disclosed is an injection mod for a display panel of a washing machine, by which the display panel can be simply formed in one body. The present invention includes a first mold having a first film attached to an inside and a second mold assembled to the first mold t... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156936 | Camouflage or otherwise multicolored pattern tire and method of manufacturing A tire 2 having a colored pattern veneered surface 12 formed by one or more layers 46 of distinct colors applied to the outer surface of the tire 2 on the sidewall 5 and possibly the tread 7 is disclosed as well as the metho... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7144612 | Decorative system composite and method Decorative system composites and methods for forming the same are described. The composites employ new and improved support film systems that have enhanced tensile strength under typical thermoforming conditions, including elevated temperatures. An optional release ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141191 | Triple purpose lay-up tool The present invention provides a method and apparatus for use in manufacturing a composite part includes molding a composite part on a lay-up tool, machining a sacrificial portion of a first surface for securing a first hardware device with the composite part while ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7108815 | Molding process for manufacturing a tubular molded article A molding process for manufacturing a tubular molded article includes the steps of (a) preparing a mold that defines a mold cavity and that is formed with at least a protrusion protruding into the mold cavity, (b) placing a supporting member in the mold cavity, (c) ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101501 | Single-layer polishing pad and method producing the same A foamed plastic is cut to form a single-layer polishing pad having a desired rigidity and compressibility. A polishing surface of the polishing pad has a higher density than a mounting surface of the polishing pad. The polishing surface and the mounting surface may... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097797 | Method of making golf club grip with anti-slip and control arrangement A method of making golf club grip includes the steps of overlapping a textile fabric on a first raw rubber layer and painting a rubber latex on the textile fabric to attach the textile fabric on the first raw rubber layer to form a thin reinforced rubber layer lamin... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090189 | Compliant cantilevered micromold A compliant cantilevered three-dimensional micromold is provided. The compliant cantilevered micromold is suitable for use in the replication of cantilevered microparts and greatly simplifies the replication of such cantilevered parts. The compliant cantilevered mic... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083754 | Sampling tube and method of making same A sample tube for injection molded with two cores in one base with an intermediate bottom forming a well for receiving the biological material. In a second stage, the bottom edge of the cylindrical wall is heated and turned inwardly to form preferably a rounded bott... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7075794 | Electronic control unit An electronic control unit having a flexible circuit board assembly is disclosed. The electronic control unit comprises a flexible circuit board with at least one layer having first and second portions separated by a bendable region. The electronic control unit furt... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7063108 | Corrugation structure for pipe A corrugated pipe 2 has a plurality of corrugation structures 10, 12 positioned adjacent one another. The corrugation structures 10, 12 comprise an inner cylindrical wall 22, two annular wall portions 28, 32 that extend outwardly f... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7044928 | Tampon applicator assembly having an improved plunger and methods of making A plunger having a first end, a second end, and a main body is provided. The first end of the plunger is about 10% to about 15% larger than the main body and the second end is more than about 50% larger than the main body. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7045089 | Fabrication of molds and mold components using a photolithographic technique and structures made therefrom The method includes the step of forming a solid epoxy member on a substrate, the epoxy member having an upper surface of desired configuration. A first metal layer is deposited on the epoxy member with the upper surface thereof conforming to the desired configuratio... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7041248 | Manufacture of dome-shaped articles from thermoplastic foam sheet material technical field A method and apparatus for making a dome-shaped sealing element for a vaginal speculum from an annular workpiece of closed cell polyethylene foam sheet material is described. The apparatus comprises a mould defining an open ended cavity having a circular cross-secti... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7014726 | Rock laminate A rock laminate has been provided that includes a layer of rock and a flexible layer. The layer of rock has a plurality of pores that can receive fluid. The flexible layer is positioned above the layer of rock and has a portion which extends into the pores of the la... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008341 | Reduced noise multi-ribbed power transmission belt A multi-ribbed power transmission belt has transverse grooves in the compression section which are oriented at angles other than perpendicular. The combination of longitudinal grooves and transverse grooves form a plurality of cogs on the belt surface, with a row of... | 03/07/2006 |
