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| 8343404 | Method for the production of cellular materials A system and a method for the production of cellular materials are described. In particular, a system and a method for the production of cellular materials with several geometries such as honeycomb geometry, chiral geometry and auxetic geometry are described. The in... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8206628 | Process for making an embossed web A process for making an embossed web. A precursor web is provided between a forming structure and a compliant substrate. The forming structure has a plurality of discrete protruded elements and lands completely surrounding them. Pressure is provided between the comp... | 06/26/2012 |
| 8192662 | Processes for producing perform and FRP A preform, formed with a plurality of reinforcing fiber substrates stacked to each other and each made of at least reinforcing fiber yarns, has a resin material, whose main component is a thermoplastic resin, interlaminated between the layers of the reinforcing fibe... | 06/05/2012 |
| 8182728 | Apertured material for use in absorbent articles A method of thermo-mechanically forming macrotextures in a microtextured film wherein a heat shield is utilized to thermally insulate the microtexture during the forming process. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8178018 | Methods for manufacturing fiber-cement soffits with air vents Methods and apparatuses for producing fiber-cement soffit building products. In one embodiment of the invention, an apparatus for producing fiber-cement soffits includes a punch assembly, a support assembly facing at least a portion of the punch assembly, and an act... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8168102 | Machine utilized for producing and manufacturing a resilient film soft at touch, suitable to draining use A machine utilized for producing and manufacturing a film, soft at touch, resilient and suitable at draining use. A film produced by such a machine, presents, at least, on one surface an essentially continuous pattern of micro-funnels three-dimensional (3D) directed... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8158043 | Method for making an apertured web A method for making apertures in a precursor web using a forming apparatus is provided where the web comprises a film having molecular orientation and the forming apparatus comprises an arrangement of teeth. The orientation of the arrangement of teeth and the molecu... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8088316 | Method for perforating nonwoven fabric The present invention relates to the perforation of nonwovens with a perforating roll and an opposing roll. The perforating roll and opposing roll form a gap, through which a nonwoven being perforated, is guided and perforated. The perforation apparatus comprises a ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7935286 | Sports racquet with string port holes A sports racquet having a plurality of string port holes and conventional string holes is formed of a single tube of prepreg material. When molded, mold elements press opposed portions of the prepreg tube into contact with one another, and shape the adjoining prepre... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7875220 | Method for producing fiber-reinforced composite member with connecting holes, and structural member for aircrafts constituted by such composite members A method for producing a fiber-reinforced composite member with connecting holes, comprising boring a cured molding of prepregs of reinforcing fibers impregnated with a matrix resin to form the connecting holes, using a burnishing drill comprising two or more tapere... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7799254 | Method for the treating films A method for treating a film by providing a structure including a substrate and an array of upstanding projections each of which includes multiple contact points. The structure is pressed against the surface of a polymeric film to cause deformation or rupture of the... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7731878 | Process of forming a microperforated polymeric film for sound absorption A process of forming a microperforated plastic film includes providing a post tool having multiple posts, bringing plastic into contact with the post tool such that the plastic conforms to the shape of the posts, and solidifying the plastic into a solidified plastic... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7390449 | Method of manufacturing ceramic material body A method of manufacturing ceramic bodies comprising the steps of: preparing a ceramic sheet; forming through holes in the ceramic sheet, each of the through hole forming at least one part of the contour of each ceramic bodies; and cutting the ceramic sheet into piec... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7347961 | Method and system having a flowable pressure pad for consolidating an uncured laminate sheet in a cure process A method and system (10) having a flowable pressure pad (22) for consolidating an uncured laminate sheet (14) during a cure cycle is provided. The system (10) includes an autoclave machine (12) for utilizing a pinmat (20) fo... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7332116 | Method for forming non-oxide selectively porous materials A process for providing pores in a structure according to any selected physical characteristics. Generally pins or pore forming members may be positioned in a laminate preform and the laminate preform formed into a laminate structure including the pins therein. The ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326322 | Apparatus and method for degrading a web in the machine direction while preserving cross-machine direction strength An embossing system is provided for embossing a web having a first embossing roll having embossing elements and a second embossing roll having embossing elements, wherein at least a portion of the embossing elements of the first and second embossing rolls are substa... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7284726 | Self extinguishing composite primary structure A helicopter with one or more components formed from a self extinguishing composite primary structure material to provide increased passenger safety. The self extinguishing composite primary structure material has a core formed from a fire retardant material, which ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7270778 | Method for attachment of a plastic probe tip to a metal component A method and apparatus for fixedly securing a plastic encapsulated transducer to a metal interface cup for attachment with a machine includes a metal interface cup configured substantially as a cylinder defined by a cylinder wall and a bottom wall closing a bottom o... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270532 | Skimmer tab former Systems for leaching liquid waste, particularly waste water. More particularly, a cylindrical conduit or pipe for use in leaching systems. Even more particularly, a cylindrical conduit which has apertures/skimmer tabs created either during the manufacture/forming/ex... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261026 | Enhanced pinmat for manufacturing high-strength perforated laminate sheets A pinmat (12) for perforating a composite laminate sheet (20). The pinmat (12) includes a mat portion (22) and a series of pins (24) extending from the mat portion (22). Each pin (24) has a shank portion (30) e... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255822 | Process for manufacturing a composite sheet A method of manufacturing a composite sheet includes perforating a reinforcement panel. A mold surface onto which the composite sheet may be formed is provided. At least one outer coat of material is applied onto the mold surface. At least one coat of resin and rein... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7247152 | Disposable absorbent article with containment structure A disposable absorbent article is disclosed that is partially defined by a pair of longitudinally extending side edges and a pair of end edges extending between the side edges, and includes a topsheet layer, a backsheet layer, and an absorbent core disposed between ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7235207 | Method of making a tamper-indicating closure A tamper-indicating closure for a beverage package includes a base wall having a peripheral skirt with at least one internal thread for securing the closure to a container. A tamper-indicating band is frangibly connected to an edge of the skirt, and a stop flange ex... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229587 | Blow molded container having holes therein and method and apparatus for facilitating the creation thereof A method and apparatus for facilitating the creation of holes in a blow molded container is disclosed generally comprising first and second mold portions mounted adjacent each other along a seam and a mechanism for creating holes at the seam. In some embodiments, fi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229577 | Method for forming a bathtub liner An apparatus for forming a bathtub liner over an existing bathtub comprising a container, a seal, a heating element, and a pressure increasing element. The container defines a cavity. The seal is associated with cavity and is capable of forming a substantially conti... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7207095 | Process for forming elongated flexible strip of nailing caps A process for forming an elongate strip defined by a plurality of adjacent but sidewardly spaced pressure caps used for securing an underlayment to a substrate. A plurality of essentially identical strip segments, each containing a plurality of substantially identic... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204907 | Absorbent device using an apertured nonwoven as an acquisition distribution layer A method of making a composite intermediate layer by forming a resilient three dimensional apertured formed film; forming a nonwoven web of fibers; joining the nonwoven web with the apertured formed film; and aperturing the joined nonwoven web and formed film to cre... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198742 | Apparatus and method for deforming sheet material Presented herein is an apparatus and method for deforming a sheet material. The apparatus includes a deforming roller having a plurality of circumferential depressions and at least one cord in rotational engagement with the roller and adapted to press the material i... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7182117 | Apparatus and method for applying an adhesive film to a surface of a structure A film dispenser for applying an adhesive film to an elongated structure has a mounting frame, guide members on the bottom portions of the mounting frame sides to engage the shoulder portions of the elongated structure to allow movement of the apparatus in relation ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182010 | Apparatus and process for producing different hole patterns in sheet-shaped print materials The invention relates to a device for producing different hole patterns in sheet-shaped print materials. An apparatus and process for producing different hole patterns in a sheet-shaped print material is provided wherein a punch in a tool roller is raised and lowere... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7176150 | Internally tufted laminates The present invention provides an internally-tufted laminate adapted to provide improved softness and cloth-like feel. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7166248 | Reduced VOC emission alkenyl aromatic polymer foams and processes A method for producing an alkenyl aromatic polymer foam structure that comprises melting at least one alkenyl aromatic polymer resin. An effective amount of blowing agent mixture is dissolved in the at least one alkenyl aromatic polymer. The blowing agent mixture co... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7153457 | Method for providing custom fit therapeutic footwear A method for manufacturing custom fit therapeutic footwear such as shoes and inserts includes the step of measuring a patient's foot and forming an imprint of a patient's foot to identify the patient's footprint and any high pressure areas on the bottom of the foot.... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147453 | Device for treating flat material The invention relates to a device for embossing and/or glazing films. The device for embossing includes a first and second embossing roll, through which flat material can be fed under pressure, in order to create a pattern. An additional embossing roll is connected ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144925 | Fire resistance acoustic foam A macrocellular foam is described having improved cell size and Fire-test-response Characteristics, among other features, which is obtained by selecting a particle size less than 1 micron for the flame retardant adjuvant. The inventors found that the amount of fire ... | 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 |
| 7111374 | Door seal drilling and pinning Improved drilling and pinning machines and methods for processing elongate flexible e.g. rubber strips of seal material for forming seals about openings. The machines and methods form precisely positioned holes in the rubber strip, and insert pins in the holes. Oppo... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7090692 | Thermal Blanket A thermal blanket includes an inflatable covering with a head end, a foot end, two edges and an undersurface. The covering is inflated through an inlet at the foot end by a thermally-controlled inflating medium. An aperture array on the undersurface of the covering ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7063527 | Burner plaque with continuous channels A ceramic burner plaque is described being of a predetermined thickness defined between first and second planar surfaces and through which a plurality of burner ports (6) pass from one surface to the other. The ports are arranged in offset rows and a pluralit... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063245 | System for dispensing plurality of wet wipes There is provided a wet wipes dispensing system. The system includes a plurality of separably joined wet wipes and the plurality of separably joined wet wipes include a lubricant. The system also includes a dispenser including a sealed chamber, the sealed chamber ho... | 06/20/2006 |
