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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8133423 | Method for fabrication of silicone composite with antimicrobial coating A method of fabricating silicone composite with a layer of antimicrobial coating, the method includes forming an antimicrobial mixture by adding a calculated amount of antimicrobial agent to a solution of water and alcohol, depositing the antimicrobial mixture in a ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7438839 | Formulation for the manufacture of carbon-carbon composite materials Method for manufacturing a carbonized carbon-carbon composite preform, by: mixing (a) chopped carbon fiber, chopped stabilized pitch fiber, or chopped oxidized polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fiber, (b) thermoplastic pitch binder powder, and (c) activated carbon powder to f... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7429347 | Recording tape cartridge and method of manufacturing said cartridge In a recording tape cartridge, cut-out portions are formed at an inner peripheral edge portion of a metal plate. By providing gates at the cut-out portions, the metal plate is insert molded without depending on submarine gates. Because the gates are provided, at the... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7393486 | Header for module of hollow fiber membranes and method of potting hollow fibers Hollow fiber membranes are potted by injection molding a thermoplastic material into a cavity containing the fibers. The cavity is formed in part by the interaction of a mold and a layer of an adhesive pre-applied to a bundle of the membranes. ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7179424 | Cassette for handling and holding tissue samples during processing, embedding and microtome procedures, and methods therefor A cassette for holding a tissue sample includes a body having a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls extending upwardly with respect to the bottom wall to define an interior space for receiving the tissue sample. A lid is configured to be received in the interi... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7156814 | Apparatus and method for harvesting and handling tissue samples for biopsy analysis A sectional cassette (10) for use in a process for harvesting and handling tissue samples for biopsy analysis is disclosed. In the procedure, a tissue biopsy sample is placed on a tissue trapping supporting material (A′) that can withstand tissue preparatio... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7094375 | Method for producing a window glass for a vehicle provided with an ornamental braid A method for producing a window glass for a vehicle provided with an ornamental braid comprises steps of setting an ornamental braid on a lower mold of an injection molding machine, fixing an ornamental braid connection member on the lower mold, setting a glass plat... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7037455 | Insert molding method A method of insert molding a preformed item into a molded product, the molded product being formed by injecting a moldable material into a mold, is disclosed. The method includes adhering the preformed item to a surface of the mold with an adhesive, wherein the surf... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7026377 | High performance fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin, method and apparatus for making the same A process for producing a fiber-reinforced molded article and the resulting article such as a cantilevered battery tray. In the process, thermoplastic material in its solid state having a melt flow index above 25 g/10 minutes is fed into a suitable processing machin... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6955778 | Method for producing syntactic polyurethane Syntactic polyurethanes are prepared by mixing hollow microspheres with polyurethanes by a process in which, in a first step, the polyurethane system components are reacted and, in a second step, the feeding of the hollow microspheres is effected in a mixing apparat... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6890476 | Fiber-reinforced composites and method for the production thereof A thread or other element for bonding fibers in a fibrous reinforcement for use in a fiber composite is such that it is at least degraded in the course of the production of said fiber composite. ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6887401 | Method for making transparent polythiourethane substrates in particular optical substrates A method of fast curing polythiourethane transparent casted substrate, usable for making optical articles such as ophthalmic lenses, which comprises the steps of: 1) Providing a first component A comprising a polythiourethane prepo... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6866708 | Aqueous release agent composition for molding polyurethane foam A release agent composition for molding a polyurethane foam is disclosed. The agent is obtained by blending a cationic surfactant having an amino acid salt of alkyl amine, a predetermined substance having release characteristic and a film forming agent. Furthermore,... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6849218 | Method for manufacturing a multi-layered molded synthetic part and thus obtained part The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a multi-layered molded synthetic part comprising a preformed elastomeric molded skin (5), a molded carrier (8) of a thermoplastic material and optionally an intermediate foam layer (6). In this... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6780364 | Process of making a roller A conductive roller for use in a laser printer includes a solid, thermoset urethane comprising a metal salt and having a hardness of between 30 Shore A and 50 Shore A on cube and a volume resistivity of 1E6 ohm-cm and 9E8 ohm-cm. ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6761953 | Laminated parts made of outer layers and polyurethane sandwich materials and their production The invention relates to laminated parts comprising outer layers and polyurethane sandwich materials, and to a method of producing these laminated parts and to their use in the automotive industry. ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6713008 | Method for making composite structures The present invention is a method for making a composite structure that includes three resin impregnated structural cloth layers including a bottom sheet, a top sheet and a core sheet. The core sheet is a continuously curved shape with flat valleys that are bonded t... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6649715 | Fluoropolymers and methods of applying fluoropolymers in molding processes Fluoropolymers consisting of alternating perfluorocyclobutane and aryl ether linkages possess suitable properties for optical waveguides and other devices using refractive properties of the polymers. Perfluorocyclobutane (PFCB) polymers having aryl groups... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6635213 | Method of producing centrifugally cast, glass fiber reinforced plastic tubes The subject of the invention is a method of manufacturing centrifuged, glass fiber-reinforced synthetic material pipes wherein liquid, curable resin, which contains a filler, together with glass fibers, additives for the curing process, possibly also with... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6620517 | Method for producing rubber-resin composite A method of producing a rubber-resin composite whose vulcanized rubber and thermoplastic resin moldings are bonded together by high adhesive strength at low cost, satisfying both moldability and mechanical strength. It comprises: (1) making the vulcanized... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6495082 | Molding method for encapsulating a part A molding apparatus and method of use thereof. The molding apparatus has a stationary mold base, and at least one moveable mold core rotatable into and out of a facing relationship with the stationary mold base. When the moveable mold core is in its close... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6488872 | Microfabricated devices and method of manufacturing the same Microfabricated devices and methods of manufacturing the devices are disclosed. The devices are manufactured from a substrate having microscale fluid channels, and polymerizing a polymerizable mixture in the channels to form stimuli-responsive operating c... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6454972 | Solid freeform fabrication using chemically reactive suspensions The effects of processing parameters and suspension chemorheology on the deposition behavior of SFF components derived from polymeric-based gelcasting suspensions combines the advantages associated with SFF fabrication, including the ability to spatially ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6379597 | Ornamental molding and method of making the same In a method of making a molding, a fiberboard substrate and a decorative paste composition are provided, and then the decorative paste composition is set to a surface of the fiberboard substrate. The paste composition is applied to a surface of the fiberb... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6218458 | Method and apparatus for producing gas occlusion-free and void-free compounds and composites The present invention discloses a generic method for producing void and gas occlusion free materials, as well as apparatuses for batch and continuous production of same. This generic method can be utilized in the production of a wide variety of polymeric ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6214262 | Molding of molding polymers A method of producing a three dimensional section of polymerized liquid. The method includes providing a molding apparatus which includes a mold having at least one side, at least one piece of porous material adjacent to the one side of the mold and at le... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6197898 | Melt-mixing thermoplastic and epoxy resin above Tg or Tm of thermoplastic with curing agent A process for preparing a polymer composition useful as a prepreg comprises (a) melt-mixing at least one thermoplastic polymer above the glass transition temperature or melt temperature of the thermoplastic polymer with either (i) an uncured epoxy resin o... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6183609 | Sintered laminated structures, electrochemical cells and process for producing such sintered laminated structures A sintered laminated structure including a plurality of ceramic layers made of ceramic materials different from one another, wherein each of the ceramic layers is provided with through-holes passing each of the ceramic layers.... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6177125 | Method of producing coated tablets A method is described for manufacturing coated tablets made of tablet cores and coating granulate using a press that has at least one compression chamber with preferably an upper and a lower punch and a feeding device for tablet cores. The method accordin... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6174482 | Method of manufacturing an interlocked, "flush-to-front," injection molded border and glass sheet The method of the present invention is performed by providing a glass sheet having first and second opposite surfaces merging with each other along a peripheral ground angled surface setting-off with the glass sheet first surface an included angle substan... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6159408 | Molded article made of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic material and process for producing the same A disclosed process for producing a molded article made of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic material includes providing a molding machine containing a plasticizing apparatus having an opening for receiving raw materials, an apparatus for feeding the raw mat... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6046267 | Method and apparatus for producing gas occlusion-free and void-free compounds and composites The present invention discloses a generic method for producing void and gas occlusion free materials, as well as apparatuses for batch and continuous production of same. This generic method can be utilized in the production of a wide variety of polymeric ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5945044 | Wood cement board and a manufacturing method thereof A wood cement board substantially consisting of reinforcing wood material and a cement wherein said reinforcing wood material is treated by a method comprising attaching an aqueous solution of a mineral acid and adding and mixing an alkaline metal silicat... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5895808 | Process for producing compound materials with a polylactam matrix which can be thermally postformed A process for producing composite materials which can be thermally postformed, with a matrix of polylactam produced by means of activated anionic polymerization is offered.... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5885675 | Gelatinous cushion with reduced membrane effect The disclosed gelatinous cushion comprises a gelatinous material enclosed in a membrane fixed to a support. The membrane has at least one told and the gelatinous material assumes the shape of the fold. The fold is arranged in such a way that the membrane ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5851667 | Process for production of a composite product The invention relates to a process for production of a composite product which involves molding several materials of different natures, including an oriented-reinforcement material that is preimpregnated with resin, without the resin being injected separa... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5851624 | Soft touch top cover and method of manufacturing A composite finishing cover for a component such as a vehicle instrument panel is provided by extruding a parison of inner and outer layers of different recyclable plastics having different characteristics but which are from the same family of plastics. T... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5714227 | Car interior member and method for producing the same Tubular parison of a molten resin to such an extent as to melt undergoes a pre-blow with a blow molding apparatus, whereupon the blown tubular parison is clamped between dies of a blow molding apparatus, and also, is mutually weld together with parts of t... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5628944 | Method and apparatus for molding two-color polyurethane parts by RIM Provided is a method of making a multi-property polyurethane part by RIM having a surface layer and an interior layer. The surface layer and the interior layer have different properties. The pressure in the cavity of the mold is reduced and a surface form... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5527581 | Car interior member and molding method of the same The car interior member and its molding method are offered to improve recycling and to reduce the number of parts. The instrument panel 10 as the car interior member is made by molding integrally the core member 11 organizing the main structure of certain... | 06/18/1996 |