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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7758790 | Method and device for producing corrugated sheet material A method of stably producing a ceramic sheet with good quality, where the tip portions of convex parts constituting numerous wrinkles on the surface of the ceramic sheet are not in contact with each other, and concave parts are open. To produce the ceramic sheet, cl... | 07/20/2010 |
| RE39968 | PTFE tube The present invention relates to a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) tube, and more particularly to a PTFE tube for a flexible hose. In particular the invention relates to a PTFE tube having a smooth bore for use in the production of a lined hose assembly farther compr... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7235115 | Method of forming self-supporting pleated filter media The method of forming pleated filter media includes providing a generally planar web of filter material, folding the web to form a pleated web having a plurality of fold lines, arranging the plurality of pleats in a first spaced configuration defined by a first dist... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7208064 | Method for embossing air-laid webs using laser engraved heated hard rubber embossing rolls A method of making an embossed air-laid absorbent sheet includes: depositing a dry web of fibers on a foraminous support; embossing the compacted web with a laser engraved roll provided with a hard rubber embossing surface having an embossing pattern with a depth of... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7208063 | Double walled structural reinforcement A double walled reinforcement structure and method for making a double walled reinforcement structure having a plurality of longitudinally extending and nested structural members. Each structural member comprises a first cell having a first cross-section and a secon... | 04/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7175727 | Shaped absorbent pads and associated method for making A method for making absorbent pads for various absorbent articles is provided. A strip of the absorbent web material is conveyed along a machine direction, the absorbent web material having a generally first constant cross-direction width and generally first uniform... | 02/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7118369 | Corrugated pipe plant The present invention relates to an apparatus for the manufacture of corrugated pipes from thermoplastic in which mould segment halves, which complement one another in pairs, are guided together in a circuit along a mould path adjacent to an injection head, are move... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7097803 | Process of making a corrugated net material The present invention is to provide a process of making a corrugated net material including the following steps. First prepare a net material with an adequate length, and then heat and soften the net material by means of a heating element. March the soften net mater... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097684 | Method of forming combined pleated scrim and filter media materials and product of same A high efficiency fluid filter arrangement wherein a combined layer of scrim and filter media applications is of empirically relatively estimated weight size and depth with intermediate pleat spacing so as to arrive at a combined filtration capability value in keepi... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7041187 | Corrugated sandwich panel and method for manufacturing the same Disclosed is a method for preparing a corrugated sandwich panel including the steps of: extruding melted polyethylene resin by use of an extruder and a slit nozzle; molding the extruded polyethylene resin to a vertically corrugated inner sheet by use of a plurality ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6953542 | Interlocking closure device A closure device for a thermoplastic bag which includes two opposing, longitudinally extending interlockable male and female fastening strips having respective male and female closure elements or profiles that are deformed to interdigitate and produce an audible cli... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6932850 | Pleated filter and a method for making the same A filter may comprise a plurality of pleats, at least one pleat including a pair of pleat legs and pleat tip region. In some embodiments, a thickness of pleat tip region at a point spaced about one to four pleat leg thicknesses from the end of the pleat tip region m... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6872342 | Embossing and adhesive printing process An embossing and adhesive application process including the steps of: applying an adhesive to a first patterned embossing roll which is engaged with a second patterned embossing roll having a complementary pattern to the first embossing roll; passing a web of sheet ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6818167 | Method of manufacturing rubber crawler In a method of manufacturing a rubber crawler through a first vulcanization step and a second vulcanization step using an upper mold, a middle mold and a lower mold, at least the middle mold is heated at each vulcanization step, and a vulcanizing circumferential len... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6773647 | High speed embossing and adhesive printing process and apparatus The present invention relates to a high speed embossing and adhesive printing process, said process comprising the steps of (a) applying an adhesive to a conformable heated glue application roll; (b) applying said adhesive to a first patterned embossing roll, having... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6767493 | Rubber crawler producing method It is to provide a method of manufacturing a rubber crawler which enhances a degree of freedom in the handling in a vulcanization-shaping of a crawler part and largely improves vulcanization shapability and operability and facilitates an arrangement of an auxiliary ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6759001 | Method for producing embossed poly(vinyl alcohol) film A method for producing an embossed PVA film, which includes embossing the film such that the crystallinity index of the emboss top is 0.50-0.90. The invention provides an embossed PVA film superior in resistance to blocking even when in a rolled state, in appearance... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6699347 | High speed embossing and adhesive printing process The present invention provides a process comprising the steps of (a) applying less than about 0.1 grams per square meter (gsm) of a release agent to a transfer surface, wherein the release agent is selected such that a test sample of the release agent hav... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6656400 | Method for producing a pleatable filter material from a nonwoven fabric A method for producing a pleated filter material from a nonwoven fabric having spacers for the pleated folds formed from the filter material itself, a formed fabric made of stretched synthetic fibers and thermoplastic and/or thermally cross-linked binding... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6602454 | High speed embossing and adhesive printing process and apparatus The present invention provides a process which in a preferred embodiment includes the steps of. (a) applying a hot melt adhesive to a heated roll rotating at an initial tangential speed; (b) milling the adhesive to a reduced thickness and accelerating sai... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6579404 | Method of making precision geometry advanced composite honeycomb material for spacecraft applications and honeycomb material made thereby A method of making precision geometry honeycomb material formed of a composite material and exhibiting dimensional uniformity, is disclosed. Composite material is molded in the cavity of a single-sided female mold to form a first web with a plurality of h... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6574938 | Constructional sandwich panel for high strength wall and covering assemblies, and method for making said panel A sandwich panel for high strength wall and covering assemblies, comprising at least a plate element and at least a fretted element, glued to the plate element, the fretted element comprising a sheet metal plate having a size substantially like that of th... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6497754 | Self ionizing pleated air filter system A pleated filter is provided with electrically conductive fibrous material that releases ions to improve trapping efficiency. The edges of folded filter media are rendered emitting as by attaching conductive strings to the edges of the folds. The ends of ... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6451410 | Flexible, cut resistant, and abrasion resistant sheet material and method for making same The present invention provides a sheet of crystallizable material, having opposed first and second surfaces, the sheet comprising: (a) a plurality of crystalline regions located in the first surface; and (b) an amorphous matrix surrounding and separating ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6436082 | Absorbent article having an improved diffusion property An absorbent article including an absorbent layer and a liquid-permeable surface sheet placed on a liquid-receiving side of the absorbent layer for introducing excreted liquid from the human body to the absorbent layer. The surface sheet is of a corrugate... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6431218 | Multi-lumen hose with at least one substantially planar inner partition and methods of manufacturing the same A multi-lumen hose including a corrugated peripheral wall including an interior area and having an inner surface which defines a diameter, and at least one substantially planar inner partition extending from the inner surface across at least half of the d... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6394144 | PTFE tube The present invention relates to a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) tube, and more particularly to a PTFE tube for a flexible hose. In particular the invention relates to a PTFE tube having a smooth bore for use in the production of a lined hose assembly fa... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6394142 | Multi-lumen hose with at least one substantially planar inner partition and methods of manufacturing the same A multi-lumen hose including a corrugated peripheral wall including an interior area and having an inner surface which defines a diameter, and at least one substantially planar inner partition extending from the inner surface across at least half of the d... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6355200 | Method for making fluid distribution materials The present invention relates to a method of and an apparatus for providing fluid distribution materials with improved wicking properties in a preferential fluid distribution direction. Such fluid distribution materials are particularly useful in absorben... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6340089 | Method of fabricating undulating screen for vibratory screening machine A screening screen assembly for a vibratory screening machine including an apertured plate, and a subassembly of an undulating support screen and fine screening screen and finer screening screen bonded to each other by a fused plastic grid and bonded to t... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6200404 | Compositions and methods for manufacturing starch-based sheets Compositions and methods for manufacturing sheets having a starch-bound matrix reinforced with fibers and optionally including an inorganic mineral filler. Suitable mixtures for forming the sheets are prepared by mixing together water, unmodified and unge... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6193918 | High speed embossing and adhesive printing process and apparatus The present invention provides a process which in a preferred embodiment includes the steps of: (a) applying a hot melt adhesive to a heated roll rotating at an initial tangential speed; (b) milling the adhesive to a reduced thickness and accelerating sai... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6136417 | Corrugator and corrugated fiberboard sheet manufacturing method The present invention relates to a corrugator and corrugated fiberboard sheet manufacturing method which are capable of accurately adjusting the quantity of moisture included in a sheet to certainly suppress the warp deformation of the sheet with the pass... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5996639 | Multiple compartment corrugated hose An apparatus and method of producing a multiple compartment corrugated hose with at least one inner corrugated partition. The corrugation of the inner partition is achieved by maintaining a predetermined ratio between the peripheral wall and the inner par... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5976665 | Liquid permeable casing sheet for absorbent sanitary articles The present invention relates to a liquid-permeable casing sheet (1) for absorbent sanitary articles, such as sanitary napkins, incontinence guards and diapers. According to the invention, the casing sheet (1) includes a first layer (2) which is corrugate... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5911939 | Apparatus and method for preparing cylindrical surfaces An apparatus for forming grooves in the cylindrical surfaces of tubes or rods has a passage through the apparatus with a grooving roller mounted adjacent the passage. The roller has a helically extending ridge formed on its circumference, with the ridge e... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5906879 | Ultra resilient three-dimensional nonwoven fiber material and process for producing the same A 3-dimension thermoformed bicomponent fiber nonwoven material comprising a lofty bicomponent material layer forming a plurality of peaks separated from one another by channels and having a basis weight in the range of about 0.5 to 7.0 ounces per square y... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5897824 | Surface heating for a corrugated medium web In a single facer, the premoistened medium web is dried on both surfaces to a shallow depth immediately prior to passage through the corrugating nip. The dried shallow surface layers substantially decrease friction between the flutes of the corrugating ro... | 04/27/1999 |
