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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8025834 | Process and apparatus for molding continuous-fiber composite articles A process and apparatus for multi-shot, liquid-resin-molding of continuous-fiber composite articles is disclosed. The process involves the step-wise fabrication of an article wherein continuity of the fibers is maintained between the multiple workpieces of the finis... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7384591 | Method for producing abrasive non-woven cloth A method for producing abrasive non-woven cloth includes forming a non-woven web of fibers including a first layer adjacent to a first surface of the web containing at least about 5% by weight of thermoplastic fibers. The web is patterned to generate raised regions ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7303861 | Apparatus and method for making a forming structure A method for making a forming structure having columnar protrusions extending therefrom comprising the steps of exposing a liquid photosensitive resin to light having an activating wavelength thereby inducing partial curing of the photosensitive resin to form a mono... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7197795 | Method for hydrodynamic impingement on a web continuous material with water jets and nozzle beams for producing liquid jets The nozzle beam on a device for producing liquid jets in order to impinge said jets upon the fibres of a web of continuous material guided along the beam consists of a beam housing extending along the working width of the continuous web of fibre material, whereby tw... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7169464 | Aligned extrudate structure The present invention provides an improved composite material structure having large portions of additive material aligned over a substantial width of a material structure and occupying a larger percentage of the structure volume. The material structure includes a r... | 01/30/2007 |
| 6943229 | Low crystallizability polypropylene sheet A low crystallizability polypropylene sheet which has an average spherulite radius between 0.1 μm and 4 μm, an average number of spherulites of 600/mm2 or less in a sheet cross section, a solid density of 0.895 g/cm3 or less, a fusion enthalp... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6383441 | Liquid-permeable topsheet for body fluids absorbent article and method of making this topsheet A topsheet for body fluids absorbent article is made of thermoplastic synthetic fibers mechanically entangled so as to extend substantially in a desired one direction and formed with liquid-permeable openings. The openings comprise a first group of openin... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6319455 | Nonwoven fabric with high CD elongation and method of making same A nonwoven fabric from spun fibers wherein the density of the spun fibers in the fabric varies between strips of relatively high density and strips of relatively low density. The strips extend along the length of the fabric in the machine direction in an ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6319456 | Method for continuous vacuum forming shaped polymeric articles This invention relates to methods and apparatus for manufacturing shaped polymeric articles by substantially continuous vacuum forming. The method includes providing a sheet of hot polymeric material which is disposed onto a rotating belt having a mold im... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6312640 | Process of making an apertured web A porous structure is provided between a forming member and an underlying support structure so as to facilitate the drainage of liquid through the porous member when a web is supported on the porous member and columnar streams of liquid are directed at th... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6306237 | Lamination of surfaces using pressurized liquid A lamination process for orienting and conforming a film or sheet material to a substrate surface having a surface feature such that the film or sheet material reflects the surface feature includes interposing an adhesive between the film or sheet materia... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6217811 | Process and apparatus for vault-structuring of thin material sheets According to the invention thin sheets of foil are stiffened in a particular way by means of vault-structuring. The vault-structuring occurs either by self-organizing or following a self-organized design with a spade-shaped or drop-shaped pattern.... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6203750 | Method for making a heat-shrinkable film containing a layer of crystalline polyamides A process of making a biaxially-oriented multilayer film, comprises extruding a tubular multilayer tape and inflating the tape so that the tape is biaxially oriented by stretching in the transverse direction and machine direction at the same time, so that... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6033698 | Fiber-reinforced cellulose-hydrate-based food casing produced with a decreased amount of viscose A fiber-reinforced, tubular food casing based on regenerated cellulose, which is produced using an amount of viscose solution which is decreased by 10 to 30% in comparison with the standard casing at a spinning speed increased by at least 25%.... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6024553 | Apparatus for supporting a starting web during formation of the apertured web A porous structure is provided between a forming member and an underlying support structure so as to facilitate the drainage of liquid through the porous member when a web is supported on the porous member and columnar streams of liquid are directed at th... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5965084 | Process for producing non-woven fabrics of ultrafine polyolefin fibers A process for producing a non-woven fabric of ultrafine polyolefin fibers by subjecting a web of splittable conjugate polyolefin fibers to a water needle processing, and non-woven fabric thus obtained are described. The polyolefin composite fibers, contai... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5948709 | Oil resistant polyamide based adhesive Oil resistant adhesive compositions and nonwoven articles comprising an adhesive prepared from polymeric dimer fatty acid polyamide resins which are especially suited for use in the elastic attachment of disposable nonwoven products and particularly for l... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5856426 | Para-oriented aromatic polyamide porous film A para-oriented polyamide porous film comprising a fibril having a diameter of not more than 1μ, with fibrils planarly arranged as a network or nonwoven fabric and laminated in a layer, the thermal linear expansion coefficient at 200°-300° C. within &#... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5827468 | Turning calibration apparatus and process Convoluted tubing of thermoplastic resin is made by extruding the resin as a molten tubular extrudate, feeding said extrudate into the interior of a rotating tubular member which has a helical thread in the interior of said member, the spiral thread havin... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5820934 | Process for producing viscose hoses by precipitation The present invention relates to a method for the production of a fiber-reinforced cellulose tube by continuous coating of a fibrous non-woven fabric with an alkaline viscose solution which is neutralized by means of an acid-containing precipitating liqui... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5759926 | Fine denier fibers and fabrics made therefrom The present invention provides a splittable conjugate fiber containing at least two incompatible polymers that are arranged in distinct segments across the cross-section of the fiber, wherein the segments are continuous along the length of the fiber. The ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5520875 | Process for producing a surfactant treated, formed, polymeric web A coextruded, multilayer polymeric film having a core layer including a surfactant and at least one outer layer is placed on a forming structure. The forming structure moves in a direction parallel to the direction of travel of the multilayer film and car... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5468442 | Apparatus and process for gauging and controlling extruded profiled elements Apparatus and process for gauging and controlling extruded profiled elements, particularly extruded profiled elements made of synthetic material. The apparatus includes at least one control and correction gauge arrangeable downstream of an extrusion die a... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5449488 | Method for the heat treatment of a cable The invention relates to a method in connection with a process for insulating or sheathing conductors or the like, wherein plastic material is extruded into at least one layer on the surface of the conductor (1), and the conductor coated with the plastic ... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5441691 | Process for microaperaturing and microembossing a polymeric web A continuous, multi-phase process for microaperturing and microembossing a substantially continuous web of substantially planar polymeric film to conform with the image of multiple forming structures, each having a patterned forming surface with a multipl... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5250253 | Method of making a pressure-sensitive adhesive fastener A pressure-sensitive adhesive fastener having a textured fastening surface so as to have a relatively high shear resistance and a desired peel resistance. The pressure-sensitive adhesive fastener comprises a backing web having bulbous surface aberrations ... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5238644 | Low fluid pressure dual-sided fiber entanglement method, apparatus and resulting product A low fluid pressure dual-sided fiber entangling method and apparatus for manufacturing a nonwoven fabric. A fibrous starting material whose individual fibers are capable of movement relatively to one another under the influence of applied fluid forces is... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5225139 | Process for the manufacturing of a mechanically conditioned thermoplastic film with biaxially recoverable stresses A process of expanding plastics film is disclosed, together with an apparatus for performing that process, in which expansion of the plastics film is performed under the control of a liquid providing a stable hydraulic mass, by the downward extrusion and ... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5158819 | Polymeric web exhibiting a soft, silky, cloth-like tactile impression and including a contrasting visually discernible pattern having an embossed appearance on at least one surface thereof A soft, silky, cloth-like polymeric web exhibiting either patterns of microapertured or microbubbled surface aberrations, said webs further including a contrasting visually discernible pattern which imparts an embossed appearance to at least one surface t... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5063009 | Process for preparation of hollow fibers for fluid separator construction A method for making hollow fibers having a selective permeability, wherein a majority of the hollow fibers each has on the periphery thereof 1 to 10 fins extending in the longitudinal direction, and the occupancy ratio y of the sections, defined by the pe... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5028691 | Process of cooling a heated polyethylene terephthalate film A process of cooling a heated polyethylene terephthalate film by applying cooling liquid to both surfaces of the heated film and, after the temperature of the film has decreased sufficiently, removing the cooling liquid from the film, wherein the cooling ... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5009831 | Extrusion coated substrates with separable and removable layers Processes for extruding thermoplastic coatings on substrates are provided by this invention. The processes include directing a substrate between two pressure roll means wherein one of the pressure roll means has a temperature less than the melting point o... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4970034 | Process for preparing isotropic microporous polysulfone membranes Isotropic microporous polysulfone membranes can be prepared by using a particular combination of casting solution and precipitation solution formulations, and casting conditions. Both hollow fiber and flat membranes can be prepared in this manner. The mem... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4963266 | Composition and process for separating fluid mixtures Disclosed are semipermeable fluid separation membranes prepared from polyaromatic polymers including aromatic repeat units of which at least five mole percent are substituted by moieties having ethylenically unsaturated carbon bonds wherein the polymer is... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4927574 | Water bath film cooling apparatus and method An apparatus for the production of a tubular thermoplastic film, and more particularly, a water bath film cooling apparatus for the rapid quenching of an extruded tubular thermoplastic film so as to enhance the speed of cooling thereof, and increase the s... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4921413 | Apparatus for controlling excess fiber length in a loose tube optical fiber buffer tube Apparatus for controlling excess fiber length (EFL) in a loose tube optical fiber buffer tube which includes traversing a just extruded plastic buffer tube, containing optical fibers and a filling compound, through a vertical cooling tower along a buffer ... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4898924 | Process for the production of biaxially oriented rigid rod heterocyclic liquid crystalline polymer films A process is disclosed for the production of biaxially oriented liquid crystal films. The process includes: (i) forming an anisotropic dope from a polymerization solution of rigid rod heterocyclic liquid crystalline polymers such as poly{[benzo(1,2-d:4,5-... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4863662 | Method for melt-spinning thermoplastic polymer fibers A thermoplastic polymer yarn is spun into a spinning tube charged with a pressurized gas of more than 1 kg/cm2 G and withdrawn through a yarn exit provided with a unique sealing means which substantially prevents the charged gas from leakage bu... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4810458 | Process for extrusion-molding ceramic bodies A ceramic body is continuously extruded through a die of an extruder and held on a porous support at a slightly floating state by air pressure jetted from pores of the support.... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4797246 | Continuous manufacture of a perforated plastic film A process is disclosed for the continuous manufacture of a perforated plastic film, where the plastic film is extruded directly from the extrusion unit either onto one roller of a pair of rollers or directly into the gap between a pair of rollers (a perfo... | 01/10/1989 |
