Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7686993 | Colored polymeric articles having high melt temperatures The present invention relates to polymeric articles that are colored using an unformulated heat stable black, blue or violet dye during melt processing, for example a melt spinning process. The process eliminates the need for acid bath dyeing of high melt polymeric ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7371700 | Dyed microfiber textiles A nonwoven textile substrate formed from microfibers with a polyurethane matrix fully and/or partially impregnated therein, a non-azo disperse dye within microfibers, including the surface, and the matrix. The dyed fibers having an L value of about 35 or less, an Δ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364792 | Spun-dyed polyurethaneurea fibres, a process for their production and their use for producing fabrics Described are elastic polyurethaneurea fibres comprising a cationically modified carbon black as an additive, so that the colour of the fibre is distinctly changed. Also described are a process for producing coloured polyurethaneurea fibres and also their use for pr... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7351671 | Union fabric with flame resistance A fabric is provided that has high degree of flame resistance in the case of a union fabric consisting of a halogen-containing flame resistant fiber including antimony compounds, and a cellulosic fiber, and the fabric is classified into class M1 of NF P 92-503 combu... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338698 | Homogeneously branched ethylene polymer carpet, carpet backing and method for making same The present invention pertains to carpet and methods of making carpet. In one aspect, the carpet includes (a) a primary backing which has a face and a back surface, (b) a plurality of fibers attached to the primary backing and extending from the face of the primary ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7320766 | Overdyeable pigmented polymeric fiber and yarns and articles made therefrom Dyed yarns typically have inferior color fastness compared with pigmented yarns. However, dyeing offers a virtually infinite selection of colors, flexibility and more uniformity than constructions of pigmented yarns in residential carpet and other yarn applications,... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7300770 | Detection of microbe contamination on elastomeric articles An elastomeric article that contains a chromogen that undergoes a detectable change in color in the presence of one or more microbes is provided. For example, in one embodiment, the chromogen is a solvatochromic dye (e.g., Reichardt's dye) that undergoes a color cha... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7270533 | System for creating a turbulent flow of fluid between a mold and a substrate The present invention is directed toward a system for introducing a flow of a fluid between a mold, disposed on a template, and a substrate, the system including, a fluid supply system; and a chuck body having a baffle and first and second apertures, the first and s... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268098 | High modulus thermoplastic films and their use as cash register tapes A thermally printable commercially functional cash register tape produced from a thin oriented, heat stabilized, thermoplastic film is described. This thermoplastic tape replaces the currently used paper cash register tape. It will accept printing, has sufficient ma... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7221510 | Method of producing polarizing film, polarizing film and image display device using the same A process for producing a polarizing film including a step of stretching a raw film, wherein the ratio (L/W) of stretching distance (L) to width of initial raw film (W) is from 0.5 to 30. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7182897 | Method of storing material into which gas saturates A method of storing a material into which a gas saturates, before the material is foamed in a metal mold. The material into which a gas saturates is stored at a predetermined ambient pressure and predetermined ambient temperature to maintain a gas saturated state, t... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179266 | Surgical device A device for automatically providing needles to a sealing apparatus for sealing a puncture in an anatomical structure, the sealing apparatus including a needle insertion lumen and a needle pusher channel having a needle pusher disposed therein. The device may includ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7165586 | Pneumatic tire with blended composite fiber cords Disclosed is a tire having at least one reinforcing ply in the carcass, belt, or bead region of the tire. The reinforcing ply is comprised of a blended fiber cord. The cords, in combination with a preferred cure temperature adhesive, achieve a high degree of thermal... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7135025 | Surgical implant A surgical implant made of a polymer, copolymer, polymer mixture or polymer composite that dissolves in the organ system. The manufacturing material is dyed with the coloring agent D&C Violet No. 2 or D&C Green No. 6. Preferably, the amount of the coloring agent is ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7107601 | Foam molding method and apparatus According to this invention, there is provided a molding method and apparatus which increase the gas permeation speed in obtaining a foamed resin molded product by letting a gas permeate a molten resin material. To achieve this object, a chip- or pellet-like resin m... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7083403 | Apparatus for supplying a resin material to an injection molding machine An apparatus for supplying a resin material to an injection molder comprises a vessel for storing a resin material, gas supplying means for supplying an inert gas to the vessel which is not a super-critical state, and material supplying means for supplying the resin... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7074354 | Process for producing colored shaped article from curable resin, colored shaped article produced from curable resin, and shaping apparatus In coloration of a shaped article composed of a curable resin, the addition operation can be reliably conducted and a reliable coloration effect can be obtained in both the single-color addition and in the multicolor addition. A liquid-phase, non-colored photo-curab... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7037441 | Durable press cellulosic fibrous substrates with improved physical properties This invention is directed to a finishing method and composition for greatly increasing the tear strength and flex abrasion resistance of durable press cellulosic (including cotton) fabric, without sacrificing its durable press properties. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7029611 | Process of making poly(trimethylene terephthalate) bulked continuous filament carpet yarn This invention relates to a poly(trimethylene terephthalate) BCF carpet yarn having a Y-shaped cross-section that has an modification ratio and a arm angle within a specific range, and a method for preparing it. The BCF carpet yarn has excellent bulk property and sp... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7018429 | Process for coloring a textile substrate The present invention relates to methods of imparting color and ultraviolet protection to synthetic yarns or substrates. More specifically, the present invention is directed to a method of solution dyeing a polymeric material during polymerization to form a base col... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6907885 | High efficiency cigarette filters having shaped micro cavity fibers impregnated with adsorbent or absorbent materials This invention is a highly efficient filter containing fibers that contain small particle size adsorbents/absorbents such as carbon and/or silica to selectively reduce targeted components in mainstream cigarette smoke. The invention relates to a novel class of highl... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6899836 | Process of making polyamide filaments The present invention relates to methods for making polyamide filaments, such as nylon 6,6, having high tensile strength. The invention also relates to yarns and other articles formed from such filaments. The invention is particularly useful for providing a filament... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6878330 | Method for structurally modifying monofilaments Methods for the use of laser beams in the case of plastic monofilaments are proposed. For structural modifying monofilaments or individual monofilaments of a monofilament union, the monofilament to be structurally modified is extruded with LS-absorbing additives and... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6872351 | Method for marking monofilaments Methods for the use of laser beams in the case of plastic monofilaments are proposed. For the optical marking of extruded monofilaments or individual monofilaments of a monofilament union, at least the monofilament to be marked, accompanied by the addition of additi... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6838043 | Method for the production of a synthetic leather A synthetic leather made of a nonwoven fabric impregnated and/or coated with a polymer, with a surface weight of 100 to 500 g/m2, and a tensile strength greater than 300 N/5 cm in the lengthwise and the crosswise direction, where the nonwoven fabric is ma... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6833090 | Process for making a polarizing film The present invention provides a polarizing film having a high polarization degree and high transmittance, a process for producing the polarizing film, and a polarizing plate using the polarizing film, and an optical member. In the process for producing the polarizi... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6803115 | Manufacturing method for oriented film, polarizing film, polarizing plate, and visual display An oriented film with a high degree of orientation may be manufactured even a width of master roll film is wider width, by a manufacturing method for an oriented film, comprising steps of stretching an un-oriented polyvinyl alcohol derived film in dry and in longitu... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6780357 | Splittable multicomponent polyester fibers Mechanically divisible multicomponent fibers have at least a component including poly(lactic acid) polymer and at least a second component including at aromatic polyester. The multicomponent fibers are particularly useful in the manufacture of nonwoven structures, a... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6776933 | Method of manufacturing a security item A method of manufacturing a security item comprises coextruding at least two polymer plastic materials (6,7) with different characteristics so as to form a substrate so that neither material are biaxially oriented, and providing security indicia (14) o... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6733708 | Methods of coloring resins with a quick change liquid metering device An improved procedure and apparatus for introducing liquids within a thermoplastic or thermoset production system are provided. Such an inventive apparatus comprises a storage tank for the desired liquid, a device which connects to a flow channel (such as a manifold... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6596208 | Method of producing rubber paving blocks An automated process for manufacturing rubber paving blocks uses crumb rubber recovered from used automotive tires. A production line in which the molds are emptied of the formed rubber paving block and then filled with a fresh crumb rubber mixture is bal... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6572803 | Liquid color feed system for synthetic yarns A method of infusing liquid dyestuff into synthetic yarns at the point of fiber production, comprising the steps of providing a molten polymer, at least one non-molten liquid dye, and a spin pack assembly adapted for receiving and mixing the molten polyme... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6555038 | Method for producing aqueous liquor dyeable modified polypropylene threads and the use thereof The invention relates to a method for producing aqueous liquor dyeable modified polypropylene threads. The inventive method is characterized in that a CR polypropylene suitable for fiber formation is mixed with a reaction partner which can react with CR p... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6533975 | Process of making polyurethane fiber or film This invention provides processes for preparing fiber or film comprising a polyurethane and layers delaminated from a lamellar clay, said layers being dispersed in said polyurethane. Fiber and film produced by the processes of the present invention exhibi... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6524503 | Process for the manufacture of polyamide yarns dyeable in melange shades A process for the manufacturing of a differentially dyeable yarn includes the steps of: a) producing two polymers having a different concentration of amine end-groups; b) spinning yarns from said two polymers; and c) producing a yarn by intermingling said... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6495079 | Process to prepare polymeric fibers with improved color and appearance The use of a sulfonated polyester ionomer resin in a colored, drawn polyamide or polyester fiber results in improved color strength and appearance. Sodium sulfo isophthalate polybutylene terephthalate copolymers when melt blended with synthetic polyamides... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6471896 | Method for processing cloth To provide a method for processing a cloth to form a three-dimensional design pattern on the cloth not only by a conventional printing system, but also by an ink-jet system. A method for processing a cloth to form a three-dimensional design pattern on the... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6454975 | Process for making bulk yarns having improved elasticity and recovery Bulk yarns having improved elasticity and recovery and methods for their manufacture are described. A first embodiment of the invention involves providing a solution-dyed multifilament yarn of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) and a multifilament yarn of a... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6451234 | Process for producing dyed textile materials having high levels of colorfastness Textile materials having high colorfastness, and methods for their production are described. The process involves heatsetting a textile material, then applying a polysiloxane/catalyst combination to the heatset material. The textile material is then dried... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6440340 | Colored articles and compositions and methods for their fabrication This invention provides improved methods and compositions for achieving material coloration using particle scattering. These coloration effects can be designed to be either highly stable or dependent upon the switching effects of either temperature, integ... | 08/27/2002 |
