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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4356216 | Process for producing striped surface coatings In the coating of a major surface of a strip article, wherein the strip surface is advanced longitudinally past a dam and, immediately beyond the dam, past an extended wall spaced from the strip surface by a gap equal to a desired wet coating thickness, a... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4293599 | Method of forming decorative relief pattern and pattern-forming device therefor A decorative relief finish pattern is formed by applying to the surface of a coated article or substrate a pattern-forming device composed of a rigid or semi-rigid porous, air-permeable material and having a design thereon. The pattern-forming device, whe... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4276101 | Breathable leather-like materials and process for making same A leather-like material with a high degree of air permeability, good abrasion resistance and resistance to cracking at low temperatures comprising a porous fibrous substrate having fibers extending from a surface thereof, and a polymer layer secured subst... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4269650 | Transfer printing apparatus A printing pattern support sheet made up of a film soluble in water and a pattern pre-printed on one surface of the film is prepared beforehand. The pattern is activated, immediately before being used for transfer printing, into a tacky or adherent condit... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4230775 | Polyvinyl butyral ink formulation Ink formulation based on polyvinyl butyral and useful for printing polyvinyl butyral sheeting provides both improved blocking and improved glass adhesion through increased hydroxyl content in the polyvinyl butyral of the ink formulation.... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4229239 | Transfer printing method A printing pattern support sheet made up of a film soluble in water and a pattern pre-printed on one surface of the film is prepared beforehand. The pattern is activated, immediately before being used for transfer printing, into a tacky or adherent condit... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4212440 | Camouflaged and deceptive distorted vehicle and method of assembling such vehicles A camouflaged and deceptive distorted vehicle comprising a top and bottom surface, the surfaces having pairs of coordinate sections including a fore and aft coordinate sections pair and a second left and right coordinate sections pair, at least one of the... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4210499 | Method of forming colored patterns on aluminum or its alloys A colored pattern imitating the grain of wood is formed on the surface of an article formed of an aluminum or its alloys by dipping the article, after oxidation process, in a coating bath floating a coating material in a multilinear or multiannular patter... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4210695 | Method of forming colored patterns on aluminum or its alloys A colored pattern imitating the grain of wood is formed on the surface of an article formed of an aluminum or its alloy by dipping the article in a coating bath floating a coating material in a multilinear pattern or multiannular pattern to form on the su... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4203789 | Process for reproducing pictorial works and works achieved with said process The invention provides a process for reproducing pictorial works, in particular paintings, on a canvas, wood or the like support, by taking a photograph or a flat copy of the original painting, a process wherein said support is prepared by making relief p... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4129671 | Decorative mirrored article with bevel-effect producing edges A decorative mirrored tile or the like preferably comprises a square transparent plate of glass or the like of substantially the same thickness throughout including the marginal portions thereof, and a mirror-forming surface at the rear of the plate exten... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4123973 | Brocade tool A tool for making designs on surfaces such as ceilings. It comprises a head and a handle therefor. The head is formed into the desired pattern and the material applying surfaces thereof have resiliency for efficient operation on an uneven surface. The hea... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4117181 | Decorative laminated structures and method of making the same This invention provides a decorative laminated structure having on the surface a pattern composed of concaves, at least one of said concaves having an opening at its bottom portion formed by local heat shrinkage of a layer of a heat-shrinkable resin sheet... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115612 | Laminated thermoplastic counter stiffener A counter stiffener for shoes is made from a thermoplastic base sheet, specifically a copolymer of ethylene and a vinyl monomer, laminated to a liner sheet. The liner sheet is a cross-linked copolymer of ethylene and a silane to which color has been added... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4105816 | Decorative relief finish process A decorative relief finished surface is formed by applying to the surface of an object or substrate to be patterned an undercoat of coating material to a predetermined thickness, and forming an uneven pattern having a variety of projections on coated surf... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4089491 | Camouflaged aircraft, surface vessel or vehicle or the like A camouflaged aircraft, surface vessel, vehicle or the like comprising an aircraft having upper and lower surfaces and having a plurality of visually contrasting surface coatings thereon, the coatings having lines of demarcation therebetween the surface c... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4051278 | Method for reducing mottle in coating a support with a liquid coating composition In coating a support, such as a flexible web of synthetic organic polymer, with a coating composition comprising a film-forming material in an evaporable liquid vehicle, at least two of (1) the temperature of the atmosphere in the coating zone, (2) the te... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4046934 | Fibrous building elements A fibrous building element such as a panel which can be used for roofs, soffits and walls. The fibrous element is coated on the side which will be positioned on the exterior of a building structure with a material which forms a crackled surface. The crack... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4041192 | Method of enhancing high polymers, particularly textiles A method of enhancing the properties and appearance of polymeric substances is disclosed. The method involves treating a polymer so as to effect graft polymerization over the entire surface thereof in such a manner that variations in graft density occur a... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4022940 | Method of printing a paper to simulate the appearance of a foamed polypropylene sheet and article produced thereby This invention relates to an inexpensive, printed paper sheet material which has an appearance closely simulating that of foamed polypropylene. The product is prepared by coating a paper sheet with an overall coating of a pearlescent ink and then overprin... | 05/10/1977 |
| 3992142 | Printing fabric A process and apparatus system for continuous printing of fabric includes a water surface in a vat on which dye materials are formed into a uniform film and fabric is contacted therewith. The film forms in a tiltable tray like container extending the full... | 11/16/1976 |
| 3936541 | Surface decoration of embossed or textured panel products This relates to a method of decorating a panel having a multi-level pattern of ridges and recesses on a major surface thereof. This patterned major surface is coated with a liquid pigmented material and is thereafter rollingly contacted under pressure wit... | 02/03/1976 |
