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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7229656 | Food tumbler A counter-top appliance has a food container with internal fins extending inward from the outer wall at an angle offset from radial. The food container is coupled to a motor for rotation in either of two directions. One direction of rotation produces a scooping, ele... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7198833 | Artificial stone material and method of manufacture thereof An artificial stone material having an improved natural stone appearance and texture is prepared from thermosetting resin, curing agent, microspheres and additives. The resin and curing agent are thoroughly mixed to form a catalyzed resin mixture. The microspheres a... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7135202 | Method of vacuum tumbling for processing meat The present invention relates to a method of processing meat such as, but not limited to, turkey breast meat. The meat is vacuum tumbled prior to coagulation of blood within the meat, and the blood is withdrawn from the meat. The meat is then injected with a brine s... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7060309 | Method for vacuum treatment of meat containing sodium bicarbonate to reduce the appearance of holes in subsequently cooked meat A method for processing and treating meat to reduce an appearance of holes after the meat has been cooked includes infusing the meat with sodium bicarbonate, placing the infused meat in a vessel, and applying a vacuum within the vessel. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6387304 | Method of manufacturing artificial marble having stripe pattern A method for producing artificial marble having a stripe pattern comprising injecting liquid resins having different colors into a molding cell so that they are laminated to form two or more layers; then moving a comb-like tool through the laminated liqui... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6331327 | Faux finish method A method for creating a faux finish on a surface using an apparatus (100) that has a dual roller handle (110), a pair of roller covers (120, 124) each mounted for independent rotation, and at least one raised foam pattern (122, 126) on each roller cover. ... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6187371 | Production of familial, non-modular, plural color patterns on a moving substrate A method of continuously producing a continuous paint coat of substantially constant, pre-determined thickness, and displaying a plural colour, familial, non-modular pattern, on a surface of a moving substrate, comprising the steps of depositing at least ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6040013 | Vacuum tumbling of meats and other foods Pieces of meat are tumbled with a marinade in a tumbler that has a smoothly continuous surrounding side wall with no protrusions or baffles or other protrusions contacting the pieces of meat. The tumbler is rotated about the axis of the side wall and gas ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5916502 | Decorated shaped product having source expression applied thereto, method for manufacturing same and shaped base material therefor A decorated shaped product having an expression or design applied thereto which closely resembles an actual expression of a source material such as a natural object is disclosed. The product includes a shaped base material formed thereon with a flow patte... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5866206 | Decorative painting apparatus and method Apparatus, kit and method for painting a marbleized pattern on an essentially flat interior surface using paints with a plurality of colors. Before beginning the process, if necessary, the surface is cleaned and prepared. This can include applying masking... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5698032 | Apparatus for producing marbleized surfaces A method and apparatus for producing marbleized surfaces is disclosed herein. The apparatus for producing the marbleized surfaces included a liquid containment vessel or bath, stretches and a wide variety of combs for use in the marbleizing process. A col... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5639513 | Method for marbleizing an object by dipping the object into a paint floating on cream-of-tartar-conditioned water A method of using compositions and kits for preparing a marbleized coating on the surface of a sheet or object involves floating multiple color coating materials on the surface of water and dipping the sheet or object directly into this two phase liquid s... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5509989 | Method for producing decorative laminate finishes A method for the production of a decorative laminate finish is disclosed. A relatively minor amount of lacquer colorant is applied to the surface of an aqueous bath. After partially drying the colorant to a flexible film, a substrate is contacted with the... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5395414 | Display panel with a large realistic digitized high fidelity visual pattern and method for producing the same A novel display panel (10) has a high fidelity visual pattern with a full range of grey scale values, for instance, a marble or leather pattern, which is produced via a novel methodology (20). In accordance with the novel methodology (20), a high resoluti... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5348766 | Method for marbleizing an object by dipping the object into paint floating on borax-conditioned water A method of using compositions and kits for preparing a flexible and permanent marbleizing coating on the surface of an object involves conditioning water with borax and testing the water, floating multiple color paints on the surface of the conditioned w... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5194360 | Method of producing a carrier for electrostatic image developer A method for producing a carrier for an electrostatic image developer is disclosed. The carrier comprises a core particle and a resin coating layer and is produced by a method comprising stirring a mixture of core particles, resin particles and particles ... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5055324 | Method of forming a synthetic surface simulating stone, marble or the like A method of preparing a synthetic surface having a pattern simulating stone, marble and various other naturally occurring substances. The method involves preparing a resin matrix and combining such with a matrix veining pigment composition having a pigmen... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5034084 | Method for obtaining marbleized coatings on sheet-like materials and synthetic resin-containing support sheets suitable for this purpose A method for the decorative coating of sheet-like materials, particularly laminated plastics and wood-derived panels is disclosed to achieve a marbled decor effect by pressing a support sheet, impregnated with a curable aminoplast resin and coateed with a... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4927671 | Method of producing colored decorations on ceramic products A method for producing colored decorations on ceramic products by foaming an aqueous suspension of a pigment containing at least one surface active agent, contacting a ceramic body with the foam to deposit the pigment on the body, and heating the ceramic ... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4868018 | Artifical marble Hard, durable, water-resistant simulated marble products are made by coating a support surface with a mixture of epoxy resin, epoxy resin hardener, pigment and a powdered material such as portland cement, powdered clay, a mix of portlant cement and lime, ... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4808438 | Apparatus and method for printing a marble motif An apparatus and method for printing a marble motif. The apparatus comprises a holder, including a hand gripping portion, a hollow cylindrical roller rotatably mounted in the holder defining a first set of perforations, and a partition disposed within the... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4490413 | Method for producing a painting A method for producing a painting using a flotation process in which a floating elongate member is placed in a shallow pan of water and one or more oil based litho inks having different viscosities are placed on the surface of the water within the closed ... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4218496 | Natural stone panel and method of making same A natural stone panel is constructed from rectangular sheets, slabs or blocks of natural stone, particularly marble or onyx and constructed by placing an array of rectangular stone blocks on a work surface, placing a fiberglass backing on the upper surfac... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4056643 | Method for decorative coloring of glass A method for decorative coloring of glass, which comprises coating the surface of a glass article containing alkali metal oxides and sulfide sulfur with a composition comprising at least one of silver and copper compounds and a vanadium compound capable o... | 11/01/1977 |
| 3979542 | Decorative procelain enamel surface and method for making A decorative porcelain enamel surface, preferably having the appearance of marble, is produced by first preparing the surface of an article, which may be irregular in configuration, for receiving a finished coat of porcelain enamel. A finished coat of por... | 09/07/1976 |
