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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7381470 | Polysiloxane film and process for producing the same The present invention relates to a film made from a cross-linked polysiloxane obtained by subjecting a polysiloxane that has a specific chemical structure and contains at least two unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon groups in one molecule and an organosilicon compoun... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7367264 | Method and apparatus for treating sheets including a vacuum roller for retaining sheets in curved configuration An apparatus and method for retaining individual sheets of substrate in a curved configuration during coating or printing is disclosed. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7260924 | Seam pintle for paper making fabric A pintle for joining the ends of a pin-seamable paper machine fabric wherein the pintle comprises a braided sheath of an ultra high molecular weight polyethylene yarn and optionally is filled with polyamide monofilament or polyethylene yarn. The pintle is configured... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7241478 | Process for coating three-dimensional substrates with thin organic films and products The present invention relates to an apparatus and process for producing a thin organic film on a substrate using an ultrasonic nozzle to produce a cloud of micro-droplets in a vacuum chamber. The micro-droplets move turbulently within the vacuum chamber, isotropical... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7211293 | Methods, systems and compositions for fire retarding substrates A closed-loop system and process is used for applying fire retardant chemicals to fibers. Fibers are preferably positioned in a vessel such as a dye machine which circulates the fire retardant chemicals. After absorption of the fire retardant composition, non-absorb... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7166212 | Multicapillary column for chromatography and sample preparation A multicapillary column especially useful for liquid chromatography and sample preparation comprising a plurality of uniform capillaries coated with an insoluble stationary phase, wherein the thickness of the stationary phase is correlated with the radius of the ind... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7132130 | Method for providing a chrome finish on a substrate An environmentally-friendly process for applying a chrome finish on a substrate is provided. The chrome finish comprises a thin film of aluminum and chromium deposited onto the substrate by physical vapor deposition (PVD) techniques. The thin layer can consist of th... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7081273 | Method for producing defect free composite membranes A defect free semipermeable composite membrane having excellent integrity and high water permeability is provided. Said composite membrane comprises an inside support layer to provide sufficient mechanical strength; an outside barrier layer to provide selective sepa... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7025913 | Delivery of pitch/thermoplastic/thermoset resins in RTM systems Resin or pitch is melted in a melt blender apparatus (11) and then loaded, into a heated jacketed holding tank (12). A pair of feed lines (14, 16) receives resin from the holding tank (12) and feeds an upper gear pump (15) and a lo... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022213 | Gas sensor and its method of manufacture The invention relates to a gas sensor and its method of manufacture. Electrochemical gas sensors usually comprise an external housing, which acts as a reservoir for electrolyte; a wick to keep electrodes wetted with the electrolyte and external electrical ter... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7022754 | Unsaturated polyester resin composition, cured unsaturated polyester resin and lamp reflecting mirror base An unsaturated polyester resin composition containing 8 to 20% by weight of unsaturated polyester resin, 4 to 12% by weight of liquid thermoplastic resin, 8 to 20% by weight of glass fiber, and 50 to 75% by weight of inorganic filler, the unsaturated polyester resin... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6998155 | Woven materials with incorporated solids and processes for the production thereof The invention relates woven and knit materials with an incorporated particulate solid and to a process for producing woven materials incorporated with a particulate solid. The process comprises: entraining a particulate solid in a gaseous carrier; disposing one face... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6974631 | High-reflectivity polyester coating The present invention provides a high reflectivity lighting fixture, comprising a coated reflector and a light source. The reflector is coated with a composition that includes a cycloaliphatic group containing polyester resin and a pigment. The present invention als... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6962146 | Process for manufacturing composites and for structurally repairing and aesthetically filling slabs of stone materials A process id disclosed for structurally repairing and aesthetically filling, and mutually coupling slabs (1) and layers (2–4) into a block (5), comprising the steps of: heating, drying and impregnating the slabs (1) with resin; penetrat... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6884911 | Material processing by repeated solvent expansion-contraction A method for repeatedly converting a solvent from a state of solvent to a state of antisolvent with relatively little loss of solvent. The method is used to allow for processing of large amounts of solute material with minimum amounts of solvent. ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6881446 | Method and device for production of endless plastic hollow profiles A method for production of endless plastic hollow profiles, in particular tubes, comprises several production stages for the plastic tube and a coating stage for a metal coating. A reduced pressure is provided in the coating stage, whereby the metal is transferred i... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6861087 | Preparation method of biodegradable porous polymer scaffolds having an improved cell compatibility for tissue engineering A method for modifying surface of biodegradable porous polymer scaffold for tissue engineering using a low temperature plasma discharge apparatus, and particularly, a method for inducing the biodegradable porous polymer scaffold to be hydrophilic by graft polymerizi... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6835418 | Use of gaseous streams to aid in application of foam to tissue products A method for applying a foam composition to a paper web is provided. Specifically, a foam applicator is positioned adjacent to a surface of the web. The foam applicator comprises an extrusion head defining an extrusion channel through which the foam composition is c... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6805910 | Process for applying coatings A process for applying a thermoplastic coating to a substrate wherein the gases and other volatiles in a boundary layer between the substrate and the coating are evacuated using a high volume, high velocity air stream which traverses the surface of the substrate to ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6797116 | Method of applying a foam composition to a tissue product A method for applying a foam composition to a paper web is provided. Specifically, a paper web is initially formed from papermaking fibers and is carried by a first moving papermaking surface so that a first surface of the paper web faces the first moving papermakin... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6797311 | Process for impregnating a porous material with a cross-linkable composition A process for impregnating a porous material with a cross-linkable composition is disclosed. The degree of impregnation and placement of the cross-linkable composition within the pores of the porous material can be controlled very precisely through the use of a pres... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6790306 | Method for forming a cover layer on a disk Method for forming a cover layer on a disk. The method includes a coating step, in which an uncured cover layer is coated on the surface of the disk, and the average thickness of the cover layer is enough to support to the requirement of a predetermined laminating t... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6777028 | Work piece and method for producing and utilizing said work piece A cleaned, sterile ceramic, metallic or polymeric substrate surface is vapor-deposited under sterile conditions with silica, is wetted on top of this with a saline coupling agent under sterile conditions, and is provided on top of the latter with a preserving protec... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6767587 | Hydrophobic coating compositions, articles coated with said compositions, and processes for manufacturing same Hydrophobic coating compositions are provided as are processes to coat articles with the compositions. Extremely hydrophobic coatings are provided by the compositions. Durable, weatherable and scratch-resistant coatings are provided by compositions comprising a trif... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6749936 | Achromatic multilayer diffractive pigments and foils Achromatic multilayer diffractive pigment flakes and foils are provided having diffractive structures thereon. The diffractive pigment flakes can have a symmetrical stacked coating structure on opposing sides of a reflective core layer, an asymmetrical stacked coati... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6743478 | Curtain coater and method for curtain coating A curtain coater and a curtain-coating method for coating a moving web of paper or board are described. The curtain coater has an applicator nozzle for applying a coating mix to the surface of the web in the form of a continuous curtain extending uniformly over the ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6743462 | Apparatus and method for coating implantable devices A method of forming a coating for an implantable medical device, such as a stent, is provided which includes applying a composition to the device in an environment having a selected pressure. An apparatus is also provided for coating the devices. The apparatus compr... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6676856 | Deacidification treatment of printed cellulosic materials The invention provides for improvements in composition and methods for the preservation of cellulosic materials through use of solutions comprising organic multi-valent metal carbonates, C1 -C4 alcohol having a moisture content of le... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6649224 | Method for applying a coating to a substrate A method of applying a coating to a surface of a substrate, comprising the steps of: introducing a substrate into an atmosphere which consists of at least one chemically reactive compound, water and at least one of nitrogen and argon, and thereafter ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6649222 | Modulated plasma glow discharge treatments for making superhydrophobic substrates A method for treating substrates including the steps of: providing a substrate; exposing said substrate to a plasma glow discharge in the presence of a fluorocarbon gas; maintaining said gas at a pressure between about 50 mTorr and about 400 mTorr;... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6617042 | Dielectric coating for transduction drivers A degassed polyester varnish is applied to the transduction driver to increase surface dielectric strength (insulation resistance), driver voltage breakdown, physical protection, and heat and water resistance. A vacuum chamber application process is used ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6610373 | Magnetic film-forming device and method In a device for forming magnetic film which deposits magnetic material on a substrate 12, a device is provided which, before the magnetic film is formed in a magnetic film-forming chamber 11, cleans one or both of the film-forming face and reverse face of... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6582778 | Method of treatment with a microwave plasma Disclosed is a method of treatment with a microwave plasma by maintaining a reduced pressure in a plasma-treating chamber for treatment with a plasma in which a substrate that is to be treated with a microwave plasma is contained, introducing a treating g... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6572642 | Method for treating a prosthesis having an apertured structure and associated devices A prosthesis having an apertured structure is located in a chamber (11) which is taken to sub-atmospheric pressure. Once sub-atmospheric pressure has been reached, a liquid, optionally containing pharmacological agents, is introduced into the chamber. Dra... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6565923 | Method for manufacturing reinforced oriented strand board A method for manufacturing reinforced oriented strand boards includes steps of injecting melamine-formaldehyde resin or phenol-formaldehyde resin in finished oriented stand boards, of heating and pressing them to let the resin harden. As strands of woods ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6548113 | Vacuum/gas phase reactor for dehydroxylation and alkylation of porous silica Vacuum/gas phase reactor embodiments used in gas phase dehydroxylation and alkylation reactions are described in which the substrate could be subjected to high vacuum, heated to target temperature, and treated with silane as quickly and efficiently as pos... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6537614 | Cationically charged coating on hydrophobic polymer fibers with poly (vinyl alcohol) assist A hydrophobic polymer fiber having a cationically charged coating thereon, in which the coating includes a functionalized cationic polymer, such as an epichlorohydrin-functionalized polyamine or an epichlorohydrin-functionalized polyamido-amine, which has... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6521284 | Process for impregnating a porous material with a cross-linkable composition A process for impregnating a porous material with a cross-linkable composition is disclosed. The degree of impregnation and placement of the cross-linkable composition within the pores of the porous material can be controlled very precisely through the us... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6485776 | Apparatus and process for making prosthetic suction sleeve The method of making a tubular member having a continuous and uninterrupted cured elastomeric resin coating on an outer surface of the member includes forming a continuous uninterrupted tubular layer of uncured elastomeric resin and drawing the resin laye... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6444274 | Production of antiadhesive coatings on web form substrates A process for producing antiadhesive layers on a web-form material, characterized in that the antiadhesive layers are applied to the web-form material by means of low pressure plasma polymerization by guiding the web-form material continuously through a p... | 09/03/2002 |
