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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5639524 | Ray-shield sheets for glass surface advertisement and art exhibition This invention relates in general to sheets or films which are instantly mountable and dismountable to the surface of the glass for the use of the window advertisement, window art exhibition or heat and/or sun ray inhibitive media, or more particularly to... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5636588 | Antenna mounted identification marker An identification device for mounting on the antenna of a transport vehicle. The device is tubular and resilient, and has a central cavity for receiving the antenna. A series of spaced apart external grooves selectively accept a tie constricting the tubul... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5620769 | Molded surface fastener and method for manufacturing the same In a molded surface fastener manufacturing method, molten resin is injected or extruded from an injection die or an extrusion nozzle, and at the same time, a coarse mesh core sheet is introduced between the extruded molten resin and the circumferential su... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5616155 | Coated fabric suitable for preparing releasably attachable abrasive sheet material A coated fabric having a first surface engagable by hooks and a second surface having thereon a continuous coating of a synthetic polymeric composition. An example of a surface engagable by hooks is a surface having a plurality of loops. The fabric is esp... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5616394 | Sheet of loop material, and garments having such loop material incorporated therein A sheet of loop material adapted to be cut into pieces to form loop portions for fasteners of the type comprising releasably engageable hook and loop portions, or to be incorporated into items such as disposable garments or diapers or into sheets of abras... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5614281 | Creped nonwoven laminate loop fastening material for mechanical fastening systems The creped nonwoven laminate loop material of the present invention includes a creped nonwoven layer attached to a support layer. The creped nonwoven layer may be, for example, a spunbond nonwoven web or a staple fiber bonded carded web. The support layer... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5614280 | Shielding blanket for racing engines A shielding blanket for racing engines includes a bag constructed of a lamination of materials including several plies of a high-strength ballistic textile material laminate having a high melting point. The blanket is shaped to fit closely over the cylind... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5614045 | Method of manufacturing a fastener assembly A fastener assembly of the type for being molded into cushions, and including a base having first and second major surfaces defining first and second opposed ends and first and second opposed side edges. Hooks are carried by the base cooperating with comp... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5611122 | Interengaging fastener having reduced noise generation An interengaging fastener member having a plurality of headed elements, which can reduce the noise generated due to the relative movement between the headed elements engaged with each other. The fastener member 10 is made of polymeric material as a one-pi... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5606781 | Separable fastener having a bald perimeter rib bounded by fastening elements A separable fastener component for use with a complementary separable fastener component has a base member, having a nominal fastening face and a non-fastening face. Carried on the fastening face is a pattern of fastening elements, comprising a main regio... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5605735 | High-peel tab fastener A distinctive fastening tab includes a fastener substrate having a construction-bond portion, a user-bond portion, a user-bond end section, a construction-bond end section, a pair of opposed side edge sections, a fastening surface and a user surface. A se... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5605729 | Loop fastener material storage/dispensing assembly A storage/dispensing assembly, e.g., a roll or stack, of loop fastener material such as is used in hook and loop fastening system comprising one or more multilayer sheets of loop fastener material arranged such that the adhesive layer of an overlying port... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604963 | Hook structure for molded surface fastener In a hook structure for a molded surface fastener, in an arbitrary cross section of each of a stem and a hook-shape engaging portion of a hook, the cross-sectional area is divided into front and rear side cross-sectional areas with respect to the center l... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5598658 | Fishing lure wrap A fishing lure wrap for use in securing a lure in close proximity to the shaft of a fishing rod and away from contact with other lures, clothing, skin, and the like. The device comprises a sheet of soft pliable material having a portion of cooperating hoo... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5587219 | Neck cushioning towel A rectangular neck cushioning towel utilizing an insertable gel-filled vinyl sac for providing comfort and lending support for the head during hair care procedures done at a commercial sink. Centered along the top edge of the towel is a velvety soft pouch... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5583526 | Hand calibration system for virtual reality vehicle simulator A virtual reality vehicle simulator has a seat for supporting a person in a sitting position. The person wears goggles that present to the person an image of a virtual vehicle, as well as a virtual image of the person's hand and any objects, such as coffe... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5569233 | Multi-layer female component for refastenable fastening device and method of making the same The present invention provides a female component for engaging a complementary hook component in a refastenable fastening device. The female component of the present invention is capable of engaging a hook component that has flexible, resilient individual... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5560975 | Decorating system A decorating system enables decorative articles to be hung from high places with safety. The decorating system comprises a dual hook and an adapter. The dual hook has a ring, a first hook, and a second hook. The decorative article is held by the second ho... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5558918 | Pressure bandage to avoid exposure to blood borne pathogens A multi-layered bandage is disclosed, for preventing or reducing transmission of blood borne pathogens from a bleeding wound area to a person applying the bandage to the wound, having a non-porous first layer having a first side and a second side opposite... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5551497 | Decorative computer keyboard cover A decorative cover for computer keyboards having a covering material assembly (10) of textile fabric, leather, vinyl, or other covering material (12) sewn or otherwise fastened together, configured to conform to the general size and shape of a computer ke... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5552202 | Tear guide arrangement A tear guide arrangement for opening a package from a sealed form, the package having first and second opposing films, comprises first and second opposing base strips, first and second opposing tear guide strips, and sealant material. The first and second... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5540970 | Die cut mold-in A fastener of the hook and loop type intended to be incorporated into plastic articles by plastic molding processes is formed of a known separable fastener member having a base member and a plurality of engaging elements upstanding from one surface thereo... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5535787 | Flexible cable holder A flexible cable holder is disclosed comprising a flexible web with a plurality of edge fasteners along opposite edges of the web. The edge fasteners are engaged, forming an enclosed duct for retaining cables, wires and power cords. End fasteners are prov... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5532037 | Waterproof collar connection device A collar connection device is provided for use with a garment having a double-layer collar, the device having a first functional layer strip connected to sections of the garment by openable closures and a second functional layer strip also connected to se... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5522433 | Reusable insulation jacket for tubing, fittings and valves A reusable insulation jacket for tubing elbow and valve connectors carrying extreme hot and cold materials comprises a polygonal fiberglass mat. The mat is stitched to form a cavity as to completely receive the tubing connector and to overlap itself where... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5523129 | Removable scene-scapes bordered by an interchangeable window frame for decorating the walls of children's rooms A wall decorating system, comprising a multiplicity of multi-layer imitated window scenery sets. Each imitated window scenery set further comprising a large background scene-scape, a large foreground scene-scape, several small foreground scene-scapes, and... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5520983 | Outerlining fabric for curtain and curtain attachment structure using the same An outerlining fabric woven of warp threads and a weft thread and including at least two fastener portions composed of a male or a female member of a surface-type separable fastener, and a mesh portion of a predetermined width disposed between the fastene... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5518795 | Laminated hook fastener An extruded hook fastener strip is created on a roll having hook forming cavities in its surface by extruding plastic material into the interface between the forming roll and a second strip carried by a backing roll. The second strip is firmly bonded to t... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5508078 | Edge and corner guard A padded edge and corner guard includes a central core material which is sandwiched between two soft and resilient padding sheets of material (e.g., open or closed cell plastic foam, etc.), which sheets are in turn permanently or removably covered by an e... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5505747 | Method of making an abrasive article A method for making an abrasive article is disclosed, including the steps of providing a substrate having abrasive means on one surface, and providing a plurality of hooking stems on the opposite surface thereof. Several illustrative variations of the inv... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5503892 | Tack or wiping cloth A warp knit fabric having loops projecting outwardly therefrom on both the face and back of the fabric which can be used as a wiping cloth, female connector fabric, etc. The fabric is a three-bar fabric having bar movements of (1) 1-0, 0-1, 1-0, 0-1; (2) ... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5501889 | Support structure for forming wreaths A support structure (10) for forming a wreath includes an annular backing ring (14) having a plurality of straps (16) connected thereto. Each strap is spaced apart from one another along the circumference of the backing ring, and includes a first portion ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5500268 | Fastener assembly with magnetic side and end seals and method A fastener assembly of the type for being molded into cushions, and including a base having first and second major surfaces defining first and second opposed ends and first and second opposed side edges. Hooks are carried by the base cooperating with comp... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5498459 | Method and apparatus for making a pile article and the products thereof An elongated pile article having a support strand for attachment to a plurality of yarn bundles, the yarn bundles including a dense portion with the filaments bonded to each other and bonded to the support strand, pile surface structure comprised of a plu... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5498461 | Protective metallized loop laminate A laminate is provided that includes a sheet of loop material laminated to a sheet of metallized flexible material. The laminated sheets are coextensive in size and are permanently joined together so that one does not slide with respect to the other. A st... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5494542 | Method of making vacuum formed article with integrally joined device A method of simultaneously vacuum forming a plastic article and integrally joining a device thereto is disclosed wherein a lock defining surface is formed on an anchoring end of the device, a heat activated adhesive is applied to the lock defining surface... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5482757 | Tarpaulin protector A tarp protector for use in the shipping industry is disclosed, comprised of an elongated sheet of webbing, metal rings at either end affixed to the webbing with a plurality spaced apart rings there between, male-female releasable connecting means attache... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5482755 | Readily attachable and detachable coverings for surfaces A readily attached and detached covering for large surface areas. To use the wall covering, the hook members of a hook and loop fastener system are attached to the surface to be covered. One side of the covering material is such that it can serve as a loo... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5476701 | Table pad construction An improved table pad which is resistant to deflection and which is more readily produced is disclosed. The table pad is constructed having a solid inner member having a periphery with a groove therein. Covering both surfaces of the inner member are prote... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5472762 | Method and apparatus for making a pile article and the products thereof An elongated pile article having a support strand for attachment to a plurality of yarn bundles, the yarn bundles including a dense portion with the filaments bonded to each other and bonded to the support strand, pile surface structure comprised of a plu... | 12/05/1995 |
