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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7328876 | Cup holder insert for a console A cup holder, including a cover being formed of an elasticized piece of material and having an upper opening providing access to an interior pocket, the upper opening and interior pocket being defined by an interior side and bottom of the cover, and the cover having... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326134 | Device to control a swinging implement and method of use What is disclosed is a device for assisting a person using a golf club, tennis racket or other swinging sports implement to maintain control of the implement during the swing. The device is a strap or other similar device that is to connect the implement and the use... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326456 | Low density oriented strand board A low density oriented strand board has an average density of less than about 1.5 times the density of wood species used in the board and a homogenous vertical density profile. Low density OSB may be formed by preheating the wood finish prior to pressing, controllin... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324093 | Flexible screen display with touch sensor in a portable computer A user interface for a portable electronic device comprising a flexible display panel and a flexible touch sensor. The flexible touch sensor is operable to register a position where contact is made with a surface of the flexible display panel, such that the position... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323236 | Welt The invention relates to a welt for positioning between adjoining components, in particular components used in the automobile industry. The welt according to the invention comprises a welt core and a laterally protruding welt flap. The welt is characterised in that ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320287 | Tablecloth covering and method of covering and skirting a table A fitted tablecloth covering that may be affixed to a table without the use of tools or affixing devices is provided. Such a tablecloth covering may conveniently and quickly be affixed to a table and provide an appealing visual presentation that does not require the... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7309519 | Friction control articles for healthcare applications Friction control articles for use in healthcare applications, the articles generally comprising a backing Layer having a first surface and a second surface, where projecting from the first surface of the backing layer is an array of stems, wherein at least a portion... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7308738 | Releasable fastener systems and processes A releasable fastener system comprises a loop portion and a hook portion. The loop portion includes a support and a loop material disposed on one side thereof. The hook portion generally includes a support and a plurality of closely spaced upstanding hook elements e... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303800 | Interlocking mat An mat system with each mat having sloping lips which overlap with an adjacent mat's sloping lips and are secured by interlocking joints in the mats' lips and/or by captive locking pins to form an easily assembled and interconnected flat surface. In use, opposing le... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303801 | Universal mat with removable strips A rubber or plastic floor mat has a series of parallel upper ribs on its upper surface which define slots in which respective strips or carpeting or the like are removably held. The strips are retained along their lengths by retaining means which run continually or ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300691 | Moldable construction incorporating non-olefin bonding interface A composite construction incorporating one or more mat layers of interwoven axially drawn heat fusible tape fiber elements. The axially drawn tape fiber elements incorporate a central or base layer of a strain oriented polymer with a covering layer of a heat fusible... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299964 | Method and apparatus to create electrical junctions for information routing in textile structures Disclosed are systems or apparatuses and methods for forming a junction between conductive fibers that are incorporated into a fabric. Briefly, one method includes the steps of removing insulation from two intersecting individually insulated conductive fibers to exp... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301351 | Printed capacitive sensor The invention relates to a flexible, resilient capacitive sensor suitable for large-scale manufacturing. The sensor comprises a dielectric, an electrically conductive detector and trace layer on the first side of the dielectric layer comprising a detector and trace,... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294404 | Graded photocatalytic coatings The invention provides graded photocatalytic coatings. In one aspect, the invention provides a substrate carrying a photocatalytic coating that includes a first graded film region and a second graded film region. The first graded film region has a substantially cont... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294383 | Moldable construction incorporation non-olefin bonding interface A composite construction incorporating one or more mat layers of interwoven axially drawn heat fusible tape fiber elements. The axially drawn tape fiber elements incorporate a central or base layer of a strain oriented polymer with a covering layer of a heat fusible... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294384 | Moldable construction incorporating bonding interface A composite construction comprising a mat structure comprising a plurality of layers, each layer comprising plurality of fibers arranged substantially parallel to one another along a common fiber direction, a multiplicity of embedded fiber elements extending in anch... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291371 | Mechanical closure tape The present invention relates to a mechanical closure tape in roll form. The closure tapes are useful in the manufacture of disposable articles, particularly disposable diapers. The closure tape includes a fastening tape having a mechanical closure member and a rele... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284730 | Transducer holder System, methods and apparatus are provided for securing one or more transducers to a patient. According to one illustrative embodiment, a transducer holder is provided that includes a base, one or more fasteners for securing one or more transducers, respectively, at... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284729 | Transducer holder System, methods and apparatus are provided for securing one or more transducers to a patient. According to one illustrative embodiment, a transducer holder is provided that includes a base, one or more fasteners for securing one or more transducers, respectively, an... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282251 | Loop materials for touch fastening Loop materials are provided for touch fastening. The loop materials include a web of nonwoven fibrous material defining a plane, the web including: (a) raised areas, elevated above the plane of the web, defining loops constructed for engagement with male touch faste... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281915 | Overmould with anti-intrusion ribs Overmould comprising a base having a central section, from a first side of which hooks project which form the male part of a self-gripping member, two sections forming selvages, laterally from each side of the central section, and magnetic means which can cooperate ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276642 | Pattern unbonded nonwoven web and process for making same The present invention provides a pattern-unbonded material that has at least two distinct regions. One region has different bond pattern than another region. The different bond pattern provides different, specific functionality or characteristics to the material. In... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7276917 | Printed capacitive sensor The invention relates to a flexible, resilient capacitive sensor suitable for large-scale manufacturing. The sensor includes a dielectric, an electrically conductive detector and trace layer on the first side of the dielectric layer including a detector and trace, a... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275290 | Touch fasteners Molded male touch fastener components, and methods of making such components are disclosed. Components include multiple, discrete features that extend laterally from a common side of an upper end of a formation, for engagement of loops. ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7276272 | Stretch releasing adhesive article for fragile surfaces A stretch releasing adhesive article for mounting on a wall surface includes an elongated stretch releasing adhesive strip having a first major surface with a non-adhesive contact surface adjacent the first end, and a backplate having a first major surface including... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273061 | Waterproof structure of tent pole-holding tape The waterproof structure of the tent pole-holding tape according to the present invention comprises a waterproof-coated member 111, which is fixed by a sewing line 131 to the corner portion of the tent fabric 101, and in which the front of the s... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7263790 | Releasable closures for removable display surfaces A precisely measured removable cover for reusable beverage containers with releasable closures. The cover has a flexible sheet with a graphical display imprinted on one side and a cover fastener for removably fastening the cover to a container. The sheet is advantag... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7265889 | Electrochemical device, such as an electrically controlled system with variable optical and/or energy properties An electrochemical device includes at least one carrier substrate, and a stack of functional layers including at least one electrically conducting layer that includes metal oxide(s), and a multicomponent electrode including at least one electrochemically active laye... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7257968 | Cleaning fabric Ecological cleaning fabric comprising polyester-based microfiber comprising a warp-bent fabric having polyester-based yarn in the base with multi-filter loops, preferably including polyester textile fiber. ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258705 | Abrasive article and methods of making same A porous abrasive article that allows air and dust particles to pass through. The abrasive article has a screen abrasive and a polymer netting with hooks. The screen abrasive has an abrasive layer comprising a plurality of abrasive particles and at least one binder.... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254874 | Molded surface fasteners and attachment methods Molded surface fasteners are provided which include a fenestrated base structure with sets of at least three undercut segments extending laterally over at least one window, thereby allowing fastening elements of diverse designs to be precisely molded by a set of bip... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252694 | Abrasive article and methods of making same A porous abrasive article that allows air and dust particles to pass through. The abrasive article has a screen abrasive and an apertured attachment interface with hooks. The screen abrasive has an abrasive layer comprising a plurality of abrasive particles and at l... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249385 | Finger/toe tip protective apparatus A finger/toe tip protective apparatus including a semispherically shaped flexible member of perforated material with inner and outer surfaces, and a circumferential edge. The flexible member has at least one elongated tab extending tangentially and radially about th... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246416 | Slidingly Engagable Fasteners and method Improved Fasteners of the Slidingly Engagable type are provided in uni-directional and multi-directional orientations, in single and double-sided configurations, and in a range of designs which also include provisions for attaching certain embodiments of such fasten... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241483 | Reticulated webs and method of making The present invention concerns a reticulated web, mesh or netting the polymeric netting comprising two sets of strands at angles to each other and formed from a profile extruded three dimensional film having a first face and a second face. The profile extruded film ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235202 | Net structure and method of making The present invention concerns an extrusion formed reticulated web, mesh or netting including reticulated hook fasteners for use with hook and loop fasteners the polymer netting comprising two sets of strands at angles to each other. The first set of strands are a p... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7225510 | Fastener product A hook member is provided that is capable of engaging fibers. The hook member includes a stem extending upwardly from a sheet-form base to a distal end. The stem has leading and trailing edges that form an apex angle therebetween. A crook is integrally formed with a... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219701 | Papermaker's forming fabric with machine direction stitching yarns that form machine side knuckles A papermaking fabric includes a series of repeat units, each of the repeat units including: a set of top machine direction (MD) yarns; a set of top cross machine direction (CMD) yarns interwoven with the set of top MD yarns; a first set of bottom CMD yarns, the firs... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213364 | Fishing tackle pack A fishing line compartment having one or more spools containing fishing line parts is provided. The fishing line compartment can be part of a larger container assembly or fishing tackle pack. Each spool can be held in the fishing line compartment using a strap havin... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211311 | Folded sheets The present invention provides a sheet material (2) comprising a first fold line and a second fold line, the first and second fold lines being defined by a series of at least partial perforations (4,8) in the sheet material (2), wherein there is... | 05/01/2007 |
