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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6203880 | Female connector fabric A female fabric for use in a hook and loop connecting arrangement in which a plurality of spaced substantially parallel yarns having loops projecting from and integral therewith are held in spaced relationship by a suitable adhesive material.... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6180205 | Touch fasteners having portions with different properties and methods of making same Touch fasteners with different portions having different material properties, and methods and apparatus for making such a product. In one embodiment, the fastener includes a cross-linkable polymer, and a first portion of the fastener is cross-linked and a... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6171679 | Breathable and compressible laminated cloth A laminated cloth is composed of a first cloth sheet and a second cloth sheet. The first cloth sheet has a knitcloth layer and a hairy layer of fiber and extending from one side of the knitcloth layer. The second cloth sheet is adhered to the hairy layer ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6165570 | Deer attractant A deer attractant comprising an air-permeable container holding hair taken from the tarsal gland region of a deer. Instead of using deer tissue or urine that may spoil relatively quickly, only the hair from the tarsal gland region are collected. The colle... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6162522 | Loop substrate for releasably attachable abrasive sheet material A loop material suitable for use with a hook-and-loop fastening system, wherein the loop material includes a first fibrous nonwoven web having a first surface and a second surface and includes carded sheath-core bicomponent staple fibers in which the fibe... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6159590 | Puncture and cut resistant fabric A puncture and cut resistant fabric comprised of identical platelets and rivets arranged into an array whereby the tops of adjacent platelets are reversed so that tabs on each platelet slidably engage with tabs of each adjacent platelet and are held in en... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6143392 | Drop cloth construction for railings and bannisters A drop cloth construction 10 for a structure having an elongated top cap 101 supported by a plurality of vertical supports 102 such as a bannister or railing 100. The construction 10 includes an elongated cover member 20 fabricated from a strip of protect... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6136397 | Redetachable, self-adhesive device Redetachable, self-adhesive device having a plate, the sides and/or front side of which have fastening means, if appropriate, and the rear side of which has a strip of an adhesive film which is adhesive on both sides and is adhesively attached in such a w... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6136405 | Sheet material having a fibrous surface and method of making the same A process for forming a sheet material having a fibrous surface and the sheet material produced thereby; the fibers are produced by deposition of a heated, thermally sensitive material on to a substrate, which is transported at a velocity approximately eq... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6136406 | Energy dissipating composite member with progressive failure A tailored structural member that is designed to generate a yield-type response, with applicability to the arrest of a moving body. The structural member comprises a primary load path connected in parallel to a longer secondary load path at a pair of comm... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6129970 | Touch fastener with magnetic attractant and molded article containing same A fastening component of a separable fastener has some portion that is necessary for its fastening function, such as the hooks, the base to which the hooks are attached or a substrate that is used for another purpose, comprised of a magnetically attractiv... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6127018 | Synthetic resin skidproof device In a skidproof device continuously molded of synthetic resin and adapted to be used with a disposable companion sheet product, a multiplicity of skidproof engaging elements are molded on the front surface of a substrate sheet for mating with engaging elem... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6124015 | Multi-ply industrial fabric having integral jointing structures A substantially planar jointed multi-layer industrial fabric, assembled from at least one segment comprising at least one woven or nonwoven ply, in which the joints utilize jointing yarns or formed structures. The jointing yarns or formed structures are p... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6115948 | Decorative attachments for articles of clothing and footwear The present invention relates to articles of clothing and footwear and more particularly to an insertable patch or emblem which fits under the overlapping layer of a pocket formed in the article of clothing or footwear. The patch or emblem and the pocket ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6103333 | Wood veneer laminated chair mat A durable chair mat has a resin impregnated backing sheet base layer, a polyvinylchloride middle layer and a wood veneer top layer laminated together.... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6099934 | Cover for a computer mouse A cover for a computer mouse utilizing a sheath having a first portion extending over the side portion of the mouse. A flap connects to the sheath and includes a notch which aligns with portions of the switch actuators on the mouse to permit access to the... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6099603 | System and method of attaching abrasive articles to backing pads A system and method for attaching an abrasive article to a backing pad is provided. The system includes a backing pad including loop-textile material applied to an attachment surface thereof and an abrasive article, which is removably attached thereto. Th... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6086973 | Adhesive film strip composite and its use Adhesive film strip composite comprising a) an adhesive film strip (2) which can be released by pulling in the direction of the bond plane (B), and which b) on one of its adhesive sides is bonded to one side of a touch-and-close fastening (4,7), while c) the o... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6083596 | Hooked tape with adhesive for fastening carpet seams Carpet tape for use with a carpet construction which uses a loop back and hook tape for installation. The tape includes a substrate having pressure sensitive adhesive on one of its surfaces and there are hooked areas on the same surface. The hooked areas ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6071589 | Method and attaching joinder means to a sheet-like member A strap for use on footwear. The strap is comprised of a sheet-like member partially split into two thinner sections. Typically, to the bottom surface of the lower section a VELCRO.RTM. pad is secured by stitching. The two sections are then rejoined perme... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6068908 | Floor mat system A floor mat system and clip for use therewith can be installed to any floor and includes a floor mat formed from a series of first and second cris-crossed ribs which form rectangular-shaped openings therebetween, and clip having a rectangular-shape base a... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6063475 | Composite formable edge banding T-molding The composite edge banding T-molding is an elongated continuous molding with a T-shaped cross section and having a relatively rigid core body situated between a flexible cover layer and a barbed mounting strip. The core body, the cover layer and the barbe... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6060146 | Molded surface fastener member and method of manufacturing the member First and second molten resins are continuously injected toward the respective circumferential surfaces of a die wheel and an associated roller in rotation in opposite directions. The die wheel has in its circumferential surface a multiplicity of engaging... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6060142 | Universal three-dimensional camouflage system A universal camouflage system comprised of one or more bundles of elongated material strips attached to a spring-loaded clip. The bundles may be attached by means of the clips to garments, equipment, and natural environment objects and growth, without any... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6051094 | Closure system for disposable absorbent article A closure system and method of making a closure system for a disposable article. A substantially continuous closure system web is provided. One face of the web is provided with first fastening region at terminal end portion(s) of the web. A second fasteni... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6045887 | Abrasive sheets An abrasive sheet 1 for a sanding or polishing machine, comprising a body portion 3 and a tip portion 5 providing a working point 11, the tip portion 5 being defined by a weakened region 7 between the body portion 3 and the tip portion 5, wherein the tip ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6040033 | Fastener tape material, bag utilizing fastener tape material, and method of manufacture thereof The present invention includes methods, an apparatus and a system in which reclosable bags and components thereof are formed. The reclosable bags 2001 are made from base web material that has transversely applied fastener tape segments thereon. The web ma... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6020044 | Covering having a surface layer integrally connected to an air-containing layer A method for producing a covering of this invention comprises the steps of: placing a green web including an air-containing fabric layer in a mold having a predetermined shape; and compressing the green web into the predetermined shape in such a way that ... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6010387 | Modular multi-layer three-dimensional figures from rearrangable flexible elements A display system is shown which comprises, in combination, a display panel and a modular multi-layer three dimensional figure which can be readily disassembled and re-assembled in different forms. The display panel has a structural member with a first and... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6007899 | Sheet-affixed window glass for a vehicle A transparent or opaque sheet is affixed onto the inner surface of a side door window glass of a vehicle for coloration, light blockage, decoration and the like. In the sheet-affixed window glass, the sheet is directly but detachably affixed onto the inne... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6001443 | Dryer fabric seaming A temporary seaming aid for use in seaming a dryer fabric, comprising complementary parts (39) attached to two portions (31, 32) of a dryer fabric. The complementary parts are adapted for cooperation and enable the fabric ends which have interdigitating f... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5997981 | Breathable barrier composite useful as an ideal loop fastener component A composite material adapted for mechanical fastener use as a loop fastener component with a complementary hook component is made by laminating a film with an amorphous polymer layer to a prebonded nonwoven web under conditions producing laminate bonds co... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5997982 | Screen door screen saver A screen saver (10) capable of attachment to a screen door screen (14) of a screen door. The screen saver (10) has an inner member (12A) and an outer member (12B) attached to each other through mesh of a screen door utilizing hook and loop. The inner memb... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5989678 | Method of simultaneously printing a portion of a hook and loop fabric and attaching the fabric to another fabric and the fabric or garment resulting therefrom An improved method of simultaneously printing a hook and loop fabric and adhering the fabric to another fabric or garment is provided. The method comprises the steps of applying a heat and pressure sensitive coating to one side of the hook and loop fabric... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5985407 | Molded surface fastener with backing and method of manufacturing the same In production of a molded surface fastener with backing, molten resin is extruded to the surface of a die wheel, which has in the surface a multiplicity of engaging-element-forming cavities and, at the same time, the cavities are filled with the molten re... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5985406 | Separable fastener Disclosed is a separable fastener which can be appropriately used as a fastening means for disposable products. In a separable fastener composed of a base part and a multiplicity of engaging elements raised from the obverse side of the base part, a water-... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5981027 | Fastening member with loops and process and machine for producing it A sheet fastener product and method for its manufacture. The product includes a molded base portion with an array of integrally molded projections extending at spaced intervals from one surface of the base securing a length of yarn at spaced intervals to ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5976663 | Bulletin board accessories and accessory attaching mechanism A message board comprising a bulletin board fixedly mounted on a backing of heavy cardboard or other substrate, and an optional dry-erase laminate fixedly mounted onto the bulletin board. A frame is fixedly secured to the edges of the bulletin board and b... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5972464 | Pallet wrapping apparatus A pallet wrapping apparatus for stabilizing a palletized cluster of articles is provided. The pallet wrapping apparatus includes an elongated panel having alternating non-elastic and elastic panels. The elongated panel is mounted by a hook to the pallet a... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5972465 | Fastener member for molding and production of plastic molded article with fastener member molded thereon A fastener member for molding which is a fastener tape which includes engaging elements on a top side of its substrate and also includes ridges which extend in a longitudinal direction on both edges of a back side of the substrate. The ridges project outw... | 10/26/1999 |
