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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6929841 | Plastic-based composite product and method and apparatus for manufacturing same The invention relates to a plastic-based composite product which consists at least partially of a plastic in which a material consisting substantially of particles is homogeneously embedded, which particles have tensile strength in at least one principal direction. ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6924021 | Complex-shaped carbon fiber structural member and its method of manufacture A complex-shaped carbon fiber structural member including a multiplicity of carbon epoxy fiber bundles surrounded by a unidirectional carbon fiber rope and its method of manufacture are provided. The fiber bundles are formed from large sheets of unidirectional carbo... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6916261 | Composite bamboo sporting implement A composite laminate bamboo sporting implement with an elongated handle having multiple layers of bamboo and an impact portion having multiple laminate layers affixed to the elongated handle suitable to strike, carry or throw a sporting object. Each of the elongated... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6895723 | Compressed wood waste structural I-beam Methods for forming structural beams and the beams resulting from such methods are disclosed. The disclosed methods compress and adhesively bond wood strands into beams. A beam formed from any one of the disclosed methods may, if desired, have any one of several dis... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6884157 | Abrasive article An abrasive sheet member is disclosed, including a substrate having first and second major surfaces, an abrasive on the first major surface, and a plurality of hooking stems on the second major surface. The hooking stems are adapted to hook engaging structures on an... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6869750 | Structure and method for forming a multilayered structure Improved methods for forming multilayer circuit structures are disclosed. In some embodiments, conductive layers, dielectric layers and conductive posts can be formed on both sides of a circuitized core structure. The conductive posts are disposed in the dielectric ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6844055 | Hollow strandfoam and preparation thereof Prepare a foam structure that includes hollow coalesced foam strands and, optionally, solid coalesced foam strands using an extrusion die block equipped with apertures that promote forming the hollow strands and, optionally, the solid foam strands. ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6844049 | Polyvinyl chloride/wood composite having a natural wood grain finish and a method for creating the finish An article made from polyvinyl chloride/wood composite having a natural wood grain finish and a method for creating the article. The natural wood grain finish is created on the article by applying multiple paint transfers onto the polyvinyl chloride/wood composite. ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6830797 | Wood strand molded part having holes with densified and thinner perimeters and method of making same A molded wood flake or strand part (14) is shown, having a densified and/or thinner perimeter surrounding a hole (15) in the part. The method of making such part includes narrowing the mold cavity surrounding the hole, and/or providing a hole punch ( | 12/14/2004 |
| 6823908 | Method for forming bamboo slats of window blinds A method for manufacturing bamboo stats uses high quality window blinds. The method comprises the steps of slicing and smoothing, streaming and boiling, drying, further smoothing, assembling, and cutting. Through a refinement process with chemical substances, the ba... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6821595 | Composite material paneling and method of making the same A composite material panel having alternating layers of wood veneer with recycled or waste material. The layers are sandwiched together. The technique involves forming the composite material layer by layer and employing materials in each layer that are suited to sat... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6808788 | Method for strengthening wood products and modified unsaturated polyester resins therefor The strength of wood composites, including hybrid composites comprising wood members bonded to reinforced polyester members, is improved by modifying the polyester components with a polyisocyanate. Wood composites adhesively bonded with polyester resins modified acc... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6746745 | Composite bamboo blinds slats and method for making same A blinds slat has a major portion being strips of bamboo and a minor portion being one or more pairs of wooden strips that are located at or near opposite side extremities of the slat. The resulting composite bamboo and wooden slat as exemplary resistance to warping... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6740607 | Substrate with stretch and heat sealing properties to make a multidirectional restraint module design The invention is directed to coating a plurality of polyurethane films onto a stretchable knit fabric substrate and heat sealing such substrates together to yield an air curtain or air bag having improved air-holding properties. ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6701971 | Low permeability side curtain airbag cushions having extremely low coating levels Coated inflatable fabrics, more particularly airbags to which very low add-on amounts of coating have been applied, are provided which exhibit extremely low air permeabilities. The inventive fabrics are primarily for use in automotive restraint cushions w... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6698458 | Low permeability airbag cushions having film coatings of extremely low thickness Coated inflatable fabrics, more particularly airbags to which very low add-on amounts of coating have been applied, are provided which exhibit extremely low air permeability. The inventive inflatable fabrics are primarily for use in automotive restraint c... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6682792 | Thermoplastic elastomer films The present invention is directed to thermoplastic elastomer films and bags made from thermoplastic elastomer films and also to methods for making thermoplastic elastomer films and bags. The thermoplastic elastomer films of the present invention are compo... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6667429 | Method for manufacturing modified wood Wood such as spruce, maple, and hornbeam are retained in high pressure steam of pressure 0.2 to 1.6 MPa at 120 to 200° C. for 1 to 60 minutes, and subsequently, cooled and dried to obtain a modified wood having superior acoustic properties and old wood-l... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6648037 | Teak board with straight-line grain and manufacturing process therefor Five processes for cutting teak wood timber so that the resulting logs have at least one straight-line grain surface and minimal surface area showing buds. Logs or thin sections thereof when aligned and glued together form boards or planks with straight-l... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6622763 | Bamboo venetian blind panels and method for manufacturing the same A bamboo venetian blind panel is made without restrictions of bamboo types. The manufacturing method of the blind panel includes the processes of splitting raw bamboos to bamboo blades, repeated splitting the bamboo plates to form fine bamboo blades, trim... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6579162 | Abrasive article An abrasive sheet member is disclosed, including a substrate having first and second major surfaces, an abrasive on the first major surface, and a plurality of hooking stems on the second major surface. The hooking stems are adapted to hook engaging struc... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6562435 | Method for forming or securing unindirectionally-oriented fiber strands in sheet form, such as for use in a ballistic-resistant panel A sheet of unidirectionally-oriented fiber strands includes unidirectional fibers, bonding fibers interwoven with the unidirectional fibers to form a fiber panel, and thermoplastic film laminating the fiber panel there between. In one embodiment, a second... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6534143 | Prefabricated laminated wood member The present invention relates to a prefabricated laminated wood member (1) having at least three interconnected layers (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f) which are made of different kinds of wood (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 3f) arranged in the form of immediately adjacent... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6533005 | Method of making a hybrid wood product The invention provides a method of making a hybrid wood product that includes a void-free contact surface for abutment to another surface, for example a glass sheet. First, composite wood products are laminated to, and encompass, a solid-sawn lumber key. ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6497937 | Wood based composite decking panel An engineering wood based laminated panel for use as structural flooring for vehicle decking systems replaces a traditional hardwood decking and is cheaper plus having superior structural and wear properties. The panel has a plurality of layers in order d... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6479128 | Fine textured single piece one panel molded profile An embossed, decorative, man-made embossed article having an embossed surface portion containing at least about 80% by weight cellulosic fibers and sufficient binder to adhere the cellulosic fibers together into a structurally sound article having a speci... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6479127 | Manufacture of multi-layered board with a unique resin system The present invention relates to the manufacture of a multi-layered board having a stable, and moisture-resistant surface. To accomplish this and other advantages of the invention, an improved binder system is used in the production of the surface layers ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6465072 | Blank for a decorator's tool A method of providing a substrate with a decorative coating simulating the appearance of grained wood. A continuous layer comprising an aqueous medium which contains a polymeric binder and a particulate, non film-forming material is applied to an opaque s... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6376582 | Wood fiberboard and manufacturing method therefor The wood fiberboard of the present invention comprises wood fibers which have been subjected to an acetylation treatment and wood fibers which have not been subjected to an acetylation treatment bonded together by a binder resin, wherein the content of th... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6331339 | Wood laminate and method of making A method of making a fiber glass mat especially useful for bonding to wood contains glass fibers and a "B" staged resin is disclosed. A substantial portion of the resin binder can be a furfuryl alcohol formaldehyde, phenol formaldehyde, melamine formaldeh... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6321803 | Wooden blind slats and method for making same A method for making a wooden blind slat includes a first step of cutting a tree trunk of a length into a plurality of rectangular slices, which are properly smoothed by a dressing tool before they are randomly joined together by an adhesive to form a rect... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6319585 | Curved veneer laminated stock and method of manufacture A chair stock such as a seat 12 includes a construction in which uppermost and lowermost wood veneer sheets 30, 32 present opposing support and mounting surfaces 20, 22, and are spaced from one another by an intermediate element 34 such as a pile of relat... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6303207 | Wood laminates A fiber glass mat especially useful for bonding to wood contains glass fibers and a "B" staged resin, and the method of making the mat, are disclosed. A substantial portion of the resin binder can be a furfural alcohol, phenol formaldehyde, melamine forma... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6277468 | Paper laminated metal sheet The present invention provides a paper-laminated metal sheet having a structure in which at least one sheet of paper is laminated on at least one side of a metal plate via a pressure sensitive adhesive agent or an adhesive agent layer, and a protective la... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6277463 | Composite member having increased resistance to delamination and method of making same A composite member having increased resistance to delamination includes a reinforcing wrap of fiber-matrix composite material which is encircled about the member so that the edge surfaces of the member are covered by the wrap. The wrap includes fibers whi... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6254951 | Flexible wood fabric and method of manufacture An improved method of treating wood comprising treating a sheet of wood veneer with a conventional stress relieving process, saturating the treated veneer with oil and sealing the saturated veneer to retain the entrained oil. It is found that this treatme... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6231947 | Method of forming wood-veneered product A method of forming a wood-veneered product. The method includes (1) providing a veneer having a main portion formed of wood and an edge portion joined to the main portion, the edge portion being formed of a material different from the wood of the main po... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6217976 | Edge densified lumber product The invention is an edge densified lumber product of improved strength and stiffness and the method of its manufacture. The method is based on the parallel lamination of multiple plies of wood veneer. Narrow longitudinal reinforcing strips are laid along ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6209556 | Umbrella skeleton made of composite material An umbrella skeleton is composed of a shaft, a runner fitted slidably over the shaft, a plurality of ribs arranged radially from the shaft such that ribs are fastened pivotally at one end thereof with the shaft, and a plurality of strut ribs fastened pivo... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6192949 | Method for making bamboo blind slats A method is designed for making bamboo blind slats. The method comprises an initial step in which a selected bamboo stem is split into a plurality of bamboo strips, which are then skinned and disinfected with a sulfur fume for over 12 hours. The disinfect... | 02/27/2001 |
