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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364042 | Packaging material A packaging material comprising a plurality of flexible strips of material integrally interconnected to one another along one end thereof so as to form a unitary mass and so that the strips of material are intertwineable with one another to form a resilient tuft. Th... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7003997 | Method and apparatus to reduce deformation in sheets cut by cutting tool The present invention is a method for reducing the deformation along a cut contour edge (26) of a sheet (2) caused by the cutting process whereby sheet material (4) protrudes above the top surface of the sheet being cut. One group of embodiments... | 02/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6709765 | Ornament An aesthetic, hangable ornament is produced by cutting a blank in the shape of, e.g. a bird or a butterfly from a laminate of three layers of vinyl, the outer two layers of which are holographic, cutting a hole in the blank, cutting slits in the blank to form a body... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6582797 | Carpet fringe and method of applying same A fringe treatment for the edge of a carpet. The fringe treatment may include a glide and a fringe. The glide may have a substantial U-shape such that the glide can accommodate the edge of the carpet. The fringe may include a base portion attached to the ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6485801 | 3D hanging ornament A three-dimensional hanging ornament transformed from a flexible sheet printed with various patterns, which includes a body portion and at least one ornamental portion. At least one multiple connecting strip is connected with the body portion at a lower e... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6200660 | Device and method for thermal protection of a surface against a thermally and mechanically aggressive environment A thermal protection device (9) adapted to extend along a surface to be protected from a thermally and mechanically severe external environment, having an inside face (9A) adapted to face the surface to be protected and an outside face (9B) adapted to be ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6027783 | Process for manufacturing a flat element with interrupted multifilaments The invention proposes to provide interrupted individual filaments by a subsequent treatment in a flat element made of aligned filaments. Also disclosed is a process for manufacturing a flat structure useful as a reinforcing surface in a building element ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6013352 | Mountable disc display device A display device is provided comprising one or more masking discs being printed on a surface and a transparent area for viewing printed matter on a substrate disc such as a compact disc. A masking disc or a protective layer includes a bushing extending th... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5876535 | Method for aligning rug fringe and rug obtained thereby The method comprises straightening the threads of the fringe of a rug, carpet or the like, and applying a product on the fringe without displacing the straightened threads and causing the product to be engaged with the threads of the fringe, so that the t... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5635270 | Woven polypropylene fabric with frayed edges A woven fabric is formed from polypropylene fibers by simply weaving the fabric using polypropylene fibers in both the warp and weft directions. The edges are left frayed and could become unraveled. In order to prevent the fabric from fraying further, par... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5415916 | Ruffling tape and method of ruffling The improved ruffling tape includes a heat fusible, flexible, resilient, elongated strip of thermoplastic or the like, to one side of which is a pull string loosely secured thereto, as by spaced stitches along the length of the strip, which stitches run o... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5389421 | Fringed wilton-type carpet and method of making the same A Wilton-type carpet and methods of making integral fringes on it, of affixing a decorative border around the periphery of the carpet and of inlaying decorative strands within the design of the carpet. The method creates integral fringes by the one way lo... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5354592 | Solid surfacing edge treatment method and article An edge treatment for solid surfacing is provided which is attachable to a cantilevered margin (60) of the solid surfacing (50). The edge treatment may have a curved contour on a top (12) for finishing the cantilevered margin (60) of the solid surfacing (... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5178922 | Fringed thermal protection device A thermal protection device for protecting walls of structures exposed to ablative flow at high temperatures in the presence of vibrations comprises, embedded in a thermally insulative matrix, a refractory armature formed by a fringed mat comprising a mes... | 01/12/1993 |
| 4957784 | Manufactured article for instantaneously making decorative bows and the like A manufactured article comprising a decorative band 3 formed with a ribbon-like element 4 folded back so as to form a plurality of loops 4a consecutively disposed in side by side relationship and connected to a flexible support ribbon 2 by at least a stit... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4957797 | Roof lining structure for motor vehicle A roof lining structure in a motor vehicle includes a roof lining base member and a vibration-damping layer interposed between an upper surface of the base member and a lower surface of a roof panel of the motor vehicle. The roof lining base member compri... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4929484 | Filling material for percolating filters for the treatment of liquids and process for producing and assembling it Filling material for percolating filters for the treatment of liquid and process for producing and assembling the material. Especially in biological sewage treatment, filling material must provide the best possible hold for the biological filter film nece... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4521472 | Fabric and method of manufacture using selvage bands A non-woven fabric is manufactured which utilizes as a primary component material the fringed selvage band resulting as a by-product in the manufacture of certain woven fabrics. Strips of selvage band are laid down on a non-woven backing or web in various... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4518281 | Ice suppression mat A laminated ice suppression mat which prevents ice from forming adjacent to objects partially submerged in a body of water subject to natural icing conditions has a laminate of buoyant, thermal insulating material intimately joined to a larger laminate of... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4341829 | Fabric and method of manufacture using selvage bands A non-woven fabric is manufactured which utilizes as a primary component material the fringed selvage band resulting as a by-product in the manufacture of certain woven fabrics. Strips of selvage band are laid down on a non-woven backing or web in various... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4201806 | Spray decoration A spray-like decorative ornament for use in gift-wrapping a package comprises a rigidifying core having top and bottom edges and a strip of metal foil wound about the core, a section of the strip being of greater height than the core and the top portion o... | 05/06/1980 |