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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8003192 | Nanodevice comprising a nanorod and method for manufacturing the same A nanodevice including a nanorod and a method for manufacturing the same is provided. The nanodevice according to an embodiment of the present invention includes i) a substrate; ii) at least one crystal that is located on the substrate and includes a plurality of si... | 08/23/2011 |
| RE42475 | Fasteners engageable with loops of nonwoven fabrics and with other open structures, and methods and machines for making fasteners A method of forming a fastener is provided, including (a) forming, from a thermoformable material, a preform product having a sheet-form base and an array of preform stems integrally molded with and extending from the base to corresponding terminal ends; (b) heating... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7575795 | Impact absorbing safety matting system with elastomeric sub-surface structure A resilient mat system has at least one mat with a mat thickness T, an upper layer with an upper layer thickness t, and a plurality of supporting resilient substructure columns, each column having a relatively uniform height h, such that T=t+h, wherein the ratio of ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7575796 | Impact absorbing safety matting system with elastomeric sub-surface structure A resilient mat system where a mat has overall mat thickness T, and the mat has an upper layer with an upper layer thickness t, and a plurality of supporting resilient substructure columns, each column having a relatively uniform height h, such that T=t+h, wherein t... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7425360 | Touch fastener products Touch fasteners for use as mold inserts in molding seat foam buns include selvedges that deflect under pressure to engage a mold surface in face-to-face contact. Another touch fastener includes a base with an exposed thermally activatable resin surface that has a so... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7416771 | Modulator interchangeable floor mats A modular interchangeable floor mat includes a mat frame and a mat insert. The mat frame includes a central portion having a plurality of integrally formed upwardly-extending hooked nibs and a peripheral edge. The mat insert includes a hook-retaining material defini... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7399517 | Cushion pad for shoes A cushion pad for shows includes a top plate, a bottom plate and a flexible mediate portion connected between the top plate and the bottom plate. The flexible mediate portion includes a plurality of straight plates perpendicularly connected to the top plate and the ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7362574 | Jet orifice plate with projecting jet orifice structures for direct impingement cooling apparatus A cooling apparatus and a direct cooling impingement module are provided, along with a method of fabrication thereof. The cooling apparatus and direct impingement cooling module include a manifold structure and a jet orifice plate for injecting coolant onto a surfac... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7343715 | Sound-proof wall made of FRP, and method of producing the same A sound-proof wall made of FRP in the form of a sound-proof wall panel that includes a core and skin members made of FRP positioned on both sides of the core and whose weight per nit area is within the range of 10-60 kg/m2; and a method of producing the s... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344669 | Plural color component film laminate part and method of making same A plural color component film laminate part and method for insert-molding a plural color film laminate part comprises preforming a film laminate and subsequently insert-molding a plastic substrate against the preformed film laminate. An improvement in traditional in... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7334385 | Automated tucking process for covering a penetrable core material A process for covering a rigid, penetrable core article with covering material and automatically tucking the material into a surface of the article with an automatically reciprocating plunger. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335413 | Foam filling member A foam filling member having simplified structure is provided that may be produced with improved working efficiency and at low cost. Additionally, the invention enables a reduction in a quantity of foaming material of the foaming base used for filling an interior sp... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332205 | Adhesive articles with improved air egress This invention relates to an adhesive article which provides air egress. Air egress is provided by supplying a route, such as areas of no initial adhesion for the air to flow out from under the construction. The invention relates to an adhesive article comprising a ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323074 | Hay baling laminate of a nonwoven and a knitted net The present invention is directed to a laminated net, and more specifically to a laminate comprising a nonwoven fabric and knitted net to be utilized as rounded bale wrap, wherein the wrap maintains the integrity of the bale during, pick-up, transport, and storage. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320332 | Portable outdoor enclosure A portable ice fishing enclosure includes a flexible covering cooperatively engaged with a frame, and secured to an ice surface using a plurality of threaded anchor stakes. The frame may include a plurality of sub-frames, each of which includes a central hub and a p... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7314497 | Filter medium and structure Thermoplastic bicomponent binder fiber can be combined with other media, fibers and other filtration components to form a thermally bonded filtration media. The filtration media can be used in filter units. Such filter units can be placed in the stream of a mobile f... | 01/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7309372 | Filter medium and structure Thermoplastic bicomponent binder fiber can be combined with other media, fibers and other filtration components to form a thermally bonded filtration media. The filtration media can be used in filter units. Such filter units can be placed in the stream of a mobile f... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303641 | Method for fabricating cellular structural panels An apparatus for manufacturing cellular laminate structural panels includes one or more supply stations of a flexible strip material including folding rollers for sequentially folding the strip material into cellular structures and feeding the cellular structures in... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300426 | Adjustable scroll absorbent article and method An absorbent article and method are disclosed for providing side leakage protection for an undergarment and absorbent article positioning guidance for proper placement on the undergarment. An absorbent configured to fit the pudendal region of a woman and a liquid-im... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294386 | Glass run A glass run has extruded portions and molded portions. The extruded portions and the molded portions are made of TPO. The glass run is attached to sashes DS. Insert members made of PP are embedded respectively in a base portion of the glass run correspondingly to a ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291377 | Plasma display panel A novel design for dummy ribs in a plasma display panel. The plasma display panel includes upper and lower substrates which are installed to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance and which contain therebetween a plurality of barrier ribs and di... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284668 | Microporous membrane substrate having caustic stable, low protein binding surface The present invention provides porous media or membranes having a surface coating that includes a first coating of a cross-linked terpolymer and a second coating comprising a copolymer or a terpolymer modified with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic functional group which... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281809 | Open lattice mirror structure and method of making same A method of making a mirror structure includes assembling a supporting isogrid framework, assembling an isogrid back plane, interconnecting the supporting isogrid framework with the isogrid back plane by a truss core, and disposing an optical surface on the supporti... | 10/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7273288 | Ribbed telescope mirrors with thermal gradient control Ribbed mirrors allowing heat to be conducted past the glass during optical polish and application of coatings and methods of fabricating same. The method comprises placing a bridge of thermally conductive material in thermal contact with the mirror plate and the sup... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7254852 | Cushioning device A cushioning device as in a pillow that has a main-body foam which a plurality of projections extend off a surface of the main-body. The projections are arranged in different support characteristic groupings such as rows of different volume or sized projections (e.g... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249562 | Center beam car with deep upper beam structure A center beam car has a main deck structure extending laterally from a main center sill, a laterally extending top truss structure, and a central vertically oriented web work structure for carrying vertical shear loads. The center beam so formed defines bunks upon i... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7238409 | Structural element with rib-receiving member A structural element for use in aerospace applications such as a structural element suitable as an aircraft component is described. The composite structure comprises: (a) a rib having a first end and a second end; (b) at least one member such as a face sheet having ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7222737 | Die sorter with reduced mean time to convert An adapter frame has channels that hold multiple die carriers in each channel. The die carriers, such as 2″×2″ or 4″×4″ waffle packs or GEL-PAK die carriers, slide into the channels and are secured by a spring clip retention mechanism. In other embodiments... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7210729 | Windshield gasket design A windshield molding for insertion in the space between a windshield glass panel and a window opening of a vehicle body panel. The windshield molding structure includes a clasp portion, a bendable portion, and a channel lip portion. The clasp portion conformingly ad... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7205066 | Structural element with rib-receiving member A structural element for use in aerospace applications such as a structural element suitable as an aircraft component is described. In one embodiment of the invention, the composite structure comprises: (a) at least one member having an inner surface and an outer su... | 04/17/2007 |
| RE39554 | Reinforced composite structure A reinforced composite structure (29) is disclosed. The structure is formed by opposed layers of material extending over a core and continuous bundles stitched in a repeating pattern through the opposed layers (30, 32) and the intermediate core (29 | 04/10/2007 |
| 7181811 | Micro-fastening system and method of manufacture This application relates to a micro-fastening system and, more particularly, to a mechanical micro-fastening system employing a plurality of mating nanoscale fastening elements (16, 18) and a method of manufacturing a micro-fastening system. The mating nanosc... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182994 | Acoustic floor mat An acoustic floor mat is provided with a base layer, an upper surface, a lower surface, and a plurality of apertures configured to allow passage of acoustic transmissions therethrough. The base layer is further configured to provide a substantial barrier to the pass... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172008 | Hook fasteners and methods of making the same A method of making a touch fastener includes coextruding, side-by-side, a plurality of lanes of polymeric material to form a sheet-form base. The sheet-sheet form base includes a lane of a first polymeric material disposed between two lanes of a second polymeric mat... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169456 | Transcription plate for forming orientation layer Disclosed is a transcription plate for forming orientation layer by coating printed orientation agent onto a substrate. The transcription plate comprises a base film and photosensitive resin plate, such as an APR layer, wherein a number of dots are arranged on the p... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7170470 | Methods and apparatus for subjecting an element to an electrical field The invention includes providing a display by moving a colorant particle, having an electric charge, inside a channel of a body in a direction that is substantially parallel to a direction of extension of the channel and a direction of incoming illumination rays. Th... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169343 | Method of molding a reinforced nodal structure A machine and method for moulding a composite of complex nodal structure includes laying down under CNC a reinforcement (38) of constant cross-section repeatedly into and along channels (26) of a mold (24) and through nodes of the structure, clo... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163244 | Multi-purpose impact absorbent units What is disclosed is a device directed to protecting surfaces from damage due to low-impact forces. The device is fabricated from resilient plastic material that will absorb such forces and return to its original shape without breaking or permanent deformation. The ... | 01/16/2007 |
