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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6863981 | In-mold appearance coatings for nylon and nylon based thermoplastic substrates An in-mold coating composition particularly useful for in-mold coating of molded nylon based substrates comprises a coreactive addition polymerizable composition of urethane-acrylate oligomer having at least two acrylate and/or methacrylate terminal groups, at least... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6863949 | Foil-enveloped evacuated thermal insulation elements The invention relates, on the one hand, to a prismatic, especially panel-formed thermal insulation element which is enveloped in a gas-tight foil and evacuated, whereby a stable core pre-formed from a porous material is completely enveloped in a single cut sheet of ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6861116 | Laser printable window decal from construction A window decal form is suitable for laser printing and enables ready installation of a decal to the inside of a vehicle window or the like. The window decal form construction includes a liner sheet having a front side and a back side. An adhesive release coating is ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6861124 | Fixing belt and method for evaluating it Disclosed are a fixing belt and a method for evaluating it in which an occurrence of crumple can be prevented by means of accurate evaluation whether a surface of the fixing belt has a appropriate flexibility or not. In this method for evaluating, a universal... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6846531 | Water-absorbent film construction This invention relates to a water-absorbent film construction, comprising: a water-absorbent film layer overlying a base layer, the water-absorbent film layer being comprised of at least about 40% by weight of at least one 2-oxazoline polymer. ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6844051 | Separation fingers for electro photographic devices This invention relates to a separation finger used in an Electro photographic device such as photocopying devices and laser-beam printers. More specifically, it relates to a separation finger with remarkably improved durability which has a sharp tips and is capable ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6844040 | Reinforced composite structural members The invention comprises reinforced composite structural members which are formed by bonding reinforcing sections to predetermined areas on the outside surface of a hollow profile formed from a thermoplastic resin cellulosic fiber composite material, where the predet... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6841225 | Touch screen with an applied edge electrode pattern A method of applying an edge electrode pattern to a touch screen panel including printing an edge electrode pattern on decal paper; applying a cover coat over the electrode pattern; removing the decal paper; and transferring the edge electrode pattern to a touch scr... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6833927 | Method and apparatus for automatically detecting a paper user interface A system and method for facilitating the distribution of a digital data file representing an original document by providing a coded cover sheet containing distribution processing instructions in the form of a paper UI. The code indicating the presence of the paper U... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6830795 | Stripe coated linerless labels A linerless label is provided, that can be easily imaged, printed, or hand written upon by the end user. The label consists of a single ply, dispensed usually in a roll form, or alternatively, in a stacked form. A label roll is formed from a web of ply. The face of ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6828008 | Adhesive tape for masking An absorbent edge coating for masking tape and other masking materials is herein disclosed. A masking tape according to the present invention comprises a substrate having a top surface, a bottom surface, and at least one masking edge. The bottom surface of the subst... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6824851 | Panels utilizing a precured reinforced core and method of manufacturing the same A mass transit flooring assembly including a plurality of sandwich panels. The sandwich panels (30) include a top skin (54), a bottom skin (58), a perimeter defining closeout (46), and a core (50) between the top (54) and bo... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6821593 | Mounting assembly for attaching articles to surfaces A mounting assembly for attaching lightweight articles to surfaces incorporating an article fixation region opposite and distal to a poly-fastening region. A poly-fastening region includes at least one selective adhesive region adjacent to at least one magnetic regi... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6821592 | Conformable holographic labels This invention relates to a facestock comprising a polymeric film, and a holographic layer on a surface of the facestock, wherein the film is conformable. The invention also relates to label stocks prepared from the facestocks, and labels made therefrom. The labels ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6821594 | Oxygen-absorbing label The oxygen-absorbing label of the present invention has a laminated structure successively comprising a base layer having a release adhesive layer on its surface, an oxygen-absorbing sheet made from an oxygen-absorbing resin comprising a thermoplastic resin and an o... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6821604 | Retaining piece structure In a retaining piece interposed between the adjacent rolling balls, a concave surface of each of both side surfaces of the retaining piece where it contacts with the spherical surfaces of the balls is configured to partly contact with the spherical surface of the ba... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6818281 | Insert for windshield assembly A windshield assembly having a windshield outer periphery and including a first transparent member, a second transparent member and a transparent interlayer disposed between the first transparent member and the second transparent member. The assembly includes an ins... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6815114 | Membrane electrode unit for fuel cells and the like The invention relates to a membrane electrode unit for fuel cells. The inventive membrane electrode unit comprises a reinforcing frame that is situated on the periphery and in the area of openings which are placed in the active portion of the membrane electrode unit... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6815026 | Helically-wound duct A duct formed from at least one helically wound strip of flexible material and at least one stiffening element. Stiffening element has a ratio of radial height to axial length of greater than 1.0. The stiffening element may be substantially planar. ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6811857 | Plastic glazing sheet with added overmoulded plastic material The invention concerns an essentially flat plastic product, at least partly transparent and whereof one part at least of the external surface consists of added overmoulded plastic material. The invention also concerns two methods for making said product, using injec... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6811848 | Assemblage of laminants for forming a graphic An assemblage of laminates each including only a portion of a graphic, which graphic portion has a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive along its rear major surface. The graphic portions in the laminates are adapted to be adhered to a substrate by the layers of adhe... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6811849 | Textile web, especially a textile-covered web for a paper-making machine The invention relates to a textile web, especially a textile-covered web for a paper-making machine, which, viewed from a transverse direction, is provided with several web sections (6, 7, 8, 19, 20, 27, 28) that extend parallel to one another in a lengthwise... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6805943 | Body to be bonded to a machine housing A body to be bonded to a machine housing. The body may include a substantially flat adhesion surface provided with an undercut portion. The undercut portion may form a disc-like shoulder and an acute, wedge-shaped edge with the periphery of the adhesion surface, whe... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6805938 | Cellulosis fiberboard building construction panel having reinforcing bands on expansive surface A building construction panel made of cellulosic fiberboard, comprising cementitious bands of a reinforcing material, which are applied via spraying, as the panel is being conveyed, so as to cover a minor portion of the overall area of a given one of the expansive s... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6805932 | Method for applying designs to a substrate A method for decorating a substrate using a kit that includes a laminate comprising a cover sheet having a layer of adhesive on one surface, a predetermined printed design, and pieces of optical film that have peripheral shapes corresponding to parts of the printed ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6803084 | Label Applicator Construction Facestock is adhered with adhesive to a liner sheet. Weakened separation lines in the facestock define lines of facestock labels. And weakened separation lines in the liner sheet define liner sheet strips separable from the body of the liner sheet to expose backside... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6797350 | Linerless pressure sensitive coil of stamps having primer layer A coil of stamps is formed from a plurality of self-adhesive stamps detachably connected to each other end-to-end to form a continuous strip. Because the stamps include a primer layer, it is practicable to wind the strip about itself in spiral-like fashion. The stri... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6797361 | Foam articles A foam article for use as a masking material when spray painting a vehicle comprises a plurality of foam strips 1a, 1b, 1c joined together by a common seam 4 along at least one side edge to form a cord 6. The c... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6797364 | Composite panel A composite panel having a non-adhesion portion is mounted on a stationary table and a bending table and is fixed thereto by vacuum adsorption pads. An upper portion bending table is mounted on a face sheet providing the non-adhesion portion. The face sheet is secur... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6797368 | Reflective-type mask blank for exposure, method of producing the same, and reflective-type mask for exposure A reflective-type mask blank for exposure comprises a substrate (11), a reflective multilayer film (12) formed on the substrate for reflecting light, and an absorber film (14) formed on the reflective multilayer film. A protection layer (15 | 09/28/2004 |
| 6797121 | Press felt structure and method of manufacturing press felt A method of manufacturing a press felt, a press felt and a base fabric. The press felt comprises a base fabric with a batt fiber layer attached on at least the surface facing a paper web. The base fabric is a laminate comprising at least two separate layers. For the... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6794015 | Retaining piece structure In a retaining piece interposed between the adjacent rolling balls, a concave surface of each of both side surfaces of the retaining piece where it contacts with the spherical surfaces of the balls is configured to partly contact with the spherical surface of the ba... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6794002 | Three dimensional pattern decorated article For a memo pad, many sheets 1 are bound at a back face as bound sheets using gum. The memo pad is provided with a cover paper on the top and a mounting paper on the bottom. The sheets 1 are printed from a central area of the sheet surface to over an ou... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6794001 | Flooring with a 2-part adhesive A floor surface is described which involves a plurality of planks joined together using a 2-part adhesive system. Pre-applied adhesives on one or more floor panels are further described as well as methods of installing the floor panels to form a floor surface. ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6789298 | Finishing method for producing thin-laminate panels Provided are thin-laminate panels (i.e., thin-laminate panels having dielectric layers of about 0.006 inches or less and conductive layers on either side of the dielectric layer), wherein the edges of the dielectric layers of the panels are free of conductive materi... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789735 | Device for coding and marking objects A device for coding and making conveyor belts. A conveyor belt made of plastic, rubber or rubber-like material has a carrying side and a running side. A coding and marking system is completely embedded in an edge of the carrying or running side of the conveyor belt,... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6786256 | Table cover providing functional napkins A table cover comprises a rectangular sheet material such as a cloth, a synthetic resin material etc., and multiple napkin pieces which is of the same material and is formed in a body with the cover, respectively. The napkin pieces project beyond side edges of the s... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6787209 | Wrapping material with a Z-lock system and methods of making and using the same Method and material for wrapping items using a wrapping material made up of separate wrapping portion of a predetermined length. The wrapping portions are attached and released at their ends using a Z-lock system. The Z-lock system holds the wrapping portions togeth... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6787486 | Backerboard sheet including aerated concrete core A backerboard sheet is for moist areas and includes a core having opposing first and second major surfaces, at least one moisture-resistant face layer on at least one of the first and second major surfaces of the core; and wherein the core includes aerated concrete.... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6783839 | Electromagnetic field deflecting garment An electromagnetic field deflecting garment made up of a dry knitted conductive fabric (2) with conductive filaments (3) disposed in parallel fashion, edged with a lattice conductive fabric (4) with filaments (5) disposed in a criss-cross... | 08/31/2004 |