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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8057885 | Washable underpad and method for producing an underpad of this type The invention relates to a multilayer washable material which comprises at least one layer of a textile material, the layers being joined to one another using an adhesive composition, which is characterized in that in the interfacial region between each pair of laye... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7939162 | Image receiving sheet for electrophotography and image forming system using the same An image receiving sheet for electrophotography includes a base material; a toner receiving resin material layers provided on the base material and having a glass transition temperature of not less than 40° C. and not more than 80° C., wherein said toner receiving... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7901759 | Flat structure that is at least partially provided with a self-adhesive substance The invention relates to a flat structure that is at least partially provided with a self-adhesive substance, the latter being present on a first surface layer of the flat structure in the form of a plurality of geometric bodies. According to the invention, the surf... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7641962 | Fibre privacy or room-divider panel Rigid, non-woven fibre panels that are used as privacy screens, partitioning, room dividers or as workstation surrounds, for example, are described. The panels are strong and may be self supporting, have good acoustic properties, and preferably have a substantially ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7510758 | Breathable elastic multilayer film laminate and method of making a breathable elastic multilayer film laminate A breathable, elastic, film laminate including layers of an inherently breathable, elastic polymer film alternately stacked with layers of a filled plastic polymer. The laminate may be made by grafting a thermoplastic polymer to an elastomer to form an inherently br... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7431794 | Process for producing leather-like sheet A process for producing a leather-like sheet, wherein a skin-like layer composed of a resin composition (C) is formed on top of a fibrous substrate (E), comprising; heating and melting a moisture-curable polyurethane hot-melt resin composition (C) which contains a h... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7419716 | Multiple gloss level surface coverings and method of making Methods for providing surface coverings with differential gloss, and surface coverings prepared by the method, are disclosed. The methods involve screen printing or rotogravure printing a relatively low gloss primer onto portions of a substrate surface covering. The... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416008 | Automatic waste-area removal apparatus An apparatus and laminate allow removal of at least one sub-area of a face layer sheet from a laminate composed of a backing layer with the face layer sheet adhering thereto to leave at least one product area of the face layer sheet in place on the backing layer. Th... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410682 | Flocked stretchable design or transfer The present invention describes a flocked stretchable design and a process for producing a flocked stretchable design or transfer. The design, when configured as a transfer, includes a carrier layer, a release adhesive applied to the carrier layer, a plurality of fl... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7384682 | Electronic package with epoxy or cyanate ester resin encapsulant An encapsulant composition and an electronic package. The composition includes a resin, a flexibilizing agent, and a filler material. The electronic package includes a substrate, a semiconductor chip, and a material. The semiconductor chip is mounted on an upper sur... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7378567 | Absorbent body for hygiene articles An absorbent body for hygiene articles, particularly sanitary napkins or panty liners, includes a liquid absorbing and distributing layer facing the body and made of a first fibrous material with a first pore size, and a liquid storage layer facing away from the bod... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7364782 | Flocked transfer and article of manufacture including the application of the transfer by thermoplastic polymer film A flocked transfer is produced by applying a release agent to a release sheet, and then applying the flocking to a release agent. Unlike the traditional method, a binder and thermoplastic hot melt film is applied to the back of the flock. The transfer, which is esse... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363846 | Projectile resistant armor A body armor assembly includes a plurality of rigid tiles that are supported in a manner to provide movement and flexibility while still providing the protection of rigid armor. In a disclosed example, a tile holder maintains a plurality of tiles in a selected align... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361317 | Single step sterilization wrap system Disclosed herein is a single step sterilization wrapping material suitable for use, as an example, in wrapping surgical instruments and supplies for sterilization, transportation and storage. The material includes separate inner and outer wraps which, unlike previou... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354475 | Adsorption filter material and its use A gas and water vapor pervious adsorption filter material having a protective function against biological and chemical noxiants and poisons and a multilayered layer construction including a first sheetlike carrier layer, a second sheetlike carrier layer and, interpo... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351297 | Composite elastic web A method for producing a composite web includes supplying two or more webs to an activation mechanism, where the webs are in an unbonded state relative to each other. The method further entails simultaneously activating the webs while they are in a face to face rela... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351368 | Flocked articles and methods of making same A method of manufacturing a molded article using lamination of a flocked surface onto a backing film is provided. Also provided is a flocked article comprising an antimicrobial agent. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348052 | Sandwich wrappers, fast food wrappers, and gum wrappers comprising PLA resin A composite wrap material includes a layer of polyactide (PLA) resin interposed between two layers of cellulosic material. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347846 | Elastic absorbent pants having an elastic material secured in an unstretched state to an absorbant core or core pack Absorbent pants with a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction at right angles to the longitudinal direction and having an absorption core arranged between a liquid-tight cover sheet and a liquid-permeable cover sheet. The diaper pants have a front portion... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341639 | Electroceramic component comprising a plurality of contact surfaces A method produces a component having a ceramic base body and contact surfaces on opposite sides of the ceramic base body. The method includes forming first protective layers on the opposite sides of the ceramic base body in regions not to be covered by the contact s... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341963 | Non-woven material with barrier skin A non-woven material including first effect fibers, first binder fibers, second binder fibers, and bulking fibers. The non-woven material has a first planar zone with an exterior skin, and a bulking zone. The first planar zone includes a greater concentration of fir... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335273 | Method of making strand-reinforced elastomeric composites A method of making mutually-reinforced elastic strand/film composites and laminates in which film breakage, strand breakage, and strand alignment problems are minimized or avoided. The method includes casting an elastomeric adhesive film onto a chill roll, extruding... | 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 |
| 7329323 | Methods and systems for selectively connecting and disconnecting conductors in a fabric Methods and systems for selectively connecting and disconnecting conductors in a fabric are disclosed. First and second conductors are integrated into a fabric such that the conductors intersect at a crossover point. The conductors are bonded to each other at the cr... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329631 | Method of applying an image to an object A method for applying sublimation ink to an object. An ink transfer medium is placed in contact with an object surface that is coated with a material receptive to the ink. Microwave susceptor material is placed over the transfer medium, and clamped onto the object s... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329458 | Wiring member and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed is a wiring member comprising a sheet-like porous substrate provided with a large number of open-cells which are three-dimensionally branched and opened to a first major surface as well as to a second major surface of the porous substrate, and a conductive... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326747 | Internal wetting agent for use in manufacture of polymeric films and fabrics for disposable absorbent articles An improved internal wetting agent is provided for blending with polymeric material, with the formation of apertured films and/or polymeric fibrous webs contemplated. Films and/or nonwoven fabrics of this nature are suited for use in disposable absorbent articles, p... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7323239 | Protective films Multilayer protective films that adhere well to many different surfaces and can be removed without leaving residues are provided. The films consist of a polyolefin backing layer(s) and an adhering layer consisting of an ethylene unsaturated ester copolymer layer con... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320581 | Stabilized filament drawing device for a meltspinning apparatus A stabilized filament drawing device for a meltspinning apparatus. The stabilized filament drawing device applies a high-velocity flow of air to attenuate the filaments, which are discharged from a device outlet in a discharge direction. The filament drawing device ... | 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 |
| 7312621 | Semiconductor test unit having low contact resistance with examined electronic products, semiconductor contact board, method for testing semiconductor device, semiconductor device, and method for manufacturing thereof A semiconductor test unit comprises a test circuit for inputting/outputting a test signal to/from an examined electronic product, a test signal wiring electrically connected to the test circuit, a contact board electrically connected to an electrode of the examined ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310860 | Making nonwoven fiber products with needle-jet consolidation A nonwoven product is made by passing a fiber web longitudinally along a treatment path and preconsolidating it at an upstream location along the path. Then the web is fully consolidated by liquid jets downstream of the location at longitudinally spaced and transver... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311209 | Filter material A filter material has one or more plies of fiber layers, in particular for the production of filter bags and filter cones for infused beverages, the at least one fiber layer containing fibers or microcapsules having phase change material. Paraffinic hydrocarbons can... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309522 | Fibers made from block copolymer The present invention relates to compositions such as fibers, elastic yarns, wovens, nonwovens, knitted fabrics, fine nets, and articles produced at least in part from a styrenic block copolymer comprising at least two blocks produced from vinyl aromatic monomers an... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309663 | Asymmetric porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane for clothing The present invention provides an asymmetric porous PTFE membrane for clothing having little change over time and conventionally known properties of a porous PTFE molded article such as water permeability resistance, air permeability, sealing properties and electric... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310492 | Fixing device having release agent applying unit and image forming apparatus A fixing device includes a fixing member, a heat source for heating the fixing member, a pressure member urged against the fixing member so as to form a nip portion between the pressure member and the fixing member, and a release agent applying unit that applies a r... | 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 |
| 7303808 | Bulky sheet material having three-dimensional protrusions A bulky sheet material having three-dimensional protrusions 10 is disclosed. The sheet material comprises a first layer 1 and a second layer 2 adjacent to the first layer 1. The first layer 1 and the second layer 2 is partly... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300547 | Absorbent sheet exhibiting resistance to moisture penetration An absorbent paper sheet is treated with an aqueous wax dispersion such that the sheet includes a fused wax and emulsifier residue in an amount of from about 1 to about 20 weight percent of the sheet based on the combined weight of the fiber, wax residue and an emul... | 11/27/2007 |
