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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7608321 | Insulated propellant container Methods and apparatuses are provided for preventing de-bonding of insulation from a propellant container surface. When assembled to a propellant container, the container includes a substrate having an outer surface, a base material having an overall rough outer surf... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7370567 | Armored plating system An improved armored plating system having a series of elongate tubes arranged in parallel fashion to form a protective array. Each tube has a rectilinear cross section with slanted sidewalls so that each tube partially overlaps the following tube and is partially ov... | 05/13/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7357972 | Support as or for a paper machine clothing A liquid-permeable support for a paper machine clothing that is usable in the press section of a paper machine includes a support having at least two plies that brace against one another via discrete bracing elements. At the points where the plies brace against one ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7331270 | Pultruded non-metallic damage-tolerant hard ballistic laminate and method of manufacture thereof A lightweight and highly effective armor in which engineered ballistic broad goods are encased in exacting alignment within a specialized housing, composed of a polymeric composite, which is simultaneously formed around the dry broad goods by a pultrusion manufactur... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326662 | Fibrous stiffener with barrier function for making composite parts, and composite parts using this stiffener Fibrous stiffener (1) for making composite parts molded from an injected resin base, of the type comprising at least one layer (2) based on stiffening fibers, characterized in that the layer (2) is connected by sewing or stitching to an elastome... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7309521 | Headliner apparatus with foam imbedded NVH pad A vehicle headliner assembly (152) includes a headliner structural layer. A foam beam (174) is joined to the headliner structural layer. An NVH pad (156) is partially embedded within the foam beam (174). A method of forming a headliner st... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7291373 | Thermally insulated structure—full depth sandwich joint concept Provided is a composite joint comprising a pair of composite panels each defining a composite panel thickness and having an inner face sheet and an outer face sheet sandwiching a core panel therebetween. The core panel defines a constant thickness portion and a ramp... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7222823 | Payload adapter A payload adapter consists of a body that when hollow includes a plurality of stiffeners—radial and/or circumferential—or alternatively a core for carrying shear loads. The body may include a first annular face sheet, a second annular face sheet and a plurality ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220340 | Paper machine clothing and method for its manufacture The invention concerns a porous paper machine clothing (1) for dewatering a paper web in a paper machine, having a yarn layer made up of at least one ply (2) of longitudinal yarns (3) and at least one ply (4) of transverse yarns (5, 6,... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7200912 | Making composite material parts from blanks made by reinforcing a fiber structure and/or bonding fiber structures together A porous fiber structure is consolidated by forming within a deposit of a refractory material by partially densifying the fiber structure in such a manner as to bond together the fibers of the fiber structure so as to enable the fiber structure to be handled without... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7192633 | Architectural covering A covering for an architectural opening, having a first layer with alternating relatively opaque stripes and relatively translucent stripes, and a second layer with alternating relatively opaque stripes and relatively translucent stripes. The first and second layers... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7135094 | Papermaking press felt An endless papermaking press felt comprises a base and a batt layer intertwiningly integrated with the base. The batt layer comprises a wet paper web side layer and a machine side layer formed on an outer surface and inner surface of a base respectively, The base is... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7093621 | Multi-pin pin seam for an industrial fabric The present invention relates to a multi-pin pin seam used to join the a woven fabric wherein the loops are made around three or more cross-machine CD pins or pintles. Advantageously, this arrangement results in the seam area having a weave pattern that more closely... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086128 | Seam assist attachment device A method of assisting in the seaming of a papermaker's fabric using a seam assist device is disclosed. The seam assist device is comprised of two portions. Each portion having an attaching edge that is attached to a predetermined distance from the ends of the fabric... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7087296 | Energy absorbent laminate This invention provides multi-layered composites, laminates and composite joints in which at least one resin-impregnated, fiber-containing layer is joined or laminated to a core layer having a lower flexural modulus or higher elongation at break, higher toughness, o... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7078088 | Disposable cutting sheet A disposable cutting sheet for Processing food items thereon includes a cut-resistant layer including a thermoplastic material ply and an absorbent ply, wherein the first layer has a surface area and wherein the thermoplastic material of the first layer includes a p... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7063879 | Disposable cutting sheet A disposable cutting sheet for processing food items thereon includes a first cut-resistant layer having a first surface area and including a first absorbent ply and a thermoplastic material ply. The cutting sheet further includes a second layer having a second surf... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063880 | Sheet material and manufacturing method and apparatus therefor A method of manufacturing a single use processing substrate includes the step of extruding a first layer having ridges and troughs between the ridges. The method further includes the steps of placing a second layer into the troughs while the first layer is pliant an... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7056569 | Disposable cutting sheet A cutting sheet for cutting and preparation of food items thereon comprises a first cut-resistant layer having a width and including a first absorbent ply and a first thermoplastic material ply. The thermoplastic material ply of the first layer includes a plurality ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7029555 | Diagonally joined cylindrical fabric and manufacturing method thereof A diagonally joined cylindrical fabric in the form of a cylindrical endless fabric is obtained by shifting ends of facing wefts of a non-endless fabric leftward or rightward and joining together the ends of the wefts to thereby form a joining portion inclined relati... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7026034 | Processing substrate and method of manufacturing same A disposable cutting sheet for cutting and preparation of food items thereon includes a first section having a plurality of apertures therethrough and a cut resistant surface, a second liquid impermeable section disposed adjacent the first section, and a fold line d... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022395 | Disposable cutting sheet A disposable cutting sheet for cutting and preparation of food items thereon includes a first cut-resistant layer having a first surface area and an absorbent ply and a thermoplastic material ply, wherein the first layer includes a plurality of non-circular aperture... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018702 | Component A component including a base body of a relatively hard material and a coating of a relatively soft material, wherein the coating covers at least a main surface area of the base body. The main surface area is delimited by an outer periphery and an edge portion of the... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018692 | Penetration resistant fabric with multiple layer guard plate assemblies and method of making the same A fabric includes a fabric substrate and a plurality guard plate assemblies affixed to the fabric substrate in a spaced relationship to each other. Each guard plate assembly includes a first layer of material affixed to the fabric substrate and a second layer of mat... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7005038 | Belt-machine combination A paper process belt and method for manufacturing the same are provided. The belt includes at least one elongated resilient coupling filament operatively connected to a first end section of the belt and a second end section of the belt such that the first end sectio... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000550 | Ablative blast resistant security door panel Penetration resistant door panel comprises a plurality of spars having a series of holes therethrough and sandwiched between an outer skin and a rear skin. Preferably there are two series of holes in each spar that are staggered with respect to each other. The holes... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6979485 | Processing substrate and/or support surface A disposable cutting sheet for cutting and preparation of food items thereon includes a first cut-resistant layer having a first surface area and including an absorbent ply and a thermoplastic material ply, wherein the thermoplastic ply includes a plurality of apert... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6964723 | Method for applying pressure to composite laminate areas masked by secondary features A method for applying pressure to the area of a composite part masked by a secondary feature comprises the steps of positioning a pressure augmentation strip in contact with the masked area, securing a pressure transfer wedge on each of two sides of the secondary fe... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6962739 | Supple penetration resistant fabric and method of making A punture, pierce, and cut resistant fabric comprised of a plurality of sheets of plates arranged in a repeating pattern. A material interconnects the plates. The fabric is twistable, bendable, and flexible. It is constructed of substances that will withstand cuttin... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6955844 | Construction materials containing surface modified fibers Construction materials containing surface modified reinforcements are used to fabricate composite structures. The composite structures comprise a matrix material and surface modified reinforcements, such as fibers and particulates. The surface modifier may be applie... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6951162 | Penetration-and fire resistant fabric materials and structures A ballistic and/or fire barrier for protecting objects in an interior of a vehicle due to projectile penetration and/or fire includes one or more layers of high strength fabric positioned towards an outer shell of the vehicle. The high strength fabric is substantial... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6949282 | Contoured crushable composite structural members and methods for making the same The present invention provides contoured crushable composite structural members and methods for making the same. The contoured structural members comprise composite materials sandwiching a support or stabilizing structure. The contoured structure can be provided by ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6913666 | Process for anchoring connecting elements in a material with pores or cavities and connecting elements therefor A joining pin (3.2) with which two parts (1 and 2) made from a porous material, particularly wood or a wood-like material, are to be joined together, is anchored in the porous material at predetermined anchoring points (31, 33). For this ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6902787 | Industrial fabric with asymmetrically apertured tiles A permeable industrial fabric is assembled from a plurality of separate tiles into at least two plies, and in which the two plies are held together by jointing structures made integrally with the tiles. In these fabrics, within each tile the jointing structures are ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6896771 | Paper machine clothing and a method of producing the same This invention relates to porous paper machine clothing (1, 11, 21) for de-watering a paper web in a paper machine, comprising a filament lay-up made of at least one layer (2, 12, 22) of longitudinal filaments (3, 13, 23) and at least one layer ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6887551 | Anchoring system and snap-fit methodology for erosion resistant linings A tile anchoring system for use in reactors and other furnace like equipment which involves the use of a tile that contains various internal parts. According to the various embodiments of the present invention, the tile is formed as more than one part. In the presen... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6872283 | Paper machine clothing and a method of producing the same This invention relates to porous paper machine clothing (1, 11) for dewatering a paper web in a paper machine, comprising a filament lay-up made of at least one layer (2, 12) of longitudinal filaments (3, 13) and at least one layer (4, 14... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6872466 | Method and apparatus for repairing screens A method of plugging an area of damaged mesh in a sifting screen. The method is applicable to screens in which woven wire mesh is stretched, tensioned and secured over a supporting frame containing a plurality of windows and in which local damage to the mesh is in a... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6866913 | Protection system A protection system for preventing floor surfaces from becoming damaged due to the movement of furniture. The inventive device includes a piece of hook material, an adhesive strip attached to the hook material for attaching to the lower end of a leg of furniture, an... | 03/15/2005 |
