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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8071207 | Gelator stabilized crystalline resins A resin composition that is storable at ambient temperatures. The resin composition forms a cured resin when exposed to a curing agent and heated to a curing temperature that is relatively close to ambient temperature. The resin composition includes a resin componen... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7951448 | Material for creating multi-layered films and methods for making the same The present invention provides multilayered materials, such as films usable in particular in medical devices in the form of vascular grafts, biocompatible coverings, and/or inflatable bladders, prosthesis for the endoluminal treatment of aneurysms, particularly aort... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7892636 | Carbon foam with supplemental material A carbon foam composite including a carbon foam skeleton having a supplemental material therein, the composite useful for, inter alia, a variety of applications including applications requiring durability and water resistance. Also included is a method for making su... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7431982 | Cushion sheet and manufacturing method for a cushion sheet A cushion sheet has a sheet body and a low-friction layer formed on the sheet body. The low-friction layer is formed by a plurality of synthetic resin fibers. The synthetic resin fibers are bonded with a surface of the sheet body in a state resembling a spread cloth... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7407703 | Composite membrane having oleophobic properties An air permeable composite article that in one embodiment includes a porous base membrane that includes a plurality of nodes and fibrils defining a plurality of interconnecting pores extending through the porous base membrane with each node and fibril having a surfa... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7402335 | Layer structure and method for producing such a layer structure The invention relates to a temperature resistant layered structure comprising a substrate and a porous layer arranged on the substrate having a pore defined by a wall, and a ceramic coating on an interior surface of the wall. The invention also relates to a layered ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7387829 | Honeycomb structure, porous body, pore forming material for the porous body, and methods for manufacturing the pore forming material, the porous body and the honeycomb structure A pore forming material for a porous body includes organic polymer particles and inorganic particles. ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7384685 | Compressible plate for flexographic printing and method for obtaining same The invention concerns a compressible plate for flexographic printing, designed to be positioned on a support cylinder of a printing machine. The invention is characterised in that said plate (1) comprises a photopolymer layer (10) and a compressible l... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381460 | Energy absorbing material A self-supporting energy absorbing composite includes: i) a solid foamed synthetic polymer matrix; ii) a polymer-based dilatant, different from i) distributed through the matrix and incorporated therein during manufacture of i); and iii) a fluid distributed through ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7381666 | Breathable film and fabric having liquid and viral barrier A breathable viral barrier film, viral barrier laminate and surgical articles including the film or laminate are provided. The film has viral barrier properties in the presence of low surface tension liquids, as well as in the presence of aqueous liquids. The film i... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7368150 | Method of applying a heat reflective coating to a substrate sheet The method includes applying a heat reflective coating to a substrate sheet of construction material and air drying the heat reflective coating on the construction material. The method is directed particularly to the coating of insulation material, such as fiberglas... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357863 | Container for inhibiting microbial growth in liquid nutrients A fluid container and method for inhibiting the growth of microbes in liquid nutrient in a container, the container having an interior surface having a metal-ion sequestering agent and antimicrobial agent for inhibiting growth of microbes in the liquid nutrient.... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7338117 | Ventilated seat The present invention relates to a ventilated seat having an insert with a seat portion, and having a flow control layer with first and second ports, a spacer having an inlay and a main portion, and a first fluid barrier where the inlay is substantially isolated fro... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329624 | Regenerable adsorbents for the purification of silicone based solvents An adsorbent for removal of impurities from silicone based solvents is presented. The adsorbent is regenerable for repeated use in cleaning silicone based solvents. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7319069 | Structure having pores, device using the same, and manufacturing methods therefor A minute structure is provided in which electroconductive paths are only formed in nanoholes, and a material is filled in the nanoholes, which are disposed in a specific area, by using the electroconductive paths. The minute structure comprising pores comprises a) a... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7312167 | Breathable multilayer films for use in absorbent articles A multilayer, breathable film that contains a base layer and at least one skin layer is provided. The skin layer is incorporated with a filler that is capable of reducing odor. The base layer may be substantially free of the odor-reducing filler to maintain the inte... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309523 | Hybrid material, use of said hybrid material and method for making same The present invention relates to a hybrid material, its use and its production process. The hybrid material comprises a polymer with acid groups. The inorganic part of the said hybrid material is constituted by the combination of at least two metal oxide comp... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7297296 | Composite dielectric and manufacturing method therefor It is a principal object of the present invention to provide a dielectric having a high relative dielectric constant and dielectric loss minimized in high frequency bands. That is, the present invention relates to a composite dielectric comprising conductive particl... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294392 | Composite material and method for the production thereof A composite material with a porous inorganic-nonmetallic matrix and a second material, is characterized in that the porous inorganic-nonmetallic matrix has a bending strength of ≧40 MPa as measured according to ISO 6 872; the second material is an organic material... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294393 | Sheet material and wiring board In a sheet material (1), a bonding layer (2) is provided, and then a high-strength layer (3) is laminated on the bonding layer (2). The bonding layer (2) is made of an epoxy resin being a thermosetting material. The high-strength l... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7285316 | Process to manufacture three dimensionally shaped substrate for sound abatement The present invention is directed to a process for the manufacture of three-dimensional acoustically sound automotive insulation parts. In particular, the process includes mixing a two component polyurethane resin, applying the resin to a substrate, molding the subs... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7264871 | Health promoting appliance This invention provides a germanium-containing health promoting appliance which is used by making it into contact with the skin, which is produced at low cost without requiring the after-machining. The health promoting appliance is made of a sintered material compos... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258731 | Composite, nanostructured, super-hydrophobic material A hydrophobic disordered composite material having a protrusive surface feature includes a recessive phase and a protrusive phase, the recessive phase having a higher susceptibility to a preselected etchant than the protrusive phase, the composite material having an... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7241309 | Self-aggregating protein compositions and use as sealants There is described a bio-compatible aqueous slurry for forming a fluid-tight barrier on a surface of a porous implantable article. This aqueous slurry includes a self-aggregating protein comminutate having a substantially uniform particle size, a bio-compatible plas... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235290 | Prepreg, a composite and their uses A prepreg containing fibers and a curable matrix, the prepreg having a core and a surface part encasing the core, where the matrix of the core and of the surface part are made of the same material and where the proportion of the matrix to the fibers is higher in the... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226657 | Element provided with a fibrin layer, preparation and use thereof An element provided with a layer based on fibrin- or fibrinogen-containing material, said element comprising (a) a hydrophobic or substantially hydrophobic support, which has a porous part with a thickness of 0.1 to 5 mm, and whose pores, extending across its thickn... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7227179 | Circuit materials, circuits, multi-layer circuits, and methods of manufacture thereof Crosslinkable liquid crystalline polymer compositions for use as dielectric materials in circuit materials, circuits, and multi-layer circuits are disclosed. The crosslinkable liquid crystalline polymer compositions comprise crosslinkable liquid crystalline polymers... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7211617 | Molding material and molding product, manufacturing method thereof, and recycling method of waste toner Waste toner is fused and kneaded with modified polyphenylene ether so as to be used as a molding material. The waste toner preferably includes a toner ingredient including styrene-acrylic resins. With this arrangement, it is possible to inexpensively manufacture a m... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7211320 | Purification of fluids with nanomaterials Disclosed herein is a nanostructured material comprising defective carbon nanotubes chosen from impregnated, functionalized, doped, charged, coated, and irradiated nanotubes, and combinations thereof. The defective carbon nanotubes contain a defect which is a lattic... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209616 | Method for producing parallel arrays of fibers A method to fabricate solid linear fiber arrays, multi-hole arrays and inverse multi-hole arrays (i.e. space-separated arrays). These arrays may be used for example as capillary arrays, photonic crystal fiber, tissues engineering scaffolds and templates, imaging gui... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7208202 | Methods of finishing medical barrier fabrics A method of finishing a barrier fabric includes applying a non-aqueous solution of low surface tension solvent and fluorochemical repellent to a barrier fabric, subjecting the barrier fabric to conditions sufficient to remove the solvent from the barrier fabric, and... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7202570 | Circuit tape having adhesive film semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device having a superior connection reliability is obtained by providing a buffer body for absorbing the difference of thermal expansion between the mounting substrate and the semiconductor element in a semiconductor package structure, even if an org... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7175734 | Porous medical catheter and methods of manufacture The present invention relates to fabrication methods and apparatus for irrigating medical catheters. Such catheters include at least one section of standard thermoplastic catheter tubing coupled to a section of porous tubing (e.g., ePTFE and the like). A source of f... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172575 | Catheter balloon having a lubricious coating A balloon for a catheter and a method of making the balloon, having a layer of a porous polymeric material with a modified outer surface and a lubricious coating bonded to the modified outer surface. In one embodiment, the modified outer surface is formed by a polym... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7138346 | Method and composition for coating mat and articles produced therewith A coated glass mat comprises a glass mat substrate having non-woven glass fibers and a coating which essentially uniformly penetrates the glass mat substrate to desired fractional thickness of the coated glass mat. The coating imparts a tensile strength to the coate... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138079 | Methods for making foamed elastomer gels Methods for making foamed elastomer gels are disclosed. Chemical foaming agents may be incorporated or gas may be injected into a molten gel and then using heating and cooling techniques and/or additives, gas bubbles are formed and preserved in the cooled and solidi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134664 | Modular bullet trap cover A modular bullet trap cover element generally includes a shell filled with a projectile trapping medium, preferably a mixture of a resilient granular ballistic medium and a hydrated super absorbent polymer (SAP) gel. The shell may be made of any of a number of fabri... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128963 | Ceramic composite body, method for fabricating ceramic composite bodies, and armor using ceramic composite bodies A ceramic composite body includes at least two layers: material layer A and material layer B. Material layer A contains phases of a metal and the carbide of this metal. Material layer B contains silicon carbide that has been loosely bound by sintering. A method for ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125837 | Elastin-based compositions The present invention provides screening methods that use organisms or cells that lack function in one or both elastin genes. These methods are useful in identifying drugs for the prevention and treatment of obstructive vascular diseases, such as atherosclerosis, va... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7124810 | Heat pipe having wick structure A heat pipe (20) includes a pipe (21), a wick (22) formed on an inner wall (23) of the pipe, and a working fluid (not shown) sealed in the pipe and soaked in the wick. The wick is formed by sintering nano-size metal powder disposed inside... | 10/24/2006 |
