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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8043699 | Compositions and methods for maintaining or restoring adhesive properties of a selectively-resealable adhesive In one embodiment, a method for restoring adhesive strength of an adhesive that has lost at least some of its adhesive strength includes applying a restoration agent to the adhesive. In one embodiment, a selectively-releasable adhesive includes a copolymer formed fr... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7704602 | Iodine/iodide-containing hot melt coatable adhesive, methods and uses therefor An iodine/iodide-containing hot melt coatable adhesive is provided. This adhesive is prepared by mixing iodine and an iodide salt, individually or in combination, with solubilizing liquids. The iodine and iodide salt are combined with a pre-adhesive composition in a... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7648764 | Two-piece container seal and method of manufacture An improved two-piece container seal suitable for sealing a container having a removable closure and for lining the closure comprises a flexible sealant sheet and a flexible liner sheet bonded thereto. The sealant sheet and liner sheet are of the same size and shape... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7438974 | Premixed and frozen seal caps A sealant, method for making the sealant, and method for applying the sealant includes a preformed at least partially hardened first quantity of sealant and a preformed at least partially unhardened second quantity of sealant. The first quantity of sealant is formed... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7422782 | Peelable/resealable packaging film The present invention describes a multilayer film suitable for use in packaging applications comprising at least a polymeric first layer having a first surface and an opposing second surface wherein the polymeric first layer comprises a heat-sealable, water-insolubl... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7413800 | Co-extruded biaxially oriented sealable, peelable film and process for its production A peelable sealable co-extruded film, comprising: i. a skin layer capable of heat sealing against a rim of a container, to itself, or to another film and adapted to be peeled there from and comprising a hot melt adhesive resin; and... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7368165 | Process for the production of coated polymeric film A heat-sealable polymeric film includes a substrate layer of polymeric material having on a surface thereof a heat-sealable coating layer. The layer includes a copolyester and is less than 8 μm in thickness. The copolyester consists essentially of repeat units of o... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7354733 | Method for sorting and separating living cells We disclose methods of sorting or separating mixtures of living cells (e.g., eukaryotic, prokaryotic, mammalian, pathogenic, bacterial, viral, etc.). We perform our methods by activating cell-selective photophoric labels, which photosensitize and chemically reduce a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351472 | Waterproofing and airtight pressure-sensitive adhesive tape The waterproofing and airtight pressure-sensitive adhesive tape is a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape containing a substrate having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on one side thereof, wherein the substrate is a rubber-made sheet; a film layer having non-self-ad... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7318873 | Structurally reinforced members There is disclosed a reinforcement material for forming reinforced members. The reinforcement material includes a strengthening material which is preferably a fabric disposed at least partially between portions of matrix material. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314669 | Easy peel film structures The present invention relates to sealant films comprising a first sealant layer which readily and easily delaminates or peels from a second adjacent film layer. The first sealant layer and the second adjacent layer of the sealant film of the present invention compri... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7296384 | Impact-resistant shutter assembly An impact-resistant shutter does not fracture upon impact from debris. The shutter includes a decorative panel and a support panel. The decorative panel has an outer surface and an inner surface and includes a first chemical composition. The support panel has a firs... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7288316 | Cycloolefin copolymer heat sealable films The present invention relates to a heat-sealable film which consists essentially of a cycloolefin copolymer (COC), the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the COC being within the range from 30 to 55° C. The film or sheet has excellent low temperature heat-sealing... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7265169 | Adhesive compositions and methods of using and making the same Adhesive compositions produced from abundant and renewable resources such as lignocellulosic materials, particularly decayed lignocellulosic materials or demethylated lignin. Other components present in particular examples of the adhesive compositions include relati... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7235300 | Titanium-containing interference pigments and foils with color shifting properties Interference pigment flakes and foils are provided which have color shifting properties. The pigment flakes can have a symmetrical coating structure on opposing sides of a reflector layer, can have an asymmetrical coating structure with all of the layers on one side... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7224528 | Optically variable security devices A security article includes a light transmissive substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface, with the first surface having an optical interference pattern such as a holographic image pattern or an optical diffraction pattern thereon. A color shi... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217454 | Polymer lined sealing member for a container A seal and method of manufacture is provided for sealing containers such as bottles, jars and the like. The seal (closure) can be formed with a lower sheetlike structure having a foam layer thereon. The lower structure can include foil and have a polymer layer, such... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7208215 | Reusable air permeable packaging film A reusable, air-permeable packaging film formed of a layer of resilient and nontoxic material is disclosed. The packaging film includes a plurality of micro-gaps distributed within a pre-selected area on the packaging film, wherein each of the micro-gaps traverses t... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195818 | Sealable multi-layer opaque film A sealable multi-layer opaque film. In particular, a sealable multi-layer opaque film that is moisture permeable and water resistant. The sealable multi-layer opaque film is an oriented multilayer film with a core layer comprising an orientation-enhancing polymer, a... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192640 | Paperboard substrate for blister packaging A packaging laminate comprising a paperboard substrate for providing a base layer, a tear-resistant polymer layer applied to said substrate, and a heat seal polymer layer applied to said tear-resistant polymer. This laminate structure is particularly useful for blis... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7186452 | Coextruded, hot-sealable and peelable polyester film having high peeling resistance, process for its production and its use This invention relates to a coextruded, transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film comprising a base layer (B) and a heatsealable top layer (A) which is peelable from at least the APET side of an APET/CPET tray, the heatsealable and peelable top layer (A) consis... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182118 | Pick and place assembly for transporting a film of material The invention provides a pick and place assembly for transferring a film of material. The assembly comprises a collet having a substantially convex contact surface for contacting the film, the collet including a vacuum suction device operative to generate a force to... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7174683 | Impact-resistant shutter assembly An impact-resistant shutter does not fracture upon impact from debris. The shutter includes a decorative panel and a support panel. The decorative panel has an outer surface and an inner surface and includes a first chemical composition. The support panel has a firs... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7166342 | Thermoplastic resin film and process for producing the same A heat-shrinkable resin film which has heat shrinkage in the maximum shrinkage direction of 20% or higher when a 10 cm×10 cm square sample cut out thereof is immersed in hot water at 85° C. for 10 seconds, pulled out, subsequently immersed in water at 25° C. for ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160411 | Heat-setting label sheet The present invention relates to a heat-setting label sheet that is a polymeric transfer sheet that can be marked and transferred by the consumer. Also encompassed by the present invention is a method of transferring the heat-setting label sheets. The heat-setting l... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7157132 | Transparent, sealable, flame-retardant polyester film, method for the production and use thereof Biaxially oriented, co-extruded polyester films comprising a base layer consisting of at least 90 wt. % thermoplastic polyester, preferably polyethylene terephthalate (PET), at least one sealable outer layer and a second non-sealable outer layer and, optionally, oth... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7157133 | Embossed reflective laminates This invention provides an embossed decorative composite laminate interlayer for use in reducing UV and IR energy transmittance through a glass laminate. One interlayer of the present invention comprises an embossed decorative composite disposed between a first and ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147913 | Display strip The present invention relates to a display strip to hold commodity-containing bags. It can facilitate to make a process of attaching the bags thereto automate. It enables commodity-containing bags to be removed therefrom without having their appearance degraded. The... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144615 | Coextruded, hot-sealable and peelable polyester film, process for its production and its use This invention relates to a coextruded, transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film comprising a base layer (B) and a heatsealable top layer (A) which is peelable with respect to at least CPET. The heatsealable and peelable top layer (A) consists of ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144928 | UV-transparent pressure sensitive adhesive A UV-transparent pressure sensitive adhesive comprising (a) a copolymer of (a1) from 75 to 99.8% by weight of acrylic esters and/or methacrylic esters of the formula CH2═CH(R1)(C... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141293 | Coextruded, hot-sealable and peelable polyester film having high peeling resistance, process for its production and its use This invention relates to a coextruded, transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film comprising a base layer (B) and a heatsealable top layer (A) which is peelable from at least APET, the heatsealable and peelable top layer (A) consisting of ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7132144 | Fastener tapes Cooperative touch fasteners have a sheet-form base with an upper face and a lower face. Extending outwardly from, and integral with the upper face of the base is a plurality of fastener elements. Additionally, the lower face of the sheet-form base has a pressure adh... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128969 | Method for the production of biologically-degradable packagings made from biaxially-drawn films The invention relates to a method for the plastic shaping of a biaxially-drawn film, comprising at least one base layer, containing at least one polymer (I), made from at least one hydroxycarboxylic acid and ≧0.2 wt %, based on the weight of the layer, of a thermo... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7115989 | Adhesive sheet for producing a semiconductor device An adhesive sheet for producing a semiconductor device, which includes a base layer and an adhesive layer and is used in the process for producing the semiconductor device including the step of sealing a semiconductor element connected to an electric conductor with ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112365 | Multilayer, oriented film capable of structuring by means of electromagnetic radiation and composed of thermoplastic polyester, for the production of selectively metallized films The invention relates to a multilayer, oriented film, in which at least one layer comprises a polyester which comprises an additive which, on irradiation with electromagnetic radiation, forms metal nuclei on which further metal can be deposited in further steps of t... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7090740 | Techniques for labeling of plastic, glass or metal containers or surfaces with polymeric labels The invention provides a method for fastening a polymeric label to a glass, plastic or metal container or surface by means of a water based adhesive composition by the following steps: (a) applying a layer of a hydrophilic solid material to a polymeric ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7087313 | Biaxially stretched polylactic acid multilayer film and the use thereof Disclosed is a biaxially stretched polylactic acid multilayer film and the use thereof as packaging film. The gist of the biaxially stretched polylactic acid multilayer film resides in the construction wherein a substrate layer (1) of the biaxially stretched film co... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7081324 | Dye sublimation thermal transfer paper and transfer method An image transfer sheet is provided which comprises a support, a barrier layer, a dye sublimation ink layer and a polyester layer; wherein the image transfer sheet exhibits cold peel, warm peel and hot peel properties when transferred. A method for transferring an i... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7060351 | Adhesive article with improved air egress This invention relates to an adhesive article which provides air egress. Air egress is provided by supplying a mute, 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 f... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056552 | Heat-sensitive adhesive material A heat-sensitive adhesive material includes a substrate, a heat-sensitive adhesive layer containing a thermoplastic resin and a solid plasticizer formed on the substrate, and a heat-fusible substance capable of depressing the solidifying point of the solid plasticiz... | 06/06/2006 |
