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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6786994 | 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... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6787487 | Water vapor-permeable and waterproof material and method for manufacturing the same The present invention provides a highly durable, moisture-permeable, waterproof material that is high in moisture-permeability and waterproofness and able to achieve good adhesion with such a coat layer as moisture-permeable, water-resistant layer and with such a fi... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6777065 | Fixing liner with double layer adhesive dots A fixing liner, made up of a textile liner web (1), which is coated on one side with double-layer adhesive mass points, which are made up of lower points, facing the liner web, and upper points (2, 3); arranged on top of them, the lower points (2 | 08/17/2004 |
| 6774065 | Waterproof-finished fabric and waterproof clothing A waterproofed fabric and a sealing tape for a waterproofed fabric each include a waterproof layer, a resin composition containing spherical particles with a specified particle size laminated to the waterproof layer. A waterproof article of clothing uses the fabric ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6761948 | Release foil A release foil comprising a plastic carrier and a silicone coating forming a layer with low adhesion versus an adhesive layer of a substrate laminated to it. According to the invention, the plastic carrier comprises a barrier layer for absorbing substances migrating... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6756095 | Heat-sealable laminate This invention relates to a heat-sealable laminate, comprising: a facestock having an upper surface and a lower surface; a heat-activatable first adhesive layer underlying the lower surface of the facestock; and a second adhesive layer overlying the upper surface of... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6743601 | Non-contact laser capture microdissection An apparatus and process for the micro juxtaposition is set forth where a selectively activatable surface is maintained spaced apart from the tissue sample and juxtaposed to the tissue sample by activation. In the typical case, activation occurs by laser radiation w... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6740607 | Substrate with stretch and heat sealing properties to make a multidirectional restraint module design The invention is directed to coating a plurality of polyurethane films onto a stretchable knit fabric substrate and heat sealing such substrates together to yield an air curtain or air bag having improved air-holding properties. ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6726809 | Industrial process fabric An industrial process fabrics having embossed surfaces to facilitate water removal from the product such as paper and paper products being carried thereon by creating voids through embossing to assist in fluid management. ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6723405 | Adhesive tape and its use Double-side adhesive tape for permanent adhesive bonds, comprising an adhesive composition based on a) thermoplastic rubber and b) tackifier resins, c) the adhesive composition comprising an admixed reactive resin. ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6720065 | Decorative laminated panel with high distinctness of image A laminated structure having a film composite overlying a substrate sheet, used as a decorative panel for appliances and motor vehicles. The laminated structure has high distinctness of image in both the machine direction and the transverse direction, and a ratio of... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6720387 | Hot-melt adhesive compositions comprising acidic polymer and basic polymer blends A hot-melt adhesive composition comprises a blend of at least one acidic polymer and at least one basic polymer. At least one of the polymers is a hot-melt adhesive. Thermally reversible crosslinks are formed between each of the two polymers. These crosslinks impart... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6713175 | Biaxially stretched biodegradable film An object is to provide a biaxially stretched film which allows tacking, is heat-stickable, is less liable to unevenness in thickness, breakage, whitening, unevenness, etc. i.e. has stretching stability and is decomposable in the natural environment. It comprises a ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6709731 | Unilaterally mat, sealable, UV-stabilized, flame-resistant, co-extruded, biaxially oriented polyester film, method for the production and the use thereof The invention relates to a sealable, UV-resistant and flame-retardant, coextruded, biaxially oriented polyester film with one matt side and composed of at least one base layer B and of, applied to the two sides of this base layer, a sealable outer layer A and matt o... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6706377 | Sealable film A sealable film comprising a core layer comprising an olefin polymer wherein the core layer comprises the interior of the film; a separable layer exterior to the core layer, wherein the separable layer comprises a material or blend selected from the group consisting... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6696150 | Heat-sensitive adhesive material A heat-sensitive adhesive material having a substrate and a heat-sensitive adhesive layer which is provided on the substrate and which contains a thermoplastic resin and a solid plasticizer having a molecular weight of 250 to 550 and a melting point of 95... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6677048 | Foodstuff package coverstructure The lid structure for a food packaging container comprises a paper-based body layer and, on the side that is to be against the packaging container, plastic layers that function as a barrier and as heat-sealable layers. The lid structure comprises, as the ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6663929 | Labels and bottles fitted with them A label having a thermoplastic polymer film and an ink layer formed on at least one surface thereof, the ink layer being removable in alkaline hot water, can easily be recycled after separated or without being separated from the bottle into polymer pellet... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6660376 | Method of bonding permeable substrates with hot melt moisture cure adhesive having low viscosity and high green strength The present invention relates to a hot melt moisture cure adhesive composition well suited for bonding porous substrates such as fabric, methods of adhesively bonding substrates and corresponding articles. The adhesive composition exhibits a combination o... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6649247 | Sealable, flame-resistant, co-extruded, biaxially oriented foil that is mat on one side and a method for producing and using same The invention relates to a sealable, flame-retardant, coextruded, biaxially oriented polyester film with one matt side, and composed of at least one base layer B and of, applied to the two sides of this base layer, a sealable outer layer A and a matt oute... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6645589 | White polyester film for metal plate laminate, film-laminated metal plate and metal container The present invention provides a white biaxially oriented polyester film having a two-layer structure of layer A/layer B, wherein the layer A contains a polyester having a melting point of 240° C.-260° C. and containing titanium dioxide in a proportion ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6635343 | Transparent conductive heat sealing material and carrier tape lid using the same The present invention has a main object to provide a transparent conductive heat sealing material of which antistatic property does not deteriorates even at a low humidity, and has a transparency to an extent of permitting visual recognition of the conten... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6632498 | Heat-activatable single-sided self-adhesive tape and its use Heat-activatable single-sided self-adhesive tape, characterized by a) a heat-activatable double-sided adhesive film strip based on thermoplastic rubber, tackifier resin and reactive resin, b) a double-sided self-adhesive tape laminated onto one side of the ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6632496 | Thermal insulation system for protecting fluid lines and method for making same A thermal insulation system includes two separate components for providing protection against both thermal and radiative conduction of energy, is easily installed, capable of easily fitting multiple substrate diameters, space-saving and lightweight, and d... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6630236 | Reinforcing tape for slide fastener In a reinforcing tape for a slide fastener, which comprises a transparent elastomer film and an adhesive layer superposed on the reverse side thereof, an intermediate layer (an anchor coat layer) having a thickness thinner than the thickness of the elasto... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6630049 | Adhesive articles with improved air egress and methods of making the same 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 co... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6616998 | Polyester packaging films producing a peelable seal A heat sealable packaging film producing a peelable seal is formed from a blend of 99 to 75 weight percent of a copolyester and 1 to 25 weight percent of an epoxy-containing impact modifying polymer. The copolyester has a diacid component of at least 50 m... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6617371 | Single component room temperature stable heat-curable acrylate resin adhesive A single component liquid heat-curable adhesive formulation that is stable at room temperature. The formulation includes from about 5 to about 70 wt % of at least one acrylate monomer, from about 5 to about 94 wt % of an acrylate oligomer, and from about ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6613870 | Acrylate hot melt-based self-adhesive composition Acrylate hot melt-based self-adhesive composition, characterized by K value of at least 60, in particular 65-80, and obtainable by concentrating or devolatilizing a solution of such a composition in a devolatilizing extruder to give a system which can be ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6613430 | Release coated polymer film The present invention provides a coated polymer film having release properties. The film includes a self-supporting polymer film layer, and a release coating on the film layer. The release coating, which can also be applied to alternate substrates, includ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6613412 | Carrier for decorative graphics and lettering The invention relates to a hot peel carrier for decorative graphics and lettering applied to a substrate wherein the carrier has a film having opposite surfaces and an adhesive having a peel strength which decreases with increasing temperature, the adhesi... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6610397 | Heat-activatable alkali-removable labelling systems A heat-activatable, alkali-removable labelling system comprises a support portion and a transfer portion over said support portion for transfer of the transfer portion from the support portion to an article upon application of heat to the support portion ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6610378 | Biaxially oriented polyester film to be formed into containers A biaxially oriented polyester film capable of lining the interior and/or exterior of a container, including a polyester containing about 93 mol % or more of ethylene terephthalate. The film has a breaking elongation in the machine direction. (S MD) and t... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6607826 | Plastic anti-fouling film for boat hull protection A protective layer which prevents marine fouling when attached to a boat hull or other structure intended to be submerged underwater. The protective layer achieves its anti-fouling characteristic by incorporating anti-fouling compounds uniformly dispersed... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6607823 | Heat seal coating and coated film The present invention provides a coated polymer film having heat seal properties. The heat seal coating includes a propylene diol copolyester. Preferably, the copolyester is formed from 1,3-propane diol, isophthalic acid and a sulfomonomer. A method of he... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6607815 | Coextruded, biaxially oriented polyester film with good metal adhesion and process for its production The invention describes a biaxially oriented polyester film with at least one base layer B, with at least one metal-adherent outer layer A, and preferably with another outer layer C, the metal-adherent outer layer A having a metal adhesion of at least 4 N... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6607801 | Heat-sensitive adhesive sheet and information-recorded sheet material using the same A double-sided heat-sensitive adhesive sheet comprises a support provided with a release layer on one side thereof and heat-sensitive adhesive layers which are formed on both sides of the support and have sufficient adhesion to the support but can be easi... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6596355 | Sealable package for heating in a microwave oven A packaging material is composed of a heat resistant base layer, a sealant layer, and a resin layer disposed at least a portion between the heat-resistant base layer and the sealant layer. The resin layer is composed of a resin material having a predeterm... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6592972 | Method and product for protecting an object with a soluble binder security print A security imprint (4) is interposed between a protective film (2) of synthetic material and a surface (8) of an object (9) to be protected, onto which surface the film is glued by means of an adhesive (3). The security imprint (4) includes an ink composi... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6589650 | Microscope cover slip materials A cover slip material and a method of making and using the same are provided. The material comprises (a) a light transmissible polymeric backing having first and second surfaces; (b) a tack free bonding layer disposed on the first surface of the backing, ... | 07/08/2003 |