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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7776440 | Spring coated with powder coating of epoxy resin and thermoplastic resin A spring with high durability has a coating film composed of an epoxy resin powder coating containing softening agent which contains an epoxy resin and a softening agent comprising a thermoplastic resin for improving impact resistance of the coating film. A method o... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7651769 | Structures, systems and methods for joining articles and materials and uses therefor This invention provides novel nanofibers and nanofiber structures which posses adherent properties, as well as the use of such nanofibers and nanofiber comprising structures in the coupling and/or joining together of articles or material. ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7294941 | Winding coil assembly of reciprocating motor and manufacturing method thereof A winding coil assembly (6) of a reciprocating motor comprising: an outer stator; an inner stator (2) arranged at an inner circumference surface of the outer stator (2) with a certain air gap; a magnet linearly and movably arranged between the o... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7261936 | Synthetic blown insulation An insulation material having insulative properties of a synthetic down, while have a fir-tree structure more similar to natural down, and being in a blown form. The blowable insulation material is composed of plural units each having a number of filaments that are ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7241709 | Penetration resistant life protection articles The present invention relates to penetration resistant life protection articles, including spike penetration resistant life protection articles, and preferably spike and ballistic projectile penetration resistant life protection articles. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7229688 | Method and apparatus for high denier hollow spiral fiber A self-texturing hollow fiber that exhibits a desirable tendency to coil rather than to bend sharply or zig-zag. In one embodiment the invention is a hollow polymer filament having a generally cylindrical cross-section. The filament is further defined by a cylindric... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7210231 | Noise-reducing cutting line for a vegetation cutting device A cutting line for brush-cutting, edge-trimming and similar has a generally circular cross-section and, on its periphery, has a plurality of notches spaced apart by a distance of between 12 and 19 mm approximately and aligned along at least one direction parallel to... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7182551 | Re-enforced composite sheet piling segments A re-enforced composite sheet piling segment is disclosed. The segment of sheet piling includes multiple panels. The panels of the segment come together at an angle to form a corner. A re-enforcement is placed in the corner of the segment. The re-enforcement has a c... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7168124 | Grill brush and grill cleaning system An improved grill brush for cleaning grill grates and a cleaning system including a grill grate specifically adapted for use with the disclosed grill brush includes a head portion and a handle portion. A plurality of metallic bristles is mounted to and extends from ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7135227 | Electrically conductive elastic composite yarn, methods for making the same, and articles incorporating the same Provided is an electrically conductive elastic composite yarn having an elastic member that is surrounded by at least one conductive covering filament. The conductive covering filament has a length that is greater than the drafted length of the elastic member such t... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7080573 | Hybrid composite flywheel rim and its manufacturing method A composite flywheel rim has multiple fiber layers in each of a plurality of radially contiguous zones. The layers in the intermediate zones each have a mixture of carbon fiber tows and glass fiber tows. The ratio of carbon fiber tows to glass fiber tows in each lay... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7059800 | Method of reinforcing and waterproofing a paved surface In a method of reinforcing and waterproofing a paved surface, a layer of liquefied asphalt is applied on a paved surface. A reinforcement mat is then applied over the liquefied asphalt. The reinforcement mat includes a first layer comprising a nonwoven mat produced ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7036197 | Stretchable multiple-component nonwoven fabrics and methods for preparing A method for preparing stretchable bonded nonwoven fabrics which involves forming a substantially nonbonded nonwoven web of multiple-component continuous filaments or staple fibers which are capable of developing three-dimensional spiral crimp, activating the spiral... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7026048 | Multi-color fiber fluff products and method and apparatus for making same A method and apparatus for making a decorative mass of fiber fluff wherein a source of supply of staple fibers made of natural or synthetic textile fiber and arranged in continuous form, such as in a strand of yarn, are provided as a pattern array of discrete stream... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6929592 | Roll cover The present invention is directed to a roll cover for a calender or press roll for treating a material web. The roll cover includes a layer of elastomeric material having filaments running approximately longitudinally with respect to a web run direction and transver... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6919117 | Composite nonwoven fabric and method for making same A composite nonwoven fabric comprising multiple layers of a web formed from a blended mixture of metal fibers and nonmetal fibers is provided. The metal fibers preferably have a rough outer surface with irregular shaped cross-sections that vary along their length. T... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6913822 | Cable erection technique and cable erection coil The present invention concerns a cable erection technique using a plastically deformable coil comprising a metal wire formed in a spiral shape and synthetic resin coated on a surface of the metal wire, wherein said coil is inserted outside around a tensile line draw... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6875314 | Paper machine clothing, particularly a press felt This invention relates to paper machine clothing, particularly a press felt, comprising a support and comprising filaments which are formed as profiled monofilaments (1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 18, 23, 24, 25) with a profile which differs from a circular cross-sectio... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6811877 | Reinforcing structure A reinforcing structure designed for handling compression stress states when the structure is molded into a composite. The structure, specifically a wrapped cord with metallic filaments contained therein, is suitable for both compression and tension load forces. The... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6777081 | Reinforcing structure for stiff composite articles The invention relates to a reinforcing structure (13), comprising metallic elements (15) (16), to be used to reinforce stiff composite articles (14) comprising such reinforcing structure and a polymer matrix. The reinforcing structure com... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6689703 | Elastically stretchable nonwoven fabric and process for making the same An elastically stretchable nonwoven fabric including thermoplastic elastomer filaments; the filaments being heat-sealed and/or mechanically intertwined together to form the nonwoven fabric that has crimped regions and non-crimped regions wherein each of t... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6686028 | Hydrophilic elastically stretchable composite sheet A hydrophilic elastically stretchable composite sheet composed of an elastically stretchable first sheet and an inelastically stretchable second sheet intermittently bonded to at least one surface of the first sheet. At least one of the first sheet and th... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6632755 | Multi-color fiber fluff products and method and apparatus for making same Method and apparatus for making a variegated multicolor fabric by knitting or weaving from a yarn spun from decorative mass of fiber fluff made from staple fibers arranged in continuous form of discrete streams of different uniform colors. The streams are... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6613704 | Continuous filament composite nonwoven webs Nonwoven webs of continuous filaments are provided having a mixture or blend of first and second continuous filaments wherein the first and second continuous filaments are different from the first continuous filaments in one or more respects such as size,... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6555219 | Method of supporting plant growth using polymer fibers as a soil substitute The present invention relates to a soil substitute useful in supporting plant growth. More particularly, the present invention relates to biodegradable and non-biodegradable polymer fibers for use in plant cultivation.... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6548167 | Continuous-strand pellets and method and device for preparing continuous-strand pellets A continuous fiber granulate material includes granulate particles having reinforcing staple fibers helically arranged in a thermoplastic matrix. The reinforcing staple fibers are located in a sheathed zone of the granulate particles along with a melted m... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6484795 | Insert for a radiant tube An integral ceramic insert for a radiant tube. The insert has a helical shape and contains ceramic material; and it has a thermal expansion rate of less than 6.0×10-6 meters/meter/degree Celsius and a thermal conductivity of at least 0.2 calor... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6391444 | Core-sheath glass fibers Provided is a glass fiber prepared by combining two glasses, preferably at least one of which is biosoluble, in a core/sheath arrangement. Such an arrangement can provide fibers potentially stronger than those of single glasses, while also having a perman... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6368713 | Hollow microfibers and process for producing the same Hollow carbon microcoils are provided having a pitch that is substantially zero. Also provided are ceramic microcoils comprising a metal nitride, a metal carbide or a metal carbonitride. The invention also includes methods for producing such microcoils.... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6349773 | Plastics horseshoe A stock from which circumferential lengths can be cut to be used as horseshoes, the stock comprising a helical coil of plastics materials wound about an axis such that the cross section of the coil in a plane containing the axis is constant in shape for a... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6335087 | Reinforcing for concrete products and reinforced concrete products A yarn for use in a cement mortar matrix, includes a core and a multitude of staple fibers forming a layer which envelopes the core and provides an extended surface area and interstical spaces for infiltration by cement fines and hydrates. The staple fibe... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6308508 | Steel cord for reinforcement of a radial tire and a radial tire employing the same A steel cord for reinforcement of a radial tire and a radial tire employing the same are disclosed. The steel cord is made of more than three steel filaments of which one or two filaments are regularly twisted, the other filaments are open-twisted and eac... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6274230 | Articles of composite construction and method of producing patterns thereon A process for producing sharp surface visible patterns on composite articles formed of resin coated reinforcing strands employs a liquid uncured resin having a coloring component therein to produce an opaque resin of light color to mask the color of the r... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6258420 | Twisted spiral garland A decorative twisted spiral garland includes one or more continuous webs of material, each arranged in a series of flattened, generally helical coils about a longitudinal axis, with the coils extending generally transversely of the axis and having a prede... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6235391 | Filling material for cushions A resilient material shaped into a bent strand with a preferred length from 1.5 to 7 inches forms a filling element for cushions, pillows and upholstered articles. The strand may be bent so as to have a Z-shape or an S-shape or a V-shape or a C-shape alon... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6200678 | Corrosion resistant coated metal strand Concrete strengthening members, particularly prestressing tendons such as strands of steel wire, are provided with a strongly adherent plastic coating which may be substantially impermeable for improved corrosion resistance, and/or which may have embedded... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6094769 | Bristle for a toothbrush The invention is directed to a bristle (1) for a toothbrush, in particular for an electric toothbrush, which is comprised of a monofilament (2) made of plastic. The monofilament (2) is of a non-circular cross-section, is twisted about its longitudinal axi... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6071613 | Fiber reinforced cementitious materials with improved toughness and ductility A hybrid fiber reinforcing system that enhances ductility of concrete at small and large crack openings, while avoiding the necessity of using steel fibers at high (e.g., 1%) volumes, by taking into account Young's modulus, deploying large surface area to... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6051313 | Hybrid yarn for the fabrication of fibre preforms of composite parts, and method for its preparation A yarn is formed from discontinuous parallel fibers which are not twisted d which are held together by a covering yarn of sacrificial material wound around the fibers. The fibers comprise an intimate mixture of fibers of at least two different natures sel... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6039870 | Radial wound fiber disk A radially wound tubular fiber disk comprises a single strand of tubular fiber having a feed inlet at one end and a feed outlet at the other. Radially arranged adhesive strips forming seams maintain a desired spacing between adjacent convolutions of the t... | 03/21/2000 |
