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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5845459 | Insulating tile A new insulating tile for providing heat and sound insulation to wall and floor surfaces. The inventive device includes front and back plates each having inner and outer surfaces. Around the outer perimeter of the front plate is a side wall outwardly exte... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5843353 | Non-planar evacuated insulation panels and a method for making same Non-planar integral evacuated insulation panels and a method for making these by providing grooves in the filler material prior to enveloping said filler and forming by evacuating, which method allows to make evacuated insulation panels of specific non-pl... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5827385 | Method of producing an evacuated insulated container Sheets of gas impermeable plastics material are vacuum-formed to produce semi-rigid trays or shells each having side walls extending to form a peripheral flange. The formed shells define a cavity which is filled with an insulation media such as an open ce... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5798154 | Flex wrapped vacuum insulator A vacuum packaged insulating structure designed to insulate containers, pipes, and ducts. One type of insulator comprises a vacuum sealed metal foil composite plastic flexible wrap which encloses a double-walled structural frame. The flexible wrap takes t... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5795639 | Vacuum insulation panel having blended wool filler and method for manufacturing A vacuum insulation panel includes a blended wool media made up of fibers having at least two different average fiber diameters. The blended wool media includes small fibers which improve thermal performance of a vacuum insulation panel and large fibers w... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5756179 | Insulating modular panels incorporating vacuum insulation panels Improved insulating modular panels are manufactured to incorporate into each insulating modular panel at least one vacuum insulation panel. Vacuum insulation panels are conveyed seriatim toward a pultrusion die which ultimately produces the insulating mod... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5750882 | Gas permeability measurements for film envelope materials Method and apparatus for measuring the permeability of polymer film materials such as used in super-insulation powder-filled evacuated panels (PEPs) reduce the time required for testing from several years to weeks or months. The method involves substituti... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5741568 | Shock absorbing cushion A shock absorbing cushioning device suitable for products, objects and footwear which is comprised of a compressible insert encapsulated within an elastomeric barrier member. The elastomeric barrier member is secured to the compressible insert by a plural... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5713141 | Cushioning device with improved flexible barrier membrane Products in the form of cushioning devices made from flexible membranes employing at least one layer including thermoplastic urethane and at least one layer of a copolymer of ethylene and vinyl alcohol are inflatable to a relatively high pressure. The cus... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5698601 | Process for the production of open-celled rigid polyurethane foams useful as insulating materials Completely open-celled rigid polyurethane foams are produced by subjecting closed-celled or partially closed-celled rigid polyurethane foams to applied external pressure. These open-celled foams are useful as filling material in insulating panels or as in... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5695844 | Vacuum insulation panel with improved braze seal-off and method for manufacturing same In the manufacture of vacuum insulation panels, it is necessary to prevent deformation and damage to the brazed seal-off provided to maintain internal vacuum. The invention provides seal-off port geometries which improve the integrity of the vacuum panel.... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5693399 | Vacuum heat insulator A vacuum heat insulator comprising an oxygen absorbent which does not require water to absorb oxygen, a dehydrating agent and an acidic gas absorbent. In a preferred embodiment, the oxygen absorbent comprises (i) at least one of an unsaturated fatty acid ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5677026 | Self-standing insulating jacket for a hot water tank An inflatable, self-standing, transparent insulating jacket for a hot water tank is disclosed. The jacket is comprised of an inflatable hood, a platform and an attachment means. The hood surrounds, but is spaced outwardly from, the hot water tank. The hoo... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5670233 | Acoustic window and method for making the same A method for making polyurethane acoustic windows. A molding material is lied to a reservoir connected to the bottom of the mold to fill the mold under the influence of a vacuum applied at the top of the mold. After initialling filling the mold, a second... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5660909 | Sheet for measuring ultrasonic waves A sheet for measuring ultrasonic waves with which it is possible to easily measure a 2-dimensional ultrasonic wave distribution comprises a fluid in which multiple bubbles, each consisting of a minute quantity of gas covered by an extremely thin covering,... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5660662 | Method and apparatus for forming filled cushions, and filled cushions Apparatus for joining cohesive coated plastic sheets in a closed peripheral pattern with bulging of at least one sheet within the closed peripheral pattern to provide a sealed compartment containing only a gas such as air, or foam, under superatmospheric ... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5624727 | Structural devices with changing mechanical properties responsive to external forces This application describes devices which have a first softer formable state, and the second stiffer shape-retaining shape and which are capable of repeatable transition from the first state to the second state (or vice versa) on demand. The device compris... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5607764 | Optical diffuser An improved optical diffuser comprising a transparent support and an optical diffusing layer which is coated on one surface of the support and comprises an organic polymer binder and organic polymer particles is obtained by selecting the constituents to s... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5601897 | Vacuum insulation panel having carbonized asphalt coated glass fiber filler Vacuum insulation panels include an insulating media made up of glass fibers having a carbonized asphalt coating thereon. When such carbon-coated glass fibers are used as fillers for metal jacketed vacuum insulation panels, the resulting panels can be use... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5595806 | Mat for bearing and supporting objects, especially for packaging The mat disclosed has an air-tight flexible envelope closable by means of a valve and filled with a granular filling material. The filling material is lodged in a fabric sack made from a spacing fabric. The filling material is a composite body composed of... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5591505 | Fibrous insulation product having inorganic binders A fiber insulation product is provided which includes a fibrous material having a binder dispersed throughout. The binder comprises an inorganic material having thermoplastic properties. Preferably, the binder is a low-melting glass composition or a glass... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5549950 | Flexible waterproof applique for accurate mounting directly to swimming pools and the like A flexible waterproof applique directly mountable to a swimming pool and the like includes a flexible waterproof sheet, a waterproof adhesive layer, and a waterproof release sheet. The flexible waterproof sheet has a flexible waterproof sheet front surfac... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5543194 | Pressurizable envelope and method An internally pressurizable lightweight high tensile strength multi-layered structure with an outer barrier layer envelope of elastomeric semi-permeable material for use as a cushioning device is provided. The barrier layer is bonded, at a multiplicity of... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5543095 | Process for producing shaped bodies having thermally insulating properties A process for producing shaped bodies having thermally insulating properties and based on foamed alkali metal silicate particles includes silicon dioxide (SiO2) and alkali metal oxide (M2 O) (M is an alkali metal) in a molar ratio of... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5532034 | Getter system for vacuum insulation panel A getter system is provided for use with an evacuated container such as a vacuum insulation panel. The getter system has a first, activated getter material capable of gettering at least a first gas or vapor and a second, different gas or vapor. The getter... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5527411 | Insulating modular panels incorporating vacuum insulation panels and methods for manufacturing Improved insulating modular panels are manufactured to incorporate into each insulating modular panel at least one vacuum insulation panel. Vacuum insulation panels are conveyed seriatim toward a pultrusion die which ultimately produces the insulating mod... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5524294 | Tamper- or damage-indicating members A apparatus for providing a tamper- or damage-indicating member, such as a tamper-evident glove. The apparatus comprises first and second layers, typically inner and outer glove-shaped bodies, of substantially liquid- and air-impermeable material, at leas... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5518138 | Unsulating jacket A double walled insulating jacket having a vacuum zone and a getter composition within the zone. The getter composition is barium oxide and a second oxide of palladium, ruthenium, rhodium, osmium, iridium, and/or silver and mixtures thereof. A process for... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5512345 | Vacuum insulator casing and method of making vacuum insulator panel A vacuum insulator casing for thermal insulating between inside and outside of the casing. The vacuum insulator casing has an inner casing constructed at least two planer sections and a corner section located between the planer sections and an outer casin... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5505810 | Getter system for vacuum insulation panel A getter system is provided for use with an evacuated container such as a vacuum insulation panel. The getter system has a first, activated getter material capable of gettering at least a first gas or vapor and a second, different gas or vapor. The getter... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5500305 | Vacuum insulated panel and method of making a vacuum insulated panel A vacuum insulated panel having high thermal insulating value and long vacuum life, and a method of making such a panel are disclosed. The panel is formed of peripherally welded metal wall members which define a cavity within which, in one embodiment, a c... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5491009 | Amorphous nylon composition and films A multi-layer film useful in vacuum skin packaging and other packaging applications, and having a combination of good implosion resistance, formability and high oxygen barrier characteristics, includes a core layer having an oxygen barrier material such a... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5480696 | Silica powders for powder evacuated thermal insulating panel and method A powder evacuated thermal insulating panel using generally spherical and porous silica particles of a median size less than about 100 nanometers in diameter, a pour packing density of about 0.4 to 0.6 g/cm3 and an external surface area in the ... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5460269 | Skin packaging A skin package according to this invention is formed by providing a backing sheet and positioning an article on the backing sheet at an appropriate point. An intermediate sheet of porous substantially inelastic material is then overlaid on the article. Th... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5445857 | Textured vacuum insulation panel Vacuum insulation panels are provided with textured surfaces that localize thermal expansion thereof. Large thermal strains that could produce cracking and warping of the panels is thereby avoided.... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5413848 | Insulating foam of low thermal conductivity and method of preparation Low thermal conductivity insulation for refrigerators and the like is produced by blowing a resinous foam in an inert (e.g., nitrogen) atmosphere with a mixture of carbon dioxide and a low thermal conductivity inert gas such as krypton or xenon. The foam ... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5408832 | Thermally insulating jacket and related process Improved process for evacuating the thermally insulating jacket of a dewar having an inner wall and an outer wall, with the inner space between said walls completely or partially filled with an insulating material, containing also a moisture sorbing mater... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5405671 | Hot or cold bubble insulation sheeting An improved insulation wrap is provided with consists of a first layer of flexible material. A second layer of flexible material is secured to the first layer, so as to form a bubble sheeting having a plurality of cavities therebetween. A liquid with refl... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5399397 | Calcium silicate insulation structure An insulative structure including a powder-filled evacuated casing utilizes a quantity of finely divided synthetic calcium silicate having a relatively high surface area. The resultant structure-provides superior thermal insulating characteristics over a ... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5389420 | Heat insulator and method of making it A heat-insulator consisting of a) A finely distributed, powdery or fibrous substance, b) A microporous casing and c) A gas- and watertight, metal-free casing. The heat insulator is manufactured by optionally drying the powdery or fibrous substance, optionally bring... | 02/14/1995 |
