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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8163367 | Water absorbing mat A water absorbing mat includes a base having an internal space open to a top; a squeezing unit disposed in the internal space and comprising a plurality of water bladders having a plurality of legs; and a water absorbing unit disposed on the water bladders and forme... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7879424 | Method for making a vehicle panel A method of forming a panel is disclosed. The method includes forming a flexible skin (22); coupling a compressible material (24) to the skin (22); positioning the skin (22) and compressible material (24) in a mold; and forming a r... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7592059 | Lightweight, composite structural railroad ties A lightweight, reinforced composite structural element is disclosed, which includes a hollow housing, interior reinforcement, a filling of polyurethane foam, and a substantially uniform outer coating of a high-solid protective coating. The reinforced composite struc... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7498072 | Long service life scent dispersing mat apparatus A long life scent dispersing mat apparatus uses an outer housing with apertures appointed to disperse a scent or fragrance. The fragrance is provided in a fragrant body which is a springy spongy rubber or polymeric sponge soaked with essential oils that have high va... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7421830 | Layered composites Useful composites and methods of using such composites are provided. The composites include an outer layer containing a first polymeric material, an intermediate layer circumscribed by the outer layer and containing a second polymeric material, and an inner layer ci... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7416401 | Lightweight composite fairing bar and method for manufacturing the same A lightweight composite fairing bar (14) for use in fabricating a composite component (16) of an aircraft. The fairing bar (14) includes a core (18) and an elongated outer shell (20) surrounding the core (18). The outer shel... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7415397 | Frequency shifting isolator system The present invention provides a method for designing a frequency-shifting isolator system that includes selecting, an impact absorption envelope; a geometry for the isolator mount system; and an elastomeric dampening material formed in the selected geometry. The is... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7396574 | Self-inflating cushion and footwear including same A cushion comprised of at least one chamber comprised of a barrier material, said barrier material comprised of an elastomer, said elastomer being at least semi-permeable to at least a first reactant compound, a second reactant compound disposed within said at least... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7381456 | Fungi resistant faced insulation assembly and method A kraft paper sheet contains and/or is coated with a fungi growth-inhibiting agent that causes the kraft paper sheet to be fungi growth resistant. The kraft paper sheet alone or as part of a layered sheet material is used as a central field portion of facings for va... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7361293 | Panel element, particularly for a motor vehicle, and method for the production thereof In a method for producing a trim article (1), the interspace between a sheet-like decorative material (5) and a carrier (3) is foam-filled. There is provision, during foaming, for the decorative material (5) to be pressed sealingingly ont... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357270 | Container holder and a system for supporting containers and a method for holding containers A container holder, a system for supporting containers and a method for holding containers which allow the containers to be stored and/or displayed are provided. Additionally, the container holder may have a base or arm connected to a first stopper and/or a second s... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350785 | Test-cutting target for edged-weapons practice Improved targets suitable for cutting with an edged weapon are disclosed. In an embodiment the target is a prism made of polyethylene foam with a hole for receiving a peg and an external indicia alerting the practitioner of the depth of the hole and, thereby, what p... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351459 | Spunbond facing and faced insulation assembly A faced building insulation assembly includes a first facing forming a first major surface of the assembly with a central field portion having one or more spunbond continuous polymeric filament mat layers. Preferably, the facing is fungi growth resistant and has a s... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347911 | Devices and methods for manufacturing packaging materials Devices and methods for inflating and sealing packaging pillows from a material web are shown for consistently producing high-quality packaging pillows. A web of material is advanced past an inflation nozzle, inflated with gas, and sealed closed by a sealing element... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7348047 | Multi-layered structural corrosion resistant composite liner A multi-layered, structural, corrosion resistant composite includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a core layer having a first surface and an opposing second surface, a first fiber reinforced layer bonded to the first surface of the core layer, a second fiber reinforc... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341317 | Locally reinforced hollow structural assembly A reinforced structural assembly is provided including a hollow structure having a cavity with a hole. A bag is inserted into the cavity using a tube. The bag has an end with an opening extending out of the cavity through the hole. A device injects a structural foam... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341776 | Protective foam with skin A protective foam layer is provided. The protective layer has a foam substrate that is at least partially enclosed by a formed skin adjacent the outer surface of the foam substrate. The formed skin is substantially non-porous. The combination of the foam substrate w... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334278 | Molded polyurethane foam product, seat pad for vehicle, and method for molding polyurethane foam product At least two urethane stock solutions capable of forming polyurethane foam segments having different physical characteristics are charged into a mold and foamed under a predetermined molding pressure P to mold a one-piece polyurethane product including at least two ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334385 | Automated tucking process for covering a penetrable core material A process for covering a rigid, penetrable core article with covering material and automatically tucking the material into a surface of the article with an automatically reciprocating plunger. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334375 | Evacuated panel for thermal insulation of a body having non-planar surfaces An evacuated panel is provided for thermal insulation of a body (3, 4) having non-planar surfaces, the panel having two main faces and comprising a flexible envelope (1), made of one or more barrier sheets, and a filling material formed of at least two... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332207 | Component for a vehicle interior and a method of assembly A component for an interior of a vehicle is provided, including a substrate, a skin cooperating with the substrate to define a cavity, and foam disposed within the cavity. The substrate includes a recess defining a side wall and a back wall. The skin includes a prim... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326458 | System and method for flexible insulation An insulator is provided having a folded, stacked substrate with a plurality of insulating cells. The substrate is folded such that cells on one folded portion are interleaved with cells on another portion. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323043 | Storage container associated with a thermal energy management system A container for storing hydrogen comprises an outer shell having an inlet for inputting hydrogen gas and an outlet for outputting hydrogen gas. A thermally conductive liner lines an interior of the outer shell. An inner hydride core is in communication with the inle... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316262 | Method and apparatus for absorbing thermal energy The subject invention pertains to a method and apparatus for storing thermal energy. The subject thermal energy storage apparatus can function as a heat absorber in a cooling system. A cooling system can incorporate a cooling cycle that utilizes thermal energy stora... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314661 | Synthetic closures having improved physical properties The synthetic closures disclosed herein are made from novel compositions that comprise a thermoplastic elastomer, polypropylene, a foaming agent, and a plurality of gas-encapsulating thermoplastic microspheres. Without necessarily prescribing to any scientific theor... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311936 | Integral skin interior trim While a corner part 35 of a skin 7 formed between side covers 30 and 31 has a sector shape, a corner part 29 of a base material 9 also has a sector shape. When resin is charged between the skin 7 and the base material... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303642 | Methods of making responsive film with corrugated microlayers having improved properties A multi-microlayer thermoplastic film structure and methods of making the same. More specifically, this invention relates to a multi-microlayer film having a corrugated polymer layer and a thermoplastic elastomer layer. Filler materials may be included in either the... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300515 | Facing material with controlled porosity for construction boards This invention provides facing materials for cementitious boards such as those including Portland cement or gypsum cores. The preferred facing material includes, in a first embodiment, a facing layer having an areal weight of about 300 grams/M2, and an ai... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290828 | Baffle system There is disclosed a system and method of employing a porous container for sealing, baffling, reinforcing or a combination thereof. According to the method, a porous container having one or more openings is provided. An expandable material is associated with the con... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291410 | Orientation independent liquid fuel reservoir A fuel reservoir for a liquid fuel cell particularly useful for portable electronic devices or for a reformer, includes (a) a container defining a volume for holding a liquid fuel; (b) a wicking structure positioned within the volume and into which at least one port... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7282252 | Faced insulation assembly and method The facing of a faced building insulation assembly includes a central field portion with a selected water vapor permeance rating that is bonded to an insulation layer to provide the faced building insulation assembly with a selected water vapor permeance rating. The... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278842 | Apparatus for the production of polyurethane sandwich elements The present invention relates to a process for the continuous production of polyurethane sandwich elements comprising an upper outer layer and a lower outer layer and a layer of cellular polyurethane lying in between, which is firmly bonded to the outer layers. This... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275720 | Actively cooled ceramic thermal protection system An apparatus and method for thermal protection is provided. A thermal protection apparatus includes a porous layer attached to an inner structural member requiring thermal protection. The porous layer serves as both a cooling air plenum and a transpiring medium. The... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275793 | Seat A seat includes a seat frame, and a cushion material supported by the seat frame and having a three-dimensional knitted fabric which is formed by joining, with connecting threads, a pair of ground knit fabrics which are disposed so as to be separated from one anothe... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7269860 | Moisture-barriered, body-contact protective interface structure A moisture-barriered, body-contact protective interface structure including a core, viscoelastic, acceleration-rate-sensitive cushioning structure, and a moisture-barriering container surrounding the cushioning structure, with the container being operable to block t... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7259189 | Expanded polypropylene resin beads and process for the production thereof A process for the production of expanded beads, including kneading a base resin containing a polypropylene resin and having a tensile modulus of at least 1,200 MPa together with a mixture of a coloring agent and a thermoplastic polymer having a tensile modulus lower... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254853 | Air mattress An air mattress is disclosed, which comprises an upper raw material member which has a coating layer at an upper surface of the same; a lower raw material which is spaced and installed at a lower side of the upper raw material member and has a coating layer at a low... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255759 | Patterning on SMS product A method and apparatus for the production of nonwovens. The nonwovens including a spunbonding apparatus for forming a first web of nonwoven material on a first belt, and a meltblowing apparatus for forming a second web of nonwoven material on a second belt. The seco... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7250034 | Venting devices for surgical casts and other orthopedic devices A surgical cast venting device comprises two elongate strips or two layers of flexible material, at least one of which is porous. The strips or layers are spaced apart from each other and extend parallel to each other. Flexible, solid spacer members are arranged bet... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7250124 | Structural reinforcement article and process for preparation thereof The invention is a process for the preparation of article comprising placing a film on each inner surface of each part of a two part mold; placing an article in the mold with film located between the surface of the mold and the article such that there is a small spa... | 07/31/2007 |
