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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364783 | Composite article joined with an adhesive A method of joining textile elements and an article formed by joined elements is disclosed. The method includes bonding together textile elements through the use of an adhesive element and the application of heat and pressure. The method also includes joining the bo... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7311956 | Laminate and method used for applying a design to a substrate A laminate for use in decorating a receptor surface (e.g., a window) comprising a piece of decorative sheet material with a layer of aggressive pressure sensitive adhesive on its rear surface and a release liner over that layer of adhesive; and a flexible, temporary... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7288308 | Floor covering of an elastomer material having a textured surface A floor covering of an elastomer material having a textured surface having a plurality of unevenly distributed reliefs, which partially overlap one another and are of a rectangular or square shape having rounded corners and extents of between 1.2 and 6 mm, the heigh... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7261133 | Reinforced wallet A wallet having hardened reinforcing plates, as well as a dust-tight and water impervious cover. The wallet also has two Styrofoam layers. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7237498 | Method of providing an adorned article and an adorned article made using the method A method of providing an article to meet an actual or anticipated demand including the steps of: providing an article having an exposed surface defined by at least one substrate layer; tack stitching a first adornment layer fixedly to the at least one substrate laye... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7065910 | Illuminated display device A display device that can be mounted to a surface, such as a window, using static attraction. The display device has an illumination assembly circuit including a light source (such as an LED), a power supply (such as a battery) and a switch interposed therebetween. ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7055273 | Removable label and incentive item to facilitate collecting consumer data A label and incentive item for collecting data in connection with consumer surveys is provided having a pre-approved incentive card with a base layer for attaching to a product package or release paper. The pre-approved incentive card has indicia printed on its oute... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7033973 | Support means for sublimation decorations and relative method Support means for sublimation decorations (2) comprise paper sheet means (4) arranged to receive on one face thereof (4a) said decorations (2), a further face (4b) of said sheet means (4) opposite the one said ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7017202 | Bunk bed panel A cover furnishing, generally made of a single continuous piece of rectangular plastic or suitable material affixed to cover and conceal the underside of a top bunk or loft bed system to prevent particles from falling from the mattress or on a ceiling above the top ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6933037 | Triple laminate roofing shingle A three-layer asphalt composition shingle where the top layer is of a full width, a middle layer is less than the full width, and a bottom layer has a width shorter than the middle layer. The middle and top layers of the shingle have tabs and cutouts. The tabs of ea... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6764739 | Artificially aged list for making frames The list consists of a wooden section whose surface intended to be visible in the frame is partially veneered. The longitudinal edges of the veneer are irregular to obtain an artificially aged appearance of the list. ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6743321 | Method and apparatus for assembling refastenable absorbent garments A method for fabricating a refastenable absorbent garment includes moving a continuous body panel web in a machine direction and successively fixedly securing a plurality of discrete fastener pieces, spaced along the machine direction, to the body panel web. Each of... | 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 |
| 6656561 | Composite solid surface article and process for producing the same A composite solid surface article which includes a molded overlay composed of a solid surface material fabricated in a mold; an underlay core material composed of a polymeric material molded onto the overlay but which only covers a center portion of the o... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6655269 | Method for forming glove with custom logo A method for attaching a custom logo to a glove is provided. The method utilizes, among other things, a pad printing method to print a custom logo onto a thermoplastic member and adhering the thermoplastic member to a blank glove. The method advantageousl... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6558499 | Disposable absorbent article having graphics and process for making An absorbent article including one or more graphics thereon and a method for making the same are provided according to the present invention, wherein the reference markers used to cut the graphics are not included on the final absorbent article. Further, ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6490835 | Vinyl siding wall ornamentation A vinyl siding wall ornamentation packaged as a self-contained kit including one or both of an already assembled vinyl siding design, and a plurality of vinyl siding strips to be assembled according to predetermined plan, for overlaying the wall in substa... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6180207 | Foil-covered automatic interior plastic part having a decorative preform and method of making same A foil-covered automotive interior plastic part including a decorative preform is provided including a hot stamping foil having a foil top layer disposed on a plastic bottom layer which, in turn, is bonded to a outer surface of a plastic structural substr... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6159577 | Magnetic modifiable sign system A magnetic modifiable sign system comprised of a plastic substrate, a layer of magnetic ink, a layer of ultraviolet curable white ink, a layer of ultraviolet curable colored ink, and a multiplicity of flexible magnetic sheets which are removably and magne... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6080465 | Decal for vulcanized tires and method of obtaining a tire having a colored motif A method for obtaining a tire comprising a colored motif and a decal inted to be applied to the outer surface of a vulcanized rubber tire. The decal is made of a thin sheet serving as temporary support for a motif made with one or more vulcanizable color... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6045880 | Three-dimensional plastic representation for articles E.G. binders A three-dimensional relief plastic sheet for use on articles such as binders comprises a decorative overlay sheet made of a plastics material and at least one three-dimensional relief representation integrally formed on the overlay sheet, for instance, by... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6038702 | Decorative patch A decoration or accessory for clothing consisting of two die cut pieces of material laid on top of one another. In one embodiment a paper coated adhesive is coated on the facing sides of each piece of material. The two pieces of material each have a matin... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6015604 | Impressed emblem and method An impressed emblem is disclosed which includes a cover sheet which is used together with heat and pressure to impress a desired pattern on an emblem. The emblem can also be impressed with a pattern and simultaneously heat-sealed onto a desired substrate.... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5997680 | Method of producing printed media Two pairs of parallel substantial-cut or scored lines extend the length of a card stock sheet and short through-cut lines extend between each of the pairs to define two columns of business card blanks on the sheet. The sheet is passed through a laser or i... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5993928 | Assembly for passing through a printer or copier and separating out into individual printed media Two pairs of parallel substantial-cut or scored lines extend the length of a card stock sheet and short through-cut lines extend between each of the pairs to define two columns of business card blanks on the sheet. The sheet is passed through a laser or i... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5968617 | Decorative glassware and method of decorating same A hollow transparent decorated object and a method of decorating a hollow transparent object wherein an elongated cylindrical side wall is simultaneously imprinted with an inner design and an outer design separated by a background substrate. The inner and... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5958526 | Adhesive camouflage patch An adhesive camouflage patch is described in which a flexible base sheet is provided with a perimeter defining an irregular configuration. First and second adhesive surfaces are provided on opposed inside and outside surfaces of the base sheet, covered wi... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5953202 | High energy density capacitor films and capacitors made therefrom Materials from which metal film capacitors with plastic or other dielectric films are formed include a plurality of regions or segments defining plates of a capacitor, the regions electrically interconnected by fuse regions which separate a region contain... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5935663 | Silhouette cutouts for window of vehicle A film applique in the form of a silhouette of the rear view of a human head applied to the rear window of a vehicle, the film being a semi-transparent reflective film of the type normally used as a tinting for vehicle window glass. The tinting film provi... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5916657 | Three-dimensional formable sheet material figurine attachments for protective helmets An article of wearing apparel for the head and a method making the same. The article includes a helmet having an upper outer surface, a three-dimensional, simulated animal figure cut out of resiliently flexible sheet material with the figure having a simu... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5874149 | Heat sealing of thread to a web A tagged packet carries a tag which is attached to the main body of the packet by a thread. The thread comprises polypropylene so as to be attachable by heat sealing to the body. The body is made up of layers of sheet material also comprising thermoplasti... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5863632 | Decorative photographic tile and method using same A decorative photographic floor tile comprising an enlarged photographic print to create a visual decor for use in commercial settings. The photographic floor tile comprises a lamination of clear vinyl on top of a photographic print with a self-adhesive p... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5853852 | Decorative glass sheet with appliques A decorative glass sheet including a glass panel having an upper surface and a lower surface. An applique overlies a portion of the upper surface of the glass panel and has a periphery, an upper surface and a lower surface. An adhesive coupler is interpos... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5840408 | Decorative appliques for garments A decorative applique for removably adhering to the interior surface of a sheer garment to create a silhouette on the exterior surface of the sheer garment. The decorative applique includes an applique structure having an adhering surface; and glue on the... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5834091 | Process and machine for the fabrication of decorated vulcanized and polychrome mats, and mats thus obtained This has a plurality of nubs which incorporate preset multicolored decorative designs in their bodies, created by a machine able to apply this manufacturing process, on a multilayered monobloc composed of a base, support and seating layer and another or o... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5824395 | Method of transferring a graphic image from a transfer having a paper backing, a release layer, and a discontinuous layer A borderless decorative graphic transfer and its application which is applied to a gum and starch coated absorbent paper is disclosed. The printed image may be applied by non-soluble water, non-soluble ink or laser printer copy toner. After printing on th... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5824391 | Appliques to eliminate painted coatings on surfaces having complex curvature Ever more stringent environmental restrictions make it ever more challenging to apply coatings by conventional processes like spray painting because of the volatile solvents and hazardous pigments. The present invention is an alternative for applying a co... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5783276 | Insert molded bezel and method of manufacturing A method of manufacturing a plastic shell by providing a printed applique having a central portion with a peripheral skirt portion having an edge, then inserting the applique into the recess on a first side of a mold. The skirt of the applique has a lengt... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5773118 | Decorative fabric and method for making the same The present invention provides a fabric having a decal and ornaments bonded and affixed, respectively thereto, whereby the ornaments overlap and have the same configuration as the decal so that the decal is no longer visible when the ornaments are affixed... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5729834 | Manufacture of an inflatable applique and its method of manufacture An inflatable applique for a fabric article which may be attached to an article of clothing after it is fully manufactured comprising a top and a backing layer of vinyl which are sealing affixed to one another creating a substantially airtight enclosure, ... | 03/24/1998 |
