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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8088695 | Fabric material and process for preparing same A laminated fabric material includes a fabric material and a substantially gas impermeable film laminated to the fabric material, the film having an inner, fabric-facing surface and an outer surface, wherein the outer surface includes a fluoropolymer treated surface... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8030227 | Photocurable fixture for orthopedic surgery A photocurable fixture for orthopedic surgery has a base material and a photocurable resin retained in the base material and containing a urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer and a photopolymerization initiator which absorbs a light within a range of 400 to 700 nm. The ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7767598 | Diaper providing pressure insensitive liquid handling A liquid acquisition layer having a multitude of fibers and a binder is useful in a variety of absorbent articles, such as diapers and sanitary napkins. The liquid acquisition layer has a caliper which decreases in response to external pressure and increases upon re... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7413633 | Belts and roll coverings having a nanocomposite coating The present invention relates to a urethane-based coating having nanoparticles for improving the characteristics of a papermaking process belt, roll cover and belts used in textile applications. For example, the present invention improves resistance to flex fatigue,... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7404989 | Composite article and its manufacture A composite article is provided which comprises a silicone rubber matrix reinforced with a polyaramid textile. The polyaramid textile is bonded to the silicone rubber by a bonding composition that comprises at least an acryloxy organosilane. The article is manufactu... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7314497 | Filter medium and structure Thermoplastic bicomponent binder fiber can be combined with other media, fibers and other filtration components to form a thermally bonded filtration media. The filtration media can be used in filter units. Such filter units can be placed in the stream of a mobile f... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309372 | Filter medium and structure Thermoplastic bicomponent binder fiber can be combined with other media, fibers and other filtration components to form a thermally bonded filtration media. The filtration media can be used in filter units. Such filter units can be placed in the stream of a mobile f... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7304006 | High tear interwoven belt fabric Woven reinforcing fabrics for such conveyor belts characterized by an improved resistance to tearing in the longitudinal or travel direction. The woven reinforcing fabric includes a plurality of weft yarns and a plurality of warp yarns aligned substantially orthogon... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7267250 | Closure with concertina element and processing means The invention provides in a first aspect a closure (10) for a passageway such as a bottleneck. The closure (10) has a concertina element (16). When the concertina element (16) is released, the closure (10) can be removed from the p... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7259114 | High-strength, low-cost, recyclable backing for fabrics A backing material is made of low-density and/or high-density polyethylene(s) and/or a flexibilizer to provide high-strength, low-cost, and recyclable backing material for fabrics. The backing material can incorporate polypropylene(s), additional flexibilizers, fill... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7247172 | Shrink resistant and wrinkle free textiles Formaldehyde-free durable press finished textiles having cross-linked polymaleate finishes are provided. The finish comprises a cross-linked polymaleate having a crosslinked adjunct selected from the group having the formula: | 07/24/2007 |
| 7235288 | Polymeric bonding of glass fiber reinforcements with silane based coatings in gypsum board A bond is created between a gypsum matrix formed from an aqueous acidic gypsum slurry comprising a monomer mixture. The monomer mixture is composed of a monomer having acidic functionality and a monomer having hydroxyl or amine functionality. A silane-based sizing c... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7194953 | Dressing on a cylinder or a transfer cylinder as well as printing units of a printing press A blanket is located on an outer surface of a roller, such as printing unit roller. The blanket has an elastic and/or a compressive layer with a surface pressure that depends on the degree of the impression. The layer is selected so that a depending of the surface p... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7186451 | Composite sheet suitable for use as artificial leather The invention is directed to a composite sheet suitable for use as artificial leather or a precursor to artificial leather, where both surfaces have a napped or brushed appearance. The composite sheet comprises a low-density, lightly bonded non-woven web that is sti... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178269 | Insole for footwear An insole for footwear comprising silicone with a filler material, having a selected region of a silicone-cork mixture with a sufficiently high proportion of cork that the height thereof can be formed by grinding. ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7109135 | Soft tactile coating for multi-filament woven fabric A polyolefin woven fabric extrusion coating with superior soft tactile characteristic is disclosed comprising ethylenic elastomer and thermoplastic vulcanizate. The combination performs in a synergistic fashion to obtain more pleasing soft tactile characteristic tha... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7091172 | Textile laundering composition comprising a self-crosslinking cationic polymer A process for the treatment of non-keratinaceous textiles, preferably cellulosic fibers, which comprises the step of treating the textiles with a composition which comprises: a self-crosslinking polymer and a nucleophilic species (preferably a polymer comprising at ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7081576 | Laminated structure for manufacture of percussion instrument, string instrument or furniture A cylindrical, oval or egg-shaped shell comprising a plurality of layers of wood laminate with a layer of adhesive located between each adjacent layers of wood laminate. The adhesive is a composite adhesive which has a plurality of hollow spheres intermixed within t... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7070854 | Water-dispersible, cationic polymers, a method of making same and items using same The present invention is directed to triggerable, water-dispersible cationic polymers. The present invention is also directed to a method of making triggerable, water-dispersible cationic polymers and their applicability as binder compositions. The present invention... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7056847 | Binder for high wet-strength substrates The present invention is directed to a fibrous substrate made of chemically bonded fibers, where the fibers are bound with a polymeric binder in an amount which is sufficient to bind the fibers together to form a self-sustaining web, and where the binder is characte... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7049252 | Coated fabric for luggage An abrasion resistant and water resistant fabric is disclosed. The fabric is particularly well suited for use in constructing luggage. The fabric, however, is also well suited for many other applications, such as use in constructing sportswear, outdoor apparel, mili... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7037866 | Two-sided nonwoven fabric A nonwoven fabric comprises a first layer formed of staple fibers having a smooth outer surface, a second layer formed of staple fibers having an outer surface with a roughened texture and a third, spunbond layer sandwiched between the first and second layers. A bin... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028735 | Method and apparatus for producing elastomeric nonwoven laminates An apparatus and method for producing an elastomeric nonwoven laminate including a plurality of elastic strands joined to a nonwoven web in a controlled distribution is provided. The apparatus includes an extruder for extruding a plurality of elastic strands onto a ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7018422 | Shrink resistant and wrinkle free textiles Formaldehyde-free durable press finished textiles having cross-linked polymaleate finishes are provided. The finish comprises a cross-linked polymaleate having a crosslinked adjunct selected from the group having the formula: | 03/28/2006 |
| 7015155 | Elastomeric adhesive Elastomeric adhesive compositions including a high softening point tackifier resin in combination with a base polymer can be used to create laminates having effective adhesion and elastic properties. The compositions may also include a low softening point additive, ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6989035 | Textile finishing composition and methods for using same Novel textile finishing compositions for finishing textile articles are provided via the present invention. The textile finishing compositions disclosed herein comprise a cross-linking agent and a catalytic amount of an esterification agent. The cross-linking agents... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6967178 | Elastic strand laminate An elastic strand laminate, and a method of making an elastic strand laminate. The elastic strand laminate includes a plurality of self-adhering elastic strands made up of an elastomeric adhesive composition. The self-adhering elastic strands can be laminated to one... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6957606 | Printer for printing corrugated cardboard An offset printing machine having a printing blanket cylinder with an outer smooth ink receivable surface and a blanket support layer about the blanket cylinder beneath the printing blanket. The blanket support includes a dimensionally stable support layer and a rev... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6953485 | Enhanced fabric comprising substrates and process to provide same The present invention relates to substrate comprising fabric, the substrate treated with a composition comprising: a) formaldehyde; b) polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of from about 700 gm/mol to about... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6929425 | Erosion control reinforcement mat An erosion control system is provided which generally includes a flexible composite blanket or matting including a core layer bonded between an upper and a lower netting material, and an upper layer made of a biaxial geogrid. The matting has a flat upper surface wit... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6930063 | Non-curling reinforced composite membranes with differing opposed faces, methods for producing and their use in varied applications A double-faced PTFE-silicone rubber reinforced composite with curling tendency controlled is achieved by coating one side of a balanced PTFE/glass composite with liquid silicone rubber. Each face of the composite can perform independent functions in a single applica... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6916750 | High performance elastic laminates made from high molecular weight styrenic tetrablock copolymer An elastic laminate is provided which has an elastic layer and one or two outer facing layers. The elastic layer is formed from an improved styrene-(ethylene-butylene)-styrene-(ethylene-butylene) tetrablock copolymer, or a blend of the copolymer. The copolymer has a... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6902800 | Composite A composite comprising a structural component and a matrix component, the structural component comprising structural fibers and a toughening additive comprising non structural fibers of a first thermoplastic material and the matrix component comprising a second ther... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6869659 | Fastener loop material, its manufacture, and products incorporating the material Lightweight, non-woven loop products for hook-and-loop fastening are disclosed, as are methods for making them and end products employing them. The products are non-woven webs of entangled fibers of substantial tenacity, the fibers forming both a sheet-form web body... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6855651 | Cover tape A cover tape for winding on a grip of a device comprising an elongated cloth layer and an elastic layer. The cloth layer has a first surface and a second surface. The elastic layer is made of silicone gel and bonded to the first surface of the cloth layer for enabli... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6825138 | Wrinkle free-water resistant fabrics and garments and method A textile treatment process, treatment bath, and treated fabric are disclosed. The process imparts water repellant, stain resistant, and wrinkle-free properties as well as aesthetically pleasing hand properties to a fabric made in whole or in part of fibers having a... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6815378 | Abrasion resistant and drapeable nonwoven fabric A method of forming abrasion resistant nonwoven fabrics by hydroentanglement includes providing a precursor web. The precursor web is subjected to hydroentanglement on a three-dimensional image transfer device to create a patterned and imaged fabric. Treatment with ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6806212 | Coating and method for strengthening a structure Composite coating (10) improves the resistance to blast or seismic forces of a structure (100), such as wall (101). Coating (10) includes a first layer (20) of elastomeric polyurethane in contact with and adhering to wall (101 | 10/19/2004 |
| 6783834 | Loop material for touch fastening Lightweight, non-woven loop products for hook-and-loop fastening are disclosed, as are methods for making them and end products employing them. The products are non-woven webs of entangled fibers of substantial tenacity, the fibers forming both a sheet-form web body... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6784127 | Polyurethane elastic fiber nonwoven fabric and its production and synthetic leather using the same A polyurethane elastomer fiber non-woven fabric contains polyurethane elastomer fiber filaments melt-bonded with one another, and has a tensile elongation of 100% or more, a 50% elongation recovery of 75% or more and a tear strength per METSUKE of 5.5 gf or more. Th... | 08/31/2004 |
