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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7204762 | Self dampening rotary shaft A rotary shaft may include a multi-piece liner for absorbing vibrations caused by rotational energy generated by the rear axle and/or clutch of a motor vehicle. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7090906 | Fire resistant safety glass Fire resistant safety glasses are provided that included wire glasses having another layer of fire resistant material. In certain embodiments, a piece of wire glass has a sheet of fire resistant film adhered thereto. Such glasses have improved impact resistance comp... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6998359 | Article and process for maintaining orientation of a fiber reinforced matt layer in a sandwiched urethane construction A multiple layer fiber reinforced material and method of constructing the same including the provision of a first layer of a roll lofted glass material. Optional variants include the pre-application of plywood, OSB or fiber reinforced cement board materials prior to... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6878647 | Elastic laminate including nonwoven layer formed from highly-oriented-component fibers and disposable garment employing the same The present invention is directed to an elastic laminate which is elastically extensible in at least one direction. The elastic laminate includes an elastomeric material having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface; and a first nonwoven lay... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6621003 | Electromagnetic radiation shielding material, a method of producing the same and a display device using the same A transparent electromagnetic radiation shielding sheet having sufficient visible light transmittance and electromagnetic radiation shielding performance is disclosed. The transparent electromagnetic radiation shielding sheet includes a hot melt adhesive ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6103640 | Electromagnetic-wave shielding and light transmitting plate An electromagnetic-wave shielding and light transmitting plate is provided which is formed of two transparent base plates and a conductive mesh member. The conductive mesh member 3 is interposed between two transparent base plates and is bonded together t... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6090473 | Electromagnetic-wave shielding and light transmitting plate An electromagnetic-wave shielding and light transmitting plate suitable for an electromagnetic-wave shielding filter for a PDP, which has good electromagnetic-wave shielding efficiency and light transparency, can provide distinct pictures, and can yet be ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6063715 | Reinforced ceramic fiber enclosure and method of making same A reinforced ceramic fiber enclosure for muffle furnaces and the like defining a cavity therewithin includes a perforate metallic skeleton defining at least a portion of the peripheral wall of the enclosure and fibrous insulation encapsulating the skeleto... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5863846 | Rigidized fibrous ceramic insulation A slurry is molded from ceramic fibers and/or microparticles to form a soft felt mat which is impregnated with a sol prior to drying the mat. A catalyst for the sol is caused to diffuse into the mat by exposing the mat to the catalyst and subjecting the m... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5811168 | Durable advanced flexible reusable surface insulation An improved flexible blanket includes a nickel-based alloy foil layer brazed to a nickel-based alloy fabric layer. The fabric layer is stitched to an underlying ceramic insulation layer.... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5605628 | Composite membranes A composite membrane comprises an inorganic support having interstices and porous inorganic films of sintered non-metallic particles carried by the support and bridging the interstices thereof. The support is preferably a woven metal mesh, with the films ... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5219630 | Fire resistant safety glass A fire-resistant safety glazing product comprises at least two sheets of glazing material, e.g. glass, bonded together with an interlayer of adhesive binder material and metallic wire mesh of the type used in "wired glass" embedded in the interlayer. Meth... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5160782 | Wired glass A wired glass having a wire mesh formed of wires each comprising a core and a decorative coating of different color to the core. The decorative coating provides the wired glass with an attractive visual appearance.... | 11/03/1992 |
| 4869954 | Thermally conductive materials A form stable thermally conductive urethane material comprising of a urethane resin, a urethane curing agent and one or more thermally conductive fillers. It is useful in transferring thermal energy, for example, from an electonic component to a heat sink... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4826718 | Electromagnetic shielding laminate An electromagnetic shielding laminate and method of producing such a laminate are disclosed. The laminate comprises a first pane of glass, or plastics, which includes an electro-conductive coating on one face thereof. A plastics interlayer, which is adjac... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4755422 | Multilayered electronics protection system A multilayered electronics protection system includes a first ablator layer providing thermal protection that is sprayed on to a non-metallic surface of an electronics enclosure. A second ablator layer comprised of highly conductive material is sprayed on... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4639388 | Ceramic-metal composites A reinforced composite structure is disclosed comprising a heat resistant chemically-bonded layer of a ceramic composition mechanically attached to a metallic substrate. The structure includes a metallic anchoring matrix characterized by a plurality of sp... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4337290 | High impact resistant laminate surface for a bowling lane An improvement in a bowling lane having a decorative laminate surface which improvement comprises incorporating into the core of the laminate a plurality of alternating layers of glass cloth impregnated with a thermosetting resin and crepe paper also impr... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4059712 | Metal-ceramic composite and method for making same The composite of the present invention comprises a layer of ceramic having completely imbedded therein a metal grid, such composite having been made by coating a metal grid with a viscous ceramic slurry and thereafter firing to form the ceramic to a unita... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4037009 | Conductive elastomeric elements An electromagnetic shielding element comprising a moldable elastomer containing a particulate conductive filler and at least one layer of knitted wire mesh in said elastomer. The filler is preferably a precious metal, especially silver, and its preferred ... | 07/19/1977 |
| 3984266 | Process for bonding a ferro-cement structure with fiberglass reinforced plastic A process for bonding a glass fiber reinforced plastic to a ferro-cement ucture to improve impact strength of the ferro-cement structure comprising the steps curing the ferro-cement mortar; acid etching the mortar on the side of the ferro-cement mortar t... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3939003 | Fabrication of metal-ceramic composites The unidirectional solidification of a metal-ceramic composite in a system omprising the positioning of a seed crystal in a crucible, adding a portion of premelted ceramic material, a metallic material, and the remainder of the premelted ceramic. The tempe... | 02/17/1976 |
