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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7351672 | Convertible top fabric A convertible roofing material which includes an outer fabric layer formed at least partially of polymeric coated, core yarns such as a polyester core coated with polyvinyl chloride. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7326661 | Fiberglass fabric flooring system A hybrid of vinyl flooring and soft cushioned carpet is provided. The hybrid flooring, which is suitable for production into tiles, utilizes woven PVC fabric that is bonded to a flexible backing. The fabric comprises woven solid color and/or multi-color yarns in ord... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7064092 | Woven face polyvinyl chloride floor covering The floor covering includes multiple layers including a non-woven base layer, a VAE precoat applied to the non-woven woven base layer and overlaid by a first PVC layer. A fiberglass mat is applied over the first PVC layer and a second PVC layer is applied over the m... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6818282 | Resilient flooring structure with encapsulated fabric A laminated fabric floor product having an encapsulated fabric scrim within a vinyl resilient flooring structure. The laminated fabric floor product structure includes a PVC calendered base, a first hot melt film, a fabric, a second hot melt film, a calendered clear... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6808793 | Pre-coated mat-faced gypsum board A moisture-tolerant structural panel comprising a gypsum board comprising a set gypsum core sandwiched between and faced with mats of glass fibers, wherein a free surface of one of said mats is coated with a combination of a mineral pigment, an inorganic adhesive bi... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6800384 | Synthetic resin leather A synthetic resin leather comprising a substrate at least one surface of which is arranged with a synthetic resin layer, wherein said synthetic resin layer contains 1 to 70 weight parts of bridged polyalkylene oxide to 100 weight parts of synthetic resin. As the syn... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6770354 | Mat-faced gypsum board A moisture-tolerant structural panel comprising a gypsum board comprising a set gypsum core sandwiched between and faced with mats of glass fibers, wherein a free surface of one of said mats is coated with a combination of a mineral pigment, an inorganic adhesive bi... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6764733 | Hot bitumen compatible EPDM roofing sheet A roof membrane and a roof system employing a EPDM membrance which is compatible with a bituminous adhesive. The membrance includes an outer layer of polymeric layer such as EPDM bonded to a polyester protective layer which is in turn bonded to a fleecy material. Th... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6537931 | Durable coated fabric, method of making same and products incorporating same A coated fabric having desirable weight and high durability, and particular utility in the manufacture of linings for particular articles is described. The fabric has a textile substrate which is coated to provide a structure having an abrasion resistance... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6500775 | Textile film lamination The present invention relates to provided a textile film lamination for use as a wall covering and the like, comprising a fabric layer formed of fire retardant yarn filaments and having a face and back side, a thermoplastic cap film applied to the face of... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6444596 | Air bag and base cloth therefor A base cloth for an air bag is obtained by forming a film of a silicone modified thermoplastic polyurethane resin having a polysiloxane segment on a surface of a woven fabric, and the air bag is formed of the base cloth. Since an organic solvent is not us... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6425985 | Method of manufacturing press felt, and press felt The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a press felt, according to which method a press felt is manufactured which has a good initial density by means a water soluble material, such as polymer, preferably polyvinyl alcohol (PVAL), applied to th... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6265082 | Fire retardant compositions and methods for their preparation and use A fire retardant composition comprising a cured film, wherein said film is formed from a film-forming composition comprising a curable resin and a fire retardant, the fire retardant being included in an amount from about 5 to about 95 weight percent based... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6093473 | Abrasion resistant laminate and method for making same Abrasion resistant laminates which are aesthetically pleasing, water-resistant/water-repellant, and flexible are formed by laminating a wear-resistant durable multi-layer top assembly to a base layer formed from an inexpensive, water resistant, polymeric ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6074722 | Flexible material for use in an inflatable structure The invention is a material suitable for use as the wall of a pressurized container such as the gas bag of a lighter-than-air vehicle. In detail the invention includes a first flexible ply having filamentary material comprising unidirectional filamentary ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6034004 | Protective clothing, especially antiballistic protective clothing for women Protective clothing comprising one protective layer or a plurality of protective layers superimposed on and optionally joined to one another may contain textile flat structures made from antiballistically acting fibers, wherein the protective layers conta... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5928972 | Method of heat-sealing adhesive bandage and adhesive bandage made by using said method To improve adhesive power to the skin without impairing excellent gas permeability and water vapor permeability when a laminate film comprising a film, a fiber fabric and an adhesive layer is sealed by heating at the same time in order to prevent an invas... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5858889 | Environment-friendly active cloth and its manufacturing method An environment-friendly active cloth includes a fiber layer and a active cloth layer, and its manufacturing method. The active-cloth has a rough, properly soft and irregular surface, made of a first catalyst, a second catalyst, paste plant starch, liquid ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5851934 | Composite curtain A composite curtain is provided which is light weight and provides the desired characteristics of blocking light and providing a vapor barrier.... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5817583 | Radar attenuating textiles Textile materials having radar attenuating properties based upon a polymer enclosed scrim having hollows which are at least partially filled with radar attenuating material. The scrim is sandwiched between two or more polymeric layers, the spaces being th... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5759662 | Facing fabric for reusable incontinent products A facing fabric (10) for a reusable incontinent product (40) having a pair of multi-filament ground yarn sets (14, 16) interknitted together with a warp knit third set of yarns (18) which define loops (22) on one face of the fabric (10) in a warp knit thr... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5700555 | Sandable and stainable plastic/wood composite A composite article includes a first zone made entirely of plastic and a second zone made of plastic and natural fiber. The first and second zones are integral and are continuously coextruded. The ratio of natural fiber in the second zone is between 10% a... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5569524 | Laminated sheet and a bonded laminated sheet A laminated sheet suitable for high-frequency welding comprises a vinylidene fluoride resin layer (A), a bonding layer (B) consisting of a blend of vinylidene fluoride resin and a copolymer resin consisting of methyl methacrylate and alkyl ester of acryla... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5556898 | Radiation-shielding polymeric compositions Radiation resistant, gadolinium oxide modified, thermoplastic polymers which may be used for containing nuclear waste.... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5525412 | Thermoplastic thermoformable composite material and method of forming such material A thermoplastic resin defines a core of a thermoformable thermoplastic composite material. The core is sufficiently thick to provide for a shaping of the composite material at an elevated temperature to any desired configuration. First and second layers o... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5512356 | Multilayered textile web for forming flexible containers, tents, awnings, and protective suits comprising a rubber/polyvinylidene fluoride film/rubber layer In a multilayered textile web for forming flexible containers, tents, awnings, protective suits and the like, with a textile layer (5), a rubber layer (6) located on one side of the textile layer (5), and with a plastics film (7) located on the other side... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5494735 | Composite synthetic paper The invention provides composite synthetic paper comprising (A) plain weave fabric and (B) synthetic paper comprising a stretched resin film having an opacity of not less than 85%, a void volume of from 10 to 60%, and a thickness of from 30 to 500 μm, wi... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5491021 | Truck trailer cover having a high strength non-chlorinated multi-layered polymeric article A truck trailer cover 40 includes a multi-layered article 10 that is dimensioned and adapted to be fitted over and secured to a truck trailer 42. The multi-layered article, 10 includes a fabric 12 having a polymeric sheet 14, 16 secured to each side of th... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5480705 | High strength non-chlorinated multi-layered polymeric article A multi-layered article 10 includes a fabric 12 having a polymeric sheet 14, 16 secured to each side of the fabric 12. Each polymeric sheet 14, 16 secured to the fabric 12 has two non-chlorinated polymeric layers. The first non-chlorinated polymeric layer... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5429865 | Composite materials A composite material comprising a fabric of high-modulus fiber material and optionally a portion of other synthetic fiber material and a binder, the binder layers being essentially disposed only between fabric plies, the binder being a resol modified with... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5358766 | Mat This invention relates to a mat having a major surface providing an operational surface for a device incorporating a rolling ball or roller such as a computer mouse, in which at least a portion of the mat is tacky whereby the ball or roller can be cleaned... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5356702 | Sound dampener for disk brakes A sound dampener for a disk brake assembly comprising a composite of vinyl ester and glass. Preferably, the composite is comprised of a region of woven glass sandwiched between a layer of vinyl ester and another layer of vinyl ester in which random strand... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5252387 | Fabrics with insect repellent and a barrier An insect repellent fabric has a coating containing permethrin and a plasticizer, and a barrier covers the coating to protect the permethrin from degradation by ultraviolet light and oxygen. The barrier may be an acrylic coating or film, aluminum foil, a ... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5215815 | Hospital bed sheet and pillow-case material The hospital bed sheet and pillow-case material of the invention is a 2-layer fabric, incorporating a first layer of one of a fire retarding poly-cotton woven or polyester knit fabric, and a second layer of a fire retarding polyvinyl chloride film. A wate... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5198289 | Ultrasonically cut fibrous material An article is disclosed which comprises fibrous material which has been chemically modified such that the material's cutability using ultrasonic energy becomes facile and the material can be cut into a predetermined shape using ultrasonic energy. The arti... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5183571 | Multilayer membrane and process of manufacturing the same A multilayer membrane is composed of a carrier layer, a porous supporting layer and a separating layer. The carrier layer consists of fibers of polyamide, polyvinylidene difluoride, polyester or glass; the porous supporting layer consists of a polysulfone... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5073431 | Method of embodying multi-ply laminates with an external ply in quality wood or vegetable tissue, for veneering and for use in manufacturing stitched goods, and the product obtained with such a method The method is one of producing multi-ply laminates incorporating an exposed veneer in quality wood or cork, and involved bonding the veneer (1) to a thin flexible thermoplastic film (2) by way of a layer of hot melt adhesive (3). The same laminate can be ... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5037411 | Disposable article multi-line construction adhesive High molecular weight radial or teleblock copolymers can be used as hot melt agents in the construction of disposable laminates such as disposable diapers and feminine pads.... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5030498 | Displaying sheet and window display signboard in which said display sheet is utilized A flexible display sheet and a frame for displaying the display sheet. The display sheet has a layered structure including a woven cloth made of synthetic resin, a first transparent vinyl chloride resin layer laminated on one side of the layered cloth, a ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5019441 | Method of restoring and conserving oil paintings and resulting integrated permanent structure A process for integrating and permanently conserving an oil painting on canvas first eliminates stresses in the paint film induced by the original canvas by breaking down the weave of the canvas through physical abrasion or other means for severing the lo... | 05/28/1991 |
