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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7329631 | Method of applying an image to an object A method for applying sublimation ink to an object. An ink transfer medium is placed in contact with an object surface that is coated with a material receptive to the ink. Microwave susceptor material is placed over the transfer medium, and clamped onto the object s... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320713 | Treatment of fiber with water containing fine powder of noble metal dispersed therein A method of burning noble metals in high-pressure water using hydrogen and oxygen to produce noble metal micro-dispersion water in which super-fine noble metal particles are dispersed, and use the obtained noble metal micro-dispersion water to treat fiber products i... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7270167 | Metal impregnated graphite composite tooling A metallic shell used, for example as a mold, is formed by spray deposition of metallic layers over non-metallic layers as, for example, a reinforcing fabric. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7179761 | Vapor barrier A bituminous water vapor retarder is disclosed of the type which can be used under concrete slabs in contact with soil or granular fill. The vapor barrier is a multi-ply weather coated permanently bonded semi-flexible bituminous core board composed of the homogeneou... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7150055 | Multi-layered bedclothes material A material for bedclothes includes first and second outer layers connected together at their peripheries, the first outer layer being made of at least two sub-layers connected together, one sub-layer being a smooth fabric material and a second sub-layer being made o... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7128365 | Motor vehicle body part A motor vehicle body part, especially a motor vehicle roof, cargo bed, or the like, which includes a composite material having an outside skin and a support structure in a sandwich structure. In order to prevent penetration of moisture into the support structure, th... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6925766 | Multilayer slip resistant sheet material There is provided a sheet material having a walking surface with high slip resistance. The sheet material has a flexible structural layer laminated to a mesh layer which has interconnected reinforced strands and protruding nodes to impart a high coefficient of frict... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6797356 | Reflective insulation A reflective insulation system. The reflective insulation system includes a reflective layer such as aluminum, a layer of fiberglass, and a layer of vapor retarding material. A first side of the layer of fiberglass is bonded to the reflective layer by a deposit of h... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6020049 | Product for producing viaholes in reinforced laminates and the related method for manufacturing viaholes A reinforced laminate that is consists of conventional glass mesh, TEFLON mesh, etc. with copper clad to one or both sides and a positive or negative acting photoimageable dielectric material impregnated in the mesh. This photoimageable dielectric materia... | 02/01/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5620669 | Catalytic filter material and method of making same The present invention is an improved catalytic filter material for use in removing contaminants such as NOx from a fluid stream. The filter of the present invention employs composite fibers of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) filled with... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5498467 | Process for preparing selectively conductive materials by electroless metal deposition and product made therefrom There is provided a process for producing conductive areas through selected portions of the Z axis of a porous planar material. In the process, the planar material is sensitized to the reception of electroless metal with an electroless metal deposition so... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5486408 | Laminated fire resistant sheet material An improved method of forming a laminated, fire resistant flexible sheet material, and the resulting laminate product are disclosed. The method comprises directing a second web of flexible material to overlie a first web of a flexible material in which th... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5458957 | Light reflecting screen A net is provided having a plurality of threads oriented in one direction and being essentially equal spaced from one another, and having wefts oriented in a second direction which is perpendicular to said one direction, the threads forming stitches which... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5360664 | Artist's working support This invention involves an artist's working support or panel that is durable, of high quality, and long lasting. The structure has a planar core material usually balsa wood with a stressed-skin layer or sheet adhered to its front and back surface. Specifi... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5352497 | Sorbent pads for hazardous wastes A sorbent pad for protection against environmental damage by drums of hazardous waste is disclosed. The sorbent pad comprises sorbent fibers and, on the bottom, a barrier layer. The drum rests on the sorbent pad and any spills or condensation are sorbed b... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5300165 | Method for manufacturing a metallic porous sheet The disclosure relates to a method for forming a porous sheet comprising a plurality of porous sheets such as foamed sheet, mesh sheet and nonwoven fabric sheet. These sheets are adhered and layered to each other either by a melting or with an adhesive or... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5283111 | Multi-layered insulating composite fabric Insulating composite fabrics for use with livestock containment facilities in providing protection from the weather. The composites are a foldable construction of opposite side layers each of which includes a waterproof synthetic polymeric resin fabric. T... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5225236 | Composite protective drapes The present invention describes a protective drape and methods for using the drape to protect or shield an object against the harmful effects of accidental exposure to optical radiation, electrical discharge, heat, or an open flame. The present invention ... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5137764 | Floor structure incorporating a vapor and gas barrier A floor structure having good resistance to the passage of water vapor and gases comprises a supporting structural substrate, a water-based adhesive layer coated on the structural substrate, a synthetic resin-metal foil laminate sheet in contact with the adhesive ... | 08/11/1992 |
| 4871597 | Light-weight multi-layer insulating enclosure A light-weight multi-layer insulating enclosure comprised of four different layers of materials to provide maximum insulation for containers ranging from relatively rigid to relatively flexible construction. The improved insulating qualities of the presen... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4661389 | Multiple-layer reinforced laminate Laminated sheet product reinforced with composite heat sealable plastic strands and process for preparation thereof.... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4603076 | Hydrophilic foam MDI-based prepolymers are blown with a substantially nonaqueous blowing agent, such as pressurized air, an polymerized with stoichiometric amounts of polyoxyethylene polyol having at least two hydroxyl equivalents per mole, yielding a hydrophilic foam. Th... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4495239 | Camouflage materials having a wide-band effect and system incorporating same A camouflage material with wide-band effect ranging from the visible portion of the spetrum, the IR region of the spectrum from 1 to 20 micrometers, as well as the radar region from 3 GHz to 3,000 GHz, consisting of at least a base layer with a vapor depo... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4467005 | IR-Reflecting, water vapor-permeable flexible web A support net is covered on each side with a carrier web having an external metal IR-reflecting coating and superposed thereon a protective coating which is substantially transparent to infrared radiation. The metal coatings and the protective coatings ar... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4310587 | Fire resistant vapor barrier Disclosed is a fire resistant, flexible vapor barrier sheet comprising a laminate of a metallized substrate sheet and a radiation cured resin layer containing an inorganic pigment. The vapor barrier sheet can be laminated to one side of an insulation bat ... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4296162 | Wallcoverings A thin, flexible covering material which provides a heat and vapor barrier for walls or ceilings comprises a first layer of vinyl, fabric, or wallpaper onto which a decorative design may be printed, a second layer of aluminum foil, and a third layer of ba... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4159360 | Stabilized fabrics Stabilized fabrics include a woven, knitted or tufted fabric layer bonded to a stabilizing layer of staple or continuous filament fibers by an air-permeable bonding layer of thermoplastic material. The bonding is carried out under heat and pressure suffic... | 06/26/1979 |
| 4054711 | Composite insulation jacket A flexible multilayer jacketing material for covering bare pipes or thermal insulation on pipes, etc., is a composite of an interior surface film of a metalized polyethylene terephthalate with its aluminum coated internal face bonded to one face of a cent... | 10/18/1977 |
| 4054710 | Laminated insulation blanket As a flexible composite insulation, a layer of mass type of insulating material of low heat conductivity is bonded to a multilayer protective jacket. The mass insulation layer is flexible in at least one direction for fitting pipes, etc., and it is prefer... | 10/18/1977 |
