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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7749924 | Thermoplastic roofing membranes A membrane comprising at least one polymeric layer including i) a plastomer, ii) a low density polyethylene, iii) a propylene-based polymer, and optionally iv) flame retardant. ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7442658 | Impact resistant roofing shingles and process of making same An impact resistant roofing shingle which includes an asphalt coated substrate whose unexposed surface is laminated to an organic film. A process of forming that shingle includes the step of applying an organic film, by spraying a latex, by applying a rubber polymer... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7393799 | Breathable, waterproofing, tear-resistant fabric The present invention relates to a composite sheet material that is moisture vapor permeable and substantially liquid impermeable, the composite sheet material including as layers a lightweight, non-wet laid polyester nonwoven, a polyurethane breathable film, a poly... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7371699 | Net-reinforced film structure with modified strand profile A net-reinforced film structure includes a film layer and a netting attached to the film layer having a pattern of netting strands. The netting strands are sealed to an opposing film structure, which may be either a similar net-reinforced film or a standard sheet of... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367527 | Reinforced insulation product and system suitable for use in an aircraft An acoustical and thermal insulation product suitable for use in an aircraft is provided, comprising: an insulation layer formed from a sheet of insulation material, wherein the sheet of insulation material is arranged to form a series of undulations defining a seri... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7349215 | Aerogel/PTFE composite insulating material A material comprising aerogel particles and a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) binder is formed having a thermal conductivity of less than or equal to 25 mW/m K at atmospheric conditions. The material is moldable or formable, having little or no shedding of filler par... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342793 | Aerogel/PTFE composite insulating material A material comprising aerogel particles and a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) binder is formed having a thermal conductivity of less than or equal to 25 mW/m K at atmospheric conditions. The material is moldable or formable, having little or no shedding of filler par... | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7326660 | Degradable netting The present invention provides a degradable extruded netting. The netting comprises a plurality of interconnected strands with at least some of the strands comprising a degradable composition comprising a polyolefin, a metal carboxylate, and an aliphatic poly hydrox... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326659 | Biodegradable netting The present invention provides a biodegradable extruded netting. The netting comprises a plurality of interconnected strands with at least some of the strands comprising a biodegradable composition comprising polylactic acid polymer and biodegradable plasticizer. In... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326019 | Method for binding a sheet stack into a binder, binding apparatus for carrying out that method, and a binder suitable therefor A method for binding a sheet stack into a binder comprises a binder spine having an adhesive strip present on its inner side. The sheet stack is inserted into the binder in such a way that the stack's end face comes into contact with the adhesive strip. Thereafter t... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323189 | Liquid and low melting coatings for stents A method for forming liquid coatings for medical devices such as stents and angioplasty balloons is provided. The liquid coatings can be made from biodegradable materials in liquid, low melting solid, or wax forms, which preferably degrade in the body without produc... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7309665 | Failure resistant flame retardant vapor barrier insulation facing A failure resistant, flame retardant vapor barrier facing for insulation is disclosed. The facing is comprised of a coating and a backing. The coating comprises a pair of coextruded composites each composite comprised of FR material, UV blocking material, pigment ma... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7278608 | Reinforced insulation product and system suitable for use in an aircraft An acoustical and thermal insulation product suitable for use in an aircraft is provided, comprising: an insulation layer formed from at least one sheet of insulation material, and a plurality of elongated reinforcing members for reinforcing the insulation product, ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7277153 | Elastic pressure sheet and process of manufacturing liquid crystal display plate An elastic pressure sheet that is good in durability against liquid crystals and the like and is good in slipperiness and a process of manufacturing a liquid crystal display plate using the same are disclosed. The elastic pressure sheet comprises an elastic layer ha... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7276868 | Carbon-fiber laminate musical instrument sound board A soundboard for a hollow-body stringed instrument made of layers of carbon-fiber and resin material surrounding a core of one or more layers of constant-thickness plywood, veneer (thinly sliced wood) or paper. Additional shaped layers are provided to produce a desi... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273157 | Article feeder A screw feeder adapted for rapid changeover of screw types. The feeder has a collator section having a floor with slots to collate random screws into rows and an enclosure about the floor for retaining random screws on the floor. The screws are collated by tilting t... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7259113 | Woven scrim material The present invention is directed to a scrim comprised of a plurality of warp and weft tapes, and more specifically to a woven scrim comprised of warp tapes and weft tapes, wherein the warp tapes are positioned in first and second planes to increase the warp coverag... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7240371 | Solvent free aqueous polyurethane dispersions and adhesive films therefrom for stretch fabrics Novel aqueous polyurethane dispersions and adhesive films formed therefrom are provided. The aqueous polyurethane dispersions are provided in solvent-free systems of a prepolymer comprising at least one polyether or polyester polyol, a mixture of MDI isomers, and a ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238311 | Aerogel/PTFE composite insulating material A material comprising aerogel particles and a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) binder is formed having a thermal conductivity of less than or equal to 25 mW/m K at atmospheric conditions. The material is moldable or formable, having little or no shedding of filler par... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226877 | Liquid water impermeable reinforced nonwoven fire blocking fabric, method for making such fabric, and articles fire blocked therewith This invention relates to a thin reinforced nonwoven fabric comprising a liquid impervious polymeric layer, a compressed web of crimped fiber, a binder, and a reinforcing scrim. The fabric bulks when exposed to heat or flame and is useful as a component for fire blo... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226969 | Aerogel/PTFE composite insulating material A material comprising aerogel particles and a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) binder is formed having a thermal conductivity of less than or equal to 25 mW/m K at atmospheric conditions. The material is moldable or formable, having little or no shedding of filler par... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7186789 | Bioabsorbable, biobeneficial polyester polymers for use in drug eluting stent coatings This disclosure covers polymers, some of which are useful in medical device applications. Some of these medical devices are implantable within a mammalian body, such as in a body lumen. The copolymers comprise at least one alcoholic moiety derived from a diol, triol... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7169719 | Universal fleecebacked roofing membrane The invented product is a fleecebacked laminate that is suitable as a single-ply fleecebacked roofing membrane. The laminate consists of the following: 1) a thermoplastic reinforced planar sheet, 2) a needle punched fleece formed on both sides of the thermoplastic r... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7148160 | Water vapor breathable, liquid water resistant material The present invention relates to a composite sheet material that is water vapor permeable and substantially liquid water impermeable. The composite sheet material includes an outer layer, a film, and a reinforcing layer and, preferably, has an ASTM D3833 water vapor... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7135038 | Drug eluting stent Stents having struts with narrowed portions are described. The narrowed portions have a coating disposed thereon for the local delivery of a drug. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7132376 | Multi-layered woven scrim A multi-layer woven scrim, having two or more layers made of thermoplastic tapes, has its layers attached together by means of layer-connecting tapes interwoven with mutually perpendicular tapes of adjacent layers. The points of attachment may be at spaced intervals... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7118801 | Aerogel/PTFE composite insulating material A material comprising aerogel particles and a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) binder is formed having a thermal conductivity of less than or equal to 25 mW/m K at atmospheric conditions. The material is moldable or formable, having little or no shedding of filler par... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7101628 | Thermoplastic vulcanizate and membrane for covering a roof made therefrom Broadly, the present invention provides a thermoplastic vulcanizate which can be readily processed into sheeting material for covering a roof that is both flexible and highly elastic. Where other thermoplastic elastomeric compositions have either been too stiff to a... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7074288 | Shrink wrap material having reinforcing scrim and method for its manufacture A shrink wrap material for protecting articles includes at least one non-woven fabric and a woven scrim defining apertures. A sufficient portion of the fibers from the non-woven fabric being forced into the apertures of the scrim such that the scrim reinforces and s... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7056844 | Transparent reinforced tape The present invention provides a reinforced tape including a visually transparent backing layer, a reinforcing scrim preferably of fibers made of visually transparent material along one surface of the backing, and a layer of transparent adhesive covering but not tot... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7041374 | Polymer materials with electrostatic dissipative properties A method for modifying the electrostatic discharge (ESD) characteristics of a polymeric material by integrating metallocene moieties as constituents of the polymer structure. In a preferred embodiment, the metallocene is part of the polymer backbone structure. In an... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6986367 | Faced mineral fiber insulation board with integral glass fabric layer A method of insulating ducts is described including laminating a reinforcement fabric to a fibrous insulation board, lifting at least a portion of the reinforcement fabric from the fibrous insulation board, applying a first layer of a mastic coating to the fibrous i... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6972151 | Magic slate capture and display device A device for forming erasable images on a reusable medium, comprising: an erasing portion; and a writing portion; wherein the erasing portion comprises a separator for separating at least two layers of the reusable medium; and wherein the writing portion comprises a... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6966918 | Reinforced areal implant A reinforced areal implant particularly suitable to the repair of inguinal hernias has a net-type basic structure with a pore size of 1.5 mm to 4.0 mm and comprises textile strengthening elements, whose bending resistance, measured in a three-point flexibility test ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6958011 | Pliable air duct with dust and condensation repellency A fabric air duct with main discharge openings includes additional, much smaller openings that help ventilate the surface of the duct. Ventilating the surface of the duct with a slight yet even amount of airflow helps inhibit the accumulation of condensate and dust ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6911406 | Composite sheet material A sheet product is provided which comprises a scrim embedded in a continuous layer of a foamed resin. The sheet material is useful as a drawer liner or a shelf liner and is fabricated without need for lamination of separate layers to a scrim material. ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6903033 | Vinyl flooring product and method of manufacture An imbedded flooring product has a skeletal frame in the form of a mesh intermediate a first and second vinyl layer. The mesh creates a pattern visible from above the flooring product. ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6887806 | Cut resistant fabric for protective textiles A fabric comprising elongated steel elements is provided. This fabric is to be used to provide cut-resistance or reinforcement for protective textiles. Elongated steel elements are in contact relationship, so improving the resistance to knife cutting actions. ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6864194 | Reinforced membranes for roofing and other applications A reinforced membrane, particularly well suited for use as a membrane in a single ply roofing membrane system, includes first and second thermoplastic olefin (“TPO”) sheets and a polypropylene reinforcing mesh or scrim intermediate the first and second thermopla... | 03/08/2005 |
