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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7105001 | Surgical method and composition utilizing submucosal tissue to prevent incisional hernias A small intestine submucosa mesh is adapted for use in surgical abdominal closure routines. The submucosa mesh is incorporated into the normal surgical protocol for abdominal closure procedures. The submucosa mesh is applied to the abdominal incision area and mainta... | 09/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6582113 | Oleophobic laminated articles, assemblies of use, and methods An article, such as a filter or film, has a treated laminate with an expanded PTFE membrane and a porous support scrim. The treated laminate is formed by contacting a laminate having an expanded PTFE membrane and a porous support scrim with an oleophobic ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6365532 | Cardable blends of dual glass fibers Dual glass fibers can be processed into coherent webs and felts by first blending the dual glass fibers with an equal or greater amount of uncrimped fibers. Optionally, other crimped fibers can be added without significant impact on processibility.... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6318565 | Filtration member for solid-liquid separation A filter medium for solid/liquid separation has a sheet of a metallic material or plastic. The sheet has a plurality of openings. The openings are slots having a slot width and are produced by drawing a drawn grid structure and subsequently mechanically p... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6196708 | Oleophobic laminated articles, assemblies of use, and methods An article, such as a filter or film, has a treated laminate with an expanded PTFE membrane and a porous support scrim. The treated laminate is formed by contacting a laminate having an expanded PTFE membrane and a porous support scrim with an oleophobic ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 5827787 | Decorative weatherable fabric A decorative and translucent weatherable fabric for covering outdoor backlit structures is provided which includes a reinforcing scrim layer, an inner protective layer formed of a translucent white PVC applied to one side of the scrim layer, and a thicker... | 10/27/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5433996 | Laminated patch tissue repair sheet material A sheet of implantable patch tissue repair material comprising a layer of porous polytetrafluoroethylene sheet material laminated to a layer of mesh-type sheet material having a multiplicity of openings through the mesh-type sheet material, said openings ... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5326355 | Composite material having absorbable and nonabsorbable components for use with mammalian tissue The invention is a composite material of two or more biocompatible polymers, at least one of which is polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and one of which is a bioabsorbable polymer. The nonabsorbable PTFE is used in the composite as a reinforcing binder. The ... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5273814 | Protective materials A material for use in fabric which has a liquid barrier layer and a noxious gas barrier layer in which the noxious gas barrier layer comprises solid particulate and a netting that protects the solid particulate.... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5160773 | Encapsulated felt A sealing material of polytetrafluoroethylene felt is encapsulated by a polytetrafluoroethylene sheet coated with a thermoplastic fluoropolymer.... | 11/03/1992 |
| 4399183 | Web-supported membrane A process and apparatus for continuously forming a reinforced membrane of fluorinated polymers containing sulfonyl and/or carboxyl groups in melt-fabricable form and, after hydrolysis, the corresponding membrane in ion exchange form. The membrane thus for... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4072793 | Reinforced ion-exchange membrane A leno-woven fabric of a specific construction is found to effectively reinforce an ion-exchange membrane at a scarce density of reinforcing yarns to improve electrochemical property of the reinforced ion-exchange membrane.... | 02/07/1978 |
| 3950599 | Low-friction laminate liner for bearings A laminate liner adapted to be secured to a supporting surface, which liner comprises in combination: a backing sheet member characterized by a number of relatively large openings therein; a fibrous polymeric sheet material characterized by a number of sm... | 04/13/1976 |
