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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7244684 | Thermal camouflage sheet A thermal camouflage sheet for covering heat sources against identification in a thermal image, having a base textile with a glass filament, has a coating which contains aluminum powder on one side and has a coating which contains color pigments on the other side. T... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7196289 | Personal warming systems and apparatuses for use in hospitals and other settings, and associated methods of manufacture and use Personal warming systems and apparatuses for use in hospitals and other settings. In one embodiment, a heating mattress or pad for warming a patient during a hospital procedure can include a heating element positioned between a first foam portion and a second foam p... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7178745 | Dispense tip with vented outlets In a fluid pump and cartridge assembly, a cartridge includes a material inlet port, a material outlet port, and a feed screw. The feed screw delivers fluid to be dispensed from the fluid inlet to the outlet port. The fluid inlet is preferably elongated in a directio... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7138345 | Carbon fiber reinforced base material, preform and composite material comprising the same A carbon fiber reinforced substrate comprising a fabric composed of carbon fiber bundles and a first resin adhering to the fabric. Each of the carbon fiber bundles comprises numerous continuous carbon filaments, has the tensile modulus of 210 GPa or more, and has th... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7094307 | Methods for coating surfaces with metal and products made thereby According to the process for coating metal substrates, a light-sensitive (or photo-sensitive) bonding material, such as an emulsion or a photopolymer film, is used to adhere metal directly to a substrate to provide various forms of metal coatings on the substrate. T... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7025516 | Multilayer printing material and the use thereof The invention relates to a multilayer printing material (20) for a printing group (10) of a printer, comprising a support layer (21) and at least one printable layer (22), self-adhesive on one face, that rests with its self-adhesive face ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7026039 | Zircon/zirconia mix for refractory coatings and inks Refractory coatings comprising unstabilized zirconia, silica, and, optionally, zircon and/or mullite are disclosed herein. The unstabilized zirconia, silica, and optional zircon and/or mullite are applied as a slurry onto ceramic substrates such as silicon carbide a... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6933469 | Personal warming systems and apparatuses for use in hospitals and other settings, and associated methods of manufacture and use Personal warming systems and apparatuses for use in hospitals and other settings. In one embodiment, a heating mattress or pad for warming a patient during a hospital procedure can include a heating element positioned between a first foam portion and a second foam p... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6875711 | Friction material with friction modifying layer having symmetrical geometric shapes A friction material has a first layer of a base material and a second layer of at least one type of friction modifying particle having substantially symmetrical geometric shapes on a top surface of the base material. The second layer has an average thickness of abou... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6777356 | Luminous composite fabric and garment The present invention is a luminous fabric and garment that have excellent luminescent properties under conditions of poor lighting, that lose their luminescent properties only slightly due to wear degradation and the like during prolonged use, that have the same co... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6774065 | Waterproof-finished fabric and waterproof clothing A waterproofed fabric and a sealing tape for a waterproofed fabric each include a waterproof layer, a resin composition containing spherical particles with a specified particle size laminated to the waterproof layer. A waterproof article of clothing uses the fabric ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6716777 | Fabric structure for making bags and the like A fabric structure is constructed having a fabric base sheet, a viscidity layer, a polymeric back layer, and a protective layer. The polymeric back layer is prepared from SBC (styrenic block copolymer) for the advantage of low specific gravity and preventing the dra... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6630416 | Friction material formed by deposition of friction modifiers on high, wet energy carbonaceous friction materials he present invention relates to a fibrous base material having a primary layer and a secondary layer of friction modifying particles on at least one surface of the primary layer for use as an anti-shudder friction material. The fibrous base material is im... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6605340 | Camouflage structure To ensure that a camouflage structure will not lose its effectiveness even in changing temperatures (day/night, sunshine/clouds) when protecting against reconnaissance in the IR range, the camouflage structure features varying emissivity tendencies in the... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6066384 | Retroreflective article having a binder layer containing an epoxy resin and a silicone crosslinked polymer A retroreflective article (100, 200, 300) that has a retroreflective layer (120, 220, 320) that includes optical elements (121, 221, 321) and a specularly reflective layer (122, 222, 322), and a binder layer (110, 210, 310), that is the reaction product o... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6001750 | Fibrous lining material comprising a primary layer having less fibrillated aramid fibers, carbon fibers, carbon particles and a secondary layer comprising carbon particles The present invention relates to a fibrous base material comprising a primary layer of less fibrillated aramid fibers, carbon particles, carbon fibers, phenolic novoloid fibers, and at least one filler material, optionally cotton fibers, and a secondary l... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5998307 | Fibrous lining material comprising a primary layer having less fibrillated aramid fibers and synthetic graphite and a secondary layer comprising carbon particles The present invention relates to a fibrous base material comprising a primary layer of less fibrillated aramid fibers, synthetic graphite and at least one filler material, and a secondary layer of carbon particles on at least one surface of the fibrous ba... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5856244 | Carbon deposit friction lining material The present invention relates to a friction material comprising a fibrous base material primary layer of less fibrillated aramid fibers, synthetic graphite and at least one filler material, and a secondary layer of a mixture of carbon particles and at lea... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5716892 | Glass cloth canvas The glass cloth canvas of the present invention comprises a glass cloth having a mass of not less than 100 g/m2 and a thickness of not less than 0.10 mm and surface-coated with one or more resins selected from acrylic, urethane and melamine res... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5683784 | Ink jet recording medium and record An ink jet recording medium comprising a substrate made of a fiber material coated with porous particles having a particle size of from 0.1 to 30 μm, and a surface layer made of boehmite as the main component, formed on the substrate.... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5667842 | Abrasive articles incorporating addition polymerizable resins and reactive diluents, and methods of making said abrasive articles Abrasive articles made using a coatable, addition polymerizable binder precursor composition are described, as well as methods of making same. The compositions comprise a reactive diluent compound and preferably an addition polymerizable resin, the reacti... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5660928 | Substrate for ink jet printing having a dual layer ink-receptive coating A coated substrate which includes a first, second, and third layer. The first layer has first and second surfaces. For example, the first layer may be a film or a nonwoven web. Desirably, the first layer will be a cellulosic nonwoven web. The second layer... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5645938 | Retroreflective article containing a polyester polyurethane binder layer A retroreflective article 10 includes retroreflective elements 12 partially embedded in a binder layer 14 that comprises a polyester polyurethane polymer. The polyurethane polymer is a reaction product of (i) a polyester polyol that contains an aromatic n... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5616155 | Coated fabric suitable for preparing releasably attachable abrasive sheet material A coated fabric having a first surface engagable by hooks and a second surface having thereon a continuous coating of a synthetic polymeric composition. An example of a surface engagable by hooks is a surface having a plurality of loops. The fabric is esp... | 04/01/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5549962 | Precisely shaped particles and method of making the same A coated abrasive article comprising: (a) a backing; (b) at least one layer comprising a plurality of precisely shaped abrasive particles that comprise abrasive grits and a free-radically polymerized binder, wherein said precisely shaped particles have vertexe... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5516573 | Roofing materials having a thermoplastic adhesive intergace between coating asphalt and roffing granules An asphalt-based roofing product includes an asphalt-based substrate such as asphalt-saturated fiberglass or cellulose felt, a non-asphalt, thermoplastic, water-resistant adhesive on the surface of the asphalt-based substrate, and a plurality of roofing g... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5456975 | Curl resistant coated abrasive backing with radiation curable cloth finishing additive This invention relates to the construction of backings for coated abrasive products that avoid curling tendencies during adhesive curing and subsequent steps. Curling of the backing is discouraged by the utilization of at least one finishing material carr... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5451447 | Launderable retroreflective applique with metal-azo dye Retroreflective appliques comprising a monolayer of retroreflective elements partially embedded in and protruding from the front surface of a binder layer and an optional layer of adhesive on the rear surface of the binder layer, wherein the binder layer,... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5436063 | Coated abrasive article incorporating an energy cured hot melt make coat A coated abrasive article comprises a backing, a first binder on the backing, and a plurality of abrasive particles in the first binder. The first binder is a hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive that is energy cured to provide a crosslinked coating. The ... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5366800 | Abrasive article A grinding material or product which may be utilized in different forms and comprises laminated layers which interlock with each other when laminated to provide greater tensile strength. Layers of the basic material are formed by sandwiching abrasive part... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5362554 | High temperature label An article suitable for use in bonding to metal, glass, or ceramic substrates at high temperatures, e.g., above about 400° C, comprises (a) a thermally stable backing material, such as a metal foil or an inorganic fabric; and (b) a coating on at least a ... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5344688 | Coated abrasive article and a method of making same A coated abrasive article comprising (a) a porous backing having a front side and a back side; (b) in direct contact with the porous backing, a make coat formed from a composition comprising a radiation curable adhesive applied over the front side of the backi... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5338595 | Launderable retroreflective applique with metal-azo dye Retroreflective appliques comprising a monolayer of retroreflective elements partially embedded in and protruding from the front surface of a binder layer and an optional layer of adhesive on the rear surface of the binder layer, wherein the binder layer,... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5326630 | Reinforcing fiber sheet, method of manufacturing the same, and method of reinforcing structure with the reinforcing fiber sheet A reinforcing fiber sheet is provided which includes a support sheet and reinforcing fibers. The fibers are arranged in one direction on at least one surface of the support sheet and attached thereto through an adhesive layer. There is also provided a met... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5316812 | Coated abrasive backing The present invention provides a backing for a coated abrasive article, wherein the backing includes a tough, heat resistant, thermoplastic binder material, and an effective amount of a fibrous reinforcing material distributed throughout the thermoplastic... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5300192 | Wet laid fiber sheet manufacturing with reactivatable binders for binding particles to fibers Binder is applied to fibers during the production of a web on a wet laid sheet manufacturing line. Particles are bound to fibrous material by a binder that has a volatility less than water, wherein the binder has a functional group capable of forming a hy... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5286555 | Multilayer surface structure comprising layers of fiber reinforced elastomeric material, particulate materials and a protective coating For covering the outer surface of a structure, an outer surface structure of a layer of elastomeric material with a sheet of fabric embedded in the elastomeric material includes an outer coating of silica sand to receive a second layer of rigid material b... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5284701 | Carbon fiber reinforced coatings Carbon fiber mats are embedded in a coating by first rolling on a coating of e.g. epoxy on the floor or wall, then applying sheets of fine carbon fibers, (optionally) removing the carbon fiber which is not adherent after the coating has dried, then applyi... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5154966 | Coated fabric of a polyester fiber and a method for preparation thereof The present invention relates to a coated fabric of a polyester fiber exhibiting no staining caused by migration of a dispersed dye and a method for preparation thereof. The present invention catches a dye migrating in a resin by using fine inorganic part... | 10/13/1992 |