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A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8074595 | Machine for making an anti-static tire tread A method of providing an extruded tire tread (T) with anti-static properties. In this method, a pin (10) is coated with an electrically conductive material (M). The coated pin (10) pierces the tire tread (T) to form an opening (12) of the desire... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7610873 | Machine for making an anti-static tire tread A method of providing an extruded tire tread (T) with anti-static properties. In this method, a pin (10) is coated with an electrically conductive material (M). The coated pin (10) pierces the tire tread (T) to form an opening (12) of the desire... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7363922 | Flat chisel The invention relates to a flat chisel, in particular an insertion chisel for power-driven drill and chisel hammers for working stone, having a chisel head which has a main tip disposed transversely to a chisel longitudinal axis, a front and rear striking surface, a... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7166334 | Method of manufacturing disc-shaped recording medium Disclosed is a disc-shaped recording medium manufacturing method capable of making it difficult to leave the cutting wastage produced upon forming a notch for exfoliating a stamper on a disc-shaped substrate in the case of adopting a stamper-based transfer method, a... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7143678 | Cutting machine for brick making A wire-cutting apparatus 10 used in the manufacture of bricks. The apparatus includes a pair of spaced generally parallel coextensive beams 13 and 14 between which cutting wires 15 pass. Associated with each wire 15 are groove-form... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7100531 | Installation for cutting and applying reinforcement fibers An installation for cutting and applying reinforcement fibers (2), with at least two cutting modules (1), each one of which fed with at least a cord of reinforcement fibers (4) and arranged in order to move on a top plane with respect to a worki... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6783768 | Method and apparatus for the coating of substrates for pharmaceutical use Method of coating a substrate which is a belt, sheet, film, or tape, comprising applying an active coating material to the substrate to form an active coating layer, the active coating material comprising biologically active material. The active coating material is ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6666944 | Method of manufacturing optical filter The present invention has an object to provide a manufacturing method of readily realizing an optical filter having a flat transmission characteristic and a superior cutoff characteristic relative to adjacent bands. To this end, with the manufacturing met... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6663913 | Method of coating a bioactive substance The invention generally provides a method of coating a material, the method including the following steps: (a) forming a generally elongate coating structure (15), the coating structure having an internal cavity (17) extending at least substantially along... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6382128 | Apparatus for manufacturing an adjustable covering for architectural openings An apparatus is disclosed for fabricating a laminate product having a pair of sheet materials spaced by a plurality of flexible parallel vanes which are secured to the sheet material so that planar movement of the sheet materials in opposite directions ca... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6334922 | Coating method utilizing a polymer film and method of making metal-polymer laminates A coating layer of a polymer capable of forming an optically anisotropic melt phase is formed by heat-pressing to a base material a film made of the polymer and having a segment orientation ratio of not greater than 1.3 and then separating the film into t... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6334924 | Method of manufacturing optical filter The present invention has an object to provide a manufacturing method of readily realizing an optical filter having a flat transmission characteristic and a superior cutoff characteristic relative to adjacent bands. To this end, with the manufacturing met... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6117284 | Dual-layer DVD disc, and method and apparatus for making same A dual-layer DVD disc that does not require a stamping step (typically, as part of the 2P prior art manufacturing process) during its manufacture. A polycarbonate substrate is molded and coated with a semireflective data layer in the usual way. A PMMA sub... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5964946 | Apparatus for manufacturing bitumen-based membrane sheets A bitumen-based waterproofing membrane is provided with an improved edge for sealing with a contiguous membrane to provide a membrane system with improved waterproofing characteristics. A bitumen-based reinforced membrane sheet is coated with granular mat... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5952058 | Laser texturing magnetic recording medium using fiber optics The substrate of a magnetic recording medium is laser textured employing a fiber-optic laser delivery system. Fiber optic cables are optically linked at one end to a laser light beam source, and at the other lens to a microfocusing lens. The use of a fibe... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5876784 | Treatment device, particularly for a transverse sizing machine The present invention pertains to a treating device 1, especially a rotating transverse gluing mechanism for high-speed, register mark-related paper or film webs 2. The movements of the transverse gluing mechanism 1 are synchronized with the web 2, and th... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5837325 | Method and apparatus for regulating neutralization of contaminated soil A method and apparatus for regulating treatment of contaminated soil may be accomplished by regulating a soil volume rate and a neutralizing agent volume rate to insure proper application of the neutralizing agent to the contaminated soil. Control circuit... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5837329 | Method for machining rollers and other objects using laser light and equipment for machining By irradiating with high-intensity pulsed laser light of wavelength 9.0μ to 11.0μ the organic film on rollers, and specifically, the film on photosensitive drums, fixing rollers, rubber rollers, and magnetic rollers used in photocopying equipment, print... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5672207 | Apparatus for application of a color coat to a workpiece An apparatus for color coating and further manipulating workpieces of wood, plastic material or metal includes a color coating station and further product-manipulation stations for finishing the workpiece. Through provision of a conveyor, the workpiece sh... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5658382 | Arrangement for painting an extended object continuously in its longitudinal direction An arrangement for painting all sides of an elongated rigid object comprises a closed container containing in its bottom portion a paint mixture of binder, monomer and pigment. The elongated object passes through the closed container above the surface of ... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5641356 | Automated apparatus for coating discrete lengths of web A web coating apparatus includes a supply roll of web and a wind-up spindle for receiving a discrete length of the web. Fluid is discharged from a coating die in a direction toward the wind-up spindle to coat the web as the web is wound about the wind-up ... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5246524 | Semiconductor wafer processing system A semiconductor wafer processing system having a plurality of processing devices forming a base processing line for processing in sequence a workpiece having a semiconductor wafer is provided with an auxiliary loader connected to one of the processing dev... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5244506 | Apparatus for cleaning and treating metallic wheels An apparatus for washing and cleaning metallic wheels comprising an apparatus that washes a metallic wheel, and an apparatus that subsequently cleans the washed metallic wheel. A house is provided wherein the cleaned and washed metallic wheel may be paint... | 09/14/1993 |
| 4724793 | Device for pressure feeding liquid chemicals into a wooden pole A device for pressure feeding or injecting a liquid chemical such as a fumigant or the like into a wooden pole is described. One form of the invention comprises a plug member having a threaded shank portion and a hexagonal head portion. A longitudinally e... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4374871 | Procedure and device for oiling the inside of tubular casings During the axial shirring of tubular casings into shirred strands while the material is inflated with air under overpressure, oil is intermittently injected without propellant air against the inside of the casing, so as to lubricate the inner wall of the ... | 02/22/1983 |
| 4339478 | Installation and process for processing of ligno-cellulose for the manufacture of wood-product plates An arrangement for processing ligno-cellulose containing particles for the manufacture of wood-product plates. These have layers of oriented chips, and a chipper comminutes raw material. The fine material and dust are separated by a sifting device, and th... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4302488 | Cellulose fiber insulation plant and process A cellulose fiber insulation, a manufacturing method and a plant for practicing the method. Waste paper is pulverized in a hammermill apparatus to provide a quantity of cellulose fiber particles which are air conveyed past a fog-type injection nozzle wher... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4296545 | Casing hook used to impregnate choke or transformer A plurality of hooks, which are of one-piece construction with a casing substantially enclosing a transformer or choke, are engaged by a suspension means which allows the casing, exclusive of the hooks, to be immersed in an impregnating agent. After impre... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4274676 | Apparatus for removing material An apparatus and method for removing material from a surface so that the removed material will not escape into the ambient environment are disclosed. The present invention includes a coagulant-applying mechanism for spraying a coating of coagulant on the ... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4248280 | Method and machine structure for finger jointing of lumber Method and means, including a trim saw structure, for assembling finger jointing lumber by an impression finger joining process wherein the ends of two pieces of lumber are placed in spaced apart position and held securely by clamps. A movable section of ... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4233928 | Inner burr cutting, inner face cleaning and inner face painting apparatus for long pipes of small and medium diameters An inner burr cutting, inner face cleaning and inner face painting apparatus for long pressure-welded pipes of medium and small diameters comprises a carriage mounted on a base for reciprocal movement, a supporting tube mounted on the carriage to be inser... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4226143 | Method of making steel rule type piercing and blanking dies A steel rule first die is made by mounting steel rule elements, and other shearing elements if desired, in a die block in known manner. A punch die blank is mounted on a support having means for aligning the blank with such shearing elements. One or more ... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4198799 | Apparatus for making exploded cellulosic fiber insulation Apparatus for making fiber insulation from paper comprises a preshredder having a semi-cylindrical perforate basket with a passageway behind it. An air inlet extends behind the basket into the passageway and an air outlet is located at the front of the pa... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4191224 | Apparatus for making cellulose insulation A method and apparatus is provided for the two stage grinding of paper material with the controlled addition of dry and wet fire retardant chemicals to produce a desirable cellulose insulation material. The paper is first ground into coarse granules which... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4168675 | Machine to prepare logs for log houses Method and machine and a log product for log house construction includes improvements in apparatus to shape, and finish the logs, divide into halves or quarter sections for tongue-and-groove assembly construction of floors, walls, or ceilings appurtenant ... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4073260 | Apparatus for removing cross welds from metal tubes and marking the same Cross welds in metal tube moving continuously along a path are removed by means of a method which includes the sequential steps of generating signals representative of predetermined linear movements of the tube, detecting the presence of cross welds in th... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4048353 | Method of drilling and injecting perservative fluid into railway ties Holes in railway ties are drilled and impregnated with creosote or other preservative using a hollow drill with consecutive drilling and creosote injection cycles, either at the time of rail mounting or in a prior processing stage so as to produce a tie w... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4034703 | Apparatus for externally coating endless metal tubing and like elongated metal members An apparatus for externally coating elongated metal members and, particularly, endless metal tubing with synthetic-resin using a powder-melt process in which the powder is initially fused to the surface of the metal member and concurrently or subsequently... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4019457 | Apparatus for applying hot-melt glue to edge of sheet stack A stack of sheets is stood on a support surface inclined to the horizontal by 15° at the upstream end of a track. A pair of elements perpendicular to this surface and mounted on a carriage clamp this stack and the carriage is displaced to the opposite en... | 04/26/1977 |
