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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8088240 | Assembly process and plastic composite tube Process for assembling, by fusion bonding using IR laser radiation, plastic multilayer tapes that comprise an oriented layer that is transparent to the radiation and a layer that absorbs this radiation, the tapes being fusion-bonded using the same technique to a pla... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7517421 | Method for the continuous manufacture of tubular membranes Process for the continuous manufacture of tubular composite or multi-layer membranes comprising a porous sub layer (support layer), mainly determining the mechanical strength of the membrane, and adjacent to the support layer a second layer of a material of differen... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7410550 | Flexible insulating sleeve The present invention relates to flexible cylindrical sleeves for use in protecting wires or conduits from excess heat and/or abrasion. In particular, the present invention provides a flexible sleeve made of multiple bands that are continuously spirally wrapped arou... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7291240 | Method of forming a conduit using a wound sacrificial layer A thin ribbon spirally wound polymer conduit and method of forming, wherein a helical reinforcing bead is interposed adjacent overlapping layers of ribbon. Further, a method of continuously forming spirally wound conduit wherein a sacrificial layer, preferably havin... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7282107 | Multiple head automated composite laminating machine for the fabrication of large barrel section components An aircraft part manufacturing device for automated composite lamination on a mandrel surface of a tool having a rotational axis includes a mechanical supporting structure that supports multiple material delivery heads. The tool is moveable and rotatable relative to... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7252260 | Winding method and winding apparatus Provided are a winding method and a winding apparatus in which it makes possible to expedite the winding cycle with a relatively simple construction. In a winding method in which a plurality of conductor wires are arranged in parallel and wound around a reel ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7238250 | Energy absorbing systems and processes, and processes for the production of energy absorbing structural elements An energy absorbing system is provided. The system comprises a fitting having a crack inducing surface extending radially outward in relation to an axis. An energy absorbing structural element formed by a hollow body extends along the axis and has a first end adapte... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7125464 | Method for manufacturing an endovascular graft section A device and method for the manufacture of medical devices, specifically, endovascular grafts, or sections thereof. Layers of fusible material are disposed upon a shape forming member and seams formed between the layers in a configuration that can produce inflatable... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7093620 | Reinforced plastic pipe and process for manufacturing the said pipe Reinforced pipe obtained by winding, onto a tubular support based on a polymeric composition, of reinforcing tapes comprising an oriented polymeric composition in layers crossed at an equal but opposite angle relative to the axis of the pipe. The tapes are selected ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7041186 | Method and apparatus for fabricating a bicycle wheel hub The wheel hub of a bicycle is made of a single part of structural fiber based material, typically carbon fiber material, after reticulation in a mould which exploits the expansion of a core to obtain the application of a radial pressure to the tubular body consistin... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6974516 | Method of making laminate thin-wall ceramic tubes and said tubes with electrodes, particularly for solid oxide fuel cells A method of fabricating a ceramic tube with electrodes thereon suitable for use as a tubular reaction chamber for a fuel cell. In one embodiment, the method includes wrapping a first electrode material around a mandrel, then wrapping a green ceramic material over th... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6972066 | Roll, roll production apparatus and method for producing roll Rolls easy to be produced are provided. The invention provides a roll which is composed of a main tape cylindrically wound up. The main tape is provided with a first and second holes, respectively, in its winding terminating position and winding initiating position.... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6960274 | Tooling and method of manufacturing a mesh laminate An apparatus and method of manufacturing a wire mesh laminate includes wrapping a central core with multiple layers of mesh screen and a barrier layer having a higher melting point than the mesh screen to form a spool assembly. The spool assembly is then surrounded ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6939590 | Paperboard tube structures with one or more cut-and-folded plies There is provided a paperboard tube structure with an intermediate ply having cut-and-folded tabs to increase the effective thickness of the intermediate ply. The paperboard tube includes a plurality of paperboard plies wrapped one atop another about an axis with th... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6927006 | Fuser member having fluorocarbon outer layer A fuser member having a polyimide substrate, and thereover, an outer layer with from about 61 to about 99 volume percent fluorocarbon. ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6890461 | Method of reinforcing concrete electric pole In a method of reinforcing an existing concrete electric pole having an annular side wall, an inner hollow portion provided therein and an opening portion formed to a position of the annular side wall to be penetrated therethrough, at least one of a predetermined am... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6868033 | Dual array read port functionality from a one port SRAM A storage cell includes a bit storage member capable of storing a data bit. The bit storage member includes a true data output, having a true data value corresponding to the data bit, and a complement data output, having a complement data value corresponding to a lo... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6835263 | Method of producing a tube-shaped torsion-proof and bending-resistant drive shaft An undercritical drive shaft and a method of producing the undercritical drive shaft from fiber composite material is disclosed. The drive shaft, which is produced of fiber composite material and is to be used as an undercritically operating shaft, has a high damage... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6827801 | Method of folding tire breaker ply edges The method of folding overlap side edges of a wide breaker ply over side edges of a narrow breaker ply wrapped around the wide breaker ply on circumferentially spaced modules wherein the modules have axially movable belt lifting and conveying nose members to carry t... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6818088 | Apparatus to fabricate photosensitive drum for image forming apparatus and method thereof An apparatus and method to fabricate a photosensitive drum for an image forming apparatus. The apparatus includes a photosensitive belt supply roll and a double-sided tape supply roll; a bonding unit to bond a photosensitive belt and a double-sided tape together; a ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6793754 | Covered roll having an under-layer formed of resin infused densely packed fibers that provides increased strength and adhesion properties A covered roll is disclosed. Under an exemplary embodiment, the covered roll includes a roll core base, an under-layer formed of densely packed fibers and a covering layer. The under-layer, which may include straight and directionally oriented fibers, is infused wit... | 09/21/2004 |
| RE38552 | Apparatus for manufacturing composite tubular articles A frame, a drive mechanism for rotating a mandrel, at least two spindles mounted to the frame, a tensioner, and a belt extending between the first and second spindles may be used to roll pre-preg strips or similar sheets of composite materials around the mandrel. Th... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6719864 | Hose used to install loose fill insulation An improved hose is used to install loose fill insulation. The hose includes projections extending from an inner surface which serve to condition the insulation as it proceeds through the hose and is dispensed. In a first embodiment of the present invention, the pro... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6695940 | Laminate thin-wall ceramic tubes, including with integral stress wrappings, thickened ends and/or internal baffles, particularly for solid oxide fuel cells Very thin cast ceramic tape, preferably approximately 12 μm in thickness, is wrapped, preferably in a reversing spiral or helix, around a mandrel, preferably a mandrel made of steel and coated with a wax releasing agent, for so many times, preferably fiv... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6696001 | Double pressing method and machine for manufacturing a hockey stick shaft, and hockey stick shaft made therefrom A method for making a hockey stick shaft by a double pressing process, and an apparatus for making the same. The double pressing process consists of pulling resin soaked rovings through heated mold cavities. A core is inserted between upper and lower rovi... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6679966 | Liner with a tubular film that is coated with a nonwoven The invention relates to a liner for producing a lining tube for carrying out sewer pipe renovation work, comprising at least one layer consisting of at least one tubular, resin-impregnated fiber band and a tubular film located on said at least one fiber ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6666939 | Member for oil application device, method of manufacturing the member, and oil application device A tubular member for an oil application device is formed separately and is fitted in such a manner as to cover a peripheral face of a porous cylindrical oil retaining member. The tubular member for the oil application device has a multi-layer structure in... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6617007 | Tape roll liner/tab, application apparatus and method A method and apparatus of forming coreless rolls of pressure sensitive adhesive tape involves the use of a mandrel assembly having a specific circumferential tape supporting segment thereon for winding tape. The circumferential tape supporting segment has... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6592698 | Sheet roll producing apparatus, sheet roll discharging apparatus, and core supplying apparatus A method of forming sheet rolls made of a heat transfer recording sheet having a transfer ink layer on a surface of a base by winding the recording sheet around the outer peripheries of a plurality of cores. The method includes supplying a web heat transf... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6514369 | Method for and devices used in covering a roll core with a resin infused fiber reinforced adhesive under layer and a polymeric top layer, the method including the use of an improved mold tape The invention includes a method for producing a covered roll having a reinforcement fiber mat under layer infused with low viscosity thermoset resin and a smooth high temperature, high performance polymeric outer layer. The mat is formed of a plurality of... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6436328 | Method for forming an absorbent structure A method for forming an absorbent article having an absorbent pad assembly with an outer fluid-contacting surface including discrete portions of different absorbency is provided. At least first and second absorbent pad materials are helically wound adjace... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6374892 | Heat transfer recording sheet producing apparatus and roll shaft supplying apparatus A sheet winding apparatus or a heat transfer recording sheet providing apparatus including the sheet winding apparatus, the sheet winding apparatus formed of a plurality of sheet winding devices arranged in multiple steps in a vertical direction. Each of ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6299718 | Method of manufacturing a cylindrical part by fiber reinforced plastic composite material The disclosed method can manufacture a thick-walled cylindrical part of an excellent quality which is free from the interlayer separation, by using a fiber reinforced plastic composite material. The fiber reinforced plastic composite material having a sma... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6284082 | Method of producing a wound insulating pipe A method of manufacturing a wound insulator pipe, in particular for a high voltage insulator, having one or more ducts for conductors of any kind is provided. A laminate structure is achieved by winding a material onto a spindle and impregnating with a re... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6269859 | Sheet roll producing apparatus, sheet roll discharging apparatus, and core supplying apparatus A sheet roll forming system for forming sheet rolls by winding a heat transfer recording sheet around an outer periphery of a plurality of cores including a core supplying apparatus and a sheet roll discharge apparatus. The core supplying apparatus includ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6206994 | Method and apparatus for covering a metal roll core with a polymeric material preferable a high performance thermoplastic material A method and apparatus for covering a roll core with a polymeric material, preferably a high performance thermoplastic material, is disclosed. The method includes first providing a cylindrical roll core having two ends, a length, and an outer surface. A s... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6068723 | Process for preparing a separator cartridge A separator cartridge comprises a support screen comprising a substantially rigid reinforced plastic cylinder including an inner first major surface and an outer second major surface, a first nonwoven polymer layer adhered to the inner first major surface... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6048428 | Pipe construction A pipe and method of manufacture of the pipe are described. The pipe comprises a core of helically wound steel strip embedded in a plastics material matrix and lined with inner and outer linings of filament wound fiber reinforced plastics material.... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6048425 | Fishing rod with pre-inserted fishing line guide members and method of manufacturing the same The invention relates to a fishing rod with preinserted fishing line guide members. A prepreg formed of a high-strength fiber impregnated or mixed with resin is wound to form the rod pipe. A plurality of wide fishing line guide members each having a flat-... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6030296 | Wound golf ball The present invention is directed towards a wound golf ball that includes a wound core surrounded with a cover material. The wound core is formed of a fluid-filled or solid center, and at least one wound layer segment surrounding the center. The wound lay... | 02/29/2000 |
