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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7811400 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing rubber sheet reinforced with cord The invention resides in enabling high-mix low-volume production by a compact apparatus for a rubber sheet reinforced with a cord of a belt material for a tire, a body-ply material, etc. variously changing a cord material, cord arrangement angle, width of sheet, etc... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7686909 | Reel-type package of flexible printed circuit boards and method for supplying thereof A method for reel-type packaging flexible printed circuit boards (FPCs) is disclosed. Firstly, a flexible plate having a plurality of FPC patterns is cut out to form several bar-like materials, wherein each of the bar-like materials has a plurality of aligned FPCs t... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7395596 | Process of manufacturing a soft magnetic metal electromechanical component A three dimensional soft magnetic metal mass suitable for milling is formed wrapping soft magnetic metal ribbon into a three dimensional shape and then applying adhesive to the three dimensional shape. The adhesive permeates the three dimensional shape. The adhesive... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7278639 | Edge coated gaskets and method of making same An edge coated gasket includes a base sheet made of compressible gasket material and having opposed faces and an interior edge surrounding and defining an aperture. An edge coating of polymer or other material is disposed on and seals the interior edge of the base s... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7258759 | Soft magnetic amorphous electromechanical component and method making the same A three dimensional soft magnetic metal mass suitable for milling is formed wrapping soft magnetic metal ribbon into a three dimensional shape and then applying adhesive to the three dimensional shape. The adhesive permeates the three dimensional shape. The adhesive... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7182120 | Tabbed multi-cellular shade material A tabbed honeycomb structure or pleated panel is made from a stack of collapsed multi-cellular material. The stack is split at bond lines thereby forming the panels of pleated or honeycomb material having a joint tab on one face. ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7163173 | Method of and apparatus for winding web When an elongate film is initially wound around a core, it is wound under a low winding tension command value T1 corresponding to the length of the core. Then, after the tension is progressively increased at a predetermined rate, the elongate film is wound wh... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159634 | Pleated and cellular materials A tabbed honeycomb structure or pleated panel is made from a stack of collapsed multi-cellular material. The stack is split at bond lines thereby forming the panels of pleated or honeycomb material having a joint tab on one face. The tabbed, honeycomb material is at... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7155797 | Continuous manufacturing system for composite aluminum panels A continuous manufacturing system for composite aluminum panels comprises a continuous expanding device for expanding a raw material of a core and a main body of a continuous manufacturing system of composite aluminum panels. The continuous expanding device consists... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7144468 | Method of constructing a unitary amorphous metal component for an electric machine A unitary amorphous metal magnetic component for an axial flux electric machine such as a motor or generator is formed from a spirally wound annular cylinder of ferromagnetic amorphous metal strips. The cylinder is adhesively bonded and provided with a plurality of ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7074475 | Cellular structure A cellular structure such as a honeycomb window treatment comprises a plurality of rows of elongated cells secured to one another. Each of the rows is constructed by providing a first longitudinally extending length of material, which includes a first surface and a ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7018498 | Product and method for making a three dimensional amorphous metal mass A three dimensional amorphous metal mass suitable for milling is formed wrapping amorphous metal ribbon into a three dimensional shape and then applying adhesive to the three dimensional shape. The adhesive permeates the three dimensional shape. The adhesive is then... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6969439 | Method and device for manufacturing belt material for tire A method of manufacturing a belt material for tire, comprising the steps of spirally winding a ribbon, having a plurality of linear cords disposed longitudinally and coated with rubber, on the outer peripheral surface of a drum at specified pitches while the drum is... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6923998 | Edge coated gaskets and method of making same An edge coated gasket includes a base sheet made of compressible gasket material and having opposed faces and an interior edge surrounding and defining an aperture. An edge coating of polymer or other material is disposed on and seals the interior edge of the base s... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921449 | Continuous spiral process for manufacturing imageable seamed belts for printers A method of manufacturing on a continuous basis quantities of seamed belts with imageable seams for printing systems from a continuous supply web of belt material, which seamed belts need to be manufactured to a desired circumference and width. In the disclosed embo... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6913058 | Method and device for producing body ply material for pneumatic tires The peripheral length (M) dimension of the outer peripheral surface of drums (35, 36) is set equal to the width (W) dimension of body ply materials (46A, 46B) used for tires or integral multiples thereof. The wrapping length (L) of the wrapper (... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6743317 | Method of sealing, housing and constructing honeycomb filters The invention describes an improved process for the sealing of alternating flutes of ‘honeycomb’ designed filters to be made after construction, or fabrication, of the basic filter structure, rather than during construction, as is shown in the prior art. The met... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6640684 | Device for cutting blister packs in a blister packing machine In a device for cutting single blister packs from a blister band, a cutting member acts in a longitudinal direction with respect to the blister band, along the longitudinal edges thereof, so as to cut side extending strips of the blister band which extend... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6616783 | Method of producing tire carcass A tire carcass is produced by a method in which a narrow carcass ply member including a plurality of cords coated by, and embedded in a rubber material is extruded from an extruder, and an inner liner member is simultaneously extruded from the extruder in... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6527895 | Method and apparatus for making a cellular structure A multiple cell window covering having a fold and a tab is constructed using a strip of fabric as the input, which is then folded, welded, prepared with adhesive, stacked, and cured in an oven. The apparatus used to construct double, triple, and multi-cel... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6428644 | Process and apparatus for producing a laminate for electronic parts An apparatus and a process for producing a laminate for electronic parts such as ceramic capacitors. After a predetermined pattern for forming an internal conductive layer is formed on a self-supporting green sheet which contains inorganic powder and an o... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6406580 | Method for manufacturing composite parts A method for manufacturing composite parts includes positioning a plurality of composite layers on an application surface formed by a plurality of tooling members and filler members on a mandrel. A part formation aid is disposed on the composite layers ab... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6350336 | Method of manufacturing a press fabric by spirally attaching a top laminate layer with a heat-activated adhesive A method for manufacturing a press fabric for a paper machine includes the attachment of a strip of top laminate layer material to a base fabric using a heat-activated adhesive film. The top laminate layer material may be a woven fabric, a nonwoven mesh, ... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6306235 | Spiral formed products and method of manufacture In the present invention, hollow thermoplastic foam tubes of any desired diameter are easily achieved as well as large sheets or planks of thermoplastic foam material in any width and thickness desired by spirally wrapping and fusing a thermoplastic foam ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6302982 | Method of fabrication of fabric venetian blind A method of making a fabric Venetian blind comprises helical winding of a narrow, elongated strip, which, when properly overlapped and bonded along longitudinal glue lines, will form the vanes and front and rear facings of the blind. The strips may be for... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6228195 | Sonic sealed bias seam A method and apparatus for forming an ultrasonic bias seam includes a rotary anvil disposed within a housing for rotation with the fabric being sealed. A selvage puller separates the selvage from the fabric. After sealing the fabric with the ultrasonic se... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6171424 | Method of making fabric venetian blinds In a method of making rolls or strips of material having no flaws except joints a supply of material, such as a roll of fabric is inspected for flaws. If any flaws are discovered portions of the material containing the flaws are cut away. The material is ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6113826 | Manufacturing method for U-bolts A manufacturing method for U-bolts comprising the steps of (a) winding a linear, tape or cloth member made of fiber reinforced plastics in which at least a part of the fiber is oriented in three-dimensional directions around a mandrel having a substantial... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6024819 | Fabric venetian blind and method of fabrication A method of making a fabric Venetian blind comprises helical winding of a narrow, elongated strip, which, when properly overlapped and bonded along longitudinal glue lines, will form the vanes and front and rear facings of the blind. The strips may be for... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5839185 | Method of fabricating a magnetic flux concentrating core A current sensor operable over a selected operating frequency range includes a flux concentrating core. The core is fabricated by forming a series of tape-wound laminations into a desired closed shape, securing the laminations together at a point and remo... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5792323 | Spiral base structres for long nip paper machine press belts A belt for use on a long nip press for dewatering a fibrous web includes a base assembled by spirally winding a prepared structure strip in a plurality of non-overlapping turns. Successive turns are abutted against and joined to those previously wound by ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5759326 | Method and apparatus for handling logs of convolutely wound webs A method and apparatus for handling logs of convolutely wound webs which includes providing a rewinder-tail sealer wherein a glue stripe is applied to a predetermined circumferential location on a partially unwound log and the log rewound by rolling on it... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5733403 | Product packaging material and its manufacturing method This invention relates to a product packaging material and method, and in particular to a product packaging material (27) formed from a length of rolled corrugated paper (20) and a method of manufacture therefor. There is provided a packaging material com... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5639328 | Fibrous product and method thereof with thermoplastic polymeric impregnant An improved article of manufacture and method hereof utilizing a fibrous structure of initially discrete layers, each having first and second sides. At least one side of each layer is rough and the structure has a shrinkage of no more than about 2 percent... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5632940 | Method of making an integrally stiffened article A method of making an article from a fiber reinforced polymer composite material including the steps of providing at least two mandrels, wrapping at least one of the mandrels with a first layer of a fiber reinforced polymer composite material, disposing t... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5547701 | Method of forming a paper applicator containing a water insoluble coating An applicator is disclosed for inserting a substance into a body cavity. The applicator is especially useful for inserting a catamenial tampon into a woman's vagina. The applicator includes a tubular member formed from at least one layer of paper which ha... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5512119 | Method of making a hybrid prepreg The present invention relates to a hybrid prepreg having reinforcing carbon fibers and foreign fibers. The carbon fibers have a diameter ranging from 5-30 microns and are unidirectionally arranged. The foreign fibers are composed either of single monofila... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5507899 | Method of manufacturing an endless belt for a dewatering press An endless belt in which a fibrous material is dispersed in a substantially uniform manner all over an endless elastic body layer is provided. A non-woven tape is impregnated with a polyurethane elastomer material liquid and wound and layered on a support... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5484499 | Method and apparatus for laying up laminates of adhesive backed sheets A paper web having a longitudinally extending zone coat of adhesive is continuously wound around the cylindrical surface of a rotating drum for a selected number of wraps to form a multi-layer cylindrical master stack. Web tension is controlled during win... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5468207 | Method and apparatus of manufacturing a paint roller A paint roller having a tubular core formed of thermoplastic material. The thermoplastic material being in the form of a multiplicity of spirally wound plies. The multiplicity of plies comprising an outer ply surrounding and in continuous contact with an ... | 11/21/1995 |
