Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7553389 | Methods and apparatus for production of composite-coated rigid flat-rolled sheet metal substrate Methods and apparatus for producing composite-coated rigid flat-rolled sheet metal substrate in which thermoplastic polymeric materials are selected and combined for dual-layer molten-film extrusion presenting a first-contacting tie-layer and an externally-located f... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7452434 | Methods and apparatus for surface preparation and dual polymeric layer coating of continuous-strip flat-rolled sheet metal, and coated product Processes and apparatus for manufacturing an engineered-composite combining rigid flat-rolled sheet metal continuous-strip and selected polypropylene thermoplastics, which are formulated into dual polymeric coating layers for extrusion deposition, as distinct layers... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7419560 | Extruded molten polymeric film bonding of solid polymeric film to flat-rolled sheet metal continuous strip Method steps and apparatus combinations for continuous in-line polymeric coating of rigid corrosion-protected flat-rolled sheet metal continuous-strip substrate utilizing a thermoplastic polymeric material having adhesive characteristics, capable of molten thin-film... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7335326 | Method and Apparatus for molding dual core assemblies An improved apparatus and method for forming a golf ball is described. The method includes utilizing strands of a desired material. The method employs a top, center and bottom plate. The strands are placed over the concave cavities of a lower plate and over the hemi... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7300535 | Magnetically readable card and a method of making a magnetically readable card The present invention includes a process for making a magnetically readable card. The process includes providing a polymeric extrudable substrate material and one or more magnetic strips. The substrate is extruded in an extruder. The magnetic strips are aligned and ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7238257 | Method for making a printing blanket A method for making a printing blanket resulting from assembling a plurality of layers employs elastomer layers which do not contain thermal cross-linking agents and are of the thermoplastic type. Such a printing blanket is useful in the field of printing machines. | 07/03/2007 |
| 7204907 | Absorbent device using an apertured nonwoven as an acquisition distribution layer A method of making a composite intermediate layer by forming a resilient three dimensional apertured formed film; forming a nonwoven web of fibers; joining the nonwoven web with the apertured formed film; and aperturing the joined nonwoven web and formed film to cre... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7186457 | Cellulosic composite component A component such as a siding panel comprised of a PVC/wood flour composite. Another embodiment is a component such as a siding panel that is made from a PVC/CPE/wood flour composite. The cellulosic composite may be extruded through a die and then bent into the shape... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7087201 | Process for producing golf ball Half shell 10 has a bowl-like shape, and is composed of a thermoplastic resin composition. The half shell 10 has a top part 11 and a side part 12. The thickness Tt of the top part 11 is less than the thickness Ts of the side part | 08/08/2006 |
| 7074292 | Processes for manufacturing blade member of developer quantity control blade A blade member manufacturing process using no mold and a developer quantity control blade manufacturing process using this blade member are disclosed in which a material for the blade member is extruded onto a charge control face face-transferring sheet in a uniform... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7052565 | Web constructions with severed elongate strands Web constructions with severed elongate strands located on at least one surface are described. The severed elongate strands are attached to one or both major surfaces of a web and may be arranged in rows and columns. The elongate strands may be formed by extruding c... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7017352 | Cooling of extruded and compression molded materials The present invention relates to a system and a method for cooling extruded and molded materials. The present invention is especially useful to thoroughly cool an extrudate by directing a cooling fluid toward a surface of the extrudate (e.g., an interior surface tha... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7003997 | Method and apparatus to reduce deformation in sheets cut by cutting tool The present invention is a method for reducing the deformation along a cut contour edge (26) of a sheet (2) caused by the cutting process whereby sheet material (4) protrudes above the top surface of the sheet being cut. One group of embodiments... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6998084 | Co-extruded pigmented/clear coated polymeric coating for an article such as automotive exterior body panels A colored coating for an article is provided including a first layer polymeric coating material with a transparent base which has been pigmented to a desired color and extruded, a second layer of transparent polymeric coating material which has been co-extruded with... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994535 | Method and apparatus for forming a guide rib on a section of plastic film A method and apparatus for forming a rib on a section of plastic film utilizes a roll having a groove, extrudes molten polymer into the groove, and places the section of plastic film in contact with the molten polymer in the groove. The molten polymer in the groove ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6971211 | Cellulosic/polymer composite material The present invention is a component such as a siding panel that may be comprised of various formulations of cellulosic/polymer composite materials. One embodiment of the present invention is a siding panel that is comprised of a cellulosic/PVC composite material. T... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6958185 | Multilayer synthetic wood component A multilayer synthetic wood component comprised of a layer of a first synthetic wood composition that is secured to a layer of a second synthetic wood composition. As a result, the present invention may provide a component that utilizes the beneficial characteristic... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6913726 | Method for molding and stripping golf ball cores from a three plate mold An improvement in the method of molding is disclosed which utilizes a three plate mold to form golf ball cores having dual parting lines. A method of stripping the cores from the mold and the flashing is also disclosed. ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6896758 | Method and plant for fabricating drip irrigation pipes The invention relates to a method for fabricating a drip irrigation pipe, comprising a pipe (5) wherein a plurality of dripping elements (4) are bound, communicating with the outside through holes formed in the pipe wall. The method according to the in... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6890400 | Overlaminated pressure-sensitive adhesive construction Overlaminated faceless PSA label constructions of this invention comprise a low material cost, thin prelaminate PSA construction having a layer of pressure-sensitive material disposed on a release surface of a removable substrate, and a nonblocking continuous film d... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6640348 | Forming continuous fastener material A method of reorienting directional features associated with manufacture of continuous fastener materials to produce products having such reoriented features, produces fastener products having an array of individual fastener elements extending from a shee... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6623586 | Product and process for strip lamination of a polymer film and nonwoven webs A product, apparatus and process for lamination of a sheet of polymer film onto a sheet of light weight web material. An incoming sheet of material is slit into narrow webs, which may be folded by a folding guide, and separated by use of turning bars and ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6562170 | Method of producing film having a cloth-like look and feel A method for producing a film with attached fibrils having a cloth-like look and feel. A flocking or metering device is provided for dispensing a layer of the fibrils. The fibrils are next delivered onto a moving vacuum belt, which has a porous surface fo... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6554943 | Flakes from multilayer iridescent films for use in paints and coatings Comminuted particles of iridescent laminate film are prepared by supporting the film on a strippable substrate prior to the processing of the film into particulate form.... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6551435 | Processes of forming an insulated foam board system An insulated foam board system of the present invention comprises a first layer, a second layer and a central layer. The first layer is made from a material selected from the group consisting of alkenyl aromatic polymers, polypropylenes, polyethylene tere... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6551539 | Releasable strap Methods of forming a releasable strap of hook and loop material and resulting products are shown. The strap has a hook side and a loop side, the hooks being formed of synthetic resin on a mold roll defining a multiplicity of hook mold cavities. A method i... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6468381 | Method of making a golf ball and golf ball compression mold The present invention is an improved method for making a golf ball. Two cups are molded from an elastomer separately from a center. The cups are molded on both sides of a center mold plate with hemispherical protrusions having a channel circumventing the ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6461468 | Method and apparatus for making dripper lines A method and apparatus for making a dripper line by feeding the dripper units (DU) into the extruded tube (ET) at a linear velocity, at the instant of their initial contact with the inner surface of the tube, which is greater than the linear velocity of t... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6364989 | Method for enhancing an extruded substrate with a decorative laminating film A method and apparatus for laminating a decorative lamination film to an extruded substrate is disclosed. The decorative lamination film may be clear, translucent, pearlescent, or opaque and it is compressed against the extruded substrate between a pair o... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6325882 | Method for producing hanging soap bars A method of producing individual personal-sized bars of soap with a water-resistant supporting medium being provided integral with each bar for enabling its suspension for air drying after each use. The preferred method incorporates an intermittent feedin... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6322653 | Method for joining spiral wound pipes A method for joining thermoplastic pipes made by spiral winding a hollow profile with mainly rectangular cross section. The method includes: cutting an end of the pipe along an inside of a profile side wall fastened to a nearest preceding wound round of s... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6299720 | Zipper for slider package A slide zipper assembly comprising an interlocking zipper and a slider is provided. The zipper has a first profile and a second profile. The profiles each have a ribbon, a web attached to the ribbon, and an interlocking member attached to the web engageab... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6266943 | Separable laminated container and associated technology A separable laminated container (A) of the present invention comprises an outer layer (1) made of synthetic resin and having an air suction hole (10) and an inner layer (2) made of synthetic resin and separably laminated on the inside of the outer layer, ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6248199 | Method for the continuous fabrication of access control and identification cards with embedded electronics or other elements Cards, labels and the like containing embedded microcircuits or other elements are fabricated in a continuous process by introducing microcircuits between ribbons of extruded material, pressing the ribbons into adhesion with each other while in a plastic ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6224707 | Method for the production and multicolor printing of thermo-adhesive flocked films The method consists in applying a thermoadhesive or HF-weldable film (2) on a temporary protection paper (1), applying an adhesive layer 2a) on said film, flocking fibers (F) on this adhesive layer, preparing a pre-printed paper with multicolor designs co... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6214147 | Process for strip lamination of polymer films and nonwoven fibrous webs A process for in-line lamination of a non-oven fibrous sheet to an extruded polymer film. A non-oven fibrous sheet is slit into a plurality of narrow non-oven fibrous webs. The narrow non-oven fibrous webs are spaced by turning the webs around a plurality... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6206998 | Method for making formable laminated decorative sheets A method of making thermoplastic formable sheets laminated with a decorative film, such as one or more layers of glossy clear coat bonded to a layer of pigment containing paint. The method involves providing a thermoplastic formable plastic sheet; applyin... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6194049 | Polymeric waterproofing membrane A polymeric waterproofing membrane is provided which has an improved biaxial elongation compared with conventional polymeric waterproofing membranes. The membrane is a composite of an upper layer and a lower layer as well as an in between situated barrier... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6179949 | Method for manufacturing a drip irrigation tube and dripper unit therein This method consists essentially in manufacturing dripper units (4) and attaching them longitudinally to a thread (16) by positioning them at intervals along the latter. For this purpose, the thread (16) is introduced into at least one notch (9) of the dr... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6119344 | Continuous process for forming structure suitable for use of a core member Core-type structures are formed in a continuous process by assembling cut tubes or sheets of a thermoplastic material that are aligned, cut into separate continuous structures which are then subsequently cut into separate structures suitable for use as a ... | 09/19/2000 |
