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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357230 | Damper and automobile seat having the damper A damper (1) has silicone-based unvulcanized rubber (4) interposed between a housing (2) and a shaft (3) which are disposed in such a manner as to be relatively rotatable about an axis (A) in (R) directions with respect to each other, and... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7335275 | Method of making an inorganic sheet laminate A laminate of inorganic sheet and polyester resin having an overall thickness of 5 to 25 mils and having an elongation at break in both the cross direction and machine direction of at least 25%. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7172008 | Hook fasteners and methods of making the same A method of making a touch fastener includes coextruding, side-by-side, a plurality of lanes of polymeric material to form a sheet-form base. The sheet-sheet form base includes a lane of a first polymeric material disposed between two lanes of a second polymeric mat... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7130781 | One-dimensional modeling of the manufacture of multi-layered material In general, techniques are described for the creation and execution of accurate models for the manufacture of complex, multi-layered materials. The techniques may be used to calculate variations of a process parameter within the material during the manufacturing pro... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125461 | Activatable material for sealing, baffling or reinforcing and method of forming same An activatable material and articles incorporating the same is disclosed. The activatable material includes at least three of an epoxy resin; a thermoplastic polyether; a blowing agent; a curing agent; and a filler. The activatable material is preferably used for se... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7098152 | Adhesive support method for wafer coating, thinning and backside processing A liquid form adhesive system is provided for spin-coating on wafers and mounting to rigid carrier substrates to support thinning and backside processing. The liquid adhesive comprises about 30–35% of a rosin, between 5–10% of a thermoplastic urethane, a nonioni... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7005025 | Welded item A welded item is shown having an extruded weld bead with a high tensile strength relative to the layers from which it is formed. A valve with an insert is shown. A ball with an internal plenum is shown. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6984278 | Method for texturing a film The present invention provides a method for treating a surface of a layered polymeric structure. The method includes the steps of: (1) providing a first sheet of material, (2) providing a second sheet of material, (3) positioning the first sheet or the second sheet ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6972151 | Magic slate capture and display device A device for forming erasable images on a reusable medium, comprising: an erasing portion; and a writing portion; wherein the erasing portion comprises a separator for separating at least two layers of the reusable medium; and wherein the writing portion comprises a... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6964810 | 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 ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6908239 | Arcuate print path to avoid curl in thermal printing The invention relates to a method of avoiding core set curl in thermal prints comprising providing thermal print material wound image receiving side toward the core, passing said print material from said core around a turning roll in a direction opposite to the core... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6736921 | On-line weatherstrip insertion and staking apparatus and method of use An apparatus for inserting and staking a pile weatherstrip to an extrusion in an inline process is disclosed. The insertion assembly includes a removable/replaceable pile channel. The staking assembly includes a linear translating staking pin moveably mounted relati... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6663733 | Resin formed product and methods and devices for making the same A granular, ground filler of plant origin, such as kenaf fiber, is mixed into a synthetic resin to form a melted synthetic resin Ca, which is extruded from an output port 36 of a low-pressure extruder 30 as an intermediate resin layer C. A first coating m... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6649002 | Method of manufacturing articles utilizing a composite material having a high density of small particles in a matrix material A method of manufacturing articles utilizing a composite material having a high density of small particles such as microspheres in a matrix material is disclosed. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, at least first and second layers of ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6584687 | Method of manufacturing an ink-jet recording head using a thermally fusible film that does not close communication holes A method of manufacturing an ink-jety recording head in which an ink supply port forming substrate 21, a common ink chamber forming substrate 25, and a nozzle plate 27 are bonded together by inserting between them thermally fusible films 31 and 32 respect... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6562252 | Method for reproducing images or text on a metalized holographic 2D, 3D bright colored film The invention relates to a method for reproducing images or text on a metalized holographic film, comprising a coupling step, in which a bottom metalized holographic film is laminated to a second film, thereon an adhesive mass has been preliminarily depos... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6554938 | Over-coated optical fiber and manufacturing method thereof One or more optical fiber elements each constituted by a coated glass fiber are fed to an over-coating device and an over-coating is applied to the optical fiber elements in a lump, the feeding speed of the optical fiber elements to the over-coating devic... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6524413 | Preservation mat board A method for manufacturing a preservation mat board for use in framing a picture frame. The mat board includes a top facing layer and/or backing layer, each comprising a buffer and/or deacidifying agent, adhered to a middle board or layer by an adhesive c... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6494245 | Apparatus for automatically and continuously applying sealant material in an insulated glass assembly An apparatus for applying sealant material continuously to an insulated glass panel assembly having a spacer frame with first, second, third and forth perimeter edges and corners defining a sealing area for receiving sealant material therein. The appartus... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6383583 | Polypropylene EVOH laminate A laminate having a layer structure of A/C/B/C/D, which is obtained by coextruding a saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (B) and an adhesive resin (C) on one side of a polypropylene film (A) oriented at least uniaxially, to give a laminate having ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6312550 | Method for producing a shielding case Method of producing a shielding casing (4) in which there is provided a sealing and shielding profile section (9) which fills a gap between first and second adjoining casing portions (1, 2) and which comprising pasty material is applied under pressure fro... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6273984 | Lamination with curl control A method of curl control for lamination of a polymer sheet to each side of a core material comprising providing a bottom polymer sheet, bringing said bottom sheet into contact with a heat source, providing said core material, bringing said core material i... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6250358 | Apparatus and method for sealing the corners of insulated glass assemblies The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for injecting sealant material into the corners of an insulated glass assembly suitable for use in manual and automated production. It has been found that significant saving in both time and materia... | 06/26/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6080347 | Method of making a elastically extensible mechanical fastening system A method of making a mechanical fastening system. The mechanical fastening system is attachable to a complementary receiving surface. The method comprises the steps of providing an elastically extensible substrate and stretching the substrate. Prongs are ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6080478 | Biodegradable multilayer material A multi-layer material including a cellulose-based naturally decomposing basic layer, at least one polyhydroxyalkanoate layer on the basic layer and at least one biodegradable polylactide layer between the basic layer and the at least one polyhydroxyalkan... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5985457 | Structural panel with kraft paper core between metal skins A structural panel comprises a metal and paper composite in which the metal outer skins have a minimum thickness of 0.005 in. exceeding foils and a maximum thickness of 0.012 in. while the paper core ranges between 0.01 in. and 0.05 in. The panel is a sti... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5938998 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing composite insulators Method and apparatus for manufacturing a composite insulator which includes an FRP core rod covered by a sheath and provided with a plurality of sheds which are made of an electrically insulating polymeric material. The sheds are set on a support member a... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5919575 | Plastic laminated structural board and method for making same A plastic laminated structural board is provided for use in a variety of applications such as furniture fabrication. The plastic laminated structural board utilizes a composite structure which includes a polymer layer adhered to an underlying paperboard c... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5895538 | Method of manufacturing and using vibration-damping material A truss type extruded aluminum section is formed of a pair of planar plates and ribs, wherein hollow portions are formed within said section by the ribs and the planar plates. Vibration-damping resin is provided on the inner surfaces of hollow portions, a... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5879498 | Method of lining fluid vessels A barrier liner for sealing reinforced composite vessels at cryogenic temperatures is provided wherein the barrier liner is composed of a polymeric composition containing a curing agent, such as a methyl bis-methyl anthranilate, and an elastomer adhesive,... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5876554 | Apparatus for sealing the corners of insulated glass assemblies The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for injecting sealant material into the corners of an insulated glass assembly suitable for use in manual and automated production. It has been found that significant saving in both time and materia... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5876534 | Composite panels and process for manufacturing them The invention pertains to a composite panel comprising a foamed thermoplastic core layer which is joined on both sides without adhesive to thermoplastic outer layers reinforced by fiberglass mats. The composite panel is used to make molded parts for motor... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5866051 | Method of making continuous glass fiber-reinforced thermoplastic foam sandwich composites A method for making continuous fiber-reinforced plastic composites is disclosed. It involves the steps of (a) using an extruder to continuously extrude a first plastic resin through an extruder die to form a first plastic resin layer; (b) continuously pul... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5853857 | Windshield frame The present invention provides a windshield frame utilizing composite technology. More particularly, the windshield frame preferably comprises a fiber reinforced plastic molded upper frame section bonded with a structural grade adhesive to a fiber reinfor... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5810956 | Method of filling a seam of a panel assembly using a thixotropic polyurethane elastomeric filler adhesive A method of filling a seam of a structural panel assembly utilizes a non-foaming, thixotropic, two-component polyurethane elastomeric material. The thixotropic, elastomeric material is prepared by rapidly mixing and initiating the reaction of a first thix... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5772819 | Method of making a composite of paper and plastic film Composites of paper and bioriented plastic film are made by passing a web of paperboard and a web of plastic film, with a layer of extruded molten polymer impregnating and bonding agent between the webs, through a nip. The process involves controlling one... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5762738 | Method and apparatus for applying sealant material in an insulated glass assembly There is disclosed a method and apparatus for applying sealant material to the void in the perimeter between spaced-apart substrates in an insulated glass assembly. An apparatus includes a traveling applicator head and a stationary head, both applicator h... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5705011 | Method of making composite with discontinuous adhesive structure A composite includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a discontinuous adhesive structure disposed intermediate the first and second substrates for securing the first and second substrates together to form a composite without significantly modify... | 01/06/1998 |
