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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157946 | Labeling apparatus with pay-out and take-up stepper motors and related methods A labeling apparatus is for applying labels to articles advanced along an article conveyor. The labeling apparatus may include a frame to be positioned adjacent the article conveyor, and a labeler carried by the frame. The labeler may include a housing, and a label ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8147640 | Fabricating method of flexible display A fabricating method of a flexible display device includes the steps of providing an adhesive layer including a first adhesive material on a first surface of a support film, a second adhesive material on a second surface of the support film such that an adhesive str... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142596 | Auto-applied labeling methods Auto-applied packing list and upper label methods. A carrier material with an upper label and a lower label removeably adhered thereto is provided. The upper label and lower label are dispensed in sequence onto a label applicator apparatus. The label applicator appa... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8034208 | Deformation moderation method A method of transferring a layer of a first material onto a second substrate of a second material includes, a step of forming a first embrittlement plane in a first substrate in first material, by a first ion and/or atom implantati... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8016970 | Method for applying a pre-cured composite strip to a composite component to minimize inconsistencies appearing on a surface of the composite component A method and apparatus for applying a pre-cured composite strip to a composite component. A pre-cured composite strip having a thermoset resin may be placed on a surface of a portion of the composite component where a caul plate seam may be expected. Caul plates may... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8012295 | Tattoo cover and related method There is provided an adhesive composite cover and method of use in which the cover is well suited to effectively cover a temporary tattoo utilized in radiation therapy treatments. The cover includes a transparent, flexible layer with a rigid layer releasably adhered... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8012294 | Method for the serial application of labels on a tape A method for applying labels in rows on a tape, which can be driven by a tape driving mechanism, for which the labels are deposited in consecutive rows at an applicator, disposed stationary at the tape, on the tape, the tape being advanced partially after or during ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8012293 | TPU laminated fabric product and method for forming the product A method for manufacturing a TPU laminated fabric product comprises the following steps. First step: preparing a roll of TPU film and a roll of releasing film. Second step: attaching the TPU film to the releasing film. Third step: printing a desirable pattern or ima... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7998302 | Transverse lane labeling method and labeller A method for applying labels on articles, which are guided in parallel lanes, for which in each case a row of labels is dispensed by a label dispenser from a backing, taken up by a transfer path guided transversely over the lanes and transferred in a transfer step o... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7985316 | Adhesive applicator systems and methods Systems and method are provided for affixing attachments, such as double-sided adhesive slips, to credit cards and other presentation instruments. Exemplary systems include a conveyor configured to transport the article along an article processing path, and an attac... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7947144 | Paper attachment method A paper attachment system and method includes providing a plurality of flexible panels. Each of the flexible panels has a first side, a second side and a peripheral edge. A plurality of adhesive patches is provided. Each of the panels has one of the adhesive patches... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7892385 | Adhesive member and method of manufacturing display device using the same An adhesive member for a display device is provided. The adhesive member includes first and second adhesive layers, and coating layers. The first and second adhesive layers have different adherence characteristics. Each of the coating layers covers the first and sec... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7887665 | Expanding method and expanding device An adhesive sheet (S) is expanded by expanding means (20) with a plate-like article (W) being mounted to a frame (F) after dicing of the plate-like article (W) to increase spacings between individual chips (T), an expanded state of the adhesive sheet (S) is m... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7862677 | Display device and method of manufacturing the same To provide a technique for manufacturing a high-performance display device by employing a plastic substrate. A peeling layer is formed on an element-forming substrate, and a semiconductor element and a luminous element are further formed thereon. Then, a fixed subst... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7811403 | Transverse tab application method and apparatus A method and apparatus for applying tabs to a traveling web of material at a transfer position when the tabs are provided to the transfer position in a path that is skew to the web travel path. A tab supply assembly carries the tabs in a tab path that is either perp... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7763139 | Device transferring method, and device arraying method A method of selectively transferring devices arrayed on a first substrate to a second substrate on which an adhesive resin layer is previously formed is provided. The method includes steps of selectively heating the adhesive resin layer on the second substrate by la... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7722735 | Microstructure applique and method for making same A method is described for forming a porous coating on the surface of a substrate such as an implantable prosthesis wherein a microstructure appliqué is made in the shape and depth of the area to be coated, adhesively attached to that area and subsequently bonded to... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7713369 | Detachable substrate or detachable structure and method for the production thereof The invention relates to the preparation of a thin layer comprising a step in which an interface is created between a layer used to create said thin layer and a substrate, characterized in that said interface is made in such a way that it is provided with at least o... | 05/11/2010 |
| RE41230 | High strength, flexible, foldable printable sheet technique A high strength, flexible, foldable and printable sheet, such as a label sheet or cardstock, is provided with a line of weakness. The sheet has maximum dimensions greater than that of a box into which the sheet is to be located, and is therefore folded flat to fit i... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7686910 | Method and device for the automated application of paint film to bodywork parts A method and a device for the automated application of a self-adhesive paint film to a three-dimensionally curved bodywork part, using a robotic application tool, the paint film being held ready in the form of a multi-layered film composite ready for picking up. Aft... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7666270 | Heat spreader for display panel The invention presented is a method for applying heat spreaders to a plurality of display panels, including (a) providing a plurality of heat spreader composites, each of which comprises a heat spreader material having an adhesive thereon and a release material posi... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7638013 | Systems for assembling components on submounts and methods therefor A component assembly system is provided that includes a longitudinally elongated tape carrier, a longitudinally elongated submount carrier, and an assembly machine. A plurality of components may be attached to the tape carrier. The assembly machine is adapted to rec... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7611600 | Sticking apparatus and sticking method A sticking apparatus 10 includes a sticking table 11 supporting a semiconductor wafer W and a sticking unit 12 sticking a heat sensitive adhesive sheet S to the semiconductor wafer W. The sticking unit 12 includes a peeling section that, ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7569117 | Model surface texturing film The invention concerns a texturing film that is flexible enough to be applied to a clay model to add texture and color to the surface of the clay model, and a method of forming and using the texturing film. The texturing film may be formed of a latex-based paint mix... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7452436 | Transverse tape application method and apparatus A method and apparatus for applying tape tabs to a traveling web of material when the tape tabs are moving at a non-parallel angle to the web of material. An anvil that carries the tape tabs moves at a perpendicular or other non-parallel angle to the web. The invent... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7452435 | Functional film A functional film of the invention includes a microparticulate-containing layer containing functional microparticulates. The microparticulate-containing layer inhibits the occurrence of cracks even when drawn 10%. When the functional film includes a microparticulate... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7438780 | Manufacturing method for base piece made to adhere to adhesive sheet, manufacturing method for semiconductor wafer and manufacturing method for semiconductor device A first adhesive sheet is made to adhere to glass in plate form, and after that, the glass is cut with a blade so as to be separated into a number of glass pieces. A second adhesive sheet is made to adhere to the surfaces of glass pieces on the side opposite to the ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7416628 | Label applicator system with a peel inhibiting apparatus for RFID labels An apparatus and method for inhibiting the peeling of labels from a web is disclosed. A web with a plurality of labels is pulled towards a peeling edge. An antenna examines at least one of the labels. Based at least in part on the antenna's examination of at least o... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7416629 | Method of aligning fluidic MST devices to a support member A method of attaching MST devices to a support member via an adhesive film, the MST devices each having an attachment face with a first aperture and the support member having a mounting surface with second apertures corresponding to each of the first apertures respe... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7407558 | Fiber batt having a separator layer A nonwoven fiber product comprising a first nonwoven fiber batt, a second nonwoven fiber batt, and a separator layer attached to each of the first fiber batt and the second fiber batt, the separator layer physically separating the first fiber batt and the second fib... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7396427 | Laminating method and laminating apparatus A laminating method for forming a laminated layer in the form of a transparent film on a surface of an image on a printed object includes the steps of transferring a laminate having a laminated layer and a heat resistive base material layer to the surface of the pri... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393428 | Method for making a thermal interface material A thermal interface material includes a matrix, a plurality of carbon nanotubes, and at least one phase change layer. The matrix includes a first surface and an opposite second surface. The carbon nanotubes are embedded in the matrix uniformly. The carbon nanotubes ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7374630 | Film-supplying device and film-affixing system A film-supplying device is provided for supplying a ring-shape adhesive-film to a film-affixing device having an alignment shaft-member, where the ring-shape adhesive-film is attached on a release sheet. The device comprises a table and a sheet transport mechanism. ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7368028 | Method and unit for applying labels to products and collecting reject labels A method and unit for applying labels to products fed by a conveyor along a conveying path; a number of pickup heads are fed along a feed path to withdraw the labels successively from a feeder and apply the labels successively to respective products on the conveyor;... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361242 | Ceramic slurry composition and methods for producing ceramic green sheet and multilayer ceramic electronic device A ceramic slurry composition has a powdered ceramic uniformly dispersed therein without excessive damage thereto. A method for producing a ceramic green sheet using the ceramic slurry composition and a method for producing multilayer ceramic electronic devices are a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360572 | Device for cyclical winding of label strips The invention relates to a device for the winding of label strips (17), comprising a rotary driven transport means (1), which cyclically transports the label strip (17) away after removal of the labels and a winding means (2) for the cycl... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362095 | Angle-measurement device and method for fabrication thereof An angle-measurement device comprising at least one first tracer and one second tracer wherein the tracers are disposed on a common backing and are divided from one another by a separation groove. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361248 | Method for forming color filter, method for forming light emitting element layer, method for manufacturing color display device comprising them, or color display device A color filter formation method for transferring a color filter layer provided on a transfer film to a transferred substrate comprises arranging on said transferred substrate a plurality of wirings side by side to extend in a predetermined direction; covering the wi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357585 | Printing tape, tape cartridge provided therewith, and tape printing apparatus A printing tape has a translucent recording-tape layer with a recording surface on a face thereof, and a translucent pseudo-laminating layer adhered to a back of the recording-tape layer. The pseudo-laminating layer has an adhesive-agent layer on a face thereof and ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351457 | Protective cover sheet for label assembly and label assembly with said cover sheet A cover sheet for protecting unprinted labels of a label assembly includes a number of removable shields that overlie the unprinted labels during printing. ... | 04/01/2008 |