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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182634 | Belt member producing method There is provided a belt member producing method including forming a strip piece 17 of a predetermined width W by cutting a strip material 12 including a plurality of reinforcement cords 11 to a regular size, conveying the strip piece 17 ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8163120 | Adhesive for production of IC card, process for producing IC card, and IC card A process for producing an IC card comprising: an application/bonding step of applying an adhesive having a curing rate ratio (80° C./40° C.) of 30 or more on the surface of an inlet film, on which a number of IC modules are mounted, and/or a skin film for coverin... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8153082 | Sheet configured with a tessellated zipper pattern of identically shaped sensor elements and method of manufacture A sheet of sensors and a method of manufacturing such sheet of sensors. The sheet is configured with (A) a tessellated zipper pattern of identically shaped elements defining (i) a right longitudinal column consisting of a base portion of a right set of elements, (ii... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153081 | Test sensor and method for manufacturing the same According to one embodiment of the present invention, an optical-based test sensor for use in the determination of an analyte in a liquid sample is disclosed. The test sensor includes a base, a polymer carrier, and a test membrane. The base has a capillary channel f... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8142597 | Method for manufacturing a printed-wiring board having a resistive element A method for manufacturing a printed-wiring board having an organic resin insulating layer and a metal wiring layer and having a film-like resistive element formed on the metal wiring layer thereof, the method including: disposing a metal wiring layer on one surface... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8083883 | Method for making laminated, paper cards Laminated, paper cards are manufactured by adhering a first side of a calendared paper to a first side of a fiber board stock using a biodegradable adhesive to thereby create a sheet of material. A card construct is then formed by adhering a second side of the fiber... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8062457 | Method for producing surface protection plate for liquid crystal displays and method for producing liquid crystal display At least two or more plastic films are adhered via an adhesive layer or layers to produce a laminate plate having a total thickness of the plastic films of 250 to 700 μm, and then the laminate plate is subjected to die cutting to obtain a surface protection plate | 11/22/2011 |
| 8052825 | Method for making composite material having carbon nanotube array A method for producing a composite material having a carbon nanotube array, includes the steps of: (a) providing the carbon nanotube array, the carbon nanotube array has a first end surface and a second end surface opposite to the first end surface; (b) providing a ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8007621 | Method of making color fan deck The present invention is directed to a paint color sample display device for the illustration of paint colors and a method for making such a color display device. The color display device may be a color fan deck which displays color on each side of the blades of the... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7959754 | Sealing appliance An appliance for sealing elastic hoses with a sleeve, which is plastically deformable and slipped onto the hose, has two jaws which are movable towards and away from each other. One jaw has two straight bars which project towards the other jaw and extend transversel... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7955466 | Method of and apparatus for manufacturing polarization plate When a polarization plate is manufactured by laminating and laminating at least two types of retarder films onto a polarizer film by a laminating apparatus, with the two films of at least the two types of retarder films and at least the polarizer films being laminat... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7909956 | Method of producing a pants-type diaper A method for producing disposable undergarments is disclosed. The method generally comprises combining a first layer, comprising an elastic material sandwiched between layers of nonwoven material, and a second layer, comprising a backing material and a graphically p... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7867352 | Composite material placement method and system To apply a course on a layup mold, a ply boundary that defines a ply area on the layup mold is determined and a tape of composite material is applied on the ply area at an oblique angle relative to the ply boundary. In addition, a leading edge of the tape is butt cu... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7862678 | Drop generator A method for making a plurality of electromechanical devices including attaching a laminar electromechanical structure to a receiving substrate using a not appreciably cured adhesive in a liquid state, laser cutting the laminar electromechanical structure while the ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7785437 | Anti-microbial carpet underlay and method of making A method for making antimicrobial rebonded carpet pad includes mixing zinc pyrithione with a polyol to form an antimicrobial polyol mixture concentrate, blending the antimicrobial polyol mixture concentrate with a binder stream, mixing the binder with foam particles... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7695585 | Rebonding a metallized fabric to an underlying layer A method and system for repairing an insulation blanket having a metallized fabric that becomes disbanded from an underlying layer of the insulation blanket. The method includes cutting a first slit in the metallized fabric near a disbanded portion of the fabric, in... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7682476 | Method to create 3-dimensional images from a 2-dimensional image This is a method to create 3-dimensional images from a 2-dimensional image. This Method utilizes various pieces of paper produced within the process and a method of attachment all together with layering and spacing in 3-dimensions to create a final piece of artwork ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7638014 | Method of producing a pants-type diaper A method for producing disposable undergarments is disclosed. The method generally comprises combining a first layer, comprising an elastic material sandwiched between layers of nonwoven material, and a second layer, comprising a backing material and a graphically p... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7563339 | Cutting device A cutting device (10) for cutting a material (12) and providing a cut portion of the material (12). The device comprises a heating assembly comprising an electrical induction arrangement (32) for heating the cut portion of the material by... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7556708 | Apparatus and method for applying labels A method and apparatus enables linered label applicators to use labels on thin liners. Linered labels comprise a composite of an elongate sheet of thin or light-weight temporary liner having a precut label adhered to a low adhesion surface. The cut-out labels on the... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7540932 | Apparatus and process for the production of sandwich composite elements An apparatus for the production of sandwich composite elements which includes at least two feed apparatus for facings, to which an application apparatus for an adhesion promoter, an application apparatus for a core layer, a conveying apparatus and a cutting apparatu... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7517422 | Non-vinyl flooring and method for making same In one embodiment or the present invention, a non-vinyl flooring is described comprising a flooring substrate having a non-vinyl composition comprising a terpolymer comprising ethylene, methyl acrylate and acrylic acid and a copolymer comprising ethylene and methacr... | 04/14/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7420263 | DBG system and method with adhesive layer severing An array of grooves (23) is formed in a first side (12) of a wafer (10) during a wafer processing method. A back grinding tape (16) is adhered to the first side. An amount of material is removed from the second side (20) of the waf... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7412763 | Method of making an acoustic assembly for a transducer A method of making an acoustic assembly for use in a transducer includes forming a multi-layer assembly. The multi-layer assembly includes a first layer member and a second layer member. Each member includes a center portion, an edge portion and an aperture separati... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7407557 | Method for producing disposable wearing article A method includes producing an elastic strip material (12) by sandwiching an elastic member (4) between two webs (10, 11) under a stretched state in the longitudinal direction of the webs (10, 11), halving the elastic strip material (1... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7405664 | Radio frequency IC tag and method for manufacturing the same A radio frequency IC tag and a manufacturing method for the same includes an IC chip on which information is stored, and an antenna for transmitting the information that is stored on the IC chip. In the antenna, a power-feeding part on which the IC chip is mounted e... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7404647 | Method for optimal material selection and processing for dynamic mirror applications A mirror is disclosed for use in motor system. The mirror includes a composite with at least one of silicon carbide, boron, and boron carbide and an alloying agent that increases the electrical conductivity of the composite sufficient for the composite to be process... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7402223 | Printed articles and methods and systems of producing same Printed articles are disclosed, where the article includes a transparent film, the film comprising a first side coated with a pressure-sensitive acrylate adhesive; and a second side printed with an image. The printed image can be produced with a digital or flexograp... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7402222 | Flocked transfer and article of manufacture including the flocked transfer A flocked transfer is produced by applying a release agent to a release sheet and then applying the flocking to the release agent. Unlike the traditional method, a binder and hot melt film is not applied to the back of the flock. The transfer (which is essentially a... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7381285 | Manufacturing method of a device In a manufacturing method of a flexible device, when a protective material is adhered onto a surface of a substrate, the adhesion is performed at only a part of the substrate. Since being adhered to the part of the substrate, the protective material is easily peeled... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7381284 | Flocked transfer and article of manufacture including the application of the transfer by thermoplastic polymer film A flocked transfer is produced by applying a release agent to a release sheet, and then applying the flocking to a release agent. Unlike the traditional method, a binder and thermoplastic hot melt film is applied to the back of the flock. The transfer, which is esse... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7381286 | Laminate sheet material punching method and optical disk manufacturing method A laminate sheet material punching method, in which a part of a cover sheet is punched from a laminate sheet material including the cover sheet which has an adhesive film formed at one surface thereof and is adhered to a recording side of a disk substrate of an opti... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374625 | Systems and methods for a robotic tape applicator Methods and systems for applying material onto a work piece. In one described method, path storing path data for a predetermined path for applying a material to a work piece is stored in an electronic database. Length data length data for the length of the material ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374808 | Patterned bonded carpet and method Color, pattern, design, and/or the like is applied by means of a jet dye process, or any other secondary or post pattern application process, including but not exclusively, silk screen printing, rotary printing, etc., to a bonded carpet, where the yarn in the carpet... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371301 | Multilayer security document and method for the production thereof A multilayer security document is proposed, wherein a printable carrier material (30) is connected to at least one at least partially transparent outer film or one at least partially transparent outer film composite (10). A photopolymer layer composite... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370809 | Monocoque lenticular plastic card and method of making same A monocoque card for performing transactions is disclosed. The card comprises a substrate having a lenticular portion on a front side and a flat portion on a back side. The substrate has a thickness between 28 and 34 thousandths of an inch. Inks are applied on the f... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365442 | Encapsulation of thin-film electronic devices One embodiment of this invention pertains to multiple encapsulated thin-film electronic devices. These encapsulated devices include a substrate and multiple thin-film electronic devices are on this substrate. Each of the multiple thin-film electronic devices has an ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361251 | RFID label technique An RFID webstock containing a relatively high pitch-density array of semiconductive chips is provided and joined to a web bearing relatively widely spaced antennas in a continuous process. The RFID webstock is separated or cut into individual chip sections, with the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361246 | Elastic composite for a disposable absorbent garment, and a system and process for making the elastic composite and a garment having the elastic composite A method is provided for making an elastic composite for incorporation into a disposable absorbent garment. An elastic element applicator is provided that is configured to move a section of a continuous strand of elastic element generally about a plane. A first web ... | 04/22/2008 |