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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182623 | Absorbent article, absorbent body for absorbent article, and manufaturing process therefor An absorbent body for use in an absorbent article includes: fragments of nonwoven fabric including heat-fusible fibers, the heat-fusible fibers being bonded to each other to have three-dimensional structure in advance of formation of the fragments; and hydrophilic f... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8142584 | Insulation product having bicomponent fiber facing layer and method of manufacturing the same An insulation product is provided comprising an insulation sheet containing randomly oriented fibers bonded together. The sheet has first and second major surfaces and a pair of side portions. A nonwoven facing layer is bonded to at least one of the major surfaces. ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8101035 | Composite mandrel A mandrel and method of making a mandrel for use as a substrate in the manufacture of woven or braided articles. The mandrel may have an inner core of foam; at least a first layer of carbon fiber-reinforced resin, and an outer layer of glass fiber-reinforced resin. ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8075717 | Composite wood product and method for making the wood product A composite wood product and its method of manufacture. The wood product comprises aligned, substantially straight wood strands cut from veneer, disposed side by side lengthwise in substantially parallel relationship with adhesive bonding together the strands. The p... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8057614 | Polymer/WUCS mat for use in sheet molding compounds A method of forming a molding mat formed bundles of reinforcing fibers and bonding materials is provided. The reinforcing fibers are preferably wet use chopped strand glass fibers (WUCS). The bonding materials may be any thermosetting material having a melting point... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8048244 | System and method of forming an article, and an article formed thereby A method of forming an article from a plurality of fiber bundles comprising the steps of providing at least one supply of fiber bundles, the fiber bundles having bonding fibers, supplying the fiber bundles to an injector, sequentially injecting fiber bundles from th... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8021503 | Method for making flexible automobile interior material and sheet for the construction and its product made therefrom Disclosed is a method of producing an automobile interior material or construction sheet with excellent processability, and its product made therefrom. More particularly, a method comprises by carding short fibers wherein short fibers are mixed with polypropylene fi... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8007611 | Method for the production of composite elements based on mineral or organic thermal insulation materials with the aid of an adhesive The invention provides a method for the production of composite elements composed of at least one outer layer a) and a thermal insulation material b), where between the outer layer a) and the thermal insulation material b) an adhesive c) has been applied, the outer ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8007610 | Process and device for gluing dried fibres designated for the production of fibreboards Dried fibers which are designated for the production of fiber boards are supplied to a fiber roller (17) from a metering device through a feed chute (10) which is subjected to negative pressure, which fiber roller is provided on its surface with a plur... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7959751 | Unitized composite fabrics with cross machine wave-like shaping and methods for making same A manufacturing method for producing a unitized composite material has been discovered. An assembly of loose fibers or fiber and fabric combinations is formed where at least one of the layered elements contains a bondable material such as a thermally sensitive bondi... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7959750 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing resin-impregnated cured sheet, and apparatus and method for manufacturing carbonaceous material sheet An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and a method for manufacturing a windable carbonaceous material sheet, which is obtained by continuously curing a long uncured fiber sheet which is obtained by using short fibers to make paper and which c... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7955455 | Wave-like structures bonded to flat surfaces in unitized composites and methods for making same A simplified manufacturing technique to directly form a unitized composite structure with at least one relatively flat surface and at least one sinuous element in an internally-bonded unitized composite is provided. A matrix of fibrous and or other materials is depo... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7931765 | Method and device for applying a synthetic binder to an airborne flow of fibers A method and a device to be used in the process of manufacturing plates, such as fiberboards or the like boards, where the raw material in form of biomass particles, such as wood fibers or the like, applied with a thermosetting binder is spread onto a forming belt t... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7918952 | Process for transforming headliner A process for transforming unused motor vehicle headliner or headliner edges into a bonded composite that can be used in motor vehicles. Unused motor headliner or headliner edges are combined with binder to create a bondable mixture. The bondable mixture is exposed ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7918951 | Process for making a fibrous structure comprising cellulosic and synthetic fibers A method for making a unitary fibrous structure including the steps of providing a first plurality of synthetic fibers onto a forming member having a pattern of channels. The synthetic fibers are provided such that at least some of the synthetic fibers are disposed ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7914635 | Fiber-containing composite and method for making the same A unitary, fiber-containing composite comprises (a) a first region comprising a plurality of first binder fibers and a plurality of bast fibers, (b) a second region disposed above the first region, the second region comprising a plurality of second binder fibers and... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7896991 | Method for manufacturing resin mats The present invention relates to a method for the manufacture of sheet molding compounds (SMC) in which the required glass fiber nonwovens are manufactured in-line and have an inhomogeneity of 10% or less, a weight per unit area of 400 g/m2 or higher and ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7862669 | Method of insulation formation and application The method of forming a lightweight, high performance, glass fiber blanket for acoustical and thermal insulation, that includes treating glass fibers with a fluid binding agent at elevated temperature to form a first cohesive glass fiber layer of thickness t1 | 01/04/2011 |
| 7857923 | Reinforced fibrous insulation product and method of reinforcing same An insulation product and method of making the same are provided. The insulation product includes a mat containing randomly oriented fibers bonded by a binder, the mat having first and second major surfaces and a pair of side portions, and at least one flexible rein... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7850798 | Flash welding of conducting polymer nanofibers The welding of certain polymeric nanofibers can be accomplished by exposure to an intense short burst of light, such as is provided by a camera flash, resulting in an instantaneous melting of the exposed fibers and a welding of the fibers where they are in contact. ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7819994 | Reinforced nonwoven fire blocking fabric, method for making such fabric, and articles fire blocked therewith This invention relates to a thin reinforced nonwoven fabric for fire blocking an article, articles containing such fabrics, and methods for making the fabrics and fire blocking the articles. When exposed to heat or flame, the fabric is capable of increasing its thic... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7566374 | Method of making a mat A method of making a mat with a textile surface and an elastomer backing is provided. The method includes mixing elastomer crumbs and a binder, depositing the crumb/binder mixture in a layer (22), placing a textile surface element (34) on the layer to ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7560002 | Water-absorbent structure and process for making the same A water-absorbent structure comprises an assembly of thermoplastic synthetic fibers, cellulose-based fibers, super-absorbent polymer and water-pervious sheets wrapping these components together. The assembly is a honeycomb construction having a plurality of through-... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7459044 | Sheet material especially useful for circuit boards A sheet comprising thermoplastic polymer (TP) and short high tensile modulus fibers, in which the concentration of TP in the middle of the sheet is higher than at the surface of the sheet, useful for making prepregs with a thermoset resin. ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7422660 | Method of producing a nonwoven material Method of producing a nonwoven material, includes forming a web of continuous filaments on a forming member (12) and applying a wet- or foam formed fiber dispersion containing natural fibers and/or synthetic staple fibers on top of the continuous filaments. A... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419593 | Bioremediation mat and method of manufacture and use Bioremediation geocomposite articles, and their method of manufacture, for treating (digesting) contaminats in soil or water. The bioremediating geocomposite mat includes a woven or non-woven geotexile, having a thickness of about 6 mm to about 200 mm. In the prefer... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7405656 | Device and method for encapsulation and mounting of RFID devices This invention involves encapsulating an RFID device in an encapsulating material by known encapsulating processes to form a domed, encapsulated RFID tag. The encapsulating material may be translucent or opaque, flexible or hard, and has minimal effect on transmissi... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7402225 | Veil with a PVOH fibre binding agent The process according to the invention comprises: a step in which chopped filaments and discontinuous PVOH fibers are dispersed in a process water, followed by a step in which a bed is formed in a forming device by... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7364042 | Packaging material A packaging material comprising a plurality of flexible strips of material integrally interconnected to one another along one end thereof so as to form a unitary mass and so that the strips of material are intertwineable with one another to form a resilient tuft. Th... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365034 | Latent carbon dioxide generating material The present invention is directed to nonwoven materials containing a chemical composition capable of generating carbon dioxide when activated. The present invention provides a latent carbon dioxide gas generating material having a first layer containing fiber and a ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357887 | Identifiable structures and systems and methods for forming the same in a solid freeform fabrication system Method and systems for producing three-dimensional objects. One exemplary method, among others, includes: forming an identifiable structure within the three-dimensional object. The identifiable structure within the three-dimensional object can be detected using a no... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357486 | Method of laser machining a fluid slot A method of laser machining a fluid slot includes directing a UV laser beam towards a substrate with microelectronics to form a slot through the substrate. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357629 | Apparatus and method for aligning a removable build chamber within a process chamber The invention is a rapid prototype apparatus having a removable build chamber and a plurality of alignments surfaces that can be used to properly align the build chamber with the process chamber with minimal adjustments by a user. In one embodiment, the apparatus co... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354656 | Floor covering made from an environmentally friendly polylactide-based composite formulation Polymeric materials and products, including sheet flooring materials prepared from the polymeric materials, and processes for preparing the polymeric materials, are disclosed. The polymeric materials include a polylactic acid-based polymer in combination with plasti... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354503 | Fire retardant composite panel product and a method and system for fabricating same In one embodiment, a fire retardant composite panel material is fabricated. A water-based slurry comprising partially soluble boric acid and borax pentahydrate solids is created. An adhesive used in the composite panel fabrication process is added to fibers. The wat... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351859 | Heat activated tertiary amine urethane catalysts This invention concerns a compound formed from a tertiary amine-carboxylic acid salt, where the carboxylic acid and tertiary amine are selected such that the catalyst salt is blocked at room temperature and becomes unblocked at an elevated temperature. The compound ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7346967 | Process for producing a floor covering A process is provided for producing a multi-layered flat fibrous structure, especially a floor covering, having a surface or wear layer, a base or carrier layer and optionally further layers. The base or carrier layer is first produced from a multi-layered non-woven... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337981 | Vibration damping system The invention relates to a vibration damping system, which comprises an anti-vibration plate in the form of a plate having a first and a second major surface, wherein the first major surface may preferably be covered with a layer of surfactant-free geotextile. The a... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334348 | Dryer apparatus for clothing knitted or woven fabric A dryer apparatus for use with a woven and knitted fabric is constructed such that a first drying rack is disposed at an upper portion of the frame, and at least one second drying rack is disposed at a lower. Each of the drying racks is formed of a ventilated drying... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331089 | Method and apparatus for dry forming of a fabric A method and apparatus is described for use in dry forming a fabric by at least two non-woven fabrics. The upper run of the transfer wire is used as a forming wire. A forming head is disposed above the transfer wire. An airlaid non-woven fabric is formed on the tran... | 02/19/2008 |
