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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7306694 | Method for producing plastic products with reinforced heat sealed joints A plastic product is fabricated from plastic sheets by heat sealing the plastic sheets to form an enclosure member. In order to strengthen the heat-sealed joints of the plastic sheets, the plastic sheets are thickened at portions where the heat-sealed joints are to ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303641 | Method for fabricating cellular structural panels An apparatus for manufacturing cellular laminate structural panels includes one or more supply stations of a flexible strip material including folding rollers for sequentially folding the strip material into cellular structures and feeding the cellular structures in... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7273529 | Method of making a window covering from fabric segments In a method for making a window covering the user selects a first segment of cellular material in which there is a top cell having a top surface, at least one glue line on the top surface and a strip of fabric on the at least one glue line. The strip of fabric and a... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7229513 | Method for an integral composite forward flange in a composite The present invention is directed toward a laminate composite structure and a method for fabricating a laminate composite structure, wherein the laminate composite structure comprises a solid laminate and a composite sandwich structure. The solid laminate includes a... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7169459 | Collapsible cellular insulation A collapsible cellular insulation panel for use with mobile shelters is provided. The panel comprises first and second outer sheets with a plurality of intermediate thin flexible membranes. The membranes are secured along first and second edges to inner surfaces of ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7146694 | Fabrication apparatus for an assembly of vanes for an architectural covering An apparatus for fabricating tubular vanes and adhering the vanes to a plurality of associated ladder tapes for use in a blind assembly for an architectural opening is described. The apparatus includes a first section for unrolling resin impregnated fabric tape, fol... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7128121 | Fabric window blind A fabric window blind includes a head frame, a roller, an adjustment mechanism, slats, a bottom rail and a light-admitting shade. The roller is horizontally rotatably mounted inside the head frame. The adjustment mechanism has a control axle horizontally pivotally m... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7069961 | Inflatable fabrics comprising basket-woven attachment points between fabric panels All-woven inflatable fabrics having areas of two layers and attachment points or “seams” where single layers of fabric are formed. Such single fabric layers may be constructed solely through the utilization of basket weave patterns. These specific single fabric ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7059378 | Fabric light control window covering A fabric light control window covering in which fabric vanes are adhesively bonded between two sheer fabric sheets such that relative movement between the sheer fabric sheets in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the fabric vanes changes the ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7045191 | Stuffed textile article A stuffed textile article and method of manufacturing the same has at least one compartment having a baffle gate which receives a tube-like stuffing tool through which loose stuffing is blown into the compartment. Upon removal of the tool, the surrounding layers and... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7014522 | Display panel and manufacturing method for the same including improved bonding agent application method Barrier ribs 18 formed on a back substrate PA2 are brought into contact with a bonding paste layer 40 having an even surface, applying a bonding agent Bd evenly to the tops of the barrier ribs. Furthermore, a gas discharge panel having a ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6989066 | Cellular structure and a method for making a cellular structure A cellular structure such as a honeycomb window treatment and method for making the cellular structure is provided by securing a plurality of rows of elongated cells to one another. Each of the plurality of rows is constructed by providing a first longitudinally ext... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6982020 | Method of making a dual-laminate honeycomb panel A dual-laminate honeycomb panel permits the use of two or more different materials to form a single panel. In this manner, a retractable covering for an architectural opening may be formed that has a different appearance depending upon which side of the panel is bei... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6800351 | Folded honeycomb structure consisting of corrugated paperboard and method and device for producing the same The invention relates to a folded honeycomb structure and to a method and device for producing said folded honeycomb structure from a corrugated core web. The folded honeycomb structure has a number of adjacent corrugated core strips which lie in one plane and are i... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6761782 | Method of treating ends of a fabric for a covering for architectural openings A fabric for use in an architectural covering device includes a plurality of elongated vanes preferably of tubular configuration having a pair of flaps extending longitudinally along the entire length of the vane. A continuous face sheet material has elongated folds... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6673176 | Methods of manufacturing window covering with artificial creases Expandable and collapsible window coverings are disclosed including a web of non-rigid material and a stiffener intermittently applied to the web to provide stiffened regions along the web separated by regions of the non-rigid material. In this manner, th... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6527895 | Method and apparatus for making a cellular structure A multiple cell window covering having a fold and a tab is constructed using a strip of fabric as the input, which is then folded, welded, prepared with adhesive, stacked, and cured in an oven. The apparatus used to construct double, triple, and multi-cel... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6478905 | Apparatus for forming a fabric and components thereof for a covering for architectural openings and method of treating ends thereof A fabric for use in an architectural covering device includes a plurality of elongated vanes preferably of tubular configuration having a pair of flaps extending longitudinally along the entire length of the vane. A continuous face sheet material has elon... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6148126 | Dual fiber optical collimator This invention discloses a dual-fiber optical collimator. The collimator includes a dual fiber pigtail and a GRIN lens wherein the dual fiber pigtail securely fixed to the GRIN lens by a ultraviolet-curing epoxy and a first heat-curing bonding epoxy. The ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6033512 | Venetian blind tape and method of manufacture thereof A method of manufacturing and coloring a two tone Venetian blind tape is provided. The two tone Venetian blind tape is particularly adapted to be used in a Venetian blind having a succession of colored slats wherein the surfaces of one side of the slats a... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6001199 | Method for manufacturing a fabric light control window covering A method of making a fabric light control window covering in which fabric vanes are adhesively bonded between two sheer fabric sheets such that relative movement between the sheer fabric sheets in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5683525 | Method for making cargo vessel sidewall having a seamless interior liner The invention is a sidewall for a cargo vessel having a seamless, snag-free interior liner. The wall includes an exterior skin that is rivetted to a first side of a supporting sidepost, and a seamless, snag-free interior liner that is mounted to the secon... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5656358 | Sealant strip incorporating an impregnated desiccant There is disclosed a sealant strip which can be used between substrate surfaces such as a pair of glass sheets or panes, the strip includes a shape retaining base member having an insulating body associated therewith. The body further incorporates an insu... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5439542 | Composite article made from used or surplus corrugated boxes or sheets A composite article useful as a material of construction made of a plurality of substantially aligned, individual pieces of corrugated cardboard cut from scrap corrugated boxes or sheets. The corrugated pieces lie in a shingle-like configuration, a bridge... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5137592 | Fluid-filled mattress construction A fluid-filled mattress construction having an outer cover separated by a plurality of vertically extending generally I-beam shaped ribs. The ribs include a vertical web and upper and lower horizontal flaps. The mid-portion of the flaps are formed with a ... | 08/11/1992 |
| 4843191 | Interconnection technique using dielectric layers In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a process for interconnecting the circuitry of two substrates comprises the step of terminating the circuitry on bonding pads that are arranged in parallel rows with the first row of each substrate being... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4812347 | Method for manufacturing a tape of photographic slides A method of manufacturing a tape of sequential, framed photographic slide in which at least one side of each frame not containing picture information is removably fixed by an adhesive to a continuous tape which moves rectilinearly in a direction parallel ... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4675060 | Method for mounting and sealing honeycomb insulation material Mounting apparatus for expandable honeycomb insulation panels includes a head rail for anchoring the panel to a window jamb or wall and a sill rail at the opposite end of the honeycomb panel for contracting and expanding the honeycomb panel to move it upw... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4522009 | Lock rod system for flooring grating and method for assembling same A flooring grating including a plurality of spaced I-beam support members (12) is disclosed. A plurality of interconnecting members (14) interconnect the I-beam support members (12) in a predetermined spaced, parallel relationship. Each of the interconnec... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4515654 | Method for making semiconductor devices utilizing eutectic masks A method is described for making self-aligned doped regions in a body of semiconductor material by means of an in situ eutectic mask formed by the selective removal of one of the phases of a metallic eutectic solidified as a thin film having a lamellar mo... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4502907 | Device for the manufacture of natural looking model railway tracks A device for the manufacture of natural looking model railway tracks consisting of a number of retainer members (13) with means (15) for retaining two track rails in mutually spaced apart positions, and at least one flexible, elongated interconnecting mem... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4488838 | Process and apparatus for feeding particulate material into a pressure vessel An improved method and apparatus for feeding a crushed or pulverized solid supply material such as coal or the like, from a supply source under ambient pressure into a reactor or the like which is under significantly higher pressure; such as in connection... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4443287 | Method of manipulating printed products and means and apparatus for performance thereof With the aid of a traction element at which there are temporarily fixed or attached the printed products, such as newspapers, periodicals and the like, there is rendered possible maintaining a certain order of the printed products during their processing,... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4386454 | Apparatus for assembling a shade device An apparatus is disclosed for assembling, on a mass production basis, shade devices for insulating a building area against heat transmission. Each shade device includes a roller, a plurality of shade sheets attached to the roller to be retracted thereon a... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4244760 | Fixing of ends of wood or reinforced plastic rungs into pultruded fibreglass reinforced plastic extension ladder stiles without the use of metal Extension ladders constructed of pultruded fibreglass reinforced plastic for use in an high voltage electrical environment are improved when they do not have any metal components within the field of the induced electrical currents and to achieve the junct... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4238256 | Device and method for applying flexible bails to containers A device that forms a ladder-like tape assembly, applies the assembly to a series of bottles moving along a conveyor with a transverse tape aligned with each bottle, and then severs the side tapes between the bottles and adheres the severed portions there... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4218274 | Method of constructing a baffled waterbed mattress A waterbed mattress is provided with a series of unitary baffles each comprising a web joined at opposite ends to circular attachment flanges. A floating die of substantially cylindrical form surrounds the central web during the welding process in which s... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4137111 | Ribbed tick and method of preparing said ribbed tick A ribbed tick comprising a top sheet and a bottom sheet connected at their edges and at least one ribbon-shaped partition wall connected to the inner sides of the top and bottom sheets by welded seams extending along the longitudinal edges of said partiti... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4108698 | Roman shade and method for making same A Roman shade is formed from plastic sheet material having a heat sealable characteristic. Transverse, horizontally extending pleats are folded in the shade and are heat sealed to permanently secure them. A bottom hem is formed by folding and heat sealing... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4095329 | Manufacture of semiconductor ribbon and solar cells A method is provided for producing solar cells employing slightly curved or nearly flat monocrystalline silicon ribbons. The ribbons are formed by cutting or slicing monocrystalline hollow tubes along their lengths, the tubes having been formed according ... | 06/20/1978 |
