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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8029631 | Hygiene pants for single use Disposable hygiene pants with a front portion (2), a rear portion (3) and a crotch portion (4) provided with two leg openings (5, 6), the longitudinal edge portions (21, 22) of the front portion being connected by longitudinal weld... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7363686 | Non-metallic twist tie The present invention provides a nonmetallic twist tie in which the function inherent to the twist tie is of course available and the twist tie is easily made into a shape of being wound in a bundle with no slipping down of the tie into gap, no torsion of the tie it... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7323072 | Multi-roll bonding and aperturing A method and apparatus for bonding and aperturing one or more fibrous webs including bonding at least one fibrous web in a bonding nip created by a rotatable bonding roll and a rotatable anvil roll and aperturing the at least one fibrous web in an aperturing nip cre... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7295742 | Optical element and method for producing the same An optical element is provided that includes a base substrate, a waveguide substrate, and a thin film layer that is provided between the base substrate and the waveguide substrate and that has a single-layer structure of a multilayer structure including a film conta... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7261230 | Wirebonding insulated wire and capillary therefor An improved method of bonding an insulated wire (14) that has one end connected to a first bond pad (16) to a second bond pad (18) includes moving a tip of a capillary (20) holding the bond wire (14) over the surface of the second ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255766 | Disposable wipe-out sheet and process for making the same A disposable wipe-out sheet that includes a plurality of long fibers bonded to a heat-sealable base sheet by sealing lines. The long fibers include groups continuously extending between each pair of the adjacent sealing lines to form bridge-like portions and groups ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7250213 | Textured wire tie and methods of making same This invention relates to a textured tie wire product, and more particularly to rebar tying applications, bundling, and packaging applications. The invention also relates to methods of making textured tie wire products. ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7241358 | Method and device for production of a number of laminates The present invention relates to a method for producing a laminate with at least one powder layer, wherein the powder layer is continuously produced. A binder 164 is applied at least in strips to a first layer 167. The binder 164 comes to lie crosswise... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238769 | Method for joining liquid-crystalline polyester resin composition parts and jointed article made of liquid-crystalline polyester resin composition The present invention provides a method for joining liquid-crystalline polyester resin composition parts, characterized in that the melting point of the liquid crystalline polyester resin measured by differential scanning calorimeter is 190-250° C. and that the par... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7217332 | Brush filament bundles and preparation thereof Methods and devices are provided for forming filament bundles of long, continuous strands of filaments. The methods include bonding the long, continuous stands of filaments together so that they cannot move axially with respect to any other filament in the bundle. M... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207149 | Anchor and method for reinforcing a structure Anchor 10 for reinforcing a structure against displacement forces and a method of installation includes drilling a borehole 50 in an anchor medium 110 adjacent the structure A length of roving 21 composed of filaments 24 is doubled... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7191720 | Method of manufacture for stitchless garment A stitchless garment and a method of making the stitchless garment are provided. The method is used in connection with manufacturing a circular knit garment using a first garment component and a second garment component. The method includes the steps of providing th... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7125464 | Method for manufacturing an endovascular graft section A device and method for the manufacture of medical devices, specifically, endovascular grafts, or sections thereof. Layers of fusible material are disposed upon a shape forming member and seams formed between the layers in a configuration that can produce inflatable... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121447 | Ultrasonic welding apparatus In an ultrasonic welding apparatus comprising an ultrasonic sonotrode and a backing plate, flat workpieces to be welded are pressed between the sonotrode and the backing plate. Projections are provided on a portion of the surface of the sonotrode and on a portion of... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7098177 | Process for producing detergent particles A process for preparing detergent particles containing step (I): mixing a base particle for supporting a surfactant ((a) component), and a surfactant composition ((b) component), under mixing conditions wherein the (a) component does not substantially undergo breakd... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090111 | Fused loop of filamentous material and apparatus for making same A welding apparatus that includes a first member having a first suture-contacting surface, a second member having a second suture-contacting surface, and a device for moving the first member relative to the second member to define a gap between the respective suture... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7045211 | Crimped thermoplastic multicomponent fiber and fiber webs and method of making The present invention provides a crimped multicomponent fiber containing at least two polymer components arranged in a crimpable configuration in distinct zones or segments across the cross-section of the fiber wherein one component comprises a dielectrically suscep... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036508 | Harness assembly for a nasal mask A harness assembly for a nasal mask for communicating breathable gas to a patient's airways, for example, in the administering of CPAP or like breathable gas delivery treatments, includes a cap portion adapted to engage, in use, the occipital region of the skull. Th... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036517 | Applicator for replacement hair strands An applicator for replacement hair strands, having hair embedded with one end in a U-shaped thermoplastic element, has a matrix having a recess for receiving the U-shaped thermoplastic element of the replacement hair strand. The applicator also has a stamp movable i... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7030320 | Water cutoff structure of covered wire A water cutoff structure of a covered wire comprising an upper side member and a lower side member for carrying out water cutoff to the covered wire by sandwiching a covered wire constituted by covering core lines by a pair of water cutoff members made of a resin re... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025841 | Ultrasonic apparatus with non-rotating horn and rotating anvil for welding plastic parts A method and an apparatus for ultrasonically welding plastic parts together. The ultrasonic welding apparatus includes: an air cylinder having a piston rod; an ultrasonic horn substantially rigidly coupled to an end of the piston rod and having a distal end; a rotar... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6976308 | Method for conductively connecting first and second electrical conductors A method for conductively connecting first and second electrical conductors is described which consist of different materials. In carrying out the method the ends of the first and second conductors are brought into mechanical contact with each other in an overlappin... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6974512 | Pile weatherstripping manufacturing apparatus and method Pile weatherstripping having an integral fin is made by wrapping a fin material around a traveling mandrel or band, winding pile material around the fin material and the band, attaching a pair of backer elements to the pile material along opposite edges of the band,... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6967287 | Water cutoff structure of covered wire In a water cutoff structure of a covered wire, a water cutoff portion of an upper side member of a water cutoff member is formed in a recessed shape which is a shape of a curved face along an outer shape of the covered wire. Further, a water cutoff portion of a lowe... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6872352 | Process of making web or fiberfill from polytrimethylene terephthalate staple fibers The invention relates to webs or batts including polytrimethylene terephthalate crimped staple fibers and fiberfill products comprising such webs and batts, as well as the processes of making the staple fibers, webs, batts and fiberfill products. According to the pr... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6793750 | Hand held fishing line welder A hand held device for joining monofilament lines together. Then device has a set of clamping jaws that can be manipulated so as to firmly position the monofilament lines in an abutting relationship in physical contact to each other. The device includes a source of ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6783617 | Method of densifying streams of filter material for tobacco smoke A filter rod making machine wherein successive increments of a stream constituting a converted tow of filamentary filter material for tobacco smoke are contacted by a compressing tool which is vibrated at a frequency and/or amplitude sufficient to prevent over-heati... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6770230 | Surface finishing compression molding with multi-layer extrusion The compression molded article includes an outer plastic film layer, a first plastic layer adhered to the outer plastic film layer and a second plastic layer adhered to the first plastic layer. Long fibers having a length of from 8 to 100 mm are admixed with the sec... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6723416 | Flat nonwoven fiber aggregate with three-dimensional structure and method for its production A three-dimensionally structured fibrous web made up of continuous-filament layers which alternate perpendicular to the surface plane, and denser short-fiber layers that are permanently thermally bonded in a continuous or spot-like manner to the filament layers, the... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6712864 | Carbon nanotube structures and method for manufacturing the same Carbon nanotube structures which enhances handling of carbon nanotubes, enabling them to be applied in a wide variety fields such as electronic devices, functional materials, and structural materials containing carbon nanotubes, and a method for producing them are p... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6638384 | Method and apparatus for making bristle subassemblies A continuous method for making a polymeric bristle subassembly using a continuous moving cable support to move the filament wraps along the mandrel. The base string being bonded to the polymeric filaments of the wrap as the filament wraps are transported ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6596109 | Unitary multi-component filter media A high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter made from a layer of electrostatically-charged thermoplastic fiber scrim that is point-bonded to a layer of glass fiber batting to form a composite layer defining an area, wherein the point-bonding is distri... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6589377 | Manufacture of sections of fiber-plastic compound materials The method for the manufacture of sections of fiber-plastic compound materials is carried out by means of at least one draw nozzle (10). In this nozzle, fibers (41) which are impregnated with flowable plastic (42) are formed under pressure to a product (4... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6562164 | System for terminating optical cables An integrated, automated system for terminating an optical fiber with an optical connector which includes a process for preparing adhesive for injection into an optical connector, an apparatus and process for injecting adhesive into an optical connector, ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6553647 | Method of wiring a head suspension assembly A method of wiring a head suspension assembly includes fixing a tube binding a plurality of wires on a suspension assembly, and fixing the wires extending from the fixed tube on the suspension while leading them to a top side of the suspension. The suspen... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553641 | Method of manufacturing a razor with multiple shaving aid elements The present invention provides a razor with more than one shaving aid element placed in close proximity to one another on the cover of the razor. The provision of more than one shaving aid element in such manner provides a number of advantages such as: de... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6554930 | Method and apparatus for connecting cords/filaments An apparatus for welding monofilaments at a loom makes possible a method for a continuous process for weaving monofilaments into fabric. The apparatus comprises a stand (15) on which is mounted welding apparatus (16) and a filament alignment block (20). I... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6531014 | Process for making elastically stretchable composite sheet A process for making an elastically stretchable composite sheet having a relatively low basis weight. An elastically stretchable second web is placed upon a first web comprising stretchable first continuous fibers and the first and second webs are intermi... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6511566 | Method of producing a fibrous material layer Method of producing a fibrous material layer mainly intended to be incorporated in an absorbent article such as a diaper, pant diaper, incontinence guard, sanitary napkin or the like. At least one bundle of continuous filaments, so called tow (12), is ope... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6478907 | Bristle sub-assemblies having parallel pairs of bristles; and methods of making same An apparatus for forming bristle sub-assemblies includes a vertically oriented slot, which is formed by two endless belts. A wheel disposed above the slot pushes a bristle string into the slot. The bristle string has a plurality of bristles connected to a... | 11/12/2002 |
