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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7938921 | Strand composite having latent elasticity A nonwoven composite that exhibits latent elastic properties is provided. The composite is formed from an elastic strand layer laminated to a nonwoven web facing. Latent elasticity may be imparted to the elastic strand layer through the combination of a thermoplasti... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7867348 | Non-woven fabric, non-woven fabric manufacturing method and absorbent article The present invention aims at providing a non-woven fabric having high-density regions and low-density regions dispersed horizontally, so as not to prevent liquid transfer from a surface sheet to an absorbent body and not to diffuse a liquid less during transfer, a ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7815762 | Method of forming an introducer sheath A method of forming an introducer sheath having a crease-free tapered distal tip portion. A mandrel is provided having an outer configuration comprising an elongated body and a tapered distal tip portion. A generally tubular inner liner comprising heat shrinkable PT... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7582176 | Process and apparatus for forming tubular labels of heat shrinkable film and inserting containers therein A process for labelling containers or bottles by applying tubular labels made of heat shrinkable film which completely surround an outer surface area of the bottle. The process and machine include winding a precut label from a reeled film on a rotating tubular round... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7550051 | Method of making pre-shrunk drywall trim device A finish trim for use in dry wall construction having an elongated core that is configured with a flange having outwardly facing surfaces to which is affixed a pre shrunk covering strip. ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7357276 | Collapsible bag for dispensing liquids and method A collapsible bag for dispensing liquids which includes at least one sheet sealed to define an enclosure and a fitment (spout) attached to the enclosure and out through which liquid in the enclosure is dispensed. An interior surface of the one or more sheets has an ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7264023 | Weaved article or garment and method of making weaved article or garment A brand new and unexpected textured fabric or textile that can be used to provide articles of clothing (for humans and/or animals), wall hangings, home decorating articles, headwear, footwear, etc. The method transforms one dimensional fabric or textile into three d... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255761 | Stitch-bonded and gathered composites and methods for making same Disclosed herein is a composite comprising at least one heat shrinkable adhesive layer stitch-bonded with yarns, which shrink less than the adhesive layer or do not shrink, when the adhesive layer is exposed to heat. The stitch-bonded yarns form loops upstanding fro... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7201816 | High bulk composite sheets and method for preparing A multi-layer composite sheet comprising a shrinkable layer intermittently bonded a to a gatherable layer with the bonds separated by a specified distance and wherein the shrinkable layer can shrink and at the same time gather the gatherable layer between the bonds.... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7195682 | Method and apparatus for determining processing size of bonding material An apparatus and method determine a size of a bonding film for bonding a bonding target having a size which varies due to temperature variation, at an environmental temperature which is different from a temperature during use. The method includes measuring an actual... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192499 | Nonwoven fabric with characteristics similar to woven and knitted fabrics A nonwoven fabric having characteristics resembling woven and knitted fabrics is produced by extruding a plurality of plural component fibers, where each fiber includes first and second polymer components with the first polymer component having a degree of shrinkage... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7179345 | Inflatable balloon catheter seal and method An improved balloon catheter seal which may be used for attaching an inflatable balloon to a catheter body, especially when the balloon and catheter body are formed from dissimilar materials. The seal is formed by applying a layer of adhesive material between the in... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7169691 | Method of fabricating wafer-level packaging with sidewall passivation and related apparatus A method of fabricating a chip-scale or wafer-level package having passivation layers on substantially all surfaces thereof to form a hermetically sealed package. The package may be formed by disposing a first passivation layer on the passive or backside surface of ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7153421 | Frit material and bonding method for microfluidic separation devices A multi-layer microfluidic separation device comprises a polymeric membrane frit that may be securely bonded within the device and minimizes lateral wicking. Stationary phase material having an average particle size is retained by a frit having an average pore size ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151503 | Antenna unit An antenna unit has a coaxial cable firmly connected and fixed to an antenna substrate by an easy soldering process and provides freedom in pattern formation and mounting of parts on the antenna substrate. The antenna unit includes an antenna substrate on which an a... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147455 | Method and apparatus for shape forming endovascular graft material Methods and devices for molding a desired configuration into an endovascular graft section that is made of a plurality of layers of fusible material. Layers of fusible material are disposed on a shape forming mandrel with seams in the layers that may be configured t... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7129507 | Chip mis-position detection method The invention is a method for detecting float or peel of semiconductor chips arranged in X and Y axes directions diced and bonded to a dicing tape on a stage. The method includes detecting float or peel of the semiconductor chips in a respective horizontal or longit... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7126145 | Frame transfer prober A frame transfer prober 1, for carrying out an electrical property test on a number of semiconductor chips 10 fixed on a dicing tape 11, comprises a separation detection unit 9 for detecting the separation and/or protrusion of the semicon... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7102077 | Low cost electromagnetic energy absorbing, shrinkable tubing manufactured from conductive loaded resin-based materials Electromagnetic energy absorbing, shrinkable tubing are formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material has micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers i... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094300 | Method of making pre-shrunk drywall trim device A finish trim for use in dry wall construction having an elongated core that is configured with a flange having outwardly facing surfaces to which is affixed a pre-shrunk covering strip. ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7074288 | Shrink wrap material having reinforcing scrim and method for its manufacture A shrink wrap material for protecting articles includes at least one non-woven fabric and a woven scrim defining apertures. A sufficient portion of the fibers from the non-woven fabric being forced into the apertures of the scrim such that the scrim reinforces and s... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7011425 | Luminary product A decorated luminary product includes a candle holder containing a candle, wherein at least one of the inner surface and the outer surface of the candle holder has a hammered texture such that light passing through the candle holder varies substantially as a result ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6984276 | Method for preparing high bulk composite sheets This invention relates to a method for preparing nonwoven fabrics having an improved balance of properties in the machine and cross-directions. More specifically, the invention utilizes nonwoven webs that include relatively low levels of multiple-component fibers ha... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6982024 | Inflatable balloon catheter seal and method An improved balloon catheter seal which may be used for attaching an inflatable balloon to a catheter body, especially when the balloon and catheter body are formed from dissimilar materials. The seal is formed by applying a layer of adhesive material between the in... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6973702 | Web expander This invention provides a web expander comprising means for carrying a web 2 having longitudinal slits, means 5 for expanding the width of the web, and opening control means 6 for uniformly forming size and form of openings of the web expanded b... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971867 | Recovery apparatus of molded parts Thin and light molded parts released from a die are prevented from sticking by static electricity, by forming the recovery chute of molded part with fine wire gauze. The recovery receptacle 16, 17 for molded parts, molded parts introduction tube 23 and... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6962637 | Method of manufacturing tubular film A method of manufacturing a tubular film includes the steps of: winding a thermoplastic sheet film on a columnar member with at least two turns so that leading and trailing ends of the film are placed approximately on one normal line of an outer surface of the colum... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6957479 | Method for preparing a terminal assembly for bamboo A method to prepare a terminal assembly for different varieties of bamboo, required to form a system of nodes useful in construction, with which points or ends of bamboo such that they can be joined together easily and with great precision; and so that the bamboo ca... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6949143 | Dual substrate loadlock process equipment One embodiment relates to a loadlock having a first support structure therein to support one unprocessed substrate and a second support structure therein to support one processed substrate. The first support structure is located above the second support structure. T... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6755228 | Method and apparatus for the thermal clamping and releasing of tools A shrinking device (1) for the thermal clamping and release of tools in shrink chucks has a preferably inductively operating heating device (17) for heating tool reception sections of shrink chucks and a cooling device for the active cooling of the hea... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6751831 | Method of forming a three-dimensional camouflage fabric A base textile with a camouflage pattern is subjected to hot fluid streams to create flat regions and puckered or wrinkled regions, enhancing the three dimensional characteristics of the resulting material. ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6739729 | Composite backed prestressed mirror for solar facet A glass structure, such as a mirror facet, having a glass member, a composite structure and a support structure. The composite structure includes a rigid interlayer which is bonded to the glass member and exerts a compressive force thereon to place the glass member ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6716382 | Method for preparing a telescoping shrinkable hollow tube A method for preparing a hollow tube of shrinkable polymeric material by providing a hollow tube in an expanded state and partially contracting a portion of the length of the hollow tube. A first length in the expanded state is folded over a second length in the par... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6616791 | Flap fusion sheet, method of manufacturing the same, and applications thereof A flap fusion sheet is formed by folding a flap continuous in the longitudinal direction in two, overlaying the side ends and fusing the inner sides of the side ends by heat to form a sleeve, at one side of a continuous backing sheet formed by laminating ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6536657 | Disposable thermally insulated cup and method for manufacturing the same A disposable cup comprises a side wall having an outer surface, an inner surface, and at least one air pocket formed on the inner surface. The air pockets are formed by shrink film being adhered to the inner surface in at least one pattern and adapted to ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6491774 | Method for preparing an improved liquid crystal clinical thermometer A method is disclosed for improving the signal retention of a liquid crystal sensing element comprising an embossed cavity containing the liquid crystal and a cover layer sealing the liquid crystal in the cavity by heat treating at about 95 to about 120°... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6471882 | Process for producing head slider A process for producing a head slider wherein a floating surface is formed on a slider substrate by photolithography. The process for the production of a head slider has a step of forming, on a slider substrate by photolithography, a patterned floating su... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6403011 | Method of tip forming with more improved tapered and lower tip entry profile The invention is directed to a method of forming a distal tip on a catheter. The method includes defining an area on the distal end of a polymeric tube, creating at least one void by removing at least some of the material within the area, and sealing the ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6355318 | Heat shrinkable member A casing member for forming a connection between tubular sections. The member has heat shrinkable end portions, for connecting on respective adjacent end surfaces of the tubular sections adjacent the joint, and a middle portion for spanning between the en... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6346158 | Alignment of lenticular sheets A method for aligning a lenticular sheet, in accordance with the present invention, includes applying curable adhesive to a surface and placing a lenticular sheet over the curable adhesive on the surface. The adhesive is cured at a first end portion of th... | 02/12/2002 |
