Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7951314 | Method of producing fuel cell and production apparatus for fuel cell A production apparatus for a tubular fuel cell, including a first extruder that supplies a first catalyst layer material to the outer peripheral surface of a cylindrically shaped inner electrode that exhibits conductivity, thereby forming a first catalyst layer, a s... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7425291 | Apparatus and method for extrusion of thin-walled tubes The present invention provides an apparatus and method for manufacturing polymeric thin-walled tubular members, which are well-suited for use as vascular grafts. The apparatus of the present invention enables extrusion of a tubular member having an extremely thin wa... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7303707 | Processing of ligno-cellulose materials A method of processing lignocellulosic material includes the steps of comminuting the material to a size that it can be processed in a hydrothermal pressure vessel, drying the material in moving air to obtain a specific moisture content, packing the material into th... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7267459 | Sealed housing unit for lighting system The present invention provides a sealed housing unit and a method for its manufacture, wherein the sealed housing unit can protect light-emitting elements and the connected electronic circuitry from moisture. The sealed housing unit comprises a thermally conductive ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7241406 | Method of manufacturing a guidewire with an extrusion jacket A method of manufacturing a guidewire having a discrete length. The method includes the steps of feeding a first end of a corewire into an extrusion device, gripping the first end of the corewire with a gripping apparatus, and extruding a first extrusion material on... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7229514 | Method of making curved hose The present invention is directed to a method for manufacturing a curved hose. The method is comprised of the steps of (a) forming a hose assembly, the hose assembly comprising: (i) an innermost layer of a halogenated polyolefin rubber; (ii) a polyester reinforcemen... | 06/12/2007 |
| 6988880 | Apparatus for cutting and shaping rubber band members Apparatus for highly reliably cutting a rubber strip (12) even when reinforcement cords are embedded therein, and for shaping the upper surfaces of the trailing end of a resultant rubber band member (15) and the leading end of the remaining rubber stri... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6942654 | Intravascular catheter with axial member An intravascular catheter having a shaft, at least a portion of which includes a braid reinforcement with an axial wire or fiber disposed between the helical members that form the braid. The axial member prevents the elongation of the shaft of the catheter thereby m... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6910876 | Mandrel for forming a curved hose A method of forming a curved hose and a mandrel for forming a curved hose is disclosed. A hose length is inserted onto a multi-legged mandrel to form a curved hose. The mandrel has at least two legs and the opposing ends of the hose are placed on the mandrel legs su... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6824720 | Method for cutting and shaping rubber band members Method and apparatus for highly reliably cutting a rubber strip (12) even when reinforcement cords are embedded therein, and for shaping the upper surfaces of the trailing end of a resultant rubber band member (15) and the leading end of the remaining ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6797212 | Method for forming hollow fibers A thin walled microtube is formed by providing a continuous elongated member having an outer surface. The member is at least partially formed of a water soluble material. A coating material is provided. The coating material may be a silicone compound that is curable... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6673292 | Integrally formed linear light strip with light emitting diodes An integral single piece extruded LED light strip and an associated process for producing such an LED light strip. The light strip includes first and second bus elements spaced apart from one another by a predetermined distance. The light strip also inclu... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6673293 | Automated system and method for manufacturing an LED light strip having an integrally formed connector An integrally formed single piece light strip and light strip manufacturing system. The light strip also includes a substrate populated with a plurality of LED light circuits. A plurality of bus elements are spaced apart from one another at a predetermine... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6551535 | Extrusion coating process for catalytic monoliths A high throughput, automated process for coating ceramic monoliths used as catalytic converters that overcomes problems with coating monoliths individually in a mold. The monoliths are provided with end caps to cover the open functional ends, then loaded ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6464814 | Method for molding an end of a long resin molded article A method for molding an end of a long resin molded article that is obtained by extrusion molding and has a design surface and an attachment surface extended in a longitudinal direction of the long resin molded article, and the attachment surface is attach... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6439984 | Molded non-abrasive substrate carrier for use in polishing operations Thin, planar substrates are carried on a substrate carrier (20) through a polishing operation. The substrate carrier (20) is injection molded or modified-injection molded from a plastic material, and includes one or more receptacles for receiving the subs... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6336265 | Composite railroad cross tie and method of manufacturing same A composite railroad cross tie supporting railroad track rails on a ballast or concrete roadbed is provided comprising an elongated wooden core, an end cap positioned over each end of the core and an outer shell or coating. The wooden core consists of vir... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6210615 | Method of forming a roof molding with a mounting and fixing protection portion formed on a leg portion of the roof molding In a method for working the end portion of a roof molding for use in an automobile, at desired position on the molding surface 32 of a pressing mold 31 that faces a cut-away portion 21 formed on the back surface of the end portion 12 of the roof molding, ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6148641 | Apparatus and method for producing dried, chopped strands An apparatus and method for producing dried, chopped strands from a supply of continuous fiber strands by the direct deposition of wet, chopped strands ejected from a chopping assembly into a drying chamber is disclosed. A transition chute is interposed b... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5937521 | Method of making extruded plastic members Improvements in a method for extruding plastic members includes a joint connection for splicing glass fiber rebars together in end-to-end relation for use as reinforcing elements in an extruded plastic member. The extruded plastic member is cut into prede... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5876649 | Process of making a load-carrying structure Shaped load-carrying structures are fabricated using bamboo linear fibers with a compatible bonding material and synthetic polymers such as polyesters, epoxies, and polyolefins. The structures are manufactured by coating at least one of bamboo culms, spli... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5624617 | Method of manufacture for catheter lumen lubricity A method of manufacture is disclosed for a PTCA guiding catheter. The catheter includes a lamination of an inner structural polymer tube, a lubricating means disposed on the inside of the inner structural polymer tube, a reinforcement means embedded at le... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5614136 | Process to form dimensionally variable tubular members for use in catheter procedures Process for forming a dimensionally variable tubular member for use in catheterization procedures. The process includes a mechanism for extruding a tubular member. A variable speed puller pulls the tubular member through or from the extrusion means at a s... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5545297 | Methods for continuously placing filaments within hydraulically settable compositions being extruded into articles of manufacture Methods and apparatus for continuously extruding a hydraulically settable mixture and simultaneously placing continuous filaments within the extruding mixture to yield articles having a filament-reinforced, hydraulically settable matrix. The filaments can... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5538586 | Adhesiveless encapsulation of tab circuit traces for ink-jet pen A method of encapsulating exposed conductive traces connecting an ink-jet printhead die to an interconnection circuit attached to a headland region of an ink-jet pen cartridge. The cartridge includes a frame structure fabricated of a rigid plastic frame m... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5531947 | Process and installation for the manufacture of pencils In the course of the process of manufacturing pencils the polymer binding material is at first melted in a lead extruder (19) in order to manufacture the lead. To the melted polymer material is then added via a loading extruder (2) a mixture of additives ... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5523038 | Process and an apparatus for producing insulators A process for producing, by compression molding, an insulator having a core and a housing consisting of a sheath portion and at least one shade portion around the sheath portion, including the steps of: (A) preliminarily forming a rubbery layer around an ... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5498377 | Production of thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer tube A method for producing a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer tube where the temperature of the mandrel and the extrusion pressure used for extruding a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer are determined before preparing the tube. The temperature of the m... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5468438 | Production method of molding strips When forming a molding strip of varying cross-sectional shape along its length, lengths for finishing into molding strips are extruded with a prescribed cross-sectional shape through an extrusion port provided in the dies, before removing superfluous port... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5433808 | Production method for a hollow extrudate In order to achieve a good mounted state by itself without using other members such as spacers or stabilizers, an enlarged section, which is made by enlarging the inner wall of the hollow portion, is provided in the hollow of the hollow portion having the... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5397608 | Plastic article containing electrically conductive fibers The present invention relates to articles, particularly plate or sheet-like articles made of plastic in which very low contents of fine electrically conductive fibers are uniformly dispersed so as to make the articles conductive. It also relates to specif... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5385703 | Forming extruded molding trim for vehicles and appliances An extruded molding trim for vehicles, appliances and the like, which has a one piece integral construction including a longitudinally extending strip-like upper portion and longitudinally spaced apart leg portions extending perpendicularly downwardly the... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5378297 | Ferrite chip bead and method for making same A ferrite chip bead includes a ferrite substrate, a plurality of outer electrodes formed at opposite sides of the ferrite substrate, and a plurality of conductive leads each extending transversely through the ferrite substrate and having opposite ends pro... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5360497 | Method of forming an optical waveguide with a reinforced protective covering A method for covering at least one optical fiber with a protective layer comprises extruding the protective layer and embedding reinforcing elements in the protective layer to form a composite covering and simultaneously introducing the optical fiber into... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5350554 | Method for production of reinforced cementitious panels A method and apparatus for producing light-weight construction panels having a cementitious core layer surfaced with a layer of reinforcing fabric bonded to the two faces of the core includes the use of slurry applicator having a supporting member and a d... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5332541 | Method of manufacturing window molding members The disclosure relates to a molding member, for instance for automobile front window plates, as well as a method of manufacturing such molding members. The molding member has a lip section in the form of a ridge which extends throughout the entire length.... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5310438 | Process for making low cost drip irrigation lines using plastic extrusion and film blowing techniques A low cost drip irrigation line is made by molding a drip emitter having an elongated labyrinthine channel formed in the depth of the emitter body. A plastic film is extruded and passed through a film die with an air injection tube at one end forming a pl... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5183612 | Process and apparatus for manufacturing frame with groove for use with panel A process and apparatus for manufacturing a frame with a groove such as a molding for use with a panel such as a windshield of an automobile. The process includes the steps of preparing a dummy panel having an outer configuration and a thickness equal to ... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5143674 | Process for forming ferrocement products A thin-walled ferrocement product is formed from mortar supplied in a liquid or semi-liquid state, and a thin foraminous layer of reinforcement positioned centrally between the opposite wall surfaces of the product. The liquid or semi-liquid mortar is dep... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5123988 | Process of producing a rubber-extruded article A process for producing a rubber extruded article comprising a main body made of EPDM, by finishing the surface of the article with a cloth-like surface, by attaching cloth to a designated surface of the rubber substrate, said process comprising forming t... | 06/23/1992 |
