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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7807080 | Offset mold twinning Thermoplastic parts are made of predominantly single unit thickness but with marginal areas of increased thickness by molding two parts in a common mold having overlapping mold portions. Two thicknesses of thermoplastic material are molded together in the areas of i... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7641830 | Method of continuously feeding film piece for molding process A method of continuously feeding film pieces for the molding process includes a film preparation task, a film drawing task, a film cutting task and a film feeding task. The film preparation task includes preparing a roll of film and drawing the film out and fixing a... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7462312 | Method of fabricating element having microstructure A method of fabricating an element having a microstructure such as an MEMS device uses a material whose state changes with a temperature change. A sheet-like member having a microstructure on its surface is fixed to a vacuum chuck by an adhesive sheet and the materi... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7459112 | Method of fabrication for a thermal spreader using thermal conduits A thermal spreading device disposable between electronic circuitry and a heat sink includes a substrate having parallel first and second faces and conduits extending through the substrate between the faces. The substrate material has a first thermal conductivity val... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7326322 | Apparatus and method for degrading a web in the machine direction while preserving cross-machine direction strength An embossing system is provided for embossing a web having a first embossing roll having embossing elements and a second embossing roll having embossing elements, wherein at least a portion of the embossing elements of the first and second embossing rolls are substa... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7317501 | Optical film, light reflective film, liquid crystal display panel, method and apparatus for producing an optical film, method of producing a die roller, and method and apparatus for laminating an optical film An object of the invention is to provide a light reflective film which can prevent moire fringes from occurring. A rough face in which a plurality of rows of pyramidal convex portions that are linearly continuous are adjacently formed in parallel with one another is... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7285332 | Laminate roll A wound laminate obtained by laminating a plastic film composed of an aromatic polycarbonate comprising bisphenol A as an aromatic dihydroxy component, and a protective film composed of an aromatic polyester, using an intervening adhesive having a weak adhesive stre... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285236 | Injection method of inserting spring into multifunctional actuator A multi-actuator selectively performing audio and vibration generating operations is made by injection molding process of inserting a spring into a case forming an exterior appearance of the multi-actuator. The spring is inserted into the case using an exterior stru... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7241411 | Thin film strips A method of forming a thin film strip and thin film strips formed thereby where the method comprises coating a liner substrate with a wet slurry of film forming ingredients and other components and drying the wet slurry in a drying apparatus to form a film, measurin... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7174613 | Method for manufacturing a foam core having channel cuts A method of manufacturing a mattress including providing a foam block, convoluting the foam to form a tongue extending longitudinally along the foam block, and removing at least a portion of the tongue, to thereby form a channel within the foam block. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175800 | Method of manufacturing vacuum thermoformed thin plastic articles A method and apparatus for vacuum thermoforming disposable drink cups lids including the step of imparting printing to the lids in two or more colors while they are in contact with the vacuum thermoforming platen. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163652 | Process for producing co-extruded profiles A process for making co-extruded profiles includes forming a plurality of web-interconnected profiles, which travel together through a die. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156007 | Device and a process for coarsely grinding hydrous polymer gels The present invention relates to a device for crushing a hydrous polymer jelly, comprising two rolls (11,12) located axially parallel and rotating in opposite directions between which a nip (13) for the passage of the polymer gel (10) is formed.... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7144536 | Methods for making pluralities of air diffusers from a single blank Methods are provided for forming a plurality of air diffusers from a single fiberglass and foil blank. At an automated pre-forming station upstream of a molding station, a blank has pressed therein two air diffuser patterns at a middle portion, two patterns at a fir... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7112253 | Manufacturing transparent mirrored mini-balls for solar energy concentration and analogous applications Method and apparatus are presented for manufacturing transparent mirrored spheroidal mini-balls for solar energy and related applications such as optical switches. For these applications it is imperative to provide accurate specular reflection from the mirror. Vario... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7060212 | Roof tiles, roof tile layout, and method of manufacture Complementary roof tiles for a staggered roof tile layout are provided by: (i) extruding and conveying a composite ribbon; (ii) demarcating the composite ribbon into an alternating succession of a first roof tile type and a second roof tile type by engaging the comp... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7016136 | Method and system for adjusting a magnetic tape head A method of adjusting a magnetic head of the invention includes the steps of: setting a cleaning cartridge into a drive unit; identifying the set cartridge as the cleaning cartridge by checking a cleaning bit in a non-volatile memory; performing an adjustment-operat... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7014806 | Method for producing a three-dimensional fiber reinforced ring frame component A closed ring fiber reinforced frame structure is produced by first preparing a prepreg. A section of the prepreg is formed into a flange preferably after impregnation by folding the flange section along a folding line. The folding line is formed by securing a defor... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6966514 | Device for decurling a sheet of paper taken from a roll The invention is directed to a roll assembly comprising an elongated, substantially rigid, cylindrical roll; a carrier sheet wrapped around the roll, having an inner edge attached to the roll in parallel with the roll axis and upper and lower surfaces with opposed l... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6926855 | Method of making composite doctor blades A method of making a composite doctor blade is provided. The composite doctor blade includes multiple layers of composite material including a plurality of abrasive unidirectional fibers, in which a substantial proportion of the fibers are aligned in a direction sub... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6913718 | Method of making shaped components for disposable absorbent articles A method for formation of shaped components such as shaped absorbent cores, for disposable absorbent articles, contemplates that a relatively wide web of material be provided from which the components are cut. The web of material is longitudinally slit to form a plu... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6896831 | Process for producing patterned elastic sheetings A process for producing patterned elastic sheetings comprises the steps of providing a pair of press rollers having opposite press surfaces respectively formed with at least one protrusion and one indentation, providing a laminate having at least two elastic sheet l... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6863854 | Insert mold decorating film for thermoplastic resin and methods for making A multi-layer printable thermoplastic film consisting of at least a fluoride polymer film having laminated thereto a polycarbonate film. The printable film is preformed (vacuum molding or thermoforming) and then inserted into a mold which has the configuration of th... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6824719 | Method for making printed and/or embossed decorative grass Method for producing decorative grass, such as Easter grass, from a sheet or web of material having printed material and/or embossed patterns thereon. The printed material and embossed patterns may be in register or out of register with one another. A method for pro... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6818165 | Method of fabricating fluid flow field plates A method fabricates fluid flow field plates that are suitable for use in an electrochemical fuel cell assembly. Pursuant to the method, a fluid flow field channel region such as, for example, substantially straight, parallel fluid flow field channels, is roller embo... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6815048 | Labels Polymeric films including a layer of propylene polymer resin having microvoids therein, the microvoids having been formed by stretching a web containing the beta-form of polypropylene, have shown low static cling when being unwound from rolls in labelling operations... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6811734 | Process of making decorative footbeds for footwear Footbeds for footwear, especially sandals, are formed from weldable plastic materials, such as industrial and commercial carpeting, and are provided with patterns welded into the material and with decorative prints or patterns welded to the physical patterns. The fo... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6793857 | Method for producing a one- or multidimensional detector array In order to produce a one- or multidimensional detector array (9; 15, 17; 70) for detecting electromagnetic radiation, in particular for detecting X-rays, a layer composite (1) is produced. The latter has a sensor layer (3) with a material (M) s... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6758994 | Method of producing polypropylene tapes The present invention relates to a process for making polymer tapes utilizing metallocene catalysts. An isotactic propylene polymer is prepared by polymerizing propylene in the presence of an isospecific metallocene catalyst. The resulting polypropylene is heated, e... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6752944 | Method for making crosslinked fibers having high wet bulk The present invention provides cellulosic fibers having high wet bulk and methods for their preparation. In one embodiment, the invention provides cellulosic fibers catalytically crosslinked with glyoxal and, optionally, a glycol. In another embodiment, cellulosic f... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6740610 | Convoluted surface fiber pad A non-woven fiber pad having a convoluted surface formed by cutting a non-woven fiber batt having a plurality of low melt synthetic fibers. The non-woven batt is compressed generally toward a cutting device by a pair of counter-rotating drums having convoluted surfa... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6740274 | Method for making printed and/or embossed decorative grass Method for producing decorative grass, such as Easter grass, from a sheet or web of material having printed material and/or embossed patterns thereon. The printed material and embossed patterns may be in register or out of register with one another. A method for pro... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6722237 | Method for aligning and severing articles from a web of thermoformable material A trim press article handling apparatus includes a punch plate, a die plate, a plunger, and a receiver. The punch plate has a punch, and the die plate has a die cooperating in relative movement with the punch plate to sever articles from a thermoformable web. The pl... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6695999 | Method of making an electrically conductive floor covering A method to produce an electrically conductive floor covering made of first particles of a polymer material which are surrounded with electrically conductive second particles and compressed in the intermediate space between the top and bottom sides of the... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6675527 | Enclosed pest control device An enclosed pest control device includes a covered tray carrying a tacky glue, bait, etc. The cover is vacuum formed of a transparent thermoplastic sheet and includes an open ended igloo vestibule which leads to the interior. During manufacture, the vesti... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6676861 | Method for manufacturing a cord for welding floor coverings A method and apparatus for manufacturing a wire or cord for welding floor coverings, such as linoleum or artificial fiber floor covering. The wire or cord forms a fixed joint via thermal processes between separation edges of adjacent sections of floor cov... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6666942 | Method for manufacturing composite parts A method for manufacturing composite parts includes positioning a plurality of composite layers on an application surface formed by a plurality of tooling members and filler members on a mandrel. A part formation aid is disposed on the composite layers ab... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6663807 | Process for complex shape formation using flexible graphite sheets Processes are provided for formation of complex shapes by embossing of a sheet of flexible graphite material. In one approach, a sheet of material is provided with a variable resin concentration across its width, and the position of the variable resin con... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6656401 | Method for extrusion coating multiple webs The specification discloses a method for extrusion coating multiple substrate webs on a dual or tandem extruder system having multiple extruder stations. The method includes as an initial step providing a first substrate web and a second substrate web whe... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6635218 | Continuous production of plastic siding panels with separate shingle appearance A sheet of plastics material is continuously extruded onto the upper run of an endless conveyor which carries aluminum vacuum mold plates each defining a cavity with a shingle pattern. The sheet is progressively vacuum-formed into the mold plate cavities,... | 10/21/2003 |
