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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8105519 | Process of making a nematic elastomer fiber with mechanical properties of a muscle A method of making a liquid crystalline fiber is disclosed. A copolymer having a liquid crystalline side group and a crosslinking side group is crosslinked. A fiber of the crosslinking copolymer is drawn before the crosslinking reaction is complete. ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7588705 | Skin needle manufacturing apparatus and skin needle manufacturing method In a skin needle manufacturing apparatus 10, a material melted in a syringe 45 is discharged from a fine hole 47a of a pin member 47 and is caused to adhere to a base 48. A computer 50 causes a drive mechanism 48 | 09/15/2009 |
| 7288493 | Body armor with improved knife-stab resistance formed from flexible composites Flexible body armor formed from flexible composites which have improved knife-stab resistance. The body armor is formed from composites which include layers of a fabric base, formed from high tenacity fibers, and a rubber layer bonded to the fabric base. A thermopla... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7112004 | Hybrid energy absorbing reusable terminal An energy absorbing terminal is described that is made up of a plurality of cells partially defined by cambered panels made of thermoplastic or another suitable material. The panels are supported upon rectangular frames. The cambered portion of the panels provides a... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7070727 | Methods for making microstructured polymer substrates A unitary polymer substrate having a plurality of microfibers projecting from a surface is provided. The presence of the microfibers greatly increases the surface area and can impart a cloth-like feel to the surface. The projecting microfibers may have a variety of ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6946182 | Fringed surface structures obtainable in a compression molding process Disclosed are mono-layer or multi-layer films, sheets, or coatings wherein at least on layer comprises a fringed surface microstructure (1), a process for making these items and uses thereof. Further disclosed are articles of manufacture comprising such film, sheet,... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6906043 | Rapidly soluble film preparation Disclosed is a rapidly soluble film preparation mainly comprising a drug, an edible polymer and a saccharide, a manufacturing method of which is simple, and having high elution rate. ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6902150 | Steel yielding guardrail support post A guardrail support post includes a continuous structural member having a top edge, a bottom edge, and a generally uniform cross section from the top edge to the bottom edge. The structural member includes first and second generally parallel flanges, and a web formi... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6884847 | Transparent elastomer composition A transparent elastomer composition is obtained by co-coagulation of an emulsion of fluorine-containing resin fine particles having an average particle size of from 20 to 150 nm and an emulsion of elastomer particles, in which the fluorine-containing resin fine part... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6872438 | Profile or molding having a fringed surface structure Disclosed are mono-layer or multi-layer profiles or moldings wherein at least one layer comprises a fringed surface microstructure, a process for making these items and uses thereof. Further disclosed are articles of manufacture comprising such profile or molding. | 03/29/2005 |
| 6592960 | Bulky non-woven fabric and method for manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a non-woven fabric which is bulky caused by fiber-raised construction on the surface of a non-woven fabric includes adhering a non-woven web with its surface layer portion containing an easy-to-heat-melt component showing a prope... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6461457 | Dimensionally stable, breathable, stretch-thinned, elastic films A method for producing a stretch-thinned elastic article having dimensional stability over time and at elevated temperatures in which a thermoplastic block copolymer is melt-processed into a stretchable article such as a film or fiber. The article is then... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6397914 | Apparatus for continuous production of lightweight composite beams An apparatus for continuously producing composite structural beams is disclosed. The invention includes novel apparatus for producing a continuous lightweight composite beam by combining solid pultruded cap sections with composite sandwich panels. The inv... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6322651 | Method for continuously producing expanded thermoformable materials A method for continuously producing expanded thermoformable materials comprising the steps of: conveying a thermoformable assembly by means of a conveyor through a plurality of heating zones, whereby the thermoformable assembly is heated to a temperature ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6254946 | Oxygen-absorbing component, oxygen absorbent package and oxygen-absorbing multilayered body containing same An oxygen-absorbing composition comprising (a) a powdery or particulate crosslinked polymer containing carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds and having a high heat resistance and being easy to grind due to crosslinked structure, and (b) a catalyst. The oxygen-a... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6217803 | Forming method and forming system A partition member having partition walls arranged in a lattice is disposed in the vicinity of an upper surface of a molten metal mass. The upper surface is divided by the partition walls into a multiplicity of segmental surfaces. A forming starter member... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6207755 | Biodegradable thermoplastic composition Disclosed is a thermoplastic composition comprising an unreacted mixture of a poly(lactic acid) polymer; a polybutylene succinate polymer or a polybutylene succinate adipate polymer, or a mixture of such polymers; and a wetting agent. The thermoplastic co... | 03/27/2001 |
| 5928591 | Method of preparing a gas bag cover with an emblem The invention relates to a cover for a gas bag of an occupant restraining system in vehicles which is provided with an emblem, obtainable by direct printing of a predetermined surface of the cover made of plastic with one or more printing inks and/or by s... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5824767 | Poly(arylene sulfide) compositions having improved processability A process for improving the processability of poly(arylene sulfide) in melt spinning operations by treatment with a barium-containing compound and, optionally, a lubricant is disclosed.... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5811050 | Electromagnetic interference shield for electronic devices An EMI shield for personal computers, cellular telephones, and other electronic devices is constructed from thermoformable polymeric material which is then metallized on all surfaces by vacuum metallization techniques to provide an inexpensive, lightweigh... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5779950 | Method of making a synthetic fiber containing infrared energy powder The present invention describes a new and innovative method of making the synthetic fiber containing the infrared energy powder. The present invention generally has three steps. The first step is mixing a quantity of the synthetic material with a quantity... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5714258 | Fiber having improved properties, compositions for producing such fibers, and process for improving properties of fibers An improved polyester fiber, polymer composition for producing such fibers by spinning and drawing, and a process for improving the production of fibers from polyester is disclosed wherein an aliphatic diester such as ethylene glycol distearate is incorpo... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5691443 | Drawable high tensile strength aramids Aramids which after drawing have high tensile strengths and tensile moduli are made from units derived from selected 2,2'-disubstituted-4,4'-diaminobiphenyls, p-phenylenediamine, oxydianiline and terephthalic acid. Also disclosed is a process for drawing ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5683557 | Solvents for tetrafluoroethylene polymers Perfluorinated cycloalkane solvents for dissolving high melting polymers containing tetrafluoroethylene, are disclosed. These solvents dissolve such polymers more rapidly, and/or are more stable, than previously known solvents. Also disclosed is a process... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5672426 | high barrier transparent films A process for making a transparent film comprising a liquid crystalline polymer, and a transparent film made thereby having high barrier properties. In this process, the LCP is dissolved in an appropriate solvent, then cast into a film at ambient or near-... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5670110 | Method for making three-dimensional macroscopically-expanded webs having improved functional surfaces The present invention provides a process for forming a three-dimensional, macroscopically-expanded, fluid pervious web having an improved functional surface comprised of a sheet of polymeric material having a first surface and a second surface. A pluralit... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5443771 | Ceramic fibre and process therefor A process is described for producing ceramic fibres composed of titanium boride, zirconium boride or hafnium boride. The boride fibres are obtained by reacting a boron oxide precursor fibre with a titanium halide, zirconium halide or hafnium halide gas in... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5407618 | Method for producing ceramic oxide compounds A process is provided for preparing ceramics which can be produced into any predetermined shape by way of gel precursors.... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5385706 | Process of making a refastenable mechanical fastening system with substrate having protrusions The invention is a refastenable mechanical fastening system, made of flee-formed prongs joined to an embossed or raised substrate. The prongs taper and are nonperpendicularly oriented relative to the plane of the substrate. Each prong has an engaging mean... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5332535 | Method of fabricating a dielectric multilayer filter A dielectric multilayer filter applicable to optical communication systems is disclosed, as is a fabrication method therefor, and an optical element incorporating the same. The disclosed dielectric multilayer filter includes a fluorinated polyimide base l... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5318741 | Process of making a refastenable mechanical fastening system The invention is a refastenable mechanical fastening system, made of free formed prongs joined to a substrate. The prongs taper and are nonperpendicularly oriented relative to the plane of the substrate. Each prong has in engaging means projecting lateral... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5310866 | Process for stretching a swollen flexible-chain polymer Process for stretching an article substantially consisting of a flexible-chain polymer, which is swollen in a solvent for that polymer, in which process an article substantially consisting of a copolymer of the polymer with a second polymer is swollen in ... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5288552 | Continuous polytetrafluoroethylene fibers This invention provides for a continuous PTFE fiber having on its surface a substantially round profile and a single spiralling seam formed from a continuous sheet of polytetrafluoroethylene which is helically rolled and self-adhered. The PTFE sheet may i... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5256491 | Molded article of crystalline thermoplastic resin with high gas barrier property and production thereof In one aspect of the invention, there is provided a molded article of crystalline thermoplastic resin with high gas barrier property of which the resin has crystalline and non-crystalline regions, the enhancing effect on gas barrier property of uniaxial-u... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5230851 | Process of manufacturing a refastenable mechanical fastening system A process for making a refastenable mechanical fastening system, made of free formed prongs joined to a substrate. The prongs taper and are nonperpendicularly oriented relative to the plane of the substrate. Each prong has an engaging means projecting lat... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5209882 | Means and method for forming syringe In a first forming stage, the bottom portion of a mono-molded plastic syringe (a type wherein the whole portion, i.e., a main syringe body and a needle portion, is molded unitedly in a cast) is heated and then stretched to a certain length, forming the ed... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5180534 | Process of manufacturing a refastenable mechanical fastening system The invention is a refastenable mechanical fastening system, made of free formed prongs joined to a substrate. The prongs taper and are nonperpendicularly oriented relative to the plane of the substrate. The prongs also have an azimuthal angle relative to... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5055241 | Process for the production of phenoplast fibers In a process for the production of fibers from phenoplast resins of the resole type, the resin is treated with a cross-linking agent and is immediately thereafter introduced into a centrifuge bushing. The fibers extruded from the bushing are projected int... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5051183 | Microporous polyolefin membrane and method of producing same A microporous polyolefin membrane made of a polyolefin composition containing 1 weight % or more of an ultra-high-molecular-weight polyolefin having a weight-average molecular weight of 7×105 or more and having a weight-average molecular weigh... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5034176 | Method of making a plastic article having a plurality of tiny, through openings The method of making a plastic article having a plurality of small openings which utilizes a plurality of thin plastic tubular members combined together in a side-by-side relationship forming an assemblage. Each tubular member has an exterior layer of a f... | 07/23/1991 |
