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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7713457 | Composite sheet materials and processes for manufacturing same Provided are, among other things, systems, methods and techniques for manufacturing sheet material. In one representative embodiment, a sheet of fabric material is positioned across a patterning template that has a number of openings; and the sheet of fabric materia... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7431981 | Polymer composite structure reinforced with shape memory alloy and method of manufacturing same A prepreg material infused with a bulk resin, where the bulk resin has shape memory alloy (SMA) particles intermixed in the resin to toughen the material when the material is used in an application and is cured. The SMA particles may be of various shapes and sizes. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7384679 | Encapsulated barrier for flexible films and a method of making and using the same A film structure having an inner barrier layer comprised of a blend of a polyamide and ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer. The polyamide is present in the blend in an amount of from 15-40%, and most preferably from 25-30%. The inner barrier layer is laminated on each ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7329113 | Adjustable extrusion die An extrusion die assembly configured to process a flow of extrusion material traveling in a downstream direction includes a first die component, a second die component and a third die component. The first die component includes a first channel that is substantially ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7259803 | Resin sheet, liquid crystal cell substrate comprising the same A resin sheet that is unlikely to be affected by heat and allows prevention of the occurrence of a crack is provided. A glass fiber cloth-like material is dipped into an epoxy resin solution and subjected to curing, thereby obtaining an epoxy resin-based sheet inclu... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7250123 | Composite construction and manufacturing method thereof A composite construction 1 is obtained by coating the outer periphery of a core material 2 with a shell layer 3. The core material 2 is composed of a first sintered body that is obtained by bonding, with a binder metal, a first hard parti... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7204065 | Cement render system A method for applying render to a substrate, said method including the steps of: securing a layer of confining mesh having a three-dimensional open cellular structure to the substrate; applying a base layer of cementitious material over the confining mesh; and scree... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7188971 | Flexible tubular shape decoration lamp A lamp string set formed by a plurality of lighting elements which are connected in series, or in series and parallel, a support body receiving the plurality of lighting elements, and cover layer enveloping the lighting elements and the support body with insulator m... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182104 | Collapsible duct A duct for containing a cable and method for mounting the cable therein include providing the duct with a collapsible or flexible wall movable between a contracted condition for mounting the duct in a conduit and an extended condition of increased cross-sectional ar... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7074291 | Delivery system and method for interstitial radiation therapy using strands constructed with extruded strand housings A delivery system and method for interstitial radiation therapy comprising substantially axially stiff and longitudinally flexible elongated members made of material which is bioabsorbable in living tissue and a plurality of radioactive seeds dispersed in a predeter... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6998007 | Multilayer structure with intercrosslinked polymer layers Disclosed is an intercrosslinked multilayer polymeric article having at least one thermoplastic polymer layer intercrosslinked by UV radiation at the interface with a core layer of a crosslinkable polymer. The selection of the thermoplastic polymer and the crosslink... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6955735 | Pultrusion with plastisol A pultrusion machine for forming a laminated composite with a predetermined profile and the product obtained. The apparatus comprises at least two spools for supplying elongated reinforcements. A collator receives the elongated reinforcements and arranges the reinfo... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6942828 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a toothed belt The toothed belt is produced in a moulding cavity, which is defined by a rotating moulding wheel and an endless moulding belt, which is also rotating. For this purpose, the moulding wheel has a channel defined by lateral cheeks, in the base of which are provided rec... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6855440 | Construction material, composition and process for producing the same A construction product made from an extrudable composition formed into various shapes for use in deck-building systems and other applications is disclosed. The extrudable composition prepared from polyethylene polymeric compounds, such as HDPE, and mixed with a mine... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6797215 | Membranes of polyurethane based materials including polyester polyols The present invention relates to membranes including an urethane including a polyester polyol, wherein the membrane has a gas transmission rate of 15.0 or less for nitrogen gas wherein the membrane has an average thickness of approximately 20.0 mils. Under certain e... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6777084 | Injection molding method, and molded product obtained from the method A molded product consisting of a skin layer and a core layer is obtained by injecting a skin layer resin and a core layer resin from a skin injection unit 13 and a core injection unit 12 into metal molds 8, 9, respectively. The skin layer resin ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6511742 | Adhesive tape An adhesive tape which comprises: (1) a backing film, wherein the backing film has at least two intermeshed coextruded layers of different composition, whose interface has a nonlinear course in cross section, which continues laminarly in the machine direc... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6506873 | Degradable polymer fibers; preparation product; and, methods of use The present invention relates to a fibrous material which includes a plurality of polylactide containing fibers. The plurality of polylactide containing fibers can be considered low shrinkage or high shrinkage. The plurality of polylactide containing fibe... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6403013 | Method for producing a drip irrigation line The invention provides a method for producing a drip irrigation line, comprising a continuous tubing with spaced-apart drip outlets and a plurality of self-regulating emitter elements for drip irrigation arranged therein, wherein each of said elements is ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6238782 | Biaxially oriented polyester film having more than one layer The invention relates to a three-layer, biaxially oriented polyester film which has better abrasion properties than prior art films, together with very good electromagnetic properties. The structure on the two sides of the film in composed of at least one... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6228492 | Preparation of fibers containing intrinsically conductive polymers A process for preparing fibers containing intrinsically conductive polymers comprises extruding two or more filaments, applying a coating formulation containing a salt of an intrinsically conductive polymer to at least one of the filaments to form a coate... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6096402 | Elongate composite member having a longitudinally varying cross-sectional shape, as well as method of, and apparatus for manufacturing the same An elongate composite member suitable for a vehicle ornamental member comprises an elongate shaped body having a common cross-section part with a longitudinally constant cross-sectional shape, and a varying cross-section part with a longitudinally varying... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6054002 | Method of making a seamless tubular band Side-by-side conjugate filaments made from thermoplastic elastomers and spunbond-type polyolefins exhibit an extremely high propensity to self-crimp. At appropriate polymer ratios and processing conditions (with mechanical or aerodynamical drawing) the cr... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6015626 | Weather-resistant, plasticizer-free, deep-drawable film Described is a weather-resistant, plasticizer-free, deep-drawable film based on a semicrystalline ethylene/propylene/diene terpolymer and a homo- and/or copolymer of an alkene plus stabilizers and optional fillers, lubricants, pigments, and other ordinary... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6003356 | Reinforced extruded products and process of manufacture An extrusion process is described where a reinforcing element is fed into an extrusion matrix while the reinforcing element is under sufficient tension to elastically elongate the reinforcing element. When the extruded matrix is hardened (e.g., by cooling... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5985071 | Reinforced laminate with elastomeric tie layer A method of making a reinforced laminate, including the steps of placing a reinforcing grid on a first outer sheet of thermoplastic, preparing an elastomeric material capable of forming a tie layer between two sheets of thermoplastic, and laminating a sec... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5952120 | Method of making a trilayer battery separator A method of making a trilayer, shutdown battery separator has the following steps: extruding a polyethylene precursor; extruding a polypropylene precursor; forming a trilayer precursor, the trilayer precursor having the polyethylene precursor sandwiched b... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5948337 | Molded surface fastener and method for manufacturing the same Molten resin is continuously extruded from an injection die or an extrusion die toward the circumferential surface of a die wheel having in its circumferential surface a multiplicity of hook-element-forming cavities and, at the same time, one or more yarn... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5938997 | Molded surface fastener and method for manufacturing the same Molten resin is continuously extruded from an injection die or an extrusion die toward the circumferential surface of a die wheel having in its circumferential surface a multiplicity of hook-element-forming cavities and, at the same time, one or more yarn... | 08/17/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5904955 | Encapsulation means and method An electronic device in a cavity in a mold is encapsulated by a composite plastic having two materials placed, respectively, in sequential locations in a reservoir in the mold. The first material has desirable properties when in contact with the surface o... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5861199 | Optical effect material and methods A method for making decorative grass from an optical effect material having a holographic design which imparts at least a portion of an optical effect to the decorative grass. The optical effect material may include printed matter and/or an embossed patte... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5851455 | Process and device for fitting extrudates with securing components or the like This is a proposal of a process and a device for the serial assembly of extrudates with securing elements or the like, where the securing elements or the like are fed to the extrusion tool during the extrusion process. Then they are inserted in said extru... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5788901 | Method and apparatus for molding continuous lengths of plastic A method and apparatus for producing continuous lengths of compression-molded material containing thermoplastic resin. Discrete lengths of extruded material are indexed through a compression mold. The mold forms, hardens, and integrally joins two successi... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5776343 | Fluoroplastic apertured film fabric, structures employing same and method of making same An apertured film extruded from a crystalline, thermoplastic, extrudable fluoroplastic material. The film includes spaced-apart strand segments defining apertures therebetween and has at least 10 strand segments per inch. The film has a thickness of 2-12 ... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5764521 | Method and apparatus for solid prototyping An improved extrusion-based manufacturing system includes one or more extruders, with each extruder containing at least two stages of increasing pressurization. In a preferred embodiment, a first stage of pressurization is created by the motion of a solid... | 06/09/1998 |
