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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8071006 | Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) zeolite composite and methods The present application thus provides a composite composition comprising PTFE and zeolite. According to another aspect, the present application provides a method for making a composite article comprising bonding zeolite to PTFE. According to still yet another aspect... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7351297 | Composite elastic web A method for producing a composite web includes supplying two or more webs to an activation mechanism, where the webs are in an unbonded state relative to each other. The method further entails simultaneously activating the webs while they are in a face to face rela... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7309522 | Fibers made from block copolymer The present invention relates to compositions such as fibers, elastic yarns, wovens, nonwovens, knitted fabrics, fine nets, and articles produced at least in part from a styrenic block copolymer comprising at least two blocks produced from vinyl aromatic monomers an... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7308983 | Continuously connected fastener stock and method of manufacturing the same Continuously connected fastener stock and a method of making same. The method, in one embodiment involves providing a rotating molding wheel, the wheel being provided with a peripheral impression comprising a pair of peripherally-extending side members interconnecte... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303642 | Methods of making responsive film with corrugated microlayers having improved properties A multi-microlayer thermoplastic film structure and methods of making the same. More specifically, this invention relates to a multi-microlayer film having a corrugated polymer layer and a thermoplastic elastomer layer. Filler materials may be included in either the... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7255763 | Process for making fibrous web having inelastic extensibility Component thermoplastic synthetic fiber having inelastic extensibility as well as fiber diameter of 5-20 μm constituting a fibrous web is obtained by melt spinning a mixture of two or more thermoplastic synthetic resins each having a number-average molecular weight... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7235203 | Successively biaxial-oriented porous polypropylene film and process for production thereof Disclosed is a successively biaxially stretched film obtained by successive biaxial stretching method comprising extruding a melt of a β-crystal nucleating agent-containing polypropylene-based resin composition from a T-die, cooling the extruded resin on a chill ro... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7235202 | Net structure and method of making The present invention concerns an extrusion formed reticulated web, mesh or netting including reticulated hook fasteners for use with hook and loop fasteners the polymer netting comprising two sets of strands at angles to each other. The first set of strands are a p... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7211210 | Dry fibrillated PTFE film and its method of manufacture A finished PTFE film is produced by first preparing an extruded, dried, unsintered and unexpanded PTFE feed film, and then reducing the thickness of the feed film by more than 20% by passing it with back tension through a roll nip. ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7186987 | Organic materials and devices for detecting ionizing radiation A π-conjugated organic material for detecting ionizing radiation, and particularly for detecting low energy fission neutrons. The π-conjugated materials comprise a class of organic materials whose members are intrinsic semiconducting materials. Included in this cl... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175727 | Shaped absorbent pads and associated method for making A method for making absorbent pads for various absorbent articles is provided. A strip of the absorbent web material is conveyed along a machine direction, the absorbent web material having a generally first constant cross-direction width and generally first uniform... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7122239 | Opaque polyester film containing a cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) with good surface attachment, method for producing the same and use thereof The invention relates to an opaque, biaxially oriented polyester film comprising at least one base layer, characterized in that at least this base layer contains a cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) in a concnetration of 2 to 60 wt. % in relation to the base layer, the g... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7083849 | Breathable polymer foams A continuous method for making porous foam and the foam articles are described. The method allows for tailoring the porosity of the foam by controlling process variables including draw rate and blowing agent concentration. A method for co-extruding the foams with ot... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7056573 | Matt, UV-stable, co-extruded polyester film, a method for the production thereof and the use of the same The invention relates to a co-extruded, biaxially oriented polyester film consisting of a base layer and at least one outer layer. The film contains a UV-stabilizer and has a matt outer layer which contains a mixture and/or a blend of two components (I) and (II), wh... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7056411 | Variable stretch composites and methods of making the composite Variable stretch composites having one or more first elastomeric members disposed on a first region of an extensible substrate, and one or more second elastomeric members disposed on a second region of the extensible substrate which different from the first elastome... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7045031 | Method of optimizing spacing between elastic members in applying leg elastics A method of applying leg elastics to absorbent garments involves optimizing the spacing between multiple elastic members. The elastic members are bonded to a substrate with variable spacing along the length of the leg opening. More particularly, narrower spacing is ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7039990 | Zoned stretching of a web Apparatus and methods for stretching one or more zones of a web are disclosed. Webs including stretched or activated zones are also disclosed. Each of the zones in the web is stretched in the cross-web direction, i.e., the direction transverse to the down-web direct... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7041349 | Thermal transfer image recording composite sheet A thermal transfer image recording composite sheet has a lamination structure: (2) image receiving sheet section (including image receiving layer (D), image recording sheet substrate (C) and adhesive layer (E)) and (1) release sheet section (including release layer ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7041243 | 5-layer co-extruded biaxial-oriented polypropylene synthetic paper and its production process The invention discloses a 5-layer co-extruded biaxial-oriented polypropylene synthetic paper which is a 5-layer laminated structure with thickness between 30–300 μm comprising the uppermost layer (A) of paper sheet or resin, the second layer (B) of paper sheet or... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6994763 | Elastomeric multicomponent fibers, nonwoven webs and nonwoven fabrics A bonded web of multi-component strands that include a first polymeric component and a second polymeric component is capable of overcoming a number of problems associated with nonwoven webs including both stickiness and blocking. The first polymeric component and se... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6991758 | Method of making a web having good breathing properties A method and a device for production of a web with good breathing properties, for example having a nonwoven web based on plastic filaments and/or plastic fibers and a plastic film, applied on one side of the nonwoven web and containing at least one mineral filler. F... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6984437 | Multilayer, biaxially oriented polyester film, process for its production and its use Three-layer, highly oriented polyester films having an A-B-C layer construction, preferably made of polyethylene terephthalate, which, in addition to a base layer B, have a smooth surface layer A which contains no external particles and a rough surface layer C which... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6982231 | Elastomeric, breathable laminate with enhanced breathability upon extension An elastomeric, breathable laminate having enhanced breathability is formed by bonding a breathable, microporous, extendible/elastic film to a nonwoven facing material. The facing material can be necked to impart cross-directional stretchability. Once the film and t... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6964720 | Elastomeric nonwoven laminates and process for producing same An elastomeric nonwoven laminate and a process for producing the elastomeric nonwoven laminate are proved. The elastomeric nonwoven laminate includes a first nonwoven, a second nonwoven and a plurality of elastic strands. The plurality of elastic strands is attached... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6939496 | Method and apparatus for forming composite material and composite material therefrom A system and method for extruding composite material and the composite material therefrom. The composite material consists of a filler mixed with a binding agent. The composite material is extruded as billets with enhanced physical properties, such as color, texture... | 09/06/2005 |
| RE38773 | High performance biodegradable materials from oriented starch derivatives The present invention involves the synthesis of a series of amylose (starch) derivatives with various degrees of substitution and amylose/amylopectin ratios. These chains are chemically crosslinked and then mechanically deformed (stretched) to produce a biodegradabl... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6909028 | Stable breathable elastic garments A thermally stable microporous breathable film is provided comprising at least 35% filler, by weight of the filled-film, and a thermoplastic polymer blend of a first polyethylene polymer and a second polyethylene polymer. The first polyethylene polymer comprises 30%... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6899841 | Stretched fasteners A running length of fastener product is formed of longitudinally pre-oriented synthetic resin. The product is characterized by a base web and an array of discrete fastener elements protruding from at least one side of the web, the web being in a laterally stretched ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6878647 | Elastic laminate including nonwoven layer formed from highly-oriented-component fibers and disposable garment employing the same The present invention is directed to an elastic laminate which is elastically extensible in at least one direction. The elastic laminate includes an elastomeric material having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface; and a first nonwoven lay... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6863952 | Multilayered, surface-structured semi-finished product consisting of thermoplastics and film-structuring method The invention relates to a multi-layered semi-finished product with at least one first and one second film layer. The semi-finished product has a velour-type structure on the outer surface of the first film layer facing away from the second film layer and the second... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6852270 | Production method of drawn film A drawn film production method including steps of drawing a crystalline thermoplastic resin film in the TD direction is characterized in that the orientation coefficient of the c-axis of the crystal of the thermoplastic resin in the film to the MD direction of the f... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6843949 | Process for adjusting WVTR and other properties of a polyolefin film A process for rendering films, film composites, and articles made therefrom less resistant to passage of water vapor by passing a filled precursor film or film composite through the nip of interdigitating grooved rollers. The films or film composites are generally f... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6824680 | Preparation of microporous films from immiscible blends via melt processing and stretching The invention is directed broadly to microporous films prepared from immiscible blends of at least two components, preferably polymers, which are produced via melt processing, a film formed therefrom, for example by extrusion and post-film-forming treatments compris... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6821464 | Process for producing polymer/filler composite material A process for producing a polymer/filler composite material includes a mixture forming step in which there is obtained a mixture of a flake-like filler and a polymer material, and the mean area (L2), mean thickness (d) and volume fraction (c) of the flake... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6821372 | Elastically stretchable composite sheet and process for making the same An elastically stretchable composite sheet includes an elastic layer and an inelastic layer formed with stretchable fibers having a relatively small diameter and bonded to at least one surface of the elastic layer. In the inelastic layer bonded to the elastic layer ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6815079 | Opaque film made of polylactic acids The invention relates to an opaque biaxially oriented film made of at least one layer that contains COC. This layer contains a cycloolefin copolymer (COC) in a concentration of 0.5 to 30 wt. % with regard to this layer and contains a polymer made from aliphatic hydr... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6814909 | Indicator An indicator comprising a porous resin material, and a liquid retained in the pores of the porous resin material, in which the whiteness of the porous resin material is at least 80, and the whiteness of the porous resin material is at least 20 larger than that of th... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6776947 | Process of adjusting WVTR of polyolefin film A process for rendering films, film composites, and articles made therefrom less resistant to passage of water vapor by passing a filled precursor film or film composite through the nip of interdigitating grooved rollers. The films or film composites are generally f... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6767501 | Method and apparatus for making plastic film, and plastic film A film is extruded from plastic material by an extruder. The film is orientated after extrusion. Material is mixed into the plastic so that when the plastic film is stretched, cavitation bubbles are formed in the material particles mixed into the plastic. During the... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6767622 | Porous polyolefin film, process for producing same, and use thereof The present invention provides a porous polyolefin film abounding in air permeability and moisture permeability and having extremely high degree of light transmission and tear strength, a process for producing same and intended use thereof. This porous polyolefin fi... | 07/27/2004 |
