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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142696 | Method and device for the production of back-foamed air-permeable textile products A method for producing back-foamed air-permeable textile products, whereas, instead of providing a film or the like to prevent the penetration of reaction products or foam to the visible face, the pressure created during the reaction is intentionally decreased so th... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8080193 | Method for the production of a sound insulation molding with mass and spring A method of producing a sound insulation molding with mass and spring, wherein both mass and spring are produced on the basis of the same material, in particular polyurethane. For the formation of a mass, reaction substances and fillers are brought into a mold, in p... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7976749 | Injection process for making a moulding completely recyclable, multilayered article An injection moulding process for making a completely recyclable, multilayered article which contains: i) a rigid layer formed of a thermoplastic polymer and ii) a foamed skin layer formed of a thermoplastic polyme... | 07/12/2011 |
| 6852392 | Porous sheet, fiber composite sheet and processes for the production thereof A porous sheet is provided suitable for use as a substitute for natural leather for shoes, clothes, and a fiber composite sheet. The porous sheet is formed of an elastic polymer, has a thickness of 10 to 500 μm, and has 500 to 15,000 fine pores mm2 insid... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6780356 | Method for producing an inorganic foam structure for use as a durable acoustical panel A process and apparatus for creating an acoustically absorbent porous panel comprises the steps of dispensing cement and fibers with a dry mixer to create a dry mix and aqueous mixing water, surfactant and air with an aqueous mixer to create a foam. The process and ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6716379 | Polymer foam plank with densified skin, method and apparatus for producing a densified skin on a foam plank A method and apparatus for making a densified skin polymer foam plank comprising providing a polymer foam having a plurality of cells and heating an outer surface of the foam at a heating station. The heating step collapses and melts the cells adjacent the outer sur... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6387200 | Sacrificial energy absorbing structure The invention thus provides a method of making a foam-filled composite matrix having a cellular core, and the composite matrix of the method, e.g. for use as sacrificial energy absorbing structures particularly for the passenger compartments of vehicles, ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6342172 | Method of forming a foamed thermoplastic polymer and wood fiber profile and member Advanced structural components comprising a foamed thermoplastic that can be used in virtually any application where wooden components have a use. Such structural components can comprise sized lumber, shaped trim, posts, beams or shaped structural members... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6329602 | Tube for wiring harnesses A tube for wiring harnesses consists of a cylindrical body for passage therethrough of a terminal-attached cable branched from a wiring harness, the cylindrical body being made of a foamed flexible sheet having a multiplicity of minute bubbles; and a cove... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6274641 | Tetrafunctional initiator The melt of polyvinyl aromatic polymers comprising from 10 to 45 weight % of star branched polymer prepared using a combination of thermal and tetra functional peroxide initiation has an improved melt strength permitting better foam formation for extrusio... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6166099 | Tetrafunctional initiator The melt of polyvinyl aromatic polymers comprising from 10 to 45 weight % of star branched polymer prepared using a combination of thermal and tetra functional peroxide initiation has an improved melt strength permitting better foam formation for extrusio... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6146892 | Fibrillar matrices Methods and compositions are described that provide three-dimensional fibrillar matrices useful as, among other things, structural prosthetics and scaffolds for cells. The porous fibrillar matrices of the present invention have desirable mechanical proper... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6030476 | Insulated stock material and containers and methods of making the same An insulating container comprising a container body having at least one side wall and a bottom wall with the side wall including a base layer, an insulating layer on at least a portion of the base layer and a printed pattern, mineral oil application or co... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5976434 | Method for preparing hydrophilic polypropylene membrane Polypropylene (PP) membranes having a hydrophilic surface have been prepared by extracting a fugitive hydrophilic pore-forming agent from a gelled film prepared by evaporating the solvent from a homogeneous solution of isotactic polypropylene, functionali... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5840139 | Insulated stock material and containers and methods of making the same An insulating container comprising a container body having at least one side wall and a bottom wall with the side wall including a base layer, an insulating layer on at least a portion of the base layer and a printed pattern, mineral oil application or co... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5766711 | Composite camel structure and method for manufacture A composite camel structure includes an elongate hollow, rigid cylindrical core, opposite ends of the core having respective caps sealingly connected thereto, a buoyant material of cured urethane foam substantially filling the core and being sealingly enc... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5686091 | Biodegradable foams for cell transplantation A structurally rigid biodegradable foam scaffold useful for cell transplantation is provided. The foam can be loaded with nutrients and/or drugs that elute from the foam during transplant to promote growth of the cells. The foam, which features a continuo... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5620636 | Process for manufacturing foam molded product A foam molded product of a synthetic resin having a continuous hardened surface layer formed uniformly on a part or the whole of its surface during its foam-in-place molding and having a desired thickness. A mold and a process which can make such a produc... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5591496 | Method of manufacturing composite sheet materials A method of making a composite sheet material in which at least one lamina of previously unused expanded polystyrene is bonded to a second lamina of recycled expanded polystyrene. The laminae are continuously formed from separate extruders and are merged ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5512319 | Polyurethane foam composite The present invention is directed to a method of applying a polyurethane foam to a fabric and the product produced thereof. This method involves (a) coating the fabric with a silicone surfactant dissolved in water, and (b) expanding the polyurethane foami... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5273597 | Trim member for motor vehicle and method of and system for manufacturing the same A trim member for use as an interior furnishing in a motor vehicle includes a covering sheet including one surface having an embossed pattern, a first foamed body disposed on the other surface of the covering sheet, with a first component embedded partly ... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5265558 | Foam bed for domestic animals having integrally formed, liquid impermeable outer skin An improved method of manufacturing a basic structure for an animal bed and the article of manufacture resulting from the process are disclosed. The bed structure has a bottom wall and side walls. Chemical components for a foamable polyurethane base are m... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5188777 | Opaque film and method for its preparation There are disclosed opaque, biaxially oriented polymeric film structures each comprising a thermoplastic polymer matrix material, e.g., polypropylene, within which is located a stratum of voids, and positioned within each of at least a substantial number ... | 02/23/1993 |
| 4801380 | Method of producing a silicon film with micropores The present invention relates to a method of producing micropores having diameters of less than 20 nanometers in straight sides in silicon film. The silicon film produced by this process may be attached to a substrate material and used as a filter in mole... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4761307 | Process for the production of optionally foamed polyurethanes which are combined or fabricated with another material The present invention is directed to a process for the production of optionally foamed polyurethanes which are combined or fabricated with another material, comprising reacting compounds with molecular weights from 400 to 10,000 containing at least 2 isoc... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4704130 | Biocompatible microporous polymeric materials and methods of making same A microporous biocompatible material is formed by preparing a segmented polyether urethane urea solution containing 25%&#b1;1.5% solids dissolved in a solvent. The solution has sufficient viscosity to be preshaped and formed into the desired thickness of ... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4701473 | Catalyst for producing polyurethane foams coated with skin Amine catalysts useful for producing polyurethane foams coated with skin by reaction of an organic polyisocyanate with a polyol. The catalysts comprise 4-methyl-1-(2-hydroxyalkyl)-piperazine, and emit no bad odor, give excellent moldability and are free f... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4652495 | Resilient coat for tie of direct-connection type track A resilient coat for a direct connection-type tie (Danchoku tie) which is composed of a concrete tie body and a microcellular polyurethane elastomer coating layer which adheres to and coats the lower portion of the tie body to form an integral body therew... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4644733 | Dunnage material Loose fill packing material comprising a plurality of expanded, resilient, thermoplastic dunnage particles, which particles are rendered more effective by coating an outer surface thereof with an additive which additive results in the packing material hav... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4435344 | Method for producing a heat-insulating paper container from a paper coated or laminated with a thermoplastic synthetic resin film A heat-insulating paper container having good heat-insulating property which can be prepared easily at low cost is disclosed. The paper container is prepared by heating a paper container comprising a body member and a bottom member, wherein one surface of... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4390584 | Process for making a perforated rigid sheet material for sound absorbing composite cellular structure A composite structure for absorbing sound energy, comprising an outer porous layer covering a cellular layer, wherein said porous layer is made by forming a supple loose fabric from slivers each constituted by a plurality of relatively free mineral or syn... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4252855 | Surface-modified cellulose acetate filaments and a process for producing the same Surface-modified cellulose acetate filaments having a microporous structure located in the peripheral surface layer thereof are prepared by bringing non-modified cellulose acetate filaments which have an average degree of acetylation of 50 to 62% into con... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4202716 | Wall covering and method of making same A lightweight wall covering and method of making same are provided wherein such wall covering has a substantially smooth inside surface and a textured outer layer comprised of a substrate having an exposed surface defining the inside surface, a fluid impe... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4190712 | Low density energy management urethane foam An impact energy-absorbing, low density urethane foam for use in automobile bumpers has good moldability and is relatively temperature insensitive, i.e. gives approximately the same physical performance over a wide range of temperatures. This foam is char... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4096303 | Composite carpet and foam laminate and method The method of this disclosure relates to the application of a foam layer, in fluid form, to either an impervious or a relatively porous substrate and to the formation of a contoured foam laminate using a relatively rigid foam. The method of applying foam ... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4078100 | Composite foam laminate and method The method of this disclosure permits the application of a foam layer, in fluid form, to a relatively porous substrate and the formation of a contoured foam laminate using a relatively rigid foam. The method includes heating the substrate prior to applica... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4071592 | Methods of salvaging improperly processed resinous In the art of making chemically embossed sheets of resinous material for use as floor, wall, desk and table coverings, a method of salvaging and recovering a backing sheet material and a potentially foamable, gelled plastisol composition on which has been... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4025372 | Method of making a padded item This invention relates to a method of making fabric-faced upholstered items. The items are made by vacuum forming under heat a laminate of a cast highly plasticized vinyl chloride homopolymer or copolymer sheet and a readily extensible fabric, and the res... | 05/24/1977 |
| 4022722 | Process for preparing shaped, foamed polyurethane articles Linear siloxane-polyoxyalkylene (AB)n block copolymers having an average molecular weight of at least about 30,000, compositions of polyurethane-forming froths containing said copolymers, the curable froths produced from said compositions, meth... | 05/10/1977 |
| 4012822 | System for sealing and repairing leaks in ruptured containers A system for sealing and repairing leaks in ruptured containers whereby an applicator including an open-celled sponge body is inserted into the rupture and the two interacting components of a binary fluid foam composition are mixed and injected into the s... | 03/22/1977 |
