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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142697 | Low density oriented polymer composition with inert inorganic filler An oriented polymer composition containing thirty to 95 weight-percent inert inorganic filler and a continuous phase of at least one orientable polymer contains void spaces due to cavitation and has a density of less than 0.8 grams per cubic centimeter, a flexural m... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7887724 | Heat-foamable sheet, method for manufacturing the same, foaming filler member, and method for filling inner space of hollow member There are provided a foaming filler member which allows, even when the inner space of a hollow member has a protruding space, easy filling of the protruding space without using an extra member, a heat-foamable sheet used for the foaming filler member, a method for m... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7850882 | Process for making integrated layered urethane products Polyurethane shapes containing a core layer of a water soluble polymer such as polyethylene oxide (PEO) are produced by casting onto a surface an aqueous mixture containing a pre-polymer of a hydrophilic polyurethane as a first layer of uncured polyurethane, coverin... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7842206 | Process and plant for continuous manufacture of resting articles of latex foam Process for continuous manufacture of an unlimited length latex foam block including at least two layers to form after successive cross cuts resting articles such as mattresses, cushions and parts of such articles. At least a first and second latex foam mixture with... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7501084 | Method for producing fabric-reinforced capillary membranes, in particular for ultrafiltration The invention relates to a method for producing fabric-reinforced capillary membranes, particularly for ultrafiltration, in which a fabric tube (1) is coated with a polymer solution and is guided through a precipitation bath (6), where the polymer solu... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7387753 | Method and apparatus to monitor the compressive strength of insulation boards A method for producing foam insulation board, the method comprising forming a foam product as part of a continuous process, and monitoring on-line the compressive strength of the foam product. ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7140865 | Apparatus for making a corrugation-free foam A method and apparatus for extruding a corrugation-free polystyrene foam with 100% carbon dioxide as the blowing agent by extruding the extrudate through an annular die opening so that it contacts a choke ring inner surface. A foam made with the apparatus according ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7138077 | Process and installation for the production of foam in a continuous slabstock foam process The invention relates to an installation and a process for the production of foam in a continuous block foam process in which the height of a foam-forming mixture along a conveyor is measured and a correcting variable as a function of deviation of the actual height ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138079 | Methods for making foamed elastomer gels Methods for making foamed elastomer gels are disclosed. Chemical foaming agents may be incorporated or gas may be injected into a molten gel and then using heating and cooling techniques and/or additives, gas bubbles are formed and preserved in the cooled and solidi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7083693 | Apparatus and method for fiber batt foam encapsulation Disclosed is an apparatus and a method for at least partially encapsulating a fiber batt or other highly porous substrate by applying a polymeric foam layer to one or more surfaces of the fiber batt. The foam application assemblies are arranged and configured to ext... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7022272 | Mechanical embossing texture differentiation between chemically restricted areas and non-restricted areas Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a mechanically and chemically embossed surface covering having selectively textured surfaces. The method includes forming a web coated with a wear layer. The coated web is heated to a temperature at which the wear layer is cure... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6998077 | Process and plant for continuous manufacture of a foam layer Plant for manufacturing a latex foam layer of unlimited length and having lower and upper recesses. A plurality of laying planes provided with lower protuberances proceeds between an injection station and a layer removing station. Foam provided with lower recesses i... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6962885 | Transfer belt for a paper machine A transfer belt for a paper machine has a substrate and a coating on at least one flat side. The coating has an inner layer and an outer layer adjacent thereto. The outer layer has a porous structure having cavities open toward the outer side. ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6932926 | Method and apparatus for producing resin formed article The object of the present invention is to produce plural resin forms at one time with stability by dividing resin starting material continuously in a short time and with the same residence time into plural parts having desired amounts of resin and discharging to sol... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6919122 | Flexible composites with integral flights for use in high-temperature food processing equipment and methods for producing the same A flexible composite with integral flights is provided and methods for making the same. The composite is made from, for example, silicone rubber, urethane rubber, polytetrafluoroethylene or other polymer. The composites are useful for making articles of manufacture,... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915572 | Method and plant for continuously producing construction Method and apparatus for the continuous manufacture of structural members, in which two parallel, flat wire mesh mats comprising longitudinal and transverse wires intersecting with each other and welded together at the points of intersection are advanced on a produc... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6908578 | Foam application by an apparatus for two-dimensional travel The invention relates to the production of foamed sandwich elements including skins joined by a frame. In applying the foam in a cassette formed by the frame and one of the skins the invention provides for use of an applicator having a two-dimensional movable discha... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6890436 | Porous hollow fiber membranes and method of making the same A porous hollow fiber membrane having a particle cutoff within the range of 1 to 10 μm and a pure water permeate flow equal to or higher than 30,000 L/m2/hr/100 kPa. This porous hollow fiber membrane can be prepared by a method including, while a spinnin... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6881365 | Extrusion device and method for producing plastic hollow profiles having at least one hollow chamber space that is filled with foam In order to achieve an economical and trouble-free continuous extrusion of plastic hollow profiles having at least one hollow chamber that is filled with foam, the profile tool of an extrusion device is configured in the shape of a pistol. The profile tool comprises... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6833095 | Process for the continuous production of slabstock foam Slabstock foam free of cavities can be produced without any restriction, i.e. also from rapidly reacting chemical systems, by introducing the liquid reaction mixture from underneath, in front of, and/or through an optionally swivellable floor plate, wherein the floo... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6764564 | Manufacturing method for synthetic leather A manufacturing method for a synthetic leather includes a first step of feeding materials of preset volume, a second step of materials foaming (capable to be skipped if unnecessary), a third step of material and mixing injecting to produce liquid mixed materials by ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6761953 | Laminated parts made of outer layers and polyurethane sandwich materials and their production The invention relates to laminated parts comprising outer layers and polyurethane sandwich materials, and to a method of producing these laminated parts and to their use in the automotive industry. ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6689325 | Process and device for producing foam using carbon dioxide dissolved under pressure A process is described for producing foam materials from two-component reactive plastics using carbon dioxide as blowing agent by mixing at least one of the reactive components with carbon dioxide under pressure, mixing the components, at least one of whi... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6666998 | Method and device for producing at least partially open-celled foam films from styrene polymers A method for producing an at least partially open-celled foam foil on a basis of styrene polymers, nucleating agents, surfactants, physical foaming agents and, if required, further additives, such as foreign polymers and auxiliary materials, comprising a ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6617367 | Internally generated rotor set for low viscosity and abrasive metering applications An internal gear set comprising an inner rotor having a number of radially projecting cylindrical tooth members engaging a conjugate internally toothed outer rotor. The latter has one more tooth than there are tooth members on the inner rotor and is mount... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6616886 | Method and apparatus for reducing the thickness of a skin formed on a slab of polyurethane foam Methods and apparatus for eliminating or reducing a surface skin when producing a flexible polyurethane foam slab are disclosed. The top surface of the chemically reactive polyurethane foaming mixture is heated during and/or after the foaming mixture expa... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6613256 | Mechanical embossing texture differentiation between chemically restricted areas and non-restricted areas Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a mechanically and chemically embossed surface covering having selectively textured surfaces. The method includes forming a web coated with a wear layer. The coated web is heated to a temperature at which the wear la... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6383424 | Method for producing foams made of polymers or polymer mixtures and moulded articles made from said foams A method using a two part process line is proposed for manufacturing foams from polymers or polymer mixtures useful for making molded bodies. The process line is divided into at least one first part and one second part. The polymer or polymer mixture is m... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6352657 | Method and apparatus for making foam/concrete building panels A continuous process is used to make concrete building products with an expanded polystyrene core. The expanded polystyrene is fed into the inlet of an elongated guiding channel which has a longitudinally split mold. The expanded polystyrene is guided alo... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6255445 | Polymers having improved processability Poly(lactones) are provided. The poly(lactones) are obtained by polymerization of a lactone with an initiator system comprising at least one polyfunctional initiator. The poly(lactones) have a shear viscosity at some temperature in the range of from 35 to... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6183673 | Method for forming extruded foam with surface coating An extruded foam product is manufactured with an integral thin coating of a different material on the surface thereof. The coating is applied to the product as part of the extrusion process and prior to foaming and expansion of the product using a co-extr... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6180036 | Method of manufacturing pre-inked thermoplastic medium The present invention is directed to a pre-inked thermoplastic foam which is utilized to form a relief image which includes open cells in the area that is designed to transfer ink and enclosed or sealed cells in the area which is designed to be impermeabl... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6171533 | Multipurpose composite tubing A novel tube material, and method of forming the tube, are described. The tube has an inner liner, preferably flexible, an intermediate layer of in situ molded expanding foam material, and a flexible outer liner. The tube is rigid, with the structural str... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6153293 | Extruded wood polymer composite and method of manufacture An extruded composite structural artificial lumber product is manufactured from wood fiber and polyethylene, including recycled polyethylene, by reducing the wood fiber and polyethylene each to a finely divided particles, mechanically mixing the wood fibe... | 11/28/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6127440 | Plastics foam and method of manufacturing same A method of producing an extruded plastics foam of enhanced physical strength includes intimately mixing a blowing agent incorporation CO2, the major portion of which is a natural gas, in a plastics resin melt to form a homogenous resin mix, an... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6117375 | Roofing members without auxiliary facers and related methods An insulation board (10) insulation board comprising a foam core (11) selected from the group consisting of polyisocyanurate and polyurethane materials and mixtures thereof; the board being devoid of facers. A method of covering roofs comprises applying i... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6086802 | Process and plant for manufacture of latex foam products A process and a plant (1) for the manufacture of latex foam products comprising recesses, such as mattresses (2), cushions and the like include a plurality of carriers (9) placed in a ring-like configuration limited by a first, upper stretch (10) between ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6036898 | Process for the continuous production of polyurethane slabstock foam A process and apparatus are described for the continuous production of polyurethane slabstock foam by applying a polyurethane reactive mixture in the form of a liquid foam from a substantially punctual source onto the conveyor belt of a slabstock foam pla... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6019919 | Process for foam production using carbon dioxide dissolved under pressure A process and device for the continuous production of slabstock foam by foaming a polyurethane reactive mixture containing carbon dioxide dissolved under pressure, comprising the steps of a) feeding said polyurethane reactive mixture into a linear extended ... | 02/01/2000 |
