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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8101103 | Earbud and method of manufacture An earbud (10) for carrying sound from a source (16) to a person's ear canal, includes a soft foam body (20) and a sleeve (26) of stiffer material lying within the body. The body is molded around the sleeve and is chemically bonded to the... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8092729 | Insulation for a steam carrying apparatus and method of attachment thereof A steam dispersion system including insulation is disclosed. The steam dispersion system may include a steam dispersion tube with at least one opening defined on an outer surface of the steam dispersion tube and a hollow interior. The insulation covers at least a po... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7537717 | Method of manufacturing two-layer roll and method of manufacturing cylindrical member A method of manufacturing a two-layer roll having a foamed elastic layer provided on a core, and an elastic layer provided on the foamed elastic layer includes the steps of forming the elastic layer by use of a cylindrical mold holding a first cylindrical member use... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7370827 | Packaging spool and process for producing same A reel or spool package has opposing sidewalls or flanges formed of the specified or appropriate substrate and connected by a core formed of a flowable material which sets or cures to harden, such as a two part expandable polyurethane foam. The foam is applied into ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7323209 | Apparatus and method for coating stents An apparatus and method is provided for forming coatings on stents. The apparatus includes a temperature adjusting element that can increase or decrease the temperature of the stent. The apparatus can support a stent during the application of a coating composition t... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7300611 | Capacitance controlling process Process for controlling the capacitance value (C1) of a tubular sheath (1) formed by extrusion of an insulation compound (2) on an electrical cable (3) in an extrusion head (4), a foaming agent (FA) being introduced in... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294409 | Medical devices having porous layers and methods for making same Methods for fabricating a medical device having at least one porous layer include providing a medical device having at least one alloy and removing at least one component of the alloy to form the porous layer. Although methods may be used to make stent devices with ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7235199 | Method for producing monolithic chromatography columns The invention relates to a process for the production of chromatography columns or capillaries containing sorbents of monolithic mouldings which can remain directly in their gelation mould after production. This is achieved by the process according to the invention,... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7135038 | Drug eluting stent Stents having struts with narrowed portions are described. The narrowed portions have a coating disposed thereon for the local delivery of a drug. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128562 | Molding die apparatus and molding method A molding die apparatus and a method thereof are provided, which ensures for air and gas (or fluid) present in a resin filling space to be exhausted so as to be able to fill molten resin into the cavity smoothly and uniformly thereby enabling production of a high qu... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7105113 | Method for flatproofing a tire and wheel assembly and resulting flatproofed assembly A method is disclosed for flatproofing a tire and wheel assembly with a flexible, lightweight foam-fill by supplying at least two polyurethane reactive materials to a static mixer. The static mixer mixes the reactants, and a nucleating gas is supplied to the mixed r... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7070730 | Method of manufacturing foam core boat collars A method for fabricating foam cored items in which the foam core is tightly encased by an outer shell. The method is particularly suited for fabricating foam collars that are located above the chine of a boat and extend longitudinally along the sides of the boat to ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066724 | Apparatus for flatproofing a tire and wheel assembly An apparatus is disclosed for flatproofing a tire and wheel assembly with a flexible, lightweight foam-fill by supplying at least two polyurethane reactive materials to a static mixer. The static mixer mixes the reactants, and a nucleating gas is supplied to the mix... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066840 | Golf ball A golf ball includes a ball cover including a first and second hemispheric cups attached to each other to form a hollow spheroid and a solid ball core covered by the ball cover. Each of the first and second hemispheric cups has two semi-conical engagement edges fitt... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7060151 | Method of manufacturing a reinforced hose A method of manufacturing a hose includes the step of extruding a tube assembly comprising (i) a first inner non-foamed layer, (ii) a first outer non-foamed layer positioned around the first inner non-foamed layer, and (iii) a first foamed layer interposed between t... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7025844 | Vehicle wheel construction process An improved process for permanently attaching an overlay to a wheel disc, wherein the overlay is aligned and spaced apart from the wheel disc. A mold is created by a combination of the overlay, wheel disc and localized nests that engage at predetermined times during... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014913 | Rate-reducing membrane for release of an agent A membrane that reduces the rate at which a therapeutic substance is released from an implantable medical device, such as a stent, is disclosed. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6979347 | Implantable drug delivery prosthesis An apparatus and associated method for delivering a therapeutic substance to a vascular lumen, using an implantable prosthesis, such as a stent, which has grooves or trenches formed thereon. The grooves are formed on specific regions of the stent struts to increase ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6960219 | Medical grafting methods and apparatus Methods and apparatus for making an anastomotic connection between first and second tubular fluid conduits are provided. For example, a connector may be configured for attachment to the first and second tubular fluid conduits and have an interior thereof substantial... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6941898 | Combined liquid foam stop and insulator for a tank assembly The present invention relates to a combined liquid foam stop and insulator for a tank assembly including a fibrous material strip and a nonflammable insulating skirt connected to the fibrous material strip. In an alternative embodiment the invention is the liquid fo... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6926784 | Sound absorption system for automotive vehicles An automotive vehicle sound absorption system. An expandable material, such as an polymer-based foam, is disposed on a surface of a wall. Upon activation, the foam transforms, preferably during an automobile assembly operation, and remains bonded to surface for soun... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6920882 | Medical grafting methods and apparatus Methods and apparatus for delivering and installing a new length of tubing between two sections of a patient's existing body organ tubing and at least partly outside of that existing structure. For example, the new length of tubing may be for the purpose of providin... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6912777 | Method of manufacturing a high-performance, water blocking coaxial cable A helical corrugated coaxial cable possesses low cost of manufacture comparable to that of braided shield coaxial cable, electrical performance comparable to solid tubular shielded cable, flexibility of helical and annular corrugated cable, and fluid blockage compar... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6832429 | Method to create a hot melt form for use with an air induction assembly A method for creating a hot melt foamed form for an air induction system. A block of thermal mastic elastomer is melted and blended with nitrogen gas to create a foamed material. The foamed material is applied by robotic techniques over a base material on the surfac... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6764622 | Method of assembling a container with expanding foam A vacuum-insulated container for transporting and dispensing beverages or food products has a stainless steel vacuum-insulated liner surrounded by a body. The body includes several cylindrical sections attached together. Expanding foam is sprayed between the liner a... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6761840 | Fiberglass railcar roof A fiberglass railcar roof that includes a fiberglass surface with a central portion and a peripheral portion adapted to be joined to the upper edge region of a railcar. In some embodiments, the roof includes plural elongate fiberglass ribs extending transverse to th... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6752954 | Roller producing method A manufacturing method is provided for a roller, by which a roller having low eccentricity and high surface smoothness can be obtained without the need to perform cumbersome processes such as polishing of a foamed layer. The manufacturing method for a roller include... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6676080 | Composite airfoil assembly A composite blade assembly comprises a root portion and blade portion that is connected to the root portion. The root portion comprises inner and outer rings and the blade portion comprises at least one layer of composite material that is folded to form a... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6635203 | Composite polymeric material having high resistance to impact energy A method for producing manufactured articles made of composite material comprising the steps of: First completely filling a mold with granules of a pre-expanded polymer in granular form, selected from the group consisting of polystyrene, polypropylene, co... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6548004 | Process for manufacturing individual pipe sections of a pipe system, and pipe system manufactured in said manner The invention concerns a method for the manufacture of individual pipe sections of a pipe formed by a product pipe having at least one channel running along the product pipe. Surrounding the product pipe and the channel is a pipe jacket filled with an ins... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6468460 | Method for manufacturing heat-curable resin molded product When molding of a heat-curable resin such as unsaturated polyester resin and the like is conducted by means of the casting method, concavities in the molded product generated as a result of the curing shrinkage of this resin are prevented. A central core ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6447702 | Soft tire manufacturing process Accordingly, the present invention is a soft tire assembly of a thick elastic layer of a foamed elastomer having an outer peripheral surface and cells in the foamed layer that are open to the exterior through the outer peripheral surface, or a mixture of ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6346159 | Vehicle wheel construction process An improved process for permanently attaching an overlay to a wheel disc, wherein the overlay is aligned and spaced apart from the wheel disc. A mold is created by a combination of the overlay, wheel disc and localized nests that engage at predetermined t... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6341745 | Packaging spool and process for producing same A reel or spool package has opposing sidewalls or flanges formed of the specified or appropriate substrate and connected by a core formed of a flowable material which sets or cures to harden, such as a two part expandable polyurethane foam. The foam is ap... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6270704 | Methods of forming bodies of expandable foaming material In order to decrease the height of a solid foam body produced from a pool of foaming liquid as the foaming liquid solidifies into the solid body, the height of a bottom mold face is decreased by sloping the mold face so that there is less liquid at higher... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6197232 | Method for producing composite golf club shafts A lightweight shaft configured for use as a golf club shaft or a composite golf club equipped with such a shaft. The uniqueness of this shaft is that it is made of two distinct composite walls (tubes, one tube within another) with a greater density than, ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6152260 | Method of filling cavities in workpieces or semi-finished products and structural components parts for mounting on or in a motor vehicle Method for filling cavities in workpieces or semi-finished products is provided, in which thermally foamable powdered carbon is added in fixed locations into the cavity to be filled and is heated together with the workpiece or semi-finished product in suc... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6149564 | Toner supply roll including porous cylindrical polyurethane sponge structure having skin layer having openings and alternate protrusions and recesses, and method of producing the same A toner supply roll including a cylindrical soft polyurethane sponge structure formed on an outer circumferential surface of a metal shaft by foam molding of a polyurethane material in a mold cavity of a mold. The sponge structure having hardness of 350 g... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6143217 | Method of manufacturing a water heater A method of manufacturing a double walled vessel is herein disclosed. The method involves the steps of forming an outer vessel having at least one reassembly channel formed therearound and forming an inner vessel having at least one element fitting formed... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6071446 | Method for centering wire harness in mold A mold for forming a wire harness includes a trough having a concave surface. A plurality of wire supports extend into the trough for supporting a plurality of wires in the trough and spacing the wires away from the concave surface. A polymer sheath mater... | 06/06/2000 |
