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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8100680 | Apparatus for manufacturing floor mat using double conveyor system The present invention relates to a double-conveyor type apparatus for manufacturing a floor mat adapted to be disposed on a floor surface in an operating room in an industrial site, in various buildings or vehicles, or in an office room or house so as to reduce the ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7985003 | Light-emitting member and its forming mold A forming mold of a light-emitting member includes a frame, an upper mold and a lower mold, and the frame is provided with carriers, pins and supporting portions. The upper and lower molds match with each other to provide a forming space for the base of the light-em... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7828539 | Fabrication of three dimensional aligned nanofiber array Disclosed are methods of forming three dimensional arrays of aligned nanofibers in an open, loose structure of any desired depth. The arrays are formed according to an electrospinning process utilizing two parallel conducting plates to align the fibers and rotating ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7789645 | Multi-layer process and apparatus for producing high strength fiber-reinforced structural cementitious panels A structural cementitious panel, produced by a multi-layer process including providing a moving web; b. one of depositing a first layer of loose fibers upon the web and c. depositing a layer of settable slurry upon the web; d. depositing a second layer of loose fibe... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7517205 | Differentially cured materials and process for forming same A structure includes a layer which includes a first cured portion and a second cured portion which are formed from a same light curable material. The first cured portion is cured to a first amount, and the second cured portion is cured to a second amount. The first ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7364676 | Slurry spreader for cementitious board production The invention provides a board forming system comprising a forming table comprising a belt with a surface for conveying a backing layer; a mixer fitted with a mechanism capable of depositing cementitious slurry material over a top surface of the backing layer; and a... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361401 | Surface coverings containing fused recycled material and processes of making the same A backing or an intermediate layer for a surface covering is described which comprises a fused recycled material, wherein the material comprises a thermoplastic material, for instance, a vinyl material from a vinyl backed carpet or vinyl backed carpet manufacturing ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7314365 | Surface treating apparatus and image recording apparatus A surface treating apparatus includes: a sheet which includes; a base, and a thermoplastic resin layer disposed on the base; a contact member configured to convey the sheet while carrying out a surface treatment of the sheet; a surface property forming unit configur... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7291234 | Continuous feed system for producing structural insulated panels An apparatus and a continuous process produce composite structural insulated panels (SIPs). Lower boards are placed on a conveying system through a foam application zone and then upper boards are applied. The foam material adheres to the upper and lower boards to fo... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7241407 | Method and apparatus for making plate-like fiber-reinforced products A method for making a plate-like fibre-reinforced product to be used as building or packing material, the method comprising: placing fibres on a lower laminate; applying a binding agent on the fibres so that the fibres are surrounded by the binding agent; transferri... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240415 | Machine for processing material in the form of slabs, in particular natural stone material, ceramic material and conglomerate A machine for processing, in particular for cutting workpieces in the form of slabs, comprises a spindle (36) slidably supported by a beam (32) displaceable transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of a working surface (12). The b... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7214047 | Cutting machine for food products The invention relates to a cutting machine for cutting up, in particular, foodstuff products having an unstable outer contour. The product feeding unit of the cutting machine has a number of conveyor and shaping belts, which are distributed over the peripheral conto... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7214334 | Continuous molding of fastener products Several methods and machines for continuously forming a fastener product having an array of fastener elements extending from a continuous, sheet-form base, employing a mold belt on which the sheet-form base of the product is formed and from which it is subsequently ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7198476 | Apparatus and method for continuously and endlessly vulcanizing rubber hose An apparatus and process for continuously and endlessly vulcanizing a hose is disclosed and claimed. Pressurized air or other gas is intermittently supplied through a woven jacket, a mandrel, a check valve and into the interior of an extruded rubber hose. The hose i... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7182589 | Embedment device for fiber-enhanced slurry An embedment device for use in a structural panel production line wherein a slurry is transported on a moving carrier relative to a support frame, and chopped fibers are deposited upon the slurry, includes a first elongate shaft secured to the support frame and havi... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7176492 | Method for forming ceramic microstructures on a substrate using a mold and articles formed by the method A microstructured assembly including a barrier portions and land portions is described. The microstructures have alternating barrier portions and land portions that have barrier surfaces and land surfaces, respectively. Each barrier surface and land surface is conne... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165959 | Apparatus and method for producing two-sided patterned webs in registration An apparatus for casting a patterned surface on both sides of a web. The apparatus includes a first patterned roll; a second pattered roll; and a means for rotating the first and second patterned rolls such that their patterns are transferred to opposite sides of th... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163652 | Process for producing co-extruded profiles A process for making co-extruded profiles includes forming a plurality of web-interconnected profiles, which travel together through a die. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7070406 | Apparatus for embossing a flexible substrate with a pattern carried by an optically transparent compliant media An apparatus for embossing a flexible substrate with an optically transparent compliant media is disclosed. The complaint media includes an optically transparent imprint stamp with an imprint pattern therein. The flexible substrate is coated with a photopolymer mate... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7056110 | Apparatus for making reinforcement ply material An apparatus for making reinforcement ply material wherein reinforcement elements are grouped in untwisted sets and adjacent reinforcement elements in the same set are spaced apart a distance less than the distance between adjacent sets. The apparatus includes an ex... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7033534 | Method for forming microstructures on a substrate using a mold In a method of making a microstructured assembly, a substantially uniform coating of a curable material is formed on a substrate with the coating defining a leading edge. The coating is contacted with a mold starting at the leading edge to form in the curable materi... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6994535 | Method and apparatus for forming a guide rib on a section of plastic film A method and apparatus for forming a rib on a section of plastic film utilizes a roll having a groove, extrudes molten polymer into the groove, and places the section of plastic film in contact with the molten polymer in the groove. The molten polymer in the groove ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6966763 | Arrangement for making a belt made of plasticatable material The two belt parts (2a, 2b) of a belt (2) made of plasticatable material are produced with the aid of a first station (6) and a second station (8). The first station (6) includes a rotatable mold drum (14 | 11/22/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6936201 | Surface coverings containing fused recycled material and processes of making the same A backing or an intermediate layer for a surface covering is described which comprises a fused recycled material, wherein the material comprises a thermoplastic material, for instance, a vinyl material from a vinyl backed carpet or vinyl backed carpet manufacturing ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6910875 | Device for producing an unvulcanized rubber member for tire manufacturing The present invention provides a device for producing an unvulcanized rubber member for tire manufacturing. The device includes an extruder with a die that extrudes the unvulcanized rubber member to form multiple rib-protrusions that extend in a direction correspond... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6907821 | Rotary press to lay down patterns on a support strip A rotary press to lay patterns of a material on a strip material comprises a working cylinder bearing embossing plates of the patterns of the aforesaid material to be laid and an opposed anvil cylinder. The working cylinder is rotated. A heater for the working cylin... | 06/21/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6866492 | Gypsum board forming device A gypsum board forming device having a gypsum forming station including two laterally disposed edger shoes, and at least one laterally disposed edger bar clamping element on the edger bar. In one embodiment a laterally extending forming plate extends over the top su... | 03/15/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6691558 | In-line rheometer device and method A system and method for measuring viscosity, melt flow index (MFI), and melt volume rate (MVR) of a polymer melt in real-time during an extrusion process to provide quick and accurate feedback for process control. The system includes a polymer processing ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6682680 | Method of applying an edge sealing strip to a wood product piece A method of applying a protective strip to an edge of a wood product piece. The process uses a set of aligned rollers and a belt apparatus that includes a pair of rollers having a shoe positioned between them and a belt fitted about the rollers and the sh... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6659751 | Apparatus for radiation-induced graft polymerization treatment of fabric webs A polymer substrate for radiation-induced graft polymerization in the form of a woven or non-woven fabric that comprises a woven or non-woven fabric composed of polymer fiber and a reinforcement polymer having a greater strength and a slower rate of radia... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6656412 | Compaction system for particles in particle filled cavities of an article A method and apparatus for compacting particles or granules in discrete cavities spaced along an article or articles such as a cigarette filter rod moved underneath the compacting system. The compacting system can be provided with spaced lugs or other pro... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6655944 | Apparatus for the continuous production of expanded plastics panels with inserts on the longitudinal edges thereof An apparatus for the continuous production of expanded plastic panels with inserts on their longitudinal edges, comprising a head for pouring a reactive mixture between a first and a second containment layers in order to obtain a foamed layer, a containme... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6604926 | Apparatus for producing absorbent pads from a flock-air mixture In an apparatus for and method of producing absorbent pads from a flock-air mixture which is fed through a feed conduit to a shaping recess carrier to form the respective absorbent pad, the carrier rotates or circulates in a predetermined direction of ope... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6592789 | Apparatus and methods for mixing and injecting a foam core within an extruded shell An apparatus and methods for mixing and injecting a foam core within an extruded shell preferably of plastic downstream from an extrusion die to produce a uniform building product. The preferred apparatus includes a mixing head injector for mixing a binar... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6561781 | Papermaking belt and apparatus for making same The invention comprises a method for applying a curable resin to a reinforcing structure and an apparatus therefor. The apparatus comprises a working surface having a pattern of recesses therein structured and designed to at least partially receive a rein... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6554601 | Process and apparatus for making papermaking belt using fluid pressure differential A process and an apparatus for making a papermaking belt are provided, the belt comprising a reinforcing structure and a resinous framework joined together. The preferred continuous process comprises the steps of depositing a flowable resinous material on... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6405579 | Scaleless on-line rheometer device A system for providing process control information, such as viscosity, concerning a polymer melt comprises a means containing a polymer melt under pressure; means for diverting a stream of the polymer melt directly from said containing means to and throug... | 06/18/2002 |
