Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7713580 | Image recording medium manufacturing method The invention relates to a manufacturing method of an image recording medium wherein during the process of cutting a long roll body of the medium into sheet like product the curl tendency, a cause of poor printer feedability, is removed, and at the same time the gen... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7378130 | Method of making a graphically-printed component for an absorbent disposable article The present invention is directed to a method for making a graphically-printed component for an absorbent disposable article. The method comprises providing a molten polymer by feeding polymer chips into an extruder and melting the polymer chips. The molten polymer ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7285183 | Making foam coated mats on-line A new foam coated nonwoven fibrous mat having properties particularly suited for a facer on gypsum wallboard, laminates made therefrom and the method of making the mat is disclosed. The mat preferably contains a major portion of glass fibers and a minor portion of a... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7179502 | Wet roll having uniform composition distribution A method of making wet rolls includes providing a web of material, applying a wetting solution to the web to produce a wet web, and winding the wet web into a roll. The wetting solution may include an inorganic salt and at least one preservative. The wetting solutio... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7108765 | Method for making an insulating paperboard An insulating paperboard contains at least one layer of cellulose fibers. The one layer is at least partially composed of bulky fibers. The paperboard is sufficiently insulated to provide a hot water ΔT across the paperboard of at least 0.7° C.±2.3° C. per 0.1 m... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101587 | Method for wetting and winding a substrate A method of making wet rolls includes providing a web of material, applying a wetting solution to the web to produce a wet web, and winding the wet web into a roll. The wetting solution may be applied at an add-on greater than 25%, and the web may travel at a speed ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7063771 | Embossed insulating paperboard An insulating paperboard contains at least one layer of cellulose fibers. The one layer is at least partially composed of bulky fibers. The paperboard is sufficiently insulated to provide a hot water ΔT across the paperboard of at least 0.7° C.±2.3° C. per 0.1 m... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7060159 | Insulating paperboard An insulating paperboard contains at least one layer of cellulose fibers. The one layer is at least partially composed of bulky fibers. The paperboard is sufficiently insulated to provide a hot water ΔT across the paperboard of at least 0.7° C.±2.3° C. per 0.1 m... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056563 | Hot cup made from an insulating paperboard An insulating paperboard contains at least one layer of cellulose fibers. The one layer is at least partially composed of bulky fibers. The paperboard is sufficiently insulated to provide a hot water ΔT across the paperboard of at least 0.7° C.±2.3° C. per 0.1 m... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7026635 | Particle beam processing apparatus and materials treatable using the apparatus Methods, and materials made by the methods, are provided herein for treating materials with a particle beam processing device. According to one illustrative embodiment, a method for treating a material with a particle beam processing device is provided that includes... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6936305 | Method and equipment for producing rolls of moistened web material Equipment for producing rolls of wound web material including a feed path for the web material, winding structure for winding the web material and forming the rolls, and along the feed path and upstream from the winding means, an applicator member for applying to th... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6926951 | Laminate for gum packaging A laminate for gum packaging is defined. The laminate includes a metal layer, a polymer layer, a paper layer, and an electron beam cured coating. The laminate provides as good or better barrier properties as a conventional laminate for gum packaging. However, the la... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6830798 | Continuous yarn laid wet friction material A friction disk suitable for running as an assembly of interleaved disks in a transmission is disclosed. A rigid metallic core on backing plate is covered on one or both sides with a wafer of non-woven yarn wherein the yarn comprises a continuous wound length of hea... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6797319 | Application of foam to tissue products using a liquid permeable partition A method for applying a foam composition to a paper web is provided. Specifically, a foam applicator is positioned adjacent to a surface of the web. The foam applicator defines an extrusion slot through which the foam composition is capable of flowing. In one embodi... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6651924 | Method and apparatus for making a rolled wet product A method of making wet rolls includes providing a web of material, applying a wetting solution to the web to produce a wet web, and winding the wet web into a roll. The wetting solution may include an inorganic salt and at least one preservative.... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6572919 | Crosslinkable cellulosic fibrous product A crosslinkable cellulosic fibrous product that includes cellulosic fibers and a crosslinking agent is disclosed. The crosslinkable cellulosic fibrous product can be formed as a web or sheet that has structural integrity and sheet strength sufficient to p... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6500308 | Method for coating a press or transfer belt and a corresponding coated belt A coated press or transfer belt and method for coating a press or transfer belt is disclosed, wherein a coating of one or more polymers and possible blend components and additives is formed on the surface of the belt. Coating is carried out by rotational ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6444274 | Production of antiadhesive coatings on web form substrates A process for producing antiadhesive layers on a web-form material, characterized in that the antiadhesive layers are applied to the web-form material by means of low pressure plasma polymerization by guiding the web-form material continuously through a p... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6338870 | Packaging laminate with gas and aroma barrier properties A packaging laminate (10) including a substrate film (15) coated with a carbon containing silicon oxide layer (16, 17) on both surfaces is disclosed herein. A method for producing the laminate (10), and blanks and packages fabricated from the laminate are... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6270833 | Separator for an alkaline cell and a method of producing the separator A new separator for an alkaline cell is provided, which can prevent deformation to an end of the separator and also prevent short circuits within the cell structure when an external force is added to the cell. The separator has a characteristic that a rat... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6171426 | Method of making a coated tampon applicator A tampon applicator member can be made from a roll of sheet-like material. A flowable material is applied to one surface of the sheet-like material and is transformed into a solid polymeric layer. The coated material is separated into a plurality of appli... | 01/09/2001 |
| 5972427 | Adsorbent, supple, filter fabric and method for its manufacture An adsorbent, supple, filter fabric composed of an air-permeable, supple, textile, carrier material having adsorbent particles fixed on it by means of a thermoplastic binding agent. The adsorbent particles are coated on their surface with binding-agent pa... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5849357 | Method of producing a coreless roll of fibre-based, web-like material A method of producing a coreless roll from a web of fiber-based material, comprising laying a leading end (2a) of a material web around a non-expandable winding-on axle (3) having a fixed diameter of at least 35 mm and rotating the axle so as to wind the ... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5654031 | Web coating apparatus A web coating apparatus includes a supply roll of web and a wind-up spindle for receiving a discrete length of the web. Fluid is discharged from a coating die in a direction toward the wind-up spindle to coat the web as the web is wound about the wind-up ... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5547701 | Method of forming a paper applicator containing a water insoluble coating An applicator is disclosed for inserting a substance into a body cavity. The applicator is especially useful for inserting a catamenial tampon into a woman's vagina. The applicator includes a tubular member formed from at least one layer of paper which ha... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5368902 | Method for making patterned thin film Method for providing a patterned thin film on a flexible web-like substrate having at least one surface. A patterned release coating which carries the desired pattern is deposited on the surface and has openings therein through which the surface of the su... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5312646 | Method for manufacturing photographic material Photographic materials, such as films and papers, include a support and coatings on the support. The coatings often contain hardeners which cause gelation cross links in the binder in the coating. The extent to which the cross-links have formed at the tim... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5180607 | Method of manufacturing strips of thermal transfer recording sheets A strip or roll of thermal transfer type recording sheet has a base film on one side of which a hot-melt ink layer is formed for recording on paper or other surface by thermal transfer. An end mark or marks to be detected optically for warning the user of... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5137752 | Gypsum wallboard taping system This invention relates to a labor saving system and related tools for gypsum wall board tape installation. The system consists of two elements; 1. pre-processing paper drywall tape by pre-coating both sides with wet adhesive mud, 2. which tape is then rolled u... | 08/11/1992 |
| 4944820 | Method for making a blanket for an extended nip press A blanket is disclosed for an extended nip press which includes a shoe and a felt. The blanket includes a band-shaped body which defines an inner and an outer surface. The inner surface is smooth for cooperation with the shoe such that the inner surface s... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4886680 | Coating of web materials The invention provides a coating method and machine for applying pressure sensitive adhesive to one side of a web and release material in the form of a silicone coating to the other side of the web. The web is printed in rows of labels and is cut into the... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4748048 | Method of insulating electrical conductors by impregnation A method of insulating electrical conductors wherein a tape of porous mica paper and of glass felt or cloth or plastic material film is wound round the conductors, wherein the tape is impregnated with a varnish comprising a polymerizable liquid resin, and... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4731143 | Process of transferring a latex film onto a substrate A thin tough glossy surface may be applied to a flexible substrate in a one step process comprising: applying an aqueous thin film of a compound of a polymer to an endless carrier belt made of a material having a low adhesion to said polymer, contacting t... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4728396 | Method of operating and threading a coater A coater and a method of operating such coater is disclosed. The method of operating the coater includes the steps of separating a first tail from a full width web unwound from an unwind stand at threading velocity and threading the first tail at the thre... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4705739 | Graphic arts imaging constructions using vapor-deposited colorant and metalloid layers with overlying photosensitive resist layer A radiation-sensitive, imageable article comprises in sequence a substrate, a vapor-deposited colorant layer capable of providing a reflection optical density of at least 0.6 to a 10 nm band of the electromagnetic spectrum between 280 and 900 nm, a vapor-... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4629634 | Adhesive and sealant sheet material and method A low cost sheet material, and a method of preparing same, which is useful as a substrate for casting sealants and adhesives. The substrate comprises a highly calendered, smooth grade kraft paper having a coating of an elastomer modified polyvinyl chlorid... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4546011 | Method of and apparatus for making an adhesive-coated roll A web of crepe paper, thin plastic foil or like material convoluted into a roll has an outer side which is provided with a continuous coat of adhesive. Transversely extending, uniformly spaced weakened portion in the form of perforations or slits are form... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4539227 | Method of making a metallic soap layer as a gliding layer on a metallized record carrier A sufficiently thick gliding layer is produced on the recording surface of a record carrier of the type comprising an aluminum layer applied over a lacquer layer coated on a support layer. The back surface of the support layer is also coated with a lacque... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4432301 | Apparatus for affixing marker to fabric A method for applying adhesive to a printed paper commercial garment-making rolled pattern marker includes spraying the back (upward facing) side of the marker with a fast-drying adhesive and as the upper surface of the applied adhesive becomes tacky, rol... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4405678 | Protected vapor-deposited metal layers The use of organic materials containing carbonyl groups (which are not part of carboxyl group), phenoxy groups, ester groups, or alcohol groups over vapor deposited metal layers improves their mar resistance. These organic materials can improve the proper... | 09/20/1983 |
