Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7595092 | System and method for coating a fire-resistant material on a substrate A method for coating a fire-resistant substance onto a carrier veil and products containing fire-resistant substances are provided. The method includes delivering a pliable carrier veil in a traveling web, drawing the carrier veil web through a reservoir defined by ... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7381447 | Textile substrate with polymer foam coating The present invention relates to a process for preparing composite textile and composite textile obtainable by this process as well as the use of said composite textile for automotive applications among other things. Said process comprises the following steps: (a) a... | 06/03/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7374796 | High temperature polymer filtration medium A filter medium for use in particulate filtering applications is disclosed. The filter medium is formed from a substrate capable of retaining the desired physical structure of the filter medium under the conditions of the filtering application, including temperature... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7335275 | Method of making an inorganic sheet laminate A laminate of inorganic sheet and polyester resin having an overall thickness of 5 to 25 mils and having an elongation at break in both the cross direction and machine direction of at least 25%. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7220453 | Cloth prepreg and wet process for manufacturing the same A wet process for manufacturing a cloth prepreg with a uniform fiber distribution and large cover factor comprises impregnating a woven fabric with a diluted resin and drying, which fabric has a number of crossing points of warp and weft in the range of 2,000 to 70,... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7211293 | Methods, systems and compositions for fire retarding substrates A closed-loop system and process is used for applying fire retardant chemicals to fibers. Fibers are preferably positioned in a vessel such as a dye machine which circulates the fire retardant chemicals. After absorption of the fire retardant composition, non-absorb... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208068 | Dullish coated paper for printing A dull coated printing paper that is bulky (low in density) having a density of 0.90 to 1.15 g/cm3 and yet offers excellent pliability, superior surface smoothness, high degree of print gloss and minimal small-scale gloss variations in the image area are ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7172008 | Hook fasteners and methods of making the same A method of making a touch fastener includes coextruding, side-by-side, a plurality of lanes of polymeric material to form a sheet-form base. The sheet-sheet form base includes a lane of a first polymeric material disposed between two lanes of a second polymeric mat... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7081305 | Paper coating slurries for cast coating A paper coating slip containing a mineral pigment and an aqueous polymer dispersion as a binder, wherein the polymer dispersion is obtainable by emulsion polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated compounds (monomers) and the paper coating slip gels at above 35° C... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7065844 | Airbag cover There is described a process for producing a cover for a side airbag, which comprises first producing a polyester web, preconsolidating this web by needling and end-consolidating and fully shrinking the thus preconsolidated web by means of an embossing calender, mak... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7055227 | Process for face finishing fabrics and fabrics having good strength and aesthetic characteristics A process for face finishing fabrics, and in particular fabrics containing filaments, to provide them with good aesthetic characteristics is described. In addition, fabrics made from filaments having aesthetic characteristics and surface effects similar to those of ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7022659 | Packaged unit dose of detergent and method of treating fabrics Packages which comprise a substrate and one or more fabric treatment chemicals, wherein the fabric treatment chemicals are released from the substrate through the action of temperature, friction and/or contact with water. Methods for treating fabrics, the methods co... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6942897 | Nanoparticle barrier-coated substrate and method for making the same A nanoparticle barrier-coated substrate is prepared by mixing pigment nanoparticles, a binder and a liquid carrier to form a coating solution, applying the coating solution onto the substrate and drying the coating solution to form the barrier coating on the substra... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6916583 | Method for producing high gloss printed images A method for printing an image on a surface of a substrate having a surface finish defined by a gloss, the method comprising: printing an image on the surface of the substrate, such that image areas thereof have a thickness, when fixed to the substrate and dry, of l... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6893707 | Structured polyolefin coated substrates and processes for making the same Structured polyolefin coated substrates and processes for making the same are disclosed. A chill roll is used to impart a plurality of peaks which protrude outwardly from the polyolefin coating of the structured substrate. In addition, the chill roll surface is trea... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6893682 | Method and device for single-or double-sided application A method for the application of liquid through viscid medium onto the surface of a pre-dried material web including the steps of applying a viscid medium to at least one side of the material web, routing the material web through a press nip and supporting the materi... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6881438 | Process for production of composite porous film A process for production of a composite porous film wherein a porous support, of which both sides have been coated with a solution (dope) of an organic polymer compound in a water-soluble organic solvent to form a coated film, is passed through an air gap step and c... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6881450 | Apparatus and method for making a magnetic coated medium, and a coated medium therefrom The invention is directed to a method of magnetically linking a ferromagnetic object to a partially magnetized coating material made by applying a coating to a surface of a continuously-moving medium including the steps of providing a coating material by mixing a bi... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6843874 | Method for producing a substantially continuous, nonporous thermoplastic coating and articles constructed therefrom This invention relates to a non-contact coating method for producing a substantially continuous coating and articles constructed therefrom. This invention further relates to a non-contact slot coating method for producing a variety of coatings and laminations. This ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6841190 | Antisoiling hardcoat An antisoiling hardcoated film comprising a substantially transparent substrate, a hardcoat layer comprising inorganic oxide particles dispersed in a binder matrix, and an antisoiling layer comprising a perfluoropolyether. The antisoiling layer can be very thin, thu... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6827785 | Device and method for applying coating material In a device for depositing coating material with the manufacture of coated and/or impregnated sheet formations the thickness of the coated sheet formation is monitored with two metering rollers (11, 13) rotating against the sheet formation. The distance measu... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6783846 | Use of alkylhydroxyalkyl cellulose possibly in combination with a carboxymethyl cellulose for the improvement of gloss and printability The present invention relates to use of an alkylhydroxyalkyl cellulose, which has alkyl groups having 1-3 carbon atoms and hydroxyalkyl groups having 2-3 carbon atoms, is free from hydrophobically modifying alkyl groups having at least 4 carbon atoms and has a turbi... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6733833 | Process and apparatus for making papermaking belt using extrusion A papermaking belt comprises a reinforcing element and a resinous framework joined together. The resinous framework is formed by a plurality of resinous beads which mutually contact or cross-over. Super-knuckles extending outwardly from the reinforcing element are f... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6713424 | Method of making fluid diffusion layers and electrodes having reduced surface roughness The present methods make fluid diffusion layers having reduced surface roughness. The methods used for adhering the loading material to the substrate surface can reduce the average surface roughness of the fluid diffusion layers, thereby reducing leaks in and damage... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6703071 | Absorbent articles An absorbent article containing a composite mixture of absorbent macroporous particles and binder particles. Preferably, the absorbent macroporous particles are those having a macroporous structure which allow for the rapid flow of liquid therein, e.g., a... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6699347 | High speed embossing and adhesive printing process The present invention provides a process comprising the steps of (a) applying less than about 0.1 grams per square meter (gsm) of a release agent to a transfer surface, wherein the release agent is selected such that a test sample of the release agent hav... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6676996 | Process for forming fluoroelastomer composite material containing polydialkylsiloxane particles In a process for forming a fluoroelastomer composite material for use in preparing an image member containing a substrate, a curable fluorocarbon elastomer is combined with preformed polysiloxane particles in an organic solvent, thereby forming a composit... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6645559 | Method for trimming resin film The present invention provides a method for trimming a resin film which can recycle lug portions of the resin film after trimming, can easily trim the resin film even when the resin film is made of resin which becomes fragile by cooling, and enhance the u... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6641869 | Method for producing electrode for alkali batteries An active material slurry 12a obtained by a mixing a powder of the active material with a binder and a solvent for the binder is heated to a predetermined temperature inside a slurry reservoir 20, and the heated active material slurry 12a is coated and ad... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6623797 | Method for coating metal strip In a preferred embodiment, the present invention is an apparatus and a method for coating both surfaces of a continuous processing aluminum strip by extruding thin polymeric film onto the aluminum strip. Generally, the aluminum strip is uncoiled, passed t... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6534132 | Method of producing a printing ink-decorated packaging material, in particular for aseptic packages A method is disclosed for producing a printing ink decorated packaging material. The packaging material heat sealable outer coatings. One or both sides of the packaging material are subjected to corona discharge surface treatment to increase the surface t... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6531183 | Method of producing high gloss paper A method of forming a finished paper having high gloss while maintaining high bulk, comprising applying on a surface of a base stock at least one layer of a coating formulation comprising a particulate plastic pigment; and passing the base stock through a... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6506449 | Method for manufacture of static filtration media A simple yet effective method and apparatus produce a web suitable for treatment of water as a static filtration media, e.g. to remove chlorine and lead from water in contact with the media. A web is coated with a coating composition that facilitates trea... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6506438 | Method for printing of transistor arrays on plastic substrates Electronic devices such as transistors and diodes are manufactured by ink-jet printing using a transfer member. These electronic devices are used in addressing an electronic display.... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6495206 | Method of making an expaned extruded polymeric textile A method of extruding a foamed plastic layer into a fabric carrier that relies on the use of dual expanding agents, a dispersed gas generant and thermally expandable micro-spheres. Upon deposit of the foaming melt onto the carrier, the composite textile i... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6495214 | Method of producing a film or a layer with a surface structure on both sides A method of and apparatus for producing a transparent film or a transparent layer with a surface structure at least on one side and, on the other side, in register with said surface structure, a structural or 2-dimensional pattern, operate with at least t... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6465041 | Method of making gas diffusion layers for electrochemical cells A method is provided for making a gas diffusion layer for an electrochemical cell comprising the steps of: a) combining carbon particles and one or more surfactants in a typically aqueous vehicle to make a preliminary composition, typically by high shear ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6461673 | Protective boot and sole structure A sole for a boot and the boot incorporating the sole. The sole provides the wearer of the boot with a level of protection from explosive devices triggered by the wearer stepping on or near the explosive device. The sole includes at least one layer of cor... | 10/08/2002 |
