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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7284573 | Hose for installing loose fill insulation The present invention provides tubes for, in an exemplary embodiment, dispensing loose fill insulation. The tube comprises an inner web formed in a tubular shape and having a plurality of spaced helical projections disposed along an inner surface thereof and extendi... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7045196 | Packaging laminate and method A packaging laminate and method of production are demonstrated by using a single face corrugated cardboard. The single face corrugated cardboard is supplied in rolled form and is processed through a conventional corrugated cardboard shredder to create a flexible res... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7004202 | Composite strip windable to form a helical pipe and method therefor A composite strip 10 windable to form a helical pipe is disclosed. The composite strip 10 comprises: an elongate plastic strip 11 having a base portion 12 and at least one lengthwise extending rib portion 20 upstanding from the bas... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6986921 | Thermoplastic elastomer films The present invention is directed to thermoplastic elastomer films and bags made from thermoplastic elastomer films and also to methods for making thermoplastic elastomer films and bags. The thermoplastic elastomer films of the present invention are composed of ther... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6929839 | Pre-cut fibrous insulation for custom fitting wall cavities of different widths An elongated fibrous insulation blanket is pre-cut for custom fitting the insulation blanket into wall, floor, ceiling and roof cavities of different widths formed by the framework of a building. The blanket has at least one, preferably two or three, series of cuts ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6890612 | Article and method of making A sheet of material which is made two dimensional which includes portions that are removed that allows the sheet to be folded to create a three dimensional structure without the need for cutting and darting. ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6863949 | Foil-enveloped evacuated thermal insulation elements The invention relates, on the one hand, to a prismatic, especially panel-formed thermal insulation element which is enveloped in a gas-tight foil and evacuated, whereby a stable core pre-formed from a porous material is completely enveloped in a single cut sheet of ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6740607 | Substrate with stretch and heat sealing properties to make a multidirectional restraint module design The invention is directed to coating a plurality of polyurethane films onto a stretchable knit fabric substrate and heat sealing such substrates together to yield an air curtain or air bag having improved air-holding properties. ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6682792 | Thermoplastic elastomer films The present invention is directed to thermoplastic elastomer films and bags made from thermoplastic elastomer films and also to methods for making thermoplastic elastomer films and bags. The thermoplastic elastomer films of the present invention are compo... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6645601 | Printing blanket cover with a narrow cylinder attachment A printing blanket comprising: a) at least one lithographic or printing layer comprising elastomer; b) a compressible layer, c) a reinforcement layer comprising at least one material selected from the group consisting of threads and fibers, wherein at lea... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6489006 | Inflatable fabrics comprising peel seams which become shear seams upon inflation The invention relates to inflatable fabrics which comprise two separated and distinct fabric layers in discrete areas of such fabrics as well as connecting seam-producing materials to which such fabric layers are simultaneously attached. The resultant inf... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6458448 | Edge protector An edge protector for the edges of roll shaped articles, e.g. pallets, reeled steel and paper products is made from an elongated sheet (10) of plastics material, the sheet having an indentation (11) extending longitudinally along a major surface of the sh... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6299965 | Inflatable fabrics comprising peel seams which become shear seams upon inflation The invention relates to inflatable fabrics which comprise two separated and distinct fabric layers in discrete areas of such fabrics as well as C-shaped seam-producing materials to which such fabric layers are attached. The resultant inflatable fabric co... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6168847 | Pre-folded stock material for use in a cushioning conversion machine Pre-folded stock material for use in a cushioning conversion machine which converts the pre-folded stock material into a three-dimensional cushioning product. The stock material includes at least one ply having a plurality of layers at two of which are jo... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6037036 | Cushioning conversion machine with stitching wheels having hook projections A cushioning conversion machine, converting method and dunnage product characterized by a novel connecting assembly which provides a unique interlock between overlapped portions of sheet-like stock material forming a dunnage product to prevent "unzipperin... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5948497 | High stability silver based alloy reflectors for use in a writable compact disk A writable compact disk has a plastic substrate, a recording layer, a reflecting layer, and a protective overcoat, the reflecting layer is comprised of a silver-palladium alloy, a silver-copper alloy, or a silver-palladium-copper alloy. By maintaining the... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5885676 | Plastic tube and method and apparatus for manufacturing A plastic tube and a method and apparatus for forming it in which a strip of relatively thin plastic sheet material is cut from a roll of the material and wound around a mandrel. Overlapping ends of the strip are sealed to form the tube. The edge of the s... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5571597 | Molded trim panel with integrally formed simulated leather appliques and a method for molding same An instrument trim panel (12) includes a shell (14) made from a flexible plastic material. A textured section (18) is circumscribed by a simulated seam (20). A closed cell plastic block (28) is press fitted behind the textured section. An air pocket (26) ... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5503894 | Padded construction for use in straps and the like A padded construction useful for straps or irregularly-shaped articles is provided which includes a pair of opposed outer panels and a core sandwiched between the outer panels with side margins extending between the latter and having the core between the ... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5256466 | Article for liquid containment and recovery The present invention provides a liquid sorbent article comprising at least two contiguous layers formed from a single sheet, said layers being joined at a fold in said sheet and being intermittently releasably bonded together.... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5061543 | Narrow width cushioning pad product for packaging small parts or protective edges of products to be packaged A converter mechanism and method for producing a relatively narrow width and small size cushioning dunnage product of pad-like form, from sheet-like stock material. A conversion kit comprising a funnel-like chute member and a coacting elongated generally ... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4937131 | Cushioning dunnage pad with stitching perforations A flexible, cushioning dunnage product producible on a converter mechanism from a roll of sheet-like stock material, such as biodegradable paper. As the stock material is pulled off the roll by the converter, the edges of the stock material are rolled inw... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4861405 | Method and apparatus for applying baby powder to disposable diapers A laminated continuous sheet which, when cut, forms individual disposable diapers is moved at high speed in the direction of the length thereof, whereby in an air zone of predetermined thickness disposed on at least a predetermined surface of the laminate... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4835029 | Sheath structure for furniture, envelopes, paneling, and the like A sheath structure (10) for use as a backrest for a chair or as a seat, envelope, wallet, purse, handbag, panel, etc., comprising pliable sheet material (32) stretched on a frame (20)and presenting spaced-apart front and rear exterior surfaces (33, 39). T... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4755412 | Packing laminate in the form of a web and a method for manufacturing the same A packing laminate in the form of a web with thinned edge zones is manufactured by providing a wide raw material web simultaneously with a number of parallel thinned areas. The raw material web is then covered with layers of thermoplastic material, whereu... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4717613 | Mechanism and method for producing cushioning dunnage A cushioning dunnage producing mechanism and method wherein the mechanism utilizes one or more webs of sheet-like stock material, with the stock material being adapted to be disposed by the mechanism in generally superimposed relation and then fed into a ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4590715 | Tarpaulin edge-finished for single line tie-down A tarpaulin or other similar protective cover of flexible sheet material is adapted to be tied down securely with the aid of a single tie-down line extending around its periphery. The periphery is edge-finished with a continuous hollow conduit laterally f... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4532168 | Heat shrinkable covering A heat shrinkable covering in the form of a sheet which is heat shrinkable in a longitudinal direction, and a stiffening member connected at each of two longitudinally spaced transversely extending superimposable zones of the sheet. One stiffening member ... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4507011 | Reinforced elastomer attachment joint A reinforced elastomer attachment joint includes an elastomer section (304) butt bonded to a FIBERGLAS section (332), a boundary line (340) being defined therebetween. One or more fabric plies (338) are embedded within the elastomer (304) and FIBERGLAS (3... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4504533 | Gypsum construction sheet with glass fiber/non-woven felt lining sheet The invention concerns a gypsum construction board in which a gypsum core is faced with a two-layer laminate comprised of a nonwoven fiber felt and a glass fiber web of crossed glass fibers wherein the glass fiber web of crossed glass fibers is embedded i... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4482413 | Methods of and apparatus for forming strips of non-metallic and metallic material into tubular covers having overlapped seams A strip (56) of non-metallic material and one (59) of a metallic material are wrapped simultaneously about an advancing cable core (32) to enclose partially the core. Then longitudinal edge portions (71, 72) of the strip of non-metallic material are separ... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4442153 | Longitudinally divided cable sleeve of thermo-plastic synthetic material with a shape memory A longitudinally divided cable sleeve having a strip-like sleeve member composed of thermo-plastic synthetic material having a memory shape characterized by the slot between the edges being covered by either the longitudinal edges being overlapped with re... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4435460 | Plastic tubular objects The formation of articles using an elongated strip which has on it a series of longitudinally positioned upstanding ribs to form between them a series of longitudinally positioned channels and including connectors on the strip spaced apart transversely on... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4287247 | Packing laminate provided with crease lines A packing laminate of the type comprising at least two layers of material and at least two converging or intersecting crease lines which assist the conversion of the laminate to a packing container is disclosed. The laminate is provided with at least one ... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4287011 | Closure method A method of making a bond structure and a bond structure are provided that produce concurrently a peel bond and a lap bond. One end of a sheet to be joined to a second end of the same or other sheet is folded back on itself and on end of the other member ... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4271640 | Rotatable floor treating pad A rotatable floor treating pad is provided by uniformly modifying a strip of conformable low-density abrasive product to provide an expandable zone on one side, a contractable zone on the other side, or both, each or a combination of which permits formati... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4271218 | Pipe insulating jacket In a pipe insulating jacket comprising a hollow cylinder made of a soft foamed material and an outer sleeve with abutting edges parallel to the axis of the pipe, the improvement wherein the outer sleeve is formed by a metal foil carrying a heat-softenable... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4259131 | Method and apparatus for fusing strips Straps or belt loop strips are formed with the apparatus and method of the present invention by folding a strip of fabric about a strip of fusible material, threading the folded, combined strip back and forth between two side-by-side, counter-rotating cyl... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4238070 | Gift box ribbon sleeve A ribbon sleeve for boxes, especially gift boxes, comprising a sheet-material blank having an elongated strip portion provided at each end with a pair of lobes. First fold lines are provided at the junction of the lobes with the respective end of the blan... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4126262 | All-plastic heat-sealable container material and method of making The invention provides a dynamic system for heat-sealing an all-plastic material in a continuous process at high speed. The invention includes an all-plastic heat-sealable container material comprising a multiple-layer composite, in sheet form, including ... | 11/21/1978 |
