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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8043685 | Sheet having elastic property and slip property, and solvent dispensing container using the sheet The object of the present invention is to provide a sheet applicable for closing an opening of a liquid dispensing container for a liquid handling system used in chemical experiments, in which the sheet is capable of preventing natural volatilization of a liquid in ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8017216 | Member for push button switch and method of manufacturing the same A member for a push button switch that has a small thickness, high durability, and excellent click feeling and can be manufactured at low cost. The member for the push button switch includes one or more key tops, a metal sheet including at least holes that correspon... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8003193 | Functional device The present invention provides a low-cost MEMS functional device by improving air tightness of a jointed section by anode junction in wafer level packaging for MEMS based functional devices. The MEMS functional device comprises a function element section formed by p... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7993796 | Wafer provided with transverse conductors and application to a fuel cell A thin wafer comprising through holes filled at least partially with conductive carbon nanotubes generally oriented transversally to the wafer. A fuel cell comprising, in a thin wafer, a through hole filled with an electrolyte surrounded with barriers of carbon nano... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7976928 | Resin molded article and molding method thereof An annular mount base 11 continuously protruded from one face of a panel main body 3 and surrounding a through hole 9 has a dual structure of an inner mount base portion 17 and an outer mount base portion 19 which are joined to eac... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7901757 | Molded plastic panel A molded panel for buildings is manufactured in a manner that permits the blocking tab along the upper edge of the panel to be molded in a position that is close to its final desired position. Pressure is applied to the locking tab as it cools, thereby bringing the ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7897240 | Nonwoven fabric A nonwoven fabric that is not easily damaged during use is provided. A fiber web supported by a predetermined supporting member from the lower face side is blown with fluid, mainly composed of gas, from the upper face side of the fiber web to move fibers that consti... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7842373 | High performance geosynthetic article Geotechnical article, and process for making it, the article having coefficient of thermal expansion less than about 150 ppm/° C. at ambient; resistance to acidic media greater than polyamide 6 resin and/or resistance to basic media greater than PET resin; resistan... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7820267 | Percussion drilled shaped through hole and method of forming A percussion drilled shaped through hole formed between a first surface and a second surface of a component and a method of forming the through hole. The through hole is defined by a primary crater, a secondary crater, and a metering hole. The primary crater is form... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7803448 | Nonwoven fabric A nonwoven fabric that is not easily damaged during use is provided. A fiber web supported by a predetermined supporting member from the lower face side is blown with fluid, mainly composed of gas, from the upper face side of the fiber web to move fibers that consti... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7767286 | Polarizing plate and liquid crystal display device A novel polarizing plate is disclosed. The polarizing plate comprises at least a polarizing film, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and an optical compensation sheet, having an absolute value of Y, defined by the following equation, equal to or smaller than 6.0×... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7732037 | Conductive porous material, resin molding die employing the same, and method of preparing conductive porous material A conductive porous material includes a matrix having a sintered compact of an oxide, a communicating opening formed in the matrix, having a small diameter and being permeable to gas and impermeable to substance other than gas, and a conductive layer provided on an ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7709077 | Multi-zone pop stick napkin A multi-zone napkin is provided for use with a frozen treat mounted on a stick to absorb drips. A portion of the stick can be located through a mounting slot in the napkin. A distribution zone layer passes liquid through to an absorbent zone layer and may optionally... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7700177 | Resin molded component A resin molded component includes a flange having a through-hole. A concave portion is formed on the surface of the flange that faces the component on which the flange is fitted. Flows of a molten resin material meet each other at a meeting portion in a region aroun... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7629037 | Aircraft structural components A structural component such as a wing skin for an aircraft is formed generally of a first composite fiber and matrix material exhibiting a first tensile modulus in respect of tensile stress and a first tolerance of strain resulting from such stress. One or more open... | 12/08/2009 |
| RE40833 | Medicinal product with a textile component The present invention relates to a medicinal product with a textile component such as a wound compress having a surface containing a multiplicity of openings arranged in at least two hole patterns. The diameter of one opening of one hole pattern deviates from the di... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7537819 | One-piece expanding plastic shim A single piece, plastic shim simplifies the process of shimming a fixture (such as a door) within a frame. The operation of the shim requires only that one piece of the shim be pulled so that the shim folds in on itself, filling the space between the frame and the f... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7501174 | High performance geosynthetic article Geotechnical article, and process for making it, the article having coefficient of thermal expansion less than about 150 ppm/° C. at ambient; resistance to acidic media greater than polyamide 6 resin and/or resistance to basic media greater than PET resin; resistan... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7498074 | Metal photoetching product and production method thereof A metal photoetching product comprising at least one large cavity of minor axis W1S, major axis W1L and depth D1 in a surface of the product, wherein one or more cavities are included inside at least one of the at least one large cavity,... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7438795 | Electrochemical-mechanical polishing system Provided is a polishing apparatus and polishing pad, intended for polishing a substrate, and designed for improved flow and distribution of a polishing composition to the area of interaction between the pad and substrate. In one aspect, a polishing pad is provided h... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7431975 | Textured composite material A laminated multilayer textured composite has an embossed fibrous outer layer bonded to one side of an adhesive layer to form a three-dimensional structure defined by all of fibers in depressed areas between elevated areas being fully embedded in the adhesive and mo... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429689 | Absorbent article with center fill performance An absorbent article comprising a central absorbent member and a lateral wicking barrier for inhibition of wicking from the central regions of the article to an outlying outer absorbent member. The wicking barrier has a vertical component for prevention of radial wi... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7427433 | One-way viewable screen A screen or fencing structure which provides one-way viewing characteristics under conditions of substantially equal lighting on each side of the structure is described. The structure has a fabric which has a light transmission of about 2.8% to about 25%. The first ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7425361 | Speaker grille, injection molding mold, and broadcast data receiving device having such speaker grille A speaker grille has a grille base, a plurality of front through holes formed on a front side of the grille base, and a plurality of back through holes formed on a back side of the grille base, each of the plurality of front through holes communicating with one of t... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7425359 | Textured composite material A floor covering composite made from at least a fibrous outer layer and an adhesive layer is disclosed. These layers are laminated and/or embossed to form elevated areas and depressed areas. Within the depressed areas, fibers from the fibrous outer layer are anchore... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7419714 | Composite of polymer or ceramic materials and component made of such a composite A composite of polymer or ceramic material has reinforcing fibers. The composite is for use in manufacturing medical implants like osteosynthesis plates, endoprostheses, screw coupling elements, surgical instruments, and similar components. The fibers and fibrous pa... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7415807 | Structured adhesive system A construction configuration for a building includes a fixture adhered to a framing structure with an adhesive system. The adhesive system has an outer pressure sensitive adhesive material, an inner pressure sensitive adhesive material, a bonding adhesive material, ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7416368 | Sheet piling panels with elongated voids An elongated sheet piling panel has a length and width, and opposed side edges, and has elongated voids positioned within the interior of the panel. The voids are oriented in the direction of the length of the panel, and the edges of the panel are configured to be c... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7413787 | Adhesive sheet An adhesive sheet is disclosed including a flexible substrate and an adhesive layer formed on at least one of the main surfaces of the flexible substrate. The adhesive sheet further includes a plurality of microscopic holes connecting the opposing surfaces of the sh... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7407699 | Extruded polypropylene sheets containing beta spherulites Improved extruded polypropylene sheets containing a high level of beta crystallinity and A process for making such sheets are disclosed herein. The polypropylene sheets comprise a resinous polymer of propylene and an effective amount of beta spherulites. Uniaxially ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7402723 | Polymeric web exhibiting a soft and silky tactile impression A polymeric web exhibiting a soft and silky tactile impression on at least one side thereof is disclosed. The silky feeling side of the web exhibits a pattern of discrete hair-like fibrils, each of the hair-like fibrils being a protruded extension of the web surface... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399423 | Thin film support substrate for use in hydrogen production filter and production method of hydrogen production filter In a through hole closing process, a metal plate is attached to one surface of a conductive base member having a plurality of through holes by the use of a magnet, in a copper plating process, a copper plating layer is formed on the conductive base member and the me... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7387827 | Interconnection designs and materials having improved strength and fatigue life Methods and designs for increasing interconnect areas for interconnect bumps are disclosed. An interconnect bump may be formed on a substrate such that the interconnect bump extends beyond a contact pad onto a substrate. An interconnect bump may be formed on a large... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7387739 | Mask and method of manufacturing the same, electroluminescent device and method of manufacturing the same, and electronic instrument A plurality of penetrating holes are formed in a substrate, each of the penetrating holes connecting a first opening and a second opening larger than the first opening. An etching resistant film is formed on a first surface of the substrate avoiding areas in which t... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7384505 | Method of manufacturing a hygiene paper product, apparatus for such manufacture and hygiene paper product Method and apparatus for manufacturing a hygiene paper product includes: providing a continuous paper web, moving the continuous web in the direction of its longitudinal extension, applying a repetitive creative structure relative to the longitudinal extension of th... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7378141 | Clothing ventilation device allowing the human body to breathe A ventilation device to be applied to items of clothing, which includes an assembly with through holes, which is composed of a band of material that is at least partially transparent and impermeable and is configured to be arranged externally. A layer is provided to... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7378568 | Acquisition distribution layer having void volumes for an absorbent article An absorbent article having a topsheet and an absorbent core material. The acquisition distribution layer is located between the topsheet and the absorbent core material. The acquisition distribution layer is made of a three dimensional apertured film that defines a... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370452 | Mat assembly for heavy equipment transit and support A mat assembly particularly suited for heavy equipment transit and support, such as roadway construction and the like. The mat assembly is made up of a number of structural members preferably having a “double I-beam” cross-sectional shape. Each I-beam has spaced... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372144 | High speed electronics interconnect and method of manufacture Fundamental interconnect systems for connecting high-speed electronics elements are provided. Interconnect system has the means, which could reduce the microwave loss by reducing the effective dielectric loss and dielectric constant of the interconnect system, and i... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361803 | Multi-layer moisture management fabric composite A multi-layer moisture management fabric composite includes a three-dimensional fabric spacer. The spacer forms a first layer of the fabric composite. The spacer has a first facing adapted for residing nearest the skin, a second facing, and an intermediate spacer ya... | 04/22/2008 |
