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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7371563 | Peelable and resealable devices for biochemical assays Devices and methods for performing assays on materials, particularly biological materials, are provided. The devices and methods make use of self-sealing members, which can be applied to a flat surface to form wells to facilitate immobilization of materials on the f... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7347917 | Paper incorporating a wide elongate impermeable element, and a method of making of the same Paper incorporating a wide elongate impermeable element with regions at least partially exposed at one surface of the paper at two sets of windows at spaced locations has its windows formed by two sets of raised portions on the support surface of the papermaking mac... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331534 | Rail pad and method for strain attenuation An apparatus for use as a pad and for placement intermediate a rail and a railroad tie includes a plurality of geometrical recesses that extend into the pad, either at a normal longitudinal axis or at an angle other than normal. An elastomeric material is used to fo... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7244684 | Thermal camouflage sheet A thermal camouflage sheet for covering heat sources against identification in a thermal image, having a base textile with a glass filament, has a coating which contains aluminum powder on one side and has a coating which contains color pigments on the other side. T... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7175271 | Tan-thru glasses Sunglasses with securement bows which are somewhat transmissive to ultraviolet light are taught which allow outdoor exposure without the sharp untanned lines normally seen on the side of the wearer's head. Eyeglasses with securement bows which are somewhat transmiss... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7119037 | Camouflage net A camouflage net, in particular for covering persons and articles in the desert against detection in a thermal image, has a knitted fabric with a hole structure. The knitted fabric in this case has condensed and/or sealed-off regions. ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7062880 | Stabilizer clip for window assembly A stabilizer clip for a window assembly clip includes a clip body having a generally U-shaped profile. The clip body is preferably sized to be retained in a windowpane run channel assembly. The clip body defines a groove between opposed side walls for slidably recei... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059807 | Elongated structural members for use in forming barrier walls Briefly described, the present invention relates to a wale for use in forming a driven wall structure including a plurality of elongated structural panels. The wale includes a base wall, a top wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall. The base wall and the to... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6929843 | Fence tape A tape barrier consisting of flexible material, has generally parallel edges and substantially greater length than width. Cuts are made into the tape at intervals along the tape forming slits that define cross members that extend generally along the length of the ta... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6783835 | Elastomeric damping sheets A bulk modulus elastomeric element is employed in the present invention. The material from which the invention is fabricated is formed as a sheet, which has a plurality of channels that run through, or partially through it. The holes in the sheet are angled such tha... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6770579 | Smart porous film or material A smart film or material which automatically controls its porous properties in relation to changes in its local environment thus allowing fluids to pass through the film or material in a controlled fashion. ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6726978 | Asymmetrical support strip chassis sealants The aim of the invention is the development of a support strip, which lends a seal, made from a rubber material, a stiffness adequate for production and assembly, has good extension and compression properties, has an adequate mobility in order to be able to follow t... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6716518 | Method and system for absorbent sponge membrane for spill protection in electronic devices A method and system of reversibly absorbing liquid penetrations into electronic devices having a body and circuitry is described. The method and system comprises providing an absorbent sponge membrane structure in sheet-like form. The structure contains a hydrogel-f... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6709729 | Three dimensional protective pads The invention is concerned with a three-dimensional protective pad which is constructed from a laminate structure having a first top layer of a neoprene/nylon skin combination which is stretchable in all directions. There is a second layer of a non-stretchable neopr... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6703105 | Stereolithographically marked semiconductor devices and methods A stereolithographically fabricated marking for a semiconductor device component, such as a packaged or unpackaged semiconductor device or another substrate. When formed on a semiconductor device with a stereolithographically formed package structure, the... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6699563 | Compositions of matter for stopping fires, explosions and oxidations of materials and build up of electrostatic charges and method and apparatus for making same An expandable metal product for use in extinguishing fires and in the prevention of or protection against explosions. The product is a continuous sheet of magnesium alloy foil having discontinuous slits in spaced apart lines parallel to each other but tra... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6684445 | One-piece mop swab A one-piece mop swab, and method of manufacture thereof, is disclosed. The one-piece mop swab comprises at least one generally planar sheet of absorbent material, the sheet having a plurality of bounded openings therein which are arranged discontinuously ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6641892 | Use of a piece of adhesive film for a bond which can be separated without damage and without leaving a residue Use of a piece of adhesive film for bonding a) a plate (6) to an article (5) to be mounted or hung up in such a way that the bond can be separated again without damage and without leaving a residue, by means of b) a double-sided adhesive film (1) havin... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6635333 | Stereolithographically marked semiconductor devices and methods A stereolithographically fabricated marking for a semiconductor device component, such as a packaged or unpackaged semiconductor device or another substrate. When the marking is formed on a semiconductor device with a stereolithographically formed package... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6617002 | Microperforated polymeric film for sound absorption and sound absorber using same Microperforated polymeric films and sound absorbers using such films are provided. The microperforated polymeric films may be relatively thin and flexible and may further include holes having a narrowest diameter less than the film thickness and a widest ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6617003 | Directly cooled thermal barrier coating system An actively cooled TBC bond coat wherein active convection cooling is provided through micro channels inside or adjacent to a bond coat layer applied to a substrate. The micro channels communicate directly with at least one cooling fluid supply contained ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6592965 | Ductile ceramic composite electrolyte A ductile, solid electrolyte composite comprising a continuous, ordered, repeating ductile metallic array surrounded by and supporting an ionically conductive ceramic matrix such as stabilized zirconia, bismuth and/or ceria oxides.... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6576091 | Multi-layer deflection member and process for making same In a deflection member comprising a framework having a web-side, a backside defining an X-Y plane, and a Z-direction perpendicular to the X-Y plane, the framework comprises a multi-layer structure formed by at least two layers joined together in a face-to... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6576090 | Deflection member having suspended portions and process for making same A deflection member comprising a patterned framework having a web-side and a backside opposite to the web-side and forming an X-Y plane. The framework comprises a plurality of bases extending from the X-Y plane in a Z-direction perpendicular to the X-Y pl... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6489007 | Stereolithographically marked semiconductor devices and methods A stereolithographically fabricated marking for a semiconductor device component, such as a packaged or unpackaged semiconductor device or another substrate. When formed on a semiconductor device with a stereolithographicaily formed package structure, the... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6423394 | Plastics material mesh structures In order to provide wider biaxially-stretched geogrids having high primary direction (PD) strength, crotch-forming zones of a starting material which is at least 2.0 mm thick have protuberances (6). On strectching, PD orientation passes right through the ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6258439 | Roofing material for covering the roof of a building which covering material can be plastically deformed by hand A covering material which can be plastically deformed by band and extended in at least one direction. The covering material has a substrate with openings, at least the top side of which substrate has a top coating which covers the openings. To create an e... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6096404 | Full face mask for capacitance-voltage measurements A mask for covering a substrate for performing capacitance-voltage measurements on the substrate is a full-faced mask covering substantially all of the substrate and having a thin outer section and a thicker inner section, so that the outer section is thi... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6083624 | Carbon material and method of preparing the same A graphite having geometrically shaped holes limited to the top atomic layer such as circles, polygons and combinations thereof, and a method of preparing a graphite having geometrically shaped holes such as circles, polygons and combinations thereof wher... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6080465 | Decal for vulcanized tires and method of obtaining a tire having a colored motif A method for obtaining a tire comprising a colored motif and a decal inted to be applied to the outer surface of a vulcanized rubber tire. The decal is made of a thin sheet serving as temporary support for a motif made with one or more vulcanizable color... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6077795 | Papermaking felts from irregular fibers A fibrous papermaking felt for carrying a paper web through a paper making process includes a resilient layer of glass fibers and a fabric backing layer.... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5954097 | Papermaking fabric having bilaterally alternating tie yarns A papermaking belt comprising a top (web facing) layer of interwoven top layer yarns, a bottom (machine facing) layer of interwoven bottom layer yarns, and a plurality of tie yarns. The top layer yarns comprise a plurality of top layer carrier yarns inter... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5840411 | Multiple layer papermaking belt providing improved fiber support for cellulosic fibrous structures, and cellulosic fibrous structures produced thereby A papermaking belt, comprising either a forming wire or a through-air-drying belt. The papermaking belt comprises a reinforcing structure having two layers tied together and a resinous framework. The yarns of the first layer are interwoven so that, except... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5834093 | Medical dressing having a thermally expandable passage A bilayer laminated medical dressing having a thermally expandable passage is provided. The medical dressing achieves gas permeability as a function of temperature by cutting a star-shaped hole through the dressing when the dressing is flat and relaxed. O... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5789066 | Method and device for manufacturing cold rolled metal sheets or strips and metal sheets or strips obtained Method of producing metal sheets or strips by cold reduction rolling of a metal sheet or strip with at least one pair of work rolls, at least one of which being a textured work roll in order to transfer the surface pattern of the textured work roll to the... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5763045 | Composite article and method of forming a composite article A composite security screen and a method of producing such a screen. The screen has a sheet of metal mesh having bars and interstices between the bars and a plastics sheet material vacuum or pressure formed onto one side of the metal mesh such that the pl... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5716687 | Fusible bonding sheet and methods of fabrication thereof A fusible adhesive sheet includes a heat-sensitive substrate having a geometrical configuration of intersecting diagonal lines with diamond-shaped voids between the lines. A lattice of pressure-sensitive adhesive is positioned on the substrate and has int... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5702798 | Composite material with controlled elasticity A controlled elastic composite material which is produced by forming a flexible elastomer layer or layers on one or both surfaces of at least one member selected from the group consisting of (a) a longitudinally monoaxially oriented reticular web, (b) a t... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5700545 | Energy absorbing structure Disclosed is an energy absorbing structure (10) for decelerating an object that impacts the structure. The structure has at least one energy absorbing member (20). Each member includes a stranded structure such as expanded metal (22) which provides the en... | 12/23/1997 |
