"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE43095 | Embossed multi-ply fibrous structure product and process for making same Multi-ply fibrous structure products, more specifically embossed multi-ply fibrous structure products and methods for making same are provided. ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8021739 | Sintered glass and glass-ceramic structures and methods for producing A unitary structure (10) is comprised of two or more planar substrates (30, 40) fused together by a glass or glass-ceramic sintered frit structure (20) disposed therebetween. The pattern of the sintered patterned frit material defines passages (... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8003195 | Method for manufacturing display device A method for manufacturing a display device includes forming an active layer by performing an SPC (solid phase crystallization) process on a first substrate; forming a cushioning layer of amorphous silicon (a-Si) on the active layer under an atmosphere containing ab... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7998556 | Element structure and method for producing the same An element structure has a polyimide resin applied on a surface of a first substrate to a uniform thickness, and is subsequently heated to form a semi-cured polyimide layer. The polyimide layer is then cured to form a cured first polyimide layer. A polyimide resin i... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7943227 | Ceramic heat shield A heat shield includes a ceramic composite heat shield panel having a generally concave first surface and a generally convex second surface and a pair of thickened panel edge portions provided in the heat shield panel. A heat shield assembly is also disclosed. ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7927686 | Composite heat shield A composite heat shield includes a ceramic composite heat shield body comprising a pair of generally spaced-apart heat shield side panels, a heat shield bottom panel extending between the heat shield side panels and having a heat exposure surface, a heat shield top ... | 04/19/2011 |
| RE42240 | Inflatable, cushioning, bubble wrap product having multiple, interconnected, bubble structures An inflatable, conformable, cushioning, packaging product comprises a plurality of individual inflatable strips of multiple bubble cushioning structures. Each individual inflatable strip has a plurality of bubble chambers with each bubble chamber interconnected to a... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7879435 | Hollow chamber structural component and method for producing same A hollow chamber structural component includes a shell component which extends along a main extension direction. A cover component is attached to the shell component, wherein a hollow chamber is disposed between the shell component and the cover component and extend... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7851047 | Composite sheet and process and apparatus for producing the same A composite sheet comprising an upper layer 2 and a lower layer 3 both made of a substantially inextensible sheet which are partially bonded to each other at a large number of joints 4. The upper layer 2 forms a large number of outward ho... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7767288 | Web for fluid filled unit formation A web for the manufacture of fluid filled units with a novel machine and process is disclosed. The web includes an elongate heat sealable, flattened plastic tube comprised of face and back imperforate layers. The layers are imperforately joined together along spaced... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7754312 | Hollow structure plate, manufacturing method thereof, manufacturing device thereof, and sound absorbing structure plate Introduction guides 12 are provided above and below a sheet-introduction opening portion of a pressure-reduced chamber 10, and heating means 17 is provided between the introduction guides. Each resin sheet 3 is attracted and attached resp... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7736721 | Hollow structural member with reinforced bulwark and process for producing same A hollow structural member including a top wall having an inner surface and a substantially planar outer surface. A bottom wall opposes the top wall so as to define a void therebetween and has at least one bulwark formed therein. Each bulwark has a leading face whic... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7641960 | Cellular cushioned material An inflatable cellular cushioning material having an air inlet pipe path to be inflated by an inflating device through the use of an air inlet pipe, the inflatable cushioning material comprising at least two layers of plastic pre-welded in such a manner so as to for... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7592060 | Cellulosic article having increased thickness A method of preparing a cellulosic article includes a step of combining cellulosic material and binder resin to form treated cellulosic material. A mat is formed of a plurality of layers of the treated cellulosic material. The method also includes the steps of inter... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7550191 | Web for fluid filled unit formation A web for the manufacture of fluid filled units with a novel machine and process is disclosed. The web includes an elongate heat sealable, flattened plastic tube comprised of face and back imperforate layers. The layers are imperforately joined together along spaced... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7449230 | Lithography pattern shrink process and articles Novel processes of applying a thin, uniform, conformal organic polymeric film by a wide variety of deposition processes into lithography pattern substrates are provided. The inventive processes result in shrinking of the gaps in the lithography pattern equally, thus... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7419717 | Thermoplastic planks and methods for making the same A thermoplastic laminate plank is described wherein the thermoplastic laminate plank comprises a core, a print layer, and optionally an overlay. The core comprises at least one thermoplastic material and has a top surface and bottom surface wherein a print layer is ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7396579 | Fluorescent red-orange retroreflective sheeting A fluorescent red-orange retroreflective article includes a polymeric matrix and at least one fluorescent dye added in an amount that provides the article with a red-orange color under daytime lighting conditions. The article also includes cube corner elements dispo... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7361397 | Film material for air-filled packing cushions A machine which inflates and seals pillows in packaging is compact in overall size, can be conveniently operated to produce varied lengths of strips of inflated pillow-type packaging as needed, can begin production of inflated pillow-type strip packaging immediately... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347911 | Devices and methods for manufacturing packaging materials Devices and methods for inflating and sealing packaging pillows from a material web are shown for consistently producing high-quality packaging pillows. A web of material is advanced past an inflation nozzle, inflated with gas, and sealed closed by a sealing element... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7332209 | Laminated structure formed of thin plates The laminated structure comprises: a plurality of thin plate members; and adhesive which bonds the plurality of thin plate members in layers, wherein: at least one of the plurality of thin plate members has at least one bonding surface to be bonded with a surface of... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329454 | Method of producing cellulosic article having increased thickness, and product thereof A method of preparing a cellulosic article includes a step of combining cellulosic material and binder resin to form treated cellulosic material. A mat is formed of a plurality of layers of the treated cellulosic material. The method also includes the steps of inter... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326458 | System and method for flexible insulation An insulator is provided having a folded, stacked substrate with a plurality of insulating cells. The substrate is folded such that cells on one folded portion are interleaved with cells on another portion. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320821 | Three-dimensional product with dynamic visual impact The present invention relates to three-dimensional products comprising a structure having a first surface and a z-direction perpendicular to the first surface, the structure further comprising a base, a plurality of raised protrusion areas raised at least about 300 ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7314663 | Embossed multi-ply fibrous structure product and process for making same Multi-ply fibrous structure products, more specifically embossed multi-ply fibrous structure products and methods for making same are provided. ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314665 | Embossed multi-ply fibrous structure product and process for making same Multi-ply fibrous structure products, more specifically embossed multi-ply fibrous structure products and methods for making same are provided. ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314664 | Embossed multi-ply fibrous structure product and process for making same Multi-ply fibrous structure products, more specifically embossed multi-ply fibrous structure products and methods for making same are provided. ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7308965 | Noise abatement wall A noise-absorbing device includes a substantially flat base and embossed and/or hollow elements each including at least one recess. This base reveals with the embossed and/or hollow elements, a configuration exhibiting a fractality zone of between 1 cm and 50 cm, of... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305850 | Distillation process using microchannel technology The disclosed invention relates to a process for distilling a fluid mixture in a microchannel distillation unit, the microchannel distillation unit comprising a plurality of microchannel distillation sections, the fluid mixture comprising a more volatile component a... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303807 | Cover of lighting unit for vehicle A lighting unit cover including a deep color (first) resin layer subject to preblanking is laminated and molded in a predetermined position on a backside of a light color (second) resin layer on a surface side subject to postblanking. The second layer protrudes towa... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300635 | Catalytic reactor A catalytic reactor comprises a plurality of fluid-impermeable plates defining flow channels between them. Tight fitting within each flow channel is a sheet of corrugated material whose surfaces are coated with catalytic material. At each end of the flow channels ar... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297387 | Air-filling cushioning material and method for manufacturing the same The present invention provides an air-filling cushioning material which can sufficiently inflate cells and, in addition, which can hold the crease of the fold when being formed into a three-dimensional configuration. An air-filling cushioning material 1, in w... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294734 | Process for converting a hydrocarbon to an oxygenate or a nitrile This invention relates to a process for converting a hydrocarbon reactant to a product comprising an oxygenate or a nitrile, the process comprising: (A) flowing a reactant composition comprising the hydrocarbon reactant, and oxygen or a source of oxygen, and optiona... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294934 | Low-K dielectric structure and method A low-k dielectric sacrificial material is formed within a microelectronic structure covered with a suitable porous or low density permeable material. At an appropriate time, the underlying sacrificial material is decomposed and diffused away through the overlying p... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291379 | Method and device for producing an embossed web material and product made in this way For the production of a sheet product including at least two layers (V1, V2) it is suggested, among other things, an embossing device including a first pressure roller (5; 105) interacting with a first and a second embossing cylinder (1, 3; 1... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7285317 | Method and device for producing an embossed web material and product obtained with said method A method for producing an embossed web product comprising at least two plies (V1, V3) bone to one another by gluing, wherein: at least a first of said plies is embossed producing on it a first series of protuberances (P9) and a second series of ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7276277 | Micromechanical component, in particular a sensor element, having a stabilized membrane and a method of producing such a component A micromechanical component and a method of producing same are described; the component has a supporting body, in particular a silicon body, and a membrane which is connected to the supporting body and is unsupported at least in some areas. The membrane is also prov... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7263792 | Illuminated identification panel A long-range house number identification panel has its number indicia mounted on an illuminated viewing screen, being individually readable with the naked eye from up to 200 feet distance. An electrically energizable phosphorescent screen behind the indicia serves t... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7265170 | Polycarbonate or polyester carbonate containing optical brighteners A thermoplastic molding composition characterized by its optical brightness and good weathering resistance is disclosed. The composition contains a poly(ester) carbonate an optical brightener conforming to ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261812 | Multi-column separation devices and methods Chromatographic separation devices include multiple batch-processed columns joined by a body structure and adapted to perform parallel analyses. Both slurry-packed and monolithic column embodiments are provided. One or more liquid-permeable frits of various types ma... | 08/28/2007 |