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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7381668 | Self-extinguishing differentially entangled nonwoven fabrics The present invention is directed to a hydroentangled nonwoven fabric with improved flame retardant properties and the making thereof, whereby the nonwoven fabric is differentially entangled to collapse upon itself and self-extinguish upon burning. The self-extingui... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7351469 | Method of producing surface coatings on articles, and article having a surface coating A method for producing surface coatings on articles, such as stick surfaces, coats at least a part of the surface with a coating. The coating has expandable particles. One surface region of the coating is treated so that the particles expand, while another surface r... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7326318 | Hydraulically entangled nonwoven material and method for making it A wetlaid or foam formed hydraulically entangled nonwoven material containing at least 30%, by weight, pulp fibres and at least 20%, by weight, man-made fibres or filaments. The material has a basis weight variation in a non-random pattern in that it comprises a plu... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7303808 | Bulky sheet material having three-dimensional protrusions A bulky sheet material having three-dimensional protrusions 10 is disclosed. The sheet material comprises a first layer 1 and a second layer 2 adjacent to the first layer 1. The first layer 1 and the second layer 2 is partly... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7267860 | Topsheet of absorbent article A topsheet 10 of an absorbent article is a nonwoven fabric having a plurality of heat fusion joints 3 formed by embossing. Fibers constituting the nonwoven fabric protrude in the thickness direction of the nonwoven fabric between the joints 3 to... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7163732 | Thin sanitary paper roll method of manufacturing the paper roll, and thin sanitary paper for thin sanitary paper roll Disclosed is a sanitary tissue paper roll wherein, when a sanitary tissue paper roll of two-ply or three-ply is laid on a horizontal surface with its central axis in a horizontal orientation, and a circular plate indenter, having an area of 2 cm2 and bein... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7144831 | Three-dimensional nonwoven substrate having sub-millimeter orifice structure The present invention is directed to a nonwoven fabric having a combination of a planar background element and projection elements to form a three-dimensional pattern, and a plurality of durable sub-millimeter orifices that extend at least partially through the dept... | 12/05/2006 |
| 6998360 | Hydrophilic cotton product comprising a soft surface and a scraping surface The invention relates to a hydrophilic cotton product of 100% cotton fibers and including at least one first and one second outer layers. In the invention, the first layer is of fine fibers exhibiting a low micronaire value and constitutes a soft side and the second... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6995100 | Composite sheet and process for making the same A composite sheet that comprises an elastically stretchable layer and an inelastically stretchable layer formed with inelastically stretchable continuous fibers bonded to at least one surface of the elastically stretchable layer intermittently in one direction. The ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6977110 | Foamed thermoplastic resin molding for automotive interior and production method thereof The present invention provides a speaker grille-integrated foamed thermoplastic resin molding for automotive interior comprising a base portion and a speaker grille wherein at least the base portion has a foamed layer and the foamed layer in the base portion has a d... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6972150 | Consolidated cellulosic article having increased thickness and target face density and apparatus and method for manufacturing same A consolidated cellulosic article of increased thickness and target face density, as well as an apparatus and method of manufacturing same, are disclosed. The apparatus includes first and second dies adapted to move toward one another with a mat of cellulosic materi... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6936333 | Bulky sheet and process for producing the same A bulky sheet comprising a fiber aggregate formed by water needling of a fiber web is disclosed. The bulky sheet has a number of projections and depressions comprising the fiber aggregate. The projections and the depressions is formed both by rearrangement of the co... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6900145 | Trim panel insulator for a vehicle A trim panel insulator is provided for a vehicle. The insulator includes a nonlaminate acoustical and thermal insulating layer of polymer fiber. The insulator may include a relatively high density, nonlaminate skin of polymer fiber and/or one or more facing layers c... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6890621 | Stretch blow receptacle and molding method of the same Improve the strength of the stretch blow receptacle and make the heat resistant treatment easier, by making the receptacle wall cross-section multi-layered in view of crystalline density, and the crystalline density of the surface layer high density. The inventions ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6846574 | Honeycomb structure thermal barrier coating A device having an improved thermal barrier coating (46) and a process for manufacturing the same. A support structure (28) for retaining a ceramic insulating material (46) on a substrate (16) is formed by the deposition of a support stru... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6803334 | Absorbent article having fibrous layer on surface Disclosed is an absorbent article including: a liquid permeable surface layer; a backing sheet; and an absorbent layer interposed between the surface layer and the backing sheet. The surface layer includes: a porous film having a plurality of through holes; and a fi... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6743368 | Nano-size imprinting stamp using spacer technique A wide-area nano-size imprinting stamp is disclosed. The wide-area nano-size imprinting stamp includes a substrate having a base surface upon which is formed a plurality of micro-features. Each micro-feature includes a plurality of spacers disposed on opposed side s... | 06/01/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6736274 | Nonwoven tubular filter extracting A method of continuously manufacturing tubular filter products includes rotating a mandrel in a first rotational direction, depositing nonwoven fibers on the mandrel to form a tube and continuously withdrawing the tube from the mandrel by engaging a peripheral surfa... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6673418 | Absorbent product having a non-woven fabric cover with a three-dimensional profile region An absorbent article having a body-facing cover layer, a garment facing barrier layer and an absorbent element between the cover layer and the barrier layer. The cover layer is a non-woven fabric formed from an interconnected network thermoplastic polymer... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6670018 | Net fabric to be processed into net product A net fabric to be processed into a net product capable of simplifying processing during manufacturing of a net product, leading to a reduction in manufacturing cost of the net product is disclosed. The net fabric is so constructed that the side edge port... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6670022 | Nanoporous dielectric films with graded density and process for making such films The present invention relates to nanoporous dielectric films and to a process for their manufacture. A substrate having a plurality of raised lines on its surface is provided with a relatively high porosity, low dielectric constant, silicon containing pol... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6649073 | Method for compensating for nonuniform etch profiles Problems caused by a nonuniform processing profile are avoided by altering the area to be processed so as to compensate for the processing profile. More specifically, with regard to etching, problems caused by a nonuniform etch profile can be avoided by a... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6586076 | Absorbent article and process for manufacturing the same There is disclosed an absorbent article including an absorbent layer and a liquid-permeable surface sheet placed on a liquid-receiving side of the absorbent layer for introducing excreted liquid from the human body to the absorbent layer. The surface shee... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6541097 | Ribbed board A method for the production of ribbed board product, such as fiberboard, flakeboard, or waferboard, which resists fracturing during manufacture. The ribbed board product made according to the invention can be used as decking and in packaging and shipping ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6509079 | Absorbent nonwoven fabric A non-woven fabric having improved absorbent characteristics. The fabric has three different fiber arrays which are interconnected to produce a unique fiber distribution in the fabric.... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6485821 | Gypsum-based construction material The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing a gypsum-based substrate. The process includes the steps mixing gypsum and water to produce a gypsum slurry, providing a synthetic polymeric fibrous sheet on one side of a layer of the gypsum sl... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6455130 | Nanoporous dielectric films with graded density and process for making such films The present invention relates to nanoporous dielectric films and to a process for their manufacture. A substrate having a plurality of raised lines on its surface is provided with a relatively high porosity, low dielectric constant, silicon containing pol... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6436512 | Nonwoven fabric with high CD elongation and method of making same A nonwoven fabric from spun fibers wherein the density of the spun fibers in the fabric varies between strips of relatively high density and strips of relatively low density. The strips extend along the length of the fabric in the machine direction in an ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6333097 | Dimensionally stable oriented strand board (OSB) and method for making the same The present invention is concerned with a method for obtaining a wood panel, preferably an OSB panel, with significantly reduced thickness swelling properties when exposed to or contacted with moisture or water. The novel dimensionally stable panels are o... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6329046 | Optical film and process for manufacture thereof Optical films and processes for forming the optical films are described in which materials having different properties are used and the different properties are exploited to obtain improved optical and/or mechanical properties of the optical film. The dif... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6238768 | Antiballistic shaped part The invention relates to an antiballistic shaped part composed of a stack of composite layers which layers are not linked to one another. Each composite layer having two or more monolayers of unidirectionally oriented fibers in a matrix. The fibers in eac... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6235408 | Laminate structure A laminate structure includes a base material made of a resin and a laminate material made of a metal, the laminate material being laminated as one or more plating layers on one surface or on both surfaces of the base material, wherein the laminate materi... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6197391 | Pyrolytic boron nitride container and manufacture thereof There is disclosed a pyrolytic boron nitride container for accommodating a material serving as a source of molecular beams for molecular beam epitaxy, wherein the transmissivity of the pyrolytic boron nitride container with respect to light having a wave ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6149996 | Molded tip and tubing and method of making same The invention relates to a molded tip on tubing and a method of making the same. The molded tip is molded on the tubing in a mold cavity and is for use in a stent delivery device, guide catheter, or angiographic catheter.... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6136408 | Surface treatment for wood materials including oriented strand board Oriented strand board is post-fabrication treated with a polymeric coating which includes isocyanate constituents to produce a construction material which is smooth, has high gloss, and which is resistant to water, vapor, and chemical penetration. The iso... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6136146 | Non-through air dried paper web having different basis weights and densities A non-through air dried paper web and method of making such a paper web are disclosed. The paper web includes at least two regions of different density and at least two regions of different basis weight. In one embodiment, the paper web includes a relativ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5919556 | Multiple ply tissue paper A multiple ply tissue paper structure is disclosed. The multiple ply tissue paper has plies having different texture values. In one embodiment, the multiple ply tissue paper has two plies having different calipers and macrodensities. In another embodiment... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5906710 | Paper having penninsular segments A papermaking belt and paper made thereon. The papermaking belt may be a through air drying belt having a plurality of deflection conduits therethrough. The deflection conduits are divided into subconduits by peninsular segments. Likewise, the paper made ... | 05/25/1999 |
