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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8133575 | Artificial stone and method of preparing the same An artificial stone, including a solid material and surface-treated stone elements in the solid material, wherein the surface-treated stone elements are transparent stone elements having a coloring material disposed on surfaces thereof. ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7332286 | Peptide or protein microassay method and apparatus A peptide or protein microassay method and apparatus in which a wide variety of chromogenic or fluorogenic peptide or protein substrates of interest are individually suspended or dissolved in a hydrophilic carrier, with aliquots of each substrate being deposited in ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7152524 | Golf bag having image thereon, systems and methods of forming same, and methods of using golf bag A golf bag system, a golf bag having an image positioned thereon, and methods of forming and using the golf bag are provided. The system preferably includes a golf bag having a main bag body including an open end, a closed end, a club chamber positioned between the ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7040230 | Achieving at low cost improved print quality and high gloss and recyclability on paper or paperboard substrates on sheetfed or webfed printing presses A method of reducing the paper or paperboard costs to the owners of a press in the printing of ink on paper or paperboard substrates. The method including providing a press with one or more printing stations. Before feeding the substrates involved to an ink printing... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7014897 | Imaging member having a textured imaging surface and a phase change ink image producing machine having same A liquid ink imaging member having a top outer imaging surface is provided for receiving image forming ink droplets from a printhead. The liquid ink imaging member includes (a) a substrate member; (b) at least one elastomeric layer formed over the substrate member a... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6936335 | Addressable ptf receptor for iradiated images An addressable receptor in laminate form, and advantageously in PTF laminate form, comprising a front conductive layer including a plurality of substantially parallel front electrode strips and a rear conductive layer also including a plurality of substantially para... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6920712 | Composite laminated print and frame and method of fabrication A composite laminated print and frame and method of fabrication is described. A canvas sheet is secured on a flat outer contour surface of a circumferential hollow frame member such that the canvas sheet is accessible from behind the frame. A printed image sheet is ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6872444 | Enhancement of color on surfaces Coating compositions, methods and articles of manufacture comprising a nanoparticle system employing same to impart surface modifying benefits for all types of soft surfaces, and in some cases, hard surfaces, are disclosed. In some embodiments, dispersement of nanop... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6774065 | Waterproof-finished fabric and waterproof clothing A waterproofed fabric and a sealing tape for a waterproofed fabric each include a waterproof layer, a resin composition containing spherical particles with a specified particle size laminated to the waterproof layer. A waterproof article of clothing uses the fabric ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6743492 | Laminate for coffee packaging with energy cured coating A laminate for coffee packaging is defined. The laminate includes an inorganic gas barrier layer, a strength layer, and an energy cured coating. The laminate provides as good or better barrier properties as a conventional laminate for coffee packaging. However, the ... | 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 |
| 6689434 | Frontal part comprising a decorative part A frontal part comprising a decorative part made from a support, from a decorative layer applied thereto, and from a heat-cured layer situated on the decorative layer, and also, if desired, comprising a reinforcer for supporting the decorative part. The f... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6649252 | Ink jet recording element An ink jet recording element comprising a support having thereon an image-receiving layer containing an ink jet image and an overcoat layer of a water-dispersible, hydrophobic polyester resin having the following general formula: wherein I is an ionic... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6649249 | Random microembossed receptor media A receptor medium with a sheet having a random microembossed imaging surface as one major surface thereof. The receptor medium can receive jettable materials, which include inks, adhesives, biological fluids, chemical assay reagents, particulate dispersio... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6638388 | Laminating film and laminating method using it A laminating film has at least a surface layer and an adhesive layer deposited on a substrate, wherein the surface layer is provided by applying a coating made by blending together at least two types of emulsions. Emulsion polymers included in the emulsio... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6627273 | Lidstock laminate A packaging laminate useful as a lidstock comprises first and second films, and an image between the first and second films. The first film comprises a sealant layer forming the inside surface of the first film. The first film has a free shrink at 220° F... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6620477 | Laminated glass and automobile employing it A laminated glass comprising a plurality of glass sheets laminated one on another with an interliner provided between the respective adjacent glass sheets, wherein said laminated glass has at least a first region and a second region, as viewed from the fr... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6568148 | Covering element for building surfaces or the like and method for the production thereof The present disclosure involves a covering element for building surfaces and a method for the production thereof. The covering element includes a decorative visible side generally having a support plate having top and bottom surfaces, an upper transparent... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6555193 | Laminated adhesive backed color correction and light-diffusion filters Laminated adhesive-backed color-correction and light-diffusion filters are comprised of a gel layer having a desired light wavelength characteristic, one face of which is affixed by means of an optically transparent adhesive to an optically transparent su... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6521325 | Optically transmissive microembossed receptor media A receptor medium with a sheet having an optically transmissive microembossed imaging surface as one major surface thereof. The receptor medium can receive jettable materials, which include inks, adhesives, biological fluids, chemical assay reagents, part... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6511723 | Multilayer structure able to be obtained by collapsing a co-extrusion bubble A multilayer structure, for a re-closable packaging which can be readily and effectively opened and then re-sealed is provided comprising a central pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and two outer layers, one of which is a tearable welding layer, the centr... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6417119 | Fabric and fabric article made from plant material A fabric having plant material adhered between layers of silk or hand-made paper. The silk or paper layers are translucent to allow the fabric to have the appearance of plant material. The fabric is manufactured by soaking dry plant material in water, pre... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6413605 | Tamper indicating adhesive tape An adhesive preventing system containing a flexible tape member that may be in the form of either a sticker or an elongated tape is disclosed. This flexible tape member has an upper and a lower side and has two patterns printed on the upper side of the fl... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6364992 | Decorative sheet and process for producing the same A decorative sheet is characterized in that the sheet comprises a thermoplastic resin layer (A), an adhesive layer containing a luster pigment (B) and a transparent or translucent thermoplastic resin layer (C) laminated in the order mentioned. According t... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6258441 | Soft coat film The present invention relates to a composition for soft coat films having a soft tactile impression, which is characterized by containing as essential components (a) an urethane acrylate having a molecular weight of 500-50,000 and (b) a tactile improver, ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6150007 | Fused decorative sheet A multicolor fused decorative sheet in which a colored first synthetic resin layer with translucence and a colored second synthetic resin layer with translucence are laminated, the first synthetic resin layer and the second synthetic resin layer differ in... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6132848 | Inlaid decorative sheet, its manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus There is provided an inlaid decorative sheet in which a colorless or colored light transmissible first uneven pattern is formed, and a second uneven pattern is formed by inlaying on one side. Accordingly, even the portion in which the first pattern and th... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6103390 | Decorative article and decorative laminate A decorative article including a base layer essentially consisting of a resin sheet and a decorative layer attached to the base layer and essentially consisting of a resin film and a metal thin film formed on a lower surface of the resin film. The metal t... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6045916 | Coating film and preparation method thereof DLC film formed on at least one surface of a plastic film, and this DLC film has a composition comprising 75 to 55 mol% of carbon and 25 to 45 mol% of hydrogen. And this DLC film is formed by a plasma deposition process while the plastic film is loaded wi... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6033762 | Self-adhesive resealable tamper-evident tape A self-wound, self-adhesive, resealable tamper-evident tape is provided. The tape is used to seal any container requiring a self-adhesive closure, such as bags or pouches, and provides clear visual evidence if the self-adhesive seal is peeled apart. The t... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6010767 | Production method of ink-oozing plate for stamp An ink-oozing plate for a stamp includes a stamp ink-impregnated part, which is comprised of an elastic resin-made stamp material having stamp ink-impregnable open cells. The ink-oozing plate also includes a printing face having a stamp ink-oozing part fo... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5997995 | Non-slip mat or pad A non-slip mat, pad or coaster which is considerably thinner than present known and available pads, the mat or pad being formed from a thin plastic sheet having a lower surface with a tacky characteristic to provide a non-slip coefficient of friction; the... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5976677 | Surface coating and method of applying the same A surface coating applied to a subject surface includes an undercoating, a color base layer, coated over the undercoating layer, which contains a coloring material, and a color clear layer, coated over the color base layer, which contains a coloring dye o... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5965242 | Glow-in-the-dark medium and method of making A medium having a phosphorescent material, and a system and method for producing images on the medium using a digital printer. The medium comprises a phosphorescent layer having a phosphorescent material and an image receiving layer disposed over the phos... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5965304 | Protecting layer for gelatin based AGX photographic products The present invention is an imaged photographic element which includes a support, at least one silver halide light-sensitive emulsion layer superposed on the support; and a protective overcoat furthest from the support. The protective overcoat is superpos... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5948493 | Plastic wrap with cling layer In order to form a plastic wrap which exhibits little or no cling until such time as the wrap is applied to an article or the like, the adhesive layer, which is formed on one side of a sheet of olefinic polymer, is exposed to a treatment which superficial... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5945202 | Process of producing ink-oozing plate for a stamp The invention provides an ink-oozing plate for a stamp with an ink-impregnated part having stamp-ink impregnable open cells, where the printing face of the stamp comprises a stamp ink-oozing part and a stamp ink-non-oozing part, where the stamp ink-non-oo... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5942311 | Non-slip mat or pad A non-slip mat, pad or coaster which is considerably thinner than present known and available pads, the mat or pad being formed from a thin plastic sheet having a lower surface with a tacky characteristic to provide a non-slip coefficient of friction; the... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5912065 | Decorative articles and method of making same A light-reflective decorative article is made by placing a foil sheet over a plurality of discrete, shaped particles of synthetic plastic material, thereupon fixing portions of the foil sheet on upper surfaces of the particles, and thereupon peeling the f... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5863632 | Decorative photographic tile and method using same A decorative photographic floor tile comprising an enlarged photographic print to create a visual decor for use in commercial settings. The photographic floor tile comprises a lamination of clear vinyl on top of a photographic print with a self-adhesive p... | 01/26/1999 |
