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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7651760 | Superhydrophobic fibers produced by electrospinning and chemical vapor deposition Disclosed is a versatile method to produce superhydrophobic surfaces by combining electrospinning and initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD). A wide variety of surfaces, including electrospun polyester fibers, may be coated by the inventive method. In one embodi... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7648757 | Penetration resistant composite A penetration resistant composite comprises a substrate material comprising woven, layered or intertwined polarized strands of glass, polyamide, polyphenylene sulfide, carbon or graphite fibers, a salt, oxide, hydroxide or hydride of a metal selected from the group ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7648758 | Low dielectric loss composite material Disclosed are composite materials that can exhibit low transmission energy loss and can also be temperature resistant. The composites include reinforcement fibers held in a polymeric matrix. The polymeric matrix can include an amorphous polymer component. Also discl... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7638187 | Beneficiated fiber and composite A beneficiated fiber and composite including a fiber having a lumen with voids. A suspension including a bonding agent, chemical blowing agent, and catalyst is drawn into the lumen by a capillary action to beneficiate the fiber. The beneficiated fiber may be imbedde... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7597953 | Composite fiber component produced by braiding A fiber composite component is at least partially produced by braiding. It comprises a core element which has at least one concavely constructed face that is adjoined by a passage opening. Respective opposite transverse or longitudinal sides of the core element and ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7597952 | Unitized fibrous concrete reinforcement The present invention relates to a fibrous construct which is used in providing cementitious mixtures supplemental and reinforcing strength upon setting, and more particularly, to a unitized fibrous construct which comprises a plurality of oriented reinforcing fibro... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7585558 | Carbon fiber-reinforced resin composite materials The present invention discloses: a composition comprising (A) an epoxy group-containing vinyl ester resin having, in the molecule, 0.8 to 0.3 equivalent of epoxy group and 0.2 to 0.7 equivalent of an ethylenically unsaturated group... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7537825 | Nano-engineered material architectures: ultra-tough hybrid nanocomposite system A hybrid nanocomposite architecture is presented. The architecture includes a first composite ply oriented at a first orientation. The architecture also includes a carbon nanotube (CNT) film layer including a plurality of CNT pellets disposed therein, each of the CN... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7537824 | Wet friction material with pitch carbon fiber A friction material includes a fibrous base material having at least one type of petroleum pitch-based carbon fiber. ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7510762 | Oriented graphite film, methods of manufacture thereof and articles comprising the same Disclosed herein is a composite film comprising a layer of an organic polymer, wherein the organic polymer is an elastomer; the organic polymer having an elastic modulus of less than or equal to about 105 Pascals when measured at room temperature; and a b... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7455901 | Fiber-reinforced composite material, method for manufacturing the same and applications thereof There is provided a fiber-reinforced composite material containing fibers having an average fiber diameter of 4 to 200 nm and a matrix material, the composite material having a visible light transmittance of 60% or more at a wavelength of 400 to 700 nm, which is a c... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7435694 | Nonwoven fibrous mats with good hiding properties and laminate A fibrous nonwoven mat particularly suited for hiding the color of a substrate when the mat is bonded to the substrate is made by forming a web of fibers from a wet fibrous slurry, saturating the mat with a resinous binder containing 1-20 weight percent of a paper c... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431978 | Reinforced matrix composite containment duct A reinforced matrix composite containment duct for gas turbine engines comprising a reinforced matrix composite containment duct having high strength integral flanges and pre-stressed reinforcing fibers, the reinforced matrix composite having uniform distribution of... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431983 | Wiping sheet OBJECT: To realize a wiping sheet with sufficient flexibility, high adhesion strength, easy attachment on concavo-convex surface, good adhesiveness and durability. CONSTITUTION: A wiping sheet 4 wherein a microfiber cloth having a dirt wiping effect is... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431981 | Polymer composite structure reinforced with shape memory alloy and method of manufacturing same A prepreg material infused with a bulk resin, where the bulk resin has shape memory alloy (SMA) particles intermixed in the resin to toughen the material when the material is used in an application and is cured. The SMA particles may be of various shapes and sizes. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7416779 | Fiber board and its producing method To provide a fiberboard capable of reducing a load on the environment at all states of producing, using, and abolishing and moreover having a high degree of bending strength and a high bending-strength retention rate at high temperature and high humidity so as to be... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410687 | Variegated composites and related methods of manufacture Embodiments of the invention include a composite. The composite includes a crystalline polymer, a plurality of wood fibers blended with the crystalline polymer, an outer surface, and an amorphous polymer visible on the outer surface. The amorphous polymer has a firs... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7408056 | Cellulosic and lignocellulosic materials and compositions and composites made therefrom Cellulosic or lignocellulosic materials, and compositions and composites made therefrom, are disclosed. ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7399520 | Fibre-reinforced building article and manufacturing method thereof A fibre-reinforced building article includes a matrix of a binding material, and at least one fibrous layer of alkaliresistant glass fibres incorporated in the matrix. The binding material is based on an aluminous cement, a carboxylic ether polymer based plasticizer... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7390759 | Steel plate reinforcing sheet The invention provides a steel plate reinforcing sheet having light weight and thin layer, providing sufficient adhesion and reinforcing effect to a steel plate, and having excellent workability. In the steel plate reinforcing sheet comprising a restricting layer an... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7385220 | Fiber having dielectric polymeric layer on electrically conductive surface Fibers having an electrically conductive outer surface and having an average diameter of less than about 5 millimeters; and a dielectric polymeric layer comprising a polymer having a main polymer chain on the outer surface, the dielectric polymeric layer having a th... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7371352 | Catalyst element having a thermal barrier coating as the catalyst substrate A combustion catalyst coating (36) applied to the surface of a ceramic thermal barrier coating (34) which is supported by a metal substrate (32). The microstructure of the thermal barrier coating surface provides the necessary turbulent flow and... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367722 | Front and rear curtain shutter device with start area A shutter device includes a stationary plate having a plurality of driving electrodes movable element opposes the stationary plate and including a sheet subjected to an electret-forming process. A drive control unit for moving the movable element using variation in ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368162 | Aluminum conductor composite core reinforced cable and method of manufacture This invention relates to an aluminum conductor composite core reinforced cable (ACCC) and method of manufacture. An ACCC cable having a composite core surrounded by at least one layer of aluminum conductor. The composite core comprises at least one longitudinally o... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364607 | Wrought fiber sheet and filter unit A wrought fiber sheet or air cleaning filter unit that exhibits high performance and is biodegradable so as to enable reducing load upon environment. The wrought fiber sheet is produced by coupling biodegradable fiber sheets having electret properties by means of a ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360409 | Device for detecting the amount of splash water to which a brake pad is subjected on a wet roadway A device for detecting the amount of splash water to which a brake pad is subjected on a wet roadway. The device includes a test brake pad. whose friction lining is hygroscopically designed so that it can absorb at least 5%. preferably at least 10% water. In a test ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353645 | Material for gland packing and the gland packing A reinforcing member made from a fibrous material and disposed at least on one face of a strip-like expanded graphite to form a strip-like base member. The base member is stranded to be formed as a cord-like member. At this time, one side end edge of the base member... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356229 | Reflective polarizers containing polymer fibers A polarizer is formed with an arrangement of polymer fibers substantially parallel within a polymer matrix. The polymer fibers are formed of at least first and second polymer materials. At least one of the polymer matrix and the first and second polymer materials is... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350450 | Armor structures An armor structure includes first and second layers individually containing a plurality of i-beams. Individual i-beams have a pair of longitudinal flanges interconnected by a longitudinal crosspiece and defining opposing longitudinal channels between the pair of fla... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349215 | Aerogel/PTFE composite insulating material A material comprising aerogel particles and a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) binder is formed having a thermal conductivity of less than or equal to 25 mW/m K at atmospheric conditions. The material is moldable or formable, having little or no shedding of filler par... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342793 | Aerogel/PTFE composite insulating material A material comprising aerogel particles and a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) binder is formed having a thermal conductivity of less than or equal to 25 mW/m K at atmospheric conditions. The material is moldable or formable, having little or no shedding of filler par... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338987 | Friction material composition and friction material using the same There are disclosed a friction material composition which comprises a fibrous material except for asbestos, an inorganic friction regulator, an organic friction regulator and a binder, part of the inorganic friction regulator is α alumina and γ alumina in combinat... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334348 | Dryer apparatus for clothing knitted or woven fabric A dryer apparatus for use with a woven and knitted fabric is constructed such that a first drying rack is disposed at an upper portion of the frame, and at least one second drying rack is disposed at a lower. Each of the drying racks is formed of a ventilated drying... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329700 | Method of production of polymer/metal or metal sulphide composites, which uses metal mercaptides The method for the production of polymer/metal or metal sulphide composites comprises the stages of: preparing a dispersion of a metal mercaptide in a polymer, the metal of the mercaptide being selected from the group comprising the transition metals and earth metal... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326741 | Friction material In a friction material, columnar or scaly non-whisker-like alkali metal titanate or non-whisker-like alkali metal•alkaline-earth metal titanate having an average particle diameter in the range of 0.1 to 100 μm and an aspect ratio of 3 or less and an inorganic por... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318498 | Decorative interior sound absorbing panel A multi-layered fiber reinforced thermoplastic sound absorbing panel includes a porous fiber reinforced thermoplastic core layer having a first surface and a second surface, and includes a thermoplastic material and from about 20 weight percent to about 80 weight pe... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316839 | Reinforced packaging webs and method The specification discloses a method for affixing a strip to an underlying web substrate. According to the method, a substrate web having at least one surface is provided and at least one strip is applied over at least a portion of the substrate surface such that at... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311964 | Inorganic matrix-fabric system and method A method of reinforcing a structural support, includes applying a reinforcement system comprising an AR-glass fibrous layer embedded in an inorganic matrix to the structural support. The AR-glass fibrous layer has a sizing applied thereon, and a resinous coating app... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309664 | Substrate with a photocatalytic coating A substrate, its process of manufacture, and its applications. The substrate includes a fibrous material which is provided, over at least a portion of its surface and/or within its thickness, with a coating with photocatalytic properties including a semi-conducting ... | 12/18/2007 |