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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8158248 | Porous ceramic for slide member, method for preparing the same, and mechanical seal ring In porous ceramic for slide member including independent pores having a pore size of 5 μm or more, the independent pore is flattened body having minor axis in a direction perpendicular to a sliding surface, and a cross sectional area (S1) of an independent p... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8137800 | Porous multilayered hollow-fiber membrane and process for producing the same A porous hollow fiber membrane which has high blocking performance and high water permeability suitable for filtration and the like and exhibits excellent strength, and a process for stably producing the porous hollow fiber membrane are disclosed. The process utiliz... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8048515 | Graphite material and a method of producing graphite material A graphite material includes a plurality of graphite particles and a plurality of pores which form a microstructure. When a cross-section of the microstructure is observed with a scanning electron microscope, the number of the pores appearing on the cross-section is... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7947365 | Mesoporous thin film and method of producing the same An electroconductive porous film high in the porosity and strong in the mechanical strength is provided. A mesoporous thin film of the invention, in which a crosslinking structure having a metal phosphate (M—POx) skeleton is arranged so as to sur... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7901763 | Porous infusible polymer parts Porous infusible polymer (IP) parts are made by incorporating 0.2 to 10 volume percent organic fibers, preferably with short lengths, into the particulate IP, consolidating the mixture under pressure and optionally heating, and then “burning off” the fibers. Aft... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7767292 | Fired, fire-resistant ceramic product The invention relates to a fired, fire resistant (refractory) ceramic product. ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7563504 | Utilization of discontinuous fibers for improving properties of high temperature insulation of ceramic matrix composites An insulating material 14 adapted for use in a high temperature environment for coating a turbine component is provided. The insulating material comprises a plurality of geometric shapes 18. The insulating material further comprises a binder for bindin... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7413793 | Induction furnace with unique carbon foam insulation An insulative cap for an induction furnace comprising a carbon foam having a pore distribution such that at least about 90% of the pore volume of the pores have a diameter of between about 10 and about 150 microns and at least about 1% of the pores have a diameter o... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7371329 | Method for filtering particles from a fluid Methods for filtering particles from a fluid are disclosed, wherein an array of microstructures defining respective microchannels having respective minimum widths are used to separate the fluid from particles to be filtered. The fluid flows through the minimum width... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361245 | Compressible printing blanket and method of manufacturing a compressible printing blanket Disclosed is a compressible printing blanket in which voids are formed in the compressible layer by using microballoons, comprising at least two fabric layers, an adhesive layer interposed between adjacent fabric layers, a surface rubber layer, and a compressible la... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7318713 | Polymer processing systems including screws Injection molding and blow molding systems that include screws having low L:D ratios are provided. The systems are capable of producing microcellular polymeric materials. In some cases, the systems may be formed by retrofitting conventional polymer processing system... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7261934 | Polyester film There is provided a white polyester film which retains practically satisfactory reflectivity with respect to the visible light range, can undergo stable film production even when inorganic fine particles are added in high concentration and is stable against a dimens... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261133 | Reinforced wallet A wallet having hardened reinforcing plates, as well as a dust-tight and water impervious cover. The wallet also has two Styrofoam layers. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252874 | Heat-sensitive stencil, method of preparing stencil printing master and stencil printer A heat-sensitive stencil including a thermoplastic resin film on which a porous resin layer and a porous reinforcing layer are formed in succession. A porous fibrous layer may be disposed between the porous resin layer and the porous reinforcing layer. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7169265 | Method for manufacturing resin-impregnated endless belt and a belt for papermaking machines and similar industrial applications A method for manufacturing resin-impregnated endless belt structures and belt structures designed for use on a long nip press on a papermaking machine and for other papermaking and paper processing applications, requires the application of a sacrificial material ont... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7162746 | Body form-fitting rainwear A non-terminated, multi-aperture body form-fitting rainwear is provided. In the rainwear, a first waterproof moisture vapor permeable hydrophobic layer couples to a first fabric layer. The first fabric layer faces the body and couples to a first side of the first wa... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7128961 | Honeycomb structure, method for manufacturing honeycomb structure, and exhaust gas purification system using honeycomb structure There is disclosed a honeycomb structure which can be used as a filter for trapping/collecting particulates included in an exhaust gas and in which it is possible to remove ashes deposited inside without requiring any special mechanism or apparatus or without being ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7118848 | Support for lithographic printing plate and original forme for lithographic printing plate This invention provides a support for a lithographic printing plate, and an original form of a heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate, which comprises a hydrophilic film formed on a metallic base whose surface has been roughened, said hydrophilic film having a h... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7097549 | Polishing pad A polishing pad is described as comprising, (a) particulate polymer which can be chosen from particulate thermoplastic polymer (e.g., particulate thermoplastic polyurethane), particulate crosslinked polymer (e.g., particulate crosslinked polyurethane and/or particul... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7087288 | Layered silicate material and applications of layered materials with porous layers Layered silicate materials and applications are disclosed. In one aspect, the invention features layered silicate materials having pores that run generally perpendicular to the layers. In another aspect, the invention features composite materials including layered f... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7074480 | Porous body and method of manufacturing the same A nanostructure is a porous body comprising a plurality of pillar-shaped pores and a region surrounding them, said region being an oxide amorphous region formed so as to contain C, Si, Ge or a material of a combination of them. Such a nanostructure can be used as fu... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070855 | Porous material and production process thereof There are provided a porous material and a process for producing the same. The porous material has a plurality of columnar pores and an area surrounding the pores, and the area is an amorphous area containing C, Si, Ge or a combination thereof. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066801 | Method of manufacturing a fixed abrasive material Provided is a method for manufacturing a fixed abrasive material suitable for use in CMP planarization pads from an aqueous polymer dispersion that also includes abrasive particles that involves frothing the polymer dispersion, applying the froth to a substrate, mol... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7045205 | Device based on coated nanoporous structure A nanostructured apparatus may include a mesoporous template having an array of regularly-spaced pores. One or more layers of material may conformally coat the walls to a substantially uniform thickness. Such an apparatus can be used in a variety of devices includin... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7026046 | Component comprising submicron hollow spaces An optical component or an analytical platform includes a substrate, an array of microstructures on the substrate and microchannels formed by side walls of adjacent microstructures, a width of the microchannels varies as a function of distance to the substrate, the ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014735 | Method of fabricating a belt and a belt used to make bulk tissue and towel, and nonwoven articles and fabrics A method for manufacturing a belt and a belt for use in the production of bulk tissue and towel, and of nonwoven articles and fabrics, requires the application of a sacrificial material onto a base substrate in a predetermined pattern which is to be imparted onto pr... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7001435 | Leather treatment An improved method for dyeing leather wit propylene glycol monomethyl ether (PGME) systems comprising adding polyacrylate resins base, C-3 and C-4 alcohols, and n-butyl acetate and negating the need for aqueous compositions, Teflon dispersions, dibutyl phthalate, an... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994885 | Optical filter comprising solar blind dyes and UV-transparent substrates The invention provides an optical filter comprising: a. an organic, solar blind filter dye; and b. a UV-transparent, non-scattering and chemically stable substrate. The substr... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6974625 | Oxidized zirconium on a porous structure for bone implant use A composition, a medical implant constructed from the composition, and a method of making the composition are described. The composition is a composite material, comprising a porous, reticulated, open cell network having at least part of its surface coated with blue... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6960616 | Expanded porous thermoplastic polymer membranes Open-celled membranes from thermoplastic polymers are prepared from foamed polymer melts by extrusion through a die and particulary suitable for filtration. ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6946185 | Use of collapsible microspheres to create texture in surface coverings Surface coverings and surface covering components that include a textured transparent or translucent wear layer and a design layer, where the design layer is printed with an ink that includes collapsible microspheres, are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of man... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6910951 | Materials and methods for chemical-mechanical planarization Provided are materials and methods for the chemical mechanical planarization of material layers such as oxide or metal formed on semiconductor substrates during the manufacture of semiconductor devices using a fixed abrasive planarization pad having an open cell foa... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6899945 | Entangled single-wall carbon nanotube solid material and methods for making same Buckyrock is a three-dimensional, solid block material comprising an entangled network of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNT), wherein the block comprises greater than 75 wt % SWNT. SWNT buckyrock is mechanically strong, tough and impact resistant. The single-wall c... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6893695 | Waterproof/breathable moisture transfer composite and liner for snowboard boots, alpine boots, hiking boots and the like The waterproof/breathable moisture transfer liner for a snowboard boot includes an inner liner selected from technically advanced fabrics which are carefully selected. A series of layers are provided outside the inner liner including foam material layers, breathable... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6890616 | Ceramic honeycomb filter and its structure A ceramic honeycomb filter comprising a ceramic honeycomb structure having porous partition walls defining a plurality of flow paths for flowing an exhaust gas through the porous partition walls to remove particulates from the exhaust gas, wherein one end of each fl... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6884500 | Component comprising submicron hollow spaces An optical component or an analytical platform includes a substrate, an array of microstructures on the substrate and microchannels formed by side walls of adjacent microstructures, a width of the microchannels varies as a function of distance to the substrate, the ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6866925 | Mesostructured material incorporating particles of nanometric dimensions The invention concerns a heat-stable ordered mesoporous or mesostructured material comprising a mineral phase wherein are dispersed particles of nanometric dimension at least partly crystaline, the global crystallinity index of said mesostructured or ordered mesopor... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6863983 | Layered silicate material and applications of layered materials with porous layers Layered silicate materials and applications are disclosed. In one aspect, the invention features layered silicate materials having pores that run generally perpendicular to the layers. In another aspect, the invention features composite materials including layered f... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6858289 | Optical filters comprising solar blind dyes and UV-transparent substrates The invention provides an optical filter comprising: a. an organic, solar blind filter dye; and b. a UV-transparent, non-scattering and chemically stable substrate. The substrate may be a UV-transparent n... | 02/22/2005 |
