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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8105685 | Roofing cover board, roofing panel composites, and method A roofing system includes a layer of insulation boards overlying a roof deck, and a layer of cover boards overlying the insulation boards. The insulation boards include a polyisocyanurate or polyurethane foam material that has a first density. The cover boards inclu... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7811663 | Roofing cover board, roofing panel composites, and method A prefabricated cover board has a high-density polymer or predominantly polymer material core layer having a density between 4 lbs/ft3 and 25 lbs/ft3. A prefabricated roofing panel composite includes the cover board and an insulation board that... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7799418 | Transverse-direction, elastomeric, breathable film The present invention provides a multilayer film preferably comprising two skin layers, each preferably comprising low density polyethylene, two outer core layers, preferably comprising an additive and a styrene block copolymer, and an inner core layer preferably co... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7718253 | Roofing cover board, roofing panel composite, and method A prefabricated cover board has a high-density polymer or predominantly polymer material core layer having a density between 6 lbs/ft3 and 25 lbs/ft3. A prefabricated roofing panel composite includes the cover board and an insulation board that... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7709082 | Electrodes, printing plate precursors and other articles including multi-strata porous coatings, and method for their manufacture The invention relates to an article of manufacture which includes a substrate, and on at least one surface thereof, a porous coating which has a total thickness in the range of up to about 50 microns and which consists of a plurality of discrete adjacent strata, whe... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7384685 | Compressible plate for flexographic printing and method for obtaining same The invention concerns a compressible plate for flexographic printing, designed to be positioned on a support cylinder of a printing machine. The invention is characterised in that said plate (1) comprises a photopolymer layer (10) and a compressible l... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7374679 | Asymmetric porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane for a filter The present invention provides an asymmetric porous PTFE membrane for a filter having little change over time and conventionally known properties of a porous PTFE molded article such as water permeability resistance, air permeability, sealing properties and electric... | 05/20/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7323243 | Waterproof/breathable technical apparel The apparel is constructed from various combinations of layers of materials with moisture transfer properties. A first liner of moisture transfer fabrics abuts a second layer of structural material such as a foam. The second layer can abut a breathable membrane and/... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311933 | Packaging material for inhibiting microbial growth A packaging material used for wrapping foodstuffs and for inhibiting the growth of micro-organisms in foodstuffs, the packaging material having a metal-ion sequestering agent capable of removing designated metals ions from the surfaces of the foodstuffs and from liq... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7288304 | Metallized patch labels A metallized thermoplastic label includes a first skin layer containing a thermoplastic and a first cavitating agent, wherein the first skin layer has a first side and a second side, the first skin layer is cavitated, and the first side of the first skin layer is ad... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7273640 | Highly reflective optical element A reflective optical film comprises a layer containing a polyester voided with inorganic particles such as barium sulfate in a size and an amount sufficient to provide a visible light reflectivity of at least 93%, a void volume of 40 to 70%, the film at least (1) ha... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264855 | Imaging member with vacuous core base The invention relates to an imaging member comprising an image layer and a base material wherein said base material comprises at least one oriented sheet laminated to a core sheet comprising a vacuous composite of polyolefin and polyester having a density of less th... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255763 | Process for making fibrous web having inelastic extensibility Component thermoplastic synthetic fiber having inelastic extensibility as well as fiber diameter of 5-20 μm constituting a fibrous web is obtained by melt spinning a mixture of two or more thermoplastic synthetic resins each having a number-average molecular weight... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7247369 | Fluid repellent microporous materials Microporous articles formed by thermally induced phase separation from a diluent in combination with a thermoplastic polymer and a fluorochemical additive providing novel fluid repellent articles. Such articles are useful in clothing, barrier membranes, optical film... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7235291 | Expandable thermoplastic resin product, method for manufacture of expandable thermoplastic resin product and thermoplastic resin foam A thermoplastic resin foam, which is high in thickness-direction compressive strength and low in flexural modulus of elasticity, can be set pliably along a curved applicable portion such as body's outer surface, and can effectively absorb an impact force imparted fr... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226657 | Element provided with a fibrin layer, preparation and use thereof An element provided with a layer based on fibrin- or fibrinogen-containing material, said element comprising (a) a hydrophobic or substantially hydrophobic support, which has a porous part with a thickness of 0.1 to 5 mm, and whose pores, extending across its thickn... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7208216 | Disposable cutting sheet A disposable cutting sheet for cutting and preparation of food items thereon includes a first cut resistant layer having an absorbent ply and a thermoplastic ply, wherein the thermoplastic ply includes a plurality of apertures therethrough. The sheet further include... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7189299 | Thermal-dye-transfer label capable of reproducing flesh tones Processes for making a pragmatic label, a receiver sheet for making such a pragmatic label, and intermediates thereof are described. The receiver sheet comprises a pragmatic pre-label sheet, a lower strippable carrier, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer between sai... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7169451 | Gas-permeable membrane Novel gas-permeable membranes which are particularly useful in the packaging of fresh cut fruit and vegetables, and other respiring biological materials. The membranes have an O2 permeability of at least 775,000 ml/m2.atm.24 hrs, a P10 | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165374 | Wall system and method A multi-layer wall panel includes a core filler material surrounded by two plastic sheets. Each sheet includes three-dimensional texture formed to resemble masonry or other desired aesthetics. A layer of concrete may be disposed between each sheet and the filler mat... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7153564 | Method of producing a vehicle interior lining and vehicle interior lining A vehicle interior lining having very good sound absorbing properties and is air-permeable to air comprises an outside decorative layer, a barrier layer arranged on the rear side of the decorative layer, and a foamed layer which directly adjoins the barrier layer an... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147911 | Waterproof/breathable technical apparel The apparel is constructed from various combinations of layers of materials with moisture transfer properties. A first liner of moisture transfer fabrics abuts a second layer of structural material such as a foam. The second layer can abut a breathable membrane and/... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7138172 | Metallizable white opaque films, metallized films made therefrom and labels made from the metallized films A multilayer, metallizable, white opaque film suitable for use in forming metallized plastic labels for bottles and other containers includes at least a internal core layer and opposed outer skin layers. One of the outer skin layers is a non-voided layer having a su... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7124466 | Particle capture system A particle capture system includes a container sized to receive a structural disc drive component. A fixture is able to maintain the disc drive component within a spray zone in the container, and a first nozzle in the container is connected to a fluid source and is ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7108791 | High-resolution virus removal methodology and filtration capsule useful therefor The present invention provides a high-resolution membrane-based method for removing a virus from a manufactured protein-containing solution, the method being particularly characterized by its capacity to be performed quickly (i.e., as measured by flux) and efficient... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7094462 | Base material for wiping sheet A base material for a wiping sheet on which powder is to be supported, wherein the ratio of the average pore diameter (D) of the surface of the base material while dry as measured by the mercury penetration method to the average particle diameter (d) of the powder, ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094460 | Imaging element with improved surface and stiffness The present invention relates to an imaging member comprising an imaging layer and a base wherein said base comprises a polymer sheet having at least one oriented polymer core and adhered thereto at least one unoriented polymer layer. Another embodiment relates to a... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7078088 | Disposable cutting sheet A disposable cutting sheet for Processing food items thereon includes a cut-resistant layer including a thermoplastic material ply and an absorbent ply, wherein the first layer has a surface area and wherein the thermoplastic material of the first layer includes a p... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7063879 | Disposable cutting sheet A disposable cutting sheet for processing food items thereon includes a first cut-resistant layer having a first surface area and including a first absorbent ply and a thermoplastic material ply. The cutting sheet further includes a second layer having a second surf... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063880 | Sheet material and manufacturing method and apparatus therefor A method of manufacturing a single use processing substrate includes the step of extruding a first layer having ridges and troughs between the ridges. The method further includes the steps of placing a second layer into the troughs while the first layer is pliant an... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7060362 | Labels and labeling process This invention relates to labels. In one embodiment, the labels comprise a polymer facestock layer, a nano-porous layer underlying the facestock, and a metal layer overlying the facestock or underlying the facestock between the facestock and the nano-porous layer. I... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7060746 | Particulate carbonates and their preparation and use in breathable film The present invention is a method of producing a breathable film including producing an inorganic filler by treating particles of an inorganic particulate material comprising an alkaline earth metal carbonate compound by reaction with a hydrophobizing surface treatm... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056569 | Disposable cutting sheet A cutting sheet for cutting and preparation of food items thereon comprises a first cut-resistant layer having a width and including a first absorbent ply and a first thermoplastic material ply. The thermoplastic material ply of the first layer includes a plurality ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7057352 | Particle holding sheet, method of manufacturing particle holding sheet and organic electroluminescent display having particle holding sheet Moisture absorbent is embedded in a sheet-type support by a centrifugal force. A gas permeable sheet is fixed to one face of the support via an adhesive layer and a protection sheet is fixed to the other face of the sheet-type support via an adhesive layer. In this ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051493 | High modulus, temperature-resistant film for form fill and seal packaging A multilayer film, which is particularly suited to packaging of cheese on a Hayssen® RT packaging machine, has a first layer comprising cyclic olefin copolymer having a glass transition temperature of at least 125° C., and a second layer comprising at least one me... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7043887 | Pre-isolated storage tank for cold liquids A storage tank (100) with a pre-insulated outer tank (110) has been described, and a method for building such. For building a wall (112) of an outertank (110), a formwork (90) is erected with an inner partition (92) to which... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7034380 | Low-dielectric constant structure with a multilayer stack of thin films with pores The present invention describes a structure having a multilayer stack of thin films, the thin films being a low-dielectric constant material, the thin films having pores, and a method of forming such a structure. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029747 | Integral polishing pad and manufacturing method thereof An integral polishing pad includes an elastic support layer and a polishing layer, which is formed on the elastic support layer and has a higher hardness than the elastic support layer. The elastic support layer and the polishing layer are made from materials chemic... | 04/18/2006 |
