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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364042 | Packaging material A packaging material comprising a plurality of flexible strips of material integrally interconnected to one another along one end thereof so as to form a unitary mass and so that the strips of material are intertwineable with one another to form a resilient tuft. Th... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7179526 | Plasma spraying Plasma spraying, apparatus for plasma spraying, and methods of plasma spraying. ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7037830 | PVD deposition process for enhanced properties of metal films A physical vapor deposition sputtering process for enhancing the preferred orientation of a titanium layer uses hydrogen before or during the deposition process. Using the oriented titanium layer as a base layer for a titanium, titanium nitride, aluminum inte... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7014922 | Rubberized fabric with reinforcing metal strap made of a shape-memory material A rubberized fabric for a tire belt includes an elastomeric material and at least one reinforcing metal strap in the elastomeric material. The at least one reinforcing metal strap is made of a shape-memory material. The at least one reinforcing metal strap is orient... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6940497 | Portable electronic reading apparatus An electronic book, having a single screen, employs an electric field addressable, rewritable, colorant, preferably a bistable molecular colorant, for providing printed pages sequentially to a reader. The electronic book includes the rewritable screen coupled to an ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6743844 | Spill resistant carpet backing An aqueous dispersed polymeric composition for preparing the spill resistant carpet backing is provided. The aqueous dispersed polymeric composition of the present invention comprises an aqueous dispersed polymeric material, an inorganic filler, and a hydrophobic co... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6663921 | Collapsible Christmas tree A novel decorative structure includes a length of strand material, having a plurality of individual strands twisted with respect to one another and fixed with respect to one another near a first end of the strands, and a twisting member having a plurality... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6604309 | Illuminated display and a method of forming same An illuminated display for use as an advertising medium is provided in the invention comprising a first layer of light transmissible material, a second layer of woven fabric, a third layer of light transmissible material bonded to the first layer of light... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6599591 | Flexible artificial tree and methods of making same An artificial palm tree having a planar base, a central support, an exterior covering and a separable crown. The central support of the artificial palm tree has one end flexibly affixed to the planar base. An exterior covering constructed around the centr... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6117503 | Method of making an artificial tree The invention is a process of simulating rough bark on an artificial tree comprising the steps of coating the artificial tree surface with a thin layer of plastic foam and exposing the foam to a blast of concentrated heat sufficient to collapse part of th... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6083590 | Three dimensional embroidered wall border strip A decorative border strip for adorning room walls consisting of a three dimensional embroidered strip having a single layer of yarns inter-engaged in a weblike transparent repetitive pattern inter-engaging with multi-layered yarns interlaced to form non-t... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6015086 | Whip with a braided handle and method of fabrication A whip with a braided handle and method of fabrication which includes a generally cylindrical handle portion. The handle portion has an inboard end and an outboard end and is fabricated of a braided rope construction which comprises a plurality of single ... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6015598 | Three-dimensional structure covered with a planar film tape The invention refers to a three-dimensional structure, covered with strips of flat film, consisting of a core or main body, which can be of any shape; a continuous strip of flat film with an exterior finish that is attractive to the eye, which completely ... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5851613 | Absorbent filter paper stick An essentially homogeneous, water-resistant, water-absorbent rod, containing a cohesive spiral winding of water-resistant, water-absorbent sheet material, in which the rod can absorb at least 50% by weight of water when placed in water at 23° C. for one ... | 12/22/1998 |
| 4996087 | Personalized ornament having a design outline The invention relates to a method of making decorative ornaments of personalized nature. The method provides for the use of a three-dimensional ornament which is covered by a coating having acrylic resin and then one-color outline of a design is printed o... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4678835 | Coating composition containing an ungelled reaction product as a curative A coating composition contains at least 15 percent by weight of an ungelled reaction product of: (i) at least 2 percent by weight of an amine having in a molecule thereof at least one amino hydrogen atom, and at least one silicon atom directly bonded to a... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4421818 | Articulated fabric formed by self-assembling fibers A patterned, nonwoven, articulated fabric exhibiting a substantially uniform texture and comprised of a multiplicity of synthetic fiber elements, the opposing free ends of each of said synthetic fiber elements being joined to one another to form substanti... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4359494 | Flexible sheet material with raised decorative pattern A raised decorative pattern is formed on a fabric by cutting spaced-apart slits side-by-side in a row in the fabric thereby to form in sequence first, second, third, and further strips as required of the fabric between adjacent slits and successively knit... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4351093 | Method of making modular yarncraft A modular yarn craft system is provided wherein preformed central sections having a plurality of rods extending outward therefrom are mateably connectable with each other or tubular members so as to provide a connection zone between the elements having a ... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4331721 | Decorative holder A decorative holder for an implement such as a pen, pencil, or thermometer comprising an interwoven base portion including a series of substantially concentric tiers of loops and supporting means for supporting the implement. The holder is made by a metho... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4309464 | Personalized decorative ornament A personalized decorative ornament is provided which includes high sheen strand material spirally wound in individual side-by-side windings about the smooth exterior surface of a three dimensional core, a barrier coating covering the windings of strand ma... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4304620 | Method of applying decorative windings to fishing rods Decorative windings are applied to a fishing rod shaft utilizing a combination of a painted area to which a decal and accent thread windings are applied.... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4027057 | Sunburst wall plaque or the like and method of making the same A sunburst array of radially extending elements, such as fan foldable woven wood slates, connected along their radially extending sides, have means such as rigid panels securing the radially inner ends of the rigid elements and maintaining them in a subst... | 05/31/1977 |
