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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8017234 | Structural object coated with superhydrophobic nanostructure composite and process for producing the same The present invention relates to a structural object coated with a superhydrophobic nanostructure composite, the structural object being obtained by densely coating a surface of a solid substrate having a desired shape with a nanostructure obtained by combining a po... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7413804 | Braid-reinforced hollow fiber membrane A method of coating a polymeric resinous thin film on the surface of a tubular braid reinforcing material, wherein a polymeric resinous coating material is spin coated on the surface of an annular braid, the coated braid is extruded into the air, and the coating mat... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7351338 | Porous membrane of vinylidene fluoride resin and process for producing the same There is provided a porous membrane of vinylidene fluoride resin which has pores of appropriate size and distribution and also excellent mechanical strength represented by tensile strength and elongation at break and is useful as a microfiltration membrane or a sepa... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341679 | Organic positive temperature coefficient thermistor and manufacturing method therefor An organic positive temperature coefficient thermistor 10 having at least a pair of electrodes 2 and 3 positioned facing each other and a thermistor element 1 having a positive temperature coefficient of resistance which is positioned bet... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7285591 | Polymer-nanotube composites, fibers, and processes Disclosed are processes for preparing nanotube composite materials and fibers that provide exceptional nanotube alignment and dispersion. The disclosed processes include contacting nanotube dispersions with polymer melts. Also disclosed are nanotube composite fibers... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273501 | Fiber structure having high whiteness and high moisture-absorbing and releasing property, and method for production thereof A highly white and highly moisture absorptive and desorptive fibrous structure where a moisture absorptive and desorptive synthetic fiber having a saturated index of moisture absorption of 10% by weight or more at 20° C. and 65% RH is blended, characterised in that... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267872 | Braid-reinforced hollow fiber membrane A braid-reinforced hollow fiber membrane which includes a reinforcing material of a tubular braid and a polymer resinous thin film coated on the surface of the reinforcing material. The polymer resinous thin film has a skin layer with micro pores having a diameter i... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264862 | Soiling detector for fabrics A fabric is formed of yarns having soiling-hiding and soiling-prone characteristics which are visually distinct one from the other in the surface of the fabric once the fabric has been soiled. The soiling-prone yarns comprise yarns formed of multi-lobal fibers or fi... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264876 | Polymer-wrapped single wall carbon nanotubes The present invention relates to new compositions of matter and articles of manufacture comprising SWNTs as nanometer scale conducting rods dispersed in an electrically-insulating matrix. These compositions of matter have novel and useful electrical, mechanical, and... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7254933 | Anti-collapse system and method of manufacture A reinforced flexible pipe having a tubular core member and a plurality of reinforcing tape members wrapped on the core member; the innermost tape member includes a plurality of openings that communicate with the external surface of the core member; and a polymer ma... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7233249 | Multi-bit encoded glass-coated microwire and articles composed thereof A glass-coated amorphous metallic microwire is encoded with multi-bit digital information. Encoding is achieved magnetically, optically or through a combination of magnetic and optical encoding processes. Magnetic encoding is carried out by modifying the constituent... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229077 | Ordered elastomeric composite material Ordered elastomeric composites comprise an ordered arrangement of a number of first elastomeric phases distributed uniformly within a continuous matrix second elastomeric phase. The second phase can be formed from an elastomeric material that is relatively harder th... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226649 | Laser weldable flexible medical tubings, films and assemblies thereof The present invention provides a tubing assembly having a sidewall having a first layer. The first layer is fabricated from a first polymer blend comprising a first component of a material not thermally responsive to laser beam and selected from the group consisting... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7169450 | Enrobed core An enrobed a core, such as a tablet core, that has a coating made of one or more patterned films each having portions that are visually distinct (e.g., differently colored) from one another and having a transition line segment between these visually distinct portion... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7147904 | Expandable tubular fabric An expandable tubular fabric formed by heat setting a plurality of thermoplastic yarns producing drawn thermoplastic yarns, arranging these yarns in an array and in juxtaposed positions and moving them in a first direction. Extruding at least one filament along a ci... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144624 | Dendritic fiber material A thermal interface includes nanofibrils. The nanofibrils may be attached to a flat base or membrane, or may be attached to the tip portions of larger diameter fibers. The nanofibrils have a diameter of less than about 1 micron, and may advantageously be formed from... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7132161 | Fiber adhesive material A fiber velvet comprising nano-size fibers or nanofibrils attached to micro-size fibers is disclosed. Methods of manufacturing the velvet as well as various uses of the velvet are also described. For example, the fiber velvet can be used as a thermal interface or as... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7105228 | Method for making shaped structures with internally coated cavities The present invention relates to a method for making shaped structures with internally coated cavities with an inside diameter in the nanometer to micrometer range and the shaped structure obtained thereby. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097905 | Microcellular foamed fiber, and a process of preparing for the same The present invention discloses microcellular fibers, in which microcells are formed with a density of more than 107 cells/cm3 with a supercritical fluid introduced into fiber forming polymers and have a rate of volume expansion of 1.2 to 50, r... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7081273 | Method for producing defect free composite membranes A defect free semipermeable composite membrane having excellent integrity and high water permeability is provided. Said composite membrane comprises an inside support layer to provide sufficient mechanical strength; an outside barrier layer to provide selective sepa... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7074301 | Chemically cross-linked cellulose fiber and method of making same The present invention relates to cross-linked cellulosic fiber having improved absorbency characteristics when compared to conventional cross-linked fibers. The cross-linked cellulosic fiber is obtainable by reacting pulp in the sheet or fluff form with one or more ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7048901 | Electrical connection structure, production method thereof, and electric wiring method An electrical connection structure that is able to electrically connect wiring to a biopolymer, a production method of the electrical connection structure, and an electric wiring method which is able to perform wiring on a nanometer-scale. A first aspect of the prod... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7014899 | Roller for use in a fusing station A fusing-station member, which member can be a compliant fuser roller or a compliant pressure roller, for use in a fusing station of an electrostatographic machine, and which member includes a base cushion layer formed on a core member, with the base cushion layer c... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008563 | Polymer-wrapped single wall carbon nanotubes The present invention relates to new compositions of matter and articles of manufacture comprising SWNTs as nanometer scale conducting rods dispersed in an electrically-insulating matrix. These compositions of matter have novel and useful electrical, mechanical, and... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7008678 | Roller for a fusing station A fusing-station member, which member can be a compliant fuser roller or a compliant pressure roller for use in a fusing station of an electrostatographic machine, and which member includes a base cushion layer formed on a core member, with the base cushion layer co... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001653 | Fusing-station roller A controlled modulus fusing-station member inclusive of a durable, tough, elastically deformable layer incorporating hollow flexible filler particles. The elastically deformable layer is preferably a single layer on a substrate, the substrate preferably a core membe... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7001664 | Method and apparatus for high denier hollow spiral fiber An apparatus and method for producing self-texturing hollow fiber that exhibits a desirable tendency to coil rather than to bend sharply or zig-zag. In one embodiment the invention is a spinneret for the production of hollow filament having first and second curved s... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6964798 | Multi-layered polymer based thin film structure for medical grade products A multiple layer structure comprising a first and a second skin layer, each skin layer composed of a polypropylene containing polymer, and a radio frequency (“RF”) susceptible layer adhered to and between the first and second skin layers. The RF layer has a firs... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6960388 | Electrical distribution system components with fire resistant insulative coating Aqueous coating compositions containing a film-forming polymer, at least one flame retardant or smoke suppressant, glass or ceramic microballoons, and expandable flake graphite may be applied to building components pre- or post-installation, and provide a flexible a... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955024 | Filament wound structural light poles A one-piece, unitary, elongate, tubular light pole. The elongate light pole defines a central axis and is constructed from a filament-wound composite of fiber-reinforced bonding agent and has a wall thickness of less than ¾ inch, and preferably ⅜ inch. The pole i... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6951687 | Multifunctional product markers and methods for making and using the same Disclosed are multi-functional markers for use on various products, particularly products which have one or more visually indistinguishable characteristics, for identifying and/or providing information about such products, and to processes and materials for making a... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6950615 | Procedure and device for adjusting gloss in print material To regulate the gloss on a print material, and avoid excess release oil, the properties of the fusing medium are measured, and the gloss on the print material is determined on the basis of the measured properties of the fusing medium. ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6946171 | Vacuum IG pillar with lubricating and/or reflective coating A vacuum insulating glass (IG) unit is provided with an array of spacers/pillars between opposing glass sheets. At least some of the spacers/pillars are coated on at least one surface thereof with a dry lubricant and/or reflective material such as silver. This coati... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6939608 | Bulked continuous filament having a three-sided exterior cross-section and a convex six-sided central void and yarn and carpet produced therefrom A bulked continuous filament with a three-sided exterior configuration is characterized in that each side has a smoothly curved contour extending between a first and a second rounded tip with an inwardly extending depressed region being disposed adjacent to each tip... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6905985 | Fabric film for automotive heaters A fabric cartridge for an automotive beating and cooling system. The apparatus includes: a cartridge assembly, the cartridge assembly including a housing; and a single-ply, die cut fabric web disposed therein. In the preferred embodiment, the fabric web includes: a ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6902796 | Elastic strand bonded laminate A simplified elastic laminate is made from nonwovens and is especially suitable for side panels of training pant garments or the like. A plurality of thermoplastic adhesive elastomeric fibers are located between first and second facing webs. The fibers have an elast... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6893579 | Insulation product in particular thermal containing a binder based on phenol-formaldehyde resin and method for making same Insulating product based on mineral wool sized with a binder based on a phenol-formaldehyde resin, in which the binder comprises, as a mixture: 60 to 90 parts by weight of a phenol-formaldehyde resol having a free formaldehyde cont... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6875713 | Moldable composite material and method of producing same A composite textile includes a batting layer, a cushion layer, and a face fabric. The batting layer has high melt temperature and low melt temperature fibers. The cushion layer is needled to the batting layer. The face fabric is bonded to the cushion layer by an adh... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6855424 | Breathable composite elastic material having a cellular elastomeric film layer and method of making same A material and method for providing a laminate of at least two layers to provide breathability and moisture barrier properties without appreciably reducing elastic properties. A first material comprises a woven or nonwoven web and a second material comprises a cellu... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6855425 | Polymer filaments having profiled cross-section The invention provides a profiled polymer filament having an open hollow cross-sectional shape normal to the longitudinal axis of the filament, wherein the cross-section is dimensioned to prevent the filament from interlocking with a second filament of the same cros... | 02/15/2005 |
