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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7771819 | Multilayer insulated wire and transformer made using the same A multilayer insulated wire has a conductor and two or more extrusion-insulating layers to cover the conductor, wherein at least one layer of the insulating layers other than an innermost layer is formed by a resin mixture containing a polyphenylene sulfide resin (A... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7767299 | Strippable cable shield compositions An insulation shield material is provided having improved performance without the need for expensive additives, complex polymer formulations, or specially prepared carbon black. The semiconductive composition used to make the strippable semiconductive insulation shi... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7687144 | Medical device with adherent coating, and method for preparing same A medical device such as a wire guide has a lubricious and/or therapeutic coating adhered to an etched, carbonaceous polymeric surface, for example a sodium-etched polymer surface. A method for preparing a lubricious and/or therapeutic coating on a medical device in... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7423105 | Fast curing primary optical fiber coatings A curable composition for coating an optical fiber that includes an aliphatic-aromatic oxyglycidyl(meth)acrylate monomeric component, an aliphatic-(hetero)cyclic oxyglycidyl(meth)acrylate monomeric component, or a combination thereof, and an ethylenically unsaturate... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7393881 | Colored radiation curable coating compositions for identifying telecommunications elements and telecommunications elements coated thereby A telecommunication element having a durable color identifying polymeric coating thereon is disclosed. The telecommunication element comprises an elongated communication transmission medium, such as an optical fiber or an optical fiber ribbon, and a radiation cured ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7356911 | Method for producing an insulated wire A method for producing an insulated wire having a cross section of a desired shape, in which a conductor having a cross section of a desired shape is coated with an insulating film, which method comprises: supplying a raw conductor while passing through a rolling un... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351940 | Product with multiple functions, such as on board technology, eg panel or pipe with enhanced systems within The invention relates to a product, which may take a wide variety of forms but which is exemplified by a pipe or a panel. The product has a first function, such as that normally expected of a pipe or a panel, and a second function different from the first. The secon... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344776 | Method for producing cathodes and anodes for electrochemical systems, metallised material used therein, method and device for production of said metallised material The invention relates to the production of composite cathodes and anodes for lithium batteries, and the cathodes and anodes thereby produced. The active mass in the form of a thin film is incorporated into a material, or the active mass together with a matrix metal ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7331311 | Abrasion resistant omnidirectionally reflective rope A flexible abrasion resistant omnidirectionally reflective rope has a central braided high strength core comprising gel fiber or p-aramid fibers that is surrounded by cylindrically braided sleeve of reflective strips composed of narrow width reflective strips that c... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323248 | Environmentally friendly coating compositions for coating composites, coated composites therefrom, and methods, processes and assemblages for coating thereof Disclosed are environmentally friendly, substantially all solids coating compositions which are curable using ultraviolet and visible radiation. In addition, the disclosed coating compositions are suitable for coating composite objects and/or objects comprising comp... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7303814 | Immobilized bioactive hydrogel matrices as surface coatings The present invention is directed to a stabilized bioactive hydrogel matrix coating for substrates, such as medical devices. The invention provides a coated substrate comprising a substrate having a surface, and a bioactive hydrogel matrix layer overlying the surfac... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7294941 | Winding coil assembly of reciprocating motor and manufacturing method thereof A winding coil assembly (6) of a reciprocating motor comprising: an outer stator; an inner stator (2) arranged at an inner circumference surface of the outer stator (2) with a certain air gap; a magnet linearly and movably arranged between the o... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293451 | Sharpness tester A sharpness tester for testing the sharpness of a blade. The tester has a blade holder 19 and a mounting arrangement 21, 22 for mounting a cuttable material 20. The blade holder 19 is mounted by a carriage 18 which is moveable on a... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290668 | Bicomponent fiber wick A bicomponent fiber wick is provided for use in processing an analyte fluid. The bicomponent fiber wick comprises a self-sustaining, fluid transmissive body comprising a plurality of bundled, crimped, bicomponent fibers bonded to each other at spaced apart contact p... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7285675 | N-hydroxyalkyltrimellitimide esters and bis-(trimellitimide) esters and method of making The present invention relates to trimellitic anhydride imide ester, a method of making it, and polyesters or polyamides that can be modified with trimellitic anhydride (TMA) to provide better heat resistance and mechanical properties. With the present invention, the... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7276543 | Radiation curable resin composition The present invention relates to a coated optical fiber comprising a glass optical fiber with a single protective coating or a combination of an inner and an outer primary coating applied thereon and optionally with a colored coating subsequently applied thereon whe... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7271341 | Cable components of silicone comprising glass fibers Cable components of silicone elastomer contain glass fibers having an average length of at least 1 m. The cable components retain substantial strength when exposed to heat or fire. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7256239 | Polymer film A film of a polyethylene produced by polymerization catalysed by a single site catalyst and comprising as comonomers to ethylene at least two C4-12 alpha olefins, preferably but-1-ene and hex-1-ene. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253357 | Pulsed voltage surge resistant magnet wire A magnet wire including at least one conductor and at least one insulating layer. The insulating layer includes (a) at least a polymeric resin; (b) at least a fluorinated organic filler; and (c) at least a non-ionic fluorinated surfactant. The magnet wire is endowed... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250213 | Textured wire tie and methods of making same This invention relates to a textured tie wire product, and more particularly to rebar tying applications, bundling, and packaging applications. The invention also relates to methods of making textured tie wire products. ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7230153 | Multilayer conductive appliance having wound healing and analgesic properties A dressing for promoting healing and pain relief of the body of a living organism having a pathologic condition has at least one layer of conductive material having a resistance no greater than 1000 Ω/cm2. When placed proximate a portion of the body of t... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223469 | Electriplast moldable composite capsule Moldable capsules of a conductive loaded resin-based material are created. The moldable capsules include a conductive element core radially surrounded by a resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material includes micron conductive powder(s), conduct... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221841 | Flame retardant UV cured buffered optical fibers and buffer composition An optical fiber comprising a flame retardant UV light-curable tight-buffer coating coated onto the fiber, wherein said tight-buffer coating is substantially halogen-free, and has a limiting oxygen index of at least about 22%, and wherein said tight-buffer coating i... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7208682 | Electrical cable with foamed semiconductive insulation shield An electrical power cable with a foamed, compressible, semiconductive insulation shield which serves as both a cushioning layer and an electrical shield. ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201944 | Rubber compositions and articles thereof having improved metal adhesion and metal adhesion retention with bright steel A vulcanizable rubber composition having improved metal adhesion and metal adhesion retention properties with bright steel, the improvement wherein from about 0.1 to about 10 parts by weight of a compound selected from the group consisting of aminosilanes and mercap... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7154038 | String-shaped product with connecting and/or fixing means An electric cable is configured as a sensor cable, wherein the lead insulation of the cable has a polymer layer. The sensor cable can be produced by, after extruding the raw cable, cutting the cable into individual cable sections in a non-crosslinked state. The sect... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147506 | Flat film conductors comprising thermoplastic polyurethane The invention relates to flat film conductors comprising thermoplastic polyurethane and stabilised thermoplastic polyurethane comprising antioxidants and metal deactivators, preferably for use in flat film conductors. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7129289 | Hydrolization resistant sizing composition A two-part sizing composition that imparts improved resistance to hydrolysis of reinforced composites including a size composition and a binder composition is provided. The size composition may include one or more coupling agents, one or more lubricants, and at leas... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7122244 | Polyamide-imide resin solution and the use thereof for producing wire enamels The present invention relates to a polyamideimide resin solution preparable by reacting (a) aromatic polycarboxylic acids and/or their anhydrides with (b) aromatic imide- and amide-forming components in cresol at temperatures above 170° C., to the use of this polya... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7105749 | Electric cable and manufacturing process thereof An electric cable for power transmission at low voltage has at least one conductor and an insulating coating surrounding the at least one conductor. The insulating coating has at least two insulating layers. In a radial direction from the inside toward the outside o... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7087277 | Enhanced oxygen barrier performance from modification of ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymers (EVOH) Herein is disclosed a modified ethylene vinyl alcohol polymer (EVOH) comprising an oxygen scavenging functional group. Preferably, the modified EVOH comprises structures IV, V, and VI: wherein x is an integer gre... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7081499 | Electrical insulating material and method for fastening a shaped body An electrical insulating material for use in electrical insulators, for example, for insulated electric wires such as internal wiring of electronic equipment, automobiles or the like, electrical insulating covers produced from the electrical insulating material and ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7078452 | Low smoke emission, low corrosivity, low toxicity, low heat release, flame retardant, zero halogen polymeric compositions Zero halogen polyolefin compositions exhibit low smoke emission, low corrosivity, low toxicity, and low heat release properties, as well as flame resistance and char formation, while simultaneously maintaining favorable electrical insulation properties. Such composi... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074351 | IR-absorbing compositions The present invention provides compositions containing transparent thermoplastic polymer, surface-modified oxide particles with a particle size of less than 200 nm, and organic NIR absorbers. The compositions of the present invention may find use in reducing diather... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7067564 | Coated optical fibers The invention relates to coated optical fibers comprising soft primary coatings and to such primary coatings for protecting glass optical fibers having a sufficient high resistance against cavitation. In particular, the primary coatings have a cavitation strength at... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7060209 | Extrusion method and apparatus for producing a cable An extrusion method and apparatus for producing a cable including at least one core having at least one transmissive element and at least one pair of coating layers arranged at a radially outer position with respect to the core. At least one coating layer of polymer... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7050688 | Fiber optic articles, assemblies, and cables having optical waveguides Fiber optic articles, assemblies, and cables preserve optical performance by using optical waveguides having a core, a cladding, and a coating system according to the present invention. Moreover, the optical articles, assemblies, and cables of the present invention ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7032251 | Crosslinking agent for coated elastomeric articles Disclosed is an elastomeric article, such as a glove, and a process for making the elastomeric articles. The elastomeric articles include a primary matrix including one or more layers of elastomeric polymer, such as a natural or synthetic latex or a block copolymer,... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7031582 | Optical fiber cable and optical fiber cable with plug Disclosed are an optical fiber cable comprising an optical fiber and at least one covering layer formed on the outer periphery of the optical fiber, at least one layer of the covering layer being made of a material comprising a resin component containing a polyamide... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7026373 | Polyamphoteric superabsorbent copolymers A polyamphoteric superabsorbent copolymer made up of polymerizerable acid monomer and of polymerizable base monomer and optionally a supplemental monomer. In particular, the invention includes a radiation curable coating composition that comprises from about 20 weig... | 04/11/2006 |
