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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7824754 | Peeling sheet with adhesive of epoxy acrylate, non-unsaturated resin and bis(methacryloyloxyethyl) hydrogen phosphate An insulating adhesive film and an anisotropically electroconductive adhesive film satisfying low-temperature curability, high adhesion and high reliability are provided. An anisotropically electroconductive adhesive film of the present invention is so configured th... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7763337 | Protective film adhesive A protective floor film adhesive composition includes an acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive having an inherent viscosity in a range of 0.3 dl/g or greater, a cross-linker, and a plasticizer compatible with the acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive. The adhesive compo... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7556850 | Wiring circuit board A wiring circuit board at least contains an electric insulator layer and an electric conductor formed on the electric insulator layer so as to form a predetermined circuit pattern, which further comprises an adhesive layer formed by thermal hardening of the thermose... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7404995 | Contamination-control mat assembly with adhesive-coated sheets and composite polystyrene frame member and anti-slip backing member, and a process for fabricating the same A new and improved contamination-control mat assembly which has a plurality of adhesive-coated sheets disposed upon the upper surface portion of the contamination-control mat assembly, and a new and improved polystyrene frame member, having an acrylic-rubber anti-sl... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7367239 | Piezocable based sensor for measuring unsteady pressures inside a pipe A piezocable-based sensor for measuring unsteady pressures inside a pipe comprises at least one cable extending around at least a portion of a circumference of the pipe. The cable includes a first electrical conductor, a piezoelectric material disposed around the fi... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7351472 | Waterproofing and airtight pressure-sensitive adhesive tape The waterproofing and airtight pressure-sensitive adhesive tape is a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape containing a substrate having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on one side thereof, wherein the substrate is a rubber-made sheet; a film layer having non-self-ad... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7320819 | Sealing strip A sealing strip is intended to seal a gap between two parts which are movable relative to each other. The sealing strip has a surface which is intended to adhere to one of the two parts and which has an adhesive layer. Before it is adhered to the one part, the adhes... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7317134 | Medical adhesive dressing Medical adhesive dressings are disclosed having handle members adhered to polymeric film layers by a layer of adhesive which adheres firmly to the polymeric film layer, but does not adhere to skin or to the silicone coated surface of a release liner. A portion of th... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317501 | Optical film, light reflective film, liquid crystal display panel, method and apparatus for producing an optical film, method of producing a die roller, and method and apparatus for laminating an optical film An object of the invention is to provide a light reflective film which can prevent moire fringes from occurring. A rough face in which a plurality of rows of pyramidal convex portions that are linearly continuous are adjacently formed in parallel with one another is... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7312265 | Acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive composition and pressure sensitive adhesive tape Provided is an acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive composition excellent in pressure sensitive adhesive characteristics and removability and a pressure sensitive adhesive tape using the acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive composition. An acrylic pressure sensitive a... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7294380 | Film for labels that are removable Clear and opaque polymeric film structures for providing clear and opaque labels that are removable, respectively. The film structure includes a core layer and first skin layer, wherein the first skin layer contains a polymeric matrix of a material that allows a lab... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291372 | Release process film A release process film which comprises a base material film and an adhesive layer disposed on one face of the base material film and is used by attaching to a flexible printed circuit board, wherein the adhesive layer is formed with an adhesive comprising an acrylat... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281281 | Dust ruffle stabilizer A dust ruffle stabilizer having a flexible covering for a foundation or box spring. Side sections of the covering include adhesive for removably engaging a corresponding inner side of a skirt of a bed skirt against the adhesive surface the side section. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279057 | Method of finishing a wood substrate The present invention provides a method of finishing a wood surface for exterior exposure of the wood using a finishing film material in the form of a sheet. The finishing film comprises a flexible polymeric sheet material having a first major surface and a second m... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7252867 | Frictional holding pad A frictional holding pad for removably attaching items, such as a cell phone, to a surface, such as a dash, to allow storage of items on the pad to prevent the items from shifting or sliding due to the movement of the support surface. A bottom surface of the pad is ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250210 | Pressure-sensitive adhesives having microstructured surfaces The invention provides pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coated articles, including tapes and transfer coatings, having microstructured surfaces and methods of making pressure-sensitive adhesive articles bearing such microstructured surfaces. The performance propert... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247366 | Masking material The object of the present invention is to provide a masking member which has good heat resistance and can be used repeatedly. To attain this object, the present invention provide a masking member made of a polymer alloy including one or more kinds of engineer... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7198853 | Adhesive sheet of cross-linked silicone, method of manufacturing thereof, and device A cross-linked silicone adhesive sheet has stability of peeling surfaces during peeling protective films away from both sides of the sheet. An adhesive sheet of a cross-linked silicone has protective films on both sides of the sheet. The protective films each have a... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7172808 | Masking material The object of the present invention is to provide a masking member(11) which has good heat resistance and can be used repeatedly. To attain this object, the present invention provides a masking member made of a polymer alloy having a sea-island structu... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169247 | Methods and apparatus for laminating documents A substrate of label stock or the like has pressure sensitive adhesive on one side, covered by release material. The release material is folded back or removed along one edge of the substrate, exposing the pressure sensitive adhesive along that edge. A transparent l... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7160595 | Display strip The present invention is directed to a display strip for allowing a plurality of product-enclosed bags to be attached thereto for the purpose of arrangement and display, which comprises at least a substrate layer and a sealant layer that contains an easy-peelable re... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153557 | Security document with marker The present invention relates to a self-adhesive or thermally bondable security document that can be affixed to an article, characterized in that it comprises at least one medium capable of receiving print on the front side, said medium having, on its reverse side, ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7141285 | Composite construction containing barrier layer This invention relates to a composite construction for use as a label or a tape to be adhered to a second substrate comprising a rubber-based material (e.g., vehicular tire), said composite construction comprising: a first substrate (e.g., paper, polymer film or com... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142361 | Optical material adhesive, film including optical material and projection screen including film An optical material includes an adhesive formed from perfluoroalkylsulfonamidoethyl acrylate, aliphatic urethane acrylate oligomer and acrylate monomer. A film can include a first layer, a second layer disposed on the first layer and a polymerized composition dispos... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7135212 | Adhesive security tape that allows to detect unauthorized broaching of a package A multilayer adhesive tape having a backing based on an oriented thermoplastic film, whose upper face is coated, if desired, with a release coating and to whose lower face the following layers have been applied: a) a primer layer w... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7132143 | Self-adhering modified bitumen underlayment for tile roofs A self-adhering modified bituminous roofing tile underlayment material for tile roof assemblies that comprises an APP modified bitumen compound on the front side, and a factory-applied self-adhesive compound on the back side of a reinforcement carrier sheet, and gra... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7132144 | Fastener tapes Cooperative touch fasteners have a sheet-form base with an upper face and a lower face. Extending outwardly from, and integral with the upper face of the base is a plurality of fastener elements. Additionally, the lower face of the sheet-form base has a pressure adh... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7132142 | Dry paint transfer laminate for use as wall covering This disclosed invention relates to a laminate for use as a wallcovering comprising: a matte release liner having a flexible polymeric matte release backing liner and a matte release coat bonded to the matte release backing liner, and a flexible multi-layer decorati... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125599 | Platform having a non-slip finish A non-slip platform for location adjacent to a body of water providing a person with traction despite the presence of water on the platform, wherein the platform includes an upper portion; a fluid-draining topography at the upper portion that channels the water to m... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7115313 | Self-adhering modified bitumen underlayment for metal roofs A self-adhering modified bituminous underlayment for metal roof assemblies that comprises an APP modified bitumen compound on the front side, and a factory-applied self-adhesive compound on the back side of a reinforcement carrier sheet, and a fabric at least partia... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108911 | Adhesive composition and adhesive sheet To provide an adhesive composition which can effectively improve the thermal-peeling-easy properties and the adhesion properties at low temperature at the same time. An adhesive composition comprising a crystalline polymer which comprises polyol units formed from a ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7095324 | Tamper evident smart label with RF transponder A tamper evident smart label with an RFID or RF transponder. Use of tamper evident label materials in the layered construction of the smart label prevents removal, transferal, replacement and or alteration of the smart label without noticeable evidence of tampering.... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090907 | Adhesive coated label having tactile feel An adhesive coated label includes indicia disposed on a facestock and layers of tactile coating selectively applied to discrete areas of the facestock to create distinct raised portions on the label. The tactile coating may be applied to correspond to the location o... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7087280 | Adhesive transfer device The present invention relates to an adhesive transfer device for selectively making a repositionably adherable substrate from a selected substrate. The device comprises a base substrate, a layer of pressure-sensitive repositionable adhesive disposed on the base subs... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083840 | Adhesive security tape that allows to detect unathorized opening of a packaging A multilayer adhesive tape having a backing based on an oriented thermoplastic film, whose upper face is coated, if desired, with a release coating and to whose lower face the following layers have been applied: a) a primer layer w... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081288 | Tamper-evident, heat resistant cast label stock A heat resistant label stock comprised of an unsupported cast face sheet layer, an adhesive layer and a release liner characterized by a face sheet, an adhesive layer and a release liner. The label stock is generally tamper-evident in that removal destroys or damage... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7081498 | Pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions and constructions The present invention is directed to pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions and pressure-sensitive adhesive constructions fabricated using the pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions. The pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions comprise about 10 to about 40% of ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7070580 | Infusion device and an adhesive sheet material and a release liner An infusion device (1) comprising a housing (3) with an upper face plate (4) and a lower face plate (5) and an adhesive sheet material (101) placed on the lower face plate (5) for securing the infusion device (1) to t... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067174 | Self-adhesive labelstock, a face paper for self-adhesive labelstock, a print carrier and a method for making the face paper and the print carrier for self-adhesive labelstock A self-adhesive labelstock comprises a face paper that has an adhesive layer formed on its one side. The face paper is finished in contact over a long distance with a smooth, hot drying surface, which finishes the smoothness of the paper, such as a Yankee cylinder o... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7052772 | Material for packaging electronic components The present invention provides a material for packaging electronic components. In one embodiment, the packaging material comprises (a) a puncture resistant film having opposed first and second major surfaces; (b) a substantially continuous metal free light transmiss... | 05/30/2006 |