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...that in the early 1940s GE engineer James Wright was charged with a task of utmost importance to the war effort: develop a cheap substitute for rubber that could be used to produce tires, gas masks and a whole host of military gear. Wright tackled the task diligently -- and wound up inventing Silly Putty.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7514133 | Label having transparent and opaque areas A strip-shaped label has a transparent plastic film layer partially covered by an opaque film layer. A window area not covered by the opaque film layer remains. The film layers are bonded to one another using an adhesive layer. Before attachment, the label is positi... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7422782 | Peelable/resealable packaging film The present invention describes a multilayer film suitable for use in packaging applications comprising at least a polymeric first layer having a first surface and an opposing second surface wherein the polymeric first layer comprises a heat-sealable, water-insolubl... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7416768 | Flexible film packaging having removable strip Slitters cut through a first layer of film immediately prior to lamination of the first layer to a second layer of film to form a strip therebetween. The degree of bonding between the first and second layers is adjusted so that the strip can be removed without harmi... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7413786 | Adhesive roll cleaner An adhesive roll cleaner 1 comprises a core tube and a plurality of adhesive tapes 3 having an adhesive portion A on one side thereof helically wound around the core tube in a layered configuration with the adhesive portion A out. Each of the adhesive ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7374803 | Band-like matter fastening seal, roll photo film, apparatus and methods for manufacturing a band-like matter unit A band-like matter fastening seal for fixing a wound end of a band-like matter that is wound in a roll form to the body of said band-like matter, includes: a first attaching part adhered to said end of the band-like matter; a second attaching part having an attachin... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7368155 | Non-asphaltic peel and stick roofing product for faster installation The present invention provides a non-asphaltic peel-and-stick roofing membrane for quicker and easier installation to a roof substrate, as well as a method of manufacturing the membrane. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363720 | Marking sheet for cutting drywall The marking sheet for cutting drywall provides an adhesive sheet having a marking layer formed of a transferable medium for transferring an image of an opening to the rear surface of a sheet of drywall. The user may then use the transferred image as a template for c... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7351457 | Protective cover sheet for label assembly and label assembly with said cover sheet A cover sheet for protecting unprinted labels of a label assembly includes a number of removable shields that overlie the unprinted labels during printing. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7332641 | Interlaced compositions and methods of production Disclosed are methods for producing an interlaced device or composition which includes at least a first and a second interlaced element. Each interlaced element includes a mated first and second part, the first part having two termini and the second part having two ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329446 | Drill stack formation The present invention provides a structure. The structure includes a stack of sheets. Successive sheets in each pair of successive sheets of the stack are coupled to each other by a removable adhesive. The removable adhesive is also disposed on top and bottom surfac... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329448 | Adhesive pads for footwear An adhesive pad kit for footwear has at least two pairs of thin adhesive backed pads in which the pads in one pair have one predetermined shape wherein the length is at least twice as long as the width, and the pads in the second pair have a different predetermined ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322159 | Floor plank The floor plank is a laminate of two layers of flexible plastic sheet material laminated together in offset relationship to define an offset marginal portion for each of the layers. Each of the offset marginal portions have oppositely facing adhesive coated surfaces... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7318952 | Resin coated flexible substrates for printing high temperature resistant images Disclosed are resin coated flexible substrates, such as labels, including spine labels for CDs and DVDs which are adapted for thermal transfer printing, methods for preparing and printing on these resin coated flexible substrates and the printed substrates obtained ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7311956 | Laminate and method used for applying a design to a substrate A laminate for use in decorating a receptor surface (e.g., a window) comprising a piece of decorative sheet material with a layer of aggressive pressure sensitive adhesive on its rear surface and a release liner over that layer of adhesive; and a flexible, temporary... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309082 | Document sheet with recessed cavity and window to allow two-sided printing of an object received therein A document sheet with a removably attached object thereon having simplified inexpensive construction and having a reduced cross-sectional thickness enabling use of the sheet in printers without the risk of jamming the printer. The document sheet also allows both sid... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306837 | Heat resistant labeled product and method An ovenable package contains an ovenable product and has a display surface mounting a self-adhesive ovenable label, for example, presenting a coupon or other product promotional item. The ovenable label has at least two layers including a promotional layer defining ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7299599 | Roofing component adhering assembly and method A roofing component adhering assembly includes a bitumen layer having first and second major surfaces and at least a first release sheet substantially coextensive with the first major surface of the bitumen layer. The first release sheet is separable from the first ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7258368 | Extended text wrap label and method of manufacture thereof An extended text wrap label includes a base ply and at least one top ply. The base ply has a first lengthwise dimension, a first widthwise dimension, a top surface that is capable of bearing graphic images, and a bottom surface that is capable of bearing graphic ima... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252092 | Method and device for using styling tape for body and hair accessorizing A method of using styling tape for body part and hair accessorizing is disclosed. The method may include cutting a self-adhesive tape into a strip or other elongate shape and stretching it to obtain at least some tension. The user may wrap the self-adhesive strip ar... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246823 | Business form with label stock and message bearing stock A business form according to the present invention including a ply of label stock, a ply of release liner stock, and a ply of message or record bearing stock, may be configured as either a continuous or cut sheet form. The ply of label stock has one side coated with... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237302 | Wrap around furniture guide A furniture glide is provided for mounting to a leg of a piece of furniture. The furniture glide having an inner surface for engaging a bottom of the leg of the piece of furniture and an outer surface for engaging a supporting surface. A first and second sidewalls p... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7236093 | Method for the manufacture of a smart label inlet web, and a smart label inlet web The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of a smart label inlet web, in which method a smart label is protected from external effects with a surface film coated with an adhesive, the adhesive being in contact with the smart label. The adhesive is cured ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232501 | Laminate sheet, laminate sheet roll, and producing methods therefor An adhesive sheet 301A having a predetermined form is laminated onto a long release sheet 2A, and a protective member 5A which is thicker than the adhesive sheet 301A is provided in a position so as not to overlap the adhesive sheet 30... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7214891 | Method and apparatus for printing merchandising information A weighing scale which includes a label printer for printing labels having a detachable portion. A label cassette is easily inserted or removed from the weighing scale. The label cassette is changed depending on the type of label to be printed. Standard labels can b... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7204449 | Cover strip The invention concerns a cover strip for at least partially covering an adhesive tape in the contact area with a drive belt for automatic reel change, comprising two longitudinal edges, a front side and a rear side, characterized in that positioning aids are placed ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201820 | Flexible flashing for multiplanar building surfaces The invention pertains to a novel method for flashing a door, window, ductwork or other rough opening in a building surface. The method involves the use of a tape strip having a continuous, non-perforated, machine-direction-splittable plastic release sheet liner whi... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7178306 | Single ply roofing systems and methods of constructing them A single ply flexible membrane roofing system secured to a roof deck has a first membrane secured to the roof deck by fasteners. The membrane system includes a second membrane with an edge portion overlapping the first membrane edge which can be “factory” weld-b... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172220 | Extended text label for a tube container and method of manufacture thereof An extended text label is provided for a tube container, wherein the tube container includes a product dispensing end and a filling end opposite the dispensing end. The filling end is adapted to be sealed by a crimp method, subsequent to filling the tube container w... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7166345 | Destructible privacy label A destructible privacy label includes a sheet-like member having an upper surface and an adhesive lower surface. The upper surface is adapted for printing indicia thereon. The sheet-like member includes two segments conjoined about a separation line which defines ad... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159348 | Sports stickits A novelty item that can be applied to a person's skin and the item has a plurality of segments which are held in alignment by tabs. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7157127 | Label for stretch wrapped stack A label for adhesive attachment to a stack of articles combined by an exterior substrate. The label includes a label material having a pair of outer label regions, a central label region, a signal surface having indications and an adhesive surface, the adhesive surf... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156941 | Method for transferring a coating onto articles with warped surfaces The method of transferring a coating onto articles having skew surfaces comprises the steps of applying a coating on the articles, which coating is carried by a transfer support that has a pyrolysis temperature lower than a melting temperature of the coating, the co... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152825 | Adhesive tape for flying splice Adhesive tape for the flying splice of flat web material wound up into rolls, said tape having an adhesive face and a nonadhesive reverse and also two longitudinal edges (L1, L2), and having a main carrier coated unilaterally on the face with a self-ad... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153556 | Integrated forms and method of making such forms A form that incorporates either a label or card such that the form can be reliably printed on by the end user and manufactured less expensively. The integrated label form includes a top printable substrate and a liner substrate mated together by an adhesive. The top... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147913 | Display strip The present invention relates to a display strip to hold commodity-containing bags. It can facilitate to make a process of attaching the bags thereto automate. It enables commodity-containing bags to be removed therefrom without having their appearance degraded. The... | 12/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7134375 | Visual assistance guide system for disrupter placement and method of use A visual assistance guide system for placement of a disrupter device for explosive ordinance disposal includes a checkerboard base and adhesive containing areas on the base. One of the adhesive containing areas is used to secure a disrupter device on the base. The c... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7132159 | Controlled droplet formed layered structures A laminate, comprising a substrate and at least two controlled droplet-formed layers further comprising an array of discrete placed material volumes having a thickness extent, each material volume having a selected magnitude and a selected position relative to adjac... | 11/07/2006 |
| 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 |
