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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7651751 | Building board A building board for use as a ceiling or wall element in house building is characterized by a plurality of OSBs which are disposed side by side and are bonded together in multiple layers. ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7270723 | Microporous breathable elastic film laminates, methods of making same, and limited use or disposable product applications A breathable, elastic film/support layer laminate includes a thermoplastic elastomer film sheet of a thermoplastic elastomer and a filled semi crystalline predominantly linear polymer. The film includes between about 25 and 70 weight percent filler, between about 5 ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261947 | Plywood laminate having improved dimensional stability and resistance to warping and delamination A plywood laminate having dimensional stability and resistance to warping and delamination is formed from a plurality of higher quality plies and a plurality of lower quality plies. The higher quality plies may be of hardwood and the lower quality plies may be of so... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7251918 | Fixing bracket for joining wooden building components A fixing bracket is described for joining wooden building components to each other and to a substrate, particularly of the kind used for joining boards used to cover balconies and decks outdoors. It is essential that the fixing bracket is a double angle consisting o... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7209039 | Decorative surface covering with embedded RF antenna and RF shield and method for making the same A technique is provided for printing an RFID antenna using conductive ink on a substrate and incorporating that substrate as a layer in a decorative surface such as a high pressure decorative laminate. In addition, a technique is provided for incorporating a conduct... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7189442 | Edge band and edge banding process The present invention provides an edge band including a protective layer attached to a wood portion. The wood portion includes a first side and a second side. A first adhesive is disposed between the protective layer and the first side of the wood portion and a seco... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7137229 | Floorboards with decorative grooves Floorboards consisting of a core and a surface layer with decorative joint edge portions which are formed by removing the surface layer. ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7114298 | Roll-up floor tile system and method A plurality of interlocking tile pieces form a generally flat traffic-carrying surface. The tile are locked together in a manner to form a plurality of non-bendable tile joints. The tile includes a hinge or fold line along a first axis and a hinge or fold line along... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6996497 | Method of evaluating logs to predict properties of lumber or veneer produced from the logs A method is disclosed for evaluating logs to predict structural properties and/or warp tendency of lumber or veneer that might be produced from a given log. The method can be used in a forest stand, sorting yard or merchandiser, on-line in a sawmill, or at other loc... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6818286 | Laminate flooring with two layer footfall nose absorption The invention relates to a panel (1) for a floor covering with a layer (2) consisting of a thermoplastic material, which is applied between the underside of the panel (1) and a further layer (3). The further layer consists in particular o... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6794001 | Flooring with a 2-part adhesive A floor surface is described which involves a plurality of planks joined together using a 2-part adhesive system. Pre-applied adhesives on one or more floor panels are further described as well as methods of installing the floor panels to form a floor surface. ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6764733 | Hot bitumen compatible EPDM roofing sheet A roof membrane and a roof system employing a EPDM membrance which is compatible with a bituminous adhesive. The membrance includes an outer layer of polymeric layer such as EPDM bonded to a polyester protective layer which is in turn bonded to a fleecy material. Th... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6740607 | Substrate with stretch and heat sealing properties to make a multidirectional restraint module design The invention is directed to coating a plurality of polyurethane films onto a stretchable knit fabric substrate and heat sealing such substrates together to yield an air curtain or air bag having improved air-holding properties. ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6712896 | Cellulose ester film, optical film, polarizing plate, optical compensation film and liquid crystal display A cellulose ester film comprises (a) an ultraviolet absorbent polymer having at least one of repeating units represented by formulae (1) and (2) and repeating units having ultraviolet absorbent structures represented by formulae (3), (4) and (5), (b) an ultraviolet ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6709733 | Laminated wood panel A wood panel formed by cutting a layer from a laminated blank formed by bonding wood pieces of various colors, shapes, textures, or grain patterns to create artistic effects in the completed panel through use of several alternative construction techniques, and techn... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6569272 | Process for cutting out panels or the like A wood fiber board (6) which is provided with a decorative layer (3) of paper or similar material, and where the length or width value of the decorative layer (3) deviates from its original value after it is applied to the wood fiber board (6), is cut int... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6511727 | Flat strip lamella for reinforcing building components and method for their production Flat strip lamella for reinforcing weight-carrying or weight-transferring building components. It has a composite structure consisting of a plurality of pliant or loose-flex supporting fibers (26) aligned parallel to each other, and a binding matrix (28) ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6497933 | Antistatic composition for use in a label construction An antistatic composition is provided for use with a label construction which includes an organic cationic polyelectrolyte, a binder, and a surfactant. The composition is preferably used in a label construction comprising a polymer film substrate having a... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6428871 | Method of manufacturing decorative wood products from engineered wood products The present invention relates to a method for forming a decorative, resilient, wood product from an engineered structural wood product. The invention includes utilizing a sheet of engineered structural wood product, cutting the sheet lengthwise into plank... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6254951 | Flexible wood fabric and method of manufacture An improved method of treating wood comprising treating a sheet of wood veneer with a conventional stress relieving process, saturating the treated veneer with oil and sealing the saturated veneer to retain the entrained oil. It is found that this treatme... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6248415 | Aqueous polyurethane dispersions having improved water and solvent resistance The present invention relates to aqueous polyurethane dispersions prepared from a polyisocyanate component and one or more isocyanate-reactive compounds wherein at least 5% by weight of polyisocyanate component is a diisocyanate corresponding to formula (... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6156402 | Wooden flooring strip with enhanced flexibility and straightness A wooden flooring strip having a wooden flooring strip, comprising a top surface and a base surface opposed to the top surface, the top surface and the base surface defining between them a predetermined thickness wood flooring material. The predetermined ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6059307 | Skateboard deck and method for making the same A skateboard deck and method for making the same. The skateboard deck is made from a wooden core. The core is made from a plurality of longitudinal portions that are each glued to one or two other horizontally adjacent longitudinal portions, so that they ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6057042 | Organopolysiloxane composition for surface treatment and surface-treated EPDM articles An organopolysiloxane composition for surface treatment comprising (A) a reaction product of (1) a silane and/or a siloxane each having a substituted or unsubstituted amino group bonded to the silicon atom via at least one carbon atom and also having an a... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5993750 | Integrated ceramic micro-chemical plant An integrated micro-ceramic chemical plant having a unitary ceramic body formed from multiple ceramic layers in the green state which are sintered together including the unitary ceramic body defining a mixing chamber and passage means for providing commun... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5989668 | Waterproof laminate panel A waterproof laminate panel is disclosed. The panel includes a decorative layer and a backing layer. The backing layer is composed of at least one resin impregnated layer bound to a waterproofing layer which substantially prevents the penetration and rele... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5935668 | Wooden flooring strip with enhanced flexibility and straightness A wooden flooring strip having a top surface having a decorative finish and a base surface opposed to said top surface. The base surface has a multiplicity of closely spaced-apart scores extending into the flooring strip from the base surface transverse t... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5834081 | Tiles, method of manufacturing tiles from plastic material and equipment for facilitating such manufacture A plastics tile (9) is made up of a plurality of discrete plastics pieces (10, 11, 12) which are shaped relative to each other and assembled together to abut edge to edge in lower regions of the pieces and form a recess above each mutually abutting edge o... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5830549 | Glue-down prefinished flooring product A flooring product for application to a subfloor which includes a wooden flooring component for installation with like flooring components to form a floor. The flooring component has a top surface for being exposed after installation and a bottom surface,... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5827592 | Floor element A floor element for covering a base in which the bearing surface consists of a wood fibre board which is covered with a transparent lacquer coating at least on the bearing surface. This floor element can be laid together with other such floor elements on ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5736227 | Laminated wood flooring product and wood floor A wood flooring product for assembly into a wood floor is disclosed. The flooring product includes a top, decorative layer, an intermediate layer bonded to the top layer, and a base layer bonded to the intermediate layer. The top, intermediate and base la... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5527579 | Wood surface layer for a parquet and method for manufacturing the same The invention relates to a wood surface layer for a parquet and a method for manufacturing the same. A piece of fresh wood is cut in the cross-grain direction into slices or blocks which are carried through a microwave oven. Immediately downstream of the ... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5441786 | Wood flooring system A flooring system including a first layer comprising a cushioning material with structural integrity, a second layer comprising a material adapted to receive a third layer comprising wooden boards wherein the second layer is adhered to the first layer and... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5439749 | Composite wood structure Disclosed is a composite wood structure including (a) first and second spaced layers, and (b) a core interposed between the layers. A sheet-like vapor barrier is between the layers and limits migration of moisture through the barrier to less than about 6 ... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5437934 | Coated cement board tiles A floor including a plurality of tiles inter engaging each other by tongue and groove engagement. The tiles include a cement base portion cut to a desired size for a floor tile and being coated with a waterproof coating to substantially maintain the moist... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5296279 | Self adhesive postage stamp construction There is provided herewith a postage stamp construction of currency size in which a first array of individually removable postage stamps are separated from the second array of individually removable postage stamps by a transverse peel strip.... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5283102 | Laminated wood flooring product and wood floor A wood flooring product for assembly into a wood floor is disclosed. The flooring product includes a top, decorative layer, an intermediate layer bonded to the top layer, and a base layer bonded to the intermediate layer. The top, intermediate and base la... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5238721 | Title structure and method for applying title A tile structure and method for applying tiles to the floor surface of offices, corridors and various rooms in which the surface of a floor to be tiled is covered with a sheet and peripheral side of tiles to be applied are surrounded with an elastic joint... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5213861 | Wooden tile and method for making same Wooden tiles including a plurality of smaller rectangular blocks, flat grain or preferably end grain, are made by providing in each block at least one lateral groove extending parallel to and spaced inwardly from the end edges of the block, at least one l... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5173346 | Foldable sponge mat for surgical applications A surgical floor mat having a plurality of compressed sponge sections with a low profile in a dry condition and a expanded profile in a wet condition for absorbing fluids which fall onto the sponge sections over the course of a surgical procedure. Further... | 12/22/1992 |
