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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173236 | Bamboo load bearing panel and method of manufacturing A bamboo load bearing panel includes at least one bamboo panel element. The bamboo panel element includes a bamboo laminate layer with first and second layers of a plurality of bamboo strips having a cortex and pith surface, parallel and longitudinally cut from bamb... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8158232 | Foldable chair pad A chair pad has foldable panels for movement and shipment. A hard wood chair pad forms from multiple elongated rigid planks, processed like hardwood flooring. The chair pad provides a substantially rigid surface that folds easily for transport and shipping. The rigi... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7597947 | Veneered panel The invention relates to a veneered panel (1) having a supporting panel (2) and a veneer which is joined to at least one surface of the supporting panel (2). An overlay (4) is provided on the side of the veneer (3) facing away from... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7507456 | Laminated structural members Cell walls (16) made of wood form a plurality of cells in which a filler material 18 (e.g. foam insulation) is received. Facing members (12, 14) are glued to the sides of the core structure (10). The grain of the wood cell walls (16 | 03/24/2009 |
| 7399510 | Mineral fibre-based sandwich structure and method for the production thereof A sandwich structure (2) comprising a core (20) and two facings (21, 22) between which the core is placed, the core (20) being formed from a mineral-fiber-based product (1) obtained by a process involving internal centrifugation co... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7384675 | Diagonal laminated veneer lumber and method of manufacturing the same A veneer laminated material formed by improving a laminated material formed in a plate or column shape by stacking a plurality of sheet-like veneers overlappingly with each other and adhering them to each other, and a method of manufacturing the veneer laminated mat... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7363846 | Projectile resistant armor A body armor assembly includes a plurality of rigid tiles that are supported in a manner to provide movement and flexibility while still providing the protection of rigid armor. In a disclosed example, a tile holder maintains a plurality of tiles in a selected align... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7351024 | Apparatus and method for binding a book A book binding apparatus for binding a stack of sheets, including a cover element having a first cover section that corresponds to the dimensions of the sheets and a first section of pressure sensitive adhesive and an associated release liner disposed along a first ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7311964 | Inorganic matrix-fabric system and method A method of reinforcing a structural support, includes applying a reinforcement system comprising an AR-glass fibrous layer embedded in an inorganic matrix to the structural support. The AR-glass fibrous layer has a sizing applied thereon, and a resinous coating app... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7246981 | Apparatus and method for making hardcover book A method and apparatus for binding a stack of sheets which can be carried out using a conventional perfect binding machine. A stack to be bound is positioned between a pair of end leafs. Molten hot melt adhesive is then applied to the edge of the stack and to the fi... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7153076 | Method of applying a wrap sheet to a book hardcover and related guide apparatus Apparatus for forming and applying a wrap sheet to a hardcover for a bound book, including a planar guide having a width and length selected such that the planar guide can be uses as a template for cutting the wrap sheet. A reticule is disposed on the planar guide, ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150217 | Protective body armor A cup-shaped protective body armour (10) to give impact protection is in the form of an outer skin (11) and a honeycomb lining (13) formed integrally with each other of a substantially non-deformable material. The honeycomb lining (13) is... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7134822 | Guide apparatus for use in making a hardcover book A guide apparatus for applying a cover to a bound stack of sheets, including a base unit which defines a book receiving surface and a first alignment member having a lower cover stop disposed along a reference line, and a first upper cover stop also disposed along t... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121767 | Rugged foam buoyancy modules and method of manufacture A buoyancy module comprises a multi-layer outer protective shell that has an exterior surface and an interior surface. A first layer of foam buoyancy material is located adjacent to the interior surface. A second layer of foam buoyancy material that includes macrosp... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7067031 | Process for making a ceramic armor plate Disclosed is a process for making a ceramic armor plate. A backing element having a known two-dimensional size is provided. A plurality of ceramic armor tiles are placed side by side to form a layer of ceramic armor tiles on a front surface of the backing element, a... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7029739 | Pre-cut fibrous insulation for custom fitting wall cavities of different widths An elongated fibrous insulation blanket is pre-cut for custom fitting the insulation blanket into wall, floor, ceiling and roof cavities of different widths formed by the framework of a building. The blanket has at least one, preferably two or three, series of cuts ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7008890 | Vapor barrier for use in the thermal insulation of buildings The invention relates to a vapor barrier for use in the thermal insulation of buildings which can be used, in particular, for thermal insulation procedures in new buildings or in the renovation of old buildings. The vapor barrier in accordance with the invention is ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6933037 | Triple laminate roofing shingle A three-layer asphalt composition shingle where the top layer is of a full width, a middle layer is less than the full width, and a bottom layer has a width shorter than the middle layer. The middle and top layers of the shingle have tabs and cutouts. The tabs of ea... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6902788 | Insulation fiber based heat-insulating structure The present invention provides a heat-insulating structure using a fluff-like heat-insulating material such as cellulose insulation fibers, capable of allowing convenient handling and preventing a so-called settling-down phenomenon in which the top of the heat-insul... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6896951 | Compound injection molded high pressure laminate flooring The invention relates to a method for fabricating a decorative laminate panel, wherein the decorative laminate panel includes a decorative laminate layer and a core. The method is achieved by forming a decorative laminate of a predetermined size, placing the decorat... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6860071 | Reinforced stair tread and methods for making same A stair tread having predetermined dimensions including a top and bottom that are at least substantially parallel and substantially planar that includes a nose strip extending the length of the stair tread, having a hardwood appearance at the top, and having an edge... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6844058 | Floor mat including tacky surface with tacky-when-dry and tacky-when-wet properties An advanced floor mat is disclosed. In an embodiment of the present invention, the floor mat includes a cleanable portion. The floor mat may also include a water dissipation component, a water absorbing component, a cushioning component, customized graphics, a trans... | 01/18/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6758567 | One-piece reflective marking sheet A continuously formed, low profiled reflective pavement marker comprising a multiple, inclined, low profiled reflective portions, which are integrally connected by horizontally, positioned reflective sheeting. Each raised reflective portion integrally having multipl... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6748714 | Trilaminate shingles A trilaminate a trilaminate shingle, having a horizontal longitudinal orientation, includes an overlay sheet having series of tabs and cutouts extending horizontally across the shingle. The shingle also includes a middle sheet having a series of tabs and cutouts ext... | 06/15/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6734123 | Polyurethane coated fabrics for use in air-holding vehicle restraint systems The invention is directed to applying a plurality of polyurethane coating layers to a knit, woven or non-woven fabric substrate, following by sealing of two of such coated substrates together by radio frequency sealing, hot air sealing, or ultrasonic sealing to form... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6689443 | Mat construction incorporating recycled constituents and methods of manufacture A dust control mat having a pile surface and a backing layer disposed beneath the pile surface. The pile surface includes segmented portions of pile-forming material salvaged from previously used mat structures and adhered to the backing layer in a predef... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6596362 | Wooden stairtread A wooden stairtread includes an elongate nose member, an elongate tread body, and a tread end member. The nose member is made of higher quality wood and has a connecting end surface and two opposite lateral end surfaces. The tread body has first and secon... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6558765 | Method of manufacturing composite wood flooring A fiber reinforced composite wood board is designed particularly for use in the flooring of truck trailers which experience adverse operating conditions such as from heavy loads of lift trucks on the top side and water spray during rainy periods on the bo... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6558766 | Composite wood flooring A fiber reinforced composite wood flooring is designed particularly for use in van-type truck trailers which experience adverse operating conditions due to heavy lift truck traffic on the top side and water spray during rainy periods on the bottom side. T... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6555192 | Pressure-sensitive cleaning sheet, image-forming material having cleaning part, and method of cleaning image-forming apparatus A pressure-sensitive cleaning sheet is disclosed which comprises a substrate, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed on one or both sides of the substrate, and a porous screen disposed on the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The cleaning sheet is su... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6484463 | Pre-cut fibrous insulation batt and method of making the batt A resilient pre-cut fibrous insulation blanket includes first and second insulation blankets. The blankets each have a first major surface with one or more longitudinally extending cuts in the surface that are spaced inwardly from lateral edges of the sur... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6482492 | Spacermesh structure for shoemaking A spacemesh structure for shoe making includes an upper mesh-texture layer, a lower mesh-texture layer and a reinforced structure in between. The reinforced structure comprises a plurality of supporting lumps arranged as a two dimensional array with gaps ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6449915 | Inner wall finishing humidity control panel of cultural property storehouse A wall panel structure for controlling humidity within a building having a panel assembly attachable to an inner wall surface of the building including: a first panel having a surface with a first predetermined porosity to moisture; and a second panel sec... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6422862 | Insulation system for furnaces and kilns An insulation system for furnaces and kilns in which the number of splits between the insulation modules and the heat leaks produced at open sections caused by temperature changes are eliminated, for using in structures having: a frame including a first a... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6391456 | Thermoplastic composite lumber having reinforcing laminate of unidirectional fibers A thermoplastic composite lumber product having at least one layer of a reinforcing laminate containing unidirectional fibers of glass, carbon or ceramics. The thermoplastic composite lumber of the present invention exhibits superior stiffness and strengt... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6365258 | Method of floor laying and flocked underlay and floor material to be used with the method The invention refers to a method of floor laying and underlay and surface material for this. According to the invention a coating of fiber flock on the underlay as well as on the underside of the floor surface material is utilized. Hereby is achieved part... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6318794 | Flooring panel for a transport vehicle Disclosed herein is a flooring panel for a transport vehicle, comprising a wood core, the wood core including a plurality of wooden strip elements bonded together and having a bottom surface, and a reinforced composite layer applied to the bottom surface.... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6309716 | Tessellation set Sets of tessellatable elements are disclosed, in which a relatively low number of different elements may be combined together to provide very attractive tessellating patterns. The elements may be in the form of tiles, for paving or for covering flooring o... | 10/30/2001 |
