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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7429414 | Temperature-indicating tape and device for creating labels using the same A tape-like label forming device is capable of forming a label tape that is made up of a printing tape and a double-sided tape. A temperature-indicating material that changes color in response to changes in ambient temperature is applied to the surface of the printi... | 09/30/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7378139 | Use of aminosilane as an adhesion promoter between a silcone layer and a fluoropolymer layer A layered structure, which may be used as a fuser member, comprises a first layer containing silicone; a second layer containing a fluoropolymer; and between the first and second layers, an adhesive layer comprising an aminosilane adhesive. In the layered structure,... | 05/27/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7294378 | Roll of wet wipes There is provided a roll of wet wipes that may be used in a system and apparatus for dispensing wet wipes. The system may include a housing, a tray and a cartridge. The cartridge has the ability to be inserted into the dispenser in a pre-selected manner based on the... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288307 | Hybrid laminated fiber sheets Hybrid laminated unidirectional fiber sheets, and assemblies thereof, having utility for impact absorption, ballistic-resistance, penetration-resistance, spall shields, structural composites and for other applications. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7252880 | Tape and wrapping materials with edge-finding feature A flexible material such as a transparent tape includes a material which enhances the visibility of a newly formed edge. The material can include a fluorescent dye disposed in the tape, or can be a material which reacts with oxygen, moisture or some other component ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7220472 | Adhesive-backed extender trim material A plastic trim strip useful for trimming the installation of doors, windows, and the like. The trim strip has a first side suitable for viewing in a finished installation, and a second side with at least one band of contact adhesive. In storage, the contact adhesive... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7205036 | Anti-telescoping adhesive tape product An adhesive tape product comprises a length of adhesive tape mounted on a core with a reduced tendency to telescope. A layer of compressible foam is provided between the core and the body of tape wound on the core. Alternatively, the core is fabricated to have a sli... | 04/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7186458 | Oriented polypropylene films for adhesive tape An adhesive tape comprising a backing and a layer of adhesive on the backing. The backing comprises a biaxially oriented substrate which comprises an isotactic polypropylene composition. The tapes and backings of this invention can be severed readily using commercia... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7151154 | Graft polymer curatives and polyurethanes formed therefrom Graft polymer curatives comprise a side chain having an average molecular weight of at least about 500, a main chain having an average molecular weight of less than about 200, and diol functionality on the main chain. The graft polymer curative is formed via free ra... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7137216 | Imprintable tape with tear lines defining identification bracelets A flexible, substantially non-stretchable, imprintable tape which includes lines of weakness constituting tear lines defining in outline a longitudinal series of identification bracelets. Each bracelet has a generally rectangular imprintable portion, an elongated st... | 11/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7125597 | Pennant tape A tape barrier, warning, or display composed of flexible material having generally parallel edges and substantially greater length than width with cuts made into the tape at intervals along the tape defining pennants and connecting bands. The tape may be any color o... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7115316 | Anti-telescoping adhesive tape product An adhesive tape product comprises a length of adhesive tape mounted on a core with a reduced tendency to telescope. A layer of compressible foam is provided between the core and the body of tape wound on the core. Alternatively, the core is fabricated to have a sli... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7094456 | Hybrid liners having reduced adhesion to an unvulcanized rubber material A hybrid liner (40) and system for using a hybrid liner includes a first portion (42) being made of one material and a second portion (44) being made of a separate material. The two materials have a different propensity for sticking to the unvul... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7087305 | Fuser member with tunable gloss level and methods and apparatus for using the same to fuse toner images Disclosed are fuser members, apparatus and methods which employ compositions that can be varied to provide a fused toner image with a selected gloss level. In embodiments, the apparatus and methods employ a fusing member having an outer contact surface thereon which... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7078082 | Dual-functioning mechanism for startup during winding of web material and for splicing during unwinding A tail end of a web is attached to a winding core via a two-component mechanism having a core component attached to the core and a web component attached to the web, the two components being attached to each other in releasable fashion. The mechanism assists startup... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070844 | Highly reflective asphalt-based roofing membrane A prefabricated asphalt-based waterproof roofing membrane for use in a multi-ply asphalt-based commercial roofing system, e.g. a cap sheet that forms the exposed layer of a multi-ply built-up roofing system, is manufactured at a factory to have a highly reflective t... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070843 | Highly reflective asphalt-based roofing membrane A prefabricated asphalt-based waterproof roofing membrane for use in a multi-ply asphalt-based commercial roofing system, e.g. a cap sheet that forms the exposed layer of a multi-ply built-up roofing system, is manufactured at a factory to have a highly reflective n... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7060353 | Adhesive security tape for detecting unauthorized broaching of a package An adhesive tape having a backing of oriented thermoplastic film, to whose lower face the following layers are applied: a) a partial primer layer which is anchored to the thermoplastic film, b) a first release laye... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7060352 | Method of detackifying an edge face of a roll of tape using a radiation curable composition A method of detackifying an edge face of a roll of pressure sensitive adhesive tape, the method including coating an edge face of the roll of tape with a composition comprising acrylate oligomer, and polyetheracrylate oligomer, and curing the composition. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7060337 | Adhesive roller assembly An adhesive roller for detritus removal having a tubular cylindrical adhesive roll formed by a plurality of overlapping spiral wound layers. Each layer has a backing substrate and an adhesive coating on an outwardly facing side of the sheet. A cover is removably dis... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056572 | Thin, soft bath tissue having a bulky feel Low density, resilient webs are highly calendered to significantly increase density. The resulting tissue has low caliper and stretch but retains good Void Volume and premium-like softness. ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048998 | Adhesive tape for wrapping purposes An adhesive tape comprising a polyvinyl chloride film having an adhesive layer formed from a mixture of a natural rubber latex and a dispersion of an aromatic modified hydrocarbon resin. ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044411 | Method of winding sheeting with filler strips A method of rolling a membrane sheeting having a preapplied seam tape is disclosed. In order to provide a uniform diameter of the formed roll, filler strips are placed along the field portion of the membrane sheeting parallel to the seam tape. This is then rolled up... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7045197 | Self-measuring roll goods Self measuring roll goods includes a pliable substrate, a front surface, and a rear surface. The rear surface includes fiducial markings to facilitate the quick and easy measurement of the roll goods. The fiducial markings include an array of symbols, and at least a... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7034097 | Polyurethane elastomers with combination of curatives Polyurethane elastomers are formed from first and second graft curatives, each graft curative having a molecular weight of at least about 800, wherein the first and second graft curatives are substantially immiscible with one another, and wherein the polyurethane el... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6962738 | 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 ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6962748 | Masking tape and its use A masking tape comprising: a) a heat resistant adhesive tape comprising a flexible sheet backing and a pressure sensitive adhesive composition, b) a masking material, which is laminated in an edge region of the pre... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6962736 | Structural ply of a paperboard core, a paperboard core made thereof, and a method of improving the stiffness of a paperboard core A structural ply of a spiral paperboard core has an elasticity modulus E in the cross machine direction (CD) higher than 4500 Mpa, and an elasticity modulus E in the machine direction (MD) higher than 7500 MPa (N/mm2). Such paperboard cores may be manufactured by us... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6913822 | Cable erection technique and cable erection coil The present invention concerns a cable erection technique using a plastically deformable coil comprising a metal wire formed in a spiral shape and synthetic resin coated on a surface of the metal wire, wherein said coil is inserted outside around a tensile line draw... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6911240 | Fixing member, method for producing it, and image forming apparatus comprising the fixing member In a fixing member (10) in which an elastic layer made of heat-resistance synthetic rubber and a releasing layer made of fluorocarbon resin are sequentially provided on a substrate, a melting point of the fluorocarbon resin constituting the releasing layer ( | 06/28/2005 |
| 6887553 | Roll of longitudinally folded masking material A roll of masking material comprising a coiled elongate thin flexible sheet, which sheet has longitudinal folds defining, in some embodiments with elongate edges of the sheet, edges of longitudinally extending portions of said sheet. Those longitudinally extending p... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6884492 | Roll of tissue paper sheets, and associated manufacturing method The invention relates to a roll constituted by a plurality of tissue paper sheets each having a specific surface weight between 10 and 40 g/m2 and exhibiting thick zones (4) separated over at least 90% of their periphery by thinner zones (5)... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6865765 | Contaminant removal tape assembly, a roll of contaminant removal tape, and methods of removing contaminants from a surface A contaminant removal tape assembly. The contaminant removal tape assembly includes an applicator and a roll of contaminant removal tape mounted on the applicator, where the roll of contaminant removal tape includes a backing having a first side and a second side op... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6846544 | Profiled extruded slider devices and methods A slider device and methods of making. The slider device is for use with a resealable package having a zipper closure, and includes a top wall with first and second ends, a spreader depending from the top wall, a first sidewall with a first hook construction extendi... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6833172 | Two sided stickys What is provided is a leaf having adhesive on one side which is formed as a plurality of panels and has a series of fold hints between panels thereof, where the folds hints make folding of each panel onto the other easy, and where the fold hints are provided either ... | 12/21/2004 |
