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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182895 | Padded edge covers The padded edge cover has a hemispherical top portion and a cylindrical bottom portion extending from the top portion, the two portions forming a core of cushioning material. Prongs extend from a rear face of the bottom core portion to insert into hollow extruded me... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8147943 | Replaceable impact resistant thermal protection system A thermal protection system capable of withstanding impact loads without a detrimental effect to its main function, i.e. a protection of the vehicle from high temperature during re-entry or flight in the atmosphere. The system consists of the outer ceramic matrix co... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142873 | Rod for supporting components in a fuselage cell structure of an aircraft A rod for supporting components in a fuselage cell structure, in particular produced with fibre-reinforced composite materials, of an aircraft, in particular for supporting at least one floor frame on at least one annular former and/or at least one further component... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8092895 | Loop tape for hook/eye fastener A laminated loop tape for a hook-and-loop fastener. The tape has a nonwoven textile support layer having an inner face, printing on the inner face, an at least partially transparent knitted cover layer having an inner face bearing on the support-layer inner face and... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8088469 | Arrangement of multiple sheet pile components and welding profile therefor The invention relates to an assembly of several sheet pile walls and at least one pair of connecting profiles (10, 20) with uniform cross section viewed along the longitudinal direction to connect two sheet pile walls (90, 94). In this assembly (100... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088468 | Edge guard for undermount sinks A protective cover for lining one or more edges of an undermount sink is provided. The protective cover has a means for removably attaching the cover to one or more interior ledges of the countertop adjacent to one or more sides of the sink, and is formed of a pliab... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8084115 | Removable sheathing apparatus and method The present invention provides a removable sheathing apparatus comprising a covering member with a first edge and a second edge. The first edge is removably attached to the second edge by a connector. The apparatus also comprises a first shape retaining member which... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8039083 | Hook-and-loop fastener made of fabric A fabric separable fastener member is provided which comprises a fiber for a base fabric and a fiber for a fastening element firmly anchored by the fused fiber for the base fabric and which is excellent in flexibility and durability without a back-coated layer. ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8034431 | Intermittently bonded fibrous web laminate There is provided a laminate of a thermoplastic backing to a fibrous web. This laminate, for example, could be used as a loop laminate for use in a hook and loop fastening system or an intermittently bonded elastic fibrous laminate. The laminate comprises a thermopl... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029881 | Radio frequency wave reducing material and methods for manufacturing same An improved radio frequency wave attenuating wall (ceiling or floor) or door material comprises a laminated structure having as an integral part thereof one or more layers of a viscoelastic material which also functions as a glue and one or more electrically conduct... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8021737 | Panelized cover system including a corrosion inhibitor A protective cover system for inhibiting corrosion of a metallic object. The protective cover system includes a cover for defining a microenvironment adjacent a metallic object and a corrosion inhibitor source for releasing one or more corrosion inhibitors into the ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8007892 | Touch fastener A touch fastener has a plurality of interspaced bonding elements arranged on a backing. Each element has a head (12) connected to the backing by a stem (14). To allow the head (12) to always remain fastened to a body in the immediate vicinity, e... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8007891 | Fixing device and method for producing the same A fixing device secures components, such as fan devices, heating devices and other air-conditioning devices, to padding foams of vehicle seats. A method produces the fixing device. The component has at least one adhesive fastening part (22) which, together wi... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7989046 | Protective covering for a privacy curtain A protective covering is readily installed on and removeable from standard privacy curtains. The covering is made of a disposable sheet material having two sections interconnected by a crease. The two sections are positioned over the side surfaces of the curtain, th... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7960008 | Loop material for loop and hook type fastener used in a disposable article or garment A loop material for a hook and loop type fastener is a composite nonwoven. The composite nonwoven consists of a loop layer, a backing layer, and a plurality of bond regions. The loop layer may be a carded nonwoven of thermoplastic crimped staple fiber. The staple fi... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7955683 | Magnetic anchoring towel system A towel has parallel first and second side edges and parallel first and second end edges. The towel has a top surface and an under surface. A first patch with stitching couples the first patch to the under surface of the tower adjacent to the first side edge and to ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7935406 | Arrangement of multiple sheet pile components and welding profile therefor The first of the two connecting profiles of a sheet pile wall assembly possesses a base attached to a sheet pile wall, a neck strip projecting from the base in a predetermined direction, and a head strip of larger cross section on the free end of the neck strip for ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7901754 | Frames and canvasses with a double hooking and fastening system, to be worn or applied on various objects, made with a soft material, cloth or leather goods, to be added to any type of clothes, fittings for clothes, furnishings and interior decoration, in an interchangeable way The present invention is a system and related device for an easy and simple hooking of graphic representations, for example paintings and prints. The representations are made on a support of thin and soft material, for example cloth or leather goods, which can be ap... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7790264 | Loop material for loop and hook type fastener used in a disposable article or garment A loop material for a hook and loop type fastener is a composite nonwoven. The composite nonwoven consists of a loop layer, a backing layer, and a plurality of bond regions. The loop layer may be a carded nonwoven of thermoplastic crimped staple fiber. The staple fi... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7785693 | Composite laminate structure A composite laminate structure includes a first skin; a second skin; a core between the first skin and the second skin, the core including adjacent core sections and a Z-Y partition separating the adjacent core sections; and a plurality of distinct groupings of Z-ax... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7785691 | Flexible building construction laminates with fasteners A material for covering a surface of a home or building is provided in the form of a flexible laminate having a fastening side comprising a sheet-form fastener component, and an opposite side formed by a sheet of paper laminated to the fastener component to increase... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7785692 | Fluid handling floormat A floormat arranged to shed fluids has a topside and an underside. The floormat is placed where a user is expected to stand during a procedure. Fluids released during the procedure are allowed to fall onto and be shed off the floormat before being removed. The floor... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7776422 | Floor mat having a retention feature A floor mat having a first surface, a second surface disposed opposite the first surface; and a V-shaped retention feature. The V-shaped retention feature extends from the second surface and has first and second ramp surfaces disposed at an angle relative to the sec... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7727612 | Automotive floor mat and automotive floor mat fastener An automotive vehicle floor mat M to be laid on a foot space of a driver's seat, characterized in that retainer holes to be retained at retainer pins implanted on a vehicle floor side, are provided at two positions at a predetermined interval near a rear edge portio... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7691464 | Surface A surface for an article has an artificially producible base structure (10). The structure (12) has or develops a capillary effect at which the quotient from capillary work (K) and adhesion work (A) is larger 1. The capillary structures and their capil... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7691465 | Drop cloth systems and methods of using same Drop cloth systems include drop cloths having edge supports extending along two opposite edges of the drop cloths for preventing folding of the opposite edges along which the edge supports extend. Extending between the edge supports is at least one spring strip havi... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7687131 | Profile gasket and composition thereof A profile gasket has a locking part below a gasket base for mounting the gasket to a target body such as a refrigerator door. The gasket also has a sealing portion and an elastic support for elastically supporting the sealing portion to the gasket base. The gasket i... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7670662 | Laminate material element for a hook and loop closure, particularly a diaper closure A laminate material element (1) for a hook and loop closure, particularly a diaper closure, has a carrier film (2) and a textile material (3) laminated onto the carrier film (2), which has a surface structure that is suitable for forming ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7648750 | Flexible molded end cap cushion A cushion apparatus that may be advantageously utilized as an end cap for packaging shock sensitive products is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the cushion apparatus includes a base member having one or more side walls having inner product bearing surfaces defi... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7648751 | Touch fastener products Touch fasteners for use as mold inserts in molding seat foam buns include a sheet-form base a magnetically attractable material disposed on the upper face of the sheet-form base, and a film cover covering the magnetically attractable material wherein maximum slope a... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7618698 | Damage protection device for aircraft structure An apparatus to protect exposed structures on an aircraft which includes a core; a securing mechanism coupled to the core; and an outer coating applied to the core to encapsulate the core and facilitate the attachment of the securing mechanism. A thermal protection ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7563499 | Adhesive closing part An adhesive closing part includes a support band (10) provided with hooking elements (12) arranged on the supporting band and a cover band (16) that covers the support band (10) on the side facing away from the hooking elements (12... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7527848 | Laminate material for hook-and-loop closures A laminate material for hook-and-loop closures, comprising a carrier film and a textile substrate laminated onto the carrier film. The textile substrate has loops on its surface that are suitable for connecting with hook-and-loop hooks, wherein the carrier film and ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7517577 | Attachment device A vehicular seat trim cover attachment device having a plurality of female attachment portions interconnected to one another by at least one connecting portion. The attachment device is preferably flexible in at least two independent planes. Each female attachment p... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7459196 | Shielding device A shielding device with a shielding component (17) forming a shield surface, a heat shield in particular, has a clamping component (1) formed to be integral with the shielding component (17) by an extension. The clamping component is folded onto... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7442436 | Thermoplastic resin-molded article and a process for producing the same The present invention provides a thermoplastic resin-molded article comprising a thermoplastic resin functional member fused partially to a foamed sheet made of thermoplastic resin shaped in a predetermined form, as well as a process for producing the same. The ther... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7431976 | Fastening member for a molded article A fastening member capable of attachment to a molded article is disclosed. The fastening member includes a base with integral longitudinal lips defining the lateral edges of the base and the fastening member. Fastener elements are disposed on the same side of the ba... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429415 | Adhesive closing part An adhesive closing part includes a support band (10) provided with hooking elements (12) disposed thereupon. A cover band (18) covers the support band (10) on the side facing away from the hooking elements (12), and is wider than ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7425360 | Touch fastener products Touch fasteners for use as mold inserts in molding seat foam buns include selvedges that deflect under pressure to engage a mold surface in face-to-face contact. Another touch fastener includes a base with an exposed thermally activatable resin surface that has a so... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7422783 | Submerged hooks Articles having cooperative fasteners are described. The cooperative fasteners comprise an elongated fastening strip with male fasteners extending from a first surface and foam disposed on the first surface, where at least a portion of the foam extends to a height g... | 09/09/2008 |
