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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7851386 | Method and apparatus for coating a decorative workpiece A method and apparatus is provided for applying a plaster-like coating material to the decorative exposed surface of a preform workpiece. The apparatus comprises; means for mechanically advancing a workpiece along the apparatus along a straight horizontal axis over ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7351672 | Convertible top fabric A convertible roofing material which includes an outer fabric layer formed at least partially of polymeric coated, core yarns such as a polyester core coated with polyvinyl chloride. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7326662 | Fibrous stiffener with barrier function for making composite parts, and composite parts using this stiffener Fibrous stiffener (1) for making composite parts molded from an injected resin base, of the type comprising at least one layer (2) based on stiffening fibers, characterized in that the layer (2) is connected by sewing or stitching to an elastome... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7311806 | Papermaking needle felt Papermaking felt containing a hydrophilic urethane resin that can maintain functions such as water drainage, wet-paper smoothness, and wet-paper transportability by imparting a hydrophilic property to the papermaking felt thereby preventing the deposition and accumu... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7282274 | Integral composite structural material The present invention is an integral composite structural (ICS) material comprising an open metal structure having at least one external side and internal surfaces defining a plurality of open shapes with a ceramic matrix composite bonded to at least one external si... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279074 | Paper machine clothing The invention refers to a paper machine clothing, in particular a forming wire or dryer felt, having a paper side and a machine side, the paper side being constituted by plastic elements (1, 11, 21, 31), for example in the form of a belt layer, yarns, coils o... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267870 | Pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for steel plates A pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for steel plates, which comprises a backing and a resin layer, wherein the backing comprises a resin-coated glass cloth obtainable by coating a glass cloth with a resin emulsion (A) followed by coating with a resin emulsion (B) wh... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7192504 | Adding glass to composite bonding surfaces The present invention relates to a method of bonding together two pieces of composite material (10, 26) by applying a layer of glass fibre (20, 28) to a surface of each piece of composite material 10, 26, and bonding the pieces together by means... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7181839 | Method for producing a circuit board After disposing metallic foils on either surface of a prepreg sheet of low compressibility having conducting holes filled with conductive paste, the prepreg sheet is compressed in a state of being kept at a relatively low temperature, and after that, the temperature... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175743 | Antifouling papermaker's fabric In an antifouling papermaker's fabric woven from a warp and weft made of synthetic resin filament, the fabric is coated with a resin composition made by blending a two-liquid reaction type epoxy resin with a prepolymer of phenolsulfonic acid as a curing agent to for... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7137416 | Method for producing an optical-fibre based fabric The invention relates to a method for weaving a fabric containing, at least partly, glass-fibres as warp threads and/or weft threads, which are treated in such a way that they enable light to be diffused in a substantially perpendicular direction with respect to the... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7132376 | Multi-layered woven scrim A multi-layer woven scrim, having two or more layers made of thermoplastic tapes, has its layers attached together by means of layer-connecting tapes interwoven with mutually perpendicular tapes of adjacent layers. The points of attachment may be at spaced intervals... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7056571 | Wiring board and its production process There is provided a wiring board including an insulation substrate and a wiring layer which is located on at least one main surface of the insulation substrate, wherein the insulation substrate comprises a woven fabric which is made of yarns and an organic resin wit... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048788 | Ship bottom paint using coal ash and diatomaceous earth A ship bottom paint additive to prevent or reduce marine life attachment to the bottoms of ships, and ship bottom paint comprises a mixture of coal ash and diatom earth or beer yeast diatom earth wherein the coal ash is preferably fly ash and the diatom earth or bee... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7043770 | Puncture and cut resistant surgical glove with macrosphere capture devices A puncture and cut resistant surgical glove is provided for protection against injury from sharp surgical instruments and needles. The puncture and cut resistant surgical glove includes overlaid arrays of adjacent substantially spherical macrospheres. Each macrosphe... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7027304 | Low cost thermal management device or heat sink manufactured from conductive loaded resin-based materials Heat sinks, heat pipes, and other thermal management devices are formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and cond... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6998359 | Article and process for maintaining orientation of a fiber reinforced matt layer in a sandwiched urethane construction A multiple layer fiber reinforced material and method of constructing the same including the provision of a first layer of a roll lofted glass material. Optional variants include the pre-application of plywood, OSB or fiber reinforced cement board materials prior to... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6993793 | Grasping-enhanced industrial glove A grasping-enhanced industrial glove comprises an inner cotton layer having a finger portion; a sheet of net layer being seamed to the finger portion; the net layer being adhered with thick rubber material by placing the inner cotton layer in a hand mold and soaking... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6949289 | Impregnated glass fiber strands and products including the same The present invention provides an at least partially coated fiber strand comprising a plurality of glass fibers having a coating composition on at least a portion of at least one of the glass fibers, the coating composition comprising at least one coating comprising... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6944946 | Porous power and ground planes for reduced PCB delamination and better reliability Power and ground planes that are used in Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) and that comprise porous, conductive materials are disclosed. Using porous power and ground plane materials in PCBs allows liquids (e.g., water and/or other solvents) to pass through the power an... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6903033 | Vinyl flooring product and method of manufacture An imbedded flooring product has a skeletal frame in the form of a mesh intermediate a first and second vinyl layer. The mesh creates a pattern visible from above the flooring product. ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6774066 | Composite structural reinforcement device A composite structural reinforcement device to be applied to structural members by wrapping in successive overlying layers includes a body formed of a first ply of resin impregnated high tensile strength material, a second ply of resin impregnated high tensile stren... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6548188 | Resin composition for sliding member, and sliding member produced therefrom A resin composition for a sliding member of the present invention comprises 5 to 40% by weight of barium sulfate; 1 to 30% by weight of a phosphate; 1 to 10% by weight of at least one selected from the group consisting of a polyimide resin, a phenol resin... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6475933 | Highly conductive elastomeric sheet Highly conductive elastomeric sheet. Preferably, the conductive elastomeric sheet comprises a conductive wire mesh loaded into an elastomeric matrix from which is also loaded with a conductive particulate. Preferably, the particulate comprises carbon part... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6455030 | Oral adhesive sheet and oral adhesive preparation An oral adhesive preparation has a substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on at least one surface of the substrate, in which the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer contains a medicine, and is substantially insoluble in water or absorbs ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6416854 | Monolithic roofing surface membranes and applicators and methods for same A uniformly applied monolithic roofing surface membrane at appropriate thickness and pitch is field applied upon a surface. The surface membrane may be field applied from a spray applicator foam dispenser moving between two parallel tracks. The uniform ap... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6338232 | Waterproof sheet fixing member and method of fixing the same A waterproof sheet fixing member for fixing a waterproof thermoplastic resin sheet on a structure to be waterproofed, includes a plate-like main member made of thermoplastic resin, and a conductive multi-aperture sheet having an upper surface and a lower ... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6325993 | Oral adhesive sheet and oral adhesive preparation An oral adhesive preparation has a substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on at least one surface of the substrate, in which the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer contains a medicine, and is substantially insoluble in water or absorbs ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6221795 | Composite material and process for manufacturing same The invention relates to a composite material having a substrate, which contains at least one fiber layer, and a cover layer, which adjoins the substrate and which, at least adjacent to the at least one fiber layer, contains metallic fibers and/or threads... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6221459 | Controlling the heat expansion of electrical couplings A coupling such as a socket may couple one electronic device to another and may reduce differential thermal expansion between the two coupled devices. For example, a surface mount socket may differentially expand relative to a printed circuit board. By in... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6221796 | Smooth surfaced foam laminate and method of making same A laminate material having nonslip characteristics on one surface and a smooth surface on the other side is provided. The material is created by laminating together a smooth film and a plastic foam surrounding a scrim having nonslip characteristics.... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6222126 | Woven mesh interconnect An electrical interconnect includes a woven mesh in which an array of parallel wires is retained in spaced relation by a transverse array of nonconducting strands, the mesh being enclosed or encased within a resilient matrix. The conductive wires are on a... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6130174 | Smooth surfaced foam laminate and method of making same A laminate material having nonslip characteristics on one surface and a smooth surface on the other side is provided. The material is created by laminating together a smooth film and a plastic foam surrounding a scrim having nonslip characteristics.... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6107216 | Bonded structure with high-conductivity bonding element A structure (20) is formed of a first article (22) such as a cold finger (82), a second article (24) such as an electronic component (78) to be affixed to and cooled by the cold finger (82), and a bonding element (26) disposed between and bonding together... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6090473 | Electromagnetic-wave shielding and light transmitting plate An electromagnetic-wave shielding and light transmitting plate suitable for an electromagnetic-wave shielding filter for a PDP, which has good electromagnetic-wave shielding efficiency and light transparency, can provide distinct pictures, and can yet be ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6090728 | EMI shielding enclosures An EMI shielding enclosure, for an electronic assembly, comprising a ground plane of a printed circuit connected to a shaped EMI shielding cover. The cover results from thermoforming a composite sheet of several layers, including a carrier for a fibrous m... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6074963 | Thermally conductive composite sheets and manufacturing method thereof Thermally conductive composite sheets which comprise a silicone rubber layer which contains thermally conductive fillers and has an Asker C hardness from 5 to 50, and a porous reinforcing material layer which has pores of at least 0.3 mm in diameter and i... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6054205 | Glass fiber facing sheet and method of making same The invention provides a glass fiber facing sheet for engineered surfaces such as cement boards which reduces the pitting associated with open mesh glass scrims. The glass fiber facing sheet comprises an open mesh glass scrim having a plurality of interse... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6025283 | Charge card A charge card is described which is made from a rubber or plastic laminate with precious metal forming the upper surface and preferably lower surface. The precious metal layers are adhered to the rubber material by means of a suitable adhesive formulation... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6020049 | Product for producing viaholes in reinforced laminates and the related method for manufacturing viaholes A reinforced laminate that is consists of conventional glass mesh, TEFLON mesh, etc. with copper clad to one or both sides and a positive or negative acting photoimageable dielectric material impregnated in the mesh. This photoimageable dielectric materia... | 02/01/2000 |
