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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347917 | Paper incorporating a wide elongate impermeable element, and a method of making of the same Paper incorporating a wide elongate impermeable element with regions at least partially exposed at one surface of the paper at two sets of windows at spaced locations has its windows formed by two sets of raised portions on the support surface of the papermaking mac... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7264691 | Fibrous substrates A fibrous security substrate for use in producing documents includes at least one aperture extending therethrough and contains an elongate impermeable element at least partially embedded therein such that at least one edge thereof is exposed in the aperture. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7161738 | Secure document of value and method of manufacturing same A secure document value includes a sheet-like substrate and a thin film, optically variable security device on the substrate. The security device includes a carrier and a multilayer coating on the carrier. The multilayer coating includes a dielectric-metal stack hav... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7132161 | Fiber adhesive material A fiber velvet comprising nano-size fibers or nanofibrils attached to micro-size fibers is disclosed. Methods of manufacturing the velvet as well as various uses of the velvet are also described. For example, the fiber velvet can be used as a thermal interface or as... | 11/07/2006 |
| 6709995 | Method of prepregging with resin and novel prepregs produced by such method Disclosed is a process of forming a prepreg material having substantially no voids. According to the process of the invention, the reinforcing material is heated to a temperature above the temperature of the impregnating resin. The prepreg formed has substantially n... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6451429 | Temperature sensitive polymers and water-dispersible products containing the polymers The present invention is directed to a novel process of making N-isopropyl acrylamide (NiPAm) polymers based upon the reaction of poly(acrylic acid) and N-isopropylamine. The disclosed method of the present invention uses polyacrylic acid as a starting ma... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6436855 | Hydrophilic fiber and non-woven fabric, and processed non-woven products made therefrom A hydrophilic fiber comprising a thermoplastic resin, wherein 0.1-1.5% by weight of a fiber-finishing agent adheres to the fiber, the fiber-finishing agent containing 50-80% by weight of component A consisting of polyoxyethylene alkyl ether represented by... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6365065 | Spin finish The present spin finish composition comprises at least about 10 percent by weight based on the spin finish composition of components (a) and (b) having the formula R1 --(CO)x --O--(CH(R2)--CH2 --O)y--(CO)z... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6277768 | Temperature sensitive polymers and water-dispersible products containing the polymers The present invention is directed to a novel process of making N-isopropyl acrylamide (NiPAm) polymers based upon the reaction of poly(acrylic acid) and N-isopropylamine. The disclosed method of the present invention uses polyacrylic acid as a starting ma... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6270893 | Coated fiber product with adhered super absorbent particles A fiber product of discontinuous fibers coated with a binder containing carboxyl groups and solid particles of superabsorbent material adhered to the fibers by the carboxyl group containing binder.... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6235663 | Fibers, flat textile structures, and methods Fibers, preferably electret fibers, made of materials which contain predominantly fiber-forming polymer or polycondensate, with a preparation applied onto the fibers, where the applied preparation contains at least one active substance which has volatiliz... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6171696 | Method for producing carbon fiber, carbon fiber, prepreg, and molded article from fiber-reinforced composite material The resent invention provides a carbon fiber which enables a molded article produced from a fiber-reinforced composite material using the carbon fiber to exhibit excellent flexibility and to be freed from defects such as bending. According to the method o... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6086966 | Method for authenticating a textile product and a thread and a woven label usable therewith A method for authenticating a textile product, wherein a colorless composition is applied to at least one portion of at least one thread of the textile product. The composition comprises one of a pair of a colorformer and an activator which react when mix... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5981063 | Fiber product containing pyroelectric substance The present invention provides a fiber product containing a pyroelectric substance and metal ion-holding inorganic particles. With this fiber product wherein the pyroelectric property of the pyroelectric substance is amplified by the metal ion-holding ino... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5955387 | Microform composite with intermediate reinforcing fiber cloth A ceramic composite is provided comprising ceramic fibers, glass microballoons and/or diatoms, bound together with a ceramic reinforcing cloth with a sol-gel ceramic binder. The composite is particularly useful as a high strength, high temperature insulat... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5688587 | Antifalsification paper having a thread- or band-shaped security element and a method for producing it The invention relates to an antifalsification paper having a security element in the form of a thread or band that consists of a translucent plastic film with an at least partly opaque coating. The coating has translucent areas in the form of visually and... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5593770 | Chemorheologically tailored matrix resin formulations containing anhydride curing agents Chemorheologically viscosity tailored matrix resin formulations for use in forming prepregs and composite articles are disclosed. These formulations have a specified viscosity profile obtained from a curable matrix resin and an effective amount of a react... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5540964 | Moisture transport cast lining material for use beneath an orthopedic cast, being in the form of a fabric and consisting essentially of synthetic hydrophobic fibers or a blend of synthetic hydrophobic fibers and a second different fiber A cast lining fabric is prepared from hydrophilic synthetic material. The cast lining transports moisture from the skin and environment beneath a cast to the outside environment where the moisture is removed by evaporation providing a dry atmosphere benea... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5516585 | Coated fiber product with adhered super absorbent particles Discontinuous fibers are coated with a binder material with the binder material adhering the fibers to super absorbent particles. Fibers in the product are substantially unbonded except to the super absorbent particles. The binder may be present at an amo... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5443899 | Fibers and pulps for papermaking based on chemical combination of poly(acrylate-co-itaconate), polyol and cellulosic fiber Disclosed is a fiber comprising, chemically bonded together, (a) a conventional cellulosic fiber, such as a Kraft fiber or a chemithermomechanical pulp fiber; (b) poly(acrylate-co-itaconate) copolymer, such as the acid form of a poly(acrylate-co-itaconate... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5354602 | Reinforced silicon carboxide composite with boron nitride coated ceramic fibers An improved fiber reinforced glass composite includes a boron nitride-coated refractory fiber in a matrix of a black glass ceramic having the empirical formula SiCxOy where x ranges from about 0.9 to 1.6 and y ranges from about 0.7 to 1.8. Preferably the ... | 10/11/1994 |
| 4902563 | Carbonaceous fiber or fiber assembly with inorganic coating A thermally stable ceramic and/or metal coated carbonaceous fiber batting, fiber tow, yarn or fabric which maintains loft, has some degree of resiliency and some degree of stability in the presence of various concentrations of oxygen at elevated temperatu... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4789588 | Surface materials for absorptive products A surface material for absorptive products comprising a succession of fluid permeable surface layers comprising a nonwoven fabric, an absorptive layer and a backing layer unpervious to fluid being provided, the nonwoven fabric comprising fibers of which s... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4681791 | Thermochromic textile material A textile material in the form of fiber, raw stock, yarn or fabric, which comprises fibers each of which is coated with a thermochromic layer containing a thermochromic pigment having a particle size satisfying the formula: ##EQU1## wherein r re... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4543287 | Fibrous material comprised of vermiculte coated fibers A fibrous composite material of essentially two-dimensional form in the form of individual fibres, sheets or layers comprising combustible fibres and lamellae of a layer mineral of size below 50 microns, a method for the manufacture of the fibrous composi... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4360555 | Fill strand transfer process for making non woven fabrics Non woven fabrics are made by a method and an apparatus in which a preformed, planar set of adhesive coated or impregnated fill strands having a fixed orientation, spacing and tension of the fill strands is laminated to warp strands in the nip of pressure... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4297407 | Finish composition for the spinning of highly crimped cellulose fibers using a composition cont. fatty acid ester, organic phosphoric acid ester, fatty acid ethylene oxide cond. prod. and fatty acid salt A finish composition is disclosed for facilitating cotton type spinning of rimped cellulosic fibres comprising: (A) about 10-30% of an ester of a fatty acid with fatty alcohols; (B) about 8-15% of a partial ester of phosphoric acid, wherein part of the acid gro... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4267233 | Electrically conductive fiber and method for producing the same An electrically conductive fiber having an electric resistivity of 1×1012 ohm/cm or less under a D.C. voltage of 1 K.V., contains copper (I) iodide which has been deposited in the inside of at least the peripheral surface layer of an electrica... | 05/12/1981 |
