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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7331311 | Abrasion resistant omnidirectionally reflective rope A flexible abrasion resistant omnidirectionally reflective rope has a central braided high strength core comprising gel fiber or p-aramid fibers that is surrounded by cylindrically braided sleeve of reflective strips composed of narrow width reflective strips that c... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7246477 | Omnidirectionally reflective horse halter A flexible omnidirectionally reflective horse lead has a central portion, and mechanical attachment means to accommodate a bridal bit ring. The lead reflects an incoming light beam from a walker or horseback rider back in the direction from which it emanated, preven... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7219626 | Pet toy having omnidirectional reflectivity A flexible abrasion resistant omnidirectionally reflective pet toy reflects incoming light beam back in the same direction as it was emanated, thereby indicating the location of a pet toy and thereby preventing tripping hazards in pet play areas during dusk or night... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7204207 | Abrasion resistant omnidirectionally reflective jewelry A flexible abrasion resistant omnidirectionally reflective jewelry piece has a central cylindrical braided rope core surrounded by a cylindrical reflective braided sleeve comprising three or more narrow width reflective strips that are braided at a shallow cylindric... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204206 | Abrasion resistant omnidirectionally reflective pet leash A flexible abrasion resistant omnidirectionally reflective pet leash has handle, central pet leash, and pet collar sections that reflect an incoming light beam back in the same direction as it was emanated. The reflected light beam provides accurate illumination of ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7169717 | Method of producing a calibration wafer A method of producing a calibration wafer having at least a predetermined emissivity, including providing a wafer of semiconductor material; subjecting the bulk material of the wafer to doping with foreign atoms and/or generating lattice defects to obtain the predet... | 01/30/2007 |
| 6946405 | Polyparaxylylene film, production method therefor and semiconductor device An organic polymer film of low dielectric constant and high heating resistance which is applicable as an insulating layer of a semiconductor devices is provided, as well as a manufacturing method for the film and a semiconductor device incorporating the film. ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6878649 | Low-emission skin material A low-emission skin material of the present invention comprises a decorative layer made of a fibrous substance comprising 60% by weight or more of bright fiber based on the total weight of the fibrous substance; a reflective layer laminated to the decorative layer a... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6872673 | Laminate and use of such laminate as a facer in making insulation boards and other products A laminate and insulation board containing such laminate and a method of making the board are disclosed. The products are useful for residences and light commercial buildings. Such boards possess high strength, excellent structural integrity, and excellent oxygen an... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6800573 | Water-vapor-permeable, watertight, and heat-reflecting flat composite, process for its manufacture, and use thereof A water-vapor-permeable, watertight, heat-reflecting flat composite is made by a process of combining a metal layer and a nonporous, water-vapor-permeable, watertight, hydrophilic flat substrate. The process includes at least the three steps of (1) selecting the sub... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6780797 | Textile possessing antilaceration properties Textile (1) possessing antilaceration properties, which is made from synthetic cables (2) sheathed with a polymer material, such as polyvinyl chloride, and includes, in the warp direction and the weft direction, metal cables (3, 4) sheathed with... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6772489 | Collector for alkaline secondary battery, method for making the same, and alkaline secondary battery using the same A hydrophilic collector for alkaline secondary batteries is formed of a nonwoven fabric plated with nickel in which the nonwoven fabric is hydrophilized by sulfonation, a gaseous fluorine treatment, or vinyl monomer grafting. A method for making the collector includ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6730622 | Electrical cable An electrical cable of the present invention comprises a plurality of spaced, parallel flat conductors. Each of the plurality of flat conductors was previously integral with each immediately adjacent flat conductor. A dielectric material is holds the conductors in t... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6605340 | Camouflage structure To ensure that a camouflage structure will not lose its effectiveness even in changing temperatures (day/night, sunshine/clouds) when protecting against reconnaissance in the IR range, the camouflage structure features varying emissivity tendencies in the... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6599850 | Flexible reflective insulating structures A flexible reflective insulating structure includes a layer of flexible fiber-based material, and a flexible metallic layer having a first surface of emissivity less than 0.1. The metallic layer is attached to the layer of fiber-based material with its fi... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6585794 | Nonwoven metal fabric and method of making same The present invention provides a nonwoven metal fabric for various uses, such as a filter used for purification of exhaust gas from automobiles or semiconductor manufacturing gas, a catalyst carrier of fuel cell, and so forth, in which the corrosion resis... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6569789 | Conductive material and its manufacture thereof A conductive material suitable as a gasket material for shielding the electromagnetic wave and a method of fabrication thereof are disclosed. The conductive material is intended to protect electronics equipment and devices from an erroneous operation whic... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6124221 | Article of clothing having antibacterial, antifungal, and antiyeast properties The invention provides an article of clothing having antibacterial, antifungal, and antiyeast properties, comprising at least a panel of a metallized textile, the textile including fibers selected from the group consisting of natural fibers, synthetic cel... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6043169 | Nonwoven RF reflecting mats and method of making A method of making a fibrous, nonwoven electrically conductive mat particularly suited for use in making a glass fiber reinforced product is disclosed. The mat contains a majority of glass fibers with a majority of the glass fibers having a conductive mat... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5955175 | Infra-red reflective coverings A textile material having thermal image masking or suppression in the mid and far infra-red region without compromising the effectiveness of visual and near IR camouflage or comfort level, or the effectiveness, and mobility of a person. Specifically the i... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5939190 | Electroconductive transfer tape The use of a spunbonded nonwoven as backing material for an electrically conductive transfer tape, where the nonwoven is metallized by the application of at least one layer of metal, the nonwoven is provided on both sides with an adhesive coating, the mea... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5932332 | Heated pressure transducer assembly The disclosed pressure transducer assembly includes an external enclosure, a thermal shell disposed within the external enclosure, and a pressure sensor disposed within the thermal shell. The pressure sensor senses the gas or vapor pressure present in a t... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5656355 | Multilayer elastic metallized material Disclosed is an elastic metallized film composed of an elastic film and a metallic coating substantially covering at least a portion of at least one side of the film. The elastic film may be formed from a thermoset elastic material, a thermoplastic elasti... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5595817 | Flame penetration blocker for fuselages A flame penetration blocker for fuselages which is a laminate of a 100 to 600 g/m2 mica paper having laminated on one or both sides of it 30 to 300 g/m2 needled fabric layers made of flame-retardant fibers. The adhesive effect of the... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5411795 | Electroless deposition of metal employing thermally stable carrier polymers A method for electroless deposition of metal onto a nonconductive surface of a substrate is disclosed. According to the method, the surface is contacted with a nonaqueous carrier polymer mixture comprising (a) an organic solvent, (b) a catalytic compound ... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5393928 | Shielded cable assemblies Lower weight shielded cable assemblies with an enhanced level of shielding effectiveness, e.g. in the range of 0.1 MHz to 20 GHz, comprising a core of at least one insulated conductor element overwrapped with metallized fabric, e.g. characterized as havin... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5344696 | Electrically conductive laminate for temperature control of aircraft surface A laminate coating comprising a durable outer ply which is resistant to abrasion and impermeable to water, bonded to and through a conductive layer of fibers and an integrally enveloping adhesive layer which is disposed on a vehicle component surface, suc... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5316837 | Stretchable metallized nonwoven web of non-elastomeric thermoplastic polymer fibers and process to make the same Disclosed is a stretchable metallized nonwoven web composed of at least one nonwoven web of non-elastomeric thermoplastic polymer fibers, the nonwoven web having been heated and then necked so that it is adapted to stretch in a direction parallel to neck-... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5300165 | Method for manufacturing a metallic porous sheet The disclosure relates to a method for forming a porous sheet comprising a plurality of porous sheets such as foamed sheet, mesh sheet and nonwoven fabric sheet. These sheets are adhered and layered to each other either by a melting or with an adhesive or... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5200262 | Launderable retroreflective applique with improved retention of retroreflective elements Retroreflective appliques comprising a monolayer of retroreflective elements partially embedded in and protruding from the front surface of a binder layer and an optional layer of adhesive on the rear surface of the binder layer, wherein the binder layer ... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5156899 | Fiber structure electrode plaque for increased-capacity voltage accumulators A fiber structure electrode plaque for accumulators made from a needle felt web made of synthetic fibers which, after activation, is chemically metallized, and galvanically reinforced by being metal-plated. The needle felt web has a weight per unit area o... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5066538 | Nonwoven insulating webs High performance, metallic coated staple fibers and nonwoven insulating webs made up of such fibers are produced. The process includes providing a nonwoven substantially two-dimensional web of fibers wherein at least a portion of 50 percent of the fibers ... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4885659 | Static dissipative mat A static dissipative surface covering material which comprises a thermoplastic polymer layer and an electrically conductive, metallized, such as vacuum aluminum-coated, glass fiber tissue material disposed in or to the thermoplastic layer to provide a sta... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4865892 | Dimensionally recoverable article A dimensionally recoverable article, preferably a heat-recoverable article, for providing an electromagnetic shield as a shielding layer which comprises an electrically conductive fabric. The fabric may be a non-woven fabric formed from electrically condu... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4792480 | Laminate material for use in protective clothing A material suitable for fabrication into protective garments that is a laminate formed from a layer of a reflective metallic material to provide flash protection and a layer that inhibits penetration by toxic and corrosive chemicals to protect against che... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4738894 | Process and composition for trapping liquids The invention relates to a process and composition for trapping coloring or non-coloring liquids, in a non-woven textile consisting of fibers, characterized in that said textile is metallized under vacuum by spraying metal particles onto at least one face... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4735513 | Flexible packaging sheets A flexible sheet structure is described which comprises a base sheet having a microwave coupling layer, e.g. electrodeposited aluminum as an island covering a selected area of the sheet. The uncoated portions will not be heated and will not be damaged by ... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4637947 | Heat insulation material A heat insulation material which is used as wadding for winter clothes, bedclothes, cushions, etc. A fibrous sheet material such as non-woven fabrics, knitted fabrics and textile is used to support or carry a metal and the fibrous sheet material having a ... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4585691 | Friction material with flame sprayed metal coating A friction material obtained by flame spraying a metal which can be a sacrificial anode for iron on the surface of a friction material substrate in an amount of 0.5 to 8.0 mg/cm2 shows excellent resistance to judder and excellent rust preventio... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4344998 | Metallized composite structure and a method of preparing same A metallic laminate is prepared by coating a major surface of a polymeric film with a release agent having the capacity to effect a weak releasable bond from the surface of the polymeric film and a strong non-releasable bond with a surface of a stratum of... | 08/17/1982 |
