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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7323243 | Waterproof/breathable technical apparel The apparel is constructed from various combinations of layers of materials with moisture transfer properties. A first liner of moisture transfer fabrics abuts a second layer of structural material such as a foam. The second layer can abut a breathable membrane and/... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7157034 | Twin-sheet thermoforming process A twin-sheet thermoforming process for the manufacture of vehicle headliners. In the process a first sheet and second sheet of SuperLite material are mounted onto respective frames. The frames transfer the sheets into an oven, where they are heated to a desired temp... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147716 | Roof lining of a vehicle and a method for producing same A multifunctional, lightweight and acoustically optimized interior lining for the roof of a vehicle is disclosed. The inventive lining comprises an air permeable core layer, a first stiffening layer, a second stiffening layer and a decor layer. Said layers are conne... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147911 | Waterproof/breathable technical apparel The apparel is constructed from various combinations of layers of materials with moisture transfer properties. A first liner of moisture transfer fabrics abuts a second layer of structural material such as a foam. The second layer can abut a breathable membrane and/... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7112364 | Foam laminates Foaming of a resinous backing (2) to a glass sheet (1) is frustrated at the interface (3) with the glass by maintaining the glass sheet (1) cool during formation of the foam. The degree of foaming is nil at the interface (3) to eff... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6981341 | Waterproof/breathable moisture transfer composite capable of wicking moisture away from an individual's body and capable of regulating temperature The moisture transfer system includes a waterproof/breathable moisture transfer liner having an inner fabric layer selected from technically advanced fabrics which are carefully selected. A series of layers are provided outside the inner liner including foam materia... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6911406 | Composite sheet material A sheet product is provided which comprises a scrim embedded in a continuous layer of a foamed resin. The sheet material is useful as a drawer liner or a shelf liner and is fabricated without need for lamination of separate layers to a scrim material. ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6905882 | Diagnostic devices and apparatus for the controlled movement of reagents without membranes The assay devices, assay systems and device components of this invention comprise at least two opposing surfaces disposed a capillary distance apart, at least one of which is capable of immobilizing at least one target ligand or a conjugate in an amount related to t... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6673179 | Multi scrim non-slip pad and method of manufacture A multi scrim non-slip pad has a first scrim which is coated with a first polyvinyl chloride product to encapsulate the first scrim therein to form a first coated scrim. The first coated scrim may then be partially cured in some embodiments. A second scri... | 01/06/2004 |
| 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 |
| 5976646 | Vehicle trim panel with natural fiber layers An improved material for forming vehicle trim panels includes natural fibers formed reinforcing mats. The natural fibers replaced the prior known use of glass fibers. Prior art glass fibers may sometimes cause skin irritation, and the natural fiber elimin... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5853843 | Recyclable headliner material A unique material is disclosed for use in trim panels, such as headliners. The unique material includes a central polyester honeycomb core, and outer polyester layers providing an I-beam construction. In a most preferred embodiment of this invention, the ... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5804262 | Vehicle trim panel with natural fiber layers An improved material for forming vehicle trim panels includes natural fibers formed reinforcing mats. The natural fibers replaced the prior known use of glass fibers. Prior art glass fibers may sometimes cause skin irritation, and the natural fiber elimin... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5707903 | Decorative non-slip liner A laminated liner comprising a non-slip pad and a sheet covering. The non-slip pad has opposite first and second faces and a plurality of open cells extending through the pad from the first face to the second face. The pad is formed of a frictionalizing m... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5582906 | Laminated headliner A headliner for mounting in the passenger compartment of a vehicle is formed from a plurality of layers of materials including foamed polyurethane, fiber glass and scrim. The layers are bonded together under heat which cures an incorporated thermosetting ... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5169700 | Faced fiber glass insulation An aircraft insulation product comprising a glass fiber blanket faced on at least one major face with an air permeable sheet. Insulating fibers coated with unbonded binder are directed to a web of the permeable sheet material supported on a moving collect... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5100724 | Flame and puncture resistant fabric sheet material and method of manufacturing same A flame- and puncture-resistant composite fabric sheet material suitable for use for example as an upholstery cover over a urethane or other foam seat cushion and the method of producing the fabric sheet material. The fabric sheet material comprises a the... | 03/31/1992 |
| 4414265 | Insulation board An insulation board comprising a plastic foam layer which is covered by at least one facer, the facer comprising (a) a sheet of glass fibers bonded to each other by a bonding agent, the fibers and bonding agent being coated with a non-wicking agent, where... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4073998 | Scrim/foil laminate A laminate providing a high strength, low flammability improved moisture vapor barrier for use in producing improved construction panels, to the construction panels which comprise a polyurethane foam interior having a top and a bottom laminate skin bonded... | 02/14/1978 |
