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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7410695 | Siloxane based amide modified nylons Nylon compositions prepared by the melt mixing of a nylon thermoplastic resin and the siloxane based amide are disclosed. The modified nylons are useful in applications requiring nylons with increased hydrophobicity. ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407555 | Oil tempered wire for cold forming coil springs An oil-tempered wire for a cold-formed coil spring having a quality equivalent of or higher than a hot-formed coil spring is provided. A cold-formed coil spring made from the oil-tempered wire is also provided. Material used is the steel which contains, in weight pe... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7353645 | Material for gland packing and the gland packing A reinforcing member made from a fibrous material and disposed at least on one face of a strip-like expanded graphite to form a strip-like base member. The base member is stranded to be formed as a cord-like member. At this time, one side end edge of the base member... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7349756 | Method for control of yarn processing equipment A method for starting or stopping each of at least two separately controllable roll-sets (22, 26, 34, 56) used for processing a yarn (Y) in a stretch-break process, each roll-set comrpising at least two rolls, the method is characterized by the step of each r... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7325575 | Rope and webbing protector A protector is disclosed for protecting an elongated portion of a rope or webbing. The protector includes a flexible material including a first inner edge having a first length and about which the protector is wrapped such that a second outer edge is exposed. The fi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316254 | Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire comprises a cord-reinforced layer such as carcass, belt, bead reinforcing layer which is made of metallic cords, each metallic cord is made up of six to twelve metallic filaments whose diameter is in a range of from 0.15 to 0.45 mm, the metallic fil... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7225082 | Colloidal rod particles as nanobar codes Freestanding particles comprising a plurality of segments, wherein the particle length is from 20 nm to 50 μm and the particle width is form 5 nm to 50 μm. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214425 | High performance fiber blend and products made therefrom A blended yarn is provided having at least one component fiber type being made of stretch broken fibers, preferably of a stretch broken high performance fiber, along with multi-end yarns containing the blended yarn, composite yarns having at least one component bein... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7155892 | Material for gland packing and the gland packing A gland packing including strip-like expanded graphite is disposed on one face of a sheet-like reinforcing member configured by a fibrous material to form a strip-like base member. The base member is stranded to be formed as a cord-like member. The outside of the co... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7140171 | Material for gland packing and the gland packing A material for gland packing including a sheet-like reinforcing member configured by a fibrous material disposed at least on one face of a strip-like expanded graphite to form a strip-like base member. The base member is stranded to be formed as a cord-like member. ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7127784 | Treatment of filament yarns to provide spun-like characteristics and yarns and fabrics produced thereby A process for forming a continuous filament yarn having the surface tactile character of a spun yarn. The process includes passing the cohesive yarn structure through the interior of a rotating sleeve member disposed in surrounding relation to the cohesive yarn stru... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7114319 | Unidirectional long fiber three dimensional fiber structure produced by short fiber intertwining and production method thereof A unidirectional three dimensional fiber structure is provided which does not require weaving, displays a high level of interlayer strength and does not suffer from cracking, and which can also be easily produced with any arbitrary cross-section. A unidirectional th... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7115221 | Method for producing graphite powder with an increased bulk density A method for increasing the Scott density of synthetic and/or natural graphite powders of any particle size distribution, preferably of highly-pure graphite, by subjecting the graphite powder to an autogenous surface treatment. The powder is used, in particular, for... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7089420 | Authentication method and system The present invention provides a method and apparatus for the production and labeling of objects in a manner suitable for the prevention and detection of counterfeiting. Thus, the system incorporates a variety of features that make unauthorized reproduction difficul... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7066229 | Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire comprises a cord-reinforced layer such as carcass, belt, bead reinforcing layer which is made of metallic cords, each metallic cord is made up of six to twelve metallic filaments whose diameter is in a range of from 0.15 to 0.45 mm, the metallic fil... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7067002 | Unitized fibrous concrete reinforcement The present invention relates to a fibrous construct which is used in providing cementitious mixtures supplemental and reinforcing strength upon setting, and more particularly, to a unitized fibrous construct which comprises a plurality of oriented reinforcing fibro... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6968866 | Tent fabric, twisted union yarn of kenaf, and process for producing the same A tent fabric comprising a woven fabric made of yarns containing kenaf fibers in an amount of 10 wt. % or more. The tent fabric after use can easily be recycled and hence contributes to resource saving and environmental protection. ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6959745 | Steel cord, method of making the same and pneumatic tire including the same A steel cord is composed of three to six steel filaments each having a filament diameter of from 0.25 to 0.45 mm, the three to six steel filaments including shaped filaments and twisted together, wherein the shaped filaments are, before twisted together, coiled to b... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6949149 | High strength, high carbon steel wire To achieve a drawn wire with a tensile strength defined by the equation of Y=Yo exp(A2εd) wherein Y is the tensile strength in MPa (N/mm2), Yo is the strength of as patented wire, A2 is a coefficient... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6950709 | Low impedance implantable extension for a neurological electrical stimulator A medical device known as an implantable neurostimulation system is configured for implanting in humans to deliver a therapeutic electrical stimulation to tissue to treat a variety of medical conditions such as pain, movement disorders, pelvic floor disorders, and m... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6938881 | Manual marine winch with lead in webbing strap A manual marine winch includes a housing, a rotating drum in the housing, a drum rotating and holding mechanism, and a winch line having a lead in end formed by a webbing strap. The webbing strap can include an integral safety indicator such as load indicating indic... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6920745 | Zinc-coated steel cord with improved fatigue resistance A steel cord for the reinforcement of thermoplastic elastomers, the steel cord including more than one strand, each strand including two or more steel filaments, at least some of said the steel filaments being provided with a zinc coating. The zinc coating has a thi... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6916896 | High productivity spandex fiber process and product Commercially acceptable spandex can be prepared with greater efficiency, improved consistency and at lower costs from a high-solids content polyurethaneurea polymer solution. The polyurethaneurea is prepared using a combination of 4,4′-MDI and 2,4′-MDI, and an a... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6916533 | Highly oriented polyolefin fibre The invention relates to a highly oriented polyolefin fiber containing polyolefin with an intrinsic viscosity of at least 5 dl/g, which fiber has a tensile strength of at least 26 cN/dtex and a modulus of tension of at least 700 cN/dtex, a process for the preparatio... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6770362 | High strength polyethylene fibers and their applications High strength polyethylene fibers and their applications, for example, chopped fibers, ropes, nets, ballistic materials or items, protective gloves, fiber reinforced concrete products, helmets, and other products obtained therefrom, in which the fiber is characteriz... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6755226 | Composite cord and pneumatic tire using the composite cord A composite cord is provided which is simple in manufacture, highly productive, less costly, and improved in rubber penetration. The composite cord has a 1×n construction (n is an integer from 3 to 12) with 2 to 11 metallic filaments and 1 to 5 polymer fibers havin... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6708479 | Braiding yarn made of expanded graphite The present invention relates to a braiding yarn made of expanded graphite for a gland packing which is to be used in a shaft seal part of a fluid apparatus or the like. In the braiding yarn made of expanded graphite of the invention, a braiding yarn base material o... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6695026 | Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire comprises a tread reinforcing belt made of metallic cords, each of the metallic cords is made up of six to twelve metallic filaments whose diameter is not less than 0.15 mm but less than 0.25 mm, the six to twelve metallic filaments are g... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6644007 | Braiding yarn made of expanded graphite The present invention relates to a braiding yarn made of expanded graphite for a gland packing which is to be used in a shaft seal part of a fluid apparatus or the like. In the braiding yarn made of expanded graphite of the invention, an expanded graphite... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6637181 | Elastane threads and method for the production thereof Described is a process for producing segmented polyurethanes having improved processing characteristics in the melt state and an efficient spinning process based thereon to form highly elastic, fine linear density elastane yarn and filament having improve... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6623585 | Coalesced multifilament spandex and method for its preparation The present invention provides a process whereby high quality, well-coalesced spandex can be made by dry-spinning a high-melting thermoplastic polyurethane, bundling the as-spun filaments into a side-by-side relationship, and passing the bundled filaments... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6612354 | Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire comprises a cord-reinforced layer such as carcass, belt, bead reinforcing layer which is made of metallic cords, each metallic cord is made up of six to twelve metallic filaments whose diameter is in a range of from 0.15 to 0.45 mm, the m... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6601377 | Gland packing materials made from expansive graphite, gland packing made from expansive graphite made from the materials, and a producing method of gland packing made from expansive graphite The present invention relates to gland packing materials made from expansive graphite, gland packing made from expansive graphite made from the materials, and a producing method of gland packing made from expansive graphite; braiding thread is a filamento... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6592716 | Security fibers and process for the preparation thereof Security fibers having enhanced antifalsification features are prepared by a process which comprises the steps of: i) braiding 5 to 30 denier fibers to form a twine; ii) dyeing the twine with a dye or pigment; iii) drying the dyed twine; and then iv) cutt... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6530205 | Method of and apparatus for making twisted cable and the cable produced thereby A method of and an apparatus for making twisted electrical cable, such as 600 volt secondary distribution (UD) cable, and the twisted cable product are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a first plurality of stationary payoff reels each wound with a lengt... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6502382 | Expanded graphite knitting yarn and a gland packing An expanded graphite knitting yarn according to the present invention is covered or bound and covered with a reinforcing material made of a braided body such as stainless steel line members, before an outer periphery of an expanded graphite tape having a ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6393817 | Method and relative equipment for coupling an elastomeric yarn to an inextensible yarn Machine for combining an elastomer thread (81) with an unextendable thread (11) wound on respective spools (80,10), which comprises a first pair (20) of rollers for driving the unextendable thread (11), a heating oven (30), a false-twisting group (40), a ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6385956 | Packing yarn made of graphite foil and metal foil and method of manufacturing a packing yarn A packing yarn and a method of manufacturing a packing yarn composed of at least two bands which are at most 5 mm wide and are joined together by a yarn manufacturing method, include forming the bands of a laminate having at least one layer of flexible gr... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6365273 | Compact cord The invention relates to a cord comprising a core structure and one layer, said core structure consisting of 1 to 4 core filaments (1) having a diameter d1, d1, being greater than 0.15 mm and smaller than 0.40 mm, said layer consisti... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6360522 | Rope for conveying systems A filler element is located between each adjacent pair of outer strands of a wire rope and interlocks with the adjacent strands. The filler elements provide the rope with substantially smooth outer surface reducing vibration of the rope passing over a pul... | 03/26/2002 |
