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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 |
| 7458103 | Flexible penetration-resistant package and use thereof A flexible penetration-resistant package is described, comprising a) at least one laminate consisting of at least one layer of yarns comprising fibers with a strength of at least 900 MPa as per ASTM D-885, wherein the layer of yarn... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7459205 | Reinforcing net A reinforcing net for use in a reinforcing layer is formed by spacing two parallel spreader yarns under tension and wrapping weft yarns around the two spreader yarns. The reinforcing net can either be affixed to an adhesive coated substrate or coated with adhesive a... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7452831 | Filter medium The filter fabric containing polyphenylene sulfide fibers, characterized in that the following (1) and/or (2) is satisfied is used to provide a filter fabric and a bag filter composed of the filter fabric excellent in dust-collecting efficiency and high in mechanica... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7435469 | Rigid element made of a polymer-resin based material intended to be joined to a support structure made of a polymeric material A rigid element (2) made of a polymer-resin-based material intended to be joined, by welding, to a support structure (3) made of a polymeric material, characterized in that it comprises a textile layer (10) including electrically conductive yarn... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435694 | Nonwoven fibrous mats with good hiding properties and laminate A fibrous nonwoven mat particularly suited for hiding the color of a substrate when the mat is bonded to the substrate is made by forming a web of fibers from a wet fibrous slurry, saturating the mat with a resinous binder containing 1-20 weight percent of a paper c... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7427575 | Faced fibrous insulation A faced fibrous insulation having a mat facing on one or more surfaces of a fibrous insulation material is provided. The mat facing provides improved surface quality, high and controlled adhesion, and is easily manufactured. The mat facing of the present invention i... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7425359 | Textured composite material A floor covering composite made from at least a fibrous outer layer and an adhesive layer is disclosed. These layers are laminated and/or embossed to form elevated areas and depressed areas. Within the depressed areas, fibers from the fibrous outer layer are anchore... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7424899 | Hollow-weave airbag A hollow-weave airbag is constituted of a bag portion (11) with a 1/1 bag structure, and a closed portion (12) that has two or more weave structures and adjoins the bag portion 11. In addition, the closed portion (12) is constituted of, i... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7419719 | High strength, long durability structural fabric/seam system A high strength, high modulus structural fabric product and the method of manufacturing the product are disclosed. The incorporation of a specific fiber/fabric treatment coupled with a resin impregnation and coating process produces a composite material. This compos... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7413214 | Airbag made from low tenacity yarns An airbag cushion having a novel seam structure including either a tri-stitch fold-over seam structure or a double-stitch fold-over seam structure. The novel seam structure allows airbag cushions to be manufactured by using low tenacity yarns, preferably in the rang... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7390566 | Viscose product Pulp with a high hemicellulose level is blended with a dissolving grade pulp and converted to viscose. Blending can be performed during steeping or after steeping. Spinning of the viscose containing the blend, into filaments yields fibers with strength properties th... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7371445 | Structurally efficient airbag cushion exhibiting high available inflation volume The present invention relates to an airbag cushion which exhibits a low amount of seam usage (in order to attach at least two fabric panels or portions of a panel together) in correlation to an overall high amount of available inflation airspace within the cushion i... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7353669 | Air bag fabric and inflatable elements formed therefrom An air bag substrate fabric utilizing a tying yarn knitting arrangement wherein a portion of the tying yarns are threaded to engage needles so as to form two stitches with one on either side of the inlay warp yarn at rows of stitch formation. The neighboring stitche... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7348059 | Modacrylic/aramid fiber blends for arc and flame protection and reduced shrinkage A yarn, fabric and garment suitable for use in arc and flame protection contains modacrylic, p-aramid and m-aramid fibers wherein the m-aramid fibers have a degree of crystallinity of at least 20%. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344152 | Airbag device An airbag device for protecting a vehicle occupant. The airbag device includes an airbag module including an airbag. The airbag module is configured to be disposed on a steering wheel body of a steering wheel of the vehicle. The ratio of a weight of the airbag devic... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7309666 | Method for making a silicone coated fabric A silicone coated fabric having a base woven fabric that is formed from a synthetic fiber weaving yarn that has a yarn size of from 100 to 270 dtex, and a weaving size expressed by product calculated by multiplying the yarn size of a weaving yarn and a weave density... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7287478 | Method for manufacturing an airbag cushion An airbag cushion having a novel seam structure including either a tri-stitch fold-over seam structure or a double-stitch fold-over seam structure. The novel seam structure allows airbag cushions to be manufactured by using low tenacity yarns, preferably in the rang... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285505 | Tape having weft-insert warp knit fabric reinforcement The present disclosure relates to a tape that comprises a weft-inserted warp knit fabric, which utilizes a combination stitch to secure the wales of the fabric. The combination stitch comprises a majority of successive chain stitches that are used with a minority of... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7264861 | Abrasion-resistant composites with in-situ activated matrix resin A composite sheet is disclosed. The composite sheet comprises an open random fibrous web having substantially vertical fibers near a top surface, a first binder resin and a second binder resin, wherein the first binder resin has a melting point lower than the meltin... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7226878 | Advanced body armor utilizing shear thickening fluids An armor composite material has been invented which contains a ballistic fabric which has been impregnated with shear thickening fluid. This invention offers a ballistic resistant material that is more flexible and less bulky than comparable, conventional ballistic ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7201397 | Airbag with irregularly shaped panels and segments An airbag and a method for making an airbag of the type that includes an irregularly-shaped panel, such as the side panels of a passenger airbag. The irregularly-shaped side panel is first divided into two segments with a single straight line to define an inflation ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7179762 | Motor vehicle air bag and fabric for use in same An air bag of the type utilized in a vehicle occupant restraint system has at least one panel of coated air bag fabric comprising a base fabric coated with a urethane coating material. The base fabric is woven in warp and fill directions from synthetic multifilament... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172982 | Dryer and/or industrial fabric with silicone-coated surface An industrial fabric having improved sheet restraint and wear resistance along with acceptable permeability. The improvement is effected by coating only the high spots of the fabric with silicone material. The coating methods used in this invention may include kiss ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7153790 | Penetration-resistant material and articles made of the same A penetration-resistant material is described to include at least a double layer of woven fabric, wherein the double layer includes a first layer of fabric composed of a first set of threads having 3.5 to 20 threads/cm, having a linear density of at least 210 dtex, ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7148162 | Ballistic laminate structure in sheet form A ballistic laminate structure includes a first high-performance unifabric composite. The unifabric composite incorporates an array of unidirectionally-oriented fiber bundles carried on a fiber-stabilizing scrim and having a tensile strength greater than 7 grams per... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7132380 | Penetration-resistant material comprising fabric with high linear density ratio of two sets of threads A penetration-resistant material having at least a double layer of woven fabric having a first layer of fabric composed of a first set of threads having 3.5 to 20 threads/cm, a linear density of at least 210 dtex, and at least 65% of the fabric weight, and a second ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7105234 | Flame retardant corrosive resistant conductive fabric article and method Disclosed is a conductive, flame-retardant polymeric fabric composed of a woven or non-woven nylon, polyester or acrylic fabric. A surface of the fabric is provided with a flame-retardant layer applied by coating the flame-retardant directly onto the fabric surface.... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7067443 | Multilayer composite body A multilayer composite body includes thermoplastic layers and layers of natural fibers bound with thermoplastic synthetic material. The composite body has at least one reinforcing layer made of an open-cell fabric of melting fibers. The reinforcing layer is penetrat... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7015156 | Perfumed abrasive pad and manufacturing procedure The a present invention is related to an abrasive cleaning article, made of spread abrasive particles and microencapsulated particles of an aromatizing substance contained in urea-formaldehyde walls, through a three-dimensional non-woven web of fiber that are bonded... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6993876 | Asphalt roofing composite including adhesion modifier-treated glass fiber mat Enhanced tear strength asphalt roofing composites, e.g., roofing shingles which can meet the current ASTM D-3462 standard for tear strength, include an adhesion modifier treated, preferably a polysiloxane treated, glass fiber mat. ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6986935 | Fusible interlining A fusible interlining includes a textile interlining web coated with a plurality of double-layered adhesive dots on a first side of the textile interlining web. Each of the plurality of double-layered adhesive dots includes a bottom dot facing the interlining web an... | 01/17/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6979491 | Antimicrobial yarn having nanosilver particles and methods for manufacturing the same The present invention provides a yarn with antimicrobial effects. The antimicrobial antifungal effect of the yarn is derived from nanosilver particles (diameter between 1 and 100 nm) which are adhered to the yarn. The yarn contains fibers which are made of cotton, l... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6972145 | Semipermeable coating for building materials The present invention provides coating materials (14), insulation-containing building material products bearing the materials and methods for applying the coatings to the building material products. The coating materials (14) possess one-way “breatha... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6938922 | Air bag tether construction The present invention relates to air bag tethers and to a pattern-wise arrangement of such tethers in relation to air bag panels on a fabric blank, thus resulting in increased fabric utilization per tether and an overall cost savings per finished air bag. The air ba... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6930065 | Fabric blank for multi-segment air bag tether construction The present invention relates to air bag tethers and to a pattern-wise arrangement of such tethers in relation to air bag panels on a fabric blank. In one embodiment, the front tether panel is comprised of two or more tether segments that cut in alignment with the w... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6914019 | Clothing element A clothing element includes a carrier of a form that conforms to a portion of a body surface and an adherent coating made of titanium or of a titanium alloy and/or titanium compound located on one side of the carrier facing the body surface. The adherent coating inc... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6911407 | Non-slip absorbent article Disclosed is an absorbent article useful for the following purposes without limitation: as a bed pad, a baby changing pad, a bib, a table cloth, or a painter's drop cloth. The absorbent article includes a vapor-permeable liquid-impermeable bottomsheet having an inte... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6902198 | Scratch tape A scratch tape includes a base substrate, a UV coating layer formed on the upper surface of the base substrate, a lightproof layer 30 formed of the UV coating layer for shielding light, and a water-based coating layer 40 such that the enhanced lightpro... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6896410 | Refuse disposal in severe environments Flexible and semi-rigid refuse containers are provided for long term storage of refuse in environments where permafrost conditions prevail. The preferred containers are formed from woven fiberglass coated with a UV resistant polymer such as PVC. ... | 05/24/2005 |
