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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186546 | Adjustable dress form An adjustable dress form has a plurality of body panels and adjustment mechanisms securing between each of the body panels. There are a total of at least four body panels, and the adjustment mechanisms include preferably twelve adjustment mechanisms. A neck girth ad... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8186020 | Revolving flat A method for fastening a clothing strip to a card-flat bar by a fastening means in the form of clips is presented. In this case, the clips are integrally formed onto the card-flat foot by press rams guided simultaneously from both sides of the card-flat bar and para... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8181269 | Night vision goggle mount with retractable stops A helmet mount for night vision apparatus including a night vision goggle rotatable between operative and inoperative positions. Retractable stop means are included on the mount for obstructing the rotation of the goggle from its inoperative to operative position wi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181438 | Composite fishing line Braided or twisted lines made from a) gel spun polyolefin yarns and b) at least one other yarn or monofilament are stretched to increase line tenacity. If desired, stretching conditions can also be chosen to significantly reduce the denier of the line. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181437 | Cable assembly with anchor A cable assembly comprises a cable having a main body, strands, a tail and a first cable end, an anchor, and a sleeve having a bore, a first end and a second end. The first end is positioned generally adjacent the anchor, the second end is positioned remote from the... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177104 | Cap drying apparatus A cap drying and shaping apparatus includes a substantially planar base, an inflatable bladder disposed proximal one end of the planar base, and a ribbed cage member. The ribbed cage member includes a domed portion having a predetermined radius to the apex and a pre... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176718 | Cable, combined cable made of plastic fibers and steel wire strands, and combined strands made of plastic fibers and steel wires A combined cable comprising a core cable of high-strength synthetic fibers, which take the form of a twisted bundle of monofilaments or a plurality of twisted bundles of monofilaments, and comprising an outer layer of steel wire strands, is characterized in that the... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176719 | Reinforcing cord and rubber product using the same A reinforcing cord of the present invention is a reinforcing cord (10) for rubber reinforcement including a fiber core (11) and a plurality of strands (12) disposed around the fiber core (11). The fiber core (11) is formed of one o... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8171712 | Multi-layer yarn structure and method for making the same A multi-layer yarn structure and a method for making the same are provided. The multi-layer yarn structure includes a core layer, a layer of noncircular fibers, and an outer layer. The core layer has a plurality of hydrophobic fibers. The noncircular fibers surround... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171713 | Wrapped yarns for use in ropes having predetermined surface characteristics A rope comprising a plurality of yarns, where at least one of the plurality of yarns is a blended yarn comprising a plurality of first fibers and a plurality of second fibers. Abrasion resistance properties of the blended yarn are greater than abrasion resistance pr... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171710 | Automatic lacer for bundles of polymeric fiber An automatic lacer wraps bundles of polymeric fibers with thread, before the bundles are woven into a fabric mat and placed in a housing to form a gas-separation membrane module. A fiber bundle passes through a spool which is previously wound with thread on its oute... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172281 | Device and kit for making knotted string accessories Disclosed herein are embodiments of devices and kits for making knotted string accessories. One embodiment of a device for making knotted string accessories from a plurality of individual strings comprises a substantially planar member with a first end and a second ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171711 | Hybrid carbon fiber spun yarn and hybrid carbon fiber spun yarn fabric using the same A hybrid carbon fiber spun yarn having a core region with carbon fibers as a main component, and a surrounding region with carbon fibers as a main component and covers an outer peripheral surface of the core region. 20% by mass or more of fibers forming the core reg... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171601 | Fiber tumbler with changeable screen grid size A system and method for cleaning fiber utilizes interchangeable panels having different screen grid sizes. The panels are selectively installed on a fiber cage frame pivotally coupled to a tumbler frame for rotation of the fiber cage frame. A user selects a set of p... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8166741 | Resilient composite tire cord Elastic metal/textile composite cord (C-1) having two layers (Ci, Ce) of 1+N construction, formed from a core or inner layer (Ci) comprising a textile core thread (10) of diameter d1 and a metal outer layer (Ce) of N wires (12) of dia... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166742 | Uncured composite rope including a plurality of different fiber materials An uncured, composite rope includes at least one inner tow of structural fibers of a first material and a plurality of outer tows of structural fibers disposed about the at least one inner tow, the structural fibers of at least one of the plurality of outer tows bei... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166743 | Spun staple yarns made from blends of rigid-rod fibers and fibers derived from diamino diphenyl sulfone and fabrics and garments made therefrom and methods for making same This invention relates to a flame-resistant spun staple yarns and fabrics and garments comprising these yarns and methods of making the same. The yarns have 20 to 50 parts by weight of a polymeric staple fiber containing a structure derived from a monomer selected f... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8161577 | Helmet with improved shield mount and precision shield control A helmet includes a shell, an eyeport formed in the shell, a shield having inwardly projecting hubs, and a pair of sockets on the shell. The sockets are positioned and configured to receive and rotatably capture the inwardly projecting hubs of the shield so that the... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162187 | Apparatus for supporting trousers, particularly usable during the finishing operations in ironing trousers An apparatus for supporting trousers, particularly usable during the finishing operations in ironing trousers, includes a bearing structure, a fastening device on the bearing structure and to which, in one work configuration, at least one trouser support element can... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161721 | Cable stranding apparatus employing a hollow-shaft guide member driver A cable-stranding apparatus for performing SZ-stranding of strand elements about at least one core member is disclosed. A first stationary guide member individually guides the strand elements in a spaced apart configuration and centrally passes the at least one core... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161722 | Cable stranding methods employing a hollow-shaft guide member driver Cable-stranding methods for performing SZ-stranding of strand elements about at least one core member are disclosed. One method includes passing initially spaced apart strand elements through peripheral guide holes and passing at least one core member through a gene... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162188 | Aid for taking off stockings A stocking take-off assistance device suitable as aid for taking of stockings, particularly elastic support stockings, the stocking take-off assistance device including at least one substantially annular inner device suitable to be arranged around a leg and to recei... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157297 | Practice apparatus for tying knots An apparatus for practicing tying knots includes a base board having a horizontal upper surface, a first post coupled to the board and extending upwardly from the horizontal upper surface, a second post coupled to the board and extending upwardly from the horizontal... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8151682 | Atraumatic stent and method and apparatus for making the same A method of braiding a stent includes braiding a number of elongate filaments around a mandrel using tensioned braiding carriers without spooling the filaments to the tensioned braiding carriers to form a braided stent having atraumatic ends. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8146339 | Steel cord for reinforcing rubber article and pneumatic radial tire A steel cord for reinforcing rubber article having a 1×n structure composed of a plurality of steel filaments stranded in the same direction at the same stranding pitch, the number of the steel filaments being 6 to 12 and the diameter of the steel filaments being 0... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146177 | Protective helmet for sports use and for work use A protective helmet, particularly for sports and work use, including a rigid outer shell which itself comprises a front cap having a concavity able to cover at least the upper part of the cranium, and a rear cap having a concavity able to cover the rear part of the ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8136337 | Wire twisting device A wire twisting device and a method for use is provided. One embodiment includes a plate having a wire engaging face, a tool engaging face, and a plurality or wire ports extending therethrough. The wires to be twisted are inserted through individual, appropriately s... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136848 | Securing apparatus The invention is securing apparatus to quickly and efficiently tying a knot or bow to securely wrap a package or parcel. The securing apparatus is configured as a planar element having an opening through it. A number of securing slits extend from the opening. When a... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136438 | Arborist's climbing rope An arborist's climbing rope in which an eye splice having a splice tuck can be formed at one end includes in one embodiment a core of polypropylene, a first braided tubular sheath of nylon disposed about the core and a second braided tubular sheath of a polyester di... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132297 | Apparatus on a flat card or roller card having a cylinder and at least one doffer In an apparatus on a carding machine having a cylinder and at least one doffer, in which the cylinder and the doffer each have an all-steel clothing having saw teeth, the clothing on the cylinder and the clothing on the doffer each have a point density per square in... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8127375 | Low profile helmet vents and venting system A motorcycle helmet vent and venting system that is low profile and does not take up much space on the helmet shell. A motorcycle vent that pivots internally to allow air flow and pivots such that the vent tab may penetrate the outer plane of the helmet shell. A mot... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127373 | Protective helmet having a microprocessor controlled response to impact A method and system for reducing the concussive effects of impact. The system includes a helmet for protecting the head of a user. The helmet has a surface, an array of strain gauges attached on the surface for detecting an impact, an array of cells attached within ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128133 | Method and apparatus for tying necktie knot A method and apparatus for tying a necktie knot are provided. The apparatus includes a substantially triangular base having a front face, a back face, three edges and three corners. The apparatus also includes an integrated clip extending from an area of the back fa... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127403 | Card flat bar for a carding machine, for cotton, synthetic fibers or the like, having a card flat clothing In a card flat bar having a card flat clothing, the card flat clothing is magnetically attached to the card flat bar body and, in use, lies opposite a clothed roller. In order to hold the clothing element against the card flat bar in a structurally simple way in the... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127653 | Device and method for braiding fibers into a braided structure The invention relates to a device for braiding fibers into a braided structure, the device comprising a braiding machine, comprising a continuous track plate, a forming device, comprising a forming ring, a braiding mandrel about which the braiding machine braids at ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8122570 | Apparatus and method for dry forming a uniform non-woven fibrous web An apparatus and method is disclosed for dry forming a uniform non-woven fibrous web. The apparatus includes a transport duct, a spreading member and a discharge member connected in series. The discharge member has a flexible plate and a plurality of screws which ac... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122809 | Balloon with dividing fabric layers and method for braiding over three-dimensional forms A medical balloon with a variable diameter that is reinforced with continuous fibers woven to form a fabric with a varying number of layers and fiber densities. Portions of the balloon having a relatively smaller diameter are reinforced with a fabric having a reduce... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8117679 | Molded articles and molding methods particularly for a protective helmet Protective structures, such as helmets, may have a shell including an outer shell and a tunnel element integral to the outer shell. The tunnel element may have a first opening at an outer surface side of the shell and a second opening at an inner surface side of the... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117815 | Fire retardant compositions and methods and apparatuses for making the same A method and apparatus for forming yarn provides a feeding component that feeds one or more ribbons of tow starting material, a drafting component that includes at least two pairs of rollers through which the feed materials pass and which stretch-breaks the starting... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117816 | Multifilament and method for manufacturing the same, and yarn and method for manufacturing the same The present application of the invention aims at improving knot strength of a twisted yarn without compromising circularity, with respect to various yarns including a fishing line. For such purpose, the present application of the invention provides a yarn including ... | 02/21/2012 |
