Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture inventions 03/07

20070068615 - Method for manufacturing heat pipes: A method for manufacturing a heat pipe (10) according to one preferred embodiment includes following steps: providing a heat pipe preform (11) having an open end (13); filling working liquid (14) in the heat pipe preform; and sealing the open end of the heat pipe preform using a cover (12)... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070068616 - Method and device for filling insulating glass panes with a gas other than air: m

20070068617 - Automatic plant for producing tyres: An automatic plant for producing tyres includes a plurality of work stations and a plurality of devices for transferring the tyres from one work station to another work station and for moving the tyres within a same work station. Each work station is designed to assemble one or more corresponding... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070068618 - Splicing tapes with an alignment indicium: Splicing tapes including an alignment indicium are provided. Methods of using such splicing tapes and webs spliced with such tapes are also described.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070068619 - Wire/fiber ring and method for manufacturing the same: A wire/fiber ring having two layers applied in four clock positions. Each layer includes a first material strand having a first diameter and a second material strand having a second diameter different from the first diameter. A second or any subsequent layer is disposed such that there is unambiguous nesting... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070068620 - System and method for transferring structured material to a substrate: A structured material is transferred to a substrate. A release film is applied to a carrier. A material is deposited on a surface of the release film. The material is processed to form the structured material. The structured material is coupled to the substrate. The release film is exposed to... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070068621 - Manufacturing process by the use of warm lamination method to adhere to ic card having multi electronic components: A manufacturing process of the invention by the use of warm lamination methodto adhere to an IC card having multi electronic componentsis disclosed. The invention mainly intends to prevent the built-in multi electronic components of the IC card from being damaged during the thermal pressing process. In the meantime, the... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070068622 - Method for establishing anisotropic conductive connection and anisotropic conductive adhesive film: The method involves disposing on a circuit board 1 a photocurable anisotropic conductive adhesive film 4 containing conductive particles 2; disposing on the anisotropic conductive adhesive film 4 a exposure mask 5 having an exposure pattern corresponding to a connection terminal 1b of a circuit board 1; irradiating light onto... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070068625 - Method and system for controlling radical distribution: A plasma processing system includes a processing chamber, a substrate holder configured to hold a substrate for plasma processing, and a gas injection assembly. The gas injection assembly includes a first evacuation port located substantially in a center of the gas injection assembly and configured to evacuate gases from a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070068623 - Apparatus for the removal of a set of byproducts from a substrate edge and methods therefor: A plasma processing system including a plasma chamber for processing a substrate is disclosed. The apparatus includes a chuck configured for supporting a first surface of the substrate. The apparatus also includes a plasma resistant barrier disposed in a spaced-apart relationship with respect to a second surface of the substrate,... Agent: Ipsg, P.C.

20070068627 - Electrical open/short contact alignment structure for active region vs. gate region: An apparatus and method are disclosed for measuring alignment of polysilicon shapes relative to a silicon area wherein the presence of an electrical coupling is used to determine the presence of bias or misalignment. Bridging vertices on the polysilicon shapes are formed. Bridging vertices over the silicon area create low... Agent: Ibm Corporation RochesterIPLaw Dept. 917

20070068626 - Vacuum processing apparatus: A plasma processing apparatus which contributes to reducing required time for maintenance and thereby to enhancing the efficiency of processing and that of apparatus operation is to be provided. A vacuum processing apparatus comprises a vacuum vessel in which a substrate-shaped sample is arranged in an internally arranged processing chamber... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070068628 - Vacuum processing apparatus: A vacuum processing apparatus having an improved wafer processing efficiency and an improved working efficiency is provided. The vacuum processing apparatus includes a vacuum container in which a specimen is processed with plasma generated from a processing gas supplied to the vacuum container; a transfer container through which the specimen... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070068629 - Actively heated aluminum baffle component having improved particle performance and methods of use and manufacture thereof: An actively heated aluminum baffle component such as a thermal control plate or baffle ring of a showerhead electrode assembly of a plasma processing chamber has an exposed outer aluminum oxide layer which is formed by an electropolishing procedure. The exposed outer aluminum oxide layer minimizes defects and particles generated... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070068624 - Apparatus to treat a substrate and method thereof: An apparatus to treat a substrate including a vacuum chamber having a plasma space where plasma is generated and a treating space where a substrate is treated, an extract electrode disposed between the plasma space and the treating space, a power supply to provide power to the extract electrode, and... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20070068630 - Multi-layer, light markable media and method and apparatus for using same: A multi-layer laminate media is provided on which information may be applied in machine or human readable form on a visible front surface by the output of one or more lasers, or other high intensity light source. In a preferred embodiment, the media has three layers including a substrate, a... Agent: Bruce H. Johnsonbaugh Eckhoff & Hoppe

20070068631 - Tyre building drum: A roller turn up mechanism for the forming of a bead section in a tyre built on a tyre building drum is disclosed. It is known to provide a tyre building drum with two ring segments each placed on opposing sides of a central axis, means to expand that part... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070068632 - Sealing device: A sealing device with film sealer for localized heating to bond film material as in one having a high temperature resistance (e.g., ceramic) substrate with a properly sized groove for receiving a heater element as in a flat faced wire band in a tight, flush to adjacent film presentation surface... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20070062628 - Integral joining: A method for joining bodies by melting down a joining element. The joining element acts on a surface of one of the bodies and penetrates the surface as a result of a directed force. Once in a penetrated condition, a mechanical excitation is generated such that during further penetration of... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark LLP

20070062629 - Multilayer card of thermoplastic material and a method of making the multilayer card secure: The invention relates to a multilayer card of thermoplastic material comprising first and second layers (7, 2) secured to each other, together with least one reinforced bonding zone (9) between the first layer and the second layer. The invention also provides a method of making a multilayer card secure.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070062630 - Structural damage repair elements and kit: Structural damage repair elements including inserts and a structural damage repair kit is provided. The structural damage repair elements typically include two or more layers of materials having an adhesive therebetween that are subsequently compressed together. The structural damage repair kit includes a chemical molding agent, an optional jig, one... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20070062631 - Assembly of devices for production of non-vulcanized radial tires and a method for production of such tires: The invention concerns an assembly of devices for production of green radial tires, comprising a carcass building drum (11), a belt building drum (21) and a completing drum (22), which are arranged on one horizontal axis, wherein the carcass building drum (11) and the belt building drum (21) are equipped... Agent: George W Rauchfuss Jr Ohlandt Greeley Ruggiero & Perle

20070062632 - Method for manufacturing pneumatic tire with spray-painted mark spray-painting machine: A spray-painting machine for a pneumatic tire comprises: a tire holder comprising a pair of bead support disks between which the tire is held; at least one spray gun; a spray gun shifter to move the spray gun to a position near the tread face of the tire held by... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070062633 - Method of manufacturing a reinforcement element for a flexible pipeline: For use in the manufacture of reinforcement layers for flexible pipes which are capable of absorbing compressive or tensile forces, and which are used for the transport of oil and gas, a thermoplastic material is applied to a strength-imparting layer. The strength-imparting layers are reeled on reels, and following unreeling... Agent: Attention: Roger T. Frost, Esq. Merchant & Gould P.C.

20070062634 - Monitoring deformation and time to logically constrain a bonding process: A process control procedure for a bonding process includes predetermining a deformation limit and a deforming time limit is for deforming a bonding precursor member. The bonding precursor member is deformed while monitoring instantaneous deformation values and instantaneous deforming time values for the bonding precursor member. A deforming shut-down time... Agent: Rodney F. Brown

20070062635 - Method of manufacturing laminated seamless belt and laminated seamless belt: A laminated seamless belt having at least a base layer and an outer layer. The base layer contains a polyester thermoplastic elastomer as its main component. The base layer has a volume resistivity set to not less than 1.0×106(Ω·cm) nor more than 1.0×1011(Ω·cm). A volume resistivity of the outer layer... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070062636 - Media gap detection by reflective florescence: A method of gap detection between successive adhesive layers on a media carrier using reflective florescence. Roll of label media is obtained and placed on a printer (not shown). Labels pass by a UV light source and labels and carrier reflect back a portion of the UV light. The reflected... Agent: Orum & Roth LLC

20070062637 - Electromagnetic shielding of laminate packages: A method for manufacturing electronic modules from a moulded module strip having a laminate including at least one conductive layer, and one or more dies and or surface mounted devices arranged on an upper surface of the laminate and embedded by a moulding compound, includes the steps of: cutting partway... Agent: Baker Botts, L.L.P.

20070062638 - Foam material and garments made therefrom: A flexible or pliable closed cell foam material (1) in sheet form for forming at least part of a garment, characterized in that the foam material (1) has one or more slits or cuts and/or needle-punched holes (2) therein extending through the sheet from one surface to the other, in... Agent: Zarley Law Firm P.L.C

20070062639 - Method for manufacturing a flexible display: The invention is directed to a method for supporting a flexible substrate. The method comprises steps of providing a supporting substrate and then forming an adhesive material layer on a surface of the supporting substrate, wherein the adhesive material layer is composed of a plurality of adhesive substances and the... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070062640 - Method of manufacturing copper foil with insulating layer, copper foil with insulating layer obtained with the same method, and printed circuit board using the same copper foil with insulating layer: To provide a method of manufacturing a material which can make a skeletal component as thin as possible to be contained in an insulating layer in a manufactured copper clad laminate and can securely prevent the direct contact between the nodular treatment surface of the attached copper foil and a... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20070062641 - Method and apparatus for welding of polymer composite components: A method and apparatus is disclosed for joining of composites with thermoplastic surfaces. The process includes the location of the said components within a load bearing frame, and bringing the thermoplastic surfaces to be joined into contact. Pressure application devices, in the form of fluid filled bladders, are also located... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070062642 - Method and apparatus for applying a pasty, preferably at least partially elastic substance: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for applying a pasty, preferably at least partially elastic substance used for sealing connection of a first component to a second component. In the method, the pasty substance is pressed out of an outlet opening of an application nozzle and is... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070062643 - Method of separating adhesive-bonded body: A method of separating an adhesive-bonded body is provided, by which a pair of pieces bonded together by using an adhesive can be easily securely separated from each other, wherein the adhesive has excellent adhesive force without being influenced by environmental temperature, excellent storage stability and wide scope of selection... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070062644 - Supporting plate, apparatus, and method for stripping supporting plate: A supporting plate which makes it possible to easily strip the supporting plate from a substrate in a short period of time after thinning the substrate. In the supporting plate to which a circuit-formed surface of a substrate is bonded with an adhesive, a first penetrating hole is formed in... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20070062645 - Processing apparatus: A processing apparatus which can precisely control a radical flux over a broad range in radical treatment is provided. A surface of a substrate, such as a semiconductor, is processed with radicals in a treatment chamber. A gas inlet is disposed between a support for supporting the substrate and a... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20070062646 - Method and apparatus for processing substrates: A substrate processing apparatus includes a processing chamber and a gas supply line, wherein a natural oxide film removing gas including a first gas activated by a second gas activated by a plasma discharge is supplied to the processing chamber through the gas supply line to remove a natural oxide... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070062647 - Method and apparatus for isolative substrate edge area processing: An isolative substrate edge area processing method and apparatus is described. The apparatus has an isolator for isolating and processing by dry chemical technique a portion of a substrate including a substrate edge region. The isolator has nozzles for directing a flow of reactive species towards the edge area of... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070062648 - Electrostatic chuck, thin film manufacturing apparatus having the same, thin film manufacturing method, and substrate surface treatment method: A difficulty has been given, that is, in a condition that an electrostatic chuck having an oxide layer as a dielectric layer is set in catalytic chemical vapor deposition apparatus, as a silicon thin film is repeatedly deposited on a workpiece held by the electrostatic chuck, adsorbing power of the... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq.

20070062649 - Laminating machine having a cutter assembly: A laminating machine includes a housing, a rail mounted on the housing and defining with the housing a narrow elongated gap for the insertion of the laminated object, and a cutter assembly coupled to and movable along the rail for cutting the laminated object being inserted into the narrow elongated... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070056674 - Method and device for making towel, tissue, and wipers on an air carding or air lay line utilizing hydrogen bonds: Methods and machines for forming a non-woven web. In one embodiment, the machine includes one or more forming boxes. Each box has an associated fiber inlet. The forming boxes are positioned above a conveyor table. Fibrous material travels from the inlet through each forming box. A vacuum source is located... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070056675 - Method and apparatus for manufacture and inspection of swatch bearing sheets using a vacuum conveyor: An apparatus and method of high speed manufacture of swatch bearing sheets wherein each sheet is directed through various operating stations via sequentially releasing a suction force from an endless vacuum belt conveyor while sequentially pulling the sheet onto another endless vacuum belt conveyor with a suction force to allow... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070056676 - Method and device for attaching sheeting to surfaces of structures: In order to place sheetings (15) on tunnel walls (3), a device (1) is used that, together with the sheeting supply (5), carries along a melting device (7, 8) for hot-melt-type adhesive during a placing movement. The device comprises a displacing device (4), which has an arm (12), can be... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070056677 - Fabrication process for embedding optical band gap structures in a low temperature co-fired ceramic substrate: A method for embedding optical band gap (OBG) devices in a ceramic substrate (100). The method includes the step (320) of pre-forming an OBG structure (105). The OBG structure can be a micro optical electromechanical systems (MOEMS) device. Further, the OBG structure can be preformed from indium phosphide and/or indium... Agent: Sacco & Associates, Pa

20070056678 - Toric reinforced air bag for safety tire and method of producing the same as well as method of producing shaped body for reinforcing layer: The invention proposes a technique of preventing a propagation of a damage in a reinforcing layer to a toric air bag even if the reinforcing layer arranged on an outer peripheral side of the toric air bag in a safety tire to suppress an unnecessary size growth of the toric... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070056679 - Apparatus and method for obtaining labels: An apparatus for obtaining “shrink sleeve” labels, comprises a carousel that is provided peripherally with a plurality of spindles configured for being wound from portions of plastic film, a sealing device cooperating with said spindles means for sealing opposite edges of said portions for obtaining said “shrink sleeve” labels, said... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070056680 - Imprinting polymer film on patterned substrate: A method of applying a pattern on a topography includes first applying a polymer film to an elastomer member, such as PDMS, to form a pad. The pad is then applied to a substrate having a varying topography under pressure. The polymer film is transferred to the substrate due to... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070056681 - Multilayer laminate: To provide a multilayer laminate excellent in fuel barrier properties, fuel oil resistance, mechanical strength and interlaminar adhesion strength. A multilayer laminate having a layer of a fluororesin containing acid anhydride residue (for example, a tetrafluoroethylene/ethylene/(perfluoroethyl)ethylene/itaconic anhydride copolymer) and a layer of an amine-modified thermoplastic resin (for example, polyphenylene sulfide... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070056682 - Method for producing complex phase retarder and complex optical member: The present invention provides a method for producing a complex phase retarder comprising a first phase retarder of at least one resin film, an adhesive layer and a second phase retarder of a coating layer laminated in this order, the method comprising: preparing a phase retarder with an adhesive where... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070056683 - Strap/inlay insertion method and apparatus: An apparatus and a method are disclosed for forming an electrical component construction, the method comprising: obtaining a chip webstock containing a plurality of integrated circuit chips; obtaining a label webstock having printed label graphics thereon; cutting the chip webstock into a plurality of chip sections, each of the chip... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070056686 - In-line system and method for manufacturing liquid crystal display: An in-line system for fabricating a liquid crystal display includes a sealer coating unit for coating a sealer onto a first substrate with a plurality of liquid crystal display cell regions a liquid crystal injection unit for dropping a liquid crystal onto the first substrate coated with the sealer, and... Agent: Frank Chau, Esq. F. Chau & Associates, LLP

20070056684 - Laser-transmissible resin composition and method for laser welding using it: A laser-transmissible resin composition for laser welding comprises 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin, 0.01 to 3 parts by weight of titanium oxide that has density of at least 4 g/cm3 and an average particle size of 100 to 400 nm; and exhibiting whitish hue of white, gray... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070056685 - Method to position a frame: In a method of positioning and fixing at least one element relative to or on a frame, in particular a display (9, 10, 11), having a mount (R), of a projection device (1) on a frame (16) for another optically active element (14) of the projection device (1) that is... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070056687 - Structural composite laminate, and process of making same: A structural composite laminate and method of making the same are provided. The laminate includes first and second skins or laminas, and a core positioned between the first and second laminas. The core contains thermoplastic and/or substantially inelastic polymeric particles with inter-particle interstices between the polymeric particles. Optionally, the polymeric... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish, LLC

20070056688 - Methods of treating deposition process components to form particle traps, and deposition process components having particle traps thereon: The invention includes methods for forming particle traps along surfaces of PVD components, and comprises PVD components having particle traps thereon. The invention can include utilization of highly soluble media for bead-blasting and/or can include utilization of metallic materials as bead-blasting media. The invention can also include formation of an... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070056689 - Adhesive application device and method for optical elements: An apparatus (10) for applying adhesive to a plurality of components (12) includes a main body (20), a driving member (60) and an injecting device (80). The main body has a cavity (208) configured for receiving the components therein. The driving member is configured for pushing the components so as... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070056690 - Sealing head for machines for thermal treatment of filaments: A sealing head for machines for the thermal treatment of filaments, includes a frame (1) fixed to a pressurized chamber traversed by a conveyor belt, a pair of superposed horizontal rollers (2 and 3), which are pressed against opposite surfaces of the conveyor belt, and sealing elements (4 and 5)... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070051450 - Continuous process for manufacturing electrical cables: A process for manufacturing an electric cable. In particular, the process includes the steps of: a) feeding a conductor at a predetermined feeding speed; b) extruding a thermoplastic insulating layer in a radially outer position with respect to the conductor; c) cooling the extruded insulating layer at a temperature not... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070051451 - Systems and methods for non-perpendicular ultrasonic plastic welding: Systems for ultrasonically welding described herein include a sonotrode for delivering ultrasonic vibrations to two or more plastic sheets, so as to form a weld between them. The sonotrode and the plastic sheets are arranged such that the ultrasonic vibrations delivered by the sonotrode travel along a path that is... Agent: Foley Hoag, LLP Patent Group, World Trade Center West

20070051452 - Load bearing laminates: Laminates comprising at least two glass plys surrounding at least one interlayer having at least one bore extending through the laminate are produced by excluding the interlayer from the area surrounding the bore(s) and positioning a load bearing insert around the bore. The insert may be positioned before or after... Agent: Marshall & Melhorn

20070051453 - Method for protecting tire innerliner using thermoformable film coated with pressure-sensitive adhesive: A method is provided for protecting a virgin surface of a tire innerliner from contamination by a release agent during curing. A pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA)-coated thermoformable film is pressed onto an exposed virgin surface of a green tire innerliner to adhere the PSA to the virgin surface and thereby form... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070051454 - Producing method of pneumatic tire: A producing method of a pneumatic tire includes a step of forming a sidewall rubber by winding a wide rubber ribbon around an outer periphery of a cylindrical carcass ply along a circumferential direction in a state where a central portion of the carcass ply is swelled and deformed radially... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070051455 - Process for manufacturing a component with an insert made of a composite consisting of a metal matrix and ceramic fibers: Process for manufacturing a component with an insert made of a composite comprising a metal matrix, within which ceramic fibers extend, the insert made of a composite being obtained from a plurality of coated filaments, each comprising a ceramic fiber coated with a metal sheath, characterized in that it comprises... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20070051456 - Method and apparatus for making cellular material using slow cure adhesives: A cellular structure is formed on a wheel from an elongated tubular structure. At least one longitudinal line of a slow cure adhesive is applied to the exterior surface of the elongated tubular material. Then the material is wrapped around a collector in a manner to cause the adhesive to... Agent: Lynn J. Alstadt Buchanan Ingersoll

20070051457 - Fabrication of multi-part sub-assemblies: A process for encapsulating assemblies (21,41) from a plurality of sub-assemblies (1, 10; 32) is disclosed. Each sub-assembly is in turn formed by at least partial encapsulation thereby avoiding the need to glue, nail or otherwise secure the individual components (2-4, 11-12, 15; 31) of the sub-assemblies in place. The... Agent: David A. Guerra Internation Patent Group, Llc

20070051458 - Water pressure transfer method and water pressure transfer article: In order to impart, concurrently with the transfer of a decorative layer, a surface protection function able to mechanically and chemically protect the decorative layer to be hydraulic-transferred of an article, a solventless type ultraviolet-curing resin composition is applied onto the dried printed pattern of a transfer film, an article... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070051459 - Method for forming wiring on insulating resin layer: The method for forming wiring includes: laminating a thermosetting resin film in a semi-cured state and a metallic foil in this order on an insulating substrate where base-layer wiring is formed, a mat surface of the metallic foil facing the resin film, pressing the film and the foil with application... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070051460 - Method for bonding a layer of thermoplastic polymer to the surface of an elastomer: Method for bonding a layer of thermoplastic polymer to the surface of an elastomer. A foamed elastomer having, preferably, an open-pore surface is used. The thermoplastic layer is pressed against this surface while it is heated by heat radiation, in particular laser light. The thermoplastic layer is transparent to this... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20070051461 - Method for joining plastic work pieces: In a method for joining work pieces of transparent plastic material, wherein absorption layers are applied to an interface area between the work pieces to be joined and, wherein the work piece areas to be joined are firmly engaged and pressed together, and the interface area is subjected to laser... Agent: Klaus J. Bach

20070051462 - Substrate assembly apparatus and method: A substrate bonding apparatus for bonding substrates together in a vacuum at high speeds, with a high degree of accuracy includes a first chamber C1, a second chamber C2, and a third chamber C3. Two substrates to be bonded together are loaded in the first chamber C1. The two substrates... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070051463 - Stretchable flashing materials and processes for making: Stretchable material with recovery properties that are waterproof and conformable in two or three dimensions particularly adapted for flashing in structures, especially at the bottom and lower corners of openings where water is likely to collect. A method of installing flashing materials in openings in structures.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070051464 - Sleeve including an integration covering on a metal support cylinder: The invention concerns a sleeve to be mounted on a metal support cylinder and including at least one functional covering (20) forming the external surface of the sleeve, and an integration covering (21) on the cylinder (1) whose constitutive material is intended to be fixed to the metal of the... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070051465 - Method of attaching components and article formed using same: The present invention includes methods of bonding two or more components to form a unitary article. The methods involve placing the components in their final assembled position to create a joint cavity, filling the cavity with an adhesive, and curing the adhesive so that it can be handled without dissociating... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch Pc

20070051466 - Process for manufacturing a laminate: In a process involving at least two film-shaped substrates (44, 46) bonded together by means of at least one adhesive layer containing a catalyst which accelerates hardening of the adhesive, a first substrate (44) is coated with a liquid film comprising three layers viz., two adhesive layers (34, 38) and... Agent: Fisher, Christen & Sabol

20070051467 - Production method of decorative film: A production method of a decorative film comprising a step of, in a state in which a transparent resin film is laid on a surface of a laminate sheet in which a pattern layer is placed on one surface of a base film of a thermoplastic resin, inserting the laminate... Agent: Osha Liang L.l.p.

20070051468 - Process for manufacturing a laminate: A process for manufacturing a laminate (48) made up of two film-shaped substrates (44, 46) joined together by a layer of adhesive is such that a first substrate (44) is coated with a multi-layer liquid film comprising at least two adhesive layers (34, 38) by liquid film coating using curtain... Agent: Fisher, Christen & Sabol

20070051469 - Using laser shock loads to debond structures: A method of disassembling at least a portion of a structure that includes parts which are bonded together. The method includes selecting a subsurface depth within the structure at which it is desired to cause debonding of the structure. A laser beam diameter, pulse width and power level predetermined to... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, Plc

20070051470 - Plasma processing apparatus and method: A plasma processing apparatus includes: a processing chamber; a state detector for detecting a state of plasma in the processing chamber; an input unit for inputting process result data of a specimen processed in the plasma processing chamber; and a controller including a prediction equation forming unit for forming a... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070051471 - Methods and apparatus for stripping: One embodiment of the present invention is a stripping reactor that includes: (a) a remote plasma source disposed to output a gas; (b) a gas distribution plate connected to ground that transmits the gas output from the remote plasma source to a processing chamber; (c) a wafer support disposed in... Agent: Aagaard & Balzan, LLP

20070051472 - Ring-shaped component for use in a plasma processing, plasma processing apparatus and outer ring-shaped member: A ring-shaped component for use in a plasma processing includes an inner ring-shaped member provided to surround an outer periphery of a substrate to be subjected to the plasma processing and an outer ring-shaped member provided to surround an outer periphery of the inner ring-shaped member. The outer ring-shaped member... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20070051473 - Lable made of polyester fibers, and installation for production thereof: Disclosed is a label that is made of polyester fibers and comprises a transponder (8) which is disposed between two layers of fabric (4, 6). Said layers of fabric are connected to each other at least on two opposite sides (10,12). In order to be able to produce the inventive... Agent: Wolf & Samson

20070051474 - Painter's tape dispenser with cutter: The painter's tape dispenser with cutter has a base, a rotatable spindle for receiving a roll of tape, and a cutter mounted on the base, which is ergonomically dimensioned for a comfortable fit on the user's forearm. The base is generally triangular in shape, with a pair of elongated sides... Agent: Charles Grenier

20070044890 - Machine for conditioning soybean straw: A machine is provided for removing pith from soybean straw, so that the straw can be used in the formation of fiber board. The machine includes a frame with inlet and outlet ends. A pair of compression rollers is mounted on the frame adjacent the inlet end and compresses the... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20070044891 - Method and device for forming non-woven, dry-laid, creped material: A method of forming a fibrous material includes creating a mixture of pulp, liquid, and a debonder. Drying the mixture produces pulp, which is generally mixed with binder fibers, where each binder fiber has a core and an outer layer. The core has a first melting temperature and the outer... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070044892 - Flexible imaging member belt seam smoothing method: Post treatment of an ultrasonically welded seamed flexible imaging member belt includes providing a flexible belt having an outer surface, an inner surface, parallel edges and a welded seam extending from one parallel edge to the other parallel edge, the belt seam including a seam region comprising an overlap of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20070044893 - Balanced tire assembly and method: A balance material is applied to the inner surface of a tire at one or more selected locations to offset an imbalance of the tire. The balance material is fluently applied to the inner surface at a first viscosity, whereafter the balance material transforms to exhibit a second viscosity that... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070044894 - Tire preparation using plasma technology: A method of preparing a rubber tire component for use in a tire manufacturing process. The process includes providing relative motion between the tire component and a plasma treatment device so as to plasma treat a surface of the tire component. The method may be used to increase the tack... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070044896 - Auto-splice apparatus and method for a fiber placement machine: The invention provides an auto-splice apparatus, and a method for using an auto-splice apparatus, for assisting an operator in splicing the tail end of a first fiber tow to the lead end of a second fiber tow, where the first fiber tow is being fed from a first reel of... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20070044897 - Replaceable creel in a fiber placement machine: An apparatus and method are provided for replacing a creel in a fiber placement machine, by sequentially moving replaceable creels into place on the fiber placement machine, via tracks and/or guide rails, as one or more spools in a previously operating creel are exhausted, and removing the creel having the... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20070044895 - Web butt-joining apparatus and method: The present invention provides a web butt-joining apparatus, comprising: a turret device that supports an old roll and a new roll on which band-shaped flexible base materials are wound to be capable of being unwound, and is rotatable at every predetermined angle; a cutting drum including a cutting member and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070044898 - Apparatus and method for matching and splicing webs: A method for matching and splicing webs that splices, by use of splicing tape, a rear end of a strip-shaped flexible backing that is drawn and conveyed from an old roll and a front end of a strip-shaped flexible backing that is drawn and conveyed from a new roll, in... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070044899 - Add roller for a fiber placement machine: An apparatus and invention are provided for accelerating an added tow to match the lay-down speed of other tows exiting a compaction roller of a fiber placement head, by driving the added tow with an add roller operatively coupled to be driven at the same peripheral speed as a feed... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20070044900 - Backing film wind-up in a fiber placement machine: A method and apparatus are provided, for handling the backing film in a fiber placement process, by winding-up the backing film, into a roll, as the backing film is separated from a fiber tow. The backing film is wound-up in such a manner that it can be fed back out... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20070044901 - Friction heating for joining dissimilar materials: One side of a metal sheet is joined to a polymer layer by applying heat to a joining area on the opposite side of the metal. The heat flows through the thin metal to activate a thermoplastic material or heat setting polymer into a bond with the metal. The method... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070044902 - Apparatus for hemming tridimensional textile fabric articles of manufacture and method therefor: An apparatus for hemming tridimensional textile fabric articles of manufactures and in particular bras, comprises a first machine for applying an adhesive strip on an edge of a fabric material, at a variable distance from a reference element, and a second machine for folding and sealing the fabric material portion... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20070044903 - Method and apparatus for making absorbent article with core wrap: A method for making absorbent articles includes forming discrete absorbent cores on a first nonwoven core wrap web; providing a second nonwoven core wrap web in facing relation with the first nonwoven core wrap web to create a composite web wherein the discrete absorbent cores are located between the first... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

20070044904 - Adhesive fillets and method for making same: Methods of forming shaped adhesive fillets are disclosed. The adhesive fillets may be made by stacking multiple layers of adhesive sheets, consolidating the stacked layers, cutting strips from the consolidated layers, and forming the strips into adhesive fillets having desired cross sectional shapes. The fillets may be formed by feeding... Agent: Alan G. Towner Pietragallo, Bosick & Gordon LLP

20070044905 - Apparatus and methods for making crosslinked elastic laminates: An apparatus for making an elastic laminate including a crosslinked elastic layer formed of an elastic copolymer includes a die for extruding a layer of crosslinkable elastic copolymer, at least one roll for conveying the elastic layer, a supply source for providing at least one nonwoven web, a lamination nip... Agent: Janine A. Moderson Pauley Petersen & Erickson

20070044906 - Multilayer polymeric composites having a layer of dispersed fluoroelastomer in thermoplastic: A multilayer polymeric composite having a fluoropolymeric layer of a multiphase composition of a continuous phase of thermoplastic polymer material with a dispersed fluoroelastomeric amorphous phase provides a basis for improved gaskets, o-rings, seals, and flexible component members in assemblies. In one form, the multilayer polymeric composite is treated with... Agent: Freudenberg-nok General Partnership Legal Department

20070044907 - Laser ray transmitting colored resin composition and related art: A laser ray transmitting colored resin composition is formed of polyphenylene sulfide resin and a colorant having an endothermic peak between 200° C. and 300° C. as determined by TG/DTA thermal analysis. The difference TC-TN between the crystallization point TC of the laser ray transmitting colored resin composition and the... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20070044908 - Method of forming spacers on a substrate: A method of forming spacers on a display substrate is described. First, a mould having a plurality of trenches is provided. Spacer are dropped onto the mould. When the mould is vibrated, the spacers fall into the trenches. Then, a display substrate having viscous substance on a surface thereof is... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070044909 - Method of fabricating a smart card body: A method of fabricating a smart card body is provided. A first polyurethane layer and an ink layer are sequentially formed on a first polyester substrate. A second polyurethane layer is formed on a transparent second polyester substrate. The transparent second polyester substrate is placed on the first polyester substrate,... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070044910 - Polyimide based flexible copper clad laminates and method of producing the same: The present invention relates to a polyimide based flexible copper clad laminate for manufacturing a flexible printed circuit board. The polyimide based flexible copper clad laminate comprises, in order, a copper foil, a thermoset polyimide layer, a thermoplastic polyimide layer, a thermoset polyimide layer, and a copper foil. The present... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070044911 - Layered wood composites: A method for the preparation of a composite product, as well as the composite product. The composite product comprises at least two layers. At least one of the layers is of wood or another cellulose-containing material. The process comprises differentially treating the layers prior to, during, or after the lamination... Agent: Hodgson Russ LLP

20070044912 - Method for the production of a partially metallized carrier substrate: Method for the production of a metallized carrier substrate, characterized in that a) in a first step in a digital printing method a printing ink with melt-on capability is partially applied onto a carrier substrate, b) in a second step metallization of the carrier substrate over the entire surface takes... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070044913 - Grooved retaining ring: A retaining ring for chemical mechanical polishing is described. The ring has a bottom surface with non-intersecting grooves. Alternating grooves are at opposing angles to one another.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070044914 - Vacuum processing apparatus: A vacuum processing apparatus for plasma processing a sample, by controlling the temperature distribution, the RF bias and the electrostatic adsorption bias of the sample table, wherein the sample table comprises a plurality of sample table blocks (first, second, third, and nth sample table blocks) divided from the sample table... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070044915 - Vacuum plasma processor having a chamber with electrodes and a coil for plasma excitation and method of operating same: A vacuum plasma processor includes a roof structure including a dielectric window carrying (1) a semiconductor plate having a high electric conductivity so it functions as an electrode, (2) a hollow coil and (3) at least one electric shield. The shield, coil and semiconductor plate are positioned to prevent substantial... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070044916 - Vacuum processing system: A ceramic film is formed by a spray method on a base material of an electrostatic attraction device. Electrode films for electrostatic attraction are formed by a spray method on a surface of the ceramic film. A ringular heater film is formed in a spray method between the electrode films... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070044917 - Plastic container with in-mold label and method for manufacturing the same: A plastic container with in-mold label has an ultra-thin plastic container body and an in-mold label configured corresponding to an outline of the ultra-thin plastic container body. The label has two opposite jagged edges. The label is fusion welded on a periphery of the ultra-thin plastic container body with the... Agent: GlobalIPServices

20070044918 - Apparatus and method for manufacture and use of composite fiber components: A fiber lay-up apparatus and method includes one or more fiber sources from at least one fiber supply wherein a fiber may be fed under tension to provide a pre-stress to the fiber. The fiber lay-up apparatus may include a resin impregnator for impregnating a fiber with a resin. The... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070044919 - Compact fiber placement apparatus and method of making and using same: A compact fiber placement apparatus includes a fiber placement head, an articulated wrist apparatus, and a wrist mounting adapter for connecting the compact fiber placement apparatus to a fiber placement machine. The components of the compact fiber placement apparatus are operatively connected to one another by a wrist rotation torque... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20070044920 - Machine for making collapsible cellular structure: A machine for making collapsible cellular structures folds two fabric webs into a V-shape or C-shape, connects the webs together with strands of adhesive, applies glue lines and collects the webs on a wheel. A variable speed motor, a fabric drive system which enables glue to be applied when the... Agent: Lynn J Alstadt Buchanan Ingersoll

20070044921 - Apparatus for applying heat/pressure-activated labels to pre-formed automotive interior panels: An apparatus for automatically applying heat-activated adhesive warning labels to the downward-facing (finished) side of an automotive headliner. The headliner is supported on a rack in a reverse-side up position, thereby permitting additional assembly operations to be performed on the upward-facing (reverse) side while the apparatus automatically applies warning labels... Agent: Bullwinkel Partners, Ltd.

20070044922 - Compaction roller for a fiber placement machine: Tools for compacting composite parts are disclosed. These tools are used while layers of composite material, such as tows or laminae, are being deposited onto a fabricating surface, such as a mold or other forming tool. The compacting tool is typically divided into a series of narrow segments, each segment... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20070044923 - Taper tool: A taper tool for applying tape to a wall surface is provided. The taper tool may simultaneously advance tape and apply mastic to the advancing tape. The taper tool may include a jam clearing assembly for clearing tape jams occurring along the tape path. The taper tool may include a... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20070044924 - Sheet processing apparatus and image forming system: A sheet processing apparatus includes a stacker to stack plural sheets thereon, and an adhesive-applying device that applies adheasive to a portion of a side of the plural sheets stacked on the stacker to bind the plural sheets in such a way that the adhesive-applied portion of the side is... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP