Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture inventions 09/07

20070221312 - Manufacturing method of plugged honeycomb structure: This method is a manufacturing method of a plugged honeycomb structure including porous partition walls which form a plurality of cells divided as channels of a fluid in the form of a honeycomb and a plugging portion formed at one opening end portion of a predetermined cell of a cylindrical... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070221311 - System and method for forming wood products: A press assembly includes multiple pressing mechanisms for pressing a composite from multiple non-parallel directions simultaneously.... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20070221313 - Method of making reflector for solar collector or the like and corresponding product: A reflector (e.g., mirror) for use in a solar collector or the like is provided. In certain example embodiments of this invention, a reflector is made performing at least the following steps: (a) forming a reflective coating on a flat glass substrate, (b) cold-bending the glass substrate with the reflective... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070221314 - Process for making laminated and curved panels: A method for making curved panels including the steps cutting curved subunits to the appropriate size required to form the curved panel, applying adhesive to and assembling the plurality of curved subunits into a predetermined a unitary curved panel, and clamping the curved panel to a mold conforming in shape... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070221315 - Common carrier: A method for mounting a film, used to fabricate a mask for use in screening an electronic device, to a common carrier frame. The common carrier frame has an outer edge along an outer periphery and an opening in a central portion of the frame. The method includes applying external... Agent: Law Office Of Delio & Peterson, LLC.

20070221316 - Filament winding apparatus: A filament winding apparatus for rotating in a predetermined direction a core material that is supported by a supporting portion, and for winding around the core material, an elongated material which has flexibility and which is impregnated with an unhardened synthetic resin material, the filament winding apparatus includes a plurality... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070221317 - Heat transfer paper with peelable film and discontinuous coatings: The present invention is directed to a unique heat transfer material for use in transferring a discontinuous coating onto a substrate, such as an article of clothing. The heat transfer material of the present invention may be used cold peel transfer processes, resulting in an image-bearing coating having superior crack... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20070221318 - Adhesion tape and method for mounting a chip onto a substrate: An adhesion tape can be used for transferring an adhesive material onto the underside of a chip for further mounting of the chip onto a substrate. In order to provide effective compensation of the curvature of the wafers and of the dies without adversely affecting the mounting process in this... Agent: Slater & Matsil LLP

20070221319 - Method of removing labels from a backing web: A method of removing a label from an elongate backing web includes the steps of feeding the backing web in a first feed direction, with the label releasably adhered to the backing web, to feed the label past a label removing device whilst the label removing device is in an... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070221320 - Method to create 3-dimensional images from a 2-dimensional image: This is a method to create 3-dimensional images from a 2-dimensional image. This Method utilizes various pieces of paper produced within the process and a method of attachment all together with layering and spacing in 3-dimensions to create a final piece of artwork which is 3-dimensional. Among other uses the... Agent: Richard Mark Blank, Esquire

20070221321 - Method for welding together plastic parts with the aid of laser radiation: Disclosed is a method for welding together plastic parts with the aid of laser radiation having a wavelength outside the visible range. According to the inventive method, the joining zone of one of the plastic parts that are to be joined together is provided with a substantially colorless material that... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070221322 - Method of manufacturing an integral article comprising a fiber-reinforced composite material, and a tool assembly for making the same: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing an integral article comprising a fiber-reinforced composite material. An inner tool body (12) of a cellular plastic material is provided, onto which an airtight sheet (14) of a flexible material is applied so as to fully encompass and seal the tool body... Agent: Albihns Stockholm Ab

20070221323 - Attaching method of weather strip: A method for attaching a weather strip for a motor vehicle, which is capable of securely attaching a base portion of the weather strip to a predetermined position of a flange. The base portion including a bottom wall and an outer side wall and having a generally L-shaped cross-section is... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070221324 - Thermoforming, with applied pressure and dimensional re-shaping, layered, composite-material structural panel: A method utilizing elevated temperature and applied pressure to form a layered, composite-material structural panel including (a) establishing a layer-stack assembly in the form of a pre-consolidation expanse having everywhere an independent, location-specific, pre-consolidation local thickness T, and including at least a pair of confronting, different-thermoformable-material layers, (b) heating the... Agent: Robert D. Varitz, P.C.

20070221325 - Accelerated b-stage curing process for thermosetting resins and fbga assembly process utilizing the accelerated b-stage curing process: An accelerated B-Stage curing process for thermosetting resins and an FBGA assembly process utilizing the accelerated B-Stage curing process in the manufacture of semiconductor devices are disclosed. In an accelerated B-Stage curing process for thermosetting resins, the thermosetting resin is subjected to a heat treatment procedure which is characterized by... Agent: Slater & Matsil LLP

20070221326 - Silicon carbide bonding: A method for bonding at least two parts, at least one part comprising silicon carbide, the method comprising forming a layer of silica on the silicon carbide surface,and applying to it a bonding solution that includes hydroxide ions. Once this is done, the part that is to be bonded to... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070221327 - Roll stabilized double-sided pressure sensitive adhesive tape assembly: A more roll-stable double-sided adhesive tape assembly that comprises a double-sided tape having a pressure sensitive adhesive (“PSA”) on each side thereof and one or more release liners, including such release liners that are more easily and efficiently removeable in order to apply the adhesive tape.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070221328 - Fixture and method of holding and debonding a workpiece with the fixture: A fixture for holding a workpiece during a manufacturing process includes a base and a rod received by and moveable relative to the base. The rod includes a proximal end presenting a bonding surface. Adhesive establishes an adhesive bond extending between and bonding to the bonding surface and the workpiece.... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070221329 - Apparatus and method for distributing a liquid onto a surface of an item: An apparatus and method are provided for processing an item by distributing a liquid onto a surface of the item. The apparatus includes a conveyor which defines an undulating path which varies in vertical position relative to the direction of movement of the item conveyable along the path. Thus, the... Agent: Tessera Lerner David Et Al.

20070221330 - Agitated wet process machine: An agitated wet process machine comprises a delivery system and many jets. The delivery system comprises a delivery belt and many rollers, wherein the rollers on the upper side or the lower side of the delivery belt are used to deliver workpieces. Many blades are added on each of the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070221331 - Hybrid plasma reactor: Provided is a hybrid plasma reactor. The hybrid plasma reactor includes an ICP (Inductively Coupled Plasma) source unit and a bias RF (Radio Frequency) power supply unit. The ICP source unit includes a chamber, an antenna coil unit, and a source power supply unit. The chamber includes a chamber body... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070221332 - Plasma processing apparatus: A plasma processing apparatus which enables an insulating film on a grounding electrode to be removed. A plasma processing apparatus has a substrate processing chamber having therein a processing space in which plasma processing is carried out on a substrate, an RF electrode that applies radio frequency electrical power into... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070221333 - Sealing arrangement: A sealing arrangement (10) includes a body (12) having a first support element (14) being adapted to support a supply of adhesive sealing tape (16) and a second support element (18) being adapted to support a supply of an intermediate strip (20). During use, the intermediate strip (20) is fed... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070221334 - Cutting device: A cutting device (10) for cutting a material (12) and providing a cut portion of the material (12). The device comprises a heating assembly comprising an electrical induction arrangement (32) for heating the cut portion of the material by induction heating.... Agent: Smith-hill And Bedell, P.C.

20070221335 - Device for contact by adhesion to a glass or semiconductor plate (wafer) surface or the like and system for gripping such a plate comprising such a device: A device for contact by adhesion to a glass or semiconductor plate (wafer) surface or the like is disclosed. The device includes a base including a flexible material equipped with an adhesive contact surface intended to be attached to said plate surface by adhesion, and means for differentiating the separation... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070221336 - Tape dispenser: A tape dispenser including a cutting mechanism is disclosed that allows for improved access to the mandrel during reloading. The tape dispenser comprises a base, a cover, and a mandrel disposed within the base and cover. The cover is capable of securely engaging with the base. The base, the cover,... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070215261 - Carton gripper: A system for applying a stamp to a pack within a carton includes a first side plate and a second side plate configured to alternate between an open configuration at a predetermined location and a closed configuration at a location based on at least one dimension of the carton. The... Agent: Cardinal Law Group

20070215263 - Print cartridge system for multi-jurisdictional tax stamping: A system for applying a stamp to packs within a carton includes a conveyor system and a stamping system positioned along the conveyor system. The stamping system includes a stamp cartridge and a stamp applicator positioned adjacent the stamp cartridge. The cartridge dispenses stamps and the applicator applies the dispensed... Agent: Cardinal Law Group

20070215262 - Lottery ticket printed on an embossed foil layer: A lottery ticket has a substrate layer with game data printed in a game area and has at least one fixing layer applied over the game data in the game area so as to prevent release of the printed game data from the substrate layer and at least one opaque... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20070215264 - Structure for and method of fixing elastic resin sheet: A structure is disclosed for fixing an elastic resin sheet on a base member made of a synthetic resin so that the base member is covered with the elastic resin sheet. The structure includes a welding protrusion formed so as to protrude from a part covered with the elastic resin... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070215265 - Tire manufacturing method, preset bead molding apparatus, and preset bead molding: There is provided a method of tire manufacturing a tire in which preset-beads each preformed by mounting a bead filler on a bead core are disposed radially outward of a carcass band and both side portions of the carcass band are turned around the preset beads to build the tire.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070215266 - Run-flat tire support, manufacturing method therefor, and a run-flat tire with the run-flat tire support fixedly mounted thereto: A run flat tire support body, a method of manufacturing the run flat tire support body, and a run flat tire on which the run flat tire support body is fixedly mounted. The run flat tire support body (14) enabling a reduction in weight and the suppression of the wear... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070215267 - Joint fill composition and method: A composition and method for protecting pipeline joints is disclosed. A mold covers the exposed pipeline joint. A reaction composition including a polyol, an isocyanate, and an ester, preferably 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,2-pentanediol diisobutyrate, is added to the mold and allowed to react to form a polymer.... Agent: Bayer Material Science LLC

20070215268 - Method of making medical tubing having variable characteristics using thermal winding: An efficient and cost-effective method of manufacturing a kink-resistant tube, wherein a coated wire is wound around a mandrel while simultaneously being heated to melt the coating, is provided.... Agent: Applied Medical Resources Corporation

20070215269 - Process and machine for forming and heat-sealing a plastic film over an article such as a sterile dish for culturing micro-organisms, and article thus obtained: The article (10) comprises a central region (12) with a recessed rim (32) comprising a peripheral flat portion (14) onto which the film (40) is heat-sealed. The film used is a cold-drawable plastic film, and the process comprises in particular a step of peripheral holding and axial displacement of the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070215270 - Method for producing liquid composition and pigment particles and ink composition for ink jet recording: A method for producing a liquid composition containing pigment particles is provided including (1) maintaining a mixture of a solvent and pigments of at least two types including a pigment A insoluble in the solvent at a normal temperature and a normal pressure, and a pigment B soluble in the... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070215271 - Covering article and associated method: A covering article and a method of making a covering article are provided. The covering article may include a base layer having a first surface and a second surface and an adhesive layer. The base layer may be elastic, resilient, or elastic and resilient. The adhesive layer may be disposed... Agent: Shawn A. Mcclintic

20070215272 - Guide tape: A cutting guide includes an adhesive tape and two longitudinally-extending parallel guide elements connected to the adhesive tape. The guide tape may be adhered to a work piece to help guide a cutting device along a straight or curved cutting path defined between the wires.... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070215273 - Approaching programmable self-assembly: heterogeneous integration of chip-scale components on planar and non-planar surfaces: A method of self-assembly of components on a surface of a substrate includes obtaining a first component and a second component. The first component type is assembled onto the substrate by programming the surface. The second component type is assembled by reprogramming the surface. A third component, next to the... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20070215274 - Process for the manufacturing of a thermosetting laminate: A process for the manufacturing of a decorative laminate. The laminate comprises an upper decorative and abrasion resistant thermosetting laminate layer and a carrying core. The upper side of the core is provided with the abrasion resistant thermosetting laminate which is joined with the carrying core by means of a... Agent: Stevens Davis Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070215275 - Protective film: A process for protecting a surface of a metal layer or a metal oxide layer including providing a protective film containing a base material and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed thereon, wherein the surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a contact angle with methylene iodide as measured just after... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070215276 - Method and apparatus for removing a plastic film from packages: Present invention relates to the method and apparatus for removing a plastic film from packages, where packages covered by the plastic film are introduced to the first transport path characterized in that an sorbent (12) is introduced to the second transport path. Next the sorbent (12) is heated to the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070215277 - Laminae separating dispenser and method of use: A method and apparatus for separating two laminae of a laminate. The apparatus has a separator extending into the path of the laminate as it travels through the apparatus. The separator may be shaped similar to a knife blade and be interposed between the two laminae of the laminate as... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070215278 - Plasma etching apparatus and method for forming inner wall of plasma processing chamber: A plasma etching apparatus is provided which can prevent corrosion of an aluminum substrate constituting an etching processing chamber or an inside component thereof, thereby avoiding a reduction in productivity due to scattering of a sprayed coating. In the plasma etching apparatus, an anodic oxide film is disposed between a... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070215280 - Semiconductor surface processing: A semiconductor surface processing method in one example comprises disposing a polishing pad in rotating engagement with a semiconductor wafer to be polished, dripping a first polishing solution onto the polishing pad at a first drip rate, and, concurrently, dripping a second polishing solution onto the polishing pad at a... Agent: Patti, Hewitt & Arezina LLC

20070215281 - Rupture resistant plasma tube: A system for producing plasma tubes that can withstand a wide variety of physical and environmental stressors within a plasma processing system is disclosed. Within such a plasma processing system, a plasma tube structure has a central body portion—having a fixed outer diameter. At a first end of the plasma... Agent: Docket Clerk

20070215279 - Plasma processing apparatus, plasma processing method, focus ring, and focus ring component: When a substrate to be processed placed on a mounting table disposed in a process chamber is processed by plasma generated in the process chamber by application of high-frequency voltage, an electric field causing ions generated by the plasma to accelerate toward a lower surface of a peripheral edge portion... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070215282 - Plasma processing apparatus: A plasma processing apparatus including a chamber having an inner wall with a protective film thereon and a sample stage disposed in the chamber in which plasma is generated by supplying high-frequency wave energy to processing gas to conduct plasma processing for a sample on the sample stage using the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070215283 - Plasma treating apparatus and plasma treating method: There are proposed a plasma treating apparatus and a plasma treating method using the same capable of improving the durability of site, member and parts in a chamber used for plasma etching in a corrosive gas atmosphere, which are exposed to the plasma atmosphere, and improving the resistance to plasma... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070215284 - Plasma processing apparatus and electrode assembly for plasma processing apparatus: An electrode assembly, for use in a plasma processing apparatus which generates a plasma by forming a high frequency electric field in a processing chamber accommodating a substrate to be processed, includes a plate shaped member formed of a metal matrix composite material. The plate shaped member has an electric... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070215285 - Adjustable height pif probe: A plasma probe assembly for use in a plasma processing chamber is provided. A semiconductor probe element with a probe surface at a first end of the semiconductor probe element is provided. An electrical connector is electrically connected to the semiconductor probe element. An electrically insulating sleeve surrounds at least... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070215286 - Apparatus for manufacturing corrugated sheet: A corrugated sheet manufacturing apparatus includes: a forming roll pair configured to roll a band material into a first-shape corrugated sheet; a pitch-shortening roll pair configured to shorten pitches of the first-shape corrugated sheet into a second-shape corrugated sheet; a shaping roll pair configured to widen pitches of the second-shape... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070215287 - Laminator: The inventive laminator for laminating structural components, in particular solar module cells or laminated glass panes by combining pressing force and heat, wherein said laminator comprises at least one laminating chamber for receiving one or several structural components, which is provided with a support for said structural components, a heating... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070215288 - Film transfer apparatus with variable film web guidance: An apparatus for film transfer includes at least one printing press and at least one transfer film supply roller, a transfer film guiding device for guiding the transfer film web from the transfer film supply roller to a transfer nip. In order to ensure a variable film transfer in different... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070215289 - Taper tool assembly: In one embodiment, a taper tool assembly includes a body, a control sleeve, and at least one bearing surface. The body is configured to hold dry wall compound. The control sleeve is configured to move along at least a portion of a length of the body. The at least one... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070215290 - Apparatus and method for applying sealant tape: An apparatus and method for applying sealant tape to a surface are disclosed. One advantageous embodiment of the apparatus comprises a sealant tape cradle and an application roller affixed to a support shaft. The bottom end of the support shaft has two support flanges that support an axle that supports... Agent: Docket Clerk

20070215291 - Glue dispenser for lens module assembling: A glue dispenser (40), for dispensing adhesive in assembling a lens module, includes a dispensing portion (41). The dispensing portion has a top side (411), a bottom side (412) positioned opposite to the top side, and a sidewall (413) connected to the top side and the bottom side. The dispensing... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070209749 - Method and means for protecting a windshield from further damage before repair is possible: A method and means for protecting a windshield from further damage from existing cracks or breaks due to stone or other hard object impacts on windshields. An optically clear impact resistant, high tensile strength barrier film is placed directly over the crack or break in the windshield. The barrier is... Agent: Dieter R. Berndt

20070209746 - Edge band and edge banding process: The present invention provides an edge band including a protective layer attached to a wood portion. The wood portion includes a first side and a second side. A first adhesive is disposed between the protective layer and the first side of the wood portion and a second adhesive is disposed... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070209747 - Photoluminescent adhesive, signs, using photoluminescent adhesives and method of making a photoluminescent adhesive: The present invention is directed to a method of producing a photoluminescent adhesive for use in manufacturing signs which emit light in the dark after being exposed to ambient light by using photoluminescent adhesives. The sign comprises a clear acrylic substrate, a photoluminescent adhesive placed over the substrate and a... Agent: Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon

20070209748 - Method of surfacing a substrate: A method is provided of resurfacing a substrate with a natural stone the substrate having a top surface and an edge, the method including placing a plurality of templating strips on the top surface to form a template defining an outside dimension, cutting out a top piece for resurfacing the... Agent: Norman A. Nixon Beusse Brownlee Wolter Mora & Maire, P.A.

20070209750 - Method and plant for manufacturing a pneumatic tyre for vehicle wheels: A method of making pneumatic tyres for vehicle wheels in which during building of the tyre on a toroidal support at least one step of a partial vulcanisation is introduced, the step enabling the overall production time to be reduced by lowering the overall time of the final moulding and... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070209751 - Polyester cord and their use in runflat tires: The present invention is directed to a runflat tire having at least one of its components comprising the radial carcass ply, the underlay, the overlay, the bead inserts or the chippers, reinforced with polyester cords having a polyepoxide disposed on its surface. The polyester cord is formed by first obtaining... Agent: John D. Delong The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

20070209752 - Method and device for feeding a cover: A method and apparatus for feeding a cover (10, 11, 12, 13) in the production of perfect-bound or saddle-stitched books, brochures, magazines or similar printed products (14, 15) featuring an inner part (2) that consists of a collection of folded sections, layers and/or individual sheets and a cover (10, 11,... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas Suite 600

20070209753 - High speed decorating system: A label applicator system provides for high speed, accurate label transfer from a web to items moving on an item transport along a path relative to the system. The items, such as bottles, have a contoured surface. The applicator includes a supply reel for supplying labels on a web and... Agent: Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC (illinois Tool Works)

20070209754 - Nli apparatus of forming gummed member and method of binding document by using same: An apparatus of manufacturing a gummed member includes a supply spool, a support for conveying a continuous sheet of base member from the supply spool, a funnel for depositing adhesive material on the continuous sheet of base member to form a continuous layer-thereon, cooling means, and means for cutting the... Agent: Pro-techtor International Services

20070209755 - Apparatus for printing and applying an adhesive patch: An apparatus for printing and applying a patch which has a face with adhesive, to an article, the apparatus including a printing module and a patch applying module, the printing module including a transport mechanism for transporting the patch when removeably adhered to a backing, through a printing station where... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070209756 - Stacked optical film package format: An optical subassembly is described comprising a stack of at least two optical films bonded with an adhesive having a relatively high initial peel strength. The peel strength is capable of being reduced upon exposure to radiant energy. Method of making an optical subassembly and display are also described. The... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070209757 - Method for attaching tubes using an adhesive: A method is provided for attaching together a pair of telescoped tubes. Prior to telescoping the tubes together, an adhesive storage cavity is formed on the surface of at least one of the tubes, and the adhesive cavity is filled with adhesive, so that adhesive within the adhesive cavity faces... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070209758 - Method and process for unitized mea: A method of forming a fuel cell may include treating a surface of a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) of the fuel cell, positioning a preformed adhesive insert on the treated surface, and bonding an electrically conductive member to the treated surface with the adhesive. Treating the surface may include a... Agent: Charles Ellerbrock General Motors Corporation

20070209759 - Plasma etching apparatus and plasma etching method: In performing plasma etching with the aim to form a gate electrode on a large-diameter substrate, it is difficult according to prior art methods to ensure the in-plane uniformity of CD shift of the gate electrode. The present invention solves the problem by supplying processing gases having different flow rates... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070209760 - Apparatus for forming tires utilizing rotary base: An apparatus is invented for forming a tire tread on the surface of a prototype tire that is pre-fabricated during the tire manufacturing processes. The apparatus for forming the tire comprises six forming devices disposed above the circular rotary base for securing the prototype tire, a transporting compression ring disposed... Agent: Gwips Peter T. Kwon

20070209761 - Stretch label affixing jig: The present invention aims to provide a label affixing jig which has an A member formed so as to allow a container to pass therethrough, a B member formed so as to allow the container to pass therethrough, a C member, and a D member, wherein the A member is... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070209762 - Masking machines: A hand held masking machine is described having one or more of the following features: a structurally designed metal frame, a directional handle with thumb grip, a cutting blade with a slotted adjusting means, a sheet reel including a wire spring with four pressure points for various core sizes, and... Agent: Venable, Campillo, Logan & Meaney, P.C.

20070209763 - Presses with integral heaters: Presses with heaters, such as mug presses, comprise a thermal sensor which is separated from a heater element by at least one layer of insulation. The thermal sensor is advantageously in electrical communication with the heating element to shut off the heating element when a predetermined temperature is reached. By... Agent: Daniel P. Burke-daniel P. Burke & Associates, PLLC

20070204948 - Fiberglass reinforced plastic products having increased weatherability, system and method: Climbing products containing rails decorated using veil products colored, patterned, painted or in combination with marking methods such as company names and logos and resin formulation designed to withstand exposure to UV radiation with minimal change in appearance which create specific appearances for applications, enhance weathering performance, and facilitate processing... Agent: Ansel M. Schwartz Attorney At Law

20070204949 - Substrate with a stack having thermal properties: The invention relates to a substrate (1) provided with a thin-film multilayer comprising an alternation of n functional layers (3) having reflection properties in the infrared and/or in solar radiation, and (n+1) coatings (2, 5), where n≧1, said coatings being composed of a layer or a plurality of layers (2a,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070204950 - Web joining apparatus and method: A web joining apparatus, comprising: a turret arm which supports an old roll and a new roll around which band-state flexible support bodies are wound capable of drawing and is rotatable per predetermined angle; a front pasting drum provided with a holding device which holds the tip end of the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070204951 - Method for applying a decorative laminate to a target surface: A method provides instructions for the butt seam application of a surface covering laminate material. A quantity of a surface covering laminate is provided. A portion of the quantity comprises a web material having a first side and a second side. The first side comprises an adhesive. The second side... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070204952 - Method of impregnating cured in place liner using resin impregnation tower: A method of continuously impregnating a resin impregnable cured in place liner in a resin impregnation tower is provided. A cured in place liner having at least one layer of resin impregnable material is fed into the top of the tower, drawn down about a roller at the bottom, removed... Agent: Michael I. Wolfson Greenberg Traurig LLP

20070204953 - Method for forming structured film as molded by tape die: A method for forming structured or micro-structured film comprising the steps of: A. Coating a photocuring or heat-curing adhesive resin layer on a substrate layer; B. Molding or forming or imprinting a structured or micro-structured pattern including prismatic array on the adhesive resin layer by a tape die having the... Agent: Ching-bin Lin

20070204954 - Process and device for form locked joining of two components: A process is described for form locking joining of two components through plastic deformation of one of the two components. In order for the tool for forming the form locking connection not to get in direct contact with the plasticized area of the joining partners, a third component between the... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070204955 - Floor covering lifting and removal hand tool: A floor covering lifting and removal hand tool for lifting an edge and removing a floor covering that is secured to a floor surface. An arcuate lifting base is formed with a grip end spaced from an opposite end and optionally including load distribution flanges across the arcuate lifting base.... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070204956 - Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and wet processing apparatus: An electrically conductive first chemical solution is supplied to the back surface of a semiconductor substrate, on the front surface of which elements are formed. After starting supplying the first chemical solution, wet processing is performed by supplying an electrically conductive second chemical solution to the front surface of the... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070204958 - Plasma processing apparatus: Disclosed is a plasma processing apparatus, in which parasitic plasma is not generated in a transfer chamber. The plasma processing apparatus has a load lock chamber, a transfer chamber, a processing chamber, and gate valves installed between the chambers for transferring a substrate and opening and closing openings of the... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20070204957 - Plasma processing of large workpieces: An apparatus includes a chamber having a process zone. The chamber is configured to contain a substrate, an etching substance, and an antenna. The antenna is configured to activate the etching substance. The substrate includes a material formulated to be etched by the etching substance when the etching substance is... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20070204959 - Substrate processing method and material for electronic device: A method of processing a for an electronic device, comprising, at least: a nitridation step (a) of supplying nitrogen radicals on the surface of the electronic device substrate, to thereby form a nitride film on the surface thereof; and a hydrogenation step (b) of supplying hydrogen radicals to the surface... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070204960 - Tyre building drum: A tyre building drum having a central shaft; two cylindrical half-drums mounted to slide along the central shaft; and a telescopic central body coaxial with the two half-drums, connecting the two half-drums, and having a tubular central member integral with the central shaft, two tubular end members integral with the... Agent: Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc.

20070204961 - Laminating apparatus and laminating method: A laminating apparatus and a laminating method for finely finishing laminate processing without performing edge processing after the laminate processing is performed to a recording medium. A laminate material having a size larger than that of the recording medium is placed to cover the recording medium, bonded with heat and... Agent: Clark & Brody