Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture inventions 03/08

20080073019 - Microfluidics chips and methods of using same: Microfluidics chips and methods of use are described, comprising a pair of wafers, at least one having a patterned surface, and two polymeric barrier films between the wafers conforming to the patterned surface. The polymeric barrier films allow the wafers of the inventive microfluidics chips to be reused without cleaning.... Agent: Winstead PC

20080073020 - Tire component cutter apparatus and method of cutting: A method of cutting an elastomeric strip of material is described. The method includes the step of advancing a strip of material 2 a predetermined distance by a conveyor means 30. Resisting reverse movement of the strip 2; tensioning the strip 2; and cutting simultaneously across the entire width of... Agent: David L. King, Sr.

20080073021 - Method of bonding fluororesin films, and fluororesin film: A method for bonding fluororesin films, a wide fluororesin film obtained by the method, and a covering material for agricultural use, made thereof, are presented. A method of bonding films (A), wherein two sheets of films (A) made of a fluororesin, are disposed so that their edges overlap each other,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080073022 - Multi-piece pva models with non-brittle connections: Models are made through a process that provides for a bonding mechanism of pre-made PVA parts to create more complex structures. The components are bonded together by wetting the surfaces to be connected with a PVA solution. The components are then adjoined together and bonded through an additional processing or... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080073023 - Label printer and applicator: An apparatus and method for printing and wrapping adhesive backed labels around elongate articles such as electrical wires, including a rotatable puck assembly having an interrupted circumferential surface defining an opening for receiving an elongate object to be labeled and wing members for applying said label during rotation.... Agent: Ryan Kromholz & Manion, S.c.

20080073024 - Laminated circuit board and its manufacturing method, and manufacturing method for module using the laminated circuit board and its manufacturing apparatus: A laminated circuit board has electronic components buried therein wherein the laminated circuit board may assure excellent reliability of electrical connections and high mechanical strength even with electronic components mounted in high density. It comprises a substrate on which a land disposed on one main surface thereof is connected and... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080073025 - Method of manufacturing copper-clad laminate for vop application: Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a copper-clad laminate for Via-On-Pad application. The pad includes the steps of providing a first copper foil layer and a second copper foil layer, on the first surfaces of which protective layers are formed; placing two sets of a first copper foil layer,... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080073026 - Method of supplying liquid bonding material, method of manufacturing electronic circuit board, liquid bonding material supply apparatus and liquid bonding material: The method of supplying a liquid bonding material includes the steps of: preparing a liquid bonding material containing an insulating solvent and charged particles dispersed in the insulating solvent, the charged particles being constituted by metal particles and an insulating resin material that coats the metal particles and takes charge;... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080073027 - Alignment method and mounting method using the alignment method: Positioning recognition marks are read by movable recognition device for positioning objects to be bonded to each other. An alignment method includes a step of reading the recognition marks during movement of the recognition device before its complete stop, and a step of identifying absolute positions of the recognition marks... Agent: Smith Patent Office

20080073028 - Methods and apparatus to dispense adhesive for semiconductor packaging: Methods and apparatus are disclosed to dispense adhesive for semiconductor packaging. A disclosed example shower head dispenser includes a body to receive adhesive from the dispenser, and a shower head tip having a dispensing cavity in communication with the body to dispense the adhesive in a pattern. The example shower... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080073029 - Heat-curable eproxy resin composition: Disclosed are compositions containing at least one epoxy resin A with on average more than one epoxy group per molecule; at least one epoxy adduct B with on average one epoxy group per molecule; at least one thixotropic agent C, based on a urea derivative in a non-diffusing support material;... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080073030 - Apparatus for manufacturing semiconductor device: An apparatus according to the present invention, includes an etching solution tank which contains etching solution used for a wet etching process, a wet etching process to a semiconductor wafer being carried out in the etching solution tank; a nitrogen gas supply component which supplies a nitrogen gas (N2), which... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080073031 - Method and apparatus for semiconductor processing: A method and apparatus for semiconductor processing is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of transporting a wafer within a cluster tool, comprises placing the wafer into a first segment of a vacuum enclosure, the vacuum enclosure being attached to a processing chamber and a factory interface. The wafer is... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department

20080073032 - Stage for plasma processing apparatus, and plasma processing apparatus: [Means for Solving the Problem] A stage 1 for a plasma processing apparatus 2 comprises: a conductive member 21 serving as an electrode for generating a plasma or the like; a dielectric layer 22 covering a center part of an upper surface of the conductive member, for making uniform a... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP Suite 800

20080073033 - Machine for producing a corrugated cardboard web lined at least on one side: A machine for producing a corrugated cardboard web lined at least on one side has a pressing device, which has a tension roller for guiding a pressing belt. The tension roller is formed from a core and an outer jacket surrounding the said core. The core and the outer jacket... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080073034 - Method for thermally releasing adherend and apparatus for thermally releasing adherend: The invention provides a method for thermally releasing an adherend, which comprises selectively releasing one or some of a plurality of substances adhered on a thermally releasable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet having a thermally expandable layer containing therein thermo-expandable microspheres, by partly heating the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet using a heating unit... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080066847 - Large surface area geogrids with a high tensile strength, a method and apparatus for producing them, and their use as drain and reinforcement grids and as fences: The invention provides large surface area geogrids with a high tensile strength, a method and apparatus for producing them, and their use as drain and reinforcement grids and as fences. The method for the continuous production of geogrids which have a large surface area and comprise thermoplastic bars which cross... Agent: Horst M. Kasper

20080066848 - Method of producing artificial leather and artificial leather: The present invention relates to a method of producing artificial leather, comprising steps of: (a) providing a substrate; (b) providing a foamed polyurethane dispersion, wherein the polyurethane dispersion has a solid content of about 40% to about 60% and a void content of about 0.01% to about 80%; (c) coating... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080066849 - Adhesive tape cutting method and adhesive tape joining apparatus using the same: A strip-shaped adhesive tape is joined to a ring frame, and then is stuck with a cutter blade having a flat plane obtained by forming a cutting edge into a wedge shape such that the cutter blade penetrates through the adhesive tape. In this state, the cutter blade cuts the... Agent: Cheng Law Group, PLLC

20080066850 - Method for producing a pneumatic tire for a vehicle: A pneumatic tire for a vehicle has a casing that extends over the periphery of the tire, a belt that extends radially on the outside of the casing over the entire periphery of the tire and in an axial direction over at least the width of the pneumatic tire. The... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080066851 - Bead member forming method and apparatus: A method and an apparatus for forming bead members (D), capable of improving the working efficiency by allowing switching to the bead members with different widths in short a time. The apparatus includes sector segments (24) having first sidewalls (61-64) of bead member forming grooves (72, 73), and arcuate members... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080066852 - Inflation and sealing device for inflatable air cushions: The invention is directed to a device for inflating and sealing an inflatable structure, such as inflatable cushions. The device includes an assembly configured for inflating a cushion cavity disposed between first and second layers of a film, and a sealing mechanism that preferably includes a rotary sealing drum, which... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20080066853 - Island placement technology: A placement apparatus comprising an anvil roller, a die roller communicatively associated with the anvil roller, and a bump transfer roller communicatively associated with the vacuum roll. The invention also provides a process for placing articles on a web, comprising the steps of providing a stream of articles, placing the... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20080066854 - Staging system for automated window or door fabrication: A system that delivers window or door components to an assembly station where multiple components are assembled to form a multi-sided window or door frame or sash. A preparation station in proximity to the assembly station includes an alignment fixture for bringing multiple frame or sash components into alignment while... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20080066855 - Anti-icing coatings and methods: A method of inhibiting or preventing bonding between snow or ice and a substrate. The method includes applying an adhesive to the substrate, broadcasting an aggregate onto the adhesive, the aggregate having the capacity to receive an anti-icing chemical into the aggregate, and applying the anti-icing chemical onto the aggregate... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080066856 - Process for manufacturing process of semiconductor device: In a process for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising heating a wiring board on which a chip and an uncured adhesive layer are laminated for curing the adhesive layer, the improvement includes performing a statically pressurizing step before the adhesive layer is cured, in which step the wiring board on... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080066857 - Laminating method and apparatus for laminating photovoltaic module by pre-heating: To provide a laminating apparatus and methods that enable one to reduce the amount of warping of the workpiece considerably during heating at the laminating section in comparison with conventional methods. The laminating apparatus is used in the laminating method where internal filling material is melted by heating, wherein an... Agent: Apex Juris, PLLC Tracy M Heims

20080066858 - Method to hold slipcovers in place to furniture using a heat activated double sided tape: A method of securely holding any style slipcover, fabric, or other covering, in place to furniture using a specially designed, non-permanent, re-usable, heat-activated, double-sided adhesive tape placed on the furniture itself under the slipcover before slipcover installation, whereby upon subsequent heating, the slipcover will not move from its desired position... Agent: Frank Graziano

20080066859 - Plasma processing apparatus capable of adjusting pressure within processing chamber: A vacuum pump exhausts gas within the processing chamber from a lower portion of a sample so as to reduce pressure within a processing chamber. The vacuum pump includes a rotary vane and a fixed vane which are arranged within a case of the vacuum pump and have a plurality... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080066861 - Plasma processing chamber with an apparatus for measuring set of electrical characteristics in a plasma: A probe apparatus configured to measure a set of electrical characteristics in a plasma processing chamber, the plasma processing chamber including a set of plasma chamber surfaces configured to be exposed to a plasma is disclosed. Tile probe apparatus includes a collection disk structure configured to be exposed to the... Agent: Ipsg, P.C.

20080066860 - Ta-tan selective removal process for integrated device fabrication: Disclosed are a method and a system for processing a semiconductor structure of the type including a substrate, a dielectric layer, and a TaN—Ta liner on the dielectric layer. The method comprises the step of using XeF2 to remove at least a portion of the TaN—Ta liner completely to the... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20080066862 - Substrate holding apparatus and substrate polishing apparatus: A substrate holding apparatus has a substrate holder body with a substrate holding side facing a polishing surface and holding a substrate on the substrate holding side and a retainer ring fixedly secured to the substrate holder body. The retainer ring is arranged to surround an outer periphery of the... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080066863 - Substrate processing apparatus for performing etching process with phosphoric acid solution: A phosphoric acid solution stored in an immersion bath is circulated through a circulation line. Substrates on each of which a silicon oxide film and a silicon nitride film are formed are immersed into the phosphoric acid solution in the immersion bath, to proceed a process of selectively etching the... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080066864 - Etch apparatus: An etch apparatus. The etch apparatus includes a tank coupled to a recirculating path that includes a dissolver. The dissolver includes a porous carbon matrix filter coated with silicon nitride. An etchant from the tank circulates through the recirculating path and performs a selective etching of a structure in the... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20080066865 - Device and process for liquid treatment of wafer-shaped articles: A device for liquid treatment of a defined area of a wafer-shaped article, especially of a wafer, near the edge, in which the liquid is applied to a first surface, flows essentially radially to the outside to the peripheral-side edge of the wafer-shaped article and around this edge onto the... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080066866 - Method and apparatus for reducing plasma-induced damage in a semiconductor device: Some embodiments discussed relate to an apparatus for etching a semiconductor wafer and method for fabricating it, comprising a plurality of electrodes coupled to a power supply for generating a plasma stream and at least one electromagnetic radiation source and a wafer support to position a wafer for etching using... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner / Infineon

20080066868 - Focus ring and plasma processing apparatus: A focus ring of a plasma processing apparatus for performing a plasma processing on a target substrate to be processed is disposed on the mounting table to surround the target substrate. The focus ring includes a first ring-shaped member made of a conductive material and having a stepped portion at... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080066867 - Semiconductor etching apparatus: There is provided a semiconductor etching apparatus which removes particles remaining on the upper surface of an electro static chuck (ESC) during an etching process, thereby preventing a chucking force from decreasing and minimizing a leak of helium. To prevent a failure of the etching process due to a wafer... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080066869 - Adhesive tape cutting method and adhesive tape joining apparatus using the same: In a state that a reference plane of a cutter holder, to which a cutter blade is attached, is brought into contact with a surface of a base of a supporting adhesive tape, the cutter blade cuts the supporting adhesive tape while the reference plane of the cutter holder follows... Agent: Cheng Law Group, PLLC

20080066870 - Welding machine for joining laterally overlapping webs of sealing material: A welding machine for joining overlapping webs of sealing material, with a powered chassis supported by rolls, with a heating system for local heating of the webs of sealing material that is mounted laterally to the chassis (4) and can be placed between the webs of sealing material in edge... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080066871 - Hot air nozzle: A hot air welding nozzle for a hot air welding device for welding overlapping webs of sealing material, in particular webs of bitumen. The hot air welding nozzle includes a connection for a hot air supply, a top and a bottom heat plate forming an air space, and at least... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080066872 - Drywall tape dispensing system: A drywall tape dispensing system includes an open-ended container that retains drywall compound and a drywall tape dispenser that extends downwardly into the drywall compound. The drywall tape dispenser includes a frame having a feed end, a dispensing end, and a support portion. The support portion rests within the drywall... Agent: Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber

20080060739 - Base for container: A base (2) for a disposable pet food container (1) which is provided with a protruding region (12) on a lower surface (11) of the base (2) that is covered with an adhesive layer (13). The adhesive layer (13) allows the container to be adhered to a support surface. As... Agent: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.

20080060740 - System and method for wetsuit assembly: A system and method for producing a seam between adhesive coated edges of wetsuit panels. A clamping head assembly is mounted in a fixed position in relation to a work surface that supports wetsuit panels that are to be joined. The clamping head assembly includes a movable pair of jaws... Agent: Mehlin Dean Matthews

20080060741 - Ultrasonically bonded nonwoven permeable pouch: An article that provides for the controlled release of an active substance is provided. The article features a plurality of polymeric membranes. The plurality of polymeric membranes are ultrasonically bonded to form at least one welded seal defining a bonded compartment hosting at least one active substance, where the ultrasonic... Agent: The Clorox Company

20080060742 - Handling layer and adhesive parts formed therewith: A handling layer and adhesive parts having the handling layer are formed according to the present invention along with used therefore.... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20080060743 - Method for manufacturing thin film capacitor: A dielectric green sheet containing a dielectric ceramic powder, conductor green sheets containing a metal powder, and firing-assisting green sheets containing an inorganic oxide material powder are prepared, and the firing-assisting green sheet, the conductor green sheet, the dielectric green sheet, another conductor green sheet, and another firing-assisting green sheets... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080060744 - Method and apparatus for laminating glass sheets: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for laminating glass articles without using an autoclave. The sandwich structure to be laminated is preheated than is placed in a controllable vacuum and subjected to electromagnetic radiation with specified frequencies and power. The final heating is provided by convectional heat source.... Agent: Floyd B. Carothers Carothers And Carothers

20080060745 - Shoulder strap and method for manufacturing the same: A shoulder strap includes a first stretch fabric and a second stretch fabric, and a first rigid fabric sandwiched between the first stretch fabric and a second stretch fabric and adhered to the first stretch fabric. The rigid fabric is located at an intermediate position between opposite ends of the... Agent: Evan Law Group LLC

20080060746 - Spirally wound tube with voids and method for manufacturing the same: A tube having enhanced inner diameter stiffness is provided. The tube includes a wall having an inner zone, intermediate zone, and an outer zone. The intermediate zone includes a plurality of partially offset and overlapped plies that form a number of non-radial spokes and voids extending from the inner zone... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080060747 - Paper tube and method of making the same: An apparatus for manufacturing a paper tube having a polygonal cross section includes a frame, an elongate core assembly having an end rotatably supported to the frame and the other free end and having an outer peripheral surface of a predetermined polygonal shape, and a delivery member installed to the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080060748 - Process for manufacturing a flat wrapping material: A process for manufacturing a flat wrapping material includes the steps of (a) providing a circular roll of wrapping material, (b) compressing the circular roll of wrapping material into a flattened manner where the inner diameter of the circular roll of wrapping material is flattened to form two closely attached... Agent: Bucknam And Archer

20080060749 - Method of making coated articles and coated articles made thereby: An article includes a first substrate, a functional coating deposited over at least a portion of the substrate, and a protective coating deposited over the functional coating. The functional coating and the protective coating define a coating stack. A polymeric material is deposited over at least a portion of the... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20080060750 - Method and apparatus for creating rfid devices using penetrable carrier: A method for assembling a semiconductor device from a plurality of chips is disclosed. The method includes providing a penetrable carrier having a penetrable carrier substrate and an adhesive layer; providing a plurality of chips disposed on a surface of the adhesive layer; providing a second substrate; bringing the surface... Agent: Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro, LLP

20080060751 - Island label apparatus and method: A multi-web single-pass converting system apparatus and method by which predetermined zones of an adhesive surface are formed on a label material web from which discrete labels are cut and transferred to a receiving flow wrap web in overlapping relation to openings cut in the flow wrap web to form... Agent: Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

20080060753 - Apparatus and method for positioning and assembling circuit board: An apparatus for positioning and assembling of a circuit board of the present invention comprises a vacuum adsorption mechanism, an adjusting mechanism, at least four cameras, and a controller. The vacuum adsorption mechanism has a vacuum adsorption platform on which several holes are formed. The vacuum adsorption platform is connected... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080060752 - Rebonding a metallized fabric to an underlying layer: A method and system for repairing an insulation blanket having a metallized fabric that becomes disbanded from an underlying layer of the insulation blanket. The method includes cutting a first slit in the metallized fabric near a disbanded portion of the fabric, inserting a repair material through the first slit... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20080060754 - Method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device: In a method of the present invention for holding a substrate in a vacuum, a glass substrate (5) is held by an adhesive pad (20) or an adhesive sheet, both of which are made from a material containing a diene based resin, whereby an adhesive agent is prevented from remaining... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080060755 - composite corner and method for making composite corner: A gas turbine engine component and a method for making a composite gas turbine engine component, the method includes providing a tool having a first and second surface, the first and second surface arranged at an angle to each other. A fibrous segment is applied to the first surface. The... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick LLC

20080060756 - Label adhesive and activation method for polymeric label: A water activated adhesive system is described that is particularly suited for applying non-paper polymeric labels to surfaces which have low moisture permeability. The adhesive system is characterized by a dry non-tacky surface that becomes tacky in less than one second when contacted with a water-based activator. While it is... Agent: Legal Department Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc

20080060757 - Multiple or single stage cure adhesive material and method of use: An adhesive is provided for bonding to a first surface, a second surface or both. The adhesive typically includes a foam tape with a curable resin.... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20080060758 - Apparatus for detection of thin films during chemical/mechanical polishing planarization: A technique and apparatus is disclosed for the optical monitoring and measurement of a thin film (or small region on a surface) undergoing thickness and other changes while it is rotating. An optical signal is routed from the monitored area through the axis of rotation and decoupled from the monitored... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080060759 - Electron beam enhanced surface wave plasma source: A plasma processing system is described for generating plasma with a ballistic electron beam using a surface wave plasma (SWP) source, such as a radial line slot antenna (RLSA) during semiconductor device fabrication. The antenna comprises a resonator plate having a partially open, electrically conductive layer coupled to a surface... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080060760 - Radial line slot antenna having a conductive layer: A radial line slot antenna (RLSA) is described for generating plasma during semiconductor device fabrication. The antenna comprises a resonator plate having a partially open, electrically conductive layer coupled to a surface of the resonator plate. For example, the electrically conductive layer is formed at an interface between the resonator... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080060761 - Fixing apparatus and method for attaching an annular transponder unit to tire: Apparatus and method in the use thereof attaches an annular transponder unit to an annular tire surface, the transponder unit being of a type having a sensor housing coupled to an annular antenna. The apparatus includes a rotary turntable for supportably rotating a tire having an annular tire surface in... Agent: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Intellectual Property Department 823

20080053592 - Method of making multilayer structures using tapes on non-densifying substrates: A method of applying a ceramic coating to a substrate comprises laminating one or more layers of a green ceramic tape to a rigid substrate using a tackifying resin to adhere the tape to the substrate. Upon firing, the tackifying resin ensures near zero shrinkage of the tape in the... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080053589 - Photo sheet assembly with removable adhesive portions: A sheet assembly that includes a first facing sheet, a second facing sheet, and an adhesive material disposed between the first and second facing sheets. A plurality of shapes is cut within a remaining portion of the first facing sheet, and each of the plurality of shapes defines a removable... Agent: Mark D. Swanson Pauley Petersen & Erickson

20080053590 - Curled decorative elements and methods of making and using same: Methods of forming decorative elements such as decorative grass and glitter possessing a unique optical effect from a laminated sheet of optical effect material. The decorative elements have a curl or a crimp set therein to enhance the light-reflecting characteristics of the decorative elements and to provide greater volume of... Agent: Dunlap Codding & Rogers, P.C.

20080053591 - Decorative elements provided with a circular or crimped configuration at point of sale or point of use: Decorative elements and decorative grass provided with a substantially flat configuration which, upon activation, can assume a curled or crimped configuration, preferably at the point of sale or point of use, as well as methods for producing the same.... Agent: Dunlap Codding & Rogers, P.C.

20080053593 - Production method of multilayer electronic device: A production method of a multilayer electronic device, comprising the steps of forming a green sheet 10a; forming an electrode layer 12a on a surface of the green sheet 10a; stacking the green sheets 10a, each having the electrode layer 12a thereon, to form a green chip; and firing the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080053594 - Method and apparatus for laminating glass sheets: A method and apparatus for laminating glass sheets in which a first glass sheet is passed onto a laminating conveyor and raised by a lift mechanism to a distance off the conveyor. The lift mechanism is held stationary and a second glass sheet is placed under the first one. A... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080053595 - Chipper and apex subassembly as an intermediate article of manufacture: A chipper and apex subassembly 100 as an intermediate article of manufacture in a pneumatic tire has an apex strip 30 formed as a continuous elastomeric strip of unvulcanized material having a bottom base portion 31 and two opposing sides 33, 34 extending towards the narrow outer tip 32 and... Agent: David L. King, Sr.

20080053596 - Method of making a reinforcing mat for a pultruded part: A method of preparing a reinforcing structure for use in manufacture a pultruded part where the reinforcing structure is pulled through a pultrusion die in a continuous longitudinal pull direction. The method includes arranging a plurality of first reinforcing fibers in a transverse direction and attaching a permeable transport web... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing

20080053597 - Multilayer hose: A fuel filler and fuel vent hose having reduced fuel permeation, comprises an elastomeric inner layer, a fluoropolymer barrier layer formed from tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene-vinylidene fluoride terpolymer; tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene-vinylidene fluoride-perfluorovinyl ether quadpolymer; or blends of two or more tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene-vinylidene fluoride copolymers or terpolymers on the elastomeric inner layer, and a chlorinated polyethylene backing... Agent: Dayco Products, LLC

20080053598 - Reduced ply separation tail seal: Easy starting rolls of perforated tissue product which have a reduced tendency to ply separate are formed with an adhesively secured doubled over tail tab folded against the roll. The strength and location of the bonds are controlled by controlling the penetration of the adhesive into the tissue. The dry... Agent: Patent Group Ga030-43 Georgia-pacific LLC

20080053599 - Method for continuously preforming composite material in uncured state: The invention provides a method for preforming a prepreg material impregnated with thermosetting resin continuously in an uncured state. Sheets of prepreg material are pulled out from rollers and laminated, which is then bent to a predetermined cross-sectional shape in a bending device. The prepreg material is formed into a... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080053600 - Polymeric materials having a texture or appearance simulating the texture or appearance of paper: A decorative cover positionable about a flower pot or floral grouping is formed of a polymeric material or a laminated polymeric material. The decorative cover has a texture or appearance simulating the texture or appearance of paper on at least a portion of one surface thereof while maintaining the structural... Agent: Dunlap Codding & Rogers, P.C.

20080053601 - Decorative cover for flower pot or floral grouping formed of polymeric materials having a texture or appearance simulating the texture or appearance of paper: A decorative cover positionable about a flower pot or floral grouping is formed of a polymeric material or a laminated polymeric material. The decorative cover has a texture or appearance simulating the texture or appearance of paper on at least a portion of one surface thereof while exhibiting improved durability... Agent: Dunlap Codding & Rogers, P.C.

20080053602 - Decorative cover for flower pot or floral grouping formed of polymeric materials having a texture or appearance simulating the texture or appearance of paper: A decorative cover positionable about a flower pot or floral grouping is formed of a polymeric material or a laminated polymeric material. The decorative cover has a texture or appearance simulating the texture or appearance of paper on at least a portion of one surface thereof while exhibiting improved durability... Agent: Dunlap Codding & Rogers, P.C.

20080053603 - Method for high definition dip transfer printing: An invention for an improved method of high definition dip transfer printing of images to three-dimensional articles.... Agent: The Intellect Law Group

20080053604 - Method of stacking flexible substrate: A method of stacking a flexible substrate is provided. The method includes the steps of: preparing a carrier substrate; stacking an adhesive layer on the carrier substrate; and stacking a flexible substrate having at least one image display device on the adhesive layer using a laminating or pressing method. Thus,... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080053605 - Method of attaching a label to a thermoplastic substrate: m

20080053606 - Decorative elements provided with a curled or crimped configuration at point of sale or point of use: Decorative grass and methods of providing same are disclosed wherein the decorative grass is either maintained in flattened configuration until restraint is removed and/or the decorative grass is curled and/or crimp at the point of use and/or sale.... Agent: Dunlap Codding & Rogers, P.C.

20080053607 - Process for making laminated angle board with in-line slitter: An improved process of making laminated angle board wherein a slitter is placed in-line with the process such that various rolls of differing widths of scrap paper can be more easily and economically used to create the plurality of strips that are laminated together to make the angle board. The... Agent: Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Attn: Michael Ritchie, Docketing

20080053608 - Two-ply pre-printed rigid thermoformable material: A pre-printed rigid thermoformable material suitable for use in manufacturing consumer retail packaging. The material includes two rigid thermoformable layers or films adhered together. Printing is included on either or both of the facing surfaces of the films, so that the printing is protected between the adhered layers.... Agent: Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

20080053609 - Press and method for laminating board-shaped work pieces via pressure and heat: A press and a method to laminate board-shaped work pieces via pressure and heat is provided. The press includes an upper press table 1 having an upper press plate 7 and a lower press table 2 having a lower press plate 10, and the upper and/or the lower press plate... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20080053610 - Dry erase writing board and method: This invention relates to a dry erase writing board. The dry erase writing board comprises a chalk or erase board having a face side, and a multilayer film which is adhered to the face side of the chalk or dry erase board. The outer or exposed surface of the multilayer... Agent: Armand P. Boisselle Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080053611 - Assembly for forming a ceramic arc discharge vessel and method of manufacture: An assembly for forming a hollow, ceramic arc discharge vessel for high-intensity discharge (HID) lamps is described wherein a means for self-alignment of two molded sections is provided. In particular, the sealing surface of one section of the arc discharge vessel is provided with a convex surface and the sealing... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20080053612 - Method and apparatus for heating plastics regions of an open end zone of a carton sleeve: An apparatus for heating plastics surface regions of an open end zone of a carton sleeve prior to sealing of the end zone includes a heater head which has a side wall (102) and is closed at its distal end by a wall (106) and is open at its proximal... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20080053613 - Amine organoborane polymerizable compostion and uses therefor: An amine organoborane polymerizable composition and uses for the composition are disclosed. Also disclosed are assemblies and methods of forming those assemblies using the polymerizable composition as an adhesive.... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20080053614 - Surface processing apparatus: A surface processing apparatus includes a process chamber including a gas ejection mechanism; an exhaust for exhausting the inside of said process chamber; and a gas supply for supplying a gas to the gas ejection mechanism. The gas ejection mechanism includes a a first gas distribution mechanism for distributing the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080053615 - High-frequency plasma processing apparatus: This application discloses a High-Frequency plasma processing apparatus comprising a process chamber in which a substrate to be processed is placed, a process-gas introduction line for introducing a process gas into the process chamber, a first HF electrode provided in the process chamber, a first HF power source for applying... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080053616 - Hot-melting method with simultaneous heating and cooling of workpieces: An exemplary hot-melting method includes the following steps. A hot-melting machine (20) is provided. The hot-melting machine includes a rotatable worktable (23), a heater (25), at least one cooler (26), and a plurality of carriers located on the worktable and being uniformly spaced apart. A first workpiece loaded on a... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20080053617 - Interposer bonding device: An interposer bonding device bonds an interposer having an interposer-side terminal to a base circuit sheet provided with a base-side terminal. The interposer bonding device has a press anvil that holds the base circuit sheet on which the interposer is laminated and a bonding head that moves with respect to... Agent: The Rafferty Patent Law Firm

20080053618 - Optical recording medium-producing sheet: An optical disk-producing sheet 1 comprising an energy ray-curable stamper-receiving layer 11 onto which can be transferred convexoconcave of a stamper S, and release sheets 12 and 12′, wherein the adhesive strength after curing of the stamper-receiving layer 11 to a reflective layer 3 is greater than the adhesive strength... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080053620 - Method for the bonding of disk-shaped substrates and apparatus for carrying out the method: A first substrate (11a) is positioned on a support surface (7) in a vacuum chamber with an upward-facing first bonding surface (12a) spin-coated with adhesive while a second substrate (11b) is held with downward-facing second bonding surface (12b) to a cover (3) by suction. While the vacuum chamber is being... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080053619 - 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

20080053621 - Tire former bladder and method for making same: A multi layered tire former bladder and a method for making the bladder is described. The multi layered bladder includes a elastomeric bladder having an outer surface and an inner surface; a release coating on the outer surface of the bladder; and at least two fabric reinforcing plies which include... Agent: Chief Intellectual Property Counsel Bridgestone Americas Holding Inc.

20080053622 - Tape dispenser equipped with extra tool: A tape dispenser includes a handle, a base plate fixed on the handle, a tape reel pivoted on a rear of the base plate, and a seat on a front of the base plate, on a top of which a cutter is provided. The handle has a chamber therein, which... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC