Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture inventions 11/08

20080289742 - In-process vision detection of flaws and fod by back field illumination: A flaw and foreign object debris (FOD) detection system (11) for use during fabrication of a structure (12) includes an illumination device (13). The illumination device (13) is configured to be in proximity with a fabrication system (10) and illuminates a portion (18) of the structure (12). The illumination device... Agent: Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Broitman, P.C.

20080289743 - Highly porous interlayers to toughen liquid-molded fabric-based composites: Materials and Methods are provided for producing preform materials for impact-resistant composite materials suitable for liquid molding. An interlayer comprising a spunbonded, spunlaced, or mesh fabric is introduced between non-crimped layers of unidirectional reinforcing fibers to produce a preform for use in liquid-molding processes to produce composite materials. Interlayer material... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080289744 - Manufacturing method of pneumatic tire: An annular side wall rubber is injection molded, a forming mold is mold released while retaining the side wall rubber in an unvulcanized state, and a side surface of the side wall rubber is exposed annularly. Further, a lower mold of the forming mold is moved close to a carcass... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080289745 - Method for producing a stretch resistant belt: A belt having stretch reduction features is provided, along with a method for producing a belt having reduced stretch characteristics. The belt is formed of a jacket and a stretch reduction element. The stretch reduction element is formed of a material having a greater modulus of elasticity than the jacket.... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20080289746 - Auto lamination cassette apparatus and process: In one embodiment of the disclosure, an apparatus is provided for preparing a cassette spool. The apparatus includes: a supply reel for supplying and unrolling tape material on original backing paper; at least one cutting member for cutting unrolled tape material while on original backing paper; at least one removing... Agent: Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon LLP And The Boeing Company

20080289747 - Method of fabricating fiber reinforced composite structure having stepped surface: Fiber reinforced composite structures having curved stepped surfaces are fabricated by laying up plies of fiber reinforced material over a tool having a stepped tool feature. The plies are rotated about a fixed axis as they are laid up to substantially form a fixed axis rosette pattern. The plies are... Agent: Tung & Associates / Randy W. Tung, Esq.

20080289748 - Method of applying a design: A method of applying a design to an article and product are disclosed. The method includes selecting a design, transferring the design to a transfer material, applying a base coat to the article, transferring the design from the transfer material to the article, and applying a top coat to the... Agent: The Intellect Law Group

20080289750 - Curable resin composition, surface protection method, temporary fixation method, and separation method: A curable resin composition for surface protection, comprising (A) a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate, (B) a monofunctional (meth)acrylate, and (C) a resin having a cyclopentadiene skeleton. Further, a curable resin composition for surface protection, comprising (A) a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate, (B) a monofunctional (meth)acrylate, (C) a resin having a cyclopentadiene skeleton, and (D)... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080289749 - Method for manufacturing a diagnostic test strip: A method for manufacturing a diagnostic test strip is disclosed according to one embodiment. The method includes the acts of providing an application sheet having a plurality of adhesive dots thereon, providing a first substrate layer having at least one feature located thereon, and providing a second substrate layer. The... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20080289751 - Method for manufacturing over-current protection device: A method for manufacturing an over-current protection device comprises a step of providing at least one current sensitive device and a step of pressing. The current sensitive device comprises a first electrode foil, a second electrode foil and a PTC conductive layer physically laminated between the first and second electrode... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080289752 - Method and device for producing a groove near an intended edge part of a conveyor belt, which groove is intended to be filled with a filler having sealing properties: The present invention relates to a method and device for producing a groove near an intended edge part of a conveyor belt, which groove is intended to be filled with a filler having sealing properties, in which the groove is formed by removing conveyor belt material from one of the... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20080289753 - Method of making composite webs of record members and record members made thereby: There is disclosed method and apparatus to make composite webs of record members each containing at least two circuits. The circuits can be of different types and can be contained in webs having different pitches and/or shapes but nevertheless the circuits are registered with each other and arranged in sets... Agent: Avery Dennison Corporation

20080289754 - Method for manufacturing organic el element: A substrate mark is formed on a transparent substrate as an alignment mark. The substrate mark is formed at the same time as transparent electrodes are formed on the transparent substrate. The substrate mark is formed of the same material as the transparent electrodes. A center wavelength of a transmission... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20080289755 - Bonded fuel cell assembly and methods and systems for producing the same: A method for forming a fuel cell component includes the steps of providing a two-part sealant having a first part comprising an initiator and a second part comprising a polymerizable material; applying the first part of the sealant to a substrate of a first fuel cell component; applying the second... Agent: Loctite Corporation

20080289756 - Manufacturing method for variable shape mirror: A manufacturing method for variable shape mirrors suitable for mass production includes steps: for overlaying a pair of jigs having protruding bar portions like comb teeth on a support substrate so that the protruding bar portions are orthogonal to each other, and inserting support pillars and piezoelectric elements into through... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080289757 - Attachment pad with thermal reversible adhesive and methods of making and using the same: One embodiment provides an attachment pad including a multilayer thermo-reversible adhesive including a shape memory polymer layer and a dry adhesive layer underlying the shape memory polymer layer, the multilayer thermo-reversible adhesive having a curved surface when the shape memory polymer layer is below its glass transition temperature and unaffected... Agent: General Motors Corporation C/o Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20080289759 - Adhesive composition: Process for preparing a pressure sensitive adhesive having enhanced resistance to water-whitening comprising the steps of: (a) forming a mixture in water of (i) a polymerization initiator which produces radicals by a thermal decomposition and (ii) a water-dispersible polymerizable surfactant with a terminal allyl amine moiety; polyoxyalkylene-1-(allyloxymethyl)alkyl ether sulfate salt(s)... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080289758 - Reactive hot melt adhesive: A reactive hot melt composition, having a softening point of at least 50° C., and being curable on heating to a temperature of 150° C. The composition comprises a blend of (a) a macrocyclic oligomer having a softening point of at least 50° C., containing at least one ring having... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20080289760 - Heat-curable fluoropolyether adhesive composition and bonding method: A heat-curable fluoropolyether adhesive composition comprising (A) a linear polyfluoro compound having at least two alkenyl groups and a perfluoropolyether structure, (B) a fluorinated organohydrogensiloxane having at least two SiH groups, (C) a platinum group metal catalyst, (D) an organosiloxane having at least one SiH group and at least one... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080289761 - Polyurethane composition with high early strength: Polyurethane compositions are disclosed which are particularly suitable as adhesives, show excellent solidity build-up throughout the −10° C.-35° C. temperature range and are easy to apply. In particular, adhesives showing an excellent crash performance can be formulated within the context of the present invention.... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080289762 - Processes for increasing strength in defined areas of a laminated absorbent product: The present invention is generally directed to adhesive compositions comprising selected ratios of crystalline and amorphous polymers. In some versions of the invention, polymers capable of existing in different configurations (e.g., a polymer such as polypropylene which can exist in an atactic, syndiotactic. or isotactic configuration) are used to prepare... Agent: Christopher M. Goff (27839) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080289763 - Striping apparatus and striping method: The present invention relates to a striping apparatus and a striping method. The apparatus for stripping a film from a product comprising a transfer device for transferring the product; a film stripping device disposed above a stripping operation area of the transfer device for stripping the film from the product;... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20080289764 - End point detection electrode system and etch station: An end point detection electrode system and an etch station including the electrode system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the electrode system includes: an insulative mount; a first Mu-metal electrode coupled to the insulative mount; and a second Mu-metal electrode coupled to the insulative mount, the second electrode surrounding the... Agent: Hoffman Warnick LLC

20080289765 - Plasma processing apparatus: The invention provides a means for suppressing interference phenomenon on the surface of a sample to be processed that deteriorates the detection accuracy upon detecting the time variation of plasma conditions such as plasma space distribution or the processing status of the sample to be processed. A light scattering element... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080289766 - Hot edge ring apparatus and method for increased etch rate uniformity and reduced polymer buildup: An apparatus with an edge ring configured to surround a perimeter of a semiconductor wafer in a semiconductor process, the edge ring having a plurality of protrusions located on an upper surface of the edge ring, the protrusions capable of preventing the semiconductor wafer from moving outside the bounds of... Agent: Docket Clerk

20080289767 - Plasma processing apparatus: The present invention provides a temperature control unit for an electrostatic adsorption electrode that is capable of controlling the wafer temperature rapidly over a wide temperature range without affecting in-plane uniformity while high heat input etching is conducted with high wafer bias power applied. A refrigerant flow path provided in... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080289768 - Label design producing apparatus: A label design producing apparatus of the present invention comprises a first memory unit in which a plurality of designs are stored, a second memory unit in which label combination information expressing each design by combination of a plurality of rectangular labels is stored, a selecting unit for selecting a... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080289769 - System for fabricating corrugated board: A system for fabricating a corrugated board sheet fabricated includes warp status information obtaining means (6, 6A-6H, 7, 7A, 7B, 8, 8A-8H, 240a, 240b, 241a, 241b) for obtaining warp status information concerning status of the warp of the corrugated board sheet fabricated by a corrugated-board fabrication machine (1); running-state information... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080289770 - Adhesive tape cutting device: An adhesive tape cutting device includes: a sleeve body adapted to be sleeved on an adhesive tape roll and defining a channel that has opposite first and second open ends which open in opposite circumferential directions, the sleeve body further defining a tape-discharging slot that is disposed between the first... Agent: Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP

20080289771 - Label removing tool: A label removing tool has a blade located externally from the structural body. a blade moving means to angularly change, in relation to a rotational axis, the position of a blade holding block. The blade is dependent of the motion of the block by way of being attached to the... Agent: Inventarium Suite 1607

20080283171 - Ceramic wall cladding composites that reflect ir radiation: P

20080283172 - Method for repairing a composite structural outer skin: A composite structure including two external skins and an internal core between them, wherein a portion of one of the external skins has to be replaced, with pressure from a counter-form and suction. The repair is accomplished by piercing a vent hole in the opposite external skin to discharge the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080283173 - Antenna-embedded laminated glass and method for preparing the same: The present invention provides a method for preparing an antenna-embedded laminated glass with an antenna element sealed between glass sheets, which is characterized to comprise forming two or more glass sheets forming the laminated glass; bonding a transfer film on a surface of one of the glass sheets by a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080283174 - Bonding of carbon fibers to metal inserts for use in composites: Resin-impregnated carbon fiber composites containing metal inserts. Carbon fibers or a carbon fiber preform are bonded to a metal structural member. Once the carbon fiber-metal bond is established, the fiber-metal assembly or hybrid preform is impregnated with resin, to form an article in which bonding between the metal structural member... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080283175 - Methods for manufacturing fluid-filled mems displays: This invention relates to methods of manufacturing fluid-filled MEMS displays, where the fluid is sealed in the display assembly and substantially surrounds the moving components of the display to reduce the effects of stiction and to improve the optical and electromechanical performance of the display.... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20080283176 - Process for structurally joining modular hollow columns or rods generically elongated in shape and the product obtained: The invention is a new process for the production of a hollow structural column or rod in polymers, obtained by assembling modules having shorter length, comprising two or more elongated modules, each one provided with male-female truncated cone-shaped terminal parts (56, 56), wherein the inner surface of the “female” terminal... Agent: Themis Intellectual Property Counsel

20080283177 - Tensioning device for composite structures: An apparatus to prepare a preform for fabrication includes a mandrel, anchoring groove, anchoring device, tensioning groove, and tensioning device. The mandrel receives the preform. The mandrel has a first mandrel end and a second mandrel end. The preform has a first preform end and a second preform end. The... Agent: Baker & Hostetler, LLP For Boeing Company

20080283178 - Method of making an all-weather grip: A slip-resistant shock absorbing golf club grip that includes a felt layer, a fabric mesh formed of fibers and a polyurethane coating covering the mesh and felt, the fibers of the mesh defining grooves in the surface of the slip-resistant polyurethane which are engaged by a users' hands, with the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080283179 - Device and method for printing labels: A label printing station includes: a base; a label supply wheel rotatably mounted to the base for rotation about a first vertical axis of rotation; a label backing take-up wheel rotatably mounted to the base for rotation about a second vertical axis of rotation; and a label print-head assembly mounted... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080283180 - Methods of manufacturing microdevices in laminates, lead frames, packages, and printed circuit boards: Systems and methods for producing micromachined devices, including sensors, actuators, optics, fluidics, and mechanical assemblies, using manufacturing techniques of lead frames, substrates, microelectronic packages, printed circuit boards, flex circuits, and rigid-flex materials. Preferred embodiments comprise using methods from post-semiconductor manufacturing to produce three-dimensional and free-standing structures in non-semiconductor materials. The... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

20080283181 - Compact handheld adhesive applicator: A compact handheld adhesive applicator is provided with a housing assembly and a cartridge assembly removably connected to the housing assembly. The cartridge assembly includes a primary spool for mounting an adhesive segment roll and a secondary spool for automatically winding a spent portion of the adhesive segment roll. A... Agent: Cook Alex Ltd

20080283182 - Handheld adhesive applicator: A handheld adhesive applicator is provided with a housing assembly, a cartridge assembly removably connected to the housing assembly, and a handle assembly removably connected to the housing assembly. The cartridge assembly includes a primary spool for mounting an adhesive segment roll and a secondary spool for automatically winding a... Agent: Cook Alex Ltd

20080283183 - Process and system for making noise absorber carpet and a noise absorber carpet made therefrom: A noise absorber carpet comprised of a fabric layer portion and a resinous backing layer portion is provided. The fabric layer portion and the resinous backing layer portion are heat bonded with a press into the noise absorber carpet, and the press includes perforation pins and a cooling medium. The... Agent: Adams Intellectual Property Law, P.A.

20080283184 - Active film adhered to flexible packages and method thereof: The present invention relates to a method of attaching an active film (5) onto a flexible package comprising the steps of heating a foil (2); applying an active film (5) to the foil (2); and applying sufficient pressure to the active film (5) and foil (2) combination and sufficient heat... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20080283185 - Shrink film with individual layer irradiation: A method of producing a multilayer plastic film from resin starting material includes irradiating a batch of plastic resin material and using irradiated resin from the batch to produce at least one layer of a multilayer plastic film.... Agent: Gowling, Lafleur Henderson LLP

20080283186 - Method and apparatus for emi shielding: Disclosed are methods for manufacturing electromagnetic interference shields for use in nonconductive housings of electronic equipment. In one embodiment, the shield may include an electrically nonconductive substrate, such as a thermoformable film, coated with an electrically conductive element, such as an extensible ink or a combination of conductive fibers with... Agent: Harness, Dickey, & Pierce, P.l.c

20080283187 - Decorating method for sports equiment by imprinting synthetic material films as well as a film for carrying out the method: To obtain three-dimensional depth effects, a decorating method is provided for sports equipment, in particular skis, snowboards and the like, by imprinting synthetic material films with surface texture so as to create a decorative changing image and/or animation effect. The synthetic material films correspond to an optical lens, in particular... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080283188 - Ferrite paste, and method for manufacturing laminated ceramic component: The ferrite paste according to the present invention contains a ferrite powder and an organic vehicle, and the organic vehicle contains an organic solvent and a binder made of a polyvinyl acetal resin and ethyl cellulose. The binder content in the ferrite paste is at least 3.0 weight parts and... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080283189 - Method for reducing stringiness of a resinous composition during hot plate welding: Disclosed is a method for reducing stringiness during hot plate welding of an article comprising a resinous composition which comprises at least one step of contacting with water a surface of the article to be welded. The method also results in improved cycle time for preparation of the final article.... Agent: Sabic- Esr Sabic Innovative Plastics -IPLegal

20080283190 - Method of removing mems devices from a handle substrate: A method of removing MEMS devices (2) from a handle substrate (1), where the MEMS devices are individually bonded to it via a thermal release adhesive (3) that reduces its adhesion when heated above a threshold temperature. The method heats the MEMS devices (2) individually with a heat source (10)... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20080283191 - Tape feeder and electronic-circuit-component supplying apparatus: A tape feeder that enables accurate recognition of a feed hole of a carrier tape, is provided. A tape-support surface 106 of a main body 90 of the tape feeder has, in a portion thereof corresponding to a path of movement of feed holes of the carrier tape, a black-colored... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080283192 - Method and apparatus for bonding optical disc substrates together, and method for supplying liquid material: The object of the present invention is to significantly inhibit the formation of voids between substrates bonded together when a liquid adhesive is supplied onto an optical disc substrate or when the optical disc substrate is bonded to another optical disc substrate. Accordingly, the present invention discloses a method for... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20080283193 - Tool for making an illustrated card with paillettes: A tool has a body having a blunt end and an adhesive end. The adhesive end has a fastener and an adhesive element. The fastener protrudes from the adhesive end of the body. The adhesive element is made of resin and fastened by the fastener. The paillettes can be adhered... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates, LLC

20080283194 - Transfer tool: To provide a transfer tool that can be preferably used without a table such as a desk and can easily carry out the transfer operation in any places, the transfer tool includes a transfer tool main body (1) and a transferred object receiver (2) that is accompanied by the transfer... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080283195 - Combination type tape dispenser: A combination type tape dispenser includes a first member having a cutter and a first tape roll mount, and a second member having a second tape roll mount. The first member and the second member is manipulative to be combined and separated. When the first member and the second member... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080283196 - Fuel accessory for fuel tank and method for internally attaching same: A fuel tank made of a plastic material and fitted with at least one fuel accessory attached to an inside surface of a wall thereof, wherein the fuel accessory is attached to a predetermined site at the inside surface by fusion welding. Further there is disclosed a fuel accessory for... Agent: Nath & Associates

20080283198 - Die picker with heated picking head: A device for removing MEMS devices (2) from a handle substrate (1), where the MEMS devices are individually bonded to it via a thermal release adhesive (3) that reduces its adhesion when heated above a threshold temperature. The MEMS devices (2) are individually heated (16) to conductively heat the thermal... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20080283197 - Die picker with laser die heater: A device for removing MEMS devices (2) from a handle substrate (1), where the MEMS devices are individually bonded to it via a thermal release adhesive (3) that reduces its adhesion when heated above a threshold temperature. The MEMS devices (2) are individually heated with a heat source (10) to... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20080277041 - Transferring device and transferring method: A transferring device 10 for transferring plate-like members such as a semiconductor wafer and the like among the first table T1, the second table T2 and the third table T3. The transferring device 10 includes a supporting unit provided with a supporting face for the semiconductor wafer W, and a... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080277042 - In-process vision detection of flaws and fod by back field illumination: A flaw and foreign object debris (FOD) detection system (11) for use during fabrication of a structure (12) includes an illumination device (13). The illumination device (13) is configured to be in proximity with a fabrication system (10) and illuminates a portion (18) of the structure (12). The illumination device... Agent: Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Broitman, P.C.

20080277043 - Method of adjusting firing profile of alumina material and method of manufacturing ceramic stack body: A method of matching a firing profile of alumina material is disclosed as having a reference profile preparing step of preparing a reference profile of dissimilar material, an alumina profile preparing step of preparing an alumina profile of alumina material, a comparing step of comparing the reference profile and the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080277044 - Kit for repairing and inflating inflatable articles, and relative control method: A kit for repairing and inflating inflatable articles, comprises an electric compressor unit; a container of sealing fluid connectable to the compressor unit; a plug for connecting the compressor unit to a power outlet; electronic control means connected to the plug and to the compressor unit; and an electronic switch... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080277045 - Polyvinylbutyral interlayer sheet with improved adhesion to glass and a process for preparing same: The present invention is an improved PVB composition comprising an adhesion control agent which is a mixture of potassium and magnesium salts in a ratio of from about 0.05:1 to about 5:1, by weight, potassium salts to magnesium salts. The present invention also describes a method for improved control of... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080277046 - Guide for guiding reinforcement threads sprayed onto a surface during manufacture of a tire: Device for manufacturing a reinforcement from a thread laid directly in its final position by spraying lengths of the thread onto a receiving surface. The thread lengths are delivered from a conduit to a guide as the conduit rotates about an axis. The guide includes deflectors forming therebetween a slot... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080277047 - Frp honeycomb structure and method for manufacturing the same: The present invention provides an FRP honeycomb structure which is used as a base structure material for various base structures and which offers appropriate rigidity and compression strength while reducing the weight of the entire structure. The present invention provides an FRP honeycomb structure HA formed by assembling together a... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080277049 - Method and device for adhering components to a composite molding: The invention relates to a method for adhering components to a composite molding. The method comprises stacking the components provided with an appropriate bonding means, positioning a heating means (11), provided with at least one cavity (12), over at least a section of the stack, and passing a medium brought... Agent: Intellectual Property

20080277048 - Multilayered polyethylene material and ballistic resistant articles manufactured thereform: The present invention relates to polyethylene material that has a plurality of unidirectionally oriented polyethylene monolayers cross-piled and compressed at an angle to one another, each polyethylene monolayer composed of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene and essentially devoid of resins. The present invention further relates to ballistic resistant articles that... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080277050 - Thermal transfer film, method of manufacturing the same and transfer method: A thermal transfer film at least including a substrate, a semi-cured protection layer, and an ink layer is provided. The semi-cured protection layer is coated on the substrate, and a material of the semi-cured protection layer includes thermal curing resin and radiation curing resin. Moreover, the resin of the semi-cured... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080277051 - Method and apparatus for making continuous form structures with used tires: A method and apparatus for making a structure having a continuous form at a site. The method and apparatus includes providing a supply of tire segments, heating the segments to a flow consistency, and extruding the segments through an outlet to create a form at the site.... Agent: Caterpillar Inc. Intellectual Property Dept.

20080277052 - Method and apparatus for making continuous form structures with used tires: A method and apparatus for making a structure having a continuous form at a site. The method and apparatus includes providing a combination of a supply of tire segments and a solid polyurea component, mixing a liquid polyurea component with the combination, and extruding the mixture through an outlet to... Agent: Caterpillar Inc. Intellectual Property Dept.

20080277053 - Method for producing fibre reinforced laminated structures: There is described a method of producing fibre reinforced laminated structures by layering a number of dry fibre reinforcement layers by placing them on top of each other in a mould, infusing a curable viscous or liquid polymer into the mould after the fibre reinforcement layers have been layered in... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080277055 - Manufacturing process of a composite bamboo board: Manufacturing process of a composite bamboo board, comprising assembling and hot-pressing adhesive-coated bamboo fiber bundles, wherein the said adhesive is a composition comprising of adhesive base material, coupling agent and impregnating wetting agent, the said adhesive base material is one or more selected from a group consisting of urea-formaldehyde resin,... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080277054 - Polymerizable composition and (meth) acrylic thermally conductive sheet: A polymerizable composition which contains a component (A): a (meth)acrylic monomer, a component (B): a (meth)acrylic polymer having at least one functional group capable of undergoing a cross-linking reaction in its molecule, a component (C): a (meth) acrylic oligomer having at one terminal of its molecule a functional group capable... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080277056 - Solar heat reflective roofing membrane and process for making the same: A roofing membrane with high solar heat reflectance includes a bituminous base sheet, a tie-layer with a reinforcement material, and a solar heat-reflective upper layer formed from a powder coating filled with a solar heat-reflective pigment.... Agent: Paul And Paul

20080277057 - Composite laminate having a damping interlayer and method of making the same: Composite laminates used in structural applications include an interlayer of soft material that provides damping action to reduce noise and vibration. The interlayer may comprise a viscoelastic material which deforms under stress caused by shock, noise or vibration. A reinforcement may be embedded in the viscoelastic material to maintain the... Agent: Tung & Associates / Randy W. Tung, Esq.

20080277058 - Configurable tooling and molding method using the same: Configurable layup tooling is used to fabricate reinforced composite parts have a common shape but varying features. The tooling includes a tool base, multiple mandrels and optionally, a tool insert, all of which may be used to form a portion of the common shape. The mandrels have differing tool geometries... Agent: Tung & Associates / Randy W. Tung, Esq.

20080277059 - Apparatus and method for manufacturing laminated sheet: An apparatus is provided for manufacturing a laminated sheet wherein different molten resins are alternately laminated by providing a multitude of slits arranged at intervals and permitting the different molten resins to flow out from the adjacent slits. A value of a shortest flow path length (L1) to a longest... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080277060 - Surface insensitive anaerobic adhesive and sealant compositions: Surface insensitive, storage-stable, single-package liquid anaerobic adhesive and sealant compositions which are substantially free of amines, especially aromatic and tertiary amines, and imides, especially sulfimides such as saccharine and saccharine-type compounds... Agent: Edward K. Welch Ii Ip&l Solution

20080277062 - Plasma processor: This invention includes a first filter (27) connected between a susceptor (21) and ground and having a variable impedance, a sensor (28) for detecting an electrical signal based on the state of a plasma (P) generated in a process chamber (11), and a control means (36) for controlling the impedance... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080277063 - Apparatus for treating substrate using plasma: The, present invention is directed to an apparatus for treating a substrate using plasma. To improve plasma characteristics, magnetic units are provided for supplying a magnetic field. A first magnet unit is provided at an upper region among a lateral portion of a housing, and a second magnet unit is... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080277064 - Plasma processing apparatus: There is provided a plasma processing apparatus including: a chamber; an insulating plate provided in an upper region in the chamber; a ground electrode provided on a sidewall of the chamber and supplied with a ground voltage; and a lower electrode provided in a lower region in the chamber on... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20080277061 - Wafer edge cleaner: An object of the present invention is to provide a wafer edge cleaner which is capable of removing an undesired material that adheres to an outer periphery of an object to be processed at the low costs and with high throughput. The wafer edge cleaner according to the present invention... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080277067 - Blanket for use in a cold-foil stamping process and cold-foil stamping device having a blanket: A blanket for use in a cold-foil stamping process includes hard elements at least partially embedded in a cover layer. As a result, a line pressure in a transfer nip of a transfer unit of a cold-foil stamping device can be adjusted and increased to such an extent that a... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080277065 - Hand-held labeling apparatus having accessory storage: A hand-held manually operated labeling apparatus has at least one accessory storage chamber designed to improve a user's ability to use the apparatus. A variety of configurations and locations for the storage chamber are preferred. Preferred accessories are additional ink cartridges and printed information sheets.... Agent: Moore & Hansen, Pllp

20080277066 - Hand-held portable labeler: There is disclosed a hand-held portable labeler that enables the label web supply to be quickly threaded into the labeler. The path of the carrier web for the labels from the nip of the print head and platen roll, about the delaminator, into the nip between the platen roll and... Agent: Avery Dennison Corporation

20080277068 - Labeling machine: A labeling machine comprises a self-regulating arresting member of a label holder tape. The arresting member is able to press the tape against an abutting surface when a label has to be applied on a destination surface and it releases said tape when, on the action of a control device... Agent: Lackenbach Siegel, LLP

20080277069 - Hand-held portable labeler and method of labeling: There is disclosed a hand-held portable labeler and labeling method that enables the label web supply to be quickly threaded into the labeler. The path of the carrier web for the labels from the nip of the print head and platen roll, about the delaminator, into the nip between the... Agent: Joseph J. Grass Avery Dennison Corporation

20080277070 - Tape dispenser with cover: A hand-held device for transferring a film of adhesive, covering or coloured material from a backing tape onto a substrate that includes a housing provided with a tip opening through which an application member's tip protrudes. A cover is provided and is moveable relative to the neck portion from a... Agent: Jones Day

20080277071 - Method and apparatus for molding thermosetting composite material: The invention provides a means for molding a prepreg material with a curved surface formed by impregnating carbon fiber or glass fiber with thermosetting resin. A prepreg sheet 100 is shaped into an L-shape, and an L-shape preformed channel member 120 is molded via a hot press unit 210 and... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080271833 - Personalizing device and method: A device for personalizing a predetermined object is provided. Such device includes a covering member having pre-selected indicia thereon for at least one of encircling and covering a predetermined portion of such predetermined object. Such covering member is manufactured from a predetermined material, and has a predetermined size and a... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20080271832 - Thermo-conductive, heat-shrinkable, dual-wall tubing: A tubing system (or construction) comprising an inner wall composed of a thermo-conductive adhesive composition, wherein the thermo-conductive adhesive composition comprises a thermo-conductor admixed with an adhesive, and the thermo-conductor is at least about 45% of the weight of the thermo-conductive adhesive composition; and an expanded polymeric outer jacket surrounding... Agent: Tyco Electronics Corporation

20080271835 - Method for relaxing a stressed thin film: A method relaxing a strained thin film, secured via a first main face of an initial support, the second main face of the thin film being a contact face. The method supplies an intermediate support including a polymer layer having a main free contact face, the polymer's thermal expansion coefficient... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080271834 - Method and device for applying a film piece to a can body: The invention relates to a method for producing a can body (2) which is characterized in that a film piece (3c) is cut from a film web (3b), said film piece (3c) is wound up on a winding spindle (7) from its front edge to its rear edge and is... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080271836 - Device for embossed foil printing: For transferring a coating in the form of a desired image coating from a backing film to a printed sheet, an adhesive layer in the form of the desired image is applied to the printed sheet. The transfer foil comprising the image-type coating is rolled over the printed sheet using... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080271837 - Adhesive tape adhering device for wafers and method of adhering adhesive tape on wafers: An adhesive tape adhering device includes a table unit, a wafer bearing unit, an adhesive tape pull-tight unit, an adhesive tape clipping unit, and a rolling unit. The wafer bearing unit movably disposes on the table unit upwardly and downwardly for bearing a wafer. The adhesive tape pull-tight unit has... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080271838 - Preform for blowing a container and process for manufacturing thereof: Preform for the blow-molding of a container comprising a neck section (10), an adjoining wall section (20) having a substantially cylindrical shape, with in between a neck ring (12) as a transition region, and further a bottom section (30) which forms the base of the preform, which is composed of... Agent: Young Law Firm, P.C. Alan W. Young

20080271839 - Method and tool for creating a passive shim location within a gradient coil: A method for creating a passive shim location in a gradient coil assembly of a magnetic resonance imaging system includes placing at least one tool in a volume between an inner gradient coil assembly and an outer gradient coil assembly. The tool includes an inner core and an outer sleeve.... Agent: Peter Vogel Ge Healthcare

20080271840 - Floor covering containing polyvinyl butyral and method of making the same: A floor covering comprising polyvinyl butyral is provided.... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20080271841 - Decal organization tool: A decal organization tool for products needing large numbers of decals utilizes a single large sheet on which all product decals for a specific product or product model are carried. The invention includes a means by which the previously unavoidable irregular margins surrounding the decals are effectively hidden from the... Agent: Moore & Hansen, Pllp

20080271842 - Methods of reducing surface checking on wood compositions: A process is provided for producing a wood product exhibiting enhanced resistance to checking. The process comprises selecting a wood component, heating the surface of the wood component, and applying a radiation-curable composition to the surface.... Agent: Akzo Nobel Inc.

20080271843 - Transparent conductive multi-layer structure, process for its manufacture and device making use of transparent conductive multi-layer structure: A transparent conductive multi-layer structure having a smooth base material 1, a transparent conductive layer 2 formed on the smooth base material 1 by coating, an auxiliary electrode layer 3 formed in a pattern on the transparent conductive layer 2, and a transparent substrate 5 joined to the transparent conductive... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080271844 - Method for preparing a glass convenient for trimming, a glass thus obtained, and method for trimming such a glass: t

20080271845 - Process for temporary fixing of a polymeric layer material on rough surfaces: Process for temporary fixing of a polymeric layer material on rough surfaces, wherein the polymer layer material encompasses at least one viscoelastic layer, wherein the process involves laying the layer material on the rough surface, introducing energy in order to lower the viscosity of the at least one viscoelastic layer,... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, Pa

20080271847 - Gas diffusion electrode assembly, bonding method for gas diffusion electrodes, and electrolyzer comprising gas diffusion electrodes: In a gas diffusion electrode assembly, and in an electrolyzer using the same, a bonding piece having on at least one surface a perfluorosulfonic acid layer, a perfluorosulfonyl fluoride layer or an alkyl ester of perfluorocarboxylic acid layer is positioned at its perfluoro compound layer surface with respect to the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080271846 - Pressure-sensitive adhesive and detachable strip formed from it: Pressure-sensitive adhesive for single- or double-sidedly tacky pressure-sensitive adhesive strips redetachable without residue or destruction both by extensive stretching substantially in the bond plane and by peeling, the pressure-sensitive adhesive being composed at least of (1) a vinylaromatic block copolymer, (2) a solid tackifying resin having a softening temperature by... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, Pa

20080271848 - Silane-modified dispersion powders: The invention relates to water-redispersible polymer powder compositions obtainable by means of free-radical-initiated polymerization in aqueous medium of one or more monomers from the group consisting of vinyl esters of unbranched or branched alkylcarboxylic acids having from 1 to 15 carbon atoms, methacrylic esters and acrylic esters of alcohols having... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080271849 - Hollow anode plasma reactor and method: The plasma processing apparatus includes a plasma chamber, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a plasma containment device. The plasma containment device has a plurality of slots and is electrically coupled to the first electrode. The containment device is configured to confine plasma within an inter-electrode volume while facilitating... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080271850 - High-pressure gluing in a fiber mixer: The invention relates to a method for gluing fibers or chips, in particular, wood fibers or wood chips by atomizing the glue and subsequently applying the atomized glue to the fibers or chips.... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080271851 - Temperature control of a bonding stage: A bonding apparatus is provided comprising a bonding stage for holding a bonding tool, an air distribution system mounted to the bonding stage and an air inlet attached to the air distribution system. The air distribution system is connected to the air inlet for receiving air from the air inlet,... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080271852 - Apparatus for the selection and labelling of test tubes for analysis laboratories and the like: This invention comprises a machine for the selection and labelling of test tubes for analysis laboratories and the like. Said machine is designed to provide the doctor taking the blood sample with test tubes already selected and labelled, according to the request by the patient from whom the sample is... Agent: Mathews, Shepherd, Mckay, & Bruneau, P.A.

20080271853 - Shipping and packing tape dispenser and mount: A shipping and packing tape type dispenser having a generally vertical handle and a dispenser body rotationally mounting a roll of tape for one-handed application to packages, boxes and the like. The dispenser has an improved tape guiding and applying path, an improved spool and anti-reverse and rotation-tensioning features, and... Agent: Mcgarry Bair PC

20080271854 - Stamping cylinder: A cylinder for stamping planar substrates, such as sheets of paper comprises at least a pit with clamping means for holding a stamping medium on said cylinder, said medium comprising at least a row of stamps distributed along the medium. The medium is formed by a stamping plate or by... Agent: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC