Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture inventions 02/09

20090050253 - Reprocess indicating device: The present invention provides a secure indicator label device for use on an article or container which includes a visual indicator, tamper-evident and/or anti-counterfeit features. Also provided are methods for indicating whether an article or the contents of a container have been exposed to a particular environment and a method... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20090050254 - Device and method for manufacturing bag with chuck tape: A manufacturing device for manufacturing a reclosable-tape-having bag manufactures a reclosable-tape-having bag in which a reclosable tape is mounted on an inner surface of a bag body 10 while an open tape 23 for ripping and opening the bag body 10 is provided between a mounting base 212 and an... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20090050255 - Flexible imaging member belt seam smoothing process: Post treatment processes of an ultrasonically welded seamed flexible imaging member belt for providing a smooth surface and substantially eliminating protrusions by applying heat and/or pressure to an overlap region of the seam to compress and reform the seam.... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP Xerox Corporation

20090050256 - Multi-layered composite system and method: A multi-layered composite includes a polymer adhesive layer and a polymer support film layer that becomes intimately incorporated with the polymer adhesive layer upon application of heat.... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090050257 - Method and device for producing a tread for a vehicle tire: A tread for a vehicle tire, such as a pneumatic vehicle tire, is provided with an electrically conducting layer axially inside a portion of a first, radially outer rubber layer of the tread. The electrically conductive layer extends from a second, radially inner rubber layer of the tread on the... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090050258 - Development of pem fuel cell electrodes using pulse electrodeposition: In one embodiment of the present disclosure a method for forming a PEM fuel cell electrode is provided. The method includes applying a hydrophilic wetting agent on an electrode surface. A catalyst layer is deposited on the wetted electrode surface by pulse electrodeposition, at least a portion of the catalyst... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20090050259 - Method for producing single- or multi-layer fiber preforms by the tfp process as well as a backing layer: Disclosed is a method for producing single- or multi-layered fiber preforms by the TFP process with fiber strands, which are aligned substantially such that they are oriented with the flux of force, are laid on a backing layer and are attached by fixing threads, in order to form a fiber... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20090050260 - Process for the production of light-emitting, transparent film system based on polymers: A light-emitting, transparent, flexible film system based on polymers is produced by including a thermoplastic polyurethane film having an electroluminescent pigment incorporated therein in the flexible film system. These systems are useful as a luminescent system.... Agent: Bayer Material Science LLC

20090050261 - Apparatus for and method of manufacturing photosensitive laminated body: A manufacturing apparatus (20) has first and second reel-out mechanisms (32a, 32b), first and second processing mechanisms (36a, 36b), first and second label bonding mechanisms (40a, 40b), first and second reservoir mechanisms (42a, 42b), first and second peeling mechanisms (44a, 44b), a substrate feed mechanism (45), an attachment mechanism (46),... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090050263 - Process for manufacturing preform and apparatus therefor: A process for manufacturing a preform, and apparatus therefor, wherein a preform with a branched portion in its cross-section profile is continuously manufactured by delivering a raw form of reinforcing fiber base material with a branched portion in its cross-section profile, among multiple reinforcing fiber base materials for constructing the... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20090050262 - Production of dosing molds from active substance-containing melts: Disclosed is a method for producing dosing molds, according to which two separating films (7) are contacted with each other in a defined area, an active substance-containing melt is introduced between the separating films (7) such that a pocket for receiving a portion of the melt is embodied in at... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090050264 - Radiation-curable fluorescing compositions: The invention provides fluorescing compositions which cure by exposure to ultraviolet radiation and contain a europium compound which fluoresces at visible wavelengths. More particularly, the invention pertains to liquid, radiation-curable compositions comprising a substantially homogeneous fluid comprising, a fluorescing europium compound in an admixture of a polymerizable component and a... Agent: Roberts & Roberts, LLP Attorneys At Law

20090050265 - Apparatus for making a fishing line knot: A method and apparatus for attaching a fishing line to a fishing hook is presented. The method includes steps of obtaining an amount of adhesive material, applying the adhesive material to an end portion of the fishing line, passing the end portion through a hook eye of the fishing hook... Agent: Hirofusa Otsubo

20090050266 - Crosslinked polymeric materials as filler and spacers in adhesives: A new adhesive system is presented. It has been discovered that crosslinked polymeric materials may be used both as spacer particles and as filler in adhesives. The adhesives are especially useful for attaching electronic devices where controlled adhesive bond width is required and the devices make use of lead free... Agent: Law Office Of Mark Wisnosky

20090050267 - Customizable item labeling system for use in manufacturing, packaging, product shipment-fulfillment, distribution, and on-site operations, adaptable for validation of variable-shaped items: A system for labeling a plurality of items, each having a periphery. The system has: a rotary-station comprising a pair of plate-members each having a rotation axis, the pair of plate-members is adapted for holding each of the plurality of items, individually; a labeler assembly for providing a plurality of... Agent: Jean M. Macheledt

20090050268 - Heat-sensitive adhesive material, adhered article, process and apparatus for thermally activating the heat-sensitive adhesive material: A heat-sensitive adhesive material contains a substrate and a heat-sensitive adhesive layer that contains a thermoplastic resin and a solid plasticizer, and the heat-sensitive adhesive material is so configured as to be heated and applied to an adherend, wherein the heat-sensitive adhesive material exhibits such an adhesive strength to the... Agent: Ivan S. Kavrukov, Esq. Cooper & Dunham LLP

20090050269 - Method for reducing degradation in a fuel cell: The invention is a method of reducing catalyst dissolution in the cathode of a membrane electrode assembly fuel cell, the method comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a membrane electrode assembly comprising an anode, a cathode and a polymer electrolyte membrane interposed between the anode and the cathode; (b) assembling... Agent: Allan M. Wheatcraft, Esquire W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

20090050270 - Sensors for dynamically detecting substrate breakage and misalignment of a moving substrate: An apparatus and method incorporating at least two sensors that detect the presence of a substrate is provided. In one embodiment, a method for transferring a substrate in a processing system is described. The method includes positioning a substrate on an end effector in a first chamber, moving the substrate... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20090050271 - Mask trimming: A method for etching a dielectric layer is provided. A patterned mask with mask features is formed over a dielectric layer. The mask has isolated areas and dense areas of the mask features. The mask is trimmed by a plurality of cycles, where each cycle includes depositing a deposition layer,... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP

20090050272 - Deposition ring and cover ring to extend process components life and performance for process chambers: A deposing ring and cover ring for extending process components life and performance for process chambers are disclosed. A deposition ring including a protruding surface is positioned in spaced apart relation with a cover ring including a depressed surface. Indicated surfaces of the deposition ring and cover ring may be... Agent: Applied Materials/bstz Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090050273 - Label application assembly comprising safety means: A label application assembly for labeling machines in general, comprising, downstream of a label feeder, a plate for picking up the labels, which is connected to means for transfer onto the product to be labeled, safety means being provided which are interposed between the pick-up plate and the transfer means... Agent: Modiano & Associati

20090050274 - Adhesive tape adhering apparatus: An apparatus comprises a pressurizing tool including a plurality of pressurizing surfaces and rotatably mounted on a base member, a supply reel which supplies a release tape to which adhesive tape adheres along pressurizing surfaces of a periphery of the pressurizing tool, a cutter which is disposed to face one... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20090050275 - Coating film transfer tool: A gear 40 is provided coaxially on a supply reel 21a or a take-up reel 21b. A sliding body 50 which comprises a pawl member 52 which engages with the gear 40 in only one direction and a cover member 55 which houses a transfer head 30 and has an... Agent: Howson And Howson

20090044895 - Tissue-adhesive materials: A multi-lamellar tissue-adhesive sheet comprises a structural layer or laminate conjoined to a tissue-contacting layer. The structural layer or laminate comprises one or more synthetic polymers having film-forming properties, and the tissue-contacting layer of material contains tissue-reactive groups. The synthetic polymers having film-forming properties are preferably biodegradable polyesters, and the... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP - Patent Group

20090044896 - High temperature ceramic-based thermal protection material: A thermal protection paste as described herein can be used by itself, or impregnated into a high temperature resistant fabric to form a repair patch, to repair a thermal protection structure. The paste includes a ceramic composition that includes ceramic material having at least a first controlled particle size and... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20090044897 - Method of making a heat-treated coated glass article using a polymer dispersion: A temporary protective coating is provided over a coated glass substrate. The temporary protective coating is preferably applied in an aqueous dispersion then solidified on the substrate. In some instances, the temporary protective coating may be removed by treatment with a basic solution. In certain example embodiments, the temporary protective... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090044898 - Method for manufacturing a multimaterial component or construction: A method for manufacturing a multimaterial component or construction, whereby a body is formed in said method of a basic material and at least one piece formed of a wear resistant material being joined to said body at a temperature of not more than 80% of the lowest melting temperature... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090044899 - Apparatus and method for affixing a supplementary product to a printed product: The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for affixing a supplementary product (22) to a printed product (36). According to the invention, in order to pick up the supplementary product (22), holding elements (12) driven along a circulation path (26) have at least one suction element (24, 25).... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090044900 - Method of and apparatus for laminated substrate assembly: A manufacturing apparatus has a joining mechanism for bonding a photosensitive web to a glass substrate such that a cushion layer thereof faces the glass substrate, thereby to produce a joined substrate. The manufacturing apparatus also has a cooling mechanism for forcibly cooling the joined substrate with cooling air, a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090044901 - Heat conducting glue and a method for joining metallic plate materials together with the glue: A kind of heat conducting glue comprises heat conducting resin, and release films on two sides of the heat conducting resin; the heat conducting glue is made by means of applying conducting resin to a first release film, baking the heat conducting resin to a certain degree, heating and pressing... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090044902 - Method of masking a surface: A method of applying a flexible, biodegradable sheet of starch-based material to mask a surface to be coated is described. The sheet is a solid, flexible, expanded, close-celled foam. The sheet is dispersible in water.... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20090044903 - Adhesive cord cover: An adhesive cord cover for enveloping a cord, such as an electrical cord or chandelier chain. The adhesive cord cover is formed from a lengthwise strip of fabric. A pressure sensitive adhesive is attached to the fabric strip, preferably along a first lengthwise edge. The pressure sensitive adhesive is positioned... Agent: Dykas, Shaver & Nipper, LLP

20090044904 - Seamless corrugated insert gasket and method of forming the same: The invention relates to a seamless hybrid gasket and the method of making the same. The gasket includes a unitary polymer construction and an insert for enhanced pressure resistance, reduced stress to seal, improved thermal cycling performance and structural support.... Agent: Thomas & Raring, P.C.

20090044905 - Method of providing graphics to a sports board: A method of providing a sports board with graphics is described. The method includes providing a graphics layer to the outer surface of the sports board. In one embodiment, the graphics layer is roller printed on a polyethylene film, which is affixed to a foam core. In another embodiment, a... Agent: Steven Vosen

20090044906 - Method for decorating surfaces: m

20090044907 - Two part polyurethane curable composition having substantially consistent g-modulus across the range of use temperatures:

20090044908 - Adhesive tape with a carrier comprising at least one foam layer: Adhesive tape having a carrier and a layer of adhesive applied on at least one side to the carrier, the carrier having at least one foam layer composed at least in part of a polyolefin-based polymer, wherein the polyolefin-based polymer contains an ethylene multi-block copolymer in a fraction of at... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

20090044909 - Plasma processing apparatus: If the first insulation part 41 is damaged, only the first insulation part 41 may simply be replaced. There is no need of replacing whole of the insulator 45. Only the first insulation part 41 may be formed of a material having plasma resistance higher than that of the second... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090044910 - Plasma processing apparatus: This application discloses a practical plasma processing apparatus capable of plasma confinement without plasma-density non-uniformity and electric power loss. The apparatus comprises a plasma shield that surrounds a plasma generation region to prevent plasma from diffusing. The shield has at least one opening. The apparatus comprises a diffusion prevention electrode... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20090044911 - Vacuum processor: A vacuum processor includes: a chamber; a pump which keeps the inside of the chamber in a vacuum state by; a connection part which connects the chamber with the pump and is formed with a gas passage therein. An inner wall of the connection part is provided with a capturing... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090044912 - Laminator: An improved laminator is disclosed. A guiding outlet is provided above or below the front feeding inlet of the laminator, so that both the guiding outlet and the feeding inlet face the user. This reduces the space required for operating the laminator.... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090044913 - Device and method for jointing plastics materials: A jointing strip for jointing by welding at least two portions of a plastics material or of two different plastics materials includes a substantially H-shaped plastic member with apertures defined by opposing jaw portions. Electrically conductive elements, for example foil portions, are located at or near to a surface in... Agent: Rissman Jobse Hendricks & Oliverio, LLP

20090044914 - One-piece inner shell for full barrel composite fuselage: A mandrel for manufacturing a unitary seamless section of an aircraft fuselage comprises a thin lay-up mandrel element disposed onto the outer shell surface of an inner mandrel shell, forming a mandrel with a substantially continuous lay-up surface. A unitary pre-cured section of an aircraft fuselage is formed by laying... Agent: Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Broitman, P.C.

20090044915 - Sheet bonding machine, image forming apparatus including same, and sheet bonding method: A sheet bonding machine bonds together a first sheet and a second sheet including an adhesion layer formed on one side thereof, covered with a release paper, includes a transport unit to transport the first sheet unidirectionally, a feeder to feed the second sheet obliquely toward the first sheet, a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090038733 - Tire for heavy vehicles: For attaching at least one flat supplementary product to a printed product, one leaf of the printed product is brought from a folded configuration into an essentially horizontal orientation. A supplementary product is attached, especially by an adhesive, to this horizontal leaf, preferably from above. Supplementary products can be attached... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner

20090038734 - Bonding method and method of manufacturing a display device: Air bubbles or foreign objects in a transparent adhesive layer that bonds a transparent plate and a plate-like member together in full-surface contact are detected without fail. For the detection, an optical fiber or the like is used to irradiate the adhesive layer with light from a side, the cast... Agent: Bruce L. Adams Adams & Wilks

20090038735 - Method of making rfid devices: A method of making a radio frequency identification (RFID) device includes temporarily adhering an RFID interposer to an antenna, and subsequently ultrasonically welding the interposer leads to the antenna. The temporary adhering may involve use of any of variety of suitable adhering materials, such as an adhesive, wax, or even... Agent: Jonathan A. Platt Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090038736 - Pressure sensitive shrink label: A label for application to a surface having at least one compound curve is provided. The label comprises a heat shrinkable film having an inner surface and outer surface and a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive on the inner surface of the heat shrinkable film.... Agent: Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP (avery)

20090038737 - Pressure sensitive shrink label: A label for application to a surface having at least one compound curve is provided. The label comprises a heat shrinkable film having an inner surface and outer surface and a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive on the inner surface of the heat shrinkable film.... Agent: Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090038738 - Endoscope and repair method of endoscope: An endoscope is provided with adhesive that is applied to a site to be repaired that has occurred on an outer surface of a flexible pipe inserted into a body cavity according to use of the endoscope, and a thermally shrinkable tube that is fitted on the site to be... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090038739 - Replacement of a lubricant layer bonded to a part of a gas turbine engine: A method and system is described herein for repairing a part used in a gas turbine engine, which has a damaged or worn lubricant layer bonded to a surface of the part. After removing the damaged or worn lubricant layer, a polymeric adhesive may be used to attach a replacement... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20090038740 - Machines and methods for manufacturing of an object closed onto itself: The invention relates to a machine for manufacturing an object closed onto itself, which machine comprises first means for guiding and carrying a tyre material to be arranged round the first means, characterized in that the first means can change form in controlled manner between a first form and a... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090038741 - Removable repair label: A removable label for adhering to an object undergoing a repair is disclosed. The label includes a polymeric film comprising a front side and a back side, the back side comprising an adhesive composition for removably attaching the film to an object. Repair indicia is present on the front side... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20090038742 - Image making laminates: A laminate for making signs, the laminate comprising a readily-abraded layer and an abrasion-resistant layer. A method of making signs is also disclosed. The method includes providing a laminate comprising a first layer that is readily etched by abrasives and a second layer disposed beneath the first layer and substantially... Agent: Pauly, Devries Smith & Deffner, L.L.C.

20090038743 - Method of manufacturing glass substrate: A glass block is formed by stacking, fixing, and integrating a plurality of thin glass plates having a predetermined thickness. An annular glass block is formed by coring the glass block. Surfaces of an inside circumference and an outside circumference of the annular glass block are ground. The annular glass... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090038744 - Cellular composite grid-stiffened structure: A cellular composite structure includes a grid having groups of angularly intersecting ribs. The ribs of each group are oriented substantially in the same direction to each other and angularly oriented from the other rib groups. An additional rib defines a composite structure outer perimeter wall and can be differently... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090038745 - Method for making three dimensional convex patterns: A method for making three dimensional convex patterns on foam material includes a step of preparing a first netted fabric which includes first holes, a step of spreading a layer of ink on the first netted fabric, a step of overlapping the first netted fabric on a second netted fabric... Agent: Mr. Phillip Liu

20090038746 - Rfid antenna-battery assembly and the method to make the same: Printed electronics are increasingly becoming an important industry, thus innovations to integrate the various components and processes would be very useful to expand this industry. Disclosed are innovational concepts that would be very useful to accelerate this industry. Webs of printed electronics, antennas, power sources (cells/batteries), and assembly substrates can... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090038747 - Method for continuously producing a ccb type \"electrode-membrane-electrode\" assembly: i

20090038748 - Fuel filter diverter: A fuel filter assembly includes a housing having an end supporting a first tube. The housing defines a cavity that is enclosed by a cover opposite the end. A diverter is arranged within the cavity and includes first and second sides with the first side adjacent to the housing end.... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090038749 - Adhesive film and method of fabricating flexible display using the same: Provided is an adhesive film used for manufacturing a flexible display. The adhesive film includes a support body, a first adhesive layer, and a second adhesive layer. The support body has a first surface and a second surface. A flexible substrate is attached on the first surface. A support substrate... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090038750 - High-temperature spin-on temporary bonding compositions: New compositions and methods of using those compositions as bonding compositions are provided. The compositions are preferably thermoplastic and comprise imides, amideimides, and/or amideimide-siloxanes (either in polymeric or oligomeric form) dispersed or dissolved in a solvent system, and can be used to bond an active wafer to a carrier wafer... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20090038751 - Method for production of disposable absorbent articles: A method for production of disposable hygienic absorbent articles (12) in which each article has a substantially homogenous elastic laminate web (14) having a maximum elastic extensibility in a first direction of at least 40%, preferably at least 60%, and most preferably at least 80%, under a peak load Fp,... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090038752 - Reinforced balloon for a catheter: An inflatable balloon, and method of making same, for a medical catheter includes a base layer or non-compliant balloon substrate, a reinforcing layer, an adhesive. layer adhering the reinforcing layer to the non-compliant balloon substrate, and a top coat layer. The reinforcing layer is a single ply matrix of interwoven... Agent: Patent Docket Clerk Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C.

20090038753 - Mounting method: A mounting method is provided for mounting electric components on both faces of a substrate. Because the electric components on a front face and a rear face of the substrate are simultaneously pressed with first and second pressing rubbers, the electric components can be connected to the front face and... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20090038754 - Tear propogation-resistant adhesive tape: Adhesive tape having a backing material applied to at least one side of which is an adhesive, in particular a pressure-sensitive adhesive, the backing material being composed of at least one film, in which the film has at least one score extending in the machine direction of the adhesive tape... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, Pa

20090038755 - Litho-mosaic: A mosaic concrete product, methods of creating the same, and methods of fabricating a module for use in creating the mosaic are provided. The methods of installing the mosaic upon an uncured concrete surface utilize the module. The module may be fabricated by mapping out tile in a design corresponding... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20090038756 - Heater unit and thermal fusion apparatus for synthetic resin members and thermal fusion method for synthetic resin members: It is intended to provide a method of producing thermally fused synthetic resin members for medical use which makes it possible that, in the case of thermally fusing synthetic resin members for medical use, for example, a relatively soft thermoplastic tube constituting an AVF needle with another part being harder... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP

20090038758 - Method and installation for fracturing a composite substrate along an embrittlement plane: A method of fracturing a composite structure along an embrittlement plane defined between two layers by producing a fracture in the structure along the embrittlement plane. During fracturing, the composite structure is disposed in a boat housing and held in contact against stiffeners disposed on both sides of the structure... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20090038757 - Tape removal apparatus and process for use with an automated composite tape laying machine: Apparatus are provided for attaching to a composite tape lamination machine in order to remove composite scrap tape material from a backing paper. When a moveable member is in one position composite non-scrap tape material on a backing paper is directed along a path to avoid a removing member and... Agent: Evan Law Group LLC And The Boeing Company

20090038759 - Filament winding automated system: The present invention makes it possible to increase production efficiency while reducing costs. A filament winding automated system according to the present invention includes a winding device winding a fiber bundle R paid out from a head portion 12, 13, around a mandrel M1, an installing device 5 installing the... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20090038760 - Glue distribution device of an embossing-lamination group: An improved glue supply device (10) of an embossing-lamination group (100) comprising an embossing roll (12), an embossing counter-roll (11), a glue distribution roll (14) and a glue transporting roll (15), wherein the embossing roll (12) is respectively coupled along two different generatrices with the embossing counter-roll (11) for embossing... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20090032163 - Recyclable rubber surface covering: A surface covering is provided, comprising a substrate with a flocking layer adhered to the substrate by an adhesive. The substrate is formed at least partially from granulated recycled rubber and a binding agent. In an exemplary embodiment, a design is applied to the flocking layer.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090032164 - Sanitary hose with sealed ends and antimicrobial agent: A reinforced flexible hose extending between a first end and a second end and including a first non-toxic inner layer, a second layer surrounding and reinforcing the first layer, a third layer surrounding the second layer, a fourth layer surrounding and reinforcing the third layer, an outer layer made of... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090032165 - Self-adhered roofing components, roofing system, and method: Self-adhering flashing cap strip and end lap connector cap sheet assemblies include a reinforcing layer encapsulated within self-adhering bitumen. The bottom major surfaces of the flashing cap strips and the connector end lap cap sheets are formed by the self-adhering bitumen and the top major surfaces of the flashing cap... Agent: Johns Manville

20090032167 - Method and device for forming a weld joint: The invention refers to a method and a device for forming a weld joint at the connecting surfaces between two parts. At the connecting surfaces a heatable element is provided, during warm-up the two parts approach each other, and the heatable element is also moved or positioned depending on the... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20090032166 - Polymer film splicing method and device, and stretching method: An off-line stretching device includes a film supply chamber, a tenter section, a relaxation chamber, a cooling chamber, and a winding chamber. The film supply chamber includes a splicing section, where a rear end of a preceding film and a front end of a trailing film are overlapped to be... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090032168 - Method for producing ceramic compact: A method for producing a ceramic compact includes a laminate-preparing step of preparing an unfired laminate including a base layer including a ceramic powder and a glass material and a constraining layer that is in contact with at least one principal surface of the base layer and that primarily includes... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090032169 - Process for the production of a thermally stable polycrystalline diamond compact: In a process, a thermally stable diamond table body and a substrate are stacked on each other at an interface which includes a layer of a imbibiting material interposed between a bottom surface of the body and an upper surface of the substrate. The stack is subjected to a suitable... Agent: Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Intellectual Property Section

20090032170 - Apparatus, tools and methods for connecting non-solvent weldable tubing to solvent weldable tubing and fittings: A method for forming a connection includes: mounting an adapter on a non-solvent weldable tubing; and solvent welding the adapter to a solvent weldable member to form a connection between the non-solvent weldable tubing and the solvent weldable member.... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090032171 - Fanfold thermal insulation and method of manufacture: Fanfold thermal insulation and method of manufacture includes an elongated generally planar web comprising a plurality of generally planar sheets of non-fibrous thermal insulation material. A plurality of connectors are positioned at an interface between adjacent edge portions of two of the sheets. The connectors hold the two sheets together... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20090032172 - Method of fabricating pneumatic tire: A resin film having a melting point equal to or higher than 230° C. and a thickness of 20 through 150 μm is pasted to an outer surface of a side portion of an unvulcanized tire and by vulcanizing and molding the unvulcanized tire in a state of pasting the... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090032173 - Method of fabricating pneumatic tire: A pneumatic tire provided with a resin film at an outer surface of the tire side portion to be able to be exfoliated therefrom by pasting a smooth resin film having a melting point equal to or higher than 23° C., a Young's modulus equal to or larger than 2.5... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090032174 - Method of fabricating pneumatic tire: A smooth resin film including an ultraviolet ray absorbing agent is pasted to an outer surface of a side portion of an unvulcanized tire, the unvulcanized tire is vulcanized and molded in a state of pasting the resin film, thereby, a pneumatic tire provided with the resin film at the... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090032175 - Tire building method and rotational transfer device for drum transfer support base in tire building process: The invention can perform building in a process for building a carcass band or a belt/tread band of a tire, in which two drum transfer support bases (10) supporting building drums (D1) are alternately shifted to first and second transfer sections (11), (12), in which predetermined building positions are set,... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090032176 - Method of manufacturing pneumatic tire: Provided is a method of manufacturing a pneumatic tire, which causes no blister to take place during vulcanization molding even in a case where a cylindrical thermoplastic resin film is used as an air-permeation preventing layer while a rubber sheet material laminated onto the thermoplastic resin film has a thickness... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20090032177 - Method for fabricating drive belt: A method for fabricating a drive belt includes: a cylindrical rubber formation step of forming a cylindrical rubber by roundly joining an uncrosslinked rubber sheet (31); and a mold covering step of covering a cylindrical mold with the cylindrical rubber formed in the cylindrical rubber formation step. A mark hot-transfer... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20090032178 - Multi-layered ceramic tube for fuel containment barrier and other applications in nuclear and fossil power plants: A multi-layered ceramic tube having an inner layer of high purity beta phase stoichiometric silicon carbide, a central composite layer of continuous beta phase stoichiometric silicon carbide fibers, and an outer layer of fine-grained silicon carbide. The ceramic tube is particularly suited for use as cladding for a fuel rod... Agent: William J. Mason Maccord Mason PLLC

20090032179 - Process for producing membrane-electrode assembly for polymer electrolyte fuel cells: With respect to the process for producing a membrane-electrode assembly 10 comprising a first electrode 20 comprising a catalyst layer 12 and a gas diffusion layer 14, a second electrode 30 comprising a catalyst layer 12 and a gas diffusion layer 14 and the polymer electrolyte membrane 40 disposed between... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090032180 - Covering or tile, system and method for manufacturing carpet coverings or tiles, and methods of installing coverings or carpet tiles: A covering is provided for exterior or interior application on solid surfaces such as garage floors, patios, and walkways. The covering is formed as tiles formed of a top layer of fibrous material, such as carpet, and a bottom layer of adhesive applied in spaced bands, lines, strips or rows... Agent: Jacox, Meckstroth & Jenkins

20090032182 - Device and method for producing a test adhesive strip roll for visualizing air currents: A device for producing a test adhesive strip roll, on which a test adhesive strip is wound, containing a thread access unit having a thread roll, on which a thread is wound; a thread cutting unit, which cuts a thread supplied by the thread access unit from the thread roll... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.

20090032181 - Tire belt manufacturing method and apparatus: In obliquely cutting a belt band-shaped material (B) to a predetermined length and joining belt material pieces (b) as cut to fabricate a belt member (B10) for a tire, according to the invention, a space, in which an apparatus is mounted, is decreased, a belt member of good quality and... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090032183 - Radio frequency welding: Disclosed is a mandrel for use in Radio Frequency welding, wherein the mandrel comprises first and second conductive portions separated by an insulating material, such that different potentials may be applied to the first and second conductive portions. Also disclosed is a method of RF welding and a method of... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20090032184 - Resistance welding of thermoplastics: Articles containing thermoplastic material are welded together by placing a heating element between an overlapping side edges of the articles to define a weld area between the overlapping side edges with the heating element extending outwardly therebeyond, effecting relative movement between electrodes in contact with the exposed sides of the... Agent: George A. Seaby Seaby & Associates

20090032185 - Needle-based medical device including needle guide and method for constructing: A needle-based medical device including a needle guide and a method for constructing the same are disclosed. The needle-based medical device includes a tube having a first lumen; a needle guide which is dimensioned to be inserted into the lumen of the tube, and a needle. The needle is inserted... Agent: Hoffman Warnick LLC

20090032187 - Stripping liquid for use in separating paper from plaster/paper laminate: A stripping liquid of the present invention is used for separating the paper from a plaster/paper laminate such as waste plasterboard, and comprises an aqueous solution of an alkali metal salt or an ammonium salt of carboxylic acid. The stripping liquid is fed onto the surface (paper surface) of the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090032186 - Vibration-induced die detachment system: A die is detachable from an adhesive tape on which the die is mounted with a die detachment tool comprising a vacuum enclosure that is operative to provide a vacuum suction on the adhesive tape. One or more ejector pins are housed in the vacuum enclosure and are projectable from... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090032188 - Single-wafer processor: The present invention provides a single wafer processor structured such that similar immersion treatment to the conventional immersion treatment can be performed in the spin treatment, that a consumption of the chemical solutions can be reduced in the chemical solution treatment per wafer, that energy saving can be realized by... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20090032189 - Substrate processing apparatus having a sensing unit: A substrate processing apparatus includes a chamber having a process space, a support plate in the chamber to support a substrate, a shower head above the support plate and having a body with an opened lower part, and a spray plate connected to the lower part of the body to... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20090032190 - Plasma processing apparatus of batch type: A plasma processing apparatus of the batch type includes a tubular process container having a closed end and an open end opposite to each other, and a process field for accommodating target substrates, the process container including a tubular insulating body. The apparatus further includes a holder configured to hold... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20090032191 - High density plasma source: The present invention relates to a plasma source. The plasma source includes a cathode assembly having an inner cathode section and an outer cathode section. An anode is positioned adjacent to the outer cathode section so as to form a gap there between. A first power supply generates a first... Agent: Rauschenbach Patent Law Group, LLC

20090032192 - Method for resist strip in presence of low k dielectric material and apparatus for performing the same: A method and apparatus is provided for using a plasma generated from a processing gas mixture including H2O to efficiently strip photoresist material without causing significant damage to exposed, underlying low k dielectric material. The method includes disposing the processing gas mixture including the H2O over the wafer. The processing... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20090032193 - Tag label producing apparatus: This disclosure discloses a tag label producing apparatus comprising: at least one feeding roller; a printing device; and an apparatus antenna; and a coordination control portion that controls in coordination the feeding roller, the printing device, and the apparatus antenna, such that information transmission/reception is performed between an RFID circuit... Agent: Day Pitney LLP

20090032194 - Machine for applying continuous-film labels with pre-applied adhesive to bottles: A machine for applying continuous-film labels with pre-applied adhesive to bottles, comprising a cutting/transfer roller which is provided with blades which are fixed thereon, the roller being adapted to receive and retain in contact with its own surface a film in output from a feed roller in order to cut... Agent: Modiano & Associati

20090032195 - Tape laying apparatus and method: An automated tape head assembly for a multiple axis tape laying machine includes a tape supply reel and a tape compaction roller. Tape from the supply reel passes through the space between the two independent structures of the supply reel and compaction roller defining a tape path that substantially maintains... Agent: Thomas & Raring, P.C.

20090032196 - Arrangement for changing a winding drum: The invention relates to an arrangement for changing a winding drum in a take-up or feed-out chamber of a coating installation for web-form material. One such arrangement can be provided on both sides of a coating chamber, the one arrangement serving as a take-up drum and the other arrangement as... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20090032197 - Joint compound guide bead dispenser and process for finishing wallboard joints: A joint compound guide bead dispenser, for finishing wallboard joints and a process for finishing wallboard joints. The guide bead dispenser includes a housing containing an adhesive coated cord wound on a rotatably mounted spool. The housing has an opening through which the cord passes and a roller rotatably mounted... Agent: John E. Simms Jr.

20090032198 - Rotary ultrasonic sealer: An ultrasonic sealer comprising a hollow shaft (1) having a longitudinal axis (2) and being rotatably arranged in a housing (3) for driven rotation about its longitudinal axis (2). The rotary sealer further comprises a sealing horn (8) arranged coaxially in the hollow shaft (1) and connected to a converter... Agent: The Nath Law Group