Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture inventions 05/09

20090133799 - Method for restoring power cables: A method for extending the useful life of an in-service electrical cable section having a stranded conductor surrounded by a conductor shield encased in a polymeric insulation jacket and having an interstitial void volume in the region of the conductor, the cable section having an average conductor temperature T. The... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP/seattle

20090133800 - Stereolithography method: A stereolithography method capable of accurately forming a three-dimensional model with a desired shape. In the stereolithography method, liquid photocurable resin is selectively exposed to light to form a cured resin layer and cured resin layers are sequentially laminated to form a three-dimensional model. The light exposure is performed on... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090133801 - Substrate attaching apparatus: A substrate attaching apparatus and method are provided. The substrate attaching apparatus may include an upper chamber, a lower chamber, an upper chuck, a lower chuck, a position controller, and a discharging device. The lower chamber may adjoin the upper chamber to define an attaching space therewith. The upper chuck... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20090133803 - Device and means of processing a material by means of an ultrasonic device: An arrangement for processing of a material including at least one layer of material by an ultrasonic device having an ultrasound horn arranged adjacent to an abutment, in conjunction with which a gap is defined between the aforementioned ultrasound horn and the aforementioned abutment, in conjunction with which the aforementioned... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090133802 - Welded materials and method for making the same: A method of welding materials includes obtaining a first material having a first thermoplastic layer formed thereon; obtaining a second thermoplastic layer; positioning the first material and the second thermoplastic layer such that the first thermoplastic layer faces the second thermoplastic layer; applying energy to the first thermoplastic layer and... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090133804 - Miniature cell array structure and manufacturing method of miniaturized composite component using such a miniature cell array structure: A method of manufacturing a cell array structure includes a first step of laminating a deformable layer capable of causing plastic deformation on a substrate, the substrate being formed with plural, mutually separated depressions on a top surface thereof, such that the deformable layer forms a mutually isolated space in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090133805 - Method of manufacturing multilayer ceramic substrate: There is provided a method of manufacturing a multilayer ceramic substrate that can be easily performed with high efficiency at low cost without affecting the performance of a multilayer ceramic substrate. A method of manufacturing a multilayer ceramic substrate according to an aspect of the invention may include: printing a... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090133806 - Method of manufacturing dielectric sheet and multilayer ceramic substrate: e

20090133807 - Method and apparatus for sealing a glass package: An apparatus for sealing a substrate assembly by applying a force to the assembly while simultaneously exposing the substrate assembly, and in particular a sealing material disposed between two substrates of the substrate assembly, to an irradiating beam of electromagnetic energy. The beam heats, cures and/or melts the sealing material,... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20090133808 - Tire building method and building facility: A tire building method and a tire building facility according to the invention attains reduction of an installation space of the tire building facility and substantially equal building cycles for respective building stages to increase building efficiency and facilitate arrangement switching. For attaining these, a step for building a cylindrical... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090133809 - Method and tyre building drum for building a tyre: When building an unvulcanised tyre from tyre components using a tyre building drum, the mutual distances considered in axial direction between a bead ring segment, a first end and a steering element of a folding arm in question are chosen such that at movement of a steering element towards the... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090133810 - Production method and filter comprising non woven fabric and/or filtering injector structures or sheets which are obtained using said method and which are intended for the filtration and elimination of legionella pneumophila in any installation at risk fr: The invention relates specifically to the physical and chemical characteristics of an air and liquid filter which is intended to trap bacteria and eliminate same. The inventive fabric is manufactured from a fabric comprising non woven type fabrics and/or injected filtering structures or sheets, i.e. which have been obtained by... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20090133811 - Process for transferring films: A process of transferring a layer of a first material from a first substrate, having defects in a zone close to the surface, onto a host substrate made of a second material includes a step of thinning the first substrate in order to form a first thinned substrate, an ion... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090133812 - Laminate body, method, and apparatus for manufacturing ultrathin substrate using the laminate body: Provided is a laminated body comprising a substrate to be ground and a support, where the substrate is ground to a very small thickness and can then be separated from the support without damaging the substrate. One embodiment of the present invention is a laminated body comprising a substrate to... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090133813 - Method for the manufacture of polyethylene-based, soft nonwoven fabric: The present invention concerns a method for the manufacture of nonwoven fabric the fibers of which have polyethylene on at least part of their surface, where the fibers are thermally bonded and the non-woven fabric exhibits an abrasion of less than 0.5 mg/cm2, in particular of less than 0.4 mg/cm2,... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090133814 - Producing method for non woven silk fabric: This invention, the producing method for the non woven silk fabric, of the characteristics to include the major processes of obtaining the pure filaments from the silk worm cocoons, of beating the of the pure filaments and of evaporating the Korean abelmosk glue onto the surface of the sheets of... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20090133815 - Label joining method and label joining apparatus: A receiver base receives from below a front end portion of a label that is fed forward from a folded-back portion of an release paper and droops forward, so that the label is held in a predetermined forwardly and downwardly inclined posture. In a process of separating and feeding the... Agent: Cheng Law Group, PLLC

20090133816 - Method for producing wood fibre boards: The present invention is directed to a method for manufacturing a panel containing wood fibers. The wood material is cut into strands having a thickness and a width perpendicular to the grain direction and a length parallel with the grain direction, the length being significantly greater with respect to the... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20090133818 - Method of producing sails using reinforced, formed fabrics: The present disclosure relates to methods and compositions useful for the manufacture of sails. Particularly, the present disclosure relates to shaped, reinforced fabrics that can be used to make high-performance, shaped, reinforced sails.... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20090133817 - Stent manufacturing methods: A novel method of manufacturing stents by use of molds (1101) made of a biocompatible, flexible material, preferably silicone. Some embodiments use silicone polymers; a two-dimensional, waffle mold; injection molds whereby the core of the injection mold is silicone polymer. In some embodiments, the stent polymer or particles of stent... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20090133819 - Deformation moderation method: n

20090133820 - Separating method of bonded body: A separating method of a bonded body, the bonded body including two base members and a bonding film through which the base members are boded together, enabling to easily and efficiently separating the bonded body into the two original base members is provided. Further, the bonding film contains a silicone... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090133821 - Apparatus for joining plastic tubes: The present invention relates to an apparatus (1) for joining plastic tubes (5, 15), to an installation for joining plastic tubes (5, 5), to a preparation unit (50) for preparing plastic tubes (5, 15) which are to be joined, and also to a method for joining plastic tubes (5, 15).... Agent: Hayes Soloway P.C.

20090133822 - Nanoparticulate preparation: The invention relates to nanoparticulate preparations containing at least one mixed metal oxide in the form of supramagnetic, nanoscale particles, methods for heating such a preparation, and methods for producing and dissolving adhesive compounds on the basis of said preparations.... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20090133823 - Method for improving mechanical strength of bondings made with an adhesive based on curable resin by chain polymerization: e

20090133824 - Belt welding apparatus and method: Apparatus and method are disclosed for the welding of thermoplastic endless belts (28). Direct current is passed through a ni-chrome wire (27) to produce enough heat such that the thermoplastic melting point of the belt material is reached. The wire is mechanically moved through the abutting thermoplastic belt. The free... Agent: Eugene H. Eickholt

20090133825 - Process for manufacturing an electronic display device covered with a protective plate: Prior to step a) a masking layer that is opaque to the radiation is deposited so that it opposes the crosslinking of the adhesive applied opposite the sole connection zone, and after step d), removed from the connection zone is the uncrosslinked adhesive, which has not been removed with the... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090133826 - Pumpable heat-processable liquid dispersions for forming fused thermoplastic solids: A composition that includes first solid particles including a first polymer, second solid particles including a second polymer, and a liquid into which the first solid particles and the second solid particles are dispersed, wherein the composition is a pumpable liquid dispersion at room temperature, wherein the first polymer, the... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090133827 - Release liner having friction coating, laminate, and methods for manufacturing and using: A release liner is provided according to the present invention. The release liner includes a clay coated paper substrate having a first surface and a second surface, a silicone coating provided on one of the first surface or the second surface of the clay coated paper substrate, and a friction... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090133828 - Method and system for making an inflatable bed: A method for making an inflatable bed includes the steps of: sleeving a plurality of tubular tension members onto a guide bar; placing a bottom plastic sheet on a carrier that has a plurality of aligned through holes extending through top and bottom surfaces of the bottom plastic sheet; laying... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090133829 - Method for manufacturing a textile composite intended for mechanical reinforcement of a bitumen-based waterproof coating: A method for manufacturing a textile composite intended for mechanical reinforcement of a bitumen or synthetic-based waterproof coating. The composite comprises a first layer of a non-woven fabric material based on synthetic fibres that is puncture resistant; a second layer of a non-woven fabric material based on mineral or synthetic... Agent: Burr & Brown

20090133830 - Laminated metal sheet and method of production of same: When laminating two types of film (1, 2) with different melting points on the two sides of a metal sheet (3), the thickness of the low melting point side film (2) is adjusted. Specifically, the thickness d2 of the low melting point side film (2) at the part sandwiched between... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090133831 - Labeling method and apparatus: A method useful for applying labels to a container, the labels having an activatable adhesive coating on a surface thereon, the adhesive is activated by contact with a low viscosity activator solution from an apparatus comprising at least a label pallet that receives a low viscosity activator solution by contact... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20090133832 - Polydiorganosiloxane polyoxamide copolymers: Polydiorganosiloxane polyoxamide, linear, block copolymers and methods of making the copolymers are provided. The method of making the copolymers involves reacting a diamine with a precursor having at least one polydiorganosiloxane segment and at least two oxalyamino groups. The polydiorganosiloxane polyoxamide block copolymers are of the (AB)n type.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090133833 - Epoxy resin composition and die bonding material comprising the composition: l

20090133834 - Radial block copolymers and adhesives based thereon with improved die-cutting performance: Improved adhesives are provided through the use of styrenic radial block copolymers, containing at least 40 wt % diblock copolymers, the adhesives have improved adhesive properties and a reduced elastic behavior under die-cutting conditions. Compared to conventional linear block copolymers of similar molecular weight, radial copolymers offer higher holding power... Agent: Gregory M. Hasley Sarah J. Ring

20090133835 - Processing apparatus: Provided is a structure of an improved processing vessel for a processing apparatus which processes a target object, such as a semiconductor wafer, which is heated in the metal cylindrical shaped processing vessel by using a processing gas. The processing vessel (34) is composed of a plurality of block bodies... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090133836 - Adjustable height pif probe: A plasma probe assembly for use in a plasma processing chamber is provided. A semiconductor probe element with a probe surface at a first end of the semiconductor probe element is provided. An electrical connector is electrically connected to the semiconductor probe element. An electrically insulating sleeve surrounds at least... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP

20090133837 - Apparatus for manufacturing flat-panel display: An flat-panel display (FPD) manufacturing apparatus is provided. The apparatus is flexibly configured so that it is capable of easily processing large-size substrates while also simplifying manufacturing, transporting, operating, and repair processes.... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20090133838 - Plasma processor apparatus: An electromagnetic field generating coil included in plasma processing apparatus is realized with a balanced transmission line. Conductors constituting the balanced transmission line are disposed vertically above a wafer. A uniform electromagnetic field is generated in parallel with the wafer using the balanced transmission line. A gas inlet is formed... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090133839 - Plasma processing apparatus: A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing chamber, a first radio frequency power supply for outputting a first radio frequency power, the first radio frequency power supply being electrically connected to a first electrode arranged in the processing chamber, a heater power supply for supplying electric power to a heating... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090133840 - Inductively coupled plasma apparatus: A inductively coupled plasma apparatus includes reaction chamber in which a substrate is loaded, and a double comb type antenna structure including first linear antennas and second linear antennas respectively arranged horizontally to pass through the reaction chamber inside the reaction chamber. The first and second linear antenna are alternately... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090133841 - Flashless welding method and apparatus: A method and apparatus for welding two separate ends of an extrusion or two separate extrusion ends to form a flashless extrudate or gasket by having a first and a second mold for supporting and clamping the extrusion ends, and a spacer bar for positioning the extrusion ends to a... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20090133842 - Tyre building drum for building an unvulcanised tyre: Tyre building drum for building an unvulcanised tyre using tyre components of rubber. The tyre building drum comprises two folding arm units arranged at least substantially symmetrically with respect to the middle of the tyre building drum, which folding arm units are each connected to a folding arm bearing body... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090126851 - Die-to-robot alignment for die-to-substrate bonding: A method, a system and a computer readable medium having a set of instructions stored thereon for die-to-robot alignment for die-to-substrate bonding are described. First, a robot is aligned with a substrate to provide a pre-aligned robot. Next, a die is aligned with the pre-aligned robot to provide a robot-aligned... Agent: Applied Materials/bstz Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090126852 - Gift popup decoration and card and method: Gift Popup Decoration and Card and Method providing a popup decoration for a gift which is substantially flat for transport and storage and which expands into a three-dimensional decoration for a wrapped gift, and an aesthetically-coordinated “to-from” card detachable from the decoration for placement on the same wrapped gift.... Agent: Mark E. Andrews

20090126850 - Labelling articles: Labelling apparatus, for example for applying labels to articles such as bottles by means of a pressure-sensitive adhesive, includes a presser 20 which comprises an array of freely rotatable rollers 22. Each roller 22 has a resilient surface constituted, for example, by a foam rubber sleeve, and is independently resiliently... Agent: Thompson Hine L.L.P. Intellectual Property Group

20090126853 - Method and apparatus for a bag machine: A bag machine, and method of making bags, has a sealing station a perforating station, and a downstream seal and perforation inspection station, or a perforation detection station and/or a seal inspection station is disclosed. Control of the perforating and sealing stations is preferably closed loop. The seal and perforation... Agent: George R Corrigan

20090126854 - Composite cover for transport refrigeration unit and method of fabricating: A method of fabricating a door for a cover of a transport refrigeration unit includes the steps of forming first and second sheets of plastic material, forming a core member of foam material, assembling the core member of foam material between the first and second sheets of plastic material, and... Agent: Marjama Muldoon Blasiak & Sullivan LLP

20090126855 - Over-coating agent for forming fine patterns and a method of forming fine patterns using such agent: It is disclosed an over-coating agent for forming fine-line patterns which is applied to cover a substrate having thereon photoresist patterns and allowed to shrink under heat so that the spacing between adjacent photoresist patterns is lessened, further characterized by comprising a water-soluble polymer which contains at least methacrylic acid... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090126856 - Method for manufacturing multilayer ceramic substrate: A method for manufacturing a multilayer ceramic substrate includes: a) discharging a droplet of a conductive ink on each of a plurality of green sheets so as to draw a liquid pattern made of the conductive ink on each of the green sheets; b) drying the liquid pattern so as... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090126857 - Manufacturing method of low temperature co-fired ceramics substrate: A method of manufacturing a low-temperature co-fired ceramics (LTCC) substrate includes the following steps of: preparing a plurality of ceramic sheets; forming a plurality of zones and at least one cutting pattern on each of the ceramic sheets, wherein the cutting pattern is formed between neighboring two of the zones;... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090126858 - Method of applying a film to an endless moving handrail having a layer with a barrier coating: A method of applying a film to an endless moving handrail comprises the steps of adhering a first film layer, having sufficient resilience to accommodate strains occurring on the surfaces of the endless moving handrail and including a barrier coating on at least one of top and bottom surfaces of... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20090126859 - Process for producing glass laminates: A non-autoclave process of manufacturing a glass laminate comprising: (a) providing an assembly comprising (i) a first rigid sheet layer, and (ii) an interlayer sheet comprising a copolymer comprising units from an alpha olefin and about 17 weight % to about 25 weight % of units from an alpha, beta-ethylenically... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090126860 - Prepeg pultrusion: Continuous pultrusion of prepreg material systems is provided. A prepreg material, comprising fibers infiltrated with a partially cured resin, is introduced into a pultrusion die with a barrier layer between surfaces of the prepreg material and facing inner surfaces of the die. The prepreg material and the barrier layers are... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20090126861 - Method for forming radio frequency identification tag on packing bag and device therefor: A method for forming a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag on a packing bag is disclosed and includes the steps of: equidistantly attaching RFID tags to a release film, one by one, to form a roll of tag web; installing the roll of tag web in a packing bag forming... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090126862 - Strip lined catheters and methods for constructing and processing strip lined catheters: Apparatus and methods are provided for making one or more tubular components of medical catheters or other tubular bodies using a strip of polymer material including a length, a width, and a first surface including a lubricious or other coating or surface modification. The strip is directed adjacent an elongate... Agent: VistaIPLaw Group LLP

20090126863 - Device, installation and method for aligning and/or assembling filtering elements: A device for aligning and/or assembling filtering elements, in particular of particulate filter, an installation for assembling a filter from filtering elements incorporating the device, and a method for aligning and/or assembling monolithic filtering elements, in particular for making a particulate filter. The device includes a back plate whereon are... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090126864 - Method for producing diaper: A method for producing a diaper of the present invention includes the steps of: folding back a first strip-shaped portion 13 and a second strip-shaped portion 23; successively forming pairs of first and second belts 1 and 2 by cutting first and second separate webs W1 and W2; placing pairs... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090126865 - Method of manufacturing a label having a reflective portion: A method for manufacturing a label having a highly reflective printed ink portion. The method includes the steps of printing an ink on a carrier film, laminating the carrier film to a label film so that the ink adheres to the label firm, and removing the carrier film from the... Agent: Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

20090126866 - Device for dispensing labels, such as self-adhesive labels, on objects: A device for dispensing labels, in particular self-adhesive labels, on objects. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the... Agent: Nils H. Ljungman & Associates

20090126867 - Bolus tip design for a multi-lumen catheter: A method of making a multi-lumen catheter includes forming a catheter body including a first lumen and a second lumen, and forming a catheter tip having a first channel terminating distally in a first opening on a first side of the catheter tip, and a second channel terminating distally in... Agent: Rutan & Tucker, LLP.

20090126868 - Method for connecting the ends of profiled sealing elements, and device for carrying out said method: The invention relates to a method for process automation, for connecting the edge of two correspondingly profiled ends of at least one profiled sealing element, said profiled sealing element being already applied to a surface of a vehicle or a vehicle component. The invention also relates to a device for... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20090126869 - Welding method and welding apparatus for resin member: A welding method and welding apparatus for resin members is provided in which dimensional accuracy of two resin members after welding can be secured and reduction in joining strength due to excessive laser irradiation can be prevented. In a method of superimposing a resin having a laser-transmitting property and a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090126870 - Method of making sub-surface photoalterations in a material: A method of photoaltering a material using a pulsed laser beam includes selecting a first pulse energy and a first focal point separation based on a relationship of pulse energy and focal point separation combinations enabling layer separation of the material by photoalteration, and scanning the pulsed laser beam along... Agent: Abbott Medical Optics, Inc.

20090126871 - Plasma processing apparatus: A plasma processing apparatus includes a vacuum evacuable processing chamber; a first electrode for mounting thereon a substrate to be processed in the processing chamber; a second electrode facing the first electrode in parallel in the processing chamber; and a processing gas supply unit for supplying a processing gas to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090126872 - System and method for completing lamination of rigid-to-rigid substrates by the controlled application of pressure: The present invention is a process for performing rigid-to-rigid substrate lamination implementing pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA). The process may include pressurizing a first sealed cavity to a first pressure. The process may further include creating a vacuum within a second sealed cavity, the second sealed cavity being sealed from the first... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20090126873 - Method for protecting printed image and apparatus therefor: Disclosed is a method for overcoating a protective layer by heating onto a printed recording medium to protect the recording medium. This method comprises providing a transferable sheet comprising a heat resistant substrate and a transferable layer, which serves as the protective layer, and a recording medium, putting the transferable... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090126874 - Supply device for a tire-building drum: A supply device for a tire-building drum, in particular for a tire-belt drum for building a multilayer tire-belt package for a pneumatic tire, where a plurality of layers of different or differently treated, substantially strip-like pieces of material web are, in succession, placed on, rolled onto, and bonded to one... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090126875 - Filament winding apparatus: A filament winding apparatus efficiently performs a helical winding process in which the winding angle of the fiber bundle differs. A helical winding head includes two guide rings, adjacently arranged along an axis center of the mandrel, and guide tubes arranged at equal intervals along a circumferential direction of the... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20090126876 - Flip chip mounting method and method for connecting substrates: A flip chip mounting method which is applicable to the flip chip mounting of a next-generation LSI and high in productivity and reliability as well as a method for connecting substrates are provided. A circuit board 10 having a plurality of connecting terminals 11 and a semiconductor chip 20 having... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090126877 - Thermocompression bonding head and mounting device using the same: The present invention provides a thermocompression bonding head capable of mounting an electric component on a wiring board in a short time with high connection reliability, and provides a mounting device using the same. A thermocompression bonding head 3 includes a heatable metal head body 5 having an elastic pressure-bonding... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090120555 - Novel amylolytic enzyme extracted from bacillus sp. a 7-7 (dsm 12368) and washing and cleaning agents containing this novel amylolytic enzyme: The invention relates to a novel amylolytic enzyme extracted from the microorganism Bacillus sp. A 7-7 (DSM 12368), to sufficiently similar proteins having an amylolytic function, to methods for the production thereof and to diverse fields of application for these proteins. In addition, the aforesaid can be further developed beyond... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20090120556 - Method for producing hermetically sealed container for beverage or food: The method for producing a hermetically sealed container for beverage or food according to the present invention is characterized in being a method for producing a hermetically sealed container for beverage or food, the method comprising a container body and a lid mounted on the mouth portion of the container... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090120557 - system for reinforcing and monitoring support members of a structure and methods therefor: Embodiments of the present invention are generally related to systems and methods for reinforcing and monitoring the integrity of structural support members, such as concrete support columns for building and bridge support. In one embodiment of the present invention, a flexible reinforcing laminate for structural support members comprises a flexible... Agent: Maldjian & Fallon LLC

20090120558 - Zero gap integration of switching modules with negative vacuum process: A process for assembling a composite piece for use in the interior of an automobile. An outward facing skin of the composite piece is connected to a substrate by a foaming material, and at least one switch item is integrated seamlessly into the composite piece. Part of the process includes... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20090120559 - Shrink - film seal and method for sealing containers: A shrink-film seal (101, 201, 301, 401) is described having at least one stamped portion (102, 402, 602, 702) which is arranged along the circumference of a container (203, 303) which is to be sealed. The regions which are defined by the stamping lines are designed in such a way... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090120560 - Functional textile structures: The invention provides a functional laminate composite fabric which is robust, laundry-durable and adaptable for securing about any three dimensional body, and a method for forming such fabric. The functional laminate fabric is provided with at least one functional element which can conduct electricity, conduct light, provide electromagnetic fields or... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20090120561 - Tire forming mold and tire manufacturing method: A tire forming mold has a side mold portion and an annular mold portion fitted to an outer side in a tire diametrical direction of the side mold portion at a time of clamping the mold, wherein the annular mold portion is constructed by a combination of sectors which are... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090120562 - Method and apparatus for low-bulk toughened fabrics for low-pressure molding processes: A method and apparatus for manufacturing. A fiber layer and a porous bonding layer are formed to form a unidirectional lay-up of fibers. The lay-up of fibers is heated under pressure to form a unidirectional composite tape of desired thickness to substantially maintain the fibers in a desired configuration. The... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20090120563 - Corrugated cardboard machine and method of producing an endless web of corrugated cardboard: In a corrugated cardboard machine and in a method of producing a web of corrugated cardboard, an electronic control device is provided in order to avoid downtimes of the corrugated cardboard machine, said control device being designed such that at least one web length of the web of corrugated cardboard... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20090120564 - Radio frequency identification device support for passport and its manufacturing method:

20090120566 - Forming member for antireflection structure, transfer material employed in the same, optical apparatus employing antireflection structure, and manufacturing method for the same: A forming member for antireflection structure according to the present invention comprises a transfer material and a to-be-transferred material, wherein: the transfer material can be peeled off from the to-be-transferred material; the transfer material is constructed such that a structure having a reversal shape of an antireflection structure in which... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090120565 - Temporary facial decal: A temporary facial decal comprising a mask-like substrate having apertures for the eyes and mouth and having a nose opening taken from the group of slit and aperture with the body of the mask having a transferable image thereon covered by a removable protective sheet that is removed from the... Agent: Michael I Kroll

20090120567 - Molded laminate and manufacturing method thereof: A manufacturing method of a molded laminate where a first fibrous reinforcing material layer, a first joining material layer, a porous core material layer, a second joining material layer, and a second fibrous reinforcing material layer are laminated in this order, and the method comprises an impregnating process of placing... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090120568 - Method of transferring a thin film onto a support: A method of transferring a thin film onto a first support, includes supplying a structure comprising a film of which at least one part originates from a solid substrate of a first material and which is solidly connected to a second support having a thermal expansion coefficient that is different... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090120569 - Fixing method, optical component and pickup manufactured by the fixing method: Objective lens 20 is placed above the bobbin 40 at a position opposite to the light emitting end of the light guiding member, and the fixing portions 31 provided appropriately between the objective lens 20 and the lens support 41 are hardened in a short time because of being exposed... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090120570 - Method for manufacturing flooring with thermoplastic material: A method for the production of a homogeneous, patterned flooring material. The method includes the deposition of thermoplastic particles in predetermined formations onto a sticky layer, so that the latter is covered in its entirety by a patterned first layer of particles in order to constitute a first layer of... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090120571 - Heat-sealable label: The present invention relates to a heat-sealable label comprising a carrier layer, a print, and a heat-sealable adhesive layer, wherein the heat-sealable adhesive layer is a dried dispersion comprising polymeric particles having a coalescence temperature at or above 50° C. and at least 10% (w/w) of the total mass of... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20090120572 - Substrate lamination system and method: A system for laminating substrates may comprise: (a) means for disposing a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer between a substantially planar surface of a first substrate and a substantially planar surface of a second substrate; (b) means for disposing the first substrate, pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and second substrate within a vacuum chamber;... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20090120573 - Dual panel fabrication: A pair of laminated panels are simultaneously manufactured in a single panel press. A thermal band is stacked between two panel sets and then the two panel sets are simultaneously heated and compressed together in a common stack with the band, with the band being separately heated.... Agent: Francis L Conte

20090120574 - Double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes for producing or sticking together lc displays with light-absorbing properties: The invention relates to a pressure-sensitive tape, particularly for producing or sticking together optical liquid crystal data displays (LCDs), comprising a top side and an underside. The pressure-sensitive adhesive tape also comprises a carrier film with a top side and an underside, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape is provided with... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, Pa

20090120575 - Method of manufacturing a film having a layer with a barrier coating: A method of manufacturing an elastic and resilient film, to be applied to an endless moving handrail, includes steps of providing a first layer having sufficient resilience to accommodate strains occurring on the surfaces of the endless moving handrail, an adhesive on a bottom surface of the first layer, and... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20090120576 - Adhesive strip that can be activated by heat and is based on nitrile rubber and polyvinyl butyral for sticking together electronic components and strip conductors: m

20090120577 - Low application temperature hot melt adhesive composition and articles including the same: A hot melt adhesive composition that includes a first tackifying agent that includes phenol-modified aromatic hydrocarbon resin, thermoplastic polymer that includes ethylene copolymer, and a first wax.... Agent: H.b. Fuller Company Patent Department

20090120578 - Label peeling method for label paper sheet and label printer: A label peeling method for label sheet includes: conveying a label sheet including a base sheet and a label affixed to the base sheet along a conveying path that is bent at a bent portion; and performing a printing operation on the label from a beginning portion of printing while... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090120579 - Method of separating resin: A separation object including at least two types of resins with different glass transition temperatures (glass transition temperature of a first resin 1<glass transition temperature of a second resin 2) is placed on a separating member 3. Next, primary heating is applied at a temperature between the glass transition temperatures... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20090120580 - Disturbance-free, recipe-controlled plasma processing system and method: A plasma processing apparatus includes a vacuum processing apparatus for performing a multi-step processing operation for a sample, a sensor for monitoring process parameters during at least a first step of the processing operation, a signal compression unit for compressing a signal from the sensor to generate an apparatus state... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090120581 - Systems and methods for plasma processing of microfeature workpieces: Systems and methods for plasma processing of microfeature workpieces are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method includes generating a plasma in a chamber while a microfeature workpiece is positioned in the chamber, measuring optical emissions from the plasma, and determining a parameter of the plasma based on the measured... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20090120583 - Methods of making gas distribution members for plasma processing apparatuses: Methods for making gas distribution members for plasma processing apparatuses are provided. The gas distribution members can be electrodes, gas distribution plates, or other members. The methods include fabricating gas injection holes in a gas distribution member by a suitable technique, e.g., a mechanical fabrication technique, measuring gas flow through... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090120582 - Shower plate and substrate processing apparatus: A shower plate of a processing gas supply unit disposed in a processing chamber of a substrate processing apparatus to supply a processing gas into a processing space in the processing chamber. The shower plate is interposed between a processing gas introduction space formed in the processing gas supply unit... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090120584 - Counter-balanced substrate support: A semiconductor processing system is described. The system includes a processing chamber having an interior capable of holding an internal chamber pressure below ambient atmospheric pressure. The system also includes a pumping system coupled to the chamber and adapted to remove material from the processing chamber. The system further includes... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20090120585 - Substrate lamination system and method: A system for laminating substrates may comprise: (a) a vacuum chamber; (b) a flexible membrane; (c) a substrate support; (d) a vacuum pump; (e) a compressor; and (f) a control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to carry out the steps: (i) evacuating the vacuum chamber; and (ii) applying... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20090120586 - Method and apparatus for forming adhesive strips: A method and apparatus for forming adhesive strips from an adhesive sheet. The apparatus may generally comprise a first forming wheel, a second forming wheel, and a cutting wheel including a plurality of circumferential grooves. The cutting wheel can be positioned in proximity to the first and second forming wheels... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20090120587 - Sheet sticking table: A sheet sticking table 13 used for sticking an adhesive sheet S onto the upper surface of a semiconductor wafer W is provided. The sheet sticking table 13 comprises an outer table 51 and an inner table 52. The outer table 51 and inner table 52 are provided movably in... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090120588 - Labelling machine: A labelling machine for containers, including a basic machine provided with a docking station for a labelling unit, the labelling unit being adapted to be docked to and undocked from a target position at the basic machine with a predetermined sequence of relative movements, and respective media connector parts being... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20090120589 - Semiconductor die bonding apparatus having multiple bonding head units: A die bonding apparatus is presented which is capable of realizing different semiconductor packages, for example, a face up package and a face down package in a single die bonding apparatus. The die bonding apparatus includes a substrate transportation unit for transporting a substrate. A first bonding head unit is... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090114334 - Method for manufacturing metallic panel having ripple luster: A method for manufacturing a metallic keypad panel having a ripple luster. First, a metallic thin plate is prepared. The metallic thin plate is subjected to an etching process, thereby forming a plurality of hollowed portions on the metallic thin plate. The hollowed portions are used to define a pressing... Agent: Hdls Patent & Trademark Services

20090114335 - Double-layer vacuum container: A double-layer vacuum container includes: an inner container having a bridging member supported by an outer container in a bridging manner; the outer container through which the bridging member extending from the inner container is externally exposed; and a cover member for externally covering the portion of the outer container... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20090114336 - Polyurethane sealant compositions having high filler levels: In one aspect, this invention is a composition comprising a urethane prepolymer having isocyanate moieties; a catalytic amount of a compound which catalyzes the reaction of isocyanate moieties with water or an active hydrogen containing compound; and untreated calcium carbonate as filler. The composition of the invention can be used... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20090114337 - Method of producing large hollow parts based on composite materials: The invention relates to a method of producing large parts based on composite materials, such as the roots of blades for wind generators. The inventive method comprises the following steps consisting in: helically winding a band of fibre- and resin-based composite material around a mould; applying a removable protective sheet... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090114338 - Intermediate material for manufacturing circuit board and method for manufacturing circuit board using such intermediate material: An intermediate material which is adapted to manufacture a circuit board includes a prepreg sheet having a through-hole provided therein, a first film provided on a surface of the prepreg sheet and having a first hole communicating with the through-hole, a second film provided on another surface of the prepreg... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090114339 - Movable injection passages during the manufacture of laminates:

20090114340 - Water-based adhesive curing process and associated apparatus: A process and implementing apparatus are disclosed by which the curing time of a water-based adhesive is shortened as applied to the bonding of two fibrous substrates, such as paperboard or corrugated fiberboard.... Agent: Thomas J. Germinario, Esq.

20090114341 - Process for production of moldings and motor vehicles: A method of making a decorated formed product effectively using a decorative sheet without diminishing the beauty of its appearance includes the steps of: (A) providing a formed product body; (B) mounting a first sheet, including an adhesive layer, on the formed product body; (C) heating a second sheet including... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090114342 - Silicone composition and a pressure sensitive adhesive film having a pressure sensitive adhesive layer made from the composition: A pressure sensitive adhesive film comprising a substrate film and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer formed on a surface of the substrate film, said pressure sensitive adhesive layer being prepared from (A) a silicone composition comprising a diorganopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups per molecule and (C) a polyorganosiloxane... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090114343 - Hot melt adhesive for ptfe: Hot melt adhesives include a thermoplastic terpolymer of vinylidene fluoride, tetrafluoro ethylene and hexafluoropropylene and a terpolymer of glycidyl methacrylate, ethylene and an acrylic ester. The adhesives will bond well to a variety of substrates, in particular substrates of very low surface energy such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).... Agent: Tyco Electronics Corporation

20090114345 - Method for manufacturing a substrate for mounting a semiconductor element: A method for manufacturing a substrate for mounting a semiconductor element includes: a step for forming a predetermined resist pattern by affixing resists on both faces of a base material including a metallic thin plate and using the resist of one of the faces as a masking for plating; a... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20090114344 - Methods and apparatus for modifying gel adhesion strength: The invention concerns a method for controlling the adhesive bond between an electric-field responsive material and a substrate, which method comprises using an electric field to control the strength and integrity of the adhesive bond. The method may be used, for example, for removing or delaminating a material, which material... Agent: William S. Frommer Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20090114346 - Substrate processing apparatus: e

20090114347 - Embossing roller and method for the manufacturing thereof: A method for obtaining an incision in an embossing roller using a hob, with a low-cost technique that enables protuberances that are rounded on top to be obtained, which improve the quality of the embossed material and reduce the wear of the mechanical components of the embossing units. The shape... Agent: Breiner & Breiner, L.L.C.

20090114348 - Substrate bonding apparatus: A substrate bonding apparatus and method are provided. The substrate bonding apparatus may include a board having a receiving surface opposite to a substrate fixed at one side thereof, a plurality of chucking members located between the receiving surface of the board and the substrate, and a substrate separation device... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20090114349 - Chip mounter: A chip mounter has a manipulator and a bed. The manipulator picks up an electronic component from an electronic component feeding device, transfers the electronic component to the electronic component mounted surface of a printed board, and mounts the electronic component on the electronic component mounted surface. The bed is... Agent: Leighton K. Chong Patent Attorney

20090114350 - Apparatus for attaching substrates: A substrate bonding apparatus and method are provided. The substrate bonding apparatus may include a first support member that receives a first substrate, a second support member that receives a second substrate opposite the first support member, and a support pin located at the outside of the first substrate fixed... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP