Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture inventions 08/09

20090211686 - Method for extending the life of golf course equipment: The present invention provides weather and use-protected golf course equipment, and methods of extending the useful life golf course equipment by protecting it against weather and use, via application of a heat shrinkable material onto the equipment.... Agent: Patent Docket Administrator Lowenstein Sandler Pc

20090211687 - Method for manufacturing multilayer electronic component: The present invention aims to provide a method for manufacturing a multilayer electronic component capable to remove a multilayer body very easily from the press mold without breaking the multilayer body when removing a green sheet multilayer body applied with a pressure from the press mold, furthermore has no waste... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20090211688 - Veneer lay-up squeezing: The invention relates to squeeze pressing of a laid-up veneer assembly having glue applied as glue stripes. The pressing in the method is subjected to the assembly as two uniform fronts advancing in opposite directions from the central area of the assembly. A press for implementing the method comprises press... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090211689 - Automatic pressure and temperature control apparatus and method for curing tire assemblies: An automatic pressure and temperature control apparatus and method for use in curing tire assemblies including retread tire assemblies is provided. Using water as a heating medium, a new process control method and apparatus is described that allows a more precise control of process variables during steady state conditions such... Agent: Dority & Manning, Pa & Michelin North America, Inc

20090211690 - Rapid prototyping of microstructures using a cutting plotter: A method for making a microstructure includes: providing a film (100) on a release liner (110); feeding the film through a cutting plotter (10); cutting the film with a knife blade (34) of the cutting plotter to form a microstructure pattern; peeling the microstructure pattern from the release liner; and... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20090211691 - Closure tabs for absorbent articles: A closure tab is provided and includes a first substrate. A second substrate is adhesively attached to the first substrate. The second substrate has mechanical closure material formed thereon. A compression bond pattern is applied to the first substrate and the second substrate. The compression bond pattern includes at least... Agent: Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP

20090211692 - Method and system for enhanced manufacturing of biomass-based products: A method and a device to be used in the process of manufacturing plates, such as fibreboards or the like boards, where the raw material in form of bio-mass particles, such as wood fibres or the like, applied with a thermosetting binder is spread onto a forming belt to form... Agent: Day Pitney LLP

20090211693 - Method for perforating heat meltable material: The present invention relates to a method for making holes in a layer (1) of heat-fusible material. According to the invention a layer of absorbent material (2) is placed in contact with a layer (1) of heat-fusible material, following which the layer of heat-fusible material is heated locally so that... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090211694 - Vibration welding method and vibration welding apparatus: In a vibration welding method and a vibration welding apparatus, a base plate and a vibrating plate which can be vibrated relatively to each other clamp an instrument panel, a storage box, and a duct as layers therebetween, which are joined to each other under pressure with vibration. A protective... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090211695 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing tyres: A green tyre is built on a rigid toroidal support externally having a forming surface of a conformation corresponding to an inner conformation of the tyre. The built tyre is removed from the rigid toroidal support and engaged on an expandable toroidal support which includes a bladder. The green tyre... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090211696 - Method and apparatus for forming fluted filtration media: A method form forming fluted filtration media is provided. The method includes forming fluted filtration media having a repeating pattern of flutes wherein at least one flute in the repeating pattern of flutes comprises at least one ridge in a flute period between adjacent same side peaks. The repeating pattern... Agent: Merchant & Gould Pc

20090211697 - Reinforced hybrid structures and methods thereof: The present invention discloses a method for producing an aircraft wing hybrid structure comprising the steps of producing a machined metallic bottom skin by either (i) pre-machining, (ii) preforming or (iii) combinations thereof, finishing the machined metallic bottom skin, providing a finished machined metallic bottom skin that serves as a... Agent: Intellectual Property

20090211698 - Reduced complexity automatic fiber placement apparatus and method: A method of forming a composite layup on a substrate comprises: moving an automatic fiber placement head over the substrate; using the fiber placement head to lay down multiple, parallel strips of composite tape on the substrate, including staggering the start of at least certain of the tape strips so... Agent: Tung & Associates Suite 120

20090211699 - Novel method to affix an optical element: A method for affixing an adjustable optical element in place to allow for tuning an optical device during assembly of the device, but which provides for fixation of the element in place after adjustment.... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20090211700 - Process for laser welding resinous members, apparatus for the same and laser-welded resinous product: A process is for laser-welding resinous members, and includes the steps of overlapping a transparent resinous member on an absorptive resinous material, and irradiating the transparent resinous member with a laser beam, thereby welding an interface between the transparent resinous member and the absorptive resinous member as a strip shape,... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090211701 - Assembly of data storage components: A process for assembling data storage components in which a cylindrically shaped first structure of a data storage device is inserted into an aperture of a second structure, the first structure having a circumferentially extending outer surface and the aperture of the second structure having an aperture sidewall. An annular... Agent: Fellers, Snider, Blankenship, Bailey & Tippens

20090211702 - Film extrusion method: A method of applying a film, including a top layer having a softening point temperature and an adhesive tie layer, to an extruded substrate having a receiving surface to form a finished extrusion is provided including the steps of heating the adhesive tie layer of the film, heating the extruded... Agent: Clark Hill, P.c.

20090211703 - Label manufacturing method and label manufacturing system: In order to provide a label manufacturing method and a label manufacturing system in which a needless heating pattern is not required to be stored, a user can perform setting, changing, and fine adjustment of a heating pattern freely, and an adhesive portion having a desired shape and a desired... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq Adams & Wilks

20090211704 - Water-emulsifiable isocyanates having improved properties:

20090211705 - Redetachable labels: Method of bonding labels to hydrophobic substrates, a pressure-sensitive hotmelt adhesive being applied wholly or partly to the label or to the substrate at an area opposite the label, then bringing label and substrate together and bonding them, characterized in that the pressure-sensitive hotmelt adhesive is water-soluble in alkaline solution... Agent: Henkel Corporation

20090211706 - Etching endpoint determination method: A microscopic change in a luminous intensity occurring near an etching endpoint is accurately detected, whereby the endpoint of etching is quickly determined. An etching endpoint determination method for determining an endpoint of etching processing in a plasma etching apparatus that introduces a processing gas into a vacuum chamber, produces... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090211707 - Apparatus for gas distribution and its applications: An apparatus for gas distribution includes a top dome-cover, a first gas distribution plate and a bottom plate bonded each other to deliver different gases onto substrates supporting by a susceptor. The first gas distribution plate is provided with a plurality of first island protrusions formed by intersecting a plurality... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090211708 - Plasma processing apparatus: Provided is a plasma processing apparatus featuring highly improved plasma ignition property and ignition stability by defining a positional relationship between a dielectric and the slots. A plasma processing apparatus 11 includes a processing chamber 12 having a top opening; a dielectric 15 which has inclined surfaces 16a and 16b... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090211709 - Bondhead alignment tool for a bonding apparatus: An alignment tool for a bonding apparatus comprises a loading surface for receiving a pushing force from a surface of a device which is attached to the bonding apparatus, the loading surface being arranged and constructed to experience a tilting moment upon receiving an unequally distributed pushing force from a... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090211710 - Adhesive tape joining apparatus: An adhesive tape joining apparatus of this invention adopts an inverted “T”-shaped layout configured with a rectangular section that extends laterally when being viewed in a plane and a protrusion section that is coupled on a center of the rectangular section. An adhesive tape joining part is disposed in the... Agent: Cheng Law Group, Pllc

20090211711 - Device for filling packing wrappers with stuffing: A packing wrapper filling device includes a filling machine (1) having at least one pivotable filling tube (11) on rotary plate (10). A gathered packing wrapper (14) is fitted onto the filling tube. The invention includes a closing mechanism (2) and store (3) for gathered packing wrappers. The closing mechanism... Agent: Propat, L.l.c.

20090211712 - Labelling device: The invention concerns a labelling device (1) comprising a conveying device (3) provided with a drive unit (14) for transporting a supporting band (7) having a plurality of labels, and a dispensing device (2). The supporting band (7) comprising labels (6) is unwound on a label roll (9), then, once... Agent: Jason H. Vick Sheridan Ross, Pc

20090211713 - Plant for producing single-dose capsules for preparing beverages: A plant for manufacturing single-dose capsules for preparing beverages, comprising a conveyor (2) for advancing impermeable shells (101) in succession along a production line, which plant comprises at least: forming means (3) for forming individual beaker-shaped filters (105) of filtering material and for releasing each of the beaker-shaped filters (105)... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20090211714 - Hold-down structure for corrugated board making machine: A hold-down structure used in a machine for compacting a workpiece being transferred by the machine is disclosed to include two conveyers for transferring the workpiece through a transfer path defined between circulating endless transfer belts of the two conveyers, front and rear pairs of upright supports arranged at two... Agent: Tzu-che Lin

20090205767 - Machine assisted laminator and method: A method of fabricating a composite part comprises generating a partial vacuum between a ply material and a form, advancing the partial vacuum and the ply material along the form, sensing an edge of a previously applied course of the ply material and cutting a profile on the ply material... Agent: NovatechIPLaw

20090205768 - Automatic device and method for perimetric sealing of insulating glazing units: An automatic device for perimetric sealing of an insulating glazing unit composed of at least two glass panes and at least one spacer frame supported and movable in a slightly inclined position with respect to the vertical on a conveyor. A sealing head movable with relative motion with respect to... Agent: Modiano & Associati

20090205769 - System for bonding glass into a structure: The invention is a composition comprising a) one or more organotitanates or zirconates having four ligands wherein the ligands are hydrocarbyl, optionally containing one or more functional groups having one or more heteroatoms selected from the group comprising oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur wherein two or more of the ligands... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20090205770 - Method of manufacturing a pneumatic tire: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a pneumatic tire, which can prevent an air pocket from being generated in a vicinity of a spliced portion of a sheet member (B) to be attached to an inner liner, even in the case of using, as the inner liner, a... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20090205771 - Apparatus to facilitate proper label placement and method of use: A device that enables a user to properly place a label onto the center of an object such as a poker chip is disclosed and the method for using the device is also disclosed. This device uses the natural motions of the human hand and uses techniques that are common... Agent: Law Office Of Ken Dallara Ken Dallara

20090205772 - Method for transferring a transfer layer from a carrier film, film transfer apparatus and covering surface for a film transfer apparatus: A film transfer apparatus includes an application unit, a transfer unit downstream of the application unit, and at least one third unit for further processing a printing material with a transfer layer applied. In the prior art, if contact pressure is exerted on coated printing material again in a following... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090205773 - Method of and apparatus for manufacturing polarization plate: When a polarization plate is manufactured by laminating and laminating at least two types of retarder onto a polarizer by a laminating apparatus, the two films of at least the two types of the retarder including at least the polarizer are laminated such that the difference of the angle between... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20090205774 - Method of adhesively bonding a strip of flexible fabric to a substrate: The invention relates to a method of bonding a strip of flexible sheet onto at least one flexible or rigid support, said sheet and said support including at least one continuous fine metal foil sandwiched and bonded between two fiberglass fabrics. In accordance with the invention, the method includes a... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20090205775 - Water-contact identification label and manufacturing method therefor: An identification label changes color in an irreversible manner once put into contact with water/humidity. The label has a water-absorbable paper-based substrate having a surface on which an ink zone formed by printing of water-repellent or hydrophobic ink thereon and an opposite second surface on which a coating layer is... Agent: Leong C Lei

20090205776 - Blends of low crystallinity, low molecular weight propylene copolymers and styrenic block copolymers: Styrenic block copolymers are blended with propylene copolymers to provide polymeric compositions with an improved balance between processability and elasticity. The compositions have improved processability by facilitating the ease with which a rubbery material, usually difficult to melt process, can be processed at high line speeds, which in turn improves... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20090205778 - Apparatus and methods for applying labels: An apparatus for applying labels to moving articles includes a vacuum drum mounted for rotation about a central axis and a manifold having a first passage adapted to be in fluid communication with a first vacuum line. First apertures in the vacuum drum are in communication with the first passage... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (nordson)

20090205777 - Fluid pressure lamination system: A lamination apparatus has opposed plenums that project pressurized fluids toward a fluid pressure lamination zone. Material sheets to be laminated are advanced through the lamination zone and laminated together due to the pressure exerted by the pressurized fluid.... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20090205779 - End gaps of filled honeycomb: A sandwich panel includes a honeycomb core of a plurality of cells. A first skin is adhered to a first surface of the honeycomb core with an adhesive. A second skin is adhered to a second surface of the honeycomb core with the adhesive. The plurality of cells extend longitudinally... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.l.p

20090205780 - Bonding pad for electronic subassemblies: A method for installing a bonding pad as a gasket for an electronic subassembly includes providing a bonding pad comprising an expandable foam; an air-tight bladder covering at least one side of the expandable foam; a layer of conductive material covering the air-tight bladder and comprising at least one contact... Agent: Cahn & Samuels, LLP

20090205781 - System and method for removing incorrect labels from a web of labels: An incorrect label removal system is disclosed for removing unwanted labels from a web of labels in a labeling machine. The incorrect label removal system includes a label peel assembly positioned between two fixed points along the direction of travel of the web of labels. The label peel assembly provides... Agent: Gauthier & Connors, LLP

20090205782 - Plasma processing apparatus: In a microwave plasma processing apparatus, a metal made lattice-like shower plate 111 is provided between a dielectric material shower plate 103, and a plasma excitation gas mainly an inert gas and a process gas are discharged form different locations. High energy ions can be incident on a surface of... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20090205783 - Substrate processing apparatus: A substrate processing apparatus comprises a process chamber accommodating stacked substrates; a heating unit heating an inside of the process chamber to a predetermined temperature; a gas supply unit supplying predetermined process gas to the inside of the process chamber; and an exhaust unit exhausting the inside of the process... Agent: Mattingly & Malur, P.C.

20090205784 - Article support structure and article attachment kit: To provide an article support structure used when attaching an article to an adherend with a stretch-releasable adhesive tape in which components and the like do not fly off when releasing the adhesive tape from the adherend, the double-sided adhesive tape does not tear, and damage to high-sensitivity adherends can... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090205785 - Correction system with rubber eleastic tension element for a gear mechanism correction tape: A frictional clutch for a correction device includes a rotatable supply reel with a circular center opening and a rotatable take-up reel being laterally arranged spaced apart from the supply reel, the take-up reel having an outer circumferential surface onto which a correction tape is to be wound up and... Agent: Jones Day

20090205786 - Vacuum cylinder for a labeling apparatus: The invention relates to a vacuum cylinder for a labeling apparatus comprising a bottom support and a plurality of spaced-apart supporting elements, the longitudinal directions of which extend essentially perpendicular to the plane of the bottom support, wherein the bottom support has a receiving opening for receiving a shaft in... Agent: Rissman Hendricks & Oliverio, LLP

20090199947 - Solid joint obtained by heat projection: The invention relates to a composite material element (1), the composite material comprising a microfissured matrix (7) in the form of a three-dimensional interconnected network (4) of microfissures exposed on the surface of the ceramic matrix, an additive material (6) consisting of a flux or glass being dispersed in the... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20090199946 - Tool and method for bonding layers of a metallic axisymmetric structure having complex curvatures: A tool and method for bonding layers of a shell by the differential pressure bonding process. The tool and method includes a plurality of separable mandrel segments that combine to form a mandrel having a longitudinal axis, an outer surface, an upper end, and at least one substantially continuous inner... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC Goodrich Corp.

20090199948 - Automated fiber placement compensation: A method is provided to compensate for misplacement of tows by a fiber placement machine automatically controlled by programmed instructions. The method includes laying down a test layup of fiber tows using the machine; scanning the test layup to determine the position of the test layup relative to reference standards;... Agent: Tung & Associates Suite 120

20090199949 - Disposable connector for use with endoscopic apparatus: A device for sealing and cutting a disposable multilumen tubing used with an endoscopic apparatus is disclosed. The device comprises a first jaw and a second jaw pivotally articulated to one another, each having a front portion and a rear portion. At least one heating assembly is fixed within the... Agent: Lilling & Lilling PLLC

20090199950 - Method and system for laminating optical elements: [Means for Accomplishing the Objects] A strip-shaped polarizing film has a protective film strip conformably adhered to one surface thereof and a releasable liner conformably adhered to the other surface thereof and delivered from a film delivering station 1. After an appearance inspection, a lamination of the protective film strip... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20090199951 - Vibration welding method and system: A first thermoplastic part is simultaneously welded to second and third thermoplastic parts by fastening the first part to a tool mounted for linear vibration, the tool being connected to spring members urging the tool toward a central position and responsive to displacement of the tool from the central position... Agent: Stephen G. Rudisill, Esq. Nixon Peabody LLP

20090199952 - Personalized adhesive memoboard: A method of making a bulletin board is provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) providing an image-bearing substrate having an image on at least one major surface; (b) providing a transparent substrate having on one major surface thereof a first pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) that is a repositionable... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090199953 - Method for manufacturing honeycomb structure: A method for manufacturing a honeycomb structure includes molding a ceramic raw material to manufacture at least one honeycomb molded body having a plurality of cell walls extending along a longitudinal direction of the at least one honeycomb molded body to define cells. The honeycomb molded body is fired to... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20090199954 - Method for producing a bead filler material with a bead core: A bead filler material having a generally toric shape is produced by winding and laminating a ribbon-like rubber strip. In conjunction with completing the production of the bead filler material, in order to form linear grooves radially extending on a surface of one side of the bead filler material in... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090199955 - Article of footwear with a sole structure having fluid-filled support elements: An article of footwear is disclosed that includes an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure incorporates a support element that includes a fluid-filled chamber, a first insert, and a second insert. The chamber defines a first surface, an opposite second surface, and a sidewall... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090199956 - Method and apparatus for pre-fabricating a synthetic sports field: A method of prefabricating and installing a synthetic turf field includes providing a controlled manufacturing facility with an open area that allows a plurality of turf strips to be laid out on a floor thereof. Visual markings are placed on the floor to allow the individual strips to be properly... Agent: John S. Artz Dickinson Wright PLLC

20090199957 - Method of bonding, thinning, and releasing wafer: An adhesive agent layer for bonding a support plate (1) and a wafer (5) is in a three-layer configuration in which a hard layer (31) is sandwiched between soft layers (32) and (33) from above and below. Both the top and bottom surfaces of the adhesive agent layer are soft... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090199958 - Method for manufacturing a filtration device: Method for winding textile threads to filter bobbins for filtration purposes of petrochemicals, by, in a first operation, winding 4 layers laid at 30 degrees both ways, in a second operation winding 5 layers laid at 40 degrees both ways, in a third operation winding 9 layers laid at 35... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20090199959 - Segmented mandrel for high temperature bonding of metallic axisymmetric shells having complex curvatures: A tool for use in bonding a composite multi-layer shell having complex curvature by the delta-alpha high temperature bonding process. The tool includes a plurality of segments that combine to form a mandrel assembly having a substantially continuous outer surface. The outer surface has a substantially axisymmetric shape including a... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC Goodrich Corp.

20090199960 - Pattern transfer printing by kinetic control of adhesion to an elastomeric stamp: The present invention provides methods, systems and system components for transferring, assembling and integrating features and arrays of features having selected nanosized and/or microsized physical dimensions, shapes and spatial orientations. Methods of the present invention utilize principles of ‘soft adhesion’ to guide the transfer, assembly and/or integration of features, such... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20090199961 - Transverse lane labeling method and labeller: A method for applying labels on articles guided in parallel lanes, and dispensing a row of labels by a label dispenser from a backing, taken up by a transfer path guided transversely over the lanes and transferred onto the articles in a transfer step including moving a lifting tool, extending... Agent: Richard M. Goldberg

20090199962 - Delamination tool with enhanced force response: The present invention is directed to a tool for de-laminating two or more bonded material layers wherein two simultaneous force vectors are applied to the tool so as to control the resulting effect of the tool. In particular, the tool is comprised of a handle, a shaft having a proximal... Agent: Ivan Legostaev

20090199963 - Airtight container manufacturing method, and image displaying apparatus manufacturing method using airtight container manufacturing method: An airtight container manufacturing method capable of effectively utilizing an energy beam and improving a “takt time” as acquiring desired bonding intensity is provided. That is, a first bonding material is arranged between a first plate structure and a frame, a second bonding material is arranged between a second plate... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090199964 - Method and device for coating a polymer film with an oxide layer: A web of a polymer film (1) is coated with an oxide layer, in particular with an SiOx barrier layer, by transporting the web with the aid of a rotatable drum (12) through a plurality of flame bands, which are directed in a radial direction from above against the circumferential... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

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20090199966 - Radio frequency (rf) antenna containing element and methods of making the same: A radio frequency (RF) antenna containing element is provided. The RF antenna containing element includes a reinforced metal foil laminate antenna bonded to a carrier layer. The reinforced metal foil laminate antenna includes a metal foil layer bonded to a reinforcement layer. The reinforcement layer can mitigate tearing of the... Agent: Avery Dennison Corporation Amanda Wittine

20090199967 - Mounting stage and plasma processing apparatus: where z is the thickness of the electrode film, δ is the skin depth of the electrode film with respect to radio-frequency electrical power supplied from the radio-frequency power source, f is the frequency of the radio-frequency electrical power, π is the ratio of a circumference of a circle to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090199968 - Method and apparatus for electronic device manufacture using shadow masks: Electronic devices are formed on a substrate that is advanced stepwise through a plurality of deposition vessels. Each deposition vessel includes a source of deposition material and has at least two shadow masks associated therewith. Each of the two masks is alternately positioned within the corresponding deposition vessel for patterning... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090199969 - Apparatus for mixing granular inert material and resin binder in the manufacture of laminated articles made of composite material: An apparatus for mixing granular inert material with a resin binder in order to form, on a rotating cylindrical mandrel, a tubular manufactured article composed of an inner layer which adheres to the surface of the mandrel, an outer layer and an intermediate layer constituted by a uniform agglomerate obtained... Agent: Modiano & Associati

20090199970 - Modular apparatus for adhesively assembling two fabric pieces: A modular apparatus for adhesively assembling two fabric pieces either within or without further taping operations or for performing only a taping operation on pre-seamed or ultrasound joined fabric pieces, characterized in that said apparatus comprises a base construction to which a plurality of either fixed or separable complementary operating... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20090199971 - Drywall joint compound and tape dispenser: A dispenser for dispensing a viscous substance and tape. The dispenser has a housing with an interior. An intake channel, main conduit, and tape channel are located within the interior. The intake channel receives the viscous substance and is in fluid communication with the main conduit. A first outlet is... Agent: Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090199947 - Solid joint obtained by heat projection: The invention relates to a composite material element (1), the composite material comprising a microfissured matrix (7) in the form of a three-dimensional interconnected network (4) of microfissures exposed on the surface of the ceramic matrix, an additive material (6) consisting of a flux or glass being dispersed in the... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20090199946 - Tool and method for bonding layers of a metallic axisymmetric structure having complex curvatures: A tool and method for bonding layers of a shell by the differential pressure bonding process. The tool and method includes a plurality of separable mandrel segments that combine to form a mandrel having a longitudinal axis, an outer surface, an upper end, and at least one substantially continuous inner... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC Goodrich Corp.

20090199948 - Automated fiber placement compensation: A method is provided to compensate for misplacement of tows by a fiber placement machine automatically controlled by programmed instructions. The method includes laying down a test layup of fiber tows using the machine; scanning the test layup to determine the position of the test layup relative to reference standards;... Agent: Tung & Associates Suite 120

20090199949 - Disposable connector for use with endoscopic apparatus: A device for sealing and cutting a disposable multilumen tubing used with an endoscopic apparatus is disclosed. The device comprises a first jaw and a second jaw pivotally articulated to one another, each having a front portion and a rear portion. At least one heating assembly is fixed within the... Agent: Lilling & Lilling PLLC

20090199950 - Method and system for laminating optical elements: [Means for Accomplishing the Objects] A strip-shaped polarizing film has a protective film strip conformably adhered to one surface thereof and a releasable liner conformably adhered to the other surface thereof and delivered from a film delivering station 1. After an appearance inspection, a lamination of the protective film strip... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20090199951 - Vibration welding method and system: A first thermoplastic part is simultaneously welded to second and third thermoplastic parts by fastening the first part to a tool mounted for linear vibration, the tool being connected to spring members urging the tool toward a central position and responsive to displacement of the tool from the central position... Agent: Stephen G. Rudisill, Esq. Nixon Peabody LLP

20090199952 - Personalized adhesive memoboard: A method of making a bulletin board is provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) providing an image-bearing substrate having an image on at least one major surface; (b) providing a transparent substrate having on one major surface thereof a first pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) that is a repositionable... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090199953 - Method for manufacturing honeycomb structure: A method for manufacturing a honeycomb structure includes molding a ceramic raw material to manufacture at least one honeycomb molded body having a plurality of cell walls extending along a longitudinal direction of the at least one honeycomb molded body to define cells. The honeycomb molded body is fired to... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20090199954 - Method for producing a bead filler material with a bead core: A bead filler material having a generally toric shape is produced by winding and laminating a ribbon-like rubber strip. In conjunction with completing the production of the bead filler material, in order to form linear grooves radially extending on a surface of one side of the bead filler material in... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090199955 - Article of footwear with a sole structure having fluid-filled support elements: An article of footwear is disclosed that includes an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure incorporates a support element that includes a fluid-filled chamber, a first insert, and a second insert. The chamber defines a first surface, an opposite second surface, and a sidewall... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090199956 - Method and apparatus for pre-fabricating a synthetic sports field: A method of prefabricating and installing a synthetic turf field includes providing a controlled manufacturing facility with an open area that allows a plurality of turf strips to be laid out on a floor thereof. Visual markings are placed on the floor to allow the individual strips to be properly... Agent: John S. Artz Dickinson Wright PLLC

20090199957 - Method of bonding, thinning, and releasing wafer: An adhesive agent layer for bonding a support plate (1) and a wafer (5) is in a three-layer configuration in which a hard layer (31) is sandwiched between soft layers (32) and (33) from above and below. Both the top and bottom surfaces of the adhesive agent layer are soft... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090199958 - Method for manufacturing a filtration device: Method for winding textile threads to filter bobbins for filtration purposes of petrochemicals, by, in a first operation, winding 4 layers laid at 30 degrees both ways, in a second operation winding 5 layers laid at 40 degrees both ways, in a third operation winding 9 layers laid at 35... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20090199959 - Segmented mandrel for high temperature bonding of metallic axisymmetric shells having complex curvatures: A tool for use in bonding a composite multi-layer shell having complex curvature by the delta-alpha high temperature bonding process. The tool includes a plurality of segments that combine to form a mandrel assembly having a substantially continuous outer surface. The outer surface has a substantially axisymmetric shape including a... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC Goodrich Corp.

20090199960 - Pattern transfer printing by kinetic control of adhesion to an elastomeric stamp: The present invention provides methods, systems and system components for transferring, assembling and integrating features and arrays of features having selected nanosized and/or microsized physical dimensions, shapes and spatial orientations. Methods of the present invention utilize principles of ‘soft adhesion’ to guide the transfer, assembly and/or integration of features, such... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20090199961 - Transverse lane labeling method and labeller: A method for applying labels on articles guided in parallel lanes, and dispensing a row of labels by a label dispenser from a backing, taken up by a transfer path guided transversely over the lanes and transferred onto the articles in a transfer step including moving a lifting tool, extending... Agent: Richard M. Goldberg

20090199962 - Delamination tool with enhanced force response: The present invention is directed to a tool for de-laminating two or more bonded material layers wherein two simultaneous force vectors are applied to the tool so as to control the resulting effect of the tool. In particular, the tool is comprised of a handle, a shaft having a proximal... Agent: Ivan Legostaev

20090199963 - Airtight container manufacturing method, and image displaying apparatus manufacturing method using airtight container manufacturing method: An airtight container manufacturing method capable of effectively utilizing an energy beam and improving a “takt time” as acquiring desired bonding intensity is provided. That is, a first bonding material is arranged between a first plate structure and a frame, a second bonding material is arranged between a second plate... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090199964 - Method and device for coating a polymer film with an oxide layer: A web of a polymer film (1) is coated with an oxide layer, in particular with an SiOx barrier layer, by transporting the web with the aid of a rotatable drum (12) through a plurality of flame bands, which are directed in a radial direction from above against the circumferential... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090199965 - Adhesive for floor coverings: w

20090199966 - Radio frequency (rf) antenna containing element and methods of making the same: A radio frequency (RF) antenna containing element is provided. The RF antenna containing element includes a reinforced metal foil laminate antenna bonded to a carrier layer. The reinforced metal foil laminate antenna includes a metal foil layer bonded to a reinforcement layer. The reinforcement layer can mitigate tearing of the... Agent: Avery Dennison Corporation Amanda Wittine

20090199967 - Mounting stage and plasma processing apparatus: where z is the thickness of the electrode film, δ is the skin depth of the electrode film with respect to radio-frequency electrical power supplied from the radio-frequency power source, f is the frequency of the radio-frequency electrical power, π is the ratio of a circumference of a circle to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090199968 - Method and apparatus for electronic device manufacture using shadow masks: Electronic devices are formed on a substrate that is advanced stepwise through a plurality of deposition vessels. Each deposition vessel includes a source of deposition material and has at least two shadow masks associated therewith. Each of the two masks is alternately positioned within the corresponding deposition vessel for patterning... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090199969 - Apparatus for mixing granular inert material and resin binder in the manufacture of laminated articles made of composite material: An apparatus for mixing granular inert material with a resin binder in order to form, on a rotating cylindrical mandrel, a tubular manufactured article composed of an inner layer which adheres to the surface of the mandrel, an outer layer and an intermediate layer constituted by a uniform agglomerate obtained... Agent: Modiano & Associati

20090199970 - Modular apparatus for adhesively assembling two fabric pieces: A modular apparatus for adhesively assembling two fabric pieces either within or without further taping operations or for performing only a taping operation on pre-seamed or ultrasound joined fabric pieces, characterized in that said apparatus comprises a base construction to which a plurality of either fixed or separable complementary operating... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20090199971 - Drywall joint compound and tape dispenser: A dispenser for dispensing a viscous substance and tape. The dispenser has a housing with an interior. An intake channel, main conduit, and tape channel are located within the interior. The intake channel receives the viscous substance and is in fluid communication with the main conduit. A first outlet is... Agent: Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090194216 - Depicting interior details in a three-dimensional object: The present invention provides a method for depicting interior details that are externally visible within to a substantially transparent three-dimensional object that is constructed by the selective attachment of a plurality of sheets one to another so as to form a stack of sheets where each sheet is cut along... Agent: Dr. Mark M. Friedman C/o Bill Polkinghorn - Discovery Dispatch

20090194217 - Coral reef restoration: A method of restoring a coral reef comprises securing a coral reef fragment to a support with a bonding composition comprising a particulate material produced by heating an animal skeletal material to a temperature of at least 1000° C. and hydrating the heated skeletal material.... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20090194218 - Method for manufacturing an absorbent article: A method for manufacturing an absorbent hygiene article having a plurality of components that are joined together during the manufacturing process. Thermochromic fibres are incorporated in a component web, component or a selected area thereof, said thermochromic fibres being adapted to change colour between a contrasting colour to a less... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090194219 - solid oxide fuel cell component and a method of manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell component: A solid oxide fuel cell component (12) comprises a plurality of solid oxide fuel cells (24) arranged in spaced apart relationship, and in electrical series, on a surface of the porous gas permeable support structure (16). Each solid oxide fuel cell (24) comprises a dense gas tight electrolyte member (28),... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter

20090194220 - Manufacturing method for organic light emitting display: A manufacturing method for an organic light emitting display includes forming a first electrode on a target substrate and forming a bank layer including an aperture region that exposes the first electrode; bonding the target substrate and a medium substrate oppositely spaced apart from a top portion of the target... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP

20090194221 - Method for manufacturing ball with color impression: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a ball with color impression. The ball includes an inflatable bladder, which is enclosed by a reinforcement layer and further wrapped by a body layer and a color composite sheet. The method includes a process for making the color composite sheet, which include a... Agent: Leong C Lei

20090194222 - Method for manufacturing a lithium ion secondary battery: A method for manufacturing a lithium ion secondary battery includes a step of preparing a laminate comprising a solid electrolyte and a solid electrode or an electrode green sheet which is laminated on at least one surface of the solid electrolyte, and a step of providing a collector by laminating... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090194223 - Low-temperature sintering of lanthanum strontium manganite-based contact pastes for sofcs: A method for forming electrical connections between parts of a fuel cell that includes subjecting a contact paste positioned between the parts to alternating flows of gasses having varying high and low partial pressures of oxygen. This method demonstrates the ability to form conductive interconnections that have sufficient mechanical stability... Agent: Battelle Memorial Institute Attn:IPServices, K1-53

20090194224 - Hybrid joining method for lap joints: The invention relates to a method of producing an overlapping hybrid connection between two or more components. A hybrid connection in the meaning of the invention is characterised by adhesively bonding and producing mechanical spot joint connections between two joining parts, the adhesive layer being arranged in the region of... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20090194225 - Rubber-reinforced structure: A rubber-reinforced structure comprises a composite member comprising a resin member and a rubber member being directly bonded to the resin member without any adhesive, wherein the resin member and the rubber member form a tire. The composite member can be obtained by bringing a resin member into contact with... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090194226 - Patch panel labelling system: The present invention provides a patch panel labelling system for mounting to a telecommunications rack. The system comprises a connector module mounted to the rack and having a front face with a plurality of connectors. A labelling plate is mounted to the module for movement about a first pivot axis... Agent: Goudreau Gage Dubuc

20090194227 - Tool and method for packaging lens module: A tool and a method for packaging lens module are provided. The method for packaging lens module includes the following steps. Firstly, a carrier having at least one cavity is provided. Next, a holder is disposed in the cavity. Then, a die is disposed on a surface of a substrate.... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090194228 - Multilaminate bamboo: A bamboo laminate is provided having a bamboo core panel and a bamboo sheet. The bamboo laminate has a sheet length and a sheet width. The bamboo core panel has a top surface and a bottom surface. The bamboo core panel has a core vertical-grain layer with grain extending substantially... Agent: Eric Hanscom

20090194229 - Apparatus and method for inserting dual weatherstrips having opposed sealing elements into a frame member: Weatherstrips (13, 15) having opposed pile sealing elements (226) are installed in opposed slots in a frame member (14) so that the piles may engage opposite sides of a panel, shutter or screen (203), by insertion apparatus having laterally-movable slotted guides (60, 62). The weatherstrips are driven through the slots... Agent: Kenneth J. Lukacher

20090194230 - Apparatus and method for applying tax stamps: A tax stamp apparatus applies labels to individual packages of cigarettes, and prints tax information on the labels after they are applied to cartons of cigarettes. The apparatus may include a digital scanner that scans and decodes two-dimensional bar code information printed on the labels. The tax information may be... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20090194231 - Vandalism-resistant insulating panels for building exteriors and building having vandalism-resistant thermally insulative walls: A fire retardant thermally insulative, vandalism and damage resistant panel for the building exteriors includes a relatively low density foam layer having relatively high thermal resistivity, a relatively high density foam layer having relatively high impact strength and resistance to bending facingly contacting the low density foam layer, a porous... Agent: Charles N. Quinn Fox Rothschild LLP

20090194232 - Polyurethane adhesive with a silane compound as an additive: f

20090194233 - Component for semicondutor processing apparatus and manufacturing method thereof: A component (10) for a semiconductor processing apparatus includes a matrix (10a) defining a shape of the component, and a protection film (10c) covering a predetermined surface of the matrix. The protection film (10c) consists essentially of an amorphous oxide of a first element selected from the group consisting of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090194234 - Substrate treatment apparatus, and substrate support to be used for the apparatus: The substrate treatment apparatus according to the present invention includes a substrate holding mechanism including a support member which supports a substrate, and an extension surface which laterally surrounds one major surface of the substrate supported by the support member and extends continuously to the major surface of the substrate,... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090194235 - Plasma processing apparatus: The object of the invention is to provide a plasma processing apparatus having enhanced plasma processing uniformity. The plasma processing apparatus comprises a processing chamber 1, means 13 and 14 for supplying processing gas into the processing chamber, evacuation means 25 and 26 for decompressing the processing chamber 1, an... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090194236 - Plasma processing equipment: A plurality of concentric ring-shaped slots (300) to (304) are formed in a planar antenna member (3), and the thickness of conductors in the central part is made relatively thin and the thickness of peripheral conductors is made relatively thick, so that a microwave can easily pass through the slots... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090194237 - Plasma processing system: A plasma processing system includes: a plasma processing apparatus which processes a substrate in a processing container by turning a processing gas supplied inside the processing container into plasma; and a carrier arm which carries the substrate in and out of the processing container, wherein a loading table is mounted... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090194238 - Plasma processing apparatus: Provided is a plasma processing apparatus capable of easily processing a top surface of a mounting table to have a smooth shape, and also capable of preventing a temperature of a peripheral portion of a substrate from decreasing. A plasma processing apparatus 5 processes a substrate W in a processing... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP