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Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture January recently filed with US Patent Office 01/11

20110017380 - Mapping tow splices in composite structures: The three dimensional (3-D) locations of splices in pre-preg tows placed by an automatic fiber placement machine to form a laminated composite structure are mapped to allow visualization of alignment patterns in the splices.... Agent: Tung & Associates / Randy W. Tung, Esq.

20110017381 - Visual fiber placement inspection: An apparatus and method are provided for performing, on-the-fly, real time inspection of a composite structure formed by an automated fiber placement machine, through comparison of a visual image of at least a portion of the composite structure to a virtual image of the composite structure. Proper formation of the... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20110017382 - Method of assembling window film assembly: An assembly, method, and kit particularly adapted for use in mounting a window film structure in spaced apart and juxtaposed relationship to a window of a window assembly.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20110017383 - Sports ball: A sports ball includes an inflatable bladder, and a ball carcass. The ball pocket is constructed to have a true roundness shape, having an interior cavity receiving the inflatable bladder therein, wherein when the inflatable bladder is inflated, the ball pocket retains a true roundness shape of the inflatable bladder.... Agent: David And Raymond Patent Firm

20110017384 - Composite fuselage for vehicles: A method of assembling a vehicle includes providing a mandrel that approximates the shape of a fuselage to be formed, winding a fiber around the mandrel by rotating the mandrel with a driver, heating the fiber to form the fuselage having a structural, hardened shell, removing the mandrel from the... Agent: Navistar Canada, Inc. C/o Navistar, Inc.

20110017385 - Method of producing a composite article: A method of producing a composite article includes: hot pressing a stack of prepreg sheets in a mold to form the composite article, the mold having a mold cavity; producing a fine ridge pattern on a surface of the stack of the prepreg sheets during the hot pressing of the... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20110017386 - Method of manufacturing a blank made from thermoplastic composite material, associated manufacturing tool and use of the method to produce structural aircraft parts: A method of manufacturing a blank made from thermoplastic composite material, in which a pressure and temperature cycle is applied by pressing on top of a compacting plate that is itself on top of a stack of fibers including continuous fibers pre-impregnated with a thermoplastic resin, which stack has been... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20110017388 - Gastro-laryngeal mask: A method of making a device by integrally molding. The device includes an inflatable mask comprising a relatively stiff component and a relatively soft compliant flexible component. The mask is insertable, at least when deflated, through a mouth of the patient to an inserted location within a patient. The inserted... Agent: Wilmerhale/boston

20110017387 - Manufacture of pivoting resilient skin contacting members: A molding process for forming a wet shaving razor including the step of placing one or more of the blades into a first mold cavity. A first generally rigid polymer is injected into the first mold cavity to form a housing and to secure the blades. A second generally rigid... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20110017389 - Device for the production of a composite material piece that comprises smoothing panels with sliding junctions and process for the production of smoothing panels with sliding junctions: A device for the production of a part of an aircraft made of composite material of which one surface is able to be in contact with aerodynamic flows includes a male mold, and at least two smoothing panels (12) that can exert pressure on the piece to be produced during... Agent: Young & Thompson

20110017390 - Method and article: A method of making an article 2 comprising an ultra-thin sheet 26 of material secured at lateral regions to a support member, the method comprises laying the ultra-thin sheet on a substrate 20, forming the support member on the lateral regions of the ultra-thin sheet such that the lateral regions... Agent: Parfomak, Andrew N. Norris Mclaughlin & Marcus Pa

20110017391 - Adhesive tape joining method and adhesive tape joining apparatus: A wafer holding table that suction-holds a wafer of a mount frame moves downward below a frame holding table when a joining roller passes over an exposed portion of an adhesive tape between the wafer W and the ring frame f. Here, the exposed portion of the adhesive tape inclines... Agent: Cheng Law Group, PLLC

20110017392 - Mechatronic gun for taping a harness: A portable mechatronic tape gun for the automatic taping of a single spot on a wire harness by a user. A user places the drum of a mechatronic taping gun over a wire harness and actuates an activation button on a handle. The actuation of the activation button causes a... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20110017393 - Method and installation for applying foil material onto successive sheets: There is described a method for applying foil material (200) onto successive sheets (S), especially sheets of securities. In a first step, individual sheets (S) are transported in succession along a sheet transport path. In a second step, at least one continuous band of foil material (200) is applied onto... Agent: Seager, Tufte & Wickhem, LLC

20110017394 - System and method for placing a resistive implant for welding assemblies of plastic components: An implant applicator and method for positioning a resistive implant material on a first plastic component to be used to form a resistive implant weld between that first plastic component and a second plastic component. The resistive implant material is heated and pressed into a targeted surface of the first... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20110017395 - Composite resin tile system: The composite resin tile system is essentially an inner sleeve formed from tiles that is applied to the inner walls of a Flue Gas Desulfurization scrubber/absorber system that forms part of an emission system in a plant that generates corrosive gases as a by-product of its process (such as a... Agent: Monahan & Moses, LLC

20110017396 - Method of manufacturing photoelectric conversion element: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a photoelectric conversion element that includes a working electrode, an counter electrode that is bonded to the working electrode through a bonding layer disposed in an outer periphery area of one surface of the working electrode, and an electrolyte layer that has... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20110017397 - Method and apparatus for mounting electric component: An electronic component mounting apparatus is capable of significantly reducing a warpage amount of an electronic component warped in a case of thermocompression bonding using a non-conductive adhesive agent having a low minimum melt viscosity and having no conductive particle where a thin electronic component having a thickness smaller than... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20110017398 - Indirect printing of agm: The present invention relates to a method of applying absorbent gelling material (AGM) granules by indirect printing onto an carrier layer for use in an absorbent article, particularly diaper for babies or adults, training pants, pull-up diapers (diaper pants), sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like. These articles typically comprise... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20110017399 - Laminated panel: A method for the production of a laminate is provided, comprising the steps of: 1) providing a stack of layers including a decorative layer, a core layer, and optionally an overlayer; 2) impregnating one or both of the decorative layer and overlayer with a resin formulation that includes nanoclay particles... Agent: O''shea Getz P.C.

20110017400 - Anti-bleed compounds, compositions and methods for use thereof: The invention is based on the discovery that addition of certain carboxylic acid derivatives of siloxanes to thermosetting adhesive compositions and die-attach pastes renders such compositions and pastes extremely resistant to resin bleed. The present invention provides siloxane-carboxylic acid compounds useful as anti-bleed additives. Also provided are adhesive compositions and... Agent: The Law Office Of Jane K. Babin, Professional Corporation

20110017401 - Electron induced chemical etching and deposition for local circuit repair: Systems and methods of imaging and repairing defects on and below the surface of an integrated circuit (IC) are described. The method may be used in areas as small as one micron in diameter, and may remove the topmost material in the small spot, repeating with various layers, until a... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/micron

20110017402 - Method and apparatus for producing a three-dimensionally molded, laminated article with transfer-printed surface decoration: An apparatus includes a heating station, a laminating and transfer-printing station, and a molding station in succession, and a transport arrangement that transports the material being processed among the stations. In the heating station, a substrate is pre-heated and consolidated. In the laminating and transfer-printing station, a decorative cover layer... Agent: Fasse Patent Attorneys, P.A.

20110017403 - Rigid core for making tires: A rigid core which at least partly defines a manufacturing form for the inside surface of a tire, the core comprising a plurality of circumferentially adjacent segments (10) arranged side by side in contact with each other via their transverse faces, said transverses faces of at least one segment being... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20110017404 - Method and device for filling insulating glass panes with a gas other than air: A method for assembling insulating glass panes from two or more glass sheets filled with a gas other than air, two plates facing each other, arranged parallel to each other vertically or inclined with adjustable mutual distance, a horizontal conveyor arranged near the lower edge of the plates, a first... Agent: Orum & Roth LLC

20110017406 - Applicator for automatically dispensing self-adhesive products: A device employed by a user for applying a self-adhesive product to a surface may include an outer housing configured for gripping by a single hand of the user, the outer housing having a distal end, and a volume of self-adhesive product disposed within the outer housing. An automatic dispensing... Agent: S.c. Johnson & Son, Inc.

20110017405 - Bonding apparatus: A bonding apparatus for bonding a first substrate and a second substrate includes a base body, a first stripping device, a second stripping device, at least two vacuum bonding devices, and a loading mechanism. The first stripping device removes a film from the first substrate, and the second stripping device... Agent: Altis Law Group, Inc. Attn: Steven Reiss

20110017407 - Chip sorting apparatus: A chip sorting apparatus comprising a chip holder comprising a first surface and an second surface opposite to the first surface; a wafer comprising a first chip disposed on a first position of the first surface; a first chip receiver comprising a third surface and an fourth surface opposite to... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan - Epistar

20110011514 - Apparatus for manufacturing bonded substrate: The present invention provide an apparatus for manufacturing a bonded substrate that suppresses a defect in the bonded substrate. When the pressure in a vacuum chamber is at the atmospheric level, upper and lower chuck units respectively attract substrates through vacuum. When the vacuum chamber is depressurized, each chuck unit... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20110011512 - Jamming detection method and sheet laminating apparatus using same: A jamming detection method and a sheet laminating apparatus using the jamming detection method are provided. The sheet laminating apparatus includes a laminating channel, a laminating roller assembly, a distance senor, a document sensor and a controller. The distance senor is used for measuring a moving distance of a document.... Agent: Apex Juris, PLLC

20110011513 - Method of assembling light scanning apparatus: The method of assembling a light scanning apparatus is capable of fine-adjusting a scanning angle and resonance frequency of a mirror section. The method comprises: a step of measuring the scanning angle and resonance frequency of the mirror section, with actuating a vibration source, in a state where a substrate... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20110011515 - Adherent layer: The present disclosure describes embodiments of an adherent layer that may be used to attach a geo-membrane to a concrete slab and methods that include installation of the adherent layer. The adherent layer can be used to inhibit the geo-membrane from becoming disengaged with the concrete slab and can thereby... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20110011516 - Process for producing ceramic substrate: A shrinkage suppression layer used in the production of a ceramic substrate according to a non-shrinkage process provides favorable removal performance while sufficiently ensuring the restraining performance of the shrinkage suppression layer. Resin beads, which disappear at a temperature lower than the sintering temperature of a low-temperature sintering ceramic material... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20110011517 - Apparatus, system, and method for medical structure embellishments: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for medical structure embellishments. The apparatus includes a medical structure that facilitates the mobility or healing of a patient. The apparatus also includes a heat source that outwardly radiates heat. Further, the apparatus includes a shrink-film structure cover that shrinks around a surface... Agent: Kunzler Needham Massey & Thorpe

20110011518 - Composite thermoplastic matrix airframe structure and method of manufacture therefore: A thermoplastic matrix airframe structure section includes a multitude of thermoplastic matrix frame members and a multitude of thermoplastic matrix beam members which form a substructure, which receives a thermoplastic matrix inner cap grid structure, a thermoplastic matrix outer cap grid structure, and a thermoplastic matrix skin which are in-situ... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20110011519 - Laminating device and method for laminating: A method is described for providing a substrate foil (L0) with at least a laminating foil (L1) of material. The method comprises the steps of providing the substrate foil (L0) and the laminating foil (L1). And subsequently applying weakend portions (100) in the laminating foil (L1). The weakened portions extend... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20110011520 - Method of making a composite sheet: The invention relates to a method of making a composite sheet. A plurality of layers is first assembled, each layer being comprised of an untreated, unidirectional array of strands. The assembled layers are then placed adjacent one another to form an assembled sheet, with adjacent layers being in a non-parallel... Agent: Design Ip, A Professional Corporation

20110011521 - Method for manufacturing a core composite provided with cover layers on both sides: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing flat, single or double curved core composites 1, 23 with at least one folded honeycomb core 4, 19. Prior to applying the initially not yet hardened cover layers 2, 3, 13, 22 a curable and later removable core filler material 15, 16... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20110011522 - Method and apparatus for producing a corrugated product: A method and apparatus are useful to produce a corrugated product. They can be used to produce a corrugated product at low temperature, such as room temperature. A zero-contact roll is used to support a web of medium material on a cushion of air at a location prior to the... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20110011523 - Method and apparatus for producing labeled, plastic foam containers, and product of same: A method and apparatus for producing labeled, plastic foam containers, such as a labeled EPS cup uses a heated pocket to thermally bond a label to a plastic cup. Also described is a labeled plastic foam container, such as a labeled EPS cup, having high quality printing capabilities, sufficient stiffness,... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20110011524 - Floor covering, floor panels for forming such floor covering, and method for realizing such floor panels: Floor covering, consisting of hard panels, with a laminated structure, whereby at least at the upper surface a printed decorative layer with a wood pattern is present, with thereupon a transparent layer of synthetic material in which impressions are formed, wherein the impressions substantially follow the wood pattern.... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20110011525 - Method for making a multi-lumen catheter having a separated tip section: The present disclosure is directed to a method of manufacturing a catheter wherein a dual lumen catheter body and at least one distal tip member are separately formed and the at least one distal tip member is subsequently assembled to the dual lumen catheter body. The components may be assembled... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20110011528 - Method and system for fabricating a conductive plate: A method for fabricating a conductive plate includes providing a base substrate and a conductive material that includes a plurality of nanounits. The conductive material is placed on the base substrate, where a portion of the conductive material placed on the base substrate is removed.... Agent: Altis Law Group, Inc. Attn: Steven Reiss

20110011526 - Preparing a pass-through for an occupant compartment - engine compartment ground block: A special patch is adhered to the bare metal of a dash panel in covering relation to one or more pass-through holes and their margins before a truck cab is primed and painted. After painting, a cover of the patch is peeled off to expose an electrically conductive medium that... Agent: International Truck Intellectual Property Company,

20110011529 - Removable adhesive for adhering an image to a surface and a method for removing the image: A removable adhesive of a combination of acrylic and urethane polymers is provided for securing, among other things, a transfer image to a hard surface. A removable top coat is provided. A top coat comprising a cellulose acetate butyrate alcohol and a diacetone alcohol is provided. A remover for removing... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq Adams & Wilks

20110011527 - Wrapping an object with a film using a tape for cutting the film: A vehicle is wrapped by a printed adhesive film where the film is also applied over doors and other areas intended not to be covered. The film is cut at the door edge and over the area by adhesively attaching a tape having a release coating on the front surface... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20110011530 - Method to heat a thermoplastic boards by means of heat conduction: A method of heating a thermoplastic board by heat conduction in a heating system which has at least a first surface contacting tool and a second surface containing tool spaced from the first tool, at least one of which is heatable. The thermoplastic board is placed into the heating system... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20110011531 - Method of plasma preparation of metallic contacts to enhance mechanical and electrical integrity of subsequent interconnect bonds: A method of removing oxidation from certain metallic contact surfaces utilizing a combination of relatively simple and inexpensive off-the-shelf equipment and specific chemistry. The method being a very rapid dry process which does not require a vacuum or containment chamber, or toxic gasses/chemicals, and does not damage sensitive electronic circuits... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20110011532 - Method of producing a zipper pack: A method of producing a zipper pack includes the steps of: (a) providing a container having a front sheet member and a back sheet member, and a synthetic resin zipper with first and second wings extending substantially asymmetrically from the synthetic zipper; (b) inserting the synthetic resin zipper at a... Agent: Hyun Jong Park Park & Associates Intellectual Property Law LLC

20110011533 - Oxygen barrier compositions and related methods: Oxygen barrier compositions for electrical devices and their related methods are provided. In certain embodiments, the oxygen barrier compositions comprise a meta-substituted aromatic resin and an additional aromatic epoxy resin. In some embodiments, the compositions have a chlorine content of less than approximately 1000 ppm. The compositions may have an... Agent: Tyco Electronics Corporation

20110011534 - Apparatus for adjusting an edge ring potential during substrate processing: An apparatus for performing ion incident angle control while processing a substrate within a processing chamber is provided. The apparatus includes an edge ring surrounding the substrate disposed on a lower electrode, wherein the edge ring is electrically isolated from the lower electrode. The edge ring receives a first voltage... Agent: Ipsg, P.C.

20110011535 - Methods and arrangements for controlling plasma processing parameters: In a plasma processing chamber, a method for processing a substrate is provided. The substrate is disposed above a chuck and surrounded by an edge ring, which is electrically isolated from the chuck. The method includes providing first RF power to the chuck. The method also includes providing an edge... Agent: Ipsg, P.C.

20110011536 - Room temperature bonding apparatus: A room temperature bonding apparatus includes: an angle adjustment mechanism that supports a first sample stage holding a first substrate to a first stage so as to be able to change a direction of the first sample stage; a first driving device that drives the first stage in a first... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20110011537 - Fiber application machine comprising a flexible compacting roller with a thermal regulation system: A fiber application machine for the production of parts made of composite materials comprising a compacting roller for applying on an application surface a band formed of at least a resin pre-impregnated flat fiber, and a heating system able to emit a heat radiation towards the band. The compacting roller... Agent: Patterson Thuente Christensen Pedersen, P.A.

20110011538 - Fiber application machine with compacting roller transparent to the radiation of the heating system: A fiber application machine for the production of parts made of composite materials comprising a compacting roller for applying on an application surface a band of at least a resin pre-impregnated flat fiber, and a heating system able to emit a heat radiation towards the band. The compacting roller comprises... Agent: Patterson Thuente Christensen Pedersen, P.A.

20110011539 - Decorative tape winding device: A tape winding device can wind a decorative tape in a spiral onto the circumference of a cylindrical object. When a cylindrical object is inserted and pushed in the axial direction into a rotating and forwarding mechanism, the cylindrical object is forwarded and given a rotation in one direction by... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20110011540 - Tape dispenser and tape holder: A tape dispenser includes: an attachment member for fixing on an apparatus; a tape holder; and an engaging member. The tape holder holds an adhesive tape in a manner that allows the adhesive tape to be reeled out. The engaging member is provided on the attachment member and the tape... Agent: Turocy & Watson, LLP

20110011541 - Apparatus and method for fabricating bonded substrate: A bonded-substrate fabricating apparatus capable of reducing defective bonded substrates fabricated. A transfer robot sucks the outer edge area of the bottom surface of a substrate and spouts gas toward the bottom surface of the substrate to carry the substrate into a vacuum process chamber of a press machine while... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20110005656 - Optical display device manufacturing system and optical display device manufacturing method: Provided are an optical display device manufacturing system and an optical display device manufacturing method which can more preferably carry out a defect inspection. A detection condition of a defect in the inspection of an optical film before being bonded to an optical display unit carried out by a defect... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20110005657 - Method and assembly for colorizing a substrate material and product created thereby: A method and assembly for surface applying a color scheme to an article surface and including securing the article upon a worktable associated with a numerically controllable colorant applicator, such that a textured surface associated with the article is exposed to the colorant applicator. Additional steps include applying the colorant,... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20110005658 - Border hanger: An embodiment of the present invention includes an apparatus that allows an individual to apply a wallpaper border to a vertical surface. The apparatus holds the pre-moistened wallpaper border, includes a reservoir to collect excess water, and a device to attach the border hanger cylinder to a vertical surface so... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20110005659 - Shelf for supporting articles, particularly in refrigerated installations: A shelf, particularly for a refrigerator or the like, including at least one panel and at least one attached plastic structure. The shelf is obtained by shrinking the structure after assembling the panel and the structure. The attached plastic structure can mate and/or exert lateral pressure on the edge of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20110005660 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing unvulcanized tires: A ribbon-like element supplied from a supply source is wound on the rotating toroidal support member, when a first rotatable guide roller arranged spaced from the outer surface of the support member is moved in parallel with the meridian direction along the outer surface of the support member, and turned... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20110005661 - Medical tubing having variable characteristics and method of making same: The invention primarily is directed to a medical tubing adapted for insertion into a body tissue or cavity and method of manufacturing different variations of the tubing along a length of the tubing. The tubing comprises a plurality of individual, discrete, generally ring-shaped elements arranged in series and fused or... Agent: Applied Medical Resources Corporation

20110005662 - Method for fabricating multilayer panels: A method for fabricating a plurality of touch sensor panels is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes forming a plurality of touch substrate units having a plurality of drive lines and sense lines on at least one of first and second surfaces of a touch substrate mother sheet; forming... Agent: Apple C/o Mofo La

20110005663 - Method of durably grafting a decorated fabric to a cloth such as jeans with stencil: A meted of durably grafting a decorated fabrics to a cotton cloth such as jeans or denim is comprised of; 1) first step of printing a pattern with first stencil on a clothes that covers a supporting plate of an automatic printing machine, 2) second step of pasting an alkali... Agent: Inkyun Kim

20110005664 - Methods for manufacturing a paint roller with grooved substrate: A method for improving strength of the finished product in paint roller manufacturing processes and other continuous processes for producing tubular goods from polymers. The method utilizes a substrate such as a polypropylene strip with grooves on its surface. The grooved substrate is fed onto a mandrel to form a... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (dc/orl)

20110005665 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing coated profile members: A method for manufacturing coated profile members (10), wherein a foil (16, 36) is cut to a predetermined width and wrapped around the profile member so as to form a butt seam extending in a longitudinal direction of the profile member, characterised in that the foil (16, 36) is cut... Agent: Richard M. Goldberg

20110005666 - Method of tape laying of thermoplastic composite materials: A method of laying up a thermoplastic composite in a mould tool, the method comprising: providing a mould tool having a mould surface, at least a portion of the mould tool comprising a porous material; applying a negative pressure to the porous material so as to create a negative pressure... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20110005667 - Multiple segment vacuum release handling device: A vacuum release device is provided for temporarily immobilizing objects, the device comprising: a substrate; a plurality of vacuum release subunits which can be operated independent of each other, each vacuum release subunit comprising an adhesive layer over a surface of the substrate; and a spacing material positioned between the... Agent: Canaanlaw, P.C.

20110005668 - Method for producing a buffer pad: A method for producing a buffer pad is provided with the following steps: cutting a plate into a mesh and a plurality of blocks; the mesh has a plurality of mesh holes, and the blocks have a shape corresponding to the mesh holes and are engaged with the mesh holes... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia Patent Office Of Bang Shia

20110005669 - Method of manufacturing hollow microneedle structures: Provided is a method of manufacturing a hollow microneedle structure. The method includes coating a hollow core having a predetermined section and being long in a lengthwise direction with a coating solution, and solidifying the coating solution to form a coating layer, depositing a metal seed layer on the coating... Agent: Ampacc Law Group, PLLC

20110005670 - Simplified absorbent article construction: A method includes moving an absorbent composite in a machine direction, severing the composite at a first cut oriented in a direction that is non-parallel and non-perpendicular with the machine direction, severing the composite at a second cut oriented in a direction that is non-parallel and non-perpendicular with the machine... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. Tara Pohlkotte

20110005671 - End disk: A plastic end disk for a hollow-cylindrical filter element has an end face plastic layer and a neighboring plastic layer. The end face plastic layer is transparent for infrared radiation. The neighboring plastic layer is absorbent for infrared radiation. The plastic end disk is connected to a folded filter medium... Agent: Mann+hummel Gmbh Department Vr-p

20110005672 - Container with insulative label: An insulative label is provided for a beverage container to reduce heat transfer, particularly heat transfer by conduction from a consumer's hand to the beverage container. The label comprises a dual-ply construction, with a grid pattern placed between the layered materials. Preferably, the label comprises a film base layer secured... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20110005673 - Mounting mat: An embodiment of a mounting mat has a first portion that is non-tacky and substantially non-porous. The first portion is configured to suctionally attach to a mounting device that is attachable to a device to be mounted. A second portion of the mat is permanently attached to the first portion.... Agent: Leffert Jay & Polglaze, P.A.

20110005674 - Fusible textile fabric: A method for forming a textile fusible sheet material includes producing a fibrous web from fibers on a laydown apparatus so as to form a backing ply and applying a mixture of a binder and a thermoplastic polymer to selected areal regions of the fibrous web. The method further includes... Agent: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (frankfurt Office)

20110005675 - Power transmission belt and cord adhesive system and adhesion method: A power transmission belt incorporating an adhesive treatment system and method for bonding fiber to rubber which includes an optional primer coat based on a low-molecular-weight isocyanate, followed by an overcoat including: (a) a prepolymer based on an isocyanate-terminated diene oligomer, and optionally (b) a low-molecular-weight isocyanate, and/or (c) a... Agent: The Gates Corporation

20110005676 - Wiper and method for manufacturing the same: Disclosed is a wiper which is which is highly retentive of water, soft to the touch, and improved in sheet strength and a method for manufacturing the same. An interlining layer contains pulp fibers, first and second surfacing layers contain non-fusible fibers, and a reinforcing layer contains fusible fibers and... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/ann Arbor

20110005677 - Optical waveguide film, optical substrate, and methods for manufacturing the same: An optical waveguide film includes a clad layer having an adhesive function; and a core layer covered by the clad layer.... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20110005678 - Corrugated board using acid treated zeolites: A method of manufacturing corrugated board uses acid treated zeolite to maintain the freshness of various natural food products for an extended period of time. The method of manufacturing corrugated board using acid treated zeolite comprises a zeolite acid treating process, an adhesive making process, an adhesive applying process, and... Agent: MaxonIPLLC

20110005679 - Plasma uniformity control through vhf cathode ground return with feedback stabilization of vhf cathode impedance: Plasma process uniformity is controlled by maintaining near an optimum value an impedance of a ground return path for VHF source power from an overhead electrode through a workpiece support. A feedback control loop controls a variable reactance element of a reactive circuit that provides isolation between the VHF source... Agent: Law Office Of Robert M. Wallace

20110005681 - Plasma generating units for processing a substrate: Apparatus and method for plasma-based processing well suited for deposition, etching, or treatment of semiconductor, conductor or insulating films. Plasma generating units include one or more elongated electrodes on the processing side of a substrate and a neutral electrode proximate the opposite side of the substrate. Gases may be injected... Agent: Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati

20110005680 - Tunable gas flow equalizer: A tunable gas flow equalizer is described. In an embodiment, the tunable flow equalizer includes a gas flow equalizer plate having primary opening and a secondary opening. The primary opening may surround a substrate support, and the secondary opening may be configured with a tuner. In an embodiment, the substrate... Agent: Applied Materials/bstz Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20110005682 - Apparatus for plasma processing: Apparatus and method for plasma-based processing well suited for deposition, etching, or treatment of semiconductor, conductor or insulating films. Plasma generating units include one or more elongated electrodes on the processing side of a substrate and a neutral electrode proximate the opposite side of the substrate. Gases may be injected... Agent: Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati

20110005683 - Plasma generating apparatus: Provided is a plasma generating apparatus. The plasma generating apparatus includes a vacuum chamber, an ElectroStatic Chuck (ESC), an antenna unit, and an antenna cover. The vacuum chamber has a hollow interior and is sealed at a top. The ESC disposed at an internal center of the vacuum chamber receives... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20110005684 - Plasma processing apparatus: The present invention relates to a plasma processing apparatus in which it is possible to efficiently perform maintenance of a processing chamber. A plasma processing apparatus 1 has a processing chamber 11 including a lower chamber 12 and an upper chamber 13, a platen 20 on which a silicon substrate... Agent: Smith Patent Office

20110005685 - Plasma reactor with uniform process rate distribution by improved rf ground return path: In a plasma reactor having an RF plasma source power applicator at its ceiling, an integrally formed grid liner includes a radially extending plasma confinement ring and an axially extending side wall liner. The plasma confinement ring extends radially outwardly near the plane of a workpiece support surface from a... Agent: Law Office Of Robert M. Wallace

20110005686 - Loading table structure and processing device: A loading table structure which is adapted, in order to prevent damage to the loading table, so that large thermal stress does not occur in the loading table and so that the amount of supply of a purge gas for corrosion prevention to the loading table is minimized. The loading... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP

20110005688 - Structure of cutting opening of adhesive tape dispenser: An adhesive tape dispenser includes a top forming a cutting opening. The cutting opening has an end forming a pivotal joint holed seat to pivotally couple a cutter that also serves as a cover. The pivotal joint holed seat has a bottom from which an extension board extends to a... Agent: Leong C. Lei

20110005687 - Wavy-embankment type contamination-free adhesive tape dispenser: A wavy-embankment type contamination-free adhesive tape dispenser includes a body composed of mated plastic-made halves. The body has a top forming a cutting opening to which a cutter is rotatably mounted. The body halves form central bores each having an inner circumference from which a positioning rim inward extends. The... Agent: Leong C. Lei

20110000599 - Burn protective materials: A method is described for reducing the afterflame of a flammable, meltable material. A textile composite is described comprising an outer textile comprising a flammable, meltable material, and a heat reactive material comprising a polymer resin-expandable graphite mixture.... Agent: Dianne Burkhard W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

20110000600 - Methods and apparatus for stitching tire patches: Methods, computer program products, and apparatus for stitching the interior surface of a tire, the steps of the method including rotating the tire about a central rotational axis, applying a force to maintain the tire in a substantially radial fixed position relative to a stitching wheel; applying a predetermined force... Agent: Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP

20110000601 - Methods for making sealed photovoltaic apparatus: An assembly for producing photovoltaic electricity has an outer assembly having at least one portion transparent to light energy. The outer assembly defines an inner volume. The outer assembly can be made of a first structural member having an opening to an external environment, where the opening is defined by... Agent: Jones Day

20110000602 - Method of making window unit: A method of making a window unit is provided which may result in improved yields. In certain example embodiments, the method involves coating a substrate with both (i) a solar control/management coating, and (ii) a protective layer (e.g., of or including diamond-like carbon (DLC)) over the solar control/management coating. The... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20110000603 - Method of forming tire innerliner and method of producing pneumatic tire: The method of forming a tire innerliner is a method of forming a tire innerliner having a cylindrical inner rubber layer 3 and a cylindrical film 4 formed of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer composition having a thermoplastic resin and an elastomer blended therewith, the cylindrical film 4... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20110000604 - Checker balloon winding machine: A device for winding a filament around a structure disposed concentrically around a distal end of a balloon catheter includes a rotatable holder for retaining a distal end of the balloon catheter, a translatable winding carriage for helically winding the tensioned filament around the balloon catheter distal end, a heater... Agent: C. R. Bard, Inc. Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.

20110000605 - Electrophoretic display and process for its manufacture: This invention relates to an electrophoretic display comprising a plurality of cells, each of said cells comprises: a) partition walls; b) an electrophoretic fluid filled therein; c) a polymeric sealing layer to enclose the electrophoretic fluid within the cell; and d) an interface between the electrophoretic fluid and the sealing... Agent: Howrey LLP (07783)

20110000606 - Method: Method for applying a reinforced composite material, such as a fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) laminate or a steel reinforced polymer (SRP) laminate or a steel reinforced grout (SRG) composite, to a structural member. The method comprises the steps of: applying a curable adhesive to a surface of the structural member... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20110000607 - Method of producing a stretch laminate: A method of producing a stretch laminate exhibiting reduced defects from a mechanical activation process can include providing a nipping member. The nipping member can have a first nip region and a non-nip region adjacent to the first nip region. A first substrate and an elastic element are provided to... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20110000608 - Apparatus for preparing a pre-form: The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for preparing a pre-form (2) comprising at least one layer of fibre tows being at least partly fixed by a resin. The apparatus comprises a work surface (3), a fibre tow distribution device (4), a fibre tow retention device (5), and... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20110000609 - Removable and customizable traction decks for miniature skateboards and method of making: This invention relates to the general field of fingerboards, or miniature skateboards, and more specifically, to a textured deck application for miniature skateboards. The textured deck is created by cutting a piece of grip tape into a shape approximating the surface of a fingerboard. Mirror image textured decks are created... Agent: Eric Hanscom

20110000610 - Test strip with slot vent opening: Methods of manufacturing test strips are disclosed. Embodiments include laminating a two piece covering layer over a substrate with a series of cavities, wherein the two pieces are separated by a gap, the gap forming a vent opening for the cavities. Other embodiments include covering the sample receiving chamber with... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP Roche Diagnostics

20110000611 - Method and apparatus for welding or adhesively bonding together areal built-structure waterproofing systems: Roof coverings are formed from underlayment membranes (12) and overlayment membranes (13) which are welded or adhesively bonded thereto. In order to weld the overlayment membrane (13) to the underlayment membrane (12), the welding surfaces (31, 32) to be joined are either melted by open flames from, for example, a... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20110000612 - Processing for bonding two substrates: The invention relates to a method for bonding two substrates, in particular two semiconductor substrates which, in order to be able to improve the reliability of the process, provides the step of providing a gaseous flow over the bonding surfaces of the substrates The invention also relates to a corresponding... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20110000613 - Heat seal die with compressible heat seal members and methods of use thereof: The present application provides improved heat seal dies and methods of use thereof. The heat seal die includes a first heat seal jaw having a first heat sealing surface and a second heat seal jaw having a second heat sealing surface. The second heat seal jaw may have a plurality... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20110000614 - Pad for use under a covering layer: The present invention discloses a pad for use under a covering layer. The pad can include a mat with at least one off-all portion, the at least one off-all portion having a puzzle-piece shape. The mat has a bounding portion that is complementary shaped with at least part of the... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20110000615 - Fuel cell electrolyte membrane with basic polymer: The present invention is an electrolyte membrane comprising an acid and a basic polymer, where the acid is a low-volatile acid that is fluorinated and is either oligomeric or non-polymeric, and where the basic polymer is protonated by the acid and is stable to hydrolysis.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20110000616 - Antimicrobial melamine resin method: The present invention relates to melamine resins having incorporated therein one or more antimicrobial agents capable of providing permanent antimicrobial properties to the resin. The melamine resin is compounded with the antimicrobial as a finely divided powder diluted in a liquid forming a dispersion. The compounded melamine resin is useful... Agent: Microban Products Company

20110000617 - Process for making a composite: Disclosed herein are processes for making a consolidated or densified composite article comprising polymer, particularly fluoropolymer, and oriented carbon fiber, which provides suitability for use in chemical-mechanical applications.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20110000618 - Apparatus and method for processing substrate: A substrate processing apparatus includes a chamber defining a creation space where radicals are created and a process space where a process is carried out with respect to a substrate, a first supply member configured to supply a first source gas into the creation space, an upper plasma source configured... Agent: Lrk Patent Law Firm

20110000619 - Rotational antenna and semiconductor device including the same: A rotational antenna and a semiconductor manufacturing device provided with the same are disclosed. The rotational antenna includes a plurality of coils connected in parallel to a high frequency power source and arranged at a regular interval around an axis in a symmetrical relationship with respect to the axis, wherein... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20110000620 - Device for the alignment of labels in a labelling machine: The invention relates to a device (1) of a machine (2) for outputting self-adhesive labels (3) from a reel (4), and that comprises a write head (5), as well as drive means for a label web (7), with the write head (5) movably mounted for widening a formed gap (8)... Agent: Potomac Patent Group PLLC

20110000621 - Tack labeler: The present invention is provided with a roll holder 10 for rotatably holding a base material pair roll MPR, a reeling-out unit 20 for reeling out a label formation base material pair LMP from the base material pair roll MPR set in the roll holder 10, a base material pair... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20110000622 - Hand-held device for applying a correction material onto a surface: A hand-held correction tape device for transferring a deposit of for example adhesive, covering or colored material onto a surface, the device having a housing for accommodating a deposit, a supply reel and a tip longitudinally projecting from the housing with the deposit extending from the supply at the lower... Agent: Jones Day

20110000623 - Rotatable knob controlled adhesive tape dispenser: An adhesive tape dispenser has a body, an adhesive tap dispensing unit, a knob, a pushing element and a resilient element. The adhesive tape dispensing unit is mounted in the body. The knob is mounted rotatably on the body and has a guiding structure formed obliquely on the knob and... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP