Abstract: The process begins with a single board, for instance a flat grain board, of selected dimensions. The single board may be clear or not or may be cut and rejoined to remove defects. The board is then sawn in a selected manner and the resulting boards are bonded together by gluing to form a remanufactured board, in such a manner that the glue lines are substantially invisible. In one preferred embodiment, a flat grain board is rip sawn and then edge glued to form a vertical grain board of selected dimensions.

Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a web of a ground covering having a web of pile fabric forming the upper side and cushion elements attached to its underside in grating-type configuration, in order to simplify the manufacturing process, plastic agglomerates corresponding to the cushion elements are produced from a pasty plastics material from which an elastomer is formable by curing, and are deposited in grating-type configuration on an endless conveyer belt; first a reinforcement web with openings therein and next the underside of the web of pile fabric are then placed on the plastic agglomerates such that the plastics material penetrates the openings in the reinforcement web and wets the underside of the web of pile fabric; the plastics material is subsequently cured by heat treatment and the web of pile fabric, the reinforcement web and the cushion elements are thereby firmly bonded to one another.

Abstract: A contoured liner for rolling of a preassembled uncured rubber tire component with a variable cross-sectional thickness into a coil with minimal dimensional distortion. A filler of compressible material such as polyester, is sandwiched between a flexible base and a flexible cover so as to cover only a portion of the base to provide a contour thereto generally inverse to the contour of the tire component. The base is woven polypropylene and the cover is knitted polyester tricot. The cover is preferably secured to the base by a diamond pattern stitching to form a single unit liner. The liner and rubber tire component, when in overlying relationship, provide a generally symmetrical thickness to reduce telescopically, conical coils when assembled into roll form on a supporting reel.

Abstract: Improving commingling two or more continuous multiple filament yarns into a single yarn by rubbing one yarn against a static charge-inducing body that is supported in an electrically isolated manner to apply static charge to the yarn to tend to cause separation of its individual multiple filaments.

Abstract: A self propelled enclosed apparatus for coupling sections of plastic pipe by fusion together to form a pipeline. The apparatus comprises a housing having a forwardly extending boom or trough for receiving pipe sections. Pipe sections are loaded onto the boom and fed to a fusion machine in the housing. The fusion machine is provided with hydraulically operated clamps and rollers to align and hold a section of pipe in mating relationship with a pipeline and a heating plate for forming a fused joint between the pipe section and the pipeline. Cooling apparatus is provided at the joint to reduce its temperature following fusion. Kick out rollers are provided, and the fused together pipeline exits the apparatus to a trailer towed thereby to be laid on the earth's surface or in trench. The trailer, self propelled apparatus, and boom are equipped with pipe support members to provide strain relief on the joint during fusion.

Abstract: A thin, flat, polymer, scratch resistant, user applied disc protector with self-adhesive backing which affixes to the top of a compact disc to help eliminate possible damage from impact which would render the disc in a semi-unplayable or unplayable condition. This extra layer of user applied protection is prefabricated to proper size to adhesively secure to various optical mediums with a self-adhesive layer by an application method of installation on the top, protective side of the disc. Adhesive allows for permanent placement on the disc for convenience without hindering operation of the disc and without hindering readability of the context of the information lettering. This disc protector can include a removable peel-away backing.

Abstract: A transfer for the application of a design on textiles, comprising a carrier paper, with a layer of adhesive on the carrier paper, with a design layer, and with, disposed on top of the design layer, a hot glue layer. The carrier paper is rigid in respect of temperature and/or moisture. An interface of separating layer is applied on the design layer in areas which are intended to have an effect other than that of the design layer. Imprinted on the separating layer is an effect layer which acts in a different manner. The separating layer has separating properties with regard to the effect layer. On the effect layer there is a hot glue layer.

Abstract: Command-cure compositions especially for use in insulated window assemblies permit the composition to be rendered adhesively bonding at a selected time interval after formation of the assembly to firmly bond opposed surfaces of the assembly; a particular adhesive in strip or tape form comprises an adhesive polymer composition which is transparent to curing radiation especially UV, and curable in the presence of the radiation; the curing is inhibited by oxygen; the composition is solvent free and cures to a mass resistant to water; surfaces of the adhesive exposed to oxygen remain tacky and uncured; the adhesive is especially useful in window structures in which adhesion of the tacky surface excludes the cure-inhibiting oxygen and the tacky surface can be cured by UV radiation passing through the window glass.

Abstract: An adhesive sheet according to the present invention comprises a substrate having coated on the surface thereof an adhesive layer consisting of an adhesive and a radiation polymerizable compound, which compound is a urethane acrylate oligomer having a molecular weight of 3,000-10,000, preferably 4,000-8,000. The adhesive sheet is preferably used in subjecting semiconductor wafers to dicing operation and no adhesive sticks to and remains on the back side surface of the wafer chips as picked up.

Abstract: A method for forming a thermoplastic laminate having a desired laminate thickness is disclosed. Layers of composite material using precured or partially precured thermoplastic resin laminate layers are layed-up on a forming tool. A relatively constant, uniform pressure is applied to the layers to produce a preconsolidated laminate having a thickness approximately equal to the ultimate desired laminate thickness. The laminate layers are free to slide relative to one another during debulking because they are either cured or partially cured. Thus, wrinkles are avoided. The debulked laminae are then consolidated in a conventional autoclave under elevated temperature and pressure.

Abstract: A closure device for shrinkwraps comprising a high temperature-resistant, flame-resistant and dimensionally stable backing layer, a cross linked, high temperature-resistant, shear-resistant, and flame-resistant pressure sensitive adhesive applied to one surface of the backing layer; a heat-shrinkable film dimensionally smaller than the pressure sensitive adhesive layer positioned on the adhesive layer so as to maintain a peripheral area of exposed pressure sensitive adhesive; and an optional release liner applied so as to protect the exposed pressure sensitive adhesive layer from premature and unwanted contact prior to use.

Abstract: A sealing member for a container has a membrane, e.g. aluminum foil, and a first sheet, e.g. polyester, part of which is bonded to the membrane. The other part of the sheet is free, so as to form a tab, to enable the seal to be detached. The seal can be attached to the neck of a bottle by a hot melt adhesive. The sheet and membrane can be stamped from a compound sheet and be of the same size.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for precisely and efficiently applying a coating to the nails of ones hands and toes and covering the cuticle and skin tissue bounding the nails to prevent coating from being applied thereto and to precisely define the area of coating applied to the nails. An adhesive backed mask is provided for covering the cuticle and skin tissue which has a cut-out portion for framing the nail to be coated. A plurality of masks are provided in a booklet and are removable therefrom for use, preferably by tearing a mask from a page of the booklet with a portion of the page on which it is adhered.

Abstract: There is disclosed herein an attachment for a laminating machine. The attachment permits one-sided lamination by adjustably imparting a reverse curling force to an initially curled laminate. The reverse curling force is imparted by bending and/or stretching the heated and laminated product before the film sets so as to offset the initial curl. This is done by drawing the laminated product over a bar edge and adjusting the draw with an adjustable roller.

Abstract: In this mat consisting of filament loop aggregations, irregular form loops are formed in the upright direction by respectively winding to be coil-like many filaments coarse in the arranging intervals and made of a thermoplastic synthetic resin and are fused in the intersecting parts and the other loops are formed in the laterally fallen direction and are fused in the overlapping parts.

Abstract: The invention relates to a foamlike pressure-sensitive adhesive tape comprising a flexible carrier supporting one or more pressure-sensitive adhesive layers, at least one layer of the pressure-sensitive adhesive having pigment-coated microbubbles dispersed therein having an average diameter from 5 to 200 micrometers, wherein the coat comprises pigment particle aggregates having an average pigment aggregate size being from about 0.5 microns to about 5 microns.The invention further relates to pigment-coated microbubbles, and to a method for making coated microbubbles involving rolling the pigment and the microbubbles in a cylindrical container with two or more mixing rods having lengths at least about equal to the interior diameter of the container, and a combined surface area at least about 5% of the interior surface area of the container.

Abstract: An adhesive label comprising, in order, a printing carrier, a primer on the back of the printing carrier, an adhesion layer, a covering layer, and an optional adhesive-repellent layer between the adhesion layer and the cover layer. The primer comprises isocyanate-terminated compounds, particularly isocyanate-terminated polyurethanes. The adhesive label is made by applying the adhesion layer to the covering layer or to the optional adhesive-repellent layer on the covering layer, and combining the adhesion layer and a stratum made from the printing carrier and the primer by applying the adhesion layer onto the primer.

Abstract: Normally tacky and pressure-sensitive adhesive, having excellent long-term adhesion to plasticized vinyl substrates, is prepared from a representative blend of dioctyl phthalate plasticizer and a copolymer of isooctyl acrylate, N-vinyl pyrrolidone, and acrylic acid; alternatives for each component are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the adhesive is coated in a thin layer on a sheet backing material to form a normally tacky and pressure-sensitive adhesive tape.

Abstract: In an adhesive paper for copying prepared by laminating an overlying sheet with a release sheet so that an adhesive layer coated on the bottom surface of said overlying sheet is in contact with the releasing surface of said release sheet, the improvement comprising a radiation-induced polymer layer having a glass transition temperature ranging from 50.degree. to 200.degree. C., applied to at least one edge face of said adhesive paper for copying, said radiation-induced polymer layer being formed by applying a solvent free radiation polymerizable composition to said edge face followed by irradiation curing. The presence of the radiation-induced polymer layer prevents an adhesive from squeezing out. The polymer layer, because of its specific glass transition temperature, will not break and fall off. Thus a copying machine will not be contaminated with squeezed adhesive or broken and fallen polymer layer during copying.

Abstract: The current invention provides a photopolymerized pressure-sensitive adhesive which adheres well to all common surfaces and has an outstanding ability to bond to plasticized vinyl substrates and to remain firmly bonded thereto even after remaining in contact therewith for extended periods of time comprising an acrylic copolymer and a nitrile butadiene rubber or mixture of rubbers. Preferred pressure-sensitive adhesives of the invention comprise from about 1 to about 10 parts of the nitrile rubber or a mixture thereof.